The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-05-02

lOrtn Rreht oHOrl'
The ladies of the Degree OF Honor are
planning for dancing party to be given
ON the evening OF May 10 in Mar.
quardt's hall
Charles Gableman, who has been
working in the Fair store, leaves today
for Lead, South Dakota, where he has q
position in a general store
An acetylene gas lighting plant is be.
ing put in at Tilden that will light a
large number of the business houses
and residences Of that village.
Damascus oommandery No. 20, X. T.,
had work in the Black last night and
afterwards those participating in the
meeting took lunch ut Walls
restaurant.
Judging from the preparations being
made by the younger generation, Nor
folk will be alive tonight with those
who observe May day by the hanging OF
May baskets.
Many people would have q much
greater appreciation Of May day il the
bill collectors didn't insist that stipend
OF cash would be an agreeable filling for
their May baskets.
Mrs John Huntington and Mrs. G..
p. Huntington OF. Luverne, Minnesota,
aunts of Il. M. Huntington of this CITY.
are here for weeks visit. They are
on their way to Kansas for visit.
M. p. Kinkaid, prominent republi.
can politician of O'Neill, who came
near to being elected to congress two
years ago 'front.' his district, which has
been notorious for its fusionist tenden-
cies, and who may lead the republican
hosts of the Big Sixth to signal victory
this fall, was in the city last night and
left this morning. for Omaha.
Yesterday was the first wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Them
and large company of their friends
drove out to their home east of the city
last night to assist them in observing
the occasion The time was passec
most enjoyably and some Of the mem
bers of the party did not get home unit
this morning.
The last regular meeting of the olt
city council will be held tonight
Another meeting will be held next Tues
: day, the 9Th, which is the beginning o
the fiscal year, but the meeting will b.
largely for the purpose of turning tn
affairs of the city over to the incoming
administration. At this meeting tn
applications for liquor license will b
acted upon and other important busines
marking the first of the year will be ut
tended to.
a The Columbus Journal republishe
=. the following item, taken from its file
l of 1881, and may be of interest to som
a of the old settlers in recalling an even
of 90 years ago: About four thousan
?. people celebrated the completion of tn
Lost Creek link of railroad betwee
f this city and Oconee, on June l6, tn
j. UTul1lS 1TUD ktlDlOh unu ANolloih biihE
;. ing crowds of enthusiastic citizens
Speeches were made by ]. c. Higgins
s j. NJ. Thurston, DR.. Bear, w, Nj. Rot
ertson, B. X. Smith and e. V. Clark, a
d appropriate to the occasion, and cor
o gratulatory of Columbus"
t Fifteen farmers of the territory sui
i rounding Norfolk have organizeda CON
pany and purchased of the breeding fri
t of Mclaughlin Bros. through their agen
|. Frank Ferguson of Emmettsburg, lows
d the fine French coach horse which ws
y exhibited here some time ago, Th
l. price paid for the animal was S3 ,0O(
j. The company is offIcered as follows
t, l. G. Westervelt of this city, president
% f. j. Hale of Battle Greek, manages
It Directors FL. Hale, Battle Creek Aus
q ust Huebner, Norfolk and l. G. Alyea {
10 Meadow Grove. 1t is considered thu
r by this means some valuable stock ma
II be introduced into this section Of tt
st country, and the organization of tn
ID company will not only benefit ii
IN members thereof but prove of. value
all horse owners and serve to raise th
N standard of the stock in this region.
III Down in Platte county they are d
D. veloping an interesting co ntrover'
70 over county court house deal. A ma
D. meeting of representative citizens
u Humphrey, Platte Center, Lindsay, al
,s Creston was held in Humphrey Monde
NJ evening which developed a unanimo
sentiment in favor of defeating the prop
w. sition to vote 500, 900 in bonds to build
~ court house in Columbus. Incidentally
I'D was discovered that both Humphrey al
j. Platte Center are willing to build al
equip u modern court house and tn
as the territory represented Mt the meetin
ID which embraces more than half of /
le most populous part of the country won