Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-24
INCREASE IN WINTER V he II
Returns "a Labor oo~mnishoasr indicate
Largest Acreage IN States HiEsoy.
eNts PROMISE or octLltSr YIELD
R~epubIiesn Nominees PIE Expense
Account and Show . Very small
Outlay for the Preliminary
Campaign.
Rron a star corr.sponsentl

NFEQm a ELAM OofTeE pouoenLI
LINCOLN. June f1-ispeciaLD-Deputy
Labor Commissioner watson is receiving
reports which shor that in nearly all
v~hsst-Eoving counties the wheat acreage
IL larger thaa ever before in the history
of the state.
The acreage Of winter wheat has not
only increased but 1t is noticeable that
spring wheat Is giving way almost entirely
20 the winter brand. said Mr.. wAtsoa-
In one county the spring wheat acreage
has dropped from about 1900 acres in
one year 10 less than 2.O5o. But the In
crease In winter wheat more than makes
up for the discrepancy. We get no actual
figures or s;iuatss as TO the condition OF
the grain but ne hear from many parts OF
the state that Il is doing well and that the
yield will be larger than last year. The
Implement men have done a bigger business
than ever before. Almost without ex-
eeption every EheAt-growing county has
shown an increase in acreage"
In Lincoln county the winter wheat acre
age last year was as. While this year II
is 2.442. jefferson county shows an in
crease from 1887 to 4350s Furnas
acreage has increased frcm 1857 TO So
sos. The Cas- county report shows q jump
from 5000 to 1900. and that for Dodge
county Of from 1900 TO 5000.
Aarsh's Expenses Light.
Secretary Of State Marsh boasts OF hav-
ing captured q denomination in the recent
state eonventioa on az expenditure o. only
g. cents His campaign vas SO effective
and the forces 50 we'll marshAled that when
the voting began all opposition disappeared
That shows how much can be accom-
plished with q little money. iudiciously ex-
49, % m--a NJ h- - 49,
. certificate Of his expenditures. Il bought
thirty-one 2-eent stamps. paid the regular
rate for them. and sent out as many nicely
prepared letters TO my constituents as they
would carry. The return from that invest
ment beats q Standard OIL dividend"
LAnd Commissioner Follnsr conducted his
campaign on an eKtravAgAnt basis and ye:
lis nomination came no easier than Mr..
AArsh's- Altogether he disposed Of H1s.
part Of which was for hotel accommodation
and the remainder for postage.
Auditor Weston and Superintendent Fov-
Ter say their nominations didn't cost them
anything. Both got a little anxious to-
ward the end OF the Eight and fearing some
slsventh-hour disaster made an effort TO
open heAtquarters- But all vacant space
lad been taken and they finished their tam
pAiEns on the eurbstones.
wife Gets the Divorce.
The bearing Of the divorce case Of Evange-
list Ferdinand was concluded in the district
court this Afternoon. and = decree given TO
the wife. The decision as to the custody
Of the children will be handed down Thurs
day. some testimony vas taken today.
hut the greater portion Of the
time was consumed by the Rttor-
pegs In making the closing argument.
Evangelist Ferdinand has been Temporarily
suspended from his pastorate in Panama
precinct. pending . settlement Of his do
nestle dinculty. Many Of his congregation
appeared in court IS Witnesses to the good
character and standing Of Mrs Ferdinand,
the defendant and eross-petitioner.
Articles OF incorporation OF the Stockvilis
State bank OF stoekvtlle. Frontier county
were recorded in the Banking department
today and q charter issued. The institu-
tion is Incorporated By J. P. A. Black. c. W
Black. Z p Black. Ernest s Case and
William c. Reed 1t Is capitalized for
$500.
The Lincoln city council. sitting as 9
board Of equalization. is wrestling with th'
Petition Of the Commercial club to raise th'
assessment Of the Nebraska Telephone CON
pSny from 500. 900 to $3.50. 900. The hear.
ing continued throughout the greater par
Of the day. Next Friday the council viii
al up the complaints against the assess.
ment Of the Lincoln Gas and Electric com.
pGny and the Lincoln Traction company.