Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-24

sent up for three years for breaking into
a neighbours house and stealing a pair OF
overalls and Sass told the governor he
doubted very much 20 the colored man Is
guilty. His time would have expired next
March Sass said Rivers had been a faith
full helper for a number OF years and in
the evenings he had taught his children
their lessons and the whole Sass family
thought much OF him. Not only because
Rivers IL a good man, Sass said, but be-
cause he needs someone TO help him husk
corn, he wanted to get him paroled
Applications have been pouring into the
labor bureau for farm hands to help get
in the corn crop. but so far the labor
bureau has not been able to even begin to
supply the demand. At this time there Is
not a single application on file In this de-
partment for place, while the applications
for farm helpers are almost countless. Mr.
Bush said he had looked all around Omaha
and failed to get the men needed and
other states adjoining are in the same Ak
as Nebraska. At this time the department
| is hearing from the county assessors re-
garding the yield of the corn crop and,
while not enough reports have been re-
ceived to make an estimate, the indica-
tions are the yield per acre will be larger
| than a year ago.
The International Improvement company
will not be allowed to do business in Ne
brsska under its present articles of lncor-
poration. State Treasurer Mortensen, who
/ is member of the State Banking board,
! which passes on these matters. requested
! Secretary Royce today TO notify the Off
cials of the company they could do no bus
| mess under the Nebraska laws. This com
pany agrees to build houses and homes for
| people who want them and are willing to
| conform to it's rules and regulations. BY
paying the company 81 on the hundred per
month the home builder is eligible to Dor
row enough money to build a home and
then he pays the debt at the same rate.
completing the job at the end OF $50
months
Furniture for Asylum.
Rudge & Guenzel which firm has sold
the state about $4,000 worth of supplies,
such as furniture and dry goods, during
the last two years captured the contract
to outfit the new wing at the Norfolk asy-
lum yesterday. With the exception of Nor
ris Brown, all the members Of the Board
OF Purchase and Supplies and Superin-
tendent Young visited the various Lincoln
furniture stores and secured prices The
above firm offered the goods at the lowest
figures, the total bill amounting to some
81, 800 No bids were advertised for, as II
is said by the board members to be almost
impossible to get bids on furniture through
advertising. Whether any of the Norfolk
firms were called upon to make prices
and thus save freight from Lincoln, is not
of record and neither is it of record that
any except Lincoln stores were visited
Both Governor Mickey and Treasurer Nor.
Jensen are Of the opinion the state got a
/ bor In md
bought at extremely low figures
What University Wants.
The Board of Regents of the State uni
versity will ask the state legislature tc
appropriate $9i6,OOO for maintenance during
the coming biennium and for the erectior
of some new buildings. A portion of thi,
sum constitutes the amount received from
the government and a great portion include
the amount to be raised by the l mill levy
on the grand assessment. The amount th'
legislature will be asked to appropriate
specifically for new buildings is approx
mately $22O,OOO
Regarding the fees charged at the in
, stitution and the matter of text books t,
be furnished students at cost, the boarC
members slid this would be referred to tn,
legislature with the recommendation FOL
the passage of specific law to cover tht
; matter -u s
While some Of the members said last nigh
no new buildings would be asked for, bu
some small additions would be needed, her,
is list of what the board called small
additions:
Engineering building to be erected OF
the athletic grounds at the university L
cost 100000 to be paid for out of the / mil
levy fund.
The following are to be erected at tn,
state farm and are included in the $22O.OO
appropriation to be asked for:
Women's building, $4,000; veterinarian
building; $4,000; poultry building, $1,000
barns and other buildings, $4,000; horticul
tural building, $4,000; heat and power plant
$4,000; to be spent at the North Platte ex
perimental station, s25,COO for farmers in
stitutes $4,000.
The board adjourned tonight.
Norris Brown SnOwbOumd.
A telegram was received at the state re
publican headquarters tonight from Norris
y Brown stating that he is snowbound at VIII
cox and cannot get out in time to fill hi
dates tomorrow: and one was received from
George L. Sheldon that he is snowboun,
: at Alliance. f. G. Maggi and Senator Wills,
were sent out to fill the dates fer tonight
1t is thought Brown can get out by to
morrow night while the Burlington an
nounced it would try to run train out o
Alliance in the morning.