The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-11-08

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grain man. They will make their
home in Lindsay.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Wagner, a son.
The clerks association meets Tues.
day evening in the city hall.
Among the Norfolk democrats who
heard Bryan speak at Humphrey were
John f. Flynn, A. d. Howe, A. Morri-
son, j. f. Redman and julius HUH
The Norfolk democrats accompanied
the democratic leader to Humphrey,
Bryan passing through from Wayne.
The ladies aid society of the Meth
odist church will give "tete-a-tete"
at the home of Mrs. r. w. Williams
at COG South Tenth street on Thurs.
day afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Will
liams, Mrs. ]. Oman and Mrs. M. G.
Hazen will be hostesses. The ladies
of the church and their friends are
cordially invited.
Newman Grove Herald: Three boys
of the High school tried to inaugurate
SNEAK day" last Thursday and car
ried out their part of the sport. Their
misconduct was reported to the school
board. They were given their choice
of making an apology or taking a
thrashing, both of which they refus-
ed and all three were expelled for the
remainder of the term.
| 1t is the Wayne anti-horse thief as
ISOLATION, of which w. II. Gildersleeve
Is secretary, and not the North Ne
braska Live Stock Protective associa-
ton, that is back of the $500 reward
offered for the thieves and for the
horses stolen Saturday evening from
the farm of Chan Norton near Wayne.
An additional 500 reward Is offered
by the owner and $50 by the county.
The Madison high school football
team will be in Norfolk Saturday af-
ternoon for return game with the
Norfolk high school football. These
two teams are we'll balanced and
there is every indication that the
game will be thrilling one. The
Norfolk team has been undergoing
hard practice in training for the event.
This will be one of Norfolks few
chances to see a genuine football
game and, with the new rules in force,
the contest should be spectacular.
The development of the local in
dependent telephone company, the
Norfolk Long Distance Telephone
company, has reached a stage where
its bonds are to be placed on the mar
ket. The bond issue of the company.
is $4,000 issue of six per cent semi
annual gold bonds, in 500 denomin-
ations. Stock is not to be placed on
the market directly but purchasers Of
the bonds will be given stock to the
amount of fifty per cent of their bond
purchase if the latter is over 5000.
Capital stock is $4,000.
The horse theft near Wayne of Sat
urday evening brought Sheriff Grant
S. Mears of Wayne county, c. T. Nor
ton, from whose farm the horses were
stolen, e. G. Gamble and F. H. Ben
shooff of Wayne to Norfolk over night.
The thieves, Sheriff Mears said, had
been followed to near Winside, it be-
ing possible to trace the horses
through peculiar shoe on one of the
animals. Sheriff Mears met Sheriff
Clements in Norfolk by appointment
to enlist the Madison county sheriff's
aid in watching this county in case
the horse thieves were making their
escape In this direction.
Superintendent E. J. Bodwell and
members of the Norfolk teaching
corps, though they found nothing in
their recent visit to the Omaha schools
to make them ashamed of the work
that Norfolk was doing along similar
lines, still gained many ideas on the
visit that were of benefit to the Nor
folk teachers Tuesday afternoon Su-
perintendent Bodwell meets the teach
ers of the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades to discuss the Omaha visit
and the suggestions it afforded. A
similar meeting for the primary and
first and second grade teachers will
be held on next Monday and a meet
ing for the fifth, fourth and third
grade instructors on the following
Tuesday. In some of the Omaha
rooms Superintendent Bodwell said
that the work was not up to Norfolk's
standard, in others 1t was above.
Word has been received in Norfolk
of the marriage of a Norfolk young
lady in Denver on last Wednesday,
the wedding of Mr.. John Murphey of
Denver and Miss Charlotte Kuhl, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kuhl
of Norfolk, taking place in Denver on
that day. Miss Kuhl, who Is a young
lady with many friends in Norfolk and
who graduated from the local high
school with the class of 1900, left Nor
folk last June to accept position In
the Denver Office Of the Singer Manu-
featuring company. Since graduation
from the high school Miss Kuhl has
had positions in the Omaha, Lincoln
and Norfolk Offices of the company.
In the Norfolk high school Miss Kuhl
was president of her class. Mr.. Muir
phey's home was formerly in Lowell,
Mass and he Is now in the Denver