3-YEAR HOMESTEAD LAW Complete Text of Law Relating to Residence Necessary to Make Final Proof on Home stead Claims e BETTER KEEP FOR REFERENCE VALUE OF LIFE IN8URANCE Ready Money for Beneficiaries Case of Death Irf Tho Herald linn already Riven the forts oacernlrux the now law relat ing to making final proof on home stead claim, but In order that the mi -inatlon may be complete and of fh Ul and in shape to file for future reference, we Rive below (he law ae yaarcd by con.Toss and approved by tb jiroaidnet: V 3cra'.e Bill 337 c en a cd by the Renato and ;'!,, ,i Id jn- "iMitatixi'H or l hp f Undtcd States or America In Can- V.;vc3R resembled, THAT section 23.'1 and section 221 c tha Revised HtiUutea of tho Un!: .1 States be amended to read " "ow. 21H1. No cevtlflcato, hDw ovcr, ahnll ba given or paten: Issued ther 'for until the expiration, of three ypni a fruiu the dnte of such entry; rod if at tho expiration of such time, cr at any time within two yeafj thereafter, tho pereon making am h ntry, or If ho bo dead his wid ow, or in case or har death his holis or d vlseo, or in ca?o of a wid ow making nuch entry h3r heira or dovl: oe. In caao of her death proveB by himself and by two creditable wlt M ; that ho, she, or they have a hnb. table house upon the land and have actually resided upon and culti vated the same for the term of three yenro succeeding tho time of filing the affidavit, nnd mokes affidavit that no part of such land has boon allcnrtcd, oxcopt as provided in sec tirr. Uenly-two hundred and eighty eight, .ml tin be. nh or Mi-y will bear truo allegiance to tho Govern ment of the patted States, then In ouch ease, he, she, cr they, if at that time citizens of th3 United. States, shall be entitled to a patent, as In other caBcs provided by law: PRO VIDED. That upon filing In the local land o'fico notlco of the banning ( . Mtol absence, tho ontryraan shall be entitled to a continuous loave of nhienro from the land for a period not exceeding five mouths in each year oftar establishing realderu-e, and upon the termination of such ab sence tho ontryinnu shall file a no tko cC sail termination la th9 local land Office, but in case of commuta tion tho fourteen months' actual res idence to now required by law must bo shown, ami 'ho person commuting in k bo nt the time a citizen of the rjBttOd States: PHOVIDKD, That wbor the porern making entry dies before tho offer of final proof the SOCCOCdiag to tho entry must, show Ihnt the- cr'.rymnn hod compiled with tho lew in all reapers to the date of bis death, and that th-y havo sine ; compiled with tto lnw knr all repcc-ts, mi uvid have"ieen required of tie entry-TiiCua bad ho lived, excepting that they are relieved frcm any re- quii" a?!'! of residence upon t ti e bawl: PROVIDBD FURTHER. That o en try man shall, in order to com ply with the requirements of cultiva tion herein provided for. cultivate not kss that one-sixteenth of tho area of his entry, b sinning with the Boccnd year of the entry, and not loss than one-eighth, beginning with Ihu third year of the entry, and un til final proof, except that in ease of entries under section six pi the en humi homestead laws double the area of cultivation herein provided shall be required, but th" Secretary Of tho Interior may. upon satisfac tory showing, under rules and regu lattioas prescribed by him. reduce the area of cultivation: PROVIDBD, That the Pbove provision as to culti vation shall not apply to entries un der the act of April twenty-eight, nineteen hundred 8nd four, common ly known as the Klnkaid Act, or en tries under the act of June seven teentb, nineteen hundred and two, commonly known as the reclamation Met. and that tho provisions of this ectlon relative to the homestead per iod shall apply to all unperfected en tries as well as entries hereafter inade upon whie.h residence is re quired: PROVIDED, That the Se, re tary of the Interior shall, within sixty days after the passage of this act, send a copy of ths same to ach homestead entryman of record who may be affected therediy, b y ordinary mall to his last known ad dress, and any such entryman may, by giving notice within one hundred and twenty days after the passage of this art, by registered letter to tto resistor and receiver of the lo- .cal land effice, eleet to make proof upon his entry under the law under Which the same was made without -lout of this act." a- any time after f davit, as required vd hundred aud nine 1 1 . . the expiration or the ti.riv- years n itioned In .section twen .'i buiured and ninety-one, Hf Is jr-.td. i : :r due notice to the aett'ltr. to the satisfaction of tbe Nf of the land office that the per havlng filed such affidavit baa failed to establish residence within tlx months after tbe date of entry, or atoandoi. d the land for more than six months at any time, then and in that event the land so entered: shall revert to the Government : PROVID BD, That th. three years' period Of rt'.-'len'-e r.cr.ln taxed snail a a i e frcm the time cf establishing actual permanent resident e upon the land: AS1 PROVIDED FURTHER, The where Iher may be climatic reasons, sick) K I, or other unavoidable cause, the Commissioner erf the General lefjsd Office may, to his discretion, allow tbe settler twelve months f: :u thj date of filing in which to etHKne u - his residence on said 1st: J, uiul.r such rules ani regula tions as ho may prescribe." Approved by the President June 5. i a i .' Tho above heading to this article may make It look like an advertise tnent, but It Is not. Tho monthly bulletin of the Nebraska Mutual Life Insurance Co. for June contains the following which will no doubt Inter est many of our readers: In making n will tho average man of family regards the surplus repre sented by bis bank balance as ready i. ...:.. n... . .11,., MMtti .... .i ,,.., " Mir representative citizens, who pro current bills until Ins estate was n t ' ..,,...,.. L tied. : NEBRASKA NEWS Mullen Tribune, June 28: The meet Ing of the Nebraska Stook Growers' Association, held at Alliance last week, whs attended by several of He does not apreclate the fact that this money becomes principal at his death and must enter into the settlement of his estate by due pro- r.n tiic same as any other propert) of Welch he may die possessed. In lif a man can very easily sit down anil drnw a check on his bank account, but his widow can't, how ever sympathetically I n c I i n e el the nninker mlRht be toward her. h e that bad could not release a dollar of i y until the law's process been fully carried out. The ready money the average wom an can count on In cuih nn emergen cy is limited to tbe actual cash to) tho house, and most men appro tale tho wisdom of keeping as little actu al cash on ban 1 aa po3Bible. A Nebraska Mutual Life policy Is payable to the s:at -d benefit lary im mediately upon receipt of due proof of death. It 1b tho quickest ass-t known, convertible ki cash for Its face valuo regardless of the market conditions, and without waiting the slow-moving wheels of the low. It is tho b :U possible provision In the great emcrgBcy. NOT IN ALLIANCE A man went Into a store and ask ed Mie proprietor if ho could sit down and rest four or five hours. Tke proprietor, who bnd Just found a nrst of new born mice In the COffi .rinder, said that he could and then asked him why ho did not go to a hotel. The man replied he had been suffering from n.-rvous prostration and th;. tho doctors had told him to find a quiet place to rest, and knowing this merchant did not adver QtW In the local paper, knew ho could not find a better pine:, and with that he settled elown and wutched the swallows build a nest In the cheese case. Exchnnge. ANSWERS THE CALt. Alliance People Have Found This is True That. regard '- 'he or- "Sv, ti'H. ir the f ; - tL ta t ' u I A cold, a strain, a sudden wren Ii, A Itttle cause may hurt the kid wjfi Spells cf biiikaehe- often follow, Or some irre'Kularity of the urhVe, A splendid remedy for sinii attacks, A medicine that has curel tliotts- j n&a Is Doan's Kidney Pills, a (no kid noy n un l. Mnny Alllane-e people rtly (-n It Here Is Alliance proof. Mrs. L. A. Benedict. Sw -twitter 'Aj., All ian. Hibr., says: "For VeraJ years I have used l)can's Kwlneyl Pills and conrlder them on excellent remedy. During tho win ter months my kidneys be -cmo dis ordered, but I always pro. tiro a sup ply of Doan's Kidney Pills at Hoi Bten's Drug Store and they drive away my troublo . Doan's Kidney Pills have been take'i by other mem bers cf ray family and have brought great benefit. I highly recommend this remedy to other kidney suffer ct) " For sale by ull dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unit ed States. Remember tho name Doan's and take no other. SPECIAL MEETINGS Special meetings will be held 1 n the First Baptist church, commenc ing at 8 o'clock, Friday " evening, duly I, 1112. Rev. SaiLgsttm, evan gelist on the e-hapel car, "Glad Tid ings", will hold a series of meetings in shops, the church and possibly In the car, also, which will be placed as near the shops as convenient. They will arrive on Tuesday noon from S ottsbluff. where they have com pleted a very successful campaign. It is uncertain as yet bow hn they will conduct services in Al liance, but we trust t hat they will be able to make a long and helpful stay here. All are cordially invited to come out to these meet 4nj. Chadron Mosquito Bitten Dr. George A. Clay of Chadron brought a nmsqulto story from that city Tuesday that taxes the credulity, but wbi' h he vows Is absolutely true. 'It. says that during the past few days mosqultots, bold and savage, have taken possession of the city, rising out of the ground to a fox-like mass, entirely enveloping whatever they chance to meet. He says they are pretfeut by the thousands o f bushels aud multiplying raptdl Tbe doctor continued on to Scot tsbl tiff with the tale. CimwtoH Courier. iMKintc the1 gathering of herdsmen a big success. The city gates Were all left open thniout the three days' per fejrinan"e, and it Is said they had Some Time. Hynnnls Tribune. June 27: Ira E. Tnsh, of Alliance, was a visitor to and a welcome gueet of the Hyannis Masonic lodge last night, returning home today. - - Mr. and Mrs. L. ". Mason M.ent l.isi Sunday i Alli ance, returning home Monday after noon Recomputed by their son, Vera, who secured a short, lay off with tho Burlington.- - - Chnrles B. Toole, a former apothecary nt Burr's, of course, arrived lost Thursday frori Alliance for the purpose, he s:aled. of Introducing a newly invented and pntented fly e.at;-hr, and he w fl right out and down Into McPherson county and hasn't been Foen in this locality slne'o then, it was generally supposed he lm! that fly cattgkt without using a patent c.otchei. . . . In conformity with his expressed de termination A. T. Davis has yono to Baltimore to attend the national con vention, leaving Alliance last Friday In company with a party of roe.k rooted, mountain buttressed partisans u lio.s emblem is the donkey, rather . mted at present from much "run ning", but with the Indications that it vlll be more sli?ek and consldera in.1 fleshier before the end of anoth er 'wolve months s. e e Hay Springs News, June 2S: Miss H f I i'owman. of Alliance, hns been vi- i'ing relatives nnd friend:- here this week. - - - Dr. Bowman, of Alli ii .. stopped in town a short time Thursday, while on h'.s way home Frta Omaha. Gordon Journal, Juno 28: Richards and Cciiutoek of Ellsworth, are Stl ing some of their lands around the Overton and C. bar ranches. They are selling it In any Bizcd tracts from 180 acres up and they have in this some of the bepl hay land in tho country. . . . Rev. Beuj. Kuhler has a garden which has a tendency to make your vision linger and your mcttth water. Most, any of the old grangers can get pointers frcm the parson on gardening. Marsl hi l i bune, June 2S: Hen ry Shimek was an .Milan s bustnesa visitor last Friday. . Ore Phillips and Tom Fuiman autoed to AHWmce to take in the convention Friday. . . . Dr. J. M. Willis and rather took in the convention at Alliance Satur day . . . Ret Burlt igB I'med the pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday night. Rev. Bell being .ebsent. . . . Mr. Lee Basye cnmie in rrom Alli- anc Tuesday en 43 nnd rode out to his honnsetesd with John Herleln. . . . A. Dee, manager of the Forest t iii.'. i company at Allium e, ..o; in our city Monday. He eatne up in ills new 48 horse power Mitchell au tomobile'. . . . Auto trips are fre quent o.-.'urrrences here lately, since there are several maetiiii) s in Mars land now. Even the old an: o that was in the scrap heap was pulled out and forea I to make :i nip bo Al llan:e during the con ve aH ion. - - - Mr. Ora Phillips e'ame near receiving a Berlcub injury whtm he alighted from 44 I . U Monday. He r ualned oa the . a for some unkn: n reaa on unti had started to leave and in ge't off the train he was throws to the ground and pretty badly br ed up but not so badly that h "as not able to be around. - - - A goxl number of our citizens attended the Stockmens convention at Alliance last week. The celebra tion this year was exceptionally fine lasting three days. The aerial flights In a Curtis biplane was the main at traction and people attended from a long distance, who saw an airship probably for the first) time. - - - C. H. Rlchey returned from the conven tion at Alliance Saturday where he had the misfortune toj kill a dog by ruuning ever it with an automobile The dog was a Boston terrier valued at about $L'f..OO. Lands Several Who Are Work Ing eines Against Law. STATE FINANCES ARE STRONG Tom Tuck, well known In lllaaee as the former proprietor of the Grand restaurant, arrived In town la,t Satur'ay. aeumpanled by a friend, George Hin. Tom is couneet ed with the Soy Jee Hong Herb Co. of Omaha, dealers In Chinese herbs and herbal remedies, and reports a good business. He and bis frlenel made a trip up the North Platte Val ley before coming to Alliance. They were investigating the sugar beet growing business, with a view to taking contracts, for growing beets neu year. Miss Nellie Carter who formerly clerked in oue of tbe stores at Hem iugferd writes The Herald to change her address for the paper to Bayard The Morrill Mail. June L'S. PJ12 K. Mead YVH.ox. potato expert of the state and government experiment s:;:ticn n ar Mitchell. Is here teday examining the various potato fields with a view to determining t h e cause ef blight which already seems to be affecting the potato crop here Rushville Stane'ard, June 28: A D. New had business at Alliance and in the south end or this county the fore part of the week. - - - G. M 'Cooper- was anions fha host of oth ers who went over to Alliance last Friday to take in the riio;kmen's con vention. - - - H F. Wasinund. Jr has disposed of his "old times" auto iind Invested in a new- five eassen ger Ford. To try her out he ma le a trip to Pine Ridge Thursday. Mrs. J C. Ward went over to Al bany Tuesday to look af:er the child ren or her Drotner n . tiallard. a Mrs. Ballard is at Hot Springs taking treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. T. A. Armstrong accompanied hsr a 3 far as Gordon and spent the tiay there visitlug relatives and a'quaint snces. ICdgemont Enterprise, June 28: Miss Evelyn Kerr of Alliance is the guest of her cousin. Miss Ariene Blrdsdell this week. After her visit hen- he will spend a week with her father at Marietta, aud will then go with her brother to Buffalo, N. Y.. to send tbe summer. Monster Mass Religious Meeting Is Held at Lincoln--Bursa .:! Are Noti tied to Keep Down Expenses Free TranspOi tr.tion Cut Off. Lincoln, July l. The K.ame warden's department !ias been getting busy lately nnd as a result J, T. Thorn sera and Krc-I Vaughan ot Lincoln Were up beioro the Justico court and drew a fine of $1 and costs each for seining' Both men hrd fi:i'lng licenses, be they do not over aftting, Another hunch of seiners .who f t the wrath of Game Warden M'lfi were Eaiil QnfcU, John Smith and A! hert Lirenrnan, who wore discover d seining fish m m n lake near Ashland, nnijl wort fo-ind gui ty. Ton' dollar and co;fs for tho three, nmountic.s i" a'l to BOtnthtng like C23, was tho flnr. They had a pe rniit to seine in the Platte river only, hut l ad no right la seine elsewhere. Vital Statistics. Dr. v H. Wilson, state health In spector, has completed a compilation of deaths and births In the state for the six months ending June L There Were fi.ti!" deaths. During the year ending Dec. Ij 1911, there were 11,49 deaths. During the six months there wore 13 Ml births, divided U.ttftS rnftUl nnd 6.515 feinnles. There wore f9 colored children in the mrmber. The births arc r'aaslfied: American, ley 824: German, 1.058; Scandinavian. 413; British. 2"7; Bohemutn, ?f2; un eh'.-.iir d c,o. Pneumonia whs thi j cause of roc: e deaths than any other diso::se. tttte for Loss of Stomach. Anton Tkeuiipsoii of Washington county has appealed to the SUprcm court in a 'jnse Wherein he sued E. C Herce and George A. Dangstaff for $1,000, claiming that without his knowledge or consent the said men op Srst&l aeon the l.ody, of his brother, Paul, soon after his death and that in consequence he (Anion) suffered both tn mind and body and that they did then nnd there earrv awav the stom aeh of Paul and havi not re turned the same. Dedicate Aldi ich Hall. Governor Aldrich and the stati normal board have ):o:ie to Kearney, where they will pai licipato in the dedication of 'Aldricli hall," a new ad dltion te the state normal school. In thus g'.Mtin in on the hall of fame Governor Aldrich has put one over on all of his predecessors nnd is the first governor to have any part of the stati institutions dedicated to him in this manner. Aotoists Visit Lincoln. The Denver antoeaobillsts srrlredin the city at neon and were taken in hand by loca' enthusiasts nnd enter tallied while here-. They were met at Milford by an escort from Lincoln and taken to the? government square where the cars were lineal up around tne curb and were the attraction for a large number of people. From h"re they went to Omaha under the osi ort of several automobiles. State Finances Strong. Th' finances of the state si the close of business were such that Treasurer Geeu-ge was In a ' "opy frrni? of mind. The amount v. the largest which has been in the g. neral lund for several months and amount ed to $134,689. The largesr amounts came from the following counties: Richardson, $22,000; Cuming, $20, 000; Jefferson, $16,000; Adams. $15, 000; Madison, $15,000; Johnson. $13, OilO; Franklin, $10,000. Mas Religious Meeting. new Innovation In religious wor ship has been inaugurated in Lincoln. All of the chuvohes of the city held S iionster union meeting on the capltol around Richard L. Metcalf spoke on "The Citizen of Yesterday " Sena tor E J B irkett ' The Citizen of To lay," and Governor Aldrich. "The Citi ren of Tomorrow." The TrlnPv 'nill ary band nnd the big St Paul ehor ;s furnished the music for tr-- sseetlaf Normal Bo?rd Officers. Sta'e Superintendent DalseU tc turned from Kearney, whore he at tended the eNerclses In connection w ith the dedication of the new Aldrb h hall at the state normal school. H 1 also attended the me ting of the sts normal board, which elected the fol owing officers for the coming year. President Rev. I. F. Roach: vice rr.1 'dent. A. H. Viele of Norfolk; eeCTS tary. J. J. Tooloy of Anselmo. Tree Transportation Off. The Rock Island -ailwa has re c ived permission from the railway commission ts chanee its rule for the ranspo-tution of goods to trade ex 1'Ohiticu? where inch gc:ods are offered for sal . Formerly SJOCSOI exhibited a' tade exhibits ree-elveel the same con sideration as s;lven state fairs, but un der M present ruling the free trans portatiop business is cut off. Keep Down Expenses. The tmcer aintv as to whether con gross wi!' p.v.s appropi iatious to cover certain lines of work in the ngricul tura1 depaitrient cnased the bureau of chemistry tv notify Chemist Redfen of tie Nebrahka pure food department not ti ineatr any more expense -.! i the 11 n- he has been working afte. "oday. ALDRICH FOR ROOSEVELT Governor Issues Formal Statement Oc fining Stand In Campaign. Lincoln, July 1.--Governor Aldrich railed in the newspaper men and ia sued to them a statement, saying that hereafter no newspaper men would be abie to get anything out of him public ly, unless it Is made In writing nnd bears Mr signature. He said: "So ninny garbled nccounts and mis statements have been given current re port SCncetnlttg my attitude toward proprcBF.ive Itepuhltcnnlfim as under the tofcdershiti of Theodore Roosevelt, that 1 deem it advisable to correst thes" enors. "In the fir-t place, nn Interview that I gave out mnny months ago found its way Into the eastern papers, nnd was brought to the notice of Coionel Rooso volt, ft wrote mo a letter concerning the matter, and from thrt time on I have been Intimately connected In Ne braska and outside the state, using whatever effort I cou'd to bring about the ecndirlacy, in the first place, and th nomination afterwards, of Colonel Roosevelt. In my opinion he was the only logical man to bo nominated by the Republican party at Chicago, and nt this national convention Theodore Ro .sevelt was the eh i;ce of the Re publicans of Nebraska and a majority of the legally elected delegates to that convention, nnd is at the preaent time. "I nm the nomlnro nt the hands of the Republican party of Nebraska for re-election to the position of governor of this state T propose to make my fight as a progressive Republican o:i mv record as a governor for the last two years I nm nnnlterably in favor of and Indorse the stand of OolOQel Roosove't on the great Issues now confronting the American people. It ought to be unnecessary for me to say this, but it seems that misunderstand ings arc more entchy than the truth, Colonel Roosevelt's stand is eternally tight, nnd It is based upon the funda irentnl doctrines of equity nnd justice, r.nd la indo--?ed by the overwhelming majority not only of the Republican petty, but of people everywhere. I was In fnvor of him before the con vention, being one of the seven gov ernors to induce him to become a can clalnte, and I am for him still." THE FOURTH OF JULY IN HISTORY. Till', fourth day of July has had ti significant place In the his tory of all SSjeS and tuitions more so probably than any other date In the calendar. But the crowning achievement of this day of days was reserved for this hemisphere when on July 4. 1 770. the trumpet blast ptminiming liberty mid eipialily to all men was seut re-echoing throughout the world. Ou July 4. 1007, in the battle of DorylSSnm, in Phyrgln. the Moslems under Solimnn were defeated by tbe crusaders. This battle ended the light ing in Asia Minor. It was on July 4. 121.". that King John of England was compelled by Ills barons to sign the MajfttS Charts, the English prototype of our own Oecinrn tlon of indepefi dence, The American continent, just north of Florida, iii the year ISM was discovered on July 4 by Ainldlas and Barlow, Lnglish ex plorers nnd navigators, who sailed along the Atlantic coast rinder orders from Sir Walter Haleigh. Formal pos session was taken for the British queen, and the land was eh'liv.ered over to the use of Sir Walter Raleigh. Sity-nlne years thereafter, on July 4, the Bn re boiie's parliament assembled at Whitehall, and Cromwell delegated their CtMirs to them for fifteen years. At the Instance of the lords the trade commissioners from the colo- DECISION INTERESTS MARY "Beer Bottle" Corner Case Vital to Numerous Land Owners. Lincoln, June 30. The attorney gen eral n office was in receipt of a com munication from George Backen of Al Italtoe regarding the suit which is to come before tho supreme court regard ing the legality of the celebrated "beor l?cttle" coiner. Tho legality of this Corner affects a large number of school land sections along the samu line and by its peculiar location only about 200 acres of the 640 which Mr. Backen is supposed to own can be counted as In the right location. N. B. Sw ltzor. hief of survey, is using Sffery effort to have the matter set tled as so much land will be affected if the "beer bottle" corner Is found to be the real corner. Mr. Backen is very anxious to have the matter set tled as soon as possible, so he will know Just where his section is located. Stockmen Praise Nebraska Lands. Omaha, July I. That the north western and western portions of tho state offer unexcelled opportunities for stock raising and will in a very short time bo the center of western stock raising activities are tho opinions of a body of outh Omaha stockmen, who made a tour of this country. Twenty five dealers in stock spent three days in this section. The Omaha delega tion visited Scottsbluff, Mitchell, Min atare and Alliance nnd was accorded splendid receptions everywhere. Tho South Oraahans are loud in their praise of Nebraska hospitality. Kicked to Death by Horse. Fremont, Neb., June 29. Bernard McNally, the young man who was found dead north of Rogers, did not commit suicide by taking carbolic acid, but was accidentally killed by be ing kicked In the head by a fractlovs horse he was driving. Friends of the family In this city stated that two physicians who examined the body said that there were several fractures on the skull sufficient to cause death. Miller Has Penitentiary Record. Beatrice, Neb., June 30. Sheriff Schiek learned that the stranger who was lodged In jnil here two weeks ago for criminally assaulting the eight-year-old Belaney girl is Julius Pritch ard, who served ftve years in the Kan sas penitentiary for a similar offense. When arrested he gave the name of Frank M'ller. His home is at Hum boldt, Neb. Randall the Busy Officer. C. A. Randall, chief deputy fire com missioner, is sending out circular let- ' ters to all of the bankers of the state in an effort to have put into effect bis ideas on the prevention of fires. These letters -over about the same ground as those sent to the editors of the 1 state recently. Prince Reads Bible. Convict Albert Prince, the negro murderer of Deputy Warden Davis, who will in August suffer the penalty on the gallows, seems to be resigned to his fate and is spending most ot his time reading the bible. He seems to be a model prisoner and makes no trouble for the prison keepers. Columbus Pioneer Dies in Omaha. Columbus, Neb.. June 2. H. S. El n. n x nleneer settler of Platte coun- !t. died a( the Clarkson hospital in I Omaha His death followed ta oper- ation recently performed on oue of bis I eyes. He was Injured while playing THE liUOLAItAl IOS OF AMI. KU AN INOBV raonaoa was hekt to tuk colomius ON JULY 4, 1770 nics of New Hampshire. Massachu setts. Rhode Island, Connecticut. New Vbrk. Pennsylvania ami Maryland me . at Albany on June 19, 17.i4, to arniu o a treaty with the Six Nations, TI ey also proceeded to consider a plan of colonial union proposed by FrankJia aud adopted in the same year on July 4. bare is a list of the epoch "'nltjng events that have taken place ou tbe Fourth of July since tbe signing of tbe Declaration of Independanaa: 1778 Clark took Kaskaskia. 1778 The Wyoming massacre. 1780 British ev.cuuted Williams burg. 1788 Great celebration iu Philadel phia apropos of the ratification of the constitution. 1802- J. Q. Adams delivered his first address to the United States senate. 1804 Pioneer weekly mail stage made Its trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. 1807 Garibaldi, tbe Italian patriot, was born. 1817 Work began on the blrie canal. 1820 Death of John Adams. 1820 Death of Thomus Jefferson. 1828 First spike driven for tbe Bal timore and Ohio railroad. 1831 Death of James Monroe. 1845 United States annexed Texas. 1848 Peace proclaimed between the United States and Mexico. 1848 Cornerstone of the Washing ton monument laid in Washington. 1851 Cornerstone for the capitol ex tension wais laid. 1850 Washington equestrian statue lu New York dedicated. 1803 Vicksburg surrendered to Gen eral iiiii.it 1808 Burlingume treaty between United States und China was signed. 18I1S Amnesty proclamation was la sued nt Washington. 1884 Francis Scott Key monument dedicated in San Francisco. 1804 Hawaii declared a republic. 1808 Schley sank Cervera's fleet Is battle of Santiago bay. with his two year-old grandson It- e.. a))) FLASHES FOR THE FOURTH. it's a wise father who knows bis own sou-the day after. A fool and his lingers re noon pa rtnl. Be It ever so botoely. there's no fnce like a whole one. An eye In the head is worth -two an tb- highway. is you llirht you hail burn he paths of glory lend but in hospital. t's a poor rocket thai won't both ways. . ft v r I V