Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-11
GOSSIP FROM THE STATE HOUSE.
the Peru NOrmnI School.


the Peru Normal School.
LINCOLN, Feb. 1O.-(Special.)-So far no
report has been received by the governor
Of affairs at the State Normal school at
Peru. The constitution provides that the
superintendent or head of the educational
institutions shall make such a report. Mr..
Maret, the governors private secretary, wrote
to Prof. A. w. Norton, superintendent of
the school, and requested a report. Prof.
Norton replied that State Superintendent of
Public instruction Corbett was the proper
person to furnish the required document.
Prof. Corbett says that as he is only secre-
tary of the educational board, his duties be-
gin and end with the keeping of the minutes
of meetings. With financial reports of re-
csipts and expenditures of the State Normal
school he has nothing whatever to do. This
is the condition in which the school remains
at present. Prof Norton has been notified of
Superintendent Corbett's position. but nothing
has since been heard from him at the gov
ernors office.
Articles Of incorporation of the Open Door
were today filed with the secretary of state.
This Is an Omaha charitable institution. The
institution is to be managed by twelve
trustees and the annual meetings are to be
held on the first Tuesday of May of each
year. The incorporators are: Mrs. Anna s.
p. Duryea. Mrs. Frances p. Clark. Mrs.
Frances r. Smith, George p Bemis and w.
j. Broatch. Articles of Incorporation were
also filed of the Plymouth Townslte company
Of Plymouth, Jefferson county. The business
to be carried on is that of general real estate
and the incorporators are: Christian Harrl
field Dietrich Kracke, John Koenig, Philip
7. 0rth, Cyrus w. Harvey, John Korthe,
John Megl Henry H. Koeng, William Olden-
stedt and orrn +. Montgomery. The capital
steck is $4,000
j. w. Walker, the condemned Dawson
county murderer, has written long rambling
letter to Governor Holcomb in which he ac
cuses the people of that vicinity Of persecut
ing him in some Illegal manner which Is not
made exactly clear in the context of the
strange and wildly worded epistle.
In the supreme court today motion was
filed in the Welty-Norrls election contest
case, quo warranto in which the defendant
asks that the plaintiff be compelled to make
his allegations more specific
The Board of Irrigation has dismissed the
claim of Thomas Hayes of Chase county for
water from the Frenchman river for irriga-
ton purposes. Hayes failed to post notices of
appropriation in conformity with the law.
Deaths of ~ Day in NebrnsISa.
BARTLEY. Neb,, Feb. l0.-(Speciai.) Mrs.
Williams. wife of Dr. c, e. Williams, dem
tist. died suddenly Saturday. They came
here from Imperial Neb., last spring and are
well known in the southwestern part of the
state.
ASHLAND, Neb., Feb IO.-(Special) 1.-THE
funeral OF Thomas Marney. the boy who was
killed by d, q NJ freight train Friday,
took place yesterday from the First Baptist
church The building was packed to the
doors.
Mrs. Cora Roberts, who resides near Mem
phis died Friday of consumption. The re-
mains were buried at Ashland today.
oSCEoLA, Neb,, Feb, l0,--(Special) THE
most largely attended funeral in Osceola
was held at the First Methodist Episco-
pat church here Sunday, Rev. A, whitmer,
assisted by Rev. w. II. Adams, conducting
the services. II was the funeral Of Berrlar
Nicholaus Johnson, 20 years old. Mr.. John
aud died February 7. He came here only
last September and intended to make os-
ceola his home,
District Court at David City.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Feb. 10.-(Special)-
District court convened this morning, Judge
Bates presiding. Eighty-three civil and three
criminal cases complete the docket. The
damage cases Of Miss Agnes Frelday against
Louis Ileniing for breach OF promise and
the case OF Rafter against Weaver. a Ulysses
case wherein Rafter sues for damages for
the alienation OF the affections Of his WIFE
promise to make this an interesting term.
Want "a Receiver Removed.
PLATTSMoUTH. Neb. Feb. 1O.-(Special)
"A petition was filed In district court today
by Justice G. Richey A. h, Taylor and ID.
remove Charles c. Parmele as receiver of
tho defunct Citizens bank OF this city. Tho
petitioners are stockholders and allege that
Parmele's position as receiver OF the bank is
very detrimental to the interests or the
creditors and deDOsItOrs,