I tlio Klkliorn rato to Norfolk Exclusivo Nebraska linos depending on western trade havo gono ImnUnipt Tho Klkliorn Missouri Paoltlo and othor lines with fraternal relations cast of tlio Missouri lmvo managed to exist At Fremont wo got awny from tlio Ijlncoln situation mid rules urn built utmn tlio Nebraska distance tnritV Kv plaining tho sltuatinn in regard to rates at lluitlngton and other points west of Sioux City ho explained that tlio mto was mado by tlio Short Lino running from Sioux Olty to ONeill this lino llx ing tlio rates at crossing points Said ho didnt know that those rates woro ilxcd boforii tho Short Mno was built In regard to tlio into at IJeoiucr and Petersburg ho stated that thoso were postibln bocaiiMi shlpinontH woro ovor tho companys own rails West of Nor folk thero am tralllo arrangements with tho M A- O whereby oaoh liuu gets a fiharoof tho profits Most of tho trafilo is carried lu tlio third and fourth classes ThoSIonx City into to tho South Platte country is govornod by tho Lin coln Hit nation Tho short sido of a triangle is con stantly in competition with tho long sides Commissioner Prouty desired to know if tho roads gave duo consideration to tho claims of towns situated llko Nor folk Mr Hidwell said that their claims woro given overy consideration Tho commissioner thonght that per haps this was truo oxcopt in regard to rates Tlio commissioner Given all tho weight possible would not tho road bo bmotltod by tho establishment of a wholopalo point at Norfolk by Increased traillo for tho road Mr Hidwell No Sir It is not possi ble to make Norfolk a distributing and manufacturing center owing to tlio condition of tho country west Nor folks rato is us fair as it could possibly bo All communities of any size have a desire to bo distributing centers Tho commissioners idea was that tho road considered that it could make more nioiioy by tho long haul from Omaha than by making Norfolk a distributing point to which Mr Bidwcll assented The witnoss considered that tho growth of Norfolk had bcon larger in proportion than that of Freniout Ho wont on to state that in order to aid tho Norfolk sugar factory and koop it alive tho road had made a rato of ton cents on sugar to Omaha Whilo tho sugar wns carriod from Omaha to Norfolk mer chants for 21 coots Tho milk and cream tariff was also very low Meets aro hauled to Norfolk from a distance of 25 to 50 miles at 50 cents a ton or 3 switching charges Witness stated that all localities had grievances aud that tlio railroads listouod to them patiently but could not always grant requests His testimony further wont to show that tho through rato to Norfolk was nuuloby local tariffs woitof Freniout After his t stlinouy had baon sub mitted ho was submitted to soruo ques tions by Mr Smith tho effort being mado to show that the prosperous con dition of tho South Platte country was due to homo extont to tho favor shown in regard to rates It was also ondoavored to show that tho reason the M O didnt niako a through rato to Norfolk by way of Sioux City was because it would affect tho iuterosts of tho F 15 Ss M V Tho sitting was coucluded with a Btatoment by tho commissioner that an opportunity would bo presented ror ar guing tho caso either hero or at Omaha probably next May whou a quorum of the board would be present A IeerloKM Trio Of solid through oxpross trains daily via tho Nickel Plato road botwoeu Chicago Ft Wayno Cleveland Erie Buffalo Nov York City Boston and intermediate poiuts Sorvico ami equip ment among tho best rates lower than via other lines Tlio shortest route bo twoeu Chicago and Buffalo Uniformed colored portors nttond this wauts of passougors in day coaches Cure Ami Treatment Of T lieSlck Dr Humphreys Specific manuul on tho treatment and euro of the sick mailed free on request Adress Humph reys Medicine Co New York 44No Eye Like the Masters Eye You are master of your health and if you do not attend to duty the blame is easily located If your blood is out of order Hoods Sar saparilla ivill purify it It is the specific remedy for troubles of the blood kidneys bowels or liver Kidneys My kidneys troubled me tud on advice took Hoods Sarsaparllln tvlikh gave prompt relict better appetite My sleep Is refreshing It cured my wife also Michael Hovlh 3173 Denny Street Pittsburg Pa 8crofulOUS Humor- I was In terrible condition rum tlie Itcliiiit and burning of scrofulous humor Grew worse under treatment of several doctors Took Hooda Sarsuparllla and Hoods Pills These cured roe thoroughly J J Littlh Fulton N Y JCSaUafemiffa lloodi lllUcuru IWor llli Hid noil Irrlutlug and ouly cathartic to UkB with llnodt Srparlll FRIDAY FACTS 15 F Shloct catno in from Sioux City lust evening 0 S Hayos wont toTlldon this morn ing on buslnosi Mies Aunlo Herman loft thisnoon for a visit to Osmond 0 li Hnll of Ploroo is a business visi tor lu tho city today V Wietzer mado a trip to Madison mid return yesterday John Kolmors banker of Grand Island is a city visitor Goo Davenport sr Is in bed with ipilto a severe nttack of rheumatism Miss Anna Ivlllon has accepted a posi tion in the Michael photograph gallery Mrs T Klllott was in the city yostor day ou her way from Stanton to Madi son Kid Hall was ovor front Wayno last ovouing to attend tho dance of tho W O W CarlT Sooley of Madison doputy Internal revenue collootor is transacting business in town today Mr and Mrs Wm Frioke rojoicoovor tho arrival of a daughter at their homo southoaat of tho city Mr aud Mrs D O OConnor enter tained a small company of friends at au enjoyable dinuer last ovouing Mrs W II Buttorllold gavo au In formal siippor party last evonlug to a fow friends in honor of Mrs F Wiotzor The Daylight storo of Boolor Bros is being roprtporod and docoratod in a handsomo green effect S O Dean is doing tlio work ltov W II Carter of Wausa was in tho city yesterday on his way to Lin coln to attend tlio nieotlng of tho Antl Saloou loaguo Tho reception for ltov Weills and family will bo hold at tho hoinn of Dr II T Ilnldeu on Monday ovouing Kob ruury 211 Tho satno invitations and nrrangoinonts hold good ns woro mado for tho ono postponed A lettor from Madison says Tho funeral of Corporal Waltor L ltlloy of company F will bo held Sunday nt 2 oolock p m nt tho M 15 church Company F has chargo of tho funeral assisted by tho Ejiworth Loaguo and ltoyal Highlanders Local coal dealers receivod notice this morning of nn advance of 25 couts a ton on tlio first of March ou Rock Spriugs lump aud nut and Hauua lump and nut Consumers will congratulate theniFelves that thero cauuot bo many more months of weather in which coal will be needod Washingtons birthday was also tho birthday of Mrs Judgo Powers an evout which was colebratod during the afternoon by 20 or 35 of her lady frlouds who eatno uninvited but wero neverthe less wolcomo Tho surprise was com plete but tho victim enjoyed It as muoh as anyone present Tho W O W dance at the Marquardt hall last evonlug was attended by be tweou 50 and 00 couples who had a very enjoyable time The hall was appropriately decorated for tho occasion and inspiring musio was furnished by tho W O W orchestra Suppor was scrvod at tho Bon Ton rostaurant Tho crayou posters advertising tho Husking Boo to bo givon at tho Audi torium this eveuiug which have at tracted so much attention on tho streots during the past fow days aro the work of Miss Key and Miss Qraco Spoar Tho young ladies lmvo demonstrated that they aro artists of uo small ability Protection lodge No 101 D of II will outertaiu the members of Norfolk lodge No 07 A OU W thlseveuliig with a litorary and musical program and suppor Tho former will be held in Odd Fellows hull aud the supper will bo served iu G A It hall All mem bers of the A O U W nud their fam ilies aro invited Au oxchango says that tho merchants who want newspaper men to roast grocery peddlors ohenp John stores and put out medicine shows would make publishers foel more like doing so if they would quit using baking powder letter heads wholesale gargling oil envelopes and axle grease statements and patronize home printing ollices Tho Union Pacific freight which loft this place for tho south last evening was one of the longest if not tho longest train th ovor pulled out of tho city It was composed of JO freight cars and way car and was drawn by two engines Twenty four of tho cars canio iu on the train from Sioux City aud tho remain der wero added here It was a groat load of miscellaneous merchandise Miss 1511a Moldonhauor celebrates Washingtons birthday as her own Yesterday sho was 21 years old and in commemoration of that oveut a largo party of her youug friends gathered at the home of her father W A Molden hauer last eveuiug giving her a sur prise aud a happy tiuio Her mother wno was a party to tue secret uad pre pared delioious refreshments which were enjoyed by all present at the proper time Tho North Nebraska teachers associ ation will meet iu Wayne Maroh 28 30 The committee D O OConnor J S Hancock Lucy S Williams M It Suodgrass aud 0 W Crum has issued circulars urging all teachers of the terri tory to make it a point to be present They also remind the school boards that they cau well afford to provide for the THE NORFOLK NEWS TlfUttSDAY MARCH 1 1900 attendance of teaohers employed by thorn Alargo enthusiastic and im portant mooting Is expected An educa tional council will bo organized mid the endeavor will bo to form tho teachers In a compact working forco for tho accom plishment of good to themselves and school patrons The OhUio Valloy California Cham pion of the Kith states that tho Moth odist ohurohiS of Los Angolos lmvo taken tho luitiiitivo iu a movement to set apart a day at an oarly date when all tho ohurohes will unite in prayer for rain It Is stated that lust year the churches united iu prayer nud a gener ous shower fell within 18 hours Spoak lug of crop conditions the Chnmplnn says Tho upland barloy hereabouts is in a critical condition for lack of rain some of it already perhaps past saving Many hundreds of acres will bo in an other ten diiyR if no rain comes Ou tho othor hnnd howovor tho barley is yet looking very woll and will pull through considerable more drought Mr F Wiotzor loft today for Rocky Ford Col whoro ho goes to tako tho mauagomont of the now sugar factory being orectod by tho American Beet Sugar company Mrs Wiotzor will remain iu tho city until Sunday noon whon sho will accompany her father td Grand Islaud whoro sho will spend sovoral mouths visiting hor parents whilo awaiting the completion of tho now house lu Rocky Ford Mr and Mrs Wiotzor have hosts of friouds in Norfolk who aro slucoroly sorry that duty calls thorn to another placo yet their rogrot is touiperod by tho knowl odgo that removal comes as tho result of a promotion and that iu taking tho manngemout of tho now factory Mr Wiotzer assumes grcator responsibilities with a corresponding increase of salary Tho tiuio is uear at baud for pilmary elections to bo called for tho opening of the municipal nud other campaigns Tho inquiry will soon bo mado as to who aro tho committeemen from the various wards and to forostall such iuquiry tho members havo been looked up in the files of Tire News Tho re publican city committee is composed as follows First ward Goo II Spear Johu Docker Hank Roaks Second ward J W Raueom C J Stockwell W L Keru Third ward F E Hardy Goo Davenport M 0 Hazou Fourth ward O J Chapman J K Hutcheaou J H Thompson Tho democratic city committeo is as follows First word II W Wiuter Second ward A Deg uer Third ward D T Koenigstein Fourth ward Fred Koerber D J Koenigstein is chairman of the com mitter aud A Deguer secretary The Cardinal Ioluts In favor of the Nlckol Plato road are safe aud easy roadway Quo trains luxurious equipment aud fast time These combined with a solid through vostibuled slooplng and dining car sorvico make tho Nickel Plate road a desirable route between Chicago Ft Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo Now York Boston and all points east The traveliug public already know that the rates via this road ore lower than other lines To Cure Lit Grippe lu Two Days Tako Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All druggists refuud the money if it fails to cure E W Groves signature on overy box 2c Wanted Several bright and honest persons toroprosout us as managers iu this and close couuties Salary 900 a year aud expenses Straight bona fide no more uo less salary Position per maneut Our references auy bank iu any towu It is mainly office work con ducted at home References Enclosed self- addressed stamped euvelopo The Dominion Company Dept 3 Chicago Be Careful No woman can be too careful of her condition during the period be fore her little ones are born Neglect or improper treatment then endan gers her life and that of the child It lies with -her whether she shall suffer unnecessarily or whether the ordeal shall be made comparatively easy She had better do nothing than do something wrong MOTHERS FRIEND is the one and the only preparation that is safe to use It is a liniment that penetrates from the outside External applications are eternally right Internal medicines are radi cally wrong They are more than humbugs they endanger life Mother s Friend helps the muscles to relax and expand naturally re lieves morning sickness removes the cause of nervousness and head ache prevents hard and rising breasts shortens labor and lessens the pains and helps the patient to rapid recovery From a letter by a Shreveport La woman I have been using your wonderful remedy Mothers Friend for the last two months and find it just as recommended DnijtgllU cell It at SI per bottle THE BRADFIELD REQULATOR CO ATLANTA UA Sand for our tree Illustrated book BefroBby U Uoru SATURDAY SIFTINGS I II Soabury is in tho city from Plaitiviow Mis Turner of Piorco Isvlsltltig with Miss Bachelor II K Owen Is home from a business trip to Omaha Ohas Lump of Lindsay was ajjity visitor yesterday E M Abbott was iu the cityJIyostcr day from Lincoln Frank Johnson catno ovor from Cole ridge to spend Sunday Judgo Conos was lu tho olty today onrouto to Council Bluffs Mr and Mrs J K Story of Pieico wero in the city yesterday District court will couvono at Pie co on Monday Judgo Graves will preside Dr 1 labor assistant in Dr Scoggins dontol olllco wdpt to Wayno this morn ing Miss Bortha Sohoufoldt wont to Croightou this morning for a wooks visit O S Hayes went to Pilger today on business conuectod with his musio houso W II Itish has boen confined to tho houso sovoral days with au attack of the grip Misses Holou aud Ida Millultz of Plaiuview are guests at the home of Clias Blorsdorf Mrs Ohas Kretzor Is expocted homo tonight from a visit with relatives at Portland Oregon E A Bullock Is expocted home from Sioux City this ovoniug to spoud Sun day with his family Ono of Dallas Bransons bus horses dropped dead while boing driven aloug Main street this morning At Newmau Grovo tho village mar shal sets hobos to work at diggiug holes for tho polos of tho now arc lights Dr O A McKim was called to Win sldo today to examine somo cattlo that have beeu dying in largo numbers Rev Edith Hill Booker arrived today at noon aud will preach at the Baptist church tomorrow morning aud ovoniug Miss Martha Klentz departed today for Des Moiues Iowa whero she will take a position iu a millinery establishment Tlio housohold ecouomio department of the Womans club will meet with Mrs Ed Seymour on Monday afternoon at 2 U0 E P Weathreby is confined to his homo He slipped a few days ago and sustained an injury to his side which is quite sore p Mr and Mrs Dan Murphy aro here Mr Murphy is not well and has a weeks lay off They still call Norfolk their home Judge aud Mrs Powers went to Lin coln at noon to spend Sunday with their sou Carroll who Is a student at the uuivorsity Mrs J M Cherry of Wayne who has been visiting at the homes of W J and C 0 Gow left for Stantou at noou to visit friends Miss Florence Gay lord was 12 years of ago yesterday aud after sohool 12 of her little schoolmates called at her home ou Philip avenue aud surprised her The occasion proved very eujoyable and those participating were highly enter tained Refreshments wero served during the afternoon I H Wood will address a union meeting under the auspices of the Anti Saloon league at tho M E church to morrow oveulng Mr Wood Is a speaker of wide reputation and acknowl edged ability In oratorical power he won first honors in his state and cap tured a prize iu a national oratorical con test held in Chicago All are Invited to attend the meeting Mr Wood will also speak Monday evening at some place not yet decided upon W H Widaman has received a letter from his old comrade D A Dorsey of Kearney who desires to make a date for delivering his lecture in Norfolk aud it is probable that the peoplo of this city many have an opportunity of hear ing him at au early date The subject of his address is Audrews tho Spy aud is said to bo the most thrilling story of adventure of the civil war Tho recital concerns the Audrews raiders or engine thiovos who captured a train on the railroad between Chattanooga Teuu aud Atlauta Ga aud mado a dash through the enemys lines to tho sontli lor the purpose or destroying a bridge Ou the south trip they got along uicoly Railroad operations wero not as perfect then as now aud the mero auouncomeut of Androws that they wero ruuing a special gavo them the use of the road The return trip was uot as easy after they had accomplished their purpose They cut the telegraph lines to keep from being side tracked or other wise headed off but at tralnlond of confederates gave them chose aud they were finally captured Many of those taking part were hung as spies Andrews among them Somo mado their escape but passed through some most thrilling events Mr Dorsey was one who escaped Mr Widaman came uear being a party to the raid The govern ment presented medals to those who survived aud a maguitlcent monument commemorating the eveut has been erected at the Ohickamauga national park to the memory of those who lost their lives NEVER TOO OLD TO Have You Heard You may have heard about SCOTTS EMULSION and have a vague notion that it is cod liver oil with its bad taste and smell and all its other repulsive fea tures It is cod liver oil the purest and the best in the world but made so palata ble that almost everybody can take it Nearly all children like it and ask for more SCOTTS EMULSION looks like cream ihes the wasted the baby child it nour body of or adult w better than cream or an 1 other food in existence S S S is a Great Blessing to New Blood and Life I bears about the same tion to other emulsions that j cream docs to milk If you have had any experience with other so called just as a juuu Micuaiauuitt yuu i win una mat this is a ract The hypophophitcs that arc combined with the cod liver oil give additional value to it because they tone up the nervous system and impart strength to the whole body to arJSio jI JruBlit SCOTT UOWN1 Ohemits New York CURED Ago doci not necessarily mean feebleness and 111 health aud neatly all of tho sickness nmoug UlU rBOpIBi II blVcS l16iD people aro very susceptible to illness mil it is wuouy unnecessary uy Keep ing their blood pure thoy can fortify themselves so us to escapo three fourths of tho aitnionts from which they suffer so generally S S S is tho remedy which will keep their systoms young by purifying tho blood ff3C1 thoroughly removing nil waste accumulations and impart ing now strength and life to tho wholo body It increased tho nppetito builds up tho energies and sends new life giving blood throughout the entire Bystcni Mrs Sarah Pike 477 Broadway South Boston writes I am seventy years old and had not enjoyed good health for twenty years I was sick iu different ways and in addition hau Eczema terribly on ono of my legs The doctor said that on account of my age I would never bo well again I took a dozen Iwttlos of S S S aud it cured me completely nnd I am happy to say that I feel as well as I evor did in my life Mr J W Loving of Colquitt Ga says For eight een yoars I suffered tortures from a ilory eruption on my skin I tried almost every known remedy but they failed ono by ono and I was told that my age which is sixty six was against me and that I could never hopo to bo well again I finally took S S S and it cleansed my blood thoroughly and now I am in perfect health 8 S S FOR THE BLOOD in tho only remedy which can build up and strengthen old peoplo because it is tho only one which is guaranteed ireo from potasii mercury arsenic ami omer uaiuugmi minerals It is mado from roots and herbs and has no chemicals whatever in it S S S cures tho worst cases of Scrofula Cancer Eczema Rheumatism Tetter Open Sores Chronic Ulcers Boils or any other disease of the blood Books on these diseases will bo sout free by Swift Specific Co Atlauta Qa Wanted Honest man or woman ot travel for largo house salary G5 monthly and expenses with increase position permanent enclose self-addressed stamped euvolopo Manager 830 Caxton bldg Chicago Legal Notice J L Kaufman and Kaufman wile ot I Li Kaufman first name un known non resident defendants will take notice that ou the 29th day of Jan uary 1100 plaintiff herein filed its pe tition in the district court of Madison county Nebraska against said defend ants the object and prayer of which are to havo declared null and void a certain deed given by one Adolph Kochman aud Sarah Kochman his wife to the defendant J L Kaufman dated March 2 1806 and recorded in the office of the clerk of said county Maroh 5 1890 in book 2G page 345 of deeds for the fol lowing described real estate to -wit The north one fourth of lots one land two 2in block eleven 1 1 bf Haases suburb an lots to the town of Norfolkin Madison county Nebraska except the west fifty 50 feet of same and further except a strip ten 10 feet wide on the south side of said premises said premises be ing 82 by 180 feet and to quiet and con firm plaintiffs title thereto You are required to auswer said peti tion ou or before the 12th day of March 1900 Dated January 30 1900 Spitz Landauer Comp ny By Mapes Hazen Plaintiff Their Attorneys PARKERS HAIR BALSAM Cleuurt anil bwitlfiel the lull Promote ft luxuriant cronth Never Falls to llcstoro Qray uair to us xouiaiui ioior Curci cap di riKi u hair Ulltag fOcandlUX DrujruliU MONDAY MENTION Charles Owen is on the sick list today Burt Mapes goes to Madison today on legal business O H Wanner spent Sunday with friends iu Stantou M C Hazen went to Pierco this after noon to attend court C S Hayes goes to Tilden this even ing to deliver a piano W 0 Leonard clerk in Kiesaus drug store is on the sick list Miss Ella Braasch is here from Bloom field on her way to Omaha Howard Seabury of Plainview spent Sunday in Norfolk as usual Mrs Geo L lies entertained Mr and Mrs Wietzer at dinuer Saturday even ing Martin Slawters child has been very sick with pneumonia but is now im proving 0 J Ohappell of Pierce who travels for the Sugar City Cereal Mills is in the city today A W Richardson of Alden Iowa is visiting at the home of his brother in law E J Rix Burr Taft and T O Van Horn go to South Omaha tonight each with a car load of sheep Henry Owen goes to Sidney this state tomorrow to look after his rail road contract Miss Eva Moorman cousiu ot Mrs Weller and Miss Mason of Pierce are guests at the Weller home Miss Milliutz went to her home in Plaiuview today after a pleasant visit with the family of Ohas Biersdorf Henry Simmons a prominent cattle man of Chadron Sundayed iu Norfolk and went to Omaha this morning ou the early traiu Guy Alexander is home from Sioux City Mrs Alexander will leave Wed nesday morning as her father R Waite is very low Judge Graves of Pender passed through the city today ou his way to Pierce where he presides over a term of district court this week It is announced that tho Ladies Guild of Trinity church netted 7175 from the Husking Bee entertainment given Friday evening Miss Thompson who managed tho production of the Husking Beo at tho Auditorium Friday evoning has gone to York whero she will direot the same play for a local company Chris H Madseu who has just suc cessfully finished his first years work with the 0 M Henderson Shoe Co is now in Chicago aud will bo home this week for a fow days rest The reception for Rev Mr Weills and family will be held at the residenco of Dr H T Holdeu this evening Tho same iuvitntions nud arrangements hold good as wero mado for tho postpoued There was a good attendance nt tho meeting of tho Anti Snloon leaguo held iu the M E bhuroh last evening Tho meetlug was addressed by Rev I H Wood of Kearney who gave an interest ing talk along the line of tomperauco and good government Mr Wietzor did uot get away Friday as announced nut waited until yester day when he accompauied Mrs Wietzer to Grand Island He goes at once to Rooky Ford Col but Mrs Wietzer will romain in Grand Island until their new houso is completed at their new location Mr and Mrs W M Robertson at tended the funeral of Corporal Walter L Rellly at Madison yesterday He was a member of company F Fust Ne braska regiment aud his death occurred near Manila He was nearly 20 years t