Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-25

operation the first Monday In December.
when the total attendance at Kearney will
reach more than 400, according to the esti-
mate made by Principal Thomas today.
The board allowed a large number of
claims for salaries, and for coal. supplies
and furnishings for new buildings.
The Kearney building has not yet been
completed, although 1t has been under way
for nearly two years. The board decided
to withhold the warrants until the struc-
ture is actually done The board adjourned
to meet at Kearney, December %, to ac-
cept the building If 1t is then completed.
Principal Thomas said that it will be fin
ished in ten more days, only finishing
touches being necessary. The board had
scheduled the present meeting at York, but
at the last moment changed it TO Lincoln
on account of the serious Illness of Mrs
Childs. the wife of the York member.
Painting Bertha Sought in Chicago.
Today Governor Mickey issued his ex-
ecutive warrant for Painting Bertha. alias
Bertha IAebbeke on the requisition of the
Illinois authorities, who want to take the
woman back to Chicago to face the charge
Of having stolen a $3.50 fur coat from Mar
shall Field & Co. in October, 1904.
The Chicago police give eight OF the
names by which the woman is known
Bertha Liebbeke, Bertha Siegel, Bessie
Miller. Nellie Cramer Carrie Jones, Bessie
Norman, Painting Bertha and Jennie J.
Wilson.
Much NOtariaI Business.
Secretary of State Galusha believes that
, the largest item in the business of his Of
| flee is the issuance of notarial commits
/ sions. From twenty TO twenty-five letters
/ a day relative to the notarial commissions
are received. Sometimes more than one
/ letter is needed to induce the applicant to
! put his petition in the proper form These
commissions make considerable demands
on the governors time also. since he is
/ obliged TO sign them.
Department. of Commerce..
l Today the State Board OF Education
voted to create a new department of COM
merce at Peru in conformity with the rec
ommendation of the State Bankers asso-
| citation. and w. N. Delzell of Lincoln was
elected to take charge OF 1t. Such a de-
| partment recently established at Kearney
has proved itself so popular that the board
| considered It advisable to similarly equip
! the other normal 1t is proposed in this
| department 10 give the students a general
! and comprehensive insight into the theory
| OF commerce and allied subjects In order
| that they may be equipped to teach the
| subject In high schools, which are mod
! ernzing their curriculums.
The board elected Miss Mamie MUTT of
| Valentine assistant critic teacher in the
model school at Peru and Miss Nellie May
! Schlee of Lincoln member OF the faculty
| OF the same school The latter Is now at
! Columbia university training school for
teachers, but will return at the call Of the
/ board
RequisitiOn for Two.
Governor Mickey this afternoon issued a
requisition on the Colorado authorities for
the return to Buffalo county Of f. w
| Gilett and w. B. Warner. alias Cook
brothers, wanted for forging and utterins
a SIS draft at Kearney, The men are I'M
| der arrest at Denver.
Jailed for Borrowing from Drunk.
Today Charles NJ. Barrett was arraigned
in the police court on the charge OF having
! borrowed $1,000 from John Dore, a Davey
farmer, while the two men were intoxi-
| Gated Recently Dore came to town for
a nip and soon found the conviviaI com
partnership OF Barrett. While in their cups
Dore bethought himself OF the fine thing
It would be 10 set Barrett up in the horse
business. ana he promptly mortgaged his
farm for $1,000, which he turned over to
his companion.
Dore went home and sobered up to dis