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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. r PRIMARY RESULTS DEMOCRATS OF STATE NOMINATE NEVILLE FOR GOVERNOR. REPUBLICANS CHOSE SUTTON Edgar Howard Nominated by the Denv ocrats for Lieutenant Governor; Shumway, Republican, Wins. Democrats of the stato choso Keith Neville of North Platto as the demo cratic candidate for the nomination of governor over C. W. Bryan of Lin coln, In the recent Btato-wldo primary election. On the republican sldo Sut ton was nominated, although hard pressed by McKelvlo and Miles. For chief Justice of tho supremo court Fawcett and Morrlssey aro nom inated, they being tho only candi dates. For associate Justlco It ap pears that Cornish, Hastings, Barnes, Sedgwick, Martin and Dean will be tho six from whom tho peoplo will Anally mako a cholco of threo. John L. Kennedy defeated Chcs ter H. Aldrlch for tho nomination for United States senator on tho re publican ticket, and GUbort M. Hitch cock won over Ignatius J. Dunn on tho democratic sldo. For national committeeman, tho republicans choso It. Beecher Howell over Charles F. McGrew, and the democrats preferred Arthur, Mullen to James C. Dahlman. Tho Make-up of tho Nebraska del ;egations in tho national conventions is now fairly well established, sufilc lent of tho state having been heard from to fix 'with reasonable certainty the choice of voters. In tho republican convention the delegates-at-largo from this stato will be Baldrlge, Guerney, Dodge and Cur rie. From tho First district, Green and Pollard have been chosen; the Second will bo represented by Ure and either Loomis or Dietz; the Third, by Thompson and Kemp; from tho Fourth tho delegates will bo Far ney and either Jansen or Colton, with tho prospects in favor of Jansen; from tho Fifth, Barnett and Lane, and from tho Sixth, May and either Mallery or Westervelt, with tho advantage Blightly in favor of the former. Tho democrats will send to St, Louis as delegatcs-at-large, V. II, Thompson, Oldham, Price and Thorn as, and tho district delegates: First, Moran and either Good or Eager Second, Kennedy and Larson; Third Morrow and Green; Fourth, Sklles and either Bowlby or Placek;' Fifth Clary and Swenson; Sixth, Taylor and either Brown or Tulley. C. W. Pool, democrat, for secretary of state; W. H. Smith, democrat, for state auditor; W. H. Clemmons, dem ocrat, for stato superintendent; A. O. Thomas, republican, for state super intendent; and P. L. Hall and H. B. Landls, democrats, for regents of tho university, had no opposition, and are certainly nominated. Following is figures tabulated on about two-thirds vote of the stato: FOR PRESIDENT. Republican; Hughes 9,8!)3 Cummins 13.383 EatabrooK 6.153 Ford 18,480 DELEGATE-AT-LARGE. Republican. Kllpatrick 2G.930 Currlo 28.194 Dodgo ......29,311 Hevelono 21,581 Baldrigo 33,378 Epperson 26,083 Gurney 29,585 DELEGATE-AT-LARGE. Democratic. Bryan 25,487 Thompson 32,703 Cones 21,882 Oldham 29,788 Prlco 29,204 Thomas 28,714 Piattl 26,712 NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN. Democratic. Mullen 27,707 Dahl 25,024 Republican. McGrow ' 19,961 Howell '...r 31,984 UNITED STATES SENATOR. Republican. John L. Kennedy 34,598 Chester H. Aldrlch 28,212 Democratic. I. J. Dunn 19,922 Gilbert M. Hitchcock 39,747 GOVERNOR. Republican. A. L. Sutton 24,349 S. It. McKelvlo 22,280 W. A. Georgo 7,193 C. J. Miles 16,130 William Madgett 4,910 Hughes On Oregon Ballot Salem, Oro. Tho namo of Charles E. Hughes will bo printed on tho Oregon republican primary ballot as n candidato for tho nomination for president ot tho United States. Part ofBelgrade Destroyed. Paris. A deBtructive fire in Bel grade, formerly tho capital of Serbia, is reported In a dispatch to tho Matin from Bucharest. It is said tho east ern Bectlon of tho city was almost de stroyed. Several hundred houses burned and thousands are homeloss. Democratic. C. W. Bryan 25,875 Keith Neville 37,601 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Democratic. Pearson 12,677 Howard 22,086 Banning 12,744 Republican. Shumway 17,535 Kiechal 12,354 Nordgren 10,798 SECRETARY OF STATE. Republican. Addison Walt 15,728 W. B. Smith 10,438 W. S. Walto 6,633 P. Hensol 8,200 AUDITOR. Republican. W. L. Minor 23,535 G. W. Marsh 21,941 TREASURER. Democratic. Harry Adams 19,975 C. E. Hall 25,323 Republican. W. II. Reynolds 22,553 F. C. Hamor 21,443 ATTORNEY GENERAL. Democratic. W. F. Reed 24,432 G. W. Berge 19,877 Republican. R. W. Devoo 18.G26 W. H. Halderson 13,465 A. P. Anderbery 9,025 LAND COMMISSIONER. Democratic. O. L. Shumway 14,054 A. J. Sllgor 5,477 E. B. Zimmerman 12,055 Republican. Henry Oberman 8,889 Fred Beekman .'....19,932 Joo Lcedom 6,703 Cook 12,769 RAILWAY COMMISSIONER. Democratic. Andrew Cluto 6,065 Victor Wilson 15,593 E. F. Sughrouo 3,993 W. S. Ridgell 8,764 IL W. Ralston 7,323 Republican. Charles Randall 13,053 H. T. Clarko 13.17C Walter Johnson 12,994 Thomas Long 7,161 FOR THE SUPREME COURT. Returns. from thlrty-threo counties on nominations for the supremo court show tho following figures: Chief Justice (two nominated) Morrisey 29,231 Fawcett 27,479 Associate Justice (six nominated.) Cornish 23,255 Hastings 19,570 Dean , 19,919 Goss 15,779 Palmer 14,307 Barnes '..22,194 Sedgwick 19,250 Martin 18,119 Hunt 1C.256 Falloon 10,410 Many Errors in Ballots. ljincoin. rue present primary uocs i not, like wine, improve with age, ap- J parently, for thlB year more errors were mndo in printing of tho ballots than ever before. In one voting precinct of Lincoln the name of E. W. Miskel of tho First district, candidnto for republican presidential elector, Instead of ap pearing in tho placo it should, was found among tho republican candi dates for delegates, and in order to remedy tho defect a pencil was drawn through tho name and tho name written on the blank lino where it should appear. In Wrong Column. In another precinct on tho demo cratic ticket in rotating the names in printing, tho namo of Felix J. Galla gher, candidate for delegate at large, was placed under tho namo of John H. Morehead as a candidato for vice president. In Antelope county tho ballots were printed Instructing tho voter to vote for two candidates for chief Jus tlco Instead of one, and six for asso ciate Justice instead of three. In printing tho sample ballots, the democratic commlttoo of Lancaster county, which got out a largo number of samples because no samples wore printed this year according to tho provisions of the new law, which re quired tho ballot published In tho pa pers, tho name of Arthur F. Mullen appears twice on tho ballot as a can didate for democratic national com mitteeman, and tho name of James C. Dahlman did not appear at all. Sees Hard Times In Germany. Amsterdam (Via London) Tho Lo kal Anzelgor of Berlin publishes an Interview with Dr. von Lentze, Prus: slan finance minister, In which ho forecasts great financial difficulties not only for tho German empire, but for tho Individual states of tho em pire. Ho expresses tho belief that It may be necessary for tho empire to levy direct taxes upon tho states, not withstanding tho fact that tho Ger man constitution does not provide for such measures. Tho prolongation of the war Dr. von Lentze contendn compels recog nition of hard facts. Russians Land In France. Paris. Tho arrival of Russian troops In France, aB mado known in tho general order Issued by General Joffre, la regarded hero as an event of great Importanco from both a mili tary nnd political standpoint Sussex Commander Decorated. Paris. Information has been re ceived hero from rellablo sources that Emperor William has decorated the commander of tho submarlno which is said to have torpedoed tho Sussex. I NEBRASKA DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. May 2 Omaha-Llncoln-Denvcr Good RoadB association convention at Lincoln. .... , til-!. May 13-East Central Nebraska High School track meet at iTcmont. May 14 Proclaimed "Mothers' Day" In Nebraska. May 16 to 18 Stato Q. A. R. Encamp ment at Lexington. May 15-18 State Dental Society an- nunl convention at Lincoln. :May 17 Nebraska Bankers' conven tion, Group One. nt Beatrice. May 23-24-25 Stato Harness and Sad dle Makers' association meeting nt Columbus. May 24-25 Stato Association of Com mercial Clubs' Convention at Omaha. Juno 5 and 6 Pageant of Lincoln, presenting "Tho Gate City." Juno 5-6, Spanish War Veterans' . Stato Convention at North Platte. June 12 to 15 Trans-Mlsslsslppl Bak- ers' Ass'n convention at Omaha. Juno 13-14-15 Annual convention of Nebraska Elks at Omaha. Uuno 13 to 16 Stato P. E. O. Conven Hon at Alliance. Juno 13-14-15 Great Western Handl cap Tournnment nt Omaha. Juno 19-20-21-22 American Union of Swedish Singers, West. Dlv., con certs and convention nt Omaha. June 20 to 24 Stato Stockmen's con ventlon nt Alllnnce. Juno 21 to 23 Fraternal Order Eagles, stnte meeting nt Lincoln of In a gun duel which lasted several minutes, Officer Lon Trude of tho Beatrlco polico force shot and fatally wounded Nels Smith. Smith had been previously arrested for being dlBor derly and had been released on prom iso of good behnvlor. As soon as ho gained his freedom, however, he ob tained a gun and began threatening the police. He' died some mlnutos after being shot. Miss Hazel Parks, representln Hastings college, won tho stato prohi bition oratorical contest at Bollevuo, taking n $50 cash prize. Simon E. Cozad of Nebraska Weslcyan univer sity was second. Third placo went to Earl A. Everett of Grand Island col lege. Tho wlnnor will represent No urnska in tho interstate contest nt St. Paul, Minn., July 21. Edward, 10-year-old son of Joseph McMlchall, living east of Welllloot, a small town near North Platte, was In stantly killed when lightning struck tho bell at the school house and ran down a wire rope, burning his face and right side to a crisp. Other children standing nearby were rendered uncon sclous by tho shock, but none wero permanently Injured. A special train loaded with 300 men and women from Lincoln and Omaha left Omaha Just recently for the sugar beet fields of Minnesota. They will be distributed in tho territory around Mankato, Eaglo Lako and Cliaska. Tho party was mado up largoly of Rub- Blans and most of them worked In the Minnesota sugar beet Holds last sea son Fremont poultrymen say that the present scarcity of poultry and tho high price prevailing for poultry meat Is duo solely to the fact that eggs are bringing 18 and 20 cents a dozen, an unusually high price for this time o't year. Fnrmprs aro hanging onto their hens to get tho eggs, they say. Tho Platte county attorney wants tho county to own some bloodhounds to smell out and run down criminals. He will urge tho purchnse of dogs at the next meeting of tho county board. A slnto bowling league, with a reg ular schedule of mntches and a loving cun ns a nrlze instead of a pennant, Is a movement that Omaha bowling lend- era aro now discussing. When First street paving in Fre- mont is laid It will mako u total of twenty-nine blocks, or nearly two miles of pnvlng through Fremont on the Lincoln highway. During a five days' campaign a flnanclnl commlttoo of the Balr II brary collected $1,200, tho amount necessary to purchaso the site for the new Carnegie library. With a now six-story hotel and n $100,000 court house, besides mnny other buildings, Fremont expects to put in ono of tho busiest building sea sons in Its history. Ground has beon broken for Broken Bow's now Burlington depot. The structure will bo thirty by eighty feet In size and cost $26,000. The city council has passed nn ordlnnnce va cating certain streets, In order that tho depot shall havo an adequate Ioc.t tion. An cvnngellstlc campaign, under tho direction of Rev. James Rnyburn, Is being conducted In Broken Bow. A tabernacle with a seating capacity of 1,200 has been erected for tho meet Ings. The pulp drying process Is ono of tJio Important features which will mark tho Improved facilities of the new Goring sugnr factory, which Is now under construction, More than $13,000 In cash prizes wl.l be hung up for tho national swine show, which will bo held In South Omaha October 2 to 7. Tho Ccmstock Telephone company has beon authorized to discontinue u $3 flat rato for service to Arcadia. The vlllago of Ewlng will construct a new school building in the near fu ture to cost $35,000, Frank M. Coffey, state labor com missioner, in Omaha recently, an nounced A. Camlnettl, United States commissioner of Immigration, will send a federal representative to Ne braska to conduct a freec labor bu reau, and to be In charge of an Immi gration station hero. "Tho office will bo In Omaha," said CoCcy. "Tho la bor office will direct tho migratory and seasonal laborers. Tho former como and go without regard to conditions. Seasonal laborers, such as harvesters, OUUSUIIU1 IllUUlUlB, BUIill US IIM VH!IP( ffut fg nn(J oUj wnnt tQ fol . , ti10 im.nierntlnr branch of tho work probably will bring moro immigrants to Nebraska, ' Coffey said. "Some may bo routed directly to Omaha." Tho Falrbury city council has re fused to grant pool hall licenses to several applicants In the city. Tho question was not voted on at tho spring election, It being understood there would bo no opposition to tho granting of tho licenses. Tho senti ment agnlnBt tho pool halls sprang up when proprietors started a movement to reduce llcenso fees. Definite plans havo been mado by tho historical and patriotic soclotlos of tho stato to mark tho old historic California trail. Tho second monu ment to bo erected within tho next few months will bo nt Florence at tho starting point of' tho trail In Ne braska, tho first being already erect ed at Fremont by Lewis &. Clarko Chaptor, D. A. R. Election boards In every precinct in Hastings stood pat nt tho recent election on tho ruling of tho attorney general and refused ballots to all vot ers who failed to stato their party affiliations when registering nt tho city clerk's olllco last month. Thero were about 159 voters In Hastings dis franchised as the result. About soventy-flve delegates aro ex pected to attend tho 191(5 convention of the English association of the An gustnna Synod, which will be held In Omaha next October. Exact dates for tho annual gathering havo not yet been set, although It will probably bo held about the middle pf tho month Both the rond grading and road paving bondB of Douglas county, to tallng $1,700,000, carried at tho recont primary. These wore divided Into two propositions: Tho one for $200,000 bonds for grading tho roads In Doug las county, and the othor for bonds In the sum of $1,500,000 for paving certain Douglas county roads. Woodrow Wilson was defeated In tho recent primary election In one precinct In Seward county by Robert G. Ross, proprietor of a livery stable, Th(J prednct j8 Gorman-American, and the vote was 39 to 38. Ross filed him self ns a candidato for both tho demo cratlc and republican presidential nominations nt tho primaries. Tho question of building a Jail at Martlnsburg, an Inland town near Al len, has been tho bone of contention thero for some time and In order to dispose of tho question the vlljago board placed tho Issue on the ballot at election. The majority favored a iati antl jt wm uo built nt.cnco, pft nourko, manager of the Omaha western lonRUO baseball team, has sgm,a n new second baseman namod prCHt, from Rochester, N. Y nnd ho has Joined tho team. Ho will play second until tho recovery of Irclan who had a leg broken at Beatrice dur ing tho practice season there. Revival of tho old-stylo country spoiling bees will bo undertaken in schools of several counties of tho stato this year and It Is hoped by those interested that next year enough 0f tho counties will have taken up tho work to assure n state-wide spelling contest. John Zook, for years city marshal ain! drayman nt Tecumsch, has sud denly become rich by Inventing a chdrch model nnd soiling tho patent to a Kansas City firm for $25,000. He continues at his position, although tho windfall menus much to him, Tho pupils of tho Beatrice schools nro looking forward with eagerness to tho annual May festival, which prolw bly will bo hold on May 12th. It will ho hold In Atholctlc park, a spot of marvelous beauty on tho Blue, and the prldo of Beatrice. Tho eleventh annual convention of the Thirtieth district of Rebekahs will bo held at Ponca Mfry 11. The district Is composed of six lodges, Wynot, Newcastle Ponca, South Sioux City, Allen and Emerson. Lincoln's chances for nn Incinerator within tho next ypar wont Into tho dlfcard when the city commissioners rejected all bids. Committees havo raised $3,100 to ward tho purchase of a site for an nudltorlum at Holdrego; anothor com mlttoo has raised $8,000 toward the construction of the building. Another $5,000 Is .required. Tecumsch has a military band nnd n local picture house turned Its facil ities ovor to tho organization one re cent night to help it financially. Thn farmers In tho neighborhood of Osceola will open a union store where they will receive nnd dlsposo of goods In quantity lots. Bids for water, sower nnd paving Jobs woro given out by tho city coun cil of Sidney recently. W. J. Creedon was given tho contrnct for $20,000 worth of concrcto paving and tho Nor folk Bridge and Construction Co. won the bid for $20,000 worth nf sowor and wator extensions. Toddling Kidney, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kidney, University Place, winner of the grand prize In the 1914 state fair bettor babies con test, was instantly killed at the Kid nry homo when n cellar door fell, striking him on tho head. LISTOFCOMFIS TOWNS AND DATES FOR HOLD ING THE FALL SHOWS A LARGE VETERINARY GLASS Itemi of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House. Western Newspaper Union News Servlco. Following Is a list of tho dutes and, towns as arranged for holding tho county fairs In tho various localities ovor tho stato this fall: Antelope, Nollgh, September 12-16. Boone, Albion. September 19-22. Box llutto. Alliance, September 19-21. lloyil. llutto, September 13-15. liruwn, Alnsworth. No fair, 1016. Butler. David City, September 19-22. Buffalo, Kearney, September 21-23. Chase, Imperial, September 20-22. Cheyenne, Sidney, September H-lfi. Clay, Clay Center, September 12-16. Custor, Brokon Bow, September 12-15. Dawes, Cbadron, September 12-16. Dawson, Lexington, September 12-15. Dixon. Dixon, September 12-U. Dodge, Serlbner, September 13-lu. Dodge, Hooper. September 19-SO., DouKlas. Benson, Dundy, Bonkclman, September 20-22. Killmore, Geneva. September 13-15. Franklin, Finnklln, September 12-15. Frontier. Stockvllle, September 2G-29. Furnas. Beaver City, September 2-2!, Gage, Bentrlce, September 25-30. Greeley. Greeley, September 12-lf. j Hall, Grand Island, September 12-15. Hamilton, Aurora, Aueiist 29-Septem-bcr 1. Harlan, Alma, September 19-22. Hayes, Hayes Center, September 'SS-30. Hitchcock, CulbortBon, September 21-2.1, Holt, Chambers, September 20-23. Holt. O'Nell, September 20-23. Howard. St. Paul. October 3-5. Jefferson, Falrbury, October 11-14. Johnson, Tocnniseh, Kcnrnoy, Mlnden. Keith, OKallula, October 3-1. Kimball. Kimball. Knox, OrelRhtoti. ljmcnster. Lincoln, September 4-8. Lincoln. North Platte, Soptomber 20-23. Madison, Madison, Soptomber 20-29. Merrick, Clarks, September 13-16. Morrill, Bridgeport, Scptombor 7-9. Nemana, Auourn. Nuckolls, Nelson, September 19-22, Otoe, Nebraska uii tv. I'nwnoc, Pawnee City, October 3-0, .11 T) I - ...... UA..nlti 1 P. - " 1 1'latto, Columbus. September 12-13. Polk, Osceola, August 29-September 1. Bod Willow. Indlanola, October 3-0. Saunders. Wnlioo. No fair, 1910. . Scottsbluff, Mitchell, September 13-lu. Seward, Sownrd, September 19-21. Sheridan, Gordon, September 5-S. KhiM'irmii. T.riim nitv. Hetitcillhor 20-22, Stanton, Stanton, August 20-Septem- bcr 1. Thayer, Dcshler. August 29-Septem bor 1. . Thurston, Waltblll. October 4-C. Valley, Ord. AugUBt 29-25. Webster, Bladen, District Fair. Froutlor, May wood, Soptomber 11-10. Big Class In Veterinary Surgery. Govornor Morehead, 'Stato Auditor W. H. Smith and Secretary of Stato Charles W. Pool, members of tho Btato votorinary board, appeared beforo forty young men who wero taking an examination for llcenso to practice veterinary surgery and modlclno. Gov ornor Morehead mado a short talk to tho applicants on tho Importanco ot the profession which thoy seek to enter. Tho stato officers reappointed Stato Veterinarian J. S, Andorson of Soward a member of tho examining board. Tho other examiners aro Dr. J. C. Bowman of Tccumseh nnd Dr. G. R. Young of Omaha. Tho ndvanco In tho prlco of steel and concroto has beon so groat in tho past few months that tho university regents havo discovered that thoy could not lot tho contract for tho agri cultural englnoortng building within tho appropriation of $140,000. Tho hoard has roferrcd tho building planB to tho property commlttoo for rovlslon of tho proposed cost of tho Etructuro. Binder Twine Prices Advancing. Nebraska farmers will find the process of harvesting their wlntor wheat crop a decidedly moro oxpen- slvo ono this spring that It was a year ngo. In addition to tho Increased cost of harvesting machinery, binder twlno prices havo advanced materially and will add a neat sum to tho general harvesting exponso. Prices on twlho havo boon announced by tho large manufacturers at 9 cents por pound, base prlco on 10,000 pound lots f. o. b, Chicago or St. Louis, with nn addi tional Vt cent por pound for delivery at Omaha or othor Missouri rlvor points. Forty-two delegates nnd Bchool gar den enthusiasts from all over Nebraska mot In Lincoln last weo'k for tho first gardon workers' conforenco ovor hold in co-operation with a college of agrl culture. The oxtctiBlon servlco gnvo a two days' courso tnklng up both technical work In gardening and tho administration of school gardon clubs Uphold Fort Crook Law. Tho supremo court has sustained tho law of 1007, prohibiting tho licensing of a saloon within two nnd ono-hnlt mlloB ot a military post. Tho opinion of tho court was written by Judgo Roso and concurred in by tho entire court A test caso was Instituted, entitled Gear Rushhurt vs. Homer Crlppcn ot al. Tho caso was tried In Sarpy county whoro Fort Crook Is stluatod. Tho dls trlct court sustained tho provisions ot tho law and tho supremo court has at' firmed that Judgment. Seals of tho secretary ot stato and auditor will bo attached to $50,000 worth of North Platto school bonds at tho dictation of tho board there, although tho law now oxempts tho formor official from tho duty. Tho cost, because tho attachment ot tho seals, is n source of rovonuo, will bo $50. Tho amount has boon paid by tho North Plntto board and tho step will bo taken. If Secretory Pool por formed tho servlco without charging for It lie would bo subject to tho pny mont of tho money himself, In tho opinion of legal authorities nt tho cap Uol. A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY The Nebraska Hog n Gold Mine for the Farmers Charles B. Lee. In chargo of tho hog and cattle Investigations at "tho university farm, la of tho opinion that. tho hog Industry can bo moro widely adopted to meet general conditions In agricultural areas of tho stato than nny othor branch of live stock farm ing. During tho year 1915 Nebraska BtocK raisers marketed 760,000,000 pounds ot pork. At nn averago prlco of G cents a pound this represents a valuation ot $48,750,000. In tho snmo year tho stato produced 228,000,000 bushels ot corn. alued nt $114,000,000 and 4,000,000 tons of alfalfa. Feeding evidence Indi cates that whoro hogs aro being fed for tho market four and a halt pounds of corli and a half pound alfalfa will produce ono pound ot pork. Had all ot tho corn produced In Nobraska dur ing 1915 been fed to pigs on tho basis figured above 2.815.000,000 pounds or pork would havo been produced worth $1S5.975.000, Deducting $7,000,000 as the vnluo of tho alfalfa used, pricing It at $10 por ton, this leaves an Incroaso of $61,000,000 over tho olovator prlco of corn. This would mean an averngo Increased profit of $450 for every farmer In tho stato. Preparing for Irrigation Case. Attorney General Reed has rccolvcd word that Btirvoys aro now being mndo In tho North; Plntto nnd South Platto rlvor valloys, under tho dlroctlon ot Stato Engineer JohiiBon, In ordor to obtain necessary ovidonco for protect ing tho rlghtB of Nebraska wator us ers In this Btato's Intervention pro ceeding in tho suit between tho statos ot Colorndo and Wyoming ovor tho right to uso tho headwaters ot bath stroams, Irrespective ot priorities In Nebraska. Mr. Reed Ib expecting to apponr as counsel for tho Nobraska water usors In this suit, nnd will en deavor to obtain a Judgment upholding their right as against conflicting claim ants in Wyoming and Colorado. To Keep Tab on Autos. County assessors have boon aBkod by Secrotary Bomockor of tho Btato board of assessment to koop a look out for automobiles. Thoy aro asked to obtnln from tho county tronsuror n list of licensed automobiles nnd if tho number ot ronchlnos found by por clnct assessors April 1 docs not cory Bpond with tho number licensed at that dato tho assessors will havo to hunt for any that nro missing from tho tax rolls. Last year assessors listed 44,261 automobiles for assess ment. It was believed that thero woro ovor 60,000 automobiles In tho Btato. Tho secrotary of stato who nlBo handles licenses has licensed 67,000 nutomoblles this yoar and tho total may roach 80,000 before tho end of tho year. Butlor county has roportod 1,186 nutos In tho llcenso list April 1. Last year 771 woro found by tho as sessors of that county. Cuming county last year nsscsscd 716 auto mobiles. This year, on April 1, 1,015 wero on tho llconso register In that county. Tho averngo assessed value, of automobiles In Nobrnska last year was $73 each, or $365 each, actual value. Will Call for New Bids. At tho last regular mooting ot tho board of rcgonts of tho stato univer sity, It was decided to reject all bids for tho proposed agricultural engi neering building and to call for now ones. ThlB action was taicon nncauso of umendod specifications, whoroln reinforced concroto is callod for ' In stead of structural stool ns originally planned. Prof. Grummann mado n report regarding tho Introduction of music Into tho currrlculum of tho uni versity, but ,nctlon was doforred un til tho next mooting. Demands for toachers for tho vari ous high schools of tho stato and from points In othor Btatcs havo Hooded tho department of high school Inspec tion at tho stato university. Dean Fordyco of tho teachers' collego has announced that 200 teachers will bo graduated this year, and tho demand far oxeceds tho supply. Latin ana Germnn tenchers arc scarce. A dispute botwoen C. E. Snydor, owner of n small telephone oxchango nt Blnell. nnd G. L. Swnncutt, who runs a competing exchange nt Brady, has been so'ttlod by the stato rail way commission Ip Snyder's favor. Tho lattor has been authorized to chargo at a rate of $1 por month nnd Include In that chargo frpo service to North Platto. Women the Better Students. Sorority women woro better stu dents at tho University of Nobrnska than tho men of tho frntornltieB during tho first semester of the present school year, according to tho scholarship figures made public by Dean Carl Eng berg. Acacia, the Mnsonlc fratornlty, loads all tho men's frntornltieB, whllo Dolta Delta Dolta tops tho list ot tho uororlties. Tho fraternity average for scholarship, with deductions for delin quencies, Is 147.7 points, whllo , tho Bolorlty nvorago Is 249.9 points. Want Music for Nebraska Poom Tho committee having in chargo tho state-wide celebration of tho semi-centennial celebration or tho admission of Nebraskn Into tho union of states hag announced that John D. Hnskoll ot Wakefield has offered a prize of $100 for tho best music composition suited to tho Nebraska poom recently solect ed. Tho music should bo for mixed voices. All such compositions sub mitted In this contest aro to bo sent to Stato Superintendent A. O. Thomas, Lincoln not Inter than July 1. Copy nt nnnin will lui sent on applb ntlon.
