The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-01
MONDAY MENTIONS.

City.
Mrs. G. o. Rankin Of Bonesteel is
here visiting with her father \.
Grauel
c. c. Cow went to Herrick on bust
ness.
4. j. Noenigstein returned from
Lincoln.
f. VI. Huntington went to Tilden
on business.
II. Asher of Page is here visiting
with relatives.
G. r. Burham went to Meadow
Grove on business.
Mr. Kaufman of Dallas was here
transacting business.
Frank Pultz Of lIoskins was here
visiting viii friends.
H. Krasne of Omaha visited over
night with ) NJ Rosenthal.
Mrs. w. Il. Hoffman is at Omaha
spending a few days with her mother.
Mrs. Burr Taft returned from
few days visit with her son, Harold
Taft at Lincoln.
Mrs. H. H. Snyder of Omaha is
here visiting with Mrs. NJ. c. Ha2en
and Mrs. j. ID. Sturgeon.
Mayor John Friday returned from
Galveston, Tex, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Friday is reported much improv-
ed in health
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T.. Crosier went to
! st. Louis to attend a weeks session
of the National Superintendent asso-
| citation convention.
Edward OsChner is moving from
North Eleventh street to the Beebe
house on Madison avenue and Twelfth
street.
Excavation has commenced for two
new cottages on Madison avenue be-
| tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
j. A. Ballantyne is having the two
new houses built.
Ernest Raasch has just closed a
There will be a meeting of the Glee
| club this evening.
| The combination chemical and hose
wagon of the fire department has been
\ reconstructed and put into service
again.
| Harvey O'Brien, night clerk of the
| Pacific hotel, is suffering from an at
tack of the grip.
A large piece of stone was taken
from the eye of William Kell by To-
| cal physician Sunday.
| deal by which he becomes possessor
of five acres of land in Queen City
| Place addition. He purchased the
land from +. G. Heilman.
| George Wheeler returned from ON
aha where he underwent an opera
ton for a tumor in the face The
operation was successful and Mr.
Wheeler is able to be out of doors.
Miss Fannie Conkling, a high school
teacher, chaperOned large number
of high school girls to Wayne Satur-
day, where the Norfolk students root.
ed for the Norfolk basketball team.
Frank Weston, whose son was
killed by ice falling from a car at
Plainview some weeks ago. has retain
ed the services of Attorney NJ. F.
Harrington OF O'Neill in connection
with the case.
Wayne won the basketball game
from Norfolk by score of II to 16.
The game was full of fast plays and
the Norfolk players kept the Wayne
high school boys hard at work to pre-.
vent a defeat
Obed Raasch will file for republi.
can nomination as candidate for coun-
ty commissioner. 1t was also reported
that Herman Buettow would enter the
race for the democratic nomination
| within a few days.
State Secretary j. p. Bailey of the
Y. VI. c. A. is expected in Norfolk
this evening. Mr.. Bailey will meet
each day with the soliciting commit.
tee, who report progress in the cam.
paign for Y. NJ. C. A. funds.
Bids are out for the construction of
a general store building in South Nor
folk. Ernest Hughes, a prominent
South Norfolk business man. is asking
bids for a fine brick building to be
located on Fourth street, near the
buildings now under construction.
Now VI. c. HaZen claims the honor
of sighting the first robin of the year.
In fact. Mr.. HaZen claims he saw at
least twenty robins on the day he saw
the first one, two weeks ago. Two
weeks ago ! made trip into the coun-
try. There was snow on the ground,
but it was warm" says Mr.. Hazen. Il
saw at least twenty robins on that
day"
Rev. Otto Bergfelder was chosen
| pastor Of the Lutheran church of
Campbell last Sunday after having
filled the pulpit both morning and
evening. Mr.. Bergfelder has the call
under consideration. Mr.. Bergfeder
| is visiting his friend Rev. DR.. Osthoff,
at Emerald, where he preached a
| Lenten sermon Friday and an invita-
ton was unanimously extended to
him 10 occupy the pulpit on Sunday.
Frank Carrick, William McCune
and A. w. Finkhouse, the fire depart
ment committee to select an eXecu-
tive committee, who are to have
charge OF tie firemen's state tourna.
ment, held an executive meeting in
! the city hall Sunday morning and Sc
lected the following firemen to handle
the big tournament: Chairman, +.
A. Amarine, II, w. Winter, Karl Stef-
an, c. f. Hartford, f. l.. Taylor. The
state board of control, of which Will