The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-12

uary 2G-two weeks from next Friday.
The public meeting announced for
the city hall in Norfolk next Wednes-
day night, when Andrew Rosewater OF
Omaha will address the people OF the
city on the sewerage question, prom
ises to be well attended
The Madison Star.Mail gives a cut
and write.up Of the new postoflce
building which has just been complet-
ed and occupied by Postmaster Jones
and stan of that city. Or E. N. Smart
is the owner of the block and the Star.
Mail says 1t Is one of the handsomest
business blocks in the county capital.
H. Ludlow and family left yesterday
for Oklahoma City, Okla, where they
go to- make their future home. Mr.
Ludlow was recently appointed to a
better position In that state with his
insurance company and closed up his
business affairs in Norfolk Saturday.
He expects to return to Norfolk about
once year in the future.
Butte Gazette Quite a sensation
has been sprung at Gregory, S. D. in
regard to the discovery of limestone
on Casper's farm near town. To prove
that it is the real thing Mr. Casper
burned small quantities of it in his
stove and handed it to some of the
citizens of the town who Stacked it.
The lime Stacked quickly, emitted the
proper odor, the water heated, and the
sand made mortar which adhered
properly and set readily and as solid
ly as any of the lime imported.
The city schools of Norfolk opened
this morning after n two weeks vaca-
ton and hundreds of little children,
who had been enjoying their annual
Christmas rest from books, went back
to the big buildings and recitation
rooms this morning. Superintendent
| Bodwell reports an increased attend
ance today over that of last term, and
theer is every indication that the pc
riod between now and the close of the
year will be eminently successful. The
teachers, just home from the state
| convention at Lincoln, feel refreshed
and were glad for the most part to
again take up their work this morning.
Marshall Field of Chicago will sell
at auction his big ranch lying near
Stanton, consisting of 5000 acres of
| the best land in the state. The live
stock will go with the land. Field
bought the land some years ago when
il was cheap and has raised some fine
horses and cattle there. His livestock
has taken premiums at all the state
fairs in the west for years. Since the
death of Marshall Fields son, the Chi
cago magnate has paid little attention
to the ranch, and at last determined to
get rid of it. In his life the son had
| the active management of the ranch
in his hands.
Madison Star-Mail: The annual
change at the court house took place
on schedule time, noon Thursday.
George Richardson assumes the du
ties of the county clerk with Sam Nc
Farland of Norfolk as deputy and W.
! II. Harding as COpyist. Frank S. Per
| due is now county superintendent and
John Malone is county commissioner
for the Third district. Chris. Schav-
land as treasurer and Frank Peterson
as deputy remain the same, as does
also Judge Bates county Judge and j.
j. Clements sheriff. W. IL. Field was
not running, consequently the duties
of the clerk of the district court re
main without a change. Commission
er Christ Schmitt retired at the official
time and while he has enjoyed the
work of county commissioner, he says
he is glad to again become a private
citizen.
The Durland Trust company have
added to their Office equipment a most
complete addressing outfit with which
to handle their mailing list. 1t con-
tains several endless chains which
pass over a cylinder. In each fiat lini,
of the chain there is room for three
rows of movable rubber type which
form the address. At the proper time
this name on the link which passes a
pad and secures ink, comes to the sur.
face and the envelope or card is
pressed down upon ii with treade
lever, and the address is printed there.
on The release of the lever and re-
moval of the card or envelope, brings
another name into position ready TO
address another surface. The young
lady, who carries the title of chic
printer" can easily run the machin,
to make fifty addresses each minute
and will probably do better as she be
comes more experienced.
Printers strikes do raise Ned. They
extend in their effect beyond the Dor
ders of the cities in which they TAX,
place. The effect, for instance
the Des Moines strike was felt in Nor
folk today. w. n. Huse. puolishC
and editor of The News, LEFT yester
day for trip to Excelsior Springs
Mo, and old Mexico, for the benefit OF
his haalth The office force was na-