Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20
BIC SUN FOR The SCHOOLS
May AppOrtionment Largest But One in the
History Of the State,
DOUGLAS COUNTY GETS FORTY THOUSAND
state Board Of Public Lands and
BuiIdinEs ArranEes 20 Allow
Railroad 20 Run Through
state Grounds ut Norfolk.
From a star Correspondent

(From a star Correspondent
LINCOLN, May 19.-CSpecial.) THE May
apportionment of school money 10 be GER
t.hed to the state superintendent at the
close Of business Monday evening by the
state treasurer win amount to over $4,000.
There Is that amount now on hand and
Mondays business is yet to be considered.
This is the second largest apportionment,
Treasurer MOrtensen having topped the
record in May 1904, when he apportioned
out SAB, 2Ss. Last December the apportion-
nent was S3s9OOO I'm round numbers.
The per capita apportionment at that
time was t1.OS and under the present APP
portionment OF $4,000 the per capita will
be about S.l0. This will give to Douglas
county about NO.SOO as it's portion OF the
state school money. In 1904 the per capita
apportionment was 3l.17.
Railroad Wants state Land.
The state Board Of Public Lands and
Buildings went out to Milford this morn
ing to look over the ground which the
Burlington railroad wants to use as
right-of-way in changing its line through
Milford. Without a special act OF the leg
slature the board has no right to deed the
land to the railroad company but the
board after an investigation, agreed to
allow the road TO put in its track and then
10 to the legislature for a deed next win
ter The road crosses the state land in
what is considered the worst part of it. The
company will nave to do considerable grad
ing.
Norfolk Hearing Postponed.
Because district court begins at Norfolk
Monday the investigation at the Norfolk
asylum by the members of the Board Of
Public Lands and Buildings has been post
poned until later in the week. Judge
Robertson. attorney for Superintendent
Alden, asked for the postponement be-
cause he will be busy the first part of
the week in the district court.
Governor Talks TO Graduates.
Secretary Piper of the State Board Of
Charities and Correction, returned today
from Alma, where he accompanied Cover
nor Mickey yesterday. Mr.. Piper attended
the closing exercises of the Alma schools
and listened TO the address by the governor.
He reported the exercises good and the at
tendance large.
Formal Closing of Assessment.
AT its meeting to be held Monday morn
ing the State Board of Assessment will take
a formal vote on the assessment of rail-
road property and the records will be
made up in accordance with the decision
comes the work of distribution of values
along the different roads belonging to each
system. Inasmuch, however, as changes
were made only in two systems, it is pre-
aumed the amount assessed will be dis
tributed as it was last year. The board
this year completed its work quicker than
ever before in it's history and very little
debate was INDUCED in.
Supreme Court AssIEnment.
The following is a proposed assignment
Of cases for hearing Tuesday, June 10,
1906.
Central Granaries Company against Lam
caster County, (reagument before the
S Sompsny a asainst JeIinek saline Harvey
against Godding, otoe; ord Hardware
Company against J; / Case Threshing
Speck Holt; Morrow against Laverty,
York: American Bonding Company against
Pulyer, KeSrney; Keith Trustee against against
First National Bank OF Humboldt, Rich
ardson; Port Huron Machinery Company
Madison: Kertson against Kertson, Madi-
son; Shut against Lockner, Butler;
Cheney against Cheney, Butler; keckler
Cas-, Merrill against Conroy Douglas;
Sebesta against Supreme Court OF Honor,
Cass: First National Bank of Plattsmouth
against Estate Of Lehnoff Cass; Bice
against State Boyd Meyer against Adams,
Dawes; Allen against Ruchforth, Douglas;
Fryer against Fryer Lancaster
Following is a list of cases which will
be called for hearing June 5:
South Omaha National Bank against
McGillin, (reargument before the courD,
Chase; Jacob North & Co.. against An
gelo. Lancaster; Stull against Masilonka,
(reargument before the court), Platte;
Omaha Loan and Building Association
against Hendee, (reargument before the
Court, Douglas; Lowe against Prospect
Hill Cemetery Association, Douglas; BEETLE
against Tiedgen, (reargument before the
Nemaha; HoyOke against Sipp, Lancaster;
Weeke against Workman, Thayer; Tay-
Tor against Hover, Sarpy; Starr against
Dow, Red Willow; Steger against Kosch.
Butler; Canham against Bruegman, Knox;
Brinegar against Copass, Richardson;
GTifith against Griffith, Richardson: Brown
against Brown, Hamton Brockway
against Reynolds, Dawes; Mirage Irri-
eating Company against Sturgeon, Sheri-
against Troupe, reargument before the
Commisson), Buffalo; Topping against
Cohn, Otoo; Stchr against Mason City &
Fort Dodge Railway Company, Douglas:
Drlscol gainst Modern Brotherhood OF
America, Lincoln.
Insurance Money Paid In One Week.
TABLE ROCK. Neb. May 1s.--(Spegal)-
The policy held In the American Accident
association of Lincoln by Frank w. Bailey
who was killed May II in the machinery OF
the Table Rock Brick plant OF this place
was paid 10 the widow yesterday 10 her
fun satisfaction. The policy was for 81 80