The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-04-23
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William CarrOll went 10 Dhilhb Weu-
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Eberly left for
Dallas, s. ID.
PHI. Baker OF Tilden was In Norfolk
on business.
M. C. Hazen il In Center attending
district court
J. E. Haase has been In Omaha on
a business trip.
Miss Lillian Fox returned at noon
from Rochester, MINI.
w. II. Tackett of Gregory. s. D..
was in Norfolk Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Denish and
their two children have gone to Dallas
s. ID.
p. f. Bell left last evening for a
ten days visit TO his brotherss ranch
near Lusk. Wyo.
Mrs. f. Il. Barnum and children
s,assed through Norfolk from Bone
steel to the old home at saltwater,
MINI.
Seymour Miller. Northwestern con-
ductor, has purchased two lots on
South Third street from l.. p. Pase-
walk and will erect nice home on
the property.
J. H.. Conley has received further
word from Fremont to the effect that
his mother is doing well. A few days
ago 1t was feared that Mrs. Conley
could not recover but her condition Is
now encouraging.
At meeting held recently at Bris'
tow, by representatives of the Fairfax
Mutual Telephone Co., the Spencer In
dependent Telephone Co. and the Bris.
tow Mutual Telephone Co. 1t was de-
cided to build copper toll line from
Lynch to Bonesteel, and later extend
to Dallas.
Mrs. Peter Unruh and Miss Sophia
Unruh, wife and daughter of the Tyn-
dali, s. D., man who is at Madison
waiting trial on the charge of de-
frauding the Mennonite Aid society,
we're in Norfolk over night. returning
to Tyndall after visit with the
accused man at Madison. Unruh has
been suffering from an attack of
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son hotel under guard.
Mrs. Carl Wilde left this morning
for New Ulm, Mimi, to be present at
the funeral of her uncle, Jacob Pfen-
ninger. Mr.. Pfenninger. who was a
wealthy man, donated large sums of
money to charitable istitutions and to
the upbuilding of his city. He was one
of the pioneers who settled in early
years at New Ulm and one of the few
who escaped the slaughter and massa-
ere in the great Indian uprising which
was in its worst aspects around New
Ulm.
Plainview Republican: The board
of education met on Monday forenoon
and bids for the new school building
were opened. The contract was award
ed to the firm of Beckenhauer &
PrndehI," Of Norfo1k:: VIM Pruden
lives at Randolph at present and w.
H. Beckenhauer resides at Norfolk
Their bid was the lowest, SCOTIA
They allowed $500 for the old school
building which brings the cost of the
new building down to $20,224. Work
on the excavation will begin next
week. Mr.. Beckenhauer informed us
that he will employ as many Plainview
men as possible while building and we
have always known him to be man
who keeps his word.
AS had been feared for several days,
Mrs. o. F. Ewing, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Mclaughlin of West Point
and niece of Mrs. M. A. Mcmillan OF
Norfolk, was unable to rally from her
weakened condition resulting from
long illness and an operation, and she
succumbed in San Antonio, Tex, yes
terday. The remains will be brought
to West Point for burial and the fun
eral will be held Friday of this week
folk and her friends here will be very
greatly grieved over announcement OF
her death. She was prominent in the
social life of Sioux City and was a
leader there in the First Presbyterian
church. She had been chronic suf
ferer from comparatively minor com
plant for years. Recently she was
TAKEN SOutH III the nope tHdl lHe
change of climate would prove bene
fetal She underwent an operation
and for time hopes seemed justified
that she would completely recover
Last week she became weaker and
failed rapidly. The very best OF
medical attention and nursing failed
to avail. Mr.. Ewing was a prominent
commercial traveller on this territory
for years. but recently left the road
for Mexican real estate business. Be
sides the parents, Mrs. George Korb OF
West Point, sister. survives Mrs
Ewing.
c. H. Groesbeck left Wednesday for
Colome, one of the new Trip county
towns.
Among the days out of town visi
tors in Norfolk were: l.. A. Hansen
F. Hansen, Tilden; F. Soppe, Osmond /;
Ottoe Huebner, Hoskins; j. r. Nelson
st. Edward M. G.. Beck, Dallas, S. D.;
N. p Jeppeson, Plainview; MILFORD
Stamford, Gregory, S. D.; G.. W.