Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-10
ELK CITY KEEPS PoSToFFIcE
Department Considers wishes Of the
Patrons as Expressed iu
Petition.
fFrom a stan Correspondent)


WASHINGTON. April 9.-(Special)-
Representative Kennedy had a conference
today with First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock about the Elk City post
Office with the result that It will be con-
tinued Mr.. Kennedy urged it's retention
on the ground that II was one of the oldest
postoffices i'm Nebraska, that the people
served from It had all protested against
the proposed change and their wishes
ought to be considered. The theory Of the
department was that the patrons of the
Office could be served from rural routes.
The outcome will be highly satisfactory
to those who favor the present arrange
ment.
The senate today passed Senator Bur-
kett's bill to pay $50 to John NJ. Burks Of
Lincoln for a fine unlawfullF collected from
| him in the federal court growing out of
the trial Of police Judge OF Lincoln some
twenty years ago
Senator Kittredge today secured th$
sage of a bill which passed the
| April 4, providing that all final proc
| homestead lands in the Chamberlain
district, South Dakota. made before a 2
or clerk OF the court OF Stanley count
| any United States court commissioned =
| Fort Pierre, S. D.. prior to the passag -
| this act, shall be accepted and patel
/ the same as IL such proofs were m
within the said ChamberlaiR office.
| Senator r. ]. Gamble is expected
arrive in Yankton tomorrow morning.
goes west to look after his fences.
Upon motion of Congressman Kennedy
Frank NJ Hall Of Lincoln was today ad-
mitted to practice before the supreme
court. Mr.. Hall Is In Washington to ap-
pear in the case of John W. Mcdonald
receiver of the First National bank oil
Orleans, Neb appellant. versus Chauncey
Dewey and Charles r. Killen. executors
OF the last will and testament Of Charles
p. Dewey, appellees. The will is on cal
for this week and may be reached tomor.
row
The supreme court today denied the pc
tition for a writ of certiorarl requiring tn,
| United States circuit court Of appeals FOL
the Eighth circuit to certify TO the su
preme court for its review and determine
tion the suit Of James r. Platt, plaintin
against Hitchcock county. Nebraska, de
] fendant I'm error.
9. c. Flansburg of Lincoln today sub
mitted a petition for a writ of certiorar
in the case of Charles L. Cooper, trustee
petitioner, against Martin Burns. Mar,
Buns, Blake Mahor, Mrs Blake Maher, hi
WIFE c. G. Mueller and Mrs e. c. Muel
Ter. respondents. The case grows out o
the effort TO foreclose mortgage on tn
part of the respondents given to the Glob
Investment company of Boston.
Upon the recommendation of Congress
man Blrdsall, the commissioner OF pen
sions has established a board of pension
examining surgeons at Eldora la. DR. z
o. Koeneman. N. c. Morse and w f. Whit
tney were appointed members of the board
Charles j. Bauer has been appointer
regular and J. ]. Bauer substitute rura
, carrier for route at Sutton, Neb.
Iowa rural routes ordered establishe
May 15: Humboldt. Humboldt county
routes and 5: population, 40; houses, IA
LVverne Kossuth county, route 2; popula
ton, 40; houses. 30. Renwiclk. Humbold
county, route 2; population, 400; houses, 81
: Chester Clifford has been appoined post
master at Farrar, Polk county Iowa, vic
, G. w. Woodward, resigned