The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
MONDAY MENTION.

uTudN evening, uauBnieT.
Mosaic lodge, No. SO, will meet Tues.
day evening at o'clock to elect of.
ficers. 1t is the regular meeting
night.
S. II. McClary. after a short visit in
Norfolk, left this morning for Cleve.
land, before going to Glissfield, Mich,
where he will manage sugar factory
for the American company.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Rev. r. j. Lucas on South Ninth
street tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Sprecher have
stored their household goods away and
will leave within the next week for the
Flathead country of Montana with the
Intention of securing land there.
A big attendance of baseball sup.
pOrters has been urged for the base
ball mass meeting at the city hall at
8 o'clock tonight
The four-year-old daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs A. F. Stearns, formerly OF
Norfolk, died in Omaha Saturday from
spinal meningitis. Mrs. Stearrs Is
very seriously i'll.
ED Bates of Chadron, a northwest
ern engineer who formerly worked
out of Norfolk, has filed on a Trip
county homestead near Roseland, in
the northeast corner of Trip county.
George Davenport of Madison. who
last week went to Rochester, Mimi,
for a surgical operation on his arm,
has returned home, the surgeons as.
surfing him that he will have no more
trouble.
Charles A. W. Hickman and Miss
Mary X. Kuncil Of this city were
married last week at the Catholic
church, Father Buckley performing
the ceremony. Mr.. Hickman is a
plasterer.
The U. C. T. baseball team, which
is to play for purse at the grand
lodge meeting in Columbus, held an
initial practice Saturday afternoon.
Ed C. Engle has been chosen manager
of the Norfolk team.
Judge j. ]. Sullivan of Omaha has
been engaged to defend Ed X. Will
liams, one of the Lynch saloon keep
ers sued for $4,000 in the Chart freez-
ing case. H. F. Barnhart of this city
defends the other saloon man.
Cleo Lederer, who has just COM
pleted his first year at the agricultural
department of the state university, has
returned to Norfolk, accepting his for
mer position with the Durland Trust
company He began work Monday.
Mrs. Belle Hollenbeck of Neigh,
who has been very ill for the past
seven weens, has gone to Rochester,
Mimi, to undergo an operation for APP
pendicitis. She was accompanied by
her brother, Mr.. Ratherham of Clear
water.
Long Pine Journal Mrs. Miller, the
sister of Miss Stormont, returned to
her home in Norfolk. She and her
husband and family expect to make
Long Pine their home in the near flu
ture. Mr.. Miller is car repairer on
the Northwestern.
The fixtures and stock of the G. F.
A. Marquardt saloon in the Marquardt
block were removed Monday to make
way for the carpenters who are prepar-
ing the room for j. D. Sturgeon, whose
location is in turn to be occupied by
the Sonneland clothing store.
Miss Gretchen Huff, daughter OF
John H. Huff formerly of Norfolk but
now living at Los Angeles, Cal, was
~ 10 q
Clarence e. Romer, a linotype opera
tor living in Los Angeles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Romer will spend their honey
moon on the Catalina Islands.
The Norfolk-Stanton high school
baseball game, which was postponed
Saturday on account of the weather
conditions here, will be played some
time during the later part OF the
month. Next Saturday the Neigh
! high school nine comes to this city,
while Norfolk students go to Stanton
for game the Saturday following.
August Brummund Is now water
commissioner The auditing commit
tee examined the books OF the ri'y
treasurer aid of the water commits
sioner yesterday. Monday the books
and files of the water office were
| turned over to Mr.. Brummund by n.
G. Brrueggeman. William O'Brien, the
new night officer, and w. D. Uecker
as street commissioner, have served
since Saturday. DR.. Mackay is now
CITY physician.
OF the 200 names called Saturday at
the Gregory county land filing, forty
six filed on farms. This was two
more than had filed Friday. Saturday
the numbers from $500 to $500 were
called. Among those who failed to re-
spond Saturday were Mrs. Lizzie Car
rabine and Harry Lemon of Norfolk
Mrs. M. C. Demmon, Moses Horner,
j. A. Keleher and c. w. Darlington,
Norfolk people called Friday, all fail
ed to file. Only forty out OF 200 fled
on Thursday last.
The mortgage Indebtedness of Madi'
son county increased $S9,S64.17 dur
ing the past month, according to the
figures on record in the office of Coun'
ty Clerk George E. Richardson OF
Madison. During the month of April
mortgages were filed amounting to
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