Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
ROAD To The RESERVATION
General Manager Bidwell of Northwestern
Corrects Some Misunderstanding.
BAIRD ENDORSED FOR INDIAN lssPtcTo
Many Prominent Nebraskans I'm the
Capital on Business and Pleasure
Bent, One of whom Dimes
with President.
(From a stan Correspondent

gram )-General Manager Bidwell of the
Northwestern road. stationed at Omaha,
who has been in Washington for several
days on matters in relation to the forth
coming opening of the Shoshone Indian
reservation in Wyoming. left for New York
tonight. Mr. Bdwel came to Washington
primarily for the purpose of putting to
rest sensational stories in regard to the
railroads intention to build a road which
is to be 145 miles in length, from Casper to
Lander, about thirty miles of which will
pass through the eastern portion of the
reservation to be opened to settlement.
Mr.. Bdwell said fifty miles Of road had
already been built and work was progress
ing as rapidly as the contractors could per-
form It,
The Shoshone reservation, which is to be
opened in June of this year, comprises
about 1,40o,OO0 acres, and that portion to be
opened is north and east of the Wind river
in Wyoming. Mr.. Bidwell is enthusiastic
over the outlook and says that just as soon
as water can be gotten on the country
through which his road will go it will be
one of the garden spots of America.
Baird Endorsed for Inspector.
Today Congressman Mccarthy, accom-
panied by Congressman Kennedy, had a
conference with Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Leupp in behalf of H. C. Baird,
who is an applicant for an Indian inspec-
torship, vice Inspector jenkins of Iowa. re-
signed. Senator Millard has also written a
strong letter in behalf of Mr. Baird who
was former agent at the santee agency in
Nebraska, which is located in Mr.. McCar-
thy's district.
Experiments in Dry Farming.
Congressman Mondell appeared before the
agricultural committee today in behalf of
an appropriation to be used by the secre-
tary of agriculture for experiments in dry
farming.
Mr.. Mondell will on Monday evening ad-
dress the Middlesex club of Boston largely
upon the question of the tariff viewed from
western point of view.
Pension for Mrs. Frederick.
Congressman Kennedy today succeeded
in passing bill through the house to pen
| sion Mrs. Helen A. Frederick of Omaha
| widow of the late General Charles Fred
erick, at the rate of $50 per month.
| Many Nebraskans at Capital.
Nebraskans were greatly in evidence In
| and about the senate and house of repre-
| sentatives today. Mr. and Mrs Charles
S. Hayward of Omaha were interested
| spectators upon both bodies. NJ. A. Hal
| of Omaha who has been east for the past
| two weeks, was introduced TO the Nebraslla
delegation by Mr. Kennedy. r. b
Schneider. member of the executive com.
mittee of the national republican commit
| tee, Of Fremont. and Horace G. Burt
| former president of the Union Pacific, were
also visitors at the capitol Mr.. Schneider
is here for the purpose of attending din
ner which the president gave tonight IL
honor of the executive committee and Off
GERS of the national republican committee
Postmaster Ed r. Sizer of Lincoln was alsC
among the Nebraska contingent who hav,
arrived in Washington during the pas
twenty-four hours.
Big Buffalo Pasture.
Representative Burke today secured tn,
passage through the house of his bill au
thorizing the secretary of the interior t,
lease land in Stanley county. South Dakota
for buffalo pasture. The bill authorizes
the secretary of the interior to Withdraw
from entry and to lease for period o
ten years not exceeding $500 acres of tn
public domain in Stanley county, Soutl
Dakota, to be used exclusively for tn
pasturing of native buffalo. The object o
the bill is to enable James Philip to obtai
a herd of native buffalo, consisting of some
thing over 100 head. of which he is IN
owner. The lands intended to be lease
are on the Missouri river and consist O
hills and bluffs, and though open to set
tlement and homestead entry since Febru
airy 10, 1890, have not been taken on ac
count OF the character of the land and be
cause they are not considered OF sufficien
value for agricultural purposes to warran
anyone TO enter the same under provision
of the homestead law
Department Notes.
Captain Theodore B. Hacker, chief con
; missary of the Department of the Missouri
will proceed from Omaha TO Valentin,
! Schuyler Neb., and Whitewood, S. ID
| to inspect subsistence stores, returning
: Omaha upon the completion Of this dut!
: The application OF NJ. NJ. Head Albei
Head, r. c. Head. c. Z. Marquis and 4
A. Head to organize the First Nations
3 bank OF Jefferson. Ia. with $4,000 capita
has been approved by the comptroller of tH
currency.
! The comptroller has also approved Ii
p, conversion of the Letcher State bank {
Letcher. s. D.. into the First National ban
J of Letcher. with $4,000 capital.
e Postmaster appointed South Dakota
Cresbard. Faux county; Frank B. Bryan
vice ]. r. Whitton. resigned. Wyoming
=. Binford. Albany county; Harriet j. SHAY
! vice A. F. Binford resigned.
0 Iowa rural routes ordered establishe
n April 2: Ringsted. Emmett county; route
: population, $50; houses, 76. Wallingfor
I Emmett county; route L. population AZ