The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-04-06
FRIDAY FACTS.

G.. A. Luikart went to Meadow Grove
last night,
There are five cases of pneumonia at
South Norfolk.
The police court is as quiet as meet.
ing house today
Miss Jennie Whalen of Stanton was
in the city today.
Officer Kane lodged plain drunk in
the city last night.
Mrs. Peter Pofold, living eight miles
east, is down with pneumonia.
Charles Reed, who had his arm brok-
ell few days ago, is improving.
Helen Maylard and Mrs. Frank Dav.
export are suffering from attacks of
tonsilitis.
Geo. A. Latimer and DIR. O. s. Parker
are exchanging offices with one another
in the Mast block
The sheriff of Cummings county was
in the city yesterday having in charge
an asylum patient.
Rev. G.. II. Main was at Hoskins
Monday night and at Stanton last night
attending missionary rallies.
Geo. II. Barber of Grand Island grand
recorder of the Nebraska jurisdiction,
A. o. U. w., is a guest of THE NEWS
family.
Good Friday was observed With ap-
propriate religious services in the Catho-
lie and Lutheran churches today. There
were a large number III attendance.
Miss Nettie Korth is reported = as
slightly improving today. She is
dangerously sick. Yesterday not much
hope was held out that she would re-
cover.
Mrs. Fred Linerode was taken sick
with pneumonia Wednesday night, pre-
venting her from making the visit to
Iowa as planned. She now has settled
and severe attack of pneumonia.
Beulah chapter, No. B4O order of
Eastern Star had the pleasure last even.
ing Of listening to a lecture from the
grand custodian, Mrs. A. G.. Lindsey.
A banquet followed the lecture.
Winter weather demands winter
wraps. People should be careful about
donning lighter weight clothes before
the season warrants it. The prevalence
of pneumonia ought to warn all to be
wise in this direction.
The Jacksonian club held meeting
last night, to canvass the democratic
prospects in the coming city election.
Reports were heard from the different
candidates. Adjournment was made to
Monday evening, April 3.
The snow furry didn't amount to
much here last night but dispatches
from all directions show that there was
a heavy fall over large portion of the
central west. Today has been clear but
the wind has blown from the north
steadily with no suggestion whatever of
the breath of spring.
There was lively runaway down in
the vicinity of the Sugar City Cereal
Mills this afternoon. dray team be-
longing to Edwards & Bradford Lumber
Co. got away from its driver and made
quick time east, struck an electric light
post, knocked it over, broke the whipple
trees and neck yoke, and the horses
clearing themselves from the wagon
were stopped at the bridge. No further
damage was done but they made things
interesting in that locality for short
time.
Hastings Record At one of the open
ing sales held last week an incident oc-
cured which illustrates the quick tact
and ingenuity Of one of our city clerks.
A lady stepped up to the hosiery depart.
ment and asked to be shown something
new in hosiery. The clerk handed down
some stripped hose. The lady objected
saying she thought stripped hose was out
of style. The clerk used all his persua.
sive power to prove the contrary, but the
lady would not be convinced. The clerk
finally suggested that if she would step
little to one side and not be alarmed at
what he was about to do and keep watch
of the other ladies he thought he could
convince her he was light. He then
leaned over the counter and shouted
"A mouse A mouse - The other ladies
raised their skirts and the customer
turned to the clerk and said: "You
may do me up half dozen pair of those
stripes"
Many people in this community, who
had met him and listened to him preach
at Methodist camp meetings held in this
vicinity, will be panied to learn of the
death of Rev. John McQuoid pastor o.
the first M. f. church of Omaha which
y occurred last Wednesday as the result
| of an operation for appendicitis Mr.