The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-23

son OF Harrington.
MIR. and Mrs. G. u. Butterfleld have
issued invitations for dancing party
to be given in Marquardt hall two
weeks from next Friday December T.
Miss Elsie Grimm entertained n few
of her friends ut party last evening
at the home of Fred Langenberg. The
evening was spent socially, after which
refreshments were served.
Rudolph Gehrke was found dead at
his corn crib five miles east OF Win
side Saturday He had been dead two
days. He had tied his team and start
ed for dinner, He lived alone.
A cold wave struck this section Of
the state on Sunday in accordance
with the weather forecast, and the
mercury took a tumble down to the
eleven degree point. The cold wind
that whlstled down from the north
west prairies drove the cold clear
through winter garb and this section
for the first ime got taste Of the
coming winter
Mrs. W. s. Fox entertained a small
company of young ladies at dinner
yesterday.
John Lakey in taking revolver
from n shelf Saturday, accidentally
discharged it and shot hole through
his finger.
The Eagles initiated two new mem
bers into the mysteries Of their order
last night, +. Francis Of Chicago and
Henry Brase of Hoskins.
The Wednesday club will meet Tues
dav instead of on the usual day this
week, at the home of Mrs. N. A. Rain
bolt All members are urged to at
tend as there Is important business to
attend to.
Walker Whiteslde's second com
pany, starring Lawrence Evarts in the
play that made a hit with Mr.. White
side year ago, 1--WE Are King" ar
rived to present the attraction at the
Auditorium Monday night.
The grain brokerage house of f. d.
Day Il Co., Omaha, has closed its
doors. The firm once intended to put
branch house in Norfolk 1t was q
member of the Superior board of trade
but not of the Chicago board.
Many of the farmers of this section
will begin to husk their corn this
week. William Radenz, a prominent
farmer on rural route 4, will start this
week on his crop and says that there
are many who have not begun.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church served large number of peo-
pie at their chicken pie dinner and
supper on Saturday. They will have
about $50 clear after expenses are
paid The meals were delicious.
Arthur CHASER of Stanton, son of a
leading merchant there, fourteen years
of age, had all the toes on his left foot
amputated Saturday by freight train
He attempted to jump on the train and
his foot slipped under the wheels.
The Republican, published at Valen-
tine, has just entered upon it's twenty
first year. Cherry county is experience
ing lively progress and development
now but for many years the discour-
agements that faced the men in this
frontier county were great.
| Norfolk friends have received an
nouncements of the marriage Of Albert
Ross Amspoker and Miss Getha Nc
Kee at Bonesteel November l. Mr..
Amspoker is a prominent citizen of
Keya Paha county, being at present
county treasurer Miss Mckee comes
from one of the foremost families in
Gregory county. The couple will re-
side at Springview, Neb.
Mr.. Ludwig Koenigstein has con-
tributed full set of Dickens works to
the public library besides a number
of other volumes. circulating H.
brary consisting of about fifty books
has also been added. These books
will be in the library for three months
and then sent on to some other place
and another fifty sent here. This will
be of great benefit to the patrons of
the library.
Fremont Herald: c. D. MARI is a
candidate for the position of postmas-
ter at Fremont, and is circulating a
petition with the view of soliciting the
appointment. The document is being
very numerously signed. Postmaster
Swanson, some time ago, sent to Con
gresham Mccarthy petition contain.
ing over $50 signatures and his ap,
plication for reappointment. Consid-
cradle lively interest is liable to de.
velop in this forthcoming controversy
for both the leaders in 1t are known to
be fighters, and neither will surrender
as long as there remains single hope
of victory.
Nebraskans were disappointed in
the result of the Kansas Nebraska foot
ball game in which Kansas won by a
score of eight to six. Poor judgment
on the part of Quarterback Cooke, who
had been struck in the head during the
first half, was responsible for losing
two chances to score by the cornhusk
ers. The two teams are old time foes
and had not met for years owing to a
controversy over game. The Prince
ton-Yale game resulting in no score