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THE SEH1-WEEKLY TR1BU8E
IRA L. BARB, Publisher.
TERMS, fl.26 IN ADVANCE.
fcORTH PLATTE, .
NEBRASKA
EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A
FEW LINES.
DArS EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personcl, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Reader.
The house passed tlio Lever bill for
tho extension of work.
The houso adopted tho conference
report on tho postofflco appropriation
111).
The conference report or) tho army
appropriation bill was adopted by tho
eennte.
Both houses of congress adjourned
on the 2fith. A majority of members
had already gone to tholr homes.
Tho hoiiflo adopted n resolution call
ing on tho Htato dopartment to Inves
llgatc the killing in Africa of James
W. Rogers.
The senate passed tho Penrose res
blutlon providing for further Inquiry
Into Standard OH campaign contribu
tions. Tho house disagreed to tho senate
nmendments to tho general deficiency
appropriation bill, whlc was sent to
conference.
Tho sonnto yielded to hoiiBo pro
tests against stato claims and passed
tho general deficiency bill with ob
jectionable claims eliminated.
Tho liouso war dopartment expen
ditures committee mado a report on
ho political activity of Major B. B.
liny, nominated for nromotlon.
Minority Loador Mann joined with
IjproBcntatlvo Zollory In congrntu
Ming Chairman Fitzgerald of the ap
propriation coramlttoo on his work
luring tho present session.
John D. Archbold tOBtllled before
Kie subcommittee investigating cam
paign funds contributions concerning
Btandard Oil company's contributions
lo tho 1904 republican campaign.
At Friday night's session Ropresen
tativo Murdoch of Kansas threatened
flnnl adjournment of congress by
point f no quorum In n fight against
th? Appropriation in tho postofflco
bill of $35,000 for Ends Bridge com
ply at St. Louis.
Central.
Blx thousand women paraded tho
ftrceta of Columbus, O., advocating
rotes for women.
, Acting Democrat Chairman McAdoc
ices no prospect of the presidential
Election going into tho hoime.
A retaliatory stop has boon taken
by inarltlmo powors against tho Pa
nama canal freo tolls provision.
An old-fashioned torch light parado
marked tho appearance In Augusta,
Mc., of Governor Thomas It. Marshall
of Indiana.
Thero are only half a dozen states,
Colonel Roosevelt said, which ho bo
Moves President Taft haB a chanco of
carrying, Ono of thoso, ho said, Is
Vermont.
That tho girl babies of Iowa aro
moro physically perfect than boy ba
blcB was tho statement mado by tho
official scorers at tho baby health con
test, which la iiv- progress ot tho state
fair.
Eugeno V. Debs, socialist presiden
tial candidate, In a speech at Fergus
TallB Minn,, declared that tho social
ist party vas tho only truo progress
ive and tho only truo democratic
party In tho United States today.
Unltod Statos Ambassador Lelsh
roan's, two daughters have- been In
jured In an automobile accident near
Rolchorhauson. They were return
ing from Munich to Borlln with their
mother at tho time.
Radical clianges In the regulations
governing surveys of lands In Alas
ka, under which flshorlcs companies
and olhorB havo acquired rights to
thousands of desirable sites without
patenting them, wero mado known In
Beattlo.
Tho declaration that tho protectlvo
tariff system was dlroctly responsible
for campaign contributions from cor
porations was made at a democratic
rally in Bangor, Mo., by Governor
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana.
"In sixty days wo will havo edu
cated tho peoplo of tho United States
a quarter of a century in ndvance of
whero thoy havo boon before," said
Governor -Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia in nn address In Salt Lake
City.
Georgo C. PerklnB, United States
senator from California, announced
fan his return from Washington his
Fntontlon to rotlro from political life.
"Fa!Ilng health and tho Infirmities duo
to old ago woro given as tho reason
for this decision.
Commnnder Eva Booth, apprised
by cable that nor commission as lioad
of tho Salvation army In America waB
renewed, palled for England to attend
her father's: fUnoral. Commander
Booth Bald alio expected to reach
thcrojn tlmo for tho interment.
George Ernest, ngod 43 yeare, a
wealthy resident of Atchison county,
JConHas, committed euicido at hlu
homo.
The war department has disapprov
ed plans for a grand rovioM at San
Joeo if regularu and militia who have
t,. fcacatEed In maneuvers in Call
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JoroU,
Tho hundredth anniversary of the
naming of Columbus as tho capital of
Ohio was commemorated,
Aldorman Louis Brozo of Detroit
was hound over to stand trial on tho
charge of having accepted a bribe of
$100.
Governor Marshall, In a political
speech, refers to trust magnates us
beggars.
Three men were killed and several
persons were moro or less Injured
when nn electrlcnl storm passed over
St. Louis,
Former Vlco President Charles
Warren Fairbanks of Indiana will
tako tho stump for President Taft
onrly in Septehibor.
The general revolt of natives
against Portuguese rule at Timor,
Mnj lay nrnhlpelago, haB been sup
pressed after sovcral sanguinary bat
tles. Rebels In Mexico are said to have
captured, looted and burned La dura
and havo seized tho ship Benito Jua
rez and tho gunboat General Guer
rero. "I am In favor of publicity and wel
come a thorough Investigation of my
campaign expenses. I have always
held that position," said Governor
Wilson.
Governor Oswald West served no
tlce on tho authorities of tho city ot
Portland and Multnomah county that
he purposed to institute a mora
"houso cleaning" In Portland.
United States Senator Newell San
ders of Tennessee, who obtained his
placo recently by appointment, an
nounced ho would not be a candidate
for ro-eloctlon.
Thousands of mourners bent on
p.i.lrig honingo to the lato commander-in-chief
of tho Salvation army,
General William Booth, woro turned
away when the cubket was closed.
Anna Held, tho muBlcal comedy ac
tress, has been granted an Interlocu
tory decreo of.dlvorco from Florence
Zlegfleld, Jr. Tho court's order will
become offoctlvo la threo months.
Tho Union Pacific railroad has filed
application with the Nebraska railroad
rommlsslon for permission to raise
its minimum carload rato on canned
goods from 30,000 to 30,000 pounnds.
Governor Woodrow Wilson talked
about trusts with Louis D. Brandeis
of Boston and expressed himself on
Immigration boforo a delegation of
Italians from Essex county, New Jer
sey.
Ono woman ywas seriously injured
and two wometinnd a man a slightly
hurt In Minneapolis when an automo
bile llllod with Kansas City tourists
skidded on tho pavement and struck
tho curb. '
C. W. Morse, recently paroled from
tho Atlanta federal prison, It is said,.
Is one of tho promoters ot n proposed
now steamship lino whoso Vessels
will ply between New Orleans and
New York.
Postponement of tho Septembor
election on constitutional nmena
inqiaa, wnlch has been sot for Sep
tember !! for J wo months will bo ask
ed of tho delegates to Ohio's constitu
tional convention.
A shipment of rifles, belioved to
havo been Intended for Haytl, was
soized by tho custom authorities at
Kingston, Jamaica, on board tho
British schooner Barthold, which was
clearing for a gulf port.
In his first political address since
accepting the democratic nomination
for vlco preBldont, Qovornor Thomas
R. Marshall of Indiana condemnbd
tho protectlvo tariff system boforo a
democratic mass meeting In Port
land, Me.
A commission form of government,
including the right of inlllatlvo nnd
roforondum, was adopted at tho spe
cial election In Now Orloans, 23,900
for and 2,119 against. Both regu
lars and reformers voted for tho now
system of government.
Senator W. E. Chilton of West Vlr
glnla, against whom charges of fraud
wero filed In tho senate by Governbr
GlaBBCock and others, wired for ful)
copies of tho petition, which was not
printed In tho Congressional Record
on objection of sevoral sonators.
In an Interpretation of the contract
eight-hour law Attorney General
WIckerBham has decided that the
government may ontor Into contracts
"without restricting tho hours of labor
for tho purchaso of supplies and
other articles exomptcd by the net.
Resolutions demanding a better
and moro uniform system ot grain In
spection woro adopted In Chicago at
tho closing session ot a conforenco
between officers ot state and national
grain dealers associations called to
devlao moans of co-operating with
tho railroads In tho handling of thU
year's bumper cropB.
Personal.
President Taft Ib not going tp make
any spoechcB during tho campaign.
George C. Perkins, Unltod States
senator from California, nnnounced
his Intention to retlro from political
lire.
Tho peoplo lend too ready an ear
to demagogues, says Senntor Suther
land In uddress before bar associa
tion. Governor Johnson, vlco preBldontlnl
candidate on tho progressive ticket,
will begin his Illinois campaign on
Septembor 9.
Tho funeral of General Booth was
attended by a vast concourse
Governor Wilson will speak In tho.
principal cities of tho country, but
l not go on a tour.
President Taft has ordered an In
vestigation ot thtf board of general
appraisers.
Eugene W. Chaffln, prohibition can
didate for president, opened his cam
pnlgn In Vermont with an address at
Bennington.
Representative Sereno 10. Payne
waB deBlgnntod by the republican con
Krosstonal committee at Geneva, N.
J Y M a candidate for roolectlon.
BESET BY MEXICANS
FEDERAL TROOPS HASTENED TO
PROTECT AMERICANS.
MEXICANS ABE BLOODTHIRSTY
War Department Concludes That
Greater Strength Is Necessary
.Along Border Line.
Washington. The Mexican gov
ernment has brdered federal troops
to hasten to a point between Hermo
slllo and Nogales, In the stato of So
nora, for the protection of two Amer
icans, Frank R. CurtlB and Arthur
Cunningham, who aro beset by rebels
thirsting for revenge.
Tho Americans had been left In
charge of a mining camp at El Oro
and had killed several rebels In try
ing to protect the company's property
from raids.
Army officers nlong the boundary
lino report to the war department
that from Information they gather
from refugees fleeing from Mexico
Into America, conditions In the state
of Sonora aro bad, and the same
Btato of affairs exists in tho north
western part of Chihuahua.
Tho war department has about
concluded that it will bo necessary
to strengthen materially tho Ameri
can border patrol on the western
part of tho line, and us General
Steever has Indicated that he prob
ably will need more cavalry, the men
are being got ready at Fort Riley,
Kas., and Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.,
to entrain and proceed to Arizona
and southern California, so soon as
Steever gives tho word.
Prepared to Fight Off Rebels.
Douglas, Ariz. A force ot 300 reb
els demanded tho surrender of El
Tigro mining camp, American prop
erty, located Co miles southeast ot
hero. Seventy Americans fully arm
ed Intend to fight, If necessary, to
protect their women and children.
AIbo about 100 federal soldiers de
fend the town. El Tlgre Is one or tho
richest gold mines In Mexico, con
trolled by Kansas City capital, and
If captured by rebels, could finance
their revolution.
Mounted messengers representing
Refael Campa, tho leader of tho rebel
band, rodo Into tho mining camp
and demanded Kb surrender.
England Renews Protest.
Washington. Great Britain has
reaffirmed lis protest against tho
Panama canal bill. In a note filed
with tho Stato department by A.
Mitchell Ines, charge of the British
embassy here. It was stated that if a
satisfactory agreement could not be
reached Groat Britain would appeal
to The Hague tribunal for arbitra
tion. Senator Stephenson Talen 111.
Milwaukee. A special from Esca
naba, Mich., says United States Sen
ator Stephenson of Wisconsin was
stricken with hoart failure in tho
northorn woods. A special train with
doctors has been sent to IiIb assist
ance. There Is no definite word as
to his condition.
, Noted Sculptor Dies.
Seattle, Wash. Louis Potter, 39
yoarB old, of New York, a noted
American sculptor, died in great
agony In an obscure hotel on Sixth
avenue here Thursday after undergo
ing, ten days' treatment at the hands
of a Chinese physician for a skin dls
easo with which ho had been afflicted
since birth.
Grant Commander-in-Chief.
St. Louis. Robert M. Grant of
Hartford, Conn., waB elected com-mandor-ln-chlef
of tho Sons of Vet
erans to succeed Colonel Newton J.
McGuIre of Indianapolis, and Miss
Frances M. Fox of Rochester, N. Y.,
whs elected president of the Ladlos'
auxiliary to succeed Mrs. Flora
Staples Whitney of Worcester, Mass.
Archbold Asks to Be Relieved.
Wnshlngton. Judge R. W. Arch
bold of tho commerce court, whoso
trlnl under Impeachment proceedings
Is impondlng boforo tho senate, has
asked Chief Justice Whlto of tho su
premo court to temporarily relievo
him from duty.
Parcels Pott Ready Jan. 1,
Washington. Announcement was
mado by Postmaster General Hitch
cock that tho Postofflco departmont
would be In readiness on January 1,
1913, to put Into general operation
tho recently authorized parcels post
system.
Fear of Italian Warships.
Beirut, Syria. A squadron of
Italian warships, comprising six ves
sels, anchored oft this port. Their1 ob
ject is unknown. Tho city Is' well
pntrolled by tho Turkish garrison.
Emperor In Good Shape.
Cassel, HesBe-Nnsunu, Germany.
Emperor William felt so well that ho
aroso early and boforo breukfast en
Joyed a long walk In tho park sur
rounding Wllholmshooho castle. Tho
rhoumatlc pains in li 1b neck have
practically ceased.
Who Is Getting Rake-Off.
Washington. A report to dlscloso
who Is profiting from tho present high
price ot coal is promised for the
houso of representatives by the de
partment of commerce and labor.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
The Chautauqua at Fullerton cIobcA
with a record breaking day,
Taft republicans of Platto county
have effected nn organlnzllon.
The bankers' convention in Omaha
last week was well attended.
Burlington crop reports arc of a
highly encouraging charactor.
Bert Cook of Nemaha county lost
his house by lire. But little of tho
contents were saved.
Tho Grand Army unveiled a monu
ment to the old soldiers at Poncn lust
week.
An Omaha ma&her was lined $25
and costs for calling a woman a
"chicken."
Ex-Senator Millard of Omaha, Just
back from a trip to Europe, says crops
are poor In that country.
Salvation army men and women of
Omaha held memorial services to
General Booth.
Secretary Mellor attended the Iowa
fair at Des Moines that he might bo
prepared for comparison with tho Ne
braska agricultural show.
"The withdrawal of the requests of
Holt and Boyd counties for state as
sistance in the building of bridges has
brightened up the chances of Dodge
and Saunders counties for getting
state aid In the construction of the
two big bridges over the Platte south
of Fremont nnd south of North Bend.
Adjutant General Phelps of the Na
tional guard has received a powder
tank about three feet long nnd nine
InchoB In dlametor which was on the
battleship Maine and which, until
that vessel was raiser. from Havana
harbor recently, has been Immersed
in Cuban waters since 1898. Tho rel
ic was sent from tho navy yards near
the nationnl capital and will be pre
sented to the local camp of the Spanish-American
war veterans.
A call has been Issued by Secretary
J. E. Blanc for the third annual con
vention of the Nebraska Irrigation as
sociation which will be held In Bridge
port October 22-24. Tho program will
Include addresses by experts In Irri
gation, good roads and drainage. Pa
pers will bo given on tho following
subjects: preparing the soil and rais
ing tho crop, plant diseases and obser
vations of potato troubles, practical
Irrigation, sugar beets and alfalfa,
pump irrigation, irrigation laws.
A brief note pinned to a sleeve of
Carl Heydon'8 freshly Ironed shirt
when ho waB dressing, led to tho dis
covery of Miss Helen Rissman-'s body
In a watermelon field a short distance
from Bellevue. Tho girl had ended
her life by swallowing a small quan
tity of carbolic acid. A quarrel she
Is said to have had with young Hey
don, with whom she had been keeping
company for possibly two months, Is
believed to havo brought on a fit of
despondency and led to her self-destruction.
Tho Btato railway commission has
dismissed the complaint made by the
Grand Island Commercial club
against the rates on freight maintain
ed by tho Union Pacific railway and
the St. Joe & Grand Island railway
from Omaha to Grand Island and from
Grand Island to several stations. On
account of tho mix-up on rates Inter
state, the commission claims that
they were unable at this time to
make any decision because of the
case on the Sanborn decision now be
fore the United States supreme court,
consequently tho matter will have to
stand as It is pending the action of
tho court, ,
Dr. W. II. Wilson, secretary of the
stato board pt health, is of the opinion
that changes can be made In the
collection of vital statistics of tho
stato which will Increase the Interest
In the work and which will provide
meanB whereby moro public informa
tion can be given out regarding It. At
present marriage and divorce rpports
aro made only once each year to the
state board of health,. Births and
deaths aro reported quarterly. The
secretary believes that more frequent
reportB would Increase their value
and would make them of more conse
quence to "the people of tho state.
Deshler Is arranging to hold a big
corn and colt show at some date In
October.
The old soldiers of Nebraska will
havo part in the unveiling of tho Lin
coln statue at Lincoln. Thero Is to
be music and speaking.
Governor Aldrlch says there will be
"nothing doing" on the demand of
Mr. Mike Harrington for a special ses
sion of tho legislature, bo that a law
can be passed enabling the progress
ives to get a ticket In tho field. "Noth
ing short of war, pestilence or famine
will cause me to call an extra session
of the legislature," said the gov
ernor. Quito a bit of speculation haB been
going on around Falrbury the past
few weeks regarding a flow of, what
seems to bo natural gas in nn old
abandoned well on tho farm of J, C.
Richardson, ono and one-half miles
from tho business center of Falrbury.
Whllo tho flow of gas is not strong
It Is enough to cause a flicker of light
-when a match is applied to It, and
Mr. Richardson Is firmly convinced
that if tho prospect hole were sunk to
a great depth It would tap a depoBlt
ot natural gas.
Physical valuation of tho Union
Stock YnrdB company's property at
South Omaha, as woll as tho property
ot similar concerns doing business In
other parts of the state, has not yet
been mado by tho' railway commis
sion's engineers and until other work
1b disposed of there will likely bo no
attempt mado to do this. Tho Ollls
stock yards bill passed at the last
session of the legislature, provides
for tho physical valuation of such
concerns by setting them out as com.
mon cnrrlers subject to tho same
laws and regulations as raltroado of
the state.
GATHER SEED G01
ve;:k set aside for securing
good ears.
PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR
Importance of Looking Carefully .to
This Matter Strongly Urged by
Chief Executive.
Seed corn needB of Nebraska farm
era aro sot forth In n proclamation
Blgned by Governor Aldrlch.
The executive calls upon farmers
to select seed corn early and urges
them to set apart the week beginning
September 30 for this purpose. The
proclamation Bays:
Tho experience of successful far
mers throughout the corn belt and
tho results of tests made by the 'var
ious experiment stations, show con
clusively that tho early selection and
proper caro of seed corn always re
sults In seed of strong germinating
power. Tills Is true for the follow
ing reasons: ,
FJrst Early selection secures early
maturing ears, thus lessening danger
from frosts.
Second Corn selected in the Held
can be taken from stalks wh'ich havo
tho power of producing j;ood cars of
corn under normal or even under ad
verse conditions, thus Increasing the
chances of securing high yielding
ears.
Third Seed corn properly cured
will not be Injured by freezing.
Thero was a seed corn shortage
last year due to the hard freeze before
tho corn had dried out. As a result
all available seed in the state was
used for the 1912 crop. We have no
surplus seed on hand. Reports from
all sections of the state show that the
crop this year is from dne to three
weeks later than normal. If we
should have an early freeze we would
have a seed corn famine next year.
This would mean that much of our
seed corn for the 1913 crop would be
eecured from other states.
A test made at the Nebraska exper
iment station for three years shows
that seed from other states havo aver
aged G.2 bushels less per "acre than
native grown seed. With these facts
In mind I urge the early selection of
seed corn and designate the week be
ginning September 30, 1912. as "Seed
Corn Week." Its general observance
will Insure a sufficient amount of na
tive grown seed for our 1913 crop.
Asking for Securities.
Thirty-live applications aggregating
bonds to the value of $G40,500 have
been filed with State Treasurer
George asking for the purchase of
these securities-under the provisions
of the Potts re-Investment measure.
The latter act, passed at the last ses
sion of the state legislature provide
for the- salo of the bonds of other
states, by the state treasurer, and the
Investment of the funds In bonds Is
sued by civil divisions of Nebraska.
Fremont school bonds to tho value of
$125,000 have just bpen purchased
with proceeds of this fund, but the
transaction has not been formally
completed.
Walt Has Problems.
Secretary of State Walt Is not hunt
ing any trouble on the ballot proposi
tion, but. will wait till the trouble
comes before taking up the matter.
Mr. Walt probably will be called upon
before long to settle tho matter of
the candidates of thejiew party get
ting a place on the ticket, but until
that tlmo comes he Is giving out no
opinions. In all probability the mat
ter will be put up to Attorney General
Martin when the proper time comes
for making a decision In tho matter.
Corn Acreage Reduced.
According to Labor Commissioner
Guyo, the acreage of corn In Nebras
ka for this year Is much less than has
been the prevailing idea. From pub
lished accounts it has been under
stood that tho acreage of corn for
this season was greater than tho state
has ever had, but taking the reports
of the assessors for It tho stato will
fall 141,978 acres short of tho 1911
crop and ovor 500,000 less than tho
crop of 1910. -
Commissioner Guye was led to
make the Investigation on account of
an advertisement tent out by the
Kansas publicity bureau claiming that
KanEaH would havo a crop this year
much larger than Nebraska and larg
er than any previous year. Referring
to tho crop reports sent out by the
government, Mr. Guyo says that this
year, as well as previous yeaiB, tho
Kansas publicity bureau Is claiming
moro than they havo a right to claim.
Last year, notwithstanding Kansas
made great claims as a corn state, tho
records show that Nebraska produced
a greater acreage and a larger crop
per acre than did the Sunflower state.
Kansas Figures Boosted,
Will M. Maupln, who has made a
Btudy of tho resources of Kansas and
Nebraska; and has ropcatedly mado
comparison of the crops raised each
yoar In the two states, says tho crop
reports of tho Sunflower stato havo
always been greatly exaggerated and
boosted beyond tho real figures In
order to make that state appear a bet
ter farming state than the Comhusk
er state. He agrees with Commission
er Guyo that with comparisons prop
erly made Nebraska makes the best
showing.
MANY SEEKING LAND.
Commissioner Guye Kept Busy
Answering Inquiries.
About four months ago Labor Com
missioner Guye began a systematic
Investigation of tho vacant lands of
Nebraska with tho object In view of
having the same taken up. Ho met
with considerable opposition from
certain sources which wero Interested
In keeping the lands unsettled, but he
kept at It and tho result lias been far
beyond his expectations.
In fact Commissioner Guyo "bulld
ed better than he knew," for his In
vestigations and the published state
ments mado by him drew the atten
tion of tho government with the re
sult that department officials took up
the matter and found that besides the
KInkald land in western Nebraska,
there aro subject to entry seventy
four Irrigated claims under ditch
which can be taken undo the home
stead law.
In order to get Irrigated claims,
which run from forty to eighty
ncres in size, the person filing will.be
compelled to pay $55 per acre for
the water right. He will have twelve
years to pay for It In, paying $5.25
per acrp at tho time the land 1b ta
ken. After the third crop is raised
ho will then bo required to pay $5
per yoar for ten years until tho whole
amount 1s paid. The government
charges nothing for the land, but tho
amount covers the water right, which
Is perpetual, the owner of the land
paying nothing for the water after the
whole amount Is paid, but will havo
freo use of same after that time.
Mr, Guye will leave for Chicago,
where he will take charge of the spe
cial train run by the Burlington to
western Nebraska whero these lands
lay. 'The Burlington land department
says that never In the history of their
tourist and homeseekcrs' exclusions
have they had so many Inquiries for!
particulars and applications for ac
commodations on the trains. Com-;
missloner Guye has himself received
assurance from over fifty persons that,
they will join the train at some point"
on the road and letters are reaching;
tho labor bureau every day- assuring
Commissioner Guyo that they will
join the excursion.
There Is room for hundreds of set
tlers on the vacant lands of Nebras
ka, and should the Burlington efforts
be successful the Northwestern will
run a similar train later which will
reach a different portion of the state.
Robert W. McGinnls, passenger agent
for the Northwestern, located at Lin
coln, has been working up the matter
with Commissioner Guyo and will run
a similar train as soon as the results
from the first excursion are knovn.
A letter from tho land department
at Washington received by Commis
sioner Guye assures him that tho gov
ernment will have representatives
meet tho train at a stated point to as
sist in locating those who desire to
take up the lands under the home
stead law.
Unveiling of Lincoln Statue.
The committee having In charge
tho ceremonies connected with tho
unveiling of tho Lincoln monument on
the state house grounds has complet
ed the program. Tho exercises" will
bo in tho nature of two divisions. The
first part taking part on a platform,
at the north entrance to the state'
houso, whero there Is plenty of room
to seat the crowd.
Mlssourlan Wants to Be ''Shown."
Attorney General Martin has re
ceived a letter from E G. Robinson,
a prosecuting attorney In a Missouri
county, In which the "show-me" man
wants to know about supremo court
decisions in this stato which refer to
testimony secured by the aid of
bloodhounds. The attorney general ha3i
not found any decision along this lino,
and a judge of the supreme court is
authority for tho statement that no(
decision of this character, according
to record, was ever given by a Ne
braska court.
Lincoln Delegate to Attend.
Secretary Walt received this morn
ing a letter from E. M. Jenkins of
Kenesaw stating that his father was
visiting him and would attend the cer
emonies of unveiling the Lincoln stat
ue. The old gentleman la 91 yearB of
ago and waB a delegate to the conven
tion which: nominated Lincoln for the
presidency and also served through
the civil war.
Veterans to Have Part.
Secretary Walt has received several
communications regarding tho part
that the veterans of the civil war will
havo in tho exercises of unveiling the
Lincoln statue. The matter was taken
up by tho Lincoln post and as a re
sult an invitation has been Issued lo
nil veterans to attend tho ceremonies.
New Metal Firm.
Hnrry W. Mool, C. Edward Mool,
Andreas C. Peterson and Georgo Mes
erschmldt compose a company which
has"flled articleB of Incorporation with
tho secretary of stale to do a whole
sale Iron, steel and metal business In
Omaha. The stock of tho company Is
placed at $25,000.
Regarding State Assessment.
More Information regarding the
state's assessment roll was givon out!
by Secretary Seymour ot the btatel
board. On the 1912 roll, according tof
tho figures, there are $S,004,777 aerea?
of land, both Improved nnd unim
proved, which has a total assessed?
valuation of S249.2GU.015. There aroi
55G.840 lotB, having a total assessed-fl
valuation of $09,780,582. Tho 924,750 '
horses In tho Btato have a value of
$13,518,705 In the eyes of the assess
ors, whllo 91.G90 muleB are valued on
the state roll at $1,052,993.
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