Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-21
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John Pick has appealed from a decree
of the Douglas county district court.
which gave his wife. Emma l.. Pick,
decree of. divorce, the custody of their
little girl and alimony of SO month for
the wife and $25 for the daughter
Prosecution Under Seed Law.
The first prosecution under the pure
seed law was begun in justice court yes
terday by the pure food department, Miss
Louise Allen, state analyst. being the
complainant. The Griswold Seed COM
pany of Lincoln is the defendant, it being
alleged that the company sold alfalfa
seed not up to the requirements in that
it contained greater percentage OF
dodder seed than the law allowed. Ono
foul see dto every 10000 is the percentage
allowed, while the lot examined by Miss
Allen contained a percentage OF one to
$50 The case will be heard next week.
Seeking to Evade Bank Law.
Secretary Royse of the State Banking
board is in receipt of evidence showing
that an attempt is being made to evade
the state banking law by a certain party
who is writing letter to bankers over the
state offering to cit them have the money
and suggesting way in which the law
can be evaded. The law requires that
not more than per cent can be paid as
interest and makes the suggestion that
they can issue a per cent certificate
and then pay the balance of l per cent
in a straight payment in bulk for the
the year. The matter will be taken up
with the attorney general.
Grueber Makes Filing.
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in the last Legislature from the Thirty
third representative district composed of
the county of Thayer, as a decomrat, has
filed for the democratic nomination for
senator from the Fifteenth district, COM
posing the counties of jefferson and
Thayer. This district was represented in
the last session by John Heasty of Fair
bury, who may file for the republican
nomination for governor.
Ice Plant Bonds.
As result of conference held with
the State Railway commission, F, NJ.
Currie, representing the Custer Electric
company, will file an application for an
issue of bonds for the building of an
ice plant at Broken Bow. The question
to he arrived at was whether the appli-
cation could be considered as coming un-
der the public service department or the
blue sky department of the commission.
Delinquent Fund Received.
This morning the state received another
remittance toward the payment of the
insane delinquent fund. which Auditor
Howard dug up and after considerable
discussion discovered was subject to col
lection,
This morning Wayne county completed
its payment with a check for S72I5l.
Notice has also been received that the
county board of ColfaX county has made
a special levy to pay it's delinquency,
which is g4,5S4.S2.
NV OrpheUm Thenter,
Lincoln is to have a new Orpheum
theater, the Acme Amusement company,
lessees of the present Orpheum theater
and the Lyric theater, having bought
ground on Fourteenth street between o
and ny The building will be 7Ox142 feet,
two stories high and will have a seating
capacity of 1880. The present Orpheum
theater will be continued as a play house
as will also the Lyric, but the regular
Orpheum circuit will be transferred to
the new theater.
HOmeOphthS Elect,
The homeopathic physicians are almost
unanimously for prohibition IL the vote
taken at the state meeting here yester-
day is the sentiment of the state. only
one vote being registered against the