Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14

have been q tie and she would hsvr held
the offioe tin her successor was duly
elected and qualified.
In her answer the defendant comes back
a. the plaintiff b. declaring that when the
last ballot was taken the vote Of p. N
warins vas cast and counted FOR Mrs
Latkv and he was not q qualified elector
81 the lodge, and vas not entitled 20 cast
q ballot ~ the contest
Mrs. Cleaver points out that prior 10 Scr
installation. Mrs. Lstky resigned and vol
unfairly surrendered the offioe Of grand
CHIEF. ane that Maria A. smith. q member
o. the grand lodge. was duly elected 10
the position Tor the ~unexpired term. 10 ri
the vacancy occasloncd by the resignation
Of the plaintiff. and presided over the DE-
alterations OF that body until the ~instslln-
ton OF the defendant.
CONSOLIDATION % Schools.
Deputy State superintendent Perdue be
nov looking after the matter 81 prom0ting
the consolidation Of districts and recently
he made . trip to HarbiDe. in jefferson
county. whers there is a project on foot
to consolidste five districts There was a
large attendance AZ the meeting and Il is
practically certain that the plan viii 90
through. About al that is necessary. &C
oording to Prof Perdue. is 10 explain the
scheme 10 school patrons and Taxpayers,
and 4 is al onoe adopted
By consolidating from three 20 i've dis
tricts. The taxahls propor1y q the enlarged
subdivision 10 81 course increased In pro
portion 70 the number Of districts thrown
Together. all Of the school money for the
various small one going into the one large
District. This makes Il possible so erect
and equip q Eood building IN the village
selected for the seat Of the school and to
hire a sufficient number Of competent
teachers 10 properly instruct the pupils.
Their comes the matter OF transportation
The school 10 located five or ak miles dis
rant from the homes Of many OF the pupils.
mnnifestly making q irnpossible FOR them
TO walk there and hack each DAY. The
disiricz attends 80 thar and covered wagons
with stoves are supphsd and drivers hired
TO hiring An 1he pupils- In some districts
two wagons 90 the work while in others
three are used Raliahae men arr placed
10 charge Of these and are compelled 10
give bond. The drivers generally I've a.
the outskirts Of the eirtrict and are not
compelled to starr AT an extremely early
hour in order 10 reach school IN time. The
distance driven is not g~easraIy more than
seven miles 20 the trip
Under the plan outlined Il has been found
that in sections where under the old sys-
TEN only the oOmmonest branches could
be taught FOR but a few months sn the
year. an up-to-date high school education
oaa be given al the same OF lees cost per
49, - A.
the state educational department and is
being adopted with the most beneficial re-
sults in al parts OF the state
Bas< bail NIasnstes GaohcE
The annual spring meeting OF the oiub
owners Of the Western Base Bah league
for the adoption ot-a plnytng schedule viii
be called 10 Lncoln tomorrow afternoon,
continuing throughout Monday Already the
msgnates sre gathering for the poT~wo~,
uhach Is to be pitched al the LGndei h0tsA
The first OF the club owners 10 arrive
were Frank Isbei- 2a6 yohn Holland. Joint
owners Of the wichita club and franchise
VIII them WAS @. W. Taylor, a Wichita
aewspsper scribe. who comes 10 chrpnacle
the affair for his paper. Isbeii Is the noted
-.Txzys OF baseball fame with CorniSkeys
White sox. he had hoped 10 secure his
release from the Chicago team this season
and TO lead the wichita club in person
sn the 1850 battde for the Western league
pennsnt, but COniskey threw q fat salary
increase across ths plate and Lazy" could
not reslEt. He IL half owner OF the wichita
Glib. however. sna is y1rally interested tn
the welfare Of ahe league. Jack Holland,
who has managed Al wichita for the last
three or four seasons. as % be Al the helm
for another year. Unosr him wichita has
won two pennants IN the Western assoeiA-
taon and 81 ts not unnessonsbls 20 predict
that Holland NH rpOss ~ capable a leader
IN the new onD as IN the Old sEsocia~
tiOn.
The wichita visitors were spending the
afternoon as the guests Of President Guy
Green Of the Lincoln club.