The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-05


Point has been appointed stenogra.
pher at the Norfolk hospital for the
insane and has arrived in the city to
assume the duties of the position.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Hoar well known
citizens of West Point and former
owners of the Neigh House there,
have moved to Wayne where Mr.. Hoar
has assumed charge of the Boyd hotel
AS result of newspaper mention
the Norfolk postoffioc has daily calls
for the new books containing stamps
of one cent denomination. The one
cent books were offered for sale last
week for the first time in Norfolk.
established themselves as filling long
felt want. or the February receipts
from the sale of two cent stamps In
Norfolk $11S.52 came from stamps sold
in books and $505S0 from stamps sold
from the sheet. or the various books
issued that containing twelve two cent
stamps and selling for twenty-five
cents is by far the more popular with
Norfolk people,
Fred Klentz has made his reappear-
ance on the business streets of the
city with his street sprinkler, and dust
that has a tendency to blow into the
public's face as il walks along the
downtown thoroughfares will be laid
low henceforth throughout the sum
mer months.
Norfolk friends Will very much re-
gret to learn of the death of Mrs. Fred
erick w. Leavitt. Rev. F. w. Leavitt
is a native of Norfolk and lived here
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs Will
liam Leavitt until he graduated from
Doane college and entered the minis
try at West Point Soon after leaving
college he was married to Miss Jessie
McGrew at Geneva, Neb. A few years
ago Mr. Leavitt was transferred from
West Point to Seward and later to the
Plymouth Congregational, church at
Omaha Some months ago Mrs. Leav-
lit was attacked with the grip, which
was followed by nervous prostration
and Inflammation of the heart. She
succumbed last Monday at the home
of her parents in Geneva. Besides her
husband. she is survived by a little
daughter
Easter Sunday is always suggestive
of spring and the coming of Easter
indicates that the spring season has
been safely deposited in our midst
Other evidence is also offered to prove
that our first touch of spring has been
the real article. The first strawber-
ries of the season were on the Nor
folk market this week, selling for
twenty cents box. The first crate
reached here early IN the week. while
fresh shipment was received for to-
days Easter demand. Dealers say
that the strawberry season is now
ION" Moreover small and large boys
Unfortunately are playing baseball
and local dealers in ball supplies state
that a lively sale is on. Spring gar
dens are being planted within the
city limits while outside the farmers
are getting busy with their spring
blowing and planting.
e. C. Harris of Chadron, formerly of
Norfolk, has sold out his banking and
cattle interests in western Nebraska
and has purchased gold mine in Ne
vada. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris are now
preparing to move to Reno, New,
where they will make their future
home. Fred Harris, recently gradual
ed from Yale as most efficient min
ing engineer, will accompany the fam
yn1l ,1ll
where he will have an important posi-
ton in managing the new mine. Mr..
Harris believes that he has a real gold
mine which will net large profit Mr.
Harris was formerly superintendent of
the F. e. & NJ. V. railroad here and
superintendent of the Union Pacific
at Cheyenne He has many friends
over the entire west who will wish
him success in the gold mine.
AS the railroad wage controversy be-
tween the western railroad managers
and their employees nears crisis at
the Chicago conference ii is followed
closely by the Norfolk railroad world.
The local railroad men are naturally
non committal on the subject. If a
strike were ordered il would of course
affect Norfolk with the rest of the
west. It is said in this connection
however that a strike of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen would not
call out the greater number of the
Northwestern's conductors for the rea
son that their organization for some
years past has not been affiliated with
the trainmens organization. Many OF
the younger conductors also belong tc
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and would be affected by the course
of that organization the same as the
other trainmen who are members.
The "henless" Easter egg is win
ming out and the old hen is being
pushed aside from another sphere OF
industry. The sale of candy Easter
eggs and other Easter novelties this
indinotaO tbat tbay ora IN \rie