The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-07-05

| nrSt year OF tne CIVIL engineering
course at the state university last
month, Is out with a government sur.
veying party in Kansas.
Mary Block, working in Fred Dom
MISSES restaurant, was slicing meat
yesterday with butcher knife. A slip
of the knife brought big cash in her
wrist and required the services of n
physician to stop the flow of blood.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Sessions enter
tanned some twenty guests last even
ing at dinner party, complimentary
! to Misses Laura and Fannie Bronze
of Butte, Mont, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Chapman of Eureka, Calf. A
6 o'clock dinner in three courses was
served.
Badges advertising Norfolk have
been secured by the Norfolk CONNER
cial club. Norfolk people visiting
north Nebraska Fourth of July celebra-
tions are asked by the club to wear
Norfolk ribbons which may be secured
from Secretary c. c. Cow Of the Com
mercial club.
The year of 1907 Is going to set a
new record In the number Of board
meetings held by the Norfolk board
of education, last springs fire impos-
ing an unusually large amount of ad-
ditional work on the board. Twenty
one meetings were held by the school
board in 1905 and twenty-five in 1906.
But with only six months of the pres
ent year covered the school authori-
ties have already assembled twenty
three times, exclusive Of private con-
ferences, to discuss and act on school
matters. Meetings were held this
year as follows: January, one; Feb
ruary, one; March, five; April, six;
May, six; June, five.
Norfolk people have been more
wicked this month than last. Police
Judge Eiseley's report for June will
show 500 in fines as against SIS for
May. SiXty-nine dollars does not rep
resent the entire amount of money
paid into police court Golfers, the
"costs" assessed in police court going
to the Judge and the police officers.
October l is the new date set for
the hearing of the half dozen damage
suits brought against Contractor o. p.
Herrick by A. ], Durland in the JUS
tice court of Judge Eiseley. In these
suits Mr.. Durland asks a total of
81 ,050 damages claimed to have re-
suited to his First street property
from the blasting for the sewer trench
last winter.
Ground was broken yesterday for
Norfolk's new Northwestern passen-
ger depot on Seventh street between
Philip and Madison avenue The new
depot will stand midway between the
two avenues. A carriage driveway
will lead to the depot waiting rooms
from Madison avenue and from Philip
avenue a baggage drive will lead to
the baggage room.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Lau.
man of Wayne to j. Earle Sweet a
prominent commercial man, which
was to have occurred last week at the
home Of the brides parents near
Wayne, was postponed on account of
the very serious illness of the bride
Miss Lauman is said to be recovering
from her illness and it is thought that
the wedding will take place on July
10.
This is the Johnson Dry Goods COM
pany's last business day in Norfolk
When their store closes this evening
at 6:30 o'clock, the usual hour, it will
not be opened for business again un-
der the present management. Thurs
day the store will be closed all day on
account of the Fourth and Friday work
starts on the invoice to be made be-
fore the business is turned over to
the new proprietors, the A. L. Killian
company. About week will be spent
in taking the invoice, during which
time the store will be closed Today
ends successful business career for
the Johnson Dry Goods company, a
business career extending over nearly
a score of years in Norfolk
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Owen enjoyed an unusual
ly delightful breakfast at their homes
in Norfolk Wednesday morning. De-
licious trout, fresh from the cool wa
ters of a Wyoming trout stream,
formed the unusual delicacy that made
the Wednesday morning meal a mem
orable one at several tables of the
neighborhood. The trout were caught
by Mr.. Owen and were expressed into
Norfolk for distribution among num-
Der of his friends and neighbors.
Reaching Norfolk on the Union Pa
cific passenger train late in the even
ing, the fish were Immediately secured
by Mrs. Owen and almost before sun
rise she had distributed the prize
packages, by carriage, at various
homes. 1t was trout day in Norfolk
that will not soon be forgotten by
those who participated in the repast.
Effects of the telegraphers' strike
are beginning to be felt to a greater
or less extent in every town through
out the country. The Western Union