Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-01
Nebraska
TWIN DAUGHTERS GRADUATE
Girls, Whose Birth Was Noticed by
Legislature, Now in High School.
MARTIN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Deputy I'm office ThIu1Sins OF Making
Raee-LineOln saloon Petition
Ready for Filing with
City Clerk.
From a staff Correspondent)

N@ARhA - $3.50
LINCOLN Jan. M.-(Speclal) miss Alice
and Adds Wait, twin daughters Of Add
son Wait, deputy secretary OF state, were
u years old today and that fact recalled
hat the legislature OF which Mr.. Walt was
a member Dust hfteen years ago adopted a
resolution because OF the bitth OF those
girls the Hke Of which was never seen be-
fore. The resolution which was introduced
in the house by Mr.. Chapman of Saline
county, now a member of the editorial
staff Of the Chicago ecord-Herald is as
,follows: .ET h. ,ts.t
"whereas by the unanimous consent Of
this house, the Honorable Addison Wait of
otoe county was yesterday excused from
attendance here on account of sickness.
whereas, the telegraph this morning an
bounced the result of that sickness to be
lovely girl twin babies. therefore be it
Resolved, that the house extend its en-
,thusisstio congratulations to the distin-
guished gentleman from Otoe and his ex-
cellent wife and wish for the pair Of very
young ladies' a happy future, and be IT
further
Resolved. that the freedom of the house
be extended TO the proud gentleman from
Otoe for one full day upon his return to
duty in which to celebrate this important
event in any manner he deems fitting and
which may be satisfactory to his fellow
members."
For the benefit of those members Of the
house, who remember that occasion, the lit
tie twins born that day were promoted this
day from the grade school to the high
school Of lincoln and II there are two hap
pier children in Nebraska than those twins.
they have not been discovered TO this date.
Mr.. Watzke Reports.
r.. e. Watzke OF Richardson county, a
Bryan presidential %elector, called at the
office Of the governor this morning to pay
his RESPECTS to democracyss chieftaln. Mr..
watzke said he had the impression that Mr..
Bryan desired the people to understand that
he was not a candidate for the senate.
Martin for Attorney General.
Grant Martin, deputy attorney general, is
considering entering the race for the repub-
llcan nomination for attorney general. For
four years Mr.. Martin has served as deputy
under Attorney General Thompson and he
has been closely identified with his chief
in all the litigation Of the office since be-
coming deputy. He was appointed deputy
from Fremont, where he resided for a num-
Der Of years.
Says voss Not Eligible.
Mary v. Quinn of Dakota county has an
swered the petition of w. Z. Voss, who
asked for a writ Of mandamus to compel
her to turn over to him the records OF the
office Of county superintendent, to which
he claims he was elected. In her answer
Miss Quinn sets out that voss did not have
a first grade certificate on the date Of his
election and therefore he Is not entitled to
the office under the law. e'' s@4
.,61 Missed the Governor.
g. L. Shumway, candidate FOR congress
In the Sixth district, called at the office
of the governor this afternoon to talk over
matters politically, but as the governor was
out of the city. he Will call again.
saloon Petition Ready.
The petition asking for a special election
to give the people a chance to vote on
whether Lincoln shall have saloons was
filed with the city clerk today. The petit.
tion contained San names. It will now
be up to the city clerk to set the date OF
the election within sixty days from thi.
date.
II a majority OF the voters vote in the
affirmative Lincoln will have saloons, be.
a.AMH HMnN- .