The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-06
Norfolk Did Well.

the improvements of the year stands |
the paving of Norfolk avenue for eight |
blocks in the business portion of the |
city. This is believed to be the be. |
ginning of a widespread movement |
for paving in Norfolk and the benefits |
of this improvement are already be-
ing felt. The federal census, giving |
Norfolk 6,027 people-a gain of 80 per
cent in ten years-is another of the
years important events.
There has been considerable build. |
ing of substantial kind including the
completion of $4,000 Carnegie pub.
lie library and the starting OF $25,.
600 Y. NJ. G. A. building.
There has been substantial improve
ments in business buildings. The
Taylor block has been practically re-
built so that id is a large 2rstory mod
syp public block today, an extensive
addition has been built by The Huse
Publishing Company, the Sugar City
| Cereal Mills Co. have invested several
| thousand dollars in a new concrete
dam. the EngelmaW building, two
story business bloch, has been an inn
portarE addition to- Norfolk avenue
and bcnh the Norfolk Electric Light &
| Power Company and the Nontolk
Light & Fuel Company have spent
many thousands of dollars to improve
and expand their public utility plants.
Faith in tBe future Of Norfolk has
been shown in the purchase of the
Norfolk National bank Mt the Mast
Depot Didn't Come.
block at a CSst OF $25 900.
One of tia buildings promised for
the new year which did non material
ize but which it is hoped VIII be built
within the coming year was new
s35, 0a0 depot to replace the pld Union
Pacific station. A new Northwestern
depot at the ,Smction is alHp sorely
! needed.
Dan Craven'sh mem steam Daundry
lsilding is crsdit 40 the city, as is
ttba new Zimmerman building on South
Fnurth street A. new industry has
basu added in he Norfolk MSi and
! ChamiGa1 Works, which will Irobsbly
buiid a factory during the coming
ye#r The development of OfrEson's
horse STABLES and The launching Of his
magazine have bssn features nj the
yesg The movemant of the CONNER
ciaiE club and county commissioners
to tiuiTd an oil road south ON Thir-
teemnH street the contract for which
has, already been let, is another of
the. year'S import aapf developments.
Many Improvements.
PtbSiic' improvements havs~ been
, manN New sidewalks have been
builE. new sewer districts cnhsted,
andI First street graded from Na@folk
/ avenue to- the Junctii@N. The CMnmer-
cia club haas BEEN an active fTctor
in many of tine improvements
Thrmgii dheir eff many farmers
| have improved romas leading to the
. city. With the aid, ad the county COM
, missiDners. the club has secured a
I contract ito oil Sourth Thirteenth street
c and. that street will be a credit TO this
. territory when completed next spring
Thirty dwelling buildings NsATe con
t strlrted i'm 1910 ranging in price from
e 81 40 to- $4,000. A number of these
n new homes were constructed near the
a Junction and the open spacf Between
s that portion of town and tha business
papU is rapidly filling up.
S Many Arrests Mace
Y Although there. were twice as many
t. a srests an Norfolk iii the yaBr 1909 as
in the previous year, the rear 1911
S has doubled the number in 1909! Las
l. year there were. zoo arrests made, Ia
e of which were called "acETai arrests
l. by Chief of Police Marquardt. TIT
Is remainder were men arrested for Loaf
A, ing on the street and. after haNinl
e spent the night in Jail were released
Not Ss Many OrUnks.
D. The majority of the arrests wer
IS cramps and number OF DRINKS. Tn
81, drunk list, however, is decreased iron
ia that of last year. The average fine
he, paid were $40 by each prisoner
rs Judge Eissly, however, reports bu
n half the prisoners able to pay thei
N fines and they were either released o
or after having worked a few days o
the street commissioners force, eithe
is escaped or were turned loose. Tn
so large number of arrests is also du
DIS to the fact that an additional nigf
tie lpatrolman has been employed. Tw
ig of the prisoners arrested here hav
tn been sent to the penitentiary; twel'
n. were bound over to the district cou
nut and five We're sent to the county ja1
30. Thlrty.Nine Fires.
zig There were thirty-nine actual tir'
in the city In the year of 1910 cor
he pared with twenty in 1909. The mo
he important of these fires was the Cry
MS, tai theater fire here moving pictu
he film exploded, Hose companies No.
he and are competing for the most lint
Ill of hose laid and the winner is to r
its celve a prize from the city counc