e Buys More Stone for Use Street Crossings as STREET SIGNS PURCHASED lril III l IMpiIiIIkIkcI fur rropurtv iHlirr DikItIiik to llnllil 0uitil WhIIih IVoptn mi Mnlli SlriMl Wunt Wiitnr LnrgK Nmitliiir of lllll Allouril Jrom Iriitnyn Dully A regular meeting of tho city council -was held Inst evening when thero were present Mayor Robertson Couneilmcn Brunnnnnd Mullock Beck Degncr Grant nnd Uhlo Absent Heckniiui nnd Spellman Minutes of udlourncit reirulnr meet ings of August I and August lit were rend nnd approved Report of treasurer for August wive rend and referred to auditing coniinitton showing balances an followH Wenornl fund 100 112 interest fund ilUI j wntor fund 111015 road fund 11075 inking fund flro department Report of treasurer for July and Aug ust nnd of polico judge for Inly and August woro reported buck from audit ing committee as correct On recoinmondation of Olmirnmn Hruinniund of tho tiro and police com mittee A II Kiosuu wa granted per mission to oroct a brick addition to his ntoro Committee on streets and alleys re ported that t hoy hnd received a car of Btono and had placed soven crossings mid laid tho sower pipe at tho east end of Norfolk avenno and that tho streot signs hnd been received and necessary lwnrds ordered for thorn Upon tho recommendation of tho committee nn othor car of crossing Btono was ordered S T Adams stated to tho council that tho property ownors on west side of Fourth street botween Park ami Paso walk nvenues had concluded to build a cement walk tho ontiro length of tho block and requested that the city estab lish a grade for thorn Ou motion it wns ordered that tho city engineer bo instructed to establish curb lino and grado for any property owner in tho city who will put in what is called a coment sidewalk Tho city is to pay for sanio when walk is laid Walks to be not less than five and a third feet wide Provided that when walk is not laid proporty owner must pay for survey mado Chairman Bullock of public works committee presonted bid for scraping uud painting stand pipe froniF II Cor nell for 175 and recommonded thntjthe bid bo not accepted in its present form On motiou committee on public worlcs was instructed to go with Mr Cornell und see sample of his work in scraping tho stand pipe and if satisfactory to accept or reject his bid Tho cominitteo on publio works re ported that tho residents on Ninth street requested that tho matter of extending tho water mains bo agnin taken up and roported in favor of extending the mains ns requested It wns moved that ns soon ns possible tho extensions nsked for will po mndo Tho committee on publio works re ported that the foundation of the bell tower is in very bad shapo and recom mended that it bo repaired Communication signed by C G Dolen complaiuiug of cess pool used by 1 Beck was rend and referred to com mittee on nuisances Tho following bills were rend and nllowed W II Widainansalary i0 Oscar Uhlo salary 1250 John Krantz livery if 150 Aug Pasownlk repairs 270 Metal Stamping Co street signs ffl M Martin Kaue snlary 50 W II Livingstou salary 10 Nebraska Telephono Co rent two telephones 1 25 Fred Klcntz street sprinkling 20 Norfolk Priuting Co printing 1 I0 less 75 cents Amount allowed 415 Burt Mnpes salary 50 Norfolk Auzeiger printing 1050 less 288 Amount nllowed s 12 John Kraut livery 1 50 S R MoFnrland express and post age 275 Albert Degner hardware 1810 W N Huse printing and supplies U572 P F Sprecher printing 2021 L O Mittelstadt lumber 101 07 H H Patterson lessee street lights 100 M It Green unloading car stone and hauling hoso cart 8 less 50 cents Allowed 750 Ed Brueggeuian work ou street 7 50 H H Hoyt labor on street 2187 O W Bnbcock Co enr 6toue 110055 W H Law labor ou street ami side walk 507 W A King labor on street and cut ting weeds 22 50 John Cleinmous labor on streets 20 Crane Churchill Co supplies 1115 J E Simpson snlary and postage and repairs 27 L Wetzel repairing pumps 1 John Benniug excavating 150 O O Muuweller salary and repairs 47 D D BrunEOHf li - Frcil 1 71 II 15 Sldlor freight mid drnyng1 Hardy coul for waterworks 10210 V V Rraasoh coal for waterworks Hllt I I Hrunson livory t United States Supply Co supplies 075 M Kuokes work on sewer 1 50 J M Covert killing 7 dogs i Councilman llrummund stated that tho water commissioner had rofcrrod tho matter of Mr D Roes claim against tho city for expenses incurred by reason of tho city allowing tho main to freeze to the council On motion it was decided that this mntter be referred to tho com initteo on public works for adjustment and tho water commissioner wns in structed to make such credltH as arc found reasonable On motion tho third rending of ordi nnnco No 25 wns deferred to tho next regular meeting FRIDAY FACTS Captain J II Brown and sou of Omaha arc in the city Mrs Werner of Nelluh is visiting with Mrs 13 A Taylor Mrs 13 W Stovons and son will leave tomorrow for their now homo in Council Bluffs Iowa Mr and Mrs Win Smith of Burr Oak Iowa aro visiting thoir son north east of tho city D M Owen camo in this morning from Wyoming whoru ho is engaged in railroad building Mrs W II Riley and Mrs 13mil Brummund aro both on tho siok list at their homos in South Norfolk Miss Edith McClary who began as teacher at tho Washington school has been transferred to the Lincoln building Mrs N A Lockwood is in Omaha where sho wont to attend tho wedding of her sister Miss Edna Small which took placo yesterdny Frnnlc Davenport hns purchnsed tho Uos cottngo on West Norfolk avenue and will tako possession tomorrow It is boiug vacated today by Mr lies It is soini olllcially nunonnced that Roosevelt will bo in Norfolk ou tho afternoon of October 1 whou ho will mako a speech Norfolk will proparo to give him n warm welcome O D Jenkins his brother Ed Jenkins of Columbus and Dr Ludington of Omaha returned last night from a weeks hunt on tho Willow Creek They roport oxcollont spot 182 chickens being their record W II Rish is completing a handsome now cottngo in tho south part of tho city botweeu Third ami Fourth streets which ho has already leased The main part of tho building is 21 by 21 with n kitchen 12 by 12 E 13 Adams hns received n letter from his brother who is foreman of tho paint department of a largo hearse factory at Sterling 111 Hu writes that MelCiuloy prosperity is very evident there and thnt tho people uro very well satisfied with conditions He states that they hnvo difliculty in securing help enough ut tho factory Rev J P Mueller and wife of this city and Rev Hofius and wife of Pierce went to Battle Creek this morning to assist in celebrating tho 25th anniversary of tho entrance to tho ministry of Rev Hoffman of Battle Creek and Row Donniugor of Greon Garden Services will bo held in tho church at Battle Creek and a large crowd is expected to ntteud Geo II Spear returned last night from a visit to Omaha whero ho en joyed threo of Bellstedts band concerts which were of unusual excelleuco and aro proving a great attraction to tho peopio oi umaua no also called on W II Wigton who is just recovering from a sovero run of typhoid fever Ho is not yet nble to sit up and it will bo severnl weeks before he is able to bo out Miss Roselln Colo entertained a com pany of young friends at a bicycle party last ovening Thoy met at tho Colo homo at 7 oclock and started on their ride enlivening the occasion with blasts from hems and other instruments that could be handled while enronte After enjoying a spin through mauy of tho principal streets of tho city thoy re turned to tho house where refreshments were served They hnd u most enjoy alio time Tho High School Athletic associntiou THE NORFOLK NRWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBERS 1000 held a meeting yesterday ami elected the following officers for the ensuing term Marshall Leavitt president Ernest Jeneries vice president Paul Sisson secretary nnd John Read treasurer They organized an amateur foot ball team but huve taken tho precaution to strike Pierce from their list of proposed games It Is understood that they con template challenging Hemnu Walkers school early iu the season Geo L lies is moving with his family to Sioux Falls S D Mrs lies and daughter Louise aud Mr and Mrs Bryant left for that placo this morning Mr lies still remnins iu the city to fin ish packing tho household goods and closo up his business affairs hero which will require a dny or two more Mr lies work as general agent of an inur nuce company is now all in the Dn kotns with headquarters in Sioux Kails aud with his family there he can see them much ofteuer than ho has hereto fore been able to do I 1 D W Darlington of this County is the Candidate HOWARD TALKS POPULISM CiiliKrimloiiiil oiiviMtlnn AilJmiriiK for Tour V Without MnldiiR n Nomina tion -Will Mitnt A Kill n mi Octolmr III to Nil inn n Ciuiilldiiti Kroin KrlilnyN lnllj Tho populist stuto senatorial conven tion finished up its labors last evening by placing D W Darlington in nomina tion as candidate for state senator from tho eleventh district The congres sional convention did not mako a nomi nation but adjourned for four weeks until October l nt 2 oclock In tho after noon Ex Congrcssinan Howard gave a talk of an hour which was about tho most stirring proposition that tho populists of this section have been up ngninst for a long timo Ho discussed tho situation which confronts populists without gloves and showed in figures which aro luwnilil nntttrnrltnHnti flint flin nnmiltuf with democrats is losing numbers every dny whereas provious to four years ago boforo it began to morgo itBolf with tho dcmoorntB it wns growing faster than any party that was evor established in this country Iu tho courso of his romnrks Mr Howard characterized tho democratic party as a party without priuciplo Ho stated that ono man is responsible for tho ratification of tho treaty with Spain and that man is Bryan who resigned his commission as colonel in tro army to go to Washington and urgo tho ac ceptance of tho treaty by which tho United States acquired tho Philippino islands and without whoso iutluenco tho treaty would not hnvo boon ratified Now this same Mr Bryan tolls us that tho great issuo of tho campaign is im perialism if McKinloy is ro elected wo will straightwuy become an empire Wo aro nttomptiug to govern tho poor Filipino without his consent and that is imperialism At tho very hour thnt thoy aro howling so loud about tho iquities of govoruiug a pooplo without their consent this snmo democratic party is enacting and onforcing laws throughout tho south which disfran chises nearly all the negroes and many of tho poor whites and theso nro people who hnvo a right under tho constitution to participate in tho government and yet say tho democrats tho issuo of tho wholo campaign rests upon nlittlo group of islnnds thousands of miles away and which could not have been acquired ex copt for the assistance given by tho democrats I tell you you are fusing with a party that hns no fixed prin ciples apnrty in fact without prin ciple At tho closo oT Mr Howards nddress tho senatorial convention was called to order by the chairman Dr Bryant Tho cominitteo on permanent organiza tion recommonded that tho temporary organization bo made permanent which wus dono Tho committee on credentials reported giving tho names of those entitled to seats in tho senatorial convention The report wns adopted nud rend Motion prevailed thattho convention now proceed to nominate a candidate for senator from the eleventh senatorial district Tho name of D W Darling ton of Madison county was proposed and there btiug no other names mentioned he was mado tho unanimous choice of tho convention Mr Darlington nccepted the nomina tion iu a neat speech outlining bis be lief and stating what ho will undertake to do if elected A central cominitteo wns elected ns follows Stnutou county J E Nicholns Pierce O C Wilson Mudi son L S Simpson The conimitteo wns empowered to nppoint n member from Wayne county The candidato was authorized to select his own chairman and secretary CoiiKreKHloiiiil The congressional convention was then called to order aud tho report of tho conimitteo on credentials was re ceived without reading Tho committee on permanent organ ization recommended that tho tompo rnry organization bo made peruiauont and the recommendation was adopted The recommendation was mado that tho convention adjourn for four weeks or until October 4 and after discussion the suggestion wns put in form of a mo tion and carried Free of CliHrte Any adult suffering from a cold settled on the breast bronchitis throat or lung troubles of any nature who will call at A K Leonardswill be preseuted with a sample bottle of Boscheos German Syrup free of chnrgo Only one bottle given to one person and none to children without order from parents No throat or luusr remedy ever had such a sale as BoscheoV German Syrup iu all parts of tho oivilized world Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away and your druggist will tell you its success was marvelous It is really tho only throat and lung remedy generally endorsed by physi emus Ono 75 ceut bottle will euro or prove its value Sold by dealers in all civilized countries SATURDAY SIFTINGS Miss Jennie- Waddel has gono to kins for a visit with her folks B and Dr P H Salter have South Kihth Btrect party under its present method of fusion re- turned from Lynch Boyd county Mrs U 13 Foster of Plnlnview wns in the city this morning ou her way to Stanton Jamio Larrabeo is very Bick at tho homo of his parents on West Madison avenue Charley Smith of Lincoln is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J Smith of this city L M Thomas who has been laboring iu tho interests of the K O T M hero returned to his homo in Lincoln this morning Dwight Plerco and Clyde Hayes vis ited tho campers at the Yellow Banks yesterday Mrs O S Bridge and daughter Melllo nro both on tho sick list at their homo on West Norfolk avenue Miss Clara Spotman of Omalin who hns been Visiting at the homo of Rev J Parker returned homo this noon About 20 of tho tchoolmnteS of Miss 1 luzel Leo gnvo her n very pleasant sur prise party last ovouing at her homo I Mrs Tlirnnv nf RnviMin ivlin linu lmnti sick ut the homo of her sister Mrs Wil liams for tho past threo months was able to bo out last night for tho first timo Tho ball ganio nt Stanton yesterday afternoon between a team from that city and ono from Wisner resulted in a victory for tho Stantouites by a score of 11 to 4 Mr and Mrs Irviu Gcrocke aro mov ing from the houso on South Fifth street heretofore occupied by them to tho Verges houso on South Tenth street re cently moved iu from Queeu City placo Geo E Kilsou ticket und freight ngent at Snticoy Cnliforuin nrrived last ovenmg over tho Union Pacific to visit his sister Mrs J T Thompson They hitvo not seen each other for 20 years Doctors Kiesnn and TiiBhjean this morning performed an operation for cancer on August Neitske au old settler living northeast of town near tho asylum removing his lower lip Dr Hagey ad ministered chloroform to the patient Yesterday afternoon n jealous hus band was looking for a Norfolk man with a gnu in his possession and blood iu his eye Ollicer Kane took the weapon away from him but later in the evening ho secured another and it is snid fired n shot at tho citizen which however didnt take effect The Knights of tho Maccabees held another very pleasnnt nnd successful meeting Inst night initiating ten more candidates into tho mysteries of the order under the direction of State Dep uty L M Thomas of Lincoln Tho L O T M again appeared with refresh ments and tho balauco of the oveniug was most enjoyable The musical entertainment given by Mrs Ralph Hoiiry Day aud Miss Ilil dreth E Sisson at tho Auditorium last evening drew a fair nndionce of music loving people Tho concert was high class in tho strictest sense of the word aud tho many critics present pro nounced it faultless Mrs Dny is wholly at home with tho piano and the manner in which she rendered the classics called forth her greatest genius She has a wonderful delicate touch a soul to interpret and power to execute which makes be thorough musician Miss Sisson has a pure sweet voice which shows tho strength and refine ment of intelligent cultivation Miss Sissons numbers were received with merited applause and she was obliged several times to respond to nu encore She has a bright musical future before her Tin News has received n copy of the Missouri Valley Iowa Daily Times of cho ith containing a very excellent write up of tho marriage of Miss Lulu May Edgecomb of that city to Edward W Madsen formerly of Norfolk The services were the first weddiug ceremony performed in the new Presbyterian church which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion Rev J McAllister performed the rites Tho bridal pnrty nppeared while Miss Loin Chapman sang O Promise Me Tho bride was accompanied by her cousin Miss Blache Edgecomb of Kan sas City while tho groom wns attended by his brother Charles Madsen of this city The paper says of the bride that she made a bewitching picture in her gown of white tucked India mull and long tullo veil She carried a large bunch of brides roses The maid of honor wns nt tired in white organdy aud carried white roses Ohas Madsen also helped receive at au informal recep tion held at the home of the brides parents after the ceremony about 100 guests being present A featuro of tho receptioii was the distribution of wed ding favors iu tho form of tiny littlo boxes of white satin paper tied with a true lovers knot of white ribbon Five of the boxes contained additional fnvors to tho oues fortunate enough to receivo them Mr nnd Mrs Madsen have gone to Denver nnd Hot Springs nnd will be in Norfolk next Wednesday They will make their homo on upper Erie street Missouri Valley aud will be at home after September 25th Pi I County Delegates Met Today at Battle Creek BLEY FOR REPRESENTATIVE Hurt Mitpr nf till City CIiohcii iih Ciuittl iluti fur County Attorney A I Curler Ik din Nonilnti fur Coinnilnnltinor In tin Second lllfttrlct from Snttirrfnrfl Dully Tho republican county convention was held this afternoon at Battlo Creek mid was called to order promptly at 1 oclock by D Whitln chairman of tho county central committee M D Tyler of this city wns elected tompornry chalrmnn and Jus Nichols of Madison temporary secretnry A conimitteo of threo on credentinls wns nppointed consisting of P F Sprecher F P Princo and C A Ran dall and n short recess was taken to al low tho conimitteo au opportunity to report Tho coiumitteo reported no contests aud tho delegates present were accorded seats in tho convention Tho temporary organization wns mndo permnnont Delegntes to tho seuntorinl convention of the Eleventh district which is to be held iu Norfolk next Wednesday were selected ns follows M O Wnlker O A Randall O F Moutross S O Campbell Geo N Beols W It Martin John It Christie Geo D Smith F II Palmer A N McGiuuifl J S McClary M W Cnr mody F W Richardson Jos Kil Patrick Chris Schavlaud Alternates W N Huse 11 Pryor S M Dowling A B Richardson Henry Massmnn S W DouelF P Prince C J Hickson Chas Clark Clyde Eiseley Henry Wetzel Win Parkinson A L Carter A O Daniels Matt Clausen jr aud O xV Sleeper Louis G Bloy of Madison was nomi nated for stnto representative from the Twenty Third district by ncclamatiou and acknowledged the compliment in a nent speech thanking the convention and promising his active endeavors in the interest of the ticket There was something of a contest for county attorneyship F L Putney of Tildeu having a strong following but the nomination went to Burt Mnpes of this city by a good majority The first ballot stood Burt Mapes 84 and F L Putney 10 Mr Mapes iu a few well choson words expresed gratitude for the honors that had been thrust upon him aud returned his thanks to his support ers nnd tho convention J F Boyd of Oakdalo candidate for district judge was present nud made a very capable nddress though brief on the issues of the campaign Tho following resolutions were pre sented read and adopted Whereas It has pleased Divine Provi dence to call from lite to thnt homo on hidh our e teonied fellow citizen Rob ert D Scott therefore be it Resolved Thnt in the death of Mr Scott Madison county loses au honest upright and progressive citizen whose usefulness will be missed by the com munity and whose memory will bo cherished by his many friends and be it further Resolved That the republicans of Madison county in convention assem bled extend to the bereaved wife and children of the deceased their heartfelt sympathy iu their hour of bereavement The delegates from the Second Com missioner district met for tho purpose of placing a candidate iu nomination the ballot resulting as follows A E Campbell lSt A L Cartor 32 Mr Carter was therefore declared the nominee MONDAY MENTION T P Meraniinger is in town from Madison A large number of people from Pierce spent Sunday in Norfolk Mrs P F Sprecher and Miss Luella Remy spent Sunday in Omaha Miss Willa Allen aud Miss Leach of Madison were city visitors Saturday Clyde Eiseley has takeu a position in tho hardware store of W B Fisher W O Hall has sold his fine white faced driving horse to W II Blnkemau II Miller nud O Baruell have gone to Pierce to work on the Chilvers houso Mrs J W Edwards has roturued from an extended visit at Henderson Iowa F M Hoyer is in thonuty from Mis souri Valley Iowa greeting old Norfolk friends Miss Hildreth Sisson will depart Sat urday for Delaware Ohio to resume m her studies in tho Ohio Wesleyna uni versity Miss Grace Campbell begnu her duties as teacher in the Stanton public schools this morning Frod Parker leaves Wednesday for Andover Mass to rouow his studies in Phillips ncndeniy A Inrgo number of boats were used on tho river yesterday tho boating nmusi proving very popular Aug Neltzko who wns operated on Friday for tho removal of a cancer from his lip is getting along nicely Frank Eble has resigned his position as second cook nt tho Oxnnrd aud has gono to Fremont to attend tho street fnir Miss Martha Parker will go to Omahn Friday nnd will tench in tho public schools of thnt city the coming yenr I M Macy tho photographer iB re- pniutingjnud papering his studio throughj out greatly improving its appearance Mrs 0 A Blakely nud dnughter Lotn returned Saturday evening from au extended visit at Concordia Knusas Dwight Pierce who has been visiting Fred Parker nnd other Norfolk frieuds will leave tomorrow for his homo iu Omaha Henry Kruse hnd a dance nt his homo on West Norfolk avenue Inst night which wns enjoyed by a large number of his friends A blue rock shoot was held ongroundB up the Northfork river yesterdny which was participated in by a number of local sports A number of young folks participated in u plensant hay rack ride Saturday night taking ndvautngo of tho delight ful moonlight of thnt evening Miss Wiunio Hnrtley has received word that the diphtheria epidemic nt Tildeu has spread and that her school will not begin for nuother week E H Luiknrt was down from Battle Creek visiting his pareuts over Sunday preciated by Norfolk humanity that has been fairly sweltering the past few days The light showers this morning threaten to be followed by more and heavier ones before the weather again clears Tho cooler temperature is The sidewalks in front of the Bear block are being torn up and dirt filled in preparatory to putting down cement walks which will be laid November first Mrs R F Bruce went to Sioux City this afternoon in response to n telegram announcing the serious illness of her granddaughter the child of Dwight Smith A number of race horse people with their animals passed through the city today on their way from Ci eighton to Madison where they will enter the Madison county racing events A niissionfest was held by the Ger mnu Luthernns at Stanton ytsterday aud many from Norfolk and vicinity attended Rev J P Mueller preached in the morning and Rev W Hoeltzel in the afternoon Tho two choirs from this city attended Fields Brewer and Perry Law were up before Police Judge Hayes this moruiug on tho charge of drunk and disorderly conduct Each was fined 10 aud costs Brewer could not pay and will lay it out in jail W H Law promised to pay his sous flue and costs aud he was given his liberty Ed Wegner has disposed of his restau raut at Alliance aud returned to Nor folk Friday with his wife He will en gage in some kind of business here though he has not yet determined just what it will be He enjoyed n good patronage at Alliance but was not ex actly pleased with western methods W J Gow and J W Gibson poultry fanciers of this city have made some entries of their 6tock at the South Dakota state fair to be held at Yankton Mr Gow made eight entries of Bull Wyandotte and bull Plymouth Rock fowls while Mr Gibson made six en tries sf white Plymouth Rocks and white Wyandottes Robert J Mole and Gusta Christian were united in marriage yesterdny afternoon by Rev J P Mueller of Christ Lutheran church nt the home of the brides parents in Edgewnter Park A large number of friends of the con tracting parties were present and tho evening was thoroughly enjoyed in cele bration of tho event Salted pnnuts nt Parishs Look for the advertisements of tho parades at Omaha and tho ad for the Omaha Musical Festival in this paper 51900 Knights cf and Oriental Garnival OMAHA Sept 24 29 One week day and night Bigger Brighter and Bettei than ever Grand Carnival day Wednesday 26th Orand Daylight Parade Wednesday 20th Grand Night Electrical Parade Thursday 27 Every day a spe cial day Reduced ratu on all railroadi i t