The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-12-11

reelected at the same meeting.
The Nebraska Telephone company
is constructing two rural lines out of
Hadar, one twelve miles northeast,
the other nine miles east Each has
ten subscribers, who will have Nor.
folk connections The telephone poles |
for these lines were hauled from Nor
folk last week on iifteeen wagons
pulled by four horses each. The pro.
ccssion Of wagons in Norfolk re-
sembled a circus parade in length.
Christmas toys in profuslon are be-
ginning down heavily upon Norfolk
show counters. Few startling changes
in toys are seen this year Mechanical
toys which run with a heavy friction
drive still retain their popularity of
last year Something new is a cash
register bank which registers the
amount of money which is on deposit.
A unique unloading machine working
on an incline plane is another new
toy
Election of directors held by the
stockholders of the Norfolk Industrial
company, holders of the sugar factory
property, has resulted in the re-elec
tion of the old board. The canvass of
returns shows the board for the com
ing year to stand: n. A. Rainbolt, A.
J. Durland Dr. A. Bear, C. f. A. Mar
quardt, H. A. Pasewalk, A. II Kiesau,
A. Degner The directors will meet in
Mapes & Hazen's Office Monday night
to elect officers.
The junior class of the Norfolk
high school will give its class enter
tainment in the high school auditor
ium on December II, a week from
Friday. The junior program will be
along the same lines as the program
recently carried out by the members
of the senior class and will be the
second of a series of four class enter
tainments given to pay for the new
high school piano. The senior pro
gram was enthusiastically received by
a large audience and the junior pro
gram will undoubtedly meet with the
same reception.
A gift of $500 alimony to Mrs. c. f.
Davis in the Davis divorce suit at
Madison was one of the court sur
prises of the week. The divorce was
brought originally by Davis. Mrs.
Davis sued on a cross-pettion, setting
up among other things the nature of
the petition filed against her. Davis
did not appear and Mrs. Davis secured
the divorce. Mrs. Davis did not ask
for alimOny and the announcement by
Judge Welch surprised the court room.
Mrs. Davis declared that she did not
want the money but it stands as a
judgment against Davis.
Never having saved any money, de-
serted just now by relatives and
| friends, Pat Chandler, ordered to pay
$500 into district court and possessed
neither of the funds nor of security for
their raising, has been in sorry
| plight in the county Jail since court
adjourned. Attorneys in Norfolk are
| in dispute as to whether or not Chand-
| Ter will have to serve a life term in
the county Jail if he does not raise the
money. His own attorneys contend
| that he can LAY OUT the charge and
secure freedom after 200 days Other
attorneys say it is Jail for him until
the money is forthcoming.
Auditor-elect Barton has named his
deputies, as follows: James Shehan
of Kearney, deputy; c. E. Pierce of
Pawnee City, insurance deputy; w.
| n. Wheeler of Fairfield, bookkeeper;
Miss Myrtle Pettijohn of Valentine,
second bookkeeper; C. E. Lawrence
of Elk Greek, bond clerk; Timothy
| Farrill of Lincoln, recorder; John Tul-
| leys of Red Cloud, county treasurer
examined. Miss Peters of Lincoln
will be retained for at least several
months as clerk in the Office of the
insurance department. Mr.. Lawrence,
Mr.. Tulleys and Miss Pettijohn are
members of the present auditors
staff
e. o. Garrett of Fremont, whom the
official canvass shows to have been
defeated for lieutenant governor by
2O2 votes, will not comply with the
wish of friends that he take the mat
ter before the Legislature for a re-
count. Garrett's unofficial majority
was over 1000 votes. This statement
of intentions is given out in letter is
sued to friends who helped send the
Fremont book man several thousand
votes ahead of most of the state ticket.
Mr. Garrett will go out on the road
again after January 1, having accepted
his former position with the American
Book company. His territory is all
Nebraska except thirty counties in the
two south tiers.
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