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NEWS OF IHE WEEK
CONDENSATIONS Of GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
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OF EVENTS
Notional, Political, Personal and Othor
Matter In Brief Form for All
Classes of Reader.
WASHINGTON.
According to State Gcologlut R. C.
Allen of Michigan, that Btnto may
cease to bo a coal producing state
within fifteen years.
lied Cross officers arc urging tho
Eenato appropriations commltteo to
porvldo a lied Cross memorial build
ing to tho northern and southern wo
men of tho civil war.
Tho commission of live appointed
by tho French government to soloet
a slto at tho Panama-Pacific exposi
tion has been recelvod by Prosldcnt
WllEon and Secretary Bryan.
Tho revenue cutter Bear, at Un
alaska, will search Alaskan waters
for tho missing schooner, Wasp for
tho safety of whoso crow and A. N.
Evans, commissioner of oducatlon In
Alaska, fear Is felt.
Harvey ti. Chase, tho government's
highest paid employe has quit his
Job at $50 a day. Ho Is an expert ac
countant and has beon engaged for
last two years In revising tho book
keeping methods o? tho Treasury de
partment. Samuel Gompors and Frank Mor
rison of tho Amorlcan Federation of
Labor and tho sovon vlco presidents
composing tho executive council havo
formally thanked PerBldont Wilson
for his appointment of William 13.
Wilson - secrotary of labor.
David Lamar, who figured In tho
congnsslonal lobby Investigation and
later was Indicted for Impersonating
congressman In tolophono talks with
prominent (landers, has been hold by
p ZJnltcd States commissioner for tho
hctlon of the federal authorities In
Nov York and admlttod to $3,000
ball.
Tho extent to which wlroloss tie
uraphy has boon taken up by ama
teurs Is disclosed in a list of radio
Jtatlona In tho United States Just is
cued by tho commerce department's
bureau of nav'gatlon. Almost 1,300
amateurs had beon granted licenses
up to Juno 30.
Announcement that tho Pennsylva
nia railroad proposed to dispose of Its
anthracite- mining proportloB was
pleasing to ofllclalB of tho department
of Justice aB being In conformity with
tho govornmont'B position that tho
coal-carrying railroads should bo di
vorced from coal mining companies In
tho Interest of competition.
Tho, production of wheat in tho
principal countries of tho world that
raise it 1h estmated to bo 4.1 por cent
greater thlB year than last, tho total
production being estimated at 3,330,
000,000 bushelB, according to a cable
gram to tho department of agrlculturo
from tho International Institute of
Agrlculturo at Romo.
Edward D. Ilulbort of Chicago,
practical banker and Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yalo unlvorslty, oxport of
tho theory of curroncy, Indorsed tho
principles of tho administration cur
rency bill beforo tho sonato commit
tee. Both, howover proposod a num
ber of amendments, doBlgnod to alter
tho proposed methods for carrying
out tho purposes of tho moasuro.
Tho tariff bill Is a completed docu
ment, oxcopt for tho provision taxing
trades In cotton futures. After more
than two weeks of constant work be
hind closed doors tho olght domo
cratH representing tho boho and
liouso aB members of tho conforanco
committee, settled tho last of tholr
othor differences and reached tho
final decision that they could not
agree on tho cotton futuro tax.
DOMESTIC.
V. J. Caughoy, a Justlco of tho
peaco In Henry county, Illinois, hi"
trled only one caso In twenty-ono
years of service, and then tho penalty
consisted of a $1 fine.
What Is said to bo tho largoBt ship
ment of corn recolved from South
America for moro than two years ar
rived In Now York whon a steamship
put lu with a cargo of 7,300 tons of
shelled corn from Buenos Ayres,
A mob of clUzous of Litchfield,
slate of Illinois, vlsltod tho county
Jail, overpoworod tho Jailor, took
Joo Illchurson, a negro from his cell
and hanged him to a trco In tho pub
lic "square. RIchardBon waB charged
with assaulting Rdo Goff, cloven year
old.
Tho flrHt dlsordor In tho Colorado
coal miner's etrlko occurred when
Camp Marshal Robert Leo, at Scgun
do, near Trinidad was shot and killed.
According 'to Information rocolyod
tUo Bhootlng waB done by Btrlkoru.
A proposed memorial tower at San
Antonla, Tex., will 'bo 802 feet high.
James Falrllo of Dos Moines, la.,
has been appointed actuary of tho
Illinois insurance department.
Thomas A. Edleon is back at his
shop at Orange, Is'. J., having recov
ered from tho 111 offects of his vaca
tion. r
Solnia Shaukland, aged G yoors, of
Dawson, III., was- probaly fatally In
jured when the clapper of the school
bell fell and struck him on the left
tomple.
The stiff rago school, established In
Now York by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt, 1b drawing an Increasing numbor
ow women Btudonts doslrlous of learn
ing tho noblo art of specchmaklng.
Advices to tho railroads indlcato
.that tho rango through western Ne
braska and Wyoming is in the best
condition in years, and that tho
ranchers aro proparlng to winter more
cattle than over beforo.
Spanish minister, Don Juan Jllanooy
Gayangos, as special rcpresenlatlvo of
Kin;; Alfonso, stood by Lieutenant
Governor Wallace of California when
tho latter dedicated a monument to
Juan Cabrlllo, tho early Spanish navi
gator who discovered San Diego bay.
On October 13, 1913, will begin tho
registration at Valentine, Nobr., for
tho land that was tho old military
reservation whero Fort Niobrara was
located. Tho registration will con
tlnuo till Octobor 25, giving twclvo
days for tho peoplo wishing a chanco
at tho land to reglater.
Deputy sheriffs from Birmingham
and Montgomery and armed farmors
of Tuscaloosa county '.lavo abandoned
tho soarch for tho threo men who
held up and robbed tho Alabama,
Groat Southorn passonger train at
nibbvlllo Siding, Alabama, and tho
case now is In tho hands of the rail
road ofllcorfl.
Mrs. Marshall Holt of San Fran
cisco, who has largo land Interests
In California, and looks after them
horself, was olected to a llfo mem
bership In tho Farmer's National con
gross In tho llnul mooting of tho 1913
convention at Piano, II., tho first
tlrao that honor haB ovor beon con
ferred upon a woman.
Urging women to work for whnt
sho calls "n political side wind," which
sho hopes will blow on votes for wo
mon, MrB. Harriot Stanton Blatch,
president of tho women's political un
ion, has sent lottors to urs. Emma
Smith Dovoe, president of tho loaguo
of women voters of acattlo, Wash.,
and tho prosldontB of a.l tho Btate re
publican women at ten suffrago states.
FOREIGN.
An Important deposit of uranium
and pltchblond, from which radium
Is oktractod, has boon found on the
German aldo of the Erzgeborge, a
rango of mountains between Saxonla
and Bohomla. Tho deposit apparently
Is a prolongation of that on tho Bo-
homlan sldo.
Tho British treasury has received
an unexpected windfall from tho es
tate of tho late Anthony Nicholas
Brady of Albany, N. Y., who died In
London In July and whoso proporty
In tho Unltod Kingdom has beon val
ued for probato at $G,577,G40. Death
duties amounting to $1,050,000 will bo
paid over to David Lloyd Goorgo,
chancollor of tho exchequor.
Tho Balklns crisis Is becoming
more acuto. It has been agravated
by tho apparont determination of tho
young Turk military party to profit
by tho dissenslouB among tho former
allies. Turkey Is roportod to havo
called again to tho colors, tho Asia
Minor conscript while an olllcor lato
ly returned from Tripoli 1b said to be
loading an uprising against Bulgaria
In Thrace.
Tho Fronch aviator, Moreau, won
tho Bonnot prize with hlB solf-rlght-lug
aeroplane Ho flow for a half
hour without touching tho lovers. A
military aviator, Lloutenant Lafon,
accompanied him ns u passenger to
verify tho performance. A strong
wind was blowing and tho monoplane
rolled and pitched In an ugly man
nor, but never fallpd to roturn auto
matically to a level kool.
A mutiny broko out In tho ranks of
a battalion of tho royal Spanish
guard at the moment tho troops woro
loavlng Algolrs for tho scono of fight
ing In Morocco A numbor of tho
BoldlorB belonging to this, tho most
aristocratic regiment in Spain, re
fused to ombark and reslatod tholr
ofllcorB. Fighting onsuod In which
one man, tho standard-bearer of the
roglmont, was killed and several In
jured. Quoon Aloxandra 1b the most ox
pert photographer among royalists.
Sho Iuib some 10,000 photographs of
hor own taking, carofully doscrlbod
and numbered.
Wreckage which Is supposed to bo
tho remains of tho Boussole, tho ves
sel of tho Fronch oxploror, Laporouse,
which aallod on a voyugo of dlBcovory
lu tho Pacific In 1788 and novor ro
turnod, has beon found burled In
sand on tho Island of Vaulkoro In tho
Pacific.
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ASSERTS WAR BUREAU HAS
NOT SUMMONED HIM.
MUCH GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON
Colonel La Fuente Hao Been Nomi
nated for the Presidency by
the Liberals.
Washington. OfTicIal Washington
Ib gossiping about tlto reported recall
to Mexico of General Porflrlo Diaz.
No tanglblo explanation was forth
coming horo of tho motive back of
tho summons.
Ono theory advanced was that Pro
visional President Huorta was on
deavorlng to demonstrate that tran
quil condltlonH had returned. Another
was that tho former president of
Mexico might throw his Influence to
secure tho election of Frederlco Gam
bou. It was thought also that the
return of Porflrlo Diaz would ensure
harmony among some factions.
Says Not Recalled.
Biarritz, France. General Porflrlo
Diaz, tho ox-prosldont of Mexico, de
clares that ho has recolved no com
munication from tho Mexican war de
partment recalling him for service.
Ho oxprossed the opinion that any
roport regarding his recall must
havo arisen through conflicting him
with Goneral Felix Diaz.
Tho ex-president said ho would re
main hero until tho middle of Octo
bor. Sends Message to Gamboa.
Paris. General Felix Diaz sent u
cable messago to Sonor Gamboa ex
pressing his felicitations and com
pliments upon tho nomination of Se
nor Gnmboa to tho presidency of
Merlco by tho Catholic party.
"Frederlco Gamboa Is an honest
and sincere man," said Goneral Diaz,
"and should ho bo elected, ho would
bring to tho ofllce tho right spirit.
"My friends havo brought mo for
ward, but I havo not asked tiiem to
work hard for mo. Should I be
choson, I will do all that I can to
bring about order and Justice In tho
country. My candidacy Is that of 'a
liberal with freedom of conscience
in religion."
Will Disregard Injunction.
Seattle, Wash. Announcements
woro mado at meetings of socialists,
that Injunctions forbidding street
spoaklng Issued by Superior Judge
John E. Humphries would be sot at
naught In a campaign of open air ad
dresses that tho socialists declaro
thoy mean to inaugurato. Tho police
took a hand In tho controversy by ar
resting two socialist street speakers,
Kato Saldor and William McNally,
both of whom wero released under
bonds of $250 soveral days ago whon
thoy woro arrested for contompt with
a number of othors who had Blgned a
potltlon defying Superior Judge
Humphries.
Denver Wins Pennant.
Donvor, Colo. By defeating Des
Moines, Denver won tho pennant In
tho Westorn loaguo for tho third con
Bocutlve tlmo. At no tlmo during tho
season had Donver'B lead boon
threatened seriously, It having been
out of first placo but a vory fe w
games at tho beginning of tho sea
Bon. Dos MoIneB was tho closest con
tender for tho pennant. Post-series
games with tho winner of tho Amorl
can association pennant aro being ne
gotiated for by tho owners of tho Den
ver club and olthor of tho probable
winners of tho association pennant,
to begin Octobor 7.
Baby Heir to $15,000,000.
Now York. It was learned recent
ly that a son had been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Malcom D. Whitman nt
tholr Fifth avonuo residence. It was
announcod that both mother and
child woro doing "famously." Tho
Whitman baby (ho has not been
named) will bo heir to moro than
$15,000,000.
Bank Closes Doors,
Manchester, la. Tho Dundee Sav
ings bank of Dundoo, la., has closod
its doors. Tho institution is in tho
handB of stato bank oxamlnors, A. G.
Warnor is cashier of the defunct
bank, tho oxact condition of tho funds
of which has not yot been announced
by stato olllcors.
A groat flro occurred at Ordu, a
port of ABla Minor on the Black sea.
Tho market place and a thousand
housod havo been dostroyod.
Morgan Estate Pays Inheritance Tax.
Albany, N. Y. State Comptroller
Schmor haB recolved a check for
$2,500,000 In payment of tho Inhorlt
anco tax on a part of tho estate of
tho lato J. Plerpont Morgan.
Cutting Short His Visit.
London. King Constantino of
Grooco has made preparations to ro
turn to Athens. Tho Balkan situation
Ib rogardod by tho Hollonlc govern
ment ns very dlsqulottng. Tho king
has dccldod to cut short his visit to
tho seaside resort of Eastboruno.
Editor For Ambassador;
Washington. II. M. PIndoll, a news
paper editor of Peoria, 111., Is foro
most among thoso being considered
by Prasldont Wilson for ambassador,
to Russia.
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RECALLED
BhIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Efforts aro being mado to reorganize
the Y. M. C. A. at Kearney.
A brass band of twonty plecen has
beon organized at Silver Creelc.
Tho great Ak-Sar-Bcn festivities aro
in session at Omaha this week.
Tho recent aviation meet at Grand
Island was not a success financially.
Tho next M. E. conforonco will bo
held nt Fremont In September, 1914.
Ono of tho features of tho Butler
county fair w:as a "better babies" con
test. D. II, Weber of Shubort Is shipping
poaches from that placo by parcel
post.
All former records wero broken by
tho Brown count; fair at Albion last
week.
Work is progressing on tho reser
voir of tho city water works at Clay
Center.
Petitions for a special election on
waterworks bonds aro in circulation at
Pruning.
Theaters ana moving plcturo houses
of Omaha aro to" bo rigidly regulated
hereafter.
Harrison Claypool, who was killed
by a train at Omaha, was burled at
Deatrlco last week.
Rev. John Cope, now at Adams, has
accepted tho pastorate of the Christian
church at Tecumseh.
Tho seven for a quarter street car
ticket ordinance at Omaha will Io
3ubmltted to popular vote.
David Munslnger, 94 years old, was
one of the liveliest "boys" on tho
grounds at the Albion fair.
At tho primary election for post
master at Exeter, D. Z. Kochendarfer
was nominated by 242 votes.
Tho city of Fremont, one of tho best
baseball towns in the state, may not
havo a loaguo team next season.
A country club has been organized
at Madison, with a membership of
over fifty representative citizens.
Friday, October 10th, 1913, haB been
designated by tho department of Ne
braska G. A. R. as Patriotic Day.
C. A, Hudnnll, a farmer near Friend,
Is dead from Injuries received when
ho was attacked by a vicious bull. "
Henry; Lueck, who was Injured In a
runaway at Nebraska City, Is par
alyzed and his recovery Is doubtful.
John Fry of Foster was thrown from
an automobile, alighting on his head,
and sustained concussion of tho brain.
Tho Farmers' Mutual Insuranco com
pany of Scottsbluff has filed Incor
poration papers with tho secretary of
state.
Work on tho historic floats for use
In tho German day parado at Lincoln
Is under way. They aro to bo far
moro elaborat'o than In any former
year.
Charles Hlckey, a very fleshy man,
Ib dead from heart failure, resulting
from tho excitement of a ball game at
Johnson.
Superior will havo a fall festival
'and exposition during tho week of Oc
tober G, under management of tho flro
department.
Clove Harbor, aged 35, committed
suicldo nt Bolwood by shootlnghlm
solf through tho head with a 38-cal-Iber
revolver.
Tho Sunset social, an annual event
In York, will be held this y&ar on Octo
ber 2, next. As usual the affair will
be held in tho Methodist church.
The thirty-ninth annual convention
of tho state Womuns' Christian Tom
poranco union Is In session at the First
Congregational church In Fremont.
Mrs. A. J. Doll of Omaha is investi
gating tho circumstances surrounding
tho death of her husband, who com-j
mltted suicldo at tho Salvation Army
headquarterB In Boatrlco last April.
Civil servlco examinations will bo
hold (November 8 at Hemlngford for
postmaster at Canton, and at Louls
vlllo for postmaster at South Bend,
1 Vnll
Henry C. Richmond, editor of tho
Nobraskan at Omaha. Is recovering
from an 'attack of blood poisoning
which developed after getting his
hand mangled in an electric fan.
Contracts havo been let for a num
ber of residences of building blocks at
Aurora.
A crack In the ground threo feet
deep, a foot wide and fifteen or twenty
rods long formed in an old alfalfa
field Immediately after a heavy rain
on tho farm of A. P. Hough near
Hampton.
Stato Superintendent Delzell has
gono to Chadron to select a slto for a
$25,000 building to bo constructed on
tho normal school grounds for uso as a
dormitory. Ho will bo accompanied
by A. II. VIelo of Norfolk, also a mem
ber of tho state normal board.
Roy Holsteln, a ball player at Stan
ten, was sorlously wounded when a
revolver ho was examining exploded.
Milton Carnahan of Pawnee City Is
In a Lincoln hospital recovering from
tho effects of an almost fatal doso of
strychnine from which he was found
suffering In a room nt a hotel.
Fred C. Lewis, driving an automo
bile from Powell to Falrbury, drovo
tho machlno ovor a largo bullsnake,
which wound Itself around the rear
wheels In such a manner that the car
was stopped. It took nearly an hour
to disentangle tho snake from tho
wheel.
Dowoeso wants to Incorporate and
assume village government.
George W. Kllno of tho publicity
bureau of tho Btate board of agricul
ture has been appointed editor of tho
Nebraska Fnrm Journal at Omaha.
Tho committee In chnrgo of the
Gorman day celebration nt Lincoln,
October 15 and 1G, nntlolpato a larger
attendance than over beforo In its his
tory. A movement has started at Firth
towards, tho organization of a brass
band. Officers havo boon elected and
twonty-four members will begiu prac
tico shortly.
RE REDUCED
APPLE SHIPPERS SECURE REDUG
TION IN RATES.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
terns of Interest Gathered from Re
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers.
Tho order of tho railway commis
sion establishing a dlstanco tariff rate
for tho shipment of fruit In Nebraska
Ib In most respects all that tho grow
ers and shippers of apples In tho east
ern part of tho stato asked for. Rep
resentative O. A. Corbln of Vesta filed
the complaint on which tho commission
based its order. Tho new rates will
go Into effect Octobor 23. Tho re
duction ranges from 10 to 50 per cent,
tho greater reduction being on long
distances. In ono instance, tho rate
on apples In bulk from Nehawka to
Lincoln will bo Increased from 5.95
cents per hundred to 7 centB per hun
dred. As six months' storago in transit
Is given without charge, this Increase
for a short haul will not materially
affect shipments. From most of the
applo growing countlos In tho south
eastern part of .the state tho rate to
Lincoln la lower than formerly. From
Julian to Crawford, In tho extreme
northwestern part of the state, the
old rate of 42.5 cents per hundred is
reduced to 27.15 cents. Tho reduc
tion on peaches Is very great.
Electrocution .for Death Penalty.
"Hanging by tho neck until dead" as
tho penalty for capital crimes In Ne
braska will pass out of existenco on
October 1, and tho more modern
method of putting to death by elec
trocution will take Its place. This
change Is provided for in tho Router
act passed by tho legislature of 1913.
This is tho only law enacted by the
recent legislature which has not yet
become effective. Other measures
which did not have the emergency
clause wont Into force July 17, but tho
Reuter law, by its own terms, post
poned tho time of its 'operation un
til October 1. It was specifically pro
vided that any crime occurring beforo
that date Bhould be punishable under
tho old law.
Must Be Full Weight.
Barrels of flour in tho futuro must
contain 19G pounds net and sacks of
tho product must weigh out forty
eight pounds net, according to tho
now weights and measures enactment
which the state food commission is
Just beginning to enforce. Anything
under those amounts will be put off
sale by food Inspectors. Cornmeal,
too, must weigh out at forty-eight,
twenty-four and twelve pounds, re
spectively, for tho bushel, half bushel
and fourth bushel sacks. These pro
visions will bo applicable to all mer
chants of tho stato without regard to
any contracts or agreement that
might havo boon made by millers and
wholesalers.
Confined on Account of Threat.
Chaplain P. C. Johnson or tho peni
tentiary, in explanation of tho punish
ment of convict St, Clair, said that
St. Clair was not confined in his cell
because ho refused to attend church,
but because he, had made a threat.
Mr. Johnson said that St. Clair made
tho remark that the officials of tho
Institution would havo another Prince
on their hands and that they had bet
ter got their gallows In order. For
this remark, and not becauso ho re
fused to attend chapel, Is ho confined.
Previous to his remark ho had only
been confined during chapel services
for non-attendance at chapel.
The stato railway commission held
n session with railroad freight agents
and A. F. Stryker, attorney for the
South Omaha Llvo Stock Exchange,
In regard to rules of railroads for tho
shipment of mixed lots of llvo stock.
Tho South Omaha attorney Is con
tending for rules which will permit
tho shipment of live stock without
burdensome charges. Tho Burlington
waB represented by II. II. Holcomb,
general freight agent, and W. H.
Jones, division freight agent and
passenger agent.
Chief Range Officer.
MaJ. J. M. Blrkner has been desig
nated as chief rango officer for the
stato shoot to be held by selected
teams of the Nebraska national guard,
on tho government rango near Platts
mouth, October G to 11. Captain Kes
terson of Lincoln and Captain Lloyd
of Omaha, small arms Inspectors for
the two regiments, will assist him.
Four lieutenants will bo assigned from
each regiment as other assistants.
Two of them are Lloutenants Cruncle
ton of Beatrice and Lieutenant Brown
of Hastings.
After a conference with Stato En
gineer Prlco, tho county supervisors ot
Dodge county, the county commission
ers of Saunders county, representa
tives of Stupp Bros, of St. Louis, and
subcontractors who have tho task of
building a state-aid bridge across tho
Platto at North Bond, Governor More
head nnd Attornoy General Martin In
dicated that they will stand by tho
county boards and tho state engineer
in asking fulfillment of tho contract.
Tho county board and tho state board
which will pay for tho brldgo have
beon inclined to hold the contractor
NEWS FROM STATE HOUSE
Membera of tho stato board ot
health havo announced the appoint
ment of Dr. William Wild of Chicago,
as director of tho state bacteriological
nnd pathological laboratory.
Johnson county, which has a debt
of $12,4GG Btandlng against It for un
paid assessments for tho Insane fund
has remitted $1,900. Tho sum was alL
that could be spared at this time, ac
cording to tho commissioners.
Chancellor Avery has announced,
thnt registration reports at hand show
a total In tho neighborhood of 1,150
students, or Just eight studonts ahead
of last year's figures at the close of
ofllce oours on Monday.
Tho printing of 250,000 manlla en
velopes to bo mnlled to voters to In
form them of tho different referendum "
measures pending next year will cost
the state $380.60. A contract has beem
awarded by tho stato printing bureau.
Copies of tho senate Journal of the
last session have made tholr appear
ance In the stato house. The books
contain 1,30G pages, being greater In
size than tho records of any other
upper house that has sought to taka
part In the activities of a session.
Members of the stato board of agri
culture havo not received tho resigna
tion of Stato Publicity Manager
Georgo Kline, who Is said to have
been offered tho position of editor oC
the Nebraska Farm Journal at Omaha.
Mr. Kllno Is at presentMn Wisconsin,
on a vacation.
The board of educational lands and
funds opened bids Wednesday on a
two-story building with basement, to
be constructed on tho state fair
grounds as a storage house for the
Nebraska national guard. The base
ment of the stato Iioubo Is now used:
as a storehouse.
Tho state board of control has de
cided to bore athird well at tho peni
tentiary for the purpose of savlngfuoi
In the matter of pumping. A test of
two two wells showed plenty of Water.
The Kearney normal fall term regis-
tratlon opened Tuesday morning and a
slight falling off In tho enrollment was
perceptlble. This is attributed to the
general failure of crops In that portion
of the state.
Recommendation that the state es
tablish a forestry department and that
this line be given special attention at
the next legislative session, Is made
In the report of the forestratlon com
mission, filed with Governor Morehead
by Chairman Carl Rohde of that body.
Tho commission approves thetradlng
of stato school lands for forest reserve
lands and sets out Its Interest in hav
ing Senator Hitchcock present this
matter to tho federal land authorities
at Washington.
Chief Deputy Fire Commissioner
RIdgell wants all Nebrasknns to be
sure that their chimneys and flues are
In a good condition before they start
their flro Uils fall, and ho has Issued
a .warding urging that inspections be
made in time to prevent loss by
flames. His department will insist on
metal boards being placed under
stoves. Last winter 150 fires, he says,
were caused in the state by the lack
of incombustible material under tho
stoves.
Stato Superintendent Delzell has re
turned from Chadron, where he and
A. H. Vlele of Norfolk, member of the
state normal board, selected a site for
a $25,000 dormitory. Tho slto chosen
Is 180 feet east of tho main normal
school building, and the front of the
dormitory will bo on a lino with the
rear line of the main building. The
dormitory will face north, the samoas
the pther buildings. The campus on
which the dormitory is to bo built
contains eighty ncr'es.
The material for a passenger ele
vator in the state house has arrived
and workmen have started construc
tion. Tho old car, which was used
moro than twenty years ago, will be
equipped with electric lights and elec
tric power and new cables and run
ways will bo put In the shaft. There
are two old shafts in the state house,
but only one will bo refitted for uso
Tho eighteen rooms being fitted" up In
tho fourth floor of the attic will bo
ready for use within one week.
Net returns from tho Nebraska state
fair this year will bo about $2,000, ae
qordlng to Secrotary W. R. Mellot' of
the stato board ol agriculture. Tho
entire receipts nro In tho neighbor
hood of $82,000.
Governor Morehead haB offered n
reward" of $200 for the arreBt of the
person who murdered John J. Johnson
at Ashland. Tho murdered man 1b
supposed to have had $150 In his
pocket whon ho was killed. Ho was
known as "Dutch John" and worked
at tho Swift Ice house at Ashland.
Demnnd for cars over Nebraska,
particularly In southeastern Nebraska,
where stringencies existed Tate last
month, is now less than tho supply
and all railroads roport to the stato
railway commission thoy are ablo to
take care of the situation.
Professor Rlchardeon has been
chosen by tho stato normal board as
head of the department of education
of the Keamej stato normal school In
placo of Professor Floshman, who re
signed to ncccpt a higher salary at
West Chester, Pa.
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