The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-05


here to Montana in the interests of
the government.
Mr.. and Mrs II. s. Overocker have
returned to Norfolk with a view of
their home i'm the city In the
future. Mr.. Overocker has disposed
of his jewelry business at Fairmont
but has not definitely determined on
his future business plans.
C. Il. Burnham was confined to his
bed yesterday with an attack of the
grip.
Miss Isabel Irving and Miss IZett
attended services at Trinity church
Easter morning.
Neighborhood friends serenadsd Wei
lington Frey and bride one night last
week at their home six miles north of
Hadar.
j. II. Allen has given up his posi-
ton with the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad and will engage in business
at Oelrich, S. d.
The last board walk between Sec
ond and Fourth streets on Norfolk has
front of the store recently purchased
by G. w. Roland and will be replaced
by cement.
April fools day arrived in Norfolk
without any unusual incidents. The
small boy was out carly with salt in
the water, napkins tackled to the table
and purses nailed to the sidewalk. For
the most part people were too busy to
foo with the occasion.
Mrs. s. NJ. Braden. who has been in
Chicago, will return home tomorrow
noon. Mrs. Braden has been suffer
ing from an attack of ptomaine poison
ing sustained a week ago last night
For few days she was severely i'll
as a result but she is now recovered
The assessor will soon be around
April / marks the date for his appear
ance and the public at large will soon
have a chance to tell how much prop
erty it owns and wants to pay taxes
on. For the first time in years bank
deposits have not materially decreaser
out of respect for the occasion.
The Gregory county fair will be held
at Bonesteel September II, IS, 10 and
20. Officers are: j. j. Bonekemper,
president A. e. Kull, secretary; A. r.
DOMAIN, treasurer; directors J. ].
Bonekemper, A. R. DOMAIN, S. F. Lucas,
j. o. Willoughby, Dixie Powell, r. e.
Fish, NJ. F. Morton, A. P. Hendirkcon,
w. H. Kerkow, A. e. Kull, c. j. Dick
SON.
Word was received from Omaha
Sunday of the death of Mrs. William
S. Hayden, death resulting from APP,
pendicitis. Mrs. Hayden had been i'll
for ten days. The deceased has many
friends in Norfolk, where she lived for
several years while Mr.. Mayden was
local manager of the Singer Manufac,
turing company before being trans.
ferred to the Omaha office of the com.
pany Funeral services will be held
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Miss Emma S. Feane of Creighton
was married to Orlando B. Wilson of
Crofton in the Congregational parson-
age here yesterday morning at 1890
o'clock, the pastor, Rev. w. j. Turner
performing the ceremony. Charles A.
Tindale of Plainyiew and Miss Marga.
ret A. Ahrens of Crofton acted as
groomsman and bridesmaid. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson left on the 1 o'clock train
| for Crofton, where they will make
their home. Mr.. Wilson is a building
contractor at that place.
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secretary of the board of home mis-
sions and church extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church, was in
Norfolk Sunday, delivering the Easter
morning sermon at the Methodist
church. DR.. Tiff proved an eloquent
and broad minded speaker and his
sermon on the triumph of life over
death was appreciated by an audience
that filled the church auditorium AT
the close of the services $40 was sub
scribed to the home missions and
church extension movement. DR.. Ilifi
left in the afternoon for Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs Sherman Wiley re-
turned yesterday from two weeks
visit with friends and relatives in
Coffeyville, Kar They think that Ne
braska looks inviting after looking
over that portion of the south The
season is farther advanced there thar
here, fruit trees having already beer
in bloom and fall wheat being hall
knee-hlgh. The green bug or wheat
louise, which has been reported as dam
aging wheat in Oklahoma and southern
Kansas, is doing some damage there
Mr. Wiley now assumes his position
with the Western Insurance company
of Lincoln and will continue to resid,
in Norfolk.
Norfolk school children have one va
cation left in which they can indulge
in useful labor without fear of crack
ing the recently enacted child labo
law. A movement has been started IL
different Nebraska towns to have thu
school children assist in the sprint
cleaning up" that every town requires
If its lots and streets are to look pre-