The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-10-04
TUESDAY TOPICS.

l. u, MNmmlnH,r OF MndlkOn wnH IN
the city todny ON business
Mrs. V Brninnrd Will go to Onkdnlc
this evening to visit her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Whtln Of Madison
ARE the guests Of Norfolk friends
Mrs Joseph Allb,ry went to Blair
this.morning to visit rcvnuvcs few
days.
The prairie chicken season opened to-
day and large number of Norfolk
people nre ont hunting the birds
The first meeting of the "Wednesday
club for the year will bc held tomorrow
afternoon nj ? 80 with Mrs. Bear.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Congrc.
gatlonnl church will give social at
the church next Friday evening to which
all are invited.
\ railrond social Will be given Mon.
day night by the Ladies guild of Trinity
church nt the residence of O. II. Tap.
pert. Further particulars will be an.
nounccd Inter.
T.. NJ. Norton has issued invitations
to the marriage of his daughter, Minnie
lncH, to Mr.. COrl Dclos jenkins, which
is to take place Wednesday afternoon,
October 9, nt 1 80.
| Onkdalc Sentinel Wlll DRYER moved
his household goods, Thursday, from
| Norfolk to Oakdalo where they will
make their future home, residing for
| the present in the rooms over the post
office.
Inst night man was caught in the
act of throwing II small pup from IA
second story window on Main street.
The little animal fell in the center of
the hard road and its back was broken
The man who threw 1t may consider
himself fortunate if he escapes punish
ment for cruelty to animals.
The West Side Whist club held bus.
mess meeting last night with Dr. and
Mrs. A. Bear nnd..decided to hold the
first meeting Of the winter with Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Baum tomorrow night
| The club also decided to keep early
hours and the playing will commence
promptly at s o'clock and stop at 1890
Ponca Journal: Jack Davey returned
to Ponca Inst Thursday evening to spend
the winter under the parental roof
Jack spent e.summer season playing
ball with the Norfolk team and won Il
fine reputation over there as "A hard bat.
ter and safe al around player, although
he modestly assured us it was all due tC
"A few lucky plays. Ponca people viii
have to be convinced of that.
The spelling contest in which the
Norfolk teachers engaged last night a
the High school was won by Miss Wat
son, teacher of,the Fifth grade in the
Grant building, she having spelled 81
Of the 100 words given, thus being cred
tied with n percentage Of 9G Mis-
Eugene Mackin of the High school wa
second with IA percentage Of 93. Th'
two may enter the state contest at Lin
coin during the state teachers meeting
Harper Nickerbocker is new pupi
in the Seventh grade of the Norfolk
schools. For the past eight years h
has been-attendiDg English schools il
China and notices considerable differ
ence between them and the schools o
this country He says that the pupil
there study very little United State
history or geography, being informe'
that this isn't much of a country AM
has no history to speak Of.
G.. w. Brown, jr., of Browns Busi
ness college, arrived last night from
SiouxsCity to look after his Norfoll
school interests and expects to remain
until Friday noon during which time h
hopes to interview many prosperity
students. Mr.. Brown says he finds
bright, ambitious class Of young peopl
in attendance and is well pleased witt
the progress they are making, The pu
pills on their part are well pleased an,
are satisfied with the work being &C
complished.
A donkey stepped into store and tn
owner approached the beast and asked
What are you doing here? You know
this is no place for a donkey" ~ an
here, said the donkey, because l sav
. your advertisement on the fence tha
: surrounds my pasture know you
too, must be donkey or you woul'
place the advertisement in a newspaper
where it would be read by people, no
donkeys. Being lonesome today,
thought l would be neighborly ant
make you fraternal call. ."
+. A. Lowe of the sheep ranch ha
furnished conclusive evidence that no
all crops are failures in this vicinity
He has grown four and half acres o
mangel. some of which arr
monsters and his tonnage would Civ,
the average beet grower cause for envy
The weight of many single beets vii
| IL, ., Al.