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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1901)
S wn MtgalWlMW llliillHlIHWrMtlMHinfcHlifcrttf SATURDAY SIFTINGS Petor Ilnna was a city visitor yester day from Tildou Mrs Ervln Qorooko paid a visit to Omaha yesterday 0 H Folsom of Plnlnview was in Norfolk ovor night Thofl E Smith was in tho city over night from Madison Mrs J G Troutumn wont to Wlusldo yesterday to visit friends Georgo Krnmm of Tildou had busi ness in Norfolk yostorday J L Longwood was a vialtor to tho metropolis from Hoopor last night Mr and Mrs 0 S Bridgo entertaliiod tho WoBt Sldo Whist club last evening J II Burko and Newton Calico woreH Norfolk visitors over night from Scrib nor Miss Maud Brewer wont to Stanton this morning to visit friends a few days Superintendent D C OConnor was a passenger for Hartiugtou this after noon Mrs E W Bates is confined to her home with a very severe attack of erysipelas Miss Jeanuette Dolou went to Ran dolph this noon to visit herparouts a few days Sheriff George W Loaey was over from Madison today looking after oflioial business Mrs R A Tawuoy and three daughters were here today from Pierce doing somo trading An elevator at Weatbrook near Albion collapsed Thursday afternoon and 25000 bushel of grain were scattorod on the ground No one was injured The Railway hall at South Norfolk has recently been remodeled and last night for tho first time since the change was made a dance was given Mrs John R Hays entertained a com pany of 33 little people yesterday after noon in honor of the birthday of her granddaughter Dorothy Salter Mr and Mrs O R Kearney expect to occupy the cottage on South Fourth street vacated by Mr and Mrs Austin when Mrs Kearney returns from a visit to Fairbury next week Fishing in tho Northfork has already begun with some success L W Van Horn landed a five pound pickerel the other day which he displayed with a good deal of satisfaction An Uncle Toms Cabin company has been playing neighboring towns but has not yet visited Norfolk Explanations are in order They seldom pass this city by and never fail to draw a fuU house N J Bundick returned at noon from his trip to Washington bringing Mrs Bundick and the children with him He reports that the inauguration was a great affair and that Nebraskas gover nor and party were the center of at traction New telephones have recently been placed onein the residenceof Burt Mapes No 568 and another in the home of Frank Davenport No 181 The number of C S Hayes store has been changed to GG5 Madison Chronicle Mrs Frank Yeazel and son and Miss Elizabeth Schavland departed Tuesday for an ex tended visit in California Mrs Yeael goes to Son Diego to visit her mother and other relatives and Miss Schavland is to visit in Oakland and possibly may remain there Mr Yeazel accompanied them to Columbus The Winside Tribune bids for new subscribers in this fashion When we issue this paper and one more then were going to issue another after that were going to keep right on just like we always bave but make it a little better so if you are thinking of sub scribing you are perfectly safe in doing so Youll get your moneys worth F Jegor has sold the Ideal restaurant on East Main street to L E Garton of Fullerton Mr and Mrs Garton ar rived last night and have taken possession They are said to be ex perienced restaurant people and patrons of the Ideal will undoubtedly receive first class service Mr and Mrs Jeger will return to their former homo in Lyons In the High school oratorical coutest at Fromont Thursday night Leon Andrews of tho dramatic class was awarded the first place his subjoot be ing Contest in the Arena Nellie James of the humorous class was second Her subject was Trouble in the Pit There were eight speakers Andrews will represent Fremont in the district contest here on the 27th The Lincoln blood hounds which were taken to Pierce recently to trace the persons who had burned about 20 tons of hay and millet belonging to Frank Otto followed a trail leading north and stoppod at a house about four miles out which had reoently been vacated by a man named Albert Dreger Dreger had moved to Stanton county where he was arrested He was subjected to a siege iu tho sweat box and information was elicited implicating Frank Voecks and Arthur Kauu Those two were arrested and a preliminary hearing is being held today before Judge McDonald A party of uimrods composed of G B Salter Wash Oonley Dr Frank Salter and Alfred Gerecke went down to the WMrtMMdtklMMHtkMM Platto yesterday to intercept tho first flight of ducks and geoso to the north Tho party was procoded by Jako Rnluoy who wont down to proparo tho camp and havo things iu shapo Reports from the camp aro to tho offoot that there are no ducks yot and ovonts may provo that nothing but four largo gooso woro discovered It is sold that tho Platto is opou and that it is tho highest for 20 years Tho flight of fowl is ox pocted to bo unusually largo this yoar whou tho tho season opens Sam Jones lectured in Wayno ro coutly and tho oditor of tho Republican is of tho opinion that liko limborgor ohooBO one blto is enough for a lifotime Me says that if n uowspapor usod tho satuo lauguago as Jouos it would bo ex cluded from tho mails becauso of In decency Tho Republican says How pooplo who profoss to bo Christians or ladios and goutlomon could sit and ap plaud the coarse vulgarities of this man is to us an iimolublo mystery The good fathoror mother who would hear a child of theirs giving uttoranco to its thoughts iu the kiud of lauguago usod by Sam Jouos at this placo on Wednes day night and would not put a bridle on their tongues wonld certainly bo romiss in thoir parental duties An organization of young nion calling themselves the Iuissippi Club havo routed a suit of throe rooms upstairs in the McClary block which thoy havo furnished in fine shape with an organ and games for amusemout tho walls decorated with pictures and everything for comfort and couvenionco of tho membership Tho object of tho organ ization is to havo a comfortable and con venient placo in which members may spend an idle hour day or oveuing where thoy may read or write or indulge iu an innocent game The members assort that tho intention of the club is moral and refined and that nothing of an immoral or degrading nature will bo tolerated in tho rooms Thoy hope the rooms will prove a counter attraction to saloons and other places of questionable resort where many young men have been accustomed to spend their even ings Schuyler is the latest town to produce an imitator of Cudahy kidnaper methods E J Wolter a prominent citizen of that place has been arrested by United States officials and is accused of using the government mails for the purpose of blackmailing Thomas Kearns the newly elected United States senator from Utah Wolter is said to havo written to the senator as well as his wife demanding 5000 which was to be sent to look box 484 Schuylor Failure to comply with the demands would result in the family being blown up with dynamite The first letter was written February 20 and it did not take long to locate tho threatener Wolter is said to have admitted writing the letter but olaims to have done so at the solici tation of a traveling man named J B Walkor Woltors reputation in Schuy ler has been excellent He came there three years ago from Salt Lake City Utah and is therefore familiar with the reputation of Kearns for being wealthy WARNERVILLE Fred Odell is painting his farm build ings Frank Terry of Tilden visited with his brother Fred the first of the we k Israel Miller Mrs Wm Wynn and Miss Maud Cunningham are sick with the scarlet fever Geo Tanuehill is building a new house on his farm southeast of town Jock Elesly is doing the carpenter work Fred Pettitt returned last week from Savannah Georgia where he spent the winter for the benefit of his health As there ore several cases of scarlet fever in this vicinity the sohool board has ordered the sohool closed for two weeks Lewis Keneison who has been laid up the past three weeks with an abscess on his leg resumed work in Norfolk Monday There will be an open meeting of the M B A lodge Friday evening March 15 Deputy L M Wolf and State Man ager Hayman will be present Maurice and Roger Carberry went to Guthrie county Iowa last Friday theformeifto visit relatives for a couple of weeks and tbo latter to try farming the coming season An Kxtract from Uer Letter If yon could only be here this wintor morning and see for yourself you would no longer doubt me Roees are bloom ing in our front yard and all nature is as far advanced in this lovely American summerland as it will be in your cold eastern home by June We made the journey from Missouri river to the Golden Gate on the Union Pacific to avoid tho circuitous loutes an important item in the winter A trip to California is made delightful by the perfect service and luxurious no commodation of Tho Overland Limited which is perhaps the most finely equipped train in tho world Detailed information furnished on ap plication F W Junkman Agent Wliuu You let u Ileutlache dont wasto a miuuto but go to your druggist and get a box of Krausos Head uohe Capsules They will provont pain even though your skull wore cracked They are harmless too Read the guar antee Price 25o Sold by Geo B Ohrlstoph fcWBiBta THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY MARCH h WOl MONDAY MENTION Knstor Suudny comes on April 7 this yoar II F Bnrnhardt is in tho city today from Piorco Goorgo Wossol was in tho city Satur day from Wisnor Mr and Mrs E B Grumof Croighton aro iu tho city today L B Korbet of Battlo Creek had busi ness in Norfolk today Miss Lizzlo Kondrick was in Norfolk Saturday from Hosklns O A Ballowog of Croighton visltod in Norfolk ovor Sunday J H Dragoodof Hoopor was in tho city ovor Saturday night W Brown was in tho Sugar City from Moadow Grove Saturday Frank Hewitts a donf and dumb resi dent of Gordon is a city visitor Louis and Edna Glass of Winside visited Norfolk friondB yesterday Judgo Boyd of Oakdalo attended tho Elks lodge mooting Saturday night Tho youngost son of Mrand Mrs Jan Ooylo is very sick with pneumonia Tho snowfall Saturday night was 1 Inohos making a precipitation 10 inches Deputy County Treasurer Arthur Pilgor visitod in Norfolk ovor Suudny County Attoruoy Burt Mapes went to Madison today to nttond district court Miss Mao Tomplin has accepted a po sitiou as clerk iu tho store of Booler Bros Dr Rudolph Mittolstudt of Omaha spont Suudny here tho guest of his mother Tho musio Students olnb will moot with Will McKim this oveuing at 8 oclock II A Wilmordiug returned last night from a visit to relatives and friends at Flushing Long Island Mrs J B Anderson returned Satur day from a mouths visit with rolutivos and friouds at Oakland Miss MoNish returned Saturday from Cummingsvillo whoro sho was called by tho illness of her mother Mrs S E Gossard of Madison and Mrs 0 S Gossard of Oakdalo were Norfolk visitors Saturday Mrs N E Foster is here from Plain view visiting Mrs M O Walker Mrs J C Stitt and other friends The telegraph service hero was some what impaired this morning by storms east which prostrated tho wires St Patricks Day March 17 conies on Sunday this year And the wearing o the green will have to bo done at church O E Burnham of Tilden came up from Omaha Saturday evening and remained over night to attend tho meeting of the Elks Sig Schavland was over from Madison yesterday the guest of his partner in the Madison dry goods store W II Johnson E P Weatherby is arranging to movo his law office within a fow days from rooms in tho Marquardt block to rooms in the Mast block T Id Hull who has been making contracts for the boot sugar company in the vicinity of Randolph and Laurel was home over Sunday Rov W R McKim will return this evening from Columbus where ho went to attend the ordination of Mr Butler as deacon of tho Episcopal church The March term of district court con vened at Madison this morning There ore 06 cases on the docket a few of whichjaro important criminal and civil suits Mrs E W Strohm departed today for Fort Collins Col to join her hus band and will make that their home in the future They havo resided on a farm seven miles east of Norfolk The Niobrara Pioneer has the report that a bunoh of five deer are making their winter quarters on tho Niobrara river near the Big Sandy A number of sportsmen have been after thorn but none have succeeded in getting a good shot The inch or two of snow that fell Sat urday night disappeared quickly during Sunday although the wind was from the north chilly and disagreeable To day tho effort of the weather seems to be toward a return to spring like condi tions A G Lee of Lincoln has purchasod a form 12 miles northeast of Norfolk and has moved his family to the new location Mr Lee has purchased lumber for the erection of new buildings and contem plates extensive improvements on the property The police of Council Bluffs failing to capture tho desired article seoared a dead crow and put it in oue of tho cells of the jail They then Bpread the report that thoy had Crowe in jail and wero immediately besieged by a curious crowd of spectators who wero sold very suc cessfully Wm Wood one of tbo pioneers of Verdigro neighborhood committed sui cide by hanging at the home of his son John on Friday night March 1 The cause for his action is not known On the day ho committed suicido Wood walked to Winitoon where he purchased tho rope with which ho hung himself Rov Ohas Deuel aud little daughter Catherine who have visited several weeks at tho home of Rev J 0 S Woills loft this morning for Grand Island and will visit Mr Dentils sinter until Wednesday when thoy will lu joined by Mrs Dotiol and other mom bors of her family and proceed on their way west Stanton Picket Steps aro being tnkou to secure tho establishment of a froo rural delivery mall route north front Stanton Two petitions nro being cir culated ono by Alox Potent and tho other by F II Sltultz Suoh a system with tho ono nlxntt to bo opened to tho south would placo tho pooplo of tho county iu dally touoh with Stanton and tho outside world EG Harris ox ntllwny superinten dent and present banker and ranch owner of Chadron dropped iu on his Norfolk frlonds Saturday afternoon leaving for homo that ovonlug Ho had been to tho Marshall Flold ranoh near Madison whoro ho purchased n number of head of thoroughbrod cattle for his stock farm near Chadron Tho Y P S O E of tho First Con gregational churoh cleared 1 3 10 at t heir 10 cout Lenten tea given in tho church parlors last Friday ovoulng and tho societys suocoss has sugg stod that tho next time tho mon of tho church deoldo to give a social thoy will do woll to in vito its aid andcooporntiou especially to ovorseo tho departments of purohuso supplios aud finances Tho thron mon Albort Drogor Frank Voecks and Arthur Kauu rooontly ar rostud for burning hny belonging to Frank Otto of Piorco ploadod gnllty be fore Judgo McDonald Saturday and wero fined lr and costs by tho court and ordorod to make restitution for tho proporty buruod That tho complaint might not nllcgo a penitent inry otlonso tho value of the hay was placed at -10 although it is said that the proporty was worth nearly 200 Rev Muttss pastor of tho First Con gregational church of Liucolu delivered u splendid sermon in tho First Congre gational church of Norfolk yostorday morning Ho was accompauiod by Rev Bross superintendent of homo missions who followed with a fow remarks con cerning his department Two mombors of tho church contributed i each toward tho aid of homo missions Both geutlomon spoke in tho Socond Congregational churoh South Norfolk last ovonlng Good nudioncos attended both servicos At the mooting of Norfolk lodgo No 0TI B P O ElkB hold Saturday even ing five more novitiates wore initiated into the order boiug D M Owen Sol G Mayer and Dr O S Porkor of this city Ted Aokormnn of Stanton and F B Alderman of West Point The lodgo will have another meeting next Friday ovening when there will bo further in itiations Tho lodge has olosed lease with A J Darland for the use of tho socond floor of tho Marquardt block which will bo occupied as lodge and club rooms Work of making necessary ohanges iu tho rooms not now occupied will bo commenced in tho near future and full possession of tho wholo floor will bo secured May 1 An exchange tells of a farmor who has five milch cows and the past year sup plied his own family of eight with an abundance of ricli cream milk and butter and in addition increased tho family exchequer 100 from the salo of butter alone besides raising fivo 20 calved Tho Gordon Journal doesnt think this record equals that made by a cow owned by J W Joice of that town the past 1 1 months Mr Joice has only the one cow bnt she has furnished milk for seven families comprising 42 people besides cream milk and butter for the use of his own family Ho has sold from three to five pounds of butter each week and has fattened 1 1 pigs on tho buttermilk A cow story to beat the Gordon man will be a stem winder Captain and Mrs W G Boels were united in marriage 40 years ago yester day and the anniversary was observed at the home of their daughter Mrs M O Hazen in The Heights whore dinner was served to the family all members of which wore pro ent and tho event proved a very happy reunion The guests wero Mr and Mrs W G Bools Mr and Mrs Goo N Boels Mr and Mrs F H Boels nnd Ed Beels Tho immediate family consists of father mother two daughters and two sous There are also four grand children Beautiful cut flowers wero sent by f nonds of the family Mr and Mrs Beels take particular pride in the fact that during all these years they have never quar relled The greater portion of their married life has been spent in this vioinity The Norfolk Nurvery Sells saed potatoes puro Early Ohio Six Weeks Early Triumph and Early Peach Blows Also ash box elders elm and maple 8 to 13 feet high Cherry apple plum trees and small fruit plants forest troes seedlings rose bushes flowering shrubs and evergreens Call on or address E D Hammond Norfolk Nebraska The complete service of The Chicago-Portland Special via Union Pacific euables passengors to roach the princi pal cities between tho north and Pacific coast aud Missouri river not only iu tho shortest possible spaco of time but also in tho most comfortablo uud oujoyable mauuer Tho diniug cars ott this train are stocked with the best the market affords All meals served a la carte TUESDAY TOPICS J II Unglins was in tho city ovor night from Ravona Louie Olino of Elm Crook wan iu Norfolk lost night A Woodward wart in tho city from Madison ovor night G B Gntlln was n city visitor last night from Hcrlbnor Paid Kuro Is ovor fromLyons visiting rolutivos and friends Druggist Jouos of Madison was a city visitor yesterday afternoon Frod Sidlnr moved into a cot t ago on South Tenth stroot yostorday Russol Thompson loft this morning for Omaha whoro ho will visit Tho old Cathollo churoh is being torn down nnd tho material romoved lryl King who haH Ision stole for somo time Is reported getting nlong nicely Goorgo W Moyom of Nollgh trans acted business in Norfolk yesterday Jus F 1 lodges aWayno horso shoor had business iu Norfolk last evening Carl T Sooloy of Madison wild ono of his froquont visits to Norfolk yostorday Ellsworth Hall nnd Chas A Evans of North Loup woro In Norfolk yostorday W 0 Fry clerk at tho Oxnard wont west last night on a short business trip Josef Korozol nnd Maria ICorazol woro Norfolk guests over night from Wilbor Rov A M MoFnrland woll known horo is very sick at his now homo at Lynoh D Smith is confinod to his room in South Norfolk with a severe attack of tousilitls Mrs II T Holdon is to entertain n company of ladies Thursday afternoon nt high five Conrad Hauriodol is rocovoring from a wounded hand which threatened blood poison Millard Croon is moving back into his old quarters over tho Darland Sisters Millinery storo Norfolk lodgo No 07 A 0 U W will meet iu regular session at Odd Follows hall this ovening N L Brainard is moving into tho houso on North Ninth stroot rocontly vacated by O O Whipps ShorilV Losoy is over from Madison on ollioial business connected with tho present session of district court Sheriff Krender of Dodjjo county brought an insane pntiont named Dun kor to tho hospitnl horo Saturday Goorgo Frodrichson F A Dearborn aud H T Blanohard woro in tho me tropolis ovor night from Wayno Mrs W N Huso wonfto Ha warden Iowathis morning whore sho will visit her mother until tho la t of tho wcok A J Darland leaves tonigut on a trip into Holt aud Knox counties to oxumiuo somo lands in which ho is interested Miss Anna Poolo of Chicago has ar rived aud accented a position with In- skeeps millinery as trimmer during tho spring Benson Tho Music Students club mot last night with Kov W S McKim and tho subject Hymuology proved both in teresting and profitable Roy Carter of this city who has been employed in a drug storoat Minneapolis has taken a position in a similar storo in Omaha whero ho gets a hotter salary and is nearer homo Herman Wohlfeil of Tildon a brother-in-law of Goorgo Staponhorst departed today with a neighbor for Everett Washington where ho will visit and may decide to locate Mr and Mrs August Matthieson living a mile wost ofj town celebrated thoir crystal wedding yesterday in which thoy wero assisted by a largo company of jolly friouds Geo W Clark a carpenter has moved his family from Tilden and will moke Norfolk his future homo He reoently purchased of T E Odlorno a residence property in The Heights The local High school oratorical con test to choose a candidate to participate in tho district contest to be held hero on tho 27th will tnke placo in tho High sohool room noxt Friday evoning Thero will bo four contestants The building at present occupied by thojlnskoap Millinery storo has been sold to a brewery firm and It is asserted that a saloon will be opened up therein this spring A location for the millinery store has not yet boon selected A party of duck huuters consisting of Rudy Blatt Scott Holbrook and Fritz Brunn drove to a slough above Pierce Saturday night returning yes terday noon They had a good timo bnt came homo without a duck H E Hardy is just recovering the use of his hand which he injured about two weeks ago by running a rusty nail into it The nail pushed a pieco of the glove ho was wearing into the wound aud this has but recontly been removed It is enrrontly reported that Sol G Mayor has rented tho residence of Asa K Leonard for a term of three years begluning on the first of August As bachelors do not usually have use for a houso the size of tho one routed the deduction is that Solomon is going to tako unto himself a wife This is tho eloventh week that Rov II E Ryder of tho Baptist church has held moetiugs every day afternoon and eveuing About 25 new members have If united with tho nhnroh sinco January IP nino being baptied last Sunday Tho ohnroh now has a strong oholr and instumontal music by two violins cornofe and organ A roport last night from tho Salter- Oorooko Oonnolly cninp on tho Plnttov is that tho party Imggod n gooso yostor dny morning Tho gooso camo sailing over them iilotnf and nil four of tlw party lined up and blazod away Tho gooso camo down but upon examinations it was found that not a foathorhad boon ruffled by n single Hhot nnd tho only Inforonco that could bo drawn was that tho gooso had been frightened to death by tho tremendous bombardment Now furniture Is bel ig placod in tint storo of tho Kiesau Drug company which whou all In will make it ono or tho most handsomely oqulppod drug stores iu this section of tho state Now wallcasos show cases counters and shoWing aro to replaoo tho old ones nil fiulshod iu quarter sawed goldou onle giving a rich bountiful effect Tim ohangos woro commenced Inst ovoningr and mon worlcod all night at Installing tho now furniture continuing through out today Tho storo is in a very cha otic condition this afternoon but whou order in rostorod tho ICiusau company will havo a room that thoy can point to with pride Mrs Catherine Upton wifo of J W Upton died this morning at tho family resldonooon South Elovonthstrootin tint fiHthyonrof horago Tho fnnoral wilt bo hold from tho house tomorrow morn ingat 10 oclock and will bo couducted by Rov Mr Fowler of Madison Tho deceased has suffered four yonrs from inflammatory rheumatism and it was from this disoaso that sho diod She loaves besides a husband four sous and ono daughter Ono sou is a resident of tniH city ana is owner of tho dray lino formerly conducted by If II Miller Tho family moved horo from Madison yoar and a half ago and Hovoral mom bors of tho family still make that city their homo looil AUvitit Tho mo it miserable beings in tho world aro those suffering from Dyspepsia and Livor Complaint Moro than fivo per cent of tho people iu tho United Stutos aro allltcted with thoso two dis eases nnd thoir effects such as Hour Stomach Sick Headache Habitual Cost- ivonoas Palpitation of tho IIonrtHonrfc burn Watorbrash Gnawing aud Burn ing Pains nt tho Pit of Stomach Yellow Skin Coatod tongue aud Disagreeable Taste iu tho Mouth Coming up of Food after Eating Low Spirits eto Uo to your Druggist aud got a bottlo of August Flower for 75 conts Two dosos will re lievo you Try it Got Groons Prizo Almanac Asa K Leonard Card of Ttninkx Wo tho undorsigned wish to expres our heartfelt thanks to tho ninny friends who assisted us during tho last Bad rites connected with tho burial of our dear husband and aud father aud especially do wo thank Mr Sessions ColoueL Simpson Mrs Truolock Mrs Thurber and tho Tribe of Hur Mils Douv Davis Mite M P Suitku Mks S F Dunn Getting Thin i is all right if you are too fat and all wrong if too thin already Fat enough for your habit is healthy a little more or less is no great harm Too fat consult a doctor too thin persistently thin no matter what cause take Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil There are many causes of get--ting too thin they all come under these two heads and under digestion Stop over work if you can but whether you can or not take Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to balance yourself with your work You cant live on it truebut by it you an Theres a limit however youll pay for it J Scotts Emulsion of Cod Livec Oil is the readiest cure for cant cat unless it comes of your doing no vork you cant long be well and strong without some sort of activity The genuine has this picture on It tako no other If you have not tried It send for iroo sample its a qraeablo taste will surprise you SCOTT BOWNE Chemists 409 Pearl Street New York ran r i 11 m i 50c and 100 all druggists V