4 t i i I Y Ui I MS LU i f H of sawwastM5Ajww 10 RAINMAKING IN 1892 Or ft ml Ulnnru rxporlmirA Willi Irof Melbourne Hecalletl by llio In- ilrinilrnl Tlio gonorally dry conditions rtt pros cut nbont Grand Islnnd has awnkonod somo reminiscences of tho dry yearn of 18MIU vr lion rainmakers woro In demand Tho Indopondont of Hint otty rIvch ftii Interesting ncoount of tho towns exporlonro vs itH Prof Mel bourne tlio high prlpst of tho business of ninklng molMuro Tho profossor who wniloporating In Ohoyonno prom ised to give Hull county ft half Inch of rftln for tho sum of 2500 Committees solicited among tho oltlzons anil farmers and woro successful In raising 2 MX Melbourne reduced his price 300 nnd wna Bont for Tho Indopondont tlniH relates his miccosr This was In August of I81U Mel bourne cumo Tliore wasnt u cloud In tho sky Somo of tho subscriptions woro withdrawn but tho balance wan gnurnutood to Molbourno by a local coin mitteo Tho latter would not lot Mol bourno boo tho color of tholr money un til Molbourno showod thorn tho color auililontli of tholr ratu Melbourne wont to work Ho Bald ho would havo to havo tho highest onpola in tho city Ho Holootod tho Palmor house Ho Htavod right with tho onpola Thoro wasnt a oloud In tho sky not n Bign of rain Tho air was dry Tho ulgbtB woro cool enough No ono of conrso oxpoctod anything ior tho first day But tho Hoooud day evoryouo kept scanning tho horizon Not n oloud appeared Tho committoo became more and moro intoroHtod iw to what Molbourno waB doing Ills mothod of controlling tho atmospheric proportion dna mannor that moisture Hhould doscond upon parchod and by thin time almost bnrrou earth E O Ilockinborgor aud Al Rooser decided to ilnd out They prooured tho strongest Hold glasses thoy could Ilnd mid ncross tho edgo of tho front of tho Soourity building they watchud tho pro foesor in his room in tho domo of tho Palmer All Molbourno had in tho room they reported was a bod somo iihwb pnpers a pitcher of wator and a largo lino goblet On sovornl occasions thoy -would boo Melbourne pour water from tho pitcher in the goblot aud drink therofrom from which thoy judgod that ho couldut havo used tho glass for chemicals and that ho wuh really having a nico tinio up thoro though perhaps a lonesouio one waiting for a natural rain If It cimo ho would bo woy ahead If not ho really wouldut loso anything Throo days passed by Baid a gentleman largely interested in tho mat ter at that time and thero wan no rain Mtlbouruo plead with tho committoo to givo him two days moro Hut tho contract was up And though Mol bourno tried to otVer tho oomniittoo ono half tho money ho would get if thoy would givo him tho extousion and thoro should come a rain tho deal was otV much to tho satisfaction of tho com mittee For tho last day thoy had boon wishing for no raiu for tho reason that farmer upon farmor had conio and can celed his subscription and tho commit tee had guaranteed tho sum Had it accidentally rniued tho coniniHttoo would havo boon compellod to pay Mel bonruo and those who had canceled their subscriptions certainly would not havo paid And Molbourno loft silently iu tho night Nor has ho over boon heard of tdnco WEDNESDAY WRINKLES Miss McNish was a passenger for Omaha today J H Peats of Wakefield spout tho night in Norfolk J McCalluin of Genoa was a Norfolk guest ovor night Mrs Welch was a city visitor from Wayne yesterday II J Hill was a Norfolk visitor over night from Monroe Mrs H Li Whitney returned to Omaha this afternoon Mrs P P Sprechor was a passenger to Pierco tnis afternoon J L Deviue of Wayne had business in Norfolk yesterday Mrs Peter OShea of Humphrey was in Norfolk yesterday Dr J J Williams of Wayne waa in tho Sugar City yesterday J R Campbell was a Norfolk visitor yeeterday from Columbus Dr and Mrs F F Teal returned last night from a visit to friends in Omaha M D Tyler transacted legal business in Madison yesterday returning last night Mr and Mrs A J Dunlovy aud E W Hall were iu the city yoBtorday from Tildeu Mrs L Sessions aud Mrs G W Iteckard drove to Pierce today to visit Mrs J O Morey Andrew Yielo and family doparted last night for Dead wood S D for a few weeks visit E M Norton came home yesterday from Lusk Wyo where he haa been installing acetylene gaa plants Mrs Geo H Spear and daughter MieB Grace left this morning for Columbus whoro thoy will visit about a mouth Ml n Knto V Mltoholl loft this morn ing for Dubuque Iowa whoro alio will outer tho convont and join tho Sisters of Charity of tho 11 V M Col S W Hayos J H aUylnrd and Q T Spreohor are in Omaha attending a sosslon of tho grand lodgo A V A M representing tho Norfolk lodgo W H Johnson and son Harlan aro in Madiflon whoro thoy aro aBalatlng iu transferring tho Sohnvlaud Johnson atook of goods to a store room In tho opera house block Durlmr tho lost two wooki Goo H Spoar has placed for salo ovor 8000 tickets on tho Auditorium Tho aalo la progresilng nlcoly nnd tho pros poets aro for an oarly drawing W 0 Howoll travollng freight agout of the 0 St P M O railway on joyed a good nights rest in tho city and Interviewed shippers In regard to business for his road Mr Storm roproBontlng tho Armour Packing company of Omaha haa juat returned from a trip wost and Is highly elated with tho outlook for buslnosa iu that portion of tho stato Captain Sebastian of tho Salvation Army announces that Lusigu T II Harrison of Omaha will bo here Thurs day aud Friday and will conduct meet ings in the Aruiy barracks Work on tho mlllruco for tho Stanton Wator Powor company Is woll advanced nnd tho dam across tho Elkhom will bo constructed In July all work to bo com pleted and tho now mill ready for opera tion by August 1 W S Wyokoff who has been sick for somo tinio with dropsy and heart trouble loft yostorday for Tekamah to take osteopathic troatmout Ho was ac companied by his wife Thoy formerly lived there and havo friends iu tho town Oommoucomout oxorcisos of tho Stan ton High school woro hold Saturday night when tho largost class In the his tory of tho schools graduated Tho class consisted of six girlfl aud flvo boys Hev Trofz of Omaha delivered an ad dress Madison countys mortgago record for May is as follows Farm mortgages tiled 10 13025 released 27 25301 t0 city mortgagos filed HO 110S530 released 25 1111505 chattel mort gages tiled 73 1U01132 released 42 2000472 A small sou of Thomas Garmau who lives uoar Ponca whllo playing about tho placo rocoutly orawlod into a pig pen Tho boy got between tho old sow and hor pigs aud sho attacked him lu a vi cious mauuor Before tho child could bo roscuod ho was seriously though not fa tally Injured An opportuuo rain Monday night aud souio Bhowors again last night has set aside all apprehension of a drouth in this viciulty for somo timo Aided by the warm weather vegetation lias mado n wondorful showing of growth during tho past few days aud prospects for an abundaut harvest are sploudid I If Orouln of ONeill Frontier writes to correct a statomout iu The Nkws rogarding smallpox at that place He says Thoro was ouo caso hero a week ago Monday aud tho patient was romovod to tho country about threo miles from town Thoro aro no cases iu ONeill now nor in tho country Tho rainfall for tho 21 hours ending at 8 oclock yostorduy morning was given at 07 of an inch whereas it should have been 70 of an inch making a total precipitation since the beginning of the mouth of three quarters of an inoh If tho weather clerk coutinues to thus favor June thero will be no lack of moisture duriug the month Prof U S Conn haa resigned his position as superintendent of schools at Wayuo aud will enter the omploy of a mercantile agency for the summer His torrltory will be Minnesota and ono or both of the Dakotas Prof Conn is president of tho Nebraska Teachers as sociation aud will continue to act in that capacity until his term of office expires An oxchauge says An old baohelor bought a pair of socks aud iu the too of ouo of them ho found a note which said I am a girl of tweuty aud would liko to correspond with a baohelor with a view of matrimouy Our friend wrote to tho address given and received thiB reply I waa married threo years ago last Christmas Tho morchaut who sold you tho socks did not advertise The Evening Independent of Dead wood S D says Ira Huugerford will tomorrow morning June 1st take position as business manager of tho Evening Independent Mr Huuger ford is an experienced newspaper man who haa the reputation of being persist out from daylight until dark in looking after the advertiser and mutually pro moting tho upbuilding of business both for his paper and its patrons Any courtesy shown him by the frienda of the Independent will be appreciated During tho storm last night lightning struck the residence of M D Tyler on West Norfolk avenue The fluid took effect on one of the peaks of the roof and but slight damage was done The weather editor has figured it out that tho brilliant color of Mr Tylers home aud ho at once resolved to send a few THE NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY JUNE 7 1001 forked jabi of hid scarlet lined and sudden mossongor of tho greased quality to exterminate tho dwolling Tho houso color Mas tho strongest howovor nnd successfully turned tho Bhook or tho building would havo boon a mass of ruins this morning Mr Tylor now announces that tho color will bo Imme diately changod to black as ho doos not want to tako any moro chnncosi Tho now machlnory at tho olootrio light Btation won given quite a propl tloufl start last ovoning although thero yet remains cousidornblo to bo dono boforo tho system in lu first class work lug ordor A number of connections among thoui tho atroot arc lights wore not mado last ovoning and accordingly thoro was darkness in placos last night Whontho stonm waa turuod on tho on glno It movod oil with a amoothuess and regularity that could acarooly havo boon iuiprovod upon by a months trial Tho turning of tho big bolt whool aud movomontj of tho largo onglno was a sight that attracted many spectators during the ovoning Manager Patter- sou personally supervised tho start of tlio machlnory and was highly gratified with tho Bhowing mado MADISON Goo H Spear of Norfolk waa lu town Wodnesday John Dlnoon of Columbus spout Sun day iu Madiaou Mrs Stookolborg of Lincoln Is visit ing friends here J F aud Ira Jouklus woro over from Battlo Crook Monday Jas Nichols is expected homo from Manhattan Kansas this week Mrs O II Swnlow of Humphrey is aponding tho week with relatives II M Wlnalow aud old resideut and stock man of Columbus was m town Saturday Homer Sumption of Sheridan Wyom ing vUltod relatives and friends a few days this woek Eugouo Best chief cook at the Turf Exohaugo lu Norfolk spent part of the woek lu Madison 0 W Wallace has llnishedjhis school work at Leigh and will be iu Madison for a few weeks W L Dowliug is assisting tho county clork in preparing the assessors books for equalization Tho work on John SchelorVrjneat market is progressing finely since they were ablo to obtain brick Ohr Schavlaud was a passenger for Omaha Monday 0 W Wallace Is tak ing care of his office during hisjabsonco O A Coons Is recovering froni the smallpox and no further cases yet re ported It is thought there will be no further spread of tho disease The board of county commissioners will meet as a board of equalization uoxt Tuesdny Juuo 11 instead of June 4 as stated in Tun News of Monday Decoratiou day was fittingly observed iu Madison Rov Moruiug mado the ad dress at G A R hall All business houses woro closed during tho afternoon The caso of state vs Sam Dunn on complaint of S B Lyon on trial before Squire Itichardsou Monday was dis missed at the cost of compluiuiug wit ness the e idence not being suilicieut to wnrraut binding the defendant over to distriot court The Schavland Johuson Co aud Johnson Olson Co began Monday ovoning to exchange locations Tho work was completed Tuesday night at about 12 oclock but the matter of ar ranging goods in eaoh store will yet re quire considerable time BEGA Mr Casper visited in Norfolk Satur day Rev Butler of Hoskius preached in Bega Snndny afternoon Mr A R Luudquist was in Wiusido on business Tuesday Emma Minnie Willie Soennekon and Anna Nelson visited in this vicinity Sunday A gentleman representing the Inter state School of Correspondence visited the teachers iu this and adjoining dis tricts Tuosday Ohas Ohlund aud Emmet Wilson have been iu this neighborhood paint ing for a few days Rev Ryder preached on the subject of Baptism at tho school houae Tuesday evening Elmor and Augusta Luuqnist at tended church in Hoskius Sunday evon Ing Chlckeug Come tloiuc to ltooit Cadet Honry L Bowlsby of the West Point military academy haa been dis missed for hazing The State Journal publishes no doubt with a broad smile extracts from Mr Bowlsby seniors paper the Crete democrat upholding the practice of hazing as necessary to take the staroh out of some young men Thla editorial waa written during the progress of the congressional investiga tion some time ago and the sou of the editor proceeded to carry ont his fathers ideas Neligh Yeoman The fast trains of the Union Pacifio reach San Franoisco fifteen hours ahead of all competitors li you aro in no hurry take a slow train by one of thede tour routes but if you want to get there without suffering any of the inconven iences of winter travel tako the only riirAnr mnffl tne union iaciuo ve aroused the enmity of the storm king I tailed information furnished on applica ti V KT Jukkuas An tion W Agent THURSDAY TIDINGS Kuill Luck of Stanton was in Norfolk yostorday 0 A Beoch of Mllford wm a Norfolk visitor ovor night R M Smith waa In tho city yester day from Osmond E It Gnruey waa Iu Norfolk from WinBldo yostorday L E Oarscallon was In tho metropo lis yesterday from Tlldou 0 P Parish waa a poasongor for Omaha this morning on business Miss Grotohon Klontz roturned to Plnlnviow this noon after a short visit at home Managor J N Buudick of tho sugar factory wont to Omaha on business this moruiug Mrs M E Holdeu and Misa Floronco Holdou came lu from OmahaEyosterday for an cxtonded visit ntjjtho home of tholr sou and brothor Dr II T Holdeu Tho Ladles guild of Trinity church will hold n special meetiug with Mrs Leonard tomorrow Members aro asked to como proparcd to do sewing Oakdato beat Stanton by a scoro of 20 to 5 in a hotly contested ball fgaine nt tho latter place Tuesday Rev Mr Loidy of Oakdalo was the umpire Tlio namo of thojyoung lady who went to Dubnquo to outer a convent waa Miss Kate V McNeill instead of Miss Kate Mitchell as published last evening Superintendent OConnor will bo ono of tho instructors at the Platte Jcouuty teachers institute which begins in Columbus uoxt Monday aud will con tinue five dnys Wednesdays Omaha IBee 1S W Hayes of Norfolk dean of the Nebraska Masons Is an Her guest Mr Hayes is 82 years of ago but lively aud expects to attend Masonic gatherings for years to come James Vandyke of ThuJJNkws force returned yostorday from his homo in Omaha where he attended tho marriage of his sister Miss Ola to Mr John F Giles which took placoJionTuosday evening Tho dry goods department of the Fair store is about adjusted to business con ditions iu tho Bishop block aud the work of moving the goods of the grocery department will probably bo completed some time today Governor E P Savage is to be orator of th day at tho Fourth of July cele bration to bo held in Columbus With good train accomodations Columbns might be able to secure quite a delega tion from Norfolk to assist them iu cele brating Victor Patterson has accepted the po sition of news agent on the 0 St P M O train between here Jand Sioux City making his first trip this moruiug Charles Maiquardt who thasheld the position has gone to Omaha to accept a position in a hotel A celobratiou was held nt Creightou last night to enthuse over the recent decision of the supreme court which has deoided that tho election Jwas valid rosultiug in tho removal of thoKnox county seat from Niobrara to the geo graphical center of the county The commissioners of Cass county haverecontly passed a resolution making it a felouy punishable by a heavy fine for anyone to harbor a smallpox patient without notifying somo member of the board This action was deemed neces sary in order to atop the spread of the disease A portion of the material for the Daniel Sessler bowling alloy to bo placed iu the east room vacated by the Fair store has arrived and the work of getting it in shape will begin at once The material is of first class quality aud the proprietors intend to have an ideal placo of amusement when completed Frank Helam a cook at a Junction hotel borrowed the bicycle of Allen Gaines who works at the Pacific with out the formality of asking the owners consent Gaines had him arrested and the fine imposed was paid by the land lord who employe Helam Thereby Allen Gaines a bicycle and gives Frauk Helam B Lynch engine wiper at the M O round house was working In the fire box of ono of the eugines of that road when the kerosene torch he waa using exploded throwing the burning oil iu all directions His face waa badly burned and he bnd a narrow escape for his life as the blazing oil was making it decidedly dangerous in the fire box and the opening for escape waa none too accessible The oan containing the oil was blown to pieces and it is surpris ing that Mr Lynch got off with as few injuries Superintendent D 0 OConnor of the city schools is iu receipt of a tele gram from Misa Eugenie Mackln of Omaha informiug him of her accept ance of the position in the Norfolk High school to which she has been elected She teaches history Latin and English literature She had been elected to a similar position in the North Platte schools but decided in favor of Norfolk The board of education is fortunate in securing tho services of Miss Mackln as she has a most enviable record in edu cational work She graduated with honors from the university of Ne braska and has this year attained the masters degree in that institution of YOU MUST NOT FORGET That we are constantly growing in the art of male ing Pine Photos and our products will always be fouud to embrace the most ARTJSTIC IDEAS aud Newest style in Cards and Finish We also carry a fine line of Moldings suitable for all kinds of framing I M MACY vlvan Ozone WILL CURE RASRL THROAT rwAOt AND BRONCHIAL ACUTE AND CATARRHAL AND TUBERCULAR CATARRH BRONGH T S Consumption A H KELLER IICALCOMPAHXAwn - wnrrm to DB - CHEMICAL W MBBIUAkinSIIIUTk Sioux Faixs 8 D roB nnx nrronif atiox Dr Kaller 5peclallit la Nom Throat Luitir ad Kldnar Dlieaaaa will correspond with you la regard to your condition learning Studies in which she was especially interested are European his tory aud the dead languages She was honored this year by haviug her thesis published in the University Bulletin The weekly crop bulletin issued by the uuiversity of Nebraska for the week ending Juno 3 does not Indicate as fa vorable conditions as that of the pre ceding week there being less than an inch of raiu in any part of the state This weeks weather will however prove more favorable as there was quite a general raiu The report for this and adjoining counties is ns follows Madi son Small grain needs rain corn up and a good stand cultivation begun large acreage being sown to sugar cane Antelope Small grain growing nicely alfalfa nearly ready to cut fruit drop ping badly corn cultivation begun Boone Corn coming up well wheat contains many yellow spots oats thin alfalfa good potatoes growing well Pierce Small grain doing finely pas tures good corn up and cultivation in pt ogress Platte Small grain generally looks well but needs rain late corn coming up unevenly early planted growing slowly Stanton Small grain doing fairly well but rain would be beneficial WARNERVILUE Bert Lyons went to South Omaha Monday with a carload of fat cattle Walker Bros shipped five carloads of fat cattle to South Omaha Wednesday Sunday June 0 will be Childrens day in the Warnerville Sunday school Mrs Joey Lovejoy of Chadrou was the gnest of her brother Neil McBeath last week Mrs Ez Rowlett nnd her daughter Mrs Melvin Horner went to Surprise Sunday to visit relatives Lyman Mihilis and family living near Meadow Grove were the guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Pottitt Saturday and Sunday Maurice Carberry writes that he is camping out near Golden Colo and that he expects to visit the Pacifio coast before he returns to Warnerville Mrs M A Ouplin has sold her farm two miles northwest of town to Melvin Horner consideration 3200 Mr Horner will take possession March 1 Mrs Wm Lovell living on the Shepard ranch six miles southwest of town is sick with the smallpox Sheriff Losey came out last week and quaran tined the house and also honses of sev eral neighbors who have been exposed to the disease To Teachers The regular teachers examination will be held at Madison June 14 and 15 All those expecting to begin teaching should be present if possible also those wishing to raise their grades No ex amination will be given in July except to such as may wish to complete the whole examination in one day Insti tute will be held tho latter part of Aug ust and all teachers should arrange their vacation so as to be present One object of the institute will be to organize for the association work of the next year This Is one of the moat im portant objects of tho institute So large a portion of the teaching force is composed of young unexperienced teachers each year that it is very neo essary that the monthly associations or reading circles be continued and that theso young teachers be given all the aid and assistance possible by the counsel and association of those more experienced Sixty five per cent of all the teachers that have taught in Madison county the paBt fifteen years have taught two years or less Respectfully 0 W Obuu County Superintendent Medical Opinion in regard to Dr A HKellers Sylvan Ozone An editor of a medical journal writes as follows Dr xV H Kellers Sylvan Ozono offered by tho Dr A H Roller Chemical Company as a cure for Consumption Asthma Bronohitifl Hay Fever Catarrh Coughs Colds and all diseases of tho air passages This we know to bo a genuine specifio for these com plaints and as such entitled to our confidence aud that of our readers Close examination into tho practical results which havo been had from tho use of this remedy has caused us to endorse it as be ing an undoubted cure for tho above ailments effectual in re moving the exciting cause in a number of attacks which had been of the severest aud most tedious character Dr A H Kellers Syl van Ozone permanently restored health and in cases wnich wero of a milder description its use im mediately afforded relief An Kxtract from Her Letter If yon could only be hore this winter morning and see for yourself you would no longer doubtme Roses are bloom ing in our front yard and all naturo is as far advanced in this lovely American summerland as it will bo in your cold eastern home by June Wo made the journey from Missouri river to the Golden Gate on the Union Pacific to avoid the circuitous routes an important item iu the winter A trip to California is mado delightful by the perfect service and luxurious ac commodation of The Overland Limited which is perhaps the most finely equipped train in the world Detailed information furnished on ap plication F W JUSESLAN Agent Pan Aiuerlcan Kxposltlou Excuraloa Kates Excursion tickets will be sold by the F E M V Northwestern line on May 0 1320 21 and 28 with a return limit of 7 days at 3055 via standard and 2901 via differential lines Every day until September 30 with return limit of 15 days at 3330 via standard and 3030 via differential lines Every dny from May 15 to September 30 good for return until October 31 at 47 75 via standard and 4535 via differ ential lines Full particulars will be cheerfully fur nished all inquirers H C Matrau Agent Career nnd Character of Abraham Llucoln An address by 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