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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1902)
10 THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDA Y , OCTOBER 10,1902 , SATURDAY SIFTINGS , W. II. Uu hols' wns nn Omaha visltoi ycsjerdav. Hey Cnrtor of Craig Is vlsltlug wltl Norfolk relatives and frlotulH. Rov.Jl. HnlluHof 1'lorco wns in tin city ycstcrtlny visiting frlowK Superintendent D. 0. O'Connor of tin city schools , wont to Lincoln yostordaj on business. W. J. Wolsenntoln wns in the oltj from Columbus today renewing old no qnnintnucoB , A. 0. Van Horn hns returned from t four-days' visit with his slptor , Mrs Chiifl. Pierce , nt Wlnuotoon. Conductor Fox la having his residence on South Tenth street improved by the building of n handsome now porch. .Too Wllktus Is In Glcnwood , lown , t ( close up his business interests proparn tory to nwklng Norfolk his pormanon ! home. Misses Florence Bauoh and Adn Lou oker returned to their homo in Mndisoi yestonlny nftor n few days' visit will Norfolk friends. The now crop of chestnuts are 01 the mnrkot nml eagerly purchased 03 those who know the haunt of the nut h former days aud are by It reminded of old times , John Stolnbrochcr , formerly of this city , is now a member of the firm of Sutor & Stoinbrcchor , laud agents and dealers in general merchandise at Den- hoff , North Dakota. Mrs. Emma Romig , mother of Max Ilouiig of this city , cauio up today from Omaha where she attended the Ak-Snr- Bon ball , today to visit and will leave for her homo in Neligh tonight. Miss Hildroth Sisson , maid of honor nt the Ak-Sar-Bon festivities , went to Omaha { yesterday morning and from there will go to Kansas City , Mo. , and then to Hammond , Oklahoma , to visit relatives. She expects to bo absent until Christmas time. A Bohemian family string baud fur nished some music in the city yester day that was appreciated. Two mem bers of the baud were little boys having barely enough roach to handle the in struments they played , and yet they wore very capable ana provided goou xnnslo. Local hunters are not finding many ohlokous and it is claimed that this year's hatch was small owing to the damp and chilly weather that prevailed during the summer that rotted the eggs. It is reported that there is an abundance of teal and pintail ducks and some good Lags nro being mado. On his return to his homo in Casper , "Wyoming , from a visit with Norfolk friends , E. S. Bnrgolt learned that dur ing his nbseuco ho had boon placed in nomination for county clerk on the democratic ticket of his county. The county is republican in politics and ho has some hesitancy about accepting the conditions of making the race. The Norfolk High school football team loft this morning at ( i10 for Ran dolph , wheio they play their first matched game of the season in competi tion with the football players of the llandolph High school. The team was accompanied by a unmber of enthus iasts and made the trip overland. "Doo" Bixby , editor of the Daily Drift column in the State Journal , ac companied by a lady quartet , is to en tertain the people of Norfolk at the Auditorium at an early date. They have been drawing good houses wher ever they have appeared and those who know Mr. Bixby personally or by repu tation will bo glad of an opportunity to attend the entertainment. Editor W. P. Evans of the Meadow Grove Press is in the city on business and to visit friends. Ho is preparing to establish a newapnper at Page in the near future , having been given good en couragement by the citizens of that town and the vicinity to go into the vnntnrfl. His limthnr. Tnv TCvnna . . will conduct the Pngo business after i is established. Rev. J. B. Clay of Hartiugton , dis trict missionary of the Baptist church is visiting Rev. Theo. Whitfield am making arrangements to move to Not folk , which is more convenient to , nm offers bettor f acilties for his work. Rev Mr. Clay is ouo of the loading minister of the Baptist denomination in thii part of the state and Norfolk people wi ! bo pleased to have him locate hero. W. 0. Ahlrnan , G. II. Marquardt an Dan Kuhnley returned last night froi Omaha where they assisted in furuisli ing musio fortheAk-Sar-Bon carniva Direct&r Hugh Comptou of the Wism baud accompanied them back toNorfoll He was formerly director of the Noi folk baud and has been hired for a ten of years at a salary raised by the bus ness men of Wisner to lend the band i that place. He assisted the Norfol band in furnishing musio for the corn val here. Hampton & Hopkins' presentation < "Sandy Bottom" at the Auditorial last night drew out a fairly good houi and those who attended were uuanin OUB in their expressions of approval. ] was a story of the Arkansas hills , pr < Beuted in a beautiful but homely wn and the cast had the aid of sploudi special scenery in making the prodm tion learistic. All members of the cai took good parts , but Eva Karlo French as Mummy Lytloton , the fortune toiler , was nn ospcolnl favorite , The quartet Hinging by Messrs. Whlsh , Saunders , Gibson and Allen was heartily appre ciated , Following the performance the nmto members of the cast were enter- talnod by the Elks nt a social session at the K11 < H club rooms which was enjoyed until an early morning hour. Several out of town ElkH enjoyed the session , G. A. Lnlkart linn declined the nomi- nntlon ns stnto senator from the Elev enth district. Under the law govern ing dcollnattouR ho filed notice today that ho will not bo n candidate , with the county clerks of Madison , Stanton , Pierce and Way no counties. Uoforo the nomination was givou him by the demo cratic and populist conventions , ho announced that ho could not make the race , and ho has not changed his mind. To n NKWH reporter ho stated that while willing and anxious at all times to servo the interests of Norfolk , and while ho would at this time particularly have boon willing to servo in the legislature for ouo ses sion if possible , ho is obliged to decline for the reason tlnxt his business affairs make it out of the question for him to be absent for the throe months that the legislature will bo in session. TUG demo- cratio and populist senatorial commit tees have boon notified of his action , and it now devolves upon them to place another candidate in the field. Tin : NKWS ofllco is responsible for a Inrgo patroungo for Postmaster Hays' stamp department this mouth and the deal is perhaps a record breaker for Nor folk and will help to make the business of the postofllco show'.big figures foiftho mouth. Jacob Jaskalok of Omaha , , , grandmaster workman of the A. 0. U. W. of Nebraska , has undertaker/to ad dress to each member of thV order in the jurisdiction a circular leftor asking his assistance toward mft&Iig n 25 per cent inoreaso in membership and placing Nebraska at the head of the list in num ber of inombora of any separate grand jurisdiction in the country. The "Work man mailing list is being used for the purpose and THE NEWS has a largo extra force employed at folding the cir culars , placing them in envelopes and stamping and mailing them. There are OA i\AA .wu momDers nua auuuu one-cent stamps arc required , which means the expenditure of $300 at one time in cash for the necessary stamps. The "lick ing" and placing of that number ol stamps is no small task , lot alone the preparation of the circulars for mailing , MONDAY MENTION. Wm. Ahlman drove to Pierce today , Miss Mullen was n visitor in Omahr Saturday. Miss Knthryn Sisson wns visiting it Omaha Saturday. Miss Margaret Allen of Girard , Kan. is visiting with Mrs. 0. E. Green. Dr. P. II. Salter loft this morning fein n ton days' stay in Chicago. Miss Annie MoBrido went to Omahr Saturday to attend a matinee. J. B. Davis wns in the city today 01 iiuuiu ui r\uugu truiu Herman Ahlmnu and Fred Ahlman of Pierce wore visitors in Norfolk today. A daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weitz of South Second street. Misses Barnes and Arnott of Madison spent Snnday ut the homo of Peter Barnes in this city. J. H. Conley expects to leave the last of the week for "Wisconsin , where he goes on laud business. Mis. Goo. D. Butterfield and little daughter loft this morning for a month's visit nt Davenport , Iowa. Vance Anderson and Frank Lnndvall of Neligh were in the city yesterday on their way to Omaha. Clifford Robin of the electric light works , went to Neligh yesterday morn ing tc spend the day with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blakeman re- turned Saturday from the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival and n visit with Omaha friends , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ahlman and daughter , Elsie , attended the dedication of the now Lutheran church nt Hadai yesterday. E. W. Krnuso cnme up from Wesi Point Saturday evening to look nftei farm interests nine miles north of tin city. He returned to West Point yes terday afternoon. General Manager E. C. Howe of tin American Beet Sugar company arrivec in the city last evening to consult witl Manager J. N. Bundiok concerning th < interests of the Norfolk factory. Mrs. F. W. Koorber and Mrs. Free Ltuerode have gone to Omaha to nttenc the grand lodge Degree of Honor , th < former as member of the finance com mittee and latter ns delegnto form Nor folk lodge. A fine new Gormnn Lutheran churol nt Hadar was dedicated yesterday ty appropriate exercises in the presence o n largo audience. A number from Nor folk and vicinity attended the dedica tion ceremony. The Norfolk football team hopes tha t when Columbus visits hero next Sntur day the players will be pupils of tlu high school rather than nnyono who en' : bo secured from the town or vicinity , ai at Randolph. If Columbus does no t ronie with n team of heavy weigh players picked up regardless of the school an Interesting game Is in pros pect. pect.One One of the prettiest days of the fall Benson wns yesterday nnd there were few who remained in the house , having nn opportunity of an excuse for being out of iloorH. The sun was almost too warm , but otherwise the day wns per fect. Emil Winter of Madison , who Is ad ministering the affairs of the county clerk's olllco in an able manner , was in the city overnight attending to business and mooting friends. Mr. Winter is perhaps the youngest man who 1 an over hold this ofllco.bnt the manner in which ho is conducting the business of the county would indicate that ago is not an imperative requisite to the holding of that position. Tildon Citizen : The Citizen has been importuned for the past two weeks to print a sot of rules for the gnidnuco of light-weight wife beaters mou of Clint Bontty's avoirdupois , for iustauco to nil of which requests the Citizen must reply that the heavy weight class now hns the precedence in the pnbllo eye mid the exchanges that como to this ofllco. If the necessity should hnwnvnr. thin nnnnr will trv to bo cqnnl to the occasion. Genoa Times : Eight hundred men and 500 teams are at work on the grade along the line of the Spalding extension. Owen Bros , have the contract to do the grading and are nndor bonds to com plete thi/'work in forty days. As an inducement for them to hustle the rail way ; Company has promised a bonns of f 10 > 5 n day for every day the work is Completed under the time specified. Nearly every train passing up the Cedar Rapids branch in the morning Is loaded with men and material. Oroighton Courier : Fred Manke , liv ing about ton miles northeast of Oreigh- ton met a terrible death yesterday after noon in a runaway. His father and msoltfVrore hitching up a team of colts and while his father was holding the team Fred put his foot on the hub to got into the wagon , when the team sud denly jumped knocking the old gentle man down and running over him. As the team jumped Fred's foot slipped into the wheel breaking his leg in sev eral places and fracturing his skull , which resulted in instant death. He was a man of about 28 years and leaves n wife and two children. A largo force of men commenced this morning to excavate the ditches and lay the gas mains for the Norfolk Light and Fuel company. The work was com menced from the power plant at the corner of Norfolk avenue and Seventh street and is proceeding west on Nor folk nvonno , the Inrger mains being laid to the residence portion of the city west of the tracks. Part of the excavating wns done by tonm and the w0rk is pro gressing rapidly nud satisfnctory BO thnt it is hoped to have the mains nud pipes ready to furnish the gas as soon as the power house is completed } and the ma < ohiuory installed to manufacture it Work on the building IB also beinj : rushed and evorvthiuc is now favorable for customers to bo furnished with gas for cooking and lighting purposes nt an early date. The State Federation of Womans' clubs will bo held in Columbus Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The local club has prepared for a splendid entertainment of visitors and a program of unusual excellence has been arranged. The now opera house will bo used for the meetings. This is splend idly lighted by day and by night , will seat 600 people , all opera chairs , and has perfect acoustic effects. Columbus people ple will join with the club members in entertaining their guests. The Norfolk Woman's club will be presented at the federation meeting by Mrs. J. H. Ox nam and Mrs. John R. Hays , the latter goiug'on the credentials of Mrs. M. A. McMillan , president of the club , who is unable to attend. The delegates leave for Columbus in the morning and will be accompanied by other members of the local club. Special Excursions East. During Juno , July , August and Sep tember the Union Pacific will sell tickets from Cozad , Nebraska , Pouokie and Wakeeney , Kausns , and points east thereof to nil points in lown , Minnesota and Wisconsin nt'grently reduced rates. Information regarding rates and dates of sale will be oheorfuly furnished on application to J. B. Elsoffer , agent. National Convention of the Christian Church , Omaha , Nebr. , October 15-23. For nbove convention the Union Pa cific has made a rate of ouo fair for the round trip. Tickets on sale October 15- 10-18. For fiill information call on J. B. Elseffer. Elseffer.A A Good Thing. German Syrup is the special perscrip- tion of Dr. A. Boscheo , a celebrated German physician , and is acknowledged to be one of the most fortunate discov eries in medicine. It quickly cures 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 nnd healthy con- dition. It is not an experimental med icine , but has stood the test of years , giving satisfaction in every case , which its rapidly increasing sale every season confirms. Two million bottles sold nunnnlly. Bosoheo's German Syrup was introduced in the United States in 1808 , and is now sold in every town and i vlllnge in the civilized world. Throe i doses will relieve nny ordinary cough , i Price 75 cents. Get Croon's special almanac , Asa. K. Leonard. TUESDAY TOPICS , Miss Mnggio Dennis wns down from Buttle Creek yestcrdny. George AdnmH of Niobrarn wns n visitor in Norfolk yesterday. Mrs. L. M. Boolor returned Inst night from a visit with friends in Omaha. Mrs. Meyers nnd children were Nor folk visitors from Stanton yesterday. Mrs , F. W. Jnnomnn of Madison wns visiting with Norfolk friends yesterday. Ira Hull waa up from Boomer to visit Norfolk relatives and friends over Sun day. day.Mrs. Mrs. Do Witt , Miss Baird and Miss Clark wore in the city yesterday from Stauton , E. B. Gurney , banker at fiWiusido , passed through the city today onronto to West Point. ' Mrs. Henry Thnrbor of Missour' Valley is a guest of Mrs. Wm. Thnrber of South Norfolk. , The Wednesday club will moot with Mrs. N. A. Rninbolt tomorrow after noon nt 2:30. : The W. 0. T. U. will meet in the Indies' parlors of the M. E. church to morrow afternoon at ! 3 o'clock. Miss Lena Deuninger of'Green Gar den , who has been visaing Miss Otolin Pilgor , returned to he"r homo yesterday. Mr. McDowell has resigned/his posi tion in Hall's barber shop and will re turn to his former home in Harlau , Iowa. Patrons of the Auditorium and others having business on North Fourth street will bo pleased to know that the plank walk loading in that direction in being repaired. Hastings people certainly drew n lucky consignment of wenther for street fair purposes and if it has not been suc cessful other circumstances have cer tainly been to blame. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davenport will entertain the West Side Whist club Thursday evening. This will be the first meeting of the year and the mem bers anticipate that it will bo the open ing of a pleasant season. Now oak pews are being placed in Trinity church today. They were man ufactured at Yankton , S. D. , and are modern nnd comfortable. The seats formerly used have bee'n placed in Johnnes Lutheran church on West Main street. This has been another of those ideal Indian summer days an d the person who has been kept 'to the house by duties or other circumstances has had something to regret in that he had not been able to get out and make the most of the weather. A. T. Petitt and family left this morn ing for Seattle , Washington , expecting to make their home on the const in the future. They hnvo mniiy friends in Norfolk who will be sorry of their re moval but will wish them prosperity in their new home. The ministers of Hastings swooped down on two gambling houses of that city while they were in operation last night , confiscated a lot of camblincr de vices and arrested a number of men. The sheriff and deputies , with a num ber of detectives , assisted in the raid. Mr. and Mrs. George Davenport are preparing to move to Sioux City where Mr. Davenport will have charge of the livery barn of his brother , Chief of Police Davenport. Mr. Davenport was here from Sioux City over Sunday ar ranging for their removal to that city. He returned yesterday and Mrs. Daven port will remain a few days longer to supervise the packing of their house hold goods. Bloomfield Monitor : The Monitor is pleased to note that Dan A. Hall , who has been working for the Singer Sowing Machine Co.for the past few years , has been promoted to the Norfolk office as manager for the company for the north west territory. Ho has already taken charge of that office and expects to re move his familv to tlmi-nlnno snnn TVin Monitor regrets his removal , but com pliments Norfolk on securing a good citizen. We wish him success. ' The Norfolk Light and Fuel company nnd its large force of assistants are mak ing dirt fly where the gas plant and mains nre being located. Excavating and pipe laying has proceeded wosl from the power house past Tenth street and it was expected to begin excavating east under the railroad tracks toward the business part of the city this after noon , making it possible to connect uj with the power house from both direo- tious as BOOU as the plant is ready tc furnish the gas. Fred Entonmnu , n German of nboul 40 years of ago , attempted to commil suicide in the Grauville hotel at Hum phrey yesterday. He claims to bo from West Point and gives as a reason for hh attempt on his life a quarrel with c brother at Stanton. At noon yesterdaj Landlord Waterman went to the roon : occupied by Entenman and found hire lying in n pool of blood with his throat cut so badly that he will probably die It is thought that the man was not * it his right mind. Tilden Citizen : A gang of dagoes whc were working near Onkdale had a pay day last Saturday. The Oakdalo banki declined to cash their checks without charging exchange , and Superintendent Reynolds telegraphed the Elkhori Valley bank to ascertain if that institu tion would pay face vnluo for the com pany's paper. On being answered in the affirmative , the woik train was sent down nud for about an hour and a-half the bank officials woio kept busy doling out money to the swnrthy laborers. Farmers along the proposed rural routes have offered some peculiar objec tions to the establishment of the service. Ouoobjection offered wns that the os- tnblhilimout of such a service would in- crenso t\o taxes , not realizing that taxes have nothing to do in the payment of the expenses of the postof- Qco department but that they nro paid from the receipts from the sale of stamps , internal revenue collections and from athor similar sources. Auothor objec tion was that the service would not last ! iud that those who purchased mail boxes would bo out that much. The one who raised this objection was re minded that the Norfolk ofllco or nny other postoffico might bo abandoned by the depnrtmontjbnt that it was not likely , nor was it liable to abandon the f reo rural routes that had boon [ established by it. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Joseph Suttou has accepted work with John Krnntz. Miss Clause of Battle Creek is visit ing Norfolk friends. Mr. nud Mrs. J. J. Hughes of Battle Creek were city visitors today. Attorney J. V. Pierson was n city visitor from Ponca last night. Dr. G. H. Hildobrand of Olearwator was a visitor in Norfolk yesterday. E. H. Marsh and John Lomly were down from Battle Creek yesterday. Attorney Fred Davis is in the city to day from Madisou on political business. Mr. and Mrs. Fetors and daughter were Norfolk visitors from Stauton yes terday. Mrs. Frank Schumacher of Kauffman is visiting with her sister , Mrs. G. A. Werner. A. H. Winder of the Norfolk Shoe company , left yesterday for a trip into Wyoming. . Dr. H. L. Scoggin is in the city from the western part of the state attending to business , and meeting old acquaint ances. The Karo meat market is now de livering to customers with n brand new delivery wagon. The Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church will meet in the Indies' parlor tomorrow afternoon at 2 :30 : Miss Edith Morrow , who has been sick for some time with a threatened attack of typhoid fever , was able to be out vesterday for the first time. The store room east of the Queen City hotel is being partitioned off for use as sleeping rooms when the regular accom modations of the hotel are found to be inadequate to cnre for the guests of that hostelry. With the opening of the sugar cam paign nnd the installing of the new gas plant Norfolk is unusually lively this fall and the demand for laborers at good wages is brisk. There are few men idle who are nble nnd willing to work. Andrew Stortz , who has been a resi dent in the vicinity of Norfolk for the past 18 years , left this morning with a carload of personal property for Creigh- ton , where he expects to make his home in the future. The best wishes of Nor folk friends will accompany him. The "Devil's Lane" company arrived in the city today with a large amount of special scenery and will entertain at the Auditorium tonight. A good entertain ment is in prospect and there is a lively demand for reserved seats. The weather bureau threatens to change the temperature to colder nnd scare up some clouds , all of which pro < gram will be unsatisfactory to the people who have been very thoroughly enjoying existing weather conditions. Walker Whiteside , who opened the Auditorium in this city and was here for a return engagement the following season , played "Hamlet" to a ful house in Omaha last uight. Ho me't r favorable reception and is looked upot as a coming stage celebrity of nationa fame. A force of workmen commenced thii morning to put the new gravel roof 01 the Auditorium and it is hoped that ii n few days the rains will bo prevoutec from discoloring and ruining the in terior of the building. The roof put 01 when the building was erected nevoi did give satisfaction and it is expeotei to have one placed this time that wil last and afford the necessary protectiot to the building. There was a meeting of snperiuton dents of the F. E. & M. V. in this citj yesterday to discuss various matters connected with the railroad work nntlei their direction. General Superinten dent 0. 0. Hughes of Omaha was pres out. Superintendent H. 0. Mahannr was up from Fremont and Snperinten dent Harmon was down from Chadron All went to Bonesteel , South Dakota , t ( look after the work on the now extension sion , Superintendent 0. H. Reynolds o : this division accompanying them , A woman who claims to hnvo lost hoi husband in the Gnlveston flood is sellinj soap in the city. Two of her oustomon got to comparing stories. To one wh < was a cashier she is said to have state < ti 18 enncM ot pun tofn to Ui pound. Who knowi how ranch cofTa * and hair much > Ule tggt nnd dluo-called gluing ther * la In ooated eoflaa ? Lion Coffee It all coffee n v r clttad. Tht ) < ] pekti kttpi It titth and par * . hat the late lamented was also n cashier iud that she looked to the oraft for : ortain support. To another who was a * ) hysioian she told that her lost lord was if that profession nnd she looked to- ithor knights of Aesculapius to pur- ihaso her soap. Anyway , she sold the oap. The gentlemen decided that ilther the ngent was n Mormon or was lolling soap. * Revival of Roller Skating. An amusement that passed out of txistenco in Norfolk as well as many > thor cities years ago is to bo revived lore , and that amusement is roller ikating. Fred Hollingsworth and Geo. I. Spear , under the firm uamo of Hoi- L " \ ingsworth & Spear , have leased the * ipper story of the Olnoy block on east Norfolk avenue which they have fitted ip for n roller rink. Electric lights mvo been put in , skates have been re- : eived and all arrangements made for in opening tomorrow night. Invita- ions nro being issued for the opening. Dancing until 10 o'clock is announced , if ter which skating will be the order of ; ho evening. The experiment of ivhether or not this amusement can be revived will be watched with interest ly many people in and out of Norfolk. There are many old-time lovers of the Mnusement who will undoubtedly be willing to see how it seems to skate uouud on wheels once more and there ire many who have never tried the imnsement who will be pleased to have in opportunity to learn. The old build- ng , now used by Liveryman John Krantz as a carriage repository , something - thing like 20 years ago was a roller rink and occupied the corner on Norfolk ' avenue where the Cotton block has - since been built. The amusement was bhen at its height and night after uight the vicinity echoed and re-echoed with ; he rumbling of the skates over the hard maple floor. With the decline of the amusement the building was fitted up for an opera house which it remained until converted iuto its present use some years after being moved to its present Location at the comer of Fourth street and Braasch nvenue. TAKEN UP. One cnlf , nt the ynrds of Philbrick & Greenwood nt the factory. Owner is requested to call , pay charges and tuke said estrny away. Thlg Climate Is Good. enough for anybody with weak lungs The patient need not travel. Ho can get well here with the help of Allen's Lung Balsam , taken frequently when coughing and shortness of breath after exercise serve notice upon him that serious pulmonary trouble is not far away. Allen's Lung Balsam is free from any form of opium. THE NEWS keeps its job department up-to-date with the latest faces of type and does its work in approved style. If You are Scared easily you might suppose that the pain in the lower port of your back meant kidney trouble. But being a person of sense yon know it is only muscular stiffness , from cold , and that prompt treatment with Perry Davis" painkiller will prevent it from growing into lum bago. Act accordingly and yon will be glad you saw this. There is but one painkiller , Perry Davis' . Save money on your harness repairs by having Paul Nordwig do your work. Get your bugiy tops repaired and up holstering done at Nordwig's harness shop. " ' - - " " ' Legal Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Nor folk Light aud Fuel company has filed its nrtioles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state of the state of Nebraska , and in the office of the county clerk of Madison county , Ne braska. The name of the corporation is Norfolk Light nnd Fuel company aud its principal place of business is in the city of Norfolk , Nebraska. The general nature of the business is the manufact uring and furnishing of gas for HghtiUR heating nnd power purposes , carrying a full stock of gas fixtures , stoves and other appliances incident to the busi ness , the erection and maintenance of such buildings and structures as mny bo deemed necessary and to purchase real estate as n site therefor , and to have such further powers ns are necessary to carry on the above mentioned business successfully. The authorized capital Btook is 150,000.00 , divided into 500 shares of $100 ench ; $15,000.00 is to bo subscribed aud fully paid when is sued , and non-assessablo. The bnlnnco shall be held ns treasury stock , nnd cnn bo issued by the officers of the corporation - tion , the same must bo fuly paid when issued , and non.nssessnbllo. The existence of the corporation is to commence.on . the 20th day of August A. D. 1903 , and continue during the period of twenty years. The business of the corporntion shnll be conducted by n board of directors not to exceed five in number , a presi dent , secretary nnd treasurer The highest amount of indebtedness which the corporation can subject itself to , shnll not bo more than two-thirds of its paid up capital stock. G. A. LUIKAHT , H. L. SNYDEH , President. Seoretnry.