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Motto: All The News When It Is News,
VOL. 23.
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1015.
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LIFELESS BODY OF PRISONER
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HIS SKULL WAS CRUSHED
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Attendant Hears Loud Noise and on
Entering Cell Discovers Remains of
His Charge Lying In Pool of Blood.
More Dynamite Found.
Western Nempaprr Union Nws Smlc.
Mlnnealo, N. Y. Frank Holt, the
Cornell university professor who shot
J. P. Morgan In his home near Glen
cove, last Saturday, committed suicide
In the Jail here Tuesday night.
p While some of the attendants claim
ho climbed through the opening at the
top of his cell door and then pinged
to the narrow court below, Holt's keep
er said he was positive that the pris
oner was killed In his own cell, where
he said he found the body,
There wero many conflicting reports
as to the manner In which Holt met
his death, but It was definitely estab
lished through Dr. Cleghorn, the jail
physician, that Holt died of a frac
tured skull.
Several of those about the jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Holt's cell. This noise,
it was believed, was due through the
falling of the boards from the top of
the cell.
Jeremiah O'Ryan, the keeper, who
was detailed to watch Holt, said he
was fifteen feet away from the cell
when he heard a loud report. He
looked in the direction of the cell, but
tt was dark. Entering, ho found Holt's
body In a pool of blood In the corner.
A thorough examination of Holt's
cell failed to disclose, according to the
ail authorities, any weapon or imple
ments of any kind which Holt could
have used to kill himself.
Coroner Walter It. Jones, after visit
ing the body, said:
''Undoubtedly a suicide and un
doubtedly the man jumped."
A trunk containing 134 sticks of dy
namite, with fuses attached, was found
by the police Tuesday in a house at
342 West Thirty-eighth street, New
York City. The police said that it was
sent there by Frank Holt, and that it
arrived three days ago. The dynamite
is packed in sawdust.
RUSSIANS BRACE.
More Hopeful View Is Expressed In
London.
London. With the exception of cer
tain sectors between the Vistula and
the Bug, the Austro-German rush in
the eastern war zone seems to be los
ing momentum. The Russians have
braced themselves and are holding at
most points along their line, although
the Austrian claims continue that they
are winning near Kranik, and further
east, along the river Vleprz, In the
neighborhood of Tatnogora.
This Is a critical sector so far as a
northward blow at Warsaw is con
corned, but It Is evident that the Rus
sians are stiffening their resistance
after their long retreat, and the Brit
ish press, for tho first time In weeks,
takes a more cheerful view of tho east
ern situation.
Glimpse of German Note.
Washington, D. C. Germany has
submitted informally to the United
States, through Ambassador Gerard
in Berlin, a tentative draft of its reply
to tho note of June 9, which asked
for assurances that American rights
on the high seas would not bo fur
ther violated by German submarine
commanders. After careful examina
tion of the contents of the proposed
note, as outlined by Ambassador Ge
rard, which coincides with Berlin press
dispatches, high officials are practical
ly agreed that tho United States can
not without sacrificing important neu
tral rights express its approval of tho
German proposals In their present
form.
The draft ras shown to Ambassador
Gerard with the idea of eliciting from
him an expression of opinion. Ho
promptly asked for instructions from
Washington as to whether the United
States would mako concessions.
Morgan Improves.
Glencovo. The condition of Mr.
Morgan continues to Improve. So en
couraged are the physicians by his
progress that they announce that they
have virtually decided not to Issue any
more bulletins on his condition. Mr.
Morgan felt so well Tuesday that ho
talked over the telephone with some of
his business associates in New York.
U. S. Officers Nab Three.
Chicago. As a result of information
gathered from a score of reservists
taken from a train horo a week ago,
secret service men Tuesday arrested
three Montenegrin officials, charging
them with conspiracy to violate the
neutrality laws of the United States.
Apology to Sweden by Russia.
London. The Russian government
has apologized to Sweden for the vio
lation of the latter nation's neutrality
by tho fact that a stray shell "acci
dentally" fell within Swedish waters
owing to a fog during the pursuit of
German vessels, says a Reuter dls
Vatch from Petrograd.
Undersea War Toll Large.
London. During June ninety-eight
British ships, aggregating slightly
more than 39,000 tons were sunk by
submarines, with a low of 111 lives.
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ANARCHY
PRESIDENT READY TO INTER
VENE IN MEXICO IF NEEDED
TO EFFECT PEACE.
FIGHTING AT THE CAPITAL
Mexico City's Plight Renews Talk of
Intervention to Save Foreigners and
Avert Starvation Zapata General
Killed and Looting Has Occurred.
Washington, July 3. Fighting for
Moxlco City has been going on In the
suburbs for fifteen days. Zapata's
army and armed civilians are florcely
resisting tho Carranza army's en
trance. Gen. Raphael Pacheco of tho
Zapata forces has been killed. In tho
capital thero is looting. All business
housos havo been barricaded. Tho
bread line is Oiled dally with 40,000
poor. Food Is scarce. Diplomats aro
trying to protect foreigners. A train
Is held ready to take away officials of
tho Zapata government.
Prosldent Wilson has determined to
end the anarchy which prevails In
Moxlco.
Tho policy of "watchful waiting,"
which was modified a month ago when
tho president threatened to act unless
tho leaders of tho several factions in
tho neighboring country got together,
has dofluitely come to an end.
Tho new policy of'the president con
templates forclblo intervention If such
an extreme step proves necessary.
Tho state department has advised
the president of tho terrible condi
tions prevailing In tho Mexican capi
tal and of the difficulties placed in the
way of the transmission of Informa
tion of the situation of the diplomats
and foreigners there.
More important from the viewpoint
of tho United 8tates, European gov
ernments again are Inquiring if tho
president intends to take measures
for tho protection of European life and
property.
Tho administration fears It will
havo to re-occupy Vera Cruz once
more and perhaps march on Mexico
City.
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Rochester, N. Y June 30. -Four
physicians held a consultation at
tho home of Chief of Police Joseph
M. Qulgloy, where his brother, RL Rev.
JameB E. Quigley of Chicago, lies
critically 111. It was announced that
tho prelato'a condition Is gravely seri
ous. Archbishop Qulgloy is suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
Springfield, 111.. July 1. Governor
Dunne sent to the general assembly
appropriation veto messages carrying
a total of 12,275,096. Fourteen appro
priation bills were vetoed outright and
Items of the omnibus appropriation
bill totaling 1425,000 were stricken
out
Karlsruho, Germany, July 1. Franz
Boehm, former minister of culture In
the German government, died here.
New York, July 2. Black Diamond,
the famous bison of Central park
eoologlcal garden, whoso Imago adorns
ono sldo of the nickel, will be slain
within a few days, but his massive
head will be preserved and mounted.
Ho was born nineteen years ago in
tho zoological garden and weighs more
than a ton. He Is docile and consid
ered a splendid specimen of his kind,
but has outlived his usefulness.
BIG BRITISH SUGAR ORDER
55,000 Tons Bought From New York
Refining Companies Valued
at 95,000,000.
New York, July 2. Tho largest for
eign order yet placed for reflnod
sugar was received at Yonkers when
the Federal Sugar Refining company
got an order for 56,000 tons' worth,
$6,000,000, from an English company
The company split tho order with,
other companies. The Federal Refin
ing company two months ago received
an order for 25,000 tons, worth $3,000,
000, and the plant has been working
night and day.
TRUCE CALLED IN MEXICO?
Reported That Villa and Carranza
Will Make Peace Soon Plan
Public Soon.
El Puo, Tox., July 2. Following
the announcement that Villa and Car
ranza are considering a peace agree
ment to avoid a now revolutionary
movement which might unseat them
both, Chihuahua reports that a tem
porary armistice has been declared
near Encarnaclon, south of Aguaa
caltentes. Travolcrs from the south
report that furious fighting was in
progress Monday at Encarnaclon.
Bosnia l Invaded.
Rome, July 3. Montenegrin troops
havo Invaded the Austrian provinco of
Bosnia, occupying the mountain vll
lago of Vouchero, and are continuing
their offensivo drlvo northwest, ac
cording to dispatches received bore.
8lnk Turkish 8hlpa.
Athens, July 3. A British cruiser
and one destroyor raided the Asia Mi
nor coast on Tuesday, sinking several
Turkish sailing vessels and ono steam
er and destroying the telegraph sta
tion and several houses at AlzanoX.
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LATEST RUSSIAN RETREAT
Arrows Indicate Russian Left, Which Is Now Retreating From Dniester
River.
SAYS U. S. NOT HOSTILE
GERMANY AND AMERICA 8rlOULD
BE FRIENDS.
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard Thinks Germans
and Yankees Merely Misunder
stand Each Other.
Berlin, July 1. Dr. Anton Meyer
Gerhard, special envoy of Count Bern
storff to tho kaiser, published on ar
ticle in Dor Tag on Tuesday explain
ing tho views of tho United States
regarding tho Lusltnnla caso.
"Germany and tho United States
misunderstand each other." That Is
the glstof the article.
Doctor Gerhard adds that "German
efficiency is making friends for tho
fatherland In the United StateB every
day."
"It is true," says Dr. Meyer-Gerhard,
"that tho American press, with sorao
laudable exceptions, especially tho
German-American papers, havo not
succeeded in remaining neutral, but
the Influence of the press upon public
opinion is sometimes greatly overesti
mated. Doubtless largo sections of
thq American people aro friendly to
ward Germany, whoso e'fllclont organi
zation Is dally winning friends and
arousing interest in things Gorman.
"Ono excellent effect of the war is
upon German-Americans, who, with
out sacrifice of their loyalty to their
adopted country, have shown strong
remembrance of their descent, thoir
education and their culture Besldo
them, on tho, other sldo of the ocean,
thero are wide circles who sympathize
with Germany."
WILSON WON'T SEE ANGELES
Envoys of Mexican Leader Reach
President's 8ummer Home 'at
Cornish, N. H.
Cornish, N. H July 1. Colonel
Jesus Agullar and Maj. I. A. Garcia
arrived on Tuesday In Cornish, N. H.,
to arrange a conference between Pres
ident Wilson and General Angeles.
The president told Dr. Carey T. Gray
son to explain to the Mexicans that
ho is on a vacation and Is soelng no
visitors. Tho Mexicans left a mes
sago for tho prosldent proposing tho
naming of Vasquoz Taglo as pro
visional prosldent of Mexico. Thoy
statod that both General Villa and Gen
eral Angelos wero favorable to his se
lection, and believed ho would bo an
Ideal man. President Wilson may
possibly see Goneral Angeles In Wash
ington after his return from Cornish,
but has not yet given any hint of his
intentions.
THAW STILL INSANE-EVELYN
Actress Wife of Slayer Will Not
Testify Against Him Unless
Forced by State.
Malone, N. Y., Juno 80. Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw is still unreconciled to
her husband, Harry Thaw, who la now
fighting for his liberty In sanity pro
ceedings in New York city.
But unreconciled, sho Is unwilling
to testify against him. Sought by
subpena servers for the state, sho
consented to talk to a reported.
"That's all I hear, that's all I hear
that they aro going to free him, that
ho has been punishod enough that he
is being persecuted," she said. "But
when the stato of New York frees
Harry K. Thaw It will havo turned Its
back on common decency. The man
1b as mad today as ho was on the
night of the murder."
Tornado Kills 8lx.
Muskogoe, Okln., July 2. Six per
aonB wero killed In a tornado which
Bwept Ottawa county, In the northeast
part of tho state, according to reports
recolved hero.
U. S. 8. Eagle Ordered to Haiti.
Washington, July 3. Tho survoy
ship Eagle was ordered by Secretary
of tho Navy Daniels to Port au
Prince, Haiti, to Inquire Into condi
tions thero. Tho Kaglo has. been in
Uaitlen waters for some time
Slayer of Brides to Hang.
London, July 3. A verdict of guilty
was returned on Thursday against
3eorgo JoBoph Smith, who was
:hargo with murdering threo of his
brides to secure their Insurance He
was sentenced to death.
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NOTE ON FRYE CASE
UNITED STATES CLAIMS GER
MANY VIOLATED THE TREATY.
Washington Flatly Denies Validity of
Berlin's Contentions Demands
Pay for Loss of Ship.
Washington, Juno 30. In a note to
Germany made public on Monday by
the state department in tho caso of tho
William P. Fryo, tho American vessel
destroyed by the Prlnco Eltel Fried
rich, this government maintains that
Germany has violated a treaty obliga
tion by destroying tho vessel and do
man (is payment from Germany.
Tho following direct statement of
tho attitude of the United States is
mado by Secretary of State Lansing,
who signed the note:
"Tho real question between tho two
governments is what reparation must
bo mado for a breach of treaty obli
gations and that is not a question
which falls within the Jurisdiction of
tho prize court."
Tho state department declares that
It will not bo bound by any decision
of tho German prize, court and reit
erates that this "is a matter for ad
justment by direct diplomatic discus
sion between tho two governments."
Officials who have read the noto say
that it is the strongest document that
has yet been sent across tho water
In the assertion of tho rights of Amor
lean commerce.
The statement of tho present note
are direct. Thoy deny point blank
tho validity of the new contention!
of the German foreign offices and put
tho question on tho high piano oi
violation or nonviolation of a Bolomn
treaty between tho two governments
WAS ON ADMIRALTY MISSION
Britain Informs Page Armenian, Tor
pedoed by German Submarine,
Waa on War Business.
Washington, July 3. Tho British
admiralty on Thursday Informed Am
bassador Page in London that the
steamship Armenian, sunk by a Ger
man submarine with tho loss of 21
American lives, was engaged in ad
miralty business, and that she carried
r- passengers. This information was
cabled by Ambassador Pago to the
stato department. The ambassador
suggested that tho Americans who
were lost with tho Armenian appeared
thorefore to havo been membors oi
her crow.
Tho Incident being tho first involv
ing American lives since the sinking
of tho Lusitanla, created considerable
stir in official circles, but no ono In
authority would say, pending receipt
of official facts In tho case, what ef
fect It would havo on tho negotiations
between this country and Germany.
STOPS DRINKING IN ALABAMA
State-Wide Prohibition Goes Into Ef
fect No Disorder Reported In
the Transition.
Montgomery, Ala., July 3. State
wido prohibition went into effect on
Thursday. Every saloon and dispensary
in the state waa closed Wednesday
night. Thoro was no disorder in the
transition. The saloons wero closed
under tho provisions of the Merritt
Denson bill euactod In January.
TURK TOWN TAKEN BY ALLIES
Anglo-French Force Captures Krlthla,
According to Dispatch to
Athens.
Athens, July 3. A Mltylono dis
patch says it is roported there that tho
allies havo occupied Krithla on the
Galllpoll peninsula.
Airmen Shell German Town.
Paris, July 3. Eleven French aero
planes, Hying across tho Black Forest,
attackeO seven German towns In Al
saco Wednesday, and also bombarded
threo railway linos Their bombs
causod heavy damage
Turks Take Big Toll.
London, July 3. British losso at
the Dardanelles up to May 31 among
the land and sea forces numbered 38,
C3C Premlor Asqulth mado this an
nouncetntsut In tho house of commons
on Thursday.
19 AMERICANS DIE
CRITI8H 8TEAMER ARMENIAN
TORPEDOED AND 8UNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
HAD HORSES FOR ENGLAND
Vessel Attacked by Undersea Craft
Off Trevoso Head, Cornwall Doubt
as to Whether tho Vessel Was,
Troop or Merchant Ship.
Washington, July 2. Tho British
owned stoamshlp Armonlan of tho
Dominion Hue was torpedoed and sunk
by tho German submarino U-38 20
mllca west of Trevoso head, Cornwall,
England, on Tuesday night, and a
number of Americana woro lost. Tho
Information camo In dlspatchos to tho
stato department
The official count says that 29 men
wero lost and ton Injured and gives a
list of American citizens, whlto and
colored, who aro crossing with the
Bhlp.
Tho official stato department Btato
ment 1b as follows:
"This department has received
cablegrams from tho American consul
at Birmingham, England, roporting
that tho Dominion line steamship
Armenian from Newport Nows was
torpedoed and sunk at 8 p. m. Juno 28,
20 miles west by north of Trevoso
head, Cornwall, by German submarino
U-38. That tho Marconi house was
struck by a shot and that 29 men wero
lost and ten Injured."
Tho following American horse at
tendants aro missing:
F. Williamson, nddroBB unknown.
J. M. Monroe, Now Orleans.
B. M. Cranberry, 4115 Wachlngton
street, Montgomery, Ala.
S. R. Sutton, Cartorsvlllo, Va.
Harry Stone, Now York city.
Cattlo Carpenter Brown, Harrlsburg,
Pa.
Dr. J. S. Vlso, Porto Rico.
R. H. Brooks, or West, chief fore
man, naturalized American, London.
Julius, Jenry, William, Virginia,
(colored).
J. Smith, Portsmouth, (colored).
Wall, Foloy, Uttlo, Newport News,
(colored).
Leroy, Jackson, John Spood, Rich
mond, (colored).
King. Small, Rlckart, Oakos, Nor
fold, (colored; .
It Is reported to tho consul that
Doctor Vlso and threo of tho negroes
woro picked up by a submarino. Oth
er survivors wero plckod up by the
Belgian trawlor Professor Stovens and
transferred to two dostroyors at noon
yesterday and brought to Bristol last
night.
Tho Armenian sailed from Nowport
News June 17 with a cargo of horBos
consigned to Avonmouth, west coast
of England, for the English army.
Tho facts in the caso as obtained
from Consul Armstrong at Bristol and
all tho Information obtalnablo bore as
to tho character of tho vessel woro
telegraphed to tho president at Corn
ish, N. H.
Stato department officials do not re
gard the Information now at hand as
sufficient on which to express an opin
ion and especially on which to mako
Intelligent representations to .Ger
many. Tho department thoroforo
cabled to Ambassador Tago to send
on at onco all tho details he could
secure
Tho main point in tho caso of tho
Armonlan Is whethor she is an actual
membor of tho British navy as a troop
ship or horso ship. Sho could bo such,
either by having been taken over by
the government itself for that purposo
or by tho government itBclf having
chartered tho ship, und thoroforo mak
ing it a warship subject to attack on
sight by German war vessels.
New York, July 2. W. W. Jeffries,
general manager of tho International
Morcantllo Marino company of which
the Dominion lino is a subsidiary, do
clarod that tho Armenian was not un
dor charter to tho British government
or to any government and never had
been.
The Armenian wob built In Belfast
by Harland & Wolff In 1896. She Is
of 8,825 gross tons and has a length
of 512.5 feet and a beam of 69.2 feet
Whon sho sailed from Nowport News
sho was In command of Capt John
Trickoy.
BRITISH DESTROYER DAMAGED
Admiralty 8ays Vessel Was Either
Torpedoed or Hit Mine One
Dead and 16 Missing.
London, July 3. The admiralty an
nounced on Thursday that tho British
destroyer Lightning encountered a
mine, or was torpedoed, off the oast
coast of England Wednesday night
and that oho of tho crew was killed,
whllo 14 aro missing. Tho vessel
succeeded In reaching harbor safely.
Tho Lightning is an old boat, dating
from 1893. She has a displacement
of 290 tonB and carrlos ono 12-pound-or,
five slx-pounders and two 18-Inch
torpodo tubes.
Predict Good Crops for Germany.
Berlin, via London, July 2. Prollflo
rains after a long period of drynoss
havo considerably advancod tho condi
tion of tho crops throughout Germany
Tho prospects for a good yield are
now bright
Trawler and Crew Lost
Grimsby, Kngland, Juno 2. The
trawler Horatio, missing slnco March
11 with a crew of 14, Is believed to
hao boen sunk by a German sub
nurino lu the war zone and given up
for lost.
BRIEF NC.W3 OF NEBRASKA
A farmors' union has been organ
ized at Murdock.
The southwest Nebraska fair will bo
hold at May wood In October.
A modern $45,000 school building
will bo erected at North Platto.
President Wilson has appointed F.
G. Covnr as postmaster at Schuyler.
According to returns of the assessor
there nro 1,093 pianos In York county.
Nearly $4,000 In purses will bo of
fered at the West Point raco meet noxt
week.
Brownvlllo tho ccntor of the straw
berry belt in southeast Nebraska
shipped nearly 10,000 cases of berries
this year.
C. P Mcltoss of Falrbury had an I
arm broken whllo trying to bridle an
unruly horso.
Tho farmors union picnic at Lyons
Saturday was well attended and every
body had a good time.
Plans are being perfected for an
elaborate celebration of Nebraska's
semi-ccntonntal In 1917,
West Point claims tho best half
milo raco track In tho state and tho
flnost water In tho wbrld.
Lincoln bank clearings for last week
showed nn Increase of 17.7 per cent
over tho same week a year ago.
Tho churches of Beatrice will hold
Sunday ovening services at Athletic
park during the summer months.
Over 100 majority waB glvcu the
$50,000 intersection paving bond prop
osition at Hastlng's special election,
William Rothrock, an aged blind
man, sustained serious injuries when
ho fell into nn arcaway at Omaha.
W. L. Auld, a. resident of Omaha haa
presented tho city of Lincoln a tract
of fifteen acres, to be converted into a
park.
Pawneo county commissioners aro
running threo crews on brldgo work,
replacing steel structures torn out by
recent floods. ,
Martial airs and patriotic muslo
were barred from Lincoln schools dur
ing tho past year as n result of tho
European war.
It. F. Curtis, son of Dr. and Mrs. J.
M. Curtis of Tecumseh, was with
Canadian troops at the recent engage
ment of Ypres.
Thursday's baseball gamo at Lin
coln with Topeka resulted In a draw
'at tho fourteenth Inning, tho scora
standing 4 to 4.
Nlnoty-nlno pupils of tho Polk county
eighth grade schools recelvod diplo
mas at tho commencement exercises
at Osceola last week.
Seven thousand visitors Sunday aft
ernoon and dveHIng attended tho open
ing of Electric park, tho now amuse
ment resort of Lincoln.
Ferdon Cook, a fourteon year old
Omaha lad, is dead as tho result ot
tho accidental dicharge of a rovolvcr
with which he was playing.
Chester James, who is alleged to
have stolen a team of blind horses
near Humboldt, wns adjudged insane
and sent to tho asylum at Lincoln.
The Wnyne Commercial club has ap
pointed a committee to solicit $1,100
nmong tho business men for the es
tablishment of a system of olectro
Hers. Tho four year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Donlor, noar Avoca was
severely scalded when she knocked
tho ptug from n washing machine, the
hot water drenching her.
During an electrical and hall
storm that visited the western portion
of Jefferson county, the homo of M. J.
Harms, near Gladstone, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
Twenty-flvo olorgymon, fifty lay del.
cgates and about as many unofficial
visitors aro expected to attend the
Btate conferonco of the German Con
gregational church at Hastings, July
8th to 11th.
Declaring that he had been In office
long enough and that no man should
serve in olllco moro than oight years,
County Judge Button has presented
his resignation to the board of Adams
county supervisors.
Tho corner stono of the now manual
training school at Peru normal will
be laid July 5.
After six years service, C. M. Barr
has tendered his resignation as super
intendent of the Hastings schools.
Over 2,500 people attended tho an
nual picnic at the German Lutheran
orphans' homo at Fremont. At ono
time 400 'automobiles wore parked at
the grounds.
Ira Wbton, nineteen year old cowboy
leaped from tho fifth story of tha
Savoy hotel at Lincoln and landod on
the roof of on adjoining building es
caping with a few bruises.
Tho cold, damp weather has cut the
prospective watermelon crop to an
alarming dogroo, and growers look for
a big shortage.
Tho first public market day of the
Lincoln Garden club, composed ot
children of the city schools, was a
sucaess from every standpoint, and.lt
is thought it can bo perpetuated.
Mrs. Charlotto Damme of Berger,
Mo., who Is visiting relatives at Tecum
soh, probably enjoys the distinction ot
having moro relatives in ono county
In Nebraska than any Inhabitant in
the state. Sho has 400 relatives living
In Otoo county
Seven farmers of tho Dlller vicinity
marketed over 4,500 bushels of wheat
the first part of last week,
A rlilo range for tho use of tho
North Platte rifles and several new
butldlngB ure to bo constructed at the
state experimental substation near that
city, according to tho action ot the
board of university rogents.
The Tecumseh school board haa se
cured tho sorvices of C'aronco Weber
as agricultural Instructor In the high
school for noxt year. Weber Is a
gruduato of tho Tecumsoh high school
and also of tho agricultural college at
Lincoln.
GOSSIP FROM 8TATE HOUSE.
Tho Security State bank of Johns
town has received a charter from ths
stato banking board.
Tho board of educational lands anf
funds has bought $10,000 of electr
light bonds and $6,000 ot water bond
issued by tho city of Broken Bow.
State Auditor Smith has received
notice that Holt county will make a
levy sufficient to pay the state $3,201
duo for the care ot insane patients.
The contract for tho construction
of tho dairy husbandry building at th
stato farm has been let to Gould A
Son of Omaha, whose not bid wai
$113,G37.20.
Tho Lancaster county treasurer hat
paid $59,153.35 to Stato Treasurer Hall,
The remlttanco comprising funds dug
tho Btate up to June 1. The payment
followed a recent decision of the sup
reme court requiring the county treas
urers to remit monthly.
State Superintendent Thomas hai
received word from County Suporln.
tendfint Ada M. Halderman of Scotti
Bluff county that rural districts 3!
and 38 have voted to consolidate grade
and high schools by a majority of
23 to 7. Flans have been mado foi
a three-room school and other schools.
Chief Gamo Warden Rutenbeck, who
has just returned from a trip to Valeu.
tine, was told by a good many peopla
there that there are still lots of bass
In the lakes of Cherry county, where?
previous reports said that all tho fish
had been killed by the lack of air holes
in the lco last winter.
State Superintendent Thomas is con
fldent he will have 100 new consoli
dated or union schoois organized be
tore tho end of hts first year. School
districts throughout the state are dia
cussing consolidation and tho state su
perintendent Is urging consolidation
whorevor ho believes It will bring
about better rural school.
State Land Commissioner Beckmann
and Deputy Attorney General Dexter
T. Barrett havo gone to Howard
county to review an appraisement of,
state land. Twelve or more tracts
woro apralsod by the county board at
an average of $12 an acre. Tho pre,
ent county board asks the state board
to reduce the value about $S an acre.
Taxes In the sum ot $170,000, col
lectcd by W. G. Uro of Douglas county,
must be turned over to the state undet
a writ of mandamus granted StaU
Treasurer Hall by the supreme court
This waa a test caso and Is accorded a
victory for the slate in that it provldei
a means for the state treasurer to de
mand monthly reports from count)
treasurers.
Night camps In the open, and crosi
country horseback trips form a pari
of tho six weeks' courao In field geo
logy offered this summer by the statt
university. Prof. Schramm will leas
a party ot five students through th
Nebraska Bad Lands region, and thi
Black Hills in South Dakota. Hoi
Springs and Custer will be visited,
with Deadwood the final objective ol
tho students.
Edward G. Maggl ot Lincoln hai
been reappointed by Governor More
head as a membor of the stato prison
board and the board of pardons, at
a salary of $1,000 a year for three
years beginning July 1. Mr. Maggl hai
served on these two boards ever sine
thoy wero created in 1911. He was
first appointed by Governor Aldrlcb
for one year, and then reappointed
for throe years by tho same executive.
He U a republican.
Fewor births and more deaths oc
curred in Nebraska during the six
months from December 1, 1914, to
May 31st, 1916, than in the same pv
riod on year before, acoordlng to
the record of vital statistics compiled
In the office of otat Health Inspector
W. H. Wilson. The bhrtha fell o in
number by 119, while tho deaths la
creased 46. The total number of blrtba
during the last half-year was 18,663,
whllo tho deaths numbered 5,779, j
Citlzenn of Murphy, a small town oa
tho Burlington railroad six miles west
ot Aurora, haTo petitioned the state
railway commission for an order re
quiring the railroad company to build
a station, Install an agent and provide
shipping facilities for their use.
On recommendation of the normal
board of the committee on teachers
the board docldod to give an incroaso
of from $5 to $10 a month to teachers
who have not yet reached the maxi
mum salary sot by the board. In a tew
Instances no Increase was ordered.
The Pullman car company has paid
to Secretary of State Pool $800 for an
annual occupation tat receipt This is
$50 more than the amount paid by this
company last year. The occupation
tax is based on capital stock invested
In Nebraska.
Nearly 4,000 feet of moving picture
film, illustrating agricultural education
and irrigation in the Btate will bo
shipped to California within a few days
to be shown at the exposition under
tho auspices ot the United States re
clamation service
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