The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-04-20

city Water Commissioner Brummund.
Twins arrived at the home Of MIR.
and Mrs. Reese solomon Easter morn.
| ing MIR. Solomon Is leader OF the
music In the Norfolk city schools, and
| II Is said that the twins have already
begun singing duets for his benefit
The pair consist Of a plump hoy and
just as plump girl, each weighing
seven pounds.
George MclstCr has taken the posi-.
tion of mail carrier on the Junction
route for Uncle Sam. He succeeds
Fred SpreChor, who resigned to be.
come locomotive fireman and whose
resignation to the government was ac.
cepted and returned to Norfolk on
Saturday. Mr. Meistcr was formerly
substitute In the service.
The marriage of Miss Katie Miller
to Frank Bundrock took place this af-
ternoon at 2;30 o'clock in Christ Luth.
oran church, Rev. j. Il. Mueller per
forming the ceremony. The wedding
celebration will be held In the home
of the groom's father, three miles
north of the city. this afternoon and
evening. The young couple will make
their home on farm four miles north
of Norfolk Miss Lydia Bundrock sis
ter of the groom, acted as bridesmaid
and ED llegow acted rs groomsman.
Mrs. E. NJ, Huntington pleasantly
entertained large number of young
men at her home on South Ninth street
Saturday night The boys enjoyed
phonOgraph music during the evening
and ate popcorn and apples. II may
be that a club will he formed of those
who were present. They were: Leon
Tompkins, Carl Austin, Charles Tin
dall, Harold OMAN, Ross Tyndall,
Marcus Reynolds, Preston Ogden,
Claude ogden, George Gibson, Loren
Doughty, Hermie Tappcrt, Bartie El.
seffer Clifford Parish, Harry Fossett,
Worth Adams, Earl Weeks, Leo Wal
ters, Roy Mibbon, Lawrence Hoffman,
Howard Grome, Warren Beeler Pete
Stafford, jr., and John Gildea.
The Elks held installation services
at their meeting Saturday night and
also lodge of sorrow in memory Of
the late Otto +. Tappert. who died
March %. Past Exalted Rulers G. II.
Reynolds and w. II. Buchol2 delivered
eulogistic addresses which were i'm.
pressive. The following officers were
installed for the year: M. ID. Tyler,
exalted ruler; Il. II. Tracy, esteemed
leading knight; w. M. Rainbolt, es.
teemed loyal knight; f. x. Fulton, es.
teemed lecturing knight; B. c. Gentle,
secretary; c. E. Burnham, treasurer
II. II. Reynolds, tyler; George d. But.
terfeld, trustee for three years.
Charles Richardson, janitor of the
Bishop block, has received a letter
from his brother, whom he has not
seen in eleven years stating that the
latter is now in eastern Canada, just
having come from England, where he
remained until actual want for bread
drove him out. He is now working
for a farmer in eastern Canada at So
per week and board. His Norfolk
brother has written, instructing him
to either move further west in Canada
or to come to Nebraska, where he can
get his dollar day right along. The
address of his employer is w. II. Nor
ley, Bowel, via Sansdown.
]. w. Gibson of this city has a pen
believes, have beaten the egg-laying
record of the country. There are ten
of the birds that have helped make the
record. Between February and
April 10 these ten fowls layed 545
eggs, or on an average of eight every
day, cold weather and warm. Mr..
Gibson has sent away 1S0 of the eggs
to the country, for setting; has set
three hens with them, fifteen eggs to
the setting; has taken three a day for
kitchen use; and has fifty-nine on
hand. 1t is the best record Mr.. Gibson
has ever heard Of and he Is a fancier
of chickens who Is well posted on
records of this sort
the Nebraska Telephone company
closed contracts late Saturday for a
new farm line to run three miles east
OF the insane hospital corner. The
farmers on the line will be: C. J.
Fuhrman, w e. Graham, A. ID. Childs,
II. b. SWEET M. B. Cox, F.. A. Schwede,
]. l.. Farrens, Frank Koch, Frank
Schwede, r. ]. Filter, Gus Tews.
Work will begin on the new line this
week. The contract means that there
will be at least thirty more farmers
who will talk through the Norfolk ex,
nh
secured approval on a line to be built
northeast of town, due east of Hadar,
for the following subscribers: Rich.
ard Boldt, Henry Sachtfen, Richard
Winter August WEIGH.
B. T. Reid, well known CONNER
cial traveller on this territory and a
prominent Norfolk business man, suf.
fered with much mental anguish Eas-
ter morning when, for many hours, he