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i H K TUESDAY TOPICS 8 Friotlnmn of Mmllnou Bpont Bnntlny In tho olty F O liiirKon o Wnyno Bpont Snnilny in Norfolk O A Klwrlr of Stanton tIhUimI in town Smuiny Win Lonrv of Tilden was ft oity itor yoRtcnlny U S Linn of Carroll whb ft Norfolk -visitor yostonlny 1 J KooniRRtoln hnd 1pk1 lmshnBH this nioruiiiK in MihIIhoii HubIuobb nttrnntcil O S llnyc to Piorco yoBtonlny nftornoon Frank Owon of Wnyno wm ovor thin morning tIbIHiir rolnllvoH 1 1 llonnot of HnHtliiRH tnuiwictccl btiBinoRH in tho city yoBturdny Mr nnd Mrs W D JolniRon from Miulifion Bpont Sundny in Norfolk John O Klllot of Bnttlo Crock wns u buHinosB TlBitor in town yoRtonlny O G Soman ifl ImildiiiR nn addition to hlB rcRidonco on South Twolfth ntroet T L IIorahlRor of tho Jnnotion drop Htoro mndo 11 trip to ONoill Saturday roturniiiR Sunday W II Ulakonian Btartod Snnday nlRht for an oxtoudod uhbIiiobb trip to tho Black Hills country IT K FoRtnr oxodltor of tho Plain- low Nowb camo down from that city en tho onrly morning train Rot F O Taylor of Neligh ifl in tho olty Ho camo down to nttond tho fn uernl of Mtb Woills and Mm IsbiHtor Rov O A Wood tho EplHcopnJ Jiiin iBtor from ColnmbuH waB hereto attend tho fnnoral of Mrs Woills and Mrs l9bistor Fred Huobnor of Ixonia Wis is horo to visit rolativoB nnd frionds horo ond in Pioroo county His brother Win Huob nor and wife aro alBO horo from Hot SprinRR S D Chas Iauoh and Mr ond Mrs Fred Soheor of Bnzilo MUIb hnvo boon vIfH iug Norfolk friendfl for a fow days Today thoy wont to Stanton to viflit Mr nnd Mrs Wni Nouuian Miss Ella Aloldenhauor accompanied thorn Rov Chas Donol of BoIbo City Idaho arrived on tho morning Union Puciilo train Tho train wuh late bo that ho did not roaoh tho city until aftor the funeral of Mrs WoillB and Mrs iHbistor He found his wifo coiiBidorably im proved A now and larRor enRino 1b to bo placod in The News buildiuR thiB ovon iug and tomorrow It iB expectod to have it ready for oieration in time to print the paper tomorrow but should the paper not appear on tiino it will bo known that something has happened Madison Chronicle Thomas Morti mer sold thirty fluo Horoford bulls this week at priccB varying from 110 to 00 Somo of them go to Oklahoma Montana Wyoming and Iowa C B Clow of HamberR la who is just stnrtiug a herd took flftoou fine ones puyiuR 100 a head Mr Mortimer has sold quite a number of blooded animals this winter AhlmanBros havo constructed a bi oyolo that is a novelty in its way The gear is what is known as a 4 minus and is so arranged that the rider must -work the pedals furiously to keep tho wheel moving at all It seems deoidedly incongruous to seo this wheel travel along at a solemn and sedate gait while the rider iB hustling his legs like trip hammers It 1b a good machine to ex ercise onjvnd not go anywhere CauouscB of democratic electors wero held Saturday evening in the various wordB of tho city Candidates for coun cilman were chosen and delegates to tho city convention wore selected Meagro reports of the meetings have been ob tained but it was learned that Oscar Uhle vo8 renominated for councilman in tho First word I G WeBtervelt was nominated in the Second and Albert Wilde and Ed Braasoh were nominated in tho Third The Jossey Stock company presented A Soldiers Daughter at the Audi torium last evening to a good house and those attending were in the main well pleased with the performance Between aoU a number of entertaining specialties were presented The company averages well with those presenting popular prico entertainments and none were heard to complaiu that they had not received full value for their money Mr Josaoy announces that the company beginB with its poorest production and will present the best the loBt ovoniug of their three nights engagement Tonight the company will appear in Under Two Flags Yesterday morning the weather man predicted much colder for last night and this morning and his forecast was true to the letter From a minimum of 84 above zero yesterday morning tho thermometerdropped to six above thiB morning when a high wiud from the north added to the discomfort of tho situation The weather man promises Btill colder tonight with threatening tomorrow The cold snap affords auother opportunity for ice men to remme the harvest of congealed aqua It is ex pected that by the end of the week every ice house iu tho city will be lilled which guarantees that there will he no shortage next summer of thiB hot weather necessity Yesterday was the Chinese New Year and in honor of tho ovont Sam Goon tho laundry man gave a grand ball to his colored frionds in ono of tho vacant bnlldltiRR on oast Main Btroot Thosb attending had an onjoyablo tlmo until tho pleasuro of roiiio of thorn was marred by tho bolBtoroufl action of Wildo For teotto formerly of thiB place- but now of Fierce who had rathor too much liquor aboard Tho nMcora worn notlflod of his nutiotifl and ho was run in about 8 oclock thlH morning In pollco court ho woh charged with drunk and dis orderly conduct nnd uRBosflod n lino which with coBts amounted to 1110 and waB glvon his liborty aftor huBtllnR tho money to pay tho nBflosBtnont against him llfUomlhln llilillo HiiIp Having rented my farm nnd intend ing to movo to Colorado I will soil at public uuotlou at my farm known or tho Haymow pOBtollloo on section 21 township 22 rango 810tf milos dno Bonth of Pllgor 7 miloH north and 11 miloB woBt of Howolls 15 milos south east of Stanton nnd 15 miloB southwest of WlBtior sale to cotninunco promptly nt 10 oclock a m WodnoBday March 1th tho following described proporty to wlt 107 head of oattlo Thoso cattle aro high grado Horoford and Short Horn Btook ITicows noarly nil with calf Boveral of thorn aro milch cowb 17 two year old Golfers all with calf 25 Bhort yearling heifers 1 hoifor calvos 7 Short yearling BtoerB 14 bull calves 1 two year old Horoford bull 1 cow and onlf in head of horses Toam of largo bay horses 8 years old Bpun of mares roadsters 7 years old gray horse 7 yeurB old gray inaro 1 1 years old bay horso 8 years old sorrel horse 7 years old graymure 9 years old iron gray horso 7 years old 5black horso 1 1 yoars old black colt 2 years old black colt 1 year old 80 hogs Two bowb eaoh with litters of pigs tho balouco aro shoats consist ing of brood sows and barrows Poultry Several dozen of chickens and geese Furuimnohinory etc consisting of mowers binders hayrack harrows Bulky plows walking plows breaking plows disc cultivators walking ators corn planters one horBO drills listor pulverizer seeders feed grindorB four horso power and shollor hay sweep sevoral farm wagons a truck hay wagon 2 hay racks Boveral sots of harness aud fly nets feed cooker aud other artiolcs too numerous to men tion including farming and blacksmith lug tools etc Also an organ and nu merous articles of household furniture and several tons of good hay Terms On sumB of 10 and over n credit of 12 mouths time will be given purchnBor giving uoto with approved security bearing 8 per cent interest from date if paid when duo if not paid when duo 10 por fcont interest Sums less than 10 cash A discount of 2 per cent for cash will be given whore a note might bo accepted All proporty must bo settled for before being removed from farm Froo lunch nt noon for all A Giacomini J R Stuoker nnd W J Pauek Auctioneers llmnuioml Lunlnlann An Iileul THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 1901 Health aud Winter lleiort Tho passengor department of the Illi nois Control Railroad oompany has just issued a now edition of Hammond Louisiana as a Winter Resort a beau tiful illustrated folder showing a few of tho winter attractions in aud about Hammond copies of which will be mailed free on application to tho under signed For those in good or moderate circum stance no point in the south offers such inducemouts The climato is unsur passed The artesan water excellent Society almost entirely northern and tho hotel and boarding house accomoda tions far superior to any town of its size in the north and at moderate rates J F Merky Asst Gen Pass Agt 111 Cent RR Dubuque Iowa Career anil Character of Abraham Lincoln An address by Joseph Choate Am- bosBador to Great imtiunouttie career and character of Abraham Lincoln his early life his early struggles with the world his character as developed in the later years of his life and his ad ministration whioh placed hiB name so high on the worlds roll of honor and fame hosbeeu published by the Ohioago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and may be had by sending six US cents in post age to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 111 Choice celery at GliBsmans Uood Advice Tho most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint More than seventy five per cent of the people in the United States are atllicted with these two dis eases and their effects such as Sour Stomach Sick Headache Habitual Cost ivenosB Palpitation of the Heart Heart burn Wnterbrash Guawiug aud Burn ing Puius at tho Pit ofStomach Yellow Skiu Coated tongue and Disagreeable Taste in the Mouth Coming up of Food after Eating Low Spirits etc Go to your Druggist uud got a bottle of August Flower for 75 cents Two doses will re lieve you Try it Get Greens Prize Almanac Asa K Leonard WEDNESDAY WRINKLES Androw Sohwnnk of Mndihon won among tho vtoitorB in town today S toward M O Walker of tho hopltal for tho Insane wont to Lincoln today Thero will bo services in both Luth eran churches ovcry Friday until EnBtor Mrs F W Teal loft for Lincoln oij tho oarly train nnd will return tonight Dr nnd Mrs A Boar will entertain tho West Sido Whist clnb Thursday night Mrs Grace Mast who 1b viflltinR hor sifltor Mrs H O Truman 1b Blok with tho grip Goo II Spoar is confined to his roomB nt tho Oxunrd with a very Bovoro attack of lumbago Beryl Boolor who haB locn vory Bick with pneumonia for two weeks is vory muoh improvod H E Owen loft yesterday for Pied mont Wyoming to look after tho firms railroad contract work thero Mrs G W Box iB just recovoring from an attack of tho grip with whioh sho haB boon sick for threo weeks Twenty five hoad of horses woro burned at St Paul oarly yostorday morning when tho Royal Pock feed barn was destroyed Today is ABh Wednesday the begin ning of Lont and tho day was appro priately obsorvod with services in sev eral of tho churohoB Miss Ada Buttorfiold is expected homo tonight from an oxtoudod visit with relatives and frionds in Mississippi St Louis Mo and ColumbuB WiB Tho domoornts of tho Third ward nominated Ed Braasoh for councilman for tho loug torm and 0 D Jenkins for tho short term instead of Albert Wildo as reported in The News D M Owon camo in last night from a short visit with friends nt Des Moines Iowa during which ho attended the wedding of a cousin Ho leaves today for Piodmout Wyoming to look after business affairs York has been proclaimed a olty of the second class by Governor Diotrich it having moro than 5000 population Tho exact population is 5182 York has shown a wonderful growth during tho pnst decado Tho lato David Reswick formerly of Pawnoe City who recently died in Lob Angelos Col willed two and a quarter soctionB of land to oach tho MethodiBt Baptist and Presbyterian churches of that city The land is located in Greely county and its value is not known D Rees was passing cigars around to his friends this morning with a happy cast of countenance nnd tho announce ment that Its a boy The young D nntlflninn arrived at tho Roes homo last night There are four daughters in tho family but this is the only son John Greetm a well known squaw man of Gordon committed suicide Monday night by blowing hiB head off with a shot gun Misfortune drove him to drink and gambling and ho de cided to sever relations with the world He loaves a wifo and several ohildron The Sohlitz beer vault near Mittel 8tndtB lumbor yards is being filled with ico while yet in an unfinished con dition The quality of ice is vory good and if tho cold snap lasts o few days longer the Norfolk ice man will be able to Bupply all domands likely to be made next summer John N Peyson of Dakota City who it is charged has defied tho law relating to disposing of liquors for the past ten years and has been arrested on that oharge more than 50 times has at lost been found guilty of selling liquor ille gally It iB thought that Judge Graves will impose quite a severe penalty The Jossey Stock company presented Under Two Flags last evening at the Auditorium to a fair sized audience tho play being given very entertainingly and well Considerable special scenery was used and those attending were well pleased Tonight the company will close its engagement in Norfolk in The Signal of Liberty The Ohlno California Champion speaking of weather conditions rays Tho rainfall for the storm extending through the first nine days of February according to the Champions gauge amounted to 510 inches making the to tal for the season to date an even 20 inohes It has been many years since the country has received so heavy a rain fall at this date Since Saturday the weather has been fine for farm work and the farmers are busy taking advan tage of the fine conditions for putting iu crops W R Hoffman returned last night from his Chicago trip Near Marshall town his train met with an accident that might well have caused consider able damage and suff eriug The passen ger passed a freight on tho double track at that place One of the car doors of the freight was loose aud swuug out taking tho windows out of ouo sldo of the passenger Mr Hoffman was read ing near a window uud had tho mis fortune to get Beveral pieces of glass iu his eyes Tho particles of glass were ro moved however aud Mr Hoffmuu is suffering no very severe inconvenience as the result of his oxperieuce At four oclock yesterday afternoon the Right Reverend Bishop Williams confirmed the following persons George H Spear Grace Spear Fred erick W Junoman Harriot 0 Wood Mrs EIbIo Desmond nnd Mrs W N Huso Tho two lnttor persona woro presented by tho Rov Charles Duol of Boiso Idaho aud tho former by Rov 0 A Wead of Columbus After tho Boonos through which tho church has passed it was thought boat not to givo too muoh publicity to this Bcrylco uud it was thoroforo moro of a private na ture although thoro was a goodly num ber of tho fiionds and members of tho congregation present Thoro was no special music tho hymns being buoIi as thoso prosont could join in heartily Tho remarks of the bishop woro extremely touching ospooiidly his roferonco to tho work and character of tho rector of tho parish It was Tory gratifying to tho rector that this bright spot should ap pear amid the gloom aud saduoss of tho pastfow days Annual Statement of The Nebrimkn Itenl Entitle Corporation JIKBOUKCHH Cash on hand and in bank 11 CO 25 Bills rocolvnblo 1012 40 Exponso paid 201 20 Accounts receivable 4087 22 Subscription account 2000 00 Trensnvy stock 10000 00 Real OBtato owned 8221 07 20072 23 LIABILITIES Capital 251000 00 Undivided profit 781 80 AcoountB payablo 800 87 20672 28 Norfolk Nob January 31 1901 I horeby certify that tho above is a true statement of tho condition of The Ne braska Roal Estate Corporation on this date to the best of my knowledge and belief A J Duuland President MEADOW GROVE Lo MoDonuld went to Tilden Monday Julius House spent Snnday with last his parents nt Norfolk Theo Jensen was a Meadow Grove visitor last Monday Mr Orr Palmer transacted business in Battle Crook Monday Joe Johnson and Carl Oehring made a trip to Tilden Monday Howard Perkins left for his home near Ewing Friday morning Miss Gertrude Wade spent the Sabbath at her homo near Battle Creek Miss Cora Edwards spent last Thurs day and Friday in Battle Creek Messrs Perry and Jean Lewis spent last Monday visiting in Norfolk Messrs Jim Sams and Orr Palmer drove to Madison and back laBt Tues day Miss Effie Ball of Norfolk attended tho masquerade in this city Thursday evening Miss Betty HalBey vicited with Cora Edwards from Saturday till Tuesday evening Rov Newman has been in Meadow Grove for the post week the guest of Rev Damon Several couples drove down from Til den Thursday evening and attended the masquerade dance Frank Roberts of Battle Creek was in Meadow Grove Sunday the guest of Miss Eva Christianaon H H Rouse has opened a hardware store in the building formerly ocoupied by H J Colegrovee furniture business M L PerkinB returned to Meadow Grove last Thursday evening after vis iting friends and relatives in New York W A Witzigman and family returned o Meadow Grove Wednesday evening after an extended visit with relatives in Clinton Iowa Mrs Maggie Storey and son Orrin went to Fremont Thursday to visit rela tives From there Mrs Storey will go to Iowa for a few weeks The markets Wheat 53 cents oats 20 cents sholled corn 27g cents ear corn 27 cents rye 85 oents butter 12J2 cents eggs 12 oents Tho show entitled Jack and Edna was greeted by a fair sized audience last Friday evening It is a very olean and moral entertainment and well de served the patronage it received The masquerade ball given by Orr Palmer and Warren Brown Thursday evening was very well attended The music furnished by the Norfolk Asylum orchestra was first class Many were present from Tilden and Battle Creek The dancers unmasked at 11 oclock and took Bupper at the Grove hotel and Breslers restaurant at midnight David City Neb April 1 1000 Pure Food Lo Roy N Y Gentlemen I must say in regard to Graiu O that there iB nothing better or healthier We have used it for years My brother was a great coffee drinker Ho was taken siok aud the doctor said coffee was the cause of it My brother has been well ever since wo started to use it Yours truly Lilue Sociioii Curd if Tli link To those who assisted during tho sick ness aud last sad rites couuectod with the burial of our daughter Irene wo express our heartfelt thanks nnd ap preciation Their sympathy and timely assistance on au occasion of deep dis tress will not bo forgotten Mb and Mite W H Emqk THURSDAY TIDINGS Born to Mr nnd Mrs Rungy lost evening a dnughter Rov Mr Oflboru returned to Croigh ton nt noon today Mr and Mrs A K Loonnrd returned lost ovoniug from n visit to Omaha Trinity gnild will meot with M 8 J W Humphrey tomorrow afternoon Miss Kate Ryan of Winnotoon is in tho city tho guost of Mrs Ed Murphy MIbs Nettio Allberry returned homo last ovoniug from visiting Omaha frionds Superintendent W A Connolly is in Grnnd Island on business connected with tho sugar factory A light snow has boon falling during tho day and moro is promised for thiB ovoniug Oloar and colder is predicted for tomorrow Norfolk lodge No 40 1 O O F will meot thiB evening for work in tho Socond dogroo All inombors are re quested to bo present W M Shannon of Sholdon Iowa who has boon visiting at A D Colos left last night for Cody whore he goes to close out his business August Koehn a well known farmer who has boon living near Hadar is ship ping hiB goods and removing his family to Boyd county where ho has purchased a farm Tho Ladies aid society of tho M E church served an excellent dinner at G A R hall at noon today whioh was well patronized Supper will be served thiB evening Tomorrow is Washingtons birthday The holiday will bo observed by the closing of the schools Tho banks of the city will not be open for business during the day When Mrs F W Teal returned from Lincoln yesterday she brought with her a boy seven years old from the home of the friendless If Mr and Mrs Teal like the boy they may adopt him Wm Darlington who has been a prominent farmer of thiB county for many years will remove next week with his family to Selden Holt county where he roob to take a homestead A L Lugger traveling salesman for Hornick Hess Moore of Sioux City is expected in tonight to spend Washing tons birthday and Sunday with his wife who rooms with Mrs A D Cole Wm Beswick writes from Council Bluffs Iowa that he has concluded to make his home in Norfolk providing he can get a suitable cottage He expeots to ship his household goods about the 12th of March A message from Columbus states that in the case of Nick Gentleman who has been on trial for killing a man in Platte Center the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree at a late hour last night P A Shurtz received a letter from an uncle yesterday stating that his father J S Shurtz has fallen heir to one third the property of a brother who died about a year ugo The estate to be divided is considered worth about 15000o The new engine spoken of a few days ago is now doing business in TriE News building It is a six horse power Fair banks Morse gas engine and is ex pected to pull everything put upon it from a job press to a heavy editorial The B of R T dance tomorrow even ing at Marquurdts hall promises to be the greatest event ever given by that popular organization and this is saying a good deal as every party given by the railroad boys has been a signal suc cess Mr and Mrs R B Welter and Miss Wilhelmy were called to Omaha yester day by a telegram announcing the serious illness of Mrs Wellers brother While they were waiting for the train to start they received another message stating that a cousin bad just died At the meeting of the County Com missioners association held in Lincoln this week H W Winter of this place was eleoted vice president Mr Winter was the prime mover and one of the or ganizers of this association whioh held its first meeting in Norfolk several years ago and was elected as its first presi dent Mrs L A Williams drove down town this morning with her buggy laden with supplies for the M E dinner Before she had left tho buggy her horse became freightened kand ran away throwing the lady out but not injuring her The horse make onlv a short run when he was caught without damage to either horse or buggy The News has added another tele phone to its equipment No 22 will as in the past call the upstairs or editorial department No 822 will be used in conversing with the business depart ment and job rooms on the first floor Patrons of the office will get much prompter service and at the same time observe the convenience of the office force if they will bear the difference in mind The Jossey Stock company dosed a successful thiee uights engagement nt the Auditorium last oveniug changing tho piny to A Married Bachelor on account of tho illness of one of the momborsof the oompany There was a fairly good sized audience and all were well ploased with the enter tainment If the Jossey company comes this way again it will bo greeted by a good house Thoy go from hero to Sioux Falls A week ago it was announced that a reception would bo given at Norfolk hospital this week but because of paint ing and othor improvements it has been found necessary to postpono this feat ure Tho regular wookly pationts dance will bo hold this ovoning and another a week from tonight The officers of tho institution will givo a reception on Friday evening of next week The superintendent has mado a now mlo in regnrd to tho Thursday night dances given for patients and aftor next week they will not bo opon to tho public except by card which must be secured iu ndvanco of tho superinten dent and presentod at tho door The Ahlmnn building formerly oc cupied by tho Bon Ton restaurant has beon rented for a bowling alloy whioh is to bo moved horo from Fremont The partitions are boiug removed from tho building and the alley will soon be open for busiuoBS Of it tho Fronlont TribunosnyB Tho proprietor of the bowling alley is moving Ho will gather up his belongings and go to Nor folk nt once where ho will spend the re mainder of the winter He states that business here has been good and he has no complaint but he wants to set around to a certain number of places and he thinks it is time to move Lovers of the sport will hnvo to turn their attention to other channels UP-TO-DATE PRINTING LIQUOR MORPHINE TOBACCO This niclnrc is the trade uinik t IOTTS KMUFSION ami is on ory bottle of SCOTTS KMUI ON iu the World which now liomtts to ninny millions yearly nis great business lias giown to icli vast proportions vrsf Hecnuse the proprietors ave always been most careful in the various ingredients ed in its composition namely e finest Cod Liver Oil and the urest Hypophosphites Secoitf Becanse they have so killftilly combined the various tgredients that the best possible esults are obtained by its use Tird Becaufe it has made so nany sickly delicate children troug and healthy given health nd rosy cheeks to so many pale naemic girls and healed the lungs nd restored to full health so many hoiisands in the first stages of Consumption It vou have not tried it rend for free sample t agreeable laste will Minmse yon SCOTT BOWSE Chemists 409 45 Iearl Stieet New York 50c and Jjco all druggists TRY THE NEWS FOR Iroduce each a dlbeuw1 having definite ogy The dlsoaso yields enslly to tho Double1 Chloride of Gold Treat ment prepared by Dr I skfyeeley j OMAHA NEB Cor 10th and 11 Worth Sts Curel f USING iA 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