Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
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The Lincoln police have scored against
| the Traction Company, which recently
| issued an order that the members Of the
| department had to pay fare the same as
| ordinary individuals, by arresting Con-
| ductor George Mann for obStructing the
| streets for more than ten minutes. Mann
runs a freight and express car out In
| the suburbs and as has been his custom.
| he allowed the car to stand across q
| street for quite a while. An ever vigilant
| policeman swooped down and arrested
| him. The city prohibits cars standing
| on a street crossing more than ten min
| utes, and Mann stated that he would
| plead guilty to having left his car for
| more than an hour. He said he did not
| know there was such an ordinance in
| existence. At least some good has &C.
suited in the war between the police and
the Traction Company. That is that no
| longer three cars come down the streets
| about ten feet apart at breakneck
| speed. The ordinance provides that cars
| shall be run at least 100 feet apart, and
| the police are seeing to it that every city
ordinance is observed, even the one that
than seven miles an hour.
Attorney General Trout has returned
to Lincoln from Nemaha County, where
he appeared in defense of the state
board of equalization in the injunction
case brought by Church Howe and 9th.
ers to prevent the operation of the in
crease in that county's valuation made
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feeling against the increase was intensa
around Auburn and that the citizens
turned out in large numbers at the hear.
ing. Judge Kelliser has taken the mat
ter under advisement. The attorney
general, in his argument, said the state
board did what it had right to do in
making the increase and that the courts
had no right to interfere, because they
have nothing but the negative vested in
them and could not make a fair equaliza.
ton should it be necessary to make any
changes.
Gov. Mickey has been notified by the
Moran Iron Works. of Seattle, that the
first class battleship Nebraska will be
launched Oct. I. ana the governor is ask
ed to name a Nebraska woman to christ.
ell the vessel. While no arrangements
have been made, it is believed that Miss
Marie Mickey, the governors daughter,
will act as sponsor for the vessel A dis,
tinguished party of Nebraskans will jour.
ney to the western city to witness the
launching. The plans for the trip have
been confded to the care Of Adjt. Gen.
Culver.
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There will be no exhibition of threshing
machines upon the state fair grounds
this year. This is not because of any
feeling or dispute between the thresher
makers and the fair managers, but sim.
ply because the manufacturers don't con-
slider it necessary to thus advertise their
business. There are thirteen thresher
companies in Lincoln and all have re-
ceived orders from the Threshing Ma.
chine Manufacturers Association to
make no displays.
Gov. Mickey and Attorney General
Prout have been notified by Sheriff Nc
Avoy, of Sarpy County, that proceedings
are on foot for the construction Of
drainage ditch, which will eventually cut
through some school land belonging to
the state. The notice is given so that
the state may appear in opposition to the
construction Of the ditch, should such
course be considered proper The ques-
ton involved is one which has not hith-
erto been determined.
Gov. Mickey has been asked to extra
dite A. S. Whitman now under arrest at
Hastings. who is CHARGED with bavin,
worked = confidence came on tho KnoS
Co.,,,4- -, . ~ ~
resented himself TO be member of
Chicago firm. and presented a draft ON
the Central Trust Comnapv of Cbica ro
for $3.50. He cashcd it on the pretense
that he was usin~ tho monnv in y roo1