Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Nebraska

police department He insisted that the
chief should be given absolute authority
with no strings tied 70 linn. cautioning
him at all times to use good common
sense.
Registrars Are Named.
The city council has appointed the fol-
lowing registration boards who under the
law must serve;
w. b. Bennett, John Ledwith; precinct
wilklei precinct G, L. L. Lyman C. H.
Second wSrd-Prsclnct A, ". @. Moe
e. A. Meek. Alexander S~choulleri pre-
cinet B, Fred Claus George Wiederspsp'
Jacob wambold, w. A. Downey.
Third Ward-Precinct A., A q. Chap
P PsecinS 81 n. H. 2 C. C0 fnEies. ). X. EKoont..
p. II. Ellsworth; precinct C, $ s.
GsTdneFs 3 J; ADAMS, w A Hfmil Rsson.
Jesse H~ighburger. c. w. Wslthers; pre-
cinct 3, John s, Bishop. George @. Wait.
H Hewitt T. Jo w5S'l S- oPPp psGiRSit G. Edward "a
FIFTH ward-Preoinct A. Rev. L. P.
P p%&q10ti B. A. J. Morris, W. H. Clark,
A. c. scharrick; precinct c, q. H.
HsmsSoEth; c; J. HsffIey' H; A EI 2
F. p. Plummer, c. q. Adamsl precinct
b, James Wall, F. B. Swanson, F.. II.
s. smith s3sbP PrSSlnf s. 6. sd ID A. Meier James
Seventh ward-Precinct A, J.. G. Pent-
ger. J. g. p; BildsbrSnd' p. e. Black
II. 2. Guile. w. w. McGwire; precinct {,
NJ. T. Harmer, F. A. Truell, w. f. Lud-
wick.
North Pole at the Fair.
Secretary Mellor of the State Fair board
is after the north pole as an attraction for
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AS soon as the fair board heard tina DR..
Cook discovered the pole a hurried meet
ing was called by President Ridge and
ways and means were discussed to get the
stick here in time for the fair. Mr.. Mellor,
however, discovered that Samson, acting
for King Ak-sar-Ben, had already sent a
wireless to DR.. Cook to get the attraction
for Ak-sar-Ben. so no will take the mat
ter up with Samson, and it is probable
the two together may get the pole for
both attractions.
II the pole is secured for the fair and
Mr.. Mellor believes there is no doubt
about it, it will be planted in the quarter
stretch at the race track in a carload Of
ice.
Secretary Gets Much Revenue.
The office Of the secretary of state was
~ TdN6uuS k6lltI lnlS ldSL ulOntIl, lueI6
having been paid into the office a total
OF $3.50, 1915 This sum was divided as
follows: Articles Of incorporation, $3.50. =
665. rs; notary commissions. $50; motor We
hicles license, SS28.1O; brands recorded,
$3.50; certificates and transcripts, 5000;
corporation permits, $s,O2O.25. This does not
include several thousand dollars paid to
the office under protest.
Harlan Man PardOned.
Governor Shallenberger has COMMITTED
the sentence of oliver Stephens of Harlan
county to expire November %, this year.
Stephens was originally sent to the state
prison for two years for stabbing a neigh
Dor in a fight. but the supreme court cut
the sentence in two and the governor did
the same thing to the remaining year. lie
acted upon a petition signed by 300 resi-
dents Of Harlan county.
Milk is All Right.
Food Commissioner Mains tested thirty.
four samples of milk in Lincoln a day OIL
| so ago and found every one of the samples
: came up to the requirements of the Law
and was free from preservatives.
No Traction Strike.
1t is beginning to look as though the
Traction company will have no strike OF
; It's employees, at least until after the state
{ fair. The employees held a meeting las
night and discussed a recent letter from
3 Vice President Sharpe, who has been try.
5 ing to get the individual workers to pledge
3 themselves not to strike during the fair
D From one in authority in the union It ha.
s been learned that no strike is contemplated
during the fair, but everything will be don,
l. to handle the crowds satisfactorily. Afte
4 the fair, II the differences between the EN-
l. ployes and the officials Of the compan,
e are not settled before the fight will b.
$ taken up again. The traction officials 81
v far have refused to treat with the mean a
s a union.
Officers at State Fair.
Friday morning the office OF Secretar.
Mellor of the state fair board will be opene,
on the state fair grounds in the administra
ton building and all business will b
transacted there. The grounds are abou
the busiest place in the state these days
The exhibitors : are getting their propert
in shape and every effort will be made t
have the fair more complete on the openin
day than ever before.
Strike of Grand Island Carpenter
GRAND ISLAND, Nsb. Sept. 2.-(spe
cial.)-Because he put q teamster, who's,
wages were but $40 per week, to work sand
papering certain finishing lumber in tn,
Dolan business block. now building, H. S
Rice, a contractor, experienced a strike o
seven of his carpenters. There was IIttlt
parleylng, for the contractor is said to hav
Informed them that they could look III
their tool chests and go. The men. VIII,
then left their jobs, declare that they will
go into the contracting and building bust
\ ness for themselves as n conartnarsbln on,