Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-21
QUARANTINE RAISED
Veterinarian Certifies scabies Has
Been Eradicate.
ARGUMENT OVER LUMBER RATE
Grand Lodges of ODD Fellows and
Rebekahs In session at Lin
coin with = Large
Attendance.
From a staff Corresnondent.N

NAAA - 49,
LINCOLN, Oct. 20-(Specisl)-The
state Board Of transportation has issued
the following notice to sheep owners and
transportation companies:
Sheep, range or scab. Amendment TO
order of February 9, 1908, effective on
The fact having been determined by
the secretary of agriculture, and notice
is hereby given, that the contagious and
communicable disease known as scabies
is not now known to exist, or exists to a
slight extent only, among sheep In the
quarantine by the Bureau of Animal In
dustry and the state veterinarian of Ne
order Of February 3. 1905 U'u''
Now, therefore l. Charles A. McKlm, de-
putty state veterinarian of Nebraska, do
placed by order of February 9, 1903, upon
CHARLES A. McKIM,
Deputy State veterinarian.
In testimony of m yapproval | have
hereunto subscribed my name and caused
to be affixed the great seal of the state
and do hereby proclaim that the above
order of. the deputy state veterinarlan
GEoRGE LAWSON SHELDON.
Governor.
Argument on Lumber Rate.
The State Railway commission today
listened to arguments from Omaha lumber
dealers against an alleged discrimination
in lumber in favor Of Lincoln and against
Omaha dealers. The Lincoln Commercial
club interviewed in the case and is helping
out the Lincoln dealers in the case.
Skating Rink EnjOined.
Judge Stewart issued an injunction
against the auditorium company to prevent
the association from running a skating
rink or having Wrestling bouts in the
auditorium. A skating rink has been in
progress there for some weeks and it was
ordered stopped at once. Judge Lamb, who
had been damaged by the music from the
rink and who lives next door. was awarded
some 500 damages.
The Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodges
convened in this city today. 1t is the fifty
first annual session of the Odd Fellows
grand lodge while for the Rebekahs It will
be but the twentieth annual session. More
than 1000 delegates and members from the
367 odd Fellow lodges over the state are
here. All Of the officers of the lodge are
present, including Clark O'Hanlon. grand
master; r. II. Miller, deputy grand master;
j. w. Kelly, grand warden; +. b. Bryant,
grand treasurer; and ]. p. Gage, grand sec
rotary. Each lodge in the state has a
delegate and each chapter has sent at least
one member on whom the degree of past
grand is to he conferred. Some Of the
larger lodges that have more than 100 men,
bers have two delegates.
Extensive preparations have been made
by Otis Steele, the chairman, and M.
Bauer, the secretary Of the local committee.
to entertain the delegates while they are
here. The local committee has taken up
its headquarters at the Royal hotel. The
grand lodge officers, the Rebekahs and
the Patriarchs Militant. have their head
quarters at the Lindell hotel. The bureau
of information for the visiting members
has been established at the Royal. The
credentials are given out of the state
house.
The sessions today are largely of a rou.
tine nature. The delegates are getting
located and the grand lodge officers are
making preparations for the sessions to.
night and tomorrow. This morning a grand
enoampment was held at the lodge rooms
at Eleventh and L streets.