The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-13
THAYER'S MESSAGE



drought ss1eress. u which ~ Oos
eFnoe oeys:
sOccasi0aal p rUasaea ~ - -
TENDER - the partial fai1sre q tn pso1ses
q ~ earth. In eAe cary part g Novsaes
eeo oppeao0 Tor help hogan % t~esoaoo p
every nall, aaa woro q The m0se o00eoSo1
and 1npeosoivo oAasacees: - @Uch - eboe
deees0lned - appeal - eho puhe6e G0s ~
"a Veaicve the most pressing necos Of -
citizens.
"As there v1s no ~orxanised body ~ tak'
h0ld Of the business At sAT0rding relief. !
seemed % b she daty Of the Goverses q
move In this matter. Consequently ] oskan
Isod Q Oom0letee os reJlGk. The pebble Gen
orally rave responded generously to tho ap
peals, aad they have the satisfaction o
knowing shas they saved tbousands Of PEG
PIE from saNeFiag."
The Governor pays . compliment 20 ehe ,
4 r.. Union Paciac. Eikhorn Valley and Mis-
souri, PaeiMc sailr0odo for carrying free o.
charge q the destiesse settlers. ssA also say
that all b other rselP IN ehs reats o1eret
20 do tho same, Bot owing - choir location
vas noe obliged - ee9 spoa Thea.
The message states that &.0ll families VII
require foo and clothing through the Vim
ter. and s.sss families will need grain and
seed. 10 relieve this suffering IN approprIa'
ton Of S10l.0o with an emergency clause II
II " ~ W. O9OV ~
Of relief whose duty 10 shall be % make . 9ual
and impartial distribution OF the funds "a
those In ICED. THO messa9o p~rcseuts s6<
matter in . strong light and recommend
immediate action
The Indian affairs arc touched upon u
some length.
The State Treasurer report OF tho 1nan.
cIal condition Of the State shows Q balance
on hand EOv0mb0e "a. 1881, OF Sl.e99. 2eS. 20.
The total receipts from al sources being g..
sas.s2s.la The Auditors report gives tho -.
sessed valuations Of taxable property n tho
State for 100 st sls7y $3.50 q, n Tor lAso as
$751;. y7o.0ol.:l, bring IN Increase sl0ce ~ Of
e.7S7.ssL0.
The rate Of taxation foe State purposes for
1913 was 90 mile Asd for the year lsoo 81
mills on zach dollar valuation, and there has
bcen collected during the time tho sum OF
e. 38. $50 y.
Thu report Of tho Secretary Of Stste Pre-.
sents . complete showing Of the business Of
his department darinK the past two yesrs IL
furnishes conclusive evidence OF the rrsmark.
able enlargement OF oil business enterprises.
and contains the following tables: County
and other bonds, incorpOratiOns, county ON
Gers, n0tarics. commissioner OF deeds OF
Nebraska and other esates, elections and
other statIsticA II also contains . C0nstitu-
tiOnal amendment making the board OF
transportation Q commission, 70 be elected
by the people.
The report OF the Attorney General shows
that the business OF his dep srtment has In.
creased IN the number Of cases In III 0u-
preme Court . % per e b defects
II the present syseem Of awarding c00tr acts
for supplies 10 roeerred %. and . recon-
mendatlon made So1 sO0so method OF con.
centrating tho purchase At suppliea He also
rec0mmends that the interest on school
leases he reduced.
The report Of b Commission OF Public
Lands and Buildings furnished in detail Q
large amount Of valuable Information In 70.
gard TO the various Institutions and proper
ties OF the state. II sh0ws that durinx the
last two years there has been more building
and improvements at the di9ceost STATE In.
situations b . h any previous biennial
The report upon the educational lands and
funds contains several sassestions relative
to Immediate legislation.
He RECOMMENDED that the leases on school
lands be reduced and that . Law be passed %
extend the thine Of payment on suoh ~ are
about to expire OF are nov doe. He refers
to the report Of the Commissioner Of Public
Lands and buildings, which shows . larger
amount OF public improvements during b
the State. lie presents the fOllowicg table
showing the number at acres Of lands grant.
cd to the State for educational purposes:
Common school, .1,73a, zoo
Agricultural college, acre9.......... U0.lA0
State universally. lS.S26
State normal school, acres....... l3,aOi
Total number OF acres
OF this m0u 36s .ooo acres are still the
property OF the state. OF the common
sehool lands taD!Soo acres arc under contract
- AAAA A~A &0A - - ~AAA>A TA> ~ANMA
ncnt ch0Ol fund contains securities that
amount to 81 -. Ooo. and cash to the amount
Of ss22 .Ooa. making . total OF S7.7ss.0oo assets
in the permanent school fund. which h IN
increase Of S6sl. 90 daring the last two years.
To this amount nay be added the unpaid
priacipal on sales 0e school and amount.
ing to q, 7es 900. which raises The grand total
Of the assets Of the permanent school fund
Of the state to S6,Sl7 ,0o0. exclusive Of tho
value OF school lands stIll vacamt and not
The annual Income from Interest ON
salcs n anuua 1eetals OF leased scho0l
lands amountS 70 tll1O0Q.
The amount a m0aey expended ON public
schools n 1e0rosko during the last year
Was 81. 1l6yAeA and b total number Of chill.
dren Of school age In Nebraska was ga rs
and the attendance was II. l19. Daring the
last two years ~ new school houses have
been erected Thu number Of teachers em-
YtOyC0 u t1oC POUuUC UCtoUVuU " SU0 0S030 VIZ
l0.hsS, and they received In salaries N.oel. 3s0.
The State University 10 also In . prosper
ous condition, and the enrolment steadily
increasing from year % year and should DO
generally supported. by the Law Of the Gen.
eral Governments military instruction q
made . part OF the curriculum. and the young
men accordingly ' exercised through
ont the yeaE THIS coWmendable feature Of
tho urs contributes 60 the manly bearing
- thA ntssAAmHn H~AMh1AA AhA- hnAln~ -
obedience and soldierly conduct While q the
Same time. ~ giving ss0slar e1ereises. Il
contributes noe % thelr Gencsal health.
THIS 10 supplemouoe1 b regular gymuastsc
cxefc.Ses uo0er shcyd9ecteon OF the profess
cor q mjlttary 6cleneA y - desirable that
the facilities Of this department. q the Unit.
vcrsity should be Increased.
Normal school shove i to be IN Q highly
iaourlshing condition viii Q largely incrcascA
attendance.
Tue Oeate Librarian recommend "a ap-
q sS.soe Tor the purpose OF build.
ing . vault tn which . keep the records a
the Supreme Court
Ths report u The Deputy Coumissionef q
Labor treats Of unskillea vase vorkePs,
and butlding associations. farm mort.
beee industries. ETC.
The State OH Inspector reo0mWends bet
thu Law b % amended - to prevent the
sale OF one grade Of oil for that q another Of
higher groAA There shoald b some BRO
vision made % project the consumes from
fraud In thls matter Of subseeusing ~
cheaper grade for tie hlehee.
The Inspectors report for two ysars
ended November a. ~ ohovs that there
has been Inspected Dasss barrels q oil aad
gaSOline.
Total iees received for