Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
TREES FOR MKINLEY
Useful Memorial Suggested by Governor
Savage for Arbor Day.
RAINMAKER THREATENS TO DESERT STATE
willis Buckner, Convicted of Man
sIaughter, Demands New Trial
No Trace Discovered of
- Rev. @. l.. Smith.
From a STAN Correspondent.)

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LINCOLN, March 15.-(Special.)-The
planting of trees in commemoration OF
William Mckinley has been suggested In
an Official proclamation by Governor Saw"
age as a feature for the next Arbor day.
which will be Tuesday, April 20. The gov
ernor's proclamation follows;
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, LINCOLN
BY virtue of the authority vested In me Dy
law l. Ezra p: Savage, governor OF M nrfI
braska, do hereby proclaim Tuesoay' Aprli
The extensive use of timber in manufac-
rSen ans is and for some years has been a
heavy drain upon the forest resources anu
unless expansion along this line keeps pace
must ultimately be the legacy.
Forestry Is both useful and ornamental.
S mh inSis sSaeSny st iiRies spiendid results have at
tended every substantial EFFORT TO develop
our resources In this respect, Experience
has demonstrated that tree culture may be
prosecuted as successfully In Nebraska as
In any OF the so-called timber states. Both
reason there should be no relaxation in
the planting of trees. Each succeeding
Arbor day should add at least 10000 trees
means wealth, plcturesqueness and com;
fort and eventually will be a powerful
magnet in the attraction of capital and
IN the observance of Arbor day on this
occasion 1 do earnestly and respectfully
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by the children of the public schools and
by citizens generally and that In addition
70 faithfully dlseharginE me ~o cogmsmorS o.
tive of our late and greatly beloXed presi-
dent, William Mckinley. A Mckinley me-
for both solemn and impressive rejection,
and will be a merited tribute to one who
during his life exhausted his best efforts
and taxed HIS best energies to promote the
welfare and happiness OF his country and
In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great seal OF the
state to be afixed.
Done at Lincoln. this 10Th day Of March,
BY the governors:
GEfoRGE w. MARSH, Secretary Of State.
BY FRANK MCCARTNEY, Deputy.
May withhold Rain from Nebraska.
Rainmaker z. @. whitney OF Rocky Ford,
Colo, has informed the State Board Of Pub
lie Lands and Buildings that his oner to
produce rain in Nebraska will be withdrawn
on April 20. He insists that the oppor-
tunity OF the board to cause a general
rainfall throughout Nebraska for the mod
est sum Of 1000 will have passed by April
q and he urges the immediate making Of q
contract to save the state from ruin by
drOuth. Mr.. Whitney's FIRST proposition wal
submitted two weeks ago and today another
letter was received from him, as follows:
I wrote you on February q. but have no
reply. Do you always want TO see your
state in a stricken condition? 1 don't think
you do.
why not be sure OF plenty OF rain when
Il may be had so cheap and with a GER
tainty2 Only 1900 for an average OF three
fourths OF an inch for the area OF Ne
braska. Just think OF that
Many OF your taxpayers could pay their
taxes easier, to say nothing OF the children
crying for bread and having to look for
some charity TO help them. To get so much
rain Is nothing like charity, even II IL is Sc
cheap.
Better avoid the charity and the drouth,
too, h run the risk OF them both. II
you choose to run the risk as ever, please
Inform me. On my part let me say. when
one can and wants TO do humanity jus
tice, the latter always refuses to accept
the same IL Il Is OF an unknown character
As examples. l mention the discovery OF
the circulation, America and homeopathy
Must l become the victim OF rainmaking2
VIII only do business on the contract
plan. Can take no contract after April 20
Yours truly, T. @.
Dedication OF German Church
The new edihee Of the German Metho.
dst Episcopal church at Fifteenth and n