The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1901-06-14
RATTLE CREEK.

hogs Wednesday,
II. II. Fundum transacted business in
Madison Tuesday
T.. i. Hans drove down to Norfolk
Monday on business.
A social dance was held at John Otis
place Saturday night.
John Hall and Fred Meineke were
Norfolk visitors sunday.
VIM. Beck Of Norfolk was visiting
here with his parents Friday.
d. A. Zimmerman Of near Norfolk
transacted business in the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Knesel were
Omaha visitors the fore part OF the
week.
Fred Brechler went mp to Inman
Thursday to see how things are on their
ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Wade of Norfolk
were up Tuesday visiting relatives and
friends.
Prof. Valentine and wife went to
Grand Island for an extended visit Sat
urday.
Our new postmaster, r. II. L. Willis,
looks very keen behind Uncle Sans
screens.
Tuesday night City Marshal Flood
had two saloon decorators as customers
in the city bastile.
JAS Roseborough of Tilden was spend
ing whole week here in the interest Of
the Champion machines.
Miss Idele Taylor, one of our most
popular teachers, was visiting with
friends in Norfolk Monday.
Mrs. M. Endres and children of Nor.
folk were visiting here Sunday with her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Pratt.
Wednesday morning we had q splen-
did rain again. The wind was blowing
also but not so bad as to hurt anyone.
Our Fourth of July committee on
printing have ont the finest advertising
matter that we have ever seen in this
part OF the country.
Thos. Wade was over to Wayne the
fore part of the week selling road
graders for an eastern company. He
met with good success.
The Howard Miller Lumber company
shipped car Of hogs on Wednesday to
the South Omaha market. Hogs are
worth IS. 45 here these days.
The wind Wednesday morning did a
little damage on Geo. Heurmann's farm
in Valley precinct. 1t is understood
some cribs and feed racks were upset.
j. d. Preece returned Tuesday from a
two weeks visit with his father and
other relatives in Oklahoma. Jimmy
reports that everything looks fine down
there
, Mas 81 Bressler sold a 100 acre farm
this week to JAS Hunter. This place i
known as the Green p. Thompson farm
, six miles north of town, in Deer Creel
precinct
Our silver cornet band is very busy al
the present, evenings. They will furnish
the sweetest music you ever heard OF
the next great Fourth celebration il
Battle Creek.
Monday Herman Hogrefe shipped tw
carloads of fat cattle and two carload
Of hogs; Howard Miller Lumber com
pany one carload Of hogs and l.. Z
. Baker one carload of hogs.
j Sam Inkley received fancy Polan
|. china boar Wednesday. 1t is a youp
j hog, and when we saw it on the depc
It we thought at first that it was two
4 years.old steer without horns.
!. Prosperity increasing straight alonl
/. Some farmers even raise chickens wit
= four legs. If you don't believe it, ca
|. on Jas. McMichael, near the Yello,
}. Banks south Of the Elkhorn.
d Uncle Mike Connolly and wife starte
II for Chiffon, Wis, Tuesday, where the
S, will make their future home with
n daughter. Mr.. Connelly's health hi
70 been very poor for some years and
ot thinks the change will do him good.
v f. f. Martin of the Enterprise r
~ turned from Omaha Saturday nigh
10 and Herman Brummund, assisting hi
>" during his absence, went to his home
= Norfolk Sunday. We believe NJ
Brummund did not like it here on q
count Of being SO many pops here, but
u person is mixed up with them he ge
~ used to it and by and by neither 81,
VI will know the difference.
.u Prisoner Tries to XIII Judge.
% Chatham, Ont, June l4.-Andre
ss Epperson, who had been found gull
~ by a jury Of charge of stabbing b
yer paramour, Ida Allison. made an {
Die tempt to kill Judge Bell in the coun