The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-09
SETTINGS.

the noon train.
j. T. Davis was q city visitor yester.
day from Chadron.
John Stephens of Stanton was a Nor.
folk visitor yesterday.
Judge Barnes returned at noon from
a business trip to Omaha.
w. II. Bridge returned last night from
a business trip to Omaha.
A party of young people enjoyed a
hay.rack party last evening.
Buffalo Bills Wild West show is to
exhibit in Sioux City Monday.
Miss Agnes Pierre will 60 to Wisner
tomorrow for a visit with her parents.
Superintendent @. H. Reynolds left
this morning to join Mrs. Reynolds at
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Misses Rose and Lille Fox, who have
been visiting for some time in Creighton
returned yesterday.
The Utter, Cole, Durland, Bridge
and Boas families enjoyed a swimming
party last evening at Taft's grove.
John Bucholz who has been the guest
Of his son, Anton Bucholz, returned to
his home in Colfax county this morn.
ing.
Misses Frances Long, Harriet Long,
Anna g. Bellows and Jennie l.. Bellows
were in the city yesterday from Madi-
son.
Charles and Harry Clark, living south
of the city, have started a hay stacker.
They have contracted to stack more
than $50 tons.
Gus Marquardt and A. G.. Bohnert,
who have been playing with the Wisner
band at the Fremont races this week,
returned today.
D. j. Sturgeon made the ronnd trip to
and from Plainview today and tonight
will leave for a two-weeks' vacation at
Deadwood, S. D.
Mrs. Grace Mast and son who have
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Eble, returned to their home in
Denver this morning.
Mrs. P. O'Shea came up from Hum.
phrey this morning to spend the day
with her sister, Miss Mollie Fricke, at
the hospital for the insane.
Harry H. Hull received a telephone
call this morning offering him a position
in a barber shop at West Point, which
he accepted and left this noon for that
town.
The kids had a close ball game yester-
day afternoon. Chris. Glissman's nine
suffered defeat at the bands of Lawrence
Hoffman's crew. 1t was an exciting
game. Score: 6to.5.
Jane, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Durland, is celebrating her
fourth birthday this afternoon at the
home of her parents in The Heights. A
number of her little friends are partici-
pating in the pleasures Of the occasion.
Guy Barnes and Carroll Powers are
among the few tourists who have per-
formed the feat of climbing to the top
of Pixies Peak, Colorado, on foot, and q
recent issue of a paper published near
there gives them credit for the accom-
plishment of the exploit.
Street Commissioner Leu has not pros.
ecuted a vigorous warfare against the
weeds during the dry weather but now
that it has rained he insists that prop.
erty owners lay the noXious growth low.
The commissioner will do his share in
the crusade and if property owners do
not do theirs he may do more.
A running race was witnessed by a
fair sized crowd yesterday afternoon at
the Edwards track north of town. A
Hoskins horse was matched against one
from Stanton for a purse of $25 for a
dash of 400 yards. The purse was
carried off by the owner of the Hoskins
horse. 1t was said to be a distressingly
slow race and the crowd was not amused
a little bit.
Lovers of the sport anticipate a good
ball game on the home grounds Tuesday
when the Oakdale and Norfolk teams
try for honors. The Oakdale boys form
a strong and frequently winning team
and the home team will be compelled to
exert itself to come out on top. Umpire
Smith will see to it that the game is on
the square"
j. w. Davis lost his pocketbook yes
terday. 1t contained $21 in bills, be-
sides some receipts, notes and a check.
1t was a large red book and the loser
would be pleased to have at least the
papers returned as they are of some
value to him and no one else. The
finder may return them to either Chief
of Police Conley or Mr.. Davis.
Miss Opal Wilkinson of the Junction
was u down yesterday by a colored
driver who appeared to tbe a little the
worse for liquor. She was crossing the
street when the driver approached.