The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22

moving to Norfolk MIR. and Mrs
Shepard are fine young people who
have always taken leading part In
the church and social affairs at Foster
! and no doubt they have many friends
who will regret to learn of their in
tended departure from their midst.
Mr.. Shepard has been succeeded at
Foster by gentleman by name of L.
&. Wilbur.
installation of officers ana initiation
of candidates makes tonight's meeting
of the Eagles important 4 lunch will
/ be served at the close of the ccrc-
monies.
Il. II. Bccls left today for Sioux city.
where he recently purchased "A cigar
store, pool hail and barber shop. lie
! shipped his household goods and has
purchased a home near Riverside parN.
As carrier on rural route No. 1 he has
been succeeded Ivy George NJ Farley.
Word has reached Norfolk friends
that August Karo Of this city. now Wis.
iting at his old home in Germany, has
suffered from stroke of paralysis. lie
is unable either to speak or to move
about The stroke occurred some
weeks ago and at last reports he was
slightly improved,
The Living Church Annual just is.
sued gives the following statistics for
the past year of the Protestant Epis.
copal church in diocese of Nebraska:
Clergy, "a; parishes and missions, 81;
lay readers 30; candidates for orders,
3; postulants, A. baptsms, infants,
312; adults, 100; total, 1882; confirmed,
405; communicates, 1880; last re-
ported, 1906; increase, us; MARI
ages, 1888; burials, BAL; Sunday school,
teachers, $50; scholars, 2,l79; coutr-
buttons, $13O,S594G.
f. G. Coryell of this city has been
named as deputy assessor for Norfolk
by County Assessor Ruth. G. l.. Carter
has been reappointed assessor for the
outside precinct Norfolk city will
have just one assessor this year as it'll
is only necessary to assess the per
sonal property and the improvements
on real estate this year. The real estate
valuations are now made once in four
years. City Treasurer c. l.. Anderson,
who was real estate assessor, declined
to take the assessorship again, EX-
Councilman Garvin, who handled the
personal assessments last year, is no
longer a resident of the city.
In a letter to The News George L. |
formerly of Norfolk but now
of Los Angeles, comments upon the |
great change which has become ap.
parent in names of Norfolk people dur |
ing the seven years intervening since
he left. at has been seven years since
to have been receding in the distance |
all this time, not but that our love for |
it burns still just as warmly, but the |
loss of our old friends and the removal |
Of many of them from your midst, the !
loss of the old names from your col
INNS and the sight of so many new ones
therein which have come to take their
places, suggest the question is this our
former home? Doubtless were we in
the city the physical changes would
further emphasize the suggestion. We
often long to see you all once more.
We are very well satisfied here, es-
pecially when we hear of your cold
winter, the winds and the SHOWS. We
feel the cold decidedly here when the
'rost appears just little. Since living
1vercoat and feel but little need Of
any. We present our Christmas greet
ngs and hope for The News and the
queen City happy and prosperous
New Year" Mr.. Whitman is still prac-
icing law