The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-16

airy office OF Contractor BcrnwItter
has been completed and already tho
tracks and distractions are being
moved.
Jake Shiyely has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk with the star Clothing
store, and has gone to Atkinson to
work on the ranch of his uncle Jake
llershiser.
Excayatiug for the two new G. l..
Carlson Office buildings, one OF which
has been leased by the Commercial
club was commenced this morning.
The work is to be hurried
Joseph Peterson was arrested ON
the charge of vagrancy. Peterson.
says Judge Eiselcy, was really drunk
and not a vagrant. He was fined S5lO
and, unable to pay tho fine, he was
paroled.
Two strangers In the city, claiming
to be Deadwood miners, were arrested
Monday by Patrolman O'Brien. The
men were endeavoring to sell n pair of
pants. This aroused the suspicion OF
the police. They We're released later.
The construction of the new II. IL.
Beebee residence on East Norfolk av-
enue is about completed. The paint
ers are at work today and the fine res
idcnce will be ready for occupancy
within a week. Mrs. Beebee arrived
from Illinois few days ago.
The employees of the Western
Bridge Construction company, who
are putting together the steel bridge
across the mill dam here, are ready
to sink the cofferdam on the north
| side of the new steel works. The
| floor of the bridge will be of concrete.
The sidewalk will be Of board ma
| terial.
Rev. j. II. Poucher of Stanton will
| have charge of the funeral services
over the remains of w. II. Law, who
! died at the home of his son-in.law, G.
| j. uibben, Sunday afternoon The
| services will be held at $3.50 Wcdnes-
day afternoon at the First Methodist
church. lnterment will be made In
! Prospect Hin cemetery.
Mrs Paul Kracher, her daughter
and sister of Stanton were in the city
visiting with friends. Mrs. Kracher
reports that her husband has sold out
his business at Stanton and that the
family will spend the summer touring
the eastern coast cities. 1t is possible
that Mr.. Kracher will locate in Nor
folk on his return from the summer
! vacation.
In full uniform, including khaki hat,
blouse, pants, leggings and Inapsacks,
members of the Norfolk boy scouts
will march to a point on the Elkhorn
river this evening and engage in
swimming lessons, under the instruc-
tons of Assistant Scout Masters Led.
erer and Kirkpatrick. The uniforms
arrived yesterday and the boys will
soon be seen on Norfolk avenue at
drill.
The membership committee of the
Ad club is making a successful cam
paign. Many new members have been
taken into the new organization. IT
is believed that within a few weeks
the list will carry more than $50 mem
bers. The clubs cluster lamp propO
sition has met with great success
| Two local banks have applied to the
secretary to be put on the list for the
e first sample lamp. The club will prob
ably order two of the sample poles.
The equalization board went to
; Madison Tuesday for three days
session. The board will remain at
Madison for three days to hear what
ever complaints there are in connec
ton with equalizing assessments
County Commissioner Burr Taft, who
is a member of the board, declared
that up to date there were very few
} complaints made. Assessor p. w
Ruth and Commissioners John w
Fitch of Newman Grove and Henry
Sunderman of Fairview were also il
the city.