The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-21

FhIDA ABhIb Il LOO
to Hot Springs to visit relatives for a
week or two.
August Kahn OF Sioux City has
been guest at the homes OF Mrs.
Mas and W. l.. Kern.
Mrs II. II. Mohr, Mrs. Douglas
| Cones and Mrs. G. Staley were in
the city this morning from Pierce do.
ing some shopping.
Il. j. Patras, manager OF the Singer
Office in this city, went to Bonesteel
on a business trip yesterday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fern of Win
side were here to attend the over
Z ocker.Mills wedding last night.
Ice formed TO a considerable thick
ness on still water last night.
A week from today is Good Friday
and the day following is Arbor day
The office of the Norfolk Lumber
company on East Norfolk avenue is
being veneered with brick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley McGinns well
coined a fine son to their home at
Warnerville Wednesday night.
The business men and property
owners of Norfolk meet in social ses-
sion with the commercial club tonight
at the city hall.
DR.. Thomas White, United States
veterinarian. left Norfolk yesterday
for Salt Lake City, where he has been
transferred by the government
A punching bag that has recently
been installed in the club rooms is
proving a good attraction for some Of
the more athetically inclined Elks.
| Carl Pilger, now nightwatchman on
the police force, has accepted posi-
tion with the Johnson Dry Goods com
pany, which he will assume after the
administration changes.
Governor Mickey has requested DR..
Nicholson, appointed surgeon at the
Norfolk hospital for the insane some
weeks ago, to report for duty at the
hospital not later than the Goth.
Activity on the cement walk prop
osition has opened up and every evil
dence is that there will be an increas-
ing number OF these permanent walks
added to the city in both the business
and residence portions.
All Norfolk business men are es-
pecially urged to come out tonight for
the lunch which is to be served by
the commercial club A jolly evening
among the men will prevail and it
is hoped that all will take advantage
OF the opportunity
Harry Watt who for a long time
has been employed in the Johnson
Dry Goods company here, has gone
to Creighton, where he has position
with a new department store. He
was accompanied by his mother, with
whom he lived here.
Rev and Mrs. p. b. West left yes
| terday by wagon for Butte. to which
point they expect to drive by the end
of next week or sooner. Mr. West
has claim on the Rosebud reserva-
tion and has recently been buying
horses and wagons for use there.
The wedding march for the Over
ocker-Mills wedding was played by
Miss Flossie Vail. The bride had
! lived in Norfolk since early childhood,
having graduated in the Norfolk high
school and having since that time
been a teacher in Madison county.
| She was member of the class OF
| 1901. Mr. Overocker had been a jew
eler here and at Battle Creek for a
number of years.
ChefEle Mcfarland of the Nor
folk fire department has decided to
appoint Will McCune of the West Side
hose company as first assistant chief
and let it go at that. 1t has hereto
fore been customary to appoint sec
ond and third assistant. but the chief
elect thinks that so many in author
ity makes it cumbersome. He will
look to the foremen OF the various
companies for the assistance usually
rendered by the second and third
chiefs.
From summer to winter within two
hours time is not an altogether joyful
Cured yesterday in Norfolk. Yester-
day morning was warm enough for
negligee. Last night fur overcoats
were needed. II was almost cold
enough during the night to freeze a
river over with crust of ice thick
enough to skate upon. 1t was nine
teen degrees above Zero-and that
was all. A raw, chilling wind from
the north failed to help matters any