Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-11
Nebraska
MORE FILINGS COME
FOR LEGISLATURE
w. H. G. Woodhurst Of North Platte
and c. C. Swigart of Sheridan
County in Race.
INTEREST IN FIGHT LIvENs UP
cFrom a staff Correspondent

tFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 1O.-CSpecial)-W. H.
c. woodhurst of North Platte VIII be a
candidate for the republican nomination
for representative from the Seventy-sev-
enth district. composed OF the counties
of Keith. Lincoln and Dawson.
Mr.. Woodhurst was one OF the sub
stantial members Of the last legislature
and was exceedingly popular with his fell
low members, not only among republic
ans, but those of the opposite political
faith. Mr.. woodhurst did not waste
much time talking. but got there just the
same when It came to good work. HIS
filing reached the office Of the secretary
of state this morning.
Another filing which came In was that
of c. c. Swigart of Sheridan county, VINO
files for the republican nomination from
the Seventy-third district, composed Oh
the counties Of Sheridan and Box Butte
represented in the last session by FRANK
NJ. Broome of Alliance. democrat VINO
will not be a candidate for re-electloh'
having been appointed receiver OF the
land office at Crawford
MaEEi TO Go East.
Edward c. Maggi, chairman OF the
state Pardon board, will leave this wees
with Mrs. Maggi and Miss Gretchen fot
BOSTON to visit brothers and sisters al
Chelsea. From there Mr.. Maggi will &c
to Washington on business connected
with the immigration department
Mrs. Reeds Fathsr Dead
Attorney General Willis f. Reed left
this afternoon for Malvern, Ia, in
response to telegram that Mrs. Reed
father, T. NJ. Aistrop had died at
o'clock. Mrs. Reed was called to Malvern
last week because of the illness of Mr..
Aistrop. who was 81 years of age. He is
a wealthy citizen of that city and one OF
it's pioneers.
suDerintendents 20 Meet.
On January % and q, ending at noon
OF the latter day, there will be a confer
ence of county superintendents at the Of
flee of the state superintendent followed
on the 2Sth with a conference OF city
superintendents of schools. The confer
ence will be in the nature of taking W
the matter Of more progress in the schools
and of making the slogan adopted Ne
braska Schools. the Best in the Union,
a winner.
Superintendent Thomas will 60 T.
Sprague and Colon tomorrow to address
patrons Of those places at dedications o
new school buildings.
Flyers serves Notice.
Sheriff Gus Hyers of Lancaster count,
is on the war path. He says he is tire
of running down automobile thieves an
then have the complaining witness refus
to prosecute after the thief has bee
arrested and the automobile returned t
the owner.
Lincoln has been infested with a gan
of young men who have ben appropriai
ing automobiles left by their owners Will
attending the theater or other places G
amusement. The owners have general
raised howl and the sheriff has put
lots of time in running down the OF
tenders only TO have the owner OF tn
: stolen machine relent because the THE
happens to be boy and refuse to prose
cute. Hyers says he is tired of it an
warns the public that If they want hi
to hunt down automobile thieves the
must prosecute or hunt the machine
thmselveS.