Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Nebraska
FARMERS KICK ON RANCHERS
Morrill, County Settlers Say Crops Are
Being Destroyed.
GOVERNOR ASKED TO INTERFERE
case Against scharton for selIiuas
Morphine TO COnvicts in state
Penitentiary L. Com
tInued.
CFrom a staff correspondent

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LINCOLN, Neb, June k-Homesteaders
Of Morrill, county have appealed to Gov
ernor S~hallenberger to save them from
the ranchers whose cattle are destroying
their crops. The governor received a let
ter tails morning signed by NJ. Z. Honey
cult and twenty-three others. telling him
that the cattle OF one j. w. Boyle of
Mitchell had been running at large and
had destroyed the crops or were destroy
ing the crops of the homesteaders.
The letter stated that Mr.. Boyle had been
notified by the homesteaders OF the dam
age his cattle were doing and that he
had merely laughed at the petition sent
him by the aggrieved farmers.
Some of the cattle are branded o. P.
and some Of them P. o., said the letter.
and they were very vicious, so much so
that a man was not safe on foot away
from the house and It was dangerous for
women and children to go out at all.
The homesteaders are trying to hold
down their claims until the government
finished the irrigation ditch out in that
country, the letter said, but this would
be impossible unless the state intertered
and enforced the herd law.
The governor was out Of the city when
the letter came this morning. and It will
be called to his attention Immediately upon
! his return.
schRrtSn Has nm Alibi.
The case OF the state against George
Scharton, charged with selling nineteen
bottles of morphine to August Miller, a
trusty at the state penitentiary, was con-
tinued this afternoon for ten days by Jus
tice Bocan, at the request of counsel for
the defendant, who wanted more time In
order to secure witnesses.
Attorney Towle informed the court that
he expected to furnish an alibi for his
client. He declared that the defense would
be able to show that Scharton was en-
gagged In making a fence on the day that
he was charged with having sold the poi
son to Miller.
County Attorney Tyrrell vigorously OBJ
jected to giving the defense more time.
During the discussion the county prosecu-
tor turned suddenly to Scharton.
"If you were building fence on Sunday
you we're doing an Unlawful act" said he,
and you are liable to get plnched for it,
You can't work on Sunday unless you have
a right to. You are not an Adventist, are
your
Scharton declared that his father and
mother we're, and also his wife.
,.sdand &c OH WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN
Lobbyists May BE Prosecuted.
Upon the return of Attorney General
Thompson from Norfolk he will look into
the matter OF the failure OF persons reg
istered as lobbyists to file their expense
accounts as provided by the anti-lobby law.
Governor Shallenberger is also absent from
the city, but at his office 1t was announced
that he would also look into the law, and
IL the governor has to take the Initiative,
he likely would do so.
Cowgirl sim Laid Up.
Z Railway Commissioner Cowgirl is still Sc
riousfy Ill with paralysis. though he is able
TO move about his room for short periods
each day. The commissioner is cheerful
and expects no bad results to follow his
illness, though his friends are apprehen-
sive. The commissioner Is 81 years old,
though his friends had an idea he was
about AZ. His father still lives. being a
resident Of Lincoln.
Rock Pile Favored.
Lincoln is to have a rock pile. The police
Judge and the police have tired Of hobos
stopping over 70 ra few days and getting
board and room rent free while resting up
for a charge on some other community,
so they have decided to put every living
drunk and hobo to work pounding rock.
The rock pile will be established on Hay
market square Monday morning.
COlOneIs Ordered Ont.
Governor Shallenberger and his staff OF
coionels will leave Lincoln July 2 for Craw-
ford and Chadron, where they will spend
July l. The return trip win be made over
the Northwestern some time during the
following week. The trip from Lincoln TO
Crawford will be by way of Sidney over
the Union Pacific and Burlington. Adju-
tant General Hartigan today mailed out
letters to thirty-seven colonies, inviting
4hem to so with the chief executive. In the
NJ Of invitation was one to Colonel Charles
Tanning and Colonel Kuncl of the same
place. of whom most every one has
heard.
Crounse Memorial by Bar.
Services out Of respect TO the memory OF
the late Governor Crounse win be held in
the consultation room OF the supreme