Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-10
Nebraska
STATE FAIR MAKES RECORD
Each Day Better than Corresponding
Day in Previous Years.
BROWNS ACT CREATES FURoRE
designation OF Ex-Mayor from Linz
coin Park Board Cause of Comment
-LysIe Abbott on Phone
situation,
From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 9.--(Special)-At
4 O'Clock this afternoon the Forty-second
annual state fair passed into history. Every
day an attendance record was broken and
for the week the attendance figures are in
a class by themselves. By many thousands.
moro people passed through The gates than
IN any previous year.
The fair in every respect surpassed any
that has gone before in Nebraska The
weather was ideal from the first to the last
day. More premiums were given than in
any previous year and more exhibits were
shown than ever before. The expense of
the fair, of course, was more than for any
previous fair and at the same time the in
come was so much g'~Aier that the board
will net more money 49, In former years.
The feature OF the day was the parade Of
the prize winning live stock and Of the
automobiles, which was witnessed by a
magnificent crowd. At o'clock the whistles
blew and workmen began to dismantle and
haul out exhibits.
H. c. Cook secretary to the state fair
board Of managers Of the Nebraska fair
board Of managers of the Nebraska fair
was here for a day and succeeded
in signing up several car loads Of fine
stock to be exhibited at the Kansas fair.
Reward for Murderer.
Governor Shallenberger has issued a re-
ward Of $500 for the arrest of the person or
persons who murdered John Ruby near
Auburn, or in the Missouri Pacific station
at that town. The body of Ruby was found
in the Little Nemaha and II was decided
at the coroners inquest that he had been
murdered and his body thrown into the
river Robbery was supposed to have been
the motive.
More ResiEnatiOns Due.
The resignation of r. w. Brown as a
member of the park board necessitated by
reason Of the holding of the city attorney
that It was unlawful for a contractor with
the city to buy building material from the
F. w. Brown Lumber company as long as
the head of the company was a city off,
cial has stirred up a pretty kettle OF fish.
II is possible IL the opinion stands 1t may
extend further and cause other resigna-
tons.
1t is said that Mayor Love owns at least
one building in which the tenant conducts
a pool hall. Those who favor sticking up
for the opinion OF the city attorney insist
that inasmuch as the manager of the pool
hall is compelled to secure a license from
the city officials he has a contract with
the city and therefore the mayor should
il he does, he should follow the example Of
the former mayor. Mr.. Brown.
Others Insist that inasGnuch as H. T.
Dobbins is said to be a stockholder in the
Evening News he should not permit the
publication of legal notices in that paper,
as he is a, member OF the library board
The street talk Is that there was no more
reason for Mr.. Brown to resign than there
is for the two above mentioned to shake
off their official robes or cease doing bust
ness with persons who have contracts with
the city.
As a member of the park board Mayor
Brown had nothing to do with letting con-
tracts by the city council or Of passing on
bills contracted by that body. One con-
tractor who was doing street work for the
city bought lumber from the Brown Lum-
Der company, The city attorney held this
was not legal so 1t was either give up the
business or the office. the latter carrying nc