The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08

NJ. once. after an enforced vacation
on account OF sickness.
Al Hood and Jimmie Hamilton, two
travelling men who have made this
city their stop-ovcr for many years,
were In town this morning.
MIR and Mrs. Geo. r. Schwab, who
have been visiting friends In Iowa and
Illinois. stopped over night with Rev
C. Fuehrcr, on their way home In Clay
Center. Neb.
Miss Elizabeth Reese and Miss
Pearl Reese returned yesterday from
Ave weeks trip to the west, during
which they visited Portland and many
other places OF interest.
G. w. Roe. with the American To
bacco company OF New York, familiar.
| ~ known as "Cremo," Is in the city
today. Mr.. Roe Is n hail fellow well
met and has host OF friends In Nor
folk who are always glad to see him.
A delegation of thirteen from Plain.
view passed through Norfolk this
morning on their way to Denver, to
| Among them were j. +. Smith, II. ID.
Pucifer, Perry Ably and family and
DR.. Hoagland
Ware a. Son are today installing two
handsome new showcases.
A special meeting OF the Elks lodge
row evening.
Four handsome new counters for
the Hershiser store have just been
completed by the Dunn mills.
Republicans should remember the
ward caucuses that are to be held this
evening The outside precinct caucus
Is to be held tomorrow afternoon.
Paul A. walters. an agent for the
Genoa school. was in the city yester.
day enroute to Niobrara, where he
goes to get new students.
A monument Is being set today at
the grave of Mrs. ]. J. Parker, who
died In this city several years ago. r.
j. Jewell of Plainview Is here to SUI
perintend the work
j. Callahan, formerly with the Fore
paugh and Sells Bros. circus, but who
dropped off in Norfolk when the show
struck town was sent for from Battle
Creek to shoe race horses there and
Is now at the track. He had charge
of the ring horses with the show.
The twenty-third annual fair of the
Knox County Agricultural society will
he held at Creighton September II to
30. Probably the best agricultural
exhibit ever seen in Knox county will
be on the grounds at this fair. while
the races will be unusually good.
Chandler owen is in the city from
Ashland, where he has been all sum
mer helping his father in the work of
constructing the new line of the Great
Northern railroad between Ashlar
and Sioux City. He says that j. J
Hin is sparing no money In buying a
right of way and that the road he'd
have been thus far completed.
Miss Ella Mather, sister of Mrs. G
II. Vail who was thrown from hel
horse Wednesday night while riding
Is still suffering kecnly from the eff
fects of the fall and 1t Is not knowI
definitely but that she may have beer
internally injured. She was very IL
all day yesterday and suffers still to
day. Besides indications of interna
trouble her knee cap is seriously hur
and she suffers much pain from that
The attending physician says that /
n,ln l,nt
not killed by the fall, as her pony wen
down with terrific force and caugh
her underneath.
A committee of leading citizens 1
said to have been at work at Pierc
today trying to discover the origin O
the fire at the Pentico cane factor
yesterday. A close examination of tn
building disclosed the fact that MI
Pentico had three catalogues of Chico
go mail order houses stored in tn
building. 1t was later discovered tina
an order had been sent in from on
of these catalogues, and the suppos
tion is that the other two got so he
that a contlagration was caused. Nj
Pentico is highly indignant at the da'
tardly act, and threatens to cut off a
, mail order supply houses in the futur,
as besides destroying his stock {
canes, very valuable set of too
!, used in the manufacture of his cane
= was destroyed.
Kermit Roosevelt has killed bea
. and he-Kermit, not the bear-is ha'
ply. A small brown bear and two will
, cats hang as scalps to his belt. Th
hunting party, consisting OF Captai
Bullock. his son, Stanley; Kermit an
. Paul Martin, son of Congressman Ma
, tin, have returned to Deadwood from
trip to the mountains west and plain
=, north. Three hundred and fifty mile
; were traversed in ten days by tn
!, boys on horseback, Plucky little ri
: ers they proved, never noticing har
ships and enjoying every moment.
great event took place the fifth da
;. out, when Captain Bullock and Ke