FRIDAY FACTS 10 11 Tracy returned lust night from n bunliiens trip to Pierce ltinglings show will bo in Sioux City tbo llrst nutl hero tlio poeond Mrs O G Soinors is entertaining n few livtly friends nt tea tlilB afternoon A party of Norfolk people enjoyed a picnic at the Yellow Banks yesterday G W Hill wlm ImH been suffering from typhoid fovor is much improved Urn ml Island is ono of tho enterpris ing towns tliat will hold a Hi rent fair thin lull W 15 Spencer ami family ami Mr nnd Mrs Goo Williams went to Piorco today on a visit O 11 Touch ono oi Waynes mer chuntH was in the city this morning pnrchiifciug goods Hon T F Meinmlngor of MndUim parsed through tho city ycHtorday on Jiln way to Elgin Geo Sollery who formorly called Norfolk his homo wiir in tho city thin morniiiK from Noligh W H Johnson and family Mrs Xoung nd 15 Iu Johnson weuttoMadl hou today for a Hhort visit Carl Davenport haw nccoptod a posl lion with O 15 Douglity and will nssint him in putting in furnaces Mr and Mrs Conrad Bauridel and their infant child are all Hick at their 1iomo on South Ninth Htrect Misses Alottaand Elizabeth Stowart returned last night from n lcnBtiut vlBit with Sioux City friondH MrnGooDnnn of Meadow Gjovo who lias been visiting Mr and MrH O S Evans left for Madison today II G Brnggomuii who ImH boon very nick with typhoid fovor is reported as very much bnttor this morning MIsb Floroueo Kramer who liaa been visiting MiBH Grace Spear for tho past ten days departed this noon for Sioux City Miss Ktlitli Goodrich is giving a birth- day party this afternoon to a number of her friends at tho homo of hor mother in tho Heights Missos Blanche and May Kearney of Malvern Iowa are guoats at tho homo of Mr and Mrs A 15 Wilkinson of South Norfolk P Cavanaugh of Omaha tho sugar broker who has handled all tho product of tho Norfolk sugar factory ib hero to day on businobb Mrs Walton and daughter Clara of Lincoln arrived in tho city yesteiday noon to visit at tho homo of Mr and Mrs W II Bridge 15 W Zut nnd party have returned from their outing at Horsoshoo lake Thoy report having had nn excellent time and good luck at ilshing The anual mission festival of Christ Lutheran church will bo hold at Paso walks grove noxt Sunday As umiiiI extensive preparations aro being made for a good time Tho lawn sociable given by the Ladies Aid society of the M 15 church on tho chnrch lawn last evening was very lib erally patronized and proved most en joyable Tho Mapes Durland camping party will leave tomorrow for their outing on tho Missouri river at the mouth of the Niobrara where thoy will spend some time enjoying tho pleasure and benefits accruing from outdoor life President S A McKay of tho Madi uon county G A It reunion organiza tion announces a change of tho reunion dates Ou account of the county fair the rouuiou will be held a week later the dates being set for September 20 to 22 inclusive The city should be in tho best possible finape ty snow uay uexr Tnursoay as there will bo a large number of excur sionists and out of town visitors in to see Itiuglings The weeds on vacant lots and limbs overhanging tho side walks should be given speciul attention II B Davis of Omaha secretary of the Nebraska Funeral Directors associa tion is in the city conferring with Presl dend P K Boll of the same association regarding tho publication of the minutes of the recent state meeting whioh will toon be ifsued from the job department of this otlice MisB Nellie Buudick entertained a number of young friends yesterday after noon at a lawn party the time pass iug very pleasantly to thoso participat ing The party was iu the nature of a farewell nnd the young lady left today with her grandparents who have been visiting here for their home in Wash ington D O Luther 0 McDonald brakemau for the Milwaukee road was caught in an accident while switching at Sioux Falls S D Wednesday and had his leg cut off about three inches above the knee He is the son of Mrs McDouald of this city who lives on South Eleventh street Before being assigned to a run out of Sioux Falls Mr McDonald was for a long time brakemau on a passenger traiu between Sioux City aud F agau It is said that a vast number of gra hopper new over Norfolk a day or two ago They were high up id the air and appeared like flakes of snow The only way they could be seen was by glancing toward the sun While the hopper has been doing some damage in portions of the state he will probably never reach tho disastrous proportions ho attained in the i arly days an a crop destroyer Now thrre is not only more for him to feed on but there is not tho opiortuulty to multinlv as iu tho early history of the state The choir boyH of tho Episcopal church returned last oveniug from their outing at tho Yellow Banks where thoy had a most enjoyable time Thoy report tho swimming good in the Elkhorn but tho fishing does not amount to much Their camp wns located in tho timber west of tho Yellow Banks where the dancing hall formorly stood Thoy had a good many visitors during their stay aud were nlwnvB Kind to see their friends from town They took turns at cooking meals but report that 1 B Maylard who accompanied them is ex tra adept at tho culinary art Since camp 1b over thoy have no hesitancy in disclosing thoir password which ap pears to have been Have you seen George They accumulated somo tan some frecklos some knowlodgo and a vast quantity of fun whiohwill bo pleasantly roinomberod for many days They brought homo with ilium ulto u number of ferns of dilferout species Kov Clark thoo MethodlBt pastor at Chadrou is urging protection for grouse quail and song birds on account of thoir benefit to tho farmers iu destroying bugs and hoppers that injure crops Ho says that ho has counted botweon 200 and 100 grasshoppers takon from tho crop of a single grouso killed in the early morn ing and that since ontomologiait have found that n grouso will eat from 700 to MX hoppers dally if n covey of grouse is protected on a farm through winter and thoy in turn raiso soveral small flocks a year thoy will bo of in calculable benefit iu protecting the crop from dovnstation from hoppr post Ho figures that a single grouso will cat 20000 hoppors a month This should bo sulllclont reason why pot hunters should give thoso birds a clianco forf thoir Uvea by allowing thoin to mature but the fact that tho otlicers huvo boon instructed by tho governor to arrest all violators of tho game law will probably bo n better rea son to tho avorogo individual now gun ning for birds Tho timo of tho enmpors at tho Yellow Banks was not entirely given over to sports and idlonoss They learned some Interesting facts regarding natures most beautiful park which woro in thoinselves pleasurable as well as in structive One interesting fact learned was regarding the giant elm treo which has stood as a sentinel there for genera tions Measurement revoaled that tho trunk of the treo measures 1 feet iu circumference at tho base at a point about five feet higher it was 17 foot and seven inches in circumference This would- give tho diameter of the trunk about six feet Tho spread of tho lower branches tho longest way is SCI feet and tho short spread is Sl feet This is a small treo perhaps compared with tho California giants but it is a re markably large treo for Nebraska Its oecapo from tho prairie llrcs in tho early days of tho stato is probably responsible for its size us it was in a position which ullorded it shelter from their ravages Thero are mauy interesting features concerning tho Yollow Banks which pupils of the school might learn by put ting their knowledge into practical use Tho writer once know the height of the Yellow Bunks proper where it has been cut through by tho river it having been measured through the aid of their stud ies by tho pupils of tho Tildeu schools All such facta are of interest to the gen eral public and it is an interesting pro cess to attain the results When tu Mtip AilvertlitliiK Not long ago an English paper wished to ascertain tho best timo for business meu to stop advertising and it theroforo addressed a number of its largest tisors inquiring their opinion upon tho subject Hero are a fow of the answers recoived When the population ceases to multi ply aud tho generations that crowd on after you aud never heurd of you Btop coming on Whou you have convinced everybody whose life will touch yours that you have better goods and lower prices than they can get anywhere else Wheu you stop making fortunes right in your sight solely through tho direct use of the mighty agent When yon can forget the works of the shrewdest and most successful men con ceruing the main cause of their pros perity Wheu younger and fresher houses iu your line cease startiug up aud using the trade journals in tolling the people how much better they can do for them than you can When you would rather have your own way and fail than talto advice and win Wanted Several bright and honest personB to represent ub as managers in this and clooe counties Salary fOOO a year and espouses Straight boua fide no more no less salary Position per manent Our references any bank in any town It is mainly oflioe work con ducted at home References Enclosed self- addressed stamped envelopo The Dominion Company Dept i Chicago Wasted Honest mau or woman to travel for large bouse salary 66 monthly and expenses with increase position permanent enclose self-ad-dressed stamped envelope Makaqek SO Caxton bldg Chicago THE yOREOLK NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 2 1000 SATURDAY SJFTINGS Miss Emma Mueller is on tho sick list F F Porter of Omaha is in tho city on business Willis MoBrido of Madison ia attend ing to business in Norfolk A lniy woh born to Mr and Mrs Gub Marquurdt hint Wednesday night Prof II 15 Mason and wlfo of Stan ton were Norfolk visitors yesterday Dr P II Salter was called to Pilger this morning on professional business Hinglinga show will go from hero to Central City and exhibit thereon the Id Miss Lizzie Semmlor returned last evening from a weekH visit in Bloom field Mr and Mrs M O Hazeu welcomed a lino boy at thoir homo yebterday after noon 15 A Bullock will return from Sioux City this evening to speu 1 Sunday ut home A now board walk is being laid in front of the Bishop houses on North Eleventh street Mrs J O Spollman loft today for a visit with friends in Wyoming She ex pects to be absent soveral weeks Mr and Mrs Irvin Gerecko enter tained a fow friends Thursday evening in honor of Miss 1511a Clinkart of Racine Wia Mrs O H Reynolds returned last oveniug from Lake Okoboji Iowa whore sho spent about two weeks withj friends from Omaha Tho Epworth league will give n tern perauco program at tho Methodist churoh tomorrow night at 8 oclock to which all aru invited Jesse Sohrimpton Misa Boll Temple A B Terwilligor nnd MiBH Muud Smith compose a party of picnickers at tho Yollow Banks today Mr nnd Mrs W II Uncholz enter tained a company of friends at an ele gant six oclock dlnnor last evening in honor of Mr and Mrs J W Rose Mra P Simons who has been visiting at tho homo of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Blatt for tho nast two weeks departed this morning for her homo in St Paul Minn Hal V nnght until recently employed in Halls barber ahop haa purchased a shop of his own at Way no and has gone over to take possession He will not move his family nt present Battlo Creek Republican Herman Spioriug of Norfolk a student of tho Lutheran Concordia seminary at Spring field 111 occupied tho pulpit at the Lutheran church of this place Sunday Tho orphans homo festival of tho Lu theran churches held in West Point recently was a grand financial success the committeo reporting that the receipts woro 1 100 of which 2 l00 was prolit A party composed of Mrs Irvin Ger ecko Mioses Lillian Stella and Cora Luikart Nollie Gerecko and Ella Clink art and Mr Clias Gerecko will go to tho Yellow Banks tomorrow for an outing J W Ransom is laying a concrete walk in front of his resideuco ou South Fourth street It is understood that John Koouigsteiu will soon begin tho work of laying a similnr walk in frout of the Pacific block Of the 15 oflicers of tho N N G ex amined by tho military board at Lincoln this week only three failed to pass the required examination Those who passed successfuly are said to have mado n very creditable showing tho averages Bpeakiug highly for tho eflicieucy of the guard Pierce Call W B Fuerst was over from Battlo Creek Monday ou business and made this oflice a pleasaut call Ho is one of the mauy who voted for Brynu aud free silver in 1890 that will vote for McKinley and Roosevelt this yoar Mr Fuerst regards free Bilver as a joke and says these times are good enough for him Stanton Picket At York yesterday iu tho straight away hoso race Stanton won second place making tho run of 250 yards in 80 seconds The day before they won third place being led by York and Fremont There wero seven entries aud consideriug tho opportnuites our boys have had they are certainly mak iug a very creditable showing Some interesting court cases are grow ing out of the saloon fight at Battle Creek Matilda Hans yesterday com menced proceedings in the district conrt at Madison against W H Salmon for 5000 damages Mrs Hans made ampli cation for a saloon license and Mr Sal mon was one of those who remonstrated Tho plaintiff alleges that the defendant circulated a scandalous story intended to cast an odium on her home and family South Omaha news in Omaha Bee The hog market here was topped yester day by II H Haskins of Pilger Neb who brought iu some Poland Chinas 13 months old Tho average weight of the bunch was 803 pouuds about as heavyweights for the age as were ever marketed here Buyers for Swift and Company bought this drove for 5 15 In the line of cattle sales Herman Hoi stein of Dodge topped the market by selling seventy eight head of Sand Hills cattle for 550 The average weight of this herd was 1160 pounds The annual conference of tho North Nebraska district Methodist Episcopal church will bo held in this city begin ning Tuesday September 18 and hold ing over Sunday This conference was held onco before in Norfolk tho old opera house being used for tho public services It is quite an Important meet ing as tho district embraces all territory north of tho Platte river and west of tho state lino as far as ONeill It will bo attended by several hundred ministerial and lay delegates and will Ihi presided over by Bishop Morrill of Chicago Mr and Mrs N Bundick enter tained a number of friends last evening at their homo in tho Heights Cards and other amuRementa served to pass the time very pleasantly while delicious refreshments contributed to the enjoy mont of the guests Tho party was given in honor of tho hosts parents Mr ond Mrs C P Bundick who deported this morning for thoir home in Waah iugton D C accompanied by their granddaughter Miss Nellio Bundick Thoso present wore Mr and Mrs J B Maylard Mr and Mrs Couley E II Gerecko of Stanton W F Wilmording Dr 11 T Holden mid Miss Holdon Newman Grove Herald Joe Loken was found in a ravine not fur from his home lying dead with his throat cut nnd an open razor near his side last Friday night He was a single man between 15 and 50 yeara of age a carpenter by trade and made his homo with his sis ter Mra Olo Loken about twelve miles northwest of Nowmau Grove He had been suffering with rheumatism and was despondent Tho deed was prob ably done Thursday night but as ho had talked of going to Petersburg nothing unusual waa auspicioned until Friday when it waa discovered ho had left tho house clad only iihis underwear A search was immediately instituted but not until about S oclock that eveninc waa tho body found about twenty rods from tho house Tho funeral waa held Saturday Rural free mail delivery is attracting considerable attention in various parte of tho state aud its trial ia meeting with very good results A route is to be es tablished near Fremout Boon and it may not bo far in the dim and distant future when the farmers about Norfolk will have their mail delivered at their door The Wayne Herald describee the duties of tho carrier as follows Rural free delivery carriers leavo the postoflice in the morning delivering market reports and daily papers within a few hours after they are received at the postoflice Thoy sell stamps cards etc collect letters and are in fact travelling post oflices They charge n small fee for do ing errands uot connected with their postal duties but otherwise the service is absolutely without cost to the patrons Tho carriers do not leave the route each family is required to provide a box by tho roadside to receive their mail These boxes must be mounted on posts so that tho carrier can reacli them with out getting out of tho buggy Rnrnl freo delivery rontes aro established over routes having tho requisite number of inhabitants A petitiou ia now being circulated for a route southeast of Wayne Ftnrnug at Wayne to go two miles south thence two miles east thence four miles south thence two miles eust then four milea north thence ono mile east thence one mile north thence one mile east thenco one mile north thonco six milea west to Wnyno No Click of OrnttirH Chairman Rigga of the speakers bu reau of the republican state central com mittee will leave for Chicago tomorrow to secure a consignment of speakers for Nebraska during tho coming campaign He is after the best iu the market Chairman Riggs lias already received assurance from the following well known speakers that they will visit the state Teddy Roosovolt Grosvenor of Ohio Eeveridge of Indiana Cousins of Iowa Dolllverof Iowa Forakerof Ohio Hopkins of Illinois Hull and Hepbnru of Iowa Ho is also endeavoring to secure these Senator Fairbanks of Indiana Frye of Maine Lodge of Massachusetts Nelson of Minnesota Qaarels of Wisconsin and Wolcott of Colorado Congressmen Mo Oleary of Minnesota Taylor of Ohio Dalzol of Pennsylvania aud Boutelle of Maine Texpect to book them all andlam go ing to arrange the dates says Chair man Riggs The speaking season ns far as the republicans are concerned will begin in Nebraska about Septem ber 1 Omaha News Washington D O Gonessee Pure Food Co Le ItoyN Y Gentlemen Onr family realize so much from the use of Grain 0 that I feel I must say a word to indnce others to usoit If people are interested in their health and the welfare of their children they will use no other beverage I have used them all but Grain -O I have found superior to any for the reasou that itis solid grain Yours for health O F Mykks Agents Wanted We want an active agent in Norfolk and vicinity to represent the largest evergreen nurseries in the U S A full line of hardy fruits shade aud orna mental trees shrubs etc Three plans pay weekly Address at once The Elgin Nurseries Elgin Illinois Subtoribe for The Norfolk Wejujt Ni wa MONDAY MENTION Tho front of tho GHsfiman meat market is being repainted C II Wunner of Banin Bros visited in Pierce yesterday 11 G Howell waB a city visitor yes terday from Randolph Harry Gruenwald ant Selma Welter aro to bo married August 8th It R Marsh of Omaha spout Sunday with his friend B C Gentle Hugh Stevens of Stanton has been granted a pension of 0 a mouth Miss Roo Hammond of Fremont is visiting with Miss Hildreth Sison MIrbcb Martha and Annie Parker will lenvo tomorrow for Miunetouku Miu ueEota A brick walk ia being laid on tho eait side of Tenth street west of Morris Meyers residence Tho date for tho A O U W distiict picnic at Randolph haa been changed from Augtiet JO to August 28 Miss Elizabeth SharpleBS returned Sat urday evening from an extended visit with her cousin Will Davenport Mrs S T Nnpper was called to her homo in Illinois yesterday by a telegram announcing tho death of her father P Cnvaunugh the Omaha sugar broker who has been here several days on business returned homo this morn ing Miss Clara Freyerham of Stanton vis ited Misses Otelia ond Bertha Pilger over Sunday leaving for her home this momiitg Mr nud Mrs Rose will depart for Lincoln tomorrow where Mrs Rose will visit while Mr Rose goes to Grand Is laud to audit the books of the American Beet Sugar company at that place Wm A Riley a brakemau on tho F E aud M V and Miss Grate Edwards o Eddyville Iowawere united in mar riage nt 10 10 by Justice Daniels at his oflice iu the building west of the Fair store Mrs M L McDouald with her son aud daughter Harry and Ruth left yesterday morning for Sioux Falls S D called thore to look after her son who was recently injured in a railway accident William Stewart entertained about 20 young friends at a party Saturday even ing at the liome of hie parents on West Norfolk avenue His guests were de lightfully entertained with games and other amusements The special services at the M E church last evening uuder the auspices o the Epworth league proved very iu teresting to thoso at tending Short ad dresses were made by Messrs Main Snyder and Beds while the special mu sic was a pleasing feature E C Huwe general manager of the American Beet Sugar compauy who has beeu hero for several days looking after the factorys interests left today ior uocicy i ora uot nut will return in about ten days to give further attention to the factorys interests here A steam merry-go-round has located ou the vacant lot just south of The NrWh oflice and will endeavor to capture some of the elusive nickels brought to the city on show day If Tun News shows evi dence of wheels in the heads of the force during the next few days the gentle reader will know how to account for the couditiou Mrs Hester aud Mrs Moyer of Cole ridge have a sister Mrs Stuart in China her Husband beiug a Methodist mission ary They feared for her Bafety but have recently had their anxiety relieved by receiving a letter from Dr Stuart an nouncing the safe arrival of himself aud family at Shanghai from Killing whence they had gone early in June O H Dietrich of Hustings republican caudidote for governor was in the city over Sunday and met many of tbo lead ing politicians Mr Dietrich haa been over the state considerably and it is his opinion that tho outlook for a republican victory all along tho Hue in Nebraska this fall is very good He is making an aotive canvass and thinks it ia produc tive of good reaults Geo M Dudley has sold his Bon Ton restaurant to Messrs Beeson and Surber formerly of Wayne who have takeu possession Mr Dudley will remain with aud assist them until after show day after which he doesnt kuow just what he will ao Tlio new pro prietors come to Norfolk highly recom mended and will undoubtedly secure their share of restaurant patrouage Some of the Norfolk merchants are talking of the advisability of holding p street fair here tliis fall If such action is deemed of advantage a definite move should be made at ouce as it requires both time aud effort to prepare for one of the popular festivals Cities that have tried the afreet fair appear to be convinced that it results in great benefit loVade and to the town iu other par ticulars Tho mission fest of the Christ Luth emu church held in the Pasewalk park on South Fifth street yestorday was wel attended by peoplo iu Mid around Nor folk while mauy came from Bittle Creek Stantou and other towns Rev Harms of Bancroft preached in the fore noon and there was also a sermon in the afternoon The uiubiudj the choir wa a very pleasing part of he Tbecollection for missions w services was very good Planking for seats was arranged to accommodate a largo audience The lectures by Mrs S 0 Crimnnn at the Biptist church yesterday were very i well attended and proved both interest ing and instructive Sho gnvo some good ndvico especially to young men aud women She will lecture at tho some place tonight at 8 oclock to ladies only her subject being Vice vu Virtue Tomorrow ovonlng Bho will lecture to meu and boys At tonights lecture married men may accompany their wives and tomorrow night the ladies may accompany their husbands An exchange asks for news items in this way If yon kuow an item kind ly tell us about it Every wook we tell what we know Every week we kuow that you know things that we dont kuow And we know that you know that we dont know it nud still you dont tell us Now if you tell ns what yon know then well tell what wo know and also what you know nnd then our read ers will know what they know and whnt yon know nudalso what we know that yon know nud what wo know that yon know we kuow you know It is said that n number of boys in the city have discovered that they can exercise the power of hypnotism on their plnymates nnd are practicing it to a considerable extent their favorite subjects beiug boys younger than them selves Their action is creating consid erable unfavorable comment and they should quit the practice before some thing happens that will not be aa enter taining ns hypnotic teata They might in some way injure their snbjectB to an irreparable extent nnd would then have cause for grief the rest of their days Columbus Telegram B M Ageut Cox was much surprised Tuesday morn ing when he arrived at the depot to find that tweuty oue head of horsee which were in the yards the previous night had suddenly disappeared without tho owner calling nnd having them properly released by paying freight charges The horses belonged to a grading outfit and Mr Cox surmised that the owners had taken tho horses and departed over land during the night A warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff Brynes aud telegraphic communications with neighboring towns soon brought back the information that the outfit hud been apprehended at Madison The sheriff took the eveniug train and returned on the freight with his prisoners number ing four men Upon their arrival in the city explanations soon developed the fact that the trouble all arose through a misunderstanding The men who took the horses had acted under the supposi tion that the charges had beeu prepaid by their employer aud when this truth was fully established the matter was promptly settled Letter lAnt List of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoflice July ISO 1000 C E Beaty Arthur Appel Thos F Burke Frank D Cise John Decker Miss Rose Donahue W R Farrand Fred Garden J A Ta kou Miss Etta Lawler Mrs Anna Lee Wm Leonard C F Low Otis Long Fritz D Maier Miss Lulu Mulhkeu Mr McKay J E Ritchey Con Robinson Miss Myra Stevens Mrs P T Surphine R P Strine Frank Frefren Ed J Mrs Minnie Whittaker Rev J R Whiteworth W B Woodraff If not called for iu 10 days will be sent to the dead letter oflice Parties calling for any of the above pleaae say advertised P F SiiiECiirK P M ToCuro IR Orliie In Two Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure E W Groves signature on every box 2ic O999oessescss99esse39ejpo If a Woman wants to put out a fire she doesnt heap on oil and wood She throws on waterknowingthatwaterquenrhes fire When a Woman wants to get well from diseases peculiar to her sex she should not add fuel to the fire already burning her life away She should not take worthless drtfgs and potions composed of harmful narcot ics and opiates They do not check the disease Jthey do not cure it they simply add fuel to the fire ill flv3 K APT j ft tsradtlelds Female Regulator should be taken by every woman or girl who has the slightest suspicion of any vi me ou mtntb which u flict womt n They will simply be wasting time until thuv take it IThe RKulators a purif yljiK strength tiling tonic which gets - m me rocits o thp disease unci curtB the cause It dor not drug the pain it eradicates it 1 1 stops lalliun of the womb leutdrrhea inflammation and periodical sufTei ing ulai scanty or painful nitnhtruBtfon nnd by doing ull thit dn vet awuy tbo hundred and one aches and pains which drain health and beauty hapjutesi and good temper from many a womnns life It is the one remedy above ull others which every woman should Lnow about and use 100 per bottle wt uujr ntor Srnd fur our free llluvlrutrd bock The Bradfield Regulator Co AtUnti Ga i 1 t I 4