Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-29
PASSENGER RATE SHALEUP
Rock Island will Meet Cut Of Northwestern
on Lincoln Omaha Busins,s
WILL ASK FOR PERMIT THIS MORNING
New Home Of the Lincoln ElkE is
Nearly Ready for Dedication
Reception for Senator
Rurkett.


LINCOLN, April 8.-Cspecial)-A gen.
eral shake-up Of passenger rates In Ne
braska is promised as one result of the
Inauguration OF the 2-cent fare law. Last
week the Northwestern railroad applied to
the State Railway commission and was
given permission to install the short line
rate between Lincoln and Omaha, In order
that IL might compete for business with the
Burlington, which has the short haul and
has been capturing practically all OF the
business. The Burlington fare between the
metropolis and the capital city Is BIO 1t
is now stated that the Rock Island is to go
before the commission tomorrow with no
tlce that Il will meet the Burlington rate.
The Rock Island mileage between the two
points IL sixty miles, compared with nifty
FIVE on the Burlington, while that of the
Northwestern Is ninety miles, With the
Rock Island and Northwestern collecting
only S1.1O for the Omaha Lincoln journey,
the fare for that trip will be cut consider
ably below the 2-cent basis.
Reception for senator Burkett.
welcome home 70 United States Sem
ator Burkett and wife was extended by
the citizens Of Havelock last night In the
form OF a public reception at the Ancient
Order of United WoFkmen hall. Several
hundred we're present. the HAN being
crowded to the doors. Welcoming ad-
dresses were delivered by Mayor Wood
ward, Havelocks boy mayor; ex-Mayors
Ballard and Anderson, II. T. Dobbins.
Postmaster Hyers and Representative Gill
man, TO which the senator responded.
After the speaking, a receiving line was
formed consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Burkett,
Mr.. and Mrs Dobbins, Mr. and Mrs.
Flyers and Judge P. James Cosgrave,
Funds for Y. w, c. A. Building.
The Young Womans Christian asso-
citation OF Lincoln, after e three weeks
canvass for funds to be used in erecting
a building for the exclusive uses OF the
association, has secured $4,000. The as
ISOLATION already has purchased a build
ing lot in q central location and also has
a pledge Of $4,000 from an unknown in
dividual, this gift being contingent upon
the raising OF $4,000 from other sources.
with only 5000 additional to raise the
association expects to complete the fund
during the present week
New Home for EIks
Lincoln lodge. No. 80 Of the Benevolent
Protective order OF Blks is planning to
occupy its new lodge building at Thirteenth
and P streets before the end OF six weeks.
The Lincoln lodge will be the first branch
OF that popular order in the state to own
It's own building, and the example set by
the capital city lodge is expected to in
duce several other Nebraska Elk lodges
TO inaugurate building fund schemes, chief
of which are Omaha and York. The Lin
coin Elks are planning to hold an Blks'
reunion, lasting two or three days, upon
the occasion OF the opening OF their build
ing. and invitations are to be extended to
all Of the E1ks lodges in the state,
wrestling Bouts Thursday.
Lincoln sports are anticipating a genuine
athletic treat on Thursday night. May 2,
on which date Frank Gotch, the champion
wrestler OF America, is billed to meet
Oscar Wssem, now OF Lincoln. and Emil
Klsnk of Omaha. Gotch agrees to take
on Klank and Wasem. alternately, and
toss both OF them to the canvas in ninety
minutes The wrestling game. which was
introduced only several weeks ago in Lin
coin by oscar Wasem, has made . ire
mendous hit in the capital city and at a
recent match between Wasem and
Farmer" Burns the local auditorium was
crowded to its doors. Thursday night 9
affair is expected to attract a still greater
house. the auditorium management having
arranged to increase the seating capacity
OF the house.
Juror Taken III.
Juror Henry Schumann was taken sick
last night with a fever and incipient pneu-
monia. Physicians have been giving him
heroic treatment today and he is somewhat
better tonight and may be able to resume
his place tomorrow morning. II his condi-
ton should promise serious delay both sides,
It is said. will agree to go on with the