The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-21
Oakdale.

middle of last week from Beatrice,
whore he has been attending the bust.
ness college. lie will return in the
fall to complete his course.
Jack Stewart, the popular ball play.
er, was up from Tilden last Friday
and Saturday visiting relatives.
The speed limit signs were complet.
ed and placed in conspicuous places
on the roads leading into town the
first of the week. The speed limit is
twelve miles per hour.
Dan Murphy, an instructor in one of
the Omaha business colleges, came up
last week for visit of few days
with relatives.
The funeral of Mr.. Boyd was held
at the family residence on North Hob
man street at about 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning and the remains were
shipped east on the noon passenger to
his old home in Pennsylvania.
ED Crosier has had part of his inn
plement building torn out and is re-
building it with a two-story fireproof
building.
A party of Oakdale people consist.
ing of DR.. and Mrs. c. II. Torpin, Miss
Mary Brainard and Misses Helen and
Inez Durham returned last Friday
points in Colorado.
Wellington Mcconnell of Neigh,
candidate for sheriff, was in town last
Saturday.
Otto Berger Of Long Pine was look
ing after business interests here last
Saturday.
/. Nj. Dawson of Madison and Waldo
Gossard of Columbus were in town
Saturday afternoon.
Last Saturday evening III inches
of rain fell here, followed by another
one Tuesday morning, and light one
Wednesday evening, so crops are now
in fine condition and corn never look
ed better.
Miss Libbie Dill came over last Sat
urday evening from Wayne to spend
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Dill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Matson de-
parted Sunday morning for Genoa
where they will spend a few days WIS.,
ting relatives before taking their an
nual outing trip.
Prof. j. l.. Cahill of Shattuck, Okla,
spent a few hours in town Monday
morning, renewing old acquaintance.
He is spending his vacation at Tiden,
where his family lives.
Mr.. Mason Of Long Pine and Miss
Willard Hawk of this place have
charge of the Berger Cash store dur
ing the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f..
Matson.
Nick Ford of Genoa arrived on Mon.
day of this week and is planning to
move into the Mrs. Hays residence in
the east part of town in a few days.
! He has charge of the Standard Oil in
terests at this place.
f. A. Childs is this week having a
nine-foot brick walk laid in front of
his livery barn at the corner of Fourth
and Holman streets, and is having
cement curbing put in.
The advertising for the Oakdale
chautauqua, to commence on the 22nd
of August, arrived this week and part
of it has been distributed around town.
Mrs. Brodboll, mother of e. A. Brod-
boil, was here the first of the week
visiting friends and relatives and
looking after business interests.
r. S. Payne of Neigh was bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
Miss Alta Bump returned from
Omaha Tuesday evening, where she
has been the past few weeks visiting
relatives.
Rev. Mr.. George of Neigh was in
town Tuesday.
7. T. Mcdonald of Tilden visited
with his son, II. c. Mcdonald, between
trains Tuesday.
George N. Seymour of Elgin trans,
acted business in town Tuesday of this
week.
Henry Torpin spent Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week in Omaha.
Claude Bangs was here Wednesday
morning visiting friends. He has
spent the past two years in the United
States army, in the Pacific division.
Allen Hopkins and William Stanage
republican candidate for sheriff, were
in town Wednesday from Neigh.
j. P. Booth & Son shipped theil
grader and engine to Newport this
week, having finished their CONTRACT
here, but it is expected they will bC
back in the spring to do further worl
on the roads here.
c. F. Reno is having the front o
the Charles O'Neall store building
painted this week.
Miss Nina Minton returned Wednes
= day evening from Chicago, where sh
has been attending a university G
music for the past year.
r. X. Walsh of Humboldt was
business visitor in town Wednesday.
Roy Means of Columbus was /
town Thursday morning visitin
friends and relatives.
: A. Warner suffered a slight loss b
: fire last night when the gasoline STOW
: in his home caught fire, but quick a
! tion of the family put the fire out wit
. out calling out the fire department.
Mrs. Julia Rollins.
l. Mrs. Julia Rollins, sister of Fran