THE NORFOLK NEWS : Kill DA V , KUBltrAHY 12 , 11)01. )
Gas Explosion Twisted Fine
House at Foster.
IT HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED
The Handsome New Dwelling In
Pierce County Has Its Walls Sprung ,
the Foundation Knocked Down and
the Windows Broken.
Foster , Neb. , Feb. 8. Special to
The News : The magnificent now res
idence of Robert Lucas , which had
just been completed cast of Foster ,
was badly damaged last night by nn
explosion of gas and a flro which fol
lowed. The walls of the house nro
sprung out of place , the foundation is
shattered and all of the windows on
the west and north sides of the build
ing are broken out.
The now house was ono of the finest -
' est ever erected Jn Plerco county , hav
ing been built at a cost of about $10-
rji 000. Work has been going on for
1 many months and the workmen had
i just finished the Interior portion a few
t. days ago. The building was finished
I' ' In hard wood and equipped with steam
4 heat and other modern conveniences ,
f The explosion came from a private
plant of acetylene gas which had been
installed for illuminating the resi
dence.
WINSIDE WON.
Beat the Norfolk Team at Bowling
Game.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The second bowling team of this
city went to Wlnsido for a match.
The Norfolk bowlers say that they
were greatly handicapped by n short
alley and only a 10-foot runway , mak
ing good scores Impossible ,
j. Following were the scores :
V * Norfolk.
J ' Halverstein 131 139 109
Roberts 122120 93
Lovelace 141 101 122
t Darling ' 30 137 139
i Wilkinson 152 189 12G
G7C 088 587
Total 1,953
Winslde.
M. Boyle 113 134 151
George Wright 171 148 148
L. Boock . - 133 1G4 120
H. Slman 14C 147 101
Chas. Shaw 144 130 131
707 72' C51
Total 2,084
Foul bowls : Norfolk C ; Wlnsido 1.
Score keeper , Inman ; judge , Miller.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS FINISH UP
Retail Dealers of Northeast Nebraska
Disband Their Organization for
County Associations.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
The last meeting that the Northeast
Nebraska Implement Dealers assocla-
tion will ever hold , convened at the
Oxnard hotel in this city last night.
The association , following the start
of the old state association , has dis
banded in order to allow the county
associations to progress and spread.
About twenty-five members of the as
sociation were in the city from tribu
tary counties for the final meeting.
The objects of the organization of
Implement dealers is to harmonize the
feeling between competitors , bring
manufacturer , jobber and retailer into
closer touch with each other , and so
equalize prices that each one may
make a fair profit from the business.
"There has been so much competition
that has not been legitimate , " said ono
of the dealers to The News this morn
ing , in speaking of the conditions dur
ing the past few years. "We do not
object to fair , legitimate competition ,
but wo do object to the people who go
into the implement business , think
they know it all and begin to get trade
by slashing prices until there is noth
ing left. "
It is to eliminate this sort of com
petition that the dealers got together.
Instead of the state association , nnd
the branch associations in various
parts of the state , the dealers are now
organizing Into county associations
with a county chairman at the head.
This system has practically saturated
the country south of the Platte river
as far west as Hastings , Neb. Madi
son county dealers have not yet orga
nized their association but will do
BO in a few days. Dealers of Cumlng
county practically finished their orga
nization at the Oxnard last night.
MONDAY MENTION.
S. J. Main was a visitor in Norfolk
from Butte.
M. M. Johnson of Lynch was In the
city Sunday.
D. C. Best of Battle Creek was in
the city this morning.
John Nelloro Is In the city from
Beemcr on business.
W. R. Hoffman has gone to Chicago
for spring marketing.
F. A. Becler has gone to New York
for the buying of spring goods.
F. Nelson and George F. Baylm of
Nlobrara are visitors In Norfolk today.
Mrs. Clark and son John were In the
city yesterday for a visit at the homo
of Mrs. Pilgor.
The Ice men have about all they
will need cribbed , but the weather has
boon industriously adding some inches
to the supply and much will bo going
to waste when spring opens that the
people will wish they had , Inter In the
season ,
Miss Mary Horlskoy returned Sat
urday noon from O'Neill , where she
had been visiting relatives and
friends.
The Ladles Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. McMillan Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Miss Hattlo Chapman , who Is at
tending the Wayne normal school , was
In the city over Sunday , n guest at
the home of Mrs. Pllger.
Dr. A. Hqar was suddenly called to
Tllden by the sudden Illness of Mr.
Winder , father of A. 11. Winder of this
city , who Is suffering from a stroke
of apoplexy.
William Krottor , owner of the Wil
liam Krotter lumber yards throughout
north Nebraska and of tlio telephone
lines In connection , was registered In
the city this morning from Stuart.
The company that Is to present the
comic opera , "Dorothy , " Is In the city
and will entertain the people at the
Auditorium tonight. Inasmuch as
Norfolk has not boon visited by a
largo number of opera companies this
season , It is possible that there will
bo a very good attendance ut the en
tertainment tonight.
Friends of B. F. Carter , who haso po
sition In the Brunson livery barn , and
Mrs. Lois Hamilton , also of this city ,
have Just learned that they stole a
march on them and were quietly mar
ried at Pierce on January 18 by the
county judge. They are now at homo
in ono of the cottages in South Third
street , nnd have many friends hero
who will hasten to extend congratula
tions for some time overdue.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
F. P. Blgatl was down from Neligh.
Eugene Moore was up from Lincoln.
G. B. Gatlln was In the city from
Scrlbner.
W. F. Rcetz Is a Norfolk visitor
from Scrlbner.
Will McDonald and L. R. Prltclmrd
were down from Meadow Grove.
John Bedel was down from Foster
on the early train this morning.
Herman Peters , Wm , Ulrlch and Dr.
L. R. Pheasant were among those who
wore down from Pierce yesterday.
W. S. Harlow , W. II. Stocker and J.
W. Bush were among those down from
Tilden to attend tlio Lulkart funeral.
Slicriu Clements and Deputy County
Clerk J. L. Daniels were with the Mad
ison delegation to Norfolk yesterday.
Ex-Senator William V. Allen and
Mrs. Allen were In the city from Mad
ison to attend the funeral of G. A.
Lulkart.
R. G. Appleby , II. D. Miller , F.
Loonier , Adam Pilger and James Grat-
tan were up from Stanton to attend
the Lulkart funeral.
R. L. Metcalfe , editor of the Omaha
World-Herald , was in Norfolk yester
day to attend the funeral of his former
friend , G. A. Lulkart.
Dr. Montgomery telephones from
Madison that ho is quito a ways from
being a dead man , that in fact ho had
not even thought of becoming sick.
Tlio report yesterday was that the
doctor was down with typhoid fever.
This ho called up last evening to deny
and the correction is cheerfully made.
Estimate of Expenses.
Following is the estimate of ex
penses made by the county commis
sioners 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 expense. . 1500 00
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 00
County superintendent , sal
ary 1400 00
County bridge fund 20000 00
County clerk's salary ns
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
odicers' assistants 3000 00
District court jurors 8500 00
Insane fund 150000
Rlprapplng on streams 2000 00
Aid to Agriculture society. . 700 00
Furniture and repairs on
court house , insurance on
jail and court buildings. . 1500 00
Road indobtcdncss 5000 00
Interest on court house
bonds between Madison
and Union precincts . . . . 000 00
Sinking fund for same . . . . 400 00
Battle Creek Tillage jail
bonds and Interest 150 00
Dated Madison , Neb. , January 13 ,
1904.
Emll Winter ,
County Clerk.
GRAIN RATES ARE ADJUSTED
Agreement Is Reached Between Rail
roads Running East From
Omaha.
Omaha , Feb. 10. Special to The
News : After a fierce battle between
the railroads over grain rates east
ward bound , it Is announced this after
noon that an agreement has been
reached whereby a steady rate will bo
maintained.
Contract for Norfolk Hospital
to be Let Soon.
WILL CLOSE ON THE TWENTIETH
Secretary Marsh Has Finally Asked
the Contractors to Make Their Bids
and It Will Cause Them to Hustle
to Co'mplete Them In Time.
Geo. W. Marsh , secretary of the
state board of public lands and build
ings IIIIH advertised for bids for the
reconstruction of the Norfolk hospital
for the Insane , the appropriation for
which \VIIH made at the last session of
the legislature , when $100,000 was sot
for the work.
BldH are asked for the erection and
completion of nn administration build
ing and three cottages to bo erected
on the site northeast of this city , ac
cording to plans and specifications
now on file at the olllco of the land
commissioner. Hunched in with the
advertisement are asked bids for the
erection of a hospital at the soldiers'
homo at Mllford and a cold storage
building for the institute for fceblo
minded nt Beatrice.
It Is announced that proposals will
bo received In whole for erection of
buildings and including heating ,
plumbing and wiring , or separate on
heating , plumbing and wiring. Propo
sals must comply with requirements
of specifications regarding certified
check , said check to bo made payable
to the Stnto of Nebraska as a guaran
tee of the good faith of the bidder , and
the board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
A Norfolk contractor who has de
sired an opportunity to figure on these
contracts says that the tlmo given Is
entirely too short In which to prepare
estimates and figures , but proi > oscs to
go to Lincoln at once nnd work to pre
pare his figures. The contract Is to
bo let at noon a week from Saturday ,
and the extent of the contract will re
quire close figuring and a thorough
knowledge of the price of materials ,
so that the contractor who wishes to
bid will be compelled to work day nnd
night to prepare his figures so that ho
may have the items In hand and be
able to glvo intelligent estimates and
bo certain of a reasonable profit for
his work.
It looks hopeful , however , for those
Interested in the reconstruction of Iho
hospital , and who have been waiting
over since the appropriation was mode
available early last summer for work
to begin. If a contract Is lot on the
20th and the contractor is of the hus
tling kind , he will probably have ma
terials on hand very early for the be
ginning of work as soon as the ground
thaws out In the spring.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Fred Wlggers of Wlsncr was in the
city.
city.C.
C. E. Burnham returned homo last
evening.
J. S. Hancock was in Norfolk from
Stanton.
C. F. Wild of West Point was in the
city today.
W. Schopkcy of Sturgls , S. D. , was
In the city.
A. J. West was in the city from Ne
ligh over night.
E. D. Kllloun of Neligh was in Nor
folk this morning.
R , C. Caulk of Allen , Neb , , was in
the city last night.
Charles Spangher of Wisner was In
Norfolk on business.
J. H. Sexton , editor of the Naper
News , Is in the city.
J. B. Southwell of Geneva , Nob. , was
In Norfolk on business.
Mrs. May Doano was a Norfolk vis
itor from Fullerton , Neb.
Judge William Bates was In Norfolk
from Madison over night.
Fred M. Loomis of Council Bluffs
was In Norfolk to meet the implement
dealers.
Frank Gross and Emll Gross of
Beemor were In the city last night on
business.
Fred Foyerherm of Stanton was in
the city to moot with other implement
dealers last night.
Thomas Johnson , W. P. Alexander ,
F. F. Bticklen and W. B. Rogers of
Emerson were In the city today.
Charles Shultz of Wake-field is vis
iting at the home of Dr. Bertha Ahl-
man.
man.Mrs.
Mrs. W. C. Ahlman and Chas. Shultz
went to Plerco today to visit with an
aunt who Is very 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kauffmnn ,
living near the sugar factory , wel
comed a boy to their homo Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Grlerko wel
comed to their homo five miles west
of the city a daughter Wednesday
morning.
J. F. Kent , J. Suhueth nnd William
Matthleson of West Point were In the
city over night to attend the imple
ment dealers' convention.
President Frank McGIvern of the
Commercial National bank at Fre
mont , and a director of the Citizens
National bank of Norfolk , was hero to
attend the Luikart funeral and meet
with the other directors.
There will bo a social session of the
Ladles guild at the homo of Mrs. Hoag-
land on Friday afternoon at 2:30. :
The Elks have decided to give tholr
euchre party on Friday evening. It
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP.
RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA.
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"The world of
medicine recognizes
Grip as epidemic
catarrh. "
Medical Talk.
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LA UIUIMMC iHopldomlo catarrh. It
Hpuron no dust * or nationally. Tin *
cultured and tlio Ignorant , thoarlntocral
nml the pauper , the miibKon anil tin *
elashOH nro nlllcu mibject lo la grippe.
None are exempt all nro liable.
Ilavo you the grip ? Or , rather , IIIIH
tlio grip got you ? Grip Is well named.
The original French term , la grlppo ,
has boon bhortonod liy the hnny Ainorl-
tun to road "grip. " Without intending
11 do HO a now word lias been coined
Kit exactly deflcrlbon the , ciiho. As If
niio hlduotm gs'unt with awful ( luii1 ban
.niched IIH In itn fatal claHp. Men ,
.mien , children , whole IOWIIH and eltln ,
ro caught in the baneful grip of a tor-
Mo monster.
< Mio following letter * fcpoak for liieip-
was originally planned to give a. mu
Klcal and literary program but the card
party has been substituted.
A fictitious report which was started
on the streets of Norfolk , declared that
Mark Hunna was dead. Press dls-
patches did not con linn it and later
showed that there was nothing in It.
Just how the rumor started Is not
known.
The Lady Maccabees gave a most
enjoyable New England dinner last
evening at the homo of Mrs. David
Kuhn , and there was a good atten
dance of members of the order and
their friends. After the dinner the
evening was-spent at flinch and In an
agreeable social manner.
Columbus Telegram : Conductor
Fox and the boys who run the Norfolk
passenger are pretty proud these
days. The first of the week they re
ceived two new passenger coaches
fresh from the shops at Omaha. The
late arrivals present a fine appearance
In the yards , as well as on the road.
MADISON COUNTY PHYSICIANS
Elected New Officers for the Year ,
Chose Board of Censors and Re
ceived Members.
[ From Wednesday's Dally.1
The Madison county medical asso
ciation , which met In annual session
at the olllco of the president , Dr. A.
Dear , yesterday afternoon In this city ,
re-elected Its former officers , Dr. A.
Dear , president ; Dr. F. A. Long , sec
retary-treasurer ; Drs. P. II. Saltcr ,
W. II. II. Hagcy and Edward Tanner ,
board of censors. Business , which
came before the association was at
tended to and a number of new mem
bers were received Into the organiza
tion.
tion.Ten
Ten members of the association
were present , Dr. P. A. Long of Madi
son being the only out of town physi
cian present.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofllco at Norfolk , Nob. ,
February 9 , 1904 :
Herman Atchen , John Brandt , W. K.
Buchanan , L. Copland , J. A. Conloy ,
Mrs. Leonard Fenton , B. A. Howe ,
Gcorgo Holtz , Mrs. Lola Larmor , Will
II. E. Pfoffcr , Ernest Reglor , Claude
B. Reymnn , Arthur B. Smith , Mrs. Jes
sie Smith , Miss Marge Whlto.
If not called for in fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say , "advertised. "
John II. Hays , P. M.
Foloy's Honey and Tar cures the
cough caused by nn attack of la
grippe. It heals the lungs ,
Klesau Drug Co.
an to Iho I'flloaoj of IVriiini In
canon of la grlppo or lln afler elTecln.
After Effects of l.n Orlppc rriidln.ilcd
by I'c-ru-iia.
Mrn. Fred \\Vlnhoigor , Wenleilo ,
Albany County , N. Y. , \ \ rllen :
"Sevi'ral yearn ago I had an nllack of
la grlppo which left my nerven In a
proHtrated condition. Then I had an
other attack ofla grlppo which lefl un
worn1. I had tried three pmd pbynldann
bill all III vain. I gave I'eruna a trial ,
IniiHiiorl time I wan fooling belter and
now I am as well nn anyone. " Mrn.
Fred Woliihorgci.
lion , .kimcs It. Ciilll ol Omiiiui.
Unit. J'ltni'H 1 ! , i.uill is ( .tic nf ( be
old" t nn I n n i-1 i -ii-i-eii 11 nn n or ( i in a I in.
Nub. II' bar. iluim n i | . ! t < i iU > < H
Announces Himself as Candi
date for Governor.
MICKEY WILL HAVE HOT FIGHT
Dlnsmore Was One of Mickey's Clos
est Competitors Two Years Ago W.
M. Robertson of Norfolk Alee Men
tioned In Connection With the Place.
Lincoln , Feb. 30. Governor J. II.
Mickey will have a red hot fight on
bin hands for renomlnatlon. J. I ) .
Dlnsmore , ono of his closest compet
itors two years ago , last night an
nounced that ho would enter the nice
J. P. A. Black of Bloornlngton and
W. M. Robertson of Norfolk are ex
pected to follow suit.
One of the followers of Dlimmore
declared that republicans In south mid
southwest Nebraska had Informed him
that "Mickey wasn't their man , " mid
In answer to their appeals Mr. Dins-
more had entered the roco.
Governor Mickey believes ho IH pop
uiar with the people and not'-ini ; or
nobody can defeat him. Ills political
advisors have given him stibllu Hut-
to ry.
"I have decided to enter the rnco. '
said Mr. Dlnsmoro , "and I authorl/.ed
my friends to make the announce
ment. "
SUN GETS UP EARLIER.
And the Meadow Larks Do Not Sing
on the Hill.
The days If any ono day can
really bo longer than another day
are getting longer , and the nights
If nights can grow shorter are grow
ing shorter , The sun sticks its hea <
up over the eastern horizon earlier in
the morning and nods behind the
western skies later m the evening
than it did a month ago. The window
on the west are getting filled with the
golden rays of light and warmtl
whore they used to grow dark during
the afternoon , and you don't need to
turn on the lights as early-as you die
a month or six weeks since. It I
getting so that you can cat you
breakfast without a lamplight over
head If you eat your breakfast lat
enough , and you can almost do th
same thing with your supper , If yo
begin In time. It Is getting to a poin
where you can recognize the man yo
pass on your way downtown to worl
that Is , if you over saw him before
and when you quit at night it Is stll
light enough , if you take a notion , t
what It N , Hi'rvlni : nn public lioiirdH n
mimlior of lime * , lln cndorncH I'orunn ,
III the follow Ing woidni
"I n in ( W yearn old , n m halo and hearty ,
and IVnma ban helped inn attain It.
Two yearn ago I had In grippe my llfo
\\an dcnpalrcd of. IVrima Hiivcd mo. "
.1. It. Hull ) .
A Itelallvc of Ahnihmn Llnr.olti.
Mr. Milan N. Lincoln , who reslden at
Hll ! I.HIroot , N. W. , WIIHIIK'IUI | | | ' , I ) . ( ! . ,
linn the limiiir of liolug third couxln to
Abraham Lincoln , lln writes :
" I hud la grlppo llvo tlmen lioforn
lining j our incdlitlnc. Four yearn ago I
began tliollHo of IVrillla , nlncohlch
lime I have not been troubled with Unit
dlneiiHe. I can now do tin much work at
my denk an I ever could In my llfo , f
ha\o gained tnoro than ten pounds In
wHghl. " N. H. Lincoln.
I'c-rii-mi Not Only Cured Ln Grippe but
Hciicllti-d the Whole System.
Minn Allco M. Dronnlor , Kill ! N. Hryanfc
Avo. , Mlnnoiipolln , Mlun. , wrlton :
"Lant nprlng I HiifTcroil from la grlppo
nnd wan partially cured but Iho bad
after cffooln remained through thomim-
mer n ml Homoliilw 1 did not got Mining
nH I wart I > efore. Ono of my col logo
frlolidn who wan vtHltlng mo linked mn
lo try I'orinia and I did HO and round
It all and nioro than I had expected. It
not only cured mo of the calarrh but
restored mo to perfect health , hull ! up
Iho entire HyHtom nnd brought a happy
feeling of buoyancy which I had not
known for ycnrH. " Allco M. DrortHlor.
An Actress' Testimonial.
Minn .loan C.owglll , ( irlnwold OH | > r
1 lonne , Troy , N. Y. , In Iho loading ludy
with the Aubrey Ktoek Co. Hhe wrlt
the following :
"During the punt winter of IIKII , I
nuffi'ied for novoral weekn from a nevero
attack of grippe , which left a Hcrloti *
oatarrhal condition of Iho throat and
head.
' Homo one miggcnlcd I'cruna. An n.
lant icHort , after waiting much Hum
and money on phynlelann , I died lli <
remedy faithfully , and In a few woolen
wan as wellanovor. " Jean Ciiwglll.
A Southern Judge Cured.
.Indue Horatio , T. ( lonn , Iliirtwoll , Oa. ,
wrllen :
"Homo llvo or HX ! yearn ago I bad a.
very hovoro npoll of grippe , which loft
me with nyntemlii catarrh. A friend
advlxed mo lo try your Porimn which [
did , and WIIH Iininedlalcly benellled and
cured. Tlio third bottle completed the
cure. " II.I. OOHH.
I f j on do not dorlvo prompt and Mttlw-
factory ronullH from the nt-e of IVnimi ,
wrllo at oneo lo Dr. llartinan , giving a
full ntalomonl of your cane and ho will
bo pleaHed to give you bin \aluablo ad
vice gratis.
AddrchH Dr. Hartman , ( 'resident of
Tlio llarlmun KiuiHurluiii , t'oliinilniH. O.
imt your eyes In any direction and
co Iho HpolH upon the hill Hldo where
K > lowing herds of cattle aron't
lunching fragrant hay ; and .Hstln-
ulsh , In the far away air , the fence
o.sts upon which , their yellow broastH
mffcd out with the music that In them
s and the melody of tholr resonant
ongs bursting forth upon the dewey
tmosphore , trickling through the
aylands and dying against the dis-
ant hillsides , the ever absent mead-
w larks , garbed In their cloaks of
pringtlme , do not porch.
And with the lengthening days and
abbreviated bits of nocturnal dark-
loss , comes , naturally , more of heat
ind nu all around suggestion of the
good old summer time. For as the
lays grow long there is more light
) ti earth.- That Isn't true , of course ,
'or whenever a day lengthens out In
his section of the gloho another
diortens m > In the southern homls-
ihoro , but wo'ro pretty apt to think ,
xftor nil , that when the days get big
vlth us the whole world Is filled with
greater light. But there Is more heat
n this particular 70110 , at least , for
Ight IB nothing more than heat at
test and the marks upon the sides ot
.ho dining room walls will testify to
the fact that the sunlight Is an hour
> r so earlier of late and gets up In
time these mornings to start work on
the union scale , whore It always used
to bo behind before.
And with the warming air at night ,
the moonlight , though 'tis hard to
liellove , seems softer than It was last
week and the week before when there
wasn't any moonlight at all. And as
Its silvery rays gleam upon the river's
surface , the canoeist notes It with
ambitious eye , and watches the pad
dles , ono by one , as they don't dip
down into the sparkling current. The
trouble with the canoeist and the
trouble with the man who looked at
Uio hills where no lowing herds were
lowing , Is merely a pipe-dream , the
natural ailment when the days begin
to grow long and the nights to shorten -
on up.
MRS. NIEDERMEYER DIES.
Wlsner Woman Who Had Been III for
Some Time.
Wisnor , Neb. , Feb. 8. Special to
The News : Mrs. Nicdermoyer of this
place , who has been ill for a long
time with Brlght's disease and dropsy ,
but who was not considered danger
ously sick until Friday , died at about
9 o'clock this morning. Her son and
daughter , who were sent for In Texas ,
arrived yesterday. Mrs. Nledonnoyor
was about sixty years old and leaves
five danglers and two sons. Arrange
mcnts Imvo not yet boon inado for the
funeral.