Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-02
Nebraska

creates a place for Dean Woodland, son
OF DR.. Woodland. superintendent Of the
asylum. Mrs. Farrell takes charge Of her
new place tomorrow and at the same time
young Woodland begins his duties.
Girl Home from Pasteur Institute.
A NJ. Engies. city treasurer OF Auburn,
while at the auditors office getting some
bonds registered, said the little girl who
had been bitten by a squirrel in that city
had returned yesterday from the Pasteur
institute at Chicago in perfect health and
out of danger.
The squirrel question was very serious
in Auburn said Mr.. Engle, but at this
time everything is quiet. Those people
who have squirrels now keep them under
lock and key. One party, whose squirrels
were killed upon orders Of the mayor, has
brought suit against the city"
New Freight Rates.
Among the orders issued by the railway
commission today we're the following: Per
mission to the Burlington to put in a rate
OF IS a car on gravel from Cedar Creek TO
Cedar station. pt omission to the Burlington
to put in a rate from Sioux City to Omaha
on alcohol, spirits and whisky Of 2.ss cents
per 100 pounds. This is a reduction Of 10
cents per 100 pounds.
Express Rate Cases Monday.
The legal department Of the state has
been served with notice to appear in the
federal court at Omaha July 8 and argue
the express rate cases. The cases to be
argued in the federal court are practically
the same cases that have been presented to
the supreme court Of the state.
Colonel Majors Goes 20 Crawford.
Colonel Thomas Majors was at the state
house this afternoon on his way to Craw-
ford to take in the big celebration out
there. Colonel Majors will speak there
tomorrow afternoon upon the occasion OF
the reunion Of the veterans of the civil
war and he will remain over to hear Mayor
Dahlman, the Rev. 1. F. Roach and Gov
ernor sh~sllenberger who speak Saturday,
Sunday and Monday respectively.
Right TO Refuse to Buy Hogs.
Has a firm or corporation or individual
the right to go into a community and buy
hogs from one farmer and refuse to buy
hogs belonging to another farmer? Is such
a practice discrimination and against pub
lie policy? These are the questions which
a farmer out near Ainsley has asked the
state railway commission. He wrote &c
the commission that a firm bought his
neighbours hogs, but refused to buy his
and he desires the commission to issue ar
order prohibiting the firm from discrimi
mating. In answer to the queries the com.
mission said It had no jurisdiction in tn,
matter, but suggested that the aggrievet
person might consult a lawyer.
Says Assessment II Too Low.
Attached to the history Of a bond issu,
Of the village of Cambridge is a certified
statement from the village Clerk w. J
Holiey to the effect that for BOND Issue
purposes and for taxation purposes thu
property of the village has a differen.
valuation. The part Of the certified state
ment bearing on that subject is as fol
lows;
The assessed value Of real estate and
personal and other property. equalizeC
1905, is $16s, 125. The assessed valuation Il
the same as returned by the assessor TO
1905.
Property in Nebraska is supposed to b.
assessed at 20 per cent of its real value
which would make the total value of salt
property in said village SS46, SIS, but in fac
the same is assessed at a great deal les
then 20 per cent, and the conservative esti
mate Of the value of the property In sal,
village is not less than S1,oOO,ooo.