The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-08-14
THURSDAY TIDlNGS.

bOTn 10 MI. ana MIS- Leu, uauBn'
ter, the young lady weighed ten
pounds.
Fred Hellerman is taking his va.
cation from the Star Clothing store
this week
John Cook was given a surprise
party Tuesday evening by about
twenty of his friends at the home of
his father, l. T. Cook. Light refresh
ments were served.
Charles e. Hartford received word
this week that his brother-n-law, ].
|. Berger of Glenwood, Ia, state audi
tor of the Farmers and Merchants
Insurance company of Iowa, was
very low.
Joe Horisky brought some corn
stalks into the city from his home on
| West Madison avenue Wednesday af-
ternoon which were ten feet high
and had not began to tossle. He used
the seed from some Kansas corn and
planted them on June Is.
| c. l.. Anderson is at Ashland try
ing out for the national guard shoot
which is to be held at Camp Perry,
Ohio. He was one of the fourteen
best shooters in the state tournament
and therefore stands a good chance
for becoming a candidate in the ma
tional tournament.
Miss Maud Clark left Thursday
morning for Kansas City and Osceola,
Mo-, where she will spend her sum-
mer's vacation. Miss Myrtle Clark
will fill the position of stenographer
with the Sturgeon Music company
during her sisters absence.
Father F. Nugent, whose wonder
full lecture on the "Philisophy of
Civilization" was one of the intel
lectual treats of the recent chautau-
qua, delivered the invocation at the
Bryan notification ceremonies in
Lincoln Wednesday. Father Nugent
is among Mr.. Bryan's warmest friends
and it is said that he has been a
warm supporter of the Democratic
leader for ten years.
One of the members of the commit
tee appointed by Governor Crawford
to have charge of the work of inter-
esting the farmers in the national
corn exposition to be held in Omaha
December 1919 and of preparing the
exhibit is c. ]. Alexander of Bone
steel The Rosebud is in splendid
condition this year TO assist in Sc
curing a sweeping victory for South
Dakota in more than one class.
All the people of South Norfolk
who desire to join the excursion of
business men up the Dallas line of
the Northwestern, are requested by
Mayor Sturgeon to leave their names
at the Kampman restaurant at the
Junction. AS soon as seventy-five
names have been attached to the list
of those who will go, the date will be
announced The trip, however, will
take place within the next two weeks,
if present plans are carried out.
The straw vote taken on the last
night of the chautauqua found unan-
unity in the matter of desiring an
other chautauqua and $50 season
tickets were pledged by people in the
audience. 1t is thought it would be
as easy to sell 1000 tickets another
year as it was to sell 500 this year.
No word has come from the man who
put on the chautauqua here as to
whether or not, in view of the loss
sustained this year he, would give
this city another chautauqua next
year. 1t is pointed out, however, that
the first season is generally one of
education in demonstrating the merit
of the series of entertainments.
Rev. Edwin Booth, who was the
platform manager OF the Norfolk
chautauqua and whose Sunday eve
ming lecture was one of the pleasing
features of the ten days, has had con.
siderable experience on the lecture
platform. Many of his lectures have
been given on the chautauqua plat |
form. "A Trip Round the World with |
a Special Stop at Palestine to Re-
view the Life of Christ" was the sub
ject of his Norfolk lecture. Others |
of Mr.. Booths illustrated lectures are
based on the books. Ben Hur," "Pil-
grims' Progress" and "In His Steps"
Another lecture treats on Christ in
Art" as pictured by Hoffman, Tissot, |
Raphael and other noted artists. Mr.. |
Booth was once honored by being |
placed on a chautauqua program
with r. S. Macarthur, the famous Bap.
fist preacher of New York, and S.
Parks Cadman, the noted Congrega-
tional minister, In his college career
Mr. Booth was the winner of oratori- I
cal honors.