The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-25
SATURDAY SETTINGS,

Madison.
Charles Simnich and son of Wscon-
sin are in the city visiting with the
AL Stear family. Mr.. Smnich and his
son expect to go to Lamro in a few
days, where they will invest in land.
Il. Thompson of the firm of Thomp.
son d Belden of Omaha was in the
city calling on Postmaster John r.
Hays and other Norfolk friends. This
was Mr.. Thompson's first visit to Nor
| folk
at IL o'clock.
A new front is being built in the A.
X Leonard building.
The brick work on the new Car
negie library was finished today.
Charles Mcleod Of Stanton and Mrs.
X. A. Maloney of Madison were elect.
ed superintendents of departments of
the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wurtz and fam
lily of Fairbury have moved to Norfolk
and have purchased the Henderson
property on Braasch avenue.
A. II. Kiesau has purchased from j.
w. Ransom the stock formerly held
by A. Randklev in the Norfolk Furni-
ture Co. Mr.. Ransom, however, still
retains his secretaryship in the COM
pany.
Charles Altman made trip to Bat
tie Creek in his automobile and took
with him as passengers Mr.. and Mrs.
James Dignan and c. E. Doughty. The
road to Battle Creek is very soft and
muddy.
Sunday, April "a, has been designat-
ed by the National tuberculosis asso.
citation as the occasion upon which all
churches throughout the country are
expected to devote service to the
cause of prevention of this disease.
| Mrs. j. II. Allen, 42S South Fifth
street, writes Norfolk friends of the
death of her mother, Mrs. Marguerite
owens, at Erie, Pa. Mrs. Owens was
"a years old and formerly lived near
| Battle Creek.
w. NJ. Waud, a Norfolk farmer, re-
ceived $3.50 for two hogs on the 10.
cal market Saturday. The two an
imals weighed 800 pounds and brought
1915 each. They were bought by the
G. B. Salter Coal & Grain Co.
| William Wetzel, son of Ludwig Wet
eel, is reported dangerously i'll from
Rtomaine poisoning as the result of
feating canned fruit at Chadron, where
he is employed as baker. The Chad.
ron physician has sent to Hot Springs
for another physician for consultation
over the case.
Dan Driscoll, head soda fountain
man of the Lincoln Candy Kitchen of
Lincoln, has accepted position with
the G. j. Fleming drug store here and
will have charge of the soda fountain
j.. H. Hoff, who has resigned his pc
sition with the Fleming store, went tc
West Point
The Lyric comedy company present
ed Rip Van Wrinkle to number OF
good audiences this week. Three
more members have been added tC
the company and they expect to make
a success in their new comedy sketch
entitled, THE Stranded Opera Com
pany," next week.
The Overland Four under the new
management of E. Scates of Omaha
who has purchased the Crystal thea
ter from A. Koyen, played to severa
large audiences in their musica
sketch The boys presented the Swa
nee river with many good songs. The
scenery and moonlight effect was good
d. Baum writes from Chicago thai
he had a reserved seat for President
Taft's st. Patrick's day address at the
Auditorium. He saw the president
plainly and heard every word of the
speech. A pleasant feature was the
singing of the national hymn by the
president and audience of 10000 tC
I $4,000 people. Mr.. Baum will return
tomorrow.
, At the meeting of Damascus com
I mandery, No. 20, X. T., held last night
the following officers for the lsuins
inent commander; ID. Rees, generals
simo S. F. Erskine, captain general
l.. G. Mittelstadt treasurer; G. T
Sprecher, recorder. The remaining
= officers, being appointive, will be
named at the time of the installation
| of officers on May 7. Refreshment!
, were served after the meeting.
, Federal court will open here Monda!
morning and it is expected the usua
adjournment will not be again eXpe
/ rienced. This first case on the docke
will be the case of William Jones VS.
the Northwestern railroad compan!
for injuries received at Plainview OF
the railroads right-of-way. Witnesse!
for this case and the case of the FRS
E National bank of Mercer, Pa, VS.. the
: Citizens National bank of Norfolk anC
the Meadow Grove State bank. have
l been subpoenaed.
( Property owners in the paving dis
l trict have been invited by the mayo
: to confer with the city council as t.
= what kind of material should be useC
: for the paving of Norfolk avenue, a
: the regular meeting of that body Mon
: day night at the city hall. eve woult
l be glad to have the property owners