The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-08-02
WEDNESDAY, WRINKLES.

Merchants hotel, Omaha, yesterday.
Master Graham Humphrey accom-.
panied Miss Ruth Matrau to Custer,
S. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Kenyon returned
last night from visit with friends i'll
Iowa.
Mrs. q W. Schott and Miss Gertrude
Miller of Stanton were city visitors
yesterday.
Jas. Medley of Missouri Valley, Iowa,
formerly of this city, was n visitor in
Norfolk yesterday
A Anumber of people with an eye to
business are preparing to conduct stands
on the streets tomorrow.
j. Nj. Spates, father of Mrs f. A.
Beeler, arrived in the city yesterday
from San Francisco for visit.
Jas. Kennedy, formerly with the
American Express company here lis down
from Chadron visiting his mother.
John Walters is preparing to make
considerable improvement on his resi-.
dence property on South Ninth street.
Mrs. w. V. Allen, Mrs. r. +. Mem
minger and Mrs. Mott came over from
Madison last evening to visit Mrs G. ID.
Jenkins.
Mrs Walton and daughter, who have
been visiting at the home of w. II.
Bridge, departed this noon for their
home in Lincoln.
Mrs. M. II. Morris is expected from
Omaha this evening She visited over
Sunday with cousin who is connected
with the Sells -Forepaugh show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Powers of
Omaha and Miss Ella Price of st. Joe,
Mo-, are expected here tomorrow to visit
Mr.. Powers parents, Judge and Mrs.
l. Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson well
coined nine. pound girl at their home
this morning, while Mr. and Mrs. G. II.
Cornell received daughter of the same
weight this afternoon.
| A number of Volunteers of America
from Sioux City are holding some open
air meetings in Norfolk these evenings
which are proving very successful,
especially in the matter of collections.
The merry go-round steamed up last
evening and took number of custom.
ers through an exhilirating whirl. Its
real harvest is not expected to occur un-
til tomorrow when everybody will be on
pleasure bent.
1t is learned that the circus grounds
have | cen changed from Edwards pas.
ture to the Olney grounds on south
Second street, the man who is here today
having made the change for reasons
unknown to the writer.
Geo. Stalcop Is engaged in moving the
Old Home hotel from its old location in
the rear of Baum's dry goods store to n
lot in the neighborhood of the Heights,
where it will be converted into dwell.
ing house. 1t is the property of G. w.
LeMont
The loose rubbish has been removed
from Norfolk avenue in the business
part of town, improving its appearance
very much. The man with the scythe
is also doing the right thing by the
weeds and circus day will dawn with
Norfolk S streets, alleys and vacant lots
in better condition than they have been
for some time past
A novel advertisement in the window
of B. w. Fishers hardware store is at.
tracing considerable attention. 1t is
diminutive figure of young man with
bad case of rubberneck. He appears
to be presiding over the display of silver
ware before him. Another attractive
window display is the aquarium with
its minnows and fish in the Trocodero.
The town has been lively today pre-
caring for the advent Of the circus and
the anticipated crowd. Delivery wagons
have been hurying back and forth. The
cars have been removed from the sidings
at the union depot and many prelimin-
aries have been looked after. Mayor
Robertson has prepared for an extra
police force who will be co.operated
with in preserving order by the detec.
tives and policemen accompanying the
show. He has also ordered the officers
to keep all teams off the streets during
the parade and is taking every precau-
tion possible against accidents and law
lessness. The coming of Ringlings cir
Gus is not an unimportant event to Nor
folk or any other city.
Lieutenant John B. Barnes. jr.,
passed a most creditable examination
recently before the military board, the
results of which have just been made
public by Adjutant General Barry. He
stood second in the general average of
markings with a per cent of S5 40.
! Arthur p. CHM, surgeon of the Second