Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-09
Nebraska
FAIR MANAGERS
MEET IN LINCOLN
Exposition Boosters from Over Ne
braska Will Have Session
Middle of Month.
PLANS ARE MADE FOR BANQUET
tTrom a staff Correspondent.l

(From staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. S.-(Special.) -President
II. p. Wilson and Secretary w. II. Smith
of the Nebraska Association of Fair Man
ayers, announces that the annual meeting
viii be held in Lincoln on Tuesday even
ing. January IS, at the commercial club
rooms. Tickets for the banquet will be
70 cents. and the secretary requests tina:
reservations be sent TO him. State Auditor
w. H Smith is the secretary of the as
ISOLATION and gives out the following
program:
Report on Agricultural Exhibits at
County Fairs" Henry Pickett, Wahoo
What the Fair Does for a Community
T. G. Van Horn. Lexington.
How 1t Does It," +. J. Mitchell, Desh-
THE Free County Fair" G. w, Hervey
The County Fair in Motion Pictures"
> Prof. G. r. Condra, Lincoln.
Business meeting.
Spence Files for Senator.
Karl L. Spence of Franklin filed this
morning for the republican nomination
for senator from the Twentieth district
BY petition, and also an acceptance Of the
petition. The Twentieth district is com
posed OF the counties of Uuckolls Web
ster and Franklin, and was representa-
In the last senate by W. l.. Meesner Of
Red Cloud
More Land for Taxation.
Shate Auditor Smith received the re-
ports of lands to be entered for taxation
from two more land offices this morning.
Valentine reports 557 tracts. and Broken
Bow e54 This with those reporting yes
terday, makes a total of 1,474 new tracts
from four districts and two more to re-
port.
Warehouse Certificates.
The State Railway commission issued
thirty certificates for warehouses this
morning under the public warehouse law.
All were reissues.
Randall for Rail Board.
Charles A Randall Of Newman Grove.
filed today for the republican nomination
for railway commissioner. Mr.. Randall
il banker, and served as senator from
his district in 1867 and 1909. He also
,aerved as state fire commissioner under
Governor Aldrich.
Logan Sends Thanks.
Adjutant General Phil Hall this morn
ing received letter from Adjutant Gen
oral Guy f. Logan of Iowa thanking him
for the detachment of National Guard
sent from this state to attend the funeral
Of General Grenvllle NJ. Dodge at Council
Bluffs.
Military Board Meeting.
The State Military board has been
called to meet in Lincoln on Tuesday.
January II. This is the same date as the
democratic editorial banquet and indi-
Gates that il may be necessary to call
out the entire state war department to
quell any disturbance which may arise
when the faithful followers of the two
militant factions in the democratic party
harmonize.
The board consists of Colonel George A.
Isberly of the Fourth regiment, Colonel
J. A. Paul OF the Fifth regiment. Major
Waldron. chief of the medical corps. and
Captain Jess of the signal corps. This ID
where the democratic administration of
the state shows that preparedness" may
be important.
school Boys to Shoot.
The Kearney Industrial School for Boys
has written the adjutant general for per-
mission to use the local rifle range at
Hearney. The school is preparing to or
sanize a civilian drill corps, and under
such an organization the government Will
furnish rifles, and the school expects to
take up military drill, especially that OF
target practice.