The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11


Pierce; n. Clemens, ]. NOLAN, Il. j.
Barker, Verdel; +. Mohler, |. N. Jones,
Monroe; Joe Cady, Platte Center; d.
w. Thomas, Monroe; William Lloyd,
Lindsay.
Meetings of the Norfolk board OF ed.
ucation will in the future be held in
the Norfolk avenue coal Office of Sec.
rotary II. c. Matrau.
Chief Train Dispatcher Il. Sly Is
back at his desk in the dispatchers'
Office after an absence of several
weeks In which he has been in very
i'll health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kell the first OF
the week celebrated their first wed.
ding anniversary at their home on
South Fifth street. About two score
friends were present.
1t is the intention OF the manage
more open air concerts before winter
weather makes evening concerts al
together a memory No concert, how
ever, will be given this week.
A message has reached the S. F. Err
skine home in Norfolk of the death at
Columbus early Wednesday morning
Of Vernum Erskine, son of ]. e. Err.
skine of that city and nephew Of S.
f. Erskine of Norfolk. The death re.
suited from paratelitis.
Stanton Picket: A. A. Kearney last
week returned from Oklahoma for
short visit with his family. He is still
working on right of-way for the Yank-
ton & Gulf road and is meeting with
great success. He expects that con-
structiCn on the line will begin next
year.
Sol G. Mayer, c. +. Burnham and ID.
Mathewson have been named by the
Commercial club directors to repre-.
sent that body at q conference which
State Secretary Bailey Of the Y. NJ
.. A. will hold with Norfolk people in
regard to the February convention of
the association in Norfolk
A little girl of ten, most OF whose
life has been spent near Norfolk, was
IN applicant recently for admission
to the public schools. The child had
not only never before attended school
but was unable to even read or write.
Despite her years the little girl was
placed among the Kindergarten tots
in the classes preliminary to the first
grade.
Superintendent e. j. Bodwell will
attend the annual meeting of the prin-
cipals and perintendents association
in Lincoln on October 24-G. Recent
legislation a9proprating $4,000 for the
poorer school districts, providing for
free high school tuition at the expense
Of the resident district and appropriate
ing $4,000 for normal training in high
schools will be discussed in detail.
Rev. John l.. Slime, pastor Of the
Christian church of Norfolk, will on
Best school house five miles west of
the city. The services Sunday will be
held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
and will be continued on the occasions
of Mr.. Stine's visits to Norfolk These
services were suspended during the
summer
A number of ladies from The
Heights spent jolly evening Monday
at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Weaver. the
party being in honor of Mrs. Wea-
vers daughter, Mrs. r. c. Hand, who
! leaves in q short time to join her hus-
! band, Lieutenant r. C. Hand, who is
on his way to Fort Leayenworth, Kan,
after service in the Philippines. The
hours from five-thirty to eight were
spent at the Weaver home.
Norfolk teachers are planning to in
wade enmasse the schools of some one
of our metropolitan neighbors. A ma
jority Of the teachers seem to favor a
visit to the Omaha schools, which were
inspected by the Norfolk teaching force
last year. The board Of education has
granted permission for the proposed
visit. The teachers will arrange their
trip for some Thursday and Friday for
some week in November. Two days
of school vacation will result.
| The chautauQua project will not be
advanced by the Commercial club di-
rectors. While not condemning the
project as not in the best interests Of
the city the directors Tuesday decided
not to lend the support of the club to
the chautauqua movement which was
started in Norfolk by a booking bu-
reau. To avoid too many irons in the
fire was the motive of the directors
in RETAINING from getting back of the
proposed movement.
| Ground was broken yesterday for
the Norfolk Long Distance Telephone
company's local exchange on Norfolk
avenue between Second and Third
streets. The construction of the build
ing is to be pushed and property
owners on the east end of Norfolk av-
enue will be glad TO see the new
brick telephone building so up in
their end of the avenue. Telephone
construction by the new company is
being carried on, although somewhat