The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs l. G .Westervelt are
on the sick list threatened with pneu-
monia.
The pupils of the Fifth grade, Miss
Otelia Pilgers room of the Norfolk
schools, held a very enjoyable picnic
in Freythaler's park yesterday after
noon.
Aug. Buntrock has the foundation
laid for the large new residence to be
erected north of the asylum. The lum-
Der is on the ground and carpenters
will begin work tomorrow.
About dozen composed a party
from Antelope county who passed
through Norfolk this morning for
Chase county, Neb., where they have
purchased land and will locate.
A grand ball was held in the Mast
hall last evening at which many young
people participated in having a delight
ful time. Excellent music was fur
nished by the Rouse orchestra assist
ed by Mrs. Ernest Of Bloomfield.
Chas. Essington, who lives a few
miles out of the city, is having re-
markable success with home grown
strawberries this year, nice basket
of ripe berries from his farm in the
city yesterday attests.
VIM. Eddenfield has returned from
a visit to the Rosebud reservation
where he has son and a daughter
who are among the homesteaders Of
that section. Mr.. Eddenfield Is great
ly pleased with that country. He has
visited that section several times and
each visit increases his faith in the
future greatness Of the Rosebud as a
farming district.
utah" is the title Of a pamphlet is
sued by the passenger department OF
the Union Pacific, which is in great
demand at the present time. The work
contains a fund Of information con-
cerning the population, resources, in
dustries, opportunities, climate, etc.,
of the state, and Is we'll worth study
ing. Copies may be secured Of Union
Pacific agents.
A party of Norfolk young people are
spending the afternoon in Hille's
grove, north of town. The picnickers
will undoubtedly enjoy most delight
full outing. The party is composed of
Messrs. Boyd Brakeman, Sam Erskine,
Archie Cow, Harlan Johnson and
Ralph Luikart; Misses Lucille Tracy,
Nellie Bridge, Lois Gibson, Kathleen
Boas and Mary Odiorne. Miss Helen
Bridge accompanied the young people
as chaperone.
The Norfolk Lumber company are
making extensive improvements to
| their yards. There will be an addition
of $50 feet of shed which, added to
the PIG feet already built, will make
an extensive under-cover yard. The
outside of the structure will be COW
cred with corrugated iron while asbes-
tos roofing will be used. The drive
way is exceptionally wide and all un-
der cover, which is a most praisewor-
thy feature. Rain and sun works no
hardship to the patrons of this yard
while loading.
At Pleasant Valley school house on
Saturday evening, a school entertain
ment was given, as the closing feature
of the school which has been taught
by Miss Minnie Deuel.. After the en-
tertainment there was pie social.
The shadow of lady was thrown on
screen and the one who would give
the most to eat pie with her was ac-
corded that privilege by paying the
amount of his bid for the pie. One
shade was run up to $3.50, under the
persuasive eloquence of w. j. Smith,
auctioneer. The total receipts Of the
evening were SLABS, which were con-
tributed to the Pleasant Valley church
An incident of the wreck at Cali
fornia Junction between the Sioux
City passenger and a freight, is thus
related: Immediately after the first
shock, caused by Engineer Murphy ap-
plying the air brakes, an unknown wo-
man, with a baby, went into Mysteries
in the day coach, and had not the pas
sengers been cool, would have started
panic. When the baggage car went
over the passenger engine, the electric
lights were cut off and the entire train
was in darkness, but when the pas
sengers discovered that the train was
still on the track, and there was no
sound OF grinding steel or crushing
cars, they were cool and good natured
about the misfortune, and tried to
compose the woman who was hysteric-
AL They learned she had a narrow
escape from death in the San Francis
co earthquake, and was on her way
to some of her people. The shock
frightened her, and awoke the memo
ries of the earthquake, which caused
her excitement"
representative of The News who
was in Neigh yesterday became con-
vinced that the article which appeared
in this paper last Thursday, under the
heading "Circus Spoils the Day." did
not represent the true sentiment of
the town. The prevailing opinion
seemed to be that while they would
rather have had the circus come some
/. Othar time than Memorial daV Vat