The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JoURNA FRIDAY DECEMBER @
has been looking after property inter.


Norfolk on his way to Kingston, ia
malca, where he is Interested In The
sugar business.
Henry Fricke of Lander, Wyo.,
brother OF Mrs. O. w, Rish, arrived In
Norfolk at noon, and leaves In the
morning for Winnctoon to spend
Christmas with his parents
Mrs Frank Russell came home from
Exeter last evening. She was accom-
panied home by her mother and sister.
Mrs. Bert Taylor and two sons went
to Abilene, Kansas, yesterday, where
they will spend the holidays.
Dave Dicicnderfor returned home
from Woodrivcr Ncb, yesterday noon,
where he had been to attend the flu
neral of his uncle.
win Dean took the morning passen-
ger for Missouri Valley.
Ed Dixon. one of the jolly North
western fire boys, left today for STU
pcrior to visit friends during the hol-
days.
Mrs. John Quick received a beauti.
ful Christmas present of Japanese
tea set imported from Japan. The
present was from her son Harry who
lives in California.
Mrs. A. Pratt, who has been very
sick for the last three weeks, has re-
covered sufficiently to take her posi-.
tion at the eating house again.
The pupils In the fourth grade at the
Washington school presented their
teacher, Miss Brush, with a beautiful
glass ink stand rs a Christmas pres
| ent.
Ed APPEL went to Meadow Grove to-
day on business.
Engineer Charley Hill went to FL
gin today to spend the holidays with
his family who are living on farm
near there.
A. Diefenderfer, who has been visit
ing his son Dave here, left on the noon
train yesterday for his home in Penn
sylvania.
The Norfolk Business college and
public schools close tonight for vaca-
ton until after New Years.
Carpenters have begun the remodel
ing of the reading room and parlor of
the OXnard hotel, and soon will have
it finished and up to date in every way.
Little Marie Livingston, while play
ing on the ice near the Lincoln school
yesterday afternoon, slipped and fell
causing her to become unconscious for
time She was taken home and put
to bed 1t is not thought, her injuries
are serious.
Manager Metcalf of the Western I'm
ion telegraph company received a mes
sage last evening as follows: AT To
nopah, New, January |, Joe Cans and
Kid Herman will contest to a finish
for the lightweight championship OF
the world and purse of 100000. The
contest is scheduled to take place al
3 p. m, Pacific time. Service by
rounds can be furnished by messen
ger or wire, Advise if wanted"
Raasch Bros team INDUCED in {
lively runaway shortly after O'Clock
last evening on South First street, re
: sulting in broken buggy but no broli
en- bones, Ernest and Darius Raascl
and their sister Leona were driving t
; the Northwestern train to meet an
} other sister, and when they came op
pusite the lights strung along the new
sewer ditch the team became fright
ened and started to run. Near Shat
fer's meat market the tongue and necl
) yoke snapped off, checking the team
: momentarily. Ernest, who was driv
ing, succeeded in holding them bacl
while the occupants climbed out o
: the carriage, and the team passed on
running into a fence north of the de
: pot. The carriage was considerable
demoralized but the passengers fee
thankful that no one was hurt.
e Manager Petersen knew what h
$ was talking about when he gave hi
personal guarantee that the "Colleg
n Boy" with Ralph Riggs as the "boy
d was all right. The appearance of thi
company at the Auditorium Thursda
:, evening was greeted by a good hous
n and the entertainment was certainl
one of the very best that has appeare
l. in Norfolk this season, AS hoy
t. Ralph Riggs is himself whole SHOW
while the girl of the piece, Miss RIOS
e Stillman, is a very close second. The
d have unusually good support and tn
l. play is evenly balanced, bright and a
tractive from start to finish. 1t woul
IN seem that Manager Petersen has tina
IT, ly succeeded in obtaining a qui,
N house, there not being disturbin
noise during the evening, and if thel
III were any boys present they were ce
lie tainly we'll behaved.
S Tilden Citizen: The committee a
pointed to wait upon John A. Creig
tn ton for the purpose of buying or lea
es ing the carnival grounds, went to ON
he ha Monday and had an interview wi
the count and his secretary. NJ
Is Creighton objected to selling the Ian
IS, remarking that if sale was affecte
n, he would put the proceeds into bricl
and mortar in Omaha, and that
X would prefer to keep the money in Il