Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-09

the new normal school to give a cash do
nation to be used 10 pay the salaries Of
the teachers This will take about $4,000,
but there are many towns that have sig
nined willingness to give even more than
this. This would enable tho school to be
started as soon as the building is secured
and It would probably result in the next
legislature making a larger appropriation
when It convenes, inasmuch as II would
do away with much of the bitterness and
envy that will naturally result among tho
various towns when the school is finally
located.
Game f. Increasing.
Under the protection Of the game laws
Of the state and the enforcement of the
laws all kinds OF game is on the increase
in the state. according to the reports being
received by Game Warden simpkins from
his deputies The average increase in
prairie chickens is estimated by the depu-
ties as at least 25 per cent Lancaster
county reports an increase of 500 per cent
Seward and Nemaha make the same kind
OF reports, while others report an increase
of zoo per cent Among the counties re-
porting the largest increase areI Hamil-
ton. Hall, Cherry, Dawson and Buffalo
Franklin county sent in the only report of
a decrease. This report said the decrease
The same condition of affairs seems also
to prevail in counties where there are
grouse. most Of the observers finding that
there had been a large increase in the num-
ber of these birds. Brown, Cherry end
Frontier counties are credited with an in
crease OF 900 per cent.
The reports on the number Of quail are
OF especial interest from the fact that the
law has protected them from the onslaughts
Of the sportive nimrod for several years
Very few counties report a decrease in the
number, but in the majority Of cases there
has been a substantial increase in the
number noticed by observers. Dawson
county heads the list with an increase in
the number Of quails, amounting to 500 per
cent for the year or more in which OBJ
servations were carried on. Frontier and
Buffalo counties have added to their stocks
of quails to the extent of 300 per cent.
while the percentage of increase in other
counties averages about so per cent with
several claiming 100 per cent. One Ian
caster county observer reported a decrease
OF 10 per cent, while another stated that
he did not know. The largest decrease in
the number Of quails is reported from
Nuckolls county, where only one observer
made any report on this item, finding that
this species had fallen of 30 per cent. The
two Thayer county observers claim that
the same ratio of decrease has been no
ticed in that county.
The report made to the game warden
shows that the loss resulting from cold
weather is very small, only few counties
reporting any loss due to this cause. One
Thayer county observer reported that 90
per cent had frozen. but his fellow OBJ
server reported 20 per cent.
One of the observers from Hamilton
county reports loss of 50 per cent, while
the same percentage Of loss is reported
from Lancaster county. but in each case
the loss was noticed by only one observer.
Platte, Pierce and Seward counties make
the same returns on losses from this cause
although in each case but one observer
has noticed It,
1t is probable that more accurate returns
on this item will be received next year.
for hunters generally will pay more at
tention to quail. uince the law protecting
auails expires this year and quails may be
killed from November l to November 80.