The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-24

lGOln NcllEn yesterday, whore she has
been visiting with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. WIN Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schukcy have
moved from Second avenue 10 Charley
Talbert's house ON Second street,
which they have purchased.
Harry Johnson, In passing by an en-
CINE ON the turn table, was struck In
the head by piece of slate which
was thrown out of the gangway by
the fireman. II cut quite II place In
his head and knocked him into the
turn table pit, sldnning the side Of his
face. No bones were broken and Mr..
Johnson will be able to be at work
again in n couple of days
w. n. Recroft, n Northwestern train
dispatcher, is sick.
W. j. Rouse, rural carrier on route
No. 3, has secured new mail wagon.
A little son of Gus Selin fell over
n wire Sunday evening, cutting cash
in his tongue that required six stitch
es. The little fellow is nine years old
Judge A. A. Welch will convene
court AT Madison tomorrow The dis.
trict court jury, however has not been
called to meet until next Monday, May
81.
A social was held at the Methodist
church last evening for the benefit of
the Brotherhood of St Paul, n mems
organization recently formed In the
church
The board of education at their Mon.
day meeting voted to draw $25 from
the school treasury to meet in part
the expense of the graduating class in
securing commencement invitations.
G. w. Evans, secretary-treasurer of
the recently organized Norfolk Pickle
and Vinegar company has started out
this week to contract with local farm
ers for the raising of CuCumbers for
the factory that 1t Is proposed to erect
in Norfolk this summer. The com
pany furnishes the cucumber seeds
and the term of the contracts provide
that the cucumbers are not to be
planted before June 10. After that the
growth of the cucumbcrs Is considered
safe from hostile bugs. June II Is
the planting date fixed by the Heinz
company.
The funeral of the late W. w. Rob
erts was held yesterday afternoon
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev, J. l.. Vallow conducted the ser
vices. Following the services inter
ment was made in Prospect Hill Gem
etery. The pallbearers were: A.
BuchhOlz, G. b. Durland, +. A. Beeler,
w. J. Cow, S. w. Garvin and John
Quick
The Norfolk Pickle and Vinegar
company recently received letter
from the Lincoln Commercial club sug-
costing Lincoln as a possible location
for the new factory. The letter was
not seriously considered by the local
company but 1t serves to indicate the
activity of the Lincoln organization in
placing itself in touch with possible
new industries for Lincoln.
The new tribe of the Red Men or
der in Norfolk was advanced to the
stage of electing officers at last nights
meeting of the charter members held
under the direction of Col. j. G.. AL
bright, the national representative of
the order who has organized the new
lodge in Norfolk. The organization of
the tribe will be completed tonight
when the charter closes. The first
officers of the lodge, elected last even.
ing, are: Emil b. Kaufman, proph.
ct; Edward l.. Brush, sachem; Edgar
S. Bley, senior sagamore Frank
Ueckermann, junior sycamore; How
ard NJ. Beymer, chief of records; Os-
car Uhle, keeper of wampum; Court.
ney Carbaugh, Emil B. Kaufman,
John G. Eccles, trustees. DR.. f. l..
Brush was elected the medicine man
of the tribe. E. b. Kaufman will be
the local delegate to the state council.
The new officers will be installed to-
night.
The Norfolk school authorities are
determined that Senior sneak day"
shall not become a recognized and an
nual holiday in the Norfolk high
school. In Lincoln and in other high
schools of the state the annual SNEAK
day" has fiourished until it has be-
come interviewer with the traditions"
of the schools. Sneak day in Norfolk,
however, encountered the hostile
frowns of the superintendent and the
high school faculty and the senior
class of the local high school having
"sneaked" last Friday is to pay the
penalty for appropriating an extra
A rule of the local high
school that pupils standing over mine
ty" in department should be excused
from the final examinations in studies
in which they averaged over ninety,
has been declared imperative as far
as the senior class is concerned The
senior class having "sneaked" with
practical unanimity will run through
the series of final examinations.
The teachers of the high school, the
Jefferson and Lincoln
schools entertained at a 6 o'clock din
ner in the parlors of the First Congre-
gational church last evening, compli.