The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-06
TUESDAY TOpics.

been down from Creighton.
william Snyder of Burkesville, Va,
is In Norfolk on business.
T., s. Lillibridge, cashier OF the
Burke state bank, was in Norfolk on
business yesterday.
w. Il. Locke OF Stanton was In Nor.
folk yesterday.
II. F. Magdanz Of Pierce was a Wis.
itor in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs, Moone OF Tilden are
here visiting w. II. Shippee
Adam Pilger of Stanton was a bust
ness visitor in Norfolk Monday
Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce was
in Norfolk on business Tuesday.
Former Sheriff George w. Losey of
Battle Creek was in Norfolk Tuesday.
John Elsinger, the West Point sewer
contractor, was in the city yesterday.
+. A. Beeler was expected home to-
day from business trip to New York
City.
Frank Strelow of Pierce was in Nor
folk Monday to attend a meeting of
fire insurance agents.
Mrs. ]. F. Flynn and daughter, Miss
Agnes Flynn, arrived home last even
ing from Omaha. where Miss Agnes
was operated on some time ago for
appendicitis. She is now in excellent
health and completely recovered from
the effects Of the operation.
G. e. Burnham and daughter arrived
home last evening from Omaha.
Attorney Durham of Omaha, repre-
senting the Northwestern, was in Nor
folk today.
Smith Brothers first March sale Of
horses will be held on March 16.
A daughter has been born at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Monta-
que.
District court at Wayne will convene
Thursday with Judge Welch on the
bench.
The clerks association called an i'm
portant business meeting at the city
hall for Tuesday night.
The last dancing party of the season
to be given by the Elks will be held
at the club rooms Friday night of this
week.
Senator Burkett is trying to have
Valentine designated as one of the
registering points for the coming TripI
county land opening in South Dakota
j. e. Lobenstein has been elected
janitor of the Lincoln schools by the
school board, succeeding ]. w. White
now agent Of the Standard Oil com
pany.
A number of new telegraph operators
have been lining up in northern Ne
braska preparatory to beginning work
under the new federal law, which goes
into operation Wednesday.
Engineer Jack Welsh is now running
on the Albion line between Council
Bluffs and Omaha. Three engine
crews are now running on the passen
ger train on that line, owing to the
new law.
Tuesday, "shrove Tuesday" is the
big day of the year in New Orleans
and other southern cities which copy
the old Partisan Mardis Gras festiv
tiles. The Lenten season begins Wed
nesday. There is every indication that
buSiS Will NC lull III SoCldl dSliNiIs
in Norfolk.
County Judge Bates was called tc
the Joseph Pospisil home in Schoo
Craft precinct Monday to perform &
double marriage ceremony. The young
people married at the Pospisil home
were John ]. Ambroz and Miss Emma
Pospisil and John w. Herda and Mis-:
Emma Novotny. Recent marriage II
censes issued were to Peter George
Mauer and Miss Anna Zessin of Greer
Garden precinct, Vernon Walter Cope
land of near Enola and Miss Rutf
Cleveland of Madison, Ora d. WOOD
and Miss Maude Bloom of Columbus
The new nine-hour day for telegraph
operators goes into effect Wednesday
and in order to comply with its pro
visions the eastern district of thu
Northwestern in Nebraska will read
just its force so that only seven new
men will be required at various sta
tions. The station at West End viii
be closed so far as telegraphing /
concerned the service at this station
being handled by telephone. Operat
ors will be added at Bennington, Try
ington, Blair, Arlington, NickersoT
Scribner, West Point and Stanton.
will not be necessary to increase tn
force at Norfolk, but a readjustmen
will be made to comply with the Law
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