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LEASING OF
STATE LANDS
FORMINtRALS
HISTORY TAKEN T ROM RECORDS
LOU D. SWEET
CHATTER VII.
. Next to not making mis'takes, the
best thing to do in to correct them.
Either the stenographer In writing
the copy for last week's chapter of
this story or the printer Ifl putting
It into type, changed the word bid
to paid, in speaking of the bonus of
fered by different persons who ap
plied for a mineral lease on section
36-26-4 5. In mentioning the sealed
bids that were submitted, the state
ment should have been that when
they were open September 28, 1917,
It was found that the bonus hid (not
paid) by some wns an offer of a cer
tain amount of cash, while the bonus
bid (not paid) by others consisted of
n cash offer coupled with an addition
al royalty above t lie 1-8 that was re
quired to begin with.
Another mistake was in the name
of M. F. Harrington being used in
stead of J. T. Harrington, who was
the successful bidder and only bidder,
in the auction held October 25, 1917.
The main thing to be considered.
BAd to which I wished to call atten
tion in this connection was that a
mineral lease v; s not granted by the
Hoard of Education!' Hands and
Funds on the so-called "Briggn" sec
tion until it had been put up at auc
tion, after Ha v i n u been advertised,
and others Including Thomas t
Hriggs, the agricultural lessee, urged
to bid against the successful bidder
for the mineral lease Mr. Hriggs
not only refused to bid but threaten
ed others with a lawsuit if -they did,
and thus secured a mineral louse
The supreme court of Nebraska his
held that the holder of an agricultur
al or grazing ler.se Is not g'ven by It
right to remove minerals; Uu; as
the agricultural lessee. Thomas L.
Brligs, claims thrt he has a right ,
either legal or morally, or both, to
preference in the (.ranting of a min
eral lease, I will give some informa
tion regarding the agricultural lenses
on this section tlrnt may be interest
ing In this connection.
First, however. I wish to refer
iigaln iO the decision of ttie supremo
oourt above-mentioned. While that
decision invalidated the mineral loas
a that were granted ty tne stare
board before the recent special ses
sion of the legislature, it stated that
'he legislature could, no douhht.
s-:rant to the holders of those leases,
t In its wisdom It saw tit to do bo,
BOme measure of relief. That decision
stated further, that the agricultural
lessee "is entitled to the use and
occupation of the lant until the
legislature sees tit to confer upon the
board power to vest others with the
tight -to enter upon the lands and re
move the minerals therefrom."
Pomona who want the truth and
most people do will do well to note
carefully the foregoing facts.
Agricultural leasts Nos. 50300 to
9, covering all 36-2G-45 in Sheridan
county were granted April I, 1898,
to Roy Wilkinson. On November 28.
1908. these leases wen assigned to
Marthy Pa: more, the name after
wards being corrected by affidavit to
Martha Patmore. 'm March. 31.
1917, they were assigned to Thomas
I.. Hriggs, who is the present lessee
according to the records of thin of
fice.
Rental on school land leases is
SiayaDie semi-annually tn atfranee.
The semi-annual rental on .this sec
tion from the date of iasae of the
i ases to January 1, 1909. was
91t.lt, Oommeneing with January
1 . 1909, the semi-annual rental has
to en 127.60, or $r,r..20 per year. Ae
et rding to the supreme court, this an
nual rontal of less than nine cents
ht acre does not legally entitle the
ItsBee to any mineral rights; this
tin statement of facta will enable
Lou D. Sweet, a Colorado farmer,
president of the Potato Association of
America, Is in charge of that section
of the food administration's work
which deals with potatoes.
IO I
Hit; CIRCUS WIIX Alain
SHOW AT STATU FAIR
The big Hagcnbeck-Wallaoe circus.
With its large menageries and coterie
of drained animals will be the feature
attraction at the state fair again this
year, but witli an entirely different
program. TJiis is the gist of a state
ment Issued by the Nebraska state
board of agriculture. The circus suf
fered a bad wreck during the early
part of the summer in which a large
number of lives wore lost, but the
people killed ptoved to be e:ilelly lab
orers and the skilled acts of the clr-
icus sriand practically intact. Hart OC
the equipment lost in the wreck has
teen replaced and the circus mm ap
pears before the grand stand at the
fair will be practically new.
In addition to the circus there will
bo an exceptionally strong amuse
ment program including the Rioe
Wortham carnival, the largest carni
val in the business, the Hagenbeck
Wallace shows, midway shows, auto
races and horse races.
PR0P0SID CONSTITUTIONS
AMtNDMfNT
The following proposed amendment
to the constitution of the State of
Nebraska, as hereinafter set forth In
full, Is submitted to the electors ot
the State of Nebraska to be voted
upon at the i i election to be
held Tuosday. November 5th, A. D,
1918:
CASE OF "DO UNTO OTHERS"
Grandma's Sizing Up of the Situation
Showed Pretty Good Judgment
of Human Nature.
The wise man Solomon remarked a
knj- time ago that If a man is to hnve 1
friends, he must show himself friend- j
Ij ; and it might be said now that If a !
man Is himself a good neighbor, he
Is mighty likely to have good neigh
bors as a rule.
On this point we recently ran across
an Interesting farm story, fresh from
the prairies of the West. The moral
is one that cannot be too often empha
sized; and this Is the story as the
American Co-operative Journal give
It:
"They tell of an old grandma who
wns sitting In front of her home, knit
ting In the sunshine, when an immi
grant with covered wngon drew op his
team and gave them a rest and drink.
" 'Howdy I' spoke up grandma.
'Where be you a'goln'?'
" 'To Nebraska, grandma.'
"'An' where be you from?
"'From back tn Indiana state.'
" 'Wall, I s'pose you Jest nated to
leave the old home and neighbors?'
nguin asked grandma.
"'No! 'Deed we did not; we had the
peskiest, meanest neighbors; we was
glad to get shed of 'e:n.'
"'Yes, but you'll Br il plenty more
Just like 'em where you're n-goln'.
And then grandma went on knitting.
"A few days later another immigrant
wngon with Its family drew up nt the
water trough. And aguln grandma
asked the usunl Questions as to where
(hey were going and where they were
from.
"Hut this time the answer to the
question Of whether they did not hate
to break up old home ties wns differ
ent. "'Indeed, we did hate to leave,
grandma. It nearly broke our hearts.
We had the best neighbors that any
one ever hnd.'
" 'Yes,' consoled grandma. 'I know
how 'tis, but you"ll find plenty more
lust like 'em where you're H-golnY "
The Progressive Farmer.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend
Section one (1 of Article seven (7)
of the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska.
He it Resolved by the Legislature of
tho state of Nebraska:
Section 1. Thai Section One of Ar
ticle Seven of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska be and the namo
hereby is amended by striking out the
following words :
"Second. Persons of foreign birth
who shall have declared their inten
tion to become citizens somformably
to the laws of theUntted states, on
the subject of naturalisation, at least
! thirty days prlur to an election."
And inserting in the place of the
words so Stricken, the following
words:
"Second. Persons of foreign birta
who shall have bet ome citizens of the
United States by naturalization or
otherwise conformably to the laws of
tho United States at least thirty days
prior to an election.
Sec. 2. That at the general elec
tion nineteen hundred and eighteen
11918) there shall be submitted to ihn
She iiuolie to decide for lUe.uselves electors of the state t r their approval
to what extent, if any, It conveys such or rejection the foregoing proposed
a right morally. j amendment to the 'institution relate
MioTher point of interest tn this mg to the light of -uffrage. At snjca
C nnection, altbo it my be Irrelevant
to consideration of tho status of
mineral leases, is the amount or ren
tal paid under the agricultural leases
.vonsidered in connection with Mr.
Hriggs statement, made under o.th
n the LniSCnsteff county district
ourt, ns to the damage he would sus
luin as agricultural lessee if someone
holding r. mineral lea::,- should be
permitted to draw !. Botasb wafer
)fT the land.
As to the decision of the Lancaster
"nnty district court enjoining the
wtate board from granting r mineral
lease on the above mention section,
tain ns agricultural lessee if someone
under the law recently passed at the
-apodal session of the legislature, to
-any one except tho agricultural los
ssee, I n ay not refer to tha-t again un
til it ha-? been passed upon by the su
jgtreme court. I will then, probably,
awgr z. thing or two in regord to it.
French as It Is Spoken.
Mrs. J. Guy Baugtt, 1142 North Me
ridian street, a French woman, born
and bred, and os she expresses It her
helf, "French In every one of my
thoughts, In every fiber of my being,"
has evolved n plan for the help of sol
diers who ure about to go "over there"
to speak ordinary, conversational
French. The Idea came to her be
cause some soldiers, friends of her
husband, would undertake to talk to
her In French, knowing her to be a na
tive French woman.
Now Mrs. Haugh's home Is a meet
ing place for Uncle Sam's soldiers,
who under her guidance, arc learning
to talk plain, unadorned French. The
privates have ii class nt her home on
Thursday evening and officers on Mon
day evening) between eight and ten
o'clock. All men wearing Uncle Sam's
uniform nre welcomed nnd there Is
no charge for the lessons. No books
are used, and no Kngllsh Is spoken.
Mrs. Haugh advises soldiers who are
alroady taking French lessons to con
tinue them, as the gatherings at her
home nre merely to assist the men In
acquiring rapidly an ability to talk
1 roneli. Indianapolis New."..
.lection, on the ballot of each elector
voting for or a. Insl said proposed
amendment, shall be written qr print". I
the words: "For proposed amend
ment to the D ti utlon relating to
the right of suffrage." and "Against
said proposed m : '.nent to the con
stitution re la tin i the right of
suffrage."
Sec. 3. If such amendment shall
be approved by a riajoilty of all
electors rotlaj u suei election, saM
amendment stall I .his ittite lection
One (1) Article Seven iT) of the (Vn
stitutton of the SI 'e of Nebraska.
Approved. April I, 1J18.
KEITH NtVILLE.
vtest: Governor.
CHARLES W POOL
r; ?.' t " 't Pts'e.
34-141-904-9379
Hanna's Aztec Servant.
An Introduction to some of the lend
;'rs will show that there nre brains
is well as bullets behind the Zapata
movement, says the Christian Herald.
Geo. Alfredo Berratoa was a former
lawyer, who had made n good record
as a soldier. It will surprise Ameri
cans to learn that be WOBUl one time
a cervsnl of Mark llaiuia, the noted
politician of Ohio.
. Ills history is a romantic one. As
Li tameless WOlf he was taken to the
United States by an American, who
promised t' give him an education,
in Cleveland, o., the American died
nnd young Somites was left Stranded.
POT three years ho worked at the
home of Senater Hantui, mowing
lawns nnd caring for horses.
la ter the young Mexican returned
to Mexico and studied law. lie speaks
throe languages fluently. In the con
vention cabinet he was elected let in
tary of war. These were some of the
men who were Zapata's lio.uteuuuts
nnd advisers.
Live Stock Transit Insurance
Live stock men over the entire west are forming the habit of INSURING
THEIR LIVE STOCK IN TRANSIT. They do it for safety, economy and
quick returns.
The Hartford Live Stock Transit Policy
protects shippers of live stock, and is the only company offering a broad policy
easy to understand, clear in its terms, which Rives absolute protection against
loss from hazards of transportation including suffocation, freezing, tramp
ling, fire, collision, train wreck and every form of killing or injury while the
annuals are in the custody of the common carrier.
We are represented at all of the live stock markets in the United States
and Canada, and locally by
FRED E. FEAOINS
Alliance, Nebraska
C. W. SPACHT
Hemingford, Nebraska
SAMS & McC AFFREE, Scottsbluff , Nebraska
W. B. CHEEK, Local Manager
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Live Stock Department
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I Know the Voice
WHICH TULIPS THE SUFFERINGS FROM A SORE TOOTH
I have to see or read for the first time the works of any noted
writer of the middle ages, anything that pertains to Dentistry. There
could not have been the demand upon them then as in being made
today.
THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE AND DENTAL SUItGERY
Which has shown such wonderful progress in Buch a comparatively
short time, has been compulsory so to speak. Again
NECESSITY WAS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
For twenty years every hour of every day, I have heard some
one say, "Why does not some one invent something to relieve pain in
a safe and easy manner?" The .cry for this great necessity has dwelt
on my mind so long, that I finally solved the problem and have put
It Into use. Through Sturgis & Sturgis, Attorneys, I filed for a patent
on this most wonderful method to relieve pain.
I KNOW THE VOICE OF THE SUFFERER; I AIaSO KNOW HOW
TO ANSWER
in a manner that should immensely please. It's here for you to take
advantage of. I will gladly show you.
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Appointments Mode to
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DR. G. W. TODD
40S RRANDEIS RUILDINQ
OAMHA, NEBRASKA
rOHNNIE'S FRIEND IN NEED
Mother's Remarks About Fallibility jf
Circumstantial Evidence Diss' -pated
Paternal Wrath.
L'UY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
WELL DESERVED COMPLIMENT.
!!
Friends of Land Commissioner G
L. Shuinway are ' congratulating him
upon tho well deserved con ipllmenl
wlii. h he has received in having no
Opposition for the democratic renom,
1 nation for the office which ho now
holds.
Mr Shuinway is the only Demo
cratic candidate for state or national
Office that will have no opponent in
the iiriniarloB. The only Republican
candidate without opposition is D. B.
Cropsey, county treasurer of Jeffer
son county, who is candidate for state
i ream re r
"Emily," said Pickwiddle, gravely,
'Johnnie told mo a dvliberute untruth
:hls afternoon."
Mr. Pickwiddle sighed.
"I missed four big, green pears
'mm the tree ou the fence, uud
when Johnnie came In crying nnd com
plaining of stomach ache, he denied nil
knowledge of them. I'm going to
thrash him."
"Don't be hurd on the boy, Albert.
Something else may hi'.ve caused ids
iche."
"Always making excuses," snapped
the irate Pickwiddle.
"Mis paina may have been caused by
i hundred thing."
"I only charge him With four. The. I
pears dis:ij r eared this morning; they
arere unripe; Johnnie was ill the j;ur
lea; uow this ucho."
"Ctrcuxnatautinl evidence only," an
IWetOd Mrs. PicUwlddle. "I've known
a than Coming homo at one-thirty ill
the inornln?, fnubllng m the keyhole,
reeking of clove, his tie round the
' nek of his nock, nnd tils tongue out
if gear, and t when ho tolls nio It's
lrteenre of business I "
Thou Mr. Pickwiddle put down the
lllppef with which he was armed, and
uiouce reigned.
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