The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-22

The Degree of Honor lodge Will hold
a special meeting in G.. A. II, hall
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Friends of Nick Lung, one of the
pioneer residents of Battle Creek, will
regret to learn that he is dangerously
i'll.
There Is a large steam shovel here
from the Wisconsin division, which is
going to Niobrara to work on the
chalk.rock cut.
John Schukey and family have
moved here from Meadow Grove and
are living in the house formerly oc-
cuped by William Beck and family.
Guy Woodbury. was called to Mis-
souri, Valley yesterday to be exam
ined for a position as fireman. Guy
was one of the roundhouse boys,
The fourth and fifth grades of the
Lincoln schools are now occupying
the two rooms which have formerly
been vacant in the Washington school.
Among those who went from Nor
folk to attend court at Pierce were
Presiding Judge Welch, who came in
from Wayne, Court Reporter Powers
and Attorneys Barnhart and Hazen.
The Herrick Press has received word
that President Roosevelt signed the
Trip county opening bill on March
2. The report failed to reach this ter
ritory by wire.
A new and improved stapling ma
chine, capable of automatically stap-
ling booklets, etc, in the most perfect
way, has just been installed in the job
printing department of The News Of
flee.
officer livingston was called on
near midnight Sunday evening to re-
lieve another Junction house of the
presence of the midnight prowler who
had been seen about the house. The
officer found no trace of the man.
Percy Spence, prominent stock
raiser of near Pilger, sent twenty
three teams to Norfolk yesterday to
haul lumber to his farm for new
barn that he is having built. All the
teams arrived in Norfolk during the
morning.
Miss Jessie Drebert returned Sun
day evening from Omaha, where she
had spent several days with her broth
err, Kimball, who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis. The
young man is getting along excellent
ly and may be able to return home
in about a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Linerode and
daughter, Miss Hattie, have returned
from Omaha, where Miss Linerode re-
ceived a weeks treatment from DR..
Clifford, the eye specialist. She re-
turns with her eyes in much better
condition, the treatment received so
far having proved quite effective.
Congressman Boyd is expected to
pass through Norfolk enroute from
Washington to his home in Neigh to-
morrow or next day to spend the sum
mer. A. e. Ward, his private secre-
tary, passed through the city yester-
day from Madison, where he had been
visiting his mother, to Neigh.
Sessions & Bell have been commits
stoned to mount a large bald eagle
sent from Chadron by c. H. Weller.
The spread of wings of the eagle mea-
sures seven feet and the bird is I'M
usually large. In fact Mr.. Sessions
says that it is the largest bald eagle
he has even seen, although the spread
of it's wings is not so far above the
normal.
e. Fineskey and Ernest Korth be-
came involved in trouble Monday night
with the result that Korth faced a
charge of assault in police court this
morning. Korth when arrested gave
security for his appearance in court
BY the time the case was ready for
trial the i'll winds had blown past and
Fineskey withdrew the charge, paying
the costs.
|. G. Westervelt, police Judge, wish
es to officially announce through The
News to the democratic central COM
mittee and the public that he declines
to be candidate for reelection He
was nominated by the democratic city
convention Saturday night. Mr.. Wes-
tervelt has stated all along that he
would refuse to consider a renomina-
ton, since he does not wish to be tied
down to the Office, and he only &C
copied the place the first time to graf
ify some of his friends.
"Pilger is planning to take some for
ward steps along municipal lines"
said ]. Rogers, a Pilger contractor in
Norfolk yesterday on his way to
Pierce "Pilger will secure city wa
ter plant during the coming year. A
committee to investigate different sys-
tens was appointed at the recent cit
liens caucus. The candidates put for
ward by the citizens caucus stand
pledged to the, construction of a sys-
TEN of water works, better drainage
system and the removal of the stock
J yard from the center of Pilger. | do
not think that these nominees will
have any opposition at the election"