The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, May 17, 1900, Page 4, Image 4

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FRIDAY FACTS
O MX Jenkins returned yesterday
from n visit to Ouinhn
Mrs M 0 Wnlker wont to lMninviow
todny for n visit to friends
Mr nml Mrs C H Hayes wont to
Omaha ycsteulay and will retnrn todny
Tlio residence of Chns Hlon doif iB
being improvid with n frcsli coat of
ralnt
Mrs 1 M lllo nnd daughter Helen
came over from Wnyuo Inst evening to
visit with Miss Drnner
Tho Inst dance of tho Knrly Hour clnb
for tho teason will behold next Thurs
day OVeilillg
Tho West Side Whist elub will bo
entertained this evening by Mr and
Mrs W N Huk
A daughter was lorn yesterday morn
Muk to Mr nnd MrH Gottlieb llcclcmnn
nt their lumio near this oity
Tho room next door west of Kicos
finloon is beiiiK placed in Bhupo for a
restaurant which will soon bo opened
up
Tho now pewB for tho Catholic churoh
nro expected to arrive tomorrow morn
ing and will at onco bo plncod in posi
tion for tho dedicatory HorvlccH Bnnday
Those wishing to obtain tickets for
tho dedicatory services nttho now Cath
olic churoh Sunday may obtain them by
calling on C 1 Holahan at tho Amer
ican express ofllco
A number of Indies from town spout
yehterday with Mrs G 1 Keiper nt tho
hospital for tho insane In tho evening
others joined tho party nnd all enjoyed
tho regular weekly daneo
D M Owon tho traveling roprosonta
tivo of tho Dompstor Manufacturing
company of Uontrlco who hnB mado
this hiR homo for a number of years ex
pectB to niovo his family to Oinnha
about tho llrst of Juno
0 H McCluro of Ainsworth who
was n delognto to tho fusion eouvoutiou
at Sioux FallB was in tho city today on
his way homo Ho reports having had
a very good timo and states that there
were about 10000 peoplo attending tho
hcssion
Miss E Lonn Spear editor of tho
Contral City Domocrat nnd E A Sponr
professor of music in tho Contral City
college aro in tho city visiting their
brother Landlord Geo II Spoar of tho
Oxnard They favored this ofllco with
a pleasant call this morning
Tho quilting party given by Mrs
Hurt Mapes last evening was a very
pleasnut atlair to those participating
most of whom were grandmothers and
a few groat grandmothers After tho
quilting thoso pnrtieipnting were reguled
with dainty refreshments
At its recent meeting tho board of
county commisMoners laid on tho tnblo
tho potitiou of Meadow Grovo citizens
to have that villngo ro iucorporated
Tho property represented by tho pieseut
petitioners is about ono fourth of what
it was in the old petition
Tho seventh annual convention of tho
womans general mibBionary Bocioty of
tho United Presbyterian church of
North America is in session at Pawneo
City about 250 delegates being iu at
tendance Mrs S P Sharpless of this
city represents tho churches of thiB
dibtrict at tho convention
A thunder shower developed out of
the blue sky this morning nlout 5 oclock
and considerable water fell whilo tho
thunder and lightning werequito llerco
Tho storm cleared away early iu tho
foreuoon nnd left all unturo smiling
with a beautifully clear atmosphero and
the lnwns nnd trees iu their brightest
tints of emerald
J E Crouk who has had the nctive
management of tho Norfolk foundry
since Mr Bullock commenced dividing
his timo between this placo nnd Sioux
City has resigned that position tho
resignntion to tako effect soon Mr
Crouk is ono of tho best all round me
chanics in tho city and patrons of tho
foundry will bo sorry to have him
leave
Burt Mapes left on tho noon train for
Lincoln to attend a meeting of tho re
publican stnto central committee of
which ho is a member Tho candidates
met there Mondny nnd recommended
ollicers and an executive committee
Tho central connnitteo will today either
npprovo or reject tho recommendations
Mr Mnpes has been recommended as
one of tho soven members of tho execu
tive committee
When W E Spencer returned from
Grand Island yesterday ho brought
with him a carload of ono and two year
old western horses which were un
loaded aud placed iu tho yard adjoining
tho Krautz livery bam They aro very
fine looking nuimnls nnd appear to be
very well mannered for westerners He
hopes to dispose of tho eutiro bunch to
one purchaser nnd several are now fig
uring on them
The street grader was again put to
work this morning aud the roughness of
the roads are fast disappearing whilo
the streets aro being put in better shape
than they have beeu for many years
The enterprito of tho city in tins direc
tion is certaiuly to bo commended
Tax payers as a rule submit to the
improvements of streets nnd walks
with tho least protest of any expense
that may be incurred
A dispatch to tho World Herald of
yebterday from Battle Creek dated the
Oth is as follows Ben Pierces livery
barn and contents consisting of thrco
horses two buggies four sets of harness
and two saddles valued at 600 were
totally destroyed by lire Inst night nliont
10 -HO Tho building was ownod by RK
Warrick Had tho terrific wind which
prcvnilod during the dny been blowing
tho entire town would hnve been razed
to tho ground
Mrs 1 M Houdurnut writes from
Mt Moriah Missouri describing n hail
storm which fell in that neighborhood
on the 5th She encloses a paper indi
cating tho sio of tho stones from which
it is judged that they wero nenrly ns
lnrgo as a bano bnll the slip of paper
enclosed measures if inches iu dinmater
nnd nearly B inches in cirenmforonec
Tho storm lasted nbout 20 minntoB and
did cotiBidornblo dnmngo tothoorchnrds
She reporta that Btnall grain looks fine
as do also tho moadows
Tho Wnyno Hopublicnn Bays Nor
folk boastB of her tiro record tho yonr
ending Mny 1 having but 11 tiros during
tho period covered and tho Iobbob were
small Tho record if a good ono but
cannot compare with onra Waynos
record for tho samo period is juBt four
alarum two of whioh resulted iu de
struction of buildings iu which they
originated and iu tho othor two caBos
tho dnmngo was but Blight Tho Ho
publicnn Bhould not loso sight of tho
fact in itB comparison that Wayno is
scarcoly half iib lnrgo as Norfolk in
number of buildings and inhabitants
During tho electric storm thiB morn
ing about 5I0 lightning struck threo
tolophono polos near tho homo of Boy
Hight in tho south part of tho city
spliuterlug thorn bndly nnd nlmost de
molishing ono of thorn Mr Hight nnd
hiB family worejworking in tho gardon
aud wero nil moro or less shocked by
tho bolt Horses in n paBturo nearby
reared up and ono nearly fell over
backwards whilo tho horsoB in Mr
HightB barn wero so frightened or
shocked that thoy leaped and tore
around verysavngely and seemed to bo
using thoir host endeavors to get into
tho mangerB Mr Hight stntes thnt
tho cloud from which tho storm
nated was apparently not much larger
than 1ub hat That it developed plenty
of vigor for a small thing is proved by
tho nplintered poleB
Noxt Sunday is tho tonth anniversary
of tho organization of the Epworth
leaguo aud will bo obsorvod by tho
local chapter of tho M E church with
special services Tho regular league
mooting at 7 oclock will bo led by Miss
Oriolo Adams nnd specinl music 1ms
been arranged for Tho membership
roll will bo called and each mombor ex
pected to respond to bis name with a
verso of scripturo A cordial invitation
is extended to all Rev J E Powler
of Madison district president of tho
Epworth leaguo has been invited to
preach nt tho regulnr evening church
sorvico at 8 oclock
Whilo J N Bundick aud his friend
II A Wilmordiug wore exercising the
formers three-year-old colt last evening
tho auimal becamo frightened at a
crowd of boys and ran away dumping
the two gentlemen from tho cart Tho
colt took its exercise alone after that
for a considerable time using tho streets
in itB own Bweet way It ilually ran up
against an electric light polo and ex
tinguished tho light Bomo going so far
as to assort that tho nervy brnto climbed
thn polo and blow the light out The
horso was captured soon afterward
Fortunately no damage resulted to
drivers horso or vehicle
Wanted Honest man or woman to
travel for largo houso salary 05
monthly aud expenses with incroaso
position permanent enclose
dressed stamped euvolopo Manaciek
10 Caxton bldg Chicago
I Every woman in the country I
B ought to know about I
Mers Friend I
Thoe who do know about it
wonder how they ever got alontj
without it It has robbul child
birth of its terrors for many a
you mr wife It hut preserved her
girlish ilgtiio and Mivcd her much
buffeting It is nil external lini
ment and canies with it therefore
absolutely no danger of upsetting
tho sybteni as drugs taken intern
ally aie apt to do It is to be
rubbed into the abdomen to soften
and strengthen the muscles whah
aro to bear the strain This means
much less pain It also prevents
morning sickness and nil of tho
other discomforts of pieguaucy
A druggist of Macon Oi says
I have sold n large quantity of
Mothers Friend and hive never
known an instance where- it has
failed to produce the good results
churned for it
A prominent lady of Lam
berton Ark writes With my
fiit six children 1 was m labor
from 2 J to 30 hours After using
Mothers Fiiend my seventh wus
born in 4 hours
Ort Mntlii i n r lrnd nt llm ilriiir
hlortt trl00 1 it litilllf
THE BRADriElt KLGLUTOR CO
AIUNU CA
Will or oar fix lllutr IH l k BEFORE BAET
18 liUKSI
THE NORFOLK NEWS TIIUKSIUY MAY 17 1903
SATURDAY SIFTINGS
Mr nnd Mrs U 15 Austin wero vis
itors yesterdny to HoskitiB
Mm 15 Tauner aud Mlsg Halo wore
city visitors yesterday from Battle
Creek
Misses Anna and Augusta Lundquist
of HoskiiiB aro visiting friends in Nor
folk today
John Williams of South Norfolk hnB
accepted a position in Columbus nnd is
now in thnt city
1 Ktihn who was hurt whilo work
ing on tho section sonto timo ago is able
to bo up and around
Company L N N G drilled out of
doors last evening nnd thoroughly
enjoyed tho change from a stuiry hall to
tho opon nir
Tho Battle Crock Republican says
that quito a number of peoplo from that
town will nttond tho dedication of tho
now Catholic church in this city to
morrow
Tho Stanton Picket says that Al
Johnson of this city wantB to go to tho
Philadelphia convention as porter of tho
special cor that will carry tho Nebraska
delegation Al has been n republican
over bIuco ho was born and knows how
to Borvo tho wants of people Ho should
hnvo the job
Stanton Picket Tho Nokfolk Nrws
has addod to its facilities for doing all
classes of work a now wiro stitching
machine a now perforating and stab
bing machine and 50 fonts of now job
and display typo Tho enterprise of
Editor Huso supported by a liberal
patronngo from peoplo of his town nnd
county is rapidly putting tho Nkws to
tho front as a newspaper and tho N ivs
ofllco as a thoroughly equipped job plant
Tho weather prediction is for cooler
which probably means that tho wind
will change to tho northwest which
probably meaus that tbo people of llav
anna will bo favored with the
sheep aroma which probably moaus
Norfolk pooplo will bo permitted to
draw thoir breath tomorrow which
probably moans Norfolk peoplo will bo
thankful which probably menus that
tho Sunday air will not be disturbed by
loud sounding words from Norfolk
peoplo
Battle Creek republican A man by
namo of Squires representing himself
to bo a collector for W II Butterfield
Co drove in from Norfolk Monday
with a toam which ho hired from a Nor
folk liverymnn After loafing around
awhile ho engaged a boy to drivo tho
team back to Norfolk and announced
his intention of leaving by train Iu
tho meantimo Marshal Flood received
notice from Norfolk over the telephone
to dotniu the man and mako him pay
ify50 for the use of tho livery team
Acting upon thiB notice Mr Flood
watched his opportunity and collared
the gent nnd mado him divvy up
tho right amount then allowed him to
depart in peace He was an easy mark
Wayno Republican Four days of
drouth in Wayne I Every irrigation
plant closed and main ditches nnd
laterals empty Parched lips and
tongues cracked and swollen bocause of
a lack of moisture that was being with
hold on account of an error in the
license ordinance ns drafted by the city
attorney read before and passed by tho
wise men of the city council It
required an extra Bession of tho city
fathers in order to open the gates of
prohibition that had been closed but it
was done on Thursday evening and on
Friday tho revised ordiuanco waB pub
lished by tho Democrat tho city nnd
school treasury enriched by i200 hard
dollars and Friday night beer flowed
free and drooping spirits of tho thirsty
wero revived iu a wonderful manner
To have tho balooiiB nil closed and be
tho proprietor of a drug store in Wayne
would bo a snap that would put in the
shado any Klondike dream or cause the
story of Mouto Cristo to become a back
numbor in less than a year
MISS TANNEHILLWON
Norfolk ContcHtiint Ak1i Captures Jlrtt
Irlo nt St nt c Content
Tho following dispatch was received
in Norfolk this morning
Kearney Nobr Mny 12 J B
Barnes jr We lmvo met tho enemy
and they aro onrs OConnor
Tho telegram was from Superintend
ent OConnor of tho Norfolk schools
who accompanied Miss Maude Tannehill
to that city where last evening she
represented tho North Nebraska dis
trict in tho eighth annual contest of the
Nobraska High schools declamatory
union
Miss Tauuehill entered tho humorous
class aud won out on Susie Smith
whioh won first placo in tho North
Nebratka contest Tho recitation
sides being very humorous is ontitled
to further consideration because of tho
fact that Miss Tannehill is its author
Thus has tho Norfolk High school
class of 1K0 again sustained its reputa
tion for prize winning iu tho humorous
class and the members now possess two
state medals Tho class is jubilant over
Miss TannehiUs success and tho citizens
aro scarcely less enthusiastic thau tho
winners clumutos
Tho North Nebraska district was for
tuuato in securiug the prizes in all threo
of tho classes tho wiuners having par
ticipated nnd won nt Wnyno
Tho winuers in the different classes of
the contest wero
Orntoricnl Belle Price of Neligbfirit
Ralph Adams of Mindeti second
Dramatic Homer Pay ton of South
Omaha first Maud Barnett Geneva
second
Humorous Mnud Tnnnehill Norfolk
first Emma Hnulon Harvard second
Superintendent OConnor and MIsb
Tannehill aro expected to return thiB
evening nnd it is probnblo thnt tho elites
will moot nnd congratulate tho winner
at her home
ItonulutliiiM of Condolence
At itB meeting last evening Momiug
lodge No 20 K of P of which tho lato
Tub II Kingmnn of Englo Grove Iowa
was n member adopted the following
resolutions
WherooB Our brother J II King
mnn has boon called to his final reward
and
WhereaB Onr hearts go out in sym
pathy to his borenvod wito and family
Resolved Thnt this lodgo does hereby
oxprcsB its deepest sympathy to thoso
who wero loft behind to mourn his loss
with tho hopo that thoir grief may be
assuagod by pleasing recollections of his
loving kindness
Resolved Thnt ob a token of respect
to n brother dearly loved by tho mem
bers of this lodge tho charter bo draped
in mourning for a period of 10 days
Resolved Thnt theBO resolutions bo
spread upon tho minntes that thoy bo
presented for publication and that copieB
bo forwarded to tho sorrowing family
L M Bkelbk
Geo B CimiSTorii
John Friday
Committee
To
fendant
Summon by Iuhllcutlnn
Ada
JJavey non resident tie-
Yon aro hereby required to tako no
tice that on tho 28th day of April 1000
James H Davoy filed his petition against
yoa in the district court of Madison
county Nobraska setting forth that ho
was married to you tho 17th day of
November 1891 That there are are two
children tho issue of said marriage
Thnt on tho 25th day of July 18 at
Norfolk Nobraska you was guilty of
adultery with ono Theodore Hietman
That you have abandoned him tho said
James II Davey and have lived in a
state of adultery with tho Baid Heitman
That you hnvo beon guilty of extreme
cruelty towards him tho said Davey
without any cause or provocation on his
part Plaintiff prays for a decree of
divorce and tho custody of his said
children You are required to answer
said petition on Monday the 11th day of
June 100
James II Davey Plaintiff
By Barnes Tyler His Attorneys
G A It IleHolutlons
Resolutions of condolence adopted by
Mathewson post G A R at a regular
meeting held on Mny 8 1900 on the
death of Comrade D A Amerine
Whereas It has pleased God in His
inscrutable wisdom to remove from our
midst our comrade to the paradise above
therefore be it resolved
That we will cherish the memory of
our departed comrade and remember the
example he has lei t us in the patience
and christian fortitude which he prac
ticed during a lingering and painful
illness To his neighbors and friends
ever kind and gracious and in his family
a devoted husband and father he has
left an example worthy of emulation by
all
Resolved that we extend to the be
reaved fnmily our deeply felt and
sincere sympathy in this hour of
affliction
Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the post and
a copy presented to the family of our
departed comrade
By order of the post
H M Roberts
W H Widamas Commander
Adjutant
The new Cash Hardware Store has a
nice lino of 6creen doors wiro cloth
lawn mowers and gasoline stoves at the
lowest price Call and examine them
Sheet Music Free
A benutiful new waltz song and our
latest sheet music catalogue on receipt
of two cent stamp
Address W S Stratton Son
4th St Sioux City Iowa
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable
Almost everybody vho reads the news
papers Is sure to know of the wonderful
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cures made by Dr
Kilmers Swamp Root
the great kidney liver
Li and bladder remedy
x It is the great medl
S cal triumph of the nine
teenth century dis
covered after years of
Sskfl Dr Kilmer the emi
nent Kianey ana Diaa
der specialist and Is
wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back kidney bladder uric acid trou
bles and Brights Disease which Is the worst
form of kidney trouble
Dr Kilmers Swamp Root Is not rec
ommended for everything but if you havekid
ntff liver or bladder trouble It will be found
Just the remedy you need It has been tested
In so many ways In hospital work in private
practice among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful In
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
vho have not already tried it may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail also a book
telling more about Swamp Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble
When writing mention reading this generous
offer In this paper and
send your address to rrtTjirftHj
Dr Kilmer CoBing KlL4ilrriHfed
hamton N Y The iiiiaitel
regular fifty cent and Homecf Barop rtoot
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
n
MONDAY MENTION
W E Reed of Mndison was in Nor
folk yesterday
E G Macy of Battle Creek wns a city
visitor Sunday
Petor OShea of Madison was in tho
city over Sunday
P II Kohl of Wayno woe a Sunday
visitor iu Norfolk
Mrs Geo Stnponhorst visited at Bat
tlo Creek over Sunday
County Jndge Bates was in tho city
from Madison yesterday
A Woodward was n city visitor yester
day from tho county sent
Miss Nellio Williams was in tho city
from Madison over Sunday
John Malouo nnd O S Nicholson
wero Sunday visitors from Madison
Offilcal Abstractor E G Hoilmanwas
a passenger this morning for Madison
0 E Burnham A J Dnnlovy and
Pat Stanton of Tilden were Sunday
visitors in Norfolk
Mr and Mrs Charles Stitt were up
from Fremont yesterday visiting their
parents and friends
Tho Volunteer Army held services on
the Btreot last Saturday afternoon that
attracted quite a crowd of hearers
Owen Nellie nnd Maggie ONeill
wero in tho city yesterday from Battle
Creek attending the Catholic services
MiBS Norn Conwny who has been
Bick for some time resumed her position
as clerk at tho Johnson dry goods store
this morning
O A H Brnco nnd D G Jasmor of
Creightou departed last Wednesday for
Alaska where they will delve in the
Capo Nome gold fields
H G Howell who has beon conduct
ing an optical and jewelers repair de
partment in Utters book store departed
for Randolph this morning to engage in
tho jowelry nnd optical business
Jas A McDonald departed yesterday
for Pender where ho will visit for n
week and will then leave for Wads-
worth lunno to begin ms unties ns
engineer of the government Indian
school
The replevin suit of Chas H Johnson
ngainst the O St P M O R R Co
which was set for trial today was again
continued nt the request of the defend
ants and with tho consent of the plaint
iff and is now set for trial on the 17th
The Senior class held a very eujoynble
reception Saturday evening for Miss
Tannehill at tho homo of Miss Wood
where she was warmly congratulated on
the honors she had won at tho state
contest A good social time was en
joyed and resreshments were served
during the evening
A couple of Italians with a couple of
unkempt bears hnd n large following of
kids on the streets Saturday The one
great ambition of the men seemed to be
to obtain beer nnd more beer as they
made nearly every saloon in town
with their growlers
Two cars of representatives of the A
O U W of South Dakota passed
through the city yesterday on their re
turn from Hot Springs where the grand
lodge was held Four carB pasBed
through today over the M O from
the 6ome place to be transferred at Sioux
City
The university battalion held a com
petitive drill on the campus at Lincoln
Saturday Company D of which nil
the Norfolk boys nro members won the
Omaha cup as the best drilled company
For competitive individual drill Ser
geant Klinge of Grand Island won first
prize For individual cavalry saber drill
Kimball Barnes of this city won the
first prize and the gold medal
The Norfolk correspondent of the
Omaha Bee under date of the 12th says
What came near being a serious fire
started at 5 oclock this afternoon in the
north end of the American Beet Sugar
plant For a time it was thought that
tho whole north end would be destroyed
but by the prompt work of a well drilled
gang of workiugmen under the direction
of Chief Master Mechanic Lockwood
aud tho aid of tho magnificent water
works system tho blaze was extinguished
before much damage was done Tho
nre was startea oy tinners nt work on
tho roof
Mr Venus Huobner and Miss Mario
Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs II II
Miller of this city wero united in mar
rioge yesterday noon at the Christ
Lutheran church Rev J P Mueller of
ficiating and will begin housekeeping
nt once in Pierce where Mr Huebner
holds n position ns clerk in the Mohrman
Btoro After tho ceremony a dinner
was served at the homo of tho bridos
parents to tho immediate relatives and
tho happy couple were the recipients of
a number of nice presents For nearly
n year tho bride conducted dressmaking
parlors in Pierce the young peoplo have
been acquainted however for nbout
four years The Norfolk friends of the
couple extend congratulations
J H Kingman who has been sick for
such n long time nt his home in Eagle
Grovo Iown died yesterday momiug at
1 oclock of Brights deseaso of tho kid
neys Tho funeral will be held tomor
row afteruoou at 1 oclock and inter
ment will ttko placo at Jefferson Iown
Mr Kiuginan was for mnny yenrs a
telegrapher on tho dispatchers force at
the Juuctiou and made this his homo
until about a year ago when ho removed
to Euglo Grove and accepted n similar
position Mr Kingman was very popu
lar here with all who knew him and all
will bo sorry to learn of his decease Ho
leaves a wife and ono or two childron
who havo tho sympathy of many friends
Howasamomber of tho Knights of
Pythias nnd Woodmen of tho World
lodges of this city which orders will un
doubtedly bo represented nt tho funeral
Buy 3 our tinwnro nt tho Cash Hard
ware Store and Bave money
Letter Lint
List of letters romninlug uncalled for
at tho postofflco May 14 1900
Miss Bachman Dan Blnckwoll Nolla
Copeland 15 D Daniel Jncob Gropp
Kasper Kanfmann Lulu Koiss G E
Lemmon Nowton Mullondoro Will
McVay S Aizlor Bros Jabbor Allab
H Bardoy Hannah Retzlaff Margaret
Rea Floronco Sandors Roland Smith
Walter Strack W F Winestock
If not called for in 10 days will bo
sent to tho dead letter office
Partios calling for nny of tho abovo
ploaso say advertised
P P Sprechkr P M
UNVEIL SHAFTTO FARRAGUT
Admiral Downy Dedicates a Memorial t
IIU Old Commander
Knoxville Tenn May 10 Tho
final day of Admiral and Mrs Dowoys
tour was Bpcnt at Lows Ferry 13 miles
west of Knoxvillo tho birthplace of
Admiral Farragut under whom Dewey
served in tho civil war The admiral
and party accompanied by various re
ception committees and members of the
Daughters of tho Revolution and mnny
citizens left tho city by boat for the
birthplace and arrived thoro at noon
Tho site of the old Farragut homestead
was visited and Admiral Dewey for
mally unveiled tho marblo shaft erected
to mark tho birthplace of tho first ad
miral
Following the unveiling Admiral
Dowoy mado an address in which ho
paid a high tributo to Farragut and re
counted his associations with him
Admiral Dowey and party left at 6
oclock for Washington
CONTEST OVER CHAIRMAN
Real Ine In the Republican State Con
vention nt Topekn
Topeka May 10 Tho real issue in
tho Republican convention which will
assemble hero today will bo tho selec
tion of a chairman of tho state commit
tee to succeed Morton Albaugh who is
a candidate for ro election Albaugh is
identified with the Leland clement of
tho party and is being vigorously op
posed by the so called anti boss faction
Nearly all tho delegates hnvo arrived
and tho convention promises to bo ono
of tho largest in tho history of tho stato
Governor Stanley and other state offi
cers will bo renominated by acclama
tion There is a contest for only ono
placo on tho ticket that of
Charles F Scott of loin
and D W Elaine of Pratt aro tho can
didates with tho chances in favor of
tho former
OHETnxrE Wy May 10 Dolegatei
from nearly every county in tho stato
are hero to attend the Republican state
convention today Six delegates and
tho samo number of alternates will bo
elected aud ono congressman to suc
ceed F W Moudell will be nominated
Mondcll is a candidate for ro olection
and as far as known ho has no one in
the field against him for the nomina
tion
Forty Persons Drowned
Rome May 16 A terrible ocoident
resulting in tho death of from 80 to 40
persons took placo at Ronciglione on
the Lake of Vico during a celebration
of the fete of St Lucie whose ohapel is
on the shore of the lake Two boats
filled with peoplo capsized whilo re
turning from the chapel within 800
yards of tho landing stago Only 18
persons wero saved
ma E
VB Jn 1 Dan
AgenuineWHo Silver Steel String foryour
Violin Mandolin Guitar or Banjo wilt
be sent absolutely free to any address on
receipt of a i cent postage stamp for return
postage
GREAT REDUCTION IH MANDOLINS
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
Ourriandolns nro guaranteed to be absolutely
truelntlie Scales ported workmanship and
correct adjustment of btrlnsrs
Our 195 Walo Mandolin
reiluccd from 3 00 Jh Wnlnut nnd MapleU ribs
neatly tlnlslieil Inlaid sounrtliole rosewood
flBBcr board position dots American patent
head TRGR Itli every Mandolin an extra set
of String and n alunble Self Instructor
Our 345 Walo Mandolin
reduced from IS00 Is Oak and Maple 13 ribs
fancy Inlaid soundliolc celluloid bound edge
ebony trlnnnniKsposltlon dots American pat
ent bead and lino tlnlMi
Our 495 Walo Mandolin
reduced from J700 is solid Rosewood 13 ribs
highly llnlsbcdedKca Inlold with fanoy colored
wood purlllHt bound ulth celluloid ubonlzed
llngerboard peml losltton dots mahogany
ueck best American patent head
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struments and furnishings Latest
Hand Orchestra and Piano Aluslc Catalogues on
appliratlon Ilne Repairing u Specialty Wutch
for Our Next llurgains
A T WALO MUSIC HOUSE
No 9 S Broadway St Louis Mo
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