Society 3 Events of the Week in Norfolk
Norfolk society items describe a lively week with travel events and family gatherings. Women groups meet for sewing and Sunday school outings. relatives host porch parties and birthdays as brides and newlyweds are celebrated. A San Diego paper notes Rhoda Kendall Requa's wedding to W W Francis at 3836 Center Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Mia
Eloh
Rhoda Kendall Requa
W. W. Francis
Jordan
Center Street
B. WW. Requa
Geo
B. Wright
Norfolk Ladies Attend House Party in Sioux City
Mesdames G D Butterfield C H Reynolds G A Young C J Burnham P H Salter W N Huse and N A Huse journeyed to Sioux City Friday to attend a house party at Mrs R Allen’s home and plan to return tonight. Several other local residents hosted or visited friends in nearby towns and cities over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Butterfield
Nellie Bundick
G. D. Butterfield
C.H. Reynolds
G. A. Young
C. J. Burnham
P. H. Salter
W. N. Huse
N. A. Huse
Sioux City
R. Allen
Katheen Boas
Norfolk
Helen Maylard
Elizabeth Schelly Weds Dr Carl Verges At Home
At eight on Tuesday evening Miss Elizabeth Schelly daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Schelly married Dr Carl J Verges in the family home on North Seventh street. Rev J P Mueller of Christ Lutheran officiated before seventy five guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Schelly
Frederick Schelly
Carl J. Verges
North Seventh Street
J. P. Mueller
Christ Lutheran
Slumber party honors Miss Helen Tanner in Neligh
In Neligh Nebraska on August 1 a social gathering hosted by Miss Vern Cleaver honored Miss Helen Tanner daughter of Drimner of Battle Creek. Sixteen young women attended including Helen Tanner Lotte Mayburs Olive Hall Esther Coney Elsie Teagarien Ella Grace Jackson Grace Berry Fern Bradbury Grace Ryan Nettle Wattles Louise Palmer Georgie Fletcher Irine Sellery and Grace Borgadus. Miss Bolon served as chaperone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neligh
Neb
Vern Cleaver
Helen Taner
Drimner
Battle Creek
Helen Tanner
Lotte Mayburs
Olive Hall Esther Coney
Elsie Teagarien
Ella and
Grace Jackson
Grace Berry
Fern Bradbury
Grace Ryan
Nettle Wattles
Louise Palmer
Georgie Fletcher
Irine Sellery
Grace Borgadus
Miss Bolon
Norfolk Faces Cow Herd Ordinance Debate
Norfolk residents discuss a proposed anti cow ordinance amid a cow leader versus cow driver debate. Lawn beauty contests and ongoing property concerns frame a clash over where cattle may roam in town and on neighborhood lawns.
Wanted Or Wn Ian Play An Organ
Rural Wyoming man Herman S. Wood of Saratoga seeks a thirty year old Norfolk woman who can play an organ and would marry a rancher. He asks the Norfolk postmaster to help locate a suitable housekeeper bride willing to move near his Wyoming ranch, noting the appeal of a local match. The letter dated July 27 1908 asks for details to relay to a potential wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Wyonnie
Orean
Wyombe
Orang
Herman
Wood
Affinity
Saratoga
Wye
Norfolk Post
Hays
Prom
Wyomming
The Blacklisted Husband in Emporia Politics
In Emporia Kansas editor Mary McCreary Parkman of the Emporia Times his husband Harrison Parkman Lyon County surveyor faces political clash as she blacklists him in print. She defends editorial autonomy and notes their political rift centers on democracy while they share other views.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
William Allen White
Emporia
Mary McCreary Parkman
Emporia Times
Harrison Parkman
Lyon County
Parkman
Wall Street
Times
Deserter Meacham Escapes Prison After Court Martial
Frank Hugh Meacham, a Fort Robinson deserter arrested in Norfolk last January, escaped federal custody after a court martial at Fort Crook Nebraska. He pleaded guilty to absence without leave, received a five dollar pay forfeiture, and restoration to duty. Meacham had earlier been released on parole in Indiana and attracted attention for needlework while jailed.
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Huck Meacham
Fort Robinson
Norfolk
Meacham
Indiana
Issac
Martinville
Ind
H. L. Moss
Department of the Missouri
U. S. Army
Omaha
Neb
Frank Hugh Meacham
Fort Crook
Nebras
Young Meacham
Morgan County
Spencer
Owen County
St. Louis
Sth Cavalry
Nebraska
Bloomfield Eyes Oil and Gas Test Near Crofton
Bloomfield residents discuss a plan spearheaded by HW D Van Campen from Akron to secure about 15 000 acres for five years to test for oil gas or minerals near the city. A nonassessable stock corporation would fund a test well expected to begin this fall and possibly finish by January with royalties to landowners if minerals are found. A commercial club meeting of fifty business leaders showed broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Monitor
D. van Campen
Akron
Ohio
Crofton
Bloomfield
O. K
Murder Trail Echoes in Norfolk Family Feud
A murder case drags on in Norfolk as Mrs Evans and Mrs Wiley clash over the Rosebud hotel owner’s death. Tensions flare between sisters amid preliminary hearings, while the accused brother faces murder charges and lingering family strife continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jf Mitts
Mirhke
Norfolk
Torey
Wo Evans
Evans
Erie Liller
Fiet
Local residents tote up weekend visits and travel
A parade of names reports Miss Ruth Graner and others traveling to Wayne Cody Onk ilale and Pierce county towns for visits. Wayne residents WIL Crossland and Mrs. Koerber host relatives. Iowa Missouri visitors stop in Norfolk and surrounding cities. Officials and professionals including J R Carter EB H Lulkart EB H H Lulkart attend speeches by Senator Dolliver and plan trips to Columbus Kirksville De Witt and other locales.
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G. O. Rankin
Cody
M. D. Wheeler
Onkilale
H. F. .Barnhart
Creighton
Lena Mills
Wayne
Allee
Florence Barrett
Pierce
Opal Coryell
Meadow Grove
Wil Crossland
Thomas Bithel
John Koerber
Colorado
Jr. Mitchell
Jennie Englesby
Battle Creek
Ethel
Bernice Hibben
Roy Hibben
Chicago
Geo. A. Brooks
Battle Mills
Belle Temple
C. C. Gow
Sarah Logan
Spencer
Herbache
Iowa
W. G. Huebner
H. H. Miller
St. Joseph
J. R. Carter
Nebraska Telephone Company
Kearney
H. EB. Hardy
Columbus
A. J. Colwell
Northwestern Railroad
Dallas
EB. H H. Lulkart
A. J. Dunlevy
Excelsior Springs
W .H. Hograve
Stella
Senator Dolliver
D. Cresswell
Omaha
Norfolk
O. R. Meredith
Kirksville
American Osteopathic Association
de Witte
J. A. van Wagenen
Norfolk Busy News Briefs Include Fires And Races
Local notes report a fishing pair on the North Fork river below the mill dam with two large fish. The city council hears Garvin matter. W. T. Larimore joins Elkhorn Life agency. creditors to meet for Rancer-Carney bankruptcy. Elkhorn Life appoints new supervisor. Horse track trials list several horses and times. A tuberculosis case ends in a legal dispute over property and proceeds, with Truman accused of misappropriating Murray’s property and turning it over to the sheriff.
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Ani
Lehman Ja
W. Carvin
Garvin
Kiishe
Denver
Carvin
Norfolk
Witter
Statph
Kauteman
Rev. Advertising Clear Company
Rancer-Carney Comity
Whitch
Avenstoat Soom
W. T. Larimore
Oklahoma
WM. Zaulaul
Pierce
Captain Mack
Woods Cones
King Woodford
W. A. Rhodes
Windsor Walnut
Birdie Colyer
D. T. Ambrose
A. G. Wiley
Eugene Wiley
Pueblo
Boulder
Colo
CC. Truman
Truman
George M. Murray
Murray
Eagle Lodge
Boulder Canon
O Neill Business Men Organize Local Baseball Team
O Neill Nebraska August 1 A staff correspondent reports two years of progress in this oil town including a new church race track fair grounds creamery Knights of Columbus hall opera house sidewalks and homes. Business men unite on public moves and last night organized a baseball team with funds quickly pledged.
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O'Neill
New Church
New K. C. Hall
New Fair Grounds
Neb
Knights of Columbus
Burlington Road
Norfolk division forms railway employees protective association
A Norfolk division of the Nebraska State Railway Employes Protective Association was formed to defend workers interests and resist anti railroad legislation. The group plans monthly meetings in the railway hall at 2 pm on the second Sunday and 8 pm on the fourth Wednesday, and aims to influence voters toward fair treatment for employees and railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toll
Nebraska State
Raihway Employes Protective
Ssochlo
Saaning Iether Thom
Ita
Norfolk Division
Sindiy Afherneacp
Nee Twilee
Railway Tall
Fremont
Norfolk
Macumber
Omaha
UU. TP
B.A Gcreaiy
PL i
Morrison
O & No W
F. M. Ryan
D. Hopkins
M. J. Roche
Sioux City
PL H. Morrison
FF. Colln Wis
Grorce A. Kendall
Mr. Morrison
Kener
FF Oh
Crosby
L. C. Mucumber
F. Coleman
Association
St Whce
Nebraska
United State
North Herrick Adds Twenty Lots Sold at Auction
Twenty town lots in the new North Herrick addition were sold at auction Saturday. Auctioneer H. F. Slaughter of Gregory reported strong prices and several residences may start construction soon in Herrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Herick
North Herrick
H. F. Slaughter
Gregory
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