Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-25

a -WOllOn mas Deeu Ille0 IN Nne supreme
court asking for a rehearing in the nom
partisan Judiciary case, in which the court
held the law invalid. The motion was
signed by Attorney General Thompson,
Deputy Attorney General Grant Martin
and Arthur Mullen. In a motion it Is set
out that the court declared the act uncon-
stitutional on points that we're not raised
by either side to the controversy.
Challenges New Board of Health.
on behalf Of the old board OF secretaries
of the State Board of Health, Charles II.
Sloan and Charles S. Roe this afternoon
filed quo warranto proceedings in the SUI
preme court to Gust the poard appointed
by Governor Shallenberger under the law
enacted last winter. The petition sets out
that the old board is the legally consti-
tuted board Of secretaries and that the new
board members are usurpers and have no
authority to act The court In extra ses-
sion granted the REALTORS the right TO file
The petition.
Nebraska state Fair.
The board of anage of the state fair,
TO be held in Lincoln September 6 to 10, is
bending every energy this year, as in years
past, to make the state fair a great edu-
Gator. That is the general purpose OF the
fair. But aside from that Jne board has
been paying special attention for several
years 10 an educational department, under
the special direction of the state superin-
tendent. Last year they set aside one
whole large building, Education hall. This,
year this large building has all been rear
ranged and refitted, making a larger and
better exhibit space for a larger and bet
ter exhibit than ever before.
This year there will be another p new
r. a
eElafged farmer institute ioea.
These meetings will all be held In the
auditorium. where 5000 people can be COM
~fortably seated and easily hear any speaker
on account of the excellent acoustics.
Case of Child Abandonment.
George E. Combes, a bridegroom Of a
month, is in jail, though no charge has
been filed against him, his wife is Ill and
the nurse, Mrs. Anna Knorr and the at
tending physician, c. E. Spear, are under
arrest charged with child abandonment
The infant of a few hours was found Sun
day morning on the steps of st EliEabeth's
hospital. The nurse and the physician
have been released under bonds. 1t Is
charged that the physician In the case
left the baby at the hospital. 1t is stin
alive.
baggage Agents Must Pay Fare.
Employees of the Omaha Transfer COM
pany will not be permitted to board trains
and ride out 1B0 miles or so in order to take
care of the baggage OF visiting Eagles un-
less these employees are regular employees
of the railroad companies or pay fare.
This was the decision handed down by
the Railway Commission today when Gen
eral Manager Mohler of the Union Pacific
asked the commission II the employees of
the transfer company ride on passes. Mr..
Mohler said the transfer men wanted to go
out on the trains to assist the Eagles, who
are coming to the national meeting to be
held in Omaha.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Judge John b. Barnes spent Sass to Sc
cure his nomination on the republican
ticket as a candidate for supreme judge.
OF this amount S25.D was spent for blank
petitions; $14 for getting them circulated
ana $6.4S for postage.
c. l.. Hobbs. stenographer TO Judge Let
ton OF the supreme court, announced
through the medium of a postal that Mrs.
Hobbs had given birth to a nine-pound
girl, and both the mother and the little
one were doing well. Mr.. Hobbs and fam,
lily are now in Fairbury, their old home.
DAHLMAN TALKS Ar A PICNIC
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