The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-28
SATURDAY slFTINes.

John Robinson went to Chicago on
business.
Mrs Percy Payne of Elgin was in
the city visiting with friends.
J. j. Clements returned from bust.
ness trip TO Valentine yesterday.
Theodore w. Mueller returned from
n Weeks visit with friends at Chey.
enne.
Mrs. Joseph Everhart OF Neigh was
here visiting with Mrs. A. b. Bucking.
ham.
Or. c. +. W. Marquardt has moved
his household goods to COZ South Sew.
enth street, where he will make his
home.
C. f. Lowe has stored his house
hold goods.
Morris Irwin has purchased new
torpedo shaped automobile.
Mrs. X. f. Drebert Of Foster was in
the city visiting with relatives.
II. +. Mason OF Meadow Grove was
in the city transacting business.
Rev. w. ID. Bradley of Meadow
Grove was in the city in his automo.
bile Visiting with friends.
Among the days out-of.town visitors
in Norfolk were: Margaret Allgor
Butte; Ruth Allgor Butte; Bruno Jac.
obs, Page; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bixler
Gordon J. w. Hutchison, Central
City h. r. Dickson, O'Nein; f. D.
Mathews, Madison; Dan Garvis, Plain.
view; r. l.. Tindale, Plainview; NJ
Sorenson, Plainview; w. l.. Mote,
Plainview; Mr.. and Mrs. Leo S. Legn
Spencer; George F. Thies, Pilger; e.
A. Anderson, Santee; George Roe, jr,
Carroll
The household goods Of A. ~ Fer.
rim have been moved to Hot Springs,
S. d.
William Ritzloff has moved to South
Dakota from S13 South Second street
Mrs. b. Woodruff has had her house.
hold goods stored and has moved TO
Denver.
G.. +. Brown has moved from 200
South Tenth street and is leaving for
South Dakota.
The Norfolk Long Distance Tele-
phone company has added a new wire
chief to their staff in this city.
The household goods of DR.. j. H.
Mackay were loaded into freight car
Friday and shipped 10 Francitas, Tex.
The report of the committee to buy
building site will be the feature Of
the regular meeting of the Elks this
evening.
A quantity OF ore, supposed to con-
tain portion of gold, was found by
Fred Harter in the gravel pit Of Klug
& Heckendorf
The Norfolk Metal company shipped
car of old rubber to the eastern mar
ket yesterday, including many old
automobile tires
Herbert King reports that he will
be ready to occupy his new automo-
bile garage at 225 Norfolk avenue
within three weeks.
The city drinking fountain on the
corner of Fourth street and Norfolk
avenue was formally opened for its
summers work yesterday afternoon.
The high school baseball team went
to Neigh Saturday afternoon for a
game with the Neigh high school
team. The next game will be played
in Norfolk next Saturday afternoon
The Rock Island Sash and Door
company are making Norfolk their
permanent distributing point for this
territory. This firm sent from Nor
folk number Of cars of sash and
doors Friday
In response to protests against the
unsanitary condition OF the Northwest
ern stock yards, north of the city.
made by the city council. railroad OF.
ticials are reported to have made an
investigation OF the yards yesterday
afternoon.
Herbert Wichman. operator of the
electric cancelling machine at the To-.
cal postoffice. has been acting in the
capacity of demonstration for the past
week. A large number Of visitors call
at the postoffce daily to see the new
machine.
M. l.. Mote OF Plainview was an in
terested reader of The News Friday
evening when he read therein an item
OF ten years ago which announced the
arrival Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mote in Nor.
folk. Mr.. Mote came to Norfolk on a
business visit Friday.
Norfolk is to have baseball team.
Notwithstanding the fact that the eff
forts on the part of dozen or so
baseball fans TO organize club have
failed. A manager is to be elected
within the next few days and team
will commence practice.
City Assessors have been busy as
sessing Norfolk property for the past
week. F. G. Coryell, who has the Sec
tion of the city south of Norfolk av-
enue to assess, reports that there will
be more assessing to do this year than
there was last. Fred Braasch is as
SCISSOR for the section north of Nor
folk avenue.
The large street clock for which
Scofeld e. Wetzel have been waiting
for several weeks, arrived yesterday
and was placed in front of their store
on Norfolk avenue. The clock is a
great accomm odation to those who
wish the correct time. Electricity pro.
vides sufficient light during the night
so that the time can be read from a
distance.
Pierce, Stanton or Battle Creek are
to receive a visit from Norfolk bust.
ness men who are 10 be asked to join
in an automobile tour within tho nayt