The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-11-21
SATURDAY SlFTlNGS.


yesterday from trip through the Black
Hills.
A. II. Winder returned this morning
from business trip up the Bonesteel
branch.
Walter Melcher returned at noon from
Dakota, where he has been working for
some time.
Mrs. w. N. Huse went to Hawarden,
Iowa, this morning to spend Sunday
with her mother.
Miss Esther Mason, who is teaching
near Battle Greek, is at home over SUP
day with her parents.
The Household Economic department
of the Woman's club will meet with
Mrs. w. G. Baker Monday afternoon at
$3.50.
Postmaster John r. Hays is improv-
ing the appearance of his residence on
west Norfolk avenue with new coat of
paint.
The Randolph team of football
players failed to put in an appearance
today, much to the disappointment of
the Norfolk players and those who ex-
pected to see the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hibbon and three
children of Fremont and Miss Eunice
Fox of Missouri Valley are here to
spend Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. @. j. Hibbon.
w. N. Huse left this noon for South
Omaha to attend the exercises at the
laying of the corner stone of the new
A. o. U. w. temple in that city which
will take place tomorrow morning.
The West Side whist club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock last even
ing, large number of members being
present. The games were exciting, the
interest close and the refreshments
correct.
Miss Edith Vail entertained about
30 of her friends at birthday party
Thursday evening at her home on south
Twelfth street. An enjoyable time by
all was reported. Her little friends
left many tokens of the happy occasion.
1t is the wish of the rector of Trinity
church that as many as possible of the
members should attend the o'clock
celebration Of the Holy Eucharist to-
morrow morning as it will be the last
service Of the most faithful and devoted
members.
Relatives recently dismantled an old
family home in St. Louis and discov.
cred what the rats had left of deposit
of 81 900 in greenbacks. This, it is sup
posed, will create new demand for rat
traps and cause relatives to tear down
the old homes with greater caution and
dispatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Metcalf have re-
turned from visit to relatives in
Antelope county. While there Mr..
Metcalf enjoyed some excellent shoot
ing and reports that the game lis plenti-
full in the part Of the country they visited
The shooting there includes geese,
ducks, prairie chickens and rabbits.
There was q peculiar vote cast in
Turtle precinct, Boyd county, at the
late election, according to the Lynch
Journal. There were just % votes cast,
II of which were straight republican |
and II straight. .gfusion votes Turtle
30 NJ pn oil n nH.n
race and there must have been consider
able excitment among the voting popu- |
lation of the precinct, with a decided |
indefiniteness as to the probable out.
come.
Miss Lizzie Ledford of McCool has
suffered from pain in her right foot |
for the past eight years. Recently it
had grown very intense and an opera
tion was decided upon. A jagged piece
of fishbone was extracted, that is sup
posed to have been the source of the |
trouble. The young lady recollects
hurting her foot while cleaning fish
some years ago but did not believe that
the small hurt at that time was the
cause of her eight years of suffering.
Q. F. Eiseley returned this morning
from his trip to Anoka and Butte, in
Boyd county. He met w. A. Goble,
formerly of this city, at Butte and re-
ports him to be prospering fairly we'll
There are no hotel accommodations at
Anoka and people are compelled to take
the three mile drive to Butte in order to
find accommodations. The country
surrounding the towns is good and there
are prospects that during next year
Anoka will blossom into thriving little
village.
Through d. j. Koenigstein the Ok
nard hotel bar was closed this morning.
The business was run under the name
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