Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
Nebraska

serted the story was given ont by men,
Der Of the Board Of Regents who is an
tagonistic TO the chancellor.
Busy Testing Germ.
The pure food department is getting
its hands full testing seed corn Sec
Rotary Mellor, OF the State Agricultural
society, brought in a number Of samples
today and many other applications are
being received. Some that was put into
the tester the latter part of last week
is showing up well, though a majority of
! i; is corn Of the 1919 and 1899 crop.
/ The Southwest Nebraska Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its annual conyen-
ton al McCoOk. March q y and -. The
state superintendent is receiving circu-
lars sent out by county superintendent
calling attention to the testing of seed
corn and also the necessity Of fire drills
! in the schools and taking of measure to
prevent fire. In both Of these lines the
county superintendents are taking a de-
eided interest.
Teachers To Meet at McCook.
7 hetown Of Cambridge is registering
slS,ooo worth Of refunding bonds.
Oxford Brothers Of Liberty. Mo. write
to the state board of equalization TO
ascertain what the internal revenue
regulations are regarding the manufae-
ture OF liquor. as they contemplate remov-
ing 10 this state. They were informed
the state had no internal revenue law
bearing on this industry and that they
would have TO do business with the
federal government
One County IL Out.
Ninety-one Of the counties Of Nebraska
have cleared their January settlements
through the office OF the state auditor
The one county which has not cleared is
Custer and Its treasurer some days ago
sent remittance to the state treasurer
who returned 1t because it was not &C
companied by a clearance from the
auditor.
DIR. Miller 81 the state board Of health
reports there are several cases of men
engetis in Richardson county, but that
he does not think there is serious danger
Of its spread or endangering many peo-
pie. The cases are isolated and there
is no fear of an epidemic.
The hotel inspectors are labls to get
after Lancaster county II the officials
are not careful. The jury which heard
the case OF Murray against walworth
came into court today after being out
since Saturday and in addition to YER
diet for the defendant brought in COM
plant against the accommodations fur
nished jurymen, alleging the room in
which they were kept was dirty, that |
the sheets and cots were not clean and |
that the sheets were not the required !
length. Baillffs are supposed to see that |
the jurymen are provided with suitable
bed linen and this complaint from the |
jurymen brought out some uncomplimen-
taary remarks from the presiding Judge.
In reply ito a query from Thurston
county the attorney generals office has
advised the Thurston county authorities
how to divide accreted lands. The plan
advised is the one laid down in the case
reported in volume 6s. page CSC of the su-
preme court reports. The case decided
was similar TO the Thurston county case,
where the old front OF the river was
curved and the new front straight. leay-
ing less frontage than originally existed.
This decision apportlons the new 'front.'
age In the same proportion Of the whole
that the original holdings comprised OF
the old frontage. This would make the
new line run at an angle from the old
river channel to the new one. Ii