The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-06-28
mer camp on his farm north Of the

The Norfolk Commercial club direct
ors held their regular weekly meeting
yesterday morning but no business of
public moment was transacted.
Fred Koerber and his force OF men
who are installing a new telegraph
Vine In the Black Hills, have moved
from Oelrichs, S. d., to Smithwick,
s. ID.
The Norfolk relief association will
not hold picnic on July 4 as had
been first contemplated. On July s a
meeting will be held to determine the
picnic date.
Miss Ethel Hartley, sister of Mrs.
w. G. Baker of this city, has entered
hospital in Spokane, Wash, for a
| two and half years course as pro
| fessional nurse.
Miss Louise WELLS, daughter OF
Rev. ]. c. S. WELLS of this city, has
entered st. Luke's hospital Chicago,
where she will take course of train.
ing as professional nurse.
Beck & Dignan of the Norfolk
Plumbing e Heating company have
secured a $1,70O contract for putting
in a steam heating plant at the Holt
county court house at O'Neill.
The excursion in the woods planned
last week under the leadership OF G..
f. Sprecher, l.. Sessions, G.. B. Salter
and Julius Huff and abandoned on
account of the rain, will take place
Friday.
Miss Verna Coryell has been chosen
librarian of the First Congregational
Sunday school to succeed Miss Crotch.
en- Huff who had resigned preparatory
to leaving for Los Angeles with her
parents.
School district No. 81 held a meet
ing Monday and elected Miss Celia |
Mullen as teacher to succeed her sis
ter, Miss Mae Mullen, who taught last
year. Carl Reiche was reelected as
collector for the district and julius
Linstead was elected as moderator.
H. c. Matrau, who is in the east on
months vacation visit. has written
to Norfolk from Washington. One of
the important incidents of Mr.. Ma
traus trip east was another visit to
the Gettysburg battlefield, where he
reviewed in mind the details of the
battle in which he participated some
forty years ago.
H. ]. Hershiser, living near O'Neill,
the father of Mrs. Thomas Shively,
]. L. Hershiser and Levi Hershiser of
Norfolk, died Monday evening. Death
resulted from dropsy. Levi Hershiser
was at the bedside. j. l.. Hershiser
left yesterday and Mrs. Shively today
for O'Neill where the funeral will be
held tomorrow.
Cucumber bugs are not far behind
other bug pests in activity this year,
farmers growing cucumbers under
contract with the Norfolk Pickle &
Vinegar company complaining that
the bugs are eating up tie young
vines. President Simms of the pickle
says that a little air-slacked
lime sprinkled on and under the vines
serves to put the cucumber pest on
the retired list.
Congressman M. P. Kinkaid, in Nor
folk yesterday on his way home to
O'Neill from a visit to Boyd county
on the splendid condition
Of crops in that north Nebraska coun- /
ty. In no part of the state had he
seen corn looking better. In western s
Nebraska an over supply of rain has |
made the corn crop backward but 9TH
erwise the prospects for the season T
we're encouraging. r
The marriage of J. Earle Sweet, a 7
popular commercial man covering '
lorth Nebraska territory, to Miss Mel
lie Lauman of Wayne, occurred |
at the home of the brides !
parents near Wayne. Following the 7
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet left on
IN eastern wedding trip that includes |
| visit to the Jamestown exposition 4
t is quite possible that they will de-
.ide on Norfolk for their home.
Paul Nordwig complains of the con-
Iition of the lot adjacent to his Nor +
ok avenue harness shop. The lot
o the east of the shop has a founda-
ion cellar covered over with a loose
'oard floor, Mr.. Nordwig complains
. w VIC uhSlSuhlillCSS VI part VI llle l..
OF and also objects to an old we'll or "
istern which he says has not been y
rmly protected. The matter was TAX '
n up with the city authorities, he
avs, several weeks ago. He regards
he lot as dangerous to children play ,
ng about. y
Frank A. Peterson, at present dep n
ty county clerk of Madison county, !,
) announced today as a candidate for :,
he nomination for county treasurer n
efore the republican and primary :
lection which will be held Septem- b
er g. Mr. Peterson is a Madison -,
ounty man, having been born and n
cared in this county. He was a SOL 4,
Ter in the Spanish-American war, y,
aving served in the Philippines,
there he was wounded. For four "
ears he has been deputy under Coun- a
Y Treasurer Schayland at Madison :,