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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1901)
m K TUESDAY TOPICS Paul Hudnt 1h quite sick with 15 M Laoko was down from Hoskins yesterday Joseph llulmcck is seriously HI with pneumonia Mr nnd Mrs 15 V Stevens are visit ing in Omahu 1 O Lynch wns in town yesterday from Mndison Frank Phillips of llosklns wiib a city visitor Monday 11 L Sharp of Pilger hud business in Norfolk yesterday Frank Bloom wns in tho rity ycBtor day from Wakefield W L Smith of Osmond transacted business horo Monday 15 A Glitton of Orchton traiihiicted lUHlniHii hero yesterday F M Robinson was in tlio motiopollH yesterday from Howolls Mm Honry Huobnor of Hadcr iH vnry sick witli rheumatism lr W M Condon was in tho city yesterday from Humphroy Miss W A Otts was a Norfolk visitor from Humphrey yesterday G B Gatlln of Scrihnor paid Norfolk n customary visit yesterday Frank Fox is reported soriously ill with tho prevailing complaint G S Smiththo Madison real estate jnnu was in the oity yoHtorday Goo J Dalmau of Wayne was a visi tor in tho metropolis yesterday Wellington Fox and Elinor Fox spent Sunday with friends in Madison 0 B Holahan returned last ovoning from a business trip to Ft Dodgo Iowa Tho Wednesday olub will moot with JVIrs W N Huso tomorrow nftoruoon W It Whito of Plaiuview was ono of tho numerous Monday visitors to this metropolis G It Soilor liveryman and real ostato agent made a business trip toColuuibus this morning Norfolk lodge No 97 A O U W will moot in regular session in Odd Fel lows hail this ovoniug Norton Howo returned this morning from Plaiuview wheie he has been vis ili lg his brother Robert County Attornoy Burt Mapes wont to Croightuu yesterday and this morning was a passenger for Neligh It O Asboru of Wayne spout Sunday with his old timo friend A P Ohilds xoturuing homo yesterday morning Rev Mr Osborn came down from Croightou last evening to attend tho funeral of Miss Woills this morning J W Kinzel of Winsido has Btarted nbankat Grestono Col in which G A Luikait or this city has an intorest Robert Kerr of KansuB City Mo Toproseuting W G Baker Co dealers iu touts and awnings was tho guest of his sihter Mrs O L Hyde J V lthines of Boone has been vihit ing his wifo who is a patient at tho Norfolk hospital Ho is pleased to flml that her health is very materially im proved W E Arnold of Hastings deputy organizer for tho Loyal Mystic Legion of America is hero in the interests of his order which already has an organ isation hero Herman Kreger ono of tho two boys who havo been such familiar figures on the streots has taken tho position of bell boy at the Oxuaid and is attend ing to calls with promptness ami dis patch There will bo a business meeting of the Christian Endeavor society at the homo of Miss Etta Durlaud tins even iutf O G Somors has accepted a respon sible position with the Beobo Runyou wholesale furnituro company of Omaha where he will be superintendent of trav eling men and assistant purchaser Ho will probably move his family to that city in tho near future Grandpa Melehor of West Point claims to havo seen a mink plnugo into open water below tho dam und in few moments emerge with a six pound fish in his mouth It is a bit early for fish stories but the people might be prepar ing their minds the season is approach ing This is an uucertain season of the year for teamsters who have been cross ing the Missouri river on tho ico during the winter On tho 18th Will Merritt of Niobrara lost a horse and two hogs his team and wagon going through tho ice all tho animals beiug rescued but tho two A peddlars horse went through the sanio day but was pulled oat uuharmed One of Wakefields wheelmen is in dignant because of Representative Mur rays bill which requires a bicycle rider to dismount every timoho posses a team arid wonders whut rights between legislators aad couucilmeu a wheelman will soon havo that tho people are bound to respect If that muu with the flying machine would hurry up it might prove au easy solution of the problem as there are fewer animals fighting for xight of way in the air No doubt most people iu tho city have many old magazines und books which they have read and thrown aside that would provo a source of pleasure to jmtieiits at the hospital for insane I Many of these patients thoroughly on llio joy reading but liiMifllolont funds are allowed to puiohiiHO what is needed o meet the demand hence Superintendent Teal asko those who are disposed to con tribute to tho relief of the unfortunates in this manner to sond their old peri odicals and bocks All niioh reading matter left at Tint Nkwh ollleo will bo forwarded to tho hospital and the con tributors will have the heartfelt thanks of the patients Geo Wood worth son of V II Woodworth of Bohnerts grocery nnd Miss Llda Heed daughter of Mr and Mrs Burrell Heed were united in marriage this morning at 10 oclock at the home of tho brides parents south of the city Itov 8 l Sharpless ofllolut ing A tccoutinn for Mr and Mrs Wood wort li is to be given at tho homo of the grooms parents on North Eighth street tomorrow afternoon and evening Tho young couple will make their homo on tho farm of tho brides father near Madison Mrs Annie D Tailont authoress of tho The Black Hills or the Last Hunt Ing Grounds of tho Dakotas died about two weeks ago at her homo in Sturgis and her roinaiiiB wero taken to Elgin 111 by her mhi Robert E Tal lout for interment Mr Till lout was here a short time ago iu tho interest of tho work and succeeded in interesting quite a number of people Mrs Talleut was 7t years pf ago at tho time of her death She was one of tho earliest sottlors of tho hills mid her work em braced 28 years of that countrys his tory During tho past two weeks or more tho doctors of town havo beou iu con stant demand and several of them re port that thoy average 25 visits to pa tients each day Tho prevailing malady is grip and roRultaut complaints most of which nro uot serious although a few have proved fatal Small pox has uot mado its appearance hero yet although it is reported in towns in either direc tion ono scare of this character being no farther away than 40 miles As n precaution against tho disease which may invado tho community at any time it would bo wiso for all to be vaccinated who havo not boon in recent years Undor modern methods vaccination is not a serious matter and it is always better to bo on the Mifo side when small pox is prevalent MtuliiIthKvtt WelllN Frtim Tnonlny8 Dnily Tho funoral over tho remains of Maria Leggott Woills lovingly called May by her friends was held at Trinity church at 10 oclock this morning Bishop Williams ronained ovor and couductod tho servico which was largely attondod by friends of the family Tho churoh was beautifully decorated with floral gifts tho most promiuout beiug a harp with a broken string from the Girl guild of which Miss Weills wns presi dent n wreath from tho Masons a cross from the Order of Elks violets forns and roses from tho Ludies guild bou quets from the Sunshine guild a oluss of littlo girls whoso tenclor tho deceased was bosideB many individual offerings Mr Woills Mrs Deuel ami John wi r ahlo to bo carried to the choir room where thoy occupied seats during the servico with tho only two well members of the family Marjorie and Louise and Mr Deul At tho conclusion of tho servico tho remains wore tenderly taken to Prospect Hill where they were laid to rest beside those of her mother tho samo pall bearers ofliciatiug so fur as possible as did a week ago for tho mother Miss Weills was born at Niagara Falls New York on August 27 1871 ami although her life was short it was ono full of usefulness Since early childhood she lias boon atllicted with asthma yet notwithstanding her own troublos she was like a ray of sunshine iu tho family circle always bo cheerful happy and thoughtful of tho comforts and wishes of others that hor life was a lesson and au iuspiratiou She had an uuusually bright mind which was bub bling over with humor and eveu up to almost her hiBt moments Bho could not withstand tho temptation to joko with those about her She wiib tho last of tho family to be strickon with tho uuy wjiicu hub numu sucn inroads upon tho home and becauhe of her eufebled conditiou from long suffering sho was not able to withstand its effocts and her bouI haB gono to join thoso of her mother and grandmother whose funeral was hold just ouo week previous Thank anil Sympathy At a meeting of tho gentlemen of Trinity parish held at the Oxuard hotel last eveuiug Bishop Williums presidiug tha following motion was mado That a vote of thanks be given to our reotor Rev J O S Weills for tho comforting and elllcient servico ho has given us duriug the past year as rector of the parish and that in the present year we pledge him our spiritual moral aud financial support Unanimously carried It was also moved that wo tender our beloved rtctor our deepest sympathy iu this his sad ufllictiou and pray that the Almighty God in His wibe providence may loug spare him to us Wasted March 10 fivo room cottage Will pay reasonable rent Address Win Beswiok No 1209 Seventh Cjuucil Bluffs Iowa uveuue A TIIR NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY MARCH 1 1901 WEDNESDAY WRINKLES Frit Eliel has moved to this oity from Randolph William Parkinson of Madison is a oity visitor today A 1j Howsen was a Wayno visitor in Norfolk yesterday MIrb Mary Johnson of Stanton visited in town yesterday 1rof C Hurlhnt of Alnsworth wns a oity visitor yesterday J 15 Slmpkins of Meadow Grovo is horo today enrouto to Lincoln Dr Frank Salter made a professional visit to HoMdiiB this nftoruoon Ernest Becker of Stanton transacted business in tho inetroiKills yesterday Elmer Lundborg county superintend out of Wayne county was a city visitor yoBtorday Mr nnd Mrs Wm Gorecke wero up from Stanton to attend the funoral of his father I G Westorvolt waH ahlo to bo out again yesterday after a Berious siego with tho giip Dr MoKim mado a long drive west of Battle Crook and return yesterday aud wont to Hadar today J S Shurlz returned last night from a two months visit to rolatives and friends in Missouri and Kansas A special mooting of tho Order of Eastern Star will bo hold Thursday evening February 28 at 8 oclock Miss Otolia Pilgor arrived lost night from her school in Green Garden to at tend tho funeral of her grandfather Ed Sessler driver of tho Norfolk mail wagon has gono on a business trip to Chickasha Indian territory and ex pects to bo absont about 20 days Tho families of J V Day and S Jewell ten mombers in all wero in tho city ovor night on thoir way to Creigh ton near which place they nro taking farms ThoLadios Aid society of tho M E church will meet in tho ladies parlor of tho churoh tomorrow afternoon at 2 10 Members are requested to come propared to sow I Kost living throe miles east of tho city is having a big sale of horseB cattle farm implements etc today E W Zutz of the Norfolk Natioual is clerking the salo Ferdinand Czerny who has been liv ing east of town for tho past soven years hns sold out aud accompanied by his wifo and daughter left fur his old homo in Germany Mjuday J M Kenny of Omaha died there last Sunday at the extreme ago of 100 years months nnd 15 days His son worked iu the Norfolk hospital for the insane from last July until tho loth iust A lettor from Miss McNish who went to Cutnniingsville Monday morning on account of tho illness of her mother stutes that tho mother is very much im proved and Miss McNish will return to Norfolk soon Miss Carrie Roland of South Norfolk was 10 years old yesterday aud iu cele bration of that event entertained her teacher and a number of young friends to tea last evening Sho proved horself a very capable littlo hostess Tho big smoke stack at tho brick yardR of Herman Gerecko has been taken down nnd repainted preparatory to the opening of tho spriug business which it is expected will be unusually heavy this year along all Hues of building ma terial The regular weekly dance for patients will bo held at tho Norfolk hospital for the insauo Thursday night nnd on Friday night tho ofllcers of tho hospital will hold a reception for tho people of Norfolk to which all are in vited The trustees of the Northeast Ne braska Bankers association will hold a meeting in tho directors room of the Norfolk National bauk this evening to arrango for tho nnuual meeting of tho association which is to bo held hero April 22 YeBtorday Drayman Miller was ar rested at tho instance of Drayman Green for using vile and obscouo language more particularly directed toward tho latter when tho former was in his cups In police court Miller pleaded guilty to the indictment and was assessed 750 Geo Thiole who went to St Joseph hospital Omaha Eome timo ago for tho purpose of having his right leg treated and perhaps amputated writes that he submitted to an operation Saturday aud that he 1b gettiug along nicely with every prospect that the limb will not only be saved butcured Two cars of poles for tho extension of the electric light system iu this oity are now on track hore and it is expected to commence setting them nssoon as the ground thaws to permit By tho time tho wirea are strung uew machinery will bo in place at tho power house aud beforo tho summer is over Norfolk will have an up to date electric light system Col II Koster of Niobrara member of the governors stair was in the oity over night on his way to Liucoln where he joins Governor Diotrich and party ou tho trip to the inauguration of Presi dent MoKiuloy which takes plaoo in Washington uext Monday Tho colonel who is a populur hotel man in Niobrara was feeling well and happy in the an ticipation of au enjoyable trip The - party leaves Lincoln tomorrow ovoning at 0 oclock Hurrigfeld Bros of Hoskins have sold the last of thoir land near that village and will move on March 1st to Idaho whore thoy have taken land and expect to make their future homo Carl Leiiz who has boon iu tho blacksmith and implement business at Hoskins will with n number of others ac company tho Harrigfelds to Idaho aud inn ko their homo Rev John JefTorlps of the Second Congregational church has been ofTcred and has accepted tho pastorato of tho FirstCongrogatioual church at Milford in this state aud has theroforo reBlgutd his chargo hero Tho resignation is to take offect on tho 24th of tho coming month Mr JolTerica has many friends in Norfolk both in nnd out of hiB church nnd it is with genuine rogret that they will learn of his determina tion to removo from the city HiB child roil intend to go to Doauo college next fall mid it is for primarily tho purpose of being nearer them that ho goes to Milford which is only 14 miles from Crete the location of Doaue MADlbON Clay Shipmnn of Valley precinct was in town Monday Walter Mead Jb still vory weak tho after effects of grip Judge Powers of Norfolk had business in county court Monday D 15 Fiohter iB now in charge of tho Joe Conger dray line which ho pur ohused last week J A Wilson and wifo of Creston wore in Madison over Sunday return ing Monday morning Scarlot fevor seems to bo breaking out again tho families of J LiviughouBe Wm Breen nnd Rev Fowler being un der quarantine A P Pilger attended the funeral of a friend at Missouri Valley Monday and that of his grandfather Fred Gerecko at Norfolk Wednesday Tho babe of Mr and Mrs Charles L Harris died of lung fever Sunday and was buried Monday Rov St Clair conduct iug the services at tho house just south of towu W J Every G II Sachtjen Geo Cooper and James Johnson each with a carload of implements household goods nnd some stock started for Kingfisher O T Tuesday evening Their families will go Monday next Tho case of Wm Parkinson against tho Bond couipany for labor and ma terial furnished Contractor Moore on tho now school houso in county court has been decided in favor of plaiutill judgment being for llt as a labor claim Tho following marriage licenses were recently issued Daniel A Gross age 21 and Ida Kamrath ago 19 both of Kalamazoo issued February 21 Geo 11 Woodworth age 25 aud Lydn Reed age 21 both of Norfolk issued Febru ary 21 Geo P Mayes age 53 aud Margnret Walsh ago 2 both of Tildeu issued February 28 Win- E Wyun age 81 and Margaret Laurer aged 21 both of Meadow Grove issued February 21 MEADOW GROVE Jess LowiB was ut Tilden Sunday Miss Eva Christianson is en the sick list suffering with la grippo Mr aud Mrs Walt Palmer drove to Norfolk and back last Sunday Principal Wnlter Pilger left for his homo as Norfolk last Thursday evening Arch McDonald has been engaged as assistaut in the Meadow Grove State bank Dorothy tho baby daughter of Mr and Mrs John Warrick is quite Bick at this writing Fred Beech is suffering with a severe attack of pneumonia nnd at present writing lie is very low Mrs Robt L R Prichard loft Tues day for an extended visit with her daughter in St Paul Nob The little son of Mr and Mrs John sou who has been very sick with pneu monia is improving slowly Misses Bettie Hulsey and Mubel Bent- ley of Battle Creek were in Meadow Grove Sunday tho guests of Cora Edwards Tho Messrs Warren Brown Frank McOallum Orr Palmer aud Ed Crooke atteuded tho dance in Jildeu Friday evening Mr Robert Oehriug returned to Meadow Grove last Sunday evening after almost a years sojourn in the state of Missouri In honor of Miss Mabel Crooke Miss BoeBie Deuel entertained a number of her friends at her homo last Friday evening Games were indulged in uutil about midnight when supper was served After the merriment continued well into tho morning The latest addition to Meadow Grovo business enterprises is a saw mill It is the property of Bob Dale A huge pile of logs some three feet in diameter have beon ulaced ou the grounds and will bo cut into lumber in tho near future Tho trees wero cut down near the Yellow Banks east of the city Wanted Representative iu every couuty iu Nebraska Man or woman good pay steady employment L U Watts 502 Karback blk Omaha Neb r At rir X XTGWesairS J 3X THURSDAY TIDINGS Arthur Pilger returned to Madison last evoniiig Mrs M D Hurcli of Lynch was in tho city yesterday Mrs D F Sldler visited friends in Stanton yestordny L L Ulil is confined to his homo with an attack of grip Julius Grlop of tho sugar factory force is laid up with the grip W C Cooloy camo down from Creigh ton yesterday afternoon Eddlo Hydo camo up from Madison ou tho noon train yesterday Judgo Powers went to Plerco tliia afternoon to attend court G T Sprecher wont to Mndison this morning ou telephouo business C A Slaughter of Wakofield was a business visitor in town yoBtorday J C Olarko of ColumhuB camo up last ovoning remaining over night E M Eberhardt of Plaiuview was among tho Norfolk visitors yesterday Mrs N A Raiubolt will entertain the Kaffeo Klatsh tomorrow afternoon J W Bridoubaugh of Dakota City transacted business in Norfolk yester day A C Powell n business man of Stew art was hero between trains yesterday ufternoon Howard Miller lumber and grain deuler of Battle Creek was in town yes terday afternoon J D Larrabeo has purchased tho resi dence iu Hillside Terruce now occupied by S L Gardner Court Reporter Powers wont to Pierce today to be present at the adjourned term of district court Wm Parkinson hardware merchant of Madison was a business visitor in the city yesterday afternoon C R Scitt went to Lincoln this morn iug to tako a position in the shoe depart ment of Herpolsniiners store Mrs Lucy Richardson of Fullerton is iu the city the guest of Mrs D D Bruusou aud Mrs C D Jenkins Tho chicken pie social in Railway hall at South Norfolk last eveuiug was au unusual success in uumbeis sociability aud financial results Rev Mr Kuutz pastor of the church at Wakefield will occupy the pulpit of the First Congregational church iu this city Sunday morning Geo Williams the stock man leaves touight for Kentucky with a car load ot horses which are said to find a good market in that horse state Mrs Mufiiey who has been visiting Mrs Miller ut South Norfolk for sev eral days returned to her home iu Meadow Grovo last evening Judge J F Boyd went to Pierce this altemoou to hold an adjourned term ot district court A number of the Nor folk lawyers are in attendance The Gorbill family of Battle Creek is visiting at the home of John Beach at South Norfolk previous to inoviug to their recently acquired rauch Mrs Will Allberry is in the city visit ing friends They have beeu living in Wavno couuty but are moving to DouKlas county near Omaha Mrs Joseph Schwartz was out yester day for the first time in four weeks during which time she has beeu nursing an aggravated attack of the grip L V Braiuard camo down from Neligh yebterday He will removo here in the near futnre to work on the reconstruction of the electric light plant Mrs Robert Utter haB arranged to en tertain the High school teachers at tea this aftornoou complimentary to Miss Wood who soon leaves for her new home in Kansas Ralph Blood was the victim of a sur prise purty at bis home on north Twelfth street lost evening a number of his young friends comiug to help him cele brate his 19th birthday The Ladies guild of Trinity church will meet with Sirs a D Cole tomor row afternoon at 2 i0 A good attend ance is deBired as there is work to do Ladies will come prepared to sew Col J H Brown of Wakefield was in town between trains yesterday wearing his regimentals He was on his way to Liucoln where he joins the governor on his trip to Washington leaving tonight Sam Gardner wears a considerably de moralized face this morning as the re sult of coming into forcible contact with the frozen ground lust evening when ho was spiUed from a buggy by the shy ing ot the horse F L Culver returned laBt evening from Lincoln where he haB purchased a flue residence property Ho will not remove to that place however but will continue to make Norfolk his home He will probably occupy the Latimer house in the Heights Dexters cold storage plant has re ceived several carloads of material for making egg cases in anticipation of a big ousiness this year This Is thelarg ost shipment of this material ever re ceived by tho cold storage plant and in dicates that Mr Dexter proposes to ex pand his business to its limit during the present season While away ou his last trip F L Cul ver took two curs of mules to St Louis where they were sold to go to tho British for use in tho war in South Africa The tj1 VMAJ yflrtafMJtotrygyac English nro now taking nbout 8000 mules per month out of tho Unites States for this purpose It is said that a mule iB only good for nbout six weeks service iu South Africa and tho result is that there is a constant and increasing de mand for tho beasts Yesterday nftoruoon there wns a breath of spring woather accompanied by a balmy shower froshand invigorat ing Tho first robin this season was soon bright and early this morning and last evening a big flock of geoso wns seen flying north All thoso indications are that spriug is at hand even though tho signal sorvico man who gathers his inspiration from tho sky towor of tho Ghicogo Auditorium does say it will be colder tomorrow Tho meeting of the trustees of the Northeast Nebraska bankers association nt tho directory room of tho Norfolk National bank was of preliminary char actor to issue invitations to speakers for the annual meeting of that association which will bo hold horo on April 22 aud n few other matters pertaining to the mooting wero discussed The out of town bankers present wore John D Haskell of Wakefield E R Guruey of Wiuside and John F Crosby of IIoBkius Tho winter which is now drawing to a oloso has been unusually mild and pleasant oven for this genial climate There has been far less snow than usual only 8 inches in Decombor 1 75 inch in January and 4 25 inches in February February is usually the severest month of the year and this year it has averaged colder than January but the meterolog ical record maintained nt the Salter sanitarium shows that tho month has been tho mildest since 1898 the average temperature of February that year being 25 degrees above against 19 for the month closing today Tho hightest temperature recorded this month was yesterday when it reached 49 above The lowest was on the morning of Feb ruary 9 when it was 13 degrees below zero The maximum average for the whole month is 80 the minimum aver ago 8 and the general average 19 There have been 14 clear days 0 cloudy days and 8 pnrtlj cloud y days The temper ature averages tor February 1898 showed a maximum of 88 minimum of 17 general average 25 Tho coldest day of the month that year was 4 below zero aud the warmest 49 February 1899 was much colder the average maximum being 22 average minimum 1 below general average 10 snowfall 95 inches The coldest day during that month was 82 below Tho month in 1900 showed averages maximum 20 minimum 8 general 14 snowfall 95 inches coldest day 29 below Career anil Character of Abraham Lincoln An address by Joseph Choate Am bassador to Great Britain on the career and character of Abraham Lincoln his early life his early struggles with the world his character as developed in the luter years of his life and his ad ministration which placed his name bo high on tho worlds roll of honor nnd fame has been published by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and may be had by sending six 0 cets in post ago to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 111 rs5g25tf6msSs This imluie U l he liuk inniU 1 t WITS KMIISIOW mill N on o ry lioliluof SCOTTS lMlI IOX ill the Woild wliirh now iiomit5 to many millions ettly Iii jai fjL liiisinchS lias giouu lo iich vn t piopoi lions W lieenuM the proprietors itKe ilway Iseen most careful in ckcting the various ingredients theil in its composition namely he finest Cod Jiver Oil and the nire it I Iypophosphitcs SetwiiHecause they have po combined the various nqredients that the hett possible result are obtained by its use Tirt l3ecause it has made so liny sickly delicate chil lieu trons and healthy given health in 1 rosy cheeks to so many pale unemic girls aud healed the luus iiul restored to full health so many Inusands in the first stages of Consumption If vcu linxc not tried it semi for free tamiile t ajrccahle taste will surprise ou SCOTT BOWKE Chemists 409 4 15 Ienrl Street New York joe aud 100 all drugguu sysasr WMmMmmwTmmunstesm X v
