The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

day and Thursdays games
stanton. according to the stanton
Picket, will ask that the annual con
ference of the Methodist church OF
north Nebraska he held there in 1908. |
The north Nebraska conference meets
this week in Omaha and Is one of the
most important church gatherings Of
the year.
Sherman Saunders of Bloomfield
has been named by Governor Sheldon
as one of Nebraska's five delegates to
the deep water convention which will
convene in Memphis, Tenn, on Octo
Der 4. Governor Sheldon, who Joins
the Roosevelt party at Keokuk, Iowa,
will attend the Memphis convention.
Nine o'clock Tuesday morning is the
hour set for the confirmation services
at the Norfolk church of the Sacred
Heart. A number of priests will be
in Norfolk in connection with the con
| firmation. Bishop Keane of Cheyenne
will be present to represent Bishop
Scannen of Omaha. At noon the
church party will go to Battle Creek
where confirmation will be held In the
afternoon.
Fairfax Advertiser: Roy Edens was
called to Norfolk Tuesday by the
Northwestern officials to take the eX-
animation with the intention. of max.
ing him station agent at Hadar, Ne
braska. Roy is an exemplary young
man, and although Fairfax regrets to
lose him, all are glad to see him pro
NOTED to something better.
Stanton Picket: Ethan Allen is in
the county jail, charged with obtain.
ing money under false pretenses. The
specific charge against Allen is that
in 1905 he borrowed $500 from the
Stanton National bank. AS security,
it is alleged that he mortgaged prop
erty that he did not own and did not
exist. He farmed several years and
since then has been doing odd jobs
about town.
miles southeast, had the misfortune
on last Saturday to break one Of the
bones of the left leg just below the
knee. The accident happened at Ha
dar where Mr.. Wagner had gone for a
load of posts. After he had loaded the
posts he stopped near the elevator
where the team was frightened by the
starting of gasoline engine. The team
in running broke down one of the Bel
} telephone posts and was soon caught
with no further damage. DR.. OClke
was called to dress the injured leg
b. f. Hoffmaster, who has been spe
cial agent for the National Mutual
Fire insurance company of Omaha, Is
going over to the Commercial Union
and Palatine companies of London
With his new companies Mr.. Hofmas
ter will have charge of the territory
: of Nebraska and South Dakota. Mr.
Hoffmaster came to Norfolk las
spring on account of the city's railroad
facilities and will maintain his head
quarters here because of Norfolk'|
, central location in regard to Nebras
, ka and South Dakota. His successor
with the Omaha company has not beer
announced.
} H. b. Hetrick of Council Bluffs, whit
has a general agency for the Bankers
Life Insurance company of Lincoln
: was in Norfolk Saturday renewing &C
: uuaintances made among Norfolk bust
ness men twelve years ago. This wa
4 Mr.. Hetrick's first visit to Norfolk II
= tweve years and he commented on tht
apprecable advance that the city ha'
Il, a n a n n a
t ly Norfolk is one of the strong town
of the northwest" said Mr.. Hetrick
i The bank statements show that
:. While on a muddy day like this bricl
: pavement would be a good introduc
tion to a stranger, still to anyone VIII
: looks around those bank statement
l. do look mighty good. And Norfolk
S understand is going to pave"
Chadron Journal: During the tim
l. between the Crawford and Chadro
n fairs, Mayor Dahlman took trip t
It the Black Hills and while in Lea
). some newspaper reporter got next t
t the fact that he is a possible candidat
S for governor of the state. Immediate
l. ly he turns the wheels in his head t
/, turning and beheld half column G
stuff about the mayors trip to CraV
,t ford and Chadron being a starter c
a his boom for governor. Possibly h
s may have intended the trip to help hi
a advancement in that direction, bu
more likely, he came to Crawford an
y Chadron because he has many goo
n friends here who were anxious to hav
/ him participate in the fall festivities
IS While the mayor is popular to a ce
IS tain degree in this county, he couldn
get to first base when it comes to ge
y ting votes to make him governor {
f. this state.
at Springview Herald: DOC" Wilson
is who was held for the murder of ma
n from West Point some time ago, jumI
in ed his bond at Fairfax and starte
west on Monday. He was to come u
t. for retrial on Tuesday, the first jul
e, having disagreed. He headed WEI