The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-09

MT and MrS ID. MhtneWbOn enteI-
talned few friends at dinner last
evening.
There will be n play in the Battle
Creek opera house March 10 II will
be Uncle Toms Cabin.
Miss Myrtle Clark has accepted the
position OF stenographer for ], II. Con
ley In his real estate ONCE,
Those having left dishes and cook
ing utensils at the w r. G. fair Will
find them at the Queen CITY hotel
l.. NJ. Wolfe has resigned his posi-
tion at the hospital and will leave for
n trip through Montana and Wyoming
during the latter part of the month.
Roy Satterloe came down from Rock
county this morning. He says that
they had six inches of snow and sleet
at Chadron yesterday and that It
showed as far down the line as Ewing.
Mrs. IL II. Tracy entertained infor.
mally yesterday afternoon In honor
OF Mrs, Farrell, who will leave shortly
to make her home in Hastings. A
three course luncheon was served at
o'clock to the guests.
A new bell for the German church
in Tilden will be dedicated next Sun
day. The bell, which was n gift from
Mr.. Witwer member of the church,
arrived in Tilden yesterday and will
be hung in the cupola at once.
Mrs. Charles Saiser came down
from Ewing yesterday to make her
future home in Norfolk, as Mr.. Saiser
has recently received an appointment
as brakeman on the Northwestern.
| They have rented home on Prairie
| avenue.
Roy Harrington was rolled in the
mud yesterday by his pony but es-
capped serious injury by the very soft.
ness of the ground. He was getting
on the back of the animal when the
saddle turned and the horse bolted,
throwing him to the ground.
Miss Minnie Brannanberg was mar
| ried to William Mas at the Evangel-
ical church at IL o'clock Thursday
morning by Rev. Mr. Fuhrer. After
! the ceremony was concluded the coi.
pie with their friends and relatives
rents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Brannanberg,
where the wedding festivities were
held
The musical enthusiasm OF Hadar
Is growing apace. The two bands OF
the little town of sixty-three inhab.
tants now have combined member
ship of fifty-two. They started out
with thirty-three members and in the
past month nineteen new members
have been added to the roster. One
band has twenty-nine members and
the other twenty-three. Both still
have the same leader.
Some twenty-five citizens were dis.
appointed last evening by the failure
of the city council to count quorum.
As predicted in The News there was
not quorum of the council present
and the meeting was adjourned until
Monday evening. Those who came
for the meeting were interested in
the project to close Philip avenue or
in the auditing of the monthly bills,
both of which were scheduled for last
nights meeting.
The 7-year-od son of II. Hollytield
had his leg broken in a wheel of one
OF the Fair store delivery wagons yes
terday afternoon Just after school
the wagon was going up Third street
and n crowd of boys, in which was
the llollytleld boy, ran after it and
tried to crowd on. In their excitement
of hooking on" the boy was pushed
into the wheels of the wagon and his
leg broken. Il, Lewis, who was driv-
ing the wagon, heard the cries of the
boy and backed up so as to free the
boy. He found that the boys leg was
broken, so loaded him upon the wagon
and carried him home, where medical
attendance was called.
The Crowell Lumber and Elevator
company has bought the lines of the
Iorpin Grain company at Colon. Nick.
erson, Crowell and Verdigre. The
deal was consummated few DAYS
ago. Messrs. Harry Torpin of Oak.
dale, manager of the Torpn company
and Al Linderholm of Blair, auditor
for the Crowell company, were in Ere
mont yesterday on business connected
with the changes. Mr.. Phinney who
had charge of the Torpin business al
Nickerson will stay with his former
employers and will be given another
position. In making the deal the Tor
pin company had the object In view OF
keeping its interests centralized, those
at the towns named having been re
, mote from the main group of elevat
ors.
, Fremont Tribune: The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Fremont Sugar Beet company was
held last night in the directors room
of the Fremont National bank. Man
ager Grigereit made his report on the
business of the past year, which was
very good considering the extraordi
nary prices paid for labor the past
season. \ dividend of ten per cen
, | was voted poNoh1p Nav I opl com , a