Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Nebraska
INSURANCE CASH PAID OYER
Auditor Barton Lets GO of Money in
Union-Woodman Case.
WILSON, DEMOCRATS TO MEET
IN ssaed Asking Them to Gather
In Lincoln Fifth of March
Heaton VIII Ask Again
for License.
CFrom a staff corresnondeD, ,

Prom a staff Corresnondentl
LINCOLN, Feb. 2S-special. )-FiniS
was written today on the episode of the
payment OF SS,00 to officers OF the
onion Fire Insurance COMPANY to induce
them to resign that the officers OF The
Woodman company might succeed them,
Auditor Barton forced a repayment of
the money and he has been holding /;
until today as trustee for whoever the
court might decide was entitled to Il.
Some days ago the woodman company
brought suit to recover 1t, alleging that
1t VAS paid out Of the funds Of that COM
pany and belonged TO the woodrnan COM
pany. The officers of the Union. who.
oy the way, are now one and the same
as the officers of the Union. filed an
answer and admitted the allegations in
the petition and today Judge Cosgrove in
the district court ruled that the money
should be paid to the woodman Fire In
surance company. In accordance with
this decree Auditor Barton turned it
over, taking receipt therefor from w.
j. Walt. secretary of the woodman. AZ
this company has reinsured its risks and
retired from business the saS.0O will be
Just that much more TO distribute among
the stockholders.
Several Nebraska life Insurance COM
panies are desirous of engaging also in
accident Insurance. the same as is done
BY outside companies The Law permits
foreign companies 10 combine these two
lines and Auditor Barton has decided he
VIII not deny to local company any
privilege granted to an outsider.
Benton VIII Apply Again,
Frank J. Beaton OF Omaha, who was
denied license as a life insurance agent
by the insurance, department because Of
charges made by the Phoenix company.
by whom he was formerly employed. has
written the department that he will
straigirten up all the matters which the
department objected to and renew his an
plication.
The governors office is up AGAINST a
proposition which the attorney genera,
has been asked to settle. F. IT. Elliott
vi Newcastle has applied for a commits
sion as notary public and In his an
phcation saws that he has taken out only
MS first citizenship papers. While his
right TO vote on his declaration OF inten-
tion to become a citizen the governors
OFFICE is uncertain whether he csN
legally be commissioned a notary public.
a-. Live Stock insurance,
A number Of inquiries recently have
come TO the auditor from parties who
desire to organize mutual live stock in
ar,fo
some years ago but II has been sug-
gested TO the auditor that the courts
have held the act invalid. 4 eursory
examination falls to disclose any such
ruling by the supreme court. but the
inquiry will be carried further before
any action Is taken on the petitions.
Messrs. Hurd and Reed OF the physical
valuation department of the railway COM
mission. and Mr.. Borton Of the Union Pa
eific were on the stand today In the
Union Pacific hearing They were all
questioned as to the methods pursued
In arriving at the value OF lands used as
iight-of-way. In the case of the states
employees II was tn esame as for the
Northwestern and Rock Island roads
a combination Of tn eopinions Of real es-
tate men, assessment. actual sales Of
similar lands and prices at which owners
held their lands. Mr.. Borton exhibited a
table showing actual saels Of landse ad-
jacent to right-of-way with percentages
OF assessment to the actual sale OF the
lands which had been transferred and eS-
tended the same comparative actual 10
assessed pslIe TO surrounding and rail-
road lands which had not been trans
ferred. A number Of other witnesses are
TO be heard on III eright-of-way question,
among those o nthe ground being W. G.
IRE Of Omaha, who is to testify regard
ing terminals In Omaha.
RoEgen Looks Up Charter.
E. p Roggen Of South Omaha was at
the state house today surveying the
scenes OF his activities in years gone by
and also looking up the record Of the
passage fthe South Omaha charter bill,
which Is being attacked in the Douglas
county courts.
State Treasurer George has bought SIS
900 Of school bonds of the Hardy district.
The bonds bear ~ per cent interest.
Major Penn of the regular army, who
is acting inspector and instructor OF the
Nebraska National Guard, has just come
in from q tour Of inspection. He has
completed the inspection Of fifteen Of the
twenty-six organizations in the state, but,
of course, vii lnot give out any Of the
details Of what he ascertained. After he
completes the task In Nebraska he has a
regiment in Missouri to inspect and by
that time he will be ready to pack his
grip and start for the Philippines. he
having ben ordered to report to his regi- /
ment this spring. #
seed Corn from Beatrice.
The first really high grade seed corn
that the pure food department has tested |
yet is lot sent in from Beatrice. 1t Is |
from 1o1 bushels Of seed purchased by |
one of the inspectors for his own use.
He did not inform the department what
year the corn was produced, but it would |
rank well as seed at any time.
Secretary Melor of the State Agricul- |
tural society and member Of the stallion
registration board, is Of the opinion that
about Is per cent Of the animals in the |
STATE nave Dceh HspeSAen NP ~ odte anu
the inspectors are now on their second |
round and will soon have all the work /
done except the animals belonging TO
those who refuse to smdit inspection. The
office work is somewhat behind the In
spection. as there was delay in getting
started and lack OF room to work in
the office.
Oscar w. Gardner OF Gehring has sent
in his filing as republican candidate for
representative from the seventy-flfth dis
trict.
suing Village Board.
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