Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Nebraska
GEORGE ACTS ON WARRANTS
State Treasurer Signs Many to Pay
Deficiencies.
GENERAL FUND SOON TO GIVE OUT
Bin Marking Oregon Trail in Effect
and Board Meets and sets Ma
chine in Motion to Garry
Out Plans.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. April Especial )-Follow.
ing the passage OF general claims and de-
fciencies appropriation bills by the last
session Of the legislature. which totaled
over $4,000, as against $500 Of the previ-
Gus session. state Treasurer W. A. George
Is busy signing warrants to make good
the promises OF the lawmakers. Mean
while the general fund Of the state has
been decreased from 1892 O53 "a to 1852 126 q.
This Is due" said stat Treasurer George
yesterday, because OF the so-called many
and varied extravagances OF the recent
session of the legislature.
we certainly have been signing war,
rants right and left here for the last few
days, and there are hundreds still left
for US to work on, continued Mr. George
by next week we will have shot to pieces
the general fund and may have to issue
Registered warrants. ! have written the
county treasurers Of the state to remit
their first quarters business in order to
ward off that, but we do not know az
yet how they will respond The disburse.
ments OF the office have exceeded the
receipts by 1929 22773 ] have been com
PEELED to draw upon 10 of the banks out
IN the state whore we have funds de.
posted. Ordinarily we have enough on
hand in the city to work with hut the big
drain has made necessary the outside
drawing
Marking Oregon Trail.
Robert Harvey, Mrs Ordeal Ward and
c. s. Paine, who were named as commits
sioners OF the oregon trail fund appro-
priated by the recent session Of the last
legislature, have held their first meeting
In this city. Announcement has heen
made that they will push the work along
IA fast as possible and that the raising
of additional funds will be undertaken at
i once. Counties through whose boundaries
the old trail will be asked to set
Nsside funds for the furtherance of the
cause and the military and historical or
gRnlzations will also be called upon to
contribute toward the preservation of the
famous overland route
Funeral of Prof. DAVIDSON.
Funeral services over the body OF Prin-
Cipal A. 70. Dawson OF the State Jnlver-
sity School of Agriculture, will be held
Sunday at the residence. The pail bear
ers will be Chancellor Avery. Deans Davis
and Burnett, Prof Barber Or. Z. l.. Hall
and superintendent A. H waterhouse OF
/ Fremont. Burial VIII be at wyuka Gem
etery near this city. The baccalaureate
sermon of the School OF Agriculture will
he delivered as planned at the university
temple Sunday evening. No arrangements
have been made for a memorial service
for the deceased, but recognition OF his
death was taken by lowering the flag on
the administration university hall to half
mast yesterday.
II. r. Duffy Oklahoma Mayor
p. p. Duffy. formerly a student at the
state university and a son OF ex-Supreme
Court Commissioner Duffy OF Platte
county, was chosen mayor El Reno Okl,
at the election held there April 4, accord
ing to news received by his friends here
The young man is under 80 years OF age
and was elected on the democratic ticket
over bunch of five opponents.
Parole for Or. johnson.
After serving less than three months Of
a two-year term in the penitentiary for
performing a criminal operation upon
Amanda Mueller Of this city, which re-
suited in the death OF the girl, DR. w H.
Johnson OF this city was yesterday paroled
by Governor Aldrich.
Announcement Of that fact was not made
until this morning. though the physician
was given his freedom late yesterday after
noon Governor Aldrich. who left early
this morning for hunting and fshing
trip of two weeks, left an explanation OF
the parole, which was given out after his
departure. The governor declared that the
Past few weeks. according to the testimony
tof other local physicians, and that the
only human thing that he could do would
be to give the man his freedom until he
recovered from the effects of his illness
Werner Gerhard shot.
Werner Gerhard the 13-year-old son of
DIR. Herman Gerhard, formerly editor OF
the Fret Presse OF this city and one OF the
best known German newspaper men OF the
i, country was seriously wounded yesterday
az his home when revolver In the hands
Of Fred Maggie, a relative. was accidentally
discharged close TO the lads abdomen. The
walls OF the stomach and intestines were
penetrated by the bullet and II is not
probable that he will recover. Nagle 1,
only recent arrival in this country AND
since coming here has made his home witt
he Gerhard family Both DIR. C;erlar RI
- and his wife are in Wisconsin visiting an,
Gid not learn of the accident until severa
hours afterward.
French Baron on Tour.
Baron Estournelle de Constant the noted
French peace advocate, who il touring the
United states in the interests OF interna
tional peace win visit this city next
Wednesday and will make an address a
university convocation at that time. II
the evening the noted visitor will IN
rendered banquet by the Unversitl
Dinner club and the City club
Locating Agricultural school.
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