The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-04

have charge OF the plans
Burt Mapes is moving from his rest
dencc ON South Eighth street to the
residence of the Durland sisters ON
North Ninth street, where he will re.
side until construction on his new
home on North Tenth street is com
pleted.
A large crowd of masQueraders at.
tended the bali which was given at
the skating rink last evening. The
Norfolk band furnished the music. A
number of prizes were awarded. s.
w. Warner, r. II. Hayes and Ben Hull
were the judges.
Carl Austin of Norfolk and Miss
Patty Kenney of Schuyler were mar.
ried at O'Neill last week. Mrs. Aus.
tin is now in the city visiting with her
cousin, Miss Edna LouckS. Mr.. Aus
tin, who is at lnman, will be here to
join his bride Sunday, when the young
couple leave for Schuyler to visit rel.
atives.
T. NJ. Hull of Norfolk, returning
from Crofton, tells of the accidental
death of William Carlson aged 81, at
that place Thursday. His team had
started to run away and he was trying
to stop them. His feet slipped and
the team ran over him, n heavy ice
wagon passing over his body. His
parents live at Newport.
After a half hours hard work Rob
ert and Gustave Bathke rescued a
horse owned by John Schelly from
death by drowning. The horse, which
had been pulling the ice cutter, broke
through the ice and swan for the
shore, where, with the aid of rope,
which was thrown around the animals
neck, the rescuers were able to pull
the horse ashore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gay Halverstein cele-
brated their twenty-seventh wedding
anniversary at their home on South
Fourth street Thursday evening. A
large number of their friends were
present to congratulate them on this
occasion. Cards were a feature and
refreshments were served, after which
IAN elegant chair was presented the
happy hosts by their friends.
Private dispatches from Columbus
report that two distinct earthquake
shocks were felt at that place Satur-
day morning at 2 o'clock. Citizens
were awakened by the houses being
shaken. At first, according to the re-
ports, it was believed that the shocks
were the results of shooting, but this
was later denied by many Columbus
people, who declare they felt distinctly
the shocks of the quake, which ratified
the windows of their houses. No dam
age was done, according to the re-
ports.
w. r. MacFarlane went to Omaha.
NJ. c. Hazen returned from Madison.
A. d. Yates returned from Lincoln.
Miss Norris of Wakefield Is in the
city visiting AT the home of j. b. May
lard.
S. A. Miskimmns returned from
Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Reiche were at
Madison
r. G. Rohrke of Hoskins was in the
city on business.
| Ed Becker returned from a business
trip at Sioux City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Melcher re-
turned from Chicago.
Mrs. Edward Marotz of Hoskins
called on friends here.
Earl Ransom went to Omaha to at
tend the automobile show.
julius Mantoch of Hoskins was in
the city visiting with friends.
Joseph Nolan came over from
Wayne to spend Sunday with friends.
DR.. G. S. Parker went to Omaha to
spend Sunday. He will return Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Sarah Hedges Of Westrope. N.
D.. is here on a visit with her mother.
Mrs. Mary Montague.
Misses Clara Palmer and Ruth Rich
ardson of Battle Creek were in the
city visiting with friends.
Miss c. B. Ocumpaugh, who has
been in the east for the past month,
has returned to Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa X. Leonard have
! returned from Omaha, where they at
tended the automobile show.
| f. G. Wilkinson, who has been here
/
has returned OF his South Dakota
ranch on the Cheyenne river, first
making short visit with friends at
Walthill and Omaha.
F. NJ. Hunter, superintendent of the
Norfolk schools, left for indianapolis
by way of Lincoln, taking with him the
tentative plans of the Norfolk Y. M.
c. \. building, which will be gone
over thoroughly by the secretary of
the Lincoln Y. NJ. c. A, who will make
any suggestions for the betterment of
the plans he believes necessary. 1t is,
however, believed the plans will get
the Lincoln officials approval. After
Mr.. Hunters return it is expected the
building committee will be ready to
complete the plans of the building.
Mr. Hunter is secretary of the build
ing committee of the Norfolk Y. NJ. c..
A.