Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Nebraska
PRAIRIE THICK WITH GAME
Hot Weather and GrasshOppers Fine
for the Young Birds.
GAME WARDEN TALKS ABOUT II
III. r. Carson Succeeds M. 8. POuIsOn
a. superintendent of Anti-salOOn
LeaEue-HoteI Inspector
VIII Begin Work


LINCOLN, Neb.. July z.-(epeciaL)-
State Game Warden Miller today gave out
a deal of information which. considered In
the light of the fact that the official mas
made a careful investigation and knows
what he Is talking about. would bring
thrills of delight to every sportsman in
Nebraska
The news Is that at the present time
there is a greater abundance Of prairie
chickens. quail rabbits and such game over
the state than for many, many years past
This IL accounted for by Warden Miller In
the long drouth and the lack Of hall storms
during the month Of June, when the young
of practically all the wild game In the
borders ere born Further, in the western
part OF the state according to Mr.. Miller
the fact that there Is a widespread influx
Of grasshoppers has much to do with the
many wild fowls which are now 10 De
found there They have made food tor
the birds and have in many cases saved
many young one from death by starva-
ton as In years past. All OF these birds
thrive and grow fat on grasshoppers
said Warden Miller.
The season for shooting quail in Ne
braska begins on November 1 and con-
tInues for fifteen days. Prairie chickens
may be shot in the months OF september
October and November According to an
act passed by the last legislature, no one
may shoot more than ten birds In one
day nor have more than the same NUMBER
in their possession at one time Hereto-
fore the number was placed at twenty-five
There is no open season for the shooting
of curiew. Ducks and geese may be shot
during the same season as provided FOR
ha
any one day.
Carson Succeeds POulson.
II. f. Carson following the resignation
of NJ s. Poulson OF the Aanti-Saloon
league, has been appointed to the head of
that organization by the headquarters com
mittee and will hold the place until the
regular meeting of the hoard Of directors
in the fall.
Carson has been connected with the
league for several months and has given
many anti-lquor speeches out in the state
He was formerly a school teacher and
was employed at different times at the
Fremont Normal, the Hastings High school
and the Kearney Normal.
The contract between the Platte Shirt
company of Chicago and the state OF Ne
braska was ordered cancelled this forenoon
at a meeting of Governor Aldrich, Land
Commissioner Cowles Secretary Wait
Secretary George and Attorney General
Martin. These state officers then signed
a contract with the Lee Broom and Buster
company in which 1t is agreed that the
state shall furnish the broom company 25
convicts and the company agrees to accept
the labor OF that number and to pay %
cents a day for labor and cents A day
for each man for light heat power. steam
and rent or a total of 80 cents day for
each man.
The contract with the shirt company
binds the state to furnish 100 convicts. The
company has been dissatisfied and desires
TO cancel it's contract. The state officers
have notified the company that 1t must
move out of the penitentiary August l.
Hotel Inspector Mt Work.
r. ID McFadden of Hastings, appoined
hotel inspector under the provisions OF
the act passed at the late session Of the
state legislature has started the organiza-
ton Of his force and will take up the
duties of his office in the near future.
Mr.. McFadden was appointed by Cover
nor Aldrich on recommendation of the Ne
braska divisions of the United Commercial
Travellers and the Travellers Protective
association, these organizations having
of the law creating the office. He is
empowered to appoint such assistants as
he desires, being limited in this regard
only by the size Of the appropriation
Row at Milford Home.
Complaints which have come In from
time to time from the Milford soldiers
home and which have reflected somewhat
upon the management of the institution
have at last driven Governor Aldrich 10
assert that unless things there run smoothly
from now on. there will be change In
the head within the near future.
A letter signed by Comrades w. f. Triloff
and McVeigh. and received in this city
states that Dick Beck an inmate OF the
soldiers homo is now in the hospital al
the home suffering from injuries received
at the hands of Commandment Howard sew
eral days ago.
According to Governor Aldrich he had
been informed that upon the day of his
visit there Beck had TO be carried TO his
room by others OF his comrades. who were
sober and able to navigate the high seas
Atthe institution This led 1t was stated
IN the Triloff letter, TO a bout which oc
CURED between Beck and Commandant
Howard ana in which the former was 81
badly beaten up that he is still confined
20 his room at the home.
Osd-TIme Policeman Dead.
Frank 1. Grady, one OF the best known
police officers OF LAncoln, died shortly be-
fore O'Clock this afternoon. He was o.
years old. He was a member OF the forc'
for about eighteen years and was con
nected with it longer than any other OF
ficer with the exception OF Captain w. I
IL Ireland, who was in the service FOL
more than twenty years. Mr.. Grady, how
ever, was employed as a patrolman for q
greater period than Captain Ireland.
NEWS NOTES FROM CozAO
Postal telegraph Establishes UptOwE