The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-22

Norn Vicle son of A. H. Viclc. who
has been seriously III during the past
two days was considerably improved
this morning
Mrs. j. y. Heck Of Tripoll Iowa,
came last night 10 visit with her cOus-
in, Mrs. Mic Grey, while on her way
| to Creighton.
Mrs. Fred Ncumann has arrived In
| Norfolk from EXonla Wis, on u visit
with her brother Ernest Hartmann.
aud other relatives.
Engineer Dan Finley has returned
to work again after having been Off
all winter on committee work and on
account of sickness
August Karo Is making arrange
mcnts to open a meat market at 1873
Norfolk avenue. The market will not
be opened until some time in April
The city council holds its regular
mid-month meeting at the city hall to
night The Judges and clerks for thu
coming spring election will be named
at the meeting tonight
Two King log drags, with four hors.
es attached To each drag, are being
sent over Norfolk avenue and other
streets In an effort to improve the
condition of the road
A man who gave his name as Frank
Wright and his occupation as that OF
n farm laborer, was arrested last even
ing by Onlccr Uccker. Wright plead
ed guilty to the charge of having been
intoxicated last night and advanced
enough money to be released when "A
fine of So and costs was assessed
against him in police court.
A meeting OF the North Nebraska
Live Stock Owners Protective ASSOC
citation has been called by President
John Krantz to meet at the city hall
in Norfolk on Saturday afternoon,
March %. The meeting will be called
to order at ? o'clock Many farmers
Interested I'm promoting the anti-horsc
thief organization will be present mt
the meeting.
line of table linen falling on a
range started small blaze in DR.. and
Mrs. j. G. Myers rooms in the Cotton
block yesterday afternoon. Mrs. My
ers was away at the time, but other
roomcrs in the block noticed the
smoke and effected an entrance to the
room. The inspient blaze was easily
eXtinguished before the fire depart
ment had arrived on the scene
| G. A. Ballawcg, who has been en-
ployed as shoemaker at the Nor
folk shoe store, has gone to Spalding,
| Oh, 81,
Willard Harding, an insurance ad-
justor from Nebraska City Is in Nor
folk on business connected with the
settlement of the high school fire loss.
Mrs. j. T.. Niles was called to O'Neill
Wednesday noon TO attend the funeral
Of Mr.. Niles stcp-father, William
Smith, Of O'N"ill Death followed an
operation in an Omaha hospital.
Eighteen tircmen have been called
to Chicago from this division to take
the examination to become engineers.
Four of the iiremen are from Norfolk
Harry Alexander, Ed Hutton, Chas.
Evans and Nose Howell,
The two-year-Old son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. George Scott died at their home
on South First street Tuesday morn
, ing of pneumonia. The funeral was
held at the home this morning at $3.50,
and interment made at Prospect Hill
cemetery. The sympathy of the
whole community is extended to the
sorrowing parents.
G. e. Burnham returned at noon
from Lincoln, where he had been look
ing after matters of interest to Nor
folk. He reports that the hospital
bill, appropriating $4,000 for construc-
ton of new buildings and other i'm
provements, is progressing nicely, and
as it is in good hands in both senate
and house it will in all probability be
passed Senator Randall is looking
after the measure in the senate and
r. l.. Anderson is watching it careful
!, ily in the house. The bill has been
recommended by committee of the
whole in the house and will probably
pass today. When il reaches the sen
ate there is little doubt but that it will
be approved. The general appropria-
ton bill passed the house yesterday
AFTERNOON, including maintenance
fund of $4,000 for the Norfolk hos
pital, in which is an item of $500 for
purchase of right of way to the hos
pital. This will go through the SEN
ate. Senator Randall's wolf bill,
known as house roll No 242, was in
, advertantly indefinitely postponed yes
terday, but to show Senator Randalls
standing at Lincoln the house had
agreed to reconsider the measure last
a night. This, it is claimed by the SEN
ator will save the county from 81 900
to $4,000 a year,
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