The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-06-07

s. Bridge, returned to Fremont at
noon.
Miss Verna Coryell went to Hadar
to attend the closing exercises In the
school conducted by her sister, Miss
Opal Coryell.
N. p. Jeppeson and family passed
through the city on their way home
to Plainview from an extended trip
through Nebraska and Kansas.
Miss Opal Coryell closes her nine
months term of school today, in the
Essington district near Hadar, with a
literary program and a house picnic
dinner. She will be at home in time
to attend the alumni reception this
evening
Born to Mr.. and Mrs, Louis Green
field, a son.
The band minstrel will be repeated
at the insane hospital Monday evening
for the benefit of the patients.
A very valuable horse belonging to
Frank Moldenhauer dropped dead last
Thursday. Mr.. Moldenhauer lives east
of the Junction.
Elwood Newman, who lives north of
Stanton, will celebrate his eighteenth
birthday tomorrow. A large number
of Norfolk young people will attend.
The business college baseball team
went to Plainview today to play the
team of that city. The lineup is as
follows: Haak, p Landers, c; Eau
cett, 1b; Glissman, %; Bryant, 3b;
Larkins, IS; OMAN, If; Clark, CT;
Roth, rf Hight, substitute.
Norfolk lodge No. 46, |. o. o. F.,
elected the following officers last
night: Delmar Boyd, II. g.; John Kuhl,
v.g.
Miss Elsie Mueller very pleasantly
entertained a large number of her
friends last evening at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Buntrock.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The graveled roadway on First street
has been extended this week until the
completed section now runs for over
quarter of a mile. Drivers are be-
ginning to utilize the finished strip
in going to the Junction.
Rev. w. j. Turner will deliver a
special sermon in connection with the
commencement exercises of the Nor
folk branch of the Western Conserva-
tory of Music. The sermon will be
delivered at the First Congregational
church on Sunday, June 8.
The tennis season in Norfolk will
open in a few days. The courts are
being placed in condition for play and
the balls will be bounding across the
net in a short time. Norfolk has an
unusually good outlook for the game
this summer and there will undoubted-
ly be some good matches.
| c. l.. Siecke, who was forced to give
up a visit to Europe on account of an
attack of i'll health after reaching New
York, is in better health and may pos
sibly visit Germany this summer de
spite the enforced postponement of
his trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Siecke are in
Norfolk at the home of their daughter
Mrs. c. C. Wahrer.
c. c. Firkins, local manager for the
Bennett music company, will leave
Norfolk the first of July on a nine
weeks tour with the Colorado Midland
band, one of the prominent band orga'
nizatons of the west. The band will
open two weeks engagement in Vel
lowstone park before leaving for the
west towards the coast.
Mrs. Charles Lodge returned on
Thursday from Omaha, where she had
accompanied her daughter, Miss Ida
Lodge, who was operated upon for
appendicitis in an Omaha hospital
Wednesday morning. The many
friends of Miss Lodge will be glad to
know that the operation was success
full and that she seemed to be getting
along nicely when Mrs. Lodge left
Omaha.
The young peoples bible study class
of the Christian church was given a
formal organization this week at a
meeting held at the home of the in.
structor, Dr. o. r. Meredith. j. c.
Haviland was chosen president and
Miss Daisy Lawrence secretary. Mem
bership and study committees were
named The class"is being organized
along lines adopted in the larger east
teen is to be increased.
This morning last bell' FASTENED
for the last time this year the feet of
the tardy school boy. Today is the
last day of school, the beginning of
three months of vacation pleasure to
the school children of the city. This
morning the pupils met in their rooms
to receive their grade and promotion
cards. Then they hurried away to
sample the first delight of the sum
mer's freedom. Yesterday was hOli-
day in the city schools, Wednesday be.
ing the last day with regular SEES
sion. In most of the rooms closing
exercises with a suggestion of Memo,
rial day were held Wednesday after.
noon, In the eighth grades, where
fifty-two pupils received graduation
certificates into the high school spe
cial programs were carried out.
| Sixty uniformed firemen standing in
lin, Tho 1o,,