The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-08-10
FRIDAY FACTS.


Mrs. w. A. Spencer was down from
Pierce today.
NJ. l.. Kilc was in town from Plain
view yesterday.
Mrs w. w. Riley of Pierce was in
town yesterday.
Rev. A. Hofus of Pierce was city
visitor yesterday.
A. II Berbig was in the city yester.
day from Kearney.
G. S. Hayes had business in the vicin-
ity of Winside yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Douglas were in
town yesterday from Stanton.
Mrs. s. A. Clark and Esther Clark of
Peru we're in Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. @. Hutchinson was IA visitor in
the city Yesterday from Madison.
Roy Carter has accepted position In
the drug store of Geo. b. Christoph.
Morris Mayer and his two sons made
n flying trip to Madison last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Sullivan were in yes
terday from their home near the Yellow
Banks.
Il. II. Requa is expected home this
evening from his visit to Rock Island,
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Robertson re.
turned today from their visit to their
daughter in New York
County Clerk +. G.. Holman was in
the city yesterday attending to business
and greeting old friends.
Thos. Kane, n fireman on the +. Il. 81
Mr. ", with headquarters at Chadron,
visited his uncle, Officer Mart Kane
yesterday
The choir boys of Trinity Episcopal
church will camp out next week at the
Yellow Banks, with Rev. Van Fleet to
look after them.
A game of base ball between the
Scrubs and the Norfolk base ball team
is announced to take place on the Olney
grounds Sunday afternoon.
The sociable, given Mt the home of H.
l.. Snyder last night by the Kings
Daughters, was we'll attended in spite of
the rain and good time was enjoyed.
j. w. Humphrey and family returned
last evening from Lincoln where they
have been visiting for six weeks. They
leave this evening for months visit at
Custer, s. d.
Fred Parker is expected home tomor.
row from Massachusetts, to be at the bed
eide of his mother, whose condition of
health Is not as improved as
could be desired.
The auction party which was adver.
tised to take place at the Wallerstedt
home this evening, has been postponed
until tomorrow night on account of the
inclement weather.
1t is rumored that the sugar factory at
Ames will not be completed in time to
handle this years crop of beets in
which case the beets raised there will be
shipped to the factory at this place and
the one at Grand Island.
Miss Frances Sharpless will leave to.
morrow morning to visit for some time at
her former home near Chicago About
the last of the month she will go to
Chicago and buy her fall line of milli-
merry before returning home.
A. p, Childs was over to Wayne yes
terday and assisted, as grand marshal,
in laying the corner stone of the new
court house. He also dictated q short
history of the county which was put in.
to the opening in the stone.
d. s. Ward, who was advance agent
for the Hurlburt & Leftwich shows and
is we'll known in Norfolk, occupies q
like position with the Lemen Bros. cir
Gus. He was in the city today advertis.
ing the IIemen Bros show.
A young boy named Stevenson fell
out of tree at the home Of j. s. Bur-
nett, South First street, yesterday and
fractured his arm. The broken bone
was set by city physician and the lad
is now resting as easily as could be ex
pected.
w. A. Fitzgerald, a we'll known trav-
cling man, is Offering reward of 800
for.information regarding the where
abouts of his wife, Ida E., who left her
home at Hastings q few weeks since,
taking with her several articles of con-
siderable.value, belonging to Mr.. Fitz.
gerald former wife.
The corner stone of Wayne's new
court house was laid yesterday amid
imposing ceremonies. The Masonic
lodge had charge and number Of the
grand lodge officers assisted. After the
stone had been duly laid visiting Masons