The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05


ans Hour" will be one of the genuine
events in the theatrical career of Nor.
folk, The play is said to be the
cOmedy.success of the present season
and Miss Thurston ranks high as
star on the American stage.
The company makes a long and ex.
pensiye trip to come to Norfolk. They
come here from Lincoln and return to
Omaha next day. Every particle of
scenery used, is carried by the com.
pany, down to the last water glass.
Seats will be SOC, 75c 81 and $3.50.
Norfolk has not seen a player of this
caliber In two years and it Is to be
hoped Miss Thurston will be greeted
with capacity audience, as she and
her play deserve. Mail orders may be
reserved now.
The Norfolk firm of Lewis & Colds.
worthy, wholesale bakers and ice
cream manufacturers, with the en-
dorsement of the Commercial club,
have formulated plans which bring
cracker factory within Norfolk's
reach.
The proposition is to incorporate
company with $4,000 authorized CAPT
tai which would lake over the bakery
I'D ice cream business and Norfolk
avenue plant of Lewis & Goldsworthy
in exchange for stock. The stock sold
above the price of the present plant
would be used in installing a cracker
factory to be run in connection with
the present plant. The size of the
building would have to be increased
and new machinery purchased, the
total outlay in this direction represent
Burt Mapes was in Pierce Wednes,
day.
DR.. J. C. Myers was In Battle Creek
yesterday.
NJ. c. Hazen spent Wednesday in
Hoskins on business.
w. NJ. Ryel left this noon for an ex.
tended visit in Chicago.
Attorney o. A. Williams and F. ID.
Kilburn of Neigh were in Norfolk
Wednesday in connection with bank
ruptcy hearing before Referee Wealth
erby.
Rev. J. c. S. Wells was taken quite
i'll while down town Tuesday after.
noon.
Norfolk people counted By City
Clerk Ed Harter, census enumerator,
at noon 2,241.
DR.. Cutlery of Pilger, first assistant
physician at the hospital, has entered
on his work at that institution.
The H. e. Hardy stable on North
Fourth street which was nearly de-
stroyed by fire during the firemen's
convention, is being rebuilt from the
first story up.
1t is reported that new baby girl
has arrived at the home of II. E. Gliss-
man at Doom, Iowa. The family for
merly lived here, where they have
many friends.
Ferdinand Brandenburg, unable to
give the $500 peace bond required by
Justice Eiseley, was taken to the
county Jail at Madison Tuesday after
noon by Constable John F. Flynn.
Attorney H. F. .Barnhart returned
yesterday from Glenwood, Ia, where
he tried a law case. When Mr.. Barn
hart arose to talk in the Glenwood
court he was surprised to find himself
introduced by Senator Gilliland, who
graduated in the same class in Iowa
City in 1884.
On March 4, and an art exhibit
of Turner art pictures will be held at
the high school under the auspices of
the Woman's club. The object of the
exhibit, aside from its educational fea-
lures, will be to secure money to pur-
chase new pictures for the high school
building. At present there are only
two pictures in the entire building.
w. j. Stadelman, manager of the
automatic telephone company, has
purchased a four-passenger Columbia
touring car. The car will be used in
part to transport quickly the trouble
men" in the long distance department.
Otto Fuerst, who has been superin-
tendent of the Norfolk company's toll
lines and who left today to become
of the Independent plant at
has ordered a Franklin ma
chine for himself and two other ma |
chimes for his brothers at Battle
Creek.
w. A. Moldenhauer yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Watertown,
Wis, conveying the sad intelligence
Of the death of his only living brother,
Henry Moldenhauer in Watertown.
The latter had visited in Norfolk and |
was well known here. He had been
sick for some time and his death was
not unexpected. Henry Moldenhauer
AN truck farm at one time and was
alter engaged in manufacturing bust
ness. He was seventy-eight years old.
His death leaves w. A. Moldenhauer
If this city the last surviving member
If the family. Mr.. Moldenhauer re-
,eived news of his brothers death on
his sick bed. While he has been
i'll he has, however, lately
improved a good deal. Mr.. Modem
lauer was the youngest of ten chill
lren, while the brother who has Just
sI IL.