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u 'THE OMAHA DAILY TJEEt FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1003. FINISHES UP EQUALIZATION State Board lfaes Dotiglu General Levy Four and a Quarter Mills. SOME FIGURES ON THE NEBRASKA CROP Labor Bare Estimates the Yield of Wheat. at Aboat Forty Mil lion Bushels (or tha Tear. LINCOLN, July . (Specll.-The Btate Board of Equalisation held Ita final ses sion this morning; and completed the draft for the grand assessment roll. Tlila was the last session which a state board of equal isation will hold in the state, unless future legislatures deride to return to the present method of taxation. The new revenue law will be In effect next year and It does not provide for equalisation by the state board. The draft of the assesment roll follows: total yields as to the three staple crops of this state; Corn. The general condition of the corn crop over the state is far below normal, not ranking over 78. With a frost at the nor mal period, about the 15th of September, there should be 75 per cent of a corn crop. This will be Increased or diminished ac cording to the date of the frost and the frerte following. Corn Is now looking much better than a fortnight ngo, and the prospects for a crop are brighter. The corn crop has made wonderful prog ress In view of the handicap caused by late seeding. This will seriously affect the yield In spite of a late frost, because when the corn begins to ear It will not have had Its growth and instead of all the vital ity going to the ear a large part will en ter the stalk to complete Its growth, which will cause smaller slicd corn than If con ditions had been normal. The condition of the southern counties Is 75, central coun ties M, northern counties 80. Wheat. Conditions early In the season were such as to warrant the expectation of the great- COUNTIE8. Adams Antelope jHanner Blaine Boone Box Butte .... Boyd Brown Buffalo ... Burt. Butler , Oft SB Cedar Chase . Cherry Cheyenne ..... Clay Colfax ........ Cumins' ....... Custer Dakota, ....... Dawes Dawson Deuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Dundy Flllmere Franklin '.... . Frontier ...... Furnaa ,.. Gage Oarfleld Gosper Grant Greeley Hall ........... Hamilton, ...... Harlan . Hayes- Hitchcock .... Holt Hooker ....... Howard Jefferson Johnson ....... Kearney Keith Keya Paha ... Kimball Knox Lancaster Lincoln ........ Logan Loup Madison McPherson .,. Merrick ...... Nance ......... Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe , Pawnee Perkins . Phelps Pierce . Platte Polk Red Willow Richardson ,)t(K'k . Valine. 'Harpy ....... 8a tinders ... Sootts Bluff Seward Bherldan ............ Sherman Sioux Stanton Thayer Thomas ............ Thurston Valley Washington Wayne Webster Wheelsr .., Tork Totals , 1 Btate Ivy in Mills. Assessed Valuation of i? I Property. g 5 r I "S C " a 06 u t It I.758.7W.78I 7 119 1 l,fii5,44.0l) 7 119 2M 311.00 5 1 1 7 220.240.41 6 118 1,910, Mi. 21) 7 119 802.510.81 4 1 1 6 1.213.050.00 7 1V4 1 V4 717,6X7.71! 5 1 II 7 2.812.17G.47I H 1 I 8Vj ' 2,874.6fi.92 V4 I 1 8H 2,S;7, 6X3.001 7 Hi 1 ' . 4l3.321.3tj 5t41 1 7ft - 3,006.431. 4016 1 1 8 679,!H4.00 1 18 2.182.216.001 5 1 1 7 , 1.65H.7O6.00 6 1 1 7 2,453.374.19 7 1 1 9 . 2.305.621.00 6 1 1 8 2.5M.6M.OO 7 119 2.717.3111.45 6 118 ' 1,718,608.00 6 1 1 8 1.111, 8W.23 4V4 HI 6 l,9O2,C10.30l7 1V41 9V4 . 712.8H6.00! 17 lHil 9H ' 1,941. 896.431 6H 1 1 84. 3.219.518. 90 7 1H,1 OH 25,6!3,610.32 4 1 6 655.6il.00l 4ft H 1 6 2.265,568.08 7 lft 1 9ft 1,234, 256.65 6 1 1 8 1.074,691. 50! 6 117 1,660,092.251 5 1 1 7 6,349,286.0o 6ft 1 1 8ft 235.044.00i i3ft 1 1 5ft 779.606.00 5 1 1 7 506.20R.il 5 117 . 1,118,805.00 6 1 1 8 2.672,979.00 6ft 1 1 8ft 2.599.468.00 ' 6ft 1 1 8ft ' 1.338.486.78 6 1 1 8 394.8!H.00 3ft 1 1 6ft 8X8,221.56 3 1 1 5 2,420,933.00 7 1ft 1 9ft 174.687.01 6 1 1 8 1.488.567.90 7 1 1 9 3,685,162.00 7 , 1ft 1 9ft 2,600.154.72 6ft 1 1 7ft 1.414.522.69 7 1ft 1 9ft 828.453.10 6 1 1 8 604,515.01) 5 1 1 7 632,672.91 4 1 1 6 2.240, 4S9.70I 7 119 8,698,077.941 6ft 1 1 8ft 1.971.177.46 7 1 1 9 201.041.61 5 117 204,365.14 5 1 1 7 4X3.862.94 7 1 1 9 187,409.84 4 1 1 6 1.914.646.60 6ft 1 1 8ft 1.552.621.00 6 1 1 8 2.790,758.84 6ft 1 1 8ft 2,266,971.96 6ft 1 1 8ft 6.274.649.70 6 1 1 8 2.970.873.001 5ft 1 1 7ft 459,467.20 5 1 1 7 1,306.979.41 7 1ft 1 9ft 1,646,283.00 6ft 1 1 8ft 2,752,248.62 7 ft 1 9ft 1,3X1,092.97 7 lft 1 9ft 1,257,929.43 6ft 1 1 8ft . (,536.925.31 7 lft 1 9ft 6W.ltl6.2i) 5 117 1.960. 463.47 7 lft'l 9ft X439.426.04 5 1 1 7 8,6X7,7511.17 7 lftl 9ft 6X6,050.16 6 1 1 8 2.684.200.26 7 lftl 9ft 1.164.914.48 5 1 1 7 978.834.41 6ft 1 1 J8ft 666.258.82 f3ft 1 1 5ft 1,632,694.20 6ft I 1 8ftf 2,746.216.00 5ft 1 I 7ft 203.250.55 6 1 1 7 677.891.00 4 1 1 6 1.094.690.00 7 1 1 9 2.619.469.17 7 1 1 9 2.111,877.00 6ft 1 1 8ft 1,916,008.00 7 1 1 9 &1.244.Sti 5 1 1 7 2.683,386.40 7 119 Assessment Charged. t v c 6 ml a Total. 34, 19.311.18$ 11.868.121 1.271.56 1.321.44 13.373.98 3.210.16 8.491.69 8.5)18.43 18.279 15 18.684 58 16.573.78 26.9i.27 18,032.59 2.699.91 10,911.08 7,783.53 17,173.62 13.833 72 17.966.16 1 6.304.35 10.311.66 6.003.60 13,318.62 4. 990.06 12.622.3 22.536.63 10X.772 84 2.949.93 15.858.98 7.406.64 6.373 46 8,250.46 70.31 822.65 2.898.00 2.631.04 6.712.83 17.374 3i 16,896.54 8.030.91 1.3X2.13 2.664.66 16,946.63 1,048.12 10.419.91 18.796.13 H3O0.85 9.901.65 4.970.721 3.022.57 2,530.69 15.6X3.43 5E.8X7.61 13.798.24 L005.21 1.021.82 17,3X7.04 749.64 12.445.20 9.315.12 18.139.88 14.735.33 81,647.30 16.339.80 2.297.34 9.141.86 10.694.84 19.6.74 9,667.66 8.176.54 24.758.48 2,050.82 20.653.17 12.197.13 26.814.27 4.110.30 18.789.40 5.824.67! C. 362.42 2.331.90 10.611.86 15.008.68 1.016.26 2.311.56 7.662.82 18.226.21 13.723.05 13,412.05 L601.2 18. 783.701 2,758.74 $ 254.31 220.24 1,91067 802.54 1.819 65 717.68 2.812.18 2.874.56 8.551.62 4 903.32 3.0116.43 2X9.99 2.1X2 21 1.556.70 1. 453.37 2.305.62 2.566.59 3,717.39 L718.61 655 94 2,853.99 1,069.20 1.941.90 4,829.28 19.1WS.Z1 327.77' 3.3:18.35 L 234. 26 1.074.69 1.650.09 5,349.291 235.04 779.61 506.20 1.118.81 2.672.98 2,699.47 1,838.48 394 89 8X8.22 8,631.40 174.68 1.488.56 4 027.74 2. 600.15 2.121.78 828.45 604.61 632.67 2.240.49 8.698.08 1.971.17 201.04 204.36 2,483.86 187.41 L914.65! 1.552.52 2,790.76 t.6.97 6.274.55 2,970.871 469.47 1,958.96 1.646.28 4 128 37 2,071.64 1.257.93 I SOS 39 690. lfi 4.426.681 2.439.43 6,631.63 6X5.05 4,026.30 1.164.91 978.831 666.26 1.632.59 4.745.21 203.25 677.89! l,09i 2.619.46 2,111.88 1.916.01 820.24 2.683.38 2,758.741 1,695.44! 2T.4.31 220.241 1,910.571 802.54! 1,213.101 717.6X! 2,812.18 2.874.66 2.367.68 4.903.32 3.005.43 679.98 2.1S2.21 1.566.70 2.453.37 2.306.621 2,566 59 2.717.89 1.718.61 1.111.89 1.902.66 712.SW I.91I.90; 3.21951 26,503.61 655.541 2.215.67 1.234.25' 1.074.69 1,650.09 5,349.29 235.041 779.61 606.20! 1,118.801 Z.672.SX 2.699.47 1,338.48 394.89 8X8.22 2,420.93! 174.68 1.488.56! 2.685.16 2,600.161 1.414.621 828.45 604 51 632.67 2.240.49 8.598.08 1.971.17 210.04 204.36 2,483.86 187.41 1.914.65 1.652.52! 2,790.76 2.266.97 6.274.65 2,970.871 459.471 1.305.98 1.645.28 2,762.24 1,381.09 1.257.931 2,636.93 690.16 2.950.46 1439.43 8,687.75' 685.051 2, 684.20 1 1,164.91! 978.83 666.261 1,632.69 2.746.21 203.25 677.89 1.094.69 2.619.46 2.111.38 1,916.01! 820.24 2.683.38 1 Il.l36,72l.69lt1 99,136. 46188.468.23H1.523.316.38 24.828.66 IS 269 110 1,780.18 I, 761 92 17.115.12 4.815.24 11.524.44 5,023.79 23,903. 51 24.433 68 22.492.98 86.774.91 24,043 43 8.479.88 15.275.51 10.896.93 22.0X0.36 V. 444.96 23.099 34 21.739.13 13.748.87 6,671.33 18.075.27 6.772.21 16.506.12 80.585.42 153.561.66 3.933.24 21.522.90 8,874.04 7,622.84 II, 550.64 46.468.94 1.292.73 6.457.22 3.543.44 8.950.44 22.720.32 22.095.48 10.707.87 2,171.91 4.441.10 22.998.86 1,397.48 13,397.03 26.509.03 19.601.15 13.437.95 6.627.62 4.231.69 8.796.03 20.164 41 73.0X3.07 17.740.58 1.407.29 1.430.54 22,354.76 1,174.46 16,274.50 12,420.16 23.721.40 19,269.27 42,196.40 22,281.64 8.216.28 12,406.79 13,984.90 26.146.35 13 120.38 10,692.40 83,600.80 4,131.14 28.029.30 17,075.99 86.033.66 6,480.40 26.499.90 8.154.39 8.820.08 8.664.42 13,877.04 20,589.10 1,422.76 3.467.34 9.852.21 23.676.13 17.946.71 17,244.07 2,241.70 24,160.46 Flgores Nebraska Crops. The labor bureau today Issued a detailed Statement giving the acres r ty counties of the various VAops now un r cultivation In the a tat, The figures art. authentic, coming from the tuMie'-aors, who compiled them In tbelr rounds during the month of June and therefor are up to date. Tha tabulated statement follows: i.-"-' COUNTIES. eat wheat crop In the history of Nebraska. Hail and wind have visited the state so frequently as to Cestroy these prospects and have made appearances very decelv lng by Injuring the wheat In auch a way aa to prevent perfect filling of the heads. The south central portion haa received the greatest damage. In this particular dls trlct Harlan county seems to have fared worst. It having sixty-six sections almost Winter Spr'g I IWht.l Wheat. Eye. I Corn, j Oats. Barley. Adama .. Antelope Bur.nnr Blaine Xioune Box Butte Brown ..... Buffalo' Burt Butler Case Cedar .................. C haiie .......... ....... Cherry - Clay Colfax .................. Cumin , Custer Dakota Dawes , Dawaua Deuel Dixon Dodge Dougloa 1 Dundy Fillmore .... Franklin Frontier Vumaa ,..., Oage Oartleld ................. Gosper Grant Oreeley Hall Hamilton Harlan Hayes HllehoOck Holt Hooker Howard ................. Jefferson Johnson Kearney Keith Keya Paha. Kimball Knox Ijiacaater Llnouia Logan. I.OUU ....'. Madison Merrick Nance Nemaha Nuckolls -v... Gloe.-.n Pawnee Perkins Phelps pierce Platte Polk .... Bed Willow Klchardsou Hock Saline Surpy ...v..v... Buuudera' Hcotta Bluff ,..-,..y-. Seward .........i...., Sheridan Shermaa - Stoux Stanton Thayer Thumaa Thursloa Valley ., Waahlngton , Wayne Webtter i Wheeler York ... Totals , 76,128 1,9X4 151 11 15.721 47 1.067 872 68,8571 605 80.275 15,527 461 995 156 87.261 9,115 666 23.3X3 14 1,6H 69.051 631 145 11,466 464 56 77,000 60,766 47,3XX 81.9SX! 67,3f.9 7061 1.147 14,665 2,3! 63 9,0061 1.649 9.W6! 6,896 2.966 16,71 36X1 8,889 10.815 6,0i8 4,0X7 628 8.271 33.311 23,812 14.897 4,1 M 1.422 1,349 16,3X2 7.727 1,51 3.371 22 87 15,063 4,317 U0 632 2.G94 8,390 34.233 86.966 66,9.1X1 1.791 16.0W 1,22. "21.857 38,26(8 26.527 75,139 962 136 213 7581 28.666 8,421 360 2. (HI 2.342 7.4X4 16.304 25.457 48.5X41 84.217 16,036 84,154 791 r.7is .35.104 63.4XSI 26.813 54; 0.5-o 720 20.916 963 49.694 3s6: 18.2IX SoX; 1.416 46.2771 2,3X0) 1481 2.374 2.66 7.7:i6 4,637 6,319! 25 15 4,711 1.241 4,921 691 13,328 7 4.4581 1.450 2.017 16,222 820i 41 37 8.937! 1.4 12.5mi ,479 2:13 13,932 562, 36 65 6UI 154 8,218 964 10.761 621 8,8X1 7301 696 8.442 1,996 1.376 1,966 14,349 1.1X3! 2,473! 970 629 1.306 295 2.159 3,166 1,036 84.170 124 .62i 28.131 4.24SM 231 838 611 477 1.113 1.671 21,073 11,047 840! 8117 8,375 3,467 7,204 1,254 8.066 3.115 6.il 13.187 10 2-J9. 10.662 ll.UWl 8.71K 2.7ia 18.845i l.Ufi3 19.3.M 4.aii, 2. 1.4441 1.544 81.39J 30 .825: 6C-.91 2-16 .317 63 9a 320 ,(M 6t9 9 ,978 674 ,55 26 ,149 718 142 Sol 431 6il.t ,i' ,7111 ,SX2 ,331 469 ,819 1 ,026! ,:x ,2VH ,Oll3 Mni f! liui H -9 6W1 ,i"'7l 717 1 729I 68.8291 5,749 8.2351 4.827 99.9XQI 6,008 40,708 27,836 119.601 92.658 125.028 153.9S2 108,974 85,781 19.2291 49.743 82.766 1118.464 224.7621 43,5601 4.XX3I 85.6X7 8,606 88.191 108,164 75.185 28,431 122,006 70,036 87,669 70.9481 202.134 9.495 61,292 14 80,250: 78.864 104,615 71,302, 89.932 23.8X0 817 74.747 97.805 72.6X7 79,803 7.73 24.H63 6I0 88.8921 164.979 62.4H8 10.074 7.677 99.ir23! 65.027 89.859 72.871 106.3311 143.5X01 91. 2- 12.9J7( ii. 1 11 79,155 122.463 72.XJ4, 56. j 5i 99.9 14,2:16 119.462 54.3941 176.422 3.214 120.3X31 13.132 67.4.1 2.214! 80.1571 114.719 2. 31 56.16 7x.9y3 17,(tJ 103. li! 81.1771 12.6931 123.8991 4,013 64,460 1.459 867 48,776 1,783 14,845 . 8.352 38,924 32.562) 63.5621 32,430' 67.265 570 8,070 25.184 8.143 60,6931 41,175 2,43i 17.761 462 35,964) 42.726 18,696 193 39.201 11.798 4,2X9 2.24X 53.790) 2.72 ' 3,906 15 20.724 36,335 3X.06OI 5,747 2S0 1701 82,407 ' 20, 134 119.799: 18.815 20,u68! 403) 6.641 94 49.068 44,846 3,047 617 2.319! 65,7101 11.192 15.9 J4.043, 14.191 44.9x6 19.74X 1JO 14. 9.(1 49.636' 67.7x2 23. Mi' 722i 22. o 3.692 40.054 17.327 66.6oj 2.240 45.36X! 721 15,749 941 36. "no 30,156 1 15.943 .t:' 40.0.13 47.2.141 ' 1J,H 6.161; 41,543 867 8f9 101 806 826 927 449 771 2.351 365 46 10,626 300 84 678 2,126 2.220 7.407 897 2.819 2.618 879 3,640 810 604 845 85 67 674 1,208 32 195 153 408 417 1.5o4 1.159 417 7.753 649 ' 621 29 128 162 533 601 45 9,121 44 2.9X6 2.613 49 2,810 227 4X7 14 16 71 6 186 278 8.6H0 6.326 463 li7 199 164 97 62 111 '"ix-.i 120 373 273 2.637 56 2,863 1.H67 t38 7.872 42 144 830 decreased from ten to thirteen bushels per acre. The north central portion has ex cellent prospects.' Custer county especially will yield an Immense crop of nil grains, together with alfalfa and hay. The stand ing of the southern part of the state la 90, the central 94 and the northern 91. The average estimated yield of wheat by coun ties appears in the "Summary by Coun ties." After close Inspection and observation by officials of the department, supplemented by conservative opinions of experienced producers In all sections of the state, the department feels able to estimate the aver age yield of winter wheat In the state at eighteen bushels per acre and the total yield at 35,200,000 bushels. The average yield of spring wheat Is estimated at twelve bushels per acre and total yield of 5,450,000 bushels. Oats. The oat crop Is an enigma so far aa es timating Is concerned because of the Ir regularity of the stand and prospects. There is no uniformity of appearance. Nev ertheless there will be a normal yield of oats and the condition found by observa tion over the state Is 92. The central and northern portions of the state will yield better In oats than the southern. The con dition In the central portion Is 94, In the northern 82, Wolf Bounty Claims Rejected. Deputy Auditor Anthes today placed the seal of his disapproval upon a batch of claims for wolf bounty, thirty-three In all, and aggregating $300. Several of the claims dated back for a score of years. The most ancient was- one filed by John H. Evans of North Flatte, a former member of the legislature and at present deputy county clerk of Lincoln county. In his riaim Mr. Evans avers that he killed seven wolves in Lincoln county In the year of 1879. for which he thinks nimseu enuuea in the 31 Der head authorised by the last legislature In the new wolf bounty bill. The provisions of tne law, nowever, iimn the life of such claims, and that of Mr. Evans' had to be rejected. State House Briefs. TVi Htnte Board of Public Lands and Buildings was In session this afternoon conferring with Commandant Cole or tne Grand Island Solfllers' home concerning some repairs at that Institution, which, in the commandant s estimation, are neces aary to Its operation. Tli Rankers' Reserve Life Insurance company of Omaha filed articles of reor ganization today with tne secretary 01 .,.1. The company serves notice of Its desire to operate In the future under the provisions of the mutual legal reserve nian. in accordance with & law enacted by the late legislature. President B. H. Roblson, Secretary Kr - wagner ana Directors James P. Latta, William r . ui- nnwt T. Roblson and T. W. Black- bum certify to the company's IntenUona. State Superintendent Fowier toaay wae , Runerlntendent H. R. Dolllnger UUUltvu " J . of Grant county of the destruction at Hy- annla of a new four-room Dnca scnoo. house during a hurricane on j. u-, night. The building waa aimosi enure., deatroyed. It waa me omy uu - house in Grant county and waa a modern achool building, being- only recently con- atructed. ' . A. N. Dodson. fleputy w .v.. b.. Ranking Board, haa "called to "Camden. W. Va.. by the illness of his mother. iabor Commissioner Bert Bush Journeyed to Omaha today on official bus U... con- nected with the inspection i recently erected In that city. u recency r .fternoon for h,rhZ:.n Hay Springs. Sheridan county. Offers Reward. Io !' 1; authorised - the announcement of a reward of , J. -the arrest and conviction 01 me '" S William O. Merrltt at Niobrara on Sunday nlsht. This action was - -; the request of the .nox roum, ... . MeCown. suspected of Z crime, waa taken into custody la.t evening. Ends the ReeelTershlp. The Capital National bank receivership, after ten and a half years of 'te"c"; haa been ended. This waa the bank that Charley Mosher wrecked. When it went under it had individual depoalta ndcer tlflcates of deposit amounting to $908,000 and owed other banks $420,000 more. The face value of the assets at the time of sus pension was $926,000. but notwithstanding the fact that the receiver secured large sums on stock liabilities, the et aura col lected by him waa but $400,844. Of thla $211,000, or 17 per cent, waa paid to de positors In dividends, the expenses of the receivership ate up $90,000, and the re mainder went to pay preferred claims. The state lost $236,000 In the failure. Asks Governor for Aid. A fortune-hunting lawyer from Dresden, Gerenany, haa indicted a letter o the gov ernor asking his aid In finding the pos sessions of Johann Probst, who came to America the latter part of the eighteenth century. The letter follows: End of the eighteenth century a man with name Johann Probst which Is borne on the 27th March. 1763 In Bornlts. King dom of Saxony came from the kingdom of Saxony to the United States of North Amerlka and it Is said that he was living In your states and left some property In the hands of the government. In the name of some relations of the said Probst. I beg your Excellency to give any Information tlf poaaible) on the follow ing questions: Was thut named Probst living In the state of Nebraska? Did he move to an other state? Did he leave some property In the hands of the government? If your excellency 1st not possible to answer of my questions to stand before, so I beg to give information, whether per haps your Excellency Is know any thing over the persons from the Kingdom ot Saxony with the name: Lahode. 6achech, or Probst which end of eighteenth centur, or to begin of nineteenth century came in your state. SARDINES D. W. Ward aud Two Children Aro Dead aad Another Child Critically 111. BCRWELL. Neb.. July 30. (Special.) Word has Just reached town that the family of D. W. Ward, who keeps a store at Ballngh, In the north part of the county, has been poisoned by eating canned sar dines. Mr. Ward and two of the children are dead and another child la In' a critical condition and cannot live. Bldeey Wants Experimental Farm. SIDNEY. Neb.. July 30 (Special.) Regent Forrell and Prof. Burnett of the State uni versity, accompanied by Land Commissioner McAllister of the Vnlon Pacific, were here today Interviewing the cltixens relative to the establishment of a state experimental farm near this city. With a number of the leading citizens they drove out on the high divide snd along the Lodge Pole creek, where they carefully examined several Im proved farms and expressed themselves highly pleased with the outlook. There Is no end of money In sight 'lould the state committee conclude to locate the farm here. The people here are all enthusiastic and feel confident that the beat results can be accomplished In this section. $162 as a representative of an Insurance company and appropriating the money to his own use. POISON FAMILY LIGHTNING HAS BUSY TIME Ashland and Greenwood People Sorter Losses from Ita Vlslta. Ilea. GREENWOOD, Neb., July 80.-(8peclal.)-Joseph Clymer'a fine barn near town was struck by lightning Tuesday night, and with all Ita contents waa burned to the ground. The horses were all In the pas ture, so no stork was burned. Four sets of harness, a buggy, some plows, a quantity of hay and some tools were consumed. There was a small Insurance on the build ing, not sufficient to cover the loss. A8HLAND. Neb.. July 80.-(8peclal.)-Durlng the heavy electric storm of Tues day night, lightning struck several places In town. The most severe damage waa at the residence of Willis Butler, which was badly damaged by fire resulting from the lightning. The loss will be over $500 on this house. Other places In town atruck were T. T.. Toung'a barn, Uriah Swerdfeg ger'a house, a tree In Postmaster Samuel B. Hall's yard and the newly completed Methodist church building. The damage waa only alight except on Butler's house. Supplemental to the table the haa Issued the following; estimate ....;i.8!9.766 439.613 348.067:6. 4,04 I -A 7?! .118.717 bureau totally destroyed. Throughout the south ot the j central portion the average yield haa been Attorney eeosed of Frnnd. SIDNEY. Neb.. July 80. (Special Tele gram.) H. M. Bullock, an attorney of Bay ard, Neb., waa brought here thla morning and placed In the .county Jail. He was bound over to the district court by the Jus tice of the peac at BrldKpurt on a bond of $1,600. charged by Carl Wagner, a ranch man on tha North Platte river, of obtaining Crop Condition at Bnperlor. SUPERIOR, Neb.. July 0.-(8pectal.) Wheat haa been a disappointment. That Is the general verdict of all who have threshed out any of the grain. The quality Is fair. but the quantity Is quite deceiving. Fields that were estimated to run about eighteen bushels to the acre are panning out twelve In the machine. The thresher la proving that twelve bushels Is the average this year. Some fields are running aa low as ten, some aa high aa fifteen. A. N. Adama, head miller for Guthrie & Co., says: "it Is testing 63, and Is fair milling wheat, but there will be lots of screenings In It. The berries In the middle of the head are plump and well formed, but the berries at either end of the head are shriveled. A little bit of extremely hot weather Just at the crit ical period did It." Oats are practically all harvested, but no threshing reports are In yet. This promises to be a big crop, but It may fool the farmers. Just is the wheat haa. About half the corn la tasseled. The weather for corn couldn't be better. Plenty of heat and moisture. Catches Many Grocers. FREMONT, Neb., July SO. -Specials-Inspector of Internal Revenue Painter of Omaha waa In this city yesterday looking after sales of "unfermented" grape Juice by grocers, and as a result of his Investi gations nearly all the grocers of the city find that they have, without their knowl edge, been selling liquor without a license and are therefore liable to a fine. The grape Juice sold by them, It Is said, con tains much more alcohol than beer, though advertised and purchased by them as un fermented. As there waa no Intentional violation of the law, no prosecutions will follow and the matter was satisfactorily settled and hereafter none of It will be sold by grocers. Several grocers had a large trade in the Juice and It waa used quite extensively as a beverage by people who claim to be total abstainers. Ren-ret Farting: with Pastor. YORK. Neb., July 80. -(Special.)-Rev. R. T. Cross, one of the most popular ministers of York departed this week with his fam ily for Eugene, Ore., 'where they expect to make tholr future home. Rev. Cross one year ago attempted to resign, but the con gregation Insisted on his staying another year here and when 'Ms resignation waa handed In again thf year the congregation Insisted on his withdrawing the same, Last Sunday Rev. Crose preached hla farewell sermon before one of the largest audiencea which had ever assembled there. On be half of the members of the church. Rev. C. S. Harrison with a few appropriate re marks, preaented Rev. Cross with a hand some gold watch aa a token of apprecia tion of the admiration and love with which the retiring minister ja regarded. To Observe Labor Day. BEATRICE, Neb., 'July 80. (Spe'clal.) The committee on arrangements for the Labor day demonstration met last night and organized by the election of Charles Klose as chairman and B. P. Gurney secretary. Subcommittees were appointed on apeakers, grounds and Invitations. F)v.r effort Is being made to secure the attend ance of labor organizations from Lincoln and Wymore. Reduced ratea have been se cured on all roada. Wymorean Gets Printing;. BEATRICE, Neb., July 80. (Special.) At a meeting of the County Board of Super visors yesterday afternoon the printing of the delinquent tax list for Gage county was let to the Wymorean by a vote of 4 to 8. The proposition of rlprappmg the banks of the Blue river Just east of Blue Springs la the next matter of business to be taken up, The board will be In session the remainder of the week. Fonnd Dend In Yard. WEEPING WATER. Neb., July 80.-(Spe clal.) Last evening George Adams, one of the old settlers of Cass county, a very pop. ular and highly respected citizen of this place, president of the City National bank, waa found dead In the yard at the home of hla aon Guy. Dropsy was the direct cause of death. The funeral will be held Satur day afternoon. Two New Telephone Lines. BEATRICE. Neb., July 80 (Special.) A number of farmers residing In Midland and Logan townships can now be reached by 'phone, two lines having been com pleted by the Bell Telephone company, which run northeast of this city, yesterday. There are sixteen patrons on these two lines' and more will be added In a few daya. Talk of Raelna; Matinees. YORK. Neb., July- 30. (Special.) Owners of fast horses and those Interested In sports are thinking of making arrange ments for matinee races to take place every Thursday at the fair grounds. There are a largo number of speedy horses now in training at the fair grounds and a num ber of fast roadsters owned here In York. In nonor of Lincoln Girl. BEATRICE. Neb.. Julv 30 iDwlil Miss Mary ISelle entertained a company 01 women ana gentlemen friends last night at her home In Went Beatrlra In hnnr r.t Mlaa Florence Flak of Lincoln, who leavea for New York City aoon, where she goes to study music. Water Works for Spalding;. SPALDING. Neb.. July SO (Special.) An eWtlon was held here yesterday on the proportion to vote bonds In the sum of 84.200 to aid In the construction of water works. The bonds carried by an over whelming majority and a fine system of waterworks will be put In. Warn ttnelneve Men Retires. WACO. Neb.. July M.-(Speclal.) Mr. J. Tagg, a nloneer business man, who has been continuously In the mercantile busi ness here for many years, has sold his vlc end business to .Tosenh 8knltoit and Chris Htlbert, who w:il take possession A ugvist 1 .Canadian'; Government Fil r ood est V3 T7 Reft Ht from ha nan Wm the ball that caused horrible ulcers on O B. Steal'. Newark. Mich. Buek ten's Arnica Halve aoon cured him. 85c For sale by Kuhn k Co. me. - M re Shown to have over sixteen times the amount of digestible food as the least one, and abont two-thirds more than the next best food made, and nearly double the energy-producing power of any other food known. (Extraot from report of Gov't official! at Ottawa, Can.) LABORATORY OP THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT. Ottawa, December 10, 1902. Tbo. Macfarlane, Esq., F. R. S. u., Chief Analyst Inland Bevtnue Department Sir I beg herewith to submit n report of my work on Brenkfast Foods. ' ' "! These samples, as you are nwnre, were not collected and examined because of any suspicion repardtnpr their wholesomeness or Renulness. for they were believed to be, ns their analysis proves them to be, nutritious and pnl ntnhle foods In view, however, of the hljrh prices at which they are sold, and of the extrnvngnnt claims put forth bv their manufacturers as to their digestibility, nutrient power, etc., there exists a wide-spread demand for Informa tion as to what they really are, and h vow much of all the value claimed for them they renlly possess. BAMTLB QRAPE-NUTS . .. J Protelds Starch Material j . ' . .. CI.VJ , Calorlca Soluble In 3 Moisture Fat Ash. Nitrogen Fibre , Dextrin By per gram Cold r 1 . , x 8.26 ! . . ... difference . ; Water - p. c. T P. c' . ik c. p. fc, p. c. p. c. p. c. 1 p. c. p. e. 9.43 0.58 1.64 12.00 203 24.87 49.43 3968.9 49.50 11.02 127 2.78 11.80 2.00 14.48 65.42 3848.1 2U.0O 11.10 1.25 8.00 0.88 3.15 0.20 02.30 8840-3 - 30.88 0.00 1.03 0.80 12.44 1.05 3.24 71.00- 4004.8 13(Kl 0.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 2.00 12.10 01.00 3025.0 10.30 13.02 -1.54 0.78 12.50 1.08 2.02 07.80 " 801 1.7- 7.50 11.21 7.21 1.08 12.00 3.14 3.58 00.40 4242.2 0.10 0 10.84 001 114 13.00 4.28- .... (I3.s: 4270.0 3.85 10.40 1 33 2.02 27.50, 1.30 .... 50.73 "4182.7 17.75 13.12 5.21 1.42 10.25 8.50 .... (50.50 4020.2 0.30 14.00 2.01 0.58 i 8.04 1.18 .... 72.30 - 3804.3 2.00 and r; RAPE-NUTS Is away In the lea (1 of every other food in the following r espects: It has less moisture, less fa; less starch; It haa more dextrin a nd is more soluble than any other food. The first four are the most heavily advertised cooked foodsinthe world. "We will furnish any enquirer with the names by mall but prefer to omit them in a public announcement of this kind. In the sixth column, under Dextrin, observe Orape-Nuts percentage is more than NINE TIMES the small one, and nearly double the next best food. DEXTRIN is the form of sugar that the starch part of grain is turned int6 before it can be digested. Dextrin Is the part that makes human enerfy. The four blank spaces in this column showing no Dextrin whatever, apply to that number of uncooked foods. ; DON'T FORGET a Grape-Nuts has about double the energy-producing power of any food on earth. , IN THE LAST COLUMN Is shown the percentage of the food that is ready for immedial digestion. , Grape-Nuts has over six teen times the amount of digestible food as the least one, and about two thirds more than the next best food made. Scientifically made food works wonders for the users. ' Six years ago drape-Nuts started to supply the pub lic with a scientific food, fully and correctly cooked at the factory, and made to supply 'the certain" 'elements needed in making the gray substance in the brnin und ' nerve centers, and to supply human energy, while at tha same time furnish A food so easy of digestion that an infant's Stomach will handle it without question. The public made Grape-Nuts A Trenendous Success And this started the long procession of followers, whoso facetious names, odd movements and funny plot Ores hare brought more or less derision upon them, for the public mind is shrewd to understand that imitators are funda mentally ignorant of food value, and simply "cook up" something, and hire an advertiser to "copy Post as near aa you can." But the analysis of government and other prominent chemists turns light on the question, and the public can profit thereby. We believe tbeso cereal foods are practically all cleanly. But their makers, do not understand how to produce a food with anything like the genuine food value of The Old Original Giant of them all, Grape-Nuts Made at the Pure Food Factories of the P05TUM CEREAb CO., Ud., Buttle Creek, Mich