The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-08

mere visiting MS DrOtner, James COL
Inns.
s, G. Mayer has returned nom New
York and Mrs. Mayer and daughter,
Janet, have returned from Lincoln.
Mrs. w. H. Dexter, who has been
visiting friends in Norfolk, leaves for
her home In Chadron tonight,
Mrs Fred Klentz, sr., who has been
taking care of Mrs. George Davenport
at Madison, has returned home.
Mrs. j. NJ. Haskinson, who has been
visiting in the city several days, left
for her home In Newcastle at noon.
Master Harry Moolick is among the
sick
Pete Riordan went to Fremont to.
day on business.
Mrs. w. H. Shippee is in Albion Wis.
iting with relatives.
Miss Mary Lerion of Lindsay Is Wis.
iting at the home OF her sister. Mrs. G.
Kampman.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Beck attended the
funeral OF George Wantln in Battle
Creek yesterday.
Train No |, going west, had on two
extra coaches yesterday on account of
the funeral OF George Wantlin at Bat
tie Creek.
Alfred Satterlee, who has been
working in the western part Of the
state, is visiting at the home OF his
uncle, Stanley Satterlee.
John Burford, former engineer out
of Norfolk, but now on the Wyoming
and N. W., passed through here today
on his way to Missouri Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cummings at
tended the funeral in Battle Creek yes
terday and spent the night with Mrs.
Cummings parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ship
pee.
The Il. N. p entertained their N. u.
friends with a party in the Railroad
hall Friday evening. A very pleasant
evening was spent in music and
games.
Tom Shiveley left this noon for
O'Neill, being called there by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Shiveley's father, Mr..
Hershiser. Mrs Shiveley has been at
tending him for the past two weeks.
His sons, Jake and Lee Hershiser,
were called there also. The old gen.
tleman is very low.
Charles Stoeber, ST., is suffering as
the result of a runaway accident in
which he was hurt. Mr.. Stoeber is a
carpenter.
q
scalded in a wreck not long ago, was
up town yesterday for the first time
since the accident.
During the strong wind one OF the
window lights in the Hardy coal Office
on North Fifth street was blown in.
MIR. Hardy was notified by telephone
from the Dudley barn and came down
town, lacking a blanket over the hole.
IF l didn't get ice this year, never
got 1t in my life," said Norfolk ice
man of long experience. ice this year
is fourteen inches thick and Of the fin.
est quality. Last year ice WAS bad
and none ran over ten inches In thick.
ness"
There will be no meeting Of the
Woman's club on Monday. The com.
mittee appointed to arrange for the
dinner and supper to be given to the
Woodmen at Marquardt hall will meet
with Mrs. Christoph Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
G. R. Seller Is setting an example to
farmers worthy Of imitation. He has
hauled 500 loads OF fertilizer from
town On TO- his farm south Of the
river. Probably 5000 loads are an
nually thrown on the dump to 80 to
waste each year In Norfolk.
Asa X. Leonard has a clock In hts
store that has kept time continuously
for twenty years and during all that
time has never been taken down,
cleaned or repaired. 1t is cheap
clock which came to the store with
patent medicine and still advertises
on its dial a remedy that has long
since passed from the market Il
keeps good time.
A high wind ragged in Norfolk all
night, but the day dawned with a
clear sky, SO that the grounding saw
his shadow and there will be, If the old
fable prove true, six more weeks OF
winter" The temperature dropped to
seven degrees below zero early in the
day. The barometer was unusually
high and rising, indicating that the
evening would be clear and calm, with
a fall in temperature. The area of
high pressure came from the Pacific
northwest and the low pressure OF Fri
day. with It's warm air, has fed to the
southwest Warmer weather Is pre-
dicted for Sunday.
Mrs. j. T. Thompson is suffering
from severe burns sustained by the
explosion OF coal gas In furnace
Wednesday night. She went into the
basement of her home to attend to the
furnace when an explosion OF gas sent
fire out upon her. Her apparel be-
came ablaze and before she could ex,
tinguish the fame with her hands she