The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-04


urday evening to visit with his family
over Sunday.
Some sneak thief entered the room
of l.. j. Larson Friday while he was
asleep and stole his pants, with his
pocketbook, containing SIS.
Miss Ellen Baker of Wlsner is Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. ID. A. Adams.
Miss Mary Roesche went to Oak.
dale yesterday noon for a two weeks
visit with her grandparents.
Miss Emma Hickman came up from
Council Bluffs, where she attends
school, for a visit with her parents.
Miss Helen Kiltz returned to her
home in Valentine after a two weeks
visit with relatives at the Junction.
Mrs. ]. II. Doyle of Foster is visit
ing at the home of Chas, Long, east
of the Junction.
The single sawmill has received an
order from the Black Hills division
for 10000 shingles.
Sol G. Mayer went to Lincoln yes
terday on a short business trip.
John F. Klug has returned from a
business trip to Spencer, While there
he sold farm.
DR.. j. G. Myers has gone to Butte
and other points in the northern part
of the state on business. Mrs Myers
is in Lincoln.
S. j. Plymesser of Foster, secretary
of the Pierce County Farmers Mutual
Insurance company was in Norfolk
Saturday afternoon on business.
Among the out-of-town visitors are
S. H. Cornell, Valentines; l. E. Chris,
| West Point; w. T. Wills, Butte; j. G.
Schwichtenberg, Pierce; e. B. Bar
mum, Dallas; Guy l.. Evans, Miss A.
Hafery, Mrs. l.. Wright, Creighton;
Melissa Ekleberg, Burke; VIM. Priff
and James Maxwell, Verdel John Wi
dahml, Pierce.
Winside Tribune: Albert Lantz, a
registered pharmacist from Norfolk,
will have charge of f. F. Wares drug
store while Mr.. Ware takes a vaca-
ton.
| The Creighton band, according to
the Creighton Liberal, is trying to en-
gage A. c. Vradenburg, director and
manager of the Norfolk band, to in
struct the members two evenings a
| week
Newman Grove Reporter: August
Schukeye refused to plead guilty to
the charge brought against him by the
postal authorities and preferred to
stand trial. He gave bond for $500
for his appearance at the trial, which
will probably be in September, either
in Omaha or Norfolk. He says that
he will be able to prove his innocence
and that the parties who are really
guilty will be made to suffer.
| Fremont will hold the formal open
ing of her new country club house and
grounds next Monday evening. The
opening is to be public to the friends
of the country club, the club privileges
to be limited to members after Mon
day.
Hoskins Headlight: The section
crew from Norfolk found the body OF
full grown wild cat on the track
half way between here and Norfolk
1t had been run over by the train and
killed, but where it came from is q
mystery.
Ainsworth Star-Journal: The Nor
folk-Yankton railroad is certainly hav
ing hard time of it, After twenty
years of effort it has failed again. The
trouble is over the right-of-way. II
does look like there is great need OF
this road, and it does look like the
Hill interests should take hold of II
and push it through.
The postmasters annual report al
the end of the postoffice fiscal year
June 80, will show about the same
rate of increase in receipts that is be
ing registered every year, indicating
a healthy growth in business at this
point. There has been an increase In
receipts every year since John r
Hays has been postmaster except the
year that free city delivery was insti
tuted, when there was heavy falling
off in box rental.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Koch
living five miles east of the city, &
son.
In the county court at Madison Sat
urday Judge Bates married Fred Ben
son and Miss Freda Christina LuloW
of Newman Grove.
]. H. Conley packed his household
goods in car Monday afternoon, pre-
paratory to shipping them to his new
home in Presho, S. D., Tuesday.
Frank ]. Hamilton has come in from
his Belle Fourche homestead and re
turned to the Norfolk Office of the Ne
braska Telephone company. He has
charge of the test board in the esRtra
office.
Two new central girls in the Nor
folk exchange Of the Nebraska Tele
phone company are Miss Clara Harri
son, who has been working in the C
S. Hayes jewelry store, and Miss Bes
sic Steiner, who will spend her schoo
vacation in the central office.
County Judge William Bates O
Madison was in Norfolk on business
Monday. Judge Bates is a candidat,
for reelection. Petitions to put hi
II.