The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-11-08
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Lambert Kerbel went to Spencer
Monday where he Is interested In the
saloon business.
Geo. Stevenson OF Madison was here
on business Monday.
Steve Coley, who has been running
one Of Napper's ranches north of town
moved back to town again Monday
and is occupying the Connolly house
on the west side.
Chas. II. Brown and brother-in-law,
DR.. Ramsey, arrived here Monday
from Omaha on a business visit.
Otto Janke arrived here Tuesday
from Milwaukee for an extended visit
with his uncle, Henry Stoltenberg and
family.
An anti.horsethief association was
organized here Saturday afternoon
with about forty members. Adrian
Craig of Norfolk and Geo. w. Losey
were attending. The following officers
were elected President, e. j. Brink;
vice president. John II. Rodekohr; sec
rotary, Fred Volk; treasurer Herman
Hogrefe; chief captain, Frank Mass.
man. The membership fees are $500.
County Clerk Geo. e. Richardson of
Madison was visiting relatives and
friends here Tuesday.
County Commissioner Burr Taft was
here Tuesday from Norfolk on official
business.
Henry Massman, sr, returned
| Thursday from the national farmers
congress at Oklahoma He says there
is no place like home and Nebraska.
Jake Pratt, who left here about thir-
teen years ago for Montana, arrived
here Friday from Idaho, where he is
living on his own farm now, for an
extended visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Pratt, and other rela.
tives.
Miss Birdie Hale of Atkinson was
visiting here the fore part of this week
with relatives and friends.
James Richardson, who has been
working this summer at Aberdeen, S
D., and Devils Lake, N. d., is home
for a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Richardson, who are living
north of the Elkhorn.
Joseph Dittrick is building a ma
chine shed 16x40 south of his black
smith shop
| Walter Barrows is i'll with the griI
and has suspended his duties in the
Sessler livery barn.
Wolsey Diven and Miss Annatta 10
voos were here from Petersburg Satur
day and Sunday for visit at the home
of Henry Stoltenberg, southwest Of
town.
James Gillespie, a wealthy Irisf
farmer who lives southwest of town
is claiming that the price of corn will
be 60 cents a bushel in the near flu
ture. He has just returned from {
visit to the Emerald Isle" and {
grain buyer here thinks that he die
not see much corn across the Atlanti,
pond.
There was one candidate here thi
week who claimed that he is always
with the people. A bystander said
Il believe you are right, but some
times the people will be rejected"
Prof. M. G. Doering and Prof. VIM
Ditzen of the German Lutheran schools
went to Seward Monday where a new
building of the seminary was dedicated
on Thursday, Oct. 81, and the minis
tiers and teachers of that synod will
hold special conference.
w. G. Day, station agent for thu
Northwestern at Albion, was visiting
with old friends here Sunday.
Frank Connolly, who was working
for Geo. Soughvenier at Inman, return
ed home Monday.
} Miss Emma Walter spent Sunda!
with her brother VIM. Walter, at Ne
ligh.
} Reformation services will be hell
in the Lutheran church next Sunda.
morning. The evening services will
commence from now on at Z o'clock.
John Classy of Page was visiting
here Saturday at the home Of hi
mother and other relatives.
E. e. Cartney went to Fremont Mon
day where he expects to make his fu
tura homo