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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1903)
8 TJIH NOUKOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY 29,1008. C. FULLER , MAXAlinU Aladison County Abstract Office. Public Accountant and ( Expert Typewriter , Spoolnl attention glvrnn tracing dlfllnult tltlfsnut addresses of non rcsl do land owners. i OFFICE : 104 -ahSt..NorfolkNeb. . Wixusix , Nob. , Aug. r , J8U8. Mr1. Ohfvi. II. .TolniBoi ) , Norfolk , Nob. : DonrSlr I wish to state thnt wo nro nro highly plcnrcd with tbo Now Chick- cring Pinno you delivered to n recently. "Wo nlso greatly npproolnto your fair trontincnt iu the transaction. I was ro > ooutly la n Inrg" music bonso and tbo mnnngor told mo the dickering wna the Ano t upright piano mndo. Ho had a dozen or moro tlllToront uinkon on the floor , nud showed nio the dliToroncoB why tbo Obtokcringa were superior. The main points ho onllod attention to were the inntorlals and workmanship , the swcotncBS and volnino of tone , which bo Ri\ld oonld not ho fonnd or produced in any other makes Ho fully convinced mo by piny lug and otherwise hat ho WHR right in his statements. I 'w yA n'littlo prejudiced , thiuhlug iostly in tlfo name fur which one paid from one to three hundred dollars ixtra. but I mutt admit I was wrong , uul that , lilio umny others , I have paid or my knowledge nud experience. I taught my first piano fro.m n large and re- pontibledtiWr- Jlospe'af Omaha aid while it WAS not sold for the beat .nstrumqnt mndo , I spoil found out that ] 't did not possess any of the qualification ) ind material for which it was fold. Af | thnt time I did uot know the lirst thing * bent n piano. It was sold under thl that it ha.d , a certain make Action when tt had nothing of the kind wy keys , when it haiVnolhing but cel luloid , and several othir tlitngs. Aftc about two years' light use these wyi thrunk and lie fame , unci&n and , , tvr , < ai i parts of the action'dffectiwt and under th $ guarantee giivntme J asked for these repairs but soon discovered it was but ft tcaste of ( ( me to look for them. In out- .ward nppoimuioo the piano locked oven bolter than the ono purchased of yon. In making comparisons I found the host innkca' have pliilm coses , whllo the cheaper onoa have tl o fancy cases with xnorq or less oiu lngd nud choup\ scroll work , just like' n. oho'np buguy ] with chonp fuuoy trlmmiugiCj Siill thay Imvo the gall seine of them to nsk- first class iustruH outs-pricoSt * I shall not liesitnto to recommend you to all who wish to\buy a Hno lnBtrihiioutmul re- ooivu fnur trentinpnt.0 ) * - \ Yours ; rruly , < A N " ' T. vV. ANTHOXY. A year Ikter ho Wrltcfi * The Chick- orlrig Pihno purchased of you has 'fully ' met all of 'Mrs. AiiUiouy's-expuotatious ns far ns I kndw n'uu I kno\\J it has mine for sweoturS3 und volumn of tone I don't think it hits' 'nn equnl. " April OtflOOO , ho writes ; "our pinno is all right , just as good as over , If anything n little better soundlutr. Mrs. Anthony is di'lighton" ; has tried , n good many instruments but thinks' there is nqno that equal the Obiokpring save possibly the Steluway'Vnud last yenr ho writes : jVSlo'ulylfflomi ilr. , 1 tryihgj M sell1 l ui h ilvdnV ' , P.muo. Refer him to me nnd tell him my ex- porlefiQO cost tuio § a25.00.f Mr. ; jAnth'pny is president of the. , FiuiAorB ? ! State Vank at Wausn , ig recogniz6u as ouo of Nobrucka's most reliable citizens , ] nud nny ono cnn write him nud nsk his opinion oouceruipg tie ) Checkering ho bonght-from me ns compared with the plnno ho bought -from the "reliable , ' well known Mr. Hospo. " For years wo have boon offering the people of Norfolk whnt la universally recognized as the highest possible attain ment iu piano making and/had to Ico'm-j pete with the ecum of the onrtb. . Mr , . Hospe is agent for the Knnbo , nud nny ono who knows nuything nt nil nbout pianos knows thnt the great fight for supremacy stands between the Obickering , Stqlnwny < ( andf Kmjbo. Why donU "ihoQBospd o'jtflt bring the < KnnlJo ! .and put it upt ih their bargain list ? Simply because they know they can't meet our prices on rclia- ble goods and can only cover their extra ' ' "When Gbiokeriugs oomo in competi tion with them it has been their custom to resort to all sorts of vilification of the Ohickoring Co. nud their product. Their Mr. Ward , particularly , has , been circulating his falsehood ! to such aft Ax- tent that he can omy thnaft * hia good fortune and the lioulenoy of Ohickoriug & Sons that the evidence at hand is not yet in the bauds of the .oonrta. ? , / Many NorfoV ciUzpns" inQ fetters throughout norttt.NfibraskaUvhd. bnVo boon through the experience will testify to the truthfulness of what wo repre sent , and know that what is claimed by the Hospe outfit is just as far from the . . .truth aaJheJr.BtatomeutB that Vthey have sold pianos for 30 years without a dissatisfied customer , " If yon wont the best valno for your money , you will see us before you buy. OKAS. H. JOHNSON. 1 There Is Some Misapprehen sion About the Service , APPLICATION MUST DE MADE. Carriers Hnvo Not Yet Dao'n Ap pointed OITlclnlly Will bo Some Delay - lay on This Account Location of Latter Doxos In Norfolk , "There lenms to bo mtaapprohou * nlon , " said 1'ostnmntor Hnyn this morn ing , "In ri'Knrd to the Iroo delivery Bor- vice which | a booked to start in this city next Monday morninp , "It s ems to bo tbo gonornl notion around Norfolk that wb'UtliOBO luttor onrrlorH start out for the llrst titno , everyone living In the dintrlct covered will rerolvo mail with out any previous nrrangomentH what- over. "As n ninttor of fact , though , it isn't tliat way at all , In order to got the bonellts of the free delivery system , persons must mnko definite arrange- inontH nt this o111oo for it. No mnil will be. delivered rxcdpt to thoBo parties who let us know thnt that is what they wnnt. " It is hardly likely that the carriers will start out on .Moudny morning as scheduled , for as yet no oilloial Appoint ments Imvo been received at the post- oflloo and bcforo n Hinglo letter can bo given to a carrier , ho muut have fllod n bond and had it approved. Tbo locativn ol the luttor boxes will bo : | Route 1. U. P. depot ; Northwestern city station ; Oxnard betel ; Paolflo lioti'l ; Norfolk avenue and Fourth stroe ; Park avontio and Fourth stroot. Route 3. Norfolk avenue and Ninth street ; Nebraska nvouuo and Tunth street ; Taylor avenue and Ninth street ; Norfolk avenue and Thirteenth ; Phillip nvenuo and Twelfth. Route 11. UlulT avenue and Fourth street ; Northwestern station ( main line ; ) Omaha avoiiuo and First street ; Cleveland street and Michigan avouuo ; Cleveland and Second street. PERSONAL. ; G. II. Wbaloy loft last night for No- Ugh , who'o mi goes to attend gradua tion L'Xiuoi.seii. Dr. 1C. W. V llllams loft this morning f"or n trip through north Nebraska and parts of Iowa , to visit patients. She will br > pone Povoral days. J Co i ros" nun J. J. McCarthy and Ropio.-ftUMivo Mikpsoll , of Ponca , .woretia Norfolk last pjght. I Dr. R.3iyMlUldstAitiMok , 'Bishop block. Telephone GO. * > * : s * . j s * : , : j ? : , . TEACHERS NEXT WEEK , on , County .I Tlio'Miull.son ' count ten'obora1 ius i tuto will bo hold in Norfolk uoxt wo k and there will bo many visitors from nil pnrts of the country. There will bo n considernbla demand for rooms nnd board , nud those having rooms to rout will confer n favor on the visiting teachers by leaving information us to : rates nud location with Supt'rlntlMidout O'Connor. Heretofore complaint hns been mndo by visiting tch&hors that Norfolk people a ktgo muc ] for rooms nnrt.b6nrd , rates bolug in oxqossqf wat Is ohargojl in other { owns. People1 should remember that the majority of teachers do [ not receive largo salaries ! and should favor thorn with as Ibw ! rntea as.ppeijifcfo , \ Ujhojiflitjrs will np-I predate such n couccEsion nud"ill moro frequently \iBlt .Norfolk if ! they nro ncoorjlod fpir trouttuojnt. ] " \ | WARNERVILLE. J _ ThoOninhn _ plq\atoj { oihpnny shipped ! a carload of bogs to South Omalm Frl- day. Jf\ < J Ed Sager wilV i go ; t ° i tConruoy next ! Sunday to work upon the railroad. Mr. aud Mrs ; Zell MoGlupis wqlcomodj n sou of regnlatiou weight to their hoVe , Saturday ; ' * < ' Mrs. Leonard returned to her homo in1 Albion Monday , nf terja visit of sovoralj days with her daughter , Mrs. Jnjiuoa Lodge. Rook Bait in aiiy quantity. . EDWAUDS & BHAUFOKD LUMBEUC a. i j j\\ \ - Ij ' vTri > / THE DHIOKERING CONTEST t i i Result of Morning's Count in the ( on ? test for a Cbickering Piano. i The following is the vote church ,015 ' 'OliriSt LbtlifrarfoHnrth 2 ,2U ! Olive Redman i,5Qp Hazel Adams < ,2115 WETTEST MAY IN 26 YEAF S , ? Fraction of an Inch Will Make rh $ > Month a Record Breaker. With the inch of additional rnlm at < hr : aUen today , this men tine f wettest May , save on , - . _ , / . ! of time , for this seo- Ken of the % country. In 1881 the raii- fall for May was slightly ovci six inches , but the average for over n inat- /tor of a century has been but 3.41. Tbo [ rnnrk jfor 11 Is mouth in Norfoll lus .very nearly ronohod the half foot : lotoh aud if tho. water keeps on f allin ; maximum moisture for May iu i iony , many years will bo surpassed , This month , n year ago , recorded 3,25 h olios. No blowing blizzard has over wh ppSd the streets of Norfolk moro coiup oteJy bare of people than has the disagreeable - able , stubborn aud persistent drizzle of today. Business Is practically at a standstill aud no ouo ventures out ex cept those who are forced into the open by their work , nuoli M drivers , police men and ro | > orters. It in n thin looking ruin that Imi fallen , but with u stilt' wind from the north it Is bvnten Into shoots and whlMu'.d around quite indiscriminately. On this account It IUIH been it dlilloult proposition to mniingo umbrellas nnd ninny of them Imvo noun torn inuldo out. out.Work Work on the government building linn boon absolutely HUHpended on no- count of the storm and trains have boon slightly dolnyod. Don't forgot the ( Into Dr. Bnrnni will bo nt tbo Pacific hotel , Tuesday , Juno S ) . NEW PIANO HOUSE FOR NORFOLK A , Hospo Co , , of Omnhn , Will Remain Permanently In Thlo City. A. Hoapo Co. , of Omnhn , have opened n branch house in tbls city and will re main iu Norfolk permanently , This city hns an idcnl location an a distributing point for their line of ptock , nud they will horonftor bo among the builnoss firms of the city. II. II. Wnrd will bo in charge of tbo bouno , nud R II Braut- loy will horonftor mnko Norfolk his headquarters , iu connection with the now Htoro. Mr , Ward has for ninny years traveled out of this city , covering nil of north Nebrnskn , and ho hns for n long time wanted to put in n branch house with n stock constantly on hand. This will enable the firm to roach pa- troni In nnrrouiuling towns much moro directly than from Omnhn , sluoo the railroad facilities nro excellent and a largo territory is tributary to the oity. SOCIALLY SPEAKING. West Sldo Whist Club Banquet. The West Side "Whirtt club hold its final mooting iu thn PdciQo hotel last night , closing tbo sonsoti with a ban quet. Members of the club nnsouiblod iu the parlors of tbo hotel nt 7:1)0 : ) aud bognu playing the last bauds of the yonr. For three hours the gurno was continued , prizes going to Mr. Raiubolt nud Mrs. W. H. Bnttorfleld. At 10:80 : the guests wcro sonted nbont n long tublo in the dluiug room , where the banquet was served. Mr. W. H. Buoholz wns toastmaster for the occa sion nud the following responded : Dr. Boor , "Tho Game ; " Mrs. Frank Salter , "What's Trump ; " Mr. D. Mathowson , "A Time for nil Things ; " Mrs. W. N. Huso , "Tho Winning Side. " Pretty menu cards served as souvenirs of the evening which was mndo especial ly pleasant by an admirable service in handling the sovornl courses , while pink and white carnations nt each plate added to the effect. Bachelor Girls 7 O'clock Tea. Members of the Bachelor Girls club nud n few outside guests were enter tained last evening at a very pretty 7 o'clock tea , by Mias 13.11th Morrow and Miss Anne Seymour , who nro soon to leave the city. The party was given at the Morrow homo , in south Tenth strootr , nnd covers were laid for seven teen ladiqs. Dainty place cards , clev erly designed by Mrs. A. J. Durlond , boropifoh n feuggeslion frorix which a stt > ry4lly thoiljoldoc was required. I Fol lowing the last toouisoino course at the table , toasts were wittily responded , to by members and guests as follows : Five LijtUo Kittonn. " Mfss , Mny Dur- la'utlf "Tho Bachelor Girls- Twenty Now " Miss Morrow Years From , Nellie row ; "How lo Bring n'p Children , " Mm. Huntlugton ; "How to Laud a ' Fish , " 'Mrs. C. U. Reynolds. Miss Morrow goes to Sedro-Wcoley , Witsh. , 'and Miss Seymour to California , next Thursday. * - BRYAN'S ' .ADDRESS y Great Leader of Hi3 Party Pays Trib ute to Mr. Robinson. * At tho'grave of Mr : Robinson "yester day afternoon , W. J. Brynu , in.his' ' brief nddrcss' ' snid'vj f jj J } f ) " "It is hard to * part from those we iovo nud ; ypfc. I , never stand , boildp the grave of thdko-I love withoht feMu& that those who mourn nro 110 ithont , hope : I have never boon1 , nblp tp fcoivsjiu'i/o / my self thnt the best part of ouo is oven buried or that death is really the end of life. I vatrldxas/so.ou think of the un goiusr out it n'oojujay. J \ , "When Mr. Robinson died he/loft moro than fortune to his family and to his country aud , his .is. a lifo that is worthy to bo inoarhou.1 I L'et hi , nri wo , stnud nbont tbo grave. Bay farewojl to1 himf-il , ftWiglad tUnt Lha o had the IjJeSBljig ipf Jris l frlendtdjip ! ds n bfeno- llotnry of his nfo. I cnmo fromMny homo this morning to Bay far&woll to the body , yetibeliovUig there is no1 in- ilnouco like his. " J > A HlMtorlu I.oinoii. " J ) .WJbo pvcr t ) lulx3 of connecting quch ja _ comnionpinco * artlcfo 6f fllet'ns' tbo lemon with the romantic hlstdry of ill fRtcfl U.'hhe Btoleyn ? ; Ycct incUwcUR sbo was tbo cau o of its first introduction Into Englnud nnd so into popula no tlco. UcJirji VJII ffn\o. such splendid foftsta-and rpagcauts In Jionor ofj the coronation of Anne and of their previ ous nuptials : ns-bnd seldom b'pci ac corded to" queens of tbo blood royal. These kingly entertainments wej In turn followed by tbo great civic feasts < jf .London , for which the whole orld WflB idijrdiod ] f ij dcjlcpc es | to add to the splendor. J At ouo such banquet , graced bj | the presence ot the royal pair , a Igmon was introduced as an olejjant novelty To an epicure such * as Henry th nc qulslllon of n cnstlo In Franco would have proved less acceptable , " andjsucl was tbo Importance attached to tlio dlscpvep'-rrBq jnya an old blograi ier \ly. $ ijtRlf.jeconj \ wnf juado of the fact tlfnt the cost of this precious 1cm oa Tt IB n Blgn yon nre growing ol < when you read tbo obituary before the mnrringo notices. St Loula Globe Democrat. r A I I JPk T I I f 1 4 JL JLVrj We Have Opened a Permanent BRANCH HOI ) [ Next door to ROBERT UTTER'S STATIONERY STORE , Where we will have on hand a full line of the following well known Pianos : > I * V I > I I > S s Knabe m all Davis fit A' ( ! V ? - , ' - - - -x . - * v- ? 5 > j5' ' < r' ' f s / ( ! I and m&ny others. We would be pleased "to have :3 you call and inspect these goods , . j , 0 : t'i or t < > A. ' f * < ,1 V Ft WARD , i Manager No'rfolk Bra'nch ; II