The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24


secretary MIR Haskins will look after
the construction of new lines,
The Sunday school teachers train
ing class will meet Tuesday evening
mt the Christian church instead of
Monday evening. That night the
Temple quartet appears at the Audi
torium under the auspicies of the
high school lecture course.
The w. G. r, L. will entertain all
interested in the cause of temperance
at the home of Mrs. Brewer on Tues
day afternoon All who desire To at
tend are to inform Mrs. Ballantyne,
as carriages will be provided for those
who go. The carriages will leave for
Mrs. Brewers home at . p. M.
w. j. Stadelman, manager of the
Norfolk Long Distance Telephone
company was one of the speakers at
banquet given in connection with the
Independent telephone association in
Lincoln. Mr.. Stadelman was also nam.
ed as chairman of an auditing com
mittee appointed at the state meeting.
ing.
A revolver that isn't revolver at
ALL but an ink well, guards Train
master Il. o. Mounts desk at his Office
at the Junction. The ink well on its
upper side is perfect imitation of
revolver and lying conspiciously on
the trainmaster's desk suggests some
of the outside tales of the Norfolk
habit" of gun carrying.
A. j. Durland who won $1,000
judgment against Contractor o. p.
Herrick of Des Moines as the result
of alleged damage to his First street
property from sewer trench blasting,
will not have the judgment which he
obtained in Justice Eiseley's court con-
tested in the district court, owing to
the failure of Herrick to file the nee
essary transcript in the district court.
The postoffice department has found
the columns of The News an effective
publicity medium. There was recent
ly announced in The News a postoffice
civil service examination to be held
next Wednesday. Immediately follow
ing the publication of the announce
ment Val Light, secretary of the eX-
aiming board, received over score
of applications. Some of the appli-
cations came from the Rosebud coun-
try in South Dakota. The examina-
lions are given in the Norfolk federal
building.
The small boy with more ingenuity
than honesty has sent the gum and
candy slot machine at the Junction
depot back to the factory. The small
boy found a way to get his pennies
back, working an endless chain that
was disastrous to the financial stand
ing of the machine. SO the Automatic
Sales company of Brooklyn has called
the old machine in and will provide
new one that carries a combination
supposed to be too deep for the naugh-
ty small boy whose system of frenzied
finance has temporarily retired the
Brooklyn company from the Norfolk
field.
Madison county will have a dele
cation of twenty-one in the democrat
ic state convention called to meet in
Omaha on March 3. Other north Ne
braska counties are entitled to the
following representation in the conven-
ton to pick delegates to the Denver
conventions: Antelope county, Z;
Boone, 81 Boyd, Z; Brown, 8; Cedar,
20; Cherry, 6; Cunning, rs; Dixon, II;
Holt, lS: Keya Paha, q Knox, II;
Pierce, 8; Rock, 8; Stanton, 10; Wayne
II. Douglas county will have 1876
votes, Lancaster county 40. The total
number of delegates allotted is LOSS.
If fifty democratic voters file a petit
ton with the county committee before
February IA the county delegation
shall be selected by primary election.
Rev. Thomas Bithell has gone to
O'Neill to assist in the revival services
at the Methodist church in O'Neill.
Otto Melcher, Fred Neuman, Carl
Degner and Mr.. Braasch of Ixonia,
Wis, are in Norfolk on visit with
! friends and relatives. Mr. Melcher is
a nephew of julius Wichert, ST. Mr..
| Neuman is nephew of Carl Winter,
sr. Mr. Neuman lived in Norfolk
number of years ago. 1t was from
Ixonia that the pioneers of this vi
entity came.
E.. p. Olmsted has returned from
Niobrara.
]. B. Maynard is home from bust
ness trip to Boyd county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schelly have been Wis
iting in Stanton this week
| Mrs. j. j. Clements of Madison has
been visiting in Norfolk during the
week.
Father Trevis was expected home
Saturday from a business visit TO
Chicago.
Misses Minnie and Clara Melcher
of Osmond are visiting relatives in
the city.
A MEMORABLE PARTY.