The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-31
WEDNESDAY wRlNkLEA

Tor Few days.
Miss Dorothy Richardson returned
from Boone county.
George N. Beels made a trip to
Pierce on Tuesday.
George Davis returned from a busi-
ness trip to Sioux City.
Mrs. Charles Mcleod and daughters
OF Stanton were visitors in the city.
Misses Irene Ryan, Title and Anna
Stanton of Tildcn were in the city Wis
iting with friends.
Archie d. VOORHEES, OF washington
Springs, s. D., Is visiting with his
uncle, George N. Beels.
f. @. Kloke, manager OF the Rosin
Coal company of Lost Springs. Wyom,
Is in the city transacting business.
Miss Zoe Sutherland OF Grand Island
Ia in the city visiting with Mrs. w. u.
King and Miss Wayne Kleeberger.
A. l.. Killian, Max Janowsky and
Willard South returned from Madison
where they we're witnesses in the dis
trct court.
Miss Nellie NJ. Giles, who has been
here visiting with Miss &. Is. Ocum-
paugh, has returned to her home at
North Bend.
William Berner, Constable John
Flynn, Chief OF Police Marquardt,
George b. Christoph. b. Mapes return.
ed from Madison.
Miss Amy Leigh Paine, principal OF
the high school, was stationed at the
Pacific hotel and reported that fifty OF
the boarding places she had on her
list were already spoken for. Among
the early arrivals to attend the con-
test were: Mrs. Phil Kohl and daugh.
ter, Wayne; Mrs. Johnson. Wayne; T.
u. Walters, June w. Macdonald, Ev.
elyn Mason, Mary Stuart, Lucille Dem
stedt, Bloomfield; Maybel Burns, Mary
M. Wilson, Elsie Brayden, Perry M.
Spease, Laurel; w. r. Stockdale, Err
nest Moehnert, Arthur Schmidt, Earl
Mayer, John Bates, Victor Gillespie,
Lloyd Blackburn, Harry Braman. John
Baisch, Madison; F. II. Price Isle b.
Kingery, Tilden.
School boys with badges pinned to
the coats reading Local Committee"
are acting as guides to the teachers.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Refs.
big. daughter.
Mrs. p. A. Shurtz is quite i'll at her
home on South Fifth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 3. Russ and family
of Osceola arrived in the city today to
make their future home here.
George b. Christoph reports the sale
of the Schauman Drug company at
Madison to ]. II. Bert of Lincoln.
Guy Hayden. the day operator in
the Northwestern dispatchers' office,
is reported confined to his home with
an attack of the grip.
p. II. Davis returned from Newport,
where his mother.in.law is very ILL.,
Mrs. Davis will remain at Newport to
nurse her mother.
Soda fountains in the local drug
stores which have lain idle for some
months are being cleaned up and put
In shape for the heated season.
John Kayl has opened shop in
Norfolk to engage in the business OF
building tin roofs and kindred work
He has had wide experience in this
line.
The Aid society of the First Congre
gational church will meet with Mrs
J. T. Thompson, Mrs. Mcmillan ano
Mrs. Erskine assisting, on Thursday
afternoon at $3.50.
After experiencing much trouble
with wires laid low by the wind which
prevailed during the past few days
dispatchers at the Northwestern OF
fee at the Junction are again working
under normal conditions.
A bullet from 22.caliber rifle pass
ed through window in the A. Fred
erickson residence on South Fourth
street Tuesday afternoon. No ont
was hurt. The boys in whose hand
the rifle was found were not over l:
years of age.
Mrs. II. ii. Miller was brought hom
from Bazile Mills. where some week
ago she was taken very i'll while nurs
ing one Of her daughters children
She is now confined to her bed at tn
home OF her daughter, Mrs. III. A
Haley. Mrs. Miller's early recover
is expected.
When Josef Kohout, the Rushvill
farmer who was shot by bandit i
Norfolk last week, left the city for hi
new Oregon home Monday, he did nc
continue the practice of carrying wit
him the $4,000, which was deposite
In the Nebraska National bank whe
he was shot. Before leaving the cit
he ordered the money sent to Oregon
The Northwestern Railroad con
pany has put carpenters to work o
what remains of the destroyed eatin
house at the Junction and it is no.
being converted into temporar
lunch counter. Two dining cars haV
been put on a spur near this buildin
and meals are being served as usua
The diner has been taken OFF III
trains between here and Fremont.
Burning paper blown from a file
paper furnace in the rear of the A.
Killian store set fire to a number (
empty dry goods boxes there at moo
Before the fire department arrived
small hose in the hands OF the er
ployes of the store was put TO GOO
use on the blazing boxes which, wit
the aid OF heavy wind, made a ia
fire. Chemical tanks we're used by Il
firemen to put out the fire. No dar