The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-19

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William Filter at Hadar is reported
quite Ill with an attack Of append.
citis.
For regular attendance at the church
services class No. of the Baptist
church Sunday school was given
banquet last Friday evening.
move 1t soon to some OF his vacant
property. The new parsonage will be
constructed this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hays have
been called to Omaha by the serious
illness of Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Hays
mother. Mrs. Mills made her home in
Norfolk for many years.
The paperhanging season is fully
opened. Many orders for redecorating
Of the interior Of homes are being held
up because of the great number Of or
ders on hand at paperhangers' shops.
Tony Pasha, the Omaha ball player
and former star shortstop on the Nor.
folk team. Is in the city. 1t Is hoped
by Norfolk ball fans that Manager
Stafford can in some way attach Pa
sha to the Norfolk team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. G.. Engle and
daughter Shirley are spending a few
days at the Culbertson-Engl COM
pany's ranch, southeast of Long Pine,
| where Ed is assisting the boys in rop-
ing and branding a few of the outlaw
Whiteface cattle.
Northwestern Fireman o. N. Hill,
GA South Third street, who was in
jured at the Junction roundhouse last
| week, has recovered. Mr.. Hill sus-
tanned an ugly cut on the head when
lump of coal fell through coal gate.
A number of stitches were taken in
the wound.
| One of the interesting games of
baseball scheduled for Sunday after
noon is that which will be played be.
| tween the tailors and BARRIERS teams
on the driving park diamond. While
the tailors declare they will sew up
the BARRIERS, the BARRIERS promise the
substantial prize is to be contested
| for
| Superintendent Arnot of the Schuy-
Ter, Neb., public schools and formerly
county superintendent of schools at
Fremont, is in the city. Mr.. Arnot has
made application for the position Of
superintendent of the Norfolk schools.
Mr.. Arnot's application is the last one
of the many the board of education
has received since Mr.. Hunter an.
nounced his resignation.
Constable John Flynn received about
forty checks last night to be paid to
physicians and all witnesses called in
the coroner's inquest of the Kaurt
Stehr death. Constable Flynn has the
checks in his office, where he Is pay.
ing them out to those who call for
them. Everyone called to testify in
the case has check in Mr.. F1ynn's
office, and should call there for It,
N. l.. Paine and Mr.. Smith of FIRE.
mont, expert sheep shearers, have just
finished shearing $50 sheep on the
Country club grounds, belonging to
the Norfolk sheep syndicate. A gas.
oline engine furnished the power for
the two clippers and the sheep lost
the heavy coats of wool at the rate of
$50 per day. Mr.. Paine declares his
average time in shearing sheep IL
300 per day. Both experts intend to go
to Wyoming from here, where they
have larger field to work. The wool
has been packed in large sacks and is
to be shipped to Fremont.
Deputy Game Warden Stearns is
asking for the cooperation of the pop
ulation north of this city along the
Elkhorn and Northfork in keeping
game fish in the river. Warden
Stearns reports that the hoop net
placed below the mill dam is bearing
fruit. Many game fish have been
transferred from the lower Northfork
to the upper waters and all the carp
captured are being taken out. One
man is employed here solely for the
purpose Of watching this net.
Chief Of Police Marquardt was call
ed to residence at the Junction yes
terday to solve the mystery of the dis
appearance Of young chickens. Sew
eral fine young chickens had disap
peared during the night and the In
dignant owners declared neighbors
possessed ferrets which came into the
house and devoured the thoroughbred
fowls. The chief was unable to dis
cover any ferrets nor did neighbors
claim ownership Of any such animals
The chief believes the thief is a mink
s. F. Erskine acted as toastmastel
, at the social meeting of the Mems
club of the Congregational church
held in the church parlors Friday
evening. Mr.. Erskine made capable
. POSTMASTER and his ability to draw
from each speaker an interesting ad
dress was one of the features of tn,
evening. A. Randklev talked on 9TH,
Girl Problem" A. N. McGinnis CAV,
an interesting talk on his trip in tn,
9 south and c. S. Bridge kept up tn,
interest by fine talk on his trip t,
: Cuba.
"The Commercial club of Norfolk
0 Neb., is composed of the livest men II
the state" said Dean Burnett of tn
: state university, addressing 600 stu
= dents and faculty a few days ago a
Lincoln, Immediately after he had re
turned from this city with three pur
bred horses imported by the Norfoll
Q Commercial club. After highly prais
ing Norfolk and its great enterprise
Dean Burnett had the three horse
brought befOra the class and pav