Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PlATTE. NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN JELECTED
CAPITAL CITY CHOSEN A3 THE
MOBILIZATION POINT.
TO HOLD INSTRUCTION SCHOOL
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around
thb State House.
VVeitern Newipapor Union News Service.
Lincoln Una beon selected by tho
war department aa the point of inobill
2Htlon of two rcgirnentB 0110 stgiuil
corps and ono flold hospital of the
Nebraska national guard, and Gov
ernor Morchead has Issued orders for
tho troops to go Into camp at onco.
Two companlos and two detach
ments of sanitary troops Imvo been or
dered to tho armory at tho state fair
grounds to prepare the camp for tho
other compunles that will follow.
Adjutant General Hall has ordered
all companies when called In to Lin
coln to obtain transportation at tho
local railroad tlckot olllces, on tho
state's credit, limited time making
this nocessary. Recruiting Is pro
ceeding rapidly, being aided much by
support of business Hrni3 in several
towns.
To Open School of Instruction.
While tho troops aro being equipped
preparatory to muster, the olllcors and
men will bo given instructions, in
some respects the camp may be
considered a school of instruction,
and if the soldiers do not got to loavo
the stato, they will have the benefit
of such a school.
An outline of tho first two weeks
Instruction at the mobilization camp
has been prepared by Lloutennnt P. G.
Wrightson, of tho United States
army, who has hold conferences with
Colonels Paul and Eberly. The in
struction will lncludo lectures on pres
ervatlon of health In camp, rifle work,
heavy drills and discussion of infan
try attack under fire.
Officers will bo given instruction in
the Spanish language and all militia
men will hoar talks on relations of the
United States with Mexico.
Lieutenant Wrlghtson's program is
merely r tentative one, he says, sub
ject to change by any regular army
officer placed permanently in direc
tion of the camp instruction.
Now Course at State University.
A course, leading to the dogrce of
bachelor of arts in music will be
offered by tho state university, com
mencing with the now semester in Sep
tember. The announcement of tho new
addition to the university curriculum,
and of tho appointment of Rabbi Jacob
Singer of Lincoln as assistant profes
sor of the theory and history of music,
Is made by Prof. Paul H. Grunmann,
head of the Department of Fine Arts,
under whoso direction the work will
bo given. The new course will make
It posslblo for university students to
get instruction in instrumental and
vocal music from accredited teachers
in tho city, and at the same time get
university credits that will lead to the
A. B. degree.
To Secure Pure Seed.
For several years past the elevator
managers havo experienced consider
able trouble from ryo mixed with a
largo part of tho wheat marketed.
Wheat, which, if unmixed, would grade
high, is lowered in value to the miller
ly a small per cent of ryo or barloy.
In order that tho farmer may market
wheat unmixed with other grains It is
necessary thdt he sow unmixed seed.
According to the Nebraska college of
agriculture ono of the best methods!
by which a farmer may secure good
seed is to pull out tho rye growing in
a small part of tho field and cut and
thresh it separately. The opportunity
of obtaining pure seed in this way
will end with tho beginning of harvest
A bulletin giving general informa
tion on tho coming statowido celebra
tions of Nebraska's semi-centennial of
statehood, in 1916 and 1917, is being
printed for the stato superintendent's
office and will soon bo ready for dis
tribution. "Prosperity and culture" is
tho slogan which aJorns the title page,
along with a cover design showing In
pictures the progress of the state from
the time when buffalo and Indians
roamed its plains to the present day of
automobiles, skyscrapers aud paved
highways.
Adjutant Genoral Hall says that tho
formal order issued at Washington for
tho Nebraska national guard to ansem
bio at Lincoln was In pursuance of
plans mado htroo years ago. "SInco
that plan was mado," he said, "the gov
ernment has provided camp grounds
and a rlllo range at Ashland. In case
tho mon aro to bo kept In camp for any
length of time they will probably be
ordered to assemble there, if they aro
to meot for almost Immediate depar
ture for tho south, the cull for assem
bling at Lincoln will stand.
Plans aro being laid for a monster
mass meeting of rural school patrons
in connection with the stute fair,
Wednesday and Thursday, September
6 and 7. Tho foronoon meetings will
be devoted to conferences, committee
reports and general detnlls. At 3
o'clock each afternoon an open meet
ing will be Ijeld In the auditorium at
tho state fair groimds at which ad
dresses bearing on rural school im
provement will bo given by those who
can speak authoritatively on tho subject.
NEW FEDERAL GAME LAW.
Early Shooting Weapon Permitted by
the New Regulation.
Federal game regulations and nunc
ing restrictions in this territory havo
boon changed so as to permit an early
spring season of thirty days for shoot
ing ducks, geese and other waterfowl
hereafter. Notlco to this offoct has
just been recolved by Chief Cimo
Warden Rutonbeck.
Tho old regulations made tho closed
season run from Dceembor 21 to Sep
tember 5, inclusive, thus prohibiting
any spring shooting whatever. Now
the bars aro let down to hunters from
l'obruary 9 to March 10, Inclusive. To
offset this, one mouth and fifteen days
aro taken from tho open season In tho
fall, which will run In future from
September 1G to Novomber 15, Inclu
sive. It will bo lawful hereafter to
shoot watorfowl from the banks of tho
Missouri rWer north of Nebraska City,
during the open seasons. This has
been prohibited by the federal govern
ment up to tho present tlmo.
Acting Governor Appoints Staff.
Three defeated candidates for lieu
tenant governor in the recont stato
primaries becamo tho recipients of
consolation prizes distributed by Act
ing Governor James Pearson when he
appointed them Friday morning as his
"aldes-do-camp," or colonels, on his
personal staff. Tho men upon whom
this distinction was bestowed are
Walter Klechel of Johnson, Theodora.
Uooscvclt Nordgren of Aurora and
William B. Banning of Union.
Mr. Pearson himself was among tho
defeated ones running for lieutenant
governor In the prlmutus, us ho was
beaten for rcnomlnatlon on the demo
cratic ticket by Edgar Howard. Ho
won the populist nomination, however,
and has Indicated that he will remain
on that ticket through the campaign.
"I just thought I'd show tho hoys
they weren't forgotten even if they
did lose out In tho primaries," said
Governor Pearson, In a synipathet:e
tono of voice, which one kindred spirit
would naturally feel for another.
Bank Loss Will Reach $50,000.
About $75,000 of tho $110,000 loaned
out by the Farmers State bank of De
catur at the timo it was closed and
taken In charge by tho stato banning
board Is now classed an "doubtful pa
per " T. R. Riley, tho examiner in
ebnrgo, has reported to Secretary
Rovso that he has found $35,432 of
notes given tho bank by Indians and
$39,438 of other questionable bills re
ceivable. How much tho receiver of tho bank
will be nblo to realize from tills paper
can only be guessed at. If It should
bo collectable on a 50 per cent basis,
there would still be $37,500 loss. Ex
aminer Riley has reported $12,35G of
known loss on notes and other assets
classed as "worthless" and "doubt
ful." The best estimate that can be made
regarding tho' bank's losses is $50,
000. It is certain that the stnto guar
anty fund will have to be drawn upon
for a larger sum than this In order
to pay depositors.
Evanrjellntic Effort and Tenantry.
Evangelistic effort or tho church In
any community by means of the cam
paign of a few weeks Is open to the
same danger as tenantry on farm3,
according to Rev. H. N. Morse, in
speaking before tho rural life confer
ence in session at tho college of agri
culture. Because he will not stay long
on the farm, tho tenant adopts a prac
tice in agriculture which will net him
tho quickest profits. These may or
may not be tho best for the commun
ity In tho long run. The ovangellst
was placod in tho same class. Ho
forces immediate results In many in
stances and as a result there is fre
quently a crippling effect on long
standing religious progress.
General Colby Tenders Services.
Genoral L. W. Colby, of Beatrice,
has tendered his services to Governor
Morchead in caso war Is declared.
Ho served as a soldier In the civil
war, in tho Sioux Indian Avar of 1S90
91, and the Spanish-American war of
189S-99. He was commissioned a
first lieutenant, captain and colonel of
the national guard. He was seven
vears a colonel, nine years a briga
lior general and two yoars ndjutnnt
general of the military forces of Ne
braska. Ho has been in command of
a brigade .a division and an army
corps, was commissioned a brigadier
general by President McKlnloy and
In now a member of the national
scuard, on the retired list ns a briga
dier general.
Gone on Historical Survey.
Director A. E. Sheldon started Sat
urday for two months' field work upon
the historical and technological sur
vey of Nebraska. Mr. Sheldon Is
chairman of tho ethnological survey
of Nebraskn, conducted by tho Acad
emy of Science, and director of tho
Nebraska history seminar of the stato
university. The pjan for this summer's
work includoa visiting most of the Im
portant historical sites In the stato
and securing photographs and motion
picture films of them for future his
torical work.
Tho executive committee of tho Ne
braska dry federation has filed in dis
trict court a petition to chango the
wording on tho ballot for tho dry
amendment to tho constitution as pro
posed by Attorney General Reed, and
to substitute a title which It doclarus to
be more fair. Alleging that the title
of the ballot as given by Reed will
havo a tendoncy to projudlco voters
against the amendment, tho committee
proposes a tltlo that will include tho
exact wording of the proposed addi
tion, and asks the court to order Its
adoption, or one that the court UbqII
will draw up,
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
8HORT NEWS ITEMS
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
July 3-4-5 Mld-Summor Raco Meot at
Kearney.
July 5 to 8 State Golf Tournamont
nt Omaha.
July 10-11-12 Northwestern Hotol
Men's Association Convention at
Omaha.
July 10-11-12 Missouri Valley Votorl
nary association convention at
Omaha.
July 11-12. Annual convention of Ne
braska Variety Merchants nt Kear
ney. July 17 to 22 Nebraska Stato Tennis
Tournament at Wayne.
July 25 Nebraska Democratic con
vention at Hastings.
July 25. Nebraska Republican Con
vention at Lincoln.
July 30-August C Summer Assembly
of tho Church of Brothron1 at Beat
rice. Aug. 7 to 11 Tractor Weok in Fre
mont.
Aug. 7 to 10 Stato Press Association's
North Platto Valley excursion.
August 10. Second annual barbecuo
at Seward.
Aug. 17-27 Seventh Day Advcntlsts'
Conferenco at Hastings.
Aug. 21-25 Mo. Valley Photographers'
Association Convention at Lincoln.
Tho Nebraska Sundny School asso
ciation at their annual convention In
Falls City last week, decided after a
spirited contest that ns Omaha was
the birthplace of tho Nebraska Sun
day school convention forty-nino
years ago, it wus a fitting place to
hold tho golden Jubilee there next
year. Now olllcors are as follows:
President, J. S. Dick of Crote; vico
president, II. Lomax of Broken Bow;
recording secretary, E. R. Mathers,
Falls City; L. C. Oberlles of Lincoln,
treasurer, and these were unanimous
ly chosen.
As a sensational sequel to the Luff
assault trial which iwua concluded
just recently at Aurora, a claim hus
been tiled with the county commls
sloners of Hamilton county by Luff
for the sum of $15,5G5.25, which ho al
leges is duo him for expenses and for
damages duo for false arrest, falso
imprisonment and tnnllclous prosecu
Hon. The sum of $3,DG5.25 is asked
for expenses und attorneys' fees. Luff
was tried for assault and was found
not guilty on tho first ballot.
A fifteen-acre field of daisies, lo
cated on the Goosen farm, five and
one-half miles west of Beatrice, ha3
attracted hundreds of visitors the past
few days. The daisy seed appears to
have been mixed with grass seed or
dered by Mr. Goosen, and tho (lowers
had a healthy growth. The sight Is
a beautiful one.
Colfax county has spent $10,000
cutting down and grading the road
between Dodge and Howells. Hills
havo been cut down and the dirt used
to fill In the low places, making the
highway that connects the Albion
branch towns almost as level as a
prairie road.
Eleven women's organizations and
every fraternal order In Hastings havo
promised to participate in the Fourth !
of July parade which members of tho j
committee declare will bo the longest
and most attractive ""or held in cen
tral Nebraska. Evi town in tho
county will assist In tne celebration.
Nearly $1,000,000 Is Involved In tho
recent transfer of 139 quarter sections
of Kansas land, in which A. L. Clarke
and William Dutton, Hastings men,
disposed of their holdings to the Gar
den City Sugar company at $40 an
acre, or just twlco the purchase pries.
David E. Adams of Beuver Crossing,
who was thrown from an auto four
miles northeast of Exeter two weeks
ago, and uustalned a broken back,
died from his injury.
About twenty-fivo young men have
organized a band at Genon, and with
the help of the merchants of the town
they expect to keep It a-going.
Press Martin, former editor of tho
Odoll Wave, has purchased the Liber
ty Journal and will take possession
soon.
Tho Randolph school board has juat
voted to install a course In domestic
science In the public schools of the
town.
July zti, a7 and 28 are the dates for
Tekntnah's annual race meeting.
Secretary Campbell of the Tecum
sen Chautauqua announces that John
I j. Kennedy of Omaha and Edgar
Howard of Columbus will discuss po
litical issues one day of the assem
bly. The dates of tho Tecumseh Chau
tauqua aro August 12 to 20.
Improvement!) that will lncreaso the
stable room by the addition of twenty
moro stalls are being made by the
Fremont Driving Park association to
accommodate the horses that will be
thero for the annual race meet, July
11, 12 and 13.
Glenn Klopplng, 9-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klopplng, living
near Waynn, was killed In an automo
bile accident near his home a few
days ago.
At tho annual school meeting tno
WesturvHIe school district, Custer
county, voted unanimously In favor of
a two-teacher, two-room ninth and i
tenth rural hlt:h school. I
Arthur Skelton, a well known young
farmer living between Elmwood and
Alvo, was Instantly killed when his
auto turned turtle und landed on top
of his body near Elmwood.
Nebraska farmers this year trill
raise about as much winter wheat and
oats as they did In 1915, but the cropa
will not bo worth within a good many
million dollars of what they wero
last year, according to the re
port of the Department of Agriculture
bureau of crop estimates. This year
Nebraska will ralso 02,732,000 bushels
of winter wheat worth $50,158,800, ac
cording to tho report, which puts tho
value por bushel at 90 cents. Tho
oats crop this year Is estimated nt
G0,0C3,000 bushels, worth $23,G82,W0
at 3G cents a bushel. Nebraska is tile
only state in this section In which tho
condition of winter wheat Is better
thnn that of the ten-year average.
Matt Savldge, Nebraska aviator,
was instantly killed at Ewlng when
at a height of about 350 feet. As h
was attempting a spiral glide he losi
control of his machine, which dnshiul
to tho ground. The Savldge boys,
traveling under tho name Savldge
Bros. Aviation company, wero tho
first Nebrasknns to lly and havo built
all their own machines.
Rallrond men say that at tho pres
ent rate of construction tho Yut.uv
Chalco cut-off on tho Burlington, now
In course of building, will bo ready
for use by January 1. Largo forces of
brldgomen are now at work on tho
bridges that span tho Elkhorn and
Platte rivers. On tho twelve miles of
line there will bo ten bridges.
Ten acres belonging to thu Union
Pacific Railroad company wore an
nexed by the village of Plckrell as tho
result of proceedings heard In Gngo
county district court. Tho action ot
the village permits policing of tho
yards of the new territory, on which
the depot, stock yards and two eleva
tors nro located.
Fires will have dlfilculy In making
any headway In Cluidron In the fu
turo, for a Blxty horsepower White
motor truck has Just been purchased
by tho city council. The machine was
origlnnlly an or,dlnnry motor truck,
but negotiations havo been compluled
for tho full equipment of tho machine
with fire apparatus.
Kearney will entertain tho Variety
Merchants of Nebraska to the number
of aoventy-llve or more, on July 11-12,
when they hold their annual conven
tlon In that city. Delegates to this
meeting will bo from the larger towns
In tho state, whoro five and ten-cent
stores are In operation.
The annual summer assembly of tho
Church of Brothron, will be held at
Beatrice July 30 to August G. Tho
districts compriso Nebraska, Northern
Kansas and Eastern Colarado. Three
hundred delegates nro expected.
Organized efforts of Hastings clerks
to place tho lid on all business houses
during the Fourth of July celebration
thoro was given Impetus whon
tho Ministerial association endorsed
the movement.
Rev. J. J. Ramsey, formorly of Lea
venworth, Kans., was found guilty of
white slavery by a federal grand Jury
at Hastings and sentenced to fifteen
months at hard labor In Loavonworth
penitentiary by Judge Mungor.
Dodge county citizens voted $100,000
court houso bonds nt a special eleC'
tlon recently, the issue carrying by u
majority of almost 4 to 1. Work on
tho $150,000 court house at Fremont
will start soon.
Crawford voted $15,000 bonds sev
oral days ago, to build an addition to
Its school building, which has been
clearly outgrown by the steady In
crease In tho number of school cull
dren.
Tho Rural Mall Carriers association
of Nohraska will hold their unnual
convention In Hastings July 4th. An
attondanco of soveral hundred from
nil purls of the stato is expected,
A llvo days Chautauqua will be
held at Dodgo this year, starting July
19th. This is tho first season Dodgo
has ever undertaken tho task ot
holding a Chautauqua.
Tho high cost of motoring rosulted
In breaking a record for low prices
when W. E. Coke, a Hastings buslnoss
man, sold his car for $5.
August 1 to 10 are the dateK of thu
twentieth year program of tho Ne
brnska Epworth assembly at Lincoln
July 25 is tho dato set for tho re
publican state convention and tho
mooting place Is Lincoln.
Charles S. Anderson was nominated
for postamster ut a primary election
held at Fullerton.
Work has starteil on the now con
croto brldgo, which is to span tho
Plntte south of Keumey.
On Monday, Juno 2; tho corner
stone of tho now postotllce building at
Aurora was laid. The ceremony wa
presided over by Grand Mastor Viola
of the Nebraska Masons. All Ma
honle lodges In tho western part of the
stato were represented.
The village board of Laurel Iibb let
tho contract for a now single action
triple pump for the waterworks do
partmont. It will be capable of
pumping 400 gallons a minute and will
bo operated from the eJnctric light
engine.
fifty-two now members most of
whom were from western Nebraska
wero enrolled In membership with
ttie Nebraska State Pharmnclal usso
elation during their annual conven
tlon at Hustings.
Osmond is the only town in Pinrc
county that will celebrate tho Fourth
of July this year. Merchants of th
town havo subscribed a goodly suui
for tho occasion.
York county on June 1st had 1,389
automobiles according to figures com
piled by County Assessor J. W. Bar
nott
Traveling Coat of
Everyone who goes traveling wuuts
a coat that will servo for walk
ing and for motoring, to bo comfortn
bio and look smart In. Hero Is ono
that ougagos to fill all thoso require
ments, and do even moro. How It ar
rlvod at such chic linos, with so fow
seams, Is a thing to marvel nt and to
commend In its designer. In the pic
ture it is shown mado of gray chinchil
la, but oifo can imnglno Hit ulogauco
In covert cloth, In homospun or al
most any of tho coatings that aro
mado up for practical, all-round woar.
Tho back of tho coat and collar Is
all in ono piece, and tho top ot tho
slcovo is extended to tho collar. Thoro
arc nmplo turned-back cuffs and sorv
tccablo pockets, aud a collar that fur
nlshos both stylo and rcnl protection.
The collar Is faced with silk llko tho
coat in color and may bo fastened up
Swimming Suits of
Any numbor of clover nnswerB to
tho question of beach clothes has
put tho unsightly bathing suit en
llroly out of countenance Swim
ming suits, battling frocks and shore
lrosses nro designed to add to tho on
:hantment of tho beachus, for tho
summer girl insists thut thoy must
oo pretty. Drosses for tho shoro and
for bathing aro mado of taffeta, pop
lin, pougue, fiber silk, und other stuffs,
with hat or cap, shoes and hoso all
:aretully thought out, and tho outfits
for water sports ure as pleasing as
my others.
For tho girl who Bwlms much, or
paddlefl tho precarious canoo, regular
swimming suits nro made of wool
Jersey cloth llko those shown In tho
picture. Nuvy bluo remains tho beat
liked color, hut thore aro brown nnd
green and two-color mlxturea as well.
Nearly all the solid-color suits aro bor
dered with a braid In white or whlto
with a color. In two-color mlxturea
ono of the colors is usod for the nar
row bunds thut make tho hordoni.
In bathing frocks plaid silks aro
usod fr trimming plain colors. Broad
strlpos und pointed skirts are novol
ties that are liked, and sashes of knit
ted Bilk havo added color touches.
Swimming suits uro In two pieces,
with knlckeru extending to the knees,
Gray Chinchilla
1
high at the throat or loft open
By way of varloty in color and re
sistance to tho dust of travel, very
durk bluo facings for collar, cuffs and
pockets mako a duo contrast with
gray cloth. Elthor bluo or brown fac
ings nro presented on tan coats, and
black with tan is alwayB a good com
bination. Rows of machlno stitching
nro tho vory best stylo for decorating
utility coats, and thoy may bo dona In
a contrasting color on a plain cloth.
Tho unbrokon UnoB and tho shnpo
llnoss ot tho cont pictured will rocoin
mend It to stout figures. For tho
very slender woman thoro aro coats
with capos which aro adorably becom
ing to the too llut-chostod. Thoro aro
models with both capes and nmplo
collars, and others with lofty collars
thut koop ono guessing as to whothcr
they aro collars or capes.
Wool Jersey Cloth
" i-
Tho ono-plece overgarment sctB closo
to tho figure and fustcna on tho shoul
dur or slips on llko a sweater, with
out fastening. It la slushed up at
euch aide In order not to bumper the
Bwlmmor. Occasionally a suit la
shown with elastic bands across the
sorvice.
With those trim and practical suits
satin sauduls aro worn and bright
colorod diving caps of rubber. Thoy
aro for tho girl who spends hor timo
In tho wuter, und uro mado for roal
service.
Bathing frocks for the beach aud
bathing ure mado with blouses and
full Bklrts, and thero uro swimming
suits Icsb scant In tho skirt than thoso
shown in the illustration, hut added
fullness means addod weight. For
thoso who llko tho beach but not the
water, thero aro shoro costumes, but
they aro few as compared to tho un- ,
ending variety to bo found in bathing
frocks.
Tho world's highest powored moton
ship has boon built In Italy for tho Bra
zilian navy, its oil motors developing
0,400-horso power.