Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-13
INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED
Superintendent Orsbtree Of Perm Think,
Legislature Should Act.
BOOSTING THE PRICE or SCHOOL LANDS
state Board Not satisfied with the
Advertisements Made In Many
Instances by Commissioners
of Various Counties.
cFrom a stan Correspondent,

. LINCOLN, Feb. 12-(Speclal) -Superin-
tendent Crabtree Of the Peru Normal school
is much in favor Of the next legislature in
vestigating all of the state educational in
stitutionss with a view to cutting down the
expenses 10 the students and to see Just
where the money which is collected by the
institutions is spent. He said:
II believe the legislature will appoint
committee to investigate all of the state
educational institutions. aud It will be
wise thing to do. II will stimulate those in
charge CT the schools to do better work and
TO be more careful in their management.
Everything possible should be done to make
the state schools as cheap possible for
students. We at Peru charge s. for matric-
ulation. which pays for all time and we
furnish textbooks. laboratory material, and
in fact all OF the fees combined, together
with the textbooks. cost the student not
more than s. a year. We have almost
abolished the fee system entirely and we do
not intend to resurrect It,"
Big Difference In Appraisement.
The appraisement of school land by the
county commissioners is still about half of
the valuation placed on the same land by
the appraisers appointed by Land Commits
sioner Eaton. Recently Mr.. Eaton called
down a number OF the county commission
eTS IOFf UOI nNlnk n Ndlue on THESE SCHOOL
lands somewhere near the actual value, and
the land commissioner was informed the
local appraisers did not value the land at
the correct figures because they knew the
state board would overrule the low valua-
ton and therefore the displeasure of the
lessee would fall upon the state board or
Mr.. Eaton and the local men would lose no
political prestige
Following are some instances where the
appraisement of the county commissioners
fell below the appraisement made by the
committee appointed by the state board.
One tract was appraised by the county
commissioners at $3.50 and was accepted by
the lessee at a valuation of $3.50 made by
the state appraisers. Another piece ap-
praised by the local commissioners at SIS
was appraised by the state at s1s. This APP
pIaisement was accepted by the lessee with
out protest. Another section and half of
land was appraised by the county commits
sioners at 81 an acre and by the state APP
praisers at $50 an acre.
In view of the statement made by a
county commissioner to Mr.. Eaton the land
commissioner does not fear any of the les
sees will bring suit to compel the state
board to adopt the appraisement made by
the county commissioners
Conway Goes to Kansas.
Governor Mickey has issued a requisi-
ton for the return to Kansas of John
Conway, wanted there on a charge of
breaking into house and stealing some
jewelry and money. The man is now under
arrest In Omaha.
judgment ON Appearance Bond.
Attorney General Norris Brown received
verdict in the Lancaster county district
court today for 1903 against the bonds
men OF f. l.. Ferguson who, while out
on bond awaiting trial charge of
burglary. made his escape. The father of
Ferguson signed the bond and this morning
he appeared in court and stated he had
rnortgaged his farm to raise the money
to get the bond and now penniless
and would be in want If he paid the bond.
The attorney general made statement