THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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S TAT E NEWS
DATES FOR COMING EVEfTS.
April 2S-29 Stato T. P. A. Convolon
at Alliance.
April 21-25 Savannah to Seattle High
way Convention at Omaha.
Way 2 Omahn-Llncoln-Denvcr Good
Roads association convention at
Lincoln.
Way 13 Eaat Central Nebraska High
School track meet at Fremont.
Way 14 Proclaimed "Mothers Day"
In Nebraska.
Way 10 to 18Stato G. A. It. Encamp
ment at Lexington.
Way 15-18 State Dental Society an
nua convention at Lincoln.
Wny 17 Nebraska Hankers' conven
tion, Group One, at Beatrice.
Wny 23-24-25 State Harness and Sad
dlo Makers' association meeting at
Columbus.
Way 24-25 Stato Association of Com
mercial Clubs' Convention at Omaha.
Juno 5 and G Pageant of Lincoln,
presenting "The Onto City."
Juno 5-5 Spanish War Veterans'
Stato Convention at North Platte.
June 12 to 15 Trans-Mlsslsslppl Bak
ers' Ass'n convention at Omaha.
Juno 13 to 10 Stato P. E. O. Conven
tion at Alliance.
Juno 13-14-15 Great Western Handi
cap Tournament at Omaha.
Juno 19-20-21-22 American Union of
Swedish Singers, West. Dlv., con
certs and convention at Omaha.
Juno 20 to 21 State Stockmen's con
vention at Alliance.
Juno 21 to 23 Fraternnl Order of
Eagles, otato meeting at Lincoln.
Abraham Vansaver, a packing
liouso employe of South Omaha, on
a wager drank twenty-four pints of
beers and four dozen raw eggs. An
iittendant preparod the feast In In
stallments by pouring a pint of beer
into a big stein and breaking two
eggs into it Vensaver stowed them
away, ono after another, and in half
;m hour had finished the task without
leaving ills chair. He proposed to
tncklo two dozen moro eggs on tho
.sfimc basis on a $10 bet, but there
were no takers.
A dike twenty miles long and
t costing in tho neighborhood of
$50,000, is a project contemplated
"by tho Elkhorn Valley drainage
district. Tho wall will extend
iilong tho cast bank of the Platte
river in Douglas county and is ex-
-pected to prevent such Hoods as hap
pened in 1912, when $10,000 damage
was done to Douglas county roads,
also -great damage in Waterloo and
Valley.
To solve its electric light problem,
which has arisen since the abandon
ment of the private plant, the village
of Winnebago Is considering tho ap
propriation of tho waters of Omaha
creek for tho purposo of furnishing
power for lighting purposes, along
the lines advocated by former Repre
sentative J. J. McAllister of Dakota
City. Arrangements are being made
4o Investigate tho feasibility of the
plnr.
Work is progressing rapidly on
Fremont's new hotel. It is to be six
stories high and cost nearly $150,000.
Hastings won its its suit in coun
ty court to force the Missouri Pacific
railroad to pay for the installation
and maintenance of electric street
lights at all the railway crossings
-within tho city limits. The judgment
Amounted to about $300.
The Trans-Mlsslsslppl Master Bak
ers' association, which embraces tho
ioXT states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
nnd Nebraska, will hold a four-days'
convention in Omaha Juno 12 to 15.
The association will put on a big ex
hibit of baking machinery, equipment
.and supplies of every description used
l)y tho bakers.
The ' patrons of school district at
Niobrara will hold an election on
April 24 for tho purposo of deciding
on tho issue of voting $17,300 bonds
for tho district for the purpose of
erecting a new modern brick building
.and installing up-to-date furniture.
The week of August 7 to 11 has
been named as tractor week for Fre
mont this year.
The York Commercial club is agi
tating tho building of a $25,000 city
hall.
A barn on tho farm of John Voles
ky near Bnrneston, Gage county, was
destroyed by lire. A double corn crib,
granary nn1 olght head of horses,
4,000 bushels of grain, considerable
farm machinery and harness wcro
consumed by ilamos. The loss will
aggregate close to $5,000.
Ofllcors of the Columbus Commer
cial club nro planning on entertain
ing tho members of the Nebraska
Harness and Saddle Makers' associa
tion meeting .which will bo hold
there May 23, 24 and 25v
Sealed bids will bo received by the
Ijoard of education at Homer till
April 27 for tho erection of nn addi
tion to tho high school building and
also for the furnishing of a heating
plant.
A contract has been let by tho fed
eral government for tho construction
of a now post ofTlco building at Falls
City. Work is expected to begin
Juno 1.
A concrete bridge to cost in tho
neighborhood of $G5,000 is to bo built
across the Platto rlyor immediately
, south of Kearney,
Tho Union Pacific Is working out
tho details for running a dairy special
through the counties along the lino of
the road in tho western part of tho
state. A special of this character was
run through Kansas and Colorado last
year with great benefit to tho farm
ers and dairymen. Tho Nebraska
dairy special will probably he run
early during Mny and will bo out on
the road a week. Stops will be mado
at practically all the towns and lec
turen und demonstrations will be giv
en by dairy and live stock exports.
Tho caso of Fred L. Tledo against
tho village of Orchard in which the
former tried to have his Innd exclud
ed from the corporate limits of thu
village, was tried In tho district court,
and tho request on tho twonty-olght
acres south of tho track was granted,
but tho three-cornered tract on which
tho John Stelllng house is located was
ruled In tho corpornto limits. The vil-
mgo board voted to carry tho caso to
tho supreme court as they bollevo
that the twenty-eight ucres rightfully
belong to the town.
Firo which broko out In tho horse
yards of Hllllker, Simpson & Smith
at Grand Island last woek, contractors
for horses for the French and 'British
governments, caused somo loss to
buildings nnd a general scaro for the
section of tho city occupied ns the
yards. Seven hundred head of horses,
already tho property of tho allies,
woro run out and others led to other
corrals, and not an nnimal was lost.
Tho loss of hay, buildings, etc.,
amounts to about $1,000.
Directors of tho Fremont Commer
cial club have voted to loan $10,000 to
President W. H. Clemmons of Fre
mont college for the purpose cf re
building the dormitory. The dormitory
was destroyed by fire In December.
A loss of $30,000 was sustained by
Mr. Clemmons and Insurance of only
$11,000 was carried.
Following tho recent "dry" victory
at the pulls In Js'orth Platte saloon
keepers aro already preparing to quit,
business. A "flro sale" In one of tho
saloons has already started, tho pro
prietor announcing in llaming posters
that liquors, wines, cigars and other
stock will be sold out at cost, since
he Is "quitting business." . ,
A disastrous prairie fire, aided by
hot, dry wind, did much damage In
the vicinity of North Loup before it
was got under control. Buildings were
saved with great difficulty, although
much hay was burned. It was tho
first disastrous "-"'-' flro for several
years in the locality.
J. W. Steinhart, president of tho Ne
braska Association of Commercial
clubs, declared whilo in Omaha a few
days ago, thut ho expected ICO or
moro of thoso affiliated with tho as
sociation to send representatives to
tho meeting In Omaha May 24-25.
At a meeting of the Dodge county
board of supervisors It was decided
not to rebuild tho old court house at
Fremont, seriously damaged by fire
last December. The board plans to
put up an entirely new building to
cost between $100,000 and $150,000.
Preparations! are being made In
Omaha for tho convention and musical
festival of tho western division of
tho American Union of Swedish sing
ers, which will bo held Juno 19 to 22.
A very large attendance and a very
successful festival is anticipated.
The Rlalto Realty company of Oma
ha announces tho purchase of 150
acres of land near the village of Ral
ston for tho purposo of building a
motion picture city. The deal in
volved $300,000. Work on tho huge
project has already begun. '
A committee of the Mitchell Com
munity club is working to gain for
Mitchell the next sugar factory.
There aro about C0.000 acres of irri
gated land In tho vicinity, about 25
por cent of which is now availablo for
raising sugar beets.
Professor Knorr of the government
experiment station at Mitchell reports
the appearance of an alfalfa army
worm which works in tho crowns of
tho alfalfa and cuts the new sprouts.
There is fear that tho first crop may
bo damaged considerably.
A movement haB been started by
citizens of Madison for a new hotel
nnd it is certain thnt it will bo con
structed during tho summer.
More than 2,000 carloads of ma
terial will bo shipped to Hastings for
use In tho eleven miles of now paving,
on which actual work has started.
Sower bonds to tho nmount of $19,
000 wero voted nt Alnsworth recently.
Members of tho Blair library board
received word that tho Carneglo libra
ry commission- has granted tho re
quest for a $10,000 library building
for tho city. Plans for tho building
will bo Immediately drawn and a loca
tion secured.
Thirty-eight gallons of poison for
gophors wero sent to about COO fann
ers In Gage county recently 'by Farm
Uomonstrator Libers. Tho gopher
clubs recently organized in tho coun
ty propose to mnke war on tho pest
for tho next few months.
Miss Elizabeth Graham of Cozad
has ontored n contest being conduct
ed by an Omnha newspaper to secure
an attractive brunette for the In
genue rolo In Chandler Trimble's
$100 photoplay, which tho paper Is
to produce In the Metropolis this
summer.
Plans aro being prepared for a new
homo by tho Masonic lodgo of Bridge
port. The building will bo a two-story
brick affair.
Ton now bridges have been order
ed by the board of supervisors of
Gage county.
ST
AMERICAN TROOPS LED INTO A
TRAP BY CARRANZAISTS.
TWO 0. S. GAVALRYIVIEN SLAIN
Major Tompkins Reports Parrel Inci
dent Regular Organized Action.
Mexicans Report Villa Dead.
San-Antonlo, Texas. It was a forco
of Cnrranzn'B soldiers who engaged)
tho little detachment of American
cavalry nt Parral April 12th in a reg
ularly organized action, according to
a detailed report written by Major
Frank Tompkins and forwarded to
General Funston by General Pershing.
Forty of tho Mexican soldiers, in
cluding ono major and ono civilian,
woro killed by the rotreating Ameri
cans. Tho American casualties wero
two killed and six wounded, including
Major Tompkins. His wound was
slight
Major Tompkins' story of tho light
Indicates lack of control over tho
troops by tho commanding officer of
tho Parral garrison, Goneral Lnzano,
and bitter antagonism by tho public
nnd troops. Tho fighting took placo
outside Parral and wns continued
ovor a route of olght miles to Santa
Cruz, northeast of Parral on tho rail
road. Major Tompkins arrived outsldo
Parral on the forenoon of April 12
with two troops, M nnd K, of tho
Thirteenth cavalry. Reduced In num
bers tho total of these two companies
is approximately 100 men. The roport
that unarmed men went Into Parral
appears to havo been erroneous.
Ho admitted that ho did march his
small detachment quite openly along
tho trnil into tho city, where they
wero met by General Lazano, who re
colved them most graciously. Tho
civil authorities arrived and Joined in
tho courteous reception of tho major
and his troops. Tho Incident appear
ed to bo progressing without unpleas
ant features. Genoral Lazano and tho
civil authorities discussed with Major
Tompkins tho question of camping
sites, ho and the local officials decid
ing on ono Just outsldo tho city, to
which Major Tompkins was directed.
Major Tompkins entered tho town
upon tho invitation of an officer of the
Parral garrison. Ho stated that tho
olllcer met him ton miles from Par
ral, introduced himself and urged him
to accept tho hospitality of tho mili
tary and civil authorities. Thlsfact,
coupled with Major TompklnB' roport
of the subsequent attack, caused of
ficers here to express the opinion that
ho and his men had been deliberately
led into a trap, although perhaps not
with the knowledge of General Laza
no commanding officer.
Bandit Villa Reported Dead.
Mexico Clty.-VllIa's dead body has
been dug up out of a two weeks' old
grave uy uarlos Cnrranzn, nephew
Goneral Carranza, the first chief
tho ConstitutlonallntR.
Information recoived by the war de
partment. Villa's doath was duo to tho ampu
tation of one of his legs, made neces
sary by wounds received by him in
the fighting around Guerrero. After
being desperately wounded ho was
carried by his followers to tho town
of Temocachic, where tho amputation
was performed by a village doctor.
As soon as tho bandit chlof
bo moved he wns carried south to tho
town of Cuslhuirlachlc, thlrty-nino
miles distant. Hero, according to tho
story, ho lingered for a few days,
suffering greatly before death onded
his career.
Germany Sees No Break.
Berlin. In splto of pessimistic ro
ports fromvEngllsh sources, officials
aro confident there will bo no break
ing of diplomatic relations between
Germany and the United States. Tho
foreign office considers the cases of
tho four freighters closed by tho
German reply. Germany, howover, la
willing to meet tho United States half
way and do everything In her power
to avoid a crisis with respect to tho
channel packot Sussex. Though offi
cials refused to glvo any Intimation
of Gormany's course, it is understood
tho foreign office will glvo careful
consideration to any evidence tho
United StateB may submit regarding
tho Sussex.
BrltlBh Barbers Boost Prices.
London. Tho Hair Dressers' guild
has announced that herenftor shaves
will bo raised from 4 to 5 cents and
tho price of halr-cuttlug from 8 to 10
cents. Scarcity of labor Is the cause.
Dump Beer Into the Ocean.
Seattle, Wash. Twelvo thousand
quarts of beer seized by tho police,
who found It stored on a scow moor
ed In the hay, rocently, were dumped
Into tho bay by policemen and lire
men. This is tho largest seizure
under the prohibition law.
Kills Brother During Quarrel.
Lincoln, Neb.Hubert Dcardoff, 39,
shot and Instantly killed his young
brother', Jeremiah Deardoff, on 'the
farm owned by their mother, n few
miles west of hero during a quarrel.
FRIEND
III'1!
F0E3
GENERAL
This photograph of Goneral Pershing nnd his staff was takon at ono of tho enmps in Moxlco. Loft to right aro:
Col. L. G. Berry, Fourth Field artillery; Col. Do II. C. Cnboll, chlof of staff; Llout. M. C. Schollonhorgor, personal aid
to Gonoral Pershing; Gen. John J. Porshlug; Lieut. Goorgo S. Pntton, aid; Maj. J. I. Hlnus, censor; Maj. J. B. Clayton,
chief of medical officers; Capt W. 11. Burt, assistant chlof of atnff
AFTER A
Carrying away on a stretcher n soldier of tho allied armies who waa wounded by a bomb dropped during ono of
tho raids on Salonlki mado by German airmen.
GOLDEN FLIER
This ltttlo yollow Buffrago automobile, containing Mrs. Alice S. tiurko
(right) and Miss Noll Richardson (loft) of tho National American Woman
Buffrago association, has started on tho 15,000-mllo tour that It Is to mako In
tho interest of votes for women nnd tho national Buffrago demonstrations In
Chicago and St, Louis on Juno 7 and 14. From tho midst of a storm of daffo
dils, a swarm of "movio" camoras, and a waving, enthusiastic crowd of
suffragists, tho "Golden Flier" left Now York.
BROUGHT BACK SICK FROM MEXICO
A. S Gilmer of tho Sixteenth Infantry being removed on a utrotchor at El
Paso, Tox., after having travolod 75
an auto ambulance. Ho was ono of tho first of tho American soldiers to buc
cunib to tho trying climate of northern Moxlco,
PERSHING AND HIS
GERMAN AIR RAID ON
OF SUFFRAGE
miles ovor tho sandy Moxlcan desort in
STAFF
SAL0NIKI
OLDEST CAPITOL GUARD
Frank G Jnios 1b the oldest guard
at tho United States capital. Tho only
man now In congress who was sitting
In tho national assembly when Mr
Jones donned the uniform of a capitol
guard forty years ago Is "Uncle Joo"
Cannon. It was Mr. Jones who low
ered tho flag ovor tho capitol to. half
mast at tho ossasslnntlon of President
Garllold and twenty years later ho had
tho samn tad task to perform after
tho nBsasslnatlon of President McKtn
loy. Ho was the only guard on duty
I" tho sennto end tho night Frank
Holt, demonted Gorman sympathizer
exploded a bomb' In tho senato rocop
tlqn room, directly over Mr. Jones1
desk. Ho Is sixty-three nnd beenmo a
guard with tho first Democratic con
gress after tho Civil wur.
Neglected Discussion.
"Thoro's ono good thing nbout tho
war."
"What Is It?"
"Wo don't hear so much about tho
high cost of living as wo used to.")
Detroit Free Proas.
A Roland for an Oliver,
"Why do you womon Insist on go
ing to bargain sales to get something
for nothing?"
"Why do you mon go to tho poker
clubs to try tho same thing?"
Bt 'M. H
