The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01

account Of the llluCss OF Mrs. IlihbCu.
\ few OF the ucighborIng young
folks surprised Miss BESSIE Ettcr at
the home of her cousins. Misses GC.
nova and Nora MuuliCk with party
Saturday evening The tlro was spent
very pleasantly in music and dancing.
Mr. and Mrs, George Spear enter.
tanned Il few friends at dinner Sunday.
A fine daughter was born at the
home of Warren Rouse Saturday even.
ing
Trinity Social guild viii give dane.
Ing party next Friday evening at Mar
quardt hall.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. ID. Sturgeon delight.
fully entertained a few friends at II
fourcoursc dinner Sunday.
The marriage of Miss Matilda Mach
miller to Alexander Wichmaun Is an.
nounccd to take place ON February z.
The annual ball of the Elks lodge,
which was to have been given last Fri
day evening aud was postponed, has
been given up for this year and will
not be given at all.
tanned few friends at dinner ycstcr.
day evening. Among them were p.
NJ. Barrett, Kid Hall and Thomas Hop.
kins
South Dakota homcstcadors In the
vicinity of Rapid City have received
word that they will be granted three
months leave of absence ON account
of the severe winter.
social given by the members of
the Christian church was held at the
home of ~ |. Owens on Wednesday
night Quite a number were present
and very pleasant evening passed.
Quite a number enjoyed the dance
at the Pacific hotel on Saturday night.
The music was good and when the
floor in the dining room was cleared
it was greatly appreciated by all pres
emit
Miss Della Harrington Is to be mar
ried February instead of February
7. Miss Harrington was not previous
ly member of the Nebraska Tele-
phone company force, as was stated in
these columns.
The dance to be given at the Mar
Quardt hall this evening promises to
be we'll attended. The funds received
are to be devoted to maintaining the
Norfolk band and the entertainment
is entitled to a good patronage.
X. ID. Small just received "A letter
from his mother and sister in North
Dakota, which was mailed January 5.
They are snowbound on claim and
the snowdrilts are up to the top Of
their house. They are not suffering
from fuel shortage.
Mrs. II. A. Haley and Mrs, N. w.
Glover will be hOstcssos at social
session of the Ladies' guild OF Trinity
church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Haley.
The ladies of the parish and their
friends are cordially invited.
The first real snow of the winter be
gan falling over Norfolk and the north
west on Sunday and continued during
Monday. The weather prediction is
for snow and warmer weather Tues
something over two inches of the
white flakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Correll of Plain
view spent Sunday in Norfolk visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B..
Durland. Mr.. Correll had not been
out of the house since October, when
he suffered a severe fracture in bone
between the knee and ankle. He was
walking down a stairway in the dark
and slipped through an opening left by
a broken step.
The wrecked Kost bridge northwest
of Norfolk, which recently turned over
and fell to the ice, has been cleared
from the river. 1t will be about forty
five days before the new steel bridge
arrives. 1t now appears that the coun-
ty got better bargain by about 500
than it seemed at first, and at first
it was probably the best bargain in a
steel bridge the county will ever get.