Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-23
MADE EXAMINER
Grand Island Man Appointed State
Bank Inspector by Board,
FIX FEEDING.M-TRANSIT RATES
State Railway Commission Enters
order with Respect to shipments
from Various Points 10
Market Center.

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March 22-(Special) 1.-The
banking board has appointed +. c.
Hannaford OF Grand Island bank. eS-
aminer In place OF ii. c. Nicholson of
Omaha. who resigned to accept place
as national bank examiner. Hannaford
is at present assistant cashier OF the
First National bank OF Grand Island and
has been connected with banking institu-
tons for twenty-three years.
Bethany People Protest.
The state Railway commission has been
engaged today hearing the petition of the
people Of Bethany for reduction Of fare
on the Omaha, Lincoln q Beatrice inter
urban road between that place and Lin
coin. At present the fare is 10 cents
each way or 15 cents for the round trl.
II a ticket is pur, nased. They want a
straight scent fare. which the company
asserts II cannot afford to give and
further that the company Is organized
on the railway law and is entitled under
the law to charge cents a mile.
northumberland Rates.
The railway commission has fixed the
feeding in transit rates on live stock
between South Omaha and the following
stations on the Burlington road as fol-
lows: Atkins Siding and Bayard, cents;
Minatare and Hayward. . cents; scotts
Bluffs and Covert, 10 cents; Mitchell and
Toohey, 1e cents: Henry, 10 cents per 100
pounds The same rates are to apply to
Nebraska City.
The Northwestern road asked TO COM
mission to change the order concerning
the absorption Of switching charges az
South Omaha and the petition was
granted. The company asked to be re-
lieved from absorbing the charges where
the net revenue per car was not In
excess Of SO and 10 have the minimum
fixed at SIS per car.
The commission also granted the Cum
ing County Independent Telephane COM
pay of wisner permission to buy for
$3.50 the Eastern Nebraska Telephone
company. the latter being a toll line con-
Meeting the Wiser compay with outside
compaies.
No Reply from Hughes.
The governor, as yet, has received no
reply from Charles II. Hughes, justice
of the United States supreme court, who
has been invited TO deliver the dedicatory
address Of the Lincoln monument to be
placed on the capitol grounds. An answer
is expected sy day. now, however.
DR.. Wilson Of the health department
reports that 50 far as he can ascertain
the fear OF an epidemic OF cerebro spinal
meningentis has passed and that the dis
ease has disappeared IN this state. in
fact. there were never more than a few
sporadic cases.
The governor has issued acquisitions as
| follows on the governor Of Oregon fol
the reutrn from that state to Custer
county of II. c. Decious. wanted on 8
charge OF disposing Of mortgsged prop
erty and Alpha l.. Hanson, wanted N
Webster county for moving mortgaged
property out of the state. He is now In
| Kansas.
Judge Reese Returns.
Judge Reese, supreme Justice Of the
state. has returned from Excelsior
Springs, NO., where he was for some
time on account of his health. His gen.
eral conditions appears to be excellent,
but the pains in his hip and leg are still
severe and he hardly expects TO recover
until the weather becomes settld.
Duck huntrs from all over the state
are writing the governor and the game
warden to know II the open season for
ducks cannot be extended. The law makes
April S the close Of the open season.
but on account OF the late spring the