Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-22
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| said Saturday that he had never for
moment considered allowing Barker to
| no his own hangman, but that i'll con-
yersation with Il reporter the matter had
been mentioned casually. This. together
| with the known aversion Mr.. Beemer has
| to executions in the penitentary, to-
| pether with the imagination OF the re-
porter. caused the publication of stories
all over the United States that the war
den of the Nebraska penitentlary intend
| ed to force a condemned man to coming
| suicide. In the meantime, Judge Hamer-
| attorney for Barker. believes the con-
demned man is insane, and this belet ls-
| shared by Warden Beemer. Judge Ha-
mer intends to appeal to the district
court for IL hearing before jury ON the
question of the mans sanity. According
| TO the statutes Warden Beemer must
| sign the request for the hearing, but II
| does not say another party cannot sign
| tie appeal
According to reports being received by
| Prof. Bruner. of the state university, Sc
rious damage has been done to the wheat
crop by the Hessian fly. 1t is stated
| that the development of the plant has
| shown the ravages of the insect i'll MANY
| instances where fields We're believed tG-
have been immune The most common
indication is the Topped head the boring
of the fly through the stalk causing -
to bend. Prof Bruner made the follow
ing statement: "Iiessian flies are wOrh
| ing in the southern and central section
of the state and have done damage as ia
west as Kearney. 1t is difficult to teB
at this time just what damage has beer
done, but from reports received from va
rious sections l judge that it will b.
extensive. Most of the reports of dam
age have come from York, Saline, Filk
more and Clay Counties"
Assistant Director Murphy, of thv
United States photographic bureau, wa
in Lincoln consulting with Secretar:'
Dobson, of the state board of irrigation
He stated that there are ten Cnites
States gauging stations III Nebraska. The
bureau has 600 scattered through the
various states of the union. The wori
of the stations is regarded as especially
important in the irrigated sections, bu
elsewhere they serve to keep flood rec
Ords and secure other valuable data. The
present practice is to employ an observ
er at each station, but Mr.. Murphy said
that the department is making eXper5
ments with automatic registers which
will dispense with this supervision. He
Is making 4 tour of the stations.
Gov. Mickey, the state officials, Chan
cellOr Andrews, of the state university
and Mayor Brown, Of Lincoln, eXtendeGi
an enthusiastic greeting to one of the
most unique excursions that ever visited
the Capital City. A crowd of 1,5O0 citi-
zens of Burt County came to Lincoln
Most of them were school chlluren--
County Superintendent Brookings had
charge of the excursionists and the object
Of the trip was to enlarge the views of
the young people in regard to the state
and its institutions.
The city of Lincoln is doing itself
proud for the Postmasters' Association
this week. The entertainment committee
has raked up seventy-hve automobiles
and in these the postmasters will be tax
en- over the village and the exciting and
interesting points will be shown them
Besides this ride there will be banquets,
theaters, speeches and other entertain-
ment galore. The association holds forth
from June II to Il. and the railroads
have offered reduced rates
Union College has some adjuncts to it's
educational institution upon which it
does not want to pay taxes, consequently
it has fled a protest with the Lancaster
County board of equalization at Lincoln
The property which has been assessed
consists Of tailor shop. farm equipment
and printing office The college claims
that the money derived from these goes
into the college treasury and is used for
educational purposes and not for profit
There were filed at the state house
Thursday afternoon articles of incOrpora--
ton of Il new fraternal beneficiary order.
growing out Of the troubles of the Mae
cabees. Its headquarters are at Grand
Island, which was the home of the
Western Maccabees. which order was re-
Gently enjoined in Judge COrnish's court
at the instance of the Knights of tie.
Maccabees.
State Superintendent McBrien saif
Thursday that the awakening in rural
school. matters is one of the most re-.
things in the recent history of
the state. He estimates that fully 1900
young people VIII De graduated from the
country schools this year. A bout two
thirds of them are girls. and the average
age is 10. He has engagements to at
tend several of the graduating ceremo-
MES which are usually held in the princi-
pal town in each county.
The state board of education has indi-
Gated to the Western Electrical Com.
pany, of Omaha. that it would have 10.
comply with its bid to furnish equipment
at the kearney normal for $1,000 or for
felt the deposit of $500 The company
notified the architect that the contract
price was $500, about $500 in excess
Of the Lid price.
The state board of public lands an6t
has made a contract with the
Norfolk Electric Light and Power Com
pany to light the new asylum at thar
place.
Adjt. Gen. Culver, Col. Mcdonald and,
Storch expect to attend the meeting Of
he Interstate National