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3 w K i t w VKrf tZTrT 3 - WON HIS SUIT Ki lrn t ItiniRnrrcint l llvrn u uilRiiirtit Agnlitt llirt Tlintm Tillilllic for tiio sum of uiiih From KrMnjn Dullr Tho case of Ira L ItiitiKorford against ho Norfolk TlmoR Tribuno was decided in County Judge Hates oourt at hoii yesterday after having dragged along for nbout throe months Tho hlfltory of tho cnHo Is inoro or Ions familiar to tho people of Norfolk Mr Hungorford wiih discharged from thu service of tho company April 111 and ho nt that tlmo Rtartod a nuit for wagos duo him and at tho same tlmo rotnlnod tho books of tho company until tho mat tor Hhould ho ROttlod Tho trlnl yesterday concluded tho af fair uiiltvft an appeal in tnkun which Ir not likely Hungorfords olalm wrw for U0ll which ho rocltod wan duo him on wages TIiIr was offsot by oomitor clalniH of tho company tho total amount of which was 128225 Thin inoludod four Items tho first of which wiih fr71 which tho company claimed had boon misappropriated by Hungorford Tho soooud wnH ir0 charged against tho plaintiir for malicious prosecution tho third was 10S 25 for diuiiiiKOH Hustnluod by roaHou of tho rotontlon of thu liooks and tho fourth wan an nllogod olalm against tho Sprnguo Rtook which had conto into Mr IIungorfordH pobsokbIoh tho amount of which was I7I Tho trial was by jury and tho books woro submitted and ovory detail gono over thoro boing found but ono mistake whoro tho accounts fulled to balance by flvo cents Tho argument was quite hoatod and It is said that tho attornoy for tho dofouso unmercifully abused the plaintiff both in examination on tho stand and during tho argumont After being out about ton minutes tho jury returned a vordict for tho plniutiff allowing him tho full amount of his claim less flvo cents which was award ed tho compauy on its ollsot claims by reason of tho discrepancy in tho balnuco boforo referred to Tho company had previously scoured judgement against Hungorford in Jus tice Fullers court lor IDS but this had been sot aside Mr Hungerford is naturally much pleased over tho result and is tspocially glad to bo froo from tho charge of em bezzlomont preferred against lilin Sluco this ncouMitiou has been made ho has been called all sorts of hard unmos and has been compelled to stand it until now that ho has been cleared by a jury of his peers ho feels that ho nan look his nquaiutnuccs iu tho oyo once more mild rciterato that ho is innocent with tho decision of tho jury to back his ttbitamaut Tho many counter charges exhibit tho earnest desiro of tho compauy to uinko n enso ngalust Hungorford as they were evidently made with tho hopo that at lease ono of them would stick and to have thorn all turuod down and the plaintiffs one straight proposition win must bo dishoartoniug to the publishers A DIMlcult Delivery Ohas H Johusou took tho noon train for Croighton Thursday and found a fiuo Ohickoriug piano awaiting hiui at tho depot thero Shortly aftorwards ho discovered that it had to bo delivered to his customor through tho second story wiudow of ono of tho brick buRinos blocks At 4 oolock he had mon at work building a fiO foot trostlo from tho mid dlo of the street to tho wiudow and at 8 oclock tho piano had boon rollod up delivered without blemish of taiy kind and was belug toatod by several of Oroightous best musicians Tho sale was mado against strong competition from agouts for tho Stoln way Emersou Ivors Pond Knaboand others who woro unable to sustain what thoy reproseutod and scores another vic tory for Norfolk outorpriso Kutrnjr Notice Taken up by tho uudorsigued at his homo four miles wost and two milos south of Norfolk ou Juno 30 ono year ling stoor red iu color Tho owner is requested to call provo property pay charges and tako Bald stray away Wm Deniuou Norfolk Neb 44 A Fair Outside Is a Poor Substitute For Inward Worth Good health inwardly of the kidneys liver and bowels is sure to come if Hoods saparilla is promptly used This secures a fair outside and a consequent vigor iu the frame with the glow of health on the cheek good appetite perfect digestion pure blood Catarrh I have had no return of tie catarrh which troubled me fur years since Hoods Saraaparllla cured me Mrs Jo Maiitin Washington St OKdensburg N V Dyspepsia - Complicated with liver and kidney trouble I suffered for years with dyspepsia with severe palu Hoods Sursapurlllu made me strong and hearty J U Emehton Main Street Auburn Me UfaidA SwuabWiitfa uun jimaimum Jlood lllli cure Urer 111 tin nun Irrlutlog ud nj cathartic to Uki wrltU Uooit SanajiIrllUL -if iH FRIDAY FACTS If W Abts wan lioro yostorday from Columbus J M Archer was down from liorco yostorday A Signinn was in tho city yostorday from Winner H 0 Walters made a business trip to MadiRou today T E Hale was down from Hattlo Creek yesterday Olios lauch was lu tho city from Croighton yesterday Miss Edith Altsohulor left today for Uolumhiin ou a visit MIhs Hlrdlo Halo was iu town yostor day from Hattlo Crook Miss Anna Hiidormau was iu this me tropolis yesterday fiotn Stanton Miss Laura Dtirlnud has roturnod from her visit to Plalnvlow and Osmond F M Yoazol in iu town from Madison grootiug his Humorous Norfolk friends Mrs A Alllnsoii went to Madison thiH morning to visit with Mrs 0 W Orum Miss Pearl lCethlego lias roturnod from her visit to Miss Jessie Westorvolt near Ttldou W H Biggs an attoudaut nt tho hos pital for IiiRKiio Ib very sick with typhoid pneumonia John Davenport camo over from Sioux City last evening to visit friendH and relatives Julius IIulnNwill loavo tomorrow morn lngou nn outing trip to Denver and Col orado Springs Sol O Mayer has romodolod tho ollloo in tho Star by putting a high board fouco around tho desk Sponcor Ovolmnu hnvo mado somo improvement lu tho Interior of thoir bIioo storo Tho ollloo dosk will horoaf tor occupy an alcove out into tho shoo repairing department and other chaugos havo boon mndo Tho annual M E camp meotiug of this district la to bo hold at Lyons Au gust 10th to Oth It is believed thnt tho suocoss whioh attended tho meetings whou hold horo will oontinuo with it iu its new location A fierce county Roat relocation light is on in Knox county A potltion for re moval has boon filed whioh od tho signatures of 1900 votors out of a possible 3000 Tho opposition is out in squads getting signatures to a protest and what tho outcomo of tho fight will bo is hard to dotormiuo at tho presout tlmo Julius Loymau was lookod un nirain last oveniug for bolng drunk and dis orderly Ho was givou a lino with costs of 810 and was told that tho next timo ho appeared boforo tho oourt ou n simi lar ohargo ho would bo given a fine that would couuno him m tho county jall for a poriod of about UO days W H Clark hoad painter of this di vision of tho F E M V with his gang is workiug a groat and noodod Im provement on tho railroad proporty In South Norfolk The uonoral ollloes do- pot railroad eating houso and othor buildings nro boiuK treated to a fresh and haudsomo coat of paint both inside and out and whou finished tho improve mout will bo vory markod Madison Ohroniclo Tho latest thing in tho social line is a wood sawing so oiablo at which the young ladlos present exhibit thoir skill in handling tho buck saw thoso sawing tho most wood in a given timo rocoiviugjtho prio The young men pay an admission to soo tho contest and the atteudanco is always vory largo as thoro seems to do a desiro on tho part of tho young Jgents when ever tho experiment huB been triod to learn tho ability of tho young ladles to supply stove wood Tho city has received a car load of rubble stouo which will bo placed in tho jail yard and afford an opportuuitv for all gontloinou of leisure who may be taken up by tho authorities to givo their musclos some unacou6tomod exorcise All hoboes will take duo warning and givo Norfolk a wide berth if thoy do not wish to assist in demolishing the stone pile Recruits of this kind were in demand this morning to assist in un loading tho stouo This fall tho term of Dr AHodgetts who has been presiding eldorof the Nor folk district M E ohuroh for Bix years expires and already there is some talk as to who will get the appointment nouds of Hov Thomas 0 Webtter now pastor of tho First M E church at Grand Island are circulating petitions and urging his appolutment to the posl tlou Thero are undoubtedly other can didates and it is probable that the con test for the position will prove quite interesting A jolly party of young people were out last eveuiug enjoying a hay rack ride through the streets of the city With their tin horns sleigh bells and other noise making contrivances they could be readily located at almost any time duriug the drive In the course of tho eveuiug the party drove up to Hudur and back E J Duudick nlanned and directed the party They intended to attend the weekly dauco at the asylum but learning of its postpone ment ou account of the heat deoided to enjoy the eveuiug anyway and suc ceeded Mayor Simpson has also been consult ing with Jus Marquardt regarding the THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JULY 27 1899 organization of a band to assist Madiflon county in wolcomlug hor returning ho roon and ho has promised to lend his aid to tho work Ho also telephouod to Dr Kiepor superintendent of tho hospital for Insane who statod that two of Ida musiolaiiB whoso sorvloos would bo ol most indiflponnablo to tho band would bo permitted to go and oxprossod tho hopo that hluiBolf and Mm Kiopor would bo nblti to particlpato Every ono spokon with in heartily iu favor of going to Madison and it is probable thnt Norfolk will bo almost desortcd ou that day Two vags who claimed to bo front Missouri and on thoir wny to South Dakota to work iu tho harvost Hold woro taken out of a car of morohnudiso nt tho Junction Inst night by tho ofllcors ami this morning woro started on thoir way with Oflloor Kano ns escort for a part of tho dlstnnco Thoy had not boon gouo a half hour when It was loaruod that tho enr of rubble stone wns waiting to bo un loaded and Polico Judgo Hayos woo Blozod with a pang of regret that ho was uunblo to givo thorn a job iu harvesting tho stone nnd hauling it to tho jail yard Tho railroad compauy did not ohooso to prosocuto tho follows or thoy might havo been sont over tho road to tho pou SATURDAY SIFTINGS Miss Tony Lobuow is ou tho sick list today Ohas lauch returned to Croighton tills noon Jas Rowland was lu tho city today from Battlo Crook John Davouport roturuod to Sioux City this morning Mrs W W Craig was in town today from lluttlo Crook W E Bishop was in tho city hist evening from Piorco Frod Orubor roturnod to his homo in Iloskiusthis morning llov W H McKim enmo in this morning from Hurtiugtou Judge J B Barnes has roturued from a professional viBit to Long Pino Mr and Mrs L A Pohlmau woro in tho city this morning from Piorco A party of about n dozen young folks will picuio at tho Yellow Banks to morrow Mr aud Mrs Goorgo Williaus aro ex pootodhomo from thoir wedding trip this oveniug 0 W Braasch and sou Wm 11 came homo last evening from a madness visit to Omaha Miss Miunto Zuelow wont to Madison this morning to visit with her aunt Mrs Carl Zuolow Miss Elsa Asmus returned homo last ovoniug from an eight months visit to relatives aud friends in Texas Mrs O Madsen will leave tomorrow noon for St Louis Mo to visit her daughter Mrs P F Collins MrsH E Austin roturnod from Ains worth where she went to attend the funornl of hor mother yostorday noon Julius Hull loft this morning on his outing to Denver and Colorado Springs Ho expects to bo absout about 10 days Rev H Proedol of West Point will preach in Ohrista Lutheran church to morrow in the absouco of Rov J P Muellor O J Carrig D H Carrig It W Gentleman and Dr Deaver were a party of four goutlomeu lu the city from Platto Center yostorday The mission festival of tho German Luthoran ohuroh of Battlo Creek will be hold tomorrow and it is the intention of a number of Norfolk people to attend Miss Lena Mills is homo for a few days from Fremont whoro sho Ib at tending the normal school There are 13 Norfolk girls attending that school and they arehavlng a fine timo beside receiving valuable instruction ONeill Frontier Mrs 0 E Doughty was up from Norfolk Suudny to visit her huBband Sho roturned home Monday Mrs T Shively of Norfolk who has been visiting hor paronts Mr aud Mrs H J Hershisor in this city the post two weeks roturnod home yesterday morn ing Fred W Loavitt who is well known in Norfolk having lived here since quite a small boy will bo ordaiuod into tho Congregational ministry at West Point on Tuesday Supt D O OCon nor is delegate from tho First church of this city aud Mrs M A MoMillau al ternate Rev J J Parker will assist iu tho ordiuatiou ceremony A strike is threatened in the factory of the Creamery Package company at Fremont The hoopers have asked for an advance from 00 cents to 100 per hundred for tubs aud if the managers do not comply thoy threaten to quit work The factory Ib now rushed with work and the hoopers have ohoseu a time to strike when the mon are all needed N Hills as agent for the owner is having the Geo II Bishop building whioh was receutly damaged by lire re paired JohuIIermau has taken the contract for 350 The woodwork will be replaced tho builcing painted out side and in and tho interior plastered aud fixed up as good as uew A new roof will also be put ou which will re quire 0000 shingles Wayne Herald Tho little sevenyear old danghterof Gustave Kruee was bitten by a rattle suako ou Monday She was about ono nnd one half milos from the houso at tho tlmo but ran homo as fast as sho could Medlclnos woro nt onco applied aud It ia thought sho will re covor Tho log was awollon badly nnd as sho sufforod considerably from fovor hor paronts brought hor to Wnyno yos torday morning and placed hor in tho caro of Dr Williams Tho Timos Tribuno should hnvo In formed tho pooplo concerning its case yesterday morning and not waited for Tm Krws to mnko a nnmbor of dam aging misstntomonts boforoit published a legltimnto Horn of nowa This pnpor has no dosiro to mnko misstatements aud holds its rivala modesty ns partially rosponslblo if thoy woro mado If tho decision of tho court had boon dlfforout It is probable that tho dofondaut would havo boon vory prompt with its inform ation A party of niuo young folks started out about midnight last night ou a trip to Croighton whoro thoy will visit nt tho ranch of Ohas Inuoh aud will roturu Tuesday ovoniug Thoy oxpoct to roach Plniuviow aud camp during tho boat of today and coutinuo thoir trip in tho cool of tho ovoniug and tonight Thoso com posing tho party woro Mlssos Ida Wag ner Ella Emma and Fnuulo Moldon hauer Emma and Elsa Schulz aud Messrs Eruost and August Schulz and William Wngnor Ofllcors at Fromout hnvo captured a crazy young man whoso mania is of a strango form nnd ho might bo said to bo humorously crazy Ho is of a sunny disposition but rofusos to answer quos tiouB intolligoutly When ho wns con lined in tho jail things wont pretty slow for him and ho began to entertain him solf Ho turuod on faucets aud soon hnd tho wator lying Ho broko win dow lights and played tag with himsolf around tho corridor n good sliaro of tho night while tho officers wore on their boats Whon ho was caught in tho act of destruction he was not abashed but was quito choory about it Tho social given by the Y P S O E of tho Congrogatioual church at tho homo of A J Johnson on Koenigstein avouuo last ovoumg was not largely nt toudod but thoso who wero present re port a very eujoyablo timo In the weighing contest paoknges of various sizes and shnpos aud composed of differ out materials had beon prepared tho contestants to guess the weight of each Miss Nellio Seymour won tho prize offered for tho best guoss her calculation being that each ono weighed a pound which was correct Paokages of nails aud other heavy matter beside that of feathers and other light weight stuff proved most couf using and the guesses had quite a range Columbus Telegram John Wiggius was indulging iu ono of his practical jokes this week A pateut right man was using Johns oflico showing what an onormoua amount of heat could be produced from coal oil when properly handled When the mercury would register about 9 degrees John would call in some of his frienda who were passing and have the agent explain ovorything After his friend had mop ped sweat for about fifteen minutes aud inspected tho beauties of a red hot cook stove ho would make a bolt for the door and you couldnt drag him in there again with a hog hook and the only satisfaction thoy would havo would be to wait for the next victim Ira L Huugorfod through his agent Constable H L Spaulding today took possession of the Times Tribune plant for the purpose of collecting Mr Hunger fords judgment aud tho costs accrued in tho case The company has ten days in whioh to file an appeal bond the a mount required belug in the noighbrhood of 800 and Mr Evans president of the company is endeavoring to seouro a sign er to such an instrument When spoken to about the matter Mr Hungorford ex pressed the wish that ho might succeed ns that would Bocure him for his jur jo mont and the costs and ho would with draw the execution Iu caso the bond is not fllod within tou days tho plant will be Bold It Is not the iutoutiou of thoso in chrrgo to prevent a paper being issued and the publishers will be premitted to continue its publication oven though the appeal Ib not filed in tho given time Komi Notice to Laud Owner To All Whom It May Concern The commissioner appointed to veiw and locate a road commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of sec tion 30 In township 22 north range 1 west iu Madison couuty Nebraska and the northwest corner of tho southwest quarter of the Bouthwest quarter of sec tion 31 in township 2i north range 1 east in Stanton county Nebraska run nlng thence south on county line about 60 rods to the township Hue between townships 21 and 22 thence west on said township line iu said Madison county one mile to connect with a pub lic highway leading to the city of Madi sou already establiBhod and recorded has reported lu favor of tho establish ment thereof and his report having been oadorsed and concurred iu by a like commissioner from Stanton county nil objections theroto or claims for dam ages must be filed iu the couuty clerks otllco ou or before noon of tho 12th day of September A D 1809 or said road will bo established without referenco theroto E G Himlmas County Clork WHAT DOES IT MEAN It means it is the purest made Soaps strong with alkali will eat And burn the clothes and leave them frayed But Ivory Soap is clean and sweet It washes out the stain and dirt And leaves the fabric all unhurt COPYBIOHT l01 or THC PBOCTtB 0IM9LI CO CINCINNATI MONDAY MENTION Wm Cheer wns up from Stautou yes terday Dr A II Corbott of Mndisou was in town yesterday W H Leariug was iu the city todnv from Plainview J E Cooper of Oakdalo was a Sunday visitor iu Norfolk J F Heusella was in the city yester day from Madison J A Wright of Battle Creek wns iu tho city yesterday Wm McEver was iu tho city yester day from Columbus Dr J II Mackay left this morning for a trip to tho east C D Jenkins mado a business trip to Madison this morning F J Mnlohow was a Wisuer visitor in Norfolk yesterday J T Buroh was a city visitor from the county seat yesterday J E Halo of Battle Creek spent Sun day in the Sugar City County Treasurer Carl Wilde visited Norfolk friends Saturday Mrs J H Steon is registered at the Evans Hot Springs S D J E Cooper of Oakdalo paid a vieit to this metropolis yesterday J G Mines was in town yesterday from Wayne greeting friends Postmaster P F Sprecher boarded the train this morning for Schuyler Thomas Morris was a Sunday visitor in tho city from Meadow Grove Knox Tipple landlord of the Pacific made a business trip to Omaha today Fred Davis an attornoy from Madison spont Sunday at the homo of Geo Wil liams Miss Otelia Gardels went to Battle Creek yesterday to spend the day with her folks Mr aud Mrs 0 F Slater from New Jersey are visiting at the home of W R Hoffman Sheriff J M Kreador aud Wm Ohesuut were iu tho oity yesterday from Fremont Misses Lydla and Mercy Walker and A 0 MoLeod all of Sohuyler were lu tho city Saturday Mr and Mrs A G Witmer expect to leave next Tuesday ou a trip via Niagara Falls to his old homo in Pennsylvania A Washington dispatch of the 22nd states that James R Rouse of Norfolk has been granted an increase of pension from S to 10 A 9 pound boy arrived at the homo of Dr and Mrs Frauk Saltar yesterday morning with the evident intention of making that his home Mr and Mrs Fordlnand Pasowolk have startod on a trip to Wisconsiu aud Miunesota where thoy will visit the homes of their children Misses Miuuie aud Anua Maas aud Lizzie Semmler camo iu from Bloomfield Saturday and will visit with parents and frieuds tor a month The Boys nlno and a picked team played a game of ball in Olueya pasture yesterday afternoon The Boya defeated the scrubs by a scoro of 40 to 0 Mr and Mrs Edens camo In from Verdigree Saturday aud visited frieuds over night They left for St Joe Mo yesterday where thoy will visit J O Osborno of Schoolcraft precinct who desires tho nomination for sheriff on the democratic tloket was in the city Saturday interviewing party leaders E B Henderson of Omaha aud John Heudersou of Denver Col ure visiting at the home of W R Hoffman The former is court reporter for Jndge Scott and tho latter is an urt Uudier in the Denver schools Both aro enjoying a vacation part of which will bo spont here Saturday wns a good day for Norfolk merchants tho streets being full of farmers nnd out of town people who were attending to their weekly shop ping Arthur Ahlmnu is tnkiug a vacation this week He left this moruiug for Sioux Oity where he will join some friends and camp out in tho greenwood a few days City Engineer W H Lowo has re turned from Croighton where he has been making surveys for a canal which will be used to furnish power for that citys electric light plant Miss Mablo Hook is expected here soon to visit Norfolk friends She will leave her home in Chadron tonight and will visit at Fremont Omaha and Col umbus before coming here Rev G H Main and Rev John Jcffr ries of South Norfolk exchanged pulpits last evening the former preaching in the Second Congregational church aud the latter in the M E church Yesterday was Mrs Carl Reiches birthday and she observed It by giving a party In the dauco hall two miles south of tho city Quite a number of her Nor folk friends attended It is said thero will be a dance given in tho hall next Saturday night The nights for the past week have been very beautiful out of doors The brilliant moon gentle breezes and com fortable temperature combiuiug to make them almost perfect If it were nat for tho mosquitos aud necessary sleep it would be almost a sin to go to bed F J Hoyder and family departed yes terday for Minneapolis Minu Madison Wis and other pointa where they will visit Mr Hoyder expeots to return iu about 10 days while his family will re main for a mouth Fred T Benson re lief agent who has lately been at Hot Springs Is attending to Mr Hoydors duties at tho uuion depot While those who have crops of small grain and hay to harvest do not probably desire it particularly a large number of poople in this neighborhood would siu ceroly thank Jupiter Pluvius if he would kindly distribute a few spoonsful of wa ter on the dust This is not positively demanded but left to the discretion of that mythical Individual Mrs 0 D Burgoyno of Hastings was standing on the platform of the way car of freight train No 24 while It was switching at Tilden Saturday when a jolt of the car threw her off the plat form and she struck on her head killing her instantly Her little daughter who was with her was also thrown off her feet but was caught by a bystauder be fore sho fell A report concerning the oreamery business in Iowa which is ono of that states best wealth producers saya that it has 000 creameries or an average of nearly 10 to each county The patrons number 02000 who sell milk from 982814 cows The state shipped 71500000 pounds of butter in 1898 for which it received 14000000 Surely the lacteal fluid industry in Iowa is an important item and it is becomlug so iu Nebraska The mission feast of the Germau Lu theran church of Battle Creek held yes terday was a very successful affair and was attended by a large number of peo ple from this place The exercises were held iu Tomhagens grove one half mile south of the town where all necessary arrange meuts had beon made Rov Ul bricht preachod in tho morning and Rov E Deuningor in tho afternoon A little rain iu the afternoon accompanied by thunder aud lightuiug dispersed the - - ys 4 i H f