Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-11

a $1,000 damage suit brought by
Chris Ernest Of O'Neiii. because Deputies
Carter and o'Brien had Ernest arrested
when Ernest was innocent Of breaking the
game laws. The trouble happened last
July. Carter and o'Brien. at the request
Of Game Warden ~simpkins. went to the
OF O'Neili to locate Illegal game
The deputies located one man
and two women having all kinds Of fun
prairie chickens. The man was
quickly gathered into the arms Of the
his gun and ammunition taken from
him and. followed by the faithful dog and
the weeping women, the officers headed
him for O'Neill, and on the way there Is
where the ofHcers got the double cross.
They saw other shooters. and IL was inn
possible TO hold the one they had and catch
the others and It was impossible to hear
the shooting and not do something, so they
went after the other men. First, how
ever, they took the name of the man they
had in custody and his promise to be in
o'Neill the following morning for a hear
ing. He gave the name Of Chris Ernest.
The next morning he failed to show up
and a deputy sheriff. armed with a war
rant, went after him. Ernest was arrested
and brought to town. but the deputies dis
covered that he was not the man they
had arrested. Consequently he was sent
home the following morning.
Last week Carter and 0'Brien were noti-
aed tina they we're the defendants in the
- n -aA 4 ... -, ,aIl1I
and dismissed against O'Brien and the
plaintiff took a thirty-day continuance in
regard to Carter. w. r.. Patrick of South
Omaha is looking after the deputies and
has also secured several convictions in
Sarpy county against illegal hunters. In
the meantime the man who impersonated
Ernest has not been located. His gun is
in the ONCE Of Mr.. slmpkins and attached
to it is a card bearing the inscription,
''Ten dollars reward for the location Of
the owner"
New Cattle Company.
The Kinsman Cattle company has filed ar
ticles of Incorporation with the secretary
Of state. The company has a capital Of $780,
900, and expects to do q general trading
business, including the buying and selling
OF real estate. 1t expects to continue as a
corporation for the next twenty years and
have its headquarters at Sargent, Neb. The
incorporators are @. w. Birrell, Andrew
Morford. Thomas Kinsman. Allen Jewell, e.
r. Brackin, William Clark, w. G. Jewell, s.
P. Holcomb, Robert Johnson, George E..
King, c. A. Hobart, D.. s. ellis, F. T. ellis,
B. B. Brackin. l.. G. jenkins and F. M. Cur
RE. All except the last named are residents
OF Kinsman, o. Mr.. Currie holds forth at
Sargent.
Missouri After Nebraska Land.
Attorney General Prout is in Kansas City
representing the state in the case Of the
Stat" Of Missouri against the State OF Me-
braska, to be tried before Commissioner
Alfred Hazlett Of Beatrice and J. w. Halli-
burton of Carthage, Mo-, appointed by the
United States supreme court. The suit is
over the jurisdiction OF the Island precinct
in Nemaha county. At the time Nebraska
was admitted to the union the main channel
Of the Missouri river, which formed the east
boundary Of the state, changed and flowed
around wha is known as Island precinct,
the distance being about fifteen miles, max
ing a peninsula a half-mile across the neck.
In July, 1867, the channel cut through the
neck, leaving the island on the east side of
u IlNGIs 1hO az Aah0 HAo4aoAAy hhAN0 ~
and is now good land. The river changed
and Missouri claimed the island.
Mrs. Sechrest in Lincoln.
Mrs. AL Sechrest, about whose where
abouts there has been much written re-
Gently, is in Lincoln and has been here for
several days. Mrs. Sechrest stated this
morning that she kept the prosecuting at
torney at Kansas City informed of her
whereabouts and that she had been at Lin
| coin, with the exception Of a few days
spent In Kansas and a short trip to Omaha
| since her alleged suicide. She intends ir
the near future to remove to Omaha oil
Council Bluffs.
reports on school Lands.
In the report Of Land Commissioner Foil
mer now being prepared figures are giveI
for the common school lands, norma
school lands, university lands, agriculture
lands and saline lands. The totals for thu
state are as follows: Acres decided. com
mon school land. 107. 1874; acres sold
2,521. 65; acres leased, 1874, 3S1. 65; rental Of
leases, $237, $50. 80; interest on sale con
tracts, SS1S, 76S.O7; bonuses paid and in
terest on delinquent contracts, SILT
principal on sale contracts, 1851, s27.35
penalty on serving notice on %delinquents
$9O7.3 8 grand total for common schoo
lands, 1927 .2S1.15.
University Lands-Acres decided, 4,197. "a
rental on leases, $5,017; acres leased, 341
interest on sale contracts, $13,9S7.51; bon
uses paid and interest. $192.50; princips
on sale contracts. $26. 334.4S; penalties 70
serving notices on delinquents, $40; tota
$45, 542.29
Agricultural College Lands DECIDE
lands, s14. 504.6 So; rental on leases. s3,673.7 II
interest on sale contracts, Sal .923.39; Dor
uses paid and interest on delinquent cor
tracts. s115.4S: principal on sale contract
S94. Ol5. rs; penalties for serving notices O
delinquents, $3.50: total, s1S9, 754.S7.
The grand total OF all the transaction
relating to the state lands since the aceeI
sion of Mr.. Follmer to the once OF II
land commissioner is 1854. 967.1S. TIL
amount is considerably larger than II
total for the preceding biennium.
University Regents in Session.
The regents Of the State university m,
: in regular session with these present: r,
. gents Calkins. Ernst. ForeH, REMOVER ar
l Teeters, and for the evening session Roger
Rich. 4 number of minor appointment
made since the last meeting, OF the boar
we're reported by the chancellor and al
proved. The finance committee reportG
that II had examined and checked up Il