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About The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1899)
IV if v FRIDAY FACTS Knox Tipplo went to Stnutou yestor dny on business Chas Harding wna n passenger for Omaha yostordny Tho now telephone in the rcsidonco of S McOlnry i No Dr and Mrs Tanner of Battle Creek wore in tlio city yesterday A G Pock of Dcb Moines was in Nor folk yesterday on business Howard Sonbury of Plainviow visited friends in the city yesterdny Dr and Mrs Poisons of Stanton were visitors in tho city yesterday II II Pattorson is in Omaha buying furniture for tho Pacific hotel Mrs Elinor Vincint of Creighton is visiting friends in SouthNorfolk Tclophono No HW is being placed in the residenco of Morris Mayer today llov A Hofius and daughter Mary wore city visitors yesterday from Pierco J D Sturgeon went to Elgin last ovoniug on musical instrument business Mr and Mrs O Roschninn of Win sido wore in this metropolis yesterday Mrs Aug Melchcr who lives east of tho city is reported aH still f erionsly ill Miss Virginia Bachelor of Wuyno is visiting her sister Miss Edith and other teachors Tho West Sido Whist club will meet with Mr and Mrs E A Bullock this evening Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson of Meadow Grove wero Norfolk visitors yesterday Mrs O M Mohr camo in from Pierco this morning and loft on tho Union Pa cific for Omaha E H Tracy is in Niobrara this week representing tho Durland Trust com pany of this city A D Stiles traveling passenger agent of tho Union Pacific was in Norfolk between trnins today Mr and Mrs J Simpkins wero in tlio city yesterday from Meadow Grove doing some shopping Tho telephone placed in tho Hayes McOlary residence is number 162 in stead of 1G0 as published Mrs Wm Leavitt has returned from a pleasant visit vith her son Iter F W Leavitt at west Point T H Muyne arrived in tho city last night from Omaha MrMayuo was for merly an operator in Norfolk Miss Edna Hartley will go to Wisner Sunday preparatory to teaching in the schools there Monday morning E L Parker of Helena Montana a teacher in tho Indian school there passed through the city today Alvin Lowo and John OBauion Bbipped in two cars of young cattle this morning They camo from Iowa Mrs Wm Winter whose little daugh ter was buried yesterday is reported as being very low with consumption The date of Bishop Williams visit to the city is Sunday November 19 in stead of tho 17th as previously an nounced Mrs Wm Higgenbothau has returned to her homo in Emerson after a plensaut isit with her mother Mrs E D Perry at South Norfolk E A Crnm returned to his homo in Creighton today He was accompanied by his daughter Miss Ora who goes for a months vacation M O Hazeu went to Pender this morning whero he has business before tho district court of Thurston couuty which is in session this week Tho Elkhorn Valley Poultry and Pet Stock association will hold its second annual meeting and exhibition at Madi son January 23 24 and 25 next Tho f uuoral of Gub Bley will bo held Sunday afternoon from Giirist Lutheran church Rev J P Mueller conducting tho samo Tho hour will probably bo 2 oclock That fine Italian brand of weather recieved a stiff upper cut this morning from Old Boreas and as a result the people nro enjoying quite a respectable sample of wiutor The Oluoy Iiodbo has been rented six months to an English family by the Honest Labor Bears a Lovely Face There is nothing more pleasing to look upon than a hearty ruddy face gained by honest toil They are the saving of the nation these toilers of both sexes strug gling for daily bread Pure blood makes them able io keep up the daily round of duty at home shop or store If the blood has a taint or im purity or a run down feeling comes on the one remedy is Hoods Sarsaparilta Americas Greatest Medicine for the blood Poor Blood SMy blood was so poor that in hottest weather I felt cold Hoods Sarsapaiilla made me warm It is the right thing in the right place Hattie J Taylor Woodstown N J XlcCtCi SaMajwiii llood1 Jllli cure liver 111 tlie lion frrlllliE and only othirtlc to tike with Jluodi Sarnparlll k namoof Roynolds It is reported that Mr Oluey will go to Paris early in tho now year to fill a government position Mr and Mrs Eugcno Lauraut aro announced to appear in Marnuardts hall next Wednesday evening Novem ber IT It is said that they furnish an entertainment of uuusnal merit and interest Billio Holms Gay Coons from Dixio is nn attraction billed to appear at Mar qunrdts hall next Saturday and Mon day ovoniugs tho 1 1th anil lltli Music comedy cake walks danoos plantation frolics and other nniutouient features are promised to thoso whoattend Tho funeral of W V F Winters child was hold yesterday afternoon from St Pauls Lutheran church A novel and most appropriate ami interesting feature of tho service wns tho music which was furnished by 21 littlo girls of tho paro chial school It was a feature that appealed strongly to tho hearts of all in attendance Tho recoption given yostordny after noon at tho homo of Rev J J Parker was attended by a largo nunibur of that gontlumaus friends and uiembors of his congregation and proved to bo a very pleasant affair Tlio guests wero served with ohoico refreshments among which was cheeso of a fine quality brought from England by Mr Parker Six stacks of hay in tho fields of John Itocnigstein and Mr Krusen just west of tho city wero burned last night de stroying between 00 and 70 tons of hay Tho burning stacks mado a beautiful sight alhtongh rather expensive to tho owners of tho hay It is claimed that sparks from tho incoming Union Pacific freight yesterday afternoon stnrted the fire Tho railroads havo granted a rato of ono and a third fair for tho round trip to the retail liquor dealers who hold their semi annual stato convention in this city next Tuesday and it is expected that a largo number of tho members will take advantage of tho rato and bo in attendance Tlio arrangements by tho local dealers for their entertainmeut aro about complete and a good time is anticipated It is understood that a number ot grocery peddlers nro canvassing in the neighborhood tributary to Norfolk Reforo giving them an order people bo certain that they aro getting an inducement to do so otherwi o they aro sending money out of tho country chat will bo an indirect injury to them selves because it needs no argument to show that tho more money kept in circulation in n neighbeuhood tho better it is for all people concerned and some Mines if a person can make a few cents by ordering from an qjit of town firm it is nn indisceretion and shows poor business judgment to do so When presented with a proposition having this nd in eight it would bo tho surest busi ness policy to first understand whethei t saving is really being made and next is to whether it is saving of permanent benefit When solicited by these ped dlers tho wise thing to do would bo to request a price list of them and ask foi time to consider their prop3ition in tin meantimo comparing prices with the homo merchant and giving him a show for tho business The News was promised nn abstract of the official count of the vote of the county by last nights mail in time for publication today but its hopes have failed to materialize It is understood however that tho results heretofore oublished hnvo not been materially changed The vote on treasurer was voryolj e but tho official count gives Mr Miles republican a majority of five votes over Mr Brechler fusion It is understood that tho closo vote has in duced Mr Brechlers friends to start rumors of a contest but it is likely that if this is done Mr Miles election can not bo overthrown In tho unofficial returns as published by thi paper Mr Bauch waa given 157 in Madison precinct and Mr Barney 157 Tho factf aro that tho former received 2U2 in that precinct running 18 ahead of his ticket Mr Barney recieved 157 TWb gavo Bauch a majority of 75 in tho precinct and 185 in tho county It is likewise understood that both Dr Tunner for coronor and Mr Lowo for Bnrvoyor republicans wero elected by eafo ma jorities giving tho republican party control of six of the nine county offices Tho result barring tho extnordinary divergence of votes on boiiio of the offices is very satisfactory to the repub licans It is probable that tho ofllcinl table may be published tomorrow Ileal iCsintu TrmmferH The following transfers of real estate ure reported by Chester A Fuller man ager of tho Madison county abstract office at Norfolk Peter Stoltz and wife to Tresa A Kargo wd lotB 5 and 0 block 77 North addition Madi son r00 00 W B Umberger et al to Isarel Glurk wd ne 8000 00 Charles Halm nnd wife to Chns E Flores wd lot 0 block 2 Machmullers addition Nor folk 00 00 August Bock and wife to O L Juell wd uei 1100 00 Lillio A Stunrt to Lars M Hovlaud wd uwf 10-21-4 2000 00 Come in and see the new Norfolk Cosh ejoro THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY NOVKMKRR 10 1800 SATURDAY SIFTINGS Mrs A Wright is reported vorysiok Miss Etta Burdy of tho Pacifio is quite sick J S Snlkula is horo from Clurksjn on business H T Barnhart of Pierco was in tho city overnight Millard Flotchor of Windsldo was a city visitor yesterday Tho industrial store is in chargo of Mrs O II Reynolds today S K Warrick banker of Battle Creek was a city visitor over night Mrs J Sutheiland was in tho city from Battle Cicik yesterday Miss Hartley camo over from Madison last evening to visit her sister Chas S Kiikpntriok of Fremont so journed in tho city over night Mrs Molcher who is very sick is re ported nut so well this inorningn Burt Mapes and Herman Sat tier mado a round trip to Osmond yesterday Baikloy Jones of Columbus transacted business in tho sugar city last night Geo 1 Butterlield of Creighton trans acted business in tho city yisterday Geo Box was on tho sick list yebterdny but is able to attend to business again today Carl T Seely deputy internal revenue collector was in tho city last night on business MrB Ed Murphy expects hr cousin Mr Herman from New York hero to morrow Miss Daisy Oinniorman bus tnkon n position with Mrs Fox in her dress making rooms Darius Mathowson of Wakefield was in tho city over night a guest at the homo of Col Cotton Miss Ada Butterlield went to Creigh ton at noon to visit with her brothers family over Sunday Miss Edith Tatemau is homo for a fow days from tho Fremont Normal where she is attending school Geo Berry tho stock man of Battle Creek traiiFiieted bitiuOBSi i town lust night and this morning Elias Walfbauer superintendent of tho new Biigar ftictory at Ames is in tho city inspecting tho Not foil factory Another crowd of emigrants passed through tho city this morning on their way to Dana Wyoming where they go to work on the railroad David Whitla of Valley precinct brought his family in this morning in time to catch the Union Pacific train for Central City whoro they will visit friends n short time Mrs N A Rainbolt entertained tho Tuesday Thimble club at her homo yes terday afternoon tho guest of honor being Mrs E O Finch who is visiting hero from Boono Iowa Olo Oss a Nowman Grovo man who recently returned from Alaska where he had been in search of gold for the past two years has been very skk with lung fever since returning but is now recovering Tho seven months old boy of a Rus sian family named Wertz who recently arrived in this country died on Thurs day Tho funeral was held this afier noon tho interment taking place in the cemetery east of tho city Mr Warrant is bonding every effort co get tho opera house enclosed before cold weather overtakes him Tho ap pearance of a few flakes of bhow in the atmosphere this morning did not tend to slacken his energies in that direction Tho Krug beer vault north of the Creighton depot is being repaired New tiniberB are being placed under it the interior is being improved and other changes aro being made preparatory to gotting in tho winters supply of ice Tho first football gnmo of tho season iu Norfolk isjbcing played this afternoon on the Oluoy grounds between reams of the high school and grammar school Tho boys havo been practicing for a week or more and it is presumed that a warm game will be tho result Rov G H Main is having a di rectory of tho M E church printed which will give tho names of the mem bers of tho church combined with much other valuable information It will be a neat book and will find a welcomo place in mnuy an interested household Cards aro out -announcing tho coming wedding of Tessio Hazel daughter of Mr and Mrs I G Westervelt to Mr Swithen Robert Reynolds which will take place nt tho resediuco of tho bridos pnrentB on south Second street Wednes day November 22 at 12 oclock noon Announcements have been issued of tho marriage of Mr O M Hartmnn and Miss Lizzie Fischer which will take placo at the Pacific hotel on the even mg of Wednesday November 22 Mr Hartman is a brakeman on tho M O railroad aud the couple will make their home in Sioux City Nowman Grovo Herald Tho St Ed ward flouring mill which went up in smoko Inst week was valued nt 20000 and was insured for only ftfMK The frame was erected of hard wood hauled from the Pawuoo Indian reservation iu 1 1872 It is a serious loss to the business interests of St Edward as well as the owner A D Warner The tiino card of tho F E fc M V it being changed in Btylo nnd the next one ssued will be in pamphlet form inucL neater than the old blanket form and from which Information desired can bo more easily scoured than from tho old one It is probable t lint tho now card will bo issi ol ne vcek o lake effect Sunday November IS Curley Bennett a lineman with tho Nebraska Telophono company was badly cut on tho face by tho breaking of a wire trimmer Ho was working a short distance south of Wnrnorvillo with tho gang whoaro repairing tho telephone lino lKtween this place and Madison when tho accident occurred The knife of the trimmer shuck him across tho cheek laying it open for several inches clear to the bono Dr Holden was culled and sowed up tho wiund The young man will lie brought to town this afternoon and placed iu Dr Holdeiis sanitarium until the wound heals Ho will in all probability wear a mark of tho accident thinugh life Tho meeting of tho public library association last evening was not so well attended as it should have been Mayor Simpson who has been the prime mover in this enterprise reported that ho had succeeded iu seeming tho interest of tlio ladles in the project which will go a long ways toward making it a success From the partial canvass that has been made it was reported that there are nearly in sight and that books to an equal value hud been offered When tho canvass is completed the mayor has no doubt that the amount needed will havo been secured An adjourninoi t was taken the association to meet again on call of tho chairman of tho finance committee Much interest among astronomers is evidenced in tho promised display of moteoiB on Tuesday and Wednesday nights of next week According to all predictions tho display promises to bo of nunsual brilliance and tho number of meteors will bo large Tlio department of astronomy of the university of Cali fornia proposes to take careful observa tion of the phenomena and secure photo ginphs and descriptions of intnest to the general public Meantimo it will furnish tho young man and his best girl a valid excuse for observing unusually late hours Arthur Bryant 17 years old whoso mother is a cousin of Mrs rover Cleveland vns killed by tho cms at rckamah lust night He boarded a fast train on the Oinaiia road as it was pul ling out of the station and after lidiug a short distanco ho attempted to alight but misled his footing and fell under tho wheels Tho boys body was crushed and mangled boyond recognition and strewed along the railroad track for six or seven miles This sort of an accident is but tho logicid outcome of the practice boys have in nearly every own of catching on to moving trains Tho practice is iu vogue in Norfolk to a considerable extent and rnilrond mnn seem to bo unable to prevent it Its continuation means that it will bo neces sary to report a similar accident here sooner or later What is believed to havo been a plot for a jnil delivery from tho county jil it Neligh was frustrated by tho vigilaiio i of Sheriff Braiuard About 1 1 oclock Thursday morning a stranger was seen loitering outside tho jail holding a con versation with a prisoner named Wiley alias WilkiiiB Wilkinson hold for steal mg thirty four head of cattle from Huff man Rollins Tho officer seized the man who gavo a queer nccount of him self and then located tho man with whom ho said ho had driven to town Tho stranger said his own name was Lowhoad Tho party to whom ho di rected tho officers turned out to bo Jack Martinnlias Lamb alias Sullivan nn old offender Lowhead was placed in jail and Sullivan wns ordoredjtoleavo tho county A bottle of nitrio ncid was accidoutly broken in tho pocket of tho man now in juil MONDAY MENTION W P Williams is in tho city John Oluoy had business iu Madison this morning H G Seabury of Pluiuview Sundnyed in the Sugar City Wm Spear of Fremont was a city visitor over Sunday J T Thompson was iu to spend Sun day with his family John Fetters took the early raorniug train for Sioux City C F Eiseley was a passenger for Madison this morning Mr aud Mrs Lyman Davis of Chadron are visiting Mrs Davis Mr and Mrs H E Repport of Pierco wero in tho city yesterday Bank Examiner E II Luikart was a passenger for Lincoln yesterday Geo A Davenport of Randolph spent Sunday withelativos in the city Willis McBride nnd family of Madi son visited at the home of his mother over Sunday Hoiiry Van Horn aud family have moved to Norfolk from Plainview and will miiko this their homo A special traiu of stock from Belle Fourche S D was received by tlio Uuiou Paciflu yesterday nnd couvoyed to Ames W H Weekes editor of tho Nebras ka Liquor Dealer published at Omaha is in tho city to attend the association meeting Dr P II Salter received a telegram rom Botte yesterday calling him to Ml The housewife Iceeps with ureatost care Her dainty lass ami linen fair Her china and her tahlewaie As sweet as she is ahle And Ivory Soaps her greatest aid Because tis pure and cleanly made Of things which none need bo afraid To have upon the table IVORY SOAP IS MADE OP SWEET CLEAN MATERIALS COPVniQMT 1000 DV IHt Miociin a OAMniC CO CINCINNMI that place in consultation Ho loft on last evenings train Rev S K HharplosH returned this morning from Oaliduln and left Pon der where ho will hold a series of ovnngi listic meetings The merchants of tho city goneinlly wore smiling countenances Sal unlay ho result of nn excellent trade from both country and city patrons The ladies of I ho Congregational church are planning to open the new parlors in tho addition recently com pleted to the chinch some evening dur ing tho wet I The Pierce Leader is authority for the stutoiiiont that Bert Miller who has been running a laundry Micro has sold out and will come to Norfolk and start a steam laundry A traveling painter representing Yeast Foiun is onteitaining a crowd of spectators by his quick method of put tin a 20 foot sign on the west wall of tho Queen City hotel Chas Lodge who lives south of the city received a dispatch last Friday announcing tho sudden death of his son William at Albion Members of tho family havo gone to that town to attend the funeral Tho funeral services over the remains of Jus Bley were held yesterday after noon from Christ Lutheiau church and a largo concourse of froinds of tho do censed followed and attended tho service at the cemetery Tho ladies of the Trinity church have under contemplation a reception to Bishop Williams next Sunday evening provided ho arrives in the city at an hour that will allow such a showing ot good will on the part of the congrega tion Messrs Spear Glissman and Patter son aro arranging for an amateur live bird shoot to take placo on tho grounds near the old college next Thursday and Friday It is expected that a numbei of the crack shots of tho state will be present and take part Tho foot ball team of tho Norfolk high school has received a challenge for a gnmo from a Pierce team but as tho 1 itter is composed largely of men the boys did not accept They expect however tourrangofor u game3with tho Pierco high school team at some later duto Mrs S A Barnes yesterday received from Mrs C E Ilazon who recently went to Oregon a boquet of beautiful flowers which aro in full bloom now out of doors in that country Tho family is very well pleased with their uow homo and aro already erecting residences with a viow to making it their perma nent abiding placo The brick laying force on tho now opern house did not stop for Sunday yes terday but continued to pilo up tho walls of tho building Mr Warrant has every reason to balievo that tho present lino weather caunot continue much longer and ho believes that ho should tnko advantage of every moment of it until tho building is enclosed It is said that an nverngo days work for a brick mason is 2500 brick Somo idea of tho way tho masons nt work on the new opera house arc making tho inort fly mny bo gained when it is known that they nro averaging 4000 brick today Withsuch energy as this there isnt much room left for doubt thnt the building will bo completed bo foro tho holidays The Norfolk district conference of the M E church will bo hold at Coleridge this week boginmngtoday and continuing into Wednesday Rov G II Main ot this city will preach the oponiug sermon at 7 80 this evening Rov Fletcher M Sissou tho presiding elder will also bo 0 in atlfiidunco The M K church at Coleridge was re opened yesterday with Rov Cyrus P Chcesoninn us pastor I is expected that there will he about 150 liquor dealers from all parts of tho stato iu altondaiico at the meeting of the association hero tomorrow ami next day While here these gentlemen will ho entertained by the local dealers who will take them to the sugar factory and oilier interest mg piints about I Im city It is iimluistond that tho dealers will parade tiiiough the streets Wednesday afternoon at 2 oclock Thiity men arrived iu the city Satur day night to assist in constructing tho telephone line between this city nnd Creighton Poles are being erected north on Fourth street to tho sugar factory and tho work is progressing veiy satisfactorily The metallic circuit between this city and Columbus has been completed aid Norfolk is rapidly being connected by telephone with nil impoitnul points in the state Tho gentlemens club met at the homo of Dr Bear Saturday evening and after playing a fow games of duplicate whist discussed tho advisability of organizing a permanent club one plan presented being to rent a club room down town where tho meetings would bo held and another to hold tho sessions at the homes of the members Tho whole matter was left open until tho next meoting which will be held at the home of Hint Mapes on Wednesday evening Novem ber 22 A telegram was received yesterday r in Ht tf id m hi m ou i Hi i TOR I Ask your physician this ques tion What is the one great remedy for consumption tie will answer Lod liver oil Nine out of ten will answer the same way Yet when persons have consumption they loathe all fatty foods yet fat is neces sary for their recovery and they cannot take plain cod liver oil The plain oil dis turbs the stomach and takes away the appetite The dis agreeable fishy odor and taste make it almost unen durable What is to be done This question was ans wered when we first made SCOTTS EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo phosphites Although that was nearly twenty five years ago yet it stands alone to day the one great remedy for all affections of the throat and lungs The bad taste and odor have been taken away the oil itself has been partly digested and the most sen sitive stomach objects to it rarely Not one in ten can take and dit the plain oil Nine out of u Ln take SCOTTS EMULSION and di gest iL Thats why it cures so many cases of early consumption Even in advanced cases it brings comfort and greatly prolongs life 3C rd Jioo all druggists SCOTT BOWNE ChmUt New York I