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GREEN FANCY LIARS.
Synopsis. Thomas K. Barnes,
a wealthy young Now Yorker,
on n walking Jrip In New Eng
' land near tho Canadian border,
Is given a lift in an nutomobllo
by a mysterious and nttractlvo
girl bound for a bouso called
Green Fancy. At Hart's tavern
Barnes finds a stranded troupe
of "barn-storming" actors, of
which Lyndon Rushcroft Is the
stnr and "Miss Thackeray" the
leading lady. They aro doing
hotel work for their board. lie
learns Green Fancy is a bouse
of mystery. That night two
mounted men leave the tavern
under odd circumstances. One
Is shot dead near by; the other
Is brought back dying. The
sheriff detains Barnes. Green
Fancy guests appear and say
the mystery does not concern
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER V Continued.
The two men looked at him, plainly
perplexed.
"When was all this?" inquired Do
Soto.
"Early last evening. He picked up
your latest guest at tho corners, and
ho Insisted In his driving mo to the
tavern before tho storm broke. Tvo
fceen terribly anxious about her. She
must have been caught out in all that
frightful "
"What's this you are saying, Mr.
-Barnes?" cut in Do Soto, frowning.
""No guest arrived at Green Fancy last
evening, nor was ono expected."
Barnes stared. "Do you mean to
say that she didn't get there, after
qll?"
"She? A woman, was It?" demand
ed O'Dowd. "Bcdad, If sho said sho
was coming to Green Fancy she was
spoofing you. Aro you sure It was old
Peter who gavo you that Jolly ride?"
"No, I am not sure," said Barnes
uneasily. "She was afoot, having
walked from the station below. I met
tier at the corners and sho asked me If
1 knew how far It" was to Green
Fancy, or something llko that. Said
sho was going there. Then along canio
the nutomoblle, rattling down tills
very road an ancient Panhard driven
toy nn old codger. She seemed to think
St was all right to hop in and trust
lierself to him, although she'd never
seen him before."
"Tho antfque Panhard fits In all
jt-Ight," said O'Dowd, "but I'm hanged
If tho woman fits at aV No such per
son arrived nt Green Fancy last night."
"Did you get a square look at tho
driver's face?" demanded Do Soto.
"It was almost too dark to see, but
ho was old, hatchet-faced, and spoko
with nn accent."
"Then It couldn't have been Peter,"
said De Soto positively. "He's old,
right enough, but ho Is as big ns tho
.sldo of a house, with a face like a full
moon, and ho Is Yankee to his toes.
By gad, Barnes, the plot thickens I A
-woman has been added to tho mystery.
Now, who the devil Is' sho and what
has becomo of her?"
CHAPTER VI.
Charity Begins Far From Home, and
a Stroll In the Wlldwood Follows.
Mr. Rushcroft was furious when ho
arose at eleven o'clock on tho morning
nfter the doublo murder, having slept
like n top through all of the commo
tion. He boomed all over tho place,
vocal castlgatiqns falling right and
left on the guilty and tho Innocent
without distinction.
"I don't see how you managed to
sleep through It," Barnes broke In.
"You must havo an unusually clear
conscience, Mr. Rushcroft."
"I haven't any conscience at nil, sir,"
roared tho star. "I had nn unusunlly
full stomach, that's what.was tho mat
ter with inc. I tnke oath now, str,
never to eat again as long as I live.
A man who cannot govern his beastly
appetite ought to defy It, If nothing
else."
"I gather from that remark that you
omitted breakfast this morning."
"Breakfast, sir? In God's name, I
imploro you not to refer to anything
so disgusting ns stewed prunes and
bacon at a time llko this. My mind
is"
"How about luncheon? Will you
Join mo at twelve-thirty?"
"That's quite another matter," said
Mr. Hushcroft readily. "Luncheon Is
nn esthetic tribute to the physical in
telligence of man, If you know what l'
mean. I shall bo delighted to Join you.
"Twelve-thirty, did you say?"
"It would give me great pleasure if
your daughter would nlso grace tho
eslul board. I think It is too bad that
she has to go about in tho gown sho
wears, Mr. Rushcroft," said Barnes.
"She's much too splendid for that. I
have a proposition I'd llko to make to
you later on. I rannot make it, how-
Aver, without consulting Miss Thack
eray's feelings."
"My dear fellow!" beamed Rush
rot., oolzlng the other's hand. "Ono
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frequently reads In books about it
coming like this, at first sight, but,
damme, I never dreamed that It ever
really happened. Count on mcl She
ought to leave tho stage, the dear
child. No more fitted to it than an
Easter Illy. Her place is In tho home,
the"
"Good Lord, I am not thinking of "
And Barnes, aghast, stopped before
blurting out the words that leaped to
his lips. "I mean to say this Is a prop
osition that may also affect your ex
cellent compnnlons.'Bncon and Dllllng
ford, ns well ns yourself."
At twelve-thirty sharp Barnes enmo
down from his room freshly shaved
and brushed, to find not only Mr. Rush
croft and Miss Thackeray awaiting
him In tho office, but the Messrs. DI1
llngford and Bacon as well.
"I took the liberty, old fellow," said
Rushcroft, addressing Barnes, "of ask
ing my excellent co-workers to Join us
in our repast."
"Delighted to have you with us, gen
tlemen," said Barnes nffably.
Tho sole topic of conversation for
the first half hour was tho mysterious
slaying of their fellow lodgers. Mr.
Rushcroft complained bitterly of the
outrageous, high-handed action of the
coroner and sheriff in Imposing upon
him and his company the samo re
strictions that had been applied to
Barnes. They were not to leave thf
county until tho authorities gavo the
word. Ono would have thought, to
hear the star's Indignant lamentations,
that ho and his party were In a posi
tion to depart when they pleased. It
wpuld have been dlfllcult to Imagine
that he was not actually rolling In
money instead of being absolutely
penniless.
Barnes had been immersed in his
own thoughts for eomo time. A slight
frown, as of reflection, darkened his
eyes. Suddenly perhaps Impolitely
ho Interrupted Mr. Rushcroft's flow of
eloquence.
"Have you any objection, Mr. Rush
croft, to a more or less personal ques
tion concerning your own private er
misfortunes?" he asked, leaning for
ward. For a moment one conld have heard
a pin drop. Mr. Rushcroft evidently
held his breath. There could bo uo
mistake about that.
"It's rather delicate, but would you
mind telling mo Just how much jou
were stuck up for by the ur was It
a writ of attachment?"
"It was," said the star. "A writ
of Inquisition, you might ns well sub
stitute. The act of a polluted, impe
cunious, parsimonious what shall I
say? Well, I will be as simple as pos
siblehotel keeper. Ninety-seven dol
lars and forty cents. For that pitiful
amount ho subjected mo to "
"Well, that Isn't so bad," said
Barnes, vastly relieved. Ho was cov
ertly watching MIs3 Thackeray's half
averted face as ho ventured upon tho
proposition he hnd decided to put be
fore them. "I am prepared and wil
ling to advance this amount, Mr. Rush
croft, and to take your personal note
as security."
Rushcroft leaned back in his chair
and stuck his thumbs in tho armholcs
of his vest. He displayed no unduo
elation. Instead ho affected profound
calculations. His daughter shot a
swift, searching look nt tho would-bo
Samaritan. There was a heightened
color in her cheeks.
"Moreover, I shall bo happy to in
crease the amount of tho loan suffi
ciently to cover your return at onco
to New York, If you so deslre-by
train." Barnes smiled ns ho added tho
lost two words.
"Extremely kind, of you, my dear
Barnes," said tho nctor, running his
fingers through his hair. "Tour faith
in mo is most gratifying. I I really
don't know what to say to you, sir."
"May I Inquire Just how you ex
pect to profit by this transaction, Mr.
Barnes?" Miss Thackeray asked
steadily.
Ho started, catching her meaning.
"Myear Miss Thackeray," ho ex
claimed, "this transaction Is solely be
tween your father and me. I shall
havo no other claim to press."
"I wish I could bellevo that," sho
said.
"You may bellevo It," ho assured
her.
"It isn't the usual course," sho said
quietly, and her faco brightened. "You
aro not like most men, Mr. Barnes."
"My dear child," said Rushcroft,
"you must lcavo this matter to our
friend and me. I fancy I know an
honest man when I see him. My dear
fellow, fortune is but temporarily
frowning upon me. In a few weeks
I shall be on my feet again, zipping
along on tho crest of tho wave. I dare
sny I can return the money to you In
n month or six weeks.- If "
"Oh, father 1" cried Miss Thackeray.
"We'll make It six months, and I'll
pay any rate of Interest you desire.
Sir per cent, eight per cent, ten per"
"Six per cent, t-lr, and wo will raako
It n ynr from date,"
"Agreed. Oct up and dance for us,
Dlllyl Wo shall bo in New York to
morrow!" "You forget Uiu dictatorial Blierlff,
Mr. niishcroft," feold Barnes.
Author of
"Grauitaik." "The
low of Her
'Beverly of
iraujtaik," "The
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"Tho varlctl" barked Mr. Rushcroft.
It was arranged that Dllllngford and
Bncon were to go to Hornvlllo In a
hired motor that afternoon, secure tho
Judgment, pay tho costs, and attend
to tho rcmovnl of the personal belong
ings of tho stranded quartette from
tho hotel to Hart's Tavern. The
younger actors stoutly refused to ac
cept Barnes' offer to pay their board
while nt tho Tavern. That, they de
clared, would bo charity, nnd they pre
ferred his friendship nud his respect
to anything of that sort. Miss Thack
eray, however, was to bo immediately
relieved of her position as chamber
maid. Sho was to become a paying
guest.
Rushcroft took tho whplo affair with
tho most noteworthy complacency, no
seemed to regard It ris his due, or
more properly speaking as if he were
doing Barnes a great favor In allowing
him to lend money to n person of his
Importance.
"A thought has Just como to me,
my dear fellow," ho remarked as they
arose from table. "With tho proper
kind of backing I could put over ono
of tho most stupendous things tho the
ater has known In fifty years. I don't
mind saying to you although It's
rather sub rosa that I havo written a
play a four-act drama that will pack
the biggest house on Broadway to tho
roof for as mnny months as we'd caro
to stay. Perhaps you will nllow mo
to talk it over with you a little later
on. You will be Interested, I'm sure.
Rushcroft Took the Whole Affair With
the Most Noteworthy Complacency.
Egad, sir, I'll read the play to you.
I'll What ho, landlord. Have your
best automobile sent nround to tho
door as quickly as possible. A couple
of my men are going to Hornvillo to
fetch hither my "
"Just a minute," Interrupted Put
nam Jones, wholly unimpressed. "A
man Just called you up on tho phone,
Mr. Barnes. I told him you was en
tertaining roynlty nt lunch and
couldn't bo disturbed. So ho asked
me to have you call him up ns soon
as you revived. His words, not mine.
Call up Mr. O'Dowd at Green Fancy.
Here's tho number."
Tho mellow voice of tho Irishman
soon responded to Barnes' call. ,
"I called you up to relievo your
mind regarding tho young woman who
camo last night," ho said. "You ob
serve that I say 'came.' She's 4Wtc
all right, safe and sound, nnd no cnuso
for uneasiness. I thought you meant
that alio was coming here as a guest,
and eo I made tho very natural mis
take of saying sho hadu't come nt all,
at all. The young woman in question
Is Mrs. Van Dyke's maid. But, bless
mo soul, how was I to know sho wns
even in existence, much less expected
by train or motor or Shanks' mare?
Well, she's here, so there's tho end of
our mystery."
Barnes was slow in replying. Ho
was doubting his own enro. It was not
concclvnblo that an ordinary or even
nn extraordinary lady's maid could
havo possessed tho exqulslto voice and
manner of his chanco acquaintance of
tho day before, or tho temerity to
order that sour-faced chauffeur about
as if Tho chauffeur!
"But I thought you said that Mr.
Curtis' chauffeur was moon-faced
and"
"Ho Is, bcdad," broke In Mr.
O'Dowd, chuckling. "That's what de
ceived mo entirely, nnd no wonder. It
wasn't Peter at all, but tho rapscallion
washer who went nfter her. Ho was
instructed to tell Peter to meet the
four o'clock train, and the blockhead
forgot to give tho order. Bedad, what
does ho do but sneak out after her
himself, senred out of bis boots for
fear of what ho was to get from Peter.
I had tho whole story from Mrs, Van
Dyke."
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"Well, I'm tremendously relieved
said Barnes slowly.
"And so nm I," said O'Dowd with
conviction. "I have seen tho heroine
of our busted romance. Sho's n good
looking girl. I'm not surprised that
sho kept her veil down. If you wcro
to lcavo it to me, though, I'd say
that It's n sin to carry discretion so
far as nil that You sco what I mean,
don't you?" Ilia rich laugh enmo over
tho wire.
"Perfectly. Thank you for lotting
me know. My mind Is nt rest. Good
by." As he hung up tho receiver he
said to himself, "You nro a most af
fable, convincing chnp, Mr. O'Dowd,
but I don't bellevo n word you sny.
That woman Is no lady's maid, and
you've known all tho time that sho
was there."
At four o'clock ho set out alone for
a tramp up the mountain road in
which tho two men hod been shot
down. Ills mind wns quite clear.
Roon and Paul wcro not ordinary rob
bers. They were, no doubt, honest
men. no would havo said that they
were thieves bent pn burglarising
Green Fancy were It not for the dis
closures of Miss Thackeray nnd the
very convincing proof that they were
not shot by tho same man.
It wns not beyond reason Indeed,
It was quite probable that they were
trying to cross the border; In that
event their real operations would be
confined to tho Canadian side of the
line. Ho could not free himself of the
suspicion that Green Fancy possessed
the key to tho situation. Roon and his
companion could not havo had the
slightest interest in his movements up
to tho Instant ho encountered tho
young woman nt the crossroads. Ills
busy brain suddenly suffered tho shock
of n distinct conclusion. Wns she a
fellow conspirator? Was sho tho In
side worker nt Green Fancy In a well
laid plan to rifle tho place?
Could It be posslblo that sho was
tho confederate of theso painstaking
agents who lurked with sinister pa
tience outside tho very gates of thu
ploco called Green Fnncy?
Ills ramble carried him far beyond
the spot where Roon's body wns found
nnd whero young Conley had comu
upon tho tethered horses. His cwgor,
curious gazo swept tho forest to tho
left of tho road In search of Green
Fancy. Overcome by n rash, daring
impulse, he climbed over tho stake
and rider fence nnd sauntered unions
tho big trees which so far haJ ob
scured tho house from view. Tho jeci
grew very thickly on tho slope, nnd
they were unusunlly lnrge. Ho pro
gressed deeper Into tho wood. At tho
end of whnt must have been a mllo
he halted. There was no sign of habi
tation, no Indication that man had
ever penetrated so far Into the forest.
As he was on the point of retracing
his steps toward tho road his gazo
fell upon a hugd moss-covorcrt rock
less than a hundred yards away. Ho
stared, and gradually It began to tako
on angles nnd planes and recesses of
tho most nstoundlng symmetry. Un
der his widening gazo It was trans
formed into n substantial object of
cubes and gables and yes, windows.
Ho was looking upoij tho strange
homo of tho oven strnnger Mr. Cur
tisGreen Fancy.
Now ho understood why it was
called Green Fnncy. Its surroundings
were no greener than Itself; It riccmed
to melt Into tho foliage, to becdmo n
part of (he natural lnndscape. Moun
tain ivy literally enveloped It. Ex
posed sections of the houso were paint
ed green; tho doors were green; tho
leafy porches and their columns, the
chimney pojs, tho window hangings
all were tho color of tho unchanging
forest. And It wns a place of huge
dimensions, low nnd long and rum
bling. '"Gad," ho said to himself, "what
manner of crank Is ho who would
bury himself llko this? Of all the
crazy ideas I ever "
His reflections ended there. A wom
an crossed his vision ; a woman stroll
ing slowly toward him through the In
tricate avenues of tho wlldwood.
Barnes meets "Mrs. Van
Dyke's maid," and the mys
tery deepens.
(TO 1113 CONTINUED.)
Longfellow Justly Popular.
Longfellow Is Justly popular ns thn
poet who, nbovo all other poets of thlR
country, has expressed with n varied
and finished art tho simple, natural,
elomentnl nffectlons nnd sentiments.
Ills literary productions p.ro confined
almost entirely to thoso in poetic form.
Hyperion, a rather florid romance, and
Kavanngh, n romanco of somewhat hot
ter quality, aro tho two exceptions. Ills
well-known "Psalm of Life," "The
Song of Illnwathn," "Evangeline," and
many other poems hnvo mnilu his
nanio a familiar household word, aid
every schoolboy Is familiar with "Tho
Village Blacksmith." "Tho Wreck of
the Hesperus," and tho "Building of
the Ship," which aro tho melodious
phr Mng of thoughts and feelings dear
to i..u children even of a larger growthv
. i
Kettledrum Is Old.
Tho Greeks and Romans danced to
tho accompaniment of tho tympanum
from which our modern kettledrum
has been adapted but failed to apply
this Instrument of percussion to war
fare, and It Is not till tho seventh
century that tho Moors and Snracons.
of Spain Introduced tho drum nmnne
European soldiery, having themselves
acquired it from tho Hindus through
Persian traders. Tho nnclcnt word
"tabrr" or ns tho French call It
"tnmbour" denotes tho origin, thr
Persian word for drum being tablr,
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
THIS MAJESTIC STATE
Reports of Interesting Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Lines for Quick
Perusal.
Allen Vincent Grnmmcr, who was
sentenced to die In tho electric chair
at the state penitentiary nt Lincoln,
Juno 0 for his alleged part In tho mur
der of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lulu
Vogt, near St. Paul, July 5, 1017, was
granted a ro-hcarlng by the supremo
court of Nebraska as the result of n
confession by Alson B. Colt, also un
der deatli sentence for tho murder, In
which ho exonerated Grammar.
A Ford nutomobllo met Its Waterloo
at Omaha the other day when a big
IXMiorso power airplane crashed Into
It while making a landing on tho Ak-Sar-Bon
Hying Hold. Tho flivver was
demolished nnd tho plane, after hav
ing n damaged wing repaired, con
tinued on Its way to Denver. No ono
was Injured In tho smashup.
Tho Nebraska Stato Asoclatlon of
Commercial clubs chose N. T. Gadd of
Broken Bow for its futuro president
for tho coming year at tho recent con
vention In tho Castor county me
tropolis. Tho convention was ono of
tho best In the history of the associa
tion. Grand Island Is to bo the scene
of tho next gathering.
It Is said that petitions containing
about 15,000 naim! have been recolved
at tho otllco of the promotion commit
too at Lincoln which has In charge tho
Invoking of the referendum on tho
code bill In order to keep It from Itolng
given a trial. It will require 211,000
names to hold up the bill.
Attorneys for Morris Kntelman,
Omaha business man, convicted and
sentenced to prison for a term of from
no to seven years by the "district
court of Douglas county for alleged
complicity In nutomobllo stealing havo
asked the supreme court to rovlow tho
case.
Catholics of Cedar Rapids dedicated
the now St. Anthony's church with n
ceremony attended by tho greatest
throng of people ever assembled In tho
city before at ono time. Tho new
edifice Is ono of the finest In tho stato.
Omaha Js included In tho routo of
a great continental airline to carry
passengers and express, according to
plans of Akron (O.) promoters, who
hopo to have big dirigibles In operation
within a year.
People of Richardson county are de
termined to have a new court bouso at
Falls City to replace thu ono destroyed
by llro recently. A special election to
vote bonds for tho project will be hold
beforo long.
Lincoln proposes to do mora paving
this year than ever before In a slnglo
senson. Ono proposed district in tho
north part of tho city will make near
ly two miles of nowly paved streets.
But ono bid was submitted for tho
Ames-Fremont concrcto road of six
miles, tho estimated cost being $107,
000. Tho contract Is to bo let the last
of June.
Stato Treasurer Crosby reports that
tho balance In tho state's strong box at
tho end of May totalled $2,00S,r10.81,
an compared with $1,800,0 10.01, the
end of tho previous month.
A change of first degreo murder has
been Hied against Mrs. Minnie Owens
of Hastings who Is said to have con
fessed to tho murdor of her Si-months
old baby with a butcher knlfo.
A trans-continental right from New
York to tho Pacific coast Is to bo
made with only one stop, and that to
bo made at North Platto by an army
airplane.'
Rev. Samuol E. Taft, who has filled
the pulpit of the M. E. church at Table
Rock for nearly tnreo years, has ac
cepted a call to a Methodist church
near Spokane, Wash.
Work Is expected to bogln soon on
tho laying of 10 blocks of paving at
West Point. Tho total cost of tho Im
provement will bo approximately
$12.r,000.
A movoment Is on foot at Lincoln
to annex four suburlw to tho Capital.
Tho first attempt to make a Greater
Lincoln by legislative action, failed.
Railroads In many districts of east
ern Nohraska suffered heavy damago
to their roadbeds as tho result of tho
heavy rains' of tho past wee.
A contract has been closed whereby
nn army aviator will give an exhibi
tion Hlght at Odoll tho last day of tho
Chautauqua, June 20.
Contracts havo been let and work Is
well under way on the now municipal
lighting plant which is being Installed
at Holdrego,
Work has begun on $1-10,000 worth
of paving and storm sower construc
tion nt Geneva.
One of the largest land deals In thu
history of western Nebraska tran
spired last week when the George It.
Ulehnrdson'H "X-L" ranch of 11,000
acres, part In Garden and pnrt In
.Morrill counties, situated near Llsco,
was sold for moro than $200,000.
Tho heavy rains nnd high winds of
I ho past week caused thousands of dol
lars' damago to crops In eastern Ne
braska, Wheat was leveled to tho
ground by tho high winds In many
.ectlons. Corn on tho bottom lnnd In
many oases was washed away.
Thu bay outlook In Nebraska, ac
cording to tho stato agricultural de
partment, promises 0,000,000 tons, as
against u December estlniato of half
that amount.
Lincoln citizens will now receive
somgthlng llko $100.oOO In robnto
charges for gas an tho result of thu
Unltod States supremo courts decree
HsmlKsIng tho Injunction proceedings
'nought by tho Lincoln (las nnd Kino
'lie Light company, restraining the
nforcoment of u city ordlnanco re-
Ing tho prlco of gas from $1.20
M i-nnctcd twolvo years ago.
J Softening of tho road-bed by heavy
rains wns mo reason givon lor tnu
wreck of the Burlington troop trnl'i
near Ashland by railroad ntllclnls. It
Is considered very remnrkablo that
none (V tho more than 200 sold lets
who woro asleep In tho flvo coaches
which rolled down tho ton-foot em
bankment nnd Into Snlt Creek, wero
not killed. A good many of tho sol
diers, who wero mostly from Cali
fornia, lost all tholr personal belong
ings. Tho Fremont Commercial club haa
raised tho $75,000 It pledged toward
tho expenso of moving Midland col lego
to Fremont from Atchlsn, Kan., and
the establishment of a Lutheran uni
versity near tho city. This announce
ment was followed by a report from
Atchison that tho board of tho college
had voted to remove tho Institution to
Fromont July 15.
Tho state engineering department nt
Lincoln collected $71,802 for automo
bile licenses during the month of April,
tho first month tho new stato law has
been In effect. Fifteen counties tti'rn
cd In moro than $1,000. Douglas
county turned In $0,820; Lancaster,
$H,ri02; Knox, $2,iO,"5, and Custer,
$2,r7.
Nlnoty-olght dental (Undents, who
confessed to reading the test ques
tions beforo they began to tako the ex
amination under tho stato dentnl
board at Lincoln recently, will be giv
en another opportunity to take thu ex
amination somo tlmo next month, ac
cording to action tnkon by tho board.
Nebraska's two United States sen
ators cast tholr voto when tho upper
branch of congress finally snnottrnod
tho Susan B. Anthony suffrage amend
ment to tho federal constitution, Sen
ator Norrls voting for tho measure and
Hitchcock against It.
Frank Green' of Lincoln was mado
llrst president of tho Fraternal Order
of Elks of Nebraska at tho annunl
convention of tho association at York,
Other otllcers wero chosen for tho en
suing year and Alllanco wjps selected
for tho 1020 mooting.
A well known Minnesota man Is In
Lincoln making preparations,' It Is
said, to establish a nonpartisan Icaguo
farm paper In the Capital City with u
circulation among tho 20,000 member
ho claims tho league has throughout
thu state.
Governor McIColvIe has Intimated'
that ho would not hesitate to call tho
leglslaturo In extra session to act on
tho suffrago amendment If It becomes
necessary to havo Nebraska's voto to
completu tho ratification of tho act.
Congressman Evans, of Nebraska,
has Introduced bills In congress au
thorizing tho war department to do
nate captured German cannon to thu
cities of Fremont, Columbus and Nor
folk In his district'
Moro than 2,000 women have regis
tered In Douglas county and they nro
expected to tako a prominent part In
tho special election to bo held Juno 24
to voto $U,00y,000 In bonds for road
building.
Tho Methodist church at Randolph
not only "went over tho top" In tho
recent missionary contenary drlvo but
raised a fund sulllclem to build a lino
parsonage and equip thu pastor with a
motor car.
According to A. O. Andrews, govern
ment crop agent stationed at Lincoln,
orango leaf rust, unusually prevalent
In Nebraska, may roduco production, uf
tho stnto's winter wheat crop.
A contract has boon lot for tho
building of tho Blnlr-Omkhind highway.
Tho project, which will cost about $00,
000, comprises IUJS miles and passes
through Tekamah nnd Craig.
Tho Yoi'ta Commercial club has de
cided to puvo twenty-four miles of
roads In thu county, six miles In each
direction of York, tho city to guarun
tee $1,000 per mllo pavod.
Tho stato engineer's olllco nt Lincoln
lot a contract for tho construction of
tho thlrty-sevou miles of public high
way botween Lincoln and Beatrlco to
cost about $lr.000.
Tbcodoro Frederick Barnes of Me
Cook. a discharged soldier, has boon
appointed to thu West Point Military
academy by Congressman Andrews of
tho Fifth district.
Washington reports sny that tho
government Intends to havo a big war
oxhlblt at tho Nebraska homo-eOiniug
at Lincoln the week of Juno 10 to 20.
Two Nebraska congressman, Jof
forts and Reovls, nro members of a
committed appointed to Invostlgato ex
penditures of tho War department.
The Fremont canteen sorved 7,000
men during tho month of May, ac
cording to tho report of Miss Maud
May, commandant.
Tho fourteenth annual convention of
tho Nebraska Fraternal Order of
Eagles will be held nt South Omaha
Juno 10 and 17.
Rev. D. M. tirr or Wakefield has ac
cepted it call from tho Presbyterian
church of Aurora and will assume tho
pustorato July 1, llov. J. II. Sals
bury having resigned to engage ir
nianontly in tho new era movement
of his church,
Congressman Jeffries of Neliraskn
has Introduced a bill In congress to
repeal the daylight saving law,, lu.ru,...
spouse to a number of requests from
fanning communities, whero It Is mild
Ibo present schedule of tlmo Is a s.'r
lous handicap to farm work.
Moro than 20,000 items of Gngo
county land has been leased by the
Ilohlrego-lted Cloud Oil company for
the purpose of prospecting for oil, Ac
tual drilling Is oxisjotod to start be
foro long.
Wnhoo Is planning many Improve
ments this year, tho program bogln.
nlng with tho pavoiiumt of forly
block's In thu business and resldenco
portions of tho city of which one-half
will bo on the famous CornhURkcr
highway and which Is now being grnd-
ed tliivugh Saunders county by tho.
I cdornl and statu aid projects.
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