The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28


horn, and supplied with the tall hat,
they made their headquarters on Nor.
folk avenue and Fourth street.
Another large crowd attended the
art exhibit at the high school Thurs.
day evening. The candy selling con.
test was again feature. Over S25
worth OF the sweets were sold. The
crowd examining the beautiful pic.
lures last night exceeded that OF
Wednesday night, when over 500 per
sons were present
The following Norfolk members OF
the T. +. A, have gone to Lincoln to
attend the state convention: George
II. Spear, c. f. Doughty, S, f. Err.
skine, A. +. Chambers, Fred Gettinger
and II. O. Kiesau. The four first
named are delegates and the two lat.
ter attend by reason of their being
president and secretary OF the local
council.
Here Is a draft TO County Clerk
Mcfarland, and here is an application
for a fishing license" said a Norfolk
| fisherman today. IF | send IL in now,
il will be too late to get my license in
time to go fishing Sunday; will be
allowed TO set my lines before the Ii.
cense comes back, or shall | keep the
draft as evidence, or would there be
much difference II ] didn't catch any
| fish,"
Mike O'EIara, the prime mover in
| the organization of the Norfolk Ath.
letic club, reports that the organiza-
ton is about complete. The list of
members, which will include about
ten well known Norfolk baseball and
allaround athletic fans, will be an
nounced within few days. The club
is endeavoring to secure the Sullivan
Kane contest for their opening session
here. Nothing but honest athletic
sports will be handled by the club"
says Mr.. O'Hara. 1T is our purpose
to do away absolutely with all taking
and any trough and ungentlemanly
sport"
With the exception Of about one
days work on the roof the contractor
constructing the Y. NJ. G. A. building
has finished his contract for the eX-
terror work of this building. Nothing
| further will be done on the structure
until all pledges are paid up, say the
committee, who are today busy en-
deavoring to meet the final payment
of the contractor. The exterior of the
building is now virtually complete.
a number of former Norfolk men
were elected to city offices at Presho.
s. D., in the recent municipal cam
paign. w. B. Hight was elected coun-
Gilman, J. II. Conley police judge, Ray
James and Lew Johnson also to the
city council. Mr.. Hight ran in a ward
that naturally was almost hopeless
for his ticket, the citizens ticket, but
he was elected by two majority and
his victory was considered most re.
markable.
The Norfolk Commercial club eX.
poets the second shipment of pure
bred Belgian horses to arrive in Nor
folk next Monday or Tuesday. G. l..
Carlson reports that all but four of
the first shipment of these fancy
horses have been sold to farmers of
this vicinity. The second shipment
consists of eighteen mares and two
stations. This shipment will include
a better assortment of horses than the
first shipment. The horses left Ant
werp on April Z.
Constable John Flynn arrested
Charles Richards, pastry cook of the
Northwestern eating house, Thursday
for assault and battery on the person
of Riley McCombs, a dishwasher in
hn u
told a pathetic story in court, how
Richards had found fault at the way
he washed dishes and how he attacked
him. Richards had no money and was
turned loose on promise he would pay
his $50 fine within two weeks.
5-year-old child playing with
matches was the cause of fire al
Sam Rosenthal's barn at 21O North
Tenth street at 1890 p. N. The fire
was put out before the department ar
rived. No alarm was turned in at the
fire station. The hook and ladder
wagon, driven by John Rice, reached
the fire before the hose wagon, on this
account. The run over the paved sec
ton of Norfolk avenue by the two
fire wagons was a spectacular one. ir
which the two drivers endeavored II
beat each other to the fire. Aftel
starting the fire, the little boy ran tc
the house for a pail of water.
Two automobiles and two Norfolk
business men, one druggist and tn.
other a clothing merchant, figured IL
an automobile hide and seek game
yesterday afternoon. Both machines
were standing close together on tn,
= curbing when the druggist came out
cranked up and was soon spinning
away over the Norfolk avenue paving
He soon heard the "purr" Of anothe
!, machine as it passed him. Hey" h
! yelled, what you doing with my car?
The two cars stopped simultaneously
, the drivers snapped" machines an
from now on intend to decorate thei
cars with either a ribbon or a COY
D bell. The two were alike.
A great move in the way of cor
struction of concrete sidewalks
started in Norfolk. Citizens of Edg,
water are the most active in thi
movement at the present time. Fou
. teen blocks of walk are to be built b
u these citizens. From East Norfolk a.
e enue comes the report that a petitio