The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-09-20
MONDAY MENTION

morrow to enter the state university.
Fred Parker is here from KeArney
and is the guest of his brother, DIR. Q s.
Parker.
Mrs. w r. Crook and grandson Of
Fremont are the guests of Mr., and Mrs,
Chas. Stitt.
Miss Hattie McKim will leave for
Omaha tomorrow, whtre she will enter
Brownell Hall.
Ed Seymour, who formerly lived in
Norfolk, has moved from York to Dead
wood, South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. II h jhannon and son
of Elgin spent Sunday with Mrs Bo.
lannon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. f.
Campbell.
John Gealy, who farms near Gordon,
estimates his crop of potato's this fall
at POO or 300 bushels and at 81 II
bushel he will make handsome amount
from the crop.
man Grove, saw IA rattlesnake in the
yard and was so badly frightened that
she jumped into barb wire fence and
cut IA deep cash in her left limb.
\ team of ball players captained by
Clyde Edwards, and the Shoe company
nine were contestants in Il l0lnning
game Saturday afternoon, the latter
team finally winning by IA score of 10
to ..
The North Nebraska conference of
NJ. f. church which meets i'll Neigh
tomorrow was held in this city IA year
ago and the ministers of the conference
were guests of the people of Norfolk for
a week.
The weather editor of this paper is of
the opinion that the weather will not
settle until after frost and then there
will be several weeks of warm tempera-
ture. He hopes he is mistaken about
the frost but sincerely desires the warm
weather part of the opinion.
The $40 prize offered at the Hight
bowling alley for the be scores made
up to and including saturday night was
awarded as follows: Harry Hemlehen
took the first prize, -, with score of
253 Charles Mathewson of WInnebagO
took the second prize of S3 with n score
of 223 and Burt Mapes was given the -
prize for score of 2l1.
While lathing at John Walters home
Saturday G.. f. Mccormick had the
misfortune to almost sever the thumb
from his left hand with his hatchet.
The sharp tool cut through the lower
knuckle joint of the thumb severing
the chords. 1t is considered that he
will be unable to use his thumb for
some time and it may always be stiff
and useless.
On account of Thursday being the
late President McKinley's funeral day
the Stanton county fair association has
postponed its entire program for that
day. This includes the base ball games
with Norfolk, which will be played Fri
and Saturday, instead of Thursday and
amusements that would have taken
place Thursday, will be held on Friday
At a special communication of Mosaic
lodge, No. 80, A. f, & \. NJ, held Sat
urday evening, it was voted to hold
special memorial exercises in the lodge
room on the evening of the day of Pres
ident McKinley's interment. A com
mittee was appointed to draft resolu-
tions appropriate to the occasion. There
will be several short addresses by mem.
bers of the order. All sojOurnlug
brethren are invited TO be present.
The Iowa Nebraska State Veterinary
Medical association will be held in
Omaha Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. DIR. G. A. McKim of this city is
on the program for a dental operation
in clinics at Ramacciotti,s infrmary to.
morrow morning and will also read
paper on "Phlegmasia Dolens or
What" Wednesday morning at the
hotel. Mr., McKim expects to leave on
the early morning train to attend the
meeting.
Two of the ball players, Wilkinson
and Johnson, have left for their homes
in Sydney, Iowa. During the practice
game Saturday Johnson received a Sc
we're blow from hot liner that struck
him in the face and would necessarily
retire him from the games for several
weeks. He therefore decided TO go
home, and Wilkinson accompanied him.
For the Stanton games their places will
be taken by Carroll and Perrine of
Creighton.
Stanton Register: Yesterday morn
ing T. L. Ackerman purchased the
Alderman marble works at Norfolk and
took immediate possession. The pres
sent foreman of the works will continue