The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02

Mrs. John Ham, who has been here
visiting with the A. Buchholz family,
has returned to her home at stanton
Miss Catherine Boehnke who was
here visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Boehnke, has returned
to Lincoln
NJ. c. Wilde, cashier of the bank at
Bazile Mills, and w. Walton, another
Knox county banker, were in the city
yesterday.
A special meeting of the Elks for
initiation. will be held this evening.
Miss Alice Hoskins, stenographer in
the office OF Ransom Il Anderson. is
ill. Miss Hoskins' home Is at Plain.
view.
A special meeting of Mosaic lodge
No. 80 is called for Tuesday evening
for work in the f. c. degree.
There will be business meeting of
the West Side Whist club tonight at
1880 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs w.
n. Huse. All members are asked to
be present.
Boys are said to be breaking into
stealing paddles and other property of
that kind. A search is to be made and
arrests may follow.
A. G. Stearns has returned from
boat trip up the Missouri river 1870
miles from Niobrara with Mr. For
sythe of that town. He reports "A great
trip. The journey was made in rae.
ing motor.
S. w. Warner has resigned his po-
sition as matchmaker at the G.. S.
Hayes jewelry store and has gone to
Chadron, where he has taken charge
OF the Washburn jewelry store in the
absence of Mr.. Washburn, who has
gone east for medical treatment.
The Norfolk company of old German
soldiers will go to West Point next
Thursday, where they will attend a
two days session of the Kruger We
rein's district meeting, after which the
entire gathering of German soldiers
will go to Omaha to attend the state
reunion, which takes place in that city
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. p. A. Shurtz leaves in few
days for Denver, Colo, with her daugh-
ter Hildreth, who is suffering from
the results OF an operation for appen-
diCitis some time ago. The little girl
was taken to Fremont recently to be
re-operated on, but physicians there
declared they could not do anything
for her at present. Mrs. Shurtz will
stay in Colorado with her daughter
for about two months.
The ball game between the Norfolk
clerks and the Wisner team, sched-
uled for last sunday, was called off
Madison to take part in the ball tour
nament there Tuesday. The Cherokee
Indian baseball team of Oklahoma was
in the city enroute to the Bonesteel
country Monday morning. They have
arranged for games with the Norfolk
team next Sunday and Monday.
r. F. Bruce returned last evening
from Omaha, where he had taken his
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Banner, to the
Methodist hospital for treatment. Mrs.
Banner has been suffering from ner
vous breakdown for several weeks,
and has been treated by DR.. Verges,
who called DR.. Young of Omaha in
consultation a few days ago. 1t was
decided that she required hospital
treatment, where there is every pros.
pect that she will be permanently
cured.
Fire of a mysterious origin at 8
o'clock Saturday evening ignited gas
oline in the new launch owned by Ed
Hans. The gasoline tank exploded
and the boat was mass of flames in
a moment. A number of people near
Mr.. Hans boathouse endeavored to
put out the fire with water, but with
out result. Ed Mullen. ex-fire chief,
came to the rescue with pan of flour,
which put an end to the flames. Mr..
Hans had just completed the boat and
put in new two-cylinder engine. The
trial trip was to be taken at 6 o'clock
Sunday morning. A thorough exam
ination Of the boat found that nothing
was damaged on the engine and only
the paint was burned OF.
Sixteen members of the THEM fam
lilies were seated at the dinner table
in the beautiful residence of r. e.
THEM, one mile and half southeast
of the city, Sunday. The event was a
family reunion and a farewell party
combined. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred THEM,
who recently sold their restaurant,
leave in a few days for the western
coast for an extended visit, while Mr..
and Mrs. Charles THEM, who have
been here visiting with relatives, re-
turned in a few days TO their home in
Denver After the dinner music from
several mandolins and other string in
struments was enjoyed.
Superintendent of Schools F. NJ.
Hunter has returned from Randolph,
where he has finished his work in the
normal institute. Mr.. Hunter now will
remain in Norfolk, getting everything
in readiness for the opening of the
schools on September g. The teachers