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


C. w. Nordwig has left Pierce.
f. w. Fisher of Wayne was in town
over night.
]. II. Farlin of Madison was here
last night.
John Neumans of Laurel was in the
city over night.
G. f. Dickinson of Anoka was a city
visitor over night.
ID. A. Stewart of Meadow Grove was
in town over night
Miss Dot Archer of Atkinson was "A
city visitor last night.
Esther Lindstrom of Wayne was reg
istered in Norfolk last night.
n. p. Hald of Lindsay transacted
business in the city yesterday.
Miss Bessie Stormont of Meadow
Grove visited Norfolk last evening.
f. Thompson of Niobrara was a
business visitor in Norfolk last night.
j. L. Brun and John Crisville of
Creighton arrived in the city on the
early train this morning.
Mrs. Arthur l.. Tucker of Carroll,
Neb., is in the city visiting her sister,
Mrs. N. A. Huse.
Ollie Phillips and Belle Osborn were
registered in the city this morning
from Meadow Grove
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Palen of Mo
brara passed through Norfolk enroute
to their home from a visit at Sioux
City.
Of ~
Dunn of Council Bluffs, two old time
travelling men, were visiting friends
| here yesterday.
II. c. Sattler left yesterday for Bal
timore, where he will visit until the
first of the year. John Fetter will
have charge of Mr.. Sattler's business
during his absence.
Ben Reid came in from his trip
last night and will remain over Sun.
day. The first of the week he will
leave for the Black Hills to spend
Christmas with his parents.
Mrs. c. A. McKim will arrive from
Lincoln this evening to visit her pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Matrau On
Wednesday DR.. and Mrs McKim will
go to Salina, Kansas, to spend Christ
mas with the doctors mother.
Professor Wyer, librarian at the
state university for years, has been
elected to a position in New York's
state library and will leave about the
first of the year.
Rev. j. f. Poucher has been called
to Washington county to preach the
funeral sermon for a prominent citi-
zen, who was formerly a member of
Mr.. Poucher's church in Tekamah.
will be filled for the regular morning
and evening service tomorrow.
The trial of Phillip James at Sacra-
mento, Cal, for the murder of John
Lodge, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lodge of this county, came up in court
this week but was postponed because
of other business in court James
killed Lodge in a brutal way on the
race track at Sacramento last summer.
The county commissioners did not
award the contract for bridge work in
the county for the coming year at the
meeting this week, as advertised, but
the matter was laid over until January
meeting to give the new member OF
the board an opportunity to vote on
the proposition. The county had ad-
vertised for sealed bids to be received
until noon of December -, but none
of the bids was opened
The new store of Antilles e Smith
was opened TO the public this morn
ing, with a rush. Although scarcely
prepared to open. the firm started in
today because of the approach of the
holidays and for the purpose of dis
playing their Christmas toys and the
like while they are seasonable. The
dry goods department is not yet doing
business, but will be opened after the
first of the year.
Madison Star-Mail: Where one finds
"A group of lawyers he will generally
find little politics. Madison has been
overrun with the legal fraternity this
week and as a consequence we have
heard no small amount of political
talk. Governors have been made as
well as congressman beaten. but the
main issue seems to settle on the fact
that Hon. w. NJ. Robertson is the log
ical man to fill the brogans of John J.
Mccarthy. Mr.. Robertson of course
will have Madison county solid, not.
withstanding the fact that he did re.
fuse the U. p. and Elkhorn anything
but square deal when they were TAX