Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-24
LOOKS GOOD TO NjHAW
Has q Conference with the Committeeman
from His District
HORSE TRADER sLAsHEs A YOUNG MAN
Game Law vioIatOr ne r Is Trapped
ny warden simpkins and ned
state OmciaIs, Change
Program.
lFrom a star correspondentO

From a STAFF Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 23.-CSpecial)-
The republican congressional committees
Of the First and Fourth districts met here
today, the former at Congressman Bur-
kett's ONCE and the latter at the Lindell
hotel. Very encouraging reports we're made
by each Of the Fourth district committee
men, and II is regarded as certain that
Hinshaw will have a rousing majority. c.
II. Sloan. z. j. Hainer and ]. D.. Pope,
who we're leading opponents Of Mr.. Hin
shaw for the nomination. have rendered
their services for the next month, and
part Of the time Of the committee was de-
voted to making out appointments for
them. as we'll as for other oratorical talent
enlisted for the campaign.
The Fret district committeeman devoted
their time to arranging details for the cam
paign. Mr.. Burkett's itinerary was made
complete. He will speak in some place in
Nebraska every night after the October 1.
Most of his time will be given to his own
district, but arrangements have been made
for one or two speeches in each of the
other FIVE.
j. II. Mickey, nominee for governor, and
Mr.. Burkett will speak at Humboldt on
October 8, and at Talmage on October T.
II was announced by the republican state
central committee today that Congressman
W. l. Smith Of Council Bluffs would make
two speeches In the state during the cam
paign. One address will be at Hastings.
October 6, and at Red Cloud on October Z.
flashed with n Knife.
Walter Sheldon, a horse trader, is being
sought for by the police on a charge Of
assaulting Warren Smelling, scion of a we'll
known family, with intent to kill. SHELL
ing and Sheldon met In a West o street
saloon. Sheldon was hghting drunk and in
suited Snelling's party OF friends. Smelling
undertook to resent the epithets and was
severely stabbed about the shoulders. No
serious results are anticipated.
Hotel Keeper Punched.
The forgetfulness OF c.. H. Partridge, a
hotel keeper at Ord, concerning the Ne
braska game law, which forbids the shoot
ing Of prairie chickens prior to October
]. got him into trouble.
For some time Chief Game Warden
Simpkins and his deputies have looked
with a suspicious eye upon the Ord bon'face
who was reported as having a penchant
for directing guests to where they could
crafty their desires for shooting. Mr..
simpklns and his first deputy, Nick" Car
ter, journeyed to Ord last week and took
u ~ Ut WI 4 a. - 16S . R@@NNa
raxt day the game wardens, whose identity
vas unsupported, shouldered guns and drove
TITO the country, as II in quest OF game.
Poturning empty-handed, the landlord
blandly informed them they should have
gone further into the country. On Sunday
the inkeeper, in company with a guest,
ventured out, armed with shooting irons,
but the deputies. although exercising a
close vigil, missed the nimrods on their
return.
The search warrant process was ~resorted
to the following day and deep down In the
refuse heap in the rear Of the hotel kitchen
was found the heads and feet OF three
prairie chickens. The game wardens
promptly swore out warrants, charging q
violation Of the game law. The landlord
consulted with his attorney and finally de-
clded to plead guilty. The fine amounted
to $40, with $3.50 costs In addition.
state OmcIaIs Change Programs.
Secretary OF State Marsh and Attorney
General Prout had planned a trip tc
Barneston, Gage county, tomorrow. to min
gle with the old settlers at a pioneers pic.
lic. Today they were notified of an indef'
mite postponement of the picnic because Of
vehement weather, and instead the state
"details will journey to Ainsworth, Brown
unity, where a carnival is in progress
lditor Weston preceded them. departing
day.
ProhibitIOnIsts Have Candidate.
The nomination OF Charles o. Beveridg'
Of Fremont as the prohibition candidate FOL
congress in the Third district was certified
to the secretary OF state today. Accom-
ranying the notification was An afidavit b!
Mr.. Beveridge that the nomination came Il
him without the expenditure Of any money
The Rising City bank Of Rising City
Butler county, filed articles Of incorporation
with the secretary OF state. j. r. and S. A
R~eisenbach, C. f. Reynolds and F. Jouve
nat were the incorporators. The capita
stock, 500, 900, is fully paid in.
Articles Incorporating the Norfolk Fue
and Light company Of Norfolk. Madison
county. we're filed with the secretary o
state. The capital stock Is fixed at $50, 0OC
Of which SIS, 900 is paid in. G. A.. LUX
hart, J. M. Macy, ]. w. Ransom, c. E
Dougherty, H.. ]. Cole, H. L. Snyder and II
T. Holden are the incorporators.
Warden Davis Of the state prison report
the Incarceration Of NJ. c. Oaks, a recen
arrival from Polk county. His crime wa
that OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, for which he received a ~sentenc
In the penitentiary of one year.
Notarial commissions have been issued a
the governors once to Isaac King OF su
perior. Nuckolls county, and L. T. Bryan
OF Schuyler. Colfax county.