Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-12
WIDOW MUST KEEP PENSION
As Long as She Lives and is Unmarried
Uncle Fam Will Pay Her,
QUEER STORY OF MRS. GlBsows CLAIM
Fought Through Against Great OPpO-
sition. she Now wants TO Re-
Iinauiah IL. hut Govern
ment Won't Let Her.
CFrom a star Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, June 11.-(Special Tele-
grom )-Congressma Mccarthy has always
believed in the honesty OF all OF his con-
stituents but Mrs. Jennie A Gibson, WIDOW
OF Arthur Gibson. Of Fremont, has demon
strated to him that she does not want moro
than she is entitled to in pension matters.
For three years Mr.. Mccarthy has labored
to secure pension for Mrs. Gibson. he
met with a great deal of opposition ana
on two occasions has been moved to reopen
the case on account OF newly discovered
evidence, and with persistency fought the
case through until finally a pension OF Is
per month was allowed Mrs. Gibson with
some $500 back pension. On Saturday Mr..
Mccarthy received from Mrs. Gibson a
letter returning a voucher for s24, being
her quarters pension, with the statement
that since her pension was granted she had
come into possession OF funds on which
she hopes TO realize net income OF more
than $3.50 per year, and that, therefore,
under the law as she interpreted IT, she
forfeited her right to receive a pension.
Today Mr.. Mccarthy called on the COM
missioner and presented him the voucher.
relating to him the story of how he had
labored to secure the widows pension ana
how the proceeds had been used in payment
by Commissioner Warner that the widow
could not give up her pension; that she was
on the books and that an appropriation had
been made for her relief and that their
was only two ways in which pension would
cease, first by death and second by mar
riage, and IL beneficiary, after date Of
issuance OF her pension, came into poses
sion of 100000. she viii be compelled to
take her pension. That so far as he knows
there will be no way to return II to the
government unless by special bill or by
conscience fund, in other words, the widow
is compelled to receive the amount so long
as she lives or remains unmarried, and to-
morrow Mr.. Mccarthy will return TO Mrs.
Gibson her voucher.
Postal Matters.
Congressman Hinshaw, who has received
several petitions from farmers in the vi
clnity of Lucella, in Polk county, on the
new line of the Union Pacific, now being
built between Stromsburg and Central City
today recommended the establishment of q
new postoffice at Lucella and the appoint
ment of Origen Frost as postmaster.
| Congressman Pollard today recommended
| the appointment of Z. L. Evans as post
master at Shubert, Richardson county, vice
| W. NJ Taylor, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebra ska>-St
| Paul, route q Christopher r. Grove car
| rier, Arthur Il. Grove substitute. Iowa
Marne. route /, Abraham B. Knudson car
/ rier, Mrs Helen Knudson substitute. South
Dakota-salem, route 3, Hiram w. Rus
sell carrier. Benjamin Chapman substitute
! Postmasters appointed: Iowa Fihed
Marion county. Emmett I. Holllngshead
vice II. A Case, resigned. South Dakota
! ST. Marys, Miner county. Harry Haxley
vice r. ]. Mcleod, resigned.
Departmental Notes.
The Farmers National bank OF Inwood
Ia. has been authorized to begin business
with $4O,O 900 capital; C. G. Bowman, presi
dent; E. II. Halliday vice presiden.
Thomas A. Bowles, cashier.
Congressman Kennedy was today mott
hed that the pension of Robert f. Patrfcl
OF Omaha has been increased TO S12 from
April IL and that Mary z. Noble, widow
OF Daniel r. Noble, has been allowed {
pension of IS with accrued pension.
Personal Mention.
Senator Burkett has accepted an invita-
tion of the citizens OF Appleton. Wis e
deliver a Fourth of July grafton in tha
city.
Mrs. H. X Burkett and her dauEhte
Ethel of Lincoln are guests OF Senator ant
Mrs. Burkett.
Ex-senator Pettigrew OF South Dakots
arrived in Washington today. Mr.. Petit
grew Is interested in an item in the In
dian appropriation bill now pending be
fore the senate, which provides for tn
payment OF attorney fees to lawyers VIII,
acted for the Colville Indians of Washing
ton I'm engineering the sale of a portion
of their reservation to the government. /
is said the ex-senator's share in the fe
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