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      Edward Royse, secretary of the State Banking Board, was born in Marion county, Iowa, March 7, 1858. He received his education in the public schools of his native county and at an early age learned telegraphy and for some years was engaged in railroading as an operator and station agent. He came to Nebraska in 1878 and for a time was located at Brownville, then at Peru, and later Aurora, moving from the latter place to Broken Bow, in Custer county, in 1884, where he retains his residence and where he has been engaged in the banking .business. Mr. Royse served as Deputy Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings 1895-96. In January. 1901, he was appointed secretary of the State Banking Board to serve for a term of two years and in January, 1903, he was reappointed to serve in the same official capacity for another two year term. He was the chairman of the Republican County Central committee of Custer county from 1898 to 1900 inclusive. He was one of the presidential electors in 1900, and accompanied the other electors to Washington with the Nebraska returns for McKinley and Roosevelt. The carrying of the vote to Washington by all the electors of the state, was the occasion for much comment at the time, and is unparalleled in the history of presidential elections, and was on account of the victory for McKinley in carrying Nebraska, the home state of the Democratic presidential candidate, W. J. Bryan. Mr. Royse was married March 2, 1880, to Miss Addie Gates, of Brownville, and has a family consisting of one son and one daughter. Mr. Royse served as mayor of Broken Bow two successive terms, elected both times by the Republicans.

      Heman A. Babcock, Deputy State Treasurer, was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, May 19, 1842. A son of a farmer, his early days were passed at work on the farm and in attendance at the public schools of Wisconsin, to which state his parents moved when he was a child. In his early manhood for a few years he was a school teacher. Upon the breaking out of the war he enlisted in Company G, 37th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry and spent two years in the service and was promoted from a private to Sergeant-major, the rank he held when discharged from the service. He returned to Wisconsin and there for six years devoted his attention to the photographic art. In 1872 he located near Ord, Nebraska, where he took up a homestead. For eight years he was county clerk of Valley county; in the meantime being engaged in partnership with Peter F. Mortensen in the real estate business. Mr. Babcock was State Auditor from, 1885 to 1888 inclusive. He then was appointed head of the insurance department, serving in this capacity from 1892 to 1894 inclusive. He was appointed to the same position in 1901 by State Auditor Weston. Upon State Treasurer Mortensen assuming the duties of his office in 1903 he chose Mr. Babcock for his deputy.

      Mr. Babcock was married in 1863, in Wisconsin, to Miss Ruth O. Bristol, and has two sons, the eldest, Everett C., who is the chief bookkeeper of the Union Fire Insurance company of. Lincoln, and Royal O. Babcock, who is connected with the Bell Telephone company at Omaha. For the past eighteen years Mr. Babcock has made his home in Lincoln.

     George Anthes, Deputy Auditor of Public Accounts, was born in Frankfort-on-the-Main, October 30, 1850. He came to Omaha in 1878 where he has resided up to the time of his present appointment. His first public service commenced in the spring of 1888, when he entered the office of the county clerk of Douglas county. In 1890. he was appointed to a position in the county treasurer's office, resigning the position of deputy county treasurer on January 4, 1900, to accept his present office under State Auditor Weston. Mr. Anthes was re-appointed to the position he now holds. He was married in March, 1881, to Amanda Getzschman. They have three children.
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