The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07

visiting in Wakefield, Kan. for the
past two weeks, has returned.
Miss Inez Veile has returned to Mo
brara after spending the holidays with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. A. II. Veile.
Hay was selling from s. to $40 per
ton at the local market Friday after.
noon.
The w c. r. U. will meet with Mrs.
Westervelt Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
on South Sixth street.
w. NJ. Bibby, who has Ueen work
ing in Milwaukee, is expected to re-
turn to Norfolk on account of the i'll
ness of his wife, who Is here,
There are too many railroad wrecks
nowadays" said an old time citizen.
"The only safe way to travel is the
way | came to Norfolk many years
ago, via OK team"
The New Years eve dance. which
was given at Marquardt hall, was
success. A large crowd of dancers
enjoyed the music and at midnight
danced the new year in and the old
year out.
With the new year you start paying
80 per cent more for a shave than you
did before. Along with brooms and
other things, the price Of a shave in
Norfolk has gone up. 1t will cost Is
cents after today. This is the result
cf recent agreement made by local
BARRIERS.
americans travel too fast" said a
Norfolk man recently. "No wonder
there are so many railroad accidents.
If we had train running from here
to Chicago in four hours, most every
one would want to travel on that train.
Nine chances out of ten, that train
would be derailed or wrecked some
way. | prefer a train that travels
slow and sure to these fast new fan
gled cyclones"
At the meeting of the Loyal Mystic
Legion of America Thursday afternoon
at the G.. A. r. hall the following Off
GERS were elected: Worthy consul, ].
w. Fetter; worthy vice consul, Mrs.
l.. NJ. Ogden; worthy prophet, Mrs.
John Quick; secretary, Mrs. j. Adams /;
treasurer, John Quick; trustee for
three years, w. r. Hoffman; trustee
for two years, |. M. Macy; trustee for
one year, L. Buckendorf.
Many farmers were in the city dur
ing the past three days and holiday
goods which had been held over since
Christmas were taken in great guam
titles. Owing to the inability of the
| farmers to come to the city to pur-
chase Christmas goods during the two
weeks previous they took advantage
of the fine weather and celebrated
New Years day.
In a dispute over quiet game of
cards Friday, two Norfolk youngsters
! pummeled each other in a fast, close
in battle with fists. One of the boys
the taller of the two, in the final round
secured a Gotch hold on the long hair
of his opponent, holding him away at
arms length. An argument ensued
after which the two youngsters seated
themselves on the ground and resumed
the card playing in an amazingly
friendly manner.
| Among the days out-oftown visitors
|
Emerson; Earl Potter Madison P. C
Burns, Chamberlain; S. w. Potter
Creston; Charles Poellat, Wayne; S
w. Recier, Battle Creek; Mr.. and Mrs
G. Fl. Davis, Anoka; Ira Mallory, Til
den J. S. Wright, Battle Creek; R. E
Armstrong, Creighton; Miss Margaret
Moran, Pine Ridge; S. G. Sjoblorn
a11
Frank Lungmeyer, Newman Grove
Emil Kolar, Plainview; Nina Longer
Creighton.
William L. Douglas, probably the
best known shoe manufacturer in the
country, with headquarters at Brock
ton, Mass, never wore a shoe until he
was a young man over 81 years o.
age, according to Tom Cantwell {
Norfolk liveryman, who claims an in
innate friendship of the great shoe
man. 81 have known Mr.. Douglas fol
many years" said Mr.. Cantwell, "ant
| know he never put on a shoe in his
life until he was q years old"
Although the civil service examina
ton department at the local postoffict
has been opened only about six month!
ten examinations have been held here
during the year 1909. Many good pc
sitions in the government service have
been offered and many people from
Norfolk and the surrounding towns
have made applications for these OF
fees. A large number of examina
tons, it is estimated by the local eS
aminers, will be held during 1910.
Sheriff Bauman of Fremont ha
wired Chief of Police Marquardt t
look for Charles Nordwig who, h
says, is wanted at Fremont for fol
gerry. Nordwig, it is said, left Fremon
December 26, presumably for Norfolk
but has not been seen here for nun
Der of weeks. Nordwig was formerl
employed here by Charles Stoeber a
tailor and also has a record as
forger at Madison. He formerly OF
Grated a tailor shop here and ha
served one penitentiary term for foi
gerry at Pierce.
Sunsets on the Puget sound, in tn
l orient and on the Adriatic sea ar
considered very beautiful, but Norfol
I is not very far behind in these beal