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NORFOLK
NEBRASKA
H E HARDY
FUEL
Office Cor 4th and Main Sis
Yards Bast l P Depot Phone 35
The Went her
Conditions of the weather as recorded
for the 24 hours ending at 8 a in to
day
Maximum temperatnre 25
Minimum temperatnre -1
Averago 15
Precipitation 01
Total precipitation for month 04
Snowfall oO
Earometor 29 00
Forecast for Nebraska Generally
fair tonight and Saturday Warmer
north and west portions tonight
FRIDAY FACTS
II H Hall and all the inombers of
his family are confined to their home on
North Ninth street with the grip
There will be no revival services at
the M church tomorrow night
Meetings will be continued next week
Mr and Mrs I G Wcstervelt are now
settled in their new home on Madison
avenue between Third and Fourth
streets
The Congregational church of this
city has during the past year given
more for home missions than an v other
church in Nebraska excepting only one
of the Omaha churches
The following officers for the ensuing
term were installed by Norfolk lodge
No 46 1 O O F last night H H
Patterson N G F H Beels V G
H L Spanldiug secretary E J Sohor
regge treasurer
A party composed of Mr and Mrs W
H Bridge Mr and Mrs Robt Utter
Mr and Mrs J K Eias and Mr and
Mrs O S Bridge aajoyed a bob sled
ride Wednesday evening After the
ride they were served an oyster supper
at the home of Mr and Mrs W H
Bridge
Harold Davoy the 7 year old son of
Jnmes Davey met with an uufortunato
accident at sohool yesterday He had
an open pocket knife in his hand and
was playing when he fell the blade of
the knife running through the lid of his
right eye just above the ball Whether
there were injuries to the eye ball or
not has not been learned
At the annual meeting of the members
of the First Congregational church held
last evening it was voted not to accept
the resignation of Itev J J Parker re
cently tendered T E Odiorne was
elected treasurer and E O Mount clerk
W H Johnson and C B Durland were
re elected trustees The other members
of the board are C G Somers L Ses
sions and A H Alliuson E O Mount
and M L Kidder were elected deacons
and Dr H J Cole was appointed a
deacon to fill the vacancy caused by re
moval of E H Iteqnn from the olty
The other deacons are Dr A J John
son and W H Bridge
The fourteenth annual bull of Elkboru
Valley lodge No 101 B of R T is to
be held at Marquardts hall on the even
ing of February 22nd The railroad
boys have the happy facility of making
these entertainments very enjoyable
and an evening spent with them as hosts
is always eagerly anticipated and pleas
antly remembered Committees are
already making the arrangements and
it is proposed to make this one of the
most enjoyable balls yet given under
the auspices of the lodge Everybody
is cordially invited to participate and
there are few lovers of dancing who
will forego the pleasures of that even
ing
The county camp of the Modoru
Woodmen of America was held at Mad
ison yesterday The following were
chosen as representatives to the state
camp which is to bo held at Kearney
February 18 M O Walker Norfolk
Geo Wynoff Madison and Geo Moyer
Battle Creek Alternates O E Hart
ford Norfolk C S Snider nnd W H
Field both of Tildon J J Clements
of this city was elected president of tjio
county organization and plcnlo associa
tion and James Magulucss of Madison
socrotnry Tho ontiro county delega
tion favored Norfolk as tho location for
tho district picnic to bo held July
12 next Tho district Includes tho ter
ritory tributary to tho Crotghton branch
of tho F E M V towns east on tho
C St P M O road as far as
Wayne south on tho U P to Humph
rey west on tho F E M V to Oak
dtlo and cuRt as far as Wisuer It will
bo scon that Norfolk Is contrally located
and has a strong showing of securing
tho picnic
Farm and city loans
Tim DuntANn Trust Oo
Farm land aud city property for sale
by G R Soiler
Lake trout wall oyed pikn dressed
catfish fresh black bass and smelt at
GIIbsiii oils
PERSONAL
Miss Laura Durland is visiting with
friends in Plainvlew
Rovonuo Colloctor Carl T Seoloy of
Madison was a oity visitor today
Dr E G Debell of tho Rosebud
agency was in the city yesterday
John Flynn has roturned from Rocky
Ford Col whore ho has boon employed
in tho sugar factory
Rev J M Bates of Long Pino visited
with Mrs A D Colo boforo taking tho
train to Lincoln where his children aro
in nttendenco at tho university
Robert Howe who has boon working
in a barber shop at Pluiuviow has re
turned on account of sickness Hu Is
now confined to his home tho Queen
City hotel with tousilitis
W O Tolliver is in tho city from
Laurel greeting old friends He states
that ho is doing a vory satisfactory aud
constantly increasing business in the
general merchandise lino
Winuifred Colo left yesterday for Oil
City Pa in response to a letter an
nouncing the illness of her grandmother
Mrs G D Nicklin Sho will spend
tho winter with her graudpareuts and
before returning homo will visit her
fathers peoplo at Kingston New York
Wanted Girl for general housework
Family of two No washing or ironing
Good wages paid Mrs O L Hyiji
BATTLE CREEK
Ernest Hans transacted business in
Norfolk Mondny
Walt Palmer of Meadow Grove hotel
was down here Monday visiting
Sunday M L Thomsen and Joe
Durphey went to Omaha on business
Prof M G Doering attended the
Lntlieran teachers conference last
week
A M Lovelace went to Omaha Mon
day to buy goods for his implement
business
Chas Werner bought 40 acres of land
from M Warnke one mile north of
town last week
Howell Avery went to Tildon Tues
day to manage Thomsons store during
the absence of T K Hansen
Wm Sydow and family arrived here
Friday for a four days visit with his
brother-in-law Wm Hoehueke and
family
Gustave Briese of Loretta Boone
county was visiting here from Friday
till Sunday with bis parents and other
relatives
Geo Zimmerman is putting up ice this
week Ho has also rented tho Hoover ice
house nnd will have the cinch on ice
next summor
Otto HMaas has been walking with a
canefor the last ten days it is no ism
and if we understand it right in Latin it
is called phibltus
Friday night our young folks had a
social dance All present claimed hav
ing a good time There were only two
in the cooler that night
Monday was an unlucky day John
Just broke his leg but it is getting along
first rate Honry Scheor broke his arm
the same day and is doing well too
Hon P F Zlmmermnn went to Nor
folk Sunday night to go to Lincoln on
the morning train from there Battle
Creek is well represented at Lincoln
We also have five victims there in the
pen
Died last Saturday noon the one-month-old
sou of Mr aud Mrs O F
Montross The funeral took place Sun
day afternoon at 2 oclock from the M
E church by the Royal Neighbors Rev
Warue officiating
Last Sunday the Lutherans received
four new members Henry Masstnan
was re elected one of the two elders nnd
August Steffeu was re elected one of the
three trustees Thpy also raised Prof
Doeriuga salary 100 per year
Joseph Derrick is going to be fore
man on the Hogrefe ranch this year
Wm Decker is going to manage the
Maas and Prechler farm Sam McAl
lister and John Catron are going to run
the Napper ranches north of the river
Parties having land to rent for beet
growing will pleaso Bend full particulars
description of land etc to tho office of
the American Beet Sugar Company
Norfolk Nebraska
1 DrFrsnk Salter Diseases of children
THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY JANUARY 11 LOW
COUNTY BUSINESS
Hoard ol CiinuiliilonrsTrnnHfl 11 Iiirce
llntrh of llitftlncii for Mitillson
Co i ii I J Ti I ii y c rs
Madison Nebr Jan 8 1001 At I p
m board of county commissioners of
Madison county state of Nebraska met
In regular eossion Present John J
Hughos Christ Schmitt and II W
Winter
On motion minutes of last meeting
woro read aud npproved
In accordanco with n provision of the
statuto Mr JJ Hughes becomes chair
man of tho board for tho onsning year
Mr II W Winter In a fow well chosen
words resigned Ills seat ti Mr Hughes
On motion the following bills wore
allowed
Porklns Bros stationery fll 00
Phil Bauch salary for last quarter
1000 100
Phil Bauch pontago express etc
2510
J II Secor Co merchandise for
pauper Mrs Carey tlW
J II Secor Co morohandlBO for
pauper Mrs Fullorton 570
O W Crum holary for December
100
O A Sleeper care or election dooiub
2-
I H Kterstcati ront 01 nan lor elec
tion 5 applied on personal tax
M D Tyler salary as county attorney
200
Madison Star printing 10
W 15 Gilhispy road work 45 85
applied on personal tax 480 balanco
1105
Wm Roikofskl road and bridgo work
11
Samuel Kent road nnd bridgo work
1750
1 J Adams carpenter work 1855
1 F Tonkins road work 15
OShea McBrido coal 11075
Thos Ambroze bridgo work 1825
J II Katterman blacksmithing
20
C E GosBard medical attendance
Rolla Lewis 12
Jens Jonson mason work 2
O M Boyles guarding and boarding
prisoner R Lewis 875 applied on
personal tax 1 00 balance 1811
Chas Holm bridge work 8 75
Wm Bates fees in ouso of State vs
J E Weisnur 815 State vs Lovelace
Hale and Spuoco 8 15 total 1710
L S Warwick bridge work 850
applied on persouul tux 720 balance
180
H E Becker window lghts 024
Nebraska Telephone company tele
phone servioe 085
Chronicle printing 125
A L Stewart printing bar docket
etc 4075
On motion claim of F E M V II
R company was referred to county at
torney
On motion D M Owen was ap
pointed a dolegato from Madison county
to tho National Stock convention to bo
hold at Salt Lake City Utah on Janu
ary 15 without expenso to county
On motion the following bonds were
approved Sauford Miller rond over
seer district No 18 Olo Husoby road
ovorseer district No 28 Ernst Nathan
Sr road overseer distiict No 10 Wm
Roikofski road overseer district No 13
John Bohlsen road overseer district No
20 Wm Brummnnd road overseer dis
trict No 8 G M Carlton road over
seer district No 1 James II Conloy
constable Norfolk precinot J R Gar
dels constable Battle Creek precinct
Frank White assessor Green Garden
precinct David Anderson assessor
Emerick precinct Dan Mahony as
sessor Fairview precinct M Carberry
Jr assessor Warner villo precinct Geo
H Connelly assessor Battle Creek pre
cinct C T Richardson assessor High
land precinct Robert Dales assessor
Burnett precinct Wm Hayden as
sessor Grove precinct Herman Gerecke
afBessor Norfolk precinct
On motion the following road overseer
reports were audited and approved
W F F Winter district No 1 all
accounts paid and no money on hand
Peter Bnssey district No 2 balance
duo him 502
On motion board adjourned to 7 p m
Board met pursuant to adjournment
On motion tho bids for the superiu
teudoncy of tho county poor farm were
opened The following bids wore re
ceived
M O Wager 400 por year extra
help to be paid for by county
S H Carr 150 per year and furnish
nil help
Thos Taylor 405 per year and fur
nish all help
O D Johnson 500 per year and fur
nish all help
A W Tillotson 550 per year and
furnish all help
T L Shown 750 por year and fur
nish all help
After duo deliberation a ballot was
taken which resulted in favor of Thos
Taylor On motion clerk was instructed
to draw up contract and bond
A proposition was received from W
N Huse for county printing for 1901 as
follows To pnblish commissioners
proceedings delinquent tax list treas
urers statements and all notices under
jurisdiction of board in The Daily
News aud Weekly News Journal
Times Tribune Battle Creek Enterprise
and Madison Star at the following
prices Commissioners proceedings at
thirty three and one third cents per
square delinquent tax list aud other
notices at legal rates and treasurers
statements at 00 each On motion
proposition of Mr Huse was accepted
and clerk was instructed to prepare
bond
On motion the following road over
seers reports wore audited and ap
proved
A A Deuel district No 8 balance
duo him 2000
L S Warwick district No 4 balanco
due him 20 50
Wm Brummond district No 8 all
accounts paid and no money on hand
Samuel Kent district No 10 all ac
counts paid and no money on hand
J F Jenkins district No 1 1 balance
due him 2l 50
A W Goldsworthy district No 12
balauce due him 14 00
Wm Reikofbki district No 18 bal
ance on hand 8 21
On motion board adjourned to 8
oclock a m Jaunary 0 1001
Board met puisuant to adjournment
On motion tho following road over
seers reportB were audited nnd ap
proved
James Hughes district No 0 balance
on hand 3 14
Wm Low district No 14 all accounts
paid and no money on hand
Michal Hulpin district No 15 balanco
due him 180
W K Olllaspy district No 10 all
accounts paid and 110 money on hand
T J Kennedy district No 17 all
accounts paid and no money on hand
Snn ford Miller district No 18 bal
ance on hand 4021
rT F Roovos district No 10 balanco
duo him 280 applied on personal tax
F H Palmer district No 20 balanco
due him 175 applied on personal tux
O A Voungqulst district No 21
balance duo him 1705
Thomas Ambni district No 22 nil
accounts paid nnd no money on hand
David Brewer district No 28 all
accounts paid nnd no money on hand
J F Noidig district No 21 nil ac
counts paid and no monoy on hand
1 F Altstadt district No 25 balanco
duo him 1581
Wm Wolfgrnm district No 21 all
acoounts paid and no money on hand
Olo Johnson district No 27 all ac
counts paid and no money on hand
Gnut Vango district No 28 all ac
counts paid aud no money on hand
L M Johnson district No 21 bal
ance on hand 1 81
Chas Holm district No 80 all ac
counts paid and no money on hand
O Polenskl district No 81 balanco
on hand 1548
M Richardson district No 82 bal
ance duo him 2170 applied on poiounl
tax
On motion the bid of L W Lyon
his being tho only bid for running tho
elevating grader for tho ensuing year
was accept od Mr Lyon Is to furnish
two men nnd threo toaniB and recelvo
10 por day while actually engaged in
oiwrating tho grador Whon moving
grader from place to place 8 per day
On motion board adjourned to I
oclock p in
Hoard mot pursuant to adjournment
On motion the following bills were
allowed
010 Johnson bridgo work 7
D D Bruuson livery hire 7
P L Bussoy bridgo work 27
11 E Klug jockey sticks 1
Kdwnrds Bradford Lumber Co
Norfolk lumber 20121
S D Dunn care of election booths
2
Horst Bros stovo castings etc
401110
H E Cunningham boarding paupor
Clovoland 0 applied on personal tux
L B Baker lumber 0 05
Adam Roilaud room rent for election
2 50
James Hughes bridgo work 82 50
On motion report of county cicrk was
nudited and npproved and ordered pub
lished as follows
To tho Honornblo Board of Connty
Commissioners Mndisou County Nob
Gentlemen 1 horowith hand you n
reiort of tho receipts and diBburHments
of my office from January I 1XX to
January 2 1001 to wit
Recording nud other
fees 2700 10
Salary as clerk of
board 8 quarters 800 00
Making tax list 07 12
Making assessors
books V 00
Total
Piid county clerk
ory 1500 00
Paid deputy county
clerk salary 700 00
Paid copyist salary 700 00
Total
8801 22
2000 00
Balance paid to
county treasurer 001 22
State of Nebraska
County of Mndisou BMi
I Phil Bauch county clerk do sol
emnly swear that to the best of my
knowledge and belief the above is a
true and correct report of all statutory
fees received by mo during tho time
stated Phil Bauch
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to bofore me this 7th day of January
1001 Wm Bates
County Judge
I would also report that the following
claims wero audited nnd allowed from
January 4 1000 to lauunry 2 1001
To pay for
District and county court 8187 05
Jailers fees boarding prison
ers eto 848 00
Blank books stationery etc 1000 00
Poor farm and paupers this
does not iuoludo money dis
bursed by superintendent of
poor farm 1410 31
Wolf scalps 810 00
Coal for court house and jail 412 30
County commissioners 2010 40
Bridges 8411 30
Road work not including
district money expended 352 40
County printing 721 35
Insane 45175
Soldiers rolief 200 00
Extra help in clerks office 129 00
Work on delinquent tax list J37 70
Assessors 2114 80
Fees in state cases justice
court 100 55
Elections 1154 00
Janitor 300 00
County superintendent 1200 00
County attorney 800 00
Agricultural society 444 00
Road scrapers and plows 800 75
Miscellaneous Items 081 85
Total -31318 19
Fee book of Judge Bates was exam
ined audited and approved Tho same
showed fees parnod during the last six
mouthB of 1900 to be 51050
Board proceeded to check treasurers
books
Board adjourned to 7 p m
Board met pursuant to adjournment
On motion accounts of O W Crum
wero examined showing a balance in
the County Institute fuud of 59 00
The same was on motion approved
On motion the application of Gust
Kaul as janitor of court house for the
ensuing year at a salary of 3500 per
mouth was accepted
On motion the board resumed tho
work of checking county treasurers
books
On motion bills were allowed as
follows
Gnst Kaul salary for December 1000
3000
Gust Kaul washing for court house
for 1000 1000
On motion board adjourned to 8 a m
January 10 Phil Bauch
County Clerk
We make loans on real estate at
lowest mtee Elkboru Building and
Barings Association T E Odiokmk See
Parties having land to rent for beet
growing will please wind full particu
lars description of laud etc to tho
office of tho American Bret Sugar
Company Norfolk Nebraska
iIouror for sale T K Odiohnk
Sturgeon Is the piano man
A good barn nud buggy shed for rent
nt 400 South Fifth Btrcet
WASinn By traveling man and wife
two or threo nicely furnished roonip
suitable for light housekeeping centrally
located Address A Tin Nkwh ellW
CHEAPEST AND BEST
MILLINERY
AT-
J E DURLANDS
Several Snaps
5 room House 8th St corner Jj7fln
lot 15x122 easy terms J I U U
5 room House lot Hxl32 mnnn
12th St city water IpOUU
30 acres miles no in Stan- djCftflfl
ton Co good improvements vpUUUU
280 acres 8 inilns southeast in Stanton
Co lino Improvements house cost
150000 Per acre until
January 1 100 1
3100
150 acres 1 mtlo from Meadow Grove
fair buildings 100 acres cultivated hitl
unco hay and pasture springs and lim
ning wntor excellent farm JjOfJ fin
land none better per aero CJ0UUU
110 acres 3 miles north of lladar 80
acres nuder cultivation fair buildings
one half cash balauce at I
percent
2000
TRAGY DURLnND
L L REMBE
Practical Plumber
and Steam Fitter
Agency for the Myers Force ant
Wind Mill Pumps
Prices Right
Satisfaction Guaranteed on all YViik
First door West of Post Office
MRS H H HULL
Manicuring
Shampooing
Ladies Baths
TklkiIionb No 447
Rooms on North Ninth Street
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Less of vour Coutiesv
J More 0 your Purse
Even In these days sandbagging
methods are sometimes em
ployed In business
They dont pay however
An honest business honestly
conducted and persistently ad
vertised will win sure In the
long run
Without advertising It Is
doubtful Advertising Is the one
thing most necessary
What of vour butlnesjf
Are you advertising it properly
Cant we help you
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Our January
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WEDNESDAY JAN
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All Trimmed Hals
at Half Price
Great BargainR in all kind of Mil
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MISS EJ BENDER
BARNES TYLER J II Ilnrnm
JM I Tjlur
AttorncjH at Law
Norfolk
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DUCJ S 1aRKER
IiTIST
Mast Block - - Norfolk Neb
DR 11 T HOLDEN
Homeopathic Physician ami Hnnrcon
Ollim CitmuiH Nntloiuil Hunk IliilldiiiK
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oho lilock noith of iiiiiKreKiitioinil church
Norfolk Nebraska
JTAPKS IIAZEN
Attorneys-at-Law
Oilier in it leiiiiaril Drue Store
Norfolk Nebraska
yISS MARY SHELLEY
Fashionable Dressmaker
Cji Btiure in Cotton block nvor llnums etor
1irBt cliuis work Ktiuruiiteetl
Norfolk Nebraska
pOWEUS HAYS
Attorney at Law
Itoonib 10 II nnd 12 MhHWmcU
Norfolk - Nebraska
JJpnUKTSON ROBERTSON
Attorneys-at-Law
Rooms I and 2 Robertson Block
Norfolk Nebr
SESSIONS BELL
UndrrUkerK aud Enibslnierc
rtebrionii Rlk Norfolk Ate
Norfolk - Nebraska
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UKALEH IN
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Oil and Gasoline
TELEPHONE NO 33
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Iron and Brass Works
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JNO E CRONK Manager
All kiudi of machines frotna lawn mower to
a irlitiinr irttke buccttfcfully required Hot air
tein unit hot wntor heating Special atten
tiou iriteu to lloiler mid Knicine Repairiuc J 1
0ip Patewalkn Implement House
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