Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-10
Nebraska
FIGHT IN FIRST TO Be WARM
Democrats Not Going to Have All
Fun in Preliminaries.
BROWN ENTERS THE CONTEST
Lancaster County Farmcr-Statesman
VIII Contest with Tobcy and
Anness for Republican
Nomination.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

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LINCOLN, April 9--(Special)-It is evil
dent that the democrats arc not going to
have all the fun in the selection OF a can
didate to represent that party I'm the
election this fall for congress in the First
district. Governor Morehesd. Congress
man Mcguire and William Il. Price are
already in the field, with Will Maupin
hanging on tho fence ready to get over at
the slightest provocation.
Wilbur w, Anness of Otoe county has
already filed for the republican noml-
nation and George +. Tobey has an.
nounced that he will file in a few days.
With the advent of Toby comes the an
nouncement this morning that L. p.
Brown, the farmer-statesman of Ian
caster county is liable to get in the race,
while Senator W. A. Selleck. who came
close to the nomination two years ago, is
also among the ''probsbles.'
Entrance into the race of Ned Brown
one of the most popular men in Lancaster
county, adds zest to the political discus
sion and means that there will he a
merry battle before the primary ballots
are cast Mr.. Brown served two terms in
the legislature in both houses and made
a record that he can stand on without
much fear of it being assailed TO any dis
credit to himself.
FentOn Makes Report.
The report of Warden Fenton Of the
state penitentiary to the governor for the
month ending March 81 shows that there
arc thirty-nine officers and employees con-
nocted with the institution and 1853 in
mates, four of which are women, showing
that II takes about one employe to each
twelve inmates.
There are out on furlough, parole and
the like 1873 males and three females. En-
ployed at the institution are 129 men in
the broom factory, fifty-six in the manu-
facture of furniture and twenty-three on
construction. Cash on hand is shown at
siO6s2.
Since the penitentary has been run
ming, according TO reports of past war
dens, fifty-five prisoners have escaped.
Pure Food Prosecutions.
As a result Of the orders of Food Com
missioner Harman to his inspectors rigidly
to enforce the pure food laws regarding
the handling of food, reports reached
the office this morning of the prosecu-
tion of nine cases in Omaha yesterday
eight of these for the improper handling
OF bread and one for the sale of dam
aged canned goods. A conviction was Sc
cured in all cases.
water Project Reports.
) Reports from water power projects
filed with the State Board of Irrigation
secretary show. that John Hoag has ex-
pended $50 on his Middle Loup project
moving dirt in preparation for the cutting
N of head gates.
Charles T. Ross has spent during the
last month S3.s2.25 getting plans ready to
get into the work in good earnest this
spring on his project on the Loup river.
Omaha Woman MarrIes.
Elmer j. sutton OF Lincoln, age p, and
Matilda Cravens of Omaha, age Is, were
granted a license to marry in Lincoln
yesterday.
Food Department Reports.
The report of the pure food dairy and
oil commission for the month of March
shows a total of 1854 inspections for the
month. There were PIG sanitary orders
written, ninety-one chemical analysis
made, three prosecutions, seventeen com
plants, 4o4 seed analysts made. The col
lections amounted to s4,94S74 divided a.
follows:
Fees received for oil and gasoline