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About The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1899)
r i k V J FRIDAY FACTS Miss Anna Parker wont to Omaha yesterday Mrs DAnMotcnlf wont to Madison tliiu morning to visit 13 F Dolph of Wayno was a city visitor yostorday A J Durluud has gono to Piorco county on bnslnoss Dong Cones from Piorco wns a city visitor last evening T F Momminger of M itlison was in tho city ovor night G A Luiknrt wns an early morning pasHnngor for Lincoln P W Juuouinn is reported on tho sick list this morning Prod Pinko a feeder nt tho sheep yards is on tho sick list Miss Anna Nelson of Hoskins is in tho city visitiug friondsP Ed Smith of Lincoln is transacting business in tho city today E A Bullock wont to Sioux Olty this morning on foundry business Mrs R B Weller and children wore passengers for Omaha yeBtorday Attorney D J Koonigstoin is trans acting business in Stanton today J H Rothwoll tho Croighton cattlo man was a city visitor yesterday Judge Powers nud Burt Mapos had legal business in Neligh yesterday Mrs Geo Davonport went to Sioux City this afternoon to visit her sous Mrs Loo Brubakor of Laramie Wyo is hero visiting relatives and friends Miss Graco Spear has been quito sick with tousilitis during past few days W J Gow is in Creightou on busi ness today Ho will return homo this evening Commissioner H W Winter bad bus iness which called him to Battle Greek yesterday Miss Ida Van Horn has returned home from Philadelphia Pa where she has been for some time past Miss Anna Moos has returned from Bloomflold where she recently closed out her millinery business Rev S F Sharpless returned last evening from Lincoln where he had been visiting for a few days Miss Ethel Lindoll has returned from Iowa and will make her home with her sister Mrs L E Wallerstadt during tho winter Miss Batchelor a trained nurse from Omaha is in town visiting her sister Miss Edith Batchelor a teacher in the city schools Dr Blair of Wayno brought his wife a ihtifccity yesterday and this morning she submitted to an operation at the sanitarium A gang of 0 laborers went through to day on their way to Wyoming for rail road work Mr and Mrs Frank Tannehill rejoice over tho arrival of a pair of twins a boy and a girl which came to bless their home yesterday L E Wallerstadt and family yester day removed from the Shaw cottugo to tho Foster house on the corner of Philip avenue and Twelfth street M M Botzner traveling freight agent of the F F M V system was in the city over night and went up the Creighton branch this morning Tho social club at South Norfolk held its regular card party at the Railway hall last evening which was well at tended and greatly enjoyed Misses Mygatt and Watson entertained a small company of friends last evening at tho home of G M Thompson All present passed an enjoyable evening Protection lodge No 101 Degree of Honor meets at Odd Fellows ball this evening This is the regular night for election of oilicors and there should bo a good attendance of members F Utecht has traded his property on First street for a farm in Pierce county with Herman Roehrke The latter gentleman will move his family here aud make Norfolk his home in the near future W L Ritter of Omaha traveling salesman for the U P coal company 44 Actions of the Just Smell Sweet tt The fragrance of life is vigor and strength neither of which 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 was run down in health and all tired out Those excellent medicines Hoods Pills and Sarsa parilla built him up again Mrs H L Mcnvrv Tvwanda Pa Mocdi SwuapahlttiK UJI i AmUMmmhliiJUlllS lloodi 1IIUcure liter lilt the mm Irritating and only ratlnrtle to take with lloodn tariaiarllla j was in tho city yesterday ontorlug a require tho consumption of mora facl than doos tho ono at Norfolk Tho flro department dauco nt tho Marquardt hall December 28 is given for tho purpose of raising funds to help dofray tho oxponso of tho stato fire mens association to bo hold hero on January 10 for which reason It Bhould bo largely patronized Tho largo barn of Thrums Wade living about two miles Bonthwost of tho city was consumed by flro last ovoulng together with about 000 bush els of oats and a quantity of hay and corn Two small boys nud two largo matches aro responsible for tho origin of tho flro Ed Donning has been oleotod tho now delegato from tho Ploneor hook aud ladder company to tho stato flromeus association which meets hero on Junu ory 10 Thoso who havo formorly boon delegates to a stato association aro also eligible to seats in tho forthcoming mooting Tho lioso companies havo not as yot elected dolegates but they will do so during tho present mouth Tho following ofHcors woro elected last Qvouing by Morning lodgo No 20 Knights of PythiaB for tho ensuing term Julius Hulff G O Dr F H Salter V O Dr H J Oole prelate John Friday M of E L M Beolor M of F Goo H Spoar K of R and S H II Patterson M at A On and after Jnuunry 1st tho lodgo will moot regularly each wet k instead of every other week as heretofore Mr and Mrs N A Rainbolt enter tained about 40 of thoir friends lost evening nt their homo on Koonigstoin avenue Progressive whist occupied thoattontiou oftho guefts until a late hour tho games being close and inter esting Four gentlemen tied on first prize but it fell to Arthur Pilgor on the cut Miss Frankio Warrick won tho first prize for ladies nud thero was a hot scramblo for the booby among the men several claiming it Delicious re freshments rounded out a well filled and pleasant evening Yesterday Beeler Bros handed thoir chock for 25 to President Hertford of tho fire department to show their ap preciation of tho excellent service ren dered at the fire in their store on Wed nesday when through tho promptness and good judgment of tho department thousands of dollars worth of property was saved The fire boys appreciate tho gift more especially as it comes when the treasury is being strained by tho ex penses necessary to the holding of the annual meeting of the Stato Volunteer Firemens association which convenes here on January 10 O W Bridgeford lives in one of Henry Millers houses but because be fails to pay tho customary price for such privilege Miller would like to havo him romovo himself and family Upon his failure to do this Mr Miller asked that a writo of restitution be issued which was placed in tho hands of Deputy SheriiF Koenigsteiu for servicq When the deputy sheriff nrrived on the scene he was met at the door by Bridgo ford who stated that his wife was sick and could not be moved As a result of this coup Bridgeford still holds tho fort and Miller is getting madder aud madder about it every moment Tho Warnerville items yesterday con tained the information that Louis Brown and Miss Martha Ayers Were married by Justice Sleeper on Wednesday at the residence of Fred Terry This item is supposed to clear up a mystory that has prevailed about tho High school build ing of this city during tho past few days Martha Ayers was a bright girl of 15 or 10 summers a member of the Freshman class of tho High school On Monday while she was attending school ie usual a tall soldier from Manila called her out and after a few moments conversation with her Bhe returned to tho room and remained until school was dismissed in the evening Tho next morning slip did not occupy her custom ary sent at school nor has she siuco been there She is tho daughter of Theodore Ayers living on South Fourth street For several days there have rumors of an elopement but tho fact that the couple woro married at Warner villo on Wednesday indicates that tho transaction was with tho consent of her parents The Warnerville item states that they left on the first train for Wat souvillo Mo where they will make their home A horso thiof was allowed to slip through the fingers of the Norfolk police tho fore part of tho week because of the dilatory methods of officers of Stanton Sunday or Monday afternoon ho showed up on the streets of this city in such a stato of intoxication that he was lodged in tho cooler With him was a man named Ex who turns out to bo a tramp Tho two men were kept until Wednesday morning when thoy were given their liberty and told to leavo town At this time the Norfolk police had had no uotieo that either of them was wanted for anything more than disorderly con duct After they had gono n fow hours howavera telephone message came from Stanton saying that Miller had stolen a horse Since then the Norfolk officers have been searching for the man and yesterday afternoon thoy succeded iu locating tho tramp Ex who was brought iu to see what ho knew about the horso Ex told a pretty straight story Eaying THE NORFOLK NEWS TITURSDAY DECEMBER 14 1819 tlmt Millor sonthlm to deliver a horso ho claimed to havo sold to Ijovi Eddy authorizing him to collect a balance on on tho Bale Ex says ho turned tho horso ovor to Eddy but fallod to mako tho collection nnd ho has not soon Miller siuco It was doclded by tho officers after hearing tho story of Ex that ho was not a party to tho stealing and ho wns roloasod Miller has not been located but it is thought that he may cotuo back aftor tho balanco of tho money duo him from Eddy Ho U said to bo not ordinarily bright nnd it Is pre sumed that ho is not very far nwny SATURDAY SIFTINGS Ed Braokett is on tho sick list Mrs W E Powers of Piorco Is a city visitor today Miss Winnio Hartley is in tho olty from Madison Mrs Sargont woa in tho city yester day from Piorco Mr and Mrs Hass of Pcrco woro in tho city yesterday Mrs Solman of Waruorvlllo was in Norfolk yostorday Mrs Burt Mapes has roturuod from her visit to Omaha Boruico Mapes has boon sick this week with tousilitis S O Campboll was a city visitor yos torday from Madison Miss Lou Fisher is oxpoctod homo from Liu coin tomorrow M D Tyler has gono to AniBWorth and Rushvillo on business O II Johnson returned from a busi ness trip to Stanton yostorday Miss Julia Requa has been sick for tho past fow days with tonsllitls W H Butterfiold returned last ovon ing from a business trip to Niobrara Tho Misses Schoorin teachers at Piorco woro in Norfolk this morning Frank Johnson was in tho city yes torday from Coleridge visiting relntives Mrs J Konnoy wife of tho sheriff of that county was a city vihitor yesterday from Stanton Mr and Mrs O II Mapes havo ro turuod to Plaiuview after a few days visit with relatives and friends Dr Hubber a dentist of Kansas City Mo is now installed with Dr Scoggin in his ofllco in the Cotton block Mrs Win Lister who has boon visit ing her sister Mrs J B Barnes re turned to her homo iu Pouca today Mr aud Mrs Fred Zander nnd Mr and Mrs Albert Zander and F S Marvis of Stanton were iu town yestor day Mr aud Mrs II L Snyder and Mr and Mrs M C Hazen went to Oninha yesterday to see Tho Christian nt Boyds The Salvation Army hold a meeting at the M E church 1 ist ovoning which wns addressed by a prominent oflicer of the Army Carl Wilde has moved his family over from Madison nnd they aro occupy ing their homo corner Sixth street and Park avenue MiFs Agnes Kennedy of South Norfolk won tho cakewalk and first prize as tho best waltzer at a dance which sho at tended in Croighton Tuesday night Herpartner was W H Green of that city The Newb has a letter from Goo A Latimer now of the law firm of Hyde Latimer Barnes at Spokano Washing ton in which ho says he is prosj oring in his new location and likes it very much The cotton batten which was taken out of Beeler Bros storo nt the time of the fire caught again yesterday after noon and a stream of water was turned ou one of the hose carts being used for the purpose Owing io tho very disagreeable weather thero was a light attendance at the library meeting hold in tho High school building last night accordingly tho meeting was postponed until next Monday evening at 8 oclock at the same placo when it is hoped that thero will bo a good turnout Tho West Side whist club mat with Dr nud Mrs Bear laBt evening and in spite of tuo fact that it was a very dis agreeablo night thero was a good num ber of members present The cheerless outside did not detract any from tho en joyment of tho evening after tho guests had arrived at the cozy homo of tho host and hostess Misses Jessio Sturgeon Florence Esn brook and Jessio Drebert of Mrs Cora A Beols classes gave a piauo recital Thursday evening at tho homo of Mr and Mrs II A Drebert to a company of about 2r rolatives and friends Tho musio was well rendered and the even ings entertainment was highly satis factory to all present A church fair was given under the auspices of tho Second Congregational church in Railwny hall at South Nor folk last evouiug which was well at tended and proved an eujoyable ovent despite tho bad weather Thuentertain mout was given for tho purposo of rais ing money to provido a Christmas tree for tho little pcoplo of tho Snudny school Tho condition of the side walk in front of tho Koenigsteiu block was last even ing rosponsiblo for many slips a few falls and quite au original package of ouss words with bruises and injured feelings for good measure Tho boards woro looso nnd unoven nnd tho rnln had mado thorn quite slippery As It is a much used walk It should bo mndo pass able for tho prosont Tho boys belonging to tho Norfolk High school foot ball tentn went to Piorco on tho noon train to ougngo in n gamo with tho Piorco olovon this nftor noon They woro accompanied by a number of admiring friends On no count of tho rnln tho boys had about given up going but nn urgent solicita tion by telophouo gave them an nn thought of impetus Tho grounds woro reported to be iu good condition for tho gamo O J Chopmnn foreman nt tho F K M V round house at South Norfolk ljft tills morning for Han Francisco where ou the Kith of tho month ho will sail on tho Coptic for IIouoluu Ho expects to arrive at his destination ou Docoinbor 20 Ho goos for tho puroso of seeing tho country in which ho has boon Interested for a long time Ho will bo gono until tho middlo or last of January During his absonco Dan Smith will fill his posit idn at tho round houso Tho room in tho Mast block recently routod by tho Young Moiih Christian League is being cleaned up nud put iu shnpo for tho use of that organization which will probably hold its first moot ing thero by next week Tho room Is on tho second floor In tho southeast corner and was formerly occupied by tho Hagoy institute The room will bo furnished with games reading matter aud what ever elso will go to make it convoniont aud attractive as a meeting pluoo for men who havo nowhere elso to go Twins a boy and girl woro born yoB terday to Mr and Mrs Conrad Mooro of Edgowntor park The family aro Bussians who recently nrrived in this country and aro said to bo quito needy Thoy mot with hard luck on tho way ovor and members of tho family havo beou sick sineo thoir arrival What can bo dono for them by tho generous pooplo of Norfolk will undoubtedly bo appre ciated Tho head of tho family has so cured work but has not boon able to earn enough to start thorn right iu their now homo Pursuant to a resolution of tho board of education passed at its session last Monday beginning next Monday school will bo dismissed in the morning at 12 oclock instead of at 11 15 nud will con vene in the afternoon at 1 25 instead of 1 1 being dismissed at -15 as hereto fore Tho change doos not affect tho number of hours of school but simply makes the nooning later which is dono because many families cannot havo thoir dinner promptly at 12 nnd this arrange ment gives pupils more time to got back to tho school houses At the meeting of Protection lodge No 101 last evening tho following named woro elected oilicors for tho emiBing year Mr Mao Hosoberry C II Mrs Lydia Linerodo L of II Mrs Helen Frc eland G of 0 Mrs Ilattio Beach recorder Mrs Louiso Schwartz irunnoior Mrs Ida Robb receiver Miss Ella Barrett usher Miss Rose Wise insido watch O A Ilarshman outside watch It was do cided to invito tho superior chief of honor Mrs Adelia Harding to lo pro sent and conduct tho installation cere monies which will bo nt tho first moot ing in January If Mrs Harding ac cepts tho invitation a publio mooting will bo hold to which not only tho fam ilies of members of tho Degree of Honor will bo invited but Woikmon aud their families as well MONDAY MENTION O R Eller of Long Pino Bpent Sun day in Norfolk II E Owen went to Omaha on the noon train todny Mrs L R Craig and son of Pierce wero in tho city this morning A son was born yesterday morning to Mrs Kirby who is boarding nt tho Nor folk houso Mrs J G Troutman went to York today whero she will remain until after tho holidays visiting Mr Troutmaus people Douglas Cones of Piorco was in tho city today in the interest of his candidacy for district judge in case Allen is ap pointed to tho sonnte W N Huso went to Lincoln this afternoon to attend tho oxocntivo com mitteoo meeting of tho Nobrnska Press association of which ho is president Mr and Mrs W O Chapman nud daughter Hnttio of Fremont parents aud sister of C J Chapman are in tho city today and attended tho funeral services over tho remains of E G Hyde The cold weather of yesterday and hist night formed another coating of ico over still water nud tho boy with a pair of skates was not slow at discovering that ho had nu opportunity of putting them on Tho freeze up his left the roads in the worst shapo thoy havo leen for a long tinio nnd it is almost impossible to haul a load over them It is to bo hoped for tho sako of trade they will not long ro main iu their present couditiou Au Irish tourist by the nnmo of Meilo has been entertained by Chief of Police Widnmun since Saturday being takon up whilo iu au mtoxicuted condition This morning he was pnyiug for his board by cutting up tho ptuo planks taken from the sidewalks He claims j A4 im sic fl f v Vv TTSZ lmfmrnrmrrun 1 If ktAt xr aJV rift La 2 1 10M ts Tin many uses to which Ivory Soap is applicable make it an economical as well as a valuable soap Spots on clothing are quickly and easily removed by an application of the foamy lather of Ivory Soap with a dampened cloth and a brisk rubbing Ivory Soap cuts the urease and leaves the surface rubbed pet fectly clean He sure you use Ivory Soap or the remedy may be wotse than the grease spot IVOKY SOAP IS Mill CliNT COITHKIHT HIUII IIV 1H PnOOtIM I UAMIHf CO CIHCINNMI to bo from tho Hlnck Hills in search of work Ho earned enough money by picking rags to got sonio liquor which was deemed sufllcient fsr his present needs A Boatrico rumor is to tho effect I hat tho Union Paeiflo road contemplates putting on n passenger train service from that placo to Sioux City via Nor folk This service was iu vogue sovernl years ngo whon tho Union Pacific first used tho lino of tho O St P M O road botwoen hero and Sioux City anil was quito satisfactory to many patrons of that lino of road who sincerly hope that tho rumor may have soino founda tion CJ Riiudi 11 of Wayno is general manager of tho proposod Nebraska and Gulf railway His company has ro contly incorporated at Hustings tho Met ropolitan Townsito and Construction company capitalized at 100000 The business of the corporation will bu to buy nud sell realestato locate and plat townsites build depots and round houses telegraph and telephone lines etc The principal placo of business will bo Hastings Another horso wns stolon at Stanton Thursday night from the barn of Albert Goetch nud the thiof or horsu have not yot boon discovered Tho sherifl offers a roward of jC0 for tho arrest and con viction of tho thiof and a liko roward for tho arrest of tho thief who took tho horso from tho barn of II N Way and sold it to Levi Eddy of this city Tho horso stolen Thursday night is described as a bay with whito spot on forehead and hipped on right sido weight about 000 pounds It is announced that J II Kingman bos resigned his position as train dis patcher with tho F E M V and accepted a similar placo with tho Chi cago and Northwestern at Eagle Grove Iowa James has many friondH hero who while bo sorry to hnvo him leave town but who will at tho samo time wish him abundant success iu his now location W T Recroft who has for some time been connected with tho Elkhorn company as agent and teleg rapher will take the place as dispatcher vacated by Mr Kingman Rov W II Vnnderzeo tho blind col ored ministor who formerly resided in Norfolk will on next Sunday at 1 oclock dedicate his new chapel in Lin coln at tho corner of Ninth and O streets Tho church is known as tho Ninth street Christian ohurch formerly tho Christian Mission Tub News has been favored with a program of tho ex ercises for tho occasion iu which auum her of noted people will take part Tho Norfolk friends of Rov Vnnderzeo will congratulate him ou his success in tho capital city and hopo that success may contiuuo to crown his efforts iu behalf of his people All frionds of tho public library pro ject should attend the meeting at the High school buildiug this evening at 8 oclock Whilo nearly ovoryoue is in favor of tho movement there aro pome differences of opinion as to how it Bhould bo started aud it is earnestly desired that theso differences should bo adjusted and nil work harmoniously together for tho best interests of tho proposed lusooi ntion If thoro aro niiy objections to bo mndo theyshonld be made at this meeting and after the organization all differences should be dropped aud everybody work with n will for a thorough and perma nent establishment of tho library A distressing accident hnppoued at the homo of Fred Laubsch six miles east of tho city about noon yesterday when a shot gun from which Mr Laubsch was endeavoring to remove a cap was discharged a portion of the Bhot taking effect in the arm and side of his 7-year-old sou Laubsch has but one hand nnd his handling of the lire arm was more or less awkward Iu ad dition to this ho stumbled or tho gun slipped or something also happened Anyway the gun went off and part of the charge struck the wall inside tho house tho other portion as above stated taking effect in the arm aud sido of tho boy who was standing in tho doorway watching the operation Dr F W Kiosnu was summoned and attended to the boys injuries Tho doctor is of tho opinion that tho lad will recover from tho accident providing blood poisoning does not set in The members of the High school foot ball team who went to Pierce Saturday to cngago in n game with tho High school eleven of that city aro not partic ularly enthusiastic in their reference to tho game Tho boys evidently ran up against a circumstance as tho scoro Btood about M to 0 in favor of tho Piorco team According to one of the boys stories they mot a team of young giants tho smallest of whom had legs 20 feet long more or less aud well built in proportion and tho Norfolk boys aro not certain whether they saw the ball or not after the game started Tho Norfolk Inys report that thoy woro treated right royally by the Piorco team and the citizens of that town Besides the weight of the Piorco team thoy wero exceedingly well trained by Prof HirfuiH and the two circumstances combined to mako a show for victory impossible to tho Norfolk boys New Variety of Corn The Dos Moiuos Register tolls of a wonderful now variety of corn which an Iowa farmer has producod by re peated experiments which will yield at tho rate of 150 bnshols to tho aero It is called the German corn is very white prodnces from threo to sovou ears ou tho stalk and from 10 to 20 stalks to tho hill while in seeding but ono grain of seed is required to each hill Tho corn brauchos ont from tho root liko winter wheat and grows from 10 to 12 feet high Tho ears aro about nino inchoB long aud quite thick tho grains or kernels being very largo and oven Only about sevonty livo bushels of this vnri oty hns been prodnced this year but this will bo enough to seed a good sized field and perhaps iu another tho seed will bo plenty When this variety of corn comes into general culture it will mako corn tho cheapest feed that can be obtained Ho laughs best who laughs last If you tnko Hoods Snrsoparillayou may laugh first lost aud all tho time for it will mnko you well u AAAAAAAAAAi Is Your Hair Falling Out Do not worry about tho falling of your hair tho threatened departure of youth and beauty And why because if thero is a spark of life remaining in tho roots of tho hair Auers Hair Vigor will arouso it into healthy activity Tho hair ceases to como out it bo gins to grow and tho glory of your youth is restored to you It will also euro dandruff make a rich growth and restore color 100 a bottle We have a hook on Uio Ualr autl it DUrues It It free Thm BmmlAdvhtm Fr It yon do not obtain til tbo bcntQt you expected from tlieutoof tho Vigor write Uiv Doctor about It Addreti VUJ u a til jbowftu urn