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DR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
NORFOLK - NEBRASKA
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C P MICHAEL
Thompson is some
what disfigured but
still in tho ring
The Weather
Conditions of the weather as recorded
for tho 24 hours ending at 8 a in to
day
Maximum temperature 92
Miuiinum temperature 70
Average 81
Preolpitation - 00
Total precipitation for month 73
Earonieter 2027
Forecast for Nebraska Showers
and thunder storms tonight and probably
Friday Moderate temperature
THURSDAY TIDINGS
An effort is being made to organize a
golf club at Columbus
Another wedding will happen in the
Heights on the 11th of this mouth
A Fourth of July with no raiu is about
ns odd as one with no fire crackers aud
yet there was no rain here yesterday
North Platte is to have a street fair
the week beginning September 3 and
about 11800 has been raised to defray
the expenses
Vail Chapman was one of the Fourth
of July victims Ho climbed a tree at
Tafts grove and fell to the ground
breaking his arm
The busmess portJon of town was
about as quiet yesterday as though it were
Suuday Everybody seemed to be either
out of the city or at home
Fremonts school census shows 204 1
persons of school age A gain of 03
over the census of 1899 Fremont has 1
but 894 moro children of sohool ago
tbau Norfolk
August Sohulz and Mrs Auguste
Viergutz wero married nt 10 oclock
this morning at tho homo of tho bride
Uev J P Mueller of Christ Lutheran
church ofllotntiug
W O Hall writes from Ohio that
owing to a rainstorm his horso Hurt
wood was not started in tho races
but will mako his first raco of tho soasou
at Columbus on tho 30th
For tho bouoflt of J V Edwards and
J H Mackay a two-year-old class has
boon added to tho Madison raco moot
next week Thoso gontloman will outer
thulr horses aud a good raco is antici
pated
Throo ono legged penniless drunks
occupied tho jail last ovonuig This
morning they becamo ugly and tho otU
cors turned tho hoso on thorn just to
seo how it would work Thoy quiotod
down
At Lincoln tho avcrago tomperaturo
for tho mouth of Juno was ouo degree
higher than tho avorago for tho last 15
yoars Everybody realized hero that it
waa a warm month Tho precipitation
at Llucolu was 1S7 iuchos loss than the
normal
Seth P Mobloy of Grand Island who
recently wont to tho Phillppluos to tako
a govornmont position has rocoutly
boon appointed chiof of tho consular
aud Immigration division a position
with four departments of work and 12
clerks under his direction
Mrs L Bowser among a dozou other
squatters on tho old exposition sito has
been summonod to appear boforo Judge
Viusonlmler at Omaha tomorrow and
show cause why she should continuo
to reside on laud which is claimed by
W S Popploton of that city
Thoy call tho fellows who catch fish
at Fremont with a soiu or other illegal
manner fish thioves William Hewoll
state fish oillcor under Commissioner
Mny swooped down on a iaug near
that place last week aud captured a 300
foot net Tho offenders will be proso
cuted
Contracts for furnishing supplies to
tho Norfolk hospital for tho insane for
tho quarter beginning July 1st have
beau awarded as follows Coal Glenn
Rock Coal Co meat Cudahy Co
drugs George B Christoph dry goods
Johnson Dry Goods Co clothing E B
Kenyon flour F L Sanders fancy
groceries Hargreaves Bros staple gro
ceries Hargreavos Bros
On the 3rd tho mayor of Council
Bluffs Iowa issued a proclamation to
the effect that it would not be unlaw
ful to discharge firearms shoot fire
crackers torpedoes etc within tho
corporate limits of that city If that
isnt givius tho celebrators of tho na
tions birthday free license nothing
will It may be expected that the
small boy improved the opportunity
to the utmost
Twenty little misses just stepping
into the land of teens met Tuesday
afternoon at the Coryell home to help
make merry the thirteenth birthday of
their elder daughter Opal The day
was warm but the sun passed under a
heavy cloud which shaded the lawn the
greater part of tho time Games were
played and at 0 oclock supper was
served Little presents were received
which will be remembered in the com
ing years as tokens of their friendship
All joined in wishing Opal many returns
of the ever happy birthday
Clyde and Harry Patterson were cele
brating with toy caunons yesterday
morning each having one About 11
oclock they loaded the weapons and
were endeavoring to fire them simulta
neously Clyde had lighted the fuse at
tached to his and Harry was stobpiug
over bis and lighting a match when the
head of it flew off and ignited the pow
der at the touch hole The toy went off
sending tho burning powder from tho
touch hole upward into the boys face
badly burning his face aud eyes Four
of the burning grains took effect in one
of his eyes three lodging on tho pupil
This morning his eye was badly swollen
and it is yet impossible to tell what in
juries it has sustained Tho particles
have been removed aud it is likely that
his eyesight will not bo injured If
however his pupil heads over with a
white speck his sight in the ouo eye
will be ruined
The weekly crop bulletin issued cu the
3d from the university of Nebraska
shows the following conditions in this
and neighboring counties Madison
Wheat and oats geuerally doing well
rye and hay good wind storm of 27th
did considerable damage to corn and
apples Pierce Small grain generally
good corn looks well except where
damaged by hail and high wind Stan
ton Small grain heading but needs
rain severe wind storm of Wednesday
did great damage to corn and fruit
Wayne Grain generally looks well
after rain Dut severe storm of Wednes
day damaged crops considerably Ante
ope Severe wind storm damaged some
grain and fruit raius beneficial to wheat
and pastures but came late for oat crop
Kuox Corn beginning to tassel Wed
uesdays hail storm did much damage to
crops but the rain was much needed
Platte Corn beiug laid by in good
condition winter wheat aud rye har
vest begun good yields oats will be
poor uuless relieved by raiu
Houses for sale T E Odioksb
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JULY 5 WOO
Tm
JLmiCLIGIITIWI
Sioux City Electrician Figures
on Probable Cost
WOULD PROBABLY REACH 22492
Mayor lliilirrtftou lluil tlm MntiiiRftr of tlio
Sioux OH7 Klrrtrlc Unlit Conipiiny lo
Sumo FlRtniug for it City or Norfolk
Sit and Nil
Wlion in Sioux City rocoutly Mayor
Hobortson prevailed upon tho manager
of tho elcctrio light plant thoro to glvo
him tho approximate cost of a system
such as would moot tho roqulromonts of
Norfolk Ho described to him tho lay
of tho city its population aud its area
giving him tho facts Unit would bo
of advantage in determining tho costs
Tho matmgor is a coiupetont
oloctrlclan postod on tho prices
and Is disinterested in tho Norfolk prop
osition Ills figures may therefore be
taken as approximately fair and perhaps
ii3 uoar correct as it in possible to havo
thorn aud not mako an estimato on tho
grounds with all the details at hand
In his approximate of tho cost ho has
takou iuto consideration tiiat all mater
ials and requisites have advaucod in
prico from 2i to 33 por cont which
will partially explain tho difference- be
tween tho cost now and when tho plants
nt Sioux City Wayne and Fremont
were established
Tho flguros givon wore as follows
Twelve thousand light high tension
dynamo 3000
Three hundred and fifty poles In tho
ground at 10 each 11500 This iu
oludus tho cross piecos insulators oto
all ready for wiring
Fourteen miles of primary wire 2
180
Fourteen miles of secondary wiro
712
J Transformers 2000
Motors 2000
Wiring buildings 2000
Two hundred horso powor simplox
Corliss engine 1 000
Boilers 2000
Incidentals 1000
Estimated cost of tho necessary build
ing 1500
Tho total cost as approximated by tho
Sioux City manager would bo 22192
Lost A Union Pacific train book
Leavo at U P depot
Gasolene stove at cost at Cash Hard
ware Store
Hidden away in tho stock room the
Milestone management has found a few
unsold copies left These havo been
placed on sale at Utters Book Store
where they can be had for 20 cents
each
Tho Northeast Nebraska G A It
rouuion will bo held at Pierco July 10
11 12 aud 13 Indications point to the
largest attendance in the history of the
association Speakers of national ropu
tation will bo socured
HOW THEY CELEBRATED
Where anil How the People of Norfolk
Observed the Fourth
The popular method of celebrating the
nations birthday yesterday was with
picnics and thoy were numerous and
enjoyable Those taking part in these
functions began leaving town early in
the morning for their chosen rendezvous
and teams continued to travel country
ward during the greater part of tho day
Tho stiff wind that prevailed wns un
pleasant in some respects but no com
plaints were heard about a lack of breeze
Many citizens took occasion to visit
Reeds gnve where the M B A lodgo
of Waruerville was holding forth
Taere was a good crowd in attendance
and n uniformly good time was had A
number of the G A R aud W R C
went from here on special invitation
At Tatts grovo members of the A O
U W and D of H and their families
met in the forenoon aud with barrels of
lemonade and other usual picnic feat
ures passed tho timo Iu the afternoon
the crowd at this popular resort was
exceedingly large The only amuse
ments in which all participated were tho
music from A Guthries phonograph
and tho sending up of a balloon which
s liled over towu And lauded near tho
union depot Bathing in tho Elkhorn
wns quite popular Mrs Taylor
got out beyond her depth and wont
under once She was going down a
second time when rescued by O J
Johnson aud J D Sturgeon
Good delegations from the city went
to neighboring towns aud usually rp
ported good times and large crowds
Hay tools cheap at tho Cash Hard
ware Store
Cull for a County Convention
A mass convention of tho voters of the
populist party of Madisou county Ne
braska who will support the Cincin
nati nominees Barker aud Donnelly
for president and vice president will
meet nt Battle Creek July 10th 1900 at
12 30 p in to elect delegatesto the state
convention to bo hold at Grand Island
Nebraska July 20th 1900 Also to select
delegates to the congressional conven
tion of tho Third congressional district
delegates to tho judicial convention
Ninth judicial district delegates to the
senatorial convention for the Eleveuth
senatorial district of Nebraska Aud to
place in nomination a representative
for the Twenty third representative dis
trict of Nobraskn and to nominate n can
didate for county nttornoy and transact
suolt othor business as may properly
como boforo tho convention
Called this 1 0th day of Juno IIHX
1 W Dauiinoton
Committeeman
ROOSEVELT COMING
IroMixt Hint the Hough lllilnr Will
VMt Norfolk
Thoro Booms a good prospoot at this
timo that Theodore Hoosovolt will bo
tho oontral attraction at a big political
demonstration to bo hold In Norfolk be
fore tho close of tho campaign A few
days ago National Committeeman
Sohueldor told Superintendent UoynoldH
that ho had nskod Hoosovolt to give two
weeks to Nebraska anil tho reply was
that while ho could not promise so muoli
time as requested that ho would cer
tainly come to this state Mr Sohueldor
hopes to secure him for nt least throo
monster meetings aud if ho succeeds In
this endeavor ono of those meetings will
bo at Norfolk It is to bo hoped that
the vice presidential candidate will
como here and it is promised in advance
that if he comos this city and vicinity
will give tho Rough Rider such a wel
come as has novor imforo boon accorded
a publio man by this section of tho state
Furnished rooms to rout by Mrs
Younger on tho Heights
PERSONAL
Miss Nottio Lowe celebrated iu Win
side
Kimball Barnes was a Madison visitor
on tho Fourth
Mrs A Fishor of Madison visited with
Mrs Hasloy yesterday
Mrs S K Long returned yostorday
from a wooks visit at Bloomfiold
G A Luikart of this city is attend
ing tho democratic national convention
at Kansas City Mo
B S Wyntt was in tho city today
from Grand Island greeting Norfolk
friends and acquaintances
Mr aud Mrs Frank Divouport wore
iu Lincoln on tho 3rd onrouto to Atchi
son ICausas to visit Mrs Davonports
paronts
Miss Edith Morrow who is attending
tho Fremout normal school and Mr
Elmer Day of Oinahti spout tho Fourth
in Norfolk
Will Crabtreo who has boon visiting
iu tho city for some timo loft today for
his homo in Jopliu Mo going by way
of Lincoln
Ed Waltors who formerly clerked in
tho shoo storo of Davenport Bros came
up from Humphrey to spend tho Fourth
with Norfolk friends
J W Gibson roturnedlast night from
his eastern trip Ho has been absent
four weeks and visited in Now Hamp
shire at Boston and in othor cities dur
ing the trip
John Broecker who has been working
in the tailor shop of P J
Fuesler left this morning for Columbus
and Kearney where he will visit rela
tives whom he has not seen or beard of
for 3 years
Richard R3qua loft this morning for
his now homo iu San Diego California
where he goes to accept a good position
Richard is a young man of sterling
qualities nnd his many friends will wish
him much success in his new venture
DrFrauk Salter Diseases of children
The Mobile News says an artist iu
that city painted n dog so natural that
the animal had the hydraphobia during
the hot weather Hes the same one
who painted a copy of a boor bottle with
such skill that tho cork flew out just as
he was finishing it Aud after he was
married he painted a picture of his
first baby so life like that it cried and
his wife spanked it before she discovered
the mistake
Sturgeon is the piano man
Wariiervll le
Gene Simsou started overland for
Cedar Rapids Iowa Friday of last
week
Charlie Brown left hero Wednesday
for Hamburg Iowa to spend the Fourth
with his parents
Master Rueben Miller took tho train
Monday for Omaha for a few weeks
visit with his mother
The ice cream festival giveu by the
Modern Woodmen last Saturday even
ing was well attended nnd the receipts
wero satisfactory
Mrs F E Booth returned to her
home iu Beatrice Suuday Her sister
Miss Olive Munson accompanied her
for a short visit
At the auuual school meeting W K
Pettitt was elected treasurer and an
eight mouths school was voted Tho
sohool board has decided to employ a
male teacher
Iu school district No 18 II J Morris
was elected director and G W Hills
moderator A nine months school
was voted Miss Walker of Norfolk
will teach tho fall term of school
The dwelling house of Joshua Barnes
on his farm four miles west of town
was destroyed by fire last Friday The
fire caught in the woodwork around the
chimuoy There was uo insurance
Wall paper at Ohnstophs
We mako loans on real estate at
lowest rates Elkhoru Building aud
Savings association T E Odiorne Seo
HTAilflMiwn nw nnii iMMnrwmsM
OP TIIK
ELKHORN
Building ami Savings
Association
Of Norfolk Nebraska on tho 30th
day of Juno UK0
ASSETS
First mortgage loans fVIM 02
Furnlturo and slut lottery 03 00
Cash aai 7
Delinquent interest premiums
mid linos Hill 22
Expenses and taxes paid 72 f
Othor assets Judgements 315 10
litHurnnoo duo nnd tax
entos 817 31
Total 32110 70
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid up 30001 71
Rusorvo fund 2H 00
Undivided profits 1001 05
Total
3 110 70
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30 1000
UKCKIIMS
Balance on hand July I IS 1112 SS
Duos i0S 02
Intorost premiums and fines 2238 It
Loans repaid 0507 22
Total 18207 21
KXIUNDITUKHS
Loans 7100 00
Exponscs Ill 80
Stock rodeotnod fiil 82
Interest Paid 820 05
Tuxes Houglit 273 20
Gash on hand t220 7 1
Tolai 18207121
Stato of Nebraska Madison county ss
IT E Odiorno secretary of thoabovo
named association do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement of tho con
dition of said association is true ami
correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief T E Onionsic
Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this 2nd day of July 1000
SKAl W R BltA ASCII
Approved Notary Ropublio
M C Wamv kk
ALIIKItr DlCdNKK
H J Coin
Directors
Farm land and city property for halo
by G R Seller
Farm and city loans
TlIK UUIllAND TllUBT OO
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PURE GROCERIES
Are essential to health
UHLE
handles only pure groceries
tree rrom adulteration aud
sells thorn at
FAIR
PRICES
You get what you pay foi
at Uhles
KARO BROS
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Meats
Sailsage
Fish
Game
Everybody wants the best of
meats We make a special
effort to please the trade
Our Shop is the Neatest
in the City
For Ilambing Steam Filling Pomps Tanls
li j umi
Aud all work Iu title hue call ou
W H RISH
Shtisfactiou Quarautool
Firit door South of The Daily News Ollicu
NOVELTY
Iron and Brass Works
JNO E CRONK Manager
All Inula of machine from a lawu mowor to
n priutiiiiiroiit tuccoiBfull repaired Hot air
btoam ami hot water heating SmcIiiI iittoti
tiou 6iuii to lloilor ami Kiittiuo llopalriu
Opt IusuwjIL Implement House
NORFOLK
NEBRASKA
SPECIAL SALE
Beginning
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 6th
I
and Continuing the
Rest of the Season
1 will sell niy entire lino of
Trimmed Hats at a
Discount of
20 Per Cent
I will alno iiinko a Special Sale
ou Sailors
MISS E J BENDER -
i Ono Ulock IJast o l O
Sharpies Sisters Old Stand
a
Fresh Fruits
Received
Daily at
PARISHS i
Grocery Store
Tito only place In town whpro
you enn buy
3
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Qonhnvna 4
Coffee
L L REMBE
Practical Plumber
and Steam Fitter
Agency for the Myers Force and
Wind Mill Pumps
Prices Right
Satisfaction Guaranteed on all Wtuk
First doir West of Post Olllco
A Few Words
From Hayes
When you NEED a physician you
NEED THE BEST
When you NEED a lawyer yon
NEED THE BEST
WHEN YOU NEED A WATOH
HOUSE THY ME
Iain wide awake and up-to-date NO
ONE shall excel mo in service price or
promptness I have made watches a
life study and my ability is recognized
by thoso who must havo the sorvice of
an EXPERT I o RAILROADS
When ycu need a titnopieco why not
buy it from a dealer who is known to
be thoroughly reliable an authority on
watches and nbout the pries you can
satisfy yourself by COMPARISON I
will bo pleased to talk with you at any
time regarding now watches or about
repairing your old ouo
C S HAYES
NORFOLK
Wares of Gold
nud Silver
NEBRASKA
EYERS
Invites you to
Compare Prices
on Groceries with those of his competi
tors and then use your judgment as to
the best place to buy
Best Stanton Flour per sack 80c
Tomatoes per can 8
Peas per can 5c
Corn per can 8c
Java Coffee best per lb 15o
Oat Meal per lb 2Ko
Soap 10 bars 25c
Us pound can Baking Powder 20c
Best Prunes per lb 8c
Blueing 4c
Soda per lb 3yc
Starch per lb 310
Crackers per lb 7o
Clothes Lines c
Lye per can 4c
Mixed Caudy per lb 7 irfo
Pearliue per package 4c
Rice per lb fo
Lamp Chimney 4o
We have a big line of Tinware Gran
iteware and Crockery which we aro
selliug very cheap
We also have a big line of fruit which
we are selliug oheap
All goods new and fresh
B MEYERS