The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-07-20

ing at the Epler place, five miles north
of the city. a large number of Nor.
folk people were present and report a
most enjoyable time.
Hastings will have street fair from
the 18th to the 23d of September. The
sum of $4,000 has been raised to pay
cash prizes and big success is antici.
pated for the project.
Max Asmus and Curtis Stitt started
at an early hour this morning on
their bicycles on trip to Concordia
Kansas, and other places. They expect
to be absent about two weeks and antici.
pate great deal of pleasure from the trip.
Lizzie Kennedy, the l5.year.old
daughter of William II. Kennedy, whose
home is near Bega sohoolhouse in Stan.
ton county northeast of the city, died
yesterday of consumption. The funeral
will be held at ! o'clock tomorrow after.
noon and will be conducted by Rev.
j. b. Van Fleet of this city.
Bishop Scannell has made number
of ecclesiastical changes in the diocese
of Omaha. Rev. j. G.. Mcnamara, who
has been assistant pastor ut ST. Mary's
Catholic church, this city, has been ap.
pointed assistant to Jackson. Rev. CD.
Petlach has been appointed as assistant
here. These are the only two changes
that affect Norfolk.
Battle Creek Republican Rev. f. l..
Cox arrived Saturday night from Lib.
erty, Mo-, where he attended college,
He occupied his old place in the pulpit
of the Baptist church Sunday night.
On Monday he departed for Richmond,
Va, to attend the national b. Y. =. u.
convention and after its close he will
visit his old home in that state.
w. A. Hemleben will start his fifth
car of chickens toward San Francisco
this evening. 1t contains 1000 head
and will be filed at Madison, Humphrey,
Platte Center and Columbus. He ex-
poets to start car every two weeks,
He has succeeded in building up quite
poultry trade here and as he pays good
cash price, succeeds in drawing business
from long distance. He is receiving
chickens not only by wagon, but many
surrounding towns are sending them in
by rail He claims to pay better price
for poultry than either Omaha or Sioux
City.
The insurance adiuster of the Nebras-
ka Mercantile company was here this
and in company with Chester
A. Fuller, representing the Grand Rap.
ids company, adjusted the loss by fire
recently sustained by Mrs. Esther Bar
nett. The two gentlemen thoroughly
examined into every phase of the loss
and settled by giving S43o of the $3.50
for which the policies called. The
was very satisfactory to all
parties concerned. Mrs. Barnett an
nounces her intention of remaining in
Norfolk and will probably re.engage in
business.
The Missionfest of the Stanton Lu-
theran church held in the grove Of Her
man Newman west Of that city yester-
day was very largely attended, big
delegation of Norfolk people helping to
swell the crowd. Speaking by various
pastors of the church organization, sing
ing, instrumental music and sumpt.
uous dinner, were the leading pleasures
of the day. All who attended from here
report au enjoyable time and pleasant
ride. The rain CT Saturday afternoon
was much heavier at that point than
here and the grove was quite damp but
the picnic was in no wise marred on
that account.
Mrs. Hattie Best, wife OF Eugene
Best, died at 10 80 o'clock this morning
at the family residence on Eighth street,
in the 25th year Of her age. The funeral
will be held tomorrow. Leaving the
home at O'Clock the remains will be
taken to the Best school house west of
the city where services will be held and
interment will take place in the Best
cemetery. Rev. G.. H. Main will con-
duct the services. Out Of town relatives
who were present at Mrs. Best's death
bed were her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Henderson Of Verdell,
and her sister, Mrs. M. Bressler, of
Meadow Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. Best
have been married five years.
A telegram was received here Satur.
day afternoon announcing the death of
Mrs. VIM. II. Hall, mother of Mrs. H.
E. Austin and A. NJ. Hall of this city,
which occurred at her home near Aims
worth that day. Mrs. Austin came up
from Omaha Saturday evening, and
last evening, in company with her
brother, took the train for Ainsworth.
They were met at O'Neill by three sis
ters from Iowa and South Dakota and
the funeral will be held this afternoon.
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