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Tlie Weather
Conditions of tho weather as recorded
for the 24 hours ending at 8 a m to
day
Maximum temperature 77
Minimum temperature 50
Average fill
Precipitation 00
Total precipitation for mouth 55
Earoinoter 2070
Forecast for Nebraska Fair tonight
and Friday Warmer east portion to
night Continued warm Friday
THURSDAY TIDINGS
Mrs Burt Mapes entertained a com
pany of ladies this afternoon at an old
fashioned quilting bee y
A Madison correspondent to tho
Omaha Bee states that A J Rex of this
comity had a 10 buggy harness stolen
soreral nights ago
Tho brick yards started ou the sea
sons work yesterday but wore inter
rupted by a breakdown They wero
ruuuiug again this moruiug
Tho tenuis court at tho corner of
Ninth street nud Norfolk avenue 1ms
been completed nud tho young folks
have enjoyed several games thereon
T O Vau Horn has purchased the
old Sohweuk property at tho corner of
Koeuigstoiu avenue and Eleventh
street now occupied by F L Culver
u 9
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and expects to take possession this week
John Van Horn will remain ou thd
farm south of tho city
Cards hnvo been received by Norfolk
friends announcing tho marriage of
Miss Florence Ohenoy of Oroighton to J
S Scott of Omaha which will tnko
place in Croighton on tho 5th of Juno
Tudgo Hayes was entertaining a civil
caso tho greater portion of this forenoon
In which Francos tolomnii sued Hello
Clover for tho recovery of 70 alleged
to bo duo for housoheoplng and other
services Tho judgo resorved hi de
cision until tomorrow
Tho pcrfumo from tho sheep yards is
agaiu In evidence slnco tho wind Is In
tho south If peoplo will only hold
tholr breath for a few days tho smoll
will not disturb thorn It is said that
tho pouotrattng odor Is produced In tho
most part by tho fertilizer which Is bo
lug distributed over tho Holds near tho
city
Tho reopening of tho North Nobraska
collego at Madison which has beou
closed for several years now looks prob
able Those at Madison having tho
matter in baud sont a favorablo roport
Tuosday to tho prospective purchasers at
Lobauon Ohio regarding tho selling of
tho property and tho attondanco of
students guaranteed
W O Halls horse Burtwood was
shipped to Terra Hauto Indiana May
1st and Mr Hall ha3 received word that
ho arrived thero in good condition nnd
Is working fluo At Terra Hauto ho
will enter tho first raco of a series of 15
on tho Fourth of July Mr Hull ex
pects to leave tho first of that month
for Indiana to see tho nice
Tho Wednesday club held its last
meeting of tho year yesterday afternoon
at tho homo of Mrs John H Hays Tho
annual election of oilicers was held and
all tho oilicers who served during tho
past year wero re elected Mrs Hays
sorved very dainty refreshments nfter
tho business of tho mooting had been
transacted Tho nununl banquctwhioh
it has been customary to servo at tho
close of tho year was postponed until
fall
About 1 50 this afternoon tho floor
gave way under tho soda fountain at
Kiesaus drug store allowing tho foun
tain to tip forward The top which
contained a large plato glass mirror fell
breaking the mirror and doing consider
able other damage to tho fountain and
the counter About three dozen bottles
of malt extract wero broken by tho cal
amity nud tho damage done will amount
to quito a considerable sum The work
of clearing nway tho wreckage was at
once commenced and consumed a largo
portion of the afternoon The nccideut
is peculiar in that a similar one has
never been noted
Through a misunderstanding of the
order of tho board of education concern
ing another examination of tho senior
class of tho High school some of tho
members of tho class filed a protest
with tho board yesterday The pupils
were laboring under the impression that
the intention of the board was to pre
vent them from graduating unless tho
new examination gave them higher
ratings than they now hold but it was
explained that such was not tho inten
tion and last evening they appeared be
fore tho board and withdrew their pro
test at the same time offering an apol
ogy for their hasty action
Anton Bucholz and Miss Minnie
Verges went to Madison yesterday to
be present at tho county court when tho
last will and testament of the late Dr
Verges was read and proved The
property which amounts to about 70
000 mostly in real estate was divided
by tho terms of the will equally between
tho four children tho division to be
made when oaoh of tho heirs becomes
of age Mr Bucholz was named as
administrator of the estate and guardian
of the children Miss Minnie Verges
will soon reach her majority whon
appraisers will bo appointed and she
will be given her share in tho property
Tho St Louis Globo Democrat wanted
to know how English sparrows might
be destroyed Two correspondents re
plied One suggested that wheat bo
soaked in whisky over night and thou
placed where tho birds could find It
Thoy become drunk and nro easily cap
tured and may bo destroyed Tho
other corrospoudont suggested that tho
grain bo soaked in water containing
stryohniue and fed to tho littlo pests
which would mean suro death Tho
former method is suggested as tho safe
est as tho strychniuo is as likely to kill
fowls or other birds as sparrows whilo
if they only become drunk thoy will re
cover
Superintendent D O OConnor and
Miss Maude Taunehill left this morning
for Kearney whore Miss Taunehill will
engage in tho state High school declam
atory contest representing the North
east Nebraska district in tho humorous
class Tho class of 1900 Norfolk High
school has been peculiarly fortuuato iu
this class Clyde Hayes carried off the
state prizo in thQ humorous class last
year and tho members now havo nine
gold medals won in various contests ns
a result of their successful rendition of
humorous recitations Another peculiar
fact is that this is tho only class of tho
High school that has ever been repre
sented in the state nud district coutests
iu tho humorous class
We make loans ou real estnto at
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY MAY 10 1J0
lowest rates Elkhorn Building
Savings association T K Omohni Seo
Barn for rent J L Dvsiri
Wax run A good girl for general
housework Mils P T IKitcuviU
To Mr 1utroiiR
I mn proparlng to close my Norfolk
olllco In Cotton block during tho mouths
of Juno July and August
llospeot fully
Dit HutvrY Ij SroduiN
Dentist
Farm land and city property for snlo
by G H Sollor
Horses clipped at Sellers barn
Wanted A good cunvnssor at
Michaels studio
A five room cottage on South 12th St
for rent Enquire of O F Shaw
PERSONAL
W I Wlltso was a city visitor yos
torday from Ponder
Mrs F W Koorbor was a visitor yes
torday iu Lincoln
D C Hopporumn of Dakota City was
a city visitor yesterday
E A Bullock has gone to Sioux City
for n stay of two weeks
Supt O H Reynolds paid an oltloiitl
visit to Vordigro yesterday
T F Monnningor of Madison was a
visitor yesterday in Norfolk-
Dr Augustus Hamilton wns a city
viator yesterday from Coloridgo
A II Bohanon and J O Bryuo of
Madison wore city visitors yostorday
W E Spencer rotumod this morning
from a business visit to Grand Island
Geo S Dovino and F A Dearborn
of Wnyno wero Norfolk visitors yester
day
Dr P II Saltor is in Omaha attend
ing a mooting of tho state doctors as
sociation
Mr and Mrs A K Leonard havo
gone to Andersons slough for an outing
of a fow days
John C Sprccher A C McLeod and
Anton Kespar wero visitors in tho city
yesterday from Schuylor
W II Wigtou who has boon in tho
city several days looking after Auditor
ium matters returned to Omaha on tho
noon train
N A Rainbolt returned last ovoniug
from Columbus where ho attended a
successful two days session of tho
Central Nobraska Bankers association
Mr and Mrs E E Coleman of Bloom
field who formerly lived in Norfolk
were hero over night visiting old timo
friends Mr Coloman is now engaged
in tho hardware business at Bloomfield
Sturgeon is the piano man
W B Vail tho jeweler and optician
is putting in a lino of sowing machines
and supplies
Special Siilo of Heil Spreadx at Itiiiim llroH
The long looked for bed spreads havo
at last been received at Baum Brothers
and thoy are prettier than over Cus
tomers know what they aro as thoy
have before been on sale by this firm
Prices aro ns reasonable as over
Fair OroumlH For Sale
Tho undersigned committeo will oiler
for Bale at public auction in Norfolk on
Friday May 25 1900 tho property
known as tho old fair grounds compris
ing about GO acres of laud east of tho
city reserving all tho pumps buildings
windmill and fencing with tho excep
tion of tho posts on tho outsido fences
Sale to bo held at Pasowalks implement
house at 2 oclock p m Terms of sale
One third cash balance in one and two
years on approved security with interest
at 7 por cent I G Westekvelt
L M Gaylokd
H A Pasewalk
Committeo
Nice strawberries 15 cents a quart
box at Schorregges
Houses for sale T E Odiornk
Spring Schedule on tlie Nlcklo Pluto Itoml
Kllectlve May 1 1100
Ft Wayne Findlay Fostoria Belle
vue Lorain Cleveland Ashtabula
Couneaut Girard Erie Chautauqua
Luke Dunkirk Buffalo as well as Now
York Boston and all intermediate
points in Now England New York
stato and tho anthracite coal regions
are reached on fast time and lowest
rates of faro by trains of theNicklo Plato
road Leave Chicago 105 a m U 30
p m 1030 p m with
drawing room sleeping cars Unex
celled diuiug cars ou through Boston
and New York train at 10 35 a m and
Now York City fast express train leav
ing Chicago at 80 p m All trains
run daily Train leaving Chicago at
2 30 p m has observation car east of
Buffalo over tho Lackawanna road ar
riving in New York City 725 p m
every day iu the year in good shape for
evening entertainments Secure sleep
ing car space in advance Write wiro
or phono 2057 central to J Y Calahau
general ngout Chicago 111
Elegant work nnd prices right at
Michaels studio
For artistic photographs and fine
work go to Miohaels studio
The News oo aopartment is com
plete in ovory particular
Tho now Cash Hardware Store has a
nice lino of screen doors wiro cloth
lawn mowers and gasolino stoves nt the
lowesfprices Call aud oxamiue thorn
TEACHERS ARE CHOSEN
Ilmiril of IMiinillon llilil it Mcnllni lmt
Nlclit mill Tiiniiiiitril Hinlnrnn
Adjourned meeting of the board of
education was held on May 1 1U0O at 8
p iu Present Luikart Dean Aid
Bruggonmn Salter and Matrau
Meeting was called to order by Presi
dent Luikait
The election of teachers for tho ouhii
lug school year was taken up and tho
following teachers wero elected by
ballot
J 13 Barnes jr principal High school
Miss Kvn 1 Mainos assistant princi
pal
Miss Francis R Gllson assistant
pricipal
Miss Harriet 0 Wood to bo asslgnud
Miss Valley Garllngor to bo assigned
Miss Gertrude Watson to bo assigned
Miss Lizlo Roes to bo assigned
Miss Edith Batcholor to be assignod
Miss ICato Stafford to bo assigned
Miss Hattlo Allbory to be assigned
Miss Graola Kidder to bo assigned
Miss Bossio Kiildor to bo assigned
Miss Marll Bryan to bo assigned
Miss Julia Stafford to bo assigned
Miss Luoy Williams to bo assigned
Miss Margaret Morrow to be assigned
Miss Nettio Nelson Ith grade
Miss Pearl Rceso to bo assigned
Miss Kdlth Morrow to bo assigned
Miss Ellon Mullen to bo assigned
Miss Edith McOlary to bo assigned
Miss Oriole Adams to bo assigned
Miss Mamie Matrau to bo assigned
Miss Pearl Wlilanian to bo assigned
Miss Anna MeBride to bo assignod
Miss Nellie Dingiiiaii to bo assigned
President Luikart appointed tho fol
lowing standing committees
On discipline course of study text
books and teachers Matrau Luikart
and Saltor
On grounds buildings and supplies
Salter Denu and Brueggotnnn
On finance claims and salaries Aid
Dean and Bruoggoinuii
It was ordered that all now teachers
who have been elected shall lie roquired
to attend during this summer vacation
some good normal or summer school
and pass a satisfactory examination
beforo tho fall term of tho city schools
shall begin Tho board adjourned
II 0 Math At
Socrotary
If Vour Watch Stop
Go to Fritz Hoohno in Kocuigsteins
drug store Ho is tho host and cheapest
watchmaker and jowlor in town
All work warranted
Nico strawberries 15 cents a quart
box at Schorreggos
Ituul IJxtnm 1 raiixtorH
Tho following transfers of roal estate
aro roported by E G Heilman man
ager of tho Madison county abstract
office at Norfolk
Kathorine Giobelhaus and hus
band to W Donner part of
tho Roki of nw4 27-24-1 de
scribed by motes and bounds
Grantee to pay one dollar ou
i mtg to A Bear wd 203 7o
Norvol Jones to Ella Jones os
of se4 and a part of wtj of
sej described by motes and
bounds wd 1 00
Farm and city loans
The Durlant Trust Co
Lost Ou Main streot a Waterman
Ideal fountain pen Return to this
oflico and receive a suitable reward
F V M V It It KxourHloiiH
May 1st aud 2nd to Lincoln Nob
account republican stato convention
May 1st aud 15tliJto Hot Springs S
D one faro plus 200 with 0 day
limit
May 8 and 9 to Beatrice Nob account
state encampment G A It
May 15 10 17 and 22 to St Louis
Mo account general assembly Presby
terian church
May 19 and 20 to Washington D C
account Mystic Shrine
May 21 and 22 to Detroit Mich ac
couut national Baptist anniversaries
May 28 and 2 to North Manchester
Iud account German Baptists Dunk
ards
June 2 and 3 to Milwaukee Wis
account general confederation Womaus
clubs
Full information will bo glndly fur
nished II C Matkalt
Agent
Furnishod rooms to rent by Mrs
Youuger on tho Heights
Try the Sew Mmlglit Front French Model
Cornel
Prettiest line of white shirt waists
ever shown in Omaha
Pretty colored shirt waists from 50c
to 350
White pique waists worth 200 for
75o
Handsomo parasols iu all tho uow
shades and styles A great variety of
childrens parasols
White piquo capes trimmed with em
broidery for childron
Mull caps nnd hats for children from
tho lowest price to tho best
Handsome chiffon boas 100 and up
Wash veils with handsome borders
black or white prices 15o to 500
Silk gloves black whito tan nnd
gray 3bo to 100
Lisle gloves in black or white 25o to
75o
Initial for pockotbooks 15c
A handsome lino of dress trimmings
Tnllota silk applique iu black or whito
with rovers and oufts to match
La Franco rose perfumes aro equnl to
j tho finest tosos themselves Only 50c
por ounce Mas 1 Bpnson
South lilth St
Omaha Nub
Thiil IniiiiiiliMil Ciipllnl I
M Zoln when In Unuluiid wiih much
linprpsspil with Hip Cugllih lisp of tho
capital Whj Is It h nays that
Hip Ihigllsliiuun when lip writes of
himself should limirlahly iisp a capi
tal letter That tall T which occurs
no often Iu a personal narrative Htilltps
mi as being very arrogant A French
man to hhnseir wrltcH Jo
Willi a Htiiall J a icnmui though he
niny gratify all IiIh hiiIihIiiiiMvoh with
capital IptletH pniployH a small P In
writing Mch a Spanlaul when he imps
the personal pronoun at all bestowM
u Hinall y on his yo while he honors
the person he iiiIiIi pnsph with a capital
V 1 hellovo Indeed though I am not
Hiitllclently acquainted with foreign
languages to speak with certainly on
that point that tho Englishman la tho
only person In tho world who applies
u capital letter to himself
M Zola might havo enforced bin con
trastH Htlll further by referring to tho
Japanese who really havo no word Tor
1 In speaking of oneself In Japa
nese Keif depreciatory terms aro used
Hiieh iih servant tho awkward per
son Junior while In Hpeaklng of or
to other people complimentary ternm
nro employed such as senior mas
ter prince used by young men Iu
itildtPHsIng each other familiarly Tho
most usual lapnnese equivalent for
I Ih wiitaliiishl which means liter
ally selfishness Buffalo Commer
cial
Nm Vorlin Tiiii imwit Motion
One of Hip Indications of the tin
provpineiit of Hip masses In this city Is
the gradual abolishment of tho pup
tneiil as the word Is generally under
stood The big ronkprlPH with their
small rooniH airless balls ami rusty
lire escapes arc going out of plstpnco
Iu bo ordinary course of ovents by
tire tumbling down and being remov
ed to makp room for modern struc
turps and the people who llvo In them
nro seeking more airy homes In the
wiburhs or Iu Hip lints up town
While th foreign plpinent coiilliiucH
to live In teneineiits for Hip first ypar
after reaching New York Hie children
of forolgn parentage are not willing to
exist In the noisome quarters of the
cast and west Hides They crave more
light more air and clcaullticHS ami In
many cases they get It Rapid transit
makes narlcin as accessible as Grand
Htrcet and there Is no occasion to live
In a down town tonoinont unless one
likes It
No new tenement bouses are build
ing The llathotiHo has taken Its place
and In tho course of time tho foul bar
racks In which scores of families aro
crowded will be a thing of the past and
only remembered as part of a distem
pered dream New York Letter In
Pittsburg Dispatch
African mill Ii iniillic
The children of the desert were filled
with awo when first Hie silence of the
primeval solitude was broken by the
pulling of Hie steam engine Down at
tho other end of the Cape to Cairo line
the simple Matabcle when first con
fronted by a locomotive were certain
that the strange machine was worked
by the labor of an Indefinite number of
oxen which they assumed were shut
up Inside hence when the engine stop
ped they gathered Iu curious crowds
waiting to see the door open and the
oxen come out nor could they for many
days be persuaded that Hie power of
the locomotive could come from other
than the strength of the ox
The Arabs of the Sudan more Imiig
lnatlve than the Matabole saw In Hie
fire horses of the railway one of the
DJInns of the Arabian Nights har
nessed by the magic of the Infidel to
the long train of cars The steam en
gine wns to them n living sentient
being Of which belief there Is curi
ous evidence In the fact that on one
occasion a sheik made an Impassioned
remonstrance against the cruelty of
making so Hinall an engine draw so
huge a train Windsor Magazine
The Ilearileil
A young married couple In Belfast
Me received n startling bhock They
carried their baby to a photographer
for a picture In due time the proof
enmo around but the parents nt first
fnlled to recognize It The babys fea
tures wero thero all right and so were
tho pretty dress and nil the other ac
cessories but the child had apparently
grown a full beard while beforo the
camern Tho artist had used by mis
take a plato on which an Imperfect
picture of nn old man hnd been taken
anil the two exposures coincided bo
well that ho saved tho plate ns a curi
osity
Peruvian Army DUclplliic
This military story Is printed In n
Lima paper A man belonging to the
Peruvlnn artillery was ordered to be
flogged run there wns no regulation
cat handy with which to Inflict the ens
tlgntlon The officer In charge who
wns a severe disciplinarian decided to
defer the carrying out of the order un
til the official scourge which he nt
onco requisitioned should arrive It
was about a year before tho cat was
supplied by the authorities By that
time the soldier had been dead Bovcral
months
The Salmon
When a young salmon Is first hatch
ed It Is known as a parr Just before
It leaves tho fresh for the Bait water
It Is called a smolt When It first re
turns to spawn It becomes a grilse
and not until It hns spawned is It en
titled to be dignified by the uamo of
salmon
Wasted Twenty men and tennis at
sheep ranch nt onco
Wall paper at Ohristophs
DrFrauk Salter Diseases of children
Cut Prices in
Groceries
iood Colfen per lb 10o
Toinatopt por can 08o
Mixed Candy por lb 7yc
Best Flour por sack 90c
10 bars laundry snip 25o
Oranges per do 10c
All kinds of Fruit cheap
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Box Old Stand
MR8 H H HULL
Manicuring
Shampooing
Ladies Baths
Over Humps lowolry Sloro
CRSEILER
Sale andL
Boarding Barn
Horses Bought and Soldlo
Commission
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and Tnlrd St
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