The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-08-14

funeral OF the late Senator Allison at
Dubuque, Ia. Mr. Jackson. who has
had a prominent place In Republican
politics, managed the recent Allison
campaign In northern Iowa and was
In part responsible for the success Of
the veteran senator over Governor
Cummins.
A. n. Antilles expects TO leave next
week for Seattle, where he says he
will locate.
Charley Richey has returned to his
position as mail carrier after a two
weeks vacation.
Miss Anna Herman is taking a va.
cation from her position In Mapes &
Hazen's Office this week.
one OF the three year-old trotters
trained by Kay Bros. at Neigh this
year was second in a 2:10A heat in
Chicago recently-the fastest heat
ever made by a three.year-old in July
Gus Nitz, whose eye was injured a
few days ago by a horse which he was
shoeng at the time, has returned from
Omaha, where the eye was operated
upon. The injured optic is getting
along nicely.
Several people escaped on tag
day" Just SCI people were tagged
by the members of the boys Y. NJ. c..
A. team. AS a result $500 Is added
to the Y. NJ. c. A. fund and credited
to the boys team.
William II. Hughes, a former Sioux
City boy who was general secretary
of the old Y. NJ c. A. in Norfolk, this
summer is travelling as an elocution-
list and chautauqua entertainer. Mr..
Hughes was in Norfolk at the Y NJ.
c. A. state convention.
While Campbell Brothers circus
was showing in Alliance this week
three lion cubs were born, one of
which was rare curiosity, in the
fact that II was almost pure white.
! This makes this end of their menag-
! erie similar to the show itself, mas
much as 1t is strictly a Nebraska pro-
duction. The Campbell circus made
I its annual visit to Norfolw last spring.
Berg returned Sunday evening from
Sibley, Iowa, where they visited a
week with Mr.. Bergs parents. Dur
ing the drive from Norfolk to Pierce
the liveryman collided with another
team and for a time things looked
serious. Mrs. Berg in getting out fell
on the wheel and lacerated her left
arm badly. Mr.. Berg in trying to ex-
tricate his wife from the wheel, lap
robe, etc, also received some bad
bruises about the limbs.
Hoskins Headlight: The party of
Wayne automoblists with William
McCabe at the helm met with all
kinds of grief during their trip to
Norfolk. The machine broke down be.
fore they got there and they only
heard a part of the speech. Before
reaching Hoskins, on the return trip
they got stuck in the sand but finally
reached town. The next morning they
all took the train for home, leaving
poor Barney" and the auto behind
for repairs. This sport of running an
auto is life something like we
| read about
Senator La Toilette, who spoke over
three hours in Norfolk Tuesday after
noon at the chautauqua, was forced
the day following to speak in com
petition with the opening day of the
Grand Island races. This is the first
time" said the senator, upon the first
wave of cheering from the race track
grandstand not hundred feet away
that | have ever run in competition
with horse race, but l want to com
pliment the people of Grand Island
upon the fact that many of them care
more for their government and theil
country than they do for a horse
race"
Norfolk base ball fans" are adjuret
70 keep cool. Some complaint has
been registered by out of town play
ers on the too intense enthusiasm o.
some of the local "rooters." Visiting
ball teams are really Norfolk's guests
and the local base ball management
wishes to take this attitude. For this
reason while the management delights
to hear cheers for the local team ant
roofing" which encourages the Nor
folk team to do it's best, it does no
like to see the roofing" forces turf
their witticisms on the visitors in an!
way likely to give offense,
J. L. Rynearson of Madison, circuit
secretary of the North Nebraska Shor
Shipment Race circuit, has sent The
following notice to racing papers
touching the Neigh races: | am il
receipt of a letter from w. w. Cole
local secretary at Neigh, Neb., {
member of the North Nebraska Shor
Ship Race circuit, that on account o
railroad show coming to Neigh OF
August %, they are compelled t.
move their dates one day, ahead
making their dates August %, % anC
81. Horsemen should make a note
of this and also of the facts that the
entries for the Neigh meeting close
On August II, with Secretary Cole.