The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-29


ceived from a ragged.edged bit Of ma.
chinery that struck him.
A fine new walk has been complet-
ed along the west side Of the Anthes
& Smith store building.
A party of young people pleasantly
surprised Gene Crotty last night. All
present spent a most enjoyable even.
ing.
A son arrived at the home of Chas.
happening this morning
C. S. Hayes is placing a new gas
plant in his jewelry store.
Elmer Fox was considerable better
yesterday and was able to he up for a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruno Hansen are
planning to move to Omaha in the
near future.
|. J. Johnson went fishing in the Elk
horn yesterday and caught a nice
string of fish.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Robertson have
now nicely settled in their new home
on South Fourth street, recently pur-
chased.
Archie Cow and Boyd Brakeman
are today learning the work of city
mail carriers in the postoffice, as sub.
stitutes.
Fred Haley, formerly manager OF
the Haley & Lang wholesale fruit
house here, was married on Wednes-
day at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
With a new and complete stock of
all kinds of groceries, canned goods,
fresh vegetables, etc, w. w. Severns
has opened a new store in the A. d.
| Cole building on Main street. The
room has been remodeled and fitted
up with new fixtures, and presents
very attractive appearance.
There are onl yeight Of the girls
who were members of the ladies band
living in Norfolk now. Last night
they met at the home of Miss Maude
Clark and enjoyed a good practice for
old times sake. Miss Mabel Godkin
of Neigh, who is visiting here on her
way home from a short visit in Platte
Center was among those present.
C. S. Moore, the Madison horseman
who sold his gelding, Moore, to T. F..
Murphy of New York this week, was
in Norfolk yesterday enroute to South
Dakota with three racers which may
be entered in the South Dakota circuit,
which has now started. Mr.. Moore
said that he might purchase the horse
Hicks, which won so many races in
this circuit last year.
p. M. Barrett has almost finished
equipping and furnishing the Truman
building, which he recently purchased,
for a wholesale house. The building
has been parttioned off into convent.
ent departments and is pretty nearly
filled with a stock of goods which will
be wholesaled out through this terri
tory. Mr.. Barrett will probably go out
over the territory himself to introduce
the line.
DR.. Alden's attorneys, Burt Mapes,
NJ. D. Tyler and w. M. Robertson, re.
turned last night from Lincoln, where
they made their arguments on the
hospital case before the board Of pub
lie lands and buildings yesteld day
morning. They did not know of the
decision of the board until late last
night. A great deal of satisfaction
was felt over the verdict, as the unani.
nous opinion of the board is Of great
weight and will have much to do, II
is said, in influencing Governor Mick
ey to retain DR.. Alden here.
large company of friends sur
welt yesterday afternoon, and spent
good portion of the evening with
them. Ladies of the Methodist church
society dropped in upon Mrs. Wester'
welt at o'clock and spent the after
noon. At 6 the gentlemen arrived on
the scene, and a hearty dinner was
enjoyed. The guests brought dainties
for the table along with them, and
also brought and presented to Mrs
Westervelt as a token Of their esteem
beautiful solid silver souvenir spoon
and a handsome Bible.
Rural Carrier Show had an expert
ence with his mule yesterday which
was better than the "Maude" episodes
He drove the mule out on the route
and the animal became frightened al
so many passing bicycles and explod
ing firecrackers. The mule finally
lunged off into a side ditch and Driver
Show did the lying-leap stunt, land
ing out in front of the mule. Without
a driver the mule quickly turned
about and dashed toward Hadar. II
some manner the harness became un
hitched, so that the cart was left alont
i the road. The only way that the mule
was caught at all, was because thu
harness wrapped around the gallopini
animals legs and acted as a brake.
I Plans are now being made by tn
l. Elks of Norfolk who are going to Den
Il yer, to start on Sunday, July Is, in
7. stead of Monday. Several side trips
n such as the ride around the loop, tn
S Pixies peak trip and a journey to Ut
nj &c oh