The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-09-01

day afternoon
b. r., Coulson is making extensive
improvements upon his residence pro.
pcrty, 500 North Eleventh street.
Crit Berncr, found guilty of assault
ing Frank Perchall, was taken to Nadi
son. Ills partner Gallagher. found
guilty of the same charge, was able TO
find friends who paid his fine.
Nathan RcCkard of Batavia, Ill.,, fail.
ed to break the ground record on the
golf links of the Norfolk Country
club. Mr. Reckard played around
three times, going 40, Al and 4G. lie
left the city this morning
William j. Sheehan, who succeeded
Frank \. Brown ms travelling salesman
for the Cudahy Packing company of
South Omaha, will make Norfolk his
home. Mrs. Sheehan arrived in the
city few days ago and the new fam.
lily are making their home at the Hew.
ms residence, on South Eighth street.
Two tramps were being sought for
yesterday afternoon by Chief of Pc.
lice Marquardt who declared the men
were making a nuisance of themselves
stopping citizens on the street and
begging for money with which to buy
whskey.
City Engineer ii. III. Tracy has
withdrawn his name as a candidate
for the Office of county surveyor. Mr..
Tracy was nominated on the demo.
cratic ticket, but declares he is unable
to serve both as county surveyor ana
city engineer He prefers the latter
position and sent a letter to County
Clerk S. II. Mcfarland asking that his
name be stricken from the ballot.
! County Commissioners Burr Taft has
u force of men hard at work claying
the road for the extension of the oil.
ing of the Madison road Mr. Taft re.
ports that the workmen are endeavor-
ing to inconvenience the travel on that
road as little as possible, but some
difficulty is already found in doing
this. The work of Claying will be
rushed and the traffic will not suffer
w. h, Cough, for the past two years
employed as Il tailor in the shop of
p. j. Fuesler, has resigned his posi-
ton to take over his fathers tailoring
business at Perry, la. Mr.. Coughs
father is 16 years old and finds it
necessary to retire. Mr. Cough is an
eN-soldier and while an enlisted man
was detailed as chief tailor of a regi-
ment of infantry. He has made many
friends in Norfolk and not long ago
was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie
Nlanske He likes Norfolk and regrets
leaving this city.
f.. X. Hays is busy loading car
with his household goods preparatory
to moving to Sheridan, Wyo., where
he has bought out large cigar and
news business Mr.. Hayes some
months ago disposed of his Norfolk
property and through the inducement
of a brother-in-law at Sheridan,
successful contractor and builder, he
purchased the store at Sheridan Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes will leave Norfolk
sometime next week. They have ar
ranged to arrive at Sheridan before
the end of August. Mr.. Hayes takes
possession of the Sheridan store on
September l.
Ed Hans, proprietor of the Pleasure
Club boat landing, is being annoyed
by tramps who are making their head.
quarters on Tramp island" Several
| of them have been proving around
the Hans property and Mr. Hans cap
tured one in the act of "peeping"
through the tent in which Mrs. Hans
was working. At the suggestion of a
good sized revolver the tramp made
fast time from the place, leaving be-
hind him his hat. Guy Nistel, who is
lassisting Hans, reports that the tramps
are becoming too bold on the island
and that their presence there is begin.
ming to be menace to the housewives
Of that neighborhood.
Six members of the Norfolk militia
company returned this morning from
Stanton where they spent three days
with the Stanton militia company at
target practice. Private Fred Inglis
qualified as sharpshooter and the
remainder of the Norfolk soldiers
qualified as marksmen. Maj. Penn is
in charge of the target range. Lieut..
Hans Anderson had charge of the
Norfolk detachment. Lieut.. Lorin
Brueggemann takes the entire COM
pany to Stanton Sunday for target
practice. Among the soldiers who re-
turned from Stanton today are Lieut..
Anderson, Privates Inglis, Odiorne,
Hight, Truelock, Davidson
Judge Eiseley held a night session
in the police court last night and had
as an audience the majority of the
city fathers who We're holding a ses-
sion in the council chambers. Patrol
man OBrien arrested Mrs Carl Whit
tenberg, III South Fourth street, on
charges of being a vagrant and a nui-
sance. man was found in company
of Mrs. Whittenberg but because he
was the sole support of his aged
mother, he was turned loose Mrs.
Whittenberg was given a fine of $40
and given until next Monday to pay.
Il haven't cent but / will try to get
it by next Monday" she said my
husband is working on a farm. He
has been away since last Monday"
Hang Judge In Efigy.
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