The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-12-22
SATURDAY SETTINGS.


from visit at Lincoln.
NJ. j. Sanders returned from Omaha
where he visited with relatives.
Mrs. Charles Briggs, who has been
visiting in California. has returned
here to spend the holidays with rela.
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bucholz came
from Omaha to attend the Butterfield
dancing party Friday evening They
return home Sunday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mittelstadt OF
Laurel. and Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Mittelstadt of Winside are here TO at
tend the celebration OF the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. A. Sachert, which
will take place on the Sachert farm
west OF town Sunday
The w. G.. T. u. will meet with Mrs
Kidder at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon.
Gottfried Mas, accompanied by his
brother. Herman Mas, went to
Rochester, MINI. Mr. Mas has been
suffering with rheumatism.
Prospects point to large sale of
Christmas trees. The trees were put
y,
and they are being bought up very
fast.
The Northeast Nebraska Live Stock
Owners Protective association held a
meeting in the Commercial club rooms
and elected delegates to the state con.
vention.
A north Tenth street citizen com.
lni hnt 10, iah l..
giving him much anxiety. They are
pests" he declares, and he says suf
ticient warning has been given their
owner.
A bicycle, probably one OF those
being looked for in the lost columns
OF The News, was found this morning
by DR.. A. b. Tashjean. The doctor
found the bicycle in the alley behind
his Office.
Among those who took examinations
for rural carrier positions at the To-
cal post office this morning were:
Clarence b. Palmer, Harry l.. Nor
ton, William Spence, John f. Mccain,
all of Madison.
E. V. Hulac, first assistant to r. c.
Demmon, master of ceremonies of the
coming railroad mems dancing party,
announces that several tickets giving
the date of the dance on the night of
Dec. 26 have been sold. The dance will
take place in Marquardt hall on the
night of Dec. 30.
Secretary A. w. Hawkins of the
Commercial club is at work on his an
nual report, which will be submitted
to members of the Commercial club
at the annual meeting which will be
held here on the evening of Jan ..
The election of officers and directors
takes place at this meeting.
S. G. Dewell, formerly of Pierre, S.
d., and lately of Lincoln, is in the
city, visiting his sister, Mrs. j. c. En-
gelman. Mr.. Dewell for twenty years
conducted daily newspaper at Pierre
and was for years postmaster there.
He is now in the insurance business,
and may decide to establish dis
trict office in Norfolk and make this
his home. He likes the looks of the
town, and its tributary territory.
Over $4,000 was subscribed for
stock in the proposed Nebraska Bond.
ing company, an organization which
received it's preliminary formation at
meeting here Thursday afternoon.
There were siXty-iive saloon keepers at
Thursdays meeting, and it was es-
timated that there We're 600 other Ne
braska saloonists who would be will
ing to subscribe for stock in this new
company. The campaign for more sub
scriptions has started.
Water Commissioner Frank Carrick
has installed a water meter testing APP
paratus in the city hall building The
apparatus consists of a scale and a
large tank connected with pipes. Wa
ter is run through the meters being
tested and later the wafer is weighed to
see if it corresponds with the reading
of the meter. The water commissioner
makes all adjustments of irregular
meters. Mr.. Carrick expects to make
a test of many meters reported out of
order.
The farmers congress and country
life commission meeting will come to
Norfolk without a doubt. A letter re-
ceived by the Commercial club from
the headquarters of the commission
has accepted the first week in Febru-
airy for this meeting G. l.. Carlson and
Frank Tannehill are members of the
commission. Among the subjects which
Norfolk has asked for are: Domestic
science, education, farm health, santa
ton, agriculture, schools, landlord and
tenant, taxation, transportation.
Ten.year-old Paul Kreuch, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Kreuch, narrowly
escaped being run down by an automo-
bile at Q o'clock. The little fellow
started to cross Fourth street on Nor
folk avenue, and not paying any at
tention to an automobile driven by
w. II. Brakeman, ran directly against
the machine. He was not hurt in the
least, and the driver of the machine
probably did not see the youngster,
who was picked up by August Steffen.
The boy did not tell his parents Of the
accident, and after they were notified
by The News they examined the boy
and found that he was none the worse
for his experience.