The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-05-27

den are here visiting with Mrs. c. II.
Davenport.
Emil Fechner and Frank Mayors Of
stanton were in the city visiting with
Adolph Moldenhauer.
John kug and August Krause and
son OF Lincoln have gone to Rapid
city s. d., on business trip.
Mrs. w. II. Munger wife of one Of
Nebraska's federal Judges, is in the
city, a guest Of Mrs. n. A. Rainbolt.
Rev. MIR. Grueber of Mankato
Mimi, formerly pastor of the Hoskins
Lutheran church, was in Norfolk call
ing on friends.
r. W. Saley OF Columbus, who has
stores at Columbus, Fullerton and 9TH
er Nebraska towns. was in the city
transacting business.
Justice George Lambert is reported
Ill.
Gottlieb Hickman is suffering from
en- attack of erysipelas.
r. f. Melcher has Just purchased a
40 horsepower Marion automobile.
Superintendent f. NJ. Hunter of the
Norfolk schools will deliver the grad.
uating address at the commencement
exercises of the Battle Creek schools
this evening.
Mrs. Paul Adler is reported very i'll,
being threatened with an attack of ty.
phoid pneumonia.
One of the most beautiful sunsets
ever seen in Norfolk was enjoyed by
many Thursday evening.
A mammoth refrigerator has been
installed in the THEM meat market.
1t holds an enormous quantity of ice
and an entire carload of meat has
been stored in the vault, which is fit
ted up with the modern shackles and
runs, such as used in large packing
houses at South Omaha.
The hook and ladder company of the
fire department and the Norfolk band
have been invited to participate in a
picnic which will be given by the joint
hose companies of the fire department
some time next month. A number of
games, probably including baseball
will be the feature of the event.
When the firemen, who will partici-
pate in the Memorial day celebration
here, visit the cemeteries to decorate
the firemen's graves, it will be found
that each of the graves has been
marked with a fireman's marker, a
black and copper bronze finished met
al plate on which the fireman's name
will be inscribed. The marker meas
ures about three feet in height. Nor
folk firemen have sent for these mark
ers, which will be put on the graves
by Firemen Finkhouse and Lehman,
who have been appointed as a com
mittee.
The entertainment committee of the
that their work in arranging the mill
grounds for the afternoon reception OF
the rally day, May %, are nearing an
end and the platform and seating ca
pacity will be adequate to the COM
fort of all The speaking and music
will take place there in the afternoon,
while the Auditorium has been en-
gagged for the evenings program. A
special train from Columbus will bring
big delegation. At Madison this spe-
cial, it is said, will take on a large
portion of the population of that city,
who are said to be greatly enthused
over the coming event. From the
Rosebud come reports that hundreds
of delegates are preparing to come
here from Dallas, Gregory, Lamro,
Fairfax st. Charles, Herrick, Burke
and many other South Dakota towns.
From Neigh, Tilden, Wisner, Wayne
and other Nebraska towns, Deputy
Hallsted has received reports that
many delegates are preparing to be
here to participate in the rally day eel.
ebration. The Norfolk tiremen will
provide mounted police as escorts for
the parade and protection throughout
the day.