The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-17

were reelected. The directors re.
elected, J. w. Ransom president and
] DR.. Cole ,sccretary-treasurer.
At the close OF the Modern Wood.
man meeting Monday evening, mem.
bers of the Royal Neighbors dropped
into the hall with delightful luncheon.
Tables were hurriedly spread. Fol.
lowing the refreshments, the rest of
the evening was spent in conversation
with informal talks by different men,
bers of the two lodges.
The funeral OF Jack Manning was
held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
from the Catholic church at Battle
Creek. The funeral was conducted by
Father Thomas Walsh, assisted by
Father Windolph of Creighton and
Father Mcnamara OF Bloomfield. Man
ming was the democratic candidate for
county assessor last fall.
Last week at the twelfth anniver.
sary of the organization Of the Creigh.
ton chapter OF the Eastern Star, Mrs.
l.. NJ. Musselman and Mrs. George B.
Creighton OF Norfolk we're guests OF
the Creighton lodge and gave short
addresses during the evening. During
the latter part OF the evening Mrs.
Musselman gave a description Of early
pioneer life in Nebraska during the
grasshopper days.
G. II. Bishop, owner of the Bishop
block in Norfolk, has instructed his
agent, j. w. Ransom, to have three
new tenament cottages erected on
Eleventh street and Norfolk avenue.
The new cottages will be put up as
soon as possible. They will be six
room cottages and thoroughly modern.
The cottages will face west. Mr.. Bish-
op has good deal of money invested
his confidence in the future of the
town by new investments.
Look out little boys or Chief Flynn
will get YOU" says the Norfolk board
Of education. The school board is
going after the school truants. To
make an effective campaign the board
has arranged to have Chief of Police
Flynn serve as truant officer. A new
school attendance law, recently passed
by the state legislature, is much
stricter than the old law in requiring
school attendance. Members Of the
school board say that children under
sixteen will have to go to school under
the new order of things.
Fairfax Advertiser: 1t was gener-
ally supposed that the "lid' was on
good and tight in Fairfax until recent
disclosures, which shows that gamb-
ling has been going on here for several
weeks. After this date gambling in
any form will not be tolerated in Fair
fax. Our people are respected. W.
F. Edens, member of the board, asks
the Advertiser to warn all persons
that he will personally prosecute all
persons who violate the law in this
respect. He means business and he
will be backed by every citizen Of
Fairfax.
CAPTAIN Seth Bullock the famous
Black Hills scout, personal friend Of
President Roosevelt and his guide on
several hunting expeditions, passed
through Norfolk, enroute from an east
ern trip home to Deadwood. While
in the east Mr.. and Mrs. Bullock were
entertained at the White House by
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. "The
people in the east generally believe
the power of Bryan has waned and that
he would not be able to carry even his
own state in the race for the presi-
dency," said Captain Bullock. Taft,
they believe, can carry Nebraska"
The first annual meeting Of the Nor
folk Creamery company resulted in the
, election of the following board of d.
rectors: G. w. Butterfield, w. A.
Witzigman, o. B. Raasch, D. c. Har-
rington, E. B. Kaufman, S. H. Ander-
son and j. w. Ransom. Mr.. Kaufman
succeeded F. A. Brakeman as d.
rector. j. w. Ransom was again
chosen president and G. w. Butterfield
. secretary. w. A. Witzigman was
elected treasurer and D. c. Harrington
vice president. 1t was announced
: that the company expected to double
its business during the coming year
, and that an entire new set of machines
d. would be installed.
. Billy" Williams, the old time min
strel who was an object OF charity in
Sioux City several months ago, has
been heard from at Ashland, Neb.,
after having disappeared from Lin
, coin, Neb,, about week ago. He is
: dangerously i'll. AS boy Williams ran
away from Fordham college, where
he was being educated for the minis
try, to join a circus and be trained in
dance steps by Dan Rice. With Hap
Ply Cal" Wagner, Williams made for
tune in minstrelsy When the south
3 was scourged with yellow fever few
years ago $4,000 of this fortune went
: to pay for medicines and burials. A
dramatic school in Denver was the
support of the old time minstrel until
=. last year. Ill health forced him to
: give this up. A disease of the heart
and brain has ruined his health. He
: has a wife and six children. Williams
= recently announced that he would be-
come a temperance worker and an
4 evangelist.