NEBRASKA NEWS
Alter Many Delays New Law
Will Become Operative.
NOTICE OF FIRST ASSESSMENT
Banks' Capital or Surplus Not Avail.
abls for Payment, but Fund Must
Come From Undivided Profits or As
sessment, Lincoln, June 26 Becrrtary Royse
of the tt :t I - bunking board, from re
ports sent in from fr8 stato banks,
flixlH that there are $64253,568.72 of
Average dally deposits subject to the
guaranty deposit law. As computed
by Secret nry Royse, one-fourth of 1
per cent of that amount, to be levied
oa the first asaesnment under the new
law, wilt not an Initial guaranty fund
Of f 165,33.12. Subsequent payments
will be made In similar amotint every
tlx months for the next eighteen
months. The assessment will he due
and payable July 1.
Secretary Royse has Informed bank
ers that the banka' capital or surplus
muBt not he reduced In order to nn et
the provisions of the law, but em
phasizes the fart that the guaranty as
sessment Is to lie taxed against the un
divided profits. Should these be ln
B'ifflcl'nt, assessments must he made
against the ct'ickliolders to make up
the required amount. In his letter to
the bankers the secretary further or
ders a reifuli'r meetlin of the board of
directors of caeh lnstltut!::i to be held
seme time during the drat ten days of
July, so tint a thorough examination
of the hanks' nffairs can be made sub
ject to the provisions of the new law.
"FAINTING BERTHA" VIOLENT
Employs Her Time Breaking Windows
and Assaulting Fellow Convicts.
Lincoln, June 26. "Fainting Bertha"
IJebbke Is stirring up things at the
atate penitentiary in a reckless OUUt
ner, her latest actions having been the
breaking out of all the window lights
in the room where she is confined.
Her arms arc severely cut and bruised
and she Is in a bad physical condition.
Running and jumping nt the doors and
furniture in the room hall of the wom
en's ward and chasing the other wom
en inmates here and there has been
dally exercise for the swooning one for
the last three days.
So hard has she been to get along
with, and so much of a disturbance
ahe has created since her Imprison
ment that Warden Delahunty has com
plained to Dr. Spradllng of the state
insanity board and says he wants the
woman tried tn hor mnn'al condi
tion. Hai l's of the various insane asy
ln::is are Inr " (! to fluht shy of the
wotrnn.
NEBRASKA GETS SOME RA'N
Republican Valley Gets About a Cuar
ter of an Inch.
Omaha. June 20 Some sections of
Nehraska were visited by llaht show
ers, but the rain was not general.
Along the Ilitillngton In Iowa there
were some good showers and there
was also some rain at Mitchell, a. D.,
and at Sioux City.
A slight rain fell at Snyder, Colum
bus and Duncan along the ITnlon Pa
rifle. There was Rome showers along
the Lincoln division of the Burlington
and light rains at towns In the Repub
lican vallev At Oxford, Mlnden and
Holdrege about a quarter of an Inch
of rain fell
This mo'-nlng It was reported from
Orand laland that the long drought
had been broken by a plentiful rain.
The precipitation was extensive,
though Accompanied by n gale of al
most hurricane velocity.
Dawson Road Nearly Cone.
Cosad, Nch., June 26 - The part of
the Continental Highway, which cross
es Dawson county, will s-ion be com-l-leti
(1 Mile alter mile of the road la
aa uniform as a city asphalt pave
mr nt. The Commercial rlub has raised
subscription mnn? the business
men and have bought a number of
road drags, which have been loaned
out to the farmers, and there are now
come twenty ir thirty miles of road
being dingged regularly without cost
to the county.
Matrimony and Alimony.
IfadlaOBli rfcb.i June 26. Joseph
Pobodn of South Omaha and Kan I
Potmesll, formerly a resident of this
county, were married heie. Mrs. Po
boda was dlTOrced from Alois Potmrsll
Just six months ngo and immediately
before the WOTtfl were pronounced by
YodgC Bcte.i making her .Mis. Poboja,
the clerk of the district court of this
county paid ovr to her ns aM-.nony
the sum of 11,400.
Kick of Hcrst Fatal.
Beatrice, Neb., Juno 26 D. V. Shaf
fer, a fnrmv living northeast of Lib
erty, this county, was kicked in the
stomach by n horse and killed. He
vns trying to catch the nnlmal In a
pasture, when It turned and struck
him. He was sixty-eight years of age
and lonveB a widow and seven children.
AUTO STFUCK BY CARS
Three Persona 8criously Injured When
Machine Is Demolished.
Wncd hlver, N'., June 27. Three
people In an automobile had n mlrac
ulous escape from death here. T. O.
Hannold. a local liveryman, was re
turning to town with Russell M. Jones
and Miss Bessie Strawn as passrn
gers, and as they were crossing the
ITnlon Pnclflc tracks at Main street
the auto was struck by a string of
freight cars, which were being blown
along the siding. The automobile was
completely demollsned and all the oc
cupants were severely Injured. Mr.
Hannold had his right shoulder dislo
cated and Mr. Jones sustained a
broken arm and shoulder. Miss
Strawn was severely bruised and It li
thought received Internal Injuries,
which may prove fatal. At the time
of the accident the wind was blowing
(ale.
Wheat Twenty Bushels to Acre.
Beatrice. Neb., Juno 26. John
Schevo, a prominent German farmer
living northwest of town, began thresh
ing his 260 acre field of wheat, which
is yielding twenty bushels to the acre.
The grain is of tine quality. Farmers
pl.'U-c the average at twenty bushels
to the acre in Gage county.
Child Is Killed by Corn Kernel.
Omaha. Jnn 27. A kernel of corn
stuck in his throat caused the death
In this city of Carroll Potter, th
four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Potter of North Platte. Neb. The
child had neen taken to the office of
DVs. Bryant, Burrell and Bushman
to be operated upon, but died of
strangulation before anything could
be done to save him.
Fremont Pastor Called to Topeka.
Fremont, Neb., June 27. Rev. W. H.
Buss of the Congregational church of
ficlally confirmed the report that hn
had received a call to the pastorate of
the First Congregational church of To
peka, Kan. He did not state whether
he would accept or not, but it Is gen
erally believed In church circles that
he will do so.
Two Plead Guilty In Land Fraud Cases
Omaho, June 27. Benjamin M. Fox
and George H. McClIntock, who were
recently Indicted by the federal grand
Jury on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the government out of several
hundred acres of land In Deuel county,
Nebraska, pleaded guilty to the chargi
and paid their fines of $200 and 1100
respectively.
Populist State Convention.
Osceola, Neb., June 20 The call fot
a state committee meeting of the Pop
ulist party was sent out from the sec
retary's office, the meeting to be held
In Grand Island on Friday evening,
June 3'). At that time the plnco for
holding the next state convention will
De decided upon.
Married for Sixty Years.
Annum, Neb., June 26. Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Paris celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary with a fam
ily gathering nt their home in Auburn.
Mr. Part and Miss Alvlan Fraser were
married In Iowa in June, 1851.
STOCKMEN
AND ALL OTHER PEOPLE WHO BUY
Flour, Feed, Stock Salt and
Poultry Supplies
ARE INVITED TO SEE
E. I. GREGG & SON
212 LARAMIE AVE.
Alliance, Nebraska
We do our own feed grinding and sell
in any quantity desired, wholesale or
retail.
N. B.--A desirable residence for sale, near Academy and
High School. Also, a barn on another lot, to
be moved off by purchaser.
W. B. TAGG, President
A. W. TAGG, Secretary
E. J. WRIGHT, Vice-President
A. E. COMPTON, Treasurer
INCORPORATED
Live Stock Commission Agents
SO. OMAHA, NEB.
High Sales, Good Fills and Prompt Returns
ARE WHAT MAKE THE SHIPPER THE MOST MONEY
WE HAVE THE ORGANIZATION 70 GIVE YOU ALL OF THEM
CATTLE DEPARTMENT
A. W. Tagg ) Q i
E. J. Wright 5al
F. W. Lightfoot, Brandman
B. W. Bennet, Feedman
lesmen
OUR PERSONNEL!--
SHEEP DEPARTMENT
A. E. Compton. Salesman
HOG DEPARTMENT
W. B- Tatry ) .
J. F. Starr )
-smen
OFFICE
W. B. Tagg. Manager
R. If. Crosby, Cashier
R. L. Batie, Bookkeeper
"TIES THAT BIND"
The head of each department is a member of the firm and has a PERSONAL INTFRFT
in SEEING that OUR CUSTOMERS GET the VERY BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS
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