The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

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Grove this morning to spend the day
here.
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Greene returned
last night from an extended visit in
Kansas.
Clara Schram has returned TO the
Fremont normal school for the sum.
mer session.
Miss Lena Klentz has returned to
her position in the Johnson Dry Goods
company's store.
l.. +. lager arrived in Norfolk Sat.
urday from Chadron for short visit
with his friends.
II. b. Hall left for Omaha after
spending a few days here with his
brother, VIII Hall.
Miss Ella Hauptli who is attending
the Fremont normal spent Sunday
with her parents in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson left
yesterday morning for a two weeks
visit at the home of Mrs. Johnson's $
mother in Illinois.
August Brummund left for the grand
lodge of the Sons of Hermann in Co.
lumbus this morning. In his alb.
sence E. J. Schorregge will take his
place as water commissioner
E. p. Hummell, wife and son came
over from Sioux City last evening to
visit until after the Fourth with Mrs.
Hummel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs, A.
Brummund.
Mrs. Howard and daughter, who
have been visiting at the home of M.
c. Walker, returned to her home in
Minneapolis this morning. Miss Nola
| Walker accompanied her.
Chas. Mihills went fishing Saturday
and returned with dozen big bass
Geo. Stalcop and his gang of labor
ers have gone to Stanton to move a
| house.
Nebraska prohibitionists will hold
their state convention in Lincoln July
81 at 10 a. m.
The books for the Norfolk public H.
brary have been shipped and they will
probably arrive so that the library
can be opened next Saturday at room
5 of the Bishop block
Ida 1rish-Macomber was taken east
on the noon train to CoXsakie, N. Y,
by Lothar Stehr, who had been here
for several days seeking her release
from the insane hospital here.
The Misses Bronze, who have been
visiting friends here, will spend the
Fourth at Stanton and will later visit
in Omaha. Next week they will go
to Wisconsin for fishing outing.
Fred Wagner, Fred Grim and Henry
Ertzner have returned from their land
seeking trip to South Dakota They
brought back samples of the South
Dakota wheat and oats. The wheat
stands about two and one-half feet
high, is all headed out and in fine con-
dition and the oats are very good. All
three were so pleased with that coun-
try that each bought half section.
Carl Johnson, 1G-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. |. Johnson, was quite severe
ly wounded last night in an accident
while lighting a lamp in the Kiesau
drug store. He was standing on a
chair, with his weight leaning against
an unsubstantial rack, when he sud
denly fell. His chin struck sharp
edge and a hole was cut entirely
through his lower lip. The cash
was about an inch long and required
eight stitches, being sewed up both on
the inside and the outside of the chin.
Carl was taken home in a cab and is
pected with such a wound.
A heavy rain fell over the state on
Saturday night, with lightning accom-.
panying. The storm passed over Nor
folk but struck at West Point with
some force. A culvert bridge over the
Northwestern tracks there was lifted
two feet and removed two feet to one
side by the waters force, but a crew
of workmen who labored all day yes
terday got it repaired by last night.
Trains ran over the place, though
slowly, and there was no delay on ac-
count of it. At Winside a torrent of
rain fell on Saturday night, flooding
the cutters. The storm struck Omaha
late in the evening, and was punctuat-
ed by sharp lightning. There was
more rain at West Point yesterday af-
ternoon, though none in Norfolk |
Clouds this morning looked like more
showers might be expected.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the Northeast Nebraska dis
tlict G. A. K. rounlrn to be helG at |
Oakdale, July 10, II, II and 13. This |
distnct reunion has become one Of the |
features of life among the old soldier. |
of Northeast Nebraska and The an.
nGal gathering is attended each year
by an ever lessening but more intLy-
eSted crowd. The meeting is held |
dur'ng July each year at some town |
in the northern part of the state, last |
year at Meadow Grove, and the year
before at Pierce. Oakdale promises this
year to outdo all previous efforts to
give the visitors a good time, and
from the aggressive manner in which |
IS