The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-14


A. +. Ballah real estate dealer OF
Neigh was in the city this morning
on his way home from Dakota, where
he had been on business.
Senator Allen of Madison was in
town over night on his way home
from Dakota City, where he had been
trying law suit before the district
court.
+. w Beck of Waterloo, Iowa, was
in the city yesterday renewing old
time friendships. lie was formerly
connected with the Sugar City Cereal
mills in this city.
Adiutant General Culver of the Ne.
braska National Guard, was in the
/ city over night a guest ut the home
| of II. E. Owen He was here on bust.
ness connected with company l. and
| left on the noon train for Lincoln.
A. l.. Button of Plbinview, real
estate agent, passing through Nor
folk yesterday said that in southern
! business trip he had found conditions
| favorable fer a good year in his line.
The ladies' of the Woman's club
will give a Russian tea on Monday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the par
lors of the Congregational church.
Each member is requested to invite
one guest
Herman Hogrefe Of Battle Creek
who was in the city yesterday. re-
ports that the roads between Norfolk
and Battle Creek are in very good
shape at present and that he made the
drive in short time
DR. n. Mat2en and family removed
to this city yesterday from Tildon,
AS soon as the family gets located in
the Bucholz house, which the doctor
has purchased, he will open his dent
al Office on the second floor of the
Robertson block
The Norfolk racing track, inst north
of the city, has been placed in good
condition and speedy steppers are be-
ing worked out on it every day, The
stalls are we'll under way and the sea
son, thus far, has every indication of
developing into a good one from the
horsemens point of view in Norfolk.
Brewer Krug of Omaha was in Nor
folk yesterday looking over the prop
erty owned by him on Norfolk avenue
where fire recently made a wreck of
two structures, He is planning to re-
build on the site but has not deter
mined fully just how large a building
he will erect. He is inclined to build
but onestory structure.
There are more people in Madison
than in any other town ! have SEEN"
said ex-senator William V. Allen of
the county seat, who spent the night
in Norfolk, "who enjoy the beauty of
flowers. In about sixty days we will
have a veritable garden spot at Mad
isOn and the gardens and lawns there,
in which the people take a great deal
of pride, wi. be rich in their splen-
dor" Senator Allen is not reading
great deal in regard to national poll
tics just now. cleaning most of his in
formation from standard weekly pub
lications such as the Outlook. He is
more interested in the war than in
any other public question and is very
anxious that the Japanese should win.
George b. Christoph of this city has
been appointed by the state board of
pharmacy to fill the vacancy on the
board caused by the resignation of
Norman Kuhn of Omaha, who has
moved out of the state. AS Mr.. Kahn
was just appointed to the Office in
January of this year. Mr.. Christoph's
term will be practically a full five
year one There are five members OF
the board, each Of whom serves for
five years and one of whom is APP
pointed each year. The office carries
no salary with it, the expenses being
paid to members and So per day while
they are on duty They have charge
of all examinations for druggists Ger
tificates and of all prosecutions for
violating state laws.
The Norfolk schools are to reopen
again Monday, after a vacation of ten
days, during which the boys and
girls have enjoyed the opering of
spring to the utmost, and some of
them may regret the change to the
schoolroom again, but it will be only
for eight weeks, when the long sum-
mer vacation will begin, following the
ending of the school year. The boys
have had the first week of fishing all
to themselves and have enjoyed it
hugely, whether they have been for
tunate in their catches or not Dur
ing the ten days a number of the
buildings have been renovated and
the blackboards reslated A number
Of applications for positions rs tcacn.
ers have been filed with the board
of education. The meeting for action
on these will be held the first day of
May, but action may be postponed to
special meeting later in the month
At the same time it is expected that
action will be taken on the improve
ment of the heating plant of the high