The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
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While playing with several little girl
friends. Veda Rees, 6.yeac-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs D. Rees. fell from
a playhouse which was built in tree
at the T. h. Odiorne residence on
West Norfolk avenue and sustained "A
sprained ankle.
II. j. Billerbeck. w. Hernoldt and
John Davids OF Osmond were In the
city looking over the Norfolk water
works system. The Osmond business
men were at Tilden and Emerson look
ing over the water situation with a
view OF establishing water works at
Osmond.
W. n. Holmes, Formerly Norfolk
man but recently of Cedar Rapids, la,
has arrived in Sioux City, where he
has accepted the position as secretary
of the Sioux City commercial club.
The Sioux City business men are de-
lighted with their new secretary.
whom they declare is live wire"
Hot Goals from the kitchen range at
the w. Bohne residence In Edgewater
burned a hole in the kitchen floor and
started what at first appeared to be n
lively blaze. The hook and ladder
company of the fire department. how.
ever. was soon on the scene and sue.
ceeded in putting out the fire in re.
markedly fast order
Fremont Tribune: G.. ]. Lindstrom,
agent for the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime.
apolis and Omaha road at Maskell.
Neb., has shipped his household goods
to Fremont and will reside here, tenn
porarily at least. Mr.. Lindstrom has
been having trouble with his eyes, and
the company gave him six months
respite from his labors.
j. II. Bentley, a land dealer OF Sid
ney, writes to Norfolk real estate
man telling him 1t would be impossible
for him at this time to make an esti-
mate on the value of some land near
Sidney, on account of the exceedingly
dry and hot weather. The grain, he
says, has all been dried up and until it
rains he cannot determine the value
of land there.
George r. Desmond returned from
Omaha, where he was initiated into
the knighthood of the Ak.Sar-Ben. Mr..
Desmond reports that about 200 can
didates were initiated. While in Oma.
ha Mr.. Desmond was about a block
from the scene of the automobile acct
dent in which William Krug, the prom
| inent brewer, was killed. The two
| automobiles, says Mr.. Desmond, were
| badly damaged.
The first week day game Of the city
baseball league series will be played
on the driving park diamond Tuesday
evening at $50, when the bookkeepers
and the Edgewater teams will cross
bats in their first game. Sundays
doubleheader, the first games of the
| series, have all been arranged and the
committee calling on the business
men, who are to offer prizes for the
winners, have met with great success.
| Although expert fishermen of this
city have declared that no black bass
exist in the waters Of the Elkhorn
river, this declaration was disproved
early this morning when Robert and
Norton Howe returned from the river
with string of the finest black bass
ever. There were six bass varying in
size, the largest weighing about two
pounds. Robert Howe visited the
Mast block after reaching the city and
proudly exhibited his catch to the nu-
merous fishermen of that building.
John Flynn returned Thursday night
from Minneapolis, where after investi-
eating new inventions of Charles o.
Michaelson, an old friend Of Constable
Flynn purchased five shares in the
company which is known as the
Eclipse Ore Reduction company, The
new inventions consisted Of rock
breakers, pulverizers, material con-
centrators and other mining machin-
cry. According to Mr.. Flynn, the in
ventor Michaelson has spent his en-
tire life working on these inventions.
which he now says are complete and
wonderful.