The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

planned to take place this evening, has
been postponed until Thursday evening
of this week.
MIR. and Mrs. +. w. Congdon departed
yesterday for their home III Hampton,
Conn going by the way of Washing
ton, -. G. They carry with them the
best wishes of Norfolk friends.
a very enjoyable party was given Mt
the home of Theo. Loescher on Elm
avenue last night in honor of Aug.
L%enthauser. A large number Of people
were present and II pleasant evening was
passed. Choice refreshments were
served to the guests during the evening.
At the shooting contest yesterday
Bailey again captured the purse and
proved himself one of the best shots in the
vicinity of Norfolk. In spite of the wind
he killed ~ birds out of %. Glissman
lacked but II of tying him, get
ting % out of %, Reed made a score of
81.
G. II. Rcam went to Lincoln today to
be present at the marriage of his daugh-
ter, Myrtle, to James Quinn, which is to
take place Thursday morning ut 7
o'clock. MIR. Quinn Will be remem
berod by many as formerly having a
run out of Norfolk rs n clerk in the
railway mail service.
A county Sunday school convention
will be held ut the Baptist church begin.
ing next Thursday and closing next
Friday evening. A number of promi-
nent speakers and Sunday school
workers will be prcscnt and n good meet
ing is anticipated. DIR. Fletcher Nj.
Sisson will give the closing address Fri
day evening
Sessions ~ Bell, the taxidermists
have received n silver-tipped bear to he
mounted, which in its wild state must
have been n monster, ms it weighed be-
tween 1900 and 1900 pounds. 1t was
sent by j. ID. Edgigton of Fullerton,
by whom it was killed with the assis.
WV Va W. ooVh VI tiV StilO PitSV.
The animal will be a magnificent speci.
men when mounted.
DIR. Frank Salter, w. II. Dexter and
Aft. Gerecke started out OH n hunting
trip yesterday, driving the doctors fine
black horse. In crossing a field they
drove over Il barbed wire on which the
horse caught one Of its feet and severed
IN artery, causing the animal to almost
bleed to death before the flow Of blood
could be stopped. The horse was left at
the nearest farm house and the men
walked home. Messrs Salter and
Gerecke drove out today to see how the
animal was getting along.
p. A. Shurtz is quite seriously i'll
and it is feared by his friends hat he il
also afflicted with the blood poisoning
in which his wife's troubles finally
illuminated, resulting in her death,
The trouble first appeared OH his hand
in a small sore which later grew swollen
and quite painful and it is now under
stood that the gentleman's throat il
affected. 1t is believed that the poison
was received while attending his wifi,
during her late illness. Mr.. Shurtz
friends hope his conditionsis not serious
and that he may recover with proper
care. His condition is reported n
somewhat improved today.
Norfolk has again been treated with
variety of weather during the past ,.
hours. Yesterday the wind blew a gal,
from the south, carrying with it clouds
of dust and producing a degree of hea
equal to II good hot summer day, ant
last night the wind developed int,
almost a hurricane. 1t subsidized toward
morning and then switched around t,
the northwest since which time tn
temperature has been falling quit,
rapidly, Some refreshing shower
have fallen which put m effectual quiet
US on the dust. In Omaha yesterday
record shows the highest October tenn
perature in more than a quarter of
century.
The following appears in today
World Herald being dated from Ere
mont yesterday Lon Moseley,
baker, "A years, old eloped yesterda,
with Pearl Luke, a l4-year-old Norfoll
girl The mother of the girl telephone,
the police last night to take them int
custody. The youthful couple spent tn
= night in the police judges office an,
: this morning the girls mother cam
down, Her wrath was o appease
and she gave her consent to the mar
riage, which followed. The girl is quit
attractive" Moseley has been paintin
IS for H. G. Truman this summer and hu
e lately boarded at the Luke, home wher
he made the girls acquaintance.
's The largest variety of goods aid tn
Is lowest prices in Norfolk at 9Th
Variety" store in the Richards block.