The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-04-27

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C. A. Fuller went to Pierce this morn.
ing
Judge Powers goes to Neigh this
evening
Charles LAUGH of Bazile Mills was in
the city Saturday.
+. G. Holbert, cashier of the Farmers
State bank of Plainview, visited in the
city Saturday.
Judge Allen will pass through here
this evening enroute to Neigh where he
will hold term of court.
Mrs. w. G. Baker entertained the
young ladies in the Heights, Saturday
evening. A very enjoyable time is re-
ported.
ID. j. Sheehan of Rongis, Wyo., is in
the city on business. Mr. Sheehan is
an extensive ranchman. He is visiting
his father.in.law, George Williams
The sacred concert at the Congrega.
tional church last evening given by the
choir, assisted by Mr.. Cheney, was much
appreciated by the large audience pres.
ent
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Reimers of Green.
, castle, Penn, are expected this evening
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Wiet-
zer. Mr.. Reimers is brother of Mrs.
Wietzer.
The special officer that will be sent to
Norfolk to look over the different sites
offered the government for the federal
building to be erected according to
Washington dispatches will not be ap.
pointed prior to May 10.
, The Harding Creamery Co. has re.
Gently established three new stations,
one at Pender, another in the country
, near that town, and one at Knox, Knox
county. This makes 90 stations which
the harding company is successfully
operating.
M. b. Singer will leave tomorrow for
: st. Louis. He will attend the confer
, ence of German Lutheran Teachers
which is in session in that city this
week. Two Of his children will accom-
pany him and visit their grand parents
who live near st. Louis.
e A very pleasant family gathering was
I held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
Y Salter yesterday. 1t was the Goth birth
day of MIR. Salter, and the children and
: grandchildren We're all at home together
o Fourteen sat down to very substantial
dinner and one of the little folks was
o heard to rem'ik afterwards, "There' S
q no place like grandpa's ana grandma S
=. in all the world"
n Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Butterteld and the
baby came down from Creighton Satur-
G day evening and spent Sunday with
:, their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. But
tertield. This afternoon they left for
Omaha where they will spend several
n days. Mrs. Drake of Corning, N. Y,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
|, Buttertield, for some time, accompanied
!, them as far as Omaha on her return
home.
o An artesian well has been struck at
O Ames, near the new beet sugar factory
o The we'll was sunk to the depth of 235
. feet and flow of ii feet above the sur
r, face has been secured This is said to
be the first artesian well in the Platte
;, valley. Attempts will be made to strike
y other wells now in the towns round
about. Norfolk has well now nearly
700 feet deep but thus far it is as dry as
g bone. 1t will go down to 1000 feet
- however before the chase for water is
20 given up.
). This is the day set apart under the
d law for the holding of the federal court
IS at Norfolk. This evening Judge w. H.
{ Munger of the U. S. District court will
arrive from Omaha accompanied by
!, Clerk Hills and U. S. Marshal Tnum.
:. mil He will listen to any cases that
g may be brought before him. Any jury
cases will of course be set for trial at
. some later date at Omaha. Things will
=, not always be thus. When Norfolk OBJ.
tains its new federal building there will
be rooms set apart for meetings of the
U. S. court and regular court sessions
= will be held here as the law contem.
:. plates.
p There has been some doubt in the
It public mind as to just where the post
!. office building would be located DeX-
= ter, the laundryman advances an argu
ment in favor of its location on the
- corner of Madison avenue and Fourth
- street which he claims is stronger than
:, any given in favor of any other point
q He is sanguine that it will prove suttici
!, ent to convince Uncle Sam that it is the
!, only proper place for it in the city Ths
: post Office needs to be located close by 6
70 large and we'll regulated laundry II
these modern days, when microbes an6