The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-31
FRIDAY FACTS.


Il. l.. Gillian OF Niobrara was here.
p. G. Hale Of Atkinson was here,
M. G. Hazen returned from Madison.
J. G. Engelman returned from
Pierce.
Jack Koenigstein returned from
Madison.
E. p. Weatherby went to Omaha on
business.
Miss lola Slaughter OF Dallas, s. d.,
was In Norfolk.
Miss Leota Shaw. who has been Wis
sting friends at Deadwood, has re-
turned to Norfolk.
G. C. Tackett OF Gregory was in the
city Wednesday.
J. e. Haase returned from bust
ness trip to Madison.
Former Congressman J. +. Boyd OF
Neigh was In the city.
John Kubista OF Pierce county was
In the city on business.
Charles Nenow Of Gordon will spend
Christmas with the V. Nenow family.
George and Dora Palm will spend
Christmas with relatives at Hoskins.
Misses Mabel Breckler and Nora
Hans of Battle Creek were in the
city.
Carl LEM of Idaho will spend Christ
mas here with his sister, Mrs. Paul
Zutz.
Ross Tindall has returned from the
university to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brakeman will
leave next Tuesday for points in Iowa
to visit for couple of weeks.
Miss Bertha Pilger has gone to Te-
cumseh to visit with Rev. and Mrs.
Robert and family during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gobler, Mr..
and Mrs Gustave Tews, Richard Tews,
Charles Morton and Carl Spiering
were at Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corl jenkins of Madi-
son will spend Christmas here with
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Landers.
Norfolk express wagons are loaded
to their utmost capacities this week.
The Norfolk Chess club have post
poned all their meetings until after
New Years.
The public library will be open from
to p. m. Friday. 1t will be closed
Saturday.
The local train from Madison of last
night did not arrive here until
o'clock this morning.
A large number of people enjoyed
the dance at Marquardt hall last even
ing. Howes orchestra was secured for
the event.
The Red Cross stamps are for use
throughout the holidays, and the Red
Cross society asks that the public use
them up until New Years.
Mr. and Mrs. f. j. Keller of Fremont
will spend Christmas here with the
Carl Wilde family. Mr.. Keller was at
one time head miller of the Norfolk
mills, and Mrs. Keller was cashier of
the beet sugar factory.
The making of repairs in machinery
has been the cause of the frequent and
at times long continued Interruptions
in the electric light and power service
of late. The lights and power were
off again last night for a time.
The last week Of the holiday shop
ping is winding up and many mer-
chants report that they are enjoying
as good trade as could be expected, in
fact. much larger one than had been
anticipated at the beginning of the
two weeks before Christmas. Farmers
coming to the city report the roads
now In fairly good condition, the snow
having been packed down and afford
ed fine tracks for sleighing. Many of
the buggies have lost their wheels and
sledge runners have been put in their
places. 1t Is expected that the mer.
chants will be very busy until the
last hour before they close their doors
Tor the Christmas holiday.
A look behind the scenes at the To-
cal postoffice Thursday showed every
available table piled high with Christ
mas packages. Every clerk in the
Office was on the run, stamping, sort
ing, weighing and registering the pack
ages which, wrapped in holly anG
Christmas paper, was going to the
loved ones far and near. More regis
tered mail and more Christmas pack
ages were handled at the local post
Office this season than the last Christ
mas rush. Registered mail for for
eign countries was heavy this season
Among the countries which received
mail from Norfolk were England
South America, Italy, much went alsC
to the Philippines and the Panama
canal zone, The local postoffice will
not be closed Christmas. The regula
PARTNER OF CLAWS.