Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-23
INVITE PRESIDENT TO HUNT
Wyoming Wants Him to Try the Quality Of
Big Game in That State
UNABLE TO GIVE A DEFINITE ANSWER
Senator Dietrich Receives Photo
graphs 90 Fortify Grand Islands
Claim for a Federal Building
Matters at Capital.
CFrom a star correspondentl


WASHINGTON, Jan 22.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-Representative Mondell today
presented to the president Mayor George
T. Beck Of Cody Wyo., universally known
throughout that state as Governor Beck,
and J. H. Peake of the Cody Enterprise.
Mr. Peake, on behalf of the citizens Of
Cody. extended an invitation to Mr. Roose-
welt to go to Wyoming during the coming
summer for a big hunt. The president
stated in reply that it would be one Of
the great pleasures of his life to have
hunt in Wyoming, but that II he did go and
accept the invitation so courteously ex
tended he wanted to go a private citizen
ana not as the chief executive. Laughingly
he said &c Mr.. Peake, who was formerly
well known newspaper man Of Washing
ton, that he wanted all reporters rounded
up just before he reached the Big Horn
Basin, and that IL Mr. Peake could assure
the president of quiet time without the
presence Of newspaper men he might seri-
ously consider the question of his going to
Wyoming during the coming summer.
Governor Beck and Mr. Peake are in the
east for the purpose of promoting the
Cody Oil and Development company. Mr.
Peake stated today that he had disposed
OF $4,000 worth of stock in the company
to Buffalo parties for development pur-
poses.
Congressman Burkett has accepted an
invitation from the Washington High
School Alumni association to deliver an
address before the association at a banquet
to be held at the New Willard.
Grand Island Sends Pictures.
Senator Dietrich today received large
number of Photographic views of Grand
Tel fte n he
used in connection with the pending bill
to induce congress to make an appropria-
tion for the construction of federal build
ing in that city. Senator Dietrich will
cause these photographs to be hung in the
room of the senate committee on public
buildings. Mr.. Dietrich is using every en-
deavor to place tho bill for public build-
| ing at Grand Island in such form as to Sc
cure attention at this session. In this
connection he is also using his utmost en-
deavor to secure favorable consideration
| for the bill for a public building at York.
| Mrs. Mary Miller has resigned the post
| Office at Bradshaw, Neb., and George ".
Dorsey has been recommended by Repre-
sentative-elect Hinshaw cud Senator Diet
rich to be her successor
Walter Johnston has been appointed
! postmaster at Atlanta, Neb., and his COM
1 MISSION 10 Lne ONCE Will De IOTWdTueu u
him by the Postoffice department so soon
as he qualities.
Inyited. both SENATOR'S
Senators Dietrich and MilIard have been
! invited to attend the annual banquet OF
the Mckinley club of Omaha, which occurs
Thursday, January 20, In commemoration
of the birthday of the late William Nc
Kinley. Both senators have been obliged
to decline the invitation. because the state
| of public business will not permit their
leaving the capital at that time.
The postofice at Hummer, Charles Mix
county, s. D., has been discontinued; mail
! to Hebner.
Carl Winblade has been appointed a
rural letter carrier and John Winblade a
substitute at Dudley, Ia.
The postmaster general has accepted the
proposition Of Hans Harder to lease a room
for the postOfice at Scribner. Neb.