Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-09

Years, was in school at Cozad, Neb.,
! for four years, and was superintend-
ent of schools OF Dawson county
| tor two years.
| an 1898 Mr.. Cole returned to
Pennsylvania where for eight years
] he was engaged in the creamery and
storage business, but at the end OF
that time returned to Hastings,
where he has lived ever since. Dur
ing this last residence in Nebraska,
Mr.. Allyn has been engaged in the
retail coal business. He served on
| the Hastings city council for two
years. In his home town and COM
munity he has bean active i'll his SER
vice to every good cause, and has
always been foremost in pro-
noting matters of general public
interest and welfare. He has been
a member of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce in
Hastings for many years and is serv-
ing his third term as vice president
OF that body. His only son entered
the officers training camp early at
/ ter this country entered the war, was
commissioned captain and was
killed in service in the last days OF
the fighting in France.
"In making appointments to the
Fish and Game commission, | had
in mind not only the propagation
of wild game, but the protection OF
insectivorous birds and other ami
mails that are so valuable to the
farmer in combating insect pests.
Been Faithful Employe.
i George E. Roster, who is reap
pointed as chief deputy, has been a
faithful epploye of the present ad-
ministration. F. T. Mockett for
merly lived in Lincoln, but is now
rancher at Pine Camp, Rock County.
He was one of the first men to see
the need of adequate game laws and
played an important part in creating
the sentiment for the law that was
passed in 1901. He has been both
president and secretary of the Ne
braska Sportsmen's association and
as farmer will have a deep inter
est in all phases of law enforcement
that come under the supervision of
this department.
ED w. Warner is a member of
one of the old Nebraska families,
his father having been state senator
and was a newspaper man at Ster-
ling, Neb.. for many years. Mr.. Var
ner is publisher of the local paper
at Adams, is an exceptionally fine
trapshooter, and is recognized by
sportsmen throughout the state as
man of unusual fitness for the po
sition to which he has been ap-
pointed.
Now Special Warden.
Owen Jones. North Platte, is now
employed by the North Platte Irri-
CATION company. He is we'll known
by the sportsmen of the state and
as special warden who has served
without pay has rendered very COM
mendable service in his community.
wv. ]. O'Brien is reappointed to
the position which he has held for
many years in charge of the state
fisheries at South Bend In that
department he is recognized, not
only in this state, but in mansL other
states, as one of the most able men
engaged in the propagation and pro-
lection of fish. Under his manage
ment the fisheries at South, Bend |
have been developed into one of the
popular state institutions in Ne
braska.
LEO Stuhr, who is appointed dep
uty commissioner in the food, drugs,
dairy and oil commission, received |
the degree of bachelor of science
from the University of Nebraska in
1901. For ten years he was em-
ployed by the American Beet Sugar |
company, four years as chief chem
ist and the balance of the time as
foreman and assistant superintend- |
ent of operation. During the last
seven or eight years he has been
engaged iniarming and stock feed
ing. He was member of the legis- |
lature from Hall county during the
last session.
Old Travelling Man.
William M. Widener, Lincoln, re-
ceives appointment as assistant no.
tel commissioner. He is connected
with the Lincoln Drug company and
is one of the oldest and most re-
spected travelling men in Nebraska.
e. d. Beach, Lincoln, has been
appointed fire commissioner. Until
II years ago he resided in Fillmore
county where be settled, near Fair
mont, 40 years ago. He has served
in the following capacity: Officer
of the Fillmore County Farmers
Mutual Insurance company; three
times a member and chairman of
the county board of supervisors in
Fillmore county; is stakeholder in
the Lincoln Trust company; is a
member of the board of directors of
the Lincoln Joint Stock Land bank
and has been connected with the Ne
braska National Insurance COM
pany since its organization 20 years
ago. and has been. its president for
the past IS years; and is at present
chairman of the republican state
committee.
wv. D. Fisher. York, is appointed
assistant in the fire commissioners
office. He has been active in the
affairs of the Nebraska State Fire
mems association for over 2S years
and is one of the three life mem-'
bers at the present time. He was
a charter member, of the National
Fremens' association.
y Miss Anderson. Secretary.
Miss Eva V. Anderson receives
the appointment as secretary to the
Fire commissioner. She is the
daughter of E. E. Anderson. vice
presidetn of Farmers and Mechan-
les bank at Havelock in which city
she was born and still lives. She
was a graduate of the Havelock