The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08

Lon Newell of Walker Iowa, was
expected in Norfolk today on visit
with friends and relatives.
Miss Mesicke of lei Dorado, Mo-, is
visiting Mrs. Peter Bussey at the Bus
sey home west of the city.
ID. Smith of Akron, Iowa, was in
Norfolk on a short visit with w. A.
Bonney. returning home yesterday.
Postmaster II. IL. Rouse of Meadow
in-law, w. w. Weaver, returned home
yesterday.
Harry Alexander is in Oakdale this
week visiting with his parents.
Mrs Jos. Schwartz and daughter
Gretchen left yesterday noon for Oma-
ha, where they will spend couple of
days and will then go on to Chicago
Mrs. John Dorsey and daughter Dora
are on the sick list this week.
William Darnell is among the sick
this week
Billy Linstead went to work this
morning after a months vacation.
The portable sawmill gang set up
the mill today and began saving up
the old ties at the round house.
Harry Johnson is in Fremont visit
ing with relatives.
Mat Shaffer, jr., left yesterday noon
for Malvern, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Shat
fer, who has been there visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson, for
the last two weeks.
Mice Uora Inhpcnp rnt,,,no1 har.a
last evening from Fremont, where she
has been visiting with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. William Beck and two sons re-
turned from Neigh yesterday They
had been visiting Mrs. Becks parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Dean
DR.. c. S. Parker has received card
from his brother, William b. Parker,
in New York City, announcing the
birth of a son on Tuesday, February
&c.
A Butte citizen, writing to The
News, states that there were III
| teams on the street of that city last
| Saturday, and more came after that.
Four inches of snow fell and it is said
that farmers will be late in their
spring work.
There will be no meeting of the
Wednesday club on account of the
matinee performance to be given in
the Auditorium by the Woodward
Stock company. "Retribution" will
be the bill.
A crowd of $50 landseekers, all
headed for the homestead country near
Rapid City, S. D., will arrive in Nor
folk at 1877 o'clock tonight from Sioux
City, over the Omaha road, and go on
through to the west over the North
western main line.
Funeral services over the remains
of the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Doughty were held from the
Methodist church at 2:30 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Vallow, the
pastor, having charge. A large num-
Der of sympathizing friends were pres
ent.
A pleasant social event is reported
from the Rosebud reservation. A
duck and jelly" dinner was served by
Mrs. c.. e. Muffiy at Maurice, S. d.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John Grier, Mr..
and Mrs. c. e. Muffiy, Miss Alta Grier
and Miss Laura Engelka.
William Whitla of Anoka passed
through Norfolk enroute to Madison
where he went as witness in the pro-
batting of the will of the late w. NJ.
Robertson. Mr.. Whitla was employed
in the Office of Mr.. Robertson at the
time the will was made. Mr.. Whitla
stopped at the home of his sister, Mrs.
William Darlington, enroute to Madi-
son.
Work on the new sewer will be re-
sumed by Contractor Herrick just as
soon as the frost is out of the ground
and it is expected that this will hap
pen within a month. When the frost
leaves the ground the excavating of
the new drainage ditch south of the
city, to drain the old Corporation
gulch overflow, will also be resumed
by Contractor w. P. Dixon.
Conrad Werner, ST., who had been
sick for about two years, died at his
home northwest of Battle Creek. He
was an old settler and native of
Germany. He was a devoted member
of the German Lutheran church and
having been deacon of the same for
more than twenty-five years. He was
about sixty-nine years old. Some
years ago he lost his oldest daughter
and later his wife. He is survived by
six sons: john Balser, Conrad, Fred, |
George and Herman, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. julius Glandt at Meadow
Grove and Miss Mary Werner. All
the children are grown up. Besides
these, he leaves many other relatives,
and one great grandson. The funeral
was held from the Lutheran church
Sunday noon and was conducted by
Rev. j. Hoffman. The remains were
laid to rest in the Lutheran ST Johns |