The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-06-21

Mr.. Nethaway represented the Nor
folk gun club at the 500 Gun club |
shooting tourney in Sioux City.
Burt Mapes left at noon for Mo |
brara.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hennessey Of
Wayne, who we're called to Norfolk by
the death Of Mrs. Anna Ranigan, re-
turned home at noon.
II. f. Hooper, superintendent of
schools at Oakdale, was in Norfolk
during the day on business. Mr.. Hoop
er sold the new school desks for use
in Norfolk's new high school building.
II. w. LaRue of Chicago, one of the
western officials of the Continental In
surance company, was In Norfolk over
night, leaving at noon for Columbus
Mr.. LaRue Is making a tour of Ne
braska offices.
S. +. Miller of Omaha, assistant gen.
eral freight and passenger agent of
the Northwestern, was in Norfolk Fri
day morning, leaving President Hugh
tits special train at Norfolk. Mr. Mil
Ter left at IL o'clock for Omaha on
the delayed morning passenger.
p J. Riorden Is i'll with a slight at
tack of appendicitis.
M. c. Hazen has established his sum.
mer camp on the Taft farm prepare
tory to a summers outing in the open
air.
The first regular passenger train to
run out to Gregory, S. d., on the new
extension from Bonesteel, will arrive
there Sunday night. Train No. 401,
leaving Norfolk at 1 o'clock, will get
to Gregory at 7:10 p. m. and will leave
for the return trip at II p m.
The Lincoln Commercial club has
made arrangements to have some
three thousand rooms in private homes
reserved for state fair week, according
to letter received by the Norfolk
Commercial club. The Lincoln club
has established an information bureau
and advises fair visitors to reserve
rooms at an early date.
At the residence of the brides pa
rents, Stanton, Neb., in the presence
of over forty relatives and friends,
Arthur H. Harmon and Miss Carrie
McClannahan were united in mar
rage, the Rev. G. N. Dawson officiat-
| ing. The young couple went at once
, to Lynch, where Mr.. Harmon is en-
, gagged in farming.
: Wednesdays fire in the old Daniels
property on East Norfolk avenue was
the first blaze to occur in Fire Chief
Pilgers term Of Office. 1t was given
to the Norfolk firemen under Chief
Pilger to save to Norfolk as a land
mark the first frame house built in
Norfolk and house which from its
early day associations Is held in kind
: ly regard by many of the old settlers
Of Norfolk.
The special train carrying President
Marvin Hughitt Of the Northwestern
Vice President Gardner and other Of
ficials and directors, returned to Nor
folk from Gregory at midnight and was
switched over to the M. & o. tracks
4 leaving for Sioux City. General Su
perintendent Braden left the train
: here.
j. H. Conley entertained two old
e soldiers over night who were return
ing to Fremont and Hastings from a
t visit at their old home in Plainview
They were Henry Stone, aged sixty
n eight, and George G. Stone, aged six
ty-four. The former lost his right arm
e in battle and the latter lost his right
eye. Both veterans have grown very
n grey with their almost three score
years.
= There is little or no danger of q
short crop in small grains according
e to John Hoffman of the Fairfax, S. D..
J. roller mills. Mr.. Hoffman was in Nor
folk this morning on his way to Oma
e ha. All along the Bonesteel line as
n well as in his own territory Mr. Hoff
man found every indication promising
S for good crop of the small grain
a Corn is little backward but little
good warm weather, the Fairfax miller
:, thinks, will remedy the corn situation
+ Gustave Schwede of north of Nor
It folk and Miss Bertha Blank of east Of
the city were married at o'clock yes
r terday afternoon at Christ Lutheran
l. church in Norfolk. Rev. J. p. Mueller
k pastor of the church, performed the
ceremony. A few friends and rela
II tives OF the young people were present
e After the wedding friends were re
|. ceived at the home of the brides ia
Their, August Blank, east of Norfolk
l. A wedding supper was served. TIL,
e young people will make their home OF
r a farm north of the city
II Hereafter the Norfolk woman whC
sends down town for a spool of threaC
l. will have to send an extra penny alonl
with her order. Norfolk stores hav,
Ie been notified that Coates thread ant
Il other thread in the thread combina
ton" which has long sold at five cent
r spool must in the future bring 81,
or cents at retail. Another raise, on
10 that will bring the price of silk threa,
III up to twelve cents spool, is also eX
pected. There has been a general ris