The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

and Power company.
The souvenir social, which the ladie
of Trinity church have been planning
for next Tuesday evening, has beer
postponed for a short time.
The monthly Epworth league bust
ness meeting and social will be held a
the NJ. L. church tonight. \ program
Of selections from Scotch authors will
be a feature of the evening.
At the parlors of the Congregations
church this evening, a farewell recep
ton will be rendered to Rev. j. j
Parker, who leaves for his new field Of
labor in Kearney next week.
The local telephone exchange is max
ing a t~hree.days' test of the calls an
swered. The test is not yet competed
but thus far they average about LOGO a
day. The most calls recorded in any
one hour have beer 1862.
A few friends were invited into the
home of Mrs. Mary Davenport yester.
day afternoon to celebrate the birthday
of her daughter, Mrs. L. f. Odiorne.
The company proved to be a jolly one
and the time was spent most enjoyably.
Manager Sprecher has received a
letter from Miss Gae Stanton in which
| she states that she is now working in
the Omaha telephone exchange. She
,,o~lo1 - <ho ax,h,,,xo hasa 1nct g., If N ND
Mr.. Sprecher recommended her to the
Omaha people.
Rev. G. II. Main and wife have been
called by telegram to Magnolia, Iowa,
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mains
brother. In the absence of Mr.. Main
Rev. j. j. Parker will fill his pulpit
next Sunday morning and w. w.
Hughs will speak ia the evening.
Owen.Bros., the railway contractors,
have been loading their grading outfit
onto the cars preparatory to shipping it
to Villisca, Iowa, where work on one of
their new railway contracts will begin.
The outfit, with teams and men will
probably be shipped today or tomorrow
Knollin & Co., who conduct the sheep
yards at South Norfolk, made another
shipment of two double.deck carloads
Of sheep to Omaha today. A shipment
of ten carloads will be made Monday,
which will leave eve or eight car.
loads on hand that will be shipped soon
The animals have been fed here during
the winter and are in fine condition for
the market.
Some miserably dispositioned individ-
ual has lately been smearing the win
dows along Main street with soap,
tobacco juice and other kindred things,
this piece Of deviltry being done at night
when no one is around. @. w. Braasch
thinks he has come in for more than
his share of this treatment, and he
makes the proposition that if the fellow
who has been throwing stuff on the win.
dows of his coal Office will throw the
same at him personally he will have a
lot more fun.
A certain little 4-years-old Norfolk
girl bids fair to shine in society when
she becomes older. She is already ac-
curing some of the rudiments, having
learned that the best and cleanest is
usually for social occasions. Recently
she was ordered to wash her hands, and
her father handed her the soap. The
mother commented on the action with
the remark, Papa thinks soap always
necessary" The little miss said, "But
we do have to use soap when company
comes, don't we%'
Order of Eastern Star, chapter No. 40,
convened yesterday evening for the
election Of officers with the following
result: Dan. j. Koenigstein, worthy
patron; Mrs. Jessie E. Aid, worthy
matron; Mrs. Kate Viele, associate
matron; Mrs. Fannie Koenigstein,
secretary Miss Nettie Allbery, treas.
urer Mrs. Mamie A. Smith, conduct
ross Mrs. A. Huff, associate conduct.
ress. This evening the knights
Templar will meet and elect officers for
the ensuing year.
Protection lodge No. 1Ol, Degree of
Honor, will give a calico ball on the
night Of May /. This is the seventh
annual May day ball to be given by the
local lodge of this order and all have
been exceedingly enjoyable, as well as
profitable to the lodge. 1t is calculated
that this will be the most successful and
pleasurable yet given and there will
undoubtedly be a lively demand for ad-
mission by those who delight in dane.
ing and are aware of the lodges ability |
to please its guests.
Mrs. II. H. Patterson rendered an in.
formal reception in the parlors Of the
Pacific hotel to the travelling mems
wives Of Norfolk yesterday afternoon.
The time was pleasantly passed in visit.
ing and getting better acquainted.
During the afternoon the hostess read a
list of the travelling men, and their street