The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-07-19

kane he has purchased 100 acres OF
hay land and fruit farm near the
city Mr.. Bridge with his family were
making their home in the city and
had not decided on the details of their
plans for the future.
A meeting OF the Norfolk Driving
association will be held at the Oxnard
hotel this evening at 8 o'clock to make
final arrangements for the street car
nival and race meeting which are to
be held in Norfolk July 81 and August
| and 2.
Bassett Leader: Brantley Il. Stur
devant was appointed register of the
ONeil land Office Saturday by Presi
dent Roosevelt to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of S. J.
Weekes and will take charge as soon
as his commission arrives
The call for entry blanks for the
Norfolk races Is such as to indicate
that men with speedy horses are TAX
ing a healthy interest in Norfolk's part
of the north Nebraska speed program
this summer. Entries In the Norfolk
harness races close July "a.
Pierce Call: Henry Peterson cir
cuated subscription paper Tuesday
| for the erection of public bath house
near the swimming place above the
mill dam. He met with liberal re-
Spouse and bathers will soon enjoy
the convenience of a nice bath house.
The Madison county Sunday school
| tot toe, t, Co.. TOO.
Miss Grace Humans, secretary of
the association, has resigned her office
as she Is to leave Madison this month
to take training course in an Omaha
hospital. Mrs. j. c. Myers of Norfolk
has resigned as assistant secretary of
the association.
DR.. Peters of Stanton was in Nor
folk yesterday making arrangements
for the semi-annual meeting of the
Elkhorn Valley Medical association
to be held in Norfolk on July 90. The
sessions will be held in Eagle hall.
A number of important papers will
be read before the association meet
ings.
The Norfolk Brownies" will meet
the Hoskins ball nine on the Hoskins
diamond Sunday. The local team will
be accompanied by a Norfolk delega-
ton leaving on the noon Sioux City
train and returning to Norfolk on the
evening passenger. On the Tuesday
following the Brownies will play the
Battle Creek boys in Norfolk,
Cornelius Haskell the son of John
d. Haskell of Wakefield is spending
the summer in Gregory in the EN-.
ploy of the Northwestern on the eX
tension that the road is building from
, Gregory on to Dallas. Mr. Haskell
is student at Yale and has chosen tc
: spend the summer in Gregory rather
than in Europe, where his father and
mother are spending the summer.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Spiering are
: visiting in Norfolk for three or foul
weeks. Mr.. Spiering, who grew tt
i. manhood in Norfolk, has accepted E
call to the pastorate of the Lutheran
g church on rural route No. 1 out O.
Hoskins. Until the parsonage Is com
g pleted, Mr.. and Mrs. Spiering will re
main in Norfolk. Mrs. Spiering wa!
e formerly Miss Louise Loescher of THU
city.
r Mrs. G. A. Young and Mrs. H. Doug
las Singer were hostesses yesterda,
/ afternoon in the officers apartment
at the hospital, to a number of Nor
n folk ladies. Five hundred was en-
joyed until evening, when a most de
: licious dinner was served After din
ner DR.. Singer consented to render
e number of piano and vocal selections
which were very much appreciated b.
t those present.
A merry-go-round Of up-to-date de
n sign is the latest carnival feature t
be engaged by the Norfolk driving
s. club for their three days carnival ant
race meet in Norfolk on July 81 ant
d August l and 2. No carnival is a rea
7. carnival without merry-go-round an,
e as the three race days in Norfolk ar
J. to be red letter days in the summe
program the driving association hat
a to have a swing.
I. The Epworth League at this week
meeting in the Methodist church elect
d ed the following officers for the con
t. ing year: Ed Redmond, president
Miss Anna Fair, first vice president
a Mrs. E. Redmond, second vice pres
It dent; Will Darlington, third vice pres
ident; Miss Georgia Austin, fourth vic
n president; Miss Willie Adams, secrt
is tary; Miss Margaret Austin, treasurer
Miss Pearle Reese, organist.
% II. NJ. Roberts writes from Sterlinl
n Col, where he and Mrs. Roberts ar
visiting their sons, Fred and San
re stating that he is much pleased wit
IN that town. Both of the sons are en-
ployed in the Sterling beet sugar fat
Tx tory and have good positions. NJ
lie Roberts also met there Harley Wild;
r. man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wiz
aman of Norfolk, who is also employee
n. in the sugar factory at that place
TX Increasing officer w. H. Living
es ston's salary has been advocated b.
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