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

Mrs. G. o. Rankin of Scribner is
visitor at the A. Grauel home
Mrs. Gregg Davis and daughter
Alma are spending few days in Ra-
VIENNA.
Paul Grauel of Yuma, Colo, is here
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Grauel
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Mitchell returned
from Tennessee, where they have been
visiting with relatives for the past
month.
Frank Kilson of Allison, Ia, spent
New Years with his sister, Mrs. J. r.
Thompson of this city. 1t was his
first visit to Norfolk.
Born to Rev. and Mrs. John Witt,
a daughter
There were more big dinners for
New Years than there were for
Christmas local merchant said.
w. Fast has resigned his position as
clerk in the C.. j. Fleming drug store.
Mr.. Fast returns to Des NIoines, Ia,
to resume his studies at the osteop.
athy college.
ID. w. Ziegler, superintendent of the
agencies of the Elkhorn Life Insur-
ance company was the first man to
place his name on a hotel register
this year. Mr.. Ziegler registered
from Munro, Neb.
Chief Marquardt was requested to
capture a colored woman who, it is
alleged, was stealing coal from the
yards of the Chicago Lumber compa-
ny. Chief MarQuardt reports he is
receiving many similar complaints.
Norfolk drug stores will close at
o'clock this evening, according to an
agreement reached by all owners of
local drug stores. These stores will
close at o'clock every evening eX-
cept Saturdays until next April, when
the night work will be resumed.
AS result of the 18-below-2ero
weather of New Years morning-Sun-
day night was the coolest of the win
ter, up to date-plumbers were rushed
with business Monday morning. Wat
er pipes froze up not only in dwell
ing houses but also in places of bust
ness.
Norfolk poultry breeders won fancy
prizes at the Sioux City chicken show.
j. S. Mathewson took first and third
prizes for hens in the single comb buff
orpington class and second and fifth
for cockerels. f. T.. Davenport took
third cockerel prize and fourth pullet.
Not a fowl of any kind was avail
able at Norfolk meat markets Mon
day morning. Every chicken, duck,
goose or turkey, purchased by local
dealers for New Years trade, had
been sold before then and many re-
quests for more fowls were at hand.
Benjamin Heckendorf of Norfolk and
Miss Mabel Dalton of Neigh We're
married at Omaha last Wednesday.
The wedding was kept secret, but
Norfolk friends We're on hand at the
train to welcome the newlyweds. An
orchestra and a number of admirers
were entertained by Mr.. HeCkendorf.
Mr.. Heckendorf is member of the
firm of Klug q Heckendorf.
Every year n. S, Westrope, a local
real estate dealer, and his brother,
j. A. Westrope of Denver, Colo, en-
change handwriting souvenirs" Both
brothers are expert penman, and their
penmanship this year is said to be bet
ter than ever, with the Norfolk man
having slightly the better of it. The
Norfolk man is said to be one of the
three best left-handed penman in the
country.
Henry Hasenpflug, owner of a local
taXicab, returned from Omaha Satur-
day afternoon and relates a hardluck
story in which he played a feature
part Friday night. Hasenpflug took
two passengers to Omaha in his car,
and before he reached his destination
he encountered at least fourteen
snowdrifts each about four feet high.
Several times he found it necessary to
take as many as twenty starts" be-
fore his machine succeeded in blowing
through the drifts.