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COUNTY HERALD Motto: All The News When It Is News. I DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1015. NO. 31.1 VOL. 23. DAKOTA ,a 1 S GUARD STATE LI w UNITED STATES GUNS AND SOL DIERS PLACED ON MEXICAN BORDER. FEAR SHOT FROM TWO SIEGES American Troops Stand Ready to Protect Texas Civilians x from Projectiles Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston In-Charge. Wentffh Nmiapr Union New Smlcc. Brownsville, Tox. Firing between Villa and Cnrranza forces began shortly after midnight Tuesday near tho Matamoros, close to the Rio Grande. The firing was under cover of a heavy fog. Washington, D. C Nine troops of United States cavalry, besides minor detntchmpnls, were snapped backed into active servico along the troubled Arizona border Tuesday. Despite re cent agreements made by warring Mexican factions with Ilrlg. Gen. Hugh Ij. Scott, fighting between Villa troops and a Cnrranza detacthment trying to reach Auga Prlota, opposite Douglas, Ariz., from tho Interior, brought the troops out. At Naco, Sonora, where the Scott agreement was entered into, the Villa genaral, Joso Ilaytorena, has ordered the Americans out of town and a squadron of American cavalry was placed In Naco, Ariz., directly across tho border. Twelve guns of tho third field ar tillery on duty at Brownsville, Tex., matched over the only other immed iate crisis tho effort of Villa troops to take Matamoros, Mex., which lies directly across tho Rio Grande from Brownsville. Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, who commanded at the recent occupation of Vera Cruz, Is handling the situa Hon there, with plenty of troops at Texas City If ho wants them. Officials here said his Instructions were "simi lar" to those issued to commanders at Naco last December regarding pro tection of Americans from shots fired across the line. TWO-CENT LETTER RATE PLAN. United States Reduces 5-Cent Charge to British Colonies. Washington, D. C. Two cents, in stead of 5 cents, is now the rate on letters beginning April 1 between the United States and the British colonies of Barbadoes and the Leoward island? In tho British West Indies, the post office department announced Tuesday The reduction is the outcome of the American government's Invitation to all tho nations and dependencies of the western hemisphere to center Into agreement for a 2-cent letter rate to foster commerce. Horses to Italy. East St. Louis. Tho Italian govern ment has contracted with dealers here for 15,000 horses. It is learned. A pre vious contract for 8,000 horses already has been filled and several thousand horses have been shipped under the new contract. Thus far 80,000 horses have been shipped from heYe to tho European belligerents. Steamers Meet In Fog; One Sunk. New Orleans. The United Frui. steamer Heredla collided with the Ley land liner Parisian, aground off tin bar at the entrance of tho Mississippi river, late Saturday, then ran into and sank tho Theodore Weims. There was no loss of life, Thore was a heavy fog at the time. Man Has Cattle Plague. Ttockford, 111. A quarantine has been established at the homo of 'fyios. Cunningham, a blacksmith In Winne bago, for fear he might have contract ed foot and mouth disease. Tho dlB ease broke out recently In herds of cattle In the township adjoining Win nebago. Wyoming Claps on Ban. Cheyenne. Wyo A proclamation quarantining Wyoming ngalnst sheep, goats and cattle from all states and forbtddlng importation of all stock ford has been signed by Gov. ICen drinks as a measure of protectlor against foot and mouth disease. Villa Extracts Ransom. San Antonio, Tex. Gen. Villa la re ported from Monterey to havu re ceived and acknowledged a contrlbu tlon of 1,500,000 pesos from Monterey merchants. Amoricans, It Is Bald, were exempt from contributions. To Te3t Horse Racing Bill. Little Uoek, Ark. Suit to test tho bill legalizing horse racing and Pari Mutuol hotting In tho larger Arknimas cities, passed by tho last legislature, has been filed horo in circuit court. Asks Ctate to Honor Lincoln. Springfield, 111. A pnolnmatlon for tho observance of tlje semi-centennial of the doath of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, hit boon issued by Gov. Dunno. Tho governor directs that flags be placed at half staff on nil pub lic buildings, and mum that tho day be fittingly observed In tlm schools. Big War Order. Appleton. Wis. A local uutointilll" concern has announced that it n.i" i ci-ut'd nn oidnr from ii Hi all i r i , i t0u rt. ' i t i " U.S.SUBMARINELQST GRAPPLING HOOKS FAIL BRING THE F-4 BACK TO THE SURFACE. TO CARRIED CREW OF 25 MEN Underwater Craft Submerged for Hours Off Honolulu Without Any Word Other Vessels Search Waters and Locate Missing Boat. Honolulu, T. II., March 27. Tho American submarine F-4 Is lying sub merged at a depth of 120 fathoms two miles off Honolulu harbor, and It Is feared the crew has been suffocated. Tho vessel was submerged at 9:15 n. in. Thursday and failed to come to tho surface Tho F-4, commanded by LleuL Alfred L. Ede, 'carried a crew of 25 men. Attempts to bring the vessel to the surfaco with grappling hooks have failed. No signal bolls have been heard from tho submerged craft, and this fact leads to fears that tho subma rine's tanks have burst, suffocating tho crew with sulphuric acid fumes. The three other submarines of the "F" group stationed hero, tho naval tug Navajo and launches scoured tho ocean for miles about tho harbor en tranco beforo trace of tho vessel was found. Naval officials at first wcro hopeful that no serious mishap had'be fallen tho F-4, but aB hour after hour passed without any trace of It tholr apprehension grew. Tho little flotilla of submarines was engaged in target practice. It wa's not regarded as unusual that thoV-4 should romaiu under water for an hour or more In the course of tho maneuvers, but when noon came and the vessel continued submerged anxiety began to be felt. This Increased as tho after noon wore on, and the other subma rines began a systematic search. Most of tho 25 men aboard the F-4 are married and have families. Iteur Admiral Charles B. T. Moore, commandant of the Honolulu station, said tho men on tho F-4 would bo In no danger of suffocation ordinarily for at least twenty-four hours, and that If tho vessel's air apparatus remained In good order tho crew might live a that the F-4 lacked food supplies. Tho F typo Is .about 400 tons dis placement, has a surface speed of 12 knots and underwater speed of eight to ten knots nn hour. Lieutenant Edo was born In Nevada on July 4, 1887. He entered tho naval academy when eighteen yearH of ago and graduated well up in his class U-29 REPORTED DESTROYED British Admiralty Believes Famous German Submarine Has Been Sunk With Crew. London, March 27. Tho admiralty announced on Thursday that? thero was good reason to believe tho submarine U-29 had been sunk with all hands. New York .March 27. If, as be lieved by the British admiralty, the U-29 has been sunk with all hands, tho English are rid of tho most de structive of all tho Ocrman undersea terrors which have been preying on their shipping. On March 11 and 12 within thirty-six hours tho U-29 sunk no less than six ships off the Scllly Islands. According to a lettor from tho captain of tho stealer Headlands, ono of tho ships sunk, tho U-29 was commanded by Capt. Otto Weddlgen, who won fame and the Iron cross on tho U-9 earlier Jn tho war by sinking tho British cruisers Hogue, Abouklr, Cressy and Hawke. TEUTONS SINK DUTCH SHIP Steamer Medea Sent to the Bottom By U-28 Had Holland Papers and Noncontraband Cargo. London, March 27. The Dutch Btearashlp Medea was sunk In tho English channel by tho German sub marine U-28, acordlng to an announce ment mado by tho official press bu reau on Thursday. Tho Medea was carrying a cargo of oranges from Spain. Tho crew waa picked up by tho British destroyer TovloL The Medea was a Dutch ship and was fly ing the Dutch flag. U. S. FLAG DEFILED IN MEXICO Zapata Troops Trampled Emblem In Mexico City Act Followed Mur der of John B. McManus. Washington, March 27. Tho state department, according to Secretary Bryan, haa mado to the Mexican gov ernment demand of reparation for tho Indignities to tho American flag which was puljed down on tho houso of John D. McManus when ho waa murdorod and his homo looted by Zapatistas two weeks ago Train Is Slde-SwIpcd. Johnstown, Pa., March 29. Sovoral passengers wero Injurod in tho wreck of passenger train No. 57, west bound on tho main lino of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, when it was sido ewlpad by a frolght. J, P. Morgano Reach London, London, EnK'and, Mnrch 29,J p. Morgnn and Mrs. Morgan and tho oth er passengers of tho American lino Btfamshlp Philadelphia reaches Loi du 'iliPlr trip across the Atlau'lc W.; QilCTtUtfjl MAY RAM-SUBMARINES BRITISH SEIZE AMERICAN STEAM ER TO DESTROY GERMAN CRAFT. To Halt Teuton Raider United States War Vessel Ordered to San Juan by Washington. Berlin, March 25. Tho following announcement was mndo on Tuesday by tho Overseas News agency: "Captain Hansscn and First Officer Jnnsscn, both American citizens, of tho American steamer Olsson, while northward of Scotland, on a voyago from Savannah to Bremen with a cargo of cotton, were deprived of com mand by officers and men of the Brit ish auxiliary cruiser Celtic, who board ed tho ship. "Tho British declare tholr inten tion of sinking a German submarine. It opportunity presented, by ramming It with tho American steamer." Washington, Mnrch -25. Secretary Daniels cabled Admiral Fletcher on Tuesday nt Guantanamo to send a de stroyer to San Juan. Admiral Fletcher's Instructions were to place tho destroyer at the service of tho collector tit tho port at San Juan, who asked for a warship to pre vent violations of neutrality by tho German liners Odenwald and PresI-. dent, now In tho harbor there. At tho same tlino Secretary Daniels announced that ho had detailed tho de stroyer Parker for guard duty at Now York, replacing the Mohawk, taken off for repairs. Tho presence of the Hamburg-American llnor President at San Junn was first mado known to Washington by tho request from the commandant at San Juan. Tho Oldenwald's attempt to slip out of tho harbor was frus trated only by firing on tho ship by shore batteries. WIRELESS SAVES ALL ON SHIP Many Vessels Hear Help Calls Sent Out by Denver, 1,300 Miles From New York Three Reach Scene. , On Board American Lino Steamer St. Louis, by wlreleBS, via Capo Raeo, March 25. Tho passengers and crow of the west-bound Mallory lino steamship Denver, .'hlch was leaking badly and in imminent danger of 'sink ing, 1,300 mllos from Now York, wero rescued at four o'clock Tuesday aftor noon by tho Atlantic Transport liner Manhattan. Onco moro tho wireless proved the salvation of many Uvea at sea. , Tho Denver, which was proceeding from Bremon for New York, sent out a wireless call for help, reporting herself leaking and in distress. Many steamers received tho call and hastened to the point whero tho Den ver waB supposed to bo. Tho two ves sels camo up with the Denver about four o'clock, the Atlantic Transport liner arriving a fow minutes boforo. Ab soon as the Manhattan came near three boats wero lowered from tho doomed vessel and carried the officers and crow and tho fow passengora to tho rescue ship, which will tako them to Now York. U. S. WILL ASK KAISER TO PAY Also to Demand Apology for the Sink ing of the Frye Ambassador Says No Trouble Is Expected. Washington, March 29. Having now recnlvcd all tho facts concerning tho ownership and salo of tho cargo of tho William P. Fryo, tho American ship which was sunk by the convert ed cruiser Prlnz Eltel Frledrlch, the United States government will sond to Germany In a few days a note ask ing for reparation for the loss of tho vessel and cargo and expression of regret for tho occurrence The Ger man government ban not given tho stato department any intimation as to the courso it will pursue. The Ger man ambassador hero, however, has expressed tho opinion unofficially that tho case will bo settled without diffi culty. BRITISH STEAMER IS SUNK English Merchant Ship Is Destroyed In Kaiser's Favorite Hunt- Ing Ground. London, March 29. Within four hours aftor admiralty officials had de clared that Germany's submarine losses would rosult In an abandonment of tho underwater warfare against English shipping news reached hero of tho destruction of another British mer chant ship in tho English channel, fa vorite hunting ground of tho kaiser's submarines. Tho latest victim of sub marine campaign in tho "bread war" was tho British steamer Dolralrn, a vessel of 2,211 tons. Sho waa torpo docd and sunk In tho English channel Thuradny afternoon by a German sub marine. All the mombcrs of tho crow wero saved. Swedish Ship Is Seized. Sundorlaud, England, March 27. Tho Swedish steamer Goosobrldgu was brought Into port by a prlzo crow. Sho was Indon with iron ore. An armed trawler Is reported to havo fired at the steamor Mecklenburg. French General Killed. Paris, March 27. Gon Reno Joseph Delaruc, chlof of n dllvslon of tho French army, was killed whon ho was strut In the head by a buhot whllo iiui.rcliiiR a trcnth ut tho front, wa announced hero. SHELLTEUTONGITIES ALLIED FLYER8 ESCAPE FROM METZ AND STRASSBURG IN TERRIFIC GUNFIRE. A ZEPPELIN SHEDS ATTACKED Raid Is Presumably In Retaliation for Attacks on Paris French Report Gains In the Champagno District and Alsace. London, March 29. French avia tors rnlded tho Zeppelin sheds of tho Germany at Froscaty, within tho bor ders of Germany, bombarded the rail way station at Metz and tho barracks at Strassbui-R, and escaped in a hall of Bholla nnd gunflro on Friday, ac cording to tho French communique re ceived from Paris. Slight advances beforo St. Georges In Flanders and scattered lnfnntry nnd artillery engagements on other sections of tho battlo front aro re ported from Paris. Tho official statement aays: "In Belgium, In the region of NIcu port, thero waa artillery fighting dur ing tho day, Further south wero car ried and occupied a farm north of St Georges, In front of our lines, "In Champagno thoro wub a bom bardment without Infantry attack. "In Lorraine, north of Badonvlllor, we bavo solidly organized the ground gulncd since March 22. "In Alsaco at tho Uelcbacker Kopf tho Germans havo thrown burning liquid on our treuches without re sult. "Six of our aviators bombarded tho Zcppolln sheds nt Frescaty and tho railway station of Metz. They threw a dozen shells and caused a panic. They wero subjected to a violent gun fire, but wcro all ablo to return safe ly. Wo also bombarded tho barracks sast of Strassburg. Berlin, March 29. Tho French bavo resumed tholr attempts to drive a wedge in tho German lino extend ing south from Verdun and cut off the German forco nt SL Mlhlel. Tho war ofllco announced that strong French attacks near Combroes, south east of Verdun, had been repelled aft er a tenacious struggle WILSON'S ANSWER IS READY U. S. Reply to British Order In Coun cil Will Go to London Within Twenty-Four Hours. Washington, March 26. President Wilson, It was said at tho Whlto Houso, expects to forward tho Ameri can reply to tho British order In coun cil to London within tho next twenty four hours. Reports that tho Japanese demands upon China were causing tho president great anxiety wero donlod at tho White Houso. A reply from Japan to tho American inquiry as to the demands is expected shortly. No confirmation of tho report that tho United States has consulted both Great Britain and Russia relating to tho demands of Japan could be ob tained. "STONEWALL'S" WIDOW DIES End Comes to General Jackson's Help meet at Charlotte, N. C. III a Number of Years. Charlotte, N. C, March 20. Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, widow of Gon. Thomas J. Jackson, tho famous Con federate leader, hotter known aa "Stonowall" Jackson, died at her homo hero on Wednesday. Mrs, Jack Bon had boon 'in falling health for a numbor of years. Mrs. Jackson was born In Mecklenborg, N. C, tho daugh ter of Rev. Robert Hall Morrison, a Presbyterian intulstor. Sho mar ried Thomas Jonathan Jackson In 1857. Six years later sho was mado a widow, when ho was killed at tho battle of Chancellorsvlile. AUSTRIA TO SUE FOR PEACE? Correspondent Declares Emperor Seeks Germany's Permission to End Hostilities. London, March 2C The Exchango Telegraph's correspondent nt Tho Hague cabled hero on Wednesday ho had learned from diplomatic sources that Emperor Franz Josef is endeavor ing, through tho Vatican, to obtain Uormany's permission for Austria to conclude a soparato poaco. Franz Jo Bcf has had sovoral long interviews with a papal represontatlvo 'who re turned to Rome, tho correspondent wired. Tho Austrian emperor fully expects Papo Benodlct to act in Aus tria's behalf beforo Easter. Antl-Executlon Bill Passes. Nashville, Tennr., March 29. Tho bill abolishing capital punlBhmout In Ton- ncsBuo was passed by tho nenatu uid now awaltu tho govornor'B action. Auto Kills and Malms. Savannah, Gn., March 29, Mrs, Mar shall of WoHtport, N. Y waa killed and her husband, Robert Marshall, and their daughtor, Mario, and Dr. II, II. Martin and l'ctor Pattey batjly injurod, when an automobile turned over. Swedish Ships Are Seized. GlnHgow, Mnrch 29. Tho Swodlsh steamers Vera and Joarne wore solzed by a British cruiser. Under tho pro visions of tho order in council declar ing a blockade of Germany, their cuigoefl of rlco woro confiscate! GENERAL BLANCO SLAIN FORMEP VILLA CABINET MEM BER SUFFERS DEATH. Carranza's Enemies Are Marching on Border Port of Matamoros, and a Battle Is Near. Washington, March 2C Gen. Luclo Blanco, tho "Phil" 8herldnu of tho Mexican revolutionists, bo denominat ed because of his dashing qualities as a cavalryman, has been executed by a firing squad of Vllta troops nttor trial on a chargo of treason to tho conven tion government of Mexico. The execution took plnco January 27 nt AgunBcallentes, but tho fucts woro suppressed. General Blanco was minister of tho interior Jn tho cablnot of Eulallq Gu tlorroz, and was ono of tho cabinet leadors who accompanied tho retiring provisional president vliou ho fled from Mexico City. Tho others woro Gen. Joso Ysobol Hobles, mtulBtor of war, and Joso Vnsconcollos, minister of education. All Btarted for Pachucn, but Blanco fell behind nnd waB cap tured by VUllstns. Advices reaching tho stato depart ment Indicate that tho Villa cam paign against tho border ports of Matamoros and Nuovn Laredo la prog ressing rapidly. An attack on Mata moros Is expected almost momentar ily. It nppenrs that General Naffarato haB 3,000 men In tho garrison and that tho citizens of Matamoros havo decid ed at a mass mooting to help him de fend tho port ngaluBt tho 8,000 Villa troopB marching on tho place. )UtMMMmMMM IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS JrVWtWMrWVWWVtW' London, Mnrch 25. Charged with tho murder- of threo women, Georgo Joseph Smith on Tuesday heard Pub lic Prosecutor Bodkin declnro In tho Bow street court that ho had mado away with threo of his wIvob, tho crime in each enso bolng committed shortly after he had mnrrlpd. Each of those women was found dead in hor bath; consequently tlm "case has como to bo known as tho "brides in bath" caao. Prosocutor BoUkln said tho accusod man had marrbjd five times. Now York, Mnrch 29. John Burko, Panama canal commissary, has boon Indicted on new charges. Burko was originally charged with coming into possession of drafts aggregating $10, 000. Tho new Indictment montlona additional drafts raising tho nmount to $22,000. Rlcardo Bormudez and Ja cob L. Salas, tho latter a merchant of Colon, wero Indicted with him. Price, Utah, March 26. Matthew Bradley, twenty years old, son of Mrs. Anna Bradley, who Bhot and killed Ar thur Brown, former United States sen ator from Utah, at Washington, in 190C, died hero on Wednesday of knlfo wounds Inflicted In a quarrel by Ar thur Brown Bradley, his half-brother, fifteen years old, who Is a son of the former senator. THIS DYNAMITE WAS WHISKY i Bootleggers With Sign on Wagon Foil Authorities, Sell Liquor and Team. Fairmont, W. Va., March 2C Rep resenting that tholr wagon was loaded with nitroglycerin, bootleggers suc ceeded In hauling a load of liquor from Oakland, Md to Grafton, W. Vn., with out being arrested for violating tho state liquor law. Drivers of passing teams stood near ly paralyzed with fear ns tho outfit passed with its reckless drivor bounc ing on tho seat, whipping tho horses and with the wheels thundering over the rocks. Ho did not stop until ho hnd arrived, at a coal mine near Graf ton, whero twenty gallons of liquor wero quickly sold. Tho driver then sold tho team nnd wagon. M'ADOO'S CONDITION SERIOUS It Is Rumor'ed That the Secretary of the Treasury Has Suffered a Relapse. Washington, March 2D. Tho con dition ot Secretary of tho Treas ury McAdoo Is "vory serious," it was Btated nt.hla ofllco on Tileaday. This gave rlso to.tho report that tho secretary suffered 'a relapbo following his removal to his homo from Provl donco hoBpltal, whore ho was oper ated on for appendicitis. It waa atatcd that tho wound necessitated by tho op eration hua not healed and thnt the op eration waa performed undor unfavor able conditions, iib Mr, McAdoo had held out against It too long nnd his vitality wan low following tho wintor'H hard work Two Men Cremated. Bristol, T emi., March 29. IOntrapped by flames, P. Loach and George II. Suitor, saw Marti, wuio cremated In a blazo that destroyed tho mill of tho U. S. Spruce Lumhor company at Marlon, Va. Tho loss la $75,000. Doer Rebel Escapes. Capo Town, South Africa, .March 29. Lleutouunt Colonel Marltz, ring on d er In the Iioer revolt against Kngland, escaped and has fled Into tho Intenoi ncordtnrc to a dl pntcb nee' ml hi r from lol.uutiibbun GOES TO THIRD READING. Eugenics Bill Requires Physical Ex amination of Candidates for Matrimony, Western Newspaper Union News Servlca. Twenty-nlno house membors who were absent just beforo tho weekend adjournment Frldny, lost out on a rigorous battle on tho Meredtth-Llg-gett eugenics bill. The measuro was rccommonded for third reading after tho battlo by a vote of 49 to 22. If the bill becomes a law It will re git Ire a physical examination of every male candidate for matrimony boforo & license can be issued. The examina tion fee Is fixed nt $5 with further provision for n $15 laboratory fco In case tho doctor considers It advisable to make such a test. An amendment offered by Nichols of Madison to cut out the $5 fee was lost and tho samo thing happened to another amendment reducing It from $5 to $2. Thoro was strenuous opoj eltlon of tho doctors In the houso to these amendments. The only conces sion mndo was to cut the laboratory fco from $25 to $15. Bills Reported Favorably. Tho finance committed of tho houso roported out many of tho state Institu tion bills for appropriations for Im provements and new bulldlngB ns asked for by tho board of control. Eight bllla thus roported favorably carry a total of $24&,7f0. Thoy Include tho following; Two thousand five hundred dollars for equipment for a dairy barn and for a silo at tho MUford homo for women. Tho board of control asked for a thou sand dollars more than the committee has recommended. Five thousand flvo hundred dollars for a sewerage disposal plant at the girls' Industrial school at Geneva. Four thousand dollars for grading and Improving tho grounds nt tho school for deaf at Omaha. Sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars for Improvements of vari ous kinds at tho hospital for tubercu losis at Kearney. Twenty-seven thousand flvo hun dred dollars for a building as a homo for dopendgnt children In Lincoln. Forty-five thousand dollars for Im provements at tho Institute for fooblo minded at Beatrice. Tho board of con trol asked for 3,000 more than waB recommended. Thirty thousand dollars for a now building nt the Lincoln hospital for in Bane. Ono hundred nnd eighteen thousand dollnra for tho stato penitentiary, for use In equipping shops for Industrial pursuits, and for Improvements of vnrioitB kinds. To Aid Home Manufactories There seems to be little doubt that S. F. 241, tho Mattca bill to rolleva manufacturing enterprises In Nebras ka from payment of tho annual state occupation tax, will pass tho legisla ture and become a law. The bill is already through tho senate and has been favorably acted upon by tho house committee on manufacturing,' retail and commerce, So far It has had practically no opposition. It Is expected that tho sifting committee in tho house will soon advance it and that tho houso will pass it. According to tho 1910 census, there are 2.C00 industries in Nebraska, and of this number moro than one-half aro doing business on less than $5,000 capital. Only 20 por cent of tho on tiro number have more than $20,000 of capital stock. Theso figures show that manufactur ing is still in its infancy in this state nnd tho sentiment in the legislature favors encouraging it aa far as possi ble by legitimate means. It is felt that tho oxomption of manufacturers from tbo occupation tax Is a very amall Concession to this branch of coramorclnl activity, considering what it la doing to Increaso the wealth and reBourcea of Nebraaka. Pen Fills Big Furniture Order. The first shipment of goods manu factured at -tho Nebraska stato peni tentiary for other atnte institutions has just been mado. Tho shipment will go to tho state, school far the blind' at Nebrnska City. The order consists of fifty rocklngchalrs, thirty-five chiffon iers nnd twent small wash stands. No mirrors will be placed on tho chiffoniers. The state prison will rea lize between $700 and $800 for this order. Goods will be manufactured for other state Institutions In the future, according to Warden Fenton. All election polls will be open here ufter from 8 o'clock In the morning until the aatno hour In the evening. Such a provision was coutalned In II. R. No, 200, whlqh Iiob passed tho sen ate on third rending. Thero were eight votes In tho negative. The voluminous school code bill re duced In sUefrom 100 pages to throo pages, was finally reported out of a Honnto standing cmnullttee. In that grwitly reducud form the measuro may t,Ht throuKh, hut It friends do not caro much what Is done with It, It Is eoid. Ruth the university of Nebraska and tho fltatH normal schools will recelvo amnllor appropriations this year than In I91II If the work of th,o apodal housw committee on university and luiiuu' schools receives tho sanction if the leglalnture. That commltteo lied its report Tuesday morning on tho throo Important bllla, which havo Demi In Its hands carrying upproprla lions for thoje Institutions With Hit' Idea of eliminating night 'otm ti " ' i i has vo et to ex .end mi a .iy. hiBsIons uutlt & JO. COUNTY FUR DATE! NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE What Is Going On Hero and There! That Is of Interest to the Read- erfl Throughout Nebraska and Vicinity Western Newspaper Union New ervl. tt COMING EVENTS Stato bowling tournament at Lincoln, April 7, 8, 9 and 10. Nebraska Press , association meotlng at Omaha, April 19, 20 and 21. Arbor Day, Thursday. April 22. Nebraska Letter Carriers' asso- clution convention at. Frdmont. April 22. ( Mother's Day, Sunday May 9. Stato Association of Commer- clnl Clubs nt Lincoln, May G and C- State Trap Moot at North Platte, May 18 to 20. Grand Lodge of Nebraska Elks ' at Fremont, May 10 and 11. G, A. R. stato encampment at Fromont, May 18 to 20. Stnto Sunday school convon- tlon at Broken Dow, Juno1 15 to 17. Great Nebraska stato fair, Sep- "I tombor 6 to 11. . Lincoln. W. II. Smith, secretary ot the stato association of fair managers has just Issued tho following circular, giving tho town, date, and name of tho secretary of tho different Nebraska fairs to be held this fall: Antnlopp Nellgh, Sept. 14-17, S. D. Thornton, Jr. , Boone Albion, Sept. 21-24. A.. J. Buddy. Box Uutto -Alliance, C. Vaughn. Boyd Butte. Sept. 9-11, II. H. Story. Brown Alnsworth. Sept. 16-17, H. B. Os- born. Buffalo Kearney, Sept, 21-24, d. E, Haase. Butler David City, Sept. 21-24, W. II. MrGuflln. Chnse Imperial, Sept 22-24, O. P. Sbal- lenbooicr. , Cheyenne Sidney. C. P. Chamber. Clay Clay Center, Sept. 14-17, It. A. CuriifnB WJsner. Custer Broken Bow, Sept. 14-17,' Emery 'JEVKubUv ' Dawes ChnUron, "Sept.. 14-17, . S", w- rence. Dawson Lexington, Sept 14-17. B. C. Von Horn. Dodge Hooper, Sept. 21-24, P, H. Mary- DoilKO Sorlbner, Sept. 1G-17, Henry Boll. uu. "uukc f -rcinoni, .Harvey kj. is.ena.in Fremont, Harvey C. ICenda uougias umana, r. McAMle umana, . AlCAruie. Benkelman, Sept. 15-17, Dan L. Dundv- Ouch. Fillmore- son. Frnnklln- Naden. Geneva, Sept. 13-17, H. I', "Wll--Franklin, Sept. 14-17, Jesse II. Frontier Htoekvllle. Sept. 8-Oct. 1, L. H. pliancy. Furnau Benvor City,. Auff. TV. C. P. T.iimW. V 31-Sept, 3, Gaffe Beatrice, Sept. 27-Oct, 1, If. V, uiesen. Greeley Oreeley, Sept. 21-24, Jess Scott, Hnll drand Iafand, Sept. 14-17, Dan C. Brown. Hamilton Aurora, Aue. 31-Sept. 3, S. B. Otto, lint Ian Alma, Sept. 13-1C, C. E. Alter. Hayes Hayes Center. L. W. Enyeart. llltchcockCulbertson, Sept. 16-18, 3, A. Kirk. Holt Chambers, Sept. 14-16, H. F. Dyke. Howard St. Paul, Sept. 2S-J9, C, K. Left- wlch, Jefferson Falrbury, October 13-16, O, H. SollenberBcr. Johnson Tecumseh, Sept. 21-24, Grant Burstettu. Kearney Ml nden, Sept, 14-17, L. A, Dasher. Kolth ORnlalln, Sept. 14-16, T. I, Dutch. Knox CrelKhton, Scpt 16-J8, C. Schron- Uer, , LanciiBtor Lincoln, Sept. C-10, A. II. Smith. Lincoln North Platte. Augr. 30-Sept. 2, J. E. Sebastian. Madison Madison, Sept. 14-17, S. C. Blnckman. Merrick Clarks, Sept. 15-17. W. D. Abel. Nemaha Auburn, Oct. 5-8, W. B. Fisher. Nuckolls-Nelson, Sept. 211-23, Geo. Jark- fion. I'uwneo Pawnee City, Sept, 14-17, C. A. Schappel. Piereo Pierce, Sept. 2-4. Arthur Oelke, Platte Columbus, Sept. 22-26, Jerry Car- ritf Polk--Osceola. Aujf. 31-Sept. 2. F. H. Ball, Bed Wlllowt-Indlunola, Oct. 5-8, "Wllllnm Plourd. Stnte Fair Lincoln, Sept. 6-1Q, W. R- Mellor. Saunders Wnhoo, Augr. 31-Sept. 3, Henrr Pickett. Scotts Bluff Mitchell, Sept. 1-3. Jas, T, Whitehead. Seward- Huwnrd, Sept. 14-17, T. C. Beck. Sheridan Gordon. Sept. 7-10, N. Cochran. Sherman Loup City, Sept. 22-24, C 3, Tracy, Stanton Stanton, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, A. If. I.oebe. Thuyor Deshler, Auk. 31-Sept. 3, R, 3V Mitchell. Valley Old, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Alvln Bless. lng. Webster-Bladen. &pt. 28-Oct. 1, O. L. Llndaren. Carriers Will Meet at Fremont. Fremont. Tho State Letter Carrf era' association will meet at Fremont Arbor Day for the annual aesslon. It la expected seventy-five delegates will be entertained. Hastings. The lowest net rate on electricity for cooking' n Nebraska was orderod for Hastings patrons df, the municipal plant by tho council when tho .present low rate of i cents por Xilowat was cut to 2 7-10 cents. When the rate was cut to 4 cents a year ago, Inducing many residents to install stoveB for cooking purposes It mado the municipal rate equal to dollar gas. Now that another b'E reduction has been made business men predict the local gas corporation wllbbo forced to cut their present rate of $2 or ba forced out of business ultimate!) College View. Tho Christian Rec ord, of this place, a paper printed In "point" for the blind. Is making plans to enlarge Its Held, ulready tho second lnrgost of Us kind In tho English speaking world. Now machinery is to he instulled, and tho circulation is to bo bodsted. Throe of the four peo ple actively engaged in gottlUK out the monthly paper, are blind, only the stenographer being able to see Th paper has two departments mission ary .Hi'' i ' a'Mculnrly fhnt whlcfc yvruihb ti the blind