The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1900-11-30
TUESDAY TOPICS.

IL, ~. Patterson departed NJ noon on
business trip TO Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Powers of Pierce
wero Norfolk visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Robertson were
visitors in Madison yesterday.
Mrs. a. Boyle expect. 10 leave tomor-
row for an extended visit in Chicago,
Glenn. Wright was home a few days
from Aurora and left today for Long
Pine.
Mrs. A. Fisher of Madison is expected
here tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving
with Mrs, Rasley.
Miss Ina Sonnenschein Of Stanton,
who has been visiting here u week, re.
turned home yesterday.
Miss Names has resigned her position
rs teacher in the High school and de.
parted Monday for Emerson, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Mapcs OF Kansas
City, Mo, are expected here tomorrow
TO spend Thanksgiving with relatives.
Will Barnes of Battle Creek, who has
been working in Denver, Col was in
the city today. He is suffering from
rheumatism.
Phil Miller departed today for Sedalia,
Mo, where he will make his home In
the future, having purchased u farm
Q that city.
Miss Eva I. Mains has resigned her
position rs assistant principal at the
High school and left Saturday for EN-
erson, Iowa, where she will teach.
Mrs. A. Stewart and Miss Stewart,
who have been visiting at the home of
r. A. Stewart, leave tomorrow for Sioux
City, where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Reno, formerly of
this city, are now in Council Bluffs,
Iowa, where they are conducting the
Transfer hotel and are said to DO doing
very well.
The High school foot ball team is
planning to play the team from Heman
Walkers school in this city on Christ
mas. Other games are also being ar
ranged for.
A brother of the late David w.
Erskine came up from Columbus Sun
day and accompanied the funeral party
to st. Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Erskine
and children were also members Of the
party.
David Whitla, John Ray and Peter
Bussey were camping at the Odd Eel.
lows encampment last evening. They
returned home in the "wee small
hours Of this morning with vivid reool.
lections of a pleasant time.
Elmer Davis of Pierce a son of b. H
Davis had an arm crushed in a corn
shelter last Saturday. The shelter haG
to he taken apart to release the arm
which was amputated above the elbow
Charles Dunn, a farmer near Osceola
had his hand crushed in a shelter ant
will lose several fingers.
a torpedo, similar to those used OF
railroads. got into the coal of Mr.. jacob,
of Madison who threw it into the stow,
mt his store Saturday and an explosion
occurred that startled the occupants O
nearby buildings. The stove was prett,
thoroughly torn to pieces and som,
goods were damaged.
Work on the new Bishop block ha
bsen progressing finely during the pas
few days and the foundation walls ar,
now about completed. Considerable
lumber for use in the construction O
the building has been placed on tn
ground and with favorable weather i
will undoubtedly be completed thi
winter.
Miss Martha Schimmelpfennig ant
Julius Ken were united in marriag,
Sunday morning at 10 80 at st. Pau
Lutheran church. A large crowd as
sisted them in celebrating the event a
the home of the brides parents il
Edgewater Park. In the afternoon tn
orcbestraswent over and serenaded them
Mr.. and Mrs. Kell will make their HON
in Edgewater Park addition.
A story.comes from Sioux City of
contractor from Iowa City who wears
watch as a setting for a ring. His nam
is Joseph Barborka and has the contrac
for the erection of a town clocs in tn
fedora. building at Sioux City. HI
wears this testimonial of his skill On hi
fingers. The watch keeps good tim
and has an intinitesimal tick like an,
other watch, although the dial is N
larger than the end of an ordinary lea
pencil.
Sheriff and Mrs. George Losey G
Madison came very near being victim
of ~suffocation by coal gas Saturda
morning. Their base burner was tn
cause. During the night Mr.. Losey fe
ill and was awake several hours, but di
not notice the gas odor. When h