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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1904)
T11K NOKKOI.KKs. \ . I-'KWAY - , .1 \\l MM J ! ) How Buildings are to be Ren dered Safe. FIRE ESCAPES AND EXITS Doors Must Swing Outward From Halls and Buildings Where Meet ings arc Meld Heavy Penalties for a Violation of the Laws. The Btuto laws making provision for the wifely of people In public unit semi-public buildings In the event of llro are jimt now of general Interest nml thp following IH tnUou from llio copy prepared by City Attorney Koo- nigaloln for tlio use of the council In vestigating connnlttpp : 1 "All buildings In tblfl Btulo which nro four or inoro stories In height , i excepting aiiph HB am impd for pri vate residences exclusively , lint In cluding Huts nml apartment buildings , shall bo provided with one or moie metallic ladders or stair lire escapia attached to the outer walls thereof , and provided with platforms of such size and dimensions and such prox imity to one or inoro wlndown of each story above the tlrst. as to render ac cess to such ladders or stairs from each such story easy anil safe , and shall bo provided with one or more automatic metallic llro escapes , or other proper device , to he attached to the Inside of such buildings so ns to afford an effective means of escape to all occupants who , for any reason , nro unable to use said ladders or stairs ; the number , material , loea- tlon , and construction of such escapes to bo subject to the approval of the commissioner of labor or his deputy ; provided , however , that all buildings more than two stories In height , used for manufacturing purposes , or for hotels , dormitories , schools , semin aries , hospitals or asylums , shall have at least one such llro escape for every fifty persons , and one such automatic metallic llro escape for every twenty- live persons , for which working , sleep ing or living accomotlattous are pro vided above the second stories of said buildings ; and that all public halls , which provide seating room above the llrst or ground story , shall be provided with such numbers of said ladders or other fire escapes as said commissioner of labor or his deputy shall designate. " The commissioner of labor or his deputy is required to servo written notice on the owners or lessens of such buildings as come under this law , giving thirty days in which to comply with the law. The grand jur ies of the several counties are also given jurisdiction In the matter. They may make Inquiries and report such inquiries , together wth recom mendations , to the district court. The district court empowers the sher iff to servo notice where buildings are found not to bo provided as re quired by law. Persons who have been notified to provide fire escapes and shall neglect to do so for sixty days are subject to a fine of from $25 to $200 , and a Jine of $50 for each ad ditional week of neglect to comply with the law. The labor commissioner or his deputy shall have direct supervision over the erection and construction of fire escapes , and firms erecting such fire escapes must have the written approval of the commissioner which permit shall prescribe the material and manner of erection. This law has been in effect since 1899 , but the one that more Immedi ately concerns the general public Is a law passed In 1S77 , which provides that all public buildings which "may or shall be used for churches , school houses , operas , theaters , lecture rooms , hotels , public meetings , town halls , or which may or shall bo used for any purpose whereby a collection of people may bo assembled together for religious worship , amusement , in struction or other purpose , shall be so built and constructed that all the doors leading from the main hall or place whore said collection of people may bo assembled , or from the prin cipal room which may bo used for any purpose aforesaid , shall bo so swung upon their hinges and con structed that they shall open outward , and that all moans of egress for the public from the main hall or principal room and from the building , shall bo by means of doors which shall open outward from the main hall or build ing. " The only exemption made by the law makers was that schools and churches that had been erected In rural districts previous to the passage of the law which was in 1877. The penalty for violating this law is a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. In cities of 1,000 or more the mayor is authorized to close and prohibit the nso of public buildings which have not compiled with the provisions of the law. law.A A law passed In ISSJJ makes the fol lowing provision : "All hotels or lodg ing houses hereafter constructed in this state over two stories In height and over 100 feet in length shall bo constructed so that there shall bo at least two stairways for the use of the guests loading from the ground lloor to the uppermost story , and all outer doors shall ho so hung that they shall open on the outsldo of in stead of the inshlo of such hotol. " The Paste Froze. "Smearing paste and sticking up paper on the boards \\lth the ther mometer at a point ten or tlfteen de greeH below /.el'o is not the best and pleasantest job on earth , " said Local Manager Ilollylleld of the Auditorium , > esterday as ho jabbed bin brush In a pall of quickly congoMIng paste. "Not onlj the paste , but the paper and the HiiRora and the brushes , refuse to work right and there Is mmiolhlng of an effort to get the work done al all. " Nevertheless he succeeded by perse vering , in getting up HOIIIO of Iho lith ographs announcing the appearance of Tim Murphy at the Auditorium on Wednesday night In "Tho Man From Missouri. " Tlie paste quickly fro/.o alter being applied to the board and ga\e a streaked appearance to the woik , bill those who wished to nee wh.it wan coming bad enough to stand out In the frigid atmosphere to read , obtained the necessary Information , WIPES ENGINESMN OPEN GOLD One of the Jobs That Everyone Docs Not Envy on This Kind of a January Day. There are many disagreeable Jobs Into which men are thrown by this sort of weather , but there is perhaps none in Norfolk just now that Is Here- er than that of the engine-wiper at the Union Paclllc yards. William island takes care of the machines as they roll in upon the sidetrack and slop out in the cold air to be cleared up. Not a sign of shelter keeps the man warm as his bunds play around the worse than icy sheets of steel and brass. The roundhouse which former ly housed the locomotives there , burned In the fall and was not re placed So that the biting blasts which whistle down the draw beween Sixth and Seventh streets of an early morning , strike the engines and the men around them , straight In the face. Like the telephone men , however , and the brakemen and the cabmen and the policemen and dozens of others who are forced to be out In the open , the engine-wiper Is prepared for the sting ing frost In his clothing. HENRY BOVEE RECOVERING. His Father Reports Him Getting Along Nicely and Again at Work. I Kiom Tiu MII\'H | Diillv | , T. "W. UOVCG has returned from Lin coln where ho attetided a number of the farmers' meetings held there last week and visited his son , Henry 11. lloveo , who was recently Injured In an explosion in the laboratory of the state university. Speaking of his son's condition , Air. Bovco said : "I was a little surprised to see his face , as it was at that time. The forehead anil upper part of the cheeks had re ceived the effects of the explosion. 1 suppose he Involuntarily closed his eyes , as they have not been affected. While I was there his face was get ting clearer all the time and I suppose before this Is in print ho will bo clear of scabs and only that red appearance of the skin will be left. While 1 was there ho was engaged in using his eyes , as before , in his school work. Inasmuch as you had published an item concerning his being hurt 1 thought this would bo of interest to those who knew him and had read the Item. " IT WAS COLD ENOUGH FOR HIM Patience With Even a Patient Waiter Finally Ceased to be a Virtue Today. One of the waiters in a Norfolk res taurant has had a bad time of it , and all because of the cold weather. When he got up at1 o'clock this morning , the llrst fellow ho met on the stairs stopped him In the dark , greeted him and asked , "I say , old man , Is this cold enough for you ? " . It was. The waiter passed on. He met a policeman on his beat and the blue- coated copper shouted , a she passed , "Mornin. ' Cold enough for you. " It was. At the corner he met an acquain tance who was just getting home from all night work. "How does this strike you ? " ho asked. "Is It cold enough for you ? Yes , it was cold enough. Plenty cold enough , thank you. The night cook turned from the stack of wheats which ho was Hopping for an early morning breakfaster. "H'yo. Cold enough for you ? " "flood heavens , yes. What do yon want to know for , " said the waiter , patiently. He was a patient waiter always. "And I'll knock down the next follow that throws that at mo. " With a trayload of dishes which had been ordered for a man In an up stairs apartment , the waiter soon started from the restaurant. ills hands grow numb in the frosty air and his whole frame shook with chills. He slipped and narrowly averted sev eral falls. Right in mo middle of a block ho met a bartender who was just getting down to work. The bar tender looked at the fellow's purple hands , noticed the twlngo upon his freezing face and , smiling with good cheer , spoke up. "Is this cold enough for you , " ho said. Hut that was all ho had to say. They swept up the broken bits ot china which had splattered along the cement walk , the bartender was car ried to a surgeon's oHlco and the wait er paid his line of $7.10. Ho thought ho had his monoy's worth , too , ho said. Nothing speaus more emphatically than nicely printed stationery The for n neat , progressive business man Nowo docs 1L Proposition for Public P.u'k is Now Attainable. "SHADE ON" WILL COME WITH IT Kay Brothers of Evvlng , Owners of n Large Number of Dloodcd Racing Horses , Arc Anxloim to Locate In This City on Right Bonus. An opportunity for the public park for which Norfolk Imu BO long been walling , ban at last presented Itself and a doflnllo proposition which IIIIH been made for the consideration of the people of the city can , If It IH properly developed , he worked Into something for which the ell I/ens of Norfolk have been many years long ing. And simultaneously with the devel opment of a public park In Norfolk which IH to be permanently supported by independent IOHOUITOH , will be added another feature to the city's life that has been , for the pant two weelui , Interesting a large number of men. It Is possible for Norfolk to secure the stables of Kay brothers , the Iflw- Ing horsemen. Including their noted stopper "Shade On" and a number of others ; and In connection \\llh the stables and the track It Is possible to secure a public park which \\lll lie thrown open to the freedom of Nor folk and Norfolk people for an Indefi nite period. Tin' park , too. will be maintained at the expense of Kay brothers and will be owned by lln-m John Kay was In Norfolk yesleiday from Hwlng. He came down to look over the Held for their cut ranee In Norfolk and to learn what the juos peels might be for their location here , lie left the city last evening and IIIIH submitted a proposition for the con sideration of the business men Norfolk or Sioux City. Kay brothers are going to leave Hwing with their stables. On ac count of the distance from the lacing circuit , they are forced to gel larlher east. They have decided to locate at one of two places. They will ell her come to Norfolk or they will go to Sioux City. Sioux City has already made them an olfer to Induce their removal to that point. They prefer Norfolk. If Norfolk will do some- tiling in the way of inducement , "Shade On , " one of the greatest stal lions that Nebraska has produced , will become at once a Norfolk ar ticle , Norfolk will bo a center for horsemen , a public park will be as sured and race meetings will be held each year. Mr. Kay was struck with the aihan- tages of the land which Is now being used for a driving trade and where the baseball park was laid out. This is in the section of the city formerly placed under the nomenclature of "Queen City Place , " and lies In the open Hold just north of the union de pot. Hero it is that the men from Hwing would like to establish their quarters. Here it is that they would choose to train their blooded horses. And here , within the center of their tract , they would wish to equip a public park for Norfolk , furnishing It with trees , ( lower beds , walks and the llko. They would fence the entire circle of this course ; they would build up the track as a track ought to bo built up ; and they would hold a racing moot each autumn , with their fast stoppers like the magnificent "Shade On" and "Shady Ueattlo" as typical of the class of starters , to which hundreds and even thousands of people would ho attracted from the whole northern portion of Nebraska. Their Proposition. Kay brothers would like to buy the twenty acres In that section which are nucuhhary for the park and race course. They want to como to Nor folk. Sioux City has made thorn a proposition and a big inducement. And all that would bo needed to clinch their determination to select Norfolk , would be a liberal donation from the city toward the purchase of that land. That would end it. After that the track would be self-sustain ing. Kay brothers would own It and they would stand the expense of im provements each year. The race meetings would bo hold at their guar antee. They agree to guarantee a prize of $100 each year , and another prize besides. And this , if it does not como from the profits of the mooting , would bo paid out of their own pock- ots. Asked as to what ho would con sider a liberal donation , Mr. Kay said , "That would depend entirely upon the cost of the land. I under stand that It Is now hold at $1,000. That Is too much. It is held at that price , I understand , because the com pany planned to cut It into city lots and sell it. Wo only want it for a park. Wo will sign a contract with the city agreeing to give perpetual use of the park to the clti/.ons of Nor folk at all times , free of charge. Wo do not want it for city lots nor at city lot prices. " The donation by the people of the city toward a portion of the cost , therefore , is considered all that need bo done to induce the location of the stables hero. Kay brothers will agree to sign a contract which provides that they hold a race moot each year and put up the $100 purse themselves. "When the people of lowing road in The News the other day , " said Mr. Kay , "that 'Shade On1 might bo moved FOll ALL Pe-ru-na is Most Excellent , " Writes Congressman John L. 5heppard.I OotigreHHinmi.lobn | , . Miepp-ml , Member of ( ' . .ngi. . . from TCMIMvrlliHt Gentlemen : / have used Pcruna In my family ami ( Iml it a most excellent remedy for all catarrhal complaints. " Congressman Joint L. Sheppard. KICK arc. two things Hint lh < ' whole Til medical profession agicoaboulcon cerning eaturrh. The llr-,1 istlml , ca tarrh Is the moritprovalent and omnipres- cntdlKCHHO to which the people In the United Klalcrt are subject. All cInsscH of people have it. Thorto who ntay In doors much ami those who go outdoors mni'li. Working clmwctt have H and sedentary classes have It. The doctor Ilnds catarrh to bo his con stant and over-prcsunt foi > . Jt compli cates nearly every dlsuiiBo ho is called upon to treat. The second thing about catarrh on which all doctors agreeis that It IH dif ficult to euro it. Jyoc.nl remedies limy itlvu rellof but they fall to euro pur- KurtU'H or HiiullB amount to to Norfolk , they were ama/ed. They came to us and askud If It could bo possible. 'And why don't you give us a chance to put up barns and a track ? ' they asked. As a matter of fact the owners of "Shade On" dlsllko very much to leave lOwing. Nellgh would lie glad to have the great horse there and has offered the Iree use of stables for all time to come , but this , too , is considered by the gentlemen as too far away from the circuit. Madison , through Mayor Smith , of- lered the inducement of barns , etc. , but it must bo Norfolk or Sioux City. Animals of the Stables. Among the animals which would be brought to the stables are Shade On , Shady Heattio , Hush On , Chase On , Count do Kayvllle , Mabel , and a largo number of others. No one who witnessed Shade Oil's great exhibition at Nollgh last September can help hoping that the big horse may como here. It Is evident that the Kays are anx ious to come to Norfolk. Its railroad facilities and its prospects for grow ing make 11 especially attractive. And besides that , they would com mand a big Held almost completely. What's inoro , It is in Nebraska and this Is where they are known. Their records as horsemen , however , have been made upon the grand circuit. Hut while they are anxious to locate In Norfolk , it Is self-evident that Nor folk should bo just as anxious as they and that the benefits are not wholly one-sided. Creating a market for line horses , establishing a track to which hundreds would Hock each year for the races and solving the problem of a public park which Is so lamentably lacking just now , are ef fects which ought not to bo over looked In the reckoning. They are features which should bo worth dollars lars and cents to every enterprise. As to their reliability , no one who has over been in Hwing would need ask. Kay brothers are business men from the ground up. In Kwing they have built a hardware store which is as line as any in northern Nebraska , anywhere , and the fooling entertained for the owners of Shade On by their own townsmen Is the very best test as to their reputations. It has been suggested that It might not bo a bad Idea for the commercial club to got together and talk the matter over ; to think of the proposi tion Individually and collectively and to make some dollnlto offer In the way of an inducement to the ISwlng men. Local horsemen , who are en thusiastic , have Interviewed several business men nml bollovo , from the encouragement which they received , that a large amount could bo raised by popular subscription. Mr. Kay states that they would bo llttlo or nothing except to give tempo rary relief. Catarrh IH frequently located In Inter nal iirginiri which eaiinot ho leached by any HOI I. of local tiealmrtil. All thin In known by every physician. To ilevlsu HOIIIO nyHlc.mli ) Internal rem edy which would riwoli catarrh at HH Monreo , to eradicate It permanently from the system IhlH him been the de- nlro of the medical profession for a long tlmo. ] < 'orty years ago Dr. Iliirtiuan confronted this problem , llo believed then that ho bad solved it. Ho still ho- llevert ho hiiHHiiIved It. llo eurc'H thoii- Hiindn of people annually. During all them ) years I'eruna ban beun thu remedy upon which ho him relied. It wan ( it llrnt a privuto prencrlollon. put to an expense of $2,000 at the outset on Improvements. "And what ever wn do , " ho concluded , "we \\ill give you our word upon it will be done right. " IN NORFOLKSOCIAL CIRCLES _ _ I rromVi ilm wil.iv'H D.ilK 1 Surprise for Mrs. Rankln. The Ladies of the Maccabees paid Mrs ( ! . O Unnkln n surprise \lslt yes terday alternoon and presented bei with a handsome writing desk uilh the compliments of the older of which she Is a member. At Euchre. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Ilundlck enter tallied a largo number of euchre pla > crs In their homo on North Kb vcnlh street last evening. J'rl/.es were won by Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker of Omaha and Or. II. T. Holden. Supper , pritti ly served , tollowed the game Wedding Anniversary. In celebration of the anniversary of their marriage , Mr. and Mrs. H A Hul lock very delightfully entertained a company of friends at six-handed eu chre on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mullock wore the recipients of a num ber of gifts. Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and Dr. I' . H. Salter won the euchre prl/.es. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding were guests from Omaha. Ladies' Afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Hlakeman entertained a company of twonty-fourladles yester day afternoon at her homo corner of Prospect avenue and North Klovcnth street. Hindi was the order of the afternoon and Mrs. J. W. Gibson was the winner of llrsthonors. . A most delightful afternoon was rounded out by the serving of dainty refreshments Mrs. Prlnglo of Pierce was an out of town guest. Wedding Invitations and announce ments , engraved or printed , at The News office WILL GRADUATE FEB. 15 , Sixteen University Students to Re ceive Diplomas at That Time. Lincoln , Jan. 27. Nearly sixteen students will receive diplomas at the state university February l. > . Just who thoxu persons will lie Is not Known at present , as the final exami nations are now being held , anil there are several who are doubtful as to their ability to pass the test success fully. This class Is composed of stu dents who for various reasons failed to complete their work with the class of the spring preceding or who start ed into school at the beginning of the midwinter semester. Krnost Hrlilgo of this city will bo QUO of the members of the graduating I ft _ _ _ _ nflerwnrd * nmnnfnclurod mprcwOy for him In largo cumiitltlm. Thin rmnwly , I'erniin , IH mw to be found 111 every drug Hlorc and nenrly every Jiomo In the I mil. It In Ihonllly reliable Internal remedy ever ( levied locuriMiiiy oo o of I'lihirrh , howev ( > r long the caHo may hiive been Htiindlllg. w A < < n n at Niimil Citliirrli itf Vl\n Vi'iitV Sliiiiillni ; Curi'il liy IV-iit-tiii. lion. Itudolph M. I'nficrMun , a woll- l.nouii hiwyer , of Chl.-iiKo , Hi. , vvrllcn " I hiiM > been u miiTcrcr from miHal ciitiirrh fortliopiiHt llvoyenrM and til Iho iimii'Hl Hollflliillon of a friend I tried IN ninn nnd HIM gliul loHiiy II bun ulfonl- cil II complete euro. It , IMvltb ideilMliro I recommend It to othcrH. " lludolpli M. I'atlcrHon. A eonrno of I'crnnu never fnllH'to bring relief. Thorn IM no other loinudy lllt I'erinm. lUanreft are prompt nml prl Ilinncill. Mr. Cninlllim Ri'iine , yr.7 WeHl llSHh Hltei I , Ni'w York , u rlten : " I IIUMI fully lecuM red from my cn- liirrlial ( roii- bleM. I HIllTi'ird for Ihleeciilrt with rnliirih nf Iho bend , IIOHII and throat. I tried all klmlri of lllndlellio Without , n llcf , but. at. laxt I biiveliccn ciiri'd by the woiuli r- flll rem il y culled reriimi. "I read of I'o- runii In jour aliniinnc , and wrolo you for mlvlce.lilcli I followi'd. AfliTtult- Ing olio nml oiii-liulf ImlllcH of I'oruna I nm entirely curedandean recnmmuml I'eiumi loanyoiin tm Iho bi-Htand Hiircut remedy for itny ciitiirrhal troubles. " Ciuiilllua Ni-nne. llrnrlni ; l.oil liy 'nlni I h Kimliircil liy I'l'i-linn. Ir. Wllllum llimer , Itiirlon , TUXIIH , a Cllnner ami Miller , " Home ycaM ago I hint , the hwirlng ill my left our , and upon examination by a Hpeelalisl , catarrh wan di.clded to bo ( ho CIIIIHC. I took aeoiirnoor tiealment , and regained my hearing for a time but I soon lout It , completely. J communucd to take Perunii according to directions : and have taken eight holtlcHln all , and my bearing In completely restored , and I Hhtill nlng Iho pralKCHof Piinina when ever an opportunity occurs. Win. Itauur. 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