The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07

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out of an empty Rock Island box cal
on the NJ. 4 o. tracks on North Fourth
street about 9 o'clock last night. A
fire alarm was sounded. The firemer
had little trouble In putting out the
flames before more than the corner OF
the car had burned out. Other cars
coupled to the burning car were not
damaged. Tramps are very numerous
in this section just now and on cold
nights occasionally start fires in empty
box cars which they press into ser.
vice as lodging places.
Chief of Police c. +. A. Marquardt
made his initial arrest Friday morn.
ing, gatheing in an ex-member OF
the Northwestern ballasting gang. The
man was drunk, very. very drunk He
was rescued from the center OF Fourth
street, wheer he lay prone in the mud
without stirring. The fellow is virtual.
ly without funds and will be escorted
out of the city Men who have quit
the gravel gangs have been giving the
police trouble for some time. Thursday
night two of them mixed on Norfolk
avenue in way disastrous to the
appearance Of one of the mems faces.
Lennon Bros circus, title to which
was held for time by Smith Broth
ers of Norfolk and A. o. Perry of
Atkinson, is now a Sioux City insti.
tuition. The Sioux Realty company,
according to reports from that city,
has closed deal by which the com.
pany exchanges 10000 acres of Wyom.
ing land for the circus and about $40,-
000 in cash. The land in question is
at Green River, Wyo, and is grazing
land. 1t was sold at SO an acre,
making the deal amount to $4,000.
The circus is now at Kansas City,
where 1t has been wintering. l.. James
of Sioux City is in that city now get
ting the circus ready for the road. He
has severed his direct connection with
the Sioux Realty company and will
give his entire time to managing the
| circus. 1t has not yet been deter
mined If the circus will make Sioux
City its headquarters. The passing
of the circus into the hands of Sioux
City parties was announced in The
News some time ago, although the
Sioux City interests were not made
public at the time.
Miss Tessie Roseberry is engaged in
deputy work for the Be \ Hur lodge.
Mrs. ]. X. Hutcheson is moving to
Council Bluffs, where she will make
her home in the future.
Miss Charlotte Nj. White, formerly
of Norfolk but now living at Wayne,
recently fell and broke her left arm
Harry Sweeney was married recent
ly in Larned, Kan, to Miss Cora Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney returned to Nor
folk this week.
Mrs. G. Fleming received a message
F.iday night informing her of the
death of the little son of her sister,
Mrs. G.. A. Robinson, the little boy
dying suddenly from membraneous
Group at the family home in st. Paul,
Neb. Mrs. Fleming left Saturday on
an early train for st. Paul.
Three cases of smallpox are now
under quarantine in the vicinity of
Hadar. The spread of the disease is
said to be due to failure of a quaran-
tine to be properly placed against the
first appearance of the disease, it hav-
ing been called blood disease" in
the first family where it appeared.
j. A. Doremus, president OF the
North Nebraska Teachers association
for the coming year, has been elected
city superintendent of Auburn for the
coming year at 81 800. Mr.. Doremus
made strong record at Madison. SUI
perintendent Fisher of Neigh, vice
president, will become acting presi-
dent with Mr.. Doremus' removal from
this district.
Campbell Brothers circus will prob
ably be in Norfolk the latter part of
May for it's annual visit here. The cir
Gus will be in Sioux City May % and
-, under the auspices of the Sioux
City Fairgrounds association. The
circus will get the first $4,000 and a
third of the receipts above that
amount The circus has been in Kan
sas City and would probably make
Norfolk on it's way to Sioux City
Lemen circus, whic.. is now owned
by Sioux City parties, may also visit
Norfolk soon.
Dan v. Stevens of Fremont, since
IL was announced through the press
that applications for appointment to
Annapolis would be received, has been
deluged with letters from various
points over the district, according to
Fremont reports. There are probably
200 boys in the district who want the
appointment bad enough to ask for it
iC is too late, however, now. Con
gresham Latta named boy from his
home town, who was examined In
Omaha several days ago. The result
is being awaited.
With the saloon licenses expiring
Tuesday and no call for city council
meeting yet issued, the local salooI
situation remains the same. Both sidei
have been resting on their oars, wait
ing for a move. Mayor Friday, wht
says that he favors no saloons unit
the restrictive ordinance is removed