Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-13
Nebraska
SEVERAL COUNTIES
LAG In REPORTING
Twenty-Three in Nebraska Have
Not Sent in Valuation to the
State Board.
GOVERNOR GOING TO ST. JOE

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. July 12-CSpecial)-Au coun-
ties with the exception OF Blaine, Boone,
Clay, Dawes Dodge. Douglas. Furnas,
Cage Garden. Garfield, Greeley, Holt.
Keith. Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Loup,
Mcpherson. Otoe, Polk, Rock. Saline,
SCOTS Bluff, sherman, Wheeler and
Arthur have sent in the assessments
to the state board of assessment and
Secretary Bernecker Is busily at work
preparing the assessments.
These counties should have in their re-
ports not later than July 10. and IL they
do not appear soon It is up to the sec
rotary Of the state board to send a man
after the returns, charging the expense
to the delinquent county. Generally a
few counties delay the word of the board
considerably by failure to report and It
is probable that some OF these twenty
three counties may be back in reporting
and necessitate the sending for~the re-
turns.
Morehead 70 So. Joseph.
Governor Morehead will go to St. Jo-
seph, Mo. next Saturday. where he will
be the guest of the Monroe Democratic
at the opening Of the new rooms OF the
club in that city.
The club is making elaborate prepara-
tions for the reception OF the governor
and in their announcement of the gath
ering say that Governor Morehead Of
Nebraska, one of the great democratic
governors Of the country, will deliver the
address"
Might Waterman Held Up.
w. H. Combs, night Waterman at the
state house, was held up by robbers last
night as he was starting out to potrol
the first floor OF the state house and re-
lieved of all the money he had.
Combs had come down the stairs to the
first floor. about 1870 o'clock last night
when he was accosted by four men who
ordered him to deliver over what cash
he had. They dd not get much for
their trouble. for 81 cents was all the
Waterman had and he turned this over.
While the doors of the state house are
supposed to be locked after $50 O'Clock,
ono of the doors can be easily forced be-
cause of defective lock and II is sup
posed that the men came in through
this door
HendershOt in the West.
Letters from o. p. Hendershot, for
merly connected with the state Board Of
Agriculture, filling the position OF presi-
dent in 1911. show that he Is located at
Boise. Idaho. and is a candidate for the
secretarVship OF the Intermountain Fair
association of that state. He Is asking
that his friends send in a few recon-
mendations for the place In order that he
may land the Job.
Too Much Generalization.
State Superintendent Thomas has gone
to Chase county where sixteen districts
desire to consolidate as one district in
a very elaborate organization. The dis
triet in which is situated the town OF
Imperial is Directing because some Of
the districts lie so close to the town that
It is likely to harm the SUCCESS Of the
town school. DR.. Thomas will endeavor
TO pour oil upon the troubled waters In
an effort to bring about peace
Dependent Man Ends Life.
George Peterson. painter. hung him
self in a barn on the farm OF z. F.
Hanson at Davey. a small station a few
miles north of Lincoln last night He
had resided in the community for twenty
six years. He was II years of age.
Dependency is supposed to be the cause
OF his act.