The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-08
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

ness.
r. NJ. Peyton of Creighton was in
the city transacting business.
County Commissioner J. w. Fitch Of
Madison was in Norfolk yesterday.
Miss Blossie Powell Of Carroll, Ia,
arrived here yesterday to teach school
in this city.
Miss Margaret Hamilton left today
for Plainview, near which place she
will teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Bates, who have
been spending a two weeks vacation
in Colorado, are expected back Sun
day.
Mrs. Katherine Wolfe, who was here
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Fink.
house, has returned to her home ar
Lincoln.
Miss Vera Powell, who has been
here visiting with her father, Fred
Powell for the past two weeks, has re-
turned to Carroll, la.
Mrs. j. H. Kierstead and Mrs. G. E.
Kierstead and daughter Arlene have
@torned to their homes at Tilden af-
.er visiting at the home Of DR.. Kier-
stead.
Mrs. II. H. Markley, whose husband
is superintendent of rubber planta'
ton at Lumija, in Chiahas, Mexico,
is visiting with her old college school
ing a tour of the states before return
ing to her Mexican home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Mel.
cher, daughter.
Miss Hertha Hauptli. former Nor
| folk teacher, has entered the state
| hospital training school for nurses.
A. II. Viele is again able to be at
| his place of business after several
weeks of confinement at his home with
an injured knee.
Six witnesses have been subpoenaed
for the case of Madison county versus
s. A. Cokeley. The trial will be held
in Judge Eiseley's court Tuesday morn
ing.
The W. c. T. U. will hold business
meeting with Mrs. Robertson Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. Election Of
officers and other important business
A full attendance is desired.
Four delegates of the local German
Veteran society accompanied by &
large number of their friends and vet
Grams not delegates to the Omaha con
vention left Norfolk early this morn
| ing in a special car.
Crit Barnard, found guilty week
ago of assaulting Frank Perchal, {
local tailor is back in Norfolk after
spending week in the county Jail
Barnard paid his fine and is now work
ing on a farm nine miles south of this
city.
John F. Kruger, formerly bookkeep
er of the Citizens National bank o.
this city but now cashier of the Corn
lea State bank, was in the city in his
automobile to Humphrey from Pilger
where he transacted business. Mr.
Kruger will play ball with the Corn
lea team at Humphrey Sunday.
S. G. Dean has notified the police
that party of painters from a nearby
town have disappeared with several o
his ladders which he left in the new
Methodist parsonage. 1t is said the
parties who took the ladders are
known and unless the property is re
turned, some arrests are expected
soon.
Rev. Edwin Booth returned to Nor
folk from a several weeks visit will
his parents in Ohio, near Cleveland
Il am glad to get back home" say:
Mr.. Booth. The air in the east does
not seem 10 be as easy to digest az
the pure air We have here. The crol
conditions are quite good in the vi
entity of Cleveland, although they eX
perienced some very dry weather there
some time ago. This dryness was re
lieved just before left by three days
drizzling rain"
Lightning at 1890 last night STRUCK
a barn on the Harry Witt property
712 South Fifth street, and few mo
ments afterwards the barn was mass
of flames. Five minutes after the ar
rival of the fire department the blaze
had been eXtinguished. The tiremer
braved the roaring flames and with
hose in hand ran into the interior o.
the barn and put the blaze out there
in lightning-like speed. They then haG
no trouble in putting out the blaze or
the outside of the barn. A few holes
were burned through the roof, but the
barn can be repaired and used again
T. ]. Crook, who has been in the
city for several weeks demonstrating
new system of fuel burning, left SAC
behind him before he left for his home
in Kansas. Mr.. Crook was in NorfolB
over two years ago and at that time
he caused the runaway of Harry Bee
mer's horse, the animal taking fright
at the noise made by Mr., Crooks mo-
torcycle. Mr.. Crook left the city and
the case went TO Beemer by default
A judgment of S109, including costs