The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14

the old rails where they have laid new
steel.
John Griffin Is Norfolk visitor from
Plainview.
August Brummund went to Madison
this afternoon.
J. A. Ballantyne left for trip up
the Bonesteel line.
Mrs. r. +. Maher was at Fremont
Saturday and Sunday.
Robert Burns of Scribner spent yes.
terday visiting Norfolk friends.
w. N. Huse has gone to Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, and 1t Is probable that
Mrs. Huse may accompany him home
this week.
Lewie and AL Pilger of Stanton were
in Norfolk to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Buetow.
DR.. Bear and DR.. Salter went to
Pierce Monday to assist "A local sur
geon in an operation.
]. ID. Sturgeon will occupy the new
Dean house, now nearing completion,
on South Eighth street.
Mrs. Schiller and daughter of the
Oxnard were passengers for Central
City Monday noon on the Union Pa
cifc.
Miss Alice Barrett, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis two
weeks ago, is able to be up and is do
| ing well.
Myron Colamer is suffering from
blood poisoning, caused by a nail
scratch on his wrist. He is unable to
be at work.
II. Warner, whose efforts to estab-
| lish the canning industry in Nebraska
are so well remembered, was in Nor
folk Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Gerecke leave
tomorrow for Pittsburg, to spend
couple of months with their daughter,
Mrs. F. A. Emery.
Miss Margaret Simpson, who has
been working in the Durland Sisters
store all the fall, leaves for her home
in Valentine tonight.
John Klawitter, d. r. Bussey and
John Detterman were in town Mon
day and took the U. P. train at noon
for Madison to attend court.
| ~. w. f1dlulllO1 VI Doyu CouhJy, anu
formerly Butler county statesman
returned to his home Monday, after a
months treatment in a Lincoln SAM
tarium, but owing to the seriousness
of , threatened paralysis he will try
| the cure again after he Is free from
some of the cares of his western
ranch.
| L. TD1a fob
two months of well earned vacation
Mrs. Nose Horner and Miss Arnett
went to Omaha Saturday morning and
returned in the evening.
Will McMonigal of Long Pine was
here visiting at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Craft Saturday.
Jake Christensen went to Scribner
yesterday to do some boiler work for
the railroad company.
Pete Brown from Fremont came up
and bumped A. F. Clark out of the
night hosting job.
| G. e. Clark of Creighton came down
from Creighton and secured a job in
the sewer ditch.
George Timme, who has been visit
ing for the past week at the home of
NJ. Moolick, returned home to Council
Bluffs Sunday noon
A. F. Clark is handling the scoop
shovel on numbers five and six west
of here.
A pleasant little party came off at
Pat Crotty's home Saturday evening.
The time was spent in playing games,
and all had a pleasant time until II
O'Clock when they departed for home.
The Elks initiated nine candidates
Saturday night.
Little Gertrude Kendall, who has
been very i'll, is reported better.
A fourteen-pound son was born at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Bussey
west of Norfolk, Saturday morning.
Mosaic lodge No. 55, A. f. & A. M,
will hold a special meeting at Masonic
hall Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, for
the purpose of comforting the M. M.
degree.
At the request of Congressman-elect
]. F. Boyd, the reception planned by
resident commercial travellers for him
on December 81, has been postponed
for the present.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. d. S. Bullock Tuesday after
noon at o'clock. The ladies of the
church are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
C. E. Wilkinson of Omaha, supreme
guide of the Tribe of Ben Hur in Ne
braska, is arranging for an interesting
initiation in Norfolk. The court, now
numbering 100, will initiate forty new
members, neighboring courts assist
ing. u. G. Powell of Lincoln will be