Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-05
Nebraska
ANTILLES IS DEPUTY WARDEN
Stanton Man Appointed by Governor
Aldrieh for Place.
MAJOR IN NATIONAL GUARD
Special Detail of 6uardsmen
Attracted Executives At
tenticn to Him.
lFrom q staff correspondentl }

From Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, April 4-(Special Telegram)
Major Howard II Antilles was today ap-
pointed deputy warden at the penitentiary
by Governor Aldrich. Major Antics went
ont TO the prison with the National
Guard under General Phelps and has
5.en there ever since. Though holding
no official title, he has been the personal
representative of the governor during the
period OF demonstrating the working
force and Getting matters back to normal.
Major Antics has been acting hTigadier
adJutant and acting quartermaster gen.
e.ll Of the National Guard. He went to
, the Spanish-American war as a sergeant
Of Company +. Third regiment, and
served in Cuba. After the war lie was
elected first lieutenant OF Company B
Of stanton and has been connected with
the guard continuously since. As deputy
warden he will receive a salary Of Sl,se0,
it having been found impossible to obtain
suitable persons for service at the prison
IN this or guard capacity at the salaries
previously paid He is 81 years old. more
than six feet tall and weighs 225 pounds
IT was his work on special detail at the
ltlspl WHICH nEbukIt AliAl tut apPtAllN-
mont as deputy warden.
Ohe town Of Rosealie. Ohurston county.
has sent in water bonds to the amount
u $3.50 Tor approval Of the auditor.
Duncan Brought Back.
James Duncan, who Is just about to
finish 4 term in the pententary in Mon
taaa. will find Sheriff Flyers Of Lancas-
90 tyh ha
steps out, and instead uf being a free
nlan will be brought back TO answer i
charge OF robbery in the courts here.
Governor Aldrich goes to Albion to-
night and tomorrow viii deliver an ad-
dress before the teachers association.
Heavy Loss in Bridges.
Officials Of Dodge and Saunders eoun-
ties were In Lincoln today comforting
with Engineer Price of the State Board
Of Irrigation In an effort TO obtain state
did TO replace some Of the bridges car
ried away by the floods. They were in
formed that the state bridge fund had
all been spoken for year In advance
and did the next best thing by asking the
engineer to furnish them plans for the
bridges, which will be done. 1t is esti-
mated Dodge county has lost $4,000
worth Of bridges. and In Saunders
county twenty-six bridges little and big,
have been wrecked. OF the bridges lost
in Dodge county two are across the
Platte and belong in part 10 Saunders
county. Three bridges over the Elkhorn
have also gone out. 1t is probable that
t,
the state.
Government Drops Out.
The secretary of war has notified the
Nadonal Guard officers Of the various
states the federal government will not
be able to participate In the rifle matches
this year or to-farBish markers and other
target officials The Nebraska National
Guard has dropped out Of the national
contest and this ruling will therefore
not create any heartburnings in Me-
braska.
seeks TO Issue Bonds.
The Lincoln Traction company has
asked the State Railway commission for
permission to issue $4,000 worth Of pre-
ferrcd stock or bonds to capitalize bet
terments already made. An itemized
statement Of the betterments accompa-
nies the petition.
Byron Visits Lincoln.
W. z. Byron, a prominent stockman and
general manager Of the Platte Valley
Farm and Cattle company OF Gothen-
burg. ,Neh,. called at the. Taft head
quarters. Mr. Byron is a former resident
Of Milwaukee and talks very interest
ingly Of the political situation In Mil
waukee and the state Of Wisconsin.
Among other things. he said that Wis
consin is the worst machine ridden state
In the union, that Senator La Toilette
destroyed the old machine, but has built
up one Of his own more formidable than
hny heretofore known in the state. Mr.
Byron is an enthusiastic Taft man and
says thGt Taft is making rapid progress
IN his part Of the state.
Death of Mrs. Gere.
Mrs. Marlel Z. Gere. widow VI Charles
h. Gsre, founder and editor OF the Lin
IuIu Journal until his death in 1901, died
BIT o'clock this morning at the family
home. She had been sick for ten days
Llln o;ys.pCias. Che came 10 Lincoln
hs {. bride Ia 81. aad had rcsiGed here
i+.E'Hucgs'y s.Ute,
Bullock Talks of Pen.
i:ev. u. -. EH..CgE. spvr!Gte2Uent Oi
linz Nebraska PIi.lI Rssor!At.Un. tsday
b. Uuive;s!.. e..EYrcs.!nl spoke on con-
U;lcna G. tbs pcniicu;iUry sad took occa-
tiaa to d!:fc: 4 nUn Irot Taylor ot Chi
lEZ". M-. BgilOcs insists tha; tbs Ne
brus!Sa institution. 70 far as It's conduct
I, cunscguId. Is une % the bsst in the
l"untry ','.G that t4v eSnYicgs GTU well
i.,.Gitd.