Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-10
LAND FOR BIG RESERVOIR
Experimental Irrigated Farm Also Em.
braoed in the Project,
SETTLERS WANT LAKE NAMED "AucF
Town of Crawford Asks Congress- Go
Donate Part OF Fort Robinson
Reservation for a Public
Park.
Trom a stafr Correspondent

WARRINGTON. May 9-tSpecial Tele-
gram.)-Tn accordance with a request of
the North Platte Water Users association,
the secretary Of the interior to-day with
drew from any form Of disposition what
ever, under the public land laws, the north
half OF township q north range "a west,
consisting of sections I to 4, II to IA and
II and is. the lands thus segregated to he
used for reservoir park experimental and
demonstration purposes. BY this with
drawal the indications are that western
Nebraska is to be one OF the frst sections
to be benefited by the recent arrangement
: for cooperative crop experiments between
the Department Of Agriculture and the
/ reclamation service. This work will be OF
| inestimable value in instructing settlers In
/ the fundamentals of irrigation and demon
| strating what may be done in that section
| by scientific application Of water and by
| dry farming.
An especially interesting feature will be
! the name with which it is proposed to
grace the reservoir. Out of consideration
and esteem for the daughter of our dis
| tinguished and extremely popular presi-
dent, the settlers have expressed a desire
| to chrsten the artificial body of water
Lake Alice" Lands adjoining the reser-
voir are to be parked and beautihed with
trees, flowers and shrubbcry, and the re-
quest is a pretty compliment to the daugh-
ter of the man to whose intelligent and
persistent efforts the present work Of re-
claiming the arid west is largely due.
Crawford Wants a Park.
The town of Crawford, Neb., through its
city council has written Representative
! Kinkaid urging him to secure for the use
of Crawford a portion of the Fort Robinson
military reservation, to be used a public
park. The area sought TO be secured for
park purposes embraces about 1856 acres
Judge Kinkaid has looked the matter up
at the War department and will draft and
introduce within a few days a bill for tho
purpose desired.
Minor Matters at Capital.
The president has signed bills introduced
by Representative Kennedy to increase the
pension of Captain Thomas Hughes of
Omaha to S24 and that of John P. wishart
of Blair to $50 per month.
Judge Kinkaid has secured pensions for
the following: John ]. Sitter, earns, s12:
Philip H. Brock Mema. s24; Reuben A.
Lewis, Oconto. S12.
Representative Pollard has secured a pen
sion of so per month for James Shaul.
Syracuse. Neb.
The president has signed Congressman
Pollard's bill increasing the pension of
Lloyd D. Bennett of Plattsmouth to s24,
Drainage BiI Urged.
Director wolcott and MIR. Wilson of the
geological survey and Representative
Steenerson had hearing before the house
committee on public lands this morning on
Steenerson's drainage bill. Director VOL
colt occupied most of the time and strongly
urged that the committee endorse the meas
ure. Though there was no action on the
bill, the questions asked by members of the
committee indicated a desire to amend il
so as TO include In its operation all that
part of North and South Dakota east of
the Tooth meridian. This would embrace
the valleys of the Red River Of the North
in North Dakota and the lowlands of the
Missouri river in South Dakota Another
hearing will be held next Wednesday.
Comes to WOOdmen Gathering.
! Representative Morris Sheppard OF Tex
arkana, Tex, one of the youngest members
Of congress and for eight years national
treasurer of the society of Woodmen of the
World left Washington tonight for Omaha
TO attend the meeting of the national ex-
ecutive council of that organization, which
has its headquarters In that city.
| Representative ftlnsnAW mas secured
favorable report on a bill granting a spe-
cial pension of so month to Charles A.
Walker of Hebron This bill will probably
pass the house next Friday.
Postal Matters.
]. II. Reynolds and +. j. Slavin OF Omaha
L. S. Stewart of Allen and F.. W. Aldricf
OF Grand Island. Neb, have been appointed
railway mail clerks.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Holdrege. route 4. George f. Gwinner, car
rier; Chrissie Gwinner substitute Iowa
Imogene, route > w o. Otis, carrier; Al
bert Addy, substitute. Luverne. route ?
william B. Mason, carrier; Charles r. Ma
son, substitute. Renwick. route ?, FREQ
W. Walkner, carrier; Frank j. Urion, sub
, stitute. Wall Lake. route !. John s. Porter
carrier; Horace B. Allen, substitute. West
/ field route l. Harry Sunday, carrier: VIII
Boden, substitute. South Dakota-Tea
. route J. Flora Heeren, carrier; Claus Det
, teu. substitute.
, Complete rural free delivery service hai
been ordered established July 1s in low
county, Iowa. making the total numbs
, Of routes in the county twenty-three.