The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

ing in the city hall last night. en.
, juyed an oyster supper
/ A meeting OF the Commercial club
directors will bo held at o'clock this
I evening In the club rooms
Ralph Boyd and Mrs Alfred Palm
were called to Columbus. Neb. by the
serious Illness Of their sister
The Norfolk basketball team Is
scheduled to play game with Madi.
son this evening. The game will be
played nj Madison.
Ernest Sasse an employee on re
pair gang of the Northwestern road,
is suffering from bruised foot as the
result OF an accident
Mr. and Mrs. S. l. Mes of Neigh
were in the city to hear Gov Aldrich's
speech. Mr. Mes is deputy state oil
inspector for the Third district
County Commissioner Taft asks
that no more funds be subscribed for
the care Of Miss Hauff, the young
woman whose eyesight has probably
been saved Lv charitable Norfolk peo-
Pile About $50 was received
Johns Austin who married neg.
ross, was taken to Madison to appear
before the insanity board George
Houston also was taken before the
board Clarke Bryant was sent to
the dipsomaniac hospital at Lincoln.
Robert Klug returned from Omaha,
where he attended the cement mems
convention. At Omaha, Mr.. Klug pur.
chased patent for the manufacture
Of material for cement block grain
silos New machinery for this work
has been ordered.
The burning out of furnace pipe
in the w. L. Pickering home. 2l1
North Eleventh street at $50 last
night brought out the entire fire de
partment With the exception of
smoking up the home. and the burn
ing out of the pipe which put the
furnace out of commission for the
night, no damage was done
Among the days out-of-town visitors
in Norfolk We're: A r, York, Atkin.
SON Frank Moore, Creighton, Lars
Hansen, Blair; W. L. Stanton, Meadow
Grove; S. B. Mcconnell, Ray McCon-
nell, Burke; c. Nj. Fungall Nerdel; c.
D. Johnson, NJ. c. Brown, c. j. Strick-
er f. Schinkus, w. +. Cutters, Conrad
Werner Battle Creek Claus Meyer,
Clear Lake
A meeting of the Ben Hur drill team
will be held tonight The team is now
said to be the best in the state A
L. 60. L,I
on Feb 10, at which Mr. Girard, one
of the supreme chiefs. of Crawfords-
Vile Ind. will deliver an address.
About fifty new candidates are to be
initiated Madison, Wayne, Stanton
and Pierce lodges are coming TO Nor.
folk with new candidates
The fire team ran away Thursday
afternoon Fire Driver Truelock ac.
companied by Fireman William Ora
ham We're thOwn out of the wagon
when it upset and Graham sustained
several slight bruises, a hook be
coming loose caused the accident. The
front trucks of the practice wagon
became unbulted and the team ran to
South Norfolk before they We're stop
ped. The animals We're not injured.
over $1,000 is now in the y. NJ. c.
A. fund The committee continues
making good with the first list and
have announced today thai the first
meeting for the planning of the gen
eral campaign will take place next
Thursday night in the Commercial
club rooms, which are to be the head
quarters of the solicitors. A meet
ing viii be held every day during the
campaign Lunch will be served and
progress Of the campaign will be re.
ported A big supper will be served
Thursday night. IF the general cam
paign is as good as the one held be
fore. We will be able to finish the
building" say members of the com
mittee