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SIEPS TAKEN TO
AVERT BIO STRIKE
MARDHNQ ORDERS MEETING OF
WORKERS AND OPERATORS.
NDUSTRIES GIVEN WARNING
Utilities Corporations In Illinois Ad-
vised to Stock Up Before April 1,
Date Set for Walkout.
Washington, D. C. President Hard
ing Is insistent that the government,
Jo all in its power to avert the threat
ened coal minora' strike on April 1.
To this end ho has directed Secre
tary of Labor Davis to call a confer
jnco of bituminous coal minors and
aiino owners In the near future to
:onsidor a now agreement..
The govornment holds that tho
igreemont reached in 1919, under fed
ral auspices, binds tho mine owners
ind miners to consider a new agree
nent to succeed .thut 'which will ex
pire April 1.
Tho attorney gonoral has notified
:ho president that tho contract binds
:ho partlos to such a conference, and
lint nothing has Intervened to invali
Jato this provision of tho agreement.
The president, himself, commenting
jn tho situation to his advisors, said
:hat tho govornmont -would indeed bo
Impotent, t a condition should exist
whoroby it could not oxcrt itB power
and inriuonco to -avert a threatened
Industrial outbreak.
Warned to Stock Up.
Chlcnga.Heads of nig industrials
ivoro warned by coal operators and
Jcalors to stock up as heavily as pos
sible in preparation for tho coal
strike, whicli now seoms Inevitable
Dn April 1, -when present contract
with tho unions expire. '
Utility corporations throughout thq
state havo "boon urged ljy tho Illinoii
:ommerce commission to do all in
their power to secure tho largest pos
sible supply of coal "before tho date
set for the strike, bo that all gas male
Ing, electric lighting, Intorurban cai
sorvico and -power -nnd other public
utility services may not he fcamporod.
For tho first tlmo In tho history of
tho country, tho -proposed strike will
hit both tho bituminous and anthra
cite fields simultaneously. Previous
coal strikes havo involved either tho
anthracite fields of the east or the
mlddlo vest bituminous mines. When
tho tioup camo in oithor field, coal
xonsume'r i'mthe Hold nfrected havo
beep abl6 to got supplies from tho
Holds 't' that '-winV still In operation.
Tho unions, however, havo now ar
ranged thatr -wugo agroonionta so that
they can call -n .BtrJko over hoth fields.'
Oporatora say that If consumers
itore up coal now, a sufficient amount
cau fto brought in Irorc tho non-union
bituminous fleldo at Kentucky and
WiSSt Virginia lo lcoop Industry in mo
tion throughout the Bummor and fall.
Tho unionu foresaw this loophole, in
their plans aind Itavo fccen trying to
Involve tho rail unions In tho striko,
to that this non-Unian coal could not
do moved, but this plan does cot prom
ise much success.
Movie 3taf Seeks Divorce.
Los Angeles Calir. Another matri
monial wreck has come to light in tho
Los Angeles film colony, Blllio
Rhodes, widow of the Into Smiling
Bill Parsons, has filed suit Tor di
rorco from hor second husband, Wil
liam H. Jobolman, to whom aha was
married In 1920.
Striker Given Prison Term.
Nobraaka city, Neb. Martin Mul.
fanoy, packing house striker, convict
ed at tho proaont term of tho district
Tourt of kidnaping James Estos, a no
jro strikebreaker, was Bontoncod by
District Judgo Begloy to servo from
threo to flvo years In tho "pGnltontJ
lry, Shot Senator; to Prison.
Washington, D. C Charles Grock,
igod G5, who last March 5, shot and
bounded formor Senator Charloa II.
Hejutorson-of Novada, was sontoncod
to lQ'"'ycr8' imprisonment by Chlof
Justice McCoy if tho DlBtrlct or Co
lumbia Bupromo court.
Sell Obsolete Warship.
Washington, D. C. The obsoloto
Monitor Monteroy, utatioh ship nt
Poarl '"JIurbor, Hawaii, for Bovoral
7cars.hH8 beon sold to Borcovlch
oinpariy, Oakland, Calif., for $3,G00,
Jie "navy department announced.
Irish Leader Is III.
London
-A Dublin dispatch reports
that Michael Collins is in bed, suffer
ing from tho grip.
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i New York Banks.
New York. Tho actual condition of
;he clearing house banks and trust
:ompani for tho wook (flvo daya)
,fJow hat thoy hold $-1 1,202,520 in ex
eue'oi; Iflgal requirements, This Is
rn ' Increase of $4G,401,2G0 from last
week.
Omahan Slain by Wife.
u0matia Neb, Emll Vullen, 34, of
pmaka, was- shot und killed by bin
A'lf0;at tjieir homo here. Sbo told
Mice" Vallen had abused her and
tbilr.ckMreB.
Falling Meteors
GIRL KILLS ALLEGED BETRAY
ER IN A TEXAS COURT ROOM
Opens Attack as She Steps to Witness
Chair Man's Second Trial Wao
Just Starting.
Waco, Tex. Miss Marcfno Matt
hows, 17 years old, shot anil killed J.
S. Crosslin during proceedings in tho
district court here. He was charged
with criminally attacking tho girl two
years ago. Crosslin was 59 years old.
Crosslin was tried, convicted and
sentenced to nlno years in tho peni
tentiary, but tho case was reversed on
an error in tho admission of testimony
and remanded for trial.
Tho preliminaries- had been com
pleted and Miss Matthews had been
eallcdto the witness stand.
"Ho disgraced mo, ruined my health
and deprived mo of school privileges,"
Bho stated after tho killing. "But he
will never ruin another girl."
Mls Matthews walked to tho wit
ness chair, then turned with a pistol
In hand, fired straight at Crosslin,
who sat in a chair bosldo his attor
neys 15 feet away, She took two or
threo stops forwnrd and firod again.
Advancing to within threo feet of the
man, who had collapsed in his chair,
she shot a third time, the bullet pono-
trating Crosslin's sido.
W. II, Forester, counsel for Cross-
Un, acized tho girl just as tho third
ahot wns fired and almost at tho same
time Officer Durtdn rcachod her and,
taking her in hor arms, carrlod her
out of the courtroom- IIo took the
weapon from her and looked hor in a
room in tho shoriff's offices.
Complaint has beon filed charging
the girl with murder.
Held as Black Handcr.
Washington, D. C aoorgo E. Long,
40 years an cmployo of tho bureau of
insular nffalrs, In tho war depart
ment, was arrested and hold for In
vestigation by department of justico
officials In connection with tho Bond
ing, during tho last few wobks, of lot
tors to prominent Washingtonlans do
mnnding largo sums of money,
Threats of death woro made In caao
tho money was not forthcoming,
Mabel Normand Reported Better.
Los Angolos, Cal, Miss Mabel Nor
mand, reported seriously HI with t'o
grip at hor temporary retreat In Alta
tlena, was Bald to bo Improving. Hor
secretary told inquirers that whilo
Miss Normand was seriously ill, it
was thought that her recovery was
almost certain.
Two Missing Following Explosion.
Stamford, Conn. Two men were
missing nftora $100,000 firo which fol
lowed tho explosion of a tank car of
acids at tho plant of Richards & Co.,
makers of artificial leather, horo. Tho
two men wero working at tho car and
wero bolioved to havo boon klllod by
tho explosion.
Woman Freed of Murder Charge.
Auburn, Neb, Tho chargo of mur
der against Mrs. Lucllo Ncal, for kill
ing iter husband hero August LI, last,
was dismissed by District Judgo John
llupnr, upon motion of County Attor
ney Armstrong, who roportod that ho
had no now ovidonco to Introduce.
Divorces Famous English Beauty.
London. Tho earl of Cathcart was
jrniitvd u dlvorco upon proof of Lady
Catheurt's tndhic-rotlons with tho oarl
of Craven. Tho case, which orlglnnlly
was In tho defended list, canio boforo
the court us an undofcuded suit.
Senator Rawson Sworn In.
Washington, D. C- Charles A. Raw
son of Dos Moines, wno bwoiii in as
senator from Iowa, Buccoodlng Sena
tor William s. Konyon, who rcslgnod
to accopt appointment us judgo of tho
Eighth circuit court of appeals.
Let U. S. Get Gorman Dyes.
Washington, D, C Doclarlng thaf
congress has tied tho hands of tho ad
ministration in dealing with tho rep
arations commission, Prosident Hard
ing in a lottor to Senator Froyllnc
huysdn, republican, Now Jorsoy, has
suggested that legislative action ho
taken to permit tho United States to
got its quota of Gorman ropuralion
dyes.
Vlccount Harcourt Dies.
London. Viscount Harcourt died
here, ago 5'J yenra. '
BLAST DESTROYS THE GIANT
YANKEE AIRSHIP, THE ROMA
Estimates on Dead Vary From Half
a Dozen to Nearly 40 Over 50
on Board.
Norfolk, Va. Exploding after crash
ing downward during a trial flight, tho
army's Italian built airship Homa was
destroyed near tho naval base here
with tho loss of an undetermined num
ber of lives.
Estimates an hour and a half after
tho disastor, placed tho dead from
half a dozen to nearly 40, out of the
mora than half hundred persons on
board.
Washington, D. C. Tho navy de
partment was notified of the disaster
In tho following telegram from the
naval authorities at Norfolk:
"Army, dlrigiblo Roma caught firo
and foil to tho ground near army base,
Norfolk. Thlrty-fivo pcrs6ns reported
dead out of 50 aboard."
Norfolk. Savoral persons wero re
ported killed and 12 seriously injured
whon tho giant airplane Uoma- plunged
obliquely over a milo and crashed In
to a barracks building at tho Hamp
ton Road3 army baso, according to in
formation in tho hands of tho com
mands at tho Hampton Roads naval
baso. Tho remalndor of tho 21 mem
bers of tho crow and 30 or 40 passen
gers and observers aboard tho Roma
ospapod with minor burns, cuts and
bruises, according to information at
tho baso.
The Roma was between GOO and
1,000 foot in the air when she fell, of
ficers at the Hampton Roads naval
baso stated. Some of tho passengers
aboard woro virtually unhurt, although
all 'wero shaken up. A number of
thorn jumped from tho cars of tho
Roma as she fell. Others caught un
der, and theso, It is bolioved, wero
killed almost Instantly.
Ask Operators to Meet Miners.
Chicago. Prosidont John L. Lewis
of tho United Mino Workers of Amor
lea, asked coal operators of tho cen
tral competitive fiold, comprising tho
states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
also of western Ponnsylvnnia,to meet
with union officials at Cloveland on
March 2 for n wago conference which,
ho said, might avert the impending
striko. Similar requests havo been
rojoctod by somo operators who said
that thoy wished to discontinue col
loctivo bargaining with the miners.
Movie Comedian III With Grip.
Los Angolos. Harold Lloyd Issuf
fortng from a severo attack of tho
grip. IIo is confinod to his homo in
this city, with two nursoa In attend
ance. Being an athloto, it Is thought
tho .comedian will make a recovery
without tho dreaded pneumonia sot
ting in, despite Mils high temperature
Taylor Mystery Remains Deep.
Los Angoles. Tho mystery sur
rounding tho slaying of William Des
mond Taylor, motion picturo director,
still remains ns far from solution as
when tho body of tho director wns
found lu hid apartments hero almost
threo weoks ago, Investigators work
ing on tho caso said.
Oil King O. K.'3 Lovo Mdch.
Chicago. John It. Rockofollor has
given his approval to tho ongugomont
of his granddaughter, Mathlldo Mc
Cormlck, 17-yoar-old daughtor of liar
old F. MeCormlck, to Max Osor, Swiss
riding master.
Kidnaped Ulsteritcs Nearly All Freod.
Bolfast. Whtlo most of tho union
ists capturod in rocont raids in north
ern Ireland havo been relousod, the
Ulster homo office announced that 25
of tho kldnnpod won had not yet been
-oturnod.
Pollco Fire on Rioters.
Pawtuekot, It. I, -i Onn man was
killed, two wore aorlously wounded
ami bIx persons woro hurt when tho
pollco UBod rjot guns on 'a crowd of
1,000 persons who gathered at tho
plant of tho Jenckcs Spinning com
pany, whore a striko la in progress.
Tho guna woro brought Into play whon
eavernl patrolmen had been knocked
down titter the urrost of threo striko
sympathizers. Tho doail man is J .nil
d'Assumpcau of Valley Falls. Josoph
Diaz and Tony Rogos3wovo taken to a
nospltal lu n critical condition.
OMAHA BANKER AD
MITS LOOTING BANK
W. V. Mathews, President of Defunct
Pioneer State Bank, Indicted
Some Time Ago.
Omaha, Neb. Willard V. Mathows,
prosident of tho now defunct Pioneer
Stale bank of Omaha, indicted by u
special grand jury some time ago on a
charge of embezzling $200,000 from
tho bank, pleaded guilty before Dis
trict Judge Leslie.
Sentence was deforred until March
I to givo Mr. Mathows time In which
t6 straighten out his personal affairs, i
Throe other persons Indicted with
him, including T. H. Matters, Omaha,
attorney, woro granted soparato trials.
Mr, Mathews gavo out a statement
In which ho sad ho believed his vio
lation of tho law, if there was one,
was a technical one and was "of tho
head and not of the heart."
Whisky Loot Worth $90,000.
Detroit, Mich. Six armed men
bound and gagged tho watchman at a
government warehouso in Beaubion
avenue hero and cscapedwlth 20 bar-'
rels of bonded whisky, which they
loaded on a motor truck. ' Tho rob
lipry was discovered when an investi
gation was mado of tho watchman's
failuro to punch his tlmo clock. Po
lice estimate tho whisky to be Worth
$50,000.
Louisvillo, Ky. Twenty armed men,
With threo trucks, held up threo guards
and ono passerby at tho Old Pepper
distillery near Versailles, Ky., and es
caped with between 350 and 400 cases
of liquor, valued at about $40,000, ac
cording to telephono reports received
hero.
Indict Packing House Heads.
Rapid City, S. D Orvillo Rinehart,
former candidate for tho United
States sonato on tho dempcratlc tick
et, and John Burke, president of the
Dakota Packing company, havobeen
Indicted on charges of making alleged
fraudulent misrepresentations' to tho
stato securities commission, as to tho
books kept by tho packing company.
Rinehart was treasurer of tho com
pany. In a separtate indictment, H.
F. Fellows, an attorney, was charged
with seven embezzlement counts, ag
gregating $6,431 -whilo ho was secre
tary of tho Dakota Packing company
"Off" These Schools.
Lincoln, Nob. Instructors In any of
tho state" normal colleges of Nebraska
hereafter will bo refused leaves of ab
sence to study In or attend tho Uni
versities of Columbia, Chicago andl
Northwestern "be'eauco tho testimony
of thoso who havo been students and
the now3 items in tho daily pross
show that cigaret smoking Is common
among women in these institutions"
under a resolution adopted by tho
board of education of state v normal
schools.
To Use Planes In Florida.
Washington, D.C. Uso of utrphiuoo
along tho Florida coast in tho war on
rum sellers was understood to bo un
der consideration by prohibition
headquarters. Plans for tho uso of
airplanes against rum runners was
understood to bo part of tho gigantic
program being worked out by prohi
bition authorities Involving activities
In tho ajr, on the water and on land
to stem tho tldo of illicit liquor flow
ing into tho country from West In
dian and other Islands.
Girl Drops to Death.
Chicago. Miss May Ginsburg, aged
22, daughtor of a wealthy St. Paul
business man, either fell or leaped
from the fifth story window of her
apartment here and was Instantly
klllod. A pucsing policeman found
hor body lying on tho sidewalk, clad
only in a night gown, tymona and
bedroom slippers.
Ball Magnates at St. Joe.
St, Joseph, Mo. Every club of iho
Western league was represented at
tho Hchodulo mooting here. It has
boon settled thoro will bo 1G8 games,
with tho season oponlng April 1 or 14
with tho club3 of the northorn half of
tho circuit playing hi tho southern
halt.
Sweet Into Senate Race.
Washington, D. C- Burton E. Swoot,
ropublieun member of tho houso from
tho Third Iowa district, announced
ho would outer tho republican pri
marlos In Juno as a candidate for tho
senate. Tho office at stnko la tho
uuoxpirod term of Senator Kenyon.
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Takes $22,000 Bank's Cash.
New York. William A. Ru,soll,
messongor for tho Greenwich bank,
was robbed of $22,000 ln currency by
an automobile bandit, whp boarded
thq truck, In which ho was transport
ing tho money to n downtown bank.
Cobb's Condition Serious.
Boston, Mass. Irvin S. Cobb, auth
or and humorist, Is seriously ill at a
hotel after a rolapso from tho grip,
which forced tho cancellation of n lec
ture last week. Dr. J. II. Stevens
said Mr. Cobb's condition was "seri
ous but not dangerous."
Wrestling Star to Retire.
Now York. Stanislaus, ijbyszko,
world's heavyweight wrostllpg cham
pion, plans to rutiro undefeated in
May and to place his tltlo in tho care
cf his younger brother, Wladok.
GORRHUSKER ITEMS
Mows of All Kiids Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
A blaze which started in tho garret
of the Friend hotel was declared by
Fire Chief Iloefer to have all the ap
pearances of incendiary origin. The
firo was extinguished with chemicals
before much damage resulted. When
tho volunteer firo department answer
ed the cull thoy found Britton in the
kitchen of tho building, which is a
three-story brick structure, eating pop
corn. When told that the building was'
on fire he answered that it could not
be possible. Investigation showed
Hint oll-souked carpets nnd blankets
had been placed In tho garret. Ac
cording to firemen the building Is In
sured for $20,000.
Every taxpayer In Nebraska who
turns In property for taxation will
have to give on oath that hifi return
Is correct, if a plan proposed at a group
meeting of comity assessors here Is
carried out. Twenty assessors at a
meeting passed a resolution urging that
county nssessors require precinct as
sessors to administer an on tit on ev
ery tax return in their district
Some drunken pigs near Chadron
went on a ronring, don't-enre-a-whoop
rampage, nnd unwittingly tipped off
thw story of. how corn mush had been
poured Into their feed trough. These
pigs and never before frncturod Mr.
Volstoud's act, nor tho peace and dig
nity of tho community. Tho owner of
thu pigs was arrested.
U. C. Yund of Broken Bow has com
pleted installing his wireless outfit.
Mr. Yund brought the set with, him
from Coudersport, Pa., but on account
of war conditions has not reset the
station He has very complete equip
ment anil can receive messages from
France, Germany, Spain, Norway nnd
South America.
When Deputy Sheriff T. L. Misklmen
went on un errand lo the basement of
the county court house at Alllnnco, he
discovered that a burglAr hud stolen
the contents of two 100-pound sacks
of granulated sugar" and hud fillml the
sacks with ashes and cinders. The
sugar had been confiscated in u raid
on a still several months ng2.
At a meeting of taxpayers a protest
cost of the public schohol system nt
Auburn It developed that farm land
near town in paying taxes amounting
to $11 per acre, nnd that tho cosr of
tho public schools In this district has
increased from $8,700 to $40,000 in six
year.') with llttlo Increased attenilnnce.
Secretary Clancy cf the Red Cross
has resigned ns executive secretary of
the Hall county chapter, and .will, be
plnnlng with ,.tliof-first ,efvhevmpnth,
tako a position with the national or
ganization as field agent for the stato
of Montana.
Th,e Garrison Poland China Pig club
has completed Its organization nnd is
the first of Its kind to bo started In
Butler county this year. Morci than
half of the boys have already started,
each having a pure bred sow.
As un appreciation for the quick re
sponse made to David City's call for
aid when the I. O. -O. F. temple burn
ed the David City city council au
thorized the sending of a check for
$100 to the Seward fire department.
An inspection of tho winter wheat
nenr Oshkosh shows that practically
all of It Is going through the winter
In splendid condition, Is well rooted
nnd tho abundance of moisture nssures
a speedy growth In the spring.
Lootto is rallying nround Mayor
Hnvcna In his efforts to secure a mu
nlclple swimming pool and skntlngpnrk.
Tho commercial club and the schools,
as well as many farmers, are back of
the movement.
By n voto of two to one Scottsbluff
npproved tho issuanco of bonds of
$300,000 for tho construction of a new
high school building. Tho poll show -
ed 0S0 for nnd 483 against tho proposed
Issue.
Mrs. Sarah A. Bond, SO, sister of I
Ella AVheeler Wilcox, died at her Home
lu Ord from Injuries received when she
fell on an ice-coated sidewalk a week
ago. Her hip was broken In tho fall.
Tho supremo court hns refused to.
break tho will of .Tpsoph Huyden, late
Omaha merchant, on petition of Louise
Josephine llnyden, niece, nnd William
Huyden, brother.
An electric siren fire alarm is to bo
Installed at Randolph by tho lire de
partment, to supersede tho bell nlarm.
Unless further compalnt Is made
against Mra. Loretrn Sclirelner, who
fasted eight days in tho Dodgo county
jail rather than send her children, La
Ross nnd Ln visa, 8, to tno punuc
school, sho will bo allowed to retain
custody of them.
Tho stato of martial low which has
been in cxlstenco in Four Milo pre
cinct nt Nebraska City, In Otoo county,
slncrt Jnnuary 28, hue censed by a pro
clamation of Governor McKclvte, stat
lne "that vlolenco and disorder had
been suppressed and there was- no fur
ther need of martial law."
Whilo shelling corn nt his plnce near
Wolbach, Anson Kinney got his left
hand on tho sbellor, loslns tho first
and fourth fingers of tho hand, which
had to be amputated, and 10 may yet
loso the other two fingers.
Mrs. Agnes Scott, widowed mother
of Policeman J. E. Scott, killed in Om
aha, In entitled to compensation of $15
n week for 350 weoks and $150 burial
expenses, according tn nn Informal
opinion given by Frank Kennedy, sec-
rotary nt stnto department of labor;
and wc-oilU'lo stato compensation v.'jm
rulsflonor
tignr beet growers In the vicinity
of ILowell nnd Gibbon are not In tho
Je.ilt perturbed over tho announce
ment that the year's contract price
Will', be nround $5 per ton, for the
Hlmple reason they do not p'un to
liiltW many beots, regardless of price.
With Irrigation acreage these farm
ers for the most part are finding the
iiumbic potato more profitable, witn
cnbbago a close second. Consequent
ly, tliU vicinity, which in past years
has ruWett large quantities of beets,
will build up, Instead, a greatly In
creased potato acreage- and also a
largo acreage of cabbage. The lat
ter prodii' t Is becoming more popu
lar annually. Ono 'farmer located
south of Gibbon a setting out 40 acres
of cabbage plants to replace beets.
Approximately 180 inmates of Ne
braska pen'tontiary will soon bo stead
ily employed In tho new. prison shirt
nnd overall factory. Installation of
V2Q lnrge power sewing machines is
expected to bo completed soon. Largo
quuntillon of buttons, thread' una cloth
tiro already on hand. The factory will
probably turn otit 123 dozen snirts a
duy, according to Warden Kenton. Tho
entire product will go 'to u Jefferson
City, Mo., wholcsalo concern, which
has contracted for the labor.
Instructors In any of the state nor
mal colleges of Nebraska hereafter
will be refused leaves of absence to
study or attend the universities of Col
umbia, Chicngo and Northwestern "be
cause the testimony of those who havo
been students and the news Items in
the daily press, show that cigaret
smoking is common among women In
these institutions," ufuler a resolution
udopted by the board of education of
state normal schools.
Nebraska's dog, population for 1021
was 105,288, according to figures giv
en out at the state house at Lincoln,
based on assessor's .returns. That
means thnt there is one poodle, collie,
airdale, terrier, bull dog or some other
kind of canine for every twelfth per
son In the state. Tho dog census for
last year shows an increase of r,23."
over thnt of 1020. The assessors mado
no attempt to place the dog wealth.
For tho first tlmo in the history of
American suffrage, t'o sisters are can
didates for congress this year. One is
Mrs. Irene C. Buell, Ashland, city pro
secutor, who bar. already filed her
petition with Sectretnry of Stato Ams
berry at Lincoln. Her older sister,
Mrs. A. K. Gaulr.t mayor of St. Peter,
Minn., Is a .candidate for congress from
the district there.
Fire destroyed tho five-room home
of W. I). Shaal near Springfield. Mr.
Shaal was nlone-in the house nt tho
time of tho firo and almost suffocated
before rescued. Tho firemen were un
able to save the house or contents
The Joss Is estimated at $3,000.
Bcnkelmnn schools have outgrown
the present school building, and the
district,!, prcparhig to vote a bond, is
sue to cover the present running ex
penses. New quarters for itigh school
or grade must be provided before school
oponn next fall.
Tho city council nt, Ravenna has
mado a call for bids on street paving.
Tho first district to bo paved will cover
about 30 blocks. It Is. tho object: of tho
city to pave 'the main thoroughfares
and ono block on each side streer.
When Pierce Oxlby, farmer of .Cam
bridge, awakened in the morning ho
found, his largo . barn, two head of
homes, threo cows and much grain
and hny destroyed by fire. The ori
gin has not been il&tcrmlned.
A petition by S00 taxpayers of Fill
more county wns filed with tho county
commissioners asking that tho serv
ices of tho county agent bo continued
and tho annual appropriation was
made for that purpose.
"Frozen assets" loans 'thnt could
not bo liquidated, wero blnmed by J.
E. Hart, secretary, of tho stato derwrt
ment of commerca ,and labor, In an
nouncing tho closing of the Homer
State Bank at Homov.
When a firo broko out on tho root
of tho nubile school building at Hub-
! bard, tho firo drill In which tho chim
, rtn iml been trained wnn ordered and
they all marched orderly to safety.
Frank Sampson, 13, of Western,
caught a full grown wolf In n trap
and succeeded In killing It with a
short handled ax after a desperate
fight.
A permanent summer camp for the
Boy Scouts of SeouttsblufiVis proposed
to bo built at Laramlo park, in Wyont-
j jngt by tho Scott -bluffs Bey Scout coun
ell.
While AgCi, Arneke, 14 of Norl'ofk,
w.is nsleep in her room, mi unknown
person entered and cut off her hnlr.
The citizens of Wood LaHe are to
vote on a bond Issue of $29,70 'o pro
vide a water system and electric light
plant. The town has been burning
gasoline and kerosene lamps gJiho the
electric light plant was destroyed by
fire about three weeks ago.
The largest irrigation pro-t In tho ;
Republican valley Is about to bo car
ried out a few mlies west of McCool;
by G. II. Watkins on tho Watklns farm
near Perry. The nest of wells nnd
pump plant will cost about $0,000 and
the plant will supply wntor" for 300
acres.
Tho city council of Knlrbury luw
purchased a second firo truck to use
ln case ol emergencies.
P. L. Hurd, Quwhnf has written Gov
ernor McKelvlo to urgo tho next leg
islature to pass a law demanding that
nil restaurants serving horso or mule
meat advertiso tho fact in big placards
nn front windows. "I would navue u
. nIK. . ..,, .,inrfl nnii ono day. no
I nnIoni. or paroles, for vlolntlou of
IIur(1 pal(1 T5l(, governor la
. , for information iui to wjiero
pucli ment Is sold In Omaha.
llurd
falls to specify Ir his Iottcr
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