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


Mrs. II. E. Morey Of Pierce was In
Norfolk this morning.
II. l.. Mccormick went to Pierce to.
day % do job Of lathing,
Miss Ora Crum has returned from n
visit with friends at Omaha.
II. Il. Somers and family left yeeter.
day for n weeks outing south of the
city.
Joe Trehan, western travelling pas.
senger agent for the Wabash, is in the
city from Omaha.
Miss Birdie King Of Spokane, Wash.
is visiting at the home Of Judge and
Mrs. j. b. Barnes.
The members OF the First Congregn-
tional church who have been camping
near Long Pine are expected home to.
day.
II. II. Hull returned this morning from
Omaha, He says that Mrs. Hull is u
very little better but that it is doubtful
| when she Will come nome.
Editor w. II. McNeal Of the Wayne
Hearld attended meeting Of the
Eleventh district republican senatorial
committee in this city yesterday
Information comes that the reported
appointment Of Rev. II. p Wigton to
take charge Of the Presbyteri an church
at this place was erroneous. No pastor
has been selected.
Rev. w. j. Turner's class in nature
study are enjoying the day in the
country. They visited the Osborne
farm this morning and lunched
on the old hospital grounds.
Yesterday was the twelfth birthday
of Walter Mcfarland and the event was
enjoyably celebrated at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. s. Il. Mcfarland last evening
by jolly crowd of little folks.
w. S. Stryker, q leading worker
among the members Of the A. O. u. w.
in Omaha, is visiting friends in the city
and paid pleasant call to this office
from which the official organ Of that
order is issued
Editor A. f. Enos of the Stanton
Picket, and his family, were in the city
visiting friends yesterday. Mr.. Enos is
member of the central committee of
the Eleventh senatorial district and at
tend a meeting Of that committee
Mrs. Garfield, who is spending the
summer in Hot Springs, S. d., for hay
fever, writes that she is very much i'm
proved in health and will probably re-
main until September. Mrs. p. II, Pat
terson, of Chadron, who made Norfolk
her home last winter, is with Mrs Caul.
field
In the tennis tornament being held at
the Kenwood club in Chicago for the
western companionship, Earl E, Farms
worth of Grand Island, champion
of the state university and holder
Of the Sioux City cup, was de-
feated in the second round bnt +. M.
| AsHCTdit, O'o, 80 4 W.
A. II. Winder has just returned from
a trip to Oklahoma. At Oklahoma City
he found several former Norfolk people,
among them being G.. M. Thompson, S.
Fuesler and E. Wallerstadt. All Of them
are prospering and well pleased with the
country Mr.. Winder was delighted
with what he saw of the territory.
F. G. Simmons, deputy grand master
workman of the A. o. U. W, arrived
in the city last evening and will spend
some time here in the interests of that
order He is the gentleman who gave
Norfolk lodge such valuable assis:a ance
last winter and the members ex-
pect considerable good to come from his
help on this visit.
A small party of young people took
advantage of the beautiful moonlight Of
last evening for serenading venture
The delightful stiffness of perfect
night, the charming brilliancy OF July
moon and the sweet strains of song to
the accompaniment OF mandolin and
guitar, blended well to make the stunt,
withal, most superior one.
The committee having charge Of the
base ball subscriptions are meeting with
fair success. Few persons appreciate
the expense connected with maintaining
a goodaball team, and if this city wants
to stay in the game along with smaller
towns around, the expenses will have
TO be met. Otherwise there will be no
more OF the sport
Probably few tennis courts in Nor.
folk have ever been in as good condition
rs the one at the corner Of Norfolk
avenue aud Tenth street. The pity il
that so many old time enthusiasts have
lost their interest in the sport. There
have been years in Norfolk when II
courts were kept filled constantly, but
today it is hard to scrape up enough foi