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

l.. Buckendorf returned from a bust.
ness trip at Stanton.
Sheriff G.. S. Smith OF Madison is
here transacting business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Ziesche and fam.
lily have gone to California.
Mrs. w. 4. Shively returned from
Emmett, where she spent Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. William Storts.
MIR. and Mrs. s. G. Mayer, who are
spending the holidays with relatives
in Lincoln, are expected home next
week
Mrs. Augusta Rudat and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. j. A. Johnson of Rockford,
ILL.,, have gone to West Point to spend
a day with relatives.
J. S. Mathewson, +. Il. Davenport,
w. p. Logan and II. B. Dixon went to
Sioux City, where they have fancy
chickens on display at the Sioux City
chicken show.
j. Stueck, who has been here visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Anna Willie.
has returned to New York, where he
will join his ship, the America" on
which he has been storekeeper for
the past six years.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Walker,
a daughter.
An epidemic of throat trouble In
Norfolk is reported by one physician.
Postmaster John r. Hayes, who suf-
fered an attack of the grip, is again
able to be at his office.
Norfolk friends have received word
of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. C. ID. Haskell of Gregory. Mr..
Haskell is a son of John ID. Haskell
of Wakefield.
Pierce Leader: j. A. Van Wagenen
has been committed to the Knoxville,
Ia, asylum for inebriates. He was
placed there on his own application
Mr.. Van Kagerien was formerly county
attorney of Pierce county.
A. BuChholz, who is suffering from
an attack of heart trouble, has been
ordered by his physician to remain in
bed. Mr.. Buchholz had partly recov-
cred and was able to be at his place
Of business, when he suffered another
attack.
r. b. Anderson of Hastings has been
appointed manager of the local office
of the Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany. j. H. Mason, the present man
ager, has been promoted to the Allan
tic, Ia, office. Mr.. Mason will leave
with his family next week.
District Auditor j. S. Helgren of the
Nebraska Telephone company, in COM
pany of Manager Ringer of Butte, have
gone to Stuart, where Mr.. Ringer will
take over the office there. Mr.. Ringer
is former employe of the interstate
company in the Butte territory.
A meeting of the fife and drum
corps of the fire department will be
held in the city hall tonight. The
drum corps, which has been granted
permission to accompany the Norfolk
delegates to the Kearney state CON
vention on Jan. 10, will be garbed in
blue and white uniforms. The fire
mems quartet, with E. f. Truelock as
leader, will also go to the conven-
ton.
1t has only just now become known
in police court that the two men and
one woman who lifted" a large num-
ber of fountain pens from a local bust
ness place really made a settlement
before they left the city. 1t was re-
ported that no charges against them
had been filed. Judge Eiseley has
been informed that the trio paid for
the stolen property, which was not
recovered.
A. j. Durland of Seattle, who is here
visiting relatives and friends, and at
the same time attending to some i'm
portant business matters, declares
that although he has been too busy to
make an inspection of what has been
accomplished in Norfolk since his abb
sence, he already sees many signs of
great growth. Mr.. Durland has been
in Seattle for about three years. "This
is the longest time / have been away
from Nebraska in thirty years." he
says.