THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA
STATE NEWS
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
April 10 to in Nobraska Clean-up and
Point-up Wcok.
April 22 Stato Letter Carriers Con
vention at Grand Island.
April 28-29 Stato T. P. A. Convention
nt Alliance
April 18 Nobraska Primary Election
Day.
April 24-25 Savannah to Scattlo High
way Convention at Omaha.
May 2 Omaha-Llncoln-Dcnvor Good
Itoads association convention at
Lincoln.
May 1G to 18 Stato G. A. R. Encamp
ment at Lexington.
May 15-18 Stato Dental Society an
nual convention at. Lincoln.
May 17 Nobraska Bankers' conven
tion, Group Ono, at Beatrice
May 24-25 Stato Association of Com
mercial Clubs' Convention at Omaha.
Juno 5 and 6 Pageant of Lincoln,
presenting "The Gato City."
Juno C-C Spanish War Veterans'
Stato Convontlon at North Platte..
Juno 12 to 15 Trans-Mississippi Bali
era' Ass'n convontlon at Omaha.
Juno 13 to 1G Stato P. E. O. Conven
tion at Alliance.
Juno 13-14-15 Great Western Handl
cap Tournament at Omaha.
Juno 19-20-21-22 American Union or
Swedish Singers, West. Dlv., con
certs and convention at Omaha.
Juno 20 to 24 Stato Stockmen's con
vention at Alliance.
Juno 21 to 23 Fraternal Order of
Eagles, state meeting at Lincoln.
Although Norfolk got a majority ot
tho votes cast In a county seat re
moval contest, tho county peat will
remain at Madison for another two
years at least. Norfolk polled 2,875
votes, Madison 2.5G4, giving Norfolk
53 per cent of tho total of tho 7,459
voles. Sixty per cent was required
ly law to make the change. The larg
est vote over cast in Madison county
prior to this was less than 4,300. Mad
lson's campaign was mado upon tho
issue that removal would Increase
taxes. Norfolk urged lt3 railroad ccn
ter and tho fact that It Is tho metrop
oils of tho county as a reason for
changing.
Additional advances In the prices
or farm implements have been an
nounced by agricultural machinery
houses in this territory. Perhaps tho
most notablo Increase, becauso of its
proportions, is a raise of from 5 to
15 por cent in the price of farm gaso
lino tractors. Tractor manufacturers
declare that they are being utterly
ignored by steel mills, wh6 are entire
ly occupied with filling orders for
"war munitions.
Considering the poor hay crop and
soft corn John Peterson of Stanton
county did unusually well with a
bunch of cattle ho has fed for about
five months. Last November he
bought fifty-two head averaging at
that time 887 pounds and costing
$7.00. Last week the same bunch of
stock averaging 3,210 pounds sold at
$9.10, a gain of 323 pounds In weight
and $2.10 In price.
Secretary Connors of the Grand Is
land Commercial club has received
nows that Grand Island is to have a
now Union Pacific depot at once. Thli
nows was contained In a letter from
President Mohler. of tho Union Pad
11c declaring that an appropriation for
the same had been authorized and
that tho architect waB completing
plans and details of them at Omaha.
Following a government statement
that meat prices arc 12.7 per cent
higher than tho last six-year average,
and probably higher than ever before.
It. ,C. Howe, manager of Armour &
Co., packers, said recently while in
Omaha that he believes the limit has
been reached, and that unless prices
go down, the people will Quit buying
meat.
Tho announcement that Hastings
soon will Btart eleven miles of new
paving, that four or five now business
buildings are to start soon and that
contracts already have been left for
moro than a score of new modern
homes, has attracted scores of labor
ers and mechanics from Nebraska
and adjoining stntes.
Tho annual convontlon of tho Ne
braska Fraternal Order of Eagles is
scheduled to take place In Lincoln on
Juno 21, 22 and 23.
Word has been received in Omaha
from Savannah, Ga of the great In
terest being taken there In the "pro
posed Savannah to Seattle transconti
nental highway, which It is proposed
to outline and map off at a big moot
ing to bo held In Omaha April 24
to 25.
Gago county's fourth gopher exter
mination club has been organized at
FUley. Thirty-six fannors residing
on the various sections of the town
ship were named to have charge of
tho extermination work.
Twenty-two blocks of the residence
portion of Kearney, comprising ono
paving district, will bo paved thla
spring. This makes approximately
forty blocks of paving to bo contract
ed for this spring.
Tho city of Albion is contemplating
tho construction of a $50,000 hotel. A
subscription campaign Is now on. An
Omaha concern offers to loan half tho
necessary funds.
Officials of tne Burlington railroad
have promised tho city of Scottsbluff
a new passenger station to be com
pleted sometime during tho next year.
The prize-winning hogs In ths Na
tional Swine show, to bo hold in Oma
ha October 2 to 7 of this yoar, will
Immediately jump to a value of from
$3,000 to $5,000 apiece, according to
odlclals of tho National Swlno Grow
ers' association, who wcro In Omaha
recently conferring with local men re
garding arrangements, it Is estimat
ed by odlclals that tho hogs exhibited
will average In value around $125
apiece, and that the total aggregated
value of swlno shown will bo $300,000.
Tho principal breeds to bo exhibited
will bo tho Duroc-Jcrsey, Berkshlro,
Hampshire, Poland-China, Chester
Whltb and a number of tho minor
breeds.
Tho auction salo of Box Butto coun
ty land at Allianco resulted In tho pur
chases of eleven hundred acres In small
tracts In different parts of tho county.
Tho prico paid averaged $30 por acre,
no plcco sold being the last the seller
had. Tho object of this salo Is rather
to dlvido up where possible, soino of
tho larger ranches into small farms,
as it has been proven In tho last five
seasons that money can be mado on a
slnglo tract ot 100 acres, of Box Butte
county land.
Congressman KIr.kaid of O'Neill and
Colonel Edwin J. Murfln, Judge advo
cate genoral of tho Nobraska national
guard, have secured permission of tho
War department for tho ubo of tho
military reservation at Fort Robinson,
Nebraska, for a military Encampment
during tho coming summer. They are
authorized to Invito tho four adjoining
states of Colorado, Wyoming, North
and South Dakota.
Edley J. Kegloy of Kearney won
tho drawing from a field of nlnoty-flvo
applicants at tho Allianco land draw
ing for tho "Mitchell tract" homestead
near Mlnatare, considered tho most
valuable homestead offered at tho
drawing for Scottsbluff and Cheyenuo
county Irrigated lands. Three hundred
and twenty-four applicants filed on tho
thirty tracts which woro opened.
Tho call to the spring plow Is moro
pronounced in and about Kearney than
the call to arms. Last week a recruit
ing station for the Nebraska National
guard, with officer In full uniform In
charge, was established there, but
not a young man has volunteerod to
sorvo his Uncle Samuel.
Tho Florence city council has pass
ed an ordinance providing for tho sub
mission to tho voters of Florence,
April 18, of a $10,000 bond Issue for
tho construction of a municipal dec
trie lighting system. Florenco Is a
suburb of Omaha.
Columbus now has a militia com
pany. At a meeting of Spanish-Amer.
lean war veterans last week fifty
members votod to enlist if war Is de
clared against Mexico. Most of thoso
present were members of tho First
Nobraska.
Dr. Nathaniel Butler, University of
Chicago, and Prof. M. V. O'Shea, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, will speak at
tho Central Nebraska Teachers' asso
ciation, meeting at Fremont, April 7
and 8.
Twelve relatives of Peter Branden
burg, aged Lincoln recluse, who dlod
in a tiny hut whero ho made his
home, for years, have been located by
the administrator of the estate. All
resldo in Germany. Each portion will
bo sent them as soon as the estate
can be closed. The twelve heirs aro
children of a brother and sister of
Brandenburg. Each one will receive
about $1,000.
Within a few hours' time a commit
tee raised $G00, a guarantee fund for
tho Buffalo county fair association, in
suring against loss when holding tho
mid-summer races at Beatrice in
July. These races always have been
a financial success, tho guarantee
against extreme weatlier conditions
not having been needed to meet exist
ing deficits.
Tho long timbers to bo used by the
Union Pacific in tho reconstruction
of Its $1,000,000 bridge over the Mis
souri river at Omaha have arrived.
Word has been received that tho east
ern mills that are to furnish tho steel
for the new superstructure have start
ed work on the beams and columns,
and that shipment will start within
tho next few weeks.
Tho poultry breeders of Buffalo
county have voted to raise $600 to bo
used as a fund for tho erection of a
permanent building at tho fair
grounds at Beatrice, to be used for
their annual display.
Officers of the Stato Dental Society
announce that the annual meeting of
tho organization will bo held at Lin
coln JMay 15 to 18.
Congress has been asked to appro
priate $2,000,000 to build a canal to
convort Platto river water for Irriga
tion purposes In Gosper, Phelps and
Kearney counties. Congressman Shal
lenberger Introduced tho measure and
favorahlo action Is hoped for.
Thlrty-ono business men of Hold
rogo have subscribed stock for tho
purpose of buying two lots on which
un auditorium will be erected. An ef
fort Is to be made at once to sell ad
ditional stock to raise funds to erect
the building.
Alliance Is busy nowadays making
preparations for tho annual conven
tion of the Nebraska Travelers Pro
tective association convention which
Is to bo in that city April 20 and 21.
The Chamber of Commerce of Has
tings has designated tho first week
In May as trade week for Hastings.
An automobile will bo glvon away
during the week.
Between G00 nnd 800 bakers of Ne
braska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
South Dakota are expected to attend
tho Trans-Mississippi Bakers' conven
tion at Omaha, Juno 12 to 15.
VISITED BY RAIDERS
ZEPPELINS BOMBARD BRITAIN
WITH DEADLY RESULTS.
FIFTY-NINE PERSONS KILLED
British Defensive Methods Prove Much
Better; One Zeppelin Brought
Down, Another Engaged.
London. With tho exception or tho
big air raid of January 31, when tho
casualties "Were sixty-seven persons
killed and 117 Injured, the Zeppelin
raids of March 31 and April 1 caused
greater loss of llfo than any previous
aorlal attack this year.
Tho total casualties for tho two
visits, according to an olllclal report,
wero fifty-nine porsons killed nnd lGti
wounded.
As somo compensation for this
sacrlflco of llfo, however, tho British
peoplo have satisfaction In practical
proof afforded of a great Improvement
In tho dcfenslvo methods denltngwlth
aorlal raids. For tho first tlmo slnco
tho Inception of this method of war
faro on the British coast, not only
had ono rnldlng Zeppelin been
brought down and Us crow taken
prisoner, but the official report re
counts an exciting aerial fight bo
tween a Zeppelin and a British air
man, Lieutenant Brandon, who, mount
ing to a height of 9,000 feet, flow over
tho raider and dropped several' bombs
on It with effect.
There has been constant agitation
in tho newspapors for British airmen
to ascend and. attack Zeppelins and
tho fact that this now has been suc
cessfully done gives promiso of still
greator achievements in tho samo di
rection. At tho samo time, it will
tend to Increase public confldenco
that tho authorities aro making pro
gress In their efforts to deal with tho
Zeppelin danger.
Fighting Country Not Citizens.
"I -do not think you would find an
officer of tho Gorman navy or army
who would willingly participate In the
killing of women and chllren."
Lieutenant Commander Brelthaupt,
commander of the Zeppolln L-15,
which was hit by shell fire In tho raid
April 1st and later sank in the
Thames estuary, replied thus to tho
Associated Press correspondent when
requested to explain tho psychology
of German air raids on defenseless
cltleB nnd the killing of harmless
civilians.
"I am very well satisfied with tho
treatment here," ho said, "but natur
ally feel tho loss of my freedom. As
to nlr raids, we have a much moro
Important object In view than the kill
ing of women and children, namely,
the destroying of tho enemy's armed
positions, warships and factories. Wo
men and children become the victims
of our operations, but not because wo
will them Intontlonally. It Is war."
Told to Lay Down Arms.
Torreon, Mex. In his proclamation
calling on the Villa bandits to lay
down their arms, General Jacinto Tre
vlrno, commanding this district,
stated that this, by authority of the
first chief, would bo tho last call. Tho
bandits must lay down their arms
within ten days, ho said, to obtalu
personal guaranteo of safety. General
Trevlno further stated:
"If they do not como In we shall
have to treat them as common bandits
and pursuo them with vigor until they
aro annihilated. If thoro aro any real
patriots among them, they will help
us to close the gaping wounds of our
bleeding country by putting thorn
solves nt tho disposition of tho do
facto government."
Negotiations for tho surrender of
some of these bands are reported to
bo in progress.
Engineer Responsible for Catastrophe
Cleveland, O. Blame for tho New
' York Central wreck at Amherst a
few days ago, in which twenty-eight
i wero killed and forty Injured, was
placed on Herman Hess, engineer of
tho second section of train No. 8G,
which crashed Into the first section
while running fifty miles an hour
through a denso fog, by D. C. Moon,
goneral manager of tho company, in
an official statement issued hore.
War3hlp Destroys Two Forts.
London. Forts St. George and San
Jak, as well ns tho other coastal de
fenses of Smyrna, wore destroyed In
a three hours' bombardment by a
British warship, says a dispatch to
tho Times from Salonlkl. Tho Turks
did cot reply to tho fire of tho war
ship. Sanjak Is tho chief work com
manding tho entrance to Smyrna har
bor. Ford Will Fight Taxation.
Detroit, Mich. Suit to provent en
forcement of tho proclamation of Gov
ornor JohnBon of California, prohibit
ing the Ford Motor company from
doing business in that state becauso
of its failure to pay a state franchise
tax of $24,00, will bo started soon.
Rewarded for Faithfulness.
Sioux City, la. Faithfulness of A.
J. Kellogg to his employor, John
Amsler, vetoran cigar manufacturer,
will result In Mr. Kellogg sharing tho
$50,000 estate ot his employer.
WORST WRECK IN
This photograph shows the remains of two Pullman coaches of tho first section of the" Chicago-Pittsburgh Lim
ited, and tho engine of tho second section Is seen In tho dobrls. Tho wreck occurrod noar Amherst, O.. and at least
26 persons wore killed nnd 40 injured.
GATHERING BODIES FROM WRECK OF NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAINS
This photograph, taken shortly after tho collision near Amhorst, 0 shows rescuers gathering up pieces of bod
lea of tho victims of tho wreck.
ARMY AVIATORS GETTING THEIR MACHINES READY
This photograph shows army avntorB preparing their machines for shipment to Mexico.
MEDAL OF HONOR FOR 0BREG0N
m r "ymm
Uenoral Obrogon, tho ono-armud commanUor o. Cunaiua u armies, huvlng
n medal of honor pinned on his breast by Senorltn Alasorlo In tho city of
Celaya. -fit tho right Is General Carranzn, do facto president pt Mexico.
HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL
MRS. ALICE L0NGWORTH
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This is the latest photograph of Mrs.
Allco Longworth, daughtor of Colonel
Roosevelt, who has resumed hor prom
inent placo In tho socloty of Washing
ton slnco tho ro-olectlon of her hus
band to congress.