Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-17
TaxabIe Value of Northyvertern

| Value Val
1inois f SoiS ts s ss;Rn Me ss5f
Iowa .............. 1913 80 4667S,576 1.56955
Wisconsin ...... 5S4S32d 75S0O00O 5000 1,75Ssl
| wyoming ..... 10000 1851 1908
South Dakota 4,s2252 4e46,s20 s44.oo
| Nebraska ......... $4,000 3.624.525 1,065 81
Secretary Bennett of the State Board Of
Assessment has received the following val
uatlon of the Union Pacific: Colorado,
S12 500; Kansas S7,s12, and Wyoming 5000 a
mile
Beemer Turns in Cash Fund.
Warden Beemer of the state penitentiary
this morning deposited with the state treas
urer $500, his cash fund, as provided for in
a law enacted by the late legislature. Com
mandant Presson of the Soldiers Home at
Milford was here also, but he had not yet
| turned in his cash fund. which he said
amounted to about 5000 year. Mr.. Pres
son interprets the law to mean that only
that money received from the sale OF prop
| erty belonging to the state shall be
mitted to the state treasurer and talked
as though he did not like the idea of being
torn lose from the cash fund. The mem
bers of the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings, however, take the law to mean
| all money which goes to make up the cash
fund must be turned into the treasury and
this is the way the law will be enforced.
Kearney Men Fare Well.
Considerable Joshing has been going on
around the state house today over a sue
cessor to Judge Callxins on the Board Of
Regents of the State university. A number
of visitors to the state house have assured
Senator Norris Brown that If any one in
! Kearney has not been taken care of they
will be willing to join with him in making
endorsements to Governor Sheldon. Some
of the Kearney Hub as a balm for the
wounds he received when the chief execu-
tive cut out the appropriation for the
Kearney Normal school building, while
others have suggested John Dryden. AS
| two men from Kearney have been men
toned, Senator Brown has not yet indicated
which one he will endorse. In the mean
time some have suggested that as Judge
Sinclair may soon finish his work as an
attorney for the state in the suit against
the Lumber Dealers association. he would
have time to take the place II the other
two Kearney men don't want it.
Helps Weak Schools.
Superintendent Lulu Kortz of Cherry
county and superintendent Florence link
of Holt county called at the ONCE of State
Superintendent McBrien this afternoon and
convinced him they we're qualified under
the new law for a junior normal school at
Valentine and at ONeiIl. Both will get
the normais. The teachers were highly
gratihed with the enactment of the bill pro-
viding for assistance to poor school dis
tricts and each said it would result in
great good for all the western counties
| In Holt county about 100 districts will be
helped to a seven months term and in
Cherry county about one-third of the dis
tricts will be aided
! State Superintendent McBrien has re-
turned from Hemingford, where he said
for the first time some of the people
learned OF the enactment of the law pro-
viding help for the poor school districts.
The people were very much gratihed, said
Mr.. McBrien, and some OF the old men
who have struggled so long for schools
he said actually shed tears OF Joy.
First Interurban Report.
The Omaha & Southern Interurban Rail-
way company, the first interurban company
TO ever report it's holdings in Nebraska,
reported to the State Board Of Assessment
today The company has authorized 100000
shares of stock for 500 each. of which
10000 shares have been issued. but its
| value is unknown The company has no
bonds or debts outside OF current expenses.
Its gross earnings amounted to IS. $50. 40;
its operating expenses and maintenance
$S.OS2S6, leaving a net earning OF 50, SOs.54
The road was completed in October, 1906.
The company owns two thirty-two-foot
secondhand passenger cars equipped with
four motors. Its mileage since the road
became operative amounts to 1875 miles.
Drops Dead in Depot.
Stepping TO the ticket window to in
quire about a train, Milton q. Trump
dropped dead early this morning at the
Burlington depot While he was speaking
to the depot ticket agent he was overcome
by heart trouble and fell 10 the floor
The body was removed 10 the undertaking
rooms OF Walton c. Roberts. Coroner
Graham was called, and after an examina-
tion. pronounced the case heart failure and
decided that inquest would not be
necessary.
Milton. @. Trump was IS years of age
and resided at 1926 q street. Although
he had complained recently on several oc-
casions OF heart trouble. he had not been
seriously IN az any time. For the last
few days he appeared, however to be in
the best OF health. He arose early this
morning and left his home at $50 O'Clock
for the Burlington depot. He had planned
a trip TO HolyOke, Colo, where ne in
tended going on business. When he got
! 70 tbs dsnot he bought his ticket and