Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-21
Nebraska
GOVERNOR VISITS FAIRS
Has Three Dates Out in the State
During the Current Week.
ANTI-sAIOON LEAGUE ENDORSED
Supreme Court Assemblies for h
Fall Term-KRnaas Man and
Young Girl who EIOpe
Are Arrested.
CFrom a Staff Corresponeont)

LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. D.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE governor left Lincoln this
evening. He will speak at a fair at Bladen
Tuesday, at Greedy Center Wednesday and
at Butte, Thursday. Governor Shallen-
berger was in Omaha Sunday. He stopped
there on his way home from Elgin and
went up town to see a friend. owing to the
street car strike he took a carriage and
no noted that the streets appeared to be
almost deserted. Adjutant General John c.
Hartigan spent Sunday in Omaha and then
proceeded on his way to the meeting Of
National guard officers at Los Angles.
Methodist Conference.
The most important feature of the bust
ness session Of the Methodist conference
this morning was the passing OF a resolu-
ton to back up the work Of the anti-saloon
league in it's temperance campaign. II is
known that the league Is to wage a vigor-
Gus campaign in the coming elections and
will exert every influence to place In the
various offices men who are known to
stand upon the temperance platform. The
conference will appoint a board Of trustees,
composed of a number of influential
church workers OF the conference TO CO.
operate with the anti-saloon league in its
work.
According to a statement given out by
the Methodist Episcopal conference at noon
today the following Methodist pastors OF
the city are to be appointed to their re-
spectiye churches for another year: Rev.
1. F. Roach will m another year
with the st. Paul church, Rev. A. j. North
rup will return to Trinity church, Rev. j..
w. Jones will return to Grace, Rev. l..
NJ. Griggsby will serve another year at the
University Place church and Rev. e. l..
| [, -. an rot,,rn 70 tho Ernpoa n,ial Math-
odist Episcopal church.
Supreme Court in Session.
The seven members OF the supreme court,
Chief Justice M. b. Reese, Judges John
B. Barnes, c. B. Letton, Jacob Fawcett,
Jesse L. Root, William B.. Rose and James
r. Dean, met this forenoon in consulta-
ton to prepare for the opening of the
fall session of the court, which will begin
tomorrow at 9 a. m. The court will hold
open hearings Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. The case of the State
against Gibson, involving the right Of a
,,ub in Lincoln to supply members with
intoxicating liquors is one of the cases on
the calendar for hearing Friday.
EIopInE Couple Caught.
Pretty little Letha Case, a young tele-
phone girl only 16 years old, who has
been employed by the Nebraska Telephone
company Tor the last week. VINO ran away
from her home in Junction City, Kan, Is
now in the city Jail because the officers
of the law wouldn't let her live in peace
with her affinity, Fred Nash, who is also
in Jail.
This morning Chief Richard received a
letter from Sheriff John F. Miller Of
Junction City, saying that the runaway
couple were thought to be in Lincoln. The
sheriff sent a picture of Nash and a good
description Of the girl.
When Chief Richard questioned her about
her conduct she didn't seem TO be much
abashed, but she had been weeping con-
siderably because of her confinement In
the women's ward. When the chief asked
her why she ran away with a married
man she replied: II didn't know he was
married. never asked him and he didn't
tell me So"