The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-28

Margaret Barnes and Peter Barnes.
A large delegation from Pierce and
Plainview also went this morning.
Evangelist Whiston's revival meet.
lngs In the tent Of the Christian church
are attracting increasing numbers.
The West Side Whist club opened
It's series of winter meetings last night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Butterfield.
picnic and campfire will be held
at the Warner home in Warnervile
September 2S. All are cordially invit.
ed to attend
The Elks will give a dance in Mar
quardt's hall tonight, the music to be
furnished by the dance photograph
which is being used as an experiment.
The Norfolk high school football
team will not go to Winside Saturday
to play the game with the team Of
that place, on account of the condition
of the railroad service to that place
The street commissioner worked the
King road float on the streets a while
this morning, in hopes of packing the
soft mud and helping dry 1t, but the
work was discontinued on account of
the lack of sunshine in helping to dry
It,
The firemens' committee has decid.
ed to hold the annual firemen's fair
two nights, between October 9 and
October ~. The exact date Is not yet
decided. There will be a driving horse
and other prizes. A jolly good time
is assured.
W. C. James of Norfolk, district dep.
uty of the Modern Woodmen lodge
organized a new lodge at Platte Cen.
ter Tuesday night. Thirty new mem
bers were taken into the order. Large
delegations were present from Mon
roe and Columbus.
Harry Demming, the machinist who
had his eye injured some time ago by
having a piece of steel thrown into the
member by the slipping of lathe at
the G. & N. W. roundhouse, has lost
the sight of the eye. Everything was
done to save the sight, but of no avail
as the steel had lodged in the pupil.
The supreme court appointed the fol-
lowing attorneys to compose the bar
commission: w. B. Comstock, secre-
tary, Lincoln; w. A. DeBord of Oma-
ha, w. Nj. Robertson of Norfolk
Charles II. Sloan of Geneva, Wesley
7. Wilcox of North Platte This COM
mission will examine and pass upon
applicants for admission to the bar.
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to the city library They are: The
Awakening of Helena Richey, Four
Stories of Married Life, In the Bish-
ops Carriage, Lorna Doone, JOS Boys,
Bob, Tennyson, Lady Baltimore, The
Wood Carver of Lincoln, The Garden
of Allah The Fighting Chance, Tides
of Barnegat. The librarian wishes to
call the attention of teachers, club
workers and school children to Guth-
rie's Magazine Index, a valuable ref
erence work, which is contained in the
library.
At the home of the brides parents,
Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Kidder, last even
ing at o'clock, Mrs. Hattie Wandell
was married to Mr.. Andrew N. McGin-
mis-, Rev. j. w. Turner of the First
Congregational church officiating. The
newly welded pair have gone on a
short visit with friends in central Kan
sas, after which they will return to
Norfolk to make their home. Mr.. Nc
Ginnis and his bride are both we'll
known in this city and community, and
they have many friends who will wish
them health, happiness and prosperity
The c. & N. W. railroad has just
completed the platform in front of
the new freight depot and tracks lead.
ing to the platform are being laid to-
day. The freight depot is built for
convenience, not only for the railroad
but for the public who must load
freight into drays and other vehicles
for delivery around town. In the old
depot the freight had to be hauled on
trucks into the shed from the cars,
and draymen were compelled to haul
it in the same manner from the shed
to their wagons, but now the freight
is unloaded directly into the depot
from the cars and wagons can be
backed up to the doors on the oppo-
site side and get their loads.