Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-02
Nebraska
BULLS OUTNUMBER
BEARS IN THE STATE
Labor Commissioner Coffey Has
Reports that This Years Yield
Will Double Last Year.
BOARD OF CONTROL INVESTIGATE
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CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, June 1.--(special The bulls
have the bears far outnumbered in the
reports on the wheat crop that Labor
Commissioner Coffey is gathering from
out over the state. Several are OF the
belief that this years yield will double
the big yield of last year. The majority
opinion makes the 1915 crop from 10 to
IL per cent better.
special conditions in few localities
lead to pessinnistic reports. For instance,
G. w. ConkIing Of Tekamah. Burt county.
says that the ground has been badly
flooded i'm that section OF the country and
that the yield as a result may be 20 i'er
cent less than last year. The ravages
of the Hessian fly lead G. w. Grenard
of Ruskin to predict crop 20 TO %
per cent less in Nuckolls county.
! The above. however are the only Two
! of a similar kind out Of over 100 west
/ ern Nebraska authorities are particularly
enthusiastic about prospects. j. A. Woteh
Of Potter says Cheyenne county may
double" its crop. John w. Patterson OF
Kearney says Buffalo county wheat VIII
GO 100 per cent better than last year.
senator 1. S. England of Bradish say
Boone county will have n 10 per cent pct
Ter crop. ]. II. Shubert, down in RiSh
ardson county, puts in a conservative II
nor cent betterment estimate. George
wilkins mn in the northeast part OF the
stateSn Dakota county, also estimates q
10 per cent increase! Representative w,
II, Rates says Cheyenne county WI
double last years yield
Against DupIicatiOn.
A delegation from Sterling, which In
cluded William Kershaw and j. u. slut
bait called on members of the state Rell
wav commission this morning in connec'
ton with the application of the People
; Telephone company for permission t'
issue 100000 worth of stock and bonds
for the construction of a second and riVa
rlant in Sterling The commission II
about TO issue the order in the case, i
havino been submitted some time ago
Commissioner Hall is open in his opposf
ton to duplication OF plants ana u
r,uored that in this instance at leas
the other two members are with nun
The Sterling case was the horEipp
example that Commissioner Han hei'
IN before the legislature last winter whel
he sought to secure his "certificate o
public necessity legislation. rms "ou''
nut the question of the dupreauon o
public utility plants expressly IN Tn
hands OF the commission It Is a question
1,batber il is not there to begin witt
and the present case may settle II.
smith I'm Conference.
Attorney e. p Smith of Omaha. en-
rtoved as special counsel by the stat
Railway commission in the fight that
hs,nv made on general rate order No!
nv o,lt-of-the- state interests, was in col
ference today with Commissioner Clar
and Rate Expert Powell. No date hf
been fixed for the next hearing. but
will probably be held In Omaha SON
time during the summer.
Board to Investigate.
The state Board of Control will II
yestigate on its own initiative ths CT
4 cumstances surrounding the death
Charles Steckleberg, an inmate OF Il
1 Norfolk asylum, which occurred la
| week. According to the report OF supe
l intendent Cutlery. Steckleberg attacks
| Newsom, an attendant. and in the elin'
Il that followed fell and fractured his ski
Il on the cement floor of the barn. q
Cutlery exonerHted Newsom from &
= blame and recommended his retention.
u Bonds Are Filled.
Paving and curbing bonds in the su
of $4,000 have been filed with State A
ditor Smith for registration by the a
tborities of the city of South Omaha. T
village Of sleton has filed light ron
in the sum of 5000. There is some que
| a., oho,,t tla raOi AZ ra fion of the Iatts
the history of the bonds not appearil