The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-05

mercial club rooms Friday evening,
Jan 3. on this date new officers aud
directors are scheduled to be elected.
There are now l76 members in the
club.
Mr. and Mrs. John Friday expect to
leave Sunday for Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Friday has been i'll for some
time If the change agrees with her,
she will remain at Hot Springs in.
definitely. Mr.. Friday will remain
with her.
Mrs. John Aaron and her daughter
Miss Meta Aaron had a slight acct
dent Friday when the sleigh in which
they were riding overturned in "A
snow bank near Hoskins. Neither
Mrs Aaron or her daughter were
hurt.
II. j. Baughn, one of the teachers
at the Norfolk Business college, was
married while at his home in Iowa for
the Christmas vacation. He and his
wife have returned to Norfolk, and Mr..
Baughn will resume his teaching when
school opens Tuesday.
! lodge, No. 20, will be held in |. o. o.
f. hall Tuesday evening, Jan. g, at
which time the grand chancellor and
several deputies will be here. All
members and visiting knights are re.
quested to be present.
! The Norfolk.Winner and Omaha
Chadron mail runs are now in the
! a ,,,t, hn
vision of Chief Clerk S. ID. Hall, with
headquarters at Omaha. Heretofore
these runs were under the supervision
of the Sioux City headquarters.
Notwithstanding the facts that the
regular holiday cards are giving bank
customers notice that the banks will
be closed New Years day, every
bank employee in the city will be hard
at work behind the bank doors on that
day assisting in winding up the years
business and at the same time dis
posing of the month of December.
j. N. Strand railroad mail mes
senger, was found lying unconscious
on the platform of the South Norfolk
station yesterday. Strand had acct
dentally slipped and fallen on the
brick pavement. He was unable to
take charge of his run and Messen-
ger f. o. Syrber of the Norfolk-Win-
ner run took place. Strand is not
thought to be seriously hurt.
Four Norfolk chicken men are
waiting anXiously today for the
Judges word at Sioux City. The four
men have reason to believe that the
Norfolk fancy chickens will pull down
some prizes in the orpington class at
the Sioux City show. There are 75C
chickens on display at the show there
j. S. Mathewson, F. +. Davenport, w
p. Logan and II. b. Dixon returned
from the show.
The following officers were installed
at the meeting of Damascus chapter
No. 20 Friday evening: John Lynde
high priest; Gilbert Halverstein, king
Arthur M. Leach, scribe; ID. Rees
treasurer; G. T. Sprecher, secretary
S. G. Dean, captain of the host; A. H
Viele, principal sojourner; j. w. Nc
Clary, royal arch captain; w. r. Hoff
man. master of the third veil; j. B
Maynard, master of the second veil; l.
C. Mittelstadt, master of the first veil
c. F. Eiseley, sentinel.
]. o. Riley, a travelling salesman
for the Palmer Coffee company will
: headquarters in Norfolk, slipped
away from town Christmas and onl!
today travelling men friends discov
cred that he was married in De!
Moines. Riley, who is considered
"topnotcher" in the coffee business
will get warm reception when HI
reaches Norfolk Sunday noon. Nor
folk travelling men are having a larg'
sign painted and plenty of rice hal
been purchased to assist in the wei
come which they believe is due Riley
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