The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-09-17

business at Pierce but now a resident
OF Bridger Mont, where he and Her
man Peters are conducting bank, ar
rived In the city last Saturday and Wis
tied until Tuesday afternoon OF this
week with friends. On Wednesday OF
last week MIR. Hough buried his wife at
Chadron, Neb. She died on the pre-
vious night at Rochester, Mimi, where
she had been treated by Mayo Bros
for some time. Mrs. Houghs death is
attributed to tuberculosis OF the bones.
with the opening of the public
schools comes the opening Of football
practice Of the senior team Of the high
school. Captain Lester Weaver, last
years captain, has again been chosen
to head the eleven this year. Superin-
tendent Hunter, who is natural born
football player having been a star OF
the Nebraska university team will do
the coaching this year. The school
Will have two teams. but the lineups
have not yet been decided. During
the second days practice last evening
the boys made a fine showing and will
put up hard line to break through.
Owing to recent rains which put the
roads leading into Norfolk in bad con-
dition, the shipping of stock out OF
Norfolk this week has been very light,
only one car being shipped to the
South Omaha market by the Farmers
Grain and stock company. Farmers
report much corn and wheat in the
bins, which they wish to bring to mar
ket. but will hold back on account of
the extremely bad roads. Five thous-
and bushels of corn Is expected the
first part of next week by the Farmers
elevator. 1t is estimated heavier
Shipment of hogs will be made next
week. No further advance in coal has
been made here since last week and.
according to some of the coal dealers.
there will be no more advance until
colder weather sets in.
Pierce Leader: John H. WINNER.
the gentlemanly and efficient clerk in
the F. II. Norman store, stole march
on his friends here last Wednesday
evening by hieing himself away to his
home at Stanton and, on the following
day at o'clock, being united in mar
rage to the lady of his choice, Miss
Ellie McKinsey of Stanton. The cere-
mony was quiet affair, at the home
of the brides parents, and was attend.
ed by only immediate relatives. On
Friday the happy couple started for
Pierce and should have arrived here on
the afternoon passenger, but they
tailed to arrive on schedule time. It
was afterward learned that the couple
had taken the wrong train out of Nor
folk, for instead of taking the after
noon passenger on the Bonesteel line.
they boarded the Sioux City train and
didn't discover their mistake until they
reached Hoskins. They drove to Pierce
that night. John lays all the blame on
the conductor, and says if it ever hap
pens again someone will be sued for
damage.
Next weeks races in the north Ne
braska circuit will be at Stanton. The
circuit will close the following week
with the Madison county fair
The national bank statement lust
called found Norfolk banks in healthy
condition. Deposits total 81 ,665, $50 80.
gain of $26,599.1 since the last
statement, June %.
Frank Marchant, who has been
working on the Scribner branch all
summer, has returned to Norfolk and
Will now work out of here.
Alice Tuckert of Ainsworth re-
turned home last evening, after brief
visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford and son. Peter.
arrived home from Omaha last even
inc yIrhn
the funeral of Mr.. Stafford's brother.
Mrs. Conkley is ill.,
Miss Lillian Roebater passed
through the Junction last evening on
her way home to Ainsworth from Lin
coin, where she had been to attend
the state fair
A. l.. Lager, formerly of Norfolk
but now residing in Texas, writes an
interesting letter to his friend ]. C.
Larkin, regarding shooting and fishing
on the gulf coast as follows: I came
down by way of st. Louis, Memphis,
Vicksburg and New Orleans, and
stopped at all these places for a few
days. / came across the country to
Houston through the lowlands, and in
some places in Louisiana it was very
wet | was in Houston a week and
like it there very much, there being
lots of game around there of all kinds.
although it is city of 1OO0OO-lots
of quail, ducks and deer, and have
an invitation to go out duck shooting
there next week, as the season is now
open. They kill black mallards and
teal and have good shooting at this
time of the year. | took a run down
here to Fort Layaca to see the town,
the only one in the county, and found
the climate very cool and delightful,
and all kinds of fishing. [ caught an
alligator gar from the wharf yester-
day morning on a throw line that
weighed seventy-one pounds There
is lots of sport in catching them, and
You never know what you have until
you drag it out, / saw lots of tarpon
and porpoises close to the pier They
| chase the mullet into the shallow wa
ter and feed on them. People shoot