The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-24

Mr. and Mrs. w II. Brakeman drove
to Battle Creek yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs +. Lowrey and daugh.
ter of Stanton were here calling on
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pofah of Hos.
kins were in the city visiting with
relatives.
w J Stadelman went to Sioux City,
where he will join his family and start
for Los Angeles, their future home.
r. Y. Hyde, district plant chief of
the Nebraska Telephone company of
Fremont, was in the city transacting
business.
Mr.. and Mrs B. c. Gentle and son
have gone to Creston, la, where they
will spend a few weeks visiting with
relatives.
W. Lyman, traffic inspector of the
Nebraska Telephone company, with
headquarters at Omaha, was in the
city inspecting the local telephone Of
flee.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
shall north of Norfolk in Pierce coun-
ty, a son.
II. A. Haley has opened a wall paper
department in the |. Nightingale music
store on Norfolk avenue.
James Delaney announces that all
preparations for tonight's dancing
party at the Country club have been
completed
Miss Barnes of Battle Creek has ac.
cepted a position as bookkeeper at the
Norfolk Long Distance Telephone com.
pany, succeeding Tim Carrabine.
Miss Martha Koehn, formerly book
keeper at the Ransom & Anderson Of
fee, has accepted a similar position
with the Elkhorn Life Insurance COM
pany, succeeding Miss Elizabeth Man
ske.
Charles Marquardt, son OF Chief of
Police Marquardt is playing third base
for the Ottumwa, Ia, baseball team.
He has not been heard from in two
years.
]. NJ. Campbell is spoken of very
highly as one of the umpires to be
signed with the city baseball league.
Mr. Campbell is we'll versed in the ma
tional game and will make a cracking
good umpire.
The U. c. T. baseball teams cap
tain Martin has sent a challenge to
the Norfolk Elks team for a game of
ball on the local diamond on June %.
The Elks are getting their players to-
gether and will probably give the tray
elers a game.
Weights on a raised window in the
DR.. H. J. Kierstead office broke Thurs
day afternoon with the result that the
window fell and the glass smashed on
the sidewalk below. Luckily no one
was passing at the moment and no one
was hurt by the falling glass.
The clerks team will again play the
Hoskins team on Sunday. This time
the Hoskins sluggers are coming to
Norfolk for their return game. The
game is called for 3 o'clock. The
clerks are making a record for them
selves and will start in the city league
with a credit of having won eight
games out of nine played.
corn crop is about three weeks behind
time and more rain is necessary.
There is plenty of warm weather now,
says Mr.. TannehilI, but unless more
moisture relieves the situation the
corn crop will not be up to the stan
dard, The corn grows more during
the night, he says, than during the day.
Friday was the last day of school
at both the st. Paul and Christ Luth-
eran schools of this city. Sunday the
graduates of the ST. Paul church will
receive their diplomas at the hands of
Rev. J. White. The Christ Lutheran
school confirmation took place last
Easter. Fridays work at both schools
consisted of oral and written eXamina-
tiOns.
At Clearwater Wednesday occurred
the wedding of H. d. Miller and Miss
Hildreth. After the ceremony the
young couple went to Omaha on a
wedding trip. Mr.. Miller was former
| ly a student of the Norfolk business
college and is now assistant cashier of
the Clearwater bank. Miss Hildreth
is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Hill
dreth of Clearwater.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Fourth District Nebraska Chris
tian Missionary society convened at
Wakefield with President DR.. R. h.
Bean of Wakefield presiding. The
afternoon bible school period was pre-
sided over by Superintendent r. J.
Lucas of Norfolk. Among the Norfolk
members scheduled for addresses were
DR.. o. r. Meredith, Mrs. o. r. Mere
dith and G. e. Hartford.
At the Stanton court house Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 occurred the
wedding of o. j. Daniels and Miss Hat
tie Pofahl of Norfolk. Judge Cowar
pronounced the words which bound
the young Norfolk people in wedlock
Thinking to surprise their Norfoll
friends Mr.. Daniels and Miss Pofah
drove to Stanton, but upon their re
turn they were themselves surprised
to find that the brides home was dec
Grated in honor of the wedding. TIL,
| younp pOuDla will mako their homI