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NORFOLK TOR PLANT
Becomes the Property of a Re
organized Company
AMERICAN BBCr 8UGAK COMPANY
All tlie 0mitil Itmlltulliiii llriiiiflrr lo
lin IiciiiIimI I mlr Omi So
ClintiRn III Iik nl MniiiiRMiiiiit Jor
folk lliCl SitRiir CompiHM Ilinm il Out of
rvUliiii i nl Noun loiliij
Vrntn ltlilnjo Dnllj
At noon today tho Noifolk Boot Sugar
company ceased to exist and tho Noifolk
factory became tho pioporty of tlio
American Boot Sugar riimpmy Tho
now corporation becomes tho owner of
tho four Oxnuril sugar fiiototios here
tofore operated nnilor sopaiato rnrporato
names known us tho Norfolk Hoot
Sugar company at Norfolk tho Oxnaid
Hoot Sugar coiup my at Grand Island
tho Ghiun Valloy Hoot Sugar company
t China Cal and tho Pacific Hoot
Sugar company at CKnard Jul Tho
now company In capitalized at 20000
000 of which fiOtXItWO Is profoired
stock and 10000000 common stock
Ilonry T 0ninl is ptosldont of tho
American Hoot Sonar company as ho
wiih hofoio tho tonrguiiintioii of each of
tho four separate companies Tlio now
company contains hoi no now names
among thorn being tho hanking houses
of Knhn Loob to Co and Sponcor
Trash is Oo of Now Yorlc
Tho ohjootH of tho Aniorlcan Hoot
2ugnr company mo to onluigo tho scope
of oporatioiiB to dovolop tho hoot sugar
industry In tho west and to liny or build
othor hoot sugar factories In a recont
interview MrOnnid said that two now
factories will he built not year al
though ho deollnod to ay whoio thoy
will bo located It is distinctly stated
In tho m tides of iiiooiimntion of tho
now company that it is in no way con
nected with tlio so called Ainciican
Sugar Refining company
So far as Noitolk is concerned thoio
Will bo no change except that the busi
ness will bo ojioiated under tho name of
tlio American Heel Sugar company
rather than that ot the Noifolk Hoot
Sugar- coniprny
Mr F Wiolcr will coutinuo as local
manager and othor olllcois will loinain
tho same Conttacts with fannois nio
in no way allected tho now company
assuming their tonus of agieomout in
all lespects Manager Wiotor expects
to receive instructions within a shoit
timo to proceed with extensive
iu tho Noifolk plant which
hnvo boon undor contoinpliition Those
improvements include a loarrangoniont
of tho tlltor press room A5id a thorough
ovorliiiuling of tho lofltting dopartinont
ol tho factory
A fair acroago of boots has boon con
tracted this year and with an uvoiago
bouson the cunpaign net fall will con
tinue at least as long as lust year On
jiccount of tho back win dness of tho
spiing the plnntingsoason will not bo
in until the last week in Apnl and
fore that time nioio contracts for beots
may be iniido Farmers aio geneially
sat istled with beet gi owing where they
liavo gion it n fair tost and their ciop
timing thopistfow seasons has niado
thoin a good profit It is to tho interest
of Norfolk to liavo a huge acroago of
beets planted within tho tiado teiritory
tributary to tho city which means tho
distiibutiou of a greater amount of
money for raw matoiial bosidos tho
paying out ot greater sums for labur
during tho longer campaign at tho
tory
FRIDAY FACTS
J M Archor of Tildon was m tho city
yestorday
M H Loamy tho Plainviow attorney
svas in town today
Mrs J M Collanior returned from
Sioux City yestorday
O II Leo of Silvor Crook spout last
night iu tho Sugar City
Mrs E O Mount has as a guest Mrs
Win Crosby ot Heomcr
E O Hass of Piorco was anioug Nor
folk visitors last oveuiug
Mrs O 1 Gliiibbiick of Galosburg
IU is visiting her aunt Mrs Dan Mot
calf
Ohas A Johnson of Pilgcr was iu
iug to soivo during tlio coming year
Worthy niatiou Mrs E Ilutoheson
woithy patron John Ilultl associate
worthy matron Mrs J C Aid con
ductless Mis A II Violo associate
oonduetioss Mrs Ada Kuder secretary
Mrs Anna L Bryant treisuier Mrs
llattio Jacobs
Referring to tho weather on Wednes
day u good many people speak of it as
exceptional and some hao said that
t noy novor saw sucn a win in clay in
pril Such assertions only show how
voiy troacheious tho mommy is when
it comes to discussing the weather
Only bust year tho recoid kopt by Dr
Salter roveils tho fact that on Apr 10
tho niiiMinuui temperature was 80 do
grees That was just tho flguio it
l cached on tho 12th this year
Tho art olubit whioh has boon car
ried on by tho ladies of tho Congrega
tional church the pnst wook iu tho
Richards blockolosed last ovoning Tho
program as published iu yestordays
Nkwn was well carried out Tho dif
foront ladies and gontloiuon who par
ticipated gave interesting nnd instruc
tive talks on tho subjects handled Mrs
McMillan on bohalf of tho society
thanked thoso who by thoir patronage
had helped and all thoso who had so
wilhuglj contributed toward tho success
of tho weeks work About 30 will bo
turned into tho church treasury as a
result of tho undertaking uud tho ladies
rightfully fed much gratified over tho
financial showing thoy aro ablo to make
Yestorday A F Lowis and W D
Shopirdson of tho Journal filed protests
with City Clerk Stitt against tho issu
One bottle of
Auetfs
Sarsaparilla
will do the work of j
S three bottles of the j
j ordinary kind S
town yostorday
Ho wont homo on ft
new Q O hlko
Darius Mathowsonof Wakotlold cash
ier of the Karmors and Twlers bank
was in Noifolk today
Mis O 11 Connor who has boon vis
iting friends lu the city returned to her
home in South Dakota today
Prof OConnor is iniprmlng lapldly
from tho attack of pneumonia which so
Hoiiously threatened his life
Mrs II 11 Patterson entertained u
party of lady friends voiy delightfully
at her home yesterday afternoon
Mis Mintha Shaw of lioie City
Penn is lsltiug hor daughter Mrs 1
O OConnor Hho an ivoil yesterday
J S Hinohaid and Miss Alice Vaubol
woro maiiiod at Hador last oveuiug
Hoth pai ties are well known in this vi
cinity
Tho patrons of tho ininsttel show last
night at Eisoloys hall woro looking for
a tough outfit and found what thoy ex
pected
Carl T Seoloy tho Madison Chroniclo
editor and Uncle Sams collector of in
ternal lovoutio was iu tho city this
morning
Herman Tillonburgs saloon has boon
closed at tho instance of creditors Tho
business is iu charge of Ulilof of Police
Spauldlug
Tho weather today has boon a little
cooler This morning the sun shown
brightly and thu air was fiosty but
towmd noon thoio was a lising temper
ature This uftei noon the sky is over
cast and thoio aio indications of rain
More nioistmo is needed and a heavy
soaking rain would be gladly welcomed
Tho now stato law lequiros all barbers
in the stato to filo with tho boa id within
00 days an aflldavit giving their nanio
ago and length of time during which
such has followed tho occupation One
dollar must accompany tho affidavit and
a license will bo issued whioh opues
November 10 A renewal loo of each
year is lequhod
Ono of tho many useful purposes
soned by tho young peoples societies is
the piomotiou and stiougtheiiing of the
social fooling This was done last ovon
ing by tho Young Peoples Sooiety of
Christian Endeu or m connection with
the Second Congiegitional ohurcli by a
social given at tho honioot tho president
on south Second stieel It was n do
light ful time and in oory sonso a do
cided success
Tho following olllcois woro oloctod by
chaptor No 10 Older of tho Eastern
Star at their annual mooting last oveu
ance of liconses for tho onsiiiug year by
tho city council to all tho liquor dealers
and druggists whose notices liavo been
printed in other nowspapers published in
tho city There aro 12 of thoso notices
involved of which tho Anoigor is pub
lishiug bi tho Tinies Tnbuno two ami
Tin Nkws four eaoh of whioh is worth
ii to tho publUuor Ovor this 10 worth
of business tho Journal proposes to put
up a light that will bring terror not
oul to the liquor men uud druggists
but to tho thieo newspapers interested
as well Thus far tho protests have not
been looked upon with much serious
ness as tho wholo proceeding is consid
ered nothing more nor lea than a bluff
and a very choap bluff at that
If you have urinary trouble or paiu iu
tho back indicating kidney disorder if
third bo a geuonil loss of energy we ask
you iu all fairness to uo Dr Sawyers
Uknthio Thousands bear ovideuce to
the fact that it cures
KlEAU
No constipated person can look Ids or
her best or feel perfectly well For that
inactive liver and coustipatiou try Dr
Sawyers Little Wide Awake Pills and
they will cure you
KlESAU CinUSTOIH
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 20 1899
SATURDAY SIFTINGS
Clean up tho streets and alloys
Danlol IIowo of Piorco was a Noifolk
visitor today
Mrs S F Sharpless returned from
Wuyno today
Geo Hitohons of Plalnviow was in
tho city last evening
Mrs A D Colo Is closing out hor
stock of goods at Cody
Em mors In this vicinity liavo most of
their small grain planted
Mrs F L Witters and ohildicn ro
turned to their homo iu Omaha this
noon
Judge Allen cmo down from Ndigh
this noon and returns to Madison this
o ening
Tho police court is a dull pluco thoso
days Llttlo or no business la being
transacted
Tho past week has given tho larniers
fine wouthor for seeding and thoy liavo
improved it
A lanco is to bo given at Marquardts
hall this evening by thu Gorman
Gcsangvorlon
Tho wind has blown fiom tho north
today Tho air has boon cold but tho
sky is cloudloss
10 II Luikart eaino in from tho west
last ovoning and will spend Sunday
with his paionts
Tho westward bound trains every day
cairy many mnniigrants to the moun
tain stiwes and the Pacific coast
15 H Ovolmaii returned home last
ovoning after a months absence in Mil
waukee and other custom points
A big praino Hie has boon iu progress
sooial miles south ot town today
Whether any serious damage has result
ed is not known
Misses Edith and Nellie Morrow woro
pleasantly surpnsed at their homo last
evening by a few of their young lady
fuonds in tho Heights
S G Dean M D Tyler Hurt Mapes
J C Stitt and G W Box went up to
Battle Cteek last night to attend tho
Masonic lodge at that place
A D Chonoy fonnerly connected
with the Schunian Concert company
s ill sing It is Enough from Elijah
at tho Congiegational chinch tomoirow
morning
Six United States soldiers of tho reg
ular at my passed tlnough Norfolk today
on the U P eurouto to Sau Fiaucisco
From that city thoy soon procoed with
their leginiont to Mauila
Conductor McFiiddon of tho U P
had tho misfortune to break his loft leg
yostorday while playing a game of ball
Tho limb was broken just nbovo tho
anklo Dr Saltor was called and sot it
Tho nieu who liavo been sheering
sheop for Kuollin is Co at South Noi
folk struck for an advance in wages
yosteiday Tho doniand was rofusod by
tho company whoioupou 15 out of 27
men employed loft for tho wost Tho
balanco will continue to woik at tho old
wages
To avoid all unnecessary complica
tions and controversies as to tho legality
of publishing applications for liqnor
licenses in a German paper and to fully
piotect that point Tm Niws lepub
lishos upon tho order of tho Auzoigei
and the applicants tho six notices which
have already been published in that
paper
Whilo driving out to hor ranch ney
Cody in oider to show tho gontloiuon
aoconipanying her tho pluco Mrs A D
Colo met with quite an accident Tho
team of horses were very high spirited
The linos broke ami thoy ran away
Tho occupants of the carnago wore both
thrown out but escaped sorious injunos
Tho vehiclo was completely wrecked
M D Tylor and Ilorninn Buchol ar
rived homo from Cody last night hey
say that their huutiug oxpodition was
a grand success but tho numborof ducks
caught was somowhiit limited Thoro
has been no flight of birds in that vicini
ty this spring owing probably to tho
lateness of tho season The murshei
and lakes which usually resound with
tho noise of tho fowl nro as silent as
David Bennett Hill
Whilo Nobniska weather has uot been
all that could bo desired during tho past
fow mouths other portions of tho couu
try have fared worso Mrs Budeuz
formerly of this placo and now living at
Maitiuvillo Iud sends tho following
weather itom from a Martinsville paper
It has rained or suowed ovory Satur
day siuco last June oxcept four and it
has rained or snowed every Saturday
this year three mouths Thoro was not
an entirely clear diy in tho mouth of
March lbit
D F Osborno who left Norfolk four
years ago to go south returned to the
city lust oveuiug with his wife and four
children Ho says ho has come back to
stay Tho first year he was away ho
spent in Florida and Arkansas and the
last three years ho has boon in Chili
cothe Missouri Although that is a
town of 10000 or 1U00 people Mr
Osborne says u does uot compare to
Norfolk and he is thankful to bo able
to bring his family back to the laud of
productive fields and bright suusluno
The improvements at the Sugar City
Cereal Mill that are beiugmadouidionte
the prosperous busiuess that is being
done Yesterday tho roof of the flour
house was raised so as to permit a second
story to the building This will give
two floors oach 00xi2 Tho first floor
will ho used us horotoforo to storo flour
iu whilo tho second story will bo divided
into two rooms Tho front room will bo
used for packing Wheatllng and tho
roar room for storing it ready for ship
ment An elevator will bo placed in tho
building uud its nearness to tho mill
will uiiiko the handling of this firms
products much easier than heretofore
A gentloinan who owns n houso which
ho rents in a resident portion of tho city
has had u rather costly oxpeilouco with
mischievous boys Tho houso wns va
cated two weeks ago by tho family
which had occupied it during the win
ter At that tinio it was in good ropair
Yesterday tho owner went to tho house
to show it to another party who was
looking for a lent and to his surprlso
found ovory window light broken Such
work as this is vnndnllsiu nnd tho boys
who aro guilty of it aro warned to do
slst from such notion If thoy do not
the penitentiary is yawning for them
not ninny years ahead Thoro is need
of a sterner regard for law and order
property rights and tho general welfaro
among some of the rising gouoratiou in
this community If wanton destruction
of other peoples property is allowed
there is no such tiling ns public or in
dividual safety Tho authoiitios aro
looking up tho matter nnd it behooves
thoso concerned to haon pretty wholo
some fear of tho law
MONDAY MENTION
Judge Powers went to Mndison this
morning
M L Scott of Wahoo spout tho dny
in tho city
Mrs W E Poweis of Piorco was in
tho city today
A J Durland spoilt Sunday with rela
tives at Plainview
Misses Hannah and Emma Hoeck ro
tinned to Omaha this morning
Julius Deguor and wifo of Wisuer
visited in the city over Sundiy
Dr Vorgcs was down today for tho
Hist timo since ho was injuietl
Miss Jennie Whalon of Stanton was
visiting friends iu tho city over Sunday
Editor Montross of tho Battlo Creek
Republican is visiting this metropolis
today
Tho Sons of Herman held a very en
joyable niusicalo and danco Saturday
oveuiug
J B Donovan and Carl T Seoly were
among Madison folks iu town this
nioi uing
Sheriff John Murray of Brown county
was in town yesterday with a lady pa
tiont for tho asylum
Judge Barnes left for Lincoln at noon
Ho argues a caso beforo tho supremo
court tomorrow
Mrs Dr H T Holdeu and baby havo
gone to Omaha to visit hor mother She
will bo absent about a month
Josoph Meseck an iuinato of tho stnte
hospital died of dementia tho loth
Tho remains woro taken to Howells his
former homo today The deceased was
50 years of age
Yesterday evening at about six oclock
in tho presonco of a fow fiieuds at the
Methodist parsonage by Kov G H
Main Mr Arthur IIa7cn ami MissChin
ollu Twiss woro united in marriage
Mr and Mrs Haou will take with them
into thoir homo life tho congratulations
and best wishes of a host of friends by
whom they are hold in the highest os
teom
Mrs G B Ohnstoph had quite au ex
perience with fire at hor homo all South
Eighth street this morning A lighted
match which she held in her hand
cauirht some of tho draperies afire and
beforo it could bo put out a lounge and
othor furnishings of tho room were dam
aged and her baud quite badly burned
Prompt action ou the part of Mr Chris
toph iu extinguishing the flames alone
averted a muoh worso disaster
A lliuulllul Tribute
The Nrws is in receipt of a copy of
tho Evanstou Wyo Nows Register of
April 8 Keforring to tho death of Mrs
Emma V MoArthur which occurred in
that city the 2nd inst the
pays her a beautiful tribute whioh
will bo road with interest and pleasure
by hor many friouds in this vicinity
Mrs MoArthur though in the primo
of her lifo had rarely partaken of na
tures greatest gifts health For years
she has boon an acute sufferer from
asthma and great hopes were enter
tained for her linprovouiont iu
ining when sho arrived two years ago
from Norfolk Nebraska But her uu
flaugiug interest and activity and the
dominant will tuat haa so oiteu mas
tered physical weakness forbade to
thoso about her tho thought that hor life
work was done But science and life
must bow to tho commanding hand
aud imbued with this thought the kind
and lovable woman considered death
calmly and approaohed it without un
easiness yet with all simplicity and sho
sank ns gently at the last as ono who
ends a long days work and lies down to
sleep
Iu the short interim of her residence
in Evanstou Mrs MoArthur had won a
warm place in the hoarts of our people
Endowed with a disposition calhug
forth friendship from every acquaint
ance her deiuiso was keenly felt aud
sympathetically suown
If wo sell one bottle of Sloans Lini
ment wo uever fail to soil the same per
on agaiu where it is ueeded Iudeed
it is the best remedy for rheumatism
cramp
try
colic and all paiu in the
For sale by John Koenigstein
Why not shake the grip
Spnugi Arkansas aud lose it
Go to Hot
r y fyMTO vLs 1 S
Ivory Soap costs a little more but it
takes less to do the work and how much
whiter the clothes are when they have been
washed with it
A WORD OF WARNING There are many white soaps each rep
resented to be just as good as the Ivory they ARE NOT but like all
counterfeits lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine Ask for
Ivory Soap and Insist upon getting it
COPYRIGHT IOOO or THE PROCTER QtMDlt CO CINCINNATI
TUESDAY TOPICS
Burt Mapes wont to Omaha this morn
ing
Frank Tylor of Randolph was in Nor
folk today
W M Robertson nnd wifo left this
morning for Cedar Rapids
Good music and a good timo at tho
Oxuard next Friday evening
E B Ovelmau loaves for Wood Lake
this evening ou a hunting expeditiou
Ed Giant has purchased a half lutej
cst iu tho groceiy business of Myron
Oollamer
R A Stewnit returned from central
Iowa last ovoning with several carloads
of fine stock
The entertainment at the Oxuard will
bo directed by Miss Wood A jolly
oveuiug may bo expected
Luto Sims aud J F Schroeder wont
to West Point this morning iu company
with George A Bailey jr
Miss Lucy Bruuer and Miss Ruth
Matrau went to Omaha Saturday to
hear Modjeska in Macbeth
Miss Belle Bruuer who is on her way
to tho Peru normal spout last night
with her sister Miss Lucy Bruuer
Tho Amity society will givo a Salma
gundi sociable for tho Womans guild at
the Oxnard on Friday oveuiug of this
week
Ruth Hoskius aud Mrs Clark and
daughter were in tho city today ou their
way from tho west to their Wakefield
homes
Mrs Rotta Iugles arrived from White
Cloud Kan last evening and will visit
her biothers L Ml and F A Beelorfor
some weeks
H O Whymau of Aurora 111 aud
formerly ot this city was greetiug old
time friends aud acquaintances ou tho
streets today
Mr aud Mrs A O Haeu will with
in a fow days go to housekeeping on
Eighth street between Madison and Noi
folk avenues
v
There will bo uo meeting of the
Weduesday club tomorrow Mrs
Georgo D Butterfleld who was to have
charge of it is unable to come from
Oreightou
The goutlemen of tho Sorosis club of
Stanton wjU give a banquet to the ladies
of tho club at the Pacific hotel iu this
city next Thursday ovouiug It is ex
pected that 40 or 50 members will be
presont
R D Scott of tho Battlo Creek Enter
was in tho city this morning Colonel
Bob had quite a tussle with sickness
the past winter and isnt by any meaus
as robust as ho might be yet His health
is slowly improving however
The past week has seen great progress
made in tho seeding of grain Tho
grouud is iu splendid condition aud
farmers aro improving the pleasant
weather to tho utmost limit The small
grain of all kinds is already very large
ly sown and another week will see it all
in Thoro is ueed of rain
David O Shores the popular colored
porter at the Oxuard and Miss Ada
Ellis of this city were uuited in mar
riage at 10 80 oclock last evening by
Justice Chester A Fuller Mr and
Mrs Shores havo scoured four spacious
rooms iu the Dauiols block whioh havb
beou prettily furnished where they will
go to housekeeping
Tho Times Tribuuo appeared this
morning a little earlier than usual aud
much better edited than for souio time
past O S Evaus is now at the helm
uud it is reported that he will coutiuue
the publication of the paper uutil he can
make some disposition of it The suit
of Ira L Huugerford against the com
pany which involves a claim of 350 for
salary duo comes up for heariug iu Jus
tico Hayes court tomorrow moruiug
Six or eight other suits are ponding
against tho company for wages and
stock
Tho Northeastern Nebraska Bankers
association which will mk at Wayne
Friday Apiil 21 is tho only organiza
tion of tho kind theie is in tho state
There aie likely to be upwaids ot 50 ot
the representative bankers of this sec
tion in atteudancennd everything prom
ises a very profitable busiuess meeting
and a delightful social event Several
of the Norfolk baukers ill attend
Fied and Frank Salter dont under
stand why so many prominent hunters
travel wi out to Cody aud othor west
ern points for ducks when its so much
easier to bag them right hero at home
They speak from experience The other
day they strolled out only eight miles
from the towu and succeeded in bringing
with them as a result of a little inter
view with the birds 15 fiuo ducks aud a
goose
Tho Scofleld property on South Fourth
street has chauged hands Mr G Hal
versteiu of South Norfolk having pur
chased the property It is understood
that Mr Halversteiu intends moving
into tho houso about the first of uext
month Mr aud Mis Scofield will
move cast to Ohio aud live with one or
more of their sons As far as Mr Scofield
is concerned this will put au end to the
dispute as to his seat on tho city council
Stanton Register There will bo a
crop of beets raised near Stanton and in
Stautou county this year Ed Gerecke
as the special agent of the Norfolk beet
sugar factory his been here for tho past
two weeks and has succeeded iu con
tracting for the raising of about -100 acres
iu this county 300 acres in the vicinity
of Stautou and about lOOatPilger Some
oxcelleut land has beeu secured aud
those who havo made contracts will
probably do well should it provo to be a
favornble summer
A party of young people made merry
at tho Twiss residence in the Heights
last ovoning Thoy gathered in force
aud with various musical instruments
made the night hideous It was oue of
thoso old time serouadeswhich for some
uukuowu reason society still allows to
exist which aro held to do honor to
newly married folks This timo it was
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hazen who were
the recipients of tho uuheaveuly noise
Tho crowd were invited in and under
the influence of the combined social
amenities of Mr aud Mrs Haeu thoy
became quite tractable aud civilized A
very pleasant evening was enjoyed
The Thorn Comes Forth
With Point Forward
The thorn point of disease
is an ache or pain But the
blood is the feeder of the
ivhole body Purify it with
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Kidneys liver and stomach will at
once respond No thorn in this point
Blood Poisoning The surgeon said
nlien he took out the brass shell received in
wound at San Juan Hill two weeks before
that it would have poisoned me It It had
not been for my pure blood I told him It
was Hoods Sarsaparilla that made It pure
CifOROE P Coopeb Co G 25th U S Inf
Washington Uornicks Washington D C
Rheumatism -Myself and a friend
both suttured from severe attacks of rheu
matism Hoods Sarsaparilla cured both
We would not be without It Wu H
Lestfk 65 Leonard St Kail Klver Mass
fiod SaUafxViU
Hood lllli cure llrer llli tlio nmi lrrUtlng nd
ouly cittlitrtlc to take with llnuu
fi