Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-10
Nebraska
MISSOURI PACIFIC PAYS UP
Secretary Junkin Receives Check for
$4,000 from Railroad.
PART PAID UNDER PROTEST
Fee r. for Filing Amended Articles of
Incorporation of the Con-
solidated Com
pany.
From . SAT- corrsspondent.l

LiNCOLN. Ned, Aug. e.-(SpCcial Tee
gram)-secretary Of State Junlin this
afternoon received a check for $4,000 from
A. J. Shores. attorney for the Missouri
Pacific railroad, the fee charged by the
ststs for filing The amended articles of in
corporation OF the consolidated company.
81 900 Of the amount was paid under pro-
test.
The capital stock Of the consolidated com
pany Is S24o. 0o0, 900. The attorney for the
company insisted that he should be givon
credit for the fee paid on the capital stock
OF 800 10000 and he made q proffer of
5000 Of which $1,000 was under protest.
This h Sas refused and the attorney then
paid over the biggest fee ever paid to a
secretary OF state Of Nebraska
". d. McHugh accompanied Mr.. Shores
in his call at the state house.
Previous to the payment Of the filing fee,
the Missouri Pacific received permission
from the state railway commission to issue
stock TO the amount Of SIS, 251. 900 Of the
consolidated company's, 10 take the place
Of the S117. 237, 40 stock in the several COM
panies which we're consolidated.
Cattle Destroying Crops.
Hooker county homesteaders have petit
titioned Governor Sshllenberger to come to
their assistance and save their crops from
cattle, which are being grazed without
being herded. In a letter signed by TWEEN
ty-four homosteaders 1t was set out that
the owners OF the cattle had been appealed
to through employees, but no effort had
been made by them to save the crops OF
the settlers. Some time ago another COM
plant was received by the governor. who
Immediately turned the complaint over to
Deputy United States Attorney Lane. The
complaint received this morning will be
turned over to the federal autnorites.
How Governor Lost Purse.
Governor Shallenberser returned this
morning from his chautauqua stunt and
the story OF the lost $3.50 is even worse
than reported. The money was not taken
out Of the governors pocket as supposed,
but the governor took 1t out himself and
practically made the thief q present OF IL.
The governor was writing a letter home
in the writing room of a hotel. He opened
his purse and took out some stamps. Then
he left the purse on the writing desk and
hiked out TO the mail box to mail his let
ter and went on to the park, where he
spoke. Strange to relate, the purse had
walked away when he returned. The gov
ernor discovered his loss as he mounted
the platform to speak. but he IL authority
for the statement that it did not diminish
his enthusiasm for Democracy and De-
cency," the subject OF his talk
Judge Albert at state House.
Judge I. L. Albert Of Columbus, who has
been nursing a broken shoulder. the result
of being the hero OF a runaway on the
prairies of Wyoming, was able to be al
the state house today. Judge Albert is an
example Of the man who hesitates is lost
He was discussing the guaranty Of bank
deposits with a rancher friend as the tive
were driving over the prairies. The team,
which had been guaranteed gentle and
peaceful, Immediately boIted. The lines
got tangled up and the rancher said
Jump" The Judge hesitated n second, and
buggy and jurist rolled over together. The
Judge got a broken shoulder and the
rancher, who judged his distance correctly
landed right side up without q bruise.
Grower Complains of Rates.
The Hastings Brewing company has com
planned to the railway commission that the
railroads have been charging 1t q rate o.
40 cents when the Omaha rate il 30 and a
a result IT is losing most OF Its business
in the towns near Hastings. The rates OF
file with the commission do not show
4O-oent rate for Hastings and II the brew
ing company produces bills Of aiding show
ing that price was charged, the commits
sion will institute proceedings against tn,
railroad companies.
sessiOn Laws Ready.
Another batch Of session laws was re
celved by the secretary Of state today
which, with those already received, viii
been enough to supply the members OF tn
legislature and the various counties OF tn
state. Within a couple OF days anothe
batch Will be sent In from York and thes
will be placed on sale in the office o
the clerk Of the supreme court Accordinj
TO Mr.. Junkin the session Laws thin yea
are the best printed and bound Of any ye
supplied the state. The books will sell 70
30 cents q copy, which Is Is cents less tina
they sold for q yea ago. This reduotio
is due TO the price paid for the printing
which was done by Tim Sedgwtek OF Yorl
UrbAn ResLSts ReQuisition.
Application wal made TO the governor to
day TO honor a Tequisition for the returr
TO Denver Of Ralph o. Urban now o
Omaha. Urban is charged with smbeEzle
ment and forgery. The story told the gov
ernor by Mrs Urban was that her hua