The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-11-23

last night from business and plea.
sure trip in the east
NJ. G. Hazen made business trip
to Pierce at noon.
William Powers returned at noon
from a short visit at stanton.
Nels Morrel of Brstow was in the
city during the day on business trip.
Miss Orpha Pinkerton of Madison
was u Norfolk visitor during the day
Mrs. C. II. Allen of Hawarden, Ia,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. n. Huse.
Frank S. Perdue of Madison was an
afternoon visitor in the city between
trains.
Miss Opal Coryell will visit over
Sunday with Miss Ada Chilvers at
Pierce
Mr.. Jamlson of Idle Grove is in the
city stopping at the home of c. f.
Shaw. Mr.. Jamison has come to Nor
folk to look att he farms around here
and If he finds one to his liking will
come here to locate.
The new temporary bridge over the
Norfolk avenue gulch in the west end
has been built and is being used for
crossing the ditch.
The j. N. Club spent very pleasant
evening with Miss Bessie Richey last
night in work and reading, after which
refreshments were served.
l.. G. Mttelstadt and DR.. and Mrs.
r. A. Mittelstadt entertained a second
lnn, nf fri ut homo nf
former last evening at dinner party.
The Neigh high school football team
will clash with the Norfolk highschool
team on the local gridiron this after
noon. The rivalry is intense, as a tie
game, with no score, was recently
played between the two clubs at Ne
ligh.
Roy and Harry Best husked 220
bushels of corn on their farm west of
Norfolk Thursday, or 10 bushels
apiece. This new huslling record was
started in the morning in friendly
contest between the two brothers, who
undertook to see which could do the
| it was found that each had scored 40
bushels, and both considered that they
had done a big days stunt. The av-
erage man will husk in the neighbor-
hood of 70 bushels of corn a day.
A pretty wedding yesterday was that
of Matt Schaffer, jr., and Miss Angie
Wilkinson at the home of the brides
parents in Malvern, Iowa. They are
now settled in their new home on
Third avenue, recently purchased by
Mr.. Schaffer. The groom is foreman
of the yard supply gang for the G. &
N. w. railroad and the bride will be
remembered as a popular saleslady in
the Johnson dry goods store for al
most two years. The bridegroom is
the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Schaffer, ST., one of the most promi-
nent families of the community, and
his many friends as well as the many
| friends of the bride, have united in
extending their very best wishes to the
young couple.
Milo d. Perry and Miss Frieda Dietz
were married yesterday at the home
of the groom's uncle, F. d. Perry of
Stanton. They returned last evening
to their home, which Mr.. Perry has
recently purchased and furnished at
the corner of Lincoln avenue and
Fourth street, to find that a large
crowd of friends and relatives had
gathered and prepared an elaborate
wedding dinner which was in waiting
for them. 1t was a complete surprise
to the young married couple to find
that things were so nicely arranged for
their reception. Mr.. Perry is one of
the well known brakemen of the c..
& N. w. railroad and is son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Perry.
A wedding which took place in Nor
folk Junction last evening was that Of
]. d. Taylor and Miss Loree Huebner
of Lynch, Neb., at the home of the
groom's parents on Omaha avenue.
Mr.. Taylor is one of the well known
brakemen of the C. & N. w. railroad
and expects to make his home here
in the future. Friends of the young
couple joined in extending greetings,
after the ceremony.
Pearl Beymer, who had his ankle
quite badly sprained about two weeks
ago, has again resumed his work as
call boy at the c. & N w. telegraph
office.