Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-13
PATTERSON ELUDES CAPTOR
Freshman President Gives Sophomore
Guard the Slip and Escapes
on HAND TO ATTEND the CLASS DANCE
Board Of Visitors TO Home for the
Friendless ts shorn of It's Power
by state Board of Public
Lands and Buildings.
on HAsoro ATTEND THE CLASS DANCE

LINCOLN. Jan. 12-(special. )-while his
captor talked sweet nothings over the tele-
phone TO his oest girl Richard Patterson of |
Omaha, for two days a handcuffed prisoner |
IN farm house four miles from Havelock, |
took advantage of the abstraction OF the |
former. slipped the bracelets from his |
wrists. slipped down a lightning rod to the |
ground. stole the farmers horse and made |
way for liberty Patterson is a freshman |
) in the University OF Nebraska and he had
been kidnapped by the sophomores to pre-
vent his attendance at a freshman dance
TO be given this evening and at which he
Is to be the head man OF honor
.The fsrh.er saw Patterson climbing onto
the horse and quickly as possible he
saddled f'Oid Blue Points and started in
pursuit. Patterson. however, is somewhat
OF horseman himself and was soon lost
60 sight IN the darkness, and hour later
rode into Lincoln on the appropriated ami
NAL to the glad surprise of his freshmen
friends
In the rneantime--well that farmer re-
turned after his fruitless chase and took
his spite out on Patterson's captor. The
captor, was held responsible for the loss of
the horse, and It was only after promising
and showing that he could make good on
the promise that the horse would be re-
turned intact that Mr. Farmer let Mr..
Captor come TO Lincoln to tell his humil-
Eating experience to his brother sopho-
mores. AS soon he struck town Pat
terson went into hiding and all avenues to
his whereabouts are shut of.
visitors of Board shorn or Power.
BY Unanimous vote this morning the
State Board OF Public Lands and Buildings
adopted rules for the conduct OF the Home
FOR. the Friendless which will take from the
visiting or advisory board every particle
of its power and leave the management of
the home In the hands of the superintend-
ent. Mrs, johnson. This action on the part
of the board came about over the frequent
eruptions caused by disagreement of SUI
perintendents and members of visiting
boards over the conduct of state institu-
tions. This same board put the finish to
the visiting boardto the Old Soldiers home
for the same reason, making such a recon-
mendation to the legislature which resulted
In the law creating that board being re-
pealed. -
The board also. allowed the contractors
erecting the hospital and new barn at
Grand Island 1888 80 on his contract
Insurfng state Buildings.
BY voting to insure the outbulldings at
the Hastings asylum the State Board of
Public Lands and Buildings this morning
went back TO the old order of things which
were In vogue years and years ago. Since
the Hastings fire a year ago, in which sew
eral hundred dollars damage was done to
On outbuiding. the board has had under
consideration the advisability OF insuring
these buildings. but nothing was done until
today These outbuildings will be insured
Tor $4,000 at a premium of about per cent
No contract has yet been entered into, but
the board has about decided who will write
the policy
The board has not even considered In
surfing the main buildings. but It is likely
that all the 6utbufidiHgs OF all the institu-
tions will be treated like the Hastings
buildings The practice OF insuring state
buildings was discontinued years ago as
4 Il was thought the state could better AFFORD
to carry it's own risks Some weeks ago
the proposition was voted on by the board
and was lost.
Coney Recognized as Superintendent.
State Superintendent McBrien has issued
hfs official ruling in the matter, and G. s..
Coney will be recognized by the state de-
partment as the county superintendent of
Stanton county. Notwithstanding that W. H.
Hyland. until January /, superintendent,
and at the recent election a defeated can
didate for reelection. refuses to turn over
the Office and recognize his successor The
objection Of Hyland to recognizing Coney
as the superintendent is based on the date
of the certificate issued to the latter after
the examination under the new law lust
prior to the late election. The certificate is
dated on the day the examinations began,
n Eoyember 1, though IL was several DAYS
I later when the superintendent had COM
pleted his task. Coney is a republican, but
as evidence that the state department has
been without political bias In the matter OF
nj
at special examinations. II is recalled that
Miss Dackaye, the fusion candidate in
SCOTS BLUM county. was recognized though
her certificate was dated the same day as
that Of Coney The opinion handed dowr
today by Superintendent McBrien in the
Coney-Hyiand case will hold good until re.
versed by the courts.
Statistics Law IL Lame.
Either abolish the ONCE or enact law,
by which II will be able to perform the du
{ ties which It is supposed to perform anS
for which IL was created"
The above is the substance OF a recon
mendsticn which will be made to the mex
legislature by the head of the department
of Industrial statistics. commonly known
as the deputy labor commissioner Afte
three years efforts to get information o
interest and value to the people regarding
Nebraska the department mas come to tn
conclusion that the laws are not adequat
and therefore should DO amended an
broadened or tho department abolished