The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-25

Albert Wright corn picker" was
fined $40 in Judge Eiseley's court
Saturday for being drunk and disor.
DERBY. His pleading for release and
pity because of old age softened the
heart of the Judge, who gave him free
dom with reprimand.
Five of the beauty chorus in "The
Genius" have really been winners I'm
beauty contests in their home cities.
Mr.. Woodruff, the star of the play,
says that Mort II. Singer mas a won
deriul eye for selecting pretty girls.
They are very much in evidence IN
the ten tinkling song hits.
a. c. Stear has received reports of
the serious illness of his brother.in.
law, DR. f.. G. Walters, at Seguin. Tex.
DR.. Walters sustained two broken ribs
In a railroad accident i'm California
some time ago and has been failing
rapidly. He is well known in Norfolk,
having lived here a few years ago
Much excitement was caused i'm the
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
company early this morning when the
large heating stove exploded. Man.
aged Lancaster had Just opened the
door of the stove to replensh the fire
when the explosion occurred, probably
from coal gas. No damage was done
and no one was injured. The room.
however, was well filed with smoke
for some time.
Oil for South Thirteenth street will
be purchased by the Commercial club
Immediately. The purpose for the pur-
chase this year Is to insure the guar.
antee of the price given on the oil.
! The grading will be commenced on
the street Immediately after the coup.
ty surveyor gives the contractors the
grade. The contracts have been
signed and are now in the hands of
the county commissioners.
Harry Doyle, corn picker" re.
ceived $40 fine for being drunk, in
police court Saturday morning. Il
just got through with two weeks corn
husking, judge. | am working man."
well, then you have money for your
fine, have you not?" inquired Judge
Eiseley. mo, Judge, | had it, but it's
gone now" replied Doyle. He was
put In Jail for short time and then
ordered out of town
Frank Allen came back" Friday
he was given one hour to leave the
city by Judge Eiseley, before whom
he appeared because he was drunk
and disorderly, and Saturday morning
he faced the judge again with more
serious charges against him. Night
patrolman O'Brien's report stated that
Allen was drunk and had ATTEMPTED to
steal bicycle belonging to George
Davis. Allen received a Jail sentence.
A husking bee was held on the Fred
Dederman farm last Friday. In the
corn picking Miss Nora Dederman
held her own alongside her brothers.
She picked sixty-four bushels in nine
hours out of field averaging forty
bushels to the acre. Arthur Deder.
man won the contest with 14O bushels.
Harry Dederman was second, 116
bushels; Miss Nora Dederman third.
aged 10, siXty-four bushels; Ralph
Dederman, aged 16, fifty-five bushels.
The remains of Mrs. Lulu Canote,
formerly Norfolk resident, who died
recently in Los Angeles, Calf, were
scheduled to arrive in the city Satur.
day evening, accompanied by Mrs
Chapman, sister of Mrs. Canote.
Funeral services will be held at the
First Methodist church on South
Fourth street at 2;3O Sunday after
noon, after which interment will take
place in the Prospect Hill cemetery
beside Mrs. Canote's husband, Robert
Canote, who died here two years ago.