- S Mil' ' ] NORFOLK NFAVS : FRIDAY , .JANUARY 2 ! ) .
Presented His Missourinn Piece
in Norfolk Last Night.
PRIZE WINNERS FROM MADISON
Two Prominent DOXCB at the Audito
rium , Which Were Decorated With
Palms and American Colors , Wcro
Occupied by Questo of Honor.
( Front Thurmlny' Dnllv 1
Tim Murphy not ( ho Kind Imml from
n comfortably tilled Auditorium IIIH !
night upon the occawlon ( if hlw Inltlnl
visit to Norfolk. People llkod him
from the beginning and kept right on
thinking hoVIH good throughout the
ploco. Hut It was Tim Murphy that
they liked rather than anything that
was In the play ItHolf. It WIIH hardly
up to the standard of hiH "Old Inno
cence , " or "A Bachelor's Romance , "
nnil n good mnny people will ho glad
to hoar that ho lit going to put on "A
Bachelor's Ilomaiieo" again within a
conplo of woekn. Tim played the part
of Broncho .11m all right. There
wasn't anything about that fonturo
Hint wan lacking. H"t lll ° rol ° llH0" '
didn't Boom quite up to the Htanilard
of the old tlmo Tim. The play IH mip-
posed to ho placed In Washington HO-
cloty circles. The cowboy from the
west jumps In upon' a lot u senators
and foiolgu ambassadors and fair
daughters ono evening and hoforo a
great many hours linvo eased ] | ho
canles nwny the falrost daughter ,
haclt to the ranch In Novada. A brace
of. big revolvers gllmmor In the bands
of the lioro from the start to the flu-
Ish and not once Is bo given an oppor
tunity to bring out the pathos or the
true dramatic art that Is In the actor.
It is a plcco of moro "hurrah" and the
spectacular cow puuchor , than of any
really line Interpreting.
At the clo.to of the second act Tim
wac called hoforo the curtain and
forced to say something. "I'd Hl < o to
say something to you , " bo said , "but
It's too early In the game. " Miss Pedersen -
dorson of Humphrey , whoso party oc
cupied box "O , " tossed u big bunch of
llowors at the actor and ho bowed as
ho picked them up. After the next
curtain ho came out and told a couple
of Incidents about Miss Sherrod.
MiHs Lena Dennlngor of Madison ,
was called heforo the curtain and
pled box "H , " together with her party
who were as follows : Miss Don-
nlngor , her sister ; Miss Kiiul , Mrs.
Knill Winter , Mrs. D. Q. Nicholson ,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Smith.
The theater party from Humphrey ,
who were second In the contest , occu
pied box "O. " They were Miss Colin
Pedersen , Miss Gorgon , Miss Relss ,
Miss Steffes ; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dun-
kol.
kol.Tho
The two parties returned to their
homes at 11 o'clock this morning.
MR. MURPHY'S VISIT.
He Had a Good Deal of Fun at the
Hotel Yesterday.
Mr. Murphy ate dinner at tbo Oxnard -
nard yesterday.
When ho came from tbo dining
room , Mr. Murphy carried a plate of
liver , cut into rather liberal pieces
and steaming hot. Intercepted by a
newspaper man , Mr. Murphy asked the
head waiter to have the liver sent up
to his wife.
"Sho Is passionately fond of liver , "
lie remarked with an evident air of
solicitation for her tastes.
"That liver is for my bulldog , " con
llded Murphy to the reporter. "Ho Is
not acting with us now , but ho did
good service in 'Tho Carpetbagger'
and I like to have him around. He's
splendid. "
This llttlo pleasantry about his wife
being partial to fried liver was char
acteristic of the comedian. Both ho
and Dorothy Shorrod , his wife , show
their devotion to each other In this
rather frolicsome way. Mr. Murphy
tells funny stories on his wife when
ho conies before the curtain.
There is no mistaking tbo pleasure
these two receive from each other's
company * . Upon having It mentioned
to him that few actors appeared on
such good terms with their wives In
their own companies , Mr. Murphy
said :
Happiness vs. Commercialism.
"No money could tempt me to have
my wife go with another company thai :
mine. I don't understand that sopara
tlon business. Commercialism hasn't
fastened its grip on mo to that degree
yet that I am willing to sacrifice my
domestic happiness to Its unfeeling
dictates. 1 have an unconquerable
love for home. When my wife's suit
case is open on the dresser and my
big satchel is open on the center table
In our room we are at home. Wo give
no thought to former abodes and don't
oven have to wait for our trunks. I
toll you It's lovely. It eases up lots
of the disagreeable places which are
inevitable In the life of an actor who
Is continually traveling about. "
Mrs. Murphy , or Miss Sherrod , as
she Is known , agrees that nothing
could Induce nor to give up her hus
band to seek fame and financial profit
elsewhere.
Stand Together In Trouble.
"Thoro is just as much marital hap
piness on the stage as In any pro
fession , " said Miss Sherod. "It is n
mistaken Idea that man and wife don't
travel In the same 'company because
If any trouble comes up the wlfo nl-
'ways' sides with the husband , or vlco
versa , and It Is very apt to end In
. \
both packing thulr doll rngH and relining -
lining to play , Then anuln , tlioro
iron'l nlwnyn Hiillablo roloH In a cast
for both husband and wlfo. 1 myself
> fteu muni Inko paitM very unmiltablo
D mo In order to bo with my bus-
iiaml. "
Minn Hhorrod l a very charming
woman. I lor beauty In rather of man-
mr than of fuoo or form. She Is very
Knirofiil. Her face IH delightfully ox-
protmlvo. It xlovvH with onlliuslaHiu
mo limtant , and IH full of sympathetic
pain Iho next. Kho drosBOH very mod-
ontly , principally In black , which sets
off her liifttroiiH , roddlsh gold hair , and
her exquisite complexion.
Strange Liking for Prizefight.
KhoiTod admlroH her husband
very much and devoted a great deal
if her con vernation to eulogizing him.
"You have no Idea what a neat man
Tim IH. " HIO ! iiald. "Ho never throws
inythlng on the Moor , no matter whore
bo IH , and bo always Is HO particular
about folding lilit clothes when ho
lakes thorn off. " <
And again she remarked :
"lid Is the most kind hearted man
yon could Imagine , really tender , and
this makes ono trait In his nature HO
contradictory. Ho loves prize fights.
Ho wouldn't kill a worm , yet Is per
fectly crazy to see two men pummel
each othor. "
In response to some words of praise
if her Inmbnud's porHonallty she said :
, " 0h , yoH , everyone likes Tim ; ho Is
so Jolly and full of fun , not a hit dig
nified. "
lie has a fault , however , acknowl
edged by his admiring wife. She do-
dared it Is bis tendency to always bo
behind tlmo. Ho Is known In the com
pany IIH :
"Tho late Mr. Murphy. "
In addition to his ability as an act
or Mr. Murphy has considerable abll
Ity us an artist. Ho Hays that bo was
a fresco palutor In his early youth ,
before going on the stage. Ho helped
decorate the east room of the white
houso. Ho is bandy with the pen and
often amuses hlniHolf by making pen
and Ink sketches of the people around
him. Ho said :
"Tho other day when I was In Den
ver the cowboy artist of the Times
came to my room with a roll of paper
and pens and Ink. Ho wanted to miiko
a sketch of mo. I took ouo of bis
pens and while ho sketched mo 1
sketched him. I got a very good portrait
trait of him and the two pictures will
como out In the paper a week from
Sunday , I think. "
MOTORMAN'S ' STOP KILLS EIGHT
St. Louis Conductor Stops Car to Quar
rel With Passenger and Gets a
Collision.
St. Louis , Jan. 27. In a dense fog
that prevailed bore ono of tbo street
car conductors stopped his car to quar
rel with a passenger over a faro. An
other car collided with the llrst and
eight people were fatally and twenty
seriously Injured.
BATTLE CREEK.
The Battle Creek boys returned
Sunday from Lyman county , South
) akota , where they took homesteads.
They say that they are well pleased
th the country. They are located
from twenty to thirty miles of Pierre.
Mrs. M. Owens returned Saturday
'rom ' a two months' visit with rein-
Ives and friends In Pennsylvania.
Wouzol Korytu Is sick with influen
za this week and unable to attend to
tls business.
Col. T. D. Procco was crying n big
sale at Platte Center Friday.
M. L. Thomson's little son has boon
inlto sick for moro than a week but
s bettor now.
L. B. Baker shipped a carload of
logs Tuesday.
Clms. Ulrich , ono of the butchers of
this place , commenced putting up ice
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Koryta are rejoic
ing over the arrival of a daughter at
their homo Friday.
Col. T. D. Preeco Is the busiest man
in town , having moro calls to cry sales
than ho can attend to.
Bruce Johnson , who wont to "Virgin
ia for a visit in November , returned
Saturday. His brother , Montry , and
a young man named Harry Young , re
turned with him.
Fred Steuk has rented the Ralph
Simmons farm eight miles south.
Misses May Willis and Ella Curas
visited Sunday with their friend Miss
Anna Hermann of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heggomoler , who
were married about a month ago , re
turned Saturday from their wedding
trip to St. Charles and St. Ixwls , Mo. ,
where they have relatives.
D. E. Cameron of Norfolk was trans'
acting business , hero Monday.
Mike Plou/ok and his brother , Ja
cob , went to Omaha Sunday for an
extended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox and llttlo
daughter , who wont to Los Angeles ,
Cal. , about two months ago with the
intention of locating , arrived In Bat
tle Creek again Tuesday. As It was
Impossible for Mr. Cox to 11 nil any employment
ployment , they are glad that they are
back In God's country.
A daughter was welcomed to the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mozor
and a daughter to the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Cox , Sunday.
Mrs. Bunnelster and Miss Myrtle
Wolff of Omaha were visiting hero
from Saturday until Tuesday at the
homo of W. U , Fuorst. They will soon
leave Omaha for California. Miss
Wolff is a sister of Mrs. Fuorst and
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wolff
of Iladar.
\
Truffle Has Suffered Much From
the Severe Weather.
ENGINEERS HAVE A HARD TIME
Thoae Who Imagine That Engineers
and Flreinoti Have nil Easy Time of
It During the Winter Months , Would
ho Surprised to Hear Complaints.
All trains Imvo been much delayed
of late because of tbo cold weather.
Engineers are not allowed to run their
locomotives faster than a certain lim
it during such severely frigid spells ,
because of the danger of accidents ,
.nd . for that reason the schedule will
iot bo followed exactly , perhaps , for
i day or so.
Seldom has passenger tralllc boon
rought to such a standstill. Passen
ger trains huvo been in better iihupo
ban freight trains.
General managers of several lines
out out Instructions that only such
'rolght ' trains as were absolutely nee-
itsary to move should run. As a re-
ult , there Is n general suspension of
rolght tralllc. Perishable freight Is
loused In round bouses and under
ither cover. Provision trains or
rains of non-perlshablo freight are
icing run. Where coal trains can bo
> poratcd , they are also being run ,
ml nearly all other freight traillc Is
I. a standstill.
Locomotives are making poor tlmo
in account of the cold. Engine and
rain crows are suffering Intensely
rom tbo low temperature , and .their
uovcmonts are slow and surrounded
.vlth no llttlo hazard. Trains which
ire moving make as few stops as pos
sible , owing to the difficulty of getting
indor way again. Reports come in
'rom the open country of trains actual-
y free/ing up on sidetracks. It has
,10011 , found necessary In dozens of
cases to break trains up Into several
inlts and run thorn up and down tbo
track In order to limber them up , before
fore connecting the whole train agalp.
In the freight yards , the reduction
In the number of trains has caused a
similar reduction in the amount of
switching. Switch crows and track
men are thankful for a respite.
Exposed pipes and valves upon lo
comotives have been frozen , and In
some Instances the engines have boon
put out of service. People who bo-
llovo that It must bo nice and snug
In a locomotive cab during such weath
er as this would bo surprised to hear
the complaints of engineers and lire-
men who have hard work to keep
warm. .
The railroads were all In the same
boat as far as delayed passenger
trains were concerned.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
M. C. Green was over from Hosklns.
H. Reed was In town from tbo coun
ty seat.
N. II. Horn of Bloomflold was hero
yesterday.
Judge J. F. Boyd of Nollgh Is a Nor
folk visitor today. s
W. E. Reed was a city visitor yes
terday from Madison.
D. W. Bliss was a Norfolk visitor
yesterday from Tilden.
J. H. Johnson of Bloomfleld trans-
noted business In Norfolk.
F. D. Powers of Crelghton Is In the
city the guest of Dan. Craven.
F. D. Powers came down from
Crolghton on the early train this morn
ing.
Mrs. J. A. Mason of Wayne passed
through the city on her way to Stan-
ton.
August Wattlor and Gustav Zimmer
man of Wayne were In the city last
night.
Mrs. M. A. Owens and Mrs. A. L.
Allen of Battle Creek were In the city
yesterday.
George Eblo , who has been very se
riously 111 with typhoid fever , Is re
covering.
Mr. and Mrs. Eastburn , 311 Phillip
avenue , are the parents of n now
girl baby.
Mayor C. S. Smith came over from
Madison on the noon train , returning
on the freight.
The Wednesday club will meet to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 : with Mrs.
F. M. Sisson.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Simmons leave
today for a two weeks' visit nt Raymond
mend and Waterloo , this state.
Fred Volpp of Wayne was in the
city over night enrouto to Fremont to
attend the meeting of the grand ledge
Sons of Herman.
C. P. Mathowson is In the city from
the Wlnnobago agency , for a visit of
a few days at the homo of his brother ,
D. Mathowson.
Dr. F. G. Bilger has gone to Ewing
on business. From there wo will go
to Iniuan and O'Neill and will bo gone
for a couple of days.
Alvin Low is recovering from the
effects of his recent runaway accident.
Ho is now able to Ho down and Is
resting comfortably on that account.
John Shrlndlor , who was taken very
seriously ill In this city on his way
to Storm Lake , la. , from Madison , has
recovered enough to resutno his jour
ney.
Ernest Tlegs and Miss Katlo Doiv
nor were married at the homo of the
bride , north of the city , on Sunday
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Says I . ti . . . . ; . . . . ; - . . / ' . . . / , v "
to myself -
Says I
Uneeda
Biscuit
And so says everybody who
ever enjoyed the nutriment of
this famous biscuit.
Hold only in alr-tlelit , inolsturo-prouf
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
the Hov. J. P. Mueller of Christ Lutheran -
oran church olllclatlng.
Rev. S. F. Sharplcss loft on the noon
train for Fonda , Iowa , wboro ho goes
to olllcluto at the marriage of air. Joe
A. Ucckard of Los Angolcs , Cal. , and
Miss Stella O. Straight of Falroury ,
111.
Messrs. August Hrummund , C. F. A.
Maniuardt , A. I \ Klohl , Albert Wlldo
and Frank .Tanner left on the early
train this morning for Fremont to at
tend the grand ledge Sons of Herman
which Is In session there for throe
days this week. Mr. IJrtimmuml Is
ono of the grand trustees and the
other members of the delegation will
represent Norfolk lodge.
The sale of seats for the perform
ance of Mr. Tim Murphy In Norfolk
on Wednesday night , will go on at
8:110 : o'clock Wednesday morning at
Leonard's drug store. The sale will
begin promptly at that tlmo and not
before that tlmo. Mr. Leonard wishes
It to bo understood that 8:30 : does not
mean a quarter after 8 or oven 8:27 : ,
but precisely half past S.
.Tamlo Larrahee , son of Mr. nnil
Mrs. .1. D. Larrabee , was thrown from
bis pony Sunday while riding In the
country northeast of the city. Ho fell
on his head and was unconscious for a
short time , but after regaining con
sciousness proceeded to n near-by
farm bouse and was brought to bis
homo in the city. Dr. Holden attend
ed him and found that his injury was
not serious and ho has been recover
ing from the effects of the jolt very
nicely. The accident took place near
the Goo. Williams farm , and in the
excitement the saddle was lost from
the pony's back , and also a pair ol
fur mittens were lost that had been
worn by the young man.
Estimate of Expenses.
Following Is the estimate of ox
penscs made by the county commls
sionors of Madison county , Nebraska
for the year 1904 :
County institute $ 125 00
County road 10000 00
County printing 1500 00
County attorney's salary . . 1000 00
Care of paupers 3000 00
Fuel , postage and oxpenso. . 1500 0 (
Books , stationery and sup
plies 2000 00
Election expenses 3000 00
Salaries for county assess
or and deputies 3500 00
Soldiers' relief fund 2000 00
Poor farm expenses 1500 0 !
County superintendent , sal
ary 140000
County bridge fund 20000 00
County clerk's salary as
clerk of board 500 00
County commissioners' sal
ary 2500 00
Bounty on wild animals . . 1000 00
Jailor fees 1500 00
Janitor's salary and county
olllcors' assistants 3000 00
District court jurors 8500 00
Insane fund 1500 00
Rlprapptng on streams 2000 00
Aid to" AgrlcaHuro society. . 7CO 00
Furniture and repairs on
court bouse , insurance on
jail and court buildings. . 1500 00
Road Indebtedness 5000 00
Interest on court house
ho'nds between Madison
and Union precincts . . . . COO 0
Sinking fund for sumo . . . . 400 0
Battle Creek village Jail
bonds and Interest 150 00
Dated Madison , Neb. , January 13
1904.
- ' r Emll Winter ,
County Clerk.
7armer Hung Up by the Foot
and Frozen.
EXPOSED FOR EIGHTEEN HOURS
A Farmer Named Davenport at Impe
rial , In Attempting to Get off a Load
ed Wagon at His Home , Falls and
Hangs by One Foot Until Frozen.
Imperial , Neb. , Jan. 27. Special to
The News : A farmer named Daven
port , whoso homo Is near this city ,
was found this morning , hanging head
down , from a loaded wagon , and so
badly troxcn that bo died soon after
being released.
Ho was evidently about to descend
from the load when his foot caught
and ho fell off , suspending himself In
such a manner that he could not so-
euro his release.
He bad been banging from his foot
for eighteen hours when found.
The accident took place at his farm
homo near this city.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
.1. S. Nichols was in the city from
Madison.
Peter Davidson was up from Stanton -
ton yesterday.
Mrs. B. F. Orlggs left the city today
for Cleveland , Ohio.
M. Wheeler was a Norfolk visitor
yesterday from Wayne.
Miss Ida Hctrlck was a Norfolk vis
itor yesterday from Madison.
Dr. R. A. MIttelstadt of this city
has just put on the market a new tooth
powder and a now tooth wash , which
is prepared by the Koenlgstein chem
ical laboratory.
Miss Grace Duck of Wahoo is visit
ing Mrs. B. D. Nethaway.
F. H. Peterson was a city visitor
yesterday from Plalnvlew.
Sam Stephens was in the city on
business yesterday from Wlnslde.
Mrs. E. W. Bates is seriously 111 at
her homo on South Fourth street and
the services of a nurse arc required
In caring for ber.
The social session of the Trinity
guild which was to have been bold at
the homo of Mrs. G. A. Lulkart on Frl
day afternoon , has been postponed un
til next Friday.
Tim Murphy will meet all Norfolk
Elks at the club rooms directly after
the theater tonight , and a social ses
sion will be bold. All F.Iks are invited
to be present. Mr. Murphy Is an Elk ,
himself.
The concert given at the M. E.
chinch last night as ono of the num
bers on the entertainment course by
the various young people's societies of
the city , was one of the best attrac
tions of a busy cntortalnmont season
In Norfolk. The four people In the
company were classslcal artists In
their various accomplishments and the
Interest of the music lovers In the
largo audience was hold throughout.
The work of Albert Gemundor on the
"cello was especially applauded and
it was an unamimous opinion that ho
was the best performer on that In
strument who had over visited the
city. Ruth Anderson-Rcohr the violin
ist was a close second in popular fa
vor , and with Wllma Anderson as
pianist and D'Arllngton Reohr as ten
or was formed a well balanced musical
quartet whoso power of entertaining
vms remarkably complete. Encores
were frequent and the appreciation of
the audience served to about double
the length of the program.
George Stalcop is commencing the
annual harvest of ice for the interests
that use Ice outside of the regular
dealers In frozen water. The skldway
for elevating the ice into the Dexter
cold storage plant has been erected
today and will be ready for use as
soon as the teams began hauling the
commodity In from the ponds. This
Is the largest individual plant , requir
ing Ice in its business , and after It Is
filled to capacity it will not take long
to provide the beer vaults and other
plants with what they need.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Kauffman's baby
has been quite sick during the past
day or two.
W. C. Elly was over from Madison.
Mrs. S. M. Russell was In the city
from Fullerton.
E. Townsend Is in the city on business -
ness from O'Neill.
Pat Stanton was in the city last
night from Tilden.
W. P. Liner of Atkinson Is In tbo
city today on business.
Dr. C. A. McKim was called to
Meadow Grove today.
Frank Ekstrom was a Norfolk visit
or yesterday from Dlxon.
M. K. Polock was a visitor In.tho
city yesterday from Hartington.
Adam Pilger was In the city from
Stanton , attending to business affairs
and visiting friends.
Misses Wade , Carberry and O'Neill
were down from Battle Creek last
night to attend the play.
A daughter was born last night to
Mr. and Mrs. George Castle at their
homo in South Norfolk.
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nightingale Is very sick at the homo
of the family In South Sixth street.
An insurance adjuster was here to
day to settle the losses by reason of
the fire in the building occupied by the
Hartford barber shop which was dam
aged last week. The building was In
sured In the Liverpool of London by
C. B. Durland , and the damage was
adjusted on the payment of $150.
The household furniture was Insured
by W. W. Roberts In the Philadelphia
American and the loss was fixed at
$50.
$50.A
A lineman working for the Western
Union Telegraph company yesterday
afternoon had a disastrous fall which
might have given him much worse
than just a severe bumping on the
shoulder. While ho was standing nt
the top of a ladder which had been
braced against t'i < > C. S. Hayes jewel
ry store , the 'uuho sudi'Valy slipped out IL L *
from under him and uropped him to S"w
the hard , cold concrete walk below. v > t
The slippery condition of the walk 1
was responsible. Ho was cutting a I
hole Into the top of the window sash
in order to string a wlro for the big
regulator.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofflco at Norfolk , Nob. ,
January- , 1901 :
Mrs. Maggie Brown , J. II. Clearman ,
Mrs. Emma Davis , S. E. Hart , Miss
Christina IIilzer2 , Dr. D. Jacobs , J. 0.
King , T. J. Kastlo , A. Q. Parry , G. W.
Ryel , Miss Mary Vlnsnnt.
If not called for In fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter ofllco.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say , "advertised. "
John R , Haye , P. M.