fit i FRIDAY FACTS Hurt Howoll was a city visitor yesler tiny from Neligh Guy Kicrstead of Tilden wns n city visitor yesterday Madison 1r replacing its plnnk cross--walks with stone The front of tho Odd Fellows block is being uovrly pnlitcd Miss Rhodn Ackennnn war among tho Stanton visitors to tho circus Mrs 0 9 A Bnrgelt 1r moving Into lior now homo on South Ninth Btrcct Arthur PUgcr deputy county treas urer wns over front Mndison yesterday Mr and Mrs Shwnnk ind MIsb Heed of Mndison wcro Norfolk visitors on trtiow dny A eon wns horn yosterdny to Mr and JMrn W M OlniBtend nt their homo in tho country L O Bley of Mndison raised II acrcH of oatfl that yielded between Ml and M bushels to tho aero Miss Kato McNeil returned Inst even ing from Parker S D where fiho has been visiting friends Mrs II T Billerbock and daughter Wary arrived tliin morning from Oa moud to visit Norfolk friendH Tho Scott Mercantile company of Stanton was robbed of fit pair of pants Tho thief hafl not been located Tho merry-go-round packed up today nronaratorv to removal Thero seem to bo fow to mourn Kb departure 13 15 Kenyon 1ms gono to Plainviow and Osmond to look after tho threshing of grain produced on Mb farms A L Stowart editor of tho Newman drove Herald waB in tho city yesterday and made this oillco a pleasant call A cyclest from up country ran intb a bngKy on Mam Btroet yesterday noon and liiH niachiuo wns badly damaged Tho government thonnomotor at its ighest register yestorday iudicatcd i8 dogreeB Tho high rocord was above JOO 13 L Johnson who haB boon visiting Norfolk rolativoB ami friends for tho past few weeks returnod to Chicago to day MisB Fnunio Odioruo arrived on tho noon train from Boston Mass to visit nt tho homo of her brother T 13 Odiorno Merchants state that tho bulk of their trade yesterday came from out of town Layers People of tho city did littlo shopping Geo M Dudley who recently dis posed of tho Bon Ton restaurant is to tako tho position of day clerk at tho Pa cilic hotel on tho Sth V II Johnson of tho Johnson Dry Goods company loft today for Now York where ho will purchase n fall and winter stock of goods Tho Madison and Humphrey tennis players had u game at tho former city last Sunday tho Humphrey players win ning by ilvo sots to ono Mrs W II Bridge will leavo tonight for an outing at Hot Springs S D Her husband who is west in tho interest of tho mills will join her at somo station up tho road Only ono police court caso grew out of circus dny hilarity and that wns a drank and disorderly A number of vags were locked up but were started on their way thiB morniug The Wayuo county teachers institute is to bo held in tho district court room at Wayne August 21 to September 1 Miss Lucy WilliaiuB of this city will nstruct in primary rending nnd num bers Geo N Heels was n passenger for Xiong Pine and Deadwood Inst evening where he will spend a short vacation He states that thero were more than 500 passengers for the west who had been attending the circus Thos Bell is in the city visiting re latives and friends He will leave for his homo near Lusk Wyo his eveuing and will be accompanied by his uieco Miss Minnie Norton who will enjoy a vacation of BovenU weeks There will be no church services in the Congregational chnroh daring tho next two Sundays The church is being papered painted and otherwise improved inside Sunday sohool will be held at the usual hours Auiatuer photographers were out in force yesterday aud many views of the circus grounds parade crowds and other sights were taken Many of the picture takers were from oat of town The Chronicle says that the reason Lieutenant D S Fraser didnt go to Lincoln for examination before the mil itary board was because he was in Coun cil Bluffs and the letter was sent to Omaha Therefore he failed to receive it in time Another house was destroyed by West Points firebng early yesterday morning It was a vacant dwelling near the cream ery and was beyond the reach of the -waterworks system Twenty live fires are accredited to inceudiarism in that city within the last few years They are thinking of hiring a detective to fer ret out the firebng Mr and Mrs W W Marple of Lin coin formerly of this city are in Nor folk today greeting old time friends Mrs Marple will visit over Sunday while Mr Marple will leave today on a business trip He was at one time head wfc of tho Wido Awnko clothing storo of Norfolk and waH ono of tho most enter prising and progressive nierchnntR ever in business hero It is said that thero wcro moro than 1 1000 paid admissions to the circus yes dny afternoon nnd as tho Ringlings nro by no means stingy with their conipll mentaries it can readily bo realized thnt thero was a largo crowd in attendance In tho evening thero wcro moro than half aR many present ns in tho afternoon In the afternoon tho reserved sents wero about all occupied nnd they will scat 1760 people Tho aquarium in Harry Lodcrn win dow 1b very comploto nnd contnlns re presentations of most of tho llnny tribes found in tho waters tributary to Nor folk A littlo tortoise nnd other inhab itants of fresh wnter aro contained therein A coiiBtant supply of fresh water is obtained from tho waterworks Ho propones to put in some plants and make other additions to tho attraction among which may bo a submerged elec tric light Albion News OlrcuB pooplo aro not all composed of tho scum of humanity Two years ago vVhllu tho Campbell Bros circus was at Gonoa tholr elephant killed ono of tho mon connected with tho bIiow Ho was onlyarouBtnbout unknown ami without friondB or rolativeB A lot was purchased in tho cometary and ho was given a decant burial LaBt week tho snmo cirous wns nt Gonoa and tho en tiro oircus company bonded by tho band marchod to tho cemetery and paid their respects to tholr former eniployo and fellow laborer by erecting a neat monu ment over his grave Tho BtrictncsH of Ringlings in regard to profanity and vulgarity was exempli fied hero yesterday Ono of tho horses in tho horso tout because obstroperous aud broko partly through tho canvas This was aggravating to ono of tho hostlers and ho lot looso n fow ungentle manly ndjectives A boss or superin tendent happened to bo within hearing distauco nud tho follow was promptly permitted to go to tho tlckot wagon and draw his timo and pay When tho class of individuals with whom a circus has to deal is considered it is surprising that profanity can bo prevented aud it is only by such rndical measures that it is suppressed Whon n mans job depends on tho control of his tongue ho is quite likely to bo very civil Papillion Times During tho pnst twenty yenrs many remarknblo stories have been told regarding tho peculiar elVects which tho drinking water in Lincoln has upon visitors That water hns been known to restoro sight to some blind men and to niako other men blind Last week when Wendol Megel at tended tho democratic stnto convention ho swallowed a glass of tho stuff by mistake and within ono hour thereafler tho pcculinr fluid causod his trousers to shrink until thoy reached scarco below his knees Tho most remarkablo thing in coniiectiou with Wendels oxporionco is tho fact that a delegato to a demo cratic convention should so far forget himself as to have swallowed suoh a dangerous fluid as wator Winter Wheat Tho Nebraska experiment 6tntion of tho stnto university has been mnkingex teusivo tests of winter wheat in au en deavor to solect tho best varieties for Nebraska soil hi the fall of 1890 7 vnrieties wero sown on tho stntion farm All but three varieties Turkey Red Big Frame aud Gurrell were almost total fnilnres In lSiS over 100 vnrieties wero grown nud those three again proved best ndnpted to tho soil and climatic conditions Lnst fall 42 varieties wero sown nnd tho above three again proved their superiority to all others Nebraska grown seed of these varieties has proven better than that grown in other states with the possiblo exception of Kausas grown Turkey Red which matured earlier than that grown from Nebrnska seed It did uot lodgo aud was not badly infected with rust In Press Bulletin No lfi T L Lyou closes with this announcement to farmers It is tho aim of tho experiment station to ex tend tho area of winter wheat culture over as largo a portion of tho state ns possible To thiB end n very large num ber of varieties of winter wheat havo oeen testeu uy tno station during a period of Eevcral years Those strains of Turkey Red aud Big Frame varieties that have been grown on the station farm for several years have proven themselves very hardy Seed wheat of either one of these varieties will be sent out on application free of cost except transportation charges as long as the supply lasts to parties living north of the Platte rivet and also to those west of the 100th meridian Letters should be addressed to T L Lyon Experiment Station Liucoln Nebr August Flower It is a surprising fact says Prof Hon ton that in my travels in all parts of the world for the last ten years I have met more people having used Greens August Flower than any other remedy for dyspepsia deranged liver and stomach aud for constipation I find for tourists aud salesmen or for persons filling office positions where headaches and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist that Greens August Flower is a grand remedy It does not injure the system by frequent use and is excellent for sour stomachs and indigestion Sample bottles free at A K Leonards Bold by dealeniu all civilized countries THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 9 1900 SATURDAY SITTINGS Miss 1311a BnnB of Mndison is in tho city visiting friends Miss BcBsio Duel of Meadow Grovo Ir in tho city visiting friendH J II Seabury returned to lib homo in Plainviow thiB morning MrB Will Froymeier of Bloomflold is visiting with Miss Anna Mans Miss Ida Sonnonschoin of Lincoln is in tho city visiting relatives nud friends Hon T F Momminger was in tho city from Mndison yesterday on busi ness MIsh Roeo Wilson of Picrco is in the city viBlting nt tho homo of G P Michael Dr and Mrs Holden leavo thiB even ing for Hot SprlugB for mi outing lust ing until August II Miss Klslo Asmus wont to West Point yesterday for a two weeks visit with relatives nud friends Mrs U B Brindley of ColuinbiiH Nob nnd Mrs Will Fox nro visiting in Creightou thiB week Mrs Chns Vnil of Wnyno formerly an eniployo of tho Pncifio hotel is in tho city viBlting friends O B Hazon nnd family hnvo gono to a point 17 miles northwest of tho city to enmp out for two weeks MiBses Augusta nnd Christiuo Lund quist returned Thursday from a five weeks trip in Minnesota Wm Abboy adjuster for tho Homo Firo I nsuranco company went to Oak dalo today to adjust n loss Miss Josophino Dnrlaud nud Miss Nellio Soymour left yestorday for n visit to tho campers on tho Niobrarn Miss Clara Taylor of Cedar Rapids Iowa arrived last evening on a visit to tho homo of her cousin O S Hayes Mrs Gnyhnrt nnd son who havo boon visiting at tho homo of Mr and Mrs Alfred Gerecko left for Omaha today Dr W D Gibbon wife nud daughter of Bontrico aro visiting nt the home of Mrs Gibbons couBin Mrs C F Shaw Editor U 13 Fostor of the Plainviow News was in tho city this morning transacting business nud greeting old friends 1 F Boyd of Oakdnlo candidate for district judgo on tho republican ticket was in tho city last night getting nc qunluted Miss Amy Rowo of Oakdalo Neb roturned to her homo last evening after a short visit with her brother Howard A Rowo Tho walks in front of tho Pacific are boiug torn up nnd a foundation is being formed for a cemont walk which will soon bo laid In the absonco of the pastor Rev Frank McCluuey will fill tho pulpit to morrow morning nnd ovouing at the Methodist church Miss Elouiso Roane of Columbus who has been visitint Miss Grace Spear for the past two weeks left yesterday morning for her homo J 13 Erskino of Columbus and Mrs D M Erskino of St Paul Nobr are visiting at tho homo of their brother S F Erskino on North Eleventh street J N Buudick went to Omaha yester day to purchnso supplies for tho enm pnigu nt the Bugar factory which will boou open Ho will return this even iug Mr nnd Mrs Jack Koenigstein and their guests Mr and Mrs Everett ChaniborB left yesterday to enjoy a few days of camp life on tho Elkhoru south west of town Father Win Choka vicar gouoral of the Omaha diocese is dangerouBly ill at his home in Cuming county Ho wns present at the dedication of the Sacred Heart church in this city W D Mixer of Pierce is looking nbout the city with a view to opening a new dry goods store here Miss Dewey of Wood Lnko is here to take a position ns clerk providing he eugnges in the busi ness Roy Rend came home lnst evening from Chicngo nud will visit about a week Afterward ho will proceed to Senttle Wash where he will take the position of chemist in the new sugar factory Times Tribune Rev George H Main of this city has a brother who has been a missionary in China and he was much relieved yesterday to learn that his brother and his family had all es caped and wero safe in Japan Columbus Telegram Mrs M S Fox of Norfolk who has been visiting with relatives for about a week returned home Tuesday She was accompanied by Mrs O A Brindley They expect to visit Creightou for a few days If you want to win the enmity of your best friend wish him n merry Christmas and a happy New Year and then ask him to go sleigh riding If thiB doesnt have the desired result throw in the query Is it hot euough for you The weather forecast is for showers The press is stopped to assure Jupiter Pluvious that he couldnt do a more popular act than to tarn his hose on this vicinity and make the reputation of the weather clerk good The heat wind and dust have combined to make life miserable during the past few days O H Dietrich republican candidate for governor was a guest Thursday ev ening of tho Maenerchor of Madison Thero wns n largo turnout and an enjoy nblo evening was passed Mr Dietrich responding to n toast Tho members of tho society in explaining their refusal to sing nt the reception by tho republican club say that they adopted n rule sev eral yenrs ngo not to sing at any polit ical gathering Pierce CnU 13 D Pnlclfer and boys wero down from Dry Creek precinct yes terday morning on their way to tho cir- cdb at Norfolk Ed says they hnvo been trying to And somo republican in the northern part of tho county who hap como out for Bryan recently ns 1b claimed is tho caso nil over tho stato by tho World Herald Diligent search says Mr Pulcifer hns fniled to And n single ono nnd ho is beginning to believe thnt tho World Hernld might prevari cate to accomplish its end It is said thnt vnst qunntities of lus cious peaches aro going to waste in the Pecos valley N M which is most un pleasant intelligence to tho peoplo of Nebraska who lovo tho fruit and to whom it is a luxury A correspondent from Carlsbad says A tramp through ono of thcBo orchard whero absolutely tons of red ripe peaches nro lying on the ground vnlueless brnnches broken off from tho pnrent stem londed down with goldou fruit cnuses ono to feel that now nud then gifts of nature are scattered somewhat indiscriminately As a matter of fact if one half the peach crop is harvested nnd sold this year it will be n marvel It just enn not bo dono St Louis which is rap idly growing in favor as a cattle nnd fruit market with tho Pecos Vnlley peoplo is this yenr overstocked with fruit from tho Oznrk mouutnins nnd enstern Texas and Denver is flooded with peaches from tho grent orchards thnt surround Colorndo Springs nnd tho Rocky Ford distBicty AFTER POT HUNTERS The KIhIi mill nuinu Protective Association Will Tako a Hand The renl sportsmen nre after the dis picablo market hunter and pot hunter with a vengeance nnd something is quite likely to happen if the practice is not discontinued Tho matter has been taken up by tho Nebraska Fish nnd Gnme Protective nssociation which has organizations nil over the stnte Tho ono trouble with tho sportsmen is thnt they allow their vigilance to be come lnx during certnin years or seasons of tho year nud before they can tnke the necessary action tho harm hns been done They should be vigilant and active at all times President Ager of Lincoln has just issued tho following statement Tho stato law provides that prairio chicken and grouse may bo legally killed only during tho mouths of Sep tember NovemberOctober and Decem ber quail during tho mouths of Novem ber and December geese and all kinds or wild ducks from the 1st dny of Sep tember to tho 30th day of April in clusive None of tho above mentioned game birds may bo ensnared trapped or netted at nuy timo Any person or per sons violatiug the provisions of tho law is deemed guilty of misdemeanor nud on conviction subject to n fine of 5 for each bird killed The law further prohibits tho sale exposure for sale or hnving in posses sion during the closed sensou any of the aforementioned gnme birds by nny corporation compnuy association per son or persons and provides a penalty of for each bird so sold exposed for sale or had in possession being prima facie evidence of guilt For years the provisions of the game and fish laws have been persistently and wantonly violated in many sections of the state The illegal slaughter of prairie chickens and grouse scarcely old enough to fly has already begun market hunters and others calling them selves sportsmen in open violation of the law aud disregard of the lights of thos9 who respect and obey the law are seeking profit and diversion by slaught ering with guns birds so young and small that they might well be success fully hunted with a buggy whip The Nebraska Fish nud Game Pro tective nssociation was formed for the purpose of assisting in securing tho en forcement of the game and fish law of this state by setting the example of strict compliance on the part of its mem bers with the provisions of the law and to aid iu the detection nud conviction of those who violate it In furtherance of tho latter purpose this association will pay a reward of 25 for the deteotion and conviotion of any oue killing prairie chickens grouse or quail during closed season on those birds such reward to be pnid to the person or persons supplying the evidence and making the complaint upon which tiie couvjetion is secured tha reward to be paid at the office of the secretary of this association in the city of Lincoln Neb This association futhermore proposes to use every legitimate means at its command to secure evidence against and prosecute to the extreme limit of the law any or all persons who engage in the illegal killing sale or use of the game birds of the state To Cure I Grippe 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 25c Subscribe for Tub Nobkolk Wkbeiy Niwb MONDAY MENTION Carl Asmus is on tho sick liBt W P Cowan was in from Stanton yesterday C F Fals of Madison was a city vis itor Snturdny W W Roberts was n pnsscnger todn for Columbus MIfb Penrl Mackey was n Suudny vis itor from Stnnton O II Krahu wns a visitor in Ran dolph over Sunday E O Gnrrett wns in tho city from Fremont Snturdny Geo Hutton tho real estnto mnn of Coleridge is in tho city D F Chambers of Stanton wnB a Suudny visitor in Norfolk Miss Mamio McNeil clerk nt Bnnms is taking a weeks vncatiou Dr F A Brynnt left this morning on a business trip to Omnhn Chns Biersdorf leaves today foi a weeks visit with his folks in Plainview A few light showers this morning cooled tho air somewhat and laid the dust Mrs Nettie Hewius went to Genoa to day to visit her friend Mrs Baker for a week A brick walk is being put in on the North side of Main street abutting Eighth G A Lnikart audwifo went to Long Pine Saturday evening to recreate for a week Mr and Mrs G S Martin leavo to morrow for the Black Hills to visit their daughter N Robert Manley and Rny Hammond of Fremont spent Sunday in the city viBit iug friends 0 W Pntter Carl Mohr nnd J B McDonnld of Pierce were Sunday vis itors in Norfolk Mrs W Wnrueke is having her resi dence corner Fifth 6treet and Mndison nvenue repainted A blind couple with mandolin and guitar were entertaining people on Main Btreet today Miss Cunningham of Maplo Grove Iowa who has been visiting the Misses Howe returned to her home today O F MoGrew of Lincoln national bank examiner iB in the city looking over the books of the Norfolk National E M Norton will leave tomorrow for Van Buren Arkansas on a visit He will be accompanied home by his mother Miss Neoln Walker entertnined a number of her little friends at a party Saturday evening at her home in The Heights It is said thnt tho dog poisoner is get ting in his work at Stanton and that several canines have recently suspended operations Fred Jenkins and Harry Patterson Howard and Glenn Deering of Bentrice left today for n week of camp life at the Yellow Banks John Burnett died last Friday at his homo two miles west of the Eugar factory and was buried yesterday from the St Paul Lutheran church Herman Zitkovisky gave his folks a surprise by returning yesterday from tho east where he has been experiment ing in the culture of sugar beets Tho last reminder of Ringlings cir custhe bill boards are being torn down and removed They were the first here and the last to go away H G Bruggeniaun who has been having a siege with typhoid fever was on the street this morning greeting his friends for the first time since his illness It is reported that W R Braasch will soon resign his position with the Citi zens National bank to accept a position with the Swift Packing company of Omaha Mrs C J Howe of Sioux City Iowa who made Norfolk her home for 10 years is visiting Mrs J C Aid of South Norfolk She will return to Sioux City Wednesday The Norfolk district M 13 enmpmeet ing is now in session nt Lyons The Neligh district meeting will be held at Oakdalo beginning tomorrow and end ing the lGth Mr and Mrs T E Odiorne Miss Fannie Odiorne and Miss Nellie Shenk berg will leave tomorrow for Colorado Springs and other points west on a sum mer vacation trip D E Thompson of Lincoln is giving the working mothers and their children an outing today at the Beatrice Chau tauqua grounds They were carried on a special train Mrs Shellen returned to her home iu Creighton today She has been visiting her daughter who was recently taken sick with typhoid feyer at the home of Ferdinand Shnltz The missionfeBt of St Paul Lutheran chnroh will be held at Pase walks grove Booth Fifth street Sunday August Vi Tjib Nkws erroneously stated Saturday that it was to be held yesterday The camping party consist inc of Mibses LUlie Stella and Cora Luikart Nellie Gerecke Ella Clinkert Mullen Mrs Iryia Gerecke and Mr Chas Ge recke camo in last night from the Yellow Banks where they have been for the past week Farmers in some parts of the state are reporting disastrous re suits to stock by feeding them on sorghum The Nebraska experiment stntion hns been ninking somo exteusivo observations on this subject nnd farmers coutemplntiug feeding sorghnm will do well to corres pond with them Tho old settlers of Cuming county aro preparing to havo a big time at their annual picnic which is to tako place August 2yd Over 100 havo been raised to meet the expenses Ono of tho novel ties in pyrotechnics promised iB a firo picture of John D Neligh tho founder of tho town IRRIGATE SUGAR BEETS American lleet Sugar Company Milken at lute resting Experiment The American Beet Sugar company is making an interesting experiment with regnrd to irrigation nt the plant north of this city Last Fridny they commenced irrignting their beet fields nt that plnco Tho work wns under tho direction of J L Lnng an irriga tion expert from Utah Water iB drawn from tho North Fork aud is pumped through a twenty four inch pipe to a ditch at tho upper sido of tho field from which it iB allowed to run through the rows of beets Results aro already apparent for within seventy-two hours the irrigated beetB have grown fully six inches higher than those beets without water It is expected the results accomplished on this field will open the eyes of beet growers of thiB state to the value of irri gntion Lnst yenr 1150 ncres of beets under Mr Lnngs charge yielded twenty four tons to tho ncre while dry fields gave but thirteen tons per acre Letter I Int List of letters remaining uncalled for at tho postoffjeo July J0 1500 J W Armstrong Mrs Leon W Brown Mrs Anun Buckles Percy Fitz gerald R P Fitzgerald F L Hamil ton Mr Hazl Ed Hutton Miss Elsie May Tom Moore John Owens Mrs J J Rhearn Jim Taylor Andrews Thompson Mrs W T Wnddle Miss Fannie Wells Frank T Wnidle Bessie Williams If not called for in HO days will be sent to the dead letter office Parties calling for any of the above please sny advertised P F Spkechfk P M In the District Court of Madison County Nebraska In the matter of the estate of M E Andrus deceased This cause came on for hearing upon the petition of Burt Mnpes administra tor de bonis non of the estate of M E Andrus deceased praying for license to sell the following described real eEtate situated in tho county of Madison in the state of Nebraska to wit Lots one 1 two 2 three 1 four 4 nud five 5 of block one 1 of Rees subdivision of block fifteen IS of Dorsey place ad dition to Norfolk Junction or a suffi cient amount to bring the sum of -44150 for the payment of debts allowed against said estate aud the cots of adminis tration there not beiiiR sufficient per sonal property to pay the said debts and expenses It is therefore ordered that all persons interested in said estate appear before me at the office of Mnpes nud Hazen in the city of Norfolk in Mndison county Nebraska on the 17 th day of September 100 at one oclock p in to show cause why a license should not bo granted to the said administrator to sell so much of the above described real estate of Eaid estate as shall be necessary and pay said debts and expenses Dated this 4th dnv of August 15100 Dowlas Coses Judge of the District Court The complete service of The Chicago-Portland Special via Union Pacific enables passengers to reach the princi pal cities between the north and Pacific coast nnd Missouri river not only in the rL or test possible 6paco of time but also in tho most comfortable and enjoyable manner The dining enrs on this train are stocked with the best the market affords All meals served a la carte Every woman in ought to know about the country Mothers Friend Those who do know about it wonder how they ever got along without it It has robbed child birth of its terrors for many a young wife It ha6 preserved her girlish figure and saved her much suffering It is an external lini ment and carries with it therefore absolutely no danger of upsetting the system as drugs taken intern ally are apt to do It is to be rubbed into the abdomen to soften and strengthen the muscles which are to bear the strain This means much less pain It also prevents morning sickness and aH of the other discomforts of pregnancy A druggist of Macon Ga says I have sold a large quantity of Mothers Friend and have never known an instance where it has failed toproduce the good results claimed for it A prominent lady of Lam berton Ark writes With my first six children 1 was in labor from 24 to 30 hours After using Mothers Friend my seventh was born in 4 hours Get Mother Friend at the dru 1 Hot qo ver bol THt MUDTIEie HI GbUTOR CO 7 Tiw UInMool BXFOEE BABY L m 1 j n 1 Vinu