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Laylers for Torgeson asked the supreme court to dismiss the appeal of Luikart, secretary of the department of commerce. Torgeson was appointed receiver several western Nebras ka failed banks Judge Carter the district court and tains that as secretary of the partment he should have been pointed receiver. The state superintendent's report shows receipts of $8,679 in lected from the issuing of teachers' certificates. There were 4,231 tificates issued during the year. The Northwestern railway pany will appeal to the federal sucourt since the state preme court overruled the motion preme for of its appeal the rehearing valuation of its property for 1931 taxation purposes. The Ravenna State bank was short time The State ened ago. bank of Poole has been moved Ravenna and has been reorganized institution named into the new above. Ravenna has been without bank since November 1931. Auto registration remittances will soon from county begin arriving treasurers replenish fund of the departmanintenance ment of public works. During the year 1931, 23,000 veterans Nebraska and ten counties of southwestern Iowa secured loans on their service certificates ing to $7,250,000. The amount of $1,was paid for disability compensation compared with $76,000 the previous year. Three and one-half million dollars in dividends were paid to depositof failed state banks during the ors past year. Irl Tolen of Ord on recent visit to Lincoln stated that he may file democratic candidate for railway commissioner. Mr. Tolen was didate for this office two years ago. Opening of the Burlington shops at Havelock last week put 485 men work. The shops were closed December 21. The Union Pacific cently opened their shops in Omaha and both roads have reopened their shops in Denver, bringing at least temporary unemployment relief railroad men of Nebraska and Col- orado.
The Nebraska sheriff's association will hold its annual meeting Grand Island January 27 and 28. The supreme court heard arguments last week in the case of Fairbury mill operator against the city of Fairbury which has put series of deflectors in the Blue river supply water to the municipal lighting plant. The mill erator states that this destroys his rights which he bases on an appropriation water made before the state assumed control over streams. Federal Judge Munger of Lincoln, addressing the judges of the eighth district at meeting in Kansas City, stated that is the duty the bar to consider the rights the people instead of the rights the criminal. He suggested that study of police and legal methods of Europe should be made to bring about greater safety for American citizens.
Report of State Treasurer Bass shows total cash on hand December 31 $4,308,000, which is $120,000 higher than year ago. Balance the federal aid road fund is The treasurer has depository banks, in ernment bonds cash and $12,415 in cash items. Contracts for the installation steam fittings in the school for the deaf Omaha were at $17,775 last week by the state board control. An architect was appointed for two new buildings to be erected later this year. The one $75,000 childrens' dormitory and $15,000 laundry building. The postal department will lease new 2-cent stamp January 26, depicting ski jumper in tion against mountain landscape, in honor of the Olympic winter games to be held in February Lake Placid,
The Nebraska State Shorthand sociation will hold its annual convention in Omaha, January 22 and 23, in conjunction with the annual automobile show.
Charles Randall has been elected chairman of the state way commission. The state supreme court nearly caught up with its work and filed as late as December 15 will be included for hearing at the first February sitting.
In telegram sent to the nationsuperintendent of the Anti-Saloon league Tuesday, the superintendent the state league endorsed the national league's support the 18th amendment and opposing the referendum on prohibition. Negotiable bonds totaling $583,000 stolen from the Lincoln National Bank in September 1930 have been recovered. The bonds were left battered suit case on deserted corner in Chicago and telephone instructed Chicago detective to go and get them, which securities taling over $2,000,000, which stolen, will be replaced pense of about $15,000. Some take the view that the bonds were recovered through trade in which Gus Winkler, one of the alleged robbers, Others contend that Winkler was innocent but order to clear himself and out of hatred for gangsters, who allowed his name to be implicated with the robbery, brought pressure to bearon gangland for the recovery of the curities. Officers, who have been working on the case, promise further developments and confessions from those involved within short time.
The state treasurer has notified the state superintendent of schools that there is available $456,000 in the temporary school fund for portionment to the school districts of the state. The money derived from interest on permanent school funds of over $13,000,000 invested in bonds and also from land leases and interest, insurance licenses and other sources. Steward of Lincoln was elected secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation last week. Mr. elected secretary of the national organization of American Farm Bureau Federation which met in Chicago. All Nebraska railroads have filed an amended application for increase rates. They originally wanted per cent increase but the Interstate Commerce Commission denied this. Increases on certain commodities were allowed. expected that the rates will be allowed. There no increase in rates covering agricultural products. Similar rate creases on interstate shipments been requested. Hearings are still being held on the latter requests. Two of the captured German nons which have been on the tal grounds have been given to the memorial stadium at the University. The third one will be moved to the United States hospital Lincoln.
The state insurance department collected $694,000 during 1931. Of this amount $22,000 was used for maintenance and salaries of the department. An additional had been provided by the legislature. The largest income the department was from taxes on gross premiums of all companies. The has issued an order effective February 15 banishing colored gasoline from the Nebraska market. This in keeping with the state law which provides that all gasoline must be water white and clear, except such gasoline may contain tetra-othyl lead which colored red to warn the public of its poison.
The report of the game, forestration and parks commission worth of assets with $70, 000 cash reserve in the treasury. There are more fishing places, more fish to catch, more pheasants shoot, more camping grounds, and better state parks, than at any previous time. Some 20 new recreation grounds will be available to citizens the state this year. None of the commission's activities are financed property taxes but from revenue secured from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. The reports of 13 gauging sta tions maintained by the United States geological survey on eight Nebraska streams shows the discharge of the streams to be lower than in 1929 or 1930. This due deficit rainfall during the past year. Streams draining were affected only slightly Those in the eastern part of the state showed greatly reduced discharge.
Dana Bible, cornhusker football coach, has been appointed the national football rules committee.
The capital commission awarded contracts for new equipment for constitutional offices and legislative halls. The contracts totaled $74,315. This includes carpet, drapery material and furniture. new air mail, express and passenger service between Lincoln, Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux Falls and Watertown, will begin Jan 16.
Northeastern Nebraska county commissioners and clerks met at Norfolk last week, forming permanent organization including 13 counties. They discussed highway employes, scales, and the fixing of road tax levies. Quarterly meetings are planned.
Arapahoe State Bank, which closed November 12, is being opened through the efforts of stockholders and depositors. American Legion district conventions are being held in four cities this week. Next week meetings will held at Humboldt, Monday; MD ligan, Minden, Wednesday; Seward, Thursday; St. Paul, Friday. State officials are in attendance.
Arthur M. Hyde, United States secretary agriculture. was in Lincoln Tuesday and addressed the meeting of Organized Agriculture. Attendance at the two day meeting cut down considerably by the weather. The
Nebraska master farmers was made banquet Monday evening. Var, ious groups of Organized Agriculture held their sessions and round table discussions at the college agriculture on the following days. The state poultry show and state corn and grain show were held the same time.
United States Secretary of Agriculture Hyde stated that he expected congress act favorably on seed loans for the Nebraska drouth COUL ties.
John Byrnos of Columbus been appointed clerk of the committee on Indian affairs of which Congressman Edgar Howard chairman. He has gone to Washington to assume his duties.
The cash in state relief fund has now mounted to over not including the receipts of the football game. Shipments of mixed hay corn from various places the state for feeding of animals are being reported frequent intervals. The United States weather bureau station at North Platte reported that 1931 was the driest and warmest year this sector has known since the origination of the weather bureau service there 57 years ago. There was but 10 inches of rainfall compared with the yearly normal around inches.
The state superintendent is making survey of safety and physical education, co-operating with tional plan. Football injuries and deaths are studied in the survey. Two St. Edward high school football players were the only fatalities Nebraska the past year.
Members of the Nebraska State Fair board were in session week considering ways and means of moving $90,000 deficit. financial records of the state fair for several years was made. George Jackson, year old secretary the board, has been ill and was not able to attend the meetings of the board his office in capitol building.
The one-fourth share of the November gasoline tax collection was remitted to the counties last week. total of $165,000 was distributed. The money due counties on the first of each month but January the gasoline tax fund contained only and was necessary wait for collections to come in before the amount could be remitted.
Filings
Walrath, Osceola editor, has filed as democratic candidate for commissioner. rath was recently appointed as supply clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives Washington, Congressman Simmons Scottsbluff for re-election as republican candidate for nomination from the now 50th district, which includes practically the same territory as the 6th, from which he was elected for his present term. Boushauson, Loup City editor, has accepted the filing for lieutenant governor made by friends some time ago. Earl Horton of Omaha for democratic candidate for governor; Frank Lemon of Lincoln as democratic candidate for state land commissioner; Joseph Daly, Fremont attorney, for democratic nomination for congressman from the 3d district. Nine judges the 4th judicial district, all but one living in Omaha, filed Monday as candidates for renomination the non-political ballot. One of the judges, Fred Wright, had been mentioned probable candidate for chief justice of the supreme court. Robert Ross Lexington filed for governor the republican ticket. Ross has been the proprietor of livery stable ington for many years and almost famous by the fact that has run on both and sometimes party tickets for offices from gressman to president of the United States. monument business and works and matters incident thereto. The authorized capital stock payable the call and under conditions the Board directors. The corporation shall business when its capital stock scribed the provisions of of Nebraska relative to such corporation have been complied with and shall terminate on January 1st, 1982, unless sooner dissolved by its stockholders by operation law. The highest amount of debtedness which the corporation shall any one time subject itself shall 2-3 its paid up capital stock. The affairs the corporation shall be conducted by board than three nor more than five directors who shall choose President, Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers and agents necessary. PAINE, President, ROBERT PAINE, Secretary HENDRICK PAINE, GIMBLE. Cleary, Davis. 26-4t
