The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-06


er J. A. Spirk of Neigh, and will short
ly leave, with her parents, for visit
with her brother Charles Spirk, n
prominent attorney of Seattle.
w. j. Cow arrived home Thursday
morning from visit to Bonestocl, Her
rick and Fairfax, when he left Thurs.
day morning the reservation was quite
dry, the only rain in August having
fallen on last Saturday. The small
grain was In good condition but the
corn was somewhat In need Of rain.
Senator G.. A. Randall OF Newman
Grove and II. II. Berry OF New York
arrived in Norfolk at noon and re.
manned n short time. This was Mr.
Berrys first trip west and he was de-
| lighted with Nebraska. Senator Ran
dali said oats will be light around New
man Grove but that corn Is all right
Despite the abandonment OF the for
NAL Thursday excursion to the Pierce
races hundred odd Norfolk people
showed their good will towards Pierce
| by spending the afternoon in that city
and witnessing the victory Of the
Pierce nine over the Stanton ball team
a victory which by the top.heavy score
of IA to was rather disappointing
Among the Norfolk visitors in Pierce
Thursday were: Il. b. Kaufman, A..
Degner Sol G. Mayer, +. Il. Davenport,
G. Il. Hartford, r. II. Reynolds, w. A,
Witzigman, Marcus Reynolds, Mr.. and
| NJ rg I IL Il NJ
Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Tate Willie, Miss
Alvina Miller, Miss Lille Degner, Miss
Lizzie Schram, Leo Degner, Miss Lena
Miller, Sam Reynolds.
1t was warm in Norfolk again yes
terday, the mercury crawling up to 81.
Mrs. Robert Utter entertained a few
neighbors informally yesterday after
noon for her guest, Mrs. Blair.
Mrs. d. Baum entertained a few
friends yesterday afternoon for her
niece, Miss Stems OF Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Justice Lambert has located his
court Office on North Fourth street in
the building adjacent to Chief of Po-
lice Flynn's office.
M. W. Beebe, vice president of the
Faucett-Carney company, has pur-
chased the Charles II. Johnson resi-
dence, corner Madison avenue and
Twelfth street.
The Dallas Norfolk trains are in
charge of Conductors A. b. Lane w.
Il. Kurtz and L. Chapney. This Is a
preferred run, as it is a daylight run
all the way.
Marion, Doris and Roy Burton enter.
tanned a few little friends yesterday
afternoon at the home of their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Burton, North
Eleventh street.
Stanton's baseball team went down
to an inglorious defeat at Pierce Thurs
day afternoon the score resulting four.
teen to two in favor of Pierce. There
were no races because of the wet
> track.
, DR.. c. w. Ray, now pastor at AL
: lance, will be in Norfolk on Sunday
September s., to take up his new du
, ties as pastor of the First Methodist
church of Norfolk. Rev. J. L. Vallow
who will preach his final sermon II
Norfolk on next Sunday evening, viii
leave at once for Alliance, his new
charge.
Postal card pictures of the Higgins
lynching have been brought to Norfolk
the immediate production of the photo
graph cards of views Of the lifeles!
body of the Fender murderer being {
rather grewsome example Of moderI
r enterprise. The first picture cards o
the Bancroft lynching were sold II
2 Norfolk by news agents on trains run
ming into Norfolk from Sioux City
, A meeting of the city council is Sc
I for Monday evening, II Labor day a.
: legal holiday does not rise up to op
l pose the plans of the city fathers. Oh
Monday, If the council meets, the cost
of cement walks laid by the city will
! be assessed against adjacent propert,
and bids will be opened for additiona
! sewer and water main construction
The council will also meet next Thurs
e day in regular session.
The Northwestern railroad will rul
t special train service from Verdigr
to Lincoln and return on two days o
i the state fair week. The train will
0 leave Verdigre on 4:40 a. m. Wednes
day and Thursday of that week, cor
/ Meeting with train No. 2 In Norfol
e at o'clock. Returning, the train vii
leave Lincoln at 7 in the evening
t reaching Norfolk at 1870 and Verd
r gre at 2 a. m. special train will ru
from Lincoln to Fremont, leaving LII
n coin at $50, on those days, to connec
G with the Fermentation train.
Farmers of northern Nebraska ar
e coming more and more to depend upo
t The News for their market reports
according to Harry Miller, prominer
n banker of Stanton. Mr.. Miller, VIII
d passed through Norfolk yesterday sal
that as a general thing no less tina
r dozen farmers of the vicinity OF Stai
e, ton telephone into the bank every da