THIS NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL ; FlUDAY. DECEMBER 28. 15)06. )
SOCIAL ACTIVITY ALL DENT IN
ONE DIRECTION.
TO DE MANY FAMILY REUNIONS
There Has Decn Very Little Doing In
n Soclnt Wny During the Pant Week
In Norfolk , Dccause of the Necessary
Holiday Preparations.
It will ho n merry ClirlHtmnH In the
true HCIIHO of Iho word HO far HH Nor-
foil ; la concerned. Judging from ( ho
fcxtlvo family dinners ( hut hnvo been
planned for Iho day. So Illlod with
tlu < Yuletldo Hiilrlt IIIIH Iho past week
been that Micro IIIIK been llttlo doing In
a Hoolal way. Santa Chum has He-
cured a corner on ovoryhody'n ( line ,
nml the monopoly has boon worked for
nil It wan worth. Society linn Hpont n
largo part of UH I line during the pant
few day In Hhopplng , and none ban
cured to pnt In much time outside the
liomc.
Among the Christmas Dinners ,
Mr. and Mm. A. II. Kleaau will spend
Christmas with tholr parontH at Wnu-
con , Iowa.
The family of G. S. Bridge will go
to Fremont for the dny , to ho guests
of Mr. mid Mrs. Robert Bridge.
The family of W. P. Logan will enJoy -
Joy ChrlHtmas dinner at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. Willis McBrldo of Elgin.
A family dinner will bo held In the
Immo of L. C. MlttolHtndt , with rela
tives present from Laurel and other
The fnmllloB of A. N. Anthos and
Mr. and Mrs , Smith will enjoy Christ-
inns dinner In their homo on Norfolk
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. C. 13. nurnlmm will en
tertain Mr. nml Mrs. W. N. Huso and
BOH Gene , who arrived Saturday from
Lincoln , at dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. 13.V. . 55utz expect their
son Herbert homo from Now Ulm ,
Minn. , where ho Is attending college ,
for the holidays.
The families of Mr. and Mrs. D.
Unuin nml Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Damn will
enjoy Christmas dinner at thu homo
of D. Rnmn.
Judge and Mrs. 1. Powers are ex
pecting their son , Isaac Powers , jr. ,
remembered In Norfolk as "Dud , " for
Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. 13. P. Wonthorby nnd
Mrs. Warrlck left Friday for Omnhn
where they will spend Chrlstmns with
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. S. Mathowson will
entertain the Mathowson families at
Now Year's dinner but there will be
no family dinner of Mathowsons on
Chrlstmns.
The family of I. J. Johnson will en
joy n Chrlstmns family dinner. Miss
Mao Johnson , who Is attending busi
ness college In Omaha has arrived for
Uie holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock nnd son ,
Clyde , who arrived homo during the
week fi'om ' the state university at Lin
coln , will bo guests nt the homo of Mr.
nnd Mrs. I ) . S. Bullock.
Mr. nnd Mrs. P. Stafford will enjoy
n family dinner nt home , their daugh
ter , Miss Goiiovlovo Stafford having
returned from Omaha , where she Is
a student In the Sacred Heart acad
emy.
Mr. and Mrs. Nols Hnnacn , 40 ! ) Park
avenue , will entertain at n Chrlstmns
supper. Among the guests will bo Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Grocsbeck , Mr. nml
Mrs. 13. Mnrkel nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. M.
V. A very.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II. C. Matron will en
tertnln nt n family reunion. Mr. and
Mrs. Eller and Dr. nnd Mrs. McKlm
will be hero from Lincoln nnd Miss
Hammond will bo hero from Stunrt
as guests.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. P. Pnrlsh will en
tertnln nt n family dinner. Miss Par
Ish of West Point , sister of Mr. Par
Ish , nnd Fied Pnrlsh of Lincoln , son
of Mr. nnd Mrs. Pnrlsh , will bo hero
for the day.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. F. Shaw will enter
tain nt dinner on Christmas day the
following : C. E. Doughty and family
L. E. Wallorstadt nnd family , M. n
Wheeler and family , nnd Mrs. Otto
Tnpport nnd family.
Ilnrold Morrison went to Omnhn nt
noon to spend Chrlstmns with his
friend , Graham Humphrey. Mr. ant
Mrs. Morrison will go to Omnhn Satur
dny morning to spend the holiday will
Mr. nnd Mrs. Humphrey.
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Losch of West
Point will ontertnln nt n family din
nor. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Tucker jr. , of
Cnrroll passed through the city yesterday
day to that plnco nnd Mr. and Mrs. N
A. Huso of Norfolk will also spend tin
dny there.
Next Saturday n pnrty of Norfolk
people will leave for Omnhn to bo
guests at a house pnrty to bo given l > >
Mr. nnd Mrs. B. T. White. The guests
will be Mr. and Mrs. Bnrt Mnpes , Mr
and Mrs. A. J. Durland and Mr. nnd
Mrs. C. II. Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Tracy will enter-
aln the KoenlgHtoln families for din-
tor. Among thoiiu present will he Mr.
ind Mm. J. KoenlgHteln , MY. and MrH ,
lack KoenlgHteln nnd daughter , Mr.
ind Mrs. LudwlK KoenlgHteln nnd Dr.
ind MTH. It. A. MlttelHtndt.
Mr. and MrH.V. . \Vlt7.lgmnn will
glvo n family dinner. Among the
gneHls will ho Mr. WII/.lgmnn'H moth-
\r \ , MrH , Carolina \Vlt7lgman of DyorH-
vlllo , Iowa , his HlHter. Mlns Knthryne
\Vlt/lgman ofVniixnn , Neb. , and his
it-other , John Wll/.lgihan of Buttle
Oreok.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Chrlsloph
vlll entertain at family dinner.
\mong the guoHlH will ho Mr. nnd
MrH. George 11. llurton and Mr. nnd
MrH. Joseph Ilitrlon of Waucon , town.
Mr. and MrH. Joseph Burlou are pa-
enlH of Mrs. ChrlHloph and Mr. Hur
on of Norfolk.
The family of Ilov. J. J. Parker of
Malnvltnv , formerly of Norfolk , will
mjoy a reunion on ChrlHtmaH at the
lomo of Mr. and Mrs. Scolt In Koar-
loy. Mrs. Scott WIIH formerly MHH !
Jlllan Pnrker. Mr. Parker and chll-
Iron , Mr. and MrH. IIiuiHor of Nellgh ,
ind others will bo present.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Wynn Rnlnbolt will
entertain at a family dinner. Among
hose present will bo Mr. nnd Mrs. N.
V Rnlnbolt , Mrs. Klngsbury , Mr. nnd
MrH. W. II. Bucholz nnd children of
Omnhn , Rev. nnd Mrfl. J. C. S. Wellls ,
nek WolllH of Lincoln , Mr. nnd Mrs.
C. II , Reynolds nnd children.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. C. Gow will enter-
nln n number of out-of-town relatives
nnd friends nt ChrlstmnH dinner. They
vlll bo : Harold Gow , who hns just
oturned from the state university for
ho holidays ; Mr. Temple , Miss Tom-
ilo and MlsH Beulnh Temple of
Vayno ; Leonard Hagoland , Lincoln.
It la prolmblo that n dinner will bo
; lveu nt the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. P.
' . Bell and nnother nt the homo of Mr.
ind MrH. II. 13. Hardy. Mr. and Mrs.
Corl Jenkins of Madison nnd Mrs. Jen-
( Ins , her son Fred nnd dnughtor
lladyH , will bo guests nt the Bell
lomo while Mr. nnd Mrs. P. F. Sprcch-
r will bo guests nt the Hnrdy home.
The fnmlly of M. L. Ogden will on-
oy nn unusually pleasant Yuletldo
[ Inner. Preston Ogden , who has been
ttendlng the Moody institute In Chicago
cage , is at homo , and Glen Ogden , nf-
or having boon absent slnco n year
ago last September , attending Wheaton -
on college , Is nlso hero. Mr. Ogden's
nether Is a holiday guest , HUcwlso ,
ruin Illinois.
A Durland family dinner will bo glv-
m In the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
lurland on The Heights. Among
hose present will be Mr. and Mrs. C.
J. Durland , Miss Lnnrn Durland , Miss
Dorothy Durlnnd , and Charles Dur-
and , Miss Elvlrn Durland , Miss Jo
sephine Durland , Miss Ettn Durland ;
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Durland of Plain-
vlow nnd live daughters ; Mr. nnd Mrs.
Uirt Mnpes and children.
A Lulkart fnmlly dinner will bo hold
nt the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. E. II.
Lulkart In Tllden. Miss Stella Lul-
< art , Miss Cordelia Lulkart , Roy ,
Ralph nnd Carl will all be present
from Norfolk. Mrs. Anna Lulkart Is
In n Lincoln sanitarium nnd will bo
nimble to bo present. Miss Cordelia
Lulkart and Roy Lulkart , who are stu
dents at the university , arrived homo
yesterday for the vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Butterneld will
entertain at n Inrgo fnmlly dinner par-
ty. The guests will be : Mr. and Mrs.
George D. Butterneld and dnughtor ,
Edith ; Dr. nnd Mrs. P. II. Snlter , Miss
Dorothy Snlter and Mnster George Salter
tor ; Mr. nnd Mrs. John R. Hays ; Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. Salter ; C. B. Salter ;
nnd Spencer Buttcrflold. wno had just
returned from college near Chicago to
spend the holiday vacation at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson nnd
Dr. nnd Mrs. C. S. Pnrker will enter
tnln In the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Rob
ert Johnson , 1225 Kocnlgsteln avenue ,
nt family dinner. There will bo pres
ent Mr , nnd Mrs. O. J. Johnson nnd
family ; Mr. nnd Mrs. J , Storrs Math
owson and daughter ; Mrs. W. II. John
son nnd children ; Mrs. A. J. Johnson
W. H. Johnson , who hns boon spend
Ing the winter In Colorado Springs
.will be In Denver for Chrlstmns.
Supreme Judge nnd Mrs. J. B
Barnes will enjoy n family dinner on
Chrlstmns with two of tholr sons pros
out. John B. Barnes , jr. , Is expected
from Casper , Wyo. , where ho is now
practicing Inw , nnd A. Klmball Bnrnes
is expected from Kearney whore ho Is ,
private secretary to Supreme Cour
Commissioner Oldlian. Guy. W. Barnes
who has a position In the Ames sugar
factory , will not bo homo for the holt
days and Is not expected until after
February 1 ,
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A largo family dinner will bo given
at the homo of Mrs. Mary Davenport
There will bo present : F. E. Da\en
port , Norfolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dav
enport and son , Norfolk ; Mr. and Mrs
T. E. Odlorno and family , Norfolk ;
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle. Norfolk ;
Mr. and Mis. C. E. Greene , Norfolk :
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Davenport am
fnmlly. Sioux City ; Mr. nnd Mrs. John
Davenport , Elgin ; Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ardson , Elgin ; Mr. and Mrs. George
Davenport and family , Madison ; Mr
and Mrs. A. P. Pllgor and family , Mad
Ison.
Social Events , Past and Future
T' t ' and IM * i a 1 . .iri 4 >
Tuesday night.
The Eagles have just Issued Invlta
: lmin to tholr annum Now Year's eve
mil.
mil.A
A number of Elks enjoyed n little
nformal dancing party at the club last
evening.
The rnllwny men are preparing for
i largo attendance nt their annual
rlHtmaH ball In Maniuardt hall
Tuesday night ,
ArrangomcntH are being made by
KnlghtH Templar of Damascus com-
nandery , No. 20 , to aHHomblo at their
iHylum ChrlfltuuiH morning to partlcl-
ito In their world-wide obHcrvanco of
ho day In greetlngH to and from the
uoHt eminent grand master , George
M. Monllon. Knights will assemble
it 10tO : : and the service will bo held
iromptly at 11 o'clock.
FARM LOAN COMPANIES.
Among the Industries which are add-
ng to the prcntlgo of Norfolk as a II-
innelal center , and which are tending
o Induce Immigration Into the new
lorthwest , are the farm loan compa-
lion of this city. The Durland Trust
company and W. J. Gow & Bro. have
icon building up thin line of business
'or years and much good , not only to
Norfolk but to this whole section as
'ar up ns the end of the Rosebud res-
rvntlon , ha resulted.
The fnrm loan compnnles net ns
nodlums between the farmers nnd the
eastern capitalists In getting money
m the cast upon farms In northern
NeUinskn nnd southern South Dakota
ns securities.
Through the agency of these con
cerns the farmers of the northwest are
enabled to get money at the lowest
msslblo rate of interest at even a
ewer rate than Is secured for the
farmers of northern Iowa and south-
jrn Minnesota. The loan compnnles
n Norfolk have succeeded In proving
, o the cnst that the fnrm hinds of this
section nro the highest typo of socur-
ty , next to government bonds them
selves , slnco no loss or foreclosure hns
icon recorded. And on the other hand ,
> y making It possible to secure loans
nt low rates , the companies have In-
luccd outsiders to Invej t their money
n farm lands nround hero , where they
: nn borrow money so reasonably , nnd
bus Immigration hns been greatly aid
ed. Farm Improvements that would
lot otherwise hnvo boon mndo , have
resulted through the fnct that money
could bo borrowed Inexpensively with
which to make those Improvements.
It has boon demonstrated that , while
railroad stocks lluctunte nnd while
city properties often rlso nnd fall ac
cording to various conditions , good
'nrm securities remain as stable as
: ho very gold Itself , and for this rea
son , while call money In Now York Is
drawing skyward rates of Interest , the
conservative capitalists are more will-
, ng to put their money on good sub
stantial farm lands In the fertile vTest.
As much ot the money as is possible
to fill the demand for loans Is secured
right nround this portion of the coun
try , as these chances afford good In
vestments to local money. And while
Wall street stocks and bonds some
times flntl money clamoring to got
Into the game , the Norfolk loan com
panics say that they never have any
trouble finding takers for their sccur
Ity-offers. One of the local companies
announces that It hns just secured
from one of the large eastern insur-
mice compnnles prnctlcnlly nn unlim
ited amount of very low rate money
to be placed on the farms of this whole
territory.
The loan nppllcntlons nro focused
Into Norfolk by means of agents who
are located out through the district ,
there being perhaps seventy agents In
various towns representing the Nor
folk companies. The territory covered
extends clear up Into the newly set
tled portion of the Rosebud reserva
tion , upon whoso qunrtor sections it
Is snid loans as high ns $1,500 are be
Ing secured.
A stream of people keeps coming
into Norfolk the year round from nil
this territory In order to look nfter
loans , regardless of the fnct that there
are local agents. There Is almost ev
ery dny In the year a farmer from
some place or other , who has come In ,
perhaps with his fnmlly , to look per
sonally after his lonn. This Is n help
to Norfolk.
The result of this concentration of
farm loan business In Norfolk Is added
prestige to the city ns a llnanclal cen
ter. The power of this magnet Is felt
all around this point , clear out to the
west edge of Nebraska on the main
line of the Northwestern , into another
state on the north and for many miles
In all directions. It keeps the Interest
of substantial people centered on Nor
folk constantly.
Ono of the local compnnles negoti
ated moro than a half million of dollars
lars In business during the past year
alone. Ono has negotiated moro than
a million and a half since Its twenty-
six years of operation. At times the
deposits In Norfolk banks , duo to these
companies. Is said to bo a very con
siderable portion of the total deposits.
The loans of from $ : ! 00 to $1.000 , run
ning for live years nt 5 nnd 5' percent
Interest nre desired by many who have
small amounts tlmt they wish to place
on long time Investments with safe se
curities.
All In all the farm loan companies ,
besides maintaining olllces , renting
buildings and giving employment to
many hero In the city , nro construc
tive factors In Norfolk's upbuilding. In
the very brondest sense of the term
And several hundred farms constantl.\
feel the benefit to them.
Wh-M p"iiM be nicer for n
rin'ria'M't thin 100 ungrnvoit
folk
1
Try n Nowa want ad for result *
EDWARDS & BRADFORD WILL BE
GIN BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
FIRE LOSS IS FULLY INSURED
H. H. Jarvls , Secretary of the Edwards
& Bradford Lumber Company , Arrived -
rived In Norfolk and Announced
Plans Lumber Now on the Way.
( From Frlilny'fl Onllv. ]
The Edwards & Bradford Lumber
company will rebuild their yard In
Norfolk Immediately. Work will prob
ably begin next Wednesday. Lumber
was telegraphed for last night nnd Is
nlrendy on the wny to replace the
burned Htock. The loss was about $25-
000 , covered by $20,000 Insurance. Ad-
jnstment of the loss will bo mndo on
Wednesdny. The lumber company
fools fortunate In many respects re
garding the lire , particularly on ac
count of the very full Insurance and
also because the loss occurred nt n
scnson of the yenr when the lumber
business Is considered rather dull.
The company has always considered
the Norfolk yard as an especially haz
ardous risk , because all of the stock
was under one roof nnd they thought
that If a fire over did start there would
bo llttlo hope of saving the yard.
This was the stntoment of H. II. Jarvis -
vis of Sioux City , secretary of the Ed
wards & Bradford Lumber company ,
who arrived at 11 o'clock to look over
the lumber yard ashes. Ho returned
to Sioux City on the afternoon train.
Mr. Jarvls said : "Norfolk was one
of the ploncor points In which our
company established lumber yards
twelty-flvo years ngo. It was about
the fourth town selected. Wo would
not think of relinquishing our business
hero and Mr. Bradford telegraphed for
lumber as soon as ho heard of the
fire. We do not carry our own Insur-
mice. This Is the third fire wo have
had' In twenty-five years , and wo have
thirty-five other yards. We feel fortu
nate In many respects over the fire ,
particularly over our very full Insur
ance. We have no Idea as to the or
igin of the blazo. "
Books and records of the company
wore saved by John Ballantyne who
broke In the door of the office.
LUMBER YARDJS DESTROYED
Fire Sweeps Clean Yard of Edwards
& Bradford Here.
Fire practically destroyed the lum
ber yards of the Edwnnls & Bradford
Lumber company In Norfolk Friday
night. The loss wns estimated at $30-
000 , well Insured. The origin of the
fire Is a complete mystery.
It wns very enrly In the evening , nt
nbout 0:30 : o'clock , that flames were
discovered shooting up from the north
end of the main lumber shed. All In
a moment , apparently , the blaze swept
over the entire yard nnd , whipped by
n fierce northwest wind , was a mighty
flro before even the nlnnn could bo
turned In. All night long and all dny
Snturdny the flro department kept up
Its work of preventing a spread of the
flames , though a vacant house at the
southwest corner of the yard was par
tially burned and several houses south
across the street wore severely
scorched and were In constant danger
of Igniting.
It wns one of the most spectaculnr
fires over seen In Norfolk and not only
the entire city , but the whole country
side nround this point wns brilliantly
illuminated from the reflection on the
clouds. So bright wns the light that
people nt Hndar , five miles north ,
clearly watched the progress of , the
flame nnd some people from that point
caught an Incoming freight train In
order to get a closer view of the dis
aster.
Although the Oxnard hotel stands
but a few yards to the north of the
burned yard , It was In no time endangered
gored because of the strong wind that
kept the flames going south.
Fire Department Responds
Ono of the first , nnd perhnps the first
person to see the fire wns Myron Far
ley , a member of the Queen City Hose
company , who had just been called to
the telephone In the Norfolk House ,
near the lumber yard. Looking out
through the window , ho discovered a
high fountain of fire shooting up from
the northwest corner of the main lum
ber shed. Ho cut short his telephone
call and sent In the alarm to the pump
Ing station. A llttlo later the flrebell
rang nnd very shortly nfterwnrd the
Mnst Hose company , the Queen City
Hose company nnd the Pioneer Hook
and Ladder company were on the
ground and two streams of water wore
put on the blazo. A llttlo later Chief
McCuno called for the West Side Hose
company nnd the Junction Hose com
pany , which added two lines of hose.
And shortly after that the Insane Hos
pital flro department , headed by Dr
0. A. Young , superintendent of the In
stitution , came driving to town behind
two big grey horses , and went vig
orously to work In assisting to check
Hie flro's sprcnd. This mndo five
streams of wntcr besides the hook and
' \dder brigade which wore kept con-
ant1v nt work on the burning yard.
Origin a Mystery.
.1 K. Boas , mamger of the lumbe'i
ir' , ft f-ciipv ro ' -ni nmt Ion a * t <
, . ir''i ' f til * ' fl- ' " ' < "
i of i'
. ti' ° rc "
Ht'jri 1 x-M | itlnis windows and
Ho snys that at the point
where the flro slnrtcd there wns no
Inllnmmnblo material.
Mr. Boas telephoned to Mr. Jarvls ,
one of the officers of the company , who
said he would arrive In Norfolk on the
Hrst train. Mr. Boas also telephoned
to Mr. Bradford of Sioux City , one of
the firm , who said that the property
wns fully Insured.
Out of the flro were saved the ofllce
of the Institution , at the northeast cor
ner of the grounds , which was pro
looted much by the wind , and n portion
tion nt the north end of the conl , which
had been stored In n shed nt the enst
edge of the yards , n hnlf block long.
Great Work by Fire Boys.
The Norfolk Hro department once
again demonstrated their really re
markable ability to light llnmo. With
unlimited personal sacrifice , nnd nt
considerable risk , they took up the
tnsk of checking thnt lumber ynrd flro
just as If their very lives depended
upon It and they did all that human
power could do In checking a spread.
Like warriors they fought the flames ,
marching right up Into the very claws
of the fire , nnd shooting strong
streams of water which slowly but
surely won the fight , nnd when the flro
had been extinguished there remained
a largo mound of unburned coal , many
bunches of scorched but unburned
lumber , an office nnd houses on nil
sides of the ynrds to tell the story of
the flro dopnrtment's effective work.
Chief McCuno nnd his assistants ,
John Krantz nnd Clmrlos Pllgcr ,
forged Into the burning ynrd and di
rected with admirable deliberation and
Judgment the efforts of the fire lad
dies. At times a flro company could
bo seen silhouetted against the sheet
of flnme , standing on a perilous pile
of coal or burning lumber , and with
out regard to personal risk or sacri
fice , centering a line of hose Into some
particularly pernicious corner of the
burning mass.
Many of the firemen stayed all
night long , facing the cold north wind ,
and dozens of them utterly ruined their
clothing from head to foot. They did
It all , however , without a single mur
mur.
"That , " said a bystander , "Is hero-
Ism. "
Stayed at the Game All Night.
The Mast Hose company stayed at
the flro lighting game all through the
night , quenching new flames that
broke occasionally , and the West Side
Hose company remained pretty nearly
all night long. When morning
dawned the Queen City Hose company
and the Hook and Ladder department
were called to relieve the weary work
ers , and their attention was needed for
the greater portion of the day.
Garden Hose Effective.
At the homo of M. R. Green , south
across the street from the burning
yard , a garden hose proved effective
In keeping the house from burning.
The Intense heat that swept across the
street made the siding smoke and a
number of bystanders attached a small
hose to the kitchen hydrant , climbed
to the roof and cooled off the building.
The home of W. G. Berner , also south
across the street , became very warm
and wns In constant danger.
There no doubt would have been
live electric wires flying around in
the air but for caution on the part of
firemen. Poles near the yard were
bndly scorched nnd would probably
have snapped off but for streams of
water thnt bathed them now nnd then.
An enormous crowd of people gath
ered to watch the fire and remained
for several hours with chattering
teeth.
Alarm Starts Runaway.
The flre alarm caused a fierce runaway -
away which resulted In no damage.
The delivery team of Anthes & Smith
became frightened at the noise and
excitement and dashed up Norfolk av
enue at a rapid gait , but after circling
about several blocks were headed off
In an alley behind the store.
Second Lumber Fire.
The burning of the Edwards & Brad
ford ynrds mndo Iho second serious
lumber yard fires In Norfolk within less
than a year , and under very similar
circumstances. Last winter , on n
very much colder and equally windy
night , but along toward midnight , flre
was discovered at the north end of
the Chicago Lumber yards. The gale
and fire put up a stiff fight against the
firemen but the department won and
saved most of the stock. The sheds
in that yard were covered with Iron ,
which prevented the spread , while the
roofs over the Edwards & Bradford
sheds wore of frame and wore quickly
eaten up.
A meeting of the Queen City Hose
company , scheduled for Friday night ,
wns postponed till next Friday night
on account of the flro.
The lumber company sent all fire
men to the Eagle restaurant after the
blaze had been brought under control ,
to enjoy a supper.
BUSINESS MEN SHOVEL COAL.
H. A. Pasewalk and George Bcels
Helped Out In Time of Flre.
Gus Graul , engineer at the city
pumping station , was kept keyed up
to a high tension for twenty-four hours
nn account of the lumber yard flre.
For a full day the pumps wore kept
qolng at full clip and to keep boiler
fires wltl\ which to supply steam for
the pump. Mr. Graul had assistance of
Mireo Norfolk men who took off tholr
ooats and shoveled In coal just as
though they wore working for wages.
The personages who thus got down to
nanual labor to keep the pumps going
voro no less than H. A. Pasewalk ,
" esldent of the Norfolk Industrial
"Mnnnny. George N. Beols , motnphysl
. -r ' r 1 i n " ' ) Tin o three nn >
in i'.o rescue of the pumping
ration engineer and fired the boilers
for many hours while the flro was In
progress.
The city standplpe , 120 feet high
and with n capacity of 3,743 barrels ,
was pumped full and emptied six times
In order to fight the flames , and be
tween 16,000 and 18,000 barrels of wa
ter wore poured Into the flro by the
fire department. Never In Norfolk's
history was there bettor pressure than
at that fire , this being maintained at
eighty-five pounds most of the night ,
with seventy pounds when there were
five streams of water turned on.
It requires three hours and twenty
minutes to fill the standplpe , and the
pumps were kept going from 7 o'clock
Friday night , when the flro broke out ,
until 1 o'clock Saturday , to keep up
with the demands for pressure nnd
moisture.
SAYS IS NO FAULT WITH WORK
OR MATERIAL.
WANTS TO BE FAIR ABOUT IT
Mr. Endres Expresses a Willingness-
to Remedy Any Fault That Can be
Found With the New Gutter or Curb ,
Due to His Work or Cement
M. Endres , contractor who built the
cement gutter and curb , had this to
say with icgard to action taken by
the city council to Inspect the gutter ,
and with regard to a discussion at the
council meeting regarding alleged de
fects In the curb :
"If there Is any crumbling In the
curb or gutter It must not bo on ac
count of bnd work or bad material for
the city council had a special repre
sentative on the ground at all times
so that the work bo done according to
contract , but the city council neglect
ed their duty when they allowed hors
es to stand In the gutter and on the
curb all day long before the cement
had time to set. I haven't seen any
crumbling as yet and If there Is any
I will make It good If It Is on account
of bad work or material. "
The discussion over the curb arose-
before the city councly when W. A.
Emery and Mr. Graves , owners of
buildings on Norfolk avenue , appeared
and filed written objections to paying :
their assessment for the curbing ,
claiming that the curb was not ac
cording to contract. They claimed
that the curb should have been six
Inches wide and sixteen Inches deep
according to specifications , but that It
was not built in this dimension. They
said they were ready to pay their share
for the guttering.
The city council has already paid
Mr. Endres for the work nnd the com
plaint arose when the city council
wanted to collect from property own
ers for their shares.
It Is claimed , In answer to the state
ment thnt the city council neglected
Its duty by allowing teams on the gut
ter , thnt the contract ctilled for pro
tection of the gutter by the builder un
til It had propeily set.
FIRST DANCE SINCE NEW HOSPI
TAL WAS BUILT.
A TREAT IN EARLY MORNING
A Christmas Tree for the Poor Unfor
tunates In the State Hospital for the
Insane In Norfolk Brings Thoughts
of Home Too Vividly.
Patients In the Nrofolk hospital for
the Insane will enjoy just as merry a
Christmas day as It Is possible to give
them , without so overdoing the festiv
ities of the occasion as to cause gloom
and pathetic thoughts of homes. Dr.
G. A. Young , superintendent , announc
es that on Christmas eve the first
dance that has been given at the Insti
tution slnco the old hospltnl burned ,
will bo held In the chapel. This has
become possible by reason of the fact
that patients have been transferred
into the new west wing , releasing the
chapel from Its dormitory capacity.
In remodeling and preparing the
building for a chapel again , a new fin
ish will bo put on the floor and new
decorations on the walls. The car
penters will bo stopped long enough
In their work , however , to allow the
patients to enjoy a dance on Christ
mas eve , with a dance following for
the employes. A four-piece orchestra ,
consisting of n clarinet , cornet , violin
and piano now nmkcs good music.
Treats for Patients.
Dr. Young snys that , while It has
been found that n Christmas tree does
not pay In the hospital because It hurts
the feelings of Inmates in bringing
back to their minds thoughts of their
own homes that they have left , each
patient will bo given n treat on Chrlst
mns morning. Fruit , nuts and candles
have been ordered and on Christmas
morning , when the rest of the world
Is Joyous In the Santa Glaus spirit , the
unfortunates in the hospltnl will re
ceive , ench one , a package of these
good things to help make them happy
and light hearted.
At dinner there will bo turkey and
other delicacies In keeping with the
occasion.
Very Low Rates to National Wool
Growers' association , Salt Lake
Hty , Utah , via the Northwestern lino.
Excursion tickets will lie sold January
15 , 10 and 17 , with favorable return
limits. Apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern R'y.