The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-06-08


place, commencing June Z.
Miss Cora Wigton did not go to Os.
mond with her parents last week, but
remained over to attend the graduating
exercises of the high school. She left
at noon today for her new home.
All children who are to take part in
the Children's day exercises at the lie.
church next Sunday, are requested to
meet at the church afternoons this week
at o'clock. Parents should keep this
request in mind
Charlie Altman, who was about to de-
part for Kirksville, Mo-, to work in the
bicycle factory of his brother, Will, was
very pleasantly surprised, last evening,
by large number of his young friends
who desired to bid him good bye.
The mothers Of the children who are
to take part in the Festival of Flowers,
are requested to meet Mrs. Day at Trim
ity church guild room after 3 80 tomor-
row morning, to discuss costumes, or on
Saturday morning ut the Oxnard hotel
parlors.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Robertson went
to Lincoln, Saturday morning, to visit
their son Sydney, who graduates from
the law department of the state univer.
sity this year. Mr.. Robertson returned
last night, while Mrs Robertson will
remain for the commencement exercises
which take place this week.
Yesterday being the 18th birthday of
Miss Nora Lettow, she invited about 90
of her friends from this city to her home
four miles northwest of town, to help
celebrate the event. A very pleasant
afternoon was spent and in the evening
an elegant supper was served the guests
who departed heartily wishing Ltheir
hostess many happy returns of the day.
H. r. Cobb, who has been doing city
work on this paper since the first of
February, severed his connection with
the Office Saturday evening to accept a
position with the Park Rapids, MINI.
Review. He will start for.ihis new
home about the middle of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb have made many
friends during their short residence
here, who regret to see them leave.
Saturday evening, Marshal Spaulding
went to Columbus where he met, by ap.
pointment, his son Leal and Gilt Wright,
two of the young men for whom war
rants had been issued in connection with
the stock yards affair. Mr.. Spaulding
accompanied the boys back to Madison,
where they voluntarily gave themselves
up to Sheriff Losey, to stand trial on the
charge against them.
There were about 40 passengers on
board the Sioux City excursion yester.
day morning when the train left over
the G. st. P. M. & O., but before the
train reached it's destination there were
, six coaches full Of people, who had
joined the party at stations along the
road. The occasion was the opening of
Riverside Park, Sioux City's summer
resort, and all who went report good
time.
VIM. Kiesau is building new house
: on Eighth street in the Heights. As
William is single man, rumor has il
? that the house is intended for his brother
Feed, who is also single. But Fred il
a said to be showing more of the symp
toms that ultimately lead up to the
necessity of having house hence say.
Madame Rumor, 1.-TWO and two art
four, and Fred will occupy that house
! see if he DON'T
Eberhardt's restaurant had close cal
from fire Saturday evening. The gaso
a line tank which supplies the burner un
der the coffee urn was filled too full by
f the boy, and when the burner wa
u lighted fire spread rapidly to the sur
rounding wood work, which was badl.
r charred. VIM. Blatt appeared upon tn
Y scene at the right moment and threw
the hole apparatus into the street, thu
saving serious confagration.
f When an onimous looking cloud ap
peared in the west shortly before sui
. down last evening, people remembere'
!. with alarm that the weather bureau ha
n predicted "severe" thunder storms
Now when that conservative department
u issues a bulletin forecasting sever
Il thunder storm, it may mean anythin
from gentle shower accompanied b.
1T thunder and lightning, to tornado O
l. cyclone. Hence people experienced
/. feeling of relief when it was found tina
this section had drawn the former las
l. evening.
n The instances where young me
\. "blow in" their money are as numeror
as they are foolish, but the only time O
ID record where money was blown ava
ii from young man with his knowlede
ye but without his consent, comes frol
Sioux City. During the high VIII
w Saturday afternoon Hugh Balm, co
lector having finished his work for I'll