The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-12

Bennett company's store.
Miss Minnie Schram spent Sunday
at home, returning to her work at
stuart last night
Mr and Mrs. =, ] Barnes went to
Madison yesterday returning In the
evening
Corl JonltIns Of Madison was In town
Saturday returning homo yesterday.
Miss Bessie GillspIc Of Madison
was In Norfolk short time Sunday.
Mr. kromcicr prominent citizen
OF Ncrdcl was in Norfolk Saturday on
business.
II. Everett aud family are visiting
friends and relatives In the city this
morning..
Miss Ethel Hoffman, usher at the
asylum, spent Sunday at her home In
| plninyiow.
Chris Lcn2cr has accepted posi-
tion as driver for the American Ex
pres company
Alta Mckiycr was down from Tilden
few days last week She returned
Saturday night
George Drebort and family drove
down from Pierce yesterday and spent
the day with II NJ. DrcbCrt.
Mrs. Dora Davis, who has been Wis
iting her brother in Illinois for some
time past, returned yesterday.
Miss Bessie Pordue. daughter OF
County Superintendent perdue, of
Madison, spent Sunday in Norfolk.
Charles Gorocke drove to Pierce yes.
terday. His mother, who has been
visiting there, returned with him.
John Kalor Of Elgln passed through
the city this morning on his way home
from plainView where he has been
visiting.
Fred Jcnal and wife, who have been
visiting at the Mas home In this city,
returned to their home in Bloomfield
this morning
Mrs. ED Hartcr and children re
turned Saturday to their home in Ma.
pervile, H., after visit in Norfolk.
Mr., Harter Is still here.
DR.. Ransom and daughter, who have
been visiting his sister, Mrs c. r.
Shaw will go to Mitchell S. D., today
to be gone a few days They will re.
turn here before going to their home
In Iowa.
Among the visitors in Norfolk Sat
urday from out of town were: Miss
Jeffries, Pllger; Mrs w w. Riley,
Pierce; Miss Harrison, Oakdale; Mrs
f. Van Aller, Gregory, s. D.; Miss
Leona Morey Pierce; Mrs. KatO, Mad
ison; Mrs. Mcleod and daughters
Stanton; Miss Fay Hutton Pierce.
A new cement walk has been laid
In front of the Winter harness shop.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt enter
tanned few friends at cards Satur-
day evening for Mrs. Il. c. Harris of
Chadron.
Earl Ransom is slowly improving.
The doctor finds that his hip bone Is
fractured and some of the ligaments
are torn from the back
ED Dixon who fell from a coal car
not long ago, is improving, but finds
it slow work and will be unable to go
to work for some time.
w. II. Lewis of Columbus is in the
city today, being called here yesterday
on account of the serious illness of
his daughter, Miss Lewis, who is work.
ing at the asylum.
The first work Of remOdeing the
HiseIey block, which will soon be oc-
cupled by a wholesale firm. was com
menced this morning by the digging
Of ditch for city water.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mcmillan of this city,
who started east with her granddaugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Harding, was taken sud
denly i'll in Ohio and has been confined
to her bed there for several weeks
with a fever. Miss Harding entered
Vassar college and Mrs. Mcmillan had
planned to be with her when she en-
tered that institution,
Mrs. George Gillespie wife of the
business manager of the Omaha Daily
News, died at her home in that city
Saturday night after a long illness.
Her brother-in-law, II. II. Gillespie,
who Is connected with the advertising
department. of this paper, left yester-
day morning to attend the funeral,
which will be held today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Brakeman will
for Mr. and Mrs Max Asmus
tomorrow evening. The Trinity Social
guild will give a farewell party at the
home of Miss Mullen tomorrow even
ng for Miss Helen Dickoyer and Miss
Mable Estabrook. Mrs. George B.
Christoph will entertain at two lunch
cons this week, one Wednesday and
Dne Friday
bicycle thief stole the wheel Of
w. N. Huse early Saturday evening.
The machine stood in front of The
News Office and was taken while peo-
pie were in the building. Late yester-
lay it was found on Braasch avenue
With one tire punctured. The same
wheel was stolen last spring and