Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
STATION FOR SAND HILLS
University Regents Plan New Move in
Experimental Work.
BIG THING FOR DRY DISTRICTS
win ne Devoted to Culture of For
estry and Crops suit
able to Western Counties
of state.

LINCOLN, July 2~2-(special Telegram)-
George COPELAND. c. B. Anderson and Fred
Abbott, constituting a committee from the
Board OF Regents. which is looking into
the advtsability OF establishing an expert
ment station in the send hills called on
Governor Sheldon today and discussed the
project with him.
1t IL proposed to model the rev station
after the one at North Platte. excepting
that II will be located in the sand hills
and will make a speciality of forestry and
products suitable TO sand hill culture. Gov
ernor Sheldon was much impressed by the
plan. The regents are enthusiastic over
the proposition. declaring the North Platte
station has been such a success that the
sand hill project would undoubtedly be
Just as beneficial.
The Board of Regents will ask the legls-
lature for an appropriation for the new
station.
The regents will also ask the next legis-
lature for an appropriation Of 100000 for
q new building 10 be devoted to plant Gull
ture TO be located on the farm here. They
will go before the Legislature with plans
already drawn and with a definite state
ment of what they want. They will then
depend on the legislature to do the right
thing.
Mr.. COPELAND is very enthusiastic over
the results secured at the North Platte
station. Sixty bushels OF corn to the acre
has been raised and he declares the POSI-
bilities in development shown at the station
are remarkable.
water Way Delegates.
Governor Sheldon has been invited to
name six delegates TO the meeting of the
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway ASSOC
citation meeting to be held in Chicago,
October Z, s and Q. One delegate will be
named from each congressional district.
Gage Assessment Slow.
Attorney General Thompson and Sec
rotary Schavland of the State Board Of
Assessment Joined forces today and went
after the Board of Equalization of Gage
county. The abstract of the assessment
of that county has not yet been returned
to the state board and a letter was re-
ceived from the county assessor this
morning explaining the why. The county
board, he said, had met, but no quorum
being present nothing was done. The
matter was reported TO the attorney
general and a promise was given him by
the board that the meeting would be held
tomorrow. Under the law the time when
the county board can meet has lapsed.
The attorney general. however, held that
the people should not be deprived of
their rights to appear and make objec-
lions to the assessment, so when the re-
port comes in 1t will be accepted.
DelEeI Files for Superintendent.
James L. Delzel, member o ( the state
Normal board, besides attending the meet
Ing of the board today. filed his applica-
ton with the secretary of state to have
his name placed on the republican pri-
mary ballot as a candidate for state
superintendent. Mr.. Delzel is superin-
tendent OF schools at Lexington and for
q number of years. has been a member
of the State oBard of Education. He is
also prominent in institute work in the
state.
w.lB. Price Of Lincoln filed today his
name with the secretary of state as q
democratic candidate for state auditor.
Mr.. Price was in the insurance depart
ment under the old pop regime.
state Normal Board Meets.
The State Normal Board met this after
noon and let the contract for coal for.
the ensuing year. Coal for Peru was
bought for $3.O5 a ton and for Kearney
for S4.39 a ton. Rock Springs will be
furnished the latter institution and
Novinger the former. The charges filed
against J. A. Hayes by DR.. Shelhorn
were not sustained.
Touring Teachers mt Home.
Inspector /. A. Downey of the state de-
partment OF education has Just returned
home from an extended vacation tour
through Canada and the eastern states
with a party OF forty-two teachers. Mr..
Downey was the official leader and Mrs.
Sarah Brindley OF Columbus was the chap
eron. The following persons were in the
party;
Miss Martha Watts, Columbus; Miss
Thea Hansen, North Platte; Miss Sadie
Bakewell. Candy; Miss Katie Pavelka,
Verdigris; Misses Mae and Olive Klump
and Miss Maude Farrell. Broken Bow;
Miss Nellie Herner, Fender; Miss Amy B..
Galley, Creighton; Miss Ethel Barber,