The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-22

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BuckcndorI left for Chicago Saturday
where they SO to purchase spring
goods ON their way they will stop in
Omaha and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
W. A. Wit2lgman is in KalspcI
Mont, called there by the death of
his brother L. j, Witzigman, who died
at that place last Thursday The re.
mains will be taken to Clinton, Iowa,
for burial John Wtzigman of Battle
| Creek, Is another brother.
A party Of young people walked to
| lladar yesterday afternoon to take adj.
vantage of the fresh air. Those who
went were Miss OtClia Pilgcr, Miss
| Ncrcna Nenow, Miss Lena Pascwalk,
and G. II. pilgcr.
Albert Couch of Ft. Randall s. D.,
arrived ON the early train and left at
| II O'Clock over the Union Pacific for
California. He has rented his place
for the season and before he returns
may take trip to Panama.
The small boy mas ,aken to the mar
bic habit for his spring sport and Nor
folk mothers are getting ready for n
campaign of stocking darning during
the coming weeks
Norfolk acrie, Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, will give smoker at their
club rooms on Friday night, Washing
tons birthday, at which all members
are urged to be present.
Effects of the Platte river flood were
again felt in Norfolk, the Union Pa
cific train due here at . o'clock Mon
day night arriving at $3.50 Tuesday
morning, owing to late trains on the
main line.
Mrs Mary Ranney died Monday af-
ternoon at her home, three miles south
of Warnerville, leaving an infant
daughter three hours old besides five
other children. The funeral will be
held from the house Wednesday at 10
o'clock, interment to be in the Mad-
son cemetery. Mrs. Ranney was an
active worker in the NJ. b. A. lodge
at Warncrville and the lodge will at
tend the funeral in a body.
The meeting of the Trinity Social
guild which was to have been held this
evening with Miss Stella Luikart, has
been postponed until Wednesday night,
on account of the concert to be given
tonight by Ray Estabrook and Oscar
Schavland.
District court Is in session in Stan.
ton county and County Attorney Jack
Koenigstein of this city Is in, attend
ance. There are no criminal cases on
. to. hot
George Gebhardt, the horsethief who
pleaded guilty will be sentenced
Plans are being prepared for an ell
egant new home to be erected by c. Il.
Burnham on lots at the corner of
Twelfth street and Norfolk avenue,
formerly occupied by w. II. Bucholz
and more recently owned by DR.. Mat
zen. Work on the new house will be
commenced as soon as spring opens.
The Ponca Valley Press association
is the name Of new organization of
newspaper people in Boyd county and
Keya Paha county, Nebraska, and
Gregory county, S. d. 1t was orga-
nized at Bonesteel. The following
were elected officers: Mrs. A. r. Arm
strong, Butte Gazette, president; Opie
Chambers, Herrick Press, secretary;
w. f. Kinney, Burke Gazette, treasur-
er. The next meeting will be held in
May at Herrick.
Norfolk is to have a new pop fac
tory and bottling works. Fred Schelly
has let the contract for the erection of
a building on his property at the Cor.
ner of Eighth street and Koenigsteln
avenue, to be completed by April I,
in which the new establishment will
be located. The foundation has al.
ready been built, the work being done
by William Klug, John Schelly will
have charge Of the new factory and
several men will be given employment.
Mr.. Schelly some years ago operated
a similar plant down town.
Rev Mr. Mclaughlin reports the or.
gani2ation of a Presbyterion church at
Verdel Sunday evening of twenty.three
members. The members were all from
town, as no one could come from the
country on account of washed out
bridges, many of which are gone in
the neighborhood of that town. A
complete organization was effected, in
Guiding the election of elders and
trustees. The new society now has
about $500 pledged to commence the
erection of a new church building,
which will be started as soon as frost
is out of the ground
Guy w. Barnes has given up the
sugar factory business and plans to
take up railway telegraphy. Mr..
Barnes recently finished the campaign
al Leavitt, where he held an import
ant position in the factory, and he has
had experience in all branches of the
work in several parts of the United
States, but he believes that there is a
better future in railway business than
in sugar making, He is now at the
=, home OF his parents, Supreme Judge
and Mrs, ]. b. Barnes, and after mas