The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-15

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E. H. Luikart arrived in the city
from Tilden to spend the afternoon.
+. G. Auringer of Neigh was in Nor.
folk on business during the afternoon,
John Decker, foreman of the Madi-
son Chronicle and Otto Wolf, fore.
man of the Madison StarMail, were
Norfolk visitors Thursday.
A daughter was born yesterday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs S. L. Ander-
son. Mr. Anderson Is well known
mail clerk on railway postofllce be-
tween here and Bonesteel.
o. j. Vandyke, grand master work.
man of the A. o. u. W., S. II. Barton,
grand recorder and Ed. Parriott, dep
uty grand master workman of the
same order were in town over night
on their way to Oakdale where big
class initiation is scheduled for to-
night The meeting is on the same
order as the one held here by the
Woodmen, and the towns which will
have candidates there are Neigh,
Clearwater, Tilden, Meadow Grove, Ell
gin, Petersburg and Albion, besides
Oakdale. The grand lodge officers
could give no estimate OF how many
candidates there would be all told.
but were satisfied that Deputy Dillon
would make the number satisfactory.
A successful auction sale was held
at the Schwanebeck Thursday after
noon.
Several crowds of young people were
out in bob sleds last night, besides
numbers of sleighs.
The o. NJ. C. club met with Miss
Edith Barrett last night. 1t was the
last meeting until after Lent A pleas
ant evening was enjoyed.
Editor Seacrest of the Beemer Times
was the only member of the Woodman
lodge at Beemer to arrive for the fes-
tivities. He helped out Wisner in the
parade.
j. S. Mathewson has agreed to spend
a month in north Nebraska territory
adjacent to Norfolk for an insurance
company, taking the place of a man
who is i'll.
Another perfect day dawned Friday
morning, the air having moderated and
clear blue sky overhead lending a
summerlike tone to the atmosphere.
The temperature on Thursday reached
thirty-four degrees, and the minimum
was seventeen above zero.
Mrs. T. G. Clark is quite sick.
Miss Hazel Fairbanks is among the
sick.
Frank Perry made a business trip
into the country yesterday.
Engineer Hamp Nelson returned to
his work this morning after fifteen
days lay-off.
Cecil Miller is making his home with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quick now and at
tending school,
Mrs. Brown and two children are
in Bristow visiting her son jim, who
is depot agent there.
The Ladies Aid society met in the
church parlors yesterday afternoon
and knotted quilts.
George Roseberry, the day switch
man, got struck in the eye with a
piece of coal and is laying off.
Mrs. Robert Craft, who is sick but
who has been getting better, was TAX
en- suddenly worse last evening.
Miss Opal Wilkinson of Malvern,
Iowa, is visiting with her sister, Mrs
Matt Shaffer, jr, and her brother Al
Wilkinson.
Engineer Joe Schwartz returned to
his engine at Bonesteel today after
being off on account of the funeral of
his mother-in-law.
Engine No. 1883 broke her truck
frame just as she pulled into the yards.
The machine was blocked up until it
got to the roundhouse.
Mr. Briggs has sold his place on
Third street to Alva plumber, and has
moved into the house on Fourth street
formerly occupied by Mr.. Michael.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Castle of Chad
ron, formerly of Norfolk, visited yes
terday with Mrs. Castles sister, Mrs.
Clarence Hedrick and family, who left
on the noon train for Mexico.
One of the neatest pieces of job
printing that has come to this office
lately is a swine catalogue that has
just been issued from the Star-Mail of
flee at Madison. 1t is done in new up
todate type and is artistic throughout