The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-28

completed inside. With the plastering
ON the building can he readily and
efectually warmed.
The marriage Of Miss Emma Miller to
Herman LANCE takes place Mt the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. G. Miller, five miles south Of town,
this afternoon Mt 4 o'clock, Bev. ]. p.
/, Mueller officiating, A large number
of friends from the city have planned to
attend. The couple will make their
home ut Wakefield.
There was n family reunion yesterday
mt the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. King
Among those present from out Of town
were g. X. Kleeburger and daughters,
Grace and Joy, of Aurelia, Iowa, brother
and nieces Of Mrs. King; Mrs. j. Il.
Sutherland and daughters, Name and
Zoe, of Grand Island, mother and
sisters of Mrs. King.
S. X. Dexter, proprietor of the cold
storage plant is in tho city from Lowell,
Mass. He contcmplates the entire
reconstruction Of the interior OF the
plant before filling it with ice for next
seasons use. 1t will he remembered
that the timbers very nearly gave away
last winter when it was being filed
with ice.
The snow came in good season to
make Christmas an ideal one. 1t COM
menced falling Sunday and continued
to do 80 Mt intervals all day yesterday.
The young men with their sleighs and
the boys with their new sleds esteemed
it n princely gift of nature and i'm
proved it accordingly. Both days were
cloudy and cold.
Christmas was quite generally OBJ
served by the people of Norfolk in both
public and private and the various func-
tons, from all accounts, were most en-
joyable. The churches observed the
occasion as announced and al entertain
ments were most successfully carried
out. Fun and frolic, happy home gath.
erings and the public entertainments
made the day pass most swiftly and the
spirit of good cheer was everywhere
manifest. The streets wore n Sunday
appearance yesterday afternoon, most OF
the merchants having closed their places
of business and spent the time with
family and friends.
Henry Il. Oxnard, president of the
j. american Beet sugar company, made g
d. flying visit to the Norfolk plant this
g morning, arriving on n late train last
night and leaving Mt noon Mr.. OXnard
Just came from Rocky Ford, Colorado
where his company has decided to con
struct n 1,000-ton factory. He has
hopes that the new condition of the Ne,
.braska contract, whereby the company
purposes paying the freight on beet.
grown anywhere in the state to the fac
tory, thus giving the farmer Mt n dis
lance as much for his product US the
one who can deliver mt the factory, will
do u great deal for the sugar plants o
established in this state, as it will in
duce many to grow beets ina small way
thus widening the scope of the territory
to be drawn from, and making the
plants less dependant upon II few larg,
farmers.
At IL o'clock yesterday the member,
of Damascus Commandery, No. 20
Knights Templar, met at commander.
hall and precisely at the hour named
drank n toast to the eminent grand com
mander of the grand commandery of TIT
United States. This is in pursuance O
an ancient custom among Knights Temp
lar, and has become so general with tn,
order that the members of every com
mandery all over the civilized world NEE
at exactly the same hour (high noon,
eastern time), and drink to the health o
the eminent commander of their juris
dictions. After the formal part of tn,
program had been finished by Damascu
commandery, other toasts were Offered
and responded to by members pres
ent, Rev. II. Nj. Sisson and Judg,
Barnes frightening their remarks on
to very interesting lectures upon the his
tory and aims of the order.
WANTED-Several bright and homes
persons to represent us rs managers il
this and close counties. Salary $500