The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-03-23
ing her sister Mrs. Jno. II. Hays, re
turned to Missouri Valley today.

ing her sister Mrs. Jno. II. Hays, re-
turned to Missouri Valley today.
Geo l.. whitman received news yes.
terday Of the serious illness of his
mother at Randolph. lie left for that
town at once.
Misses Bessie and Maude Deuel. of
Meadow Grove, who have been visiting
relatives in Norfolk the past week, will
return home this evening.
The following services win bc held at
the German Evangelical church tomor.
row; Sunday school at 10 a. M,
preaching at II q. M. and Sp. IN. All
are cordially invited to attend these
services
The Quaker club gave Ed Stephens o
good bye social last night ut the Steph.
On 8 residence ON South Tenth street
The evening was very happily spent in
various parlor games, music, refresh
ments and social chat.
Norfolk lodge, No 81, A. o. u. W.,
at its regular meeting last night selected
w. N. Huse and John Quick as dele
gates to attend the grand lodge at Lin
coin, in May. 7. Il. Moolick and w.
r. Hoffman were chosen rs alternates.
The Arlington correspondent of the
Blair Pilot says: At the high school
contest held in Masonic hall Monday
night to decide who should represent
them at Norfolk, April S, 8 and I, in the
norther Nebraska ortorlcal contest, there
were fifteen contestants, and the judges
decided in favor of Ethel Morley.
An exchange says, "If the editor
publish one half the stuff he hears,
divorce suits would follow thick and
fast. There would be shotguns and fu.
nernls, desolated homes, shame aud mis-
cry 1t doesn't take much of man to tell
what to put in newspaper but it takes
the wisdom of Solomon to tell what to
keep out.
O'Neill Frontier: O'Neill will send
two contestants to enter the declamatory
contest at the North Nebraska Teacher
association to be held at Norfolk, April
5, 6 and 7. The contest will take place
on the evening of the 5th. There will
probably be large delegation Of
teachers and high school pupils attcnd
from this place.
Two weeks from tomorrow will bs
Easter Unless there is decided
change in the weather it is likely to bt
regular northeaster. Meantime easter
bonnets have been planted in all the
millinery stores and providence permit
ting, il old winter RECEIVERS from the
grip he has held this section in since last
October, they will blossom out in glori
ous and stunning array, on the date
mentioned.
The dance at Marquardt's hall last
/ night was largely attended and proved
one of the most enjoyable social events
of the season. It was gay and happy
throng that glided gracefully over the
floors keeping step to the joyous music
furnished by the hospital orchestra. A
handsome silver tea set of four pieces
was awarded by the judges to Alfred
Gerecke and his partner, Miss Gum
mings, as the winners of the prize
waltz.
30 Nf int tf
know what constitutes carload of diff
ferent material. 1t takes SO barrels o1
salt, 80 of -four. 60 of whiskey, 200 sacks
of -four, 10 cords of wood, lS to 20 heat
of cattle, so to So hogs, 80 to 100 sheep
5000 feet of boards, II, 900 feet of siding
$4,000 feet of flooring, $4,000 shingles
one half less of joists, scantling or othel
timbers, $40 bushels of corn, 400 O
wheat, $50 of oats, 400 of flax seed, 26'
of apples, $40 of Irish potatoes and l 90,
of bran
The state conference of the German
Evangelical church is to be held at Hos
kins next week from Tuesday to Sunday
afternoon. After the close of the session
the delegates will come to Norfolk ant
Sunday evening Bishop William Horr
of Cleveland, Ohio, will preach in th'
church on Pasewalk avenue. Th'
church has been prepared for the visi
of strangers by being repapered ant
otherwise fitted up, and all that is lack
ing now is the completion of about hal
a block of sidewalk to the church, which
it is hoped will be done before the visit
ors arrive.
The selection of delegates to the ora
torical contest among the high school
of this section, to be held at Norfoll
early in April, during the sessions o
the North Nebraska Teachers associa