Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-18
STEALING TRADE OF OMAHA.
CHARGES Are Made Of False Grading Of
Grain At 81 Louis and Elsewhere.
PESTS DESTROY QUARTER OF THE CORN
Prof. Bruner Makes Some Startling
Statements AT a Gathering OF
AEricuIturists at Lin
coin.
fFronn a SAD Corrennordent !


means Of false grading OF grain we're
made today at the meeting Of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Grain and Live Stock
association by fremont Cone, leader OF
the minority In the house OF representa-
tives and prominent grain mans Mr..
Cone presented letters TO show that grain
shipped from Omaha territory to st.
Louis was graded higher than IL should
be and that this was done in order 10
induce dealers to patronize the St Louis
market. The association passed a resolu-
ton favoring the inspection OF grain by
the national government, provided for in
the Maeumber bill now before congress.
Members OF the association in a spirited
discussion tonight charged the railroads
give many towns in Nebraska such poor
service into the Omaha and St. Joseph
markets that the shrinkage OF live stock
on the cars. eats up all the profit. leg
islative committee has been appointed and
the association will endeavor to get drastic
legislation from the legislature to cure the
evil The association discussed the ques-
ton OF cooperative creamertes today, and
n committee Of three was appointed to go
TO Omaha and investigate the cooperative
methods OF the Harding Creamery COM
pany, with instructions 10 make public
the result. The following officers have
been elected for the ensuing year:
o. q. Smith. Kearney, president; T. w.
Langdon, Gretna, vice president: ]. s..
Canaday, Minden, secretary; directors. F..
N Stump Strawsville: t. w. Langdon,
Gretna; Hans Selck, Elgin; d. w Baker,
benedict; J. s. canaday. Minden; C. s.
Deets Kearney; o. @. Smith. Kearney.
The two days meeting closed tonight
with banquet at the LIndeil hotel, at
which fremont Cone was toastmaster.
That one-fourth Of the corn raised IN Me-
braska 10 destroyed by pests was the start
ling abatement of Prof. Bruner of the State
university In an address before the Nebraska
Corn Improvers association today. His lee
ture was illustrated by lantern slides. Pocket
gophers alone. he said, destroyed 81, 600 900
worth Of grain annually. Insects. he, de-
clared, caused the destruction of $40, 900
worth Of corn every year He then dis
oussed the best way to get rid OF the most
destructive pests.
William Ernst, president OF the assocla-
zion. and number Of others addressed the
meeting.
Prizes at the annual corn exhibit were an
nounced this afternoon as follows:
White Corn-First prize, Lee Smith a.
Son, DeSoto: S66 per cent, corn planter.
Second prize. Henry Seltz. Desoto, IS per
yellow, Corn--First prize, Lee Smith &
Son. bLeSStS, g Pef o Gent corn harvester,
cent; corn cultivator.
Calico CornIFlrst prize, Charles Grau.
Bennlngton, Ss6 per cent: corn cultivator.
per cent? portable corn crib. .--
single Ears-Ftrst prize, A: j; Olson. Wa
Emerald; third. r. Hogue, Crete; fourth,
Lee Smith & Son, DeSoto; NTH, A. j. Olson
Wahoo: SIXTH w. Seitz, DeSoto.
In the yellow, white and calico corn con-
tests two prizes each were offered. In the
single ear contest there were six prizes
The nNs, 4sws9t. cat the lisA receivsd casa
Fifteen dollars was divided pro rata among
them. There were several hundred con-
testants and all over a certain per cent
were given small sums OF money
The Apple Growers association met to-
day and listened TO discussions on subjects
of interest to orchard men. The follow
ing were on the program G. A. Marshall
o. Arlington; j. Y. Craig, president of the
park board Of Omaha; ]. w. Murphy OF
Glenwood. Ia, and Prof C..E. Clements OF
the State university.
Two hundred representatives of State
Mutual Insurance companies are in session
here. The first meeting OF the annual
convention was held this morning About
twenty-five companies are represented. The
convention is considering matters OF inter-
est relating to the local insurance assocIa-
lions.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Nebraska Academy OF Sciences met this
morning in the Mechanical arts hall al
the State, university. Sessions were held
In the morning and afternoon and In the
svenins the members attended the concert
OF the University Glee club at the univer-
a
r. Towne. r. ID. Baker. II. s. smith. r. III.
Wolcott, A. =. sheldon. H. B. Ward, E.
w. Davis, @. E. condra and e. II. Barbour
OiI Inspector Reports.
State Oil Inspector Ed A. Church has
nled his report for the month of Decem.
Der. 1t shows receipts OF the ONCE to have
been g, S27.so and the expenses ssS2s7, max
ing total paid to treasurer of s.2i6Sa
Board Can Reject Appraisement.
The supreme court holds that the Board
~ Educational Lands and Funds has tn,
right 10 protect the STATE and refuse tc
deed school lands on appraisement and be
low the actual value OF the land. Thi,
right was challenged in the case Of Delilal
Rutledge IN an application for a writ o.
mandauaus directing State Land Commits
sioner II. NJ Eaton to execute TO her I
state deed for eighty acres OF school Lane
In Jefferson county, the land having beer
appraised by county appraisers at Sl7.5O al
acre for sale purposes.
There are hundreds of thousands OF acre
81 school land, comprising lands lease,
prior TO 1891 still subject to sale. Thi
decision may increase the revenues OF tn
state school fund materially. The right o
the state board TO reject appraisement
that are deemed too low has been dispute,
for many years.
In the case OF Rachel Markham agains
the supreme court OF the Independent Or
der OF Foresters the court holds that ,
rule Of fraternal beneht association
which requires an appeal from the &C
tion OF its oficers. vested with authorit,
90 allow or reject death claims to tn,
supreme body whose action thereon is de
elared TO be nnaL is unreasonable, and Il
SOid as against public policy.
BOwlby Can Hold once.
Charles L. BOwlby, county treasurer o
Saline county, has been decreed to be Il
Etghtfui possession Of his ONCE, although
he has been appointed once and electe,