The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-03

selected this year for the county fair
and that a large crowd attend from
here.
Mike Mullen is working with the
car repairers.
Art Carlin of Missouri Valley was
at the Junction on business yesterday
Mrs. Andy Dryden and son left this
morning for Missouri Valley for
visit with relatives.
Clyde Beach, who has been visiting
with friends and relatives. returned
home to Bonesteel today.
Norris Cummins. who has been Wis
iting with his grandmother in Battle
Creek, returned home today.
Mrs. John Reedy and son Donald
left this morning for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald, in
Missouri Valley.
The first gravel went through here
yesterday to be used where needed be-
tween here and Fremont and to gray
Ell between Nickerson and Fremont.
Jay Long and family of Fort Dodge,
who have been visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Long, left at noen
for Lynch to visit with relatives be-
fore returning home.
Thorn Shively received a message
last evening that his mother Mrs
Shively of Council Bluffs, is desal.
He and his family left for there on
the early morning train.
The V. Y. girls entertained the n.
V. p boys with hard times party
last night at the Railroad hall. Every.
body was dressed to suit the occasion.
The prize was received by Paul Graul,
who was the most ragged one. The
girls served a hard times supper In
| the course of the evening. The time
was spent in games and music and
all enjoyed the event.
Mrs. VIM Killen is very i'll.
A letter from Frank Hirsch says
that he has recovered from his recent
attack of asthma and heart trouble
sufficiently to leave Deadwood for Wy
oming.
This weeks installment of THE Con-
quest of Canaan" the serial story
which is running in the Saturday
News, is omitted for lack of space, but
will be continued next Saturday.
The Elkhorn Valley association of
Congregational churches meets with
the First Congregational church OF
Norfolk Tuesday and Wednesday of
the coming week. Miss Margaret G..
| Thompson, professor of English lit
erature in Doane college speaks Tues
day evening at o'clock on Spiritual
Element in American Poetry" Rev.
j. E. futile of the First Congregation
al church of Lincoln will give an ad-
dress on Wednesday. All are welcome
to these meetings.
Harry Wards minstrel show at the
Auditorium Monday night promises to
be one of the popular events in the
theatrical season. Mr.. Ward has ap-
peared in Norfolk several times and
has always made hit here. He car
ries big company, all white men, and
their show is pronounced first class.
The company carries its own orches-
ira and band and will give an open
air concert on the streets. Prices are
25c, soc and 75c.
!, The Norfolk band minstrel which
made good" with the big audience
that filled the Auditorium last Mon
day evening is to be put on next Mon
day evening in the Madison opera
house. The Norfolk young men, hav
ing demonstrated their ability in the
minstrel line before a Norfolk audi
ence, have made arrangements to put
on the same show at Madison. Ii
addition to the entire troupe of black
face comedians, endmen and specially
=. workers, it is expected that a large
= number of Norfolk people will accom-
pany the active participants to Madi
son Monday for the second perform
ance