The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-02-14
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY FRIDAY FEBRUARY IA sos

SCnenZel.
/ State Secretary Bailey of the Y. M.
G. A. will arrive in Norfolk Tuesday
to assist In the preliminary arrange
ments for the state convention here
this week.
Miss Lenora Stirk of Battle Creek,
who Is teaching school at Foster was
in Norfolk over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson OF
Omaha spent Sunday In Norfolk,
guests at the home of Or. and Mrs. C.
S. Parker.
Among the days out of town visit.
ors in Norfolk were: Mayor Clint
Smith of Madison; j. S. McKibbon,
Hoskins; d. Boyd, Winnebago; Mr.
and Mrs. II. Goodrocks, Tilden; G. L.
Germany, Bonesteel, S. D.; w. A.
Kingsley, Stanton; Fred K. Blust,
Greeley; l.. Hansen, Tilden; w. II.
Harding, Madison.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dick,
son.
Mrs. George LaFarge, who was OPP
Grated on for gall stones a week ago,
was able to be up little Saturday.
The c. F. Shaw public sale will be
held at Mr.. Shaw's fapn in Wayne
county Thursday of this week, Feb
ruary Is.
Charles II. Peterson of Omaha, age
twenty-five, and Miss Christina Han.
sen of Lindsay, age twenty, were mar
ried in Omaha.
al hou
from Neigh announcing the birth of
Sterling Taylor Romig to Mr. and Mrs.
Max J.. Romig February /.
Examinations for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held by County Superin-
tendent f. S. Perdue at the Madison
court house on Friday and Saturday,
February q %.
Willard South, a son of L. S. South
of the firm of Coleman & South, will
be one of the Y. NJ. C. A. delegates to
Norfolk from Crete, where he is at
tending Doane college.
Congressman Boyd passed a bill in
the house allowing Michael Trucks of
Cunning county claim of 1877, the
amount due the beneficiary as salary
while a second lieutenant in the army.
j. II. Beaver has succeeded j. A. |
Ballentyne as auditor for the Edwards
& Bradford lumber company, the latter
having become the manager of the |
company's business. The auditor was
formerly collector for the company.
A sewer district for the Heights is |
now assured. City Attorney M. C. |
Hazen has district petition which |
has received the signatures of a |
of the property owners in
the Heights. The sewer will be put |
in this spring and will connect with
the main sewer at Park avenue and |
sixth street.
Charles S. Young, advertising man
.ger of the Milwaukee road, has been
awarded a $50 prize by one of the
the most popular advertisement print
ed that month, the readers being ask
ed to vote on the different lads" in the
publication. The subject of the adver-
tisement was the crusade the Milwau-
kee has started on clean passenger
coaches. General Passenger Agent
Miller of the Milwaukee received
request from the German emperor for
information on the roads system of
car cleaning. The request, which
came through F. w. Guthrod, techni-
cal attache of the German consulate
In Chicago, has been answered.
Columbus Telegram: The provis-
nj D1 lott nf
in Columbus will be we'll represented
at the annual meeting of the state
association at Norfolk next week. The
people of Norfolk want TO know how
to raise money for Y. NJ. C. A. purposes
and the officers of the state society
referred them to the men
who have met such signal success
along that line in this good town. So
Tar as known at present the delegation
VIII consist of II. +. Hockenberger,
:. H. Sheldon, G. w. Phillips, |. H.
8ritell, Rev. L. r. DeWolfe, Rev. r.
.. l.. Hayes, R. S. Dickinson and poss-
bly, others. The dates for the Norfolk
are February 13 to II, in.
elusive.
Omaha Bee: In these quiet days of
ailroading when the railroads are said
o be resting and not planning any
arge building for the summer, the ru.
nor has leaked out that the Burling- I
on is contemplating the construction ,
If new line from ONeill to connect
With the main line from Omaha to :
Billings and the northwest. Since the :
cquisition of the O'Neill-Sioux City ,
inc by the Burlington that line has
zen added to the territory which is :
to Omaha. The new line
rom O'Neill to Thedford or some 9TH
r point on that line would give the
Hill lines a short cut from Saint Paul
nd Minneapolis to the Black Hills 4,
ountry. During the last two years
9th the Milwaukee and the North ,
Western have invaded that territory
Which formerly had no outlet TO ST.