Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
GREGORY FIGHTS FOR HONOR
South Dakota Town Would Restrain
Land Opening Headquarters.
WINNER MAKING STRONG PULL
Citinens LivinE Along Union Pacific
In Nebraska send Petition to Gem
sress Asking RiEht-of-wsy
ne Not Enlarged.
WINNER MAKING STRONG PULL

tFrem a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23-(speoIal Tele-
gram l-congressman Il. h. Martin has
received telegram that a delegation from
Gregory. s. D.. representing the CONNER
for the purpose Of retaining at Gregory
the headquarters for the government in
connection with filing on lands TO be
opened In Mellette county in April, Gre
cory won In the fight two years ago. The
town Of Winner IL making a hard fight
now because II Is nearer the new lands
ON the extension Of the Southwestern rail-
road recently eompieted. white River
claims II should be selected being stili
nearer. though off the railroad. Murdo
OF the Chicago & Milwaukee Is another
active contestant
Examination for Iowan.
A oertificAte has been issued by the
War department 10 Arthur Bsuman Of
Council Bluffs. Congressman Green's ap-
poIntee to West Point. directing him to
take his examination at Lsavenworth,
April 1s. Mt. Green's Annapolis APP
pointee. Edwsrd p. sauer OF Council
Bluffs. is now in preparatory school at
Annapolis, getting ready for his finals to
be held at Washington shortly. Both APP
polntees have passed their physical ex-
animation. which was conducted In
Omaha following their appointment.
Az Nebraska member Of the national
republican congressional committee Con-
wressnan Kinkaid last night attended the
dinner at the willard given By the COM
mittee In homer Of william Mckinley OF
Illinois. pre-eonvsntlon manager for the
Taft forces,
Petitions Sent TO Congress.
Senator Brown has received lengthy
petition from Lincoln county citizens pro-
testing against the present application Of
the Cary act n was introduced In the
senate and referred to the public lands
committee.
The senator also presented a petition
from citizens Of Creighton favor4ng the
enactment OF a parcels post law. and
memorial from residents OF Schuyler.
oscsola. Blair and Beaver City. favoring
the FEDERAL pay bIll for state militia.
Resolutions Of the Lincoln labor union
have been sent TO several members OF the
Nebraska congressional delegation ask
ting them 10 support the Pepper bin
which forhids any factory from threaten
ina 10 close during a presidential cam
paixn should certain parties or candidates
be successful
The senate yesterday confirmed the APP
polntment as postmasters Of Joseph q.
Aiden. Aurora. and Daniel n. Wonder.
Blue Springs.
q. r. Right-ef-Way Case.
Senator Brown presented 10 the senate
today the petition Of citisens living along
tho Union Pacific right-of-way In Ne
braska calling on congress to quiet title
In them TO lands lying adjacent TO the
road. The matter Is now before the house
In q bill introduced about six weeks ago.
at which time each member received a
copy from the attorneys for the Valley
Farmers Protective association. with the
request that II be enacted Into law
Recently q hearing was had before the
house Judiciary committee and w. A
Priace Of Grand Island. appeared for the
farmers. the Union Pacific being repre-
scented by Solicitor Loomls u Omaha.
Under tho original grant by congress
the Ghlon fACltC WAS gwen 80 feet.
though until recent years only 20 feet
vas claimed. In many cases. however. II
Is sIlcSci tEat suits have been Instituted
Cor greater width and the bin Is 10
quiet this litigation. The amount involved
"a said 70 approach sLsoacIc
Tsyisrs nili Approved.
The house committee on public lands
today reported favorabiy the hIil OF Mr..
TAYLOR TO extend three years the Tina
within which settlers % the desert lxai
act can prove un IN cas& where failure
TO prove Is the result Of misfortune or
other circumstances not due to the set
Iser's negligcnes- or immediate fault.
The provisions Of the. bill affect lands
lying in wyonhag. Colorado and South
Dskets. and. incidentally. certain per-
tsous Of Nehraska.
II. W. George o: Broken Boa. retired
capitalist. Is at the Howard hotel and
viii be n Washington for about a week.
He says he Is on his way to visit the
Hoiy Lard and will incidentally sojourn
In othe. parts Of the world before re-