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

Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Lacey have been
In Clearwater on a visit.
Sheriff J. j. Clements was in Nor
folk during the day from Madison.
e. p. Olmsted arrived home yester-
Sutherland.
Mrs. James Hay and little son and
daughter have gone to Los Angeles,
Calf, to spend the winter with Mrs.
Hays mother.
John H. Harding, republican candi-
date for reelection as commissioner in
Madison county, spent the day in Nor
folk.
John Hermann, who is engaged in
building a new church at Albion, is
in Norfolk for q short visit with his
family.
Mrs. w. H. Butterfield is enjoying
visit from her sister, Mrs. Brake Of
Corning, N. Y. Mrs. Brake is accom-
panied by her nurse.
The w. G. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Westervelt Tuesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock
Miss Grace Fowler Of Lead, S. D.,
has accepted a position In the depart
ment store Of Antilles & Smith.
DR.. D. X. Tindall, presiding elder
for the Norfolk district, has secured
minister for the vacant pulpit in
Dakota City Rev. H. G. Pittinger Is
Dakota City's new minister.
H. e. Mason, prominent Madison
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day afternoon from his home at
Meadow Grove. Mr.. Mason is suffer
ing from a broken hand sustained
week ago in runaway.
Lincoln Star: One of the Campbell
brothers, owners of the circus bearing
that name, has been visiting at his
home in Fairbury. He says the show
has had a fairly successful season and
will quit the years work November 2
with profit to its credit.
Lou Cousins, the man who lost the
power of speech and the sense of hear
ing, is gradually improving. Friday,
while still unable to speak, he was
able to make sound with what used
to be his voice. Cousins regained
sufficient control of the nerves and
muscles of the throat to be able to
swallow and take nourishment.
Smith Brothers Land and Live
Stock company, which last month re-
moved from Newport to Norfolk, has
opened offices in the Bishop block.
The company's next big horse sale,
and the last sale Of western horses
for the season, will be held at the new
sale yards in this city on Thursday,
November 7, two days after election.
]. D. Sturgeon came out of dream
of baseball defeats and sorrows long
enough yesterday to say that he would
formally challenge the nine known last
summer as Mapes' "own" to a catch
as-catch-can wrestling match with the
Sturgeon Beels trade showers. Enthu-
siasm in the wrestling sport is growing
in Norfolk and Surgeons challenge Is
in the air.
Bonesteel News: Geo. Krotter, who
for several years past has been identi-
fed with the telephone interests of
this county, and who for the past two
years has been the active manager Of
the Gregory County Interstate Tele-
phone company, the stock in which
company is owned and controlled by
Gregory county people, has resigned
his position as manager and has been
succeeded by G. B. Meredith Of Oma-
ha, a man Of wide experience in the
work.
The failure Of the speaker OF the
evening, Ex-Congressman Andrews
now a prominent official In the Wash
ington treasury department, to make
connections Thursday resulted in the
political meeting at Madison being
called off. The Andrews date at Mad
ison announced for Thursday, was
the only campaign speech announced
for this county. The nearest meeting
that the democrats have arranged il
! the Bryan meeting at Humphrey Sat
urday afternoon. Several Norfoll
democrats planned to hear the demo
cratic leader at Humphrey.
e Lincoln supporters of the sturd!
n German in the wrestling match be
l. tween Oscar Wasem and Charlie Del
q ivuk at the oliver theater in Lincoll
IWere not disappointed in the perform