Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-23
TEST OF GRAIN ASSESSMENT
Appeal Of Central GranArie, Involve,
syytsm Of Valuation on Elevators
DRY SUNDAY At THE CAPITOL BUILDING
state omeers ana state Institutions
with one Exception Keep within
the Appropriation for the
Last Year.
DRY SUNDAY At THE CAPITOL BUILDING
Prom a star correspondentD


LINCOLN. Jan. Z-CSpscialD-The Cen
trail Grsnaries company has appealed TO
the supreme court to contest the collection
% taxes levied on q $4,000 assessment made
against It's grain said TO have been in It's
lincoln elevator when the assessment was
made last spring The company contested
the assessment in the district court ana
lost out and this morning appealed the
case. In its brief the company claims that
assessors throughout the state assessed ele-
vstors on the average capital invested our
ing the year. and that this was done in the
case OF its fifty or more elevators. The
grain which IL had on hand in Lincoln II
contends was in transit and had already
been assessed out in the state.
The decision will In all probability pass
upon the plan Of assessing grain men on
the average Of the capital invested during
the year. q plan figured out by Secretary
Bennett Of the State Board of Equalization
and Assessment. and which was followed by
the county assessors under the direction
Of the secretary Of the board.
Mickey TO Get AccountiBE.
The supreme court has handed down an
other mandate in the case Of Mickey
against samuelson. which attracted so
much attention in the fusion press during
N1des that the case against Mickey and
the other defendants be dismissed. but
that the case be opened and tried 10 secure
an accounting between Samuelson and the
defendants. Il being charged in a cross bill
filed by one OF the defendants that Samuel
con owed the defendants money for rent.
Dry sunday at Capitol.
The fact that the water is turned of at
the state house on Sundays. coupled with
the fact that IL turned cold Saturday night.
prevented a state house janitor from work
ing on that day and thereby caused him
considerable grief. Incidentally these facts
combined reminded the Board Of Public
Lands and Buildings that the state house
has no fire protection on Sunday except
from the city. The water in the standpipe
on top Of the building is turned of on Sun
day because there is no fire on that day.
and thus the pipes DO not freeze. One Of
the energetic janitors. knowing this. drew
several tubs of water last Saturday. and
Sunday when he came to his Offices TO wash
the windows he found the water had frozen.
He called the attention of several members
OF the board TO the fact that no water
could be obtained in the building on Sun
day in case Of fire. As there is little dan
ger from fire on Sunday. when there Is no
one around the building except the watch
man. and a considerable coal bill Is
saved 81 is likely the present arrangement
viii stand.
Governor Much Improved.
DR.. Greene. who is attending Governor
Mickey. believes his patient will be able
10 resume his duties at the state house
without siege OF pneumonia. Last night
the governors temperature reached 1o2 de-
grees. and II was feared that his case would
develop into pneumonia, but today he is
resting much easier and his fever is almost
gone. Dr. Greene believes he viii be out
within a few DAYS.
~ Hope 10 Avoid Deficiency.
z Every state officer and every head II a
etate department Is conducting his bust
ness with an eye to finishing the bienniun
without a deficiency. So far every has ltu
tion and every state officer is in tettel
condition financially than at this time las
year. that is. the supply of money Sc
aside to conduct the same for one year il
mt yet used. with one exception. III,
soldiers Home at Milford is already be
Yond its appropriation and this institution
will report a deficiency. This is due TO tn,
many improvements that have oeen Md,
nj that place during the year. Treasurer
Mortensen said this morning that if III,
record of the last year is kept up dur n.
the coming year there will be no deficieacy
Booming Western Nebraska.
The labor bureau is getting in some I'm
pictures OF harvest scenes in western Ne
braska. 10 be used in its forthcoming bul
ls,in Thiss bulletin. for which statistic
are now being collected. will be devote,