Norfolk Commencement Week Prepares For Graduates
Norfolk observes commencement week with focus on graduates both sweet girl and young man. Events include class sermon by Dr. Tindall, junior reception at Miss Inez Viele’s, senior please at Yellow Banks, commencement and alumnus reception. Maude Boyd departs for Keeley normal school. local clubs conclude year with luncheon and Five Hundred game.
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Norfolk
Tindall
Inez Viele
Yellow Banks
Sunday School
Christian Endeavor Secciety
Christiana Church
N. R Owen
South Mourth Street
Junior class hosts reception for seniors at Miss Viele home
The Norfolk high school junior class held a Wednesday evening reception for the seniors at Miss Inez Viele’s south Eighth street home. Pink and green decorations, pink carnation favors, punch, a short musical program, and a chinty lunch followed a catered program.
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Inez Viele
South Eighth Street
Dorothy Rudat
Lloyd Pasewalk
Lowell Erskine
Lambart
Guttery
Paine
High School Seniors Take All Day Ple Nu to Yellow Banks
The senior class drove to Yellow Banks early Thursday for an all day ple nu. Miss Thorngate and Mr Kennedy accompanied the group as chaperones.
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Yellow Banks
Miss Thorngate
Mr. Kennedy
Salter Ladies Aid Group Meets at Koenigstein Home
Mrs G B Salter and Mrs P H Salter hosted the Ladies Aid Society of the First Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at Mrs P H Salter's Koenigstein Avenue residence.
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G. B. Salter
P. H. Salter
Ladies Ald Society
First Congregational Church
Koenigstein Avenue
Ladies Guild Banquet Nets Over Two Hundred Dollars
The Ladies Guild of Trinity Church met with Mrs Guinn on Thursday afternoon. The banquet served netted the guild a little over two hundred dollars.
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Ladies Guild of
Trinity Church
Social events fill Edgewater area with visits and games
A jolly crowd surprised Miss Minnie King and Miss Alie King at their Edgewater park home Thursday evening. Mrs. N A Huse hosted Fate Burnham and guest Mabel McNish of Fremont plus Hielen Bridge in bridge on Wednesday afternoon. Indies of the Methodist church met at Mrs. John Krantz home with assistance from Mrs. E A Moore and Mrs. W L Austin. Mrs. R A Mittelstadt hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs. Scoonover of Seattle. The West Side whist club met pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. C E Burnham Thursday evening. Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church gathered at Mrs. Hagel Thursday afternoon. A dancing party was held in Marquardt's hall Friday evening. Miss Fair Burnham hosted a brideeelk on Monday afternoon.
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L. B. Nicola
Fannie Norton
A. J. Durland
J. B. Maynard
Bert Gentle
Will Hall
Fate Burnham
Mabel McNish
Fremont
Mattie Davenport
Norfolk
Birthday Club
J. D. Sturgeon
Ro HW. Reynolds
Sturgeon
Égerved
Reynolds
Viele
Meredith
Maylard
Varish
Bleakney
Weaver
Bute
Misses Minnie
Alie King
Edgewater Park
the Indies
R. A. Mittelstadt
The
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Alumni Banquet Tonight At Calumet Restaurant
The alumni banquet occurs tonight at the Calumet restaurant with John R. Hays as toastmaster. The board of education and high school teachers will welcome the class of 1908 to the alumni association. Invitations were issued for Kensington on Wednesday May 27 later moved to Thursday and another luncheon was set for 1 PM on Wednesday May 27.
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Calumet
John R. Hays
Board of Education
H. L. Snyder
Kensington
G. A. Burton
Miss Lucile Tracy to Graduate From Stephens College
Miss Helen Lucile Tracy daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Tracy of Columbia Missouri will graduate from Stephens College in Columbia on the evening of May 27 Norfolk friends extend congratulations Rev and Mrs J C S Weills attended the Omaha diocese convocation while guests of Mr and Mrs W M Rainbolt Others visited with friends in Omaha Sioux City Wisner Fremont and New York City were mentioned along with several local visits and returns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Lucile Tracey
E. H. Tracy
Columbia, Mo
Stephens College
Lucile
Norfolk
J. C. S. Weills
Omaha
W. M. Ralnbolt
BE. A. Bullock
Sioux City
Memorial Day Program and Memorial Address by Dr. D. K. Tindall
Memorial Day observances outline a morning procession from Mathewson post hall to the cemetery for graveside decoration by G A R and W R C, a return to the M E church for a 11 o'clock address by Rev. Dr. D. K. Tindall, with formal marches and committee roles listed. The piece also includes unrelated narrative about a dog incident involving Mrs Roworth, Judy, and a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathewson Post
G. A. RR
Women's Relief Corps
Post Hall
G. A. R. Post
M. E. Church
D. K. Tindall
Norfolk Band
Woman's Relief Corps
Board of Education
Norfolk Fire Department
Methodist Church
Wellis
America
All
Benediction
Memorial Sunday Services at First Congregational Church
Memorial Sunday services will be held in the First Congregational church Sunday morning. The memorial sermon will be delivered by Rev. Edwin Booth Jr the new pastor of the church. The old soldiers and the ladies of the G A R will attend the services in a body.
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First Congregational Church
Edwin Booth, Jr
The
Veterans to Gather for Memorial Services at G A R Hall
All Spanish American and descendants of veterans will meet at the G A R hall on Sunday May 24 at 10 am and march to the First Congregational church for memorial services conducted by Rev. Edwin Booth Jr. Commander of Post leads.
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G. A. R. Hall
First Congregational Church
Edwin Booth, Jr
Memorial service notice for W R C at First Congregational
The daughters and granddaughters of veterans are urged to meet with the W. R. C. at G. A. R. hall on Sunday May 24 at 10 a m to attend memorial services at the First Congregational church. Mrs Dell A Quick President W R C.
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G. A. R. Hall
First Congregational Church
Dell A. Quick
Baby Eleanor Roworth Plays With Toy Dog In Porch
New York May 23 Mrs Eugene Roworth's infant Eleanor slept in a Montclair Heights New Jersey front porch carriage. She held a stuffed dog toy in her arms as a warm breeze and sun lulled her to rest.
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Roworth
Eleanor
Rowarth
Judy
Mrs. Reoworth
Tige
Reworth House
New York
Eugene Roworth
Montclair Heights
N. J
The Future of Electricity and Shifting Energy Views
Dr. Charles Steinmetz warned of a world running on electricity as coal becomes scarce and possibly banned. He spoke to New York students on The Future of Electricity, stressing power from water and the need to adapt heat and agriculture to an electric era.
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New York
Charles Steinmetz
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Union College
Steinmetz
American Institute of Electrical
New York Electrical Trade School
Whim to Ride to Grave Guides Indiana Farmer’s Funeral
Bloomington resident James Baxter Civil War veteran age 74 requested a plain funeral with no hearse no flowers and no coffin. His coffin was an old farm box kept beside his Salt Creek township home where he lived and died after a simple life on the same farm.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
James Baxter
Baxter
Payne
Salt Creek Township
Corn Price Soars After Patten Financial Move
Chicago May 23 Patten pyrotechnics push corn futures sharply higher. In minutes corn climbs 3 cents to 79 cents a bushel, near record highs. Patten gains spark conjecture on market impact while other traders face losses amid volatile trading.
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Comtr
Witness
Indiana
Nehridhy Principalis
Maycorn
Branaton
Patten
Chicago
James A. Patten
J. Ogden Armour
Wall Street
Nature
Wives Theft Claim Ends In Clothes Recovered
Mrs Edward Hardy telephoned the Danville police to report her husband, Edward Hardy, 25, had taken all her clothes. Police retrieved the bundle and returned the garments within minutes as she hurried to a dinner engagement.
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Danville
Edward Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Anniversary reminiscences from ONeill founders
The article recalls the 34th anniversary of ONeill with General John O Neill and Colonel Neil Brennan leading pioneers to build the townsite. Brennan shares memories of early days as residents celebrate the milestone and reflect on the rapid passage of time.
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O'Neill Democrat
John O Neill
Neil Brennan
O'Neill
Col. Brennan
Block System Abandoned Amid Expense Cuts in Railways
May 23 Chicago railroads curb block signal use to save costs. Abandonment affects branch lines and night mainline service, spreading east and west. Western vice president warns roads are skating on thin ice as alarm grows and officials fear a public explosion of the issue. The matter has reached the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Oeastern
Northwest
Western
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Investigation on Train Signals Sparks Public Debate
The commission lacks power to force railroads to adopt a single train operation method. Public opinion could push railroads to widen safety reviews if knowledge becomes scarce. Officials defend actions noting low freight and passenger trains, while some fear changes undermine safety compared with former block signal control.
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Vhcitines
Bryan Special Schedules Bonesteel Tour and Related Stops
W J Bryan will travel by special trains from Norfolk to Bonesteel and to Rosebud area with stops at Pierce Creighton Verdigre and Lynch for short talks. Additional specials run from Dallas to Bonesteel and back. He will also speak Memorial Day at Spencer ONeill Long Pine Ainsworth and Valentine with nonpartisan addresses and a June 1 Chadron Crawford Alliance Lincoln itinerary.
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W. J. Bryan
Norfolk
Bonesteel
Pierce, Creighton
Verdigre
Lynch
Bryan
Rosebud
Bonesteet
Pierce
Creighton
Ver- Mere
Mr. Bryan
Northwestern
Dallas
Hadar
Foster
Plainview
Winnetoon
Niobrara
Verdel
Monow
Bristow
Spencer
Anoka
Fairfax
Tronestee
P. m
North Nebraska
O'Neill
Long Pine
Ainsworth
Valentine
Chadron
Crawford
Alliance
Lincoln
North Platte
Lexington
Political fizz in Gregory county races heats up
Fairfax May 23. Insurgent Governor candidate Vessey spoke at Starcher's opera house. U S Senator Kittredge plans a three day county tour the last of next week. Bryan will speak at Bonesteel Friday and Spencer Saturday May 30. Carl O Anderson withdraws after initially agreeing to have his name listed.
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Fairfax
3. D
Gregory County
Senator Vessey
Starcher’s Opera House
U. S
Kittredge
Willam Jennings Bryan
Bonesteel
Spencer, Neeb
Carl O. Anderson
Kauffman enters race for county representative seat
Norfolk Democrat Councilman Kauffman announces candidacy for the representative nomination. He says he aims for the legislature, plans to seek the Democratic nomination at the September primaries, and notes his background selling bakery goods and running a wholesale ice cream plant.
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Kauffman
Conmbouman
Kauffmintein
Tominitleny
Couellman Kauffman
Kiwiffman
Norfolk
America
Sioux Falls
E. B. Kauffman
Dr. Rees
Lew Young
Newman Grove
Foy
West Point Notes and court actions district terms and weddings
District court adjourned for the term after minor civil matters and a bail bond reduction for Charles Elsing er from 1000 to 600 by Judge Graves, case moved to fall term. Frost damage harms fruit crops while corn planted, wedding unites Herman Meister and Miss Mary Kaleval among local elites, and Edward Schrang dies in a fatal accident. Otto Wendt and Miss Phebe Frost wed, piano recitals planned for Koenigstein students at the auditorium May 26 and 28.
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West Point
Neb
District Court
Charles Elsinger
Graves
Herman Meister
Mary Kaleval
Cuming County
St. Mary's Catholic Church
A. BE
Klement
Monterey Township
Edward Schrang
Bismarck Township
Otto Wendt
Phebe Frost
Dowald
Garfield Township
Wiliam Frost
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Norfolk Bow
Scholastic
Alphowen
Woind
Vie Sehram
Anna Miller
Ngoin
Ludwig Koentestein
Donizetti
Saint Saens
Eisle Kell
Jennie Benning
Appn Boebake
Edith Pasewalk
Liz Wears
West Side Whist Club
C. E. Burnham
Marquardt's Hall
Miss Fair Burnham
Fale Burnham
Wisner
Harry Brome
Brome
W. H. Bucholz
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt
8. M. Braden
Waukesha
Wis
W. H. Butterfield
Tite
DR. D. K. Tindall the Orator
E. P. Weatherby
J. K. Barnes
J. P. Byerly
George Dudley, Sr
HH. M. Roberts
W. H. Widaman
A. N. McGinnis
Edwin Booth
Evanston
O'Neill's
Politics
Gregory
West Point News
Koenigstein
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