The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-01-18
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

Miss Matilda Hans of Battle Greek
visited Norfolk friends yesterday.
Mrs. II. Fricke and Miss Edith Stern
of Madison were city visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Boas very pleas
antly entertained u company of friends
at cards last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. White of Fremont
are guests at the Abe White home
southwest of the city.
l.. NJ Gaylord has moved his office
from the Orr building to the room
formerly occupied by N. Hills.
Mrs. Walter Powell arrived in the
city Yesterday from Sacramento, Cal,
called here by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. VIM. Queen.
If the young lady who applied for a
position at The News office two or three
months ago, will again apply, the posi-.
tion will be open for her.
j. w. Carlisle of Lincoln, travelling
representative for the Sugar City Ger.
cal Mills, is expected here Monday and
will make a trip from here into the
Black Hills country.
H. l.. Spaulding, district deputy grand
master of the 1. o. o. f. went to Stan.
ton today and will install the officers Of
that lodge tonight. He was accompa-
MED by G. E. Doughty, M. @. Walker,
and S. r. Mcfarland.
A number of friends met ut the home
of August During on East Madison ave-
nue. last evening and assisted him in
celebrating his seth birthday. The
night was very ~enjoyably passed until
about 4 o'clock this morning, when the
party broke up. Mr.. During was the
recipient of many gifts.
g. S. Hayes was in Omaha yesterday
and for the fifteenth year secured the
appointment of official clock repairer
for the F. E. g. NJ. V. east to Omaha
and west to Long Pine also the S. G. &
p. line. He has been official watch in.
spector ever since the law requiring
watch inspection for railroad men was
adopted.
w. L. P. Wells, form erly of Monroe,
wa taken up by the officers last night
and given q bed in the Jail. The old
gentleman seems to be slightly demented
and an effort will be made to get him to
friends, where he may be cared for.
He states that he has a team nea Ores.
ton. He also says..he has a brother, liv-
ing rear Marcus, Iowa.
Word has been aeceived here to the
effect that Mrs. M. r. Morris, formerly
of this city, died yesterday morning
after a very short illness, while visiting
in Iowa. She had gone from her home
in Oklahoma City, OF, after her mother,
whom she expected to return with her.
Particulars of her death have not been
learned. The Norfolk friends will be
very sorry to learn of the lady's death.
The Charles B. Hanford company
which is to exhibit here Tuesday even.
ing is strictly a city attraction and the
people of Norfolk are exceedingly fortu-
nate in being afforded on opportunity
to see "Private John Allen" The COM
pany only makes four dates in Nebraska
Omaha, Lincoln, York and Norfolk,
and the latter two would not have been
made but for a combination Of circum-
stances which the company was unable
to overcome otherwise.
Pierce Gall: Judge j. f. Boyd held
all adjourned term of court in Pierce
Monday and made a most favorable i'm.
preston, his business-like way of doing
business eliciting the commentator Of
the entire legal fraternity. Will Powers
of Norfolk is the new court reporter.
Several cases were disposed of, among
others being the case of the state against
the boy, Thos. Greene, who pleaded
guilty to horse stealing and was SEN
fenced to the industrial school for young
offenders at Kearney until discharged
by due process of law.
Madison Star: Superintendent O.
w. Crum received a complaint from
South limerick Monday in which the
parties, making the same, claim that
there are two families sending children
to school who have a disease supposed
to be either small pox, Cuban itch or
itch. Three families are keeping their
children out of school on this account
and they ask the superintendent to in.
vestigate the matter. Mr.. Crum laid
the complaint before the county at
torney Tuesday and asked to be advised
in what manner to proceed.
Joe Ranke was up before police court
this morning on the charge of drunk and
disorderly conduct. He was assessed a
fine and very fortunately had money to
pay, and then some. Joe gets on these
tears occasionally and has been fire.
quently relieved of his cash assets. One
of the last jobs of Bob Bathke before
severing his citizenship with Norfolk is