The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-22

Johnstown, Ncb., was in the city on
business
Miss Leila Brush returned from
Omaha last night, where she has been
in hospital for some time, having
gone there to be operated on for APP
pendicits. She Is now quite strong
again.
Mrs H. Jasmer and Mrs. Cheney of
Creighton are visiting In Norfolk
Mrs L. A, Sims went to Plainview
yesterday to visit at the Harper home.
Mrs George Hahn, who has been Wis
ting her son Will left at noon for
Creighton, to visit daughter
r. E. Madsen of Orchard, Neb., left
at noon for his home after visit In
this city with his mother, Mrs. Ida
Madsen
J. II. Bryant, who has spent several
months with his son. Il. Il. Bryant, left
at noon for his home in Searsport,
Maine He will visit in Schuyler and
Omaha on his way home.
Mrs. Il. l.. Stanfield Is suffering with
pneumonia at her home, 81 South
Eighth street She had been attending
a patient, in the capacity Of nurse, at
Pierce, when she was taken Ill.
Mrs. George Williams and her moth
err, Mrs. Baumgarner, left at noon for
Alliance. Neb., where they went to
close up a sale of n ranch to James
Fields of Montana The property sold
contains 1900 acres OF land
General Superintendent S. M. Brad
en-, Superintendent c. II. Reynolds and
Tralnmaster Il. o. Mount of the North
western left at noon for Herrick, S. d.,
to look over the new extension of the
line in the Rosebud country.
Forty guests were seated at the ia
bic In the home of l.. c. Mittelstadt,
all relatives OF the host, the occasion
being his birthday. The tables were
decorated with roses and carnations,
and loaded with good things to eat,
roast turkey, goose, beef, etc, with all
the accessories being Of the menu
This is the largest family gathering
that has been held in Norfolk for some
time.
Mrs. Myron Collamer left at noon
for Atkinson to attend the funeral Of
!, her mother, Mrs. Barrett, who sue
cumbed to the effects of a surgical OPP
GRAFTON in ST. Josephs hospital in
Omaha. The remains were taken
through Norfolk at noon. Mr.. Cola
of the illness of three children, who
are suffering from an attack of the
measles.
Arthur Sims is taking Will Evans
place as driver on the express wagon,
the latter being i'll.
The Nebraska telephone company
: has passed the S00mark in this city.
They have today 800 telephones in
Norfolk
A Washington dispatch says that
Judge Boyd, congressman-eect from
the Third district, has arrived at the
national capital and is getting onto the
ropes.
Trinity Social guild will meet with
Miss Stella Luikart this evening.
: Members are urged to attend and
bring their thimbles, as there is work
to be done.
Weather forecasts in this section
are once again coming over the sigma
ture of Weather Director Cox in the
: Chicago Office, he having returned from
his European trip, where he went to
study conditions and the possibility of
expanding the weather bureau service
: into a worldwide affair. Bigelow has
returned to Madison, Wis. During his
stay in the Chicago Office Director
Bigelow made the prediction that ii
will soon be possible to give forecasts
month in advance. The forecasts of
Bigelow were precise and accurate, as
are those of Mr.. Cox.
Grand Island Independent: Consid-
cradle interest is felt in the result of
the action of the American Beet Sugar
company in making its new contracts
on the basis of the quality of the beet.
1t would appear from the contract that,
l in order to get as good a price for his
beets as he did the preceding year the
farmer will have to raise beets that av-
erage 10 per cent. of sugar. IT, at the
end of the campaign, the average of
the beets delivered by the farmers of
this locality will be less than 10 per
cent, which is altogether likely, ana
the difference can not easily be made
up in beet culture, the contract neces'
: sarily contains a reduction in the price
paid to the farmer. If this meets with
a reduction of acreage-and only about
Il one-fifth of the beets consumed at the
y factory this year were raised in the
Grand Island territory-it need not be
$ surprising in the least, it would seem
, if Grand Island hears some day of the
dismantling of the local plant and the
Il repetition of the Norfolk history, espe
cially in view of the further fact that
the local factory has now been running
i about sixteen years and machinery
> will, some day, wear out
u RELIGION HOPE OF NEGRO.