The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-08

Burr, Neigh; 7. w. Culbertson, Fos-
ter; Fred Bcerman, Dakota City; Mrs
Maby. Humphrey; t. S. Kendall, G.
w. Coones, Niobrara; II. A. Moler,
Wayne; II. M. Scott, Plainview; Mrs.
Dillen, Miss Dillen. Neigh.
A birthday gathering at the Modem
hauer home near the Junction was held
Wednesday evening to celebrate the
birthday of Mrs Frank Moldenhauer.
Ralph Boyd is home from his South
Dakota homestead for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Weaver are to
move into the residence now occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Briggs.
The chess club, which plays high
FIVE spent a pleasant evening Wedues-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. v. A.
Nenow. The evening was spent at
progressive high five. Refreshments
were served.
Misses Bessie Ward and Robinet
Eble entertained n dozen friends at a
Halloween party Thursday evening.
Progressive finch and a number of
Halloween games we're played. Re-
freshments were served.
A shortage in hitching posts near
Norfolk avenue is being met by the
placing of additional lines of stout
posts on a number of side streets lead
ing from Norfolk avenue.
Wednesday evening was the occa-
sion of the fifteenth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. William lille.
More than a score of friends spent
pleasant evening at the Hille home
near st. Paul Lutheran church.
Mrs. w. II. Shippee Is quite i'll as
the result of fall down flight of
stairs. Mrs. Shippee was severely
bruised and rather painfully hurt by
the fall. 1t Is not thought that the
accident will have any serious results.
"Maidens All Forlorn" is the name
of little entertainment and "a Frolic
in the Cooking Glass" the name OF a
short musical that the Queen Esther
circle girls are to give at the Meth
odist church the latter part of the
month.
The expected advance in physicians
fees has been regularly announced.
BY yesterday the new schedule had
been signed by all of the local physi-
clans and accordingly becomes OPP
erative. The action in Norfolk was
preceded by similar agreements be-
tween members of the profession in
majority Of the towns in this vicin-
ity. Under the new schedule the fee
for town visit is advanced from 81
to $3.50 The action of the local ply
sicians followed a recent court deci-
sion in Iowa that such action was in
no wise contrary to law.
The old sugar factory buildings are
not being systematically pilfered this
fall after all. A number of local citi-
zens have been somewhat agitated at
what appeared to be a systematic pro-
gram on the part of some people to
literally demolish the frame buildings
about the big factory building and to
make way with the lumber. Investi-
cation disclosed, however that the Of
ficers of the industrial company had
succeeded in disposing of the frame
buildings and that the buildings in
question. which were falling into decay
quite rapidly, have been sold to some
advantage.
Madison Chronicle: John H. Hard
ing has had an additional amount of
work to look after during the past few
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Commissioner Malone. During the
past week he has been attending to
some bridge work over In the south.
west portion OF the county. In re.
Spouse to telephone message asking
when he was coming over to Madison
he said 1t is business first and politics
afterwards. 1t occurred to us that a
man who placed his official duty above
personal interests is the right kind of
man to keep in Office. The people are
not listening to petty personal scraps
but they are satisfied with Mr.. Hard
ing's official record and will elect him
by safe majority.
An Alliance news dispatch indicates
that Alliance is moving in the same
direction that Norfolk is trying to
take. The Alliance dispatch reads:
by authority Of the mayor and city
council Charles S. Owens Wednesday
morning commenced the work of a
house to house visit to every abode in |
Alliance. for the purpose of making
careful and accurate enumeration of |
Alliances population. The purpose Of
this is to find exactly the population,
both within the corporate limits and