Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

JIM anu oudlltlbtIbt nave AlN blaAh vi
the same bunch Of voters"
A little incident happened I'm the execu-
tive meeting Of the state committee the
other afternoon which illustrates the old
party ls still ~ciinging to its old tradition.
1t was near the hour OF 6. The room was
close and hot and cigar smoke made the
air heavy and hard to breathe. A very
serious discussion was under way. W. D..
Oldham got the floor.
Gentlemen he began in that impulsive
way OF his, Gentlemen. the bars in Lin
coin are closed at Z o'clock. Its getting
late. l move that we adjourn and adjourn
light now" And the motion carried unsni-
mously.
Otoe County schools.
The annual report Of superintendent King
has been filed in the office OF State Super
intendent McBrien and It makes an excel
lent showing for the schools of Otoe county.
The interest shown in the library law.
passed at the last session of the legisla-
ture, is especially noticeable. This law pro-
vldes that the Board Of Education in every
school district, except where a free public
library is maintained, shall set aside an
nually from the general fund the sum of
10 cents per pupil to be invested in books
other than the regular text books. Under
the provision of this act the report Of
Superintendent King shows that there was
expended last year by twenty districts of
Otoe county the sum Of S644.57, one rural
district having added s75 worth Of books to
Its library.
Superintendent King reports the follow
ing amounts collected under the free high
school law: Nebraska City, S5S5.5O SYRIA
cuse, S263.s5; Dunbar, $780, CO.; Unadila, 80;
Palmyra, $500; Douglas, A21.5O; Talmage,
S226.3O; Berlin. SO; total. 1862.
Otoe county employed 12 teachers last
year, holding certificates as follows: Pro-
fessional life, 2S; elementary state, 90; first
grade county, II; second grade county, 20;
third grade county, u; emergency, II.
England and Pratt Have Mil.
After a decidedly interesting pre-
liminary skirmish in the office of Mayor
Brown this morning Judge w. II. Eng
land and City Clerk Tom Pratt mixed in
a one-round mill. While 1t lasted the
fight was fast and furious. England is
a heavyweight and Pratt belongs to the
mosquito brigade. so Pratt adopted the
bantam tactics and pecked England on
the top of his shining pate several times
before the Judge was able to get out Of
his chair. When he released himself,
however, he let drive a fist that re-
sembled in size the gates to wyuka GEM
etery and 1t landed. 1t landed squarely
on Pratt's Adams apple. The blow or
the loud guffaw which the Judge emitted
when he landed sent Pratt back over a
large chair, almost into his corner for
keeps.
The mosquito brigade strutted up for
another round, but Mayor Brown IN
sisted that the fight should not be pulled
off in his office, so that ended It.
As a preliminary to the mill, Judge
England told about how hard 1t Is to be
a "reformer." And he was telling this
at a meeting of the excise board, at
which a number of liquor licenses were
up for consideration. He said:
I'm here to tell you frankly, gentle
men. I'm never going to be a reformer
again. Here's what 1 am up against:
Tommy Pratt telling me to punch hell
out of the saloon, and when 1 follow in
structions Tommy Pratt punches hell out
or me-" Then the Judge laughed In that
good-natured wa yof his, and as the win
dows quit rafting Tommy Pratt began
to get mad and posed for a few complI-
ments.
Then Pratt accused the Judge of get
ting money for filing circumstances
against saloons and the Judge called Pratt
a liar and Pratt be~gana-pecking on the
head OF the Judge.
Park to Reply TO -
The state Board of Equalization will
meet next Tuesday, at which time Cen
eral Superintendent Park of the Union Pa,
cifc will appear to tell about that 9,OOO,O 900
worth of supplies and material which Ed
gar Howard said the Union Pacific owned
and failed TO return. Mr.. Howard based
his assertion on the statement of Mr.. Park
before the railway commission.
Road Files stipulation.
C.. A. Rawls of Cass county was here
today to sign a stipulation with the at
torney for the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company in the Manley elevator case. This
is the suit brought by the railroad COM
pany to enjoin the enforcement of an order
by the railway commission compelling the
construction of a side track to an elevator
Owne dby the Manley Elevator company.
The temporary injunction was secured
from the federal court and today a stip-
ulation OF facts was signed by both par
ties.
More Reports from Assessors.
Abstracts of the assessors reports have
been received by the State Board OF Equal
ization from all the counties except Gage,
Hooker and SCOTS Bluff. The assessment
OF real estate has been decreased In the
following counties: Cedar. from 1915 to
1904 an acre; Cherry, from 75 cents to 6S
cents an acre; Grant, from s1.5 to Sl.04 an
acre; Thomas, from $l.02 to IS cents an
acre. Insofar as Cedar county is con-
cerned, II has been reported unofficially
to the board members that the land there
has not been valued at its actual value,
but that In the past the land was over
valued. The increase in real estate values
for the entire state have been increased
about So per cent.
: SheIdOn's speech in Kansas.
Copies Of the Lawrence (Kan.) Daily
Journal have been received at the state
/ house. containing an editorial notice OF
Governor Sheldon, who recently delivered
r an address in Lawrence. The editoria.
4 says:
t Governor Sheldon of Nebraska is a fear.
less executive who stands for the r.ghl
things. He made a wonderful speech In
this city, one that ought to have beer
heard by every voter. He took high grount
and pointed out that citizenship was tht
test in all public matters. Governor Shell
don is a strong, conscientious official anc
has made a national reDutatiOn He %