The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21


visiting Mrs. c. Il. Stltt and Miss Belle
White in Burlington Iowa. for the past
two weeks, returned to Norfolk yes.
terday.
VIM. McComb will move to Lodi.
Cal, tomorrow, where he has secured
a good position. His family will fol-
low him In few days. They will
make their future home in that place.
Mrs. N. ID. Han, son Rolly and
daughter Marie are in David City.
called there by the sudden death of
Mrs. Halls fatherin.law, Adam Hall,
who died early Saturday morning He
had been ailing for some days but
nothing serious was thought to be the
matter. Upon awakng Saturday
morning, Mrs. Hall found him lying
dead beside her. The funeral was held
yesterday.
Charles Warner and family of Bat
tie Creek passed through this place
during the day enroute to Harrington,
Neb., where they are going to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Wener's sis
ter.
Mr.. Tarney Of Sioux City stopped
over night in Norfolk on his way to
Kearney, where he is going to attend
the military academy. Mr.. Tarney is
to give the opening address. w. j..
Bryan is to give the address of the
day.
Manager Petersen Is busy painting
and coating the Auditorium with ala
baster. The appearance has been i'm
mensely improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Holmes, formerly
of Norfolk and now of New York City,
sailed December Z for London. Mr..
Holmes went on business.
The music pupils of Miss Myrtle
Hewins met at her home last evening
and gave an informal recital, after
which Miss Hewins served light re-
freshments and presented each pupil
with a picture for a Christmas token.
Porter J. Whites company, reported
to be an excellent one, arrived in Nor
| folk at noon to present Faust" at the
Auditorium Tuesday evening. Man
|
teed the merit of this attraction and
he expressed hope for large house.
A circular from the Farmers and
Merchants state bank of Bloomfield
announces the retirement of Sherman
Saunders as president and e. H. Ma
son as cashier of that bank on the
first of the year. The new officers are
William H. Harm, president; Harry j
Miller, vice-president; Paul A. Tulleys
cashier. Mr. Miller was formerly con
nected with the Nebraska National
bank of Norfolk.
The tenth annual convention of the
Nebraska state conference of charities
and corrections, which had beer
scheduled for Norfolk through the in
fuence of A. Kimball Barnes, but
which was later postponed, meets II
Omaha on Thursday and Friday O.
this week. Meetings will be held a
the Creighton institute. County Com
missioner Burr Taft of this city has
gone to be present. Rev. Joseph Rues
ing of West Point Is president of thu
organization and Chancellor b. Ben
jamin Andrews of the state universit!
is chairman of the executive commit
tee, of which A. K. Barnes of Norfoll
is a member. Among persons on thu
program are Governor Mickey, Rev
Joseph Ruesing, Judge Howard Ken
needy of Omaha, State Superintendent
McBrien, DR.. Frank A. Osborn of Be
atrice, DR.. Kern of Hastings, DR.. Ha.
of Lincoln, Warden Beemer of Lincoln
Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Omaha, and Vic
tor Rosewater.
A. N. McGinnis, who was severed.
burned about the face few days agt
by the explosion of his furnace, hal
the bandages removed from his fac
and hands yesterday and hopes to sool
be upon the street again. He is nov
confined to his home on North Tent
street. The explosion occurred Will
Mr.. McGinnis was near the furnace
Coal gas formed over the hard Goa
and the explosion struck him witt
, much force.
North Nebraska court No. 8 of tn
Tribe of Ben Hur met at it's regula
session at Odd Fellows hall last night
The work was initiatory from start t.
: finish, thirty-nine candidates bein
: given the first and second degrees
The work was magnificent, being as
: sitsed in by Mr.. Powell of Lincoln fror
court No. 20, with his Ben Hur stereoI
ticon views and slides with illustrate
song, 1.-THE Holy City," which was wei
rendered by H. l.. Doughty, after whic
Rock of Ages" and Nearer My Go
to Thee" were illustrated and sung b
all members. The candidates an
r members were then escorted to tn
4 G. A. r. hall where refreshments wer
served. There were about 200 presen
I at the session. c.. w. Wilkinson, tn
, efficient deputy and state manager,
said to be deserving of a great det
S of praise for his part in the work.
g DR.. Frank E. Osborn, son of Mr.
A Osborn Of this pitV has received