The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27

| 20 feet and the supply soon gave out.
but he now has an ample supply.
Verdel outlook; The old settlers OF
Raymond township will hold their an.
nual picnic in the A. ID. Morgan grove
one-half mile east OF Verdel, Saturday,
August IL. There will be ball games,
horse races and other amusements.
All are invited to attend this picnic.
Butte Gazette: A new town IL to
be established in Gregory county eight
miles west of Bonesteel Hampton ls
to be its name and with such men as
| G. A. Johnson, w. A. Leach and II. X.
Kenaston as promoters its future Is
assured. A lot sale will be held early
in August
Chicken thieves got busy Saturday
night when all the people OF Norfolk
were at the White City. Tom Hight
had about seventy.hve young spring
chickens stolen and Dr. Plger reports
ten old ones absent from his coop.
Somebody evidently had nice dinner
last Sunday.
William Wenke Of Pierce county
| hltu bulI loI udhuBtS III JuSJlCe
Iamberts court against N. =. Jeppe-
son of Plainview on the charge OF as
sault, but left the country for Wash
ington and was not present when the
trial took place yesterday. Justice
Lambert dismissed the case because
of the lack of testimony.
Bonesteel item in Fairfax Advertis-
er: The Chicago & Northwestern rail.
road has a large force of men busily
engaged in putting in side tracks In
order to accommodate the large
amount of construction material which
which is now under way between Bone.
steel and the Trip county line.
The Platte Valley reunion for 1906
will be held at Central City July 30
81, August l, and 3. Twenty-six
years ago in August the first regular
G. A. II. reunion ever held in Nebras.
ka was held at Central City, and that
town being the pioneer in that line be
lieves 1t is able to present better in
ducements for a good time than any
other place in the state.
Posters have been received announc.
ing the fifth annual carnival, race
meeting and base ball tournament,
given under the auspices of the Ne
| ligh Business Mems association, at
Neigh on August %, 20 and "a. Ne
ligh has never yet advertised anything
but what she delivered the goods and
the attractions this year at Riverside
park will be far greater than at any Of
the previous carnivals.
While attempting to swim the
Northfork below the dam yesterday
b. l.. Mccullough, manager of the
Offenhauser Jewelry company, narrow
ly escaped drowning. He had started
from the south side with the purpose
of swimming to the other side, but
when partly over became winded and
called for help. w. A. Thomas of the
Bennett Piano company Immediately
came to his assistance and with the
help of Lorin Brueggeman, who
reached out a long pole, they succeed
ed in pulling him out.
Upon invitation of the president of
the Orange Blossom club" a matri-
monial society of Edwardsville, H..
Miss e. NJ. Bean of Columbus, Neb,
arrived at Edwardsville Friday to
meet Charles Retzloff, who was ex-
pected to be her future husband. Retz-
loft baked when brought face to face
with Miss Bean. John Stitch, the pres
| ident of the club reproached him, and
| the argument grew so hot that Miss
Bean was forced to act as peacemaker
Later Retzloff was repentant and the
club members say the wedding will
| yet occur.
Weeds are being moved along the
sides of the streets and on vacant lots,
under orders of the street commits
sioner. This is a good thing and
should be continued until the insight
ly growth is removed from all parts
Of town. There is no reason why va
cant lots should remain an eye-sore be-
cause owners are too Indifferent or
| too stingy to have them moved. Elk
penses incurred by reason of moving
private property are charged up with
taxes, so II would be much cheaper in
tiS ioh6 iuh ioi O"uClb W W Tic
work at the outset.
W. ]. Brannigan OF South Norfolk
has received letter from his old
time friend, John Sullivan, formerly a
well known resident OF Ainsworth and
county commissioner OF Brown coun-
ty, now located at Santa Anna, Cal,
in which he tells of the rapid advance
ment of Los Angeles since the earth
quake. Mr.. Sullivan says in part
LOS Angeles is doing well. The
quake was an advantage to the town
for the reason that many of the indus.
tries that were at San Francisco are
coming to Los Angeles, some of them
already being here. Los Angeles is
advancing faster than any other city
in the United States and will continue