The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-07


shopper had dropped it, but Norfolk is
wise and the parcel remained un-
touched. Several rumors of wrecks
and dead men were afoat and even
reports OF several weddings did not
take the usual interest.
Lieutenant II. c. Hand is now in
San Antonio, Tex, with his company.
In letter to Norfolk friends Lieu
tenant Hand says II is not likely that
his company will go to the Philippines
for about one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hoffman and
four children arrived here yesterday
from New Jersey. Mr.. Hoffman is a
brother OF w. Il. Hoffman of this city.
He is a former New Jersey farmer
and is here looking for location.
Edward Best, Norfolk Long Dis
lance telephone lineman had mar
row escape from falling from the roof
of the DR.. w. II. Pilger Office this
morning, when he accidentally slipped
on the snow which covered the top OF
the building. Mr.. Best was making
some repairs on a telephone wire.
Funeral services over the remains
Of Herman Bodine, the Northwestern
eating house steward who fell dead
from heart failure on South First
street, we're held by Rev. Otto Berg
fielder in the st. Johannes church at
2:30 Friday afternoon. The church
was we'll filled with Bodine's friends.
who brought many floral tributes. An
immense wreath OF flowers was
brought to the church by employees Of
the eating house with whom Bodine
worked for so many years. No rel
atives were present. Interment was
made in the new Lutheran cemetery.
Fremont Tribune: Contracts for a
coy new home of the men of the
Country club will be let within a week
as result of a meeting of the directors
at the Office of President Paul Colson
| last evening. For some months the
directors have had under considera.
| ton the enlarging Of accommodations
for the club members and it took def.
| mite form last evening when a new
| house for the men was decided upon.
| The building will be slightly more
than half the size of the present club
| house, and will be located to the west
of it. The dimensions will be "a by 40
feet. A dressing and locker room %
by q feet, a Longing room IL by IL
feet, a room IL by II feet for the pro
fessional golfer and shower and toilet
rooms each 6 by feet will take VI
| the floor space. The cost will be APP
proximately $1,000, and the finish will
be like that of the main club house.
Fremont Tribune That accidents
due to carelessness among EN-
ployes had fallen off considerably
since the launching of an organized
safety movement, was the gist Of
statements made by General Claim
Agent r. c. Richards of the North
western, with headquarters at Chica
go, in an address before a company O.
local railroad men at Morse hall. Mr.
Richards purpose in his address wa:
to impress upon the minds of the rail
road men the need of promoting tn,
safety of themselves and the passen
gers carried by the road. He told o
the ways in which accidents can b,
avoided by the eXerting of care ant
thought on the part of employees. H,
spoke glowingly of the work accom-
plished by the safety committees IL
the past and urged that every railroad
man should consider himself a safet.
committee of one whose business it Il
to do whatever he can toward promot
ing safety for all concerned. Mr.. Rich
ards cited statistics showing the de
crease of accidents along the lines il
recent months. Fatalities had beef
reduced 80 percent Before the meet
ing at Morse hall, which was called a
10 o'clock, the local safety committee
OF the road held brief session at tn
office of Trainmaster +. o. Mount, tn
members going from there to the hal
in body. General Superintendent
NJ. Braden of Norfolk, Division Super
intendent c. H. Reynolds of Norfolk
Master Mechanic S. c. Graham OF Mis-
souri, Valley, and Roadmasters Cool
Of Scribner and Borgland of Linwood
were among the railroad men presen
from out of town.
: Employees of the Norfolk Iron an
Metal company will no longer hav
cause to swear out warrants for thei
employers arrest when he discharge
them. John Robinson, proprietor @
the company, was recently hauled int
Jail on a warrant signed by Georg
jenkins, an employee who was di!
charged because he insisted on drinl
ing while on duty. jenkins charge
his employer with attempt to kill an
declared Robinson accused him of ha'
ing fifteen wives. jenkins, howeve
did not have sufficient funds to pres
his. suit and the case was droppe,
Yesterday the discharged employ
called at Robinson's Office for re-il
statement, but Mr.. Robinson told hi
! to get" His pleadings for worI
however, softened the heart of Robi
, son, who drew up a lengthy cOntra'
which Jenkins signed The contra,
binds the employe not to swear out
warrant for Robinsons arrest; l
Q must not abuse Robinson; he mu
T. not drink while on duty, and he mu
> put in his time for the good OF h
-" employer as long as he is on duty.
MILLIONAIRE TO PRISON.