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


visit with his parents MIR. and Mrs.
Geo Rhode. Another son, Albert 10.
Rhode, who liz clerk In Chicago, ar.
rived in the city yesterday and Will
spend his two weeks vacation here.
MIR. Rhode says his sons secured their
appointments on their individual mer-
lts and not because OF n political pull
Mrs II. l.. Brown and Mrs. c. G.
Church, sister of Mrs, g. +. McCor.
mick, who have been visiting in this
city the past week, left this morning
for visit to their brother at Wood
bino, Iowa. after which they will re-
turn to their homes. Mrs. Brown at
Washington, u. c., and Mrs. Church
at Marshall. Mich. Mrs. Mccormick
accompanied her sisters as far as
WoodbIne, Iowa, where n family re-
union will be held She will return in
about two weeks.
Guy Cooley has sold his interest In
Miller. and Is today moving back to
Norfolk
ed Dixon, who has returned from a
trip through the southern part of the
state, expects to remain In Norfolk
during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Bridge very
pleasantly entertained few young
people last night at their home on
Eleventh street I'm honor of Talcott Oh
ney of Minneapolis.
The Odd Fellows at their meeting
held last night elected s. II. Mcfarland
and John Oesterling as delegates to
the grand lodge which Is to be held at
Beatrice during the month of october.
Interest among Elks of the city Is
! increasing In the meeting which Is to
be held tomorrow night for the pur.
pose of discussing the matter OF fu-
ture quarters, and large attendance
Is promised.
e George Craven, manager of the Cra-
ven laundry at York which is owned
by Dan Craven of this city. arrived In
Norfolk last night for a visit until Mon
) day morning. He reports that the
laundry in it's new hands is getting
along in fine shape. Mr.. Craven,
) though but young man. is, according
to his uncle here, very capable man
ager.
, The other day !. Y. Dasher, giving
; his address as Fifth street and Third
, avenue. advertised that he had found
n watch Dick Washington lost his
watNh and attempted to locate Mr.
Dasher but inquiry at the location
failed to find him. Now Dick thinks
| the only way out of 1t for him Is t.
advertise for the man who advertised
that he had his watch.
Among those who have returned
1 from the trip to Denver are II. C. Tru
man. Charles Eble, II. c. Matrau, w
, II. Widaman, ]. S. McClary. S. w. Gar
: vim They report that the crowds a
, Denver were immense and that traffic
= on the trains was difficult proposi
:, tion. Mr.. Truman tried to come home
I. on train just ahead of the one which
finally brought him. but the passengers
:, already on the train so taxed the ca
pacity that It was utterly impossible
!, to get seat. He afterward consid
= cred himself fortunate that he had not
|. because 1t was this train that wa'
: wrecked in collision, three beinl
!, killed and fourteen injured.
:, w. A. Loudon, an electrical and me
;, chanical engineer of Chicago, and con
- nected with one of the largest firms IL
2 that city. is at O'Neill trying to inter
l. est the council and citizens in the In
; stallation of an electric lighting plant
y The town has been without adequat
I; lighting systems ever since its found
7, ing and 1t is beginning to be prosper
'. ous enough to afford such a luxury
l, O'Neill is one of the best towns in tn
}. state for such plant and II is cor
!; sidered almost certain that the counci
4, will favor such project and will ca
r a special election for the people to dc
:. eide whether they desire to pay take
); on the Improvement or not.
J; Al Ovelman. formerly in the sho
IL business in this city, is in Norfol
waiting for sample trunks which h
y expects from Chicago. Mr.. Ovelma
n, leaves early next week for his wester
he trip. which has been extended th'
year INTO the IuSel SOunu country, II
cluding Portland. Mr.. Ovelman's tri
will include Denver. Cheyenne, Col
RADIO Springs. Pueblo, Cripple Creel
n Boise and other points. He stops {
no towns smaller than Norfolk but
ye town as large as this, in the west,
the center OF much larger territory an
Is is therefore of more relative impor
ance. Miners and ranchmen purchas
Of the highest grade of boots and ther
g. fore sales in cities of 5000 are larG
Is compared to those in city of tn
O. same size in the middle western tie
ritory.
OF That Nebraska is coming to the fol
st in fruit production is greatly evidence
this fall by the great loads of apple
Of farmers living west of here are hau
is ing to market and getting ready to sh'
TO eastern markets, says a Ponca di
i This ~ Of tho Stotn iS Vpr