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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1901)
If r X SATURDAY SIFTINGS Mrs V Huobuer of Piorco was iu town yesterday B 13 Visoy was iu Norfolk yostorday from Belgrade Guy 11 Wilbor was lu tho city yester day from Wayuo O A Oablomau of Madlsou wns a city visitor yostorday Mrs H A Tawnoy and daughter of Piorco were iu tho city today Dr Rouiy of Oraig visitod friends horo for a short timo this wook Waltor Pilger is down from Meadow Grovo to spend Suuday at homo Thoso Ohllvers and B Woolvorton wero Norfolk visitors yeatorday from Piorco F 13 Coopor and E P Coopor of Oakdalo had bUBiuoss iu Norfolk yes torday Rov A S Merrifiold was iu tho city today in tho interests of Graud Island collego Mrs A Griflln ofj Bancroft was a guost of her friend Miss Luella Homy this week J T Shrhnpton of North Beud Neb is visiting at the homo of Mr and Mrs O 0 Gow Tho Newspaper uiuo wont to Pierce today to ougago iu a contest with the boys of that city Win Sidlor arrived last night from Kalamazoo Mioh to visit at the homo of his brother D P Sidler Fishers in the Northfork are said to be having great success iu lauding suckers red horse aud bull heads Clyde Fox brother of Conductor Fox has taken Alf Gereokes place in Leo uords drug store during his absence Dr Frank Salter W A Connolly G B Salter and Alf Gerecke went to Loug Pine last night to fish for trout Miss Miua Karlem Kleiue of Phila delphia is visiting her friend Mrs Oha8 Rice of this city aud will spend two mouths with her Miss Annie McBrido and Helen Reyn olds have gone to Madison to attend a childrens party to bo given by Mrs Willis McBride this afternoon The second base ball nine went to Stanton today to play a game with the boys nine of that city a number of players and enthusiasts making tho trip on their bicycles Pierce is anxious for a waterworks system since the disastrous experience of her sister city Plainview with tho fire fiend and an earnest effort for a good system is being made Mrs Pilger returned last night from Plattsmouth whore she attended the G A R and W R O conventions She was accompanied by Mrs Lovelett of Creighton who visited over night and went on to her home today The closing week of school beginning with the 27th will bo one of great activ ity with the pupils Besides the grad ing examinations preparations for the commencement exercises will require a great deal of study aud work The First Congregational society has purchased a uew Chickering piauo for use in the services and euteitaiuments of that church One of these instru ments has also been placed in the home of Mr aud Mrs F G Coryell Presiding Elder F M Sisson and Rev G H Main assisted in laying the corner Btone of the new M E church at Wayne Thursday It is expected that the new building will be one of the handsomest places of worship in this portion of the state Pierce county is to have a rural tele phone exchange to be put in by W M Diehl of Creighton An ordinance has been passed by the city of Pierce grant ing him the use of streets and alleys for the system He expects to make con nections with Norfolk and Creighton B S Hayden of Nebrarka City and Mrs A Shupp of Omaha were married in Ohitlicothe Mo recently The groom is 85 years of age and this is the fifth time he has engaged in a matri monial venture aud must be prepared to answer decisively the question as to whether or not marriage is a failure Tho bride is GO years of ago aud has twice been subjected to Cupids darts Mr Hayden is reputed to be worth nearly 1000000 in property and money About 30 couples participated in a poverty party given by Mrs W J Gow and Mrs O O Gow at tho home of the latter last night The poverty repre sented by the costumes worn wore of an extreme variety and a stranger might well have believed that it wa3 a forlorn remnant of the commonweal army of Beveral years ago A troop of colored people with striking costumes and plantation sougs formed a portion of the company An auction sale of mysterious packages was a feature of the evening as was also a peanut con test in which Max Asmus was tho prize winuer A five course supper was served the first course being especially appropriate to the occasiou Those who were congratulating them selves that this soctiou of the state had escaped without its usual May frosts wore disappointed this morning when they fouud quite a heavy coat of white frost on the ground and walks Tender vegetation was nipped but it is probable that not a large amount of damage has yot been done because much of the plant growth that would bo damaged U not yot up Those who know sonm thing of fruit condition stato that frost at this timo would not do tho damogo that would havo boon accomplished by An earlier frost Much of tho fruit is now dovolopod and it would take a hardor froozo to ruin It than when blossoms wore forming as tho dollcato fortillzer is much more seusitlvoto cold Tho woathor bureau howovor promlsos uioro frost tonight aud vegotatlou not already affected should bo protected a far as possible A company of mou from Norfolk and other points expoct to leave lu about a week for a place 00 miles out of Sheri dan Wyo whoro they will miuo the property of the Interstate Minlug and Milling company of Wausa this stato of which Ohas Allen is suporiutoudout aud general manager A car of ma chinery equippago and suppllos Is being loaded hero today and will probably bo shipped tomorrow Mr Allou haH already gouo out and will telegraph wheu tho others shall start Ho has boon horo during a part of tho winter and this spring getting tho machinery equipped for active operations this BUinmor Tho property is said to bo rich In gold oro aud those iutorested have groat expectations Those who will leave from horo are Geo W Reokard J W McOlary F H Beols Tas Worrol John Read Carl Daven port Marshall Leavitt aud Halsoy Gibson Sovoral persons from Wausa and other places will also join tho party before it starts Several men are now at work on tho property aud with tho maohluory aud force now going they will bo able to make more rapid prog ress aud show better results THE OLD ESTABLISHED LINE llolweon Oniiiliii uuil St 1aul In tlioNortli Wentern Line Rates to the biennial mootiug Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America have boon announced at one fare plus 200 for tho round trip Tho railroads of Nebraska couuoctiug with the North Western Line at Omaha are The Union PAcinc B M Missouri Pacific C R I P aud the road connecting at Missouri Valley is tho Fremont Elkhorn Mo Valley Delegates and their friends from all points in the state can therefore secure tho best accommodations by buying through tickets from their home towns via the most convenient road to the Missouri river and the North Western Line beyond TWO THROUGH TRAINS DAILY Leave Omaha Union Passenger Station 753 p m Leave Omaha Union Passenger Station 0 iDIJ a m Tho night train has modern broad vestibuled coaches and Pullman sleepers The day train has modern broad vesti buled coaches and observation buffet parlor car We note the fact that M W of A always want the best wheu they can get it for the same money Tho motto of the North Western Lino is Tho Best of Everything J R Buchanan General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb Prize Wou by Norfolk Oirl Iu the fourteenth annual contest of the Nebraska high echool declamatory union hold in Kearney Friday evening Miss Nellie Handley of this city was suc cessful iu winning the second prize in the humorous class Three of the six prize winners were from the north Ne braska district The successful con testants were Oratorical First Edward Williams Grand Island second Yale Holland Seward Dramatic First Charles M Lefler South Omaha second Chauncy Hrube sky Geneva Humorous First Lydia Shultz Schuyler second Nellie Handley Nor folk The judges wero Rev O W Fifor York Prof H M Eaton Liucoln and F E Beomau Kearney The decisions were unanimous without the aid of the referee H F Carson of Kearney A Uooil Thing German Syrup is the special preflcrip tiou of Dr A Boschee a celebrated German Physician and is acknowledged to bo one of the most fortunate discover ies in Medicine It quickly euros Coughs Colds and all Lung troubles of the severest nature removing as it does the cause of the affection and leaving the parts In a strong and healthy condition It is not an experimental medicine but has stood the test of years giving satis faction in every case which its rapidly increasing sale every season confirms Two million bottles sold annually Bos chees German Syrup was introduced in the Unites States in 18G8 and is now sold in every town aud village in the civilized world Three doses will relieve any ordinary cough Price 75 cts Get Greens Prize Almanac Asa K Leon ard What hhull We Have for Dessert This question arises in the family every day Let us answer it today Try Jell O a delicious dessert Pre pared in two minutes No baking I add hot water aud set tocool Flavors Lemon oraugo raspberry and straw berry At your grocers 10 cents MONDAY MENTION Carl T Sooly of Madlsou was a city visitor today Pat Stanton was a city visitor from Tllden yostorday Mrs B T Truoblood of ONeill la a city visitor today Mrs A II Oorbott was lu tho city to day from Madison Attornoy Houdoraon was In town to day from Orolghton Mrs D Davy was a Norfolk visitor today from Orolghton Mr aud Mrs F H Scott wore Sun day visitors In Norfolk from Stanton Dr aud Mrs Persons of Stanton woro visiting with Norfolk friends yesterday Division Suporiutondont O II Reyn olds was a passougor for Omaha today G M Thompson will loavo tomorrow for Mankato Minn whoro ho goes on business A J Darland camo down from Verdi gre whoro ho has been on business this morning W W Rohorts is making extouslvo Improvements on his rosidouoo property ou South Fifth street Mrs II L Snydor oxpocts to loavo tomorrow uoou for an extended visit to her old homo at Piqua Ohio County Surveyor W II Lowo wont to Nowmau Grovo this morning to do some civil engineering work Mrs Ladhoff is vory low at hor homo ou South Second street and it is boliovod that she cauuot live through today Mrs H J MoMauus arrivod Satur day night from Hawardou Iowa to visit hor daughter Mrs W N Huso II 0 Gabloman arrived iu the city Saturday to take a position in tho Fair store Ho will make his homo in tho Austin boarding house on South Fifth street Ohas Allou of tho Wausa Mining and Milling company left yostorday for Lin coln aud from thore will go to Sheridan Wyoming near which place is located the mimug proporty of the company There was another light frost last night but it was so light that little or uo damage was doue Tho weather bureau now promises warmer woathor aud all indications are that its promise will be fulfilled A fellow by tho name of Peter Foy was up before police court this morning charged with disorderly oouduct Ho was found guilty as charged and after leaving security for fines and costs waB allowed to depart J N Buudick received a telegram from his sister this morning which con veyed the sad intelligence that his father had dropped dead last night He left at noon for tho family homo iu Washington D C to attend tho fu neral Dr H T Holden of this city has been appointed by Governor Savage to repre sent Nebraska at tho American congress of tuberculosis which meets iu Now York the lith The doctor finds thnt he will be unable to attend owing to his practice II L Spauldiug and John Quick loft this morning for Nebraska City whoio they go to attend the grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen as delegates from Norfolk lodge No 7 W N Huse also n delegate left for Ne braska City yesterday morning Tho ladies of the Womans club who presented Oranford at I O O F hall some tune ago for the entertain ment of Stanton and Norfolk guests repeated the play Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs A J Durlaud in honor of Mr and Mrs E Seymour who expoct to leave the city soon The husbands of tho ladies and people of The Heights were guests A number of Italian peddlers who have been making this city their head quarters departed Saturday for tho mother country and the manifestations of sorrow on the part of members of the company both those who departed and those who remained were very expres sive aud sincere It is said that they who wero left behind followed tho train for some distance with their good byes The hall team that went to Stanton Saturday to play a game with tho boys of that city wore rewarded with victory which perched upon their banners to the tuue of 28 to 10 Those who went to Pierce however were not so fortu nate the Pierce lads winning by a score of 10 to 11 The latter team expects a return game next Saturday and hope at that timo to wear the scalps of the Pierce chaps at their belts Mr and Mrs E Seymour expoct to leave Wednesday for York where they will make their home for the present They have many friends in Norfolk who will very much regret their depart ure from this city Mr Seymour who has been employed as a commercial traveler wants to quit the road and en gage in sotno business that will permit of him spending moro time at homo Mrs Seymour has been active iu tho work of the Womans club of Norfolk and will be greatly missed by members of that organization Burt Couuty Herald A record ruu through Nebraska was made last Friday by tho Union Pacific fast mail which covered the 153 miles betweon Graud Island aud Omaha iu 150 minutes Tho time was ten minutes under the previous record The speed was made possible r JbA tj I t - THE NORFOLK NKWS KlUDAY MAY 17 1001 A Match rvfM Starts the Meet if Vojc itSe ot WlCKLESS Oil St No Fuss No Muss by porfoct woathor and faultless opera tion of tho huge locomotlvo No 1800 Miko Decker at tho throttlo Tho train loft Grand Island behind timo and took a sixty niilo paco at tho outsot West of North Bond tho train was covering 75 miles of prairie an hour aud this side of that town reaohod tho eighty mile mark for some distance Tho mail drew Into Omaha ou timu at 510 oclock having mado as rapid n long distance ruu as any train over accom plished in the west TUESDAY TOPICS Dr A Boar paid a professional visit to Creighton today Mrs O A Blakely aud daughter Lota woro Omaha visitors yostorday Hon G F Koipor was horo today from Piorco Ho expects to lonvo soon for tho east O S Bargelt loft this morniug for Omaha From there ho contemplates going to Oklahoma Miss Dessio Lobuow has gouo to join hor mother in Omaha aftor a visit with her sister Mrs W 0 Ahluiau E P Woatherby who has boon con fined to his homo by llluess for tho past ten days is again able to be about Tas Gildoa has moved into his uowly acquired residence proporty ou South Tenth street nud is now getting nicely settled O W Lemout aud E B Kouyou ire absent ou a trip to Breckinridge Minn aud Bismark N D on laud business F W Beck has gone to Waterloo Iowa to attend tho wedding of his sis ter Liter he will go on a business trip to Chicago Mrs Eva Booth of Beatrice was in tho city today She is spending some time visiting her mother Mrs O D Muusou of Waruorvillo Charles Pilger has resigned his posi tion with tho Fair store aud accepted ouo with the American Express com pany H E Owen has returuod from a busi ness trip to Wyoming His railroad contract in the weBt will soon be closed up after which the outfit used there will bo shipped to Iowa E N Vail has returned from Minne sota whoro ho sold his farm and pur chased another He visited his brother sister and other relatives at Rock RapidB Iowa eurouto fiTho family of Thomas Killeeu of Fremont has lost throe children inside of a week from tho effects of scarlet fever and the baby boy is seriously ill with tho disease and it is feared that his eyesight will be affected even though he recovers Tho Elkhorn Valley Editorial associa tion will meet this year in Valoutiue ou June 1 The boys are getting ready to have a way up time and already havo informally Issued an iuvitution to all quill shovers of that part of the stato to bo present Mrs Burt Mapes entertained tho Browning club last eveniug compliment ary to Mr and Mrs Ed Seymour The club bad closed its years work but the extra meeting was considered in order to bid Mr and Mrs Seymour members of the club farewell The Womans club met with Mrs MoKim yesterday afternoon and elected the following oflicers for the ensuing year Mrs E A Bullock president Mrs O H Reynolds secretary Mrs 0 C Gow treasurer This was the last meeting of the club for the year The Fremont Tribune after stating that the fruit buds aro still hanging on tho trees requests tho weather maker to please pull out tho warm stop and quit scaring folks who are flxmg their mouths for cherry pie The deuiaud was undoubtedly heard and has boeu complied with mildly Tho warm stop iB uot yot out to its full capacity however Tho Y M 0 A held gospel services iu their hall from 12 30 to 12 50 today and will hold like services again next Thursday Those meetings aro planned for nion who take lunch down town at uoou nud will bo continued if enough interest is shown Tho meetings will ho led by Socrutary Hughes and the musio will bo under tho direction of O II Blood Guy Burnos of this oily is to reooivo a commission as captain form Governor Savago at tho time of tho cominoiico inont oxoroisos at tho state university Ho will not bo diiootly connected with tho national guard by that notion but according to tho tonus of his commis sion will bo subject to call ut any time for service iu that cnpiclty Ho has held tho position of captain in the Imt tuliou organization of university cadets It is reported that lust night Mrs Frank Bowers nearly craed by jealousy aud neglect shot two or throe times at hor husband who it is alleged was paying attentions to a woman uot his wifo Many complaints havo hereto fore boon mado concerning tho action of Bowers nud it is tho conviction of many fair minded citizens that it would have boon little moro than justico to his roputation had Mrs Bowers aim last night proved truer As it was tho man escaped without injury and mado his way to tho Junction Tho husband cortniuly owes something to his family and noglect aud dissipation sooner or later stump a man with a family as a brute in tho estimation of people Tho Masonic lodgo of West Point ro coivod inquiry whothor Joboph Vostrov sky a traveling wina agent who was found dead iu San Francisco mado his homo there tho inquiry being the result of receipts found on tho person of tho deceased Notification was sent that his homo was in San Joso Gal and tho news was sent to his family On hearing the sad nows Mrs Vostrov hky was overcome with gnof and ex pired immediately nfter Mr Vostrov sky was an old settlor in West Point and of late had moved to California with his family aud his death camo as a great blow to his many friends As has always been his wish the bodies will bo cremated and the ashes will bo cast into the Pacific ocean About the first of July oxtonsivo im provements will bo inaugurated at tho Sugar City Cereal mills Among tho contemplated changes is the roplacing of tho old llumo which Is now con structed partly of wood aud partly of iron with one built ontlroly of brick aud iron About 00000 brick will be used and they aro now being placed ou tho ground A now Loffoll turbine is to take tho place of tho two old wheels now in use Now headgatos will also replace the old oues All tho new structural work is to be iron aud brick laid in cement Tho making of these improvements will necessitate shutting down tho mill for about threo weeks but preparations are being mado in ad vanco so that it will remain open for business during that time After these improvements aro completed tho power capacity of tho mill will bo nearly doubled Mrs Fred Ladhoff died at hor homo ou South Third street this morning about half pust 2 ocock after an ex tended aud severe illness Tho funeral will bo held from the First Baptist ohurch tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock Mrs Ladhoff was born in Scott county Iowa near Davenport and was 57 years of ago at the time of her death She had an attack of the grip last Jan uary aud has beeu sick with it since finally resulting In tuberculosis and her death Besides her husband she loaves two daughters Mrs Lowis Dudley of this oity aud Mrs W A Venablo of Battle Creek Tho latter is expected hero tonight aud will remain to attend the funeral Tho deceased was an active mombor of tho Womans Rollof Corps of this city aud that society will assist at the obsequies Mrs Ladhoff J will bo sincerely sorry to learn of her cleat u BLUE FLAME If your olir don not ktp thm wrlto to thn noaroit nanoy of STANDARD OIL CO JC CHRISTNOT DEAD AllMlug Wujiin niitti Homi hi Ioh AiikIom hy mi Old Kiliiml A special to tho Hio x Oily Trlbuno from Wuyno says John 3 Christ who two years ago mysteriously disappeared and whose death in Sin Franelsco was some mouths later toportcd to his wifo in a letter signed lioob Meyers was recently soon alive and well by George Hliaw a former resident of this placolu Los Angeles Oal Christ for many years was the propiiotor of a dray lino in this city but a little over two yearH ago lomoved with his family to Albion la Shortly after locating in their now homo Christ disappeared leaving his family in straightened ircuinstances an he had previously converted all his property into cash His wifo and friends made every effort to locate him hut without success until a letter was received from San Francisco giving a dotailod account of his sicknoss death aud burial in that city Tho lottor wns signed Jacob Meyers and wont on to state that what money ChriHt had with him was usud for sick aud funeral ex penses Christ had boon a mombor of tho Modern Woodmou lodgo horo and that ordor at once took stops to verify the re port of his death with tho object of pay ing tho insurance to his widow No rec ord of tho death could bo found iu San Francisco and no Jacob Moyers could bo located so tho wifes claim for tho insur ance was not allowod Mr Shaw who has been a resident of Los Angeles for sovoral years mot Christ on tho streets of that city recently and having been well acquainted with him at this place accosted him Christ acknowledged his identity and i oadily ontered into con versition Ho would give no explana tion of his strange actions aud reported death lnllur Mat List of letters romuining uncalled for at tho postoflico May IU 1901 J II Adams Bruno Micholo Thos Bauuon Mrs Ida F Barnes M 11 Clark Ed Conloy Mrs Gus Frank Harry Gwynne A A Holstrom H Harmau F E Konward Mr Kiff M Lee Miss Mamie Lumior Pearl Now mau J B Preoce Leslie Parsons A Richardson J H M Park Mary Far low B If Stewart Miss Anna Scholtz Goorgo Thomas Miss Mario Van Horn J P Wike If not called for in 15 days will be sent to tho daad letter office Parties calling for any of tho above please say advertised P P Sprkcher P M scons Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the means of life and enjoyment of life to thousands men women and children When appetite fails it re stores it When food is a burden it lifts the burden When youlose fleshit brings the plumpness of health When work is hard and duty is heavy it makes life bright It is the thin edge of the wedge the thick end is food But what is the use of food when you hate it and cant di gest it Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is thefood that makes you forget your stomach If you Viave not tried It send for roo sample its agreeable taste will surprise vou SCOTT BOWNE Chemists O0 Pearl Street New York 50c and 100 all druggists UUaMHrtNn3