The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-01-11
SATURDAY SETTINGS,

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Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenson of Pilger were
city visitors yesterday.
The Bachelor Girls will meet tonight
with Miss Nina Walker.
Miss May McNeill will go to Fremont
tomorrow noon for short visit.
Chas. Nenow returned to Gordon last
night to resume his work as timer.
f. W.Beck and son returned last night
from visit to parents and friends at
Waterloo, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Bley went to
Plainview on the noon train to spend
Sunday with friends.
o. w. Rice, four years ago a resident
of Norfolk and conductor, is in the
city renewing old acquaintance.
f. B. Kenyon is enjoying visit with
his sister, Mrs. Franklin Elliott and her
daughter Sarah, of Columbus, Kansas,
Prof. M. B. Singer and A. Steffen re.
turned last night from Omaha where
they had been attending conference of
German Lutheran teachers.
The ice harvest by the F. E. & M. v.
company at Valentine has commenced.
The company secures its ice there for
Norfolk, Fremont and other towns along
its line.
The temperature for the "a hours
ending at o'clock this morning has
been very even, with variation Of but
nine degrees. The minimum was and
maximum 10.
A slight fall of snow and heavy
white frost combined to make beauti.
full and ideal winter morning today.
The temperature was just right to be
bracing and those compelled to stay in
the house were the losers.
From the number of teams on the
streets today a person might presume that
this was Saturday before Christmas
instead of two weeks later. if he did not
know different. The business houses
undoubtedly enjoyed thriving trade.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
CongregationalI Ichurch elected the fol-
lowing officers at their meeting yester-
Gay afternoon Mrs. Burt Mapes, presi.
dent Mrs. F. E. Hardy, vice president 4;
Mrs. w. q. King, treasurer Mrs. G. b.
Durland, secretary.
Stanton Picket: w. w. Young is
already making his ability felt at Lin.
coin. He has been placed on the COM
mittee that selects standing committees,
secured one of the four important elect
ive:places for Harry Beebe, secured Miss
Nettie Dortch the position of senate stem.
ographer, had Ally Peters selected as
messenger, introduced eleven bills, been
appointed on almost every temporary
committee and is slated for chairman of
three of the thirty standing committees,
namely: Constitutional amendments,
elections and privileges and library" +"
Madison Chronicle: A thoroughbred
Hereford bull the property of A. w.
Glenn, who lives south of town, played
the principal part in a hanging one
night last week. The animal had evil
IDENTIFY tried to jump over board fence
and just managed to get his forequarters
over and could not get any farther,
neither could he get back. The man
who had charge of the stock discovered
the predicament of the bull the next
morning but he could not liberate him.
He went for help but upon returning
the animal was found to be dead.
There were no marks on the hide so the
conclusion is that the injuries were In
ternal.
Walter Rogers, an Elkhorn brakeman
who arrived in Chadron one day last
week from Deadwood to be married to
one of the popular young ladies of the
former city failed to carry out the con.
tract and his friends wanted to know
the reason. He finally informed them
that he had been robbed of his savings,
5000, enroute and could not afford to
marry. His friends among the railroad
employees at once started subscription
to renumerate his loss and urged him to
marry and return to work happy. This
is the third man that has been robbed
on the train between Chadron and Dead
wood in the past few weeks, one being
a stockman, who lost two hundred dol
lars, and another gentleman, who lost a
roll of hundred and five.
A special to the State Journal from
Madison says: The First National
bank has begun proceedings for an in
junction against school district No. OF
Madison restraining it from paying ont
any more money and temporary in
junction has been granted. The bank
loaned Contractor Frank Moore of the
high school, 81 900, secured by assign
ment of orders for estimates. A part
was paid, but there is an alleged balance
of 1865. .63 unpaid, and plaintiff alleges
that the district refuses to pay any more
and threatens to pay the balance of the
contract to the Fidelity and Deposit
AG i IL.