Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-25
DAY FOR ARGUING TAX CASE
Supreme Court Win Hear Union Pacific and
BurlnetU6 Appeals October 9.
SEINE COMPLLTNG INOIM BI-l
Items of Interest 60 People Of West.
Including supply Depot at Omaha,
Are Retained, In Measure
by the senate.
lion q SAD Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, April 2i-Cspecisl Tele-
gram.)-The supreme court today set Oc-
tober 9, next, for argument of the two
Nebraska railroad tax cases. They are the
Union Pacific Railroad company against
Robert o. Fink treasurer of Douglas county
and the Chicago Burlington & quincy Rail
road company against A. F. Carlson. treas
urer Of Blaine county: NJ. NJ. Troupe treas
uier Of Bdfraie county and II. NJ. FlorV
treasurer of Chase county. These cases are
brought 10 tlis- supreme court on appeal
from the decision rendered by Judge Mum
ger I'D y"
Indian Bill About Complete.
The senate today practically completed
the consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill and win probably pass It tomor-
row The PARAGRAPH appropriating $4,000
for continuance of the Indian warehouse
at Omaha still remains in the bill. The
usual appropriation is made for the support
Of the Genoa Indian school and also the
customary appropriations 20 carry out the
treaty stipulations with the Winnebagos.
New legislation provides that the secre-
tary of the interior be authorized to pay
to the Santec. Sioux and Poncas in Ne
braska their shares in the permanent fund
to the credit of the Sioux nation now IN
the treasury
The bill also appropriates S. go TO REIN
burse Albert H. Reynolds, being the sum
he paid Dwight J. McCanh. an Indian con-
tractor in 1871 on government vouchers.
which were Subsequently turned down by
the accounting officers Of the department.
The secretary OF the interior is authorized
to Issue a fee simple patent to Goodhawk.
Ponca allottee. and John Oldham, a
santte Sioux sHotfce Is to be accorded
/ similar privileges to dispose Of his allott-
ment. .4 -,
Postal Matters.
/ Nebraska rural routes ordered established
June 4: Jackson. Dakota county, route 1,
population. So. houses %; Ponca, Dixon
county route 4, population '47s. houses. IS;
South Dakota City Dakota county, route
l, population 300. houses IS; Waterbury,
Dixon county, route 1, population 5i5,
houses. 103.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Shelton. route /, Albert N. Stone. carrier;
John oliver. substitute. Smithheld, route
1, John H. Sutlief,. carrier; Grover Widick
substitute. a Iowa=Story City, route A.
George 3. James, carrier Albert Christen-
sen, substitute. South E. Dakota-Avon,
route I. Benjamin F. Wise. carrier; Rueber
F. Phillips. substitute route . Peter j
Schroeder, carrier; Edward p. Roose. sub
stitute; route g. John p Gardner carrier
Thomas E. Gardner, substitute. Brandon
route /, Thorleif Frislie, carrier: Gust
Nesta, substitute. Scotland, routef1. Frank
]. Kadlec, carrier; Joseph Kadlec, sub.
stitute; route 2, Fred c.. Bsrde1l. carrier
Lewis Bardell. substitutes route 3, Frank
L. Behe. carriers ~ Cass substitute
Tabor, route 5. james e AIatuska, carrier
Charles v Asark. .sti6stitute.
/ NebraHkans et Annapolis.
4 The aower house of congress having ad
4 ,journed today for the purpose of permit
ting members to attend the ceremonies
incident to the. burial, pf-tbe body. of Jehr
Paul Jones at Annapolis, number OF Ne
brasloa congressmeu' took advantage Of
the opportunity to see where their ap
pointees 20 naval cadetship are educated
Among those, present from Nebraska wer,
Mr.. and Mrs. John, L.. Kennedy. Mrs
Pritchett mother Of Mrs Kennedy Mis-
Willard, daughter of Senator Willard
Harold Prtchett, Mr.. and Mrs Norris
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinshaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Pol
lard. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy. Captain II
f. Palmer and daughter. Mrs. Herman
Kountze, jr., of New York