THE NOKKOLK NKWR : I-MMDAY , .Il'I.Y Ml. 1IHB ) . II DO YOU KNOW ? That eye defects are din ct- ly responsible for headaches , di//.inuHH , Hick headaches and other forms of acute and chronic nervous troub les ? IT IS A FACT that correctly fitted will remove the eye strain , Htop ho leakage of nerve 1. . force , and nature will at ouco set about curing the trouble. Dr , Marquardt , Ophthalmologist , As Good as Gold ! TheElkhorn B. & S. Assrciition will nmko you n loan to 1 nild or buy , on favorublo terms. T. E. ODIORNE , Secretary. PARISH THE RELIABLE GROCER V K A TB St ff * "Uk TBT TBT PARISH M. .akleW M. Q . A VJ' J& * L DON'T FORGET THE Per Cent Discount on WOMEN'S , MISSES' AND CHIDDREN'S We Keep Open Evenings until 9:00 : o'clock. PALACE SHOE STORE STAPEHHORST & CO. , Proprietors. We give tickets on Ohickering Piano. The Weather. Conditions ol the weather as re corded for the 21 hours ending at 8 a. m. today. Maximum 75 Minimum 50 Average o 04 Rainfall 50 Total for month C.2 Barometer 29.DC Forecast for Nebraska : Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday , 'with sllowors and warmer. FRIDAY FACTS. Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Gerecko have taken rooms with Mrs. Davenport on North Ninth street. Mrs. W. II. Bucholz entertained a company of friends at a pleasant sup- ] ior party last night. In a llro which consumed n livery barn at 1'llgor yesterday morning , six huracH were cremated. M. Mullen has become Imbued with the Improvement fever and IH making extensive repairs to his residence In The Heights. The residence IH being raised , a now furnace put In and other Improvements made. Hey Seymour , who Is well known here , has been promoted to cashier of the Armour plant at Decntur , 111. About eight months ago ho went to work for the company in the Omaha olllce , and the promotion speaks well for his ability and attention to busi ness. ness.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Osborn entertained the olllcers and teachers of the Klrst Congregational Sunday school last evening at their homo east of the city. It was Mr. Osborn's birthday and the entertainment was In the na ture of a celebration of that event. Tholr son , Or. Frank Osborn of IMorco , was one of the guests. All present were well repaid for their drive out to the Osborn home. At a special meeting of the board of education , held last evening , the resignation of Miss Luikart was re- reived and accepted and Miss II. K. Wood , who formerly taught the Eighth grade , was elected to 1111 the vacancy and lias been assigned to the Seventh grade. Miss Wood at present makes her homo in Kansas , but Is expected hero in time to tkko up her duties with the opening of the school year in September. Fremont Tribune , 30 : A fast train of thirty-four cars laden with fruit from California consigned to London was taken through Fremont over the Union Pacific this morning. The train Is guaranteed to make thirty mlles per hour average speed for the whole distance from San Francisco to Now York. Needless to say , the Union Pa- clllc delivered it at Council Hluffs in good time , and if the guarantee is not fulfilled it will be some other road's fault. Wanted : Roomers. 200 North Second - end street. Mrs. A. Korth. See the Japanese porch screens at Hoffman & Viele's. Steffen-Krahn. . A very pretty wedding was cele brated In Christ Lutheran church at I o'clock last evening when Miss Hel ena Krahn and Prof. August Stoffcn wore united In marriage , Rev. J. P. Mueller , the pastor , officiating. The church was decorated with flowers and filled by a largo number of the friends of the bride and groom who went to witness the solemn knitting together of two lives. After the ceremony the guests re- pared to the home of the brldo's par ents where a dainty wedding supper was served and following which the wedding was enjoyably celebrated with varied amusements until the small hours of the mornlg. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Krahn of this city and the groom is a teacher in the parochial chial school of Christ church. Roth are well known and popular In the so ciety of young people who have been favored with tholr acquaintance. Mr. and Mrs. Stoffen will continue to make Norfolk tholr home. She's always ready to go with you in any direction. She is not at all shy , but perfectly steady. She has stunning style and a pretty form. Her eyes are a constant dream and she is all in all. That's Mag , who Is to bo given away by the News. Help Wanted Female. Wanted , intelligent persons to copy letters at homo ; $12.50 paid weekly. Send stamped envelope for sample letter and instructions. Eureka Company 23 Duane Street , Now York. Special Prices. All parasols In our stock will bo sold at greatly reduced prices , includ ing black carriage shades , lined or unllnod , ruffled or plain. Lace baby carri.igo covers , hand somely trimmed these are in 3 lots , prlco 73c , $1.23 and $1.75. Summer Gridlcs. In batiste cloth , sizes 18 to 23 ten dozen prlco 23c. Children's brown linen and white Bedford cord Capes and Jackets handsomely trimmed with embroidery and insertions , all at just half former prices. Mrs. J. Benson , South Sixteenth Street , Omaha , Nob. Sargcants Bluff sidewalk brick the kind that are right. Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. If you want to know how about Mag , ask ex-Sheriff George W. Losey. Mag Is to bo given away by The News on October 1C to the lady receiving the highest vote , and Mr. Losey Is the man who picked her out as the best bit of horse flesh in the county for all round driving. Special Summer Tourist Rates. To points in Wisconsin and on Lake Superior on the C. , St. P. , M. & O. railway ono faro plus $2. Tickets on sale Juno 1 to Sept. 30 , good to return October 31. Fqr full particulars apply to J. B. Elseffor , Agent. Tournament Iowa State Firemen's Association. Sioux City , Iowa , July 28-31 , 1903. Tickets at $2.-15 each for round trip. Sold July 27 and 28. Good to return August 1. J. B. Elseffer , Agent. Rock salt in any quantity. Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. Councilmcn Place Defective Walks on the List. SOME EXCUSES ARE RECEIVED. Property Owners Who Have Made Repairs or are to Build Have Thelr's Removed From the List Another Meeting Tuesday to Complete List. The city council met In special ses sion as per published notice last night to look after the sldowalks that have been placed on the condemned list. All the councilman were present ex cept Spollinan. Mayor Ha/en was absent and Mr. Tyler as president of the council presided and opened the mooting by stating the objects to bo the matter of condemning sidewalks and ordering the same to be rebuilt , the costs to ho assessed against the property adjoining. C. W. HrniiKch being present stttied that he had been notified to rebuild his sidewalk along lots ! l and 10 , block ; ! , Koenlgsteln's addition , hut it not being necessary to rebuild had repaired the walk and If not yet sat isfactory ho would make further re pairs. Mr. Braasch's statement proved sat isfactory to the council and the lots named were stricken from the con demned list. A. 11. Tashjcan also stated that the walks along lots 1) ) and 10 , block 2 , Koonlgsleln's addition , had heen placed In thorough repair and would bo kept so , and those also were strick en from the list of condemned walks. John Croak requested thirty days' time in which to put In a brick walk , and his request was granted and lot 17 block 5 , Pasewalk's third addition , was ordered stricken from the list of condemned walks. After considerable discussion II. Gorecko's property In ( iorecke's sub division was stricken from the con demned list the walks having been repaired. J. H. Lough , owner of sub lot 8 , block 2 , Pasewalk's addition , requested - quested the council to establish a grade for his lot , when ho would Im mediately build a cement walk , and the matter was referred to the street and alloy committee for nn Investi gation and report. L. M. Gaylord , as agent , stated that the material was already ordered to build a brick walk along lot 1 , block 0 , Kocnlgstoin's addition , and would bo built ns soon as material was de livered ; also an agent for lot I ! , Os- homo's sub division , that ho had in structions from the owners to build a board walk and had notified thorn that the walk would have to bo of brick , stone or cement , but if allowed to build of lumber would do so at once , and if not would liavo to wait until instructions were received. Ho was informed that a permanent walk would be required. Burt Mapos , as agent for II. C. Sal tier , stated that the walks along his property were in shape to repair and that it would bo done at once , which was satisfactory to the council and the walk was stricken from the con demned list. C. E. Evans asked thirty days' time In which to build a brick walk along north one-third of lot 1 , block oPase walk's addition and his request was granted. C. W. LoMont , on behalf of the Baptist church , asked permission to repair a portion of tholr walk with that which Is to bo replaced with brick , which request was granted. By general consent , the walks along the west 2G feet of lot 2 , Burrow's ad dition , was ordered repaired ? Mr. Ballantyno's property , lot 5 , block 7 , Haaso's suburban lots , was stricken from the Hst.ho having shown that he had a contract made for walks in accordance with the ordinance , and which would bo built at onco. The council then proceeded to com pile a list from published notice of property along which to condemn walks , as follows : Pasewalk's second addition lots 13 , 1 ! , 15 , 10 , block 2. Mathowson's addition lots ! , 5 , 7 , 8 , block 4. Koenlgsteln's addition lot C , block 8. Pasewalk's addition lots 3J , 7 , S , block 1. Pnsewalk's third addition lots 1 , 2 , 3 , 1 , 5 , C , 7 , 8 , block ! ; lots 1 , 2 , 3 , 1 , 5 , block 3. On merion council adjourned to meet Tuesday evening , August 4 , to complete the list of condemned prop erty. Scranton hard coal all sizes. Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. Excursion to Wheatland , Wyoming. On August 18 there will bo an ex cursion to Wheatland , Wyoming , the round trip from Norfolk and return costing $18.00. The attention of home- seekers Is especially directed to this locality , where the soil is n great pro ducer of all kinds of crops under the splendid system of irrigation In vogue there. Wheatland Is located near the largest t'oal fields in the western coun try and fuel Is cheap. For particulars apply to G. R. Seller & Co. G. A. R. National Encampment , San ' Francisco. The 37th Annual Encampment of' ' the Grand Army of the Republic will i take place at San Francisco , August 17th to 22d , Inclusive. Department Commander Estollo of the Nebraska G. A. R. invites all old comrades and their friends to turn out and accompany the Nebraska contin n thn outgoing trip , as ho IH tti obtain an good a ropioHoti- tatlun for Nebraska an poHKlblo. The olllclal train will leave Omaha AugURt t lib. Kleopers and tickets should bo Hocurod over the Union Pa cific before that dato. The I'nloa Pacific will spare no ef fort to give the veterans and tholr friends the bent wirvlco and a most comfortable trip across the continent UnuHunlly liberal nrrangt'inentfl for sldo trips and stopovern covering all points of Interest en route and In California. Fur further Informal Inn wrlto or call on J. U. Eluoffor , Agent. GROCERS SELLING INTOXICANTS , Some Fremonters are Now Sorry They Sold and Used "Unfcrmcntcd Grape Juice. " ROIIIO < if Ilio tomporcnce people and y.oaltniM abstainers from Intoxicants In Fremont liavo recently received a severe Htiock li.v tin * discovery thai tin1 uiiforniontod grape Juice they have been purchiiHliiK and using liberally orally contains four | u > r cent alcohol , or a greater strength tliiiu hour and that the government liiMii | > clor ban de manded that the grocers selling the "iiiifi'nnontt > d" grape Juice , either take out a Iliiuor license or < iull handling the stulT. The mime juice hint lieen In sonic demand for ime at coininun Ion services In churches whose prin ciple tenet Is oppoHltlon to alcoholic iM'veriiKcrt and particularly lieer Then again , according to the Trlhnne , one of I ho grocers who has lieen sell ing tin1 Intoxicant , IH a prohibitionist of / 'nl and his sincerity hail never bel'me lieen questioned. The liquor conies In quart bottles of darl : colored glass , and almost all the grocery IIOIIHOH of Fremont have It or dad It. on tholr shelves. "The nioKt serious feature of ( he affair to thone engaged In the Hale of this product , " Hays I ho Tribune , "Is that they liavo unwittingly subjected themselves to the Internal revenue laws. Under the section relating to retail liquor deulors theyaresulijecled to 11 tax of $25 per year. This tax will lie collected In full from those who liavo purchased quantities of the liquor slnco July 1 , the beginning of the government's fiscal year , and who now have It on sale , providing they continue to sell it. The fallui'e to nialie returns to the department may Increase the penally HO per cent. " The wine has heen provided the dealers hy a couple of Omaha "whole sale houses and ( hero are undoubt edly a largo number of their custom ers throughout their territory who are likewise unintentionally violating the government revenue laws refer ring to the sale of liquor. The Fre mont grocers have decided to cut the wine off their list rather than pay the government prlco for selling It , and If they are taxed up with what they have already done In that line they propose to charge II up to the accounts of the wholesalers liom whom they bought it. Perhaps some of the customers of the Fremont grocers will now admit that a little grape Juice with a i > "i centago of alcohol In It docs nut KH so bail for a beverage after nil All Ice cream orders for social * , picnics and private paivloi are promptly attended to by Kauffmr.ii. BATTLE CREEK. Walter Ellcy of Madison was IHTI- Wednesday on businos. Commissioner Finnegan was hen- on official business Monday. Henry Berry of Elgin was visiting relatives hero the first of the week Fred Steuk and August Mantey drove to nioomlleld Monday to look at some land. Chas. Rico and Rudy Blatt were hero Wednesday on their regular business call. , Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Craig of near Norfolk were visiting hero Wednes day with relatives. Chris Powers and Win. Barnes of the Pierce Leader staff , were visiting here Sunday with relatives. Misses Mary and Annie and Albert Kuerpgowolt of Madison were visit ing here Sunday with relatives. Ed. Wanke , foreman at Owen O'Neill's cattle ranch near Long Pine , was visiting hero this week with relatives. S. K. Warrlck , formerly cashier of the Battle Crock Valley bank and now of Broken Bow , was hero on business this week. Fred Miller , sr. , was down to Coun cil Bluffs Saturday and Sunday , where his wife is visiting with their daugh ter , Mrs. Theo. Schrciber. Mrs. Murray Tyler and little baby of Norfolk were visiting hove the lat ter part of the week with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Lund. Creed Plilpps , Alex Reeves and daughter Miss Cora , and Enoch Os- born , departed Monday for an extended - tended visit in old Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. L , Bauer of Neligh , who recently bought the Hill and Moinoiko store building for $3,000 and Hall's dwelling for $2,500 , were vis iting hero the first of the past week. Louis , the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dlnkol , died Friday mornIng - Ing and was buried Saturdayafternoon from the Lutheran church. Rev. J. Hoffman was officiating minister. The Gorman school picnic last Sun day was a complete success. T ioy had n nice program , consisting of in strumental music , singing , speaking and all kinds of games. A good many of their American cousins were enJoying - Joying the picnic with them. Hut * mill Tiii-lr I'liuil. The cupacllj nf rain for dlxroverlnu fresh Biiiics of food1 IH aMoiindliiK and ( d'len leads to those united mlnnilor.v movements that periodically create alarm and are described UN "plagues ( if rain. " Tin-He great movemcnlH ate undoubtedly Initialed and "personally conducted" by old and experienced rats , the aldermen of the colony , at once a proof of highly developed In tclllgcnco and unsclllslmcHS. Itats In largo centi-i-H of Industry , If not IUVH fill In commercial plague form , do a great deal of good as consumers of garbage that would otherwise become a perilous nuisance. It Is also a popular delusion that a rat bite is unusually dangerous from Ibis fact of HCWCI garbage eating. On the contrary , rats cut as clean as a new lancet. Tall Mall Gazette. Kllfii TIMTJ-'N Too. When Ellen Terry was' a little girl nlwut ten years old she played Puck In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and had to make her appearance through tht > stage lloor on a trapdoor. The ( rap- door was shut too soon , and one of the child's feet was caught. Hhe screamed with pain , and Mrs. Charles Kean whlsiM-red lo her : "Ho a bravo girl. Nellie. Finish your part , and you shall play Arthur In 'King .Inlin. ' " The ; rapdxir ( by this time was opened , but the child's toe was broken. She , how ever , pluckllv pulled hurself togi'Uu-r and finished her npeech , Didjever Sec that Underwear The Star Sells for Cents 7 You Better. THESTAR Clothing Store A R E Good Pocket knives Ra/ors Firearms Blanks Ammunition G.E.Moore THE BEE HIVE -FOR- Groceries. Force lOc a Package at The Bee Hive. The Bee Hive is Head quarters for Coffees , If you are in need of Fruit Jars call at The Bee Hive. White Russian Soap at THE BEE HIVE ROSENTHAL & KRASNE , W.H.RISH , I Plumbing , | Steam and Hot I Water Fitting. , , , , A11 Kinds of Pumps , , , , YOUR WORK SOLICITED. 'Phone No. 97. Head Ache ? I'crimps you need ( lla.sHCN.l f Holler linvc your eyes tested. SHU K. W. WILLIAMS GRADUATE OPTICIAN. 12 IllHlitip lilock. L. L. RE/WBE / , Steam and Hot Water Hcatiiuj. Plrst Door South News Office. Special Reduced Excursion Rates Will bo In effect from all polnta on he Chicago .t Nortli-Woslorn railway for the occasions named below : Lincoln , Ne.br. , Nebraska Epworlli League assembly , August ' 1-13. Rate HIP faro plus fit ) cents. Nlobrara , Nnhrmtkn , Northeast Ne braska District ( ! . A. R. Reunion , August 10 11. Rain , ono faro. International Mining Congrosu , Deadwood , K. D , Soplomber 7 to II. Sovereign ( Jrand Lodge , I. O. 0. F. , Baltimore , Md. , September 21 to 2o. I''or Information as to rates , daloi ) of sale , dc , of these or other oc casions , call upon the ticket agent of the North-Western lino. National Encampment , C ! . A. R. at San Francisco , Cal. Sell o.xcurHloii tickets lo San Francisco and Lou Angeles at $1.1 for the round trip on August l-II. Return limit October , I'Jta TransmlHslsslppI Commercial Con gress Seattle , Wash. Bell excursion tickets lo Portland , Ore , Tacoinn and Seattle , Wash. , Vancouver and Vic toria , B. C. , on August Ml , at $45 for the round trip. Return limit Oc tober Ifi , 1903. II. C. Matrau , Agent. "HERE IT IS.tMA'AM ! " That bag of flour you ordered is at your door when promised next time you'll probably ordcrdoublo thcquautity for Bon Ton ( lour has a little way of pleahing peoplu , which makes it a wel come visitor. Everybody and his wife knows the superior quality of Bon Ton Hour. Sugar City GemllHills. 6. R. SEILER , LIVERY AND SALE STABLE. COKSKR BllAASCH AVE. ANO TlIIKD ST. Telephone , No. 44. MILLARD ( GREEN , DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE PIANO MOVING A SPEOIATY. O"PHONE so.01 Calls Promptly Aoswerei