The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-28
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Mrs. George w. Jackson was in town
visiting relatives the latter part OF
last week
Lynn Herrick. who has been EN-
ployed by N. p. Swanson for the past
couple of years, went to Omaha last
Thursday to join the army or navy.
but returned on the afternoon train
Sunday, being n few pounds too light
for either place.
Miss Bogardus of Neigh visited in
! town between trains last Thursday.
Blanche Putney of Neigh spent the
latter part of last week visiting Oak.
dale friends.
o. b. Manville and George w. Park
were Neigh visitors last Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Blanche Reynolds, who former
ly lived at this place, is spending the
week in town, the guest of Miss Verna
Nesbit
C. II. Ray returned from Council
Bluffs and Omaha last Thursday even.
ing, where he had been for the past
few weeks looking after business mat
ters.
Sunday evening the Methodist and
United Brethren churches united their
congregations at the United Brethren
church and the sermon was delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Snyder of the Methodist
church. They expect to carry out the
plan of union services for the remain
der of the summer, holding the ser
vices in each church each alternate
Sunday.
A. p. Armstrong, who has been en-
ployed by r. NJ. Nesbit for the past six
months, went to Neigh Sunday even.
ing, where he has entered the employ
of Shenefelt's cash store.
Miss Dora LorenZon returned Mon
day afternoon from ten days visit
at Neigh.
Tuesday evening the Epworth
League gave social in the basement
of the Methodist church. For part of
the entertainment c. II. Torpin threw
upon large screen large number of
views from scenes witnessed while he
and the party accompanying him were
in Colorado. There was only a fair
sized attendance, however, owing to
the rainy weather.
Bert Hunter of Elgin, candidate on
the republican ticket for county clerk,
was in town electioneering the latter
part of last week.
DR.. l.. l.. Nelson last week filed as a
candidate on the republican ticket for
county coroner, and with the strong
support that he has it is not unlikely
that he will be elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O'Neall re-
} turned the latter part of last week
from an extensive visit to eastern
points.
Misses Edna Stringfellow and Mat
tie Tavener were visitors in Neigh
Monday afternoon.
A. e. Stubbs and T. o. Ringer of Til
den were business visitors in town
Tuesday afternoon.
: Fred Miller of Corpus Christi, Tex,
formerly Of Tilden, and Ed Ruth of
Tilden were visitors in town Wednes-
day afternoon.
Clyde Basket came down from his
claim in South Dakota Wednesday to
spend a few days visiting home folks
The 120 acres of alfalfa on the Hord
land, adjoining town on the south, is
being put up this week and is yielding
about the same as the last crop.
Ivan Torpin left Wednesday after
noon for Wood Lake to attend we'd
ding at that place Wednesday evening
He expects to spend the remainder OF
, the week fishing near there.
Carpenters are busy this week re-
modelling and tearing out part of the
wareroom used by R. NJ. Nesbit, which
greatly improves the looks of that
part of Walther street.
Good rains for the past week have
put growing crops in fine condition
and those who have been out over the
state say there is not any corn to be
found anywhere that equals the crops
in this immediate vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Torpin depart
ed on the 8 o'clock passenger last
night for Spearfish, S. D., for a two
: weeks outing. They were met at Ne
ligh by Judge Boyd and party from
there.
E. E. Crue and Peter Michalsor
were Oakdale visitors on Thursday
, They made their trip from Tilden in
Mr.. Crue's new sixty-horsepower Kis
, sci Kar. While here Mr.. MichaelsoI
, transacted business and Mr.. Crue took
, his old friend, H. S. Manville, for q
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