The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-08-03


the city last evening to accept a posi-.
tion as jeweler at Hayes jewelry and
music store
Mrs. Patterson Of New Orleans, who
has been visiting her daughter Mrs.
j. II. Ballantyne, has gone to Teka.
nah for a short visit
Mrs. John James of Lindsay was
guest at the home of f. w, Benjamin
last evening and left this morning for
Winsde to visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gildea and Miss
Mullen, who have been spending a
couple Of weeks at Lake Okoboji, will
return home this evening.
Miss Veda Loomis, who has been
visiting Miss Lois Gibson, has gone to
Central to visit with DR.. n. j. Hoag.
land, formerly of this place.
Mrs. W. II. Bucholz and son have
returned to their home in Omaha af-
ter a visit with Mrs. Bucholz' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt.
Sheriff Sucker came up last even.
ing from Stanton with an escaped pa
he had found wandering near Stanton
Miss Mona McKibbin and Miss Par
ker OF Lake City, Iowa, will arrive in
the city tonight for a short visit with
the formers sister, Mrs o. r. Mere
dith
Grant S. Mears, sheriff of Wayne
county, passed through the city last
evening on his way home from Beat
rice, where he had been on official
business.
Miss Mendenhall of Boston, Mass,
is visiting a few days with Mrs. D. D.
Brunson. She and Mrs. Brunson were
schoolmates and graduated from the
same class.
Frank Lucas, the little son of Mrs.
J. d. Sturgeon, celebrated his ninth
birthday yesterday, Nine boys of his
own age were invited in to help him
have a good time.
DR.. and Mrs. C. S. Parker and Mr..
and Mrs ]. S. Mathewson will leave a
week from today for Long Pine, where
they will go for ten days camping
and fishing expedition.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Meredith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Teal will leave
Tuesday for Assembly park, near Lin
coin. where they will attend the Chris
tian missionary convention.
Mrs. E. II. Tracy and daughters, Lu-
cile and Marie, will leave tomorrow
for Milwaukee, where they will spend
the remainder of the summer. Mr..
Tracy will accompany them as far as
| Omaha.
A farewell surprise party was given
to Hanna Sar last evening. A large
number of friends were present and
a very enjoyable evening was spent.
Miss Sar leaves for her new home in
Sioux City next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs n. A. Huse returned
last evening from West Point, where
they had been for a couple of days
following their outing at OkobOji lake,
| Iowa. They seem to be able to, tell
fish stories as glibly as other alleged
fisherfolk.
| The Davenport camp seven miles
west of town was broken Friday after
noon and the family are now living
at home once more. They camped out
for five weeks, principally on account
of Mr.. Davenports health, which is
very much improved by the expert
ence. Some days he would drive in
to look after his business, but he
planned to do this not more than twice
a week. The camp was nicely located
on the bank of the Elkhorn, and there
was an abundance of fishing and out
door recreation.
Word was received here this morn
ing that the Union Pacific is already
laying stakes between Fremont and
Tarnov. This would seem to indicate
the railroad is really a fact.
The westbound Black Hills train has
been run in two sections since the
abandonment of the Shoshoni special,
and both trains are pretty we'll filled.
The first section carries day coaches
and the second section carries the
mail, express and Pullmans.
The John Gund brewing company
have sent to Bob Schwartz Of Pilger
handsome stable blanket for his rae
Il
ing horse, Miss Gund, named after the
company. A picture of the animal,
beautifully framed, decorates the office
of Local Manager Groesbeck
The Verdigre baseball team passed
through the city this morning on their
way to Hoskins, where they will play
the Hoskins team. Tomorrow they
will go to Winside to have a game
there Verdigre has a very good team
this year and have won nearly all the
games they have played. These games
will undoubtedly be interesting.
| The Northwestern railroad company
is preparing to establish a waterworks
system at West Point, for the pur-
pose of watering engines. There will
be two tanks, one at each end of the
station platform so that locomotives
may be filled with water while the
trains stand at the depot. The water
will be taken from the Elkhorn river.
The cost will be some $4,000