The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-03


ward back to Norfolk before the fourth
operation on his leg could be made,
that he was delayed in reaching Spo- ,
kane and the operation, which is said
by physicians to be n success, was
already performed DiXon's leg was
broken in wreck near Spokane. His
bones refused to knit and the fourth
operation was necessary. The bone
was scraped and a silver clasp was
put over the knee to hold 1t together.
with this assistance Spokane physi.
clans believe the bones will knit
Mrs Burt Mapes is sufrering from a
slight attack of pneumonia.
Carl Newcomer OF Hoskins trans.
acted business here.
Senator w. V. Allen OF Madison was
| in the city on his way home from
Wayne.
Mrs. August Deck of Hoskins was
here calling on friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Witwer of Tilden are
in the city visiting with friends.
Harry Maynard, an attorney of Ere
mont, was in the city on business.
Dr. w. II. Pilger was at Wayne,
where he was witness in court
DR.. C. w. Ray went to Albion at
noon to give his lecture on "The Holy
Land" at that place.
Mrs. Ernest Baller has returned
from Joliet, H., after a months visit
with her daughters, Mrs. Willie Sing
and Mrs. Adam Sing.
Mrs. NJ. A. Uhling and Mrs. Shipley
of Hooper were in Norfolk to attend
the special meeting of the Eastern
Star. and were entertained in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Mussel-
man during their stay.
The Baptist Ladies Aid society will
meet with Mrs. A. c. Stear tomorrow
afternoon at $50.
J. C. Engelman has moved his office
furniture and supplies from Madison
and has rented a suite of rooms in the
Mast block.
The Union Pacific train from Column
bus known as No. 30 was two hours
late Tuesday night. Bad condition of
the track is said by the trainmen to
be the cause of the delay.
A horse valued at over 5000, belong
: ing to w. H. Brakeman, died of azotu-
ria early this morning. DR.. McKim,
: who attended the animal, reports a
number of these cases in the city.
: Rev. John Melmaker and family will
move to Norfolk this week. Rev. Mr.
i Melmaker will hold services at the
e Baptist church both morning and even
I ing, beginning his pastorate here on
n that date.
l. f. e. Davenport is busy today max
e ing the first collections toward the Y
S Nj. C. A. building fund. When his col
e lections are completed the committee
t. will be in a position to take possession
T. of the deed for the lot which was pur
S chased some time ago
# The Independent telephone company
J. have received a large number of tele
d phone directories, which include the
r name of every subscriber they have il
the state of Nebraska. The local of
It flee will distribute these books to thei
subscribers in Norfolk soon.
e Tickets for the Y. NJ. c. A. musical
l. which will be held at the Auditorium
l. December IA, will be put on sale a
= all drug stores of the city soon. Thu
I. Steckelberg musicians of the univer
g sity have been secured to give the con
e cert, from which the proceeds go to
is ward the furnishing of the Y. NJ, c. A
d building.
d Mrs. Wilhelmina HenKel, who ha
u resided three miles east of the juno
y ton for some time, died at her hom
=, at S:45 Tuesday night from lung trou
a. BILE. Mrs. Henkel was born in GEL
" many seventy-seven years ago. Sh
h was a widow and leaves five childre1
to mourn her loss. Five other chi
d dren were born. but all are dead
n Those living are: Miss Bertha Her
lie KEEL, Frank, Fred, William and George
. all of whom live near Norfolk. Fl
- neral arrangements have not yet bee
ID completed
w. p. Logan, who has been maxim
h. a business trip to Gregory, Bonestee
Dallas and other towns in that vicir
ID ity, has returned. Mr.. Logan report
conditions of roads and weather ther
~ are as bad as in Norfolk. More snow
A. however, has fallen near Gregory.
NJ According to the Beemer Times, +
81 Komecek and Bill Webb killed a dee
last week in Cunning county. Sheri
~ Misler of Cunning county, who was i
ie the city Tuesday, said that deer ha
ie been seen in the county, but that h
Vi had only heard the story that it ha
" been killed. The fine for killing dee
e in Nebraska is $500.
g. II. NJ. Roberts has received a lette
from his son, Fred, who is at Sterling
III Colo, relating the particulars of tn
III death of Robert Mullin. Mr.. Robert
stated that Mullin, who has a positio
with the Great Western Sugar con
pany, with which Roberts is also col
nected, not feeling well Saturday NOR
ca ing, left for his room and droppe
dead on the way there.
m w. j. Stadelman, manager of the Il
cal long distance telephone compan,
ed wrote to Clark Perkins, secretary {
the railway commission at lincoln n,