Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
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Corn gathering is in progress at the
state farm and great is the crop thereof
About half of the crop has already bees
harvested and is running between 80 10
50 bushels to the acre. The corn Is 1hor-
oughly matured and better than It was
last year or the year before IN thar re-
spect. All of it will gerninate and VIII
make first class corn. The ears. however
are not quite so well filled ont rs last
year, though allowing for difference IN
moisture the yield viii be about the same
This year Prof. Lyons put IN brtWecS
thirty and forty acres. containing thirty
five different varieties. Every ear that
is gathered is carefully examined and IL
found perfect it is thrown III one WaG-
Oh, while if it shows any impcrfcctlons IL
goes into another wagon. When the gram
is finally put in the cribs, the ears are
again carefully examined even down to-
the kernels, and if IL yellow Kernel 10
found on a white ear it is throuWn out. orif
Il white kernel is found on yellow ear Il
is not used for seed. This yield OF 80
bushels to an acre shows the difference
between the yield of corn that Is tended
scientifically and that which is just nj
lowed to grow, together with what DIFF
ference there is in being careful in Sclcct-
ing seed corn.
A policy of economy will be introduced
by Gov. Mickey during his next term
that, consistent with good management
and good government. Will he Il revela-
ton to the taxpayers of NcbraSka- RE
will start out on Il tour Of inspection OF
the various state institutions and every
where that he can he will drop IN em-
ploye from the pay roll. The result Of
this trip probably will be Il change in
the management OF some of the iuStitu.
tons. So far as known definitely these
will retain their places: Warden Beem-
er, of the state penitentiary; Dr.. Greene,
superintendent of the Lincoln asylum;
DR.. kerns, of the Hastings asylum.
Isaac Harris, cOlOred quoted the con.
stitutiOn of the United States to Justice
Greene at Lincoln to prove that he was
as good as white man and had right
to play pool in the Peter Pemmer pool
room, from which he had been elected
The colOred man brought suit to compel
Pemmer to give him cue and Il chance
to make good with it. Pemmcr intro
duced testimony to show that Harris
was not of that class he wanted in his
place Of business and was discharged. it
having been proved that Harris was not
against because of his color.
Since the recent election suggestions
have been constantly reaching the capt.
tai concerning laws to be enacted by the
incoming legislature and amendments ia
old laws already enacted One amend
ment that Will be asked for is that which
makes it mandatory for the university re-
gents to purchase books at cost or rent
them to the students ut q nominal rental.
The statutes at present give the regents
this authority, but for some reason the
regents have not taken up the matteE
and have not carried out the evident III
tent of the law. The only excuse for not
doing so yet advanced by the regents is
that the legislature has never set aside an
appropriation with which to buy the
books. The result has been that thc stu
dents have paid enormous prices for their
books and book dealers III Lincoln have
waXed fat Oh their profits during the
years past n bill will be introduced in
the coming legislature compelling the
regents to secure the books necessary fer
the students, and it will be specifically
stated in the law that the money with
which to purchase the first instaliment
of books shall be taken OFT of the tenn
porary university fund.
According to the sworn statcurrt flied
with the secretary of state it cost fl NJ
Eaton just $1S1.J0 to be elected land
Of this amount 500 was
turned over to the Republican state COM
mittee. Lieut.. Gov. NcGfllon was elect
ed to his old office wiz the expenditure
OF only 500 and that was turned into the
state committee. Morris Brown. who
was elected attorney general. certified
to the secretary Of state that he pa;d nu+
{. total of S447, of which the state com
mttee got 500 and the TEST went ea-L
1ther expenses, including hotel bills TIL
e%rdms, telephone and incidcntg'c II
cost Gov. Mickey just $3.50 in cash be-
SIDE his slceplcss nights to again become
The governor Of Nebraska. He flied his
expense account with the secretary az
state and it shows that the state commit
ee stuck him forjust 500: $50 ne c,avn+o
ne Lancaster committee: $50 to tho poI.
County committee and SO for advortis-
ing and incideHtals.
Former State Treasurer Hill Saturd,v
offered State Treasurer N0rtcusnn q co.
lhed check for $3.S12. 70 in payncut or
Ill that was due on account Of money de
'oSlted by Joseph S. EartIoy. state
reasurer, III defunct Lincoln SAVING.
,ank. Mr.. Mortensen refused to tgLa
ne money for the reason that the 70
,eipt Capt. Hill offered for him to sim
vas tor all money due the state from the
iefunct bank, of which Capt. Hill * th.
ecelyer. The receipt had been drawn
Up by the attorney for Capt. Hin IN ar
Ter that the affairs Of the bank corld no
ettled up, but as there is no rec,rd IN
ne office Of the treasurer to show how.
nuch money was deposited in the bank
ir. MortenSen refused TO give 7 recein-
full, offering to receipt for the aDonnr
aid.
The grand scramble for places nm