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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER G, 1912.
NO. 1.
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GATHER
SEED
WEEK SET ASIDE FOR SECURING
GOOD EARS.
Importance of Looking Carefully to
This Matter Strongly Urged by
Chief Executive.
Seed corn needs o Nebraska farm
ers aro set forth in a proclamation
signed by Governor Aldrlch.
The oxecutivo calls upon farmers
to select seed corn early and urges
them to set apart the week beginning
September 30 for this purpose. The
proclamation says:
Tho experience of successful far
mers throughout tho corn belt and
tho results of testa made- by the var
ious experiment stations show .con
clusively that tho early selection and
proper care of seed corn always re
sults in seed of strong germinating
power. This Is truo for the follow
ing reasons:
Eirst Early selection secures early
maturing pnrs, thus lessening danger
from frosts.
Second Corn selected in tho field
can bo taken from stalks which have
the power of producing good cars of
corn under normal or oven under ad
verso conditions, thus increasing tho
chances of securing high yielding
ears.
Third Seed corn properly cured
will not bo injured by freezing.
There was a seed corn shortage
last year due to tho hard freeze before
tho corn had dried out. As a result
nil available seed in tho stato was
used for the 192 crop. We havo no
surplus seed on hand. Reports from
all sections of the state show that the
crop this year is from ono to three
weeks later than normal. If wo
should havo an early freeze wo would
havo a send corn famine next year.
Thi3 would mean that much of ourv
seed corn for tho 1913 crop would be'
seemed from other states.
A tost made at tho Nebraska exper
iment station for three years shows
that seed trom other states havo aver
aged C.2 bushels less per acre than
native grown seed. With these facts
in mind I urge tho early selection of
seed corn and designate tho week be
ginning September 30, 1012, as "Seed
Corn 'Woel."JjB general observance
"Will insure a sufficient amount of na
tive grown seed for our 1913 crop.
Asking for Securities.
Thirty-five applications aggregating
bonds to tho value of $040,500 havo
been filed with State Treasurer
George asking for tho purchase of
these securities under the provisions
of the Potts re-investment measure.
Tho latter act, passed at the last ses
sion of tho stato legislature provide
for the salo of the bonds of other
states, by tho state treasurer, and the
investment of tho funds in bonds is
sued by civil divisions of Nebraska.
Fremont fcchool bonds to the value of
?12,000 havo just been purchased
with proceeds of this fund, but the
tiansaction has not been formally
completed.
Wait Has Problems.
Secretary of Stato Walt is not hunt
ing any trouble on the ballot proposi
tion, but will wait till tho trouble
comes beforo taking up tho matter.
Mr Wait probably will be called upon
before long to settlo the matter of
the candidates of the new party get
ting a place on tho ticket, but until
that time comes ho is giving out no
opinions. In all probability tho mat
ter will bo put up to Attorney General
Martin when tho proper time comes
for mnklng a decision in tho matter.
Corn Acreage Reduced.
According to Labor Commissioner
Guye, tho acreage of corn in Nebras
ka for this year is much less than has
been tho prevailing Idea. Prom pub
lished accounts it has been under
stood that the acreage of corn for
this season was greater than tho stato
has over had, but taking tho reports
of the assessors for it tho state will
fall 141,978 acres Bhort of the 1911
crop and over 500,000 loss than tho
crop of 1910.
Commissioner Guye was led to
make tho Investigation on account of
nn advertisement sent out by the
Kansas publicity bureau claiming that
Kansas would have n crop this year
much larger than Nebrnska and larg
or than any provioiiB year. Hefeiring
to the crop reports sent out by tho
government, Mr. Guyo says that this
year, as woll as previous years, tho
Kansas publicity bureau is claiming
moro than they hnve a right to claim.
Last year, notwithstanding Kansas
made great claims as a corn state, the
records show that Nebraska produced
a greater acreage and n larger crop
oer aro than did the Sunflower state.
Kansas Figures Boosted.
Will M. Maupln, who has mndo a
Btudy of the resource of Kansas and
Nebraska, and has rppeatedly made
comparison of the crops raised each
year In tho two states, says the crop
reports of tho Sunflower state have
always been greatly exaggerated and
boosted beyond tho real figures in
order to make that stato appear a hot
ter farming state than tho Coinhuik
er state. He agrees with Commission
rr Guye tuaf with comparwona prop
erly made Nebraska makes the host
riiov luff.
MANY SEEKING LAND.
Commissioner Guye Kept Dusy
Answering Inqulrlec.
About four months ago Labor Com
iiilscloner Guyo began a systematic
investigation of tho vacant lands of
Nebraska with tho object In vlow of
having tho same taken up. Ho met
with considerable opposition from
certain sources which wero interested
in hooping the laluls unsettled, but ho
kept at it and tho result has been far
beyond his expectations.
In fact Commissioner Guye "build
cd bettor than ho knew," for his in
vestigations and tho published state
ments made by him drew tho atten
tion of the government with tho Re
sult that department officlnls took up
tho matter and found that besides tho
Klnkald land In western Nebraska,
thoro aro subject to entry seventy
four Irrigated claims under ditch
which can be token under the home
stead law.
In order to get Irrigated claims,
which run trom forty to eighty
acres in size, the person filing v111 bo
compelled to pay $55 per acfo for
tho water right. Ho will havo twelve
yeara to pay for It In. paying $5.25
per acre at the time tho land Is ta
ken. After tho third crop is raised
ho will thon bo required to pay $5
per year for ten years until tho wholo
amount is paid. Tho government
charges nothing for the land, but tho
amount covers tho wnter right, which
Is perpetual, tho owner of the land
paying nothing for the water aftor tho
wholo amount is paid, but will lmvo
free use of samo nfter that time.
Mr. Guyo will leave for Chicago,
where he will take chargo of the spe
cial train run by the Burlington to
western Nebraska where these lands
lay. Tho Burlington land department
says that never In tho history of their
tourist and homeseekers1 e.cursions
havo they had so many inquiries for
particulars and applications for ac
commodations on the trains. Com
missioner Guye has himself received
assurance from over fifty persons that
they will join tho train at some point
on tho road and letters are reaching
tho labor bureau every day assuring
Commissioner Guye that they will
join tho excursion.
There is room for hundreds of set
tlers on the vacant lands of Nebras
ka, and should the Burlington efforts
bo successful the Northwestern will
run a similar train later which will
reach a different portion of the state.
Robert W. McGlnnls, passenger agent
for the Northwestern, located at Lin
coln, has been working up Uio matter
with Commissioner Guye and will run
a similar train as soon as tho results
from, tho flifct excursion are known.
A letter from tho land department
at Washington received by Commis
sioner Guyo assures him that the gov
ernment will have representatives
meet tho train at a stated point to as
sist in locating those who desire to
take up tho lands under tho home
stead law.
Unveiling of Lincoln Statue.
The commllteo having In chargo
tho ceremonies connected with tho
unveiling of tho Lincoln monument on
tho stato house grounds has complet
ed tho program. The exercises will
bo In the nature of two divisions. The
first part taking part on a platform
at tho north entrance to the stnte
house, where there Is plenty of room
to sent tho crowd.
Mlssourlan Wants to De "Shown."
Attorney General Martin has re
ceived a letter from E. G. Robinson,
a prosecuting attorney in a Missouri
county, hi which tho "show-me" man
wants to know about supremo court
decisions in this state which" refer to
testimony secured by Ntho aid of
bloodhounds. The attorney general has
not found any decision along this lino
and a judge of the supremo court Is
authority for tho statement that no
decision of this character, according
to record, was ever given "by a Ne
braska court.
Lincoln Delegate to Attend.
Secretary Walt received this morn
ing a letter fiom E. M. JenkliiH of
Kenesaw stating that his father was
visiting him and would attend tho cer
emonies of unvellini; tho Lincoln stat
ue. The old gentleman Is 91 years of
ago and was a delegate to tho conven
tion which nominated Lincoln for tho
presidency and also served through
tho civil war.
Veterans to Have Part.
Secretary Walt has received several
communications regarding the part
that tho veterans of the civil war will
havo in the exercises of unveiling tho
Lincoln statue. Tin matter was taken
up by tho I lncoln post and as a re
sult an lnvltution has been issued to
al) loterans to attend the ceremonies
New Metal Firm.
Harry W. Mool, C. Edward Mod,
Androan C. Peterson and George Mes
qrfchmidt comppso a company which
has filed articles of Incorporation with
the secretary of state to do a whole
sale Iron, ntrel and metal business In
..Omaha. Tho stock of tho company Is
placed at $25,000.
Regarding State Assessment.
Moro Information regarding the
f Lite's nssoEament roll was given out
by Secretary Sejmour of tho state
board. On tho 1912 loll, according to
tho flsurea. there are fS,0OJ,777 nfroa
of land, both Improved and unim
proved, which has k total assessed
valuation of $?40,2r,3,ri.'. Thero aro
55C.S40 IotH, liRlnx a total acsacBed
valuation of JOV.780,682. Th'e 924,750
korsoa In the stato novo a value of
$13,51S,705 in the eyes of tho ahhoss;
ors. while &I.C90 mulos are valued on
tho ttate i ell at S1.C52.993
EXPECTING A VANDERBILT HEIR
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THIS is a now photograph of Mrs. Hollls McKltn Vaudorbllt.'ct Now, York
(beforo her present marriage tho beautiful Mrs. "McKhn pi BuHimoiu),
who expects tho advent within a short tlmo of an heir to Jtho house of
Alfred G. Vanderbllt. Mr. Vanderbllt and his brldo aro awaiting tho happy
cvclft at their houseboat at Wargravo-on-Thamcs, England.
1000 iS INDICTED
MILL HEAD ACCUSED OF DYNA
MITE CONSPIRACY IN LAW
RENCE STRIKE. '
FAMOUS AS, TEXTILE MAN
Is Head of Company Employing 35,
000 Hands Gives $5,000 Cash
Bond for His Appearance Under
taker Arrected.
Boston, Sept. 3. Charging him In
an indictment warrant wth conspir
ing to distribute dynamite In Law
rence during tho general strike there
last winter, President William M.
Wood of the American Woolen com
pany was nirested hero Friday.
Tho American Woolen company,
which boro tho brunt of the great
Lawrence strike, from Janunry 12
until Mnrch 14, controls thlrty-threo
manufacturing plants In Now England
and New York state. It has a capital
ization of $75,000,000 and employs 33,
000 operatives whon all tho machinery
Is In motion.
President Wood Is ono of the best
known textile men in tho country.
Ho furnished cash ball of $5,000. It
In understood that he will bo formally
arraigned In the superior court.
Dennis Collins .of Cambridge, who
was Indicted and arrested on a charge
of unlawfully having placed dyna
mite In a railroad passenger train for
transportation, is in jull la default
of ?1,500 ball.
The discovery of dynamite in a
Syrian lodging house, a cobbler's
shop and a cemetery In Lawronco
last January, whllo tho textilo strlko
was at Its height, cuuscd a sensation.
Soon afterward John J. Brucn, a
Lawrence undertaker, whs arretted
on n charge of having unlawfully
placed tho dynamlto In tho places
where It was found. Breen was found
guilty and lined $500.
Mrs. H. H. Rogers Is Desd.
Now Yorjs, Sept. 3. En route Fri
day to her homo In this city from
Bretton Woods, N II.. Mrs. Honry II.
ltogers, widow of tho lato Standard
Oil magnate died In her private- car
Subset of heart disease, four hour3
beforo tho speeding White Mountain
express pulled Into tho city. Mrs.
Rogers, v. ho was alxty-llvo years old,
left Bretton Woods In an effort to
reach her homo In this city boforo hot
death. '
She was carried from the hotel to
the waiting train on n stretcher.
Hamilton King Is Dead,
Washington, Sept. 4. Hamilton
King or Olivet, Mich.. United States
minister to Slam, died suddenly nt
Bangkok. Slam, .Monday, of uraemia,
the statu department was Informed by
cablo by Vice-Consul (ienenil Hansen.
Breaks Out of Tombs Jail.
Mew York, SapL 4.- Breaking out
of ctrel cell In tho Tombs prison
una scaling tho outer wall aurrouud
lug th old part of the bu'Jdlns, Rey
nold Frosbroy gained his liberty Mon
day, He was awaiting trial for murder.
BOY FALLS TO DEATH
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DROPS 2,000 FEET FROM BAL
LOON at flint, Mich.
Lad Caught by Foot When Craft Is
Released Dangles From Ropo
as Thousands Scream.
Flint, Mich.. Aug. 31. His foot
caught In the guy ropo of a balloon,
Chester Betts, aged fourteen years,
son of Mr. and Bert Bctts, living
In tho city, wan carried 2,000 feet in tho
air and then dropped through the roof
of a barn. Ho died whllo being
rushed to a hospital. Tho tragedy oc
curred at tho fair grounds and 5,000
horrified spectators saw the boy
plungu to death.
Among tho shuddering thousands
who wntched the tragic accident
were the lad's father and mother,
from whom ho had wandered In boy
ish desire to bo near tho conter of
the attraction offered by tho balloon
ist. They did not know tho swinging
form was that of their son until, with
others of tho crowd, they lushed to
tho spot where the crumpled little
body lay.
Then tho uiutliei fainted and the
father, with tears uti earning down IiIb
cheeks, turned fiom his dead to caro
for his living.
Tho youth was standing near the
bag when the word to cast off was
given. One of tho ropes caught his
toot and, evidently too frightened to
scream, ho was drawn -rapidly toward
tho sky.
Tho ballconiBt. Abncr Arasblll of
Lansing, made frantic efforts to pull
tho lad to the trapeze upon which ho
sat.
Closer and closer tho little form
wns brought to the bar which meant
comparatlvo safety when thero wns a
shriek from tho watchers as, turning
over two or threo times, It shot to
ward earth.
GEN. B00TK LAID TO REST
Thousands of Mourners Pay Last Trib
ute to Lcadei Thrones and Re
publics Represented.
London, England, Aug. 31. Tho
body of Gen William Booth was laid
Lesido that of Catherine Booth, his
wife, in Abney Paik cemetery, Thurs
day, amid signs of deep respect from
men and women of all "classes. At
tho gravo representatives of relnglng
houses and of presidents of republics,
Including tho United Status, Joined
many thousands fiom tho masses
whom the founder of tho Salvation
Army had tried to uplift.
De Pnlma Wins Big Races.
Chicago. Sept. 4 -Hulph Do Palma,
driving a Mercedes, overcame a long
run of hard luck v.i the Elgin auto
road races HHturdu. winning both tho
niiln national trophy for 27.4 mllea anil
the free-for-all trophy for 20C mllo.
Editor G.-.rrstson Dlts.
New York. apt. 4 Carlton T. Gar
rotBou, tidltor of Ju2. died here
Monday at tho 'home of his sitter,
Mrs. J. fJ. Finch, aB the rosult of in
juries received whn u was thrown
from bis horao un May to.
IS DOOMED BY VOLCANO
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, 13 ABOVE
SLUMBERING CRATER.
Government Itsueu VvMtninu to City
of 150,d00 Inhabitants Telling
People to Fleo.
GttfldRlejPt'H, (ktwvlort, Aug, SI. Thla
city, tho second largest in iho lepub
11c, having a vopulntlon of IGO.000
people, has received warning that It
will bo destroyed by thn eruption of
a volcano over which the city rests.
Tho warning Is given In all serious
ness by tho government through tho
seismograph branch of tho national
observatory at Mexico City.
Seven scientists, who spent the lnt
ter part of July and tho first week In
August hero, hnvo Issued a report
following the 310 earthqunkds which
have shaken auadalajara in the past
threo months that tho fow'n is built
on tho crater of a slumbering vol
ci.no. Increasing temperatures, sulphurous
fumes escaping from fissures torn In
tho city stroots by tho quakes and
tho bursting out of several hot springs
led to tho investigation Which showed
that 300 feet beneath tho surface of
the earth there Is a seething crater,
whoso last eruption was about 1,000
j ears ago.
Tho men from the observatory can
not stato when tho eruption will tnko
place, but they bellevo it will bo with
in a year. Their roport urges that
tho city bo vacnted, and they suggest
a movo to Junnncntlon, a town about
forty miles from horo on tho banks
of tho Santiago river.
Govornmcni papers havo been re
moved from tho palaco to Mexico City
for safety, and a mass meeting will
bo hold hero tho first Sunday in Sep
tember to decide whether the city
shall heed the warning and movo or
wait and sco what happens.
IMPORTANT NEWS
I ITEMS i
Toimka, Kan., Aug. 110. Tho stato
Republican council overruled tho new
state Republican committee In Its de
mand that the Roosevelt presidential
fclctoit! bo lumoved from the Repub
lican column on the Kansas-ballot and
tljat standpat electors bo placed thero
Instead.
Douul, Francje, Aug. 30. Lieut.
Louis Felix M. Chandonler of tho
vintlon rnrna wnn linrnnil tn ilnntli
aviation-corps was" burned n fils norf
plane. Ho was en route to tho city of
Chalons when the tragedy occutredj
BAR MEETING IS CLOSED
Frank B. Kellogg Is Elected President
of American Association Court
Recall Is Flayed.
Milwaukee, Sept. 1. "One-eyed
loadeis of the blind" was tho term
used beforo the Amcilcnn Bur asso
ciation at lto closing session to de
scrlbo those who seek Judicial reform
tluoiiKh the reenll of judges. Tho
association, after going on record as
opposed both to tho recall of judges
and to judicial decisions, declared that
other methods must bo omploycd to
prevent delays in lawsuits. Various
committees were appointed to report
on plans for expediting court procc
dure. Charles A. Boston, Now York, ns
sertml that ono means of lessening
crltlelbin of tho bench would ho to
provide for Judges a written cv.do of
othlcq such as lins been put Into of
feet by various state bar P3uoclntIons
for lawyers.
The election of Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul, Minn., ns president brought
the convention lo a closo on Thurs
ilay. New directors olected wero
William H. Burges, Texas; John H.
Voorhcns,' South Dakota, and S. S.
Gregory, Illinois.
MERZ IN STUTZ WINS RACE
Captures the Illinois Trophy, While
the Aurora Cup Goes to Hughes
In Mercer.
Elgin. 111., Sept. 3. First dny's win
ners at Elgin's third annual traco
meet Filday were:
Jencks Trophy contest for smalt
cars, won by Harry Endlcott, diivlng
a Mnfon. Distance, 101 3-1 miles.
Tlmo, 100 minutes. 42 seconds. Av
erage, C0.G7 miles an hour.
Aurora Cup, won by Hugh Hughes,
diivlng n Mercer. Distance, 152 miles.
Tune, 110 minutes, 40 seconds, Aver
age, 0.") 04 miles an hour.
Second, Pullcn, driving a Mercer.
Time, 1 1C minute, 32 seconds.- Third,
TniEsell, driving a Faldbr. Tlmo, 1C9
minutes, 19 seconds.
Illinois Trophy raco Won by
Clmrlos Merz, driving a Stutz. D(k
tanco, 203 miles. Tlmo, IE I minutes,
32. seconds. Avctago, 00.11 miles nn
hour. Second, Gil Andorson, driving
a Stutz. Tlmo, ISC minutes, 11 sec
onds. Stephenson Has Slight Cold.
EFCiin.iba. Mich., Sept. 3 Roporti
received Friday from United States
Senator luaue Steplioiifoii's (UIiIiir
camp In the woods say that tho sen
ator Is suiTei'ing from u Ulght cold
anil that lilt condition Is not serioua.
8ccttl to Marrv American.
London. Aug. 81. Clmrlotto Ives,
nn American nctress living at tho Rn- !
voy, announced her eiiKaueniont to
Antonio Scottl, tho Italian barltono.
Tho weddlnu will take placo as isoon
ua arrangements can bo inailu.
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The Agency uf Iul T. Kearney, at Jackson, Nebr.
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Mr. Kearney nlso retains his ngencies,.at
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