Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-29
Reducing Lincoln Assessments.

Reducing Lincoln Assessments.
County Assessor Miller of Lancaster
county is becoming much agitated be-
cause the County Board of Equalization is
making a material reduction in his assess
ment of the business men of Lincoln
Nearly every business man who has gone
before the board with a protest has sue
ceeded in knocking of several thousand
dollars. Mr.. Miller yesterday went before
the board and said such action would re-
suit in the State Board of Equalization
taking a hand in Lancaster county AFFAIRS
and the consequence would be that Lam
caster county property would all get ma
terially boosted.
Inasmuch as the merchants of Lincoln
had already commenced TO knock on the
assessment of the business men of Omaha
long before the county board OF Douglas
county got through its work. Mr. Miller
says II is not meet that the county board
of Lancaster county should reduce his as
sessments. He assured the board he had
made a fair assessment of the property
in this county. and in every instance, he
said, he had good reasons for increasing
the returns made by the property owners
and under the circumstances he would be
unable to go before the state board to
Justify any changes made by the county
board
Brian Looking over Fences.
L. G. Brian of Albion candidate for tho
republican nomination for state treasurer,
spent last night and today in Lincoln en-
listing the politicians of this city in his
candidacy. He was in charge of Crawford
Kennedy who, II is said, knows every man
in the county that Brian didn't know Mr.
Brian reported that crops were good and
politics interesting and plentiful He went
from here to Omaha
Cooley out for House.
Dick Cooley, pioneer citizen of Lam
caster county residing at Waverly, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
republican nomination for state senator. He
resides in the same community with Rep
resentative Chau~cey Warner. who also
wants to come senate, so these two
will have their hauds full right at home.
Veterans Picnic at Milford. a
Members OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public and woman's Relief Corps. accom-
panied by numerous friends and relatives
| and by Governor Mickey, under commaIsi
Of Adjutant GeneEal Jacob Henry Culver,
went to Milford this morning on a special
train to spend a day in the green grass
on the banks of the Blue.
Storing Insurance Reports.
Insurance Deputy Pierce is taking ad-
vantage of the warm weather to cart down
| to the basement a ton or two of valuable
and very necessary insurance reports of Ne
| braska and other states, which for a num-
Der of years have graced the library in
his ONCE. After being placed in the base
ment, the numerous valuable volumes, OF
course. will be subject TO inspection by IN
/ FEL
change will be used 20 start another IL
brary of the same character.
Secretary of State Galusha went to
Grand Island yesterday evening to meet
with the finance committee OF the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen lodge and to
take a look at the Old Soldiers home
Prohibition County Convention.
The county convention OF prohibition
lists met this afternoon, adopted a plat
form, nominated a legislative ticket and
selected delegates TO the state convention
H T. Sutton OF Bethany and DR.. C. T.
CONN were nominated for state senator
apd for representative these were nomi-
mated: f. f. Linch, w. F. Hunt of Lin
| coin, Michael Doubt of Prairie Home and
e d. Harris Of West Lincoln. The conven-
ton declared in favor of a county option
| law, at the same time proclaiming for a
state and national prohibition law. equal
suffrage and the initiative and referen-
dunn.
COIOred WOman's Club AdjOurna.
The colored wOmen's club adjourned to-
night 10 meet in South Omaha next year
At today's session a movement was started
to erect a home in this city for aged and
infrm colored people. Mrs. George Marsh
| the state organizer. started the movement
and II was the unanimous sentiment OF
| the meeting that such a move should %
carried on to success. Mrs. NJ. f. Starne,
of South Omaha read a paper on q
Mothers Duty to Her Children"