Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
Nebraska
HONESTEADERS ASK HELP
May Appeal to sackett Law to Secure
the Opening Of Roads.
SECTION LINES FENCED UT
IA FeIIows' Grand Lodge Elects
Officers for the Ensuing Year
and Agrees to Meet Again
I'm Lincoln.
Trom a STAFF Correspondent.)

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, oct H-tspeoial.)-The Sack
EFT law for the removal OF derelict offi-
cials may be brought into use to remove
from office some county commissioners
who have failed to clean roads along sec
ton section lines in the west end OF the
state.
Governor s~haIIenberger today received a
most pitiful letter for help from a home
steader out in the hills near Dalton in the
west end OF Nebraska. The writer, Mrs. L.
q. Sinner, who said land owners had fenoed
IA the land along the section lines and in
going a distance Of two miles she had to
open five gates. She wrote that in going to
town 1t was necessary for her. to a
he. three chiiren. the eldest at whom is
4 years Of age. These she had to leave in
the buggy while she gets out and opens
and closes the gates. She is in constant
fear Of a runaway, to say nothing OF the
fact that she has ruined several skirts
getting in and out Of the vehicle,
When she complained TO the land owners,
she wrote, she was told that II she ever
left the gates open they would be fastened
with wires and she would be forced to
stay I'm the hills and never get to town
at all
Homesteaders, she wrote the governor.
are trying to develop western Nebraska
and they are undergoing ali the hardships of
pioneers and she believes they are entitled
to the hclp of the officials to the end
that life may be made as bright as pos
sible.
Others, she said, were In the same fix
as she is and she is writing for them all,
INsking for relief from the authorities. In
&ahewer to the letter, the governor wrote
that he would render her all possible help,
telling her it is not only the duty of the
county commissioners to open these roads,
but to work them as well and attention will
be called to the proper authorities to get
busy and help the homesteader. II they
refuse to enforce the law they win be
hailed up short under the provisions Of the
Sackett law.
Brief In Dissipation Tax Case.
Judge Sullivan and his fellow counsel
have filed in the supreme court a brief ir
support OF their contention that the oc'
cupation tax enacted by the late demo
cratic Legislature is not constitutional.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
The grand lodge, independent order o.
odd Fellows. has selected Lincoln for III
next meeting place. The lodge elected tn,
following officers:
Grand Master-C. ]. Kelly.
Deputy Grand M~aster-Paul Story.
Grand warden-W. Vosburg.
Grand Secretary--I. p. Gage.
aGrand Treasurer-F. p. Bryant.
sGrand Representatives.! H.. Miller.
Conference ON Union Depot.
Representatives OF all the railroads en-.
tering Lincoln are expected here tomoF
row morning 60 confer about constructiht
a union depot Pronffnent officials are ex
pected.
Railroads Jungle Figures.
Members of the State Railway commits
sion and Accountant Wettling and Rat
Clerk Powell are busy going over the ties
timony already taken by the railroads ii
the various rate suits now pending.
The evidence covers, interstate. intra
state and through business. TIL question
at issue is a division Of the cost of opera
ton and of revenue. The evidence so IA
as investigated goes 20 show that the rail
roads have a different. method OF dividini
their income from that OF dividing up tn,
expense.
The evidence taken in the case OF tn
Rock Island shows that about 90 per cen
Of the revenue goes to pay expense o
operation. Taking a shipment of corn 10
100 miles into Omaha, the rate is 9 cents
while from Omaha to Chicago. 500 miles
is Il cents. The railroads. so the testimon,