Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-18

1een accomplished. The price at which the
and is leased is also about four times as
high as in former years. Considerable
school land is now leased for 10 cents an
acre, but it is safe to predict this will never
occur again owing to the largely increased
value of the land. Considerable compeu-
ton developed when Mr.. Eaton began leas-
ing the land and a majority of those who
secured lenses were homesteaders who set
tied in the counties named under the pro-
visions Of the Kinkaid homestead law.
Big school ApportIOnment.
State Treasurer Mortensen will make no
special efforts during the next few weeks
to increase the temporary school fund
from which the regular semi-annual school
apportionment is to be made on the third
Monday in May. The indications are,
however, the apportionment will be larger
than at the same time last year At this
time the temporary school fund is $4,000
in excess of what 1t was at the same time
in 1905. This is no indication, however
that the 1906 May apportionment of $3S9,O00
will be exceeded because IL is possible the
county treasurers have sent in most of their
and from now until the time
of the apportionment is made the collec-
lions returned to the treasurer may be
small.
The amount of interest being returned to
the temporary school fund is less than a
few years ago because of the sale Of
school lands or the closing of contracts for
the purchase of lands. The investment in
school lands paid per cent interest, but
as many of the lessees of the land are pay
ing the principal this interest is being re-
duced to per cent, as the principal has
to be invested in state certificates, which
pay a rate OF interest half as high. Inas-
much as there has been paid into the
treasury some 100000 for school lands the
reduction in the amount of interest is a
very material sum. So far though, this has
not been noticed because the investments
have materially increased, which has kept
the interest paid in about what it has been.
Under the law, however, there will be
no more school land sold except that which
is already contracted for.
Rock Island Appeals Damage Case.
out in sarpy county the Rock Island rail-
road in improving its system, built steel
bridge to take the place Of wooden struc-
ture which it had maintained for years
The steel bridge, according to William S
Ely, who was farming near the bridge, was
so low it caught driftwood and caused the
waters of Buffalo creek to overflow and
ruin his crops. So Ely brought suit to
get pay for his crops and in the lower court
he won out. The Rock Island has appealed
the case to the supreme court. t..
Mickey to Speak at stanton.
Governor Mickey has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the address at the Memorial
day exercises to be held in Stanton on Dec
Grafton day. It is understood Governor
Mickey will take advantage OF this occasion
to speak some plain facts regarding cor
porations and their interests in affairs Of
state 1t is understood also he will give 6
few suggestions of how these concern:
should be treated by the voters of the state
The governor was invited to speak a
Plattsmouth, Beatrice and a few Other
places on Memorial day. but as he had al
ready accepted the invitation to go to Stan
ton the others had to be declined.
DipsOmaniac Law Attacked.
The supreme court met today with all thu
Judges and commissioners present Before
the court proper was argued this morning
the constitutionality of the dipsomania'
law, which came up in the case where VIII
lam Simmons of Dawes county is trying
to keep out of the asylum on charge o.
being an inebriate. Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Thompson made the argument for tn,
state and Captain Fisher Of Chadrop at
tackled the law
CareIessness May Invalidate Bill.
H. r. 223, providing for the conveyance
of the interest in lands of an insane hus
band or wife, passed by the last legisla
ture, is believed to be invalid, all becaus
someone in the house or in the house en-
rolling room was careless enough to leav
off of the enrolled bill the amendment
adopted by the senate and the house. Tn
bill was introduced by Perry of Furna
county by request of the judiciary commit
tee, was passed by the house, material!
amended by the senate, returned to tn
house, which body accepted the senat
amendments, and the bill was enrolle
without the senate amendments and wa
taken to Governor Mickey, who approved II
The defective condition of the bill was dis
covered by a Lincoln lawyer. house ant
lot in Lincoln had been conveyed by
woman whose husband is in an asylum AM
a second conveyance or sale had about beef
completed when a lawyer took the pain
TO investigate the history OF the bill ant
discovered vital errors.
Protest on Liquor License.
When Levi Munson, proprietor of tn,
Royal hotel, went before the excise boar
this morning for a liquor license, he RAJ
into Thomas Darnell, attorney Rev. Mr.
Batten and few others who were there t,
protest. After a hasty conference. Nun
son withdrew his application.
The county commissioners of Lancaste
county are going TO do business under tn,
county engineer bill passed by the las
legislature and for that reason they hav
delayed action on the bids to construc
bridges the coming year. Engineer Scot
is out of the city and until he gets bacl
to look over the bids no action will b.
taken.
Supreme Court Proceedings.
The following proceedings were had ii
the supreme court:
on recommendation of the Bar commits
sion, f. d. Wigton of Lyons. Neb., wa
admitted TO practice.
The following cases were assigned 70
oral argument:
In re claim of Petersen against Bauer
Letherman against Hauser: PembertOl
hart against Hansen; Meade Plumbing
Heating and Lighting Company against II
win. British-AmeriCan Insurance Compan,
against Columbia Optical Company; Yer
million against State ex rel Englehart; Kirk
endall against Weatherly; city OF McCool
pany against HerpOlsheimer; Phenix Insur
anCe COmpanV against HerDols heimers Re