Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-20
AGRICULTURAL TALKS END
Berries Of Conventions at Lincoln Hav,
Be,n Well Attended
ONE or IUsoRs CALLS TO SEE MRS. LILLE
Nudge Holcomb Leaves for Pacinc
Coast I'm Hopes Of Benenting His
Heaith-NationaI Guard
Election.
(From a stan correspondent.l

cultural meetings came to an end this aft
ernoon and most OF the farmers and others
In attendance have gone to their homes
All have been we'll attended and It is esti-
mated that fully 1900 visitors were in Lin
coin during the meetings. Considerable
discussion was heard about changing the
date of some of the meetings so that DIFF
ferent ones would not occur on the same
day and at the same hour While nothing
was done in the matter. there is a DISPOSE
tion to string out the meetings over a
longer period so that all OF the farmers
in attendance can attend all OF them. AS II
is now the various associations are all in
session al the same time and thereby those
who come to Lincoln are denied the
pleasure and profit Of attending a large
number of the meetings.
The Corn Improvers elected the follow
ing officers this morning: William. Ernst
of Johnson county, president; F. w. Chase
OF Pawhee. vice president; T. l.. Lyon OF
Lincoln. secretary; w. H. Wallace of Lin
coin. treasurer; Fred Echtencamp Of Ar
nngton. Joseph Hall of Tecumseh W. w
Wilson of Chester. I. d. Evans Of Kenesaw
and d. d. Ream of Broken Bow, board OF
directors
Breeders Elect officers.
At the business meeting of the American
breeders association this afternoon the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the coming
year: James Wilson of Washington. d.
c., president: l.. Fl. Kerrick of Blooming
ton, H., vice president; W. NJ. Hays OF
Washington. secretary; II. H. Morry, as
sistant secretary; Oscar Err of Manhattan,
Kan. treasurer. Charles Willis Ward OF
Queens. N. Y. and n. F. Hansen of Brock
ings s. D., chairman and secretary.
spectively. OF the plant section; A B. Grout
of Winchester. Ill. and f. A. Burnett of
Lincoln. chairman and secretary, respect
ivciy. OF the animal section.
The future of the association was dis
cussed prior to adjournment, and IL was de-
cided to form a society worldwide. in
which specialists OF America and Europe
will have membership. With that end in
view thirty-five permanent committees were
appointed for effort in every line of breed
ing and the stock raising industry.
I'VE are building for the future" de-
clared Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
w. NJ. Hayes of Washington. in announcing
the plans. Centuries after we are dead
the nation will live and the work of these
committees will continue just that long.
We want the farmers to breed from the
best and not from the second best. The
department at Washington wants the CO.
operation OF the committees"
The poultry association reelected all of
its old officers and decided to meet In Lin
coin next year.
Juror Asks to See Mrs. Lille.
Friends OF Mrs. Lille and those who SYM
pathize with her and would see her released
from the penitentiary. are making de-
termined effort to secure her pardon by
Governor Mickey. This morning j. l..
Dewey, a member of the jury which con-
victed her, called upon Governor Mickey
and asked permission to see the prisoner.
s Il hear you are going to turn her looss
i right away" Dewey said. so thought I
would like to see her before she got out
who told you was going to turn her
loose" quickly asked the governor.
4 well. 1t is public talk around David City
and there must be something to it,
"Would you sign petition asking for her
reease?' was asked Dewey.
We'll, II the people think she has been
punished enough then will sign the petit
{ ton" answered Dewey. II think l did
right when l passed upon her case and I
know the business men of David City don't
want her to be released, but am willing to
sign the petition whenever the people think
she has suffered enough"
Dewey said the members OF the jury
were being urged to sign the petition ask
INK lot neT release, out so TdT ne OLD not
know whether any OF them had agreed to
sign.
Several days ago the pressure on Governor
Mickey became strong that he sent for
Judge Evans, who prosecuted Mrs. Lille.
he being the county attorney at that time.
and the two had a lengthy discussion of
the case, and later the governor talked
with the stenographer who reported the
trial. Both of these think Mrs Lille
guilty.
Robinson McCray. a nephew OF Governor
Mickey, served on the jury.
Holcomb Seeks Health.
Judge Holcomb will leave Saturday morn
ing for the Pacific coast. where he expects
TO remain indefinitely for the benefit of his
health. Since leaving the bench Judge Hol-
comb feels much better than he has for
some months and he expects a few months
OF leisure on the coast win entirely restore
his health.
Date of G. A. r.. Encampment.
The annual encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held in Lin.
coin. May .. 10 and II. The council met this
afternoon and decided upon the date and
the place for holding the meeting and the
Board OF Public Lands and Buildings gave
them permission to use the representative
hall The members of the woman's Relief
corps will meet at the same time in the
senate chamber.
Hartigan Il Colonel.
Major ]. c. Hartigan of Fairbury wa,
this afternoon elected colonel, and Major o
O. Osborne OF Omaha was elected lieutenant
colonel OF the Second regiment, displacinG
Colonel Mcdonnell OF Fairbury and Lieu
tenant Colonel F. ]. Bolshow OF Hastings
formerly OF Lincoln. Both OF the old on
GERS were candidates for reelection.
Warden Beemer Returns.
Warden A. ID. Beemer OF the state peni
Tertiary. accompanied by his daughter, Mis-
Beemer returned last night from a visit L
his old home I'm Pennsylvania. This is tn
nrst vacation Mr. Beemer has had in man!
years and he thoroughly enjoyed the tril
and returned to Lincoln feeling good a
he looks.
Attendance at Normal Increases.
The attendance at the Peru Normal schoo
has been increased by nifty pupils since tn
holidays and at this time there 600 Il
daily attendance. Superintendent Crabtre
was here this morning and said the schoo
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