Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11
Nebraska
DEFICIT AT STATE FAIR
Warrants Are Ready, However, for
Payment of Premiums.
LINCOLN MAN KILLS SELL
No bids Received for the Construc-
tion Of New Buildings at
Kearney and Peru
NOfmals.
Trom q staff correspondent.l


LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 1O.-(speciai Tele-
gram.)-The Nebraska State fair closed to-
day At 4 o'clock with the grounds stil conn.,
fortably filled with visitors, there being
. total Of l3.sSs admissions against a total
of $500 a year ago on the last day.
The state fair board will meet tomorrow
20 check up It's accounts and see just
where It stands financially. Today the
board paid out $4,000 to prize winners and
others and warrants are all ready for the
remainder. The board believes Il will be
shy about 5000, though this cannot be de-
termined yet.
No Beds for Fair Visitors.
Many visitors TO the fair went away from
the city feeling dissatisfied with the treat
ment accorded them by the city. Scores
of persons were unable to secure lodgings
or Wednesday night and many Of these
sat up all night in chairs at the Lincoln
hotel, while others remained at the Bur-
lington depot and sat up in the waiting
room.
This necessity was due entirely to bad
management for there were plenty of
rooms out in the city. but the stranger
knew not where they were located The
commercial club secretary excused himself
by giving a statement TO the local papers
that visitors to the fair spent the day
slghtseeing and then half the night the
same way Before trying to get lodging.
The information booth at Tenth and o
streets was closed at IL p. m After that
hour several trains reach Lincoln and
those who came in on those trains were
unable to secure rooms and they found
no one able to direct them to lodging
houses that were not already full.
This year the merchants did not furnish
the lights which are usually strung across
o street and there was little attempt at
q decoration Of the stores, which was COM
mented upon by many Of the visitors.
The people OF Lincoln did not attend the
fair in any great numbers. and so notice
able was this that even the local papers
commented on It.
Haveiock was on the map from the day
the fair started until the gates were closed
today. Parties brought beer into the city
from Hsvelock In suit cases, grips and
trunks. One party who had beer shipped in
was unable. under the ruling Of the ex-
else board, to have It delivered to his
hotel by a transfer company, so he hired
a wagon. drove to the station. got his beer,
loaded 1t himself and hauled 1t to his
room. All OF which he did under the super
vision Of a policeman. This story was told
by one travelling man to another.
Lincoln Man Commits Suicide.
Word was received in Lincoln tonight that
VIII C.. Phillips. for eight years clerk of
the district court had killed himself at the
Coates hotel in Kansas City tonight. Some
time ago Mrs. Phillips secured a divorce
from her husband and the only reason that
can be assigned for his act tonight is fam
fly troubles. He leaves three children
No Bids for Normal.
The new State Normal board met this
afternoon and decided to advertise again
for bids for the construction of the build
ings at Peru and Kearney, no bids having
been filed today.
The board decided also TO visit the va
rious towns which want the new normal
schools, starting out on its trip October IL.
BY tina time the board hopes to have a
decision from the supreme court on the
legality OF the act which created it.
No Union Depot.
Representatives Of the various railroads
entering Lincoln held a confer nee today
with the boosters for the Union depot,
with the general result that It looks as
though Lincoln win not get the Northwest
or Missouri Pacific or Rock Island to GO
into the deal Each OF these roads has a
good depot and It is probable that the
Union Pacific will some dey make ar
engagements to come Into town over the
Burlington.
Money from Forest Reserve.
Governor Shallenberger has received no.
tice from the government Of n credit in
Washington Of s2,sS7.SL which is IS per cent
of the collections from the forest reserve
70 which Nebraska Is entitled. The tota