Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-13
Nebraska
MUNICIPAL LEAGUES PLANS
Draft Of Bill Made by Thomas Pratt
for Standardizing Accounts.
SUPERINTENDENT IN SESSION
Numerous Papers Read by Educators
from various cities of the state
--Hride Has Pneu-
mOufu.
IRON a STAFF correspondent.l

LINCOLN Jan. 12-(special.)-A system
OF standardized accounts for all the cities
and towns and counties in Nebraska was
advocated by members Of the legislative
committee of the Nebraska League OF Mu-
inequalities which held a conference here
today. A draft Of such bill was presented
by T. IT. Pratt. the chairman, and he was
authorized 10 redraft Il and have Il pre-
scented to the legislature The auditor Is
given control OF the system and is author
lied 70 appoint a corps Of helpers or in
spectors who are TO travel over the state
and examine books everywhere. A resolution
was also passed asking Senator Tibbets and
c. f. Abbott city attorney OF Fremont, to
draw up a commission form Of government
law on the model of the Kansas and South
Dakota laws. A special meeting OF the
league will be called to endorse this action
Those present were T. H. Pratt, Lincoln
f. L, Burrell and c. F. Abbott. Fremont;
c. p. Anderberry, Mlnden; Robert P. star,
Loup City and Roscoe c. OzmRn Of IAn-
coin.
school Hygiene.
The papers OF this mornings session Of
the Nebraska Association Of Superintend-
ents and Principals, which is being attended
by 100 educators. were devoted to santa
tion and hygiene. Erred NJ. Hunter, superin-
chair as president and papers were read at
the morning session by r. V. Clark Har-
ward, Neb.; J. II. Kemp of Wayne, w. r.
Pate OF Alliance. and @. w. A. Luckey
of Lincoln. Prof Luckey spoke on the
subject OF Fairgrounds and urged their i'm
portance as eduoative factors The after
noon papers were by w. L. Stephens, Miss
Jessie Prystle- of Gage county, A. E. Fisher
OF Aurora, S. II. Thompson, A. L. Burnside
of Stanton, Walter Kiechel of Tecumseh,
and e. X. Hurst of Falls City. President
Hunter appointed w. L. Stephens as dele
gate to the Nebraska conservation con-
Eress. The annual banquet is tonight at the
Lindell.
Bride Has Pneumonia.
In the midst of her honeymoon Mrs.
James l.. Strine, 1856 Nelson street, was
taken with penumonia and is now seriously
I'll at her home. Mrs. strlne married after
waiting for thirty-six years for her hus-
band to make his fortune in the west. She
has been married once in the meantime
after waiting until she was 40 before she
gave up and moved from the old home In
Pennsylvania to Martinsburg w. Va. Two
years ago her husband died and the older
love affair was rebegun with the wedding
as a result. 1t was on the way west from
the old home that Mrs. strine, Sc years of
age fell victim to bad cold.
Infant II stranEIed in bed.
The Z months old baby of Mrs c. II.
Wessinger OF Havelock was strangled by a
strap which its mother had used to tie Il
in bed while away from the room. The
mother was heart-broken on finding the
body when she returned in a quarter OF
an hour and rushed to nelghbor's house,
althoush the, neighbor was under quar-
antne and to Dr. Ballard whom she found
there, told her story. The funeral has been
held.
Historical Society.
The closing session OF the meeting of the
Nebraska State Historical society was held
last night ct the Temple. Prof James
Mooney urged the preservation OF Indian
records and the collecting of all the folk
lore data that could be found on the
aborigines. Harold j. Cook read paper
for his father. Captain James II. Cook,
and Edgar r. Harlan. curator OF the Iowa
museum talked on the work In that state
Wednesday afternoon school children were
entertained by the society and Prof. GIL
more Of Cotner and Mrs. NJ. p, Knots told
them stories of the Indians.