Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-19
Nebraska
ROWDEN PLEASED
AT SHOWING MADE
Turns Over to State Hundred TWEEN
ty-Five Dollars, Returns from
Sale of Animals.
GUS RUTENBECK IS RECOVERING

G'rom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Dec. 1S.-(Special )-Colonel
Dave Rowden. commandant at the MIL
ford Soldiers Home. wore n broad smile
today. all because he had scored another
touchdown in the way of good produc-
tons at the institution.
This time Colonel Rowden turned over
to the state treasurer S125.2S, the receipts
from the sale Of four hogs raised at the
Institution. which weighed on an average
of $40 pounds each and brought $3.50 per
hundred pounds. Twenty pigs now aver
age about 100 pounds each, and Colonel
Rowden yesterday refused $50 for the
bunc' He thinks that he can make more
money by stuffing them with Nebraska
corn and turning them off about March
for a goodly sum.
Bonds Not Registered.
The state auditor this morning refused
TO register a number of school district
bonds from District No. 70 in Nance
county, because Of the law, which holdds
that a school district having less than
twenty-five children cannot vote bonds
for more than $500. The bonds called
for 500 and the district shows but eigt-
cen children.
BPer Rabbit Too Slow.
Secretary whitten's celebrated "sky
line every morning" got mixed with the
ferocious animals from the jungles this
morning when big jack rabbit wan
dered into the city and was killed by a
street car at one of Lincoln's busy cor
ners. The accident happened at Sixteenth
and streets, near the Victoria hotel
and was caused the rabbit being unable
to escape the rapid transit cars of the
traction company as he attempted to get
a peep at the Christmas activities.
Precautions Against Typhoid.
The offices of the state game warden
were completely renovated and cleaned
last night on orers of State Secretary
Case of the Boarl of Health, and tonight
will be completely fumigated because
two cases of typhoid fever have attacked
inmates of the Office this winter The
= first was Game Warden Rutembeck him
self, who has just begun to recuperate
from a very severe attack Of typhoid
and the second was that of Mrs. Cop
daughter of N. ]. Ludi former secretary
of the printing board. who was assisting
in the work of the office this week.
Mrs. Cop was taken to the hospital
Yesterday with a case of threatened ty'
phoid. and while it is probable thai
nothing about the office was responsible
for the infection, yet Dr. Case decided
that for the health of Miss Anna Vine
Ian. who has looked after the office dur
ing the game warden's illness, that al
danger should be obliterated.
Road Appeals Case.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs street
Railway company has appealed to the
supreme court from Judgment secured
I'm the Douglas county district court by
Louis Glassburg, teamster for the Souti
Omaha Packing company, who sued TN
company for $4,000 for alleged injuries
received by being struck by car OF th'
company at Twenty-fourth and Franklin
streets and thrown from his wagon an'
two ribs broken and other injuries sus
tanned. The jury awarded verde
of $3.50.
ReauisitIOn for Green.
Governor Morehead issued a requistioi
this morning on the governor OF Nortl
Dakota for the return to this state
Martin Green, other name unknown, Wh
is wanted in Clay county for assault VIII
razor on August Peterson Green /
being held by the sheriff of Ramse
- county. North Dakota, at Devils Lake.
Judges File
Two district judges have filed thei
oathS OF office with the secretary U
state. This is claimed to be necessar
Tor the reason that their terms of offic
we're extended by the legislature, anc
as they took an oath for only -four
year term, they deem it necessary
qualify for the additional time. Tn
judges are Judge Hurd of the Sevent
district and Judge Paul Of the Elevent
district.
Captain BRx Dead.
Captain Adam Bax, we'll known gran
army man and veteran of two wars, die
yesterday at his home in this city, whel
he has resided for nearly half centur
He was 81 years of age and up to fe
months ago. was we'll and hearty for
man of his age. Captain BaX served
the German war of 1889 and at its clio
came to America and was veteran
he civil war, serving from the time tn
Fort Sumter was fired upon to the su
render of Lee at Appomattox.
Robinson ReaPpOinted.
Governor Morehead today reappoint
Il. ]. Robinson as member of the boa
of examiners of public accountants.