Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-03
STOCKHOLDERS ARE LOSERS
Most Of Them Are Trainmen Of the Burling-
ton System,
RECEIVER ASKED FOR ROOnAN COMPANY
Dispute over County's Rights 10 Fees
for Marriage CcremOnies-Gen-
eraI News OF the
state.
(From a stan Correspondent

htaoNnVlu BOOQH, MnlCn ClOSeO
us doors yesterday, will probably amount
to no more than the total assets. The
stockholders, however, will undoubtedly
suffer a heavy loss. The company's at
torneys say the debts will be between
$4,000 and $4,000, and they assert that
the assets, including the stock and mis-
c~eilaneous credits, will be at least si2, 900.
Most OF the stock of the institution was
held by burlington railroad tralnmen,
among them being Charles Hook, f. o..
Pierson, ]. H. Shaw, G. o. Harrison, J.,
b. Tanney, o. q. Briggs, Emil Walters,
Isaac II. Hershey, Mat Cobalter. p. N.
Pitsonberger and II. II. Townsend. The
paid up capital was S14, 900. The firm was
Incorporated for S25, 900.
Following are some Of the larger obli-
cations OF the eompany: Columbia Ma
tional bank, $1,000; Wisconsin Furniture
company, $500; Billinsgiey & Greene. at
t%orneys, 1912; NJ. Adler, $500; the Hax
Smith Furniture company, st. Joseph, Mo-,
s1s1; Franklin Wooden company, Chicago.
$500; Beebe & Runyan Furniture and COT,
fin company, Omaha, $292; Trorlicht,
Duncker & Renard Carpet company. st.
Louis, SASS; swsrtzchild & company, $500;
Burnley & Tyrrell, Chicago, 8 1000; Norris
Allister, Chicago, 1880; Reichenberg,
Smith & company. Omaha, $72.
The stockholders will apply Monday
for the appointment Of a receiver to close
up the affairs OF the institution.
Dispute COunty's Right to Fees.
County Judge Waters and the Board OF
Commissioner are involved in q dispute
over the e~ounty's right to fees received By
the former for performing marriage cere-
monies. The commissioner several weeks
ago formally ordered Judge Waters to
prepare a report of all fees received by
him for this service. Mr.. Waters has sent
the following reply, denying the commits
Sioners' authority TO command him in the
premises:
Answering your recent communication
relative to marriage fees and your conten-
ton that they should be reported by me,
/ wish to say: That / am confidently of
the opinion that you are mistaken in your
contention and that the law as we'll as
past custom, does not require 1t. These
fees belong to the county Judge, Just as
the marriage fees paid to a minister of
the gospel belong to him. However, it is
very unsatisfactory to me that this ques-
ton should remain undetermined, now
that It has been raised. Your honorable
board should take the initiative in this
matter at your earliest convenience TO
the end that the question may be deter
mined and 1 ask that in some way we have
the matter definitely decided and soon.
Should the fees for performing the mar
riage ceremony paid to me belong to the
county then 1 wish to pay them to the
county, and II they belong to me / desire
to know 1t definitely"
Acting upon the suggestion contained in
the foregoing the commissioners will likely
institute q test case 70 settle the contro-
versy, which Is now being watched with
Interest by the commissioners Of other
counties throughout the state.
Police Business mt Low Ebb.
Business in the Lincoln police court was
at a low ebb during the month Of Febur-
airy. The report Of Judge Comstock shows
that the total amount of fines collected
in the period was $40. Court and other
costs paid in amounted to $3.50.
Nebraska schOoImasters' Club.
The Nebraska schoolmasters' club will
meet at the Willard hotel in Omaha Fri
day evening, March 2. D. B. Perry of
Crete will read a paper on "The Length
Of Courses in High School and College"
Discussion Of the subject will be led by
President w. A. Clark Of the State Normal
school.
Nebraska whist Association.
M. 1. Aitken Of the Commercial club
has appointed the following committees to
arrange for the forthcoming annual meet
ing of the Nebraska Whist association,
which will be held in Lincoln March IL and
IL: Reception, H. M. Bushnell, J. w. Nc
Donald, s. H.. Durham, George F. Kennedy,
A. w. Field, j. H. Harley, M. L. Aitken;
finance, NJ. Ackermann, G. A. Loveland,
willard Hammond; entertainment, F. H.
Woods, F. W. Helwig. w. e. Hardy.
Suburban Automobile Service.
A project has been started to establish
an automobile rapid transit line between
the Burlington depot in Lincoln and
Bethany, a suburb four miles east OF the
city. An eastern investor has signihed q
willingness to give the scheme financial
backing. Bethany Is the site OF Cotner
college. The trolley line to the suburb
was discontinued several years ago.
Love wIthdraws for Atwood.
Don L. Love has said that he will not
make the race In a second primary for the
nomination for member Of the school board,
but will withdraw in favor OF J. ID. At
wood, thus doing away with the necessity
Of a second primary. Mr.. Atwoo received
mara vofaa than any ona of his cOmDeti-