The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-28
FRIDAY FACTS.

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In Norfolk yesterday on business. Mr.
Berry was county clerk OF Madison
county at the time when that Office
also included the duties of the clerk
of the district court
Among the out of town visitors
were: A, p. Davis, Wayne; George
G. Bayha, Niobrara: o. II. Mohr and
Fred l.. Wauser, Plainview; Ida Blom-
quist, Mabel Olson, A. s. Becklund
and Charles Wood st. Edward Mrs.
l.. II. Protchard and Mrs. NJ. p. Bart.
lett, Meadow Grove; l. n. Bower.
Humphrey; l.. b. Clark, Neigh; T.
{. Fleming, Beemer, and II. j. Van
Derschied, Dallas, S. d.
Father Walsh was in from Battle
Creek Wednesday and found time to
greet few of his friends. Last week
new bells in two of the churches, un-
der the direction of Father Walsh,
were blessed with the usual impress
sive services of the Catholic church.
New bells weighing over 1900 pounds
each were recently placed in both the
church at Tilden and in the church at
Battle Creek.
C. s. Hayes was in Stanton Thurs.
day.
d. Rees is back from business trip
to Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Kingsley we're
In Stanton yesterday.
Mrs. e. r. Fairbanks and son re.
turned yesterday noon from three
weeks visit with relatives in Burling.
ton, Ia.
H. c. Matrau and T. Willie were in
Madison attending court.
William Selling of Omaha, a cream
cry travelling man, was in the city to.
day.
c. r. Elgas, a Lincoln insurance
man, was in Norfolk yesterday on
business.
w. H. Metcalf and James Flanagan
came up yesterday from Sioux City to
complete a plastering contract at the
hospital.
Mrs. Max Swift of Fort Ogelthorp
Ga, arrived last night for a two
months visit with her parents, Mr..
ana Mrs. j. f. Pfunder.
Miss Louise Odiorne, Who mas been
very i'll with pneumonia, is better.
Senator Allen of Madison has been
in Springview, the county seat of
Keya Paha county, defending An
thony Robinson and Will Buckley,
charged with shooting one of the Suth-
erland boys last summer.
County Superintendent Housed of
Madison, who is seeking reelection,
was in Norfolk Friday morning look:
ing up the local situation. A. E. Ward
of Madison will probably be the can
didate who opposes Housed.
Fred H, Salter, now of Lamro, S. D.,
whose name appeared in the list of
Trip county candidates published in
The News yesterday, is a son of G. B.
Salter of Norfolk Mr.. Salter is
candidate for register of deeds in the
new county. He has one competitor
There will be short session of the
United States circuit court, Norfolk
division, on Saturday, May 20, at 8
a. M, at the United States court house
motions and demurrers, taking de.
faults and attending to other routine
business.
The heavy rain which fell uptown
Thursday afternoon was not noticed
at the Junction. The government reg
lister showed that quarter of an inch
of water fell in few minutes. The
rain for a considerable time was linn
tied to that part of the city east of the
tracks, but later moved west.
kid" Jensen, it is stated may fol-
low up his match with Dick Walton
at the Enola hall Saturday night by a
handicap match at Madison later.
Jensen weighs about 100, while Wal
ton is said to weigh over 200. A large
crowd is expected to go to Enola from
Madison, while a number will drive
down from Norfolk.
Norfolk firemen will enter the state
firemen's tournament at Hebron, Neb.,
on August 25-7 with a running team.
The team was organized at a meeting
of the local department held at the
city hall last evening. Eleven run
ners were enlisted at the start John
Mesler, L. G. Hight, Joe Hight, Paul
Kell, Charles Specie. Ben Beemer,
William Koppl, Ernest Simkins, Ed
Marshall, Ed Hans and Ben Skolow.
sky. At previous meeting Jess Bee
mer was chosen captain and j. e.
Haase manager The first practice
will be held next Tuesday. After that
practices will be held every Tuesday
and Thursday.
Miss Ruth Mount, a daughter of
Trainmaster E. o. Mount, who was
transferred from Norfolk to Fremont
year ago. has won the highest ora
torical honors in the Fremont high
school. Miss Mount is one of the five
who will read orations at the Fremont
commencement exercises at the opera
house there. The five papers were
chosen out of twelve. Superintendent
Warehouse, the Fremont high school
faculty and the principals of the va
rious schools being the judges. Of
the five to be delivered, Miss Mounts
paper graded first. She was a stu.