Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-15
Nebraska
GOVERNOR BACH FROM WEST
Executive Brings Back Prize Money
b for Stockmen.
WILL BE FFERED AT SHOW
National show of sborthorn Men Will
he AbOIished-Governor Goes
soon to washington for
Meeting.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Jan. 4.-(Special )-Governor
ShaIlenberger returned from Denver today
with a bunch OF prize money for the state
fair liYel stock shows attached TO his belt.
This was. secured from the board Of d.
reetors Of the Short Horn Breeders as
soclationy to which the governor was
elected this summer.
The governor secured $3.50 for prize
money for Nebraska short horn breeders.
ard a like amount for Iowa. But better
than that, according to the governor, they
abolished the national show at Minneapolis.
This show received $500. and by reason o.
this large amount that fair drew better eX-
higits than any Of the other states. Min
nesota was placed on the same plane as
the other states, and hereafter will have
no advantage over them. The Nebraska
prize for short horns was increased 500,
and there was a general increase for Ne
braska exhibitors Of $1,000.
While in Denver a dinner was given in
honor of Governor Shallenberger. at which
were present, among others. Governor
Shafroth, ex-senator Patterson, ex-Gov-
ernor Thomas, the attorney general and
the surveyor OF Colorado.
Governor and Mrs. Shallenberger will
leave tomorrow for Washington to attend
the meeting of the governors Of the several
states. Before going the governor will set
a date for the hearing of the charges
against the mayor Of Norfolk filed under
the 'Saokett law
Governor Shallenberger was not disposed
to give out any definite statement about
his intentions regarding the senate.
"Out in Colorado / was asked many
times IL Mr. Bryan was to be a candidate
for the senate he said. The people there
seem to be very much interested in Mr..
Bryan's intentions" The governor said
he had not been able to ~enlighten the in
quirers regarding the intentions of the
presidential candidate.
The N-ebraskaState Lumber Dealers as
sociation adjourned today after %electlng
the following officers:
President-Willlam Krotter, Stuart.
Vice President-R. n. Turnball, HidTeth
Directors-C. r.. Judkins, Upland; Peter
Mongold, Bennington,
surety Company wins.
Judge Cornish, Friday afternoon, decided
that the American Surety company was
entitled to do business in the state despite
the efforts OF Attorney General Thompson
to GUST 1t from Nebraska.
In the case of the state against the
Surety company. in which the state asked
for an order from the court preventing
the company from doing business in Ne.
braska, Judge Cornish ruled that the de
murrer of the defendants should be sus.
tanned. The judge upheld the insurance
legislation OF the state, but said that tht
antitrust law under which the case wa,
brought did not apply. The decision is one
OF the most important made during the
October term Of the court. Att~
Pleads for Indians.
Hiram Chase, an Omaha Indian lawyer
living at Fender, has written to Governor
Shallenberger asking him to intervene ir
behalf of the Omahans when he goes t.
Washington next week. 1t is proposed tina
the Omaha and Winnebago agencies b,
combined under one superintendent anC
that instead of the Indians being givel
their farms, held in trust for the las
twenty-five years, that a system OF farm
ing be instituted and curbs the freedom