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LKOTA COUNTY HERALD
Stale Historical Society
Motto; All The News When It Is News.
VOL. 23.
DAKOTA CITYNEB., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1015.
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CORRUPTDRS GOUTY
TWENTY-SEVEN TERRE HAUTE
OFFICIALS CONVICTED FOR
CONSPIRACY.
THE TRIAL COST $12,000.00
Mayor and Colleagues Take Verdict In
Connection with Poll Frauds Calmly
All Allowed Liberty on Previous
Bond.
Wedfrn Newspnjxr Union Nei frtTlce '
Indianapolis, Ind. Mayor Don Rob
crts or Terre Haute, and all except
two of tho othor twenty-six defend
ants In the election conspiracy case
who wore found guilty by a jury In
the federal court here Tuesday return
ed to othelr homes to remain until
Monday morning, when they will bo
sentenced by Judge Anderson. In the
meantime pieparations for an appeal
were being made by the attorneys foe
the convicted men.
The trial and investigation which
preceded it has coat the government
approximately $12,000. The expense
for witnesses at the trial was estimated
at $5,000.
Only two of the tventy-seve;i con
victed men are in jail. They aro Alex
ander Aczel, alla3 Steel, who was ar
rested some timo ago and held under
$5,000 bond on a chargo of attempting
to corrupt a government witness, and
Timothy ("Bull") Conway, whg just
before tho trial opened was given a
jail sentence in a local court for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Severe penalties can be imposed. The
possible cumulative -punishment under
the four counts of the Indictment Is
lines totaling $26,000 and imprison
ment for nineteen years.
DRYS SWEEP NEBRASKA.
Returns Indicate Victory of 19 to 3 In
Larger Towns.
Omaha, Neb. The result of the
election held throughout the state
Tuesday shows that the drys gained a
victory of about 19 to 3, according to
returns compiled. This was the princi
pal issle in many of the towns.
A primary election for candidates
for city commissioners showed that
the old present city commlar'onera
-would bo renominated. The polls
closed late and returns were slow In
being compiled.
The election was very quiet, follow
ing a like campaign, and local politi
cians predict that the vote will be less
than normal.
'Some of tho larger towns of the
state changed from the wet column
to tho dry. Among these are Wymore.
Kearney, Kullertou, Albion, Friend and
Tllden. Hebron, Silver Creek and Wa
hoo changed from the dry to tho wet
column.
South Sioux .City went dry by a ma
jority of 23 votes. It was the first
time in tho history of tho community,
since its organization, that a formal
ban has been placed upon the saloon.
Dakota City turned to the dry col
umn by a vote of 58 to 50.
Emerson voted to bring back the
saloons In a quiet election, 123 to 71
ballots.
' Wisconsin Drys Score.
Milwaukee, Wis. The vote In Wis
consin's cities, towns and villages on
tho wet and dry question showed a gain
for the dry element in number of towns
gained, but tho larger cities voting on
the issue Madison, Superior, Ashland
and Beloit remained in the wet col
umn. Forty-one places which were
dry voted to remain so, and 65 voted to
retain saloons. Probably tho most
significant feature of the vote was that
19 cities were Bwuug Into the dry col
umn, while only four villages which
were dry went over to the wet colunn.
Dry Column Grows.
Detroit, Mich. Complete unofficial
returns from the sixteen Michigan
counties In which local option was the
issue In Tuesday's election show that
tho drys were successful In Blxteen
counties and tho wetB were victorious
In two.
Vote 100 Saloons Out.
Chicago. The dry forces voted 100
more sn loons would pay Nicaragua
option elections Tuesday and by wip
ing out certain wot spots added three
counties to 52 already completely dry,
a total of 55 counties out of 102 in tho
fctato.
Nicaragua Bankrupt, Fears.
Washington, D. C Nicaragua is de
clared to be on tho verge of bankrupt
cy by Clifford H. Hnmm, collector gen
eral of customs there, who discussed
tho situation with President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan and later talked
with war department officials. He at
tributed the situation partly to tho
fiiiluro of tho treat under which tho
United States would pay Nicaragua
$25,000,000 for canal rightR,
Root Named Leader,
Albany. N. Y Ellhu Root, former
United States senator, Tuesday was
elected president of the New York
constitutional convention, tho first that
hns been held In New York since 1891.
Many big Issues, including conserva
tion of natural resources, revision of
the judiciary system, short ballot,
liom.ft. rule, old ago pensions and cvuai
' suffrage, aro to be disposed of. Every
eflort Is to be made, leaders declare, to
keep the convention non-partisan.
There are no progressive delegateo,
NUHLFHEP
RESIGNATION AS NAVAL AID
CAUSES SENSATION IM OFFI-
CIAL CIRCLES.
IS REGARDED AS PROTEST
Held the Most Important Professional
Position In the Navy Told House
Body U. S. Fleet Was Not Prepared
for War.
Washington, April 5. A sensation
was caused In naval circles on Friday
when It became known that Rear Ad
miral Bradley A. Flsko, aid for opera
tions in tho navy department, had ten
dered his resignation Horn that office
and asked to be assigned to duty olso
wliore Admiral Fisko also asked to
be relieved from duty as u member of
tho general board of tho navy, of
which Admiral Dewey is president.
Admiral Flske tendered his resig
nation as aid for operations as a pro
test against tho present administra
tion of tho naval establishment.
Whilo tho resignation of Admiral
Fisko was not oxpected, there have
been mutterings among naval officers
recently that indicated great dissatis
faction with tho manner In which the
service was being conducted and tho
fleet being operated. As aid to opera
tions, Admiral Fisko held tho most
important professional position In. the
navy, and was tho senior member of
tho group of advisers that formed a
sort of cabinet of tho secretary of tho
navy. Ho retired because ho felt ho
could not remain In that position with
justice to himself or tho department
authorities.
Admiral Fisko has felt keenly the
growing lack of efficiency in tho navy
as a result of the adoption of policies
disapproved by him and other high
ranking officers. Tho admiral told the
houso naval committee that tho Ameri
can fleet was not prepared for war,
and expressed the opinion that It
could not bo made ready under five
years. This testimony was given
last December, and at that time there
was talk in naval circles that Admiral
Flake's views had not been pleasing to
his superior officers, who claimed
that tho fleet was In a state of effi
ciency. '
Admiral Flske If one of tho fore
most officers in the navy. He was
with Dowey in the battle of Manila
bay, and had service in various parts
of the world, where ho displayed tact
and judgment In dealing with delicate
questions. Ho is devoted to his pro
fession. Long before the navy adopt
ed electricity he advocated it He
was responsible also for tho nso of the
telescopic sights on guns. He Is a
student of strategy, and has bocn of
great use In fashioning plans for ob
servance in case of war.
It is said that Secretary Daniels
may abolish tho aide system Inaugu
rated by George von L. Meyer when
he was at tho head of the navy de
partment Tho laBt congress gavo a
legal status to tho office of aid for
operations. Either Rear Admiral
Winslow or Captain Wlnterhaiter will
be named for this position.
KITCHENER ON WATER WAGON
Secretary of War First to Follow Ex
ample Proposed by King George
of England.
London, April 3. Earl Kitchener,
secretary of state for war, and Just
now the foremost figuro In Great Brit
ain, Is tho first to follow tho examplo
proposed by King George and banish
all alcoholic beverages from his house
hold. Tho war secretary gavo instruc
tions on Thursday that no intoxicating
drink of any kind should bo used in
his household during the remainder of
the war.
CAPTURE 55,800 RUSSIANS
Germans Claim to Have Taken Many
of Czar's Troops During Month
of March.
Berlin, April 3 (by wireless), The
official report from tho German gen
eral -Btaff on Thursday announces that
55,800 Russian prisoners were cap
tured by tho Germans in the eastern
theater oj war during tho month of
March. In addition tho Germans also
captured nine cannon and Gl machlno
guns. Tho report claims a success for
tho Germans at Dlxmudo, in Flanders,
but admits a French gain at Lunevlllo.
Mr 8. Carman to Faco Trial Again.
Mlneola, N. Y April 5. Mrs. Flor
ence Couklln Carman, wife of Dr. Ed
win Carman of Freeport, must stand
trial a second time on tho chargo of
murdering Mrs. Loulso Bailey. The
case will bo called May 10, District At
torney Smith of Nassau county an
nounced. Justlco A. E. Blackmar will
preside. District Attorney Smith Indi
cated that he has vobtalned Important
new evidence
Nineteen Inches Snow In the East.
New York, April C Virtually tho
entire Atlantic seaboard was In the
grip of a blizzard on Sunday. In Phil
adelphia 10 inches of snow foil. Thick,
wet snow, driven by a northeast gnle
at a velocity of CO miles an hour.
Wealthy Woman Is Dead.
Baltimore, Md., April 0. Mary Gar
rett only daughter of the late John
W Garrett, died suddenly at the
deanery, Bryn Mawr collego, Penn
sylvania. Her fortune was estimated
at $15,000,000 to $20,000,000.
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK
8TEAMSHIP EMMA TORPEDOED
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Nlneteei) of Crew Perish British
Steamer Seven Seas Also De-
etroyed With Eight of Crew.
London, April 3. Two stoamora
wero added on Thursday to the toll of
those sunk by submarines and mines
In tho courso of Iho German blockade.
Tho French steamer Emma, bound
from Dundalk, Ireland, to Havre, was
torpedoed and sunk in threo minutes 12
miles oft Beachey Head. Nineteen of
her crow of 21 porished.
Tho small steamer Seven Seas waa
also torpedoed and sunk six miles off
Ucnchoy Head, presumably by tho
samo submarine. Eight men aro re
ported drowned. Tho Seven Sous was
owned by Leach & Co. of London.
Tho porlscopo of the subtnarlno
hardly had been sighted from the Em
ma when tho torpedo from tlio under1
seas boat struck the Emma In tho en
gine. No warning of any kind was
given. Tho ship foundered In throo
minutes fr6m tho time it was struck.
A British destroyer subsequently
picked up two men who had been In
the water for a couple of hours, and
at tho samo time recovered two
bodies.
A dispatch to tho Exchange Tele
graph company from Now Haven, a
port in tho English channel in Sus
sex, says a largo Dutch cargo boat,
tho Lodowljk Van Nassau, has been
brought into New Haven by two Brit
ish torpedo boats under tho suspicion
that It has been supplying Gorman
submarines with fuel oil.
TWO NEUTRAL SHIPS SUNK
Dutch Steamer and Norwegian Bark
Destroyed by Submarines Traw
lers Torpedoed.
London, April 5. Tho Dutch steam
er Schleland, bound from Hull for
Rotterdam with a cargo of coal, was
blown up 24 miles east southeast of
Spurn in the North sea. Tho explo
sion occurrod amidships and ono of
tho crew was blown to pieces. The
remainder of tho crow of 1G took to
tho boats, tho captain and seven men
in one boat standing by tho Schleland
until It Ba'nk at dusk, when they wore
sighted by the Cornelia "Glaflna and
taken aboard. Tho seven occupants
of the other boat were also, rescued.
Tho Norwegian bark Nor, bound
from Fredirklsta'd for Hull with a
cargo of wood, was torpedoed west of
Dogger bank by tho German subma
rine U-20. The crew was rescued.
Tho Bubmarino U-10 encountered 40
miles from tho Tyno thoTforth Shields
trawlors Gloxlana and Jason and
sunk them. The crews were saved.
Tho fishermen state that tho com
mander of the "U-10 treated them kind
ly, giving them hot coffee and tobacco.
Ho spoke good English. He said ho
had been ordered to sink everything
in sight
BULGARS ATTACK SERBS
Irregulars Cross Frontier and Losses
on Both Sides Are
Considerable.
Nish, Siberia, via London, April 6.
A Bulgarian attuck began at two
o'clock Saturday morning near Vallan
dovo, when several thousand irregu
lars, wearing military uniforms,
crossed tho frontier and surprised and
killed tho Serbian guards. They,
occupied all the heights on the left bank
of tho Varda river and penetrated as
far as the station of Strumitza. Thoy
cut tho telegraph wires nnd drovo
back the Servian troops and captured
two guns.
Tho Serbian troops, re-enforced, re
pulsed tho invaders after a violent all
day tight and recaptured tho guns,
iTho Serbians aro now pursuing tho
Bulgarians, who lost heavily in killed
and wounded. Tho Serbians lost fifty
men killed.
HEAD OF ROTHSCHILDS DIES
Was NoteNd Financier and Member of
the Peerage Ono of Europe's
Richest.
London, April 2. Nathun Mayer,
Baron Rothschild, head of the English
brauch of the Rothschild family, died
in London on Wednesday. Nathan
Mayer Rothschild, first baron Roths
child, was born November 8, 1840, eld
est son of the late Baron LI9110I Na
than de Rothschild, and was created
an English poor in 1885. Ho was tho
head ot tho London banking firm ot
N. M. Rothschild & Sons, and he was
the head of tho British brunch ot this
well-known family of International
bankers. Baron Rothschild was wide
ly known for his great wealth, and his
philanthropic labors also won him
fame. He was also a lover of art, and
ills collection of art works Is very woll
known.
Discover Huge Sun Spot.
Washington, April C. The navy de
partment mado known that on develi
oping a photograph of the sun taken
at noon Murch 29 what appeared to bo
a very largo sun spot waa on tho edgo
of the northeastern limb ot tho sun.
Germans Flee Italy.
Copenhagen, April C. Great num.
bcrs of Germans and Austrlans are
dally leaving Italy All trains north
bound are overloaded and booking!
aro placed for days In advance. Three
thousand already have left Rome.
GERMANYTOPAYU.S.
KAlSER STANDS BY OLD PRUS
SIAN TREATY IN THE FRYE
CASE.
TRIUMPH FOR THE PRESIDENT
Decision May Serve as Precedent In
Washington's Statement on Death of
Leon C. Thrasher, Who Perished on
Liner That Was Torpedoed.
Washington, April 0. Germany will
agreo to pay tho United States $180,
000 as damages for tho destruction of
tho American schooner William P.
Frye by the auxiliary cruiser Prim
Eltel Frledrlch.
Information to this effect reached
"Washington on Sunday from Berlin.
Tho formal declaration of Germany's
purposo will be communicated to thlB
government within tho next day or
two.
Tho authorities breathed a sigh of
relief whon advised of what they may
expect from tho German government.
They" feel thoy havo gotten around an
exceedingly difficult situation.
In its representations to Germany
tho' administration was exceedingly
careful not to make demands nor to
use languago which might givo of
fense. Tho American note waB con
fined to tho statement of the facts and
tho reference to the bearing theieon
of tho treaty In force between tho
United StatcB and Prussia. The treaty
specifically provides for detention of
a merchant vessel by tho warship of
the other In time of war.
Germany's agreement to pay dam
ages because of tho application of the
Prussian treaty to tho Frye caso is of
great importance. In tho representa
tions this government will make re
specting tho drowning of Leon , C.
Thrasher of Massachusetts us a result
of the torpedoing of the British
steamer Falaba by a German subma
rine the applicability of tho treaty
will be cited.
HAYES BODIES ARE REMOVED
President and Wife Laid In Memo
rial Building at Fremont, O.
Mausoleum Being Erected.
Fremont, 0-. April 3. The bodies
of President Rutherford B.Hayes and
his wif, Lucy Webb Hayes, wero dls
lnterrcl in Oa'u wood cemetery and ro
moved to a vault in tho now Hayes
Memorial building, rocontly complet
ed In Spiegel grove, near horo. by the
Ohio Archeological society at a cost
of $50,000. Later tho bodies will bo
placed in a masslvo granito mauso
leum, which is being erected in tho
grove. President Hayes died January
17, 1893, and Mrs. Hayes June 28,
1889.
U. S. NOTE SENT TO GERMANY
Washington Protest on Destruction of
the Frye Asks Kaiser to
Pay for Vessel.
WushlnKton. April 3. The American
noto to Germany over the destruction
of tho American sailing ship William
P. Frye by tho Gorman raider, Prince
Eltel Frledrlch, was dispatched to Ber
lin on Thursday.
Tho representations of tho United
States concern only the vessel and do
not discuss tho question of cargo,
which tho state department is sntlsflod
was not American owned. The note
contends thero was no Justification for
tho sinking of the Fryo.
GERMANS CROSS THE YSER
Village South of Dixmude Is Occupied
by Kaiser's Troops, Declares
BerMn Announcement.
London, April C. German troops
have crashed the Ysor and captured
a village on tho west bank south ot
Dixmude, according to an official an
nouncement from Berlin on Sunday,
which says:
"On the Yser canal, south of Dix
mude, German troops occupied tho
vlllago of Droi Grachten on the
western bank which was held by the
Belgians.
"Soveral French charges in tho for
est of La Pretro wero repulsed."
57 PERSONS ARE INDICTED
Many Acts of Vandalism Are Attrib
uted to Closing of the Saloons
Live Stock Slaughtered.
Fairfield, 111., April G. Indictments
against fifty-seven residents of Sims,
HI., wero returned on Saturday by tho
Wayno county grand jury here after a
week's investigation of tho dynamit
ing of the Baptist church und other
acts of vandalism commonly attribut
ed here to a controversy between
"wet" und "dry" factions,
Governor Falls to Get Pay.
Charleston, W. Vn., April 6. It de
veloped that ono of tho stato officials
who Is not druwing his salary, becauso
ot failure of tho late legislature to ap
propriate funds for running expenses,
Is Gov, Henry D. Hatfield.
U. S. Plans New Aero Center.
Washington, April 5. The signal
corps ot tho army, under the direction
ot Brigadier General Scriven, chlof sig
nal officer, is perfecting plans for the
establishment ot an aero center at
Ban Antonio by June 1.
BIG BUSINESS IN GAIN
UNITED STATES THRIVES IN
GREAT WORLD CRISIS.
Advance lo Felt From the Atlantic
to the Paelflc-iHelped by For
eign Trade.
Chicago, April 2. Developments
along lines of industrial activities
throughout tho United States wero
reported in greater volume- and over
wider territory on Wednesday than
at any timo sinco tho first spurt of
business at the beginning of tho year.
ReportB camo from thoMontnna and
tho Inko copper districts telling of
tho opening of mines and smelting
plants that uaVo been closed or oper
ating small shifts for months, and
also that wage advances woro being
mado among miners and other work
ers. From tho steel districts around Chi
cago, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and else
where similar reports of growing activ
ity wero. heard. Dispatches telling of
Increased operations In Now England
marked tho ono territorial oxtrorao
and tho gains in industries on tho
Pacific coast marked tho othor.
Tho spirit ot improvement in busi
ness and tho securities markets was
reflected throughout Chicago business
ciicles. Bankers and buslnoss men
concede strong cyidoucos of a sharp
revival in trade and finance. Tho re
ports received by them from all quar
ters told of greater activities.
Brokers' offices woro crowded and
onthuslasm ran high as tho stock
market advances eeomed to presago
approaching business prosperity.
Bankers and business men say tho
great demand tho war has thrust upon
the United States for practically
everything it can produco will bring
great prosperity to this country.
Tho immense trade balanco of near
ly $600,000,000 In favor of tho United
States seems to tell tho tale. Gold
commonced to flow Bwlftly into this
country and tho only check was tho
creation of huge credits here by tho
powers of tho old world that are tak
ing our merchandise and products of
overy description.
FLASHES
OFF THE WIE
?ocooooooc
Montreal. April 2. William Stltt.
general passenger aent for tho Ca
nadian Pacific railway, dropped dead
in, his office,
New York, April C Tho ocean-going
tug Edward Luckenbach was sunk
off tho Virginia capes on Sunday In tho
storm, with a Iobs of fourteen lives,
Including Captain Unstead, according
to messages received by Charles H.
Potter, secretary jot tho Luckenbach
Steamship company.
Now York. April 2, Frederick D.
Underwood, president ot tho Erie
railroad, was operated on for appen
dicitis at tho New York hospital. It
was said ho would recover.
Lynn, Mass., April 3. Ope hundred
palnterB went on Btrike'-for a five
cent hourly Increase.
Chicago, April 3. Announcement
was made hero that frx new open
hearth furnaces and ono additional
blast furnaco wore in operation In tho
Illinois Stcol company's plant in Gary,
Ind.,, giving employment to an addi
tional 1,000 men. Tho steel plants in
Jollet, 111., and South Chicago also
wero working with additional forces
of men.
Detroit, Mich., April 3. The stock
holders ot the Detroit United railway
havo empowered tho directors, to sell
tho lines to the city of Detroit for
$24,000,000.
London, April 3. Tho common sol
diers and the populaco woro tho only
sufferers from starvation in Frzemysl.
Tho officers had abundant food, wines
and cigars to tho last, according to
tho Times' Przemysl correspondent
"In tho last days," says tho corre
spondent, "cats Bold for $2 each and
dogs for $5 for food purposes, as there
was no more horseflesh left"
GERMANY HONORS BISMARCK
Teachings of "Iron Duke" Will Bring
Victory to Fatherland, Says
Bethmann-Hollweg.
Berlin (wireless to Sayvlllo), April
3. All Germany on Thursday cele
brated by patriotic demonstration tho
hundredth anniversary of the birth ot
Bismarck, tho "Iron Duke." In Ber
lin tho day was marked by linprcs
slvo demonstrations before tho na
tional monument In front of tho roicliG
tug. Military and civil organizations
deposited memorial wreaths before
tho monument.
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg,
addressing. a crowd, said:
"BlBmarck'B work cannot be taken
away from Gormany. Tho German
empiro is surrounded by a ring ot
cnomlcs with rago in their hearts, but
wo shall defeat them."
Archduke Punishes 40 Officers.
Basel, April G. Archduke Frederick
presided at a court-martini in Cracow
to hear charges agnliiBt a largo num
ber of high officors. As a result, forty
officers, three colonels and eight cap
talnB wero retired,
King Undergoes Operation.
London, April 0. Router's Copenha
gen correspondent says King Christian
underwent a alight operation, but that
ho has recovered and that no further
bulletins will be issued concerning hi
health
URIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
Aurora wiuitB tho 1916 G. A. R. en
campment. The old high school building at
Tho vlllago ot Bennet has just or
ganized a commercial club.
Exeter was destroyed by fire.
Merchants at Ord have Inaugurated
a co-opcratlvo delivery Borvice.
Tho commercial club at Liberty is
pushing a project for a now hotol.
Peru Is already discussing the ques
tion of a Fourth of July celebrntlon.
lonora Kruso, 11 years old, of Avoca,
fell from a hny left and broke several
ribs.
Dairymen nt Beatrice have taken
steps to organize a cow-testing asso
ciation. Lincoln hns secured tho national
conference of njusic supervisors for
next year.
Tho Western leaguo bnsoball season
will open at Lincoln, Friday, April 23,
with Denver.
Fruit prospects over tho stato are
said to bo the most promising for
many seasons.
Tho Kearney basoball team has
adopted the name "BuffnlooB" as its
official "moniker."
Lincoln Commercial club is making
arrangements for an historical pago
nnt, Juno 5 and 6.
. PnrKer Anderson ,an old resident ot
Pauline, was found dead in bed, a vic
tim of heart failure.
Syracuso will vote on water oxlen
slon, sower system and electric lights
nt tho coming election.
Cougregationulists of Beatrlco aro
making nrrnngemontB for tho erection
of a new $10,000 church edifice.
Chadrou Commerclnl club has an
employment bureau that last week
found places for twenty-four people.
The Wahoo school board put tho lid
on enrds and dancing by any of tho
teachers employed for the coming
year.
Whilo excavating for tho now school
house at Campbell, workmen un
earthed portions of tho skeleton of a
mastodon.
Fred Ferglor. of Seward was, in
stantly killed when ho Jumped from a
moving train UtTumora, his neck be
ing broken.
According to! tho figures of the
United States department ot agricul
ture, Nubraska leads In tho number ot
horses per capita.
Fred Rose, a 10-y6ur-old boy living
near Broken Bow, had his lower lip
bitten off by a vicious horse he was
leading to water.
Legislators were entertained by tho
Lincoln Commercial clnb-yitkvi ban-'
qtiet nt which tho gridiron stunt waa
the prevailing motif.
Roy Dcnn of Humboldt bus Just
shipped by express a car load of draft
horses to Ohio, where thoy will bo
used for farm work.
Nebraska City police have requested
citizens of that place to refrain from
feeding the tramps that are oven
running that community..
The Beatrice postofflce will contlaua
as ix first-class office, the receipts for
the fiscal year ending March 31 ex
ceeding the $40,000 mark.
Playgrounds will be established in a
number of Nebraska towns this Bum
mer, Hustings having planned to spend
$2,500 on ono for that place,
R B. Bedell, forpier principal of
tho Albion high school, has been elect
ed to succeed L. E. Martin to the su
perlntendency at Schuyler.
Estimate is made that 75 per cent
of tho bees In Richardson county have
died of starvation, neglect nnd dis
eases Incident to the- long winter.
W. F. Denton, of Sterling, was
elected chairman of tho Burlington
system by tho order of railway. train
men at its meeting held in Chicago.
Frooman Wadsworth, 13 years old,
was, accidentally shot near Wayne
when a gun In the hands of a com-,
panlon. was discharged while on a
huntlngi trip.
Early and deep plowing is recom
mended in Nebraska by tho depart
ment of agriculture to kill the Hessian
fly, which haB to a certain extent sur
vived the winter,
Shlckley board ot education will add
a twelfth grade to tho.schoolB at thut
place.
A chapter of the Sons ot tho Amer
ican Revolution will bo organized at
Lincoln".
A number of cases ot smallpox have
developed at Hastings, despite the ef
forts of officials to subduo it. A quar
antine is now bolng rigidly enforced,
N. W. Smalls, recently elected post
master at Fremont, has taken charge
of tho office, B. "W. RoynoldH, who re
tires, making the transfer without
ceremony.
Roy Scarborough, 22 years old, ot
Dunbar, was found dead in an alloy at
that place, epilepsy, to which he was
subject, being the probable euueo ot
his death.
Tho Community club of Liberty,
which has a membership ot fifty-four;
hns taken preliminary stops for the
erection of a new hotel ut that place
to cost about $5,000.
As the result ot the shooting of
Mrs. Ida Stout by her husband, Harry,
in a Burlington train in Lincoln, Mny
28, 1914, five Nebraska saloonkeepers
are made defendants Jn a $11,400 dam
age suit.
Charles H. Miller. In chargo of the
music at the Lincoln high school, waa
elected a director ot the, national con
ference of muBlc supervisors at their
sessions just closed at Philadelphia,
The oldest framo building In Lincoln,
built over fifty years ago, and located
near tho'Burltngton depot, Is being
lorn down to be replaced with mod
srn brick block.
According to figures just completed,
the 484 students of the collego of, agri
culture represent sixty-seven counties
In Nebraskn. The hishost registration
from one cruntj Is 154, from Lancaster.
SENDS MORE BILL
A8KED TO EXTEND AUTHORH
OF LIVE STOCK BOARD
To Bring About Eradication of Col
taglous and Infectious
Diseases '
Western Newspaper Union News 3rlc
Two more bills wero sent to
legislature Wednesday morning
Governor Morohead, and were inti
duccd In tho lower chamber as H.
Nob. 7C2 and 763.
Tho former measure was formalu
Introduced by the Gage county delegsj
tion, nnd provides that school 1
members In cities of 5,000 to 40,00
shall be elected for terms ot six yearJ
one-third to be chosen every twl
years.
Tho second bill confers specfcl
powers on tho stato veterinarian anl
the livo stock sanitary board, to makl
and enforce quarantine regulation!
governing Interstate shipments
stock to bring about tho eradication
JOHN A. BARKER
Editor Franklin Progress, who (s ret
resenting tho Sixty-first district,. lr
the house of representatives.
of contagious and infectious diseases
Authority Is conferred on the slate
veterinarian and his assistants to
brand or mark Infected animals in
quarantine for the purpose of Identi-j
ucauon. iney are niso empowered a
make arrests without warrant It M
made incumbent upon county attorJ
neys to prosecuto violations of-,tn
law reported from the state veterH
narian'a office.
In another message to the liouaej
Governor Morchead requested that
special committee bo appointed to conl
for with him on the amount of an ap-l
propriatlon deemed necessary to
imburse owners of cattle which 11
be killed by order of the state veteri
narian or the live stock sanitary board!
Decause or root and moutu diseased I
Iowa-Nebraska loundnry-
To put Lake Manawa territory lnt
Iowa and 'briny the East Omaha striy
into Nebraska la the purpose at H. It
No. 398, tho 'Negley bill for an Iowa-
Nebraska boundary commission, whloi
the house In committee ot the whole
approved Monday and sent to third
reading. An amendment waa add4
l6r nn appropriation of $300 tot pay
expenses.
Originally the Missouri river wu
the boundary Mne between the,.twa
d"j, uui iu iuo course ot vua , p&
fifty or sixty years several sudden
changes have been made in the chan
nel ot the stream, the effect of 'which,
under tederal laws and court deci
sions, is to leave tho tracts thus cut)
pff In the same states where they were
located. The boundary commission,
provided for by tho Nr-xley act will
endeavor to make a trade and restore'
the river boundary.
The senate has recommended for
paBsago a bill appropriating $2,012.64)
for the relief ot Sarpy county for ex
penses incurred in trying police offi
cers -who pursued tho escaped con
victs following tho prison outbreak
and as a result of which a farnaer,Roy
Blunt, was killed. There was po oiv
poattlon. Senator Gates of Sarpy ex
plained that this waa the actual sum,
expended by the county In the prose
cution ot tho case ugalnst these offi
cers as a result of popular clamor at
the time and that county could not
avoid it.
In a communication to the legisla
ture, Governor Morohead called at
tention to the services rendered by
tho members of the tornado relief
commission appointed two years ago,
and suggested that a resolution be
passed expressing the thanks of the
lawmakers, on behalf of tho people oC
the stato. A committee was appoint
ed in the house, comprising Messrs.
HoBtetler, Larsen and Lanlgan, t
draft such a resolution, The commis
sion haB had a report printed showing
a balanco of $6,76G on hand, out of the
$100,000 appropriated in 1913, which
will go back into the state treasury.
Abolishment ot the presidential
olector method of votinB for president
and vice president of the United
States nnd substitution ot names of
the candidates therefor is urged In at
memorial to congress, which Repre
sentative Anderson of Boyd still hats
topes of getting the legislature to act
ipon.
An effort by Chambers of Deufla
tounty to revive the boxing bill faikd
n the house. Tho voto Bhowwl cwaly
hiity-two members in fayor and tWty
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