The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26

ested in a road he is going to build out
in Montana.
Charles Briggs spent Sunday with
his family. He is conductor on the
work train at Bonesteel.
j. b. Maynard is improving, but is
still unable to be at his desk.
Sidney McNeely, who is firing the
switch engine at Bonesteel spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Frank Nc
Nicely.
Mrs. j. Colwell OF South Fourth
street received a fine heating stove
free from the w w. Weaver store
Saturday.
Another dividend Of Is per cent. has
been declared on the defunct Elkhorn
Valley bank of O'Ncn. This makes a
total of 80 per cent to be paid to the
depostors
The T. S. G. dance, which was to
have been given this week Friday, has
been postponed to one week from Fri
day night
Guy Patrick of Clearwater entered
business college today. He and his
mother have moved to Norfolk, and
he and another brother will attend
business college this winter.
The Sunday school board Of the M.
e. church held a meeting yesterday
and elected w. r.. Hagar superinten-
dent and Mrs. ]. c. Lindstrom superin-
tendent of the primary department.
The string of gold beads lost last
week by Miss FATE Burnham were
found, through the agency of lost
notice in The News Mrs. Warrick
had found the beads on Norfolk ay-
enue.
Miss Harriet Hibbs, who has been
visiting her brother, H. l.. Hbbs, for
the past three weeks, left this morn
ing for Iowa, where she will visit
short time, then go on to Chicago to
resume her studies in the musical col
ege.
A large squash measuring five feet
in circumference was brought to town
Saturday by l.. G. HINES, living six
miles northwest of Norfolk. This
seems to be the largest squash yet
exhibited this season. 1t is on exhi-
bition at the Office of l.. NJ. Gaylord,
owner of the farm.
Two DRINKS were arrested Satur-
day. The charge against one was that
of being drunk and dsorderly while
the second was charged with begging
money from the public. The beggar
wac fined $40, and not being able
to pay he was sent to Jail to lay 1t
out. The drunk was discharged on
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Lorin H. Doughty came down from
Bonesteel Saturday night and spent
part of Sunday at home, returning to
Bonesteel at noon yesterday. He is
timekeeper for the men working on
the extension out from Bonesteel.
About fifty men are now employed
and 100 more will be soon. They have
laid about seven miles of track, which
reaches to the first town, st. Charles.
Bert Barrett returned from a trip
to Omaha. He reports that Ray Mil
Ter, son of Rome Miller and known in
Norfolk, who has been very sick for
some months, is still in critical con.
dition and slight hope is entertained
for his recovery. Two trained nurses
are caring for him and the patient has
been given a specially made room in
the country home of the family where
he can look out over the Missouri
river into the Iowa side.
Superintendent Horton of the West
ern Union telegraph company in Ne
braska. with headquarters at Omaha,
died at his home last night after a
weeks illness with complication of
lung, liver and kidney trouble. Mr..
Horton was we'll known among tele-
graph men and others doing business
with the company throughout the state
and was highly esteemed. j. O. Met
calf local manager for the company,
received a telegram last night an.
nouncing the death.
The public sale of pure blooded Du-
roc-Jersey swine from the herd of NJ.
Mihills of this city, was very largely
attended and the sale was eminently
satisfactory. The animals brought
very high prices and the purchasers
were all well satisfied with their bar
gains. The high prices paid were
strong testimonial as to the high grade
of hogs which have been raised in the
Mihills herd. 1t is considered by
stockmen as one Of the best herds
anywhere in the west
A large number Of bicycles In Nor
folk have been injured within the past
two or three weeks by deliberate work
on the part of unknown persons. Sew
eral wheels that have been left stand
ing N front of buildings have had
their tires slashed to pieces and ut
terly ruined. The police are looking
for the perpetrators of the work and
wheel owners who have suffered stand
ready to prosecute to the full extent
of the law on the slightest evidence.
1t is believed ,nat at least one of the
persons who has been doing this sort