THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
IHE OFFICIAL COUNT
rLL C0UNTIE8 IN STATE SEND
IN COMPLETE RETURNS.
POOL IS HIGH IN IN STATE
Total Vote Cast, 302,685, Is Greatest
In History 0 Nebraska; May
Mean Additional Congressman.
Sdcrotary of Stato Pqol proved to
be tho best voto gottor on the demo
cratic stato ticket, according to tho
eompleto official returns now com
pleted and tabulated in tho ofllco of
tho stato superintendent of all of the
nlnoty-throo counties In the state.
According to theso returns every
thing went democratic, tho legislature
being so strongly of a democratic turn
of mind that tho responsibility for
legislation will bo solely with that
party this winter.
Following is the official vote:
Wilson 1G8.S27
Hughes 117,771
Wilson's majority , 41,771
Noville for governor rocolved the
second highest total at the election.
The poll shows:
Noviilo 143,461
Sutton 130,810
Neville's majority 6,651
Hitchcock ran third, the vote on
United States senator boing:
Hitchcock 143,082
Kennedy 131,359
Hitchcock's majority ft 11,723
The vote received by Prcsidont Wil
son is 20,000 largor than was ovor
cast for any presidential candidate in
tho history of tho stato. Itoosevelt,
when ho carried it by 87,000 In 1901,
received but 138,558 votes. Mr. Wit
son received In 1916 nearly 50,000
more votes than ho djd In 1912, whilo
tho voto for IIughoB was 10,000 less
thnn wore cast for Taft and Roose-
volt combined four years ago.
Tho official voto of tho state com
pleto shows that the silent votor plied
up a majority of 41,050 for President
Wilson in Nobraskn, yet thero woro
mon of apparently good Judgmont who
boforo tho election thought Hughes
might carry tho state.
Food Commissioner C. E. Harmaa's
nmondment was defeated by a major
ity of 14,778. Tho voto for this
nmondmont was 91,216 and tho voto
against 105,993.
That Nobraska will got at least one
moro congressman In tho 1920 reap
portionment, based on tho census of
ithat year, was indicated by tho vote,
tho largest cast in tho stato. Tho to
tal voto, 302,085, 43,000 greater than
In 1912, on tho usual ratio of flvo to
ono indicates a total population of
moro than 1,500,000. This would en-
tltlo Nebraska to seven congressmen.
Tho voto cast on tho prohibition
amendment was much loss than that
registered for tho five candidates for
president, Tills accounts for tho fact
that tho majority given tho amend
ment was much loss than tho major
ity given Wilson. Tho majority for
tho amendment was 29,412.
Abstract of Vote Cast at Election, Nov 7, J 9 16
I'JtltaiDUNT.
u. s. nuNATon.
COUNTIES.
Arthur
Adnmn
Anttlopt ....
Hmir
Ulalns
Doon
Hex IJutU .
Soyd
rorni . ....
Buffalo
Hurt
JJutUr
Cum .........
onr
Cljfiet ,
Cturry
8htynn ....
lay
Colfax , ......
Oumlnc ......
uiur .......
akoU
aw -,
won ......
ul ........
Ixon
ode ......
ougUa ......
undr
mimora . ...
Franklin .....
Prontiar . ....
rurnaa
ai
G&rdan
Oarflald
Goapar
Grant
Greater ......
Ull
tamtlton ....
torlan ,
Iltchcock ...
Holt
Hooker ......
Howard ......
Jaffarton ....
Johnaofk
Kaarnoy
Kalth
Kara Paha ...
Kimball
Knox
Lanciater . . .
Llnooln ......
lQBan .......
Loup
Waaioon
UoPheraon
Marriott
Morrill
franca
Namaha
NuckolU
Otoa
avro .............
arklna .............
iialpa
aroa ......... . ....
lntta
'oik
rua willow
niohardaon
nock
Ballna ..............
Sarpy ...............
Baundara ...........
BcottabluK
Ranard
Sheridan
Rharman ............
Moux ...............
Stanton
?nayar ............ .
homaa .............
Tburaton ...........
Valley
Wanhlnrton .
Wayna ........... ...........
Wabater .
Whaalar ...
Tork
Totala
i.sog
3.00
3tl
483
J. 505
1.0 to
1,141
1.G4I
(.501
3,1(2
1,700
S.V77
8,734
1,030
1,18(
3,977
3.713
1,187
(,35(
1,334
l.l
I.78
111
3,110
i.eoo
43.934
1,048
3, 0
l,(l
3.0U
3,003
7,396
1,011
3(1
1.144
433
2.0(1
8,649
3,484
3.341
ill
1.344
4,113
330
3,831
4.0(3
8.(41
2,3(3
1.089
I4(
718
4,1(0
17.843
4.008
82
473
1.031
348
2,713
1,828
2,377
3,3(9
3.403
4.7(9
2 038
803'
3,031
2,4.10
4.(18
3,(48
3,(41
8,074
947
4.41
3,439
(.370
3,080
3.(73
1.989
3,133
1,139
1,773
2,890
493
1.2(4
2.409
3,138
2,404
2.193
(34
4,637
O
3
aovnrtN'on.
P
2ti
2 85t
8I
2.0 2:
l.41
2.77
?.08
J.78
l.l;o
"(1
2,1??
31
91
S.'SI
7ot
1.071
193
31I
Sfi
ulll
till
1.1(0
1.728'
.49
23
86
60
J0I
1.0(0
1,3(4
l.09
tjii
.!
1.1
.91
J3(
4tl
2.3m
TO
Ill
'ill
'ft!
1.2 m
1.8JB
l.7(
2,1(0
1.3(3
. J
1.786
'01
1.8(11
l.67
1.493
2.678
67(
1.6701
1.3(8
1.748
1.V0O
1.107
018
dl(
1,693
273
1,138
1,330
1,280
1,073
1.603
108
2,033
1.101
79
120
1,119
603
6891
431
1,(90
ces
1,909
1,106
1.631
263
961
(06
1,314
1,626
1.378
1.473
784
(34
1.130
1(1
(91
(.173
28,318
1,458
2,674
2,483
M6(
190
331
1,437
107
1,101
1.613
1,076
746
344
1((
144
1,(33
6. IK
1,183
114
121
1,(91
70
(93
311
739
1,148
1,119
2.111
931
186
6
1,227
2.487
869
481
1.SI1
2,273
1.119
3,116
1.(33
4U4
791
(67
(71
1,677
94
(32
(17
1.3(4
998
(11
166
1.417
238
2,667
1.381
166
246
2.008
914
863
901
2,877
1.42S
2,332
3,696
1,716
861
1,734
(34
1.976
1,618
1,434
3,608
1.031
1,083
1,(89
340
1,360
2,644
14,798
870
1,911
1,34(
1.138
1.(07
2,386
893
426
(17
2411
1.2(9
2,483
1,(10
1.267
313
733
2.213
213
1,696
1.(41
1,117
1.398
(44
401
338
2.339
(.093
2,1921
283
219
2,363
184
1,349
818
1.161
1.651
1,713
2.34
1.171
397
1.424
1.010
3,413
1,600
1.413
2,860
"!
2,846
1,380
2.871
1,6(7
1,717
1.189
1.208
III
1,881
261
1,286!
1,381
1.868
1,008
1,4(9
nn
A306
143
2.041
1,496
143
184
1,226
8(1
809
628
2,216
1.808
1.120
1,'Jll
1,717
369
1.091
663
1,737
897
1,661
2 047
612
761
1,444
181
1.208
2,446
14,408
J47
1,691
1,0(1
734
1.1(3
1.383
306
302
434
167
837
2,6(8
1,444
(34
219
425
1,661
109
698
1,(13
1,373
7(0
389
316
223
1.91U
7,043
1.309
171
1(4
2,428
104
1,171
470
930
1.433
1,411
1.121
1,221
210
(71
1.228
1.811
1,0(0
2.019
1.J09
1,(67
706
84
780
1.772
717
840
1,297
1,201
1,191
1(1
Mil
9
98
32
17
13
36
28
47
42
134
23
36
138
31
40
124
227
(0
14
2(
180
1,791
li
67
41
33
34
67
SO
43
16
31
(6
26
77
6
177
14
48
44
n
63
314
213
36
86
47
16
49
67
1
46
70
(3
33
41
71
16
41
46
144
1(9
74
18
41
I
2
63
44
1
1
37
1.
14
18
(4
21
23
66
38
24
24
it
(
,i
(
17
40
4
26
67
209
17
14
11
27
2(
76
16
11
16
60
10
26
9
10
27
14
17
12
14
14
23
221
43
39
49
IS
18
36
27i
39
38
33
14
28
60
24
70
(
13
18
II
7
13
16
14
2(
41
(1
242
2.461
1,619
103
211
1,669
791
(30
730
2,166
1,298
2.136
2,337
1.967
427
1.631
841
1.772;
1,670
1,814
2.(29
1.001
898
1,661
283
1,377
2.698
21,878
428
1.778
1.366
917
1,193
3,483
600
330
688
216
1.170
2.441
1.677
1,084
302
(06
2.078
184
1.607
1,683
1,180
1,101
497
334
270
2.248
6,799
1,741
232
169
2,369
139
l.N.
749
194
1.696
1,641
2.3(91
1,079
314
971
1.179
2,686
1,294
1,199
2,606
382
2,661
1,326
2,303
1.240
1.936
978
1.0(6
010
916
1,704
204
1.J17
1,088
1,811
1,109
1,244
228
1,373
14
t.S7
1,866!
172
203
1,644
666
841
6S4
2,460
1,660
1,243
3,211
1,618
468
1.247
644
1,130
986
1.149
2.812
628
919
1.710
229
1.280
2.368
17,661
481
1,687
1,066
919
1,414
2,269
371
246
436
186
688
2.400
1.871
1,036
394
641
1,888
141
890
1.924
1,287
1,031
413
381
.117
1,171
9,043
1,749
207
191
2,337
139
1 319
697
1.118
1,498
1,690
1.1(6
1,363
11a
1,403
1,010
1,661
1.114
1.113
2,2281
486
1,818
911
2.339
t 1.41
l.CIE,
711
821
411
641
1,806
11
863
1.133
1,266
1,137
1,366
211
2,110
18
127
63
20
11
68
32
48
44
162
26
47J
111
"7
64
134
40
IS
42
71
241
16
31
62
It
29
186
1,747
41
10
it
49
62
69
36
74
21
11
61
114
44
(2
41
30
71
7
(i
161
1
46
41
44
31
14
836
221
26
36
41
16
81
81
13
44
73
61
34
.7
11
4(
44
141
Si
31
43
(3
171
30
87
(3
31
19
(4
22
II
((
76
11
63
(0
68
H
9
7
11
61
43!
21
21
104
26
34i
77
33
28
60
67
61
i
171
16
16
44
30
45
109
118
22
41
44
42
73
136
23
20
26
3
23
70
(3
60
3
18
60
10
46
101
10
42
20
10
37
63
238
73
14
9
49
17
67
63
30
42
67
77
41
IS
67
31
48
72
47
Pi
51
n
2(6
2,(44
1,3(7
126
209
1,666
777;
(03
696
2,601
1,166
2.202
2,328
1,(49
424
1,607
812
1,715
1.62!
1.774
2.817
9711
824
1.703
230
1,163!
2.(44
22.134
412
1.719'
1,806
901
1,234
3.318
636
336
613
133
1.204
2.(17
1,547
1,041
316
696
1,913
197
1.5771
1.736
1,223
1,141
667
311
287
2.246
7,076
2.170
260
177
2,156
144
1,214
VI
890
1.1(9
1,638
3,430
1,103
321
943
1,168
2.731
1,376
1.179
2,419
314
2,6(0
1.321
2,444
1.193
1,973'
961
1,036
6(5
0(7
1.771
307
1,101
1,109
1.667
1,061
1,133
313
148
2,304
3,031
176
233
1.737
731
882
731
2,565
1,838,
i.3z:
2.390
1,(94
615
1,361
(02
2,0(1
toi
1,139
3.177
(70
1.001
1.790
241
1,3(0
2,448
17,7(4
619
1.714
1.141
99(
1,111
3.441
3(8
402
(43
188
717
2.410
1.761
1.092
281
661
1,848
til
1.1(9'
1.301.
1.042
401
401
311
1,981
8,167
1.484
201
222
2,439
160
1.110
677
1.237
1,449
1.(36
3,137
1.373
290
1,475
1,116
1,611
1,40
1.164
2,361
624
1.6JI
938
2,299
1,498
1.741
817
110
487
683
1.(99
304
(10
1.161
1,378
1,192
1,439
133
1,349
17
86
21
17
1
43
33
65
36
136
27
44
97
33
41
134
43
63
46
71
209
21
61
57
11
33
180
1,649
66
33
21
61
40
109
16
68
18
6
46
128
33
8
41
22
79
4
60
186
16
37
39
46
16
61
214
190
21
33
44
II
31
67
21
40
67
(7
24
40
(8
21
29
42
136
63
41
31
31
34
170,
1
71
88
33
14
71
17
17
80
cc
3
61
34
24
21
(4
21
41
66
76
6
(2
47
48
20
29
111
El
44
66
13
71
88
1(6
23
a
43
63
101
20
14
27
6
23
88
47
64
12
l
11
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8
28
14
n
73
377
61
6
10
49
13
16
40
31
68
41
(9
31
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36
43
61
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41
19
44
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81
46
11
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19
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f STATE OFFICES.
IJ15UTKNANT OOVKUNOIt.
Xdsar Howard, detn, ,143,0(1
K. P, Bou.iway, rep...... 114,708
JR. K. Drumbauoli, aoc, 1,917
Ciiarlfl B. Bmlth, pro 7.683
SKCKKTAUY OV BTAT11
a W. Pool, dm ....1 60,061
Addlaon Walt, rap 120.780
Jd, M. Hefner, aoo...., 0,016
Albert Lamm, pro..... , 6,126
AUIHTOU.
W. H. (Smith, dam 1(2.735
Qtk W. Uarah, rap ,...'.,,,.123,164
t. J, Ilaldwln, aoo... , 10,931
John S. Roberta, tiro 7,161
TltKASUKKlt.
Oeoraa X. Hall, dam 147,1(2
W. ft. Rarnolda. rep 121.136
W. B. Walla, aoc , 9,399
Charlea Etoll, pro 6,018
BUPKHINTICNDBNT.
"W. It. Clemmona. dem,,.. .134,706
A. O. Thomaa. rep 133.404
Mary It. Astall, eoo. ...... .1 ....... . 10,637
V. Bucena Knox, pro I, IK
AI'l'UltNUY I1E.NKHAI..
Willie E. Head, dem. .............
Sober! W. Dovoe, rep....
eorte J. Wrlclit, pro
LAND roSlMlSSlONlCIt.
Q, I Bhumway, dew.............
Fred Ileokmann, rep ; , .
J Tea u, unaae, aoo
. O, Jrnklna, pro
rlLWAY lU.MMlSSlO.Nrkll.
Wlleon, dem 143,393
Harry T. Clarke, rep 130,(17
Qeorse J, lllaaell, tiro 6,111
DMVICIlSil-l' IIKOKNTS.
P. U Hall, dem 146,610
II. p. Landla, dem 131.101
Oeorre Seymour, rap ,..,119,4(7
Samuel U, naasett. rep 114, IK
Henry J. Aborly, aoo 9.34T
KlUfha J. Taylor, eoe..... 9,13.
U O. Qllbert, pro 7,46k
Annette 'Neablt, pro 7.00C
cmki' jutrncic
Andrew Morrluey 110,350
Jaoob Fawcett .. 115.656
AHSOCIATK JVST1CKS.
A. J. Cornlili , 121,034
3, R. Dean 112,161
tt. U. Bedcwtck 112.769
J. IJ. llarnja .,,,....109.723
t llln-e , 100,1,01
J. O, Martin.. , 106,144
,.146,3(1
..121,331
. . (.106
. .131.167
..137.881
.. 10,061
e,ij
r
CONGRESS.
County.
Caia , . . , , , , . ,
Johnson
Lancoator ...........
Nimahii
Otoa
l'awnea
Itlcliardaon .........
nnsT iiifiTiiiOT.
liaRulra. Iteavla.
D.) (It.)
2,365 1,306
971 1.4(1
8,9(4 9,181
1,371 1,633
3,188 2,193
997 1,498
1.078. 2,760
Abel.
(a
126
17
308
41
.9
29
63
691
Totala 16.894 21,021
County. Loback Uakar Torter
, (D.) (It.) (H.)
Douflaa 22 7C0 16.419 2,781
farpy 1,360 toi 38
Wuahlnuton 1,607 1,251 (6
Total)
County .
Antelope ,,
Boone ., .,
Hurt .....
Ct dlT , . , . .
Colfax ....
Cumlne; ...
Dakota. ...
yUcn ,. ..
Dodge , . .
Kit,! .....
Maulaon
Mfrrick ...
Nance . , , ,
l'lerca ....
1'latt
Btanton ...
Thuraton ,
Wayna . . .
16,617 17.671
THIRD DIbTlllCT.
2.912
Gtephena Warner Woodccok
ID.) (R.l
1.790 1,678
1,190 1,260
11,394 1,(40
1.611 1,911
1.6CC 1,60
1,311 1,4(2
(31 (51
1,216 1,110
1.(13 2.2(2
2.273 3,040
2,226 2,367
1,3(9 1,206
1.104 964
1.131 1,148
27,171 1.192
928 146
1,218 (99
1.011 1,198
Totala
County
, 31,056 26,611
l OUllTU DlbTlUCT,
Blark Sloan
tlutler .,
lllmore
Ja
lumiuoii
.ieffaraon
l'ullt . , ,
Hallne .
Haundcra
Hewnrd
Thayer
xonc
D.)
1.740
1.303
2,661
1,(39
1,611
1,318
1,(10
2.176
1,467
1,371
1,(06
(R.1
1,049
Totals
lt.78t .14.014
(8.1
131
742
Ittner
196
(10
VIKTJI DISTIllC'V
.luH.n. n...
berger (R) Barton
. Shallen- Bar-
County. bercer (D) ton (R)
Adame 1,676 1,996
Ohai SCI 313
piny. 1,883 1,706
gU'Kly,, 626 415
granklln 1,37s 1,873
frontier i,tci til
Pum 1,541 1,281
a,0Pr 648 410
'Ml 2,317 2,839
IjMlMl 1,326 797
J'n" -, 336 284
Hitchcock 6(6 601
J5"y ....... 1.191 (62
Nuclcolla 1,717 1,191
J'yrktna 344 167
Red Willow 1,171 1,008
Webater 1,490 1,186
Totala
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SIXTH lUSTRier,
mott
County.
Arthur ill
Banner ........ 64
lllnln. nt
Box Butt 6(0
Boyd ((6
Brown 614
Buffalo 2.C71
Cherry 918
Cheyanna ..... 1(1
Cuater 2,2(3
Dawea (IV
Dawaon ....... 1,110
Deuel 191
Garden 343
Garfield 313
Grant 140
Greeley 1,017
Holt 1,601
Hooker ........ 119
12111.
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ICS
17
77
44
18
43
43
14
ll
33
16
36
(4
41
(0
130
(4
18,191 1.CI2
uowara ,,
Keith
Key Paha
Kimball
Uncoln .......
Ixifan
Loup
Mnl'h.reon ....
Morrill
Rock
Bcottabluft ....
Uhertdan ......
Sherman
Rloux
Thomaa
Valley
Wheeler ,
1.414
314
111
110
1.315
1(2
143
17
604
3(6
(44
610
((0
4(6
117
1,(16
111
Totala 12,317
Kin. Can- Bt.b-
kald rleht bine
272U W. r!
254 II 2
210 11 1
lit 39 24
1,081 4( 4
191 41 4
2. (69 161 16
1.186 119 10
761 41 13
1,121 141 49
1,1(7 42 (
2,0(9 72 121
311 31
661 33 4
618 63 4
381 17 1
884 13 (
2.334 67 11
101 4 3
1.501 71 11
601 44 1
417 47 3
418 11 (
3. C41 311 (1
311 36 1
263 21
21! II 1
179 41
67 63 3
1.749 164 14
l.ill (6 7
III II 7
ill It (
197 II 3
1,111 70 7
111 41 1
31.111 1,171 4?4
"Te H Not Oath."
"Tell It not In Oath" moans "Don't
tot your enemies hoar It." Oath was
famous as tho blrthplaco of tho giant
OolIaUi. Tho quotatlou Is from tho
Becond Book of Samuol, first chapter,
twentieth verso: "Toll It not In (lath,
publish It not In tho atrcots of Asko.
Ion, lea tho dnughtora of tho Philis
tines rejoice, lest tho diiuehtora or tho
unclrcumclscd triumph."
Most Precious Thing.
Sweet la tho destiny of "nil trades,
whothor of tho browa or of tho mind.
God never allowed any man to do
nothing. How miserable Is tho condi
tion of thoso mon which spehd the
tlmo as If It wero ijlvon thorn, and
not lent; as If hours woro wasto cron
turcfl and such as should never bo ac
counted for; as If God would tnko this
for a good bill of reckoning,- nifllip
Hall.
Tho Clover Woman,
When you fool Konulnoly 1U utcaso
with a clover woman, It la rjcnerally
becausu hor colvornosa Is artificial.
Somo women, however, aro oven clev
erer than this, for thoy can conceal
tholr artificiality so well thqt you ac
tually laiifih with thorn over Eomeono
olso who Is just as artificial as they
are.
Retribution lo Sure.
Thoso folks who Ilka to gossip are
suro also to bo mndo tho subject of
gossip. When a follow lies about oth
ers ho is suro to havo tho truth told
about himself.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
DATE3 FOR COMING EVENTS.
Dec 4 to 9 Annual Poultry and Pet
LIvo Stock Show at Beatrice
Dec. C-7-8 Htato Irrigation associa
tion annual convention at Bridge
port
Dec. 12 to 14. Stato Convention of
County Commissioners and Clerks
at Alliance.
Dec. 12-14 Nebraska Farmers Con
gress at Omaha.
Decombor 20-21 -Natlonnl Farmers'
Equity Convention at Omaha.
January 1 to C State Poultry Show at
Kearriey.
January 15-20 Stato Improved Live
Stock association meeting at Lin
coln. January 1C-17-18 Annual convention
of Nebraska Volunteer Firemen at
Auburn.
January 10-19 Winter Apple, Floral
and Potato Show at Lincoln.
Dec. 19-20-21, State Veterinarians' as
soclatlon meeting at Lincoln.
Calmer B. Yost, nresldent of tho
Nobraska Telephone company, has
announced that his company will con
struct a now building for its head
quartors In Omaha, tho structure to
bo at least fifteen stories high and to
cost about $500,000. Work on tho
now building will be started early
next spring.
Voters of Polk county decided the
question of moving tho county scat
from Osceola to .Stromsburg at n
special election a few days aso. The
proposition of removal was defeated
by 700 votes, thus Osceola will retain
tho county scat and tho now court
houso to bo built soon will adorn tho
present site.
Omaha's new free dental dispensary
for children is to bo opened January
1. The purposo is to give free dental
treatment to children in need of it
and not able to gain It through tho
ordinary channels. Eighty-six dentists
are co-operating In establishing the
dispensary.
It has become known in Aurora
that superintendent A. E. Fisher, who
lias been connected with tho local
schools for about ten years, will re
sign at tho end of tho 'present school
year to take the active management
of tho now Farmer's Stato bank nt
Bayard.
A campaign has Just been started
for tho purposo of raising a fund of
$250,000 for the erection of buildings
for Brownell, hall the Episcopal
school for girls at Omaha.
William E. Brannon, of Lincoln
was found dead beneath an overturn
ed automobile on tho ' road between
Mlnden and Kearney. How the acci
dent occurred Is unknown. 1
Tho flnanco committee of tho A. O.
U. W. lodgo of Nebraska has called a
special meeting of tho order for
Omaha, January 3 and 4, to readjust
rates.
Iteprescntatlves of the Women's
club, Commercial club, board of chari
ties, teachers and board of education
of Chndron aro behind a movement to
form n parent teachers' association.
, C. C. Quigglo, of Lincoln, was elect
ed president of tho Nebraska Manu
facturers' association, at its two days'
convention at Omaha. Lincoln was
chosen as the next meeting place.
Arlington has recently organized a
troop of boy scouts. Tho boys nro to
havo a scout cabin In the, woods on
Hllcrest farm, south'" of tho city.
From ono hundred acres of land,
.owned by John Jurgensmeir in Ne
maha county, four thousand bushels
of corn wero husked this season.
Tho business mon of Boomer havo
signed up for tho first Chautauqua to
i do iieiu moro next summer.
Tho town of Randolph now has a
twenty-four hour electric light service.
I Delegates attending tho Nebraska
Farmers' Congress nt Omaha, Dec. 12
'to 14, will have an opportunity to
Ivlow all kinds of agricultural machin-
,ory, as tho Mid-West Implement Deal
'ere' association will hold Its mectine
at tho samo tlmo in tho Nebraska me
tropolis. Tho show will bo hold in
Omaha's auditorium and will bo open
to all farmers.
Tho cornerstone for tho now Al
llanco federal building was laid a few
dayH ago. When complotod this
building will houso tho postofllco and
.land office, and will cost $75,000.
( Every drug Btoro keepor In tho city
of Bontrico hns received orders from
Mayor Saunders to ceaso soiling In-
I )4 nvlnn ( lt.tr 1lfi,ix.o r a..1l,t, , 1 . . .
solves to arrest and prosecution.
Nobraska, on November 7. cast by
,fa tho largest voto over cast In tho
state. Tho total vote was 302.GSG
nearly .10,000 votes largor than tho
highest previous total.
Tho Hastings Country club has clos
ed a deal for an additional fifty acres
of land for golf links and plans aro
under way for a now club houso to
cost $10,000,
It cost tho county of CasB $4,000 to
hold tho primary and general olec
tlons. Baaed on tho number of yot
era In Uio county It cost each man l
for casting his voto at tho two oloc
tlona.
A movement Is on foot at Fremont
to provldo tho town with a now audi
torlum. Tho Ad club is bohlnd tho
movement and expect to boost it to
successful Isbuo.
Messrs Hart and Meuun aro con.
ducting a six weeks' revival service
at Fairnury. unusually large crowds
aro attending tno meetings.
Tho Nebraska Press association, al
an adjourned meeting at Lincoln las'
Saturday, adopted a resolution to ro
vise the constitution of tho associa
tion to Include provision for a pair:
secrotary. Tho new oljlcor's dutlei
will bo to keep in touch with all mom
ber papers of the organization and tc
encourage operation of country shopi
on a pay basis. Tho dues of actlv
members was Increased, the amount
to bo set by tho exocutlvo board,
which will be from C to $10.
Tho Nebraska Grain and Llvu
Stock association went on record as
opposed to an embargo on grain at Us
annual convention In Omaha and ito
elded to usk Nebraska congressmen
to lend their support to defeat such a
bill. The association invited all co
operative and stnto organizations to
join .tho body and reatllrmed. Its de
termination to fight any increase in
freight rates In this stato until tho
roads proved It was necessary. Oma
ha was chosen as tho next meeting
place.
In securing data from tho south
western portion of Nebraska, the Bur
lington land department has been ap
prised that In tho counties of Chaso,
Dundy, Frontier, Red Willow and Lin
coln, tho forty-five banks of tho towns
havo deposits aggregating $7,20C,233,
most of which is owned by tho far
mers. Theso soven counties in No
braska, less than twenty-two yeays
ago, woro so poverty stricken that
stato aid was asked and secured by
the settlors.
Tho Fremont First Congregational
church hoard of directors has placed
an order for a moving picture ma
chine to bo used In connection with
tho services and church work. In mak
ing the announcement to tho congre
gation, tho pastor, Rev. W. H. Buss,
who wrote the prize Nebraska poem,
stntod that moving picture machines
are coming into general uso in tho
Bchools and ho saw no reason why
thoy should not be useful In church
work.
According to tho election returns
Platte county has now a population
of 23,070. At tho general election
thcra wero 4,614 votes cost in this
county. This multiplied by tho usual
number gives theso population
figures. The Increase as shown by tho
olectlon returns will not affect any of
tho salaries of county officers. This
would requiro a population of 25,000.
Moro people own their homes in
Omaha than In any other city In tho
United States, its size, according to tho
figures compiled by tho Omaha Water
board. Theso figures show that fifty
six homes out of every 100 are owned
by tho people who occupy them.
J. W. Jackmon of Ejllver Creek, who
bet on Hughes for president, paid his
debt when he completed his 103-mllo
jaunt afoot from his home to tho
Omaha postofllco. Jackman bet on
Hughes with "Bill" (W. C.) Gray, Sti
ver Creek postmaster.
H. B. Rist of Richardson county has
been appointed to succeed O. H.
Llebors to the position of agricultural
agent of Gage county. Mr. Llobors
resigned the position to take up a sit
uation as agriculturist with tho Bur
lington road.
A movement is on foot at Hastings
for tho establishment of a public mar
ket In the city where producers and
consumers may deal direct. It Is
thought the plan will help solve the
high cost of living.
A committco of business men from
Wymoro conferred with General Man
ager Holdrego at Omaha rolativo to
tho construction of a now depot at
that place. Tho committee asked tho
company to erect a $70,000 structure.
A public skating pond is being
mado out of tho tennis courts at tho
city park at Falls City. They aro all
ready to bo flooded as soon as tho
weather is cold enough to freeze.
There will bo no admission charge.
Beatrlco coal dealors havo raised
tho price of coal from $1 to $1.50 per
ton on all grades of domestic coal.
For the second tlmo within a month
a stono hns been hurled from tho slto
of tho old court houso at Fremont,
where tho foundation Is being torn up
by moans of dynamlto explosions, in
to tho plato glass window of Georgo
Campen's building half a block away.
Six big balloons aro being manu
factured by tho federal government
for uso at the aero training school to
bo established at Fort Omaha,
Nebraska Stato Veterinarians' asso
ciation will hold its annual conven
tion in Lincoln on December 19, 20
and 21.
Another new hotel Is to bo added
to tho long string of now ones in
Omaha. This ono Is to bo built nt the
corner of Harney and Sixteenth, tho
old Schlltz location and will bo ten
stories high.
A public farm salo in Nemaha
county was a record breaker In
southeastern Nebraska for prices.
Suckling mules sold for $113, and
cows for from $105 to $116.
Walnuts aro not wasted In Rich
ardson county. A merchant of Solm
offers $8 a load for unhulled walnuts,
and GO cents a bushel for hulled.
By an ordor Issued by tho Dodge
county board of supervisors, salaries
of county officials wero boosted from
10 to 50 per cent. By using the total
voto cast at Uio last olectlon and a
multiplo of flvo tho population is esti
mated to bo 28,000, which entitles tho
officers to an Increase. Tho treasu
rer's salary is increased from $2,000
to $3,000. Othor ofllcera are given al
most as largo Increases.
Directors of tho Gago County Far
mers' institute have decided to hold
tho annual Institute In Beatrice on
Tebruary 7 and 8, 1917.
"EATNOEGGS"ISGRY
CHICAGOANS ASKED TO BOYCOTT
MARKET UNTIL JANUARY 21
OFFICIALS RAID WAREHOUSES
One Deale rSald to Be Holding 6,000,.
000 Dozen In Cold Storage; Must
Market Them In January.
Chicago, III. An official call upon,
the people of Chicago to boycott the
egg market was issued by Dr. John
Dill Robertson, tho health commis
sioner. Ho declared eggs are being held la
cold storage while the sick and desti
tute need and cannot get thorn, andl
ho asked everybody to stop buying
eggs until Jnnunry 21.
War against tho high cost of living
became militant hero when ralda
wero made by tho city health depart-,
ment against threo of tho largest cold1
storage warehouses in tho city. Tho
raids wero based on a city ordinance
long Ignored, which places a restric
tion on the time foods may be kept;
In cold storago and wore due partly,'
it was said, to James Wetz, a wholc-i
aler, so-called, "tgg king," who is
said to bo holding 72,000,000 eggs.
"I've got them. What are you go
ing to do about it?" was the answer)
Wetz gave to investigators who
sought to discover what quantity otj
foodstuffswns In storarge In tho pres
ent tlmo of high prices.
Tho ordlnanco prohibits tho storago
of eggs for more than ten months..
Examination showed that many mil
lions, Including many stored by Wotz,
wero put away in March and April.
"We will bo obliged to throw theso
on tho market by January 21," saldJ
Dr. John D. Robertson, health com
missioner, "and my ndvlco to the poo
plo is to atop using eggs until ho be
gins to market them. I will see that
they are not held in cold storago a,
minute longer than ten months, and!
that when they go on tho market thoy
ore lit for consumption."
Women of tho Political Equality
loaguo adopted a resolution declaring
that "eggs at 50c a dozen arc pro
hibitive," and agreeing to buy nono at
that price.
Tho high price of eggs is the result
of general prosperity which has In
duced extraordinary consumption to
gether with a shortage of production,
according to a statement by tho Chi
cago Butter and Egg board, which an
nounced that It would welcome any
Investigation Into its manner of ai
riving at prices.
Egg Boycott in New York.
New York. A call for on organized
movement .on the part of the consum
ing public to refrain from buylngr
eggs and thus bring about a reduction
of tho price by decreasing tho de
mand, was Issued by Commissioner
Joseph Hartigin of tho bureau ot
weights and 'measures. Ho said ex
perts insist that 35 cents a dozen Is
a normal price just now for eggs that
went into cold storage last spring at
20 to 22 cents a dozen.
Boston Meat for Allies.
Boston, Mass. P. H. Mullanoey,
deputy health commissioner, who has
been conducting an Investigation into
tho food supply in local cold storago
plants, reported to Mayor Curley that
on November 23 there were 1O.63O.G60
pounds of meat In storage, not one
pound of which was Intended for homo
consumption. Virtually tho entlro
amount had been contracted for by
tho entente allies.
Robbers Steal $40,000.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Forty thousand
nlno hundred dollars' was estimated,
to have been stolen from a Southern
Express company transfer wagon In
tho Western & Atlantic railroad yards
hero by two men who hold up tho
lone driver, Fred Cornellsdn, who said
the bandits forced him to unlock a
box containing approximately $100,000
In currency. The robbery took place
in tho heart of the business district
less than a block from Uio local ex
press office.
Nebraska Troops On Patrol Duty.
Brownsville, Texas. Tho Third bat
talion of tho Fourth Nebraska Infan
try under Major R. G. Douglas, has
boon ordered to patrol duty on tho
Rio Grande. Tho battalion will be on
duty tlioro for about two weeks and
will relieve a battalion of tho Third
Indiana reglmont, which Ins been or
dered to its homo station.
Russia Buys Locomotives.
Philadelphia, Pa. Representatives
of the Russian government luve sign
ed a contract with the Baldwin Loco
motive works for forty locomotives to
cost approximately $1,250,000.
Wilson Prefero to Stay on Ground,
Washington, D. C President Wil
son watched his confidential stenogra
pher, Churles L. Swera, circle over
the Whlto house the other day in an
airplane which bucked a high wind.
The president smiled and shook his
lutid. lie had declined to fly.
Coal Shortage; No Car Service
Natchez, Miss. Scarcity of coal la
responsible for tho shutting down ono
uay last week of street car service
hero, according to officials ot the lo
cal power company.