A i SATURDAY SIFTINGS Jessio UnuBon wns In tlio city yester day from Wayne Miss Kute Stafford was a rassenger or Omaha this morning Mrs W M Witter of Superior was a Norfolk visitor yesterday Mr and Mrs J 11 Foster of Creigh ton were in Norfolk yesterday Miss A Ellcnwood of Stanton at tended the Elks reception last night Mr and Mrs M 0 Ilressler were Norfolk visitors yesterday from Clear water Mrs G W Sears and Mrs Briggs went to Omaha yesterday returning last evening Mr and Mrs Chan II Kelsey of Neligh were among Norfolks guests yesterday The lower floor of the Bishop block b being fitted with tho new incandescent arc lights Hon John R Hays delivered the Memorial day address at Creighton Thursdoy Mrs Frank Salter left today over the Union Pacific for a visit to her parents at Wood River The homo of W A Moldenhauer on East Main street is being treated to n fresh coat of paint Dr Fletcher M Sisson spoke at Lyons on Memorial day A monument re cently erected by the G A R post waB nnveiled Phil R Walsh roadmaster and John Schwartz supervisor of the C St P M O railway were in Norfolk today looking after the condition of their road Three cases of smallpox have been discovered at Creighton TownB very generally throughout this section of the state are getting a share of the disease The weeds are making a healthy growth and the person who admires a clean garden and yard finds hiB time pretty thoroughly occupied in keeping them down The Norfolk Second nine and the Hight nine played an interesting game of baseball on tho diamond in The Heights Memorial day the Second nine winning by a score of 12 to 11 Material for the new Main street steel bridge is being received and construc tion will begin about tho middle of the moBth It will require several weeks to complete tho bridgo after work be gins Mr and MrB H L Whitney of Omaha came up last evening to attend the Elks entertainment They will remain over Sunday with Judge and Mrs Powers visiting in the meantime other friends of whom they have many in the city Madison Chronicle The Fourth of July celebration committee announces that the 50 hose race is a sure thing with a bar on local firemen ThiB purse ought to bring some good running teaniB here The Stanton band and the Madi son orchestra have been secured for the festivities Wayne Republican The beautiful Mellor monument in the cemetery was defaced recently by some miscreant The vandal evidently used a hatchet or like tool and hacked the beautiful gran ite in a shameful manner If the per sons who did this can be detected they ought to receive the full penalty for such offenses as a deterrent for others who may have the same devilish pro pensities About fifty ministers of the German Lutheran church from the North Platte district have been attending a conference in Norfolk since Thursday and will con tinue in session until Tuesday The sessions have been held at Christ church Tomorrow there will be mis sion services morning afternoon and evening The parochial teachers of the district are holding their conference in Columbus Battle Creek Republican E H Luikart received from Omaha Wednes day night a birch bark canoe Assisted by W O Day he immediately launched it upon the historic Battle creek It is a neat little craft It weighs only 48 pounds but its cost laid down at the depot was 53 Mr Luikart also claims for it some historical significance it being one of two canoes whioh were secured from a western tribe of Indians and exhibited at the Trans Mississippi exposition John Glandt a farmer living five miles northwest of Winside was seri ously injured in a runaway Thursday afternoon He waB driving toward home when he lost control of his team and was thrown out One of his feet became entangled in the lines and he was dragged face downward a consid erable distance When the team was stopped Mr Glandt was unconscious and badly braised about the stomach chest and face He partly regained conscious ness under the treatment of Dr Muir head but complained of a great pain in his stomach It is thought he has re ceived severe internal injuries and can not recover A tiuoil Thine German Syrup is che special prescrip tion of Dr A Boschee a celebrated German Physician and is acknowledged to be one of the most fortunate discover ies in Medicine It quickly cures Coughs Colds and all Lung troubles of the severest nature removing as it does the cause of the affection and leaving the parts in a strong and healthy condition It is not an experimental medicine but has stood tho tost of years giving satis faction in overy case which its rapidly increasing fuIo every season confirms Two million bottles sold annually Ho cheos German Syrup waB introduced in the Unites States in lbOS and is now sold in overy town and village in the civilized world Three doses will relievo any ordinary cough Prico u cts Get Greens Prize Almanac Asa K Leon ard THE OLD ESTABLISHED LINE Iletween OinnhH mill St IhuI lntlieNortli WeMeru Mho RateR to tho biennial meeting Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America have been announced at ouo fare plus 200 for the round trip The railronds of Nebraska connecting with the North Western Lino at Omaha aro Tim Union Paciimc B M Misoum Pacific C R I P and the road connecting at Missouri Valley is the Fremont Elkhorn Mo Valley Delegates and their friends from all points in the state con therefore secure the bost accommodations by buying through tickets from their homo townB via the most convenient road to the Missouri river and the North Western Line beyond TWO THROUGH TRAINS DAILY Leave Omaha Union Passenger Station 755 pm LeavoOmaka Union Passenger Station 055am The night train has modern broad vestibuled coaches and Pullman sleepers The day train has modern broad vesti buled coaches and observation buffet parlor car We note the fact that M W of A alwayB want the best when they can get it for the same money Tho motto of the North Western Line is The Best of Everything J R Buchanan General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb Mukllu Underwear We have the finest line at the lowest prices on the market We can astonish you with pretty goodB and low prices Muslin skirts with India linen knee flounce with cluster of ten tucks and 0 inch embroidered ruffle and dust rullle price 125 Cambric skirt with India linen knee flounce three tows lace insertion extra ruflio on flounce tucked and edged with 3 inch lace dust ruffle price 150 Same style with embroidery same prico Very handsomely trimmed skirts 300 450 and 3 See the new drop ruffled skirt elabor ately trimmed with lace 750 White skirts with 0 inch hemstiched cambric ruffle and dust ruffle 68c Lace and embroidery trimmed skirts 75oand 1 Good gowns 50c up See our assort ment for i8c Handsomely trimmed French hand made gowns 087 up Ladies hemstiched drawers 25c up Childrens drawers 10c up So many ladies tell us wo have the prettiest corset covers in the city prices 25c up Mrs J Benson South 10th street Omaha Nebr Siiml Ailvire The most miserable beings in the world aro those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint More than seventy five per cent of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two dis eases and their effects such as Sour Stomach Sick Headache Habitual Cost iveness Palpitation of the HeartHeart burn Waterbrash Gnawing and Burn ing Pains at the Pit of Stomach Yellow Skin Coated tongue and Disagreeable Taste in the Mouth Coming up of Food after Eating Low Spirits etc Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of August Flower for 75 cents Two doses will re lieve you Try it Get Greens Prize Almanac Asa K Leonard Cloning Out Sale at the Variety Store We are closing out our entire line of queensware tinware hardware lamps notions etc regardless of cost If you are needing anything in this line dont let this opportunity pass We have a nico white semi porcelain Eng lish ware none better on the market HO piece set for 425 worth 1100 00 piece set same ware for 550 worth 8 112 piece set for fl50 worth 1200 A fine line of ladies belts combs etc Remember everything goes at away down prices so dont wait too long Goshen 111 Genesse Pare Food Co Le Roy N Y Dear Sirs Some days since a package of your Grain O prepar ation was left at my office I took it home and gave it a trial and I have to say I was very much pleased with it as a substitute for coffee We have always used the best Java and Mocha in our family but I am tree to say I like tho Grain 0 as well as the best coffee I ever drank Respectfully yours A O Jackson M D The complete service of The Chicago-Portland Special via Union Pacific enables passengers to reach the princi pal cities between the north and Pacific coast and Missouri river not only in the shortest possible space of time but also in tho most comfortable and enjoyable manner The dining cars on this train are stocked with the best the market affords All meals served a la carte THE NORFOLK JKWS FRIDAY JUNK 7 1001 MONDAY MENTION Ray Hayes spent Sunday in Madison Peter Ihickcs is a city visitor from Lindsay O S Harris of Hooper was in tho city yesterday 11 J Billerbock was in town today from Osmond P J Aekes was in tho city from Stanton Saturday Miss Mario Bley spent Sunday with friends in Madison J R Gibbons of Wayne was n Nor folk guest Saturday T Shannon of Hoskius had bnsiuecs in Norfolk Saturday F G Harris was u Sunday visitor in Norfolk from ONuill Mayor D J Koenigstein had busi ness in Madison today Rev Father Walsh wnB a pnssengcr for Chicago yesterday noon Mr and Mrs W II Hough were down from Pierce yesterday Prof U S Conn of Wayno was in Norfolk over Saturday night MiBB Lyda Wagner of Randolph was shopping in Norfolk this morning Smallpox has invaded Holt county and has several victims ut ONeill II L Whitney and daughter returned to their homo in Omaha yesterday Dr F W Kiesau and wife left today for Waukon Iowa to visit relatives Norris Huse is homo from the univer sity at Lincoln for the summer vacation Corn and potatoes were totally ruined in portions of Holt county by tho recent frosts Mr and Mrs John Westervelt of Meadow Grove spent Sunday with Nor folk relatives and friendB Tho roof timbers are being laid on the new Stortz block and it will soon be ready for finishing the interior The picnic season has opened up a lit tle and two or three partieB onjoyed an outing at tho Yellow Banks yesterday Mrs H L Whitney and Mrs C H Reynolds will go to Madison this even ing to visit Mr and MrB Willis McBride Tho county commissioners met in Madison today as a board of equaliza tion and will remain in session Tues day and Wednesday Hon John R Hays delivered an ad dress to the graduating class of Neligh High school Saturday evening MrB Hays accompanied him to that city Although there was a slight shower Saturday farmers and gardeners are complaining that crops especially those not well rooted are in need of rain Sol G Mayer departed yesterday for New York City where he will be mar ried on the 18th He expects to bo ab sent from Norfolk for several weeks Conductor J K Hutcheson of the F E M V has been transferred to the run between Oakdale and Scribuer and will move his family to Oakdalo leav ing this evening Mrs Andrew Billerbeck is iu the city from Osmond She states that it is re ported there that Norfolk is quarantined and that trains cannot run This is but one of tho many exaggerated reports returned to Norfolk and is absolutely without foundation The Sioux City Journal of yesterday in its Prosperity Notes says J W Ransom of Norfolk Neb has ordered a roller awning eighty three feet long of the Sioux City Tent and Awning company This is the largest awning ever made in Sioux City On Wednesday at the close of the regular prayer meeting of the Baptist church the monthly business meeting will be held A large attendance is re quested as there is important business on hand The Sunday school picnic will be held on Thursday June 15 iu Tafts grove An invitation is extended to all the parents and friends of the church The Y M C A organizations of North Platte and Grand Island will have reason to kindly remember Miss Helen Gould of New York each having received a handsome Stella music box with 88 discs each one capable of pro ducing a different tune from that lady The Grand Island selection of music is different from that of North Platto so that by interchanging the organizations will have a wide variety of mueic Battle Creek Republican Freights No 27 and No 23 got affairs tangled up Tuesday morning No 27 through some error took on a refrigerator car at Norfolk and went through with it to Meadow Grove There it was discov ered that the car contained a quantity of perishable goods that should have beeu delivered at Norfolk and Battle Creek No 27 brought the car back to Battle Creek and a switch engine was sent np from Norfolk to take it back to that place The crews of both freights were disposed to d things geuerally Dr P H DaBsler a resident physi cian of Columbus bad a traveling eye specialist Dr M Newman who has been making headquarters iu that city ond Dr Charles White a magnetio heoler arrested last Friday charging them with practicing medicine without first obtaining the necessary certificate from the state board Dr Newman was bound over to district court in the sum of 200 although he made defer se asserting that he does not practice medi cine but simply Its glasses and that ho hud a number of diplomas on which a certificate could bo had for tho asking TluieaM of Dr White was continued until this afternoon Madison Chronicle W 1 Speero of Missouri is in the city Mr Speeco is the father of the young man who was convicted of stealing hogs with two others at Hnttlo Creek last spring and is taking steps looking forward to having his sons sontenco commuted Several of tlioo who wero interested in tho prosecution taking into consideration that Spceee was sent up for his first offense and that ho has a young wife nnd child havo Hlitniflcd their willing ness to sign a petition for his liberation Wayne Herald A band of gypsy beggars done Wayno Saturday and sotuo of the citizens too and now tho talk is never havo your fortune told un less you belli v j in freo silver Thoro were a number of sllvuriteH who aro now minus quarters IiuIvcb and dollarB A woman in the outfit claimed to bo u fortuneteller She would upproaoh one whom sho took to bo dead easy and pro ceed to tell him moro than ho knew When becoming Interested tho fortune teller would request them to put n coin in their hand ami cIoho it After mak ing u lot of false motions and gibbering in Buffalo language tho victim was told to open his hand and wiih at onco re lieved of his dollar tho current price of fortune telling after which tho sucker became a Hullalo IIIh Only Conundrum The old pilot of the llttlo Hteunicr Muld of the Mist which used to carry passengers quite up to the foot of the falls of Niagara until the mist from the falling waters drenched the clothing if every one on board used to perpetuate one solitary conundrum each trip It always commenced and ended the same Moving his hand along the hIiIch of the pilothouse and examining the wood work minutely he would look up mjs tcrloiisly and remark I say stranger do you know what thin boat Is made ofV Made of Why pine nnd oak Isnt BheV No sir Hemlock No Tlsnt cedar Is It Ob no And then the old pilotH eyes twin kled and his month whistled u crazy tune Well Iron perhaps No What In thunder is she made of then Shes Maid of tho Mist stranger Mnld of the Mist Then the pilot accepted his morning cigar lie Wn Very Chnrltnlile An amusing story Is told In connec tion with a swell bazaar held a short time ago Among the features of tho entertainment was a refreshment stall to which charitable donors contributed supplies tlris enabling all the takings to represent clear profits The lady iu charge requested a girt for this purpose from n well known and wealthy gentleman In the city hut one not famous for parting To her surprise she received next day a noto to the effect that he was sending her a sirloin of beef and two ox tongues The same morning the lady happened to go to her butcher who was also the butcher of Mr X and after giving him u large order for her stall asked him If ho would like himself to give anything I should very much maam replied the worthy tradesman but I yester day gave to Mr X at his request for this purpose a sirloin of beef mid three ox tongues Net gain to Mr X One ox tongue and a chean reputation for churity London Standard A Cubic AVI Hi a HlNiory The cubic of the Western Union Tele graph company which runs under Lake Champluln from Tlcondcrogn to LaiTabees Point has something of n history It was made In Europe and was first used In connecting opposite shores of tho Red sea From there It was brought to Hilton Head where It wad used In connecting that place with Tybee island near Beaufort S C At the close of the civil war it was taken up and carried to New York city where it remained for several years in the company storehouse before It wiui placed where It now Is Pooled the Crowd Some people will go to great trouble and expense to perpetrate n Joke The other day two well known society men hired a closed carriage and decorated It with bows of white ribbon and flow ers and other paraphernalia belonging to a well appointed wedding On each side was hung a placard an nouncing that the occupants were Just married It attracted great attention and when it pulled up lu front of the Gait House a few days ago a large crowd had con- Some BlUlnke What does she say asked the crafty politician who had referred the committee to his wife for information as to his Intentions Sho refuses to talk replied the spokesman of the committee Then It wasut my wife you met gentlemen he rejoined with great posit veness It was somebody else Chicago Tribune Wifely Constancy I have been married for 10 years and my wife uever fails to meet me at the door Wonderful Yes Shes afraid I might go in without wiping my feet Chicago Times Herald AT OMAHA ALL THE MONTH OF JUNE 1901 CONCERTS EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENINQ OPENB JUNE 1PAVILLION 1 OtM A CAPITOL AVE Tho licit Band in America Sereral celebrated lnRr will be preicnl Them will b the finest band concerts ever heard In any meitarn cit jr Low rale on nil railroadn and ipecial excursions lo Omaha during the entire month ol June This festival ia for the benefit o the Auditorium fund Come early and often TUESDAY TOPICS A Kdwards was in town fitim Tihlen Inst night John H Hirnes jr is visiting friends lu Lincoln Mosaic lodge A F and A M will meet tonight 11 King of Missouri Valley is visiting Norfolk friends Mrs Ilurwood of Fullirton was a city visitor yesterday George Heller went to Madison this morning on hnsiuesH W O llarman of Wakefield wns a city visitor over night F I j Putney of Tihlen was a Nor folk visitor over night S Jacks and S Herp of Hastings were in tho city over night G T Sprecher went to Omaha this morning for a few days business trip Michael Atnbroz Sam Botsford and Pat Stanton wero iu the city over night from Tihlen Win M Robertson went to Lincoln yesterday noon for bnsiness iu tho su preme court Hubert Utter is in southern Iowa for a short time traveling for a school supply houBO Dr It A Mittelstadt brother of L O Mittelstadt of Omaha will locate m dentist In tho Bishop block Henry Collonno is today moving his family to Conndil Bluffs Iowa which will be his headquarters hereafter A N Gereeko expects to begin mov ing his household effects into tho A II Kiesau house on North Tenth street to morrow The Ladies Aid society of tho First Cougregatioutil church will meet in the church parlors tomorrow after noon at It oclock Mrs 11 A Howe returned Sunday evening from Columbus where sho at tended the funeral of her uncle Mr F O Turner 12d Marquardt was before police court yesterday charged with disorderly con duct and wtis assessed the usual lino for such offense Tho lino was paid by the farmer by whom ho is employed and the prisoner was discharged The first peaches and plums of the season are to be placed on tho Omaha market tomorrow u carload of tho fruit being on tho way fiom California Like other first fruit they aro likely to be green tasteless and of little power to satisfy the oppetito of tho true fruit lover Manager G T Sprecher of tho Ne braska Telephone company yesterduy closed n contract in the southern part of Wayne county to construct a lino from Altoona to Wisner a distanco of 12 miles At tho same time be closed con tracts with six farmers along tho route to place instruments in their homes A lbtter from tho miners who left last week for Sheridan Wyoming stutts that they arrived safely at their destina tion Friday and expected to leave for the scene of their summers work yes terday Tho writer tells of having met soveral former residents of Norfolk who now make their home in that part of tho country Sheriff J M Kreader and wife of Dodge couuty were hero yesterday hav ing brought Mrs Emmu Bixler of North Bend to the hospital for tho insaue Mrs Bixler has shown symptoms of in sanity for a number of years She has attacked her aged mother on several oc casions and chased her ont of tho bouse the day before Bhe was arrested Short Jenkins have a large force of extra men employed today iu trans ferring tho goods of the Fair store to the new Bishop block It will require sev eral days before the transfer is com pletely made and the goods in shape for the regnlar run of business but when it is done the Fair store will occupy one of the finest and most commodious busi ness rooms in the city An incredable umouut of goods cau be stored on the six- and ten foot decks above the shelv ing while the shelf room is also very ex tensive The SlJ foot awning said to be the longest single awning in the state has been received and will soon be placed in position Yestereay was the 25th or silver wedding anniversary of Mr und Mrs John II Hulff and their hospitable home on South Seventh street was last evening thrown open to about 20 guests who spent the time very eujoyably The rooms were beautifully adorned with flowers and during the evening deli cious refreshments were served Among the guests wero Mrs J Lank Mr and Mrs Witmunn of Lincoln old trio and daughter Mat t lo of Omaha and friends of Mr and Mih HullV Soveral appropriate gifts wero left to remind tho host and hostess of tho occasion anil wishes for many happy returns woro expressed by those present Hiittln Creek Knterpriso Frank lluvick Bat tie Creeks energetic meat dealer has made final application for u patent on a meat mixing machine Mr Huvick has been working on UiIh ma chine for some time and now has it perfected in every dotail a working model of which is now in operation at tho city meat inarkut Mr Huziok ho Moves that it will meet every require ment and can bo sold for ouu fourth tho price ordinarily charged for machines of Its nature It is designul to ho used either by hand or with power and con tains every essential feature embodied iu tho expensive contrivances Mr Hniok has already received sever 1 good offers for tho patent which is evidence that ho has a good thing A Toliiiit filrMN liilniciii Heart You have said a physician tho tobacco heart Tho patient made an swer Doctor I never smoked but once and that was when I was u boy This happened In iermantown Both men laughed and the physician pro pared to examine tin patient again so us to make another diagnosis After a half hour of hard work tho tobacco heart still seemed to lesemhlo he mauH disease and the physician said What do you do for a living The man replied I am a tobacconist Well then of course youve got tho tobacco heart whether youre a smok er or not said tho physician All day long you hieatho In tobacco Tho dust of It fills your lungs circulates with your blood all over your body and Is digested with your food I havo had a number of cases such as yours uiil I proscribe eight hours a day In tho fresh air Youll Dud It hard to follow this prescription Away from the to bacco laden air of your shop you will have tho uneasy restless longing to get back to It which the smoker after a few hours of abstinence has for ii cigar That Is strange but youll find It true Von havu unconsciously ac quired the tobacco breathing habit and Its a habit harder I believe to break than the smoking habit Itself Philadelphia Record Ilil Miiryliiml Itloim Witch Kllllng lf horses are so bad ly bewitched that one dies the follow ing will deprive the witch of her pow er Take the dead horse out Into a fluid and burn the caicass besldi u tiee First cut a cross In tho tree then drive a nail In at tho cross Now take your rifle which must bo loaded with a silver bullet choose a position so that the lire is between you and tho tree and shoot over the fire at the null When you hit the mill the witch will lose her power and you cannot miss with the silver bullet To Sell Oneself to the Devil Go to tho crossroads at midnight alone and pluy on the baiij If you really want to sell yourself two black dogs will appear and will dance ns you play Then you promise something fearful Any one who thus sold himself wna said to be able to outplay and outdanco any competitors A Method For a Girl to Try ner For tune Put nn egg to the lire and sit an hour The wind will howl and tho dogs bark and the man you are to marry will come In and turn the egg around If the egg bursts you will dlo or possibly my Informant adds you will never marry Baltimore Sun The Army In the Field The layman cannot easily realize the vast amount of material ns to food and ammunition demanded by an army In tho Held A few fucts and figures as to this may uld to make it more tan DOCTORS say Consumption can be cured Nature alone wontdo It It needs help Doctors say Scotts Emulsion is the best help But you must continue Its use even in hot weather If you lime not tped it send for free sample SCOTT U liOWNU Chemists 40JNI5 Iejr Street New York joe and Jtoo all 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