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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. DARE, Publlshor, TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE). NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD INTELLIGENCE HERE ttATHERED COVERS WIDE AREA. GREATER OB LESSER IMPORT Include What I doing On at Wash ington and In Other Stations f the Country. Washington. President Taft accepted Invitations to addrosB tho Christian Endeavor convention at Atlantic C1ty July 1, to visit tho New York stato fair at Syracuse In Soptcmbor and to stop at fit. Louis later that month. Delegates to tho convention of tho world's Baptist alliance, which closed In Philadelphia, woro rocolvod by President Taft at tho Whlto houso. Earlier In the day tho delegates visit ed tho capital and woro grooted by Speaker Clark. After two years' Investigation of tho steel trust, Horbort Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, laid before Presldont Taft nn exhaustive report of his findings. Tho roport coon will bo mado public at tho pres ident's direction, so tho llouso com mltteo investigating tho steel trust may obtain tho bonoflt of. It Spoaker Champ Clark Issuod a don tp the administration a fow days ago on learning of reports that Presldont Taft purposed to veto any genoral tariff legislation at tho extra sosslon of congress. Tho spcakor In a formal statement declared that the wholo tariff ought to be revised and that tho democratlo party would rcBt Its Jie with the country. Tho house foreign affairs committee decided to report favorably a resolu tion Introduced by Representative Hammlll ot New York asking tho sec retary of stato what action, If any, ho has taken regarding a recont speoch of John L. Griffith, Amorlcnn consul genoral at London, boforo tho Pil grims' socloty "In favor of nn alllnnco between tho United States nnd Great Britain for war upon a nation with which this country Is at peace" Qeneral. i The bouse and senate are badly di vided on the question ot direct elec tion ot senators. Senator Cummins spoke strongly In opposition to Canadian reciprocity as at present framed. George H. Earlo continued his at tack on Colonel Roosevelt at the sug ar trust investigation. There will bo no action at the spo clal sosslon of congrosskto fix the toll rates of the Panama canal. NorrlB Drown says ho la willing to vote for downward rovlston on al most any tariff schcdulos prosontcd. General Forflrlo Diaz, former' presi dent of Mexico, Is on his way to Wies baden, where ho will tnko tho cure. President Taft announced tho ap pointment ot Phllandor Claxton of the University ot Tenncsseo as com missioner of education. President Taft was told by Fresl Lest Shotwell, ot tho Nebraska pro gressive leaguo, that the state ia tor blm. President Taft has under considera tion, the withdrawal of the troops now forming the maneuver division in Texas. Robert Swazey, a Canadian, was turned at the stake by Mexican ban dits near Fort Summer, New Mexico, en June 15. President Taft nominated Robert W. Kemp aa receiver ot public mon eys at Missoula, Mont. A dispatch from Warsaw states that the congresB ot the national demo cratic party decided to discontinue the boycott ot government schools In Holland. President Taft will spend one ot the first week-ends ot tho summer at his sew "country place" in Massachusetts aext Saturday, arriving there from Washington with his family. The Wisconsin legislature took an other slap at United btatos Senator Is&ao Stephenson whon It roducod the assembly representation from his somo county from two to one, Ono thousand dolegatos from Iown, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri attended tho first annual convention ot tho intorstnto rotall dealers' association, which mot In Kansas City for a three days' sosslon. Amelia Ilapp ot Chicago saved her money for four yoars to bring her sweetheart, George Kott, from Ger many, for their marriage. Now alio Will save inony for funoral expenses. Knott having been killed by a llvo wire. It was hold by the interstate com mercri commission that a privilege savoring ot a gratuity can not bo or dered continued by the commission unless the original granting ot the privilege rested on Bomo legal obll gallon. Sarah Bernhardt sailed for Franco after a tour ot Amorlcn. Sho said that she probably will return tor nn ether tour In 1015, Tho Interstate commerce commits eton finds that 20,000,000 gallons ot liquor are annually shipped by express from mall order houses to cousumera ia "dry" states, Ltcutonant do Malherbo, n Fronch military aviator, flew from Paris to Sedan. A mooting of tho republicans nnd socialists at Madrid passed resolu tions condemning Spain's military op erations in Morocco. Norman MacLeod & Co., Philadel phia, sockbrokors, mado an assign ment. Tho Cunningham Alaska coal land claims wcro disallowed by tho Interior department Senatorial reports of crop damngo In tho northwest mado the Chicago market go skyward. John D. Sprocklcs told how his fnth- or and II. O. Havomoycr cntorcd into a sugar producing combine. Undor orders from Washington many mall cars nro now bolng hauled behind the baggago earn. Old and dreary Westminster abbey was transformed Into a scono ot light and beauty, at tho coronation. President Taft npproved an issue of $1,600,000 Hawaiian bonds, tho monoy to bo used la public improve ment In tho islands. It Is reported that Bakhmotloff, for mer Russian ambassador at Toklo, has boen promised tho Washington pOBt In caao Daron Roson resigns. At Coshocton, O., Aviator Lcmar was probably fatally injured when his Curtis blplano, flying low, struck the roof of a house, turning over and dash ing him to tho ground. Festivities In connection with thq coronation of King George, so far as the metropolis Is concorned, ended Friday with his majesty's treat to tho children. ExpodltlouB notion in tho ponding treaties with. Honduras and Nlcnra gua, providing for customs guarantees, for foreign loans by thoso govorn monts, whoro urgod by Presldont Taft In a mossago to tho Donate. The supremo court of tho. United States issued an order to tho attornoy gonoral ordering him to Instruct tho lower courts to carry out tho supremo court's doclslon providing for tho dis solution of tho Amorlcnn Tobacco com pany. K. II. Engworson ot Chicago was eloctcd presldont of tho National Llvo Stock oxchango In convention In Chi cago. Portland, Oro., gots tho next mooting, although Chicago also was a bidder. Rellablo advlcos have boon rocelved at Vlonna from Albania thnt tho situ ation there In growing decidedly criti cal. Turkey hao massed fifty thous and troops within a day's march of tho Montenegrin frontlor. Edward II. Harrlman'B bllllon-dollnr morgor ot tho Union Pacific nnd Southern Pacinc railroads, with tholr alllod properties, is upheld by tho United States circuit court ot appeals, In a decision handod down In St, Lous. Rev, Timothy Sullivan, of Fort, Dodge, tho Cathollo priest whp was found .dead in n bath tub in a kotol In Now York last week, was woll known In tho Sioux City Catholic see. Ho was statlonod In Sioux City for four years. Philadelphia financial circles ro celved a disagreeable shock whon It becamo known that tho liabilities of the stock brokerage firm of Norman MacLeod $ Co., which Buspondod re cently, aggrognto $1,182,173, while tho nsset8 aro given aa $410,884, MIsb Florenco R. Gushing of Boston! who arrived from Honolulu, Jumped from tho soventh story ot a hotel and was Instantly killed. A noto foupd In her room said troubles had mado her dosparato and asked that her brothor, C. F. Cashing, of Ncedhnm, Mnss., bo notified. Gifts to tho amount of $1,200,000 rocolvod by Harvard university last year, were announced by President Lowell to tho 2,000 for nioro Harvard men gathered for tho alumni mooting In tho quadrangle behind Soavor hall. Farramatta, tho new Buramor whlto house, Ib In roadtness for tho arrival ot the presidential family. For sover al months a small army of workmen of various trades has boon ongaged In fitting up tho houso nnd grounds for the ubo of tho Taft family. Tho great hurrlcano which dovastod tho coast of Chile a fow days ngo ox tended from Plsngua In tho nor.lh to Antofagasta on tho south. Torrontlal rains have followed. A wave ot economy 1b swooping tho country according to llgurcs ot tho buroau of statistics of tho dopnrtmont ot commerce and labor which dlscloso tho fact that Americans cut tholr Im ported champagne bill in two and adorned thomselvos with S7.000.000 worm or uiamonus tower aunng mo last eleven months than In the same period last year. Personal. Roprosontatlvo Lobeck wants the International Harvester company In vestlgfttod. Dr. Abraham Jacobl, ot New York, was elected president of the American Medical association. The Now York grand Jury returned tudlctmcuts against members ot the fio-callod wlro trust. Thoro aro signs of a deadlock 1l tho scnato on fixing a day to voto on Canadian reciprocity, Hlnes, tho lumberman, figured mart prominently than Lorltnor In the sen' atonal election Investigation. D. O. Clark, for twenty years head ot tho coal deportment ot tho Union Paclflo, has resigned and will leave for Pennsylvania, Woodmen ot "the World selected Jacksonville, Fla., for tho 1913 con ventlon. Mm. Henry Hardy ot New York wo so overjoyed at tho return ot her hus- band, Sergonat Hardy ot tho coast ar tlllory, from tho Mexican border, that she died in a tow hours of heart fail ure. FIVE MILLIONS LESS OECRETARY ROY8E REPORTS ON STATE BANK CONDITIONS. BIG DROP IN FEW MONTHS Five and Half Million Dollars of Pub lic Funds Included In Money in the Baraks. A report ot the GC8 banks dolftgt business In the stato, made by Secre tary Royse ot the banking board, shows that the deposits were about $6,000,000 lower than 6no year ago, when thoy totaled $76,904,106.90, aad about $3,000,000 less than In Febru ary, when they amounted to slightly over $74,100,000. The 'June 1, 1910, report Included reports from 662 Jjonkfl, only four more than are listed In tho current year's report. Public funds which are Included In doposlts araotiut to noarly $6,633,000. Tho report given out by Secretary Royse is as follows: Resources. IxmtiH nnd discountn, 162,996,009.68 Overdraft 426,010.14 Bonds, securities. Judgment, claims, etc. ...t ),.... 609.C27.89 Due . from banks 17,653,647.09 Hanking house, furniture and future 1,634,690.27 Other renl estate.... . 229,637.11 Current expenses und taxes paid .... 1,120,602.35 Cash 4,387,101,24 Other assets 29,800.76 Total t , .$39,986,035.53 Liabilities. Capital stock i. $12,644,340.00 Surplus fund 2,448,719,97 Undivided profttM ........... 2,608,941.87 Dividends unpaid 17,057.90 Deposits 71,880,483.16 Notes und bills rediscounts . 96,818.53 Illlls payable 383,674.10 Totnl $89,986,035.53 Sullivan Asks Pardon. James Sullivan has applied to Gov ernor Aldrlch for a pardon. lie was ono ot tho three men convicted ot killing a railroad night watchman named Frank Wiser at Sidney in the yonr 1904. The other mon were Thom as Mclntyro and Harry Neville. Hearing Held July 6th. Tho railway commission will hear tho complaint of the Kearney Com mercial club against the Union Pa cific railroad on July 6. Tho matter Involves an additional passenger train eacli way botweon North Platto nnd Grand Island. State Fair Grand Stand. Tho stato board of agriculture hopes to havo the new grandstand built at the fair grounds long boforo tho opening of the fair. Two sections ot tho ironwork havo been completed and all ot tho Iron structure will bo up within ten days. Tho board haB filled 90x420 foot undor tho grand stand to n dopth ot thrco foot, and will fill in at the east end to make sultnblo ground for exhibits. A dyko from threo to six foot wldo and 2,400 feot long has boon built on tho wost sldo of tho grounds to koep out Hood waters from Salt crook and Antolopo creek. Tho boirrd has engaged bands from Fnlrbury, Wood River and Wil bur. Stokers Purchased. Tho Btato board of public lands nnd buildings has ' JuBt purchasod two moro automatic stokers for tho Btato hospital for tho lnsano at Lincoln, tho cost bolng $1,000. Ftvo havo been bought for tho stato penltgntlnry at n coBt ot $4,500. Tho hlghor price In cludes some additional equipment. Married for Sixty Years. Nemaha County. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Paris celebrated, tholr 60th wed ding anniversary with a family gath ering at tholr home In Auburn. Mr. Paris and MIbs Alvian Frasor woro married In Iowa In Juno, 1851. After Antl-GUt Act. Applying for aa Injunction against tho enforcement of tho Housch antl- froo gift enterprise, measure passed at the late session ot the legislature, William Gold, of this city, mado tho first attack on an enactment ot the 1911 session, In tho federal court hore. Tho assault on the moasuro comes from Gold because ot Its in clusion of trading b tamps In the list ot enterprises prohibited for tho gain ot trade. The provision o,t the new. law states that "any gift promise, stated or implied to give or bestow or In other manner to hold out the prom ise ot a gift or bestowal ot any art! cle or thing, for or In consideration of tho purchaso by any persons of any article or thing." Nebraska Primary Law. Nebraska r primary law is pro nounced a, failure by F. M. Currlo of Droken flow, formerly a member of the legislature and prominent In state politics. He asserts that the law is a failure In every way and nearly ev erybody in Custer county would like, to see It cast asldo In favor ot the old convention system. Should Cultivate Corn. "Farmers can Increase the yield ot corn ten bushels or more to the acre." said Secretary Mellor ot the state board ot agriculture, "It they will contlnuo to cultivate their corn every week from nowNjn. They have the cleanest fields now that I ever saw in Nebraska, but they will make a mlstako It they cease cultivating, Ily much cultivation from now on aud the constant stirring and pulverizing ot the ground the farmers will be able to make up what they may lose on a short crop ot small grain." THE DANK GUARANTY. Secretary Royse 8endS Notice of Flral Assessment. Secretary Royse, of tho state bank. Ing board, from reports sent, In from 658 stato banks, finds that tnero ar $60,253,568.72 of averago dally de posits subject to the guaranty dopos It law. As computed by Secretary lloyse, ono-fourth of 1 per cent of thnt amount, to be levied as the first as sesflmont under tho new law, will net an Initial guaranty fund of $165,633. 92. Subsequent payments will bo made, in similar amounte every six months for tho next eighteen mouths. Tho assessment will be duo and pay nblo July 1. Socretary Royso has Informed bank ers that tho banks' capital or surplus must sot be reduced In order to meet tho provisions of the law, but em. phnslzcs the fact that tho guaranty assessment Is to taxed agalast tho undivided profits. Should these bo Insufficient, assessments must be made against the stockholders to raako up tho required amount. In his lotter to tho bankors tho secretary further orders a regular meeting ot the board of directors of each Institu tion to bo held some time during tho first ten days of July, so that a thor ough examination of tho banks' af fairs can be mado subject to tho pro visions of the new law. State's Bond Deals. State Treasurer George han sold $220,000 of bonds, of other states and has arrangod for tho purchase of $224,000 of dralnago district bonds Issuod In Nebraska. The 'Btato bonds sold nro $50,000 of North Carolina, 4 por cent; $150,000 ot Maryland, 3 per cent; $20,000 Louisiana, 4 per cent. Postal Banks In Nebraska. Eighteen postal savings banks will bo In operation In Nebraska by July 15. Tho various, postofllcea havo boon designated by the postofflco from tlmo to tlmo, somo ot them bolng al. ready opened. July 15 haB bcon sot as tho final (Into for completion of" tho preliminary work. Permission to Issue Stock. Secretary A.v R. Patton, of the Gage County Independent Telephone com pany, of Bluo Springs, appeared be foro tho stato railway commission and asked permission to lusuo $3,000 moro in stock and for nn ox post facto or dor validating a stock Issuo of $4,500 already mado without nsklng permis sion. Pumphrey Asks for Pardon. Charles Pumphrey, serving a seven- year sontonco at tho stato ponltentl-, ary for tho murdor of a Chinaman In Omaha in 1907, has filed application with the governor for a pardon. Pum phrey was originally sentenced to llfo Imprisonment, but Govornor Shallcn- berger commuted tho sentonce to sev en years. Two other accomplices were sentenced to lesser terms. Tho threo killed tho Chinaman, It was stat ed at tho trial, during n robbery. Files for Judge. Charles I. Bragg, of Burwell, has filed nomination papers as a republi can candldnto for Judge of the. Elev enth Judicial district. More Assessment Figures. Abstracts ot county assessments for 1911 received by the stato bonrd ot equalization show vory little dif ference from tho assessments ot last year. Dakota county returns a total valuation ot $2,589,283 this year and returned $2,615,975 last yoar. Dixon county this yoar returns $4,077,420, and returned $4,127,806, last yoar; Franklin county thlB yoar reported $3,673,103 and Inst year reported $3, 597,463; Chase county hns returned $1,041,321 as tho valuation for this year, as compared with $1,055,645 last yoar; Grant county's assessment this year was $704,496, ns compared with $702,885 last year. Kicks on Soggy Bread, An old soldier from tho MllfoYd home for soldlors, who did not give hta name, called on Land Commis sioner Cowles and showed htm a part ot a loaf of bread that appeared not to havo been woll bakod. "That Is tho kind ot bread the old soldiers have had to oat for five months," Bald tho caller. State Primary Election. Under date of Juno 10 a proclama tion calling for holding a primary olectlon In the state of Nebraska was Issuod from the executive office. Whllo the law requires that such pro clamation Bhall bo Issued at least 60 day 8 boforo holding the election, tho fact that this comes out at this tlmo. It Is not thought will react upon tho activities ot any prospective candi dates. Tho official proclamation calls for tho primary election on tho third Tuesday In August which this year falls on the 15th. Three Judges of the stato supreme court, two regents of tho state unl- vorstty and ono railway commission er to All vacancy ore the state offices for whtch candidates will bb selected at that time. The Lincoln Tax Showing. Lincoln's taxablo property will not show the Increase that had been hoped this year. Since the tax com' mitsloner began bis duties ho has said this result would como about. Now the totals havo been obtalnod or real estate, and show a total as eased valuation In tho city of $5, 672,170 as opposed to a total a yoar ago of $5,436,405. This Is a gain on real estate ot $23,5,665. Much ot tho gain In taxable property In the city Is secured from real estate, and lllus- J trates the new growth of Lincoln. OUTLOOK IS BETTER RECIPROCITY ATMOSPHERE 13 GROWING CLEAR. - A VOTE EXPECTED IN JULY A Rest Until After the Fourth of July, Theri More Speeches Will Be Forthcoming. Washington. Tho Canadian recip rocity situation cleared to a marked degree Friday and a canvass of the situation In tho senato was In every way assuring to tho friends of the measure. With not moro than a doz en set speeches in prospect, many of tho senators count upon a voto before the end of July. When the senate adjourned after three hours of antl-rcclproclty speech making by Senators Gamblo and Cum mins thero was an understanding that thero would be no further effort at legislation until after July 4 and that when business is resumed there will be no cessation until final adjourn ment. There will bo a brief session of both housos, but only to meet tho constitutional Inhibition against eith er body adjourning for moro than threo days at a time without the oth er's consont The recess will continue until July( 5. Tho most formldablo spooch still to be made Is that of Senator La Fol- lotto. Ho will present hlB long prom ised tariff amendments to tho reci procity bill and will talk for threo or four days discussing tho tariff oven moro than reciprocity. These amend ments will be In tho nature of a sub stitute of all other tariff suggestions. Tho only speeches promised In sup port of the reciprocity bill will bo made by Senators Stone of Missouri and Durton of Ohio, In addition to Sonator La Folletto, Senators Clapp, Bristow, Gronna, Nelson, Bailey, Sim mons nnd other will bo heard, but none except La Folletto and possibly Bristow will talk at length, With reciprocity disposed of it Is not believed that the sosslon will be greatly prolonged. Tho standpat re publlcana. aro disposed to concede a voto on tho wool and freo list bills. Tho democratic senators have said from the beginning thoy would be sat isfied with a roll coll on the two tariff bills and thero aro Indications that they will let these go to vote without much debate in viow of the threat ened presidential veto of both bills. Senator Cummins, who hns had the floor during parts of th6 last three days, announced that ho would con clude his attack, on tho bill next .Wed nesday and that he wouia line to nave his amendments, enlarging the free list on Canadian products voted upon July C. Bomb Explodes. Madrid. It Is officially stated that whllo tho eucharlst procession was passing through Callo Mayor, one ot the city's greatest thoroughfares, a bomb was exploded In a side street. No ono was Injured. Ono arrest was mado, Green Corn Curling Up. Lexington, Neb. Thursday was the worst day In this vicinity for many years as far as damage to tho crops is concerned. Tho wind blew ihlgh and was scorching hot. Green fields ot corn were badly burned and curled at night Declared a Common Carrier. Washington. The Manufacturers' Railway company of St Louis Is a common carrier and payment to it of a reasonable portion ot the St Louis rates for tho terminal switching ser vices rendered by It Is not unlawful. A decision to this effect was handed down hy tho Interstate commerce commission. Tho National Treasury. Washington. Revised estimates In dicate that the closing ot the fiscal year 1911, will find the federal treas ury showing a surplus of approximate ly $33,000,000 on all ordinary accounts. Receipts from Panama canal bond sales Indicate that thero will be no to tal deficit on account of canal opera tions, i Naval Officers Retire. Washington, Much to the gratifi cation ot the "plucking" board of the navy department, the following six captains voluntarily retired from ac tlvo sorvico: Burns T. Walling of Ohio, commandant of San Juan naval station; James C Gllmoro ot Arizona, commanding the armored cruiser Maryland; John M. Orchard of Mis souri, commanding the West Virginia; Thomas D. Griffin ot Virginia, captain ot the Mare Island navy yards; Bon Wv.Hodges ot Mississippi, now on sick leave, and Edward Lloyd of Maryland, commanding tho Wabash. General Potts Takes Command. Chicago, HI. General Ramsey D. Potts of Fort Leavenworth took com mand of the newly created central di vision of the United States army with headquarters In Chicago. Withdrawal of Troops. Washington. After a talk with Sec retary of War tlmson and Major Gen eral Wood, chief ot staff of tho army, President Taft authorized tho with drawal ot four regiments In the man euver division now at San Antonio, Texas. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. News Nous of Interest from Various Sections. Saloons nro again In operation at Lincoln. The wheat harvest In Sarpy county Is a good ono. Tho Young Men's Democratic club has been formed at Holdrege. Aurora has about decided upon Uc lng about $60,000 worth of paving. Henry Busey, a bootlegger, was fined $100 by Judge Ellis at Beatrice. Omaha had a bond issue election the other day when all propositions were turned down. Some Nebraska towns haVe of late been overrun with tramps, and yet many farmors are looking for help. - Tho Northwestern Railroad com pany has a largo force of carpenters at work enlarging and remodeling the station at Bassett F. W. Fitch of Omaha hns filed nom lnatlon papers with the secretary of stato as candidate for Judge of tho Fif teenth Judicial district Bridge bonds amounting to $17,000 from Morrill county, will be offered to tho stato for Investment They havo been sent Into tho Btate auditor's of fice for registration. T. C. Marsh, secretary of tho local Y. M. C. A. of Fremont, will leave next fall and W. H. Randall ot University Place has practically been named as his successor. Rev, W. H. Buss ot the Congrega tional church of Fremont officially confirmed the report that ho had ro celved a call to the pastorate of tho First Congregational chursh of To peka, Kas. Weatherby Johnson was chocked in as agent for the Missouri Pacific at Brock, June 10, and last week, he dis appeared. A diamond ring valued at $375 and one at $500 and all tho sta tion's funds aro also missing. State Treasurer W. A. George an nounced that ho had appointed v. a. Danlelson of Center, Knox county, as deputy state treasurer to succeed B. S. Mickey who resigned somo tlmo ago. Arrangements for the North Nebras kadlstrlct G. A. R. reunion at Plerco from July 11 to 15 are about complet ed and from the communications be ing received from all over the district thero will be a record breaking attend ance during tho entire week. D. J. Collins was arrested at Wy jnoro nnd bound over to the district court on the charge of holding up Gus tavo Bauer, a farmer, and robbing htm of $26. Bauer waa severely beaten and Identified Collins in court as his assailant In default of $1,000 ball Collins was lodged In the county Jail at Beatrice. Washington dispatch: The abstract ot the condition of the national banks of Nebraska, cxcluslvo of Omaha and Lincoln, at the closo of business on Juno 7, as reported jo the comptrol ler of the currency, shows the aver ago reserve held at lb.12 per cent, as compared with 15.76 per cent on on March 7. Loans and discounts de creased from $51,511,662 to $51,053, 287; gold coin from $3,480,104 to $1, 548,465; Individual deposits Increased from $52,094,780 to $52,370,923. Tho death of Thomas Aikins In Omaha last week marked tho passing of the champion man for attending funerals in Omaha. He was past fifty years old. and has been known, to havo attended over 5,000 "funerals during the past eighteen years. Mr. Alklns was not at all times a mourner over the dead, as he Invariably went to the cemeteries In tho capacity of hearse driver or undertaker's assist ant , John McGulre, Ira Mills, John Mead, Robert Shaw, H. R. Black and John P. Long of the Arnold neighborhood havo qualified before County Judge Hoi- comb of Custer county, as appraisers for the right-of-way for the extension the Union Pacific Is building toward Arnold and Gandy from Callaway. Their services haven t been required very much as genorally tho farmers are so glad to get tho road there is no trouble In coming to an agreement. The continued decrease in the as sessed valuation of counties reported to the State Board of Equalization Is evidence that the total assessed valu ation of all property in the state will bo less this year than it waa lost year. The larger as well as the smaller counties generally show a decrease. Logan county has reported an as sessed valuation of $308,347. Last year It reported $321,000. McPherson coun ty has reported $343,132, Last year It reported $353,164. Postmaster General Hitchcock prob ably will make his decision early next week In the matter ot deciding whether the new railway mall division shall be established at Omaha or Den ver, says a Washington dispatch. Whllo ho has given no Intimation as to tho nature of bis decision, It Is be lieved at the present time that he Is Inclined to favor Omaha. Senators Brown and Hitchcock have been In constant communication with the post master general, pointing out the ad vantages, of Omaha over Denver. Jerry Steesv roadmaster of the St Joseph & Grand Island, with head quarters at Hanover, lies badly In jured In the hospital as the result of a head-on collision between his railroad motor tricycle and aa Incoming St Jo aeph train. Last week Charles Lundstrom ot Holdrege departed for Sweden, accom panied by his wife and young child. A few months ago Mr. Lundstrom closed a deal wheroby he became owner ot 2,000 acres o( land in Sweden, and he Is going there now to look after his property. Nearly 500 acres are tilled trod tho remainder Is timber land.