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

The Catholics Of Madison are prepar.
ing to build a $4,000 church.
Mrs. J. g. Troutman returned last
night from al extended visit at York.
W. II. Bucholz and j. N. Bundick
went to Omaha this morning on bust
ness
j. e. Haase and Miss Anna Haase,
left this morning for visit at Meridian,
Iowa.
Mrs. G. L. Chittick was called 10
Plainview yesterday by the illness Of
her sister.
DR.. A. Bear and son, Alex, leave this
evening for Long Pine to join the camp.
ing party at that place.
Walter Starkey of Hawarden, Iowa,
who has been visiting in the city, re-
tnrned home this morning.
John Owen of Wayne passed through
the city today on his way to contract
work for the f. E. & M V.
A new side walk is being laid or
South Sixth street, between Norfolh
avenue and Madison avenue.
Mrs. @, M. James of this city has been
enjoying weeks visit on the ranch OF
her brother, H. S. Savage, near Valen.
tine.
| Judge and Mrs. Fales of Ponca were
here yesterday. Mr.. Fales is chairman
of the republican congressional com
mittee.
William Miller, formerly of Greer
Garuen precinct, has commenced the
cons ructlon of a 14.room residence te
cost $7, 900 at Madison.
Mrs. John Enright Of Lincoln, mothe,
of Mrs Michael Henn.ssy, and hel
granddauHnte Adelaide Hagan, ar,
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Hennessy.
Engineman B. W. Caldwell Of South
Norfolk met with a painful accidon
this morning. As he was leaving Ere.
mont the lubricator glass broke and a
piece struck him just below the eye,
making an ugly cut.
| A. J. Johnson returned home last
night from New Salem, ILL.,, where he
has been visiting his son, DR.. Robert
johnson. DR.. johnson is doing emf
nently well in New Salem, which was
years ago his fathers home.
DR.. Salter will leave in the morning
for Arcadia, Kansas, having under his
care Sam Harris who was injured by
falling from the train at South Norfoll
on the morning of the Fourth. Harris
father will join them at Omana.
N. G. Brown, who lives eight miles
southeast, was in the city this morning
selling grain. He states that his section
has better corn than usual, excellent
fall wheat and good oats which, though
down little, can be easily cut, never
theless.
The ladies of the W.C. T. u. hole
Il AC8 AhCCuAABS oh tbUO bOCOho IpAN
fourth Wednesdays Of each month
For the present such meetings are beins
held in the ladies parlor Of the M. E
church. The next regular meeting will
be tomorrow afternoon.
A pit Of sticky mud, heavy load ant
a none too well kept team, were the
causes for a horse falling under tn,
reins of William Christianson in {
down town -alley-way this morning
The animal had a hard time getting t.
its feet but was finally helped up.
Last week the earth passed between
the planet Saturn and the sun. Astron
omers predicted that the result woult
be either severe warm spell, boisterou
electric storms, or drouth. With sucl
a range of predictions it certainly shoulc
have happened, but it didn't, to an,
great extent.
Niobrara recently received "a fin,
rain. Although 30 close to this section
of country, that town III ust have escape,
the torrents that have been VISITING
this vicinity during the past month o.
two, else no rain would have beef
welcomed with the words that it wa
"a fine shower.
Among the bidders awarded contract
for supplying army forage for the Ne
braska forts, ID. Rees, Of this city, head
the list with the largest individual con
tract made, He win furnish Fort Robin
son with 100000 pounds of oats q
el.9o, until December 81, 1902, and the
at ei,2s until June 30, 1908; an
l6o, 900 pounds Of bran at 79 cents.
H. e. Owen and d. NJ. Owen are ii
Norfolk from their railroad oontrac
work in Iowa and Kansas. They hav
rscsptly bought anothsr large, contract