12 MIK NOHKOUf NMWS : I'MtlDAY ' OCTOHhJU 211 , HI08.
AUDITORIUM
A. .1. DUNI.HVY , rinnngcr.
Friday , October 23
YOU W1U , IJU DKUCHTKIM
You won't laugh you will roar when
yon nee
.S. MILLER KENT
With a Omit ( . 'nut in
Facing
The Music
Kasliy Iho verybrightcMt and funniest
comedy presented in a long time.
PRICES , 50c , 75c and $1.00.
Five 11M entirely exempt. Tickets on
t-uloiit Leonard'sl'Viilay ' morning , On. in.
PERSONAL.
Kdltor 11. 0. Porshing of tlio Pierce
London was in tlio city today on busi
ness.
ness.Miss
Miss Mary F. Tyler , who ImH boon
visiting Mrs. C. K. Sliuw tlio past two
weekH , loft Thursday morning for her
homo In Hoscoo , 111.
Mrs. W. 11. ClirlHtopU of Marshall-
town , Iowa , formerly Miss Kmnm
Knoliol of tlila city , IB a guest at tlio
liomo of her brother-in-law , Goo. H.
Chrlstoph , and IIIIB alBo boon visiting -
ing her brother Will , on tlio llloy
farm Bonth of town. She leaves to
day for Wayne to vlBlt her slater and
will rotnrn to Norfolk next week for
a further visit.
. Lir.H. A. Mlttlostadt.dontlst , Wshop
block. Telephone. CO.
Two experienced dining rooin
girls wanted at Kry's restaurant.
Some people will lie satisfied with
nothing but tlio host. That Is what
they llnd at the now Superior Candy
Kitchen.
FOUR HAY STACKS BURNED ,
Sparks from an Engine do Damage
at Warncrvlllc by Starting a
Dlazc.
Warnervllle , Oel 22. Special to
The News : Sparks from a .freight
engine set lire to four stacks of hay
belonging to Peter llovoo and Robert
Lynn. .Monday , and the property was
entirely destroyed.
Mrs. C. H. ( llbbs is quite sick with
rheumatism.
J. G. Couplln Is applying a fresh
coat of paint to his house.
Troy Halo shipped n carload of
mixed stock to Loup City Wednesday.
Horn , Sunday , October IS , to Mr.
and Mrs. H. U. Horrington , n daugh
ter.
Mrs. C. M. Hill went to Silver
Creek Saturday , for a week's visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Ruth Copeland went to Plain-
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view last week for a week's visit with
' .her daughter. ,
'j Holly Speee. who removed to lown
( several years ago. has returned and
; Is husking corn for the Gibbs boys.
; . Mrs. C. W. Pettltt and daughter.
Until , of Dane. Oklahoma , are the
guests of Mrs. Pettltt's brother , Kd.
i.Rowlett.
Is After an absence of Hv6 years Guy
1 "Warner has returned on a visit to Ills
' imrents. 1U > Is now a mail clerk , run
ning from St. Louis to Indianapolis ,
"and makes his home nt Lebenan , 111.
Lost .A heavy gray shawl , be
tween Or. Wilkinson's and S. S. Cot
ton's. A liberal reward will be paid
for its return to this olllce.
Dr. F. G. Walters succeeds to the
practice of Dr. Klesnu. 'Phono , of-
flco and residence IS.
Wanted Manager for the now
branch of our business hero In Nor
folk. Write promptly , with refer
ences. The Morris Wholesale Ilonso ,
Cincinnati , Ohio.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Snporintemlent Moasley of the Santee -
, tee and Ponca Indians Informs The
Pioneer that a re-snrvey of both res
ervations has boon authorized by the
Indian department. It will not bo ,1
new survey In the sense of correcting
errors , but rather the re-establish-
inent of the original lines and corners
under which the Indians located tholr
lands. This may effect the status of
the SO-rod Jog controversy In Raymond
mend township that has boon a source
'of annoyance to the white settlers on
the Ponca strip. Js'Jobrara Plonoor.
Have Already Been Ground
Through the Factory.
HAVE USED 0,500 TONS OF DEETS.
The Factory Is Working nt Rntc of
100 Tons Every Day Dccts Test
About M Per Cent , the Same as
Last Year Campaign Will be Good
With about 100 Ions eUsht million
ponndM of vegetation In the nhapo
of while niiKarlieet rootH , KrlmlhiK Into
the Honth end of the factory every
twenty-four hours , the American Heel
SiiKiir plant In Norfolk may bo Halt !
to bo KoliiK Homo thin Keason ,
The HhedH at the factory , the lone ,
Hpiu'lonH hiilln arranged for their re
ception , are Illllng up to the brim with
I bo little bulbs of vegetation every
day , and every day lirltiKH nioro of
them Indian the one preceding. Trainload -
load after tralnload of migur beelH
are coming Into tlio yards from every
direction and from every Hoctlon of
northeast Nebraska just now. The
railroad tracks across Norfolk 'av
enue , down town , are blocked almost ,
constantly with the extra loads which
the farmers have shipped to this city
to bo converted from raw material
Into the manufactured sweetness.
13,000 Bags So Far.
Having now run for just nlneteon
days straight , the knives have sliced
up 0,500 tons of the agricultural pro
duct , and from this just UI.OOO bags
of granulated whiteness have been
ground.
Dcets Testing Well.
The beets this year , despite the
Hummer which was unfavorable for
farming In many ways , nro testing
well. They are averaging about 1-1
per cent In sugar , practically the same
as that of hint year.
The campaign , according to the
present outlook , will last about as
long as that , of a year ago , running
Into the end of the year.
INSPECTION OF RURAL ROUTES ,
Mr. Fnncrton Finds nn Impassable
Road on No. ' ) , But Patrons
Will bo Undisturbed.
Knral Honto Inspector Fngorton ,
who has been In Norfolk during the
week to Inspect the sections covered
by the service with a view to alter
ing the plans In some respects , has re
turned to Omaha after driving over
routes No. 1 ! and No.I , Mr. Fngor
ton found on route No. 1 that there
was In one place an Impassable road
and the direction of the carrier mny
possibly be altered so that ho shall
escape this.
"There will bo no change , " said Mr.
Fngorton , "so far as the patrons are
concerned and no one who Is now
getting tlio service will bo cut off. "
Mr. Fngorton found that the great
majority of farmers appreciate the
service and there wore several who
said they would rather glvo up $ -5
u year thnn to lose tliel > ' dnlly mall.
Lambert-Howard.
At the homo of the bride , 1217 MadIson -
Ison nvomio , the mnrrlago of George
Lambert and Mrs. Lydla Howard took
place Thursday moning. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. J. F.
I'ouchor. The couple left at noon for
Sioux City.
LOCAL LIMNINGS.
Kxpress Agent Kay of Cedar Hap-
Ids , Iowa , will have temporary charge
of the American Express company's
business here during the absence of
Mr. Haggard on his vacation.
The weather caught cold this mornIng -
Ing , and the mercury in the thermom
eter has been declining steadily to
day , with promise of colder tonight.
The barometer lias attained'the un
usual high record of I'.O.lM which given
promises that the weather will remain
fair and the weather clerk foretells
that the mercury will again rise dur
ing Friday until It reaches the
famous Indian summer position that
IB its steady average during the au
tumn months.
Grandfather Goo. IX Smith comes
to town with evidence to disprove
any Imputation that there Is n ten.
dency to race suicide In his neigh
borhood , by the faqt thnt a bouncing
baby daughter was welcomed to the
homo of his son , William , northwest
of the city , yesterday. Ho will have
one additional constituent whoso af
fairs he will need to supervise when
he Is promoted to the job of commis
sioner from the Second district but
that Is not giving him any cause for
worry and does not subordinate the
Importance ho feels over the event
itself.
Rich , fresh , delicious chocolate
creams of the best known mid stand
ard grades. Superior Candy Kitchen.
BUSY WEEK AT THE NEWS OFFICE
Election Ballots and the Nebraska
Workman Come on , Together
With Regular Run of Work.
The News begins this evening Its
annutil work of getting out the elec
tion ballots for Madison county and
several other counties in this section
of the state. This Is n huge task for
nn office with the fncllltles and equip
ment thnt The News has at Its com
mand and almost an impossible tnsk
for the average country olllco. After
supper the linotype mnchlno will begin -
gin easting the , slugs for the work
and tlio type will bo rattled up n rule
thnt would astonish live or six hand
compositors. Thou there IH the press
work , which IH the most dllllcnlt part
of the performance to a country olllco
IIM few presses are large enough to
do the work. The News force will
bo extra busy with the work during
sovernl days , and In the meantime
will he culled on to print n run or
two of the Nebraska Workman be *
shies curing for two dnlly Issues anil
the weekly , not to mention the reg
ular Job work anil nil , composition.
It menus a big lot of work , but the
olllco IH equipped to handle a lot of It
without causing any of Its patrons un
usual delay. An Idea of the week's '
work may bo renll/.ed when It Is un
derstood that there are about 13,000
Impressions on the ballot job , n run
of18,000 on the Workman , and 12,000
impressions on the dnlly and weekly ,
nil work for the -Inrgo cylinder
prossoK , not to mention the thou
sands of Impressions on the jobbers
that will be made In turning out the
commercial work of the olllce , which
at this season of the year Is brisk.
Wauled. Man to work on ranch.
A. ,1. Durland.
Grip Taken by Mistake.
Dr. C. A. McKIm , who lost his case
of Instruments n few days ago on n
train , explains that they were not
stolen anil that the grip was merely
taken off the train by mistake. A tel
ephone message Ilxod the matter all
right as the man who had made the
error WUH only anxious to locale the
owner.
MATERIAL ABOUT ALL RECEIVED ,
Two More Cars Coming With Whlcl
to Complete the Federal Court
House.
Another ear of material arrived or
tlio tracks In Norfolk today for the
new federal court house , and whci :
two more carloads have been regis *
tored In , tlio building will bo nil or
the ground ready to bo put together ,
The work of completing the struc
ture Is progressing satisfactorily and
within three or four days Superinten
dent Williams hopes to hnvo the nt-
tic lloor timbers In and bo ready to
start on the work of building the
roof.
Fresh , pure , home made candles are
supplied for the discerning ones In
Norfolk every thiy , nt the Superior
Candy Kitchen.
I The Novelty
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I Waistcoats |
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material , in the new- $
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j ; est designs in white , §
slate and ecru shades.
Ready
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We have only a few to offer but long as they last you can have j
your choice of our regular $33 to $40 Chamber Suites for $26.50 :
$26 Chamber Suites for $21 ; $58 Chamber Suites for $42.75 ; $60
Chamber Suites for $46.15. These arc all "Genuine Bargains. " ft
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BETTER COME EARLY.
We have a few rolls of full standard All Wool Extra Super In
grain Carpets to be closed out at 53 cents Other stores call them
u , big values at 65 and 70 cents. We furnish Extra Quality 9x12 Ax-
i ? minster Rugs for $23.50 ; 9x12 Lowel Wiltons for $31 ; 9x12 Best Body
j ; Brussels for $22.50 ; 9x12 Ardahan Axminsters for $29.50. All in
11 the LATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS and DELIVERED AT
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i ) ANY DEPOT IN NORTH NEBRASKA AT THESE PRICES. This is a
saving to you of from $2 to $9 per rug over the best prices you can
! ; * obtain in Omaha or Chicago. We will furnish you with all the latest
| ] things in fine Leather Colonial and Mission Furniture at a saving of
\ \ 25 per cent over city prices. We have just opened the most beautiful - §
! . ! ful selection of China ever seen in this section , and ladies who have $ V
jj seen it are all delighted , and it's wonderful the many fine things that <
* ' are said about our store in general. As a clincher to the above prices $
J * we will give FREE to all parties who purchase to tlie amount of $100 $
| | or over , their choice of any one of the handsome $10 Japanese vases < *
$ on display in the window.
Jjt We are sole agents for the World Renowned Chickering Piano
35 not the Chicago humbug but the Genuine Boston Chickering ; we *
I have sold it for the past 12 years against all sorts of competition and
} can give you the assurance that there is no other piano to.be had * for
\ money that equals our proposition. So sure are we of this , that we |
35 will take your order under any kind of a contract you wish to draw , k
in fact we will contract to sell it to you for $10 if when placed in
j your house side by side with any other make of corresponding size , we |
$ fail to show the best proposition in the way of an "Artistic , " "Music- $
| ally Perfect Piano. " the only condition being that the agent for <
J pianos placed in competition shall make the same contract. $
$ You make no mistake when you come to our store , you always
| get what you buy , the goods are delivered in perfect condition and
$ satisfaction guaranteed.
j CHAS. H. JOHNSON'S
1 FURNITURE STORE.
MILK ! MILK ! MILK !
Willcms Bros. ' milk wagon
is now running every clay.
Pure , fresh milk and cream.
GIVE US A TRIAL.
WILLEMS BROS.
NORFOLK , NEB.
WARD , BARNES , WILDER
&GO ,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS ,
Members Chicago Board of Trade.
224 BOARD OF TRADt.
Orders for Grain and Stocks Solicited
Wo have bargains to offer In city
residence property. Call and see us.
G. n. Seller & Co.
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Get What You Ask for at. . .
HLE'S RYI
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ALL ORDERS are Filled Promptly and with Caro. Oar
goods are FIHST-OLASS in every particular. We know pre
cisely what is wanted by onr customers.
We Aim to Give You the Best Value for Your Money ,
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South Side rialn St. , between 2d and 3d. Telephone No. 41. H H
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HOME-MADE CANDIES
NEW SUPPLY EVERY DAY.
Choicest , Richest Varieties. Also full line of VKHY
11H : BOX CHOCOLATES ami BONBONS
STATIONERY AND CIUARS.
SUPERIOR .CANDY KITCHEN
322 Norfolk Ave.
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0. A. LUIKAKT , PUBBIUUNT. W. H. JOHNSON , CAsniEii
CHAS. S. liniOOK , VICE PUESIDUNT LKO PASEWALK , ABS'T CAsnipa
The Citizens National Bank.
CAPITAL , $ f)0,00d. SURPLUS , $10,000.
liny anil Soil Exchange on tills Country and all parts of Europe. Farm Loaus ,
DIRECTORS
OABI , ASMUH W. H. JOHNSON CHAS. S. URIDOG F. MCQIVERN C. M. SWANB
Q. A. LUIKART T. F. IIEMMINOER L. SESSIONS
I Good Second-HdLnd Organ f
At a Very Low Price.
| Ovir Record for 1903 to Date :
23 Pianos Sold , 45 Organs Sold.
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY !
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* We still do watch work at the' old
stand. The greatest drawback
! with our watch-work is that it al
ways gives satisfaction.
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Shipping as we do , direct from our own mills , we are |
| prepared to meet all competition and save yon money. |
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All Kinds anil Sizes.
I SIDEWALK BRICK , MARQUETTE CEMENT , ROCK SALT , f
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! EDWARDS & BRADFORD LUMBER COMPANY V
J. K. BOAS , Manager.
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