The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07

ha are visiting In Norfolk this week.
Mr.. Johnson has charge of the carpet
department in Hayden's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Brueggeman and
daughter Elsie left at noon for Pilger
to help celebrate Mrs. Brueggeman'
fathers birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Winter, who
were here to attend the Splittgerber
and Winter wedding, returned to their
home in Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Chadron
who spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. McNamee, left today for few
days visit with friends in Missouri
valley and Omaha.
Bartie Elseffer came in yesterday
from Chicago, where he is taking a
course in civil engineering. He will
spend few days with his parents and
friends before returning.
Harry Watt of Creighton was greet
ing old friends in Norfolk yesterday.
He was formerly clerk in the shoe de-
partment of the Johnson dry goods
store. He returned to Creighton at
noon.
Mrs. ]. Nix spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. Nix at Scribner.
Paul Lynde returned from Lincoln
at noon where he had been to spend
Thanksgiving.
Clarence Cox and wife returned at
noon from Missouri Valley where they
had been to spend Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Cox's parents.
Walt. Coleman was up from Ere
mont Thanksgiving to spend the day
with his family.
Mrs w. H. Shippee and daughter
Bonnie returned at noon from Albion
where they had been to spend Thurs
day.
Train No 4O1 was delayed a few
minutes Friday by the breaking of
brake rod, between Stanton and Nor
folk
Norfolk schools closed Wednesday
evening for a half-week vacation, due
to Thanksgiving.
Whenever an issue of The News
fails to arrive on schedule time, ell
Their in this city or in another town,
this paper will appreciate notification
from subscribers who have not re-
ceived their papers.
The Creighton school board has de-
cided to resume work on the new $780,
| 900 school building at that place and
R. H. Reynolds of Norfolk, together
with his son, Marcus, have gone to
that city to engage in the mason work.
| D. F. O'Brien, who has just started
store in Norfolk, comes from Anoka
where he was manager of the Forbes
store for four years. He has been
prominent in the social and business
life of that town during his residence
there and his departure was regretted
by the people of Anoka.
officer Livingstone, of the Junction
police force, has taken the night work
up town, Mr.. Potras having been re-
lieved from duty. Mayor Friday re-
ceived a letter from Chief of Police
John Hay stating that he intended to
return by the first of the month The
mayor expects him today or tomor-
row. He has been visiting his parents.
The railroad men who have duties
on trains running through the city are
again beginning to complain of the
way in which small boys are jumping
on and off moving trains that pass by
the street crossings and at the depots.
They say 1t will be miracle If some
one of them is not killed or BADLY in
jured.
The second number of the high
school lecture course, given In the
Congregational church on Wednesday
evening, was largely attended and ev-
cry one was very much pleased with
the speaker, Mr.. Adrian Newens, who
presented in his gifted manner Eliza
beth Stewart Phelps book, "a Singu-
lar Life" Before he began his talk
the lights in the church went out and
did not come on again, as there was
some trouble with that circuit, but
lamps were placed in front of Mr..
Newens, so that the different express
sions of his face in presenting differ
ent characters was not lost.
The railway postoffice department
has just placed an addltlonal clerk on
trains No. l and 2, running between
Norfolk and Chadron, because of the
additional work caused by the new
service of that train. This, it is said,
will relieve the delays in getting mail
delivered to towns along the route
For several days after the new train
was put on there was too much work
for the force of clerks and much mail
matter was brought back every day
unworlIed the afternoon before. Sew
eral towns missed issues of The News
owing to this extra work on the trains
1t was not the fault of the postal
clerks, but the fault of the new condi
ton which had not yet been met by
the department. Elmer Surber, with
headquarters in Norfolk, has been ap