ceived his education in the public schools. He
removed to Eastern Nebraska in the spring of 1883 and
settled in Chase County in 1886, where he has engaged in
farming. Mr. Flory is a member of the Populist party and
was elected Treasurer of Chase County in 1901 and
reelected in 1903 on the Fusion ticket.
JASPER L. McBRIEN, Deputy State Superintendent of
Schools, and who has been elected State Superintendent
for the term beginning in January, 1905, was born in
Newton County, Missouri, March 19, 1867. His father was a
farmer and served in Company K, Fifteenth Missouri
Cavalry, throughout the Civil War. Mr. McBrien spent his
youthful days on his father's farm and in attendance at
the public schools. He came to Nebraska in 1879 and a few
years later was graduated from the Sterling High School,
after which he entered Campbell University, at Holton,
Kansas, where he took a thorough course of study. Upon
leaving the University he commenced school teaching and
in 1891 was elected President of the State Teachers'
Association. For two terms he was County Superintendent
of Schools in Johnson County. From 1893 to 1897 he was
Dean of Orleans Academy, resigning this position to
become the Superintendent of the Geneva City Schools,
which office he filled from 1897 to 1901, when he was
appointed Deputy State Superitnendent (sic) under
Superintendent Fowler. Upon, the reelection of Mr. Fowler
in 1902, Mr. McBrien was re-appointed to the office he
now holds. Mr. McBrien was married at Tecumseh, December
29, 1891, to Miss Eva Forbes, and has a family of three
children.
NORRIS BROWN,
Deputy Attorney General, was born May 2, 1863, at
Maquoketa, Iowa. His elementary education was received in
the public schools and he was graduated in the classical
course from the University of Iowa, in 1883. After
leaving the University he entered the office of McDuffie
& Howard, at Jefferson, Iowa, where he completed his
law studies. He was admitted to practice on October 1,
1883. He commenced the practice of his profession at
Perry, Iowa and in 1888 settled at Kearney, Nebraska,
where he since has been in practice, associated with his
brother, E. F. Brown. Mr. Brown was appointed Deputy
Attorney General January, 1, 1901, and has been elected
Attorney General for the term beginning January, 1905. He
was married at Perry, Iowa, October 28, 1885, to Miss
Lula K. Beeler, of Perry, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Brown. are
the parents of two daughters.
WILLIAM J.
O'BRIEN was born in Wayne County, Michigan, in July,
1866. He came to Nebraska in 1886 and returned to
Wisconsin in 1900 and then came to Nebraska in 1901. He
received his education in the common schools and has
spent the greater part of his life as a fish culturist.
He was employed by the Michigan Fisheries as Assistant
Superintendent from 1883 to 1886 and was connected with
the Nebraska Hatcheries from 1886 to 1895, when he became
Superintendent of the Coleman Lake Club Hatchery. He
spent one year at Dunbar, Wisconsin, as Superitnendent
(sic) and in 1901 became the Superintendent of the
Nebraska Hatcheries, which position he holds at present.
He is a member of the Republican party and of the
American Fisheries Society.
BURRETT BUSH,
Deputy Commissioner of Labor of Nebraska, was born August
22, 1872, in Binghamton, Broom County, New York, son of
T. D. Bush, a stockman. In 1880 he removed from New York
to Iowa and nine years later came to Nebraska. His home
is in Omaha and was there employed for three and a half
years in the City Treasurer's office. He received his
education in the public schools of Binghamton, New York
and Mason City, Iowa. He has held several official
positions in labor circles and in 1903 was elected Second
Vice-President of the National Asociation (sic) of
Officials of the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the
National Convention held in Washington, D. C.
