Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-02

bas lyon+ state Treasurer Mortensen busy
irvine, 70 find investments The total Of the
trust funds November /, 1904, amounted to
sc 293 6g1 .O2 while at the present time the
funds aggregate $6,737 176,49. The fund Is
composed of bonds of all kinds to the
amount of "a, 592, 5000 and warrants to the
amount of 81, ,O26.19. During the last
eleven months the amount OF bonds pur-
chased by the treasurer amount to SlS,2n.4S
and warrants purchased amount to $22l'-
1880.
Court BaiIin Injured.
Frank Coleman, bailin in the supreme
court, while piling some records in the
vault of the court room, received severe
injuries by the falling off the step ladder
upon which he was standing. His race
was badly cut and he was rendered I'M
conscious by the fall An ambulance was
called and ne was taken to the city hos
pital 1t is not believed his injuries are
serious. Mr.. Coleman resides in Omaha
May Sue Lincoln school District.
A movement is on foot to recover from
the school district of Lincoln some $4,000
or $4,000 alleged to be due the state, be-
cause in years past Lincoln census takers
have enumerated students attending the
State university as residents of Lincoln
and thus received many thousands of dol
lars of the semi-annuaf school apportion-
ments to which the district was not en-
titled.
Just how much money the Lincoln school
district has managed to get from the state
through this manner of taking the census
is not known at this time and neither Is
1t known just how many students attend
ing the State university have been enumer-
of nv
to find out, as the record of the census car
easily be compared with the names Of the
students and thus it can be learned how
many of those enumerated were residents
OF Lincoln.
While it is a fact that the legal depart
ment of the state is looking into the matter
no statement could be obtained when the
suit would be filed. There is no doubt
however, that an effort will be made
through the courts to make Lincoln dis
gorge, providede an investigation brings out
the facts as they are now understood to
be.
The attention was directed to this little
alleged graft on the part of the school
officers of Lincoln because the school board
when its members received an opinion
from the attorney general that they could
not enumerate the university students, i'm
mediately notified the state officers and
employees who vote elsewhere than Lincoln
that they would be compelled TO pay
tuition at the rate of 81 a month for the
grade school per child and SIS a semester
for the High school, While 1t looks prob
able that the state officers will have to pay
IT looks probable also that the school dis
trict of Lincoln will certainly lose by the
action OF the board and the state will be
the gamer
Chndren's Corn show.
Deputy Superintendent Bishops corn
show, to be given in Lincoln at the state
farm December IA and 49, In which 5OC
school boys will compete for prizes fol-
raising the best corn and as many girls
as desire may compete for prizes for cook
ing is attracting much attention not only
in Nebraska but in other states. The State
Board of Agriculture has contributed $40
to the enterprise. It is the intention at this
show to organize a state society of agri
culture to be composed Of school boys
Already county and district societies are
( being organized and others are to bS
organized during the month. The date
set for organizing are as follows: Pawne'
| county, at Pawnee City, Saturday
Jefferson county. at Fairbury, No
NemDeT o. Gay county, AT clay center
November 3; Stanton county, at Stanton
1 November l6; Valley county. at Ord. No
vember p; Merrick county, at Central City
| November p; Hamilton county, at Aurora
| November q; Seward county at Seward
November "a; York county, at York, No
/ vember Is; Webster county at Red Cloud
/ November 80; Otoe county, at Syracuse De
! cember 2: Fillmore county, at Geneva
! December 8; Lancaster county, at Lincoln
! December 9.
The propositions from business men anC
wholesale dealers TO OFFER prizes are coming
| in rapidly and there will be prizes II
abundance, most of which will be som,
kind Of farm implement. One firm Offered
TO give a coffin. but this proposition wa
| declined and the manufacturers then aske,
TO be allowed TO donate cash. and thi
was accepted
| Burkett stands Up for Nebraska.
Senator Burkett made an announcement
| extraordinary last night during a CONVEX
sation with George w. Berge which viii
be received with applause by every Ne
braska author and which in the end will
| no doubt cause Senator Burkstt TO enlarg