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.
If youtlo not dnrlvn prompt mid satis
factory rcHiiltH from the UKO Of Puriinn ,
\srllo atonco to Dr. llartman , giving u
full Htalemeiil of your caser nml bo will
be pleased to glvu jou bin valuahlo ad-
vlco grallH.
AUlrenn ( Dr. Uartman , President of
The llartmun iSiiJiUiiiinm r <
Mr Bridge is a graduate of :
the Noifolk high school and has been
In the iinlM'r.slly Hlnce. He has not
yet decided what he will do afterward.
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HORFOLK , NEBRASKA.
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