Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
An Engineer Who Has Been Dis
charged Makes Protest.
ASKS DAMAGES FROM THE 3. & M
New Enterprises Being In~augurated-
Arrangements For an Exposition,
With All the Extras-Personal
and General Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU or rnB OMAN, Bss,
1923 L STREET, \

lington IL Quincy railroad company, party
defendant. The petition alleges that the
plaintiff is a locomotive engineer of twenty
years experience; that he operated engines
on some of the principal railway thorough
fares OF the United States, and until March,
1888, lived and resided in the city OF Hart
ford, Conn that the defendant is, and has
been, q corporation operating In the state
subject TO the laws governing the same; that
the defendant controls or owns a road run
ming, inter ALA, Omaha, P~lattsmouth and
other points in Nebraska and Colorado, with
numerous branches and lateral roads, and is
a Common carrier.
For first cause of action, the plaintiff com,
plains of the defendant, that on or about
the 9Th day of March, 1883, the defendant
sought and found the plaintiff at his resi-.
dence in the city of Hartford that defendant
persuaded plaintiff to come to Nebraska To
enter the BuilinPton's service as a locomo'
tive engineer; that the mduccment was
steady and permanent employment, at the
rate of 81 per day, until a schedule time
table was adopted, and thereafter $3.50 per
day so long as the plaintiff should remain
in the employ of the road; that
ON the part of the road, plaintiff
furnished the defendant satisfactory testi.
monials from former employers, reported
for, and stood examination as TO his gu Alitica-
tloib w Nhc y My III NV Wv VI
Chicago, when and where he was accepted
as a locomotive engineer, March 10, 1888, and
was ordered to report for immediate duty at
Lincoln, Nebraska, with which orders the
plaintiff promptly complied and continued in
the employ of the road until December 90,
1888, when without previous notice or
warning and without just cause or provoca-
ton defendant discharged plaintiff from ser
wee on the road; that, Notwithstanding this,
plaintiff has ever stood ready to perform his
duties and comply with every condition of
his contract with the defendant, and has
regularly and daily rendered his services, for
the wages set forth. Plaintiff further alleges
i'll consequence that he has been prevented
from entering the service of other parties
and renamed out of employment for time in
days set forth.
For u second cause of action plaintiff
represents that the defendant was so well
satisfied with his work that he was induced
to remove his family from Hartford TO Lin
coin, then agreeing to continue the plaintiff
in steady aud permanent employment; that
the expense of moving his family to the west
was great, and that regardless of this plain
tiff was discharged peremptorily as stated,
and that by this act alone he was damaged III
the sum of s., 800.
For further cause of action the plaintiff
says: The defendant knew that he was a
skillful engineer, Of experience and stand
ing in the ranks of his calling; that he main
tanned a good name, and held the respect of
his former employers and railroad men gen.
cThly III VIC lUCallLS WUCTc uc llSSu, bLldU Ou
account of a great strike, and refusal to
work or the part Of a large humble OF engl-
neers and fircmen, in the employ OF the road
in this state and elsewhere, commencing on
the eth day of February, 1855, plaintiff was
induced to enter the service of the road and
to remove his family, thus changing his resi-
dencc from Hartford to Lincoln, but with
the pledge OF permanent employment, which
has been broken and violated in every par
ticular. Plaintiff, therefore, asks Judgment
IN damages Tor the sum OF SS,UUU, interest
aud cost of suit.
COMM STATE EXPOSITION.
Pursuant to call the managers and officers
of the state board of agriculture met in
session at the Windsor last evening.
Present: Chairman Henry, j. b. Dinsmore,
Eli A. Barnes, ED. Mcintyre, II. Il. Greer,
Secretary Furnas, J. Jensen, Frank N.
Young and w. c.. Bristom.
The coming state falr was the chief topic
under. consideration, and a good deal
OF the preparatory routine was in
the grind. A committee was appointed to
arrange a speed circuit with Omaha, Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Des Moines, and the
following gentlemen comprise it, viz: w. H..
Barstow, j. b. Dinsmore and Ed. Mcintyre,
of which MIR. Dinsmore is the chairman.
The following gentlemen were appointed the
purchase and supply committee, which will
act for the year: J. b. Dinsmore, Il. w. Fur
mas and Ed. Mcintyre. The board will in
due time announce a plan for supplying
scholarship in the New York veterinary col
1tHt, WHICH, ~ has AZ u uISDUoul " SOIlG
worthy young man of the state. The secre-
tary was instructed to enter into correspond
encc to secure attractions for the coming OK
position and also expert judges, At this
early date plans are formulating to make the
next state fair the greatest attraction of the
kind ever seen in the west.
IMPORTANT ENTERPRISES.
The recorder in the office of the secretary
of state finds plenty to do. Four new COM
panies filed articles Of Incorporation this
morning, and they have entered the business
arena under thorough sanction of the laws of
the state.
The South Beatrice Street Railway COM
peny organized with I'm authorized capital
stock of 500 commencing May 81, 1889,
and will continue fifty years from that date.
The company contemplates the construction
Of Il system OF street railway, south of Court
street, to trend the principal streets of that
part Of the capital of Gage county, and the
enterprise is named by Warren Cole, w. ID.
Nichols, N. N. Brumback, j. S. Garth, j.
f. Bearer, S. S. Green, S. X. Davis, A. L.
Green and H.. A. La Selle.
The Beatrice Real Estate and Trust COM
Dany commenced to negotiate loans, buy,
sell and convey real property and transact
all attending business, January |, 1889, and
continues thereafter fifty years. Article 3
stipulates an authorized capital stock of
e2OO, 900, fully paid up At the date of the is
suance of the shares, which are 800 each.
&. IL. Muyne, John Riley, N. N. Brumback
aud L. h. Spencer, organizers and incorpor-
tNplS, tNNSSb us oo'hbAtJ u ~ company
The State bank, of Loup City, incorporated
by |. Phil Jaeger, William Schardler, "A. f..
Ramsey and III. n. Curtis, commenced bust
ness January -, 1889, and unless sooner dis
solved continues twenty-five years. Article
= designates Loup City as the principal and
only place for the company TO transact a
general banking business, on an authorized
capital stock of $50 900 of which 20 per cent
was paid in hand mt the date of organization.
The Farmers and Merchants bank of Red
Cloud, began a general banking business
April 8, 1856, and ut this late day makes its
record good III the office OF the secretary of
state. Tho authorized capital stock is
Sl00, 900, and the following gentlemen sub
scribe to its articles of Incorporation Arson
Highly, w. :. CARRIER, j. f.. Smith, 5. q.
Smith, J. w. Moon, Silas CARRIER, George b.
Hollum, Il. i. Smith, ID. G. Newhouse, and
George .. Yeises.
CITY NEWS AND NOTES.
The district court heard motions until noon
to-day and adjourned to Monday morning,
when the law docket will be called. Judges
Capman and Field will hear causes through
out the week.
The Cook Labaro -corpses larceny case was
continued to-day until 9 o'clock Monday
morning. II is thought, however, that Judge
Stewart will be able to dispose of the dis
graceful affair on that day.
II cost a Bennett farmer $500 TO indulge in
a drunk night before last. He came to town
with that sum OF money and proceeded TO
'bowl up" displayed his roll and was
robbed by some one of the sneaks that infest
the CITY. William Randall N Young man