The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-11

went to Wayne yesterday to visit with
relatives, and left Dutch" to batch.
Jack McGrain went TO Chicago yes.
terday on business and to visit
Mrs Rob't, Craft WENT Omaha yes
terday on business.
The remains of Mr.. Demmon, who
died Sunday evening at the home of
his son, G. IL. Demmon, on Madison
street of heart failure and asthma, was
taken to Missouri Valley, his old home,
for burial.
Oliver Wood, who has been spend.
ing his vacation on farm, returned
home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean of Neigh, who
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Beck, returned to their home on
the evening train.
Harry Briggs and Claude Clark went
to Battle Creek this noon on a short
visit.
Mr.. Gleason, who has been the as
sistant road foreman of engines, is
now on the engineer extra board, the
position he has been occupying having
been discontinued during the dull sea-
son.
Howard Beemer, depot agent for the
Northwestern, has taken months
layoff and left this morning for Oma-
ha. He may go to Florida before he
returns.
Albert Kahl went to Wisconsin this
morning to visit with relatives.
George Johnson, a former engineer
on the south Platte district has taken
ruh out of here and will move his
family here in few days.
Quite little excitement was caused
at the depot yesterday noon when Of
icer Livingstone was called upon to
arrest a travelling man who was sup
posed to have stolen $175 from fell
low travelling man. The accuser
claimed that his money was In two
$50 notes and SIS in gold and silver.
The accused travelling man was
searched and $14O was found upon his
person. 1t, however, happened to be
in the form of 500 draft and two
twenty dollar bills. He was at once
released. They had come from the
west and were on their way east. The
accuser claimed he lost his money
while asleep but his wife, who accom-
panied him, seemed quite content and
it is hoped the money Is safe.
Lee Jones Is in Madison on business
today.
Mrs. c. ]. Hibben, who has been
quite sick, Is very much better
l.. j. Slauter has opened up a farm
ers' feed shed at Third street and
Braasch avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brakeman have
issued invitations for a dinner party
Tuesday evening, January %.
The Brush family Of Ashland arrived
in Norfolk last night, and are today
moving into the house on South Eighth
street lately vacated by ]. D. Sturgeon.
One of the quaint old volumes In
Madison county is a book belonging to
Mrs. o. A. Sleeper of Warnerville. 1t
is a bound volume of the youths
Magazine" and was printed in 1852.
Mrs. Sleeper values the relic highly.
People of Enola are pointing with
good deal of pride to the price of
real estate in the vicinity of that town.
A few days ago Mrs. E. NJ. Clark sold
portion of her farm adjoining the
townste of Enola for $3.50 an acre to
V. w. Copeland. The property will be
used by Mr.. Copeland for a home, and
ultimately will be made into an addi-
ton to the town.
Publishers and printers were desig-
mated by the board Of county commits.
sioners at the first meeting of the
new year held in Madison yesterday.
OF official papers there are many, in
Guiding The News, the News-Journal,
the Madison Chronicle the Madison
Star-Mail, the Newman Grove Herald,
the Newman Grove Reporter, the Bat
tie Creek Enterprise and the Tilden
Citizen, enough OF reach every tax pay
er in the county and then some. The
job printing Is divided between The
News, the Madison Chronicle, the
Madison Star-Mail and the Battle
Creek Enterprise, while the book work
goes to The News. This keeps all the
work in Madison county, something
not known of before for years. The
like a good many 9TH
ers, are coming to believe that Madi-
son county should support home indus
tries, and adopted the first opportun-
nity RI carry ont this line of nOlicy