The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-14

ing the past week was fierce in that
section. Sleet and snow were driven
in blizzardly fashion across the prai-
ries and telephone wires we're torn
down by the storms weight.
DR.. o. II. Meredith is an optimst
and has found new proof of the good
time coming in the fact that the pas
tor of the Christian church. John l..
Slime, has been invited by the Swed-
lsh Mission church at Wakefield to
occupy their fine large church for the
special services he is holding at that
place.
Rev John Kinds, pastor of the Sec
ond Congregational church of Norfolk,
comes from the same town in which
lives Chester l.. Gillette, who has just
been convicted of numbering his
sweetheart and sentenced to death in
the electric chair. Mr.. Kinds states
that Gillette always bore bad repu-
tation.
Sioux City Journal: James Gary,
brother of Patrolman Gary, of the
police force, who was at one time
well known conductor on the Omaha
having a run between here and Nor
folk, Is visiting friends in the city.
Since leaving the railroad service he
has been conducting a hotel at Nor
folk, which he recently sold. He has
not decided what he will do in the
future.
District Deputy w. G. James of the
Woodman order, whose Headquarters
are in Norfolk, has just closed
onths work at Primrose by initiating
1877 candidates. The Albion Forester
team, one of the best drilled in the
| state, helped put on the work. There
| were many visitors. This is the Sec
ond large class within short time Sc
cured in Boone county by Mr. James.
At Albion recently he initiated a class
of $40.
p. G. Allen, superintendent of the
| Willmar and Sioux Falls division of
the Great Northern railroad, with
headquarters in Sioux City, has been
transferred to become superintendent
of the Montana Central division, with
headquarters at Great Falls, Mont.
Mr.. Allen went to st. Paul last night
at 1885 o'clock over the Omaha and
will at once go west from St. Paul to
assume his new duties. While his
successor has not been officially an
nounced, 1t is understood that R. l..
Knebel, formerly assistant superinten-
dent here, is slated for the position.
Mr.. Knebel now is assistant superin-
tendent of the Fergus Falls division,
with headquarters at Melrose, Mimi
Omaha World-Herald. Superinten-
dent of Schools E. j. Bodwell of Nor
folk, formerly county superintendent
of the schools of this county, arrived
in the city Thursday morning with his
entire teaching staff, numbering twen-
ty-eight teachers, to spend the day
visiting the Omaha schools. The Wis
itors divided up into small parties and
made the rounds. The visiting teach
ers were: Ida Won Goetz, Gertrude
Watson, A. G. Kennedy, Charles Wei
gand, Belle Thorngate, Pearl Reese
Minnie Fleming, Pearl Mccormick
Mary O'Connor Rena Dunning, Louise
Mathewson Harriet Mather, Mae o.
ney, Ellen Mullin, R. " Mason, Nettie
Cowan, Otelia Pilger, Lena Mills,
Clara Brueggeman, Nellie Dngman,
Clara Rudat Nina Walker, Rose Shon-
ka, Faye Widaman, Carrie Brush,
Maude Boyd and Reese Solemn.
Omaha World-Herald: Assistant
General Manager Walters of the
Northwestern has returned from an
inspection of the coal mines on the
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investigate running sidetracks to the
mines at Lost Springs and Alta, Wyo.
Tracks will not be run to the mines
until the owners have done more de-
veloping. The mines at Alta are from
two to three miles from the railroad
and are producing twelve cars per
week. This property is owned by FIRE.
mont and Norfolk parties The mine
at Lost Springs is nine miles from the
railroad, and so far but little has been
done in the way of developing 1t is
owned by settlers. The coal along
the Northwestern, Mr.. Walters says,
is an excellent quality of Ignite and
burns with a clear flame, not leaving
any clinkers. There are millions of
acres of these coal beds in six to four
teen feet veins, many of which crop
out at the surface and could be worked
at small expense Mr.. Walters is
of the opinion that inside of five years
scores of coal mines in that portion of
Wyoming will be worked and that
much of the coal will come to the Mis-
souri, river towns.