Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-18
Nebraska
PLAY BALL WITH
FIRE WARRANTS
STATE Treasurer and Auditor Send
Them Back and Forth Just
for Exercise.
FLORENCE BONDS ARE UNPAID
crrom a san Correspondent


LINCOLN, Dec. f1--CSpecial) EVERY
body knows what the governor Of North
Carolina said TO the governor OF South
Carolina one day several years ago when
those two met ono warm August after
noon, but the topic which is now upper
most just now Is whae did State Treas
urer George Hall say 10 State Auditor
Billy smith one day hast week when he
boited into the sanctum Of the latter and
deposited that bunch Of warrants Of tho
state fire commissioner
Neither Of the officials will say a word
or give any Information as to the con-
versation. When asked about Il, Hali
says It Doesn't make any difference
what 7 said while Smith erius in an
embarrassing manner and acts MS II he
didn't want 70 talk sbout IT.
The story, as Il goes, Is that after the
supreme cnurt decrecd that Treasurer
Hall should pay the warrants Of the fire
commissioner without any appropriation
by the legislature the auditor gathered
I'd the warrants from their nest where
they had been reposing in the vault and
sent them over 70 the treasurer by his
faithful deputy Mr.. Ayers, UnluckiIy or
otherwise. the state treasurer was out
and 30 he turned them over TO Deputy
Treasurer Hank Berge 70 be counter
signed.
Now Hank is cautious sort Of IN
dividual and did not propose to be caught
mapping BY any harmony program that
might be put up and refused 60 counter
sign them. rather awaiting the arrival Of
the state trensurer and let him do the
counterrignine
In dur course OF time Mr.. Hall came
into the office and was notified that the
warrants awaitde his official John Han
cock. Did he affix IT. Not on your life.
With flashing eye and crimson cheek he
seized those unholy warrants as rat
terrier would seize festive rodent and
hied himself to the private office OF his
brother democratic official the state
auditor. and here the story ends
Rumor has Il that when tho bunch OF
warrants hit the desk OF the auditor that
they rebounded and knocked an arm off
an image OF Thomas Jefferson standing
near by, while another runor says that
they threw their arrns about each other
and repeated In unison what the gov
ernor Of North Carolina said to the gov
ernor OF South Carolina and hled them
and partook of good Nehawxa cider.
In any event. n both officials are as
backward about asking for votes at the
next election as they are about talking
about the warrant incident. tho voters
will not be bothered much by Meesrs
Hall and Smith in 1916.
Articles of Incorporation.
The Meyer Hydro-Eiectric Power com
pany OF Oak. Nuckols county, has filed
articles OF incorporation with the secre-
tary Of state. The company Is moor
porated for 10000 and the men behind
the company are Ernest and John Meyer.
II. $. Nelson and II. b. Jennings
Pool Gets straw HAT.
Secretary OF State Pool today received
a Christmas present IN the shape OF a
new straw hat. The hat came from his
friend. A. p. Fitzsimmons. who Is con-
nected with the administration depart
ment OF the city OF Manila Mr.. Pool
does not expect 20 wear the hat on Christ
mas. unless the snow rnelts off little
from the ground and the atmosphere
takes on a Manila feeling.
Florence Donds Past Due.
or the ss.7oa.ooo bends owned by the
state Of Nebraska a. a part OF the state
school fund investment. only sL70O Of
the amount r. past due. Florence school
district bonds in the amount Of 5000.
1900 Of It two years over due and the
5000 one year past due, eomposes the
larger part Of the past due bonds
TITO Florence authorities claim that
since the water works has been taken
away from the city as q taxable asset
the school district Is unablc TO raise the
owned by tho Omaha Water company
but y now owned by the city and hence
Is not tAxahle.
The other bonds overdue arc 500 school
District bonds OF Mcpherson county and
500 school district bonds OF Boyd county
and s'oe Mason CITY park bonds. which
cannot be pa d because 20 levy had been
made for their payments
western Grain Company.
The Western Grain company af Omaha
b new corporation fling articles OF
Incorporation with the secretary OF state
toelay The officers OF the company arr
r. c. Harris. president; f. s. Westbrook
vice president; G. X. Denman, secretary
anq A p. Murtah. treasurer The com.
pany has capital OF $4,000
Phone Consolidation.
The Monroe Telephone company desire.
20 consolidate with the Albion Telephone
company and has made application tc
the State Railway commission for its ap,
! prevail. The Monroe company recent,
made dicker for the Albion plant fol
1900 and desires 10 Increase its stocl
from $4,000 TO sl5o.o00 A raise In rate,
u desired 10 $50 for business telephones
N-59 Tor residence telephones metal,
k service; sl,& Tor farm lines grounded ant
IS q for removing telephones. This is :
raise Of 3 cents ON business telephone,
4 cniy over the Albion charges. The Nionro,
company has had a straight charge OF 5
Oh all telephones grounded.