SATURDAY SIFTINGS Sheriff Losey is over from Mndlson to day R M Whitolook of Piorco was in tho city ovor night Arthur Lundbcrg of Wnyuo was a city vihitor ovor night J W Manor of Humphrey is in tho city on business today Hubert Taylor of Hoopor was a busi ness visitor in tho city yesterday U E Foster was in town from Plain viow botwoen trains yesterday J W lludy of Battlo Greek trans acted business iu town yostorday Mrs Dr Tanner of Battlo Orook visited with Norfolk friends yesterday Rev S F Sharploss wont to Hartlng ton today whero ho proachos tomorrow F J Halo of Battlo Greek looked after business interests in tho city yes torday Mrs Benj Lindsay and son woro down from Piorco this morning visiting friends J B Barnes jr wont to Fremont this morning to visit until tomorrow evoning Norfolk lodgo No Kit B P O Elks will hold a special meeting this evening for work W 0 Roach come down from Plain view last ovening and went to Columbus on tho morning train Jeff orey Westerveltof Tildon spent tho night with his parents in this city Mr and Mrs I G Westervelt Miss Anna McBrido went to Madison last ovening to attend a party given by Mr and Mrs Willis McBrido Miss Winnie Hartley who is teach ing at Tilden is in tewn to spend Sun day with her sister Mrs Baker Miss Keating and Miss Speeco of Oolumbus are guests of Miss Keating matron at tho hospital for insane A J Durland returned at noon today from his trip to Chicago Mrs Durland will remain a week or ten days longer The Y M C L meeting will bo held tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock Tho German class will meet this ovening Martin Brubaker has just completed a commodious addition to his residence on his farm two miles west of the city The little son of 0 F Platz who has been very sick from tho effects of whoop ing cough is reported considerably im proved today Rev Mr Kuntz of Wakefield will conduct services at the First Congrega tional church tomorrow both morning and evening Next Friday the young ladies of the Y P S O E will give a Lenten tea in the parlors of the First Congregational church at 6 oclock Philip Hull has sold his farm west of this city to a German farmer living near Hoskins Mr Hull will work the place this season however MiBS Mason has purchased the resi dence property on South Tenth street of Bernard Grant and will take posses sion in about three weeks Rev D M Mcintosh of Hartington will preach in the Presbyterian church held in G A R hall Sabbath morn ing at 11 oclock and at 7 IiO in the even ing W M Olmstead leaves today with a car of household effects for Osgood Iowa where he is to work a farm this season His family will follow next week The second story of the Bishop block will have fine plato gloss windows throughout It is to bo used for offices and they will bo convienient pleasant and modern F G Dutcher J D Dntoher and A E Duraway of Plainview were in town over night on their way home from Kansas where they have been look ing for locations Mr ueisr wnoso apartments were robbed during Thursday nightf yester day swore oat warrants against certain suspected parties but tho officers were unablo to findthe stolen suit of clothes and money Mr and Mrs W O Hall entertaiuod a number of thoir friends at a high five party Thursday evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present Delicious refreshments were served dur ing the evening O J Moody of Omaha made his first trip to Norfolk today in the interest of the Carpi nter Paper Oo He takes the place of Elmer E Lesh who quit the road and has gone into tho printing business in Lincoln W H Herbst of Chicago traveling auditor for the Piano Manufacturing company was hero over night to check up the business done during tho season of 1000 through thoir general agency at this place Ho left this morning over the Union Paciflo for Grand Island The officers of the Madison county agricultural society held a meeting the other day and issued a protest againBt the passage of the bill now before the legislature which makes the amount that shall bo contributed to county fairs optional with the county commis sioners It is claimed that if the bill becomes a law it will kill practically all tho agricultural societies in the state Madison papers report that two schools near Newman Grove have been closed on account of the small pox scare in that vicinity They aro in districts No f8 and 07 Nowuian Orovo has throe well defined cases of small pox which aro well quarantiiuMl All places of publlo meeting havo boon closed by order of tho board of hoalth and it is oxpoctcd to koop tho dread dlsooso within its pros out limits Messrs Tracy tfc Durland havo jnBt closed tho solo of 100 acros of Autolopo county soil 13 nillos west of Ploluvlow to Oharlos Braudt of Mars Nob Thoy havo also sold within tho past fow day 120 acros in Knox county six miles northeast of Crolghton to Byron Stetson of Niobrara Nebraska land Is In moro demand thin year than ovor bo foro and all tho real cstato agonts aro doing a good busiuosB Madison Chronlolo Tho North Ne braska Teachers association will moot iu Norfolk Maroh 27 to 21 InchiBlvo and will bo tho success that theso meet ings usually aro It is understood that tho committee has socurod a prominont man who will deliver nlooturo on liquid air with demonstrations This will bo a groat drawing card as nothing in science has attracted bo much attention as has liquid air Tho high school or atorical contest will bo hold on tho first ovoulng Tho program arranged will bo full of intorost for toachors Tho onioors rocoptlon at tho Norfolk hospital for tho iusano last ovening was a thoroughly enjoyablo affair It is esti mated that about 175 guests woro pres ent rouslsting largely of business and professional men of tho city and thoir wivos and sweethearts Thoso rocoiving were Dr and Mrs Toal Dr Young tho physician Miss Keating tho matron Steward and Mrs Wnlker and Miss Nina Walker THo reception was held In tho amusomont hall of tho institution At0litho grand march was formed led by Dr and Mrs Teal after which oamo waltzes two stops a sohottiaoho and quadrillo tho twolfth uumbor be ing Homo Sweet Homo Tho music furnished by the Hospital orchestra was unusually inspiring and the dancers were in good humor to onjoy tho even ing Tho weather was perfect tho at mosphere being warm and balmy and the moon bright making the drivo to and from tho hospital oue of the pleas ant features of the event The Plainviow Republican is respon sible for tho following Creightou has some quoor people if what the papers of that town say is true One of their most honored citizens some time ago resolved to abstain from the use and abuse ofplug and fine cut and whiff tho fragrant Havana and the per fect Perfecto no more Ho saved his money that usually went for the weed and has just completed a fine 1200 residence out of the proceeds Another fellow with wheels in his cranium keeps on buying all the new patented ma chinery from an incubator to a gasolino engine and is now waiting for some genius to invent an automatic note payer that will break down every mortgage caBh out every note then grind out a few more novelties before he leaves for Norfolk Another poor mortal has just finished dropping 100 acres of Knox county land down his neck 10 cents worth at a time Great people up there A Fire Fighting Convict The Lincoln Journal says the firemen of that city are grateful for the assist ance of Nicholas Fox one of the con victs at the penitentiary for his work during the recent fire He is the only cenvict who assisted out of the entire number and as he has assisted tho de partment during the three big fires that ocenred at tho penitentiary in late years the members of the department havo considerable regard for him Lient W J Thompson of engine house No 3 will start out soon with a petition asking for the mans pardon by Governor Dietrich Fox was sent up for life from Douglas county He has been in the penitentiary for nine years and has an excellent rec ord While the firemen were endeavor ing to save the east cell houso Fox went with them to the most dangerous places and assisted with great bravery and skill To reach this place it was neces sary to climb an eight foot ladder and from thoro throw a rope over one of tho stones on the wall at tho top and climb up tho ropo Three firemen Messrs Metcalf Fitzgerald and Thompson followed him to this place It was dangerous work for tho roof was burn ing out from underneath and it was impossible to tell at what moment the roof would break through where the men were standing At one timo this did happen near where Fox was work ing He did not run away bat merely chauged his position slightly and kept on at the fire fighting Mr Thompson and many of the firemen feel that his work in this fire and in tho two former fires is deserving of recognition He has a family of threo motherless chil dren HiB mother is still living While working with tho firemen there was many an opportunity when he might have escaped but ho did not take ad vantage of any oMhese sayiug that ho did not want his liberty till he could live witn his mother and children again freo from interference Strayed On Feb 20 ono gray horse right club foot weight about 1000 Finder will notify through postoftloe W H Anding Pioroe Neb rjMawwrawiMauWBfci THE NORFOLK NKWS FRIDAY MARCH 8 1001 MONDAY MENTION A Lowis of Wayne spout Sunday in Norfolk J W Edwards vlsltod in Madison yostorday J K Bakor of Boomer was a city vis itor yostorday E P Woathorby wont to Omaha this morning on legal business O H Folsom a bnsliuvw man of Plain vlow Rpont Sunday In tho city M J Williams and Ohas Miller woro in town yostorday from Columbus J T Shrlmptonof North Bond visited at tho homo of O O Gow over Sunday David Baum loft for Now York yostor day to purchase goods for Baum Bros Btoro F A Boolor returnod last ovoulng from tho east whoro ho has boon buying goods Dr Sooboe and Miss Holou Reynolds spent Saturday in Mudlsou visiting friouds M E Podorsou aud F A Podorson woro Sunday visitors in tho city from Madison Judgo D Cones was an early morn ing passenger down from Piorco this morning II E Austin and family will ocoupy tho houso vacatod by MiBS Wood on Fifth street Yostorday Rev J J Parkor ex changed pulpits with Rov Mr Kuntz of Wakefield Marshall Pettltt and wlfo of Chicago woro iu town Saturday night onrouto to tho Black Hills Tao Muslo Studonts club will meet a tho homo of Ludwig Koouigstoiu this ovening at 3 oclock Miss Edith Parkor has finished hor scJiool noar Plainviow aud returnod home Saturday ovoning Mrs Day and baby of Battlo Greek wore guests over Sunday at tho homoof L E Walleistadt In this city Dr Robert Johuhon loaves for Chicago tomorrow whoro ho haBdocidodtolocato in tho practice of his profession Woods Cones and R A Tawuoyof Piorco drovo down Saturday ovoning to attend tho meeting of Elks lodgo M O Buruott from Maquoketa Iowa is here to superintend tho construction of a now bridge over tho Northfork L O Mittolstadt loft at noon today for Hot Springs Ark whoro ho will rest and recuperato for n fow weeks Geo Eberly of Stantau was in town Saturday evening and uttonded tho Elks lodge of whioh ho is a mombor Mrs Willis McBrido and children of Madison spent Sunday in the city guests at tho home of Mrs H McBrido Miss Nelle Gerecke left for Chicago today taking with her little Jano Dur land to her mother who is now in Chi cago Miss Josephine Durland returned Sat urday from a trip to Chicago whore she inspected aud purchased spring mil linery goods W H Johnson is expected homo to morrow from Now York where ho has been buying spring stock for tho Johnson Dry Goods company Father OToole of Now Castle con ducted the services at the Catholic church in this city yesterday in the ab sence of Father Walsh Bert Ellonwood and Erlck Teyeshern two young men of Stanton took advant age of the fine weather yesterday and drove to the metropolis John Conway of Niobrara camo down Saturday and accompanied his daughter Miss Nora to Sioux City whero they will visit relatives for a few days Miss Louise Weills about the only membor of the family to escape the grip and pneumonia hod the misfortune yesterday to fall and spain hor knee badly Mrs A N Gorecke commenced teach ing in tho eighth grade at the High school building this morning taking tho placo of Miss Wood who closed her work here Friday evening At the March term of district court whioh convenes in Madison next Mon day 00 cases are on tho docket Judgo Boyd has issued a now set of rules for the government of business which is to come before the court Lincoln Journal Detective Ma lono sent his bloodhounds to Pierce Neb yesterday to aid in running down somo incendiaries who have been burn ing hay in that vicinity They were taken out by Charles Franklin A tralnload of soldiers who have been doing service in Cuba passed through the city this morning over F E M V going west to garrison Forts Nio brara and Robinson The troops now atjthoso posts havo beeu ordered to tho Philippines Miss H O Wood and mother andber nephew Arthur Gibson leave tomor row morning for their now homo in Mankato Kansas where Miss Wood Is to engage in tno commission business with her brother She is a lady of un usual business ability and her friends hero have no other expectation than that she will succeed in whatever she undertakes Frank V Smith is suffering from a mashed hand tho result of an accident which occurred about noon on Saturday no was fixing n pump at the Beels farm near tho city whou In somo manner tils right hand was caught iu such a way that tho tlosh botweon the thumb and foroflngor was mashed to a pulp but no bones woro brokon Ho will oarry his hand iu a sling for a long timo Prof OConnor roturnod Saturday from Chicago whoro ho had boon attend ing tho national mooting of county and olty superintendents Bosldos II lv Fowler stato superintendent of publlo instruction Nebraska was roprosontod at tho mooting by C U Poarso Omaha H K Wolfo South Omaha I C OConnor Norfolk U A Gregory Oroto O II Gordon Lincoln J D Fronoh Hastings Allen O Fling of Nebraska City E 1 Bodwoll county suporlutoudimt of Douglns county and D R Kerr president of Bollovuo college Omaha Tho Elks lodgo which was instituted under suoh favorablo circumstances In this olty on tho 20th of January has lxgun to grow Tho llrBt to bo initiated was SV H Buohol of this city a wook ago Saturday ovoning followed by Max AsmuB of Norfolk aud A W Gross of Madison tho sama ovoning Last Saturday evening Judge M P Kinkatd of ONeill and Thos Ohilvors of Piorco woro taught tho mystorlos of tho ordor Besides thorn that havo beeu roported upon thoro aro at this timo 27 applications to lw considered by tho lodgo at tho mooting next Saturday ovoning nt which timo it is oxpeoted that thoro will bo other initiations Saturday numerous locks of ducks woro soun lying north and at tho fac tory MosBrs Connolly Lookwood and Raiuoy becamo so imbuod with tho duck fovor that when thoy saw a lock como down to tho wator north of tho grounds thoy immediately gathorcd up thoir guiiH and wont uftor them They succeeded In gottiug quite closo to tho birds aud thou they let drivo ouch both barrels of his gun When tho Binoko from thoso six shots had cloared away thuy looked to soo many victims of thoir onslaught but strango as it may soom not a feather of a single bird had been ruflled and they wero still sailing around on tho wator enjoying thomsolvos wholly un conscious of tho fact that anyone had boon taking a shot In fact six shots at thorn A fow days ago tho writer rau ker plunk against a faco that scorned fa miliar and yet waB liko a recolloction of other days It soon dovoloyod that hucIi was tho caso tho faco being owned by P J Gordon of Sioux City who usod to bo known as Pat Twonty years ago Iat Gordon lived up at Ponca and on Thursday afternoons daring tho important process of printing tho weekly edition of tho Journal tho writor would pull the old Washington hand press while Pat would put on an apron grab the hand roller aud ink tho forms Then Pat graduated from tho job and wont to shoveling coal into anongine on the railroad and in course of timo be came an engineer Now Pat is running a oigar factory iu Sioux City has grown rich and has become a grand father two or throo times When ono sees thoso boys of 20 or more years ago with their hair becoming frosted ho realizes moro and more that time is still checking off the yours aud that the world and its pooplo aro constantly growing older HOSPITAL NOTE8 Wm Simoral of Omaha is tho now night watchman at tho hospital Among the new attendants is J E Long of Madison who has ontored upon his duties J P Wright of Norfolk has received tho appointment as farmer at the stato institution Joo Phoaeant has entered upon his duties as head lauudryman at the hospi tal for iusano H M Grove from Oakdalo haB boon appointed carpenter at tho hospital aud ho is on the ground with his jack plane and rip saw Under tho direction of Superintendent Teal tho attendants at the hospital aro being uniformed That of the female attendants is tho regulation nurses uni form of light blue and white stripes and gives the person wearing it a very neat and attractive appearance This uni form is now boing worn but those for the malo attendants havo not yet been ordered They will probably bo of blue cloth with red stripes The magazines which wcro loft at tho The News office last week in response to tho appeal for reading matter for the patients have found their way into the wards and aro greatly appreciated by the patients many of whom aro capablo of reading and enjoying what thoy read One patient who has been at tho institu tion a long timo was delighted when he saw tho magazines and said ho know now that republican times bad como again Tho supply of reading matter now on baud will not last very long and if people knew how much those things go to lighton tho burden of tho afllicted they would cortaiuly bo willing to con tribute their old periodicals for that pur pose Anything of this charactor left at The NKWsofllco will bo cheorfully forwarded to tho hospital and will find its way into tho hands of tho patients Straykd From my place ono milo west aud three miles north of Hoskins on or about February 10 two bay horses four years old Ono branded A L ou left hip the other had a brand reeombling a lettor A on the samo sido Finder will please notify postmaster in Hoskins William Gutzman 1 WVfc n IHUnSND North Nebraska Instructors Meet in Norfolk THE 01UT0RI0AL CONTEST Klrnt Kronltig ni tlm flnMlon Mnrrti J 7 Will tin IfintMt to tlm High Nctiml Oratnrn Hclou Will Coiitlmin ThrniiRli Ttirnn ln An advnuco program of tho coming North Nebraska Teachers usioolatlon whioh Is to bo hold iu Norfolk on Maroh 27 28 and 21 Is being sent out by tho conunittoo consisting of II K Wolfo P F Puunbakor Mamlo Wallace and Irtioy Williams iu which all organiza tions interested iu tho educational do velopmont of North Nebraska aro In vited to send dolngutoH to the meetings Tho ovonlnir entertainments aro an nounced an follows Tho North Nebraska High School Oratorical association will occupy tho first ovoulng Tho contest promises to bo donor than ovor boforo Ohancollor E Benjamin AndrowH will address tho teachers andoltizons of Nor folk on Thursday ovoning Tho committee hopes tosoouro alecturo on liquid air with demonstrations of tho wonderful properties and powers of this interesting substance Tho program for tho meetings is out lined as follows although this is subject to ohango when tho regular program is issued Ono half day will bo dovoted to foun dational features in tho childs life such an tho hereditary Infiuoncos by a physl clou homo life boforo Bohool ngo In fiuoncos of tho first school years offect of tho Hoveral studios on mind and char acter social environment infiuouco of tho superintendent teacher and school board on pupil Anothor session will bo do voted to reading Tho school library and how to uso it professional reading of tho teacher roadiug in tho grades aims and methods a courso in rending for tho laBt thrco years of tho grammar grades oxprossion by tho voico Anothor session will bogivon to arith metic What havo wo gainod and what havo wo lost by recent changes in touch ing olomontary arithmetic Doos tho grammar school securo satisfactory rosults iu tho fundamental operations of urithmotic Tho correlation of arith metic algebra and geometry iu tho last years of tho grammar grados At othor sossions will bo troutod such topics as illustrative work in tho grados the place and purposo of written com positions rotation of high schools to university construction exorcises in tho lower grades A series of round tables will be ar ranged so that teachers may meot with those doing similar work for informal discussion on topics of special Intorost An exhibit of school work will bo ar ranged by Supt OConnor to inoludo tho strongest feature1 of somo of tho best schools in northern Nebraska Tho usual reductions in rates on rail roads and at hotels havo been socurod NORFOLK BOY HONORED William J Nlerilg Formerly or thin City Marin a Member of Stanford Univer sity Faculty Prom Sntartlrua Dally The San Francisco Chronicle of rocont date tells of the selection of a former Norfolk boy to bo a membor of tho Stan ford university faculty William Noidig was a soiiool boy of this city along in tho 80s when his fathor A II Neidig was a partner of M Watermnn as publishers of tho Norfolk Journal Much of the Hubsequont career of tho young man who has demonstrated his ability told in tho following from tho Chronicle William Jonathan Noidig n young San Francisco journalist and short story writor has just been made a member of tho English faculty of Stanford Uni versity from which ho was graduated in 800 As an undergraduate during his fivo years at Palo Alto Noidig was identified with the college publications as an editor and as nn author of storios and verse Since that time ho has beeu con nected with tho San Francisco press aud has won several prizes in difforont na tional competitions for short stories Tho Smile of Joss a San Francisco high binder tale the leading story iu the current number of Tho Black Cat was written by Neidig Ho received for it 200 as a third prizo in the biennial competition for which wero submitted moro than 0000 storios from all ovor the world Lost week ho won the second prize in the A E Littlo American com petition for which 1000 manuscripts wore outered His story The Sandals of Pallas a prosout day udventuro in St Petersburg was choson by threo judges William Vaughn Moody pro fessor of English in tho University of Chicago Kutherine Leo Bates professor of English in WelleBley Collego and the president of the Daughters of Vermont as second bett in tho ontlro list aud was awarded tho cash prizo of 250 Two years ago Noidig won tho first prize iu tho national competition of the Oyollug West of Donvor winch offered 100 for the best short Btory on wheeling For more than a year after receiving 3 a- 0 r his graduating dogrno Noldlg wan editor and IihhIiiihi manager of tho Railroad Jnzoltnor iu Han Francisco Then hn bocamo assistant editor of tho Argonaut and enntinuud iu that capacity for thir teen mouths when ho roslguod to devoto hlmsolf particularly to tho writing of magazine storios Ho has contributed numorous minor artloles to tho Youth Companion and to various monthlios and has written for tho Han Francisco Sunday papers Last fall ho was for a timo acting editor of tho Wave and lator wroto tho hook rovlows for that wookly Noldlg ontored Stanford from Omaha Neb tho day tho now university first opened 1 lo had boon a practical prlntor and was an ovport typesetter Whoa tho Daily Palo Alto started Noldlg waa a momlwr of tho typographical force mado up entirely of undorgraduutcH Iu timo ho became an assistant odltor and iu his junior yoar was managing editor of tho colhiro iournal In hi sonior year ho was editor iu chief of tho Sequoia tho collogo literary weokly for which ho had previously wrlttou many short stories Ho also won tho prizo for tho best poom submitted to tho Mf Quad tho initial Stanford annual book of university llfo and was ono of tho editors of tho MM Quad Tho English department of whioh Neidig has become a part Ib ono of tho most important and from tho first hnit boon one of the most popular In tho university Tho teaching foroo consist of Professor Melville B Andorson tho chtof Professor Fluegol Professor Lathrop Associate Professor Nowcomor Assisstant Professor Hardy Instructor Poason Howard Burtlett and William J Noldlg Tho last named is tho first graduato of tho university honored by a call to this department WARNERVILLE I W Darlington and family moved to Seldon Roukcounty last week E D Daniel had tho misfortuno to lose f lf last week Mrs O M Mooro returnod Suturday from an extended visit in Piorco county GiO Woodworth moved onto Burr Tufts farm I miles southwest of town tho first of tho tho week Aleck Suldor has rented J C Cuplins farm for ono yoar Ho toolc possession Tuesday Burr Reod lost thirteen head of young cattle last week from tho corn stalk disoaso Wm E Wynn and Miss Maggio Lauvor woro married last Thursday afternoon at tho rosidence of tho bridon parouts Rov II F Knufuiaii officiat ing liiori Advice Tho most miserablo beings iu tho world aro thoso suffering from Dyspepsia and Livor Complaint Moro than seventy por cont of the pooplo in tho United States aro afllicted with thoso two dis eases and their offects such as Sour Stomach Sick Headache Habitual Cost ivonoas Palpitation of tho HoartHoart burn Wutcrbrash Gnawing and Burn ing Pains at tho Pit of Stomach Yellow Skin Coated tongue and Disogreoablo Tasto in tho Mouth Coming up of Food after Eating Low Spirits etc Go to your Druggist and got a bottle of August Flower for 75 cents Two doses will re lievo you Try it Get Groons Prizo Almauao Asa K Leonard The comploto service of Tho Ohio-ago-Portland Special via Union Pacific enabloB passengers to roach tho princi pal cities botwoen tho north and Paciflo coast and Missouri river not only in the shortest possible space of timo but niac in tho most comfortablo and enjoyable manner The dining cars on this train are stocked with the best tho market affords All meals served a la carte A Wife Says 44 we have four children With the first three I suffered almost unbearable pains from 12 to 14 hours and had to be placed under the influence of chloroform I used three bottles of Mothers Friend before our last child came which is a sty sng fat and healthy boy doing my housework up to within two hours of birth and suf fered but a few hard pains Thts lini ment is the grand est remedy ever made Mothers Friend J i will do for every woman what It did for the Minnesota mother who writes the above let ter Not to use it during pregnancy is a mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering Mothers Friend equips the patient with 4 strong body and dear intellect which in turn are imparted to the child It relaxes the muscles and allows them to expand I relieves morning sickness and nervousness It puts all the organs concerned in perfect condition for the final hour so that the actual labor is short and practically painless Dan ger of rising or hard breasts is altogether avoided and recovery is merely a matter ol a few days Druggists sell Mothers Friend or SI a bottle The Bradfleld Regulator Co Atlanta Gat 6nd for our fro lltustrstsd book r m V -