The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, May 08, 1903, Page 11, Image 11

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    THE NOttVOLK NEWS ; FRIDAY , MAY 8. WK5. 11
Heartily Appreciated.
Onr efforts to remove pains caused by
eye strain nro over successful.
SCIENTIFIC EYE TESTING
enables us to find the o.iusn of 85 per
cent of so-called sickness. Wo remove
the cause and imtaro duoH the rest
DR , MARQUARDT ,
OPHTHALMOLOGIST ,
AFTER A HOUSE !
The Blkhoru B. & 8. ussocia ion will
make you a loan to bnijd or bay on fa
vorable terms.
T. E. ODIORNE , Secretary.
PARISH
THE
RELIABLE
GROCER
PARISH
A Neatly Turned Ankle
requires an equally neat shoe. The
Oxford ties offered by the Palace Shoe
Store are not ; only exceptionally neat ,
but also most artistically designed ,
faultlessly fitting and of extreme dura
bility.
We Keep Open Evenings until
0:00 : o'clock.
The Palace Shoe Store.
We give tickets on Ohiokoring Piano.
The Weather.
Conditions of the weather M recorded
for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. in. to
day :
Maximum temperature 08
Minimum temperature 51
Average 50
Precipitation 00
Total precipitation for month 53
Barometer 20.80
Forecast for Nebraska : Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday , with pos
sibly local showers.
FRIDAY FACTS.
A string band made merry muslo in
the oflleo of the Pacific last evening.
0. E. Hartford is having His barber
shop repaired , decorated and otherwise
improved ,
The family of Rev. Mr. Long , the
now pastor of the Second Congre
gational church , has arrived from Hot
Spring * . S. D. , to make thin their homo.
The work of building a homo for the
family IR under way.
The Woman's club will meet in the
parlors of the Congregational church on
Monday afternoon for business.
G. T. Sproohcr has purchased the res
idence property just east of the stand *
pipe ami will move iuto it , with his
family , very soon.
The G A. R. and W. II , 0. will moot
for a.social session tomorrow evening at
G. A. R. hall. All members and their
families are cordially invited.
Dr. R. A. Mittlottadt , dentist , Bishop
block. Telephone CO.
Two hundred head ratigo horses ,
$35.00 per head , on board cars ntTllford ,
8. D. All colts from 1003 thrown in.
For sale by G. R. Seller , Norfolk.
A nice house for rout on corner Eighth
aud Park avuuuo.
L. 0. MlTTBLSTADT.
Everyone goes to the Boo Hlvo for
good batter.
Dr. F. G. Walters succeeds to the
practice of Dr. Klosau. 'Phone , oflloe
and residence 18.
Boruado , Saxony and Northwestern
oatmeal , with fancy dished , 18 cents at
the Boo Hlvo.
I want to buy two good houbos and
some residence lots. Call and BOO mo ,
oflleo , 0418 , Main street.
G. R. SKILKU.
It is expected that Brother L , P.
Fuukhaubor , district deputy , will bo
present at the regular mooting of Nor
folk lodge , No. 053 , B. P. O. E. , on Sat
urday evening , May 0 , and a full attend
ance of members is desired.
W. M. RAINUOLT ,
Secretary.
The cleanest stock of groceries will bo
found at the Boo Hivo.
GIVEN A HALF MILLION FISH ,
Northtork Was Stocked With That
Many This Morning.
The Northfork river contains today a
half million inoro pike and 400 moro
yearling channel cat flali than it did
yesterday afternoon. This is duo to a
visit of Commissioner George L. Carter
to the city this morning with his fish
oar , from which ho drew the little
swimmers and chucked them into the
Northfork waters.
All of the new fish were put in above
the dam , abont in the locality of the
creamery. Now that the seins are
pretty well out of the channel , the
river is to bo filled with something
worth the catching and rare good sport
will be had from now on.
Mr. Carter took his car east at noon.
Kamo , Peacock and Horseshoe tea , 40
cents per pound at the BeoHivo.
Try the ice cream , ice cream soda ant
homo made , candy at the candy kitchen.
Grenada Blend coif oe , 12) cents , u
the Bee Hive.
Coal I Coall
Wo have now on tracks a full stock
of Scrauton hard cool , all sizes. Flaco
your order now for your fall supply in
order to get advantage of , present prices
See us before placing your order.
O. W. BKAASCII.
Corn , throe cans for 25 cents , at the
Bee Hive.
Every sack of flour gets a free pack
age of yeast at the Bee Hive.
What Do Wo Gain ?
What do we gain by employing piano
tuners who are strangers to us ? They
are hero a few days , catch some of the
people and never return ; most of them
"are going to locate. " There are good
tuners who come her regularly. We
all know them and know that they do
good work. It is probably a-fact that
8. H. Laymanwho is now at the Pacific ,
is ouo of the most reliable and practical
tuners who over came here. Ho is re
sponsible , both morally and financially.
Wo had a little experience with a
strange tuner about two months ago
Ho was hero , made a display , tuned
some pianos , got his money ; but notice
the condition of the pianos now.
It costs no moro to have a good re
sponsible man to , do your work , so why
not have him ?
Mrs. Joseph Sohwarts is prepared to
do stamping for shirtwaists and other
embroidery. 'Phono 187.
Lion and Arbuoklo's coffee , 10 cents
at the Boo Hive.
The quickest delivery iu the city is
always from the Bee Hive.
FOR SAIE Ono of the neatest and
cosiest homes on the west side ; in com
plete order. Immediate possession.
Liberal terms. J. E. SIMPSON.
WANTED Lady for general work at
the Candy Kitchen.
HARMLESS FIRE THIS MORNING ,
Entire Department Was Called Out
by Blaze in Chimney.
At 11 o'clock this morning fire in the
home of H. 0. Sattler , on Norfolk ave
nue , brought out the entire department
but caused little other disturbance
The blaze sprang from a defective chim
ney inside the house and an alarm was
sent in. The trouble was over when
the hose companies arrived on the scene
The Bee Hive has the best reputation
for good coffee.
Tomatoes , 10 cents per can , at the
Boo Hive.
O , H. Krabn has added two new ex
pert coat makers to his , already largo
number of experienced tailors.
THE NEWS keeps' its job department
'up-to-date ' with the latest faces of typo
and does its work in approved stylo.
First Regular Meeting Held
Last Night ,
MAYOR HAZEN'S MESSAGE.
Annual Reports of Officers Presented.
Appointment of Dr , Dear a ? City
Physician Confirmed Largo NUmber -
bor Bills Acted on , Salaries Allowed.
The city council met lust night In
regular session. Thtro wore present
Mayor Htizuii , and Ojunollmon Bruin-
inuud , Kioauu , Pasqwnlk , Spollmaii ,
P/lor , Walker , Wilkinson and Zuolow.
The proceedings of the regular meet
ing of April 17 , and adjourned regular
mooting of May 5 , were road and ap
proved.
Mayor Ilazoii road the following mes
sage :
Message of Mayor Hazon.
To the Council of the City of Norfolk
Gentlemen : With the erection of
the postofllco building , reconstruction
of the iusauo hospital , the building of a
largo number of residences , and other
improvements , ivnd the establishing of a
free mail delivery system in our city
during the coming year , will undoubt
edly como growth iu population , busi-
UOHS interests and values to real estate ,
and our public sohool , railroad and com
mercial advantages will undoubtedly
Induce many to locate among us and to
establish permanent homos. I feel
then , that your responsibility and niluo
are great to see to it that the oily is
made attractive , the stioots well cared
for and lighted , tho. sidewalks repaired ,
the laws ouforced , our citizens protected
and our guests treated fairly and hon
estly. To thii end I iuviio the coopera
tion of the civio committee and all citi
zens.
I thko this opportunity to submit a
few suggestions and recommendations :
* STKKBT LIOHTINa.
Yon are now paying $03.00 per mouth
for nine are lights. There ore several
propositions before you whereby the
whole oity can bo fuirly well lighted by
adding 10 this bum , $2500 to $1000
monthly. 1 urge upon yqn an early de
cision in this matter.
STUEUTS AND BIOttWAUlB.
In Nebraska the question of drainage
in iho past has not boon considered son-
ously , but wo are up against
it in Noriolk. It has been sug
gested that first , the city should be
surveyed and a system of surface drain
age established by u competent civil
ougiueor , and then ditches dug wheru
needed and thereafter kept open. I
think tliis suggestion a good one. Of
course in the flat low places we must
expect bad streets in the spring time
until such a time as the streets can bo
paved , but their condition can bo im
proved , I think , by a systmatio and
properly cared lor ditching. Onr side
walks generally are in very bad repair.
In many places they should bo con
demned nnd new ones built , I believe
the city should do this where lot owners
refuse or neglect to do so , and that
speedily. I would also recommend the
passage of an ordinance requiring that
all now walks bo constructed of stone ,
cement or brick.
OVERFLOW WATER.
Serious overflow conditions west of
Thirteenth street confront you. I think
those conditions can bo much improved
even without the spending of a great
deal of money. We have had consider
able experience with this in the past ,
nnd experience yon know is the best
teacher. Then I would like to see the
dyke along the Northfork strengthened
and extended further down in order to
keep back water out of the oity. A
cut-oil should also bo , placed at the
mouth of the sewer to keep water from
backing up in-line of high water.
REVISION OF ORDINANCES.
I would recommend that the city
ordinances be revised' ' , compiled
and repnblished in book form. Many
are ignorant of our oity laws and access
to same can only be had from the oity
records at the clerk's ' office.
RE-DISTRICTING OF , WARDS.
Equal representation has been the
aim of the law makers of this country
from the beginning. In recognition of
this just principle the Nebraska legis
lature enacted that "Each city of the
second class shall bo divided into not
less than two nor moro than six wards ,
and each ward shall contain , as nearly
as piaoticable , an equal number of legal
voters. " At our last election in the
First ward 174 votes were cast , in the
Second ward 221 votes , in the Third
ward 255 votes , andin , the Fourth word
110 votes. In order to equalize this in
equality in representation I would sug
gest that the Third ward bo divided
into two wards and that Madison avenue -
nuo bo the dividing line and that the
two south tiers of blocks in the Second
word bo detached therefrom and added
to the Fourth. This would then give
each ward on equal number of votes.
PAVING.
I think the owners of business lots on
Norfolk avenue between the railroad
tracks and the river , with the present
nnd immediate past conditions of our
business thoroughfare not yet forgotten ,
are in a mood to favor paving. I am
informed that the street can bo paved
at a cost of $100 to eaoh 25-foot lot.
It would add many times this
sum to the value of eaoh lot. I
would suggest that the proper committee
or a special committee bo appointed to
take this matter up with the lot owners
immediately. If it is found impossible
to pave , gutters on eaoh side of the
street should bo built nnd kept clean.
ARTESIAN WELL PIPE.
I am informed that the city has over
$2000.00 worth of pipe in the ground
\vhero an attempt several years ngo was
made to put down a flowing well , Also
that the pipe is worth nearly double
what it was at the time it was purchaser
and that there are men who will under
take to and pull this pipe on commis
sion. I would suggest thai this matter
be referred to a committee to investi
gate.
PARK.
Many small towns around Norfolk
have set apart a block or twp of ground ,
easy , of access , and have cared for and
protected same for park , purposes. Npr-
folk greatly needs a place of this kjnd.
One or two blocks planted to trees conld
bo cared for at slight expense and iu a few
years would udd imiqh to the comfort
of our puojUu. I trum tluvt Ways mid
means may bo dovlH.'tl to thlx end ,
MINIMI 0. llAZiitf ,
Mayor.
The report of the city treasurer for
Apill , showing balanced IVH follows ,
wan read :
General fund. . $ tl 15
Interest fund 000 Oil
Water fund , 1,685 88
Uoad fund , 81 ! !
Sinking fund. liOO tin
Street light fund a bO
Fire department fund f > 00
Unpaid registered warrants :
General fund 1'JOO U
Street lighting fund i47 ! r > 0
Tlio report wan stated to bo correct by
ho auditing committee and was ordered
filed.
filed.Tho
The city cloik'n report for March
( mowing the month's receipts to have
> oen $12 and expenditures | M > 11)1 ) , wan
read and referred to auditing commit-
eo.
eo.Tho
The clerk's annual report wan read an
'ollows ' , and referred to auditing com-
nlttoo :
Report of City Clerk.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Gentlemen : I herewith re-
ipootfully submit a report of the roonititft
utd disbursements of the oity of Nor-
'oik , Nebraska , for the fiscal yonr end-
ng May 4 , 100 ! ) , also the finnnolal con-
lit km of the oity on naid date , as fol-
own :
KECr.ll'Ttf.
[ 'roin saloou occupation tax. . $ 3,750 00
From insurance company
occupation tax 170 00
From miscellaneous licenses. . UK ! 07
I'Vom ' do tax 1U8 00
From sidewalk ropalrs and
stones for crossings B7 75
From county treasurer road
taxes ! )00 ) 00
From qounty treasurer gen
eral taxes 0,200 00
From water , rentals 4,804 1(1 (
Total $17,820 58
KXl'KNDlTUItES.
General fund :
For salaries of city ofllcialH.if 2,510 00
For streets labor and ma
terial iiai .in
Eor printing M4 0J !
For oflleo supplies IJ2 00
For fire department now
hose 155 01
For fire department ex
penses 11200
Miscellaneous expenses tel
ephone , street sprinkling ,
eto 05211) )
Water fund :
For salaries water commis
sioner ami engineer 881 5C
For coal and supplies 2li ( ( > (10 (
For repairs and extensions. 027 70
Itoud fund : For labor and
material 881 2 !
Interest fund : Interest on
oity bonds 3,400 1)8 )
Fire department fund :
Special for now hose 741 ! U
Insurance company tax. . . . 170 0 (
Street light fund : Street
lighting 083 JO
Sinking fund : Fire protec
tion , bonds nnd exchange. . . 7,007 00
Total ? 21lliO 07
There remains the bills incurred dur
ing the month of April and the uupaic
salaries of the officers for the last quar
ter of the year yet to bo allowed and
.paid , but which will have to appear in
next year's report.
According to the treasurer's report
there are outstanding registered war
rants as follows :
General fund $ 1,200 11
Street light fund 247 50
Total $ 151)7 ) 01
There are bonds of the city outstand
ing as follows :
Sewer bonds , duo in 1007 $ 8,000 00
Fire protection bonds , duo in
1911 7,500 00
Funding bonds , duo in 1011. . 7,500 00
Refunding water bonds , due iu
1019 88,000 00
Total $01,000 00
Total debt of the city , :
Total bonded indebtedness. . . . $01,000 00
Total registered warrants. . . . 1,537 Gl
Total ? 02,537 01
Of the above expenditures you wil
notice that $7,007 was paid on bonds
which became duo September , 15 , 1002
and were paid In fall ; also that on May
0,1002 , there were , .outstanding certifi
cates of indebtedness amounting to
$2,444,02 , which were paid with war
rants drawn on the receipts of last year
but were not charged to 1002 expendi
tures because of the fact that they were
chargediu the expenditures of the year
1901 , they having been allowed and is
sued during that year , thus making the
actual rnuuing expense for the eleven
mouths for which bills have boon al
lowed $11,079.05.
I still hold in my office city warrant
No. G 570 , for $50 , issued September 8 ,
1899 , to the Northwest Publishing company -
pany , and was received by me from my
predecessor in office and has never boon
called for. I also hold city warrant No
G 1281 for $ -1 , issued May 8 , 1902 , in
favor of A. G. Hoyt and to take up certificate
tificate of indebtedness No. 1,144 , bn
the certificate has never been presontet
for exchange , consequently the warran
is still in my hands.
All of which is respectfully submitted
S. R. MOFARLAND ,
City Clerk.
The reports of the police judge for
March and April were road and referred
ferrod to auditing committee , as fol
lows :
March : Number of cases , 2 ; amoqn
of fines assessed , $4.00 ; fines paid , $2.00
unpaid $2.00 ; costs assessed , $10.10
costs paid , $4.05 , unpaid , $ O.C5.
April : Number of cases , 2 ; amonn
of fines assessed , $7.00 ; paid $3,00 ; un
paid , $4.00 ; costs paid , $12,00 ; unpaid
$2.85.
Martin Kane , chief of police , mad
his annual report was read and ordom
filed as follows :
Report of the Chief of Policed
v To the Honorable Mayor and City
Comic } ! , of the city of Norfolk , Ne
braska :
Annual report of arrests made by on
police force for the year comuionoiu (
May 1 , 1002 , and ending May 4 , 1003.
Oauso of arrests :
Vagrancy , 82.
Disorderly conduct , 3.
DrunkoiiiieNN , 10 ,
Dli.ttirb.liiK ( be pimci',0
Tramps lix'lu d up over nlulit and sent
ut of oity , not douluitwl , 120.
Dog tax uolUotfid and turned over to
Itv troiumror , tlllH.Ol ) .
I have quarniitod during the year :
For smallpox , IU/UHOB , 55.
Formnnllpox PRHVH , ! ' ! ( > .
For Hoarlet lover , ft
There are now five nwH of mimllpox ,
Respectfully submitted ,
MARTIN KAMI ,
Chief of I'olloo.
The nlreot ooimnlwiioner'H annual
oport WUH read and referred to audit-
ng committee IIH follows :
Street Commissioner's Report , tf
To tlio Mayor and City Council of the
City of Norfolk :
Tlio undersigned begs loitvo to ttiiiUn
ho following report for the pant year ,
IH street commissioner :
Stone crdHHlngH laid , 11) ) . Total
length feet 108
Cement croBHlngH laid , ! J. Total
length feet 158
jimihar crossings laid , 21. Total
length feet 70(1 (
Total feet 1,102
jiunber culverts laid , 5 , Total
length feet 100
Till ) oulvortrt laid , 7. Total length
foot 202
Total feet H02
low sidewalks laid , total length.115
> tow brick sidewalks laid , total
length feet 170
Total feet MM
Amount of repairs on sidewalks $250 50
Vmoiint charged ng.iliist pro
perty 22220
Amount of repairs made on side
walks and collected from owners 45.115
Poll tax collected an follows :
Amount collected by lubor on
htreots $87000
\niotiiit of receipts Issued to fire
man 221 , amounting to (10 ( ! ) 00
31ty paid out ou work grading
streets $200 00
Amount paid by oity for labor. . 25.10
Total $22510
Respectfully submitted ,
Fuici ) Lieu ,
Street Commissioner.
The water commissioner's semi
annual report W H read and referred to
auditing committee IIH follows :
Semi-Annual Report of the Norfolk
City Water Department
May 0 , 1003 To the llonorablo
Mayor and City Council : 1 herewith
submit the following statement , show
ing tbo earnings and total receipts of
the water department for the fix months
ending April 110 , I'.IOI ) :
RKCKllTS.
Water rentals duo under the
fiat rate from November 1 ,
1002 , to May 1 , 100 ! ) $1,401 2 *
( C'niitlnutHl on PIIKU 4. )
Are you wearing a
"Gadfly Tie ? "
Wo have thorn in All Colors as
well as all the other now
SPRING NECKWEAR ,
J. W. HUMPHREY.
I The Very Prettiest
i Patterns in
i
t Fashionable
*
t Hats
1i 1 For this
1i i
i Season. . .
!
! Miss E. J. c
Bender.
Arc Like E0js ! :
Homo llkn tlinni linrd , others
must have tlunn noft. Wo
have every popnliir ntylo , extra -
tra lontf , extra stout ; ro n.
lurn ; long nnd short boHonm ;
open front , ( ) | HMI lmckn. Hut
tbo OUCH wo want to especial
ly call your attention to are
the unim wo Hell at
$1.00.
They nro innilo of the host
1'oronloH mid Mud run olollm
mid arc of tin ) iiowcnt put-
tnniH mid oolorH , ovnry ono
porfootly ninth ) , full pi/.OH , out
right , 1 lava ono.
! THESTAR
Clolliing Store
-l-M-H-M-M-I-M-M-M-M-M-H-I-Mi
HOFFMAN & VIELE , I
Two Carloads of
New Furniture
Just Received
From Eastern Markets. Includes
all the latest designs in Dining
Tables , Dining Chairs , Fancy
Rockers A largo line of Iron
in all oolorH , m/.on and prices.
Derrick Refrigerator ,
HOFFMAN & VIELE ,
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4
Many satisfied customers speak in J J
terms of highest praise of our '
"MICHIGAN VAPOR ir
GASOLINE STOVE. " : !
It never gets out of repair. Does
perfect work and does it econo
mically.
6. E. MOORE.
MILLARD GREEN ,
DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE
PIANO MOVING A SPEOIATY.
Phone 58 , Calls Promptly Answerei
We Have Just Received Today ,
Friday , May 8 , big line of . . .
School Hats
for Misses and1 Children.
1NSKEEFS
MILLINERY