Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-18
DELZELL FILES IN THE FIRST
State Superintendent Will Contest
for Congressional Nomination.
SIXTH CANDIDATE TO ENTER
Elliott Files for state Superintend-
ent After Holding Down Position
of Deputy-Queer Request
Made fAuditOr.
(From a staff CorrespondentJ


LINCOLN, June 17.-(Special) )-State
Superintendent James F. Dezell will not
be a candidate for denomination for that
office, but filed this morning for the re-
publican nomination for congress in the
First district.
Mr.. Delzell is the sixth candidate to
file for the republican nomination for that
office in this district. For some time
it was thought there would be a derth
Of candidates on the republican side. but
any idea of that kind has been dispelled
by the crowding of the track in the last
month.
Those already filed are Crawford Ken
nedy. Frank e. Edgerton. George e
Tobey and James E. Delzen of Lincoln
and Wilbur W. Anness OF Dunbar and
Charles C. Marshall of Nebraska city.
1t is also said that ex1sheriff z. S. Bran
son OF Lincoln may get in the race and
the name of Rev F. s. Stein has also
been connected with the nomination.
Elliott for superintendent.
Another filing this morning was that
of Deputy State Superintendent Robert
l. Elliott for the republican nomination
for state superintendent. Mr.. Elliott Is
native of Cook county, Illinois, by came
to Nebraska in his early bOyhood, set
tlng in Wayne county. He is a gradu-
ate Of the Wayne state normal and also
OF the University of Nebraska. He has
been superintendent of the schools at
Chadron and Broken Bow and was prin-
cipal of the Pilger schools. He was SUI
perintendent of Stanton county and has
taught several county schools in that
county. He is a young man and was
recently married.
Charles Ruden of Crofton has filed for
the republican nomination for the state
senate to represent the counties OF Knox
and Cedar, the district represented by
DIR. ]. NJ. Talcott at the last session.
KimbaII Company Appeals.
The T. l.. Kimball company has APP
pealed from a judgment secured in the
Douglas county district court by r. l.,
{. Gilmore, for damages, sustained to
his wheat field by reason of hogs be-
longing to the defendant breaking INTO
the field and destroying the wheat, which
had been cut and was in the shock. He
set his damages at $344.25 on 459 bushels.
The jury gave him judgment for 226
and the defendant appeals
Asks Trust Reports.
blanks to the twelve trust companies do
ing business in this state for report of
their condition at the close OF business
June 90
No State Piano Tuner.
T. B. Smith of Norfolk wants 70 know
of the state auditor II there is such an
office in the state as state piano tuner.
He writes the auditor that John w.
Evans and his son have been advertising
in Norfolk that they hold license from
the state as official plano tuners and he
wants to know what authority they have
for such representation.
The auditor has written Mr.. Smith tina
the statutes provide for lots of offices
but somehow the legislature neglected 4
create the office of official piano tuner
although some Of the political instrument
around the state house are badly out o
harmony and the fellow who could pu
them in tune might hear of something t
his advantage.
Nurseries Incorporate
The Plumfield nurseries OF Fremon
have filed articles OF incorporation wit
the secretary OF state with a capital O
$4,000 c. l.. wech is president NJ. +
Welch, vice president; NJ. e Roesch, SEE
retary, and e. s. Welch. treasurer.
EdEertOn as Orator.
Frank A. Edgerton. assistant attorne!
general, will go to Woodbine, Ia, thi
week, where he will make several ad
dresses in connection with the commence
ment exercises OF the college there, o
which he is an alumnus On Thursda
evening he will address the alumni at tn
annual banquet. On Friday evening h
will deliver the commencement day ac
dress and on Sunday he will address
big mass meeting OF all the churches
the city under the auspices of the civ
league.
Died of Pneumonia.