Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-12
Nebraska

come in at this late day and ask to have
its appropriation revert to lsS. The
amount Of water which testimony Of the
Kearney company witnesses show flows
through its cana and which they need. is
te9 inches per second. and this the irTiga-
ton companies insist would render their
works up the river valueless or at least
greatly decrease the amount of land
which could be irrigated. The real con-
troversy is over the water in the months
from June TO September. at other times
there being pleBsy for all
During the morning session the
Kearney company introduced testimony
to show the ditch was commenced in
1852 and six miles completed that year.
that the entire ditch, sixteen miles long,
and reservoir was completed in 1856.
and that the power plant was COM
pleted in 1857. and that with the excep-
tion Of the two years had been used
continuousE for both irrigation and
power. On cross-examination the srri-
cation companies sought 10 show that
the use for irrigation much of the time
had been experimental and not of a
practical cort.
W. J. Scout. manager Of the power
company, said there vas at present in
operation a water wheel developing 500
horse power. to which " as attached a
400 horse power electric generator. the
power from which was all being mar
keted. for the operation OF which he
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He also testified the ditch was capable
of carrying 400 inches, all of which he
company would need in its business.
f. C. Calkins of Kearnev was the
other witness for the power company,
and he recited the organization of the
original company, the changes through
which It had gone and the construction
Of the plant
Testimony was introduced 10 show that
the company had never had any notice
of the appropriations Of water further
UP the stream. and that until the short
age Of water in 1910 Its officers did not
look the matter up, but had relied on
their appropriation OF the water In lss=
to protect their rights.
The state. which owns an issue o.
Douplas county hopds due this wear. has
consented n extend the time OF payment
one year. II appears the county board
made arrangements IN take IN 7s.ooo
worth Of bonds under the impression tina,
was all which came due this year, when
in fact there was $4,000 due. Half Of
this amount will be redeemed and the
other $4,000 carried by the state until 1872.
The grand lodge OF the knights Of
pv,bIas reets In IJncoIn Tuesday and
"wednesday NJ next week
cap,aip Tibbe,ts OF fine general staff
~ the limited States army IL in the city
,psnectIn1 the university cadets. Last
evening he was the CUES, of Major Peen
NJ the army assigned tn the National
guard NJ the state at an informal
luncheon.
The food and drug insnectors of III.
state ware having a conference TODAY
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been oitehding' PROMISED 10 cease inc
practice and the case was dropped
The federal war department has noti-
fled Adjutant General Phelps that the
army maneuvers for this district will be
held this year al Pole Mountain, wyo.
General Phelps has replied that until he
aseertains how much Of an allowance
the general government will make 10 the
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80, =, ava nrac,,ca,lv M ev1dene. Of the
c,,r,,rrancs IN the daily life and deneanor
A thu nr,sioners. He said IL was appar-
snt warden Melick and his assistants
had matters well in hand, but added that
eternal vigilance was the price of safety
in a prison. and even with the greatest
Of foresight and the most thorough dis
c,pline the men would sometimes get
avay from control. He said he agreed