Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
likelihood. however. that anything will be
done at this meeting.
Ferris Wanted in Kansas.

lkelhooo, however, that anything viii be
done at this meeting.
Ferris mi I'm Kansas.
Lincoln omeers are again requested TO
look up A. Z. Ferris. who was wanted here
something over a year ago because It wa1
believed that MIR. Ferris had succeeded in
getting rid OF some property he didn't own
to some parties that didn't know he didn't
own IL. Ferris was arrested in Omaha and
two Lincoln officers were on hand to bring
him here. He excused himself from the
officers n moment while he changed clothes
at his room on Leavenworth street and
suddenly shot himself. He stated that
rather than suffer disgrace by his arrest he
preferred TO die. He vas removed to a
hospital and during the convalescence
period ESCAPED. The notices the Lincoln au-
thorities received were from Concordia,
Kan, where II is alleged Ferris was up TO
his old tricks. He is said to be wanted at
Nebraska City, where he did the people to
the tune of about 500.
Epidemic of DandeIiOns.
Never before in the history Of American
civilization. according to the oldest inhabi-.
tant. have the dandelions taken such COM
plete possession Of the Nebraska state cap
ital. Not only in the capitol grounds are
these little yellow flowers thicker than fake
kilograms in war times, but the entire city
is overrun with them. An effort was made
to have the state house stenographers give
a dandelion party, at which a prize was to
be awarded to the fastest puller, but the
scheme didn't work. Yesterday afternoon
all the state house j~anitors. armed with
cutlasses' and other discriminating instru-
ments, waged the war and tonight what
was once a waving field of gold is green
clover and such like. The war has extended
into the streets and byways of the town
and every dandelion will lave to come
down and that right shortly.
Faculties for Junior NormaIs.
In a bulletin regarding the Junior nor
NAL schools. issued today by State super-
~intendent Fowler, are named the faculties
of the new schools. They are:
McCook-George H.. Thomas McCook.
principal; A. o. Thomas, Kearney; Cora
o'Connell, Fremont High school: H. e
Bradford; Lincoln, instructors: Mrs. Sarah
Brindley, Columbus, conductor Of model
school.
Holdrege-J. F. Conner, HoldreEe. prin-
cipal; A. J. Mercer, Lincoln; A. A. Reed,
Superior, and c. H. Miller, wahoo, in
structors; Anna Caldwell, Lincoln, conduc.
tor Of model school.
Alliance-W. H. Bartz, Alliance, princi-
pal; c. w. Philpott, Lincoln; s. H. Mar
tin, Rushville, and P. E. Mccoy, Norfolk.
instructors; Nellie Schlee, Hastings, con-
ductor of model school.
North Platte-W. H. Gardner, Auburn,
principal; Joseph Sparks, Aurora; J. C.
Orr. North Platte, and T. A. Butcher
Ashland, instructors; Grace Greves, Ere.
mont, conductor OF model school.
Valentine-R. H. Watson, Valentine
principal; G. A.. Gregory. Crete; E. T.
Magee, Fairmont. and Eva O'SulHvan
South Omaha, instructors; Eleanor LaIly
Lincoln. conductor of model school.
Modern WOOdmen Ask R~ehearinE.
The Modern Woodmen have filed a motion
for a rehearing in the Coleman case which
was recently decided by the supreme court
In the motion the attorneys for the order
take occasion to intimate that the supreme
court took the wrong view Of the law wher
II endorsed the views set forth by Commits.
sioner Ames that fraternal beneficiary as.
sociations have no right to demand better
treatment from the courts than other in.
surance concerns. Commissioner Ames lr
writing the opinion made the statement
that the business of the fraternal companie.
was on the same basis and should be re.
garded in the same, light as the so-callec
old line insurance companies. Tho decision
hinged on the Interpretation of a contract
OF insurance, and the order sought to avoiC
the application of the rules which are ap.
piled to old line companies, claiming tina
the very nature of fraternal companies II
such that they are to be subjected to more
liberal rules of Interpretation. The GROUND
taken in the motion for a rehearing is thai
the beneficiary associations are not. strictly
speaking, insur lnce companies, and have
1
courts. 1t is claimed that there rs an ele.
ment OF brotherhood about the organiza.
ton which makes it a matter of public
policy to exempt these associations from
the ordinary rules.
The decision just handed down by the
court met with a storm of disapproval from
the legal representatives of the many fra
ternal societies operating in the state. Il
is claimed that the decision, II 1t stands
will seriously AFFECT their business.
University Regents Meeting.
The board Of regents of the State uni
versity met yesterday afternoon and de
, MED the request of the interurban railroa,
for a right-of-way through the state farm
1t accepted the resignation of c. S. Lob
; ingier as professor of law; granted certih
} Gates TO thirty-eight members of the med
! ical school, provided for a three year
: course for the law school,, located the new
administration building on the vacant plo
! in front of the library and facing Eleventh
; street. the physics building just west OF tn
! main building and the farm buildings a
staked out by the committee, appointed
, committee TO report upon a location 10
5 the new experimental station In the west
> ern part of the state and H. G. Shedd wa
given a leave of absence from May Is. 100;
to September !. 1904.