The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-18
TUESDAY TOPICS.

OTCuhIus ". II. GllleSplc, MT. billings,
Madison Miss Lille Sandahl. Wake
field; Charles Miner, Fairfax, s. d..
j. IL. Moon, ID. IL. Foley. Bristow; G..
+. Brass, Blair; G. j. McClelland, Full
lerton; Allan Casper. Wayne; II. w.
Kemp. Humphrey.
X. G. Morehouse OF Stanley, Wis,
general manager of the Stanley, Mer-
rill Phillips railroad, an old time and
well known north Nebraska railroad
man in the days OF the Elkhorn road,
died at the home of his son, r. II.
Morehouse, In Omaha Sunday noon at
the age of'64 years. He had been all
ing for about six weeks and his death
was the result Of general breaking
down. In company with his wife he
had been visiting with his son for
some time. and is survived only by
them and by brother In Fremont and
brother in st. Louis. For many
years Mr.. Morehouse was general
freight agent of the Fremont. Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railroad, with head
quarters first at Missouri Valley and
later in Omaha. In this capacity he
was we'll known by Norfolk and north
Nebraska shippers generally. When
the Elkhorn road merged with the
Northwestern about six years ago, he
resigned his position to accept the
general management Of the Wiscon-
sin road. He was located In Omaha
for many years and. was well known
In railroad circles. Mr.. Morehouse
was born at Liverpool, N. Y, and came
west when young man, gradually
working to the top In the railroad
business He was with the Northwest
ern for thirty-three years. The funer-
al was held Tuesday at 2 p. N. from
All Saints, with interment at Forest
Lawn, Omaha.
George Losey of Battle Creek was In
Norfolk Tuesday
Burt Mapes was In Clearwater on
business Tuesday.
G. f. Durland of Plainview was in
Norfolk Monday.
Adam Pilger of Stanton is business
visitor in the city.
Erwin Pont of Stanton visited Nor
folk friends Sunday.
e. A. Bullock Is in Chicago for a
week on business.
H. Barnes of Battle Creek was a
Norfolk visitor Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Austin spent Sunday
and Monday in Oakdale.
Mrs. B. C. Gentle is home from a
short visit at Plainview.
Fred Hernbloom Of Omaha called on
Norfolk friends yesterday.
v. A. Nenow went to Madison Tues.
day morning on business.
Mrs. Elsie Desmond is back from a
three months visit to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j, Stadelman have
been in Omaha on short visit.
Mrs. e. f. Stear returned Monday
noon from a short visit in Carroll.
Mrs. A. H. Beals and daughter Of st.
Joseph are the guests of Mrs. Beals'
niece, Mrs. l.. M. Beeler.
Mrs. A. T. Johnson and little son OF
Omaha are visiting at the /. j. John.
son home on Norfolk avenue.
Mrs. c. w. Ray left at noon for a
visit at her home In Hinton, w. Va.
She will also visit in Indiana.
John Elsinger, the sewer contractor
who built sewer district No. 1, was up
from West Point Tuesday to bid on
the new districts.
e. p. Olmsted left at noon over the
Union Pacific with party Of land
buyers for the irrigated country In
SCOTS Bluff county.
Obed Raasch left at noon for Tripr
county to visit his sister, Miss Agnes
whose claim is eight miles southwest
of Lamro.
C. C. Cow left yesterday for Kear
ney, where he will represent the First
Congregational church at the state
Sunday school convention.
DIR. C. w. Ray, Mrs. Fred Sprecher
and Miss Bessie Sterner, representing
the Methodist church, left yesterday
for Kearney to attend the state Sun
day school convention. Dr. Ray will
preside at the cradle roll conference.
Mrs. /. R. Southwick has returned
from Plainview, where she visited over
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. M. Sears, and two cousins, Miss
Anna Fornard of Syracuse, N. Y, and
Miss Milicent Sears of Boston, Mass.
who are visiting here.
DR.. j. c. Myers returned on the ear
" train from the western part Of the
state, where he has been on PROBES
sional business. While at Crawford
on Saturday he saw hail stones piled
up by the side of buildings foot high
having lain there since the heavy
storm of the day before.
Guy Smith of the firm OF Smith q
Son of Indianola, Ia, was In NorfolH
Tuesday for the purpose of bidding or
the new sewer districts. This is the
firm which built the district in The
Heights, as well as one or two othel
districts. The firms work was very
satisfactory to the property owners Of
the district, although they suffered
greatly from the floods which pre-
vailed the early part OF last summer
The Ringing circus will be In Ere
mont July 22.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fuhr
man, a daughter.
The petition for the new Norfolh
sewer district is being prepared TO-DAY
rrho c;t,, council at its meeting to