Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-04-20
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Gov. Mickey has issued the following
Arbor day prociamatiOn: Nebraska
has profited much by the institution ana
observance of Arbor day. The prodigaI
planting of trees by the pioneers and
by those who came after them has nos
only changed the aspect of the plains as
| inherited from nature, but has wrOHghs
an important change in climatic condi.
tons as well. Many parts Of The state
| now present the appearance or q WelI
| wooded country, while other portions are
| responding to the inspiration OF example
and are making rapid strides III the sans
| good cause. Through wise enactmens
of the legislature a day has been perIna-
nently set apart for the purpose of COM
| serving the interests of forestry and per.
petuating the preeept and example Of ths
| early tree planters. In harmony with
the statute referred to i, John +. Mlcs-
/ py, governor of the state of Nebraska,
| DO hereby designate Saturday, April Y,
| 1909. as ArbOr day, and do earnestly
enjoin its proper observance upon all
citizens of the commonwealth. Let the
! day be given over TO the setting Of trees,
plants and shrubs, to the end that prt-
vate and public grounds may have lntei-
| lgent ornamentation and that presens
as we'll as future generations may re-
| ceive the benefit of our toll.
The Rock Island Railroad was the
| first this year TO file report OF the valus
| of it's property in Nebraska with the
state auditor for the use OF the stata
| board of assessment i'll placing Il value
-
tail about the number OF ties in every
mile of its road and the kind Of ballast
and weight OF steel used. but It remains
silent upon those essential points upon
which the board should have informa,
ton. The tax commissioner under oath
says the value of the stock, either true
value or market value, is unknown. He
also rcfrans from mentioning the earn.
ngs OF the road in Nebraska during the
last year, though the report gives the
gross earnings of the entire system. to,
gether with the cost of operating and
the net earnings. 1t leaves the board
TO guess what business is being done in
Nebraska. The report also separates
the main line from the St Joseph and
Nelson branch. and locomotives of less
value are used on those branches than
are used on the main line.
Gov. Mickey Friday morning grabbed
hold of the plum tree and shook it hard
enough to disAOdge Il number of good,
juicy plums, and incidentally the shake
has had the effect of ending TO a consid:
cradle extent that melancholy feeling
which has overspread the state house
since the first of the year. The appoint
ments announced officially include these1
DR.. Charles Mvkim, Of Norfolk to ba
state veterinarian; Edward A. Church.
chief oil inspector; ID. W Hoyt. Of
York, W. G.. Templeton, of, Omaha. Et
{. Burns, of Scribner, S. J. Johnson, OF
Minden. and III. j. Hull of kearuey to
be deputy oil inspectors; George Carter, .
game warden; W. j. O'Brien, fish COM
missioner; f. Hunger and u. E. Smith,
deputies; John Davis, secretary to thu
state board of charities and corrections
MayOr-elect Brown, who was sworn in
as chief executive of Lincoln Monday
night. has notified Chief Clements of The
fire department that he was To remain
in his present position. select his own
assistants and be responsible for the del
partment. Mr. Brown stated that he in.
tended to stop the drug stores from sell,
ing liquor and that the blocks would ba
cleaned of immoral characters. In goina
after this class of people, however MH
Brown stated that he would go after tho
owners of the blocks instead of arrestins
the inmates, as has been the custom,
Very few, if any, changes will be made
In the personnel of the police departl
ment. For u while at least Chief Rout.
zahn Will remain at the head
Upon invitation Of Attorney General
Brown, number of county ATTORNEYS
met at the state house Ut Lincoln Fri.
day afternoon and discussed the railroad
tax injunction suit now pending i'm the
federal court. The testimony was gone
over and the attorneys were instructed
% have witnesses ready upon the call Of
he attorney general. The reply of the
'ailroad attorneys is expected to be filed
within few days. after which Judge
Munger viii set L time for The taking O..
testimony.
The board Of public lands and build.
ngs is advertising for five cylindrical
Ire escapes to be Installed two at ths
Irand Island soldiers home. one ut thu
lilford soldiers home and two at The
hastings asylum. The board is also
wanting bids for one engine and two
oilers to be installed at the Hastings :
Sylum. The board closed deal where.
y the state becomes the owner of eighty
ores of land for the use of the Hastings
sylum. for which it paid 81. 800.
The supreme court IL It's last sittins
Il new rule. which will save
luch time 10 attorneys. The rule is that
Ii attorneys who expect 20 make nj
raj argument before the court must fla
lelr intentions with the clerk and they
I'll be notified of the time fet for the
rgument- This viii save the attorneys
ON coming to Lincoln on the first DAP
the sitting. WHOM nrnhuhIx tha I'LL