Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-15
Totals. .ES15gaN 6As, lEs.A
T~rHfhooka 90 BE Cheaper.

The State Normal board is figuring on
reducing the fees charged for the use OF
text books which IL now furnishes to the
students Of the two schools for 10 cents
= term. The board now has on hand
sufficient books for 500 tudents at Peru
n 500 students al Kearney. and every
book has been paid for cut Of the fees
charged the students. The board in in
auFuratinE this system four years ago
at Peru and two years ago at Kearney
bought the books on credit, agreeing 20
pay for them as the fees were collected.
Every bin has nov been paid and the
tudents have been saved thousands OK
dollars. When the system was first in
augurated 8 large number Of the stu
dents preferred to ovn their books than
TO rent them and the result was q large
sale. But during the last two years the
sales have been materially lessened and
the number Of renters has materially in
creased The board figures the stu ients
nave saved from $40 to 81 each every
year. according to the grade.
Lincoln Firm Gets Contract.
The Normal board today gave the con-
tract for furnishing the Peru library e
Rudge & Gusnzel OF Lincoln for 3l.4s4-SO
The contract calls for four eiEhteen-foot
tables, four Neutrality-suspicious. tables. zoe
library chairs. 357 yards Of cork carpet
and twelve window shades.
Locke Goes Back Home.
Governor Sheldon has honored tbs
reouiEition for the return to Iowa of H
M. Locke. a jeweler at Utica Locke Is
charged with malicious mischief While
intoxicated. il is charged. he smashed
couple Of windows at Paulins- The gov
ernor honored the requisition with tn
understanding the man Wa snot to b.
taken out of the state until he had hal
an opportunity TO test the question a
TO whether he could again be srrestes
on the same charge after having secure,
his release by habeas corpus. Locke ha
married a Nebraska school teacher sine
LAYING Iowa several months ago.
Who Got Bryan's Plate.
Somewhere N Lincoln or elsewhere som
man is running around with a plate unde
his arm which does not belong TO him. No
an ordinary plate. but a nice hand psinte.
affair upon which a woman did lots o
hard work That plate belongs to william
J. Bryan and 1t was presented to III
unidentified stranger by the woman VIII
made Il. She became stage struck AT tn
critical moment and not being on speAkin
terms with the democratic candidate pre-
scented the plate TO the wrong man. An
be accepted it..
The woman took q position AZ the cas-
entrance TO the state house On the ds
OF the notification and there waited Ii
coming Of the candidate. Frequently al
inquired Of bystandtrs the identity Of pee
pie entering the building until finally IN
procession hove in sight A large size
man walked into the capitol ahead Of tn
81 procession.
is that Mr.. Rryanr- she inquired,
1t H." some one answered.
Quickly she thrust the plate in his hand
and the man marched off with IL. The
the real Mr.. Bryan came in and Il
woman recognized him. But her plate va
: gone. She tried 10 get a boy TO head o
the first man. but il could net be done.
Il painted that plate myself said n
woman 10 the crowd which gathered arour
her, and do believe I gave it to n
8 wrong man. ! wanted to give it TO NJ
: Bryan.
Maybe the man has turned the piste ov1
TO the candidate, but II he has TIE IA
has not been made public.
: While waiting 10 deliver fis third spea,
Of acceptance the other day a card "a,
passed Up TO the candidate. II read:
There is q lady in the crowd who Is Il
mother Of eight sons who intend 10 vo
e for you
J Mr. Bryan did not mention the note
his speech nor was this Roosevelt democr
e invited TO the platform.
Roads withdraw Pair Rates
: The railroads entering Lincoln have vii
drawn the excursion rates advertised
i them for the state fair at Lincoln. Aug,
q 70 September 4 The Rock Island +
already MADE the announcement OF
Sc rates while the agents OF the other ros
were ready TO DO 50. Information reacl
them today that the Western Passsnl
Is association had reconsidered its action
lo grant these rates.
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