The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-08-16

returned from their outing at Long
Pine.
An enjoyable dance was held Sunday
evening at the home of Herman Roehrke
on South First street.
+. A. Bowermaer, Noah Taylor and
p. G. Fancher, a trio of Emerson people,
were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Roberts sister, Mrs. Sam Hook,
who has has been visiting here, left this
morning for Ottumwa, Iowa.
Miss Anna Seymour and Mrs j. B.
Maylord have gone to Red Oak, Iowa
for a visit of two weeks with relatives.
Miss Amanda Shellen who has been
the guest of Mrs Ferdinand Shultz,
where her sister is sick, returned to her
home in Creighton today.
Misses Blanche and May Kearney of
Melbourne, Iowa, who have been visiting
the Misses Wilkinson of South Norfolk,
returned to their home today.
The report is out that Norfolk is to lose
present in charge expect to leave Thurs
day for field of work in Cresco, Iowa.
The water commissioner is getting
after some patrons of the water works
system for allowing water to run con-
trary to regulations, and is shutting off
their supply of aqua pura.
Mrs. Mary Ellis and daughter Mable
departed today for Seattle, Washington,
where they expect to make their future
home. Mrs. Ellis son, Carl, and daugh-
ter, Mrs Ed. Brackett, are residing III
that state.
A report was received here yesterday
to the effect that Editor r. D. Scott IF
the Battle Greek Enterprise was very
low at his home in that city and it was
not expected that he would live through
last night. The many Norfolk friends
of the genial editor will hope that the
report is exaggerated and that he will
yet regain his old-time vigor.
H. w. Christoph, general agent for
the Osborne company at Terra Haute,
Indiana, arrived in the city yesterday
and visited short time with his brother
Geo. B. This morning he went to Win
side where he and Miss Emma Knebel,
formerly clerk in the johnson dry goods
store, will be married tomorrow. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Christoph will 60 over to-
morrow to attend the wedding.
S. N. Bond, brakeman on the Union
Pacific passenger, is taking a four.weeks'
vacation and expects to attend the
national G. A. r. reunion at Chicago
this month. He was member of the
Second Wisconsin regiment during the
civil war and was captain of one of the
five companies that constituted the
famous Iron Brigade He hopes to
meet many of the surviving members OF
his command and regiment.
An excellent rain fell III this vicinity
last night, the precipitation amounting
to about half an inch. The earth so
quickly and thoroughly absorbed the
welcome moisture that this morning there
was but the evidence of light shower.
The storm was accompanied by vivid
and almost constant electric disturbance
and there was probably some damage
done by lightning although none hasyet
been reported. The rain will benefit
corn to some extent and be especially
beneficial to vegetables and pasturage.
A couple of younsters whose homes
are on Madison avenue We're much
impressed with the appearance of some
goslings being raised by Mrs. G. H.
Krahn and in reply to one of their
many questions they were informed
that the young geese live in water.
They concluded to prove the assertion,
and captured couple of the fowls and
put them in pail of water, holding
them under. The birds bobbed up
several times when the boys would leave
loose but We're finally drowned and the
boys are now firmly convinced that they
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