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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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