Valentine Democrat., 1906-03-22
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ceiving railroad passes or courtesies
from telephone, telegraph or cxpresS
companies, met with the approval OF
Gov Mickey. "The fact that the bIH
was passed without a dissenting vote
speaks we'll for the Iowa senate" SAID
Gov Mickey. but why didn't the bill
go further and prohibit everybody
from riding on passes? 1 should think
law which would put everybody -
the same level would be the better
law I believe the Nebraska legisla-'
ture will do better than the Iowa SEN
ate. Wait until the Nebraska legis-'
lature passes a law cutting down;
freight and passenger rates and them
making everybody that rides pay fare,
Then something will have been accom-
plished." In view of his statement
Saturday it is believed Gov. Mickey
will make a recommendation to tho
next legislature for 2-cent rate on
railroads, as well as a recommendation
for an anti-pass bill which will pro-
hibit everybody, including state off,
GERS and politicians, from riding ON
passes.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of the Boone County district
court, which was that John p. O'Neilll
and B. A. Baldwin, druggists, be fined
$500 for having liquor I'm their posses
sion for the purpose of selling the
same unlawfully. The evidence, the
court said. showed that a couple Gf
barrels of wine had been shipped to-
them. The drayman at Albion had
taken the liquor and put it in the
warehouse owned by the Two men and
the next day had taken a bill to the
druggists. The latter objected to pay
ing the same and the liquor was taken
back to the railroad company. After
1t had been turned back To the COM
pany the complaints were filed against
the men and the liquor was seized. Un-
der the circumstances the court holds
the presumption could not be that
the men had bought the liquor to sell
unlawfully.
Attorney General Norris Brown has
filed in the supreme court a brief in
the case wherein the Van Dorm Iron
Works is seeking to compel Auditor
Searle to issue a warrant for $3,32S,
alleged to be due on a contract to con-
struct steel cells at the state peniten-
tiary. The legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the construction Of cells3
When all had been completed with
the exception of connecting six of them
with the sewers, the board of public
lands and buildings accepted the JOB
and ordered the warrant drawn. The
contract called for the connections
with the sewer and therefore the aud!
itor refused to allow the bill until the
contract was complied with. In the,
lower court the contractors won out
and the state appealed the cases.
Rev. Mr.. Heiner and Mrs Heiner,
who founded the Tabitha Home at
Lincoln eighteen years ago and who
managed it until last November, when
self-appointed reform committee
oUsted them and took charge Of the af-
fairs of the home, are shortly again to
come into their own. After four
months experience in managing the
home the committee has come to the,
conclusion that its members have not
the ability to carry the load under
which Mr.. and Mrs. Heiner struggled
for eighteen years and one by one
they are getting from under.
Attorneys for W. L. NeHby. whom
the district court of Saline County dis
barred from practicing because it was
alleged Newly had forged q deed i'm
a legal controversy, are in the supreme
court to have the matter reversed and
the charges quashed. Attorneys for
Newly assert the district court had
no right to disbar Newly from prac-
ticing in all the courts of the state, but
that they have a remedy in criminal
proceedings if they desire to prosecute
the attorney.
The contract entered into by Chris
topher B. E. Stroemer and Josiah A.!
Van Orsdel whereby the latter agreed
TO secure a reduction in the price OF
lands in the old OtOe Indian reserva-
ton which had been bought from the
government by StrOemer has for a
second time been held to be valid by
the supreme court.
State Treasurer Mortensen Saturday
took in 100000 without having mads
any effort at collections. The money
was sent in by the various county,
-reasurers. Mr.. Mortensen then. with
The consent Of the state board of edu-
cational lands and funds, bought SAL
300 of Massachusetts state bonds.
which will net the state 3.31 per cent.
The arrest of the president and two
7ice presidents Of the New York Mu-
ual Reserve Life Insurance Com
1any, of New York, will call for no
action on the part of the Nebraska in
'urance department, for the reason
his company has made no applications
or license TO do business in Nebras-
la this year.
Charles Nelson, by virtue Of a. de-
,ision rendered by the supreme court
will receive the sum Of
61.70 from the Union Pacific Rail-
Dad Company for damages sustained
because the company delayed a car
DAD of cattle which Nelson was shin
ing over its lines from South Omaha
o Galloway.
Rev. H. Wirz has been appointed
ostmaster at Sawyer, Fillmore Coun-
: vice r II T,Owder raSfo~pad