The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-06-01
SATURDAY. SETTINGS.
Ii rained last night.

morning.
f. @. Stephens left for Colorado
Springs yesterday.
Geo. Barry of Battle Creek was in
town this morning.
Robert Peyton, the Creighton banker,
was in town today.
ID. G. Giffert of West Point spent the
morning in Norfolk.
DR.. p. II. Salter was called to Meadow
Grove this morning.
Miss Emma Schroeder of Hoskins was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. p. Stafford visited Creighton be.
tween trains yesterday.
Rev. G. w. Brinstad of Fremont was
the guest of Pastor Eaton yesterday.
T. M. Hull and wife were at Battle
Greek, where they enjoyed days fish.
ing.
Misses Edna and Kate Stafford were
passengers for Omaha on the early
morning train
1t is warm and sultry again today
with the prospects good for more heavy
showers tonight.
During last nights storm lightning
struck and killed three cows belonging
to Carl Schwichtenberg.
Mrs. a. Teale, who has been visiting
in the south part of the state, returned
home yesterday.
@. w. Landers and family of Genoa
are visiting at P. F. Bells home. They
arrived last evening.
Mrs. Atlee Hart of Dakota City, who
has been visiting Mrs. l. Powers, re.
turned home this noon
Father Mcnamara went to Bloomfield
today to supply the place of Father
Fitzgerald for short time.
William WarnelSe left last night for
Hot Springs, S. d., where he will seek
relief from rheumatic trouble.
Mrs. George Davenport returned
home from Sioux City yesterday after
two weeks visit with her son, Will.
Miss Lena Stewart left for Omaha
this morning to join her aunt, Mrs.
Graham, whom she will accompany to
Princeton, Ind, the first of the week.
Conductor VIM. Cooley, G. M. Forney
and Sam l.. Gardner boarded the west.
bound passenger last evening for Atkin.
son where they will spend few days
fishing.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Ed O'Keere and Miss Kate
Carey, which will take place at the
Catholic church in this city on Wednes-
day, June z.
Father Walsh goes to Chadron and
other western points tomorrow, accom-
panying Bishop Scannell, whom he will
assist in conducting mission. During
his absense Father Wall of Omaha will
have charge of the Catholic church here.
DR.. A. Bear, accompanied by his
daughter Robinette, left this morning
for Richmond, Va, the doctors former
home. He went as delegate to the an
nual national convention of railway sur
geons which convenes in that city June
lst.
Stanton Register: Special agent Ed
Gerecke, ofxthe Norfolk beet sugar fac
tory, reportsI that the beets in Stanton
county are growing nicely and every
field has goodl stand. The prospects
are excellent if the warm weather con.
tinues.
The healthfulness of Norfolk and
vicinity is attested by the fact that dur.
ing the last 40 days only one death has
been reported. When it is realized that
this takes in surrounding territory Of
10 miles and population of not less
than $1,000 people the statement gains
strength.
The advance agent of the Alba Hey
ward Co., the celebrated comedian, was
in the city yesterday and made arrange
ments for that company to play here
June lG. The high character of the
company is recognized by the sale of
more than 100 tickets the same after
noon.
The outlook for celebration of the
Glorious Fourth is not brilliant. The
fire department. started out to collect a
suitable fund but met with such frost
at the hands of the business men that
they have given up their project. 1t is
not now likely that Norfolk will cele-
brate this year.
The editor of the Culbertson Era has
this to say of his town, but as far as we
know now, Norfolk can lay claim to the
same kind of greatness" "Culbertson
is remarkable town in more ways than
one. Her latest claim to greatness lies
iu the fact that she has no people who
claim that their fathers were school.
mates of Admiral Dewey"