Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-27
Nebraska
DELEGATES TO CIVIC MEETING
Governor shallenberger Names Men to
Form State Federation.
CONVENTION TO BE CALLED LATER
Announcement 90 ne Made by Victor
Rosewnter. Chairman of Committee
supreme Court Decides
Douglas Cases.

Governor Shalle1berger has appointed a
number OF delegates TO attend a meeting !
for the purpose OF organizing state civic !
federation The convention will be called |
by Victor Rosewater. editor Of The Omaha |
Bee, who has been appointed chairman Of
the committee. Following are the dele I
gates appointed.
Victor Rosewster. Ralph w. Brecken- |
ridge, Gould Dietz a. y. Donahue, Omaha; /
VIII Maupn. Lincoln, NJ G. Peters, Emil !
Brandeis, Joseph Hayden, John Latenser,
Omaha; Jiseph IT. Miles Falls city A. H. !
sutton Omaha: Rev. John Williams, /
Omaha; +. NJ. Marvin, Beatrice; John p. !
Miller, Lincoln; j. G. HaTpham, John b
Wright, Samuel Avery, Lincoln; George |
COPELAND, Elgin; Lucille Eaves Lincoln !
Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha, G. w. Bryan, |
Prof George f. Howard , O. M P Ilrys
Koters, South Omaha; Julius Thile, Omaha
8. NJ. Wolbach, Grand Island; John Pick |
ems. Hastings George Brophy, Omaha; Dan
Cook. Beatrice: w H. Fitzpatrick Beatrice;
9. r, Adams, Superior; John l.. Webster,
G, J. Smyth, r. J. Mahoney, Dean George
A. Beecher; Rev. Z. a. Mageyeny. omaha;
Rev. Joseph REFUSING, West Point, IsaU F.
NJ Sisson, Nebraska city; Father McDon-
aid, Hastings: Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock,
Omaha Norris Brown Kearney, E., J.
Burkett Lincoln; A. O. Smith, a. L. Moh-
Ter, T. g. Byrnc. George W. HoldreEe, G.
F. Henderson, omaha; W. p. Thompson,
g. Wright, Omaha; a. j. Sawyer, Lincoln;
Rev. A. L. Wcatherly, w II. Ferguson, 5.
IL fnNTUUhIlf 1T r. H. tftAlr AIlNDlAlr ~ ~
noy: Gus Swanson Prof NJ. NJ. Fogg, Mel
lie NJ Richardson, Lincoln.
Omaha Laundry Case.
The supreme court has held that insult
ficicnt evidence was offered to justify
judgment against the Model Steam Laun-
dry company Of Omaha, against which a
Jury found a claim for damages in the suit
Of Martha NJ. Johnson, an employee The
Nb.f tb, nj al No
that the negligence Of the master was
proximats cause of injury and adds that
the evidence is insufficient to sustain a
verdict for the plaintiff.
Abraham Rosenberg OF Douglas county
keeps his fences and trees on a road in the
northern part OF Douglas county unim-
paired and may tell the county commits
siOns who want TO pull them up to desist.
In 1898 Rosenberg bought sixty acres Of
land forty acres on one side Of half sec
ton road and twenty acres on the other
side. He built fences and set out trees so
that a roadway Of only thirty feet re-
manned. After he had done this his neigh
bors followed his practice. Then Martin
Tibke, at that time a county commiss oner,
told Mr.. Rosenberg that he proposed to
grade a sixty-six-foot road where the half
section Line ran.
story of Case.
Rosenberg disliked to see his fences
torn UP and his trees chopped down. He
ran to a court ;or an Injunction. He got
It and now the supreme court has affirmed
this act, leaving Rosenberg in possession
of one good injunction which he can pull
effectively on the county whenever It tries
10 widen the road. The court gives this
reason for upholding the injunction, the re-
oil nOf
been complied with: "In an application to
the Board of County Commissioners to es-
tablish a new public road, under the statue
IN force In 1876, the posting of four notices
IA the manner required by the statue, and
the presentation Of petition to the board
for such road. signed by at least ten land
holders, residents OF the county, accom-
panied by sworn proof Of the posting Of
the notices. stating when and where such
notices are posted, are essential pre-re-
quisites which must be complied with be-
fore the board can acquire any jurisdic-
ton over the subject matter Of the lOca-
ton and opening Of such new road"
May Use Lands.
The supreme court has perfected the
right Of the First Catholic church of Lin
coin to use the lands now occupied by a
church and parochAl school, holding that
when the governor. in 1sSa, acting under
authority of the legislature, conveyed GER
tain lands 70 the trustees, gave these lands
10 the church rather than the trustees and
that It was not necessary that the church
be incorporated in order to get the benefit
Of this deed. The opinion was written by
Chief Justice Reese.
smell Case ReODened.
The supreme court has reopened the cast
ant ID
IN which SHELLS attempt to block the order
of the county board OF equalization lower
ting assessment Of the Bankers Life In
suranoe company was dismissed by th'
district court. The only question involved
In Smells appeal to the supreme court was
whether ne had a hight to appeal TO thS
district court, when the board OF equal
zation reduced the assessment OF the IN
surance company, without having first ap
peared before the county board. The cour
says;
"a taxpayer In Nebraska may appea
from an order OF county board OF equal
zation sustaining another taxpayers com
plant that his property has been assessed
too high, although the appellant did no
file objections with OF appear before tn,
board"
on June s. 1905 the county assessor re
much higher than In previous years. OF
Jupne 80 the county board Of equalization
made a substantial reduction in this as
sessment Smell appealed from this orde
OF reduction. His appeal was discissed b,
the district court Then he immediatel,
appealed 10 the supreme court with tn
result that the case Is now reversed an
remanded for further proceedings.
Gets Additional thousand.
The supreme court has allowed Florenc
Wyrick OF clay county, an additional H,OJ
20 be paid by her former husband fror
whom she recently obtained a divorce. sh
was given verdict for $1,000 almony an
$50 attorney fees. Together with persona
property and other items she received 4
ali 5000 from her husband, Who wa
worth about $4,000 when the action wa
begun II was afterwards shown that n
provision had been made for her supper
during the tendency OF the action, how
ever, and for that reason the court Above
her another $780, the rest OF the judgmer
standing.
The following opinions we're filed in IN
supreme court;