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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1901
Page
2
Nebraska House debates quail season limits until 1903 and approves a state health inspector office with county duties. Several floor actions set budgets for a Hastings asylum wing and education outside districts while considering a state game and fish commission. United States Senate vote tallies show varied support for contenders.
The Nebraska House approved five bills including rules for district schools and rural high schools. Also defeated Fowler’s tax deed bill 30 to 68 after long debate. Senate results listed for Thompson Currie Meiklejohn Rosewater Hinshaw Martin Crounse Harlan Young and others.
On February 1 the senate passed a bill granting 875000 for a gymnasium at Peru State Normal School. Several measures were postponed or sent to committees, including penalties for blackmail and acts on street railways and county attorneys. By February 28 items advanced and files sent to general or indefinite postponement. The session neared the filing deadline with many new bills read and committee actions noted.
The day's business ends with five o'clock adjournment and no night session. Sen Newell and Sen Van Boskirk introduced the first and last bills. Senate files 42 64 115 180 and House rolls 38 49 204 move on in third reading covering feeble minded protections petitions in error prohibitive licenses for peddlers road tax mowing weeds on public roads and shifting sinking fund to the general fund with future credit provisions.
Senate records list 309 bills introduced this session averaging nine per member. Senators Martin 33, Ransom 24, Young 23 lead, Malbridge 17 despite illness. House records add 43 bills, total 478. Salary and appropriation details, calendar updates, and a proposed penitentiary site purchase are outlined with various state department figures and votes.
Senator Ransom's bill would require publication of proposed constitutional amendments once weekly in each county newspaper for at least three months before the next legislative election. Fees are set at 59 cents per square for the first insertion and 25 cents per square for subsequent insertions, with nonpareil type. The secretary of state designates papers to publish the amendments.
In Fairbury Nebraska on March 4 physicians confirmed smallpox in several suspected cases not yet quarantined. A boarding house with three ill residents was quarantined and one Rock Island worker named Redding is not expected to recover. City authorities vow strict quarantines and vaccination or proof of recent vaccination for all residents.
Judd R. Olmstead, a Burlington brakeman on freight No. 44, was fatally injured at Republican City when his foot caught as he fell after cutting an air hose. He died about two hours later at Hastings after a special train bore his body from Republican City.
Carl Swanson a 42 year old Swede living in Walker township was brought by the sheriff to Columbus. He was examined by the board and pronounced insane. The cause of his mental trouble is unknown and restoration by treatment is doubtful.
Lincoln March 2 Adjutant General Barry announced the resignation of William H Carson captain of company B second regiment at Ord The order directs discharging all officers and men as the company will be disbanded due to failure to report at camp last fall and internal dissensions.
The stock of agricultural implements owned by W. W. Allen of Clay Center Nebraska was sold by a United States marshal to satisfy creditor claims. W. H Wadsworth of Indiana purchased the goods for $6 025 and Richert Stephenson dealers in the same line bought the real estate for $1 025.
Wyomin March 4. Bar to Bar Mitchell shipments of 3 700 sheep arrive in Ainsworth from the Mitchell ranch in the Big Horn valley for fattening at the market. Several thousand cattle are being wintered nearby on the range and at farm lots.
Wes ley A. Spence of Weldon faces a perjury charge in Wilber Nebraska after allegedly aiding his brother James N. Spence to secure a marriage with Ada M Lane without parental consent. The judge was asked for the license and the girl’s age was stated as nineteen though the father says she turns eighteen next August. Spence, age twenty six, was arrested for perjury.
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