The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-13


llgh; John Ncary, Wlnsido; s. Il. La
mont, Foster Conrad and George
| Kuchlcr, Wisncr; G. Watson, Pierce;
A. Schcib, Dixon, s. d.; Sheriff Grant
s, Menrs, Wayne; o. j. Chllds and
Mrs. 10, V. Chllds, Meadow Grove:
George w Kirk, Plalnvlew; r. o.
Mitchell and family, WhItcwood. s. d.;
Dclos Reynolds and Jack Kllngscis,
Fullerton.
A regular convention OF Damascus
chapter, No. 25 X. A. NJ, will be held
this evening at 8 o'clock sharp.
Three tons or about six thousand
pounds OF cucumbcrs represented one
days delivery OF cucumbcrs last week
by f. RunEe to the pickle factory.
A fire In n small cob house on DR..
III. j, Coles property on Kocnlgstcln
avenue called the Norfolk fire depart.
mcnt out during the afternoon for
| their first fall run.
George H. Chrlstoph expects to leave
Thursday morning To zee HIS mother,
who lives at New Hampton, Iowa. He
will he accompanied by his family and
the trip will include visits Mt Waukon
and Lansing, Mr.. Chrstoph will be
away about two weeks.
Il. w. Mills was given pleasant
surprise party Friday evening by
members of the G.. A. X. and w. Il. c.,
the occasion OF the party being his ak
ty.third birthday. Mr.. Mills during
the evening was presented with box
OF cigars and II silk umbrella.
G.. Il. Carbaugh OF Norfolk has sue.
ceeded w. t. Liddle as n representa-
tive OF the Faucett-Carney candy com
pany in the territory including south
west Minnesota, northwest Iowa and
southeast South Dakota. Mr.. Lddle
has a position with mercantile com
pany In Wyoming.
II. G. Matrau has obtained n three
months leave of absence from HIS du-
ties as local agent OF the Northwestern
and will devote his time during the
three months to the coal business left
by the late G.. w. Braasch jointly to
Mr.. Matrau and Tate Willie. II. A.
Drebert will act as Northwestern agent
during the period.
Early evening street services were
conducted Friday and Saturday nights
on Norfolk avenue by Evangelist
Knowles who Is holding special meet
ings in the new Christian church. II
Is probable that the street services
will be part OF the Saturday program
during the month or 30 that Mr.
Knowles will stay in Norfolk.
Fred Rooster, formerly OF Battle
Creek but who recently resigned a
position with George b. Christoph, last
week took possession OF drug store
at Carroll which he has purchased and
which he will conduct under the firm
name of the Rooster drug company
Mr.. Rooster was with the Christoph
drug store for year past.
Word has been received in Norfolk
OF the death Of Edmund Swigert Bar
gelt the fourteen-months-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Bargelt at Myrtle
Point, Ore, August "a. Mr.. and Mrs
Bargelt formerly resided in Norfolk
He Is publishing the Myrtle Point En-
terprise in his new home. The child's
death was due to brain trouble.
Saturday evening members Of the
Norfolk post of the u. G. T. arranged
a farewell surprise party for Mr.. ant
Mrs I. J. Johnson, who will leave Nor
folk in short time for their new home
in Des Moines. A solid silver berry
spoon was presented to Mr.. and Mrs
} Johnson. The evening was pleasantly
spent at euchre. Mr.. Johnson has beer
a resident Of Norfolk for the past ter
years.
Councilmen Garvin, Kaufman anC
Degner were named Saturday by May
or Durland to act as a special commit
: tee to confer with the residents Of the
unincorporated strip of land between
Higgins and thirteenth streets anC
south of Madison avenue. A move
ment has been started to bring thii
strip into the city limits and the coun
cilmen were named to confer will
those residents who had objected t
being incorporated into Norfolk.
With King Cole, the famous Mich
igan tackle, as coach and with Captain
John Weller supported by plenty o
ripe material, reports from Lincoln
indicate that the Nebraska football
team in 1907 will paint series OF vic
tories over last falls rather disastrou
season. The cornhuskers are expect
ed to report In Lincoln on Tuesday
The seasons schedule Is: Septembe
%, Peru normal at Lincoln: Octobe
5, South Dakota at Lincoln; Octobe
IL, Grinnell at Lincoln; October 10
Minnesota at Minneapolis; october 26
Colorado at Lincoln: November 2