The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-04-17

ing radishes and lettuce and other
things. 1t is promised that there will
be home grown radishes by next Sun
day.
Magnus Johnson has completed the
alterations in the banking rooms of
the Norfolk National bank.
The rug and glove factory which
James Covert is to start here will be
known as the Queen City Rug and
Glove factory.
Mrs. Bert Reed underwent a sue
cessful operation yesterday afternoon
Salter and DR.. Mackay.
Emil Brummund is having new
cottage erected on South First street
on the site where his home burned
down a short time ago.
The local commercial travellers will
get line on the coming U. C. T. con-
vention in Norfolk when the various
committees report at the regular
meeting of the Norfolk council next
Saturday evening.
Many a bonfire may be seen in Nor
folk these nights, old rubbish being
gathered up and burned in prepare
ton for the springtime.
The Armour poultry establishment
has been moved from South Seventh
street to site north of the Union
Pacific roundhouse. The building was
moved yesterday.
A new gasoline motor cycle recently
purchased by c. w. Scofield was re-
ceived in Norfolk yesterday and was
given a try-out by Mr.. Scofield. The
cycle is capable of almost any reason,
able speed and affords an excellent
way of taking exercise and getting a
Whit of life out of doors.
The Western Passenger association
has authorized rate of one and one
| half fare for the round trip to the re-
publican national convention in Chi
( cago, June 16. Tickets will be on sale
from Missouri river points June IL to
| l6 and will be accepted for return
| passage as late at June 80.
The annual business meeting of the
| Norfolk high school alumni association
will be held Wednesday evening at S
o. clock at the home of Miss Ethel
Doughty at Goa South Ninth street
Matters relating to the annual banquet
and reception to the high school grad
uating class will be passed on at the
meeting.
The Hastings delegation of travellers
to the state convention of the u. c. T
in Norfolk next month will take nc
chances with hotel Accommodations
The Hastings delegation has engaged
pullman car in which they viii
make the trip to and from Norfolk anC
which they will occupy for sleepinf
apartments while in the city.
There seems to be more activity OF
the streets of Norfolk during these
spring evenings than in some seasons
past, and more than that, there seen
TO be a greater number of good look
ing horses and runabouts than have
been seen in town for some years
With the horses and the score of auto
mobiles whizzing hither and thither
the evening street is a pretty bus!
scene.
The last few months in north Ne
braska has been marked by the eve
increasing list of accidental shoot
ings, many of them resulting fatally
The death of Bertha Tiedje last weel
near Hoskins, mentioned in The New
Saturday, was one of the saddest O
these tragic accidents. The Tiedi
girl was accidentally shot by a broth
er several months ago, the bulle
lodging in the spinal column. He
body was paralyzed from the time o
the accident to her death.
Aboard Admiral Evans great flee
of war ships sailing around the worl
are four north Nebraska boys. Rich
ard G. Spiering of Norfolk is aboar
the Virginia, Ralph NJ. Adams of Pi
ger Is aboard the Kearsarge. Lloy
e. Shaffer of Plainview is on the GeoI
gia. Forrest A. Nance OF Randolph I
with the New Jersey. The navy de
partment at Washington has issue
, roster OF the men aboard ships c
the Atlantic feet now in the Pacifi
, 'under the command Of Admiral Evan!