The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
TUESDAY TOPICS.

TUESDAY TOPICS.
Alvin Bowman is acting clerk-car-
rier at the postotlice, filling the place
of Herbert Wichman, who has been
granted weeks leave of absence.
William Koenigstein of st. Louis
was in Norfolk to attend the funeral
of his sister, Mrs. r. A. Mittelstadt.
\. J. Koenigstein of Fort Smith, Ark,
was unable to come.
Mrs. n. a. Rainbolt, who is taking
treatments at a sanitarium at Battle
Creek, Mich, is reported getting
along nicely. Mrs. Rainbolt will re-
turn to Norfolk in about one month.
Extensive remodeling is going on in
the Office of the Nebraska Telephone
company. A large extension is being
added to the switchboard and the par
tition cutting off the operating room
is being taken down and moved to
the south part of the office to make
more room for the operating force.
Charles A. McGervey, general agent
for the Hartford Life Insurance COM
pany in Nebraska and Iowa, with
y.
in Kansas City, following an operation
for appendicitis. Mr.. McGervey was
known in Norfolk. He was 33 years
of age and is survived by a wife and
little daughter.
DR.. Victor Arenson of Los Angeles,
Calf, who is said to be fine soloist,
has been added to the monster pro-
gram of the musical entertainment
which will be given for the benefit of
the Y. NJ c. A. fund at the Auditorium
October 7. DR.. C. S. Parker, chairman
of the entertainment committee, says
the musical will be big success.
County Attorney James Nichols,
president of the insanity board, and
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison were
in the city endeayoring to find some
relief for Henry Hagerdorn, the unfor-
tunate young railroad fireman who
was recently overcome by a sunstroke
and is now believed to be insane.
Sheriff Smith believes it may be pos
sible to move HagerdoTn from here
to the state institute if room for him
can be made at the hospital
Many MasOus from various towns
surrounding Norfolk arrived to attend
the special meeting of Mosaic lodge,
No. 80, \. f. & \. NJ, which was
called to order at 3 o'clock Tuesday
| afternoon. Grand Master Harry A.
Cheney of Creighton was in the city
and the Master Mason degree was to
I giN
O'Clock dinner was scheduled in the
banquet hall.
With no money on his person with
which to pay for nights lodging a
stranger in the ci,: was taken in by
Night Patrolman O'Brien and given
shelter in the city Jail over night.
! This is a common occurrence in Nor.
folk, says Chief of Police MarQuardt.
I Many times during the past month
strangers have made application to
the police to be allowed to spend the
night in the Jail.
The everyday question as to when
the excavating of Norfolk avenue will
| begin, will soon be answered by the
arrival of William Dixon with his grad.
ing outfit from Battle Creek. Owing
/ to the unfavorable road conditions the
| trip from Battle Creek with the outfit
| will be hard one, but it is reported
at the Office of Katz-Craig company
that Mr.. Dixon will be able to reach
/ Norfolk by this evening. In the mean
time the contractors are not idle, A
force of men are hard at work cutting
down some of the wide concrete side,
walks to comply with the grade which
was given the contractors by City En-,
gineer II. II. Tracy a few days ago
The laying of the concrete curbng
will be commenced at once.
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