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Tiiti NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , MA.ttC.II 18 .1908. t NOTHING NEW IS UNCOVERED IN DISAPPEARANCE MYSTERY. WAS ALL A WILD GOOSE CHASE The Sheriff Believed What That Sioux City Clairvoyant Said and That'll One Reason For Kicking up Thlo Commotion. Pcndor , Nob. , March 0. Special to The News : Sheriff Dorscy , Olaf Ol son and tlio Sioux City foinalo clair voyant who yesterday revisited the old Olficn farm hero In search of seine cltio In connection with the disappear ance of little Lllllo OlHcn , returned to ( own last night with nothing now. Ohion climbed onto the train and has none back to his home In Knox county. Tim sheriff , who acted so mysteri ously and with Hiich dranialtc effect , has llttlo to say otlior than that the clairvoyant had promised that If she could get OIscu on the ground , she could solve the myHtery. More than that , the sheriff gives as his excuse for the fast drive the statement that Olsun had expressed a dcslro to pros ecute the hired man , If the hired man were ever found , and that the hired man way found this week and Sheriff Dorsoy wanted to get Olson bcforo the Iilrcd man could cscapo. Olscn Gets Cold Feet. But when Olson came to Ponder ho got cold feet on the hired man prose cution. Olscn had gene to Indiana some time ago. A woman tlioro had told him that hla hired man , with whom he had had trouble , had had something to do with the disappear- unco of Lllllo Olson. So Olscn told Sheriff Dorsey that If ho could find the hired man , he'd like to prosecute. The hired man was found this week and Dorcoy says ho rushed up to Bloom- fluid to tell Olson and bring him back so that the hired man might bo prose cuted , If Olson desired. Had Faith In Clairvoyant. And the sheriff had faith In the clairvoyant of Sioux City who claimed she could llml Lllllo Olson. So ho got the woman and look her along to Rosa lie. But she failed to make good. - And Olscn has gene back homo , with absolutely nothing nosv having been brought out In the mystery. Hole Dug Near House. Sheriff Dorcey says that there has lieeu found near the house between the house and the summer kitchen fresh turned earth , showing where a hole had been dug. The sheriff has probed this hole and found nothing. The sheriff also says that whenever this hole is referred to , Olson dodges the question. IIo doesn't want to talk about it. Whenever that hole Is mentioned Olsen wants the sheriff to go to Meade , S. D. , from which place he says gypsies have a llttlo girl who is claimed to bo Lllllo Olsen. "Olsen doesn't net right about that tolo , " says the sheriff. But that's as much as anybody has found out. The melo-dramatlc drive and chase of the olllcor bore llttlo Jrult. COMING TEACHERS CONVENTION. Superintendent Perdue Urges Teachers to Attend. Touching the north Nebraska tench- era * convention which Is to meet In Norfolk the first of April , County Superintendent V. S. Perdue has Is sued the following communication to Madison county teachers : It Is not necessary to urge your attendance at this meeting. Madison county teach- rs know the good to be derived from attendance at former meetings. Practically all of our teachers were In attendance last year. The meeting will be held at Norfolk again this year April 2 , 15 and 4. The first ses sion will bo hold Thursday morning snil the closing session Saturday forenoon. This will enable teachers who can leave their schools for only one day to dismiss Thursday evening and be in Norfolk for the Thursday evening session , attend all day Friday and Friday evening and Saturday morning sessions.Vo expect every teacher in this county to attend this meeting. RAILWAY BUSINESS BETTER. Men Who Were Away on Vacations Are Being Returned to Service. Fremont Tribune : The opening of spring has brought a marked revival ol business for Nebraska railroads. This has resulted in an order for the re-employment of about forty men at Fremont and Norfolk who were laid off because of the dull season. The men , many of whom had gene off on vacation trips to different parts of the country , have been asked to come Imck and as fast as they arrive will be pressed into service. It Is the usual spring movement , heavier than was expected in view of the recent "dull times" that has set the railroad wheels to moving full speed again. Farmers are making their usual spring moves from one place to another , taking their household goods with them. Grain shipments ate reviv ing , A good many carloads of hay are finding places in most freight trains. Mjirch deliveries of nursery poods are being made , and It appears that tree men have secured as many orders as ever. Merchandise ship ments are showing n marked Increase , "This was bound to come , " said a railroad oillclal this morning , "had wo just stopped to think of It. While merchants hesitated about replenish ing their stocks in view of the finan cial situation , the farmers and town people kept right on buying. Of course the time came when the mer chant had to order and perhaps heavier than ever. " There has been an Increase In pas > Henger buslncHB. too , though It has not been m > noticeable. It him just been a your now Hlnco the two-cent rate went Into effect In Nebraska. In point of movement of passengers the year Is said undoubtedly to hnvo been much the heaviest In the history of Nebraska railroads. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS LOOKING FOR OFFICERS. OFFICERS ARE SEEKING THE MEN Mayor Durland Does Not Care to Serve Another Term , and It Is Hard to Find Anyone Who Does Some Official Possibilities. With the city conventions only the matter of a week or so In the future Norfolk democrats and republicans are just beginning to enter on tholr annual candidate hunt. As usual there is no man actively seeking the privilege of heading his party ticket. Mayor Durland docs not want the ofllco again. Most of the preliminary talk as to the mayor's suc cessor has centered about Jack Kocn- Igsteln. J. D. Sturgeon , who ma do the rnco last year , and II. A. Pasowalk have also been discussed in regard to the republican nominations. Hero are some of the mayorallty possibilities among the democrats : Former Mayor II. C. Matrau , ex-County Commissioner II. W. Winter , Council man Henry Hunso and Councilman E. U. Kauffman. II. C. Matrau was twice mayor of Norfolk. Now that ho has resigned as Northwestern agent it Is urged that ho might flnd It possible to serve as city mayor for a year. Mr. Matrau , however , Is secretary of the school board and will probably inter pose objections. Councilman Kauff- man may very possibly bo the demo cratic nominee. W. P. Logan has been talked of as the republican candidate for city treas urer. For city clerk George H. Bur ton has been talked of and C. C. Gow also suggested In the same connection. The four members of the city coun cil who retire this year are inclined to shy away from a rc-uomlnatlou. Councllmen Craven In the Second and Spcllman In the Fourth have seen so many years of continuous service that they may flnd it difficult to persuade their constituents to drop them for other candidates. Mr. Buchholz , who was appointed by Mayor Durland to fill a vacancy , has said that he will not run this spring. Mr. Haaso is also Inclined to withdraw from the council. Pressure will probably have to be brought to keep the retiring members of the school board , Dr. P. H , Salter and President Vlele , on the board. The city election comes on April 7. ACTS IN WAYNE MATTER Governor Sheldon Finds Way Out of Wayne Saloon Fight. Lincoln , March 7. Because of doubt concerning the duty of Wayne conn- oilmen to revoke a saloon license Governor Sheldon will not at present use the drastic remedy of trying to remove the councllmen from office. IIo has directed Attorney General Thompson to file an application In the supreme court to compel the coun cllmen to revoke the license. Permis sion has been Granted by the court and an effort will bo made by the attorney general to make a voluntary appearance and settle the matter speedily. The suit for a mandamus will determine whether or not It Is the duty of the councllmen to revoke the license. After that Is determined the governor can take whatever course he sees best. Under the Sackett law an officer may bo removed from office on quo warranto proceeding Insti tuted by direction of the governor , If such officer has wilfully failed or refused to enforce a law that It is his duty to enforce. Three of the six councilmen of Wayne were complained against by the anti-saloon league. HON , F , J , HALE AS DELEGATE Will Go to the Democratic National Convention. Norfolk delegates to the democratic state convention who came back from Omaha Friday night were greatly elated over the selection of Senator P. J. Hale of Atkinson as one of the four dolegates-at-large to the national convention. Senator Hale was a "dark horse" but north Nebraska got behind him and he defeated'W. H. Thompson of Grand Island. Madison county claimed Senator Hale as a former cltix.en and worked enthusiastically for his selection. John P. Plynn of this city acted as chair man of the Madison county delegation. Dr. A. Boar , C. S. Bridge , J. P. Flynn , B. B. Kauffman , S. G. Dean , W. P. P. Winter and Alex Morrison , the Norfolk delegates , arrived homo Friday night. Senator Hale came from Omaha with thorn and stopped In Norfolk until Saturday noon. This will not bo Senator Halo's first national convention. He was a dis trict delegate nt the last Cleveland convention. In 189G Senator Halo was a democratic candidate for presi dential elector , standing second only to M. F. Harrington In the vote polled. M. P. Harrington was recommended by the state convention as one of the candidates for elector this fall. Ho was nominated by the whole conven tion. Douglas Slmwvan of Albion was the choice of the Third district , Dr. A. B. Cameron of Greoloy county of the Sixth district BURT EMMONS OF ELGIN FOUND DEAD IN HAYSTACK. HE SUCCUMBED TO EXPOSURE HE AND COMPANION , BOTH DRUNK , LOST THEIR PATH. TOOK REFUGE IN THE HAY Emmons and Another Man Started Home , Both Heavily In Liquor , nnd Lay Down In Haystack Companion Left Emmons There All Night. Elgin , Nob. , March 7. Special to The News : Bnrt Emmons , a man about thirty-two years of ago , was found dead in a haystack last night , six nnd a half miles west of town. Ho had died from exposure during the snow and sleet storm of Thursday night. Ennnons had boon staying nt the Oscar Morltz farm. Ho and Morltz had been at the Jo Harbottlo farm during the afternoon. Both started homo at 5 o'clock , under the Influence of liquor. Lost Path , Lay Down In Hay. They lost their road and drove up to a haystack. Both lay down and went to sloop. During the night Mor ltz got up and drove away , leaving Emmons without knowing what he was doing. At noon the next day Morltz turned up. Ho drove to the farm of Ed Wobb. Mrs. Webb Is his mother. Not until afternoon did Moritz recall his com panion. Then he remembered and told Webb that Emmons was some where In a haystack. Webb investi gated and found the dead body. Death Due to Exposure. Coroner Conwcll and Sheriff Miller were notified and brought the body to Elgin early this morning. The cor oner's Jury returned a verdict that Emmons came to his death from ex posure. The body is in charge of Under taker Brooks , who is holding it until ho can receive word from the dead man's mother , at Shenamloah , Iowa. He has a sister at Cherokee , Iowa , and an uncle at Newman Grove. A cow belonging to Jo Kent was killed by lightning during the storm. PENSIONS , FOR THIRD DISTRICT Names of Two Norfolk Men Appear in the List. Pensions were granted as follows to persons residing In the Third dis trict for the week beginning February 2G , 1908 : Joseph Rlsh , Winnetoon , $1G ; Chauncey H. Sheldon , Columbus , ? 12 ; William Hayer , Craig , ? 12 ; Patrick Melvin , Martinsburg , $15 ; Edward Esaw , Decatur , $12 ; George Ellison , St. Edwards , $12 ; William La Rue. Columbus , $8 ; William Karger , Snyder - dor , $24 ; Benton O. Lewis , Tekamah , ? 12 ; John H. Rockwell , Homer , $12 ; Nathaniel C. Nlles , Fullerton , $12 ; NorvII Jones , Central City , $12 ; Henry C. Matrau , Norfolk. $12 ; Andrew J. McKelvoy , St. Edwards , $12 ; B. P. Stetson , Center , $20 ; LevI S. Beemer , Norfolk , $50 ; John A. Griffith , Ran dolph , $15. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. The band have commenced canvass ing for their program. Mrs. Ray Weber has recovered from a long siege of typhoid fever. A. Low is on the sick list. Mr. LewIs Is troubled with pains In his head. Judge Welch and Court Reporter Powers will go to Dakota City Monday for a short term of court. Gilbert Anderson has not resigned his position at the Junction and docs not Intend to leave Norfolk , as had been reported. Mr. Robert King's cement block cottage on South Eighth street is nearly completed. Mr. King will occupy the cottage himself. The Third district convention of woman's clubs meets at Nellgh this year and the date of meeting is Marcl 20 and 27. The program is being prepared. Ex-Councilman J. S. Mnthowson has been again proposed for the first ware nomination. He maintains however that his withdrawal from the citj council last spring was final. March has set Norfolk people to coughing again. There are very few cases of grip left , Norfolk physician say , but a good many people have worse colds than they had last winter vlnter. MlssUena OInisterl left this morning for a short visit at Wayne with Mrs R W. Ley. Guy G. Patton of Holly , Colo. , Is In Norfolk for a few days visit with Eltoi Sherdeman. H. P. Barnhart has been In Osmond this weok. Leon Tompkins Is down from Inmnn to visit friends. Miss Blrdlo Bordner went to Pilge Friday afternoon. Archie Bomar of near Creighton was in Norfolk Saturday. Bernard Wltwer of Tilden was Saturday visitor In Norfolk. John Malone , county commissioner was a city visitor Saturday afternooi Miss Edna Twlss of Meadow Grov Aime to Norfolk Saturday for a brie visit with friends. Ntcl Hnskoll , cashier of the First National bank of Gregory , S. U. , was n Norfolk Saturday. Miss Margaret Hamilton , who is caching school near Creighton , Is mine for a month's vacation. Homer and I AMI Williams went to Missouri at noon for a few weeks' Islt with relatives and friends. Miss Laura Durland , who Is tendi ng echool at Platte Center , came omo to spend Sunday in Norfolk. Miss Burns a teacher In the Lin- oln school building , loft Saturday lornlng to spend Sunday nt Scrlbncr. Prank Flynn as a special officer vent to Madlaon Saturday afternoon vlth the Johnson couple , sentenced o thirty days In the county jail for nseemly conduct the other night L. H. Illnes , n prosperous retired armor from Boyd county , has arrived n Norfolk with his family to make his his future homo. Mr. Hlnes con- Idercd Norfolk about the best plaeo n earth to live in , from the view- > olnt of a home-dweller , nnd that's vhy ho came. Walter Gather , cashier for the boot ugar company at Hamilton City , 'nllf. , arrived In Norfolk last evening 'or a short visit with his brothcr-in- aw , Jack Koenlgsteln. Mr. Gather Is ( -turning to the coast from an eastern uslness trip. Special services are held regularly tiring Lent In a number of Norfolk hurches. In the Lutheran churches peclal services are held every Friday , ho practice behig generally adopted of Itcrnatlng the services between the lornlng and evening. Thus the sor- Ices nt St. Paul's church having boon icld last Friday morning nt 10 o'clock ho services at that church next Frl- ay will be In the evening. Tills ar- angment makes It possible for every no to attend at least part of the ser- ices. Among the day's out of town visit- rs In Norfolk were : Miss Maude Valton , Winnetoon ; Barney E. Smith , Lynch ; R. R. Mitchell , Creighton ; N. lemons , Vcrdol ; E. Schosty , NIo- > rara ; District Judge Guy P. Graves , Ponder ; George J. Crllly , Bonestecl , . D. ; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Shechta , Dlerco ; Mrs. E. W. Jones , Humphrey ; . D. Elston , Elkton. The Grant school was dismissed 'rlday aftornon as a special tribute o C. S. McCaslln , whose funeral was icld during the afternoon and who for number of years past had been anltor of the Grant school. Many eacliors and pupils attended the fun- ral services. Floral tokens were ent from the Grant school. The church windows for the new hurch building of the St. Paul Ev. Lutheran congregation are expected ext week. Considerable delay has > een occasioned by the non-arrival of he windows. The new church build- ng has already received the scats , 10 pulpit and the altar. No announce- louts can yet be made as regards the edlcatlon of the church. The dedlca- on of the building , the third erected y the congregation , will be an im- ortant event in this vicinity and for he Wisconsin synod in Nebraska. Unless Florence Is a close reader of The News she will probably never earn that her friend has been visiting n Norfolk and Nellgh and expects her o write to Albion. The post card mes- age was written all right and proper- y stamped too , but because Florence's ddress wasn't written It didn't get ny further than the bulletin board n the corridor of the Norfolk post- Ilice. For Florence's benefit It may ) o stated that the writer was having perfectly fine time in Norfolk. Vrlters of post cards very frequently orget to write the address , especially on the cards where they write a mes- age on one half of the post card front. People who missed the Slayton Ten- scssoans at the Auditorium last night nissed one of the musical treats of ho season in Norfolk. The company s composed of high class vocalists and the melody of their songs do ighted the small audience present. The work of Charles H. Downs , basso , was particularly fine. Mr. Downs has a beautiful bass voice and sings with equal beauty in soprano. He was con sidered a marvel by those who heard ilm. Miss Maude Brown , soprano , was also especially pleasing. The or ganization deserved a packed house and , should they ever return to Nor folk , should receive liberal patronage Henry Herman , a popular Fremont traveling salesman who represented the firm of May Bros. , in Nebraska territory along the main line of the Northwestern , died at 9:30 : Tuesday night at Grand Junction , Colo. , whore he went three months after his wed ding. Mr. Herman lived the fortj years of his life In Fremont , where he was born , and attended the public schools. He was prominent In the Travelers' Protective association. He was a man of robust health until las fall. During the preceding summer ho was married and settled with his bride In a now cottage. In Novembe he wont to Grand Junction , where he continued to fall rapidly. Norfolk which is already a dlstric point for the Nebraska Telephone com pany has also been made a dlstric point for the Independent companies Following out something the organlz atton of the Nebraska company the Independent telephone Interests have divided the state Into twenty-four tel line testing districts. Norfolk will b the center of a district composed of al of Antelope , Pierce and Madison coun ties , the west part of Wayne nnd Stan ton. counties and the north part o Boone county. Arthur W. Sar , wlr chief of the Norfolk Long Dlstanc Telephone compan > . will be dlstric wire chief. I'ndur the new system state wlro chief is to bo Insta'Ied ' 1 Lincoln on April 1. Lincoln becomin tlio headquarters for the Indeponden toll service. A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT MEETINGS - INGS SCHEDULED. FIRST COMES ON TUESDAY. The Third Congiesslon.il District Convention , Which Will be Followed by Others During the Year , Is Next Tuesday Evening. Next Tuesday evening tlio congress ional convention of the Third con gressional district will bo hold In Norfolk. The convention will moot at the Auditorium nt 8 p. m. Tlioro will bo 189 delegates In the convent ion. The convention will be open to the public and as political conventions ire going to bo something of a cur- oslty hereafter It Is expected that a good many Norfolk people will turn out to see a big convention in working order. The business of the convention will > e to elect two delegates to the Chic- go national convention and to cheese .wo alternates. Tlio convention will be a Taft convention. The congressional convention Titos- lay will bo one of a dozen or so im- lortnnt conventions which will meet n Norfolk this spring and summer. Throe or four Important gatherings uch as the winter mooting of the Jlkhorn Valley Medical association , ho annual meeting of north Nobranka lorsemen and the state convention of lie Y. M. C. A. have been hcfd here inco the first of the year. The calendar of conventions nl- eady arranged for Norfolk Is as fol ows : Third district republican congress- onal convention , March 10. North Nebraska high school declani- tory contest , April 1. North Nebraska Teachers' assocl- lion , April 2 , 3 , 4. North Nebraska bankers' convent- on , April 22. U. C. T. state convention , April 30 , lay 1 , 2. District convention of Christian hurch In June. Firemen's carnival week , Juno 29 o July 4. Elkhorn Valley Medical association n July. Norfolk race meet , August 12 , 13 , 4. Northeast Nebraska dental assocla- lon , September 15. North Nebraska Live Stock Pro- octlve association , Christmas week. Firemen's state convention , January 9 , 20 , 21 , 1909. South Dakota News. Alex. Chris , who was cashing checks f railroad laborers at Deadwood for per cent , is missing and it is bellev- d that three Macedonian laborers put n end to him. The men are being icld until search can bo made for the oily. A. C. Hyde , a demented barber of Aberdeen , jumped out of bed , grab- icd n razor and ran into a restaurant ailing for protection from two nog- oes. They were In Ills mind. Mrs. A. E. Smith of Garrotson , Is ead as the result of a prolonged rlnklng debauch. Meade county elected Kittredgo clegates to the state convention. Senator Kittredgo spoke at Spring- eld. Small Blaze at Nellgh. Nellgh , Neb. , March 7. Special to Mie News : An alarm of fire was ounded shortly before noon yesterday nnd the entire department was ready o make 'the run in a few minutes after the tapping of the bell , but upon a hasty investigation it was discov ered that the blaze was at the brick vorks of T. H. Brcnton , entirely out side of the city limits and over a half mile from the nearest fire hydrant , consequently the run was not made. Mr. Brenton stated that the cause of the fire is unknown. H destroyed the building in which it started. This was used by his workmen as a rest- ng place during the noon hour. He estimates his loss at $300 , with no nsurancc. HAILED HEAVILY AT WEST POINT Storm Accompanied by Severe Elec trical Disturbance There. West Point , Neb. , March 7. Special to The News : A heavy rainstorm ac companied by outbursts of hail and a severe electrical disturbance nrevailei In this vicinity Thursday night. The fears of many that the ground wouli to the list. The counciltnon wore ad vlsod by the city attorney and other attorneys that they were not in duty bound to revoke the license of a salooi keeper named Peter Thomson. The anti-saloon league alleged that It was their duty to do this because Thomsei had boon found guilty In a police court of violating the Slocum law b > selling to minors. The fact that the offense committed by Thomson Is alleged to have occurred , not under his present license , but prior to Its Issuance when he was manager of a saloon may figure In the legal aspec of the case. Later a fourth councilman was addei bo too dry to germinate the seed are effectually dispelled. The soil Is thor oughly soaked with water and mm Is tlio order of the day. Dried-out sol Is an impossibility In this section o Nebraska thp coming season. PAID THE CREW FOR FAST RUN R. J. Adkins of Red Oak , la. , Handed $5 to Freight Men. fFrom Friday's Pally j R. J. Adkins of Red Oak. Iowa , want ed to bo In Norfolk yesterday noon a i certain mlnuto. Ho started from Columbim on the Union Pacific freight which was an hour lato. Mr. Adldnn was anxious to bo here on schedule Ho ho offered the train crow f'.RO for each ton ml nil tea ahead of tlmo that they would land him In Norfolk. The train pulled Into the Norfolk station twouty mlnutos before schedule tlmo. Mr. AdkliiH paid the crow $5 And the way freight was tossed off the train on the way up , ho said , was a sight to BOO. FOUNDATION Jtf THE FUTURE Norfolk Commercial Club Engaged In .1 Good Work. Just now the Norfolk Commercial club Is seeking to lay what they think will bo the foundation of Norfolk's 'uture growth. Ono of the fundamental things that the club Is seeking Is cqult- ible and competitive freight rates. \nothor thing that the club has In nlnd Is cheap power which it hopes o in some way obtain from the I01k- torn river. Norfolk's location and railroad facll- ties afford the opportunity for growth and the men who are boosting Norfolk ire confident of that growth. Just now Norfolk Is engaged In pushing out the cgal limits of the city. The men who lave Norfolk's hopes In their hearts K'llovo that It will not bo ninny years icforo the city will be Itself pushing nit of the new boundary lines. There are many lines of easy ox- miifllon for the dwelling section of s'orfolk to take ami there are many ery doHtrublu locations for business jlocks waiting Invitingly on Norfolk ivenue. Norfolk Is just now In a condition vliere growth of population means an expansion and filling up of the dwell- ng section and where virtually every additional business will mean a new itilldlng. Just now you can travel rom one end of Norfolk avenue to he other without seeing n vacant tore building. It takes a tralnod nan ( o flnd a vacant house. A good many tenament houses in Norfolk invo "waiting lists. " This condition makes the prediction of a healthy volume of building oper ations In Norfolk a very safe prophecy. NO DIVISION YET. Battle Creek School District Fight Brings No Results. Battle Crock Enterprise : The pcti- Ion for and remonstrance against the HvlHlou of Battle Crock school ills- rlct were presented * to Superintendent 'erduo at Madison last Thursday. The superintendent found that of be original petitioners for the division , lumbering about 150 ; over eighty of .hose had signed a petition asking heir names to be withdrawn. It Is stlmatcd that 1100 votes can bo mus- ered In the district , so after deducting ames withdrawn , the petition did not arry the number necessary to give he superintendent authority to act pen the matter. It Is hoped an .amicable settlement lay be made later , and plans to that nd are now under consideration. TO A LAYMAN THEY LOOK ALIKE , BUT THERE'S A DISTINCTION. HAVE JUST BEEN RE-CLASSIFIED. Of the 1,452 Locomotives on the North western System About One-Tenth are In Use West of the River In' Territory of Superintendent Braden. There are 1,452 ouginos on the Northwestern system. A new class- flcatlon of these engines has just jcen received in Norfolk , a classifica tion that fills a book of ISO pages. All engines , save for their stacks and the presence or absence of a "cow catcher , " look alike to the average man but the technical railroad man may be able to llml enough difference to till ten pages of fine type. About a tenth of. the engines belong ing to the Northwestern , are doing ser vice In the territory west of the river mder General Superintendent Braden's jurisdiction. Just now there are about 150 engines in service on these lines but in the busy season the num ber has gone as high as 195. The last week has seen something rather out of keeping with the gonora' ' drift of railroad affairs just now. The new federal law making a nine-hour ilny for telegraphers resulted In an Increase in the "key and sounder' force in a number of the continuous service stations. Seven new operators were added on the Northwestern litho the territory of Superintendent C. II Reynolds while ton new moil have boei added In the Black Hills division of the road. Considerably over that number of men are employed ordlnar ily under normal traffic conditions but the force had been cut with the Introduction of a general policy o retrenchment on the part of the rail roads. The Omaha road has made a smal Increase In telegraphers on the Ne braska division. A second federal law also went into effect this week limiting the hours o duty of train and engine crews to six teen hours. The Northwestern roat has been working under the provisions of this new law relative to the hours of duty for train and engine crows since last August , and the mon have been given thorough instruction * am tialnlng In what the law demands \ccortllng to the provisions of the statute a crew nfti-r being out slxtoei hours must stop and take ten hours rest. rest.Then * are a good many varied opin ions about the now nlno hour law for telographi't-H. The law was modified greatly in regard to the "brokon-tlmo ollleon"shoro ( ho Northwestern Bys- torn ItBolf llxos a tthnrlor working hour than ( hat ItKorposod by ( ho now law for Htatlotw of that class , which by the way comprise about 120 statlotiH out of the IfiO stations on the lines west of the river. It is said that the 1908 expenditures for ImprovotuoiitH and boltorments by the roadH of this vicinity will ho lotw than half of what they were In ilt)7. ) ) This will ho , too. In face of the fact that labor promises to bo abundant and probably at reduced price. It Is not generally rocognl/od that expenditures for bottormoulH do not como from the earnings of a railroad , In fact huvo no connection with the earnings. To Improve the track , to lay a double track , to Increase ter minal facilities or to build a branch line Is Just as much Initial railroad construction as the original construc tion of the road and consequently lm to bo financed by new capital secur ed by the sale of bonds. All the earnings of a road can bo oxpoclod to v- do Is to keep up repairs and pay Inter est on Investment. Just now of course the stock market is in no condition for now bond Issues ami without bond Issues there can hardly bo expected any move In ( he direction of extensive Improvements. A slight Increase In the stock move ment IH DUO of the noticeable features of north Nebraska railroading Just now. The emigration movement baa USD boon on for about two weeks. The freight traffic movement as a whole Is said to bo below normal. Passenger traffic through Norfolk has been heavy the last few days. Political conventions have helped and as the pollticans line up before the ticket windows nowadays they count lust like anybody else. The Columbus branch of the Union Pacific did a big business out of Mad- son during the seven or eight daya that the Bochc trial was on. As many is sixty people went down from Nor folk some daya and there were no nllcago books in evidence. The new stool coach on the Union Pacific between Norfolk and Columbus continues popular. There Is no dcny- ng the convenience and easy riding Itmlltles of the new car. There Is a general fear , however , that the car will jo uncomfortably hot In the summer m account of the case with which steel conducts heat. Against this It ins been pointed out that steel cools rapidly In motion. An air space Is also provided In the top of the car by a double roof. An attempt at somo- hing like systematic ventilation has boon made by the Union Pacific In the lesl'gn of these cars wfifch are made it the shops In Omaha. BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE COPYRIGHTS &c. ik nkrtrti nrnl rifncrlptlnn mni . pIMlOU llXO * Vh * tllOI OUT | iin nif r r. Ull tuvoiitiim tn prohnltly ptitPiituhW * . ( uifniiiilr > Ji < tlniia rrictlyconnritintLi ! . HAfiStGO * (11 l'ir fit * cut frwj. Oiliest oiitfucy fur tccuiinvjutcittft. ) 1'iiteula lutt n throuxb Muiui / . * i > , receive ip .u < nrjti e , vttbonti tinree * Inttjo " " " Scientific" \ Jmnil nmcly ItliwtrntcJ WM > k1r. T nnir - " "if iilntloii cf iinr BcloiillUn Jouninl. 1 in . f J u "ur : four motitln , (1. Sold byuli f < - . . < i. > nl > rii FRANK REISTLE ENGRAVER AND ELECTROTYPER You MM Not Forpt We are constantly improv ing in the art of making Fiue Photos. 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