The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-29

on Norfolk avenue until recently oc.
cupied by Max Venger The latter has
gone to Genoa TO engage in the cloth.
ing business.
p. M. Barrett has moved his saloon
/ from the OXnard hotel building TO the
| first door west Of his former location,
fixing up the building which he has
been using as a warehouse. The
building has been ropaporod and over.
hauled. The former location OF the
| bar will be used altogether as a pool
room, the new saloon ordinance re-.
quiring saloons and pool rooms to be
separated
Four weeks ago, Jake Weber far
mer living near Pierce mysteriously
! disappeared and as yet no trace of him
can be found. There are many the.
cries but no results. on the day that
| he disappeared, he ate his dinner as
usual and without word TO anyone,
got up and went out and vanished.
| He had on his work clothes His wife
later discovered that he had taken $50
with him which goes to show that his
act was premeditated
The Omaha trade excurslonists who
go to Wyoming this week will return
home over the Northwestern, by way
| of Norfolk, the latter part OF the week.
| The train will consist OF ten coaches.
The trade boosters will stop in Nor
| folk only long enough to change en-
gines. No formal stops will be made
this side of Chadron. The train equip
ment is the finest to be had, including
electric-lghted coaches. Two dining
cars are to be carried by the train.
The two north Nebraska winners in
| the recent state oratoriCal contest,
which was held in Norfolk, were
trained by elocutionists well known in
Norfolk. Miss Anna Vasholz of Stan.
ton. one of the first prize winners, was
trained by Mrs. Peters of Stanton,
formerly Miss Maude Tannehill of this
city. Miss Blanche Putney of Oak
dale. another first prize winner, was
trained by Miss Gilberta Durland of
Plainvew, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. f. Durland.
The last of the corn to be sold in
the May market on the Chicago board
of trade has left this region. The ex-
traOrdinary jump-up in the price at
tracted an unusual quantity of the
yellow grain from out the granares
of northern Nebraska and southern
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elevators in this territory have not
witnessed such activity in months as
they saw during the past week. The
corn which left Sunday was about the
last that could get into Chicago in
time to be graded and sold under the
high May price.
The Farmers Grain and Live Stock
company will start business Wednes-
day at the former Updike elevator on
Philip avenueN The stockholders have
effected the following regular organi-
cation: Directors, Herman Buettow,
Obed Raasch, Fred Braasch, c. F.
Haase, C. l.. Low, j. w. Ray and A.
E. Craig; officers, Herman Buettow,
president; Fred Braasch, vice presi-
dent; Obed Raasch, secretary; C. L.
Low, treasurer; John Phnney, man.
ager. Mr.. Phinney will select his
helper. The company is capitalized
at $4,000 with about $4,000 sub
scribed.
The advance orders for seats must
look up quite materially if Norfolk is
to see The District Leader on Fri
day, June 5. Although a goodly mum
Der of advance subscriptions for tick
cts have been received not enough
have yet attached their signatures tC
seatOrders to insure the attraction
The District Leader" is so well known
to all who have kept posted upon the
musical comedy successes of the sea
son in the cities. as to need no de
tailed accounting. 1t was written by
Joseph e. Howard, who wrote The
Time, the Place and the Girl" ant
also THE Flower of the Ranch" Nor
folk had an opportunity last winter t
see The Flower of the Ranch" bu
the advance sale of tickets failed tt
guarantee that attraction and i
booked for Fremont. There are
number of other cities after the oper
date of June 5 for The District Lead
= err" though Norfolk has the option il
case a guarantee is assured. Another
day remains in which the theatergoer!
of Norfolk and surrounding towns ma!
decide whether or not they want t.
see The District Leader" here.
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