The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-07-20
TUESDAY TOPICS.

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Miss ID Webb of Toronto, Canada, is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. w. j. Nc.
Nance.
| August Schulz came down from
Creighton this morning to visit his
parents.
Judge Powers and wife will leave this
evening for Hot Springs, S. d., for an
outing of several days
Mrs II. A. Pasewalk and children
will go to Sioux City tomorrow to visit
Mrs Pasewalk's parents.
Carl T. Seely and wife, accompanied
by Miss Maud Steen and Miss Stella
Bauch, were in the city yesterday from
Madison.
Mrs. +. j. Wallis, one of the teachers
in the Wayne Normal school, was in the
| city yesterday returning to Wayne after
a visit to her home in Madison.
Misses Isabelle and Anna Hoffman
were in the city today from Plainview
on their way to Colorado Springs, Col,
where they will remain until the latter
part of October.
Frank Yost, state inspector for the
Nebraska Telephone company was in the
city on business and incidentally greet
ing his numerous friends. He departed
for Schuyler this morning.
The graders are now at work on South
Thirteenth street building up the middle
Of the road and making waterways on
each side. When the work is completed
the road will be in first class shape.
Mr.. Lanchotf and family Of Fremont
stopped at the home of Charles Flores
yesterday and today. They are Oh their
way to Battle Creek to make Il two
weeks visit with Mrs. Lanchoff's folks.
Simon Straight of Hoskins was in the
city yesterday and unloaded new
steam thresher and engine. Ray
Gleason was the engineer who manipu.
lated the engine. They departed this
morning for Hoskins.
Burglars entered the house of Otto
Egerman east of the city last Saturday
evening while the family was absent
from home. They secured some dress
goods, shaving outfit and 81 80 in
money. No clue to the marauders has
yet been discovered.
-Four new telephones will be added to
the exchange this week. One will be in
DIR. d. w. Green's rooms in the Mast
block; one each in the residences OF
Chester A. Fuller and w. H. Cooley and
No. $50 will he in DR.. +. w. Kiesau's
residence.
Miss Mary Schelly departed today for
Council Bluffs where she will visit for a
time and then go to Chicago. She ex.
poets to be home in September. While
absent she will study the latest styles of
making dresses and will be better pre-
pared than ever to give her patrons
satisfaction.
Washington dispatches state that
Supervising Architect Taylor will do
nothing concerning the Norfolk and
Blair sites for government buildings until
he has received modified bids, for which
he has asked. There is big fight on
over the selection OF the Hastings site and
the choice will probably be considerably
delayed.
About 2 o'clock this morning would
be burglars attempted to gain entrance
into the house of Jas. Davies on South
Fourth street. Mrs Davies was alone
with her children and listened to the
noise, which sounded like someone tam
pering with the screen door, for quite q
while and then gave an alarm, which
was answered by DIR. H. l.. Scoggin, q
near neighbor. He made a search for
the individual who had been causing the
disturbance, but was unable to discover
anyone.
The following persons took all or part
of the regular teachers examination be-
fore Superintendent Crum last Friday
and Saturday :HCacilia NJ. Abts, w. b.
Elliott, Maude Steene, Frances Procher,
Grace Rummonds, Nellie Wakeley, Lois
Purdy, Ida Bryant, Hattie Copeland,
Marie Snure and John j. Malone OF
Madison; Lottie Otis, Nellie Otis, Ber.
tina Meneely and Ida Burg of Newman
Grove; Agnes McCallum of Meadow
Grove; Mabel Whitla, Lottie Knesel
Hattie Maliew, Lillian Willis and Anna
Wantlin Of Battle Creek.
! Manager &. T. Sprecher Of the tele.