The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-08
TUESDAY TOPICS.

Mrs, George Williams, who Is en-
ploycd in the Rome Miller eating
house, went to her home in Wisner
this morning.
Miss Eunice Galloncd is again able
to be around to work after being IN
for some time.
A large steam shovel is here from
Wisconsin and is loading up the coal
that has been stored here.
A gang Of dagoos have been shipped
here to work, and are housed up In
box car TO work for the company.
The railroad bridge east OF the
Junction caught fire Saturday night
II is thought that sparks from No. 40
set it afire
The members of the ID. w. C. club
will meet with Miss Lima Haase at
her home on South Eleventh street on
Thursday evening.
The Norfolk Transfer company has
just erected a substantial and expan-
siye new stable building, where It's
horses, drays and vans will be shell
| tered, on the rear of the company prop
erty on South Seventh street.
Quite extensive improvements are
being made on the parsonage OF the
Congregational church. making it tidy
and coy for the new pastor, Rev.
Edwin Booth, jr., who comes from,
Beatrice and Will commence his work
here May II.
Almost an inch of rainfall-.S4 of
| an inch-had been recorded in the
government rain gauge in Norfolk up
until O'Clock Tuesday morning. The
day was murky and rain continued
This rain, with warm sun later, will
start things growing in splendid
shape.
One of the objects in Norfolk which
has attained perpetual motion is the
immense American flag which flies
from the mast over the federal build
ing From that tagpole the stars and
stripes continually float on the gentle
breezes Of Nebraska, one week north
and the next week south, or sometimes
shifting in shorter time than that.
| When the wind whips one flag to its
fraZZle ends, new one is put up, the
government footing the bill. Some
times flag is whipped to pieces within
thirty days. This flag, at the top of
one of the tallest buildings, is one of
the first objects to greet the eye OF
persons driving into Norfolk from
distance.
Julesburg, Col, Grit-Advocate: Rev.
John n. Kinds, now pastor of the Sec
ond Congregational church of Norfolk,
Neb., preached here Sunday last and
at the meeting of the church board
Monday evening it was decided to call
him to the charge of the First Congre-
gational church of Julesburg. Nj.
Kinds and his wife come highly rec.
commended as church workers and
organizers, and they appealed strongly
TO the board as the fitting persons to
take charge, after a trial of four other
very able divnes, and on Wednesday
evening the church society endorsed
the recommendation of the board. Mr..
Kinds will probably take charge about
the first Sunday in June.
For the sake of Campbell Bros. cir
Gus, which comes to Norfolk FRIDAY for
WV POI ioi hldllNeS, IL Is 10 De sincerely
hoped that the weather will clear IN
The Campbell circus always manages
TO strike a rainstorm in Norfolk, and
as result they always suffer from
small crowds in this city. They have
a genuinely meritOrious circus-one of
the recognized good circuses of Amer
lea today-and their show deserves a
packed canvas both afternoon and
evening. A good many thousand dol
lars have been added to the property
Of this show for the present season,
making it literally better than ever.
The Cossacks with the Campbell cir
/, Gus, who are as agile and clever as
any acrobats in any circus. The pa
, rade of the Campbell Bros. circus is
one that represents many thousands
Of dollars investment and is worth go
, ing good way to see.