The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-09

the eastern part OF the state.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Burns and
daughter Tres of scribner are visiting
In Norfolk.
Mrs. Ed Harter is III with la grippe.
Reckless Russell, the high diver,
goes to Emerson next week
A daughter arrived yesterday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
w. Dolllng.
The Norfolk board OF education will
hold their monthly meeting on Monday
evening.
The city council meeting which was
to have been held this week was ad-
journed to Tuesday evening.
The Norfolk Brownies play base ball
at Winslde Sunday afternoon. The
Norfolk battery will be Chada and
Gllssman.
Miss Lulu Johnson has resigned her
position in the A. J.. Killian store and
will leave Monday to join her mother
I'm South Dakota.
The News issued extra editions each
evening during the races The extra
on each night was n splendid success,
the papers being fairly "eatcn up" by
the crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Durland are eX.
pected to arrive in Norfolk this even
ing from their Alaskan trip, having
been summoned home sooner than
they had anticipated by business mat
tors.
V. b. Nethaway OF this city was at
Albion during the week, participating
in local shooting tournament held
by the Albion gun club. Mr.. Netha-
way was in Albion on Tuesday and
| Wednesday and shot within the mon
| ey
Most OF the horses which were en-
tered in the Norfolk races during the
past week will go to Tilden for the
| race meeting and carnival at that place
during the coming week. There is ev-
cry promise of a magnificent success
at the 1ilden series, as hundreds OF
season tickets have been sold in ad-
vance and the program is an excellent
one.
Tired but happy the officers of the
Norfolk driving association were the
recipients of many congratulations to-
day on the success of the big racing
meet and ball tournament. With ac.
counts still to be settled and the re-
ceipts not yet tabuNated the association
management could not give the finan-
cial results of the meet beyond stating
today that the figures would be on the
right side.
All three of the Norfolk railroads
have fallen in line on the Norfolk av-
onue switching question. The North
western has issued an order similar
to the orders of the Union Pacific and
NJ. & o. roads calling train crews to
avoid the Objectionable forms of
switching over Norfolk avenue cross
ing complained of by the Commercial
club. AS soon as carnival week has
passed Norfolk police will give some
attention to the train crews switching
over Norfolk avenue.
To evidence the driving association
management's appreciation of the visit
of the O'Neill young ladies to Norfolk
Thursday when their presence and
songs added a pretty touch to the
races, the officers presented box of
the best candy from Norfolk's candy
factory to each of the young women.
Those who were compimented by the
Norfolk association were: Miss Camp
bell, Miss Evans, Miss McManus, Mrs.
Mellor Miss Clark, Miss Ryan, Mrs.
Murphey, Miss Cain, Miss Van Glider,
Miss Wilson. Miss O'Fallon, Miss Nor
row, Miss Mccarthy, Mrs. Berry and
Mrs, Evans.
With the passing of August the an.
nual fall movement of grain and the
eastward swing of the long cattle
trains will soon be setting in, bringing
into service the available men on the
railroads list The Northwestern will
have the usual big fall business and
firemen who have been on the extra
list for engineers will get their promo
tions and bralemen who have served
sufficient time will be set up on the
conductors board. Already there are
seven or eight new conductors and
firemen are taking the engineers eX-
animation in Norfolk. The stock
movement from the range country is