Norf oll Wrestling Prospect Seeks Downes Showdown
Norfolk plans a 185 pound match between Oscar Wasem of Lincoln and Dick Downs of Minneapolis as Jack O'Leary arranges the bout. Wasem favors a winner take all purse and both men are in talks with locals to finalize details.
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Atehle
Norfolk
Oscar Wasem
Jack Downe
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wasem
Lo Dick Downs
Minneapolis
Jack O'Leary
Downs
Dick Walton
South Dakota
Friday Facts from Norfolk and Surrounding Towns
Norfolk notes include Miss Wilhelmina Tawney returning from Fremont, P L Nichols resigning for lumber work near Black Hawk, and numerous out of town visitors. Updates cover funerals, land purchases near Johnstown, Elks party last nights, sign ordinance talk, and Madison county teachers institute plans for August.
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Wilhelmina Tawney
Pierce
Norfolk
Fremont
P. L. Nichols
Kent Siding
Black Hawk
Horses Recover. Prices Return to Prefall Levels
Dr A Smith of Norfolk notes at a Hastings sale horses sold for higher prices than before the financial trouble. The horse sector of the livestock market is rebounding toward normal, with Norfolk emerging as an important horse center as demand for work and pleasure stock resumes.
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A. Smith
Norfolk Horseman
Hastings
Norfolk
Slander suit and hotel shootout headlined in Neligh
Bertha Saxton sues brother in law John Saxton for slander seeking 12000 in Neligh district court. California divorce action between Saxton and her husband is pending. Atlas Bank reports record clearances over 50000 cash receipts. OQ K Newbery of Orchard arrested for malicious shooting at Frank Gustin of Dupree hotel amid hotel war in Antelope County. Preliminary hearing set before Judge Wilson.
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Nelizh
Neb
Mareh
District Court
Bertha May Saxton
John KR. Saxton
Tilden
California
Neligh
Atlas Bank
Antelope County
K. Newbery
Orchard
Miller
Frank Gustin
Wilson
Dupree
Guseten
Doorkeepers for God and The Results of Decisions
The Methodist church schedules next Sunday's services including a morning sermon Doorkeepers for God and an evening theme The Results of Decisions. Meetings run nightly next week. Evangelist Olenslagger of Cincinnati was detained in a revival at Harlow Iowa but will be in Norfolk on Tuesday, March 10, and preach each evening.
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The
Methodist Church
Olenslagger
Cincinnati
Harlow
Iowa
Norfolk
Norfolk Social Season Shifts To Quieter Lenten Pace
Norfolk enjoyed a lively social season with Shrove Tuesday festivities and multiple gatherings by the Elke Club Owl Club Norfolk Band and Trinity Social Guild. As Lent begins residents anticipate a calmer stretch though some continue festive observances beyond traditional fasting.
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Norfolk
United States
Elke
Owl Club
Norfolk Band
Trinity Social Guild
South Dakota Romance Ends in Norfolk Wedding
A South Dakota homestead romance culminated in a Norfolk wedding on Wednesday evening as Miss Mabel Cat tied the knot in a straightforward ceremony with local family and friends in attendance.
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South Dakota
Mabel
Bride Weds Everette Towne in City Home Ceremony
The groom Everette Towne a wealthy ranchman of Stanley County and the bride married at the bride’s parents home in this city marking a formal wedding witnessed by family and friends.
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Everette ‘Towne
Stanley County
S&s DD
Wednesday club guest day to be held at Butterfield home
The Wednesday club plans its annual guest day at Mrs Cearke D Butterfield s home next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock A number of papers will be read Each member will invite one guest Two weeks from next Monday evening Dr George Edgar Vincent of the University of Chicago will speak at the Auditorium His lecture closes the high school lecture course and will be the year s only regular lecture in Norfolk
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Meadow Grove
Nye
Stanton
Harry A. Nye
J. O. Carter
Carter
Norfolk
Madison Avenue
Heights
Booth
W. S. Forhan
J. F. Boeck
BL Paul
Montana
St. Paul
Evana
J. F. Centhivre
Sioux City
Lynde
Pierce
Mary Engelbert
Pairfax
S. D
P. Riley
Hay Springs
J. Stucker
Hooper
L. H. Hinds
Butte
Neligh
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Chautaugua i
Columbus
W. C. Ahlmann
Margaret Smith
Wakefield
Chas. Schulz
W. 8. Fordan
F. F. Miller
Utica
John LeMer
Johnstown
Nebraska
William Heckman
Ernest Rausch
South
Omaha
H. A. Moler
Wayne
Davenport
Iowa
A. P. Doe
George D. Butterfield
Riseley
Pasewalk Avenue
Upton
J. C. Stitt
South Sixth Street
Durland
Mr. Stitt
Madison County Teachers’ Institute
Madison
H. H. Hahn
Blair
A. V. Teed
Dixon County
Elizabeth Sheehan
Reese Soloman
Paul 8. Mittrick
Norfolk High School
Claude Ogden
Ogden
Bessie Richey
Philip Fuesler
Birthday Club of
the Heights
J.C. Stitt
Cearke D. Butterfield
George Edgar Vincent
University of Chicago
Vincent
Divorcee’s Former Wife Denies New York Marriage
Sioux City dispatch reports Constance Levien, divorced wife of John Fox Jr., wedding in Sioux City to Marie Teresa Holland, sparks bid to challenge the decree and sue John Fox Sr. for alienation of affections. Fox recounts runaway marriage, says South Dakota decree valid. trio to Sioux Falls then abroad.
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New York
San Francisco
Gotham Society
Sioux City
New York Herald
Constance Maud Levien
That City
John Fox
Marie Teresa Holland
Elieles
Young Fox
Maud Constance Levien
Douglas A. Levien
New York Evening World
West Hotel
the Tribune
Fox
Miss Levien
Jersey City
Rose Coghlan
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Honolulu
House famine in Gregory sparks building boom forecast
Gregory South Dakota reports a heavy immigrant influx since March 1, triggering a housing shortage. Rents have surged to 10 to 15 dollars monthly for single rooms as new buildings rise. The demand for hotels, business blocks, and homes signals a record 1908 building season in Gregory. The city was redistricted recently to add new zoning and development opportunities.
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Gregory
S. D
Gerwende God
Norfolk High Declamatory Contest Selections Up for Prize
Norfolk hosts a Friday night declamatory contest at the auditorium with seven students from three classes. The winner will represent Norfolk at the North Nebraska contest in April. cash prizes go to the class whose top two speakers earn the most points. Contestants include Dorothy Rudat, Besse Widaman, Helen Friday, Dollie Pfinder, Louise Cook, Josephine Mullen, and Theo Sprecher.
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Norfolk High School
North Nebraska High School
Norfolk
Dorothy Rudat
Besse Widaman
Helen Friday
Dollie Phinder
Louise Cook
Josephine Mullen
Theo, Sprecher
Pigsno Solo
Lowell Erskin
William Menry
Dollie Pfinder
Mary
Ray Estabrook
Kehoe's
Theo
Hessie White
Groesbeck Jr. Reported Very Ill in Home
Charles H. Groesbeck Jr the young son of Charlie Groesbeck has been seriously ill at home with health concerns prompting family prayers and medical attention.
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Charles H. Groesbeck, Jr
Charlie Groesbeck
Funeral of Mrs Forhan Set for Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs W F Forhan will be buried Tuesday afternoon. Time and place of the funeral will be announced later.
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Forhan
W. F. Forhan
Fighting Dane Open to Gloves With O'Leary in Norfolk
The Fighting Dane seeks a glove bout with Jack O'Leary after defeating Curly Cox and issuing a defy. O'Leary plans a fight with Pat Stephens in Gregory and will not take local dates until Rosebud fight timing is set.
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O'Leary
Norfolk
Goa
Dane
Jack O'Leary
Curly Cox
Pat Stephens
Gregory
Taft Endorsed At Valentine Republican Convention
The Valentine Nebraska county Republican convention met at the court house amid stormy attendance. Max E B Virtel of Crookston was elected chairman and F A Cumlow secretary. Resolutions endorsed Taft for president and Roosevelt policies, and urged support at the state convention. M P Kinkaid was approved for reelection. Gov Sheldon and county officials received approval. Delegates Fr M Walcott C T L Cornell E C Cole W D Armstrong D Hanna A L Lewis Max E Virtel were chosen to attend the state and congressional conventions.
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Valentine
Neb
Court House
Max EB. Virtel
Crookston
F. A. Cumlow
Wm. H. Taft
Roosevelt
Snow Delights Valentine Farmers as Snow Reaches two Inches
Two inches of snow fell Thursday night in Valentine Nebraska after rain and sleet. The accumulation made sleighing possible for the first time this winter and was welcomed by farmers due to very dry ground.
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Valentine, Nel
Two City Committees Named for Public Works
Mayor Durland announced two city committees Thursday night. One panel will study the pumping station proposal from Norfolk Electric Light and Power Co. The other will confer with J C Stitt about widening South Sixth street. Committee on pumping station includes Craven Garvin and Buchholz. The Stitt committee includes Haase Kauffman and Dolan.
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Durland
Norfolk Electric Light and Power Company
J. C. Stitt
South Sixth Street
Craven
Garvin
Buchholz
Weak spot in nine hour law cited by railroad workers
Lincoln Journal reports a rail line operator calls the nine hour law harsh noting it defines a telegraph operator as anyone who works beyond the nine hour limit. The piece highlights a specific defect in enforcement and worker hardship under the new regulation.
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Lincoln Journal
Judge Powers of Nebraska Enshrined in Public Service
Judge Isaac Powers of Norfolk is praised for a thirty year public career in north Nebraska. A onetime state senator and attorney general, he shaped law and governance while earning broad respect. He moved to Norfolk in 1884, formed a long legal partnership, and later retired from practice but remained a trusted legal advisor.
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Isaac Powers
Norfolk
Dundee Powers
North
Nebraska
North State
Judge Powers
Board of Regents
The
State University
Benel
New York City
W. M. Robertson
Robinson
John R. Hays
Judge Barnes
Senator Allen
Madison County
Sit
Perth
Lenawee County
Michi
Kansas
Whitlee Powers
Dakota County
A. C. Abbott
J. W. Dawes
United States
M. I. Hayward
Hopewell
John L. Webster
C.H Gere
Lincoln Journal
Board
University
Revents
Supreme Judine
Mark Reese
Woom
Robertson
Or, Manderson
Supreme
Maxwell
United States Circuit
Woo
Munger
Pond
TH van Wyck
Powers
Senate
Daleta
Burke
Isso
Agin
IRND
Wilarney
Thayer
Antelope
Madison
Stanton
Wayne
Coring
Pierce
Knox
Cedar
Dixon
Dakota
Omaha
Winnetoon
Hays
Sarah G. Mailler
Alabama
Vv. BE. Whitney
Rules on Operator Work Hours with Train Orders
The article explains limits for an operator on our road who can work nine hours daily when using agent for order work. If the agent takes a train order, the operator cannot work more than nine hours at all. The system causes hardship because telegraph duties may keep the operator on duty even without orders to clear.
West Point plans auditorium as citizens form stock effort
A mass meeting in West Point endorses building an auditorium. Local capitalists speak as a committee is tasked to canvass for a $15,000 stock company in $10 shares, to report progress in fourteen days. The note ends with the death of Mrs. August Pleper.
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West Point
Neb
Ning
Widow of August Pieper Dies After Illness
The deceased, widow of August Pieper who died two years ago, suffered a lingering illness and underwent two operations without relief. She leaves two daughters. A mass convention of the People’s Party in West Point is called for March 16 to nominate municipal officers and two education board members.
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August Pieper
People's Party
West Point
Board of Education
Telegraph offices closed as new law takes effect in south
Reports from the south indicate many telegraph offices shut on March 4 when the new law started. Oklahoma shows the strongest closures amid broader disruption. Spring floods along the Platte are avoided due to ice crop failure and river breakup which reduces flood risk.
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Oklahoma
Platte River
Willard
The
Burlington
Lincoln
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Mac Olney
B. B. Club
A. Wood
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Mrs. M. O. Wolcott
Junction
Hattie Schmiedeberg
G. A. R. Hall
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Rosebud Country
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Taft
University of Nebraska
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August Pleper
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