Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA L" BARB, Publisher.
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NORTH PLATTE, . NEBRASKA.
EPITOME OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY 8UBJECT8.
ARE SHORT RUT INTERESTING
Grief Mention of What It Transpiring
In Various Sections of Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
CONGRESS.
In Ills maiden speech Senator Ster
ling of South Dakota, attacked tho
provision In the sundry civil appro
priation hill exempting labor and farm
organizations from tho Sherman anti
trust law.
Tho senate has confirmed tho nom
inations of Charles J. Neil), as com
missioner of labor statistics; J. F.
Armstrong of Juneau as governor of
Alaska and II. M. Smith as commis
sioner of fisheries.
Senator Owen made a futllo nttempt
before tho senate Indian nffalrs com
mittee to abolish tho Doard of Indian
Commissioners. Tho board Is ap
pointed by tho president and Its mem
bers serve without compensation
Tho next move by Attorney Genoral
Mclloynolds against tho Bo-callcd
"hard coal trust" will bo against tho
Heading railway under both tho Shor
man anti-trust law and tho commodi
ties clause of tho interstate commorco
Ut.
A resolution providing' for a Joint
legislative commission of five to In
vestigate white slave traffic In Penn
sylvania and recommended legisla
tion to end It, was adopted by tho
house yesteday and sent to the son
nto for concourrenco.
President Wilson let it be known
recontly that when ho acts on tho
sundry civil bill he will make a state
ment concerning tho provision In it
exempting labor unions and farmors'
organizations from prosecution under
a fund appropriated for enforcement
of tho Sherman anti-trust laws.
Tho question of proceeding against
Chnrles C, Glover, of Washington, a
bunker, on a charge of having af
fronted the privileges of tho hojino
will be taken up. Mr. Glover Is
charged with having assaulted Rep
resentative Sims of Tcnnessco in a
public square for remarks concerning
Mr. Glover which tho representative
made on tho floor of tho house.
GENERAL.
Lo, the poor Indian, lu to bo Inves
tigated by tho senate.
Penny postcards will bo green
hereafter, as la the practice in many
foreign countries?
Governor Cox of Ohio has approved
ollls passed by the legislature provid
ing for mother's pensions.
Cleveland's Salvation Army homo
for girls Is to bo governed by a board
of representative citizens.
The Grand Army of tho Republic
will have its 1013 reunion in Chatta
nooga, Tonn.
The duchoBS of Connaught Is recov
ering from tho recent operation which
elio underwent for appondlcltls.
Aloxis E. Georgian, editor of a so
cialist weekly newspaper of Min
neapolis, was convicted in tho district
court of crlmmlnnl llbol.
Bight men, including several Amor
leun aviation enthusiasts, aro in
volved in tho alleged plan to furnish
Mexican rebolB an noroplanj corpB.
Frederick Quinlan, Ino Industrial
WcrkorB of tho World loader, denied
the chargo that ho exhorted tho strik
en! not to let othwB tako their places
in tho mlllB except over their dead
bodies,
Tho first business mnnngor for a
city In Iowa was engaged by Clorinda.
T. A, Wilson was chosen to tho office,
combining tho duties- of a business
agent with that of a city clerk, at a
salary of $1,500 u yean
Tho pout oinco at Do Lassus, Mo.,
has been closed becauBo no person
will accept tho position of postmaster.
The school children of Clinton, Mo.,
dug up 10,747 pounds of dandelions
last week.
Flames that Uiroatoned to destroy
nil tho principal buildings of the uni
versity of Utah at Salt Lako City woro
checked by firemen and students aftor
the laboratory building had boon de
stroyed and tho modlcal building
dumuged.
Mrs. Sarah Dawdy, aged 80 years, of
C' -'lbyvlllo, 111., lost her burial clothes,
which she had Just finished, whon her
houee burned down. Sho accuses her
husband, with whom sho had fallen
out, of setting flro to the houso. Ho
in 85 years of ago. They were mar
ried three years ago,
Louis Mhrkheltn, proprietor of ono
of tho largest lace and embroidery
concerns in New York City, was sent
to tho Tombs prison in default of
$20,000 ball on indictments charging
filing raise proofs of a Iobb he estimat
ed at 1131,000 In connection with a
Are In his establishment on April 13.
Thlrtoon persons In the stato of
New York were mado blind for llfo
and four others were killed during tho
last twolvo months either by drink
ing wood alcohol or Inhaling its pol
sonous fumes, according to tho fourth
annual report of tho New York com
mittee on the prevention of blindness.
Germany has over 9,000,000 women
employed In other than domestic ser
vice. The Wisconsin assembly has pass
ed a bill appropriating $75,000 for
Wisconsin's representation at tho San
Francisco exposition.
Tho plant of the American Agricul
tural Chemical company was totally
destroyed by fire. Tho loss Is $!00.000.
Tho first Colorado primary for tho
nomination of postmaster to bo certi
fied before appointment will bo held
at Greeley.
War on tho so-called "sufciaf clubs"
at Cornell, N. Y., as breeding snob
bishness among tho students, has
been started among tho undergrade
utcs,
Tho marquis of Hereford, former
huBband of Alice Thaw of PlttBburg,
whose marrlago was annulled on her
petition in 1908, Is about to marry
again.
Instead of going to established
towns a number of banks in tho north
wefltorn part of South Dakota, will bo
started on tho proposed lino of a rail
road. Darnoy O'Nell, who recently was
found guilty of having rendered a
falso report of tho condition of tho
Stato bank at Wallace, Idaho, was
denied a new trial.
Tho statement of the copper pro
ducers' association of May 1 shows a
decrcaso In stocks on hand of 28,720,
162 pounds, compared wjth tho pre
vious month.
Four thousand skilled workmen em
ployed by tho Maclleth-Evans GlasB
company at Pittsburgh, Pa., have been
granted a voluntary Increase of wages,
effectlvo May 19.
President Wilson hns been author
ized to send delegates to tho Interna
tional conference on education nt Tho
Haguo tills year by a joint resolution
passed by tho houso.
Rabies in poor neighborhoods In
American cities die at the rate of 373
in 1,000 under 1 year of nge, and in
tho good residences tho rntc is 13G In
1,000 or less than one-half rb great.
More than 200 uppllcnnts for parole,
among them six bankers and threo
llfo prisoners, will appear bofore tho
federal board of pardons which will
moot nt tho federal prison at Leav
enworth, Kan. v.
Tho Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Tin and Steel Workers adopted
n resolution commending United
States Senator Kern for his demand
for nn investigation of tho coal strike
In West Virginia.
Joseph F. Costollq, a nowpapor man.
died nt Rralntree, Mass. In 1899 ho
wont to Cuba as correspondent of tho
Now York Herald, and later for some
tlmo was Havana representative of
tho Associated Press.
Governor Tenor of Pennsylvania
signed a bill prohibiting the sale or
gift of cigaretteB or cigarette papera
to any person undor 21 years old. Tho
salo or gift is mado punishable by a
flno of from $100 to $300.
A moBsago to Copenhagen from
ThorBhavn, Fnroo 1 stands, announces
the success of Knud Rasmusscn's
Greenland expedition, which returned
there Sunday after a throe-years' ab
Bonco. The porils of tho present Inferiority
of tho army to that of Germany nro
to bo called to tho attention of tho
country by placards posted in every
villago In Franco by tho republican
domocratic party.
James V. Martin, who holds both a
pilot's UconBO for tho air and a
master's license for tho seas, an
nounced that ho will attempt next
August to crosB tho Atlantic from
Now Foundland to Ireland, In nn air
Bhlp. Mothers' day was officially recog
nized by tho houso In a resolution
calling upon the president, his cabi
net, senators, representatives and
other fedornl officials to wear a white
flower on "Mothers' Day" "as a token
of our lovo and reverenco for tho
jnojjior."
Nowfi was received In San Francis
co of tho wreck and tbondonmont of
tho lumber laden schooner Lymun D.
Foster, bound from Bclllngham for
Lavukn, in tho south seas, on April
30. Captain Klllmun and tho crew of
eleven men wore saved and mado
shore at Kambara Island,
Major Wilson McClaughoy, for tho
last" fourteen yoars warden of tho fed
oral prison and ono of tho best known
criminologists In tho United States,
has forwarded his resignation to tho
department of Justice. In making
known this fact, the warden who Is
74 yoars of age, said he thought ho
had boon on tho Job long enough."
sponT.
Manager Jim Ouokloy declares that
Wllllo Rltchlo, lightweight champion
of the world, will bo tho man to fight
his clover lltto scrapper, T. Murphy.
Brown's antl-prlzeflght bill went
down to defeat when Its opponents
forced tho adoption of an amendment
which practically "ro-onncts tho pros
eat law.
Practically all hopo ot Inducing Dr.
E. Ixujkor, world's champion chess
player, to enter tho forthcoming In
ternational tournament at Havana,
Cuba, has been abandoned. -
Flfty-slx a. tomobllo3 were burned
In a garage flro In Chicago.
Jack Watson, tho veteran Ames
track coach who Is under contract to
take chargo of the Iowa athletes next
yoar, was operated ou for appendi
citis. Tho French airman, Frnngeols, car
ried six passengers on his biplane
during a sovonty-flvo mlnuto flight.
Claronco (Wildcat) Ferns of Kan
sas City waB given tho decision over
Jimmy Porry of Pittsburg, Pa., nt tho
ond of a ten-round fight, which waB
tame and featureless throughout. Tha
mon are welterweights.
AGAIN 1SKS DELAY
BRYAN REQUESTS GOV. JOHNSON
TO WITHHOLD 8IGNATURE.
IflLD OF JAPAN'S PROTEST
Until Governor's Answer Is Received
No Reply Will be Made
to Japan.
Washington, D. C. Tho federal
government's final effort to dolay
alien land-owning legislation In Cali
fornia was mado when Secretary
Bryan, in tho nnmo of President Wil
son, 'telegraphed Governor Johnson
notifying him that tho Japanese am
bassador had earnestly protested
against tho bill passed by tho Callfor.
nla assembly and urged that tho gov
ernor postpone action by withholding
his signature.
Secretary Drynn'B telegram, which
was framed after a conferenco with
tho president, wns dispatched tonight
and made public at tho Whlto house a
few minutes later. It was as follows:
"Tho president directs mo to ex
prpss his appreciation of your courte
sy In delaying action on tho land bill
now before you until its provisions
could bo communicated to tho Japan
ese government. His excellency,
Bnron Shlnda, on behalf of his govern
ment, has presented an earnest pro
test against tho measure. As you have
before you but two alternatives, viz:
To approve or to veto, It will avail
nothing to recall to your attention tho
amendments suggested to tho legisla
ture, and as the presjdent has already
laid before you his views upon tho
subject it Is unnecessary to reltcTato
them.
"Ho passes over questions affecting
treaty rights for two reasons; first,
because tho bill passed by tho legis
lature Is nvowedly Intended to con
form to treaty obligations, and second
because any conflict complained of
would bo a matter for tho courts.
But tho president feels Justified in ox.
pressing again IiIb deslro that action
on tho subject bo deferred for this
session and ho expresses tho desiro
tho more freely bccnuBo tho legisla
ture can bo reconvened at any tlmo
If tho welfare of tho stato requires it.
Ho 1b fully alivo to tho importance
of removing any root of discord
which may create antagonism be
tween American citizens and tho sub
jects of oriental nations residing
hero, but ho is Impelled by a Benso of
duty to express tho hopo that you
will see fit to allow tlmo for diplo
matic efforts. Tho nations affected
by tho prosed law nro friendly na
tions nntlons that hnvo shown them
solves willing to co-operate In the es
tablishment of harmonious relations
betwen their people and ours.
"If a postponement commends Itself
to your Judgment tho president will
bo pleased to co-operate In a sys
tematic effort to discover and correct
nny ovlls that may exist in connec
tion with land ownership by aliens."
Tho decision of tho administration
to urge Governor Johnson to uso hla
power of veto to postpone any land
legislation waB reached after a series
of conferences between tho president,
Secrotary Bryan and John Bassott
Moore, counsellor of tho stato depart
ment and frequent culls at tho depart
ment by Ambassador Chlnda. It was
realized that nny further attempt to
havo tho bill enacted "by tho Califor
nia legislature amended would bo
fruitless, slnco Secretary Bryan's trip
to Sacramento was unavailing.
Greece Stands In the Way.
London, DIspatchos from Sofia In
dicate that the Greok govornment Is
trying to delay tho conclusion of
poaco by refusing to accept tho draft
of tho treaty drawn up by tho ambas
sadorial conferenco. Tho Bulgarian
government, however, haB notlllod
Grocco of its determination to permit
no further delay In signing tho peace
treaty.
Friction between Bulgaria and
Greeco still menaces tho situation.
The mixed commission appointed by
the two governments to roconcilo tho
rival clalmB over disputed towns and
territories arrived at Irreconcilable
conclusions. ,-
Killed by Policeman.
New York. An unknown foreigner
from his actions believed to be n
maniac was shot and killed In the
Botanical garden of Bronx park by
Policeman Frank Andorson. Tho po
llcoman got hla revolver Into action
nftoT a thrilling fight In which the
mnn slashed with a stiletto.
Fly Wheel Bursts.
Bonmldja, Minn. A fly wheel, ten
feet In dlnmater and weighing seven
tons in tho mills of tho Crookston
Lumber company, burst and Instantly
killed Charles Johnson, an engineer.
Rain Extermlnatea Chinch Bugs.
Tulsa, Ok. The rocent heavy rain
baa checked tho ravage of chinch bugs
In several counties In this section of
the- stato and saved thousand of acres
of wheat and onts, which woro threat
ened with destruction. Tho farmers
now feel much encouraged.
To Play Ball In Japan.
San Francisco. Twelvo members
of the Stanford university base ball
equad will sail for Japan on tho liner
Nippon Maru, to compete against tho
team of Toklo university.
NEBRA3KA IN BRIEF.
Mrs. D. L. Hcrrlck was seriously
Injured in a runaway while driving to
Broken Bow with her husband.
Registrar Georgo D. Templo report
tho birth of nine boys -and five girls
for tho month of April In Washington
county.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Weep
ing Water caught fire from the
sparks of a passing engine. Little dam
ago was done.
Twelvo applications for parole and
half that number for commutations
of sentence aro before the etate board
of pardons.
Colonel Will II. Daly, formerly own
er and publisher of the Cairo Record
at Cairo, Neb,, has purchased the
Dunbar Review plant.
Tho Stato Board of Health has ap
pointed Miss Gertrudo Smith of
Omaha as a member of the Nurso
Examination board.
W. B. Day is dead at Morrison, Okl.,
according to telegrams received by
Nebraska relatives. Ho resided for
thirty years In Fremont.
It Is said that four deputy game
wardens wero at Wymore looking for
traps, nets and trout lines in Indian
creek and the Blue river.
Frank Harris of tho Empress the
ater, Omaha, was elected president of
tho Nebraska stato branch of tho Mo
tion Picture Exhibitors' league.
While but twenty-five wet goods em
poriums may do business under tho
law In Lincoln, thirty-seven havo sig
nified their intentions of trying for
licenses.
Although not yet confirmed by tho
directors, tho plans for Omaha's new
$1,000,000 hotel, as under way, con
templates a building fourteen stories
high.
In tho international school debates
Wayno won from Kearney and lost
to Peru. Peru lost to Kearney. The
result 1b a triple Ale, as waB the case
last year.
According to a report given out by
tho publicity department of the Stato
Board of Agriculture, Nebraska and
Wyoming lead all other states on the
condition of winter wheat.
Tho following old soldiers of Thay-J
er county wero. In tho bnttle of Get
tysburg: John Hughes of Hebron, W.
W. Cameron and Dan Sweeney of
Chester and Sam Patten of Hubbell.
John Dohn waB elected president,
August J. Baumann vice president,
and S. E. SInke, secretary of the
Grand Island board of education for
tho ensuing year.
J. M. Hurst, who has been Justice
of tho peaco at Wymore for some
tlmo hns been appointed police Judge
at that place by Mayor Reullng, to
succeed Judge F. E. Crawford, ree
signed. Floyd Hall,- brakeman on Burlington
passenger No. 89, Lincoln to Concor
dia, smashed the fingers on his right
hand between two sample trunks
whllo unloading bnggage at Washing
ton, Kan.
Rev. Lewis Flnster and wife, who
formerly wero residents of this coun
ty and have now spent twelve years
In the mission fields of Australia and I
threo In tho Philippines, -are visiting
friends In Blair.
A largo clock with a chimes attaph
ment for striking tho hours, half hours
and quarter hourB will be paced on
tho tower of tho Fremont Bafety de
posit block, now In course of erection
at Fifth and Main streets In Fremont.
Bryan Miller of Davenport, who has
boon sorvlng tho navy In the Philip
pines for the last four years, has re
turned. Warden Fenton has appoint
ed him a guard at tho ponlte.ntIary at
Lincoln and he will at once take up
his now duties.,
Paul Janulouls, former employe in
tho kltchon of a hotel operated by the
Union Stock Yards company in South
Omaha, was awarded $7,500 damages
for an injury to his hand, received
when a window fell upon It, by a Jury
in Judge Esteles' court.
Thlrty-flvo dollars and tho costs of
tho caso was tho price Anton Claudls,
a Greek laborer, paid for shooting sev
en duckB out of season. The man was
arrested nt North Platte upon the
complaint of some railroad men who
had seon him with tho game.
The eight-year-old son of Rhode
Knlsoly, of Falls City, while riding a
dlso harrow, fell under the machine
and was badly cut. One ear was
severed from tho head almoBt com
pletely, hanging only by a thread, and
ono urm was cut by the disc.
With 35G men detained at the state
penitentiary at tho present time the
record shows that tho population of
tho prison has decreased nearly 100
Inmates In tho past year. A general
decrease In tho crime of tho state and
tho nctlvlty of tho state pardon board
In paroling tho men are given ns rea
sons for. the drop In the figures.
Delogates to tho purity congress,
which is to bo held In MInneapollB
next November, wero appointed by
Governor Morehead upon application
of stato peoplo who aro interested In
tho gathering. Thoso named were:
Mrs. Harriot Vance of Alliance, Mrs.
L. S. Corey, Wllmot Crozler and
Grace- Crozior of Lincoln and Mrs.
Ella l. Hostetlor of Shelton.
Mrs. Mrytlo Koehler for herself and
In behalf of her two minor children,
has filed a petition In tho " district
court, for $10,000 damages against the
Union Pacific Railroad company on
account of tho death of her husband
nt a Union Pacific crossing at Grand
Island,
It 1b announced by President Conn
of tho stato normal that Miss Klllen,
MIbb McBoth and Miss Piper of tho
faculty Ut Wayne havo each been
granted leave of absence, the two
formor to travel In Europe tho latter
to study educational conditions la
Porto Rico
PROSPECTS GOOD
BECETARY MELLOR FILES RE'
PORT OF CROP CONDITIONS.
PLENTY OF IAIN IN APRIL
Facts and Figures Furnished From
Many Sources Make a Re
markable Showing.
Lincoln, Neb. Prospects for a re
cord breaking crop from one end of
the state to the other this year aro
most flattering, according to reports
received and compiled by Secrotary
Mellor of tho state board of agricul
ture. Tho satisfactory condition appar
ently prevails over the stato at largo
and to a greater degree, for this sea
Bon of the year, than for many years
past. In gathering data for his report
the secretary of tho agricultural board
had the benefit of the railroad reports,
the data furnished by county crop re
porters and the sectional reports sent
in by creamery and grain men over
the state. The state university like
wise contributed much Information on
tho subject. The consequent report
contains tho following information
for the people of tho state:
Details of Report.
"While the soil was dry at the bo
glnnipg of spring work the recent
rains have thoroughly soaked the sub.
soil, whllo the intermittent snowfall
of March prevented Injury from high
winds nnd dust stormB
Wheat For perhaps the first tlmo
In many years Nebraska farmers were
surprised to fee the fall wheat cover
ing the ground on May 1. The pre
sent outlook for a record breaking
yield Is most favorable. Tho gener
ous rain did not flood or do any dam
age, according to reports, oven In tjp
bottom lands. During April there
were some cold winds, but there was
no damage reported from freezing
and thawing, which occasionally prove
very trying to the young plants.
"Oats Reports indicate that oats
are in excellent condition. Most of
the plantings are up, .with a "uniform
stand, In nearly, all sections of tho
state.
"Corn Ninety per cent of the
ground is plowed and ready for plant
ing. "Alfalfa Never better. The recent
rains In all parts of the state, along
with the accompanying days of sun
shine, have spurred the growth of the
plants.
"Live Stock Horses and cattle
came through the winter in excellent
condition. Dairymen report Ideal con
ditions. "Fruit According to reports re
ceived by Secretary C. G. Marshall of
the State Horticultural society an un
precedented fruit yield Is expected.
The blossoms was never reported bet
ter at thiB season of tho year. Every
tree and plant is loaded with blossoms.
Buds were In superb condition after
a mild winter. Tho orchards are re
markably free from disease and there
Is an encouraging Increase In tho
amount of spraying in the orchards.
The frosts in April did no damage.
The peach trees are in excellent con
dition and a large yield is expected
in southeastern Nebraska,
Property Escheats to State.
Lincoln, Neb, One hundred and
sixty acres of Keya Pasha county
land, a quarter Bection In Holt county,
a similar amount In Colorado and
some Auburn realty were turned over
to State Land Commissioner Beckman
for use of the permanent school fund.
The step terminates the history of
property accumulations of Joseph Ul
rica, a Nemaha county bachelor miser
who died three years ago without
heirs, Tho property escheats to the
stale under an order of the court. A
man named Cahoe rented the Auburn
place after Ulrlch'a death and during
remodelling found several thousands
dollars In gold secreted in various hid
ing places. His own uso of $1,000 of
this furnished a case for the courts
to settle. In the end It was decreed
that as trespass Is one of tho olomonts
of larceny, he had not committed It
In this case.
Cnhoe Is still living In the house
and rentals for the Intervening period
must be collected by the state land
commlrsloner.
To Fight New Insurance Bill.
Lincoln, Neb, The first step to
wards fighting the lately enacted codo
Insurance bill in courts was taken
when Auditor Howard and assistants
began a rigid scanning of the legisla
tive history of the various provisions
of the measure. It is understood that
the preferred plan of procedure will
bo for Auditor Howard to refuse to
turn over tho control of the Insurance
business to the new board, thus lay
ing himself open to a mandamus at
tack. Names Board of Mediation.
Lilcon. Byvtho provisions of a bill
passed by tho Inst legislature, Gover
nor Morohead this ufternoon ap
pointed tho following men as mem
bers of a board of mediation:
F. M. Coffey of Lincoln, represent
ing the labor organization; Robert
Cowel of Omaha, representing tho em
ployers, nnd H. E. Roische of Chad
rou, representing tho peoplo.
Mr. Relscho represented the Chad
ron district in tho last legislature
being In the lower bouse.
GOOD TIMfaS AWAIT EDITORS.
Omaha, Neb.-Luncheons, a banquet
and dnnco following, nn automobile
ride, and n special Initiation at Ak Sar
Ben, are some of tho entertainment
features which aro being nrrnnged
for tho members of tho Nebraska
Press Association on June 1 to 4.
Committees have been appointed by
tho Bureau of Publicity, which will
havo charge of the details of tho en
tertainment. One notablo feature of this meeting
will occur" on Sunday, tho day before
Us official convening, w.hon about
forty of the visiting editors will oc
cupy the pupits of ho various
churches of the city and will talk up
on the Bubject or what tho presB Is- '
doing to rnlso the standard of morali
ty of Nebraska, and will give tho
church-going folks of Omaha an Idea
of what the country newspaper stunda
for nnd how tho country pross 1b
dally and weekly Influencing for tho
better.
On Tuesday of convention week,
the members of tho Association and
their wives will bo the guests of tho
Union Stock Yards company and tho
business men of South Omaha at at
luncheon, which will procedo tho
afternoon meeting, which will be held
in the South Omaha metropolis.. An
auto ride through South Omaha and
Omaha, the latter Including a trip
through the tornado district will fol
low, after which tho visitors will bo ,
the guestB of the dally newspapers at
a banquet and dance at one of tho
country clubs.
If tho members of tho association
do not have an enjoyablo time It will
be because Omaha and her citizens
will be unable to provide It. Judge
ment will be left to the distinguished
visitors.
Whllo tho above arrangements have
been made to cover the social enter
tainment of the visiting editors, the
program for the business sessions has
not been by any means neglected.
Only a tentative program has been
given out as yet, but as now" outlined
it gives promise of being one of tho
best ever arranged. Pertinent topics,
covering every phase of newspaper
work have been placed In competent
hands, and will no doubt prove to bo
entertaining and Instructive to all who
hear them.
Job Printing and Ad-Settlng Contests
Feature of Meeting.
Last week there arrived In Omaha
at tho store of Fred Brodagaard, the
well known Jeweler of that city,'
the most expensive and handsomest
trophy cup 'ever brought west of tho
Mississippi. This cup will be given
to some Nebraska printer at the Oma
ha meeting of the Nebraska Tresa
Association and will be worth its
weight in gold to him, from an ad
vertising standpoint alone. Just think.
y&&&zjdj
Guaranteed by Fred IJroileg-aard, of Omalia.
Trophy Cup
printers, what it would meau to come
homo from Omaha and exhibit that
cup to the business men of your city,
you the best printer in Nebraska.
It's some honor. Tho cup is solid sil
ver, beautiful in design, fully guaran
teed by Mr. Brodegaard nnd cost the
donors tho Bureau of. Publicity of
Omaha, over $150. It Is handsomely
engraved and in addition to the pres
ent engraving will carry tho. name of
the winner and will be his excluBivo
property.
There will also be given $200 in
cash prizes to winners of the Ad-Setting
contest. These prizes aro for
tho neatest and most attractive ads
set from copy furnished by tho South
Omaha stock yards company. The
donors of the prlzea. The ad must
be three columns wide and ten Inches
deep, nnd may not contain any special
cuts or ornaments. Only such type,
rules, borders, and ornaments ns aro
usually found In typo specimen books
may be UEed.
Newspaper Exhibition.
H. B. Allen, editor of the Crelghton
Liberal made a good suggestion to
tho sectretary, recently when ho
proposed that we havo a "newspa
per exhibition," at the coming Ne
braska Press Association meeting,
nnd display the country newspaperB
of Nebraska, at .a prominent place
In tho convention rom, whoro com
parisons could bo made and sugges
tions and new Ideas gained. This
will be done,- and the secretary will
bee to It that every newspaper that
Is brought or scut will bo displayed,
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