The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

river ana slough. yesterday IncTe
were goodly number of recreation
seekers who ventured to try their
luck at the old sport, landing more or
less tinny success.
Misses Mildred Wall, Ermel Orris
and Mary Hicks, who had been visit.
ing at the home of S. T. Napier have
returned to their homes at Stanton.
Miss Clara Napier did not entertain
for her guests, as was reported.
Is. II. Cowdery, who has been in the
Otis & Murphy bank at Humphrey,
intends 70 locate in Norfolk just as
soon as he can move his family to this
city. Mr.. Cowdery is to be special
agent for the German Mutual insur-
ance company.
Lynch Journal number of
Lynch business men have said to us
since the announcement of Chas.
Viternas sentence that much of the
momentum for his downward course
was acquired in Lynch gambling
rooms and that they should be stop.
ped.
The board of health held special
meeting Saturday and authorized the
appointment of a special quarantine
officer to look after several places
which are quarantined on account of
contagious diseases The appointment
was referred to the chief of police by
the mayor. J. II. Van Horn was
named.
Creighton News: Ernest Bremen
stall came up from LeShara, Neb.,
Monday. Ernest has been bookkeeper
in the LeShara bank under ]. C. Foster
but the bank changed hands the first
of the month and Ernest was let out
of a job. Frank Austin formerly cash
Ter of the Security bank now has
charge of the LeShara bank. We I'M
derstand j. C. Foster will open a real
estate Office in Norfolk.
Creighton News: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Petersen came up from Norfolk Fri
day to visit friends Mr.. Petersen re-
turned Saturday morning by way OF
Sioux City, and Mrs. Petersen remain
ed over until Wednesday evening.
While here Mr.. Petersen closed a deal
on his residence property on south
Redick avenue to August Merritt, who
with his family moved into the same
| this week.
Pierce Leader: Mrs. ]. c. Morey
| this week closed a deal whereby she
gives possession of the Morey hotel
| in June to Mrs. Jas. Williams of Os-
mond. At that time the Morey family
will leave for Stanley county, S. D.,
and move on their homestead. They
have lived here for the past ten years
and during that time they have made
a large host of friends who will re-
greet to see them leave our midst.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad company is not held
responsible for the recent accident at
| Wakefield, in which the two Blick
| brothers were run down, one of them
| being killed instantly. The coroner's
verdict released the company from all
blame, it having been found that the
engineer had blown the whistle, rung
the bell and made every possible eff
fort to warn the men of the approach
ing train.
Five former presidents of the North
Nebraska Teachers association at
tended the 1908 convention. The five
were County Superintendent C. s.
Coney of Stanton county who was
president in 1894, Miss C. NJ. White
of Norfolk who was president in 1895
H. E. Mason, the Meadow Grove bank.
er, who was president in 1895, City
| Superintendent f. p. Wilson of Wayne
who was president in 1906 and County
Superintendent F. S. Perdue of Mad
ison, last years president.
| Lincoln Journal: People at the town
of Georgia, between Valentine and
| Cody have petitioned the railway com,
mission to require the Northwestern
railroad to maintain a station, tele'
graph operator and agent at that town
The petitioners say there are 240 pa
irons of the postoffice and 1000 peo
pie living within radius of ten miles
| Complaint is made that freight will
not be carried out of the town unless
the shipper goes to the track and
| DlllS MS OWN freight out. CdICle are
driven through town to other towns.
| Omaha Trade Exhibit: When Mar
shall Field, the merchant prince OF
| Chicago died, he left an estate OF
$50, 100000. OF this vast sum, a por.
ton was represented by Nebraska
land in Stanton county much of which
has since been sold at from SIS IL
500 per acre. Here is a suggestion
If you have money to invest put il
into Nebraska dirt. Mr.. Field bought
this land around $40 per acre, and in
a few years it increased six, eight and
ten times in value. 1t is said that dur.
ing the latter years Of Mr.. Fields life
he told some of his intimate friends
that the most profitable investment
he ever made was when he put a few
thousand dollars into Nebraska land
Preacher Bars Merry Widow.