Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-05-04

d.v night for Chicago, where he VIII oe
a,;,oood t.or several weeks supervising
The annual opening of bids Tor Iiisced
1oneous supplies for his department.. Az
,a, this dutv is concluded Commissioner
Jeunn intends to make q tour of lnspec-
ton of the Indian agencies and schoolS
,bro,obout the west and southwest One
COCO in norticular in which Mr.. Leupp
i nrcb Interested. is to learn from per-
sonal observation the precise conuitiohs
which preyail upon the Winnebago res
orvat;on in Nebraska. There have been
81 MANY charges that affairs upon inns
reservation are deplorable, not ohiy
growing out of the sale of WHISKY pu0
that the Indians are totally IN the hahus
of designing sharpers, that the commas
siOner proposes to give the subject cloS'
investigation. Commissioner Leupp, our
ing his visit to the various Indian agen-
cies and schools, will visit Omaha 10
look into affairs relative to the lnulah
depot located at that point. Ever since
the Indian depot at Omaha was eStaD-
Iished. business men have found 1t dill
cult to secure what they considered
proper treatment in the opening of bids.
Omaha was simply made Il buffer and
primarily was created to give political
workers Il Job, but as manufacturers ana
sales agents have seen the possibilities OF
the Omaha Indian warehouse grow. they
have insisted that it was an outrage to
compel them to ship their supplies to
Chicago or st. Louis when the govern
ment was maintaining q depot for In
dian supplies at Omaha, and when bids
could be opened as easily at Omaha as
Chicago.
The supreme court has decided that
when county sends out of the state for
Il witness i'll Il case the county must pay
the witness feees. The decision was
handed down in the case of llOfeldt
against the state ex rel. Union Stock
Yards National Bank, the decision of
the lower court being affirmed because
no brief had been filed by the county.
In Il cattle stealing case some time ago
a witness was summoned from Wyo-
ming. After testifying the Stock Yards
Bank advanced him the witness fees, or
bought his warrant, after which the
county refused to make good with the
bank. Suit was brought and the lower
court decided against the county.
Perry Meyers, of Falls City. Will not
have to come back to Nebraska and
stand trial Oh a charge of statutory as
sault upon Henrietta Kuttler. upon COM
plant of whom he is now under arrest
in Los Angeles, Cal. Acting Governor
McGllton listened to arguments on both
sides of the case. and inasmuch as the
mother of the girl admitted that she had
agreed to compromise the case and not
nro NaVprc har
900, the reQuisition was refused.
Soon there will be no excuse for Lin
coin policemen not to look spick and
span. At meeting of the council it
was decided that the city should buy the
uniforms to be worn by the police Off
GERS. This was done upon the recon-
mendation of Mayor Brown, who said
the pay allowed policemen was not sutfi-
cent and that the best thing Lincoln
could do would be to buy their uniforms,
as the officers were required to wear uni
forms.
1t is Acting Governor McGilton now
instead of Lieut.. Gov. McGilton, and
he is playing the part with dignity and
grace. filling every nook and corner Of
of Gov Mickey. who is in Texas for
an eight-day trip. Acting Governor Nc
Clifton has appointed two special deputy
game wardens, listened to an appeal for
Il pardon and made an engagement to
listen to an application for requisitiOn.
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d. B. Griffith is the county assessor
Of Jefferson County, having won out in
IL
present incumbent. The decision of the
district court was affirmed by the SUI
preme court Wednesday. the opinion be-
ing by Commissioner Ame>. and follow
ing the same lines of law. laid ont in the
Bingham-Broadwell contest. He holds
hat the entire election cannot be thrown
out because of a few technical errors.
The supreme court has handed down
IN opinion refusing to appoint a receiver
for the Paxton Hotel at Lincoln. Rome
Miller, of Omaha. started the suit
against James 3. Kitchen, Miller CON-
planning of alleged mismanagement of
he Kitchen Hotel Company. The court
leclares that no receiver can be appoint
ID when q concern is conducting all ap-
profitable business.
>
The Lancaster County commissioners
rot an economical streak Friday and re-
used to pay fees in two inquests which
we're held at the same time over the re-
mains Of Allen Ephiram and wife. The
nan killed his wife and then himself
Sheriff Ress and Detective Bentley filed
ees for two inQuests and each was turn
d down.
Arbor day Saturday was observed by
he employees of the state house taking
vacation though no trees were set out
II the yard. Last year Addison Wait
organized the state officers into an Ar
,or day league and eight trees were set
mt, one for each officer. but this year
here is nothing doing
The State Journal Company Wednes-
lay filed a demurrer in the supreme
curt at Lincoln to the suit filed bv the
tate for the recovery of $50. 800. alleged
o be due the state because the Journal
old supreme court reports to III:
mount.