The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-10-13
MONDAY MENTIONS.

were here.
County Clerk s. II. Mcfarland OF |
Madison, was in the city enroute home |
from Pierce.
f. C.. Ashby, night foreman Of the |
Sioux City Journal passed through |
Norfolk enroute to Gregory, to regis. |
ter.
Fred Filter has returned to Creigh. |
ton after spending Sunday here.
Simon Mayer returned to Lincoln |
yesterday, after visit with his
brother, S G. Mayer
Agent Snyder of the Osceola, Neb,,
Union Pacific depot was here en-.
route from Gregory where he register.
ed for land.
Mr. and Mrs. p. F. Bell returned
from Flathead, Mont, where they
spent the summer in their camp on
the F1athead lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Irwin left this
morning for their future home at
San Diego, Cal. Before leaving, Mr..
Irwin bought a new automobile.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Paul Brum-
mund, n daughter.
what improved, at Kansas City.
The police took in three strangers
Saturday night and all were charged
with being drunk and disorderly.
r. b. Mckinney, who underwent a
serious surgical operation at Omaha
two weeks ago, is expected home this
week.
| Finals in the two golf tournaments
now running-directors' cup and May.
er cup-will be played Friday after
noon, Chairman Christoph has an.
nounced.
| J. Ray, farmer living six miles
south of town, was here getting treat
ment for injuries received Friday as
the result Of a haystacker falling on
his head Four stitches were taken
in the wound.
A regular meeting OF Dasmascus
chapter, No. 20, r. A. NJ, will be held
this evening at 1880 p. IN. sharp. The
royal arch degree will be conferred
upon applicants from Pierce. Visit
ing companions invited and made well
come.
All members of the Order of East
ern Star are requested to meet at
o'clock at Masonic hall Tuesday af-
ternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Musselman. There will be convey
ances for Eastern Star members at
the Masonic hall.
d. Mathewson and NJ. c. Hazen of
Norfolk; R. H. Mathewson, of Wake
field and c. P. Mathewson of Walthill
returned Saturday from Wood Lake,
where they sent ten days fishing and
hunting. The sportsmen report that
warm weather kept back the foreign
ducks but about 100 local ducks were
disposed Of Fishing was very good.
Three tramps arrested Saturday
night were taken by Street Commits
sioner Leu Monday and engaged in
street work. Councilman Larkin of
the fire and police committee declares
that he has ordered the heavy iron
balls to go with the chains now in the
city's possession. When these balls
arrive the tramps will get plenty of
work and more diet.
The police received five calls Sat
urday night from South Third street
residents who declared a burglar
was attempting to break into some
of the homes. The description given
| by these people answered that of the
man who attempted an entrance into
) the /. ]. Lane home Friday evening
when he was discovered by 16-year.
, old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lane.
| The high school corn growers con.
) test for SIS in prizes offered py Carl
| sons Breeders Review. was won as
| follows: First prize, S., Ira w. Hep
; perry, 1872 bushels per acre; second
"a, Guy Farrens, 1857 bushels pei
acre; third, SO, Jessie Hepperly, 1886;
fourth, $3.50, Ferdinand Miller, 1862;
fifth, $3.50, Waldo Rice, 1862. The
yields are considered remarkable for
a dry year.
4, j. L. Redmond of Clearmont, Wyo.
timber as rubber and guaranteeing
to ride anything from pig to buck
ing broncho or a wild steer, arrived
in the city Saturday and went to the
: Burr Reed farm to break wild
S horse. Il will ride it without a sad
: die or bride" said Redmond Incl
I dentally Redmond declares he car
: ride any horse without the aid of &
, bit of leather
q 1t is estimated that 1000 people
were in attendance during the morn
n ing, afternoon and evening services a
: the st. Paul Lutheran church Sunda!
s when the annual missionfest wa
:, held. Sermons in both German ant
= English were delivered by prominen
S Lutheran ministers and a good col
It lection was made for mission work. J
s big dinner was served to the Grove
f. during the day in the schoolhouse.
It The rainfall for the year thus ia
in Norfolk has amounted to twenty
one inches. Five inches more mois
ture must fail before Jan. / if we ar
to have anything like a normal yeal
s Following is the rainfall by month
for 1911 as recorded by DR.. Saltel
It government observer: Jan, .27 of a
e inch; Feb, 1.O7; March, 1.O5; Apri
e 2O9; May, 1.64; June, 5.22; July, 2.S3
a Aug. 2.53; Sept. 1875; Oct. to date
r, 1903. This makes a total of 2O9
o inches.
n Emil Detloff laborer in the en-
.1T..v IN