The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18

box car. He was intoxicated and
after he was relieved of his revolver
he was locked up in the jail.
| Mrs. Robert Canote, formerly a Nor
folk resident, died in California Fri
day afternoon, according to advices
received by Norfolk friends. The re.
mains will be brought to Norfolk for
burial. Mr.. Canote died in Fremont
two years ago. Frank Canote, living
east of town, is a brother of Robert
Canote.
DIR. c. c. Johnson of Creighton and
DR.. Frank II. Kucera of Verdigre
were here Saturday night for inita-
tion into the Elks lodge. Dr. Johnson.
who is the young mayor of Creighton.
has completely recovered from the
fractured skull sustained in an auto.
mobile accident at Omaha some
months ago.
! While c. IL. Groesbeck had the
honor of laying the first brick on the
Norfolk avenue paving district, there
will be no honors for the first man to
drive over the paving with vehicle.
Much inconvenience is experienced by
the contractors from teams driving
over the newly laid concrete base at
{ the present time. One vehicle driven
by woman made the trip from Sixth
street over the newly laid concrete on
the intersection on Fifth street.
/ Emmett Halsey, a man employed by
Grant Blade, a farmer living near Bat
MI -,
b. Fuerst's court at Battle Creek to
stealing ten bushels of corn from
Fletcher Daniels, a coat and sweater
from Arthur Pratt, and four husking
hooks from Charles Durham. He was
fined $25. Constable Flynn of Norfolk
arrested Halsey. His case was con-
tinued few days, but he suddenly
, pleaded guilty. Acting County Attor-
ney Mapes prosecuted for the state.
Frank Davis, the gasmaker at the
Norfolk Light and Fuel company
plant who had a narrow escape from
! serious injuries Friday morning when
he was painfully injured, is reported
doing quite well. Mr.. Davis was max
ing repairs on the engine when the
piston rod struck him on the chest and
knocked him against the wall. Had
he been thrown a few inches in an
other direction it is believed his head
would have -ome in contact with a
| protruding piece of iron. Mr.. Davis
home is in Sioux City.
! Tommy Gavigan, middlewest cham
pion, and Ga renee English northwest
champion pusilist, will battle fifteen
rounds before the RabidouX Athletic
! club at st. Joseph, Mo-, November IS.
English in writing Norfolk friends of
his st. Joe contest declares he would
like to meet Kelley and other pugl-
lists in Norfolk, but his time is very
much taken up at the present. He
expresses much interest in some of
the reported coming contests in Nor.
folk. In his letter he mentions Hugo,
Kelley of Chicago as a good man for
Norfolk.
DR.. c. j. VerGes reports Unree hours
OF the hardest work he ever put in in
all his days, when his automobile was
stalled in wet sand and mud on South
Thirteenth street Saturday night. To
keep the wheels from slipping the doc
tor sacrificed his two coats, blankets,
and the coat of Robert Smith, his EN-
ploye. The clothing was put under
the wheels and in this manner the car
was able to move. A package of home
made cookies in a pocket of the coat
which was directly under the wheels
was safe when it was hauled out. Not
| a cookie was broken
The sheep which have been feeding
on the Country club grounds were
| loaded on a double deck car Sunday
night and sent to the South Omaha
market, where they were sold by the
/ Great Western Commission company.
There were $50 sheep in all and they
We're declared to be the choicest sheep
ever sent out Of the city. There are
yet to be sent away $50 sheep which
are grazing on the club grounds.
! George Berry, G, Il. Burnham, J. S.
Mathewson and ID. Mathewson, owners
of the sheep, were the victims of many
jokes when they exhibited their cap
abilities as sheep herders The work
was difficult and in answer to a ques-
ton as to what the sheep were fed
one of the herders declared they were
started off on golf balls, cleeks, mash
les and drivers, and later finished off
! On hraSSips and nuttprs