The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19


ors in Norfolk were: \. T.. Subbs
Tilden; V. Stevens, Gregory; NJ Bliss
Tildcn; NJ. H. Russell, Gregory; W
w. Naught. Pilgcr; w. Il. McGrccr,
Valentine; j. N. Stanley, Bloomfield, /,
Elsie Littall, Wayne; Mrs. Aaron, Hi.
da Aaron, Hoskins; Joseph Koch, Win.
ner; Fred Wagner, Creighton.
Sunday morning and trains were run
ming on schedule time.
The NJ. 4 o. passenger train which
was due to leave Norfolk at o'clock
Saturday morning, was able to leave
/ the city at o'clock on that day The
, snowplow, followed by an incoming
passenger train found every cut be.
tween Norfolk and Emerson packed
with drifts. The tracks were clear
Mrs. John Friday, who was taken
to Hot Springs. Ark, on Dec. 81 by
her husband, Mayor Friday OF this
city. was taken from Hot Springs re.
Gently to Galveston. Texas. Before
leaving Hot Springs for Galveston
with his wife, Mayor Friday wrote to
The News saying Mrs. Friday no bet.
ter; so will try the gulf country"
Mrs. Friday is suffering from stomach
trouble.
Delayed trains caused the delaying
OF the court at Madison until late
Monday afternoon. Judge A. A. Welch
arrived in Norfolk on the NJ. & o. train
Monday morning. The same train was
due here Sunday night. Judge Welch
left for Madison in the afternon. The
Union Pacific passenger due here Sun.
day night arrived Monday morning
preceded by snowplow. Besides a
number OF jurymen who were drawn
for this term, Attorneys Burt Mapes
and Jack Koenigstein went to Madi-
son today.
Before leaving for the state conven-
ton at Kearney, where they believe
they will be successful in winning the
state tournament next summer, the
tiremen will give parade which will
be a good one. The new uniforms have
already made n hit and the members
Of the fife and drum corps are anxious
ly awaiting the signal to march from
i
o'clock Tuesday morning when they
are scheduled to leave in special car
over the Union Pacific road for the
convention city.
On the hill near the standpipe north
west of the city, three Norfolk boys
have constructed a meeting house in
the form of a dug-out cave in which
they spend many happy afternoon
and evening. Cross arms have been
utilized for the supports of an ideal
roof. There is a good furnace; fair
ly clean window and the temporary
home has proven a great place during
the cold weather. Among the young.
sters who hold forth in the cave are
Andrew Mapes. Albert Randklev, and
Dwight Sprecher.
On Jan. 25, the anniversary OF Rob-
ert Burns birthday will be celebrated
in many parts Of the world. In Nor
folk the celebration has been called
off and a number Of local Scots are
preparing to visit Sioux City where
the Scotch dancers will hold their cell
ebration. The Sioux City dancers,
who have visited Norfolk on several
occasions, have again offered the Nor
folk men their services, but lack OF
interest and the removal of some OF
the more enthusiastic ones, is the re.
suit of the calling off of the celebra-
tion here.
Charles Sweet is scheduled to spend
thirty days in the county Jail and later,
after his release, he may find himself
wifeleSs. Sweet was arrested Sun
day night on a complaint signed by
his wife, Mrs. Emma Sweet, who de-
clared that he assaulted her and her
son, Sweets step-son, Eugene Storey.
Judge c. +. Eiseley found Sweet gull
ty of wife beating and non-support.
Mrs. Sweet declared that Sweet was
her second husband, her former name
was Storey. Her first husband died
and now she prefers a divorce than
the prospects Of again mating with
Sweet.
G. l.. Carlson returned from Topeka,
Kan, where he was one Of the princi-
pal speakers at the state convention
VI hHO olOCh DIccuinB oo-
cieties. Mr.. Carlson was warmly en-
tertained in Topeka where he attend
ed two banquets in one night A To
peka daily newspaper devoted several
columns OF comment to the Norfolk
scientific farmers addresses and az
riculturists of national repute con.
graduated him on his work in the
scientific breeding Of horses. Among
the many addresses delivered by Mr..
Carlson at Topeka was one on the
Child Problem"
C. E. Saunders, for twenty-six years
a travelling salesman in this territory,
announces that he has resigned his po-
sition for the Niles-Mosher Cigar com
pany of Kansas City and will retire.
Frank Connely, travelling for George
NJ. Connely OF Sioux City, will sue
ceed Mr.. Saunders with the Niles
Mosher company. Connelly's place
with the Sioux City company has been
filed by Mr.. Laycock. Mr.. Saunders
is we'll known all over this territory
and his twenty.six years OF travelling
have almost continually placed him at
the head OF cigar statesmen. He will
paot NJ hiS hOma at ST TOSeDh Mo-