Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-15
Nebraska
TAXES UP RATE CASE
Thompson to Offer Evidence in Suit
Brought by Rock Island.
CRABTREE IN DEMONSTRATION 2
Letters from Peru CItiEens Say that
President of Normal school Par
ticIpated in Display Of Feel
ing by students.

ing by students.
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LINCOLN. Feb. H.-(Special )-Testimony
be offered by Attorney General Thomp-
son tomorrow in the case of the Rock Is
land railroad. which seeks to prevent the
enforcement of the rate laws enacted by
the legislature of 1907. including the Aldrich
freight rate reduction, the 2-cent fare law
and the railway commission act. The testi-
mony will be offered before Referee Pear
sail and the hearing will be in the rooms
of the supreme court.
A Crabtree Demonstration.
Prominent citizens of Peru have written
letters to members of the State Normal
board telling of a demonstration made in
that city the other night by a number of
students of the normal school, in which,
these letters say, Mr.. Crabtree took a part
The letters said the students met Mr..
Crabtree, and, placing him in a buggy,
hauled him out past the normal school to
the home of DR.. Shellhorn.
In front of the house of the normal board
member, the letters said, the students re.
peatedly yelled.
whats the matter with Shellhorn7"
Hes all wrongi"
This demonstration was kept up for some
time, and the letters informed the Normal
board members, that, in the opinion Of the
writer's, a member of the faculty had
planned tho affair and managed it. The
writer's conveyed to the members OF the
boz I'd that this action did not represent
the sentiment of the community by any
means, but that friends of Mr.. Crabtree
even condemned 1t.
BOshOp Forgot the Corn.
a member OF the state board OF pur-
chase and supplies in answer to the state
ment of Steward Bishop, that he was saw
ing the state money by butchering his own
meat, said the steward had not counted
in the exOenses the corn he feed to the
cattle for the last ninety lays. When
this was added the board members SAM
Mr.. Bishops figures would have to be
materially changed.
Blind school Gr,% ing.
Superintendent Abbott of the school for
the blind at Nebraska City, who was here
today to attend the 800 banquet, said his
enrolment now numbered siXty-three, an
increase from fifty, when he took charge
of the institution a year ago. Mr.. Abbott
said the newspaper advertising given the
school had materially aided him in secur-
ing new students and he believed next year
the enrolment would eb much larger than
at the present time.
Repairs Needed at Asylum.
The board of public lands and buildings
willthave to construct a portion of a new
wall for the green house at the Lincoln
asylum An inspection by members of the
board showed that a portion of the wall
caved in and 1t is necessary to make some
extensive repairs.
to Chicago Debate.
William Hayward, secretary of the ma
tional republican committee, left tonight
for Chicago, where he will debate the aues-
ton of postal savings banks next Saturday
The debate will be before the Hamilton
club, his opponent being Lucius Teeters, q
Chicago banker.
Company C Gets Prize.
Adjutant General John C. Hartiban hai
awarded a prize Of $50 in cash to COMPANY
C, First Nebraska National guard, for tn
best general inspection. Captain Brewste
commands this company. The same com
pany is to receive a prize OF $35 for attend
ance at government inspection. Five com
panies have 100 per cent of attendance a
government inspection. The companies wer
A of Kearney and G of Omaha, both of tn
Second regiment, who got $50 each; c o
Beatrice, Second regiment; the gattling gu
section of Beatrice. and the signal corp
of Fremont. The latter three got $35 eacI
for attendance. While the other companie
had their men in the armory, the sigma
corps, the gattling gun section and Com
pany c of Beatrice had a few men absent
but accounted for. Company c, Secon,
regiment, at Nebraska City, is reported a
being the best drilled company in the guarC
The recent government inspection is tn
best on record. Last year the averag
percentage of absentees in companies wa
q per cent. This time 1t will not excee
10 per cent. Two years ago 1t was Sc pc
cent.
Creditors Close Grocery House.
Creditors Of the Farmers Grocery CON
pany, 22S-296 North Tenth street, took step
today for a settlement Of their accounts
The store was closed during the forenoo
and some of the creditors were admitte
to look over the stock. The proprietor
' Oreal S. Ward, is in Colorado, having gon
there following a breakdown of his healtl
He has been making efforts to meet h
obligations, and the pressure of bushes
affairs caused a physical collapse. whic
compelled him to abandon further activit.
Mr.. Ward has been the sole owner of tn
store during the last six or seven month";
!, Previously he had been associated wit
George Cullen In the same business an
I under the same name.
l The amount Of assets and liabilities WI
r undetermined at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.