THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA L. BARE, Publlshor
TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE.
&ORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVER8 WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
Includes What Is Going On at Wash
Ington and In Other Sections of
tho Country.
Washlnaton.
President Tnft may ask tho assist
ance of congress In solving tho
question of tho high coBt of living
through legislative nuthorfzatlon for
tho United States to pnrtlclpato In a
world wldo conforonco on tho subjuct.
It was hold by tho Interstate com
morco cominlHBlon thnt whoro two or
jnoro carriers nro competing for biiBl
nos8 nt cqunl rntca between two
points they Bhould bo allowed to con
tlnuo tho competition, dosplto tho
long and Bhort haul provision of tho
law,
Ono of tho moBt important and slg
nlllcant poaco functions is to take
plnco In Washington early In Febru
ary, when tho commlttco on foreign
nffnlrs or tho houso of representatives
will bo tho host at dinner to Secre
tary or State Knox and tho mombors
of tho diplomatic corps.
Secretary of tho Treasury Mac
Vcagh, whoso ndvlco has been sought
by tho national monctnry commission
In framing, a stntuto prohibiting tho
BtockB of banks from falling under tho
control of other banks or corporations,
believes this end can bo accomplished
by a brond provision of a law doslgncd
to maintain tho depondonco or each In
dividual bank.
Tho dovelopmont of tho Missouri
river as a navlgablo stroam will on
gngo much attention during tho noxt
few weeks from tho congressmen,
whoso districts border on that portion
of tho river between Sioux City and
Kansas City. Threo years ngo Cap
tain B. A. Shultz of tho Unltod States
nrmy engineers reported that It wnB
fcaslblo to deopen tho channol to a
minimum depth of six root at a coat
of $3,900,000, and thnt tho work could
bo dono In threo years.
General.
An effort Is bolng modo to oust tho
Goulds from tho Wabash railroad.
Tho stool Bchcdulo Is to como first
before tho bouso revision commlttco.
After n nlno-dny slcgo Russian oc
cupation of Tabriz, Persia, Is com
pleto. Ohio progressives at their mooting
declined to endorso nnyono for presi
dent TurkB claim n complcto victory ovor
nn Italian forco In n battlo fought on
Dccombor 22.
Tho United Btates has .boon nskod to
Join an International council In an ex
ploration of tho sea.
Tho Standard Oil company has an
nounced an ndvnnco of flftcon points
In all gradCB of rollnod oil.
Although troops hnvo boon ordorcd
homo, tho Unltod StatoH will kcop n
close watch on tho Moxlcan border.
Capt. John Cussons Is dead at his
home, Olen Allen, in Honrlco county,
Vlrglnja, where Jio had a hguso of 100
rooms.
Ecuador is drifting toward n threo
cornered revolution as n result of tho
Buddou death of President Estrada,
Docembcr 22.
Advices from Gunyamus, Mex say
tho homo of Sonor Jesus V. Fourcado
was entered and family Jewels to tho
valuo of $10,000 taken.
Senator Rayner of Maryland an
nounced that ho would mako n minor
ity roport making ratification of tho
urbltratlon treatloH unanimous.
JamcB W. McDunlcl, who was thu
flrat literary advisor of Sanuiol L.
Clomons (Mark Twain), was found
dead In bed at his homo In Ilnunlbal,
Mo.
Flro in Count Ludwlg Batthany's
jmlaco in Budapest destroyed tho cost
ly furnlturo and a collection ot pic
tures. Tho dnmago amounted to
$000,000.
The Havomoycr refineries of tho
American Sugar Hellnlng company In
Williamsburg, N, J., havo shut down
and tlvo thousand men havo boon
thrown out of omployment.
Whon Charles Richards was sen
tenced to liro Imprisonment nt Bolvl
dere, 111., .for tho murdor of his wlfa
ho implored tho court to mako Uio
Bontonco death Instead.
Tho tariff board's Investigation of
tho leather schodulo will nottunlly be
gin January 1C, when tanners through,
out tho country will bo given a hoar
ing as to tho method of conducting
tlio inquiry.
Moro than sixty porsons took a Now
Yoar's bath In tho surf nt Conoy Is
land Jan. f. Tho wator wos only 37
degrees abovo zero nud n cold, north-
vest wind was blowing, but a numbor
of tho hardy oiicb vonturod to swim
far out.
It Is currently reported that Presl
dent Arosmena Intends to wulvo his
candidacy for ro-oloctlon in Panama
In favor of Rlcnrdo Arias.
Tho sovonncro plot nt Conoy
Island, formerly occupied by tho
Dreamland amusement park, burned
NEWS
BRIEFLY
OLD
last spring, will bo turned Into a pub
lio park.
I
Tho Hamburg-American lino has or
dered a third G0.000 ton llnor for tho
trnns-Atlnntlc sorvlce.
Senator LaFolletto said If another
than tho republican party afforded n
better ngoncy for reform ho would de
sert his present nfflllatlon
Admiral Hob Evans died nt Wash
Ington In two hours nftor bolng taken
111.
GladyB Madden, 22 years of ngo, an
nctrcss, was shot and killed in Chi
cago. Tnft nnd Roosovolt are still good
friends, all reports to tho contrary
iip'wlnstandlng.
According to a witness tho profits
of packers on dressed hoof products
Is very modest.
Postmastor Conors! Hitchcock Is
planning a reorganization or tho rail
way mall service.
Lawronco W. Abbott, editor or tho
Outlook, says Hoosovclt Is not a
prosldontlal candidate.
Seven hundred Imperial troops nro
reported to havo been killed In a bat
tlo near Hankow, Chlnn.
Sonntor Brlatow or KanBnB Introduc
ed a bill for a govornmont Panama
cnunl stoamshlp line.
Radical reductions In livestock rato
havo boon ordored by tho Interstate
commerce commission.
Tho warden of tho Atlanta federal
prison nworts Bonkor Morse attompt
ed to brlbo him.
Hryan was tentatively launched as n
presidential candldnto by progressive
democrntB of Ohio.
Tho Nebraska protest against the
appointment of Judge Hook has arriv
ed at Washington.
Franco will back up Prcosldont Tnft
In any movement ho makoB looking to
International arbitration.
Sormtor Hitchcock of Nebraska de
nounced tho arbitration treaties with
Great Britain nnd France.
Tho houso passed tho sennto bill
providing that tho circuit Judgos sit
on circuit court of appeal.
Tho equal suffrago association or
Colorado Is preparing to wage a vigor
ous campaign In other states.
In a magazlno article Theodore
Itoosovolt says courts nro prono to err
nud aro not above criticism.
Pay for actual transportation sorv-
Ico Is tho recommendation ot tho sec
ond nsslstant postmnster genernl.
Tho government tlghtoncd lta enso
against tho packers lnsorar ob tho ex
istence of a beef pool Is concerned.
Tho first dinner of tho sonson to
President Tnft by cablnot mombors
wns given by Sccrotnry of State Knox.
Snlt Lako City passed under tho
commission form of government Jan.
1, whon Mnyor Samuol C. Park and
four commissioners were inducted In
to office
Houso nnd sennto conferees nro
hopelessly divided on tho resolution
providing for election ot United
StntcB senators by direct voto ot tho
people.
Miss Anna Thornton wns found
dead from starvation in her luxurious
homo in Bay Sldo, Long Island. Coro
nor Amber gavo his vordlct na death
by starvation.
At Plttsllold, 111., John C. Gingery
nnd Henry Hntllold lost their lives
whon they overturned a atovo and
burned to (loath In tho Iioubo nt Gin
gory's farm In a fight.
Attorney Genornl Wlckcrsiuun nnd
Secretary Nagol nnd Samuol Untor
moyor of Now York havo been asked
to appear beforo tho house rules com
mlttco January 15 nnd glvo their
views upon tho proposdd Investiga
tions by congress.
Formal calls havo boon sont out
ror a conroronco of tho Wisconsin sup
porters ot tho democratic prosldontlal
candidacy ot Governor Woodrow Wil
son or New Jorsoy to bo hold In Mnd-
Ison about January 18.
At Hot Springs, Ark., ono thousand
porsons escaped with dltllculty from
tho First Prosbytorlnn church of thnt
city whon tho church wns burnod.
Tho congregation had assembled to
hold special watch services, whon the
llames burst forth.
Roprosontntlvo llartholdt of Mis
souri Introduced a bill to npproprlnto
$50,000 ror erecting a monument over
looking tho Pnnnma canal, to comino
mornto tho 400th anniversary or the
discovery or tho Isthmus ot Panama
by Balboa, tho Spanish explorer.
Tho houso committee on rorelgn nr-
fnlra concluded hearings on tho Sul-
zcr bill Intended to carry Into olTect
tho recontly promulgated treaty be
tween tho United States, Groat Brl
tain, Russia and Japan for tho protec
tion of fur seals nnd sea otter In tho
north Pacific ocean.
Tho "Soo Amorlcnn First" propa
ganda, proachod so oxtonslvoly
through tho country, at last Iisb reach
ed tho rodoral govornmont. PlniiB aro
In contemplation ror Bonding nbrond
a well-known govornmont official
wIiobo nnmo will not bo revealed at
present to glvo Illustrated lectures In
tho Important cities of Europo on tho
bounties ot America.
Personal,
Provisional President Sun Ynt Son
admits tho prosant situation in China
la dollcato.
There Is no hopo or an ngrootuont
between tho sennto and houso on the
direct election or senators.
Flro In Ixmlsvlllo, Ky., caused a loss
or $100,000.
Tho death or ltear Admiral Evans
was a Bhook to olllclal Washington.
Governor Poss Bont a progressive
mosBngo to tho Massachusetts legisla
ture. Congressman Norrls declared the
lK)stofllco department was a hugo poll
tlcal muchluo.
Senntor La Follotto In effect told
Chicago pcoplo ho was In the prosl
dontlal raco to stay.
Tho testimony of William D. MIlos
nrovod a dlsnnnolntinont In Mm -ii
1 of tho Chicago poVara.
BANKS OF NEBRASKA
THEY ARE REPORTED TO BE IN
GOOD CONDITION.
NO FAILURE IN FIVE YEARS
Secretary Royse of the Banking Board
Makes Report Up TIM Early In
December.
Tho abstract of tho condition of In
corporated commercial and savings
banks operating under state charters,
at tho close of business Dccomber 5,
1011, shows thero nro 009 such banks.
Ono gratirylng thing connected with
tho stnto banks Is the fnct thoro has
been but one small failure, that of a
bank nt Firth, slnco 1904. Tho Firm
bank wns closed In 1007 on nccount
of Its principal officer absconding nr
tor gottlng tho bank Into financial dif
ficulties. It finally paid back to de
positors about 90 per cent and thoro
Is every reason to bellevo hnd tho of
ficer remained with tho bank and
wound up its nffalrs In tho ordinary
,vay not oven that small amount
would havo been lost to depositors.
Another gratirylng condition which
Mr. Koyso finds Is that a number or
the soundest bnnks in tho state at
1-rescnt at ono time sovornl yoars ngo
under leas strlngont supervision nna
regulations woro on tho vorgo or in
solvency. Tnken all In nil the bank
ing department Is highly plenBcd wttli
the showing made by tho December
statement. ,
Tho report sIiowb a decronso or de
posits since tho roport or August 31,
lllll, or $1,004,790.50 and an Increase
of seven In number of bnnks report
ing.
Compnred with ono year ngo it
shows an increase ot deposits ot $2,-
209,074.35 nnd an Increaso or threo In
number or lxuiks roportlng.
Loans nro $4,000,000 moro than nt
tho dnto or tho August roport and
about $300,000 loss than thoy woro n
yenr ago.
Tho average rcsorvo Is 27 per cent,
being 3 per cent moro than a year
ngo and C per cent loss than tlio avor-
ngo shown by tho August roport.
Industrial Conditions.
Doputy Labor Commissioner Louis
V. Guyo glveB out'tho following statis
tical Information showing tho Indus
trial conditions of Lincoln for tho
month of October, 1911. Numbor of
porsons roportlng, In Bklllod qrnfts,
1,045; numbor belonging to tho lnbor
union, 794; number unorganized, 155;
avorago wages ot tho organized, 41
centB per hour; averago hours con
stituting n dny's work tor tho organ
ized, 8; averngo wages por hour ot
tho unorganized, 33 cents; averngo
hourB constituting a dny'B work for
tho unorganized, 9; total numbor of
days employed during tho month ot
October, 22,404; total number or days
unemployed, 4,700; total number or
days lost by sickness, 329; totnl num
bor ot days loBt by accident, 52; to
tal number or days lost through tho
lack of omployment 4,325; total num
ber killed, 1; tlniH giving us n loss or
npproximntely 10 por cont through tho
lack ot omployment, nnnd 1 per cont
for sickness nnd nccldent.
School Bonds In Issue.
A case argued In district court hero
mny effect school bonds Issued In all
districts of tho state, tho attorney
general contending In tho enso of tne
bonda sought to bo registered thnt
the law is dofoctlvo In that the legis
lature, when it amended tho law re
garding school levy In 1891, neglect
d to put in tho tltlo anything regard
ing tho Issuance ot bonds.
Checking Out Funds.
January 1 Treasurer George drow
chocks on all Btate banks tor tho total
amounts of stnto funds In their hnnds
as stato depositories under tho exist
ing law. Thoro was on deposit
$577,304.53 In stnto depositories. Of
this a considerable portion will bo
paid out In tho Boml-nnnual school ap
portionment In Jnnuary and now de
posits will bo mndo ot tho romalndor
under tho now guaranty law, which
boconios effectivo January 1. Check
ing out simply moaiiB n change In
tho security.
Railroad Makes Report.
Tho annual roport of tlio Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
way commission shows n Blight In
creaso in tho not lncomo for 1911 ovor
tho year 1910 in tho face of an In
creaso In oporatlng oxponsea. This
year tho road reports for tho first tlmo
a division of Intrnstato and lntorstnto
freight and passongor lncoino. For
merly these Items were reported moro
ly as freight and pasuengor lucomo
with no assignment of uny portion to
Btato or lntorstnto Income
Enlistments In Nebraska.
According to a roport Hied In tlio
local naval recruiting stntlon, tho tp
tal number of applicants from Nobras
ka during 1911 for sorvlco tu the
United States navy was 2,252. Elovon
hundred and sovonty-llvo woro exam
ined medically at Omaha and 8G1
were examined at tho substations, in
cluding thoso nt Lincoln and Has
tings. Tho total number of applicants
accepted by tho medical examiners
was 490. Tlio total number of men
enlisted wns 459, a scompared wltti
75 for tho year 1910.
NEBRASKA TREASURY.
Cash Balance Somewhat Reduced In
1911.
When Stnto Treasurer George closed
his books for tho year 1911, ho had a
cash balance of $530,776.54 against a
balanco of $605,716.25, whon ho as
sumed office January 6, 1911. The
state's p-rmanont Investments aro
$9,029,438.89.
Tho Btato board has invested money
in tho permanent fund at present tip
to the limit, and in fact so closely that
tho treasurer has been unablo to enro
for registered stato warrants as Is
usually tho caso at tho closo of tho
year. Tho receipts from settlements
with county treasurers, however, aro
coming In now and tho outstanding
warrants will nil be taken care of and
In addition thoso Issued In tho courso
of current business. There nro now
outstanding $250,000 of gonornl fund
warrants.
Farmers' Institutes.
Tho agricultural extension depart
ment of tho University of Nebraska
haB held 162 days' work at farmers'
Institutes nnd short courses In this
state, up to January 1, 1912. This
amount or work has been given at
nlnety-rour points.
Tho speakers report that! tho attend
ance has been larger andthe Interest
keener than during any previous year.
With tho exception of ono or two weoks
tho weather has been ideal for tho
work.
There will be no Institutes hold dur
ing tho third week of January, as this
Is tho week of organized agriculture
at Lincoln. Beginning with tho fourth
week in Jnnuary from threo to four
Institutes will bo held each day for
tho rest of January and all of Febru
ary. Tho month of Mnrch will bo de
voted to short courses, both with farm
ers and with boys and girls.
Asking About Water Rights.
H. C. McNow, who resides near tho
Colorado Btato lino, called at tho oi
ilco or Stato Engineer Price ror tho
purposo ot gottlng Information as to
tho ways and means by which to pro
ceed to npply for water rights in tho
stnto. Mr. McN'ow proposes to Irri
gate 15,000 acres of land near Chap
poll. Perkins Retires.
A. B. Xllcn. recently nnnolntcd sec-'
rctnry of tho railway commission, has
assumed that position, Clark Perklnb
having decided to retire to his editorial
sanctum at Aurora.
Files For Lieutenant Governor.
Herman Dlors, n well-known York
county merchant, hns filed na a demo
cratic candidate for tho nomination for
lloutonant governor. Mr. Dlcrs Is well
known In his section ot tho stnto.
Manuel Reports on School.
Superintendent Manuel of the Boys'
Industrial school at Kearney reports
that tho school has raised during tlio
Inst year 4,000 bushels of corn, $2,GG1
worth of sugar beets, 0,000 bushels of
potatoes. Ho also reports that whllo
on nccount ot weather conditions that
section ot tho stato produced Httlo in
tho way ot garden truck, tho school
raised a large amount, which was
consumed by tho school, by resorung
to lrirgatlon, tho water being pumicd
at nn expenso ot $450, which wns
small In comparison with the addi
tional amount produced. lie nlso an
nounces tho school hns adopted tlio
plan or permitting Inmates who mako
good records to havo vacations to
visit their homos, tho vacations being
from ono to two weoks.
May Organize Association.
Owners of stallions nnd Jacks In
tho Btato nro to meet In this city Janu
ary 10 for tho purposo ot going ovor
provisions or the registration law
enncted by tho last session ot tho leg
islature. According to Secretary Nel
son of tho registration board, an ef
fort will bo made to organize an asso
ciation nt that time.
Present to the Governor.
Governor Aldrlch has been present
ed with a flno Bpeclmon of tho toy
mnkor's nrt well shnped, handsomo
olophnnt, tho gift of Stnto Treasurer
George.
Smiths Are In Evidence.
A careful computer of locnl vital
statistics has figured It out that thero
nro 328 Smiths In this -city nnd sub
urbs, exclusive of tho family mom
lycra who nro not listed in the records
obtained. Using tho multlplo or two
nnd a fourth for ramlly averages, tlio
total numbor of Smiths Is given as
7C0, tho Andersons, 385, and the
Browns a closo fourth wlUi 301.
Guardsmen Are Criticised.
Nebraska national guardsmen nro
scored by regular army Inspectors for
t'nlluro to care for tho guns entrusted
to them by tho government. Accord
ing to these Inspectors tram tho regu
lar army who attended tho last Btato
t-ncanipmont of tho Nobraska nation
al guard, the mombors of the two reg
iments do not know how to enro for
rlllos.
Not Complying With Order.
Judgo W. 1). McIIugh of Omaha
called on tho stnto railway commission
to protest against compliance by tho
Missouri Pacific with an order by tho
stnto officials, compolllng that com
puny to roport from tlmo to tlmo tho
Balo ot $30,000,000 worth or securities
nnd tho disposition of tho proceeds.
This wns ono or tho primal require
ments of tho order Issued by tho com
mission last Juno In which tho Mis
souri Pacific was authorized to issuo
$10,000,000 of 5 per cont bonds and
$20,000,001) of 5 per cent notes.
MADE A CONFESSION
REV. RICHESON SAYS THAT HE
KILLED MISS LINNELL.
IS MOST' DEEPLY PENTEN1
What the Final Outcome Will Be Now
Depends Upon Action of Gover
nor Foss.
Boston, Mass. Tho Rev. Clarence
. T. iticheson confessed his guilt of
tho murder of his former swoothonrt.
Avis Ltnnnll of Hvnnnls. In a docu-
mcnt presented by his counsel. His
confession declares that the accused
Is guilty "of the offense or which ho
is Indicted," which Is murdor In the
first degree.
Whether Rlcheson will pay tho ex
treme nennltv. which tindor Massa
chusetts law is death In the electric
chair, no court official cared to pre
dict today.
Tho confosslon was as follows:
John L. Leo, esq.
Wm. A. Morse, esq.
Philip ill. Dunbnr, esq.
Gentlemen: Deonly nenltent for my
sin, nnd earnestly desiring as tar as
in my power lies to mako atonement,
I hereby conlces that I am guilty ot
tho offense of which I stand Indicted.
I am moved to this course 'by no
Inducement of safe-benefit or leni
ency. Heinous ns is my crime, God
has not wholly abandoned me, nnd
my conscience nnd manhood, however
depraved and blighted, will not admit
of my still further wronging her by n
public trlnl whoso pure young life I
nnve destroyed. Under the lashings
of remorse I havo suffered nnd nm
Buffering tho tortures of tho damned.
In this I find a measure of comfort. In
my mental anguish I recognize thnt
thero is still, by tho mercy or tho Mas
ter, some remnant or the divine simrk
or goodness llngorlng with mo. I could
wisn to llvo only because within Bomo
prison's walls I might, In some smnll
measure, redeem my sintul uast. holn
somo other despairing soul, at least,
una ravor with my God.
You aro instructed to deliver this in
tho district attorney or to tho Judgo
ot tho court. Sincerely yours,
CLARENCE V. T. RICHESON.
Tho Indictment neainst ninh
charged that ho "folonlously, willfully
and of his mallctf aforethought" gavo
Miss Linnell cyanide of pottasslum
with dealy intent, nnd that because
of her death ho Is guilty of murder In
the first degree.
District Attorney Pellotlcr declared,
after tho confosslon had been made
public, that the trial set for Janunry
15 would suroly me called and that ho
would accept no compromise In the
wuy ot a plea for a lessor crime.
It was pointed out thnt ir tho dis
trict attorney mnlntnlned this atti
tude, only nn Insanity commission or
commutation by tho executive council
and tho governor could savo Rlche
son trom tho electric chair. It lies,
howover, with the court and tho dis
trict attorney to accept a minor plea,
such modification usually coming
through somo weak link In tho gov
ernment's case.
To Reform the Currency.
Washington. Tho monetnry com
mission's long awaited roport, detail
ing a plnn to reform the currency
system will bo laid before congrcsB
Monday. It proposes a perfection of
Chairman Aldrlclt's orlglnnl plan for
a national rescrvo association, which
Is to bo a co-operative union of all
the banksIn effect nn evolution or
all tho clearing houso Idea extended
to Include a central organization.
Rlcheson's Fate.
Boston. Speculation was rlfo Sun
day as to what, ultimately will be tlio
rato or Rev. Clarence V. T. Rlcheson,
who In a written statement confessed
to tho murder of his former sweet
heart, Avis Llunell. From a sourco
close to Governor Fo3s tho statement
canio Sunday that the attitude of tho
oxecutlvo probably would bo In favor
of a commutation of sentence or
death In tho olectrlc chair to ono ot
llfo Imprisonment ir tho law's tullest
pennlty Is Imposed by tho court.
Public Dance Houses Assessed.
Dos Moines, In. A yearly license or
$100 and a monthly tax sufficient to
defray the cost or placing two peace
ofllcers will bo assessed ngalnst pub
lic dnuco halls In this city.
Eulogies Spoken for Senator.
Washington. Tho Into Sonator
Stophon B. Elklns, ns soldier, states
man, lawyer, trlond and mnn, was
eulogized In the houso or representa
tives Saturday.
Carnegie Will Be on Hand,
Washington. Andrew Carnegie hns
leen asked by tho houso steel trust
Investigating conimltteo to appear be
foro It and replied to Chairman Stan
ley that ho would bo present.
Former Bankers Arraigned.
Juneau, Alaska Clom H. Summers,
formor prosldont, nnd Stuart G. Holt,
formor cashier or the First Natlonnl
bank or Juneau, Alaska, woro arraign
ed in rodoral court upon Indictments
returned by tho grand Jury charging
fraudulent banking.
Many Killed In Collapse.
Sovlllo, Spain, A largo number of
children, together with tholr toachor3,
woro killed and maimed by tho col
lapso of tho building of a private
school hero on Thursday,
NEBRASKA IN BRIEP.
News NoUs of Interest from Various
Sections.
Campbell had a small flro loss a few
days ago.
Lincoln is taking preliminary steps
for a commission form or government.
Tho Illinois Central will build a
now freight station in Omaha in 1912.
Andy CInrk, aged 70 years, nangea
himself In his haymow at Clay Cen
ter. Ho was a veteran of tho civil
wnr.
Henry ScJicelc, lato roprescntatlvo
from Sewnrd county in tho lost two
legislatures, has filed for stato sen
ntor from Soward county.
Govonor Aldrlch has issued n re
quisition for tho return of George Mor
row from St. Joseph, Mo., to Omaha,
passed a forged check on M. W. Wal
ters.
Colonel Henry C. Richmond or
Omaha, chief clerk at tho houso at
tho last session or tho Btato legisla-
ure. has filed as a candidate for tno
domocrntlc nomination for Btato audi
tor.
Tlio authorities or Burt county, tlio
county nttorney nnd Coroner M. J. Gil
kcrson decided that no inquest was
nece&sary In tho caso ot Uio death or
Ed Baldwin, who was found dead at
His Home.
R. D, PInnell. aged soventy years.
and one of tho enrly settlers of Cus
ter county, was compelled recently to
nucrgo an operation in order to savo
his lire. His right leg was amputated
just abovo tho knee.
Tho annual meeting of tho Nebras
ka Prison association was held at Lin
coln. It was decided to enlarge the
ccopo or tho work during tho coming
year and thnt It would bo necessary
to rnlso $3,000 for this purpose.
Tho second nower nlant of Sewnrd
county will bo built at Stnplchurst by
tho Jacobs Electrical company, a
homo concern. A dam will bo built
on tho Blue river CO feet long and 8
feet high with a wing on each side.
New iears dav Honrv Elknnbarv
and wife of Plnttsmouth celebrated
tho fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage. About forty of Uiclr relatives
were present to mako merry over tne
event and a lino dinner was served.
In tho closing hours of tho old vear
Madison received a Christmas pres
ent trom Andrew Carnoglo In tno
form or a posltivo' assuranco that a
donation or $6,000 will 1m given ror
tlio erection or a Carnegie library
building.
The monthly report ot tho state
treasurer shows $530,776 on hand In
nil funds against $489,550 ono month
ago. This balanco will bo greatly re
duced by tho payment during tho
month of the semi-annual school ap
portionment. "Billy" Widener. a state university
student, must pay $15 damages to S.
P. Warford because a stray doc which
followed Wklener homo whon he was
out hunting bit tho aforesaid Warford
when ho attempted to enter a barn
where tho dog had taken up quarters.
KIght new steel bridges were in
stalled in Dodge county during 1911.
inis is vln accordance with tho iiollcy
of tho county board to rcplaco wood
en structures with steel as ranldlv ns
the old ones fall Into disrepair. Tho
total span of these bridges Is 670
feet.
Fremont national banks declnrcd
tholr semi-nnnunl dividends. Tho First
National declnrcd a semi-annual divi
dend of 1 per cent. Tho Farmers &
Merchants Nntlonal declared semi-
nnnunl dividend of 4 per cent. The
Commercial National declared a semi
annual dividend of 5 por cent nnd add
ed $10,000 to Its surplus.
Earl Shock of Aranahoo and Miss
Rachacl Given of Wcstorn. W. Va..
woro married In tho vestibule of a
Burlington westbound train from Lin
coln, nnd dopnrted on tho snmo train
for their now homo at Arapahoo. Tlio
two young peoplo were youthtul sweet
hearts In West Virginia, whore both
resided until nbout n year ago.
Tho city ot Chadron. throuch Allon
G. Fisher, Is asking tho Bonrd ot Ir
rigation for permission to tnke an nd
dltlonnl nmonnt of wntcr from tho
creek trom which tho city now obtains
ltB water supply. Tho city built Its
water worus without making any fil
ing on a water right and no objection
has boon or could bo made by those
who filed subsequently to tho works
already existing, but thoy do object to
tno extension or tho works, which tho
growth of tho city has rendered necos-
snry.
C. C. Wells, an extensive fooilr nnd
farmor living near Harblno in Joffnr-
son county, has returned from a trip
to tlio llvo stock mnrkets nt South St.
Joseph. Mr. Wells hnd two car loads
of short-fed bjoves on tho market,
which sold at $0 por 100. These cattle
woro fed only lUty-soven days, and
mndo a good gain, bolng corn and al
falfa products According to Mr.
Wolls, thoro hns been very llttlo sick
ness among Uio hogs in tho vlclnltv
of Harblno. and iIIkmiru i
beon nominal. It Is now thought there
will bo no furthor troublo from tho
tllacnso in this vicinity.
In splto of tho cry of the scarcity
of money and unpaid bills at this
tlmo tlio records at tho county troas
uror's ofllco Bhow that tho taxos or
Adams county property ownors, botli
pmonni nnd renl. nro nald nn in nd.
anco or what they wero on the cor
responding dato a year ngo.
Samuel Patterson ot Arnnahoo ftifn
a claim or $6,000 with Stnto Auditor
Barton, claiming that amount for
salary as secretary or tho stato hnnif.
Ing board during tho tlmo that tho
uanK guaranty law was suspended
from operation and' was held up in the
courts ns to Us validity.