The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-16

In Wisconsin.
August llochnc OF Osmond and John
Hochnc, Chris Ludwig and Frank
Kruger OF Wisncr were in the city
yesterday to attend the funeral of the
late G. w Braasch.
Mrs, NJ. =. Sultcr ls suffering from
nm attack of appendicitis.
The Norfolk fire department will
meet this evening in the city hall
II. w. Jonas Is away from the Nor.
folk postoillco on a weeks vacation.
u. Bochnlto Is substituting In his place
at the general delivery window.
Charles Mathcwson Of Walthlll, well
known in Norfolk IL this week play
ing tennis at the tri.stato tournament
in Sioux CITY. He won the first round.
There will be n meeting Of Beulah
chapter, No. 10, o. ". s., Thursday
evening, August TO- for comforting de.
grccs. All members are urged to be
present. by order of the worthy ma
iron.
Work Of improving the First street
roadway to the Junction Is being CON
tinucd. with the return of A. j. Dur
land from the west the new roadway
Is again being pushed on toward the
Washington school house.
Rev. Harry G., Knowles, the "bOy
preacher" from Topeka, Kan, is going
to hold u months series of special
meetings In Norfolk In the new Chris
tian church building The services
will begin Monday September 2.
The countryside around Norfolk has
experienced no such demand for har-
vest hands MS is felt in Kansas and
the Dakotas. Harvesting I'm this re-
Eion is practically all completed and
there was ut no time any great short
age OF help.
An adjourned meeting Of the Nor
folk Trade Promoters association will
be held at the city hall this evening
at promptly o'clock and every bust.
ness man Is urged to be present as
matters of Importance pertaining to
| the approaching trade expansion move
ment i'm Norfolk are to come before the
association.
Reckless Harry Russell, who deled
death daily by his wild dive during
racing week, spent last week trining
with death in Emerson at the Emer-
son carnival. At Emerson as in Nor
folk death winked an indulgent eye at
Harry and passed him by. On &C
count of Emcrson's location his high
inclined tower could be seen for miles
around.
September Is Is autumn rally day
{ for the Sunday schools of Madison
county. In connection with the re-
: cent reorganization of the county Sun
day school association Or. O. II. Mer-
edith, president Of the association, Is
corresponding with every Sunday
school superintendent in the county
whose address is available in regard
to the Sunday school rally
The city's order for n new road
maker similar to the road machine pur-
chased by the county at the instance
I of the Norfolk Commercial club has
q been sent in. The new machine Is
:. light two wheel road grader and can
be run at an expense of So n day as
t against $12 for the old heavy road
! ~ dN'I0 ll' i'N toltli'io ''l' iii''i'N
n ed, however, only for keeping roads
: in repair.
One Norfolk man had the privilege
J. of witnessing the Knights of Pythias
y ball game at Winside yesterday be
S tween Winside and Carroll Victory
u came to the visitors by score of 1C
} to 3. DR.. a. b. Cherry Of Winside
q 4 10 10 ~
r. ling revolver and a big sword, dared
e to umpire the game. After the game
a lawn banquet was given in honor o.
+ the visiting team
The steel bridge which the count!
y is going to place across Corporation
gulch at Norfolk avenue and Four
+ tecnth street has been received in thu
city and is being hauled TO the site il
+ sections. The work of putting up tn,
bridge is expected to start Thursday
n The present temporary wooden bridg
across the gulch at Norfolk avenue i
IN to be moved north and do duty owe
the gulch at Koenigstein avenue,
In j, w. Dawson of Lincoln, one of NJ
braska's three dairy inspectors, was i
n Norfolk today holding examination
for creamery agents who under neN
~ state law are required to take on
state licenses before they can ties
or cream. The examinations were hel
throughout the day in the OXnard hi
a, tel, creamery agents and receivin
station men coming in on di1orcr
III trains during the day for the purpos
of taking the required eXaminatio
o. and securing the license.
er Sunday, the first day in Septembe
is the day that has been selected fc
TO the dedication of the new Christia
'r' church building in Norfolk. The d
tailed plans for the dedication service
10 will be drawn up at a meeting Thur
wv day but Rev. w. A. Baldwin of Lii
coin, secretary of the Nebraska Chri
ISL tian Missionary society, has alread