Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-14

for the man instead of voting a straight
ticket But for that matter we expect to
elect the whole democratic ticket and the
legislature we'll"
Weston Views Fences.
Charles Weston, candidate for the repub-
lic&n nomination for governor. is in Lin
coin AND will remain until Saturday night
looking after his interests. Mr.. Weston
would not hazard a guess as to what would
be the outcome of the fight in this county.
Coroner Wants His Fee.
J. e Moore is trying through the me-
dunn of the supreme court to collect fee
from Box Butte county for holding an
inquest over w. II. Pepernot, who was
killed May 81, 1905, by Burlington train.
He lost out in the district court of Box
Butte county and appealed the case 1t
is charged in the brief of William Mitch
ell, county attorney of Box Butte, that
Pepernot was killed in Cheyenne county
and his body brought twenty miles into
Box Butte county before the inquest was
held. The brief contends the railroad
| company ordered the inquest held and it
should pay the expense. Pepernot, IL
holds, was killed in Cheyenne county, and
II the coroner cannot get his fee from
the railroad he should sue Cheyenne
! county. as Box Butte county had nothing
TO DO with the matter.
Wants stepmOther to Move.
Karl F. Dietsch of Butler county has
undertaken to GUST from a house ne claims
to own his stepmother. Mrs. Elizabeth
| Dietsch. He mas got as far as the SUI
preme court in his work. the stepmother
| having won out in the lower court. It Is
asserted in a brief filed in the supreme
court this morning that Karl Dietsch
bought from his father and his step
| mother an eighty-acre farm on which was
house. He rented the farm to his
I brother and allowed his parents to live
| in the house. When his father died his
stepmother spent six months visiting her
relatives. and during that time Karl
rented the house to another family. When
the stepmother came back, however, Karl
put the other family out of the house and
put his stepmother in it again. This hap
pened in 1908. Recently. however, Karl
wanted TO rent the place to another party
| and IL was necessary TO get Mrs Dietsch
out of the place. Mrs Dietsch refused to
move and II is charged in the brief Karl 3
brother Jacob is urging the stepmother
to stick She asserts II was agreed be-
tween Karl, herself and her husband she
was TO live in the house during her life
time. even though It was not specified IN
the deed. The lower court held with her.
Pierce County First.
Superintendent Frank Pilger OF Pierce
county is the first county superintendent
in the state to fle his annual report for
the school years 1sO5-19O6 with the state
| superintendent. 1t is the annual re-
ports from the various county superin-
tendents that the apportionment OF state
school moneys is made. Pierce county de-
rived nearly $1,000 from the state fund
last year
The average number of days school was
open last year in Pierce county was f57.
The number of teachers needed for the
county was 1O2. The average salaries paid
teachers in that county the past year was
S54.S1 for men and $3.50 for women The
number OF children OF school age is S,756;
the number OF pupils enrolled last year
was 2.sOS and the average daily attend
ance was l,72O.
There are Ave parochial or private
schools in Pierce county, in which there
were enrolled 1S6 pupils. The total value
OF school district property is 3s5.sSO.
Delegates 20 Farmers Congress.
The following. have been appoined by
Governor Mickey TO represent the state al
the annual meeting OF the farmers national
congress- which convenes at Rock Island
Ill. October .. 1906:
A, L. Keedy, J, W. Leeper, Auburn;
G; b. MeCorkle. II Riley, Albion; A. B,
F. Macintosh, Aida; C. f. Kicker. Ash
land; r. n Allen, Ames; r, r. Graham,
| Brunswick; @. r, Greuzier A. r. Chris
man. Broken Bow: A. B. Thompson. A r.