The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-04
FRIDAY FACTS.

Claude Reed returned from Pierce.
Elmer Hardy returned from Ames,
la.
Mrs. ID. Malone of Pierce was in the
city.
Robert Klug went to Wayne on bust.
pess.
Miss Lilly Langenberg returned from
Winside.
Mrs. X. Walters returned from
Wayne.
Miss Hattie Jonas returned from
Wayne.
Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce was
in Norfolk.
j. r.. Haase went to Meadow Grove
on business.
f. c. Wagner of Oakdale called on
friends here.
ed on friends here.
County Attorney James Nichols was
in the city from Madison.
William Lichtenberg of Hadar was
in the city calling on friends.
Mrs. c. }. Haviland of Sioux City is
in the city visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Brueggeman.
Miss Dena Lehman has resigned her
position with the Bee Hive.
Father Gibauer, who has been in
Omaha, is expected to return today.
J. S. Sawyer of Knox county is in
the city visiting with the T. G. Hight
family.
G. b. Durland, who has been on a
business trip along the Dallas line, has
returned.
+. J. Rix has just returned from FL.
gin. where he instituted a Masonic
lodge. Mr.. RiX reports a pleasant
time among the Elgin fraternity.
G.. c. Binans. official time lock clean.
er of the American Bankers associa.
ton, was in the city and cleaned the
locks at the Norfolk National bank.
Paul Luebcke, who has purchased
the Lahman grocery stock, is moving
into the apartments above the uhle
department store. He will also move
his grocery into the Uhle store, which
he will probably open for business next
week.
Norton Howe and Peter Stafford
have changed the date of their last
farewell dance from next Thursday to
Wednesday. February 2, next week.
Frank Woods, former cashier of the
First National bank of Spencer, has
been made president of that bank.
Norris Cloakley takes Mr.. Woods
place as cashier
Norfolk friends received word Fri
day of the death of Mrs. Veach, for
merly Miss Mabel Hook of Norfolk.
Mrs. Veach died in a hospital at Cas-
per, Wyom., on Thursday, from appen-
dicitis. The body will be taken to
Missouri Valley Ia, for burial.
The Norfolk girl who was offered
two farms and $4,000 cash by farmer
if she would consent to marry his son,
is wondering why the farmer does not
return for the answer Although she
does not deny she will marry the farm
er's son, the girl says she wants to
see the prospective groom before she
gives her consent.
Battle Creek Enterprise: Former
Postmaster F. w. Richardson went to
Madison Saturday. Remaining over
Sunday with his son, George, in that
city. he left for Cherry county, where
he has a farm and expects to remain
permanently. Not only will Mr.. Rich
ardson be among relatives in that
county, but he will neighbor with old
friends. The removal of this pioneer
citizen is regretted by Battle Creek
and Madison county people generally
Scots wha' ha' we Wallace bled
and a the devotees of Burns and St
Andrew and John O'Groat will fore
gather Saturday night in Marquardt
hall and hold concert and literary
program, followed by feast of haggis
sowens. bannocks and oaten cakes
| There will be music on the bagpipes
and sword dancing and gaelic songs
| by company of male and female dane
ers imported for the occasion. Every
Scot in town is busy rasping his voice
to get a fine burr for the occasion.
Water Commissioner Brummund, in
explaining why he did not fill the
standpipe TO its utmost capacity dur
| ing the test of the citys wells, says
owing to the fact that the valves
springs and cells of the pump are sc
old and in such bad condition, this was
not possible. He declares if the city
would renew the springs and the cells
which would cost about $50, he will
guarantee to overfood the standpipe
within four hours. If he fails to dc
this, he says he is willing to pay fol
the new purchase of the springs and
cells.
A patient sent yesterday to Omaha
by one of the local doctors experienced
great difficulty in getting bed, even
in an open ward. The hospitals there
are all full, including the easements
An Indian from north Nebraska, with
his face badly damaged, was operated
on without an anaesthetic. He would
not permit its administration and stole
ally, without a murmur, endured the
manipulations of the surgeons while