Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-16
MONEY WITHOUT An OWNER
Decor Finds it in His Safety Deposit
Vault, but Says il is Not His
FowER DEFENDS NORMAL SCHOOL PLAN
County Omcers Decide TO Ask LeEisIa-
ture TO Make Their Terms of
Service -Four Instead Of
Two Years.
tFrom a stan Corresnondent.l

tFrom a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN. Dec. 15.-(special DIR. C.
E. W. Farnham has $500 in now crisp
bills that he thinks do not belong to him.
and how they camc into his possession he
does not know. Some time ago DR.. Farm
ham found an envelope in his safety de-
post vault and in the envelope was the
money. He does not remember CT having
placed the envelope there and does not re-
call having laid aside that much money
for a rainy day. He was under tho impress
sion at first that some one had given him
ing the money for safe keepink, but as none
Of his friends appear to have ever had
that much money al one time, he is now
searching for another clue that will lead
to the finding Of the owner or to some
fact that will establish his ownership with
a clear conscience. In the meantime the
money is still in the vault and the doctor
is sitting up nights a wondering about the
mysterious ways OF the world.
Nebraska Court Of Honor.
The triennial meeting Of the Nebraska
state court Of the Court Of Honor will
be held In Lincoln February "a. In this
state the Court OF Honor has a member
ship Of 1000. In addition to the election Of
officers delegates will be chosen to repre-
sent the state at the supreme session to
be held in Kansas City. May 26. The pres
ent officers are: Past chancellor, James
Lanahan, Nora; chancellor, George p. Mar
win, Beatrice; vice chancellor, w. S. Charl-
ton. Bruning; recorder, J. L.. Cornell, Up
land; treasurer, F. e. Smith, Belvidere;
chaplain, Jennie ireland, Shickley; con-
ductor, C. w. Adams. Ruskin; guard, Cur
tbs Gilmore, Prosser; sentinel, j. M. KEEL
logg, Stratton. The directors are: Curtis
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ron; C. w. Adams, Ruskin; ]. c. Day,
Adams; J. NJ. Kellogg, Stratton; w. H.
Strawser, Edgar; X. B. Enslow, Alexandria.
Fowler Defends His Idea.
superintendent Of instruction Fowler has
this to say in regard to the published ac-
counts of his ideas in regard to the estab-
lishment of normal schools and the opposi-
ton Of the change OF the school from Peru
to Kearney as voiced by Representative
Good:
Il see by The Bee and other papers that
| favor the erection of three additional
state normal schools. That is a mistake
| have recommended the building Of one
additional state normal school and the re-
moval OF the one we have at Peru tt
Kearney. to be housed in the Industrial
school building there. / have suggested
the establishment OF junior normal schools
at Alliance and McCook and perhaps at one
or two other points in the state, but these
would not require the erection Of any state
buildings. These junior normals would
simply be ten or twelve-week summer
schools for teachers, to be held in the
public school or high school building al
the points where located. Ross Hammond
in the Fremont Tribune says that building
any more state normal schools is Indulg.
ing in pipe Dreams and 1t would be II
northeast Nebraska. Fremont and Dodge
county have no need of a state norma
school, but western Nebraska needs onc
and needs it badly. OF course. Representa-
tive Good OF Peru is opposed to the remova
Of the state normal school from Peru. tn
enrolment at the Peru institution In 1885,
was 555. When visited it early this fal
1t was 800. In 1890 the University of Ne
braska's enrolment was 500 and today
an informed II equals 1000. Draw you
own conclusions. And the state need
teachers more than it needs scholars pc
Sc. The state needs normal schools NOR,
than 1t needs colleges and law schools an,
medical schools.
Convention of sherIRs.
The annual convention of the sheriffs @
Nebraska was held at the Lindell hotel to
day, Win thirty In attendance. Inc lol
lowing we're elected officers for the ensu
ing year: John Power. Omaha. president
W.. Waddlngton, Beatrice, vice president
z. s. Branson, Lincoln. secretary and treas
urer. The sheriffs are in favor OF oficeT
occupying hat position be elected for
period OF four years instead of two, as 6
present, and will present to the next les
i~slature G resolution passed at this meet
|, ing advocating a change. Sheriff Power
J Omaha as president presided at the NEE
] ing.
, G. Fred Elsasser, treasurer; John Powe
sheriff OF Douglas county; ]. Fl. Doug
treasurer OF Saline county, and Count
Clerk Plasters of Gage county were in Lii
coin today as members of the executiN
committee OF the State Association
County ofncers. talking over and arrangin