The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1900-12-28
MENTION.

VuNhi oppoAS"ec'
MONDAY MENTION.
Miss Lota Blakely is home from her
school to spend Christmas.
Will Powers accompanied his parents
to Omaha to spend Christmas.
w. H. Rish has been confined to his
home for several days by sickness.
Robert Schramm is up from missouri
Valley to enjoy Christmas at home.
Miss Agnes Carbery went to Beatrice
Saturday to spend her vacation with
her sister, Ida.
The new cables put in by the telephone
company are all insulated with paper
and are of the best manufactured.
G. f. Durland and family came down
from Plainview Saturday to spend
Christmas with relatives and friends.
H. Hubert of the Citizens National
bank went to Lincoln today to spend
Christmas with relatives and friends.
Ethel Campbell entertained a COM
pany of young friends at her home on
South Eleventh street Saturday even
ing.
The High school foot ball team has
gone to Madison and this afternoon is ell
gaging the foot ball team of that city in
a game.
An examination of the gravel bed on
the hill just west of town reveals the
fact that the strata is 8 feet i'll thickness
at its greatest depth.
Christmas will be observed tomorrow
by THE News and no paper will be
issued. The Office Will be closed during
the day and no business transacted.
w. II. Butterfeld and family and
their guests, MIR. and Mrs. Drake, went
to Creighton today to spend Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. d. Buttertield.
On account of the holiday tomorrow
the regular meeting of Norfolk lodge
No. 81, A. o. U. w. will be held We'd
nesday evening instead of OF Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. III. Reynolds and
daughter, and Mrs. Mcbride and Annie
go to Madison tomorrow to spend
Christmas with Willis Mcbride and
family.
Clyde Hammond, son of Mrs. w. w.
Roberts, returned Saturday evening
from Peru, where he has been attending
the state normal school, and will visit
during the holidays.
Misses Clemmie and Della Morrison
left Saturday night for Canon City, Col.
where they expect to make their home
in future. Mrs. Morrison is already
there, having preceded them some time
ago.
Meadow Grove Press: Robert Rouse
returned Wednesday from his hunting
trip in the Black Hills. He reports thai
the party killed eleven deer while gone
He brought back all that he could pacl
in his trunk and also brought back heat
and skin of a large buck which he killed
He reports having a very pleasant trip
Mrs. j. b. Barnes went to Sioux City
on the noon train in response to a tele
phone message at II o'clock this morning
announcing the udeath of her niece
Miss Dollie Lister, who was l6 years o
age. Miss Lister was operated upon TO,
appendicitis last week and her deatl
occurred this morning. Her home wa
at Ponca and the funeral services vii
be held there Wednesday. Judg'
Barnes is in Oakdale but is expected
home tonight and will probably go t.
Ponca tomorrow morning to attend tn
funeral.
@. e. Specie, Robt. Lovelace and VIM
Hale all of Battle Creek, have BEEF
charged as the persons who took eigh
head of hogs from the feed lots of f. j
Hale Tuesday night of last week an
have been arrested by Sheriff Losey an
taken to Madison to await trial. Speec
was identified as the man who sold tn
hogs by the Madison stockbuyer an
suspicion fell OH young Lovelace, VIII
boarded with Specie. On being ques
toned Lovelace broke down and con
fessed the whole plot and implicate
Will Hale, another young man.
A copy of the Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Sunday Courier of December Is, con
tanning an account of the arrest c
Zaxaraina Cavrotolo. charged wit
stealing a mail. pouch, The point G
possible interest to Norfolk people is tn
following 1.-TWO packages and a letter