The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJoURNAL. FRIDAY NAY ~ 0O7

He will return next Wednesday.
Mrs Mort Stewart of Manila and
Miss Cowdery of Humphrey are guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. a. j. Dur
land. Mrs. Stewart will sail in June
for the Philippines and will be accom-.
panied on the return trip by her daugh-
ter Miss Lena Stewart.
Miss Mamie Ward of Norfolk and
Miss Ella Heurman of Battle Creek
have enrolled as students at the Nor.
folk business college
The Thursday afternoon shoot of
the Norfolk gun club next week will
be a match shoot with six contestants
on IA side. The shoot will be held at
the driving park.
Tomorrow afternoon at the Norfolk
drivink park weather permitting"
Prices Jewels" and a combination of
Norfolk players lining up under the
name of Red Tops" will meet for a
second game.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Durland expect
to take trip into the Pacific North
west during the coming summer.
They will go as far north as the Alas
kan boundary. Mr. Durland has tim
Der interests in that section.
Two local teams had games sched
uled away from Norfolk this afternoon,
the Norfolk business college nine at
Neigh and the Norfolk high school
team at Madison. The game between
the Norfolk and Madison high schools
brings the local high school season to
an end.
The granting of discharges to short
time men in the Sixth cavalry at Fort
Mead s. d., in order that the regiment
can be mustered up to It's strength be-
fore sailing for the Philippines this
summer has sent many of the Sixth
cavalry men through Norfolk during
the past few days.
Captain II. c. Matrau of Norfolk has
been succeeded as commander of the
Loyal Legion organization in Nebras-
ka by Captain Thomas Swobe of Oma-
ha. Captain Matrau has been at the
head of the organization in Nebraska
during the past year, his successor
being chosen at the annual meeting
and banquet in Omaha
w. r. Hoffman was the host at a
tent meeting in his yard yesterday af-
ternoon, having for his guests some
fourteen boys from the Methodist Sun
day school, Filling his young guests
up with camp grub" and entering into
the spirit of the occasion the Norfolk
business man had as much pleasure in
the jolly afternoon as did the lads
themselves. most of whom are mem
: bers of Mr.. Hoffman's Sunday school
class.
Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Nicola will re-
move from Foster to Norfolk. Mr..
Nicola has accepted position with
the Durland Trust company, the bank
in which he was manager at Foster
having been sold to Eugene Crook of
Meadow Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. Nicola
will make their home during the sum
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Durland
on The Heights. Mr. and Mrs Nicola
: have a great many warm friends here
who will be glad to welcome them to
; Norfolk.
Fireman Thomas Coffee experienced
/ q very narrow escape while on a
freight engine between Long Pine and
l Ainsworth. The coupling pin between
the engine and tender broke, the en-.
, CINE rushing away from the rest of the
train. Mr.. Coffee, who at the time OF
5 the break, was standing over the coup.
ling, fell on the rail and was pushed
S off the rail by the brake beam on the
tender. The train was running about
/ twenty miles an hour at the time of
the break, and fully six cars passed
A over the spot where Mr.. Coffee fell on
the rail. Mr.. Coffee sustained a few
' injuries about the body but none of
these will prove to be of serious
5 character
A committee of Norfolk business
: men went to Omaha on the early train
in response to a telegram received late
/ yesterday announcing that a confer.
ence of railroad officials regarding a
: pro - Sed union station in Norfolk
would be held today. Those who went
: were A. ]. Durland, chairman of the
committee from the Commercial club
on the depot matter and George d.
: Butterfield and w. N Huse Mr.. Dur.
land who received the notice at a late
a hour, made an effort to get delega,
+ ton of a dozen or so but it was i'm.
possible for many business men to
: tget away on such short notice The
4 conference will be held between Vice,
President Mohler of the Union Pacific
Y and General Manager Walters Of the
3 Northwestern. General Superinten.
dent Braden of the Northwestern &C.
3 companied the committee.