The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-23

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to attending the state synod ut Hos.
ldns, The Wisconsin synod Is not az
strong In Nebraska as the Missouri
synod whose state gathering has just
concluded It's meeting In Norfolk.
A rourtcon.ycoro son of Robert
Lucas, prominent rnuChman near
Foster, passed through Norfolk last
evening running away from homo and
was later In the evening intercepted
ut stanton Young Lucas left home
well provided with funds for his trip,
having CashCd n certificate Of deposit
for $225 placed in his own name at
the bank. Tho young man came into
Norfolk ON the early evening Bone.
steel train, stopped at the Queen city
hotel and engaged livery conveyance
to stanton whore he proposed to catch
the Omaha train In the morning
chief of Police Flynn was notified of
the young mans exploits and had the
hoy taken in tow by the marshal at
stanton. Mr. Lucas, who was return.
ing from western Nebraska, received
word from home. The father arrived
In Norfolk on the early morning train
from Neigh and drove at once to Stan.
ton to join his son. Young Lucas de-
spite his tender years has seen some.
thing of the world so that when he
started out on his venture from home
he carried suit case and goodly
supply OF cash.
The Office OF clerk of the federal
court in Norfolk, which has gone beg
| ging ever since 1t was created, at last
has prospect of being filled John r.
Hays having at length consented
through realization that somebody
must do the work If Norfolk's federal
court is to amount to anything, to full
| FIJI the duties devolving upon the
| clcrkship. For weeks the United
States attorney and other court Off
Gals in Omaha have been insisting
that Mr.. Hays ought to disregard his
own pleasure in the matter and accept
| the responsibility of the Clcrkship in
order that Judge Munger might go
| ahead and hold regular terms of fed
eral court in this city. Mr.. Hays has
made a diligcnt search for someone
| else who would consent to attend to
the Office, but all have refused until,
with September court close upon the
town, 1t became positively necessary
! that somebody, through public spirit,
do the work. The Office is thanklcss
one and one with practically no none
tary compensation whatever The
maximum salary possible under the
most hourishing conditions would be
| $120 per year. but since that comes
| from small fees it will be many years
before there will be even pin-mOnCy
| in the Office as pay. Possibly If the
salary consideration had been larger
the Office might not have had to go
hunting for taler As it is, how
ever the city may feel thankful that
| Mr.. Hays was willing TO do the work
for the sake of the court And with
federal court i'm the same building as|
| the pustOnice, the place win work les
hardship upon him than it would upon
almost any other man I'm town. When
| the Office was created last wiu0or|
| Warren McClary was named as clerk
He resigned the Office and then Judge
| Powers was offered the place and pres
sure brought to bear upon him to in
ducc him to accept. He refused, how
ever and another search was made
| The federal court officials finally grew
| tired of the vacancy and demanded
that Mr.. Hays take the place and do
the work if he had the welfare of Nor.
folks federal court at heart. And he
| had.
! Red handed war according to the
Lincoln Journal, broke out yesterday
! forenoon at the state rihomen's camp
near the penitentiary and before Capt
ain Mullowney, who is commanding the
camp could reach the beligcrents
Joe Riser of the Lincoln hospital
corps was twice knocked down by
Private William Duffy of Norfolk,
a member of Company b, First reg-
ment. Riser lives in a plantation
| in Mississippi near the the plantation
owned by Governor George l.. Shell
don. The young southern man ar
rived in Lincoln last winter and has
been here ever since enjoying north
ern hospitality. He has told his ac-
quaintances that he has married an
heiress and is soon to join her in
Chicago. He grew tired of doing
nothing and in search of excitement
enlisted in the Lincoln hospital corps,
Nebraska national guards. He was
detailed from the corps to assist the
guard state rifle team that is now in
camp near the penitentiary He has
not been on duty there since last
Saturday but was in camp yesterday
and volunteered to help Private
Duffy to manipulate the large targets.
Both men were in the trench below
the target, The shooters presently
found that there was no response
from the trench and in moment
Riser and Duffy sprang out of the