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


pneumonia. Mr.. Mathes was consid-
cred very critically Ill Saturday night,
but Sunday morning his parents re-
ported him much improved.
c. T. Dougherty OF Lincoln was here.
DIR. w. II. Pilger returned from Hos
kins.
Burt Mapes went to Stanton on busi-
ness.
Mrs. Becker OF Hadar was here visit
ing with friends.
George w. Phelps OF Madison was a
visitor In the city.
Mrs. Robert Lucas OF Foster Ia In
the city visiting with Mrs. l.. II. Mic
ola.
A. Buchholz went to Trip county,
S. d., on business.
Ralph Gilman and c. f. Benton OF
Verdel were here.
w. 8. Wanser of Plainview was in
the city visiting with friends.
Fred Frank OF Herrick and Carl
Frank Of st. Charles were visitors In
the city.
Miss Gracia Kidder. matron OF the
Fremont normal school, was in the
city Visiting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dudley. jr., re-
turned from Omaha. where they at
tended the automobile show.
Mrs. f. A. Bryant has gone to Den
yer. where she was called on account
of the serious illness OF a relative.
A. II. Viele returned from a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
Of Omaha ipnnln nd Vol
Mrs. Bertha Pilger returned from
Stanton last night. where she attended
reception at the home Of Charles
Chase, given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. Chase. Mrs. Chase is Mrs. Pill
gers daughter, formerly Miss Bertha
Pilger.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Wach-
ter, q son.
The mother OF Mrs. Frank Fentress
died at the Fentress farm home during
the night.
The st. Agnes guild OF Trinity
church will meet with Miss Helen Rey.
nolds Tuesday.
There has been rush for the mask
counters of the various stores in the
pty and 1t is expected a large crowd
will attend the mask ball given by
number Of local young men in Mar
quardt hall tonight.
d. F. Masten has moved from LOG
South Eighth street to the suite OF
rooms over the Bates pool hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Koenigstein
have moved to 113 North Eighth street
until their new residence is finished.
Miss Agnes Smith, who has bean
confined to her home with an attack
Of the grip, is again able to be at her
work.
At dancing party at Wisner last
Friday Norton Howe OF this city and
Miss Mabel Murphy Of Wisner were
the winners of a prize waltz.
One Of the inmates of resort in
the east portion of the city is said to
be shy good sum of money as the re-
suit of theft there few days ago.
John Napier took up his new duties
as foreman of the Union Pacific round
house Saturday. l.. V. Kenerson,
whom Mr.. Napier succeeded, took
charge of the night shift at the North
western roundhouse Saturday night.
MIS- -. w. ullctI dhuouuCto budI
her daughter, Miss Alice Barrett was
married on September Is last to Otto
| Scheibel of Pilger, Neb., the fact hav-
| ing been kept a secret until this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheibel will live at Pill
ger.
Because they were unable to find
room for the great crowd which came
to enjoy their entertainment last Sat
urday night, the choir of the Christ
Lutheran church will give the same
entertainment in the school house on
South Fifth street tonight.
To have the first green" garden OF
the season a number of Norfolk peo-
pie are busily engaged in filling boxes
with black earth and planting various
assortments of seeds. The boxes are
placed in cellars and the plants Will
| be replanted into the gardens out of
doors as soon as the weather permits.
The gas leak on Third street and
Norfolk avenue has been located and
repaired. 1t was found by the officials
OF the company that the pipes wers
broken Immediately after they we're
put In the ground. A new valve will
be put in, but the gas has been turned
on to consumers west OF Third street
after brief shutdown. There is no
further danger from escaping gas, say
the officials. The company suffered q
heavy loss from the escape OF gas.
Sheriff c. s. Smith returned to Mad.
ison after serving subpoenas on
number Of Norfolk citizens who are to
serve on the grand and petit juries
which are called for March. The Nor.
folk men called for the grand jury,
March 20, are: w. II. Snyder, ]. A.
Porter, C. p. Parish and ]. F. Moore.
Those who were served with subpoe-
mas for the petit jury, March 27. are:
Frank McWhorter, Otto Kaun, 8. H.
Grant, Roy Carter. J. w. Wichert and
d. Rees.
So thorough has been the search OF
Sheriff c. S. Smith for the Meadow
Grove bank robbers that he has been
successful in obtaining several good
photographs Of Shorty" Gray, leader
of the gang who endeavored to rob the
bank. Slavin said Shorty" was the
leader of the gang and with the aid OF
these good photographs which were
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