The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-27

evening. The street lamps were not
even lighted and there was consider
able kicking by people who came down
town after the mail Marshal Hills
says he had no gasoline.
Bonestecl News; The members Of
the town board of trustees of Bone.
steel were kept busy Tuesday inspect.
ing the tests made by the worltmen OF
the new water mains just put down
and they were put to the severest tests
and more than 200 pounds pressure
was applied and the result was most
gratifying to the trustees as well as
the contractors.
Bonesteel News: X. II. Gresham,
who for nearly four years has been the
boss farmer among the Indians in the
southern part OF this county, and who
for many years previous to coming
here was in the Indian service, has
rendered his resignation. to be effec-
tive at once, and we are reliably in
formed that he will be succeeded by
Mr.. Cation, for many years in the In
dian service at Bad Nation camp in the
north part Of Trip county.
Dallas News: The Presbyterian
church OF Dallas under the able lead
ership Of Rev. Mr.. Kersten are now
ready to begin active work on $4,000
church building. The stakes are set
and work on the foundation Is to begin
today. The building will be an excel
lently planned modern edifice. Con-
tractor McEntapher has the contract
and hopes to get the building inclosed
before the extremely cold weather sets
in. A site on the south end of Trip
avenue has been selected
Butte Gazette: Quite little excite
ment prevailed last Saturday when it
was understood that pocket book
containing $50 belonging to Miss Ruth
Page had been lost The idea of one
young lady having so much all at
once in these stringent times was
quite enough to cause a ripple of no
small dimension to pass over our little
city and a diligent search was imme-
diately instituted which finally termi-
mated in locating the lost treasure at
the school house in the desk of the
aforesaid school ma'am
Bassett Leader: A lawsuit involv-
ing an unusually large amount of
money has recently been started in
district court. Some time since Coun-
Gil Bluffs parties made a trade of in
terest bearing mortgages for the Shat
fer ranch in Thurman precinct and the
personal property thereon. Now Mr.
Shaffer claims that the securities are
not as represented and has brought
action to have the deeds and bill of
sale to the Council Bluffs parties set
aside. The amount involved is about
100000. j. A. Douglas represents Mr..
Shaffer.
Nebraska City News The street
car company is gradually disposing Of
the horses and mules they have had
for many years. There are but few Of
the twentyeight head left which the
company had. Still, the old burnt
mule, Kate" is left and does duty
hauling the car to and from the depot.
She is getting little lame, but aside
from that is as spry as in days of yore.
This is one of the oldest mules belong
ing to the system and has been in the
service for the past nineteen years
and no one has any idea how old she
was when the late H. H. Bartling pur-
chased her.
Fairfax Advertiser: A big wolf hunt
is being planned by some of our local
sportsmen for Friday, December 20.
Farmers to the north and east of Fair
fax are complaining because Of the
boldness of these four-legged chicken
thieves and it is proposed to organize
a posse and try and rid the community
of several of these undesirable maraud-
ers. Citizens of Bonesteel, Anoka and
the surrounding county (the more, the
merrier) are invited to participate in
the big hunt, which will start promptly
at o'clock on the morning of the goth.
A committee from Fairfax will visit
Bonesteel and Anoka soon and plan an
outline of attack. Get out that old
musket and get it ready for battle on
the goth.
Dallas News: Frank Lewis, who
lives on the Kepa Paha river twenty.
six miles west of Dallas, drove sixty
seven hogs overland to Dallas. The
drove was three days on the road and
arrived in good shape. The wagon
that accompanied the drove to haul
feed and hogs that tired out, came in
nearly empty. A few ears of corn and
one hog comprised the load when they
reached here. The hogs were fine
ones and would have topped the mar
lat only for q fau ~ ;nfo,,o. o,,ol,.,,