Till' ' ] NORFOLK. NEWS : PHI DAY , APRIL 22 , 1904
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I am iiialtiny my Lot and Acre Sale simply because , first , my business takes me to Omaha : second , the time is here , my friend Bullock
to the contrary notwithstanding , for'my improved property to sell at a fair price because , first , it is good stuff , the very best of its class and
there is plenty of money in Norfolk and vicinity to put in any Norfolk property at present prices , as the owners of this money have been look
: t ing about for a place for it for some time and have found that land now offers no particular inducement to the investor or speculator , though
8 they know that city property always follows farm property and that a great activity is now due. The fact is that the price situation of all
city properly is always a delicate one and under normal conditions , a few good purchases may easily set things going. In Norfolk the situa
tion is very favorable to a strong and active advance in values for the reason that the cheap property has all been absorbed and prices are
now at the bottom so that any one buying is surely safe , or if not at the bottom slightly on the upward turn.
/Vly / idea is that Norfolk is at the very edge of better things : that even one good element like a new railroad actually assured , or any
reasonable equivalent , would jump prices 50 to 100 per cent. If you will examine the situation here you will find a considerable number of
people ready to buy Norfolk property , especially houses , and a strong inclination on the part of present owners to advance their prices.
Now luM'iiuso of these things my lot , sale , hcin well advertised , will be found to he well attended , the weaiher permitting , hy purchasers ready and even
somewhat ea er to buy this property at a otxl price not so hi 'h as I have sold it at private sale , but ready enough to pay S OU.UO to SMO.OU for a < , 'ood lot , and
something more for a oed acre alongside ? that will make four lots.
It must not be forgotten that the transfer of I HO pieces of property from one ownership to say 50 or 75 means much for the town , and with the exceeding
low prices now prevailing on building material I fully expect the result of my sale will be one of the best late things that has happened to Norfolk. Another
friend tells me I am having a Fourth of July celebration all by myself , and this is true in a way , at least 1 am going to have a bettor brass band than Norfolk ever
had at a celebration.
Excursion Rates on the CKicago © . Nortk-
A Procession , a Good Many Outsiders , a Band Concert , a Bowery Dance t :
and a General Good Time ,
If Norfolk people think these things arc worthy of acknowledgment I trust they will patronize the concert and dance where they will |
* " surely get their money's worth , and also , as their time permits , personally attend the lot sale which they can help materially by their ; ; |
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! : COL. F. M. WOODS the Celebrated Blooded Ca.ue Auctioneer , of Lincoln , is the Hooter. I :
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BUSINESS OF THE SESSION HAS
DEEN COMPLETED.
SOME LETTERS' OF DISMISSION
Several Were Received Into This From
Other Presbyteries Large Num
ber of Prominent Minister's and Di
vines Were Present for it.
tKioinYdnoKiln y'n nnlly.l
The Nlobrara Presbytery mot at
the Presbyterian church and was
opened with pralso service , led by
Rev. Samuel Light of Stuart. Nob.
The opening sermon was delivered
by llov. W. M. Dovar of Randolph ,
the retiring moderator. After tlio
Hormou the presbytery was consti
tuted by prayer and Rev. S. C. Hick-
man of Emerson was elected mode
rator. Rev. T. . .1. Asmuck of Osmond
and Elder W. .1. Rice of Laurel were
elected clerks.
Letters of dismission wore grant
ed to Rev. 13. F. Knickerbocker to the
presbytery of Columbus , Ohio ; llov.
H. S. Morrison to Omaha ; llov. .1.
A. McLean to Kearney.
The llov. C. H. Churchill , of Mad
ison , was received from the Box
Butte presbytery. The following
wore present : Rev. T. .1. Asmus , Os
mend ; llov. Peter Boirell , Wayne ;
llov. W. T. Bowen , O'Neill ; Rev. B.
.1. llretbu\\er. Elgin ; Rev. Samuel
Light. Stuart ; Rev. D. 11. McLaugh-
lln , Inman ; llov. L. W. Scudder.
Wlnuobago ; Rev. Thomas L. Sexton ,
ID. D. , Lincoln ; Rev. S. F. Sharpless ,
Norfolk ; Rev. F. P. Wigton , Norfolk ;
llov. George Williams , D. D. . Ponder ;
Rev. D. W. Rosekons , Dorsey ; Rev.
S. C. C. Hlckman. Emerson ; llov. S.
O. Unities. Nellgh ; Rev.V. . H. Dovnr ,
Randolph ; Rev. G. D. Ilyden , Alexan
dria.
dria.Tho
The following elders , representing
the churches named : V. V. Rose-
kraus , Apple Creek ; A. C. Crosaman ,
Atkinson ; J. Harsch , Coleridge ; L.
II. McLaughlin , Emersou ; S. C. Ful
ton , Foster ; D. L. Pond , Inman ; W.
L. Rice. Laurel ; J. B. Klseffer , Nor
folk ; C. Motter , Oalulalo ; J. II. Jef
ferson , Osmond ; C. S. Whitman , Randolph -
dolph ; L. Krygor. South Sioux City ;
P. H. Mulfortl , Stuart.
The prefihyterjr held Its business
sessions all day Wednesday. The
close was/ / sot for Wednesday evening
ing , with the subject , "Our People.1
"As Workers In Our Sabbatl
Schorl , " llov. L. W. Scuddor.
"As Workers In the Endeavor So
clety , " Rev. C. II. Churchill.
"As Workers In the Church , " Rev
L. W. Bowen.
The program will bo au Interesting
one and the public is cordially lu-
vlted.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Plant a ( roe anyway.
Tomorrow Is Arbor day.
Fremont Is having au epidemic of
Herman measles , which are claimed
to ho the real thing , Imported direct
ly from abroad.
The person who hums or whistles
"Slug Mo a Song of the Sunny South"
or "In the Ooud Old Summer Tlino , "
should be exterminated on the spot.
.1. M. Olneeu was over from the
county seat.
T. D. Preeco of Hattlo Creek was
in Norfolk yesterday.
W. C. Hlrkley was a elty visitor yen-
terday from Spauldlng.
11. M. Little of Humphrey transact
ed business In Norfolk yesterday.
11. C. SCIrfas was an over night vis
itor In Norfolk from Madison.
W. II. Malrd of Orand Island Is In
Norfolk on beet sugar business.
Mrs. C. M. Harues of Plalnvlow was
an over night visitor In Norfolk.
II. A. Tawney of Plerco was a busi
ness visitor in Norfolk yesterday.
C. S. Smith and F. Merry of Wayne
vero Norfolk visitors yesterday.
Hymn. Cathryn and May Massman
> f Wayne were Norfolk visitors yes-
onlay.
The Pohlman barber shop has been
sold to Sir. Upton , who took charge
vestorday.
Mrs. C. 13. Burnlmm and Mrs. C. A.
Davis of Tllden visited In Norfolk
yesterday.
13. C. Howe of Denver , general man-
igor of the American Hoot Sugar com
pany. Is In the city looking after the
interests of the Norfolk plant
Nurserymen are busy making their
annual Arbor day distribution and
there appears to bo an unusual de
mand that Is encouraging for the fu
ture of the country.
It is given out from headquarters
that while it may not be desirable to
observe Arbor day and plant trees to
morrow with an overcoat on , it will
be permissible and no excuse for not
planting on account of the weather
will be acceptable.
. The agricultural department has Is
sued a bulletin announcing that dried
dandelion roots are worth from four
io nix cents a pound on the market ,
being In demand from the manufac
turers of drugs and proprietary med
icines. At this price there should ho
some Inducement for boys and girls
help got rid of a pest that bothers
owners of lawns and others.
Tomorrow is Arbor day and a good
many people will plant trees. Norfolk
banks will bo closed and a number of
Norfolk bankers will attend tht mootIng -
Ing of the Northeastern Nebraska as
sociation nt Ponca. 0. 13 , llurnhain
will deliver nn address. D. Mathow-
son and J. 13. Haaso will also attend.
More April showers this morning ,
accompanied by thunder and light
ning , appeared natural to the locality ,
the southeast with a trimming of chil
liness from the snow Holds of Mis
souri was not quite so natural , and
made warm wraps and a cheerful lire
highly desirable.
A meeting of the Norfolk high
school alumni will bo hold in the high
but the continuance of the winds from
school building next Tuesday night
for the purpose of making plans for
the lecopttou of the class of 1901 ,
which will graduate before many
more weeks. All members of the as
sociation are urgently requested to
attend and to offer Ideas and sugges
tions. This class is the largest that
has ever graduated and promises to
hold the record for some tlmo to come.
On that account , for one thing , the re
ception will require extraordinary at
tention and every graduate's aid is
needed.
THE AFFAIRS AT BATTLE CREEK
Inmate of the County Poor Farm Died
Yesterday and is Buried Today.
Battle Creek , Neb. , April 21. Spe
cial to The News : Wednesday a nice
monument was raised over the grave
of the late Mrs. F. W. Richardson , at
the union cemetery.
The little baby of Mr. and Mrs.
Rush Collins , north of the Elkhorn
river , died Tuesday and was burled
Wednesday.
INCH AND HALF RAIN IN STATE
The Storm Has Extended as far West
as McCook and Has Fallen
Heavily Some Places.
jLincolU , Nob. , April 20. Nearly
an inch and a half of rain has fallen
In eastern Nebraska In the last eigh
teen hours. The prospects are that
the western part of the state will bo
well drenched. Part of the tlmo the
rain has turned to sleet but there has
not been a freezing temperature and
it Is not believed that much damage
has been done to fruit throughout the
state. The rain extended as far west
us McCook.
Heavy Rain In Kansas.
Kansas City , April 20. A light
snow , accompanied hy a very decid
ed fall In the temperature , fell over
northwestern Missouri all t/f last
night and today. Throughout Kansas
there was very generally a heavy far
of rain , averaging about one Inch.
Wedding Invitations and announce
ments , engraved or printed , nt The
News oOlco.
Fresh supply of school tablets at
The News office ,
WILL SPEAK IN CHICAGO NEXT
SATURDAY NIGHT.
TALK ON NEW YORK PLATFORM
He Will Pay trie Hall Rent Newspa
per Men and Ministers Get Re
served Seats His Declaration as to
President and Platform.
Lincoln , Neb. , April 20. William
Teunlngs Bryan announces that ho
will deliver a political address at the
Princess rink In Chicago on next Sat-
mlay night upon the subject , "Tho
New York Platform. "
By the Now York platform , Mr.
Bryan means the platform adopted
ccontly by the democratic state con
vention of New York.
There will bo reserved seats for
ministers and newspaper men but
asldo from these every seat in the
louse will bo free.
Mr. Bryan says he will pay the hall
out and all expenses.
This will bo his declaration as to
the platform and the democratic
presidential candidate.
THE LATE LEVI BROME.
Last Rites for an Early Settler of
Norfolk His Early Life.
( From Thursilnv's Pulls' ]
The funeral of the late Levl Brome ,
who died In Butte , Montana , on Sun
day , April 17 , was held this morning
at 10 o'clock from the undertaking
rooms of Sessions & Bell , only com *
mitmont services being held at Pros
pect Hill cemetery , whore the remains
wore interred in tlio family lot beside
the remains of the two children who
died In an early day at Stanton. The
remains arrived In the city over the
Union Pacific last night , Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Brome of Omaha accomnanyliiK
the body , and this morning a largo
number of old Norfolk friends viewed
the familiar features nt the undertak
ing rooms provlojis to the last sad
rites. Mr. II. C. Bromo's two children
came up from Omaha to take a last
leave of their grandfather.
Having lived in Norfolk and vi
cinity for twenty-one years preceding
the removal of the family to Butte ,
Montana , there are a largo number
of old-time friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Brome and family hero who will feel
profound sorrow over Mr. Bromo's
death , nud sincerely sympathize with
the remaining members of the fam
ily over the loss they have sustained.
Lovl Brome was born December 3 ,
1S22 , at South Fallsburg , Sullivan
county , Now York , making that state
his homo until ho moved west with
he tide of emigration In the late sev
enties. He was united in marriage
with Mary E. Wheeler at Stevns
ville. N. Y. , February 25 , 1S52 , and
In 1879 moved with his family , con
sistlug of his wife and eight chll-
Ireu to Stantou , this state. After a
residence there of two years Mr.
llrome and his family moved to Nor-
'oik , first living on the Hcckendori
farm north of the city for a time then
moving to town , a home having been
built on South Thirteenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Brome remained hero
until two years ago , moving to Butte ,
Mont. , whither they had been pre
ceded by their daughters and one
son , In .luno , 1902.
Mr. Brome was taken sick Christ-
ma stimo ami for two months preced
ing his death had been bedfast , the
end coming on Sunday , April 17. His
aged wife survives him , but she has
been In feeble health , having suffered
a paralytic stroke last summer , but
has recently shown some improve
ment.
The sons and daughters are very
well known to the people of Norfolk
and highly respected. The oldest
son is Harry C. Brome who ban at
tained distinction as a member of the
Omaha bar ; Sylvester is in govern
ment service at Butto. Misses
Laura P. , Fannie and Alice Brome ,
are teachers In the schools at
Butte , and previous to going to
Montana had taught for a number of
years in the schools at Norfolk. Mrs.
Cora Nichols of this city is the fourth
daughter. She also taught school be
fore her marriage. A son and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Brome are burled
In the family lot in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. Van Horn Surprised.
Mrs. Henry Van Horn of 'Norfolk ,
Neb. , who is n guest at tlio homo of
her brother , Thomas Klldnff , of 209
Thirteenth avenue , was very pleas
antly Surprised Monday evening hy a
party or some thirty of her friends
and relatives. The evening proved an
onjojnblo one for all. Choice refresh-
raents were served. The company re
mained until a late hour , and before
departing presented the hostess with
a number of handsome tokens of re
membrance. Mrs. Van Horn was a
resident of Clinton for many years
before taking up her homo in Nebras
ka. She leaves for Norfolk on April
IS. Clinton , Iowa. Herald.
Wedding Announced.
Invitations have been Issued for the
marriage of Mr. Ed. Pohfal and Miss
Elsie Schulz , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Schulz of this city.
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The ceremony Is to take place nt s't.
Paul Lutheran church on Wednesday ,
April 27. Mr. Pohfal Is n young
farmer living two miles northwest of
Hosklns , and it is there that the young
people will make their home.
HONOR STUDENTS ARE CHOSEN
Miss Ethel Long at Head of Class and
Miss Ella Hoptll Is Second.
Grades Over 96.
The class of 1901 , Norfolk high
school , yesterday was notified of tlio
honor students , who will deliver the
valedictory and the salutatory ad
dresses in the commencement exer
cises.
Miss Ethel Long will have first
place , that of valedictorian on her
grading through the four years' high
school course which averages 9S.25G.
Miss Ella Haupli gets second place ,
that of salutatorlan , upon her record
of three-one-hundrcdths less , 90.220.
ELGIN VILLAGE MARSHAL DEAD
John Austin Passes Away at 7 O'clock
This Morning After Two Weeks'
Illness. ' / '
Elgin , Neb. , April 20. John Austin - /
tin , Elgin's village marshal , died at , '
7 o'clock this morning from pneumo
nia , having been sick hut two weeks. *
He was forty-six years old and an
early settler in Antelope county. Ho
went to Colorado seven years ago
and came back to Nebraska In 1898 ,
since which time he has made his
home In Elgin. He has been city mar
shal for two years. Ho leaves a wife
and an S-year-old son. The funeral
will he held Thursday from the Pres
byterian church and will bo In charge
of the Odd Fellows lodge and the Ben
Hnr lodge , of which ho was an active
member. UQV. Mr. Trump will con
duct the service and the remains will
bo laid to rest in the West Cedar Val
ley cemetery.
LAST BARN BANDIT IS GUILTY
Emil Roeski , One of the Four , Will
berve Life Sentence Others
Die Friday.
Chicago , April 20. The Jury in tlio
case of Emil Roeskl , the last 0110 of
the four youthful car barn bandits
whoso criminal exploits have caused
so much furor and for which his three
comrades are to bo hanged in the
Cook county Jail on Friday , returned
a verdict of "guilty" today , ills punIshment -
Ishmont was fixed at a Hfo sentence
in tlio penitentiary.
Roeski was connected with the first
robbery of the Northwestern railroad
station and Inter helped hold
up sa
loons. Ho shot at guards and de >
tectives.
The definite charge against Roeski
was the murder of Otto Baudor In
July. The Jury was adjourned last
night and mot again at 10 this morn ,
ing.