The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-20

tan, Kan. The many friends of Tom
regret his departure.
A minstrel parade more extensive
than usual will he given by the Nor.
folk frcmCn ON the day of their min.
strel show. Two bands the Norfolk
band and the Creighton band, will take
part in the parade. The parade will
be given near the noon hour on the
day of the show, December 80.
Pierce Leader: George Osby the
new section foreman at this place,
visited Sunday forenoon with his fam.
lily In Norfolk. He informs us that
he will move them here as soon as
possible or as soon as the section
house is enlarged, an addition to
which will be built thereto in the near
future.
The old coach that did service up.
town for Northwestern depot follow
ing the depot fire of two years ago,
has been pulled away from its old con.
spicuous place and relegated to side.
track The car is still fitted up for an
Office and will probably be held in
Norfolk to be used In case another
depot fire In this territory should call
for temporary quarters.
Pierce Leader: II. II. Miller of
Norfolk was visiting with his daughter
Mrs. " G. Huebner, last Thursday
and Friday forenoon. He was return
ing home from Minnesota, where he
had been employed In sugar beet
| factory during the busy season. Mr..
Miller says that Minnesota Is the third
largest beet producing state in the
union and that this year It had a
tremendous output, and that the far
mers received good price for their
beets. Mr.. Miller was at one time
chief of police of Norfolk for six sue
cessive years.
Officers in the Norfolk lodge Of the
Modern Brotherhood of America, SUI
gar City lodge No G22, were elected
last evening as follows: Ed Mullen,
president; J. F.. Jensen, vice pres-
dent; George II. Burton, secretary and
treasurer Mrs. Ed Mullen, conductor;
Mrs. George Mather, chaplain; l.. B.
Bruce, inside watch; Ed Conley. out
side watch ]. F.. Jensen, trustee for
three year term: On December 81 a
big initiation Of outside candidates
will be held in Norfolk, some seventy
five candidates for other M. b. A.
lodges coming to Norfolk for the Joint
initiation.
| Winside Tribune: The moving pic
ture show aggregation that struck
town last Thursday, came to grief in
more ways than one. Their show was
not at all patronized and the hotel
people attached some of their para
phernalia to square their board bill.
Two of their actors, young ladies, who
were expected to join them here
Thursday only got as far as the Nor
folk Jail. Their parents sent the sheriff
to escort them back to their home in
Fremont Another young girl. with
the show men, was also escorted to
the train Friday morning by Marshal
Hills and sent back to her home in
Wayne.
North Nebraska people are willing
, to buy candy with cashiers checks.
OF course cashiers checks" is large
| ly figurative term in north Nebraska
where few men have even seen the
much-talked-of checks; but cashiers
| checks or no cashiers checks, north
Nebraska is going to eat candy on
| Christmas, during holiday week and
on New Years. This is demonstrated
| by the Christmas business of the Nor
folk candy factory, which is just pass
| ing through it's first Christmas season
and has found the business up to it's
expectations. Christmas candy is now
pretty largely in the hands of the mer-
chants and the local factory will not
have much to do during The next two
weeks but look after merchants who
ordered "short." In general, Christ
mas expenditures are expected to be
nearly up to the average for the money
furry is nothing but a state of mind"
in this territory, an analysis Of his
private affairs showing the prospec-
tive purchaser that his own affairs are
sound. Good crops and prices that are
also good are the lot of the north Ne
braska farmer this year.