Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
Nebraska
]. DELAHUNTY TO Be WARDEN
Name Not Sent TO Senate and He Will
Be Installed.
GAME wARDENs FIND DUCKS
Three Hunters Arrested and VIII he
Given Chance TO Explain why
They Carried Them--Power
Filing Renewed.
Ton : SD correspondent.

LINCOLN, April Especial Though
the Placek resolution passed some time
ago by the state senate demanding that
Governor Aldrich appoint a warden Of the
penitentiary has been unheeded every prep
aration IL being made at the institution
for new head. Indications point TO the
installing OF the man named by Governor
Aldrich in December, James Delahunty Of
Clay Center, who will take charge OF the
place tomorrow.
A clerk from the land commissioners
office has been delegated by the state
board to invoice the property at the prison.
and the present steward s. 81. Carlin, IS
working with the new administration 8
representative getting the property ready
20 turn over to the new warden. The H.
nancial accounts Of the outgoing warden,
Thomas Smith, we're checked over some
time ago, and It was found that the state
owed the official total Of So 80, for which
he received a voucher today.
Hunters Have Ducks.
Frank BonsOr Robert Scott and p. NJ
Van Horn, three hunters Of this city, are
facing a charge of violating the state game
laws. The men were arrested by Deputy
Miller Of the office OF the state game war
den near a small lake in this county. The
deputy claims he found seventeen wild
ducks in their possession. The hunters
deny the charge. claiming they found the
ducks The case will be tried Wednesday
afternoon before justice OF the peace.
New Power site Fitting.
Within short time after Governor Aid
rich had attached his official signature to
the Hoagland irrigation measure. com
prehensive bill along that line. his action
meant the addition of s132.Sss to the state,
provided the company which made applica-
ton to the State Irrigation board for a
charter today decides to renew its appllca-
ton under the new law.
Under the former law a company Of any
size secured its charter on the payment of
e., but the Hoagland bill now enacted into
law provides that water power companies
may secure water rights upon the payment
Of IS for each theoretical fifty horse power
which the project Is presumed to develop
and for which application said companies
wish filed recorded and examined,
The applicant who failed to get in under
the provisions of the old state law wa
Frank J. Petura. whose address is giver
as wall street. New York City The In
tended project which that individual ii
oStensibly boosting is the long-tslked-o
Columbus power canal, which has beer
looking Tor backing Tor some time past
The canal. It is said, will start west o
Shelton, on the Platte river, and will con
tinue to the Missouri river in Washington
county
New FaOmsetead Improvement.
The first automobile shed ever listed Of
q homestead proof in the United State
land commissioners office was filed toda,
by Harry l.. Dixon of Benkelman. DixoI
flied on 800 acres of land near Benkelman
lie lists his total improvements on tn
homestead as 5000
New University Club.
A university club to include graduate
and former students Of all universities ma
soon be formed in this city. Plans ar
being discussed informally by state univer
sity men here, and some definite action
expected within a short time.