Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-05

struction OF the State Normal school at
Kesrney. The board presented the formal
minutes TO the auditor. in which 1t voted
that all OF the money be paid to the con
tractors except $3.50, as that amount will
cover the work yet uncompleted and which
cannot be completed in cold weather.
Auditor Searle announced that this action
Of the board will not move him to pay over
the money. as the condition upon which the
s.. 200 is withheld is the entire completion
Of the building.
Last Boyd County Case settled.
Decisions in favor Of the state were
handed down this afternoon in the lest two
Of the several Boyd county land cases
which have become historic. These two de-
cisions took the same course as the former
cases, the demurrer Of the state being
sustained. thus UNFOLDING the title Of the
state to the disputed lands.
Gunrdsmen to Attend Convention.
Nebraska will send a full delegation to
the Interstate National Guard association
convention in Washington, d. c., January
q -Four officers of the state guards Will
go. their identity not yet having been
tablshed. c. d. Evans of Columbus is
secretary of this association and Adjutant
General Culver is vice president, 50 that
these two gentlemen will go as part of the
delegation. The convention is a school OF
instruction in military affairs and will
discuss affairs of the National Guard and
recommend legislation. Lectures will be
given by the heads of the various depart
ments OF the War department.
New Corporations.
The Cole-Mckenna company, organized
to conduct a real estate business and to
manufacture cigars, has incorporated with
the secretary of state. The capital stock
is to be $4,000. p. A. McKenna and a. w.
Burdick are the incorporators.
The State Insurance company OF Omaha,
of which James L. Boyd is president and A.
j. Love is secretary, has filed with the
secretary of state amended articles of in
corporation providing that the affairs OF
the concern are to be under the supervision
of nine directors chosen from among the
stockholders.
The Powell Bacon Automobile company
of Omaha has increased its capital stock
to 100000. according to amended articles
of Incorporation filed with the secretary
| OF state.
PickeI UnmoIested.
! County Commissioner Newton did not
| present an appearance at the court house
/ to oppose the newly elected commissioner
| Robert Pickel. and the change in office
was effected without trouble. Newton's
| attorney had advised him that 1t would be
a losing fight to take the matter into the
courts
The first action OF the commissioners
was directed to cutting down salaries in
the treasurers office. The deputy, Mr.
| SEVERN. was cut from 81. 400 to 1920. while
! three Of the 1900 clerks were cut to $500.
| All of the county officers made requisition
for the old number of clerks, in spite OF
! the criticisms made publicly and in the
press that supernumeraries were employed
| in almost every office. The commissioners
! declined to make clerical allowances for
the entire year. but informed the officers
that while no interference with the present
| forces would be undertaken, they would be
expected TO drop out unnecessary clerks
| when business slackened up.
| Arrested on Felony Charge.
Thomas Jess Rackley. a bartender at one
| OF the local hotels was arrested today on
two charges filed by his wife The Rack
| leys live at Seventeenth and NJ streets,
but the wife charges that on December II
| last her husband deserted her and took up
with a grass widow, Mrs. Earl Slawson.
The police have for some time been en-
deavoring to have Rackley renounce the
Sawson woman and go back home, but
they have been unsuccessful. Mrs. Slawson
is a dashing brunette and says she had
simply employed RackIey to drive her
team and look after her horses. She drove
up to the station in style and offered to
put up 500 cash bond for his appearance.
Holcomb to Come Back.
Judge Silas A. Hocomb said today that he
expected TO make his future home in Lin
coin The Judge has been a severe sufferer
for several years from rheumatism and he
intends going to the coast within two weeks
To try and get relief II he succeeds in re-
storing his health he proposes to come back
and practice law in this state.
At the state House.
Adjutant General Culver has returned
from Omaha enthused over the bright pros
poets for the success OF the armory project
recently launched in that city. The present
plan provides for structure to cost in the
neighborhood Of $4,000, 10 he Jointly used BY
the three companies OF the Nebraska Ma.
tional Guard in that city and the Grand
Army OF the Republic, Legion OF Honor and
other allied patriotic societies.
The Nebraska Incubator company ha.
filed articles OF Incorporation with Secretary
of State Galusha. The capital stock is fxeC
at 10000, with Fairfield, Clay county, a.
the principal place of business. The manu-
facture of incGbators is it's business. TIL.
; incorporators are II. f, Spencer. c. J. Har
, ris, w. A Sumner, f. l.. Lewis and ]. F,
Wilcox.
, State Auditor Searle has rejected a claim
Of a York county citizen who declared tina
he had killed thirteen gray wolves and tina
he wanted the bounty of IS each paid by tn,
/ state for the sCalps OF that animal Tn,
> auditor is frank 10 admit that he is doubt
full II there is a solitary gray wolf in all o
York county, and IT is his opinion that tn,
! scalps are those of coyotes and not wolves
. Gray wolves. according to the auditor, ar
[ none too common even in western Ne
braska although the few that infest tina
: region cause stockmen no end of loss an,
I worry. In fact, the stoCkmen are willing 4
: pay a round 500 for every gray wolf seal
presented.
a BROKEN BACK AND RECOVERING
Irving Moss, Injured Mt Fremont,