The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-23
FRIDAY FACTS.

FRED RoDertS ana Iamlly OF STERLING
Colo, are in Norfolk on a visit with
Mr.. Roberts parents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. M. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts is super
intendent of the sugar factory at
Sterling.
+ Among the days out of town visi
tors in Norfolk were: County Judge
w. P. Cowan, Sheriff James r
Sucker, Stanton; United States Dep
uty Marshal John F. Sides. Dakota
City; P. G. Burress, Carroll; ]. W.
Rifle, Monroe; A. Shadbolt, Dallas, s
D.; John v. Pearson, Ponca s. D.
Berg, Pierce; j. H. Montgomery, F.
C. Oldenberry, Dallas. S. D.; Indian
Agent c. H. Bates and daughters, Pine
Ridge agency; Charles Atkinson
Creighton; F.. Nelson, Harrington; j
N. Kinkade, Oakdale; Robert Schultz
Pierce; Frank Jungmeyer, Battle
Creek.
Rev. ], l.. Hedbloom, the Baptist
minister, conducts a mems bible class
at his home every Sunday morning at
10 o'clock.
Mrs. K c. Hitchcock, formerly of
Pierce, who had been in Norfolk
hospital for several months. was able
to leave the institution yesterday.
With her son, DR.. Norris Hitchcock,
she has gone west to visit friends for
a short time. She will remain with
her son this summer.
Born on Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Reed, little son weighing two
and half pounds, watch charm size
baby. The previous child, who"is now
a nice large girl three years old,
weighed two and half pounds with
clothes on at the age of eight weeks.
The average baby weighs about seven
pounds.
M. V. Avery, after acting as manager
of the Norfolk band for two years, has
rendered his resignation, and was pre-
scented by members of the band with
token of their appreciation of his
efforts. Mr.. Avery resigned because,
as bookkeeper at the Gund branch
house here, he finds his time more
than ever occupied with his own work,
inasmuch as the territory Of Manager
G. III. Groesbeck has just recently heen
extended.
Someone is either making great
big bluff with the Yankton-Norfolk
railroad or else they are going to do
business, for the reason that they are
unloading stuff there at Yankton right
along and have men working on the
bridge sile," writes Maurice w. Jencks
of Yankton, s. d., in personal letter
to Norfolk friend. Mr.. Jencks man.
ages the New Grand theater at Sioux
City and represents some $50 theaters
in the northwest circuit of the Klaw
G. Erlinger syndicate.
The junior normals at O'Neill, Val
entine and elsewhere will open June
for term of eight weeks. DR.. II.
K Wolfe of the state university will
be principal of the O'Neill normal
again this year. The Valentine APP
pointment has not been announced.
city Supt. F. M. Hunter of this city
could have been reappointed to the
summer normal principalship at Alma
State Superintendent Bishop by whom
the recommendations for re-appoint-
ment were made having made a state
ment to this effect shortly after be-
ing advanced to the state superin-
tendency. Mr.. Hunter, however, on
coming to Norfolk severed all connec-
ton with the normal work. The ap-
pointment at Valentine will be filled
by the state normal boards committee
of teachers and employees consisting
of State Superintendent Bishop, N,
M. Graham and T. J. Majors. The
new state normal board law is declar-
ed by former Supreme Court Commits