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TUESDAY TOPICS
E 0 llass was dowu from Piorco
yesterday
Geo Whitnoy was in from Tildoti to
attend tlio piny
Geo H Hill wns n visitor yesterday
from Plninvicw
Va Reynolds of Wayne wns i city
visitor yesterday
II A Antics and lady were up from
Stanton yesterday
C S Hnyos returned at noon from a
business trip to Noligh
0 H Kelsoy a Neligh attorney was
in the metropolis yesterday
0 A Williams of Neligh wns in town
yesterday onrouto to Madison
A J Dnnlovy wns n Sugar City
visitor yostorday from Tilden
W W Mnrplo formerly of this city
wns hero yesterday from Lincoln
Hobort Pritchard the Way no tele
phono man is in town on business
Miss Fauuio Norton went to Omaha
yesterday morning to visit friends
Misses Ruth and Graco Matrnu havo
returned from thoir visit to Chicago
C 15 Buriiham of Tilden en mo down
yesterday to seo Tho Poor Relation
Misses Agues Wnnnor and Gortrudo
Miller of Stanton were in tho city yes
terday
Charles Madson left for Onmlia today
for a wotks vacation and visit with
friouds
Mrs Washburn and daughter Mrs
Kdous of Verdigre arc visiting friends
in Norfolk
Miss Auuio McRrido returned to Des
Moines Iown this morning to resume
her studies
Misses Ada aud Josephine Butterfiold
returned from a visit to Creighton yes
terday morning
Commissioner J J Hughes came
down from Eattle Creek aud went over
to Mattisou this morning
Misses Batchelor and Brunur bavo
returned from Wayne where they
spent their spring vacation
E MeFndden of Sioux City is visiting
his old time friend II II Miller and
looking up real estate investments
Mrs N J Bell of Madison has been
visiting Norfolk friends n few days and
uttended tho performance last evening
T J Monow has fully recovered
fiom his recent attack of typhoid fever
and started on his trip yesterday morn
ing
A half interest in tho Noligh Advo
cate has been purchased by Max Romig
of that city
Mr nnd Mrs Fred Sidler are today
moving into their new house on South
Ninth street just below the Episcopal
church
G A Luikart R W Williams F L
Estabrook aud Commissioner Winter
were among the passengers to Madison
this morniug
Mr and Mrs J D Haskell cau e
over from Wakefield to see tho Russell
company and were guests at tho home
of Col S S Cotton
A E Lawrence was over from Madi
son to attend a meeting of the Singer
hewing machine agents which was held
at the Oxnard today
Secretary W W Hughes of the Y
M C L bus so far recovered from his
recent over exertion in tho bicycle rond
race that ho is able to bo up mid
around
It has been decided by the Methodists
of this district to hold their annual
camp meeting at Lyons ngain this year
The dates for the meeting havo not yet
been named
Tho vacant lots at the corner of Nor
folk nveune and Ninth street will be
fitted up for a tennis court and it is
expected that considerable interest will
be taken in tho game this season
W H Wigtou arrived in tho city
last evening from Omaha in time to
see The Poor Relatiou Ho will
remain in the city some time nnd assist
in the efforts to remove tho indebtedness
against tho Auditorium
Tho Pierce people who were hero to
poo tho entertainment at the Auditorium
last night wero Mr and Mrs II H
Mohr Mr nnd Mrs Thos Chilvers Mr
nnd Mrs Judge Cones Mr aud Mrs W
E Powers aud Miss Eva Mixer
Miss Agues Leach of Noligh and Miss
N atie Brainard of Oakdalo who have
boeu visiting several days with Mrs O
J Hibben will leave for their homes
this eveuing Mrs Hibben will enter
tain a few friends at tea this oveuiug in
their honor
Tho Y M 0 L has organized for the
base ball season and has secured tho
Oluey grounds for a park Tho league
hopes to soil 100 season tickets and if
successful will secure a portion of tho
old fair ground fence and tho grand
htaud and fix tho grounds up in shape
for tho sport Pf ople buying season
tickets will bo given grand stand privi
leges nnd tho league issues tho tickets
on the guarantee of 13 games daring tho
season
A deal was consummated yesterday
whereby Johu Krantz comes iuto pos
session of tho Davenport livery busiuess
as proprietor Tho now owner took pos
HesBion of the busiuess this morning
Mr Davenports many friends aud
patrous will bo sorry to learn of his re
tirement from business but may bo
pleased to know that his successor is
competent popular among thoso who
kuow him nnd deserving of a continu
ance of Mr Davenpnrts patronngo
Yesterday wns largely dovotcd to tho
preliminary work of opening tho dis
trict court at Madison Tho jury cases
wero nssigned and other initial stepB
wero taken The first jury caso tocomo
up for trial is that of W H Doxtcr vs
tho Citions Nationnl bank which is be
ing tried today M F Harrington has
been appointed by the court as prosecut
ing attorney in tho stock yards caso It
is thought that tho session will not be a
long ono as thoro aro but few important
jury cases dockted for trial
Tho tenm of 15 W Strnhni who
lives llvo miles east of tho city took a
lively spin down Main street yesterday
afternoon lauding in the front of tho
second room of the Heels block oc
cupied by Braasch and Zuelow as a
store room Tho door of tho building
was knocked oil its hinges Ono of the
horses fell aud it was thought it was
killed or beverely injured Mrs Ktrnhin
was hi tho wagon and while sho was
assisted to alight the fallen horse was
cut loose This had no sooner been ac
complished than tho auimal took a dash
up tho street at a gait truly surprising
for a disabled bruto Fortunately no
ono was injured and tho damage was
slight
The Minden Herald speaks words of
truth and soberness whonit asserts that
tho supporting of a nowpaper costs the
town scarcoly a cunt Though tho
paper may bo well patronized and the
business men may spend largo sums of
money advertising tho cash very
quickly gets back into the channels of
trado from which it came Nearly
overy cent a paper gets in is spant at
homo and it goes to tho merchants who
delight in benefiting themselves and tho
community by liberal advertising
Boiled down the facts aro that a
newspaper returns all tho money it
gets to those who gave it and its word
for tho town and country are thrown in
for good will
County Superintendent C W Crnm
announces that nn examination of
Eighth grade pupils will bo held in
this city on Friday Apiil 0 nnd has
undo appointments at other towns and
districts of tho county Tho superin
tendent makes the following comments
on the subject All pupils of country
schools completing the Eighth grade
should present themselves at one of
these places especially such pupils as
expect to enter the high schools next
year as uo other examination will be
conducted and in order to secure the
ndvautuges of free tuition pupils must
possess tho county superintendents
certificate showiug that they havo
completed tho Eighth grade work At
present the constitutionality of free
high school attendance law is in ques
tion having been declared coustitn
tioual by one district judge and uncon
stitutional by another A case is now
pending in the f upreme court which will
settle tho matter But whether tho
law is sustained or not the annual
Eighth grade examinations will ber con
tinued because I believe them to be
boneficial to the pupils and schools
State Journal The story told by a
teicher in a Philadelphia girls school of
a girl of humble parentage who enrolled
in her first year uuder the name of
Bridget and then ran the whole course
through Bridgetta Etta by dropping tho
first syllable Margaretta and finally ro
ceiving her diploma as Margaret is not
more peculiar than many iustaues that
oocnr in the university of Nebraska
Tho caso of a girl registering as Carrie
changing it in her second or third year
as Carolyn nnd graduating as Caroline
From Belle to Isabell aud thou Isabella
is also common Ono girl who gradu
ated last year registered through her
four years of attendance as Qiiete and
then insisted just at tho last moment
that her diploma should be mado out as
Mary her true name Only last week a
man from tho western part of tho state
had the whole publishers and registrars
office force tearing their hair on account
of his sou whoso first name was Tennis
and whom ho insisted was registered in
tho university Wheu ho was told that
no student by that name conldbe found
ho became quite indignant Another
effort was made and after some time a
young man was found with tho first
namo of Locotaunis When tho father
was told that he said that was correct
but that they called him Tenuis for
short
Card of Thanks
Many wero the kindnesses shown to
my dear father and myself during his
last illness and to all those who remem
bered us in our trouble I take this
method of extending my most sincere
thanks Father appreciated the many
ovidences of friendship on tho part of
Norfolk people previous to the last sad
momont aud could he hnvo seen tho
generosity extended to me after he was
taken he would have been doubly sure
that he was surrounded by staunch aud
true friends Again I sincerely thank
you all Minnie Vkkokk
Wanted Honest man or woman to
travel for large house salary ijfi5
monthly and expenses with increnso
position pormauent unclose
stamped envelope Manaokk
HO Oaxton bldg Chicago
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 12 MOO
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
Miss Delia Roavis is on tho sick list
S F Dunn is building an addition to
his residence on South Fourth street
Mrs 8 R McFarland is nn the sick
list Influenza is tho trouble
Attoruoy 1 F Boyd of Oal lalo was
in Norfolk yesterday
Frank McDonald has accepted a posi
tion in tho Fair store
Mrs Addlo Pay no was a city visitor
yesterday from Elgin
W O Craig camo over from tho
county soat yostorday
11 11 Horbison of Madison wns n
Norfolk visitor yesterday
11 P Shuniway was a Norfolk visitor
yostorday from Wakefield
Mrs T M Huntington of Gordon
was in Norfolk yostorday
F W Molehor of West Point was a
visitor to tho north Nebraska metropolis
yostorday
A daughter was born this morning to
Mr nnd Mrs L Bruce at their homo on
Philip avonue
WJ W Rembroo of Fullerton has
taken a position with C P Michael in
tho photograph gallery
Word has boon received from Wisner
announcing tho birth of a lino son yes
terday to Julius Dogner jr and wife
EdJBowmnn and daughter Mrs W
D Lovett of Stanton aro visiting at tho
homos of S R MoFurlnnd and M E
Slawter
O S Bargelt who has been visiting
relatives and friends hero for a couple
of weeks returned last evening to his
homo iu Lead S D
Tho fire department will hold its an
nual meeting tonight for tho election of
ohiuf president and other ollicers for
tho ensuing year
Daily services aro boing held in
in Trinity Episeopnl church during this
weik On Good Friday tho service is at
10 oclock a in and at Easter Even at I
p in
The thorinonioter registered at 20 de
grees above zero last night being 12
degrees below freezing Tho freeze did
no particular damage as buds and crops
wore not far enough advanced to sus
tain injury
Mrs J II Watts anil children will
arrive this evening from Cheyenne
Wyo to visit at tho homo of her par
ents Mr and Mrs Jos Allbery
Bert Thomas lias resigned his position
in tho Fair storo and will leave tomor
row morning for St Paul Minn to
accept a position as traveling salesman
for wholesale house
Mrs P F Sprechor and Miss Fannie
Norton who have been visiting in
Omaha several days returned last
evening They wero accompanied by
Mrs Chas Landers of Genoa who ill
visit hero a phort time
Tho Womans club will hold an open
meeting at tho homo of Mrs A J Dur
land ou Thursday evening Mrs Saw
yer of Lincoln will givo an address on
The Influence of Home on Civiliza
tion Each member is priveleged to
bring ono guest This will bo the last
meeting of tho year nnd the members
aro requested to wear their badges
A special telegram from Stanton to
this mornings Bee says Cyrus J
Tront an old resident and highly re
spected citizen of this place a contractor
and builder met with a very painful
accident this afternoon on the farm of
PaullJelz two miles west of town by a
scaffold giving way precipitating him to
tho ground and fracturing tho bones of
his right hip It is not known at this
time whether ho has sustained internal
injuries
A conference of Singer sowing ma
chine agents and managors was held in
tho parlors of the Oxnard hotel yester
day and tho campaign for tho coming
summer was discussed and planned
The mooting was attended by F II
Roe of Deuver Col centrnl manager
D L Morgan of Omaha state manager
J E Ferguson of Hastings who suc
ceeded B S Wyatt formerly of thiB
city as district manager Among the
local agents present wero J H Living
ston of Creigbton Robt Pritohard of
Wayne Gon Hatfield of ONeill F O
Tyndall of Neligh and A 15 Lawrence
of Madison F S Genuug has resigned
tho position of local manager hero and
Dan B Lee has been given charge of tho
office which for the present will remain
in tho jewelry storo of W B Vail Mr
Genung has accepted a position as dis
trict deputy with tho Moderu Brother
hood of America and will operate in tho
territory tributary to Norfolk making
this his home
Norfolk was treated to an experience
with a window smashing mauiao last
night and ho succeeded in doing con
siderable damage before ho was corral
led by Ofiicor Kane Tho follow who
indulged in the pastimo was a tailor
who had boon in the employe of O H
Krahu Chris Naveo by name When
ho quit work last oveuiug nothing un
usual was noticed in his manner but
after being abont town for a fow hours
with friouda ho became dooidodly off
his especial dislike seemed to bo for
hotels At tho Oxnard he broke a
largo pane of glass from ono of tho
frout doors after having entered and in
quired for a man nnd looked over tho
registor He wont into tho Pacific
hotel office aud demaudod a couple of
bags of money which he claimed were
there But nothing was known of tho
money nor could ii be found and nflor
ho went out ho smashed ono of the
largo glasses in tho front door Ho
also visited tho German boarding house
south of the Pacific and forcibly removed
a patio or two of gliiHS At the resi
dence of P A Shurtz ho broke in a
window sash with n chunk of wood
shattering tho glass anil it is said that
window lights wero broken in several
other houses His final effort to amuse
himself was at the Auditorium wheto
ho threw two brickbats through tho
windows above tho front entrance Ono
of the bats went on through nnd broke n
light beyond It was while ho was
here engaged that Olllcer Kiino captured
him aud placed in tho city jail This
morning ho was taken to Madison by
Chief of Police Widiinian tojlm examined
by the insanity board and if found u fit
subject will bo sent to the hoxpltnl for
itisnuo Uo claims as iiuthnrltyifor his
action that ho has been ordered to break
tho window lights in Amotion by Oom
Paul Krtigar of tho Transvaal It is
said that ho has had spells of like char
acter several times before this
A Until
Wc wish to return our sincere thanks
in behalf of our late lather D A murine
to the ninny kind friends and neighbors
who so kindly and lovingly rendered
their assistance in the sickness and
burial of our loved ono To tho Salva
tion Army and Grand Army of the
Republic and to each and overy ono
who showed their friendship and sym
pathy we can only say wo thank you
SotiUtinus tho ret lulling of thanks
seem to bo but ido words in remunera
tion for kindly deeds nnd this is ono of
lhufio times His Gnu imnv
M I H lllllll llUHTlUT
Mrs lohii Mroeckur whodied at her
homo on south Third street April
1000 was born October Ii 18111 iu
northern Germany In ISilt she mar
ried John Uroeckor and iininediatly
they immigrated to this country first
settling in Manitowoc Wis In IStiit
they removed to LaPorto Intl and in
IS- they went totorning Iowa Thoy
came to Norfolk in IHSO wheio they
liive n sided ever since Ten children
were born to thorn four of whom died
while young Tho other six are all
living in and around Norfolk namely
Mrs B W Jonas the oldest daughter
Mr Louis Broerkur who lives two
miles west of Norfolk Robert Uroookor
who lives soven miles east iu Stanton
county Mrs William Bluecher who
lives on south Fifth street Mrs Geo
Walters who lives on south Third
street aud Mrs Philip Fuesler who
lives on south Eighth street Be
sides thoso children who aro loft to
mourn her loss sho leaves a largo circle
of friends and acquaintances The
funeral will take place toinonow leav
ing the house at - oclock aud tho ser
vices will bo conducted at tho Christ
Lutheran church The interrmunt will
be in tho cemetery east of town
tard ul TIiiiiiUn
Wo take this means of expressing our
hearty appreciation of tho many kind
nesses extended by the public during
tho sickness and obsequies over the re
mains of our beloved wife and mother
Onr thanks aro especially duo to the
members of tho Norfolk Sick Relief
society for their many acts of kindness
John BitoKricnn and Family
Wantkd Soveral bright and honest
persons to represent us as managers iu
this and close counties Salary fltOO a
year and expenses Straight bona fido
no more no less salary Position per
manent Our references any bank in
any town It is mainly office work con
ducted at home References Enclosed
self- addressed stamped envelope The
Dominion Company Dopt a Chicago
1u h CollVo Agrui With Vim
If not drink Grain O made from
pure grains A lady writes Tho
first titno 1 made Graiu 0 I did not liko
it but niter using it for ono week noth
ing would induco mo to go back to
collee It nourishes and feeds the
system Tho children can drink it
freely with great benefit It is tho
strengthening substance of pure grains
Get a packege today from your grocer
follow the directions iu making it and
you will have a delicious and healthful
table beverage for old and young lOo
aud 2Gcts
Tho valuo of timber among tho people
of tho prairio states is little known
Could it bo realized thoro would un
doubtedly lo a greater effort mado in
tho cultivation of valuable woods This
is tho time of year wheu the thought of
property owners should turn toward tho
planting of trees If thoy cannot real
ize from the wood grown thoy can cer
tainly enjoy tbo shade tho beauty
added to tho landscape and tho benefit
as a moisture producer Arbor day is
approaching and it is a holiday which
6honld be observed abovo all by pooplo
of tho Tree Planters state The follow
ing gives some idea of timber valuo A
Biuglo acre of Washington timber re
cently measured by tho division of for
estry contained 218G90 feet B M of
red fir 11000 feet of hemlock and 0000
feet of cedar making a total stand of
UUiyiJO feet Tho smallest fir on tho
aero was i feet iu diameter aud tho
largest H feet Tho height of tho forest
approximates 800 feet The hemlock
was scaled down to SO inches iu diam
etor and had it been scaled to 12 or 11
inches ub customary iu tho cast tho
stand would have been several thousand
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Dewey says ho is a democrat but
never voted in his life His would bo a
horriblo example for democrats gener
ally who would rather exercise their
rights of franchiso thau eat a Thansgiv
iug dinner
TnK News jod aopartmont Is com
plete in every particular
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Successful jjiocims know full well
That Ivory Soap is Ivst In sell
Hecause tis In st to use iml so
Theit tiatle well satisfied will jjrow
They cannot he induced to huy
The other soaps which people try
Just once to find them wantiiij thou
Insist on Ivoty Soap iisiin
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feet greater This aero wits measured
near Wilkeson Washington about MI
miles from Tacoiua The average stand
por aero for lil acres measured by tin
same party near Buckley in the sumo
county was 7110J feet of ted fir JtdlOi
feet of hemlock f0 feet of codarJ17fi
feet of spruce and lt feet of white fir
a total stand of llJT feet In these
inoasiiioiiioiitH no trees less than 2 feel
in diameter wero scaled No allowance
however was niailo in tho above calcu
lation for cull Tho Kit acres wore
taken in various purls of a township and
ropicsent with fair accuracy the stand
throughout that township Tho signifi
cance of these figures is apparent when
it is remembered that lOOOO fret por
acre is considered a heavy stand in all
lumber regions east ol the Mississippi
A fusionist exchange howls It must
bo Mulvinloy tho trust magnates are
satisfied with him Some aro and
some arc not Laws cannot bo mado
for tho benefit of tho people but that
some trust is able to take advantage
of it Tho office trust represented by
tho fusionists is far from being satisfied
with Mclvinley they want his position
no matter how badly tho people may
suffer Tho paper might havo added
that tho majority of tho people aro also
satisfied without stretching a point
Thoy are most of them capable of dis
tinguishing between a business proposi
tion and calamity times ami will set to
it that McKinley is endorsed
Tun News notices with ploasuro that
F G Simmons of Seward has paid tho
government overy cent duo on account
of liiB postofllco difficulties This was
done at a sacrifice of practically all ho
owned tho paymont being made with
out calling upon his bondsmen for a
cent While wo regret the unfortunate
circumstances which engulfed Mr Sim
mons wo rojoico that ho has lioon able to
lift tho stigma from his character and
believe that ho should now remain un
molested to earn a living for himself
nnd fnmily
About 100000 a month will bo
spent on public improvements in Porto
Rico This will givo tho littlo island a
surprising change in the courso of a year
and the inhabitants will realize as never
before tho push pluck progress and
activity of tho American people Not
only will tho island bo benefited but tho
pooplo will secure steady employment at
a living wugo
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List of letters lomaiiiiug uncalled foi
at th poMntlifi Apnl L IKIO
Mrs Ida Anderson A L Bryan
Miss Bertha Krolln I C Griffith Misf
M ittio Ionian Mr Chas Joues I A
Mitchell Miss Mint McKay A Richard
son W II Wiiiiner
If not called for in 10 days will bo
sent to the tlead letter olllcc
Parties calling for any of the abovo
please say atlvettised
P F Hriticoi 1r1t P M
BaviII CmtiK Neb April 1IOO
llcadquurtors Madison County Veteran
association There will bo 11 nieotiiift
of the reunion committee hold nt Battlt
Greek Nub on Saturday May fi at
I p 111 to decide 011 tinit and placr
for holding the reunion this year and
to train act such other business as may
properly come before the meeting All
union soldiers aro cordially invited to
attend It is recommended that the
coniiniUct 011 by laws meet atthosnmo
time and place
S A Mc Kay Pros
W A Bahnis Sec and Proas
Curr Anil Ol TIik Slrli
Dr Humphreys Specific manual or
tho treatment and sure of tho sick
mailed free ou request Adress Humph
reys Medicine Co New York
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