Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-17

crime and fix a punishment. The board
under the law, the brief said, has the au-
thority to grant liquor licenses, make rules
for the government OF the places in which
liquor is to be sold. When the board estab-
lished a rule to prohibit clubs from selling
liquor to their members and fixed a pen
atty for a violation of this rule It went
beyond it's Jurisdiction. Laws depriving
one Of property or liberty must be passed
according to law like an ordinance. but
the rules OF the excise board are not even
passed with a title and a bill. The board
simply meets and adopts the rules Of last
year"
Gibson was convicted of selling liquor as
president of the club and was fined.
Butcher Makes a Mistake.
c. Moran Of Havelock, who came to the
state fair and paid $500 for a thorough
bred heifer, now wishes he had his money.
He turned the critter out in the pasture
with his bunch of cattle. This morning
the butcher man came along with his
wagon looking for beef. So he stopped at
the Moran house. He was told to go out
in the pasture and capture a red heifer.
There were two red heifers in the pasture
and 1t was the thoroughbred that the
butcher cut down. But the people Of Have
lock will get some fresh meat.
Methodist Conference.
Karl Sladek, Bohemian missionary, told
the Methodist conference today Of his
work among the Bohemian Of Nebraska
and he recommended that the work be
extended. F. M. sisson and J. W.. Miller
were announced as transferred to the
North Nebraska and New Mexico confer
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of the conference were as follows:
b. Thomas, to the North Nebraska; J..
e.. Houlgate, to the North Nebraska; G..
II. Mulse, to the Arkansas conference, and
Henry Binne to the West Nebraska con-
ference.
noon.
Western Union Appeals.
The Western Union Telegraph company
! has appealed to the supreme court from
the decision Of the district court of Lam
caster, which assessed the corporation 500
and costs for changing its rates without
authority Of the state railway commits
sion. The company changed it's rules SO
that words following a signature were to
be paid for, its previous rule allowing such
extra words to be counted as part of the
signature. The rule was not authorized
~ NN oAih Wdo put lAlAO tAleCL
as a matter of fact, without the knowledge
of the commissioners A second count
against the company for falling TO file its
annual report on time was dropped.
Reed Named for Clerk.
Robin Il. Reid has been appointed clerk
OF the county court by Judge Cosgrave, to
take the place of Horace Robins, who re-
signed. Mr.. Reid is a law graduate of the
State university.
Oil Tanks Must stay.
According to the opinion of Deputy City
Attorney Flansburg. filed with Mayor Love
Thursday, those who are Directing to the
oil tanks near their homes out at Twenty
fifth and Randolph streets, must grin and
bear it, for the council has given away
something for them. He holds that mas
much as the city has granted permission
for the erection Of the tanks, the Lincoln
OH company has acquired property ri Fhts
in the tanks and their location which can
not be taken away from it unless It can
be proven that the tanks are a nuisance.
He also volunteers the Information that
the storage OF gasolene and coal oil in
suitable tanks does not constitute a nuis-
ance per Sc, but where the tanks are i'm