Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1915, Page 3

THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, Nebraska ~ JUDGMENT HELD 10 BE EXCESSIVE| Supreme Court Cuts Down Amount Recovered by Barney Malks from Rock Island, ORDERS NATKAN TO PAY FINE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 23.—(Special)—The su @reme court in an opinion handed down today holds that the judgment secured b: Barney Malko from the Rock Island rail road for $10,000 s excessive and should be reduced to §7,000, The suit was brought for fnj Jeged to have been received by while walking along a path between the road along a path used by the more than twenty ye The court simply ho no error as alleged in t but cuts the judg Nath Samuel Nathan ton county of alleged llquor at a resort Lake” and fined $200 ries al Malko ten foot the for well tracks of public main re that e road's appeal there was nent Must sale of Kelley's illegal known as must pay New ‘Trial for Phill Tra L. Phillips, found guilty eounty of setting fire to a belonging to G. H. Young, granted a new trial Lower Court supreme in Dawson | store house has been Reversed. The commission handed down a among them which the district eourt of Otoe county was reversed in a Judgment for $100 secured by Carl Gloe kel against John Neison for alleged libel Gloekel sued for $,000. Nelson admit ted the statement, but said he made it to tho sheriff supposing he to do so in making the charge. The commission holds that there was no ill will toward the plaintiff and we- verses the judzment Judgment Cuat “The court commission modities and then affirms a judgment secured by r D. Rule against the Omaha Daily News for damages for $1,000 secured In Douglas county district court for publica tion of an article. The court cut Judgment to $500. Douglas Case Reversed. The commission reverses the Douglas | county district court in a judgment se- cured by C. Martin for $3,00 from the Union Pacific Raflroad company for in- guries recelyed while working as baggage handler in the depot at Omaha, in which he was hurt because of the alleged negli- Eence of a fellow employe. The Injury was received prior to the passage of the state employers' liability aw, court few one in has opinions today Down bandling interstate business and sends the ©ase back for another trial, State-Aid Brfige Across Republican Has Been Completed | SUPHRIOR, Neb, Dec. 2.—(Special felegram.)—The new state ald concrete bridge across the Republican river was turned over to the state and county yes- ferday afternoon by the contractors, [Ward and Weighton of Sfoux City. This is the first bridge of the kind to be bullt in this part of the state. It is £70 feet long, of five spans and cost $13, 000 for the bridge and $2,00 for the grad dng and filling in It was built of Su- perior cement, which enabled the tractors to save about $800 on that item. Mhe work was under the supervision of Assistant State Engineer 8, A. Swanson The comtractors were bothered in their work very much this last high water, having had their worl torn out and washed away two or three times, but were able to clear a good sum in spite of the handicap by using the Yocal cement, 'ONE HAT FACTORY con summer by REPORTED IN CENSUS | m & Staft Correspondent,) ¥, Dec. 23.—(Special.)~The fed ®eral census of 1910 lists Nebraska as the twenty-ninth state in the union as to population, for 1914 of 1,248 yvet one hat factory makes all the “Nebraska-made" hats Worn by Nebraskans. The total capital invested in this ‘braska hat facory is $20,00. Sixteen peo- ple are employ\l, five of whom are fe- males. Total valie of stock used, $30,000. Value of productiwn, $35,000. Total paid i wages to employ\s for the year, $11,400 Ninety per cent of i\e production of this factory was sold in N\braska. These (Ig uUres are taken from a report filed by the factory in the office of the state ment of labor, FORD IS CHARGED Ne depart convicted in Washing- | had a right | the | the | The court holds that the evidence 8 not clear on the matter of injury in| with an estimated population ! | WINNER OF ONE OF DOLLS IN THE Staff Correspondent.) . and. on " In [was in session Tuesday, with a large | and Oscar Charlsen of Miller was ! Iays Jar Marsh well man BEE CONTEST FOR GIRLS, | N | wn chatueter, ) ‘ ebraska Nebraska known charweter. | Ho wed to team 10m | (s A, srouts of Orstervili, and Misn| A pontoon briden haa been Jai o AN - Ititary Bb6a. and - * Alma Magnesen of Yankton were mar- |fee at this point over the Missourl, al- £ M \ L v spected here for f “Iried here Tuesday, the wedding being a | though the ice is not very thick, and it is | 4 | finisterial assoctation and y him very largely attended event, Misa Marle | expected that traffie will be resumed with | i v-\'m. \I.w; The Yankton Dis Medical gocl | Bkauge Sioux Falls was bridesmald, | Nebraska by Thursday night. Mrs Mtel* says | peals under his pr to ATy - B —— — - - -— - — - | from whom he had e 1 The Ministerlal association noon gave out a statement Pastor of United Brethren Church |, .‘A,.,v.,v of blame can be a | | Arrested for Living with he Unitea Breth churel . evidence of gullt | such as “ | Another Man's Wife. \is prosecution. At various tir | he came here R ey I8 sald have UP TO FEDERAL AUTHORITIES |yracticed as o ractle ¥ n, a8 a minister of t Christian ¥ h in HASTINGS, Neb., Dec, 24 (Spe- | Kansas and as a minister homa cial Telegram.)—Following a sworn ‘ statement made by Mrs. Mary Titel Bel‘t Wl]son of O]Vd { URE llou S i Each of Leavenworth, Kan., at ploice ' ouvenirs to Lac | headquarters, Rev. John J. Ramsey, Shoots Self in Head FOR THE HOME Purchaser pastor of the United Brethren church, i i | was taken into custody on the charge | ORD, Neb., Dee. 21—(8pecial Telogram) | Boltle of nice Port of disorderly conduct. The deposition Bert Wilson, a farmer ~‘\ s ;\V st Wine free with each swn, committed sulcide this after Of JFS. Titel will be Jatd batdag| 30 1oV ComEIES the top of hid head | purchase of $2.00 or noon by shooting off the te s he |the United States district attorney | mun o shoisur Hia cldest sun, who 2 DOORS EAST OF W.OW. BLDG. e | | by the chief of police with the sug-|with a shotgun. The elde son, who | | gestion that the minister be prose- |hi father step out on tho porch and) | | cuted under the Mann act. | immediately heard the discharge of af — _— - S ————. | ! 8 Ihe wife was at the hom® of a i Ramsey came to the Hastings pastor- |\ iihor and the smaller children were | AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS. {ate from Kansas City a month ago. He | at school. Members of the family think | e i — — ——e — | Was elected to membership in the Has- |that ill health and financial worry are | tings M'nisterial association and was | Fesponsible for his rash act e - permitted to deliver one prayer in the Wills to Be Probated. THE i recent revival, AVOCA, Neb., Dec, 23.--(Special.)—Peti Banklng Board Has | it v et titd 1h the. Cads. couaty | i P n investigation by the Ministerial ua- | 0% I (O AT oF the estates of | ower tO Refuse sociation followed the receipta of letter [\ W REUETERC TG o) valued from Mrs. Titel's husband in Leaven $31,500, and of the late Joseph Mullen of to Gra,nt Chal‘tel‘ worth' Kan., by L. J. Moore, who Iatd |4 5h%0 a0 0f e 0 e e 500 S it betore the miniaters, Today Mra. Tit- nwood, which alued el's mother arrived in Hastings on News Netes of Yankion E (From a | ber knees before them infater in a stre CKTON, Dec. 23.—(Special.) ' LINCOLN, Dec. 23.—(8pecial Telegram.) and begged him to send her daughter “}”\“,\,l\"n":,'m:,:';,,, ol ,.ym.“,‘.‘r':“.m“‘.‘ - S | Mrs. Titel In her deposition says Ram- from Yankton, died Tuesday night, aged savings bank when it appears that the 'goy met her in St. Joseph recently and |72. He was one of the few surviving bank s to be conducted in the same |s,ggested that she come to Hastings. | ploneers of the 60's. He loat all he had room occupied by & nitional bank of |ghe aid" come, ‘paying her fare with |when Green Island was awept away in {adiacent thereto and the officers of the |;money he had: given her, she says. She |the memorable flood of 1881, and has two are substantially the same. | This 1s the opinfon of the supreme [ jeourt in the mandamus suit brought by |parties at Clarks, who desired to start ia savings bank in connection with a na- | tional bank | CONTROVERSY BEGINS OVER LAND APPRAISAL ! (From a Staff Correspondent.) effort to secure a reduction in the ap LINCOLN, Dec. 23.—(Special)—In an | prajsement of certain tracts of school land in Howard county, a delegation of cltizens from the place visited the state | house this morning and conferred with the attorney general, trensurer and gov- | ernor. The delegation consisted of Senator | Buhrman, Representative Soren M. Fries, A. GCiel, county treasurer; Chris Ap- 1, banker at Dannebrog; Mark Holm, banker at Eiba, and F. J. Taylor of St Paul, who once tried to break into con- gress by the democratic route, According to Land Commissioner Beck- man the land is assessed on an average | ©of $12 per acre, which makes an annual rental of 72 cents. This the committee contends is too high, but Mr. Beckman says that the average eale pride of land in Howard county is $62 per acre and that the average assessed valuation of land 1s 335 an acre, which he thinks ought to be sufficient evidence that the land should stand. The committee, however, con- !tends that it ls necessary to cover the | |land with a blanket to keep the top of | the ground fro mblowing away. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | MAKES FINANCIAL REPORT | (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Dec, 2.—(Special.)— The semi-annual report of the regents of the state university for the six months| | ending November 14 shows that the re-| ceipts of the institution for that period | from all sources was $569,612 and the dis- | bursements $675,457 The receipts came | from the following sources University cash Federal ald levy | Three-fourths mill’ building tax donations s came Lincoln city Disbursem ing heads Salaries and wages Maintenance Permanent improve men under the follow- | | | | { One-mill | | | ~ trom Bentrice. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec, 23.—(Special.)— George and Harry Hatesohl of this city Wednesday pleaded guilty before Judge Ellis Wednesday to the starge of stealing | | about elghty-five pounds of copper wire Ihuln the city electric lines and were sen- | | tenced to fifteen days each in the county | { Jai. Senator A. D. Spencer of H!rl\!‘.&(nll.’ | who was in the city Wednesday, stated | | that he would not be a candidate for re election. Some of his friends are of the opinfon that he will probably change his | mind when the proper time comes, Willlam € ish and Miss Mary Reins, both of the Holmesville vieinity, were married | here Wednesday by Rev. B. F. Gaither \ Martens, a Beatrice | and a nutive of Prussia. died at his hull\('i Jacob ploneer of | in West Beatrice Wednesday, aged 81 WITH MURDER OF BOYD years. He had one daughter living in| this city and five grandchildren in | RPN Brazil. | GRAND AAND, Neb., Dec. 2.—(Spe- | | clal Telegram.) Notwithstanding the Business Change | coroner's jury a few days ago found Leon | EDGA Neb., Deec, 3.—(Special.)— | Boyd had n shot by Bert Ford in self- | Charles M. Ferree has sold one-half of | defense, County Attorney Cunningham |his interest in the drygoods firm of | late today filed information in the county | Ferree Brothers and Walley to Earl | oourt for m rin the first degree. Ford | Hart, son-in-law of the senior member, will be held without bond F. M. Ferree, who will come into the ! firm January 1. Mr. and Mrs, C. M WilI Fight Drainage Plan. Ferree will go south, to spend the win- NORTH PLATYE, Neb. Dec. 20—Anter in Florida, for the bemefit of Mrs. | organization was formed here tod Ferree's health | the adoption of a plan to drain the Plat Plan New Paroch School | valley from this city to Sutherland. J.| NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Dec. 23 —(Spe- K. Ottenstein, president of the tion, and J. C. Wilson, the do all In their power to fig plan organiza secretary t the drainage Sore roat and (hest. Quickly relieved by Dr, Be Honey. It eases the t lungs phlegm @ruggists.—Advertisement — oat Barrett Talks at Hus LINCOLN, Dec. 23.—(Spe \—Deputy Attorney General Dexter Barrett has re celved an invitation 10 address the Bar sssoclation of Adams county at its ar nual banquet, which will be ings on December 28 nvitation held in Hast and will accept the Found & Sure Thin 1 Wixon, Farmers Mills, N, ¥ has used Chamberlain s Tablets for years for disorders of the stomach and liver Chamberlain's ever sed Advertisement Tablets are the Obtainable and says, best I have averywhere will | 1 Local Catholics are | parochial school to be erected here | pring. The preliminary plans 1.,r| ng call for a structure to cost | ). It would have three stories ‘ ‘ | cialy making plans for a in th the & about $2 and a gymnasium in the Xmas Cards A. HOSPE CO. 1513-18 Doug, (i has been Introduced to members of the |since resided at Aten | Gifts Something for the Fireplace THE HEARTH! That's where old Santa Claus ap- pears when all the little eyes are closed and none around to see, What Does Santa Find? l l A bare hearth with only a smoke- NG TheRntifal: sadiupe® Many Are Buying Christmas Gifts From Our Immense Assortment No set of useful fire tools? No wire screen to protect your rugs Entire Third Floor, Keeline Bldg., N. E. Corner 17th and Harney 8Sts. from jumping sparks? Sunderland Bros. Co. No uas log? No fender? No wood holder? No coal grate? That Are Apprecated and Always Serviceable Is what you will find here. Nowhere in Omaha can you find such a large as- sortment awaiting your most minute inspection. at Retail \ Many of you good people do | [ Stationery as a Gift We have the largest and best not know we sell at RETAIL. We wish to now inform you of this fact and invite you to our beautiful show line in the city to select from. Why go elsewhere before shop- ping here—save time. Be sure to see our display of fine Highland Linen Writing Papers in attrac- tive gift boxes, artistically embel- | visit room, lished with hand colored prints, | picturing Dutch and Colonial scenes Pleasing to Recipient and making a lifelong favorable impression is what any of the followmg suggestlons will do. Quallty Suggestions See Them at “Omaha Print” Box Receipt File, Brief Cases, Leather Writing ses, Tourist Tablets, Desk Accessories, Waterman Fountain Pens, Crane Writing Papers, Gift Boxes of Stationery, Gentlemen'’s Stationery, Juvenile Sta tionery, Correspondence Cards, Embossed Stationery, Engraved Visit ing Cards. Monogram Dies, Bronze, Brass, Copper and Glass Ink Stands, Crests and Coat-of Arms, Desk Sets, Desk Calendars, Fahcy Pen Racks, Note Pad Holders, Fancy D Lamps, Brass Files, Book (‘nu-nl' o Fancy Desk P’ads, Postal ales, Stationery Cabinets, } Office Chairs, Filing Devices. 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