Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03
STATE HOUSE is DESERTED
Officers and Clerks All Going Home to
Cast Their Ballots.
TEACHERS COMING TO LINCOLN
United States Marshal starts Out to
Serve a summons and Discovers
the Man Died During
Previous Night.
tFrom a staff Correspondents

(From a Staff -Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. Especial 1.-The state
house was practically deserted today by
the outgoing of officers and clerks, who
went home to cast their votes. Those VINO
did not leave today will go in the morning
Treasurer Brian went to Albion where he
speaks tonight; Attorney General Thompson
went to Aurora to speak tonight and to-
morrow he votes at Central City; Grant
Martin. deputy attorney general; Land
Commissioner Eaton and J. M. .Shively,
deputy, vote at Fremont; Secretary OF
State Junkin at Smithfield: Walker Smith
at Elmwood;. Addison Wait at Syracuse,
w r. Mellor at Loup City, Harry Lindsay
at Pawnee City, Ed Royse at Broken Bow,
z. M. Searle at Ogalalla. Governor Sheldon
at Nehswka, Martin Dimery at Beaver
Crossing
Straight Vote on wedding Day.
THIS Is day OF unusual interest to Frank
f. Helvey. who has done such good work
at the republican state headquarters as
the head of the publicity bureau. Mr..
Helvey left for Nebraska City this after
noon, where he will vote tomorrow. In
casting a straight republican ticket tomor-
row Mr. Helvey duplicates a performance
of his twenty-five years ago to the day.
which also was the day he lead to the
altar Miss Duff. who became his bride.
The marriage occurred in the morning at s
O'Clock. The bride and groom started fen
the station to board the train for a wedding
trip. En- route there the carriage was
stopped and Mr.. Helvey cast his vote. He
voted II straight then and he is going to
do il tomorrow. He and Mrs. Helvey will
celebrate their anniversary together at Ne
braska city and tomorrow evening Mr.
Helvey will return to the headquarters
here.
Teachers Are Coming.
The boards OF education at Geneva, Fair
mont. ohiows. Strang. shickley, Milligan,
Grafton and Exeter have given their teach
ers leave OF absence to attend the State
association meeting at Lincoln this week.
Great interest Is also manifest in the
State Teachers association in the north
eastern part of the state. letter from
Superintendent f. L. McNown. dated Oc-
tober 26, reads: 1.-THE Board of Education
of Winside has given the teachers Wednes-
day, Thursday and rFiday of next week to
attend the state meeting. Wen be in Lin
coin on Wednesday"
There is likewise great Interest in the
association in the western part of the state.
Superintendent William Ebright OF North
Platte visited the state superintendent 5
office last week and made arrangements
for thirty teachers from North Platte and
Lincoln county. Deputy E. c. Bishop has
just returned from Harlan and Red Willow
counties and he reports that great delega-
tions win attend from the southwestern
part of the state.
summons for Dead Man.
To serve the papers in $4,000 damage
suit commenced in the Lincoln division OF
the federal court this morning the member
OF the United States marshaPs office 10
whom that mission is entrusted fears he
will find 1t necessary TO cross the River
Styx. One OF the defendants named in the
proceeding is Prof George r. Burnett. late
commandant at the Nebraska Mi itary acad-
emy, who died last night. The petition
was not presented bS local attorneys, but
| reached the federal clerq's office by mail
having been sent prior to Burnett's demise
As the prelminarles had all been attended