Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-01

had surplus OF 73,294,753 bushels OF small L
grain and 1901 tons Of hay. which repre-
sents an approximate value Of S45,0Oo,0Oo.
The total shipments Of corn, 45,OSl.4Oe BUSH
els, is equivalent to 10 per cent Of the |
total corn crop of 1904. and is an increase
Of 100000 bushels over the shipments of |
1903, showing that the farmers Of Nebraska |
are becoming greater exporters Of the king !
cereal each year. The shipments Of wheat, |
l9.6T7.n2 bushels, is equal to 81 per cent |
OF the wheat crop of 1904 The shipments |
OF oats are equal to 10 per cent Of the crop |
of 1904 the barley shipments Is per cent
and the rye shipments equal Just one-half
the total production Of last year, while the
shipments OF hay equal 13 per cent.
The table shows Cass county TO rank
first in the shipment of corn, having
shipped 3,513125 bushels, while Saunders
county is a close second with 3,2249OS bush
els In wheat shipments Phelps county
leads with 1,61l, 1888 bushels, Furnas county
is second with 1,3S5,S33 bushels to its
credit Cedar county leads in oats with
1.H9,O52 bushels, while Knox county Is
second with 1,OS5,O63 bushels. Cedar county
also leads in barley shipments, its ship
ments tot1ling 1910 bushels, while From
tier county ranks first In rye shipments
! with 117,62O bushels. Holt county shipped
| l3,b42 tons OF nay NuelSbS ioihAh5 i'iSN'
New Banks Incorporated.
The state Banking board yesterday even
| ing granted the right to do business to
| four interpretations and at the rate appli-
| cations are being received Secretary Royce
! predicts that Nebra ska will have 500 banks
before the end of the year Following are
the banks which were licensed yesterday:
Bank of Taylor. Loup county, capital,
| $40 600. incorporatofs, ]. NJ. Conrad, William
l. McMullen and Cora NJ. McMulI5n. Ex-
change bank, Wilcox, Kenrney county,
| capital $4,000; incorporators, D. e. Shell
| ter. c. w. Gishwiller, E. NJ. Crannell, ].
II. Jordon. Citizens State bank, Orchard.
Antelope county; capital paid up, $4,000;
authorized, $4,000; incorporators, c. T. An
son, A. ]. Stonebraker, William Davidson,
e. c. Rector, w. H. Stocker. Wilsonvile
state bank, capital, $4,000; incorporators'
C. E. Peirce, L. NJ. Perce and p. NJ. Peirce.
This bank heretofore has been private
| institution.
Grand Island Funds Debt.
Auditor Searle has just received for reg
lister $4,000 funding bonds issued by the
city of Grand island. The bonds run
twenty :'ears at Az per cent. The records
in the auditors office show that this is a
great year for the issuanSs of bonds, a
put in their own light plants and water
works system. Since November there have
beea registered bonds to the amount Of
$500 900 and there are 100000 more in sight.
Phelps County Shows Increase.
Phelps county has come to the front in
great shape in the matter of assessment,
doing SO well that Secretary Bennett has
written the county assessor a letter COM
plimenting him on his work. The increase
in the assessment this year over last year
was S161,OOO.
Voting Machine Commission.
r. B. Carter, C. ]. Anderson and w. E
Taylor of Omaha were this afternoon ap-
pointed members of the commission to pass
! on voting machines, each of the state off,
) GERS, Governor Mickey, Auditor Searle and
3 Secretary of State Galusha, selecting a
, man. Mickey chose Taylor, who is ma
I chinist on the World Herald; Galusha Sc
/ lected Carter, excluding inspector OF
) Omaha, and Searle chose Anderson, men,
! ber of the legislature which passed the
} law and incidentally the father of the
J measure. The duty of the commission will
! be to pass ON all voting machines before
J they can be presented by a county or city
Dinner to General Thayer.
) A dinner was given in honor of General
John M, Thayer tonight by w. A. Wood
/ ward, at which there were forty invited
; guests. Governor Mickey and others spoke
3 eulogistically of the distinguished guest
D General Thayer responded in happy vein
0 and showed little of the effects of the wear
= and tear of his 81 years
Hold Company to Bid.
The Western Electrical company OF
0 Omaha has until $3.50 tomorrow to sign It's
Q contract to put in boiler and connections
at the Kearney Normal school or to for.
4 felt per cent Of the contract price, 81, $50
This was the ultimatum handed out by the
3 State Normal board after lengthy meetine
D in the superintendents office tonight. The
Q contract was awarded the Omaha company
3 some months ago, but the latter refused tC
o sign 1t because its representative claimed
: he had misconstrued the specifications
This was gone over at length by the board
with City Electrician Michaelsen of Omaha
$ who appeared as the representative of The
y company.
n The board voted to change the method
n of filing vouchers for salaries of teachers
g from the individual voucher to one voucher
g to be filed by the principal for which a