Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02
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,be government contested before the state
hoard Of irrigation for the night 10 coz
struct large irrigation bitches III the
western part of the state. AsS"ciIteu
with Mr.. Leavitt were DufIie and Male
by ATTORNEYS of Omaha, and the govern
menr WAS represented by Mr.. Carpenter
and John +. Field. The point of difer-
ence WAS who filed the first application
fnr = pprIuit for the water. The govern
mont had fled the first application. but
This WIS not accompanied by Il deScrIp-
tinu Of the lands sought to be irrigated
The application was returned To the GOV
pr,,neut representatives and their atten-
ton was called to this fact. Before the
supplemental maps were hled I-raNltt
filed his application, together with maps
and descriptions covering practically the
same land Field argued that because
he had made the first application ana lat
or followed with supplemental maps. ms
application should be dated upon the day
the first application was filed Ledvitt
held that until the maps were tiled Wild
the board the application OF the govern
nent was of no effect. and the date OK
the application should be when the sup
elemental maps were filed. After hsten~
ing 10 arguments the state board of Irri~
CATION decided in favor of the govern
lnent and turned down the application OF
Mr. Leayitt.
Adjt. Gen. Culver has issued general
order No. 3, directing the various COM
panies of the National Guard TO assem-
BILE for inspection, commencing March
10. This is the annual inspection re-
quired under the Dick law, and is Of
great importance to the guard. Gen.
Daggett is directed by the commanding
officer Of the mort bern division. I. :. A.
tMaj. Gen. Bates, to make this lnSpec-
tiom and upon his report depends large
~ the standing of the Nebraska \atiOnai
Guard ut the war department. and tina
aid that may be extended to it in the
future. Gen. Culver gives the guards
men much credit for their patriotic en-
deav0rs 10 sustain their organization. tax
ing themselves to pay armOry rent. that
they may be prepared and qualified to,
respond TO their cOuntry's call. This.
financial sacrifice is necesstated because
OF the measer appropriation made for
their support. This is somewhat dscour~
aging i'll the face of the fact that othey
states of equal or less wealth apprUI, riate
two or three times the amount for the
support OF the guard that this state does.
South Dakota apprOpriates twice as
much, Iowa three times the amount. and
even little Rhode Island about the size
Of Cherry County, appr0prates double
tie amount.
The Norfolk asylum investigating COM
mttee held its first meeting at the state
house Saturday afternoon. IL heard
statements as to the expenditure of the
last legislatures 100000 appropriation
for the rebuilding; OF the old wing from
three members of the board of public
lands and buildings, State Treasurer
Mortensen, former Attorney General
trout and Secretary OF State Marsh and
State Architect Tyler. Former Land
Commissioner FOlmer, who was Inem-
her OF this board, with the others. Will
meet the committee ut future sittings
and the committee is making no disclos-
ures of the investigation now. 1t is ex-
ecutlve. The committee consists of Rep
senatives Jones, Howe, and McAllister.
Jones wants to visit the Norfolk ASYLUM
before concluding affairs and inspect the
three cottages. The main question.
which the committee wants to set.
lie is. did the state board have the
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specified the rebuilding of the old wingf
Secretary Royse, of the state BANKING
boafd, has hled with the governor the
annual statement of the condition of tho
banks OF tie state during the last year.
showing most prosperous condition.
he report shows that the banks of rhs
state have enjoyed great prosperity dur.
no IL
cehtage of failures in the country. Ar
the close of business Nov 10 there were
.l1 banks under the control of the
board. During the year "a new banks
have been chartered with an aggregate
paid i'll capital of $3.50, 900, 81 of which
were incorporated and two were private
banks. At the date OF the report the
banks of the state were carrying an av.
crate of 2S.6l per cent reserve During
the year the total number of depositors
had Increased l., 100 TO lbs. :J93
At least five individuals in Lincoln
nave managed to get themselves in a very
unfayorable light before certain Iegisla-
tors who make it a rule To keep their
weather eye out for the kind of work
these men are said to be pursuing
he hOldup' lobbyist is said to be 8
common thing with all legislatures. and
because of these men this legislature ia
Sald 10 be no exception to this rule There
may be more than five of this class Of
lobbyists. who, as recognized lobbyists
WHO come as the official representative
VI some corporation of public identity,
are deSplsed, but five at any rate have
been at Lincoln so constantly and have
been watched so closely that by common
consent they have come to be classed az
the leaders of this variety of of coach
Prs.
Frank and Harry Junod. who were
Zach sentenced to the penitentiary for
i've years on Il charge of stealing SAC
worth of wire fence out i'll Cherry Coun.
s.. Will only have to serve two and one
half years each. The supreme court
shocked off half the sentence. The decd.
'ion was handed down at the last sitting