The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-04-17

mer and fall The native sale season
is over The next horse sale held by
Smith Brothers in Norfolk will be the
special range sale on May %.
Architect John Latenser of Omaha,
who drew up the plans for the new
high school building, will be in Nor
folk Saturday when he will inspect
the building He will go over the
structure in detail with Contractor
Vain. Upon Mr.. Latenser's report
will depend the boards action in ac-
cepting the building. Save for pos.
sibly few minor details the high
school building has been completed
1t will be occupied as a school house
just as soon as It is definitely accepted
by the board
j. s. Smith, president of the Smith
Brothers Land and Live Stock com
pany, is now a bona tide resident of
Norfolk, having moved to the city
with his family this week from New
port. Mr. Smith has rented house
at l2l7 Phillip avenue which he will
occupy until he can erect a substantial
residence of his own sometime this
| fall. c. A. Smith OF the Smith com
pany has made his home here since
the company moved its headquarters
to Norfolk w. T. Berry is in charge
of the Newport Office.
Superintendent Frank S. Perdue was
in the city at noon Wednesday, on his
way home from an official trip to the
western part of the county. He had
| just learned of his appointment as a
member of the state examining board
| through the newspapers, position he
had not applied for, but he was not
unmindful of the compliment which
the appointment carried with it, He
had no official notice of his appoint
ment when in Norfolk, but he was
satisfied that the duties of the place
would not interfere with his work as
county superintendent of Madison
county.
Charles Madsen reached home from
Denver last evening, accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. j. G. Troutman. They
were met in Fremont by Mr.. Trout
man, who went down in the morning
for that purpose. 1t will be remem-
bered that some weeks ago Mr.. Mad
sen was taken seriously i'll in New
Mexico. and Mrs. Troutman went to
him at once. From there she took
him by easy stages to Denver, and
after rest in that place he was
strong enough to continue the journey
home. A number of lodge brothers
were at the depot when his train ar
rived last evening to welcome him
home.
1t takes a bottle just two years to
ride down the Elkhorn river from
Norfolk to Wisner, and to be found
At least that's the length of time it
took this bottle to make the river
journey. On May /, 1906, the bottle
was tossed into the uncertain current
of the ElkhOrn. Inside the bottle were
the names of Ray e. Musselman
Elmer C, Hills, Earl Lynde, John Lee
Lynde. The bottle was found on a
sandbar at Wisner by L. c. Faubel
and " l.. Humes. They were hunt
ing when they came upon the bottle
well corked, and they opened it as a
matter of curiosity. There they found
note from the Norfolk boys, asking
that the senders of the bottle be no
titled of the finding.
In two weeks, so it is definitely an
nOunced, the Independent telephone
company will be giving local service
in Norfolk and it's automatic switch
board will be in active operation. Two
car loads Of telephone cable were re
ceived yesterday. AS the new system
is, so far as is practicable, to be an all
cable exchange, the arrival of this
shipment fills up the principal gap il
) the way of early service. The cable
shipment received yesterday weighed
1862 pounds. 1t was on the pur
, chase of this cable, made shortly at
ter the slump in copper and copper
wire, that the Norfolk company scor
ed a saving of $4,000. The decline
of copper it will be remembered in
: troduced the money furry of last fal
and winter. Ten days will be requir
t ed to string this cable.
A story is told of one vote that waI
not cast for Randolph "wetness" il
= the recent village election in Ran
dolph. A livery stable man was Wig
: orous booster for the wet" Early OF
: the morning of election day dry
man appeared with an urgent piece
: of business that required attention
5 in Norfolk, the filing of bond" will
4 a Norfolk business firm. For Sc, it il
b. said, the Randolph man was finaIl.
: hired as a bond delivered" Thu
= messenger hurried to Norfolk so a.
to arrive on schedule time and &c
8 back to register his wet" vote. H.
I got to Norfolk but a message proceed
: ed him. When he arrived the blanl
2 papers he bore were solemnly receiv
ed. Then the man who was to writ.
the answer had call" 1t was lat
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