The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-27


A score OF representative Meadow
Grove Woodmen, from Grove lodge,
No. AYE, were in Norfolk last even.
ing to attend the big class initiation
of the Norfolk Modern Woodman
lodge The members of the Meadow
Grove party we're: II. Carmody Jean
Harlow, William Hawkins, NJ. w.
Carmody, Warren Lewis, Emery Dow,
Fred Yoman, Dave Weygint, William
Williams, AL Williams, Frank Russell,
Elmer Dodge, A. Nj. Fields, William
Strong, William Sesser, Harry Nye,
Guy link, Emmett Palmer.
The new officers of Damascus chap
ter No. %, Il. A. NJ, will be installed
on Monday evening, December Z.
Mr. and Mrs. George Schwartz have
rented the LaFarge property on South
Third street at the Junction and will
begin housekeeping
Sneak thieves stole several pairs
of fine pigeons from the premises of
DR.. II. A. Mittestadt, on Koenigstein
avenue, during the night.
Norfolk Eagles on Friday evening,
December 4, expect to initiate a big
class of new members. number Of
new members are already on the list.
The Interstate Telephone company
at Stuart has bought from seventy
five to eighty miles of copper circuit
and is going to restring toll wires west
and northwest of Stuart.
The Wakefield exchange, which the
Nebraska Telephone company re
Gently established at Wakefield, now
has ninety-two patrons. Until recently
the Nebraska company merely oper.
ated toll exchange at Wakefield A
local company was already in the
field.
I'VE used to think" said a Norfolk
man this morning, that Norfolk had
reached stage in her development
when the population would cease to
be constantly shifting. But be-
lieve there is as much changing in the
population of the town as ever.
was looking over the congregation at
church Sunday and third of the faces
were new. We don't notice people
coming and going as much as we used
to because the town is larger"
Invitations to a Thanksgiving we'd
ding which will unite in marriage H.
b. Dixon and Miss Myrtle Clark, two
well known young people of this city,
have been issued. The wedding will
take place at 5 o'clock in the after
noon at the home of the brides par
euts, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark
From 800 to 500 firemen are ex-
pected in Norfolk the first of the year
when the state firemen's convention
comes to this city for three days
convention. The first night will con-
sist of the opening address and a
smoker. The second day will have
the business day sessions, while in the
evening the delegates will be enter
tanned at a show at the Auditorium
and at a dance in Marquardt hall.
Business meetings will be held the
last day with a banquet in the even
ing.
Chief Justice j. B. Barnes of this
city has rented a house in Lincoln and
with Mrs. Barnes will move to Lin
coin during the coming month. Judge
Barnes changes his place of residence
for the time being in compliance with
requirement in the constitutional
amendment recently adopted which in
creases the size of the supreme court
and requires the judges to reside in
Lincoln. In the past the judges have
stayed in Lincoln only during the
court sessions. The new amendment
increased the number of supreme
judges from three to seven and raised
the salary from $500 to $4,000.
Stanton has swung into line for the
North Nebraska Live Stock Protec-
tive association, branch of the horse
thief fighters being organized there
on Saturday by John Krantz of Nor
folk, vice president of the general as
ISOLATION. Stanton elected the follow
ing officers: Sheriff James r. Stuck
er, president; Lewis Aembeuster, vice
president; NJ. B. Myres, treasurer; w.
]. Alderman, captain. The general
convention of the anti-horse thief as
ISOLATION will be held in Norfolk dur
ing the holidays. The association now
numbers about 700 members. Up TO
this time the only horse grabber who
has dared to steal a horse from a
member of the association was cap
tured, sentenced and in the state
prison serving a seven year sentence
within a week after the horse was
stolen.
w. H. Butterfield and Burt Mapes
We're in Sioux City today.
Judge and Mrs. |. Powers and w. p.
Lo gan and family will spend Thanks
gil ing in Elgin
w. ]. Stadelman, president of the
third district of the Independent Tele-
phone association, went to Columbus
Tuesday to attend the district conven-
ton.
Earl Perry is back from Washington
and iS NOT aItOpethpr satisfied with