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Warm Lined
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SIMPSONS CORNER
Oilioo Hardys Coal OfHco
Fire insurance Farm and City Loaus
and Ileal listato
Come and sco mo
J E SIMPSON
Great Opportunity
I have located hero for the pur
poso of renovating and washing
feather beds and pillows Also
hnir mattresses All work tak
en in the forenoon delivered af
ternoon of tho same day All
Work guaranteed and prices rea
sonable Will furnish now tioks
when needed of all descriptions
Plnco of business first door west
of Hamstreets hardware Btoro
opposite Oxuard Hotel
F W P1EPER
NORFOLK NEBRASKA
Tlio AVeiithor
Conditions of the weather as recorded
for the 24 hours ending at 8 a in to
day
Maximum temperature 150
Minimum temperature 24
Average a
Snowfall inches 00
Precipitation 00
Total precipitation for month 12
Barometer 2082
Forecast for Nebraska Fair tonight
and Friday Continued high tempera
ture
THURSDAY TIDINGS
Tho West Side Whist club will meet
this evening with Mr and Mrs W H
Butterfield
Norfolk lodge No 40 I O O F
will meet in regular session this even
ing Visiting brothers are heartily
welcome
Rome Miller proprietor of tho Her
Grand hotel has recently closed a deal
by which ho combines tho Brunswick
with tho Her Grand This will give his
house a frontage of UOO feet
Tho gentlemen of tho First Congrega
tional church ore requested to meet in the
church annex Friday evening January
19 at 7 30 oclock to consider the ques
tion of church finances for tho year 1900
With tho auditorium openiiig fire
mens convention and four nights of
theatrical amusement this week and the
farmers instituto next week there should
bo no complaint as to the number and
variety of entertainments
While playing with his father last
evening at tho Pacifio hotel tho little
sou of W A Wigton accidently fell off
his lap unto tho floor and fractured tho
borio of his forarm near tho wrist Dr
Bear reduced tho fracture and tho lad is
now getting along nicely
Tho millinery store of Sliarpless
Sisters has been sold to tho Misses Tj
Kerkow and E Bender of Fremont who
will take possession next Monday The
now proprietors como highly recom
mended as being thoroughly experienced
in tho business and pleasant young
women
Mrs Geo Dudley Br received tho
sad intelligence that her father John
McDonald had died at his home in Oak
land Iowa Ho was also tho father of
Will MoDouald of Meadow Grove and
TomMoDonald of Tilden The latter
gentleman and Mrs Dudley departed on
tho noon train today for Oakland to
attend tho funeral
Tho semi auuual statement of County
Treasurer Wilde for the six months end
ing January 3 1900 is published in
this issuo of Tub Weekly News Tho
statement shows that Mr Wildo loft tho
affairs of tho county in very good shapo
ItEhowsacash balance of 12109J0
with registered county warrants unpaid
amounting to 1084302
Chief of Police Widamau has received
tho follow t letter of inquiry from a
neighboring town Dear Sir Will
you pliose write if thair is a man iu or
around your town I have a small
acount against him If you find tho
man I will fioutl
Yours
you
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JANUARY 18 1900
tho acount
Tho ohiof
thinks ho saw a man horo tho othor day
and thinks it quite llkoly that soniooiio
may havo had an account against him
but ho didnt iuquiro into dotails and
thinks porhaiw sonio reader of The
News might furnish his correspondent
With tho dosirod information
Tho Pringlos havo ovory roason to
fool compllmontod by tho size of tho
nudionco which grooted their perform
nuco at tho auditorium last evening
Tho Whito Elephant is a play that
abounds in humorous sistuatious and
tho nudionco was kept in an uproar
from tho going up of tho curtain
to its fall upon tho final act
Tho Pringlos aro an exceptionally good
comedy company Tho play was given
undor tho nuspices of tho Norfolk flro
department of which all visiting
men wero tho invited guests All in
ntteudanco woro well ploasod with tho
proformauco and tho local flromon woro
warmly congratulated on their success
iu securing such a choico attraction
Tho Chicago Saturday Evening
Herald which is dovoted to itouis con
coring society music and tho drama iu
last weeks issuo prosontod a very lino
likoncssof Miss Nello Gorecko of this
city with tho following item Miss
Nello Gereoko who sang so beautifully
at tho musicalo given by pupils of tho
Chicago Musical college last Saturday
afternoon is from Norfolk Nob and
has beou pursuing hor musical studies
in this city since last season Miss
Gorcckos voico at first gavo littlo
promise of dovoloping its presout full
rich beauty Since coming to Chicago
sho has been under tho tutolago of Mr
William Castol and has progressed
remarkably Miss Gorecko sings
fully hor stylo is oxcellont and sho is
thoroughly artistic Her future public
appearances will be watched with
interest
Sioux City Journal Manager A B
Beall of tho Grand opera house ro
turned yesterday from Norfolk Nob
whoro ho has undertaken tho booking
for tho now opera houso With Mr
Beall camo tho mombors of tho Walker
Whitosido company who opouod tho
now theator to a big buBUies Mr
Whiteside made a great hit and was
obliged to mako a speech after tho cur
tain had rung down A good story is
told about Mr Whitesido and his ex
periences dressing in tho now theatre
Ho always wishes to dress on tho stngo
floor but at Norfolk tho dressing rooms
aro all under tho stage Tho young
tragedian asked tho stage manager to
fix up n dressing room by lashing sonio
of tho side scenes together This was
douo but on two different occasions
thoy had occasion to use these pieces
and it became necessary to keep tearing
down tho dressing room while tho star
was making up and changing his cos
tume At ono time ho dressed in a
prison scene the next time in a garden
and for a third timo by tho Beaside It
was all taken in good nature because
business was good aud tho members of
the company wero iu a good humor
Miss Adelo Palmer with tho Walker
Whitesido company is a niece of Capt
W II Beck former Indian agent at tho
Winnebago reservation and well known
iu Sioux City
Wasted A good girl for general
housework Best of wages
Mrs P T BinciiAim
Fine line of fresh candies tobacco
and cigars at tho Palaco of Sweets
For sale Small house near Junction
100 cash balance 5 monthly
O B Buunows
DrFrank Salter Disoasos of children
Sturgeon is the piano man
If Your Watch Stop
Go to Fritz Hoehno in Koenigsteins
drug store Ho is tho best and cheapest
watchmaker aud jowelor in town
All work warranted
Short order meals at the Bon Ton
Suiders catsups at Boxs
PERSONAL
Leonard Malchow chief of tho West
Point department is hero attoutling tho
association meeting
W W Hughes general secretary of
tho Young Mens Christian league wont
to Sioux City this morning to visit his
parents
JamesWilliauiF vice president of tho
Farmers bank at Cameron Mo an
old time friend of Robert Utter is hi re
lookiug at a farm near Warnorville
Wasted A good girl to do general
work Wages 3 a week
Mas R A SrEWABT
They aro giving 9 bars of Whito
Russiau Sauta Olaus or
soap for 25 cents at the Fair storo
HurgHlii
Eou Sale First classlO room resi
dence with two largo lots good barn
city water fine lawn choico location
west of track N Hill Agent
Wo make loans on real estate at
lowest rates Elkhorn Building and
Savings association T E Odiorne Sec
Telephone No 112 will ring up Dr
F Verges rosidonco aud office
Buy all your groceries of Box and get
the best
Box can suit you on coffee
See Ohristopha flue perfume
TUB MEN PARADK
Reports of Committees and
Chiefs Listened to
PI0TDHE OF DELEQATE8 TAKEN
SoflRlniin Hold Vpittordiiy Afternoon mid
Thin MiirnliiK Viry lutrrrntltiK -At-tended
Tlinitro Iiiitl Nl1it titinrliiilo
With ii Itimqunt ThlH rvonlliK
Tho stato flroiucns convention was
callud to order yesterday aftornoon lit
210 in tho auditorium by President
Snick Tho business of tho aftornoon
was largely taken up in hearing roports
of tho various chiefs of department of
tho stato
Those roports woro in tho main vory
interesting and contninod much inform
ation of uno to tho dilVeront departments
and woro prosontod by tho chiefs who
woro in nttondanco
Dr W L Plorco of Tekamah road a
paper on Water WorkH and Pipo Dis
tribution which had boon assigned to
him by tho president of tho association
Tho paper was very good and drow
forth much favorable commont from t ho
mombors Tho statistics and informa
tion it contained must havo required
much timo aud research in its prepara
tion Largo pipes and tho gridiron
systoni wero favored Tho convention
thou adjourned until evening when thoy
woro outortaiued by tho Pringlo com
pany iu Tho Whito Elephant
This mornings session was again held
in tho auditorium and prosided over by
President Shiok
Tho legislative committco took up a
largo sharo of tho timo in prosouting
its annual roport This committee is
composed of Messrs llaguo of Mindon
Wilson of Kearnoy and Ololand of Fro
mout
Tho roport wns road by Chairman
Hague and was of considerable length
It reviewed what had been douo in tho
way of legislative enactments in favor
of tho firemen and their work
Tho fact was recitod that tho Weaver
law had boon declared unconstitutional
and that therefore tho law in regard to
tho 5 tax against insuranco companies
was still in force aud ellect
It presented in detail tho work of tho
committco boforo tho legislature what
had been accomplished and what yot
remained to be douo
After tho reading of tho paper tho
committco answered tho questions that
woro asked iu reference to their work
and the roport was qui to generally dis
cussed
The committco on tho matter reported
but ono death iu tho association during
tho past year it being that of 0 E
Beaver of who died but a few
days ago after an illness lasting about a
year His wifo was left in quite poor
circumstances aud a committee was se
lected to triko up a collection for her
benefit Tho result wns that about 2
wns collected aud this amount will un
doubtedly bo increased by additional
contributions
Tho roport of the committeo on con
stitution and rules next submitted their
report which was adopted The report
recommended several changes and also
some changes in regard to tourunniont
rules
The convention then adjourned until
1 JJ0 this afternoon
The convention was called together
by music from tho baud and aftor moot
ing at tho auditorium an adjournment
was taken to tho corner of Fourth and
Main streets where a platform had been
arranged for tho purpose of taking tho
pictures of tho members
A line of march was then formed
with tho baud in tho lead Nearly all
the visiting delegates wero in lino and
tho parade was closed with membors of
tho Norfolk department aud their ap
paratus
Tho lino of march was west on Main
thou countermarched cast thon back to
Fourth and to tho convention hall
While tho parado lastod the sea
lion whistlo aud tho firo boll joined
in an alarm which was a falso ono and
tho department made no run
Tho business of tho association will
bo practically finished this after
noon and tho evening will bo dovoted to
amusements At 8 oclock tho Pringlo
company will present in tho auditorium
What Happoned to Felix after which
tho firemen aud their guests will repair
to tho Morquardt hall whore a banquet
will bo served
flnind Inland Kejirenented
Tho Grand Island dopartment is fully
represented at tho association mooting
the expenses of tho delegates having
boon paid by the various companies It
is thought however that tho money
will eventually be paid by tho city
Two of tho compauies delegations
from that city carried badges with tho
following lettering thereon
Brothers at Norfolk
How do you do
From Protection Hose Company
Number Two
Our City Dads said No
That at their Expouso wo
Couldnt go
But hero well just Mention
That wo have a full Dole-
gatiou at this Convention
B from Grand Island
New Meat Mttrket
Wo will npnn n brttohT shm in tii
Wldaman building two doors oast of
tho Ahiiiur building about February
1st Wo hope to deserve u share of tho
patroungo of Norfolk people mid
fully solicit tho sumo
SniKNZisii it Arnci
Foil Hunt A nice llvo roomod cot
tago convenient to school luqluio nt
Mittelstadts lumber olllco
Haltlmoro oysters In bulk attllisH
mans
Geo 11 Ohrlstoph prescription
druggist
HniH ii lliitim Nuptial
Last evoniiig nt tho homo of Mr and
Mrs Edward V Mates tho marriago of
their daughter Mary Henrietta to Mr
Leon Wickwnro Brown of Missouri
Valloy Iowa was solomnled in ho
presence of tho relatives and a few
vory intimate friends Tho house was
beautifully decorated with American
Beauty roses aud trailing pluo tho
canopy under which tho bridal party
stood bolng ninilo ollcotivo with masses
of pluo
Promptly at 8 oclock Mr Ludwig
ICoonigstein sounded tho first notes of
MoudelsHolms wedding march and tho
bridal party entered Thobritlogownod
in whito tallota silk entrain with pearl
trimmings and carrying a largo bunch
of brido roses entered on tho arm of
tho groom Following wero tho iniiiil
of honor Miss Welch of Boono Iowa
gownod in mouEsolino do soie accom
panied by tho best man Mr Aden
lirown brolhor of tlio groom Miss
Holon Welch bearing tlio wedding
ring on a silver tray camo last wearing
a pretty gown of whito Tho party
took their stand under tho canopy in tho
front parlor where witlHho impressive
riug coromnny conducted by Rov 1 J
Parker of ho First Congrogational
church tho young couplo woro pro
nounced man aud wifo
Aftor tho ceremony tho guests woro
Borvod with delicious refreshments in
tho dining room whoro tho color seheino
of red and whito wus made more olleet
ivo by tho soft light of many candles
Instrumental and vocal music through
out tho evening was furnished by Mr
Koonigstein and Miss Ohnpnuin Tho
gifts woro beautiful among thorn being
the grooms gift to tho brido a brooch of
pearls and diamonds
Tlio groom is a prominent young busi
ness man of Missouri Valloy and while
his acquaintance with tho people of
Norfolk is slight ho is said to bo vory
popular at his homo
Tlio brido is tho daughter of Mr and
Mrs E W Bates and although sho has
lived hero but littlo more than two years
hor charming manner and pleasant com
panionship havo won a high place in
tho estimation of tho peoplo with whom
bIio has associated and sho will certainly
bo missed from social gatherings
Tho young couplo will bo at homo to
their friends in Missouri Valloy Iowa
after February 15 Tlio out-of-town
guests wero Mr and Mrs Welsh Miss
Welsh aud Miss Helen Welsh of Boono
Iowa j Mr and Mrs J D Brown Mr
Adin Brown Mr aud Mrs llosbrook
Mr and Mrs Warner and tho Missos
Campbell Etlgccomb McLaughlin and
Chapman and Mr Thompson of Mis
souri Valloy Mr and Mrs W N Fisher
of Fromout and Miss Bouco of Omaha
Tin News joins with tho friends of
tho happy couplo iu extending congrat
ulations and wishiug for them a bounti
ful shower of blessings through tho
jouruoy of life
Roso Bud cream for chapped hands and
faco at Christophs
Tho order of tho Eastern Star will
hold a sppcial meeting Thursday ovon
iug to make arrangements to meet
tho grand associato matron
Mrs Edith Hutchesos
Worthy Matron
Fresh oysters in any stylo at tho Bon
Ton
Curd of ThiinkH
Wo desire to express our siucero thanks
to tho many kind friends aud neighbors
who so gouerously camo to our assistance
during tho last illness of our sou and
brother John Farley while God only
knows how much wo appreciato tho
kindness of tho Modoru Brotherhood of
America tho members of which gavo
tho same careful attention that thoy
would wero thoy of our own flesh aud
blood
Mrs C Farley asd Childres
Wasted An upright piano at a rea
sonable rental Inquire at tho Young
Mens Christian League rooms
Farm and city loans
The Durland Trust Co
Housos for sale
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Ah 1 Intend to put my Two Stores Into ONK and in order to
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