The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-05-25
FRIDAY FACTS.

James p. Clark of Battle Creek was
In the city this morning.
There will be meeting Of the board
of education this evening.
The noon train from Omaha was an
hour and half late today.
The Business Mems meeting tonight
promises to be an interesting session.
Miss Mabel Collamer entertained a
party OF young friends at her home last
evening.
Mrs. q. KEEPER entertained party OF
friends from the city at the hospital last
evening
Miss Helen Clark and Miss CLARA
Thurman of Stanton were in the city
yesterday.
w. J. Reed and James Nichols, the
Madison attorneys, were in town yester-
day afternoon.
Major e. II. Tracy is now ION the
road in the employ of the Tolerton.
Stetson Co, of Sioux City,
An artesian we'll has just been struck
at Lynch, Boyd county. The flow was
tapped ut depth of 643 feet.
J. G.. Troutman left for Sioux City
today and will return tomorrow noon on
the special train of farm machinery
from the east.
E. Malone Of Omaha, ID. s. @. of the
Maccabecs, returned home this morning
after few days spent in the city in the
interest of the order.
e. J. Carpenter, manager Of the San
ford Dodge company, is in the city today
arranging to bring his company to
Eiseley's hall on Monday evening, May
Goth.
The Episcopal council now in session
mt Omaha will elect bishop coadjutor
to assist Bishop Worthington who be-
cause of i'll health is obliged to give up
the active work of the diocese. Rev.
J. b. Van Fleet is ut Omaha attending
the council.
Rev. II. p. Wigton received telegram
yesterday from Osmond stating that the
Presbyterian people of that place, by n
unanimous vote, extended him o call to
become pastor Of their church. Mr..
Wigton will accept tho call and with his
family will remove to Osmond next
week. His many friends here will wish
him success in his chosen work.
Judge and Mrs. Powers returned from
Omaha last evening. They went down
to see their son Frank who has been suf-
fering from q rheumatic attack, but
were disappointed in not seeing him.
That train that took them down passed
the west bound train on which Frank
had taken passage for Hot Springs, S. d.
They did not learn this until they
reached Omaha.
At IL 80 p. IN. tomorrow special
train of Champion binders and mowers
will arrive at the NJ. & o. depot. This
train of 20 cars left Warder, Bushnell &
Glessner company's factory at Spring
field, Ohio, on May 18th and has been
hauled direct to Norfolk as solid special
train. The train will be hammered and
decorated and will make fine appear.
ance and worth your while to see. No
such shipment Of farm machinery has
ever been made here before.
The annual party of the class Of 1900,
Norfolk High school, was given at the
home of Clyde Patterson on West Nor.
folk avenue last evening. The rooms
were prettily decorated in the class col
ors, old gold and cream, and the sur
roundings all conduced to very pleas
ant evening. Besides the members OF
the class there were present Superinten
dent and Mrs. o Connor, Messrs. Barnes
and Whaley, Misses Wood and Hartley
teachers. The evening was devoted tt
games, with delicious refreshments al
the proper time.
Dakota City Eagle: John B. Barnes
eldest son of Judge John B. Barnes, 9
graduate of the state university and fol
three years teacher in the Norfolh
public schools, was selected last week al
the principal of the schools of that city
for the coming year. This is high
compliment for young man. John be-
ing but "a years Of age, and the promo
tion will be gratifying to his hosts OF
friends in these parts who knew him
when he was young, wild, frollickiDe
kid not many years ago. He always
was an ambitious youngster, comes by
it honestly you know, and he will bt
heard from in years to come away up il
educational work