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Republican Ticks..
United States Senator'
ELMER J. BUBKETT.
DeleateB-at-Larce
JOHN A. PIPER, BarL
H. a BROME, Doaglaa.
E. M. LEFLANG, Dawson.
C. B. DEMPSTER, Gage.
Alteraates at-Larpe
L M. RAYMOND, Lancaster.
SHELBY HASTINGS, Butler.
C. E. ADAMS, Nnckolla.
E. K. VALENTINE, Cuminjr.
National Committeeman
CHAS. H. MORRILL, Lancaster.
Presidential Electors
F. A. BARTON, Pawnee.
A. C. SMITH, Douglas.
A. C. ABBOTT, Dodge.
T. L. NORYAL, Seward.
W. P. HALL, Pbelps.
M. A. BROWN, Baffalo.
H. H. WILSON, Lancaster.
J. C. ROBINSON, Donglas.
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If! Governor
.. J. H. MICKEY.
V . . : "" Lieutenant Governor
I ' R G. McGILTON.
h Secretary of State
p. " A. GALUSHA.
K Anditor
I- .1 E.M.SEARLE.JR.
' " : Treasurer
; " 1 PETER MORTENSEN.
1 " " Superintendent
if ; " J. L. MuBRIEN.
f '. .' . Attorney General
'? ' . NORRIS BROWN.
h ' Land Commissioner
Lr ' H. M. EATON.
''. CONdlESCIONAL.
I Congressman, Third District
." j. j. McCarthy.
The democratic platform ooadenBf
President Roosevelt for " over-step-ping
'constitutional limitations"
ia behalf of labor, when he forced the
coal barons to arbitrate ; in behalf ol
the Nebraska farmer, when he forced
the Panama canal treaty.
The democrats demand that tht
Philippines shall have the same treat
ment at the hands of the United
States that Cuba is enjoying. Why,
then, did their representatives in
Congress oppose Cuban reciprocity
which the republican pary save to
Caba despite democratic opposition,
and which, alone, is responsible for
the condition in Cuba which tfer
democrats praise?
Montana, a silver state, tamed dowt
the Bryan-Hearst element ia staff
convention. Nebraska democrats al
lowed Bryan to write their platform.
When a silver state expresses itsel:
against Bryan and free-silver, will Ne
braska democrats be so short-sighted
as to rote for democratic candidate
for the legislature, pledged to Bryan
and free-silver?
The nominees of the democratic
oonnty convention must be honest, be
cause the convention has resolved that
they mast be honest. When the people
remember what a farce was made once
pon a time by the democrats and the
populist, of this same pass business,
one can only wonder how that com
mittee on resolutions could hone to
again deceive the people upon the pass
proposition.
uace upon a time the fnsioaists
emoted a legislature pledged not to be
corrupted by the nefarious railroad
pass. More than three-fourths of the
f nsionists of that same legislature ac
cepted and need railroad passes. And
now comes the Platte oonnty demo
cratic convention with the same old
not air resolution. That committee
was evidently acting upon the theory
that the "poor farmer" of Platte
oonnty has neither intelligence nor
Those who know Anditor Weston
are not worrying about the railraod
aawaasmects. His integrity is unim
peachable and ia ability ne is the peer
of any railroad attorney who is arga
ins the tax question with the state
board. He will be jest with the
railroads and he will not be deceived
by them. The republican party and
the tax payers of Nebraska are fortu
nate ia having such men as Weston,
Morteneen and Governor Mickey to
make the first valuation under the
swwlaw.
The democrats, in state convention,
again declared for W. J. Bryan and 1C
to L This means that they want to
elect a democratic legislature pledged
to place W. J. Bryan in the Senate.
How many democrats ia Platte coun
ty want a mania the senate from Ne
braska who would rote away our
avaseat prosperity by throwing no
-enenmry into coaf naton ore? the free
silver nOmey? Many people admire
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JtAlUtOAD. VALUATION.
Mttoh has been aatd by he
about the proper method of fixing the
Yaluatioa of railroads. Some republi
can papers have criticised the method
said to be pursued by the State Board,
and democratic papers have been
naanlmsnt in pointing out how easy it
ia to ted the value of railroad 'prop
erty. In order that Journal readers
asay have more light on' that sabject
that is as ' important as it is complex,
we give the opinions of the highest
aarhoritv in the world on the subject,
namely. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. In their latest report this
body emphasizes the need of legisla
tion to provide for "a trustworthy
valuation of "railway property."
"There are two leading reasons why
an authoritative valaation of railroad
property." says the Commission, "is
of increasing importance. In the first
place, the judicial rules for 'the
determination of reasonable rates
for freight and passenger tra.T.c,
so far as those rules have been laid
down in the decisions of the courts,
include and lay stress on the fair
value of the roads whose rates are the
subject of complaint. No tribunal up
on which the duty may be imposed,
whether legislative, administrative or
judicial, can pass a satisfactory judg
ment apon the reasonableness of rail
way rates without taking into account
the valae of railway property."
Passing to the second reason for
askieg Congress to provide for an
authoritative valuation of railroad
property, the, Commission says:
"Closely connected with the question
of reasonable railway rates, stands the
question of reasonable railway taxa
tion. And when it is recognized that
railway taxes amount to between 4
and 5 pjr cent of the aggregate of
operating expenses, and that on that
accoant a reasonable charge upon in
terstate traffic may be affected by the
manner in whioh the states adminis
ter their taxing laws, it may well
be claimed that the valuation of rail
way properties becomes a matter of
Federal coaoorn."
So much for the reasons for a correct
valaation. in whioh is seen the need
of Federal coatrol of the whole ques
tion. The difficulties in the way of arriv
ing at an aasessment of railroad prop
erty that wiU suit everybody are
well illustrated in a table published
by the' Commission, showing the as
sessment of the railways In the United
States per mile of line, bv states and
territories, for the year ending Jnne
30, 1902. This table shows a variation
ia assessment among the states and
territories ranging from $9 per mil
in Indian Territory to $1,401 per mile
in Massaoha9etts. Nebraska rail
roads paid $204; South Dakota, $96;
Wyomag, $141 ; Colorado, $2G8 ; Kan
sas, $251 ; Missouri, $203 ; and Iowa,
$1,771 per mile.
It woald look from these figures as
if Nebraska railroads had been paying
their share in comparison with those
of neighboring states. But the stand
ards of valaation, the bases of tax
ation, and the levy vary so much in
different states that it is not cafe to
depend upon comparative tables of
this kind. They are chiefly useful
for calling attention to the chaotic con
dition of the subject and for the need of
placing the whole subject in the handf
of the Federal government. It should
be explained here that in Nebraska
and most of the other- states the per
sonal and real property, and not the
earnings of railroads, are made the
basis of taxation. Alabama, Michigan,
Mtnuessota and Wisconsin are anions
the few states that tax railroadr
chiefly on their earnings4r dividends
Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, Con
necticut and New York are among the
few that base the pavment of rail
road taxes cniefly on the market
value of stocks or bonds, or other re
sults of oreration. As to the proper
plan to pursue to arrive at the
value of railroad property the Com
mission says: "Of the various meth
ods of valuing railroad property the
one which seems the most reliable
involves a complete and detailed in
ventory of both physical and non
physical values. The other method
which come into competition with
the inventory method are, first, the
acceptance of the book items, "cost of
road" and snob other items as annear
on the aset side of the balance sleet,
as standing for the value of railroad
property; or. second, the acceptance
of the market price of railway obliga
tions as a measure of the value."
Commenting on the first plan, the
commission dismisses it by saying:
"The balance sheet on its asset side is
practically useless for the purpose of
valuation." Passing to the second,
"the stock and bond" plan, which
is being urged especially by the dem
ocratic press in Nebraska, the Com
mission says: "Two considerations
euggeat themselves whioh point, tojhe
inadvimbility of placing exclusive re-,
liaace apon the stock and bond plan
of valuation. In the first place, the
supreme court rule, the acceptance of
the judgment of the market in the
price it pays for stocks and bonds as
a measure of value, is a rule of nearly
thirty years standing and much of
the pertinency which it may have
had between 1870 and 1880 is largely
set aside by the conditions under
which the great properties are now
organized and operated. The purchases
of individuals for permanent invest
ment is of small accoant compared
with the purchase by syndicates for
oonaoiidftion and control, and when
it is recognized that the considera
tions whioh influence syndicates of
capital in purchasing stock and bonds
differ widely from the considerations
hick influence 'an individual in
determining the price he can afford
to pay for an investment, it must be
conceded that the market price of the
railway stocks and railway bonds is
by no eaaw a correct measure of the
cnah valae of railways, as that phrase
wmmmialyused and ia defined in
saatutory law. The second reason
wy saw nw anus a saaary ne ve
ra joat valuation is that
majority of railway stocks
are not bought and sold on
As an Illustration of this
naiat, the Commissi na says that oat
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caritiw quoted on the market ia
a manner as to 'enable a satisfactory
computation- of the valae of the
property" which they represented.
And yet. what the Interstate Com
merce Commission was unable to ac
complish, backed by federal Jaw, deav
ocratic newspapera declare to be easy.
After declariag that the "stock and
bond" plan ia of cse only in "check
ing values arrived at by other
methods,.' the Commission urges the
"inventory method" as the best,
describing it ns follows : ' ' This method
recognizes that the valae of railway
property exists in two forms, namely.
its'phvsical plant, and its ability to
earn profits. The first step ia the
application of the inventory method
would be nn investigation and an ap
praisal by competent engineers of every
physical olemont that goes to make
up a railway property; the second
step would be an analysis of operat
ing accounts and a study of the his
tory of the property, so far as this
may be necessary to a just estimate
of its commercial condition and busi
ness prospects. An inventory and nn
appraisal of the elements that make
a business profitable are as necessary
as an inventory of phvsical elements
of its plants and equipment." If the
Commission is right, then the demo
crats are wrong in their contention
for a "stock and bond" valuation and
the present State Board is right ia
their methods of assessment.
ASSESSMENT RETURNS.
We give below a table showing
the assessed valuation of real estate
and personal property in the several
townships of Platte county for both
1903 and 1904. We give the nmonnts
upon which taxes will actually have
to be paid in order to avoid confusion
in making the comparison. It is
very necessarv that property owners
do not draw wrong conclusions from
these comparisons. The fact, for in
stance, that the personal property of a
township has asaessod valuation twice
as high this vear as last, does not
mean necessnrilv that the taxes of the
owners of that property will be twice
as high this vear as last For if the
total assessed valuation of all the
property in the state is twice as much
as it was last year, it is clear that a
levy of just ene-halfas much en a
dollar of valuation would derive the
same amount of taxes as were raised
on the property last year. But tax
payers will not be disappointed if
their taxes are a little higher this
year thaa formerly, because they
know that an increase of taxes is ab
solutely nceessary to pull the state
out of debt and that the increasing
indebtedness of the state was one of
the chief reasons for passing a new
revenue law. Here are the figures:
Re'l Estate Personal
Grand Prairie'04 $236,650.00 $33,458.90
12.543.00
11,259.40
10.022 00
30.377.19
16.189.00
36.406.00
19.616.00
30,244.00
14.223.00
48,289.00
21.482.00
It will Ie observed from these re
turns that laud is assessed from 100
per cent to 150 per cent higher thaa
last year and personal property about
100 par cent-higher. The increase in
(and assessment was expected, for it
in well known that land has not paid
taxes in proportion to its market
value. Bot the . increase in the
assessment of personal property -is
ttunswhat surprising, for prices on
personal property have not kept pace
with the advance in real estate, and
the increase must be accounted for
largely by the escape, hitherto, of a
large amount of personal property
from taxation. That thif" tax-dodging"
has not been confined to the farmer,
may be seen by comparing the personal
property returns from the farms with
those from the towns.
The farnii therefore, will not have
to be an increased burden under the
new law, in comparison with the
business of the towns. And if the law.
wuicb. is just as strict in its provi
sions for assessing the railroads as
the farms and the town, uncovers the
fflme amount of "tax dodging" among
the railroads, the burden of neither
farms, nor towns, nor railroads will
be increased. Bat on the other hand
the burden of the man who has here
tofore paid his full and honest share,
will bo decreased aud, in all, honest
men will be satisfied with the new
law. At all events, judgment will be
withheld until the railroads assess
ment and that of all other property
has been returned. All are interested
in having a jest and equitable reve;
uue law and party prejudioe will not
cause thinking democrats to stand
with their party for a repeal
of.the present law simply because
it is a republican measure.
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THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Mr. Bryan wrote the platform for
Nebraska demoorata and read it before
their state convention last Wednesday.
The only plank not written bv Mr.
Bryan was preeeated by. Sdgar
Howa'd. It reads as follows r "The
democracy of Nebraska heralds to
the democracy of the nation it
fast respect for, confidence in
loyalty to Nebraska's great champion
of pare democratic principles, and
bida him god-speed in his splendid
efforts to prevent the national organi
zattoa from falling under the baneful
control of the enemies of the real
democracy." The platform re affirms
the Kansas City platform in its entire
ty. Bryan, in referring to its provi
sions said ia his address: "This plat
form recognizes that the isae in this
country today is of democracy against
piatocracv. The issue shows it self in
the division over the money question,
the trust question, the tariff, the labor
qneation."
The "money qneation." it will
be noticed, ia placed before all
others by Mr. Bryan. The whole
platform, therefore, may be summed
up in a sentenoe It declares for free
coinage, of silver before all other ques
tions and "heralds" Bryan as the
champion of Nebraska democracy.
The democracts in state convention,
by adopting this platform may have
honored Bryan as an individual, but
thev gave the death-blow to their
legislative hopes in Nebraska at the
time.
" '03 76.522.00
Loup '04 63,834.50
'03 39,912.00
Butler '04 88,740.20
03 35.044.00
Sherman '04 193,889.00
'03 106.827.00
Woodrille '04 148.125.00
'03 57.185.00
Bismarrf '04 182,380.00
'03 91.857.00
The people who pay the taxes' ia
Nebraska will commend the State
Board of Assessment for taking time
necessary for a thorough investigation
of the value of railroad property. It
is easy for the democratic papers that
simply find fault on general principles,
to nooaee the Board of-, "killing
time." But anyone who has given
the sabject a moment's 'serious
thought knows that no sabject is
more complex than that of railroad
valuation. The valae of a railroad
like that of a stock of goods or a farm
is ultimately determined by how much
it earns for its owner. It is easy to
get at the earnings on n farm or n
stock of goods for they are all made
within a restricted area. Bat the
earnings on the railroads in a given
oonnty or state cannot be determined
until the earnings of the whole system
with which the part is connected ae
determined. Imagine a farm or a
store extending across the lines, of n
zen states, all under a single man
ement aad then try to figure out a
just tax for the part of the farm or
store in a given oonnty or state and
yon will have a slight suggestion ' of
what our State Board is "up against"
in the matter of railroad taxation. The
fact that they are taking time ia re
assuring to,, those who appreciate the
diffioaltiea of their task.
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the election of United States
by a direct vote of. the people.
republicans want the same thing
cney ao not waste tneir time
theoretical demand for an amendment,
to the federal constitution. They go
as near to an' election of senators by
direct vote as is possible uader the,
constitution by nominating Mr.
Burkett in state convention. This is
an illustration of the difference be
tween the two parties. The republi
cans are practically progremive.always
doing the best they can under the law
as it exists. The democrats are theo
retically progressive, bnt practically
retrogressive, promising what they
would do if it were something
different.
Quart of California'
taxation of em aw ate
Bank of California
$750,000 on its franchise. The
resisted hat the court hue aattained
the niiiuiut. The ooaetitatiea of
Oaltforaia mentions franchisee in the
list of property subject to taxation ami
requires that nU preeerty shall be
taxedin nropotttoa to its valae. The
oourtsrhad so construed this con
stitutieaal provision that valuable
franchises of n monopolistio character,
like those of putf ic-servioe corpora
tioas. n were very generally taxed. Bnt
until this late decision, it seems there
has been n doubt whether' bank fran
chises whioh simply confer the right
to be a corporation were taxable, and.
if so, whether they were taxable for
more than their cost, which is the fee
charged by the state for incorporation.
The present decision is said t& leave
the determination of the valae of this
clam of franchises to the discretion of
thease.sv. not subject even to re
view by the. courts. The nsawsment
of the franchise of the Bank of Cali
fornia for so large . aa amount
seems to be the result of aa attempt
to reach personalty whioh has former
lyy'esoaped the Kessor. For banks
were pemiited to deduct deposits
from their report of assets made to the,
aasesaor. on the ground that, as the
depositor reported the same to the as
sessor, it would be double taxation to
ask the banks to report it. Bnt ne it
became castomary for depositors not
to report their "money ia bank,"
that clam of property entirelv escaped
taxation.
The objection to this decision
is that the franchise of a bank
is not valuable, because it ia nothing
that is bought or sold oa the market,
ami therefore, that an assessment on
suoh a- franchise for so large an
amount .is nn ussesemeat, not upon
the franchise, bnt upon the good-will
of the corporation. And as the good
will of natural persons is not taxable,
it is claimed that to tax that of a cor
poration "constitutes unjust discrimi
nation. ''
The important feature of the de
cision u that if tlm reasoning of the
California court ia adopted aa a
principle of taxation by other states
aad applied to all other corporations
the same as to banks, all business
enterprises conducted by corporations
will be handicapped, unless a new
system of taxation is devised, which
is based not upon tangible property aad
franchises of corporations ,'alone, bat
whioh will inolude intangible
wealth, snoh as good-will, whether
possessed by aa iadividnal or a cor
poration. The great importance of
this sabjaot to law makers and tax
payers in every state or oonnty where
property, and not earnings, is mad
the basis of taxation, is suggested by
the fact that three oat of eight mil
lions ox . the market value of the stock
of-the Bank of California are said to
be attributed to good-will.
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are going to announce a reduction on
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fords in stock. Every pair this season's
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The democrats of Platte county have
never had any use for fusion and
never a good word for n populist.
Time and again in conventions demo
cratic delegates from Platte oonnty
have stood opposed to fusion and
openly declared against the populist.
Then the question comes to our mind
as to how tney can ask for aomethiug
they aro not willing to give. How
can Platte county democrats ask popu
lists to endorse a democratic nominee
from that coantv? Edgar Howard can
exolain as he knows the truth of this
statement. Schuyler Free Lance.
Tho Platte county democrats honored
Mr. Bender with the nomination for
representative and insulted him with
a resolution which implied his dis
honesty. Self-respecting democrats
willoabtless manifest, at the polls,
the same lack of confidence in Mr.
Bender that democrats expressed, by
reaolatioa. at the county convention,
when they pledged him not to ride on
railroad passes,
Speaking of straddles just remiads
us. In the current issue of the Co
lumbus Telegram appear side by side
a fervid editorial appeal for populist
votes to be cast with the democrats
and another editorial article advocat
ing the nomination of a New Yorker
for the presidency on the democratic
ticket. N- If this wouldn't make the Co
lossus of Rhodes' take to the woods,
then we don't know. When yon strad
dle from a populist to a New York
democrat, yon had just aa well move
to make it unanimous, for you have
included republicans, socialists and
prohibitionists.
If Peter Morteneen holds his grip
and votes as Hamilton oonnty people
think he wiU on the Board of Equali
zation, there will be p3pultst4 and
democrats who will favor his nomi
nation on the fusion ticket. We recog
nized Bryan democracy when it adopt
ed right principles aad if we had a
couple of just the right sort of republi
cans on our state tioket this fall it
might help them think we mean what
we say. Aurora Register (Pop.)
The World-Herald says
new revenue law is to be
sue in the state
Nothing could be
that the
theie-
pnfea this fall.
to the liking
time the
good
of fhe Republicans. By the
campaign is really opened
effects of the measure will
come apparent and its hearty endorse
ment will follow as a mere matter of
coarse. Central City Noa ParelL
-
Jadge SaUivaa, P. McKillip. G. W.
Phillips and Edgar Howard were coa
spieuous among, the leader- in the
democratic state oouveaafcm. Republi
can, no less tana damoinahv ia Co
lumbus and Platte county are ntsnd
to see these citiseae honored by their
party.
by Labor
h show that the
ikapaokiag hsases
Statistics just
Oomssisaioaer Bu
produces of Nebra
met year reached a
4Q.0SI. The
raisers of Nebraska were paid $86, -a88.527,
which shows that the
aaiabed product was worth aoaaething
over eight millions mere thaa' cm the
r. j. a
Tho aaia digeram.aMJally.l
beast ia ia tbair'raapcetire aumaata of auaf.'
Tfeare an a Urn e'ftod iadirMaak ia tab world
whoeaBbeaatortalBiacl7rak, bat wy law.
TbecfaMrataaofearaieal
aad tao ekiaf Tahw at aMcal
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Wahsvaaameli'l
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efrauBfnwimtl
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. we vaacmam fetai
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riataaatata same anall ha
r Mr. Btsfer. aa who to oaUai
twill sever fee ban
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- Deaiseratie Caadiaatra.
. It seems to be practically assured
that the conservative element of the
demooraoy will coatrol the St. Louis
convention. A majority of the dele
gates elected are of that faction, and
as the convention will of oonrae be
organised by them aad the emmittee
on resolutions appointed by the ma
jority, the conservatives will have
their own way until it comes to mak
ing n nomination for the presidency,
when n two-thirds majority will be
necessary if the traditional practice bf
the demooraoy is adhered to.
It seems to be the consensus of
opinion among the dembcra'io leaders
that the two-thirds rule will be main
taiaa in, the ooming national con
vention and in that event the radical
element will have a good deal to say
in the naming of a candidate. . The
total membership of the convention is
only a few short of a thonsand and ns
now Indicated tho radical element will
have not leas than 400 votes, or con
siderably more than one-third It is
seedless to say that this element will
ne lmpiaoaDiy nosttie to any conser
vative nun who may be presented for
the nomination and especially so to
Jadge Parker, who is reoognized as
representing all that Mr. Cleveland
stands for. The fact that the ex-presi
dent has endorsed Parker is in itself
suffioient to array against the Empire
state man every follower of Bryan or
Hearst, and with these will be as
sociated at St. Louis the Tammany
men who are opposed to Parker.
While, therefore, the New York jarist
has the better of the race at this time
and will enter the convention with
at least 900 instructed delegates and
about nn equal number uaiaitruoted
who are favorable to him under
certain conditions, yet his nomination
caa by ao means be regarded as cer
tain if the two thirds rule is continu
ed. u there ia every reason to believe
it wiU be.
' So far aa the platform is concerned
the conservatives will have their way.
They mav be disposed to make some
pnaosatioat to the radical wing of the
party, bnt the latter will not have the
strength to compel this, since the
platform 7 will' be made as. the me?
jerity wills. If the judgmeat.of Mr.
Cleveland should have any weight
with the 'convention the -' 'platform
will not be elaborate. Iq nn ' inter
view a' few days'agothe ex-president
said that the platform ahould.be short.
treating only of the strongest points
at issue. .Ho thought it should con
tain, aa representative of fundamental
and unquestioned democratic doctriae.
tariff reform, af air aad distinct dec
laration of the jrsrty'e lateatioaa ia
the amtter of bcsto'wiaw 'independence
apon the Filipinos, aeaaomy ia public
expeadi tares sad honesty U the pnblio
sarvies. according to a canaanou
daataf thePhihatilphia North Ameri
can who interviewed Mr. Cleveland.
theex-ateaideat ia ia mvnr ii eanser-
ia revisiea of the tnriaf. which
ia this mi i it hit views
modifcatioa
18M, when ha characterized the
law at that year aa aa act of
paraay and dishonor.
The deamanmi who will go to St.
Leais 'to agat for aha lamas City
nmttsrm wiB be beaten. Tarn seams
will have something to say in regard
to who shall be the nominee of the
convention and it is certain that it
Will sot favor the New York nun
who is now in the lead for nomina
tion Omaha Bee.
Cetirt Hetue.
Sheriff Oarrig and Deputy Lachaitt
are busy this week collecting delin
quent taxes and serving summons for
the district court which will cob
vene Jnne 13.
Eli A. Stockslager filed eight separ
ate petitions for the foreclosure of tax
liens last week.
Three divorce salts were filed ia
district court on Jnne 4th. Kthilda
Ellis asks to be divorced from her
husband, Guy G. Ellis, allegiag de
sertion as grounds therefor. She
olaims that although he receives a
salary of $75 per month from the South
Omaha Stock Exchange, he has failed
to provide a liviag for her.
emma Haney complains that John
Haaey. her husband, treated her with
snch cruelty that she was forced to
leave home about two years ago tak
ing her several children with her. She
alleges that he is occapying real estate j
owned by her, and refuses to permit
ber to eater thereon to carry away
clothing belonging to herself anil
children, and that be is trying to gain
custody of two daughters. She sues
for a divorce and asks for aa order of
court to restrain ber husband from
gaining custody of the children and to
permit her to enter said premises for
her clothing. Upon the showing of
the petition Judge Reeder, granted
aa order giving the planintiff free
access to the premises and restraining
the deiendent from interfering with
the plaiatiff and her children.
Susan 'A Lloyd charges her hus
band, Joseph J. Lloyd, with want of
support and asks for the restoration of
her former name, which was Mrs.
Wood.
Two petitions have been filed in
Justice Curtis' court by Henry Chris
teneen of Lindtnv. charging the'
keepers of the two saloons at that
place with violation of the statutes.
In one, Rieder & Winkler are made
defendants, and charged with raaaiag
a "'slot machine," contrary to law.
In the other. Peder Pederson ia made
defendant, and charged with placiag
screens across the windows of his sa
loon in violation of statate. The
penalty provided by law for the first
named offense is not lees than $300 nor
more thaa $Ti00, or imprisonasent in
the penitentiary not to exceed three
years, or both, at the discretion of
the court. The second offense is
punishable by a fine of not to exceed
$20.
Oa complaiat of found officer Ray,
Wm. Plata, Joseph Gabern aad Anton
Maskmsa were brought before Judge
Gartis. the first of the week; for keep
ing dogs without payiag license oa
them. Plath was, rekaaed on his
nromise to pay the tax. The other
two insisted that they did not have to
pay bat raw differently arter Judge
Curtis ifsued a mittimus, and each
paid $1 aad costs for their experience.
Mat Allison, who advised Gabera to
"stand pat," was ahro fined $1 and
costs.
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