Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-05
TRAVELLING MEN TAKE CITY
officials Promptly Surrender When the
Knights Put in Appearance.
wNDUP ON GRAIN CASE NEXT THURSDAY
Indications Making OF Railroad A.
sessment VIII Not Consume SO
Much Time This Year a.
it Did Last.
CFrom a star Correspondent


State Medical society, bedecked with a
yellow ribbon, and turned over to the
commercial travellers, who began their |
ninth annual Jubilee at the Lindell hotel |
Mayor Brown did the act. The town has |
been riding on the wave Of a great ocean
of joy and hilarity ever, since and Will |
continue to do so until tomorrow night
when the live and the dead ones will &c
gathered up and hustled OF to their
homes.
Grand Counsellor M. E. Dolan Of Grand
Island. just had time to call the grand
council to order when an adjournment
was taken to go to the train and meet
Supreme Counselor Clarence Miles Of
Hastings. The commercial men turned
themselves into a political organization
at this juncture and began TO whoop up
things for Miles for governor. A dele
CATION from Hastings brought down a
carload of badges, printed upon which
was this inscription: miles for Cover
nor" and to every coat which covered a
man badge was attached.
The principal business Of the day was
card party at the Commercial club rooms
for the wives and sweethearts Of the
travelling men, a dance at Walsh hall this
evening which was followed by a ban
ouet at the Lindell.
Besides Grand Counsellor Dolan, these
other officers are here: E. w. Gittim Of
Omaha past grand counsellor; Lew May
of Fremond, grand Junior counsellori J.
Bailey of Lincoln, grand conductor; Sam
uel Erskin of Norfolk. grand sentinel; c.
I Lyon of Omaha, grand secretary, and
Hughes of Hastings, grand treasurer
The session and hilarity will last until
Saturday evening, ending with trolley
ride over the city.
Prompt Work on Assessment.
1t is the desire of some members OF the
state board of assessment, which meets
next Monday, TO get through with the work
as soon as possible and It is not probable
the meetings will string out long as
they did a year ago. The board last year
gave the railroad weeks and weeks to tab
ulate the railroad property and decide what
II was worth As Eaton, Galusha and
searle had experience last year on the
board and as Mickey and Mortensen have
had all kinds of experience as board mem
hers. it is believed the work this year Will
be much easier for all of them. The rail-
roads will be given plenty of opportunity
to give their side of the case to the board
and to explain their reports, but an effort
will be made to hurry matters up and get
II over with.
Big Boost in AppraiEement.
: Another case, of local appraisers placing
a low value on school lands has come TO
the notice of Land Commissioner Eaton.
parcel of land was appraised by the
local men at SO an acre. Mr. Eaton thought
this was too low and had the land APP
praised by freeholders. The latter placed
the value of the land at S21 an acre. The
lessee took the farm these terms and
wrote the land commissioner he believed he
still had the best Of the bargain
Grain Arguments Thursday.
Arguments In the grain case are to be
made next Thursday, at which time the de-
PENDANTS will be given an opportunity,
should they so desire to introduce testi-
mony to offset that introduced by the state,
1t is expected the case will be submitted
to Referee Pemberton Thursday evening.
Attorney COPYRIGHT of Fremont repre-
senting the Nye-Schneider-F Fowler elevator
, company, filed a motion with Referee Penn
berton asking that all of the testimony
relative to rebates, taken several days
ago, be stricken from the record for the
reason, he alleged, the terminal charge
paid by the railroads, which the state as.
serts is a rebate, is Interstate business and
the Nebraska court has no Jurisdiction ir
the matter. Judge Pemberton promptly
exceptions. Then COPYRIGHT asked thai
the court find for the defendants and thi,
motion was overruled. w. c. Walton OF
Blair, representing some of the defendants
also was present and took part in the pro
Z ceedings.
4 Attorney General Brown asked that tn,
4 case be expedited as much possible anC
he requested the defendants be ordered L
notify the referee by Monday whether they
intend to introduce any evidence and
failure to give notice would mean the de
PENDANTS rested. After some discussion 4
was agreed the defendants should motif,
the referee OF their intentions by Tuesday
! II no testimony is introduced the argu
ments will begin Thursday at 1880 O'Clock
Ga1usha E1Es Base Ball Knee.
Secretary OF State Galusha who is rec
ognized as the widest base ball fend II
Lincoln and who followed the home team
TO Omaha this morning, is suffering from
a badly infiamed knee, which necessitatet
the calling OF a doctor last night. Year
ago. when Galusha played professiona
ball, he injured his right knee, but in re
cent years II has given him no trouble
When the exhibition game started Galush,
began to get interested and when the rea
season opened Wednesday he became un
his troubles is due TO a case of base bal
fever which settled in his knee. Galush
really believes his mind has been 5
charged with base ball recently that
+ has caused his old troubles to come back
, Physicians have placed a brace on tn
knee and it is not thought his trouble
will be permanent
Politics Quiet in Furnas.
Representative Perry of Furnas county
who came near being speaker of the las
house Of representatives, is attending I
legal business in Lincoln. Mr.. Perry sal
there was very little politics being dl,
cussed out in his county.
Some Of the newspapers find consider
able to talk about in the political worl,
but personally 1 have heard few cand
dates discussed. Speaker Rouse is senC
ing lots of letters down in our territor
but 1 have not paid enough attention
politics to know how much support he wi
get. While l have no way of KNOWN