The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-23

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ID. Mathewson will leave Monday on
trip through South Dakota west OF
Pierre. MIR. Mathewson will drive
overland about two hundred miles and
incidentally will visit the Wilkinson
ranch.
Lutte Bruce's new home In Pilger ad.
dition is being finished.
Miss Anna Mcneil, who has been
cashier at the Fair store. Is now en-
ployed as book keeper. Leo Horriskey
is working at the cashiers desk.
The summer session Of the Fremont
normal closed yesterday, the normal
pupils crowding the trains out OF Ere
mont In their general exodus from that
city.
| r. THEM Is building handsome
bungalow on his place mile east OF
the city, which when completed will be
one of the neatest residences In this
section.
The ministers and parochial teachers
Of the Missouri synod here assembled
will this afternoon cross bats In
baseball game at the driving park.
The game will be played at o'clock.
Admission Is free and good game Is
promised.
l.. T.. O'Hara has arrived In Norfolk
from Omaha to take charge of the jew
alry store of the Norfolk Jewelry
company. Mr.. O'Hara has for fifteen
years been watch maker and will
continue this feature along with his
jewelry business.
! New wheat is beginning to be har-
vested in the territory around Norfolk
and it is said to be Of good quality
and yield. The quality Is said to be
about No. 2, hard, and the yield about
eighty per cent of full harvest. The
market price in Norfolk is 70 cents
for this new wheat
The assault and battery case filed
against Robert Bathke, acting as spe-
cial police during racing week, by
William Green will be heard by jury
in Justice Lambert's court next Mon
day morning. The trial of the case
was delayed from last Monday by rea-
|, son of the failure of witnesses for the
prosecution to appear.
} H. e. Hardy says that the best way
to visit the Yellowstone park is to
enter the park by way of Cody. He
enjoyed his trip very much and found
= good fishing, though the fish are af-
flicted with worms and are not good
for eating purposes. Guns are not
allowed in the park so that there is
/ little shooting done there.
Campbell Brothers circus is not
: going to Fremont on August %. Per
sons who had contracted with Camp
} bell Bros. show to haul it's baggage
and furnish it's supplies have received
/ notice that the concern has decided
not to fill its Gate here on August rs,
3 1t is said the management decided to
cancel the date when it learned that
! Ringlings had been in Fremont.
Another long distance toll operator
4 has been added to the force of girls
in the Norfolk exchange of the Neb
: raska Telephone company. The EN-
ployment of the additional operator
4 was authorized as a result of the in
crease of long distance business
increase has been very noticeable dur
@ ing the summer both in Norfolk and
north Nebraska.
e The telegraphers' strike has had
no appreciate effect in increasing the
a volume of the long distance business
:. out of the Norfolk telephone exchange
t While a number of people may have
| +nlo IN ,ornfnrannf
to the strike burden telegraph wires
n the fact that Nebraska service was
e maintained by the telegraph compan
les prevented any considerable trans
II fer of business to the telephone ex
n change.
Yesterday for another time j. c
s Rothe a Clearwater business man
IT passed through Norfolk on funera
Y. journey to Humphrey, the former home
s of Mr. Rothe and his family. This
n time it was the body of his wife wh'
T. was carried through the city for bu
rial at Humphrey. In two years MI
S. Rothe has been deprived by death o
Is wife and three children, the tragi
10 drowning of one little son startling al
north Nebraska. A son of Mr.. Rothe
lie for some months student Of the MOI
er folk business college, was one of tn
N funeral party yesterday.
w. NJ. Rainbolt will leave tomorrow
re morning for Omaha, where he goes t
ii make his future home and to becom
r secretary of the new Peters Trus
company of that city, which will begi
IN business September l. Mr.. Rainbol
has lived practically all Of his life 1
a Norfolk and his many friends her
very much regret the city's loss In hi
Of departure, though anticipating an
sincerely wishing for him splendid SUI
ne cess in his new venture. He has a
in extensive acquaintance over the nortl
west which will be Of advantage to hiI
Ill in this new work. Mrs. Rainbolt wi
IT. not go to Omaha Immediately but wi