The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-04-30

that night and elect officers for the
coming year.
Indications are that there will be
plenty of land in Trip county left
for the August filers. The Daily
Times at Gregory states that only sixty
of the $50 land winers called Thurs
day filed for homesteads.
Fairfax Advertiser: John Russell
Of Norfolk, a carpenter and painter, ar.
rived in Fairfax Tuesday. He will To-
cate here and bring his family from
Norfolk to reside here If he can secure
sufficient employment in his line to
warrant the change.
c. p Schlecht, living west of this
city, has purchased the r. e. Fish
furniture business at Bonesteel, S. D.,
and will take possession next Monday,
moving his family to the Rosebud.
Mr.. Fish, who is coroner of Gregory
county, still has his store at Dallas.
Don Cameron, former resident of
Norfolk, but now Rosebud saloon
man, was the victim of burglars at
Gregory last Wednesday. The saloon
of Cameron & Co. was broken into and
the cash register relieved of about 500
in small change. This Is said to have
been Gregory's first burglary.
1t will be at least 1912 before the
northeast Nebraska bankers come
back to Norfolk again. The conven-
ton, held in Creighton this year, will
go to Neigh in 1910. 1t Is generally
understood also that Tekamah will be
the convention place in 1911, Vice
President Hopewell of Tekamah be-
coming president also at that time.
Tekamah extended an invitation at
the last meeting. The principle of
moving the convention about seems to
have been accepted by the bankers
1t is presumed, however, that the con-
vention will meet in Norfolk every
few years. Many complimentary re-
marks have been made here relative
to the banquet served at Creighton in
connection with the convention.
David Walmsley, a farme" living OF
rural route No. 2, is so far the only
farmer among the Norfolk, Trip coun-
ty land winners to have filed on
homestead in the Rosebud. His choice
was LIS, and he took it after Anton
Hueber, also farmer, the Norfolk
winner Just ahead of him, and declined
to use choice No. 1876. Mr.. Walmsley
took quarter about eleven miles
south of the town Of Witten, in the
west end of the county. w. s. Payne,
who registered from here, is only a
mile to the west. Miss Charlotte Ill
gel's claim is two miles to the north
west. The five Norfolk winners, whose
have been called since Mr..
WaImsley have all declined to file.
A merchant, clerk, newspaper
man, railroad man and an optician
are represented in this list.
The practical side Of the Arbor day
exercises in the public schools did not
extend to the high school yard,
which is not at this time ready to re-
ceive attention. The yard has only |
been leveled up and covered |
with new supply of rich soil. The
high school fire of two years ago and |
the building operations of last year re-
moved all traces Of what yard improve |
ments had been made. The high |
school grounds have been sowed to
blue grass and large Gamma beds will |
ha set out little later in the season.
A gravel play grounds is also to be ar
ranged on the east side of the build
Ing. At the various grade schools
On Arbor day. flowers. shrubs and
vines were set out while at the Wash
ngton school few trees were plant
ed The school board has committed
Itself to gradual program of improv-
ing the appearance of the several
school yards and the work that is now
being done is along systematic lines.