The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-24
FRIDAY FACTS.


II. G. shippee of Tilden was in the
city. !
Mrs. II. L. Halle of Madison was
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. DeBaer Of Lamro
were here.
r. Donohue of O'Neill was in the
city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy l.. Evans Of
Creighton were here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howe of Mo
brara were in the city.
Mrs. Carl Albert of Hoskins was
here calling on friends.
Ruth McGehee and Francis O'Shea
of Madison were in the city.
Father Gibauer is at Neigh attend
ing the Catholic mission there.
e. Dawson of Omaha is in the city
assisting the Bennett Piano company.
Archie Cow, who has been attend
ing college at Des Moines, is expected
home tonight.
Mrs. John Phinney and her son have
days with relatives.
Mrs. Charles Bowers has gone to
Kansas City, where she will visit rel
atives over the holidays.
Robert Mathewson of Wakefield is
in the city visiting with relatives. Mr..
Mathewson is on his way home from
Gregory, where he had business.
This is a great winter for coal. One
Norfolk coal dealer says he has sold
100 tons more this winter up to date
than last year.
The Damascus commandery Will
hold their regular meeting tonight.
Work in the order of the temple will
be gone through.
The w. r. c. will have their regu-
lar meeting tomorrow. Members will
be expected to attend. Special bust
ness. Refreshments will be served.
Andrew Beerman of Bloomfield was
arrested by Patrolman Livingstone
Thursday night and fined $3.50 for be-
ing drunk, in Justice Eiseley's court
Friday morning.
b. T. Reid and DR.. Simmons re-
turned from hunting expedition in
the country east of the city. Cotton
tails were scarce and very little hunt
ing could be had.
r. F. Schiller, who has been visiting
friends in Toronto, Canada, has re-
turned. Mr. Schiller says heavy rain
fell at Toronto last Monday. All along
the route from Norfolk to Toronto
much snow was in evidence.
Fire company No will hold reg
ular monthly meeting tonight. The
committee who are drawing up the
new firemen's bylaws, which will be
presented to the fire and police COM
mittee for approval, have not yet COM
pleted their work.
The sudden change in the tempera-
ture here has caused many cases OF
grip which, according to physicians,
will be increased in few days on &C
count of people going about without
overcoats
Former County Commissioner John
H. Harding was in Norfolk during the
afternoon from his farm near Meadow
Grove. He says that his corn is not
vet husked, and that only few of the
farmers in his vicinity have husked
their corn. He thinks the snow Will
last all winter.
William Lewis, a former Norfolk
business man, is reported at the point
of death at Sioux City, after an illness
brought on from pneumonia. Mrs
Lewis, who last month fell down q
flight of stairs and broke her arm
will probably go to Sioux City to join
her husband soon.
j. f. Haase and Charles Beiersdorf
who had been in southern Texas look
ing after a real estate deal, returned
to Norfolk last night. Oranges are
lust getting ripe in that vicinity, says
Mr.. Haase and the weather during
their visit was so warm that they
went about without their coats.
Paul Luebke has purchased the gro
Gerry stock of r. Lahmann on Third
street and Norfolk avenue. Mr.. Lueb
Ike expects to take possession of the
store on February l or earlier. A new
stock of goods on the order of the Os
car Uhle store will replace the Lab
mann stock. The contract for the
purchase has already been drawn III
and signed.
George A. Latimer of Spokane
Wash, formerly of Norfolk, who wal
in the city calling on old friends, say
the report that he is still connected
with Alfred Barnes is in error. Mr.
Latimer is now one of the firm o
Plummer and Latimer, attorneys o
Spokane, with Offices in the Hyd,
block of that city.
Thursdays storm, which reache,
Norfolk only In the shape of a col,
wave. hit Battle Creek and numbe
OF towns In that vicinity in the shap
OF a blizzard. An engine on train Nc
broke down near Meadow Grove an,