Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-21
HELP FOR NORRIS BROWN
Attorney General to Have Assistance Of
Sullivan and Howell.
FARMERS ASSOCIATION GETS INTO GAME
Former chief Justice and Omaha At
torney TO he Assured of Their
Fee whether jenkins Law
stand or Falls.


LINCOLN, Aug 2O.-(Special.) Though
the interested parties would neither afhrm
or deny IL, It is generally believed that at
the meeting of the board of directors of
the Farmers Grain association held here
Friday it was decided to employ former
Chief Justice Sullivan and Attorney Howeh
OF Omaha to assist Attorney General Brown
in the Grain trust suit.
The attorney general had already secured
the services Of Judge Sullivan, It Is sup
posed, with the understanding that he was
to be paid out Of the $4,000 appropriation
made in the Junkin antitrust law, but now
Judge Sullivan will go into the fight repre-
senting the farmers association, and he
will be sure Of his pay whether the Junkin
law stands the test OF the court or not.
Mr. Howell is already the representative
OF Tom Worrall. The board of directors
has a committee at work looking up evil
dence to be used in the case.
south Platte to Nominate.
Judge Barnes Of Norfolk, during his visit
to Lincoln yesterday, made the statement
that the North Platte country, so far as
he knew, was perfectly willing for the
South Platte country to nominate the next
republican candidate for supreme judge.
The Judge said also that so far as he could
learn the North Platte people would be
satisfied with either Commissioners Ames,
Letton or Judge Davidson Of Tecumseh.
He heard practically no talk about candi-
dates for regents of the University of
Nebraska.
shOpmen Hold Picnic.
The Burlington shopmen located at Have
lock spent yesterday at Seward holding
their annual picnic. 1t took ten coaches to
carry the crowds. The picnic is said to have
been one Of the most successful ever given
by the shopmen.
Threatens NeiBhbOrs with Gun.
Mrs Sarah League, who resides near the
State fair grounds, was hauled into Jail last
night on complaint of Phila Meyers who
charged that she was threatening to shoot
up the neighborhood and displayed the
weapon with which she intended to carry
out her threats.
work for Legal Department..
Attorney General Brown will get busy
again on the railroad tax suits within a
few days or as soon as John N. Baldwin re-
turns from a much needed vacation Dur
Ing the coming week he will file the petition
for mandamus to compel County Clerk
| Drexel to add the amount Of the woodmen
Of the World reserve fund to its assess
ment. The attorney general has already
HASN AAS dhSHtI u pSllllOn lot an ln-
junction asked for by the Western Elec-
| trical company which does not want the
State Normal board to collect its check for
some $500 which was fled with the board ia
guarantee contract which the company
declined to execute. The answer sets forth
the right of the board to collect the check
because 1t had been deposited with the
board with the understanding that It would
be forfeited II the company failed to carry
out the provisions of the contract. The
company claimed 1t did not understand the
specifications OF the bid as did the board.
! 4 A Costly Check.
Charles Olson, a paroled convict, who was
| arrested few days ago for forging a
check, will have to serve out his twenty.
year sentence as well as what he viii draw
on the check proposition, as Governor
4 Mickey revoked the mans parole shortly
before he left for Portland Olson is nov
in the county Jail
! General ThRyer Takes Long Jnunt
General John M Thayer, Notwithstanding
the hot weather and his advanced age. still
enjoys the strenuous, and one day thh
week he spent at Milford, having made III,
trip from Lincoln with a couple of friend.
in an automobile. He was the guest Of Gen
eral Gage. General Thayer stood the triI
/ well and enjoyed himself.