The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-07-25


Minneapolis.
Roy Wilberger had a leg broken while
playing ball at Madison yesterday. He
was sliding base.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott are rejoice
ing over the arrival Of son ut their
home this morning
Mr., and Mrs. j. @. Stitt and daughter
Marian joined the Durland camping
party near Long Pine Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Durland and
daughter, Jane, went to Long Pine last
evening to join the camping party
Miss Jessie Barrett arrived Saturday
night from Sterling, H., to visit her
cousins, Misses Ella and Mae Barrett.
The new residences on South Ninth
street, belonging to f. Langenberg and
L. H.McCormick, are going mp rapidly.
Miss Edith Viele, while visiting at
Lincoln, became i'll with another attack
of appendicitis, Mrs. Viele went to
that city and brought the patient home
The merry go round which has been
doing business at the corner of Norfolk
avenue and Fifth streets, pulled up
stakes this morning and departed for
more favorable fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Sessions left over the
Union Pacific this morning for Kalispell,
Mont, where they will remain about
two months. They go by way Of Den
yer and Salt Lake City.
Miss Jessie Sturgeon who left last
week for visit at Bellvue, Col, with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Beels, writes
that she has arrived safely and that
Mrs. Beels is apparently in the best Of
health.
DR.. F. M. Sisson will next Sunday
morning conduct dedication services in
Omaha for new church at Monmouth
Park. In the evening he will preach at
Fremont DR.. Sanderson of Fremont
will be here morning and evening.
Harmi Hubert, who formerly held q
position here in the Citizens National
bank, has been appointed mail clerk be-
tween Omaha and Ogden, This is one
of the hardest runs in the west and Mr..
Hulbert's friends will be glad to learn
Of his success,
At meeting of the board of edu-
cation held Saturday night, w. J. See.
ley was elected principal of the high
school for the ensuing year. Mr.. See
ley is from Milford, was principal at
Hooper last year and comes very highly
recommended.
Miss Fannie Norton left this morning
for Omaha where she goes to accept a
position as stenographer. Miss Norton
has always lived in Norfolk and has a
large circle of friends here who will
wish her we'll in her new location. She
will make her home with DR.. and Mrs
F. F. Teal.
The base ball boys, in order to main.
tain club worthy of Norfolk and equal
to the surrounding towns, must have
more money. 1t will be necessary to
increase the present subscription by
about O 500 month. Manager
Wilkins has been running behind and
the gate receipts are light. 1t is q
business proposition and Norfolk should
be up to the occasion.
Manager Sprecher, of the Nebraska
Telephone company, will send a gang
Of linemen to Wisner tomorrow under
charge of E. j. Denny, to construct q
farm line 10 miles long. 1.-THE farmers
lines, said Mr.. Sprecher this morning,
"have come to stay and tits only ques.
tion of time when this territory will be
netted with them" A solicitor will be
here shortly to work mp this class Of
business.
Martin Kane returned from Omaha,
where hewent with his brother.in-law
Fred Hollingsworth, who submitted to
an operation for the removal Of gall
stones. The condition Of the patient
was considered quite serious for some
time after the operation, but when Mr..
Kane left he was much better, with fair
chances for complete recovery. Mrs.
Hollingsworth is attending upon her
husband during his confinement in the
hospital.
West Pointers found that Howe's
circus maintained their Norfolk repu-
tation at that place. 1t visited there
Friday and a number of farmers were
victimized by the 'buneo game and
short change racket. warrant was
sworn out for the arrest ofone the men,
but when the sheriff appeared
on the scene the fellow had so altered
his appearance that the victim could
not swear that he was the man who
did the bunco act.
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