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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
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.VOL 24.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
NO. 24.
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SH SUIT
SUE3TANCE OF GERMANY'S NOTE
ON LUSITANIA CASE IS
ACCEPTABLE.
SETTLEMENT NOW IN SIGHT
United States Has Not Increased Nor
Curtailed Demands Minor Changes
Suggested Whole Matter Up to
Berlin for Final Adjustment.
Wwlcrn Nnnpaiwi Vnlrn Nm Hrnlcft
Washington. D. C In substance the
tentative communication from Ger
many designed to settle the Lusltanln
ease is acceptablo to the United
States. High administration officials
consider that this government, in pre
vailing upon Germany to make the
concessions and agremeents an Bet
forth in the document, has achieved
recognition of all the high principles
for which it has contended In connec
tion with submarine warfare.
While the substance of the proposed
communication admittedly is satisfac
tory, minor changes to clarify the
wording and In oonncctlon with the
form which the formal document shall
take were suggested to Count von
BernRtorff, the German ambassador,
bv Secretary Lansing. The desires of
the United States in this connection
were made known to the ambassador
nfter President Wilson had discussed
the subject with his cabinet. Count
von Bernslorff immediately informed
the secretary ho knew no reason why
the changes could not be made, but
explained, in effect, that as a precau
tion he thought he was Justified in
submitting the entire matter to his
government for final approval. lie
Mil -so In a dispatch sent to Berlin.
The resulting formal communication
Is now expected.
Assurancer, were received in high
diplomatic and official circles that the
changes of wording suggested would
not In any nenpp alter the meaning.
No modifications, it wns authoritative
ly sletcd, were suggested In connec
tion with the phrase substituted for
the word "illegal" which Germany was
unwilling to uso.
Tn Teutonic diplomatic circles not
the slightest difficulty over the pro.
posed changes jb anticipated.
FACING PLOT CHARGES.
Hi
Boph and Von Schack, Teutons, In
dicted by Federal Grand Jury.
Washington, D. C. Weeks of inves
tigation by agents of the department
of justice resulted in the voting of
indictments by a federal grand jury in
San Francisco against prominent fig
tires In what are considered hero to
he two of the boldest plots Involving
questions or American neutrality that
have been uncovered since the Euro
pean war began. Among those agalnBt
whom Indictments wero voted are
Franz Boph, German consul general;
Baron E. II. von Schack, vice consul
of Germany, and Maurice Hall, the
Turkish consul general.
Consulnr officers do not enjoy the
diplomatic Immunities which ambassa
dors, ministers and attaches are jjlvcn
by International law, but are subject
to the jurisdiction of the country in
which they aro resident and may be
treated by the law as are any other
persons.
Boph and Von Schack are charged
with complicity In the plot which was
first uncovered several weeks ago
with tlie arrest of C. C. Crowley, al
leged to be a pro-German agent, who
had undertaken to cripple the Ameri
can output or munitions of war, and
in other ways to help the cause of the
Teutonic allies.
' Wilson to Enter the Race.
Washington, D. 0. President Wll
Fon'n closest advisors expect him to
make the first formal announcement
of his candidacy for renominatlon
within the month. Thoy believe Mr.
Wilson will notify the secretary of
Mate of Ohio, that the voters of the
state will havb his consent to use his
name in tho primary. Under tho Ohio
l'w a candidate Is required to notify
the secretary or state before Febru
ary 25 of his willingness to have his
name usod in tho primary. The presi
dent has been formally notified of the
law's provisions.
Suicide Revives.
Tulsa. Okla. -Twelve hours after ho
was found hanging from a cell In the
county Jail hero and pronounced dead,
Thomas Murphy revived In an under
Inker's shop. Physicians said ho had
an excellent chance to survive and
stand trial on a chargo of first degree
murder which caused his Incarcera
tion, Murphy wus found hanging from
the celling of his room, an improvised
rope twisted so tightly about his neck
that ofllclals ordered the body, pre
pared for burial.
UNCLE
Enters Contest for Governor,
i Lincoln. Neb. Tho name of A. L-.
6 Sutton, an Omaha attorney, has been
filed with tho secretary of state as a
rundldato for the nomination for gov
, ejnor of Nobraska subject to the Re
tt publican primaries.
To Meet In New York.
New York Joss Willard, world's
luavj weight champion, nnd'Frank Mo
r.n will meet In a ton-round bout at
Madison Square Garden here on March
S for n nuiee of $70,000.
BERLIN BIDS CRISIS
MESSAGE TO VON BEKN3TORFF
MAKES FULL SETTLEMENT OF
LUSITANIA CASE NEAR.
NO DANGER OF BREAK SEEN
Germany Has Refused to Declare
Sinking of Liner Illegal, But Makes
Concessions Which Give Promise of
Adjustment Soon.
Washington, Fob. 7. All danger of
a rupture with Germany over tho Lu
sltanla controversy has disappeared.
Count von nernstorlT formally com
municated to Secretary or State Lan
sing on Friday the roply of his gov
ernment to the oral representations
mado to him some days ugo.
Whllo Germany has refused to do
claro that the sinking of tho l.usltanla
wus Illegal and contrary to Interna
tional law In the form desired by this
government, it can bo stated on au
thority that concessions have been
mado which give promise of adjust
ment as a result of further ex
changes. ' Whether these concessions fully
comply with tho terras of settlement
offered by President WIIbou will de
pend from the American viewpoint
on very close study and examination
of the note.
From tho German viewpoint the
communication la legarded as grant
ing substantially all that the United
States asked in the report recently
sent to his government by Count von
Bernstorrf. on the basis of his last
conversation with Secretary Lansing.
Should President Wilson not Ond tho
concessions wholl satisfactory it
seems probablo that an adjustment to
make them acceptablo can be reached
In informal conferences between Sec
retary Lansing and Count von Bern
storfr during 'the next live days.
Tho concessions made by tho Gor
man government aro of such a char
acter. It is understood, that if they
fall short of satisfying President Wil
son they have so narrowed tho margin
of difference in tho informal negotia
tions as not to necessitate tho aban
donment of the informal negotiations.
Tho danger of a break in diplomatic
relations between Germany and tho
United States, it is asserted In n very
high quarter, have been nvertod by the
new communication, and the state
ment is even made in this very rosnon
si bio quarter that there can now bo no
break between tho two countries over
tho Lusitania affair.
PHILIPPINE BILL IS PASSED
Measure Wins In the Senate by Vote of
52 to 24 Stone's Amend
ment Lost.
Washington, Feb. 7. After weeks
of discussion the Philippine self-government
bill was passed by the sen
ate on Friday by a voto of 52 to 24.
As finally adopted, its essential fea
tures have been substantially modi
fied. Senator Stono offered an amend
ment that would have eliminated the
provision giving tho president power
to extend the 'period within which
independence must bo granted, and
restoring the provision in the original
bill guaranteeing tho neutrality of tho
Islands. Senator Stone made a strong
appeal for support for this proposi
tion, but it was rejected, CO to 17.
WILSON SPEAKS IN ST. LOUIS
Stirs Audience of 15,000 People In Col
iseumMay Make Another
Trip.
St. Louis, Feb. 5. President Wilson
stirred an audience of 15,000 people in
the Coliseum hero when lie solemnly
warned tho peoplo of Missouri to pro
para for the upholding of American
rights and (deals.
It Is still undecided whether Mr.
Wilson will mako another trip. The
president's advisers are urging him to
do so at once. Thoy especially want
him to swing through tho southern
states, whero opponents or piopared
neas have been making a campaign.
MORGAN GOES TO ENGLAND
Intimations That Trip Might
Related to Loan by Allies Are
Met With Denial.
Be
New York. Feb. 4. J. P. Morgan
sailed Wednesday for England aboard
tho steamship Rotterdam. Ho was ac
companied by Benjamin Strong, gov
ornor of the Now York Federal Re
serve bank. In their capacity as com
mercial agents for tho French and
British governments, Morgan & Co.
have purchased or supervised the pur
chase of supplies costing hundreds of
millions of dollars. Intimations that
Mr. Morgan's trip might not be unre
lated to another external lean by the
allies met with denial.
On Watch for Appam.
Norfolk, Vn., Feb. 7. A wireless
dispatch received horo reported a
French cruiser had arrived off tho Vir
ginia capos and was patrolling there
to provout tho Appam fiom escaping
from Newport News.
Italian Town Is Shelled.
Rome. Feb. 7. An Austrian squad
ron, consisting of four torpedo boats
nnd a crulsor, bombarded tho Italian
town of San Vltochiono and the rail
road station at Ortona. Slight damage
wes caused.
THE LATEST RJCRU1T
- iSqTrREPA REDNESS i, -ir
TV , WvFPm -" RECRUITINO OFFICE I I gf-
sis'iiifHi ii til
T 2. y WASHINGTON STAR.
"ZEP" FALLS INTO SEA
BELIEVED AIRSHIP DISABLED BY
DUTCH SHELLS.
Crew of British Trawler, Fearing Cap
ture, Refused Aid Twenty
Two Perish.
London. Feb. 5. Thirty-five moro
deaths In British waters, resulting
from tho Zeppelin raid, aro reported.
Twenty-two or tho victims aro Ger
mans, members ot tho crew of a diri
gible, believed to havn been tho L-l!),
which fell Into tho Noith.sea.
Thirteen men of tho crew of the
collier Franz Fischer were drowned
whon tho collier was sent to tho hot
tow In two minutes by a bomb dropped
by one ot the Zeppelins returning from
the raid made on England. Only three
mon of tho Fischer were saved.
The story of the fate or the wrecked
ntr craft Is told by tho crow of tho
steam trawler King Stephen, Captain
Martin, which arrived at Grimnny. Aid
was refused the Germans because they
outnumbered the crew of tho trawler.
It Is considered likely that tho Ger
mans have drowned by this time.
Tho fishermen say that early ou
Wednesday morning in the North sea
their nttentlon was attracted by II shes
of light apparently from a ship's sig
nal lamp. They mado for tho bpot and
found a huge mass of wreckage.
They stood by until tho light Im
proved, when It was aeon that the
wreckage wan that of tho Zeppelin
L-l 9. The cabins and a part of tho
onvelopo were under water, but a
largo pait of tho envelope was float
ing.
On the platform on tho top ot tho
envelope seven or olght Gormuns were
been. These hailed the trawler In
English, calling: "Save us. Save us.
Wo will give you plenty of money."
As the trawler carried only nine
hands and tho Gormuns numbered
about twenty-two. Captain Martin de
cided that it ..was not safe to tako so
many enemies aboard, particularly as
the trawler was unarmed. Ho feared
that his crow might he overpowered
by the Germans. The captain there
fore proceeded to report the position
of tho ulrshlp to tho proper authori
ties, adequate assistance being 3unt
afterwards, and put into Grimsby.
It is believed Hint the Zeppelin was
one of those participating lu tho raid
or January 31. Tho irshermen had
been at sea6cvoral days and wera not
iwnro of the raid.
Tl.o Zeppelin piobably was disabled
by tho Hutch coast artillery, which
Ired on it whllo It was attempting to
eturn to Germany over Dutch terrl
,ory. Fifty shots, some of which, It Is be
lieved, hit. wre fired at a Zeppelin
Wednesday morning an It Hew low in
i fog over the island of Atneland, off
ihe coast or Holland.
BERLIN SAYS L-19 IS MISSING
Zeppelin Has Not Returned From Raid
British Trawler Refused to
Rescue Crew.
Berlin, Feb. 7. An official communi
cation on Friday admits Zeppelin L-19
has not returned from a reconnoitor
Ing flight and that Inquiries concern
ing the airship havo boon fruitless.
Roports fiom Amsterdam confirm tho
fear that the airship has been lust.
Kaiser on Western Front.
Copenhagen. Fob. 8.- A report from
Berlin statos that Emperor William
has been on the western front for
some tinto, and was In the neighbor
hood of tho Belgian frontier when the
attacks on Loos look place.
Volunteer Firemen Killed. "
Babylon, N. V.. Fob. 8. John R.
lllgble, banker, and Chief Leon Pottit
of the Babylon volunteer flro Popart
ioent, wore killed when a flro "nglnu
on which thoy voro riding ,va shuck
by a Long Island tn'n. .
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TO FREE PHILIPPINES
AMENDMENT WINS IN SENATE
BY ONE VOTE.
President Authorized to Surrender All
Rights to Islands Within
Four Years.
Washington, Feb 4. Vice-President
Marshall on Wednesday cast a decid
ing voto In tho senate on tho Philip
pine hill, helping to pass tho Clarke
(intendment to withdraw tho boverolgn.
ty or tho United Slates front the la
lands not sooner than two years and
not later than four. Fifteen Dcmociuts
voted against It.
By tho terms of tho Clarke amend
ment tho president would be author
ized to surrender all rights to the Phil
ippines and recogni an Independent
government Instituted by the peoplo
In not less than two or more than four
years after approval of tho pending
measure.
Provision 13 made, however, that the
president may extend time for with
drawing from tho Islands If conditions
of Internal and oxternal affnlis with re
gard to stability of the proposed gov
eminent should warrant such action.
Ho might extend It until tho adjourn
ment or u new session lu congress, in
order to afford congress another op
portunity rurthcr to consider the sub
ject. Provision making it optional tor tho
United States to retain sites for coal
ing stations and a naval base In tho
event of Independence was Included,
Efforts to recommit tho bill failed by
a voto of CO to 29.
By a voto of 49 to .11 an amendment
by Senator Kcnyon ot iown was adopt
ed to strike from tho Clarke amend
ment all plans for guaranteeing tho
sovereignty or the islnnds,. either by
the United Statos alono or by treaties
or other international agreements.
COOOOGOOOQOQGOOOO
OFF THE WIRE,
30CCCOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Amsterdam, Feb. 5 Malls or tho
Dutch steamer Aledaii, which arrived
at Rotterdam from New York on
Wednesday, were taken off and hold In
England.
-Mexico City, Feb. 5. Defying ordora
or tho Carrnnza authorities, tho Union
or Clerks hus called n Btrlko In Mexico
City. As a result 1C of the union leud
ers, most of them I. W. W. agitators,
were arrested.
' Holla, Fob. 7. The Bulgarian parlia
ment has been asked by the stnte at
torney for authority to arrest 13 of its
members, adherents of M. Ghenndlelf,
former foreign minister, on charges of
accepting bribes from a French agent.
JAP SHIP SINKS; 160 PERISH
Steamer DaiJIn Maru Collides With
British Vessel Sinks In
Seven Minutes.
Shanghai, Feb. 7. Tho Japanese
steamer DaiJIn Maru, 1,570 tons, col
Idled with tho British steamer Linun
Wednesday night and sank shortly aft
erward with n loss of 100 lives, accord
ing to maritime advices received hero.
Tho Lilian was badly damaged and
had to put into Hongkong. Tho col
lision is said to havo occurred about
125 miles trom Hongkong,
Reynolds Out of Danger.
Chicago, Fob. 8. George M. Rey
nobis, president of tho Continental
and Commercial National bank, re
ported ns seriously ill at Loe Angelos,
is out of dnngor, according to roports
received hero on Saturday.
Food for Montenegrins.
Rome, Feb. 8. M. Rndovlch, the
Montenegrin minister, 1ms requested
the Amorican Rod Cross society to un
dtirtako tho feeding or tho people des
tituto lu Montonogro. Thjorc are 20,00f
be says without rood.
HES
IS. MQHR IS FREED
WIDOW OF WEALTHY NEWPORT
PHYSICIAN IS ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE.
negroes are found guilty
Charged They Were Hired by Woman
to Kill the Doctor Both Face Pris
on Terms Crime Committed on
Washington Park Road Aug. 31.
Piovldcncc, ll I,. Feb. S Mrs. Eliz
abeth K. Mohr is free. She was found
not guilty on Saturday on tho chargo ot
unving hired throo negroes to waylay
-ltd kill her husband, Dr. Charles F.
Mohr, n wealthy Newport physician,
while lit an automobile with his olllco
assistant, Emily Burgor.
For two of tho nogioes, Henry
Bpollmnn nnd Cecil V. Brown, who
wero ehnrged directly with tho murder
of Doctor Mohr, tho doors ot tho stnto
prison yawn. Thoy wero found guilty
of having killed tho doctor and sort
Dusly wounding tho "other woman" lu
liio case, which lias stirred Rhode Is
land for mouths. Tho Jury was out
seven hours.
With tho verdict pronounced ngalnst
the negroes, tho clerk asked:
"Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr not guilty. la
that your verdict?"
As Foreman Clark answered, "It is,"
Mrs. Mohr sobbed and collapsed In her
chair.
"Ell7nbeth F. Mohr hereby Is dls
chorged front this Indictment."
Dr Charles F. Mohr wns shot nnd
killed and Emily Burger seriously In
lured as thoy pat In a stalled atitomo
bllo on Washington Park road on tho
night of August 31, 1915. Georg
Healls. tho negro chauffeur, apparent
ly was endeavoring to repair tho en
Blue. "On September 2 Honlls was arrest
ed. Later Brown nnd Spellmnn wore
arrested when stories wero told of two
negroes having been seen fleeing from
the scene of tho crime on n motor
cycle. A fow days later thoy mado
ronfcBslon. They declared they wore
hired by Mrs. Mohr to kill tho doc
tor nnd Miss Burger. Later theso con
fessions were repudiated.
ASQUITH BARS AID TO POLES
British Premier, Replying to Chicago's
Request to Admit Supplier, and
Blames Germany.
London, Fob. 8. The foreign offlrt
mnde public on Sunday tho corre
spondence oxchnnged rclntlvo to n pro
posed schomo of rollof for Poland
Replying to Chairman Hoover or the
Bolglon rellcr commission, Sir Edward
Grey states that In tho race or the no
cumulating evldonco or German anil
Austrian requisitions in Poland, thfi
foreign socrctnry fears It will bo im
possible to enter Into any arrange
ment with regard to any schema ol
relief until tho German nnd Austrlnn
governments shall havo prohibited the
export or foodstuffs from Russian Po
land, and shall havo gunrantood that
the native ntocks will not he drawn
upon to maintain the armies of occu
patlon.
A cablegram was nent to Premier
Asqulth from Chicago on behalf al
organizations numbering 500,000 Amor
19011 citizens and representing 4,000,
000 Pollsh-speuklng residents of the
United States. This telegram re
quested that the government ralso the
blockado against ships carrying pro
visions nnd clothing to tho war
stricken dlntrlcti ot Polnnd.
FEAR ATTACK ON U. S. SHIF
Police Patrol Brooklyn-Manhattan
Spans to Prevent Dropping of
Bombs on Washington.
Now York, Feb, 8. Extra police
guards wero stationed on tho Brooklyn
and Manhnttan bridges on Sunday at
tho rc(uost ot Rear Admiral Usher,
commandunt or tho Now York navy
yard, it was announced at Brooklyn
polico headquarters, to safeguard the
passage under tho structi!:,n of the
United States cruiser V,shlngton,
which arrived rrom Haiti,
The polico said Rear Admiral Usher
explained to then that he desires tho
extra guards as n precautionary mens
uro against tho possible dropping ol
bombs on tho cruiser as it passed un
der the bridges.
TEUTONS FLEE IN AFRICA
14,900 German Troops Cross Border
and Are Interned by
Spain.
London, Feb. 8, A Renter dispatch
rrom Mndrld on Sunday says It line
been olllclally announced that 900 Gor
mun regulars nnd 14,000 German colo
nlal troops havo crossed tho border
front Knmorun, western Africa, into
Spanish Guinea, whero thoy huve been
Interned.
Mexican Physicians Arrested.
Mexico City, Feb. 8. Two physi
cians, who hold autopsies on tho
bodies of Francisco Mndoro and Finn
Suaroz, woro arrested on a charge of
having been concerned In tho doublo
assassination.
Navy Orders Speedy Boat.
Now Voi k, Feb, 8. Tho navy depart
ment has ordered tho building ot u
high speed, lC-cylindor 800 horso pow
or boat for uso In tho coast patrol
tsnrvlco. Tho bout will havo a opced
of over 40 uilU'o an hour.
GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Judge Morrlssoy, chief Justice of
ho supremo court, will bo 11 cnndl
Into for rn-electlon to that ofllcc.
Addison Wnlt who formerly hold
that olllco, has filed his petition ns n
candidate for sccretnry of state.
Five hundred employes nnd Inmates
of the old soldiers' homo at Orand
Island nro tindor quarantine for small
pox.
Governor Morohead bns declined to
consider any monsuro looking toward
his cnndldncy for a third term, but
will retire to private lifo nt tho ond of
his present term.
James Murphy, chief clerk of tho
stnto banking department, has been
appointed ns an additional examiner
for the insurance- department nnd will
begin his duties lu tho new position
at once.
Congressman Lohcck has sent to
Secrotnry ot State Pool his filing ns
candidate tor congress in the Sec
ond district on tho democratic ticket.
He is now serving his third term In
congress.
Captain Ralph E. McMlllcn or Lin
coln has been awarded a modal of
merit by the Aero club of America, "In
recognition of his efforts In organizing
nn aviation section of tho Nebraska
Natinnnl guard."
"With tho authorized announcement
of C, J. Miles, Hustings now has two
republlcnn cnndldntes for tho nomina
tion for governor, Mayor Mndgett of
that ploco having entered tho April
primary race-bomo tlmoago.
Secretary of tho Board of Agriculture-
Mellon thlnkit tho farmers of
Nobraska would bo Injured rntltcr thnn
benefited by tho 'passage or tho bill
permitting wheat nnd corn to bo mixed
In tho muklng ot flour, and Ooen not
npprove of It.
Chnrles W. Bryan, mayor of Lincoln,
and brother of former Sccretnry Bryan,
will be a candidate- for the democratic
nomination for governor of Nobraskn.
A petition placing him lu tho race has
been filed with tho secretory of stato
and Mr, Bryan announces that he will
mako a hard fight for the pluco.
Special colt prizes for tho stato fairs
of 191C and 1917 havo boon proffered
the stnto Jnlr board b T. C. Bowman
& Sons of Boono county. This firm
Is 0110 of tho largest In the stato. Tho
ofTor will bo accepted. It Is considered
a distinct boost for the Industry in
this stato and Is much appreciated by
the board.
Georgo W. Borge, whose imino has
been filed ns a candidate for tho dem
ocratic nomination for governor, has
followed with an acceptance of that
document. By this Mr. Bergo be
comes an open and avowed candidate
against Charles W. Brynn, who also
filed hist week und whoso acceptance
was obtained shortly afterwards.
Collection of forestry ctatlstlcs of tho
stnto will bo mado under tho super
vision ot tho stnto agricultural board.
Secretary Ball or tho foroutratlon com
mission and Carl Rhode ot Columbus
have arranged for the reports. It is
hoped that ninttor will bo Incorpor
ated In them which will bo worth
while In the dovolopment of tree re
serves. Announcement has been sent out by
Henry C. Richmond of tho annual re
union of legislators, to bo hold In Lin
coln, February 25. There will bo u
business meeting In representative hall
at tho copltol at 2 p. in., followed by
n banquet in tho evonlng. All mem
bers and former members of tho state
legislature havo been invited, as well
as their families. The womon will bo
entertained by tho Ladles League.
W. B. Enstham, stato insurance com
missioner, has paid into tho sUVte
treasury $99 earned by him as fees
for official sorvlces. He was invited
to St. Louis to act as one of a com
mission of three to pass ou the merger
of two lns'uranco companies under the
provisions of tho Missouri law. For
this service ho was paid by the Mis
souri Insurance department $134.40.
He deducted his expenses, $:i5.4fi, and
paid the remaining $90 into the Ne
braska state treasury,
School funds received by the stato
treasurer from Juno 1, 1915, to Janu
ary in, 191C, total ?454,410, according
to n report mado by Treasurer Hull.
Of tho amount $228,350 came from
bond Interests and $92,000 from lease
paymonts on school lands of tho state.
Tho balance canto In from various
sources,
According to n report by U O.
Powell of tho stato railway commis
sion, grain rates on Nebraska roads
nro higher by 10 to 25 per cent than
on thoso ot Kansas.
A now stnto aid hrldgo across tho
Platte river at Kearney has been np
proved by tho Btnto board of irrigation
tho structure to bo of steel or concroto,
1,000 feet In length and costing In tho
neighborhood of ?50.000. Tito river bo
iig a mile wldo ut Kearney, It will re
quire about throo-quarters of a mile
f dirt tilling to narrow the channel.
This will bo included In tho bridge
ontraet.
Rock county will fight a S ruill eoun
y high school tax in tho supremo
mtrt. claiming the levy Is unoonutltu-lonal.
-I-I- IMIMIIIIM-.I-1HM-III
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THelpsT
TREES COMPLETE THE HOME
Importance of Proper Shrubbery Is
Becoming More and Moro
Recognized.
Tho primary bbjoct of settling tho
stnto was to mako homos, not to mako
fortunes or increnso tho taxable
wealth of tho county or state. Ono
can havo a sholtor or abode without
trees, but no homo which will nppcal
to tho wlfo, and to which tho children
will look back with fond rcmenv
brancca in after years la truly a home
without tho sense ot beauty, repose
and protection afforded by trees and
shrubbery.
Tho treco nnd shrnbbery should bo
located on tho grounds to glvo cortaln
effects or mako a part of & living- pic
ture. Tho fruit orchard cart ho plant
ed nt regular Intervals, in order to be
conveniently cultivated and to uso
fully the ground occupied, but the
trees in tho yard should not bo spaced
Uko orchard trees; thoy should be
grouped, In order to mako vistas,
screen unsightly outbuildings, afford
shade where needed, add touches ot
color to tho picture, provldo a pleas
ing "sky lino," nnd to lend varioty and
Interest to tho homo surroundings.
Trees nnd Bhrubbory nro tho netting
of tho Jewel; tho quality of tho Jewel
Is not dependent upon its size, but up
on tho spirit, tho purity, tho harmony
which dwells within. Yet no jowel
is shown to best advantage without 4
suitable setting, and no homo is fully
a homo without Its Bcttiug of trees and
Bit rubs.
SIGNS WOULD AID CAR RIDERS
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Cleveland street car officials aro
considering a plnn to put signs on
tho public square showing tho cor
ners at which various car lines pass.
Tho plan Is to put sign posts at
each corner of tho square, hanging
from them neat signs giving the list
of car linea which pas3 that corner.
Cleveland Press.
SEE VALUE OF PLAYGROUNDS
No Community Is Now Considered
Complete Without Properly Lald-
Out Breathing Places.
It Is a fact which ought to bo of in
tenso Interest to tho peoplo of this
city that during ono week tho attend
ance of children at tho public play
grounds of Charleston reached the un
precedented flguro of 10,575. It is es
timated that about 2,509 different chiL
dren visited and mado uso of tho play
grounds during this period.
That ought to glvo tho peoplo of tho
community a clearer idea than they
havo herctoforo possessed of the im
mense value of tho playground sys
tem and of tho effectiveness of tho
system aB It is being applied in
Charleston. Probably a majority of
tho Charleston readers of this news
paper have not been aware all this
tlmo of tho lmportanco which tho few
playgrounds now available have as
sumed as a factor in tho life of tho
chlldron of Charleston. That thoso
grounds havo been made uso of In one
wcok by something liko 2,500 different
chlldron and that these children havo
resorted to tho playgrounds so con
stantly and so regularly that the total
nttondnnco during tho week has been
over 10,500 aro facts which furnish
convincing proof of the valuo or theso
places of outdoor recreation -Charleston
News and Courier.
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