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Every Can of Paint
Hearing the Label of
THE SHEW
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Is of the HldHEST QUALITY
and FULL MEASURE
Remember THAT when Paint
Is sold or offered for less If the
price is low the goods ire in
keeping You cant get the best
at second rate prices
THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS
are the best paints vc know of
and weve known most of them
If you arc going to paint any
thing under the sun let us talk
it over with you we can help
you
Sold and guaranteed by
Leonard
Ths
Druggist
We save you 50 per cent on your
Prescriptions
NORFOLK LODGE NO 97
A 0 U W
MootB in Odd Follows Hall ou the Bret and
third Fridays of oach month Visiting broth
ers cordially invited to attend all our moctiuKS
W K Hoffman Financier W A Cioble llo
oordor C Q Dolan MaBtor Workmnn
EISELEYS HALL
THURSDAY 10
APRIL J
DUNCAN CLARKS
LADY MINSTRELS
The best Vaudeville and Burlesque
Company traveling
Admission to any part of the
house 50 cents
Seats on sale atlvieseau tfcChristophs
The Weather
Conditions of the weather as recorded
for the 24 hours ending at 8 a m to
day
Maximum temperature 52
Minimum temperature 32
Average 12
Snowfall inches 00
Total snowfall inches 0
Precipitation 00
Total precipitation for mouth 00
Forecast for Nebraska Threatening
with rain or snow east and central por
tions tonight Colder north and west
portions tonight Thursday fair with
colder extreme east portion
THURSDAY TOPICS
The school inarms have captured the
town
Prof Otts lecture tonight at the Meth
odist church promises to be a rare treat
to all who attend
Prof Ott is a great impersonator He
ranks among the most brilliant lecturers
now on the American platform
The joint debate tomorrow night on
on the government ownership of rail
roads will bo participated in by members
of six different high schools
The rain last night rejoiced the hearts
of the farmers the snow has disap
peared it has been pleasant today and
spring is at the threshold
Norfolk lodge No 97 A O U W
will hold its regular session tomorrow
evening at 8 oclock All members are
requested to be present as there is work
in the Junior and Workman degrees
A number of f young people go out to
the hospital this afternoon at the invi
tation of Dr aud Mrs Deering with
whom they will take tea The evening
will be given up to a social good time
and dancing
Go and hear Ott tonight
PERSONAL
Prof OConnor is reported as better
today
Miss Nina Walker is down from
Meadow Grove
D J Kocnigstoin and M O Hazcu
went to Stanton today
Mrs William Bridge returned from a
visit to Chicago and other eastern points
yesterday
General Manager Martin of tho Slier
win Williams Paint Co Chicago with
A Remington Smith their travoliug
representative was in the city last
night
Clair Blakolywho has served so faith
fully as messenger for two years at tho
Western Uuiou office has resigned to
accept a position as operator with tho
Norfolk Grain Exchange
J E Durlaud aro hero to stay and
sell hats at prices that will always make
them welcome
A full lino of Oneida Community and
Curtice Bros canned goods at Boxs I
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DECLAMATORY CONTEST
It Attracted a Large Audience
Last Evening
NAMES OF THE PRIZE WINNER8
Tim North Nt liriihka Toucher AMoclutloii
In SpNulou IiiterrKtliif 1aiior ami IHs
rilKnluus Abound- Tho Sellout Muster
atil tint School Muriii III Kt lilnnrn Prof
Ottn Lecture Thin KirnliiK
Tho Methodist church was crowded
Inst evening with an appreciative audi
ence which was present to do honor to
the young people from tho different
high schools who had entered the arena
resolved if possible to win tho prizes
offered in tho contest
There wero 11 contestants three in
oratorical clnss ilvo in tho dramatic
class and five in the humorous class
Tho participants caino ou to the staue
unannounced aud followed one another
in succession Between each class
music instrumental or vocal was ren
dered aud received duo appreciation
The selections varied widely in the
scope they gave for tho display of power
and there was much difference Bhown
in the training and ability of the con
testants All deserve credit for tho
earnestness courago aud study which
their efforts evinced
It was nearly 11 oclock when the
judges Supts Panabaker Stevenson
and Martiudale submitted their de
cision
As announced tho first prize in the
oratorical class was given to Eugene
Culver of Albion who declaimed Wen
dell Phillips celebrated oration on
saint LOuverturo The second went to
Miss D D Fitzgernld of Sheltou whose
subject was tho Unknown Speaker
In tho dramatic class Harry Esmay of
Fremont won first honors by a very
effective rendition of a temperance
article entitled Swore Off while
Miss Flora Lowrio of ONeill in Per
dita and Miss Ethel Morley of Arling
ton telling of A Womans Ven
geance shared equally the second place
Clyde Hayes of Norfolk nsA Yankee
in Love took precedence in the humor
ous class Lulu McCounaha of Blair
in Mr and Mrs Hawkins was
awarded the second place
Tho announcements of tho awards
were received with cheers by the friends
of the different parties who won the
prizes
Teachers at AVurk
The North Nebraska Teachers associa
tion is under full headway with uu at
tendance of several hundred teachers
from all poitious of tho state north of
the Platte
Tho first session was held yesterday
afternoon
Superintendent Panabaker of
ton placed groat emphasis on character
building as the object of all teaching
and about this thought centered the dis
cussion of the hour
W J Williams of Columbus read an
able paper on Sensory and Motor Train
ing in which ho dwelt upon tho im
portance of object teaching
Miss Celia M Chase of Wnyne fol
lowed with a paper on literature ex
cellent in thought and very creditably
given
Gonpral discussion of tho subjects
treated by numerous teachers preceded
adjournment
This mornings session wns divided
into the graded and county school sec
tions the former convening in tho body
of the M B church tho latter in tho
annex Tho meeting was quite well at
tended The work of tho graded sec
tion presided over by Mr Sherman
was devoted to tho theory aud practice
of primary methods
A paper advocating tho word and sen
tence method of teaching reading writ
ten by Mrs J W Nation of Genoa was
read in her absence by President Wil
liams
Miss Gracia Kidder upon request ox
plained tho principles of the Pollard
syuthetio method
A paper on combined methods wns
then read by Miss Eva E Mixer of
Porco Miss Mixers paper showed
much breadth of thought as well as
abounding in good practical ideas
A general discussion followed which
was entered into with much warmth
and enthusiasm by many teachers pres
ent After a short intermission the sub
ject of primary methods in arithmetic
was taken up
A paper was read by C F Carey of
Platto Center which put forth in a clear
conciso manner tho principles of the
Grubo method
Prof Joseph O Hisey of Chicago then
took tho lloor in tho interest of the Speir
work Mr Hisoy is an entertaining
aud fluent spenkor and an enthusiast in
his lino His talk closed what all
present felt to havo been a most pleas
ant and profitable morning
Tomorrow h Program
Friday i a m at M E church
County school section
Paper School Libraries for Rural
Schools Mrs Ella E J Paton Fuller
ton
Discussion C O Boe Fremont P
II Culver
Paper Nature Study in tho Country
Schools P F Panabaker Hartiugton
Discussion Oriole Adams Ella Cole
mau Liudsay
Round table conference conducted by
wy imTO WrWWfwtpw
THE NORFOLK NEWS TTIUKSDAY APRIL 1899
State Superintendent W 11 Jackson
Friday 1 it in at tho M E church
Gradod school section
Paper Art in tho Educntlon for
Citizenship F E George West Point
Discussion Mrs Sarah Hrindley
Columbus
Paper Tho Relation of Science to
Moral Culture W G Htroiin Pierce
Discussion 11 K Funk Battle
Creek
Election of olllecrs and reports of
committees Friday evening at tho M
E church
Friday at 1 10 p in at M 13 church
General
Music
Paper Should Preference bo Given
to tho Professional Trained Teacher
U S Conn I II Britell Miss Ella M
Austin
Paper Bed Hock in Child Study
II K Wolfe South Omaha
General discussion
Friday evening a contest in debate by
representatives of six high schools will
bo given
With each purchase of a pair of shoes
at Davenport Bros you receive a tickot
entitling you to ono chnnco ou a 15
Singer sowing machine to bo drawn
May 5
Card of Thanks
Tho V It C wishes in this public
manner to thank Messrs House and
Covert and tho teachers of tho public
Bchools who so ably assisted us in giving
our entortainment ou tho evening of
March 21
For nobby and styles go
It
will pay you
Box can suit you on coffee
Catfish at Glissmaus
to
Sharpless Sisters
Wall eyed pike at Glissmaus
Farm and city loans
TlIK DUItLAND TltUST Co
If you want to sell or trade your
property list it with
G It SKlLUIt fc Co
Good dray wagon for sale Inquire of
Henry Miller
Sturgeon is tho piano man
Dont fail to see our jueon City
bicycles just completed
Nokpolk Bicycu Co
First door west of Oxuartl
The headquarters for the ladies of tho
Teachers association tor fine millinery
will be found at Sharpless Sisters
Sniders catsups at Boxs
Fifty thousand dollars eastern money
to loan ou good farms
G R Seilkr Co
Have you examined tho prices on the
lints at J E Durlands millinery
storo
Lake trout at Glissmans
Phono 85 for plumbingNFMfgCo
Tho ladies of the North Nebraska
TeacherH association will bo made wel
como at Sharpless Sisters millinery
store
Tho best wheels on earth tho Queen
City and Norfolk Special Wo make
them Norfolk Bicycle Co
J H Couley manager First door
west of the Oxnard
A full lino of Heinz celebrated pickles
and preserves at Boxs
J H Conloy has just received a large
consignment of Morgnn Wright
tires and sundries
get prices
to
Wurnervllle
One of Charles Mays children is very
sick with lung fever
Harry Becker went to Hankinson
North Dakota last Wednesday
Born Sunday April 2 to Mr nnd
Mrs O J Lodge Jr a daughter
W H Loomis purchased a team of
horses of Harry Rogers last week
Tho assessor B B McGinnis is call
ing on his friends and neighbors this
week
Hereafter there will be a Sunday
school in tho hall every Sunday after
noon at 3 oclock
Harry Morris went down to South
Ocaha Wednesday with a carload of
steers for Dan Murphey
Roger Carberry has rented bis farm
and will go to Guthrie county Iowa
tho latter part of this week
A dauco at N F Richardsons Fri
day evening was well attended by tho
young people of this neighborhood
Spare ribs at Glissmans
IUiotns to Kent
I havo several rooms suitablo for offices
or families in Eiseloys Richardss and
Marquardts blocks These are thor
oughly renovated and newly papered
and will 1 3 rented only to good parties
A J Dukland
Houses for sale
T E Odiobnb
DrFrauk Salter Diseases of children
Buy all your grocenos of Box and get
the best
Telephone No 547 will ring up Dr
F Vorges residence and office
i4noi 3jaui
The above greatly reduced rato has
boen made by tho Union Pacific to Cali
fornia points Through tourist sleepers
quickor time thau any other lino
For tickets and full information call
on F W Juneman
Agent
INCREASE OF BUSINESS
Postmaster Sprechcrs Report
Clearly Shows It
IllEE DELIVERY TOR N0RT0LK
Prevent Kate of lioHth llxes Mall
eis to this Ill Afler Inly I IHtlll The
Nummary of the Mime lnler Itiislneioi
Iiml Oiiarler In Coiiiiarlson Willi That
of I SUM
Tun Nrws presents below some inter
esting figures obtained from Posttnasti r
Spreeher regarding the Norfolk post
olllce They are taken from his report
for the third quarter of the fiscal year
ending March ill lSUit and comparison
is made with the same quarter for the
yoar lHns
In the money order department the
statement shows a decided increase this
year in tho amount received for domestic
and foreign orders aud a decrease in the
amount paid out
Tho number of domestic orders issued
for ISllli were 121111 1SU8 1J22 in
crease 177
Number of foreign orders issued for
IS 20 1MIS 11 increase 7
Number of domestic orders paid for
181IS 72 18JHI 701 decrease 17
N unrber foreign orders paid 1SU8 ll
18ll 11 decrease 2
Amount received for domestic orders
181I1I lbllH limi increase
fS7 ill
Fees received on domestic orders
lSll iMIl 1MIS Vil increase
1207
Amount received for foreign orders
1S1MI 2 1115 1MIS ijmifVi increase
105 It
Fees received for foreign orders 1WI
jU0 1S1IS sfl IO increase 2
Amount paid on domestic orders
lbis 15577 18 if 150 1 S decrease
f 1011 f
Amount paid on foreign orders 1SS
72 1 oil 18ll 1715 decrease 111111
The general business of the olllce
shows an increase The citizens of Nor
folk will bo pleased at the prospect of
free mail delivery in the near future
The postal laws provide that whenever
the revenues of a postofllco reach 10000
a year that carriers shall bo appointed
and tho olllco made a free delivery one
Tho revenues of tho Norfolk olllce for
the first nine months of the present lis
cal year were 7ri2iS Figure this out
for yourself and you will seo that the
business of tho olllce for tho present
quarter has only to maintain tho volume
of the preceding quarters to easily class
this city as n carrier olllco There is
every reason to expect beginning
with next year and the fiscal year be
gins July 1st thnt the consummation
most devoutly to bo wished will have
been attained Thou tho postman
will mako his daily rounds from house
to house
The report of tho general business of
tho ollico for the quarter ending March
tl 18S shows that receipts from the
different sources were as follows
Sale of stamps l5Sh stamped en
velopes 5 12 postal cards 8212
newspaper postage collected l27 box
rents 20 10 Total 202757
The report for tho past quarter end
ending March il IS shows the fol
lowing receipts
Stamps 172 11 stamped envelopes
50291 postal cards 82 f newspaper
postage collected 1042 box rents
20285 Total 2u7l
Gains and losses ns shown by tho com
parison of tho present year with that of
1898 aro shown thus
In salo of stamps a gain is made of
1U22 Stamped envelopes show a lof s
oflJ9 I5 The patrons of tho office
have purchased just three less postal
cards this year thau they did last while
tho newspaper publishers havo contrib
uted to Undo Sams pocketbook in pay
ment of postngo ou publications sent
through tho mail 1015 more thau in
1898 Tho box rents show a gain of
21145 The business as a whole shows
that the roveuues havo increased 294
New hats every day at J 13 Dur
lands at tho old prices Nothing extra
for a Chicago trimmer
Whitefish at Glissmaus
Wanted Pasture for 59 head of cattle
Call at Norfolk Shoo Co
Good Blood f
Does your heart send good or bad
blood to your brain If bad impure-
blood then your brain aches
You are troubled with drowsiness
yet cannot sleep You are as tired
in the morning as at niht Yoa
have no nervo power Your food
does you but little good
Stimulants tonics headache pow
ders cannot euro you but
Ayer
Samparilla
vrilL It remoTes all impuMtio from T
tho blood And it makes to blood
rich in its life gmng properties
flW bottle All drUKBlltf
Correct any tendency to ronttlpatlcn
with UzatlTS tloite of Ayvrf lJU cacfi
night Pries Beftbux
Wefa to our Doctor
Write freolyall tho particular In your
CMC AUUrKIS Ul J U Alt Jl
Lowull Mill
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aro lnimy tlilToroiii shades of many
liLMiuUful colors oul litis season Itnl pile
Mioin on a hal promiscuously without any regard
lo harmony and
What a Frightful Thing
Results
Mul lo one who can harmonize the colors who
can bring tho shades logelhor so hat ono en
enhances the heauly of the oilier these with a
a correct knowledge of arrangement and with
adaptability to features you havo this season
a creation in hats moro
Stunningly Effective
than the art of millinery has over before shown
You will lind the above ideas elaborated at
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For Plumbing Steam Fitting Pumps
Tanks Wind Mills
Ami all ropnlr work In tliia line call on
W H RISH
Batlifnotion tinamntoed
First door tontli of Daily New offloe
Fifth Street-
Livery Stable
GEO DUDLEY Proprietor
Good Rigs at Reasonable
Rates
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