The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-01

Mrs. George d. Butterfeld has re-
turned to Davenport, Iowa, where her
father has been quite Ill.
ID. Mathewson, j. S. Mathewson, Asa
K. Leonard and w. j. Stadelman en-
joyed hunt during the afternoon.
Miss Nellie Flynn arrived home
Monday evening to enjoy months
vacation from school teaching during
the corn husking season. Miss Flynn
will visit in Omaha with her sister.
District Judge A. A. WEIGH passed
through Norfolk Tuesday morning re-
turning to Wayne from Pierce, where
he adjourned district court until De-
cember II. Court Reporter VIM. Pow
ers and Attorney M. G. Hazen also re-
turned from Pierce.
Judge T. II. Saunders and wife of
| Columbus are in Norfolk, the guests
of Postal Clerk II. b. Saunders. Tues
day Judge and Mrs. Saunders will be
entertained at luncheon by Mrs. l.. B.
Musselman. Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
Musselman were guests at the Saun-
ders home on the occasion Of the visit
of Judge and Mrs. Saunders.
The young ladies of Queen Esther
circle met Monday evening at the
home of Miss Lena Mills.
| The Norfolk band will give a short
street concert Wednesday evening be-
fore their Marquardt hall dance.
Ladies' of the Degree of Honor lodge
arranged a surprise party Monday
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ing the evening at Mrs. Barrett's new
home on Park avenue and Eighth
street.
The democratic central committee
that is managing the county campaign
met in the city hall in Norfolk Monday
afternoon. Campaign matters were
discussed and a decision reached not
to protest against the decision ruling
out nominations resulting from names
written in" on the primary ballots.
j. f. Flynn, chairman Of the commit
tee, presided.
Fremont Tribune The Northwest
erns new motor car is out of commits
sion temporarily, and this morning a
steam locomotive pulling one car went
down the line to York for the daily
trip. The siX.cylinder two-hundred
horsepower gasoline engine in the new
self-propelling car had been balky for
three or four days, and was not giving
the best of satisfaction. 1t was said
to be missing on two cylinders" So
it was sent to Omaha for repairs in the
Union Pacificc garage.
Neigh Leader: Two cases were
before the county judge Wednesday
from Elgin, both of them arising from
! a daughter of Willis Mcbride being
injured by a merry go-round. One was
! replevin case, and judgment was
rendered for plaintiff, Mcbride, on al
, property except the possession of the
cable. The second was a damage case
; against the owners of the merry-go
round for injuring jeanette Mcbride
and the judgment was favorable tC
defendant, the court holding it hat
l no jurisdiction over the defendant.
Chairman Cornell of the republican
l committee of the Fifteenth judicia
: district calling at the republican STATE
e over the prospects for republican sue
t cess. I'VE expect to elect both Doug
las and Jencks in our district" sail
e Mr.. Cornell, because the republican
n party is harmonious and united. Bot
are able men and are well known owe
n the district. The people want chang
e up there and they are going to get il
e | said all | have to say in my recen
statement, which was published, re
e garding the attacks on me personally
/ so there Is no use to repeat it."
l. AS a result of no nominations having
+ been filed at the primaries for tn
Office of county surveyor in Madison
= thrown open for free-for-all race a
l. the polls. No candidates for surveyo
e will be listed on the official ballots
and the voters will have to use thei
d lead pencils to express a choice. |
0 is presumed that A. J. Thatch. VIII
0 would have won an "all-party" nomi
e nation had names written in" on thu
4 primary ballots been held valid, will
land the Office at the general election
q In Norfolk some voters will write TIT
i name OF City Engineer Salmon on thu
:. election ballots.
e The injunction proceedings brough
t by the Northwestern against the tow
: of Clearwater to prevent the tow
b from opening a street across its RICH
of way will not be dropped from thu
r court record of the Norfolk district o
h the federal court. A demurrer file,
d by Attorney j. B. Smith Of Neigh OF
d behalf of the town and argued befor
!. Judge T. C. Munger OF the fedora
n bench In Norfolk last month has beef
:. overruled and a journal entry to tina
y effect forwarded to Norfolk. II tn
4 demurrer had been sustained the cas-,
would have been dropped from cour
: but the injunction proceedings will
}. now come up for regular hearing.