The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-04-20
SATURDAY SlFTINGS.
ND the streets and ALLEYS.

Geo Kitchens of Plainview was in
the city last evening.
Mrs A. d. Cole is closing out her
stock of goods at Cody.
Farmers in this vicinity have most of
their small grain planted.
Mrs. Il. L. Writers and children re.
turned to their home in Omaha this
noon
Judge Allen came down from Neigh
| this noon and returns to Madison this
| evening.
The police court is a dull place these
days. Little or no business is being
transacted.
The past week has given the farmers
fine weather for seeding and they have
| improved it.
A dance is to be given at Marquardts
hall this evening by the German
Gcsangvcrien.
| The wind has blown from the north
today. The air has been cold but the
| sky is cloudless.
| Il II. Luikart came in from the west
last evening and will spend Sunday
with his parents.
| The westward bound trains every day
carry many immigrants to the noun
tain stpGes and the Pacific coast.
T.. b. Ovelman returned home last
evening after n months absence i'll Mil
woullee and other eastern points.
| A big prairie fire has been in progress
several miles south of town today.
Whether any serious damage has result
cd is not known.
Misses Edith and Nellie Morrow were
pleasantly surprised mt their home last
evening by few of their young lady
friends in the Heights.
S. G.. Dean, NJ d. Tyler, Burt Mapes,
j. G. Stitt and G.. w. Box went up to
Battle Greek last night to attend the
Masonic lodge at that place.
A. ID. Cheney, formerly connected
with the Schuman Concert company,
will sing 1T is Enough" from Elijah, y
at the Congregational church tomorrow
morning.
Six United States soldiers of the reg
ular army passed through Norfolk today
on the U. p, enroute to San Francisco.
From that city they soon proceed with
their regiment to Manila.
Conductor McFadden of the U. P.
had the misfortune to break his left leg
yesterday while playing game of ball
The limb was broken just above the
ankle. DR.. Salter was called and set it.
The men who have been sheerine
sheep for Knollin & Co., at South Nor.
folk, struck for an advance in wages
yesterday. The demand was refused by
the company, whereupon Is out of p
men employed left for the west. The
=. balance Will continue 10 work at the ole
wages.
y To avoid all unnecessary complica
, tions and controversies as to the legality
of publishing applications for liquol
licenses in German paper and tc fully
protect that point, THE News repub
fishes upon the order of the Anzeige
+ and the applicants, the six notices whicl
have already been published in tina
paper.
While driving out TO her ranch nea
.,,1 30 l,n
q accompanying her the place, Mrs. A. d
9 Cole met with quite an accident. TIL
,. team of horses We're very high spirited
:. The lines broke and they ran away
y The occupants of the carriage were bot
thrown out but escaped serious injuries
v The vehicle was completely wrecked.
q NJ. d. Tyler and Herman Bucholz al
o rived home from Cody last night. he
IS say that their hunting expedition wa
10 a grand success but the number of duck
q caught was somewhat limited. Their
IS has been no flight of birds in that vicin
le ty this spring owing probably to tn
Q. lateness of the season The marsht
} and lakes which usually resound wit
rs the noise of the fowl are rs silent 6
n David Bennett Hill.
" While Nebraska weather has not bee
RS all that could be desired during the pa
IN few months, other portions of the coul
in try have Jared worse. Mrs. Buden
es formerly of this place and now living
b. Martinsville, Ind, sends the followir
Id J weather item from Martinsville papel
tn 1T has rained or showed every Satu
tn day since last June, except four, and
ut has rained or showed every Saturds
ot this year-three months. There was n
is, an entirely clear day in the month
ed March, 1899"
o' d. F. Osborne, who left Norfolk TO,
's' years ago to go south, returned TO Il
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