The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-11-24
TUESDAY TOPICS.

Mrs. w. l.. Weaver OF Tildcn was a
visitor in the city.
Clyde Whalen returned from a bust.
ness trip at stanton.
Mrs. +. S. South is at st. Edwards
visiting with relatives.
w. H. Brant, treasurer of Keya
Paha county, was here from Spring
view yesterday on business.
Mrs. John Kuhl is reported quite
! i'll.
Oscar lloofs was operated on this
morning for appendicitis.
Stanton'S new high school building
will be dedicated Friday.
Members of the Emmanuel Luther.
an church have purchased the Carl
| Wolfe property on South Third street
where they will build church next
spring.
Robert Sieler of Verdel has been
made manager of the John Weiden-
Teller saloon. Mr.. Weidenfeller de.
MES the story that Mr.. Sieler had
purchased the saloon.
l.. NJ. llarter of Harrison, Neb.,
was in Norfolk visiting with his
brother, Ed lIarter. Mr.. Harter was
enroute to Omaha where his wife is
to undergo an operation.
| SCoutmaster Ha2en has issued or.
ders to every boy scout to meet on
Norfolk hill west of town this eve
ming with full equipment for one of
the biggest bear" hunts of the year.
Engineer Andrew Dryden is suffer
ing from ptomaine poisoning as the
result of eating fresh fish. Mr.. Dry
den was taken i'll at Long Pine and
is now laid up at his home in this
city.
h. p. Weatherby is still at Omaha
from him today, he will not return to
Norfolk until Dec. /. Mr. Weatherby
underwent an operation for cataract
of the eye recently.
Sparks from passing engine set
fire to dry grass on lot owned by
the Norfolk Chemical q Oil company
at 305 South Ninth street No dam
age was done. The whole fire de
partment was on the ground
About twenty-five Norfolk people
were called to Madison Tuesday in
connection with the trial of Henry
Stehr. They We're called as witnesses
for the state. Several of them were
members of the coroner's jury which
heard the case in Norfolk
The case of George Bates against
his former partner, r. f. Stevens, in
which Bates endeavored to get about
5000 which he alleged was due hin
as the result of the partnership al
Dallas, S. D., was dismissed in Judge
Eiseley's court Tuesday morning
without prejudice. Judge Eiseley de
clares the case was dismissed fol
want of jurisdiction.
A company has been formed with 6
capital stock of $4,000 which makes
w. M. Altman, present editor of the
Norfolk Umshau, a German week.,
publication, the president of the Um
schau Publishing company. Werner
Klosterman was elected vice presi
dent, A. j. Koenigstein secretary ant
w. NJ. Altman treasurer. The direc
tors of the company are F.. j, Hale
Herman Winter, A. J. kOenigstein, w
M. Altman, Werner Klosterman Car
Schmiedeberg and A. j. Koenigstein
Neighbors living near the Johns
residence at 713 South Fourth street
startled the police this morning by
declaring that Johns was killing his
wife and children. Chief of Police
Marquardt answered the call, bu
found that Johns had left his home
and was somewhere in the city Chic
Marquardt was on his trail during the
day Mrs. Johns explained to Chic
Marquardt that her husband hat
whipped" her Monday night and also
Tuesday morning. He has not beer
providing food for her and abuses hel
too much, she says. Chief Vanguard
will arrest him.