Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-24


None OF these counties. Mr.. Scribner said,
had ever been assessed on a basis OF the
real value OF their real estate and for that
reason, he argued, the board had a right
TO increase the real estate without paying
any attention to any other property.
The right of the board TO do this was
disputed by Governor Mickey and the legal
department of the state will be asked TO
give the board a written opinion on the
question. The statutes require the assess
ment OF real estate every four years.
Trouble Selecting DeIegates.
II. ]. Winnett, who was given authority
to name the delegation to the state conven-
ton, is hard at work on his job and is
having a hard time of It, though the names
may be published shortly Judge Frost
who lead the campaign for him, wants to
name a bunch Of them. SO does the Journal
News-Brown aggregation. and Dr. Wnnett
himself wants to have hand in the affair
This morning he turned over a big bunch
Of names to Norris Brown and this after
noon the attorney general had scratched
number who were Objectionable 10 him.
This afternoon winnett and Brown have
been arguing the matter and when the
session will conclude is an open question.
The Burlington machine, of course, expects
" nave representatives on the ueieRdllOn.
A few, very, very few honest reformers
are trying to keep the machine from hav-
ing a portion of the delegation and there
is where the trouble is coming in. This
with the jealousy Of the alleged reformers.
williams Goes Back to Pen.
Charles Williams, who was sentenced to
! the penitentiary for twelve years about
ten years ago and who escaped last Feb
ruary, is in Jail at Chicago and will be
brought. back to Lincoln to finish his little
contract with the state. williams and Gus
Head were TRUSTEES and employed in the
\ bakery at the prison. They got up early
one morning and made their escape. Head
was captured some two months ago and is
serving his good time now. williams would
have completed a twelve-year sentence in
/ two years had he stuck II out.
Rife Range for Guards.
The military board has finally selected a
| spot two miles southwest OF Columbus
for the rife range OF the National guard.
The river will stop the bullets and parties
afraid Of spent balls would do we'll not to
Ash around that particular spot The rife
team will be called out as soon as the
soldier boys return from Fort Riley, to
which place they go August g.
Special Contracts barred.
Insurance companies doing business in
Nebraska which were organized in Missouri
will not be permitted in the future to write
special contracts. This was decided hV
Insurance Deputy Pierce this morning
upon receipt of letter from the insurance
commissioner of Missouri who wrote that
no company writing insurance in his state
would be granted a license unless the
company agreed not to write special con-
\ tracts. ,-tJ. tBr
+,o~,- Farmer Drops Dead.
Chris M Suntum. a farmer living three
miles west OF the city, dropped dead in
front of a grocery store on r street. Cor
oner Graham is Of the opinion the man died
Of heart disease. He brought a load OF
vegetables to town, and after making ar
engagements for their sale. started toward
his wagon and suddenly dropped dead. His
remains were taken to the residence Of a
daughter on South Ninth street. The dead
man was thrifty farmer with considerable
property.
Papers Filed in Asylum Case.
John NJ. Stewart has prepared the papers
in the quo warranto proceedings to ous
DR.. Alden and DR.. Nicholson of the Nor
folk asylum and the same were filed with
the supreme court by the attorney genera
this afternoon.