The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-08-24

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George w. Bosey came down from
Battle Creek yesterday to see the rae.
ing
| Henry Schmode of Leavitt Is in the
city visiting his mother, Mrs. Mittel.
stadt.
r. p. Weatherby has returned from
Valentine. where he has been holding
court
Mrs. r. c. Simmons is enjoying n
visit from her nephew, Albert Beck Of
Beemer.
The Misses Wade and Mrs. Tanner
of Battle Creek took in the races here
| yesterday.
F. f. Barnum and NJ. A. Davies of
Madison were here to take in the Nor.
folk races yesterday.
Misses Edith and Inez Viele re.
turned this noon from an extended
trip through Michigan.
Miss Byers of Sioux City, who has
been visiting Mrs. c. II. Vail returned
to her home this morning
Miss Emma Schorrege returned last
evening from Sioux City where she
has been visiting for week
Chas. Case, r. Y. Appleby, John
Hancock and Bob Grattan of Stanton
took in the races here yesterday
d. Rees and family leave Monday
for England, where they will spend
year visiting relatives and travelling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Solomon re.
turned today from Chicago where
they have been spending the summer
George Burrows, who has been Wis.
iting Lawrence Hoffman, returned to
his home in Platte Center this morn.
ing.
NJ. r. Lohlboepple of Neigh passed
through the city today on his way to
South Dakota, where he goes on a
land seeking excursion.
Col ]. S. Baker of Hermosan, S. D.,
is here to visit Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Humphrey. He is returning from the
G. A. r. reunion at Minneapolis.
Ben Bier of Oakdale passed through
the city yesterday on his way home
from Omaha in a handsome new tour.
ing car that he has just purchased.
Misses Matte and Elsie Simmons
passed through the city last evening
on their way home to Battle Creek
from Madison, where they have been
attending the teachers institute.
Mayor Woods Cones and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Hirons, Mrs. Hason
Turner and daughter, Belle, II. H.
Mohr and two sons, and Albert Pohl
man of Pierce were here to see the
races.
w. P. Duffy left today for Colum
bus, where he is to report for duty
and then will go to Newark, N. j., to
the National rifle meet of the u. S. |
army. Mr.. Duffy last year won the
title of champion rifle shot for the
state of Nebraska. He is member
of the Nebraska National Guards and
will enter the volunteers class at
Newark.
Yesterday was not so hot, by two
degrees, as the day before. The mer
curry reached ninety-siX.
A large number of the horsemen left
this morning on various trains for
their homes and other race meets.
The democratic congressional con.
vention, to name candidate against
Judge Boyd will be held in Norfolk
on Monday.
A large crowd of Pierce people came
to Norfolk yesterday afternoon for the
races. They were headed by Mayor
Woods Cones. 1t was said that every |
livery rig in Pierce was brought to
Norfolk. The whole town moved out, |
said the Pierce man.
Dr. C. S. Parker bought a new hat |
yesterday. Not that the old hat had
worn out 1t was the victim of auto
DR.. Parker accepted an in
Salter in the latters new machine A |
gust of wind lifted DR.. Parkers hat |
from his head and carefully placed |
the hat in the revolving wheels of the !
engine at the rear of the car. The |
hat was chewed to bits. And now the
hatters see new trade booster in
this pedestrians peril.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Blake, formerly Miss
Bertha Sims, for some time a teacher |
in the Norfolk public schools, died at |
her home in Sheridan, Wyoming, on
August s. Mrs. Blake succumbed to
pulmonary trouble from which she had !
been suffering for some time, so that
her death was not entirely unexpected
but it was very much regretted by all |
of Sheridan. Mrs. Blake was librarian
in the Carnegie library at Sheridan |
at the time of her death and was prom.
inent in church work there. Her hus-
band is a prominent attorney. AS |
teacher for three years here, Miss |
Sims had charge of the fifth grade and |
she was one of the most successful |
and one of the most highly esteemed |
teachers ever known in Norfolk. Her
death will be regretted by all of those
here who knew her when she taught |
in Norfolk.