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Newspaper
Norfolk Weekly News Journal
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
3
The St Paul Evangelical Lutheran church dedication drew an estimated 3,000 attendees despite chilly winds. A German service morning and afternoon, English evening service, and a banquet fed thousands. visitors from Winside Stanton Hoskins Hadar and Pierce joined worship at the new facility.
Daily city notes record numerous residents and guests traveling to Omaha Lincoln Neligh and Chicago for meetings business and family events. Among those seen traveling are Salter Beels Blakeman Burnham Lynde Mapes Bullock Engelman Schmode Christoph Earnhardt Meredith Bowie Leik and Davis Watts plus Mormon elders touring Salt Lake City outstanding travels for conventions and church duties.
The University of Chicago will open a three year program preparing men for the U S consular service and as foreign commercial agents. Courses cover political economy political science law history and modern languages with certification upon completion. The program follows a New York chamber proposal for a nationalDiplomats school.
Norfolk Board of Education reorganizes for the ensuing year. Cr. Bridge joins the board after election. Dr. Salter retires from nomination. A H Viele is reelected president. S G Dean named vice president. TH C Matra secretary. Several property transactions and corporate notices follow.
Norfolk residents are urged to host about 300 visitors at private homes as hotel space is insufficient for the U. C. T. convention. Notify Tom Price, reception committee chair, with street address and number of guests. The Trinity church Ladies guild will supervise a banquet at Marquardt hall and request silverware loans.
Transfers compiled by Madison County Abstract and Guarantee Co. list numerous farm and suburban lots in Norfolk Madison and surrounding areas. Notable deeds include W D Considerations of 2125 3500 2000 and 5500 with parcels in Pasewalks Addition Barnes Railroad Addition FW United States Patent locations W D Conveyances involve buyers such as August Leuthauser Earl Hall John Rebeccini Frank Peterson Rupma Reinecelits and Charles Parish among others.
Promoters publish plans for a new town Lake City twenty miles south of Newport and a Burlington extension from O Neill to Chinning. Backers from New York reportedly fund the Omaha Newport and Northern line reaching Tripp county with possible summer or fall construction. Properties and freight data are cited to support the 40 000 survey expenditure and ten mile survey corridors.
Gov Johnson of Minnesota spoke in Houghton on the Majesty of the Law. He warned that federal centralization and wealthy trusts threaten constitutional liberty and state powers, arguing the constitution reserves inherent powers to the states and people.
The Norfolk community celebrates the dedication of the new St Paul Lutheran Church on Sunday May 3 1908 with German morning and afternoon services and an English evening service. The Gothic brick building replaces the frame church of 1878 and cost about 22500 reflecting the pioneer history and growth of Norfolk’s early settlers and church founders. Rev M Lehninger Plymouth Rev Philip Martin Stanton and Rev A F Zich Sleepy Eye Minn will preach in German and English.
The new St Pauls Ev Lutheran church on North Eleventh street is a Gothic red brick structure with limestone trim and a 95 foot tower hosting a 2100 pound bell. interior features emphasize safety and comfort with a bowled floor 450 seating capacity in the main area and 200 in the gallery, skylight above the sanctuary, art glass windows, and a steam heated, ventilated interior.
The history traces St Paul Lutheran church in Norfolk from its 1865-66 origins with Wisconsin settlers, the first services in a log church, the 1872 frame church, and successive pastors Rev. Heckendorf Pankow Siegler Hoelzel Witt. It notes school growth, incorporation, and a current 22 500 dollar church dedication under Pastor John Witt, with founder names listed.
Norfolk relatives and friends have received word of the arrival of a little daughter in the family of Mr and Mrs Bernard on Saturday night. Mrs Bernard was formerly Miss May Durland of this city. The Bernards are now at Plainview.
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