THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA t. BARB, Publisher
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NORTH PLATTS
NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Condensations of qreater on
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
II BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Penonal and Other
Matter In Brief Form for All
Classes of Readers.
' Foreign.
The popo appointed Rev. James
O'Reilly, now roctor of St Anthony
of Padua, Minneapolis, Minn., to tho
bishopric of Forgo, N. D., and Rov.
F. M. Fallon of the provincial oblates
of Buffalo, N. Y., to tho blshoprlo of
London, Canada.
An ofllclal telegram from Buenos
Ayres states that tho authorities bav
ins tho 1910 exposition In chargo havo
set apart a apodal building for Ameri
can railway exhibitors.
At SL Petersburg, tho publisher of
Tolstoi's book, "Tho Kingdom of God
Within Us," was setilonced to a yoar's
Imprisonment In a fortress.
W. 0. Splltor, an American, pro
prietor of tho Aster house at Colon
nnd alleged owner of the Cuban steam
or Otorl, was expelled from Panama
territory. Ho was put aboard tho
Royal Mall steamer, Magdalena, bound
for Jamaica and New York, by a dc
croo of President Obaldla. He Is
charged with enticing employes on the
Panama canal to loavo their work.
Chrtn Yin Tang, successor to Wu
Tung Fang as minister to China from
tho United States, accompanied by
his, family and n party of forty secre
taries and Chinese students arrived
in San Francisco on the liner Mon
golia. A sevoro earthquake occurred In
Guam, causing considerable damage,
according to a cablegram received at
tho navy department. The women's
nnd children's hospital was wrocked.
Thero woro no casualties.
Evldenco Is multiplying that Zelaya
Intends to retire from the presidency
of Nlearugua. Reports to that ottoct
nro gonoral throughout that country
and the American consular officers
seem to give credence to thorn.
Ueneral.
St. Paul has begun a fight for lower
tolephono ratoa.
Tho intorstato commerce , comwls
slon ordered a reduction In charges
of tho Omaha & Council Bluffs rail
road.
Red Cloud, Sioux Indian warrior,
who died on tho Pino Rldgo agoncy,
will bo burled according to tho ritual
of tho palofnco and not nbovo ground
as ho requested.
Senator Durkott of Nebraska and
Reprcsontatlvo Hull of Iowa nro in a
contest for next fall's military tourna
ment. Eight persons wore fatally Injured
and n number of othors less sorlous
ly hurt in the wreck on tho Southern
railway noar Greonsboro.
ThO Rov. David C. Hughes, fathor
of Governor Hughes of Now York,
illod at tho oxecutlvo mansion, fol
lowing n recent stroko of apoplexy.
Testimony of tho Brokaw dlvorco
wont to show that tho plaintiff mado
tho money of tho mllllotmlro fly.
Reports from tho oust nay Mr. Wll
lard has boon offered tho presidency
of tho O. & O. railroad.
Sonators Durkott and Drown may
Bpllt on tho soloctlon of a new district
attorney for Nebraska.
President Tnft has promised to
peak at tho noxt meeting of tho
farmers' national congross, which
moots in Lincoln October 5 to 11, 1910.
Loslio M. Shaw doclqrod tnoro Is no
doubt In tho minds of those who lmvo
studied tho proposed central bank
that such an institution would be
owned, or at least controlled, by tho
Stnndard Oil company.
Tho stftto occupation tax upon cor
porations was upheld by tho supremo
court of Nebraska.
Presldont Taft said at Hartford,
Conn., that tho tlmo might como when
a civil pension list will becoujo a no
cesslty.
Goorgo A. Puokott, flvo yoars edi
tor of the Roswcll (N. M.) Dally Rec
ord, illnd frnm f nlinroitlrtGln
Many million acres of coal land will
opened to uso for agricultural pur
ses If congress should pass a bill
roduced by Representative Moudoll
Vyoralng.
s. trans .hicks ana rour or ner
eu were uurnoa to death when a
ou stove expiouoa sotting nro
house at Wayne. Kansas,
er failed bank In Oklahoma
state officials much concern.
a nogs topped ttio market
lirtnirlnir t 11 L
i niaes ana sums tor tno
r win aggregate nearly a
on dollars.
ard Wood, now in com
partment of tho East,
chief of staff of the
te for the United
when thero Is
juugo uorace
me court 01
ck to the
Ho do-
take
ts,
Ex-Senator Deltrlch of Nebraska Is
reported hotter and hopo Is now en
tertained of his recovery,
Tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany announced tho adoption of a
ponslon system ,-f6r Us veteran em
ployes, ' ' t . Vt
News of the resignation of Zolaya
was received with soomlng satisfac
tion at Washington.
The only orders issued by the
Navy department to tho "Nebraska"
aro for it to rejoin tho battleship
floot. Thai Is tho statement made by
officials .
Notwithstanding his unpopularity,
there seems to bo much mourning
over tho death of tho king.
Zelaya Is said to bo untruthful as
well as Inhuman.
Aftor ten 'rounds of furious lighting
"Cyclono Johnny" Thompson of 8yca
moro, 111., was awarded tho doclslon
over "Fighting Dick Hyland of San
Francisco, beforo tho Empire Ath
lotlc club In Kansas City.
Honry W. Blodgott, United States
attornoy for tho eastern district of
Missouri, has resigned.
Four persons woro killed nnd a
number of others Injured when a Cen
tral of Georgia passenger train col
lided with a passenger train on tho
Macon & Birmingham road.
Four hundred and forty thousand
of tho Red Cross stamps, tho profits
of which are to bo used for tho war
on tuberculosis, lmvo boon placed on
sale In Nebraska.
At the rcqticst of Representative
McGuIro, Secrotary Wilson ordered
that the government good roads ex
hibit which was sent to tho Topoka
convention bo transferred to Lincoln
for the stato convention which will
bo hold In that city during tho week
of January 17.
A number of members of tho Ne
braska nnd Iowa delegations tako nd
vantago of the roccss of congress to
go home for the holidays.
Alaska's delegato to congress, Jas.
Wlckcrsham, said that upon his ar
rival In Washington early In January,
ho would Introduco a bill providing
for the establishment of a territorial
government for AIrbIcu,
Tho Toylo Syrup company's plant
at SL Paul, Minn., was almost totally
destroyed by lire. Tho loss Is $100,000.
The house passed tho Esch bill, re
quiring railroads to make full monthly
reports to tho interstate commerce
commission of all accidents.
After perfunctory sessions of both
housos tho Illinois general assembly
ndojurnod until Tuesday, Janunry 4,
and tho prospective battla over deep
waterway, primary and other legis
lation advocated by Govornor Deneen
goos over until tho now year.
Some choice heavies sold at To
lodo, Ohio, at $8.70, the highest prlco
roached in tho local hog market since
1893. Tho market advanced a strong
tou cents, the top prlco of tho bulk
of sales being $8.60.
The president gavo tho first of his
formul whlto houso dinners.
Washington.
Nows of tho resignation of Presi
dent Zolaya at Nicaragua was re
ceived with ovldont satisfaction at tho
state dopartment and elsewhero but
not ono sypllablo of commont could
bo elicited from any responsible
officer of tho administration.
Sovoroly attacking Secrotary of the
Interior Rlchnrd A. Dalllngcr, tho Gug
genheim lntorosts, and tho administra
tion of tho land office In general, Rep
roBontattvo Hitchcock of Nobraska
urged upon tho house tho necessity of
appointing n special commltteo to in
voBtlgntu "tho notorious land frauds
of recent years."
By a Joint resolution offered in con
grosB a commission of sovon parsons
to InvoBtlgato tho prospects for a
Boml-contonnlal celebration of tho
emancipation proclamation In 1913, Is
provided.
On tho occasion, of tho 110th .anni
versary of tho doath of Goorgo Wash
ington tho Alexandria-Washington
lodgo of ISluBona, In nccordanco with
Its annual custom, placed a momorlal
wroath on tho tomb atMount Vernon.
Conservation of nil the tlmbor lauds
lying within tho bounds of tho Yoso
mite National park In California is
urged by Major Forsytho, acting su
perintendent of tho park, In his an
nual report to tho secretary of the
Interior.
"Hands off Hawaii In liquor mat
tors" lfl substantially tho protost re
colv-id by congross from tho Hawaii
an legislature. Tho secretary of Ha
waii transmitted to tho two housos ot
congross a resolution doclarlng thnt
any legislation to prohibit tho salo of
lntoxicatiug liquor In Umt territory,
as proposed in a ponding bill, would
brand Iluwall as incapablo of solf
government. Tho estimates of expenditures of
the war department for tho coming
year amount to $04,799,067, and woro
favorably acted ou by tho houso com
mltteo on military affairs and tho bill
is ready to bo roportcd to the houso,
' Personal,
State Sonator John Raines of Now
York, author of tho RainoB law;! died
a few days ago. '
Hornco H. Lurton has boon appoint
ed associate Justice of the United
States supreme court.
Rev. J. Albort Hydon, whose fathor
was with General Wanhlngton - when
General Cornwallts surrendered, died
at his homo in Ottawa, Kansas, aged
83 years.
George Dudley, former commission
er of ponslons, died In Washington.
Vigorous denunciation ot President
Zolaya was mado by Senator Rayner.
Presldont Zolaya is pictured as rul
ing Nicaragua with an iron hand.
President Taft mado a speech be
fore a bowery audience in Incw York.
In u speoch at London Premier As
oulth Dledsrcd local self-sovarnmont
Um Irish.
CAPTURE OF PRIZES
NAMES OF WINNERS AT. NA
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TIONAL CORN SHOW.
NEBRASKA DONE VERY WELL
Other States Come In Also for Honor
nd Money Reward for Their
Efforts.
Douglas county stand high In the Ne
braska competition for prises In the Na
tional Coin exposition. The county wins
the Robinson trophy for the best county!
exhibit within the state. This trophy la
a sliver cup valued at 1250 given by the
Iloblnson Seed company of Waterloo.
The best ear of corn grown In Nebraska
came near being produced within the
city limits of Omaha. Almost within gun
shot of where tho city ends nnd the coun
try begins, on the farm of William Loner
can of Florence, a tnll stalk of Reed's yel
low dent produced this ons best of all the
ears of corn that Nebraska produced In
1909.
Henry Sells of De Sola took the first
prise for the bent ten ears of corn.
Aye Rros., seed growers at Blair, took
tho second prize in the best ear competi
tion. The prises for Nebraska follow!
For best ten ears yellow dent corn, Ne
braska, only; Harry Belts, De Bota. first;
$50; nolarxi Smith, Da Bota, secon $30;
Charles Oram, Bennington, thlrd.WS.
For best ten ears white dent eorTr, Ne
braska only: Charles J. Brush, Auburn,
nrst, $50: Otto Zelb. Pnpllllon, Second, $25;
Roland Smith, De Sota, third, $12.50.
For best ten ears of corn other thnn yel
low or white dent, Nebraska only: Joseph
M. Velk. Humphrey, nrst, $35; Charles J.
DnMh. Auburn, second, $15; II. H,, RahlC
Kails City, third. $15. '
Winner for thn sweepstakes for the best
ten ears In Nebraska; Henry Holts, De
Sotn, $155.
For best single ear dent corn, any color,
Nobraska only; William Lonergan, Flor
ence, ilrst, $5; Aye Bros.. Blair, second,
$4 Ed Ortmm, Blar. third, $3.
For best twenty cars corn, any variety,
Nebraska, only; .Francis Belts, Do Sou,
first, $226.
. For best peek hard winter wheat, Ne
braska only; Edward Weotli, Gretna, first,
$120; F. J. Dolczol, Morse Blurt, second,
$10; Chnrlle Poanch, Millard, third, $4.
For best peck rod winter wheat. Nebras
ka only; 8. M. Arnold, Aurora, rtrst. $"B;
John Denker. Phillips, second, $16; C. W.
Francisco. Inland, third, $4.
For best peck wheat, other titan hard
or red winter, Nebraska onlvt A. 13.
Illnrlcksen, St. Paul, nrst, $50; Henry
Harnsr, Gretna, second, $51 Detlsf Stellt,
Grand island, third. $4.
For best peck whlto oats, Nebraska only:
W. D. Stelk. Phillips, first, $S5r J, N.
Kensrstln, Lesbara. second, $5; V, G.
Sloup, SpragUe, third, $4.
For best peak Mack, oats, Nebraska onlv:
Arnold Mnrtln. DitBols, nrst, $40; It. W.
Hopkins, Tllrtert, second, $5.
For best peek oats, other than whltn nnd
black, Nebraska only; Detlef Htelk. Grand
Island, nrst, $35; Austin Taylor, Omaha,
second. $5; H. W. Hopkins. Tllden. tlilrJ,
socond,$5tll. W. Hopkins, TUden, third, $4.
For best peck barley, Nebraska only;
Arnold Martin, DuBols, first, $27: J. .
Hoslk, Able, second, $5; Hoy E. Hlleman,
Gretna, third, $4.
Best ten cars corn grown in Nebraska:
Ayo Bros., Blulr, first, $10.
Best ten ears corn grown In any other
state than Nebraska: J. M. alllmnn,
Leavenworth, Kuns., first, $10.
Best slnglo oar corn grown In Nebraska:
Charles J. Bush, Auburn, first, $10.
Best single ear of corn grown In any
state other than Nebraska; J. M. GUI
man, Leavenworth, Kan., first, $10.
Best ton cars corn grown by Junior,
any state: Paul Qlllman, Leavnuorth,
ICan., nrst, $10.
Best single ear corn grown by Junior
any state: Paul Glllman, Leavenworth,
Kan., nrst, $10.
August Nelson of Vernor, Neb., raised
the best sheaf of hard winter wheat.
The prize winners announced by the
Judges In the sheaf grain competition are:
Best shenf flfo wheat! William Lnlst,
Bismarck, N. D nrst; 15. F. Jurgensen,
Bismarck, N. D., second; It. J, Hughes,
Whftpeton, N. D third.
Best shenf blue stem wheat: Thomas
Mnrtln, Knlmoth, Oro., first; M. C. Baker,
Cascade, Mont., second; Joseph Walmer,
Wntorville, Wash., third.
Best sheaf hard winter wheat: August
Nelson, Vernon. Neb., first; II. T. Lape,
ltoseville, 111., second; C. K. Ilussel, Mon
mouth, III., third.
Best sheaf red winter wheat: 8. H.
Iflock, Great Falls, Mont., first; C. B.
Sondes, Watervllle, Wash., second: Simon
numgartner, Plorce City, Neb., third.
Best shenf durum wheat: E. F, Jurg
ensen, Blsbee, N. D nrst; William Lnlst,
BIsmnrck, N. 13., second; Broadview Seed
company,' Brondvlew. Mont., third.
Best sheaf wheat other than above va
rieties.: George B. Manning, Katlslpell,
Mont, first; J. W. Beskman, Cokato,
Minn., second; C. F. Nelson, Blsbee, N.
D., third.
Best shear white oats: John Accola,
Madison. Wis., first; John Hendorson,
Coknto, Minn., second; Nelson Berry, Kal
tsnell. Mont., third.
Best sheaf black oats: Hugh Lonergan,
Florence, Neb., nrst; Cliurlss A. Surudell,
nynn, Iowa, second. ...
Best sheaf onta other than black or
white: Hugh Lonorgnn, Florence, Neb.,
first: 15. K, Kroger. Beaver Dam., Wis.,
second; Arthur Crandalt, Monte Vista,
Colo., third.
Best sheaf six-row barley: L. It. Zor
bel. Madison, Wis., first; J. W. Beekman,
Coknto, Minn., second; Hugh Loergan,
Florence, Neb., third.
Best sheaf two-row barley Gus Seljr
llng, Annlngton, Mont., nrst; John Hend
erson, Coknto, Minn., second: II. K.
Krnrcer. Beaver Dnnl. Wis., third.
Best shenf barley other thnn six or
iworow: uugn ixmeTgnn, i- iorenco, jnou.,
nrst; Charles A. Sumdell. nyan, la., sec
ond: Frank Itelman, Bayfield. Colo., third.
Best sheaf rye: H. A. Hughes. Wnhpe
ton, N. D., first; J. P. Lowell, Bayneld,
Colo., second; Gus Nelson, Verona. Nob,,
third.
Heat ahenf flax for seed: Tl. J. Hughes.
Wahpeton. N. D nrst: William Lnlst,
JiismarCK. rx. u., ncconu, uiuiiubi uiu..,
Hurley; B. D third.
Best shnf flax for fiber Huch Loner-
can, Florence, Neb,, first; John Hender
son, Coknto. Minn,, second; A. W. Jewett,
Mason, Mich., third. ,
Best Sheaf buckwheat: Paul Qlllman.
Lenvsnworth, Knn., first; H. E. Krueger,
Beaver Dam, Wis., second.
Tlat ih,( buckwheat: Paul Glllman.
Leavenworth. Kantis., nrst; H. E. Kruejr
er, Beaver Dam, Wis., second.
Best shenf field peas; IT. F. Albrecht,
lraUiiTiei. Mont, nrst; l. L. Smith. Eureka.
Mont., second: tl. E. Krueger, Beaver
jjam, wis., intra.
rimt .linf nv henna: Huch Lonerrmn.
Florence. Neb., first: If. K. Krueger. Ben-
ttevllle, Avk., third,
Tl prUe winners In th grass and for
r rrtmnAtltlnn ar!
Best neck off red clover seed: H. W.
Meekln, Fonfl du Luc. Wis,, nrst, $150,
rutt fonr.livch sheaf red clover: L K.
Zerbet, Madison, Wis., nrrt, $20: Miss
Anns, Martin, ou uois, ixsD.. iirana, .
J. M. aillmtn, Les-venworth, Kan., third,
jo. oo.
iit lvit, rd nlnvar: John Leader. Ft,
Csook, Neb., flrst. $100; Lewis Leader.
Piipllllon. Neb., second. $11; Otto Zeis,
rnpllllon. Neb., third, $5.
Best peck tlmothV seed: II. W. Msskln,
Zelaya Controls Monopolies.
Washlncton. tho report from Man
tteua that the Nlcaraguan congress,
probably antlclyatlng the early re
tirement of President zolaya, attompt
ed to authorize a number of import
ant concessions to friends ot Zolaya,
calls attontlon to the number of vast
ly remunoratlvo monopolies already on
joyed by Zelaya and his friends in
that country. The facta as to those
mononolles aw contained in ofllclal re
ports to tho tato dopartment and are
said to b suspopUblp pf absolute
proof. : u -
Fond du Lac. Wis., flrst. $100! D. a. Clute.
Manchester, In., second, $10; II. P. Wast,
wpon, wis., inira, &.
Best four-Inch shenf tlmnthv: William
Ixnergnn, Florence, Neb., first, $20; Miss
Anna Martin, Du Bols, Neb,, second, $5;
uoy u, j j oman, jistern, mo,, tniru,
Ucst'bale tlmothv: L. M. Voclcr. Hodo.
Ind., nrst, $C"; Fred Snss, Eden, Wis., sec
ond, $10; F, O, Brlggs, Fond du Luc, Wis,,
third, $5.
Best peck alfalfa seed: J. M. alllmnn,
Leavenworth, Knn., flrst, $50; Lohr Bros.,
Tompncol, Mont., second, $10; James Orlf
fin. Chinook, Mont., third. $6.
Inir, Burley, S. D., first, $20; John Hon
uesi tour-incn snenr airaira: jonn i.aK-
aerson, coKaio, Minn., second, I6.su
old Martin, Du Bols, Nel third, $5
Hast linU m1m1-.i T T Tl .
woll. Neb., flrst, $C5; C. N, Schmale, Em
emld, Neb., second, $10; J D, Zlller, Ilia
wntha, Kan., third, $6.
Best four-Inch sheaf upland wild hay:
L, II. Zerbel, Madison, Wis., first, $10; J.
Hungfellow, Havre, Mont., second. $5, J.
M. Croft, Stanford, Mont., third, 43.
Best bale wild upland liny, J, T. Lough,
Hanford, Atont., first, $40; John Denker,
Phillips, Ncb second, $10; William Stelk,
Sr.. Grand Island, Neb., third, J5.
uesi pecK linnet seem iiotngen Miirora,
III.. nrt. ISO! Pillll HnrliliilT. RllUwntnr.
Minn., second, $10; H. T. Lnpl, Itosevllle,
III., third, $2.
Best four-Inch shenf millet: J. H. Tay
lor, Waterloo. Neb., flrst. $12.50; William
Lonergan, Florence, Nob., second, $5;
Brunner Bros., Hurley, 8, D third, $3.
winners or torn sweeptiaKes in 2ones.
F. J LlndSaV. For Iikn. Wl.. for
single ear In northern so no. Competition
limited to states of Dakotas, Minnesota.
Wisconsin nnd Michigan.
wiiiiam u. Littiejonn, Kentinna, ma
for best single ear corn, nnv color. In
north central xone. Competition limited
to uoiumbiunn, stark, wyno, Asnlnud,
i ,,,,u,,,,, ...uiiwn, Avu.iAnuic, w.i.uu,
Logan, Shelby and Mercer und all coun
ties north in Ohio: Joy, Dlackferd, Grant,
Howard. Carroll. White. Jnstr. Newton
and all counties north In Indlnna: Illinois,
an isrriiory norm or t. i: ft w. ity., east
of Peorln nnd nodth of the following coun
ties: Fulton, McDonough nnd Hancock
nil of Iowa nnd all of Nebraska east of
the western son.
F. C. Pnlln. Newton. Ind.. for the best
single ear dent corn, any color, In south
ern central lone. Competition limited to
all of Kansas east of western zono, Mis
souri, Kentucky, nnd nil of Illinois. Indi
ana nnd Ohio south of north central zone.
U. B. Hcsterly, Villa Itlcn. Ga., for th
best single ear, any color, in the south
ern zono. competition limited to nil states
south of West Virginia, Kentucky, Mis
souri anu Kansas.
Leo Urueclcner. Ft. AtAlnnon. Wis., far
thn Inn mm mm nnv vnrlntv In
northern zone. Competition limited to the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michi
gan. f rum: sar. Essex, in., for best ten ears
corn, any variety, In tho north central
zone. Comuetltlon limited to Columbi
ana, Stark, Wayne, Ashland, Richland,
Morrow, Delaware, Union, Logun, Shelby
and Mercer nnd all counties north In Ohio;
Joy. Blackford, Grant, Howard, Carroll,
White, Jasper. Nowton nnd till countlci
norm in inamnar Illinois, an termors
north of the T. P. & W. Itv.. east ot
Peoria and north of the following countleai
FUlt6n. McDonouch and Hancock; nil ol
Iowa and all of Nobraska east of the west
ern zone,
JoscDh Overstreet. Franklin. Ind.. foi
the best ten ears dent corn, any vurlcty,
In the south centrnl zono. Competition
limited to nil of Kansns east of western
zone. Missouri. Kentucky, nnd nil of Illi
nois, indlnna and Ohio south of .north
centrnl zone,
.It. 8. Brandon, Normandy, Tenn., foi
tho best ton curs corn, nnv vnrletv. In
southern zone, Competition llmUed to all
states south or west Virginia, Kentucky,
Missouri nnd Kansas.
D. M. Walter Funic. Wrav. Coin., fot
tho best ten ears corn, nny variety, In tlu
western zone. Competition limited to all
states west of Texas, Oklahoma, tho Da
kotas nnd that portion of Knnsas west ol
tho following counties: Jowoll, Mitchell,
Lincoln, Ellsworth, Rico, IVcnn, Kingman
nn.l Harper; and Nebraska west of tin
rouowing counties: Boyd, Holt, anrneid,
Custor, Dawson, Gosper Rhd Furnas.
South Dakota Prize Winners.
Winers of nrlzes offered for South Da
kota growers only, in corn, wheat, oati
nnd barley at the National Corn expos!-
nun are: , .
For host ten enrM vellow dont corn: J.
P. Thompson, Elkpolnt, Ilrst, $50; George
ti. wuiiing, xnnicton, seconu,
For best ten ears dent corn, other than
yellow: Hugh C. Plorce, Fairfax, flrst,
$32; Bunner Bros., Hurley, second, $15.
For best ten ears Hint corn, nnv variety:
L. in Krueger, Orient, first, $20; George
tii wiiuinp. Ynnxtnn, secona. i.du; l'ctoi
Newberg, Sioux Fulls, third, $2.
Vnv hear: tlni-ln ni flnnt mm. nnv pnlnp!
J. P. Thompson, Elkpolnt, first, $5; John
Lai; In p. Hurley, second, $4; Goorgo II.
wniiintr, innKion. mini, J.
For beat Deck Jlfa wheat! Jacob ,Mccs.
nlpenn, flrst, $S6; J, L. Jones, Clark, sec
ond. $5., ... .
tor best uecK blue stem whent: Charles
P. Schultz. Cavour. Ilrst. $32: Nels John
son, Mount Vornon, second, $5; Jess John
son, iiorcsioru, iniru, a. .
For best neck wheat, other than flfo ot
bluo stem: Charles A. Schultn, Cavoua
flrst. $12.50.
For, best peck whlto oats: Jess Johnson,
Boresford. first. $25l D. L Jones. Clark.
seconu, u.uu; urunner uros., ituncy,
third, $4.00.
For best nock oatB. otlior thnn whlto:
William Scfssons. Boncstecl. flrst. S15i
jbcod xtioes, uipenn, ceconu, u.
rov nest pecK six-rowea narioy: wu
llnm Sclssons. Boncatoel. flrst. $,15: Noli
Johnson, Mount Vernon, oecond, $5.
Kernels.
When the nrlzo crnlns were nut on sail
at the National Corn exposition farmers,
publishers of agricultural papers nnd plant
breeders paid higher prices for the prize
winners man nnB over ueen pniu uerora
for such samples of grain. K. E. Favlllo,
eaitor or hucccsstui inrminir. tnucs num
to Dos Moines the prlza ten onrs of corn,
IlllvillK I'uiu joou iui mem, Alia i.-uii vui
frown uy J. It. Overstreet of Fraxklln,
nd.. nnd won moro than $1,000. The?
ore known as the '"champion sweepstakes
oars," anu Drought nimost iuu mora tnan
th ten ears laBt year.
Arthur Caner of Toneka. of the Can'
newsnaoers. nald $280 for tho best buaho!
of com in the world, receiving sevonty
ears nna at tno rate ravine paid tne
bushel would havo cost him $2,345.
H. E. Kugger of Beaver Dnm, Wis., who
won the sweepstakes on wheat, producing
tho best peck the world has ever seen,
according to Judges, paid $104 for tin
peck that he might retain It and take II
buck to WlBcanalii for seed.
Mr. James Hill's nrldo peck of wheat,
to which he gave his special blue ribbon
and grand flrst premium, sold for $10.60
at nuctlon. The prlzo 1II1I wheat was
grown by IL Garros nt Acton, N. D., and
was knockod down to W. A. Wheeler, a
Mitchell seed dealer. Mr. 11 111 had de
dared that this wheat was suporior la
inllllnir nuolltv to the errand sweenstakei
champion wheat of the show, grown by
H. E. Krueger of Beaver Dam, Wis.,
wnicu was hoiu ror jiim.
Arbuckles "Put It Back."
New York. Arbucklo brothers, gen
erally credited with being tho largest
independent vivals ot the American
Sugar Roflnlng company, have ac
knowledged that from 1898 to 1007
they, too, failed to puy the govern
ment all tho money duo as customs
charges on imported sugar. In settle
mont ot all civil claims against them,
the Arbuckles have offered and tho
treasury department, with tho concur
rence ot tho attorney genoral, has no
cepted payment of $G05,D73 for trans
gresslons.
"Go Naked, De Strong."
Philadelphia, Pa. "Go naked and
you will bo puro in mind and strong
of body. I would not bo surprised to
seo the men and the womon walking
hand in hand down Chestnut strcot
wearing nothing but tho unconscious
Innocence that clean mind brings."
This Is what Mrs. Raymond Duncan,
Grecian wlfo ot Raymond Duncan, mu
siclan and scholar, said. Mrs. Dun
can and hor husband and their 4-year-old
son Monalkas walked the stroets,
followed by a curious crowd. The tern'
ptratur was SO.
III
NOT MUCH DOING UNTIL, AFTER
THE HOLIDAY8.
T FOR A TIME
Appointment of Lurton to Bo Asso
ciate Justice Occupying Atten
tion of the Senate.
Washington. With probably fewer
than a quorum of members ot elthor
houso In tho city, nil legislation In
congress during tho next two days
will bo by common consont. The
house will undertake nothing moro
than the passage ot soma bills ot
minor Importance nnd tho comple
tion of Its work on tho District of
Columbia appropriation bill, which al
ready has been undor consideration
for two or three days.
It has boon hoped that tho army
supply bill might be taken up and dis
posed ot before adjournment, but that
program has boon abandoned In thn
faco of the departure of so many
members. It is expoctod that very
llttlo time will be necessary for tho
disposal of the District bill, and with
It out of tho way tho house, in the
main, will simply "troad wabor" until
tho tlmo for adjournment for tho holi
days. Tho senate will uadortakc very llt
tlo except tho confirmation of Hon,
Horace H. Lurton to bo assoclato
Justico of tho supremo court of tho
United States. Tho nomination will
be reported favorably to tho senate
on Monday and an effort will bo made
to havo it acted upon. The present
indications aro that thero will bo no
objection to such n course and. that
Mr. Lurton's confirmation will tako
place beforo tho beginning of the holi
days, thus enabling him to take his
seat on tho supremo bench upon, tho
reconvening of that body after tho
holidays.
It Is not expected that a quorum
will be present either Monday or
Tuesday, and if such should prove to
be tho case a call for an aye and no
voto would havo the effect of postpon
ing action until January. No one
seoms willing to accept this responsi
bility, and Senator Bacon of the judi
ciary committee, who has charge of
tho nomination, is hopoful thnt tho
expediency of such a call will not be
resorted to.
Undoubtedly thero arc a.numbor of
senators who consider Mr. Lurton's
age to be against him, but their ob
jection does not go to tho extent ot
pronounced opposition.
Some investigation is being made ot
Judgo Lurton's decisions 'us a circuit
Judge, with a. view to determining the
foundation ot tho chargo that they are
in tho interest of corporations, and a
statement covering this phase of the
question probably will be presented
to the sonato when the subject Is tak
en up for consideration.
In tho main, tho disposition is to al
low tho president to have hie way in
tho selection of a successor to Justice
Peckhnm, but many of tho senators
aro disposed to make n record regard
ing Mr. Lurton's shortcomings, If ho
lias any.
If it were a question of success or
defeat, Mr. Lurton would haya many
champions and thero Is no' doubt that
he would be confirmed on n voto. Tho
only question Involved at this Mme'iB
tho advisability of delay. Ho would
bo confirmed soon aftor tho holidays,
oven mougn the question should bo
deferred so long.
Both houses will adjourn on Tues
day for two weoks, tho dny for tho re
convening being fixed for Tuosdav.
Jnnuary 4.
Green B. Baum Is Dead.
Chicago. Gen. Green Borrv nnnm
former commissioner of pensions, died
at nis norno hero after an illness of
Hevernl weeks. He was 80 yoars old.
To Enforce Food Liw.
Washington. A comprehensive en
largement of tho activities of tho Do
partment of Agriculturo in tho admin
istration of tho pure food act is con
templated. Their object is to Inaugu
rato for ports whoro tho department
has no chomical laboratory, a system
atic inspection of foods, as in done nt
tho ports whore bucIi facilities exist.
For this purpose thero has boon estab
lished a complete chain of laboratory
districts, with headquarters, to which
will bo sent samples of Importod goods
when nocessary.
Oklahoma Bank Law Attacked.
Oklahoma City. Restraining orders
ngalnBt Stato Bank Commissioner
Young woro nsked in a suit argued In
tho district court. Tho United States
Fidelity and Guaranty compnny and
the Southoru Surety company, sure
ties for tho Stato School Land com
mission In tho protection of funds do
posltod with tho Columbia Bank and
Trust company, asked tho murt in
vent tho bank commissioner from mak
ing tno state guaranty fund and stnto
banks preferred creditors in closing
up the bank's affairs.
Cardinal Satolll Fatally III.
Rome. Cardinal Satolll has suffered
a Bovero relapse from nephrltts. Ex
treme weakness has been marked and
ho Is often delirious. The doctors fear
a fatal Issue,
Rumor of Menellk's Death.
Rome. A rumor was circulated hero
that King Menellk of Abyssinia, was
lead, but there, is no confirmation ot
this. Tho latest dlspatr-jh.es fcom Ab
yssinia, which aro datedDecombcr 12,
morcly anno'unco tho illness of the
king, but give no details.
CONGRESS
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Item, of interest Taken From Her
and There over the State.
Four hundred birds mado nolso and
attracted attention when tho Dodgo
county poultry show oponed at ro
mont. Gen. Casement, who died rocontly
at Palnesvlllo, Ohio, laid tho original
rails of tho Union Pacific as far west
as Cheyenne. lie is well remombered
by many old-timers in Omaha and
throughout tho stato.
Joseph Dukes, who was one of tho
prize wlnnors at tho fiddlers' carnival
In Nebraska City captured a sixty
three-pound catfish from the Missouri
river, noar his homo nt Mlncrsvlllo,
and brought tho captive to tb city
allvo and put him on exhibition.
Denver dispatch: Hogs sold at a
new record price In tho Donvor mar
ket, when a carload from Waunota,
Neb., sold at $8.47 A carload somo
days DrevlouB wont nt $8.40, tho pre
vious highest, prlco having been
$8.27 & in February.
Charles Corel, son of a Saunders
county farmer, will not bo trlod on the
chargo of being tho father of tho child
of Miss Roslo Sandtt of Lancaster
county. Tho oaso has ,beon dismissed
and It Is understood a marriage be
tween tho complaining witness nnd
tho accused is to follow.
Undo Sam tokos deep intorost in
road building and in tho government
exhibit at tho National Corn exposi
tion, had quite an oxtonsivo exhibit on
roads. There was a largo steam rol
ler at work showing just how to roll
the roads and how to prepare thorn In
vnrlouB forms.
Tho plans and specifications for tho
now wing of tho Normal building nt
Kearnoy aro now roady and bids will
bo called for for tho construction of
tho building, Tho plans call for a
fireproof construction, and tho build
ing will add greatly to tho conven
ience of tho school and also give it a
chance to expand.
Adjutant General Hartlgan's offlco
is busy furnishing a tabulation of tho
records mado by tho Nebraska guards
to tho war department. The Indivi
dual scoro of each member must bo
submitted. Compared with other
states Nobraska will not mako a very
good showing, although tho record as
a wholo will surpass last year's.
Judgo Hostotlor gavo Robort Rail
cliff one year in tho penitentiary for
forging a cneck on tho Union Pacific
liotel of Kearney last April. Radcllft
is tho man whom tho sheriff ot Buf
falo county captured at Des Moines
an had difficulty in gottlng him from
Iowa, owing to attorneys fighting tho
granting ot a requisition for his re
turn to Nebraska.
Emphasis on tho attention that
should be paid to tho proper prepara
tion of tho younger peoplo of tho Btato
for tholr part in tho agricultural life,
which constitutes, tho backbono of all
tho business of Nebraska was tho bur
den of a speech by W. C. Coupland,
morabor of tho Board of Regents of
tho University of Nebraska, delivered
at tho National .Corn exposition.
Physicians of Falrbury wero sum
moned to tho homo of August Thoye,
living seven miles wost of tho city,
to attend a young son of Mr. Thoyo,
who met with a very serious accldont.
Whllo running with an open pocket
knlfo in his hand tho lad fell in such
a manner that tho blado of tho knlfo
penetrated tho abdomon. Ho will
recover.
Tho supremo court directed manda
mus to issue to compel tho Board of
Itegonts of tho university to locato
and maintain two experimental sta
tions in tho sand hills, according to
tho provisions of an act of tho lato
legislature. Tho law provided that
tho monoy should bo paid out of tho
unlvorslty temporary fund, and tho re
gents alleged this monoy could not be
spent for that purpose.
A series of important experiments
aro to bo started in Columbus by the
department of. agriculture, beginning
oarly in the now year, for tho testing
of corn, as to tho molsturo contained
and as to its keeping qualities. The
corn to bo tested will bo placed In
bins which will be electrically wired,
ho that tho temperature of the corn
in tho Interior of tho bin can bo tested
as accurately as that at tho edgos.
On complaint of his wlfo John Pat
ton of Buffalo county was arrested for
incest. A full confession was mado
and Patton was sentenced to flttoon
yearn at hard labor In tho stato peni
tentiary. Patton Is nbout 35, and In
dustrious, but lgnornnt. His wlfo is a
rather comely young woman of aver
age Intelligence, nnd thoy havo six
bright children, tho oldest of whom, a
girl of 13, was the victim of hor in
human father.
A. Zapp met with a peculiar accl
dont at Emerson Saturday. Ho was
working in his planing mill nlono
when In somo unknown manner ha
was caught In the belting of tho ma
chinery. Every thread of clothing was
stripped from him and ho was thrown
unconscious to tho floor, whore he lay
for several hours sufforing greatly
from the cold. While ho is bruised
and sore it is thought ho is not dan
gerously hurt.
Will M. Maupln, head of tho bureau
of labor, Is getting out an Innovation
in tho form of a blank to bo sont to
all labor organizations. Tho blank
contains a long and comprohonslvo
ltst of questions in regard to tho wago
schedules existing over the stato.
E. C. Hurd, englneor in charge of
the work of finding tho physical valu
ation of railroad property under tho
provision of tho physical valuation
law enacted by tho recent losislature
has submitted his report to tho Stato
Railway commission and It has boon
mado a part of that body's report to
tno governor. "