Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-11

after its personnel had been changed by
elections brought suit in the district court
for the return Of this 1890. alleging the
building had never been erected and that
the payment OF the money had been fraud
ulent and that the board had acted in
collision with he architect Davis won in
the lower court.
Captain Paul steps Up.
Captain Herbert J. Paul has been elected
major Of the Second infantry. Adjutant
General Culver has issued orders for an
election TO ill the vacancy caused by the
election Of Major o. z. NJ Osborne as
lieutenant colonel
MetcaIfe Talks 20 CO1IeEians.
r. s. Metcalfe will deliver an address at
Doane college, Crete, on the afternoon OF
February q. The occasion is to be a Wash
ington birthday entertainment Mr. Met
calfe will talk on The Heart OF a Seed"
Commends McBrien's Efforts.
Superintendent McBrien is making an
effort to impress his teachers it is better
to teach few things well rather than teach
a little Of many things Today he received
the following letter of endorsement from
Prof. Hart of the Peru Normal school:
l am delighted beyond measure to note
what you say In behalf OF the five essen
IlalS crusade. IL II b ROoO LnlnR ana Qe-
serves pushing along. Ny stammering
tongue has stood for reform in this direc-
ton for twenty years. If all other studies
below the ninth grade were dropped from
the school course we should have better
scholars. better thinkers and better in
formed men and women. Furthermore, IL
all other studies were dropped from the
Recond-Erade certificate and II the basis of
the second-grade certificate was changed
from it's present basis to q basis OF a IS
per cent average in the FIVE essentials,
II would add to good scholarship and clear
thinking. better teaching. There is moth
ing so confusing to the mind as dispersion
OF effort Thoroughness in teaching is in
comprehensive 10 one who has not been
thorough in learning. Thoroughness in
we must depend for teachers under present
conditions.
supreme Court Call.
Following is a list Of cases which will be
called for hearing February 20 In the su-
prone court Of Nebraska:
Union Pacific Railroad Company against
| Fosberg from Dawson county; Johnson
against HAYWARD, Howard; Herpolshetmer
! against Creighton. Douglas Bush against
! Griffin, Hayes; Bush against Brown, Hayes;
~ Nsi, aIo asss Iia Ba cic PaiIrnad
! Company against Connolly, Douglas: Jud-
kins against Judkins, Custer; Hicks against
! Union Pacific Railroad Company. Dawson;
/ State against McCright, original; State
against Jansen. original; State against An
derson, original; state against Sinclair.
! State against Hediund. original: State
| against Blair, original; State against Lap
| rath. original; Vogt against Binder ad
ministrator, Thurston: Rogers against CITY
! Of Omaha, Douglas; Kannow against Far
Harlan; Nelson against sneed, otoe: Mod
ern Woodmen of America against Wilson,
Pierce; Morrison against Gosnell, Harlan
! Lutjeharms against Smith. Harlan; S. d.
! Mercer Company against City of Omaha,
Douglas; O'Neill ct al. against State, Boone.
Oral arguments in the following cases will
not be heard before Wednesday, February
q:
county Hefner against Roberts, Otoe; RR-
| mold against clayton Otoe; Wiese against
| Union Pacific Railroad Company ct al,
Washington; Wrich against Union Pacific
| Railroad Company 81 al, Washington; Fitz-
gerald against Kimban Bros, Lancaster;
Woods. Lancaster; Stats against Wilson.
Richardson: Lawrie against Llninger &
Metcah. Thayer; Hnddix against State,
Custer; Middlekauff against Adams, Daw-
son; State ex rel IRE against Drexel ct al,
Bpese st s af 9osEa Te in ps ST
f. A. Butler ct al. for writ Of habeas cor
pus, original.
The following is a proposed assignment of
cases for hearing Tuesday March 6:
| Henry against Henry. from Dawson
county; Petersen against Petersen Douglas:
Rice against Parrot. Boone; Missouri Pa
cifc Railway Company against County Of
Cass, Cass; Nuckolls County against Guth-
RE & Co.. Nuckolls: Fike against OFT.
| Thayer; Cowles against Burnell. Otoe:
! Strobe against Hoagland. Logan: Chicago,
Burlington Quincy Railway Company
! against Mann, Adams; American Bonding
Company against Heve. Otoe: Skinner
| against Wilson, Keya Paha: Chicago Bur
| lington Quincy Railroad Company against
Healey. Lancaster; Loyal Mystic Legion
AGAINST Richardson, Hall: Joslin against
Williams Douglas; School District No. u
against Cowgill; Phelps; State against Sew
Barney against Lasbury, Sarpy: Irving
against Bond. Douglas: Union Pacific Rail-
road Company against Murphy, Dawson;
Union Pacific Railroad Company against
| Meyer, Dawson; Peycke against Shinn
Douglas; Roby against State ex rel Far
mers Grain and Live Stock Company Buff
falo; Lincoln County against Chicago Bur
lngton & Quincy Railroad Company, Lin
coin Meyer against Omaha Furniture and
Carpet Company, Douglas; TAYLOR against
Hunter. Lancaster: Eastern Building and
Loan Association against Tonkinson, Lam
caster; NonHaller against State. Douglas
Loar against State, GARFIELD; Seeley against
Ftichey. Cass; Thompson against Estate of
Pope deceased, Merrick; State ex rel Surnp-
ton against Smith, original
SUES FOR CUSTODY OF CHILD