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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1904)
8 K NOIlKOliK NtiWS ; I'MtlDAY , AIMMIi 15 , UIO-I. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HM 'KH' 'M- * * * * * * * * * * * * ' * * * . I : I : "f . ' 4' . ! will sell at Public Auction , beginning At 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. , and Saturday the 23rd , at 9 A. M. , My Acres and Lots in Norfolk. $ hese lots and acres are numbered with sale numbers from 37 OF THEM BEING ACRE LOTS , and the sale will begin with NO. 1 AND CONTINUE CONSECTUTIVELY down the list until all are sold. Col. F. M. Woods , the Celebrated Fine Stock Auctioneer of Lincoln , Neb. , will be in charge. A Splendid Band will be in attendance and free transportation furnished to the Ground. .t..t.j. . j .A , NORFOLK FIREMEN MEET IN AN NUAL SESSION. WILL ASK RAISE OF SALARIES Committee Appointed to Interview the City Council on the Subject Kern Re-Elected Chief Vote $50 to As sist the Nebraska Running Team. Tlio Norfolk flro departniout mot In annual session last evening at the city ball with a good attendance of members for the annual election of olllcors and the performance of slmv llurvorlt. . The first business of the mooting was to vote $50 out of the department fund to nastst Jn sending the "nil-Ne braska" nnining loam to St. Louis to participate In the hose races that will bo u feature of the exposition enter tainment. Norfolk has no represen tative on the team , the nearest mem ber bolug at Stanton , but all depart ments are expected to contribute to the expenses of the team. Treasurer Winter repnrtd that there was a balance of $5110.52 In the de partment treasury , all bills being paid. The election of officers was the next thing on the program and this was accomplished with no opposition appearing against the names first proposed and all elections wore by acclamation. The following wore the ofllcors named : V. A. Nonow , president. ' J. II. Sanford. vlco president. S. II. McFarland , secretary II. "VV. Winter , treasurer. W. L. Kern , chief. W. G. Rouse. Ous. Uloy and George Scott , trustees. The chief , secretary and treasurer were re-elections. Chlof Kern nc knowledged the compliment bestowed upon him in n few appropriate words emphasized with a box of cigars. President Nonow announced as a sick committee : Fritz FrohlofC , lion ry Ivlug and Fred Ilellormnn. A committee of three was namei by the department to appear before the city council and request that the salary of chief bo Increased from $50 to ? 100 a year , and that the assist ant chief bo paid $50 a year. The committee consists of J. W. Edwards V. A. Nenow and U. II. Reynolds. Chief Kern lias not yet nnnonncoi his appointments for assistant elite nnd other officers Chief Kern 1ms announced tlio fo lowing appointments of assistants fo the ensuing year : First asslstnn chief , H. W. Winter ; second assist -I nt chief , .lohn Krant/ ; third nsslst- nt chlof , W. ( ! . Roimo. Company ollleors will bo chosen oon. The Queen City hose company tools In adjourned regular session miorrow night for the election of Ulcers. Letter List. hist of lo'Uora remaining uncalled ir nt the postotllco at Norfolk , Nob. , \prll 11 ! , 1901 : Mr. Ira Ulaln , Chas. Carrey , A. U. loward , .lack Williams , Henry Wll- num. If not called for In tlftco.ii days will ue sent to the dead luttor olllco. Parlies calling for any of the above uloiiso say , "advertised. " John R. Hays. P. M. Foloy's Honey and Tar contains no iplatos , and will not constipate llko leiirly nil other cough medicines , tofuso siibutltutos. Klosau Drug Co. If you are a dyspeptic you owe It o yourself and your friends to get veil. Dyspepsia iMinoys the dyspop- Ic's friends because his disease sours ils disposition as well as his stom- ich. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will not inly euro dyspepsia , indigestion and sour stomach , lint this palatable , re constructive tonic digestant strength ens the whole digestive apparatus , mil sweetens the llfo as well as the stomach. When you take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure the food yon oat Is enjoyed. U Is digested , assimilated uul its nutrient properties nppropri- xted by the blood and tissues. Health s the result. Sold by Asa 1C. Leon- ird. Koloy's Kidney Cure makes kidneys - noys and bladder right. Don't delay taking. Klesau Drug Co. THE BLACK HILLS. The Richest Hundred Miles Square In the World. The ninek Hills , in the southwest ern part of the state of South Da kota , produce one-third of the gold found in the United States , and are said to bo the richest one-hundred square miles in the world. A now booklet on the INack Hills has been issued by the Northwestern line , with a fine detailed map of this won derful region. Send four cents in stamps for copy of the booklet to J. A. Knhn , assistant general freight and passenger agent , Chicago & Northwestern R'y. , Omaha , Nob. No business is eo small that It can not advertise successfully If judicious ly. And no business Is so largo that it can afford to dispense with adver tising. The News now reaches more people in northern Nebraska and the country tributary than any other auwbpapor from whatever locality. An advertisement In Us columns is a good investment and will bring re turns if handled right TERRITORY NORTH OF M. & O. TRACKS COVERED. IS NOT CONSIDERED DAMAGING The River Has Been Slowly Rising but There Is Not Enough Surplus Snow to Run Over into the Town. Two Feet Deep on North Third. As a result of the snow which foil In the Northfork valley during the re cent bli77.nrd , the territory north of the M. & O. railroad tracks In Nor folk Is completely under water , with the surface rising slowly. It Is not thought that any serious damage will result as there are no houses In the district under water. The river has been rising all day and Is two feet higher above the mill dam. Uelow It Is about four foot higher. The gates were dropped to nceonmiodnto the Hood. The water on North Third street , ncioss tlio track. Is about two or three feet deep and It has crept westward as far as Fourth street. The Hood this spring Is much light er than usual and it Is not considered as hazardous to city property. THURSDAY TIDINGS. C. S. Smith of Madison was a cUy visitor over night. U. D. Mackonburg of Nollgh was a visitor in Norfolk. Miss Irene Alexander Is hero from Sioux City visiting friends. Mrs. W. 13. Harvey of Newman Grove was a city visitor this morning. W. II. Payne and Sherman Willoof Hastings wore In the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Hruco have re turned from n throe months' visit in Iowa , New York and Vermont. Chas. J. Dillon , field man for Ed wards , Wood nnd company , is a guest of Manager Fuller of the local olllco today. Sanford Parker , register of the I'p'ioi sstHtes land olllco at Spencer , arrived in the city on the early train this morning. Norfolk lodge No. 1C. I. O. 0. P. , will meet tonight. It is expected that there will bo degree work. The Pioneer Hook nnd Ladder com pany took a practice drill last even ing just before the meeting of the department , using the Seller livery barn as a basis for operations. It is about the time of year when the circus bill pastors arrive on the scone nnd commence putting up the gay lithographs announcing the vis its of world's famous aggregations of actors and stupendous displays in the menagerie and hlpodroino depart ments. Farmers are getting anxious to seed and say that those nights are a little bit too cool to do it successfully. They me hoping , however , that they may net at it before so very much longer. Workmen have staked off the ground for the now homo of D. S. Mullock at the corner of Norfolk av- unuo and Eleventh street , and the work of excavation for the foundation and collar will bo commenced at once. A flro that did little damage In the Richards block called the department out yesterday afteinoon nt 3:30 : o'clock. The building was undergoing a layer in tar and the hot Iron got Into the stuff , blazing up. People in the telephone exchange saw the blaze and turned In an nltirm. Chemicals from the telephone olllco put out tlio lire boliire the department arrived. Mrs. Uello Stoutonborough of Plntts- mouth , secretary of the Nebraska Fed eration of Women's clubs , has sent out notices regarding the seventh bi ennial meeting of the general federa tion which Is to bo held at St. Louis May 17-25 : Tlio olllcers and delegates - gates of the state federation expect to leave for St. Louis on Mny lo , ar riving at St. Louis on the morning of the 17th. The day 'of celebration at the fair grounds will bo on May 1 , known ns "Louisiana Purchase Day , " \\hon there will bo receptions at all the state buildings. The head quarters for Nebraska club women will bo at "Tho Odeon. " ,1. W. Ray , a prosperous larmor , whoso ranch is six miles west of town , shipped today to Omaha markets one of the llnost lots of fat cattle ever sent from Norfolk. They were two cars of black beauties , uniform In size nnd color and fattened to per fection. Practical stockmen always select pure broods as beef animals and this year with corn soaring around the half dollar notch the cf- llclency of pedigreed stock nlono per mits the stockman to realize a profit on his feeding operations. The pity Is that BO line a lot of young heifers should be converted Into beef nnd not bo retained for breeding purposes to improve the stock which our agricul turalists will hnvo to draw from in the future. Rheumatism , indigestion , constipa tion , beadacho and stomach trouble positively prevented and cured by Ilollluter's Rocky Mountain Tea. Keeps you well nil summer. 33 cents. The Klosan Drug Co. The suros and safest remedy for kidney and bladder diseases IB Fol- oy's Kidney Curo. Klesau Drug Co. Good for Children. The pleasant to take and harmless One Ullnuto Cough Cure gives Im mediate relief in all cases of cough , croup and In grlppo because It docs not pass immediately into the stomach ach , but takes effect right at the scat of the trouble. It draws out the in- Humiliation , heals and sooths and cures permanently by enabling the lungs to contribute pure life-giving and life-sustaining oxygen to the blood and tissues. Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure is pleasant to take and it is good alike for young and old. Sold by A&a K. Leonard. A tcnlc for the aged and infirm. Gives strength and vital force to every part of the body. A spring ton ic that makes sick people well. IIol- lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents , tea or tablet. The Klosau Drug Co. Chronic Bronchitis Cured. "For ton years I bad chronic bron chitis so bad that at times I could no speak above a whisper , " writes Mr. Joseph Coffman of Monmoroncl , Ind. "I tried all remedies available , but with no success. Fortunate' ' ) ' my employer suggested that I try Fol- oy's Honey and Tar. Its effect was almost miraculous and I am now cured of the disease. On my recom mendation many people have used Foloy's Honey and Tar , and always with satisfaction. Kiesau Drug Co. A spring blessing for all mankind. There's nothing like llollistor's Rocky Mountain Tea to make one strong , healthy and robust. Keeps the whole family well. 35 cents , tea or tablets. The Klosau Drug Co. The Best Family Salve. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo gives Instant relief from burns , cures cuts , bruises , sores , eczema , totter nnd all abrasions of the skin. In buying Witch Hazel Salvo It is only neces sary to sco that you get the genuine DoWltt's and a euro Is certain. Tlioro are many cheap counterfoils on the market , all of which are worthless and quite a few are dan gerous , while DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo is perfectly harmless and cures. Sold by Asa K. Leonard. Dreadful Attack of Whooping Cough. Mrs. Ellen Harllson of 300 Park Avo. , Kansas City , Mo. , writes as fol lows : "Our two children had a so- voio attack of whooping cough , ono of them in the paroxysm of coughing would often faint nnd blood at the noso. Wo tried everything wo hoard of without getting relief. Wo then called In our family doctor who pro scribed Foloy's Honey and Tar. With the first dose they began to Im prove and wo feel that It has saved their lives. " Refuse substitutes. Klosau Drug Co. Pneumonia Is Robbed of Its Terrors , by Foloy's Honey nnd Tar. It stops the racking cough nnd heals and strengthens the lungs. If taken in tlmo it will prevent an attack of . . .J- . pneumonia. Refuse substitutes. Klesau Drug Co. A Chattanoogo Druggist's Statement. Robt. J. Miller , proprietor of the i' Road House drug store of Chattan ' ooga , Tcnn. , writes : "There is more merit in Foloy's Honey and Tar than in any other cough syrup. The calls for it multiply wonderfully and wo soil more of It than all other cough syrups combined. Klesau Drug Co. > W * tw * * * & ' , - mine , urizinni . . / * ' ' \ , * < . , . , MOUNTAIN TC IAS' i"i f" < - i.l" l j Madleon Meilt- ' " 'I ' ' ' ' " " ' . \VS. | U "Vi * > ® ' ' ! , . , , - . . . . . ' , . /7/ / - - - well. Our tro.1i > - -lltM"i'i'-/ % ' > cut : on cjcl1 imcknvi. Prise , tj Cfiits. Nevtr ii' b'llk. Ai'rcpt no substi' < -n Aour 3 > s Cheap One-Way Colonist and Round-Trip Homeseekers' ' Rates VIA ILLINOIS CENTRAL R , R , "One Way Colonist Rates. " To points In Montana , Idaho , Wash ington , Oregon , British Columbia and Alberta territory. Tickets on sale dally until April 30. Liberal stopovers - overs allowed. To points In Minnesota , North nnd South Dakota , Manitoba , Western Ontario - tario , Saskatchawan and Asslnlbola. Tickets on snlo every Tuesday during March and April. To points In Tennessee , Mississip pi nnd Louisiana. Tickets on sale the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in March and April. "Homeseekers1 Round Trip Rates. " To points in Alabama , Georgia , Ken tucky , Mississippi , Louisiana , North and South Carolina , Tennessee and Virginia. Tickets on sale 1st and 3rd Tuesdays In March and April , at rate of ono fnro plus $2.00. Stop , overs allowed. Further Information cheerfully giv en at city ticket olllce , No. M02 Far- nom street , Omaha , or write W , H , BRILL , Dlst Pass , Agent , OMAHA , NEB.