Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06
Nebraska
SHELDON STILL UNDECIDED
Will Not Declare His Intentions Re-
garding Candidacy at Present.
MURPHY oNACUM CASE AGAIN
Nebraska Telephone Company Makes
n Material Modification of It's
Report TO Railway Com
missiOn.
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No, I have not yet decided whether or
not 1 shall be a candidate for governor
again and shall have no announcement 10
make in that regard before the first of
the year" said Former Governor George
l.. Sheldon this afternoon while at the
Lincoln hotel. The ex-governor came here
from his home at Nehawka on a business
trip. He said he is ready to assist in the
present campaign IL the state committee
desires him to make any speeches, but his
understanding was that he would not be
called upon, inasmuch as few political
meetings are being arranged over the state.
Mr.. Sheldon said one reason why he
wished to withhold any decision on the
gubcrnatorial matter IL that he does not
want to distract attention from the present
campaign. Aside from this, he thinks It
too early for those who may expect to be
candidates next year to be launching their
booms. The extensive land holdings OF the
ex-governor In Nebraska and Mississippi
are absorbing his attention, too, in such a
way that he cannot devote much of his
time just now to the pursuit Of political
ambitions.
Murphy-BOnacum Case Argued
The application Of Bishop Bonacum for a
temporary restraining order to prevent
William Murphy from interfering with
church property at Ulysses was argued this
afternoon in the supreme court on OBJ
Jections filed by attorneys for Murphy. The
bishop recently appealed to the supreme
court for a decision in the district court of
Seward county in which a temporary re-
straining order was asked for and refused
In the lower court. The bishop represent
ing the parish OF the Immaculate Concep-
ZION at ULYSSES annaaIad 20 Nha e,,nra,,o
court and later asked the supreme court
Tor a restraining order pending a determine
ton or his appeal. The attorneys for Muir
phy allege that the supreme court has
no jurisdiction to grant a temporary re-
stralnlng order, and allege that the bishop
mallciously' without any authority from
the parish, comes into court
Aldrich and Fuller, attorneys for Father
murphy filed objection to the Jurisdiction
OF the court in the matter Of a restrain
ing order.
1t is alleged that the application for a
restraining order has not been authorized
by the real party in interest, the parish OF
Immaculate Conception; that the issue Of
who authorized said action in granting a
temporary restraining order between the
same parties was tried in the district court
OF Seward county and is now before the
supreme court on appeal; that the sole
issue tried and now appealed was as to
who is the real party in interest and upon
that issue a judgment of dismissal was
entered as to the entire case; that the relief
asked for by the pretended plaintiff in this
court is the same relief asked for and
denied in the court below. The court has
the case under Amusement.
Telephone Report Modiffod.
The Nebraska Telephone company ap-
pears to be making money fast notwith-
standing Its recent annual report to the
State Railway commission. That report
showed a deficit of s11,O 900 for the year
ending June 30. 1903, but when the report
was dissected by L. L. Wettling, expert
accountant, the company was willing to
modify 1t SO that the report now shows
gross receipts Of f6O4,O67 from operation and
a net profit OF sos, SO6 to be added to sur
plus after paying $274, 96S in dividends.
50, 1893 interest and allowing sos, 900 for
depreciation. Nc such remarkable change
In a report filed with the railway commits
sion has ever been made. The company
reports that its 1888 telephones represent
an investment OF 1855 per phone and of
course 1t will claim the right to earn divi-
dends upon hat Investment. The indie
pendent Telephone company at Omaha
alleges that It has invested 1890 in each
phone it owns. Whether or not this is cor
rect will be investigated by the railway
commission.
The following is = summary Of the re-
vised and corrected report Of the Nebraska
Telephone company to the railway COM
mission for the year ending June 30:
Gross earnings .............d 49,. E3S
Operating expenses 80. l27s SI