a
IMPROVING SYSTEM
Tvlpplionr Compiinr riimniMireil
Worlt r UrtlprltiR llin Simlennt
Norfntli
A force of men started to work this
morning at making hoiiio extensive Im
provements to thu telephone HyHlom in
Norfolk mid when thorn work In com
plated tlio system hero will bo greatly
mvporior to wlmt It has boon
Throo rubles nro to bo uho1 ono
across Fouith street onodown to Fifth
atrect nnd ono south on Fourth nitwit to
tho M E ohuroh Wires to bo used In
Hldo thoso limits will bo dropped ont of
tho cable at tho coritur of Main and
Fourth stroots
Tho central olllco or operating room in
to bo moved bank of its present location
in thu Cotton block to tho room hereto
foro occupied by Dr H li Seoggin as a
dontul olllco
Tho party linos will also bo equipped
for selective signals A special appara
tus will bo used by moaiiH of which only
thonumbor wanted on tho party lino
will bo called This will tlo away with
nil rings above two and only ono and
two ring culls bo used when tho lin
provomont Ih completed All oulls will
bo mado from tho contral olllco anil tho
oporatorH will maulpulato tho npoolal
apparatus
MONDAY MENTION
J D Sturgeon mado tho round trip to
Pondor on Saturday
Mrs Win Goroeko of Stanton visited
in tho city on Saturday
J II Brown of Wakollold wan a olty
visitor Saturday evening
Judgo and Mrs Powers woro pasBon
gors for Omaha Saturday
W E Sponoor rotnrnod from a trip to
Piorco on tho enrly traiu today
J L Shrlmpton of North Houd Is vis
iting a fow days with 0 O Gow
Tho Bachelor Girls olub mot with
Miss Edith Parkor Saturday ovonlng
Rov Mr Osborno of Oroighton camo
in on tho oarlv train and loft at noon
for Blair
Mr and Mrs Ed Madson oamo up
from Missouri Valloy aud spout Suuday
with relatives
Mrs Thos Siunnsof Edgbwood Iowa
urrived iu tho city today to visit with
Mrs John Kraut
Mr and Mrs L B Oornolius from
Minior 111 urovisitiug their daughtor
Mrs S L Gardnor
Mr Muiibou who has boon living on
South Fifth street is removing his
family to Madison today
Miss Rico of Noligh who has beon
visiting her aunt Mrs Frauk MoNooloy
returned homo yesterday
Rov J C S Woills goes to Blair to
morrow to attoud a convocation of
Episcopal clergymen of Nobraska
L P Pasewalk assistant cashior of
tho Citizens National bank returned
Saturday from a business trip to Sioux
City
Rov MoOlunoy filled tho pulpit at
tho Second Congregational church yes
torday iu the absouco of Rov JotYorios
who is east on a visit
Tho funeral sorvicoa ovor tho remains
of tho lato Mr Fischer were hold yostor
day afternoon from tho Christ Luther
an church aud interment took placo iu
tho cemetery of that ohuroh oast of tho
city
Tho F E M V company put their
bridge gaug of SO inon to work Thurs
day on a new steel bridge across tho Elk
horn river west of tho Tuuotiou An
other steel bridgo is to bo built along
tho liuo east of here
Tho little girl baby loft oil Thomas
Duhers stop Saturday morning was
christened at 1 oolook this aftomoou by
Father Walsh of tho Sacred Heart
church Sho was given tho name of
Margaretta Sylvina Duhor
Tho work of laying tho foundation
for tho now Bishop block was com
menced this aftornoou Witter for
mixing tho mortar is heated aud tho
work will be pushod rapidly forward in
Hpite of weather that is not altogether
favorable
Miss Mabel IuNkoop outortaiiiod a
company of six young lady frieuds at a
theatre party Saturday aftornoou dur
tho matiueo performance of tho Mallory
Theatre company when Silver King
was presented The party was also eu
tertainod at lunch with Miss Inskeop at
G oclock after tho matiueo
Tho light rain of Saturdav ovoning
waB followed by a froonip yostorday
morning and later iu tho day tho earth
was covered with a vory light mantle of
enow As this country is seldom
blessed with good sleighing tho condi
tions last ovening were taken udvautage
of by a fow enterprising young meu
who wero out with sloighs jingling
bells and happy girls
Papilliou Times Tho sugar boot crop
that was raised iu tho eastern part of
tho county this year is uow being har
vested About seventy acre were
planted to beets last spring and a fair
crop of eight or nine torn per acre is the
result The beets are being shipped to
factories at Ames and Norfolk its the
experiment proved a success this year
we may expeot a largo acroago to be
planted in the county next spring
Mr and Mrs F S Gouung Miss
Clara Bniggomiiiii Miss Bossio MeFnr
and and Miss Tittlu Sqtiiro timed
this noon from War no where they wont
Saturday to attend a district rally of
tho Baptist young peoples society
They report a very successful meeting
and a gixid ttttuudntioo of dologatos
Mr Gennng addressed the rally yester
day at II oclock on Young Christians
Responsibility Tho principal ad
drosses of tho session woro Saturday
night by J Frank Carponter of Omaha
chairman of tho Haptlst ussooiatlonund
President Mr01oiid of tho state organ
ization or tho B V P U
W Gibsons reputation as a poultry
fancier is by no means local nor Is It
confined to tho state In which ho makes
his home but his breeds are becoming
familiar throughout thu nation Ho
has beon wonderfully successful iu
raising an extra lino quality of birds
and this Is responsible for his wido ac
quaintance among fanoiers of tho
country Today ho shipped to Alameda
Cal throo coops containing J8 fowls of
tho white Plymouth ltookfaud wblto
Wyandotte varieties Tho oxpross
charges alone on tho 1 consignment
amounted to flit Ho has heretofore
shipped his poultry as far as that but
this is the largest consignment ho has
over sent at one time to that dlstauco
Tho annual crop of rumors regarding
tho Yankton Norfolk and Southwestern
railway Is now rlpo aud ready for har
vest It wouldnt scorn quite natural if
at this soasou of tho year thoro wasnt
something said coucorniug this road
which Hooms to be a most persistent
dream Tho following from tho Piorco
Call starts the thing afloat Elinor
Sargont received n letter last wook from
W W Graham of Norwalk Ohio in
which that geiitlomau expresses himself
as vory hopeful of completing tho Yank
ton Norfolk railway noxt spring
Tho letter was written previous to oloo
tlon and statod that tho project now in
view wos contingent ou tho olootiou of
MoKlnley but if ho was successful
again ho was pretty cortaitt that ho
could secure money to complete the pro
ject Now that MoKlnley is ro oleoted
wo expect to hoar tho toot toot bo
foro long I
Now
CITY COUNCIL
Orttlunucn ltiurllii
Wuh Adopted
Tho city council mot iu special session
this morning at uino oclock for tho pur
poso of cousldoring aud acting upon nn
ordinance fixing tho width of sidowalks
on Third and Fourth streets botwoeu
Braasoh and Madison avenues aud tho
materials of whioh suoh sidowalks aro to
bo constructed The call was signed by
Oounollmou Bullock Deguor and
Bruminund
There wore prosont at the mooting
Mayor Robortsoit Couuciliuou Brum
uiuud Bullock Bock DognerGraut aud
Uhlo Absent Ileokuian aud Spollmau
Ordinance No J55 referring to the
width of sidowalks and materials of
wliioh samo shall bo constructed on
Third and Fourth stroots botweon
Braasoh and Madison avenues tho full
text of which is pnblishod in another
column was presented aud passed tho
various readings utider suspousiou of tho
rules and became a law with its publi
cation
Tho action ou the ordinance was
unanimous
Tho council adjourued after passing
the ordinance
Ordinance No UB5
Au ordiuanco fixing tho width of sido
walks and tho material out of whioh
same shall bo constructed ou Third and
Fourth streets botwoeu Braosch avenuo
and Madison avenue in city of Norfolk
Nebraska
Be it ordained by tho mayor aud city
ccuucil of tho city of Norfolk Nebraska
Section 1 That whouevor any pieco
of sidewalk is built or replaced ou Third
or Fourth streets between Braasoh avo
nuo and Madison avenue in tho city of
Norfolk Madison county Nebraska tho
same shall bo built of eithor two inch
plank stone content or brick aud shall be
eight feet wido When built of plank
3x8 stringers shall bo laid overy two
feet
Section 2 All ordinances iu conflict
herewith are horobv expressly repealed
as to said Third and Fourth stroots be
tween Braasoh avenue aud Mudisou
avenuo
This ordiuanco shall be in forco and
effect from aud after its passage and
publication as provided by law
Passed aud approved November 20
1000 W M ROUKKTSON
Attest Mayor
S IV JHUr AllLAND uionc
Aufriiat 1louer
It is a surprising fact says Prof
Houton that in my travels iu all parts
f tho world for the last ten years
havo met more people haviug used
Greens August Flower thau any other
remedy for dyspepsia deranged liver
aud stomach aud for constipation I
find for tourists aud salesmen or for
persons filling office positions where
headaches and goueral bad feelings from
irregular habits exist that Greens
August Flower is a grand remedy It
does not iujuro tho system by frequont
use aud is excellent for sour stomachs
aud indigestion Sample bottlos free
at A K Leonards Sold by dealers in
all civilized countries
The complete servlco of Tho Chic
ago Portland Special via Union Pacific
enables passengers to reach tho princi
pal cities between tho north and Pacific
coast aud Mis souri river not only in the
suortest possible spaco of time but also
in tne moat comfortable aud enjoyable
manner The dining cars ou this train
ore Btookea with the best the market
auoras All meals served a la carte
THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY NOVKMHRR28 1000
Hffiinn
Sidowalks
Story Told by a Journal Printed
in 1880
FEW OF OLD GUARD REMAIN
In nt n mill Fiuuln Culled from 11 Noifulli
Iliper of Ancient Dale -Tim At count
HIiiMssthat the Ollyn Muslims Interests
llntn Undi rio u mi ICiullrnl Change
A copy of tho Norfolk Journal of Do
ooinber 111 1SS0 noarly SO yoars ago
has beon brought to tho attention of
Tun Nicws It contains many things of
interest as matters of history in tho de
velopment of Norfolk Its advertising
columns show but fow of tho men in
business now who woro so engaged then
C F W Marquurdt dotilorin wntohes
clocks and Jewelry was thou ns now
represented by adisplay ad L Sessions
lit addition to conducting an undertak
ing establishment kopt parlor cham
ber dining and kitchen furniture j
Chas AsniUH was advertised as dealing
iu groceries of all kinds nnd is in tho
samo business today tho naino of J
Koonigstoln was oonnooted with tho
patent modloino roadon Those four
aro about all who remain of tho old
guard iu Norfolk business life as told
by this auclont shoot J E Oluoy
Co established iu 1801 are represented
by nn ad a columu iu length aud throo
columns wide McOlary Co S W
HayosandT S McOlary adverticod a
gouoral merchandise store A P Pilgsr
dealt In hardware aud agricultural mi-
plomonts Pilger Gorocko wore pro
prietors of tho lumber yard A II
Lovojoy Co handlod hardware and
also did tin aud shoot iron work O P
Mathowson was the baukor Chas
Stoiukraus dispensed wet goods j J W
Fouts conducted tho city bitkory and
restaurant doaliug iu confootionory
tobacco ico cream aud oystors A R
Graham of Wlsnor and J W 0 Jones
handled real estate under tho namo of
tho Elkhorn Valloy Real Estato agoucy
Mr Jones handling tho Norfolk oud of
tho busiuoss W H Leomau J W C
Jones Wm T Soarles aud O J Frost
woro represented as the legal fraternity
with cards The Norfolk house F
Wagner proprietor advertised its
lodging meals and livery barn iu con
nection Wm H Lowe advertised as
notnry publio couvoyancor aud real
estato agont Ron Reichardt form
erly clerk in U S laud office also sold
real estate O Belknap did house and
sign painting Arthur Truosdoll was a
doalor iu gram and coal Wm Waruoko
was the morchaut tailor Spoucor
Woodruff was proprietor of tho City
Barbor rooms Tho Norfolk billiard
hall with a supply of liquorswus owned
by Alford Bigelow Henry Piller dealt
in all kinds of furniture attended to
undertaking jobs and also advortised as
contractor aud builder Lockner
Rudat advertised for grain and hogs
J F Flyun advertised brick for sale
Tho paper was edited by Clarence
Selah aud that he didnt have things
as comfortable as might bo desired may
bo believed from the following item
Sticking type iu a room where the
wiud sweeps down your neck whistling
a tune through the holes iu your boots
as it escapes with fingers stiff and Iowa
coal to burn may bo the correct method
of promoting religion yet for tho sake
of tho cause we would dislike woefully
to subject the most devout reverend to
the test If ho couldnt find use for
every adjective known to modern pro
fanity iu less timo than it took to coin
them we would begin to havo unquali
fied faith in the inspiration of that book
called the Bible aud tho existence of a
select heaven
Tho Norfolk railroad situation was
told in the following items taken from
tho Sioux City Journal
Tho material for the forty threo
miles of Norfolk track will begin to
arrive directly after tho holidays Of
this thirty miles of material will be
sent to Konosaw Junction and in the
spring bo laid from tho north end land
tho other thirteen miles will bo sent by
tho Sioux City Pacific around to Nor
folk aud put down from that diroctiou
In all about GOO carloads of material
will bo used on tho track
This one is givou with a short com
meut by Editor Selah
Tho following words of consolation
are offered to Omaha by the Sioux
City Journal The extousion of tho
St Paul and Sioux City line to Norfolk
tho oxtensiouof tho Ponca line north
westerly tho Omaha division of tho
same road together with the extensions
of the Sioux Olty Pacific are giviug
north Nebraska its railroad system and
fixingthe ohanuelof the trade to the
Missouri at this point Now that north
ern Nebraska is becoming worthy of
notice by roasou of its increasing popu
lation and augmenting wealth Omaha
looks over the borders of its corporation
line enviously but Sioux City has
driven its stakes securely and laid well
its iron rails Omaha can go south
Short items as follows appeared in
the issue
The Union Pacific train was suowed
in Tuesday evening1 aud did not arrive
here until the followiug day
The hot stove is the center of attrac
tion uow days around whioh humanity
circles affectionately
Wo pity the poor Us rich f oiks
will do well enough
Tho grocery firm of Glvonsfc Baintor
has beon dissolved Mr Maimer retir
ing
Hon 0 P MuthowEou will movo
Into his now bank building tomorrow
Our former townsman Major Math
owson now of Pomfret Landing Conn
is in Norfolk spending tho holidays
Mr Coon fathor of Mrs 0 P Math
owson this placo was In town this
wook
Warren McOlary came up from Fre
mont whero ho has been attending
school last Friday to spend tho holidays
at home
Last Christmas morning a half
dozen of Norfolks male citizens wore
agreeably nirptised by receiving through
tho mail handsome Christinas gifts iu
the shape of heavy gold rings with moss
agato from our gonerous and enterprising
jowoler 0 F W Marquardt Mr Mar
quurdts generosity is coinniondablo
aud will not woopuio soon bo forgotton
by those ho remembered when they
need anything iu his line
Last week our readors woro informed
through tho Journal that there would be
no paper this week Sorry to say how
ever that we lied to them It was iu
accordance with an agreement had with
our coutomporary that wo decided not
to issue The agreement however was
violated by him doubtless iu tho inter
est of our readers aud thus this num
bor Having been put to considerable
oxtra tioublo iu cousoquouco wo trust
our readors may oxcuse tho derth of
nows this week
TUESDAY TOPICS
O S Hayos mado a business trip west
this morning
Georgo Williams was a passenger to
St Paul Minn yesterday on business
Clyde Wlntorburn of Wayne visited at
tho homo of A P Ohilds over Sunday
District court is in session at Madison
aud n number of Norfolk lawyers are
attouding
W H Lowo wont to Madisou this
moruiug to appear as a witness before
tho district court
Otto Gamine a farmer whoso homo is
near Pierce was killed yesterday by
falling from a load of hay and breaking
his neck
Invitations are outanuouncing the
woddiug of Julius Kell and Miss Mary
Sohimmelnfeuiir which is to be cele
brated next Sunday
Dr P H Salter wont to Pierce yos
torday and performed a successful oper
ation for appendicitis ou tho
child of Mr aud Mrs Sparr liviug west
of that city
Norfolk friends have received an-
uouncemonts of the death of Wm M
Fullor which occurred on tho 14th He
was the travoliug representative of E
E Bruco Co of Omaha aud visited
Norfolk during many years past in the
interests of that firm
Mrs Mary S Harris returned to her
home in Madisou after a weeks visit at
tho homo of Mrs S K Long Mrs
Harris is bright and active at 71 years
is ouo of tho oldest settlers of tnis
county and is great grandmother to
Judgo Fosters little daughter Jane
Goo Wickman of Hadar nearly sev
ered one of his feet yesterday while
hewing a timber for a now barn which
he was helping build The ax ho was
using glanced off and struck Mr Wick
mans foot with the above result Dr
Frank Salter of this city dressed the
wound
Tho records received by Dr P H
Salter show that lost October was the
warmest month this state has experi
enced for 24 years It is probable that
it was the warmest month for many
years previous to that timo but tho rec
ords were either not kept or do not
show it
Tho now ordiuanco passed by tho city
council this moruiug was adopted as a
guide for tho telephone company whioh
is pntting iu new poles and replacing
others The workmen had no way of
knowing just where the poles should be
sot us tho sidowalks were not of an uni
form width
Elkhorn camp No 27 I O O F
held an outhusiastio meeting at the Odd
Fellows hall last ovoning aud elected
officers for the ensuing term commenc
ing January 1 after which upon invita
tion of tho retiring chief patriarch the
body proceeded to Vails restaurant and
enjoyed au elegant oyster supper
Postmaster Sprooher quite forcibly
ejected a number of boys from tho post
office last evouing They wero making
a great deal more uoiso than was neces
sary without regard to previous warn
ings and Mr Sprecher decided that a
lessou would be of value iu discouraging
their noisy practice He hopes that it
will not be necessary to use this method
hereafter and that tho young men will
preserve proper decorum
Miss Anna S Buzzell a missionary
latoly returned from Japan will address
tho people of Norfolk at the Baptist
ohuroh next Snnday morning at 10 15
she will have with her a number of
Japaueso gods and other articles used by
tho Japanese in their worship besides
pictures aud other things of interest
Everybody welcome Miss Buzzell is a
frieud of Mr and Mrs E E Adams
and will be eutortaiued at their home
while iu the city
Asa K Leonard aud Col E H Traoy
returned last night from their trip to
Ewing enjoying some very successful
quail hunting on their way homo
Thoy took somo cattlo up to tho ranch
of A J Durland Tho ranoh is a very
flno ono of ItfiOO acres and is located 11
inilos south of Ewing Harvoy Smith
who at ono timo was hostler for Dr
Salter is iu charge of tho ranch and
lives all alono iu a ton room houso on
tho property Thoro aro cattlo horses
and hogs to look aftor and ho has littlo
timo to got lonesome
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
Knox Tinle of Stauton is iu tho city
greeting out triends
Goo F Mead of Omaha was a Nor
folk visitor ovor night
A baby buy was born Monday to Mr
and Mrs P Stafford in tho Heights
Messrs Mapes Robortsou nnd Tyler
wont to Madison today to attend district
court
A son was born yesterday afternoon
to Mr and Mrs Fred Klug of Edge
water Park
Mr and Mrs Harry Pauglo of South
Socoud street ate the parents of a sou
born this morning
Miss May Durland has gouo to Plain-
viow for a weeks visit with rel
atives and friends
T F Memmiuger of Madison camo in
last ovening over the Uuiou Pacific and
wont west this morning
Herman Theilo of Carrol Iowa has
accepted a position as clerk iu tho Hayes
jowolry aud inusio houso
Judgo oloot J F Boyd of Oakdalo
came in from Madisou last night and
left for home this morning
F M Hoyer of Missouri Valley Iowa
is in tho city greeting friends and look
ing after business interests
A number of sleighs woro out yester
day tho occupants enjoying tho first
excuse for sleighing of tho season
F J Halo camo in from Battle Creek
yesterday morning aud went to Grand
Island to look after a carload of mules
Thomas H Tracy formerly of this
city uow of the Milford soldiers home
has boon grunted au increase in pension
to 24 a month
A sou was born on the 12th to Mr and
Mrs W W Persons of Pocatella Idaho
Mrs Persons wa3 formerly Miss Kato
Horrisky of this city
Dr O A McKim went to Omaha
yesterday to attend the joint meeting of
the Iowa Nebraska Veterinary Medical
association Ho expects to return to
morrow
Sheriff Geo W Losey came in from
Madisou last night and went to Battle
Creek this morning to subpoeua wit
nesses to appear before tho present term
of district court
Mr nnd Mrs Martin Root who have
mado Norfolk their home tho past
summer and fall with rooms at Mrs
Garlingers left today for St Joe Mo
to spend tho winter
A number of youug frieuds surprised
Miss Opal Madson last eveuiug on the
occasion of her ICth birthdav An en
joyable time was spent at playing games
and iu other amusements
Tho minimum temperature last night
was ono above zero according to the
government thermometer Some of
the thermometers about town indicated
a temperature below zero one as low as
four degrees
A foot ball team has been organized
by the pupils of the High school with
John Weills as captiau and John
Bridge as manager Up to date no
engagement for a game with Pierce
has been reported
Work has been stopped on the Bishop
block for a day or two ou account of the
severe weather Some of the footings
for tho foundation walls have beenjjsuc
cesstully laid however If the tempera
ture continues to rise tho work may be
resumed tomorrow
Mr aud Mrs Carl Asmus have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughtor Elsa Marie aud Ludwig
Koeuigstolu which is to take place
Wednesday evening December 5 at
8 oolock They will be at homo in Nor
folk aftor January 10
It is rumored that Shurtz Jenkins
will ocoupy the entire lower floor ofjtho
new Bishop blook with the Fair store
Tho ground floor will be iu one large
room 75 by 80 feot The cellar will be
well finished aud cemented aud an
elevator will be used in convoying goods
up aud down
Tho annual convocation of tho Pro
testant Episcopal church diocese of No
braska bogau iu St Marys Johuroh at
Blair last Monday and is to bo in ses
sion until tomorrow Rev J O S
Weilles of this city is on the program
for this moruiug for a disoussioa of the
subject The Comprehensiveness of the
Church
The present term of the district court
at Madisou promisesto be a short one
Au ejectment case is now on trial
which has occupied Jmost of todays
sessiou Two of the jury cases are still
on the assignment one of which is the
case of tho stato vs Alyoa an assault
case from Meadow Grove J The equity
assignment will doubtlessbegreached
Friday
L N Loomis who was elected a state
senator from Jerauld county South
Dakota on the republican ticket is a
brother of Mrs JCW Gibson of thhi
city The Alpena Journal says the
fight against Mr Loomis was especially
bitter as ho was ouo of the first men to
donoutico Sonator Pettigrew Notwith
standing this Mr Loomis received tho
largest majority of auy caudidato for
any olllco ou oithor ticket except ono
It is tho first timo that county has been
safoly iu tho republican column for 12
yoars
An Omaha Swcdo worked a noat trick
on a druggist of that city recently Ho
took a two gallon jug containing a gal
lon of water into tho pharmacy aud
ordered a gallon of alohol Tho clerk
filled tho order but when it camo to pay
tho Swodo had no uiouoy The clt rk
thereupon drew out a gallon of tho mix
ture but enough of tho alohol remained
to givo tho Swedos wator au intoxicat
ing quality and ho took his jug homo
and proceeded to get full Tho jokj
ou tho cleric was so good ho had to re
turn and twit him about it and tho
shrewd foreigner was thereupon arrested
and finod a dollar for being drunk aud
disorderly
Tho republicans of Lincoln havo
planned a monster ratification meeting
to take placo Saturday of this week It
is expected that all tho state officers
olect will bo present aud all tho repub
licans of tho state aro invited to bo pros
ont aud participate in a graud review
of the noisiest aud most joyful red fire
ratification and illumination in tho his
tory of our city and Btato Concluding
its address the committee says Ab
vim vigor viotory was the inspiring
motto of republicanism during the cam
paign let the word on this occasion bo
Johnnie got your shot gun your horn
and whistlo aud come November 24th
by foot horse or special train as tho
ways will bo kopt open aud upon that
date all roads will lead to Lincoln tho
dome of whoso capitol building will
hereafter reflect the golden hue of tho
joyous night Oomo republicans in
fact como everyone who by their vote
voice or sympathy contributed to tho
grand result of November Oth Special
railroad rates made for this occasion
A VERY CLOSE CALL
A Gun Which Was Not Loaded Causes
Consternation at the Turf Ex
change IiiHt livening
From Saturdays Daily
Rudy Blatt went out hunting yester
day and when ho returned ho dropped
iu at tho Turf Exchange He had a
pump gun which a bystander wanted to
see Before passing it over for inspec
tion ho removed the shells or supposed
ho did but in fact one shell was left
iu tho gun While tho gun was being
examined the shell was discharged the
shot plunging through tho wall and
dropping in tho restaurant ou the other
side Joe Bayse of Wiuside was almost
within range of the guu aud it is con
sidered a miracle by those who saw the
accident that he was not instantly
killed As it was he was only fright
ened aud that thoroughly but probably
not more so than Blatt himself the ac
cident makiug him sick He passed the
guu over to a friend and said he never
wanted to seo it again This is oue of
the stories of the gun that was not
loaded which did not end fatally al
though it was a very close call
Help
Nature
I Babies and children need
proper food rarely ever medi 1
I cine If they do not thrive
on their food something is
wrong They need a little j
I help to get their digestive
j machinery working properly f
SO
COD LIVER OIL
WITH HYPOPHOSPMTES of LIMES SODA
I AkitW rfonoralKr rnrrori 4hic P
X YTIII KbIIVI MM J VIIVVb 1 1 11
I difficulty
j If you will put from one-
fourth to half a tcaspoonful
i in habvs bottle three or four i
i j
times a day you will soon see i
a marked improvement For J
larger children from half to f
a teaspoonful according to x
age dissolved in their milk
if you so desire will very j
soon show its great nourish
ing power If the mothers
milk does not nourish the
baby she needs the emul
sion It will show an effect j
at once both upon mother
and child
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SCOTT BOWNE Chemists New York
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