The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-02
MONDAY MENTIONS.

/ Marvin and WILDER Hibben returned
accompanied their sister Ethel, who
is on her way to Indiana, where she
will spend her vacation.
Mrs. Ed G. Engle and daughter
Shirley left Monday for two weeks
visit with Mrs. Engle's sister at HUI
ron, S. d., and will also spend a few
days at Sioux Falls, her former home
Mrs. c. j. Hibben and daughter Der
nice will leave Thursday for Burnley
Ida, and Santa Monica Cal, where
they will spend two months with Mrs
Robert Howe and Mrs. Ray Weaver
sisters of Mrs. Hibben.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Kleck.
ner, son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Winnie.
peninske, a son.
The officials, nurses and attendants
of the state hospital attended the cir
Gus here Saturday night.
The Norfolk baseball team will play
Madison on the Norfolk grounds
Wednesday afternoon. Ladies will be
The Norfolk Commercial clubs sup.
ply of Belgian draft horses is fast dis.
appearing. There are but nine of
these fancy horses left and many ap-
plications are being received for them.
Saturday j. L. Omen of Tilden pur-
chased five of the animals
The new ice and cold storage plant
OF tln ,tnt ,.,l l., ~
ed. The new plant furnishes fee and
does cold storage service for the en-
tire institution.
Rev Julius Stevens died at Fort
Dodge, Ia, Sunday evening at
o'clock. He was the father of Mrs. e.
M. Huntington of Norfolk. Mr.. Hunt
ington went to Fort Dodge at noon.
Cassius Uhlig, the travelling sales
man who has been confined to an Oma-
ha hospital with an attack of quinsy.
is now at his home in Holdrege, and
is reported recovering very rapidly.
All of the fine large gold fish which
Deputy Game Warden Stearns secured
from the last visit of the state fish car
in this city, and had on display in his
office, died. 1t is net known what
caused the death of these fish. Mr..
Stearns will probably secure another
supply soon.
Assistant Driver Berkhardt Of the
Gund Brewing company's wagon, was
slightly scratched and shaken up Sat
urday afternoon when he fell from the
wagon at the corner of Seventh street
and Norfolk avenue. The horses be-
came frightened by a passing train
and commenced to run away. They
were stopped and no damage was
done.
Transfer Agent Johnson of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
with headquarters at Omaha, has in
stalled as the new manager of the To-
cal telegraph office, j. B. Burns of
Junction City, Kan. Mr.. Burns took
charge of the office today. Mr.. Lam
caster, who has been promoted to the
Omaha office, will visit with his par
ents at Kearney for few weeks be-
fore taking up his new duties.
Among the days out-of-town visit
ors in Norfolk were: l.. Jones. Mea-
dow Grove; w. Arnold, O'Neill; A.
X. Bedinnger, Chadron; Mrs. A. l..
Dallas; r. E. Miller, Wal
nut; Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, Santee;
A. Long and daughter, Wakefield;
j. j. Backes, Humphrey; A b. Dillon,
William Anderson, Madison;
A. S. Kelley, Pierce; A. H. Barnard,
Neigh; c. e. Taylor, Pilger.
George w. Williams, who claims to
be the first Norfolk man to pay 500
per acre for farm land in this vicinity,
has made another record by paying
the highest price for a single residence
lot in this city. Saturday Mr.. Williams
bought the lot on the southwest cor
ner of Norfolk avenue and, Tenth
street from d. S. Bullock, paying
$1,000 for it. Mr.. Williams expects to
build residence on his new purchase
soon.
A local painter reports that he came
very near being the victim of a hold
up man Saturday night. He believes
the man who stopped him to be one of
the followers to the circus. Late in
the evening he was passing the Lin
coin school when man stepped from
the dark place and called to him to
stop. He stopped and Immediately put
two or three hard blows over the
mans jaw. The presumed hold-up
man made fast departure.
DR.. J. II. Mackay, who came here
for a few days visit from his new
home at Francitas, Tex, declares he
is We'll satisfied with the south. DR..
Mackay has just finished building a
new residence and drug store which