Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-11
THEY HAD A LOVE FEAST.
State Board Of Transportation Bnj)ying
General Peace.
GRAIN INSPECTOR BLANCHARD SATISFIED.
Formal Arrangements Completed 10
Have the supreme Court Pass
on the Questions at Issue
Lincoln News.
GRAIN INSPECTOR BLANCHARD SATISFIED.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 10.-tSpecial to TIM
BEE. The differences between Chief Grain
Inspector Blanchard OF Omaha and the mem.
bers OF the State Board Of Transportation
have been patched up and tho meeting OF
that gentleman with the board today was n
typicallo Toast. A special moeting OF tho
board was held today in honor of MIR. Blanch-
ards advent.
1t was there declared by tho momb3rs OF
the board that they did not intend to freezd
MIR. blanchard out. An agreement was
made between Blanchard and tho board that
the easiest way out of the difficulty was as
follows:
Blanchard should turn a small amount OF
money received as fees over to the state
treasurer, He should then present a bill for
services as inspector, which he did, and a
YOU cher for tho same was issued by tho
board. HO was then TO present this to Aud
itor Benton, who would refuse to issue a
warrant for the Same Blanchard thcu Is To
apply for a mandamus from the supreme
court to compel the payment OF the same and
the attorney general will dcmur and thereby
hasten the consideration of the same. Tho
responsibility of the payment of the salary
will then lie with the supreme court.
The bond of tho Woodmau .Ritchio public
warehouse of Omaha was approved.
j. l.. Watrous, late of Clarks, was appointed
assistant grain inspector.
Charles f.. Taylor, son of Weighmaster
Taylor, was, at the urgent request of his
father, appointed deputy weighmaster.
The salaries of the deputy registrars was
fixed at 81, 400. Captain Hill thought Sl,20O
sufficient. -
sQUATTED on A FARM.
John q. Denton owns q farm near Denton
and the tenant on the same moved off after
harvest. Yesterday Denton went out to his
farm to make arrangements to have his corn
gathered when he was astonished TO find n
stranger occupying the place and enjoying
all the benefits of the farm. Denton asked
the fellow what right he and his family had
on his place when the stranger coolly replied,
The right OF possession; put me off If you
cam
but ( am a lawyer" said Denton, land
know how IT, punish you for this intrusion
"Well, If you are u lawyer was the cool
reply, you ought TO know that possession Is
nine points in law"
Denton returned TO the city today and
sworo out a warrant for the arrest of the fol
low, whose name Is John Tolan, on the
grounds of forcible entry.
DROWNED IN A CIsTERN.
Edith Ellen, the pretty little 4-year-old
daughter of Samuel Walker, living at
Waverly, was drowned in a well at her
fathers residence about , O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Walker Is the well known
grain buyer and lumberman at Waverly ana
yesterday moved into a handsome new house
he nau erected. Inc well on 1ne premises
had not been completed and by some means
the board cover that ordinarily kept unwary
ones from tumbling in had been misplaced.
The little girl was playing about the housa
and it is presumed that IN her childish me
anderings she tumbled into the well.
SOIL LOTS TO A CRAZY MAN.
Judge Field was engaged today in hearing
the case of j. II. Blair against Lucy and o.
w. Rent. The plaintiff alleges that he en-
tesed into a contract with Sllas Bent, hus.
band and father respectively of the defend
ants to sell certain lots in College Summit
addition. That no entered into the perform
ance of said contract and sold thirty-eight
lots, for which service he asks 81 ,Gt5. Tho
defense is that the contract is not valid,
being entered into with Bent when he was
mentally incapable, n fact which tho plain
tiff we'll knew. That soon after he made the
where he died. They also deny that tho lots
were sold.
ODDS AND ENDS
Captain G. w. Beck, formerly of the State
Relief commission, but who recently was
electeu probate judge of Red Willow county,
was a caller at the state house today ana was
receiving the congratulations of friends.
The city attorney of Lincoln as a represen-
tative OF the town objects to the judgment OF
81, 900 awarded Henson Calvert for damages
received by falling into a ditch.
The German Evangelical Lutheran synod
of Nebraska has filed articles OF Incorpora-
ton. The principal place of its business will
be at Febing.
the suit of Henry T. Clarke against tho
city, the old complicated bond paving i'm.
broglio, bids far to finally have an airing, as
il was today ordered set for trial.
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