Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21

spread attention from those interested in
poultry.
There is an interesting display Of in
cubators and breeders also. three OF the
most elaborate exhibits being from this
state. The Standard Incubator company.
from Avoca. the Sure Hatch Incubator com,
pany Of Clay Center and Mr.. J.. NJ. Day
Of Lincoln all have Nebraska incubators
to show. The Cyphers incubator Of Buff
falo also. has a good exhibit.
The pet stock exhibit is running over
this year and Is one Of the centers Of at
traction. especially for the young people.
II includes all the varieties Of pigeons,
rabbits. Belgian hares and a firm selling
vaccine has an exhibit OF guinea pigs.
Governor Makes Appointments.
Editor Lou Frazer Of the Fairmon,
Chronicle was this afternoon chosen sec
rotary Of the State Printing beard. l.
A. Williams has held the ONCE for the
last two years and It was reported this
Afternoon that he was not a candidate for
reappointment.
Governor Mickey this afternoon appointed
Mrs. Sohus as superintendent and Mrs.
William Faulkner as matron at the Home
Of the Friendiess. These two have held
h'tN BNoAAiOhn " Nut ldoI tNO Years ana
though a campaign was conducted against
Mrs. sohus the governor said he believed
she had done her duty and deserved reap
pointment.
Simpkins Believed n winner.
A Boone county delegation waited on
Governor Mickey today, importuning him to
appoint Deputy Game Warden Mcconnell
as state game warden. The governor has
the matter under advisement. but while he
Is non-committal, It is understood there Is
no doubt of the reappointment Of the pres
ent state game warden, George B. Simp-
kins q Lincoln.
The last legislature created this Office.
II provided that the game warden shall
have two paid deputies. In pursuance
thereto Game Warden slmpkins appointed
Mr.. Mcconnell OF Boone county and Mr..
Carter Of North Platte. The Boone county
people protest that Mcconnell was never
called on fer anything but local work, for
which he received no pay, while Carter
drew a regular salary.
This is said to be the basis OF the move
ment to supplant Ssimpkins with Mcconnell.
state Board of Agriculture.
The State Board OF Agriculture formally
convened today in the university chapel.
- inv bboAu haNN bttu u I " n
for two days preparing their reports to be
submitted at this convention.
The annual report of Secretary Furnas
was submitted this afternoon. II shows
total receipts for the year OF something
over $3S 900, OF which there remains a bal
ance unexpended of almost $1,000. There
was expended in improvements upon the
grounds during the past year, over and
above the state appropriation, a little over
$4,000. that the salaries Of officers Of the
society ran almost to $4,000. and that the
society has paid scientists some 81, 900 for
services rendered by them during the past
thirteen years.
Secretary Furnas takes the ground that
the fairs of the state association are in
tended to be instructive, and that nothing
that Is not of that character should be per-
mitted on the grounds. At present the
management is compelled to give place to
an aggregation Of sidesbows and fakes that
are Of no value as educators, in order to
make both ends meet and that II will prob
ably be compelled to admit them until the
legislature relieves It of that necessity.
The report deals with the inadequate
means provided for the collection of accu-
rate statistics concerning Nebraska crops,
and suggests that precinct assessors be
compelled by severe penalties for failure to
obtain and place on file statistics such as
will afford O truthful conception Of the
yield of the state and the acreage under
cultivation. 1t directs attention to the wide
variance in various estimates Of crops and
acreage during the past year, and will sub
NIT figures prepared by Secretary Furnas
bearing on those points. According to Sec
rotary Furnas, the corn crop of the past
year in Nebraska was Just a little below
ON mn nm bVahaIu that of uiOtnr wheat
about As, 900, 900 bushels. OF spring wheat
about 1900, 900 bushels, OF oats about 47.COO.-
900, of rye almost II, 600, 900, Of barley some
thing over 1000, 900 bushels, Of potatoes
I nearly 5000. 900 bushels, of hay over 3.000,-
900 tons and of alfalfa almost 1,000, 900 tons.
Nearly -, 900 acres were devoted to sugar
beet culture. yielding over 100000 tons OF
beets and over %. 5000, 900 pounds of sugar.
The premium revision committee has de-
cided to recommend that the list be made
to provide a class for Nebraska bred ami
mails. with proper precautions to prevent
a duplication OF premiums, and that the
mature corn show at the state fair be aban-
doned for the winter corn show. the pre-
mIums for the latter to be provided by the
state Board Of Agriculture, while the ex-
hibit is made under the auspices of the Corn
Improvers' association.
Supreme Court ProceeuihES'
Tho following causes we're argued and
submitted in the supreme court OF Ne
braska January 20, 1908:
'Sturdevant against Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank OF Rushvile; Bank or Miller
against Richmon McNerny. against Hub,
bard, Inglehart against LUZ, state ex rel
Young against Royse. National Aid Asso,
citation against Brachter. First National
Rank OF Greenwood against Wilbern' west
ern Travellers Accident Association against
Holbrook. Harker against Burbank, Len
mer against Horton. Western. Union Tele-
graph Company against Wakefield, Men
singer against Steiner-Medinger Company
STANDBY against Clay. Robinson & Co;
STANDBY against Clay, Robinson y co.
Cady Lumber Company against Greater
America Exposition. Cady Lumber Com
many against Greater America Exposition,
Omaha oil and Paint Company against
Greater America Exposition, Zabriskie
against Greater America Exposition. Cady
Lumber Company against Greater America
Fxposition, Cady LImber Company against
Greater America Exposition, Cady lumber
Company against Greater America ENpost-
ton, Cady Lumber Company against
Greater America Exposition. Chamherlain
against Chamberlain Ranking House. Hal
sex against Chicago. BURLINGTON & Quincy
Railroad Company: Matoushek against