The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-05-04
CAUSES C0NSTERNAT
An Alarm of Fire Turned i'll
This Noon.
DEPARTMENT QUICK TO RESPOND


Little Damage Done Only u Few Old
Railroad Ties nutn Destruction ot Al
iaccut buildings Narrowly ANcricd \
Furious Gale Uiowiug ut the Time Er-
erybody Was Anxious.
From Fridays Daily.
4 little before noon the sounding of
the alarm told that there was u fire in
the Second ward
With the furious gale that was blow.
ing from the southeast, crowds of people
were in the streets IN n moment eagerly
inQuiring where the fire was Conster.
nation was depicted on their countcn'
anccs. Nor was it strange. AS dry as
1t is, the possibilities of the city being
fire swept were not pleasant to contem.
plate.
Investigation, however, located the
fire among some railroad ties III the
dooryard of Samuel w. Storm, corner
of First street and Park avenue.
The ncighborS had formed bucket
brigade, before the department arrived
and held the fire in allegiance until n few
streams turned on with the hose eXtin-
guishcd 1T completely.
No one seems to know how the fire
originated but it is not unlikely that II
spark from the chimney of the house
lodged among the dry timbers and ig.
nited them.
1t was u narrow escape from fire
which would, had it obtained Roadway,
destroyed the house and barn and other
adjacent buildings
There was II general feeling of relief
when it was understood how slight dam
age was done and that the fire was out.
FRIDAY FACTS.
The streets are getting dusty again,
Burt Mapes goes to Wayne tomorrow
p. d. Corre'l of Plainvew was in the
city today.
@. f. Mitchell of Creighton is Nor.
folk visitor today.
Ferdinand Koch of West Point spent
the day in Norfolk.
Columbus is working very persstently
to secure cotton factory.
Mrs. NJ. c. Walker entertained tn,
ladies in the Heights this afternoon.
The farmers are busy and so is every
body else that has disposition to work
A. Halverson, representing an Omaha
barber's supplies house, was i'll the city
this morning.
The festive tramp is abroad in the
land once more. and mosquitoes anC
other pests will soon be OH deck
Admiral Schleys contemplated visi
TO Omaha, as the guest of EX-Senato
Manderson, which was set for mex
Monday, has been deferred until later
date, owing to serious injuries sustained
by Mrs. Schley by fail, n few days ago
j. NJ. Collamer has sold his residenc,
property, on the corner of Madison av
enue and Eleventh street, to A. Il
Campbell of Meadow Grove, who vii
remove to this place. Mr. Collamer anC
family intend to go to Sioux City, wher,
they will occupy one of his houses
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men will hold it convention this yea
at N1w Orleans. 1t convenes next week
Conductor John Beck, of the +. Il. &
Nj. Y. II. r., is delegate from the Elk
horn Valley lodge, No. l0l. He leaves
for the Crescent City next Wednesday
At Reading, Pa, April 21th, H. G
Mahanna and Mrs, Mary Troop wer,
married, at the home of the bride. Mr.
Mahanna is the popular division super
intendent of the II. r. d Nj. V. II. II
After an extended eastern trip, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Mahauna will take up their resi-
dence at Fremont
Arthur p. Childs of the Madison Re
porter, in this weeks issue of that paper
bids his readers farewell, announcin,
that-on Monday next he begins work il
Norfolk on the Times, Tribune. Ii
says I'VE dislike to leave Madison
but needs must when the devil drives
and our devil necessity forces us {
other fields.
Fred Hollingswo orth, the genial loco