The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-06-01
FRIDAY FACTS.

w. H. beamy, the Plainvlew attorhey'
is in the city.
John Dineen of Platte Center was in
the city today
Douglass Cones, the Pierce attorney,
was in town last evening
The W ell that is being bored by the
city has reached depth of $40 feet
Congressman Robinson of Madison
was greeting friends in the city today
w w. Brown and NJ. l.. Sullivan OF
Meadow Grove were in town this noon.
The next meeting of the Nebraska
Liquor Dealers association will be held
in this city.
Another carload of eggs will be ship.
ped from the cold storage to Lowell,
Mass, tomorrow.
S. X. Dexter arrived from Lowell,
Mass, yesterday. Mr.. Dexter came by
way of the Canadian Pacific.
The sociablc to be held by the Ladie
guild of the Episcopal church tonight
will be ut the home of Mrs. A. ID. Cole.
A new office building going up on the
lot west of Rice's saloon is being erected
by DR.. Verges, who will occupy 1t as an
office.
s. G.. Dean, Sr. arrived last evening
from Knox county, ILL.,, and will spend
the summer with his son, $. G. Dean, in
this city.
The Sugar City Cereal mills shipped
another car-3OO cases-of cereals to
Denver last night This makes the Sc.
cond car that has gone to Denver within
n month
G. NJ. Blaokmar, president of the
First National bank of Whitewater.
Wis, and Joseph Cushing, n banker Of
the same place, are in town. They are
old time friends of g. S. Bridge and
Chas Alexander.
w. II. Clemons, president of the FIRE.
mont normal, was visiting friends in
the city today. He was Oh his way to
Tilden, where he delivers an address
before the graduating class of the high
school this evening.
The address to the graduating class of
'9g of the Norfolk High school will be
given Mt the Congregational church
next Sunday evening by Rev. j. j. Par.
ker 1t will be union service and the
pastors of the other churches will par
ticipate in it.
The storm last evening is reported
very heavy in the vicinity of Pierce.
Today it has been bright and sunny with
a rising temperature and prospect for
more showers tonight. 1t is growing
weather and crops of all kind are jump
ing forward by leaps and bounds.
A dispatch from Omaha received this
afternoon states that so editors from
Wisconsin will invade the precincts Of
this municipality this evening, on their
way to Hot Springs, S. ID. They will
arrive over the Elkhorn ut o'clock and
will only remain long enough for supper.
d. Rees has received notice of his ap-
pointment by Gov. Poynter as steward
at the Norfolk hospital for insane, and
he will enter upon the discharge of his
new duties, June l. Mr.. Rees is n good
business man, having been for number
years one of the firm Of Braasch q Rees
and under his care the stewardship of
the hospital will be we'll managed. Mr..
Q. d. Jenkins, the retiring steward, has
made many friends during his term OF
office, who will hope that he may so ar
range his affairs that he will still remain
a resident Of TIE city.
A happy surprise was sprung on the
pastor of the Second Congregational
church and his family last evening. A
crowd of their friends called on them
with an abundance of ice cream and
cake and spent delightful time. but
before leaving presented MIR. Jefries
with purse with which to buy various
articles. Such surprises do much to
strengthen the hands and faith Of the
pastor. Mr.. Chapman made the presen-
tation on behalf of the people and Mr..
Jetfries responded happily. He has just
completed his third year as paster of the
church,
The entertainment given at the Cong.
regational church last evening was well
attended Notwithstanding the unpro-
pitious weather which prevailed at the
time. About SEQ was realized. The
readings of Miss Esther Mason We're of
an unusuall meritorious order being
given with freedom and naturalness of
manner which demonstrated marked
power as an impersonator Miss Ma