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TUESDAY TOPICS
Fremont Kverott of LyoiiB was a city
visitor to lay
H A Pftttly was in tho city today
from Sntton
13 O and O Wlkcl of Wiiyno wcro
city visitors yesterday
K K Valentino wns a visitor yoster
day from West Point
Judgo M P Foster of Madison was a
city visitor yesterday
F O Hultman of Stromsburg was a
Norfolk visitor yesterday
Otto Koeborlin tho Madison tailor
was a city visitor yesterday
J D Sturgeon wont to Pago today
for a weeks business visit
Geo H Spoar wont to Madison last
ovoning to advertise Faust
Misses Daisy and Nellie Vaughn woro
in tho city yestorday from Wayne
Win Parkinson nud Al Droyfoos of
Madison woro in tho city yestorday
Arthur Pilger came over from Madi
son today to voto in tho city election
Judge J IJ Humes returmd last
evening from n professional vihit to
Ponca
Tho Wednesday clnb will meet to
morrow afternoon at S i0 with Mrs W
II H Hagoy
Dr J II Miokay wont to Madison
this morning to pay a professional visit
to Mrs Rubondnll
Loomis McKim was called to Omaha
today ou business connected with tho
Beo for which he is agent
The Rov W C Axor of Emerson
passed through tho city today on his
way homo from Columbus
Mrs F Price of Columbus who has
been visiting her brother D Aumrine
returned homo this morning
Dr C A McKim was called to Battle
Creek this morning to attend a sick
horse belonging to C W Mihills
H E Holt started Sunday from
Omaha for Oregon and will visit his
daughter Mrs Dell Barnes at Ashland
The front of tho Abiiius grocery and
that of tho Salvation Army hall aro
being treated to fresh coats of paint
D Amarino is still very sick at the
home of his son in Edgewater and fears
are entertained that ho will not recover
F E Martin of the Battle Creek En
terprise and Wm Barnes of that village
were in tho city yesterday on business
E G Heilman is in from Madison
His family are packing up their house
hold effects and will move here in a few
days
Mrs Judge Powers returned yester
day from Omaha where she spent Sun
day with her daughter Mrs H L
Whitney
Carroll PowerE and Ernest Bridge
Norfolk students at the state university
will be homo tomorrow evening for a
weeks vacation
M O Walker has received a sample
Buckeye binder which lie is erecting on
the platform across the street from his
feed store
An operation was performed on a
Uoskins man at the sanitarium this
morning for tho removal of a tumor
from his neck
The Womans club has scoured Mrs
A J Sawyer of Lincoln for a parlor
lecture which will bo given at the homo
of Mr and Mrs A J Dcrland April
12th Tho subject will be Tho Influ
ence of the Home
Dr nnd Mrs J J Williams of Wayne
are visiting at the home of Mr and
Mrs C G Dolen Tho doctor and Mrs
Dolen aro brother and sister
Mrs Chae McDonald of Pierce is
hero to visit her father D Amarino
Clint also arrived this noon from
Casper Wyo where ho has been work
ing
Emory Smith who has been attending
the Omaha Commercial college is here
to spend his epring vacation Ho re
ports that he 1b getting along in his
studies nicely
Bailoy Avery of New York is in tho
city advertising Sol Smith Russel in the
Poor Relation The play will be
presented at tho Auditorium Monday
evening April
Mrs Geo D Butterfleld and her
mother Mrs A P Doo came down
from Oreighton this morning Mrs
Doo departed on the noon train for her
home in Davenport Iowa
Miss Charlotte Saunders lately a
student at the Omaha Commercial col
lego has acoepted a position as stenog
rapher in the office of the Piano Manu
facturing Co of which W H Blake
man is manager
W H Johnson yesterday purchased
the beautiful driving horse and low
down rubber tired buggy which has
been driven by W H Blakeman for a
consideration of f 250
The two-months-old daughter of Mr
and Mrs Calvin Burns died at their
home ou the west side yesterday after
noon The remains will be taken to
Chadron this evening for burial
Geo Fox has purohasod the resideuce
property which has been occupied by J
P Wright on South Eighth sheet nnd
is moving into it Mr Wright is mov
ing his family into tho Miller house on
the corner
The local lodge Tribe of Ban Hur
had a very successful meeting last night
in Odd Fellows hall In the neighbor-
hood of 1ft candidates woro initiated
into tho order After tho work of tho
evening was completed tho members
enjoyed a suppor and the evening was a
very pleasant one to thoso participating
Preparations for tho military bull to
bo given by Company L N N O at
Atanpiardts hall on tho evening of tho
ltith aro proceeding nicely and every
thing is promised to bo first class in
every respect Tho following is tho
committee on invitation Captain
Alfred Gorccko Lieutenant J B Barnes
Lieutenant J W McOlary and Privato
King
J F Hecht who has boon working
for several months upon a project to
establish n mutual insurnuco company
at this place now holds a cortillouto
from tho auditor of stato authorizing
tho company to do business A mooting
was held at tho offleo of Powers
Hays lato this aftornoou for tho purpose
of completing tho organization of tho
company
Madison has before it n proposition to
voto bonds in the amount of 12rf0 tho
money to bo used in tho construction of
a now school building to tako tho plnco
of tho old South school It is claimed
that tho old building was nover properly
constructed and that it is a nionaco to
tho lives of teachers and pupils A lato
examination is said to have rovealod tho
fact that the walls are bulging and
havo cracked in sovoral places
Owen Bros tho railroad contractors
havo just received notice that thoy aro
tho successful biddors ou ll miles of
doublo track work and 5 miles of ad
justment of grade on tho Union Pacific
bolweou Omaha and Choycnuo Tho
doublo track work will bo dono at
Columbus Grand Island und Kearuoy
Owen Bros had strong competition on
this work and they naturally feel well
pleased that they were successful in so
curing tho contract which is ono of the
largest thoy havo had for years Work
is to commouco at onco and thoy uro
now getting ready to ship their outlit
Thoy will pay 17fi a day for mon and
50 for teams on tho contract Owen
Bros thoroughly understand this class
of work having been engaged in it for
years and they are to bo congratulated
upon their continued success
The interest in a city election haB not
been so intense for years as it is today
There is no particular excitement but
it is apparent from tho number of people
congregated in knots about tho streets tho
vehicles hurrying hither and yon in
search of the careless or indifferont voter
and from other indications that tho battle
is a royal one and being closely contested
Tho number of voters registered up to
noon led many to behove that the larg
est voto over cast in a municipal cam
paign was being polled and it was evi
dent early in the day that no candidate
was positive of a walkaway unless per
haps it was City Engineer Lowe and
Councilman Brummund in tho Second
ward who have no opposition Many
of tho candidates have been busy on
the street lining up their voters and
hustling for new ones Tho weather
has been very republican like but the
candidates and their friends havo not
relied ou the weather altogether to de
termine the result and no ono will bo
greatly surprised no matter which side
wins The polls will remain open un
til 7 oclock this evening and tho result
will be known in two or three hours
afterward
Letter Xixt
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postoflQco April 2 1500
D Bolding F H Brubaker A L
Brynn L Daniel T J Folton Leo
Fenncr Bertha Hnshberger H Hewitt
J C Johnson 2 Ella McFarland
Bertha Raabe J F Smitho Leo Roy
Muver
If not called for in 30 days will be
sent to the dead letter oflice
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised
P F SlRECHIUl P M
WurnervJlle
Al Lo veils little daughter is id
with lung fever
B B McGinnis it on the sick list
threatened with typhoid fever his
physician says
Sunday school was organized iu the
hall last Sunday with Will Darlington
as superintendent
L Fishback receivod a carload of
lumber Saturday and will build a now
barn on his farm southeast of town
Mrs Sarah Croppers dwelling house
on her farm two miles northwest of
town wns destroyed by Are Tuesday
evening
One of H C Stangos daughters had
the misfortune to break her arm one
day last week while at play with her
sohoolmate
Robert Dwyer who has been theguet
of his sisters Mrs John Couley and
Mrs J O Lodge the past winter re
turned to his home in Lincoln Monday
Of tho many plays now before tho
public none is more puro in thought
truer iu its teachiugs of humoanity
greater in charm and more welcome
with each recurring visit than Lewis
Morrisons Faust which is now mak
ing its farewell tour through tho conn
try Its exquisite melodies aud endur
ing fame havo made it known in every
household and we doubt uot but that
every seat will be filled when it will
be presented Friday evening at the
Auditorium i
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY MARCH 29 1800
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
W E Rood is a Norfolk visitor fiom
Madlsop
Judge J B Barnes was a passenger
for Ponca today
Louise and John Wollls nro both
under tho wlathor
Will Oxnnm wont to Columbus yester
day with his father
Rov S F Slmrpless was a passenger
this noon for Ponca
Mr and Mrs John Sloan of Pierco
wero Norfolk visitors this morning
A now sidownlk is boing laid iu front
of M O Walkors Hour and feed storo
Mrs J B Barnes was a passenger to
day for Omaha where sho will visit
friends
Miss Laura Buckondorf has accepted a
position iu tho millinery store of J aud
E Durlnnd
Tho Ladies Aid society of tho Congro
gationul church meets with Mrs F 5
Coryell tomorrow aftornoou
E II Tracy is moving his family into
tho rosidonco vacated by Chester A
Fuller on North Tenth street
Steward D Rees of tho Norfolk hos
pital for insulin leturned yesterday
from a business trip to Lincoln
Tho wind continues from tho south
east but it is chilly enough to indicate
that spring is not yet fully in control
Tho business meeting of tho Y M
L which was to havo boon hold Mon
day evening was postponed until Friday
evening
Rev W A Romingor of Tilden nnd
Rov E 15 Hunt or Meadow Grovo wero
in tho city today on their way to Madi
son to attend court
Tho residence of Mrs O Madsen on
Madison nvonuo is boing repaired with a
now roof and is boing repainted and
otherwise improved
This is pension day for thooldsoldiors
and W II Lowes ofllco is thronged
with tho old veterans who aro having
tlioir papers prepared
Mrs S E Brackott departed yester
day for Scattlo Wash to join hor hus
band and brother Carl Ellis who went
out thoro some wooks ngo
OwonBros aro toduy loading thtir
grading tools preparatory to shipping
them to tho scene of their grading con
tract on tho Union Pacilic
Miss Lois Grant Childs will lenvo to
morrow for New York city where she
will take a post graduate course as nurse
iu tho Womans hospital of that city
Mrs Cathor who has been visiting nt
tho homo of Rev and Mrs S F Sharp
less departed this morning via tho
Union Pacific for her home in Home
City Kansas
Tho insurance moeting held yesterday
afternoon was not as well attended as it
should htfvo been on account of the elec
tion so an adjournment wns taken
uutil April 17 when tho organization
will bo completod and officers elected
Work on tho new Catholic church is
still progressing nicely and it is now ex
pected to be able to dedicate tho build
ing ou Sunday MEiy 0 The plastering
was finished last evening and the re
mainder of thoj interior work will be
pushed along as rapidly as possible
A lively runaway was indulged in by
a farmors team on Main street this
morning Tho team started at tho east
ond of the Btreot and ran west to Fifth
where on turning tho corner one of
tho horses foil and the team was caught
before tho animal could recover ite
footing No damago was done
Harry Loder of the Trooodero was ar
rested this morning on tho chnrgo of
soiling liquor to minors Ho appeared
before police court and otatod that ho
was not ready for tho trial and his casa
was therefore adjourned until 4 1J0 this
afternoon Tho arrest wea made under
tho ordinance and City Attorney Mapts
will proEocute
Some of the merchants on Main strett
aro objecting to tho vigor with which
tho dust is being circulated through tho
streets and are of the opinion that tho
street spriukler should n called into
requisition somewhat earlier than ufubL
Jupiter Pluvius appears to bo somewhat
dilatory consiQering that -this Ib April
and he should not allow this complaint
to arise
At a meeting of Norfolk court Tnbe
of Ben Hur on Monday might 19 now
members were elected and all applicants
present wero initiated The degree
work was couferred by Deputy Snpreme
Chief M E Getter assisted by District
Deputies Sexton and Clement It is the
intention to bring this court up to a
membership of 103 or more thus plac
ing it on the roll of honor The next
meeting will lie held on Tuesday even
ing April 10 when officers will be
installed
The library social given last evening
at tho homo of Rer and Mrs S F
Sharpless was a very pleasant social
event and was largely attended It was
giveu under the auspices of the ladies
society of tho PreBbyteriau church who
realized a handsome profit The feature
of tho evening was the costuming of a
number of young ladies who were
dressed to represent certain books nnd
considerable amusemont was had in
associatiug the characters represented
with the books
The obsequieB over tho remains of Dr
Ferdinand Verges which were held this
afternoon were attended by one of the
largest concourses of people ever as
sembled for it similar purpose in tho
history of Norfolk Friends from far
and near woro In attendanconnd citizens
of giout and small dogreo united In do
ing hmnagti to nuo who was most popu
lar with all Muny different methods
wero taken to show tho esteem in which
tho doctor was hold but perhaps noun
moio pronounced than the largo attend
ance Tho people gathered at tho houso
shortly after 2 oclock and from there
proceeded to St Pauls Lutheran church
where services woro hold Afterward
interment took place in Prospect 11111
comotcry
Shearing of tho sheep was commenced
this morning at tho ranch of A J
Kuollin v Co at tho 1 unction 10 mon
having started in although uirango
incuts havo been made to nerommoduto
20 shouiors and nioro aro expected to
commence work soon Thoro uro 1S000
head of uuimals to go tluough tho pro
cess A man will average about 00 lioud
a day so that It would be a months
job for tho 10 mon Tho Monro of an
animal averages about II pounds in
wiight and tho wool is packed in bales
of about Jlin pounds each Tho product
of tho bunch figured on this average
would be about 102000 pounds This at
tho price of 20 cents per pound would
bring I2I00 For shearing tho sheep
tho mon get 8j cents upioco aud shear
ing an avorugu of 00 per day would
make sffi10 a day or iflfilt for tho poriod
of I0 days From this it will bo soon
that t hcio is a largo industry and u big
amount of money involved iu tho sheep
business at the Junction It is a valu
able thing to Norfolk and the farmers
who furnish tho feed
A Vm CoiiiinniKliiliirj luttii
MAtiNirr Neb Jan 7 lilOO Dr
J Clark Dear Sir I am much
pleased with tho remits of your treat
ment of my httlo gills eyes Tho
glasses you fitted for hor havo dono all
and more than you claimed thoy would
do
Sho never looks cross oyod now and
her eyr s do not trouble her as thoy
used to in school work
1 gladly rocomniond you to any per
son with oyo trouble
Mns W A PltKSTON
Mrs Preston is a very cultured lady
teaching tho school at Magnott Nob
Call upon Dr Clark and read tho thou
sands of such letters ho lias ou lilts
jrs7iimr
Critical lIuBbnutl This beef Isnt fit
to est
Wife Well I told tlio butcher that
If It wasnt good I would send you
round to Ills shop to give him a thrash
ing and 1 hope youll take some one
with you for ho looked pretty tierce
and I didnt like the way ho handled
his big knife
Husband Humph Oh well T will
say Ive seen worse meat than this
London Fun
Turn Aliont
Mrs Weeds Oh you remind mo so
much of my first husband
Mr Weeds Im glad to hear It
youve been reminding me of him so
often- -Philadelphia Press
Try Umiii O Try Jmln O
Ask your grocer to show you a pack
ago of Grain O tho now food drink that
takes tho place of coffee Tho children
mny drink it without injnry as well as
tho adult All who try it like it
I Gram 0 has that rich seiu brown of
Mocha or Java but it is made from
puro grains and tho inont delicate
stomach receives it without distress lx
tho price of coffee 15c nnd lfjc per
packnge Sold by all grocers
Wasti Several bright Jind honest
persons to represent us as managers in
this and ulose counties Salary 900 a
year and expenses Straight bona fido
no more no less salary Position per
manent Onr references any bank in
any town It is mainly of3ce work con
ducted at homo Inferences Enclosed
self- addressed stamped envelope Tub
Dominion Company Dept l Chicago
Notice til Noii Kculdmil IefeiilHlit
John J Farley defendant will take
notice that on tho 2lrd day of Febru
ary 1H00 Caroline K Farley plaintiff
herein filed hor petition in tho district
court of Madison county Nebraska
against said defendant the object and
prayor of which nro to olrtain a divoroo
fromthe defendant from tho bonds of
matrimony on tho ground that tho
defendant has willfully abandoned tho
plaintiff f on moro than two years Tho
plaintiff prays for a deoroo of divorce
fromthe defendant from tho bonds of
matrimony and for the custody of
Myron M Farley a minor and child of
plaintiff and defendant
You are required to answer tho said
petition on or before tlio 8th day of
April J 600
Dated February 2 ith 1900
Gokolink E Faklky Plaintiff
By Mapes nud Hnzen her Attorneys
Cure A nil Treatment Of Tb Hick
Dr Humphreys Specific manual on
the treatment and cure of the sick
mailed freeon request Adress Humph
roye Medicine Co New York
TREES AND PLANTS fcWS
of Hett Varictic at ltrd Timet Price Small
fruit iu lane suh Millions of Htrawhcrry
pUnUi very thrifty ami wull rooted iotthe
but near lioine nail Havo freight or expre
Bead for price lUt to
Norlb Bend Nurseries
North Bead ridg County NeC
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Use is much of the line pure lather of Ivory Soap
as you please the more the better and greater the
pleasure Theies nothing in Ivory Soap to injure tin
most delicate skin It improves the complexion by
cleansing the pores of all impuiities
IT HOATS
toiVMiottt initn nv int iho tin a umiui r Cincinnati
CROSSED
Can be Straightened Without the
Cruel and Barberous Knife
Tho abovo picturn is that of Harry
lleusler sou of John Heuslor Huthton
Minn His mother Mrs llensler also
had crossed eyes which aro now
straight I proscribed glasses for them
in Juno 1891 I havo hundreds of such
cases
Crossed eyes aro caused by defective
viBlou The strain upon tho eyes cause
thorn to become crossed Properly fit
tod glasses relievo tho strain Naturo
does tho rest
DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT
causes Nervousness Headache Hluring
Eyes Rod aud Inllamed Pustules form
on edgo of Lids Lids adhere to tho Eyo
Hall Ulack Spots or Web lloat over vi
sion Nervous Prostration St Vitus
Danco and Epileptic troubles also ag
gravate and disturb tho entire nervous
system Many persons suffer from
hendacho and nervous trouble cauncd
by oyo strain some taking medicine
without relief unconscious of tho real
cause I havo hundreds of testimonials
from such that have been relieved en
tirely after tlio proper lens weroMur
nished them
IMPORTANT FACTS
You may get a thousand pair t
glasses witnut relief One pair is all
you need but thoy must bo tho exact
correction Dont think becnuse failuro
after failuro has been your experience
there is no relief If you havo n parti
cle of vision loft I can so adjust tho
lenses that thoy will stimulate nud do
volop it and mnko you happy I havo
tho latest improved instruments and
oxierience of seventeen years speoial
oyo work to offer you and charge noth
ing for examination Ninety five per
cont of all oyo troubles aro primarily
caused by error of refraction says Chas
McCormick M D president of Chicago
collogo That the eve strain caused by
errors of refraction plays an important
part in nervous troubles can no longer
bo douhted Bays Dr G W McFaterioh
of Chicago To insure prompt attention
write to mo and I will fix an hour to
wait upon you and avoid delay nnd dis
appointment No medicine or medical
prescriptions furnished
Examination and Consultation Free
DR J C CLARK Eye Specialist
407 BROWN BLOCK SIOUX CITY
President of tho Sioux City Opthalmio Institute Secretary of the Iowa State
Optical Association WILL BE AT
OXNARD HOTEL NORFOLK
April 10 11 and 12 and every thirty days thereafter
RKrEitKNCS I can givo yon thonsaiids but space will not permit so I only
name a fow Rov S J Winegar pastor 2nd Baptist Church Sioux City Rev
Thos Bithel pastor Methodist Church Wayne I can give you over COO refer
ences at Wayne alone
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Painted by Julien Dupres
A Most Beautiful Pjctuub
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It is noonday not a breath of air
is stirring and away oil in the dis
tance where the villagers are hold
ing their country fair a balloon
hangs in the sky They gaze in
mute astonishment wonder awe
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faces and attitudes It is tho work
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in a marvelous oil painting effect You could not buy one
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