The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-10-19

WI dnu WITS . ", MtN| OllOOHn re-"
turned to their homo In Omaha today
after spending a few days with their
son. Bret
r. II watson of Valentine. democrat.
ic candidate for state superintendent
OF public instruction, was in the city
this morning
n, NJ Nelson, treasurer of Pierce
county was in the city yesterday ON
his way to stanton county for a visit
with relatives.
Eli Cooley and wife of Watcrtuwn.
n. w. IRE here whiting Mr.. and Mrs.
! -. $. bullock Mr. Cooley and MIR Bu-
lock are cousins
Geo, Ferguson, who has been run
Ming the buutblnck stand at the Reed
! barber shop In the absence Of c. King,
returned to his home in Sioux Falls
this morning,
Mr. and Mrs NJ. C. TIaacn leave for
Omaha tomorrow morning Mr. Hazcn
viii attend grand lodge in South Oma-
I'm and Mrs Hn2cn viii visit friends
for few days
j. w IIulsinger of Dcs Moincs, Iowa,
was the guest of j. -, Sturgeon over
Sunday. Mr.. Sturgeon and MIR. HUI.
singer were In the music business to-
gether twenty-five years ago
Mrs u, A. Bullock left this morning
to visit her sister ut Avuca, Iowa Lat
or Mr.. Bullock will join her and they
Will make an extended trip through
Indiana, Ohio and New Yor.
COL w. l.. Berry, one u the pio-
ncers of Madison county, was in Nor
folk during the afternoon Tor the first
time in number of years, visiting
I'D friends and looking after business
interests
A. II Locbc of Stanton member of
the executive committee of the Mer-
chants Federation of Nebraska,
stopped in Norfolk today on his way
TO Columbus, to attend a meeting of
the federation. He will return tomor-
row and stay over in Norfolk to see
Walker Whitosidc
Miss Oracle Kiddcr came from Wan.
Sau Saturday, where she IL teaching
school She Is visiting Mrs. J. A. Kuhn
while in the city and will go from here
to Creighton To attend the teachers
institute TO be held there this week
Miss Kidder was II former Norfolk
teacher having taught here for mum
her of years.
Arundo NJ. Hull Of Wisner was in
itiated into the Elks lodge here Satur-
day night.
The condition of DR.. Alden former
superintendent of the Norfolk hospital
for the insane, continues to be serious.
The city will begin the hauling OF
gravel for protecting the edges of the
cutters this winter. !. T. Cook has the
contract
j. G. Elliott of the West Point Re
publican, chairman of the press com
mttee in Judge BOyd's campaign. was
d in Norfolk Saturday night to confer
with the central committee chairman.
Lorin Doughty, who Is with the grad
ers and railroad builders on the extern
sion out of Bonesteel, writes that the
camp will be moved this week to- St
? Charles, about six miles out on the
reservation.
The farmers living south and west
of Norfolk will be pleased to know
thhh 'hD Iouhly Will oobl Tie
hauling of three hundred loads of gum
DO into the sand holes near the APP
proaches to the iron bridge across the
. Elkhorn river southwest of town.
Among those who spent Saturday in
Norfolk from out of town were: Mrs.
S. Powell and son, Pierce; Miss Tay-
Tor, Battle Creek Mr. and Mrs H.
Raasch, Stanton; Miss Stole, Madi-
son. Miss Ida Morris and Mrs A. Len
ser, Hoskins; and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Marsch of Orchard.
This week will see revolution in
Norfolk sidewalks. Forty old board
walks were scheduled to be torn out
today by Street Commissioner Richey
and more, he says, are booked for the
next few days. During the coming
week every board walk on Norfolk
avenue between First and Sixth streets
will be taken out and the ground filled
in for cement walks that are to follow
This Is the last week according to the
} street commissioner for the old walks
The last night of the services at the
large Christian tent on Sixth street
. was attended by more than 200 people
Seventeen new members were added to-
the church since the beginning of the
meetings and the church folk are much
encouraged at their success. The
= evangelist, X. II. Winston, and wife
left today for their headquarters at
Bennett, Nebraska. The plans for the
= church are expected to arrive today
and the church will be erected on the
lots where the tent has been.
Harold Cole and Miss Lorena
Churchill of Stanton stole a march on
their friends and were married Miss
Churchill was attending an art school
in Chicago but Harold went after her
land they returned To- Stnntnn Sntmr.