The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.

Miss Anna Miller is home from Bat
tie Creek.
]. c. Roth of Clearwater spent Tues
day in Norfolk.
H. A. Haley arrived home yesterday
from South Dakota.
Miss Minnie Schram is home from
short visit to Stuart.
Jack Pringle, who formerly travelled
out Of Omaha, making this territory,
was in Norfolk Tuesday renewing &C
quaintances. He is now with his house
in Omaha and his visit to Norfolk
Tuesday was the first time he had
been in this city for several years.
DR.. Schemel Of Hoskins was in Nor.
folk Wednesday.
! A. j. Durland was in Pierce county
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. G. B. Durland arrived home
Tuesday evening from a short visit at
Plainview.
Ed. Benning is a member of the Nor
folk delegation of firemen at the Ne
braska City convention.
| There is slight improvement in the
condition of Mrs. d. Mathewson, who
is seriously i'll with grip.
John Ballantyne of Gregory, S. D.,
was in Norfolk Sunday. From here
he went to Omaha to attend the lum-
bermen's convention. He is expected
back tonight for a short visit with
home folks.
James Killian of Cedar Bluffs was
expected in Norfolk Wednesday to as
sist in the annual invoice at the A. l..
Killan store.
Mrs. Alex Peters, who was very i'll
with the grip, is much better.
DR.. Salter operated on J. w. Marrall
yesterday, operating on the leg for
bone trouble.
Word has been received from Spo,
kane, Wash, of the arrival of little
daughter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ohio Johnson, formerly of Norfolk
She is the first child.
An effort is to be made to close the
three saloons at Missouri Valley, Ia.
the only saloons in the county. The
saloons have been indicted by grand
jury. Their licenses read to 1911.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Boas and Miss Heller
:, Bridge at the home of Miss Bridge or
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
H. A. Haley now occupies the build
ing formerly used by the Bennett pi
ano company, which discontinued its
business in Norfolk this week. Mr.
Haleys new store building is to be
!, used for carriage and sign painting.
o. j. Johnson, formerly of the John
: son Dry Goods company of this city
l has purchased an orange grove thirt!
miles from Los Angeles and will en-
gage in the orange business. He write!
that there is no place like California
The theatrical papers speak in terms
of only the highest praise concerning
Miss Grace Cameron and her oper;
company, who will be seen in tina
popular production, Little Dolli,
Dimples," at the Auditorium Satur
] day night.
H. NJ Eaton, commissioner of publ,
lands and buildings, has been notified
> that the last Of the Boyd county farm
ers whose land was recently appraised
were willing to take the land at thu
-, valuation made by the state board o
educational lands.
Carl Steinbare, who committed sui
i eide near Humphrey, ended his lif
S with a homemade poison. He mad
!. the poisonous mixture principally GU
of phosphorus dissolved from the end
of matches. After the poison begal
o to take effect Steinbare sent his littl
t boy after a doctor in order to be re
l. lieved of the pain. He died before tn
a doctor arrived.
y Among the many novel offerings @
l. the Grace Cameron company to b
e seen in Little Dollie Dimples," a
e the Auditorium, Saturday night,
l. one of the greatest Russian dancer
!. ever seen in this country. She
:, known as Emma King, the whirlwin
o dancer and was first seen in this couI
i try two years ago with the famou
e Russian Ballet Troupe, which playe
A. at Hammerstein"s New York Roc
x Garden all summer.
e Mrs. Elton Sherdeman, who with he
e husband recently moved to Norfol
re from Lincoln, was playmate of Grac
e Cameron, the actress, in Falls Cit
e not very many years ago. Mr.. Sherd
n man is travelling out of Norfolk for I'll
er Rock Island pillow company. A sist,
of Mr., Sherdeman, Miss Renee She