The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
MONDAY MENTION.
Kid" Jeneen left at noon


day on his way from Madison to Til.
den.
Alex Napier Of Ewing spent Sun.
day at the home of his son, John Ma.
pier.
Miss Helen Hermann was home
from Bloomfield over Sunday visit.
ing her sisters She returned at noon.
Mrs. w A. Boyes and Miss Tessle
Boyles, who have been visiting at the
w. II. Brakeman home for the past
ten days, left this noon for Lincoln.
County Judge Fred w. Brown of
Dixon county, J. l.. Davis Of Emerson,
Fred r. Haasc president of the Elmer.
son state bank, and w. B. Rogers, su.
perintendcnt of bridges for the NJ. a.
o., were party Of outside guests at
the Knights Templar initiation and
banquet
NJ c. Hazen, as attorney, Or, w. IL,
Pilger, as medical witness, and
Ernest Fenske went to Pierce Mon.
day for the trial of Frank Modrow of
Hadar, charged with assaulting Robert
Fenske.
Lee Clemmer from Coon Rapids Ia,
has come to Norfolk to work for his
uncle, John Friday, in the latter's
store
w. j. Hahn for the past six years
employed in the Hartford barber shop,
has resigned He and Mrs. Hahn left
at noon for Stuart.
The w. c. r. u. will hold a social
meeting at the home of Mrs. II. j.
Cole on North Ninth street, Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Ben Hur lodge will hold inita-
tion this evening. About twenty can
didates remain to be conducted into
the order and 1t Is thought that a
considerable number will be present
this evening.
John Hermann was granted by
Justice Eiseley Saturday afternoon a
sos verdict against the city. Mr. Her
mann lost horse in an open sewer
ditch and asked for 500 as result of
the animals's death 1t is understood
that the sewer contractor will pay the
judgment.
Paul Nordwig, who recently re-
turned from Omaha where he under
went surgical operation for appen.
dicitis, is able to be on the street,
using cane for assistance. He is
looking well and his chances for
rapid recuperation of health seem to
be splendid.
Paul Draeger died Sunday morning
of consumption, after being seriously
i'll for about three months. The young
man was twenty-five years old and
lived at 10S Phillip avenue with his
stepfather, Henry Droscher. Mr..
Draeger was brought to Norfolk from
Minnesota a short time ago on account
OF his health The deceased was a
graduate of the Wayne normal. The
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon
at . o'clock from the Christ Lutheran
church. the pastor, Rev. J. p. Mueller,
officiating.
kid" Jensen, the Norfolk boxer is
now exhibiting his talent on the mat,
He and Ed Olson of Yankton, S. D.,
were matched to meet one another at
Harrington last Saturday. The match
was for 500 side, best two out of
three, catch-as-catch Jensen
took the first and third falls, winning
the first in nine minutes with a leg
and hammerlock and the third in
fourteen minutes with a half crouch
and hammerlock. Olson, who is said
to be more or less of Harrington
man, took the second bout in three
minutes with a rolling fall. Jensen,
who returned to Norfolk after the
match, will probably be in boxing
contest at Crofton week from next
Friday. SiXty-eight Crofton enthusiasts
came to Harrington in a special car.
James Kelleher was in Sioux City
Saturday.
f. L. Hilborn of Plainview was In
the city Sunday
Kimball Drebert returned to Ames
college on Sunday.
l.. S. Lillibridge, cashier of the
Burke state bank, was in Norfolk
Mrs d. G. Reza of Fremont has re.
turned home after a weeks visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Phinney.
H. j. Rupert of Lincoln, who was a
bookkeeper in the Nebraska National
bank last year but who is now repre-
senting a lecture course bureau, is in
Norfolk.
J. Wakely president of the Farmers
Grain company of Madison and
Thomas j. Malone of Enola were in
Norfolk Saturday, calling on John
Phinney at the farmers elevator.
John Leppla of Chadron, assistant
superintendent of the Northwestern,
was in Norfolk Saturday on his way
to Missouri Valley to visit Conductor
O'Neill who is seriously i'll. Mr..
O'Neill has been in the service of the
road for over thirty-five years.
Among the days outof-town visitors
in Norfolk were: j. X. Chace, Pilger;
Martin Belling, w. E. Daily, Madison;
j. F, Fauble, Hadar; C. r. Pearson,
Creighton Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Filing