The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
FRIDAY FACTS,

country yesterday and reports farmers
busily threshing Crops are looking
fine, but a scarcity of farm hands is
evident.
Sewer districts Nos. II and IL will
undergo a thorough examination by
the city council, who will go out to
inspect them in company with City En-
gineer Brown and Water Commission.
or Brummund.
Two men who claim they are els
tern cleaners were arrested this morn
ing by Chief of Police Marquardt for
being drunk and disorderly. The men
have no money and will probably be
assigned to tire street commissioners
force.
Yesterdays rise in Union Pacific
stock did not stop at 90. 1t closed at
209, and at the opening today was
20S1a, but kept climbing and at 2
o'clock reached 2141a. Other stocks
are also rising. The cause Is believed
TO be the governments report of crops.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. Baum returned yes.
terday from Rochester, Mimi, where
Mrs. Baum had undergone an opera.
ton. They left Rochester in a heavy
rainstorm, but when they got to Du.
iuth they experienced terriically hot
weather. Mrs. Baum found the jour
ney very tedious and is extremely
weak as a result of the trip.
A small epidemic of cholera infan.
tum and cholera morbus is raging
here, according to physicians. In
some cases it has gone so far as to
have tendency toward dysentery.
One doctor has as many as dozen
cases of this disease and another av-
erages five to six cases daily. Explain.
ing the cause of this sickness, physi-
clans say it is due to the extreme
warm weather and infection of the
food.
Another large gathering of German
church folk is expected here next Sun
day, when the st. Johannes church of
Norfolk holds it's annual missionfest
in Pasewalks grove. Services will be-
gin at 10 o'clock in the morning, after
which dinner will be served. Every
body is welcome. The Norfolk band
will play while dinner is being served
Rev. A. Allendorf of Wisner will de-
liver the jubilee sermon in the fore
noon and A. Spiecherman of Rockport,
Mo, will conduct the afternoon ser.
vices, which take place at 2 p. m. Rev.
j. Mathiesen of Pierce will also de.
liver sermon in the evening, after
which another meal will be served.
The Norfolk band will give a concert
in the afternoon and evening.
When 'ra NJ. Taunton returned
from Pierce last niGht he was under
tire influence Of liquor to such an ex-
tent that he went to his home and
abused his wife and son Frank, who
telephoned the police. Chief Mar
uuardt and Patroman O'Brien arrest
ed him at s o'clock. His son Frank
fled charges against him for being
drunk and disorder,s. Tie hearing
will come W this afternoon in Judge
Eiseley's court. Frank Hamilton told
the judge that he and his mother be-
lieve Hamilton a dipsomaniac and
will confer with the county attorney
with a view to having Hamilton placed
in the Lincoln asylum for a few
months.
Ed Harter was at Tilden yesterday.
Walter Mcfarland went to Anoka to-
day.
C. S. Hayes went to Battle Creek to-
day.
w. D. Tackett of Gregory is in the
city.
H. F. Barnhart went to Anoka on
business.
DR.. j. II. Mackay returned from Lin.
coin yesterday.
w. R. Martin is here from School
craft precinct.
Miss Esther Kolterman of Pierce is
In the city visiting friends.
Miss Ella Hauptli went to Battle
Creek for short visit today.
Mrs. Robert Bathke went to Emmett
today to visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank King of Stanton
were here visiting with friends.
Captain Anderson, who will leave
for Camp Perry, Ohio, tomorrow is in
the city.
Miss Stella Bauch of Madison will
be here tomorrow to visit with Miss
Edith Herman.
Frank Flynn, formerly of Norfolk,
is proving up on his homestead in
Gregory county.
Miss Esther Anderson OF Omaha will
be here tomorrow for weeks visit
with Mrs. ]. w. Fisher.
II. NJ. Roberts is home from a visit
of ten days to Milwaukee, Racine and
other Milwaukee points.
August Karo and family have locat
ed on South Fourth street, They re-
Gently returned from Europe.
Paul PAUL., manager of the Western
Union, has returned from his vacation
TO Kearney, Columbus and Omaha. NJ
Belling, who has been working for
Mr.. PAUL., returns to his work with the
Northwestern.
Miss Nellie Howard, who has been
spending a vacation at Bellingham
Wash. returned to Norfolk today.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Stamford OF
Gregory are here for a visit with
friends and to take in the chautauqua
no,,l n,,clyS rat,trppd from Omaha