Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02

around here that the other members Of the
board will also have 10 come before the peo-
Die on the records they made as members
Of that board more than anything else they
have done as officers.
Superintendent McBrien has had nothing
to do with the railroad assessment, but he
some time ago declared his office was nom
partisan when he objected as a state SUI
perintendent TO contributing TO the repub-
lican campaign fund. Mr.. McBrien said
he would contribute rs a republican. but
not as an officer. This will be charged up
against the state superintendent. ]. c.
Harpham, a member Of the excise board Of
this city. is being groomed for the railroad
commission. Lincoln intends to claim
place on this commission and it is likely
that Mr.. Harpham will get the endorse
ment Of the county. He is a wholesale
saddle and harness dealer.
l. D. Evans Of Adams county and c. NJ.
Brown of Furnas have both been talked OF
lately as candidates for places on the COM
mission. while Senator Cady is frequently
mentioned Senator Cady is the father OF
the bill.
Lawson Brian Of Boone county, formerly
county treasurer, is a candidate for state
treasurer.
Complaints of Assessors.
Many Complaints are DelnB Ulduc anu
some are being received by the members
of the state Board of Assessment that the
county assessors in various parts of the
state are not attending to their duties as
the law intended they should. Because
OF these reports the State Board of Assess
ment and Equalization likely will take
severe action in the matter and possibly
will have Secretary Bennett make a few
trips out in the state to assist the county
asse ssors and to see that they do what the
law intends for them to do.
The reports regarding the assessors are
| to the effect that instead of experimenting
/ the work of their deputies as the law
! specifies, in some instances are attending
/ to their farm work or other duties and
rarely get to the county seat to see what
the deputies are doing. The county as
| SCISSORS are paid by the year and are eN-
pected to be constantly at the switch and
| wide awake and to keep thoroughly in
touch with the work of their deputies and
with the property all over the county.
When the bill was before the Legislature
| this section providing for the county as
SCISSOR was thoroughly discussed, and it was
argued that by employing him by the year
he would be in a position to keep thor
! oughly in touch with all the county and
| thus be able to review intelligently the
work Of his deputies. In some instances. II
is said. the office OF the county assessor
is little more than a place for the deputies
to deposit their records.
| The attention of the members of the
state board has been called to the matter
and inasmuch as the county assessors
work under the direction of the state
board general lacking up is to come
shortly.
sues for Half of Fine.
| f. s Critchfeld Of Crete a special deputy
game warden, is going into court to see
whether he can compel the county commits
sioners of Lancaster county to pay him
some st, which is half of the amount OF
a fine assessed against a violator of the
game law This suit will test that sec
ton of the game law which provides that
a prosecuting witness shall receive one
half of the amount of fine for violation
of the game law, which shall be his re.
Enumeration. Critchfield arrested a party
who was fined So. Critchfield claimed 81
as his part of the fine. and upon the ad-
vice of County Attorney Caldwell the
F, county commissioners refused to pay the
/ bill This same action was taken by the
I county commissioners OF Buffalo county
| and Game Warden Carter is anxious that
the law be tested. County Attorney Cald-
well insists that all of these fines should
go into the school fund and that the com.
missioners have no right to pay half of il
| to a prosecuting witness. The game warder
holds that the money paid the specia-
deputy comes out Of the general fund anG
not out of the school fund.
Doctors Refused License.
The State Board of Health. after hear
ing lasting all yesterday afternoon and g
part of last night refused to grant DR.
Alfred Welsh of Haigler a license to prac
tice medicine. The board adopted the fol
lowing resolution as its finding:
That license to DR.. Welsh to practice
medicine be denied at this time and tina
the matter be referred back to the BoarC
of Secretaries and leave granted to amend
his application. to be hereafter considered
The doctor will be given an opportunit,
to qualify so that he will be entitled to
license under the law. The Board of Sec
retaries recommended that he be given
license, and later a number OF people o.
Haigler protested to the board proper
Fire mt state Farm.
The boiler house at the State farm wal
destroyed by fire this morning, entailinl
a loss OF 5000 Only the walls of tn,
building were left standing and the ma
chInery was badly damaged There wa
not adequate fire lighting apparatus o.
water at the farm and the flames hac
gained such Roadway when the city dc
par tment reached the fire that 1t was i'm
possible to save the building. The fir,
originated in a coal bunker adjoining tn,
boiler house and is supposed TO have beer
the result of spontaneous combustion. TIL,
state carries no insurance on this property
Work has already begun on the rebuildin,
of the structure
Woman Inquiries for Father
Mrs. Fannie +. Estes Weidlick of 81 Mag
nolia street, Jersey City. n. j.. has writer
TO Governor Mickey asking him to assis
her in locating her father, Edmund Estes
The letter stated that Estes and his wifi
came to Nebraska many years ago an,
that the last the family heard of him, abou
FIVE years ago, he was living near Guild
Rock.
horticultural Report Out.
The thirty-siXth annual report OF tn
State Horticultural society is out today
The report is dated August l. 1904 Tn
report of the treasurer which is publishe,
the rein. shows that warrants were maid l.
the amount of S2,S4s65 and the total re
ceipts were S5.2S7s5. which included a bal
ance on hand at the beginning of the Yea
of H.sS.95. There is now a balance O.
hand of s2,4Os,SO.