Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
Nebraska
ROAD MUST INSTALL CULVERT
Burlington at Ashland to Protect
Farmers Lands.
FLOOD CHANGES THE ASPECT
Report of Commissioner Clarke VIII
Vow BE Accorded TO Since Recent
fnunIation-Mothe Day
Procla ma tion.

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LINCOLN, April e.-tSpecial) - The
Burlington road will he compelled TO
make al least one change when II restores
its line between Ashland and Sioux City.
In l9eS Commissioner Clarke investigated
q petition TO make solid grade between
The Platte river and Fremont and re-
ported adversely. II appears that GER
tain landowners east OF the track did
not desire 4, calvert at ole point. as they
figured the railroad embankment would
protect their land from flowage Of water
from the west. Commissioner Clarke re-
ported in favor of culvert, but the rail-
-foad company failed to put one in. The
matter did not come TO the attention OF
the commission again until the recent
flood and then the railroad company was
forced 10 dynamite its embankment TO
permit the water 10 flow through. Now
the railway commission has notified the
company that when its tracks are re-
slnaed ii mpst construct cuivert at this
point of snft:eieit capacity TO admit the
lassage of'tRe wcser which seeks an out
let at that paiat.
board Of Health Hcport.
Tue State frsrd of Health has issued
bulletin M !, This, shows the board
-inte its orgp lhza:ion in 1891 has issued
q fetal o. Ef1i certificates to practice
Medicine IN nebraska OF this number
- we're praetlctng physicians who were
not possessed of diplomas, but under the
provisions of the law were granted per
mission 10 Practice. The last Of these
permits was issued in 1895. OF the total
Temlts issued LII were issued the first
year the law was in operation, LEI have
removed from the state after receiving
permits and 30 have died, leaving S,lI1
certificates in force at the present time.
Of these 2,S2I are of the so-called regular
gcheol, 47s eclectic and 3Ii homeopath.
or the total number whe have taken the
examinations OF the board &5 have failed
to pass. During the year 1911, 1887 male
children were born. 12,ss2 girls, all but
slxty-nine Of the births being additions
TO the white populatlop,. There were es3
sets Of twins and three sets Of trlDlets.
> There were II, 400 deaths reported TO the
board during the fiscal year.. The report
shows there %eae u 1855 marriages per-
formed and LII divorces granted.
Dr. Wilson. inspector of the State Board
Ct Health. has returned from jackson,
Dakota county where he reports finding
one case Of smallpox which he auaran-
tined. There was dispute Us. TO the ma
ture OF the disease and the doctor was
called in 10 settle the matter,
Lancaster seed Corn Tests,
The pure food department has just fin
ished testing batch of seed corn from
Lancaster county which showed 90 per
cent Of healthy termination. 1t was Of
the 1919 crop
Contractors are actively engaged In
grading for the new entrance gate and
the new machinery hail at the state fair
grounds. When these two structures are
completed. as they will be In time for
this years fair. They. will be material
addition to the looks as well as the IA
cillties Of tic grounds.
The Lincoln Hospital for the Insane is
nov getting al the eggs needed at the
institution from, its own hens and In adj
dtion is furnishing, the tuberculosis hos
pital at Keafley. with eggs to run its
incubators.t
state Auditor Barton has returned from
trip over portions Of the Fifth dis
trict. where Le Is n candidate for the
republican nomination for congress. He
reports thing progressing satisfactorily
from his point Of view. s3