The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-01-11
MONDAY MENTION.

School commenced this morning ,atter
two.weeks' holiday vacation.
w. E. Bishop and Woods Cones were
visitors in the city Saturday from
Pierce.
Fred Hellerman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Hellerman, is also sick, but not
seriously
Allen Kuhn has gone to Scribner to
accept position in the Il. H. IL NJ. v.
round house.
Workmen are preparing the chute by
which the ice will be placed in the cold
storage plant
Col Il H. Tracy departed last night
for O'Neill, to be absent week or ten
days on business.
Mrs. Aug. Paul returned yesterday
from two.weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Emerson.
Miss Allison Searles who has been
visiting Norfolk friends for week, left
today for her home in st. Paul, MINI.
The Odd Fellows of Ponca have pur-
chased the Mccarthy block and will re-
model the upper floor for lodge pur-
poses.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kuhn will leave
Wednesday for North Webster, Ind,
where they will visit for four or five
weeks.
There will be a special meeting of
Trinity church guild at Mrs. Fox's on
South Tenth street tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Congregational church will
meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. Erskine.
A. Parmalee of Beatrice, and old time
Iowa friend of Il. A. Bullock, has been
in the city for several days pricing the
Hamstreet stock of hardware.
The Madison Star estimates the public
improvements made in that city during
1900 to be $50, 1884, besides there were a
large number of Improvements to pri-
vate property.
Miss Josephine Butterfield returned at
noon to Chicago to re-enter school.
She was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Butterfield, who will visit in Chicago
and st. Louis.
The nomination of officers for the Y.
M. O. l.. for the ensuing six months
will be held in the league rooms tonight
at 8 O'Clock. All active members are
requested to be present.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany, with headquarters at Neigh, has
filed articles of incorporation with Secre.
tary of State Marsh. The capital stock
of the company is $4,000.
Martin Johnson, roadmaster Of the of
the f. E. e. M. V. at Fremont fell on a
pavement at Sioux City and sustained
fracture of one of the bones OF the
knee that may permanently cripple him.
G. f. w. Marquardtleft at noon today
for Chicago to attend the annual meet.
ing of the Illinois Optical society which
meets on January 8 and 10. While
there he will take post graduate course
in the anatomy of the eye.
Rev. Arthur Fowler of Clearwater is
expected today to take charge of the
singing in the revival meetings at the
Methodist church. The meetings this
week will be held in. the audience room
instead of the lecture room.
At the morning service yesterday,
Rev. J. j. Parker read his resignation
as pastor of the First Congregational
church, to take effect not later than
June /. While some members of the
congregation knew that Mr.. Parker con.
templated this action, to many it came
as surprise.
Plainview News: Mr.. and Mrs. II.
G. Corell returned Saturday from their
trip to Niles, Michigan. They were &C.
companied by their son-in.law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Vrooman,
who will remain in Plainview for about
two weeks before returning to their
home at Dowagiac, Michigan.
Fremont Tribune: The second sec.
tion of the west bound Union Pacific
passenger train killed nine head of cattle
near Valley this morning. The train
was coming around sharp curve, and
it was impossible for the train to stop in
time. Some persons were driving the
cattle across the track and could not see
the approaching train. The front of the
engine was well besmeared with blood
and pieces of beef when the train
reached Fremont.
A Norfolk woman has figured out a
scheme to beat the "ice trust" that
works all right in the winter time. In
the evening she fills a pan or other
utensil with water and sets it outdoors
In the morning the water is frozen solid
She then warns the vessel until the ice
loosens when she slides it into the ice
chest and has clean, pure ice for all