The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-10

Jack Koenigstein, his returned to his
home at Fergus Falls, MINI.
Miss Beatrice Marshall, who has
spent a few days here visiting with
her aunt, Miss Edith Viele, has re-
turned to her home at Niobrara
Mrs. ID. Kuhn entertained at
o'clock luncheon yesterday
The w. c. r. u. will meet with Mrs.
Conover on South Seventh street Tues
day afternoon at 2:30.
A large number OF young people en-.
joyed a dance at the railroad hall at
the Junction last evening.
Senator w. V. Allen of Madison,
who has been at Wayne acting as at
torney for August Deck of Hoskins in
the saloon fight case, was in the city
and reports placing the case in the
hands of the jury, who were expected
to return a verdict today.
| A hearing of the Fleming bankrupt
cy case of Monowi was held before
Referee E. p. Weatherby. The attor-
neys were given time to file their
briefs.
The Damascus commandery held a
special meeting Friday evening and
conferred the red cross degree on two
candidates of Neigh, f. E. Giesiker
and II. b. Hauser
Mrs. A. w. Finkhouse is confined
to her home and suffering severely
with rheumatism. She will be taken
| O L rD, tpnn nft,nn Mt in
January, or as soon as she can be
moved.
While coming out of a box car at
Verdigre Friday, Edward Smart, an
employe of bridge gang of the North
western railroad. accidentally caught
his ring on a nail in the door of the
car and several of his fingers were in
jured. He came to Norfolk for treat
ment and is now doing quite well.
The Mems club of the First Congre'
gational church will hold social even.
ing in the church parlors Monday, De-
cember 6. Mr.. McBrien will deliver
an address and a musical program
will be rendered. Supper will be
= served at 7 o'clock and all the men OF
the congregation are cordially invited
to be present
The ice skating season is opened
A number of skaters here are arrang
, ing to make a trip to Klug's lake to-
morrow to try their first skate of the
season on ice. Many were busy get
ting their skates sharpened. The wa
ter, it is said has frozen hard enough
on lakes near Norfolk to withstand
the weight safely.
| Horses are encountering the hard
est work of their lives in Norfolk as q
result of the terrifically bad roads
and streets. A number of wagons
have been unhitched in the middle OF
the street. because the horses could
go no further. Hack horses have be
come exhausted and in some cases
cabs have refused to answer calls be
cause of the condition of the horses
One of the largest Buffalo heads
l ever brought here was received al
Sessions and Bells office yesterday
. 1t was shipped from Aberdeen, S. d..
and after being bleached will be
: mounted by Mr.. Sessions for an Aber
2 deem man, who found the head neal
!, that city. Mr.. Sessions says this heac
is the most perfect he has seen for
: long time Buffalo heads which were
4 at one time numerous in this vicinity
: are very rare now.
= Although the union carpenters O.
! Omaha have sent out notices stating
their reasons why they think the ma
l. tional corn exposition is unfair ant
have asked all friends of laboring mel
: to bear this in mind, Norfolk carpen
:, ters, at their regular meeting las
= night, did not discuss the question ant
: in no way whatever will they ac
against the corn show. 1t is claimed
: by the Omaha carpenters that the
,- show employed all non-union men tt
h construct the buildings of the corn eX
a position and has refused to pay regu
|. lar wages for such work.
Extremely disagreeable weather hal
!. not only been delaying work on seV
, eral buildings in the course of con
struction here and holding masons ant
:. carpenters from working, but ha
PLAYED havoc with painters and pape
. hangers, who report large amount o
work on hand which cannot be dom
=. unless warmer weather sets in. Al
unusual amount of outside painting
has been done this year and mUcI
- more is waiting for the painters 1rush
q but it is not likely that much nor
will be done this season. A numL"
= of painters are figuring to do pain'
ing at the state hospital when tn
painting begins there.
A Fathers Horrible Crime.