The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1900-12-28
THURSDAY TlDJNGS.

Engineer Dan Murphy is In the city
from Omaha.
A. J. Durland has gone to Ewing on
q business trip.
II. r. Rogers Of Columbus is in the
city on business.
G. Il. Cole was a visitor yesterday
from Meadow Grove.
@. j. Hahn was n business visitor yes.
terday from Columbus.
Paul Nenow was in the city yester.
day from Battle Creek.
Will McCune of Missouri Valley is in
the city visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Donley Of Wayne
were city visitors yesterday.
Miss Gusta Korth, who has been very
sick with appendicitis, is now improving
somewhat.
Mrs. A, G.. Wilmer and Mrs. g. s.
Hayes were passengers for Omaha on
the noon train.
Miss Schram and Miss Minnie Mas
went to Bloomfield ut noon to visit rela.
tives and friends.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Conrad Bauridel has been very sick but
70 slightly better.
The annual meeting Of the farmers
institute will be held in Orr's hall on
January 4th and 9Th.
H. II. Babe Of Omaha was in the city
yesterday enroute to Pierce for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Misses hate and Julia Stafford and
Miss Marie Bryan are attending the
state teachers meeting at Lincoln.
The next attraction billed for the
Auditorium is "a Wise Member which
will be presented New Years night.
j. s. Shurtz departed today with his
son who has been visiting here for
Glenelder, Kansas, and will make a
visit there.
The funeral obsequies over the re-
mains of the late N. Hills were held to-
day and the remains inferred in Prospect
Hill century.
Mrs. A. j. Durland, vice president Of
the state federation of woman's clubs.
has gone to Lincoln to attend a meeting
of the state officers.
Editor Geo. F. REMOVER of the Wis
ner Chronicle, and wife, were here last
evening and saw Walker Whiteside in
Heart and Sword"
Mrs. Dwight Smith of Sioux City
will be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. +.
Bruce a few days while her husband is
attending to business matters in Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Jeger of Oakland
have been visiting his brother, f. JeRer,
of the Bon Ton restaurant. Mr.. Jeger
is a leading furniture dealer of Oak.
land. r.
There will be a special meeting Of
Elkhorn council No. 1894, Royal
Arcanum this evening, when it is
expected there will be a number of init
ations.
Captain G. A. Townsend and son
Will of Omaha accompanied @. d.
Jenkins to Columbus today and will
join the latter's brother, Ed, for few
days hunt.
Geo. Lehman and wife of Columbus
visited over night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Spear. When they returned home
this morning they were accompanied by
Miss Grace Spear.
The Early Hour club has arranged for
another dance. to be given at Mast's hall
tomorrow night, and it is anticipated
that a most pleasant evening will be the
result. The Italian orchestra has been
engaged to furnish music.
A. White, living near South Norfolk,
received from Washington as g Christ
mas present from his SOL Fred, a half
bushel of the mammoth apples grown in
that state. The apples were almost as
large as pumkins and their flavor was
excellent.
The burning out of the SCOT in a chin
ney of the Eiseley block. this morning
wa sufficient, as far as one observer was
concerned, for turning in a fire alarm.
The fremen responded promptly but
found that their services were not re.
quired early in the game and returned
to the engine house without having laid
q line Of hose.
One Of the private boxes at the post
Office was opened yesterday and q num-
Der of Christmas presents taken there.
from. Postmaster Sprecher says that
transactions Of like character have come
to his attention quite frequently Of late
and he is bound to make it Interesting
for the guilty persons il they are de-
tected. Considerable fault lies with the
patrons themselves. They leave the
boxes unlocked and the pilferers find
ready access by simply lifting the catch.
1t is the general opinion that it is the
work of boys, who do not realize the