THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Keefo, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEDRA8KA.
Tho air cocktail Is cheap. Tho
headnchclcss fcaturo also commends
it.
What fun Japan In. storing up fot
herself In "Investigating" her heroes
after tho war is over!
Residents of Port Arthur can prnc
tlco economy in ono direction. Thoy
do not need to buy alarm clocks.
Among thoso who think n Derby
Isn't all they claim it to bo is Uio lady
whoso beautiful train was stepped on.
Tlicro Ib a great dcnl of pretense in
tho culture of soma people. They
carry nn Imitation gold case in a cha
iiioIh hag.
They nre passlug around tho doctor
of letters degree moro freely than
usual thlH season. It makes a very
pretty boutonnlcrc.
It's a queer thing that champion
.Jeffries, after surviving nil tho porilB
of championship prlzo fights, should
be disabled at baseball.
"Does your lawn mower need snarp
onlng?" asks an ndvertlser, In big.
largo type. Of cnurso it does. All
lawn mowers nlwnys do.
Mr. Carneglo declares that ho hnH
prosporcd because of his ability to
employ men clovoror than himself.
Such modesty bcoiiih 'too good to bo
true.
Miss Carl's portrait of Tsl An makes
tho dowager empress look quite young
nnd handsome. This shows how kind
hrnrted n girl the young American
artist is.
Tho pounding of tho hammer nnd
tho Bcrapo of tho trowel nnd tho clink
or tho riveter are tho chief sounds
thnt now greet tho cars of visitors to
Ilaltlmoro.
Tho Sultan of Turkey has received
another protest from Uio powers in re
gard to tho Armenian ntrocitlcs. LIko
tho othor 41,144 protests, it has been
placed on flic.
If tho ministers of Cincinnati stick
to tholr intention of telling tho truth
about th,o deceased in all cases, a
good many of their foliow-citlzons will
bo afraid to die.
Hear Admiral Slgsbco cabled from
San Domingo to tho navy department
r.s follows: "Rovolutlon now ended."
Ho carelessly negloctod, however, to
mention which ono.
Ono of tho nmlnblo professors of
Chicago university announces that
holl Is not a fact, merely a condition.
Out when tiro condition is sizzling,
whnt's tho odds about tho fact?
Tho newspaper correspondents in
tho flohl with tho Japanese nrmy havo
submitted a round-robin protest to
tho Btaff, nnd in all probability tho
staff knows precisely what to do with
it.
Two Now York amusement manag
ers havo Just signed n contract with
Edouard do Rcszlto for a tour of sixty
concerts !n this country next season,
lust as if thoy had novcr heard of
Pattl.
According to tho puro food authori
ties, much of tho raspberry Jam of
commerce is composed of Byron of ap
ple cores, aniline dyo and hayseed.
It 1b almost as baso a deceiver as
raaplo syrup.
Tho directors of the Yalo library an
nounce that thoy havo a fragment of a
lost tragedy by JEschylus or Sophocles
In a packngo of papyrus fragments
lately found In Egypt. Moro troublo
for tho students.
An esteemed contemporary raises
tho question 6t how to distinguish be
tween poison Ivy and Virginia creep
er. Ono sure way is to rub tho face
and handB thoroughly with tho sus
pect and noto results.
Perhaps Ja tho scientific assertion
that a mini's beard is tho homo and
haunt of countless harmful microbes
thero is some comfort for tho youth
who Is trying desperately to ralso a
small mustacho and can't.
According to a London newspaper
"nothing remains for Kuropatkln but
to stake his all upon ono last wild fling
of tho Iron dice." Previous to writing
this tho author roust havo taken ono
Inst wild fling at a dopo bottle.
When tho liberty boll was In Min
neapolis Uio public schools wcro dis
missed and tho Rapid Transit com
pany gnvo each of tho 35,000 children
a free ride to view tho bell and roturu.
That was better than any lesson In
history that tho childron may havo
missed.
Wo read with delight that Alfred
Austin anonymously sent n one-act
play to a London thentor-manngor a
while ago which th manager thought
was capital and which ho has accept
ed. It's Buch a plcasuro to learn that
Alfred can write something.
"Hereafter," says a contemporary,
"tho avcrngo man will examine tho
llfo rafts and Ufo preservers beforo ho
trusts himself on an excursion steam
er." Probably not. The careful man
may do so, but tho average man will
continue to take things for granted.
AS TO MEDIATION
JAPAN NOT IN POSITION TO
LISTEN TO IT JU8T NOW.
VAHTS TO WIHJER VICTORY
She Must First Secure Strategical
Point, But Even Then Former Terms
Would Not Do Acceptable England
Ready to Mediate.
LONDON. Tho news from Wash
ington that stops wore bclioved to
havo been taken looking to tho media
tlon between Ilussla and Japan cre
ates great surprise hero. Tho British
government not only has taken no
part in such measures, but apparently
Is ignorant that they aro in progress.
Ofllclnl opinion horo from Premier
Balfour down 1b thnt tho Umo Is not
yet rlpo for any offer of mediation, but
to quoto a person in Mr. Balfour's
confidence:
"Grcnt Britain has kopt tho door
open for any such contingency. It is
not likely thnt this government would
bo ncceptablo In tho rolo of arbitra
tor, but it would at tho right Umo ubo
all of its influenco to urgo tho bellig
erents to accept tho offer from a suit
ablo mediator. Tlicro Booms to bo no
reason for thinking that tho govern
ment wpuld not All that rolo suitably,
but Russian opinion is always a rath
er unknown factor."
Prom tho highest official sources
hero nnd from tho Japaneso legation
c .08 tho positive statement that
n -thing whatever has resulted from
tho intorviewB botwocn King Edward
and Emperor William at Klol in any
way connected with tho Russo-Japa-ncso
wnr. Thero soema to bo no doubt
that responsible ministers seriously,
warned King Edward that ho must not
initiato any step in that direction with
his Imperial nophow.
Tho Japaneso legation, it appears,
mado discreet inquiries as to whothor
or not this ndvico was carried out, and
It wns Btatod thero tonight that thero
waa overy reason to beliovo tho wnr
was not discussed at Kiel, except In
tho mast Informal and conversational
way.
It was also pointed out at tho Japa-
ueeo logatlon, which was entirely ig
norant of any news concerning v move
ment toward mediation, that tho pres
ent moment would bo tho most Inop
tuno, bo far as Uio Japaneso aro con
cerned, for any such stop. Japan, it
was malutnlnod at tho logatlon, must
flrat sccura somo bucIi strategical
point as Llao Yang boforo sho is in
a position to maintain such advan
tages as sho has already won In Man
churia. Without a commanding stra
tegical baso, Japaneso officials hero
beliovo their forces would bo unablo
o'thcr to rest on tho present laurels or
to push forward.
Whether UiIb is accomplished by a
declslvo battle or by tho retirement of
tho Russians, tho Japaneso hero say
mediation cannot bo dreamed of until
that phase of tho strugglo Is settled
ono way or tho othor Subsequent to
tho Japaneso achieving or falling in
this objective, It was thought that
mediation might bo possible but Bar
on Hnyashl, tho Japaneso mlnlstorro
itorates that tho terms Japan waa
willing to accopt prior to tho hosUll
tics cannot possibly bo considered
now.
JAPS TELL OF VICTORY.
Details of Fight at Fen Shul Pass
. 8ent Out from Toklo.
TOKIO. Detailed reports of tho
capturo of Fen Shul pass on Juno 27
show that tho Russians woro driven
from an exceedingly strong position
dominating tho Shi Muchen road. In
this engagement tho Russian losso3
woro ngaln heavier than thoso of the
Japaneso. Tho Japaneso outmanou
vcrcd tho Russians by working around
tho enemy's right flank and attacking
him In tho rear.
Tho Japohoso advanced In thrco col
umns. Ono waa assigned to deliver a
frontal attack and tho others to strlko
tho enemy on tho flanks. Tho column
which advanced upon tho Russian
right flank fought a Bopnrato action.
It encountered threo battalions of
Infantry, bIx guns and two machino
guna on Sundny morning. This en
gagement lasted until Bunsot of Sun
day. At tills hour tho Japaneso blv
uacked and renewed tho assault at
midnight, when thoy succeeded In de
feating tho Russians.
Kiel Meeting Little Discussed.
BERLIN. Fow of tho nowspapers
horo havo discussed the political im
portance of tho mooting at Klol be
tweon King Edward and Emperor
William, and thoso who havo discuss
ed it confined themselves to general
terms. When thoy partlculnrlzod at
all It was In connection with tho rela
tions between Great Britain and Ger
many, tho editors looking upon tho
meeting as a evidence that these rela
tions woro "normally cordial." ' No
mention has boon mado of tho Russo
Japaneso war In this connection.
Minister to Santo Domingo.
WASHINGTON Thomas C. Daw
son, tho nowly appointed minister to
Santo Domingo, cabled tho stato de
partment on Wednesday notice of his
arrival at Puerto Plata. Instead of
proceeding directly to the capital of
Santo Domingo, to present himself to
President Morales in his capacity of
minister to succeed Mr. Powell, tho
now minister will bo taken aboard
tho Newark, or If that vessol is occu
pied, then on tho Bancroft or Scor
pion, and will visit Uio principal ports
of Santo Domingo.
TRAINS WILL SUE FOR LAND.
Heirs of Georgo Francis Contemplate
Action to. Recover Vast Property.
OMAHA. A suit to obtain posses
sion of COO aoros of vnluablo city prop
erty in Omaha, covered by stroots,
homos and buildings of various kinds,
is to bo started In tho federal court by
heirs of tho lato Georgo FranclB Train.
Tho property involved is estimated to
bo worth from $20,000,000 to $30,00,0,
000, and is bounded, roughly, by Uio
Union Pacific tracks, Twentieth street,
Vinton street and tho Missouri river.
It is nn immenso section of tho most
thickly populated of tho south side,
Tho property was bought In 1865 by
Georgo Francis Train, then in tho ao
nith of hla carcor as a financier of
Uio Union Pacific railroad and boomer
of Omaha and tho wo3t. It passed out
of his hands on mortgago forcclosuro
proceedings, and now tho heirs pro
poso to recover tho valuo of tho land
or its equivalent In money on. the
ground that Georgo Francis Train was
declared a lunatic by tho New York
courts, nnd no provision made for tho
protection of his property rights.
RUSSIANS NOW WANTING COREA.
No News Taken to Indicate That Bat
tle Is Imminent
ST. PETERSBURG. No further
word has como from General Kuropat
kln later than Juno 27 and not a sin
glo newspaper dispatch has been re
ceived from tho front during tho last
twenty hours. This silence In tho the
ntor of war is regarded as a sign of
tho coming storm.
Tho Bourso Gazctto this morning
says:
"Wo aro on tho ovo of a battle
which may scttlo the fato of Manchn
rtti and Corca. Both must becomo
Russian tho former bocauso Russian
blood was Bhed there, tho latter bo
causo it Is essential to tho safety of
our commercial interests between
Vladivostok and Port Arthur."
JAPS CARING FOR RUSSIANS.
Wounded Are Treated by the Mika
do's Nurses.
LONDON. Tho correspondent of
tho Standard at MatBuyama, Japan,
cabling under date of Juno 30, says:
"Today I visited tho Russian pris
oners hero. Flvo hundred and eight
of thom were admitted to tho army
hospital, practically all of whom suf
fered from "wounds Inflicted by Bmall
arms. Two hundred and nlno havo
been discharged as completely cured.
At present thero are twelvo officers,
thirty-seven non-commlssloned ofll
cors and 2415 privates under treatment
horo, and all of them are likely to re
cover, with tho exception of ono who
has been paralyzed.
"Thero aro flvo temporary hospitals
in Matsuma, in which Japanese ladles,
women missionaries and members of
tho Red Cross assist In tho nursing."
FOR LIFE IN THE PEN.
Supreme Court Passes on the Case of
Mrs. Llllle.
LINCOLN, Nob. Mrs. Lonn Marga
ret Lllllo must servo a llfo scntenco
In tho penitentiary. So decrees tho
Nobraska supremo court in an opinion
handed down on Thursday.
Tho decision was a surprise to a
number of tho Jurists who havo de
fended tho David City woman, charged
with tho murder of her husband, Har
vey Llllle. Thoy expected that a now
trial would bo granted, and tho deci
sion, coming as it docs at tho last
summer session of tho Judges, caused
doop gloom among tho prisoner's
friends.
An attompt will bo mado to get a
ro-hcaring, but in tho meantime tho
prisonorwlll bo brought to tho peni
tentiary to begin tho sentence
Money for the Militia.
WASHINGTON. Acting Secretary
Oliver of tho war department has
mado tho usual annual allotment of
tho $1,000,000 appropriation providing
arms and equipments for the organ
ized mllltla for tho United States. Of
tho money apportioned Arkansas will
recelvo $17,952; California, $19,947;
Colorado, $9,973; Idaho, $5,984; Illi
nois, $53,858; Iowa, $25,932; Kansas,
$19,947; Missouri, $35,905; Montana,
$5,984; Nebraska, $15,958; Nevada,
'$5,984; North DWakota, $7,979; Ore
gon, $7,979; South Dakota, $7,979;
Texas, $35,905; Utah. $5,984; Wash
ington, $9,973; Wyoming, $5,984; Ari
zona, $5,7G7; Now Mexico, $5,234;
Oklahoma, $13,104; Hawaii, $7,500.
Convicts California Lyncher,
BAKERSFIELD, Cal. James Cow
an, a Mojavo miner, charged with Uio
murder of James Cummlngs, a negro,
who was lynched at Mojavo on March
19, was, on Thursday, convicted of
manslaughter. Tho Jury recommend
ed tho prisoner to tho mercy of tho
court. Ono Juror stood out all night
for murder in tho first degree, with
Uio death penalty. Tho other mem
bers of the mob who went to tho Jail
with tho Intention of tarring and feath
ering tho negro may now bo prose
cuted. Claim Capture of Three Forts l
TOKIO. It !b unofficially roportcd
that tho Chlk Wan Shan, Chltnn Shan
i and So Cho Shan forts, southeast of
that part of tho Port Arthur defences,
wore captured on Sunday after on all
day fight, beginning with an artillery
duel. So Cho Shan, it is added, was
first captured and Uio other forts fell
Boon afterward. Tho Russians re
troatcd west, leaving forty dead, and
tho number of wounded has not been
ascertained. The Japaneso force con
sisted of all branches of tho service.
Tho Japanese lost three officers.
RUSH TO GET LAND
THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOM
EN FILE ON TRACT8.
ORDER PREVAILS EVERYWHERE
Crowds at the Land Office Stand In
Line All Night In Order to Be on
Hand In the Morning Miss Pitts
Gets First Chance.
SIDNEY, Nob. Tho streets packed
with people from everywhere, any
whero and all other dirccUons charac
terized Uio opening hero of Uio land
to settlement under tho new Klnkald
homestead bill. Tho gradual gather
ing of people for several days past
preparatory to tho opening steadily
grow until with last evening's gor
geous setUng of tho Western Nebras
ka sua thero had assembled In Sidney
nn approximation of 1,000 land lo
cators. As denser fell tho shades of
tho Sidney night, bo also closer grew
tho ranks and lines of tho Choyenno
homeseekers.
Beds wero nn utter impossibility,
and tho future settlers coalesced Into
long and serried columns, which oc
cupied city streets and sidewalks,
theso columns reaching from cuburbs
(o tho night-closed doors of tho cen
trally located land office In tho Obor
felder block. The night hours passed
rapidly with tho Jollity of agreeable
concourse and comradeship and Uio
Jubllanco of tho next day's assurance
of tho ownership of wido and rich
acres.
Tho dawn broadened to tho dnyllght
and tho daylight burst into tho sun
light With tho rising of tho Bun tho
long lino of waiting homeseekers
steadied themselves anew, and wfth
tho opening of tho land ofllco doors
at 9 o'clock woro apparently as freBh
as if they had counted no long nnd
weary periods of tho walUng night
During tho lagging hours of tho
dark, watches Miss Nettlo Pitts had
been a bright particular star, shedding
a cheerful and constant radlanco from
ono ond of tho waiting lino to tho
other, and when nt last tho doors of
tho land ofllco wero open, sho ond her
venerable father were, by a unanimous
nnd hearty vote, given, irrespective of
any rotation in the lino of land lo
caters, tho first two land filings in
Cheyenno county undqr tho new Kln
kald homestead law, Miss Pitta quick
ly filing on a superb 480-acro homo
stead and her father at once following
her with a 480-acro location. These
two locations started tho ruBh, and
from thenco to 4 p. m. tho filings fell
thick and fast, running at times as
high as ono per minute, with 400 loca
tions registered for tho day and a
cash land ofllco aggregate of $5,009.
Tho locations of today will aggre
gate 200,000 acros, while tomorrow
will seo the filing on of at least 150,
000 acros additional. Tho third day
will bo handsomely represented, and
It is expected that theso threo dayB
of initial location under tho Klnkald
homestead act will bring a total set
tlement approximating 500,000 acres
In tho Sidney land district.
Tho Sidney land ofllco officials ex
press tho confident opinion that tho
work of locations of the first threo
days will bo continued on a sufficient
scalo to practically exhaust tho entire
850,000 acres avallablo under tho Kln
kald land act In this district within
tho next threo months.
NATIONAL PROHIBITION TICKET.
An Eastern Candidate' Named for
Standard Bearer.
INDIANAPOLIS. Tho prohibition
party, In naUonal convention here,
nominated Silas C. Swallow of Penn
sylvanla for president and Georgo W.
Carroll of Texa3 for vice president
Tho platform presented by tho reso
lutions committco denounces tho le
galized salo of liquor, and expresses
tho view that It Is ruinous to individ
ual and national interests. It de
nounces tho two leading parties for
lack of statesmanship on tho part of
their leadors, for their lack of interest
in Uio liquor question, and promises
not only that tho traffic shall not exist
In any form, but that tho party will
enact laws to abolish tho manufacure
and sale of liquor.
It also asserts that tho issues of tho
two loading parties aro a subterfuge
for tho spoils of office, and that the
prohibition party is really tho only
party which can run tho govornment
nlong correct lines and for the best
interests of tho public.
Bryan May Not Bolt Parker.
PITTSBURG. "William J. Bryan
will not bolt his party ticket if Judge
Parker is nominated for president Of
this I am confident," declared ex-Senator
J. K. Jones national democratic
chairman, while in this city on routo
to the St Louis convention. "As to
what Mr. Bryan might do If Mr. Clove
land Is nominated, I could not say, but
I regard tho nomination of Cloveland
as little short of an impossible contin
gency. Outsldo of Judgo Parker, Mr.
Hearst will have the greatest num'jer
of instructed delegates."
Missouri Wants Cockrell.
JOPLIN, Mo. Missouri democrats
will meet in convention hero Wednes
day to elect tblrty-slx delegates to tho
national convention at St Louts. They
will likely bo Instructed unanimously
to work for tho nomination of Sena
tor Francis M. Cockrell for president
United States Senator William J.
Stone, Gov. A. M. Dockery nnd Con
gressman Champ Clark and D. A. De
Armond aro in tho lead for delegate-at-largo,
although thero la a move
ment to make ex-Senator Georgo G
j Vest ono of the big four.
nNEWS IN NEBRASKA
Tho Burlington road will erect a
now depot at Beatrice.
West Point's levy this yoar Is 10
mills, as against 24 last year.
North Platto taxpayers aro congratu
lating Uiomsclves over a decrease in
city tax levy from twenty-seven to
fourteen mills.
C. P. Emery sold his ICO-acro farm,
two miles north of Geneva, for $9,000.
This is ono of tho best improved
forms in Filmoro county. O. K.
Brown of Dunbar was tho buyer.
Burton F. French, Idaho's only con
gressman, and tho youngest member
of tho congressional body, was mar
ried in Norfolk to Miss Winifred Hart
ley at tho homo of tho bride's sister,
Mrs. W. G. Baker.
Judgo Paul Anderson of St. Paul left
last week fdr a threo months' visit to
Europo to benefit his health and to
visit relatives in Denmark. Ho was
accompanied by HanB Hansen of Bray
ton, who also goes to Denmark on a
visit
According to statements mado by
prominent railroad men In Lincoln,
tho Burlington may combine Uio
southern nnd western divisions, aban
doning tho offices at Wymoro and con
centrating tho division forces at Mc-
Cook.
James Blair, living near Powell,
Jefferson county, waa killed by being
thrown from his buggy, his horso run
ning away. Ho was over 70 years of
age, and had resided In tho county
about thirty-five years, living on tho
same farm whero ho first settled.
A traveling man, giving his namo
as F. W. Mueller, was stopping at on
Auburn hotel, in Falls City, tho other
day and gavo tho landlord a check for
$30 on a bank outsldo of Auburn. Af
ter cashing It tho hotel man found. It
worthless, tho man being unknown to
tho bank. Ho was arrested and taken
to Auburn.
Supt and Mrs. Johnson of tho Insti
tution for Feeblo Minded Youth at
Beatjlco returned home from Portland,
Me., whero they had been attending Uio
natlonnl conference of correction and
charities for the past week. They say
that the meeting wob largely attended,
delegates b,elng pifcsent from all parts
of the United States.
At a meeting of tho public library
of Grand Island It was ordered that
tho library bo closed for threo days
and that all tho books bo fumigated.
Complaint has reached tho library
board, directed at it, that it has per
mitted books to go and como from a
homo In which there was scarlet fe
ver, and It Is stated that such an inci
dent did occur, though thero aro com
paratively few cases of scarlet fever.
Ono of tho biggest land deals mado
In this section for some time, says o
Beatrice dispatch, was mado of tho
H. H. Smith farm of 1C0 acres to W.
Sloan McIIugh of Chester, Neb., for
which ho paid $75 per acre, the total
amount being $12,000. Tho land Is lo
cated four miles south of Beatrice and
two years ago sold for $50 per acre.
Henry Poggomoyer, who lives near
Cook, In Johnson county, was kicked
by a vicious horse. While leading one
animal to water, Mr. Poggemeyer
camo up back of another, which kick
ed him squarely in the mouth. His
upper Jaw was fractured and several
teeth knocked out Tho Injury was
serious and will disable tho man for
somo time.
August Wachter of Fremont met
death ,ln tho Platto river. In company
with a number of others, ho went
down for a swim after supper. He
dived from tho upper top span of tho
brldgo across tho south channel nnd
never canto to tho surface. 'The wa
ter at this point Is only thirty Inches
deep, and it is supposed that ho struck
bottom.
Although now buildings aro being
erected In Shelton at a rapid rate, it
is almost impossible for all tho peoplo
who want to llvo there to find houses.
This difficulty Is common to a large
number of towns In central Nobraska.
O. A. Gallatin of Saunders county has
perfected a roller and cultivator that
is especially adapted to use with list
ed corn. Formers who havo examined
tho work of the now machino say that
It will do as much work In ono culti
vating as other cultivators do In two.
The state banking board has ap
pointed Jacob F. Halderman of Bur
chard as special examiner of stato
banks. Mr. Halderman is to succeed
W. A. Hartwell, who resigned recently
on account of HI health. The appoint
ment will tako effect July 1.
Tho corn ncreago In Dawson county
is probably doublo what it was last
year, and Is in first-class condition;
somo fields a llttlo weedy, but abun
danco of rainfall since early in May,
nnd present prospects for corn and
spring grain were never better. Po
tatoes and garden crops also promlso
an abundant yield. Tho acreage of
Bmall grain is doubtless not over as
'per cent of last year's crop.
Frank PIckell, Bupposed to bo from
Omaha, Is in Jail at Papllllon as o sus
picious character. Ho Is thought to
be tho man who stolo a horse nnd
buggy from a liveryman named Hea-
cock at Springfield about thrc weeks
ago.
Banner county Is the second to file
a report of its assessment with the
stato board of equalization, and tho
report shows a decrease in tho total
assessment from $254,311 in 1903 to
$118,978.5(5 this year, though tho ac
tual valuation this year was $944,.
5,92.80.
ACRES FOR HOMESTEADERS.
Detailed Information for Those Seek
ing Free Land.
WASHINGTON. Tho auUrorlUcK
havo issued detailed Information con
cerning tho land avallablo for home
stead entry under tho Klnkald act Ah
a help to thoso Interested, Uio follow
ing statements havo been formulated
by employee of tho government:
Under tho provisions of tho Kinkaht
net, which will go into effect Juno 2K
nt 9 o'clock a. m., every pcreon wlm
Is the head of a family, or is 21 yearn
of ago and a citizen of tho United
States, or has declared his Intention
to become a citizen, and Ib not tho
proprietor of more than 1C0 ncrcs of
land in any stato or territory, may
tako a homestead of 640 acres. Under
tho provision of tho bill Just passed
any person who hns heretofore taken
a homestead mny take enough more;
to make up tho C40 acres. Wldoww
havo tho right lo tako a homestead
as tho head of a family.
Tho land is located In tho follow
ing counties: ,
Greeley, 1,700 acres; Valley, 400;
Custer, 32,901; Box Butte, 40,512;
Dawes, 148,820; Seotts Bluff, 13G.211;
Sheridan, 480,391; Sioux, SG2.252;
Cheyenne, 474,817; McPherson, GG1,
36C; Deuel, C47.317; Logan, 174,059:
Hooker, 31C.158; Grant, 178,419r
Thomas, 245,201; Blalno, 219,912;
Brown, 422,041; Cherry, 3,320,'9'00;
Keith, 129,755; Perkins, 14,344; Kim
ball, 108,492; Banner, 42.71C; Lincoln,
232.2GG; Rock, 220,302; Kayo Paha,
25,927; Boyd, 2,520 Garfield, 152,200;
Holt 154,320; Loup, 207,780; Wheeler,
108,700; Chase, 44,251; Dundy, 313,
440; Hayes, 15,057; Hitchcock, 1,997.
About 1,500,000 acres of tho lands
havo been withdrawn from entry, un
der tho provisions of the recent irri
gation act Theso withdrawals aro
principally In tho counties of Seotts
Bluffs, Deuel, McPhorson, Lincoln,
Chrery, Box Butte, Dawes and Chey
enno counties.
SWAMPY LAND TO BE DRAINED.
Five Thousand Acres In Sarpy County
to Be Fitted for Farming.
PAPILLION. H. D. Patterson,
county surveyor, hns completed a re
port on tLo proposed Forest City
drainage ditch and submitted it to the
commissioners. Thi8 ditch will run
through tho west portion of Uio coun
ty, and will drain In tho neighborhood
of 5,000 acres of swampy land, render
ing It In a condition to bo farmed. Two
ditches aro required, tho main ditch
alono draining 5,102 acros of land. It
will bo 29.7C5 feet In lencth. 5 fecL
deep and G feet wldo at tho bottom.
ino cost of constructing such a ditch
will bo $9,648.8L Altocethor 49.3(5?
cubic yards of earth will havo to bo
excavated In Its building. A spur
ditch will also bo constructed from thr
main one, Its length to bo 2.C00 feet;
depth, 4 feet; width at Uio bottom, ft
reot A removal of 3.444 cubic varda
of dirt will bo required. This smaller
Ultcli will drain 33G ncres of Boggy
land and will cost $G73.42. Totar
length of tho two ditches will ho 32.-
3C5 feet, affording the best of drain-
ago lor 5,439 acres of land. Total
cost, $10,323.73.
Probably Heart Disease.
AYR. When Franklin Easter wan
found dead In his cornfield, a mile
and a half southeast of this place, It
wob supposed that ho had been killnrt
by lightning, as a storm was raging:
nt Uio Ume. But Dr. Talbot, who was
on tho ground soon after Uio accident
occurred .pronounced it a case or
heart failure. Mr. Easter wa3 an old
settler hero, and a very popular man,
always having a genial word and a
hearty handshake for all. H los
will bo keenly felt by tho community.
Rush for Irrigated Land.
SCOTTS BLUFF. Government sur
veyors aro at work north of this place,
near tho Seotts Bluff-Sioux county
lino, on tho proposed government
ditch. Tho ground over which thnv
havo passed has looked so feasible-
that grado stakes aro being placed and
subscriptions for water received. Tho
practical assurance has started a stam
pede for tho lands under tho survey
which aro open to homestend entry In
IGO-ocree tracts. Tho Klnkald bill Ik
not applicable here. Tho rush has
been on for two weeks past, and la
unabated. Perpetual water rights for
a small sum and tho land free la suffi
cient Inducement to encourago one,
especially If ho Is at all familiar with
the benefits and assurances of irriga
tion farming. It Ib expected that
about 2,000 carloads of potatoes will
bo marketed hero from this year's;
crop.
F. Foreman, at Hosklns, wns bitten
by a rattlesnake and Is In a serious
condition as a result At Niobrara
Frank Tobusk, o 14-year-old lad, plow
ing corn, was also bitten on tho ankle
but Is out of danger. '
Nebraskan Since 185-1.
NEMAHA. J. B. Hoover, un old
Bettler, died while Bitting In his chair
at his residence In Nemaha Rnfnninv
(morning. Mr. Hoover came to Ne
. maha in 1854 with his father, tho lato
;Dr. Hoover, and has lived hero con
tinuously ever since. Ho was a very
active business man during his llfo,
with the exception of tho last two or
j threo years, n,lnca which Umo bin
.v.4 cw ucvu inning, ho leaves
a wife, one daughtor, a stepssn and
two stepdaughters.
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