The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-09-11
TUESDAY TOPICS.

Norfolk Tuesday.
Mrs, J, G. Bastrom of Madison was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs, s. r. Carney returned home
from Fairmont Tuesday evening.
Miss Bertha wilkins returned home
from Fremont Wednesday noon.
The Norfolk band will go to the
Madison county fair Wednesday,.
F. CorlNe of Tilden was the guest
of his son. A, A. Corkle Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dobbins of Hos
liins were in the city yesterday.
r. l.. Hilborne of Plainview was in
the city Sunday enrOute to Omaha.
b. r. Reid has returned from St
Paul, Mimi, after weeks absence
ID. Baum returned from New York
Saturday after few weeks absence
Misses Verona and Nettie Nenow
went to Battle Greek Wednesday
noon.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. C. Meyers went to
Sioux City Wednesday morning to at
tend the fair.
Miss Bessie Franklin of Fremont
will visit Miss Bertha wilkins for a
couple Of days.
Miss Mira Briggs went to Wisner
and later will go to Lincoln where she
will attend the fair.
John Davenport of Elgin was in the
city Wednesday on his way to Sioux
City to attend the fair.
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from Omaha, Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker Of
Omaha accompanying her.
Among the days out of town visi-
tors in Norfolk were: L. A. Fannon
Clearwater; NJ. R. Hacker. Battle
Creek; William Graham, Creighton; f.
Strong, Pierce; Harry Archer, Butte;
Mrs. c. Conway, Niobrara; F. B..
Smith, Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Lumberry, Wakefield; DR.. and Mrs
NJ. D. Baker, Tilden; H. Barnes, Bat
! ton.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Mich
elson a son.
The Commercial club directors did
not meet Tuesday afternoon.
The foundation of Engineer Burt
Donner's new tow story house at the
Junction is completed.
Irwin & Melcher have purchased a
new 40 horsepower four cylinder
Kissle touring car seating seven pas
sengers.
Miss Tessie Dixon has accepted the
position of stenographer for ]. c. Fos-
ter & Co., and commenced work Tues
day morning.
While DR.. and Mrs. ]. c. Myers are
at the Sioux City fair DR.. and Mrs.
o. R. Meredith will occupy their
camp on the Elkhorn river.
The Union Pacific freight engine
ran through a switch on Norfolk av-
enue yesterday afternoon. Some time
was required to slide the big engine
back on the rails.
Eugene Waugh, the young brake
man who was killed by west bound
freight train on the M. & o. railway
at Bancroft early on Sunday morning,
used to live in Norfolk. While his
parents lived here his father was a
conductor on the M. & o.
|. ]. Johnson, a prominent CONNER
cial traveller who left Norfolk to make
his headquarters in Bloomington, H..
about year ago will return to Nor
| folk within the next few weeks. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson will make their
home in the residence formerly occu-
pied by j. T. Thompson on Norfolk
avenue between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets.
Norfolk postoffice receipts continue
to mount upward, very healthy indi-
cation. The report for the past
month just compiled shows that more
money was taken in during the month
just closed than in any preceding
August in the history of the Norfolk
office. In August, 1908, the stamp
sales amounted to $1,O3O.3S; a year
ago to $S9660
The entertainment committee of the
Elks lodge is making preparations for
the informal social session to be held
at the club rooms Thursday evening
after the drama, THE Lieutenant and
the Cowboy" in honor of Theodore
Lorch, a life member of the Norfolk
lodge. Light refreshments will be
served. Eks and their ladies are to
be the guests.
Ray f. Hyde, for some two years
past postoffice clerk at the federal
building, has rendered his resignation
to take effect at the end of this month
and will leave next week for Lincoln,
where he will complete course in