Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
Nebraska
COMMISSIONS GAME WGRDENS
Governor Aldrich Puts Chief Deputy
Miller on Job.
NO PAY UNTIL APRIL FIRST
Must serve Quarter of Year without
observation-disclosures In
CIined 10 Fuss About OustinE
OF Hill.

(From q STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 7.-CSpecial)-The new
deputy game wardens we're given their
commissions by Governor Aldrich, Satur-
day. and have taken charge Of the office.
Henry y. Miller OF Nance. becomes chief
deputy TO succeed Dan Geilus of Omaha,
appointed head house bookkeeper, and his
two assistants will be Isaac King Of SUI
perior and Reuben w. Byers OF Hsvelock.
The game wardens are expected TO go to
work Immediately. but have the pleasant
prospect Of drawing no pay until April 1.
Under the law. they are paid for only
nine month sof the year and as the APP
preparation has already run out and an
other will not take effect until April L
their three months without pay will begin
right away
The other new appointees in the state
house are beginning to take their places.
Robert A. King has already been installed
as director Of the Institute for the Bin,
and ex-senator Charles o. Randall, the new
fire warden will move in Monday. The
change in the state penitentiary will not
be made until in April.
The members of the oBsrd OF Public
Lands and Buildings met tonight to talk
over their work with the governor and
make plans for the immediate future
Undertakes Grow Wrathy.
Some stir is being caused around the
state house by representatives of the State
Association OF Undertakes, who are OBJ
iecting TO the way in which Ex-Governor
Shalenberger ousted W. II. Hill of He
bron from his position as member of the
State Embalming board. o. E. Biglin OF
ONeill was chosen by Shallenberger and
Mullen At the eleventh hour TO FIJI out
] ircI mhI
to serve. AS result Hill is trying to get
the new administration to put him back in.
Railway Conductors on Laws.
The legislative committee OF the order Of
Railway Conductors has been in session
here today with delegates from Fairbury,
Lincoln, McCook, Omaha. Fremont, Grand
Island. North Platte Chadron, Norfolk and
Alliance. They discussed various plans for
propositions which they wish to present
to the legislature but have not yet reached
any definite decisions.
Two Lincoln Pioneers Dead.
John w. Minick, a we'll known black
smith, and Philstus Peck, former mer-
chant were pioneers Of Lincoln who died
| last night. Mr.. Minick was a member OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic and had
served with signal honor. Until a few
months ago in spite of his seventy-three
years. he has been engaged actively in
] his trade. He Is survived by his wife.
Philetus Peck, father of Mrs. E. f. Hyde
OF Lincoln and formerly a resident Of
Lincoln, died at Pasadena, Cal, where he
has been residing for a number of years.
He was over ninety years OF age and had
seen much Of the early life when Lincoln
and Nebraska were young.
HaveIOck smallpox Scare.
The city OF Havelock has nine cases OF
smallpox reported to it's health commits
sioner and much exaggerated reports have
been spread concerning an epidemic there.
! The quarantine laws have been enforced
however. and although one victim escaped
to Lincoln, he was promptly consigned to
the hospital here and further danger min
imized.