The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-21
MONDAY MENTIONS.

few weeks visit with relatives in
Iowa.
John Schwichtcnbcrg returned from
a business trip TO Hoskins.
George Palm OF Hoskins Is in the
city visiting with relatives.
Miss Loretta Duhcrty is in the city
visiting with Miss Mona O'Brien.
w. j. Currer returned from Enoa.
where he spent few days visit with
friends.
l.. G. Miuolstadt leaves Tuesday for
Colorado, where he will look after the
work on his fruit farm.
Mrs. y. f. Bell has gone TO Albion
to visit with her sister, Mrs, j. A. Nc.
Kenzie, who has been Ill and is re-
ported much improved. Mrs. Landers
returned from Albion after visiting
for few days with Mrs. Mckenzie.
Sherman Wiley is reported quite Ill
with an attack of tonsilitis.
f. NJ. Huffsmith is confined to his
bed with severe attack Of the grip.
Ray Hartford has moved from 304
South Ninth street to S05 South
Twelfth street.
linery store is broken as the result OF
young man slipping accidentally
Sunday and falling against it,
Chief of Police Marquardt is looking
for Chris Haley of South Dakota, for
whom he has papers, notifying Haley
that contest against his homestead
is being instituted.
DR.. Fayette l.. Thompson of New
York City will speak at the Methodist
church tonight. Admission is free.
Everybody is invited. His subject is
The Brotherhood Movement"
In the home of the brides father, a.
r. Burroughs, Alp South Ninth street,
Miss Leona Burroughs was married
Monday to a. G.. Lindsay of this city.
Rev. Roy Lucas performed the cere-
mony.
The young ladies' society of the Sa.
cred Heart church will give an after
Easter dance this evening in Mar
quardt hall. A supper will be served
by the ladies of the church during the
evening.
A party of four automobile enthusi-
asts of Randolph made the trip to Nor
folk Sunday evening, and after enjoy
ing a dinner at one of the hotels re-
turned to their home. The roads are
in excellent shape, it is reported.
Mrs. L. B. Musselman, 1903 Norfolk
avenue, wife of Lewis b. Musselman
the travelling salesman, is not expect
ed to live many more hours. Mrs.
Musselman was brought from Omaha
last night, where she had been ill for
about thirty days.
Saturday last was put down as the
first day of the year in which boys in
dulged in swimming. In the Elkhorn
river, south Of the city, a large mum.
ber OF boys tested the water and pro-
nounced it 20. X" ut wasn't much
colder than on cold days in the sum-
mer time" is the report of one of the
swimmers.
The Union Pacific railroad is put
ting on a system of train auditors,
who will do the ticket collecting in
stead of the conductor. The Norfolk
branch will get one of these auditors.
A circular was received to this effect
by local Agent C. w. Landers, but
when the new system goes into effect
is not known.
At least 100 delegates to the Wo-
mans club convention to be held here
April "a and % are looked for by the
local committee, which is arranging
an elaborate program for the enter
tainment of the out-of-town delegates.
The convention will be formally open
ed in the Congregational church Mon
day evening, April "a, when a special
musicale will be given by local talent
Contracts for the construction of
the new brick residence of DR.. C. j.
Verges were let Saturday. John Mil
ler will do the carpenter work; Beck
enhauer, the brick, and William Klug
the cement work. This residence
when completed will be one Of the fin
est in the city. 1t will be constructed
on the Verges property on Prospect
avenue and Tenth street. The cost is
estimated at $4,000.
Twenty baseball fans took posses
sion of the driving park diamond Sun
day morning and INDUCED in fast
workout. The diamond was put in
fine condition, and with the aid Of
horses furnished by the courtesy of
NJ. r. Green, more improvements were
made. Some fast players are prom
ised for lineup, which will be an
nounced at the organization of the
club which will be held tonight or
Tuesday night in the city hall.
Petty thieving is reported at several
residences in Norfolk and advice is
given that a watch be made on the ice
boxes which are being put to use and
that the pantry windows be kept clos
ed at night. At the residence of S. H.
Grant, large crock filled with fruit
salad to be served to a number of
young ladies who had gathered for an
evenings social meeting, disappeared
just before it was to be served. With
it went large portion of newly
made cake.
This woman lost her hat and didn't
know it. Walking from the postoffice
in company with man, she was so
absorbed in her conversation that she
didn't even know it when her Easter
bonnet became unpinned from the
back of her head and dropped to the
sidewalk. She walked on, bareheaded
The headgear lay for some time on