The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-06-18
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lOlh idSl week ItNuiuluS llOIl ANtllBn
where he went to appear for the state
railway commission in the application
of the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany for an injunction to prevent the
commission from interfering with the
rates charged by the company. The
commission objected to the company
charging 10 cents additional fee for a
message outside of Neigh into the
town, the same rate not being charged
to parties talking outside of Neigh.
The company secured temporary re-
straining order against the commits.
sion.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Tough, on South Fourth street, Tues.
day afternoon at o'clock.
II. M. Culbertson received mes
sage last night conveying the sad
news of the death of his father, at
Baker City, Ore.
F. L. Putney and son OF Tilden we're
city visitors Monday. The son,
bright young man Of 16, was on his
way to attend the Fremont college.
Miss Helen Hermann will be the
bookkeeper at the Bennett piano store,
taking the place made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Anna Kelleher.
John w. Fetter of this city has just
received an appointment from the
grand lodge of Knights Of Pythias as
deputy grand chancellor for Morning
lodge, No. 20, Norfolk.
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formerly a grocery clerk for Gunther
G. Shirley was in this city Saturday
and made us a pleasant call. He says
he Is in the insurance business now
with headquarters at Norfolk.
w. A. Emery and his two sons, For
est and Prairie, left Sunday evening
for Chadron, where Mr.. Emery will
have his boys defended on the car
robbing charge which is against five
| Norfolk boys, three of whom are still
in the Chadron jail
The presence of State Secretary Bal
| ley of Omaha, F. A. Mccormack, the
Sioux City banker, and one or two
other men of equal prominence, at the
Y. NJ. C. A. supper and conference at
Marquardt hall at $3.50 o'clock Tues
day evening is expected to have a
good effect in increasing the attend
ance All of the visitors will speak.
The future of the local Y. M. G. A.
movement will be determined at this
meeting.
| The chief purpose of the meeting of
the city council Tuesday night is to
open bids and let the contracts for the
new sewer districts and the water
main extension. This work will be
done under the direction of the new
city engineer, H. G. Gardner, who is
coming up from Lincoln under sixty
day agreement with the council. Mr.
Gardner comes here with view of To-
eating If he finds that there is a good
field in north Nebraska for a civil en-
July /. The meeting of the council
Tuesday night is an adjourned meet
ing and any kind of business that the
members see fit to take up can be
transacted.
Madison Post: The Case boys, from
Norfolk, sentenced by Judge Bates to
the reform school last week, are wide
awake and lively little fellows and
| have been making life interesting fol-
Sheriff Clements the past few days
Owing to the fact that the law pro
hibits boys of this>a being placed in
Jail, it has been necessary for Mr.
Clements to house them in his room
at the court house, and in order to
watch them he has been sleeping In
the same room. They seem to have q
mania for engaging in fights with one
another and according to reports they
put on a bout every once in while
that would make some of the big ones
ashamed of themselves.
The promotion of Harry L. Snyder
chief clerk to General Superintendent
S. M. Braden, to the new position Of
lost and damaged freight inspector fol
the territory embraced by the North
western lines west of the Missouri
river, will not result in Mr.. Snyder's
removal from Norfolk, where he has
been an active and progressive either
for many years. Mr.. Snyder's head
quarters will be in Norfolk, although
his duties will require that he spend
much of his time travelling. The posi-
is new one. Mr.. Snyder's successor
as chief clerk to the general superin
tendent is ]. S. Mcintyre, who has
been train dispatcher at the North
western Office at Fremont for the pas
five months. He arrived in Norfoll
Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. McIn
tyre.
Miss Bertha Hanson spent Sunday
in Tilden.
Frank Flynn came down from Greg
DRY Sunday noon to spend few days
in Norfolk.
]. D. Sturgeon returned Sunday from
a business trip to Beatrice.
Miss Inez Viele is in Niobrara visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Fred Marshall.
Aaron Stewart of Harrison, Neb.
was in town over Sunday the guest
of Rev. DR.. Ray.
F. L. Putney of Tilden was in Nor
folk Monday, going down to Enola OIL
a fishing excursion.
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