The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-22

lnODlle eNCuTslOnS Oupo Nnt ItsSiN va
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Jenkins left this
morning for Kalamazoo, where they
will visit their son, Corl, for some
time.
Harry Brown, who has been work.
ing in the Auditors Office OF the U. P.
at Omaha, returned TO Norfolk last
night.
Rev. ]. c. S. Wells. who is one OF
the bishops examining chaplains, left
for Columbus where candidate is to
be examined.
Sheriff ]. ]. Clements passed
through Norfolk on his way home
from Tilden where he had been on
official business.
Senator VIM. " Allen passed
through Norfolk on his way home
from Lincoln where he has been at.
tending supreme court.
Miss Laura Durland and Miss Nina
Walker left at noon today for Elgin,
to attend the wedding of Miss Cora
Wigton to Mr.. Wilson tonight.
Edmund Winter, August Wachter
and John Luebke are expected home
tonight from New Ulm. Mimi, where
they have been attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell passed through
Norfolk last night on their way to Hot
Springs, S. d. They will stop off at
Chadron and visit Mrs Farrell's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Dexter,
Ernest Bridge arrived in Norfolk
last night from Mount Vernon, S. d.,
for a short visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Bridge, and friends in
the city. He is working in a bank at
Mount Vernon.
Mrs. F. W. Koerber returned from
Lincoln last night accompanied by
her sster-in-law, Mrs. e. o. Dugan,
who will visit here two weeks. then
visit at Wisner and then go to Chey-
enne, where Mr.. Dugan has charge
of the cable work for the Rocky Noun
tain Telephone company.
Summer begins at midnight tonight.
The Emery lumber yard is receiving
some extensive improvements in the
way of sheds, etc.
The King road machine was out on
the street bright an dearly this morn
ing leveling the bumps.
The merchants have begun to fill
their windows with the fireworks that
announce the Fourth to be not far off.
f. E. Davenport and family are pre-
pairing for a few weeks camping at
John Rays. They have a fine camp
arranged.
John Porter has accepted a position
as salesman for the Harper Medicine
company. He starts this morning for
trip through the country around
Norfolk.
Bucklin, the pitcher who was so
popular in Norfolk baseball circles a
few years ago, is back greeting old
friends. Buck" is not playing ball
this year.
The members of the Baptist church
gave Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Clay pleas
ant farewell surprise party last night.
Mr.. Clay leaves for a new pastorate at
Holdrege.
The big Hadar old settlers picnic
began today and will continue until to-
morrow night. There are prospects
of a large attendance, and as great
preparations have been made for the
event, a good time is assured.
A serenading party, composed of
number of young men, visited the
home of w. F. Hall on North Eleventh
street and with a program of song
that sounded we'll on the evening air,
extended a welcome to the bride and
groom.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet Thurs.
day, June 81, at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. II. T. Holden, with Mrs.
Gillette assisting. All ladies of the
church are most cordially invited to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle will en-.
joy an outing with Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Davenport at the latter's camp. Mr..
Gentle had planned to attend the Elk
reunion at Denver, but has given this
up. After a few days in the camp,
they will go to Iowa for visit with
his mother.
One of the handsomest climbing
rose bushes that has ever been seen
in this part of the state is that at the
home of l.. c. Mittelstadt, corner Koen-
igstein avenue and Twelfth street.
There are an almost countless num-
Der of the beauties on the bush, which
is now in full bloom. '>
The books for the Norfolk public H.
brary have been selected and ordered
and the library will be opened in the
room of the Bishop block as soon as
the books have been placed on the
shelves. There will be between 400
and 500 books to select from. The H.
brary will be open every Saturday.
Fish have been found in hollow on
the farm of Carl Schwictenberg, five
miles north. Some 300 fish, most of
them just dying, were found in the
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