Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-19
Nebraska
OMAHA WINS VIADUCT SUIT
Case Brought by Missouri Pacific
Decided for City.
MUST PROVIDE FOR STREET CARS
Ninety Per Cent of the Traffic ht
Forty-Fifth and Dodge streets
By Persons I'm street
Cars.


Or rom a starr Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 1s-tSpecial The case
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad against
the city OF Omaha was decided in favor
OF the city By Judge r. G. Munger in fed
eral court today. The railroad company
had sued to prevent the Omaha city coun-
ell from compelling the construction OF
viaduct over tie Belt Line AT Forty-fitth
and Dodge streets and asserted that their
property rights would be Violated The
company was willing to build a foot and
wagon bridge for street cars, which would
cost about $4,000 more Evidence in the
hearing Of the case showed that 90 per
cent Of the traffic OF that point Is by per-
.-ssns In street cars going to and from
Dundee and that 2Ss cars each day cross
the tracks at that point
The court held that the incidental ad-
vantage from the visduct statute to the
street railway company is nothing a.
against the validity Of the statute and
cannot be held against II. IL is held to
be a recognized principle that where sew
eral parties using crossing are RESPONSE
bit for It and any one OF them may be
made to take the responsibility.
John II. Ames. a prominent lawyer OF
Lincoln died at his home today. lie had
been a resident OF this city since 1863 was
the accredited author OF the Slocumb law,
and was, for a term, supreme court com
missioner.
Bee Keepers In session.
Fifty members attended the meeting Of
the state Horticultural society this morn
ing and II was decided to issue a monthly
paper hereafter instead OF the bulletins
that have been used to spread information.
A. j. Brown OF Geneva and w. l.. Kydd
of Ontario Canada, read papers, Mr.. fydd
appearing for c. s. Harrison Of York, who
was absent. W. a. Harrison of York was
elected president A. J. Brown OF Geneva
and l.. Henderson Of Omaha, vice presl-
dents, and Peter Youngers OF Geneva, sec
rotary. In the afternoon session, papers
were read by Prof p. J. Phillips, a. o.
Williams Of Neigh and Il. f, Stevens. The
State Bee Keepers association met, elected
officers and heard papers by Rev. a. j.
Kline, Brainard, and ]. Albert, Wahoo
Home Economics Meeting.
THE delegates to the home economist
Injecting met at the women's building al
the state farm. Mrs. w. G. Whitmore OF
Valley, president, was In the chair and
papers were read by Miss Vera Barger
Lincoln; Miss Helen l.. Davis, Miss Char
lotte Templeton and Mrs IL. L. Keefe Of
Walt Hill.
state Board Elects HehdershOt.
u. Il, henderBhOt OF Hebron was erected
president of the state Board of Agriculture
at the meeting held this morning and th'
following other officers we're chosen j. w
Halves of Kearney was chosen first vice
president and Joseph Roberts second vic,
president w. r. Mellor of Loup City. was
again reelected secretary OF the board anC
George Dicltman of Seward was reelected
treasurer. The following were elected mem
bers OF the State Board of Agriculture:
First District-lC. H. Nudge Lancastei
county; l.. w Leonard, Pawnee, and w
II. Banning, Cass, abort term.
Second District-John f. McArdle Doug
las.
Third District--w c. Coles. Knox: Charles
Graft Cunning and w. w. Cole, Antelope
Fourth District--O p. Hendershot Thayer
G. III. Gustafson, Saunders; William JONES
Saline, and II. V. Rlesen, Gage.
Fifth District-I; w. Halves, Kearney
George Jackson, Nuckolls; w. r. Taylor
Hitchcock and r. Mousel, Frontier
Following the election OF officers tn
president appointed c. II. Rudge, l. w
Halves, e. u. Russell, L. W. Leonard an
Executive board.
Session of Charities Conference.
George Mordridge was the princpa
speaker at the last meeting of the charlie
and corrections conference and describe
conditions in Iowa. in the charitable in
situations. Resolutions we're adopted &C
cordng TO a report OF the committee an
officers we're elected according to the nom
natin committee Miss Ida V. Jontz
Omaha talked upon the subject OF stat
labor colony TO take care Of the vagabond
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