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4 1 DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD MJEI B01 IH 0. 5. SHOWJ LOSS NATIVES IN U. 3. DECREASE AL MOST TWO MILLION. DUE TO THE WORLD WAR Oesplte Heavy Falling Off Country'! i Total Foreign Born Population Has Increased 358,442. Washington, D. C Germany, Aus Irlu, liHnnd and Russia, natives of whljh made up nioro than 5'Jper C(.nt of thu country's total forolgn born pop ulation tun years ago, showed heavy louses In tho number of their natlvoa In tho United States during tho Lint Ion years, census buroau statistics Dhow. Theso losses aggregated almost 2,000,000 and aro boliovod to havo been duo largely to tho world war. German born showed a loss of 818, 03D, Austria born a los3 of G00.01I, Irish born a loss of 31G.G71, and Rus sian born a loss of 203,783. NoUvlthstandlng thlo heavy loss, thoi country's total foreign born population as Just announced In a preliminary statement prepared for congress Bhowod an increase of 358,442, or 2.0 per ent, tho total numbmer of foreign bonAcing 13.703,087. The increase is believed to havo been tho smallest both In number and porcentago over recorded for any decade. In thy pre vious decade, 1000-10, tho increaso was 2,174,010, or 20.7 por cent. Germany led us the country of hirth of tho foreign born In tho United States ton years ago, with a total of inoio than 2.FJO.00O and still leads, al though tho uumber was reduced to 1,083,318. Tho standing of other countries in tho forolgn born population of tho United States has changed somewhat Irom ten years. Italy ha3 takon sec ond placo from Russia with an in creaso of 2C 1,333, in tho ton years and a total for 1020 of 1.C07.35S. Russia has taken third placo from Irolor-d, but showed a docrease ol 203,783. Natives of Russia In the United States number 1,389,999. Poland hua gono Into fourth place, which was occupied by Italy, with an Increaso of 195,797, bringing hor tolal to 1,139,578. Ireland, which has shown decreases in each docado slnco 1890. had a larg or increaso during tho last decado than in any proviouH ono, tho loss having been 31C.G71. Tho total number of Irish born in tho United States in 1.120 was 1,035,080, ranking that country fifth. Cnnda showod a docreaao of 87,C'il In tho ton years and dropped from fifth to sixth placo. Total Cunadl.u.s number 1,117,130. PoreouH born In England numbered 812,114, which was a docreaso of 05. 305 In tho ten yoara England ranked EOVO'ltli. Swedon continued to hold eighth .placo with a totnl of 021,75? n do- cream of 40,443. Austria with second largest numor rlcal loss of any country during tho ton years dropped into ninth placo from tho sixth position. Tho docreaso In tho numhor of hor natives in tho United Statos was 000,014. Austria's total natives in tho United States num liorod 574,959. Comet Near Earth In June. . Cambridge, Mass. Wlnnoclto's com et, tho porlodlc which, according to Dr. Crommolln, a British astronomor, will npproach very .near to tho earth in Juno, Is increasing gradually In brightness, but is still much too faint to bo Boon with tho naked oyo, accord ing to work received from Prof, A. O. Louschner, of tho students' ohsorvn tory of tho University of California nt Berkley, Revolt In Ukraine Spreads. Stockholm. Organized rebellion against tin) Russian soviet govorumunt is growing with ronowed force in Ukraine, It la declared lu telegrams rocolved hero from Potrograd. Pons (Kits ungagod in tho revolt have taken many towns between tho Dnolpor and Dnolstor rivers and they aro reported to bo engaged In operations intended to forevj tho bolshovlkl eastward to tho loft bank of tho Dnolpor. No Change In Money Rates. Omaha, Nob. No chango will bo niado In tho progrosBlvo rnto of Inter est being charged by federal reserve banks and branchoa In this district, according to Oinnlm and Lincoln bank ers who conferred with Gov. Z. Miller, of tho Tenth resorvo district, from Knnsns City. Tho rata now flustuateB (between G and 12 por cent. Modification of Liquor Dan. Washington, D. O. Modifications of tho ban agaluBt withdrawals of liquor from waroliousoB to prominent wholo ,nnlo druKBtoln to withdraw liquor from liond uud from wholesale free ware houses, effectiva May 1G, waa an nounced by, Prohibition Commissioner JKrnmnr. Tho modification docs not Include wholooalo liquor dealers. bar M&y Day Demonstrations. , Vienna. Bucharest dispatches ro port that tho government has forbid- 1 den ull May day demonstrations. DR. ALFREDO ZAYAS ,3afcJsfci New photograph of Ur. Alfredo Znyas, who, according to the Judg ment of the United States govern ment, was chosen President of Culm nt the disputed election of Inst No- vemher. BUSINESS IS BETTER Dun's Review Reports Definite Gain in Some Lines. Resistance to Wage Revision Impedes Industrial Recovery More Grain Marketed. New York, April 25. Dun's Weekly Review for week ending April 22 says: "After long-continued llnuldatlon, more Mnblllty bus developed In some mar ket, with a definite gain In business. Completion of the readjustment Is yet to he ohtuliieri In many instances and Improvement Is not getiornl, but liu-dc- conditions tire gradually strengthening. A tendency toward easing or flip monetary stringency, partly reflected In some lowering of discount rates, Ik u fnvorable augury and freer marketing of grain Is (link ing for a lessening of the llnanclnl tension In country districts. Recent sudden changes In tempera ture hnvo been detrimental alike to crop movement and seasonal increaso In retail distribution, yet weather In fluences are secondary to some other factors In tho present situation, ques tloim of prices ami wages being upper most. Tho process of prlco deflation, continuing steadily for nearly a year. Is providing a basis for revival of buying, but resistance to wage revi sions Is being encountered In various quarters and labor troubles In some sections serve to .Impede tho Indus trial recovery. Hroadly viewed, how ever, some progress Is recorded each wPlc, mid the distinct betterment In the hide nud leather and some textile divisions Is encouraging. While statistical evidence of some revival of building activity Is not Incit ing, n special canvass of the situation discloses much Irregularity In different parts of the country notwithstanding the pressing need for nddltlonnl hous ing accommodation, construction work In tunny sections- Is being re tarded from (me cnuso or another, nml various factors mako tho outlook nioro or less uncertain. Resistance to wage reductions Is n phase commented upon. In ninny of (ho dispatches, and money market conditions, although re llectlng some easing, still render tho llnnnclng of new projects dllllcult. Commercial failures this week 1171, last week !I50, preceding week 322 and Inst year 112. IMMIGRATION BAN IS PASSED House Puts Approval on Measure Limiting Number Coming In Amendments Rejected. Washington, April 25. The Immi gration hilt was passed by thu house. Previously by an overwhelming veto the house had rejected an amendment to tho hill under which political refu gees from foreign countries would have been permitted to enter the United States. An amendment by Sahath of Illinois to permit I). J. O'C'allaghnn, mayor of Cork, to romnln In thu United States was nlso lost. HIGH POST FOR ILLIN0ISAN T, Q. Rlsley of Mount Carmel Named Solicitor of Department of Labor. Wiihhlugton, April 22. Secretary of Labor Davis said that ho has recom mended tho appointment of Theodore 0. Itlsley of Mount Carmel, III,, as solicitor of tho Department of Labor. Custer Scout Dies. Mandnn, N. 1)., April 25. James Flanagan, eighty-four years old, said to be the last surviving white scout of Custer's Seventh cavalry, died here, riiiuagan also was a Civil war vet eran. JuQO-SlavR Take Over Isles. Vleiini.. April 2.1. Jugo-Sluv troops huvo occupied tho Islands of Leslnu and 1. 1 sun, of r A he Dalmatian conct, the rtulluns withdrawing from them, says a dleputch received here from Spa-luto. lak.- 'JVwb BERLIN APPEALS TO U. S. FOR AID Germans Ask President Harding 0 to Mediate Question of Reparations. REQUEST IS TURNED DOW U. S. Executive Rofuses to Act as Um pire Reiterates Hope That German Government Will Promptly Formu late Proper Proposals to Allies. Washington, April 23. In Its ap peal to President Harding, made pub lic here, Germany asked that the Uni ted States sot thu amount of repara tions Germany should be required to pny. In Its reply, also made public, the United States said It could not agree to mediate the question, hut If the German government would submit Its proposal, tho United States would con sider bringing it to the attention of the allied governments, "in a mnnner acceptable to them, In order that the1 negotiations mny be speedily re sumed." The following Is the text of tho Gennnn memorandum delivered to the American commissioner at Berlin for transmission to the State department: "In the name of the German govern ment and the German people, the un dersigned, notwithstanding the still existing technical state of war, re spectfully petition the President of tho United Stales of America to incdlntd the reparations question and to llx thu sum to he paid by Germany to the allied powers and to eagerly urge hint to secure the consent of the allied powers to such mediation. Thej solemnly declare that the German peo pie are ready and willing to agree without qualification or reservation to pny to the allied powers as reparation such .sums as the President nftor ex amination and Investigation mny find Just and right. They formnlly pledge themselves to fulfill In letter and spirit all tho provisions of nny award that may be innde by him. "With nbldlng fnlth In the right eousness of this request and with un deniable sincerity of purpose the Ger man people through their constituted government submit their appeal to tho President of the United Stntes with the confident hope thnt It be granted to tho end that a final award may bo made In accordance with right and Justice to meet the heartfelt wishes of nil civilized nations, and to nvpid the Immeasurable consequences of Immi nent coercive measures and to pro mote the pence of the world." President Harding replied ns follqws : "This government could not ngree to mediate the question of reparations with a view to acting ns umpire In Its settlement. Impressed, however, with the seriousness of the Issues In volved ns they nffect the whole world, fho government of the United States feels Itself to be deeply, concerned with the question of ohtnlnlng nn early and Just solution. This government strongly desires thnt -there should ho an Immedlalo resumption of negotia tions, and relterntes Its earnest hopo that tho German government will promptly formulate such proposals as would present n proper bacls for dis cussion. Should the Gennnn govern ment take this course, this govern ment will consider bringing tho mat ter to the nttention of the nllled gov ernments In n manner acceptable to them, In order thnt negotiations may be speedily resumed." ONTARIO GOES "BONE DRY" Cities In Canadian Province Vote Wet, but Country Districts Beat Them. Toronto, Ont., April 21. Tho prov Inco of Ontario voted "hone dry" by n majority estimated at not less than 150,XH), the larger cities voting for the Importation of liquor, but tho out lying communities nml tho farmers vot ing against It. The totnl veto cast was about 000,000. The result of the election will bo the application of the Dominion law prohibiting the Impor tation of liquor from nny province, state, or country. Tho law on which tho voting was done would leavo doc tors' prescriptions as thu only means of obtaining liquor. MAIL WORKERS GIVEN GUNS Drastic Precaution Taken Against Robbers In Cities In the Middle West. Chicago, April 21. Postmaster Wil liam 11. Carlylo received olllclal In structions from Postmaster General Will Hays to arm with revolvers and shotguns nil employees In his Juris diction essential to the protection of the mall. More than 2,000 shotguns and revolvers arrived for distribution. Kansas Wheat Below Normal. Tupekn, Knn., April 25. Tho Knit sos acreage of winter wheat Is esti mated at 0,2:UI,7S0, Its condition ns of April 10 at 8U.S per cent normal, In the state hoard of agriculture's first crop report of tho season. Flyers Back From Santo Domingo. Washington, April 25. Completing nn aerlnl Journey of more thnn 8,000 miles to the Dominican republic and return two marine corps nlrplrnen which left here Mnrch 20 arrived safe ly at Uolllng Held. E 1ILL DEFINING DUTIES OF NEW BOARD OF PARDONS RECEIVES GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE SIGNS THIRTY OTHER BjLLS Registration BUI Becomes Law and All Voters In State Now Required to Register Same as In Larger Cities Lincoln. Governor McKolvIo has Just signed S. F. 282, a bill defining tho duties of the now stnto hoard of pardons and amending tho indeter mlnato sentence law to permit tho Judge to fix any term of imprison ment between the minimum and max imum prescribed by statute. Ho ha3 also signed S. F. 305, the universal registration bill, requiring the resignation of all voters In rural Jlstrlcts. Theso thirteen house bills have been signed In addition. H. II. 589 Npw cattle testing law. H. K. I97- Henulrrs old corners be tnkcii as basis for rc-surv-ss. II. It. Raises liability raU- on Insurance pr-mii'-ns. II. 11. 236 Flat $2 fillnB fees for non profit corporations. II. It. 237 Procedure for dissolution of corporations in arrears on corporation tax for three years. II. It. 301 Requires liability Insurance agents to report on physical condition of buildings to state department of labor. II. It. 303 Farmers' seed testing bill. II. R. 460 Permits reappraisement of leased school land nt discretion of board of educational lands and funds. II. R. 474 Requires sale of Isolated lots tnd state school land under forty acres. II. R. 490 Requires advertising for bids on state aid bridges. II. II. 529 Apportionment of funds to chool districts In which school land is lo cated of sum equivalent to taxes on this land, out of general semi-annual apportion ment. II. R. 571 Commission to design a state banner. H. II. 467 Making John G. Ncihard poet laureate of Nebraska. S. F. 10 Removes irrigation matters from the jurisdiction of the Nebraska railway eommis&ton. S. F. 34 Allows chief clerk for Douglas county attorney. S. F. 94 Institution care for dependent mothers. S. F. 99 Right of appeal from order of attachment. S. F. 106 Assistant for Omaha public defender. S. F. 11G Election of state superintendent for four-year term, beginning in 1922 ; con forms to new constitution. S. F. 1S1 Regulates probate of wills. S. F. 163 Increases penalty for perjury. S. F. 176 Requires county boards to elect chairmen annually In January. Senior mem bers are now chairmen. S. F. 198 Removes name "insane" from three state hospitals. S. F. 326 -Authorizes secretary of state Instead of department of finance to publish icsslon laws. S. F. 350 Permits city of Seward to Issue 120,000 in refunding bonds at higher rate of Interest than original issue. S. F. 1G9 -Authorizes incorporation of pro fessional socieites. S. F. 269-Permits Douglas county com missioners to reimburse those who lost prop erty In courthouse riot. S. F. 149 Requires county boards to pro vide room for state compensation commis sioner s hearings and for county agents. S. r, 100 Permits fine arts society to In corporate in order to acquire Omaha prop, erty by condemnation for a school of fine T V"cn al"- eorgc Joslyn has do nated funds. " Big Saving on State Supplies Through tho decrease In tho prlco of commodities used by tho various institutions unddr tho state board of control, Nebraska has saved thou sands of dollars during tho past three months, according to E. B. Fairfield, secretary of tho board. The average saving to tho stato on 22 articles show thnt theso goods aro approximately 31 por cent cheaper on April 1 than at the ond of tho first quarter In 1920. While tho cost of many food and clothing nrticlos has shown a do creaso, It Is pointed out by Secre tary Falrflold that the cost of many articles used by tho Institutions aro Just us high now as they woro a year ago. Flan Presented to Speaker Spoaker Walter L.. Anderson of tho Nebraska houso was presented by unanimous voto of his colleagues, with tho largo flag which hangs be hind his chair in tho rront of tho houso chamber. This action wbb taken In recognition of tho speaker's courtesy and fairness in presiding over tho houso. Mr. Anderson nccopted tho gift with an expression of thanks and assured his fellow membors that they were "tho finest bunch of men who over sat in this building or In any legislative hall In tho world." To Build New Fish Pond In violation of tho stato constitu tion tho sonnto passed a bill authoriz ing tho taking of ?2,000 or fish and gamo llcenso feea for expenditure by tho department of ngrlculturo upon a fish pond to bo deeded to tho stato by owners of flvo acres of land on tho Missouri river near Porn. This bill does what tho rocont constitutional convention rofused to no, nnmoiy change tho constitution so that llsh and gamo llcenso fees should not go into tho stato school fund, but should ho given ovor to tho ubo of tho fish and gamo buroau. No Opposition to Reformatory Tho board of control enn put tho now stato reformatory for first of fenders nnywhoro It plonsen provided, however, that It bo on Nebraska soil. Tho board mny also solect us fow or as many acres as It desires It is limited, however, to tho expenditure of $300,000 for grounds and build IngB. Land Bill Ready for Signing Tho Btato aonnto'H alien land bill, pasBod as a substitute for tho Davis houso bill to prohibit Japanoso and other orientals from acquiring further ownership of real estate In Nebraska, has now beon approved by both branches In tho form agreed upon lu conference. Ab It will go to tho gov omor, It upplloB to aliens of all na tlonalltlou who aro not specially prlv ilegod under treaties. It also is do bIkiiuiI to prevent aliens from exor cising rlght of ownership through corporations controlled by them. E PMDOIUIW cormuskeb items News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Business men of Wohlhnck hnve or ganized a community center. An American Ix'glon baseball team lias been organized at Crawford. A company hns been formed and will shortly begin drilling for oil at Stamford. Fairmont Is making preparations to celebrate Independence day on an elaborate scale. Mrs. Ida Lyons, of Madison dropped dead while handing n drink of wuter to her little son. Paving contracts nmountlng to over $400,000 will be completed this sum mer nt Fullerton. General John Pershing will deliver the commencement dny uddress at the fetnte university, June 0. A chapter of the Knstern Star hns been organized nt Chester with a char ter membership of fifteen. The state college of agriculture is planning a short course for Junior farmers May ;!0 to June -1. The high school building at Superior was destroyed by lire Inst week, en tnlling a loss around $30,000. Will S. Jay, n well known Nebraska newspaper man, died nt tho home of his son In Kansas City last week. The Loup Valley Edltorlnl Associa tion will hold its next session at Grand Island, Saturday, April !!0. Truck lines handling freight and ex press have been established between Wdlioo, Omaha, Lincoln and Fremont. The Woman's club of Hebron gave u homo talent play April 20, for the benefit of the soldier's monument fund. Bishop Stunz of Omaha will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the State University commencement exercises June 5. J. J. Conoughy, for thirty-five years U. P. station agent at Hastings, Is dead, nftor nn illness of a couple of weeks. Hands for bridges for ?2."0,000 nnd building on poor farm, $110,000, failed to carry In Dawes county at a special election. The commencement exercises of the Beaver City High school will be held Mny 20. The class has twenty-four members. Alton Tennnnt, of Crab Orchnrd, was seriously burned when he attempt ed to hasten n rather backward lire with kerosene. Mrs. .7. T. McGlll of Center suffered serious Injuries when tlie horse which she was driving became frightened and upset the buggy. W. F. Parker of Woodlnke has been appointed receiver of the Brown county state bnnk nt Long Pino, which closed Its doors recently. Hogs are 0 cents per pound on tho Calloway market and wheat is 00 cents which Is the lowest price on theso things lu five years. Collections 'made by the European relief committee In Platte county for tho aid of the suffering chWren In central Europe, totalled $2,750.03. The Blair city schools will graduate a class of forty-one members on May 27. Tho class play, to be given on Mny 27 will be "Green Stockings." Sheriff Gallagher of Greeley Center and n special ofllcer of the state pro hibition department took three stills in tho vicinity of Wolbnch last week. Ansley's new amusement pnrk, when completed, will bo ono of the finest In the stnte. Over 1,500 trees are being plnnted nnd n grand stand being built. Ill health caused "Strop" ltlchards of Kearney to end his life by nsphyxli tlon. lie had uever fully recovered from an nttack of "Ilu" several months ago. "Undo" Peter Starr, of Dunning, the oldest man In Nebraska, celebrated his 10:trd birthday last week. At this advanced age "Uncle" Peter says he has Just begun to livo nnd hopes to hnve a number of other anniversary celebrations placed to his credit on the scrolls of time. Constitutionality of tho 1017 law, under which the county seat light in Franklin county was launched, Is at tacked In nn uppeal to the Nebraska supreme court from the action of the voters, who by 300 more thnn n three fifths majority on October 20, 1920, approved tho removal of the county seat from Bloonilngton to the town of Franklin. Tho Union Evangelical church of Seward Is holding n two weeks' special series of meetings In charge of Dr. John Gnrretson. Mrs. George L. Sheldon, wife of for mer Governor Sheldon, is n candidate for postmistress of Jackson, Miss., where the family has resided since moving from Nohnwku. Mrs. John Thomas, of Indlnnola, was granted a license to preach at tho Holdrege district "conference of the Nebraska Methodist church, In Its ses sion nt McCook. She Is the first woman lu Nebraska to have received this privilege from the Methodist church. J. Frank Ban, active In mercantile business lu Lincoln nnd throughout the state for many years, died at his home In Lincoln Inst week. Vandals, operating at night, destroy ed a $700 hay baler belonging to Jesse Wilson of Alliance, which has been left standing In a Held. Twenty girls and 47 boys were graduated from the University of Ne braskn School of Agriculture In Lin coln last week. The homes of the mem bers of the class are scattered over the entire stnte, coming from prob ably more than one-fourth of the comities. A. N, Aylor of Table Hock, while hunting near thnt place, captured nine baby coyotes in their nest In nn old straw stack. The mother vnlf es caped. The state-wide campaign ngnlnst graduation extravagance being con ducted by the stnte agricultural col lege, Is winning populur favor nil over the state. Eurl Landreth, residing nenr Broken Bow, Is suffering from four broken ribs mid several bad bruises, the re sult of nn entanglement with a run away team. N. W. Gaines of the agricultural de partment of the state university will spenk to fanners of the Burwell vicini ty Mny 0. He will discuss agriculture) and dairying. Senator HltchcocR has notninnted Robert W. Fling, Lincoln, as principal nt the Annapolis nnvnl ucademy, nnd Raymond Buffntn of University Plucu as first alternate. The teaching force of the Hebron public schools was re-elected for next jeur's work, nt a recent meeting of tho board of education, and nil the grade, teachers havo accepted. Mrs. Marie L. Sliaw, a nloucer of Table Rock nnd vicinity, died at thu home of her sister in Elk Creek, where she was visiting, tho cause of, her death being heart trouble. A. B. Allen of Tecumseb, Has been recommended by the Nebraska dele gation In congress to President Hard ing for appointment ns collector of In ternal revenue at Oinnhn, 'Tho largest class In the history o Columbus High school will he graduat ed at the commencement exercises to bo held June '.), when 51 young peoplo will receive their diplomas. Nicholas Ross, former sheriff of Lancaster county, nnd well known In political and lodge circles 'vns Instant ly killed at Lincoln, when he was struck by a Rock Island train. Fines and costs approximating $500 hnv6 recently been ussesed to viola tors of the state fish and game lows, according to George Koster, chief of the state bureau of fish and game. Twenty-eight elm trees, to slnnd ns memorials to the twenty-eight Adams county men who lost their lives In the world war, will be planted iu Highland cemetery at Hastings. Traveling within a mile of the trail or mo disastrous tornado that destroy ed Otoe (then Berlin) In 1913 a torna do swept through Otoe county, leveling buildings and killing some live stock Three members of the N. O. Mart In family at Harrison became poisoned following the eating of spoiled cheese After several hours' work by the doc tors they were finally brought out of danger. The electric light plant at Geneva, owned by the Public Service Co.. hua changed managers, F. .1. Uunther 1m; ing transferred to Aurora and J. 1 McCullough becoming manager at Geneva. Work of excavating for tire erection of Venango's new $80,000 school houso started last week and local workmen, with teams and scrapers, hnvo pruc- ticnlly completed the large basement excavation. Pawnee merchants co-operalert in putting on a big booster sale, selling many Items below cost. The streets were filled with buyers, and several stores were sold out on many items in a short time. The body of Orvllle Shields reached Illldreth Inst week and was burled. This is the first Franklin county sol dier's body to bo returned from France. Sixty Amerlcau Legion mem bers attended. Herb Cotton, n paperhanger at Plnttsmouth, who raises leghorn, chickens as u pastime, has been ex hibiting nn egg laid by one of lli birds in his yard which measured eight Inches In length and six In width. A blackhand letter threatening him with the loss of his wife unless h "places $10,000 in a tin cnn and hns It in tho alley back of his place by Mon day night," was received through tho mails by G. A. Smith, real estate mau of Lincoln. Tlje Nebraska senate passed n houso Joint resolution naming John fl. Nel hardt of Bancroft poet laureate of Ne braska. Some of Mr. Neiha rill's best known poetical works are "The Song of Hugh Glass" and "The Song of tho Three Friends." Because the Young Men's Christian association of Lincoln devotes part of Its property for cafeteria, barber and tailor shop from which which it de rives revenues, the supreme court has reversed the order of the Lancaster district court nnd directs that It find out what part of the property Is de voted to business uses for income and assess the same for taxation. The Ansley mills which suspended operations last fall, are putting In new machinery and will boon resume work. Within two hours nftor Paul Single confessed to complicity In tho W. C Mason drug store robbery nt Lincoln he was sentenced to three to fifteen years In the state penitentiary iu dis trict court. The Osbkosh Stnte bank has closed Its doors and called upon tho state banking department for an adjuster. The olllcers say that th hank is sol vent nnd Is only closed temporarily be cause of depletion of its legal rcsere. Ray Dixon of Stromsburg died lu a hospital at York last week from In juries lecelved when he was attacked by n vicious bull three weeks ago. Ilia skull was fractured by the animal. Jean Margaret, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tapster of North Bend, weighed only twenty-llvo ounces when she came Into this world August 13, 1020. Sho now tips the scales nt seven and n half pounds, the avwise weight of n baby nt birth. The 102nd nnnlversary of the estab lishment of the Independent Ordqr of Odd FellOWS Will be relolirnl.il In Oniuha AdHI SO r ( f