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ACTS OF CITY COUNCIL
Electric Light Committee Given
Further Time
ADJOURNED TO MEET 8ATURDAY
f M Covert TCIM Collect Doc
re Committer TViik Olven Sonir Work
Slmiixon NhiimmI nit Wnter CniiiinUlniirr
uutl ManwellerH Ktlin riuiil Flrrmnii
From Friday Dully
The city council met in regular session
Inst evening wheu thero were present
Mnyor Robertson Councilmen Brum
mnud Bullock Beck Degner Grnnt
Hecktnan Spellman and Uble
A commnnicatiou signed by James
Davey complaining of the condition oi
the sidewalks on the east side of Fourth
Btreet was referred to committee on
Htreots and alleys
Chairman Deguer of tho committee
on streets and alleys reported that two
crossing stones were left from tho last
oar and that the German Lutheran
ohurch wished to buy them Tho com
mittee was authorized to sell samo to
the church at cost price
Chairman Uhlo of committee on
nnisnuceB reported that a contract had
been made with J M Covert to collect
dog tax which report was adopted
The committee further reported that
Beveral persons had complained of the
manner in which the inspector for the
scavenger did his work This report
was referred back to tho committee on
nuisances
The special committee appointed to
investigate electric light plants asked
for more time in which to prepare a
report Motion prevailed that the com
mittee be given until Saturday evening
and that when the council adjourns it
be until June 21 at 8 oclock p m
The report for police judge for May
was presented and referred to the audit
ing committee
Proposals from G W Stalcop and E
G Adell to draw pipe from the deep
well at pumping station were laid over
until next regular meeting
Bills of Aug Brummnnd for ia 11
F W Beck for 14 20 and J C Spell
man for 600 as expense incurred in
investigating electric light systems
were ordered paid
Mr Brummnnd called attention to a
pool of stagnant water on lots belong
ing to James Collins and the matter was
referred to the committee on nuisances
with power to act
Committee on streets and alleys re
potted that Al Degner is putting in a
stock of house numbers
Mr Degner called attention to the
constant riding of bicycles on the side
walks
Under the new ordinance tho salary
of the engineer and firemauat the water
works for the year ending April J0
1901 was fixed at 15 00 per mouth
and the salary of the water commissioner
at 2500 per month
According to ordinance No 252 the
mayor appointed J E Simpson as water
commissioner for the year ending April
0 1501 and O O Mauwiller engineer
and firemen B th nominations were
confirmed by the council
THE BALL GAME
Lending Feature of Firemen Picnic K
nulla iu Victory for Crelghtou
From Fridays
The first annual firemens picnio held
in this city yesterday was a very fair
Buccess and wbb attended by many
who for the day laid aside their bus
iness and other cares and went in for
a good time
The afternoon was largely devoted to
sports chief of which was the ball game
at the Olney grounds between the
Creighton and Norfolk teams This
was attended by a crowd of 700 or 800
people who took much interest in the
game
The feature of tho game was the work
done in the box by Creightons pitcher
The Norfolk battery also did fair work
but was lacking in support and it was
apparent to all that the boys need prac
tice The game was full of errors
especially on the part of Norfolk Mike
Henderson was the urupire
The game was Creightons all the way
throngh and that team won out by a
score of about 15 to 0
The line up of the two teams was as
follows
Norfolk Creiiditou
J KoeuiKttein c HutUmitu
AJ KoeniKBtein l Cnley
BjmuliliuB fe Green
Wright lb RyHii
Jluruett 2b Btoop
Ulxou 3b Paul
Hemleben If Kmiley
Daeoiort cf Fiueoii
Foj rf Perriue
The dance at Manjuardts ball in the
evening was largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyed
The firemen have not yet balanced
their accounts but believe they will
come through about even
Scliavlantl lllckley
A beautiful home weddiug was sol
emnised on Wednesday at the home of
Mrs May Bickley two miles north of
the city the contracting parties being
her daughter Mies Ella May aud Sig
void Schavland
Promptly at 5 oclock the bridal party
descended the stairway the bride and
her bridesmaid Miss Luurenze Schav
land sister of the groom in advance
and the groom uud his best miui
Philip Every following Tho cere
mony was performed by Rev J E
Fowler in tho presence of relatives nnd
immediato friends Tho bride and
bridesmaid were handsomely and bo
comingly gowned
Tho rooniH were tastily decorated
with cut flowers and greens producing
a pleasing effect
After an informal reception when
congratulations had been extended a
Buniptuons wedding dinner was served
tho tablo being etliiBively decorated
with flowers
Later in the evening Mr and Mrs
Schavland drove to tho city and took
possession of tho home whioh had been
fitted up for their reception
Tho bride and groom aro well and
favorably known in Madison county
The groom is an enterprising merchant
of ability and promise The bride grew
to womanhood in this vicinity and for
several years was an efficient teacher
in the city schools Madison Chronicle
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Supporter of Mt Klnlry hikI Itoom velt
OettliiR llritily to OrRHiilre
June 21 10H Pursuant to call of J
E Simpson president of the Republican
club of Norfolk published in tho Nou
folk Daily News the republicans met
atjthe office of Mapes and Hazen for the
pnrpose of selecting delegates to attend
the meeting of the State League of He
publican ClubB at Lincoln Nebr June
28 1100
On motion E G Heilmau waB elected
secreterv of this meeting
The following named persons were on
motion elected as delegates to tho meet
ing of tho State League aforesaid
to wit
John R Hays V M Robertson J
B Barnes Burt Mapes and Jack Koeu
isteiu
Motion prevailed that a committeo of
one from each ward and one from the
outside precinct be elected to solicit
membership for the Republican club of
Norfolk The following named persons
were on motion elected
First ward George H Spear
Second ward Sidney Robertson
Third ward R G Powers
Fourth ward J Hershiser
Outside precinct Geo D Smith
There being no further business the
meeting on motion adjourned Bubject
to call of the chairman
E G Hkilmak J E Simpson
Secretary President
Free of Cliargo
Any adult suffering from a cold
settled on the breast bronchitis throat
or lung troubles of any nature who will
call at A K Leonards will be presented
with a sample bottle of Boschees
German Syrup free of charge Only
one bottle given to one person aud none
to children without order from parents
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as BoEchees German Syrup
in all parts of the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away and your druggist
will tell yon its success was marvelous
It is really tho only throat aud lung
remedy generally endorsed by physi
ciauB One 75 cent bottle will cure or
prove its value Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries
AiiKHt Flower
It is a surprising fact says Prof
Houton 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 and for constipation I
find for tourists and 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 Sold by dealersjin
all civilized countries
For a Hummer Outing
The Rocky Mountain regions reached
via the Union Pacific provide lavishly
for the healthof the invalid and the
pleasure of the tourist Amid these
rugged steeps are to be found some of
the most charming and restful spotB on
earth Fairy lakes nestled amid sunny
peakB and climate that cheers and ex
hilarates The summer excursion rates
put in effect by the Union Pacific enable
yon to reach these favored localities
without unnecessary expenditure of
time or money
In effect June 21 July 7 to 10 inc
July 18 and August 2 One fare plus
200 for the round trip from Missouri
river to Denver Colorado Springs
Pueblo Ogden and Salt Lake City
Retnrn limit October 31st 1000
For time tables and full information
call on F W Junemau Agent
Agent Wanted
We want an active agent in Norfolk
and vicinity to represent the largest
evergreen nurseries in the U 8 A full
line of hardy fruits shade and orna
mental trees shrubs eto Three plans
pay weekly Address at once The
Elgin Nurseries Elgin Illinois
Waktbd Honest man or woman o
travel for large house salary f05
monthly and expenses with increase j
position permanent enclose
stamped envelope Masauek
830 Caxton bldg Ohioago
Buy your tinware at the Oath Hani
ware Store and save niouey
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JUNE 28 1H00
FOR CITY OWNRKSIH
Council Favors a Municipal
Lighting Plant
THINK IT WOULD BE ECONOMY-
IUmiIIk of the Committer lnteMlMloti
In Othrr Tontm Fat or Voting Hondo for
the Itirpooe Tlietaiid Finn Needn lt
luittitliiK
Tho city council met in adjourned
regular meeting Saturday evening tho
mnyor and all members of the council
being present
Chairman Degner of tho streets and
alleys committio reported that tho hy
drants on the corner of Ninth Tenth
and Eleventh streets and Koenigstein
avenue aro now in the sidewalk and
should bo moved out to where they
belong The committee wiib instructed
to have same removed
Mr Degner of committeo on public
workp reported tho stand pipe as being
very much in need of paiuting anil
recommended that it bo done The
matter was referred to tho committee on
public works with instruction to report
at next meeting as to tho cost of the
work needed
Tho official bond of J E Simpson as
water commissioner was approved
Ordinance No 2511 an ordinance to
prevent the riding of bicycles on auy of
the sidewalks iu the city of Norfolk
was presented aud read for the first
time and passed its first reading by the
following vote Ayes Brummund
Beck Degner Spellman Uhlo Nays
Bullock Grant Heckman
A motion to suspend tho rules aud
pass the ordinance to its second reading
was lost
A petition signed by W II Blakemau
and others asking for a sidewalk on the
east side of block four Haasos sub lots
was read and referred to the committee
on streets and alleys
Tho report of the special committee
appointed to investigate as to the cost
aud advisability of the city putting in
an electric light plant was read as fol
lows
To the Mtyor and City Council of the
City of Norfolk Nebraska Gentlemen
Your committeo appointed to investi
gate the cobt and advisability of estab
lishing a city electric light plant in the
city of Norfolk beg leave to submit the
following report
On June 14 100 Mayor Robertson
and Councilmen Beck and Brummund
went over to Wayne We found a
thriving town of twenty five hundred
people and were shown every courtesy
possible by the officials and citizens
The town owns its own plant nnd es
tablished it in tho year IMS aud operate
it iu connection with the city water
works The town only uses three arc
lights and it had incandescent lights
at each street intersection in tho town
fifty in number Tho incandescent
lights are thirty two caudle power aud
the arc lights are the latest improved
pattern of eight hundred candle power
Wo were there in the evening and there
was no block in tho town but was thor
oughly lighted you could Btand in the
center of any block and see your shadow
from the lights They have a 125
horse power Corliss engine also a
one hundred and twenty five horse
power upright boilr which furnishes
steam for waterworks pumps a sketch
of which is hereto attached They have
a thousand light dynamo with which
they light tho city and ten miles of
wire They have eighteen hundred
lights run almost exclusively on the
meter system They give a twelve
oclock service the year around and in
the winter time a morning service from
five oclock to eight oclock The meter
charge is ten cents per thousand wats
their flat rate is fifty cents per month
for incandescent and six dollars for arc
lights We investigated very carefully
the cost ot lighting business houses and
residences where meters were used and
found that the dwellings had from ten
to thirty lights the lowest cost for any
one month for the year 185 on a res
idence was sixty eight cents the high
est charge for any one mouth on a res
idence was one dollar and twenty five
cents Their largest church iB the
Presbyterian church it haB seventy
eight lights and the charge is on the
meter fystem it was completed last fall
and the average cost per month has been
less than three dollars they use no
other kind of lighting and the church is
used for all church purposes After
paying all the operating expenses of the
plant of every kind including repairs
salaries etc the plant cleared a thou
sand dollars The cost of the plaut
entire was seventy two hundred dollars
On June 10 1000 Councilmen Brum
mund Beck and Spellman went to Fre
mont to investigate the plant Fremont
has the largest plant unrer city owner
ship in the state It was built in 1805
and cost complete twenty one thousand
dollars It is operated by a compound
condensing Corliss engine two hundred
horee power They originally had four
ordinary fine boilers but are now putting
in a two hundred and fifty horse power
tubular boiler Tbey have one two thous
and light alternating dynamo and two
fifty arc light dynamos They also run
the waterworks in oonnoction with their
light plant Their charges are as fol
lows All residences by hour meter
forty five oenta per hundred hoars with
a minimum charge of one dollar and
twenty five cents per mouth all com
mercial work is fiat rate of fifty cents
per light with tho exception of it few
largo users who get a special rate the
arc light rate is six dollars Their
streets arc lighted with seventy two arc
lights aud they uie about twenty small
incandcHotnt lightH in their public
buildings They give an all night fer
vice For the year INI tho Congrega
tional church on the meter system paid
on ninety four lights thirty eight dol
lars and ninety five cents In tho year
I Mm after paying the interest on twenty
two thousand dollars of bonds all re
pairs salaries and operating t spouses
the plant was in debt twenty two hun
dred dollars or iu other words the
seventy two arc lights run all night and
the twenty incandescent lights cost the
city only twenty two hundred dollars
besides giving consumers tho bent fit ot
very low rates Prior to lhii the city
purchased their lighting of an hide
pendent company They paid for four
teen arc lights and twenty incandescent
lights on au all night service the sum of
three thousand six hundred dollars
They have an independent plant that
charges the samo as tho city plant
Councilmen Brummund and Beck
went from Fremont to Schuyler on
Wednesday Schuyler is a city of about
thirty five hundred people they own
their own plaut for lighting it was
built iu 1MI2 and is operated iu connec
tion with the city water works It cost
sixty two hundred dollars thwy have an
eighty horse jmwer high speed engine
and two ordinary boilers also two IJdi
sou four hundred aud eighty light alter
nating dynnmos They charge twelve
cents per thousand wats their Hate rati
iH fifty cents per light twelve oclock
service they also give special rates to
large consumers They use on their
streets ten arc lights and seventy live
thirty two candle power iucaudesceut
lights The M E church has twenty
one incaudt scent lights and two are
lights the cost for 1MHI was foity onc
dollars and five cents The largest
store in town iB lighted with two arc
lights aud three incandescent lights and
the cost for lMi was ninety four dollars
and eighty cents Die plaut is operated
in connection with tho water workB and
the expenses were not kept separate
but the officials were satisfied that then
street lighting was not costing them
anything In making our investiga
tions we took pains to get tho views of
the city officials and the citizens of eacli
place and they were all strongly in
favor ot city ownership both from i
standpoint of service and economy
We were particularly impressed with
the boiler that is used at the Wayni
station it is known as the Kennej
patent and is tho same make of boilei
that was need to furnish power at the
Trans Mississippi exposition From
information gathered we are satisfied
that this kind of a boiler in tho water
works hero would cause a saving oi
thirty three aud one third per cent of
fuel over our present boilers
Your committee is of tlieojiinion from
these investigations that the city oi
Norfolk should proceed to put in aL
electric light plant of sufficient capac
ity to thoroughly light tho city and
furnish commercial lighting We be
lieve that the city would get better ser
vice than now received and at less cost
aud also that the consumers could Ik
supplied with light at greatly reduced
rate We believe that with boilers oi
sufficient capacity at tho water station
eight thousand dollars would establish
an electric light plant of sufficient ca
pacity to thoroughly light the city and
furnish commercial lighting for tho en
tire city for many years to come
We therefore recommend that the
boilers at the water Btation be replaced
with the Kenney patent and that the
necessary steps be taken to submit a
proposition to vote bonds to establish a
city electric light plunt
Respectfully submitted
Auo BltUMMUND
F W Buck
J O SlELLMAV
Committee
Moved thnt the report of tho special
committee appointed to investigate the
cost and advisability of putting iu au
electric light plant be accepted aud the
committee discharged On this motion
all members voted aye except Bullock
who did not vote
The Norfolk Electric Lightand Power
company presented the following propo
sition
Norfolk Neb June 2i 1900 To the
city council of Norfolk Neb Gentle
menWe offer to sell all of our property
to the city of Norfolk for a price to be
fixed by appraisement thocitv to choose
one appraiser the company one and in
case they cannot agree then those two
are to choose a third None of these
appraisers are to be interested in Nor
folk directly or indirectly This ap
praisement not to be made until after
the city has voted bonds and agreed to
purchase at the valuation and price set
by the appraisers
Respectfully submitted
Nohfolk Eleotkio Liairr and Powkk
COMPAKY
By K A Bullock president
On motion the proposition of tho Nor
folk Electrio Light and power oompany
was received and placed on filo
The oouicilthen adjourned
Call it the Cash Hardware Store for
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household novelties Big lino at low
price
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A WHITE PATH
HERE is only one kind of Cleanliness but
there arc many kinds of soap There is
only one destination but there are many
paths that lead to it If you want the short
est and safest road to Cleanliness it is paved with
Ivory Soap Neither man nor clothes ever get
beyond the cleansing power of Ivory Soap Its rich
creamy lather extracts every particle of dirt but
it stops at the dirt 1 Ivory Soap it floats
CHMHitl IMI TNI rOt t ID fcAWfttf tfl ClMtNftMl
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Norwcster Develops Terrible
Fury in Norfolk
GAME ON THIS MORNING AT SIX
Did MiiiIi Iiiniiik to Mitilh Chimin
Tree KnoTx UiiiiIiiwh Klc III anil
Alton Norfolk- Old Oliniili
lllouo On ItH lFlllllllllltloll
Krnm WiHlm Hlnys Dully
What was probably tho worst wind
form for years in scope fury and de
itructivoncsB struck this vicinity this
morning about oclock The day and
niKht preceding the storm had been ex
ceedingly hot and sultry and there were
those of coarse who ixpected a change
in tho weather hut hardly as violent as
tho one experienced
The early riser saw tho first indica
tion of a storm in a low lying bank of
Huffy white clouds shading to black
below iu tho northwest and ho didnt
have to watch moro than a few seconds
to learn that it was approaching with
terrific velocity Shortly after its ap
pearance above the horizon tho roir
accompanying the storm could bo hiard
distinctly and this increased until it was
a perfect bedlam of sound Many made
for cellars and other places of safety as
rapidly as possible and the best speed
they could make was none too quick as
t was very few moments after its first
jppearance until tho storm broke with
terrible energy The white clouds
fossed and whirled above the black body
like foam before an ocean tempest and
the dust rolled before the oncoming
storm in dirty clouds lending to itb
awful appearance It was easy to per
ceive that it would be a straight low
and would not develop the energy of
the funnel shaped twiBter but those who
believed that it would be a record
breaker for its kind were not disap
pointed It seemed to literally smear
over the heavens and the air near the
earths surface which for hours had
been a dead calm was soon disturbed by
a most violent agitation
The damage done was not very large
or disastrous to any one persous prop
erty but the aggregate would bo quite a
magnificent sum Sheds outbuildings
fences chimneys signs aud other things
not usually built to withstand a hurri
cane were scattered very generally
The telephone and telegraph comp
anies came in for their Bhare of trouble
with broken and crossed wires and brok
en poles While the amount of damage
is not yet known connections are broken
in many places
The old Catholic church was moved
off its temporary foundation several feet
and was quite badly damaged
The candy stand at the corner of Main
and Fourth streets known as Bills
Place was rolled over into the street
and the show cases and other property it
contained was damaged Its stock of
candy was scattered and the kids had
a free feast of good things Fortunately
for the owner the stock on liand was
small
The fruit of apple and other trees was
blown to the ground very materially
diminishing the prospect for a good har
vest this fall
The piano and organ boxeB which had
been standing iu front of the various
music merchants places of business were
blown about the streets boinu of tnem
being carried a considerable distance
Results of the storm in the country
have not been received but it presumed
that much of tho small grain and some
of tho corn crops were damaged It iu
also believed that many wiud mills were
blown down
Tho ic house in the rear of E J
Seboriegges place of business was blown
down and is a total wreck
Tho topH of two freight cars on tho O
St P M tV O road weio blown oil
Portions of tho cornice on tho Mast
block Oxiinrd and Eblos building wero
torn off
A portion of the roof on tho round
house at the Junction was blown oil as
was also part of the roof on the foundry
A brick off of one of the chimnoyH on
the Cotton block was blown oil and
passed through tho skylight of tho
Johnson Dry Goods company making a
considerable litter and doing some dam
age to stock
A peculiar feature of the storm was
shown at tho residence of A Morrison
where tho large plate glass window was
taken out Tho doors and windows of
the house were all closed so that there
was no draft inside but tho plate glass
waH taken out every piece of broken
glass falling on tho ground outside not
a fragment going into the room This
would indicate that in that particular
locality the storm was of a cyclonic
natuie tho var uum in the air acting as
a powerful foi co to draw the window
from the houso
Windows upstairs in the Schorreggo
block wero blown in
Reports front surrounding towns indi
cate that the storm did not exort its
greatest force hero At Osmond a couplo
of churches were blown over and tho
roof of the depot was taken ell At
Plainview and Pierce tho damage was
about the same as here
Carpenters and masons have been
repairing the damages and it is probablo
that they will have odd jobs for several
days to come
OLD SOLDIER GONE
John K Wyutt of Mmllnon Died Till
Morning Ht H Oclock
Madison Junei Special to Tub
News John K Wyatt an old soldier
and respected resident of this city died
at his home hero this morning at 8
oclock of old age and general debility
The deceased was bom iu Royalton
Cuyahoga county Ohio September 12
1820 He enlisted at the first call for
voluuteers at the opening of tho civil
war as first lieutenant in the Sixth Ohio
cavalry aud after a service of several
months was promoted to captain He
took part in all of the important engage
ments iu the Potomac campaign was
captured at Petersburg and confiued in
Andersonville and Libby prisons for
nearly a year when he was exchanged
and continued in tho service of his
country until tho close of tho war
Ho moved to Sioux county Iowa in
1808 where he served as county auditor
for many years He moved to Nebraska
in 1800 aud has made this city his home
for beven years having been engaged in
the flour and feed business
He leaves a widow and three children
to moruu his loss besides a large circle of
friends in this city
The Madisou G A R post will have
charge of the funeral which will be
held from the G A R hall in this city
tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock
Nursing Mothers
dread hot weather They
Inniv hnu if uraaWonc nnrl
how this affects the baby
All such mothers need VA
Scotts Emulsion It gives h
them strength and makes uj
the babys food richer and ft
more abundant A
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