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Washington.
Washington Leo Capps, Captain
In the regular naval establishment
haw tendered his resignation to tuko
effect October 1st.
The offlclnla of both the stato and
navy departments nro closely watch'
Ing tho developments In tho fight of
Estrada and Mndrlz forces In Nicara
gua. Tho secretary of tho Interior has
restored to the, public domain several
tracta of land which had been with
drawn In connection with the irrlga
tlon projects but which are not now
seeded by tho reclamation service.
Tho text of tho-long-Ucralded Man
churlan contention between Japan
and Russia, signed July 4 at St.
Petersburg, was made public. It Is
ono of .the Bhortost Important treaties
of modorn time's, being Just 237 words
In length.
. Major John M. parson, chief of tho
bureau of manufactures of tho de
partment of commerce-and labor, baa
boen selected to go abroad to look In
to, the general trades conditions and
opportunities for American manu
facturers, '
Bids wero opened at tho treasury
(or tho construction of tho 1 public
building at Columbus, Neb. Tho bid
dera wero ns follows: J. II. Well of
South Omaha, $08,850; Northwestern
Construction company of Kearney,
Nob., 108,500; General Construction
company of Mllwnukeo $07,715. Bart
lott W. King of Cedar Ilaplds, $01,
180. Foreign.
Australian diplomats aro said to be
displeased over the. conclusion of tbo
Russo-Japanese convention,
Tho olnboroto funeral given King
Edward cost tlmnaUon $202,500, a, , Is
BOUWI1 in IUU lUiiimmi. mmuwu.
estimate,
At Monlvnr, Spain, a bomb explod
ed under tho. table, ot Senor Gnllardo,
a banker, during a dinner he was giv
ing to some political friends. Two ot
tho kuobU wero killed,, thlrtoon wero.
injured, and the nouso partly ao
troyed.
Dr. Leslie Dodd Ward of Newark, N.
J vico nroBldent of tho Prudentlnl
Insurance company, died In London
Dr. Ward was not In good health when
ho sailed from Now York and his con
dition gradually grew worse after his
arrival la London,
There is a bible In tho royal II
brary of Stockholm that la 35 Inches
long and 10 Inches wldo. It takes
threo mon to lift tho book, In which
there aro 302 pages, seven having
been lost. The book Is written on
parchment mado from .the sklno of
1C0 asses.
At Cracow, Galtca, a great three-
day's national Polish festival In
celebration of tho 500th anniversary
ot the battle of Tanuenborg, In which
tho PoIIbIi und Lithuanian army do.
footed and broko tho power of tbo
Teutonic order began with the unveil
lng of a monument to King Ladlslaw
Jogello.
General.
President Tnft has taken tho con
servation policy In his own hands
An international railroad eommls
nton may be formed by Canada and
the United States.
Governor Shnllenberger is said to
be aomowhnt annoyed over failure of
Omaha ofneors to enforce daylight sa
loon law.
Tho directors of the Atchison, To
)cka and Santa Fo Railway company
declared tho regular quarterly dlvl
dena or l 1-2 per cent
OJBclnls of tho census bureau do
clare they are paying us fast ns pos
Blbl tho nnumorators who collected
tin JtatlBtlcs for tho thirteenth con
suu.
(h-esldent Taft talked politics with
Beaator Crant of Massachusetts, At
toruoy General Wlckersham and Sec
reiry Nagel of tho department of
corninerco and labor,
Bugcno Ely, nn aviator, In his third
attempt to lly between Winnipeg and
rwtago La Prnlrlo, tell a distance of
several hundred feet and was picked
u In a dying condition on the prnlrlo,
A card torn from a freight car was
filed in probate court at Pittsburg as
the will of Robert J. McElroy after
being fatally Injured by a freight
train, scribbled on tho card, "Mary,
Ul that Ib mine is thlno,"
Export ot wheat from the United
States for the twelvo months ending
with June, 1910, showed a reduction
of about 21,000,000 bushels.
Within tho next few dnya the old
sloop ot war Portsmouth, ono of tho
relics of tho old navy, will be towed
from Hoboken to the navy yard in
Brooklyn and bo put out of commls-
elon.
Important developments In the
mediation of tho United Stntes. Ar-
gentlno Rophblln nnd Brazil In the
boundary dispute betwein Peru and
Ecuador are expected within the
aext two or three days.
Roosevelt will did Senator Dover
Idgo In his fight for re-election.
The wheat yield In states of tho
northwest will be far below tho nor
mal. A now union stutlnn Is planned for
Chicago which may cost 125.000,000.
Tho first death for three yoars from
tho bubonic plnguo ocurrcd at Hono
lulu. Tho Pan-American Congress Is now
In session nnd will hold for aoveral
weeks.
Tho postal savings bank law Is ex
pected to provo an aid to tho
treasury.
Forty millions, in gold In expected
to be Imporlod from Europe by
Christmas.
Sevon Cubans were arrested
charged with conspiracy against the
government.
A female aviator In. France suffered
a fnll of llfty meters and received ter
rible Injuries,
A man was arrested nt Chicago
who was thought to bo gunning for
Jnck Johnson. '
A mob at Newark, O., lynched a
.m Inlnt.mlilor who had killed a I
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ronfnnrnnt nrnnr r. nr.
Solicitor MeCabo savs enforcement
of thn nurn food Inw u ono causo for
Increased cost of living.
Senator Durrowsi as tho man who
must act, is bothered over tho bribery
caso of Senator Lorlmen
Reprosontatlve Polndexter of Wash
ington received comfort and en
couragement at Oyster Hay.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral I'. V. DcQrnw talked to Nebraska
postmusters In session at Lincoln.
Hon. Charles S. Rolls, an English
aviator, was killed by tho falling of
hla machine whllo making a flight.
Loob says ho would rather remain
at his post In tho customs scrvlco
than to bo a candidate for governor.
At Clinton, III., Chief of Police John
Strublo was shot about midnight by
an unknown man and died In a short
time.
Daniel Klnet, tho Belgian ncro-
nnut who fell when tho rudder of his
neroplane broke, died from his in-
Jurios.
Drouth In tho northwest Is seriously
affecting tho cnttlo men, threatening
thorn with great losses and possibly
with financial ruin
CongroBsmnn Georgo W. Norrls of
tho 'Fifth (Nebraska) district had his
imiiiu iiiuu iih a cuuuimuu lur runuiui
nation on tho republican ticket.
George Otis Smith, director of tho
geographical survey will bo tho first
head in tho now bureau of mines,
just created by net of congress.
At Hamburg Thlrty-flvs thousand
ship yard workers united In a de
mand for n Increase of l? per U
... watiUH u..u ..vy..uu-..uu wuun.
A 4 rri rttw rlnnnnnl THirt nn rn It l tr I e H I
Governor Shnllonborger ' that tho
statutes of Nebraska do not prohibit
the exhibition of prlzo fight pictures
Only two members of President
"Toft's cablhot are In tho, capital "sit-
ting on th6 lid," as former President
Roosevelt designated this summer as
slgnmont.
Tho Hrbck monument was unveiled
at Cedar Rapids, Ia and appropriate
memorial exorcises were hold for tho
Into professor of the University of
Nebraska
At Enid, Okla., guests of the City
Hotel fled in their night clothes when
, hnfnl n,l nrilnlnln. r.,nrn
was destroyed by lire
Qnvnrnl nf !.
guests wero slightly Injured.
Robert Prewltt Williams, state
treasurer of Missouri during tho ad
ministration of Aloxander Dockery as
govornor and n well known banker,
died at his homo at Fayette
Ono cannot be qutto certain, but It
Ib most probablo that Secretary Bal
llngor's policy of blocking tho wheels
of conservation with legal quibbles
would have succeeded but for Plncbot
Land Glavls.
Tho sudden death of Chief Justice
Fuller mnkcB a change In a majority
Of tho BlipreiMO court Of the Unltod
States during tho first term of Presi
dent Tail, a possibility, if not a
certainty.
For the first time slnco he returned
to Kansas, Unltod States Senator
Joseph L. Brtstow, In a speech at
Olatho, Kana., referred to the fact
that he has been denied pntronago by
President Taft.
Harvard City, Clay county, Nobrns-
ka, has the distinction ot being the
first Nobrnska town whoso population
Is announced by the Census buroau.
Harvard City has a po. llntlon of
1,102, ub against 840 ten years ago.
Telegraphic advices from Portland
havo boon rocolvcd announcing tho
suicide of Mnjor W. J, Tucker In a
Portland hotol. Ho was formerly
treasurer of tho Battlo Mountnln
sanitarium and government , homo nt
Hot Springs, S. D.
At Muskogee, Okl whllo rehears
ing for a literary entertainment In n
play requiring n gun play. Jacob
Winkler, was shot nnd Instnntly klllod
at Stono Bluff by his chum, Everott
Olden. Olden used a shotgun, which
he asserted he lind previously ex
amined nnd found not loaded.
Personal,
Plnchot will help the Insurgents In
the California campaign.
Charles 8. Rolls, the noted English
aviator, was killed In England.
James R. Garfield Is In accord with
progressive republicans In Ohio,
Wm. Loob may make tho race tor
governor of New York on the republi
can ticket.
Roosevelt and Hughes hold n con-
forenco over tho political situation in
inow i otk,
President will not be in a hurry
auowt 1,lllnB tho vacancy In the bu-
premo Judgeship,
Roosovclt declares he has ns yet
taken no stnnd regarding tho "regu
lar and "Insurgent factions.
1 151 ADVERTISE
OTHERWI8E NEBRA8KA 13 GOING
' TO LOSE OUT.
STATE'S LIGHT SHOULD SHIN!
W. A. Campbell Telia What Rival
States are Doing to Attract
Settlers.
How backward Nebraska Is In ad
vertising Its wealth and resourcos
was told mombcrs of the Lincoln Ad
club recently by W. A. Campbell of
Omaha, manager of tho bureau of
publicity of the Omaha Commercial
club,
Mr. Campbell Issued a warning
with respect on emigration from this
country to Canada saying:
,.ii..i....i ., .
' muiviuuui wiiu uuua uui iuuku
Kreni energy or advertising in
cronso ins, business know, himself
what he la doing, but others don't. In
tho case of Nebraska wo do not even
know oursclTcs what we are doing
except 'in small spots.
In tho meantime Canada and "the
last boat west" are taking our citizens
nnd It Is coating thorn but $4.80 per
capita to secure them, whllo every
migrating American farmer takes on
tho average of $1,000 per capita to
Canada with him when ho moves. In
two days recently 150 farmers from
our own stato and tho states about
us, paused through St. Paul and they
had nsscta of nearly $200,000. Tho
Canadian banks showed an lncrenso
during the month of March of nearly
$8,000,000.
At the rato of $1,000. per capita,
which is low, moro than $90,000.00 of
now wealth was taken irom tno
ntntOB to Canada last year.'
While It formerly cost Canada $8
per capita to secure these settlers, it
has decreased to lesH than $4.80 and
is going lowor each year.
But this is not all. Practically
overy stato about Nebraska Is mak
ing a systematic effort to got settlers
by ndVortt8lng and Intelligent work.
Wo have a letter from Governor
Hadloy of Missouri who says. "Tho
lost session of tho legislature ap
propriated $25,000 for Immigration
work, but as tho appropriation "was
not available, tho banks of the'larger
cities have contributed the amount
and the work has gone on. We also
- ; staUsUcs for
, , . , - . nnrntir,.nil nnlll.l.
'
Then to rub it in on us Nebraskans
the governor adds:" "The. stato also
appropriates something llko $100,000
to $120,000 for tho support or, tho
Stato Board of Agriculture."
I had the pleasure of promoting the
first state conservation congress,
then called by Governor Eberhart In
Minnesota, It was a groat success aa
an advertisement tor tno stato oi
Minnesota and wo have Governor
Eberhnrt's word for It that Minnesota
secured 19,000 now settlers from
March 1 to May 1. The governor
WritOS, "Wo httVO $20,000 POr annUOl
IV IV UIIU iJll nuu uimo in uu-
sldorable talk of making this $100,000
annually."
If Minnesota ever appropriates
$100,000 for advertising the north
star state, I want to go on record as
saying that overl.OOO Nebraska Irish
men will bocomo Minnesota Swedes.
The Police Record.
The police report for tho month of
June shows 133 arrests. Of these 119
wero men and fourtoon women. The
mnnln snrvod to nrlsonora were 305
nn,i nmmmtnii to i.io.GO. All of thosta
-rrnntml worn nhln to read and write.
The mnrrled mon numbered 49 and
tho women 5; unmarried men 70,
women 9.
Plague f Crickets.
According o a number of business
men In tho city, Lincoln haa been suf
fering from n plague of crickets.
About a we ok ago crickets began to
nppenr in tbo various clothing stores
and rcsldencea ot the city in unusual
numbers. Since thnt tlmo the num
ber has boon Increasing rapidly. Pro
prietors of 8omo of the clothing
stores state that tholr collars aro full
of crickets of unusual slzo and that,
when tholr placeB of business nro
opened In tho morning, tho crlckotB
are awopt out In hnudfula from be-
(fore tho door. One proprietor ot a
clothing Htoro said that he feared
considerable dnmugo to his stock.
Druggists Making Drunkards.
The excise board met to discuss
tho abuse of the alcohol permit bust
ness by cortaln druggists who hold
thum. Chief Mniono complained that
many of tho drunks received at the
police station get thlr Jags on nlco
hoi which they buy at drug stores,
nnd that In somo places men can
readily purchase at exorbitant prices
alcohol when they give every appoar
nncu of being Inobrlntcs,
Central Granaries Company.
In pursuunco of tho request of the
county board of equalization tho Cen
tral Granaries company has furnished
to County Assessor Miller the corpo
ration statement required undc the
revenue law. This shows that the
company hns $350,000 paid up capital
nnd $80,000 surplus. It has (16,000
worth of real estato In Lancaster
county and $2,500 worth outside this
county, It has personal property to
tho value of $342,000, of which $279,-
000 is permanently Invested lu eld
vatora.
A DECEDENT RULING.
Supreme Court Holds Law of 1895 I
Void.
Tho supremo court handed down
four belated opinions which make a
material chungo In the law of
decedents In Nebraska. Judge Root
wrote tho decision, Chief Justlco
Reese nnd Judge Sedgwick dissent
ing from n portion of it.
Tho court reafllrms its former de
cision, rendered several years ago,
but goes further and declares Invalid
a curativo act of 1895, which had
nover before been questioned. Tho
Baker net gave the widow of a de
censed person tho homestead in fee
and authorized the county Judgo to
set aside a homestead for u widow.
That act was held unconstitutional
soveral years ago on tho ground that
It was not properly passed and be
cause It gave a county Judge powor
to determine titlo to real estate. Tho
curative act of 1895 was Intended to
legalize tho acta of county Judges In
setting aside homesteads In feo to
widows. The supremo court now
holds that tho curativo act Is un
constitutional because such an act
cannot cure tho dofects of an act
that Is void In Itself. Tho result 1b
that tho law enforced pior to tho
Baker act is now tho law and thnt
widows may only hnve a llfo interest
in a homestead. After she gets her
share tho heirs may tako title in fee.
It is believed that few cases will
arise under the ruling because In
most cnsoB of division of estates tho
statutes of limitations hns run and
litigation Is barred.
Chief Justice. Recso nnd Judge
Sedgwick dissent from thnt part of
the decision holding that part of tho
court's old decision, holding that a
decreo of a county Judge, setting
aside a homestead In feo to a ,wldow.
Is granting power to a county Judgo
to determine tltlo to real estate, and
from that part of tho now holding
which says that children of a de
ceased person aro not estopped, if
they havo not ratified such an order
of a county Judge, from objecting to
such an order. They agrco with tho
court that tho curative act of 1895 Is
void and with tho balance of tho
opinion.
Another Senatorial Candidate,
Alfred Sorenson of Omnhn, known
ns tho "wlll-bo-senator," filed his
receipt with the secretary of stato
showing that he had paid his $50
filing fee to tho county clerk of Doug'
las county as a candidate for United
State senator. He is running for tho
republican nomination.
Millers Planning Appeal.
Secretary H. B. Smith of tho
South Plntto Millers' association, an
nounced that ho would call a meet
ing of Nebraska millers to tako ac
tion on the successful government
prosecution in tho bleached flour,
cases at Kansas City, and mako plana
for carrying the case to tho "United
States supreme court.
Scarlet Fever Closes School.
The Junior normal Bchool at Mc-
Cook has been closed by order of tho
school board of that city on account
of scarlet fever. The school had
three weoks to run. About 150 stu
dents aro in attendanco. It is be
lieved that the order of tho board
will practically break up tho school
for tho rest of the term.
Barton Files for Auditor.
Silas R. Barton, stato auditor, hns
filed his namo as a candidate for a
second nomination on tho republican
ticket. Mr. Barton la now' serving
his flrat term. Ho flled from Grand
Island.
Can't Stop In Lincoln. ,i
Senator Burkett received a tele
gram saying' that Theodore Roose
velt would mako nn address In
Omaha, Septombor 2. Mr. Roose
velt's engagements will not permit
him to mako a stop in Lincoln on
that trip.
Prison Association Met.
Tho Nebraska prison association
mot for Its qunrterly meeting. Judge
M. B, Reese, the president of tho as
sociation, was In the chair, and
Secretary-treasurer A. E. Daviason
gave a report which showed that tho
association had Incurred n deficit of
$80 In tho past quarter. An Informal
discussion followed In which tho
financial policy of the association was
declared to bo Inadequate. It was
said that tho present method of col
lecting funds, viz., by occasional ap
peals In he pulpits of the vnrloiiB
churches and by somo personal Inter
views was unsatisfactory.
Reports are Filed.
Tho Lincoln Telophono company
and tho Nebraska Telophono com
pany havo filed reports with tho city
cleric of business done during tho
month of June within tho city of Lin
coln and on lines connected with tho
local exchange. The Bell company
paid an occupation tax of $214.84 on
$10,702,18 of business done; tbo In
dependent company paid $320.23 on
$10,011.03 ot business.
Complaint Against Dr. Johnson,
A complaint hn8 been prepnred by
by County Attorney Frank Tyrrell
against Dr. W. E. Johnson, convicted
ot having performed a criminal
operation which resulted In the death
of Amanda Mueller, a 10-year-old girl,
for filing with tho board of secre
taries of tho state board of health In
which It la asked that Dr. Johuaon'a
license to practlco medicine be re
voked. Dr. Johnson wns sentenced
to two yenra In the penitentiary. His
caso Is now in tho supremo court for.
further consideration.
Hue aviators meet
GREAT EVENTS IN OMAHA,
JULY 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27.
AEROPLANES APPEAR IN RAGES
Curtlss,- the Noted Aviator, Will
Contest With Hla Pupils, Giving
an Interesting Exhibition.
Tho Mld-West Aviators' Meet will
bo held In Omaha, July 23, 24, 25, 26
and 27. The interesting events of
the four days will be under the aus
pices of tho Aero club of Nebraska,
and tho Omaha Commercial club of
Omaha, Nebraska.
Glenn II. Curtlss, J. C. Mars, Eugene
Ely, and other noted aviators will
participate, thus assuring an Interest
ing nn entertaining occasion. This
is the first western meeting in which
Curtis himself has taken part and Is
iho only western metft In which ho
will appear this year, a fact, no doubt,
that will tend to draw many who
might not otherwise favor tho meet
with their presence. Mr. Curtlss will
use the same aeroplane In which he
made tho flight from Albany to Now
York a few weeks ago, nnd which
brought out so much favorablo com
ment from tho press and public. His
preseilco at tho Mid-West Meet will
bo tho signal for drawing thousands
from near and fnr.
The committee having' in charge all
arrangements nro: T. R. Kimball,
J. J. Deright, Gould Dletz and Clark
G. Powell, the latter being also man
ager of the meet.
Tho government hns promised as
sistance by the loan of a number of
bnloons nt Fort Omaha. By this and
other aid it Is hoped to make this the
largest meet In this country, being In
keeping with the international ex
hibition at Los Angeles.
There will be spherical and dlrrlg-
lblo balloons as well as heavier than
air machines. Aviators will mnko at
tempts to lower existing records In
rapid flight, altitude flights, quick
starting, skillful nllghtlng, etc. Will
also have some races.
Tho committee hns arranged for a
seating capacity of 0,000, the grounds
will accommodate 20,000 and the auto
mobile park will be able to take care
of five hundred machines.
Speaking of the coming event, the
r t- T.
'First of all Curtlss will endeavor
to lower his own world's record for
quick and short starting In nn aero
plane during each day of the meet. In
addition to this he will seek to re-
duco his record for a mile on a circu
lar track, which now stands at fifty-
eight seconds.
"Curtlss will race Ely and Mars
separately around the 'circular course,
giving them a handlcnp In seconds
for the difference in horsepower In
the machines.
"Tho feature of the meet will bo
the aeroplane races between Ely and
Mars, weather permitting. There Is
a great deal or good natured and
friendly rivalry between these two
Curtlss aviators and each ono tries
to outdo the other on nil occasions.
Both aviators will drive the same
horse powered machines during tho
meet here and nro nbout equally
matched In nerve and daring.
"Tho course on the aviation field
will be laid out by white signal flags
and the United Stnteri army signal
cqrps men will bo placed around tho
Infield of the course to see the avia
tors do not cut corners.
'The army spherical balloon In
chargo of Lieutenant Haskell of the
signal corps will be nnchoied in the
center of the field, whero observa
tions can be made on the work ot the
aeroplanes and dirigibles.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 12. Glenn
Curtlss. today tossed oranges ns mini
lc bombs within three feet of the
docks of the yacht John F. Mehrer II,
used In place ot a battleship during
the sham battle arranged to demon
strato the utility of aeroplanes In
coast defonsn. Tho mnrk "hnmhn"
wero dropped from a height of about
300 feet and CurliBS purposely failed
to strllto the dock of the yacht for
fear of injuring tho olllcinls and pas
songers gathered on her decks.
Visiting experts agreed thnt the ox
perlnents showed that a fleet of aero
planes armed with bombs of high ex
plosives could wreck any warship be
fore guna could bo trained on them.
Curtlss was flying nbput forty-live
miles an hour when ho dropped tbu
"bombs" and officials on the deck of
tho yacht declared that he wns with
in accurate distance for rifle fire less
than a half minute.
Colonel William Allen Jones, re
tired, formerly of tho United Stntes
engineer corps, who Is an advocate of
aeroplanes for coast defense, stated
after the trials his belief that the air
machlno has proved its eiflclency.
Activity at Fort Omaha.
Omaha, Fort Omaha is throbbing
with activity preparatory to Its part
in tho Mid-West Aviation, meet. Tho
Baldwin Army War Dirigible No. 1 Is
being overhnulod by a force of men,
who are putting tbo gns bag In shape
for inflation, while other soldiers of
the signal corps arc working on tho
great hydrogen generator and tank.
Tho grandstand of tho Crelghton
field Is already assuming proportions
and Is being erected so that the spec
tators will have a clear sweeping
view of the course at all times.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes of Interest From Various
Sections.,
A new bank has been organized at
Wymore.
The new $15,000 Methodist church
at Wymoro is nbout completed.
Lightning killed threo head ot
cattle for a farmer In Pawnee county.
The corner stono of the proposed
new Presbyterian church at Beaver
City has been laid.
Presbyterians 'of Beaver City will
erect now church to tako tho place of
the ono destroyed by flro.
Harvest hands nro in such demand'
thnt nt some places u. high ns $4
per day has been offorod.
Kennlth Enlow, eight years old,
was drowned In the Republican river
nt Orleans while swimming.
Broken Bow officials rounded up all
tramps and gnvo them ten minutes to
vnmooso or tako tho consequences.
Tho drouth Is responsible for
many prairie fires around Fremont
Much liny land has been swept over
Tho, ten-year-old son of B. G, Chap
man died from blood poisoning su
perinduced by -an accident on tho
Fourth of July.
Tho annual Johnson county teach
ers' Institute will be held In connec
tion with the Tecumseh chautnuqua
August 8 to 12 Inclusive.
Wm. Swnln, a civil war veteran, 1b
In tho hospital nt Beattico suffering
from bruises inflicted by his daugh
ter. The latter is mentally unbnl-
aiiced. vv
After all the frosW-and freezes ot
the spring, there is a fine apple crop
In Fillmore county. It Is estimated
that there are 5,000 bushels In one
orchard.
Mrs. Angla Muff of Norfolk, wife-
of a railroad employe, has sued James
Gray, a man 05 years old for $25,000,
alleging that Gray had beaten her
with a club.
Frank Etuo was bound over to dis
trict court of Adams county for trial.
on tho chnrgo of killing Roy Hodges.
He shot Hodges three times during
n quarrel over n trifling matter on
July 3 and Hodges died on July 8.
A now bank was organized at Wy
moro by F. M. Hlg1v,of North Ijup,
Neb., nnd Sherman Taylor of Wymore.
The Institution Is capitalized for
$35,000 and will operate under the
name of the Farmers' and Merchants
bank.
The first Presbyterian church ot
Craig has extended a call to Rev. C.
M. Junkln to become pastor' of their
church. Rev. Mr. Junkln has been
dividing his time between Bancroft
nm, rpnIir h. ,,, , .,, fnr,n,.r
I - -o o
place.
Angla Muff of Norfolk has brought
action against James Gray of Norfolk
to recover $2,500 damages. She al
leges In her petition that on April 28H
1910, Gray willfully nnd maliciously
assaulted hen with a club gr.eatly In
juring her.
An order was received at he gov
ernor office from the bureau of ani
mal industry freeing Chase, Dundy,
Hitchcock and Hayes counties from
the quarantine on cattle with scabies.
providing tho Nebraska department
had no objections.
Word was received at Red Cloud.
that ' Elmer Kaloy had committed
sulclfe on his ranch in Idaho. No
reason for tho act can be given aa.
he was In good circumstances and hnd
no serious troubles. He was bora
and brought up at Red Cloud.
Victor E. Wilson of Stromsburg,
Polk county's representative In the
last legislature, has decided to be
come a candidate for the nomination
of state railway commissioner on the
democratic and peoples' Independent
tlckot at the coming primaries.
The city council and the York;
Water company have arrived at an
agreement regarding the water ques
tion to be submitted to the voters for
acceptance or rejection. The wnter
company hns agreed to accopt $52,500-
for the plant If the city prefers to
buy It.
Arrangements have been practical
ly completed at Wymoro for rebuild
ing the district on Main street de
stroyed by flro two weeks ago.
Tho body of a murdered man waB
found half burled In some straw
back of a shed near the Union Pacific
depot at Lincoln. As the Inside of
the shed wns blood bespattered, It Is
'hB supposition he was
killed In a
light and then the body carried out
side and covered.
An ordlnnnce to imposo an occupa
tion tnx upon all lire lnauranco com
panies doing business In tho village
of Cambridge Nob., was passed and
approved by the trustees on July 11.
This ordinance Imposes a tax ot
$5,00 per year on every company and-
agent engaged In the insurance busi
ness In that place.
Rufus Raynle, an Inmate of the In
dustrial school In Kearney, attempted
to escape from the custody of hla
gunrdlnn by taking n horse from Urn
stable and In company with a boy by
the namo of Wilson make a clenu get
awny. They got as far as II I ml en and
wore surprised to tlnd an olllcer ot
the school in uniform there to meet
them.
August Anderson nnd wife of 1111
drcth found n sad greeting when
they returned from a threo months
visit in Sweden. At Chicago they
wero met by relntivcs and uotilleil
of tho death of a 17-year-old son. The
boy hnd been burled six weeks.
George Overton, ono of the larce
land ownerB residing south -of .Ne
braska City, fell from a windmill
tower, forty feet above tbo ground,
but ho enught a projecting beam, halt
way down and held on until rescued
somotlme Inter by persons whn
chanred to hco him. Ho waa quite
seriously Injured,