Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-27
GETTING READY FOR FAIR
Workmen Busy Putting Grounds and
Buildings in Condition.
MONEY FOR SPANISH WAR SOLDIERS
state omcers 20 Testify Next Week
in Tax Case Brought in Federal
Court by the Railroad
Companies.
NONEY EOR SPANISH WAR SOLDIERS
From a stan Correspondent

" rom a stan COrT spOndeut.l
LINCOLN, Aug. 26.-(special) -workmsn
are busy at the state fair grounds putting
things In shape for the coming fair, when
begins September 4 one OF the latest at
fractions booked by Secretary Bassett is
the lgorrotes, who will be brought here by
Dr. Hunt, governor Of Bontoc in the Phil
ippines. These people will reach Lincoln
several days in advance Of the opening of
the fair and will give a few dinners and
banquets with dog meat as the principal
dish for the edihcation Of the natives
The speed program has been about com
pleted and the entries are as follows:
rTrotting, 2:z7 class: Genuine. g. g. Tom
pennlson. Omaha; Mac Conqueror, b. g..
J. u. Dentz, Beatrice; Mabel L. b. m, ]. w.
Lash, auburn; Joseph ID 5 s., Frank
Cowan, Red oak, Ia; Clear Drift, ch T.,
n. NJ Whitmer, Omaha; Burley, s. g., A.
TrottinR. 2:23 class: Mesmerism, b. g., H
y. Bennett, Lincoln; Mabel L, b. m, j. w.
Lash, Auburn; Baron Allerton, f. Poffen-
don. Independence. Kan; Sidney's Nam
brine; j. NJ Doyle, St. Joseph. Mo.
PoHenbarger, Omaha; Winnie Blake, blk.
m, J. W Anderson, Des Moines. Ia Drift
Away, b. s. w. j. Roberts, Red Oak la
Red Van, b. s, f. A. Hart, Lincoln.
IPaclng 2:22 class; Dutch. b. g, c. w.
ysy sromS6aPns MdfoTa IF Vincent &C. foR b. f h
Richard Bowen, Filley; Major Bob b. h.,
Dr. s. II. J. Van Writ PelIa. la la G Bonnie
Sweet S OT Sis n Mc Sands Grand oisio, Island
Ria :. M a. wanf, ST. Eo joseph. h ainoon
Pacing, 2:l7 class: s. S. AL br. s.. John
Patterson, Lincoln; Hazel r, oh. m, A. W.
Gordon, Independence, Kan; Allan a Dale.
Rebar, b. g. Eser r. WFiflGa ams6n Ia ,a DT:
Pilotelle, br. m, r. J. Flick, Lincoln; Nina
s,,, Russell T,sf' br. m, 3. Z; Latta, Tekamah;
Harry, Mount, jr, F. fitzpatrick, Rcd
Free-for-all pace, 8-year- olds: Billy Seal.
p. s., James WEness, St Joseph. Mo;
Lincoln Sweet King, II Mcclure e. H II IS aGn
Miner, Ill; Hellina Morgan ]. w Barnett,
Ggiales6urg, IL; Miranda, b. m, Scott Wall,
Free -for-all pace Lady Knapp b. NJ,
G Gob L. Hooper LinG9ln; Spill b. g. Fred
Greer, Lincoln; Stranger Q, Joe Barnett It,
GGale,sbgrg, H.; Tony W. w. H. Grow ST
The .2:8O S-year-old trot is declared off.
Inc Inc closing CLOS time for entries In the 20
To take tie T place e. Of The i" ESQ s-year-oId
trot there will be 212 pace purse $500.
Entries should be addressed to s. c. Bas-
sett, secretary, Lincoln, Neb.
Back Pay for Soldiers.
The names of the Nebraska soldiers of
the Spanish American war to whom money
Is due from the government have been re-
Ca!ved by the governor, and upon his re-
turn to the state Adjutant General Culver
va attend to the distribution of the same.
This will be small work, as many of the
gtldiRTg have ba AZ nd
ol7eNhero and many of them have already
clswered the last roll call.
Uinshnw Talks to Old Soldiers.
CONGRESSMAN Hinshaw was in Lincoln last
II! ut ouroutc home from Beaver Cross
81. Seward county where he delivered n
gpo'ch that day at the meeting of the old
sctte!s United States Senator Burkett F.
q. Edsgi and Charles Sloan also spike.
An immense crowd was present and the
meeting vas success in every particular.
Normal Board Monday Night.
The state Normal board will meet in the
on,co OF state Superintendent McBrien next
Monday evening. 1t is probable the COM
niittee to look after the text books will
report at that meeting, while other routine
matters will be discussed.
Good Investment for state.
State Treasurer Mortensen has received
WORD that next week Seward county will
send in portion of the 100000 issue OF
bonds voted to erect a new court house
and that later all of the bonds, with the
exception of few thousand dollars, will
be sold to the state treasurer The bonds
are per cent optional. They will be bought
for the permanent school fund.
state Officers TO Testify.
Governor Mickey and State Treasurer
Mortensen will go to Omaha next week to
testify in the railroad tax suit, which will
be resumed at that time. These members
of the State Board of Assessment and
Equalization will go as witnesses for the
state to tell by what means they arrived
at the valuation of the Union Pacific and
Burlington railroads.
Municipal Lighting Plant Completed.
Next Thursday night Lincolns municipal
lighting plant will be started for it's ini-
tial test. The contractors who are doing
the pole wiring are almost through the fob