Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-18
Nebraska

Lane commenced suit Thursday in the fed
eral court against the Burlington railroad,
asking judgment for $500 for an alleged in
fringement OF the interstate law regulating
the shipment Of cattle and sheep.
1t is claimed that on August 6. 1909. the
Burlington received seventeen carloads of
sheep from ranchmen at Clearmont, Wyo.,
to be shipped to the packing houses at
South Omaha. Accompanying the shipmnt'
Il is asserted, was a written request from
the owners that the time Of confinement in
the cars for the sheep be extended over
thirty-six hours, contrary to the interstate
law.
Leaving Clearmont at 1l:l5, August 6, 1t
is asserted that the sheep reached Aurora
August Z at 9 In the morning. At IL o'clock
that night two cars we're unloeded in the
pens although not fed or ~watered. 1t is
charged thai the remaining fifteen cars
were permitted to remain until the morning
Of August s before they were unloaded. It
is claimed that the fifteen cars were left
on the track and kept In confinement for
forty-one hours and fifty-five minutes in
violation Of the statute. The penalty is a
fine OF from 800 to $500 and judgment for
the maximum fine OF $500 is asked.
Industrial Exposition.
The Greater Lincoln Industrial EXPOSE
ton" will be held at the Auditorium May
"a to %. This was decided upon at a meet
ing of the committee in charge of the eX-
position at the Commercial club Thursday
noon. A diagram o fifth booths Will be
mailed to all prospective exhibitors A
number OF applications for booths have
been received. but so far no space has been
let.
The scope o fthe exposition will be
greater than that Of the Made in lincoln
show last year. All articles MANUFACTURES
in Lincoln will be exhibited and in addi-
ton articles jobbed in Lincoln and not In
competition with Lincoln made articles will
be allowed space where jobbers desire It,
The cost of exhibiting will be materially
less than last year, ii is said.
BuiIdinE Association.
The Lincoln Commercial Club Building
association FLIED it's articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state today. The
articles we're signed by the following; w
A. selleck, A. w. Field, H. X. Burket, M.
]. Aitken, J.. c.. Harpham. George j. Woods
and w. f. Hardy. The capital stock is
$4,000.
General Grant Cannot Come.
In reply to a letter urging him to &C
cept an invitation to speak at the Epworth
! assembly next August, General Frederick
D.. Grant has sent the following letter to
Addison Wait, deputy secretary of state; :
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
THE LAKES, CHICAGO-My Dear Mr.
Wait: l nave just written to Mr.. Jones
president of the Epworth assembly, as
write to- you, in reply to your kind letter
of the 18th inst, to express my deep aP,
probation of the high compliment pSlS
me, in the invitation to be present CURING
1 most deeply regret that IT Is Impossible
for me to have the honor Of being witt
you then, because Of Of the mont man of Angus
next, which m~aneuvers l am TO command
| am deeply touched that you shouie
have thought OF me ana peg that nv Wv NAM
repeated regrets that IL Will be impossln'
| for me to have the honor and happlnes
Of accepting your klnd-lnvluation N"'
S' FREDERICK D. GRANT.
NebrasICa jewelers..
The Nebraska Retail jewelers. associa
ton closed their session here today. TIT
following officers were elected: Presi'
dent. T. L. Coombs, Omaha; vice prest
dent. A. w. Neihart, Elmwood; secretary
treasurer. NJ. d. Works, Omaha; executive
committee, F. A. Hannis, York; f. Z
! Calhoun, Pawnee City; F. Cheinek, Hold'
rege. Legislative committee, Fritz Hoefer
Aurora; j. G. Preston. Oxford; O.. c. linn
Hastings; T. B. Harris, LAncoln; j. a
Reuling, Wymore.
Organization committee, T. L. Combs
Omaha; Fritz Hoefer, Aurora.
National delegates, Theodore Sims, Hast
ings; Fritz HoefeF, Aurora; F. A. Hannis
York; Max Eggie, Grand island; H. ID
Alderman, Fairbury; j. G. Preston, OK
ford; A. w. Neihart, Elmwood; Georg'
Arkwright, Beatrice; F. A. Fess, Kearney
T. ]. Smith, with the A.. f. Smith com
pany, extended sn invitation on~behalf o
the Omaha jobbers to hold the convention
in Omaha next year. No decision has We
been made on the next meeting place.
Applicants for Enumeration.
ASHLAND, Neb.. Feb. 17.-(Special.)-1r
the last ten days P. c. Bross. supervisor
Of the census for the Fourth congressiona
district Of Nebraska, has conducted ex
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