The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-22

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Superintendent f. ]. Bodwell and
family leave in the morning for Oma.
ha, where they will spend a few
weeks among friends.
Mrs. Frank Emery and daughter,
Ruth, OF Pittsburg, Pa, arrived at noon
today for a visit at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Gerecke, and
other relatives.
John Munsterman, who has been
visiting his parents over Sunday, re-
turned to Stanton this morning.
II. l.. Jenal of Pierce, who has been
visiting at Neigh passed through the
city on his way home this morning.
ID. Rees passed through late Satur-
day night with a number of cars OF
cattle for the Rosebud reservation.
]. B. Barnes, jr, came home from
Casper, Wyo., to visit his parents. He
went to Omaha this morning on busi.
ness.
A very large picnic was held at
Freythaler's park yesterday. The Ha-
dar Union band furnished good music
for the occasion.
Robert Smiley, who is working in
the c. & N. w. headquarters at Omaha
spent Sunday with his parents. He
returned this morning.
Reggie Pearson of Lyons passed
through today on his way to accept
position with the surveying depart
ment of the Northwestern road.
Misses Beulah and Beatrice Lowe,
who have been visiting with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Lowe in the country, returned home
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mcbride and
family spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Reynolds. Mrs.
Mcbride and children have been visit
ing at Ponca and are enroute to their
home in Elgin.
A quartet of Norfolk men left last
night for Hot Springs, S. d., to remain
ten days. They were G. w. Braasch,
E. N. Ziesche, Ed Benning, Fred Schel-
ly.
The Oxnard-Pacific game yesterday
was declared off on account of rain in
the third inning. The score at that
time was to in favor of the Ok
nards.
A large party Of young folks en-
joyed a picnic at Taft's grove, south
of town yesterday until it began rain
ing. A number of them were thor
oughly soaked.
Clyde Rock was brought up before
Justice Lambert Saturday for using
women. He was fined $3.50 and
costs, amounting in all to $6.55.
Ballasting on the Fremont-Lincoln
line of the Northwestern is progress.
ing rapidly. General Superintendent
Hughes has returned to Norfolk from
Lincoln, where he went to inspect the
work on Saturday.
The Eagles initiated a large class
of new members last night, there be-
| ing fifteen in the class. Cal Matthie-
son of Pilger was in attendance. The
new Eagles and those who brought
them into the order, had jolly time
of it.
A new and novel device of splitting
wood is being used in the yards at
the Junction. A large hammer has
been erected, which is pulled up by
gasoline engine then allowed to drop
on a large sledge which splits the big
pieces very easily.
The Highland Mobiles today turned
over to the beneficiaries $1,000, the
amount carried in that order upon the
! life of Miss Gertrude Klentz, who died
two weeks ago Of typhoid fever. Mrs.
o. w. Rish, secretary of the local
lodge, received the warrant for the
amount on Saturday.
NJ. c. Burbank, a clerk in the Office
of Superintendent c. H. Reynolds of
the Northwestern, is at present in
Agatha hospital at Clinton, Iowa,
where he has gone to be operated upon
for appendicitis. At first it was feared
his case was desperate, but he is re.
ported to have been improved Friday
and Saturday. He has not yet been
operated upon, as his condition would
not warrant it.
Blind Boone, the famous colored
pianist marvel, gave one Of his al
ways-delightful concerts at the First
Congregational church Saturday night
before a large audience. With the
same old wonderful skill that has
made his name known the worlt
around, Blind Boone played bits o.
music that he had learned merely by
hearing them, and his audience was
delighted from beginning to end will
the performance.