The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-02

ed instructor of the Thurman school
northeast of Norfolk.
The Yankee Robinson circus, driving
from Battle Creek to stanton, spent
Saturday night in Norfolk.
Rural route carriers out of Norfolk
state that the crop situation Is highly
gratifying, all classes of products be-
ing In excellent condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Antilles are get
ting nicely settled in the new home
which they purchased from James Gil
dea, corner Tenth street and Pasewalk
avenue.
| o. r. Rood with his family will leave
Norfolk this week for his new home in
Minneapolis. He has made his home
in Norfolk for the past year but now
goes to Minneapolis to work in the
house for which he has been travelling.
Pierce county crops are in excellent
condition and that section has been
unusually fortunate in escaping disas-
trous hail storms this season, accord
ing to Banker Woods Cones who was
in Norfolk the other day. The crop
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last year.
Mrs. Minnie Curtis of Sherman, Tex
as known as the Silver Tongued or
ator, will speak in Norfolk August Z
or on a temperance subject Mrs.
Curtis is said to be a very eloquent
and earnest speaker and Norfolk mem
bers of the w. G. 7. u. are enthusi-
astic over having secured a date from
her.
| Oswald Reiche writes his father,
Carl Reiche, who lives south of Nor
folk, stating that he is enjoying splen-
did success with his musical entertain
ments in a South Dakota tour. Mr..
Reiche has extraordinary ability in
this line, successfully operating half
dozen different instruments at one
| time.
A mixed quartet, who were hitting
pace that Chief Flynn thought exceed
ed Norftlks moral speed limit, were
gobbled up by the chief about mid
night. A late session of the police
court levied fine and costs" of SO
against each of the young men and
women. The fines were paid after a
skirmish for funds.
Herman Altman of this city, a ris-
ing young pianist who has delighted
Norfolk audiences at various musicals
for some time past, is now making
concert tour with much success. Mr..
Altman was always received with
merited applause by Norfolk music low
ers and his friends here will watch
his success in public with much inter
est.
Available rooms which may be rent
ed by dodgers during the street car
nival and races of this week are badly
needed to take care of the crowd that
is in sight, according to President
Groesbeck of the driving association,
and he asks that all persons who have
available rooms to rent during the
week notify The News. Hotels will
be taxed to their capacity, he says,
and private dwelling houses will be
called upon by large numbers of Wis
itors.
After holding three bears in the city
bastile over night short time ago,
the Norfolk police force Saturday
evening arrested goat on Norfolk av.
enue for assault and disorderly con
duct. The goat had wandered on to
Norfolk's business thoroughfare and
true to his goat nature created some
CONSERVATION on the part of passers-
by by getting his head into lively ac-
ton. The goat was never called to
trial, it's owner rescuing the animal
from the clutches of the police a few
minutes after the arrest.
Friends and acquaintance of the
late B. w. Barrett filled the First Meth
odst church yesterday afternoon, when
services for the dead railroad man
were held. Rev. ]. F. Poucher, for
mer pastor of the church, came from
Omaha to conduct the services. The
funeral was attended by many North
western men and by many lodge asso-
ciates from the Workmen, Ben Hur
and Woodmen of the World orders.
Interment was in Prospect Hill GENE
terry The pallbearers were: P. Stat
ford, John Larkin, A. D. Lane, E. Per-
ry, J. l.. Hersheiser and John Koerber.
Pierce Call: w. R. Mitchell, living
on the Duff ranch each of Pierce, and
his hired man, Billy Sweet, had an
experience during the thunder shower
Monday afternoon that they do not
care to have repeated in hurry. The
shower came up about o'clock while
Mr.. Mitchell was on hay stack pre-
pairing to top it. Sweet was on the
sweep and Robert Mitchell was operat-
ing the stacker. Just as Sweet came
up to the stack terrific bolt of light
ming fell and Frustrated both men.
Mr.. Mitchell was turned completely
around and his head and neck thrown
backward while his eyes rolled back