The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-05

1911 has hit the top mark. The bust.
ness in this line throughout the year
has been steady, with October, No
vember and December the heavy
months of the year.
Hardware Increases.
Hardware sales in 1911 were slight
ly increased over 1910, but tho In.
crease was not so heavy as in the pre-
ceding year.
Better Dry Goods Stocks.
With finer line of dry goods than
ever before displayed in Norfolk, that
years sales show fair increase over
1910
More Drugs Sold.
Business in drug stores shows an
increase in 1910 over 1911. as did 1910
over 1909. One druggists books show
over 1000 increase in 1911 over 1910,
while others also report fair increases.
Better Jewelry Sales.
| Jewelry business increased in 1911
over 1910. Diamond sales have been
fair while watches have taken a squirt
over last year
| MORE MUSICAL instruments.
Notwithstanding the fact that coun-
try trade has been light in the mu-
steal line during the Christmas rush,
all kinds of musical instruments have
sold more freely locally, and that line
of business on the years average is
| increased substantially over 1910.
More Automobiles Bought.
With several new automobile deal
crs reCkoncd in the new business en-.
terprises of the city in 1911, add
tional taXicabs and the Inauguration
of automobile deliveries, the automor
bile trade continued to increase in
1911 over 1910, as did the latter year
over 1909.
Shoe Business Increases.
Thes hoe business has shown a sub
stantial increase.
A Fair Wheat Yield.
All kinds of grain crops around Nor
folk were fairly good. Sufficient rain
which this territory enjoys regularly
was a great benefit The recent snow
is a forerunner of good crop in 1912
and will bring out the winter wheat
in good shape.
Wheat in 1911 is considered about
IS per cent of a full crop, and the
grain is just as good as that in 1910
More wheat was bought in 1911 than
in 1910. The highest price paid fol
wheat in 1911 was 81 and the low
price was so cents.
The Corn Crop.
Eighty per cent of last years CroT
is considered fair estimate of 1911
corn. In Norfolk the high price
reached for corn was 60 cents, ant
the lowest was so cents. Outside OF
Norfolk corn reached as low as A.
cents during the year. The recent
heavy snow will make conditions good
for spring work.
Oats Crop Short.
A fair quality of oats was harvested
in 1911, and it is estimated that the
crop was about 40 per cent of that in
1910. Oats sold as high as 40 cents
and as low as 80.
2os Babies Born.
Further increases in Norfolk's pop
ulation were made. There were 20S
babies born in 1911. AS usual for 8
number of years past, there have beer
more boys than girls; 10S boys were
born in 1911 and 100 girls. The month
of August was a busy one for the
stork, in fact the busiest month Of the
year. April and December were the
light months, while in 1909 April was
the heaviest month.
| 1926 Deaths Recorded.
, There were 1875 deaths in Norfolk
, in 1911, including the deaths at tn,
| state hospital. OF these IA were mall
l and 81 female. April and Januar.
were heavy months for fatalities. Il
) those months eighteen deaths occur
r red. In 1910 there were but ~
deaths and only 1913 births.