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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1903)
THE NORFOLK NEWSt FlUDArY , FEBRUARY 0 , lUUH. Glasses for Old Eyes ! Pnrtlcnlnr nttoutiou IB given to lilting SPECTACLES lor elderly people. Wo can do yon good tf you will let us attend tb your eyes in time. DR. Ophthalmologist. WORTH ITS WEIGHT h GULD The Elkhorn B. & S. nsaocin ion will sake vmi n loan to build or buy on fn ' toruin. " T.'E. ODIORNE , Secretary. P I u Few Specialties New White Clover Honey , Pure Cider Vinegar , Pure Apple Cider , Home - Made Mince Meat ( the good kind ) GOOD Apples , Jersey Sweet Pota toes , etc. , etc. PJ& Ink li/Mffk I On the Subject or many theories can be formulated and much talk expanded , but we know from practical experience that the shoes WH ell offer moro points of merit , are bettor made , more comfortable , more stylish and neater in effect and appearance than any shoos offered to the public. Their comfort is guaranteed , as wull as their absolute durability over and any other make. "We Keep Open Evenings until 9:00 o'clock. The Palaee Shoe Store The Weather. FornmiHt for Nebraska : Heavy snow tonight , with warmer southeast portion. Saturday threatening , with BUOW south east portion High east shifting to northwest winds Saturday. FRIDAY FACTS. The finishing touches are being put on the hands > mo new home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ryol of South Norfolk. The recent snow storm' interfered with the trips of traveling men and ievorul of them report having been snow bound for a day or two while the tracks and roads were being cleared of drifts. The Auditorium is now equipped with a ticket rack having a separate place for the ticket of each seat. It does away with the old plat on which sold Heats were indicated , nnd there in u constant record of heat sales before the mitt who noils the tickets. A telephone moKnngo from Wlnnebngo Rtatcd thnt 0. P. Mathowson passed a bad day yesterday , but thnt ho wns slightly bettor this morning. Ills con dition in BO serious thnt hln dnnghter , Miss Lou MathowBOu , and his conMn , Darius Mnthowson , have gone to the agency. A. J. Dnrlnnd hni presented to thn fire department through Ohiof Hartford hia check for $15 na nn acknowledge ment of the valiant services of the fire men in suppressing the flnnu'B that threatened the destruction of the building - ing of the Durlaud Trust company on n recent date. It is nn acknowledgement thixt will bo appreciated by the dromon. Winter & Schnlz , the harness men , hnvo rented the store room at present occupied by the Ahlmnn bicycle shop nud will open up n branch harness store nnd shop therein for the conven ience of their patrons. They will thus have n shop at eaoh end of the city pre pared to handle trade going of coming. It' will bo n decided convenience to their many customers and will undoubt edly bo appreciated. The now location will be occupied at an early date. The company presenting "The Christ ian" arrived from Sioux Oity on the noon train , having played to a nice honso nt the Grand last night. The ad vance sale of seats has boon good hero nnd there is every prospect that the at tendance will almost equal that on the night "Olo Olosou" was pn wonted. The company curries a large amount of special scenery nud from hero goes to Kearney by the way of Fremont , which makes qnito an extra trip in order to tuako their connections. Four members of the honso com mittee on insane hospitals are in the city today and being entertained by the members of the Commercial club. Dr. A. E. Bnrtoo of Arcadia , chairman of the committee , is accompanied by his wife and they are guests at the homo of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Salter , of whom they are old acquaintances. W. E. Harrison of Blair and Dr. J. E. Hart- horn of Hartley and T. F. Momuiiuger of Madison , are the other three mom hers of the committee who are present. They were shown over the hospital grounds this forenoon , entertained at the Oxnard for dinner nnd will be given scats at the Auditorium tonight. At the mooting of the city council last night the lighting question did not come up , but will bo presented nt n later meeting and it is hoped that the question may be disposed of at an early ditto. The members of the council have recognized the demand for a better lighting of the streets and hope to re ceive some sort of agreement on a prop osition to thnt end. The water commis sioner was instructed to enforce the or dinance requiring the payment of meter rentals by consumers wher < meters have been placed by the city. The firemen wore represented by n committee and were granted all the privileges they asked for in connection with the state firemen's tournament wh ch they wish to hold here during this summer. They wore given the right of concessions on the streets and will be permitted to close any street they may desire to' have olosed to be used as a race course. The way appears to bo clear for the holding of the tournament hero this summer and arrangements with regard to the dates and other preliminaries will be taken np at once. The business men have expressed themselves as w lllug to do their share toward the entertainment of the tournament. Officers and mem bers of tun Commercial club have been interviewed and expressed themselves as willing to co-operato in the arrange ments for the event and everything is favorable as far as this city is concerned. Chief Hartford , who is also president of the state association will at once open correspondence with the other officers of the association and has little doubts but that Norfolk's invitation will be accepted and that the tournament will be held here. WANTED FIVE YOUNG MEN from Nor folk at once to prepare for positions in the Government Service. Apply to Inter-State Carres. Inst. , Cedar Rapids , la. _ WARNERVILLE. Chns. Bowlby ot Silver Creek is the guest of his sister , Mrs. Clara Hills. Died , nt Deadwood , S. D , January 20 , 1903 , Charles F. Penman , only son of Mrs. F. A. Killmor. Thomas Van Horn , who removed to Ilnywnrd , Wis. , last October , is hero for n few days on business. Neil McBeath disposed of his personal property at public sale Tuesday nnd will remove with his family to Hayward - ward , Wis. Mrs. Joe Duby of Chicago is taking care of her mother , Mrs F. A Killmor , who has been seriously ill for two mouths past. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ran nay have moved into the now honso which they trnve just completed and will entertain their friends at n dance Friday evening of this week. A Centenarian. One hundred years old. Tills wns the ago attaint d by Mrs. Francis Woliuski , who died hist Saturday forenoon at the lomo of her daughter , Mrs , Martin Flotsi-ok , three miles went of Dnnciui , Friends of the di > ueiiRed who reside in this olty say she wan not Icsti thiin 10'J yearn of nge , nnd sonio ovcm say she hud passed her lOUth birthday. Notwith standing her extreme ngo Mis. Wollnckl retained remarkable health of mind nnd body in her declining yearn. In conversation with friends nho fre quently spoke of being nn eye witness to Stirling uvetitH in European history which transpired no long ago that they nro almost regarded by thu present gun * erntlun as ancient history. Among the uotnblo events of which she wnB wit ness was thu passing through Poland of the army of Napoleon the First nt the time of campaign in Russia In 1813. Mrs. WolinMti had lived in America for fifty yours. She lived to BOO her own grand-daughter n woman with gray hair , and in thu line of her descendants she had Bonn hnr grontgrent grandchild. Her relatives in this county retmlo in the vicinity of Duncan. Columbus Telegram. Fire Department Mooting. The special adjourned meeting of the fire department , to have been held Fri day night of this week has boon post poned until Monday night. All mem bers of the department nro ennustly requested to bo on huuil ns urgent bnsi- UIBS is to come before the meeting. W. L KKUN , President. BATTLE CREEK. Mrs. Hermnu Uogrofo tins nu attack of thu grip. After n visit of ten dnys Edward Wunko returned to Long Pine Monday. The youngest sou of Thos. Wndo Is absent from eohool on account of nick- 116.4:1. Tho'littlo ; son of Mr. nnd Mrs. M. L. Thomson nan been seriously dick uiuoe last wuik. Ed. Fuerst has sold his house on Hule street , occupied by Ohos. Gosoh , to Ru dolph Bleioh. Geo. Brechlcr of the Valley bank nnd Fred Neuwerk were transacting busi ness in Norfolk Monday. Miss Emma Schneider wont to Laurel Friday lor u visit with her grand parents , Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. Fnnuio Maxwell has hnd the opera house nicely decorated with now wall paper this week. Wm. Halo did the work. The latest repoit from ycnng Oloyd , who was so badly hurt in a runaway n week ago Saturday , is very favorable for his recovery. S. T. Napper received seven donblo- decked cars of sheep fioin Wyoming Monday , which will be fed at one of his farms north of town. T. D. Preoco visited' ' over Sunday with his wife who is in an Ouiaha hospital. It is reported that Mrs. Preeco is getting along nicely and will soon bo nble to return homo. Saturday evening "The Spinister's Return" will be presented by members of the W. B. 0. nud others in the opera house. About n year iipo they gave the "Spinisters1 Convention" which wns well received here and at Meadow Grove also. Twenty-six people will tuke part in the new play. There will be a number of changes in farm ownership nnd faim management in this vicinity during the coming .ppring. Olms. Mozer baa rented Mm. Henry Eden's farm north of the Elkhorn - horn and Peter Ingoldi-by who is now living there is moving to Oakdalo. Leoues Miller will , run Herman Hog- refe's ranch three miles west of town , taking the plnco of John Clnsey who will farm with his brother-in-law , James Brozeck. Jacob Miller has rented the farm of Fred Praenner , or. , five miles south nnd the latter will con duct the ranch of his father , Carl Praenner , who will move to town and occupy his brick residence in Hogrefe's addition. Rudolph Bloich will move to town and has rented his farm , five miles west , to Olms. Schroder. Got tlieb Zibbel will get a new router for his farm from Pierce county by the first of March. Few plays , either at home or abroad during the past years , have had the good fortune enjoyed by Hall .Cuiiie's adaption of his novel , "Tho Christian , " which comes to the Auditorium Friday night. The book had an enormous sale on both sides of the Atlantic , but the piny is destined for oven greater popularity. In Now Y'-rk the public of nil classes crowded to see it for 175 nights in suc cession , while cultured Boston pro nounced it the best play in ninny years nnd gnvo it nu unimorrnpted run of 110 nights. D nmntio writers in every large cltv from const to coast have pronounced it the greatest triumph in stage liter- n'nro in this country. The company which Messrs Liobler & Co. , will aend embraces forty people , nud is one of particular strength and general ex cellence , Special Eceuory is brought and the presentation will bo complete throughout. Farms routed for nonresidents. Col lections umdo. Insurance written by Gardner & Seller. Dr. F. G Walters succeeds to the practice of Dr. Kiesau. 'Phone , office and residence 18. This office will print yonr sale bills in an attractive manner. Some of the Requirements of the Lystcm. .CARRIERS . WORK EIGHT HOURS. Pntrono nro Supposed to Make It Convenient nnd Agreeable for the Carriers to Render Service Car riers Must bo Courteous. Since thu poBtollluo department Is to establish thu free delivery nuxll service in Norfolk this spring patrons of thn olllco should understand Bonio of the privileges and requirements of the ser vice in order that they may bo promptly and conviently served , The department requires that thu letter carriers shull bo courteous nnd obliging nnd it is ex pected thnt the pn'roim shall moot them at least half way. In order to get the best of the service this wil1 bu necessary. Thu law Is strict in its rrqniromontH that thu curriers shall not work more than eight hours eaoh day , If thuy cannot cover their routes in that time they in o required to report back to thu postotlloo and the patrons who nro not served will be compelled to call for their mail. It will thus bo seen that thu patrons should fnoilitato the delivery of mail in every way possible BO that thu routes of the carriers may not bo neg lected In purl. Thu patron should pro vide n convenient , place for the deposit of mail or if the carrier is compelled to knock at thu dooi or ring the bull it should bo answered promptly that he may proceed on his route. A failure to auswUr promptly may bo reported to the postmaster nnd ho may require other arrangements. Patrons will bu requested to provide at their own ex pense collect ion nnd delivery boxes to facilitate the collection nnd delivery of mail. The curriers must not throw mail matter into windows or halls un less specially Instructed to do BO. They must not enter n house while on their trips except in discharge of their offiuinl duties , neither nro thuy permitted to stop nnd converse with peoplu on thu streets. They nro not. permitted to du- liver to patrons on the street unless it can bu done without loss of time Carriers nro not compelled to deliver at houses where cross or vicious dogs tire kept. Peoplu keeping such animals will bo compelled to call nt thepostoillcu for their uinil. A carrier who cnnnot carry nil thu mail designed for his route on one trio muht give preference to mail of the first class. The postmaster general may establish receiving boxes'for ' thu deposit of nmil matterbut tiny slmll not bu placed inside of a building which i freely open to the public during busi ness hours , or n railroad station. The postmasters may locivto these boxes where in their judgement they nro most , needed , and the boxes must be provided with cards showing the hours at which collections nro made. Letter boxes must be kept in repair nnd in IK at con dition and there nre severe penalties for tampering with them on the part of any unauthorized person. The collection of mail matter from private residence , will bo made only from the boxes approved by the postofllco department. Applicants for the position of carrier will be compelled to take an examin ation before the civil Korvico commis sion. They must be between 18 nnd 45 years of nge , weight nt least 12G pounds nud bo not less than 5 feet , 4 inches in height. They must also submit to a phyticinl examination by n reputable physician. They must give bond in thu sum of $1 000 nnd take nn oath for the faithful discharge of their duties , Thfly are compelled to provide themselves with uniforms prescribed by the depart ment nt their own expense. Carriers must be careful to deliver mail matter to the persons for whom it is intended or to someone authorized to received ir. In case of doubt the mail will bo returned to the postoffico. Mail matter must not bo delivered in boxes at premises not occupied in whole or in part by the addressees unless expressly ordered by the postmaster. Only mail that is received through the postofllco may bo delivered by them. They must not deliver mail on which postage is duo unless such postage is paid to them. Curriers must receive letters handed them for mailing while on their routes provided the proper postage is affixed but they nre not expected to wait for such letters. Tney cannot nccopt money for mulling letters except ns pro vided for in th use of the stamp envel ope in connection with honso to house delivery nnd collection boxes , They should receive small articles for mailing with postnge properly prepaid but may refuse to receive cumbersome packages They must receive nnd register letters nnd packages of first class mntter , giv ing the proper receipt therefore Postmasters may permit carriers to sell post UK o stamps or stamped envelopes in limited quantities , but they must not bo delayed in making change. They are not permitted to return letters that have been deposited for mailing to the person who deposited the letter. An application for the return of such ninil Hhonld bo directed to the postmaster. The service is convenient nnd desirable bnt thu patrons hnve much to do in bringing it np to the highest standard of efficacy. The government provides that they iiuiRt hit well served but ex- peuln thum to inuku thu work us con- vuniimt and helpful to thu carriers an Dnrred Plymouth Rocks. ICggs for Hutting , cheap enough for liuuthator. Mm. M. A , Kidder , North lllth Htreut. titurgeon tt > tliu niiino limn. PERsdrfAL. Mr. nnd Mm 0 D Butturfluld were pusHong'UH fur Sioux City today. Dr. Sndlo Hurt-Miller IH in Madison looking after thu wrtit'aro of piitluntii. Ruv. 1 lion. Wulhh returned lant night from n trip to St. Paul nnd MlmuwpollH. II. C. Hnttlor miidu n buslnusH trip to Sioux Oily yusturdny , returning thu Rnmu day. Mrs. T. Mnhor arrived from Omaha last night to visit with her parents , Mr , and Mrs. B. W. Barrett. T. C. Van Horn him returned from Wisconsin for n visit with friends nnd to look aftur business alTulrH. Ex'Bhuriir Geo. W. Losuy was in the city Ironi Buttlu Oreok yusturday meet ing n fuw of his Norfolk friundH. Mrs. K , W. lluhn returned to her homu in Omahn yuRturdny after it visit of two weeks with Norfolk friends , George Shndo , whosu lug wax broken by u bronuo nlxmt n month ngo Is able to bu about with thu aid of crutuhoH. Al. J Lelslo , n commercial man who has boon confined to his room at the Pnciflu for sometime with slclniwin , In no far recovered that hulH ublu to bu about Mr. and MM. Goo. I ) . Smith luft yesterday for Mr. Smith's former homo In lown whore they will attend n family reunion nnd mulct ) nn extended visit with relatives nnd frlondrt. O. II. Bradford of Slonx Oity , vice president nnd sourotnry of the Edwnrdfl & Bradfoid Lumber company , in in the city consulting with the local man ager , J K BOUH , regarding the business hero. hero.Mr Mr find Mrs. D W. Mltohull , father nnd mother of Mrs. J. II. Milllken , are hero from their homu in IllinolH for a visit of two or thrno wookH with their daughter. Mrs Millikun IH likuwisu enjoying a visit from her Mister , Mrri. L A. Hunry of Topokn , K.MIHUH. Dr. R. A. Mittlestndt , dentist , Bishop block. Teluphono 00. $850 buys a S-room lion no on Second street. $900 buys n good honno nt Junction. $750 hiiH n good house and largo lot on Third street. $1200 buys n nice house in the Heights. ? l00 ! buyn a 4-room honso in Third ward. $1050 buys honsu and 2 lots on Tenth street. $1000 buys 8-room house , good loca tion , rents for $13 per month. $350 buys 2 good corner lotfi at Junc tion. $175 buys good corner at Junction. $160 buys lot , good locution nt Junc tion , $160 buys good corner lot in Heights $ v > 500 buys 100 acres land 9 miles from Norfolk. $ ! 1200 buys 100 nerds good hay land 8 miles from Norfolk. $11800 buys well Improved 80 , half mile from Hudar. Sr.iiJtu. Four Personally Conducted Excur sions From Omaha To California With Choice OF Routes. These excursions luavo Omahn every Wednesday , Thursday , Friday nud S t- nrdny nt 4:25 : p m , in Pullman Tuurist Sleeping Curs. The cars are accom panied all the way by conductors ( .killed in the service of excursion pait.es. The Union Pacific is thu only line from Omaha running four excursions to Cali fornia every week. These excursions can be joined at any point enroutu. Fur fnll information cnll on or nddrcsH J. R. ELHEKKKU. - AQBNT _ _ Tire NEWS keeps its job department up-to-date with the latest faces of typo and does its work in approved style. ' Estimate of Expenses. Following is the estimate of expenses miulo by the county commissioners of Madison county for the yenr 1003 : County institute $ 125 00 County road 10,000 OC Ouuiity printing 1,000 00 County attorney salary 050 OC GUI o of paupers 3,000 OC Fuel , pobtago and expenses. . . 1,500 OC Bu > ks , stationery and supplies 1,800 00 E.ectiou expanses 2,500 OC Assessors' pay and milengo . . 3,000 00 Soldiers' reiiff fund 1,000 00 i'oor farm expenses 1,500 OC County superintendent salary l.-loO 00 Count ) bndgo turn ! 16,00000 County clerk's salary ns cleik of board 500 00 CommitHionors' pny nud mile age 2r > 00 00 Bounty on wild animals l.OtO 00 Jailors' fees 1,200 00 Janitors' salary nnd assistants to county officers 2,500 00 District court nnd jurors 8.500 00 Iiisnno fund 1,600 00 Riprnppiiig on strenms 2CKiO OC Aid to agricultural society. . . . 700 00 Furnitnru nnd repairs on court house , insurance on county jnil and court bu Id- ings l.COO 00 Interest on court honso bonds between Madison and Union pn-cinctH 600 00 Sinking fund for same 400 00 Battle Crrek village jail bonds and interest. . . . v 15000 EUIL WINTKII , County Clerk. -M-M-l-M-M-M M-M-H-M-H-M-l- NEVER In our experience 1ms them boon HO iniiny Now Shapofl of MEN'S HATS shown nn for thlH nprlng'fl trodo. Mostly soft , liatn , but ntllf huts still hold their sway. FANCY COLORS 1 are nlno very much in evidence. Wo linvo almost ovnry diwirnhlo ; Bhnpu and nlmdn , from thu llttlu i erimher to the big uxtrumu. And eolorH nil of thorn , from uxtrumu ; light to blaok. Prices , of cournu , . vnry nn to ( itiallty. For S3.OO wo neil the Manhattan nnd gunr- an too every hat You oun buy no more mirvlcunhlo hatH , oven if you pay iwi much as $5.00. THE STAR Clothing Store Jleywood Carriages and Go-Carts hnvo nlwayH lioon thn host This ynnr they nru hotter thnn ever. Notice thu lurgu rubber tirun. Sold oxclnsivoly in Norfolk by t T I Hoffman&Viee ! if When They've Made The Rounds and sampled all other brands of Hour , buck they cnmn to the reliable , "always the Biimo" Bon Ton flour , fissured of HuocesHful bread , piu nnd cake baking. II'H a choice whout ilour , made by the best and cleanest of methods , mid free- doin from dyppfpsin of its consumers attests itH wholesomouesB. Sugar Gity Cereal IHills. Invoice discloses that wo are carrying too heavy a stock , many goods that wo cannot unpack and show for want of room ; hence wo have started a great clearance sale , giving you the opportunity to select any article in the store at greatly reduced prices. For a short time only wo oiler you your choice of any of our fine1 Book Cases , China Closets , Sidohoards , Couches , Parlor Suits , Chamber Suits , Iron Beds , Carpets and Rugs at actual wholesale cost prices. It's the unanimous verdict of all who investigate that wo have by far the finest selection to bo found in all North Ne braska. It's an opportunity tbat seldom comes and will pay you well to take advan tage of it. Como early before the stock is broken. Johnson's Furniture Store. North Nebraska agency for the beat piano in the world to day the Chickering.