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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29


at each window were hung trainmcn
antcrns with red and white lights ar.
ranged In alternate order II In pleas.
ug t0 note that the red lights were
Unnecessary so far as danger was COZ.
'crncd, but they assisted to make the
occasion bright one and remind the
arliCipants that they we're with n
oily company Of railroad boys cndcav.
nrinp to have holiday and gala even.
Ing of pleasure The merry dancing
vas continued well into the wee smn
hours" of the morning.
The Hotels.
The hotels had excellent mCnUs I0r
ne Sunday dinners and on Christmas
lay they had dinner menu that could
not bo surpassed by the hostclrlcs Of
ne larger citics At the Pacific, Land.
lord NoCdham had all the good things
rNc local market afforded and some
viands from the metropolitan markets.
The dining room was tastily decorated
with holly As were the tables. The
ocnus were printed on a chocolate col.
background containing pictures Of
Santa Claus and lettering announcing
Merry Christmas" The following is
the menu;
Blue points, dressed lettuce, radish
os sweet pickles.
Soup. Sailed almonds consomme
royal Boston clam chowdor.
Rolled, Boiled fresh lobster, butter
sauce
Roasts- Stuffed young turkey, Gran
berry sauce. mashed potatoes, Drowned
sweet potatoes, domestic goose, apple
sauce, corn ON cob, asparagus tips
primo ribs of beef, domi glacc.
Entrees. ScallopCd oysters, New
York style. vcnison sautec In Port
Royal. gclatine of fruit, whipped
cream fried shrimps ON toast, caviar
sandwich.
Salad Queen salad
Pastry Green apple pie, hot minCc
pie. vanilla cream pie, dclmonico ice
cream, New England plum pudding
wine sauce cream cheese, saratoga
flakes, fruit brandy punch, mixed nuts,
tg cake, fruit cake, almond cake. tea,
coffee, milk
At the OXnnrd as usual ON festival
days, they had menu of all kinds of
seasonable Viands which would make
an cpicurcan happy. Although the
menus of either of the hotels were de-
serving of n larger patronage. The
OXnard had pretty folder of white
bristol printed in delicate green ink
with the name of the hotel and the
words "Christmas 1905" on the out
side, and the following tempting menu
on the inside:
Huittres de Rockaway, New Orleans
slaw, Bouillon, cream of chicken, rad.
ishes. dressed celery, garden lettuce,
fresh shrimp en- caisse, pommes de
Terre, Albert, Langue de veau. sauce
tartar, roast prime of beef. au jus,
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce,
lobster salad, en- mayonaise. fricassee
of chicken, Maryland, tillet de boeuf,
petits pois, gelatine of fruit, whipped
cream, mashed potatoes, Drowned po
tatoes, Hubbard squash, string beans,
Christmas plum pudding, brandy
sauce, hot mince pie, lemon pie, mar.
|asChciuo shcrhet, mixed nuts, layer raj
| sins, cafe noir.
The cafes. restaurants and boarding
! houses all had excellent dinners and
it is hard to believe that there was
anyone in this city who did not have
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
Trainmen's Annual Ball.

The BrOtterhOOd OF Railway Irain-
men of Elkhurn lodge No, lOl, had
their eighteenth annual ball at Mar
was a success goes without reckoning
The attendance was large. the music
excellent, and the decorations most ap-
propriate for the Yuletide season and
typical of railroad life Of the train,
men. The decorations consisted of
festoons of holly with the bright ber-
ries shining forth in striking contrast
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
The Railroad Men.

! ne hdIlfOdO Men.
Nebraska has grown so rapidly"
says a railroad man, "her resources
have been developed with such sud
denneSs, that the railroads have not
been able to keep up, Yet think all
will admit that the railroads have
made heroic efforts to march along
with other commercial and agricutur
al interests"
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad of Montana has been incor-
porated with capital of $2,000,0O0
The incorporators are associated with
the Milwaukee road, Il. d. Sewell be-
ing assistant superintendent, p II
Scanlan the Montana general agent
and Mr.. Shelton the Montana counsel.
Burton Harrison, general solicitor of
the Milwaukee company, is in Mon
tana to perfect the details.
The cities of Lead, Sturgis and Dead
wood are making strenuous effort to
get the Milwaukee road To extend its
line from Rapid City through Sturgis,
Deadwood and into Lead. Committees
of business men have been chosen
from the commercial clubs of the
three cities. These business men met
in Chicago this week to present to the
| officials of the road data of freight traf-
such an extension. There were about
! tewnty business men in the party.
The Casper extension of the North
western now has steel laid for dis
tance of twenty-seVen miles.
Track laying on the Union Pacific
branch out of O'Fallons goes on
though the tracklayers are retarded by
the graders. About two miles of the
track has been laid.-North Platte Tri
buue
An announcement is made from the
executive offices of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad that the issuance of al
forms of free or reduced rate transpor
tation will be abolished after Decem
her 81, next.
The Pennsylvania road has come tC
the conclusion that rich mems sons
will not make good railroad men, anC
that they have TO go to the poorc
classes for the right kind. The Off
,ials of the company, therefore, hav,
made a proposal to the school Officials
to equip the high school at Altoona
Pa, with complete appliances, whereof,
t Doys can study railroading The prop
. osition has been accepted and III,
equipment which will cost $4,000
! will be installed at once. Special in
+ 'tructors will be furnished by the raj
DAD company.
A railroad official states that a move
uent is on foot to swear or" the re
ate habit even before the first of III
ear. The strong feeling among raj
Dad owners 10 force full rates fror
all and grant rebates TO none seems I
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-12-29
B|DNELL DIDN'T SAY /.
DENIES THAT HE PROMISED THE
eoNEsTEEL EXTENSION.
DID SAY 1T is INVITING FIELD

And That II Is a Strong Possibility
that the Road viii be Extended In
the Near Future Into the Rosebud
Country
Manager Bidwell OF tho Northwest
orn says he has been misQuotcd in re-.
gard to the extension of the Boncstccl
line next season. He is quoted as
making this statement by the Lincoln
Journal,
~ was mlsquoted considerably con.
Corning the remarks which | made at
that meeting what did say was the
field was good for the Bonostecl road
to be extended and that It probably
would be done before very long al.
though no definite plans have been
made"
Discussing this matter recently with
Lincoln business men Mr. Bidwell said
that grain men operating on the Bone
steel line Of the Northwestern had laid
plans to erect large elevators at Bone.
steel to care for grain from the Rose.
'Nb N'hiNl l'N OONEll Ills uuNlNt
in the matter, and he pointed out to
them the possibility of the Bonesteel
line being extended into the wheat
country beyond. which would make the
elevator capacity proposed at Bone.
steel unnecessary. He did not say
when nor how soon this is to be done,
and in fact made BOnesteCl people no
promise that 1t would he done. He
merely said that II was n strong posi-.
hility that this road will be extended
in the future, and he made this state.
ment for the guidance of men who
were about to invest money in busi-
ness that would rely on the end of the
road remaining at Bonestcel.
Nevertheless, in face of Mr.. Bid.
wells interview, there is every reason
tended next season 1t is so under.
stood about headquarters in Norfolk
and in fact all along the road.
Another Northwestern Extension.
Harrington, Neb., Dec. 23.-The pro.
posed extension of the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad
from here to Crofton seems now to
be a certainty. The farmers of the
vicinity of Crofton who undertook to
raise a bonus of $35,O0O for the exten.
sion of the road have the money all
subscribed and several railroad men
have been here the past week. The
blue print for the proposed extension
shows that twenty.three miles Of road
will he built. running in a northwest
erly direction from Harrington to Crof-
ton.
The road will run through Con
stance. a small inland town, in this
county.
II is expected that surveyors will be
here next week to stake out the route
and work will commence early next
summer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-04-29

State Of Idaho, !
KootenA County !
and that hs IL tbs
that the foregoing
full tho financial coalition q d
Monday Ia January
A. ending A. d. 1908
r. l.. QUARLkS,
County Auditor oi sAid Coaaty.
Subscribed said L. ouaes AMI b. hlm
To before me ths 18th day u April, 4 ID. 1905.
RoBT McCREA,
Probate JudgO.
ssaD
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07

radical Unions and the Demo.
Gratis, they are patting Mr.. Ad-
dicks on the back, claiming that
he has been badly treated, that
he should hit back at those who
have refused longer to follow a
forlorn hope, by a coalition with
the the Democrats. Of course,
the intent of this course is to
keepthe poorDemocrAts, whohave
been outside the breastwork so
long that they hunger and thirst
for Office. We are not surpris-
ed. Politics makes strange bed
fellows, but it is a wonder to see
the editor of Every EUening trying
to crawl into the same crib with
Nj. Addicks. When he finally
does get wrapped up in the blank
cts some one should be prepared
to take snapshot. Many per-
sons would like to have the pic
ture as a relic. We confess that
we would give a years subscrip-
ton to THE TRANSCRIPT for
copy. This offer remains good
and open to all.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
cEcILTON

Miss Mamie Pierce spent few day
with Miss Daisy Hoover.
Miss Mollie Richards has been spend
ing few days in Philadelphia
Miss. Mollie Mccoy, OF Ekton, spent {
few days with relatives in town.
Miss Jennie Coppage, of Rock Hall, il
visiting her brother, John Coppage
Rev. w. F. Dawson has been spending
a few days with friends near Baltimore.
Allie Pierce and family spent Sunday
with his brother, George Pierce and wife
John Smith, Of Philadelphia, spent Sat
nrday with his parents, James Smith and
xke.
Miss Mary Budds, OF Elkton, spent Sat.
urday and Sunday as the guest Of Miss
Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richards have re.
turned from visiting relatives in New
York City.
Miss Nina Dawson had as her guests on
Sunday. Misses Marion and Isabelle tiri
fifth and Reba Burris.
Harry Manlove and wife, of Chesapeake
City, have been spending a few DAYS witt:
hls.parents near town.
William Morris and wife, Of Whining
ton, spent few days of this week with
his parents, John Morris and wife.
On Tuesday evening, October Sd, tie
Rev. William +. Adams, d. D., Of tie
Diocese of Easton, administered the Sac
ramental Rite of Confirmation in the
chapel to class OF eleven, consisting of
Mrs. Minnie ID. Coale, Mis-. Rebecca
Wooleyhan, Mrs. Nettie L. Dotman,
Misses Name Z. Pierce, Laura Clark,
Florence Hurlock, Ella &. Duhadawav,
Messrs. Eben B. Frazier, Henry S. Du-
hamell, John r. Dotman and John Dot
man, Jr.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
Communicated
SOME QUESTIONS

The following are some of the questions
that have been asked more than once
within short time, and | do not know
that they have been answered in a salts
factory manner as yet. The writer is moi
mind reader or an encyclopedia, so will
not attempt to answer them. Some OF
them are pertinent and might be an.
swered
|. Why was it that the Dog Law was
not enforced, or even any attempt made
to enforce it after the Bailiff killed Andy
Smiths dog?
2. What was the Ordinance pa sed for
anyway?
! 3. Was it good judgement on the part
OF our Town Fathers to compel many
do it, to pave their sidewalks when all
are suffering from the excessive tax rates
of 1904 and 1905?
4. Is there any possibility of reduc-
ton in the tax rate next year, il the
present Board of Commissioners remain
in power?
5. Could we better our condition bv
making any change in the Board
6. Why is it that the lights on our
streets are not better. Some nights prac-
tically no light, especially if the almanac
says moonlight" Is there any moon
light clause in the town contract with
the Light Commission?
z. Why is it that the authorities still
allow the Saturday night nuisance to con-
tlnue? We notice the officers stand in
the crowd while the negroes have full
possession of the walks.
s. Why is it that some persons can do
exactly as they please, while Others are
brought up with round turn?
8. Why is it that some of the best
business men in town are "Women"
10. Why is it that certain property
owners on East Lake street have not been
notified to pave their walks. Is it be-
cause two of them are Town Commits.
sioners?
There are some nuts to crack in the
above questions. CITIZEN.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
MIDDLETOwN, DEL, OCT. 7, 1905.
CONFERENCE ASSURED

Union Republican State Com nit
tee decided to hold conference
through a Sub Committee of five
with the Republicans to arrange
terms for holding one State Con-
vention and for common primar-
les. When it comes to the man
ner of appointment of this Sub
Com mittee, a division or test of
strength as between Mr.. Addicks
and Senator Alice, resulted.
This vote stood 9 to 8, and a com
promise was effected, by which
Messrs. Addicks and Alice were
both named, with Messrs. Lay
ton, Marshall and Groves as the
other members. When this com
mittee organized, Senator Alice
was chosen chairman, against
! Mr.. Addicks' wishes, and he re-
tired from the com mittee, stating
he would have no more to do
with it. Since, however, while
Mr.. Addicks has maintained a
discreet silence, his friends have
claimed that his resignation be-
ing only verbal was not affective
and that on consideration, he had
decided to serve.
Whether Mr.. Addicks does or
does not continue to act, there is !
no longer any doubt that har-
mony will be arranged. The
Union Republicans through their
State Committee have decided
unanimously that harmon
should be secured and through
this Sub Committee. This latter
committee has shown that Mr..
Addicks' personal wishes will not
absolutely govern its action.
His opinions will be considered
as will be those of every other
member. Thus that committee
becomes factor whose efforts
will be for a unification of the
party, and no longer towards
personal desire and ambitions.
The Republican Subcommittee :
also consists of men whose ac-
tons will not be controlled by
any one man, but by desire for
harmony.
The terms of peace will prob +,
ably not be agreed upon without
much thought and possibly many
obstacles. Like the Treaty of f
Portsmouth, much will. have to
be compromised and some claims
abandoned by both sides. In the a
'Ten-years War" there has &C
,umulated great mass of differ
ence, but none SO serious that II
hey cannot be overcome. All ii
ire Republicans, all believe in ;,
he same principles and all are y
lesirious of saving the Sta
rom Democratic rule. To bring Y
uccess, all know that it is nee
ssary to have harmony. The e f
'Oters are tired of Committee
made tickets and the bicker- e
ngs and chickering's cunse-
Iuent thereon. EARN st efforts to
7ill accordingly be made to agree III
pom terms. and honest men R
an bridge the chasm, close the d
ap, and pave the way for glor- CT
JUS victory over the common N N
nemy next year. NJ
1t is interesting TO note, how r.
lnce the deal was made by hs
'hich the Democratic Council m
ian in Wilmington Joined with
councilman Postles, the Dem
cratic press hasgradually chang sh
front. When Mr.. Addicks dom. or
lated and controlled the Union J ne
republican organization, these lis
rgans could find no words strong LIE
Rough to condemn him and his te,
ethods. Now, that they see, or ito
ink they see chance or pos -
bility of a fusion between the Z
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
Fire Protection for Farnhurst

The trustees of the poor Wednesday
showed the members of the Levy Court
over the county buildings at Farnhurst in
order to impress upon them the urgent
necessity Of adequate fire protection. De
scriptions' of the plans have been pub
Iished number of times, but the
Levy Court has never had money enough
to install the proposed system. The mat
ter will now be given attentive considera-
ton and efforts made to spare the neces-
sary appropriation.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-07
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
St. Georges Hundred

st. Georges Hundred
The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1905 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be
AT LLoYD's HOTEL, IN ODESSA,
OCTOBER Is, 1905,
From 10 A. NJ, to 4 p. M.
AT sTIDHAM's HOTEL. IN PORT PENN,
OCTOBER rs, 1905,
From 10 A. NJ, to P. NJ,
and at the County Tax Collectors Office,
South Broad street, Middletown, Del,
every Saturday during the month Of Octo-
Der from 8 A. NJ, to P. NJ.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXEs OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY:
SECTION 50. That on all taxes paid be-
fore the first day of August there shall be
an abatement of 5 per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Deem
Der there shall be an abatement OF three
per centum. On all taxes paid after the
first day of December five per centum
thereof shall be added thereto.
WALTER BEASTEN,
Collector OF Taxes for st. Georges Hun
dred
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-05
LONDON LETTER
Matters Of Interest From the Worlds Metrop.
oils as Viewed With a Britsher's Eye

gers 10 the newcomer and TO the mn.
wary the native finds II comparati To-
~ safe. Let one walk boldly ana
with confidence and he can go throuSn
the most dangerous thronghface
am. al the most dangerous times. and
through the bigges. slums witholt
! lolesta'ion. Not many nights AKA
had @ work all through the night
to latch a mail. At about 2 O'Clock III
the mo. ming ! turned out for q stro,.
along the Thames enbankment TO
Westminster. Along the enbankment
were numberless tramps. male and
female, sleeping On the seats and
promenading In twos and threes.
Some glanced at me as II | were in.
truding on their special domain.
Others looked up with silly, drunken
bleary eyes; others alas! with looks
OF rial and genuine despair. But
walked the whole distance alone,
without molestation, although ] did
not meet a policeman from one end
OF the enbankment to the other.
II the criminals display ingenuity
in their avocations, the detectives OF
the metropolis are not behind in INIT.
ating them; what with the silent
boots OF the police force and the end
less DISCUSSES of the detectives. II Is
a marvel that SO many evil doors es-
cape. Two men, the other day, were
suspected Of receiving bets near the
firth market. This Is an offence IL
law. Two detectives disguised as fish
mnters kept observation, and WREN
they had sufficient evidence pro'ri,t-
/, arrested the illegal traders Bet
ting among rich people may be all
very well, but these street 'bos,L't5'
lay themselves out to receive bets
from the poorer clerks. office bows,
and warehousemen. who generally
lose and are sometimes induced to
rob their employers In the insane at
tempt to make "a bit" quickly and
without work.
A wide awake colonial makes the
just complaint that there are no open
four wheel carriages plying for hire
in London. The four wheeler. com.
monty known as the GROWER and
TIC smart hanson Of two wheels Me
both closed carriages. In Paris and
In most continental cities n can
see the sights In an open four wheel
carriage. The only way to see them
riding In London, unless one can az
ford to pay very heavily, is on the
top OF an omnibus. But no doubt
u up to date county council will
soon be giving this matter their at
tention. =
The American still hungers after
the old country. English, Scotch, and
Irish emigrate to the states to make
their "pile." In the SECOND or third
generation their daughters bring the
almighty dollar In abundance to the
sons OF our aristocracy. Larger num-
ters OF American visitors than ever.
something like 10000, are coming ove:
to Europe this year. and Of course
that includes a visit to u little vii.
lage. The American accent Is heard
everywhere, on bus and tram and In
hotels. A great beauty vote has taken
place In the states. Seventy charm
ing damsels of America have been
selected, and for their beauty, have
been given a free holiday to Europe.
arrived IN London two days ago.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-05

Sept. "a, l9u3.
in a small village In Wales lives a
nan who claims 10 have Witnessed
the defeat OF Napoleon at Waterloo.
He Is 104 years old and earns a
scanty living by hawking boo. laccs,
otc. He attributes his retaining ell
his faculties during a long and hard
Hfe to the fact that he has been an
ahstainer all his life.
Hardly a day passes withou. our
having some fresh instance of The
astnteness OF the criminal alien whom
we welcome TO our shores with open
armes. and too often II Is the colo
nial visitor who is the victim. \ fxw
d,ye back a merchant Of Manitoba.
visiting London, went to the Births !
userm There he met a mining
engineer who asserted that he came
from California. The latter intvcduc-
ed him to a friend, and together they
took the train for the South Kensjng
ton Eluseum. There they not. ed a
letter dropped by a gentleman. and
the colonial. ar their instigation picked
i up and banded It to him. He was
very grateful and insisted on stand
ing" them liquors and cigars at his
hotel. He said the letter was very
important and invited them to read
II, which they did. He said he had
Just arrived from India with a legacy
Of 100000 pounds. After a few hours
Of conviviality he invited them to
accompany him to a place OF amnse.
ment where he had been the night
before and where he had lost money
with women, to try and get the money
back. The colonial, however, advised
him to let 1t go. Then he thanked
them for their kindness and advice.
and offered to lend them 1000 pounds
each for five years II they could prove
that they were men Of substance. The
: min Ii; engineer" and his friend
said they could produce about Ton
pounds each, the colonial had 500
pounds He afterwards cahlet 10 the
Park Of Canada, and they all four
ret gain. The three displayed th'ir
.,o'es and the newly found ficancier
: skcd them for their !. O. US. lie
handed them to the mining ehgii,-
~" who offered to get them st.uI,-
ri end made legal. Before leaving
he handed his bundle Of notes to his
companion. and also collected those
Of the Canadian. Then the engineer"
and his friend left the room. They
did not reappear. and the Canadian
consulted the police to find that he
had been ~duped-the affair was a
planned one to rob him Of his money.
One OF the trio was ultimately found
and arrested.
Intending colonial visitors to Lon
don will do well to remember that
this Is a city OF nearly even millions
Of people. Nearly twice as many
people az there are In all Australia
are congregated in a few square miles.
Passports are unknown. No restric-
tion Is put upon visitors either for
business or pleasure. British and
foreign, honest and criminal, all
ia,,i OH shores without hin'tr1nc.
and without enquiry. What wonder,
then, that some Of the most daring
end INSCRIPTIONS Of the criminals Of
the world make. a happy hunting
ground Of the big city Of smoke.
But though London Is full Of dan