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to WIN UDHiniirn i imi mi U I IIUIUU V TSig run run w 1 iliMi J U11UU Dismissed by the State Board of Transportation SAY KOKKOliK HAS NO IKIKVANCK IT thorn In n UrlnvMirn II Shout I lin IMuilo i lto lutnr Stitto OmiinuMi n Imnml Minn mrUii Mitt lloiuil lm tin In rlil lo tion Atmllmr Viiiihluti A VmlitlU Nlitry Kmm Vtlilnid Dully Tho stato board of transportation at liiucfllu lias reached n decision In tho freight ea so In which tlio Norfolk Husl nosa Mens association complained of the rates used over tho Chicago St lmil aHiinUmnollH Oiiinlui railway and llnd that It has no juriHillotioii In tlio nmttor claiming that relief must bo Bought In a hlghor court In tho complaint which was signed ly 100 business professional mon and f nrmorH of Norfolk and vlolnltv It was allogod that tho ratos ohargod by tho company from Sioux Olty to Norfolk woro unjuHt oh comparod with rates charged to othor localltlos oqul distant and it was asked that thoy should bo re duced nbout 50 por oont Tho Koorotarios of tho board consist ing of C4 L Laws T W Kdgortou aud J 0 Dahlmau do not llnd that tho pooplo of this oity havo any grievance but awort that If thoy havo thoy must tako It boforo tho interstate comiuoroo oommis slon which has jurisdiction In tho mut tor which has already boon dono Tho finding of tho Lincoln board is as follows If tho pooplo of Norfolk aro ontitlod to relief it can bo obtained alono through tlio lntorstato eommorco assoclatiou Wo llnd from tho ovidonco that tho stato board of transportation of Ne braska hns no jurisdiotiou over tho mat ters coiuplainod of aud rocommond that am order bo made dismissing tho same It is therefore by tho stato board of transportation of Nebraska cousidorod nrtjndgod and ordored that tho complaint of tho Business Mous association of Norfolk against tho Chicago St Paul Tklinuoapolts ifc Omaha railway company bo dismissod for want of jurisdiotiou Another lliillrimil Hutiior Tho Yaukton Press tfc Dakotau of Tuos day had an interview with a stranger at that plaoo who spoko as follows Tho Union Pacific Railway com pany will build a combination wagon fuid railroad bridgo across the Missouri At Yankton during tho coming fall aud winter Tio Union Pacific is I beliovo tracking W W Graham aud J S Heck ling in tho building of tho Yaukton Norfolk and Southern railroad aud it -would not surprlso mo if tho Union Pa ciflc invaded South Dakota aud North Dakota within tho uoxt throo years It is tho old Hohonio for building a railroad from Canada to tho Gulf of Mexico being revived and in real earnest this time Omaha is encouraging tho scheme Omaha wants your wheat with tho idea of ovoutually becoming tho ilonr markot of tho northwest and entor iujr into direct competition with Minne apolis iu tho mattor of Hour manufactur ing Tho Bourco of my information on those points must bo kept a socrot for tlio present but it will bo divulged with in a short timo Aud five miuutos lator this stranger loaded hinBolf into a buggy and startod for Nobraska Thb News joo aopartmeut la com iplote in every particular Southern Lltoruturo Interesting literature regarding tho iSouth is now being distributed by tho Southern Railway Southern Homes folders largo map folders Land of tho Sky booklots Southorn FloldBMiu orals and Minos books etomailod free to any addross Tho Empire of tho South a very handsome volume of aont 200 pages profusoly illustrated slsoissuod by tho Southern Railway and sent to auy address upon receipt of 2r cents which amount approximates cost of delivery Address Wm H Taylob Asst Genl Pass Agent Southern Ry Louisville Ky Actions of the Just Smell Sweet The fragrance of life is oigor and strength neither of ivhich can be found in a per son whose blood is impure and whose every breath speaks of internal troubles Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies vitalizes and enriches the blood gives a good appetite and makes the weak strong Run Down My husband ivas run dawn in hclth And All tired out Those excellent medicines Hoods Pdls AndSarsa parilla built him up Again Mrs H L JUoHvry Towtndi Pa UfoctEi Swuafml Huodi ilIU cure liver llli the non Irritation nd only cathartic to Uke with Huod tninrllU FRIDAY FACTS Jacob Whlto of Meadow Orovo was in tho olty yostorday I I j Upton and wife woro In town from Plerco today Dr P II Salter had professional busi ness In Plorco yesterday Ray Seymour is In the oity from York vlsltinn relatives and friends It T Kingman of Carroll Iowa is iu the city visiting his son Jim Miss Martha Wilde returned to hor homo in Madison last evening Toddlo tho two-year-old son of Mr aud Mis Theodore King is very Rlolc Mr and Mrs W 11 Buoholz departed this noon on a trip to Washington I 0 Mr and Mrs S N Saunders wero in the city this morning from Hazilo Mills 13 M Norton wont to Hartlngton yes terday to place auncotylouo gas plant In a hardware store M J Osterllng has returned from ONeill whoro ho has boon employed at tho trintiug business Miss Anna Seymour roturnod homo from Lincoln yesterday noon Sho has decided to remain iu Norfolk Miss 13va Dolou was a passongor for Wayno yostorday afternoon whoro sho will visit relatives and friends II W Winter roturnod last evening from Madlsou where ho has boon at tending a mooting of tho county com missioners Tho rocolpts of tho postolllco for July woro 27211 largor than for the same month last year Tho total recoipts woro fSiUH David Baum roturnod homo last night from a businoss aud pleasure trip to Stromsburg and David Oity I To roports immense crops along tho route traveled Henry II Bovoo has resigned his po sition as clork lu Bantu Bros storo aud will tako a vacation until tho sugar campaign opens whon ho will resume his old plaoo lu the factory Rov J P Vau Floot and tho choir boys of Trinity Episcopal church who havo boon camping siuoo Monday at tho Yellow Banks roturnod homo this af toruoon vory much pleased with thoir outing T N Buudlck gave a hay raolc ride last evening to a compauy of about 25 young people Thoy drovo to the hos pitul for insauo aud attended tho weok ly danco A vory pleasant evouiug was enjoyod by all participuuts An aged man aud woman driving a wagon coutalutug scoues of tho Spanish Auioricau war auohored on tho vucaut lot south of this ofllco yesterday after noon aud thta morulug pulled up stakes and doparted without apparently having made u fortune Waltor B mason olork at tho drug storo of A H Kiesau stoppod on a nail yes terday which was stickiug lu the boards toru up for makiug repairs Tho nail piorcod tho solo of his shoo and ruu al most through his foot Although pain ful it is not believed the wound will provo sorious Tho premium list of tho Stanton coun ty fair has boon recoivod at this ofllco Tho fair will bo hold September 1020 21 aud 22 Good purses are offered lu the speed department and valuable pre miums aro advertised for tho host dis plays of stock morchaudiso aud form aud household products Evorybody is invited to attond tho ball game to bo played on tho Olnoy grouuds botweou the second uluo of this city aud a Pierce olub tomorrow af tor uoon This is tho first gamo with out siders that has boon played ou tho home grouuds aud it is oxDOoted that consider able interest will bojtakeu Miss Oarrio Thompson eutortained a uumbor of her little girl friends at a sowing club at tho homo of hor parents Mr and Mrs J T Thompson ou West Norfolk avonuo yostorday afternoon A joyous timo was had aud oholco re freshments wore sorvod whioh added much to tho pleasure of tho occasion 0 B Rico tho mattress maker who lived at 110 Hastings avenue has loft tho city and no one appears to know his destination His wifo and two daugh ters havo gono to tho home of her parents neariVordigro taking tho housohold goods with thorn Tho goutlomau Is said to owo quite a number of accounts about town OJ Stookwell of The News office was out ilshlug iu the Northfork above the factory day before yesterday and has this morniug recovered aufllcieutly from an over diet of fish to stato what luck ho had Ho claims to have caught 10 picker el 4 black bass 20 bullheads 17 perch aud 18 mountain trout Ho thinks ho would have had hotter luck but for about 7 nets stretched across the stream which probably accounted for his not getting a bite ou the salmon or shark bait He gave no evidence to confirm the story except a sort of par boiled countenance which was objeoted to by tho court Ohiuo Cal Ohampion The Ontario town trustees were In Ohluo last Friday in a body for the purpose of inspecting our duatloss streets They had heard that Ghiuo had the finest streots in the county made dustless with the use of crude oil by the DeGamp method aud they came to learn more about it with a view of impiovlug their own streets Supervisor White showed them about aud explained the method of construe tiou of the roadbed and the application THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 17 18 99 of tho oil A drlvo over tho stroota was enough to convince thorn of rosnlts and thoy dooldod ou tho spot to go aud do llkowiro Thoy therefore mado ar rangomonts at onco for tho use of tho apparatus and for oil which thoy will got from tho Puonto Oil company at tho refinery hero W H Brown of Webster Olty Iowa is in the city delivering a plat book of Madison county just fssued by tho North west PubllshiiigEcompany Tho book contains 50 largo pagos Tho plat of each precinct with roads streams rail roads schools churches ctols glvonas woll ns each property owner and tho dividing linos of his land with tho posi tion of his losidonco It also contuius enlarged maps of tho towns and cities of tho county showing lots and blocks and businoss houses Besides there aro maps of tho state tho United States and tho world with Interesting and useful information Tho book is olegautly printed ou heavy pnpor and nicely bound making a most valuable roforenco work for any businoss man aud especially thoso who doal with proporty Tho titlo page aud allplats aro printed from carofully Jongraved plato3 mnkiug it a work of art Burt Mapos boat with his family and Miss Josophiuo Dur land aboard wolghod anchor this aftornoon In tho Elkhoru at Thlrtoonth stroot and startod ou Its voy age down that cla jslo stream Tho party was given o farowoll by quite a company of friends who wished thorn bou voyage Burt looked like an old vet at boating as ho stoorod tho craft out into tho current Tho boat coutaiuod about 000 pounds and Is built to carry 1 000 It is equipped with a mammoth unibrolla that will act as a sail when tho wind is in tho right direction Thoso composing tho party wore attired for convenience and comfort Thoy will oat whoro thoy pleaso aud about what thoy pleaso as thoy carry a bountiful supply of provisions Thoy will camp on tho shoro during the nights aud the hottest portiou of tho days Thoy do not oxpoct to go furthor than Wost Point aud somo of thoir friends will bo surprlsod If they gotjthat far UoiilHtlii CJrrMko Concert Tho concert by Mr Ludwig Koouig stein piauoforto aud Miss Nolllo Ge rocko soprano will bo given Tuesday ovonlug August 22ud at tho First Con gregational church under the auspices of tho Ladios Aid society Thoso two young pooplo should bo greeted with a crowded house on that occasion Each has high artistic skill which has been cultivated thoroughly and lovers of high grade music cannot but bo pleased with the coming eutortaiumout Mr Keouig stoln aud Miss Gerecke havo grown to manhood and womanhood in the city and whoro should thoy look for patron age and encouragement if uot to thoso with whom thoy have beou associated from childhood Not only for this rea son do thoy dosorvo recognitiou but they havo artistio merit that is very rare indeed aud would roceivo prompt recog nition from music loving people iu much larger cities Among tho numbers to bo played by Mr Koouigstoiu is Ruboustoius Kum onnoi Ostrow Tho lattor word means island aud tho first is its uame It is situated noar St Potorsburg and is a favorlto promenade for high society Tho island belongs to tho church nud is tilled with chapels aud devotional shrines Rubousteiu conceived the idea of illustrating musically a uumbor of characteristic features of tho island and tho various phases of life to be seeu there Iu the second part of the piece will be noticed au imitation of ncarillou The beautiful aud popular Homo Sweet Home will bo played with Its variations Miss Gerecke whoso charming voico has so ofteu pleased Norfolk audiences will sing selections that were on Von Bu lows programs when ho made his tour of Europe Thero will bo two sougs with piano and violin obligato Sturgoou is the piauo man Itouil Nntlcu to Landowners To All Whom it May Concern Tho commissioner appointed to veiw and locate a road commencing at tho northeast corner of tho southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of sec tion W In township 22 north raugo 1 west iu Madison county Nebraska and tho northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of soo tiou ill in township 23 uorth range 1 oast iu Stontou county Nebraska run ulug thence south on county lino about 80 rods to the township line betweou townships 21 and 23 thence west ou said township line in said Madison county one mile to connect with a pub Ho highway leadlug to the city of Madi son already established aud recorded has reported lu favor of the establish ment thereof and Ills report having been endorsed aud concurred in by a like commissioner from Stanton county all objections thereto or claims for dam ages must be filed iu the county clerks oftioe on or before uoou of the 12th day of September A D 1899 or said road will be established without reference thereto E G Heilman County Clerk Every farmer and stock raiser should keep Sloans Liniment on baud for an emergency Ask your neighbor and he will tell you why For sale by John Koeuigstelu SATURDAY SIFTINGS Mrs Wm Dwyor is ou tho slok list Mrs D M Dawson Is In tho city from Madlsou Miss Lulu King has gono to Beomor to visit f rion ds Milo Warren was in tho city from Lynoh over night 0 B Durland made a business trip to Oakdalo yesterday 13 R 0 Sonneiisoholn of Stanton was a city visitor yostorday Ernest Bridgo has returned homo from his visit to Ohlcogo Miss Mamio Crawford of West Point Is visiting Norfolk friends Dick Richards arrived iu Norfolk last ovenlng from Sioux City Miss Graco Campboll has gono to Fro inont to visit friends a fow wcoks Arthur Ahlmau wont to Dixon this morning to outer somo bioyclo races Miss Nolllo and Fred Craig aro visit ing thoir slstor Mrs A F Lewis Mrs G F Durlaud is expected hero from Plaiuviow this oveniug to visit rolatlvos A company of about 10 city pooplo enjoyed a picuio in Edgowater Park last ovenlng II S Workman L J Ilolcomb and Gus Traoy of Wlnsldo woro Sugar City visitors yesterday Robort Balloy is homo from Hamburg Iowa and Waltor has returned from Dodge this stato Miss Luolla Remy of tho Journal loft last oveniug for Ainsworth nud will visit relatives over Sunday Miss Edna StatVord who has boon attending tho Fremont normal school returned homo last evening Fred Davis an Elkhoru brakeman diod at Fremont Tuesday uight frcrn injuries sustained by a fall Tho threemouths old baby of Chas Krocher died yesterday at the homo of tho parouts on North Eighth street M B Singer returuod last evening froai his visit to various Nebraska points Ho has been absent about two wooks Mr aud Mrs M O Hazen have re turned from Lincoln whero they havo boou atteudiug tho Epworth league assembly Mrs E N Ruteubor who has been visiting relatives and friends in Norfolk for the past two mouths returned to hor homo iu Omaha this noon mo of tho farmers living along th latto havo their fields covered with water aud fear that they will harvest no crpps whatever from such fields Mr aud Mrs Kleeberger and ohild from Kansas City Missouri are visiting at the home of W Z Kiug Mr Klee berger aud Mrs Kiug aro brother and sistor O W Inskeop has sold out his con fectionery business aud the partition has been torn out of tho store Tho en tire room will hereafter be used for the millluery business W A Hemelebou this moruing ro sigued the position of clork at the Pa ciflo which ho has held for nearly ten years past and will for the present do voto his attention to the poultry busi ness Bob Beuser a Wiuside citizen is en gaged iu tho busmess of tanning snake skins which will be mado mto belts and other articles The skiu when tanned makes a tough leather aud the outside is to some pooplo quite beautiful Mr and Mrs O W Gardner of Fort Dodge Iowa arrived in the city last evouiug for a visit with Mr aud Mrs E N Huntington Mr Gardner is one of the oldest eugineors on the Illinois Central railroad Mrs Gardner is a sister to Mrs Huntington W A Goblo is in tho city from Boyd couuty greotiug his many Norfolk friends some of whom Intimate that he heard of a ball gamo today and the cir cus uoxt week and nothing could keep him away so ho drovo the entire distauco of 50 miles to share iu tho excitomout Madison Chronicle Holy Moses I but they must have some swift horses at Norfolk Both of the papers of that city tell of a young man who hired a buggy team last Saturday to drivo three miles iuto the country and hadut been able to get back yet Tuesday morniug The hotels have decided to discon tinue the uso of free busses and will hereafter charge 15 cents for a single trip or 25 cents for the round trip This is done at the solicitation of hack drivers who have been unable to secure a very large share of patronage In competition with the freo busses The item published the other day con cerning Clarence Salter was probably misleading as to his whereabouts It stated he was fishing along the Platte and might be construed to meau that river iu thiB state whereas he Is along t ho hoad waters of the stream or more properly the North Platte In the mouu taius of Wyoming Mr Jeffries of the Second Congrega tional church left this morning on the Uuiou Pacific to preach tomorrow at Monroe and Wattsville for Mr Haupt mau the pastor of these churches and Mr Hauptman arrived over tho same road at uoou to preach for Mr Jeffries Ministerial neighborliuess is a good prao tice for both pastors and churches uwiug to tue storm tue uau game c n v When the childrens best clothes come from the wash with the colors faded and streaked and with worn spots showing in places where there should be no wear then you may know that your laundress is using some thing besides Ivory Soap You can save trouble and expense by furnishing her with Ivory Soap and insisting that she use it and noth ing else The price of one ruined garment will buy Ivory Soap sufficient for months COPTRIQMr 1909 BY THE PROCTER CAM3LC CO CINCINNATI Which was to have been played on the Olnoy grouuds between the Pierce nine and tho second nine of this city was postponed The Pierce boys came down and wero considerably disappointed be cause it rained A return gamo was to havo beeu played ou tho Piprce grouuds tomorrow but it is likely that this also will have tobe given up This vicinity was visited by another severe storm this afteruoou aud con sidorablejrain ft 11 While it was form lug in tho west tho clouds had a rather ugly appearance nud caused considerable apprehension but the worst of tho storm seemed to pass south of the city The wind was very vigorous however aud did some damage iu towu Some hail fell but not euough to hurt Battle Creek Republican Twenty two head of cattle lu a bunch were killed by lightning lu H R Lymaus pasture six miles southwest of town on Wednesday during the thunderstorm Tho cattle wore the property of J W Stirk L J Pope J H Dufphey aud M J Hughes Mr Dufphey and Mr Pope were tho heaviest losers nearly all of tho stock belonging to them Madison Star One of tho features of the county fair will bo an exhibit of Fillipiuo curiosties Secretary Rynear sou is makiug au etVort to securo for this purpose all the Fillipiuo souveuirs now here nud all which the returning mem bers of Company F may bring with them Ample space in the floral hall will be given for this exhibit and it will be placed in charge of a man who is familiar with everything on exhibi tion Dr P H Salter assisted by Dr Bear and Dr Frank Salter this morn ing performed an operation the medical term of which is laparotomy on Frank Boals for tho removal of an abcess Mr Beals is tho brakeman who was injured about a week ago by being caught be tween tho bumpers of a car and engine at the Junction yards It was thought at first that ho would got along without an operation but it was later deemed necessary He is getting along very uicoly since the operation and stands a good chance of recovery Messrs Wiuter Schulz the harness men are oousidoring the advisability of branching out more strongly in the wholesale business The firm has in the past done considerable wholesaling imd feel that there Is an opening for greater effort lu that lino Mr Winter will leave Monday on a trip toTildeu Mead ow Grove and other points to definitely learn what iuducemeuts there are for a wholesale house at this place If his report is favorable it is quite likely that more capital will be put into the busi ness aud an effort mode to secure terri tory Some thoughtful person has figured out that tho new management of the Pacific hotel is very well equipped to look after tho details of that institution E A Bullock president of the foundry is in a position to see that the heating and cooking apparatus is in a first class condition H II Patterson water com missioner aud lessee of the electrio light plant can see that the lighting and water supply are perfect Attorneys Burt Mapes aud D J Koenigstelu can handle all the legal difficulties growiug out of the ownership and see that board bills aro promptly paid while Major Tra cy can instruct the clerks how to charge and drill tho girls on appropriate maneu vers see that the commissary depart ment is properly conducted without the use of embalmed Ueef and other details learned in the army Nelson Barber of Fallerton is in the city visiting his old friends He was a member of the First regiment and has ecently returned from Manila He was on tho islands eleven months during which time he had a great many experi ences valuable and otherwise His opinion is that the benefit one derives from such a trip will acarcely pay for the ohauces taken Ho thinks that many of the boys who went from here while now apparently healthy have dis ease in their systems which will develop sooner or later He Is not especially en thusiastic over the conduct of affairs ou the islands but like many of the sol diers keeps his own counsel and Is not warm iu his praise nor does he condemn vigorously The appareut feeling of the soldiers appears to be that ou tho whole they havo no right to kick against circumstances they are powerless to remedy About eight weeks ago a strange wom an drove up to the home of H H Luke corner of First and Main streets with a little boy about four years of age There was no one at the Luke home but the children but the woman evidently thought they could attend to the matter as well as anyone and said sho was going to leave the boy with them and would pay his board every week She instructed them hot to allow anyoue to tako him and not to take him away from Norfolk aud thou went away aud when Mr aud Mrs Luke came home thoy found the new boarder They received no word from the womau until a few days ago when she finally sent somo money for his board after repeated re quests aud threats from the Luke fum ily Tho woman olaims to live in Holt county and left that as her address The boy says he has brothers and sisters aud gives his uame as Clarence Port of the time he gives his last name oh Macy and other times as Meyers It is rather a strange way to dispose of a child to say the least Tho woman may be canvassiug or working for a liv ing aud unable to core for the lad in which case she is probably doing the best she can by him But naturally othor suspicious arise aud it has beeu in timated that she may have no right to the child Estruy Notice Taken up by tho undersigned at hia home four miles west aud two miles south of Norfolk ou June 30 one year ling steer red in color The owner is requested to call prove property pay charges and take said stnty away Wm Denbkw Norfolk Neb The Toy Dog A copy of Mr John E Diohls latest book ou the Toy Dog has just been submitted to us for criticism We can speak of the neat little volume only iu terms of the highest praise Tho au thor who was recognized for years as an authority ou domestic pets of all kinds has evidently put his best efforts on his last production so that this be comes almost invaluable to all who ad mire or luteud to provide themselves with a toy dog The book has been published by Associated Fanciers 400 North Third street Philadelphia Pa who offer to mail it to any address on receipt of 25 cents preferably In postage stamps MMati SCROFULA thin blood weak lungs and j paleness You have them in hot weather as well as In cold i SCOTTS EMULSION cures f them in summer as in winter I It is creamy looking and pleas 1 ant tasting joe aud t j jo all dnissuti i J 4 1 r
