The Norfolk weekly news., 1899-08-03
SATURDAY SETTINGS.


Mihill's barn.
Rev. Hagedorn was in the city yester-
day from Winside.
f. A. Dearborn was a city visitor yes
terday from Wayne.
f. w. Melcher was in the city yester
day from West Point
II. Morris was visitor in the city
yesterday from Sterling
The Long Pine Chautauqua will open
on August II and continue until the 23d.
superintendent d. G. OConnor made
business trip to Columbus this morning.
Last night was the coolest of the
month, the thermometer registering 53
degrees
County Superintendent Orum was in
the city today from Madison calling on
his friends.
Rich. Romig of Neigh is in the city
to take an examination for teachers
certificate.
Miss Mary Alderman of Stanton has
been visiting this week with Miss Mel
lie Schwenk.
Mrs. Edholm, mother of Mrs Charles
Harding, returned to her home in Omaha
this morning.
Rev. ID. Marquette of Oakdale was in
the city yesterday few hours calling on
his Norfolk friends
Frank Twiss left this morning for
| Wayne to assume his duties as day
clerk of the Boyd house.
E. B. Kenyon returned this morning
from visit with his mother who lives
in Delaware county, Iowa.
kid" Hall, brother of w. o. Hall,
the barber, left yesterday for Fonda,
Iowa, where he has position.
Miss Hattie Semmler is taking her va
cation this week and will resume her
duties at Baum Bros. next Monday
Adolph Altschuler, who has been Wis.
iting relatives here all summer will
leave tomorrow for Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Frances Sharpless will entertain
a party of friends this afternoon at a six
o'clock tea, the occasion being her birth
day.
Mrs. P. G. Wood and son, Arthur, de.
parted yesterday for Concordia, Kansas,
where they will visit relatives and
friends.
Arthur Altman has returned from
Chrystal Lake, four miles from Sioux
City, where he was camping with COM
pany of friends.
The splendid rain which fell at Nor.
folk the other night was quite local, it
being said that not drop fell at Pierce
or at Wayne.
IL. Johnson's family arrived from
Illinois this morning and they will at
once go to housekeeping, everything
having been placed in readiness
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Baum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Baum and Mrs. A. Alt
schuler will leave Monday for Hot
Springs, S. ID where they will enjoy an
outing.
NJ Becker, Mrs. E. Becker and Mar.
gle Becker were guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Mayer over night.
They left for their home in Albion this
morning.
The Wakefield Republican is celebrat-
ing its 18th birthday this week. 1t is a
tlourishing journal and is still strong
III the faith" of making metropolis OF
Wakefield.
Messrs. Baxter and Chapman, two
officials of the Union Pacific occupied
the special officers car attached to the
10 40 train this morning. They are on
tour of inspection.
Rev. w. H. Eaton writes from Wau-
conda, Ill.,, stating that, 1--WE are hav-
ing a splendid good time boating and
fishing" He is in need of THE NEWS,
however, to make happiness complete.
Angle irons, cross arms, pins and
knobs were received by the local man
agement of the telephone company this
morning and will be used in raising the
wires on Main street where they cross
the tracks.
Agents of Ringing Bros. circus are in
the state makingtdates for that popula,
show. Norfolk is usually favored with
a visit by that aggregation and the ad
vance agents may be expected here al
most any day,
The Union Pacific is advertising fol
laborers on its extensions in Wyoming
! and its new track work in Nebraska
! but they are hard to get and that road
! has thus far found it impossible to So
cure sufficient help to do the necessary
work.
The dance gwen at rne railway hall
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