The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10

home from Omaha yesterday noon.
Willie Bruce, who is a brakeman on
the road, went to Verdigre to spend
the coming month with his parents.
Miss Margaret Lund and two sis.
ters and brother returned to their home
In Battle Creek, after spending the
past few days at the home OF their
uncle, VIM. Beck, and family
Hans Anderson spent Saturday and
Sunday in Creighton with his sister,
Mrs. Fred Sprecher.
Mrs. Foster of Omaha, who has been
visiting relatives in Verdigre, stopped
off here on her way home to visit with
her niece, Miss Madeline Welsh
Miss Bessie Etter OF Niobrara passed
through here yesterday on her way
to her school near Clarkson, after hav-
ing spent the holidays with her pa
rents.
Miss Augusta Machmuller returned
to Omaha after spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Machmuller.
Mrs. Fred Sprecher returned TO her
home in Creighton Saturday, after
having spent the past two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert An
derson.
Miss Lizzie Schram went to Pierce
yesterday to her school after a two
weeks vacation.
Miss Gertrude Nelson returned to
Lincoln to the university, after spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson, west Of the Junction.
Mrs. Ed Kenneley, who formerly
lived at the Junction but is now res
ident Of Foster, is here visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George Barritt.
Miss Ida Squires went to Pierce
yesterday on business.
Will Hill returned Saturday from
Omaha, where he has undergone five
operations on his eye. Mr.. Hill got
a piece of steel in his eye in the round
house last summer, and can see moth
ing with it yet. He will return to
Omaha in ten days and undergo an
other operation The sickness of his
three children with chickenpox called
him home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Demmon Of Mis-
souri, Valley were visiting relatives in
Norfolk yesterday.
Miss Helen Friday returned home
from a weeks visit in Creighton last
evening.
Dick Walton is visiting his brothers
in Tilden this week.
| S. T. Adams and family, who have
been quarantined with diphtheria at
their home on South Fourth street, are
out now.
Miss Rebecca Duggan returned to
Pierce yesterday to school. She has
been spending a two weeks vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Johnson.
Miss Geneva Moolick returned Sun
day to her school, four miles north
west of the city, after having enjoyed
a two weeks visit at home.
A large crowd of young people
thronged Klug's ice pond yesterday af-
tVnoon and night.
Tuesday with the second exchange
day during the daylight hours and the
annual meeting of the Commercial
club in the evening, is to be an i'm
portant day in Norfolk.
The first service in the week of
prayer" series was held Sunday even
ing at the Methodist church. Rev. w.
j. Turner, pastor Of the First Congre-
gational church, spoke on "The Prom
ises of God" Monday evenings SER
vices was announced for the Christian
church.
A telegram was received yesterday
by Mrs. w. G. Baker from Congress
man Burton l.. French Of Idaho an
nouncing the arrival of daughter in
the French household at Washington
Mrs. French is a sister of Mrs. Baker
and was formerly teacher in Norfolk,
Madison and Tilden. She was Miss
Winifred Hartley before her marriage,
Rev. E. F. Eberly of Chadron will
not become pastor of the Baptist
church in Norfolk. The Chadron pas
tor has written to Norfolk to this eff
feet. Mr.. Eberly spoke in Norfolk re
Gently and after hearing him the Bap.
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come to Norfolk where the church has
been without minister since Rev. Mr..
Benjamin left for California.
Schools and colleges the country
over throw open their class room doors
Monday morning following the holi-
day vacation. Trains were crowded
Sunday with college students return
ing to the college centers and with
teachers going back to their work.
The Norfolk schools opened Monday
morning after a two weeks vacation.
Save for Miss Boyd, whose arrival in
Norfolk will be delayed until Wednes-
day on account of illness, the Norfolk
teachers were all in their class rooms.
In Miss Boyd's absence the first grade
in the Grant school was turned over
to Miss Lena Mills. The next Norfolk
school vacation will be in April.
A party of men and women of Phila-
delphia have just returned, says the
Omaha Bee, from three months trip
of roughing it in Wyoming, where they
were the guests of Mr.. Gilpin Lover