Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-21
Nebraska


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partment he vii devote five months an
nuauy % hts time 20 this part " the work
Recently Mr.. Abbott visited an Indian
reservation over in Iowa near Toledo. on
which there are some 80 Indiana Thev
bought their own land. some 1Oo acres.
and have refused 20 enter their children in
school or make any progress along educa-
ton or Industrial ines The tribe is under
the rule Of a chief and the community Is
run along socialistic lines. should an am
hiuous Indian raise a crop and improve
any land the next year the chief may re-
fuse % permit him TO cultivate that tract
unless he agrees 70 divide bis products with
the tribe. or any time some OF the other
Indians may turn their horses loose on the
cultivated fields and claim the right be-
cause they own an interest in the lands
During the 'ast year some Of the children
were put in schools because the government
held back the annuities. Mr. Abbott is
now on his way TO san Francisco.
Brian Goes Home.
state TREASURER Brian il at Albion. where
he went in response to an invitation to at
tend a banquet given by the Commercial
club tonight
hAN A~mmEumeeHs
Addison Wait deputy secretary Of state.
has fled his name as q candidate FOR the
republican nomination for secretary Of
state Mr.. Wait was recently endorsed for
this position by the Union Veterans Repub-
hcan club Of Lincoln. he having served dur
ing the civil war in the Army Of the Poto-
mac. being a member OF Company D. ls5th
Ohio.
Mr.. Wait was a member OF the senate Of
the ~TweuTy-fourth session OF the Nebraska
legislature and has served also in the state
house as bookkeeper in the office OF which
he Is now deputy and as chief clerk to the
banking board. His home is az Syracuse.
Otoe county.
Bryan Big Chief No More.
William J. Bryan is expected home to-
morrow and great interest attaches to his
coming. Whistler there is any demonstra-
ton or not when the train reaches the
station, the home coming win be note
wophy by reason Of the prominent demo-
Gratis. who viii not be here to welcome
him Governor shaIlenberEer went TO
Texas yesteday, 50 did Edgar Howard and
50 d.d Rickard l. Metcalfe and so did VII
liam F. Schwind. No significance Of course
attaches TO the fact thar the Texas visit
was set for this particular time, but just
the same the governor viii know definitely
what Mr.. Bryan intends to do about county
option before he returns 10 his office here.
Guard Gets Half Loaf.
Adjutant General Hartigan has received
a letter from the War department advising
him that the government viii pay SIS loo
toward the expenses Of the two regiments
OF the annual encampment Al Fort Riley
The date fixed for the Nebraska regiments
is August Is TO Is
AdJutant General Hartigan asked the de-
p~artinent for something over $4,000 divided
as follows: Pay, S7.5s; substance. 1855
and transportation, S402s.
County Must Pay Cost
J. c. Chick. deputy sheriff Of Douglas
county. has written to Auditor Barton. en-
closing a voucher for Ss.s0 for expenses in
taking John MRsourides from the peniten-
tiary TO the county jail in Douglas county.
In his letter, Mr.. Chick says the supreme
court -reprimanded" Masourdes for a new
trial and therefore IL was necessary for
the county TO bring him back to Omaha
from the state prison The claim vas re-
ferred to the attorney general. who ruled
off-hAnd that the county should pav the
expenses. as Uhe decision Of the supreme
court sent the case back from whence 1t
started and it was AZ though no trial had
ever been held.