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WE NONFOUv WEEKLY NWWS JOUIIRNAL : FRIDAY , TANPARY24 190 ? . THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK IN A SOCIAL WAY , SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY BALL Welcomed as Breaking the Monotony of a Rather Dull Week People More Concerned With the Sick List Than Parties. Tlio nnmml anniversary dancing party of the Kilts on Friday evening wnn decidedly the event In the society functions of the week. The Elk's ilnnco cnnio at a time when it was welcomed as breaking the monotony of a rather dull period In Norfolk soc iety. iety.Norfolk Norfolk during the week was more concerned with the sick list perhaps than with any attempt at parties. Skating has been the chief recrea tion of the week. Pleasures of the Week , Dy all means the social event of the week Indeed , ono of the events of the season was tbo seventh anni versary ball Friday night given by Norfolk ledge No. GG3 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The party wns largely attended and was in all ways ono of the most delightful that has been given. The Marquardt hall was most attractively decorated for the occasion , the artistic work being executed by L. P. Pasewalk. The mu sic , furnished by a Sioux City orches tra , was superb. Duffel luncheon was served during the evening. The com mittee on arrangements was headed by J. C. Stltt , to whom much of the success was due. Among the out of town guests were Senator F. J. Hale and daughters , Atkinson ; Mr. and Mrs. Rathburn , Gregory ; Mr. Peyton , Crclghton. Thirty-two young people wore guests nt the Faucett homo on Tuesday evenIng - Ing at a unique party given for Miss Floy Faucett on the occasion of her sixteenth birth anniversary. At 6:30 : o'clock a "Twelfth Night" supper was served In five courses. A pretty feat ure of the supper was a cake In which a bean , a pea and a clove had been placed. Dy finding the bean Roy Ers- klnc became king for the evening , by discovering the pea , Miss Lillian Mar quardt wns Installed as queen and by biting on the clove Claude Ogden be came the evening's knave. The great er part of the evening was spent at "progressive peanut. " The honors were won by Miss Clara Scarlett of Fullerton and by Warren Beeler. The consolation prizes went to Miss Ollle Drcbert and Lawrence Hoffman. Mesdames Burnett and McQrnne en- tertainVd sixty f& > ndsJaS the railroad hall Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harshmnn of Omaha. High five was Indulged In until 11 when the hostess served a delicious lunch , after which the tables were cleared away and dancing wns then commenced and kept up until 3 o'clock In the morning. People danced that night who had not danced for forty years. At cards Miss Mary Schaeffer received first prize , J. J. Welch had high score of the gentlemen and Matt Schaeffer the booby prize. Mesdames Burnett and McGrane have again prov en their ability as hostesses among their many friends. Newman Grove Reporter : About thirty of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. South assembled nt the Frink home , Friday night and marched In a body to the Souths , taking them completely by surprise. The guests took poss osslon of the house. Two long tables were prepared in the dining room and later In the evening nil sat down to a bountiful supper. The only thing to mar the pleasure of the evening was the shadow of the coming departure of the Souths to their new home In Norfolk. The Rebekah Odd Fellows lodge held an interesting meeting Friday evening , during which there were In itiation and refreshments. Mrs , Kler- stead of Tlldeu , district deputy , was here and conducted the secret work. The drill team of the lodge gave the floor work in an Impressive manner. Refreshments were served as the clos ing feature of a pleasant evening. The Browning club met at the homo of Dr. H. J. Cole on Tuesday evening. Ferdinand Schultz on last Saturday was sixty-one years old. In the even ing about twenty-five friends visited him nt his home in Edgewater park , to pass a pleasant evening. Refresh ments were served at 11 o'clock. The Joint birthday of Ed Bennlng and his little son , Fred , was celebrat ed on Sunday by two parties , a party for the son In the afternoon and a gathering for Mr. Bennlng in the even- Ing. Members of the Modern Woodmen were the guests of the Royal Neighbors - bors ledge Monday evening at a lunch eon given at the close of the Woodmen - men meeting. The Queen Esther circle wns enter- talned on Tuesday evening by Miss Adams. The next session will be an open meeting. A number of friends gathered nt Herman Hllle's home on Thursday evening on the occasion of his birth day. > On last Saturday evening the mem bers of the O. M. C. club were the guests of Mies Matilda Herrmann. ilr. and Mrs. D. Mathewson enter- tnlncd a few friends nt a ( ! o'clock din ner on last Saturday evening. Tht1 West Side Whist club wns plcnu. antly c'litorlnlucd by Mr. and .Mis. H. A. Bullock Thursday night. The pleasant evenings of the week have taken many young people to King's pond for skating parties. The Chess club was entertained nt the homo of C. H. Krnhn Wednesday evening. A birthday party was given In honor of Frank Wlchart Wednesday evening. Miss Mnhle Tanner entertained nt a leap year party on Fridny evening. Hymenlal. A former Norfolk romance has cul minated In a matrimonial alliance In Omaha , George A. Younger , until re cently of Norfolk , being the groom and Miss Grace Hutchluson of Denver , Colo. , the bride. Miss Hutchlnson lived in Norfolk about two years ago , making her homo with Miss Minnie Apfel. She left Norfolk to become a nurse In Denver. George Younger has spent much of his life in Norfolk , and until recently was employed In the Leonard drug store. He went to Omaha to attend a school of pharmacy. Miss Hutchlnson lived In Sioux City before coming to Norfolk on her moth er's death. Gottlieb Jacob Kolmnr of Pierce and Miss Ida Wilde of Norfolk were mar ried In Norfolk on Wednesday even Ing. Coming Events. A banquet at the Oxnard hotel is to follow the annual meeting of the North Nebraska Short Shipment Race circuit in Norfolk Monday. The busi ness meeting will be held in the after noon , the banquet in the evening. The next senior class party will be at the home of Ralph Lulkart. The next band dance will be given on Wednesday evening. NORTHWESTERN DROPPING MEN Many Reductions In Rank and Those of Lower Rank Let Out. The Northwestern Is still dropping brakemen from its list. In fact , a number of brakemen have just been let out. This does not mean that the force Is receiving any material cut since the earlier reductions but is due to the large number of vacations granted when business slacked up. When the Northwestern went on a winter basis on account of slack bus iness every trainman who desired a vacation was granted one. In this way n number of men who would other wise have been dropped were kept employed. But most of the men who have vacations coming have had their leave of absence and are coming back. As n result a number of men have had to go. Many reductions In rank , the loss of the conductor's cap , a forced re turn to the firebox has been the fate of a number of short service conduct ors and engineers. When the rush starts in the summer many brakeman and firemen draw their old rank when the slack busi ness months roll around. Instead of being dismissed the men are offered reductions in rank until business again resumes its full volume. The older men get shorter runs , the newer men become brakemen and firemen while many of the latter seek the round house and shops or find other work. FOREIGN ADVERTISING Efforts on Part of Newspaper Men to Secure Fair Rates. At the meeting of the Elkhorn Val ley Editorial association , held In Alns- worth last June , a commltte was ap pointed to draft a plan whereby local newspaper men could secure a com pensatory rate for publlcatlng "foreign advertising. " This committee , con sisting of John M. Cotton of the Ains- worth Star-Journal , Geo. A. Miles of the O'Neill Independent and L. O. Wilson of the Sprlngvlew Herald , have just prepared their report , which Is as follows : We believe from our own experience that such living rates may be secured from those advertisers if we have an organization and an understanding among ourselves and will honestly abide by this understanding. It Is not the Intention to boost the price of such advertising beyond a reasonable charge for such service , but it Is a well known fact that those people have never paid , and except In rare Instances , do not now pay anything like the rate that is charged to local merchants the men who give us the support that gives our paper its stand ing and enables us to continue our business. We believe that the "Foreign Ad vertiser" should pay the same price that other advertisers pay and we feel that such rates can be secured if we make an agreement and stand by it. It ought not to take any argument to convince the Jiewspaper men of this part of the state that this statement is true. Wo suggest as a minimum price the following rates : County Seat Newspapers Transient advertising , 20 cents an inch , each In sertion ; quack doctors and medicine fakirs , 25 cents an Inch each Insertion if taken at all. Contract rates , 3 months or longer , subject to change every week if de sired , 10 cents an inch for each Inser tion , net. Reading notices , 5 cents per count ed line , each Insertion , net. Country Town Papers Wo suggest a minimum price in papers printed at towns other than county peats , n charge of SO pur cent of the above pilcus , net. The committee further suggests that the members of this association make n united effort to put tlipne ralo.s Into practice and report at the next session of the association to be held nt Valentine next June , if , then , It Is deemed practical , we cnn put ourselves - selves Into an effective organization , mid Insist ( in the Foreign Advertiser coming to our terms If he docs busi ness with us. And ho will want to do business , as his very life depends upon It. They cannot afford to keep out of North Nebraska , and they will come In If we will but present a solid front. At present , when an agent comes to nn ofllce , one of his stock argument , Is that he can get his adv. In the other papers of this territory at a price ever so much less than we arc asking. And he Is ready to back his assertions by producing the con tracts. We can cure this trouble If wo will. The question is : Will we ? Let the Rates bo Net We suggest net rates. If advertising agents do business with us , let them make a price above our net rates. GREGORY COUNTY SEAT WAR. County Commissioners Decide Fairfax Is Not Permanent County Seat. Rosebud Times : At the meeting of fjlio county commissioners Tuesday , a petition bearing the names of 1820 voters of the county was presented by representatives of the town of Herrick - rick asking that that town he named as the candidate against Fairfax in the coming county seat contest. The of county judge , C. A. Davis , decided commissioners , however , on advice sary and any town or towns In the that Fairfax was not a permanent county seat by a vote of 2 to 3 , and that thereofre no petition wns neces sary and any town or town In the county could enter the race. It Is the opinion of a majority of the leading citizens of the county , that the decision of the commissioners is correct , but nevertheless the court will bo called upon to settle the matted definitely. The Herrlck county seat promoters are also of the opinion that Fairfax Is not a permanent county seat , and were of that opinion prior to the meeting of the commissioners , but In order to be on the safe side they secured the strongly signed petition , bearing 1820 names of the voters of the county , which would have placed Herrlck on the ticket against Fairfax in case the commissioners had decided the present seat of county government was permanent. Now , if the decision of the com missioners is sustained by the court any town In the county may enter the county seat fight as a candidate and the town receiving the majority of the votes cast at the election will be the winner. If , on the other hand , the court rules tha t Fairfax Is a perma nent county seat , then only the town ent county seat , then only the town showing the strongest petition can enter the race against Fairfax. In the latter case Herrlck will be in readi ness with her petition which will In all probability place her upon the ticket. If the decision of the commissioners Is sustained by the court the fight will be a three cornered one , with Burke , Herrick and Fairfax as contestants , and in this event , it is difficult to pre dict at this time what the outcome would be. Herrlck , however , has flat tering prospects in either case. CORTELYOU STORY. Secretary of Treasury Neither Resign ed Nor Quarreled With President. Washington , D. C. , Jan. 18. Secre tary Cortelyou has not resigned and does not Intend to just at present. He has not had a quarrel with the presi dent and Is not likely to have. His relations with Secretary Taft and other members of the cabinet are entirely cordial , and will surely con tinue so. He Is not an avowed candidate for the presidency. The president has nr > t Informed him that he could not be such a candidate. His entire liberty of political action has been repeatedly recognized both by President Roosevelt velt and Secretary Taft. The secretary of the treasury has been an extremely sick man , and he Is still far from well. He has been ab sent n great deal from the treasury department , but has attended every cabinet meeting when he was able to be out of the house. The president and the secretary de nounce as absolutely untrue the sto ries printed this morning that Secre tary Cortelyou had retired from the cabinet In a huff and was about to ac cept a position under Plerpont Mor gan. BANKER STEINKRAUS ILL. Fell on the Railroad Track on His Way Home. Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 18. Special to The News : F. W. Stelnkraus , cashier of the Pierce county hank , was sud denly taken 111 yesterday on his way homo and fell unconscious to the ground. As his home is nearest reach ed from town by walking along the railroad track ho lay between the rails and fortunately was stricken at a time when no trains were running. Today he Is very sick with pneumonia. Engine Starts Prairie Fire. Fremont , Neb. , Jan. IS. A prairie fire yesterday afternoon , said to have been started by a Northwestern train , swept east of Fremont from the rail road to Ed Mahoney's farm , burning fodder and hay over an area three miles wide and eight miles long. The buildings on Nels Johnson's farm were consumed. Sixty haystacks , aggre gating 1,000 tons of hay , were de stroyed. The loss is probably $5,000. Farmers and gangs of Northwestern men fought the fire for three hours , finally subduing it. DESCRIPTION OF THE DOCTOR'S SUMMER TRIP. PUBLISHED IN RECREATION A Pretty Story of a Summer Outing Among the Moss Grown Landmarks of Early Days A Land of Peace , Recreation , Rest. Dr. J. H. Mttckny In January Recrea tion : After an absence of twenty years I set my feet down last summer In the footprints of boyhood's days away down In Nova Scotia. I arrived at Yarmouth early in the morning after an all-night journey by boat from Bos ton. Duty must he paid on guns and bicycles , which is returned , however , If the tourist takes these articles hack with him. Baggage was transferred to an awaiting train ; we had n half hour for breakfast , then the guard gave the signal and wo were off. Dear old Acadla ! Land of peace , re laxation rest. There were the wide , green marshes ns of old , fringed with their dykes built so long ago that per chance Evangellne and her Gabriel had strolled along their banks. Yonder with its white sails and shimmering lights and shadows the placid waters of Minns stretched away In the morn ing sunlight to where the ha/.y out lines of Blomldon stood out darkly against the s > ky. There at my feet with moss-grown landmarks , nestled among wide-spreading trees the little old village of Grand Pre , immortalized in story. The tide was coming up that morning , as we traversed the beauti ful Annapolis valley the majestic ti dal bore of the Bay of Fundy bringing with it the pungent , salty breath of the ocean and bearing to thousands of awaiting seines vast schools of shad. The train rushed on , leaving beautiful Mluas , the far reaching hay marshes , grain fields and orchards , as well as the rugged outlines of Blomldou In the fast receding distance , and soon tow ering hills and giant boulders frowned down upon us and foaming little tor rents came tumbling down from the hillsides and dashed , with many a leap and tumble , down below until lost to sight In dark , wooded glens. Every where the grey boulders , overhanging perilously and isolated from some rocky hillside or nestling lovingly among the buttercups and daisies of the narow little antediluvian giants who had been playing marbles with them. In many places great ridges of bare schistose rocks bristled from the hill sides or caused fantastic gaps In the dense woods. What a wild , sweet tan gle of lambkin , brecken and wild briar greets the eye as the train swings from curve to curve in dodging the hills In this wilderness ! At several stations children came Into the train with bas kets of the delicious wild strawberries that grow everywhere in the country and the train officials assisted passen gers in securing a supply. At one stopping place two flaxen-haired girls dressed in white came aboard bearing great armfuls of the magnificent Nova Scotia wlldwater lily , they sold for the ridiculous sum of five cents per dozen and the train was held several min utes over schedule time to enable us all to get a nosegay. I left the train and pursued my jour ney across the Cobequld ridge to the north shore. For miles and miles this road was arched over by the Interlac ing of branches overhead until the road maintained a twilight gloom even at mid-day. Save the murmur of run ning brooks and the whir of the ruffed grouse wings and now and then the faint tinkle of a far-off cowbell , not a sound broke the stillness of the forest. Tiny lakes , clear and cool and teem ing with trout , lay scattered like pearls at intervals along the mountain , even on Its summit , enabling the traveler to catch a glimpse of the sky over head. From this elevation Prince Edward Island , fifty miles distnt , can be observed as well as the thirty-mile wide strip of water that Intervenes between it and the peninsula of Nova Scotia. This is Northumberland Strait and Is a part of the Gulf of St. Law rence. It is a grand sight that bursts upon the traveler here from the crest of the mountain. Fifty miles of the coast , with Its bays and lighthouses and white sails , are open to view. A cannon booms and then another and another and the echo rolls up from below. It is a salute of some passing vessel. While all the principle points of the province can be reached by rail or boat the most charming spots are those where railroads and steamers have not penetrated , and an overland trip like mine from the south to the north shore by stage should not bo missed. Here and there through the glens where flowed a mountain stream stood he picturespue ruins of old-fashioned sawmills long since supplanted by mod ern portable ones. These are the haunt of the black bear , numerous enough and generally Inoffensive , but difficult o hunt owing to their keen scent and nocturnal habits and the refuge of tangled undergrowth and jams of wind falls. Dogs are of little use in trailIng - Ing bruin for he covers up his scent by walking on high logs and wading streams. Through this wilderness roam an occasional moose , although gener ally they keep to the spruce and juni per swamps near the coast. Contact with man for three hundred years has not succeeded in exterminating the moose from Nova Scotia , but It ha"s taught them caution , and only rarely docs one fall a trophy to the hunter's skill. I spent many pleasant days along the sea shore shooting seal and In the harbors "Jigging" for mackerel. These seals are southern cousins of the arctic seal , and their fur is quite valuable. They como In from the open ocean Into in August to the outlying reefs In Itu * meiiBc numbers to mate. A ride Is the only available weapon against tkcm , Mackerel fishing with honk and line Is great sport ami there Is no gamer llsli of his size In the herring pond. Still water with a clear bottom two or five fathoms Is preferable. Strips of red llannel are attached along the line to attract the fish. Fresh meat Is us ed for halt mid pulverized boiled lob ster scattered about the vicinity of the boat ns a chum. Of trout Salvol- inns fontlnalls , I had n surfeit , for the brooks and lakes wore swarming with them and they always seemed to be hungry. These were small and medium sized ones , and it Is no trick to catch them oven by gulldlng , but the big ones are not so easily taken by any kind of a lure. These solitary old vet erans feed at night , frequent deep , shady pools and absolutely refuse to fly. They arc vicious cnnlbalH , and woo be to the flngerllng who ventures Into their loir. It wns that genial philos opher of angling , the venerable Izaac , who said : "There Is night fishing as well ns day fishing , for you are to note that the great old trout is both subtle and fearful and Ho close nil day , but In the night feeds boldly. " It was thus In Colchester county , I caught a griz zled old giant. It wns almost dusk , and the first drops of a shower wore falling on a deep pool In an abandoned mill pond. I had a few nursling mice which I used to lure the big fellows at dusk , and slipping one on the hook I approached the pool stealthily and dropped it over the trunk of n fellcn tree. Instantly there wns a commo tion In the pool and I had a strenuous five minutes until I landed the daddy of all the speckled beauties. For trout I used a horse hair line which every boy In Nova Scotia makes. It Is three stranded nnd twisted by goose quills. Each strand has from three to six hairs , according to size desired , nnd one hair in each strand should be white. This makes a strong , light line for It will not get water soaked and sink. It will not knot , loop nor kink , and It needs no oiling nor drying and It never rots. I did my fishing in Colchester and Plctou counties , but conditions arc ideal all along the north coast from the New Brunswick line to the straits of Canso , or beyond into Cape Breton. Should you ever desire n taste of brine you can go out to the banks with the cod fishers and try your hand at these , and it costs nothing except to ask some bighearted schooner mas ter to invite you. I had all the salt I wanted when I went out one nasty day with a lobster fisherman to overhaul his traps. The sea was choppy , caught between a flood tide and a gusty land wind. The little cat boat was piled full of traps , and before we got these set and buoyed and the others pull ed up and emptied we were dripping and tacked home with a boat two-third full of squirming lobsters and churn ing water. When the grouse got "ripe" I spent many a rare day in the woods. The beaches teem with shore birds and one does not have to return to camp at night , for here everyone gives you a cheerful "good day" and keeps open house. There is always a spare free seat In whatever boat Is going out , for the launch and tug have not yet defil ed this spot. Retired captains and sailors will be glad to enjoy your com pany and take you for a sail down to some point where shore birds are feed- Ing. There are no trespass signs , and the "gudewife" who gives you milk or butter or eggs will scorn your proffer ed "silver" for the luxuries she be stows upon the stranger within her gates , but she will accept a mess of fish or birds. One act only is unpar donable and the tourist therefore will not fish , hunt , work or travel upon the Sabbath day , for among these Highland Scots and their offspring that day is a day of rest. The aver age summer temperature is 70 degrees F. ; there is no haste , no strife nor struggle. No one is very rich , none are poor. The people are thrifty and Industrious , but finance , trusts , mar gins , pools are words of an unlearned tongue. Soon , too soon , along the hillsides amidst the dark , green foliage of the woods , patches of crimson , yellow and old began to appear ; the blush upon the sumac and the ruby on the rowan were unmistakable signals that those long , delicious summer days were com ing to a close. Down the shadowy glens the mists came trooping like phantom armies , casting wlerd , change ful shadows over the landscape and out on the reefs the surf broke in long echoing notes like the firing of far- off signal guns that seemed to say , "It is finished ! " And although I knew that hastening southward through the mists and gathering winds the cohorts of geese , brant and ducks were wingIng - Ing their rapid fight , and that soon every bay nnd inlet would bo swarmIng - Ing with them , I could not bear to see the summer's beauty and fragrance pass away before rity eyes and be lost in the chill and gloom and grey mists of autumn. So ns the tangled skeins of life demanded attention , I gazed once more upon the wooded hillsides and shadowy glens nnd out upon the gleaming ocean , then turned my back upon these scenes nnd took up my Journey towards the setting sun , bearIng - Ing In my heart the Joys of a perfect vacation. Family Absent , Skunk Moves In. Wlnslde , Neb. , Jan. 15. While the A. T. Chopin family were absent from their home this week , a skunk moved In. The return of the family brought on a fight for possession that caused a big "stink" in general , but finally resulted in the murder of the Intruder by the Irate head of the Chapln house hold. "Signs" of the battle are still perceptible to the nostrils of passers- by. OPEN WINTER A GREAT AID TO MILWAUKEE RAILROAD. PROGRESS ON LINE TO COAST Officials Expect to Inaugurate Service Between St. Paul and Butte Some Time In May or June Will Reach Seattle In 1909. Sioux City Journal : The open win ter In the west has boon HO favorable to railroad construction work that the Chicago , Milwaukee nnd St. Paul rail way company now is planning to com plete the Uno Into Seattle early In IflOfl. Rccpnl steps In the progress of the extension have been announced by F. A. Miller , general passenger agent. Train service was established hist Sunday to Mnrnmrth , N. D. , thirty miles west of Bowman , N. D. , the present end of the line. On the same date local service was put on between Hnrlowton and Mussclshcll , Mont. These two towns arc In the central part of Montana , nnd arc ninety-two miles apart Work has advanced so rapidly that trains will probably bo running be tween St. Paul and Buttc some time in May or June. By the middle of Feb ruary It Is expected that most of the construction work will be finished. Already the grading has been prac tically completed , and rails arc being laid at the rate of four miles a day. Marmnrth , . to which trains will bo run this week , Is about 200 miles west of the Missouri river. While construc tion crews arc advancing westward from this place others are working eastward along the Musselshcll valley. It is thought that the two lines will bo connected and the bridge built across the Yellowstone nt Miles City by the middle of next month. BRIGHT MIND UNDER CLOUD. Surgeon Taken Into Custody to Pre vent Suicide. Omaha , Jan. 18. Dr. II. L. Getz of Marshnlltown , Iowa , at one time gen eral surgeon of the Northwestern rail way and twice president of the Nation al association of surgeons , was locked up for safe keeping Thursday night on the charge of insanity. Having suf fered from over work some years ago , Dr. Getz became addicted to the use of drugs nnd as n result his mind be came slightly deranged. He was plac ed In a sanitarium by his family last spring , nnd was but recently released , coming to Omaha. Irately he has re sided at 010 South Nineteenth street , and has suffered from the hallucina tion that he wns being followed by the authorities of the sanitarium where he had been confined. Following the death of Dr. Baetens by his own hand , Getz has repeatedly threatened to end his own life. Fearing that he would carry his threat Into execution his friends had him taken into custody. He made an attempt at suicide at Iowa City last September , but was un successful. WILL MEET RAILROAD MEN. President Makes an Appointment for January 27. Washington , Jan. 18. President Roosevelt today made an appointment for January 27 , to confer with a com mittee of the operating vice presidents of leading railroads. The appointrtien was made by Senator Warner of Mls > sourl at the request of the St. Loui & San Francisco road. The committee will represent among others the New York Central , Pennsylvania , Burling ton , Northwestern , Illinois Central am' Frisco roads. The object Is to bring to the attention of the president mat ters regarded as adversely affecting railway operations. It is understood that legalizing of pooling agreements will be one of the important topics The president has hitherto Indicated his position as favorable to sucli agreements under proper supervision of the commerce commission. OFFERS RESTITUTION. David Fawcett Explains He Wants to Begin With Clean Slate. Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 18. The pangs of an uneasy conscience have prompt ed David Fawcett , a Burlington rail road machinist , at Havelock , to offer restitution of wages overpaid him by his corporation employer. Fawcett recently became a convert to religion and the following day he confessed to his foreman that he had been paid $7.15 in excess of his right ful wages during the month of Febru ary , 1907 ; that his conscience was smiling him , and he desired to return the money. A search of the dally wage ticket has so far failed to disclose any over payment and Fnwcett has not yet been permitted to make the desired restitu tion. Fnwcett explains that he Is plan ning to be married within a few months nnd that lie intends to begin married life with his slate clean of sin. WILL SOON BE FINISHED. Lane Cutoff of the Union Pacific Nearly Completed. Omaha , Jan. 18. Thirty days more will suffice to finish building the Lane- South Omaha cutoff of the Union Pac ific , which Is to cut out the famous "ox bow" between this city and Fre mont on the great overland road. That time is the opinion of railway men and contractors watching its progress. When that work Is done the Union Pacific has only to ballast and lay track before it can run such of its trains as it pleases over the road , and thus save nine or ten miles of ills- titiico , The roHt of ( ho whole \t\l structure of Mils and CUH ( , tromloM , rondurls , and the Illto la estimated at not far from $ HOIK,000. ) The Union Pai-lllc IB hulldliu ; n o culverts and Kllpntrlck Bros. & C l- llus doing the grading. Together tiny luive about fiOO men employed , HILAND GOES TO JAPAN. May Contract With Steamship Line to Work With the Milwaukee. Chicago , Jan. 18. The Tribune to day siiys : The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul IH to outer active competi tion with ( ho Ilarrlninn and the Hill lines for the trans-Pacific trade. J. H. IMland , third vlco president In charge of trnllle on the Milwaukee. It developed yesterday , Rails from San Francisco for Japan January . ' 10. Pacific coast extension of the Mil waukee will bo completed to Seattle , Wash. , during 1000 , and the road then will bo In n position to handle traffic through from Chicago. It Is understood the Milwaukee man agement prefers a traffic alliance with some existing steamship company but If this cannot bo arranged , the road is prepared to build Its own steamers and establish its own line. MAY LOSE OPTION. Baltimore & Ohio Stands to Lose the Terminal Transfer Railroad. Chicago , Jan. 18. Unless the finan cial situation soon grows hotter the Baltimore & Ohio railroad may lese the opportunity to secure the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad company , In which it already has Invested moro than $10,000,000. Contrary to general understanding , the deal whereby the Baltimore & Ohio was to purchase the minority In terest and thereby eliminate all oppo sition to the sale of the terminal , sub ject ( o the lease of the eastern road , Is now off. WILL INVESTIGATE WRECKS Move Made by the Nebraska Com missioners. Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 18. Commis- Issloners Williams and Clarke , of the state railway commission , today ap proved of the plan to compel railway officials to furnish photographs and complete details concerning wrecks. Discrlptiun of the equipment must be furnished nnd the cause of the dis aster explained. J- * Scheme to Get Coal. Leavenworth Times : The railroad brakeman tell of an original schema a fanner near Parnell has adopted to got his winter's coal : Ills ground Is between the two railroads , nnd near either track he has set up Images of roosters , labeled "John D. Rocke feller , " at which the train crews jeerIngly - Ingly throw coal. After the train has passed the old man and his boys gath er up the harvest. He averages about a ton a week. Fremont Herald : J. W. Olmsted , of the Northwestern , who was elected vice-president of the committee of ad justment of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen at the last meeting , leaves Sunday for Chicago to attend another meeting of this national com mittee , when unfinished business of the1 recent session will be wound up. Railroad Notes. The Frisco will not get into Dallas over its own rails until March 1. Fewer railroads are distributing an nual calendars this year than ever be fore. fore.Tho The general offices of the Trinity & Brazes Valley will be moved from Fort Worth to Houston. Arthur G. Stalrwood of Boston , as sistant treasurer of the Burlington , died last week at the age of fifty- ilght years. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad company was post poned until February 17 , Railroads affected will probably re fuse to obey the order of the Texas railroad commission , directing that they buy nearly $5-1,000,000 worth of rolling stock and power during the next three years. The Interstate commerce commis sion decided that all tarrlffs Issued by the railroads must be definite and affirmative and of such a character that anyone may be able to tell the rates between any two points. Traffic officials of Chicago roads are trying to devise a plan whereby economy may be effected In the con duct of the western railway weighing bureau. It is stated that fewer inspectors specters will be needed as the new law imposes a penalty upon the ship per for violations the same as upon the railroads. After several weeks' trial of the nineteen and one-half hour schedule , the management of the New York Central lines has decided to make an other change In the running time of the Twentieth Century Limited train. Beginning next Sunday the train will bo placed upon a schedule of eighteen and one-half hours west bound and nineteen hours east bound. Railway Notes and Personals. D. M. Collins , district freight agent for the Union Pacific , with headquart ers In Minneapolis , arrived in Sioux City last evening. Next Sunday the New York Central will further curtail its passenger train service on divisions , but not between New York and Buffalo. In order to determine Just how far the government has a right to go In controlling railroads and to prescribe what safety appliances must bo used , the Wabash will seek a ruling frbm the United States supreme court. 1 The : aso to bo carried up was orljunally instituted In the federal count at Springfield , III.