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

his duties at the Norfolk National
bank.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins and Mrs. A.
Palmer of Battle Creek were in Nor
folk this morning.
Miss Florence Cummins, who has
been visiting in Battle Creek, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Edith Herman, who is teaching
school near Madison, spent Sunday in
Norfolk with her sisters
Harry Alexander went to Chicago
yesterday to take his final examina-
lions for an engineer.
Jos. Schwartz, who has been at
Bonesteel on work train, is home on
visit with his family.
Ed Mullen, who has been on visit
to Chicago and Minneapolis, returned
to work in the shops this morning.
General superintendent and Mrs. s,
M. Braden returned to Norfolk last
evening from Sioux City.
Mrs. Bill Lewis is in Blair visiting,
Mrs. Stamm transacted business in
Fremont yesterday.
Mr.. Warren and Misses Olive Hall
and Eunice Richardson of Neigh
spent Saturday in Norfolk.
Mrs. George Brown of Stanton spent
Sunday the guest Of Mrs Fred Har-
der, returning home at noon.
County Attorney Jack Koenigstein.
taken i'll with the grip, has been con-
fined to his home for the past two
days.
Miss Tessa Wilson of Oakland, Iowa,
arrived in Norfolk last evening to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. George Dud-
ley, ST.
Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Jenal of Bloom
field, who have been in Norfolk, the
guests of Mrs. Wilhelmina Mas, left
at noon for Indian Territory.
o. w. Doing, formerly of Red Cloud,
special agent of the Columbia fire in
surance company, has brought his fam
lily to Norfolk and will occupy the
Verges house on North Tenth street.
e. Sly, home from a two weeks
vacation near Chadron, resumes his
work as chief dispatcher at the North
Westerns office Tuesday. ]. e. Cope
land, train dispatcher in the office,
leaves Tuesday for a two weeks va
cation.
Rev. Mr.. Brauer of Hadar was at
Stanton Sunday holding funeral SER
vices for the late Mrs. Carl Siegler,
wife of the pastor of the Stanton Luth-
eran church. Mrs. Siegler died in
Sioux City and her remains were TAX
en- to Minnesota last week for inter-
ment
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wach-
ter of Hadar, daughter.
The Degree of Honor will meet to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
G. A. R. hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Mathewson will
entertain at dinner on Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week.
Word has been received here that
Charles Peter Stewart, a son-in-law of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Kidder, is dead.
The banquet to be served for the WIS.,
iting bankers of northern Nebraska,
who will hold their annual session here
Ladies Guild of Trinity church.
1t is said that the first spring chick
ems of the season have arrived at the
farm of c.. A. Weston on rural route
No. 3. Under Mrs. Weston's supervi-
sion 200 have been Matched out in an
incubator.
Word was received today in Norfolk
that the Long Pine postoffice had been
closed last night because the postmis-
tress, Mrs. A. l.. May. has been strick-
en- with smallpox. The Office is being
fumigated and it was expected that it
would be opened for public service
again by tonight.
1t develops that the man who was
recently taken through Norfolk to
Omaha with the side of his face shot
away, was R. Patterson, a Rosebud
homesteader from near Burke. s. d.
He had attempted suicide with shot.
gun. BroOding over fear that he would
lose his claim, against which a con.
test had been filed, the man became
Respondent. He is forty-five years OF
age and unmarried.
Services at the Baptist church are
attracting good sized audiences to lis
ten to the chapel car evangelists. An
interesting service was held last night
A growing chorus choir furnishes the
music. A searching sermon is prom
Used tonight by Rev. George L. White
Mr.. White is characterized by Rev
Mr.. Benjamin as mot a sensational
evangelist after your money" as the
meetings are without cost to the pub
lie.
Bishop Arthur L. Williams of the
Episcopal church arrived in Norfolk or
the noon train from Madison to admin
lister confirmation at Trinity Episcopa
church, Norfolk, tonight. He is {
guest at the home of the pastor Rev
j. c. S. WELLS. After the services
tonight, at which Bishop Williams will
deliver a sermon, reception will b,
held in his honor for members ant
friends of the parish at the parsonage