The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-05

once more,
A. y. Richardson OF Battle Creek
greeted old-time Norfolk friends yes.
erday.
Miss Jessie Drcbcrt, who has been
visiting the last few weeks with rel.
ltives and friends in Enid and Okla.
homa city, Okla, is expected home
this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hirscheiser and
Miss All of O'Neill, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Schively,
the latter lady and Mrs. Hirscheiser
being sisters.
Mrs Matilda Bondurant started for
IN extensive visit at Mt Moriah Mo,
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Pippin
Of Omaha are here to keep house for
the children during her absence.
A special convocation of Damascus
Chapter, No. 25, Il. A. NJ, will be held
this evening in Masonic hall, for the
purpose of installing new officers.
There was quite a crowd OF young
people out taking advantage of the
good skating last night One party of
about twenty was at Klug's pond, and
another at Wagner's, and of course
they all had Jolly evening.
Geo. Dopson, one OF the well known
citizens of Newman Grove, was op-
Grated on in an Omaha hospital last
Tuesday for a complication of dis.
eases. While he was alive when last
heard from, a gentleman over from
Newman Grove yesterday said that
the latest reports were that he was in
a critical condition.
Il. N. Vail has the carpenters, plas
terers and paper hangers at work in
his establishment putting things in
shape for the new year. The fire the
other morning made some repairs nee
essary, consequently he thought he
would make the whole place look like
new.
No paper will be issued from The
News Office on Monday, New Years
day This is the last time the office
force will have an opportunity to Gel.
ebrate a holiday until next summer,
and even as 1t is the office will be
open and portion of the force will
be obliged to be on duty.
A very pleasant event last evening
was "A card party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Haase, which was en-
joyed by about twenty-five guests.
High five was the game. Refresh
ments were served and a most pleas
ant evening was enjoyed, the host and
hostess being excellent entertainers.
John Winter, who is here from TX
Onia, Wis, had a birthday party at
the home of his father, Karl Winter,
last night 1t was a gala milestone in
that gentleman's life, as ueighbors,
friends and acQuantauces were pres
cnt to enjoy the merry doings. 1t was
a late hour when the guests departed
and all were loathe to go, but good
wishes and long life to him were fire.
quent expressions of the departing
guests.
Mrs. VIM. Klug celebrated her birth
| day Thursday night. A number of
| friends and neighbors were invited to
| the klug home and enjoyed delight
full evening with all sorts of amuse-
ments. A fine supper was the center
of the occasion, and at a late hour the
guests departed wishing Mrs. Klug
many more happy birthdays and con
graduated her husband upon having
such an excellent helpmate. Aufwie-
dersehen.
l.. Il. Wallerstedt, who has been rep
resenting Sioux City firm, is in that
city today closing up the year with his
people. The first of the year he will
take a position with a st. Paul dry
goods house, with headquarters at
Mitchell S. D., and later will move to
that city. He is to be congratulated
upon securing his new and better po-
sitiOn, but it is regretted by his many
! friends here that he and his family
are to move away from Norfolk.
One of the draymen was moving a
lot of household goods the other day,
when stove tumbled out of the back
of the wagon and broke. Mr. Dray-
man thought he would continue the
| journey and get the stove as he came
bdCh. ou HIS return llt SJONt pieces
were missing and investigation showed
that some boys had picked up the
stove and sold it for junk and were
enjoying the proceeds in holiday
pleasures. Mr.. Drayman was hot and
there were things said which would
| look better not printed
1t is a pleasure to note that Super.
intendent T. J. Bodwell of the Nor
! folk schools was one of the interested
teachers present at the state associa-
tion held in Lincoln this week He
was on the committee of nominations
and also took part in the discussion
of the subject, "Certification of Teach
ers," subject that is of vital interest
to every teacher and every county SUI
perintendent The session of the as
sociation closed last evening and has