The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-28

at Blair was dead, and he left for that
place at noon Monday
Miss Ida Weston is visiting rela
lives in Stanton this week
Harry u. Alexander went to Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday on his run, after
months rest.
Miss Clara Lubke of Pierce is here
on visit with her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Christian.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Sec.
ond Congregational church at the
Junction gave a supper in Railroad
hall Saturday evening in honor of
Washington's birthday. All had
jolly time.
Frank Krohler is among the i'll this
week.
Mrs. F. NJ. McNeely has been quite
i'll.
The Norfolk band will give dance
next Tuesday evening on the eve Of
Lent.
John Donovan of the Madison Star
Mail is one of the north Nebraska
newspaper men in Lincoln attending
the annual meeting of the state press
association.
Wednesday evening the republican
voters of Madison will meet in eau.
Gus to select their delegates to the
county convention at Battle Creek
next Saturday.
Howard Beymer, who was recently
accidentally shot, is able to be about
and will probably soon resume work
as ticket salesman at the Junction
Northwestern depot.
The Madison militia company's bas-
ket ball team went to Genoa last week
and duplicated the performance of the
high school team by getting defeated
by the fast lineup of the Genoa In
dians.
While the streets of Norfolk have
been extremely muddy during the
past few days, the roads leading into
the city from all directions are in
pretty good condition. The country
roads dried up several days ago.
The Longfellow social which was
to have been given Friday evening
has been pushed forward on the cal
endar to Thursday evening. 1t will be
held at the First Congregational
church, being given by the Christian
Endeavor society of that church.
The Boche trial will end the jury
work for the present term of court
The regular jurymen who were not
in the box Monday evening were per
manently excused by Judge WEIGH
Court has been in session at Madison
the greater part of the past two
weeks.
81 am heartily in favor of a Y. NJ
c. A. building for Norfolk and l am
going to contribute" said a promi-
nent Northwestern engineer, who
sees advantage in such an institution,
particularly when he considers the
fact that he has three sons growing
up who will be benefited by the Y.
NJ. c. A.
Mrs Pearl Holcomb, who was mar
ried to Guy A. Holcomb at Fender on
) November 30. 1904, wants a divorce
from her husband and has filed a pc
tition with the district court at Mad
ison. She charges that her husband
not only INDUCES in an excessive use
of liquor, but she also charges him
with non-support. Mrs. Holcomb was
formerly Miss Pearl Baker.
Miss Myrtle Weaver, who resigned
as stenographer in the Sturgeon Mu-
sic company's Office last summer to
become deputy register of deeds in
Gregory county, has resigned her
Gregory county position to take eff
: feet the last Of the month. She is
planning a trip to the Pacific coast
with Miss Kathryn Thompson, a
teacher at Bonesteel.
Chadron Journal: e. G. Shamp, To-
cal agent for the Northwestern, who
with his wife had been enjoying an
extended tour of the coasts, returned
to Chadron Sunday morning and is
again at his duties for the railroad
company. He reports fine time, hav-
ing visited most of the larger places
place for poor man.
which he reports as great" but no
Ewing Advocate: A man giving his
name as l. C. Wilson. asked for meals
and lodging at the Elkhorn hotel one
day last week. He was given both
and had no more than become &C.
quainted with his new quarters when
he was taken seriously i'll. Medical
aid was secured and everything done
to help him. but he died Monday night
about O'Clock. He claimed to be
fifty-three years of age and resident
of O'Neiil having voted there last
fall None of his relatives could be
found and an investigation proved the
dead man to be penniless. The body
was taken in charge by Undertaken
Jaco and buried in the Ewing GENE
terry yesterday.
That the people of the Rosebud are
showing by their acts that they really
expect the Trip county opening to
come next fall is the word brought
to Norfolk from Gregory county by
C. NJ. Thompson, the Newport banker,