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H cS 'h w m w THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUME IRA L. BARB, Publisher, TERMS, $L25 IN ADVANCE. WORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA EPITOME OF EVENTS PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TC MANY 8UBJECT8. ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING Brief Mention of What Is Transpiring In Various Sections of Our Own and Foreign Countries. , Conoress. Tho senato paused, 45 to 11, the houuc olght-hour bill. The houso priBBcd tho naval apjlro priation bill carrying 1119,000,000. The Benato passed house metal bill, 35 to 22, which now goes to con ference. Tho houso passed tho military noadomy appropriation bill carrying $1,304,059. Unexpected and determined oppo rlllon to workmen's compensation bill developed in the senate judiciary committee. The senato passed pension appro priation bill carrying $1G4,500,000, an Increase of $12,500,000 over the houBO appropriation. Legislation suggested by tho Titan ic investigating committee was refer red to the subcommittee of the com merce committee. Senator Kern announced ho would call up the Lorlmer caso Monday and keep It before the senate as unfinished business until disposed of. The Benato considered tho confer ence report on tho ngriculturo appro priation bill and sent it back to tho houso for further conference. The senate unanimously passed the bill appropriating $150,000 for govern ment participation in Gettysburg bat tlo fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1913. Senator Nowlands introduced aB amendment to metal schedule bill a compromise tariff plan to graduate reduction of tariff so as to avoid im paring any industry. Tho senate judiciary committee re ported adversely tho Curtis resolution to make tho number of presidential electors equal to number of senators and representatives. Further protests mado to the sen ato lntcroccanlc cpnal .committee against Panama canal bill provision prohibiting railroad owned steamers from using canals. Tho senate Cuban relations com mittee directed Chairman Page to confer with President Taft regarding necessary recommendations for legis lation In connection with tho Piatt amendment. Mombers of tho Nebraska delega tion express satisfaction over tho prospect of nn adjournment boforo tho Chicago convention. Soma of them liavo1 somo Important campaigning to do and othora prefer tho weBt to Washington humidity in Juno and July. Abrogation of tho Morua law for bidding tho organization of tho neg roes into a political party is claimed by tho negroes in Cuba ns n basis for tholr movement, according to stato department advices. They are nlso declared to be striving for American intervention and the re-election of President Gomez. General. Roosevelt sccurca ino entire New Jersey delegation. Roosevelt said ho wouk sweep New Jersey and ho did. Manager McKinloy saya Roosevelt lias adopted a policy of rule or ruin. Houso and senate conferees reach ed an agreement on tho Borah homo Btond bill. Mr. Bryan does not desire to head the Nobraska delegation to tho con vention. J. A. Ott, a leading merchant of Helena, Mo., waB crushed to death In an elovator. Tho oporatorB of tho so-called coffee trust would be put under tho inter state commerce laws if a bill intro duced by RopreBntatlvo Norrls should become a law. J. G. KmorBon of Ames college won tho first annual Missouri Valley ora torical contest at Drako university In Dob Moines. His subject was, "Ameri ca and tho Peaco Problem in tho Orient." Tho houso adopted ,n resolution calling on Attorney General Wicker Bham for papors in tho matter or charges against Lesllo J. Lyons, United States district attomoy for western Missouri. Lillian Graham, tho show girl, who with Ethel Conrad, was acquitted or having nttompted tho llfo of W. E, D. Stokes, filed suit in Now York for 1100,000 dnmagos for "fnltso and mall clous prosocutlon." Tho Bennto pussed a resolution in Btructlng tho Cuban relations commit tee to Investigate and report upon legislation necessary to determine when and how tho United States should intorveno in Cuba undor tho Piatt amendment. A message from Now York an nounced tho death of Matthew C. Uord, a wealthy dry goods commis sion merchant and manufacturer. ' Representative Underwood, demo cratic leader, announced that tho pro gram for adjournment Juno 15 must bo carried out as far as tho houso was concerned. Colorado Roosevelt men havo filed notlco of contest at Chicago. It waa nearly a clean sweep for Rooscvolt and Wilson In New Jersey. Colonel Roosevelt Bays his purpoBO In becoming a candidate 1b to save tho republican party. Tho rebellion in Cuba threatens to bo long continued. Joe Dawson waa winner of the auto mobile race at Indianapolis. The Nebraska supreme court up held tho chicken stealing law. Manager McKlnley says the Roose velt method 1b ono of stand and do liver. A band of Cuban insurgents captur ed and Backed the town of El Conoy del Sltlo. Study and prevention of tubercu losis was discussed at a Washington meeting. A window washer at Chicago was killed when he fell from tho eighth floor of a sky-scraper. Serious disturbances havo broken out in tho southern district of tho province of Shan St. China. President Gomez of Cuba has been assured that tho United States doeB not contemplate Intervention. Governor Hadley will bo temporary chairman nt Chicago If Roosevelt dominates the convention. Tho old fight between the line and staff of the army is seen in the con ference report on tho military bill. Cleveland was selected for tho meeting place of the next convention of tho brotherhood of locomotive en gineers. Frank Elwood Lukcns, secretary of the IlIlnolB-Wisconsln Retail Coal Dealers' association, committed sui cide at Chicago. Governor Aldrlch of Nebraska, one of tho seven governors who started tho Itoosevetl boom, is feeling pleased over the result. The senato rejected by 12 to 60 tho Cummins substitute to tho house iron and steel bill, which would havo provided for free ores. Messages were received from rebel headquarters at Chihuahua announc ing the capture of Torreon by rebels under General Arguemedo. Actual work , on the government survey between Janesvllle and Bor ton, 111., with a view of turning tho Rock river and mnking It navigable has been begun. Mrs. David Beach completed a jour ney on foot from Now York to Chi. cago and gave to Mayor Harrison a message which Bho received from Mayor Gaynor. The petition for a commutation of Mrs. Lena Cusumano and Enrico Mas cioll, under sentence to die next week for tho murder of Frank Susumano, was laid beforo tho MaBsacJiuetts executive council. A tolegram from Konnecott, Alaska, announces tlje safo return of Miss Dora Kern of Philadelphia and party from a successful asrent of Mount Blackburn. The Benato committee on finance voted to plnco in tho legislative, ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill tho appropriation for tho commerco court eliminated by tho house. Tho repeal of the Canadian reci procity act will be offered as an amendment to each tariff revision bill brought up In the senate, according to a plan announced by Senator Gronna of North Dakota. Warren G. Harding, former lieuten ant governor of Ohio, after a talk with President Taft and his secretary, C. D. Hllles, declared that Mr. Tnffs friends would bo in majority In tho state convention. John H. Curran, former state lmml gratlon commissioner and candidate In Missouri for the democratic nomi nation for railroad and warehouse commissioner, Issued a statement to the press announcing his withdrawal. Senato democrats, regular republic ans and progressives joined in a dis cussion regarding tho quick disposi tion of pending legislation. The not result waB a brighter prospect for early paBsago of tho motal and other tariff bills which may pave tho way for an adjournment earlier than ex pected. A atrong column sent out by Gen eral Lyautay, French commander, dis persed tho tribesmen six mlloB outside of Fez. Tho French artillery shelled tho camp, inflicting henvy loss on tho tribesmen, who have been making continuous attacks against tho city. French casualties numbered nine men killed nnd twenty-eight wounded. Four high army vacancies, ono in tho grado of major general and threo nmong tho brigadier generals, will bo filled soon by President Tnft. If he accepts tho recommendations of Sec retary Stlmson ho will bo nominate Brigadier General William W. Wither spoon, how in command of tho De partment of tho Gulf, to bo major general. Personal. Colonel HooBevelt delivered tho me morial day uddress at Gettysburg. President Taft was assured ho will control tho Ohio stato convention. Gen. Bennett H. Young, at a meet ing of tho united confederate veterans at Macon recently was chosen com-mnnder-iu-chlef. In tho Ohio primaries Bryan re ceived one more vote than Champ Clark. Harry New hays thero will be no discrimination in tho issuance of tickets to tho Chicago convention. Senator Dixon is much put out bo cauo of tho refusal of 250 tickets to the republican convention hall. All tho republican contests havo been filed with tho committee at Chi cago, and they number 222. Dr. Ira Landrltch, a religious work er and Interdenominational speaker, announced his resignation as presi dent of Belmont college. ENJOINED B, GOURT POWER 8ITE LEASE 18 HELD UP BY INJUNCTION. THE BABCOCK WATER CLAIMS Surprise Sprung Before State Board of Irrigation. Other Matters at the State Capital. Judge A. M. Post and his associate attorneys for II. E. Babcock, sprung a surprise by appearing beforo the state board of Irrigation with an In junction from tho district court of Platto county restraining A. C. Koe nig, his agents and attorney from prosecuting a contest against tho Babcock claims for water from the Loup river for power purposes, or from assigning whatever rights may have accrued on account of claims tiled by Koenig. The Injunction runs against Mr. Koenig, his attorneys, who are A. C. RlckcttB and C. C. Flansburg, nnd also against W. E. Sharp, president of the Lincoln Traction company A. W. Field, C. T. Boggs, and E. J. Hoi ner. It is understood that Mr. Sharp and nis associates havo bought a con trolling interest in whatever rights Mr. Koenig has In a power site on tho Loup. Judge Post appeared with E. C. Strode and Judge Jesse L. Root as attorneys for Babcock, who Is Bald to bo backed by Doherty, tho gas mag nate of Now York City. The Injunction was presented by Judge Post and was read by A. C. RIcketts who Insisted that tho board contest of Koenig ought to bo tried prior to tho suit in equity, which was filed In tho district court of Platto county several weeks ago. Mr. Flans burg contended that tho board was not enjoined and might proceed with tho matter of passing on Koenlg's claim and tho cancellation of tho Bab cock power claims on tho ground that Babcock had not done tho necessary amount of work required by law to hold his rights. A Question of Assessment. County Assessor O. E. Berneckor or Seward has put a question in taxation up to tho state, board of assessment and Henry Seymour. A lot in Beaver Crossing is assessed at $1,000, but Borne ono who is not acquainted with tho assessed value or who has no faith in its correctness loaned tho owner of the lot $2,000 and took a mortgage on It. Thero is no agree ment by either party aB to who shall pay the tax on tho mortgage. Undor tho law governing taxation of mort gages tho mortgage can bo assessed against tho person who owns it and the owner of tho lot assessed on his equity In the land. Has tho owner of this lot any equity to assess? Tennessee Marble Sold. The Inst reminder of A blasted hope will disappear soon from tho capltol grounds, for tho Board of Public Lands and Buildings haB sold to Kimball Bros tho two largo blocks of marble which havo been on tho grounds sinco the '90s. Somo time ngo the other reminder of John Cur rle's ambition waB relegated to tho basement when tho plaster of paris bust of Lincoln wns removed from tho main coridor and now tho blocks of marblo out 'of which tho statute was to have been hown are to go. Requisition for Pratt. Requisition papers for tho return to North Carolina of Harold T. Pratt, charged with forgery In tho amount of $350, wore granted by Governoi" Aldrlch. M. D. Peterson of Omaha, after a prolonged spree, hanged himself from n tree in an open Held. Assessment of Car Companies. Secretary Henry Seymour of tho state board of assessment has com puted the assessment of all private car companies doing business in the state. Tho mileage of private cars is reported by each railroad and a vnlud is placed upon tho cars based upon mileage run. Immense Peach Crop. Acordlng to a Lincoln fruit Jobbor tho prospect for an immense peach crop in southern Nebraska are flatter ing. This samo jobbor has contract ed with a grower to Bhlp him four carloads when tho crop is ready for market. Soveral years ago thero wero somo big poach orchards In tho vicinity of Lincoln, tho Russell or chards being notable for tholr pro ductlvo cnpaclty. Anothor big or chard was owned by Dr, B. L. Palno. These no longer benr. Freezing weather lato in tho season sapped tho vitality of tho trees and they died. Negro Republican Club. Tho Nobraska Negro Republican club filed articles of Incorporation with tho secretary of Btate, capital stock being fixed at $1,000. Tho principal place of business Is given as Omaha and tho objecta of tho cor poration nro set out to bo to procure co-operation of negro votorB to in vestigate the personality of candi dates nnd tho motives which actuato thorn in seeking office, to "place a re ward for their Bupport," to keep In touch with party movomonts, social and literary purposes. STATE PAY8 A BILL. Architect Gets One Thousand Due On a Building. Tho deficiency claim of George A. Borlinghof for $1,087.40 ogninst tho state was allowed by a vote of the board of public lands and buildings, Land Commissioner Cowles voting in the negative. Tho members of the board who voted in favor of allowance were Secretary of Stato Wait, Attor ney General Martion and Treasurer George. The claim was for drawing plans nnd services as supervising ar chitect on tho building recently com pleted at the Norfork asylum. Tho building was commenced sever al years ago but the work was delayed and finally taken from Contractor Merten and finished by the Btate. Tho last legislature appropriated $1,087.40 in payment of the claim, tho money not to be paid until the board of public lands and buildings certifies to tho state auditor that Berllnghof haB completed his duties In connec tion with the building to the satisfac tion of tho board. The members of tho present board recently visited tho building and finding it was fully com pleted voted to pay the claim. Land Commissioner Cowles will not ap prove the voucher, but it is said tho state auditor will accept the certifi cate of a majority of the board that Berllnghof has completed his duties to tho satisfaction of the board. Some members of the board admit that tho Interior arrangement of the building does not suit them, but they say It Is one of the most substantial buildings in the state. Mr. Berllng hof says plans were changed to suit tho ideas of Dr. Young, who was then superintendent of the Norfolk asylum. Land Commissioner Cowles does not contend that under the contract with the stato Berllnghof is not entitled to pay for his services, but ho asserts that Berllnghof Is responsible for much delay and loss to the state and therefore ho does not care to vote to pay tho final claim. Tho state will soon begin a suit to recover $10,000 from the bondsmen of Contractor Merten for money expend ed in finishing the building. Question of Equity. The county assessor of Furnas county has put a hard question up to. Henry Seymour, secretary of the Stato Bonrd of Assessment. The as sessor has found a lot in Beaver City which he values at $1,000. There Is a mortgage of $2,000 on the lot and a3 the law says that tho mortgage must be taxed at Its face and the record owner of the realty assessed on his equity, the assessor wants to know what the equity in a $1,000 lot carry ing a $2,000 mortgage is worth Four Cars of Granite Lost. Tho contractors for the granite work for tho Lincoln monument, Kim ball Bros., are considering advertising for four car loads of granite which havo been lost somewhere en route from tho quarry. There are five car loads yet to be" received, but one was located lately and the railroad has promised to get It In hero at once. The other four are either in St. Louis or somewhere east of that point. All have been on the road long enough to have been here some time ago. Requisition Honored. A requisition has been issued on tho governor of New Mexico for the return to Nebraska of Earl Goodin, wanted in Cherry county on the charge of stealing a hfarBC April 24, 1909. Goodin Is now serving time in tho Arizona penitentiary, but is to be released soon. New Model Dairy Barn. Tho now barn at the state experi ment station at Curtis is to be erect ed by Gould & Son of Omaha, the con tract price being $8,700. It is to bo of brick, concrete and stool and Is In tended to be a model for dairy, grain nnd general farm purposes. Corn Has Come Up Well. Farmer of Lancaster county say that corn has come up well and that It is a good stand. About fifty per cent of tho acreage planted is now out of tho ground. Many wero fearful that tho seed used in somo cases would not germinate. The 1911 seed waB poor and little of it was fit for planting. The seed of 1910 was found to be all light and thousands of bushels of this were UEed for plant ing over Nebraska this spring. Many fnrmers bought seed corn of local merchants, or purchased of neighbors fortunate enougli to have corn of two years ago. Warning by the Postmaster. Postmaster E. It. SIzer Issued a warning to business men relntlng to stolen money order blanks. On Feb ruary 8, 1912, blank money order forms, 32,300 to 32,400, were Btolen from a branch postolllco station In San Francisco. Somo of these oiders havo been cashed in Los Augelos, In dianapolis and Boston. It Is thought others will turn up. Fix Values of 'Railroads. The assessment board of tho stato mot in the governor's olllco and com pleted the assessment of tho rail roads ot Nebraska. Tho total valu ation of all roads is $275,248,842.75. Discarding Short Car. Tho railway commission has authorized tho Union Pacific to dis card all cars less than thirty-six feet, six inches long, and hereafter that road will have tho samo standard for stock cars as the Burlington. BURNED BY REBELS CUBAN INSURGENTS DESTROV VILLAGE OF LA MAYA. ESTDHEZ GETS AWAY SAFELY Regular Troops Sally Forth In Search of Insurgents When Damage Is Done. Santiago, Cuba. The Insurgent havo burned the postofilce, telegraph office, barracks of tho rural guard and several houses at La Maya, thirty miles from Santiago. Eugenie La Costo, one of the rebel leaderB, has proclaimed himself gov ernor of Tartaros, north of Guanta namo. He has Issued a proclamation ordering all planters nnd proprietors in that district to contribute $0,000 each and also arms and ammunition on penalty of having their estates burned. Lieutenant Colonel Consuegra Is re ported to have engaged the rebels in tho vicinity of Daiquiri, killing, five of them. Tho rebel trooper captured Satur day near El Cobre turns out to be a person of no less Importance than Luna, chief of staff of General Ivonet, the rebel commander. Havana. General Estenez, the real leader of the negro insurgents, has captured and burned the town of La Maya, on the branch lino of the Cuba railroad, thirty miles from Santiago. The government gave out this Infor mation Sunday night. A col'lmn of regulars, commanded by Major Sanguily, had occupied La maya for tho last two days, but sal lied forth Sunday evening in search of insurgents. Hardly had the regulars left when Estonez with 800 men at tacked the handful of rurales. Citizens armed themselves and attempted to oppose tho insurgents, but were com pelled to retreat, losing several wounded. Estonez then entered tho town, which was sacked and burned. The flames were seen by Major Sangully's command, which hastened back, but found the town destroyed. Tho Insurgents retired into the hills. Lamaya waB a small place composed of about seventy houses, the inhabit ants of which were mostly negroes. Tho general forward movement of the Cuban troops apparently is still deferred, pending completion of the disposition of the troops ordered by General Monteaguedo. Reports from the scene say that the rebel leaderB continue to exact contributions of arniB and money from property owners, who are mostly for eigners, under threat of applying tho torch. The government Is making strong efforts to supply plantation guards, but seemingly lacks sufficient men without depleting the ranks of the troops in active service. DIES UNDER A BIPLANE. Philip O. Parmalee Becomes Victim In Brief Flight. North Yakima, Wash With a Bmllo and a wave of his hand to the thou sands who watched him, Philip O. Parmalee, until recently one of tho Wright aviators, took tho air in tho teeth of a gusty wind hero Saturday afternoon. Three minutes later, hlo broken and lifeless body was dragged from beneath tho wreckage of his bi plane in an apple orchard In the low er end of the Moxey valley, two miles from his starting point. Tho exact cause of tho disaster that plunged him to his death probably never will be known. Hot Weather In California. San Francisco. Sunday waB tho hottest day San Francisco has known for three years, and In the history or the weather bureau only two higher temperatures have been recorded. At noon It was 93 degrees In tho Bhade. The heat was all in tho northern end of the state. At Fresno the mercury touched 106 degrees. Last Wild Man Dead. Boston. Plutano, the last of tho famous pair of "wild men of Borneo' died at tho home of Mrs. H. A. War ner In Wnltham Sunday. Plutano Is believed to have been about 92 years old and with his brother, Wano, who died in 1905, had traveled all over tho world. Mrs. Qulnn Cleared. Chicago. Mrs. Jane Qulnn, accused of shooting and killing her third hus band, John M. Qulnn, last December in his bed, was found not guilty by a Jury before Criminal Court Judge Ker stein. Aged Skeleton Mounted. Chicago, 111. The skeleton of an ophlacodonmlrus, a reptile, supposed to have lived 10,000,000 years ago, wbb mounted at the Walker museum of. tho Chicago university. Dirigible on Long Trip. Friedrichshaven, Germany. Tho new military airship Zeppelin III started from here on its maiden trip over Basel, Frankfort-on-the Main, Goettlngen and Bremen to Hamburg, about 450 miles distant. Count Zep pelin is pilot. Tossed Into the Lake. Chicago, 111. Six theological stu dents of Northweste'rn university were taken from their beds by twenty-five other students and tossed into Lake I Michigan, an nnnual custom. NEBRA8KA IN BRIEF. Newa Notes of Interest from Various Sections. Miss Lucy Woods, a teacher in tho high school at West Point, has ten dered her resignation to accept a similar position at Havelock. All stock cars less than thirty-six and a half feet in length must bo dis carded by the Union Pacific railroad, according to an order Issued by tho state railway commission. Tho Bame standard has been In effect for somo time past on tho Burlington and' will remain In forco hereafter on tho Union Pacific. Systematic stealing of packages from tho United States Express com pany in Omaha that haB been going on since February, ceased last week, the police believe, when C. H. Dletz, who has been tho company's night expressman at tho union depot for six years, was arrested. Ho was appre hended by F. G. Roemplor, a company detective, as he was carrying a pack age from tho depot. The police of Broken Bow are on the lookout for somo half-grown boyB who have lately been robbing rural mail boxes. Mrs. J. E. Wood, living just east of town, is the latest victim. As .she was standing at her window looking toward the foot or the lane, where the mall box 1b lo cated, a boy about fourteen years old approached the box, lifted out tho mail and made off with it. The cut-worm is playing havoc with tho fields of corn in Cuming county. Numerous fields are being replanted. There seems to be no remedy avail able quickly enough for this pest. Tho ravages of this Insect seem to bo more widespread and destructive than in former years. The fleldB replant ed, however, seem to mo Immune from the attacks of tho worm, the In sect seeming to be satisfied with Its first attempt. Henry Seymour, secretary of tho State Board of Equalization, has com pleted the task of compiling tho mile age of private car lines in the state and the assessment based thereon. The amount of assessment of each of the roads on this account is as fol lows: Burlington, $03,315; Union Pa cific, $107,050; Northwestern, $11,680; St. Paul & Omaha, $6,280; Rock Ib land, $5,220; Missouri Pacific, $12, 920; St. Joseph & Grand Island, $2,430. Many farmers. It is Bald, will have to replant corn because they used seed which did not germinate well. Lincoln dealers who handle seed re port a heavy demand for this purpose. One dealer sent eleven mlleB to ob tain a consignment of seed to meet the wants of customers and another shipped in 100 bushels from another county. Those farmers who used seed grown in 1910 havo little trouble with replanting. Tests indicated that a very small per cent of tho crop ot 1911 would germinate properly. l John Wenland and Ray Baker were drowned In a small pond in the McFadden pasture, ono and a halt miles east of Holbrook. Tho party consisted of four men, one of them, Will Wenland, a brother of ono of tho men, drowned. All four of the party were seining for minnows for bait when the two stepped into a hole which was in the neighborhood of twenty feet deep. The pond was not over twelve feet wide, but neither of tho men could swim. , Mrs. Anna Cooper Goebel, heroine of the terrific blizzard of Easter Sun day, 1873, is now an Invalid, homeless and destitute, and the historical so ciety of Howard county is asking for aid from the people of Nebraska for tho girl who in the early days of Ne braska braved for fifty-eight hours the raging stdrm in an attempt to get help to her dying mother. Through the death of her husband and the loss Df her property, Mrs. Goebel is now in diro need and the society, together with Governor Aldrlch, is asking the people of Nebraska to contribute that she may pass her last days In com fort. J. A. Piper, secretary of the Chari ties and Corrections board, visited, the Kearney industrial schoot for boyB and reports the inmates well cared for and generally contended with their condition. He notes some need ed improvements made to the build ings during the last six monthB and that tho meals are well served, well prepared and in plentiful quantity. John Petrow, the wealthy Fremont Grek who went to his old home near Athens ten monthB ago, returned last week. Petrow confirms the story that he waB seized by tho Greek gov ernment and forced into tho army, where he served for four months be foro he was able to secure his re lease. His naturalization papers or the fact that he had not been in tho country for twenty years availed him nothing. A young man giving the namo of Will Bohie, nnd claiming Blue Springs as his home, 1b in jail at Marysvllle, Kan., on tho charge of stealing a team from A. C. King, a liveryman of that city. Ono of tho horses died shortly bofore his arrest, two miles from Bennington, Kan. A. J. Langer, former postmaster of West Point and editor of the West Point Republican and a native son of West Pdlnt, has been elected mayor of Davenport, Old. Stato Engineer Price has returned from Wahoo where he wont tn man fi.Hi !ir. .,.i..r Kini.,1 r j, "u vuuhij uuuiu oi oaunuers county regarding tho letting of con tracts for the rebuilding of tho North Bend and Fremont "bridgeH which were washed out this spring. Thero wero a large number cf bids, running all the way from $58,735, to $85,140 for tile North Bend bridge and $59, 072 to $80,590 for tho Fremont bridge.