Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-16
Nebraska

public funds.
Piper Back from Beatrice.
j. A. Piper has returned from a visit
TO the Feeble Minded institute at Bea-
trice. While he is confident the epidemic
or typhoid lever is at an end he deems
II inadvisable TO send any more to thai
institution until the repairs now being
made to the plumbing and heating plant
are completed. This york is being de-
iayed greatly by the cold weather There
are now thirty or more applicants on the
waiting list. There are rs male and %
female inmates.
John F. Treat Of Fargo, n. D.. impe-
rial patentate of the Mystic Shrine was
the guest at luncheon today at the Com
mercial club OF his fellow Shriners. He
is en- route to Los Angeles.
Wedding 1. Denied.
Because a brother had obtained
guardianship papers giving him control
over Timothy Hoxie of University Place.
Hoxie's marriage to Miss Edith Finney
of Kansas City was postponed today. the
brother forbidding the issuance of the
marriage license. He was appointed
guardian on representation that Timothy
Hoxia was spending his patrimony like
a Coal Oil Johnny This is the second
time the desire of the young people to
wed has been interfered with, the first
time being at CoffeyvilIe, Kan.
George w. Perkins, formerly partner
In the banking house of j. p. Morgan &
Co. has tentatively accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the principal address at
the annual banquet OF the Lincoln Com
mercial club.
An old-fashioned revival meeting Is be-
ing planned by the Lincoln Ministerial
association for some time in the near
future.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Firth and
Hickman report about sixty horses have
died in that vicinity from a strange dis
ease. the symptoms of which resemble
loco weed poisoning.
Building Inspector withnell Of Omaha
today asked tn esupreme court TO reverse
the district court of Douglas county,
which decreed that J. II. Krittenbrink
could erect brick kiln within the city
limits Of Omaha.
Judge Stewart In the district court In
the case of Minnie Warner Meter against
Isabelle r. Warner that the widow was
entitled to life interest in one-third Of
the Nebraska property left by her late
husband, former Congressman Warner
OF Illinois.
Governor Names Delegates.
The governors office was busy today
sending out credentials to more than 100
persons named as delegates to the con-
vention OF Charities and Corrections,
which meets In Omaha January Is 10 20.
state Engineer Price has advertised for
bids for two concrete bridges over the
Platte river In Morrill, county. One is To
be at Bridgeport and the other at Bayard.
School district No. 49, in which the town |
Big Springs Is located. has voted 5000 |
In schol bonds and tsen to the auditor |
TO be registered. The Union Pacific has
filed protest against such action. has,
Ing the protest on the statement that the |
district does not contain the number OF |
children OF school age which the law
provides II must have before issuing that
amount OF bonds. There is no question |
Of tine amount being within the limit
based on the value OF taxable properly. |
The last report OF the county superin-
tendent on which the district receives It's |
apportlonment Of the temporary school
fund shows there are sixty-four school
children in the district. while the law
specifies there must be 100 or more 10
issue 5000 in bonds. Attached to the his
tory Of the bonds, however, Is an affi-
iavit of the members OF the school board
that an actual count OF the children
shows lo9 or well over the limit. The
question is raised whether this affidavit
Or the return OF the county superintend-
ant governs The assessed value Of the
district Is tl0i5SS, Of which ss7,5Oo is the
property OF the Union Pacific
State Treasurer George announces that
he latter part Of the week he will issue
l call for $4,000 more OF the outstanding
general fund warrants. This will take up
lbout half Of the amount now outstand-
ng.
Instructions to Guards.
The adjutant generals office has issued
! circular to officers Of the National
3uard. instructing them infinitely how to
'roceed in case the guard should be
allied into active service by the federal
government. Among other requirements
5 that the various companies shall as
emble at the homo station and II they
Ire not up to the war footing shall i'm
be recruited up to that stand
Ird. The mobilization point 10 designated
Is the state fair grounds in Lincoln. in
sse the season Of year permits outdoor
'amping. II conditions prevent this the
order will designate the
,lace. II the troops are mobilised for