The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-22


coat OF paint
The German sick relief corps held
q special meeting last night
Halbert Johnson and Earl Perry
have accepted positions as Drakemen
on the G. a. N. w.
A repair gang OF laborers arrived
over the u. p. to make improvements
In the yards here.
Miss May Durlnnd very pleasantly
entertained n party Of young people
at a bowory party last evening.
st. Pauls Lutheran church have
erected new arch over the drive
way at their cemetery north of the
city.
II is said that there Is still good
deal OF excitement west OF Norfolk
among ncighbors OF Pat O'Gorman,
over the disappearance Of his son,
Jimmie.
Lightning during the storm struck
a COW at the farm of Chris Deter,
south of Norfolk, and killed the ami
NAL. Twenty.seven head were killed
by one bolt at the farm Of NJ. Il. Chris
tianscn, near Plainyiew.
At the meeting of the Norfolk aerie
of Eagles the following were initiated:
Geo. Benedict, James Duncan, VIII
Altman. Mr.. Stokes, E. Appel, E.
Korth, A. Korth, II. X. Ward, Geo.
SWEET, Mr.. Schonebaum and A. D..
Craig.
A sister OF the late Thomas Knoll,
who suicided last week, Is still in the
city looking for trunks which are said
to have belonged to him and which
can not be found. Mr.. Knoll's sister
Is indignant over the fact that her
brother, when he was known to be in
sane, should be allowed to go about
unrestrained until he ended his life.
Mrs. Annie L. Simmons Of Chicago
will speak in Norfolk next Friday
evening, June %, under the auspices
of the w. C. T. U. The union will
meet Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Ballantyne, 1909 Norfolk av-
enue, instead of Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. 1t is hoped that Mrs. Sim
mons will be present at the afternoon
meeting.
Bernice Barrett, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. w. Barrett. was eight years
old yesterday and in honor of the
event seventeen little friends were In.
vited in to spend the afternoon from
2 to G. A number of pretty eifts were
received by the little hostess. Ice
cream and cake were served late In
the afternoon. and all enjoyed the
event very thoroughly
Mrs. j. X. Boas was quite badly
bruised about the face last night In
an accidental fall, occasioned by trip
ping over a loose board in the side
walk on South Second street Mr.
Boas stepped on one end Of the board
and thus tripping Mrs. Boas. Hel
face was cut and bruised and two
teeth were broken off in the fall
In a personal letter to Edgar How
ard, published in the Fremont Herald
p. e. McKillip of Humphrey announc
es that he will not be a candidate FOL
congress in this district next fall, add
ing that his business interests are such
that 1t would be impossible for him tc
make the race. He says he will be
active for the candidate, whoever he
may be, and the democrats will be
successful.
Henry Sprick, one Of the prominent
: early settlers of Nebraska, is confined
to his bed at Fontanelle in conse
Quence Of paralytic stroke. Mr.
Sprick, who is past eighty years o
age, was rising from his bed in tn,
morning when he suddenly fell owe
unconscious. The left side Of his bod.
!. is paralyzed. He has regained con
4 sciousness, but his condition is con
I. sidered serious. Mr.. Sprick heade,
the colony from Quincy, ILL.,, that sci
/ tied at Fontanelle and was prominen
: in the fight of that town for the stat
capital. He is wealthy, owning abou
= 1000 acres of land in Nebraska.
, Creighton News: Miss Murator
who recently went to Chicago to TAX
It a course in music in the Chicago col
e seryatory, writes friends that she +,
ceiyed the highest markings in musi
n composition and was awarded the gol
d medal, and also given pleasure tri
to Boston and return. Her work cam
d in competition with several other
'e who stood high and she naturally fee
much elated over the results Of tn
t. contest. Her numerous Creighto
v, friends are pleased to learn of he
success and to know that we hay
Of among us one who stands so high
S music circles. She expected to sta
on her Boston trip this week.
n. West Point Republican,: The inve
Y tigation of conditions at the Norfo
asylum was resumed by the state boaI
Ill Thursday, Judgment in the matt
el' must, of course, be suspended uni
the investigation is completed and II
It. findings made. The testimony, ho
NJ ever, has already gone far enough
show cOnclusively that the charg