The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-08

relatives.
Mrs. Joe Stansberry and son re-
turned home to Omaha Tuesday morn
ing after visit with her brother.in-
law, Mr.. Stansberry and family.
Miss Bertha Shaffer is on the sick
list.
Mr.. Wallum, who has been sick for
some time, was able to go to work
this morning.
Earl Slawter returned home from
Creighton last night.
Two new window lights have been
put in the Junction depot in place of
broken ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Tanner and daughter
Mable returned home last evening
from a visit with old friends In Eos.
ter, their former home.
William Scadden of Wayne Is here
visiting at the home Of Mr.. Brannigan.
Engineer NJ. c. Howell, who has
been working on the Blackhllls divi-
sion. returned TO Norfolk yesterday
and will work out Of here.
About IL o'clock Tuesday the wood
pile at the roundhouse was discov.
cred to be on fire. The roundhouse
boys turned out and soon had 1t un-
der control This might have been a
very destructive fire. as the wood was
piled up against the west end of the
oil house, which contained about for.
ty barrels Of oil In tanks. The round
house boys have a we'll organized fire
company, with a good hose cart and
400 feet Of hose. The greatest damage
done was to the windows of the oil
house.
Miss Blanche White, who has been
quite sick, Is now much better.
Mrs. c. r, Kampman Is on the sick
list.
Jake Shively, who fell out of a
tree some time ago and hurt his ankle
severely, keeping him out of school,
is now getting around by the aid Of
crutchss.
Mrs. Andy Teal and granddaughter,
Miss Elaine Mather, returned home
Monday evening from the east.
Frank Krohler, who has been sick
for the past week, was able to be at
work this morning.
Roy Hunt of Tilden, who has been
braking out of Norfolk, has quit rail
reading and is going on farm near
Tilden.
Miss Jennie Tymbolyn returned
home to Wisner last evening after a
visit with friends.
S. II. Boone of Boone, Iowa, general
chairman of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen for the northwest di-
vision, addressed two meetings at the
railroad hall yesterday at o'clock and
at 7, the o'clock meeting being an
open session. The ladies auxiliary
to the order served supper. Mrs.
Boone was with her husband
Roy Hight Frank French and Tom
Hight and their families dropped down
on Grandpa Purviance Sunday evening
with baskets full of good things and
gave him little surprise, it being
his eightieth birthday.
The mechanical crew at the shops
goes to work eight hours in the morn
ing.
R. D. McKellip of Iowa went to work
. as machinist in the roundhouse this
morning.
Miss Hazel Fairbanks is now book
} keeper and cashier in Mr.. Hoar's store
at the Junction.
Mrs. Dixon of Stanton transacted
business here yesterday.
William Bruce, who has been visit
ing his cousin, Mr.. Murphy and fam
, lily, passed through Norfolk last night
on his way to Creighton on account
: of the illness of his mother.
Ben Walker passed through the
/ Junction last evening on his way tc
Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams wen,
to Missouri Valley for a visit with
Mrs. Williams mother, Mrs. Morvee
, Mr.. and Mrs. Childers were up yes
/ terday from Stanton on a visit.
: Mr.. Walcott went to Omaha Mon
J day morning on business and returned
! in the evening.
} Mrs. George Williams, who has
been here visiting her husband who
is braking out of Norfolk on Nos. So
and Ga, returned home to Wisner yes
terday noon.
8. T. Adams started to work this
: morning in Mr.. Hoar's store at the
= Junction
Earl Slawter went to Chadron to
: day to assist his father in the barber
shop.
Henry Rensworf resigned his posi-
ton with the car repairers and left
for Battle Creek yesterday to husl
. corn
Mrs. J. T. Dorsey Is visiting ole
friends in Lincoln, their former home
. Miss Alice Dorsey and two sisters
Myra and Margery, returned to Mad
: ison to the convent after spending
: the last three days with their parents
Miss Mable Robb returned home t.