G THE NORFOLK NEWS : FlilDAY , JANUARYS ) , 1903. SATURDAY SIFTINQS. Chandler Owen has returned from a visit to Ciirroll , Earnest Bridge returned to the uni versity at Lincoln this morning. Mrs. W. F. Thurbor of Sonth.Norfolk wont to Pierce this morning to visit rel atives. Miss Agnes Matron accompanied Wnrron Ellor to hia homo in Lincoln yesterday. B. T. Rood returned on thenoou.tralu from SpoarfiHh , S. D. , whore ho.spent the holidays. Miss Viola Kern has returned from Blooinflold , whore she has boon visiting since Christmas. L. P. Beavers , manager of the'.Armour company , is in Stantou today as .a wit ness in the chicken stealing caao. "Grandma" Oarrablno died at her homo at Battle Crook yesterday and the funeral was held this afternoon. The G-woeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stengel died yesterday of pneu monia at their home flvo miles north west of the oity. Mrs. W. II. Shlppoo and daughters departed this morning to visit ; with friends at Albion , this state , over Sun- day. day.Rev. . J. F. Ponchor has returned from his visit to Blair. While in that part of the state he united In marriage Dr. J. P. Clark of Herman and MiflS Annie Anderson of Blair. M. J. Robb , who was reported para lyzed by THE NEWS yesterday , has no very severe attack , if he hod any , be cause ho was on the streets yesterday afternoon and was not fooling badly. General Superintendence. 0. Hughes of the Elkhorn passed through the city this noon on his way homo to Omaha from a trip to the Black Hills. Ho was accompanied by Ray Miller , who form erly lived hero. Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Baker gave' an elegant G o'clock dinner at their homo In the Heights lost evening. Covers were laid for 12 persons and a flvo course repast was served , the guests remaining for a pleasant evening. , Madison Mail : Congressman Robin son , who has been suffering Jfroin ap pendicitis for a couple of weeks , was down town Wednesday for the first time siuco his illness. Mr. Robinson ex pects to leave for Washington In a few days. F. G. Simmons of Seward , deputy grand master workman for the A. O. TJ. W. of Nebraska , is in the cltyjto spend n few days in the interest of that organ ization. Mr. Simmons was hero last January on the same misson and his efforts resulted in a gratifying increase to the membership of the local lodge. The trial of Joe West charged with stealing chickens , is on at Stanton today. W. W. Young is defending the prisoner nnd is putting up a hard fight. Samuel Bloom , implicated with West in the case , has been dismissed. W. G Uecker , L. P. Beevers and Chief Kane went to Stantou today as witnesses , in the case for the state. The Elks of Council Bluffs compli mented A. B. Beall of Sioux Oity , who is likewise manager of the New theatre there , by having an Elks night Mon day during the presentation of "Cozy Corners" with Miss Adelaide Thurston in the leading role. Two hundred members of the order engaged seats for themselves and members of their fam ilies. Madison Mail : On Friday Owen Bros , of Norfolk filed a suit in district court against Sherwood & Keenau for the recovery of money alleged to have been advanced the defendants on a contract which was not completed. Both parties in the suit are engaged in railway con struction , the defendant holding a sub contract from the plantiff. The amount involved is $1520.78. At the meeting of the city council last evening , the Madison County Telephone company was given permission to trans fer its rights under the franchise granted some time ago to the Elkhoru Valley Telephone company. It is understood that the Madison County company has been reorganized under the name of the Elkhorn Valley company and that preparations are * being mode to construct the system as originally planned. A splendid seat sale for the presentation ' "Pudd'nhead tion of Mark Twain's Wilson" which will be given at the Auditorium tonight , is reported , and there is every prospect that the bouse will bo crowded with "standing room only" when it is time for the curtain to rise. The company played at Blair last night and came in from the east at noon. There is a lively demand for seats from people of nearby towns , and Manager Spear reported 200 seats apld within a short time after the box office was opened this morning. Hugo I enzer was taken before the board of county commissioners at Madi son yesterday by Constable F. J. Jar- mer and was there adjudged insane and will be taken to the hospital at Lincoln for treatment. Mr. Leuzer's mind has been deranged for some time and it is alleged that family difficulties are responsible - ' sponsible for his condition , divorce pro ceedings bning now pending between himself and wife. Ho ia harmless , hia penchant being Holf emulation , but it \vns thought that perhaps the treatment ho would receive at ono of the state hos pitals would restore his reason. He is a flue carpenter and his mental condition does not prevent him from doing good work at his trade. Welch Lowry has boon released under $3,000 bonds pending his trial by the district court of Stautou county. The bonds were signed by his mother and his brother-in-law , , Ed. Arnold. The Register gives the following ac count of his escape : "Lowry says that ho escaped from Stantou by jumping the east ; bound freight Sunday night after the orimo was committed. At Fremont ho took the Union Paoiflo and wont to Salt Lake Oity , from there ho travelled through Arizona , Now Mexico and Texas , coming up as far ns Kansas Oity. At Kansas Oity ho tele graphed Date Chambers , who was in Norfolk when the telegram arrived , Mrs. Chambers 'phoned Date and King hears the conversation as he happened to bo listening at the time. This clno secured , Sheriff King with the assist ance of Fred Hans , easily found the man in Kansas City and shadowed him to Omaha , from where he could be brought to Stanton without requisition papers. " MONDAY MENTION. Miss Ella Barrett is on the sick list. E. H. Tracy is transacting business in Pierce today. Andreas Schwenk of Madison was a city visitor today. H. G. Romig of Neligh is visiting with his brother , Max , for a few days. Shurtz & * Jenkins are loading two cars of potatoes to be shipped to. Sioux Oity. Oity.Mrs. Mrs. S. G. Dean , who has boon sick with typhoid fever for some time , is re ported as much improved. Misd Clara Beech has returned from Lincoln , where she has been visiting daring the holidays. Damascus Chapter , No. 25 , R. A. M. , will hold installation of officers at Ma sonic hall this evening. Hon. W. M. Robertson went to Lin coln this afternoon to be present at the opening of the legislature tomorrow. E. 0. Howe , general manager of the American Beet Sugar B com pany , is expected in the city this oven- ing. . Joe Oopple , who has been employed in the sugar factory , has gone to Grand Island to take a position in the factory at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huebner and son John , who has boon visiting here for some time , returned to their home in Hot Springs , S. D. , last night. Miss Helen Glissman , "who has be'en visiting Norfolk relatives and friends during the holidays , returned tb her homo in Doon , Iowa , this noon. Kim Barnes , Heman Walker , John Reed and Norris Huso , who had been spending the holiday vacation at homo , returned to the university at Lincoln yesterday. W. H. Lowe's office in the city build ing was thronged with civil war veter ans today , this teiug the day when the pension papers were made oat and sent in to the department. The G-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mosely died Saturday at their home in this city and the funeral was held this afternoon from the > Baptist church , Rev. Theo. Whitfleld officiating. , The Norfolk schools reopened this morning , after a week and a half of holiday vacation , daring which time the teachers and pupils enjoyed the pleasures of the season and an agreeable rest from school work. Charley Nenow who has been visiting at the home of his mother on Sonth Sixth street since Christmas , returned lost night to Gordon , where he has a position in a hardware store. Ed. Toomey , nephew of A. H. Viele , who has been spending the holidays here returned to Lincoln yesterday to resume his studies in the university. Miss Edith Viole entertained a few friends in ills honor Saturday evening and the time was pasbed very agreeably. 0. W. Rish is in the city on his way homo to Ohadron , after having spent the holidays at the home of his father-in-law Frloke at Wlune- - - , Henry , - toon. Mr. Rish is now in charge of the water supply for the Black Hills divis ion of the Elkhoru and has duties that keep him more than busy. Clerk John H. Halff , of the Modern Woodmen of America , today handed to Mrs. Henry Semmler a check for $2,000 , being the amount of the certificate which Mr. Semmler maintained in that order during the latter years of his life. Rev. and Mrs. Thoo. Whitfield were given a surprise pound social Saturday night by the members of the Baptist church and congregation. The evening was enjoyably spent and the larder of the minister and his wife was supplied with many delicacies and luxuries. Carl Christian , who was hart by a fall while attending to his duties in the Elk horu round hoaso at the Junction , was able to be about today for the first time in three weeks and expects to resume his duties soon. Daring his disability the Norfolk Relief association , ot which he is a member , cared for Mr. Christian , and he ie warm in his expressions of gratitude to the members of that society. The coal situation in Norfolk and vicinity continues about as It has for several weeks past , The dealers Imvo not a largo supply of the fuel ou hand nnd the selection Is not as largo as Is onstomnry , each dealer having bnt three or four grades , A Tlldou man drove down yesterday for a wogon load of hard coal. All ho oonld obtain was a furnace size ooal , which ho will under * take to reduce it to the slzo required , It cost him $14 a ton. The union meetings , between the Methodist , Baptist , Presbyterian and First and Second Congregational churches , which are to contlnno daring the week of prayer commenced last night at the Methodist church , with ft largo attendance. Rev. W. J. Turner of the First Congregational ohnroh preached the sermon , his discourse being along temperance lines. Services will be held tonight at the same church. August Brandenburg died yesterday noon at his homo five miles north west of the city , ngod 50 years , and his funeral will bo held from the German Evangeli cal church .Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be in Pros pect Hill cemetery , Mr. Brandenburg has boon sick for about a year , his trouble being caused by the formation of limo in the blood vessels , which re- rnlted in heart failure at the hour , stated. He is an old settler of this vicinity and was well-to-do. Ho loaves a family of a wife , three sons and two daughters. A report reaches the city that a bad row occurred at Battle Greek-yesterday , between Bob Lovelaco and a liveryman named Cox. As the story goes , the two men were settling an old account , and there was a difference of 26 cents be tween them. In the discussion , the lie was passed and that led to blows. While the two men were scuffling it is si&ted that a son of Cox came up behind Lovelace and struck him over the head with a loaded whip , cutting a serious gash in his scalp and severing a small artery. Lovelace was given surgical attention and the two Coxs were placed under arrest. ' The preliminary hearing of Joe West , charged with having robbed several chicken coops at Stanton , which * was held at that place Saturday , resulted in his being bound over to the distrsct court for trial. Twenty of the chickens were stolen from Thomas Kingston , 30 from O. W. Underburg and 15 from O. Trent. Five chickens belonging to the latter gentleman were recovered and when taken to Stantou and released , made directly for their coops , giving in disputable evidence of rightful ( owner ship to Mr. Trent. Clark , the other man implicated in the stealing , has not yet been apprehended. Mark Twain's "Padd'nhoad Wilson" was presented to a large audjjsatisfied audience at the Auditorium Saturday night. It was not only an evening with Twain's quaint humor , but these present enjoyed a personal acquaintance with his droll and Interesting characters , true to life. Each member of the com pany was a star , apparently chosen for his eternal fitness for the part .he waste to represent. The costuming and make up were perfect and the Jevening was one of genuine pleasure to the lovers of the play in attendance. It was , in the opinion of many , the best entertain ment that has been given here this sea son , and in the line of comedy has not been equalled since the presentation of Keenanin"The Poor Relation. " No great moral was taught , bnt subject for study and thought was presented in a manner that was impressive and effect' ' ivo. With such entertainments it would bo possible to fill the Auditorium at least once a week and the people would be satisfied that they received their money's worth. If it was under taken to specify what characters took the star part Saturday night the entire company would come in for a full share of credit. Wm. S. Gill in the title role was perfect. So were the three wise men , especially E. A. Locke as "Sheriff Blake , " The .twins , York and Tom Driscoll , Chambers , Roxy , Patsy and Rowy , all the leading parts were denote to a turn. There were no impos sible exaggerations and the weak nesses detected were few and far be tween. While it was a first class play presented by a first class company , there is one man with the party who should be given his walking papers , and that is W. N. Kelly , the ticket taker. In his contact with the public he demonstrates that there is one "Pudd'nhead" who is not the creation of Mark Twain , bnt is the real thing in actual life. A more incompetent , egotistical numbskull is seldom mot. TUESDAY TOPICS. V. Orne of Madison was a city visitor today. O. S. Hayes made a business trip to Madison today. * 0. A. Berry was a oity visitor yester day from Wayne. Miss Alice Cole returned to her school near Osmond yesterday. J. A. Smith of Humphrey transacted business in Norfolk yesterday. James Nichols ot Madison is in the city today on legal business. Mrs. J. H. Milikou wont to Omaha yesterday noon to see "Ben Hnr. " Mr. and Mrs. , II. S. Welch of Wayne were visitors in Norfolk yesterday , Mies Edith Altsohuler returned to Omaha today to resume her school duties. The Wednesday olnb will moot with MM. MoBrldo tomorrow afternoon , Miss Helen Bridge loft yesterday for Lake Forest , 111 , , to resume her studies at Ferry hall. Dr. K. W. Williams , who wont to Chicago to bury her father , is expected homo this week. John Monday , one of the Winsido merchants , was transacting business in Norfolk yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Mason will leave tomorrow for Omaha where thor will visit a couple of months. Miss Blrdio Knhl has gene for a few days' visit with relatives and friends at Sioux Oity and Maurice , Iowa. J. J. Hughes is in the city from Battle Crook today exchanging greetings with old friends and attending to business. Mr , and Mrs. W. N. Huso and ] Gene wont to Omaha today to see "Ben Hnr. " Nomswill go up from Lincoln and meet them at Omaha. A. H. Winder and B. T. Rood have started on the road with their spring samples , after spending a two-weeks' holiday vacation. J. L. Knosol cf Battle Crook is in ] the city today on his way to ] South Monica , Oal. , whore ho and his family expect to make their homo in the future. A New Year's party was given in honor of Miss Bessie Etter of Niobrara at the home of her cousins , Misses Genera and Hanorah Moolioh , where she is visiting , Ernest Schulz and Will Hollerman , who have been spending the holidays at home , left this noon for New Ulm , Minn. , to resume their work in the school at that place. The Norfolk firemen are arranging to attend the annual meeting of the state volunteer firemen's association , which is to be held at Crete this month The Norfolk department will , as usual , bo represented by a large delegation. Elkhorn encampment No. 27 , I. O. O. F. is planning for on interesting meet ing tomorrow night , when the Royal Purple degree is to be conferred on three candidates. A number of visitors from Plainview and other nearby towns are qxpected to be in attendance. Ray Hayes , Ed. Dixon , and the other young men who are working for a Chicago portrait house , resumed their duties today after having enjoyed a holiday vacation at home. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beorklo returned last night from Omaha , having accom panied Mrs. W. Moulder , mother of Mrs. Beerkle , that far on her return homo to Creston , Iowa , after a month's visit here. G. A. Kuhl of the Star clothing store , left Sunday for Miii-ice , Iowa , to at tend the wedding of his only sister , Miss Anna Kuhl , who has visited in Norfolk several times and is well known by many of the young people. An old newspaper man , says an ex change , who has lately gone into the photographing business : "I find that photographers rarely advertise , but I'm too old a newspaper man not to believe in it for anything. I'd advertise | if I was running a cemetery quiet rooms clean beds and plenty of free heat. " It is perhaps bat fair to explain that the ioy sidewalks of Sunday and yester day were not entirely chargeable to the delinquencies of the street comissiouer , or of the people who own Norfolk prop erty with walks abutting. There are such things as capers on the part of nature for which no .mortal man is to blame. The doctors of this section of the state are in the city this afternoon attending a session of the Elkhorn Valley Medi cal society which is being held at the Oxnard hotel and will continue until this evening. There are a largo num ber of medical men in attendance and an interesting and profitable meeting is anticipated. Several important subjects are on the program to be discussed. Several Norfolk people are interested in the colony at Geraldfne , Texas , where an oil well has been bortd that produces a fine grade of crude petro leum , the find being made at a depth of bnt 30 feet by four prospectors. A com pany has been organized with a capital of $50,000 to'develop the field and the promoters hope to make it the largest dividend-paying oil company in the world. A bowling match is on at the Wilkin son alleys this afternoon between a team of bowlers from Tilden and a Nor folk team. It will be remembered that once before a Tilden team met with de feat at the hands of the Norfolk players , but they come this time with the fit in conviction that they have something of a little better quality in the bowling line on tap , and hope to return homo with a victorious banner waving defiantly in the breeze. Niobrara Pioneer : A half dozen barrels of Niobrara dirt wore shipped to Dooatur , 111. , yesterday for the purpose of giving different 'kinds the proper tests for brick-making. Fred Opocen- sky , who is one of the men in Niobrara who dares to venture his money in home industries , will put a first-class brick plant in hero next spring and sot the ball to rolling by another season. Ho will doubtless erect a big brick block himself for his rapidly incroaMng. mer chandise business. A GO-foot turn table is being installed at the Elkhorn round house at the Junction , so that the larger engines now being uiod on the division may bo handled. The turn table being removed wan but CO feet in length and there are a number of engines that could not bo handled by it. The larger table was formerly used at Verdigro , bat since the extension of the brunch beyond that town it was of no further use there nnd has therefore boon removed. G. W. Rookard has received from Sheridan , Wyo. , some fine photographic views of the country surrounding the mining property in which a number of Norfolk people are interested. The company has had an improved machine at work this year and the result has boon so satisfactory that it is proposed to put in four of the same kind of ma chines this summer and work them dur ing the season. The photographs show some beautiful scenery , and their friends hope that the mining prospects are oven moro attractive. North Nebraska court No. 0 , Tribe of Ben Hnr , had an enjoyable meeting last night , at which time three candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order. Several visitors were present and after the work of the evening was transacted the membars in attendance sat down to a banquet that was heartily enjoyed. There was to have boon in stallation of officers , but , owing to the lateness of the hour when the other work was completed this was made a special order of business for the next meeting night of the order. Damascus chapter , No. 25 , R. A. M. , at the regular meeting of that ledge last night installed the following-named elective officers to servo for the present term : L 0. Mittelstadt , E. H. P. ; D. O. O'Connor , K. ; W. R. Hoffman , S ; W. H. Bncholz , treasurer ; D. J. Koeuigstoin , secretary. The following were the appointive officers installed : S. G. Dean , O. H. ; W. H. Rish , P. S. ; D. Rees , R. A. C. ; S. L. Gardner , 3d V. ; J. B. May lard , 2nd V. ; A. H. Viele , 1st V. ; J. S. McOlary , sentinel. After the business of the evening had been transacted the members sat down to a banquet that was thoroughly enjoyed. Battle Creek Enterprise : If George Marsh swore off swearing Now Year's morning , he was furnished ample pro vocation for breaking over before he had a chance to fairly start on the righteous road. He was working around a couple of boilers of hot tar in the Baker lumber shed when the tar tock fire. One of the workmen in at tempting to put out the flames struck the boiling mass with a board and a liberal portion was spattered over George's forehead and face. A drop en tered the corner of his loft eye , causing intense pain. The burns are not deep so there will be no serious results. After such an experience George says he prefers to have tar served with feathers. Columbus Times : Along , lank youth dropped into Niewohner's jewelry store Monday and after gazing at some fraternity pins asked : "How much is this one with a square and a pair compasses ? " pointing to a Masonic pin. "Five dollars , " said Ed. "Yon haven't got one with any handsaw on it have yon ? I'm just outer my time and so I'm going to set up as a carpen ter and jiner I'd like to have something to wear so folks would know what I was doin' , I'll take it , though I'd like to have ono with a handsaw , but I guess this one is plain enough. The compass is to mark out your work and the square is to measure it , and any darn fool knows that G stands for gim let. " The Lyons Mirror says : "The cham pion corn'busker is Wood Hostetters , who basked 100 bushels of corn in one day for H. E. Morter. " To which the Dakota Oity Eagle adds this * husking story : Mosey must surely have lost his cunning as a story teller , or it may be that his ability is confined wholly to snake narratives , for we have men hero that can husk all around the Lyons man , and it's no story either ono Jof them is George Hirsohbaok , who holds the record for husking 123 bushels a day for eighteen days , in corn that went 70 bushels to the anre ; 112 bushels a day for ten days j he is now averaging 80 bushels a day in corn going 50 bushels per acre , and snow a foot deep. He has cribbed over 8,000 bushels since corn picking commenced in the fall and ox- nects to roach the 10.000 mark before ho quits. His former home was in Cin cinnati , Ohio. " The Stanton Register , commenting on the report that Norfolk would not sup port a ball team the coming season , thinks it a mistake for the smaller towns of the state to attempt to sap- port an entire salaried team , bnt should hire a good battery and fill in the balance of the team with local players. The Stanton team lost money for its managers last season because the at tempt was made to support a salaried team when only a catcher and pitcher should have boon hired. Stantou is about as good a base ball town as Nor folk , which undoubtedly got a little out of its element when trying to maintain a team equal to that supported at Sioux Oity , Sioux Falls and other larger towns. Stauton , Crolghtou , Noligh and other smaller towns can afford almost as good base ball as Norfolk , Dizzy ? Then your liver isn't acting well. You suffer from biliousness - ness , constipation. Ayer's Pills act directly on the liver. For 60 years they have been the Standard Family Pill. Small doses cure. 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