Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-14
ANXIOUS TO PURCHASE LAND
REV. HILLS IS ONLY OUT on PAROLE
Arrangements BEING Perfected for
state G. a. y. Reunion. which f.
TO ne HELD IN Hastings
september $.
TrOm a stan correspondent.l


Rrom a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. 13.-(speciaL)7Many oc-
cupants Of state school land in Nebraska
are anxious to transform their lease con-
tracts into sale contracts and thus become
owners Of the land. A large number Of ap-
plications for permission TO do this have
been presented to the state Board OF Edu-
e~atlonai Lands and Funds and will be taken
up for consideration At an adjourned meet
ing next Tuesday.
The land occupants realize that farming
or stoekraisins in Nebraska Is a safe prop
psition, and hosts OF those who have leased
land know that It IL cheaper for them to
buy the land At a fair appraised value than
pay the required s per cent and probable
bounty for merely temporary possession.
Only those persons who own leases taken
out prior 70 1897 may purchase the land
Under the cid law a lease contract cou'd
Be converted into a sale contract at any
time, provided the appraised valuation and
equal price offered net the approval Of the
board. The legislature Of 1897. however.
enacted a law taking this privilege out
Of all future lease contracts. Thoss In force
prior to that time still stand good and may
be 50 converted with the approval Of the
board.
The IDEA Of the legislature was to keep
Che land IN the possession Of the state.
for Il is conceded that more can be real
iEed from It By leasing it than by selling.
Hn1s Only Paroled.
Il ives explained In the governors once
today that executive clemsney was extended
TO Rowland p. Hills, the ministerial blga-
amist Of Washington county. largely be-
cause Of the fact that he admitted on the
stand when testifying in his own behalf
that he married his first wife in England
and thought because the eremon was
secretly performed and In parish In which
neither Of them resided. that II was invalid.
OF no legal force or effect. Hills has been
paroled and not pardoned, but he enjoys
full freedom with the single restriction that
he must not go beyond the boundary lines
of the state. The ordinary conditions OF a
parole are that the beneficiary shall con-
duct himself In = law-abiding manner and
report regularly TO his employer, who must
IN turn nle monthly reports with the gov
ernor.
L A. Williams. editor Of the Blair Pilot.
win act a. sponsor and employer for Hills.
Mr.. Williams was responsible for securing
bis liberation, and declares that he has work
FOR him 70 perform, Hills began suit for
divorce from his nrst wife several weeks
ago, while stpi a convict, and II may be
that he now attends to make the second
marriage legal.
II was sitting IN the executive once last
Saturday when the thought occurred to me
that ! might succeed IN getting Hills out
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Williams today. x noticed the governor was
not busy and went in to talk to him about
the case. told him the story from be-
Ginning to end and soon had a favorable
decision"
HIS defense In the prosecution was
mat as the marriage was secretly performed
IA q foreign parish II was not binding upon
him and under this impression. he thought
y unnecessary TO be divorced before mar
Pytng . second time. L
sstsiat asaay for heshson.
Department COMMANDER Steele and AS
sistAnt Adiutant General Howe held a con-
ference IN fhis city tonight regarding the
progress made in the arrangements for the
forthcoming reunion Of the Grand Army
men Of the state. which will be held At
Hastings Tor six days beginning September
g. The speaking program has not been
completed. but enough men Of prominence
have already given assurance that they
win equal u not s4ceed the usual stand
ard,
A rate Of one fare for the round trip will
prevail on al railroadEson September 8, .
and 10. VITA ticket good until September Is.
Where the local one way fare Is less than So
the half rate will prevail from September
Ito IL
The department omcials have made the
following stan appointments: Chief Muster
ing omcer, s.. D. Davis. Post 81. WILDER;
legislative committee. Ito iii vacancy), J.
H.. Culver OF Post IS. Milford, and Chief
Trdmpter O. c. Bell OF Post Is, Lincoln;
htds-de-camp. J. NJ. strayer. Seward; H. NJ.
Carpenter. Hastlng; c. l. Fowler
Steele City; A. r. Wilson. Heb
rom ?, II. schwab. Sutton; w. J. Blystons.
lincoln; n. =. Bense. osceola; Jesse N
Moon. Ashland; u. Reisenger, York; o. z.
Bishop, Blue Springs: d. +. Fisher, Fair
Ae.d; A. W. bu1in. Tecumseh; L. p. Luce.
Hubbell; George DeTenple, Blair; w. r.
Roberts, Superior: J. s. cookus, Crete; Alex
Brady. Baden; J. w. Clark, Davenport:
Lane Rice. Lexington; A. b. Dickson, Elm
woods JssA Lindsey. Niobrara; w. H. Lee,
Hhfckieys J. .. Brown. Burchard: Chester
Norton, Bloomfield; Elias Gilmore, Omaha;
n J. Hasay. Hardy; R. T, Fried. Randolph.
wynore Bntterx sheets Captain.
The wymore battery OF light artillery now
has . duly elected commanding onncer. He
Is Samuel =. Yoder. iormerly lieutenant
and acting captain. Ths vote OF the com
paSS. which was eanvassed by the adjutant
general today. was IS follows; YodeF, Is;
G. ". Garrison. /; Arthur A. Murdoch. l..
The last named Il . son Of former Captain
Murdoch. There has been considerable strife
In this company over the election OF A
captain, It being claimed BY Captain Mur-
deck that the adtutant general and the
governor were not acting fairly With him.
Untn recently he was q candidate for re-
election but the opposition developed so
strensly that ne ~ithdrew and took no
AartA>F active paFs In the asht.
Hasue Feed Permits.
Deputy Food Commissioner Bassett has
issued licenses under the pure food law to
the following persons OF corporations: