Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-25
LAND BUSINESS IS BRISK
Government Sells -Four and Three Quarter
Millions Worth Last Year
POOR ROADS HAMPER THE RURAL MAILS
President Makes n Change In His
Program and VIII Take a
Long Ride at Grand
Island.
(From a stan Correspondents

OI lne present ubchl year buOWb Nhdb thCAo
were 2S,015 entries covering 1.663,61S acres,
for which the government received S4,747,-
563. AS compared with the corresponding
period OF last year a very remarkable in
crease is shown. This increase is due
largely to the operation OF the so-called
timber and stone act. During the last half
of the fiscal year Of 1909 there we're 7,476
entries, covering 767, ,602 acres. for which
the government received s., ,719,3s4
w. A Richards, commissioner Of the gen.
eral land ONCE, who has been confined to
his bed during the past week with an at
tack Of grip, has recovered sufnciently to
be at his ofice Commissioner Richards,
though not fully recovered. was able today
TO sign up his accumulated mail and hopes
within few days to be quite himself
again.
C. p. Guernsey. president Of the Wyoming
state senate who has been in Washington
several weeks. left for Cheyenne tonight.
Jones Going to Southwest.
Indian Commissioner Jones leaves Wash
ington tomorrow morning for an extended
trip through the southwest. Mr.. Jones will
visit several Indian reservations in New
Mexico and Arizona and incidentally cross
the border into Mexico to look into some
private business, being somewhat interested
in investing his surplus cash In copper
mines In our sister republic.
Poor Roads Hamper Mails.
A circular has been sent out stating the
dihiculties rural free delivery Is encount-
ering because Of bad roads in many sections
OF the country II is pointed out that ap-
plications for service, which are turned
down each day on account Of bad roads. are
rapidly increasing. Friends of the system
fear II will not be long before the number
Of rejected routes will affect so many peo-
pie that the cry Of favoritism will be
raised with the result that congress will
do away with the entire scheme. This, pos
sibly, is urged as an argument for the i'm
provement OF roads both by counties and
states, and for active participation Of the
government in the work.
Change Nebraska Program.
The very latest information relative to
the presidents intention as to his forth
coming trip to Nebraska will doubtless
create some sore spots. Mr.. Roosevelt, re-
| spending to urgent requests of Senators
MillaTd and Dietrich, today, made known
his wishee as to his contemplated stop at
Grand Igiand, Neb. He will arrive there
at S.2o a. M, April &c, and leave at 2:a0 p,
m. The president today ofBciaiiy notified
Senators Miliard and Dietrich that Il would
be his pleasure upon reaching Grand Is
| land TO take horseback ride OF at least
/ twenty-five miles. The president suggested
that upon his arrival at Grand Island he
may be in need OF outdoor exercise and
! hoped. that brisk gaIlop would be invlg-
! Grating and trusted that the senators
would accompany him. Senator Millard, It
is expected. will remain in Pullman car
OF take dogcart for a ride over the hills
1 al l.. ,.rtk Al,
on his gallop. The president desires most
OF all to rough ride" to the Soldiers and
Sailors home and there take supper with
the veterans.
Routine of Departments.
These Iowa rural letter carriers were ap-
pointed today: Davenport, regular, Carol
M. Adams; substitute. James E. Murray.
Deep River. regular, Ira Hopwood substi-
tute. Mrs. Hopwood. Centerville, regular,
Clarence c. Bryan; substitute. Claude
Bryan. Elliott, regular. Fred w. Sandell;
substitute. Elias Ashburn. Fre6sricksburg,
regular. Fred W. Eygabroad; substitute,
Dora Eygabroad. Guthrie Center, regular,
Herbert w. Myers; substitute. Ruby Myers.
Hampton. regular. Aaron w. Monroe; sub
stitute, Elizabeth Monroe. Kanawha, regu-
lar. Thomas H. Thompson; substitute,
Knute Landy. Stanton, regulars, Charles A.
Malmberg and Arvid Johnson; substitutes,
John F. Malmberg and Adolph johnson.
Yale. regular, Ulysses @. Fickes; substitute,
J. H. Fickes.
The Citizens National bank OF Cedar
Rapids has been approved as reserve agent
for the Citizens National OF Belle Plaine,
First Nationals of Grundy Center and In
dependence and Leavitt and Johnson Ma
tional Of Waterloo. Ia; Cedar Rapids
National of Cedar Rapids. for Commercial
National OF Council Bluffs, First National
OF Dysart. Forest City National of Forest
City. City Nationals Of Marshalltown and
Mason City. First National Of Thompson
Fayette County National OF West Union
Ia, and First National Of Ceylon MINI.
the Merchants National Of Cedar Rapids
for First National bank Of Crystal Lake and
Independence, Ia.
The postofices at Birch. Pierce county
Neb., and Grimm. Boone county. Ia. have
been discontinued.
Edwin r. Pease has been appointed sub
stitute clerk in Fremont (Neb.l postofice
w. s. Wilmarth, jT., of Terraville, S. ID.
and Claude c. Campbell of Clay Center
Neb., have been appointed railway mai
clerks.
Postmasters appointed; Nebraska-Rich.
field, saFpy county, Henry L. Lowry, vice
A. Becker resigned. Iowa-Viele, Lee
county. Francis L. Keran; Westerville, De-
catur county. Edward Sanders.
The pOstofhces at over. Neb, Cornell
Ia. Carpenter. s. D.. and Cumberland
Wyo., become domestic money order ofieel
April l.
An additional rural free delivery rout,
will be established May at Gretna, sarpy
county. Neb.; area covered. twenty nv,
square miles; population served. 46O.
The postofices at Rescue. Saunders
county. Neb., and Olson. Fremont county
, wyo., have been re-established. with Mar
Palensky and Fred B. Morris pOstmasters
: respectively.
! The Citizens State bank Of wisner
Neb, was today authorized to convert int,
the Citizens National bank OF Wisner. Will
$685. 900 capital.
VIII Make Money for Islands.
Secretary Root has been in cable CORE
spondence with Governor Taft and It ha
been determined 10 sell 5000 900 OF TEN
porary certificates for the purchase Of silve
bullion for coming into pesos. The certif
icates bear 4 per cent interest. are fire.
from taxation and run for one year. The,
D will be issued in denominations OF 500
/ each. made payable TO bearer. These GER
I tifcates are to be sold In this country.
! The insular division Of the War depart
CONTINUED on Fourth PAgel