DAKOTA CITY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. 10 DOM PLEA 'DE VALERA REPUBLIC" WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED. NEXT STEP U. S. DOUBTFUL Petition Presented to State Depart ment Some Time Ago May Not Even Get a Reply. Washington President Wilson It wa3 loarned, has no Intention o( rec organizing Ireland aa an Independent nation, aa a result of tho nppcnl sub inlttod to him by Eatnonn Do Valora, "prBhident" of tho "Irish republic." Tho attitudo of tho administration will be based on tho view that tho tobta of recognition havo not boon satisfied by, tho actual establishment of tho Independent government. Do Valora Bont his appeal to the president following tho official as sertion that It would not bo enter tained by tho stato department. Mr. Wilson transmitted it to tho stato de partment, whoro It awaits his Instruc tions as to Its disposition. Whether tho appeal will bo ropllcd to, remains to bo seen. Tho com munications of Martens, tho sovlot envoy, never havo been honored with a reply. Tho expectation at tho stato department, however, Is that thero will bo either a reply 'o Do Valora or an official stutement Botting forth tho reasons that recognition cannot bo ex tended. Tumc'ty Offered Judicial Position. Washington, D. C., Joseph P. Tu multy,, Boeretury to tho President, has boon offered by Mr, Wilson nn ap pointment to tho customs coup, of ap peals, but has readied no decision with regard to Its acceptance. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr. Tumulty prompted by various published reports as to what Ills fu'uro plans woro. Tho statement nlso took notlco of reports that Mr. Tumulty plannod to entor a law partnership. "I hnvo mado no definite plans for tho future," Mr, Tumulty said. "It Is truo that tho president has generously of fored to mo n Judicial post mado va cant by tho death of Chief Justlco Montgomery, of tho customs court of appeals. I havo this, mattor now undor consideration, but havo reached no de cision regarding It." ,j Trophies For Best Grain Samples. Chicago, Silver trophy, cups aro to bo presented by the Chicago board of trade to farmers for tho host sam ples of wheat and oats raised this yoar and for tho host ball of hay. ""'o oxhlbl's aro on display at tho rnntlonul Llvo Stock show now li y icress at tho Union stdck yards. K tors who win tho trophic: for throe consecutive yours will bo por ml' I'd to hold thorn permanently, C'raln, bWd, and hay lntorests aro making spoclnl efforts to Incrcaso tho quality and ylold of grains, and nro offering tho prlzos as an inducomont. Makes F?st Time. San Francisco, Cal., Hddlo Itlckon bnckor, American ace, flow form Los Angeles to San Francisco In 3 hours and 10 minutes, said to bo a record for a northward flight over tho 341 miles. IIo buckod a heavy wind all Uio way and mado a forcod landing at San Joso for gasolluo. A mark of 3 hours and 1 mlntito was set for tho southward flight ovor tho dlstatico by 'Ltout. E. C. IintAon, nil, army filer, Snr Francisco Chief Dead. San Francisco, Chief of Pollco D. A. Whlto died horo early today from Influonm and complications aftor nn Illness of ton day?). Ho had hold tho position of chlor for nlno yoars con tlnuously, longer than any other ap pointee over did. White received iminy commendations from various iparts of tho country for oftlclont hnnd ling of tho crowds at ho democratic matloiml convention horo last Junq. Expense of Suffrage. Washington Exponsos of tho cam paign for national woman suffrago conducted by tho National Woman'B party during tho last seven yoarB amounted to $601,208, according to an audit account mado public recently. Tho largest Item Included was $90,202, for organization work. Expenses in throo oloc'lnna totalled $07,137. Missouri River Ice qooo Out Dtsmark, N. D., Tho lco broko In the Missouri river .hero and within an hour tho stream had rlHon 5 to 8 Inches. Tho breaking lco carried out a largo portion of temporary piling bridge us wl by a construction com pany In building a brldgo across tho river. Tho damage was (estimated at 110,000. Live Stock Show Opens. Chicago, The twonty-flrst annual International llvo n'ock exposition opmied horo with nioro than 10,000 eatrtoa from every titato, Canada, South America and sovoral European nations, Tho Judging of entries will not Htart until Monday, today uud to morrow being given ovor to visitors, Bulnor contests and apodal features. Attention has boon given to features of lntewst to women, homo oconomtos, damonstnitlons and looturos being among the events. WILSON U f The Report Card f fvKUIELl, THAIS WQnPERFUl ) "3- HY floV, 3,W,0O0,0OO I ?$g$L s 01JHEW Of CbRlv Ht tepL S. jM 421,252,000 BUSHELS 0 - WYJK. ' lot J iWssbrMlmlWMii I TWO WOMEN MEET ' DEATH AT CROSSING! Brakeman Long Goes Forward to As sist Victims and Picks Up Dead Body of His Mother. Modalo, la. Two womon were killed and three porsons seriously In jured when southbound train No. 8 on tho Chicago and Northwestorn rail road struck an automobllo containing four women nnd ono'man three-quarters of a mllo north of Modalo, la. The dead aro Mrs, Emma Long and Mrs. Henry Ross, both of Modalo. Tho automobllo had its sldo cur tains on, duo to tho fact that it was mls'y, and when tho machine was driven onto tho track tho drlvor's view apparently was obscured. Tho .train that hit tho party was traveling at tho rato of forty-five miles an hour, It wns estimated by passengers. Way freight train No. 48 was fol lowing tho pasaonger and crept up as closo as possible to assist. A tragic incldont in connection with tho accident occurred when Harry Long, a brakomnn on tho freight train, ' wont forward to offer his assistance. I He raised tho form of ono of tho doad , women nnd with a cry of horror, ho exclaimed: "This Is my mo'hor." Ho wiped tho blood from hor faco to ro move nil doubt, and then, according to thoso who saw tho Incldont, ho broko down completely. Tho woman ho had plckod up was Mrs. Emma Long. The Injured and killed wore taken to Modalo, whoro tho Injured were given first aid nnd then romoved to Coun cil Dluffs by tho englno nnd ono of tho cars of tho way freight. Those Injured woro Mrs. William Loo, Mrs. Arthur Hanson and doorgo Thomp son. Tho body, of Mrs. Long was tnkon to Missouri Vnlloy by hor son, wlillo tho body of Mrs, Itoss was loft at Modalo, 'ior homo. Tho train wns tho passongor which runs between Cnrroll and Missouri Vnlloy via Wall Lako, and was In chnrgo of Conductor Q. M. Evorott, of Missouri Vnlloy, and Englnoor E. M. Doughty, of Sioux City. Reds March for India. Lonllon. Oonoral Sokolnlkov, com tnnndor of tho Russian soviot forces on tho Turkistnn front, has ordered his troops to procood Immodlatoly to tho Afghan-Indian frontlor, according to a Central Nows dispatch from Hol slngfors quoted Moscow ndvlcos. Tho Krasnaya dazotn, of Moscow, com menting on this, Is quoted as saying It ought to bring "tho Ilrltlsh govern ment to Its Bonsos." Malt and Hop Sales Unlimited. Columbus, Ohio. Kramer & Bott man, Cincinnati attorneys, counsel for malt and hops dealers lit Ohio, In a communication recolvod by local deal ers assert: "Thero Is no ruling by thu prohibition ouforcomont depart ment, Issued or In contomplntlon, that limits sale of malt oxtracts, hops, etc., tt bakors and confoctlonors." Twins? Los Angelos, Cal. Twins, but with different birthdays, are Alto latest ad dition to tho family of Mr, nnd Mrs. Coftrgo Schubort horo. Ono boy wns born at 11:30 o'clock Thanksgiving day. Tho other nppearod at 12:20 Friday morning. Vice Crusade at Akron. Akron, O. Nearly 100 persons woro arrested horo during tho greatest cm sndo against vico in tho history of Akron. Allogod bootleggors, drug veudors and liquor law violators woro among thoso captured tu a series of raids. Lid on 72 Chicago Saloons. Chicago, Federal Judge K. M. Lnndls Issued Injunctions against 72 saloon koopors restraining them from violating tho prohibition law. No Immediate Tax Changes. Washington. Scant hope exists for any revision of tho revenue laws' be fore thu spoclnl session of congress to bo called by, Presldont-Elect Hard ing after March 4, Senator Henry Ca bot Ijodgo, republican loader tu tho senate, said. Former Kalserln Better. The Hague. Although tho doctors say tho dangor has not yot passed, lat obI reportB from Doom stato tho ox katsorln's health Is Improved. She WUBt still bo watched continually, MADNESS AND DEATH ABOARD NINETY SHIPS Men, Women and Children, Regardless of Age or Sex Herded Together In a State of Filth. Constantinople. Tho condition of tho refugees aboard tho ninety or inoro ships strung along tho Bosphorus is appalling, and a terrible catastrophe is feared unless the promptost measures aro taken to land the thousands who nro writhing In misery und pain. Tho correspondent visited scvornl of thoso floating hospitals and "madhouses" and returned to shore with forebod ings of impending calamity. Nono of tho refugees have yet been takon ashore, excepting the sick and diseased and tho insano, the latter of whom have been numerous. As tho correspondent rode across tho Bosphorus an unpleasant smell from tho ships was apparent, notwith standing a strong, cold sea breoze. An Amorlcan reliof offlcor accompanied him. As soon ns the pair boarded tho ships the clothing of both wns vir tually torn half off by tho madmen refugees. Men, womon nnd children, regard less of age or sex, are herded togeth er promiscuously on tho shops day nnd night in u state of appalling filth Many women of distinguished demean or, despite tholr bedragglod appear ance offered to barter their valuables, Jowels and furs for a crust of bread, or a glass of wator. In some cases tho rofugeos havo boon without wa tor for eleven days. Tho correspondent heard that there had bocn numerous suicides of desper ate rofugeos going Insane during tho night hours. They spoke of ghastly temptation nnd the sobbing call of tho soa at nifckt whon they woro dying with thirst. Many of tho refugees woro restrained from Jumping over board, but many succeeded Tho American navy Is assisting In transporting sick womon to hospitals, nn,d tho Near East rollof also has been prilnent In tho work, War hard oneu relief nursos wero moved to tears by maddened mothors offering their children to visitors, and tho scenes of separation have been boyond descrip tion. Tho death rato has boon nbnormal as tho result of tho biting cold and tho lack of food. Tho American Red Cross is offering 30,000 rations daily and several Americans aro offorlng do nations and subscriptions. Tho French government, which Is In full chargo of tho rollof work, Is in cnpablo of dealing with tho sltun'tion, and Is appealing to tho Near East ro llof, whoso funds aro llmitod. Tho fonr was oxprossed by the ships' of floors that cases of cannibalism would occur unless food supplies nro re colvod promptly. In many enses thoy had to fight off ninddened mon from 8lnylng children, thoy declared. Tho American hospital In Stnmboul la crowded to capacity, nnd the Amorlcan Itod Cross Is giving nil its available medical supplies). Two Flyers Killed. San Antonio, Tex. Two flying ca detB, Slgiuund Szymnnskl. of San An tonlo, nnd James T. Turnoy, of Berko loy, Cn., woro instantly killed whon thnlr piano crashed at Ivolly Field No. 1!. Tho airship caught flro and was destroyed. Szymnnskl, n constructor, was 28 years old and has served sov oral yoars In tho army. H0 was mar rlod. Turnoy. 21 yoars old. Is survived by his mothor In Berkoloy Faces Slxty-Nlne Charges. Salt Lako City, Utah. E. A. Dock, former mayor of Salt Lako City, who roslgnod laBt July, whon ho confessed to misappropriation of city funds whilo ho wns city auditor, will face sixty nlno charges when ho Is arraigned In tho district court this woek, according to announcement made by Frank Rich ards, district attorney. Society Woman Kills Officer. St. Louis. Dollovlng that a police automobile which was pursuing hor spoodlng machlno wns a bandit car, Mrs. vSamuol S. Scott, a prominent so ciety woman, Bhot and killed Patrol man Charles J. Backer ns ho brought hor car to a stop. Would Broaden Farm Loans. Washington. Senator Cummins will offer a oil! to broaden tho farm loan act so that fnrmors can obtain loans on porsonal socurlty such as on their llvo stock or their crops. DUBLIN IS THE SCENE OT MURDER3 AND REPRI3ALS "Black and Tans" Scour Town In a Hunt for the Assassins 15,000 Persons Fired On. Dublin. Dublin becamo tho scena of far spread murder and reprisal. Not since tho first outbreak of tho vicious civil warfare that has been shedding blood in Ireland have tho assassina tions been so concerted or tho retalla- tion so swift and pronounced. Not loss than fourteen mon are dead in tho attacks arranged simul- , tanoously all ovor tho city. The moth- ! od was the same In each caso nnd all mo mon assassinated woro offlcors, or former offlcors, or otherwise in tho Bcrvlco of the govornmont. Small bodies of men, numbering gen erally from six to eight, presontod thomsalveB at various houses, called tholr victims out or entered nnd shot their victims In bed, whilo dressing or at breakfast. The districts in which the murders were committed were in somo Instances close together; others wero separated by miles, but all tho assassinations took place about tho same hour, 0 o'clock In tho morning. While a football match was in prog ress at Croko park slxtoen lorries filled with auxiliary police moved swiftly up and surrounded the place, Accounts differ as to what hap pened, when, after mounting machine guns on tho heights above,' tho police broko through tho gates. Tho auxil iaries were hooted, and according to eyo wltnosses first fired in tho nir and then into the crowd. It is declared from another source that the Sinn Fein pickets first fired on tho government forces when they were seen approach ing and that the fire was returned. Within tho park the great assembly of 15,000 became panic stricken. How many wero killed is not known as yet, but the estimates range from ter? to thirty or more. Several are report od to have beeh trampled to doath. Wheat Below $1.50. Chicago Values In tho wheat mar ket shrank to below $1.60 a bushel. It was tho first time since peace con ditions had boon restored that the ?1.50 level was passed on the recent big downward sltdo of prices. Before tho momentum of rushes to sell wheat met with any decided check, tho mar kot collapsed to $1.47 for March de livery, a fall of 8c a bushel as com pared with Wednesday's finish. An unusual absence of buying power -was apparent, but finally European Inter ests woro reported making cash pur chasos. W. U. Seeks to Land Cable. Washington. The Western Union Telegraph Company applied to the District of Columbia supreme court for an Injunction to restrain Secretary of Navy Daniels, from Interfering In the construction of a telegraph cable be twoon Miami and Miami Beach, Fla. The WGstorn Union Company also asked tho court to require tho naval socretary to Instruct subordinate of ficials and naval offlcors to ceUse coaso threatening to destroy the threatening to destroy tho cable, if laid. Puts Babe on Red Hot Stove. Now York. After sho hnd been ar rested accused of placing hor 7-months-old boy on a red hot stove Mrs. Qraco Randoll told tho Brooklyn pollco that her husband has treated hor "coolly" since tho child waH born. Tho child, taken from tho top of a stovo by police whom noighbors sum moned, may die. hospl'al physicians Bnid. Tho husband is serving a son tonco in jail. Life Term for Kidnaper. Norrlstown, Pa. Life Imprisonment by soparato and solitary confinement at hard labor was pronounced on Au gust Pascal, alias Pasqunlo, "tho crank," who confessed ho kidnaped and accidentally smothered 13-months-old Blakely Cougjjlln last Juno. Nine Perish In Flro. Now York. Nlno persons, constitut ing ovory mombor but ono of two on tiro families, lost their lives here in a flro which destroyed a flvo-story apart ment house. Fourteen other families oscapod or wero rescued by firemen. Nobel Prize for WJlson. Stockholm. Prcsidont Wilson will bo awarded tho Nobol prize for 1920, according to Swedish nowspapers. Tho announcement of tho prlzo committee however, will not bo mado boforo tho ond of Novembor. Flour Under $9.00. Minneapolis, Minn. Mnrked do cllnoa wero reglstored In tho flour market here, which brought quota tions under 19 a barrel, tho first time In four years. Ukranlan Army Beaten. London. A Moncow wireless f says that tho Polish military commnnd re ports uompleto demoralization of the troops of Gon. Petlura, the Ukranlan leader. New Japan Treaty. Los Angeles. Japanese newspapers announced tho completion of a now treaty between Japan and tho United Stntes and stated it was "acceptable" to Japan, according to a cable from Toklo received horo by tho Japanese Dally Nows, Sugar Plants Shut Down. Now York. All six roflnnrlos of tho Amorlcan Sugar Refilling company havo boon closed as a result of slight demand for the commodity, It was an nounced horo. NEBRASKAJN BRIEF Timely News Culled From All Parts of the Stato, Reduced for tho Busy. SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED A Thnnksglvlng memorlnl messnge on parchment, slgited by 1,200 women of Nebraska who, regardless of party, favored the lengue of nations, bus boon sent from Lincoln to President Woodrow Wilson. "Better Speech for Better Ameri cans" Is the slognn adopted for Bet ter Speech week, which will be ob served In Columbus under nusplces of the city schools from December 0 to 10. More progress hns been mnde in the dnlry Industry In Nebrnskn (luring the pnst two yenrs thnn during any ten years' period previously, accord ing to J. E. Palm, secretary of the State Dairymen's ussocliitlon. I Mrs. Fred Blnzck, widow of the j Omnhn fireman who lost his life in, the 1 collnpse of n burning building n month ago, hns been presented with n check for .?2,177.S0, contributions to date In , a relief fund raised for her. Bnrtrnm G. Goodhue, of New York City, hns been retained nt the salary of $25,000 n year to finish plnns for I supervising tho construction of the ' new Nebrnskn state house. nubbell is Incorporating a com munity nssocintlon to look ufter the recreation, amusement nnd anything pertaining to the -public welfare of Hubbell nnd community. Victor Stnmm of Ilosklns, lost his life when n horse he wns riding ran awny. Young Stnmm was thrown, his foot caught In a stirrup, nnd he wns dragged to death. Mllo Stccnllk of Crete, wns fatally Injured when he attempted to drive his nnto nround another, running into a buggy nnd forcing the tongue en tirely through his body. It Is estimated that there are still nbout 1,000 tons of sugar beets In the fields about Gibbon yet to be dug nnd hauled. Operations were halted by the recent cold spell. The new Lutheran hospital In South Beatrice, was dedicated last week. The building cost nbout $140,000, und Is said to be one of the finest of the kind In the stnte. The ScottsblulT Chnmber of Com merce hns asked the county commls sloners to purchase bloodhounds to be used in emergency In tracking crim inals. Frank Adnms of Battle Creek lost his left hand, n3 the result of getting It caught In the rolls of n corn husking machine, which he was operating. While performing stunts with n re volver at North Platte, Kenneth Mc Farlnnil wns accidentally shot, denth resulting from tho wound. Iturnl mall cnrrlcrs of Hastings lnsl week informally celebrated the twen tieth anniversary of the first rural mnll route In thn placp. Gophers have become so numerous on the prison farm nt the penitentiary that n war of extermination lias been declnrcd nguinst them. It. II. Howell of Omaha Is being , prominently mentioned as a possibility for Secretory of the Navy under President Harding. Hebron fire department hns u new modern fire truck, housed In the city hall, which has been remodeled to ac commodate It. At a special election to decide the location of the county sent In Thomas county, Thedford won over Seneca, 512 to 3C0. A short course in poultry manage ment will bo given by the college of agriculture at Lincoln January 10 to 15 Inclusive. An appropriation of $SO,000 has been mnde by that denomination for Im provements In the Lutheran academy at Hebron. Tho Stamford flour mills were de stroyed last week by fire of unknown origin, Tho loss Is covered by insur ance. Ord is Installing nearly 100 beauti ful electroliers around the squnre and on the extending business streets. Naturalization papers Were denied two men who hnd been convicted of boot-legging, nt Omnhn. The Nebraska Jewelers' nssocintlon will hold Its annual convention at Omnhn February 2:!-24. Dr.;T. II. Line has been appointed pension surgeon nt Central City. Fremont bus organized a Klwanls club with over fifty members. Petitions have been formnlly filed with thu city council of Norfolk usk Ing thnt n special election bo called on the city management form of govern ment. Nebraska is to bo divided into eight prohibition enforcement districts, with nn ngent In each district. Omaha will bo the headquarters of the new or ganization. Citizens of Alliance nro nil worked up over reports of wide open gamb ling thnt Is alleged to havo been run ning in that phi co for some time, nnd n probe into the matter has been or dered by the city council. Hastings Is to have n first-clnss amusement pnrk next season. In ml dltlon to n pavilion, swimming pool, athletic park, nvlntlon field, etc., It Is proposed to erect cabins for boy scouts nnd camp lire girls' confer ences. Of tho forty-six stntes co-operating with tho United Stntes deportment of agriculture In tho "Better Sires Bet ter Stock" cnmpalgn, Nebraska stands second In point of progress made the first year. More than 300 farmers in this state replaced their scrub sires with pure-breds und officially enrolled as breeders of Improved live stock. Official Count On State Ballot. Following Is tho official canvass of the vote cast In Nebraska nt tho re- cent election: X President l Governor -..,.!!!!.' ft uiuuiennni governor TV. il ii.w of stat8 :.?.7il Land commissioner ' '. '. '. '. '. . '. '. '. '. '. '. ' ' '343969 Treasurer ' ' ' 35178? Attorney general "'.;367'618 nnlZnl commissioner (lonB term) 317 848 rS LY L c,ommlBs'oner (Bhort term) 341 713 Chief Justice supremo court 288.1BS Associate Justlco 2G8 918 fatato superintendent "Imzso ref0erVe0nldeumS:CanVa8SeU Bhow"! 6 Against":::::::;::;:::: m'ils President: 133.115 CoTn?! aT?d Co"W 247.498 it?x.,arul Hoosevelt 119 BOS Watklns and Colvln G947 Dobs nnd Stedman ... 9 coo Governor: J,wu XfntAl..!- Mo'reliead I!!""":": ? ?S2 Graves nn 433 Wray nar0" Hnrns .....,.".' Gilbert llousel Secretary of state': Amsuerry Larson ....!!! I! Marsh'10"" f ''"''""accounts' AlcKlssIck ' '.'.'.'.'.'.'. Porter .'.'.".'.".' C.dJJ 83,90w 1S1 907 101 057 10 202 68,772 22G.53S 123,210 220 01 10I.G0J 2S.857 Sw.inson n,. ,r, Holller .... T?r.rn Trensuivr: 116 611 Cropsey ol7 . Mllna 116 Miles 671 Attornnv irntmni 17,938 Davis '.. . 9nn no. Hunter .... ?S2'S? Browne0!'! !c!I"m'1's's'l"0'r' '(Long' Term) m I inrrop ' Tiit'it Ulinrlnnti 1?i ( Albertson IlaiiWIlV nnni,TifUa1'..'J V.".' ' '. 'A' i' 1 15,064 cook .;:..... ""- " "'!) Kent ;:::.:::'."". riv..?? Congress-First District: ' Keavls ,rm Peterson ... .i! ' !' " I" ?s22 Congress Second District: Jefferls ,., O'llura .. V J',1J' Congress Third ' District': 1S"iiS HIce una ........ 00 n Ofl.dlU 17.171 15,510 Weekes !!.".!!!". Con cress li-nnrM, tMu.ViV.. S'l"K'm" 3I.3SI m-i ....-lii ......... uiouiu, Snrairun CongressFifth "District": 20.G6J Mimruwa nitn.rn,, ' , dl.UJj Congress Sixth District: Ktnkaid ii 100 Grimes ;." if. j Stebblns rt -22 n.,1 , t NOX-P,llTlSAN."7" '" Chief Justice: Morrlssoy i;im Martin ............. ........ ..'. in iS Judgo Supreme Court:' "' " ' V?y 151,672 Dorsey 117 "10 Itegents: iw.-4 Lyford 8S 738 Seymour r'ti r4 ?,?hrt .'"::ih,24o Hates j3j (j(j; State Suiierlntnnilnnr? '" ' M,atzcn. 159.700 Stewart I0D.519 IJ09.519 the CoH' of Professor Mussehl, of Agriculture, nt Lincoln, is gntherlnj; statistics regarding the use of arti ficial light among poultry keepers In tills state. The college is giving a special short course for poultryinen next January, nnd ways and menus oC stimulating egg production by length ening tho period of light will be dls- cussed ut thnt time. There are nySf ' thousands of electric light plnntrJSr Nebraska farms and it mny be iPint the use of artificial light to Increase profits will become quite popular, even on farms. After 2,'J yenrs, during which he be lieved lie wns an orphan without linmo or family, Harry Morris of Heutrlco has found his mother from whom ho was separated In Infancy, nnd will shortly visit her ut her home In Brook lyn. N. Y. With n now modornly equipped flro truck Just received the city of lMatts niouth is prnctlcnlly without a fire de partment, ns nil but two members and tho chief of the volunteer company have resigned on account of disMiris fnction. An Elkhorn valley or Sunday base ball league is In the process of form ation, preparatory to next season a games and the towns of Arlington, Ileemer, Fremont, Dodge, .Snyder, Scrlbner, Hooper, North Head, Oak land nnd West Point nre to be in cluded. Tho executive committee of the Nor folk post of the American legion hnvo taken steps to hold a Madison county meeting of legion posts In this comity sometime In December for the purpnso of organizing a permanent county American legion iihnclntIou. Burglars attempted to break Into the vnult of tho bunk of Princeton some time lust Sunday night, but uf ter working on It for u number of hours evidently gave the job up us u. bad one and loft. Plans are being made for Ord's first municipal Christmas tree. With tho completion of the paving nnd the In stallation of the now street lights, Iin medlnto use will be made of these con veniences for nn extensive Christians program. Three hundred nnd six men took membership in the Hamilton county farm bureau the first day of (he cam paign. Half tills number left their cornhusklng nnd went to Aurora for tho booster meeting In tlfe afternoon. Farmers of Nebraska nro the own ers of over UOO.OOO pounds of wool which Is lying In storage wnri'liouses nt Lincoln. Tho wool wns 'pooled" during June, July nnd August of t hi year by fnnners' co-operative irgain tlons throughout the stnte and shipped to that place for storage when market conditions were not such as to nuiko selling ndvlsnble. A smooth-tongued magazine solicitor who worked Alliance for several days) lias disappeared following the collec tion of a tidy Rum, principally from woman victims. j. Citizens of Kimball, on tho nirmhll route between Omnhn nnd Cheyenne, have requested that arrangements bo mde for the dropping of mall ut that place while in flight. The stnte board of commissioners, it-cording to U C. Oberlles, chairman, prnbnbly will ask the legislnturo when it Vouvenes In Jnnunry to provide n soparate Institution or colon, for the treatment of epilepsy. ..M f wim ' ir ..-? ,wCv.