The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-04

I. -. 1OOf mas moved to GlenWOOd,
Ia, where 1t is reported he will open a
grocery store.
Mrs. J. n. Armstrong and two sons
of Springdale. Ind, are visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Norvell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson r. Cough are
spending n weeks vacation with rel
atives at Meadow Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Scofied returned
from a weeks automobile trip in the
country surrounding Lincoln.
Ivan McKillip of Albion, state dairy
inspector, was in the city making an
inspection of the local meat markets.
NJ. A. Gates and =. Il. Gates of Ge.
noa, who were here visiting with
Charles Durland, have returned home.
Eggs at Hooper have dropped to
nine cents dozen.
There will be meeting Of the De.
gree OF Honor at the G.. A. r. hall to.
night.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. Squires Thursday afternoon
at $3.50.
A. n. McGinnis has 1910 apples and
1911 apples, raised in his orchard, both
ready to be eaten.
Frank Yeazel of Madison was in the
city yesterday enroute to Wisconsin
to attend the funeral of his father.
DR.. and Mrs. Ayres of Long Pine
are coming to Norfolk to live. Mrs.
Ayres is already in the city looking
for a home. DR.. Ayres will follow his
wife here soon.
Chris Glissman has accepted few
assignments with teams of towns in
this vicinity. Monday he helped STAN
ton defeat Wayne in to 6 game.
Glissman made three.bagger in that
game.
Thomas Dransfield, manager Of ad-
vertising car No. of the Forepaugh-
Sells Bros. circus, which comes here
Aug. 16, is in the city with force of
fifteen men. The party came to Nor
folk last night in special car.
A social meeting will be held after
the regular meeting OF the hook and
ladder company of the fire depart
ment, in the city hall tonight. Secre-
tary Pasewalk requests the presence
of every hook member at this meeting.
Paul Luebcke returned from Ewing
yesterday and reports after looking
over 160-acre farm, that he traded
his city property here on Madison av-
! enue for the land. The crops in the
vicinity of Ewing and Clearwater, he
says, are in excellent condition.
City Engineer Tracy is busy stalking
out the grade for the sidewalk be-
| tween Norfolk and Park avenues on
Seventh street. This sidewalk was
| ordered in some time ago and the
Northwestern railroad notified the city
that they declined to construct it. The
| city ordered the street and alley COM
| mittee to build the walk.
Charles Rice has completed arrange
ments for the entertainment of about
| 100 customers and friends on the lawn
of his home on South Tenth street
| Thursday evening. The entertainment
is for the purpose of celebrating the
annual gathering of his friends and
customers. Elaborate arrangements
have been made for this entertain.
ment.
Fire was discovered at II o'clock
| Wednesday morning in the Northwest.
, ern coal chutes at the south side. The
, south side firemen put out the blaze
just as the balance Of the fire depart
, ment arrived on the scene. 1t is be-
, lieved that the fire had been burning
for several days. The origin of the
! fire is unknown, but is believed to
have been caused by spontaneous com
bustion in the pit of the chutes.
| After a business meeting held in
! Pasewalk grove last night, the Norfolf
boy scouts arranged for a strenuous
hike" next Friday night. The report
of the officers in charge of the encamp
ment shows that all the young scouts
enjoyed the outing. Only one scout
broke the rules of the encampment
and only one arrest was reported. Al
scouts present are in favor of a Longer
camping expedition next year.
DR.. o. S. O'Neill has just returned
from his farm, which is located nine
miles north of Winner, S. D., in Idea
township. All over this country, ht
says, the crop conditions are very
good. There has been plenty of rail-
and corn is in excellent shape. The
small grain will go about half a crop
he says. Alfalfa which has not beer
cut this year has gone to seed ant
measures from thirty to thirty-twt
inches in height.
Among the days out-of-town visitor.
in Norfolk were: William j. Vath
Columbus; p. w. Ruth, Newman
Grove; j. G. Ostdiek, Madison; w.
Brown, Elk Point; j. c. Currie, Co
lone; John Wright, Gregory; Mrs. F
E. Wells, Witten; James Smith, Walt
hill; John Meyers, Walthill; E. c
Munsil, O'Neill; L. P. Linbrock, BEEN
er; Mrs. E. G. Mckinney, Oakdale
F. p. Campbell, O'Neill; F. J. Dishner
ONeill; c. B. Scott, O'Neill; ]. j. Har
rington, O'Neill; H. X. Anderson
Petersburg; c. Gilsdorf, Petersburg
} F. l.. Wanser, Plainview; A. j. Shult2
Niobrara; F. L. Neely, Wayne; w. A
Merserve, Creighton.
A BANK RoBBER KILLED.
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