The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29
TUESDAY TOPICS.


here.
Mrs. NJ. Everett of Verdel was in
the city.
II. +, Barnhart returned from Mad.
ison.
C. S. Hayes went to Winside on
business.
p. E. Carberry went to Long Pine
on business.
Judge Bates of Madison was here
visiting with friends.
Mrs. w. II. Brakeman returned from
Sioux City last night.
Miss Matte Mendelsohn of Pierce
was here visiting with friends.
Mrs. George Davenport Of Madison
was here visiting with relatives.
Il. o. Garrett of Fremont was here
enroute from Deadwood to Bonesteel
A. W. Hawkins and A. F. Went
worth are at Omaha transacting bust.
| ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Hoefs Of
Pierce were here visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Whalen.
Miss Amy Reynolds is home from
the Peru normal school for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Reynolds.
Mrs. Frances Coleman, who was
called to Norfolk by the death of her
sister, Sadie Du Bots, has returned
| to her home at Dallas, S. ID.
| Born to Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Monta-
que, daughter.
| r. L. Beveridge and Martin Sporn
are the first hunters reported to leave
I town on a duck hunting expedition
today.
The John Reymer farm was sold
by r. NJ. Waddell to w. w, Sewers of
Canning, S. d.
The Royal Neighbors will hold a
kensington at the home of Mrs. w.
+. Davey, 81 South Fourth.
Ducks are reported plentiful, but
flying high. The duck season will be
very short, closing on April 5.
Manager Woodruff of the Scott
Automobile Supply company has rent.
ed the Bruce cottage at 107 South
Eleventh street.
| r. NJ. Waddell reports the sale of
ten acres of land in Beacon Hill adj
dition to p. N Nelson of Herrick, S.
d., who will come here to live.
Thomas Harrison, who recently re.
signed the managership of the Farm
ers Elevator at Hadar, is in search
of suitable house in this city. Mr.
Harrison will come here to live.
DR.. c. j. Verges celebrated his birth.
day last night. After the meeting of
the city council Councilman Verges
entertained the other members at a
luncheon in his new residence.
julius Altshuler, brother of Mrs. J.
Baum, and formerly employed in the
| Baum Bros, store here, died in Chi
cago last Friday. Funeral services
will be held in Kirksville, Mo-, next
Sunday.
G. G. Stockton has opened a branch
| photograph studio at Tilden which
will be in charge of his brother V. V.
Stockton. Up to this time there has
been no photograph gallery between
Norfolk and Neigh.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Beulah chapter Thursday night.
All members are requested to be
| present. There will be a social meet
| ing after the business and refresh
ments will be served.
All was in readiness at the Com
| mercial club rooms for the delegates
to the convention of the Farmers Co.
| operative Elevator association, Tues
day. Up to one O'Clock none Of the
| delegates had arrived at the head
quarters.
The Norfolk river is unusually high
| today and the ice is slowly coming
down a wide channel which has been
open for several days. 1t is believed
| the river will rise much higher, to-
morrow, but not to a danger stage.
The river below the dam is quite high
| but free from any ice which may
| cause a gorge.
Postmaster John R. Hayes has re-
ceived the applications of two local
| bachelors who wish to employ the
young Omaha girl who recently wrote
that she desired to act as housekeep-
er for either bachelor or widower.
| Both applications have been forward
ed to the young woman at Omaha.
| The postmaster reports that as yet
no widower has applied at his office.
Miss Annie Smith. teacher of the
| Ray school seven miles west of town,
will preside over a unique entertain
ment at that school Saturday night.
A home talent play THE Iron Hand"
four-act comedy followed by a shad-
ow social, is to be feature OF the
entertainment which is gwen for the
| benefit Of the school. A large at
tendance is looked for by Miss Smith.
Among the students of the Christ
Lutheran church who will be con-
firmed next Sunday are: Elizabeth
Boehnke, Frieda Bonner, Marie Elem.
berger, Emma Berner, Alma Berner,
Alma Vasholz, Martha Schilling, Ida
Walters, Anna Brummund, Lydia
Bernhardt, Anna Schaeffer, Mabel
Fuesler Louise Luebke, Meta Droe.
ger, Alfred Bluecher, Otto Blank, Will
liam Henkel, Arthur Walters, Gustave
Gall, Gustave Steffen, Carl Hass, Otto
Zellmer, Paul Ohm, Walter Ohm.
Seven hundred teachers of this