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


> Conductor A. G. Hickman has re
sumed his run after enjoying a
months vacation. Conductor Leach.
who has been filling MIR. Heckmans
, place, returned to work on the main
line last Thursday.
Guy Nistle, whose leg was broken
some time ago when a team ran away
from him, will probably have to un.
dergo another operation. An x.ray
photograph was taken of the injured
limb Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred THEM have gone
to Omaha. After a short visit with
relatives they will go to Emerson, Ia.
whence they return to Omaha and
later leave for the western coast.
They will remain in Los Angeles until
spring
Chris Glissman, the clerks star
catcher, was down from Oakdale,
where he is playing with the Oakdale
team. Glissman went to Madison to
take part in the last day OF the ball
tournament there. Tuesdays game
was easily won by Norfolk by a to 4
score.
All schools of Norfolk open for the
coming term on September G. the
public schools, the Christ and st. Paul
! Lutheran schools and the Norfolk bust.
ness college. The night school at the
business college commences on Sep
TENDER IA. The out-of-town students
include number from the Dallas
country.
w. F. Bogenhagen of Bloomfield, &C.
companied by his wife his brother
August Bogenhagen, and sisters Miss.
, es Alma and Anna, was in the city
! Tuesday in his automobile Mr.. b.
genhagen reports the roads in good
condition from Bloomfield to Pierce,
| but from that place to Norfolk he says
the roads are in bad condition.
Mess Sergeant Fritz Asmus and Top
Sergeant Lorin Brueggeman of the
Norfolk militia company arrived in
Norfolk from Junction City, Kan,
Tuesday. The two non-commissioned
! officers had gone to Junction City
from the camping grounds, where a
visit delayed their arrival in camp.
They arrived only to find their COM
pany had left for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Janke and Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Blank arrived from
Watertown, Wis, in their Ford auto.
mobile after a weeks journey. They
are now spending a week with the
Raasch families. The Wisconsin Wis
itors left Watertown last Wednesday
and met with excellent roads until
they arrived at Herman, Neb., where
they were stalled for a day.
kilograms received by w. H. But
tertield from his son, Geo. d. Butter
field, who is at Davenport Ia, state
that the condition of A. P. Doe, pres
ident of the Iowa National bank of
Davenport, who has been i'll for some
time is very critical. He is gradually |
growing weaker, says Mr.. Butterfield. |
Mr. Doe is the father of Mrs. G. D. |
Butterfeld who is at her fathers bed |
side.
Paul Grant, we'll known plumber
and practical electrician of Madison,
and the son of James Grant of that |
place, has purchased half interest in |
the E. S. South plumbing business. |
Mr.. Grant was busy Tuesday with Mr.. |
South invoicing the stock and he Will |
in few days commence actual work |
as partner to Mr.. South, who will |
take charge of the business part while |
Mr.. Grant will handle the outside work |
of the firm. Mr.. Grant will go to Mad
ison in few days, returning later
with his plumbing equipment.
There was considerable excitement |
on Norfolk avenue and Fourth street
Tuesday afternoon when a bulldog
hitched to a wagon in which was seat
ed small boy, attacked the bull dog
owned by NJ. C. Fraser. Chief of Po-
lice Marquardt, after much difficulty
succeeded in getting strangle hold
on the Fraser dogs hind eg and
pulled him from his victim, which was
handicapped on account of being har-
messed to. the wagon. Had he been
free, say judges of good fighting dogs
who were present, great battle would
have been witnessed. Both dogs were
considerably cut up.
The United States civil service has
announced the list of positions open
for which the regular fall examina-
lions will be taken at the Norfolk fed.
eral building The list comprises fif-
ty-eight positions. among them being
places which can be easily filled by
those seeking government offices. Spe-
cial examinations announced are:
Packer and operator of electric deliv-
cry wagon September 21 medical in
terne, hospital insane, October 5; tel
ephone operator, September 81; cop.
per plate map engraver, master me-
chanic, United States penitentary; in
spector of construction.