The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-04-03

The farm was filed on as a homestead
by Edwin Heath In 1870.
The O'Neill Frontier brings news of
a prairie fire about ten miles south
east OF O'Ncill. NJ. Slattery suffered
the principal loss, losing all his build
ings save his house, 270 tons OF hay
and an orchard. A hundred tons of
hay belonging to George Shoemaker
went up In smoke.
one day last week had n headline
reading MAY Use Gregory Water"
From the returns OF the recent cleo.
ton at that place, we are led to be-
lieve that Gregory will have plenty OF
water to spare.
A piano came to Norfolk the other
day packed In hay. The instrument
was one shipped from North Dakota.
At the shipping point there were no
available piano boxes, so the shipper
Just packed the piano up in hay tied
few boards around 1t, and showed
1t into the car.
Wayne Democrat: The Holdoblers
will remain In the Norfolk asylum, &C
cording to a letter received by Clerk
of Courts Feather last Saturday. Su-
perintendent Young OF the asylum
says there has been no change in the
condition OF these strange people for
the past six months.
Because a sweetheart in Bohemia
found another man she liked better
and passed up Nebraska, Joseph
Hekrdle, a young Stanton county far
mer, so the Stanton Register relates,
became unbalanced from Drooding
over his unrequted love. He became
violently insane and was last week
sent to the Norfolk hospital.
The fifteenth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Reynolds, which
fell upon Sunday, was made the oc-
casion for an informal and unannounc-
ed supper party at their home Satur'
day evening. A few friends took ad
vantage of the anniversary as the
for the surprise supper, with bridge
bridge whist during the evening.
Bloomfield Monitor: John Fred
richsen, living six miles south and
three miles west of Bloomfield, re
ports that several attempts were made
| by gang of thieves to steal his
horses, but were driven off each time
| by his two sons. The north Nebraska
horse-thief association was called up
on for assistance but were unable tc
capture any of the gang
| Battle Creek Enterprise A seconC
operation was necessary on the arm
of Chas. Preuner, jr., who was injured
some time ago by falling from a tree
The break did not heal properly anc
DR.. Tanner of this place and DR.. Camp
bell of Tilden made an incision las
Thursday and united the ends of the
bone in such a manner that within
few weeks Mr.. Preuner will regair
use of the member.
Gregory Times: In the Railroad
Gauge a publication concerning the
doings of the railroads, is statemen
under the head of railroad building IL
1908 that the c. & N. w. will builC
this year line from Gregory to Mid
land, S. d., distance of ITO miles
This refers to the extension of thu
Bonesteel- Gregory line to connect witt
the Pierre-Rapid City line at Midland
Operations will probably be begun a
once.
Saturday evening Elks lodge, Nc
653, b. P. o. E., elected officers a
follows: j. B. Maynard, exalted ruler
Jack Koenigstein, esteemed leadin
knight; C. b. Salter, esteemed loya
knight; e. A. Bullock, esteemed lee
turing knight; b. c. Gentle, secre
tary; C. e. Burnham, treasurer; c.
Bullock, tyler; NJ. d. Tyler, truste
for three years. S. ID. Robertson, pas
exalted ruler, was elected represents
tive to the grand lodge to be held /
Dallas, Texas, in July; Burt Mapes
alternate.
The Norfolk council of the U. c.
Is only one member short Of thei
membership mark, the Norfolk trave
ers having determined to at leas
reach their council number, $780," b
the time Of the state convention i
Norfolk May 1915. Saturday evenin
the membership was brought up t
119 by initiation Of four new men
bers. Next Sunday the council vii
hold memorial services. A specia
committee consisting of Fred Gel
finger, Frank Beels and Ed c.. Engl
has also been appointed to arrange TO
the proper celebration of the tent
anniversary of the organization Of tn
council on June 2S.
Elgin Review: Willis Mcbride, pres
ident of the First National bank, wa
in Omaha the greater part of last wee
making arrangements to bring his neN
. automobile home that he recent
purchased. Mr.. Mcbride and an e1
perienced driver started home with
the first of the week and came as ia
as Rogers when the boiler which wa
defective gave out, and the machin
was left there awaiting the arrival G