Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
Nebraska
ROSTER OF NEBRASKA VETS
Secretary Of State Wait Collecting
Names Of Soldiers.
AssEssORs DO HELP on THE woRK
special BIanks sent OCT AID Name.
Of All who served in Any war
VIII ne Listed for Refer
ence.
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FROM q staff Corresponde1t1
LINCOLN March -fspecaLb-'The
roster q soldiers who have seen service
and are nov living Ia Nebraska. uhich is
being prepared By Secretary Of state wait
who is 10 Dc aided By state and county
officers. viii be made very complete. such
q roster should be made every two years
but b has not been done. The last one
made was cone in lsg7. A. that time there
we're enarly 900 veterans q various Oars
IN the state.
Secretary Of tsats WAIT said this morn
ING ING
= The only roster q the soldiers ever
issued in Nebraska vas in ls- II con
tained $50 Names Many efforts have
been made since that time 10 compile an
other. but the assessors Of the state have
failed 10 give the listing Of names sufficient
attention 20 get q reliable roster. notwith-
standing the law requires them % do 50
every two years. This will probably be the
last time they viii be called upon TO per
form this work. and b. is the desire Of
the secretary OF state and the soldiers OF
the civil and spsnish-American vars that
81 be done az carefully and accurately as
any other duties Of the assessors The
secretary has prepared q special blank for
the purpose and q supply has been for
warded 70 every county assessor in the
state. 20 be distributed to the various pre-
einct assessors II wul be some sausfac-
ton 20 know TO what extent the ranks
have been diminished in the years since
the publication o fthe last roster and also
10 know the force OF IN eyeterans Of the
Spanish American war in our borders,
and Mexican veterans. II any.
Ready for Bryan Dinner.
Arrangements for the big Bran birth
DAY dinner are completed.
Seats win be provided for about -
guests. The dinner viii be served in IN,
big auditorium. Senator'S owen Of Okla,
homa and Kern OF Indiana viii reach her,
sunday evening Champ Clark and Gov
ernor Shafroth Of Colorado viii arriv,
Monday mordninE- Norman E. Mack
chairman Of the democratic national com
mittee, and Robert Ewing. national com
? uitteeTnan for Louisiana. viii probably ar
i've some time Monday. Senator Reed o.
Missouri IL also expected 20 reach her,
curing the day Monday. Senator Hitch
cock viii probably come down on an even
ma train and Governor Shsllenbcreer vii
hurry home from TEXAS in order 10 b
present Congressman Mcguire IL alread,
here.
Taylor 20 Leave University.
The resignation of Prof ". C. Lang
worthy Taylor was received Saturday b.
Chancellor Avery at The State univers5t-
20 Be acted upon at the next meeting o
the members Of the board Of regents o
the state university.
Prof Taylor gives 81 health a. the eaus
for the submission Of the request TO b
relieved OF his duties as head OF the de
partment OF political economy Of the Uni
Versitv Of Nebraska
Prof Taylor Is one Of the best know
Of the members Of the ftculty Of the Stat
university. having been connected wit
the faculty since 1883 For the last tire
years his health has been poor and b
vas granted a leave OF absencs during IN
present year. He has been travelling i
Europe and during the last two month
he was Thought 70 have recovered 70 . Gel
tain extent as he engaged IN some al
vanced fork az one Of the universities /
Paris However. his health demanded th1
|. he retire from active work and his RESI-
N1ation is the result
Pref Le RuEzgpel Of the Denver IN
versity may succeed Prof Taylor.