Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
FAIR MANAGERS FIGURE UP
All Bills Have Not Been Audited BY the
Board at Present.
BALANCE PROBABLY THIRTY THOUSAND
State Invests in Massachusetts Bonds
A. e. ward of Board of school
Teachers Examiners
Resigns
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From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept S-(special. 1.-The total
receipts Of the state fair we're s6S,23l. The
state fair managers held a meeting today
and allowed claims and began the work Of
adjusting accounts 1t is believed the board
will clear from $4,000 to $4,000 on the fair,
Hut the exact figures cannot be ascertained
N1til all claims are presented. The sur
n is will be expended in improvements on
tA grounds. Just what this will be can
not be determined until later. There Is
talk OF new fisheries building, which is
Conceded to be badly needed. additional
Samphitheater at the race course, a theater
building for entertainments, and most Of
all toilet rooms and additional sewerage
for the grounds.
The only complaint heard is the meager-
ness Of the speed program. While there
IL no complaint about the size of the racing
purses, which were increased last winter
by action of the board, the races did
not fill and the contests were poor. 1t was
simply a lack of horses 1t is believed to
be due to some Lack of diligence on the
part OF the fair and the great competition
of other race meetings Secretary W. r.
Mellor has done much for the speed depart
ment and the board has seconded his
efforts. but the horses were not here. Mr..
mellOr says the greatest ODSthCle IL thc
Minnesota fair, which comes in competi-
ton with the Nebraska fair. In Minnesota
$4,000 is offered IN purses in the speed de-
partment. There are so many racing meet
ings In the fall that the competition for
fast horses makes It almost impossible to
get them in Nebraska.
The hope is expressed that next year a
better showing will be made by the speed
department. This department for the first
time in the history of the fair made n
profit. The total receipts were $10,04s and
the amount paid out for races including
ss52 for base ball. was $685. leaving a
balance OF 1880 In the treasury of the
speed department.
State Buys Bonds.
The State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds today bought $4,000 of Massa-
chusetts state bonds at rate to net the
state 342 per cent interest. The purchase
was not made in pursuance of an advertise
ment for bids, but was rather little pri-
vate purchase decided upon after State
Treasurer Mortensen reported that the
money necessary was on hand. 1t Is charged
that brokers have formed ring and are
selling to the state at very good terms
for themselves. One OF the firms that has
never been able to make sale to the
ceeded for the first time. State Treasurer
Mortensen said he considered the offer a
good one and the majority Of the board
accepted It.
Mr.. ward Resigns.
Examiner A. e. Ward. member Of the
state examining committee for county GER
i. tiGeates, of the state superintendent CT
y ice, has handed Superintendent McBrlen
his resignation as a member Of the said
committee. to accept the craftsmanship OF
the congressional committee of the Third
district, on the solicitation of Judge Boyd,
candidate for congress in that district. Mr..
Ward is not stranger to politics, as well
as education. Ho served four years a.
deputy county clerk in Cedar county, and
for eight years ,yas+ county superintend-
ent Of that county. He served IS chairman
of the committee for the Mghth senatorial
district for, both Senator Meserve and
Judge Warner, He has also served as chair
man Of the republican central COMMITTEES
IN Cedar county. Mr.. Wards training and
experience pre-eminently it him for the
erduous task Of manas ing Judge Boyd'z
campaign for congress.
His duties on the state examining COM
mittee will be assumed by Miss Anna How.
land, who has served as secretary Of the
committee. Since the examination CT
teachers for the ensuing year has been
practically completed the committee will
not have such strenuous work again until
next summer. 1t is believed that the regu.
lar committee as now composed of Elk
aminer Joseph Sparks, Assistant L. c.
Tiarnly and Miss Rowland. will be able tc
do all OF the work for some time al
least.
Mayor stops Selling of Beer.
Although IL developed at the informa
meeting of the excise board yesterday thai
the sale OF beer at the resorts on the bot
toms during fair week contemplated til,
extension of the privilege by an under
standing through the week, which woult
include this evening. Mayor Brown thi.
morning notified the police that the sal,
should be Immediately prohibited by III,
police.
81 notified the police this morning" SAD
he. that II any such an order as was dis
cussed yesterday had gone out. tacitly per
hitting anybody to violate the law. 4
must be Immediately rescinded.
II want to say also that I would no