Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-15
MORE CASH FOR THE HORSES
Directors Of State Fair Put Them on a Par
With Cattle and Hogs,
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
James Arthur, Convicted of RObbinE
the Trnenor bank, Does Not Gain
Anything by appeal to
Supreme Court,
lion a 500 Correspondentl

DIES MONIES, Dec. 14.-(speciai.)-At the
meeting Of the directors OF the Department
of Agriculture today IL was voted to add
$500 to the premiums IN the horse de-
partmcnt This makes the total amount Of
premiums in that department more than
that Of any other state or interstate fair
or exposition, with the exception Of one.
II places the horse department on par
with the best raising It from secondary
position in the fair departments. For some
years the horse department has had Sec
ondary place, cattle and hogs heing given
much more prominence. Coach and car
riage horses, and mules, will be added to
the department and made Of some conse-
quence, while all the ,,asses Of horses VIII
be offered large premiums
The directory also decided 20 offer a
scholarship at the state Agricultural col
lege for girls, as we'll as to add a secondary
premium Of half scholarship to boys.
| A scholarship for boys Of 500 a year has
been paid to the best judge Of live stock and
/ corn. This will be continued and scholar
| ship of $1OO given to the second best. A
/ scholarship Of 500 will also be given to
| girls, the method of deciding the contest yet
| to be determined. 1t will, however be
| a contest in cooking and domestic eco
nomics. A short course prize Of $25 was
also voted to the boy who is third best
Judge OF live stock and corn.
The board will ask the next legislature
| for an appropriation Of $4,000 for per-
manent improvements for the state fair
grounds, and in addition will expend in
permanent improvements the $4,000 profit
from this years fair. The appropriations
asked Of the Legislature are for a $4,000
steel amphitheater 5000 for moving the
race track north to the track on which the
board now holds an option, and $4,000 for
a new swine pavilion.
The board reelected all the superlnten-
dents of departments with the exception
OF the speed department. c. Z. Cameron,
in charge of that department at the last
air, having been elected president, A. l..
Denio of Alta, Ia. was elected superinten-
.Cnt of the speed department.
Supreme Court Decisions,
The supreme court today affirmed the
conviction of James Arthur one Of the
participants in the bank robbery at Trey
nor, in Pottawattamie county. This was
he second appearance of the case before
the supreme court
The case involving the amount to be a.
lowed to A. c. Sabin and f. b. Woodruff,
executors of the will of William Anderson
of Mills county, was decided in favor OF
the executors. The estate under the care
of the executors has increased in twelve
years from S15O,OOO to $4,000 and consists
of stock in the Mills County National bank,
the Botna Valley state bank and the Glen
wood Canning company and real estate
and other property.
Patton Reelected.
At the meeting of the directors Of the
State Horticultural society today, c. G.
Patton was reelected to the commission
in charge of the experimental station work.
C. l.. Watrous of this city was made an
honorary member.
Harlan boy Gets Job.
r. B. Koolbeck of Harlan, Ia, has been
appointed by the executive council as clerk
in charge of the supply room at the state
house.