The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-01-18


General Superintendent G. c. Hughes
of the Northwestern went to Omaha
at noon to spend Sunday. MIR. Hughes
Just recently returned from Il trip to
Cuba.
A, II, Dillon passed through the city
ut noon cnrouto to his home at Oak.
dale, where he went to spend Sunday
He said that he would return Monday
to begin campaign In behalf of the
A. o. u. w. lodge in Norfolk MIR. oil.
Ion is deputy grand master workman
of that order.
Geo. II. Burton and family have
moved into the house lately vacated
by the Wallcrstadt family on North
Eleventh street
Charles Nitcrna passed through the
city at noon Cnroutc to Lynch on bust
ness, He has just left Mercy hospital
Council Bluffs where he was treated
for stranguatcd inQuinal hernia
caused by being struck with a ruua.
way team at MonOw recently He has
been appointed senate clerk in the Ne
braska legislature, the appointment
having been due to Senator phillips
Mrs. c. A. Brown Is quite sick
S. l.. Miller, who has been quite
sick with rheumatism, Is able to be
up and around now, but Mrs. Miller is
now sick in bed.
Nathaniel Smothors of Pierce is
clcrl,ing in Mrs Crafts store now.
He will run one of the delivery wag-
ons after Monday.
The company's ice house Is now half
| full of ice and George Stalcop has u
contract to fill the balance OF the
house, which will be about five or six
hundred tons, and he expects to com
mence the work Monday.
The machinists in the shops here
which has been shipped to West Point
to heat the companys pumping house
at that place.
Mrs. James Malsi Is visiting In
West Point for a few days.
Engineer Barney Caldwell reported
for work this morning after few
weeks lay-off.
A birthday party was given in honor
of Marry Adams eighth birthday last
night and all had a fine time.
The workmen who are employed on
| the sewer ditch are again using dyna-
mite to break the frozen ground
Elmer Cummings is on the sick list.
Frank Clark is in Hadar relieving
the depot agent there, who is away
visiting.
The e. V. p. boys royalty entertained
| their girl friends with a party in the
Railroad hall Friday evening. A very
pleasant evening was spent by all pres
ent, in the course of which the boys
served refreshments.
The w. G.. II. U. will meet with
Mrs Oman Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock. 1t will be a mothers meeting.
A full attendance is desired
Ralph Sutleff, who has been cashier
for e. A. Bullock, will leave Norfolk
and go into business at Hawarden, Ia,
with his father, who has purchased a
store there.
The funeral of Nell Bailey was held
Saturday afternoon at late hour and
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
The funeral service was conducted by
a resident minister.
A light fall of mist that was almost
drizzle of rain, covered sidewalks
and streets with thin coating of mois
ture which, freezing, became a thin
coating of ice. 1t was all that human
ity could do to keep it's feet.
c. B. Haviland has arrived from Chill
licothe, Mo-, to take the position of
manager in the Norfolk telegraph of
flee. Mr.. Metcalfe, the former man
ager, left for his new position as man
ager in Grand Island.
Norfolk Democrat: S. S. Welpton
Of Omaha, state agent of the Connect
cut Insurance company, was in Nor
folk Wednesday and adjusted the loss
of Mrs H. F. Barnhart, which occurred
by fire three weeks ago. paying loss in
full.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church met with Mrs. Ballan-
tyne yesterday afternoon. They elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: Mrs. Salmen, president
Mrs. Weitz, first vice president; Mrs.
Fricke, second vice president; Mrs.
Ballantyne, secretary; Mrs. Morgan,
treasurer Light refreshments were
served and very pleasant time en-
joyed.
Attorney Barnhardt, editor of the
Norfolk Democrat, says: District
court adjourned Tuesday evening and
this will no doubt be the last term of
court held by Judge Boyd in this coun-
ty and is about his last judicial act in
the district 1t is expected that he
will soon resign and in March will as
sumo his duties at Washington as con-
gresham from the Third, to which
Office he was elected at the last fall
election. Judge Boyd is now serving
his second term as district judge of
the Ninth judicial district of Nebraska
and of him, as Judge, we have to say
that no man hos held that position and