The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-12-15
MONDAY MENTIONS.

business.
Attorney NJ f. Harrington of O'Neill
was in the city.
Fred Finkhouse of Pilger is in the
city visiting with his cousin A. w.
Ftnkhousc, and other relatives.
E. X. Butler, travelling freight agent
OF the Northwestern road, was here
transacting business.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Ryan.
"a son.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Ep-
ping, a daughter.
a regular meeting of Mosaic lodge
No, 50, will be held Tuesday evening
for work in the E. A. degree
James Evans, proprietor of the
Evans Fruit company, is confined to
his home with an attack of the grip.
Mrs. G. j. lIaviland returned from
Chicago, and is visiting at the home
of her parents, MIR. and Mrs. II. G.
BrucgEoman.
The Womans Missionary society of
the First Congregational church will
meet on Tuesday with Mrs Rees, 1927
Koenigstein avenue.
Mrs. Mary McGhan underwent q
surgical operation at st. Joseph hos.
pital in Omaha Saturday. She is doing
as well as could be expected.
A w. FinkhOusc is moving into his
new home at 1907 Hayes avenue. The
old Finkhouse residence at Taylor
avenue has been purchased by j. II.
Mason.
Preparations are complete for the
big free y. NJ. c. A. supper to be
given at Marquardt hall Tuesday
night at $50 All Norfolk persons in
terested in the project are urged to
be present
The police were called to the home
of Mayor Friday Saturday afternoon,
where it was reported small gang OF
troublesome boys were breaking trees
and rose bushes and piling the rID.
Dish on the vcranda of the house.
j. S. Mathewson. +. Il. Davenport,
|. j. Custer and II. b. Dixon shipped
fancy chickens to the Fremont
chicken show Monday morning. The
show opens Tuesday. Mr.. Dixon has
charge of the Norfolk chickens which
consist of buff and White OrpingtOns
+. II. Dury made record break.
irC expedition against skunks and
muskrats six miles from town last
week. In one day Mr.. Dury captured
forty skunks and twenty muskrats.
The skins were sold to local dealer,
netting the hunter fair sum of
money.
Mrs Fred Specher was pleasantly
surprised at the home of Mrs. Arthur r.
Whitmore. At the close of a social
time, delicious lunch was served,
and Mrs. Specher was presented with
a beautiful cut glass dish. She and her
family will soon leave Norfolk to re
side in Los Angeles.
Miss Olga Grauel, deputy United
States clerk, has not given up her Of
fee in the federal building. She has
accepted temporary position as stem
ographer in the offices of Mapes &c
Hazen, but her duties at her new
place only take up her time during
afternoons.
A Norfolk woman who lost her
pocketbook last week found it lying
on her front porch Saturday, contain
ing the exact amount of money which
it contained when it disappeared from
the top of an ice box in her home. II
had been publicaly announced that
the perpetrator Of the theft was known
to the owner.
10 ho
wehr verein, held in Germania hall at
2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Louis
Wetzel, president; C. II. Krahn, vice
president; C. F. A. Marquardt treas
urer; Frank Schumacher secretary;
William Blichert, August Fischer and
Fred Leu, board OF directors.
Il amt like the rest OF these people
that come around your place and steal
ing lumber and such stuff in the dark,
so I've come and took it in the day
time" said local colored character
to a business man who is building a
new building. The business mans
breath was taken away by the sight
of the negro getting busy loading up
some old shingles which were strewn
about the place,
Arnold Wagner and his family en-
tertained q number of relatives at
their farm home seven miles southwest
of town. A regular family reunion was
enjoyed. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Wagner and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Lehman and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Nenow
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Pitzke
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bier
and family, W. F. Lehman.
Secretary II. B. Dixon of the North
eastern Nebraska Pountry associa-
ton, which will hold big fancy
chicken show here Jan. 3 to 8 inclu-
sive, has mailed hundreds Of postal
card invitations to chicken men and
many of those interested in the com
ing show. you must come" says the
postal card of invitation, ito the big
show at Norfolk" The card Is catchy
one, and a record breaking crowd is
looked for.
The Eagles will hold a meeting
this evening for the purpose OF elect
in officers for the ensuing year p. M.
Barrett. who is president, will prob