r A 7 y INSTANTLY KILLED Untlck of 111kt Ground to Ilccc liy a Special lrrltjlil Tho following concerning the railwny accident nt Pilger Wednebdny is tnkon from n Stnntou dispatch to tho State Journal Yesterdny at tho railroad crossing just enst of tho village of Pilger in this county Ed Ustick whb struck nud killed by a special freight Ho had been in Pilger and was returning homo He wns seen by a number going toward tho railroad iu a wngon his team going at a Bmart jog Ustick had his head bowed upon his breast apparently giving no attention to his team or tho surround ings His team slowed to a walk ns they approached tho track and just got over it as tho train struck tho wagon back of tho foro wheels Ustick was thrown under tho engine and dragged for the distance of over a hundred feet HIb death was prooably instantaneous HiB intestines stomach heart lungs and liver were torn out of tho body and lay EOiuo thirty feet from it The right arm was cut on aud thero was hardly a whole bone in tho body Tho undisputed evidence showed that the trainmen made every effort to avoid the collision as soon as they discovered the danger though at tho time of tho ac cident the train was running at a greater rate of speed than permitted by the ordinances of tho village of Pilger within whoso limits the accident hap pened A broken jug which had con tained whisky was found near the corpse The coroners jury consisting of C F Husbands Ed Barom Daniel Matheson W S Church Jacob Oik and J G Matheson returned a verdict Betting forth that tho deceased came to his death by having been struck by an engine attached to the special freight but neither exonerated or condemned the railway employes The deceased was a farmer about fifty years of age He was married and has a son some twenty years of age He had seperated from his wife and family and for a number of years had lived alone on a farm which he had rented east of Pilger in Cuming county FRIDAY FACTS The front of the Richards block is re ceiving a fresh coat of paint L L McKira was a passenger for Omaha yesterday on business Dr Robert Johnson returned last night from n trip to Colorado A new approach ha been built in front of the Krantz livery barn Mrs W McBride of Madison is visit ing Norfolk relatives and friends Robert King has accepted the position of night clerk at the Pacific hotel H E Owen was in from Cheyenne Wyo yesterday visiting his family Sanford Parker of Spencer was in the city on his way to Omaha yesterday Mrs A J Durland left on the noon train for a visit with Lincoln friends Mrs Horace McBride and Mrs Willis McBride will go to Omaha tomorrow John H Crook of Meadow Grove has been granted a pension of 1 7 a month A P Childs went to Omaha today to view the carnival and will visit over Sunday Robert Utter will return tomorrow from Omaha where he has been for the past two weeks H H Patterson was last night in stalled as vice grand of Norfolk lodge No 40 I O OF Misses Ruth and Mamie Matrau and Misses Julia and Kate Stafford will go to Omaha tomorrow morning Hon John R Hays is to address the people of Dakota City on the political issues next Saturday evening A substantial brick walk is being built about the Zuelow property on Philip avenue and Sixth street Editor Cunningham of the Wayne Republican and County Superintendent Lundbnrg were city visitors from Wayne yesterday Jeauette the little daughter of 0 P FariBh who has been visiting her grand parents in West Point arrived in Nor folk yesterday Mrs Mae S Wheaton came up from South Omaha last evening to visit with her folks Mr and Mrs J E Simpson for a week or two Mrs Louisa Lucas died last night at the home of her daughter Mrs Carl Korth The deceased lady has been sick about a week Dr H T Holden went down to Omaha yesterday and returned today with his wife who has been visiting there several weeks Miss Agnes Pierre clerk for the John Bon Dry Goods company left on the noon train for Omaha to attend the festivities It iB announced that Governor Poynter is to address the people of Nor folk on the political situation on the nfterncon of October IU Miss Eula Wise has accepted a posi tion in the law oflice of Mapes and Hizen and iB prepared to do any work in the stenographic line on short notice Mrs Alfred Gerecke has been teaching for Miss Margaret Morrow for the post few days and Miss Ruth Matrau has been teaching Miss Edith McClarys room Bhort ber vices over the remains of the J late W U Fisher were held nt tho hotiso this morning Rev 1 J Parker officiating nnd tho remains were taken to Red Oak Iowa for interment s Thero will bo preaching services nt tho Free Methodist church next Sun day morning nt 11 oclock by Rev J Chnmberlain assisted by Rev Gould of North Platte Tho public Ib invited to attend The Knights of tho Maccabees nro ar ranging for their first numml ball which is to be given in Marquardts hall on tho evening of Wednesday Octobor 2 1 Good music is to bo provided aud a fine time is anticipated Louis Smithberger of Stauton has been renominated by tho republicans of tho Seventeenth district consisting of Stauton and Wayne counties for stnto representative Tho nominee was elected two years ago nud was renomi nated unanimously Dr P H Salter nnd O Johnson were out hunting yesterdny nud while suenking up on n Hook of ducks tho lat ter gentleninn slipped iu somo way nnd fractured one of tho small bones near his ankle The result is n painful limb which will conflno Mr Johnson to tho house for several days Fremont Tribune iT A mnrriago license was issued this afternoon to Bur leigh E Hacker aged 2 and Miss MelisBa P Witherspoon nged 21 The marriage is to tnko plnco at a late hour this afternoon Rev Mr Buss will per form tho ceremony The young people will make their homo in Norfolk J lNeidig who lives near MadiBon is at work turning about GO acres of sugar cane into sorghum molasses Mr Neidig raised -15 acres of tho crop on his own place Tho Chronicle says the capacity of his factory is between 200 aud 1300 gallons per day and the output of tho season about tiOOO gallons but in ability to secure needed help has pro vented him from running to the full capacity The golden cymbals for the parade on Roosevelt day have arrived and S L Gardner will bo in charge of the brigade that will handle them ArrangementB will be made for a special train over the Verdigre branch and a large crowd is ex pected from towns along that line It is understood that Hon C J Green of O Jiaha will address the people on Roose velt day after the governor haB finished his address SATURDAY SIFTINGS Dr Scobee wns a passenger for Omaha yesterday noon Geo B Ckristoph has returned from his visit to Omaha L J Speck has returned from a visit at Ottumwa Iowa S O Campbell was a city visitor from Madison last night Hon John S Robinson of Madison wns a city visitor yesterday Mrs G W Box went to Plainview yesterday to visit relatives Mrs Gardels of Battle Creek was visiting Norfolk friends yesterday Mrs C C Elgin will return this evening from a five weeks visit with relatives and friends at Chicago Hon J F Boyd of Oakdale candidate for district judge on the republican ticket ket was m the city over night -greeting the voters A light frost last night nipped some of the more tender plants that were still growing Miss May Morris returned from Ohio last evening where she has been the past two years for an extended visit with her brother M R Morris Mrs A D Cole returned yesterday from Cody where she has spent the past three monthB This week she sold out the A D Cole store businsss at that place to her son E C Cole and Charles Nicklin Manager Spear anticipates a grand rush for seats for A Wise Woman Monday and it will probably be the part of wisdom for those who want to attend to be on hand and secure their seats early Monday morning Tub News stated last evening that John R Hays would address the people at Dakota City this evening This was a mistake his Saturday evening speech will be made at South Sioux City He talked to the people of Thurston last night A horse attached to a two seated buggy started to run away rom in front of the Fair store this morning The buggy rau into another vehicle and the horse and it were separated No dam age beside the breaking of the harness was done Pierce Call T S Richardson re turned from Norfolk last Saturday and tho same evening was taken with a sud den attack of the heart and for time was in very dangerous condition His wife arrived from Fullerton Tuesday evening and is now taking care of him Battle Creek Republican Wm Yolk a prominent farmer of Highland was in town Saturday Mr Yolk says the farmers in his community many of whom voted for Bryan in fid are now almost Bolidfor MoKinlev Will savs they dontpretend to know much about militarismimperialism and other isms of demo pop invention but they do know which side their bread is buttered on and he thinks anyone possessed of that knowledge cannot reasonably bo ex pected to vote for W J Bryan THE NOU FOLIC NKW8 TIUUSnAYOCMOlWK I 1000 CRACK SHOOTING Tho Crane Killed mill Allot Iter lilt Upturn tlicj lot out of ItuiiKP F C Mttchol relates to Tin Nrws tho following story of some remarkable rifio shooting On the J5th of Soptombor while Mr Harper of Iowa nnd 1 wero crossing tho prairie nbout 17 miles northwest of Norfolk enrouto to Niobrnrn wo saw a mnn cautiously walking toward n small lako with a gun iu his right hand When ho was within a hundred yards of tho pond three largo white crnnes How up Quick ns thought tho sports men brought his rille to range nnd as tho sharp crack rang out one crane camo down Without lowering his gun ho pumped nunther load nnd fired aud the second bird camo whirling to the earth Tho third bnllot cut feathers from tho Inst crane but ho flopped on ward With surprise nnd curiosity wo drove up to where the man was gathering up his trophleB Wo offered him -1 50 for the two birds which measured eight feet from tip to tip of tho wings He lnughcd and said All right Pretty good for threo cartridges nnd invited us up to dinner Upon lenrning his nnme T O Warner wo remembered of having henrd of him iu I own ns nn export rifle shot Ho says thoy give him tho fancy name of Old Grizzlytho Wolf Hunter MONDAY MENTION Robert Utter returned from his visit to Omaha last night Lee sou of Mr aud Mrs Roy Hight ii suffering from an attack of typhoid lever Mrs O F Tappert nnd Mrs C F Shaw visited over Sunday with friends iu Omaha Mrs C D Jenkins returned Satur dny from a Bhort visit with her mother at Nevada Mo Miss Anna Seymour returned last night from Omaha where she attended the festivities Miss Kerkow trimmer for Miss Bender went down to Fremont Sntur dny noon nud returned today Ticket No 1711 held by Joe Ylazuey drew the wheel rallied oil at Ahlmuu Bros bicycle shop this noon M Carberry grain dealer at War uerville was in tho city yesterday He will attend the theatro hero tonight Mr and Mrs J N Bundick have broken up housekeeping nnd hnve taken rooms at theOxnard hotel for the winter For the past few days this vicinity has experienced ideal Indian summer weather with tho air as balmy as spring time Mrs R D Scott Mrs F J Hale Mrs J E Kuesel aud two daughters were in the city from Battle Creek Sat urday A right healthy breeze from the south nas prevailed today and has raised con siderable dust to the annoyance of people generally Geo DButterfield camo in from Chi cago last night and visited with his parents while enrouto to his home in Creightou Mrs Joe Shoemaker of Salida Col is iu the city for a months visit with her mother and sister Mrs Warrick and Mrs Weathorby Mrs Joseph Schwartz left at noon today for Lincoln where she goes ns delegate to the Grand Lodge D of H which convenes tomorrow Hereaftet Baum Bros store will be open in the evenings until nine oclock On Wednesday however the store will be closed during the day until 0 oclock in the evening on account of n holiday Miss H C Wood will give a theatre party this evening to a number of her friends complimentary to Miss Ruth Ma trau The party will be chaperoned by Mrs C EDeuel After the entertain ment the party will lunch with Miss Wood The Norfolk fire boys have not been called out by an alarm for so long that it is doubtful if they would know how to act should they be called But the season of fires is almost here and it is probable that the firemens summer va cation is about at an end All the boys belonging to the Norfolk Rough Rider brigade are requested to meet at the furniture store of Hoffmnn Smith Wednesday evening nfter school to arrange the final details for Roosevelt day Members are requested to be present whether they have ponies or not Free of Charge Any adult suffering from a cold Bettled on the breast bronchitis throat or lung troubles of any nature who will call at A K LconnrdBwill be presented with u sample bottle of Boschees German Syrup free of charge Only one bottle given to one person and none to childreu without order from parents No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boschees German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away and your druggist will tell you its success was marvelous It is really the only throat and lung remedy generally endorsed by physi cianB One 75 cent bottle will cure or prove its value Sold by dealers in all civilized countries The Retort Oak has the only positive check known in stove construction The control of fire is absolute Ham street will answer all inquiries BOARD OF EDUCATION Sctioolft Irntilnt ii lliilf llolliluv on ilt liny dcrllKn or lllrin lor Onul ol It 1 1 In Alloiwri Regular meeting of the bonrd of edu cation wns held on October 1 1000 Present Luikart Dean Salter Mrueg gemau aud Matrau Meeting was called to order by Presi dent Luiknit The reading of minutes wns dispensed with Tho following bills were read mid ordered paid Aug Hellorniun supplies 55 cents S G Dean by Heath and Millegau supplies 8 12 Aug llelleimau labor on repairs 750 W P Dixon mowing 1 00 J H Herman repairs 12 115 Herman lhuinniuiil binding books 1500 A Morrison repairs 1120 11 U Matrau secretary freight paid 118 1 John Fiiday supplies 8 00 Monthly pay roll ft Will -15 Reports of John Friday treasurer for months of August and September showing balance on hand September 110th in tho general fund of 5Sr 12 with unpaid outstanding warrants amounting to 1 1 Mil SO were rend and referred to auditing committee Communication from Col Simpson water commissioner relative to the use of city water wnsrend and referred to tho committee on buildiugsnnil grounds It was ordered that teachers when absent aud employing substitutes shall pay such substitutes nnd that such absences and employment of substitutes shnll be subject to tho approval of tho superintendent It was ordered that sealed bids lor coal for tho ensuing school year be advertized to bo opened on October 15th at 8 p m the board reserving the right to nceept or reject parts of bids or entire bids or all bids iu their discretion successful bidders to pay for weighing on scales to be designnted by tho bonrd and to deliver all coal nt tho various school buildings as may be required It was ordered that n half day holiday bo granted the Fchools on tho afternoon of October 1th On motion tho board adjourned H O Maikav Secretnry TUESDAY TOPICS W J iow went to Meadow Grove today on business Mrs C E Green returned yesterdny from n visit to Omaha E B Keuyon returned this noon from a business visit to Lincoln Mrs C O Manwiller has gono to Iowa for a visit with relatives M R Morris departed thiB afternoon for a business trip into Wisconsin Mrs M R Morris returned last even ing from a mouths visit in Chicago A new variety store ill tno Richards block opened up for business last Satur day The regular meeting Jof tho Masonic lodge will be held this evening nt 8 oclock Miss Fannie Norton returned Inst night from the festivities at Omaha Wm D Ctiristy of Argyle Is Y is expected here this evening to visit with W J nnd C C Gow H E Holt has returned from an ex tended visit to California Oregon and other western states Mr and Mrs J J Harrington wel comed a daughter to their home in South NorfolK this morning Leslie Leavitt came in from Chicago last evening to visit his parents Rev and Mrs Wm Leavitt N A Raiubolt and A E Campbell went to Battle Creek today to hear Mary Ellen Lease speak Mr and Mrs C D Jenkins drove to Pierce thiB afternoon to see T S Rich ardson who is reported to be very sick The city has received another car of crossing stone and tho work of putting in permanent croob walks goes merrily on F P Hanlou waB up from Omaha yesterday to attend the meeting of tho board of directors of the Norfolk Na tional balik juito a number of Norfolk people went to Battle Creek to hear Mary Ellen Lease talk on the politicel issues of the campaign A J Niquette of St Paul Minn a nephew of Mrs O B Holahan haB taken a position as clerk with tho ex press companies Dr and Mrs G F Keiper will spend a month in Norfolk having taken rooms at the home of Mr nnd Mrs J S McClary for that time A bouncing nine pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs O J Stockwell today It will be utterly futile for nuy demo crat to endeavor to convince Jeff that there is no prosperity in the laud Tho Beatrice blood hounds were brought iu from that city last night and D D Brnnson took them aud their trainer as far as Pierce starting from here nt 12 oclock At that place an other conveyance was in waiting to hurry them ouward to Plainview where it is hoped they will succeed in tracking the murderer of A D Aikeue who was killed near that place Sunday night It was the desire of tin1 trntitT to get onto the ground us early ns possible so Hie scent would be fiosh President Simpson of the MoKinley KooMivelt club leceived n telephone nicRMigo from Orestou Inst night which conveyed the information that n troop of 115 rough riders would come over from thero to attend tho Roosevelt demonstra tion Tho coinpnny expects to ride across the country nud hopes to reneh Norfolk tomorrow night They re quested thnt arrangements be made for curing for their hoiscs This Is but one of the Hovcrnl slmilur organizations that have expressed their determination of ntteiidiug the rally Tho Auditorium wns well filled last evening to see Mario Lainonr in tho three act farcical comedy A Wise Wo man The play was full of mirth-provoking situations nud the audience wic kept in good humor fioin start to finish Thero wero many clever specialties Miss Ianioar as Honor Rachel nnd Francis Jones as Peter Chicner weie especial favorites Tho play brought out much clever repartee work At de ception tho play developed situations that would give The Liars pointeis Tho company went from here to Fio mont Norfolk postolllco receipts continue to show ii gratifying upward tendency The increases of the lust fiscal yenr were marked but the new ilscul year bids fair to rival that of last in tho matter of increase in receipts Tho first quarter of tho present fiscal year wns completed October 1st The receipts nro bhown by the records to be lrllh2 The receipts of the first quarter of the last fiscal yenr wero 2II2IUI showing u gain of 201 IIS over those of the last year This is the light business quarter of tho year and if tho present ratio of increase keeps up it may lo expected that the present year will show a record breaker A disastrous flro at Foster in Pierco county Sunday night destroyed about half of tho town Tho whole west side of the town iH today in ruiiiB The destruction was caused by n prairie lire Among tho business property destroyed was tho Edwards Bradford lumber yard and ollico Geo V Mitchells general merchandise store the post office telephone ofllco F Synovecs blacksmith shop a limo house A II Holmes implement warehouso and the snloou Tho saloon keeper had just received his license from tho county board but had not opened up for busi ness The citizens made an unsuccessful attempt to fight the flro but wero hiiudi enpped by lack of fighting facilities With tho close of September N A Raiubolt severed his connection with the Norfolk National bank as its president in accordance with tho terms of his res ignation tendered somo time ago At n full meeting of the bonrd of directors held yesterday afternoon W H Bucholz was unanimously elected president to fill the vncancy nnd until tho annual meeting of tho board in January he will remain tho acting cashier of the bank Although Mr Bucholz is a compara tively young man for a bank president yet ho has in fact been engaged in active banking a greater number of years than any other man in Norfolk After n short experience in the old Norfolk City bank ho went with tho Norfolk Na tional bank as teller in Jauuary 18SIJ and in fall of that year he was made as sistant casnier a year later ho was elected cashier which position he has held continuously since His experi ence of H years as a banker well quali lies him for the place to which he haB now been elected Patrons of the bank will be glad to know that the resigua tion of Mr Raiubolt does not carry with it any radical changes in the manage of the institution A New Store Iu Tom n We wish to announce to the people of Norfolk and surrounding country that we have opened up a line of notions tinware queenBware shirts and overalls hats etc etc a t prices that will tonch your hearts through your pocket book Come in and see us and get acquainted The Balloon Ellkh GlLMOKK In Richards Block Norfolk We wish to thank the people of Nor folk and vicinity who so lirjerally jxit ronized our opening last Saturday Wo feel safe In saying that every purchaser ut our opening received the greatest bar gain ever had in footwear We shall continue special sales every Saturday On Saturday October II our bargain counter will bo loaded with bargains Yours for business Norfolk Shoe Co Peoples Popular Prices The lieit AitvertUliiK Philadelphia Record When a busi ness man admits by a painted sigu or a display window that he wants business he can give one of but three reasons if he foil to advertise in tho newspapers viz That the amount of business in his line iu the community is too small to warrant tho expense that he lacks jhe money required for the best form of advertising or that bis judgment is bad nnd is not influenced by obvious fncs The most successful business men are the most persistent of newspaper adver tisers For cleanliness economy and comfort the Retort Oak has no equal as a heater See them at Hamstreets WEDNESDAY WRINKLES W Wiinner clerk in Bnuiii Bros Is on the sick list Telephone No 55 has been placed in the residence of Mis II Mollrido A II Dillon of Oakdnlo was n pleas ant caller at Tin Nmvs this afternoon Miss Lizzie Mueller relumed last night fioin u weeks visit with friends nt Pierce Itov Fred W Lavitt of West Point was visiting nt the home of his parents over night A son wns bom to Mr nnd Mrs Ghns I Mriggs nt their homo on South Third stieet yesterday Mrs T 13 Odiomo nnd Miss Martha Davciipoit went to Sioux City yeslerdny afternoon to visit friends nnd attend the carnival Mniit I WNoler engineer on the F K V V toad who resides in The Heights 1h to lomovo to Ohudronas that cll will be more convenient to his run John Stou breeder headed a party of Ml excursionists who left yesterday over the M V O lor Spooiinr Wis to look at Home iiiilioad lauds that are now on the market W M H ibeiisnn returned lust night from liincdln whom he had been to argue Hie Kpuiililiug case before tho supremo eouit but as tho state was not ready the heating went over until tho llllh About 20 young friends assisted Uhiionco Mc Fitrlnud in celebrating his birthday yesteidnv afternoon at his homo on South Sixth street It was a most enjoyable parly to those participa ting Mis Mary Stanton is packing her household goods aud will go to Omaha where she Iiiih a position for tho winter lay and Paul will make their homo with their siter Mrs Thos ONeill during her absence Hurley Widainan iH taking a courso in steam and clcctrinl engineering iu a les Moines college and is well pleased with the work and tho school His father has iu his possession a steol rivet ing hammer a sample of his llrHt work in tho school Upon Dr Sissons return today from Laurel where ho had been to look after some details of his work he found a telephone message awaiting him to go to Pender to preach tho funeral sermon of Ex Congressman W E Penblos who Iiiih just died there Dr Sihboii departed for Ponder on the next train Tho son of F Griffith of Mittle Creek wiis operated on at tho sanitarium yesterday Tho entire lower part of tho bono of one of his legs was removed He stood the operation well and is rest ing quite comfortably today Tho bono was diseased owing to a kick he had received from a horse somo years ago Today is u Jewish holiday that has been observed by people of that religion for tho past 11000 years It is tho most im portant holiday on tho calendar to people of that faith as upon it hangs tho fabric of their religion It is the feast of Yom Kippur or day of atonement aud it is said that its observance was established by Moses David Ciiy Neb April 1 1K0 Genessee Pure Food Co LcRoy N Y Gentlemen I must sny in regard io Grain O that there is nothing better or healthier We have used it for years My brothor was a great coffee drinker Ho wiw taken sick nud the doctor said codec was the cause of it aud told ns to use Grain O Wo got a packuge but did not like it at first but now would not be without it My brother has been well ever since we started to use it Yours truly Liliie Sociior WOMAN I UKE A OEUOA TE MUSICAL IMSTRUMUIT In good condition she is sweet and lovable and sinks lifes song on a Joyful harmonious string Out of order or unstrung there is discordance and unhapplness Just as there is one key note to all music so there is one key note to health A woman might as well try to fly without wings as to feel well and look well while the organs that make her a woman are weak or diseased She must be healthy Inside or she cant be healthy outside There are thousands of women suffering silently all over the country Mistaken modesty urges their silence While there Is nothing mcre admirable than a modest woman health If of the first importance Every other con sideration should give way before it Brad fields Female Regulator Is a medicine foi women sills ills thesafestandquick est way to cure leu corrhea falling of the womb nervous ness headache backache and gen eral weakness You will be astonished at the result es pecially if you have been experiment ing with other so called remedies We are not asking you to try an uncer tainty Bradfields Regulator hasmade happy thousands of women What it has done for others It can do or you Sold in drug stores tor 7 a bottle A frre Illustrated nook will to brut to all wlioYtrilrto WE BRADflCLD KGUUTORCO AtiMtcCo t 1 3 H ll III irtT J cUiEflHp