Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-10-05
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the session called Immediately after cleo
tioD. One man at the state house said
! that he had received information from a
merchant at Grand Island that in order
| jny a car of sugar from California, it
was necessary for him to pay freight
rates from Omaha to Grand Island even
though the train reached Grand Island
| before it did Omaha and the sugar never
was in Omaha. He also said
that in buying sugar mannrac-
tured in Grand Island the mer-
| chants had to pay the added freight
rates from Grand Island to Omaha and
back. even though the sugar was never
more than mile from the merchant
place OF business. 1t is such instances as
these that are being called to the atten-
! ton of the governor as a reason for tie
special session of the legislature. The
governor hesitates to call special session
because the members who would compose
il did nothing when they had the opportu-
nifty and may repeat the performance.
According 70 4 bulletin issued by the
census bureau at Washington there were
ut the beginning Of the present year l.Sl9
manufacturing establishments in the state
and the capital employed amounted to
SS0,23J.S10. as against $66.OO2.313.
There were 31g2 officials employed. who
received salaries amounting in the asgre-
gate to S3.014911. The wage earners
numbered 20,241. and they were paid
$11 ,O22. III annually. The products for
the present year are valued at $15i.91S,
22O, gain Of 10 per cent since 1900. The
gain i'll Omaha was ~ per cent and in
South Omaha , per cent. Strengthening
and meat packing continues to be the
principal industry. with q production for
last year Of SG9,243, 4GS, a decrease of
almost S2,OU0,G00 when compared with
1900. Flour and grist milling hold sec
ond place. with Il total of So, 190,'G3,
against $7.794. $50 for 1900
Members Of the late legislature who are
candidates for reelection will have to
face the records they made in that session
during the coming campaign. \ well
known politician who has had much to do
with the agitation against the railroad
domination in politics was at the state
house to secure Il copy of the house jour
nal from which he desired to take the
record OH railroad legislation of every
member of the house. The house Jour
nails, for some re; son or other are not
yet published, and this man wondered if
there was any reason for this delay. and
he intimated that inasmuch as the rail
roads We're already busy selecting candi-
dates for the legislature, that the books
were being held back until everything.
was set
County Clerk Drexel of Douglas Coun-
ty, filed his answer to the petition of At
torney General Brown for a mandamus
to compel the clerk of the Woodmea of
the World to turn over his rec
ordS. The court granted the clerk
ten days 10 file briefs In his
answer Mr.. DreXel set up that
the law has been complied with and Ill
the property of the order was included
in the assessment of $3S, $40 fixed by
County Assessor Reed. Fhe answer. al
leging that the reserve fund had been
assessed came as Il distinct surprise to
the legal department of the state, rs til
has been considered there was no cues
ton but what the county board of equali-.
zatiOn had absolutely refused to consider
the reserve fund.
The supreme court has granted an al
tentative writ of mandamus against
County Clerk DreXel, of Douglas County,
10 compel him to place on the ballot the
names of Clark W. Adair and other NOM;
nees Of the Socialist party in Dogr-las
county. The writ is made returnable
Oct. ). The Socialist party nominated its
ticket by convention instead Of by pri-
nary election, as provided for in the
Dodge primary election law. enacted by
he last election. which applies u>'y to.
Douglas County. The decision in the suit
sill settle the question Of the constitution.
lity OF the primary election law.
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The State Library Association has sent
tut notices to the schools Of the state.
Illng attention to the fact that Friday
oct. 20 is library day and should be so
deserved throughout the state Accord
ne to the notices sent out the general
oplc this year Will be the Louisiana Dur-
base, its exploration and DEVELOPMENT,
nd present condition with special refer
nee to the story of Lewis and Clark and
he settlement of the northwest The
beet of library day is to give the schools
n opportunity to add new books to the
brarles and all the schools are urged to
old special exercises on that day.
The Bankers Union of the World held
ne boards i'll the supreme court Tuesday,
fternoon in its effort to compel the state,
uditOr to issue it Il certificate to do bus
less in Nebraska. Attorney General
OrriS Brown filed demurrer to the De-
ton OF the insurance company, and i'm
is arguments before the court held that,
le court had not the power to coprce.
lc auditor III the matter. In his cOnclud
z statement General Brown said if tho
'urt held otherwise he was ready to
} into the matter and prove that the,
mpany was not entitled to a license.
John Wall was in Lincoln last weel-
get stay Of execution of the sentence
W. :. Haddix, convicted Of mnr6or
the second degree and sentenced TO
'elve years in the penitentiary. Had
Y was convicted Of the murder of Mel
Butler. of Custer County.
Ehe following delegates wara onno;n+o5