DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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H0LUUID-BELB1UM
IONS
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THE TWO NATIONS HAVE 8EV.
ERED DIPLOMATIC
RELATION8.
A ROW OVER PEACE AWARDS
Ambassadors at Brussels and The
Hague Withdrawn Commission of
' Parlo Conference Has Been Con
Iderlna the Tangle.
London. An offlclul wireless dis
patch from Uorlln, dated- Saturday,
aays that tho Belgian ambasKduor at
Tho Hague, having been withdrawn,
the Dutch ambassador at IJrussols also
han boon withdrawn.
Sovoral times recently thoro have
boon roportM that diplomatic relations
v...t..,r, TtnifTiufh and Holland worn
ntrnlnod as a result of tho demand i
i - .. .n.ilnlnn nf Mm triMlt.V
or uetgium ior u iuyio.u.. .. ..- ,
of 1839 under which Holland annexed ,
tho southern bank of tho Scheldt river t
and a strip of Dutch Llmborg, lying ;
botwoon Bolglum and Germany.
Bolglum based her domanda upon
the necessity of securing a stronKei'
military frontier and freeing the trade
of Antwerp, hor groat port, from the
restrictions now placed upon It by
Dutch possession of tho lower portion
of tho Scheldt and nuked for political
control of the southern bank of tho
river, and cortaln guarantees deemed
necessary to safeguard Belgium's
economic Interests In South Limbitrg.
In roturn for theao concessions, the
Belgians suggested that Holland ro
oelvo compensation In tho form of cer
tain bits of Gorman territory Inhabit
od by a Dutch speaking population.
Holland is understood to havo been
Irrevocably opposed to any rentmeia
tlon pf sovereignty,
A commission of tho poaco confei
enco, at last accouts, was considering
the situation.
COMPETITION ALARM8 BRITISH.
American Exporters Able to Under j
ell South Wales Producers.
London, British Industrial Interest -
view with alarm tho gaining of a fool
hold by American exporters In the
coal market of Franco and Denmark
Industrial disputes in Grout Jlrftul"
have given Amorlcan dcalorn an op
portunlty to obtain huge orders In
quartern formerly supplied exclusive
ly by South Wales mines.
American doalors aro said to have
contracted for tho dolIvory-or-ovur-100..
000 tons of coal In Franco and nego
tiations are now under way fur an
additional 500,000 tons. One or two
cargoes of American coal already have
boon laid down In Denmark as sample
hlpmontn, ordors for which were
paced last March during the strike
in England, It Is stated. The prico
wan said to bo $2.50 per v ton lower
than tho English price nt that time
Tho iron and steel industries of
England also aro said to feel thotr
outlook is not very hopeful bucauso
of opportunities afforded American
compeltors through the curtailed Eng.
ltsb coal production.
Germany's Trade Drive.
Washington, D. C Tho Germun
commercial Intelligence service, which
was a yltal factor In furthering tier
many's economic Interests boforo the
war, la bolng reorganized un nn on
tlrely now basis, according to roportii
here. Tho reforms aro bolng mudo
by Count , Brockdorff.Rontr.au, who
headed the peace delegation at Ver
sallos. Tho Inner structure of the
foreign sorvlco, the manner of select
ing and training offlctalH und divid
ing control between tho foreign offlco
nnd commercial houses nrn among the
changes to bo mado.
Fire In American Camp.
Paris. A largo fire started In tho
Amorlcan military camp at Minimus
and tho nltrnto depots and gunpowder
factories at St. Chamas, nearby, havo
been reached by tho Itamus. Later tho
Mro was brought under control, hav
ing been confined to the American
camp and industries connected with
It. Tho loss will bo considerable. The
gunpowder factory at St Chamas wan
saved.
Peace Negotiations Broken Oft.
Coprnhagan, The peace ncgotla'
tlonH which had boon In progress bo
tween the bolshevlkl and the Eathon
ians ami roles have been broken off,
according to a wireless dispatch to
le Kslhnnlnn press bureau here
Offers Plant to Employes.
Now York.Whon tho employes of
Goldsmith, Stern & Co., one of tho
largest Jewelry manufacturing con
corns in tho United Status, threatened
to strlko uiiIobs they woro granted n
25 per cent Increase in wages, August
Goldsmith, head of tho company, of
fered them tho eutlre plant at its up.
praised valno of 1300,000 ntid his own
services for six months without pay
In helping thorn to run it Ills otter
was refilled. This was learned from
Mr, Oold.millli, He said ho afforec) the
flftul oh an twsy payment basin.
I
ACUTE
JOHNSON HITS
WET WEATHER
Senator Encounters an All-Day's
Drizzle in Nebraska
City.
GREETED BY NONPARTISANS
Democrats Represented on the 8tage
As Liberally As Were Republicans
Remains In Lincoln All Night
Duluth Is Next Stop.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 18. Thirty-five '
hundred men und women sat In the
Auditorium here, rubbed wet shoul
ders, clung to dripping umbrellas and
cheered us Senator Hiram Johnson of
California propounded Ills arguments
iigiiliist unreserved acceptance of tho
League of Nations und the pence
treaty.
A drizzling rain hud fullen during
the entire day, but this did uot pre
vent a general rush for places In tho
meeting hall. Neither did the ruin
dissuade tunny from taking a stand be
fore the entrance and waiting for more
limn nn liojir for preferred seats when .
I he doors were opened. Tho meeting
Is the first, since tho senator left Chi
'ago, when ho has presented his stdo
of the subject In n town not previous
ly visited by President Wilson. The
president planted his pro-longuo argu
ments In Oiiiiiliu more than u week .
ago. Mr. Johnson paused there In the 1
afternoon, made a brief address at a '
private luncheon and hurried here. He I
Is the first orator to discuss the League
of Nations In tho Nebraska capital.
Nebraska, It appears, lias been study
ing the Icaguu question In newspapers
und public documents. And, accord
ing to positive assertions made by sev
eral men In touch with general state
conditions men who say they aro un
biased a poll qf the stale would show
two to one for covenant amendments
or else for absolutely discarding the
document In Its entirety.
Sees Change in State.
"Ninety dnys ago this state wns ab
solutely In favor of the league," was
the comment of William E. Clinton of
Carrlngton, who rnnio on with n dele
gation from bis town to hear the sen
ator. Whatever the Nebraska league atti
tude Is, partisan politics seems to have
little to do with It, as was evident nt
this meeting. Democrat were repre
sented on the stage as liberally as
weru Republicans. The chalrmnn
who Introduced Mr. Johnson has for a
long time been prominent In Demo
cratic politics. Ho Ik Lieut. Col. John
fl. Maher, state president of the Amer
ican Legion.
Gov. S. It. MclCulvIn and It. B. How
ell, Republican nullounl committee
man, also occupied prominent places
on the rostrum.
In substance, the Johnson address
was similar to ones he has given elsn
wbero on this speaking tour. Hut ho
presented his arguments In phrases
freshly made. One of these ho tre
ated In Omaha by way of responding
to an1 editorial published on the sub'
Ji.'ct of himself and Senator Borah In
tho newspaper of one of his senate
antagonists, Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
Tho editorial, tho California!! decided,
was attacking him because lie was In
terested In preserving America against
European nnd Asiatic entanglements.
"For the first time In history," ho
said, "It has becotno a reproach to be
nn American. When I recall the, early
war record of tho proprietor of this
paper, I am reminded that many of
these who aro most bitter in attack
ing us for our American stund are
those who have licked the hand that
beat thorn."
"The president lias made, and asked
the senate to approve a league cove
nant that s to bo higher than our
Constitution. Except the sovereign
people, no power on earth can legally
change our Constitution or mitku an
other to over-ride It. None but tho
people should bo permitted to throw
this Independent republic Into an In
ternational confederation, where. It
must ueeessiiHly lbso iLs Independ
ence of action. The people can do
that, but no public servant or serv
ants of those peoplu should be permit
ted to do It. It Is admitted by the
president that we lose our Independ
ence In the league. Misty internation
alism bus been substituted for Amer
icanism. "It was In tho name of American
Ism that our boys went across tho sea,
bur )ou are now told Hint this Ameri
canism Is narrow, selllsh, lucking In
nltru'sm. devoid of vision, and wo arc
asked to blot It out, to substitute for
patriotism, Internationalism, Wo at
Washington say It shall not bo done."
May Return to Washington.
Senator Johnson remained at Lin
coln lust night. This morning he en
trn'neo for Duluth, Minn., where ho
illl speak Friday evening. Saturday
Human Nature,
Modern thinking, prounslnz to found
morality solely upon the principles ot
human naturo, will havo to take ac
count of all there I? In human nature.
And one of the first things we meet
there U tile necessity, In order that
man may comu to his true self, that
he Is possessed by something, some ou
beyond himself, Jonathan Rrlorley.
Free Lunch.
"A seasonable dish," says Houso
buhl Hints. "Is emit uu gratis." lies
top Transcript.
SAYS LEAGUE IS
IRELAND'S HOPE
President Sets Forth Publicly His
Interpretation of the
Covenant.
CONTRACTS A SLIGHT COLD
Trip Down the Peninsula at San Fran.
Cisco Is Abandoned Under Orders
From Doctor Grayson Given
Another Ovation.
Snn Francisco, Sept. 18. President
Wilson contracted u slight cold, Ad
miral Grayson announced. His trip
down the peninsula was abandoned
under orders from Grayson, his physt
clan. He was given an ovation on
his arrival here.
Setting forth publicly for the first
time his Interpretation of the League
of Nations covenant as it affects Ire
land, President Wilson said In n state
ment thnt the league would constitute
n forum before which could bo brought
all claims for self-determination which
are likely to nffect tho peace oC tho
world.
"The covennnt would not bind tho
United Stntcs to assist In putting
down rebellion In any foreign coun
try," ho nssertcd, "nor would It limit
the power of this country to recognize
tho Independence of any people who
seek to secure freedom."
He said Ireland's ense was not henrd
nt Versailles becauso It did not come
within tho Jurisdiction of the pence
conference.
Reply to Labor Council.
The president's statement wns In
reply to a scries of questions sent to
him by tho San Francisco labor coun
cil. It Is understood thnt within u few
days ho will reply similarly to ques
tions put by other labor bodies re
garding Shantung nnd the representa
tion of tho British dominions In the
league assembly. The president's state
ment detailing the lnbor council's ques
tions nnd his answers follows:
1. Under the covenant does the na
tion obligate Itself to assist any mem
ber of tho league fn putting down u
rebellion of its subjects or conquered
peoples?
Answer It docs not.
2. Under 'the covennnt, can this nn
tlon Independently recognlzo a gov
ernment whose people seek to achieve
or hnvo uchtoved their Independence
from n member of the league?
Answer The Independent action of
the government of tho United States
In n matter of this kind Is In no way
limited or affected by the covennnt of
the League of Nations.
Forum for All Claims.
II. Under the covenant are those sub
ject nations or peoples only thnt uro
mentioned In the pence treaty entitled
to tho right of self-determination, ot
does the league possess the right to
nccord n similar privilege to other sub
ject nations or peoples?
Answer It Is not possible for the
penco conference to uct with regard
to tho self-determination of any ter
ritories except those which nnd be
longed to tho defeated empires, but
In tho covenunt of tho League of Na
tions It has set up for the first time,
In article 11, u forum to which all
claims of self-determination which are
likely to disturb tho peace of the world
or the good understanding between
nations upon which the pence of the
world depends can bo brought.
4. Why was tho case of Ireland not
heard nt tho poaco conference? And
what is your position on tho subject
of self-determination of Irelnnd?
AnRwcr Tho case of Ireland was
not heurd nt tho poaco conference bo
cnuso tho penco conference hnd no
Jurisdiction over nny question of that
sort which did not nftcct territories
which belonged to tho defeated em
pires. My position on tho subject of
self-determlnntloh for Ireland Is ex
pressed In article 11 of tho covenant,
In which I tuny say I was particularly
Interested, because It seemed to mo
necessary for tho penco and freedom
of the world that n forum should bo
created, to which all peoples could
bring tiny mntter which wns likely to
affect the peaco nnd freedom of tho
world.
Shantung Sure for China.
Discussing nt length tho Shantung
provision of tho peaco treaty, Presi
dent Wilson snld In nn nddress here nt
ti woman's luncheon that ho had boon
assured by the grent powers that un
der the League of Nations there would
be a new International policy for the
protection of Chinese Integrity.
These powers, Mr. Wilson said, had
Japan's promise to roturn Shantung tc
China nnd Intended to see that It was
fulfilled under tho league. Hu said he
had nsked his colleagues at Versatile
specifically whether they meant undei
tho league to Inaugurate n now policy
tow art! China, nnd they told him they
did.
Satisfaction In Doing Right
Imagination Is the father nnd mother
of trouble when wo let It run loose In
u time of stress. But In the end the
will and the heart aro what dctermlno
our fate. After all, when we do right
we hnvo some satisfaction even If we
suffer. Hut If we do nothing but drift
along we have not even tho satisfac
tion of knowing wo deserve to com
out right.
' t'ally Thought
Better, not ' nt ull than not be,
noble. Tennyson." T ?
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X
SERGT. WILLIAM SANDLIN
. jK( ,jRv jpWBL jHiiv jL5Bt Pk
SKJW
Sergeant York's nearest rival us
the greatest Individual hero of the war
lives In Lexington, Ky. Ho Is Sergt.
William Sandlln, twenty-eight years
old, nnd his record Is 2-1 dead Ger
mans for one day's work. Last Sep
tember 20, near Bojs do Ferger.
France, Sandlln, unaided nnd alone,
killed the 21 Germans nnd captured
six machine guns, escaping without u
scratch. For this remarkable feat he
was awarded -the Congressional Medal
of Honor, the Mednllle Mllttnlrc of
France and the French Croix de Guerre
with palm.
TEXAS DEAD NOW 500
AID IS RUSHED TO CORPUS
CHRISTI AREA.
Train of Thirty-Five Cars of Food and
Other Supplies Dispatched by
Army Commander.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept 18. When
a long distance telephone messnge es
timating the deud In the Corpus Chrlstl
district at 500 was received, MaJ, Gen.
Joseph T. Dlckmun, commander of tho
Southern department, ordered a spe
cial train of 35 cars loaded Immediate
ly with supplies ami sent to the strick
en area.
The train wus filled mostly with big
army motortrucks, such as was used
for transporting supplies In E.irope
and with these the soldiers, aiding Col.
J. A. Porter, In charge of relief work
in tho boy district, will be able to
reach the sufferers In the marooned
district. The train will (t us far as
the line ean be trestled nnd If wash
outs block the way tho trip will be
finished by trucks.
Beside the trucks there were sev
eral carloads of food, Including bread
and canned goods, which can be con
sumed Immediately after they are re
ceived by the hungry people.
Thoro were also htrge quantities of
cots, blankets and tents und army of
ficers at military headquarters an
nounced that nothing would tie left un
done to see that no one suffers for
want of food and shelter.
General Dlckmun bus announced
that If necessary Col. M. It. Hilgnrd,
tho department quartermaster, who
was In charge of the distribution of
supplies nt the nrmy's headquarters at
lB-Sur-TII!c, France, would go to Cor
pus Chrlstl nnd tako charge of the
situation. Colonel Porter was also In
charge of n vast supply depot In
France and hnd n competent force to
assist him. He snld In u message to
headquarters bore that with the ar
rival of tho motortrucks the situation
In tho buy section would tin very much
Improved.
TWO MORE U. S. FLYERS LOST
Aviators Fall to Return From Patrol
Duty Along Mexican Border
Wrecked In Storm?
San Antonio, Tex., Seflt. 17.---rwo
more American army avlatoru are
missing as u result of n pntrql along
the Mexlcnn border. Considerable anx
iety for their safety Is felt nt tinny
headquarters. The missing men aro
Lieutenant L. S. Andrews and S. M.
Perkins. It Is feared that they became
wrecked In the severe storm or clso
were blown across tho border and fell
Into the hands of bandits.
GERMAN ARMY PERILS POLES
Report 200,000 Troops Are Concen
trated on tho Frontier of
Silesia.
Paris, France, Sept. 10. A dispatch
received here from Sosnowie, In tho
government of Plntrknw. Poland, us
Herts that a flermnu nnny, comprising
n minimum of 200.000 men, Is eoncen
tm toil mi the frontier of Silesia, ready
to he thrown against Poland.
Another Victory for Russ.
London. Sept. 10, Another Impor
tant Ictory ly Admiral Kok-hnk's
forces Is reported by lteuter's corre
spondent, who says eight regiments
of reds were destroyed, Kolchak tnk
lug much booty and many prisoner'-.
Sees Jail for "Big Five.'1
Albany, N. V., Sept. It). Evident e
that wjll "warrant and sustain the In
dictment of tho cquiMtmtion of pack
ers known ns the big live," will he pre
sented to a grand. Jury, until Aitiiruby
General A. Mitchell Palmer.
masaam
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF!
Timely News Culled From All
Parts of tho State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED
Walter RrlggR, Norval Clark nnd
Peter Pratt three Sewnrd county boys
who led nil boys os judges at the state
fair, will make up tho Judging team to
represent Nebrnska at the Sioux City
Interstate fair and three Omnba girls ,
who won highest honors as n canning
demonstration team nt the state fair J
will constitute the canning team. Tho (
stock Judging nnd cunning tennis will
compete for honors with cloven other
etntes.
The State Department of Agricul
ture, In a wnrnlng to Nebraska farm
ers, says alfalfa seed, the production
of which In Nebrnska and the west
central states Is only one-fourth of
uormnl, Is being Imported from Italy In
qunntltes contnlnln'g noxious weed
feeds.
The first annual state convention of
the Nebraska branch of the American
Legion Is to assemble at Omaha on
October 10 nnd 11. The convention will
elect delegates and nlternntes to the
national convention to be held at Min
neapolis November 10 to 12.
A number of Nebraska cities had
terrific rains during the past week.
They were caused, It Is said, by storms
In Texus. In less than twenty-four
hours Red Cloud hnd CO.'? Inches, Au
burn 4.30 nnd Fnlrbury .1.27. Many
other points hnd excessive downpours.
A report submitted nt the annual
conference of the Methodist church of
Nebraska at Lincoln shows that the
church's membership In this state de
creased 1,032 in the past year. Of
these 832 succumbed to the "flu" last
winter. .
Governor McKelvle tooted his auto
mobile horn In front of a Lincoln drug
store to uttrnct tho attention of n clerk
therein In violation Of the city ordi
nance nnd was promptly assessed $5.80
In police court for the offense.
The state supreme court on October
6 will bear an appeal Involving the
validity of the constitutional conven
tion law. The case Is from Douglas
county, where the lower court held the
act vnlld.
The 800-ucre Gardner House! farm,
near Ansley, which changed hands tills
spring for a consideration of $50,000,
was sold a few days ago to Peter
Hookstra of David City for $08,000.
The plant of the Nebraska Post, a
German newspaper published at Bea
trice, which was suppressed by the
Gage County Defense Council, lias been
sold to tin Omaha firm for junk.
A total of 28,000 head of sheep and
74,000 head of cnttle were received at
the South Omnha stock yards last
Monday, breaking all previous records
for a single day.
Commission men nre said to be of
fering fnnners in the northwestern
part of the - state having average
yields $100 an ncre In the field for
their potato crop.
It is estimated tliur no less than
80,000 head of cattle from drouth
stricken states have already arrived In
Cherry, Grant, Thomas and Hooker
counties.
The state banking bureau has re
ceived application for charter from
the Bank of DIxk Kimball coun
ty. The bank Is Incorporated for $15,
000. A convention .of the Nebrnskn
Farmers' Co-operative Grain nnd Live
Stock association wll be held at
Omnha from November 18 to 20.
Fllley. Ilockford nnd Vlrglnln In
Gnge county plan to build a transmis
sion electric line from the nolmcsvllle
plant for lighting the towns.
Business men of Nebraska City
have organized u rompnny hnvlng for
Its purpose the building of fin up-to-date
hotel In the city,
Sugar factories of western Nebraska
are to begin the 1010 campaign in n
few days. The operation Is expected
to Inst about 120 duyi.
Railroad crop reports place Neb
raska's potato crop at 0,500,000 bush
els, about half a normal yield.
The congregation of the Methodtet
Episcopal church at Chappell bus be
come so large that mi addition to the
edifice Is to be built nt once.
The Fnnners Stale bank of Gurloy
bus moved Into Its new home which
cost approximately $15,000.
Work has begun on the paving of n
number of the streets of Mullen.
With the opening of the school term
last Wednesday tho Nebraska Univer
sity began the 51st year of Its exist
ence. Nebraska's football team Blurted
training for the 1010 season last week
with about 100 candidate for places
on the llrst squad. The opening game
will take place at Iowa City, Oct. 4.
Women were entertnlned nt the Ak-Snr-Ben
den at Omnha during Mer
chants market week for the llrst time
outside of a coronation ball, since the
organization was founded twenty
five years ago.
A year ago the State College of Ag
riculture, near Lincoln, purchased
u Hampshire boar for $00. Just tho
other day tho same hog was sold for
$1,000, It being the third unlnuil the
tot lego hits sold In the last two years
for $1,000 or more.
Four practical short courses will he
given by the university college of ng
rleulmre nt Lincoln this winter for
tho express benefit of Nebrnskn farm
ers. Any one may enter any of the
courses In tractors, trucks, automo
biles, and farm shop, uny Monday, be
ytnnlng September 29, .
The prlmnrlcs of September 10 to
nominate candidates for delegates to
the constitutional convention, hold In
twenty-ilvo leglslntlvc districts, was
Nebraska's tamest election. I.esa tham
10 per cent of u normal vote was etiBt
In most of the districts. Election ot
delegates will be held November 4 nnd
the convention will nsscmble Decem
ber 2.
Allen V. Grnmmer nnd Alson It.
Cole, who are under sentence of dcoUt
at the state penitentiary for the mur
der of Mrs. Lulu Vogt of Elba In 1017,
have been granted nnother reprieve by
Governor McKelvle. Lnck of prepara
tion to carry through the double execu
tion at tho prison wns responsible for
the governor's action.
One hundred well known Nebraska
men, Including Edgnr Howard of Co
lumbus and Frank Hnrilson of Lin
coln, met nt the cnpltnl city the other
day and orgnnlzed n Nebraska branch
of the League for the Preservation ot
American Independence.
Governor McKelvle received nn np
pcal for Nebraska to aid the destitute
people of Corpus Chrlstl, Tex., whern
u hurricane and tidal wave devastated
a large part of the city and caused th
death of more than 400 persons In thja
district.
The first shipment of supplies to
leave Nebraska for the hungry children
of Germany was transported on the.
stotfiushlp .Tnson, which left Now YorK
September 20. The shipment consisted
of 48,000 cans of condensed milk,
Workmen In the nit of rebuilding a
bridge qn the Rock Islnnd, near Dcsh
ler, which had been destroyed by lire,
were forced to suspend operations
when a fl c Inch rain, fell in the dis
trict. Reports from Washington to the ef
fect that General Pershing will not
make his western trip ns planned
caused tho Lincoln Commercial club to
temporarily halt Its plans for a big re
ception. Ten inches of rain fell In Superior
and vicinity In Ipss than twelve hours
last Thursday, resulting In the washing
out of several miles of railroad track
nnd the destruction of innny bridges.
The Nebraska School of Agriculture
opens nt Lincoln October 10. The col
lege offers a training In agriculture
and home economics to ull persons
with a common school educntfon.
An army motor transport unit,
bringing $12,000 worth of equipment,
will be established In the military
training department of the University
of Nebrnskn at Lincoln.
Warren Pershing, 10-year-old son ol
General Pershing, Is back at home la
Lincoln, after having spent two
months overseas with his Illustrious
father.
Lincoln hns been receiving but one
fourth Us normal supply of sugar dur
ing the past few weeks. A good many
other towns in the state are In the
same boat.
A new school building, nn- addition
to the electric plant nnd a new muni
cipal Ico plant aro Improvements con
templntcd for Plnlnvlew In the Imme
diate futures.
The annual convention of the Stnto
Association of County Commissioners,
Supervisors and County Clerks will
be held at Omaha December 2 to 4.
The congregation of the Baptist
church nt Pawnee City recently cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of tho
establishment of the church In the city.
The postofflce nt Tate, Pawnee,
county, hns been ordered discontinued
because no one can be found who
wishes to servo as postmaster.
Contracts have been let for state
aid bridges across the Platte, near
Central City and Grand Islnnd, the two
to cost npproxltnntely $170,000.
Buffalo county's farm bureau Is to
be n permanent Institution. A sultnbte
building for bousing the enterprise is
to be erected at Kearney.
More than $0,000 hns been raised for
a soldiers' and sailors' home-coming
celebration nt Beatrice. The event will
tnke place October 8.
Ten thousand dollars hnve been
raised by business men of Grant for
the completion of the now high school
building.
P. H. Stewart, Buffalo county ngrl
culturnl ngent, hns accepted a posltloh
with the extcnsoln bureau of tho state
university.
At a special election nt Guide Rock
n proposition to Issue bonds for elec
tric lights curried by n vote of 140 to 9.
Work of paving more than 100 miles
of public roads In DouglaB county will
begin early next spring.
Beatrice Is to have a new hotel,
which will cost, when furnished, moro
than a half million dollars.
Ogallaln citizens are agitating the
question of establishing n hospital In
tho city.
The Bentrlce volunteer lire depart
ment recently celebrated the burning
of the mortgago on Its building.
The plant of the American Potnsh
company at Antlocb, one of the larg
est In western Nebraska, resumed op
erations after having been closed
nearly n year.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the lumber-yard of Nye-Schnclder-Fowler
company, nnd completely gut
led the Northwestern railroad sta
tion nt Hustings. The loss nt tho
lumber yard Is cstlmnted at $00,000
and the railroad station at $10,000.
Blue Springs' new school building,
u contract for which has Just been let,
will cost $51,151.
Victor H. Wilson, who resigned
from tho Nebraska railway commis
sion, will enter the practice of com
mercial laws In Lincoln after October
1, when his resignation becomes of-
feetlve.
Rumors In tho northwestern part of
the stnto are to the effect that tho
Herd potash plant which wns de-
i stroyed by fire nt Lnkcslde will not bo
j rebuilt, due to the uncertain eondi-
t tlnu of the mnrkets.
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