The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-03-30
SATURDAY. SETTINGS.

~ - ADtibih VI w l'iOi was u ANOitOih
visitor today.
w. j Cow went 10 Meadow Grove
this morning.
W. T. Bishop of Pierce was in Nor.
folk yesterday,
DR.. Holden was called to Madison
this Afternoon
Miss Renctts Korth Is reported es
some better today.
Telephone No 1875 has been placed In
DR. Salters office
Sheriff George W. Bosey OF Madison
was in Norfolk today.
T. S. Blair aud p. H. Kohl Of Wayne
were in town this morning
c. w. Hamilton Of Creighton was
Norfolk visitor this morning.
Miss Ada Buttcrtield entertained n
small party of friends last evening.
There was pleasant social gathering
ut Miss Mabel Collamer's last evening
The district court of Pierce county
will convene at Pierce Monday, April
Bird.
Il. O. Brooks of Randolph and +. j.
Harden of Ord were in the city last
night.
Miss Josie Hughes of Ainsworth was
in the city today on her way to South
Dakota.
Mrs. DR.. Holden entertained COM
pany of ladies in the Heights yesterday
afternoon.
The district court at Madison ad.
journed today until the last of May or
the first of June.
The Barnet millinery opening today
was well attended. The display of mil
linery was very fine.
o. A. Williams court reporter was in
the city this afternoon He leaves for
Neigh OH the evening train.
The republican central committee met
yesterday and placed DR.. p. II. Salter in
nomination for member of the board
of education.
j. M. Covert has the agency for Madi-
son and Pierce counties for recently
invented harness repair outfit. 1t is
handy contrivance.
A petition signed by 23 votes in the
Third ward, placing E. o. Mount in
nomination us candidate of the citi-
zens party for councilman, was filed in
the office of the city clerk last evening.
w. A. Huston of Ewing passed
through Norfolk today on his way to the
eastern markets where he will purchase
stock of dry goods which will be placed
on sale in the Robertson building in this
city. Mr.. Ewing has leased the store
room and promises to open out we'll
selected stock of goods within short
time.
Manager Sprecher of the Nebraska
telephone company is busy man these
days. About 30 or 40 new phones are
being put in, lines extended to all parts
of the city and new connections made,
all of which entails large amount Of
work to be supervised and performed.
The company is much gratitied at the
increase of business resulting from the
recent reduction in rates.
There will be local contest at the
high school next Tuesday evening. Its
object will be to determine who shall
represent the Norfolk high school at the
declamatory contest before the teachers
association to be held in this city April
9th. There will be a fine program at
the contest Tuesday evening. Miss
Maude Tannehill and Clyde Hayes will
contend for the honor of being Norfolk's
representative at the April contest in
which representatives of numerous other
towns will share.
Madison Star: The assessors of the
county met Tuesday and agreed upon u
schedule for assessment to be based Oh
one-tifth actual valuation, and ON live
stock, horses should be valued at from
81 to $40 stations and jacks at $40 to
$50 stock cattle at IS to $4O fat cattle
at S24 to $50 blooded cattle $40 to $3.50;
mules s. to $50 sheep at 80 cents to IS;
hogs 3 cents pound and all other prop.
erty to be assessed at onefo fourth its
value, 1t was further decided that all
oats exceeding 800 bushels and wheat in
excess of 100 bushels should be assessed.
Ponca Journal: AS we have said
there will be n great invasion of north
ern Nebraska this year by good, substan-
tial citizens from the east. They have
heard of our unriyalled land, its fertili.
ty, its great and certain crops, its pure
water, healthy climate and excellent and
enterprising citizens and are coming to
buy, build and improve. Some will
come to the towns, Others will settle in
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