Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-30
KNOX COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
Citizens of Niobrara Appeal from the
Decision of the Board of
Supervisors.

LINCOLN. Oct. 2s-(special.)-The su-
preme court has been asked to settle the
dispute over the location OF the seat II
Knox county. At a special election held
on August 2s, a proposition TO remove
the county officers from Niobrara south 10
Creighton Received a majority vote. but
the citizens Of Niobrara contend that the
Board of Supervisors erred in calling the
election and on this ground they are seek
ing TO prevent removal
II is claimed by these seeking re-looa-
tion that Creighton is nearer the center
Of the county's population. while Niobrara.
which is twenty miles from a railroad. is
inconveniently located for lawyers and
other persons who have business in the
county Offices.
petition, signed by 1854 taxpayers, ask
ing for a special election, was presented
10 the Knox county Board OF Supervisors
on July 25, and Immediately the citi-
zens OF Niobrara entered a vigorous and
emphatic remoustrance. or the original
petitioners 3l5 afterwards signed another
document 10 the effect that after mature
deliberation they had concluded that It
would be unvise to remove the county
ofrces and this was later supplemented
by another protest signed by several hun
dred taxpayers. The contending factions
employed lawyers and after a legal fight
lasting several weeks the Board OF Super
visors decided that as three-nf Of the
voters OF the county had asked for an
election their prayer should be granted.
The case comes 10 the supreme court on
error II is contended that the Board OF
Supervisors was prejudiced In it's decision,
IL being alleged that one OF their number
signed the petition asking for the cleo
20 ha hat
sioner withdrew his name from the petit
tion before the case was decided. but ii is
nevertheless maintained that his frst act
disqualified him from taking any part In
the case.
In accordance with a time honored Gus
tom the supreme court has postponed the
opening OF the next sitting until Wednes-
day, the day after election. With the e1-
ception OF November the court meets on
the nrst Tuesday Of the month. The follow
ing cases have been ASST gned for hearing
at the next sitting; Morris against Linton,
Douglas; Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust
company against Buckstsr Bros. Lancas-
ter; Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust com
pany against Hutchins. Lancaster; Buck
against stuben ssrpy; Bank OF Stockham
against Alter Hamilton; Adams against Os-
good, Douglas; Brown against Sloan Paw
against Wahoo. Saunders: Hanscom against
Meyer, Douglas; First National Bank
against Gibson. Cass; State ex rel Gordon
against Moores, Douglas; Smith agains,
state Nemsha; Rensrd against wycof
Washington.
The jury in the case Of Mrs Emma
Walker against John Moser. a saIoonkeeper
az Ashland. today returned a verdict for
81 500 damages for the plaintiff, The woman
sued for damages on the ground that the
saloonkesper by supplying her husband with
| liquor had contributed TO his death The
defense Was that Walker bad taken
but very few drinks and that his death was
caused more by the vtciousness of the team
he was driving than by The liquor he had
drank. IN other words. " was eontended
that the liquor did not cause the accident
The hearing Of the case OF Mrs. c. w
Shoes against the city Of Lincoln to re-
cover s2s ,oeo damages for injuries alleged
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