Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
BUEL FORCES A SETTLEMENT.
He Secures Damages From the Mis-
souri, Pacific Road.
HIS ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
Incorporation Of a New Banking Com
pany-Supreme Court Matters
Lincoln News and Notes
of Interest
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA Bag,

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LINCOLN. Sent 9.

The Hickman railroad sensation will
now die natural death. The difficulty
between Friend Buel and the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company has been
settled. Friend took bold stand and
not only controlled the situation, but
compelled an equitable settlement. He
is happy over the result and is douDly
proud of his brave wife. who refused to
yield the fort TO the enemy when her
husband was under arrest or service Of
an injunction. This afternoon THE
BEE representative sought an interview
with him and elected the following
story:
well, Mr.. Buel, you have been hav-
ing lively time at Hickman during
the past few days, have you not?"
somewhat, yes sir; ] had reason to
believe that the Missouri Pacific rail-
readers had no right to enter upon my
farm until they had settled with me for
the damages done me when the grade
was made"
kindly give me your :ersion OF the
matter, II you will?"
when the right-of-way men met me
for the purpose OF settling for the right
of-way across my farm, we failed to
agree. They wanted TO pay me about
half the real damages done, and re-
fused to accept the proposition and con-
demnation proceedings were taken.
The grade was made across my farm in
the face OF my protest, and l submitted
because thought | had to. When the
Trests case was decided and | found out
that foreign corporation had no right
to acquire property under such proceed
ings, | bided my time, and not in
vain"
How so? Please explain more
fully"
well, when heard that the track
layers were coming | consulted the best
lawyers in the state, and they told me
that they would have no right to cross
my line without my consent. and that |
would be justified in taking extreme
measures to protect my property. On
the approach of the track men | pitched
my tent on the grade, just inside the
wire fence on the east side OF my farm,
moved my family into it, unfuried the
stars and stripes from the center pole
and prepared TO live and take il easy.
When the railroaders approached they
evidently thought that picnic was be-
fore them. / guess they changed their
minds, however, for they soon found
out that | meant business. / gave them
lair Du6 lIlSu w Ut Scullc-
manly about it,"
did they make any attempts to go
on with the gradingy"
''At first they were inclined that
way, but l convinced them that they
had better 60 slow. told them that
would protect my farm with my life, and
meant it,
''But these Missouri Pacific fellows
caused iniunctions to be issued against
you and also your arrest, did they not?''
''Oh, yes; Judge Field issued an in
junction last Monday, but l promptly
countered it with one from Judge Chap
man while my wife held the fort, as you
newspaper men call it. No; she was not
afraid and she stood in front of the tent
and held the whole mob at bay"
"How many men were there?"
"At least two hundred and fifty; but
she had the nerve to say. pass and you
do it at your peril, and | tell you there
was blood in her eye. My wife meant
just what she said. She held posses.
sion on two different occasions. l was
arrested on two different occasions and
had two injunctions run upon me. The
last time l was arrested for refusing to
obey an injunction order, and my wife
was arrested with me. The railroaders
scooped the tent and were on the grade
at work before we got out Of sight"
"Tbat was yesterday, was 1t not"
"Yes, sir; the sheriff brought me to
Lincoln and we were taken be-
fore Judge Field. He asked US to
promise to obey the order OF
the court. or to give bonds for our APP
pearance in court. We declined to do
this, and he ordered US committed to
the county Jail. Our children were
with US. The sheriff, however, thought
better of the matter and took US to a
hotel, where we spent last night very
pleasantly"
''You have made a settlement with
the company, l understand?"
Il have, sir; the Missouri Pacific paid
me g 900 in cash to day, and the COM
pany can now go its way in peace. /
think got just settlement, and I am
satisfied. Church Howe adjusted the
matter. would have staid by those
fellows all summer. / was protecting
my own property, and had right to
assert the right of possession. This i:
all there is in the matter. Mr.. Howe
his kindness. He had nothing to dc
with the matter until to-day"
BANK OF ASHTON.
Ashton, Sherman county, is blessed
with n new state bank, articles incor-
porating the same having been filed
with the secretary Of state this morn
ing. The company authorize capita
of s20, 900, and the articles provide tha
25 per cent of the amount shall be paiC
in hand on the date OF business com
mencement. Ordinary business rule
will govern the banking company for ,
period Of fifty years. Lee Love
Arminus p. Gully and Horario Smelsei
are the incorporators and owners of tn,
stock, in shares Of 500 each.
DlsBURsING PUBLIC FUNDS.
The board of public lands and build
}ngs held a regular meeting at the stat,
house this morning Aside from thu
regular routine business transacted thu
board passed an order allowing Johi
Lanham sl0,8004l for work performed
and material furnished on the contrac
for improving the capitol grounds.
This is round sum of money, but tn
improvements about the capital build
ing will probably justify the outlay
Yet many Lincoln citizens proAounc
the work useless extravaganza.
THE SUPREME COURT.
In the supreme court to-day Mr.,
Hall Hitchcock was admitted to prac
tice.
The following cases were disposed oi
Rathbun VS. McConnell; motion to dis
miss oyerruled. Wilson VS. Ellsworth