Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-28
HEARING IN LUMBER CASE.
witness TsstiRM to Difficulty Experienced
in Securing ooOdG
WARNED TO KEEP IN HIS OWN TERRITORY
Contracts Let for state Printing and
Also for DeeOratinE the Senate and
House Chambers Preparatory
to Session.


(From stan Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Nov. 27.-(speciaL )--The
deposition OF Henry MOrgenstern, wit
ness in the alleged Lumber trust case,
was taken by Deputy Attorney General
Thompson, representing the state, and
Howard Baldrige, representing the de-
PENDANTS, this afternoon. Morgenstern
testified he had been boycotted by the
Wholesale houses because he was not a
member OF the state association and as
evidence he introduced some letters he
had received from Sunderland Brothers
of Omaha which requested him to quit
selling lola" cement outside of his own
territory at Auburn. He had received
no other literature from the secretary OF
the association, he said. but in ordering
goods from wholesalers IL would be from
two to three weeks IN getting to him.
None Of them, however he said, had re-
fused to sell 20 him. All this delay in
shipment helped his competitors, he said.
On cF0ss-examination II was brought
out that Morgenstern had gone to At
torney General Brown and suggested that
he bring suit against the association.
Then you have used the Office Of the
attorney general to vent your spleen on
your local competitor asked Mr. Bal
drige.
yes. sir" answered tho witness.
It was brought out that Morgenstern
had sold out his lumber business and
had signed an agreement not 20 80 into
business again in Auburn. However. he
had gone back into business. he said be-
cause the man he had sold to had failed
to keep his rent paid up and these two
had considerable litigation over this mat
ter. Morgenstern said he had tried to
get information regarding the lumber
Critchneld to be used by Mr.. Brown In
the prosecution Of the members of the
association.
Printing Contracts Let.
The State Printing board this afternoon
let contracts for about $1,000 worth Of
printing. The State Journal company
was awarded the contract for printing
legislative bills, 31.4f per page for 5000
copies, the same price paid to the same
company two years ago. The bill titles
were awarded to Gillespie & Phillips at IS
cents per title for 800 copies and As cents
per title for 500 copies, which was III
and cents lower than the Journals bid.
York Blank Book company was awarded
four contracts for county treasurers'
cash books and tax lists and other blanks,
including $4,000 Autograph warrants.
The woodruff-collins company of Lin
coin was awarded the contract for one
claim register at sic. There were ten
bidders.
Decorating Contract Let.
The State Board OF Public Lands and
Buildings let the contract for papering the
house OF representatives and the senate
chamber this morning to Wheatley & Howe
y OF University Place for $780, and unless the
board gigs back again the work will be
done. This bid Is less than half Of the
former bid OF the Lincoln Wall Paper com
pany. which was previously accepted. but
II is explained by the board members that
cheaper grade OF paper will be used
However; in the advertisements for. bids
nothing was said about the quality Of the
paper. other bidders were as follows
lincoln Wall Paper company. se4s; A.
Crawford. S1.475; Bradshaw, SsiSsO; E. 8
Hutton, a.OS5; A. G. Davis, Sl24s; Sickle
& BaInnger. 81 100 Work will begin at ono,
and the sob is TO be completed by De
cember g.
Lehr Looks for House.
Henry r. Iehr OF Albion, appointed
deputy state treasurer by Treasurer lec
Brian. was in Lincoln last night and toda!
loolslng up house preparatory to moving
his family here before the FIRST OF the year
when his duties IN the once OF the stat
treasurer begin. Mr.. Lehrs family consist
OF a wife and two SONS. the older Of whom
Is attending a military school. The younse
win enter the lincoln schools
New buildings for Soldiers HOME.
Rev. Joseph Presson, commandant at tn
Soldiers Home at Milford was here o.
business today In his forthcoming repor
Mr.. PTessbn viii advise the erection OF
cottage for the use Of the commandant an
his family and the single men employee
at the home, and the erection of nat TO
the-use OF the employees and their wivei
The home at this time Mr.. Presson saiC
Is much crowded and by moving the CON
mandant and the employees out OF the mai
building this room could be used to grea
advantage.
widow OF Noted Omcer in Lincoln.
Mrs. Pattie Jackson and daughter Mr.
Juliet Walker. Of Red Cloud. arc vistin
the family OF the formers daughter. Mr.
A. Galusha- Mrs. jackson Is the wido
OF General Joseph s. Jackson OF Hopkini
Vile. Ky. who organized one Of the FRI
companies 10 hght in the union army du
ing the civil war. He was killed in II
battle OF Perryville and Adjutant Gener
Culver witnessed his death Though
years old Mira Jackson Is enjoying spiend
health and Is a woman OF great energ
She will remain In Lincoln until aft
Thanksgiving
Job BEHIND the Order.
Developments show that behind the NOV
ment 10 separate the girls and boys atten
Ing the State university into different ROOF
ing houses is that ail-pOwerful factor b
hind most movements-commercial
10 simple story. The old Grand hotel W
bought by parties not connected with 4