The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-19


Der to Stanton.
The ladies aid society of the Meth.
odist church was entertained yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. J. L. Weaver,
Mrs w. II. Hoffman and Mrs. Myron
Twiss at the home of Mrs. Weaver.
The NJ. b. A. lodge will hold an an
niversary meeting at Odd Fellows
hall tonight A program will be rem
dered, including short talks by several
OF the members and other features.
w. w. Weaver has purchased the J.
G. Thompson property on West Nor
folk avenue from George Scheidel.
Mr.. Weaver will have the house remod-
eled. He expects to move into his
new home in about month.
Norfolk friends have been notified
of the death of Mrs. Carl Siegler, wife
of Rev. Mr.. Siegler, pastor of the
Lutheran church at Stanton. Death
occurred in Sioux City and followed
an operation in Sioux City hospital.
The remains were taken to the old
home In Minnesota for burial
The Trinity Social guild closed their
series of six dancing parties at Mar
quardt hall last evening in an event
which was pleasant In spite OF the
| weather. While the attendance was
not so large as had been desired, those
who did attend enjoyed an unusually
delightful dancing party.
Invitations have been issued. to the
marriage of Mr. Otto Pitzke to Miss
Ida Wagner, the wedding to occur at
| 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at St.
Paul's Lutheran church. Rev. J. White
will officiate at the ceremony. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Wagner, residing southeast of the
city. The prospective groom is
young man of Norfolk.
Miss Ethel Doughty left Norfolk
Thursday noon for Clifton, Kan, where
she will be the guest of her cousin
Miss Helen Hutchins. The immediate
occasion of Miss Doughty's visit Is to
attend her cousins marriage on April
| "a to Mr.. Charles Tucker. Miss Hutch
| ms will be remembered in Norfolk,
having been in the city on winters
visit a few years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tucker will make their home in James
town, Va, this summer.
The weather man drove home his
prediction for a drop in the mercury
by means of a keen northwest wind
which arrived on schedule time and
sent piercing chills through human
kind People who had hoped that
spring was here and that the last coal
of the season had been fed into the
furnace, wore disappointment on their
faces when flakes of snow and sleet
swept through the early morning at.
mosphere. The weather forecast is
for fair weather and continued cool
ness, with warmer air for Saturday
The temperature during the night got
down to twenty-four degrees in the
shade and ice would have frozen hut
for the vehement breezes.
The annual convention of the Elk
horn Valley Association of Congrega
tional churches will be held in Norfoll
April 30 and May l. There are thirty
churches in the district and it is ex
pected that at least thirty representa-
|
be held in the First Congregations
church of Norfolk, with sessions dur
ing the daytime and in the evening
Efforts are being made to secure
speakers of reputation. On one even
ing Miss Margaret Thompson, profes
sor of literature in Doane college, viii
speak on 1.-THE Spiritual Element o.
American Poets" Rev. w. ]. Turner
, pastor of the First Congregations
church here, and other local church
folk interested in the coming meetings
are trying to get H. X. Warren o
Yankton as one speaker. A represen
tative from the Santee Indian agenc.
; will be present, if present plans cal
be executed.
l Saturday the Faucet Carney-Hage
company will be lat home" to the pee
I pie of Norfolk at the company's cand,
factory on Norfolk avenue. The fac
tory Is open from a. m. to o'clocl
in the afternoon. Between those hour
: Saturday the company throws its plan
open to the Norfolk public, affordin
9 its guests of the day an opportunity t
witness every detail Of the interestin
II process of candy making. Saturda
is visiting day" held to acquaint MOI
folk people with the new industry tina
j. came to the city with the new yea
3 1t had been the intention Of the mar
s. agement to hold such a visiting da
T. sooner, but the first ten weeks OF tn
new company's time has been take
up in the effort to meet the early rus
i of orders. Now that the organizatio
Re of the business is more in hand the
are ready to show their factory to a
" who accept their invitation Saturda
O. Visitors will be given souvenirs OF tn
day.
g. Members of the Norfolk high scho'
s. alumni association met last evening
the Congregational church for the pu
r. pose of formulating plans for the a
az nual banquet of the association to
l.