Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
Republicans and moor VIII Each
Maintain H-eadausrters on the
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the Guard.
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trip that almost every person we met told
OF the wonderful resources of his country.
OF course that is a great country up there
and there is no doubt about II, but an acre
OF Nebraska wheat or corn land looks to
me like II is worth about a section of their
rocky country about which they boast so
much.
I'VE found on that trip that Nebraska
merchants are providing products for the
consumption Of people clear to the coast,
which indicates to me that we really have
something to boast Of In a manufacturing
line as well as in an agricultural way.
Booster clubs should be at work all over
the state to tell. the stranger within our
gates what we really have here
Complaint Is Dismissed.
The complaint Of w. F. Diers against
the Missouri Pacific to force that road to
install a telephone at the station at Louis
Vile has been dismissed by the state Rail-
way commission. When the hearing was
called yesterday, Attorney Orr, for the
Missouri Pacific, was on hand to fight the
case, but Mr.. Diers did not show UP, and
neither did he ask for a continuance or
give any reason for his failure to appear.
Hence the commission dismissed the com
plant.
stock Subscription Refunded.
The railway commission this morning
ordered the Miller Telephone company TO
pay to Mrs. L. A. Northrup what money
she had paid for stock and dismissed the
case. Mrs. Northrup complained that,
though a stakeholder in the company, she
was refused service. At a hearing held
at Miller 1t was brought out that after
paying $40 into a mutual fund for the
construction of the line. each stakeholder
was assessed $40 and later Sc, but the COM
plainant had failed to pay the assess
ment.
Political Headquarters mt Fair.
Both the republican and democratic
state committees will open headquarters
at the state fair grounds Monday morning
and both will be ready to receive pros
pective voters. The political tents will be
located on Fraternity row and the repub-
licans will be between the Ancient Order
of United Workmen and Modern Woodmen
of America buildings.
The democrats did not accent the invita-
ton of the State Fair board until today.
Chairman Byrnes telegraphed in from Co
lumbus to a local worker to hustle out
and get space.
Asks DavissOn's emOVa
Major DAVIDSON, adviser general 10 the
National Guard of Nebraska, a retired Of
ficer Of the United States army. likely
win know the guard no more forever. Ad-
jutant General Hartlgan has requested
Governor Shallenberger to ask the War
department to relieve the guard of his
presence here.
Major DAVIDSON acted in an advisory ca
pacity to Adjutant General Schwartz. but
he was never in favor with the new adju-
tant, who, upon Assuming the conduct Of
the war department of the state, invited
the major to give up his seat in the office
Of the adjutant and stay away. This Ma.
jor Davisson has religiously done. and in
order to be in a position to ask for another
adviser, should he deem one necessary.
the adjutant general has asked for the ma
jor's removal.
Fish Exhibit at Fair.
Fish Commissioner O'Brfen will install
his exhibit of Nebraska fish at the state
fair tomorrow. Among the fish that will be
featured this year are three ordinary cats
Weighing respectively IS, rs and 65 pounds
These have been handled and were taken
from the Platte river.
Fair visitors TO Register,
To help the police keep track Of state
fair visitors who may be here for ulterior
purposes Mayor Love has suggested that
every rooming house be forced to keep a
register and force every guest to register
his name in that book. The police are then
to have access to that register and the au-
thority to go to the rooms themselves to
investigate and see that the register is
correct. Just how often the police will be
permitted to wake up a state fair visitor
to see II he is registered under his own
name has not yet been announced.
A.
figuring on closing their places of business
a portion Of the time during the state fair
30 that their employees may get a chance
to see rural Nebraska's exhibits.
Tab on Railroad Shipments.
From reports on file in the office of the
railway commission Rate Clerk Powell has
made a comparison Of the shipments OF the
Northwestern during the last three years
which will be OF use in some OF the pend
Ing suits over rates. The table below
shows the relation Of the shipment Of GER
tain commodities TO the entire sbiument
OF the Northwestern in Nebraska for the
last three years. The table follows:
1907. 1908. 1909.
ments to total tons ham
Percentage OF grain prod. S'S %'a $3.50
vets to total tons han
died 400 H.s ass
total tons handled 15.4s r.ls l5.a
animals TO total tons ham
oleu .2O.l6 2l.5S lg.H
Percentage OF products OF ~''
mines to total tons han
dled s.sI 30 p.n
forest to total tons han
ule0 BIB ga 6 %
Percentage OF merchandise
total tons handled. ........ sos go 1907
Pioneers MeetinE.
On september 8 and 7 the Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers association viii hold
its annua reunion and banquet at Lincoln.
Monday evening, September 6. at O'Clock.
a memorial service will be held in the Tenn
pie theater. Mayor Don. L. Love, Hon. ].
b. Strobe, DR.. p. c. Johnson and Rev
Byron Besl viii deliver addresses.
Tuesday morning at . o'clock street cars
will convey the visitors to the university
farm where Governor shaIlenberger will
address the pioneers at 10 o'clock. This
will be followed by addresses from Judge
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