The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-11-09
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

SATURDAY SETTINGS.
Miss Clara Raul is u city visitor from
Madison.
j. Ii. Kingman left this morning for
Fremont.
Chas. A. Smith of Tilden was a city
visitor today.
Bob" Ellis of Sioux City is in Nor
folk on business.
G. NJ. Henderson departed today for a
weeks trip west.
Mrs. Burt Mapes has returned from
her visit to Omaha.
Miss Hartley is in the city from Madi-
son visiting friends.
A. j. Durland returned last night
from his western trip.
A. Winter returned yesterday from
his trip to Kansas City.
Mrs. Pollock is visiting friends at
Winside for a few days.
Mrs. j. S. Hancock of Stanton was in
the Sugar City yesterday.
Miss Martha Wilde is in the city, the
guest of Miss Anna Zuelow.
Miss Wallace, one of the teachers III
the Pierce schools, is in the city.
T. M. Jacobson of Waverly, Iowa,
shipped a carload of horses into Norfolk
yesterday and will endeavor to dispose
of them here.
Rev. Fletcher M. Sisson was a pas
senger for Madison this morning, and
will conduct quarterly meeting meet
Ing there tomorrow.
j. M. Dixon, a travelling man, won
the center piece that was ratified off at
Leonard's drug store last night. The
lucky number wa 67.
The Union Pacific is still employing
men to work on their grade at Dana,
Wyoming. They took 10 men west
from this place today.
James Nichols, chairman of the repub-
lican county central committee is in the
city, watching the closing struggle of
the campaign in the county's metropolis.
Miles Berry, representing Millard's
Ministries has been in the city endeavor-
ing to secure a date for his show. 1t is
understood, however, that bis efforts
were unsuccessful.
Cox Jones and Cox, a South Omaha
firm, are holding a public sale of stock
at the House q Nichol ranch this after.
noon. A member of the firm Is here
supervising the sale.
A new b. X walk has been laid along
the west side of Fourth street in front
of the residences of Degner, Iutz, Mar
quardt and Conner. That portion of a
popular thoroughfare has been materially
improved by the enterprise of these
gentlemen.
Some miscreant cut the ground wire
of the telephone line between here and
Stanton at a point east of Norfolk.
The result was that the line was placed
out Of servise and the Madison line had
to be used ia order to reach Fremont or
points east.
w. S. Summers, United States district
attorney. who spoke here this afternoon,
is an old school friend of e. A. Bullock,
and the two gentlemen hav enjoyed "A
pleasant visit together, comparing notes
and. relating "reminiscences Of their
younger days.
The scarcity Of farmers teams in
town this.morning when Bryan spoke,
was substantial evidence that they were
too busy.to neglect their work even to
hear the greatest fusion orator of the
day. BY far the greater portion Of his
auditors We're townspeople,
j. A. Smith of Huron, S. D., is max
ingsarrangements to open up a cigar
at South Norfolk. Mr., Smith
here highly recommended as a
maker of first class t.goods and has had
extensive experience, 1t is to be hoped
he will find a profitable field for his
work.
Carpenters began the work of laying
the timbers on which will rest the floor
and stage Of the new opera house and
the work is being pushed forward with