THE SEMLWEEKLYTRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Tho Lake view hotel at Curtis wai
destroyed by Are.
Mrs. Theron Nye, one of Fremont's
oarllest pioneers, died.
Harry Mershon has purchased tho
drug stock of D. Harlan at Cook.
C. I). Calkins of Omaha paid $150
for tho first bag of cemont made In
itho state at Superior.
Tho new electric light plant at Wy
more will soon bo In operation. Tho
now equipment cost $15,000.
Mrs. Fred Arkland of Falrbury haB
been adjudged Insane and will bo
cared for at tho stato hospital at Lin
'Coin. Kolth county was visited by a storm
destroying crops, haystacks, several
barns and windmills. No lives wcro
lost.
ltov. Mr. Kelts of tho First Congre
gational church at Cambridge has ac
cepted a call to the Congregational
church at Nellgh.
George Coryell of Brock has sold
160 acres of land west of that city to
C. L. dauchat, the consideration being
$24,000 or $150 per aero.
Oscar Lloyd, agsd 35 years, who
was drowned In tho Missouri river
some six miles south of Plattsmouth,
was well known as a sawmill operator.
Fremont's new high school, built at
a cost of $135,000, has been dedicated.
The large barn on tho Jake Brans
'tltro homestead near Edgar burned
to the ground.
Frank Ehrenberg", watch repairer In
.a 'Hastings Jewelry storo, received
notice to report for duty in the Gor
man army and left at once for the
"Fatherland."
Whilo switching. In Columbus En
.glno Foreman Joo Gardnor was caught
between a car and the platform at the
Jaeggl mill and crushed so that ho
died In an hour.
Three burglaries in one night was
tho record in North Platte, when
thieves entered the Dr. N. McCabo
home, the D. J. Antonldes hardware
storo and tho James Loucen grocery.
Wilson Pickens, 9 years old, son
or John Pickens of Hastings, was
burned so bad when ho attempted to
kick a can of blazing gasoline out of
the way of an approaching automobile
that he died.
Tho Ho-Ho County Fair will bo
held at Columbus Sept. 22, 23, 24 and
25. These will be banner days for
Platte county. Prospects arc bright
for the biggest fair in the history of
tho county.
The finding of bloody clothing at
the Frank Cockran ranch about six
miles west of North Platte near a
lonely spot op the Platte river bank,
lias led to the belief that a. murder
was committed.
A gang of mon are at work laying
the floor of the new Marsh hardware
building at Guide ltock, which will be
30x90 feot. The walls of tho now
Burr & Ely hardware building are up
This building will be 50x100 feet.
Tho body of Oscar Lloyd, the saw
mill man, who was drowned at a
point near King's Hill In the Missouri
river, was recovered. Interment was
1n LeViston cemetery three miles
southwest of Murry.
William Porter, a horse buyer of
Central tMty, was run down by a dray
loam on tho principal business street
of Grand Island. Mr. Porter suffered
a broken leg and many bruises about
Ills head and body.
J. H. Grosvenor of Aurora will ask
the next legislature to pass a bill plac
ing a tax of ?3 on all voters, half of
the tax to be remitted when the voter
oasts his first ballot and tho balance
-when ho casts his second.
A coroner's jury sitting on tho body
of Joseph Gardner, a Union Pacific
switchman, who lost his life In the
yard3 at Columbus, found that tho ae-
otdent was caused "because tho rail
road company allows Its platform to
be too cloEe to tho track."
The large, new barn of John Shecs,
lour miles northwest of Gretna, was
struck by lightning during a storm
nnd burned to the ground. All the II vo
stock was saved. Four hundred nnd
forty bushels of wheat aud his entire
stock of farm machinery was de
stroyed. More silos are being bui'.t In Adams
county this fall than during the past
five years, according to two Hastings
contractors who predict that incroascd
prices of farm products will result in
90 per cent of tho farms In Adams
county being provided with silos with
in tho next five years.
Oscar Lund of Stratford, la., ban
bought the Saint George farm, four
miles east of Sidney, consisting of
2,240 acres, for $129,000. The deal was
mado through tho Swenson Land com
pany. The new purchaser Intends to
make many improvements and will
stock it with tho best dairy cattle and
break up all the land.
Max Towle of Lincoln, who was un
animously elected captain of the Corn
liuskors last fall but who was disquali
fied under the three year rule, because
lie had played one year of base ball as
well as two years of football, has been
engaged to coach the Hastings col
lege foot ball team. He will have his
Isquad out for practice this week.
Mrs. C L. Jone3, was Instantly
killed and her husband severely in
jured in an automobile accidont which
occurred on n private crossing which
Ceorge ranch, four miles ea3t of Sid
ney when a fast fruit train on the
Union Pacific hit their car.
A shaip general engagement topic
place between the Fifth and Fourth
regiments of tho Nebraska National
Guard on the outskirts of Ashland,
ending In a complete victory for the
latter. Not only did the Fourth In
fantry practically annihilate Its op
ponent, but al30 succeeded in captur
ing Its Eta ft of officers
TOTEST SCHOOL LI
MEA8URE WILL BE BROUGHT UP
IN STATE COURTS.
MANY GOUNTIES ARE AFFECTED
State Has Sent Representative to
North Platte in Logan County
Case.
Lincoln. Deputy Staac Superin
tendent Robert I. Elliott has gone to
North Platto to represent tho stato
superintendent's office in a case
brought by parties In Logan county to
test tho validity of tho county high
school law passed by tho last legisla
ture. Tho counties affected by tho law
and which arc Interested In tho suit
being brought to prevent tho collec
tion of the tax for tho maintenance of
tho school are Sioux, Banner, Kimball,
Deuel, Arthur, Grant, Hooker, Mc
Pherson, Logan, Thurston, Blaine,
Loup, Perkins, Chase, Hayes, Wheeler
and Garden. Wheeler and Kimball al
ready have tho school In operation.
It Is understood thaf. Logan county
has tho school building already erect
ed preparatory to beginning the
school this fall, but certain parties are
protesting tho matter and an injunc
tion has been brought to prevent tho
further work provided for In tho act
passed by the legislature.
State Salaries Equalized.
In an effort to equallzo salaries at
the state Institutions tho stato board
of control has completed its work
with the result that It makes a saving
for the year to the state of $1,816. In
Eome Institutions salaries were raised,
In some lowered and in some the pay
roll was cut by discharging employes.
Engineers are raised from $75 to
$85 a. month, bookkeepers jiro given
$75. In the Norfolk aBjium an effort
was made to oven things up by cut
ting tho salaries of employe's and rais
ing the salary of the assistant physi
cian from $1,200 to $1,350. Those cut
were the engineer from $100 to $90;
baker, $G0 to $50; laundryman, $55 to
$50; and painter, ?G0 to $50. Tho sal
ary of a seani3tress was raised from
$32.50 to $35.
At the Omaha'School for the Deaf
tho jobs of supervisor, janitor and
farmer were abollshed entirely, the
physician Increased from $25 to $30,
and tho teachers "raised to a total In
crease of ?75 a month. The Increase or
decrease at each Institution Is as fol
lows: Beatrice Feeble Minded, increase,
$180 per annum.
Girls' school, Geneva, reduced $20
per annum, the matron being cut from
?50O to $480.
So!dIer3' and Sailors' home, Grand Is
land, reduced $480 psr annum.
Hastings asjlum, reduced $480 per
annum.
Kearney boys school, reduced $120
per year.
Lincoln asylum, reduced $1,026 par
annum.
Orthopedic hospital, reduced $132
per annum.
Penitentiary, Increased $60 per an
num. Industrial homo, Mllford, raised
$270.
Nebraska City School for tho Blind,
Increased $105.
Norfolk asylum, no chango In total.
Omaha School for the Deaf, reduced
$33.
Home of dependent children, re
duced $20.
Chief Reveals Traditions.
The tribal secretB of tho Pawneo
Indians In the early days of Nebraska
are being given to tho Nebraska State
Historical society by White Eagle, tho
aged chief, who is spending a few
days going ovor boyhood scenes,
White Eagle and Melvln R. Gilmoro,
of tho state historical socloty, who
was responsible for the chief's return
to Nobraska, have returned from a
trip along tho Platte river, whore
they Inspected 'the famous hunting
grounds, lodges and scenes of Indian
raids.
White Eagle was very much pleased
with tho trip and spent an entire day
outlining, through the interpreter, the
tribal secrets.
The historians think much valuable
data will bo secured as a result of
tho chief's visit. Several Indian vil
lages have been located and excava
tions will bo made to secure relics.
White Eagle is nearly 90.
Board Sends Out Estimates.
Estimates for supplies have been
sent to bidders by the state board of
control and bids covering all supplies
for stato Institutions except coal will
bo opened September 28. Tho sup
piles are for a psriod of six months
with the exception of those of flour,
feed, groceries and meat.
Admission Refused.
Mrs. Anna Hel of Kearney, widow
of a veteran of the Mexican war, will
not bo admitted to the state home for
soldiers and their widows. Tho stats
brard of control Is compelled to de
cline to receive her because tho law
makes no provision for such cases,
flio Is 73 years old and tho widow of
Nicholas Hal, a member of the Sixth
United States Infantry during the
Mexican war. Tho state lw makes
provision only for Boldlers ut the civil
war, the Spanish and the Phlllpplno
wars.
OUTLOOK FOR APPLE CROP.
Fair, But Far From Being As Big As
Past Years.
Reports received at tho ofilco of tho
Secretary of Nobroska Stato Horticul
tural uocloty Indicate that tho npplo
crop In Nobraska for 1914 Is far from
being a bumper crop such as has
boon produced In tho past. Illinois
canker, tho drouth of last yoar nnd
tho general neglect of tho orchards
uro tho things responsible for tho de
creased production of laBt year and
this. This condition will bocomo
worso instead of better until nil tho
owners of tho orchards glvo their
trees, that still have a chanco to bo
rcdoomed, tho caro they deservo and
now orchards como Into bearing. Tho
trees bolng neglocted wcro weakened
by tho series of dry years which wo
have had and Illinois canker having
attacked thom they could not over
come Its effects. Some trocs woro
killed outright by the drouth nnd oth
ers woakonod. This condition pre
vails In tho uncarcd for orchards to
a great extent. In tho well cared for
orchards some Injury has resulted but
they are mostly In good shape. In
computing tho apple production for
the Btato tho crop from all applo
treos, whether grown onafarmwhoro
caro has boon lacking, or In a woll
cared for commercial orchard, havo
boen averaged together. This will
havo to bo tho basis of computation
as long as tho crop from tho unspray
ed, uncared for orchard is placod on
tho market in competition with tho
crop of tho woll cared for orchards.
When tho consumer ceases to buy
this wormy and scabby fruit then tho
grower will give his orchard tho caro
It deserves, and tho avorago produc
tion will bo raised to higher figures.
Tho major part of tho applo crop In
Nebraska tills year will bo produced
in Horticultural districts Nos. 1 and
2. These districts comprise tho fol
lowing counties: Pawnee, Richard
son, Johnson, Otoe, Nomaha, Sarpy,
Douglas, Dodge, Washington, Burt,
Saundors, Commercial orchards and
those which have had good care, In
othor parts of tho state will produce
nearly tho samo percentage of fruit
as thoso in Districts Nos, 1 and 2.
Dr. Klgln, state veterinarian, has
gone to Hastings to tost 100 head of
cattle for tho stato board of control.
Tho board has built a modern sani
tary cattlo barn at the Hastings Hos
pltal for tho Insane to tako tho place
of an old barn In which a herd of
dairy cows woro kept by tho state
The older herd became afflicted with
tuberculosis and was dlsposod of or
killed. The board desires to tako ex
tra precautions against tuberculosis
and will admit no cattlo to tho new
barn until they have been tested and
found to bo freo from tho disease. Dr.
Klgln will proceed to Kearney to in
vestigate tho death of hogs at tho
state Industrial school for boys. Ono
hundr.od head were vaccinated with
hog cholera serum and two days later
twenty head died. The serum used
was obtained by tho stato at tho state
farm. Dr. Klgin' did not have charge
of the work of vaccination, but ho
will investigate tho cause of 'tho
death of tho hogs.
Four Nobras-ka girls havo won their
railroad fare and expenses to tho San
Francisco exposition. Lieutenant Gov
ernor McKelvle, who is In charge of
tho collection of funds for eroctlng a
Nobraska building at the exposition,
has announced the highest In the sale
of medals. Gladys Van Sant of South
Omaha won first place. Miss Mamie
Muldoon, secretary of the state firo
commissioner, second place. Alice
Root of Sholcs, Wayno county, first
place in tho contest limited to tho
residents of smaller towns. Miss 'vWa
Wobb of Creston was second In tho
second class.
Miss Anna V. Day, assistant stato
superitendent, has been elected dean
of women for tho state normal school
at Milwaukee, Wis. Sho was notified
that she has been choson by tho state
normal board of Wisconsin, and will
receive a salary o: $1,000 a year for
nine months' work. Miss Day was for
merly a teacher at Beatrice and for
six years she was county superintend
ent of Gage county.
Twelve taxation cases havo been
appealed to the supreme court by tho
county board of Douglas county. In
the lower court tho Fanners Cooper
ative Creamery Co. objected to an In
crease in its assessed valuation from
$22,500 to $50,000, which has been
made by the county board. Tho board
was defeated and now appeals this
case and eleven other similar suits.
Tho stato railway commission af
ter listening to a protest from a com
mittee of Ashland citizens rescinded
Its recent order which permits tho
Lincoln Telephone company to cancel
grounded circuit rates and to lncreaso
rateB for metallic Rorvlce. It was rep
resented to tho commission that 80
per ce'nt of tho subscribers desired
metallic service.
Stato Superintendent Dolzell has
announced that ho has been Informed
that Dr. A. O. Thomas of Kearnoy Is
one of tho promoters of a private nor
mal school which will opon this fall
at Nelson. It Is to bo known as tho
Normal nnd will not only fit teachers
for servico In rural schools, but will
teach agriculture, manual training,
music and domestic science D. I.
Dlckerson will bo principal of the
school, The people of Nelson have
Bubacrlbod liberally for tho support of
tho Institution.
BELGIAN ARTILLERY ABOUT TO ENTER
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WHERE JAPANESE ARE ATTACKING
View of tho city and harbor of
which by tho kaiser was demanded
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Tho famous Deans' yard of Westminster nbbey utilized as a camp for
tho troops 'arriving In London on their way to tho continent.
FRANCE'S HARDIEST
BMAtSHHIMMt
These are somo of tho French
marching ordor and on their way to
Tslng Tail, tho seaport of Klauchau, Germany's city In China the quitting of,l
by Japan. '
MILITARY CAMP
TROOPS ON MARCH
mountaineers and alplno guides in heavy
the front.
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ACTION AT DIEST
THE GERMANS
PRINCE OF WALES TO FRONT
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The twenty-year-old prlnco of Wales
leaving Buckingham palaco to join his
reglmont, tho Grcnndler Guards, with
which ho went to tho continent.
KING OF MONTENEGRO
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