Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-18
Nebraska
HOLMAN TO GET RESPITE
Governor Aldrieh Commutes Sen.
tence of Man Up for Murder.
FRUIT MEN DISCUSS OUTLOOK
Horticultnrtsts Arrive at Opinion
Crop VIII Not he Seriously
Endangered by Recent
Frosts.
,Fron a Staff Correspndent)


LINCOLN, May DISQUALIFICATION
HOLMAN, oolored man of Alliance. saved
his photograph record. but in doing 50
he killed a colored woman with whom he
was living and received sentence OF
twelve years in the penitentiary. The
Board Of Pardons recommended bis term
be committed. Messrs. Butler and Msggi
fixing the teime at eight years and Ieiser
at ten. Governor Aldrich too kthe advice
Of the majority and made 1t eight. which,
with good time. will liberate HOLMAN
February ., 1918.
HOLMAN, when he came to Alliance,
bore a good reputation. having served
two enlistments in tn earmy with credit.
He took up with the woman and lived
with her until one night she insisted
the tempo of one OF his phonogrsph rec
ords was too slow and declared her in
tention of destroying II. Holman objected
and in tn eight which ensued the woman
was shot and killed, Holman insisting he
shot in self-defense and that the woman
was coming at him with a big knife. The
application for pardon was signed by
court officers and many. citizens Of Al
liance.
Fruit Not Seriously Hurt.
She State Horticultural society officers
are Of the opinion no serious injury has
been done to fruit by the frosts OF this
week. The frost has been light and. In
fact not noticeable except in low places.
It is said little Of the fruit is located in
places where the frost was observed and
there is considerable doubt whether 1t
was heavy enough even here TO do serious
damage, Grapes, probably. are in a state
which renders them more liable 10 injury
than other fruits, but as rule the vines
are on hillsides where the frost did not
reach. oNthing has happened, Mr.. Mar
shall SECRETARY fth esociety, says to
change his previous estimate Of fruit
prospects. Orchardists, especially In the
southern portion OF the state, are com
pleting tn espraying and conditions gen
orally are favorable.
No Bath In Three Years.
The Capitol Automobile club, composed
Of auto owners who office at the state
house, are contemplating the presentation
OF a petition TO Treasurer George re-
questing that official to take day off
and give his automobile a bath In clear
water. The last one II had was a mud
bath, and George will not say whether
II was given for rheumatism. Mr.. George
says that he has owned the machine three
years and II has gone that long without
a bath and he has every reason TO be-
lieve II can get through the present sea-
son, at any rate II ways runs when
he wants IL to.
TrimbIe Succeeds scothorn.
Captain A. NJ. Trimble of this city has
been appointed adjutant general Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic department
OF Nebraska by the new commander.
This places him in charge OF the office
Of assistant adputant general OF the state,
In charge OF the Grand Army and vet
erah records at the capitol. He succeeds
l.. NJ. Scothorn.
Grnnite In Place.
The granite work for the pedestal of the
lincoln monument on the capitol grounds
is now all In place and makes an i'm
lIipTFSSlph- itS pAbROl loN"
ever. will appear to much better ad-
vantage when the granite ratings and
approaches are in place The stone for
this work has not yet arrived. though
1t was shipped from the quarries some
time ago and has been expected daily
for a week. Last night one OF the janl-
tors caught a small boy with board
trying to knock the beak off the granite
eagle on the pedestal.
Hansen Comes Back. {
Food Commissioner Hansen has re-
turned from Chicago, where he had con-
ferences with the heads Of mail order
houses. He says so far as he could see
these houses were complying with the
regulations OF the federal pure food law
and this. with slight exceptions, is
compliance with the Nebraska law. They
promised to make any changes neces.
sary to meet the local law and gave him
permission to open up any Of their goods
he found in transit and ascertain IL the
law was complied with.
New Bank at Ord.
The Nebraska State bank Of Ord, with
capital Of $500 has been authorized
to commence business. The incorporators
are o. Grothan. c. Bradley and II. B.