The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-05-04
SATURDAY. SETTINGS.

Asa X. Leonard went to Omaha this
noon.
Prairie fires are raging in the western
part of the state
Miss Mae Olney is up from Madison
visiting her parents
E. NJ. Norton went to Chicago today
in the interest of his acetylene lighting
plant.
The May number of the Golden Rod
Workman is being issued at THE News
Office this week
The board of education has been max.
ing visits to the different departments of
the public schools the past week.
The Ladies Aid society of the presby-
terinn church are meeting with fine sue
cess in securing articles for their sample
sale that they are going to hold soon.
The Journal Office is being removed
from the first to the second floor of the
steam laundry building. The growing
business of the laundry demands the use
of the entire first floor.
The meeting of the Northeast Nebras.
ka Press association at Wayne, Monday
the Sth, promises to be an interesting
and profitable occasion to all members
of the craft in this section.
Mrs. Il. j. Schoregge returned yester-
day from st. Charles, Mimi, whittier
she was summoned by the death of her
mother. Her sister, Miss Josie Zcchus,
came with her for few weeks visit
j. X. Hutcheson is delegate to the
convention which is to be held at De-
troit, Mich, by the Order of Railway
Conductors, May 9th to 18th. Mr..
Hutchinson and family leave for the east
next Saturday and will visit their old
home in London, Canada. Mrs. II. and
the children will spend the summer
there.
That good times are abroad in this
t part of the country is undeniable. A
4 printer in Nebraska City was robbed OF
1 50 the other night. Such items are dis
couraging to calamity orators, but how
: ever startling they may seem must be
= accepted as true until disproved.
i The school mates of Miss Bessie Nc
s Farland surprised her last evening al
;, her home. They remembered that i,
n was her 10Th birthday and to the mum
Q ber of about thirty made the house ring
: with their laughter and their glee II
j was pronounced very happy evening
d by all present.
One plain drunk was lodged in the
. city cooler last night, He was dis
4 charged this morning on his promise tt
go to work and not imbibe any more
a tanglefoot. This noon boozy farmer
living some miles northeast Of the city
- was taken in charge by Officer Spauldint
>, on Norfolk avenue. He resisted the Of
:, ticer and put up quite n strong argu
= ment with his fists against the PROPOSE
\ tion of being the guest Of the city. He
j, was, after something of a struggle
finally landed behind the bars where he
:, will be given chance to sober up ant
then will have hearing before Judge
Hayes.
d Street sprinkling is now the subjec
# that is agitating the minds of the busi
y ness men of Main street. The clouds o
Q dust that have blown for the past weel
d on that thoroughfare have been sutfi
Il cient to demonstrate what the condition
of things will be during the summer
!. without daily sprinkling. Yesterday
q pledges were taken up among those do
+. ing business between Third and Fourth
s streets and today the same paper is be
q ing passed among the merchants on th'
&C balance of the avenue. 1t is probabl,
q that sufficient amount will be pledged
to guarantee payment for the work, ant
:. if so, Fred Klentz will begin regula
:. duty with his street sprinkler Monday
g morning.
e The ladies of the Congregations
IS church are much gratitied over the re
10 suit of their experiment in conductin,
le an Industrial store. 1t has been opel
It every Saturday since mid-winter for tn
y sale of such goods as are contributed
y and fairly good business is reported
A. Two objects are served: Those want
v ing secondhand goods, or new apron
1t and other clothing made by members o
1t the society, at low prices, know wher
is to find them, and the church treasury
is also benefited by the sales made. Al
d. though it was understood when the stor
e, was opened that the trial would b
~ made until June, it is now quite likel
ly that it will remain open as permanen
ne business and benevolent institution G
to the city,
re Further reports received in regard t
ns to the storms that have prevailed i
,d Missouri, Iowa, and further south i
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