The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-15

Mr.. Johnson sent the message from
the top Of Pixies peak.
Irwin a Melcher, new proprietors OF
the Fair store, are in the city and are
all ready to take possession of the
business at the close of the business
day tonight. During the past few days
both gentlemen have been making
friends in the city.
Ralph Blood, formerly OF Norfolk
but lately Of Creighton. has arrived in
the city to take position with Irwin
a. Mclcher, the new Fair store firm.
Mr.. Blood has for number of years
been in their employ at Creighton
He has many friends here who are
glad of his return to Norfolk.
MIR. and Mrs ]. S. Mathewson very
delightfully."- entertained a number of
friends at O'Clock dinner last even.
ing in honor of Talcott Olney, who is
a guest in the city from Minneapolis.
Tonight Mr. and Mrs. d. Mathewson
will entertain for Mr.. Olney
The News was in error In the call
for the democratic caucuses in an
caucuses will be held next Friday
night, September Is, at 8 o'clock
Chairman Winter of the ward commit
tee gave the notice correctly and the
error was made in publication Not
until today did 1t dawn on the caucus
editor that yesterday was not the 18th
The German Relief association will
hold picnic at Hile's grove, north
of the city, tomorrow afternoon. Bus
es will leave the corner of Norfolk av
enue and Fourth street at noon anC
everybody Is invited. Bus fare to the
grounds will be 10 cents. The mem
bership in the city, after eight years
operation, now exceeds 125 persons
and they have done much good in Nor
folk.
Lewis Bros. restaurant will occup!
a portion of the new Rees buildini
which is now being built on Norfoll
avenue and Fifth street. The othe
portion has been practically leased b,
Anthes & Smith a mercantile firm
from st. Joseph Mo-, who expect Il
locate here with a stock of goods
They have paid sum of money 70
an option on the 6G-foot portion of th
structure.
Little Elizabeth Rees, the 2-year-olt
child of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Rees VIII,
was so dangerously burned in an al
cohol lamp accident last Sunday after
noon, is getting along in a most eX
cellent way and will soon recover
The little girl had a terribly close cal
for her life and but for the timely aC
tion of her father who chanced to b.
near, she would undoubtedly hav
been burned to death. Mr. Rec
caught the child in his arms an
smothered the flame in an instant.
Barte Elseffer is slowly regainin
his strength though he suffers som
trouble with the right ankle and tn
great toe on that foot. The bandage
are all off the ankle hut during the las
day or so the member has been swell
ing badly and his parents are at
loss to explain it. 1t is believed tina
when the wounds are healed, the youn
! man will be able to walk without eve
| a limp, For a little while each da
this week he has been wheeled to tel
mis- courts on Norfolk avenue to waite
the play.
Much interest is developing in No
: folk over the outcome of the Brit
Nelson fight which is to be pulled o
this afternoon at Colma, Cal, for
A purse of $4,000 and the lightweigl
championship. Manager V. f. Mile
of the Western Union Telegraph cor
, pany, has strung a special wire int
I Don Cameron's place, where repor
will be received from the ring sid
: The fight is scheduled to start at
4 o'clock in California, which is 4 o'cloc
" here, so that the reports will like
S commence to come shortly after tn;
: hour