The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-02
tend the funeral of the late Bert Bar.

are Miss Manic Brown and Miss Max.
well of Fremont and Miss Con OF Cal.
ifornia
w. ]. Stadclman left at noon for
Sioux City with the intention OF ~.
turning to Norfolk next Monday. Mrs.
Stadcman's mother is dangerously III
in Sioux City.
Misses Nellie and Agnes FLYNN, Mar
garet Hamilton and Anna and Eleanor
Mueller have returned from the Peru
normal school whore they have spent
the past two months.
II. A Rowe, formerly of this place,
now Of Lincoln, is in the city on bust.
ness connected with the Hiccura Min.
cral Water company, of which he IL
secretary The headquarters of this
company have recently been removed
from Wayne to Omaha, It's Offices be-
ing at 105 South Fifteenth street.
Grand Master o. j. King of Lincoln
and Grand Custodian French of Kcar-
ney, who with Past Grand Master c.
IL. Burnham of this city installed n
new Masonic lodge at Spencer on
| Thursday evening, were in Norfolk
Friday morning, leaving the city on
the noon train for Springview. The
new lodge at Spencer was constituted
under the Masonic ritual the installa.
ton of the oficers-elect being followed
by an elaborate banquet in the Woods
hotel. The new lodge starts with
twenty-one charter members.
The Ringing circus shows at FIRE.
mont today. The big circus was at
Lincoln yesterday. Tomorrow the
show is booked for Kearney, making
a big jump to Denver for Monday.
On Thursday little Dewey Evans was
nine years old. In celebrating his
birthday he entertained twenty-five of
his friends at a birthday party in the
evening. During the evening refresh
ments were served by his mother Mrs.
c. Il. Evans.
The August meeting of the city
council Is set for next Thursday, Aug
ust /. AS this is the second day of
the races and the big street carnival
it is probable that the council meeting
will be far in the background. 1t Is
now thought that the regular session
will be adjourned Thursday until the
following Monday or Tuesday
A union of the soldier graves in
Prospect Hill cemetery Is a new prop
osition that is being discussed. In the
old cemetery there are the graves Of
five old soldiers whose deaths occurred
a number of years ago. 1t Is now pro-
posed that the remains of these vet
Grams be removed and placed in the
soldiers circle in Prospect Hill Gem
etery. A subscription fund to pay for
the incidental expenses may be start
ed.
Little Leo Batke, about four years
old, came to grief Wednesday evening
in a struggle with a cat at the home
of his father, August Batke, east of
First street. Little Leo tried to throw
the cat down cellar but the feline OBJ,
jected to the procedure and in the sub
sequent proceedings both boy and cat
went down the steps. The little fell
low wounded his forehead so that sew.
eral stitches were required and re
ceived several scratches on his hand
= Madison Chronicle: Fred Ders
wife and son Harold leave tomorrow
for Omaha where they meet the other
Diers families from over the state and
together journey in a private car tC
Elkader, Iowa. They expect to be
= gone about two weeks, during which
time they will be entertained by a
= cousin, Fred Diers, whose home Is
near Elkader. There will be ten fam
lilies in the party six Diers brothers
two sisters, father and mother and 6
cousin from Seward at whose home
the reunion was held last year. Mr.
Diers suggested that it might not be
: out of place to display a banner or
the private car with the title, "Nebras
ka Diers." The Chronicle wishes Mr.
? and Mrs. Fred Diers and Harold, as
well as the rest of the party, happy
and pleasant reunion.
. Miss Leora n. Porter, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Porter, vii
Claude l.. Wright of Wayne. The Ger
emory VIII take place at the Porter
home on West Norfolk avenue, Rev
Thomas Bithell officiating. The bride
to-be graduated from the teachers
course at the Wayne normal in 1906
and has been successful as a teacher
in Madison, Wayne and Pierce coun
ties. The prospective groom gradual
ed from the scientific course in the
Wayne normal in 1905. Mr.. Wrigh
has been principal Of the Winsidt
schools for two years and has beer
, elected to the principalship of thu
schools at Dixon for the coming year
! Following the wedding the young PEG
4 pie will leave for a few weeks wed
: ding trip. They will be at home IL
e Dixon after September l. Miss POI
TO iC SiCtpr nf ire Tnn1ny