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Till' ' ] NORFOLK' NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY J6 , IIKM. ttorth Nebraska Could Have a Rattling Good Bunch. WOULD DE THERE WITH GOODS. The Org.inliatlon of nn Athletic Club In This City Suagcsta the Idea That Interest Might be Created Through out the Section. ( Kroin Snluiilny' * Onllv ) Norfolk IH to hnvo nn nllilollo club. All these Interested In Its orgunln'.atlou ' uro requested to moot , tonight In tlio Eblo pool hull for the purpose of or- ganbatlon. CHlcors uro to lie elected ntul either IHIHIH | > MH attended to. Tim mooting will lie to arrange for u gym nasium In which ( hone agllo ones who nro athletically Inclined inuy train and prow strong In systematic faHhlon Tim clnh will handle wrestling match OH , boxing boutH and the llko aH feature turo aUraotlonH. A few HtuntH anil n Mt of wrestling may rnino In to night. Dnscbnll Possibilities. U IH Imioly possible that a liiiHoliull dull may grow out of the organl/.od athletics. Norfolk hud no clun luwt seaHon and It WUH mlsHod hy the Hporllng I'U'iiii'iit. No.\t year IH to ho a great HOUBOII for the national game nil ever the country and It In only roiiHonublo to HIIPPOHO that thlw city could mipport u nlno that would di tlllllgH. Now , too , that ( lie train Horvlco hii' grown throughout thlH section , : league of cluliH In this torrltory woul' ' not bo so bad. There could bo a great llttlo orgaul/atlon of Urn wldo uwako cluliH all ever the torrltory and HOIIIO rattling good games could bo pullci off. For hiHtiinco , there la Crolghlon Crolghton always did play fimt base ball and tboro IH no reason to anppoHO that It IIIIH dlinliilHlmd In that respect Then tboro could ho u team up tin : line at NIobrara or Lynch or both , am getting Into the lloyd county land there could bo at leant ono and may' bo inoro corking oulfltH of twlrlors in Sponcur , Unite or HOIIIO of thootho pointy. The llonoHtool Indiana made a great tear ever the country laut sca HOII and of conrao they could get In Fairfax , too , IH alwayH there with the gootlH and a Htartllng aggregatloi from the county Heat would not hi surprising at all. On the Main Line. Up the main line , where they soon to raise good ball players , a lot o teams could no formed. Oakdaloam Tllden used to play and Nellgli has always been ready to mipport a lean of the first water. In fact , Sam Loth orby ( married ) came from that HOC tiou. deal-water had some good tut at baseball last season and O'Neill Is the homo of a bunch of material which could not bo overlooked. At- klnsoii Is the place where Tommy Sul livan stopped Clarence English and it would no doubt bo there with the goods when It came to ball. There would bo no reason why Newport , Has- sott anil Stuart should not play hall and Long PJno could certainly bo de pended upon. Down the Scrlbner branch they have always made a mark. Thero'H Newman Orovo and Elgin where teams would piny until they were black in the face , and Petersburg and Albion would never quit till dark. Humphrey furnished Norfolk with Jo Galaskl , enough said. Madison Is a good place to play , too , during county fair tlmo. Hosklns , Winsido and \\ayno would rather play ball than eat any day and they would no doubt encourage the organization. Have the Spirit. Stantou and Pllgor liavo always had the proper spirit in a baseball way and would play against each other at the drop of the hat. Wlsnor has played In Its life time and West Point Is the town which used to own liagan and Corbott and which turned out Sam Crawford. It Is also the place which used to play so bitterly against Norfolk and Norfolk can never forget the day the Klin Valentino tine came so nearly being mobbed. On the whole , north Nebraska has turned out some of the best batters and the best pitchers and the best nil round players that ever tossed the leather within the bounds of the state and It would seem an easy matter to form a league that would create inter est during the usually quiet summer months. The News will bo glad to hear from any who may have suggestions or ideas In this regard. Write to the "Sporting Editor. " FRIDAY FACTS. Win , Blatt is down from Dcatlwood , S. D. John II. Hays Is In Omalm on busi ness. ness.Miss Miss Lou Mnrkloy is in the city from Oakdalo. W. II. Nollgh was in the city today from West Point. S. O. Campbell was registered In the city from Crelghton. Conductor M. W. Case is off duty on nick leave this week. John Drebert came down from Fierce on the early train. Mrs. M. W. Case has returned from OaUdalo , where she has been on busi ness. ness.Miss Miss Grace Murphy has returned to her homo in Missouri Valley , Iowa , ' > > after a vlttlt of a few days with Mrs. A. .1. Uyol. Mrs. Klaa ky IH homo from Mis- Houil Valley where who IIIIH boon on a vlHlt to bar parents. H. K. Dovlor haM returned to Low- oil , MUHM. , after Inspecting Ills cold storage plant In Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. 10. Foulk of Oakdalo were In the city today onrouto ( o Ohio to attend the funeral of Mrs. Foulk'H iiinlhor. Miss Loroiia ( 'real of Hoyal visited for a Hbort tlmo with Mrs. M. J. Ho- mlg , on hoi' way ' 101110 fiom the stale touchers' aHmirlatlon at Lincoln. A hey WIIH welcomed this morning to the homo of Mr. and MrH. ( Joodrlch , on Philip avenue. Mr. Goodrleh IH a driver of ono of the oxprenn wagoim. Urukomun Nlv who was hurt by the ovoiturning of a way car at Fremont a month ago. Is Improving , but IH not yet iihlo to resume bis duties on the road. MrH. 0. E.Vhlto IIIIH gone to Logan , Iowa , for a vbdt with her parentH. lor HlHlor , MlHH Mabel , who IIIIH been visiting hero IIIIH also gouo to her lomo In Logan. Mr. and Mis. M. llennosey have ro uriied from Lincoln , where they Hpent HOIIIO of the holidays with their imrontH. Their llttlo niece , Adelaide Nogau , returned with thorn for a visit > f two weeks. Fireman W. II. Dean of the Not Hi woHtoiu and Minn Stella Parker , who were marled at the homo of the brldo'H pareutH at Modulo , Iowa , on December 23rd , will make their homo n South Norfolk. Hev. Father O'Drlscoll writes from Itlair , Neb. , that ho in now located there as pastor. Father O'Drlscoll loft Norfolk a few days ago ntul bin Norfolk friends will bo glad to learn if bin location In this section of No braska. Real Estate Record. The following real estate transfers are reported by Chester A. Fuller , manager of the Madison County Ab struct olllco , for the week ending Jmv nary 9. 1901 : F. L. Frlnk and wlfo to 0. E. Frlnk wd , lots 1 , 2 and 3 , block 7 , R. R. addition , Newman Orovo $ 5,000 F. L. Frlnk and wife to F. A. Long. wd. sVj lii-21-1 to.OOO William M. Male to Albert John- sou , wd , linker's addition , Norfolk 37f State of Nebraska to John Dieter - tor , deed , sw'/i lfi-21-2 1,110 John Met/.ger to Henry Met'/- ger , wd , Int. In lot I block 1 , S. H. Cain's 1st adltlon New man Orovo 301 Amanda Tyson to O. M. Solso , wd , lot I , block 2 , R. R. ad dition , Newman Orovo 1,200 John Wohrer and wlfo to Hen- rltto Wehrer , wd , sw'/i no'/i and n < . swVi and pt nw1 noy , 1-23-1 5,20- - J. J. Clements , sheriff , to Ar thur Ilir/en , lot 11 and nVfc lot 13 , block 9 , Durland'H 1st addition , Norfolk 350 H. C. Stolnor to FritKanroth , wd , lot 2 , block 12 , R. R. ad dition to Newman Orovo . . . . 550 Minerva A. Eckman to Alice Hoffman , deed , o'/i so'/i 20- 23-1 John Kocnlgstoln mid wife to William Hreon , wd , block 15 , Mandamus addition , Madison 225 Elizabeth Spohu mid husband to Archie U. Robinson , wd , pt so Vi sw'/i 31-21-1 900 0. O. Riinkln and wife to Aug ust Oraul , wd , lot 21 , Horrs' suburban lots , Norfolk G05 Marlon Giitru to A. R. Gustnv- son , wd , lot 10 , block 15 , R. R. addition , Newman Grove. . 125 Charles W. Casbolman mid wlfo to D. A. Ommerman , wd , o'/j tie'/ , . v\t. soj 2-21-3 -1,000 Marlon K. Ducholz and husband to Sol Meyer , wd , pt. lot 1 , block 7 , Haases suburban lots , Norfolk 500 S. M. Julson and wlfo to John Julson , wd , pt. lot 0 , R. R. addition , Newman Grove . . . . 200 Benedict Holt and wlfo to Per- melhi Holt , qcd , lots 11 and 12 , block 9. Western Town Lot Co.'s 1st addition , Nor folk Junction 100 . STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting at Lin coin January 12 and 13. ll'iom I'lt.lav M Hall.v ] The twonty-Mxth annual meeting o the Nebraska State Historical societ will bo held In Memorial chapel of th Ktato university at Lincoln on Tues day and Wednesday of next week am in connection therewith will bo meeting of the Territorial Pioneers association on the KHh.tbo program t conclude with a supper at the Llndel hotel Wednesday evening. Judge W. M. Robertbon of this cltj a member of the constitutional coi vontlon of 1S75 Is on the program fo "Tho Debate on the Separate Propo sltlons" that took place during tha convention. The general subject o the meeting Is to bo "The Making o Nebraska Constitutions. " Judge Isaac Powers of this city was likewise a member of the constitutional conven tion of 1875 , thirty-three of whom are still living. Twenty members of the constitu tional convention of 1871 arc known to ho allvo , whllo hut flvo remain of those who took part in the convention of 18CC , four of them living in Omaha. Storm of Sixteen Years Ago Reviewed. ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY. low the Wind Swooped Down from the North and Froze Men , Women and Children as Told by The News of the 1-Uli Stock Frozen. ( From Tui'Kilny'H Dally. 1 Sixteen yours ago today there oc- urred I ho worst bllz'/ard over known n IhlH section of Nebraska. The foremen - mon and up until about li o'clock , WIIH i day of surprising lovollnosH , even 'or Nebraska. The HUH Hbono bright mil warm , the HIIOW was melting , and ho water fiom the molted particles van Htreamliig from the eaves and unlilng down the hillsides. People vote out enjoying the day to Its tit- noHt , and were minus overcoats and wraps , IIH the day was more llko spring ban January , and It was thin that 'aught ' them by ( ho Htorm unawares. The Htorm was first noticed IIH a fog bank lying to the northwest , and t came with awful suddenness. The fogllke appi'iiranco pioved to ho ml into particles of HIIOW , whipped anent ) > a lorrllic windstorm of increasing violence , and when It struck It blotted sun , nicy and landscape from night as completely as though the people had suddenly gone blind. People who at tempted to pass up or down the strootH were blown out of their way at every crosHfoad and were compelled , fro- piently to face tlto wind on handHund knees to make any headway. Ilrcath Ing was very dllllcnlt. The line snow wan whipped by the blast into the noutliH and noHtrlls of people and an- inalH , and froze there If they were out for any length of time. 13yes were Htung hy the Icy particles and finally were covered by Icy blinds , adding to the dllllculty of people and stock. Many lives were lost and much stock und property was destroyed. Acts of lierolsm were nuineroiiH , and more events were crowded Into the short afternoon and evening than durlngany storm ever recorded before or Hlnce Following Is the story of the dis aster as taken from the llles of The News , January 13 , 1888. The early part of Thursday was quite pleasant , the mercury hovering about the neighborhood of 32 degrees Considerable snow had fallen the pro vlous night but the nir was pleasant enough to Invlto people to throw astdo heavy wraps and mulllors. About L o'clock , however , the wind , which had been blowing fiom the south , sudden ly shifted to the north , and almost without a moment's warning a torrltlc blizzard was bowling about our ears The storm raged with unabated fur } for over twelve hours , during most ol which tlmo the snow was flying s ( thick that It was Impossible to see across the street. The mercury fol rapidly and before morning reglsterei as low as 2(5 ( degrees below zero. The wind blow with terrible force piling the HIIOW into huge drifts , am making it extremely difficult and dangerous gorous to get about. Railroad in or found It Impossible to move trains and the storm had not lasted lon when orders were sent out to abandoi all trains on the lines centering hero until the storm was over. The public schools were in sessloi when the storm came up but the teacli or would not allow any of the smaller pupils to leave the building unless accompanied by some person aiili to take care of them. Two or three llttlo chaps gave them the slip , how ever , and came very near losing theli lives for their Imprudence. A numbei of citizens and some of the larger boys did heroic work In assisting the smaller or scholars to their homes and man aged to get the majority ot them home A few remained at the Grant Kcboo building , and some of the scholars o the Pacillc school were quartered litho the hotel for the night. The scholars of the parish schools of St. Paul's Lu tlioran church were kept In the schco building all night , the teachers remain lug to keep up warm 11 res and Mrs Rov. Pankow furnishing them with ai abundant supply of provisions , BO tha they fared very comfortably. Tuesday's west bound passengo train on the Hlkhorn road was the on ! } train that arrived here yesterday. 1 had put In the night at Pllgor , am got through to Norfolk about 2 o'clocl yesterday afternoon. It fatartcd 01 west , but what progress was made had not been learned. Suporlntenden Hulsoy , who was on the train , sail they were going as far west as the } could and if they could not get throng ] would turn around and come back- . Inquiry at the railroad olllces re vealed the fact that all roads were badly blockaded and no gerat offer being made to move trains. Knglneo Reed of the St. Paul freight was sen down the Omaha line bucking snow and Dan Murphy was trying to pouni his way from Sioux City hero , but wn not expected to arrive until this morn ing or today. The engine of the U. P freight Is in the round house disabled so that the train will not go outuntl another engine comes up. Outside o Thursday's west-bound passenger trail the IClkhorn road attempted to move no trains until 0 o'clock last evening when the Norfolk passenger train was started out of Omaha. Fatalities and Losses. Owing to the suddenness with wlilcl tie | storm came up It must have beei \ ttcnded with n great loss of llfo and iroporty. The only loss of llfo HO far loard of In thin vldnlty Is that of K. I. Reckon ! who Is reported to have oft hlti team at IIH ! brother's and at- empted to go homo on foot through ho HIIOW. Ho never reached there , nd wo learn that bin body was found tear the road Houth of the river yes- eiday morning. Three children and their teacher voro caught In the storm near Plain- low , and when found the children voro fro/en to death and the teacher HO badly frozen that she will probably lio. lio.A A man and two children were frozen o death near Newman Orovo , and a nan who Htarted out to help thorn lie- came lost and wandered about on the > nilrlo until his hands , feet and face were badly fro/.en. Herman Hraasch was JtiPt watering IH ! cattle when the storm came up , UK ! the animals stampeded In every llrectlon. Ho found them all yester- lay , but two of them were dead and wo more so badly frozen that they arc worthiest ) . Mr. Kelt , living In the southeast part if town , lost three bead of cattle In the Htorm. From Karl Loy , who came In from Stanton yesterday , wo learn of a Oor man farmer who lost a largo numhoi if cattle , many of them having their feet fro/en off. Wo bear of a number of farmers who luul come to town leaving their cattle in the cornstalks , and doubtless all of them are hea\y losers , though to what extent could not bo learned yet. Incidents and Accidents. Wo hear of several families that wore distributed over town , some of the members being out shopping or visiting when the storm came up and were unable to reach home. An extra with a number of empty * stock cars went up on the Crelghton Immch on Tuesday , and managed to get as far as Plalnvlow , where the empties were set out and the engine and way car started back to Norfolk through the storm. When near the dossing of the U. P. track In this city , an axle on the way car broke and ono of the wheels was loft by the way- side. The accident was unnoticed un til after the Crolghton depot had been passed , near which the disabled axle broke n switch-rod , srpcadlng the rail and throwing both the engine and cm off the track but doing llttlo damage otherwise. All breaks were repaired and the engine put In the round-house yesterday. J. 13. Olnoy had bis face badly frozot whllo helping children homo from school. Mart IJrnlmckcr , Dan Jones and Al vln Lowe came over from Madison yes torday. They bad gone to the count } capital the day previous , got caught In the blizzard and were on their wa > homo. Whllo the storm was at Its height Mrs. Sessions was in the kltcher washing up the supper dishes , wher Mr. Sessions heard her making consld orablo of a noise about something ant rushed out to ascertain the cause She had placed a dish pan upon the stove and when she took hold of I to lift It off sparks of electricity flow from her lingers , snapping as loud n& a parlor match. The steve and pipe were thoroughly charged with the electric fluid. Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior , land of flee at O'Neill , Nebraska. Dec. 20 1901 ! : Notice Is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed no tlco of his intention to make flna proof in support of his claim , and tha said proof will bo made before W. H Field , clerk district court , at Madison Nebraska , on February C. 1901 , viz George A. Dean , H. E. No. 17723 , for the no'4 soi/4 , Sec. 13 , T. 23 N. , R. 1 W. W.He He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land , viz Hugh H. Smith , of Norfolk , Neb. ; Free Terry of Warnorvlllo , Neb. , Joalal Daniel , of Norfolk , Neb. ; Christ Getter tor , of Norfolk , Nob. Nob.S. S. J. Weekos , Register. HORSE KILLS ITSELF. Head Crashed Into a Box Cad During a Runaway. One of the horses of a team belong ing to H. C. Sattler was instant ! } killed Friday by butting his hem against the iron corner of a box cat at the Crelghton yards during a run away. The team was frightened at Mr Battler's feed yards by a dog am made a lively dash through the streets until the Creighton yards were readied when they crashed Into a box car. The skull of ono of the mil mnis was fractured by coming in con tact with the sharp iron corner of the car and it was Instantly killed. The remaining horse was soon captured. TWO BREAKS IN VERY SAME ARM Little Clara Miller , Four Years Old Falls From a Chair and Frac tures Bone. [ Ftoni ntdny'b Dnlly. ] Miss Clara Miller the , 4-year-oh daughter of Mr. mid Mrs. F. F. Miller fell from a chair upon which she was climbing last night and broke her arm. A year ago she broke the same arm In the same way. Clara will bo flvo years old next Juno. She has hard luck. Oswald Reichc Makes a Machine for the Guitar. HE CAN PLAY IT WITH HIS FEET. During the Time of His Inactivity , Be cause of an Explosion Recently , Mr. Rclche Evolved This New Idea and Turned It to Use. Oswald Relcbo , a young man who ins lived all of his llfo nt the homo if hlH father , Carl Relcho , a few miles south of the city , Is Just now making i great hit In southern Nebraska with MB remarkable musical stunts and bis iblllty to manipulate six defferent In struments with equal skill mid amir/- ng technique , Mr. Relcho has only recently , among ils other accomplishments , invented in instrument by which it becomes lossibly to play the guitar by means if the feet. It Is n clover feat to do mid takes clover feet to do It , but the Norfolk young man Is there with the oods. Because of Bad Accident. The invention Is duo to a very dls- iHtrous accident which occurred not long ago and which readers of this paper will recall. During a stcreoptl con exhibition at the Relcho home , the gas exploded and blew the kitchen stove Into bits , tearing out the roof of the building ns well. Mr. Rolche was laid up for a long tlmo after this mid during the days of his resultant Inactivity , the Idea of this now Invcn tlon was evolved In bis ever busy brain. Now that ho has quite fully recovered from the explosion , ho has turned his genius to practical use and is startling the residents of southern Nebraska towns by his marvelous dcx terlty. DEATH RECORD , Marcus S. Barclay. Marcus S. Barclay , father of Mrs. R. H. Reynolds , died at the home of bis daughter in The Heights. Mr. Hnrclay had lived more than ninety years. It is as yet Impossible to set the date for the luncral as several relatives In Iowa have not been hoard from. Mrs. Reynolds Is confined , to her bed with illness , herself , this week , making the death a doubly hard one. C. G. STEELE IS DEAD. Formerly a Resident of Norfolk , and Principal of the High School. Ludwlg Koenlgsteln Is In receipt of a letter from Fred Stcele , of Boston , Mass. , stating that his father , C. G. Steele , had died on December 1 , at his home in that city , after a sickness extending through the year preced ing bis death. Mr. Steele and family formerly lived in Norfolk. He was at ono time prin cipal of the high school and previous to his election to that place , hold a position at the Norfolk sugar factory Mr. Steel and family were Norfolk residents for several years and there will be many people In the city who will remember them. Mrs. Marietta Inman. Mrs. Marietta Inman , seventy years of ago , died at the home of her daugh ter , Mrs. II. II. Hull of this city , Sat unlay evening at 9 o'clock and the funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M. B. church , Rev J. F. Pouchcr having charge of the service. For years Mrs. Inman lias been a sufferer from astbmn nd recently has been much worse , gradually growing weaker up to the hour of her death Mrs. Inman has made her homo witli her daughter during the past sixteen years and has many friends in Norfolk who will mourn with the family ever her death. The place of her birth wa Wilkosbarre , Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hull is the only daughter , but there are six to mourn with her the loss of a mother. Amml Inman re sides at St. Edwards , George G. In man makes his homo at Bloomfleld and E. B. Inman lives at Norcatur , Kan sas. The other three sons live In the west and were not able to come to the funeral. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. Carl Partard of Pierce Is In the city. city.J. J. S. Glllcsple was a Norfolk visitor from Ponder. S. Hartley was In the city yestcrda } from Lincoln. J. A. Morton was ever from Madl son yesterday. W. II. Duttorflolil has gone to Seattle attlo on business. II. F. Slaughter of Nnper had Imsl ness In Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lang of Osmond were in the city. M. F. Harrington of O'Nolll was In the city yesterday. M. R. Locke was n city visitor ovei night from Stanton. Mrs. Morton was in the city yester day from Fairfax , S. D. Miss Marjorlo Wellls lias returned to Norfolk from Chicago. Mrs. D. M. Clark of Madison was a Norfolk visitor yesterday. S. W. Shoby was down from Atkin son yesterday on business. The Household Economics depart ment of the Woman's club will meet vlth Mrs. David Baum Monday after noon at 2:30. : J. W. Edwards was In the county scat yesterday on business. Mayor C. S. Smith of Madison had itislnoHS in Norfolk yesterday. A. L. Stewart , editor and publisher > f the Newman Orovo Herald , is in the city on business. One man wants to know which is worse for a community a crank era a nonenlty. Mrs. John Quick was a passenger 'or Omaha today. Earl RiiHsel of South Norfolk is very sick with typhoid fever. Miss Clara Anderson went to Lo gan , lowa , Friday to visit her friend , Miss Mabel Hill. Conductor C. 10. Muflley and wlfo went to Lindsay Friday for n visit with Mrs. Mutlloy's parents. Sioux City Elks distributed 700 baskets of eatables to poor people of the town today. Tickets good for a basket each , were distributed free liy the members of the Salvation army and the Volutccrs of America. Each basket contained a roast of either meat or fowl and other delicacies. The "Peck's Bad Boy1' company , which played to a crowded house nt Madison last night , came In on the Union Pacific passenger which was held for their accommodation , and spent the balance of the night In Nor folk , leaving for Wayne on the early train this morning. Those who saw the play pronounce it one of the best ever given in Madlhon , the young wo man who took the part of the had boy , the manager's daughter as the bad boy's blrl and the man taking the part of the Gorman grocer being given es pecial praise. The management hopes for n date In Norfolk in the near fu ture. George Schwenk , the Iceman , Is getting ready for the good old summer tlmo by putting up ice those days. Ho has already rounded up about 100,000 pounds of the frozen water and driven It into tlto Ice bouse where It can freeze to death. These chunks of crys talled aqua are chopped from the sur face of Mr. Sclavonic's pond east of the city and are this year of good qual ity. ity.WEEK WEEK OF PRAYER A SUCCESS Closed Last Evening at the M. E. Church Vote to Continue Meet ings Another Week. The week of prayer , participated in by the several churches of Norfolk , concluded last night at the M. E. church with a sermon by Rev. F. P. Wlgton from the subject , "Tho En- thronment of Christ on Earth the Only Hope of Humanity. " The church was well filled and deep interest In the sermon was manifest. Interest in these meetings has Increased from the start , and good audiences were in attendance , especially toward the end of the week. Second Week of Prayer. At the close of the first week of prayer the desire was unanimous to continue the meetings for one more week , accordingly the following out line has been adopted : The topic for the week will be , "Tho Abundant Life , " from the text , "I am como that they might have life , and that they might have It more abun dantly , " The hour of meeting will bo 7:30 : p. m. Monday , January 11. At the Second end Congregational church. Subject , "Conviction , " John 10:7-11. : Rev. J. F. Pouchor , leader. Tuesday , January 12. At the Bap tist church. Subject , "Guidance , " John 10:12-15 : ; Luke 12:12. : Rev. Win. Haresnape , leader. Wednesday , January 13. At the Presbyterian church. " " Subject , "Fruit , Gal. 5:10-25. : Rev. W. J. Turner , lead er. Thursday , January 14. At the First Congregational church. Subject , "Re sistance , " Eph. 1:30 : ; I Thes. 5:19 : ; Matt. 12:31 : , 32. Rev. F. P. Wlgton , leader. Friday , January 15. At the Metho dist church. Subject , "Acceptance , " Rov. W. J. Turner , leader. Sunday , January 17. At the First Congregational church. Sermon by Rev. J. F. Poucher. Nellie : Live on a simple diet , don't fret and worry. Your rosy cheeks and clear pretty skin will return soon as you commence taking Rocky Mountain Tea. The Kiesau Drug Co. By th" ne of the now Guiewi Hi tt'escopo and Opthalmo i. ite coinhined with a thorough scientific knowledge of the Mibject , I am prepared to give my patrons the heiieflt of the latest ami most approved iiii-tliodh of fitting glasses correctly. Glasses Fitted After the tests we make will give perfect satistao- tiou to the wearer. Consultation svnd Examination Free. Dr. W. B. Vail.