The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-06-26

address AZ the commencement recital
Among the out of town visitors In
Norfolk were: John L. Lubeley, Hart
ngton, Ben +. Reed Farrall; a. II.
Faelle Wisnor; Otto Berger Long
pine: Tom Rooster Battle Creek;
rohn shannon. Carroll; Frank Eaton,
Creighton; /. b, Baker Battle Creek;
Fred Schcerger, Battle Greek; B. j.
| Lindsay, Pierce; Thos. J. Slechta,
Pierce, Chas. Tndale PlaInvlew; NJ.
9. Watt, Kearney; w. n McCorltle,
Columbus; Henry Zahn Pierce; Emil
Schreier Verdigre; Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Frank, Pierce; Hannah Frank,
Wausa; II. S. Hartman, Rushyille.
DR.. d. X Tindall will denver the
Fourth of July Grafton at Hoskins.
Rudolph Wichert, who has been sick
for couple of weeks, is reported to
be improved.
The city council will meet Tuesday
night at the city hall. Street lighting
contracts will be let at the meeting.
General interest has been aroused in
this matter. 1t Is probable that rep
resentatives of the Commercial club
will be present in the interest of bet
ter street lighting during the period of
the new contracts.
The school children of the st. Paul
Lutheran church will hold their an
Sunday The Norfolk band will give
short concert in the grove. A short
program and games will furnish other
entertainment.
The Bonney case came up before
Justice Lambert yesterday afternoon
but the evidence indicating that the
young man who was accused of steal
ing a wheel had simply disposed of
the bicycle for another boy, the case
was continued until next Monday. At
that time Justice Lambert will at
tempt to further sift the case.
When the big delegation goes to
Madison on the Fourth, it will be
accompanied by the Norfolk band.
Stanton had asked for the band at the
Stanton celebration but parties inter
ested in the Madison excursion had
completed arrangements before the
Stanton proposition was regularly
passed on by the local manager. Feel
ing that Madisons invitation having
been first presented and accepted may
give the celebration in the Madison
county seat an advantage of Stanton
in bidding for Norfolk crowds, the
Norfolk Commercial club has asked
Stanton to name a Norfolk day at
the Stanton race meet and fair when
an effort will be made to send a repres-
entative Norfolk crowd to visit Nor
folks eastern neighbor But Stanton
will also secure many Fourth of July
visitors.
Ernest Hirth has opened a pool
room in the Schwertfeger building on
East Norfolk avenue.
DR.. C. w. Ray, pastor of the Meth
odist church in this city, will deliver
the Fourth of July address at Battle
| Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Taylor of Battle
| Creek have moved to Norfolk. Their
| daughter, Miss Idelle Taylor, having
been elected to position in the Nor
folk schools.
Childrens day will be celebrated
| in many of the Norfolk churches to,
morrow. Interesting programs will
| be rendered by the little folks who
have been busy preparing for the oc'
| ga sion the mast two weeks
The Northeast Nebraska G.. A. R.
reunion will be held in Tilden from
June "a to 81. The Mosbarger grove
| has been secured for the reunion.
The entertainment consists of ad
dresses by several speakers of reputa
ton and of athletic sports of all kinds
A large number of veterans are eX
pected.
Concerning the Humphrey high
school commencement address, given
by County Superintendent F. S. Per
due, the Humphrey Democrat says:
Mr. Perdue talked for an hour on the
relationship of the teacher, parent
and pupil and the real value of edu
cation. His remarks were to the
point and suggestive of many valuable
things in an educational way"
Seven Norfolk people received di
plomas at the state Sunday school
convention in Fremont last week fol-
completing the local teachers train
ing course. The text book used fol-
the course was by Hurbut. Those re
| paiyinp tho diDlnmac arc I n DaSan
back, Miss Maude Boyd, Cleo Lederer
Ethan Shaw. w. R. Lawrence and DR.
and Mrs. Meredith. The diplomas are
from the National Association of Sun
day schools, and are nicely embossed
Gasoline Explosion.
A can of gasoline exploded shortly