The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-03
the E. A. Bullock office.

| the ", n. BullOCh OUlCe'
The city Is putting in a new cement
culvert across Third street at the
intersection OF Pasewalk avenue.
The city council meets tonight to
make the annual estimate OF city funds
needed during the coming year.
j. V. Bond. who was poisoned by
poison Ivy while working on the sewer
itch is recovering rapidly.
| VIII Lehman, boy about twelve
years OF age, while attempting to un-
hook a fish, ran a fish prong into his
thumb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hight, who
have returned from their homestead
near Interior, s. d., have rented the
Estabrook residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T.. Davenport and
family expect to enjoy a camping ex-
petition at the John Ray farm west
OF the city, beginning next week.
G.. r. Sprecher, home from Omaha,
says that corn between here and Oma.
there is still much evidence Of the
recent rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burtz and the
Misses Saunders and Walters of this
city made a trip to Kent's Siding
"wednesday evening and returned late
with thirty good sized black fish.
Elkhorn encampment, No. q, |. o.
%. F., elected officers last evening as
follows: M. r. Green, C. p; John
Kuehl, S. w; A. F. Stear, ]. w; e.
r. Hayes, II. p.
E. S. South Of the firm of Coleman
& South has purchased the residence
which he has been occupying on Ne
braska avenue and Twelfth street. The
property was owned by w. ]. Cow.
John Uttechts daughter, who was
severely injured by falling from hay
NOV, is getting along nicely. In fall
hing she struck a nail and 1t was neces-
sary to take six stitches to sew up the
cash thus inflicted.
Excavating on the cellar Of the new
residence which j. l.. Weaver will
build on South Ninth street was COM
menced today. C. e. Doughty will
of the Weaver residence.
Reese Solomon, instructor Of music
in the Norfolk schools, will leave in
about week for Chicago, where he
will take special work in the North
western University conservatory. On
his return Mr.. Solomon will devote the
greater part Of what remains Of the
summer to institute work.
D. Mathewson notified the mayor
yesterday that he could not accept his
appointment to the library board. Mr.
Mathewson said that business called
him from the city more or less fire.
quently and this fact added to what
work of semi-public nature he was
already trying to do, made it inexpedi
ent for him to attempt to serve on the
library board just now.
, ]. F.. Flynn is Norfolk democrat
who is thinking Of attending the demo
cratic convention in Denver. Mr.
Flynn is still chairman Of the demo
cratic county central committee ant
, as he does not intend to locate on his
Rosebud farm until next spring he
may have something to do with Madi
son county politics this fall. A new
| central committee will be selected
q next September.
| Fishing along the Northfork ant
Elkhorn is said to be excellent since
I the high water and great number are
s taking advantage of it. Last evening
d several good catches were seen OF
d Norfolk avenue. One party LANDED
l. twelve catfish, ranging from twent,
inches to foot in length. After tn
water has become clear old sportsmel
claim that the fish will bite better thai
any other time in the year.
a The great American fleet in tn
west rode into San Francisco harbo
a last night at the motion picture shoN
at the Auditorium. In Norfolk a
ID elsewhere where they have bee
shown the fleet pictures proved in
o. mensely popular, scoring a chit" wit
s. last nights spectators which promise
to fill the Auditorium tonight. TIL
n big fleet is shown entering San Fra
III cisco bay and is then brought int
er lows. Then comes the flower parad
IN and the beautiful floral battle. Otht
pictures are also shown but are rattle
IN eclipsed by the fleet views. TT
be present program runs for the rest
the week.
in The last few days have seen motto
lie able change in the passenger trait
on on the railroads. With the coming
III hot weather, large numbers are goiI
to the many summer resorts to lea
ed heat and business behind for a fe
sit weeks of GOODNESS and enjoymer
Last week especially has the tick
III, sale to summer resorts been heay
er Another noticeable thing at the depo
now is the large amount of bagga
ST. which is being transferred to the
sh- ferent parts of the country Traveli
re- men are shipping their sample trun