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TUESDAY TOPICS
lion John It Hays of this city is In
Otnnhn
Mrs C O Gow was ft powsenger for
Lincoln this morning
Miss Georgia Harvey left today for
hor homo in Colorado
M A Morris loft todny for Colorado
to look over the country
Mips Louieo Whipps has gone t
Pierce to visit until Monday
Miss Laverno Gilliui of Bcntrico lavis
hing nt the homo of C F Shaw
S FueBlor leaves todny for Colorndo
and Utah to look up a new location
Elmer O IUggs departed for Colorndo
Inst evening to loolc for a new locution
Mrs Kffio Tnylor and dnughter Lulu
left this noon for Pierce to spend the re
union
MiFS Mny Krnft and Jos Wills of
Battle Creek visited friends in the city
yesterday
J D Sturgeon and his family are
among the Norfolk representatives to the
Pierce reunion
Mrs C S Hayes with Clyde nnd
Beulah returned this noon from their
visit at Leed S D
Miss May Uurland returned this
morning from a weeks visit at her
homo in Plainviow
Quite a number of Norfolk families
have gone to Pierce to camp out during
the G A R reuuiou
diet Morey of Pierce had business in
the city yesterdny and took occasion to
greet many old friends
A J Durlnud was a passenger this
morning for Sioux City on business and
will resuru this evening
Miss Dina Schrnm nnd Miss Emma
Nelson left last night for Hot Springs
S D to enjoy their vacation
David Baum lias gono to Jacksons
lake to visit the camping party there
and enjoy an outiug until Friday
Mr and Mrs Martin who have been
in the city some three mouths left this
morning for Petersburg this stato
C P Parish had the misfortune to run
Jus hand through one of his show cases
last evening and quite severely cut his
wrist
T 11 Hartley brother of the prospect
ive bride is in the city from Springfield
this state to 10 present at the Urown
Hartley wedding
The walk in front of ChristoprTs drug
store is being rapnired The one on t he
west side of Gow Bros office has also
been improved very materially
Mrs A B Charde representing the
Omaha Daily News is in the city gath
ering data for n write up of the city and
its industries for a special edition of
that paper
N W Brown of Kansas City Mo
and Miss Edna Hartley of this place
will bo united in marriage tomorrow
morning at 10 oclock at the home of
her -sister Mrs W G Piker Mr
Brovu is now here
The bnsket picnic of Trinity Episcopal
Sunday Eohool and choir is to bo held at
Tafts grpve tGmorrow Buees will
leave the church at 0 to carry those
not having conveyances Members of
the congregation and parents of the
children have been invited to participate
A iiumber of 2 ortolk fusiouists have
gone to Lincoln to attend the demon
stration today nnd be prefent at the
meeting of the -state conventions in that
city tomorrow Among those who
have gone to the capital city are G A
Luikart C D Jenkins A P Childs
and O S Evans
A felow on the streets yesterday who
had his legs oil arid his hands crippled
made an nniouut of filthy lucre by
charging anickle to see some pictures of
Alaskain a machine Customers were
attracted by hand organ which
ground out classical old tunes ander the
manipulation of a partner
The Modern Woodmen of Norfolk are
taking much intore it in the annual Log
Jtolling to be held at Madison on the
lbth One of the features of the day is
to be a band contest and it iB understood
that the Norfolk oaud will go down and
try for the prize The Woodmen lodge
of this city is to go down in a special
car which tlwy hope to fill to its utmost
capacity
Tomorrow is Norfolk dny at the Pierce
reunion and the people of this city
flhould make a special effort to nrtjud
Many will find it impossible to attend
during the entire session but they
should eudeavor to be present at least
one day and thnt day should be the one
devoted especially to this city The W
R C of this city are to furnish part of
the program and Mayor Robertson is to
speak at night
Stanton Picket She was wriukled
and bent gray hair covered the temple
where once lockB of brown waved Her
step was slow and faltering the eyes
had lost the sparkle of youth the teeth
were not the pearls of yore Sho made
her way slowly aloug the platform of
railroad station to the door of the wait
ing room entered found a seat near the
window that would command a view of
the incoming trnin There was anxiety
plainly depicted in every line of the
motherly face and yet it did not seem to
16 of that kind brought about by fore
codings of impending grief rather the
opposite The train arrives and among
the passengers to alight is one with man
written on biB every feature so plainly
that none need bo mistaken ho casts
about a look of Inquiry his eyes reft
ou her whom wo havo tnlked about
other things fade from his viow as his
arms open to ombraco her and with
one word Mother nnd a meeting of
lips wo known why sho enmo
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
Mrs I O Wostorvelt is reported to be
very sick
Arthur Brubnkor left this morning for
Laramie Wyo
Mr and Mrs August Voeeks nro the
parents of a new son
Herman Gorccko and family nro en
joying the reunion at Pierco
Elvira Durland wont to Plainviow on
tho noon train for a weeks visit
J T Zeohes of Springfield Minn is
in the city visiting his aunt Mrs E J
Schorregge
Misses Alleta and Elizabeth Stewnrt
went to Sioux City yesterday noon for a
weeks visit
Mrs Dr McKntght nnd two children
of Long Pine are visiting Mrs Howard
Rowo on tho Heights
Mrs Clias Shultz nnd baby of Wake
field who have been visiting friends
here went to Pierco todny
Mr nnd Mrs W F Ahlman Mrs
Will Ahlman and Miss Elsio Ahlman
have gone to Pierco to attend tho re
union
Arthur Gibson returned last evening
from Arkansas City Kansas whero ho
hns been visiting for tho past six
months
Company L N N G went to Piorco
todny in chnrgo of Lieutenant Barnes
and will pnrticipnto in the reunion ex
ercises with pnrndes drills etc
Frank Davenport returned yesterday
noon from Atchinson Kan and Kansas
City Mo whero ho took in tho demo
cratic convention Mrs Davonport will
visit in Atchinson another week
There is a picture in Leonards win
dow of tho crew of tho battleship
Indiana of which Will Rniney is a
member Tho picture of Rainey is very
good and readily recognized by his ac
quaintances
J M Covert is having considerable
success in collecting dog tax and lias the
canines of tho city pretty well lined up
Many owners aro paying with out
remonstrance while a number of dogs
not cousidcied worth the tax have al
ready bit the dust
Prof OConnor nnd family left todny
by team for an outing They will mako
a trip through tho northern part of tho
state finally reaching the lakes near
Arlington whero they will remain two
or three weeks They expect to be ab
sent nbout iivo weoks
The lawn social given nt the Congre
gational church hist evening was very
liberally patronized and the occasion was
thoroughly enjoyed Tho lawn was
well lighted by the neighboring arc light
and numerous lanterns The proceeds
of the social went to the benefit of the
church
It is said that some of tho boys about
town are amusing themselves by punc
turing bicycle tires and that half n dozen
or more punctures were recently made
at one of tho bicycle skops Lads that
will do tricks like this are placing them
selves in line for touch of punishment
such as law provides One young repro
bate held up a cyclist for a nickJe with a
threat to puncture his tire
It is reported that a number of hunt
ers of this city have already commenced
the slaughter of young prairie chickens
in this neighborhood This is a direct
iolation of the game laws of tho state
and considerable indignation is expressed
by those who know that the practice is
being carried ou It it continues there
ie a probability that an example will be
made of a few of tho leading pot
hunters
A telephone message from Osmond
this morning etnted that the poetoflice
at that place was robbed last night
Entrance was effected through a window
and the safe was blown open About
150 in cash was taken and t f0 worth
of stamps Boyd S Leedom ie tho
postmaster and all ho had left this
morning to transact business on was a
few 2 ceut stamps in books Postmaster
Sprecher sent him a supply of stamps
this afternoon No clue had been ob
tained to who the robbers were at the
time the message was sent
Will S Jay traveliug representative of
tho Stato Journal who was receutly in
Norfolk was united in marriage with
Mrs M W Walters of Columbus in
that city last Sunday and the couple has
gone to Denver and Salt Lake City for a
bridal tour of two or three weoks The
bride is one of tho leading milliners of
Columbus nnd the groom is well known
in this part of the state The publisher
of this paper has kuowu Mr Jay for the
past 25 years and unites with his many
friends in earnest wishes for happiness
and prosperity to himself and bride m
Gasolene siove at cost at uasn uaru
ware Store
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lUtHl Kmam t rnnatera v
The following transfers of reaestate
are reported by E G Heilmaif inan
ager of tho Madison county abstract
office at Norfolk
Carl F Kaul and wife to Ole
Johnson out lot 1 R R addi
tion to Newman Grove sub
ject to lease to H Halderson
expiring 3-1-01 wd I 800 00
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JULY 12 1900
HAKE ANNUAL LBVK
Business Done by City Council
Last Evening
PASS APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
Monthly lUlId urn Allnunl mill ltrinrt
iri friim Srernl O nicer uml
Committee- Hlcjclii OkIIimiiiic Iiimcr
It Secnml ltcncliii
From Irldiijf Unity
Tlie electric light proposition was not
brought up in the city council last even
ing for tlie reason that the petitions did
not havo signatures enough to justify
the calling of an election to vote bonds
and for tho further reason that tho in
vestigation as to tho cost of a now
plant sho wed that more than 22000
would be required whereas tho city can
only voto at tho present time nbout
fllOOO While the project may not bo
wholly abandoned by all of tho council
men it is probable that it will not bo
revived until the city is in condition to
invest more money than it can do at tho
present time
Tho tax levy made by tho council Inst
night is n most satisfactory action tho
levy being reduced from 29 mills last
year to 11 mills Tho levy for interest
is cut from 10 to mills made possible
by an accumulation which will nearly
pny tho interest on 4t5slKM of outstand
ing bonds Under tho law it is impos
sible to levy a tax for tho purpose of
maintaining waterworks henco no
water lovy was mado
The rriicccitliiKH
The city council met in regular session
last evening with tho mayor and nil
councilmen present
Tho minutes of tho last regular and
adjourned meetings were read and
approved
Chairman linllock of tho committee
on ways nnd means reported ordinance
No 2fil the annual appropriation ordi
nance nnd moved that the following
tax levies be made for tho year of WOO
in accordance with tho estimate of ex
penses and tho appropiiation ordinance
For general fund 10 mills
For interest fund mills
For electric street lighting
fund P mills
Totnl HL mills
The motion prevailed
Tlie repoit of Treasurer John Friday
for the month of Juno was read show
ing the following bulnircs General
fund llS5 interest fund 2 lllli
water fund Ull road fund l7fi
sinking fund t777 This together
with the tieasurers statement for Mny
and the police judges statements for
May and June was reported as correct
by the auditing committee and the re
port accepted
Chairman Uegner of tho committee
on streets and alleys reported that they
had examined the sidewalk on the oast
side of Fourth street complained of by
Tas Davey and had condemned it and
ordered it rebuilt on lino nlso thnt they
had investigated the matter of tho side
walk petitioned for by W II Blakenmu
and others and found that some of the
property owners affected were willing
to build tlao walk while others were not
and its the walk did not extend far
enough to bo a benefit to them it was
recommended that the petition bo not
granted Tho committee also recom
mended thnt tho city purchase a car of
crossing fit one
On motion the committee was author
ired to purchase tho stone
Chairman Bullock of tho committee
on public works reported the stand pipe
in much worse condition than was
thought and that the cost of scraping
and paintiug it would be in tho neigh
borhood of 200
The committee was authorized to re
oeive bids for tho work on the Btand
pipe and report at next meeting
rue committee on nro ana polico re
ported that complaint had been made in
regard to tlie condition of Eddys barn
since tho storm but Mr Eddy had prom
ised to thoroughly repair it and they un
derstood he had done so
The committee on nuisances reported
that they had examined the alleys and
ordered them cleaned around the livery
barns had ordered tho shed of E J
Shorreggo which was blown down by
the wind removed and had ordered tho
hole ou the Collins lots to be filled with
dirt
The committee on streets and alleys
reported that the sidewalk on tho east
side of tho Olney building on FirBt
street and ou the north side of Broasch
aveuue were in bad condition and
should be condemned and ordered re
built -
Petition of A H jJesau for a permit
to erectatiMi mivteii addition to the
reajlJtaLynng now occupied by
tfvWftilP Btore was reatl ad o
WSli9fleierrea t0 the committee on fire
anfl awice with power to act
jn following claims were read and
ordered paid
A W A King labor on street f
W A King labor on grader f15
W H Law labor on street J0
Chas Dudley work on grader
Frank Rodle labor on street 1 as
Scotford Stnmp and Seal Co dog
tags fy 50
Walter Foster rent for police head
quarters fl
H H Patterson lessee street light
ing f 100
Nebraska Telephone Co rent for
Juno and July S f
Fred Klein street sprinkling 20
M C Walker gasoline and oil
flTIII
A II Klesan supplies HO cents
Norfolk Anzeiger printing K1I
Norfolk Printing company printing
8
H W Winter cleaning hoso and
lushing sower i
Henry Holyfield wntchlng at the
Mitchell Ire 3
Perry Fleming special pallco May
fiiio
Martin Kane snlary for June M
W II Witlniunn salary for June iiK
Perry Fleming special polico 10
II II Patterson salaiy Jli
J E Simpson salary tl7T0
W 11 llish lepairing ftmntnliiHlrri
Otcar Uhle supplies nt wnter woiks
Albert llegner supplies nt wnter
works sf7
C O Mnnwiller salary JV
Crane Churchill Co supplies f 1 W
C W Hinasli roal Mdsari
11 E Hnrtly coal fsioit
The bonds of C O Mnnwoller as
engineer and llroninnal the wntorwoihs
and J M Covert as dog tax collector
were approved
The annual appropriation ordinance
No Jo I passed all readings under sus
pension of tho rules nnd wns adopted
Ordinance No JiMI pnssod its second
reading by a vote of I to J
Tho council then adjourned
S 1 MtFAItlAND
City Clerk
BROWN HARTLEY
Another Nappy WeililliiB III Not IntU Till
Mm iiIiik
A pretty home wedding wns celebrated
this morning at 10 oclock at tho resi
dence ol Mr and Mrs W Halter of
tins city when Mr N W Mrtiwii of
Kansas Mo and Miss Edna Hartley of
this city were united in mnrringo in the
presence of J guests Kov J J
Parker officiating
The decorations were very beautifully
arranged and consisted of asparagus
ferns and La Franc roses
After breakfast Mr and Mrs Brown
left for a 10 dnys Vifcit in Omaha and
jMiints in Kansas They will make
their homo in Kansas City Mo where
Mr Brown is in tho employ of the
Dempster Manufacturing company
Out-of-town guests at tho wedding
weie Mrn C A Sweet of Creighton nnd
Theo A Hartioy of Springfield
brother of the bride
There were many and beautiful pres
ents gifts in silver and china predomi
nating
The bride is well known in this city
Sho is a sifter of Mrs W i Baker and
has taught school in this vicinity for
several terms During tho past school
year she taught in the public schools at
Nowmnu irovo
Sho has many friends in Norlolk who
will wish hor a bounty of tho joys of
life in her now estate
Wlirlinrvlllo
Joshua Barnes is rebuilding the hotti e
destroyed by tiro recently
Ralph Miller of Omaha is visiting his
grandparents Mr and Mrs O I
son
After paying all expenses the M B
A lodge cleared eighty two dollars on
the picnic July Fourth
A N McGiunis Fred Pettitt and C
G Miller went to Pierco Tuesday The
two former to attend tho reunion and
tho latter to attend court
Some unknown person took Charlie
Mays horse from a stall in Reeds barn
tho evening of the Fourth After two
days search tho animal wns discovered
in the possession of a fanner east of
Norfolk who asked and received three
dollars for taking up tho horso
The polico force of Norfolk gave an
exhibition of their stupendous gall when
thoy hauled tho threo one legged hobo-
with which they had been haviug a
circus in Norfolk sovernl days last week
out to Wamerville last Saturday morn
ing and dumping them Query Do
the polico force of Norfolk believe in
nnd practice the golden rule Certainly
they do They believe in distributing
favors Thoy were ovidently hauled
into Norfolk and dumped and as Norfolk
is not permanently established as u
hobo refuge what more likely than that
they should be started on their merry
roand from here and that Wamerville
should be called upon to contribute her
share toward the entertainment of tramp
nuisances If tho Wnruenille corres
pondent thinks Norfolk should keep all
tho tramps received here ho expects a
larger application of the golden rule
than has yet leen made Ed
Hay tools cheap at ho Cash Hard
ware Store
Wanted nonest mnu or woman to
travel for large house salary t05
monthly and expenses with increase
position permanent enclose self ml
dressed stamped envelope MjfAqEU
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GUMPTION
NE docs not have gumption till one has been
properly cheated Persons of gumption arc
using Ivory Soap women who have trusted
themselves too near the precipice of false
economy and who can now appreciate the true econo
my in a soap made of pure vegetable oils and other
high -class ingredients but made in such quantity as
to bring the price within the reach of the very poorest
family Indeed it is the very poor who most need it for
they can least afford the extravagance of common soap
roriNibHi tt 1h rnortPM diMMt cm cifttl
Populists Assert Their Inde
pendence of Fusion
TRUL00K TOR REPRESENTATIVE
IrncccilliiKH I Mcntlug lit llutllc
rill Vcnteiiliiy IiiIoiiIkIm iii llc
niMiiiiid uml HrliutcH ririlgil Not to
Stippiit 1 ln lt
The populist county convention was
hold at Battle Creek yesterday piiiHiiuiit
to call Tim convention was called to
order nl 1 p in by D W Diilingtou
committeeman After tho cal had
been read I W Darlington was elected
chairman and F A Bryant secretary
The order of the call was read and tlie
convention proceeded to the election of
seven delegates and alternates to tho
state convention at Grand Nlaud July
yo under tho following resolution
Itcsnlvcd That it is the sense of this
convention and wo ieeoinincnd that
each delegate and eaeh alternate dele
gate attend tho stnto convention and
that the voto to which delegation
is entitled bo divided fractionally and
cast according to the whole number of
delegates and alternates present
The following named were then
elected in pairs
D W Darlington Ed Cropper F A
Hryant John Oesterliug J A Trulock
W H Biggs L S Simpson II E
Austin P H Carberry W J Gibbs
J II Jackson J W Henderson
Tho same delegates worn elected as
delegates to the congressional conven
tion of tho Third district
As delegates to tho judicial conven
tion of the Ninth judicial district S R
Long Ed Cropier Peter Bussy R Up
tonM H Hartford W H Cloyd
Eugene Austin J W Watts A H
Williams and Martin Oesterliug wire
selected
The following nauied wore selected as
delegate to tho senatorial convention
of the Eleventh district D W Dar
lington W 11 Biggs H E Austin F
A Bryant O T Wade L S Simpson
Perry Trulock P H Carberry John
Oesterliug and S K Long
J A Trulock was placed in nomina
tion as candidato for representative to
tho legislature No nomination was
mado for county attorney
Precinct committees were appointed
Tho Omaha und Cincinnati platforms
were endorsed by resolution while tho
present fusion stute officials were de
nounced for their bad faith with tho
people A resolution was adopted
pledging that tho members of the con
vention will not vote for a fusion candi
date for uny office and urging all true
populists to withhold votes from fusion
cnudidates
Orillnniirti tiu
Annual appropriation ordiuauce for
1100
Bo it ordained by tho mayor and city
council of the city of Norfolk Nebraska
Section 1 That there be appropriated
from the revenues of said city for the
fiscal year of 1000 for tho purposes
herein set forth the following amounts
For general fund to pay salaries of
city officers election expenses streets
smewaiKs aim crossings tire depart
ment office supplies printing and con
tingeut expeii8eslWiJi 1
For interest on bonds issued
in 1887
For interest on Inrnds issued
in 181
For interest on lionds issued
in 1850
11170 bfi
For electric street lighting l2t bfi
This ordinance shall take effect aud
bo in force from and after its passage
and publication aB provided by law
Passed and approved this Oth day of
July 1900
Attest W M Rouektson
S R McFarland Mayor
City Clerk
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
CmnlM Inn til Splint Whiiit Huh Cnllmt
In r1 Inn en In Cm 11 Immiut
Wasiiiniiion July II- Preliminary
retuiiiH to the HtntiHt Iriiin of tho do
piirtmoht uf agriculture on theiurcago
of corn planted indicate an increase of
about lt000 aeies or 15 per cenft
over the acreage harvested last your
Thti aveiago condition of the giowinff
ciop iri hlr iih coinpaifd with hllTi ou
July I IXiJII DOftat the cmicspouduiR
tlato in 1KN and a ten year average of
IK 7 The condition in Iowa is 102 in
Missoiui 101 in Kansas and Nebraska
Oil Iowa being 10 Knnammd Nebraska
1 and Missouri I- poluts above their re
spool i vo ton year average-
The conditio of winter wheat tmwi
a further decline timing June being
0 on July I as compared with Wi 7
011 Juno I and a ten year nvciuge of
Tho nvtingccniifhliiiii of spring wlvaC
is fifi ii as compared with HI it ft no
month ago and a ten year average ol
fell fi Tlie condition in Minnesota has
fallen to IK in South Dakota to II anil
in Ninth Dakota to 10
MIhh MnrilHini lifirKuil vllli Vtnrili r
EiiiiiKAiii Kan July ll Mn Ohn
Castle whose throat was cut June W
by Miss Jossio Morrison died y sti rday
Immediately alter herdeath thechargo
ol assault with intent to liill was dis
missed against Miss Moninon and sho
was aiiestcil charged with inuider in
the list leg eo Her trial was set ioc
Tuesday and she was ont to jail Mistt
Morrison had been infatuated with Mr
Castle it is said and according to Mrs
Castles statement mado tho attack
without provocation After cutting
Mrs Castles throat sho tried to kill
herself When Mrs Castle was at
tacked sho had been married but u
week
lioliri nt Kuliiit
Simla July 11 Cholera has ap
peared in severe epidemic form at Ko
hat 125 miles south of Peshawur Two
hundred and fivo cases and 77 deaths
occurred among tho Sepoys and camp
followers between July 2 and 9 Tho
prospects for tho monsoon uro glightly
more favorable
Mny ArclflrnUlly Hhut
Lyonk Nob July II Clyde tb
only son of Mr and Mrs Bart Everett
north of town was yesterday ucoident
ally and probably fatally shot in th
forehead by a 22 calibor rifle in the
hands of his little cousin Clay New
myor Thoy have but very littlo hope
for his recovery
North Oiiknt Ift jiuUllciini
Oramd Foiikh N D July 11 Th
Republican state convention which
meets here today will name candidates
for cougress and all the stato offices
Cougrossman Spalding is unopposed iu
his contest for renotuination For gov
ernor George B Winship editor of the
Grand Forks Herald is believed to have
about threo fourths of the dulec ntou
pledged to him
Vougreaimau lluugeu Itunuinlantcil
Nkw Hamiton la July 11 Con
gressman Gilbert N Haugen was yes
terday renominated unanimously by
the Republicans of the Fourth district
OCeunall Named at Keokuk
Kkokuk la July 11 The Demo
crats of tho First Iowa district yes
terday nominated D J OOonnoll at
Burlington for congress
Is Baby Thin
this summer Then add a
little
scorns emulsion
to his milk three times a day
It is astonishing how fast
he will improve If he nurses
let the mother take the
Emulsion socaodiijsiidnPt
imiiiT 1 wrm
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