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Let us make a
SUGGESTION
What to buy for a
CHRISTMAS
PRESENT
A Pair of Shoes
A Pair of Slippers
A Pair of Leggins
What is Nicer
Davenport Bros
Norfolk Nebraska
NORFOLK LODGE NO 97
A 0 U W
Meeti In Odd Follows Hall on the flrnt and
third Fridays of each month Visiting broth
ers cordially invited to attond all oar rnootiiiKS
W B UoHman Flnancior L C Hurgolt Be
eordor C Q Dolan Master Workman
SIMPSONS CORNER
OiHco Hardys Coal Offlco
Fire insuranco Farm aud City Loans
and Real Estate
Come and see mo
T E SIMPSON
FOR FIRST CLASS
MERCHANT TAILORINQ SEE
MY TAILOR
Where you will havo suits well
made and trimmed which is
the main part of merchant tai
loring when they aro made to
order
Call on ily Tailor and have
Prices Quoted
DONT Get Excited
jover CUT PRICES in Groceries They
v are only
REGULAR PRICES
AT
Thompsons Cash Grocery
FOR CASH
20 pounds Sugar for 100
4 pound package Gold Dust 14
6 packages Uneda Biscuit 25
i packages Grape Nut 25
Splendid Vinegar per gal 18
1 gal pail Syrup 35
1 package Soda 04
10 sticks Candy 05
All Standard Soap 10 bars 25
ABO Crackers 70 By Box 07
Prunes per lb 05
Package Coffee 09
See Us and Save Money
In all lines of goods We sell
Diamonds
Cut Glass
China
Silver
Novelties
Spectacles
Pocket
Books
Etc
Everything in the Music
lino A dozen different makes
of Organs and Pianos sold on
oasjr payments
HAYES
Jewelry and
Music House
Norfolk
Nebraska
THURSDAY TIDINGS
The Knox county fanners asfo iatiou
has just closed a successful instituto at
Creighton
The Northenst Nebraska Press associ
ation hold a very interesting sossion at
Kamlolph this wook
Tho asbestos roofing for tho now opera
houso arrived this morning and this
afternoon workmen aro gottlng ready to
put it on
Rov Mr Young of Blair accompanied
tho shoriff from Washington county to
tho city yestorday with a pationt for tho
hospital Mr Young was a guost over
night of Dr MoKtm
Auothor now streot lamp has been
placed at tho cornor of Hraosoh avonuo
and Third streot This only loaves
inoro that should bo placed at once
Lot tho good work go on
A farowoll party was glvon at tho
homo of Mrs F Oolonmn Wcdnosday
ovening in honor of Mrs Hicks of
Omaha and Mrs Bankston of Chorokoo
la A happy time was enjoyed by all
prosout
Tho pcoplo of tho Episcopal church aro
planning to havo a Christmas troo and
ontertaiumout for tho children at tho
residonco of Mrs MoKini on Monday
evening Tho littlo folks aro looking
forward to tho ovent with auxious ex
pectancy
At Christ Luthoran church on Sun
day ovoning thoro will bo o Christmas
troo woll laden with presents for all tho
childron and a real Santa Claus to dis
tribute thorn Tho ohuroh and tree wil
bo beautifully decorated and thoro will
bo happiness and joy uurestraiuod
Near Wiusido hog cholera is devastat
ing tho pons of tho farmers at a rapid
rate some owners having lost ns high as
150 hogs within tho past week This ib
gotting pretty close to Norfolk although
very fow complaints havo boon hoard
from tho farmers of this section as yet
Tonight is tho rogular timo for tho
meeting of tho city council but as two
of tho members aro out of tho city it is
doubtful if thoro is a quorum If a
meeting is hold it is likely that Post
master Sprechor will havo something to
say to tho council in regard to putting
tho city in condition to havo froo doliv
ory
Tho K F S 0 whoso omblom is a
very awake owl will give a dancing
party at tho Mast hall tomorrow evening
which will only bo attended by tho
members of tho club Tho club proposes
to do this Christmas festivity up in
style and one of tho features of tho
evening will be a banquet at the Oxnard
Tho hospital orchestra will furnish tho
music
A moro beautiful winter day was
never seen anywhere not oven in tho
for famed southland than is today in
Nebraska The bright sunshine tho
soft balmy atmosphere all conspire to
disabuse the mind of the idea that is the
middle of winter but rather to make
people believe that it is springtime
Tho thoughts today naturally turn to
raking the yard and garden making
Yesterday morning as Richard Requa
was attempting to turn over a largo box
containing telephono supplies it got tho
better of him and came down with
such weight as to crush him to the
ground Those who saw him go down
underneath the box rushed to tho res
cuo and helped him out When he
took an invoice of himself he found that
he had sustained a badly sprained leg
which will probably lay him up Jsovoral
days
A letter from G F Richardson a fow
years ago a resident of this place but
now of Hennessey Oklahoma states
that Frank Wiltse formerly of Norfolk
died nt the homo of his mother Mrs O
Carribino in Honnossoy last Saturday
tho 10th inst The cause of his death
was spinal meningitis Much sympathy
is felt for tho family in Hennessey
where Frank had gained many friends
The funeral services wore hold in the
Methodist church on Sunday
Last evening John B Barnes jr
principal of the High school enter
tained tho members of the foot ball
team at dinner at bis homo on Norfolk
avenuo A royal spread was set before
tho team which was enjoyed as only
growing boys with keen nppetitos know
how to enjoy a feast Throughout the
whole evoning Mr Barnes showed his
guests a good timo and tho pleasure of
tho occasion was not marred even by
tho recollection of tho lute unfortunato
encounter with the Pierce foot ball team
During the past fow nights a man
not a boy has been making a nuisance
of himself by peering into tho windows
of houses on the west sido at any old
time that tho notion Booms to strike
him frightening tho women and child
ron andonraging tho men Tho identity
of this individual has not yet boeu
fully established but it will bo very
shortly now if ho is again caught in
tho neighborhood of one house that he
has visited on two separate occasions
The master of tho houso is carrying a
gun for his special benefit
General Barry of Lincolu has been
furnished the information by the war
department that a crops of undertakers
loft San Francisco October 25 for tho
purpose of locating disinterring and
shipping to their country tho romaiiiB of
all soldiers buried iu tho Philippines and
at Honolulu It is iutsiuled tocotnpleto
the work by tho closo of winter
Applicants for ronmius will bo notified
by telegraph from San Fraucisco when
tho bodies aro received there and will bo
shipped to the destinations requested at
the expense of tho government
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY UECEMBKR 211899
claimed bortlos will bo buriod at tho
Presidio
An agont of tho State Historical
society is in tho city canvassing for tho
forthcoming history of Nebraska which
is to bo published under tho auspices of
tho sooloty and of which J Sterling
Morton is to bo tho editor Tho work
is to bo a comprehensive history of this
Btato and tho reputation of tho editor
is a guurantoo of unthont icily It is bo
ing sold only by subscription and no
copios othor than those subscribed for
in ndvnnco will bo available U will bo
tho standard roforonco book of tho state
for a good many years as it iB not likely
tlmt unothor similar work will bo at
tompted for a long timo
It is strango that iu this day whon
land is becoming of great value iu this
country there should remain within a
fow miles of Norfolk an 80 aoro tract
still belonging to tho govorumcut nud
which was opou to homestead ontry
That this is tho caso shows that pooplo
ns a gonoral thing are not very obsorving
of what is going on around thorn Tho
tract montioned is located about throe
milos south of Norfolk aud was takon
as a timbor claim in 1890 but tho condi
tions of tho law woro never fulfilled and
now W T Ferguson brings action bo
foro tho land department asking that
tho first ontry bo sot asido aud that ho
bo allowed to tako tho laud as a homo
stead Such casos aro said to oxist in
many counties but it will not bo long
now boforo thoro will bo no Btioh a thing
as government laud iu tho eastern half
of tho stato
A M Stauglaud wont into Eborharts
restaurant in an allegod intoxicated
condition at an early hour this morning
nud commoucod to make a nuisauco of
himself Clint Amnriuo tho night
clerk at tho establishment tried toquiot
him but failing prococdod to put him
out which ho did iu a manner both
forciblo and offoctivo Shortly after
daylight oach hied himsolf to tho polico
court aud filed complaint against tho
othor for fighting Tho trials of both
caino off this morning Amariuo
ploadod guilty to tho ohargo aud was
fined 1000 which ho paid Staug
laud fought tho caBis against him do
med that ho was drunk or that ho used
bad language aud claimed that ho only
tried to defend himsolf against Amarino
Nino witnesses were called in Staug
lands behalf but they failed to satisfy
tho judge that tho dofendaut was guilt
loss aud tho result was that his fino and
costs amounted to 28M Staugland
gave notice of an appeal to tho district
court
Flro Halo
Fresh mined Hanna and Rock Springs
lump and nut coal on track at Hardys
at all times
Only a fow Queen City wheels loft
Will sell at a big discount until Janu
ary 1 Would mako useful Christmas
preseuts Good second hand wheels
from 800 to 1500 J H Conley
Box can suit you on coffee
Everything in tho sterling silver
novelties and at right prices at
Hayes Jewelry Storo
Telephone No 112 will ring up Dr
Verges residonco and office
Even beggars may choose at Hayes
Mixed candies 5 cents per pouud at
SciionriEcians
Fino fresh nuts and caudios for Christ
mas at Fueslors
Froythaler has a fino lino Milwukoo
sausages tho best produced anywhere
I thank my stars I have found Hayes
Jewelry aud Music House
Nothing finer for Christmas preseuts
then cut glass You cau find a beautiful
liuo to select from at
Hayes Jowolry Storo
Christmas trees nil sizes at Fueslors
Suiders catsups at Boxs
Remember that W B Vail tho jow
cler keeps no auction goods
Mixed caudios 5 cents per pound at
ScnoimKaais
Houses for salo T E Odiohne
Farm and city loans
The Dukland Trubt Co
Order your holly for Christmas at
Fueslers
Not Ico Iu Mock IJolilitrri
Tho regular annual meeting of tho
stock holders of tho Norfolk National
bank of Norfolk- Nobrafka will bo hold
at tho banking houso of said bank on
Tuesdoy January 9th 1000betveen tho
hours of 10 a m and 4 p m of said day
for the election of directors
Norfolk December 9th 1899
W H Bucnoi
Cashier
Mixed nuts 10 coins per pound at
SciioiutraoEs
Remember that W B Vail tho jew
eler keeps no auction goods
Holiday KxcnrHluii Jtute
Tho Union Paciflo railroad will sell
round trip tickets within a radius of
200 miles at ono faro on December 211
21 25 150 81 1899 and January 1 1900
going and all return tickets good on or
or boforo January 1 1900
F W Junkman
A gout
Jewels purchasod at an eaty prico can
bu found at Hayes jowolry storo
DrFrauk Salter Diseases of children
PERSONAL
Miss lluttio Semmler is on tho nick
list
V T Gow visited Meadow Urovo
yesterday
Mrs Calvin Mathowsou of lllger is n
city visitor today
W V SohiilT of Genoa is doing busi
ness in tho city today
Miss Joe Durlnnd returned last even
ing from a visit to Omaha
Mrs O Evans of Meadow Urovo was
visiting in the city yesterday
S S Oanllold was a ImHines visitor
from Stanton in town yesterday
It B Wellor goes to Omaha tomorrow
to visit relatives over Christmas
Miss Vail of Pilger sister of OlmrloH
Vail of this city is visiting hero
J V Boyd of Oakdalo was in tho city
this morning eurouto to Madison
A J Dnrlaud returuod homo hint
ovoning from his business trip to South
Dakota
Miss Huttio Borgor who has boon on
tho Hick list for several tlayB is ablo to
bo out again
Alvin Lowo loaves tomorrow for a two
weeks visit with relatives in Arkansas
aud Missouri
MIsb Frances Greon of Kearney will
Bpond tho holidays with her cousin O
O Gow and family
Mrs O B MoDonough of Woodbino
Iowa is a guost at tho homo of her hIh
tor Mrs T J Morrow
Mrs W S Pardonnor nud childron
wont to Grand Island yesterday to
visit friouds until Saturday
Morriok Leoso special agent for tho
Now York Underwriters company is in
tho city today Ho goes to ONeill to
night
Miss Emma Vail who has boon visit
ing tho past week with her coubIu Mrs
L Vail returned to her homo in Madi
son this morning
Mixed nuts
10
centH pur pound at
SOHOKKKdOKS
Sturgoou is tho piano man
Farm land and city property for salo
by G It Soiler
Buy all your groconos of Box and got
tho best
Fino toilot cases for gentlemen or
ladies just tho thing for Christinas
You find thorn at
Hayes Jowolry Storo
For tho best puro applo cider try some
of that Ohio mako at Froy thalers
Fino fresh nuts and caudios for Christ
mas at Fueslors
Hoods Pills
Are prepared from Na
tures mild laxatives and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient They
Rouse the Liver
Cure Sick Headache Bil
iousness Sour Stomach
and Constipation Sold
everywhere 25c per box
Prepared liy CI Hood CoLowellMass
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HARDY
always koops in
stock all tho host
grades of
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HARD AND SOFT
Coal in all sies All coal scrooned and
delivered promptly Satisfaction guar
A
anteed Yards east
of U P depot
TELEPHONE
NO 35
Uptown 0fflce4th St
L
THE AX CUTS DEEP
AND-
PRICES
COME
TUMBLING
DOWN
AT THE
Fair Store
20 pounds Grauulntod Sugar 100
Merry War Lyo per can 05
1 pound package Gold Dust 15
Puckago Coffees 10
1 cans Guaranteed Tomatoes 25
i cans Guaranteed Corn 25
10 bars Whito Russian Soap 25
10 bars Beat Em All Soap 25
10 bars Santa Claus Soap 25
Sweet or Sour Pickles per do 05
Best Tea in town per lb 50
As good Vinegar as anybodys
por gal 20
10 lb sack Wheatel 25
Mb paokugoSoda guaranteed 05
Full Cream Cheese per lb 15
No 2 Lamp Chimney 05
2 pounds Soda or Oybtor Crack-
ers ABO 15
H Spools Standard Thread 10
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HOLIDAY COOPS
My assortment of Holiday Goods Is now opon to Inspection
Tho stock consists of
Albums Plush Goods
Toilet Sots Fino Stationery
Fino Pornuncs Books
Pockot Books Calendars etc
We can save you money on piosorlptionn
GEO B CHRISTOPH The Druggist
A PLAIN TALE
TRUTHFULLY TOLD
We Must Have Room
Ah 1 intend to put my Two Stores into ONH and in order to
mako room am offering CUT PRIONS 011 every hlng
All Jackets l
will be sold at
Actual Factory Cost
All Win or Goods nt pricos we cannot replace them now It will pay you
big to como and see Kmnoinbor Jut Prices on Everything
THE DRY GOODS PLACE
F A HUSTON
Robertson Blk Norfolk Neb
H C TRUMAN
WALL PAPER
From ioc a Double Roll up
Window Shades Room Moulding Paints Oils Glass
o4 N 4Hist Brushes Etc Etc
Have
Painting Paper Hanging and Decorative Work at Fnlr Prices
SSI WHEATLING
AND BREAD MADE FROM
BON TON FLOUR
You
Tried Them
SUGAR CITY CEREAL MILLS
NORFOLK STEAM LAUNDRY
CRAVEN HcCOY Proprietors
FirstClass Work Guaranteed
Prompt delivery Work called for and returned
Your patronage solicited
Telephone 83
C W BRAASCH
DEALER IN
Norfolk Nebr
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CO
Exclusive agent lor the Celebrated Sweetwater Rock Spring Coal tho
best In the market
Scranton Hard Coal in all sizes TELEPHONE fll
Norfolk
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N A HAINHOLT Prosideut
ALHXANDKIt HKAK Vice President
W H HUUHOLZ Cashier
K W ZUTZ Assistant Cashier
National Bank
OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANKING BUSINESS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA j
Capital 10000000
Surplus 2000000
Does a General Banking Business
Buys and Sells Exchange
Interest Paid on Timo Deposits
Drafts and MoneyOrders Sold on any Point In Europe
A General Steamship and Foreign Passago Business Transacted
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