The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-20

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weeks visit in Sioux City.
Miss Fannie Norton has returned
from her trip to Wyoming.
w. NJ. Robertson, L. NJ Gaylord, ].
w. Ransom and Jack Koenigstein went
to Madison to be present at the com
missioners' meeting this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Buckendorff and
daughter Doris left for Denver yes
terday, where they visit their daugh-
ter Miss Emma, and other relatives.
Miss Jessie Howe and James Wolf
kiel have returned from weeks camp
at Clearwater. The rest of the party
will return tomorrow. They report
very fine fishing.
Mrs. Berke, who has been visiting
her brother, A. Randlilev, will leave
for her home in Aberdeen, s. D., to-
morrow.
r. l.. Dick and Harry w. Bates, who
have been visiting at the home of e.
p. Olmstead, returned to their homes
in Crete this morning.
c. S. Hayes will go to Newmans
Grove today to attend the Firemens
toul tuClS. MI. I1dySS Will
have stock of goods on display.
The Modern Brotherhood of Amer
lea will hold a special initiation of a
large class in few days. The Mad
ison drill team will be here for the oc-
casion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ Dudley and
son, Darrell, returned last night from
two weeks visit with relatives at
Council Bluffs, and Utica, Neb. Miss
Rosella Klentz came home with them
from Utica.
Mrs. l.. Koenigstein and Miss Clara
Rudat have issued invitations for
Thursday.
A nine and one-half pound girl was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Howard
on Saturday.
F. G. Rooster, graduate Of the Des
Moines school Of pharmacy, has ac-
cepted a position with Geo. d. Chris
toph.
DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Nicholson leave
tomorrow for Rochester, Mimi, taking
their daughter Marjorie to be operated
on by the Mayos for goiter, from
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time.
A special meeting of the county COM
missioners is being held today at Mad
ison for the purpose of hearing objec-
tions to and applications for damages
on account Of the proposed ditch to
drain Corporation gulch. 1t Is expect
ed that considerable opposition will
develop, largely inspired by demand
for damages on the part of persons
through whose property the ditch is
to be constructed. Everyone agrees
that the ditch is badly needed, and as
the commissioners have been over the
ground personally and besides have
access to the assessors books, they
have pretty good idea of what would
be right to allow the various claim
ants.
A party of thirty-two spent the day
yesterday at the camp of Frank DAY.
export. They were the families of d.
Baum, j. Baum, DR.. H. T. Holden, T.
E. Odiorne, e. p. Weatherby and G.
e. Greene.
| DR.. Matzen has sold the lot where
Norfolk avenue and Twelfth street to
w. M. Rainbolt. The doctor will move
his house to the lot just south, facing
| Twelfth street.
When Fern Gildea was returning
home last night at about IL o'clock,
at the corner OF Taylor avenue and
Tenth streets, he was suddenly con-
fronted by thug. Immediately Gil
dea was on his guard, but the man
took a smash at him which landed
Gildea in the ditch. He was immedi-
ately on his feet again and a consid-
cradle struggle ensued. Finally, see.
ing that he could not do anything, and
evidently not having a gun, the robber
took to his heels. Gildea said that he
got one good smash on the fellows
eye and thinks that it ought to be
pretty black. He did not report the
affair until this morning as he did not
think it worth while.
The Norfolk delegation of Elks to.
the grand lodge at Denver got away
yesterday noon in good style. The
special sleeper left from the city de-
pot, where a large crowd of brother
Elks congregated and inspected their
equipment, which consisted of large
consignments Of ham, canned goods,
other refreshments and little bread.
! Among the crowd who witnessed the,
departure were many who wished that
they might go, as it Is expected to be
one of the finest trips ever undertaken
by Norfolk party, including not only
Denver, but Pueblo, Colorado Springs,
Manitou, Pixies Peak and George.
town. James Ellis, the Elks porter,
was one of the party, who goes along
to look after the material comforts of
the party. 1t is expected that they
will return Friday evening.
The German relief society's picnic
that was held at Hille's grove north
of the city yesterday, was a success in