Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-11-02

insurance Deputy fierce Is trying 10
figure out how to issue a license 10 the
Bankers Union of the World in conform
ity with the supreme courts latest inter-
probation of its decision in the matter,
which was given out Thursday night af-
ter the court had studied its opinion for
one night and day. The license specifies
that the law has been complied with,
while the supreme court in telling what is
meant in its opinion in the case said the
auditor must issue the license if the in
surance company promised and made as
surances that it would pay into its NOR
tuary fund some $4,000 which it is al
legged by the insurance department had
been illegally drawn out OF it. Mr..
Pierce and the attorney general are work
ing on a special license to conform TO that
Interpretation and avoid saying the law
had been complied with.
Information has just reached the office
of Superintendent McBrien that some
county superintendent contemplated re-
newing certificates which expired Under
the old law, without paying any attention.
to the requirements under the new law
enacted by the late legislature. As soon
as definite information was received by
Mr. McBrien on the subject he at once
isSueda letter to the county superintend-
entS calling their attention to the prOvi-
siOns of the new law and warning them
that to renew the old certificates would
subject them to prosecution and probably
forfeiture of their portion Of the state
apportionment of school money.
The certifcatiOn of candidates to the
county clerks by Secretary of State Ga
lusha, which accompanied the sample
ballots sent out Saturday, discloses that
the prohibition party went over into Kan
sas to secure a candidate for supreme
judge. The records show that Fred B.
Beall, the prohibition candidate for
Judge Holcomb's shoes does his business
over in Woodruff, Kan, and that place is
designated as his place of business. The 4,
names of the candidates are on the ticket
in the following order: Republican, De-
ocrat, Peoples Independent, Socialist,
Prohibition.
Notwithstanding the impression that
seems to prevail in Douglas County that.
the supreme court has knocked out the
law extending the term of the Office of
county commissioner, such is not the
case. The court did declare unconstitu-
tional the county supervisor law enacted
by the late legislature, but the law ex-
tending the term of the county commits
siOner has not yet reached the supreme
court. The supervisor law and the COM
missioner law are entirely different and,
separate acts and the latter has not been
brought to the supreme court.
Albert w. Critics, an attorney Of Chad
ron, who was adjudged in contempt of
court by the judge of the district court.
and fined $40, has secured reversal OF
the judgment. The supreme court holds
that the record in this case is defective
and does not sustain the judgment COM
planned of. Prescriptions and intend
nents will not be INDUCED in, the court
holds, in order to sustain convictions
of court.
The inheritance tax law has been held,
valid by the supreme court and CountyI
Judge Vinsonhaler, of Douglas County,
las been directed to pass upon the estate
# Frank Murphy, deceased. Judge Vim
onhaler refused to appoint appraisers to
,ass upon the estate holding that the law,
vas unconstitutional County Attorney
'labaugh filed a petition in the supreme,
curt for mandamus to compel him to
ppoint.
The Van Dorm Iron Works, Of Cleve-
and, which put in the new steel cells at
be state penitentiary. has asked the dis
riot court to compel Auditor Searle TO is
ue them warrant for the balance due
n his contract, some $4,000 Mr. Searle
efused to issue the warrant because he
ED the work was not done according to
be contract. The board of public lands
nd buildings allowed the claim.
The National Prison Association began
S annual meeting at the st. Paul Meth
dist church at Lincoln Saturday night
18th over 100 out of town delegates i'm at
,ndance, besides hundreds OF local peo-
lie, who are in sympathy with the work
the association.
That portion of the anti-cigarette law
hlch makes it unlawful to give away
garettes and cigarette papers has been
lstained by the supreme court.
The state bureau Of statistics is esti-
atng the yield of the various crops in
e state this year, and in view of the es-
mates and figures given out by other in =
rests there is some interest being mani e
sted as to what the figures OF the bu-
au will show relative to the various
ops, and especially as to the yield OF
ri. From Burlington sources the corn
ED has been estimated at SOC, 000,000
lshels and the estimate made by Gen
al Manager Bidwell, Of the Northwest
n, is 275, 900, 900 bushels. The figures
sued by the Union Pacific approximate