The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-07

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Mrs. J. d. Elmore and daughters,
Jean and Bessie, and son, Harry; Miss
Essle Peters Of Stanton and Miss Pip.
or of Lincoln are spending the day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Tan.
nehill. ""
Among those who went to Battle
Creek to attend the races are: Miss
McNeely, Miss Herman, Miss Hauptli,
Miss Nettie Nenow, Il. b. Kaufman,
Miss Weatherholt, Chas. Rice, DR..
Tashjean, Kid Hall, j, Koenigstein
and Willard Green.
A handsome new showcase has been
installed in the Norfolk dye works.
II. p. Olmstead has brought the au-
tomoblle which he recently purchased
in Albion, back to Norfolk. 1t is now
being placed in readiness for use.
Mrs. Frank Cummings, who has suf-
tered from gladstone trouble for some
time, is planning to go to Rochester,
Mimi, to be operated on soon by Mayo
Bros.
Miss Mary Odiorne entertained a few
friends at six-thirty dinner last even
ing. A delicious dinner was served
after which cards and other amuse-
ments served to pass the time.
H. Peacock left this morning for
their new home in South Omaha. Mr..
Peacock has been appointed an engi-
neer at that place.
w. II. Johnson and daughter, Flor
ence, returned last evening from New
York, where Mr.. Johnson has pur-
chased his fall stock.
Vice President Gardner, General SUI
perintendent Hughes and Superinten-
dent Reynolds of the c. & N. w.
went to Omaha this morning. Mr.,
Gardner came in from the west this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. H. j. Caulifield, now
living at SaliX, Iowa, are the parents
of a new son, word having been re-
They formerly resided in Norfolk.
Miss Rena Dunning and Miss Rose
Shonks, two teachers in the Norfolk
schools for this year, have taken
rooms at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Melcher, 1904 Koenigstein avenue.
Mrs. julie, living two miles west of
Norfolk celebrated her thirty-sixth
birthday last evening by inviting
about fifty friends and neighbors in
to spend the evening, Dainty refresh
ments were served.
The Norfolk Transfer company is
fitting up a coy office in its ware
house on Seventh street, and another
warehouse will be built this fall larg
err than the one now in use, to be com
pleted in time for January business
While this company has not been max
ing much noise during the summer it
has been handling a large volume of
business. and the prospects for next
season are that this will more than
double.
A big district meeting of the A o.
u. w. will be held at Columbus on
Friday, September 7, to which all tri-
butary lodges are invited. j. G. Tate,
former Nebraskan but now lecturer
for the supreme lodge, will be pres
ent. Mr.. Tate has been working in
the state for the past month and his
efforts in Nebraska will cease with the
| Columbus meeting.
Mrs. w. N. Huse received a tele-
gram this morning announcing the Sc.
rious illness of her sister, Mrs. F. P.
Stone, at her home in Sioux Falls
Mrs. Huse left on the noon train and
will arrive in Sioux Falls tonight. Mr.
and Mrs. Stone at one time were resi-
dents of Norfolk. having lived in the
home now occupied by D. Rees, Thir.
teenth street and Norfolk avenue.
The Western Union telegraph com
pany will commence next week to re-
build it's lines between Wood Lake
and Merriam a distance of about
eighty miles. Superintendent of Con
struction F. W. Koerber will leave fol
Wood Lake on Sunday with his gang
of thirteen men and will be engaged
in the work of repairing and recon
structing fully sixty days. The sys
TEN between those points consists Of
six wires.
Fremont Tribune: Brakeman Doyle
who runs on freights Nos. 81 and 62
between Fremont and Norfolk, was
robbed of $45 in bills last night. HI
retired at II o'clock in his room a
the Brunswick restaurant, leaving thu
door unlocked. The roll of none.
was in pocket of his pants which HI
hung on a rack. This morning thu
pocket was found to be inside out ant
the bills were missing. Mr.. Doyle re
ported his loss to the authorities an,
they have been keeping a lookout TO
$45 in bills.
Chandler Owen, son of Mr.. and Mrs
II. Il. Owen of this city, was struck b
train at Lane, Neb,, yesterday an
severely, though it is said not serious
ly injured The manner of acciden
is not yet known. Mr.. owen receive
. a message this morning stating tina
Chandler had been struck and that
= flesh wound was inflicted in the flesh
part of the hip. He was taken to
hospital in Omaha. The surgeons 9