Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-14

started by the board in the previous BIZ
ennium of purchasing text books at whole
dents for a nominal fee each semester
has been continued during the present bl-
ennium, The results are an that we GoNld
for a semester, or IL the student wishes
they can buy the books at the actual cost
school year the student deposits 81 At the
end Of the school year the deposit is re-
turned less the rental fees; by rsptins
would P eost s from 81 e IS per year.
Fees-The board has practically elm
mated all fees save the unusual breakage
In the laboratory.
"I am Just looking over the republican
state platform" remarked Sackett of Gage
county. as he placed the platform In his
pocket. Il was Just seeing now near we
were to carrying out it's pledges. l want
to see every pledge kept, even to the tax
alton of railroad terminals, and believe
IL Is about time II was being read to the
members in both houses"
Clarke Of Douglas county had a long
conference with Governor Sheldon this
morning and the two discussed terminal
taxation. There is every reason to believe
the governor will lend his great influence
to seeing that this pledge In the republican
state platform is carried out to the letter.
The Northwestern run in a new man
this morning in the person OF r, r, Dixon
OF O'Neil. "A, week ago Gus Humphrey
Photographed the O'Neill man to be sure
and be here on Tuesday morning. What
he is doing here mixing with the legislators
can only be surmised, or course, even
though he is the Northwestern local at
torney.
The executive committee OF the Omaha
Commercial club by opposing the S-cent
rate bill embarrassed the Douglas delega-
ton, some members Of which probably will
write the executive committee what they
think of It's action just at this time when
there is such a fight on the terminal taxa
tlon bill. one member OF the delegation
said
II can't think the Commercial club stands
| behind the action of the executive commit
tee 1 hope the action will be condemned
| by the club proper, There are some mem
bers Of the legislature who are pledged
| to the 2-cent rate bill ana insist upon 1t
just as strongly as our own delegation lie
| pledged to the taxation Of railway ter
| Inc Onidid SoinIlltECidt 10
foolish to jump into something which does
not concern It to any great extent. II the
club expects the Douglas delegation to
stand by the action of its executive COM
mittee it may just as we'll say goodby to
the taxation of railway terminals, even II
| it is a part OF the party platform"
Speaker Nettleton has received the fol-
lowing letter recalling a war incident which
he remembers welli
] FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 9-Hon. u.
! M. Nettleton, Lincoln, Neb: Noticing In
the papers that you are the successful CON
testant for the speakership of the house
! of representatives of the state of Nebraska,
l note also that you served in the Fourth
sass Say anng 5ne s ss she
tured by the Fourth Illinois cavalry al
Tensas Ferry. in Srensas Parish, La.
was a captain in the Tenth regiment Of
Texas cavalry. l left my regiment al
Atlanta, Ca. In August, 1854, and was trav-
cling across the country to Alexandria, La.
Mississippi river the previous night; had
! Just crossed the Tensas river with Colonel
Wilkes and one or two others when body
Of about $500 federal troops appeared u
| front of us. The river being right behind
us we were compelled to surrender. The
4 expedition was in command OF a lieutenant
| colonel who was, IN fact an officer of a
| negro regiment. l do not remember his
name l only remember the name of .ons
|
powerful man whose name was Captain
Fisk. He was then man 40 years old,
should think. l have often wished l had
kept the names of some of the regiment
| The members of the Fourth Illinois cavalry
were kind to me during the little time
was in their, custody. To guard me, there
was detailed boy not over 49, l should
think / especially wish l had kept his
name did not know how soon we wouic
be mingling with each other, as though
we had never fought each other. MAJ
meet this boy on the streets of my owT
city every day. There are many people
here from Illinois and among them many
men who were in the United States army
l remember we'll and so pleasantly
the Fourth Illinois cavalry that felt and
feel inclined to congratulate you on you
election to the speakership> I note tina
is4G "e'' '''" i'e'"'U !" to'ei"'e'
1 was born In Georgia in April 1870; hav,
lived In Texas since January, 1854, We ar,
approximately the same age.
l have the best of health and hope yol
also have and that you will live many
years to wear worthily the honor of tn
speakership Of the house of your state.
Again congratulating you on your de
served elevation to the honorable position
occupied by you and wishing you man,
years of peace and usefulness and success
as reformer, am with great respec
your obedient servant. A, J. BOOTY.