Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-31

reservations, so that preparations may be
made accordingly.
Headquarters will be maintained at the
university library building on the campus,
where MEMBERS and visitors may register,
get their badges and secure tickets for the
banquet. The badge Is q silvered pendant
attached to a pin, and showing a typical
Nebraska pioneer picture OF q plain with
mountains in the background. while the
foreground is occupied by q prairie
schooner drawn by oxen passing a row
OF Indian tepees. 1t can only be had by
the pioneers.
Membership is open to all who came to
Nebraska before January 1. 1879 or whose
parents came to the territory prior to
March 1, 1867. All such are urged to at
tend and become members and all others
are invited to meet and mingls with the
pioneers and listen to the recital Of tho
experiences Of the builders OF the common
wealth.
Hearing on Telephone Rates,
Railway Commissioner Cowgirl has gone
to Bloomington to listen to remonstrances
against the increase In rates of the Re-
publican Valley Telephone company. Some
time ago the company secured permission
from the railway commission to increase
it's rates, after which some Of the citi-
zens protested so the commission granted
a new hearing as the rates are to go into
effect September 1.
Complaint Against saloon.
r. D. Evans of Dakota county has writ
ten TO the legal department of the state
to the effect that he believes the Sioux
City Brewing company and the Inter State
Brewing company Of that city are violat-
ing the law both of Nebraska and Iowa.
He said these companies haul their beer
into Nebraska n ship It back to Iowa
and by this way he says they violate the
law of both states.
Police to Answer Questions.
Mayor Love has decided that the infor-
nation bureau usually established at
Tenth and o streets during the state fair
will not be needed this year, but instead
uniformed policemen will be stationed at
street intersections to answer questions of
visitors and show them the way to Have
lock and other surrounding points OF in
terest.
Appeal In DinuzE Case.
Weaver q Giller, attorneys of Omaha,
have filed briefs in the supreme court
in support of their contention that the 8
o'clock closing law is invalid The case
comes up on the conviction of Frank Di-
nuzzo, convicted of having his saloon open
after s o'clock at night The brief con-
tends that the cities and villages of the
state have authority under the law to
issue liquor licenses and regulate the sale
of liquor, and that the 8 o'clock closing
law takes away this right but fails to re-
peal this law.
Revolver Was a Toy.
Near the Hargreave store this morning
the police found an old toy, rusty, re-
volver which. it is believed, the robbers
used last Saturday when they held up the
b~ookkeeper and took from the safe some
s1O2. Several clues have been run down,
but as yet the police have no tangible
evidence against any one under suspicion.
Metcalfe Moves 70 Home.
Richard L. Metcalfe and family removed
to their new 10000 bungalow, west of the
Bryan home, today. In the farm place
Mr.. Metcalfe has ten acres, which next
year he will cultivate and plant to po-
%tatoes, which he will have his boys work
while he writes books.