Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-15

of the year will not find thing, in the
same condition they did two years ago.
all ready for the start. This Is because
the last legislature authorized the >ecre-
tary of state to spend not more than
$1,000 in getting ready for the session.
the remainder of the purchasing To Toe
done by the legislators themselves. This
$1,000 will not 90 very far. The bill files
for the house and senate will cost be-
tween 5000 and $500 and these have to
be ordered in advance of the session be
cause they have TO be manufactured and
cannot be bought OH short notice. The
dOckets for the records also will have
20 be ordered. as they have 10 be manu-
featured. This will take most all of the
81 900 and there will be nothing left with
which to pay for labor in fixing up the
two chambers. \ considerable quaint
~ of inkwells. pencils, etc, were left
over from the last session, but not near
enough to 20 around. 50 many Of the
desks will be barren when they are taken
possession of by the legislators.
Bank Examiner Whittemore has made
his official report to the state banking
board of the condition of the EikhorH
Valley Bank mt O'Neil and this will be-
followed by an application for the ap-
pOntment of Il receiver. The report NH
not be made public at this tine. for the
reason that in the opinion of Attorney
General Prout such publication would
hamper the work of settling up the at
fairs of the bank and the names of some
individuals are used i'll the report that il
is not deemed eXpedient at this time TO
give TO the public. The official report,
however, does not differ materially from
the reports of the condition of the bank
us already published. The $4,000 worth
of notes found by the examiner that he ut
first reported as being apparently worth
less are worth something. Some of the
notes are new ones and are not yet due.
Many Of these notes, it is safe to say.
can be realized on for the benefit of the
depositOrs. but to what extent is not
known. No cash. other than the TEN cop
per cents, has been found.
At Il meeting of the state board OF com
promise at Lincoln. at which was dis
cussed the BARLEY bOndsmen case. Attor-
ney General Prout read q history of the
litigation and closed by recommending
that the board settle the matter. While
board, it is understood that the bonds
men are willing to pay the court costs OF
the suit 1t has been learned by the
board members that W. \. Paxton has
spent Il large sum fighting the case. 1t
was told a member of the board that Mr.
Paxton gave his wife and son each 500
600 and kept 100000 himself Since
the suit began it is said he has spent
100000 in defending the suit and in
other ways, and that a judgment would
be vaueless. 1t has been reported to the
board that if it fails to compromise the
suit the bOndsmen expect to go through
bankruptcy.
The semi-annual report of the auditor
hied with Gov. Mickey Saturday, shows
the warrant Indebtedness of the state
to be $2,342919.G1. or an increase dur
ing the last two years of $333, 6J09S
One year ago the outstanding warrant in
debtedness was $2.2G3. 1772f. The in
crease i'll the warrant Indebtedness was
occasiOncd by the warrants issued for
the payment of the permanent improve
ments as authorized by the last lcgisla-
ture and by the inadequacy of the old
revenue law to bring in sufficient money
lions. At the present time the warrants
out against the general fund amount 10
g. 253 ,4O1.92 and against the temporary
university fund $S1 ,003.99.
Chief Clerk Hartley, Of the office Of
he state superintendent of public in
struction, is compiling statistics for the
biennial report of that department and
figuring up the number of school children
in the state in order to apportiOn out the
school money to the various districts.
Douglas County at this time, according
to the report of the county superintcnd-
emf, has 1858. At the close Of the
school year Douglas County had expend-
ed for school purposes for the year
$3.50, 301. 10. Last year there was cX-
pended in all the districts of the stare
$4,517 ,229.46 or there was spent in
Douglas County 16 % per cent of all
the money that was spent in the entire
state.
Rev. W. X. Williams, chaplain of the
state penitentiary, has resigned his posi-
ton and the place is now vacant. The
resignation was rendered to Gov. Mickey
some days ago. but was not made pub
lie 1t is probable that Rev. z. c. John
son. of Tecumseh. will be appointed to
fill the vacancy. Rev. Mr.. Johnson is an
old-time preacher and stands high in
Methodist circles. He is an old soldier
and is at present without q charge. 1t is
understood that he was formerly pastor
of one of Gov Mickey's churches.
Ten of the j17 state banks under the
jurisdiction of the state banking board
have neglected to file reports of their con-
dition at the close of business Nov. 10,
as called for by the secretary of the
board several weeks ago, and the presen-
tation of the report of the secretary to
the members of the board is delayed IN
til they can be obtained. The penalty
for delinquency probably will be en-
forced.
Secretary Luddcn, of the State Poul-
trv Association. IS sending out TO poultry
fluciers the list of premiums To be
be, awarded at the coming poultry show =