The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-05
SDAY TOPICS,

Miss Irene Dexter Is Just recovering
from an attack of sickness.
Pat Rooney has gone to his old home
in Ireland for an extended visit.
+. Nj. Weasel and Clint Smith were
city visitors today from Madison.
w. a. Connolly and DIR. =. II. Sal.
ter were passengers to Omaha today.
Sheriff George w. Losey was over
from Madison today on official business.
A. II. Viele Is taking a lay.oG from
his duties as engineer on the Il. Il. 81 M.
V. railroad.
Mrs. Ransom Stitt is quite sick with
the grip at her home on Sixth street and
Park avenue.
Mrs. II. G. Matrau returned last night
from her visit at Lincoln and Glen
Springs, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. b. Durland and Mrs.
Mcbride returned last night from II
visit to Plainview.
Sheriff, e. O.. Hass of Pierce county
brought a patient to the Norfolk hospital
for the insane last evening.
John Reynolds of Lake View, Iowa,
has taken a position as apprentice i'll the
barber shop Of his cousin, w. .. Hall.
Miss Mason has moved into her home,
recently purchased from Bernard Grant,
at the corner of Madison avenue and
Tenth street.
7. II Wilhelm, travelling freight
agent of the Rock Island route, was in
Norfolk yesterday looking up business
for his road.
Mr.. Leon Brown returned to his home
in Missouri Valley, Iowa, yesterday,
after spending Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. w. Bates.
August Paul, who has been working
for II. +. Glissman, today removed with
his family to Emerson where they will
make their future home.
There will be a special meeting of
Trinity guild at Mrs. Leonard's this
evening to work on Easter novelties.
All members are urgently requested to
be present.
Mrs. A. j. Durland and daughter
Jane are expected home tomorrow even
ing from a visit with Mrs. Durland's
sister at Washington, Iowa. They talso
visited at the homes of G. A. and w. II.
Mast at Davenport.
Lyons Sun The Norfolk district
campmeeting commission met here Tues
day and it was decided not to hold camp
meeting at Lyons this year. Several
other towns are asking for it and a de.
cision will be made later.
Glenn Hart of Deadwood, S. D., was
in the city yesterday visiting his friend,
DR.. @. A. McKim. Mr.. Harris brother, |
Irwin, was drowned here in the North
Fork river in 1892. He was at that time
in the office of Weatherby e. Welsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Williams have
issued invitations to the wedding of their
adopted daughter, Miss Minnie Step.
pier, who will be married to Paul Ed
ward Lang, Wednesday evening, April
10, at s o'clock. MIR. Lang is from
Ford, Colorado.
The weather today has accorded very
we'll with those that have passed for a
week or more. Cloudy and chilly, with
generous supply of sticky mud under
foot are the characteristics and it is un-
necessary to remark that there is little
in being out of doors. A slight
fall last night that has melted
today gives the mud an increased
durability.
The social given last evening in the
p~arlors of the First Congregational
church was quite we'll attended, when
disagreeable weather is taken into
consideration. The ladies society, under
auspices the entertainment was
cleared about $l5 and the com.
mittee having it in charge is accorded a
great deal of credit for the successful
in which it was conducted.
In spite OF the obstacles presented by
the weather, considerable spring moving
IS being done. Among those who are
changing residences is d. Rees, who is
moving from the M. G. Walker house
20 his home on West Norfolk avenue.
W. II. Sheer will occupy the Walker
house, moving from a residence in The
Heights, On South Tenth street. /. j.
Johnson who has lived in the Rees home
will move into the house being vacated
~ Mr.. Sheer and family.
Owen Bros, the Norfolk railroad con-
FACTORS, have taken contracts for work
hat will keep them busy this summer
md at which they will employ a small
'rmy of men. ii. L. Owen has returned
rom Chicago, where he and his brother,
NJ. received two extensive contracts
or railroad work, one at st. Paul, Mimi,
md the other at Red Oak, Iowa. The
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