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Private secretary, Philip II. Bross,
Wahoo. Chief Clerk, Arthur u. Cole,
Aurora. Recorder, ]. III. presson.
Omaha. Board of Control. commits
sloner, A. Il. Allyn, Hastings. Fish
and Game Commission, superintendent
or hatcheries. w. !. O'Brien, South
Hend; chief game warden. George f..
Roster, Niobrara; assistant DEPUTIES.
j.. +. Mockett, Pine Camp: Ed V. VAR
ner Adams; Owen Jones. North
Platte. Food, Drug and Dairy Com
mission, Leo Stuhr. Grand Island: as
sistant hotel commissioner. William
NJ. Widener. Fire commissioner. T.. u.
Beach. Lincoln; assistant w. n. Fish
or York; secretary. Eva v. Anderson.
Havelock. Prohibition enforcement.
chief state agent, Gus Flyers. Lincoln.
Irrigation and Highways, state cngi-
nocr. George T.. Johnson. Falls CITY
Telephone companies are not under
The jurisdiction Of tho State Hallway
commission, according to nm answer
fled In federal court at Linco'h by
the Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone
company to the Injunction suit started
hv the commission. prohibiting the
government from Interfering with the
authority of the commission In the
control of rates in Nebraska.
Omaha street car strikers. by an nj
most unanimous vote. refused To sub
nit their grievance With the traction
company, which resulted in the com
plete tie-up Of trolly car service in
Omaha and Council Bluffs. to tho
United States war labor board for
settlement
The biggest irrigation project In the
United States. to water 10000 acres
in western Nebraska in time for the
1920 crop. has been organized nv the
government Mt cost Of 81 000OW
Tho project will embrace 155.oOO acres.
10000 Of which is IN eastern Wyo-
ming.
Nchraska's sugar and potash will
aggregate close to S4OOOO.OOO q year,
and increased irrigated areas and an
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further enlargement Of these giant IN
dustries. according to State Publicity
Director VIII Maupln.
Barracks for the student army
training corps ut the University ~
Nebraska at Lincoln have cost the
$4,000 To build and equip.
They have been used two months The
government viii reimburse the univer.
sity for the cost
Judge Isaac Powers. twice state
senator. one of the framcrS Of the
Nebraska constitution. once mem.
her of the board Of regents Of the
state university and formerly attorney
general, died the other day at Nor. ,
folk.
The Great Western Sugar company
factory Mt Gering has already Shipped 1
ont more than 5000 900 pounds Of SUI.
gar made In the Gering factory this |
fall. The factory Is averaging about
900 bags Of sugar every twenty-four
hours.
Despite the fact that the Influenza
ut TecumSeh Is no worse
than In many other Nebraska towns.
in the city have decided
IN keen schools. churches. theaterS
md other public enterprises closed I'M
III January I.
Issuing Of 81 900. OOO bonds for tho
erection Of new High school Of
Commerce nj Omaha has been Az
proved by the federal capital issues
Mt Washington. Work on
he structure will probably begin next
spring.
The board of regents of the Univer
'ity of Nebraska recommended that
he reserve officers training corps he
constituted Mt the state college at
" the s. A. r. G.
Quite number Of buffalo county
schools, particularly those In tn
rOrthcrn part Of the county, have
,cpn closed because 81 influenza.
Inactivity Mt the oil we'll prospect
lear Table Rock. leads people In the
'icnity to believe that the enterprise
s to hc abandoned.
Four men taking military training
It tho state farm at Lincoln were
ound TO be afflicted with scarlet fe-
'er.
Efforts are being made Mt Omaha
q have Nebraska restored to the Hi
lois and Indiana coal zone,
Winter wheat IN southeastern Ne
,rnSlin looks better than ever before
Il this time Of the year.
The Nebraska Retail Clothiers' as.
oclation will meet In Omaha In con.
'ontion February 11-13.
The Nebraska State Bankers asso. y
fation annual convention, scheduled
o be held at Omaha early this month,
las been postponed again because OF
influenza.