Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-25
Nebraska
FLORA GOES AFTER OrF.L R
Deuel. County Man Asks Governor to
Remove County Attorney.
G1BBeN MEN WOULD FIGHT FIRE
senE Telegram 20 Governor Asking
Him 20 send Them west to
Help EntInEuish Forest
t-r Flames.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN Aug A-(Special.) --Governor
shallenberger has been asked TO start
proceeding to remove l.. o. Piffer from the
office Of county attorney OF Deuel. county.
The complainant is Omer c. Flora, who al
lodged that the county attorney has refused
70 file complaint against A. F. jackson,
who he says assaulted him. In his letter
b the governor Mr.. Flora said while he
was preparing to cut wheat on his farm,
jackson came along and after abusing him
took a gun and struck him over the head
with II, seriously injurtng him He said
he asked the county attorney 20 draw up a
complaint charging assault and battery, but
after several attempts to get the official to
act. he came to the conclusion that he does
not intend to draw that complaint. So he
wants the governor TO put some one in
office who will act.
Ask to Fight Timber Fires.
Governor Shallenberger has received the
following telegram from Gibbon: We, the
undersigned ask permission 10 be sent 10
Montana 10 fight timber fires"
The message is signed by Max r. Fink
and fifteen others. Until after the primary
controversy is definitely settled the COVER
nor Is anxious that no one leaces the state
but under the circumstances II the signers
he will interpose no objections.
Railroads to obey Law.
Parties having mileage books bought for
use on Nebraska railroads within the last
two years may use them regardless OF the
fact that they may be stamped to expire
within one year of date of sale. Some time
ago when Assistant Acknowledgement Ayres
presented a mileage book which had been
bought within two years the conductor re-
fused TO accept 1t saying that 1t expired
within one day of date OF sale. Mr.. Ayres
reported the case to the railway commits
SION, which in turn called the railroad S
attention to the law which makes these
books good for two years. The railroads,
with the ya1ception OF the Missouri Pacific
and the 81 Joseph and Grand Island have
since reported to the commission that they
had instructed their agents and conduct
ors to honor all books bought within two
years. Nothing has been heard from the
two railroads named
Barton starts Speaking.
State Auditor Barton will go to Fort
Kearney tomorrow and make an address
and on the day following he speaks at 9
woodman log rolling at Burchard. Mex
Tuesday Mr.. Barton will speak at valen-
tine
Irrihatt Dispute.
Tom Nolan, attorney for the Keystone
Irrigation company OF Keith county, was
before the state board OF irrigation this
Hfternoos to have an order made by State
Engineer simons which closed the head
gate of this company in White Eail creek
an independent stream which empties into
the North Platte river Simons closed tbs
head gate because he held that parties who
had prior claim to waters of the Platte
river should have first use of the waite
and that this applied equally to the tribu
tRries and the river Mr.. Nolan argueS
II that his company was entitled to thu
waters of the creek through their RIPARIAN
rights, and that settlers on tho Platte rive
had no claim whatever on the waters o
White Tail creek. The board decides
against Nolan and in - sth order OF tn
y eecF1etary.