Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-01

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The levy will produce. on the basis of this
years assessment. SOL. 267 less than face
OF the 1901 levy.
State Engineer Dobson and Assistant
Forbes returned today from a trip Of in
spection through the Platte valley of east
ern Wyoming and western Nebraska. They
made the trip with a view to ascertaining
the elevation OF the land in the various
sections along the river, preparatory to the
formulation OF plans for irrigation works.
II am confident that II the government
builds reservoirs for irrigation in this state
it would be better to have them in Wyoming
than in Nebraska" said Mr.. Dobson. This
Of course is on account OF the elevation OF
the land. The conditions In the Platte
valley between Guernsey and the state line
are more favorable to the storage OF water
than in Nebraska"
Mr.. Dobson has been notified that Elwood
Mead, chief Of irrigation investigations for
the United States Department Of Agricult-
ure, will be In Lincoln on August Z to con-
slider irrigation matters. 1t is understood
here that the investigation Mr.. Mead pro-
poses to make will be preparatory to the
work Of the government under the new ir-
rigation law. Mr.. Mead wrote as follows:
l expect to reach Lincoln on the 7th of
August and would like to have a confer
ence with you and such of your irrigation
board as can be got together to talk over
our work in connection with Interstate and
riparian rights. / also wish on this trip
to take up any other matters connected
with our Investigations which may be of
to Lincoln for a conference with you and
that Intend to go on to the western part
OF the state to look after our investiga-
lions AFTER the conference is over.
Deputy Insurance Auditor nabcock to-
day addressed a letter to George H. Work
of Hastings. informing him that the In
ternational Agency company, which has an
ONCE In the Rialto building in Chicago, is
not authorized to do an insurance bust
ness in this state and that Insurers in
the company can have no resources
through the courts for losses sustained.
The matter came to Mr., Babcock's at
tention through a letter from Mr.. Worth.
who said he had been solicited on an in
surance proposition by the Chicago COM
pany. Mr.. Worth wrote that the secretary
of the company had admitted that the
state had never given II a license to do
business, but he insisted that any citizen
of this state had q legal right to buy
groceries, insurance or anything else from
anybody.
Mr.. Babcock in replying to the commu,
nication from Mr.. Worth asserted that
the supreme court had held that the
judiciary Of this state will not take juris-
diction OF any case which is instituted to
recover from an unauthorized company.
The opening OF bids for finishing the
construction Of the administration build
Ing at the penitentiary and for repairing
the west dollhouse has been postponed by
fha R0ard NJ DtthlIc Ianda and n.g1a4---
until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
time allowed for filing the proposals ex-
pired yesterday.
A protest has been filed with the Board
OF Irrigation against the allowance Of the
claim of William Franks for right to use
water from the North Platte river for Ir-
rigation purposes along the route of the
Merchants canal. The hllng is by the
promoters Of the Farmers canal, who as
sert that they intend to complete their
ditch as set forth in the original specinca-
tions.
Stephen c. Hoover. one of the proprie-
tors OF the Lindell hotel, was served with
= warrant. sworn out by a member Of the
Anti-saioon league, charging him with
violation OF the excise board rules by
selling liquor In his establishment after
the prescribed closing hours. His case
was continued thirty days. This is an.
other step In a long-pending litigation.
Chairmen Hall and Weber OF the dem.
ocratic and %populist state committees will
80 to Omaha next week to select loea.
tions for their campaign headquarters. Il
was expected that rooms would be engaged
this week. but the resignation OF Chair
man Nelson of the populist committe,
made a postponement necessary.
A charter as issued today in the Corr
Exchange bank Of Spencer. Boyd county
The Institution has a capital stock o