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

route to Belle Fourche, s. d.. to at.
tend the big stock meeting.
The West Side whist club will meet
tomorrow evening with Mr.. and Mrs
]. Baum.
A new daughter was welcomed to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n, c. Sat.
tier on Saturday
The streams and ponds in the vi
cinity of Norfolk were besieged with
fishermen YESTERDAY some of them
getting on duty with daylight and re.
naming until dark. No unusual
catches were heard Of, and II is doubt
ful II there were as many fish caught
as there were fishers on the banks.
The young friends of Ed. Bruegge.
mann gave him surprise party Sat.
urday evening at the home of his pa
rents on Philip avenue, the occasion
being in honor Of his twenty.third
birthday anniversary, which was yes
terday The good time usual to such
functions was enjo.ed by the com
pany.
chill since yesterday morning and the
contrast between the temperature and
general conditions today and Satur-
day are about as extreme rs Nebraska
Is able to furnish. Saturday was
bright, warm and sunshiny Today
is cloudy cold, and threatening with
snow. One was summer, the other
winter.
From almost any part of the city
new houses in various stages of de
velopment may be counted and 9th
ers being in the course of important
repairs or improvement may be noted
The new houses are being built on
larger, better and more elaborate
scale than heretofore and will prove
valuable additions to Norfolk as a
city of beautiful homes.
George ID. Butterfield was severely
bitten by a dog at the Butterfield
ranch north of the city yesterday and
is limping badly TO-DAY as the result
The teeth Of the beast sank deeply
into the flesh and a large hole was
cut out OF the calf of his right limb.
Mr.. Buttertield had planned to go to
Omaha today but the wound prevent
ed his making the trip. The dog was
shot.
DR.. Alden, superintendent of the
Nebraska state hospital for the in
sane here, left Norfolk at noon yester-
day for Lincoln, where he went to
get about twenty patients for the hos
pital. 1t is expected that DIR. Alden
will return to Norfolk tomorrow with
the first installment for the new cot
set at making garden and other prep
arations for the coming of the remain
ing ones.
Norfolk has been putting forth an
unusual effort to clean up this spring
and the men who gather up and haul
away garbage and refuse are having
busy time. Not only the private res.
licences, but the business houses are
clearing away the accumulation of
rubbish from back yards and alleys
anu Iht tlls 10 Di w tIltI lIt
spring and summer season in a spirit
of cleanliness such as has been sell
dom shown.
Yesterday was one Of the big days
for the young people of Christ and st
Paul Lutheran churches, it being pre-
liminary to the confirmation services
next Sunday. At Christ church a
class Of thirty-five children We're ex
amined previous to their confirma
tion next Sunday. and at st. Paul
church a large class of parochiaI
school pupils was tested on the re
quirements of the church for confir
nation. The services next Sunday
which is Palm Sunday, will be quite
elaborate and will lead to the Easter
services of the Sunday following.
| Saturday was one of the most lively
days of the springtime for shoppers
and merchants of Norfolk. There was
an unusual number on hand from out
of town. They found time in the
busy part of the spring season to take
a day off for shopping and they tool
it. The rush work had been got on
of the way on the farm, and besides
there were the eggs and butter to mar
ket and the groceries and other pro
visions to he purchased, all of which
required attention, whether there wa
time or not. In addition to all thi
Norfolk merchants were offering somt
unusually attractive bargains and th
shoppers were out in force to pic
them up, the town people helping t.
swell the crowds on the streets.
was a particularly fine day to he on
of doors, also and everything seem
to have combined to make ii grea
day for business.