The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-02-08
BATTLE CREEK

"'b' IL anner was Wishing at NOT
folk Friday.
Prof. M. G.. Doering and two sons
were Norfolk visitors Saturday.
Monday evening a bouncing boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Day.
Vaccinating is an everyday occurance
in Battle Creek at the present time.
A. M. Lovelace has been sick for
about a week, but is reported better.
M. l.. Thomson was up to Tilden last
Thursday, looking after his business
interests at that place.
A. g. Meyer brought the Chas. Evans
farm in GROVE precinct, 8 miles south
west of here, Monday.
Fred Echtenkamp bought 100 acres of
prairie for $1,000, in the neighborhood
OF Creighton, last week.
Owen Wade has taken a job as stable
boss in the Best livery barn, which pc.
sition was vacated by Bert Cossairt.
Frank Massman returned Sunday
from an extended visit with relatives at
st. Charles and other places in Mis-.
souri,.
Two young fellows from south of
town were put to sleep at the city bastile
Friday night. They got tired" by
over indulging.
Mrs. W. A. Barnes and daughter, TIA,
went to West Point Saturday, to visit
her brother, James Gallon, and brother
in.law, Dan Clansey.
The Battle Creek high school will be
represented in the North Nebraska de-
clamatory contest, which will be held at
Norfolk on March 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ladhoff Of Norfolk, both
sick with influenza, have been visiting
here since last week with their daughter,
Mrs. VIM. A. Venable.
Chas. Zimmerman of Bascobel, Wis. e,
who has been visiting here about a week
with his mother, brothers and sisters,
left for home again Tuesday.
The opera house was packed with
lovers OF classical music, performed by
Miss Gerecke of Norfolk and Mrs. Dam
ilton of Chicago, Monday night.
Mrs. Geo. S%ouvenier and children left
Monday for Inman, where her hi sband
went last week onto the Aberdeen
cattle ranch, owned by Mas and Brech.
Ter.
The betrothal of Gustav Warneke with
Miss Emma Lindemann and Gustav
Werner with Miss Clara Warneke was
announced in che Lutheran church Sun
day.
Miss Nellie O'Niell returned from
Sioux City Sunday, where she was visit.
ing since Wednesday with her sister,
Miss Maggie, who is attending college
at that place.
Joe Phipps, II only colored gentle
man, holds a lucrative position at the
Best's hotel now. Joe would like to get
married, but there are poor chances for
him in our town.
Arthur H, Gardel shipped his house
hold goods to Harrington .4onday and
the next day he and his wife left for
that place on the passenger. Art has
taken a position there in a hardware
and implement store.
Mrs. Fred T,gler, and two youngest
children, returned last Thursday from a
six weeks visit with her parents at
.Concordia, Mo-, and also Miss Lena
Bredehoeft, who was visiting with an
uncle near that place.
Monday John Lucht shipped a car
load of fat cattle and Geo. Berry two
double deck carloads Of sheep. Tues.
day Howard Miller Lumber company
shipped one carload Of hogs, Warner
Daniel one carload of cattle, and Geo.
Berry two carloads of sheep again.
There has been quite a little work for
those who wanted to work here this
A whole lot of timber was cut
up for stove wood. Owen O'Neill alone
had from 8 to s acres of cotton wood
cleared and M man made about $50
cords of stove wood on half shares.
This surely pays better than playing
cards.
Next Saturday, at / 80 in the after
noon the Teachers Local association of
Battle Greek will render the following
program at their meeting: Instru-
mental solo-Miss Aida Knesel. Gen.
sral discussion of chapters Q and 10 of
Pege's Theory and Practice of Teaching.
Paper, Biographical Sketch of David
Page-Miss Rose Hughes. Music, duet
Misses Nellie Craig and Minnie Zim-
herman.
Our ice harvest was finished Monday.
Geo. Zimmerman is the only dealer here
N this article and has filed two big
houses, In n way he is the Battle
Greek Croker. We don't know of any
business that would give more satisfac-
ion. In the winter, when the ice
cover the windoW nanas On Won