The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-10-04
SATURDAY SlFTlNGS.

this morning.
Roy Willberger of Madison was city
visitor yesterday.
J. G. DAvey of Fullerton, was city
visitor over night.
l. NJ Gaylord has been appointed al.
ministrator of the estate of the late n.
Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Witfoth of Stanton
were the guests of Norfolk r, latives yes
terday.
Harry Hartford returned to Harting-
ton today after two. weeks vacation
spent at home.
Miss Dingman of the public schools
was on the sick lis. yesterday and Mrs.
p. f. Bell supplied.
l.. II. johnson, engineer on the II. +.
d NJ. ", departed last night on a visit
to his ranch west of Long Pine.
Mrs. Rudolph THEM of Omaha is Wis.
iting at the home of her parents, Mr..
anu MTS. n. L. NuI't Susl VI tut Cltb .
b. B. Bryant is moving from the
Miller house on Madison avenue and
Eighth street to house on South Sec.
ond street.
ID. j. Chesnutwood of Omaha, repe-
sentative of the Heinz pickle company,
is the guest of his parents on South
Thirteenth street.
A company of little folks enjoyed a
masquerade party at the home of Mr..
aud Mrs. Alexander on North Eleventh
street last evening.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Brummund, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lundberg also welcomed an
addition to their family.
f. W. Bates left on the noon train for
Connecticut. He expects Mrs Bates,
who has been visiting there during the
summer, to return with him..
The first dance given by Prof. l.. S.
Chambers of Omaha at Marquardt :
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proved thoroughly enjoyable.
Mrs. G. f. Drager and children of
Fremont are visiting with Mrs. T. J
Hanrahan on South Fourth street, and
will be her guests over Sunday.
Lucille, daughter of MIR. and NJ s. f
II. Tracy, who has been sick for some
time with typhoid fever, is so far re-
covered that she is able to sit up.
A number of friends assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Braasch in celebrating their
tenth wedding anniversary last night at
their home on North Eighth street.
Isaiah Boemil of Plainview brought
his wife to the Norfolk hospital for the
insane yesterday. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Boemils brother. S. H
Bailey.
James F. Toy, president of the Farm
ers Loan and Trust company of Siou,
City, was in town yesterday and re-
mained over night, visiting old time
friends.
Mr.. aud Mrs, Z. H. Hahn, who moved
here from Long Pine expecting to oc.
cupy the Stevens house which was sole
recently, have not yet located a desir
able residence.
The following were the high scores
made yesterday afternoon by the ladies
who bowled at the Hight alley: Mrs
p H. Salter 9S, Mrs. G. H. Reynolds Sc
Mrs. w. n. Huse 76.
DIR. J. T. Pringle of Pierce, who was
kicked by horse Wednesday night and
had his right arm broken above the
wrist, came down this morning to have
the injured member placed in a plaster
cast by DR.. Salter
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Box have sole
their boarding house on South Fourth
street to Mrs. Saffell and daughter, who
have taken possession. Mr.. and Mrs
Box expect to leave for Sioux City early
next week to take charge of boarding
house there.
The Norfolk teachers will engage in {
spelling contest at the High school room
Monday evening, to be conducted bs
Superintendent OConnor. These con
tests are being held all over the state
and the winners from each town and
county are to enter state contest to bt
held in Lincoln during the state teachers
association meeting in December. The
winner in that contest is to be presented
with $50 library.
The rainfall yesterday was "a of al
inch, which makes total of $40 inches
for the month, thus exceeding the phe.
nomenal June record, which was s. IL
inches. The season thus combines two
extremes-an excessively wet spring
and fall and an extremely dry summer
Therefore while the people of this sec
ton suffered quite serious drouth this
year it is probable that the rainfall was
in excess of the average, contradictory
as it may appear.
The people of Norfolk should go away