The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-09

and the Ice was comparatively smooth
except in a few places. The snow.
fall today, however, has put stop to
the skating unless the Ice is cleared
Gregory News: The initial meet.
ing of the Interstate Retail Merchants
association was held in Bonesteel at
| the city hall last Thursday evening
| and large representation Of bust.
| ness men from Lynch, Spencer, Butte,
Fairfax, Baker Gross, Naper, Bone.
steel and other towns were present.
The object OF the association is for
protection in the buying and selling
Of merchandise and with a view Of
simplifying their work and an ex-
change OF experiences. The following
officers were elected: President, G..
s. Graves of Butte; vice president,
John Harms OF Bonesteel; secretary
j. II. Wilson OF Butte treasurer, A.
Mason of Fairfax. At this meeting 1t
was determined to hold regular month.
ly meetings at Bonesteel and extend
the membership to all merchants on
the reservation.
Wayne Herald: During the past
two or three years several horses have
been stolen in the neighborhood of
Wakefield, and up to date the horses
have not been recovered or the thieves
apprehended. The horses disappear
from barns or pastures in a miracu.
} lous manner and the thieves leave no
trace behind them that has enabled
those who would recover the property
to get any track that will lead to any
J arrests At present some pretty ugly
rumors are anoat as to who are the
affairs in existence 1t Is limited by
( many that local talent, men thorough
+. ly acquainted with all the surround
l ings are either in the horse stealing
3 business, or are aiding the persons
who take the animals. Some have
? gone so far as to name persons against
X. whom their suspicious are directed
and some pretty severe threats are
: being made against the suspects.
Newman Grove Herald: The Nor
folk sugar factory is to be turned into
a shoe factory. Another company Il
to take over the sugar factory, put il
new machinery and again the wheels
a will turn and sugar will again be made
l at Norfolk. Norfolk is to have a bee
I and pork packing plant using the va
cant sugar factory. A button factor!
is to be started at Norfolk in the ole
D sugar factory. An alfalfa meal mil
= company is talking of taking over tn,
Norfolk sugar factory in the near fu
ture. A creamery company woulC
5 have plenty of room in the Norfoll
g sugar factory The very latest us,
5 for the Norfolk sugar factory, whiCl
has been dismantled and standn!
+ idle for year, is condensed milk
II ery-something that will spoil all tn,
Z plans of the big creamery companie
e in the great west. Maybe Norfoll
will donate the factory to the stat
o as an annex to the insane asylum
s DR.. w. H. Britt of Creighton Neb
< has instituted in the county court il
Z Sioux Falls proceedings by which h
seeks to set aside the will of his ia
IS ther, Thomas NJ. Britt, a Sioux Fall
II pioneer who died a few weeks age
II the homestead and the income iron
u the remainder of the estate durin
her lifetime, when the estate eXclusiv
s. of the homestead goes to the Creigf
u ton physician. The widow is the steI
II mother of DR.. Britt. The stepson |
s dissatisfied with that portion of tn
y will which gives to his stepmother tn
It | 10 lurinu hp
lifetime DR. Britt alleges in his con
II plant that the widow used undue ir
IL fluence in having the will executed i
her favor, and also alleges that hi
" father was not in sound mind an
'r capable of making a will at the tim
the instrument was executed. Durin
+ a hearing in the case before Count
+ Judge Bailey attorneys representa-
Is DR.. Britt gave notice of an appeal t
the state circuit court, where the cas-
H. will be tried during the month c
Is April.
AZ About seventy-five policy holders |
the Farmers Mutual Insurance con
" pany of Madison, Pierce, Wayne an
" Stanton counties held their annus
Id meeting in Marquardt hall yesterda
V. afternoon. The report Of the bushes
for the past year was presented to tn
members and showed a gratifying II
is crease over the preceding year. A
" the beginning of the year there wei
ne 6SS policies in force amounting
lg 81 ,064,514 and at the close of the YET
757 policies amounting to $1,SO5,95
OF The receipts for the year were 5:
ne SEAS, which with s459.15 cash c
ne hand, constituted the assets out
on which were paid losses amounting
m S1,734.70 and expenses of $S44,9
us leaving a cash balance of $701.9
re The company decided to allow polio
holders to insure registered live stoc
or for two-thirds of it's actual valu
RS. which is something that was not dor
at before. The executive officers for Il