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I THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY. AUGUST 11. 1 J05. DAYS OF CALAMITY IN NEDRA8KA ARE RECALLED. STIRRING DAYS FOR PIONEERS In the Late 70s the Grasshopper Plague Devastated Every Kind of Growing Vegetation but Grass Stiff Stories but True. "I was gazing out of the car window on the way to DCS Molncs yesterday , " said J. W. Garrcll of David City , Nob. , to the Sioux City Tribune , "and as I watched the grain being cut , I was f * reminded of the harvest In the late fy ' 70s , during the grasshopper plague ty which swept over Nebraska nnd north ern Kansas , leaving bare fields. "I have often heard men scoff at statements made by some of the early Bottlers about the clouds of grasshop pers that completely obscured every thing from sight , but I can tell you that It is an absolute fact that the sun was obscured from our sight for a long time ono day on account of the clouds of grasshoppers. , "I couldn't have been over 10 years of age when the grasshopper plague struck Nebraska , but so unusual an event was It In my life that I can re member It as If It wcro yesterday. My father had but recently settled In Ne braska , and at that tlmo the state was not settled as It Is now. People were for the most part poor , and had only their household effects , their teams , and their crops , which , If destroyed , would mean that hard times would surely follow. "Tho season , " as I remember It , had been propitious , and the farmers had put out good crops , which had been matured by plentiful rains , and ripen ed under the Influence of a hot No- hraska sun. Everything gave promise of a bumper crop , nnd the farmers were feeling good. "Along about the time of harvest , the farmers In our section began to hear of a plague of grasshoppers far ther east which sweep everything be fore It as clean as If It had been cut down by a sickle. Naturally It was ft fioiiroo of worry , but many of the farmers believed they would have am pie tlmo-to harvest their crops before the Invasion , which Was not looked , upon as especially dangerous , arrived. j. "My father , however , had previously , hoard of plagues of this kind , and did not propose to bo caught napping. He had a good field of corn , which was of course not ripe , and ho could do noth Ing to save that , BO ho was compelled to leave It to the tender mercies of the grasshoppers. "Besides the cornhe had a good field of oats , which had come out heavy and stood yellow with the harvest , Our wheat , too , was well headed out nnd was all ready , tall and ripe for the sickle. V ; . ( "Father determined to save that wheat and oats crop at any cost. He hired all the binders he could , for grain In these days was bound by hand , and determined to work night and day In order to get the wheat In the shock before the plague struck which was expected within three or four days. "Tho cradlers made things lively , and night and day , with only a few hours' sleep , the wheat was put In shock. As young as I was I was recruited Into the service. Well , to make a long story short , wo finished the harvest , except a few acres o : wheat. "At noon on the third day we al went In for dinner , and I can remem ber seeing my father shade his eye and look toward the east to see whether the grasshoppers were com . Ing. A little later a dark cloud coult ' ] bo seen on the horizon , which rolled and tumbled like a storm. My fathe said It was the grasshoppers coming , and all was In a state of expectancy. "An hour later a wall of hoppers a 8 high as you could see and as far a s the eye could reach came rolling alonj llko Pharoah's plague. In a llttl while It commenced literally to rain grasshoppers. They rattled on th roof like hailstones , covering every - thing with a creeping , crawling mas of wriggling , hopping Insects. I neve saw anything like It. The trees wer a mass of grasshoppers , which clung to each other and to the bark of th trees , like bees swarming. "Tho fields were full of grasshop pers. The sun had long since ceasei to shine. You couldn't walk outsld the house without stopping on grass J hoppers piled on each other six Inche * high. The buzz of their wings re minded mo of the whirr of thousand .3 of wheels In a factory. Whizz , zlpp zing , they went as they soared eve the house and Into the fields , sweep Ing everything before them like a n : army. "I can't remember how long It las t- ed , but I well remember the devasta tion that was everywhere npparen , ' . when the plague had swept onward t ' -ft" There was not a tree In the countr ; that was not entirely divested of It foliage. Garden stuff had been mowed down as closely to the ground as If it had been clipped with a scythe. "But the corn fields ! That patch of forty acres which had been the pride of my father , was nowhere In In sight. When we left It a short tlmo before , It was well tasseled out nnd In silk. When wo saw It again , It looked as If a flro had swept It. These stalks that had swayed and bent be neath the Nebraska breeze were cut down to within six inches of 101 ground and wore entirely destroyed. "Tho oatn nnd wheat , however , wore saved , because they had been well put up , and the hoppers could not get to them. The pests did not bother the grass either , BO there was nome feed for the cattle and horses the coming winter. "After going over the promises , fa ther found that holes had been gnawed Into the shingles of the roof. Fork handles had been eaten Into , and the spokes of wagon wheels wcro gnawed by the tooth of the insects. "Wo wore not the only losers. Ev ery farmer In our neighborhood had lost practically everything ho had. Others had not taken the porcautlons which my father did , and consequently suffered a greater loss. The prlco of grain wont up that fall , like land dur ing the Mississippi bubble , nnd what was others' loss was our gain. "I heard afterwards that the ono ex press train that crossed the plains had been compelled to wait for hours after the visitation of these grasshoppers. They were ground beneath the wheels of the train , and the track became so oily nnd slippery that It was Impos sible to proceed. And there the train was compelled to sit and wait the will of the grasshoppers. "That was a sight that I never want to see again , although It is a rare ex perience to bo able to relate it nowa days. I have heard the story doubted so much that I am getting used to it , but it Is on the level , and if you don't bellovo It , ask me. " STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE Matter Is Referred to the City Attor ney Resolutions Passed , Bills Al lowed and Other Matters Disposed of by the Council. ft-Vom Tuesday's Dally. 1 The city council met In regular ad journed session Monday evening. Present , Councllmen Crotty , Gow , KIoBau , Mathowflon and Stafford. Ab sent , Halvcrsteln and Spellman. The minutes of July 20 and August 3 were read nnd approved as read. Freeman Bros. ' license for an elec trical show for one week was remitted with the understanding that 25 per cent of its gross receipts be given to the city flro department | The police Judge's report for the month of July and the report of the treasurer for Juno were accepted nnd placed on file. The petition of F. R Saterlee and other property owners on Eleventh street asking for a walk along the east side of Eleventh street and between - tween Norfolk avenue and Madison avenue was presented and read , The following resolution was adopted : Resolved , That new walks be or dered put In on the west side of lots 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 nnd 10 In block 4 of Koen- . Igsteln's Third Addition to Norfolk , I according to the provisions of ordl- nance No. 275. The street and alley committee were Instructed to proceed with the Thir teenth street gulch work according to their plans. The chief of police was instructed to notify owner on whose lot on South Thirteenth street a nuisance exists , to remove all rubbish from said lot. The following resolution was read : "Resolved , That lot 17 , block 3 , Dor- soy Place addition bo assessed $40.01 as special tax for new cement side walk. " J. Redman's alleged claim for dam ages against the city for falling on a cement walk , was referred to the city attorney with Instructions to report at the next meeting. The matter of making a contract with City Engineer Rosewater for a sewerage and drainage system , with personal supervision of the completion of the work , was also referred to the city attorney. The following bills against the city wore ordered paid : Harry Gainos. $15 : Burt Mlllen , $3.75 ; Theodore Jensen. $4.50 ; C. Hash. $2.25 ; Wm. Koch. $9.00 ; C. Long. $0.00 : C. R. Cox. $5,25 : Bob J-ovelace. $15 : Hoffman & Vlele. $15 : S. L. Murphy. $8 : O. W. Wilkinson , $4 ; Ed. Roach. $2.40 : Ware & Son , 25c. : Sugar Cltv Cereal mills. $21.02 : Fred Klentz. $20 ; O. R. Seller. $1.50 : W. Livingstone. $42 ; Julius Hulff. $54.03 : Geo. Dudlov. $4 ; Aug. Buss. $50 ; Gobe Leo. $23.90 : F. Byerlv. 432.40 ; Gobo Lee. $ J2.9d : F. Utrech't. $2.50 : Chicago Lumber Co. , $70.10 : Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. , $113.10 ; J. M. Long. $13 : C. C. Gow. $12.50 : Anzelgor , $11.25 : Albert Dog- ner. $12.04 : F. JC. Potraa. $2.40 ; Nebraska - braska Telephone Co. . $4.25 : .Aug. Pasowalk. $10.90 ; M. M. Farley. $3.00 : Jim Hav. $01 : Aug. Brummund , $27.50 : C. Long. $12 : Ed. Matnoy , $1.10 : R. L. Lovelaee , $10.95 ; H. Win- tor. $1.00 ; E. P. Woatborby. $50.45 : S. R. McFarland. $12.50 < O. A. Rlchev , $52 ; Chicago Lumber Co. . $70.09 ; E. W. Rnhlow. $1.20 ; Norfolk Lumber Co. . $10.15 ; 1' . F. Snrecher. $10.10 : Leo Tlpton , $2.00 : J. Unton , $4.00 : 1L A. Salmon. $9 : C. E. Hartford. $18 ; I. T. Cook. $91.05. One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dollars lars Earned. The average man does not save to exceed ten per cent of his earnings. Jlo must spend nine dollars in living expenses for every dollar saved. That being the case ho cannot be too care ful about unnecessary expenses. Very often a few cents properly Invested , llko buying seeds for his garden , will save several dollars outlay later on. It Is the same in buying Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. It costs but a few cents , and a bottle of it In the house often saves a doc- [ tor's bill of several dollars. For sale by the Klesau Drug Co. ACCORDING TO NEBRASKA UNI VERSITY PROFESSOR. DR. ROSS ON RACE SUICIDE Declaring the Stork and Not the Raven of War to be the Enemy of the Dove of Peace , Dr. Ross Addresses Chicago cage Students. trrom Tuopilny'n Dully.1 Declaring the enemy of the dove of peace to ho the stork and not the ra ven of war , Dr. Edward ROMS of the chair of sociology at the University of Nebraska , In speaking to the stu dents of the Chicago university , snld that race sulcldo was a matter for congratulation. "A decreased birthrate does not mean the destruction of the race , ' ho said. "Call It race sulcldo If wo will. It Is a high birthrate that In danger ous. Russia proves It. There the blrthruto Is barbarous , yet half the children die before they arc 5 years old. Over 39 per cent of I ho men mar ry under 20 years of ago and nearly 75 per cent of the women marry be fore that ago. The result Is a vast horde of people , Ignorant and unen lightened , that IH constantly spread out over other countries , seeking re lief nnd carrying war with them. Rus sia figuratively IB burled alive. "There nro many causes of a decreased - creased birthrate , all of them praise worthy In a measure , but there Is a limit beyond which the decrease should not go. A decrease In the rate denotes civilization , but If the fam ilies of the enlightened are cut to a certain point the enlightened will bo overrun by the unenlightened , where there Is no check on the birthrate. Every family should consist of at least four children. " TUESDAY TOPICS , _ _ _ _ I Dr. Nlckolson , wlfo nnd daughter , left this morning for Kearney. Phil Cole of Wayne passed through the city enrouto to Omaha. Roy Lulkart has returned from a visit with his brother at Tllden. Mr. and Mrs. Max Lenser wcro In the city yesterday from Tilden. Joseph Wostonpol of West Point Is tarnsncting business In Norfolk today. Ella and Hugo Gllsaman of Doone , Iowa , nre In the city visiting friends. Mrs. L. M. and Leonard Iliilo of ) Battle Creek were city visitors over night , Attorney Fred Free of Plalnvlow came down on the early train this morning. Arthur Hartley U expected In the city this week to visit with his sister , Mrs , W , & . Baker. Miss Marjorle Klentz han gone to Newport lo take care of a patlont af ter an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Calhouu of Plain view are visiting at the Parley homo on South First street. John Dlngman ot Missouri Valley Is In the city visiting relatives and friends , Wm. Eutz and wlfo were In the city this morning , returning homo to Hos kins after n visit with friends at | Pierce. Mrs. E. P. Weatherby and Mrs. War rick left yesterday for Omaha where they will visit with Mrs. Joseph Shoe maker for a month. A. M. Reeves , who has been In the employ of A. E. Bullock , was called to Sioux City this morning on account o : sickness in his family. Dr. H. T. Holden returned today from a trip to the Portland exposition It is a great show and ho enjoyed the trip very much. Mrs. G. W. Schwenk and daughto Nolle have gone to Dayton , Ohio , to visit relatives for a month. They will visit at other places enroute. George B. Christoph left today fo Omaha where he goes to hold exam nations for the state board of pharm acy. There Is a largo class to bo amlned. Mrs. John Mullen and Mrs. J. J Mullen and Edward Mullen , who hav been visiting friends nt Pierce , wer In the city this morning on their way to their homo In Omaha. Max Asmus and Wm. Ahlman wen to Kearney this morning , where they will play with the First regiment bant at the Nebraska National guard encampment - campment , which opens today. E. C. Hammond of Brunswick an A. L. Button of Plalnvlow were on the early train this morning onrout to Lincoln , where Mr. Hammond wll locate In business , having sold hi bank at Brunswick to Holbert & Me Corraack of the Farmers' State bank at Plalnvlew. Bulah , the two-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Slgnor , living on North Eighth street , Is very III with congestion of the brain. With Street Commissioner Rlchoy's street gang are two men , Wm. Cook and Carl Lehraann , who yesterday shoveled thirty-four wagon loads of dirt , which Is considered pretty good for a hot day. Children who were having a llttlo Fourth of July with lighted cat tails last evening set flro to an outbuilding at L. C. Bargolt's homo. A stream from the garden hose soon exting uished the flame , but not until only a shell of the building remained. In an early day rattle snakes were common In this country but now they are very seldom seen. Occasion ally , however , ono Is seen and killed. Dr. Mnckny killed a young ono yester day , seven miles north of town , and ho says It Is the first ho has seen since ho killed ono twenty yearn ago. Minn Clara Dogner Invited ton of her girl friends to help her cclohrato her eighteenth birthday Innt evening. The young Indies had a jolly tlmo at the Degnur homo on South Fourth Htrcot , and then adjourned to Frcy- thaler's restaurant for refreshment ! ! . Dr. J. C. Mypm returned thlH morn ing from Plnlnvlow , where ho wnn called yosturdny to examine n sup posed case of glandorH. HoVIIH unable - able to determine definitely whetlmr the dlHonno from which the homo IH suffering Is glanders or not , but ho bollovcn that It IB. Rev. Father Walsh of this city ban secured a date from Rev. Father Vaughn , the noted lecturer , who will bo here September 18. Fnthor Vaughn will bo remembered as having boon ouo of the foremost lecturorn In Urn tothodlRt lecture course. , his subjectfl olng Shakespearian topics. The Nebraska Stnto Hoard of Pliar- nicy will hold a meeting In Oinnlw oinorrow for the examination of np- llcants for drug clerks. feo. ! 11. ChrlHtoph , who tu n member of the oanl nnd the examiner , loft for Otnn- u at noon to conduct the oxnniluu- Ion. Ion.An An Insane patient was brought to ho Norfolk honpltnl yenterday from 'alontlno. The man wear his hair own over hlR HhouIderH , a feather In ils hat , nnd llko Joseph , has n coat f many colors. Ho Is snld to bo the ra/.lcnt man who has been brought o the hospital for many a day. The remains of Mrs. Frank Slomn , vho died nt her homo four miles outh of Nollgh , were brought to Nor- 'oik on the noon train ypsterdny for ntormcnt In Prospect Hill cemetery , 'hoy were formerly rcsldentH of this Ity. Funeral services were held In Christ Lutheran church nnd were con- lucted by Rov. J , P. Muollor. The Northeast Nebraska Dental no- lety has recently been organized at x meeting of the profession held In mcrson , and the following olIlcorH were elected : Dr. C. E. Hrown of morBon , president ; Dr. F. B. Heckort of Wayne , vice president ; Or. C. S. nrkor of Norfolk , corresponding sec retary ; Dr. E. M. Hognn of Bancroft , ocordlng secretary. The next meet- ng of the organization will bo held In Norfolk In October. Bertha , the 9-yenrs-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. Kauffman , living In Queen City Place , fell from a wagon and broke both bones of her left arm it the wrist. She was riding with her rand parents nnd when they stopped at the Lowlu Molchor place on the Stanton road , she Jumped from the tvagon nnd struck the ground In such a manner as to cause the Injury. Dr. Sailer was called and set the fracture. She was doing nicely this morning. Freeman Bros. Vaudeville produc tion started last night at the corner of Fifth and Main streets for a wcok'H performance. The first night was enough to demonstrate that the show IB a good one , clean , up-to-date am deserving patronage. The features are moving pictures , singing nnd mu slcal specialties. The show Is here under ' the auspices of the Norfolk flro department. ' It has appeared hero several times before and always has given entire satisfaction. About 100 guests took part In cole brntlng ' the twentieth wedding nnnl vorsary of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Iluot tow on Sunday , mention of which wa ? made yesterday. Among these from a distance who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pllger of Stanton , Mr. am Mrs. Theodore Barnhnrt of Hosklna Mrs. Groverjohn of Carroll , Mrs. Setz kern of Pierce. Many valuable pre.c enta were left with Mr. and Mrs. Duct- tow as tokens of the esteem In which they nro held by their friends. Rev. and Mrs. T. II. Dabney have arrived in the city from Liberty , Mo. , and are located at 208 South Sixth street , Mr. Dabney Is the newly called pastor of the Baptist church In this city nnd his first meetings were held Sunday , when the church was well filled with members of the congrega tion. For a number of years Mr. Dab ney has been In the evangelistic work , having hold meetings in Norfolk ten years ago during the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Hudson. Mr. Dabney had a num ber of places In view but everything seemed to direct him toward Norfolk and ho Is much pleased with this city as his homo. This Is the dull season of the year In nearly every kind of business , but there nro exceptions to the rule. Ono of these exceptions Is In the line of machinery to handle the Immense crop of grain that has been produced ! | In this part of the country , of which | | the Norfolk foundry Is one , Its force working day and night getting thresh j ing outfits ready for Impatient cus tomers. The trade of this Institution ' covers all this section of the country and a great number of exponslvo rigs nre being sold. Shipments are made from Richmond , Ind. , nnd when they ! arrlvo hero the engines nnd threshers nro taken off the cars , put In shape to work and are then reloaded nnd ' shipped to their destlnntlon. The suc cess that has this season attended Mr. Bullock's efforts to make Norfolk a shipping point for this class of ma chinery will undoubtedly Induce oth er concerns to locate hero another year , as Norfolk Is unquestionably the most acsccsslblo place from which to reach a great area of country In the northern part of the state nnd south ern South Dakota. Death of Baby at Pierce. Pierce , Neb , , Aug. C. Special to The News : The 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Facger died this mornIng - Ing after a sickness of three or four days from summer complaint. MPORTANT STEP TAKEN DY THE COMMERCIAL CLUD. MPROVE ROADS INTO NORFOLK Irst Plan Contemplates Grading tlio Road Leading In From the West and Then Taking Up the Other * Propo sition Is Liberally Supported. fKrnm Hnturdny'H Pnlly.1 Secretary MnMitnvmni of the Com- lorelal club IH engaged jimt now In ilng a fund In bo expended In lin- roving ( bo road leading Into the elly oin the west. The proportion IH that t loan ! $200 nliall bo rallied ninong 10 InmlneKH men of thn town , nnd | hat tlio farmerH In the John Hay elghbnrhood and between Umro nnd Norfolk Hhall rnlno from $100 to $150 , IIP nmountH to mndn pnynhlo only pen condition Hint Ihn eounty pom- iitRHlntiorR eontrlbule n fliint an Inrge B ( lie totnl ralRed by prlvato pontrl- utIon , the whole to bo uwed In repair- the rend , which IH In very bad. ondllloii during the greater part of lip year. From tbo eheerful manner 11 which buHlnoHH men have attached heir names to thn subscription paper hero IR no queRtlon but that tlio town art of the fund will bo rained very liilckly. It IR planned to work over thn vholo distance of tbo road from town o the Ray corner , about RX ! mllen , hreo of which miles ( be road IR very lad , and coiiHldernblo of the tlmo IR iractlcally ItnpaRHablo. The bad trelchefl are what IH known tin the bottom" road , nnd thin It Is proto - to grade up mid give n top of gravel. Tbo work will com- le.nco at Thirteenth street nnd the tin will bo to plaeo tbo highway In borougbly flrHt claHH condition liroughout. Mr. Rublow , who owns bo gravel pit west of town , offern to 'ontrlbute ' OR MR share toward the lotterinent , nil the gravel that can bo iRod to surface the road after It has icon graded , the Idea being to make ho work pennnnent. Thin project ibould not bo allowed to fall under my consideration , an It IH something bat IR very much needed by the farm- ) rn living went of Norfolk nnd the Im provement would bo direct benefit to ho retail Interestn of town. It IH probable that the county com- nlHRlonerfl will gladly contribute the inonoy asked of them toward fixing bin road , because In IhlR manner they ivlll get the work done at JiiHt half the amount that It would otherwlHO cost them , as It IH legally the duty of tbo comity and not of private Individual to keep the highways In Biich condl ( Ion that they may bo traveled over. If thin project goes through all right , It IB a part of the Commercial club's plann to treat every road leadIng - Ing Into Norfolk In the same manner. At the present day there IH not a good road Into town. To tbo nortl the road IR bad nearly to Hndar , nnd from there to Pierce It Is pretty good driving trade to Pierce. East the rene Is bad for Homo distance and then gets better an Stnnton In approached , mnk Ing that town moro accessible to tbo fanners. South tlio rend IH very bat near tbo town but beyond Warnervlll It IH pretty good Into Madison , taking trade that way. So It will bo seer that the Commercial club has Inaugur ated an Important movement , nnd th officers should bo liberally supported by the business men of town In th effort to mnko It easier for farmers tc como hero to trndo. Atkinson Items. Atkinson , Neb. , Aug. 8. Special to The NOWH : Mrs. R. N. Hart was sud denly called to Cement , Okla. , to at tend her mother , Mrs. Palmer , who If dangerously 111 , The Infant babe of Mr. nnd Mrs , Henry MathlB died yesterday after noon nnd was burled this afternoon from the homo. Miss Lowe , n former milliner here , has received word of a brother's se rlous Illness , and leaves today for Chicago cage , her former home. In Atkinson and Immediate vicinity , rain Is very much needed. In mnny places corn Is suffering for the ncci of moisture , but the small grain 1 yielding flno , nnd mnny places th < fnrmor Is through thrashing. Hay 1 n most excellent crop. A flno showo | of rnln fell within three miles of town the Cth , Hut It only covered a smnl portion of the surface needing th samo. Merle Richards , a young druggls of Atkinson , Is attending the com s"mencomont exercises of the Fromon college of pharmacy. A United States Wall Map , well adapted for use In offlco , library i or school , substantially mounted , edg- es bound in cloth , printed in full col ors , showing the United States , Alas ka , Cuba and our island possessions The original thirteen states , the Louts lana purchase , the Oregon territory , etc. , are shown in outline , with dates when territory was acquired , and oth- or valuable Information. Sent to any address on receipt of fifteen cents to cover postage , by B. W. Knlskorn , P. T. M. , C. & N-W. R'y , Chicago. NORTHWESTERN BUYS ROAD. Pays $40,000 for Grade East of Rapid City , S. D. A dispatch from Rapid City , S. D. , says a deal has been consummated by which the Northwestern railroad be- roniPH owner of the rlRht of wny of Ilio Ilnpld City , Mlxmnirl Illvor nnd HI. Paul railway and nlKhleon mllen of grndo nlrendy completed between Hnpld nnd Spring crook. When the Dnkoln nnd Wyoming rnllrond cxelte- nient wan nt Itn height Hovnrnl yearn no thin rend nlxo wan ntnrtod , II- nanred by Hapld partlen. When the Dakota nnd Wyoming fulled the cnn- Irnplnrn were In debt to Hnpld C'lty nierehantn , nnd to lliiil | < lnlo Urn debt graded the eighteen mllpH iipoken of. Everything haH been quiet Hlifo ( hen till a call wnn Inserted In Hie lo cal pnperH for a HtocklioldorH * iiieei'iig : on the 2lib of the month. Tim Rtoek- holdern evidently btmled IhoniReheH , with the roHiill. that the meeting turn held n few ilayM ngo and the Nor'h- ' WPHtetn purchased the grade of eigh teen tnllPH nnd the right of wnv lethe the Cheyenne river , paying $40mo. Thin ' will bo a wonderful help to ilio NorlhweHtorn In Itn oxteiiHlon fnuii Plerro to Hnpld Clly. V. T. Price , president of the railroad , and F. II Whltefield , Hocretary , uro both of Hap ld ' City. Wanted by manufacturing corpora * tion , energetic honcnt man to manage brunch ofllco. Salary $125.00 monrily and coinmlBHlon , minimum Invcntnifiit of $500 In stock of company requited. Secretary , Box -101 , Madlfion , Win. Yoil MUst Not Forpt Wo are constantly iinpr"v- ing in the art of making KH o Photos. Newest Styles in Cards and Finish , Wo also carry a Kino e f Mouldings. I. M. MACY. FARM LOANS Lowest Ritei. W , J. GOW & NORFOLK , NEBRASKA. Money on Hind. , FARM LOANS She Has Cured Thousands DR. CALDVS LL OF CHICAGO Practicing Aloopathy , Homeopathy opathy , Electric and G&V- - oral Medicine. Will , by request , visit profosloiinlly NORFOLK NEBRASKA , OXNAHU-- HOTEL , THURSDAY , AUGUST ' ! ! ONI-3 DAY ONLY. returning every four weeks. Consults her wlille tlio opportunity Is at liund. DH. CALDWBLL limits her practice ) to the opoclal treatment of ( Unease * of the eye , onr , none , throat , lung's , fem ' . UlHcnHOB , ( lIsensoH of children nnd 11 chronic , nervous and surgical dl8ena of a curable nature. Early consun p- tlon , bronchitis , bronchial catni ti , chronic catarrh , headache , const..i- tlon , stomach and bowel troubs. . rheumatism , neuralgia , sciatica , kid .ty illseiiRos , UrlKht's ( Unease , diseases or the liver and bladder , dizziness , ii.-r- voiisncsH , Indigestion , obesity , Int-r- rupted nutrition , slow srowth In clu d- ren , and all wasting diseases In adiuts. ( leformatlos. club feet , curvature of the spine , diseases of the brain , inc- lUyfilB , heart disease , dropsy , swelling of the limbs , stricture , open amen , pain In the bones , granular enlarge ments and all lone standing Ulseui-eo properly treated. Illood nnd Skin Dlncnuen. Pimples , hlotcnes. eruptions. ll or spots , falling of the hair , bad com plexion , eczema , throat ulcers , bne > pains , bladder troubles , weak bn k , burning urine , passing urine too of'-n. The effects of constitutional slckn or the taking of too much Injur. is medicine receives searching treatm < it. prompt relief and a cure for life. Diseases of women , Irregular nv.1 - truatlon. falling of the womb , beat ills' down pains , female displacements , i.flc of sexual tone. Leucorrhen. stori ty or barroness , consult Dr. Caldwell n-.cJ the will show them the cause of tllr trouble nnd the way to become cuit. . Cnni-iTM , Goiter , 1'lntuln , IMIra and enlarged glands treated with " 10 subcutaneous Injection method , al > f < > - lutely without pain and without t > m loss of n drop of blood , Is one of .T own discoveries and Is really the n > < 4t ficlentlllc method of this advanced uite. Dr. Caldwell has practiced her proi-s- slon In some of the largest hoapli.i . * throughout the country. She hatno superior in the treating and diagnosing of diseases , deformities , etc. She Im * lately opened an ofllce In Omaha , Ne braska , where she will spend a per tion of each week treating her niruir patients. No Incurable cases accepi J for treatment. Consultation , examina tion and advice , one dollar to tin Interested. DR. ORA CALDWEIX & CO , Chicago , I > Address al ) nail to Duo Build ! . , , Omaha , Neb.