The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-30

es Eloise and Marian Dietrich, have
gone to Dubuque, Ia, to spend the
holidays with relatives
MIR. and Mrs. John II. Hays went
to Omaha to attend the funeral of
Ray Miller eldest son of Rome Mil.
Ter, formerly of Norfolk.
G. j. Stockwell. editor of the Genoa
Times, was in the city over night visit
ing old time friends JEFF Stockwell
was for ten years foreman i'm The
News office, and still has many warm
friends in the plant
Joseph Shoemaker. trafnc superin-
tendent for the Union Stock Yards
company of South Omaha, together
with Mrs. Shoemaker and daughter,
are in the city to spend Christmas at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p. Wealth
erby.
The newspaper plant OF J, c, Pur.
ton. formerly OF Verdel and later at
Norfolk. but now of Hay Springs,
Neb., recently was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. John Davis. who was reported
very i'll, is now somewhat improved.
Mrs. w. II. Shippee went out among
the good people of Norfolk Junction
and in very short time raised lit
tie over $50 for one unfortunate fam
lily
The Woman's Home Missionary so.
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet Tuesday at 2 p. m.
at the residence of Mrs. NJ c. Dem.
mon, 605 South Ninth street
The cold weather and snow has put
stop to the work of construction of
the Y. M. G.. A. building. The work
men have worked diligently and have
made great Roadway, but were forced
to cease operations when the real cold
snap set in.
Norfolk delegates to the state fire.
mems association convention at AL
lance, which takes place on January
II, are making great preparations for
their trip. A special car is being talk
ed of. A number of the delegates
have received free admission tickets
to nearly every place of amusement
in the city of Alliance.
G.. w. Wurzbacker, formerly of Til.
den, but now railroad agent at Co
lone, was in the city Friday and met
his brother F. B. Wurzbacker of Skag-
way, Alaska. who Is here on a visit
He is superintendent of express on
the White Pass Yukon railroad, and
is doing well. He was formerly rail.
road man on the eastern division of
the Northwestern. He is accom-
panied by his uncle, Mr.. Brown, who
is also from Skagway.
There are now twenty cars of paw
ing brick in the railroad yards, and
when the other three arrive, Samuel
Kline, foreman of the paving work,
declares large force of men will be
put to work to finish up the entire
job. There are some repairs to be
made" said Mr.. Kline, but these will
be made when the entire work is fin
ished. We are holding our brick set
tiers here on pay, and | can assure
Norfolk good paving"
Signs of prosperity can be seen at
the local postoffice, where viewing the
enormous piles of Christmas pack
ages the officials declare more of
these packages have been sent this
year than last. The postal card craze
has not decreased, in fact postal Off
Gals declare they have doubled. At
the postoffice Friday afternoon about
four bundles of these cards were be-
ing stamped for mailing. They num-
Der about 1000 in each bundle.
The case of j. W. Schlote versus w.
A. Strong was dismissed in Judge
Eiseley's court Friday afternoon
Strong, who married Schlote's daugh-
ter, secured a counsel Friday and Mrs
Strong signed an affidavit that her
husband was providing for her and
the children. Mr.. Schlote, on the 9th
err hand, charged Strong with refus-
ing to provide and refusing to work.
Mrs. Schlote charged Strong with
starving his entire family. In her af-
fidavit Mrs. Strong says her parents
wish her to leave her husband, and, if
possible, divorce him. She also
charges them with Offering her $1,000
if she will leave Strong and marry a
certain Plainview man. Mr.. Schlote's |
home is in Tilden. He declares now
he will not ask his daughter to leave
her husband