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


urday evening.
o. Il. Pendle, claim agent Of the
Northwestern railroad, was in the city
business.
Lowell Erskine and II. NJ. Morrison
are home from the state university to
spend the Easter holidays.
The Misses Myrtle Fisher, Leilah
Scott and Lila Williams are home to
spend Easter vacation with their par. !
ents from st. Marys academy at
ONeill
The w. c. r. L. will meet with !
Mrs. Beebe Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O. |
Il. G.. Edwards has moved from 1l6
Indiana avenue to South Sixth street.
An elegant table for the use Of the
members of the board of education
has been placed in the superinten-
dents office in the high school build
ing.
+. Il. Harrison of O'Neill has moved
to this city and rented the cottage at
100 North Eighth street.
X. Il. Lang, formerly OF Lincoln, has
accepted a position with the Norfolk
Transfer and Storage company.
Ralph Luikart was in the city and
has ordered the household goods of
II. Il. Luikart shipped to Herrick, S. ID.
Jess Lakey has moved to Elgin,
Neb., where he has accepted posi-.
tion in confectionery store as baker
One of the Norfolk Van and Stor-
age company's horses Is slightly cut
about the legs and thighs as the result
of running away and being tangled up
in harrow yesterday.
A heavy signpost holding two large
telephone signs, in front of the Pa
cific hotel, was blown across the side
walk by the heavy wind Friday after
noon. No one was injured.
The order of the temple was con-
ferred upon Superintendent of Schools
j. H. Kemp of Wayne Friday evening
at a special meeting of Damascus Com
mandry No. 20. A banquet was held
after the meeting, during which ad-
dresses were delivered.
The remains of Mernie Best, the
month.old son of Mr. and Mrs. e. h.
Best were inferred yesterday in Pros
pect Hill cemetery. The funeral was
held at the home, 1907 Park avenue,
Rev. j. W. Kirkpatrick of the Meth
odist church in charge.
Steady progress is being made In
the construction of the Norfolk Oil
and Chemical company's building
north of the city. The basement, or
| lower floor, has been about completed
and the workmen have commenced
operations on the second floor.
Fresh vegetables are now getting
common in Norfolk. New potatoes
from Bermuda; lettuce and radishes
from Council Bluffs; tomatoes and
beans from Texas; cucumbers from
Illinois and strawberries from Louis
lana have good market here.
Although quite weak from his long
confinement during which he suffered
with a severe attack of rheumatism,
Tom c. Grant, the travelling salesman,
was taken to his home at Murdo, S.
D., Friday afternoon by H. l.. Webb, a
brother travelling salesman of Aber-
deem, S. ID.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Norfolk ball teams efforts to secure
a crowd of ball fans to attend their
business meetings, the members of
the team have arranged meeting on
the driving club diamond Sunday af-
ternoon for an official workout. A
lineup is to be announced soon.
Ed Mullen announces that the pros
poets look good for the launching OF
u his motor boat Ruth" Sunday morn
Ming, and also that the sugar factory
dam will be the end of his first trip il
nothing out of the ordinary happens
in the line of good weather. Mr. Null
len says that he believes the boat will
make better time this season thar
ever before, and she held the recorc
for speed in 1909 in Norfolk.
Fred HelleInan has returned from
his months vacation, which he spen
in the southern Mates. For a weel
Mr.. Hellerman visited with friends il
Francitas, Tex, where DR.. and Mrs
, j. Fl. Mackay of this cl:y are making
l their home. Mr.. Hellerman reports
that Dr. Mackay has constructed ;
: building at Francitas and will sOol
r open up a drug store. At San An
Y tonic Mr.. Hellerman says, there j
4 not very much war talk.
Among the days out-o1-town visitor
in Norfolk were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. h
t Jones, Creighton; w. l.. Stanton
: Meadow Grove; Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Gra
V vim, Herrick; Mrs. ]. A. Burron, Cole
f ridge; r. C. Patrick, Pierce; A. "
c Ahern, Wayne; A. r. Davis, Wayne
e Martin Ringer, Wayne; G. A. EberlI
Stanton; P. L. Best, Stanton; e.
G Brunner Tilden; H. F. Harms, Pi
= ger; J. H. Kemp, Wayne; Charlie
s Nelson, Niobrara; G. Cramers, Mi
!. brara L. Jones, Niobrara; Fl. +
e Hahn, Wayne.
d The report of the Norfolk board
l. charities shows that the board is NAL
e ing good, in caring for deserving PEI
IS pie. One instance shows where it wi
e save the citizens a good many dollar
S. in the course of year. A famil
If moving through the city were solici
t. ing among the business men for ali
h. They were directed to the board
charities and given sufficient none
1t for medicine and provisions on cond
T. tion thav did NOT solicit any furtht