The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-22


Koenigstein at st. Louis enroute, and
will be gone two weeks. John Koen-
igstein and wife are now in Thornton.
There were not so many travelling
men In town over Sunday as usual, as
most of them are getting home for the
holidays as business on the road Is
almost at standstill until the New
Year is ushered in.
Margaret Hazen. the little baby
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs M. c. HaHen.
celebrated her mothers birthday Sat
urday by falling from a bed to the
floor and breaking her collar bone.
physician made the little girl as COM
Portable as possible under the circum-
stances and she will get along all
right.
Miss Katie Gildea the ten-years old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gil
dea. while skating on Klug's slough.
fell and broke her right wrist. She Is
carving It in a sling, and 1t does not
give her so very much discomfort.
Graham Humphrey is suffering from
injuries to his neck and back received
day. His injuries are not considered
at all serious but he is considerably
stiffened up. He hopes to be all right
in day or two.
The Modern WoodInan camp at Win
side is preparing to close the holiday
| festivities at that place with their an
nual ball on the night of the 29th
They expect to have Sioux City or
chcstra, and midnight banquet will
be held at the Commercial hotel The
Woodman ball is always considered
the event of the season in that pros
porous town and vicinity.
The concert by the Ladies' Madrigal
Quartette at the M. f. church Satur-
day night, was well attended and the
ladies were very heartily encored as
each number of the program was rem
dered. They demonstrated to the au-
dience that their musical ability was
more than an ordinary kind, and should
have a good patronage from the music
loving people wherever they visit.
During Friday night some marauder
entered the dressmaking rooms of
Miss Fox, and after tossing things
around considerably, retired, taking
box of thread and a mirror. Miss Fox
did not think much about it Saturday,
believing that it was the work of one
of her friends who took the articles as
joke, but this morning when they
were not returned she concluded that
it was not such a remarkably funny
joke.
At Winside Friday night, an old
gentleman by the name of Hanson at
tempted to get off of the train after it
had started. He made the leap for
life" and landed in heap on the right
of way He was under the influence
of spirits and thought he had arrived
; in Hoskins, his home. A leg is laid
: up for repairs and a doctor bill is grow
ing to his bank account, which will
make his Christmas more than Santa
Claus had intended.
The Christmas package season is on
at the post and express offices and at
the postOffice a good many packages
are reported short on postage, which
will cause delays. When you send
= package put your own name on it as
sender, in addition to the address, and
S if it is lost it will most likely reach
+, the sender or the addresse and save
? whole lot of worry for all concerned.
The proper postage will also save time
!, and delays during this very busy sea-
[ son.
! The Fremont Tribune announces
that work has commenced on repairing
h, al TO - hot nj
which is to be fitted up as headquar-
" ters for the assistant general superin-
tendent, trainmaster, dispatchers and
I other local officials. The Northwest
e ern has for many years rented head
: quarters in Fremont in the second
story of the Nye-SchneiderF Fowler
(, building, and with the old depot stand
h ing idle, nothing would be more ma
r tural than that the company would
utilize it in some way.
S Saturday afternoon and evening the
5. stores displaying the Christmas goods
/ we're crowded to the roof-so to speak
with contemplative gift purchasers
s. for their loved ones and friends. In
p several of the stores the advance holi-
j. day sales are exceptionally large at
o this time, yet when one stops to con-
slider that it is only one week until
y nris Kringle will be galloping over the
n roofs of homes and gliding down
E. through chimneys, it does not seem so
II extraordinary that the sales should be
so large, especially when it is consid-
S. cred the times are prosperous, and
W most people have little more money
than usual this year to expend for hol
h iday luxuries. Not only is is so in this
is city, but it is noticed that in the com.
to mercial reports a similar condition ex.
re lists all over the country.
N. A. Huse of The News left yester.
,s day noon for Omaha, where he Joined
lie company of newspaper and maga
lie zine men on a trip to the Pacific coast