Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
TWO SLAIN IN UP
HENRY MUESSEL, WEALTHY
BREWER OF SOUTH BEND, IND.,
AND EMPLOYEE SLAIN.
SON PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT
Bandits Invade Office of Brewing Com
pany and After Vain Attempt to
Loot Safo Escape Elghtcen-Ycar-Old
Boy Witnessed Battle.
South Bend, Ind., Jan. 3. Henry
MucskcI, gonornl munagor of Uio
Muossol Brewing company, und hip
clmuffour, Frank Chrobot, woro In
Htuntly killed by two liiu&kcd robbers
who attempted to loot tlto safo in the
browcry ofllco hero. William Muossol,
aged fifteen, wan shot in the abdomen
by the robberu and It Ih feared mortal
ly wounded. Tho two robbers lied with
out taking time to search for money,
in quest of which they committed two
and perhaps three murders.
Owing to tho promlnonco of Henry
Mucsscl, reputed to bo a millionaire,
tho entire town was aroused. Posses
scoured tho districts and the surround
Ing country throughout tho night, but
no traco of tho murderers was
found.
From Hobort Mucssol, tho eighteen-year-old
son of Walter Muosscl, presi
dent of the company, tho polico gulned
their most accurate description of tho
robbers. Robert MuobboI was in tho
olflco whon tho bandits entered. Al
though thoy shot tho othor three per
sons, for oomo unaccountablo reason
thoy satisfied themselves with binding
and gagging tho youth.
Henry Muossol was ojio of South
Bond's wealthiest and most promi
nent citizens and was well known
throughout northern Indiana. Ho
owned a largo tract of land In tho vi
cinity of his browory and n number of
years ago presented to tho city a valu
able strip of thlB property for school
purposes. Hero a school building,
said to bo tho finest and host equipped
In South Bend, was erected and given
his namo. Ho was a loader In all tho
activities of tho German societies In
South Bend, a man of philanthropic
motives and actlvo in local and stato
politics. Ho bitterly opposed every
effort to mako South Bond dry and is
said to have made numerous enemies
among tho anti-saloon workers.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR DIES
w.
8. Hammond, Former Representa
tive In Congress, Stricken
i In Clinton, La.
Clinton, La Jan. 3. Gov. Winllold
Scott Hammond of Minnesota died
suddenly on Thursday In a hotol hero
from a stroko of npoploxy which phy
slclans said apparently had been au
porlnduccd by a rocont attack of pto
maine poisoning. Ho died before phy-
Blclans could arrive Governor Ham
mond, accompanied by J. A. Nowoll,
arrived horo threo days ago to Inspect
his oxtouslve land and lumber intor
ests in East Follcluna pariBh.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3. J. A. A,
Burnqulst was aworn in on Thursday
as Minnesota's nineteenth governor,
to succeed Winllold S. Hammond, who
died at Clinton, Ln.
THE WIRE
Gcnovn, Doc. 30. A dispatch to tho
Trlbuno from Vienna on Tuosday sayB:
"Chancellor von Bothman-Holwog
Is oxpectod In Vlonna shortly with tho
full conditions undor which tho con
tral powers will nccopt llonco, Aftor
discussing tho torms with Baron von
Burian, tho Austrian foreign mlnlstor,
tho conditions will bo officially com
municated to tho allies, Gormany sug
gesting that tho first conforonco bo
held at Tho Ilaguo."
Now York, Doc. 29. Tod Lewis do-
foated Wllllo Ritchlo horo last night
in ten rounds.
Galesburg, 111., Doc. 29. Flro do-
stroyod tho principal business block of
tho village of Llttlo York, Warren
county, causing a loss of $65,000.
TO ASK BRITAIN TO EXPLAIN
Washington Preparing Protest Against
Interference With American Mall
To and From Holland.
Washington. Dec, 31. On tho basis
of reports received from Consul Gon
oral Skinner at London, tho stato de
partment Is preparing a protost
against British Interference with
American mail to and from Holland.
Tho protest will bo transmitted to
the British foreign olllco nB quickly as
(t can bo dratted. Ofllclula said on
Wednesday that tho protest will bo
abruptly worded, and Great Britain
will bo asked to explain her acts Im
mediately.
Alleged Forger Takes Life.
Sterling. 111.. Dec. 31. T. N. ChlldB
of this city Is alleged to have forgod
tho name of Ed Shurtloff, former speak
er of tho Illinois houso of representa
tives, for $500. Aftor his arrest ho com
mitted HUlcldo to escape disgrace
Bcrnstorff Mall Seized by British.
WashliiKton. Dec. 31. Mail from
tho Gorman foreign olllco to Ambus-
sudor Bernstorff haB beon seized by
tho British. It is Bald tho mall con
tains instructions from yon Jagow on
tho Lusltunla caso.
SAFETY
FRENCH LINER IS SUNK
EIGHTY PERSONS DIE WHEN
STEAMER IS TORPEDOED.
Vlllc de la Clotat Attacked In Mediter
ranean Without Warning No
Americans on Board.
Paris, Dec. 29. As a climax to tho
most serious revival of submarlno war-
faro sinco Germany ceased actlvo op
erations on this lino ln tho north, 80
persons lost their lives when tho
French liner Vllle do la CIot.it was tor
pedoed by an unidentified submarlno
In. tho Mediterranean on Decombcr 24,
according to tho latest reports recolved
hero on Monday. Thoso roports say
thero wero no Americans on tho ves-
sol.
A British steamer of tho Moss lino
rescued all tho passongoro and mem
bers of tho crow who had been nblo to
oscapo In tho ship's boats.
Official announcement of tho attack
upon tho liner was made horo. It de
clared tho vessol waB attacked with
out warning, nnd as only tho porlscopo
of tho submarlno waB scon, it was lm-
posslblo to dotermlno tho nationality
of tho war vessol. Tho liner sank in
15 minutes aftor tho torpedo struck.
Tho Vlllo do la Clotat was ono of
tho lnrgost vessels sunk In tho Med
iterranean by submarlno attack. She
was of 6,390 tons. Tho vessel was on
hor way from Japancso portB to Mar
seilles. Tho deaths so far roportcd.
Includo ono woman, a first cabin pas
songer, a atowardess and two chil
dren. U. S. WON'T INTERN AVIATORS?
Secretary Lansing Asked to Hold
British Flyer for Violating Amer
ica's Neutrality.
Now York, Doc. 31. Tho posslblo
violation of Amoricnn noutrnllty by
tho prcsonco hero of Llout. Melvlllo
Do Rlnzy of tho British army and
throe French aviators Is "rocolvlng tho
earnest attention of tho govornmont,"
sayB a letter from Secretary of State
Lansing, received by Georgo Sylvester
Vlerock. It has boon roportcd that tho
govornmont had decided not to Intern
tho aviators. Mr. Vlerock has ropllod
to Secretary Lansing requesting that
Lieutenant Do Rlnzy, who 1b said to bo
on his way to British Gulann, whoro
hiB father Is In chargo of tho British
forces, bo at onco intorncd undor ar
ticle 11 of Tho Ilaguo oonvontlon.
SOCIALISTS INDORSE THE WAR
French Body Adopts Resolutions De
mandlna That tho Conflict Be
Carried to Its End.
Jt'ariB, jjcc. ai. mo national con
gross of tho French Socialist party bo-
foro adjourning adopted a resolution
demanding that tho war bo carried on
until Alsaco and Lorraine aro won
back by Franco and tho independence
of Bolglum and Sorbin restored.
Music Lessons, $225,000,000.
Buffalo, N. Y., Doc. 30. Amorlcans
spend annually on musical cducatlou
$225,000,000, declarod President
Lawronco Erh of tho University of
Illinois at tho opening of tho thirty-
seventh annual mooting of tho Music
Teachers' National association horo
Unequipped for Household,
wasninRion, dan. ;j. -women aro
moro poorly equipped for tho profos
Blon of mothorhod than for any othor
business, says Ida M. Tarhull, sum
mlng up tho question of tho "Essential
education for tho avorugo woman."
Slays Four With an Ax.
Danbury, Conn., Jan, 3. Arthur
Stoolo, a negro hotol omployeo, com
mltted Gulcldo hero aftor ho had
brutally murdored four persons with
nn ax. HIb victims woro his wlfo
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WAHINQTON STAR,
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FIRST
. O. INUIlrlo O iVl IllM
CONGRESSMAN BUCHANAN OF
ILLINOIS, AMONG NUMBER.
Fowler and Lamar Also Named In Mu
nition Plot Peace Council Ac
cused of Conspiracy.
Now York, Dec. 30. Tho federal
grand Jury on Tuesday Indicted for
conspiracy to foment strikes in Amer
ican munition factories tho following
men:
Congressman Frank Buchanan of
Illinois.
II. Robert "Fowlor, former congress
man from Illinois.
Frank S. Monnett, former attornoy
general of Ohio.
David Lamar.
Jacob C. Taylor, president of Labor's
National Peace council."
Franz von Rlntclon, a Gorman agent.
II. B. Martin.
Herman Schultols.
All of tho Indicted men, excopt La
mar and Von Rintolon, are officers or
former ofllcors of tho peaco council,
an organization which, tho govern
mont charges, was formed and
financed by Rlntelcn to brlbo labor
leaders to call strlkos ln munition
plants, in furthoranco of Gorman prop
nganda In this country.
All of the Indictments wero returned
under tho Sherman antitrust law and
chargo conspiracy to restraint of tho
foreign trado of tho United States.
Tho maximum penalty Is ono year lm
prlsonment and a fino of $10,000.
CAPT. BOY-ED DEFENDS SELF
Recalled Naval Attache of Gorman
Embassy Blames All to Provldenco
1 Journal Sails for Home.
Now York, Doc. 30. Capt. Karl Boy-
Ed, formor naval attache of tho Gor
man embassy In V. ashlngton, who was
recalled by tho Gorman emperor at tho
request of tho United States govorn
mont because of "Improper activities,"
sailed on Tuosday on tho Holland-
American llnor Rotterdam for Rotter
dam. Before sailing Captain Boy-Ed Is
sued a statamont in which ho bado
farowell to his friends In tho United
Stntcs and In which ho defended his
action In sending supplies to Gorman
wnrshlps at sea, and blamed a Provl
denco newspaper for starting what ho
tcrmod "spy hysteria" throughout tho
country. Sailing on tho Rotterdam
with Captain Boy-Ed woro Col. E. M.
Houso, friend nnd confidential advisor
of President Wilson, and Brand Whit-
lock, Amoricnn mlnlstor to Bolgium.
BRYAN HALTS PEACE TRIP
Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam
Canceled Because of Ford's
Return.
Now York, Doc. 29. Bocauso of
Henry Ford's return to tho United
States, William J. Bryan, who had
plannod to sail for Europe on Tuesday
on tho Rottordam, has postponed tils
peaco trip Indefinitely. Passage which
had been rosorvod for himself nnd Mrs.
Brynn was canceled by Mr. Brynn. Mr.
Ford Is only slightly 111 says a cablo
recolvod from Stockholm.
Gov. L. B. Hannn of North Dakota Is
sufforlng from influenza and Is now in
a hospital ln Copenhagen.
New Minnesota Head Is In.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3. J. A. A.
Burnqulst was sworn ln ns Minne
sota s ninoteonin governor, to buc-
coed Winllold S. Hammond, who died
at Clinton, La. Tho ceremony took
placo In tho supremo court chambor.
Germany's Food Conditions.
Berlin, Jan. 3. Count Wostarp of
tho rolchstag commlttoo which has
boon Investigating food conditions, ro
portcd that tho existing supply Is suf-
llclont to food Germany's population,
IELLS PEftGE TE
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SEMIOFFICIAL NEWS BUREAU CIR
CULATES SUMMARY OF GER
MANY'S CONDITIONS.
$14,000,000,000 INDEMNITY
No Annexation of French Territory,
Separation of Poland From Russia
and tho Restoration of All German
Colonics Will Be Demanded.
Berlin, Dec. 31. Tho semiofficial
Wolff bureau circulated among tho
German nowspapcrs an exhaustive
summary of an nrtlclo from tho Nouo
Zucreher Zoitung of Zurich. Switzer
land, purporting to glvo In consider
able detail thi terms upon which, ac
cording to tho nowspaper, Germany
is ready to consider peace.
The terms named Includo tho res
toration of Belgian sovereignty under
certain conditions, no annoxatlon of
French territory, tho separation of
Poland from ilussla ns an Independent
kingdom under a German prlnco, the
restoration of all German colonies, tho
payment of an Indemnity which would
assumo tho form of a transfer to Ger
many of Russia's indebtedness to
France, amounting to somo 18,000,000,
000 francs, and tho payment for a
term of years of nn annual contribu
tion by Belgium equal to tho amount
hitherto spent annually on tho Belgian
military establishment.
A similar contribution would bo ox-
i.nnt.l f .. I Tt .. 1 -1 ll.tr
Point not being clear ln tho ar
ticle.
Whether tho Belgian territory would
bo restored entirely is not spociiled
ln tho nowspaper, but it is stated that
tho country would bo policed that Is,
garrisoned by Germany until tho pay
ments of the contribution wero ended,
and that measures would bo taken
to prevent Belgium from serving as
an Anglo-French outpoBt, either by
treaty arrangements or perhaps
through "pledges" turned over to Ger
many, the latter phaso apparently re
ferring to tho retention of tho Mouso
fortresses.
Thu Wolff bureau is careful to dis
avow authoritatively that tho article
Is intcrpretablo as a German peaco
feeler.
SHEVLIN DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Millionaire Football Star Victim
of
Malady Caused by Coaching
Yale Team.
Minneapolis, Dec. 31. Thomas
Shovlin, milllonalro lumberman and
famous Yalo football star, died here
on Wednesday of pneumonia aftor an
Illness of only six days. Mr. Shovlin
caught cold when coaching Yalo foot
ball squad last fall, and wns unablo to
shake It off. Shovlin played football
at Yalo four years and was captain of
the team iln 1905, when Yalo had the
greatest team In Ito history. Always
ready to return when "Old Ell's"
eloven called for fast coaching, ho
whipped several seemingly impossible
teams Into winning shape. Shovlln's
lumber interests netted him a huge In
come Ho carried $1,500,000 life insur
ance, recently having increased it from
$500,000.
Mr. Shovlin wa3 interested in many
lumber concerns. Ho is survived by a
widow and two children.
CONSCRIPTION FOR ENGLAND
Ministers Said to Have Accepted Bill
Providing a Modified Form of
Compulsory Service.
London, Dec. 30. It was stated on
excellent nuthorlty Tuesday that the
British cabinet has virtually decided
upon a modified form of conscription
bill, to bo Introduced ln the houso of
commons next week, giving tho gov
ernment tho necessary power, should
It be found needful, to bring ln single
mon and prescrvo Premier Asqulth's
pledgo to married men. It Is roportcd
Reginald McKcnna, chancellor of the
exchequor, nnd Wultor Runclman,
mlnlstor of commerce, havo resigned.
Their resignations havo not yet beon
accopted.
WILLARD-FULTON GO IS OFF
Fight Will Not Be Held In New Or-
leans on March A Caused by Too
Much Wrangling.
Now Orleans, Dec. 31. Tho twenty
round fight for tho heavyweight chain
plonBhlp, scheduled for March 4 ln this
city botwoon Jess Wlllard and Fred
Fulton of Minnesota, waB definitely de
clared off horo on Wednesday by Tom
Jones, Wlllnrd's manager, and Tommy
Burns, local promotor, who was a part-
nor of Domlnlck J. Tortorlch ih pro
moting tho fight. Tho calling off ot
tho Wlllard-Fulton battlo Is tho result
of much wrangling that ha been going
on sinco Burns nnd Domlnlck Torto
rlch, promoters, had their first clash
soon aftor tho match was closed.
Big Decline In Wine Output.
Washington, Jan. 3. Bonvlvants
who revel In RInlto gayotlcs will find
their wine bills In 19 1 G mounting high
or, bocauso of tho heavy decllno In
French production in tho wlno output
for 191C.
Snowstorm In California.
San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 3. Snow
bogan to fall Wednesday night
and tho ground wns covered with a
mantlo of whlto. This was tho first
snowstorm in this city in moro than
C0BDEB8ED EIEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
Norfolk has opened up its municipal
skallng rink at tho ball park.
Tho annual basketball gamo be
tween the University of Nebraska and
tho University of Kansas is to bo held
at Lincoln January 11 and 15.
Two couples of Kearney, Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Majors, recently celebrated
Jointly their golden wedding anniver
saries. Tho annual slato checker meeting
will bo hold at Hastings the first four
days in Fobruary. Contestants from
nil over Nobraska will take part In
tho meet.
Tho Midwest Retail Implement Deal
ers' association will hold their regu
lar yearly convention in Omnha, com
mencing January 18 and lasting four
days. A monster delegation is ex
pected. Regular attendanco at Sunday Bchool
for six months ln tho punishment in
flicted on six young men of Ainsworth
by tho Rov. C. F. Stevens of tho First
Christian church for Joyriding ln his
automobile.
Tho municipal Christmas tree com
mittee of Hastings unnounced that tho
treo was so successful that another
will be decorated next year, when it
is planned to havo a moro elaborato
program.
It is said that railroads in Nobraska
wero never In better shape than now
to fight snow drifts on tho lines west
of tho Missouri river. Tho Burlington
has a number of now rotary plows
ready for service.
At tho annual meeting of tho Ne
braska Association of County Attor
neys, held in Omaha, Georgo A. Mag
noy of Omaha was elected president,
and A. V. Thomas of David City was
re-elected secretary-treasurer.
Tho Nobraska Master Builders' as
sociation, organization of building
contractors, formed a few months ago,
will hold its first annual convention
January 11 and 12 ln Omaha. Moro
than 400 are oxpectod to attend.
The League of Nebraska Municipali
ties will hold Its seventh annual meet
ing in Kearney Fobruary 9 and 10.
That tho convention will be tho big
gest ever held by the association is
voiced by Secretary Roscoo Ozeman
of Lincoln.
Nebraska Retail Clothiers' associa
tion holds an annual convention in
Omaha tho second Tuesday in Febru
ary. This Is expeted to bo tho bigge3t
meeting ever held by the association
An epidemic of grippe is raging in
and around Harrrison.
Nebraska won over Iowa in the two
day chess tournament at Omaha. The
final score by points was: Nebraska,
18; Iowa, 13. "Pete" Barron, No
braska, had tho high individual scoro,
winning six games, losing ono and
drawing ono.
Charles II. Baker of Des Moines and
T. H. Pollock of Plattsmouth, who
are promoting a project for oil and
gas in southeastern Cass county, havo
signed a contract with a Kansas City
well firm for tho drilling of a test
well, and work will commence at one.
Although in operation only ton
months, Hotel Fontonclle, Omaha'p
new $1,250,000 enterprise, is already
proving such a successful Investment
for the builders that tho Douglas He
tel company, which owns the property,
has been able to declare a six per cent
dividend.
insworth is to havo a new rural
route beginning on March 1. It will
accommodate about eighty-flvo pat
rons. This will mako -three routes out
of tho city. An auto will bo used in
making tho deliveries. Autos havo
been used on tho Ainsworth routes for
over two years.
Petitions aro being .circulated ln
Falrbury and throughout Jeferson
county asking that tho namo of Peter
Jansen bo placed on tho ballot for the
primary elections in April as candi
date for delegate from tho Fourth
district to tho national republican con
ventlon to bo held in Chicago Juno 7.
Tho Central Power company of
Grand Island, which generates its
electricity by means of a water wheel
at Boelus, has tho contract for do
llvcring nil lighting and power used
in Central City and has commenced
tho supply. Central City has a plant
that will bo held in reserve for emer
goncles.
President Georgo F. Wolz of tho
Fremont Commercial club has been
notified that tho moving pictures of
tho tractor meet taken Inst August,
will bo "shipped to Fremont to show-
January 26. Tho film is 16,000 feet
lone, reaulrlng about five hours to
reel It. Tho plcturo will be shown at
six other towns in tho state.
Stores in tho town of Jansen will
close during the rest ot tho winter at
7 o'clock with the exception of Wed
nesday nnd Saturdays ovenings, which
is thought will -bo sufficient time for
farmers to got what thoy need aftor
field hours. Falrbury closes the en
eial stores at 6 o'clock with tho exeep
tiens of Saturday nights and Rock
Island payday nights.
Tho public school athletic field at
Hartlngton has boon convorted Into
a public skating rink by flooding It
with city water.
Whllo working on an electric light
polo to mako n connection for a lino
o attach to a sample whistle
which waB being demonstrated to tho
Superior flro department, an employo
lot bold of two llvo wires and ho was
'tralghtenod out ln view of tho on
ookers. Ills llfo was saved by tho
uilck action of other employes, who
cached a nearby switch and shut off
ho current.
North Platto Catholics arc plannlnff
the erection of a $25,000 parocniai
school. Tho sports of Valley havo organ
Ized a gun club with a charter mem
bership of flftoen.
Beatrice has abandoned tho use of
gns lor street illumination aim oiuy
electric lights aro now in use.
Excavation bus been done for tho
now Lyric theater at Tckamah. Work.
on tho building will begin at once.
William Wilson, un employe of a.
cigar factory in Hebron, was found
frozen to death four miles south of
that place.
Citizens of Wayno are trying to got.
enough young men to join a militia
compuny to fill tho vacancy in tho
Fourth regiment.
Many counties over tho stato havo-
already named delegates to attend tho
county assessors' meeting ln Lincoln,
January 19 and 20.
Bids for tho erection of a now fed.
eral postofllce building at Aurora havo ,
been opened at Waslilngton. Thoy
rango from $43,338 to $$56,000.
A community club was organized nfc
Hooper recently for tho purpose of
lending financial support to tho town
band and other public enterprises.
Alexander McCarthy, 10, of Norfolk,
was made ill with peritonitis, duo to
tho application of tho Steelier scissors
hold by a playmate in a wrestling
match.
A spur track' will soon be built on
tho Northwestern tracks at Hooper,
which will bo used for tho unloading
of automobiles and other heavy ma
chinery. Rev. J. J. Hamsey, pastor of tho-
United Brethren church of Hastings,
arrested on a chargo of disorderly con
duct, has been bound over to the dis
trict court.
While eating a small piece of steak
in a restaurant in Omaha, John Hall,.
a stone mason, aged 40, choked to
death when a pleco of th emeat lodg
ed ln his windpipe.
Tho dedication of tho new rural
high school in district No. 82, Saun
ders county, will take place on Jnnu-
ary 11. An elaborato program is be
ing arranged for tho occasion.
Tho famous John O'Connor caso is
again up in district court at Hastings.
There aro one hundred claimants for
tho $100,000 estate left by the dead
recluse, who dldd in August 1913.
Preparations aro going forward for"
the annual stato poultry show at Falls
City, January 17 to. 22. Tho entry
list is expected to bo a large one and,
a splendid exhibition is anticipated.
Revival meetings undor the chargo-
of Rov. W. W. Underkoffler aro being
conducted in tho United Evnn
gellcal church at Rosedale. Thero
havp already been several convert
slons.
It .is said thero aro five automobile
owners nmong tho members of tho
soldiers' home at Grand Island. An
agent who visited tho institution a.
few days ago declares ho placed or-i
dors for four moro.
Football will still continue at Kear,
ney Stato Normal next year, but any,
member backward in his studies win
not be allowed pn tho team. Total,
abstinence from liquor, proper bcha-, "
vior, no swearing and other stringent
rules' aro to be enforced by the ath
letic board.
It begins to look like Newman Grovri-
is actually going to get a now depot,
next year. A representative of thoj
company has staked out tho location.
Tho new building will be considerably!
arger than the present one. It will
contain two waiting rooms besides thai
freight room and office and will bo a
modern building in nil respects.
At tho meeting of tho Iowa-Nobras
ka-South Dakota race circuit, held at
Sioux City, recently, the following
dates wero fixed for closing entries:!
Iowa stato fair, August 14; Nebraska
August 21; South Dakota, August 28,.
and Sioux City, September 4. W. E,
Mellor was elected president, and C.
N. Mcllvalne secretary of the assocla.
tion.
Stono quarry work in tho vicinity,
of Weeping Water continues to bat-
brisk. Tho sand and gravel company
has ordered another crusher head td
be placed In their plant at tho Olsen,
quarry west of town. Thoy already,
havo two crusher heads at tho plants
This quarry has orders that will keep'
their forco of mon busy all winter.
Tho twenty-sixth volume of tho Urn
coin city directory shows that Lincoln's;
population has been increased by 3,175!
durlnc tho last year Tho directory
contains 35,792 names and, using thoj
multlplo of 2 1-4 to represent tho
names of married women and children'
whoso names aro not Included, indl-j
cntcs a population of 80,532 at thq
present time.
Legislators of Nebraska are to bam
quet in Lincoln February 25 on tlia
occasion of the annual reunion of thq
members of tho Nebraska Leglslativd
leogue. Secretary Henry C. Richmond
of Omaha was thero recently and
mado arrangements with members ot
tho staff of tho legislative referonce
bureau to lend assistance in the prep
aration of a program for tho affair.
Tho storo of Henry Martin of Moore
field was broken Into recently nnd tho
safe blown open. Tho thief secured
$50 of Mr. Baker's money nnd somo
money of tho Degreo of Honor, vari
ously reported from $10 to $50. No
merchandise was taken.
Work has been started on the big
drainage ditch which Is being con
structed in Kearney county, Just south
ot Kearney. Tho ditch Is located
about two miles west of that point
and empties Into tho Finite river
there. It is a fraction over a mile iiu
length.
brother-in-law und two Btop-daugbtem
no matter now long tho war lasts.
ten years.