The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Drefke,
a daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Wag-
goner, a son.
J. S. Jackson, formerly on The News
staff is now reporting on the Kansas
City Post.
A. f. Stearns has rented room in
the Mast block and will make Norfolk
his headquarters.
Company d of the national guard
will do their regular Monday nights
drilling out doors tonight.
Mrs. T. A. Tribsecs Is visiting
friends and relatives in Clearwater
for few days.
Mrs. Bert Taylor arrived home from
Omaha last evening, where she had
been on business
Mrs. Thos. Crotty went to Sioux
City Sunday noon for weeks visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Henry Barrett is visiting her
parents, who reside thirty miles south
of Valentine.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Fisher are visit.
ing in Omaha.
Mrs. r. w. Watson arrived home
from Chicago yesterday, where she
had been visiting friends.
Jake Christensen went to Niobrara
yesterday to do some work on the
steam shovel boiler
William Alexander returned to his
home in Oakdale last evening, having
| hn wit ic L II
ander.
j. p. Brown of Verdigre is here visit
ing Junction friends for few weeks
Miss Matilda Cronk and sister, Ma
Bile, went to Oakdale last evening for
a few days visit.
Gustave Dietz and August Olmstead
have returned from fishing trip in
the country. They each brought back
about forty pounds of fine fish and re-
port jolly outing.
William Pace, the colored man from
Omaha who was arrested Friday night
by Patrolman O'Brien, was taken to
Madison by Sheriff Clements. The
man Is said to be insane.
The Columbus Norfolk Union Pacific
passenger, No. 49, was delayed over
an hour at Pick Siding, between Co
lumbus and Madison, yesterday. A
broken equalizer was the cause of the
delay.
Deputy State Game Warden ]. B.
Donovan of Madison and Deputy Fred
Domnsse of Norfolk seized 2S-foot
fish seine from M. Heckler, town mar
shall at Battle Creek, Sunday. They
also found small diagonal net
H. G. Corell and family of Plainview
after a delightful visit in New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will
reach Plainview Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Corell writes a Norfolk friend that
the Hudson-Fulton show was great.
Mrs. S. F. Erskine of Norfolk is
named as chairman of an important
committee in the program of the Ne
braska Federation of Women's clubs,
which meets in the fifteenth annual
convention, October ~, 10 and IA, at
Lincoln.
Young Denney, the Iowa fighter, re-
turned from Omaha, where he had
been visiting with some of the Omaha
pugilists. Denney reports no date
could be had with Monk Trummer, on
account of that fighter being in Den.
yer. A match, however, with some
other good fighter is expected soon.
Edward Melcher, whose nose was
broken when the crank broke on a
threshing machine north of here, is
reported much better. Mr.. Melcher
who lives on South Second street. was
working on the thresher when the
crank suddenly broke, infiicting deep
cut under the eye and breaking his
nose.
Tony Chrismar was knocked down
by a stranger on Norfolk avenue be-
cause he threatened to choke a small
boy Chrismar, who is said to have
been drinking threatened some child
rem on the street when the stranger
struck him and then made his escape
Councilman Dolin and Ed Monroe took
charge of Chrismar.
That the Anti-Saloon league of Ne
braska is taking an active part in the
present state campaign, and particu
larly with reference to county cleo
tions, became apparent in Norfoli
when Marina S. Poulson, state super
intendent of the league, reached Nor
folk Sunday to make inquiries regard
ing the various candidates running fol
office in Madison county. Mr.. Poulsor
spoke in the First Congregational anC
; Methodist churches.
The exploding of a gasoline stove
at the Busy Bee restaurant at the
Junction resulted in a small blaze al
o'clock this morning, which de
stroyed some furniture, but did little
damage to the building. The fire team
was delayed in starting because M
tiremen were available for some min
utes. The fire was practically ou
when the tiremen arrived.
Mrs. Frank Winter, who cut the ar
teries of her wrist accidentally las
week while opening fruit jars, is mucf
better and will soon recover. 1t wa.
thought the case was serious, as three
of the arteries were cut and a wount