Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Nebraska
NAY FIGHT The EASTMAN LAW
North Platte Commercial Club Sends
Letter to This Effect
DENIAL ORGANIZED MOVEMENT
: Possibility Act May Ne Taken IntO
Courts with view OF HoIding "a
I'd Untu Next LeEisIature
May Repeal IL
lFrorn q staff Correspondentl


CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 2s.-tSpeciaL)-
A copy Of a letter sent out TO various
commercial clubs and cities OF western
Nebraska. relating 70 the proposal TO
tight the recently enacted Eastman agri-
cultural school bill. has been placed in
the hands Of one OF the members Of he
state Beard Of Public Lands and Build
inEs While there is no action that can
be taken in the matter until the bill is
actually assailed or the matter is brought
up 20 the courts. the friends and cham
pions OF the measure have brought the
letter to the light Of day in order that
the board might have such information
as IL deems necessary on the matter.
The communication. which Is under
date of July 10, and which Is written
on the stationery OF a wen known firm
of North Platte attorneys. Is as follows:
We know that your city was interested
in the location Of the agricultural school
in the southwestern part OF the state OF
Nebraska. and that you feel that the
school was no located where II should
have been
1t has been suggested to US that there
is chance to defeat the building OF the
school, through defects in the bill estab-
fishing the same Would your city desire
TO assist in fighting the building Of the
school at its present lOcation3
Would be glad TO hear from you and IL
you conclude TO do so we will arrange for
a meeting Of the cities interested, proba-
bly, at Hastings, in the near future.
We feel that this school should either
have been located on one OF the main
lines Of the Burlington or Union Pacific.
and that It's present location is quite in
accessible 70 all parts Of the state.
Kindly let US hear from you.
NORTH PLATTE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
by John J. Haliigan. president
nH NnaH 81
would be attacked at the instigation Of
Gincoln county people. however. brought
forth an emphatic denial from O. z
Elder. This served. in the mids OF Curtis
people, to give them the idea that the
matter had not been taken up with other
towns by the Commercial club Of North
Platte, but through a few individuals
who were seeking to kill the act OF hold
II up until the next session Of the legfs-
lature when the law could be repealed
Going After Mr.. wyman.
? Deputy Sheriff cellars and A NJ East
Employment secretary OF the local Young
Mems Christian association. have gone
TO Atlantic. Ia, for the purpose OF identi-
flying and returning to Lincoln Frank
Wyman. charged with having passed a
forged check on local merchants.
wyman is alleged to have taken rooms
at the Christian association building here
in order that the people with whom he
dealt would have more confidence in him
Reauisition papers were signed By the
<kovernor today for the return Of wyrnan
TO this city.
Dispute over Food Law.
Food Commissioner Jackson has been
notified that in one OF the counties of the
state a county attorney has denied a
county Judge the right TO sentence an ac-
cused man for violations of the pure fodd
law because the amended law In this re-
gard calls for n maximum fine of $500.
II this holding proves to be correct.
say state officials. prosecutions under the
pure food Law will have to be instituted
in the district court instead OF before q
Justice OF the peace or a county Judge as
in the past In a similar case former At
torney General Thompson rendered an
opinion IN which he asserted that where
the accused demands a trial the case
must be taken to the district court. but
where the defendant pleads guilty, the
lower courts viii suffice for the hearing
~ the matter.
Mtnden Lighting Fight.
The AIinden-Edison Light & Power
company this forenoon obtained an al
tentative yrit OF mandamus from the su-
Srene court. directed against Judge
A1Arry s. DUNCAN OF the district court.
NcOmEuandinR him 10 allow a supersedeas
Rond IN an injunction proceeding 1nsti-
Seted by the light company TO enjoin the
atty OF Minden from issuing $4,000 of
bonds fer the purchase of a municipal
Citing plant OF to show cause by Sep
tember 10 why he should not do 80. Tia
company Instituted proceedings 70 block
the purpose OF the city 70 build its own
lighting plant Judge DUNCAN OF the dis
trict court In chambers dissolved the in
junction and refused TO permit the COM
(pany to supersede his order till the fall
term OF court. at which time q trial of the
Induction case might be heard
Asks for State Aid
County Attorney Forrest Lear of Keya
Paha county has asked the attorney gen.
eral WHISTLER or not his county Is entitled
10 state aid for replacing a part of q
bridge across the Niobara river where
there are several channels and three
bridges. one bridge being i4O feet In
length, a second sixty feet and a third
nifty feet The 1lo-foOt bridge was
washed away. and the county asks for
1.sAste aid In rebuilding II. The attorney
general has replied that the law for state
aid does not apply to this case The law
provides for state aid over streams l75
feet in width. At any rate the levy for
this year for state aid Is already COW
cred By applications now on file with
the state engineer.