The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-08-28
Battle Creek.

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Miss Bertha Richardson departed
Monday for one weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Ohio.
Herman Kurpgeneit was Madison
visitor Monday.
Wiley Carrlco, who was up at Big
Creek, Cherry county, about four
months, returned Monday.
Postmaster F. H. L. Willis is SER
iously sick with stomach trouble and
| has not been down to the office for
over two weeks.
August Mantey, who had his jaw
bone broken from blow with an
empty bottle about two months ago,
| is still in a questionable condition.
| Tuesday he returned from a weeks
stay in a hospital at Fremont, where
the doctors extracted piece of bone
from his jaw He has to go
back again soon for further treatment.
Mrs. Dollie Endres, accompanied by
her two children, was visiting here
from Tuesday till Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pratt.
| VIM. Hengstler, our last years
city treasurer, was here Friday on
business from Creighton, where he
moved last spring
| Joseph F. Srb was called to Howells
Saturday to the sick bed of his
brother, Frank Srb, who suffered
stroke of paralysis. While there
little daughter of his brother, Wenzel
Srb, died. He returned Monday and
stated his brother is getting better
slowly.
Frank Ruzick has opened a butter
and egg business on the east side Of
his meat market.
A. G.. Meyer an old resident and
business man of Battle Creek, is here
from Broken Bow, where he is resid-
ing now, on an extended visit with
old friends
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT, two sons and
daughter, were baptized Saturday af-
| ternoOn in the creek west of Herman
street by Rev. Mr.. Tillery of the
Baptist church
A daughter was welcomed at the
|
Friday.
Fred Hohenstein, ST., and son, Fred,
were Norfolk visitors Saturday.
| The brick work of NJ. L. Merz's
hardware store and the brick addi-
ton of Aug. Steffen's furniture store
doing the rest now. NJ. j. Rooney's
fine residence is all under roof and
waiting for the plasterers.
Reading service will be held at the
Lutheran church Sunday morning.
Rev. J. Hoffman will attend Luth-
eran ministers conference at Hooper.
The picnic of the Lutheran ladies'
circle and Battle Creek Valley String
band was a success Sunday afternoon.
The weather could not have been
better The band from Hadar and the
home cornet band We're assisting. A
large crowd of young people was here
from Hadar, Norfolk, Meadow Grove
and Green Garden.
Geo. Zimmerman, W. ,B, Fuerst,
Tom Sessler, Edward Fuerst and
Richard Osborn were business visitors
to Norfolk Monday.
Paul Schmidt of Stanton was here
Sunday visiting at the home of his
uncle, Prof. NJ. G.. DOering.
Mail Carrier John Risk, who spent
his vacation at Hot Springs, S. D.,
returned Sunday and went on duty
| Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Dewitt and son
of Norfolk were visiting here Sunday
at the home of Mrs. DeWitt's sister,
Mrs. Chas. Hansen. Mr.. Dewitt is
superintendent of the Northwestern
water works at Norfolk Junction.
c. A. Martin, John Vandenburg and
Ralph Fuerst returned Saturday from
a fishing trip to blackberry lake,
Cherry county, where they landed
about 200 pounds of black bass, the
largest weighing about five pounds.
Last Saturday services were held
at the Catholic church, this day being
in remembrance of the assumption Of
the Virgin Mary.
| Mr. and Mrs Harry ntian ma hahw