The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25
MONDAY MENTION.


home in rlainviow today.
i. f. Boyd of Oal,dalo, candidate for
district judge on the republican ticket
was in the city over Sunday.
G. II. Wunncr, who went to his home
in Stanton on sick leave, has returned to
his duties as clerk in the store of Baum
Bros.
Although Mrs. $ X Long now has
her residence on South Fourth street
she still has Office rooms in the Cotton
block
Mrs. Minnie Brawn OF Battle Greek,
who has been the guest of Miss Pearl
Reese the past week, returned home yes
terday,
DIR. L. H. Salter is planning to leave
for Chicago tomorrow, where he will
spend two weeks taking short post
graduate course
Mrs. cache, sister Of Chas. LAUGH of
Bazile Mills was i'll the city bidding
her friends goodbye previous to her dc.
parture for her home in Juneau, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Young of Stan
ton were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. A. Rainbolt Saturday. They were
enroute to Meadow Grove, where MIR.
Young spoke that evening
Norfolk people will be gratitied to
know that neither l. @. Mittelstadt OF
this city nor w o. Tolivcr, who for
=. merly resided here, suffered any loss by
reason of the fire at Laurel M account
of which appears i'll another column.
Wallis candy kitchen and lunch room
has been very nicely fixed up recently.
The walls have been repapered and n
fine partition has been placed between
the storeroom and ice cream or lunch
parlor. The proprietor expects to do
more in the restaurant and lunch line
hereafter.
w. w. Roberts, who for almost nine
years has been connected with the Home
Fire Insurance company and has proven
himself to be one of the best and most
popular insurance men IN the state, has
accepted II position with the Continual
Insurance company as special agent for
the north half of the state.
The union temperance service which
was held at the First Congregational
church last night will be repeated next
Sunday night. The service was quite
we'll attended, the quality of weather
being considered, but it was the opinion
of those there that the services merited
u much larger attendance and therefore
the decision that it should be repeated.
In. Macy, the photographer, has re-
Gently purchased bill Of goods under
rather novel conditions that indicate q
firm conviction by at least one whole.
sale house and its representative that
Mckinley will be reelected. He pur-
chased from the travelling representative
of Robert Dempster Il Co, of Omaha
$40 worth of card stock, to be paid for
if Mckinley is elected. If Bryan is
elected no bill for the goods will he
rendered.
Funeral services of the late Garrett
tional church at Pierce Friday. De-
ceased passed away Wednesday after
noon at o'clock after suffering from
incurable rheumatism for nine years.
The immediate cause of his death was
consumption, which followed an attack
of the grippe i'll April, 1899 He was q
young man of many excellent qualities
and we'll thought of by his many
riends both in Pierce and elsewhere il
north Nebraska.
The knights of the Maccabees are tc
give dance at the Marquardt hal
Wednesday night. The Bohnert or
chestra will furnish the music, which
is a sufficient guarantee that this featur,
will be all that could be desired. Thos,
having the entertainment in charg,
expect a large number of visitors from
neighboring towns and there will un
ooubtSuiy pt Boou iioii
Norfolk and vicinity. They expect t.
make it one Of the best anus emen
events of the season.
The ground in the vicinity of Noi
folk has been thoroughly soaked sine
Saturday, almost three inches of waite
having fallen, October has been dr.
month until the last few days, whe
the rain god seems to have been Ell
deavoring to make up for lost time AM
the prospects are that the total precip
tation for the month will be more tina
the average, This morning the cloud
broke away, with every appearance of
general clear-up, but the barometer wa
very low and the weather bureau pre-
dicted more precipitation, SO that tn
rainfall may be still increased before til
weather settles.
j. H. Roe of Denver, and d. !
Morgan of Omaha, head men of tt
Singer Sewing Machine company, wei