The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-04-27

ing trip this morning with II jacksnipes
and ducks
The farmers arc very busy rushing in
their small grain and getting ready for
corn planting
Mrs Chas Ludcrer, who has been
visiting at the heme of NJ Brubalser, re.
turned to Pierce toGay.
Remember the meeting at Salvation
Army hall tonight. Adjutant Mar
roway of Omaha will speak
Don't forget the entertainment at the
Oxnard this evening. The "Amity"
will see that you have "A good time.
Mrs. L. G. Stevens of South Norfolk
departed this morning for Colorado
Springs where she will make her home.
The morning was cool but the temper
ature has been steadily rising and the
day is proving one of the most delight
full of the season.
Rev. Frank p Wigton of this city
was NV NIublSOll iy viz LNio-
brara presbytery and is now full
tledged Presbyterian minister.
The question of municipal ownership
of public utilities is being agitated i'll all
the great cities of the country. In this
respect Norfolk is strictly in the push.
Rev j. =. Mueller went to Lyons to-.
day where he will preach on Sunday at
the 25th anniversary of the establish
ment of the Lutheran church ut that
place,
An exchange says 1t costs the people
of the United States S255, 900, 600 annu-
ally for getting born, $500, 100000 for
getting married, $40 100000 for getting
buried and 81 ,425 100000 for getting
drunk.
O. Il. Eiseley has resigned his position
with John Friday to accept place in n
hardware store at at Gordon. He will
leave for that place Sunday, but his
family will not go for two or three
weeks yet
The annual spring cleaning craze has
struck THE News Office and between the
painters and the paper hanger the office
force find life conglomeration of tribu.
lation, turmoil and dirt. Twill be bet
ter bye and bye
The state declamatory contest will
take place at Falls City Friday, May 5
Twelve high schools will compete foi
the state gold medals. Among them
Norfolk, Fremont, Ogalalla, Sidney
North Platte, Geneva, Superior, York
and Falls City
G. A. Luikart and n. A. Rainbol
both contribute papers before tn,
Bankers association at Wayne. Th'
subject of Mr. Luikarts article is 9Th,
Effect of the Bankruptcy Laws OF
Banking" while Mr.. Rainbolt will tall
of Country and City Banks
A team of horses driven by some far
mer fell down in front Of the postotfic,
this noon. They not only fell down bu
fell over each other in n peculiar manner
and for n short time it looked as if the,
We're tangled ineXtricably. They wer
soon gotten up however without an,
damage except some badly rrftfled feel
ings belonging to the owner.
World. Herald 1t is fact worthy o
general consideration that the ElkhorI
| yo1lny il nf thn farfi1n N,
beautiful districts of country in TIN
west, and that its resources are yet prac
tically undeveloped. The stock feeding
and grain growing features of the lowe
part of this valley are being develope,
among the farmers, and more certain
crop country cannot be found anywhere
A. to the upper portion, extending ia
into the northwest, its equal as a graz
ing country would be difficult to find
Madison Reporter: The editor accom-
panied Judge Bates to Battle Creek OF
Friday evening where the genial Judg
had an appointment to ride the masoni
goat, Several members of the Norfoll
fraternity had charge Of his goatship
and the animal neither bucked no
baked, and the Judge had no trouble il
safely riding him in an easterly direc
tion. The new U. ID. lodge is doin,
some work and there is little doubt bu
that the brethren will obtain chartt
at the meeting of the grand lodge il
June.
RV nHE SHOT GIIN R0IInE