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IV K w i ii H h 10 MONDAY MENTION Chan Kieo roturnod last night from a trip to lhilndolphla la S Ii AmlrowH of Yoik spout Sunday nt tho homo of G S Unyon County Suporlutondont O W Cmin was i oily visitor ytvdorday Uoortfo Hrtvhlorof Madison was Rnot lug Norfolk friends Saturday V G Kry hiw rulurnod from hln visit to tho carnival nt Sioux City Mm Hon Davonport will return homo tonight from hor visit to Sioux City Miss Minnie llayiS has returnod from n visit toSiouxOilynmUhorolcoo lown MihM Mullin camo in from hor school nt Meadow drovo and visltml nt homo over Sunday Miss Kdiin StulVord camo in from hor whool nt lUttlo Ciotdc mid visitod rela tives ovor Sundiiy Frank 1 lloydor operator nt tho union depot wont to Omaha this morn ing font short viHlt Miss Kva Dolon hiw koiio to Oakdulo to tako a position in tho millinery storo of liludlmrh Undlwrg Miss Fisher of St loo Mo iirrlvcd last night to tnko tho position of trim niorln tho Durlaud iiiilllnory storo Mr mid Mrs Win utz roturnod homo Saturday from n two months visit with frlonds in Now York and Wiscon sin Gus Manpiardt roturnod homo yos t onlay from Sioux City whoro ho has boon assisting tho Wayno hand to niako musio Klmor Aloxandor Kay llayoa and Too Powell rodo thoir wheels to Pllgor yes terday and spout tho day with Glair 1 Unholy O K Houso wont to ONeill last night with his phonograph to ontortuln tho crowds that attend tho Bryan demon stration Mr and Mrs Goo A Hroolcs camo in from tho Black Hills yesterday and loft for their homo at lWilo Mills on tho noon train W A Witzigmnn cashier of tho Moadow Grovo stnto hank with his family visitod at tho homo of G A litiiknrt ovor Sunday P Cavanagh tho sugar hrokor of Omaha is in tho city to see tho factory start iu tho morning nt loast ho will soo it start if ho gots up early enough Kov V P Wigtou and wifo drovo down from Osmond Mr Wigton will go on to Lluooln for u fow days and Mrs Wigtou will visit with Norfolk friends Hou W J Hryan puasod through tho ity last night on his way to ONeill whoro ho addrocsos tho pooplo today A numbor of admirers wont down to tho train to meet him E 0 Howo general nianagor of the American Poet Sugar company camo iu from Grand Island last night and is nttouding to busiuoss matters connected with tho Norfolk factory Philip Koougstoiu and family who have been visiting at the homo of his brother John Ivoonigstoiu for two mouths past loft for their homo iu Louisville Kentucky today Miss Pearl Widaman wont to her school iu tho Cunningham district yes terday for tho purpose of beginiug her duties this morning This is tho second year sho has taught tho samo school Tho sugar factory was unable to start this morning as expectod owing to tho uou arrival of tho sugar boiler who niissod tho train in Now York Tho start however will bo made tomorrow morning Tho Dogroo of Honor A 0 U W is arranging to givo a charity ball nt tho Railway hall South Norfolk next Monday night at which it is hopod to have a largo numbor of chairitably in liued people Tho shoop yards at tho Junction tiro being moved onto tho Gerccko 80 across the road and a littlo further south than tho former location Besides moving tho old pons and fixtures mnny uow and needed improvements are being nuido Tho llrst shipment of sheop has not yet boon rocoived but will probably nr rivo within a wook or two Tho wedding of August Lensor nnd Miss Alviua Eborling took place at St Pauls Lutherau church yesterday im mediately aftor tho ngular sorvices Following the coromony tho woddiug party repaired to tho homo of tho brides parents sir miles west of the city wlmro a dinner was served Mr and Mrs Lou ser will livo at tho Eberling homo f k r tho presout Mr and Mrs W II Widamau re turned home Saturday from Philadel phia Pa where they had beeu attend ing the national G A R roumon to which Mr Widamau was a delegate They spent about eight days in tho Quaker City aud sevoral days iu Wash ington at each placo enjoying an ele gant time Mr Widamau states that business in the east is on the boom nud the whirr and uoiaa of tho factories is heard constantly Tho animal missioufest of Christ Lu theran church waa held in Pasewalka grovo yesterday and waa attended by the largest numbor of people ever known at one of these picnics in this section of the state Not only were the German people in and around Norfolk there iu force but a large number from Battle Greek Stanton Hadar and other points were present Besides the dinner tho customary program of speaking singing musio and nmusomontfl was carried out Tho Christian Solonco lootnro nt tho Congregational church last evening was fairly well nt tended by pooplo of nil do nominations as well as other pooplo 15 A lCimbnll tho speaker was introduced to tho nudionco by Goo N Pools first roador of First Cliunih of Christ Scien tist in a fow well chosen wonls and tho lootnro was ably presontod nnd lisleiiod to with inarkod attention Tho speaker made no olfort to convert sin ners nor to exhort a ohango of vlows but simply to boar witness to his faith A G Storrs superintendent of tolo phono exchanges was iu tho oity ulxmt an hour Saturday on his way from Wayno While hero ho lookod ovor tho switch board and mnjlo up a list of tho things needed iu order to niako tho pro posed necessary additions to tho ex change facilities Thoso will arrive in a fow days and tho ohango mado to moot tho existing conditions until tho now board arrives As soon as tho tempo rary improvement Is olTcotod Miss Anna Lobnow will bo put on n nsslstaut day operator Norfolk has boon remarkably fortu nate in regard to tires lately Thorohus not boon an alarm turned iu for many weeks and no one is anxious to break tho record Tho soason howovor is approaching when a greater dogroo of caution will havo to bo obsorvod in ordor to prevent them and it will bo tho part of wisdom if pooplo will niako n careful examination of duos and surroundings when they put up their heaters In tlnmmablo material about homos and places of business should ho taken caro of nud placed out of danger of sparks and inntohos F Warrant supervisor of tho Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance company Is advertising for bids on a suitablo slto for an opera houso This is boing done so that If tho deal goes through thoro shall bo no time lost after sufilciout bus iuoss is secured to warrant putting up tho building Mr Warrant reports that tho lattor Is progressing fairly woll but that ho Is vory anxious to hasten as rapidly as possible so that it can bo closod and tho building started boforo cold weather comes on By having propositions on locations for a sito by tho timo tho busiuoss is iu hnud ho will bo all ready to push tho work of con struction as fast ns mon and matorinl can bo gotten togethor Manager G T Sproohor mado a soaroh Saturday night for tho break in tho tolophono lino botwoon this placo nnd Battlo Crook but was unable to locate it Ho wont out again yesterday morning and finally discovered it bo twoon two insulators on ouo polo about two miles from tho Kent bridgo The insulators kept tho wiro up and mnde tho break exceedingly difficult to locate but ho soon had it in working condition nftor it was found Tho break was evi dently nindo by a rillo bullet of M cali bre as tho holo directly bohiud would indicato Someone had apparently boon shooting nt the insulator but missed it and out tho wiro As it is an ofiouso punishable by imprisonment in tho stnto ponitoutinry people should havo u caro how thoy shoot or otherwise mutilate tolophono or telegraph proporty Mr Totlerios pastor of the Second Congregational church loft homo this morning to attend tho International Congrogatloaal council which moots iu Boston this weok As with all Congre gational organizations it has no legisla tive power It is a purely doliborativo body aud moots to discuss theological educational and social questions Tho provious mooting was hold in 181 in London Its sessions open in Tremont temple on Weduosday ovouiug with ad dresses of welcome from tho govoruor of tho state nnd mayor of tho city with a reply by President Angoll of Ann Arbor uuivorsity Michigan who is also presi dent of tho council Tho sessions con tinuo until Wednesday ovouiug tho 28th On his way homo Mr JetVeries will visit sonio of his many frionds iu Michigan During his nbsonco tho preaching services of tho church will bo suspended Tho othors will bo held as usual TUESDAY TOPICS W E Bishop of Piorco is iu tho city today Johu It Hays had busiuess in Omaha yesterday Mrs C S A Bargelt is visiting frionds in Peudor Hev G H Main was a passenger for Pender Mouday Born yesterday afternoon to Mr and Mrs P T Birchard a son Mrs H Spearing is still very low at her homo iu South Norfolk Mr and Mrs Gilbert Durland drove down from Plaiuviow today Telephone No 153 has leen placed in the Clifton hotel at the Junction Uev Corey aud wife of Stanton wero visitors iu tho Sugar City yesterday Wm Carrabiue has accepted tho posi tion of chief cook at tho Pacific hotel Miss losie Hagoy returned last oveulng from nu extended visit to friends iu Lincoln O B Burrows went to Madison this THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21 1899 building rocontly completed by Dr Vorgos Tho domocrntio county convention will moot at Battlo Crook noxt Saturday for tho purpose of placing iu nomination candidates for county otllcos Tho many Norfolk frionds of Mm II G Oorrall of Plaiuviow who has boon vory sick for tho past fow weeks will bo glad to loam that sho is improving It Is reported that P A Shnrtz has purchased thostoro building near tho dopot on First stroot at tho Junction aud that ho will open a grocery there in tho nour future P O Iledluml socrotnry of tho repub lican stnto central committo who is now traveling for Cox Jones Cox South Omaha commission merchants was a city visitor this morniug Tho city hall and olllcos In tho city building arorocolvlng a through renova tion which has boon much needed for some time Tho enrpot in tho hall has boon taken rip nud dusted nnd tho doors of tho olllcos will ho oiled H J Cllno nnd wifo loft for Knnsas Oity yostonlay whoro thoy will mnko thoir homo iu tho future Mr Clino is ugout tor tho Nichols Shopard Thresh ing Maohino company and has beou stationed hero tho ynst four months Tho Hastings stroot fair and camivnl oponod yoBtorday with imposing coro monies and with n great crowd of pooplo iu nttondauco Tho floral parndo was n most bonutiful display aud tho roooptiou to tho king nnd quoou was vory im pressive Manager G T Sproohor of tho tolo phono oxchnngo wont to Warnervillo today to roplaco tho loug distauco tolo phono iu tho Wnruor houso ThiB in strument was taken out about n year ago but thero is again a demand for tho ser vice aud it will accordingly bo replncod Tho Timos Tribuno is installing a Campboll press today on nccount of which no pnpor will bo issued from that otllco tomorrow morning Tho old press which was sold under mort gage nfow days ago has boon purchased by A F Enos and will bo tnkeu to Stanton for uso iu tho Picket otllco Tho start of tho sugar factory thiB morning was vory auspicious and with preparations previously made tho ma chinery moved off liko clock work while tho mon assumed their statious exactly as though thoy had boon working iu them for weeks A large portion of tho force aro old hauds at tho business and under their guidnuco tho uowcomors find no dilllcnlty iu nttouding to their part of tho work The beets wore started tumbling into the washers and outtors at the south ond of tho factory nt a lively clattor and by noon handling of the sneohariuo root had attained nlmost tho full capacity Nothing ocourring to prevent it tho force that handles tho finished product hopes to tako caro of tho first output early tomorrow morn ing Tho start of the factory was witnessed by a number of interested spectators who took pleasure in wnteh lug tho machinery begin to revolve If the start indicates anything it means a snecossful and prosporous campaign for tho factory WEDNESDAY WRINKLES L A Pohlman of Pierco is a city visitor today Petor Krantz of Hoskins paid a busi uoss vltrit to tho city yestorday B W Wolvertou of Piorco was a visitor iu this metropolis today Misses Paulino nnd Emma Newman wore oity visitors yesterday from Stan ton D S Staudley ono of Tildous lead ing merchants was a city visitor yester day W O Halls pacer Birchwood will start iu tho 2 10 race at tho Stanton fair oil Friday Fmuk Frahni formerly of this city uow of Omaha is transacting business iu town today Conuty Superintendent C W Crum is in tho city looking aftor tho iutorosts of tho school H E Hnrdy roturnod home last ovouiug from a visit to Lusk Wyoming Omaha aud other points Harry Quick has returned from Omaha and it is uudorstood has accept ed a position on theroad Mr and Mrs II E Glissmau drovo to Stautou today to attend the county fair now iu session there Jack Arnold joweler with Vail re turned last evening from Omaha where ho has been for several days Mrs Alvin Lowo and Mrs John Ray living west of the oity left on tho early train for their visit to Eureka Kansas J Horisky has purchased a home on Madison avouue near Thirteenth street where his family will soon he located Goo Stalcop with his gang of house movers has gone to a ranch iu Stanton county to fill a largo contract of moving a number of buildings Tho Sugar Oity Cereal mills havo n largo force of girls at work packing 100000 boxes of Wheatliug for which there is a largo and constautly growing demand J W Westerwelt ono of the pros perous farmers aud stockmeu living morning where ho will reuiaiu a week south of Meadow Grove was in tho oity or teu days today visiting hia parents and reuewiug Madam Schlect is preparing to re- J old acquaintances move her dress cutting school to tho A handsome new book case the gift of tho olass of 00 wm installed nt tho High school this morning It is a gift thnt will bo appreciated by tho classes of ninny future yearn District court convenes in regular ses sion nt Stanton noxt Monday Tho caso of most intorest which will bo up for hoaring will bo tho ouo in whloh tho mau Johnson will bo tried for killing his half brothor Anderson Wm Wagner has gono to North Da kota to look at land with tho idou of purchasing Ho wont at tho solicitation of Fred Henklo a neighbor who is agent for tho land and who was hero last wook to look aftor property iutorosts J C Stitt has about complotcd nn olovat ion of proposed now opora houso auditorium Tho drawing indicates a very handsome structure nnd will provo an ornamont to tho city It Is under stood that a seating capacity of about a thousand is boing planned Editor R D Scott of tho Bnttlo Creek Entorpriso was in tho city yostordny Mr Scott has rocontly roturnod from a visit to his old homo lu Virginin whore ho wont to recuperate his hoalth His frionds will bo pleased to learn that tho trip was very beneficial aud that ho ro tnrns with his condition vory much im proved Last uight tho governmout thermome ter showod tho ooldost of tho Bonsoui2 degrees boiug reached Thoro was quito a heavy frost which settled tho fate of gardens aud melon patchos Corn was wholly out of tho way of frost aud was uot injured Fires nightB and mornings havo now bocouio a uocossity nud stovo and furuaco mon are crowdod with rush ordors A few oveniugs sinco Carl Reiche wns driving tho county road grador across tho tracks at tho Junction when a car which was boing switched struck it smaBhiug tho two roar whools of tho machiuo aud otherwise damaging it Itoioho was thrown from his soat to the grouud some distauco away and was quito sovorly injured Tho grador wns brought up town yostordny for repairs Dr Francos Wood who has lately returned from tho Philippines where sho was counectod with the hospital work of tho Red Cross society will lec ture in tnis city Thursday ovouiug Sept 28 under tho auspices of tho Womans club She will spoak concerning tho Philippines and hor viows gleaned from personal ousorvatious ana experiences will uudoubtedly be most pleasing and iustruotivo A Greek carnival and art eutertain mont will bo given by the ladies of the physical culture class in Marquardts hall noxt Tuesday evening September 20 under the management of Miss Pickerill This nnique entertainment will bo sought aftor for its artistic ex cellence reproducing 40 or more of the master pieces of sculpture and paintings of Greek life An atmosphere of art pervades tho entire program When Sheriff Davenport of Sioux City was in Columbus recently ho found two horses that had beeu stolen from Sioux City aud in tho same baru the mau who professed to owu this team had a number of other horses which iu all probability had boon stolen It seems the thief had beou making n business of hiring rigs of livory stables at towns in this section driving them into Lincoln or Omaha and soiling them Ho wub on his way to Lincoln when apprehended by Sheriff Davenport While wiping tho rollers on the man gle in tho steam laundry this afternoon Miss Katio Walker was uufortunnte enough to got hor hand caught between them aud her arm drawn in to tho el bow She was quickly released from hor painful predicament and Dr Hagoy summoned Au examination disclosed the fact that tho injury waa nothing more serious than a severe aud painful bruise no bones heiug crushod or broken Tho worst result to bo feared at this time is n stiff elbow joint A conviuoiug argument for good roads was witnessod on thejstreotlthis morn ing Ouo team was doing tho work of two with perfect oaso because of the smooth hard condition tho Btreots are now iu The mill team which has a record for strong and steady pulling was hauling tho largo milljwngou and an other hitched fcbohiud both loaded to their full capacity with flour the weight of which was 111000 pouuds or six and one half tons The team was hauling it along with apparently but littlo exertion under tho guidance of tho driver Johu Deckor Half of this weight would bo enough to stall a team on muddy sandy or hilly roads The hose race which was to havo tak en placo between Norfolk and Stautou rnuuiug teams at the Stautou fair this weok has been declared off Tho Nor folk boys made a proposition to run 200 yards lay 150 feet of hose winner to re- coive a purse of 5000 from the fair as sociation uo ouo but those who had been members of the tire oompany for at least 80 days to bo entitled to tako part in the race The Stanton team made a counter proposition to run 100 yards lay 150 feet of hose and allow auyoue living in the county to take part both teams to use the samo cart This proposition was rejected and thero boing uo pros poofrof the two teams getting together O E Hartford wrote the Stanton peo ple this moruing that when they have n team that can run a couple of hundred yards Norfolk will be ready to give them a race Harroy Murray ono of the most prominont attorneys In Missouri died at Springfield Mo from Injurios re ceived In being thrown down a stair way by B C Mays a wealthy farmo Final returns show that Pleasant Porter the progressive candidate was elected president of tho Creok nation by a majority of 1000 votes dcfontlng ex Chlof Ierryman and Second Chief Mcintosh Lieutenant General Sir General For ester Walker who rclloves Sir General William Frnncls Butler ns commander of the British troops In South Africa arrived at Capetown Ho was given a splendid reception During tho sham battle Iu the Pain spectacle Tho Battle of San luan at the state fair ground In Columbus O Charles King aged 10 years spec tator wns killed A L Boll of St Marys Kan his hoen appointed a teacher at tho Hock bury Indian school Arizona Miss G Vaughan of Hutchinson Kan teacher at Sac and Pox agency Mrs U K Bruce widow of the late United States Senator Bruce has ne roptfld tho position of lady principal of the Tuskogee Normal and Industrial lnstltuto at TuskcRce Ala So fnr aB known this Is the hottest summer evor experienced in London Meteorological records go back only twonty scven years and show a maxi mum of 90 degrees In tho shade Bids for the purchase from tho gov ernment of the Industrial Christian home In Salt Lake City Utah were opened Charles B Tltcomb of Snlt Lake for 22500 was the highest Tho quartermasters department hnB lauded 430 head of horses and mules at Manila there are 2500 on the sea and arrangements are about completed to ship 2400 more within n few weeks This will supply the cavalry brigade with horses and the army with mules for transportation jLaf vULU J Rev Mr William Moffat D D LU I I for twenty eight years president of Krsklnq college at Duo Wont S C nnd for mnny years editor of the Asso ciated Rcformod Presbyterian Is dead At the Douglas county tail- at Ca mnrge III lightning strueir the north ond of the grand stand killing two men Instantly fatally Injuring two more and seriously disabling six others Government ofllclnlB of the Russian province of Kleff recently ordorcd tho closing of thirty synagogues and schools at Borlltcheff center of tho Jewish population of the southwest provinces An English syndicate purchases for f2500UOO cash tho properties of tho Big Five Mining compnny nt Ward Colo fin I u 5 4y I I ff OQUaaurd u IXJAI net to llrLliri MS r V oiNcmiiTiorl V V r b a y r SSJ ol v LajaTaJ CURE YOURSELF tit nix 3 for uurmtnraj discharge ilillaaiiiiatlone Irritation or ulceration if in npnn minlifiiMi Pritiu eentetton jninlf nd t t ATHLEvAIS CHtMtOAtCa Kt or poleonu jj I Hold by I nr rnt In plain wrprr tir exnrpva nmnaM for ilm nrsiiolllra 2fS lrculmr lent o request I YOU SEND Until Onoila Arriiol Dltc llarrowi tarer ltarnwall foit SMdnr Onltlrktora Wioti Wrlto for DellTorr Trices and Catalogue T EMPIRE MFG CO 83 Rivan SraaaT ROOK PALLS ILL V I AM AM IINIIVII I ft ft A iMafl tn ft WfArL 5 IO UU A MUNI HI SMUit TTKherf Outltl JAS MEARLU PUBLISHER UOSTON MASS FLORIDA Cull Illustrated dcerlptlrc Immi Itratlnn literature I r foatanalO STATE Ill UlllEtl Tcllaaaiet I M A Co OniHlm 4 W N U No SO 18B WE HAVE NO 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