Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-11
TROUBLE OVER A ROOSTER
Prize scratcher Gets mo Prise Garden and
the War is Then On.
POLICE JUDGE DECIDES KNo1TY PROBLEM
Congressman Cannon Spends Day I'm
the city ~ Guest of Congress
man Burkett and Meets
Many Citizens.
From a Stan correspondent

CFrom a Stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN, MAJ 10.-(Special)-These are
days when the gentle ~zephyrs carry over
the backyard fence extracts of the ruined
tempers of the gardener and the chicken
raiser. Days when the common law right
Of a chicken to scratch in a neighbor's
garden is disputed by the neighbor. The
war is on in Lincoln and already the courts
have been called upon to decide between
the man scratcher and the chicken
scratcher.
For many days Allen c.. Reddish. who,
notwithstanding his name, is a chicken
fancier rather than a gardener, and Ander-
son Bonner who is the reverse, have each
tried in his own line OF work to scratch
out a living. Mr.. Reddish is, or rather was.
the possessor Of a yellow leg rooster, the
head and brains Of a large following. This
ROSTERS proper scratching ground is about
the Reddish garden. But Mr.. Rooster 10
get for his following the best In the land,
left the premises set apart for him and
at the head of the family slowly mean
dered down to the home of Mr.. Bonner.
There young radishes, that were entirely
unlike the young Reddishes, he knew wero
Just sprouting and so we're many other
little delicacies. And Mr.. Rooster began
to scratch and cluck and chuckle. Mr.
Bonner came home about that time and
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them and Mr.. Rooster did a hot foot into
the barn Of Mr.. Bonner. The owner also
went in the barn and how 1t happened no
one was able to tell the court. but In a
very short time Mr.. Bonner came forth
with Mr.. Rooster hanging limp and life
less in his hand. Very tenderly and
quietly he carried Mr.. Rooster to the Red
dish home and with a little twist OF the
wrist deposited all that was left of him on
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some time later.
After due elaboration Reddish had Bonner
arrested for malicious destruction of prop
erty and the case was tried before Judge
Cosgrove yesterday afternoon. TIL judge
decided after listening to much evidence
that 1t was not proven that Bonner killed
the rooster even though he chased him in
the baEn and carried him out. Conse-
quently the defendant was discharged.
Bound to Have "A wedding.
The Eagles carnival to be held here May
IS to % promises to be right smart of an
entertainment and to that end much
preparation Is being made. The manage
ment laid great stress on the fact that a
couple would be married before the eager
gaze of the assembled multitude, when the
events were first made public. This pub
licity so worked on the bride that she
baked when 1t came to signing up the con-
tract, and the groom refused to take unto
himself another girl. Again, however, the
carnival management went industriously to
work and as a consequence letters of &C
ceptance are being received by the score
and the marriage will surely take place.
Many presents are to be given the couple
and they will be placed on exhibition in a
few days.
Congressman Cannon in city.
Congressman Joseph Cannon who will
be the next speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, was the guest of Congressman
Burkett at the ~latter's residence, 1874 B
street. from yesterday afternoon until this
evening. He left tonight for other points
in the state. This morning with Mr.. Burk-
EFT the next speaker attended services at
st. Paul Methodist Episcopal church. after
which he returned TO the home of Mr.
Burkett, where he spent the day. He ar
rived in Lincoln yesterday afternoon and
was taken Immediately to the Burkett
home, where an informal reception was
held, many citizens and federal officers
calling upon him. Mr.. Burkett invited a
number of the prominent citizens to din.
ner last evening to meet Mr.. Cannon. In a
short talk after dinner Mr.. Cannon ex.
pressed his regard for President Roosevelt.
HE is the man OF the mllnOn, ne SalQ,
and 1 do not doubt but that he will lead
the republican ticket next year"
Going to Head Camp.
The Modern Woodmen OF America camps
throughout the state are making great
preparations to attend the head camp meet
ing. to be held in indianapolis during the
week Of June l. Out of Lincoln alone will
go 155 uniformed men. including a band. to
compete for drill prizes. TO these teams
will be added those from Crete and Hebron.
Besides competing for some of the honors
those from here expect to do a little work
for A. r. Talbot for head consul. The bat
talon from here will be headed by the
famous Hagenow band of thirty-hve pieces.
Captain Gildersleeve has charge of the band
and he also has much faith in II. This
band won the first prize In Kansas City
at the meeting OF the head camp held in
1899 and the first prize at st, Paul in 1901.
II is considered one of the finest military
bands in all the west.
BY a special dispensation from the head
consul, Woodman memorial Sunday will
be observed here on June z instead OF the
third Sunday In June. This because OF the
fact that the teams will be tired out when
they return from the indianapolis meeting.