The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-07-12

Ford fifteen horse power runabout.
The new automobile has not been
shipped from the factory.
j. IL Copeland Is the latest Norfolk
man to endulge in camp life. Mr..
Copeland has established his camp on
the Elkhorn in Taft's grove.
Louis Valin, manager of the Stan
berry Construction company having
the contract for the erection of the
new high school building, arrived in
Norfolk last evening.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
Parker, Mrs. Severn assisting, Wednes-
day afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
The Fair store has established its
grocery department in the store room
in the Bishop block formerly occupied
by the Nebraska National bank.
Councilmen and the plain people all
look alike to the umbrella borrower
During the recent rain someone dor
rowed' an umbrella from Councilman
Pat Dolan's back porch.
Roy Luikart has arrived home from
Kansas, where he spent the first
month of his college vacation with a
government surveying party. At pres
ent he Is In Tilden on a short visit
with relatives.
Richard Evans, president Of the 10y
al Temperance Legion, will speak in
the Presbyterian church this evening
at o'clock. He is a young man and
aSnnpin1lV n hn
people of Norfolk. He comes under
the auspices Of the w. G. T. U.
The nine Norfolk men and women
who are to serve as members of Nor
folks first public library board will
be announced at tonight's council
meeting. The meeting tonight is an
adjourned session to handle the bust
ness left over from last nights meet
ing.
The German Sick Relief association
is planning to hold large picnic at
| Pasewalk's grove next Sunday, at
| which it is hoped there will be a
large attendance. The association will
and will march in body to the park.
A fine time is promised by the asso-
citation
Mrs. Robert Craft has accepted an
offer of Allen Brothers, the Omaha
wholesale grocers, to represent their
firm on the road the next three weeks
as demonstration of their line of
canned fruits and vegetables. Ray
mond Craft and Miss Leila Craft will
visit in Missouri Valley during the
next few weeks.
Men who are interested in the rae
ing meet to be held in Norfolk the
latter part of the month are not salts
fed with the sale of season tickets to
the Norfolk races. 1t is said that the
sale of tickets in Norfolk does not
compare favorah1y with the sale of
tickets for other prospective race
meets in the north Nebraska circuit
! Joseph Nolan, a piano tuner in the
employment of the Hayes jewelry
store, was badly bitten by bull dog
| that rushed out at him as he was rid
ling down First street on bicycle. The
1 dog sank his teeth into the calf ooi
Nolans leg. The wound was treated
at once by Norfolk physician in OF
der to lessen the chances of serious
results.
Chris Anderson has been designated
as one Of the two special agents in
Nebraska for the Springfield Fire and
Marine Insurance company. Mr.. An
derson is absent this week on his first
"trip in the interests of the Springfield
company. His new work will occupy
only part of his time and he will re-
main member of the firm of Ransom
& Anderson.
There are 1871 school children in
Norfolk according to the school census
just taken by w. H. Widaman under
the direction of the board of educa
ton. The school census is supposed
to give the number of children OF
school age, between five and twenty
one, living in the district. Mr.. Vida
mans figures showed 1872 boys and
500 girls in Norfolk. The distribution
of the state educational funds is based
on the annual enumeration made in
every district of the state.
Sewer district No. l." the first dis
trict to be formed in Norfolk to take
advantage of the opportunity to con.
meet with the city's new sewer, was
created by ordinance last evening in
response to petition signed by more
than half the property owners of the
proposed district. Norfolk's first sew
er district extends from Seventh to
Thirteenth street on Norfolk avenue
running half block south of Norfolk
avenue and block and a half north
The petition for the district was drawn
up and circulated by NJ. d. Tyler. The
letting of the contract for the sewer
construction and the levying Of the
special assessment against the district
comes under the supervision of the
city council. Before the new district
was created last night a new general
sewer ordinance was passed
Friends of e. c. Harris in Norfolk