Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , MAUT1I 20 1UOS.
A NORFOLK BUSINESS MAN CON.
SIDERS IT TO BE PAVING.
BETTER STREETS ARE NEEDED
C. P. Parish Believes That the Matter
of Paving Should be Injected Into
the City Campaign of the Coming
Election.
Having Is regarded by C. P. Parish ,
> no Norfolk avomio business man , as
tlio most Important IBSUO before Nor
folk poole | ) JiiBt now
"In , common with mosts men on
Norfolk avenue I nm anxious to get
Mnln street paved and paved as soon
rt possible , " Mr. Pnrlflh Bold. "Thin
IH nn Improvement that \vo need and
I think' ' thnt It IB the most important
IHHUO before UB.
"It soemB to mo thnt It would bo a
Mice way to meet the Issue to have
rn i on both city tickets this spring
V ' - who would declare In favor of pav
ing. "
FRIDAY FACT3.
ChrlB Andernon is In Winner.
Doyd Bliikenian went to Mnillson
Thursday.
B. P. Weatherby returned yesterday
from Lincoln ,
Paul Wotzcl was In Madison Thurs
day evening.
Sol G. Mlayer was In Omaha on
business Friday.
Dr. P. H. Salter was In I'lalnvlow
Friday afternoon.
Hurt MapCH and E. A. Bullock went
to Nollgh this evening.
Miss Anna I cu was In Pierce to
attend a wedding Friday.
F. L. Estabrook was In Tllden on
business Thursday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Austin is homo from
Wayne college for a few days on ac
count of a very sore threat ,
A. P. Dee of Davenport , Iowa , ar
rived In Norfolk for a visit with hie
daughter , Mrs. O. D. Butterflcld.
D. Reese and family , returning to
Norfolk from an extended visit In Eng
land , arc expected In Omaha Wednes
day.
day.Burt
Burt Mapcs , W. A. Wltzlgman , C.
E. nurnham , George N. Beels and P.
F. Sprochor returned Friday from the
republican state convention In Omaha.
Miss Lou Qulst of Madison and
Miss Elsie Dreger of St. Paul , Minn. ,
who have been visiting in Madison ,
wore in Norfolk Friday , the guests of
Miss Minnie Schram.
William Kost and family left today
for Washington , Mr. Kost expecting
to make his homo somewhere in the
Pacific coast state. Mr. Kost has been
ono of the successful fanners of this
vicinity.
Mrs. B. W. Barrett returned at noon
from. Rochester , Minn. , where she
went to consult with Mayo brothers
in regard to her condition following
aa operation at the Rochester hos
pital sometime ago. Mrs. Barrett
was told that a second operation was
not necessary.
Mrs. L. C. Taylor and Mrs. F. E.
Sanders have returned homo from a
visit in Omaha.
Misses Grace and Louise Minton of
Fremont arc visiting at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Adams.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : George Buffing-
" ton , Dallas , S. D. ; W. T. Harvey , Greg
7" v ory , S. D. ; Miss Ella O'Shen , Madi
son ; Mrs. Dlefenderfer , Euola ; D. B.
i-luBton , Oakland ; D. II. Lehmkuhl ,
Vordel ; Guy L. Evans , A. Merritt , J.
S. DeForest , Crelghton ; H. Miessler ,
Columbus ; C. F. Nelson , Grand Island ;
W. R. Ellis , Bloomfleld ; Frank Lun-
dak , Nlobrara ; A. R. Walter , Bloom-
Held ; R. R. Mitchell , Creighton.
A. J. Durland has become a mem
ber of the Nebraska state historical
society.
The Norfolk Long Distance Telephone -
phone company begins to wire build
ings this week.
Rev. Thomas BIthell of this city
will deliver the Decoration day address -
dress at Atkinson.
Gay Halverstein , who had a serloua
attack of blood poisoning in ono of
his hands , is doing nicely.
Misa Mainio Ward is stenographer
in the Norfolk office of Smith Broth
ers' Land and Live Stock company.
Dr. D. K. Tindall has accepted an
invitation from Mathewson post of
the G. A. R. to deliver the Decoration
day address In Norfolk.
Mrs. N. A. Knlnbolt Is suffering
from two sprained thumbs. She re
cently slipped and fell , spraining both
members simultaneously.
Joseph Griffith of Hartlngton , a
plumber , has been employed by Coleman -
man & South. Mr. Griffith and his
wife will make their home in Norfolk.
Members of the band say thnt the
person who stole a horn belonging to
Charles Blank , from the band hall ,
may have the music rack If he will
call for it.
The Epworth League convention of
the Neligh district of the Methodist
church will be held in Oakdnle next
Juno. The district conference will beheld
held at Albion on March 23-31-25.
, , Miss Kiln Vollstedt will represent
' the Madison high school at the an
nual north Nebraska declamatory
contest in Norfolk April 1. Miss Voll
stedt had little trouble in winning
the local contest at Madison.
County Assespor P. W. Ruth of this
\ \ county was in Lincoln Tuesday to
attend a meeting of the county asses
sors of the state for the purpose of
holding a conference with various
state officials in regard to the revenue
law.
Bishop Warren will deliver the ded
ication address on the occassion of
the dedication of the Wg Methodist
church at Athlon on April 20. Dr.
,1 , W. .lennlnu * of KaiiH.iH City will
lin proaont to help belter the finance *
of thu new church.
The Northwest Nebraska Odd Fel
lows' association bold Its sixth annual
convention In Wtikoflcld , memherH
coming from Cedar , Dlxon , Dakota ,
Wayne and eastern Knox counties.
A banquet wan served by the Re-
hekahs. Carroll was chosen as the
m-xt mooting place.
Crelghton News : Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Wood berry returned from Norfolk
Thursday and took the stngo for Cent
er. They were called to Norfolk Tues
day to see their son who had been in
jured In Jumping from a locomotive ,
an account of which Is given else
where. They reported the boy as get
ting along very nicely and that th
first reportB wore somewhat exagge
rated , He lost part of his foot , but
not a leg , as was first reported.
A. H. Winder who ban Just returned
from a trip through South Dakota
declares that he never na\v a snow
storm thnt for volume of snow could
compare with the storm that covered
the northwest hills and prairies last
week. All trains north and west of
Sioux Falls were blockaded. Mr.
Winder says thnt ho saw drifts ten
feet deep and that only the relatively
warm weather prevented the stonn
from taking on the form of an old
fashioned western blizzard.
"I was proud of Nebraska , " said
Dr. G. A. Young , who recently return
ed from a trip through the , cast ,
"when I visited the Illinois state In
sane asylum at Kanhahuo , of which
Dr. Greene Is now superintendent.
Dr. Greene will have at least five
years' work in getting the Institution
In decent shape , Dr. Young says. The
sanitary conditions are very bad and
*
the whole Institution is terribly run
down. It was a sight to make the
heart of a Nobrnskan proud of Ne
braska state Institutions.
Dr. D. K. Tindall , presiding elder
of this district of the Methodist church
was elected a trustee of Wesleyan
university at Lincoln this week. Dr.
Tindall and Rev. Thomas BIthell , pre
siding older of the Nellgh district ,
with other presiding elders of the
state wore called to Lincoln to meet
Bishop McDawell and the faculty of
the college. It was announced at the
meeting that the last of a $100,000
endowment for the Methodist univer
sity had been raised and $20,000
pledged on the second $100,000.
Union Pacific bridge forces will be
at work near Norfolk for the next
sixty days working on the steel
bridge across the Elkhorn river south
of the city. The bridge has been part
ly steel with a wooden approach. A
tendency on the part of the river to
change Its channel has caused the
railroad company t o determine to
double the size of the bridge by re
placing the wooden approach with
steel. A crew of more than twenty
men and a special bridge train for
pile driving are in Norfolk and will
be here for about thirty days. The
steel handlers will come later.
TEN BRIGHT YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN IN THE 1908 CLASS.
CLOSE SCHOLARSHIP AVERAGE
School Records for the Past Two
Years Give the Entire Class an
Average of Over Ninety Per Cent.
Commencement In May.
Ten young people will graduate
from the Norfolk high school next
May. They are Ralph Lulkart , Claude
Ogden , Herbert Hauptll , Linda Win
ters , Lydin Brneggeman , Bessie Rich-
ey , Vorna Coryoll , Agnes Matrau ,
Edith Evans and Edna Loucks.
It is said that no class has ever
graduated from the Norfolk high
school which stood closer together in
the matter of scholarship. The school
records for the past two years give
the entire class an average of over
ninety per cent.
During the senior year the mem
bers of the class1 have given a series
of class parties.
TEACHER RESIGNS AND WHY.
Miss Grace Johnson Found There Was
No Place to Board and Room.
Bloomfleld , Neb. , March 13. Miss
Grace Johnson , a Knox county school
teacher , has won a victory over a
rural school board that sought to have
her certificate revoked. County Su
perintendent Murphy ruled In her
favor and has been upheld by the
state superintendent.
Miss' Johnson signed a contract to
teach and when school opened , she
found that no one in the district where
the environments were suitable would
board her. She resigned and the
school board sought to have her cer
tificate revoked with the above res-
suit.
AN INCIPIENT BLAZE.
Prompt Work Saved the Home of W.
L. Lehman.
\V , L. Lehman fought an Incipient
blaze nt his home Monday morning ,
burning his hands badly In an effort
to put out the flames l > efore the fire
became serious. The fire caught from
the chimney in the kitchen. After
Mr. Lehman failed to beat out the fire
with his hands ho got water and
quenched the fire , which had not taken
on serious porportlons. Mr. Lehman's
hands were quite painfully burned.
Dr. Tashjean dressed the burns. Mr.
Lehman lives at 418 South Sixth
street. The damage to the house was
very slight.
WARDS SELECT DELEGATES TO
CITY CONVENTION.
COUNCILMEN ARE NOMINATED
Winter , Krahn , Buchholz and Kamp *
man Are Named by the Four Demo
cratic Wards as Candidates for the
Councllmanlc Race.
Democratic candidates for the
council :
First ward , Herman Winter.
Second ward , C. II. Krahn.
Third ward , Anton Buchholz ,
Fourth ward , 0. R. Kampman.
Mayor Durland and former Mayor
Friday divided strength at the demo
cratic caucuses Thursday night.
Neither man was an active candidate
lij the caucuses but the friends of
both were active. The First ward
delegation IB divided. In the Second
ward , the "big" ward in democratic
politics , there was something like
forty democratic voters present and
nearly nil the delegates elected were
supposed to be friendly to Friday.
The Third ward delegation is ac
credited to Durland. Friday will
have strength In the Fourth ward.
The democratic convention docs
not meet until Wednesday. The sit
uation Is liable to considerable change
by that time. After the caucus sup
porters of both John Friday and C. B.
Durland figured out majorities. It was
predicted that as a result of the con
test arising and the supposed close
ness of the vote some other man such
as former Mayor H. C. Matrau or
Councilman Kauffman , might be given
the nomination as a compromise can
didate.
One of the features of the caucuses
was the big attendance at the Second
ward meeting , which took on the ap
pearance of a city convention. About
forty democrats were present. In
addition to putting C. H. Krahn up
for the council the ward proposed C.
S. Bridge as a member of the board
of education.
The result of the ward meetings
follows :
First Ward.
The First ward caucus met at the
city hall with John Friday ns chair
man and Julius Hulff as secretary
J. F. Flynn presented the name of
Henry Hanse for re-election to the
council. William Uecker nominated
Herman Winter. A ballot resulted :
Winter 9 , Hanse 4 , Friday 1. Haase
had stated before the meeting thnt
he did not want the nomination
Seven delegates were elected to the
city convention : W. C. Roland
William Uecker , Fred H. Madsen
Julius Hulff , Gus Nitz , J. F. Flynn
Frank Flynn , William Cook , Herman
Winter. W. C. Roland was selected
as ward commltteeman.
Second Ward.
The big Second ward caucus was
presided over by Carl Wilde as chair
man and Paul Luebcke as secretary
C. H. Krahn was nominated for conn
cilman on the third ballot. A numbe
of candidates were voted for , the vote
of the final ballot standing , C. H
Krahn 18 , T. Wille 10. When the mat
ter of selecting the ward delegation
came up Councilman Kauffmnn fough
for what was termed a "square deal
ballot , each voter to vote for fifteen
delegates without the formality o
nominations. This delegation wa
selected : J. E. Haase , T. Wille , A
D. Howe , Carl Wilde. Dr. A. Bear
John Wiedenfeller , J. F. Redman , Pau
Luebcke , W. G. Berner , A. Morrison
C. S. Bridge , Paul Nordwlg , Charle
Rice , C. F. Haase , James Reed
Councilman Kauffmnn and C. K
Krahn , the ward nominee , were elect
ed delegates but withdrew their name
A. Morrison stated that the Second
ward wns without a representative on
the school board and on his motion
the caucus endorsed C. S. Bridge fo
the nominntion. Carl Wilde was elect
cd committeeman.
Third Ward.
The Third ward democrats held
short session in the city hall , no con
test being in evidence. S. G. Dean
was chos-en chairman , H. C. Matrai
secretary. Councilman Anton Buch
holz wns renomlnnted. The followin
delegation was chosen : Anton Buch
holz , A. Degner , Julius Degner , V. A
Nenow , H. C. Matrnu , J. C. Stitt , Fre
Leu , A. Steffens , A. Hellerman , P
Stnfford , S. G. Dean.
Fourth Ward.
The Fourth ward caucus was helc
In Rnllrond hall. John Koerber wa
elected chairman , Matt Shaffer , jr
secretary. Councilman John Spel
man , who has been nn efficient mem
her of the council for a good man
years past and who is now presiden
of the council , having declined t
serve longer- the caucus nominate
C. R. Knmpman. The delegates were
John Koerber , Matt Shaffer , Jr. , Mik
Mullen , Mike Moolick. F. J. Burnett
H. P. White. C. R. Knmpman , Mat
Shaffer , sr. , Howard Beymer , J
Christensen. W. J. Brannlgon.
SATURDAY SITTINGS.
A. H. Winder left yesterday fo
Chicago.
Miss Hattle Hoefs was in Pierce t
attend the wedding of a cousin.
Mrs. Jessie Barnett of Stanton i
visiting with Mrs. Frank Scott ,
Miss Madge Mitchle of Denver is i
Norfolk the guest of Miss Sinclair.
L. A. Rothe Is home from a buEines
trip to Lynch , where he has some lain
Interests.
Fred Bennlng J home from Lan
caster , Minn. , where he has been fo
the past year.
County Attorney Jack Koonlgsteln
out tu MiuHson to look up the latest
talus of the Hocho case.
N. A. Knlnbolt left Saturday noon
or Omnhn.
Mlsu Grace Warner of Nellgh was
i Norfolk Saturday.
Miss I iura Schulvt of Pierce was a
Norfolk visitor Saturday.
Miss Minnie Brummund went to
Sioux City at noon to spend Sunday
vltli her sister.
Mrs. L. M. Kceno , Jr. , of Fremont
s In the city visiting her parents , Mr.
nd Mrs. J. S. McClary.
S. F. Ersklne , a prominent commer-
lal man of Norfolk , wan suggested
laturday ns a suitable candidate for
ho board of education.
MfH. Ed Mullen has been quite sick
vltli the grip.
The first strawberries of the season
were on the Norfolk market yesterday.
A little dailghtcr has arrived at the
lome of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Deucll
u Chicago. Mrs. Deuell Is a daughter
of Rev. J. C. S. Wellls.
A fine ten itouud son arrived Fri
day morning at the home of W. F.
Smith at 487 South Fourth street.
II. C. Sattler had a Maxwell expert
n Norfolk Friday demonstrating the
norlts of the Maxwell automobiles tea
a number of prospective buyers.
C. A. Smith has sold a half section
if land north of Newport to Frank L.
. .omon of Lincoln for $1,000. ,
Mrs. Mary Elliott , who has been on
he operating table twice at Rochcs-
er , Minn. , is said according to word
rom Rochester to he a very sick wo-
nan. It is thought at the hospital ,
lowever , that s > he will recover.
P. Stafford has ordered a new gasoline
olino motor cur for Inspection trips
> ver the Northwestern. These light
cars are capable of almost any speed
over the rails , the danger limit being
ibout the only speed limit listed.
Smith Brothers expect their next
sale of native horses and mules which
comes next Monday to be the biggest
sale of native stock held In Norfolk.
Several car loads of horses and mules
mve been assigned from some dis
tance.
George B. Chrl.stoph as secretary of
the state board of pharmacy , has the
listluction just now of being the busi
est man In Norfolk. During the past
four weeks he has registered 1,050
druggists of the state. The law re
quires thnt every dnig man of the
state must register by March 24 and
1,700 men come under the provisions
of the law.
The Commercial club directors have
made nrrangements with Hnrry Lodor
of the Cnlumet restnurnnt for a reg
ular meeting place where the weekl >
meetings of the club can be held. The
meetings will bo held at 12:30 : Tues
days and will open with a cold lunch
In this way members can give atten
tlon to the Hub's business withou
taking a morning away from their own
interests ,
F. II. Chandler , who has owned ant
operated a farm south of Norfolk for
many years , has sold the estate anc
will remove within u week to Burke-
vllle. Vn. , where he has secured 700
acres of timber land. He expects to
install a sawmill at that place. W. H.
Snyder hat. arrived from Burkeville
and will make his home in Norfolk ,
having traded for the Chandler farm.
Mr. Suyder's son will operate the
farm.
The sale at the Fishback home , In
Pleasant Valley , was conducted by
Mrs. Fishback In the absence of her
husband , who is in a Chicago hospital ,
and it was a success. During the day
about forty of her neighbors came In
and assisted in the work contingent
upon the sale , and at the same time
made the event a farewell to the lady.
Mrs. Fishback goes to Chicago and
will accompany her husband to Hot
Springs , where they expect to remain
some time ir hopes that the climate
will improve his health.
All men willing to assist in a three
day canvas * in the interest of the
Norfolk Y. M. C. A. movement are
asked to attend a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee to be held in Mapes
& Hazen office Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The committee wishes to
enlist fifty Norfolk men In a three
days campaign for subscriptions to
the building fund. The meeting Sun
day afternoon will also be a regular
mooting of the executive committee
for the purpose of outlining further
details of the Norfolk building pro
ject. Men who want a building hero
are urged to attend the meeting.
Men inteiosted in the organization
of n company In Norfolk to manufact
ure common Nebraska straw Into a
substitute for wood pulp used in the
manufacture of paper have written to
the Commercial club directors. The
Idea of the promoters was to organize
a $ C5.ooo company and use the old
sugar factory as a building for the in
dustry. A patent is hold on the pro
cess and the company would have to
pay a royalty to the parent concern.
Not being experts in the paper trade
the club directors have not just at
present a close line on the merits of
the proposal.
KOENIGSTEIN'S ' AUTO-WALK.
Walked Two Miles , Leaving His Gaso
line-less Car Behind.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln ,
who recently purchased a big Lambert
touring car , is now a full Hedged nuto-
inoblllst. He has walked.
Koenlgsteln walked two miles.
It. wns his first auto "walk. "
His course was along North First
street. Before him Iny Norfolk and
gasoline. A mlle behind was the new
touring car. for the time being gaso
line-less as well as horseless.
The remedy for a very blue case of
"tho blues" is usually found to be a
"situation wanted" ad.
COMING MINSTREL OF THE NOR
FOLK BAND BOYS.
NOVEL FEATURES INTRODUCED
The Band Entertainment This Year
Will be Along New Lines that will
Please Semi-Professionals to Take
Part.
The Norfolk band boys , who last
spring scored a lilt with a black faced
minstrel show , have found something
low In the minstrel line. They will
npponr before the Norfolk public on
April 20 In minstrelsy but not as black
'ace comtxllnns.
The minstrel show of the band is
leralded ns a congress of nil nations.
This will be the feature of the first
: inlf of the show.
The second jmrt of the performance
will consist of specialities and they
will be good. A number of men who
arc old professional hands on the
stage and who have the "knack" of a
good minstrel "stunt" are being look
ed up. Two or three Norfolk traveling
men will figure In this part of the
program.
The band minstrels are being man
aged by Will Hall and Roy Smith ,
who hnd charge of the success of last
spring. Smith has charge of the
stage settings nnd he says that the
settings will be more elaborate than
before ,
The minstrels will be given on the
evening of "Easter Monday , " the first
Monday after Lent.
UNIVERSITY LIFE STRENUOUS.
Society Hurried to Get Its Affairs
Over Before Lent ,
State University , Lincoln , March 14 ,
Special to The News : University
life , especially the social side , has
been rather strenuous. University
society , like the rest of the world , has
hurried to get its social affairs over
before Lent.
Baseball however doesn't observe
Lent and the baseball season Is rapid
ly rounding into shape. The outlooli
Is promising. A large number of last
year's men are out and the prospects
arc for a winning team. Charles
Landers of Norfolk is out on the unl
vorsity diamond but he cannot makt
the team on account of the bar actalnsl
first somoFtor students.
Sam Ersklne of Norfolk is out foi
baseball and is on two plays that th <
university dramatic club is going t (
put on.
The Norfolk boys are all doing wcl
at the university and get togethei
once in a while for a good time.
Use Cow for a Blind.
Fremont , Neb. , March 12. By us
ing a cow for a blind Frank and Raymond
mend Mlddaugh , two young men who
live on a farm north of Fremont , yes
terday shot thirty-nine ducks and nine
geese in a cornfield. The cow Is ono
which the two young men have train
ed for hunting purposes. By using
her they are able to get close to flocks
of the migrating birds.
MONDAY MENTION.
C. Hengen of New York City was
the guest of Elton Sherdeman.
Misses Lottie Metz and Viola Oes
terllng were Sunday visitors In Hos
kins.
kins.W.
W. H. BIckford was down from
Nellgh on tt short visit with Miss May
Bickford.
Mrs. G. W. Culver of Chicago ar
rived Monday to visit her sister , Mrs
S. M. Braden.
J. K. Boas is now on the road for a
lumber and coal concern. About the
first of May he will remove his familj
to Sioux City , from which place he
can easier reach his territory.
District Judge A. A. Welch came
down from Wayne Monday morning
to hold an afternoon session of the
district court at Madison. Tuesdaj
Judge Welch will convene court a
Pierce.
A. J. Durland left at noon for Em
erson.
George E. Schiller Is up from Cen
tral City for a week.
Dr. Gadbois of Madison was a Sun
day visitor in Norfolk ,
George Engelmanu of Miller , S. D.
was in Norfolk Monday.
M. C. Hazen went to Madison to at
tend district court Monday.
Councilman E. B. Kauffman was in
Omaha on business Monday.
A. P. Pllger of Stanton was In the
city over Sunday visiting relatives.
Miss Bertha Marotz and Will Mar
otz of Hoskins were in Norfolk Mon
day.
day.Misses
Misses Jessie Williams and Carrie
Roland went to Pierce on business
Monday.
Mrs. E. Mlttelstadt has returnee
after a three weeks' visit at Laure
and WInsldo.
Frank Phillips , Frank Hart and
Frank Deal of Hoskins were in Nor
folk Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Nlssong nnd Mrs. Fran
ccs Rynearson of Tllden wore visitors
yesterday nt the home of J. Lindsay
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Correl of Plain
view were In Norfolk over Sunday
the guests of Mr , and Mrs. A. J. Dur
land.
land.L.
L. P. Pasewalk , Miss Fannie Nor
ton and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nicola
were in Madison Sunday , making the
trip in Mr. Pasewalk's car.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hutchlnson o
Valey spent Saturday and Sunday In
Norfolk , the guests of Mr. and Mrs
A. L. Killlan. Mr. Hutchlnsou Is vie
president of the Killlan company.
Among the day's out of town vis
tors In Norfolk were- John P. Clas
sen , Madison ; R , E. Fryer , G. Royal
Plalnvlew ; E. Weinberger , Madison
J. A. Hill , Gushing ; E. B. Kolley. Hose/
I bud , S. D ; I. 0. Hell , W.iyno ; J. W.
ones , 11. A. Holili , Uuomor ; Miss
oulo Klchradson , Pllgor ; J. F. 1'owor ,
btuort ; J. F. Rohii , Plorco ; Gus
chiieldcr , Pllgor ; Fred Pile , \Vnyne ;
HBH Lottlo M. Robertson , Wayne ; J.
C. Clark , Columbus ; J. T. Snuntey ,
Vayne ; C. H. Mohr , Plnlnvlow ; C. L.
Carpenter , Wayne ; W. C. Campbell ,
Crelghton ; R. U Gray , Hnrtlngton.
Tuesday la St. Patrick's day.
Ed Engles pleasantly entertained a
umber of friends at a smoker Sat-
rdny evening.
The Ladies guild of Trinity church
111 furnish the U. 0. T. banquet when
he traveling men's convention Is held
n Norfolk In May.
William H. Wallace , an export for
lie Mnxwell automobile company , was
n the city demonstrating the fine car
andled by H. C. Sattler.
Sheriff J. J. Clements has been to
jlncoln with Hay Kennard , the young
Kin sentenced to a your In the state
enitentinry for passing forged pay
hecks.
More side street ) sewer ditches are
avlng in. A number sank yesterday.
3. H1. Grocsbock was driving along
N'orth Ninth street when his horse
ropped Into a cave-In.
George Gllbertson of Bloomfleld has
led a petition in voluntary bank-
uptcy In the Norfolk division of the
United States court. He lists his
ssests at $400 , his liabilities at $2-
28.
28.The
The fifteen-round boxing bout bet-
veen Jack O'Lenry and the "Battling
Dnne" wns scheduled for Monday
veiling at Railroad hull , the prelim-
nary being nnounced for J ) a. in. , the
nain contest for 10.
Madison Star-Mall : Mrs. Lulow of
Norfolk Is visiting nt the A. L. Gravea
lotne.
Mr. KottloHon was up from Hum-
ihrey this week visiting at the Chas.
Caul home. He left Thursday for a
-Isit at Norfolk.
Pierce County Call : Miss Flynn
vent to Norfolk Thursday. Her
school has been closed on account of
ho scarlet fever epidemic.
The O'Neill Frontier quotes a cable
gram from Manila telling of the mar-
Inge of Miss Anna Lowrlo to Jesse
George , prosecuting attorney for the
city of Manila.
Battle Creek Enterprise : J. J ,
Shaner of Norfolk Junction was the
guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Mark Scsler
and other Battle Creek friends sev
eral days this week.
Superintendent Young states that
several load * of fairly good firewood
nay be had at the Osborn farm by the
person who will come and haul it
away. A telephone message to the
lospital will bring particulars.
O'Neill Frontier : Mrs. W. F. Smltl :
eturned Tuesday from Norfolk , when
she has spent the winter , and will
irobably remain here during the sum
mer , cither in town or on her farm
near here.
Cuming County Democrat : Miss
Mona Kirk , daughter of T. C. Kirk of
Beemer , won last Friday evening in
the Beemer declamatory contest am'
will represent the Boomer high schoo
at Norfolk In the district contest next
month.
Three new homes are to be erected
this spring in the vicinity of Eleventh
and Twelfth streets and Norfolk
avenue. J. G. Troutman will build on
Norfolk avenue and Frank L. Cum
mins and W. S. Fox on Koenigstein
avenue to the north.
Yankton Press : The South Dakota
state university will be favored with
a donation of condemned cannon by
the federal government , which are to
be placed on the college campus for
ornamental purposes. Senator Gam-
bio's bill authorizing the secretary of
war to deliver the goods has passed
the senate.
The Sunday Bee contained two
stories written by young people of
Norfolk , ono entitled "Luclle's
Dream , " written by Letha Larkin ,
aged fourteen , South Sixtli street ,
taking first prize over a whole page
of similar stories. "Out Camping , "
by Ruth Davenport , aged nine , 1202
Norfolk nvcmie , occcuples a promi
nent position on the page and draws
a prize.
Dakota City Eagle : Mail Carrier
McKenvan is not superstitious , but
last Monday when he started out on
his route with thirteen letters and
thirteen postal cards ho felt some bad
omen was hovering around him. Hard
ly had he gotten out of town until his
wagon broke , and he was compelled
to let his team go on a walk over the
entire route. And to complete his un
lucky day he turned into the postoffico
for cancellation thirteen pieces of
mall matter.
O'Neill Frontier : E. Roy Townsend
hns bought the Episcopal church build
ing and will move the same from
whore it now stnnds. The Episcopal
congregation are planning a now place
of worship. They expect to begin n
now church building about April 1
a few feet nortli of where the old
church stands , Rev. W. W. Wells of
Valentino was in O'Neill Monday per
fecting the plans with members of
the church here. They will put up a
$2,000 building.
There was never n Jollier crowd
of commercial travelers than those
who accepted the invitation of Ed C.
Kuglo of 311 North Ninth street , to
attend a smoker Saturday night. All
were agreeably surprise to find plates
laid for twenty-five , the dining room
handsomely decorated in yellow , white
and blue ( the colors of the United
Commercial Travelers of America )
nnd dnffodllis for button hole boquets.
The dinner wns served In four courses
and was a delightful rt-past. Mr.
Engle acted as toastmastcr , assisted
by A. HwidUlev All enjoyed them
selves to the fullest extent and in say
ing goodbye voted Mr. Euglo and hl
wife a delightful host and hostess.
COMMON SENSE VS. STRONG
DRUGS.
Simple OH of Wlntergreen Cures Ec
zema and Drives Out Old Fogy
Treatment.
If you were to hack your finger or
scald your arm. jou would apply some
lenllng remedy us BOOH as possible ,
wouldn't you ?
Thnt would bo good common SPUSO
nnd It would bring the quickest relief.
You surely would never think of drink-
ug medicine or doctoring the blood to
euro n surface nllllntlon.
It's jUHt tlusanio principle with ills-
> nses of the skin. Eczema , psorlnnlH ,
salt rheum and luirbor'B Itch can bo
cured nnd cured enBlly If you strike
Ight nt the trouble as you do with u
cut or burn.
The cause of Itching , burning skin.
sonfiOH , according to modern science ,
s a germ which feeds upon the weak
er pnrts of the skin. To kill these
skin bacilli which produce the itching
Bores nnd ugly red blotches , use the
'nmous prescription of oil of wlntor-
; recn , glycerine nnd thymol , common-
y known as D. D. D. proscription.
This mild liquid wns advocated by a
iromlnent skin BpeclallsL Dr. Dennis
) f Chicago , long before It wns adopted
generally. This liquid Is called Uio D.
D. D. prescription. It Is a positive
specific for all skin diseases.
Don't dose the stomach. Cure the
skin through the skin. Wo know D.
D. D. and vouch for It. Call nt our
store and let us explain. Asa K. Leon
ard , Norfolk , Neb. Booklet on skin
diseases free.
Weddings at Alnsworth.
Alnsworth , Neb. , March 13. Spe
cial to The News : Frank I nrkmnn
of Mundou , Kan. , and Miss Laura
Nichols of Alnsworth were married
at r > o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the home of her parents , John Nich
ols and wife , by Rev. VanVnlken-
liurgli. After the wedding dinner
they drove to lx > ng Pine and took the
night train for their Kansas homo.
Elmer J. Smith and Miss Hal Ho.
Mnloney of Mldvalo were married yes
terday afternoon.
Western Grown Garden and Field
Seeds , including snake nnd other cu
cumber , prehistoric nnd other corn ,
both sweet and field. poncllarln ,
squash , melon , mammoth sunflower ,
and hundreds of other seedB , 1 cent
and up per parkct , ( also sell In bulk )
direct from grower to punter. Gar
den Guide and descriptive price llflt
free. Address H M. Gardner , seed
grower , Marengo , Nebraska.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of nn execution directed to
me from the clerk of the district court
of Madison county , Nebraska , on n judg
ment obtained before the district court
of Madison county , Nebraska , on the
25th day of November , 1907 , in favoi of
Bertha Endrcn as plaintiff , and against
Michael Endres as defendant , for the-
siun of six thousand ( $ ( i,000.00) ) dollars
lars , and costs taxed at $91.95 and ac
cruing costs , I have levied upon the
following described real estate taken
ns the properly of said defendant , to
satisfy said judgment , costs and ac
cruing costs to-wU : The north half
( NMi ) of lot five (5) ( ) , the south twenty-
three (23) ( ) feet of lot six (0) ( ) and the
south half ( SVj ) of lot seven (7) ( ) In
block one (1) ( ) of Koenlgsteln's Fourth i
addition to Norfolk , Nebraska , and lot
five (5) ( ) in block seven (7) ( ) of Koenlg-
stein's Third addition to Norfolk , Ne
braska , and will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder , for cash in hand ,
on the 25th day of March , A. D. 1908 ,
in front of the enst door of the court
house in Madison , Nebraska , that
being the building wherein the last
term of court was held , at the hour of
ono o'clock p. m. of said day , when
and where due attendance will be giv
en by the undersigned.
Dated this 17th day of February ,
1908. j. j. Clements ,
Sheriff of said county.
Notice of Incorporation.
In pursuance of section K0 ! of
Chapter J5 of the compiled .statutes
ot the state of Nebraska , notice Is here
by given thnt the undo'rslgucd persons
have associated themselves together
tor the purpose of forming a corpor
ation and have adopted articles of
incorporation providing as follows :
the name of said corporation Is the
Norfolk Furniture Company. Its
principal place of transacting busi
ness Is at Norfolk. Nebraska. Tly >
general nature of the business to ho
transacted shall bo the purchasing ,
handling and .selling of carpets , rugs ,
draperies , furniture , furnishings ,
household wares , decorations , nnd
such other articles as arc usually car
ried In stock In connection with the
classes of merchandise particularly
specified , nnd for the manufacture and
sale of nmttrossofi. The amount of the
cnpltnl stock authorized is $25,000.00 ,
of which amount $15,000.00 must ho
subscribed and paid for at the time
of the commencement of business ,
the balance to be paid | n us called for
by the board of directors. The cor
poration commenced business on the
2Sth day of February , 1008 , nnd the
time of its termination is * Feb-
nmiy 28th , 1H28. The highest amount
of IndrbtedneHB to which the corpor
ation shall at any time subject itself
shall not exceed in amount two-third *
of the capital Block. The affairs of
the corporation shall be conducted by
n board of three director to be select
ed nt the annual meeting of said cor
poration to bo hold on the first Slon-
day in January of each year.
The Norfolk Fuiiiiture foiupan >
< B > i AH Kiesau
A HaiulUkn
S D Robertson
Incorporntors
Dated tins 28th day of February ,
1908.