THE NORFOLK NBWS : FRIDAY , Dl'X'KMHKK ' 2(5 ( , 11102 , II When You're Tired Experimenting with cheap spectacle fakirs nnd "would * bo" opticians , suppofio you coino and pay UB our price for a pair of lenses thnt will fit your oycs nud give you satis- faction. Our prlco IB not high , but just high enough to give yon first-class lenses and frames nud first-class attention. Dr. Marquardt Ophthalmologist. The Best Gift of All that makes for life , long happiness. The Elkhorn B. & < S. association will make you a loan to bnild or buy ou favorable terms. T. E. ODIOENE , Secretary. PARISH We are showing a very fine line of CHRISTMAS CANDIES Balduffs , Allegrette , Woodward's ill plain and fancy boxes of all sixes and description. No where else can you find so complete a line selected with BO much care. Also a large stock of bulk goods mixed candy. School and Sunday School committees are iiivited to inspect , t Holly and Christmas Greens. Leave orders early PARIS The New Year's Creates * Gift is a perfect shoe , and this i what wo are offering. A shoo that combines the highest degree of elegance iu shape and style , of superior finish , durability and power to retain iW shape and sold at a most moderate prico. The Palace Shoe Store The Weather. Conditions of the weather as recorded for the 24 houra ending at 8 a. m. today - day : Maximum temperature 1 Minimum temperature -17 -8 Average Tnoipitiitlou ° ° M Snow Total snow , inches 13 " 0 Total precipitation for month 1 CO narometor 8021 Forecast for Nebraska : Generally - -ally fair tonight and Saturday. Rising temperature. FRIDAY FACTS. The entertainment given by the Seventh grade in the High school room .Friday of last week netted them f 15.00 which will go toward their library fund. A now little daughter arrived nt the homo of Mr and Mrs. Irving Oorocko , on Madison avenue , Christmas cvo , uiii ] will undoubtedly remain for the holi days. days.W. W. 0. Hall has sold his harbor shop to O. .T. Rood of Munkato , Kansas. Mr. Rood took charge of the bnslnesa Wed nesday. Mr. Hall has not yet deotdud what ho will do for the future. Horrmauu , tlio Great , entertained good andiouooa at Sioux City yoatorday afternoon , and evening. The papers giro him credit for his feats at palm ing , at which ho was very olovor. Herrmann the Croat , arrived from Slonx City this morning having enter' taluod at the Qraiid.GhriBtmas afternoon and evening , and will present a pro gram in logordomalu at the Norfolli Aunltorlntn touignt. Tire that did no damage in the Qnoon City hotel this morning called out the department at 10:110. : The heat fromn Btovo caught the kitchen door , there war a bltv/.o for a moment and an alarm wont in. A bucket of water stopped the troublo. Damascus Commandory , No. 20 , Knights Templar , hold Us annual Christmas observance at the lodge rooms yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. Judge J. B. Barnes presided as toastmautor , and there were the customary toasts to the most eminent grand master , Henry Bates Stoddard , aud to the absent members nf the lodge. Christmas weather rather wont to extremes in this vicinity. The minimum temperature on Christmas eve was 10 below zero. Yesterday , after a hard struggle , the mercury managed to show a maximum tomperatnro of 1 above , and this morning the government ther mometer registered at 17 below as the minimum , which Is the record for the season. The barometer was high yesterday - torday , showing ! 10.2i. ( Welch Lowroy , the Stanton young man who abducted Anna Bilawa from the homo of W. S. Bordnor on the 14th of September , and compelled her to accompany him to the sand hills south of town , was arrested by Sheriff King at Omaha Monday and was brought back to Stautou to stand trial. Ho hus been followed by dotevtives for some time and they at last succeeded in get ting him to come to Omaha , whore he was arrested. There was a reward of $500 , $200 of which was conditioned on his conviction. Following his crime Lowroy was followed by a posse and bloodhounds were put on his track , the search being continued for a week or more iu the vicinity whore it was alleged the crime had been committed , but the fugitive managed to make his escape into Iowa and has enjoyed his liberty until Monday. LOST Somewhere on the streets of NorfolkMonday , n rod [ memorandum book , containing receipts , addresses , etc. Finder will receive a suitable re ward by returning to mo. mo.O. O. A. MAUTIX. Losr. A small packngo containing saveral small sterling silver articles , be tween the Star clothing store and the southwestern part of the city. Finder please leave at NEWS oilice and receive reward. FOUND. A fur collarette. Owner may got property from Chief of Police Kano. Fine ice cream at Kauffinau's bakery. Save gas bill's by getting an Ideal steam cooker for sale at Degner's. Prominent People. Among the people supporting Dainty May Sargent , late leading woman with Margaret Mather and MadamoModjeska companies , who may play an engage ment hero soon in "Other People's Money , " are well known and prominent artists. Conspicuous among them are , David Maruell , the well-known cor- - dian ; Eva Thatcher , a metr/-1 . 'te r ° ml > favorite ; Zeliah Covington * n * ' " " nent "juvenile" man : -do the PlaJ' Paf : son , the man who - York nud " * tlllk of Now adite Alley , poston r Hazel Kilday , the popular and 'weet little ingenue , etc. , etc. Miss Sargent bears striking resem blance to America's famous Maude Adams and it is said that her gowns are magnificent. The giving of presents at W. B. Vail's jewelry store will continue until after the holidays. A souvenir will lo given with every purchase amounting to $2 or more. Notice to Stockholders. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Norfolk National bank of Norfolk , Nebraska , for the election of directors , will bo held at its banking house , Tuesday , January 18 1003 , between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock o. in. of said day. Norfolk , Nobr. , DPO. 12 , 1002. SV. H. BremenPresident. . If the person who took the pocketbook - book off the table in the express olllco will return it with the papers , they may keep the money , and no questions will bo asked. Fr.itN MoDoNAf.u. Notice to Stockholders. The regular aunual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens National bank of Norfolk , Neb. , will bo held In its banking rooms on January Hi , 100 ! ! between the hours 0 o'clock a. m. and ' ; p. m. for the election of directors. Norfolk , Nebr. , December 15 , 1002. G. A. LUIKAHT , President. Happiness and Pleasure in Nor folk for a Day. EXERCISES AT THE CHURCHES Sunday School Children Enjoy Tree nnd Treats the Eve Doforo Christ mas and Services Were Hold Yesterday torday Other Christmas Events. Christmas , 100'J , has como nnd gone. Today the world of llttlo folk is ro joloiug ever gifts , good housewives ar putting . .disordered homos into fihap again , nud merchants , with tholr tmop empty , rnoro or loss , are counting n ] the sales of the season. Norfolk observed Christmas in earn est. Throughout the city there wa merry making and joy from the tluu the uhuroh trees were brought on Wednesday evening until the earl < hours of this morning , when the musii stopped for the several dances ever town nnd the revellers called it n day. Yesterday was a complete holiday ii every HOUSO. Early , very early , in thi morning , a thousand llttlo tots crop down stairs to got n look at their stock ings , then thuro wore messengers hur rying about in all directions to dolivei the packages ; a little later cauio tut Christmas dinners and dozens of Nor folk people entertained yesterday ant after thut it was a few hours of do us you-liko , until , tired with the day's ex cltomont , a happy little crowd was pul to bed , another bat down to finish in Bards , aud still a livelier lot went t ( the danco. Business houses were closed , as usual The only places that had a bigger rusli than on any other day during the yeui were the postollk-o , which was swamped with heavy mails , and the express oilleo , whoso wagons wore kept on the run all lay long with their loads of bundles. Merchants in the city seem , as a gen- anil rule , to have enjoyed a good trade. 1'ho cold snap on Wednesday cut down the sales to a great extent , and bonic complain of the lack of putronago , but for the most part the commercial end ol the Christmas season is very satisfactory , "South Norfolk had a great day oi it , " said Matt Schuil'er this morning , "Trade was good , and even the window lisplays wore sold out. " Services were hold in the following churches : At the M E. church a program con * listing of music and recitations wut liold , after which the children of tin Sunday school were given a treat in th ( way of candies and nuts. The children of the First Cougrega tonal took part in a program of music md recitations , aud afterward enjoyer i beautiful tree , ever which Santa Olauf presided in person. A short song service was hold at tlu Trinity Episcopal followed by a trei uid gitts for the little ones. There wai Use service yesterday morning. Santa Glaus managed a tree at the 3hrist Lutheran. Services were holt festorday morning and today. Ileurj spuiring , who is homo from college foi ; ho holidays , preached this morning. St. Paul's Lutheran had a Christumc srorgam , a tree and a Santa Clans , Services were hold yesterday aud this noruiug. The Second Congregational observed he dav with an entertainment Christ- mas eve for the children. . yeH. At St. Mary's there were terdny morning. flndny gchool The Presbyter in the Bhnpe of children were - Qf Mr > nud Mrfl > J § a tree at - OQ Norfoik avenue. iho Baptists treated their Sunday ichool people to a special program , n ; reo and gifts. Jouaunes Lutheran hold services yes- ; erday morning. The German Evangelical hold special lervoices. The Oxnard hotel had a tree Wednes- lay night Christmas Dances. The Firemen's ball , which took place at Marqnardt's hall , was not attended by as largo a crowd as the firemen had hoped for. A largo number of tickets had been sold previously , however , so that in spite of the cold night , the financial end of the affair did not Buffer materially. The firemen all report n jolly , good Christmas night , nud the dancing lasted until far into the morn ing. ing.A dance was given at Mast hall lasl night by the N. O. R. club. Aboul thirty five couples were present and enjoyed a good time until the muaie stopped , in the wee small hours. A hop was a Christmas feature foi the colored element at the Eisely hall last night. Herrmann the Great. The Auditorium , next Friday , will b < taxed to its utmost capacity , when tin wonderful prostidigitateur , Herrmani the Great , gives his truly marvelous en tertainment. The art of the prestidlgi tateur is always new , for it is preteen ii its nature. Of the prograrno oiferet by Herrmann thl season , every tricl and illusion is novel and mystifying and is presented to local theatre-goer for the first time. It is positively i bran new , up-to-date , magical entertain inont , in < > 'o myhtmtous , moro and mint ) niitortauilng than any olhoi maglual porformunco ever given in thli city. It will cruato moro wonderment moro talk and pir//.lo moro people thai any of llerrmann'H provioun cITorts , and local thimtro-goorH have u nonltlvo trval In Htoro for them. Of the now illusion ! of big showy triukn , may bo mentioned "I'rinoosB Mahomoda , " an aortal inyn tory , "Tho Enohantod Cabinet" and tlu sensation of I'okln entitled "Yoyago In < stautauoouH , " whlah have oreatod r furore wherever prouonted. Herrmann will bo accompanied by the "Muoloa UoolmauH , " a highly artlntio musical duo. duo.Dr. Dr. F. G. Walters , succeeds to the practice of Dr , F. W. Kiosau. Ofllui Cotton block. Farms routed for nonrosidontn. Col- lootlouH made. Insurance written by Gardner & Boiler WARNERVILLE. A. F. Tannohlll In on the nick list. Mrs. A. N. MoGinnis in slok with tlui typhoid fovor. Nell Moloi\th has sold his houmi'iuid lots to J. G.Oulpln. Conrad Wheeler wont to IMnttmmnitli Wednesday to visit his mm , Frank. E/.ra Culpin wont to Alnsworth Mon day In spend Christmas with his mother Mrs Bowlsby returned to her home in Silver City Monday , after a ton days' visit with her sister , Mrs. Clara Hills. The members of the Modern Wood man ledge will give a iiuiHquo ball in their lodge room WednoHday evening , Ducember ill , to which the public IH in vited. Some mighty mean cuss hroko Into the coal house in school district No. 2/i / , Friday night , and stole a wagon load of coal. WANTKD FIVK YOUNO MKN from Nor folk at once to prepnro for positions in the Government Service. Apply to Inter-State Corres. Inst. , Cedar Rapids , la. BATTLE CREEK. H. II. Fundnm has boon sick for about two weeks. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stollo Saturday. Mrs. G. W. Day of Jefferson , Iowa , is spending the holidays with her son. George Zimmerman is building a now ice honso ou the creek bank , north of town. Henry Massman was operated ou for throat trouble Sunday and is now recov ering. August Wendt was a passenger for Fremont Tuesday to consult n doctor of that city. Mrs. II. Morey of Pierce visited the first of the week at the homo of Post master F. H. L. WilhH. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Snell who have been living in Tildon for six months , have returned to Battle Creek. Owen Wade is homo from DOS Moincf Iowa , where ho has been attending college , to spend his vacation. The public school closed Friday and tlio German school Tuesday for tin holidays. They will reopen Jauuajnj , Thomas Wade , who has bee 'mouths , in the southern states forspend Christ- arrived homo Saturd'- mUS > .j , clerk in the Battle Creek , wont to Norfolk Wodnes- to spend Christmas with his parents. J. E. Halo , who is invoicor for the Edwards & Bradford Lumber company , camohoine Sunday to spend his Christ mas vacation. . While loading his dray Tuesday morning Peter Neuwerk slipped from the wagon and fell , cutting a bad gash in his head. Clans Neuwerk , who has been em ployed in the beet syrup factory at South Sioux City , arrived homo Friday for an extended visit. Mrs. II. R. Lymau and little daughter returned Friday from Cedar Rapids , Iowa , where Mrs. Lyraan has been re ceiving treatment for some time iu n hospital. Miss Minnie Heuerman , who has been employed as nurse in the Lutheran hospital at St. Louis for about two yean and a half , is visiting her parents. She expecto to go to Portland , Oregon , tc take a similar position after the holi days. days.Mildred Mildred Montross is an unlucky little girl. It will bo remembered that she was badly burned in a bonfire lasi spring , and Sunday afternoon while re turning from church she slipped or some ice and foil , breaking her loft am near the elbow. The following teachers are speudinj their holiday vacations at their home , in Battle Greek : Miss Elsie Simmon from Tilden , Miss Mattie Ingoldsb ; from Nowmau Grove , Miss Mattii Simmons from Fullortou , Miss Emmi Palmer from Emerson aud Miss Nelh Palmer from Winside. ' Dr. F. G. Walters. Office over Baun 'Bros.'store. Olllco telephone 18 Resi deuce ITS. Sturgeon is the mane man. Two houses for rent One in Heights "Dnrland's add. " One at Norfoll Junction. GARDNER & SEILBR. PERSONAL. MIHH Luirn Kldder is home from Km mont to npend the holldayx. Miss Louise Muthowmm has gene d \Vakollold to upend ClirlHtniuH. H W. Wilson wont to NortliJ 1'lntti to npend ChriNttmiHtth hln family , Dale Krotmmn IN homo from Omahi to vlfllt his pure-nth until'after Nov Years. Rov. and Mrs. J. F , Pouohor Hpeni Christmas with Mm. I'oiioliir'H paronli at Tokuiimh. Mr. Fomylho , of Yellow Stonn Park In visiting at the Riehtorhomo on Boutl : Fifteenth Htreet. Charley NOHOW is hero to npond the holidays nt the homo of his mother on South Sixth htreet. Dr. and Mrs. 0. S. Parker Imvo gone to Wakefleld to upend a few days at tlu homo of Rov. J. J. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Corl Jenkins came uj from the farm to spend OlirlHtnuiH wltli Mr. and Mrs. 0. I ) . Jenkins. Mm. C. H. Bniko nnd son , Paul , went to llawarden , Iowa , yesterday tc spend the holldayHwith friends. T. J. Morrow came homo from a four months' trip through Colorado , to Hpend Christ IIIIIH with liln family. Hov. J. H Clay , who IIIIH been hold ing revival services at Randolph , spent OhriHtmiiH with his family in this city. Miss Fannie Notion came up from Omaha lo Hpend the holidays , and IH 11 giumt at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. 1 * F Hell. Hell.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Hullork , and mm , Clyde , are spending the holldajH at. the homo of Mr Bullock's parents in Iliirlen , Iowa. Iowa.Will Will Ruokendorf was down from Fairfax , S I ) , where ho IH operator , to jpond Chrisman ! at the homo of IIH { parents , Mr. and Mrs. L. Biiokondorf. Mrs. F L. Hamilton left today for Dreighton to join her husband and make her homo. It is understood thnt Mr. Hamilton will start a job printing > lllco at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Willis MeHrido and children of Madison Kpent ChriNtmas ilay with Not folk relatives. Mrs. MoBrido and the ohildien left this morning for Ponca fora visit , and Mr. MoBrido returned homo. Dr. R. A. MitlloHtadt , dentist , Bishop block. Telephone 147 A. WANTII ) . A trustwoithy gentleman or lady in ennh county to manage busi ness for an old established hoimo of solid financial standing. A straight , bona lido weekly salary of $1800 paid by check each Wednesday with all expen ses direct from headquarters. Money advanced for expenses. Manager , 'IM Caxton Bldg. , Chicago. Prevention and Cure of Colds. For ton of the twelve years of his life my son sullored from iniluoiua , whio ) no amount of precaution could weI0r > and which , with or withon" * course , was often wet-Its in mho was about at the end of wM oAt last I became ready for tnat an over indulgence in convi was one fertile canso , and many box of taudy the gift of unwise nornls was suppressed , and the colds ccamo less frequent. On his tenth irthday he began upon rising iu the lorning a series of cold sponge baths , ollowed by friction with a course Qwol. That year his colds were lirn- ted to two. When the second began to aako its appearance we determined to ry heroic measures , and for thirty-six tours ho wont without food with the xception of a oupfnl of hot water and the juice of an orange taken on the morning of the first day'H fast. The second morning ho awoke without a vestige of cold , and a happier and moro triumphant boy it would have been hard to find. As many of my friends and family have tried this with equal success I do not hesitate to recommend it. Woman's Homo'Companion. Ranch of 2,000 acres , deeded land , 10 miles southeast of Long Pino. iJOO head white face cattle. Plenty of hay and water , and r.ontrols 10,000 acres of pas ture. Price $10 per aero for deeded land. Wo also have other ranches for sale. GA KDNKK & SKII.KR. TREASURY DEPARTMENT , Ofllce of the Supervising Architect , Washing ton , D. 0 , November 29 , 1002 SEALED PROPOSALS will bo received at this olllco until 2 o'clock p. m. ou the 15th day of January , 19011 , and then opened , for the construction ( excepl heating apparatus , electric wiring uui' ' conduits ) , of the U. S Postofllco at Norfolk , Nebraska , in accordance with the drawings and speciti-ation , copies of which may be hud at this olllco , or at the oillco of the Postmaster at Norfolk Nebraska , at the discretion of the Supervising Architect .TAJIKS Ksox TAYLOR , Supervising Architect. I-M-H-I-M-M-H-M-H-H-M-M-H-I- A GRIP ! Have you thought how IIBO- fulallilngagilpln'1'Mpiiiy ' mon iiiitiiiliiirl ) | ally Hpoiulng , live in their grips , Homo IOUHO their Kiip mid ( | iiit , living OlhoiH IIHII iliolr grlpH oeoii' Hloniilly. Homo nuiu buy tholr grlpH , HOIIIO Htl'lll tlll'll ) J OlllOrH got tlioni , tlioy don't , know how , hut , Hourly ovnry iniin mid homo women need A CRIP ! Wo Imvo n nlaa iiBHortmont of all tlio dliroront HiiapoH. Mult CIIKOH , OohimliliiH , Oulil. notH , OlubH Telescopes and Fraternal. All si/on , from 10 to 110 Inulii'H long , I'rlccH from 50ctol5.00. THE STAR Clothing Store M-M-M M-I-M-M I-M M--H ! M-M- ; WISE PEOPLE nowadays keep their eyes open. A pair ofpropnily flthd glanses will prove a great help. You can get them of K.W. WILLIAMS GRADUATE OPTICIAH , 1'2 Bishop Block , Nnuroi u 'COPYRIGHT FOR THE CHRISTMAS DINNER on want everything of the best , and if 'ou use tlio Hon Ton llonr you are sure o have the whitest , lIphti'Ht and most luliciouHbn-ad , tlio richest and lightest lakes mid flakiest plon for yourXmaH ( inner. If you have never used the Jon Ton llonr it will bo as welcome as a 3hrifltmas gift in the pleasure it will ; ivo yon in sivtisfaction and splendid. oHults in your baking. Sugar City Cereal ] Hills. G. E. MOORE Presents to his many patrons the compli ments of the season. With sincere grati tude for past patron age ho cordially so licits an increased trade for 1908. GF The Cheapest Flour is the flour which makes the most bread. A barrel of Pillsbur/s Best Flour will make more loaves of bread than will a barrel of ordinary flour. For Sale at Fair Store.