Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Nebraska
FIGHT ON CURTIS IS OYER
First Warrant Against Fund for New
School Uncontested.
NORTH PLATTE PEOPLE GIVE UP
HoldreEe, which was Putting I'D
Strongest objections, WIN Not
Not Foster Any Further
Objections.
NORTH PLATTE PEOPLE GIVE UP

From staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. sept. Especial The issu-
ance OF a warrant for $40 on the 10000
appropriation made at the late session OF
the state legislature for the establishment
OF an AGRICULTURAL school indicates thai
the period OF storm for that measure Is
over and that the validity OF the Eastman
bill is not to be questioned bv towns which
became suddenly peeved when the State
Board Of Public Lands and Buildings To-
Gated the institution at Curtis.
The voucher for the money was issued
by the regents OF the university, its issu-
-a1ce being advertised about a fortnight
ago in order that sufficient time would be
given to anyone vino sought to test the
legality OF the bill which made the appro-
priatiOn. Attorneys W. V Hoagland and
W. f. Shuman OF North Platte appeared
before the board Of regents when they mot
here and suggested that they refuse to
issue the warrant and that should they he
mandamused therefor those two Lincoln
county men could then defend the board
in an effort TO disDrove the idea that the
bill was valid and binding upon them. To
this suggestion. however. the board re-
piled that Il intended to carry out explicitly
the provisions OF the law. Auditor Barton
takes a similar position. maintaining that
II Is his intention to enforce the law until
the courts should prevent 1t from so doing.
Attorney Shuman obtained a certified
copy of the voucher. which the state audi
tor honored. Senator Hoaglsnd declared
in his visit to the capital yesterday that
[he knew nothing Of the proposed attack
lon the bill. Curtis people aver that the
Nanimus against the enforcement Of the act
arises solely from North Platte. Holdrege
people. who we're more thoroughly disap-
pointed than those OF any other town
entered in the race for the school. say they
are not interested IN the matter further
and have given the Curtis people to under
stand that any efforts to fight the bill will
not meet with their cooperation.
ThOrne ON Committee.
, Chairman Winnett of the Nebraska Rail-
PS'ay commission has appointed Railway
Commissioner Clifford Thorne of Iowa a
fourth member OF the committee to prepare
and file a brief in the United States su-
preme court in the Minnesota 2-cent rate
case. Mr.. Winnett has chosen only COM
mitteemen who have been recommended by
state railway commissions. The COM
mission OF South Dakota has not yet re-
ported the name of its committeeman.
Hamer Looks Up Evidence.
Judge Hamer. one of the republican can
Haates for judge Of the supreme court
was at the state house this forenoon gath
ertng information from official returns to
disprove the claim that his large vote was
given him by the Equor element. His vote
in Douglas county is the largest received
by any other candidate on any ticket, but
he points out that In Kimball county and
in Logan county where there are no sa-
looms. his vote was larger in proportion
TO the population than It was in Douglas
county. His vote in Cherry county also
exceeded the vote received by any other
candidate. Il believe this shows that people
vote for the man they know" said Judge
Hamer.