Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-10
Governor is
Guest of Honor
at the Opery
Executive Discusses s-0'Clock Closing
law and Tries TO Square Him
self With the Knights.

Aston c. Shallenberger. governor of Ne
braska was the guest Of honor at the den
Monday night and he and his colonels did
homage to King Ak-Sar- Ben. The governor
arrived a little late and the oprey was
late in starting, but when IT was once
under way 1t went with an eclat which
pleased all, No one seemed to enjoy the
fun more than the governor. who sat in his
shirt sleeves, surrounded by his colonels in
full regimentsls.
Several parts of the oprey have to deal
with the o'clock closing law and none ap-
plauded louder than than did Governor
Shallenberger and when he was introduced
by the grand mufti to make a few remarks
he told some funny staries about the 3
o'clock closing and tried to square himself
with the sir knights for the hand he had
In putting the law upon the statute books
There has been great deal said about
the hour Of the day, but you will learn to
like it, " said Governor Shallehberger
quoting from one Of the choruses Of the
oprey He told OF meeting a rough looking
chap In the west who asked him, Are YOU
the Shalenberger who shut the booze off
at o'clock?" NO, I'm the Shallenberger
who turns the booze on at in the morn
ing" Other stories of similar nature we're
told.
Omaha is to be congratulated on the
great empire which lies back Of IT, No
state in the union can show better for its
population. We never knew Of the panic
and while travelling with some representa-.
tive men from the east a month ago l
scarcely knew what they were talking
about when they referred TO the panic.
Il used to look with envy on some Of
these older states with their mines, but
mines some day fail to produce whereas the
soil Of the great state Of Nebraska grows
riches as the years roll by. 1t will produce
more in a hundred years from now than IT
does today"
The governor said that he was going
to leave Wednesday morning for Seattle,
where they had no o'clock closing law.
Accompanying Governor Shallenberger
were Colonies McDaniels. Getten, Byrne,
Bergman. Marshall Kennedy, McShane
and Fetterman.
Il come from a city where they have
nothing but water and am sorry I did moi
get to Omaha before 8 o'clock, said Judge
]. B. Barnes Of the supreme court of Ne.
braska. I'VE of Nebraska are proud OF
Omaha for the growth of Omaha means
the growth and progress of the etnire state
Judge Barnes told OF a trip he recently
made across the state and of the changed
agricultural conditions which he found.
John A. Fox, representative of the Rivers
and Harbors congress spoke most en-
Enthusiastically, of the great advantages. to
be gain for the west by making the
streams navigable He said he did moi
know Of a single thing which would sc
work fer the development of the northwest
as to deepen the Missouri and make Il
ready for boats. He said that by so doins
Omaha would become the gateway to q
great empire, into which the many rail
roads centering at Omaha would all bt
feeders.
Grand Mutt Herring announced thai
Ak-Sar- Ben had a membership of 1O6O
whereas a year ago the books showed bu
s5S members He said that next Monday
was to be hotel mems night when the
members of the Northwestern Hotel Men.
association would be guests of the king.