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s 8 T I I H 1 Are You Going to Build No matter xvhat House Hani J GrannryConiCribPigpenChick en Coop nnything If yon nro J I lttf ti n mill Hum yon money on tho material yon X need wo navo unu m m stocks of Lumber in this section and you can get our prices by ask ing for them f CHICAGO LUM3ER COMPANY f NORPOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY FACTS Peter Fitch went to Omaha at noon on business Mrs R Seogar has returned from a visit to Omaha W L Kern was n passenger yester day for Wisuer W B Throckmorton of Albion was a city visitor yesterday Roy Gnrdnor went to Kmersou today on telephone business W II Huchol nnd M D Tyler went to Omaha today on business Ohns Nenow of Gordon is visiting with his mother on South Sixth street Mrs E W Anu has been quio sick for several days past but is now recov ering Chaa 13 Prior tieasurerof allaitfoul insurance company is in the city on business CarlT Seeley of Madison was in town yesterday on internal levenuo business K J Denny wont to Wisuer today to look ater the interests of tho telephone company Mrs O S Parker and Miss Fauuio Johnson diovo to Madison jesterday a to Looa County Clerk Phil Bauch of Madison was hero today on business connected with the printing of the ballots Miss Winnie Hartley is expected here from Tilden tonight to spend Sunday with her sister Mrs W G Baker Mrs F W Leavitt of West Point accompanied by her mother was heio yesterday enroute to Hot Springs S D Mr and Mrs Huyden of Meadow Grove who have been visiting at the home ot their daughter Mr R Seegar went home yesterday G T Spiecher s baby boy Dswght has been very sick with whooping cough and a complication ot other ailments but is now out of danger Mrs W II H Hagey euteitaineda number ol ladies Wednesday attemoon in honor of Mrs Seymour and Miss Reynolds of Lincoln Win Woehler of Wayne and Miss Violie Middelstndt of Pierce are to be married Sunday at the latter place They will make their homo in Wayne The 3000 electric light bonds re cently voted by Madison were sold to M C Garret of that city nt a premium of 1 50 yeBterday There were six bid ders Victor Lee the magician and his company arrived today from Schuyler and will entertain the people of Nortolk tonight nnd tomorrow night at the Auditorium The work of breaking the ground for the new Bishop block at the corner of jTourth and Main streets was commenced this morning but the soil was too moist and tho job was given up August Schulz Eon of Ferdinand Schulz departed yesterday for Bazilo Mills where ho and Miss Bel thnSchilino of that placo will bo united in marriage on Sunday They will reside in Nor folk W S Whitford aud bride of Clinton Iown are visiting at the home of J O Adams on Fourth street Mr Whit ford is a nephew of Mr Adams and is a machinest in the North Western shops nt Clinton C J Chapman gave a graphophoue coucert last evening at the Second Con gregational church to a fair sized audi ence The proceeds of the eiiteitaiu ment went toward paying off the church indebtedness Misses Anna Winter Bertha Doehr ing and Anna Haase all daughters of prominent German residents have gone for a two months visit with rela tives aud friends at Watertown and Xonia Wiflconsin G F Flannagan of Iowa City Iowa a traveling niau representing a Pontiao 111 shoe house was killed in a wreck on the Burlington between Rising City and David City last eveniug The de o aBed was well known in Norfolk and had announced his intention of being here this evening to see his customers Romeo the large elephant belonging toRinghng Bros circus was killed Wednesday at Wichita Falls because he attempted to kill his keeper When Romeo made a lunge at the man ho Baved his life by dodging under auother elephant The animal had a record of killing three keepers during the past 15 years MadiBon Chronicle J F Neidig shut down his sorghum mill a week or ten days ago having worked up all the crop The output thiB year in torghum was not as lnrgo as usual whllo tho seed mado a greater quantity There was manufactured V00 gallons of tho molasses and nbout 1000 bushels of seed wcro threshed out Many peoplo remember with satisfac tion tho success Hon Geo D Molklo john had in interesting peoplo when ho was making his campaign for congress man from tho Third district Theso peoplo will bo glad of tho opportunity they will again havo to hear him in Norfolk Ho is to speak in tho Audi torium on tho evening of tho illst next Wednesday and will undoubtedly hao a good house lHt In Cntirtel All who know Pat Stanton tho Tilden wet goods merchant and know his poli tical leaning will fiily appreciate tho huge joko that has been perpetrated by tho World Herald fakery upon its leaders as disclosed by tho following from the Tilden Citizen It would seem fiom that great and reliable Bryauito papor tho Omaha Woi Id Herald that Put Stanton has been until quito recently living a double political life IHb intimate ac quaintances havo supposed erroneously it now appears that ho had always been a rock ribbed domocrat who doubted if anybody could bo quito certain of eter nal salvation unless ho voted tho demo cratic ticket Tho contrary must bo true however for tho World Herald sajs so in tho following taken from its issue of October lJ Obliged to bo n democrat Pat Stanton leaves tho re publican pirty Kiiowh about tho min ors Pat Stanton ouo of tho leading citizens ot Tilden was in town last evening to hero Bourko Cockian Mr Stanton says ho has been a republican all his life but tho timo has como for a parting of tho ways Ho was reared in tho Pennsylvania coal fields and knows the conditions of the minors Ho is con vinced that Biyau is tho only hopo for tho laboring man Tho wholo Stnnton family is in the sumo fi Tho republi cans of TeiVorson precinct acknowledge the right of Pat to change his political faith but it is doubtful if ever thoy will be eharitablo enough to forgive him for having habitually voted for all tho dem ocratic nominees in tho district for twenty ono years past when ho was all tho time a true bluo republican After nil though it may be possible that the World Herald lies like hades riomls Guilty Tlieio has been considerable talk about the editor of late Either his actions have betrayed him or tho people ot Winsido uo mind rcideis To sae fuuher woiry and troubled minds he pleads guilty to tho charge of intent to wed Ho will bo as badly disappointed as the peoplo Winsido will bo if ho does not retain tho liist ot the week with u lady called Mrs Benj McKeen Ho lett on Monday morning for Volga Iowa where his intended bride Miss Celia Dull lives Miss Dull and tho editorjare old schoolmates boarding at the samo club aud graduating tho samo year from tho Iowa State Normal school Both are teachers holding state certifi cates in Iowa which wo trust will not be any detriment to the paper After the wedding takes place next Thursday the bride and groom will make a brief stop at Waterloo Iowa to see a brother of tho groom and from there to Sac county to visit parents and sisters of tho editor returning to Winsido the loio part ol next week Winsido Tribune Irolnilil Iteiid Drinnrrittlt Io Irluu The Chicago Newspaper Union re publishes from tho National Printer Journalist an item which leads a peison to believo that both havo recently como in contact with democratic journals to a gi eater or leos extent Tho item is as follows An editor should not bo a pessimist if ho is not an optimist People have enough of tho burdens of life without being compelled to bear the gloomy forobodiug of a dyspeptic mind poured out through tho coin in us of a newspaper that abovo all things should be filled with good cheer as well ns with news Sparkling bright rf freshing nro among the most essential qualities of a newspaper as well as of the cup of pure water brewed in na tures laboratory that cheers tho weary aud thirsty more than costly wines while it does not inebriate Prophets of ill and of decay are out of place in this laud and especially out of place in the editorial room of American news papers Auffiint Flutter It is a surprising fact says Prof Houton that in my travels iu all parts f tho world for the last ten years have mot moro people having used Greens August Flower than nny other remedy for dyspepsia deranged liver and stomach and for constipation I find for tourists aud salesmen or for persous filling ollico positions where headaches aud general bad feelings from irregular habits exist that Greens August Flower is a grand remedy It does not injure tho system by frequent use aud is excellent for sour stomaohs aud iudigestiou Sample bottles free at A K Leonards Sold by dealers in all civilized countries The complete service of Tho Chicago-Portland Special via Union Pacific enables passengers to reach the priucl pal cities between the north and Pacific coaBt aud Missouri river uot only iu the shortest possible apace of time but also in tho most comfortable and enjoyable manner The dining cars on this train are stocked with the best the market affords All meals served a la carte THE NORFOLK NEWS THlHSDAY NOVEMKEK I UM SATURDAY SIFTINGS Hugh Herbison was a visitor yester day from Madison Editor Foster of Plalnview had busi ness in Norfolk today B Judkln of Englo Is visiting at the homo of E M Norton A 1 Durland and O E Prior mado a business trip west yesterdny Mr nnd Mis W H Blakemnti visited friends in Columbus yesterday Miss Hobins of Fremont was in the city yesterday enroute to Bat sot t Dr Stovonson of the hospital for the insane wns an Omaha visitor yesterday Misses Anna Dorr and Anna Nirdig were city visitors yesterday fiom Madi son Frank Twiss is expected over from Wayne this eveningto spend Sunday at home Mrs Goldsmith and Mrs Williams of Meadow Grovo were Norfolk visitors yestoiday Irving Gorecke is confined to his home with MckneFM which shows typhoid symptoms Doputy County Treasurer Arthur Ill ger is reported sick with an attack of typhoid fever II E Owen is putting in a furnace and making other improvements to his residence pioperty Miss Margaiet Simpson of Minneapolis arriMdiu tho city at noon to tsit friends over Sunday Tho sewerage system is being ex tended south on Fourth stieet to the Goo Box andCuher home Mis J A Mullen and dauglioi Miss Alico and Mrs In ing Jerocko were passengers this morning for Omaha Mr and Mrs Uichaid Twiss of Chi cago are in tho city to visit at tho home of his brother Mjron Twiss for a few days Mrs Chesney a former well known Norfolk inillner but now ot St Joe Mo is in the city to visit triends and look after property interests J S MoClary returned last night fiom St Paul Minn ho also stopped over at Sibley Iowa and visited Warren who is keeping tune for R 11 Reyn olds Mrs A P Childs and Miss Lois are expected homo from tho east tonight Mis Levi Mrome who accompanied them will visit a short tnno in Omaha before leturning to Norfolk G J Maymud an old and respected resident ol Stanton died at his home there last Monday evening Ho was SO year- of ago and his death was quite sudden aud was caused by puulsis Tho young peoplo of South Noifolk and a number lrom up town enjoyed a masquerade party last evening at Kail way hall A largo number weio piesent aud tho time was most onjoyably spent Adam Kost has purchased tho cottage on South Fourth street owned by Ed Hammer and occupied by Miss Mason Mr Kost will move his family in from the country and occupy his newly ac quired property F B Reckard of Chicago arrived in tho city last evening to visit his brother Geo W Reckard aud other relatives and friends N F Reckard of Omaha and W C Reckard of Sioux City are also here for a visit Miss Minnie Van Horn who has been clerking at the Model lnkery resigned her position aud left this morning for Creightou having been employed to teach school tour and one half miles southwest ot that town II V Lane of Omaha general mana ger of tho Nebraka telephone company was hero today on business connected with the service Extensive improve ments to the Norfolk service with a new lino to Magnet Wausa and Bloonifield were planned On account of the Anti Saloon league meeting at tho Congregational church there will bo no preaching tomorrow evening at tho Methodist church Tho usual public service will bo held in tho morning and tho Epworth Leaguo at 0 iu the eveniug Owen Bros havo let contracts for the erection of two dwellings in South Omaha which are to bo completed iu six weeks Tho contract was let yes terday morning and tho houses were rented before the agreements wore signed It shows u great demand iu that city for residence property by renters The Auditorium was filled last even ing to see the performance of Victor Lee tho magician the audience being com posed largely of women and clnldreu Some very clever tricks were performed but an apology was offered that tho pro gram was not longer and moro perfect although tho reason wns not given Something better is promised for to uight A iiumber of Mrs Rudats old time friends gave her a surprise visit ilnv noon nnrl tnnlr Hlnnnr with lior I - - WW vs J w Theybrought their owu refreshments nnd a 6et of china plates which were presented to Mrs Rudat All enjoyed a very pleasant nfternoou Those pres ent were Mesdames L Ses6ious II E Hardy P F Bell P F Sprecher L L Rembe W O King S H Overton II A Pasewalk and Miss Elsie Abiiiub A horse trainer in town yesterday was particularly uoticable for his height measuring six feet 10 inches He was on his way to Tilden wheie ho was to have a horse race today with Geo W Ijosoy but when pntt way on his journey ho was taken sick aud was brought back to Norfolk Dr Mackay attended him aud removed a bone about an inch and a half iu length fiom his esophagus He was soon all right again aud it is understood that the race will como oil H E Owen of tho film of Owen Bros returned last evening from Cheyenne Wyo where they aio clos ing up their railroad grading contracts with the exception of one which will probably last well into tho winter Thoy expect tocomploto the bulk of tho work inside of I0 days providing they take no now contracts They would hao finished soonet could they havo so cuied all the help they could use but they have found it i xuudiugly dilllcult at times to get men One of the news agents on tho Main line of the Union Pacillo has been pol ling the trains quite persistently on tho political pieferences of tho pnsscugets Ho finds that McKinley pieferences average about 21 to I0 per cent ahead of prefeiences tor Bryan Ho notices a change iu sentiment bv the demands forpaptis Dining tho last campaign the demand for the World Herald equalled it not exceeded the demand for the Bee now he takes no extra World Heralds at all but finds tin- demand foi the Beo hugely ineieiMd Fremont Tiibiuie Muse Homer a biakeman on a height eicw iiinning between lieio and Noilolk was caught between two cais yesteiday af lei noon at Wisuer and veiy seiiously hint Sicial ubs aio -aid to be biokeu nnd lie is bnnse l badly about tho hips bside being nioio or less injuietl on othei parts of the body Ho was placed on the train and taken to Scnbnei where ho leccived medical aid Later ho was biought lieio and taken to his home Reports toe ay indicate thai thoio is little doubt but that he will recover although ho will riquuo considerable time Ho is reconiiig careful medical attention and eveiything possible is being done to aid a speedy recovery Lx Consul Williams of Manila passed through tho city this nioining on Ins way from Huitington to Madison where he speaks this evening Ho spoke at Ihutington last evening to n largo audi ence which w as very highly outci tamed Mr Williams thinks one of the greatest evidences ot prosperty is tho tiiiiicn dons increase in eniollment at the col leges and univeisitus ot tho countiy He is a graduate of Cornell uiuvcisily and is naturally in dost r touch wilh its nil nu 4 Whereas two years ago the en iollment of -Indents at fh it seat of learning was J 000 this year it is IIIOD Tho consuls homo is at Rochester N V but ho was stationed at Manila at tho tune ol Deweys bat tlo llu was on tins budge with Dowoy dining his en gagement with the Spaniards and wit nessed tho wholo fight Ho anticipated much pleasure iu meeting members of tho Fighting First at Madison WANTSCHEAPER CORN Clraln Dialer I hat llrjanM Kliii tlmi Will Mean a loir Irlm A farmer living near Norfolk delivered to one of the dealers 700 bushels of corn for which ho received cents a bushel After the delivery was mado the farmer wanted to delner moro at tho same price but tho dealer told him to wait a while saying If Bryan is elected we can get corn for 20 cents a bushel Tho reinaik gavo tho farmer food for thought however and there is no question but that he will vote iu the interest of maintaining tho present prices of farm pi oducts If tho fiiiion lsts havo this way of figuiing it is easy to coinpri bend what tho agriculturists should do on diction clay There aro those who behove tho dealer may bo fahort sighted for if his buying price goes down his selling price will certainly not keep up unless ho has a trust cinch He might bo benefited but meanwhile hundreds of his neighbors may sutler losses to pay for it Suhl tint Milliliter Ileil From Meadow Grove comes a story concerning the political meeting ad dressed at that place last Friday by Rev Cheesemau Loin Browu was in the nudieuco aud when the minister stated that Mark Hauna was a thief a rogue and a slavo driver Lem couldnt let the slander pass without saying thats a lie sir As the preacher of the gospel became more earnest he grew more in tompernto in his scandalous remarks and among other things told his hear ers that President McKinley had sent to Manila 000 dissolute women under the protection of tho Red Cross badge Lem emphatically called out thats a damned lio sir Hojliing that by theso interruptions I19 had rendered himself linble to nrrest for disturbing n publio meeting ho left tho hall nud did not return to town until Tuesday morn ing Ho then found that n complaint had been lodged against him before Justice Colegrnve who unwillingly fined him tho minimum of f I The people of the village as soon as thoy be came aware of the fact of Loins pres ence and of the penalty inflicted on him gathered together aud with a lot of horns and other noise producing instru ments paraded the streets hurrahing for Mark Hauna aud the republican candidates Tilden Citizen - in - I I ui TrHrjSl lit 1 flil tl VI Ll T J iV tik li W V zpy 4i pa - W 1 Hl N u lkhj U 1 ft DIRT CLEARANCE r is a pood plan for every bather to know something of the soap he uses There is a well founded objection to using a floor-cleaning- soap upon the human body Ivory Soap is the bathers soap It costs more than common soaps but the difference is in the ingredients and making Why not treat yourself with a little respect Is not the human skin with its marvellous delicacy entitled to pure soap Ivory Soap it floats GS - n OOltftlQNl IUfi tM I f th 4 CMi i - V7 jisfion i t A o azaL JyV VtV utwir x SStw Hl nft 1 w JPhK 0 - - ya mm 7 wr a myj Jr p -- i r 1H r1i I ft I nttMMI HE WILL NOT SWAP HORSES WHILE CROSSING A STREAM fc 4EMfe jf fsSmik J fTk w r I lIj Vfhfj - m 7J W TCAIDTHEfR mission work Mi iiiioiillti llitllirin IiiimIi of Kiintaa 1WIII Slait a Itanli Mi IllolMin l Oct III The uouite Iticlliicn cliiiicli of Kansas pio poses to no Into the lianKIn business Ilic liniil Is to have i cnplfiil of ir0 000 and is fn he tun stilctly as a money making institution The stock will he suhsci iheil ly members of the chili ch The stockhnlileis will lecelvc a small percentiiKi of the piollts but the gi enter pait of tho money eiiined will go into a mlsslonaiy fund to be handled hy the Meniioiilte Piethion Missiiiiiiiiy association ol Ninth Amer ica The money Is to be ummI for for eign missions- iiiinclpally iu India whoie the ihuiili Is alicidy doing mis slonniy woik The chinch aKo has missions among the Ameiii m In dians The hunk will be managed by a committee icsponsilile to the stock holileis This was decided at Hie general con feieiice of the i Inn ch at Huliler no miles southwest of heie Delegates weie pievenl Horn the tenltoiy ex tending Horn Manitoba to Teas sll nation nt Ann x Des Moines oet -Dr 1 B Ken neily i ci civ cd won vesteiday nioining fi oin Ames iu lelntion to the tvpliold fever situation Tlieie aie prai tlcally no new cases ami those down with the fever aie getting better although a number of the patients are veiy weak The lioaid is notified that samples of water fiom the college aud fiom a number of wells in the city had been forwiiided for analysis These upon arrival will be turned over to the state chemist and Professor Grimes state bacteriologist tor examination The water at the college was analyzed at Ames but the analysis Is for the pur pose of continuing the former one and for the fuitber puipose of deciding whether or not the water from the dairies from which the milk bupply was obtained Is pure Arrt Upon iitiutloni Peking Oct 28 A meeting of the diplomats was held this morning to consider the form of the negotiations for a settlement of the Chinese dilll culty The decision arrived nt Is kept seciit In order to prevent any infor mation leaching the Chinese Not Vet London Oct HI The Hiitlsh foreign ofllie has not yet received the Hus bluu and Trench reply to tho Anglo let man agt cement on China The ie ply of the Inltitl States was expected yesteiday nfternoou but it had not been dellveied at I oclock Doily Funiiil In ltulin Long Ilne Neb Oct 111 A vacant building two miles from town owned by J M Mead burned last night and In the ashes was found tho charred body of an unknown man burned be yond recognition Two theories ac- New Vol I Ti Ibuii ioiiiiI lot I In- picMiiio of a m iii iu the Iioiim at the lime ol Hie lite One be ing that he was a tiimp who put in loi the nlghl anil the Hie started from the stove the oilier that a minder had been touimitliil the coipse being taken to this Isolated phne by the per petialor and Ineineiileil along with the house to lover up any due Gosmev In Cienesoo Iuro Tootl Co he Hoy N Y Drar Sirs Somo clays since n paikngo of jour Orain O preparation was left at my ollice I took it honif nnd gavo it a trial and I havo to say J was very much pleased with it as a substitute tor colleo Vt have always used tho best lava and Mocha in om family but I am free to say I like the tJrain O as well as tho hi bt coll I ever drank Kespi ctfully yours A J M D Dr Kndiu liar Miuei i raduate tt the Ami nf an f chc I 1 1 Lsitcuitiy c jMiisvie htsouii i is oi e e an ollico in NciIoIk it ii nrnctico of h i in w svHcin oi healing Rooms vt r ii nayis 3tiwoliy icie ilcurn lrom H 111 the morning to u tho afternoon Consiitiiii 1 an 1 x aiuination free A Mountain TniirUt In search of grand and beautiful scenery finds such a profusion of richeB in Colorado that before planning a trip it will be well for you to gain all the in formation possible Tl 0 Denver Rio Grande railroad 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