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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY. NEBRASKA. I i . NATIONAL BANK fflffltt LARGE TWENTY-FOUR PER CENT OF THEIR CAPITAL. ONLY 5 IN RECEIVERS' HANDS Currency Controller's Statement Shows But Five Failures During the Present Year. WuBhington, D. C. Tho 8,157 na tional banks of tho country reported a gross rovonuo or $1,109,000,000 or 21 por cent on tholr capital for tho fin cal year ended last Juno 30, said a tutomont by John Skolton Williams, controller of tho currency. TIiIb, Mr. Williams said, was a now high record. Only five banks wents Into tho bands of recolvers during tho year, a record exceeded only by that ot tho jjror bofore, when thcro wero no fall ares. Mr. Williams declared the national banks had met tho suvoro teBt ot war and roconstruction In a way that proved their "solid strength and tho wisdom and fidelity of tlioso who di rect Uiem." "Tho facta and figures," ho added, "must givo tho American people und tho world Increased confidence- In tho rofety and power of tho banking and buslnosu Interests of tills country," Earnlngu of tho banks enmo large ly from Interest and discount, Mr. "Williams mild, although $87,000,000 i was obtnlnod from exchango and col' I US BOlirCOH. Loflsca charged off by tho banks wero distributed as follows: Thlrty-ono million two hundred thou sand dollars on loans and discounts, 101,700,000 on bonds nnd other ifecur Hlos and $81,000,000 on miscellaneous losson'. Tho banks paid lntorost to deposi tor aggregating $287,600,000, their re ports showed, Tholr taxoB amounted to $79,400,000. "Tho shrinkago in tho vol no of our principal commodltlos and articles ot production during tho flscr.; oar end ed Octobor 31." Mr. Williams said, "is tho groatont In commercial hlBtory, not only, in amount but in proportion of tho dccllno to formor values. It amounta to billions of dollars. No six yoars In tho history of tho world havo brought convulsions nnd changes so tromondous or Intonso. Tho manner In which onr banks havo endured thoso ordeals is an Impressive indica tion that thoy wero not tempted from tho wnys of safety nnd honesty by tho oxcltomont of inflntlon." Maori, Midget, Claimed by Death. Mlddloboro, Mass. Count. Prlmo Magrl, nged 71, second husband ot Mrs. Tom Thumb, nnd himself a fa mous dwarf, dlod nt a' hlspltal after an. lllnosn of two wooks. Two weeks ago Count Mngrl hold an auction sale , of tho lato Tom Thumb's offocts and those ot his wifo nnd with tho pro. coeds plannod to roturn to Italy, tho country of his birth. Count Mngrl was .born in nologna in 1849. Ho first appeared on an Itallim atngo in 18C5 nnd his success was so marked that four years Inter ho received his title from Popo Plus IX. Prlmo and bis brother Ernest, another dwarf, camo to tho Unitod Btatou in 1878 nnd kitor Joined tho famous Itanium troupo which lncludod Mr. and Mrs, Tom Thumb. In 18BG, two years after tho death of Tom Thumb, tho widow wnH married to Count Magrl at Trinity church, Now York. Explosion and Fire Kills Twelve. North Tonawandn, N. Y. Twolvo men woro killed In an explosion nnd flro nt tho distributing towor or tho Niagara FallB Powor company hero. Tho explosion occurrod a fow minutes after two now transformers had been cut In nt tho distributing tower of tho powor company's plant. Thirteen men wore In tho room nt tho time of tho oxploslon, apparently caused by u short clrculL Tho forco of tho blast burst ti uteel barrel of lubricating oil, and tho flush ot tho electricity Ignited tho oil, whclh was thrown over tho mon. Four wero instantly klllod, ono escaped surlous burfei by Jumping tli rough u window, The other eight managed to escape from tho flume filled room, but were so badly burned that all died In a hospital. Spend Night on Ocean ln4Seaplnne, San Dlogo, Cal. A submarine chas er rescued navy Lieut. ,T. Garnotto, four Honuicn and fivo musicians on tho open tica off OcoanBlde, forty mllos north, after tho party had spent a night adrift In a crippled seaplane whilo uubmarliio chasers searched up and down th" coast for thoiu. Snow Blanket Over Northwest Neb. Alliance, Neb. A hoavy blanket ot wet snow, which began fulling lato Saturday night, covers northwestern NoLntRka and parts nf South Dakota and Wyoming, extending as far as Montana. The storm was without cos uatuiou In thin section throughout the day und still continues. Thus fur It has not Interfered seriously with train norvlco, mid tall wheat will bo benefited, tint unions there Is clearing weather it Is oxpectod to cut duwn tho vote in sparsely settled country districts. Introducing 0HIP8 CRA8H; NINETEEN MEN UNACCOUNTED FOR Concrete Vessel Sinks In Three Min utes In 125 Fathoms of Water Three Rescued Injured. Newport, R. I. Tho concrete steam er Capo Fear, a United States. ship ping board vessel, was sunk in the deepest part of Nnrragansett bay in a collision with the Savannah lino steamer, City of Atlanta. At a later hour nineteen of tho crow ot thirty four of the sunken vessel wero un accounted for. Tho Capo Fear sank In threo minutes, about half way bo tweon Cu.itlo Hill, on tho Nowport shore, and Rosa island, going down bow first in 125 fathoms. Tho Capo Fear was outward bound from Providenco for Norfolk In ballast, und carried only her crow, as did the City of Atlanta, which was bound from Savannah for Providence. Just how tho accident happenod was not defi nitely determined, especially, as tho wonthor was clear and a light sea running. Tho City of Atlanta's bow was badly damaged, tho result of hitting tho Capo Fear amidships, but, although thoro was a seven-foot hole nbovo the main dock, tho bulkheads hold and she anchored In tho bay. Of tho fifteen men saved from tho Capo Fear, fivo slid down lines to tho City of Atlanta and tho othors wore picked up from tho water. Capt. Garfield, of tho City ot At lanta, In describing tho accident, said that ho picked up tho lights of tho Capo Fear and signalled with ono whlstlo, which was answered. Ho was bearing to port, ho said, with plen ty of room, when suddonly tho Capo Foar swung across his bow, blowing, two whistles as a signal after alio had turnod to cross to tho othor sldo. Ho ordo'rod full spoed astern, but could not avoid tho collision. Tho C'y of Atlanta struck square ly with her bow, tho blow cutting a deep holo in tho Capo Fear and shat tering tho concroto. Linos immediate ly wero thrown aboard, but tho stoam or Bank so quickly that tho majority of tho crow had to dlvo overboard. No ono was lnjurod aboard tho City of Atlnntn, but ot those rescued from tho Capo Fear, throo woro slightly In jured Capt, Harry Higgins had cuts about the hoad. '1 ho Capo Foar rcglotorod 1.G93 tons nnd wuh said to bo ono of tho last ot Iho concrete vessels built as an ox portmunC during tho war which had remained in commission. Tho City of Atlanta registered 4,111 tons. $60,000 8t. Paul Robbory. St. Paul, Minn. Throo unmnskod mon bold up tho Shapiro Jowolry store In tho downtown suction hero nnd es caped with diamonds scld to be worth $00,000. Tho robbors drove up to tho storo In an automobile, cnterod with drawn pistols, intimidating L. C. Doeny, an omployo, took two diamond trays and drovo away through crowd ed traffic. . Wane Cut Is Announced. (Inffnoy, S. C. A 15 por cont reduc tion In wnges of nil operatives om ployed by tho Ontfney textile manu facturing plants has boon announced to tako effect November 1. It is esti mated 1,500 workers will bo affected. Quake in Chill. Valparaiso, Violent earthquake shocks with a vertical movement shook tho provinces ot Atacatun und Coquombo, north of this city, the tremors lasting two nnd a halt min utes. Franco Bars Paper Imports. Washington, D. C.lly a docreo of foctlva November 1, tho French gov ernment bus prohibited tho Importa tion ot nows print paper Into Franco and Algeria, $100,000,000 Loan to Cuba. Now York. A group of bankers of this city, It was announced, has ar ranged to secure a loan of 575,000,000 to $100,000,000 for the Cuban govorn mont Tho group Is hoaded by J. P. Morgan & Co., tho Guarunty Trust company, tho National City compuny, tho Onsq Securities corporation and others. It1 Is planned also to havo leading hanks and bunking firms in othor cltlos jurtlolpato rin tho loan. Proceeds ot tho loan, It was said, will bo used solely to tlnsuiuo tho Cuban vugnr crop, the Missus YANKEES MAKE BIG DEAL WITH RU83IAN SOVIET3 Syndicate Has Secured Rights to 400,- 000 Square Miles of Valuable Oil and Bituminous Coal Lands. Now York. A cablo message ro colved at tho Russian soviet govern ment bureau horo confirmed the re port that Washington D, Vnuderllp, of California, roprcsentlng a syndi cate of Pacific coast capitalists, had concluded an arrangomont with tho Russian soviet government for tho de velopment of tho natural resources of northeastern Siboria. Tho message, signed by CJeorge Tchitchorln, com missar for foreign affairs at Moscow, was addressed to Ludwig C. A. K. Martens' representative of the soviet government In America. , Tho messago follows: "On October 22 thoro was announced the 'consum mation of tho deal proposed by the Vandorlip syndicate, comprising Van dorllp, Barnt, Hurry Chandler, Sar toria Io Phillips, Fishburn, Edward L. Doheny, Gibbon, Jayno, Whlttler, Stowart and Braun, all Pacific coast capitalists. The syndlcato acquires a sixty-year lease ot territory east of tho 160th moridlan, Including Kam chatka, an aroa ot 400,000 sqaro miles, with exclusive rights to exploit coal, oil and fisheries. Vast oil strata and bituminous coal doposlts have been discovered In this territory. The syn dlcato expects to tako possession and commenco operations in tho spring of 1921. Tho samo syndicate Is also ac quiring a lease, with tho right to pur chase, of tho Seattle water front prop erty purchased by the czar's govern ment. Negotiations aro proceeding successfully whereby this syndicate will become our fiscal agents In Amer ica, financing purchases up to $500, 000,000; nil purchases to be made through your offlco." Proposal of Recognition? Washington. Secretary Colby an nounced that Commissioner Young, at Riga, had Informed tho state depart ment that Washington Vandorlip, who recently obtaluod concessions in Si boria, was roported to havo told Nlkoll Lcnlno, Russian bolshevikl premier, that ho represented Senator Harding, iho republican presidential candidate. The commissioner's dispatch, datod October 20, said Louino had informed H. G. WollB, a British writor, that Mr. Vandorlip had mado certain pru posals to tho Bovlet government ut Mobcow looking to tho recognition of tho bolshevikl govornmont by tho United States. Dispatches from London said that Vandorlip had concluded nn extensive nrrangoment with tho Russian soviet authorities by which an organization ot western American financiers ac quired n sixty-year leaso on a vnst tract In northern Siberia, opposite Alaska, with exclusive rights to de velop coal, oil and fisheries. Commissioner Young's dispatch stated that Mr. Vandorlip also was negotiating for concessions about Kamchatka, Siboria. Earlier In tho day state department officials, on tho lmaiBot tho London dispatches, said that since tho Unitod States had not rocognlzed tho bol shevikl, no contract entered Into by Its officers would bo regarded by this govornmont as binding. It was point ed out tho department's nnuounced attltudo toward concessions granted by tho bolshovikl authorities wub first signed on April 2G, 1919, In a war? lug to American business mon and repeated on July 27, 1920. Colorado Nonpartisans Get $450,000. Douver, Colo. Tho nonpartisan league party in Colorado has collected approximately $4tiO,ibo to date, It was announcod by R. W. Morsor, secretary of the organization. This Is almost ulno times as much as the comblnod expenditures of tho two major parties in the state, It was stated. Tariff to Be Restored. Marion, Ohio. Thoro will bo a re turn to tho protostlvo tariff polloy of equalizing the cost of production nt homo and abroad promptly uftor Murch, 4, noxt, Wurren G Harding promised In a telegram to Paul A. Kwert, Joplin, Mo., chairman of tho zinc ore tariff cotnmltteo of tho oham bop of cpmmorce there. He nt.- writ ton to Harding proUuting importation nt foreign zlno at half the domestic cost ot production had forced minos in southwestern Missouri to close, throwing 15,000 men out of work. GREEK KINQ DIES FROM THE BITE OF A MONKEY King's Morganatic Marriage with Mile. Mnnos Brought About Trou ble with Premier Venizelos. Athens. King Alexander ot Greece died at 6:20 p. m. Monday. His death was duo to wounds received when a pet monkey attacked him early In Oc tober, tho king bolng badly mutilated. Throughout tho night, the heart ac tion grew weaker, his general debil ity became more pronounced and pul monary symptoms were lntonse. Breathing at times was mo3t diffi cult and alarming and at noou it was announced the king's condition was hopoloea. He was born August 1, 1893. The death ot King Alexander gives rise to tho queutlou of succession to the Greek throne. Former King Con stantino was reported, according to Swibs dispatches of October 17, as in tending te tako advantage ot tho sit uation created by his Bon's grave ill ness by returning to Greece and claim the throne. About tho same time a regency, was suggested, and Constantino gave his opinion of this as follows: "Suftlclont unto the day is tho evil thereof. I will not think ot a regency yet. My plans aro those of my peo ple." Premier Venizelos Sunday expressed himself as confident that Prince Paul, Constantino's third son, would not be prevented from taking the throno by his father. Both Prince Arthur, ot Connaught, and Prince Charles, of Dolgium, have been montloned as possible candidates for the" Greek throne. Premier Venl zolos has said that foreign candidates wero not bolng considered. It Is probable that tho old chamber will bo reconvened owing to tho king's death to consider what Btops aro to be taken before the new chamber meets. Alexander succpedod to the throne ot Greece in Juno, 1917, when his fa ther, Ktng Constantlne, abdicated in response to the demand of Franco Great Britain and Russiai tho three powers which had guaranteed the constitutional liberties of tho Greek poople. Alexander was the second soi of Constantino and at the time of his accession waB not quite 24 years old His elder brother, Crown Prince George, was considered ineligible foi tho throno because ot alleged pro German sympathies. Jap Embargo on Fruit. Ottawa, Onfc. Information in th possession of govornmont official horo indicates tho Japanese govern mont has placed an embargo on shir ment to Japan of apples, pears, mm malades, poaches, apricots and plum or their containers from tho Unite States, South Africa, Australia, Now. Zealand, Brazil, Canada, Europo ant Tasmania. To Present French Stand. Paris. French diplomatic ropiv sontatives at London have been in structed to lay before tho British gov eminent tho French point ot viov concerning tho decision of tho Brltis) govornmont to ronounco tho fight of confiscation of Gorman property ii tho United Kingdom, according to uowspapcrs hero. Makes Record Flight. Salt Lake, Utah, Averaging 135 miles an hour, John Shnrpnnck, nu mall pilot, made a record flight frour Elko, Nov., to Salt Lako with mall. According to announcement horo Piloi Sharpnnck left Elko at 2:37 v. m atH arrived horo at 4; 12 p. m. Tho dh tanco to Elko from Salt Lake Is 20" miles, air line. Wanderer Convicted of Triple Murdei Chicago. Carl O. Wanderer, formoi army lieutenant, was found guilty by a Jury of tho murder of his young wife, their unborn child and a "ragged stranger" and sentenced to twenty five years In tho penitentiary. The Jury reached its verdict after twonty two hours and ton minutes' delibera tion. Anthracite Production. Philadelphia, Pa. Current produc tion ot anthracite coal is well up to normul nnd distribution from tho mines is proceeding noro rapidly than which prevailed last spring and re cently, according to a statomont is sued by the anthracite bureau of In formation. Reopen Murdei Probe. Lob Angeles, Cal. Reopening ut tho Denton murder probe by tho coun ty grand Jury was expected to bring tho long drawn out lnvostigutlon to a climax. Predictions woro freoly mado that at least ono Indictment would bo voted within 24 or 4 hours, Freight Business Heavy. Washington. Moro than 1,000.000 freight cars woro loadpd during the week ending Octobor 9, tho Amorlcan Railway association announced, the total having boon exceodcd'-only once butore. tVcSwIney Dies of Hunger. London. Teronco McSwincy died In Brixton prison at 5:40 a. m Monday. Tho lord mayor of Cork dlod without regaining consciousness at the dawn ot the 74th day of hla hunger strike. With MeSwlney, ax ho dlod, wero Father Domlnlck, his religious ndvis er und his brother John. John re mained in tho Brixton prison through out tun night and was not porinittud to leave until C:15., In that ilnw ho was not permitted to eomir.uaicatq with other relatives. COHNHUSKEH ITEMS Ncw3 of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS A house to house canvass of farm ers In n number of counties In south nnd' southwestern Nebraska Is bolng mndo by ngents of the Nebraska Grain Market association to induce fanners to hold their grain for higher prices. Miss Mary Kehnltz, of 'near Paul, was seriously Injured when a horse she was petting suddenly hnned ami kicked her, striking her in the side nnd breaking several ribs. Every hour 2,000 automobiles enter or leave Oninlin, making a lotul of 110,000 n day, according to figures com piled by the Chamber of Commerce publicity bureau. January 3 is the date set for tho hearing by tho supremo court of the mandamus suit against Secretary of State Amsberry Involving a referendum on the code law. Tho registration at the University of Nebraska, Including the colleges at Lincoln nnd the medlcnl collego at Oinnhn,- Is greater than last yeur by nearly 150. The Farmers nnd Merchants State bank Is n new commercial Institution for McCook. It has a capital stock imld up of 00,000, authorized capital of .fino.ooo. At a meeting of fnrmers of the Bea ver City neighborhood it was unani mously agreed to hold wheat for a price, of not less than $3 n bushel. Fulrbury Is getting anxious to start work on the six paving districts re cently created. High prices have de layed operations for some time. Tho woman's club at Alexandria will finance un entertainment course this winter, having for its object the opening of a public library. For the first nine months of this year, 3,310 Oinnhn births have been re ported, ns compared with 3,1517 In the same nine months In 1910. The harvesting of corn, potatoes, and sugar beets bus begun, and the de mand for corn buskers nnd. laborers Is good nil over the state. The Episcopal diocese of Nebraska will hold a special council at tho church of the Holy Trinity, nt Lincoln, on November 3 nnd 4. A new Episcopal Cathedral to cost In the neighborhood of -$100,000, Is to be erected nt Hastings. It Is intended to begin work at once. I The twenty-llfth annual convention ' of the state federation of women's clubs hns just closed an interesting session at Fremont. i A 150 per cent reduction on many lines of merchandise, particularly on 1 clothing prices, Is announced by Fulr- i bury merchants. I Roy Shrader a farmer near Beaver i City, lost his right arm when it was ! caught In an ensilage cutter which ho was feeding. j The Methodist church nt Randolph Is holding a revival, and a deep inter est is being manifested In the com munity. Tho Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative I Grain and Live Stock Association will meet nt Ontnlia November 10 to 18. The State Association of County Commissioners, Supervisors and Clerks will meet In Omnlia December 7 and S. The first car of new corn reached the Oiiinhii mnyket Inst week. It was No. 4 yellow and brought 7.1 cents. Theodore Klpf, a Sterling boy, suf fered the loss of a leg us the result of an accident during n hunting trip. Tho first snow for western Nebraska this season Is reported on Pine Ridge between Alliance and Crawford. Floyd Wilson of David City was killed when a pony lie was riding threw him against a telephone pole. Rov Charles W. Savidge, "Marrying Parson," celebrated ills 70th birthday nt Omaha Inst week. Nearly 1,000 was realized on a pub lic library tag day conducted by Ne braska City women. Oil In paying quantities is believed io have been discovered In the vicinity of Genoa. Streams of northern Nebraska are being stocked with trout nnd bass. The government has declined to give Alliance a recount on her census. Brnyton farmers nro raising fund to purchase a $10,000 elevator. Four oil wells are being sunk In the vicinity of Chndron. ScottsblulT women have formed an athletic club. Decs aro now retailing nt from 00 to 0." cents n dozen in Nebraska cities, and some selected Nebraska eggs have been sold In New York City for 00 cents. With declining feed prices, n carefully managed poultry Hock should return good prolltsthls winter, says the Nebraska College of Agrlcultute. Ex press charges from Lincoln to New York are 7 cents' a dozen, leaving fi return of S3 cents. This Is an example of what can be done with propeily managed poultry and tho grading oi '.'ggs. Bayard Is making efforts to soeurt u pickle factory. The state free iwniltry Show will be held at Omaha November '-ii to 27. More tbnft 1,000 exhibitors are expect ed from nil parts of tho United States. Bills requiring that cue!' motion pic ture theater in 'the Stale bo required to register in the olllco of the state lire marshal and that hereafter no theaters bo allowed to open without such regU trutlou and a (onsoquent approval of the .'uto tiro department, and also a bill fixing a penalty tor the violation of the law which prohibits motion picture nuuhlne operators from smoking while In i he machine booths will be recom mended to the next state legislature, The Nebraska boys and glrlo club livestock Judging, team took two first p.nces ut the southeastern livestock exposition at Atlanta, Go. The boys placed first in Judging Angus cuttle and Poland China hogs. Their other placingH wero: Fourth, Hampshire! hogs; fifth, Shorthorn cattle; sixth cm each Holsteln cattle and Shropshire sheep. In total points, for Judging all kinds of stock tho Nebraska team wu fourteenth. The Nebraska College of Agriculture distributes free of charge publications denting with such subjects ns foods and cookery, food preservation, diet etics, textiles "and clothing, house construction, household equipment, house furnishing, household manage ment, health and hygiene, recreation, etc. Books on any of these subjects may be had for the asking. Farmers ull over the stule are up pealing to F. A. Kennedy, secretniy of the labor bureau, asking In urgent terms for hands to nsslst In the husk ing of corn. "We could easily place r,000 corn buskers In the state," Mr. Kennedy says. "During the past week more farmers have appealed for corn buskers than men have applied for work." A mall pouch which wntolen from" tho platform of the Missouri Pacific station nt Nebraska City several weeks ago was found In u clump of bushes on tho Missouri river below the town. It had been .rifled nnd several registered letters known to have been In It were missing. Action by the United States ship ping board reducing the export rate on Hour from 25 cents per hundred over wheat to 5 cents, anonunced recently, will result In the immediate reopening of ftc Nebraska mills, according to W. J. Cond, president of nn Omaha milling company. The new constitution of Nebraska will give soldiers of the regular army who are legal residents of the state u right to vote. Under tho old constitu tion, every elector in the nctunl sei-v-Ico of the United States and not In tho regular army was entitled to vote. Traveling snlesmen while engaged in the work assigned them are entitled under the compensation law of tho state to relief when injured, the same ns any workmnn, according to n ruling by'Secretnry Frank Kennedy of tho Department of Labor. Herbert Mortensen wns almost In stantly killed when he climbed a steel tower at Fremont to repair an elec tric light. The globe broke in his hands, allowing his fingers to come in contact with tho current. He Jel thirty feet. Snow in the BInck Hills and the re sultant cold and cloudy weather is mov ing big flights of northern ducks, ;'eese and brant, and the lakes around O'Neill are said to be alive with the birds. Alson B. Cole, held in state's prison for the alleged murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt, In Howard county, In 1917, has been relensed and taken to Howard county, where he will have a ncv" trial. Hundreds of thousands of bushel of corn will be burned as fuel by far mers lu northern Nebraska this, winter. High priced coal and a bounteous but low priced crop of com Is the reason. Lacking railroad fare Peter Erzhsi voncr, a Greek, tried to swim, fully clothed, from Omaha to St. Joseph, Mo., 150 miles. Ho s.tuk after travel ing a mile. Duck hunters rescued him. The federal grand jury for tho dis trict north of the Platte has been called to convene at Omaha November 3. A very large number of criminal ,cases awaits the action of this body. Ord recently voted bonds for, nnd will begin the erection ns soon as pes slblo of a city hall and fire station, 40x80 feet in slue, two stories and base ment, of semi-fireproof construction. By a vote of 3,022 to 1,457, Fiank Un county hns decided to remove tho court house from Bloomlngton to Franklin. Franklin celebrated the in sult with bonfires and jubilation. Members of a farmers' association In Furnas county will withdraw time deposits from banks and loan money to other members to enable them to hold wheat for a better price. Graduate nurses of the state are putting on a campaign to obtain, if. possible, a reduction of a year from the present three years' term required in the nurses training course. A noticeable shortage of ministers Is reported from a number of counties in the northernfyurt of tho state. One congregation Is offering Sl.fiOO and housing, but no takers. County officials seized and destroy ed n still of 20 gallons' capacity, which they found in u slaughter house about a half mile north of Anselmo. The Alliance Country club has been organized and will be Incorporated for Slfi.OOO. Forty acres of land border ing the northern edge of Bronco lake, havo been leased us the location of a golf course and the site for a club house which Is to be erected next spring. The new constitutional amendment provides that after January 1 of next year no state lands shall be sold ex cept at public auction. Under tbo int ent constitution and statutes it.ie1 lands are sold at tholr appraicd t e, to be fixed by the county conn.. Ion ers. Armistice day, November 11, v H le celebrated in Grand Island In ni e b. orate way, If tho present plans of ! business Interests of the city In n- Junction with tho American lc?..n . . ., .t... ..i r carried out us cuiiiuiui'"- v A stntue of Abraham Lincoln wul mark the Lincoln blgbw.i, tl.it tub Fremont. The statue will : Hie sa1, six feet four inchos high, i f bronr.e, standing on a base sevu feel from the ground. Beneath tho llgure will be a bronze tablet with Lincoln' Getts burtf address. It is tho intention io have the unveiling on Lincoln's birthday. r M r I