The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-02


II. j. Graves has resigned his posi-
tion at the John Robinson feed store
to accept u similar one in the Bee
Hive store.
There will be "a special meeting Of
Beulah chapter tomorrow night for in
stallatlon of officers. All members
are requested to be present.
The regular Friday night dance will
be held at the Country club Friday
evening. Special music will be fur.
nished by threepiece orchestra.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet at
the home of Mrs. W. p Logan, with
Mrs. +. Il. Davenport assisting, Thurs.
day at $3.50 p. m.
j. b. Burns took charge OF the West
ern Union Office here yesterday. Ar
thur Lancaster, the former manager,
went to Kearney, where he will visit
with his parents.
| William Berner, jr., who was run
over by an automobile Saturday even.
ing continues to improve. The little
fellow is not out of bed, but is sitting
up and seems quite happy.
ID. Rees reports that grocery de-
partment will be added to the Peoples
department store. The grocery de-
partmcnt will take up half of the new
Rees building on North Fifth street.
There will be special meeting OF
the AID club at the Bullock Offices at
8 o'clock Thursday evening Important
business is to be transacted and every
member is requested to be present.
All the brick on the paved section of
Norfolk avenue between First and
Second streets has been removed.
New sand is being brought from the
river bank, and that section of the
pavement will be Tesurfaced
Max Brenton, claiming to be cham
pion l25-pound wrestler Of the world,
was in the city enroute to Clearwater.
Brenton was halted in Norfolk by the
news that his dates were cancelled
and he returned to Sioux City.
Today is the last day of the contract
between Fire Driver Monroe and the
city. Mr.. Monroe has turned over
both Office and wagon to e. Il. True
lock, who is acting as driver in place
of John Rice, the successful bidder
for the position.
Eighteen members of the Junior
class of the high school enjoyed a pic
mic at the Yellow Banks Tuesday. The
young folks made the trip to the pic.
mic grounds in carriages and brought
with them sufficient luncheon to make
the event a successful one.
An Omaha man was a caller at the
county Jail at Madison and endeav-
ored to secure possession of the child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stehr, who are con.
fined in the jail in connection with
the death of their son Kaurt Stehr.
The two, it is declared, have hopes of
being released.
Hon. A. NJ. Walline, grand master
workman of the A. o. Il. w, arrived
in the city at noon and will speak at
the Workman rally at the Auditorium
this evening. During the afternoon
the grand master workman was given
an automobile trip around the city in
company with local members of the
order
The Nebraska Telephone company
will shortly get out another new direc.
tory. This new book is being made
for the purpose of getting list of all
telephones and changes before the
completion of the underground work
which is now being done in this city.
The company has now in use 1892 tel
ephones, including 900 farm tele-
phones.
Copying after the order or the Sioux
City league baseball signs, the man
agement of the Norfolk team has had
two large signs painted on canvas,
which are being hung up on Norfolk
avenue. On the canvas is painted a
large baseball over which, in red is
painted the word today" These
signs are much larger than those
used at Sioux City and are more at.
tractive.
The Union Pacific depot seems to be
buried in the sitting files of the M. &
.. and Union Pacific railroads. In an
interview, local railroad official, who
has had inside" information as to the
depot, declared he has lost track of
the proposed depot" THE last |
heard of it was that Norfolk was as
sured of it; that the NJ. & o. people
had approved of the plans and that
everything was ready to begin work"
he said.
Better stock up on Paris Green" is
the caution given out by a local drug
gist who has made an investigation of
the present potato crop. He finds
that potato bugs have been busy on
the fast growing vines for the past
four days, and he predicts that there
will be more of the pest this year than
last year, when druggists sold out their
entire supply Of Paris green. This
druggist declares he will sell more of
this preparation this year than he did
last.
With the discovery this forenoon of
1000 cigars of various brands hidden
in an alley, the police believe another
gang of boys are starting to work.
This morning employees of the C.. p.
Parish store saw young man behind
the store, and on investigation later
found 1000 cigars in a sack hidden
under cracker box. The cigars are
of various brands and are packed in
boxes. Chief of Police Marquardt took
charge of the cigars and is now max