The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20


Stock Sanitary Board In Nebraska2
a few days ago w. n. Nordenbers
a farmer of Hoskins. complained o
his hand being irritated by a YER,
small pimple. Today he is sufferm,
from bad case of blood poisoning II
that same hand Mr.. Nordenberg wa,
in the city Monday and physician
who dressed the infected member de
, clared it a serious case.
At the Creighton depot throughout
the day Norfolk hremen were yer,
| busy decorating their special car and
meeting out-of.town delegates who
are passing through the city enroute
, To Alliance to attend the State Voun
| teer Firemen's association convention
which opens in that city Tuesday
morning. The Norfolk delegation
leave at 1870 this evening in their spe
tial car.
Roy f. Crosby, the piano salesman
who lost his life in the Niobrara hotel
explosion, was to have been engaged
as salesman for the Bennett Piano
company of this city. Crosby applied
to the company for a position here
and negotiations were going on be.
tween him and II. S. Thorpe, local
manager of the company, who says he
is in possession of several letters from
Mr.. Crosby which he was to have an.
swered today.
When 1t was learned that the court
house at Winner, S. d.. had been de.
StroNed by fire and that a large mum.
Der OF the county records had been de.
stroyed, inquiries were made whether
or not there were duplicate records of
Madison county available, should a
similar occurrence happen to the Mad.
ison county court house. 1t developed
that Mapes & Ha2en are the only firm
IN the county who have in possession
complete duplicate of county records
relating to title.
On Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the First Congregational church
and in the evening at 1870 there will
be meeting of Sunday school work.
ers to be addressed by Rev. J. p.
OBrien of Kansas City Educational
secretary of the southwest, also by
Miss Margaret e. Brown, state work.
ers for the State Sunday School asso.
citation of Nebraska All Sunday
school workers of the city are cordial
ly invited TO be present at these meet.
ings.
A special hearing in the case of the
federal government versus William
Fritz and others, from near Fairfax,
5. d., was held in the federal court
at Norfolk Monday. The gov.
is seeking to set aside a land
patent secured some time ago by Fritz.
Among the witnesses were Herman
Fritz, William Fritz, Douglas Boyd, p.
Ira Billeter, George Owens,
Charles Luher. W. r. Dickinson. chief
clerk to the United States district at
Lorney at Omaha, presided. He goes
TO Ainsworth Tuesday.
The 152nd anniversary of the birth
Of Robert Burns will be celebrated in
Norfolk by the local st. Andrews So
ciety on January % in Marquardt hall
The entertainment committee have
leen instructed to have programs
printed. 1t is hoped that members of
he Sioux City branch will come to
Norfolk in company with their expert
eel dancers. The committees appoint.
I'd follow: Advertising, w. e. Ora.
ram, William Graham; entertainment
J. a. Trulock. Dan Craven, Peter Nor
'ison: finance, G.. T. Sprecher, C. S.
Bridge, c. r. Hartford; on hall, Alex
Morrison, J. A. Ballantyne, ID. Craven:
reception, William Graham, G. T.
'precher; floor manager, c. f. Hart
ord, master Of ceremonies, G. r.
Sprecher.