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o Till M J nuiini llulll VIJl Promoters Say Grading Will Begin September i hopks or Tin rvn urn kkvivkii 9lrMr MfnhllriR Mint liulmiii In llin Clly rnxt KtmiliiR tn limit V I Ilnriii Aim tMIHIH0 lur iinliilWliili InriliiiiinliiK 11 u III Hull 111 Imi INril rriiTiuwln Unlh 1 S Meokliug of Ohloigo and W W Graham of Norwullc Ohio promoters of tho Yankton Norfolk Southwestern Railway company worn In the oity yes terday and loft today for Pit rai on busi ness connected with tho proposed lino Thoy huvo with thorn great rolls of blue lirlntH RhowiiiK n0 rimt0 f l10 llm grades oto It is understood that u mooting of stockholders will ho hold hero for tho purpose of elootlng officers nutl trummotlug othor important busi ness Tho prospoot for tho oarly building of tho lino hi tholr estimation Is brighter thnn over unil it may lo thut Norfolks dcslro for tho past sovonil years will at last bo realized While passing through Sioux Oity yes torday Mr Mookllng was interviewed by a representative of tho Journal who gleaned tho following Informrtlon Tho Yauktou Norfolk road and tho Yankton bridge aro to bo built at lust I havo Iwon in tho Hold almost all tho tinio Hinco I passed through Sioux City two lmmthtt ago Aftor Bixty days of as hard work as I ovor did in my fifty years of railroad oxporiouoo wo havo oomplotod tho survoy and havo tho grado stakes not Grading will begin Soptombor 1 and tho track layers will follow right behind tho graders My negotiations with tho manufacturers of mils aro proatioally concluded and a shipment of ilvo or ton miles oould bo nuulo auy day Struugo as it may hooui I oau got all tho rails I want in ton days Ill explain how that happens Wo in tend to uso a light rail one that will woigh not to exceed sixty pounds to tho yard and that is a lighter rail than gon orally is demanded just now All tho mills have more light rails in stock than thoy want Tho construction of tho hridgo and road will cost 1800000 tho amount at which tho company has beuu capital ized Tho arrangements for tho limine dug of tho company woro completed mouths ago It is needless to sny that Yauktou people ii3 well as Norfolk people and people at intermediate joints aro i lated it tho prospootsof securing tho railroad this year ami if there is auy feeliug of rogrot in Sioux City I might say there is juo necessity for it That road I hon estly boliovo will bo a groat help to Sioux Oity Sioux City is the best city in tho northwost and whatever devel ops tho territory around Stoux Oity is beneficial to Sioux City itself Mr Meokliug haB been closely watch ing tho movements of President Hill of tho Great Northern iu his investigation iu the vicinity of Yankton and is in duced to beliovo tho Groat Northern in tends to build -a road from Yauktou through Oharles Mix county to the point on tho Missouri rivor where tho White rivor emptied iu from tho Bluolc Hills Tho Journal reporter also interviewed A W Erwln presidout of tho Sioux Oity Commercial association iu regard to how tho proposed road would elleot Sioux Oity commercially should it bo constructed Mr Erwiu candidly ac knowledged that tho road would bo of dotriuiont to Sioux Oity aud a benefit to Omaha as lias boon ropresoutod to the commercial club of tho latter oity He said It will hurt us thoro is uo question about it Tho road will bo a positive harm to Sioux Citys interests A lot of trulllo from a rich region in Nebraska and from a garden spot iu South Dakota which latter always has boon tributary to Sioux City will bo diverted to Omaha I do not think tho road will be built by tho Groat Northern or auy othor railroad In my mind its construction ami tho construction of the bridge is de pendent upon tho salo of tho bonds as tho const uctiou of the Omaha and Northern is so depondout 44 It is an III Wind That Blows Nobody Good That small ache or pain or weakness is the ill wind that directs your attention to the necessity of purifying your blood by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla Then your whote body receives good for the purified blood goes tingling to every organ It is the great remedy for all ages and both sexes Dyspepsia Complicated with liver and kidney trouble I suffered for years from dyspepsia with severe pains Hoods Sarsaparilla made me strong and hearty J B Emerton Auburn Me odASaMapWiSi Hood i lllli cure lltrur lilt Hie uou lrrUutliian4 only cathartic to taKa willi llnoJ t aarnparliu FRIDAY FACTS Win Wanko win In from Foster yes toulay F 1 Halo was in tho oity yesterday from Hitttlo Creek Squire 0 A Fuller made a business visit to Madison today Paul Kudut came homo fiom a visit to Wiusido this morning Mrs II L Spaulding went ovor to Madison this morning 1 V Hriulo a Nellgh real ostutomiui was In town yosteiduy John Sutherland was In town fiom UuttlulJaok yoMorday Mr and Mrs Fred Drew woro city visitors yesterday from Piorco Misses Anna and Maggie Hyan of Winner wine city visitors today John Friday Is kept fiom his place of business by an attack of sickness Miss Lena Sleglor who lias boon qulto sick for about a weok Is now conva lescent Sheriff I lass and Dad Vanannau of Piorco woro tnuiBaotlug buslnoss In tho city today Fred Sldlor returned yesterday from Wlusldo where ho has been doing export machinist work Mr and Mrs N F Rccknrd and daughter of Omaha aro visiting with Norfolk relatives Mrs J P Wright and her daughtor Mrs Stevens went ovor to the county seat this morning MrB O Foxworthy has purchased the Hon Ton rostauraut from N J Davis and Is now in possession Ferdinand Koch of West Point visited with relatives over night aud loft this morning for Ponder on business Arthur Overtou has accepted tho po sition with Mr True iu the Palace of Sweets recontly vacated by Frank Twiss 1 udge and Mrs Isaao Powors returned yoatorduy noon from tho Blaok Hills whoro they spent n vory oujoyublo vaca tion Com ty Attorney M D Tyler left on tho noon train for Indiana whore ho will visit his old homo two or three weeks Mrs Victor and children and her mother Mrs U Gregory were iu tho city last evening aud this morning went to Way no A party of four or flvo tailors of tho city aro planning to go to Horseshoe lako this ovoulug aud make an ollort to catch some llsh Mrs J II Watts who 1ms boon visit ing at tho homo of her parents Mr aut Mrs Jos Allbory departed this morning for her homo iu Ohoynno Wyo Mrs J J Parker who has boon sick for tho past couple of weoks is still very ill Horinauy friends hope however that she will boou bo on tho road to rapid recovery Miss Gortrudo Bliss who with hor mother has beon doing embroidery work at tho Johnson dry goods store will loavo this oveuing for ONeill to continue her work thoro Oscar Nicholson aud his sister-in-law Mis D S Nicholson drove over from Madison yesterday with tho mother and sister of tho former Mrs 0 A and Miss Alta Nicholson who boarded tho evening train for their home iu Aius worth Jos Pheasant this morning accident ally got his haud caught between a pair of the rollers used at tho steam laundry aud his fingers up to tho knuckle joints woro quite badly crushed Tho result is u mighty painful hand Though It Is uot believed he will lose any of the flu gors he will be laid up for somo time A baud meeting will be held this ovou lug iu tho old baud hall lu the Shelly block to whloh all old members aud all who play a baud Instrument are earnest ly urged attend tho purpose being to organize a temporary baud to accompany the Norfolk delegation to Mudison ou tho occasion of that citys reception to company F The assets of tho beet sugar gaurautee committee were sold at auction yester day afternoon Tho bidding was quite spirited but did uot result iu a largo sum of money The property consisted of reil ostato subscriptious notes and judgments aud the total amouut re ceived from tho sle was 1 29170 Tho original estimate placed ou these assets was about 141000 While this sale re lieves tho committee to some oxteut it is still iu debt to the two bauks of the o ty about 1800 which it will have to make up Sincerity lodge No 244 A F and A M was instituted at Battle Creek last mght by Graud Muster Judgo Wm W Keysor ot Omaha assisted by Past Grand Master S W Hayes of this city Graud Custodian Jas A Fullus of Oma ha Graud Juuior Wardou Judgo R E Evaus of Dakota City and tho following members from Norfolk Burt Mapes M D Tyler J O Stitt G W Box S G Dean W H Rish D J Koeuigsteiu G T Spreoher J B Maylord Jos All bery J 0 Aid aud W R Hoftuiau Duriug the evening two candidates were instructed iu the mysteries of the Third degree Tho banquet 6erved aft tor the work was over was very fine aud heartily enjoyed by all present The Norfolk Mosous who attended drove home at au early hour this morning Mr aud Mrs W N Huso returued this morning from their trip with the National Editorial association to the Pa- THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 3 cillc coast Since thoy loft horo four wooks ago today thoy havo travolod a distaiico of 0i miles and havo met with royal ontertalnmont at every placo visited Naturally thoy wore kopt on the move to cover the distance and weio per mitted but few stops for tiny considerable t lino so that they aro pretty well tired out and plonsod to got homo unil rest At St Paul Minn they woro joined by Norris and Gone who had been visiting lu that city and at Sioux Falls S I nnd Ilawnrden Iowa If thoro is any set of persons who havo missed Mr and Mrs I luso more than another It Is tho forco nt the Tin xrws oillro ovety member of whloh is pleased to have them horo again Nelson Barber son of Dr Barber who was formerly assistant physician at tho Norfolk hospital for Insane ai rived at his homo in Fullorton Wednesday ovoniug from tho Philippines having come over in tho Indiana which arrived at Sin Francisco somo days ago Ho was a member of tho regimental band of tho Fighting First but duriug tho past six months has been using a gun luttead of a musical instrument Whon ho ar rived home ho was mot nt tho homo of his paronts by a largo crowd of pooplo and the band and tho Fullorton demon titration to one of Its heroes is au event long to bo remombored both by those taking part and tho worthy recipient of tho honors Ho is all right with tho ex ception of a disabled foot which com pels him to uso crutches iu getting around but It is not thought that this is of a permanent character and his friends hope to see him soon rocover Tho Nor folk acquaintances of tho family oxtontl congratulations ou tho safo return of tho sou and brother aud sharo to a largo ex tent lu tho prido which thoy must feel for their returned hero W A Homlobou is carrying tho poul try war Into tho ouomys country Having learned that sovou buyers of a What Cheer houso woro coming down th line of tho 0 St P M O road ho started this morniug and mot thorn at Hosklus Ho telephouos that tho fight Is ou lu oaruest and ho is probably mak ing tho ohickeus hard for the other fel lows to catch The gaug of buyers ho mot at Hoskins is from tho Iowa Pro duce company aud is under tho charge of Ohas Baldwin Homlebeu claims thoy roproiout thouisolvos as tho Norfolk buyer iu order to secure better success aud says they aro offering but five cents a pound for delivery ou the 2oth of Aug ust Thoy go into tho country aud work tho fanners for contracts for futuro do livery and if there is any question about tho price politely volunteer tho informa tion that it has fallen during the past fow days Mr Henilebou is still offering six ceuts and expects to have his car ou tho track nt that place tomorrow Of course his Norfolk friends hope he will succeed iu scoopiug his competitors at every turn Nebraska poultry is in grent demand poth east aud west aud laying us it does about midway botweeu the tw markets it may bo expected that there will boa pretty hard fight Not only is tho west afterpoultry but Its importance as a market for othor products is grow ing daily aud it will not belong perhaps when Nebraska will feel tho effects of tho competition between east and west along othor lines Sunt the 1rotvL totH Mayor Simpson has sent the flannel protectors provided by tho ladies of Norfolk to Sau Francisco accompanied by tho following lotter Noukolk July 28 Brig Geu P H Barry Adgt Geu Nebraska Sau Frau Cisco Cul Dear Sir Iu response to your call I this day mail you 31 chest protectors for company F First Ne braska There are two marked ouo for Frauk D Owens company C aud oue for Julius Nelson company 0 First Nebraska I wish you would see that they are delivered to them This is tho result of tho labors of tho Womaus Relief Corps of this city aud the generosity of our citlzus Very respectfully J E Simpson Mayor Iloml Notice to Litml Owiium To All Whom It May Concern The commissiouer appointed to veiw aud locate a road commencing at the northeast corner of tho southeast quarter of tho southeast quarter of sec tion M iu township 22 north raugo 1 west iu Madison county Nebraska aud the uorthwest corner of the southwest quarter of tho southwest quarter of seo tiou S1 iu township 22 north range 1 eust iu Stautou couuty Nebraska run uiug thence south on couuty lino ubout 8 ns to the township hue betweeu townships 21 and 22 thence west ou said township Hue in said MadiBon couuty oue mile to connect with a pub lic highway leadiug to tho city of Mudi sou already established aud recorded has reported iu favor of the establish ment thereof aud his report having been endorsed and concurred in by a like commissioner from Stautou couuty all objections thereto or claims for dam ages must be filed iu tho couuty clerks oilice on or before noon of the 12th day of September A D 1801 or said road will be established without reference thereto E G Heilmax County Clerk Every farmer uud stock miser should keep Sloans Liniment ou baud for an emergency Ask your neighbor aud ho will tell you why For salo by Johu Kotuigsteiu 1899 SATURDAY SIFTINQS It Sonnonscholn was up from Stanton j estorday G F Colby of Elgin was a city visitor yesterday Au miction was held this afternoon at Mlhllls barn Hov Hngodorn wns In tho city yester day from Winsido F A Dearborn was a city visitor yos torday from Wayne F W Melcher was In tho city yostor day from West Point II Morris was a visitor in tho city yesterday from Sterling Tho Long Pino Chautauqua will opon ou August 11 aud continue until tho 2id Suporiutondoiit D 0 OConnor mndo a business trip to Columbus this morning Last night was tho coldest of tho mouth tho thermometer registering fiJ degrees County Superintendent Orum was iu tho city today from Madison calling on his frlouds Rich Homig of Nellgh Is in tho oity to tako an examination for a teachers certificate Miss Mary Ackermau of Stautou has beon visiting this woek with Miss Nel lie Schwouk Mrs Edholm mothor of Mrs Charles Harding returned to hor homo In Omuha this moruiug Rov D Marquetto of Oakdalo was in tho city yestorday a fow hours calling on his Norfolk friends Frank Twiss loft this morning for Wayne to assume his duties as day clerk of the Boyd houso E B Kouyou returned this moruing from a visit with his mother who lives in Delowure couuty Iowa Kid Hall brother of W 0 Hall tho barber left yestoiduy for Foudu Iowa whero ho has a position Miss Hattio Seiumler is taking her va cation this week and will resume her duties at Baum Bros next Monday Adolph Altsohuler who has boon vis iting relatives hero nil summer will loavo tomorrow for Philadelphia Pa MisB Frances Sharpless will entertain a party of friends this afternoon at a six oclock tea the occasion being hor birth day Mrs P C Wood and sou Arthur de parted yesterday for Coucordia Kansas whero they will visit relatives aud friends Arthur Ahlnian has returned from Chrystal Lake four miles from Sioux City where ho was camping with u com pany of friendB Tho splendid rain which fell at Nor folk tho other night was quite local it being suid that uot a drop fell ut Pierce or at Wayuo I J Johnsons family arrived from Illinois this moruiug uud they will at ouco go to housekeeping everything haviug been placed in readiness Mr and Mrs Dave Baum Mr and Mrs Juke Bnum aud Mrs A Alt sohuler will leave Monday for Hot Sptiugs S D where they will enjoy an outing M Becker Mrs E Becker aud Mar gie Becker were guests at tho homo ot Mr aud Mrs Morris Mayer ovor night Thoy loft for their home iu Albion this moruiug Tho Wakefield Republican is celebrat ing its 17th birthday this week It is a nourishing journal and is still strong iu the fuith of making a metropolis ol Wakefield Messrs Baxter and Chapman two officials of the Union Paoiflo occupied tho special officers car attached to the 10 10 train this moruiug They are on a tour of inspection Rev W H Eatou writes from Wau couda 111 stating that We are hav ing a splendid good time boating and llshiug He Is in need of The News however to mako happiness complete Angle Irons cross aims pius and knobs were received by the local man agemout of tho telephone company this moruiug aud will be used in raising the wires ou Main street whore they cross the tracks Agents of Rlugliug Bros circus are in tho state mnkiutrjdates for that popular show Norfolk is usually favored with a visit by that aggregation aud the ad vance agents may be expeoted here al most auy day The Union Pacific is advertising for laborers ou its extensions in Wyoming and its uow track work in Nebraska bat they are hard to get aud that road has thus far found it impossible to se cure sufficient help to do tho necessary work The dance given at rne railway hall South Norfolk last eveulng while not attended by a large crowd was a very enjoyable affair and perhaps more so than if the hall had been full of people Quito a numbnr of young folks from the city proper were preseut Neligh Yeoman Tom Shultz wound ed a pelican the other day aud secured him alive He brought him to town aud tried to sell him but no customer could be fouud We gave him the ad dress of Bell Sessions the Norfolk taxidermists who might like him Liucolu Is preparing for an unique attraction at its street fair which is to be held September 18 to 23 This will be a wedding to take place on a plat 4- rnw w l Comparing the sizes of toilet soaps with Ivory Soap the Ivory Soap should cost four times as much as the toilet soaps It is exactly the reverse and when you buy Ivory Soap you pay about one fourth as much for it The best people use Ivory Soap for their toilet and bath because of its purity the effect upon the skin is beneficial IVORY SOAP IS 9944 PER CENT PURE COPYRIQHT IS9Q BY THE PROCTER fc QAM9LE CO CINCINNATI form especially prepared for tho occa sion Tho brido and groom aro to be dressed by tho merchants of the city The Hoskins correspondent of the Wiusido Tribuue claims that town has a woman who threatens to kill children if she can catch them or will hold them until her son cau pound them black aud blue Said correspondent also says she gives hr sou n garden hoe to fight children half his ago with Chadrou Journal J Kennedy the now Auioricau Express companys agent arrived in this city Saturday morning from Norfolk and is now in charge of the affairs of the Express company Mr Kennedy Is a pleasant young mau aud has mado a good impression with the busiuess men of this city Newniau Grove Herald Nils Olson one of the staunchest republicans in Platte couuty and in Nebraska refutes the statements and preachings of the pops that farmers in Nebraska are down trodden moneyless beings aud points with pride to the fact that he mm e enough money one year off of forty acres to buy a farm of 1G0 acres Pender Ropnblic Our Methodist brethren have adopted an unique if not novel mode of advertising their Lyous camp meeting Ou each corner of their large po ter displayed iu the Pender postofiioe is a small poster with the words Shako the bottle printed there on Wo aro not advised as to just the meaning this is intended to couvoy Clydo Eisoleys baby died this morning from tuberculosis which it probably in herited from its mother who died from the same disease several weoks ago It has been sick for some time Mr Eiseleys friends heartily sympathize with him iu tho loss of his wife and child and it is realized that their deaths coming so closo together aro the cause of deep pain to him The band meeting which was called for last evening was not as largely at tended as it should have been and no busiuess was done Those interested think the boys who can play should ei ther turn out aud assist or declare tluir unwillingness to do so Another meet is called for Monday eveniug wheu it is hoped there will be a good attendance of those who cau play a baud instrument About a dozen of the youug frieuds of Frank Twiss enjoyed a farewell party iu his honor last evening After au en joyable hayrack ride about the streets of the city those composing it were treated to ice cream aud cake at Mr Truos Palace of Sweets Frauk is a very popu lar youug mau aud while eujoyiug the evening his friends were uot highly pleased that he wus soon to leave them Pierce Leader The Norfolk Yauk tou has bobbed up ugaln Woods Coues the first of the week received a letter from Hurry Eller at Yauktou asking for tho address ot T R Beck who a few years ago acted as right-of-way agent for the railroad Mr Eller stated that W W Graham of Norwalk Ohio and J S Meokliug of Chicago were now at Yaukton aud would be iu Pierce in a few days A number of the youug girl friends of Miss Hattie Karo gave her a surprise party yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents coruer Fourth street aud Philip avenue the occasion being that youug ladys birthday Those attend ing were Anna Miller Ella Miller Freda Singer Adelia Bucholz Lois Hardy Emma Brueggemau and Constance Reinhardt It is quite unnecessary to add that a pleasant time wus enjoyed A curious fact noticeable this sum mer is that trees which were apparent ly dead as the result of the severe weather oflast whiter have started luuumuin iuici umer irues iu mo ity lnve finished Some of them are still budding and but a few days ago an apple tree was uoticod with several blossoms on A Pilger correspondent to the Stautou Picket tells of trees on ouo part of which is fruit as large as guinea eggs while other branches bear blos soms ns profuse fresh aud fragrant as in early spring While so much has been said about the growing crops of corn and small grain aud the great showing they are making the writer wants to speak a word for the flowers There sileut miuisters to mans happiness and comfort are also making a pheuouieual showiug and the gurdeus about the city were never so nu merous and attruetivo as this summer aud aro doing their full share toward making life worth living The lawns aud grounds surrounding a house may be perfectly kept aud be possessed of a certain beauty but they are us incomplete without a few beds of flowers as a Fourth of July celebration without a baud The attention bestowed ou the flowers by the housewife or even the head of the family is a pleasant relaxation from other duties Dakota City Record Two of South Sioux Citys high sohool girls were walk ing down the Short Liue track Sunday morning nnd duriug their stroll ran onto a most beautiiul auunul They both ex claimed as in oue breath Oh isnt it sweet The nuiinnl was quite young and easily caught They asked a young mau who came along to catch it for them as thoy wished to carry it home for a pet The youug man griuued aud offered to catch it aud oue of tho girls removed her hair ribbon to tie around its neck When the animal was securely tied and tho girls were leadiug it home by the ribbon the young man told them not to get too familar with their pet as it was a skunk They at once screamed dropped the ribbou aud got away They made tho youug man promise he would uot tell a living soul and of course he has kept his word The territory covered by a good item in a local newspaper is unbounded and sometimes has an influence in places seemingly out of reach The following from the Wiusido Tribuuo is an instance of how an item will travel The Trib une iteui of a couple of weeks ago in re gard to F W Sornbergers sheep has gained a wide circulation The Nob folk News wrote an article based ou it and the Wayne papers have all either written articles based on the Tribunes or copied that from Tun Norfolk News Many other papers in this seo tiou have copied or commented on the article while a friend informs us he has seou it in Chicago and Minneapolis papers Advertising even in the Wiu side Tribune pays and this item has given Mr Soruberger Wiuside Wayne county Nebraska and sheep raising con siderable advertising thut cost none of the beneficiaries a cent While ninny couuty fair associations have retired into iuocuous desuetude during the past few years owing to the uuappro ichublo competition of state fairs aud expositions it is said that the Madison couuty association is preparing for a larger aud better show than ever before given aud that it will be oue worth goiug miles to see Stanton couuty is also arranging to givo a good fair this full Iu muuy couuties the etreet fair where uo admission cau be charged is takiug the place of the couuty fair and although a practically new thing for this country their suc cess is almost assured The luaiu object of a fair after all is to draw a crowd advertise the resources of a county aud gain trade for merchants If this oau be accomplished without cost to those composing tho crowd it will be that much larger and people will show their appreciation by leaving with the town leople many times what they woul pay for adnilfiaiou J i I r
