Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-19
Or. E. R. |. Murphy
$40 n. 7. Life Bldg, Omaha, Neb.

there being no bid on the cottage at Kear-
ney within the appropriation Edward
Rohlfs of Lincoln had the lowest bid for
the building at the Soldiers Home at Mil
ford, 1852. while John Marxen of Avoca,
Ia, was the lowest on the hospital at Grand
Island. His bid was $3.50. not including the
heating plant and electric wiring.
school of Agriculture commencement.
The commencement program of the School
of Agriculture will be as follows:
Monday evening. April 20, the Davisson
Literary society will give a program in
honor of the seniors
Music-The Grand Mogul..
DR.. Gain, Miss Barbour. Mr.. Brodeclxy
and Mrs. Gain.
Essay ...........................
Miss stonecypher.
Mr.. Kindig.
Piano Solo......................
Miss Loretta Spencer.
Oratloh 5000, .'.'.''''''''''''.'..
Lyman Pray.
Miss Huddeston.
Vocal Solo.....,.............,.
Mr.. Capron
bIlel ldlhS.... .....................s...,...
Mr.. Gramlich, '0S; Mr.. Robertson, '09; Mr.
Nye, 10.
Quartet.
a
reception will be rendered to the class by
the society in the library
Tuesday Evening, April H-At o'clock
Dean and Mrs. e. A. Burnett will tender a
reception to the senior class at their resi-
dersce, 32O6 Hodrege.
Wednesday Evening. April 22-The second
year class will give reception to the
seniors.
Thursday, April 2S p. m.-Competitive
drill This will be followed by a general
assembly al which the winners in the COM
spetitive drill win have their medals pre-
sented to them by Captain j. G. Workizer
commandant OF cadets. Farewell greetings
A. Nash Of the first year class and Otto
Liebers of the second year class and by
Dean e. A. Burnett on behalf of the fac
ulty.
In the evening the class banquet will be
held at the Lindell hotel.
Friday, April 24-At a. m. the second an
be held in Assembly hall at the university
farm.
p. m.-The principal and Mr.. Arthur
Barth. president Of the class of 1908, will
entertain at the Lindell hotel for the grad
yates only.
SD. m-The commencement exercises will
be held in Memorial hall. The address will
be delivered by Chancellor e. BENJAMIN. An
drews. 1t is hoped that you will be present
and that you will induce as many others
to come as you possibly can. At the close
of the commencement exercises a reception
to the alumni, all other students and former
students and to all friends of the insttu-
ton will be given in the Temple building
This RECEIPT IN is given by Chancellor An
drews, Dea.n Burnett and Principal Da-
visson.
Vote ON Elementary Certificates.
Superintendent McBrien has submitted to
vote of the county superintendents the
matter of the establishment Of the "ele-
mentary state certificate" issued by normal
and private schools. This action grew out
OF the Round Robin" sent out by num-
ber OF superintendents knocking on the
elementary certificate.
sixteen Indictments Returned.
Returning sixteen indictments, only one
OF which is made public at this time, the
special session o fthe grand jury was ad-
journed this morning after a five days
session. and the jurors dismissed. In the
one case made public, which constitutes an
offense against the postal laws, Henry
Hunt of Mccook. Neb., was indicted. Hunt
is a fireman on the Burlington railroad.
| He was investigated on charge Of send
ing Objectionable matter through the
mails, He pleaded guilty to the charge be-
/ fore the grand jury. He was fined S25 by
| Judge T. c. Munger of the federal court,
which sum he paid.
The other fifteen indictments include
charges OF conspiracy and perjury in con-
nection with the public land laws. perjury
| and other offenses against the pension
laws and the postal laws. All of the cases
! Investigated were offenses committed sew
eral years ago under the old law, before
the state was divided into eight divisions.
| More than 100 witnesses We're examined.
Constable POund Dead.
A. L. Pound. constable in Justice Minor
! s, Bacons court. and at one time sergeant
Of the Lincoln police department, dropped
| dead at o'clock this morning at his home
at 1902 A street. Although he had been
| ailing for several days he was not seriously
IN until about five minutes before his death.
Mr.. Pound was about 50 years of age. and
leaves a widow and several grown children.
Plenty of Work I'm HOldrege.
HoLDREGE. April ls.-(speciaL) Work
on the sewer for which bonds were voted
last fall, has actually beguns Every labor
ing man in the city who wants work can
| have Il for the next three months the
/ contractor has announced that home labor
| mill ha rfwan he nrafaraura pafufaan