The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29

| who has been there for several weeks.
Is rumored that they may make the
iolden state their future home. al.
hough she is at present expecting to
pend only the holiday season in that
and of mountains.
Misses Maud Reese and Rosella Cole
ire planning a masquerade party at
the home of the former on Wednesday,
)cccr her 81
baby girl is reported at the home
If Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Winter. It's
birthday will be on the shortest day
II the year-December 81.
There were no doings In the police
department yesterday except weary
Willie, who was given nights lodg-
ing on the "downy" couch in the city
Nastile
The Trinity social for the Yuletide
viii be held at Marquardts hall on the
evening of the Goth. The invitations
will be issued within the next few
lays. There are other social events
to be held during the holidays which
will be delightful events for the young
people Interested.
The Christmas shoppers were TAX
ing in the shops last night and most
of the store people seemed in very
gracious mood over the manner in
which the dollars were rolling into
their tils.
Misses May Johnson and George
Brakeman will give o'clock dinner
to number of their friends at the
home of the latter the day after Christ
mas. The party Is in honor of Leon
ard Hagland of Lincoln.
There is always optimism and hap
piness when the peoples pockets are
well filed with money. This is shown
to a marked degree this holiday sea-
son. The people have the money and
are buying the very best of everything
and no wonder merchants have that
optimistic feeling.
Ernest Spora has just completed a
nice residence on his place, four miles
east of town, in the edge of Stanton
county. He is a young bachelor farm
er and Dame Rumor says that new
house indicates he is contemplating a
different life from that of a bachelor
at no distant day.
Damascus commandery, Knights
Templar, will observe the custom of
giving the annual Christmas greeting
at the asylum (Masonic halD Monday
at 1890 a. m. Toasts to the eminent
grand master will be given and re-
ceived, and the usual ceremonies in
accord with the spirit of the day will
be observed All sir knights are cor
daily invited.
Never before in the history of Nor
folk have the merchants shown such
displays of Christmas wares
for old and young, white and black,
saint and sinner, christian and intldel
as one can see by visiting the many
places where toys, candies, jewelry,
clothing, groceries and other articles
are sold. 1t is truly astonishing how
much of these goods are being sold
and also surprising how cheaply one
can purchase the presents
The eighteenth annual ball of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will
be one of the principal features of
Christmas in Norfolk. The boys of
Elkhorn Valley lodge, No. l01. never
do things by halves and this year they
expect to exceed all previous efforts
The decorations of Marquardt hall,
where the party is to be given Monday
evening, will be elaborate and the cut
flowers will be the finest that green
house can produce at this time of the
year.
The city schools close with appro.
pirate Christmas exercises in the va.
rious rooms this afternoon for the hol.
idays, and will remain closed two
weeks. This will give the teachers
and students nice long rest. Those
whose homes are out of town will leave
today and tomorrow to spend Christ.
mas at home. After that many of them
will attend the state teachers meeting
in Lincoln, and they will return to
work on January with new ideas and
refreshed by the change. 1t goes with
out saying that the pupils will improve
every moment of the holidays.