Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-25
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citizens Of the Capital City.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Messrs Writ Dexter and John ]. Herrick,
of Chicago, were admitted to practice.
State ex rel Cox vs. Hanlon, motion to set
aside Judgment submitted, and execution
stayed pendente lite.
The following causes were argued and sub
mitted: Berghoff VS. State, Vollmer vs. state,
DonahOe VS. Nelson.
Hardy VS. Riddle, error from the district
court of Lancaster county; affirmed. Opinion
by Reese CHI j.
Geyer VS. Parker ct al, error from the dis.
trict court of Gage county; affirmed Max
we'll, j.
Tex VS. Plug, error from the district court
Of Sarpy county; affirmed. Reese, Oh. J.
Lancaster County bank VS. f. Mary Greg
Dry, appeal from district court of Lancaster
county reversed with leave to the parties to
replead. Reese Oh. j.
Rogers VS. Empire Hardware company,
error from the district court of Douglas coun-
ty; reversed and remanded. Opinion by
Maxwell j.
Slaven VS. Meyer. Hellman h Co., error
from district court of Douglas county;
affirmed. Opinion by Maxwell j.
Greenwood VS. Cobbey, motion to quash
bill of exceptions; overruled. Opinion by
Maxwell j.
NEW IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
j.. c. Van Buskirk and 1888 others are now
transacting business at Oxford, Furnas
county under the corporate name or the
Oxford Manufacturing and Improvement
company. The articles Incorporating the
company were filed with the secretary OF
state to-day, and q $4,000 capital stock is
authorized. The object Of the association is
to build a dam across the Republican river,
| near Oxford, and create and maintain a
water power for manufacturing purposes.
The ompany commenced business on the
18th day Of October, and will continue TWEEN.
| ty-five years under the articles, unless dis
solved by a majority vote OF the stockhold-
ers. The capital stock will be Increased as
the necessities require.
CITY NEWS AND NOTES.
Citizens of Lincoln residing in the Second
storm water sewer district propose to fight
the assessment tax made by the board OF
equalization, although as left it is much less
than that originally under the horizontal
plan. Such men as j. ID. Hurd, A. ID,
| Kitchen, Thomas Ryan and Jacob North are
everything but satisfied.
Robert Taggart, treasurer Of Otoe county,
was in Lincoln to-day. He says that the
political outlook in that county is bright for
! the entire republican ticket. He also says
( that the democrats are tearing their hair foI
Mates, and that the bloody knife will be uu
sheathed to elect him.
The Omaha Elks visited the Lincoln
member of the order to-day and
tonight hold a social meeting al
the elegant rooms Of the home brotherhood
The evening was one of the most enjoyable
ever spent by the members Of the order II
the city. 1t was attended by a number of the
Johnson Slaven Ministries who are also mem
bers of the order.
Inspector Mcclellan gives II out cold tina
business men who are failing to have theil
sidewalks reduced to the required grade will
find it being done at their expense by the city
il they don't move along in the matter a
once. The order has the right ring, and i
there Is no backing down in it, greater i'm
provement will be manifest in the city befor,
cold weather sets in III earnest.