Jfr t rT a SATURDAY SIFTINGS W H Bntterfield hns returned from Creighton Oarl T Seoley of Madison was in Norfolk yceterdny T II Brenton of Nollgh hnd business In Norfolk yesterday Frnnk Twlss went to Wayno todny to visit friends over Snndny Norman nnd Delia Ocksn of Madison wore Norfolk visitors ycEterdny MIbs Edith Estabrook will lenvo to night for Stuart to visit friendB Mrs Warner and daughter of ONeill wore Bhopping in tho city today Miss Nettie Lowo left this rnorulug for Coleridge to visit Miss Pearl Keth logo Alexander Morrison 1b homo from Sihley Iowa for a few dajb visit with hts family Miss Muttio Davenport went to Mudi Hon last evening to visit her Meter Mrs Arthur Pilger Mr and Mrs P J Fuesler and Mr nnd Mrs J H Sanford each welcomed baby boys to their homes yesterday Tho plasterors aro hero to fluibh up tho interior of the Stortz block on which nothing has been done since tho roof was laid last week Prospects are said to be excellent for a magnificent hay crop thiB season Hay is ono of the crops that cannot be mined by too much water Tho harvest of the wheat crop at Wymore haB begun the weather there being ideal for ripening and tho yield promises to be large Mr and Mrs S Buel Dunham of Oneida Iowa are visitors at tho homo of E B Ken y on Mrs Dunham is a sister of Mr Kenyon The roof over Vails jewelry 6tore has received some needed repairs to keep out the copious showers that prevail in this part of the country The beautiful mud holes along tho outer edge of tho Main street sidewalks speak eloquently for a curb or some efficient sort or drainage Melvin Mayer very pleasantly enter tained a number of his young friends last evening at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Morris Mayer The Gentry trained animal show that has proven so popular in other parts of the state and country is billed tonppear in Norfolk on Saturday July 0 I Newman clerk in the Star clothing store has been summoned to Chicago by n telegram announcing the death of hi fathpr He departed for that city yes terday noon Meadow Grove is counting on a new Bteam merry-go-round for the reunion on July 2 3 and 4 and the music for its bowery dance will be furnished by the Italian orchestra of Omaha The frog and weed crops seem to be doing mighty well and a large yield is promised If people cant rnise corn to fntten hogs for pigs feet they can haye frogs legs There is always something to ent in Nebraska id is stated mat enonga nan iell in the Berry and Low neighborhood north of Battlo Creek during yesterdays storm to do a large amount of damage to crops Hail stones by the wagon load could have been scooped up after the storm Charles Oelslagle jr of Tilden was the victim of a shotgun accident Wed nesday morning He had leaned the gun against a building and as he started toward the house it fell and was dis charged the load of No C shot entering his ankle Amputation of the limb may be necessary The Catholics of Madison are making nn effort to establish a parochial school nnd erect a new church edifice The new church will cost about 5000 and the old building will be converted to school purposes The parishoners pledged 1750 to the proposed improve ment at a meeting held last Sunday Hight Bros have closed a contract with the Brunswick Balke company of Omaha to put in a three track bowling alley in the room next to Lodors saloor Boon to be vacated by Hoffman Smith The tracks will be of regulation length with a 15 foot run and will be completed about the last of July or the first of August The cattle barn of August Haase who lives three miles northwest of the city was struck by lightning during the storm of Monday and two of his cows were killed All cattle were in the barn and it is considered fortunate that but the two were killed Another fortunate fact is that the barn was not set on fire and burned Battle Creek Republican David Whitla has purchased the Preece prop crty west of Dr Daniels place A house and three lots constitute tho pur chase Mr Whitla will take possession about July 1 and he will either build a large addition to the bouse as it now standB or will remove it entirely and build a fine new house in its place Battle Creek Enterprise Charles Fenske believes that the cow is the sal vation of the farmer From twenty five cowb he sold during the month of May 100 worth of cream besides supplying his family with the lacteal fluid He useB a separator thus doing away with the trouble of hauling milk from the creamery separators Mr Fenske be lioves that what he has done can be done by any farmer and is surprised that a greater interest is not taken in the dairy business Littlo things at times show up a mans character to a finish One fellow whopo barn Mauds on tho gulch was seen to pitch his barnyard into tho cur rout during tho recent freshet where it would wash down upon other mens property in order to save hauling it away and after tho storm a man on tho street had the nervo to ask Is thin wet enough for yon Mrs Ed Jones of tho Willow neigh borhood Antelope county has been ad judged iuBauo and is now an inmate of tho hospital here Her insanity ib sup posed to bo tho result of au injury re ceived some tnuo ago though thero was insanity iu her family Mr Jones neighbors indicated their sympathy for him in his nllllctUm by nppoaring in his cornfield with 18 tenuis and laying the weeds low Kev Franklin Baker pastor of tho Second Congregational church will leave for New York City Monday noon and will sail from that port Saturday afternoon on tho Steamship Minnehaha for Europe His trip will include a visit to England France Germany Switzerland and Italy nnd will require about threo mouthB time Ho expects to return to Norfolk about the middle of September Another of those daily showers this morning added to tho accumulation of surface water in thiB vicinity also added to tho anxiety of tho farmers who see the weeds taking their crops and are unable to cultivate Although tho rain guago at Dr Salters recorded but 15 of au inch precipitation the fall rnubt have been much heavier in the hills drained by Poverty Run aB it was filled to tho brim about U 50 and overflowed in sev eral places Three more persons implicated in the disturbance of a religious meeting in the Walker settlement southeast of the city wore arrested Thursday aud taken before County Judge Vining ot Stanton where they pleaded guilty and were fined 20 each and costs The dis turbance took place last Sunday night at the Duffy school house when the Christian Endeavor society was in ses sion and with this labt haul seven per sons have been punished for the offense Rev L W Scudder of Sheltou is to become a Norfolk citizen after July 1 and will reside ia one of the Bishop houses on North Eleventh street He comes as pastor of the Presbyterian church taking charge of the work of that denomination here aud at Winside and regular services will be held after that date Tomorrow morning at 11 a m Rev Mr Scudder will preach iu the G A It hall and in the afternoon at Winside There will be no preach ing on the J0th The Piano headquarters are now nicely located in the building formerly used for a planing mill by T W Wheaton The office in tho northwest corner of tho large room is nicely fitted up with telephones electric lights and other modern conveniences tho rooms being finished in oiled hard pine nnd papered A sleeping room for the ma chine expert occupies the northeast corner and the main room of the build ing will be UEed for storing and setting up machines the storage of binder twine repairs nnd for the other uses of the business It is n convient arrange ment and Manager Blakemau and his office force are well pleased with the new quarters Newman Grove Herald Iver Byg land returned homo last Saturday even ing from his trip in the Rocky Mountain country He 6ays he never before ap preciated the good Nebraska soil as he does now The great stretches of alkali land sage brush and mesquite in Utah and Idaho he thought was a very cor rect representation of desolation The mountains too were disappointing on account of the lack of vegetation as compared with those of Norway al though loftier they lacked the beauty of the tree covered hills of his native land He thought Denver was a magnificent city was delighted with Salt Lake City and the Mormon girls but is more than ever convinced that Nebraska is the best country that lies outdoors It was like waking from a bad dream when he again beheld the beautiful Platte valley Saturday morning Low Kate Kxcumluna to Colorado anil Utah Dates sale June 18th to iiOth Rate to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo Glenwood Springs Ogden and Salt Lake City one regular first class normal tariff not temporarily re duced fare plus 2 for the round trip Final limit October Hist Transit limits To Colorado destina tions continuous passage to Denver after reaching Denver stop over will be allowed on going trip regardless of transit limit j return trip to be continu ous passage commencing date of execu tion except return trip Bhall not be begun earlier than five days after date of sale Utah destinations Continuous pas sage to Denver west thereof stop over will be permitted in both directions within the going and return transit limits of thirty days each not to exceed final limit Tickets will be good for return prior to five days from date of sale Joint agency fee A fee of twenty five cents will be collected from passen ger at time of executiou nnd delivery of return portion oi ucKei except tnat no fee will be required for execution of return portion of tickets to Glenwood Springs THR NORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY 1 UN R 28 1001 MONDAY MENTION Mr and Mjh Dan llinefl left for Iowa today Mrs J G Troutinan Bpent Sunday in Grand Island W O Fry wub greeting friendB in tho city yesterday Harry Barnes wan down from Battle Creek Saturday D L Upton of Pierce wub a Snilday visitor in Norfolk S F Heltzman of Battlo Creek spont Sunday in Norfolk J K Baker wns a Sunday guest in Norfolk from Beemer Mrs Frank Hirsh was In tho city from Stnnton Saturday Mrs Boeman and son of Tilden were Norfolk visitors yesterday Burt Mapes aud family spent Sunday with friends in Plainview MrB G H Main left for Iowa on tho noon train to visit relatives Miss Auuio Herman visited with frionds iu Stanton over Sunday Ed Walters of Humphrey visited with Norfolk friends over Sunday E II Lnikart of Battlo Creek visited at the homo of his parentB over Sunday L L McKim was over from Sioux City to spend Sunday with his mother Mr and Mrs Van Kirk of Neligh vIr ited with Mr and Mrs Coryell over Sundny O E Doughty is arranging to open a plumbing shop in the old steam laundry building Dennis Sheeau of RongiB Wyoming is here visiting his father-in-law Geo Williams Mrs W R Hoffman departed at noon for New Hampshire expocting to visit until September The family of W II Butterfleld re turned from their visit to Creighton Saturday evening The family of W A Witzigmnn of Meadow Grove visited with Mr and Mrs G A Lnikart yesterdny Mrs Garlinger and Miss Garlinger expect to leave tomorrow for n vibit with friends in Iowa and Missouri Mrs O D Jenkins and daughter Gladys went to Dorchester Saturday evening for a Bhort vibit with friendB Misses Nettie Nenow aud Minnie Verges returned yesterday noon from their trip to Hot Springs South Dakota Mr and Mrs C F Shaw nnd child ren are preparing to leave tomorrow for Illinois to viBit relatives and friends Mr and Mrs Adolph Mittelstadt re turned to their home iu Laurel today after a weeks visit with Norfolk tives Mr aud Mrs F W Juneman visited in Sioux City yesterday with friends of Mrs Juneman who formerly lived in the east The mother and sister of J N Bundick arrived from Washington D C Saturday night to mnke their home with him Mr Weeks aud fimily of Long Pino are moving into tho house on South Fourth street recently vacated by Myron Collamer Harry Luebke and Martin RanEch who have been attending school at Watertowu Wis came homo for the summer vacation Saturday night A son of Rev Carl Toenje of Fremont was drowned in the Platte river while bathing Friday evening and tho body was recovered Saturday afternoon A J Durland is home from Knox county to visit and look after his busi ness interests hero until Wednesday when ho will return to that county H L McCormick won tho box of cigars offered by Sesler Daniel for the highest bowling score made in their alley up to 10 oclock Saturday eveniug It is expected that the Hight Bros bowling alley in tho Marquardt block will bo opened to tho public in two weeks instead of four as suggested Saturday George Richardson and daughter Alice of Denver Col nre guests at the home of W H Bridge Mr Richard son is a banker and is a brother-in-law of Mr Bridge The warm south wind has almost suc ceeded in raising a dust and the street sprinkler was out for the first time in several weeks laying the anticipated rise of renl estate Mrs J A Read and son left yester day for North Carolina to visit relatives about two months They will stop a week in Chicago to viBit Tom Roy and John who are now there Mrs J D Sturgeon departed last evening for Deadwood and other points in the Black Hills If she is benefited by the change of climate sho will prob ably remain during the summer O E Doughty left yebterday for Counoil Bluffs Iowa to put one of hiB furnaces in a house belonging to H E Owen of this city This makes four furnaces he haB placed for Mr Owen during the past eight months Norfolk dealers have excellent assort ments of pyrotechnics firecrackers and other noisemaking and fire displaying contrivances aud the young boy who hasnt a nickle nor seeB nn opportunity of earning one is on tho anxiouB seat The ball game yesterday between a team from the Junction and one from J tho rlty proper resulted n a victory for tho Junction plnyers by a score of 10 to 2 Tho game was too one sided to bo highly inteiesting but several good plays were made Mr and Mrs Henry Sohmodo and son of Leavitt visitul L U Mittel stadt ami IiIb mother over Sunday Mr Schmode who Ismnsler meehauloof the sugar factory nt leavltt returned to bin duties today but Mrs Schmode will visit hero several weeks Tho number of people in Norfolk Sat urday on business would seem to indi cate that they no longer had any fear of catching the smallpox which in perfectly proper Norfolk is as safe to visit now aH any town iu tho state tho smallpox situ ation being conilutd to a few houses Art RcevcR of Tilden got tho contract for bnildlng tho now Catholic church at that plaro hiR Ibid being WSM Tho bids ranged from 2 4bO to fltOO both oftheso being made by contractors Building will begin as soon uh tho old building is removed from itH present site A telegram from IairIc Wyoming asking fur music for their Fourth of July celebration Iiuh been icceivid iu Norfolk and ilvo piiceH of BohnertH orchestra will go to that place to play Lubk is preparing to have tho biggest celebration that ever happened iu Wyo ming Tho Norfolk band had been practic ing to entertain tho people of Creighton and vicimty on tho Fourth but the members have been recently notified that on advice of tho board of bealth the town would not celebrate on account of the smallpox situation The boys aro somewhat disappointed but may yet se cure an engagement for the day Warm weather has begun tho ther mometer yesterday indicating a maxi mum temperature of HO degrees in tho shnde Stirred by a vigorous south wind it is resulting in a quick drying of tho wet places nnd tho farmers aro mak ing tho bcBt of it by ridding their fields of weeds With a few days of like weather their crops will soon bo rid of tho weed pest Wm Spotted Crow of Piuo Ridge agency wbb in tho city Saturday even ing enroute home Iloisu member of tho agency ball team which has been away for a period of fonr years engaged in playing tho national game William is a husky Indian His makeup in dicates that ho is well qualified to spot the ball and his name should bo chauged accordingly Fordinand Koch of West Point thinks ho has discovered a certain cluo to the fire bug who has been responsible for tho incendiary practice in that town for tho past few mouths and preparations aro in progress to give tho fellow a coat of tar and feathers At tho last fire Mr Koch found a letter that had evi dent been dropped by tho person re sponsible for tho blazo and recently he lias received an nnouymous threat on a pobtal card in tho same handwriting Mr nnd Mrs John Quick left on tho 11 oclock train this morning for Salt Lake City Utah where th y expect to make their future homo and tho best wishes of a largo number of Norfolk friends accompany them Saturday evening members of tho Degree of Honor and Tribe of Ben Hur lodges sur prised them at the Junction and all participants enjoyed the occasion very thoroughly tho ono disappointing feat ure being that it was a farewell to two popular members of the orders repre sented A company of 29 Omaha Indian boys and girlB were in the city today on their way home from tho Genoa Bchool for their summer vacation Those belong ing to tho Winnebago and Pine Ridge agencies will leave for their homcB to morrow Dressed in their neat uni forms tho boys and girls looked and acted very intelligent and could prob ably give some of their white brothers and sisters pointers on manners morals and scholarly achievments They were in charge of one of the officers of the school Word was received at noon from J B Barnes who is in attendance at the federal court iu Omnha that a decision has been rendered by that court in the case of the several material men and laborers on the Norfolk asylum against the United States Guaranty and Fidel that large ones of the same species may be caught in tho future J H Voll rath owner of tho bowling alley in tho Ahlmau building will leave tomorrow morning for Boonovillo Mo for a visit When ho returns from there ho will move hisuley to tho south eastern part of the state Tho Pierce Leader states that Mr aud Mrs W 0 Toliver formerly of this city but now of Laurel aro preparing to move to Riverside Cal whero they will go into business with W F Enderly a brother of Mrs Toliver People at tho Oxnard hotel have been enjoying freo music from tho nicklo in tho slot machine sinco Sunday morning Someone dropped a penny iu aud clog ged the shut off machinery so that all it now requires is to be wound up and the music flows freely W N Huso has purchased from Sol G Mayer and R B Weller tho lots on Main street east of tho residence of O S Bridge and tomorrow George Stalcop will begin the work of moving his house from tho near vicinity of Corpora tion gulch to the new locution The flood in Virginia aud West Vir ginia should call for tho particular sym pathy of this locality Tho press dis patches indicate that thero is an Elkhorn valley concerned also a North Fork rivor a Norfolk Norfolk Junction and other names familiar to this portion of Nebraska aro used in connection with disaster A gang of several tramps struok Nor folk yesterday that did full credit to familiar tram cartoons of some of the papers so faros their appearunco wns concerned Their rags and tatters and unkempt whiskers were fully equal to those of the average cartoon of the tramp They were -Weary WillieB with a veugeuuee Tho people at the Norfolk hospital for the insane are preparing to celebrate the glorious Fourth in a spirit truly patri otic One of the features of tho cele bration will be a flag raising when a beautiful banner of wool bunting 1 1 by ity company The decision is iu favor 22 feet in size will be for the first of the various material men and laborers who will now get their pay unless the case is carried to tho court of appeals This case has been ponding iu the federal court for something over three years it having been commenced about the time of tho completion of the wing at the asylum The Elks had au interesting meeting Saturday night in their hall iu the Mar quardt block and a number of candi dates and visitors from out of town at tended the session Tho following named candidates were inducted into the mysteries of the order J P Mann Dr J P Guligan J B Meller and H H Snyder of ONeill W H Green and Fred Hufsmith of Creighton G 0 Maryott of Pender John Hoar of West Point Dr J L McDonald of Atkinson aud II E Owen of Norfolk The out of town members present were II B Strong Pender WilliB McBride Madi son W P Evans A F Biglin and D H Oronin of ONeill TUESDAY TOPICS George H lugli was up from Stanton 3esterday W I Mason was a city visitor today from Pleico W R Olnybuugh Is a Norfolk visitor from Wayno J R Williams of Cnrnlea was in tho Sugar City yesteiday A 11 Allinson was in Meadow Irovo today oncieanuiry business H M Mobher of Randolph transacted business in Noriolk yesttiday TIioh Dougherty was a Norfolk guest yesterday from Newcastle Dr Frank Halter wont to Vordlgre yesteiday on professional business F I Case of Meadow Grovo was a buslnesH visitor to Norfolk yesteiday Tho delivery wagon of Curl Ahiuuh grocery Is resplendent in a now coat of paint Dr 1 II Salter aud Initio returned at noon from their trip to tho east and mu th Two carloads of machinery for Stan tons new mill have locn received at that place B 0 dentin of tho Norfolk National bank has returned from a weeks visit with his parents at Oestoii Iowa Mrs O R Eller of Lincoln arrived last night for a five weeks visit with her puientM Mr and Mrs 11 0 Mat rau Miss Gladys MuhatTy of tho Johnson Dry Goods company will leave tonight for a two weeltH vacation ut Alnsworth Will McCuue who formerly drove tho oil wagon hero now has charge of tho Standard Oil companys station nt Wayne Dr G O Remy who at ono time made Norfolk his homo has deuided to leave Craig aud re locate in Aiusworth where he formerly practiced Tho resldenco of Mohcb Kidder nt tho corner of Twelfth street and Elm avenue is undergoing repairs of which a new roof is not the least important Tho government thermometer gave the maximum temperature yesterday at I1 degrees and today promises little or no change as the south wind lb still vigorous Some of tho fishermen aro catching small channel catfish in the water below the mill dam and hopes are entei tallied time flung to the breeze from the loftiest poiut of tho institution The flag has just been received The state board of public lands and buildings in session at Lincoln Monday afternoon awarded a contract for con structing a standpipo at the Norfolk hospital for tho insane to Drake Wil liams A Williams of Omaha The ap propriation by tho legislature for this purpose was 3500 and tho contract price is f3 140 The work of construc tion will probably begin aB soon as tho materials can be got on the ground Pierce Leader The west Bide of Nor folk waB flooded Wednesday morning lawns cellars and furnaces beiug sub merged for au hour or two tho water doing considerable damage Norfolk people will undoubtedly endorse the pastor of a negro church in n rural dis trict in the south who recently incor porated this petition in his prayer Lawd if you thinks we hez had rain enough please tell do rain ter quit 0 DR PARKER SSfe DENTIST Mast Block GROWN AND BRIDGE WORK raining but of ye dont think wes had enough please ferglvo us fer looking glum en growling Mlnden Gazette Andy Oliristonson can tell some pretty good fish stories but ho bumped up against another good man tho other day and after Andy had worked up a good sweat with bomo of his best ouch the other follow made fun of him and really knocked him out by saying that he had a friend who owned a bird dog which Is especially good nt fetching things out of tho water In order to show a friend what tho dog would do ho threw a fid cent pleco into tho water anil told the dog to fetch it Tho dog dived and brought back a two pound catfish aud 15 cents in chango Business men nre discussing tho pro ject of holding a harvest festival street fair or some other sort of entertainment for Norfolk this summer or fall aud tho sentiment iu favor of Mich an entertain ment seems to bo quite unanimous Towns that held this boit of entertain ment last year aro quite generally pro viding something similar for this year and Norfolk could undoubtedly realize much pleasure and profit from an effort along tho amusement line If a success is to bo made it is none too irly to be gin the preliminary work and it should lo undertaken in a manner that will leave no room for such u word as post ponement or failure Clarenco Salter assisted by Dr and Mrs Frank Salter entertained about foity of his friends last evening at a lawn party the enjoyable social func tion being given at the family homo on North Tenth street Prepared programs were so arranged that each gentleman was directed to some hammock porch or cozy corner whero a congenial com panion was found with whom to while away the time lx tween bells Tho splendid moonlit evening proved ideal for the sort of entertainment provided and all enjoyed this occasion thoroughly with music as a pleasing feature of the evening One object of tho party was to dispose of some of tho luscious home grown strawberries picked at tho Salter homo and this was successfully accom plished generous dishph of tho popular fruit being served at tables arranged in tho house A UciimI 1 hint- Genu iu Syrup is cliu special prescrip tion of Dr A Boschee n celebrated German physician anil is acknowledged to bo ono of tho met fortuuato discover ies in medicine It quickly cures coughs colds and all lung troubles of tho severest uutuio removing iwit does tho cause of tho affection and leaving tho parts in a strong and healthy condition It is not au experimental medicine but has stood tho test of years giving satis faction in every case which its rapidly increasing sale every season confirms Two million bottles sold annually Bos chocs German Syrup was introduced in tho United States in 18iS nnd is now sold iu every town and village in the civilized world Three doses will relieve any 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