The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-14

oming is in the city. She has been
visiting her parents in Battle Creek.
l.. S. Lillibridge of the Bank of
Burke, with his family, went to Iowa
Friday morning, and after visiting
there for a short time they will go to
California for the winter on account
of Mr.. Lillibridge's health.
| Charles Petersen, manager of the
Auditorium, left at noon for a visit
with his family at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The advance agent for "A Messen.
ger Boy" was in Norfolk and booked
his play for Friday, December Ia
f. II. Seymour, advance agent for
"Old Arkansas" was in the city dur.
ing the day He booked his play for
Thursday, December 10.
Miss Marie Larsen from Kansas
City, formerly trimmer for Mrs.
Schwartz, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lodor.
Gene Huse arrived in the city last
night from Lincoln, where he is at.
tending the state university, to spend
a couple of days at home
ID. A. Harrington, a prominent at
torney of Butte was in Norfolk Friday.
He has been in Mitchell, S. d., in a
case in the U. s. land Office.
Mrs. G. o. Rankin has returned from
her two months visit with relatives
and will spend a few weeks with her
parents before going to her new home
in Cody.
Mrs. s. Inlay, formerly of Norfolk
but now Of Bonesteel, Is here on a
visit with friends.
A couple of boys were scuffling in
front of Mrs. Robert Crafts store yes
terday and one accidentally showed the
other one through large plate glass.
Mrs. NJ Howell is quite sick.
Foreman O'Donald and his gang of
men placed the snow fence in position
on the north side Of the round house
today.
Mrs. G.. r. camp-map, who has been
quite sick for a couple of days, is i'm
proving.
Mr.. Chas. Healing the night car
checker in the yards, has returned to
his home in Des Moines, Iowa, for a
| few weeks visit.
The e. V. P. boys club held meet
ing in the Railroad hall last night to
elect new officers.
Mrs. w. M. Beck went to Neigh
yesterday on a visit.
The pile driver came to the shops
this morning from Meadow Grove to
have new flues put in the boiler and
give the engine a general overhauling.
l.. Lindsay will go to Bonesteel to-
| morrow to watch the engine on the
construction.
John Reedy went to Fremont yester-
day to meet Mrs. Reedy, who is on
| her way home from Iowa where she
| has been visiting with her parents,
and will accompany her home.
A crowd of young folks spent the
evening last night in honor of George
Timme at the home of Misses Geneva
and Nora Moolick, where he is visit
ing.
Engineer R. E. Landes went to Oma-
ha this morning for weeks visit with
relatives.
Engineer c. E. White is on the sick
| list.
Engineer Harry Denton, who has
been working on the south Platte dis
trict, returned home yesterday and
will now work out of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Alexandra's lit
the last few days, is much better, but
the little boy is now very sick.
This last cold spell froze Tom Hight
up and his building is now on a stand
still
While Elmer Davey and Louis Wet
eel were fooling the other day Louis
accidentally kicked Elmer in the
mouth and Elmer is now wearing a
plaster the full size of his lip.
The Elks will initiate a class of nine
candidates Saturday night.
e. e. Coleman, who is spending the
winter in southern California, near
Los Angeles, writes that he has not
as Nebraska.
A new feed yard is being erected
on the corner of Braasch avenue and
Third street by L. J.. Slaughter, who
has bought the corner. Mr.. Slaughter
comes from Beatrice, where he OPP
Grated a similar business.
Elmer Gilaspie foreman of the work
on the sewer, states that they will
have forty men at work by next Mon
day. Only half that number are en-
gagged at the present time, but they
have made good progress, the ditch be-
ing opened three feet wide for about
LOO feet, to depth varying from one
to four feet.
BY May l Rome Miller expects to
occupy his new hotel in Omaha,
structure costing 100000. The new
building adjoins the Brunswick, now
operated by Mr.. Miller, and the two
will be merged into one grand hotel
to be called the Rome" He has late