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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1918)
THE 3EMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA The State News of the Week in Brief An Epitome of All the Dig and In terestlno Events of the Past Few Days In Nebraska. , Oil has been discovered In the sand n u furm near Edgar, about fifteen feet from the surfaco of the ground. TXho sand is quite oily und there Is a strong odor of kerosene, which leads .people to believe that there Is an oil dome In the vicinity. Wnr has practically depleted the working forco of tho Burchnrd Times, Editor Borden and his brother-in-law having gone to war. However, the pa per Is being Issued regularly with Airs. Borden ns tho enforced editor tnd publisher. A great scarcity of school teachers exists In Richardson county. The primary rooms at both Burndn and Rulo arc without teachers; and the assistant prlnclpulshlp at Rulo Is "vacant. W. R. Adams, who bought a big ranch In Dodge county, Is stocking It with ewes and will demonstrate, he says, that sheep can bo raised at hig profit on Nebraska's highest priced Jond. Railroad ofllclals In Omaha who arc working out new schedules, liaye made known that freight service out f Omaha will be cut from dally to rl-weekly to somo points. Mrs. C. G. Ryan, Hnll county's lady food administrator, says that every hotel and restaurant In the county Is observing meatless and wheatlcss days. Several millers over the state are expected to be called to Omaha and explain to Food Administrator Wat tics why they are charging too much for corn menl. A homo guard company has been organized In Blalno county with about no members. L. W. Amsborry, editor of the Dunning Booster wns made captain. . Omaha had 3,000 less arrests dur ing tho year 1017 than during the twelve months of 101G. Eight months of tho past year were tinder prohibi tion. Tho farmers' union state exchange at Omaha has been denied tho right to retail foodstuffs by Nebraska Food Administrator Wattles. Announcement has been made nt Chicago that all western railroads will chango their passenger schedules on .Tnnunry 23. ,In conformity with tho fuel ad ministrations recommendations, Ash land stores are all closing at G o'clock In the evening Instead of 8. Grainger Bros., a food concern of Lincoln, has been charged with price manipulation by the national food ad ministration. Omaha Is to have a new city jail. Tho site and the building combined will cost In the neighborhood of $150, 000. The state's free employment bureau found work for 14,000 persons during tho past year. Of theso 100 were women. About 70,000 Nebrasknns are sub ject to tax under the now Income tnx law. Returns must bo made by March 1. The Otoe county chapter of the Red Cross since August has shipped 800 finished articles to tho national head quarters. All records for live stock receipts at the South Omaha market were broken during 1917, the total number of head registered being 7,013,89S. Churches of Stella are holding union services for tho purpose of conserving tho cpal supply. Omaha's thirteenth annual automo hllo show will be held during the per iod from February 25 to March 2. Tho Christ Lutheran church of Nor folk has discontinued tho teaching of 3crman In Its school. Mayor Madgett of ITastlngs Is to be n candidate for the republican nomi nation for United States senator. Belgrade, Nance county, with a population of 400, reports a Red Cross membership of 0015, A campaign to enroll members In tho Junior Red Cross Is under way throughout tho state. Red Cross workers In Nebraska made 107.004 dressings during the "December drive. j Pastors and teachers of the Ger man Lutheran church In Nebraska of the Missouri synod adapted a resolu tlon at a meeting at Seward which calls for the abolition of the teaching of Germnn In all parochial schools In 1 the stute during tho wnr. As a result of a ten days' trial of no free deliveries and one delivery a j day with a 10-cent charge, the public ' stopped buying groceries, deliveries I fell off 80 per cent, and market bas kets becamo tho fashion In Grand ' Island. llj Alleged lnrk of patriotism caused i, somo unknown persons at Johnson to smear yellow paint on the Farm ers' clovntor, Oestman's hardware storo and upon tho residence of George Drcngcnherg. Tho United Presbyterian nnd First I Presbyterian churches, of Dunbar, havo Joined hands In holding u series of union revival meetings for the next threo weeks. Tho Bloomlngton and Auburn com panics of homo guards have been armed and equipped by tho citizens of thp two towns. Meeting of 40 Years Ago. The following account of a meet ing of tho Nebraska Editorial As sociation Is found In the Falls City Press of January 11, -77: "Tlu editors of Nv-Mskn under tho nuino of Nebraska Editorial Association met In Hie parlors of tho Commercial hotel (Lincoln), last Friday, and were called to or der by Webster Eaton, president. "The following new members wore balloted for and admitted under tho rules: L. W. Lymnn. M. W. Roves, Lee Love, L. V. Colby, J. J. Clnrkson, Geo. V. Kont and Fred Nye. "The following ofllcers were elected for the ensuing year: J. C. McBride, president; W. II. Michael, vice president; J. C. MacMurph.v, secretary; W. II. Council, treas urer. "J. C. McBride being Instnlled. a committee of three was proposed to prepare an entertainment for the next meeting. .The motion to that effect was carried nnd Mr. Palmer. Mrs. Mobley and Frank Palmer were appointed. "Thanks for the parlor of tho Commercial were returned to Mr. ImhoiT. Thanks were nlso returned to the retiring president. "W. II. Michael was elected orator and Fred Nye, poet, for tho ensuing year." Governor Neville, In his New Year's greeting to thd people of Nebraska, highly commended citizens of this state for their efforts in behnlf of tho government. Recruiting, Y. M. C. A. contributions. Red Cross donations nnd other war nctlvltles havo met with a hearty response by the people of Ne braska and tho state ns a whole has reasons to feel proud of Its achieve ments, he says. Henry Schlleker of LIsco who Is al leged to have made unpatriotic ut terances and failed to contribute to war activities, although "well llxcd," was brought before the Garden coun ty council of defense to explain his at titude toward tho government, l-oi- lowlng the Investigation it was mado known that ho lot loose of $300 to further tho wnr along. A great howl Is going up over tho state because thousands of unnatural ized alien enemies nro exempted from the drnft, but are permitted to vote under the laws of Nebraska. A move ment has been started already .in some localities for the calling of a special session of the legislature to repeal tho law. Johnson Bros.' department storo of Nebraska City won second prize in tho federal government's nntlon-wlde window display contest In tho food conservation movement. The nwarus were made from photographs sub mitted to tho Washington authorities. Twenty government secert service men will comb the state late this month for Income tax "slackers" and "linrs," according to Internal Revenue Collector Loomls nt Omaha. Congressman Sloan of Geneva, rep resenting tho Fourth Nebraska dis trict, has tossed his hat Into tho po litical ring, having announced himself a candldnto for tho United States sen- nte, In opposition to George Norrls. Wymoro lost one of Its oldest land marks tho other day, when fire com pletely destroyed the Central hotel building. The loss is placed at $5,000. The fire is thought to have been of Incendiary origin. C. II. Dennev. mnvor of Fairbury, nnnounced his candidacy for congress from the Fourth congressional dis trict, subject to tho will of the repub lican voters. About 400 of tho 2,290 farmers in Lnncaster county have signed peti tions for a county agricultural de monstrator. ' The Omaha Germnn Home has been accented by tho War depart ment as a headquarters for a homo guard compnny. 1 Petitions urging congress to pass a lnw for dealing with persons who are disloyal, are being circulated and freely signed by Fremont; voters. Tho Prairie Oil company Is ener getlcnlly at work In tho vicinity of Superior' drilling for oil. The drillers are working dny and night. General Director of Railroads Mc Adoo will make provisions to' movo soft corn in Nebraska to markets, ac cnnllnir to renorts from Washington. Tho congregation of tho Cortland Methodist church Is preparing to erect a new building to cost $15,000. Beatrice barbers have raised tho price of haircuts from 25 cents to 35 cents. Every unmarried person with nn Income of over $1,000 a year and every married person with nn Incomo of over $2,000, must pay an Incomo tnx. Failure to report to the collector of Internal revenue In this district before March 1, 1018, Is a violation of tho law. Hall county, according to latest ro ports, bested Adams county In tho recent Red Cross drive, hnvlng se cured a membership of approximately 8,000, while Adams county figures show but 0,500 members. Food Administrator Wattles has presented school district No. 5, Cum Ing county, with a beautiful Amerlcnn flag for the reason that every family In that district signed food pledge cards. Omaha easily laid Denver and Dos Molnos in tho shade In tho recent Red Cross drive, tho Nebraska metropolis rolling up a membership of over 80,- 000. Dakota county farmers are prepar ing to Import a car of Wisconsin ilolsteln cattle. Tho county agent Is to make the purchase. 1 Sandhills Of Palestine turned Into "cliff dwellings" by tho British troops who nre fighting north of Jeru salem. 2 French artillerymen drn gglng a field pleco Into n new position on n ridge. 0 Lieut. Edwin M. Post, Jr., of the American air service, now with Pershing's forces, who has been cited for gallantry In the French ordors. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Germany's Plans for Annexation Disgust Russia and Check Peace Negotiations. OPPOSED BY ALL SOCIALISTS French Troops In Italy Whip the Aus trlans American Ordnance De partment Is Reorganized Plans Made to Hurry Our Forces to France. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Prusslnu nnd Austrian greed and duplicity exposed themselves last week In the peace negotatlons nt Brest-Lltovsk, and in consequence tho meeting broke up with fair prospects that hostilities would be resumed be tween Russia nnd tho central powers. After making till sorts of promises to refrain from forcible nnncxntlons and to permit sclf-deflnltlon by occupied territories, the Germans made it clear that they Intend to Impose nn Aus trian monarchy on Poland nnd to make Germnn duchies out of Lithua nia and Courlnnd. Their contention was that these countries already have declared their deslro to bo severed from Russia. Furthermore, they de clined to consider the evacuation of Riga, Llbau and other occupied cities until certain that all Russia sanc tioned the pence. Whether or not Lenlne nnd Trotzky bo In reality German agents, they could not stomnch such terms, und tho foreign minister of the bolshevik! de clared the government of the Russian workers would not consent to the Ger mnn proposals. Petrograd leaders said the government might put nn nrmy of 3,000,000 In the Held, and' the bolshevlkl red guard was reported to be already moving back to the lighting front. The resumption of hostilities, of course, would upset German plans for n great offensive on the west front, ns many of the troops removed from the east front would havo to be re turned to the line there. That the sit uatlon wns considered critical by the central powers was shown by the hur ried conferences of lenders In Berlin and Vienna. The negotiations at Brest-Lltovsk were Interrupted, at least temporarily, and the Russian del egates demanded that If they were re sumed it be in Stockholm. In Bad All Around. The German official attitude, as ex pressed by Dr. von Kuehlmann, didn't seem to be pleasing to anyone. In Russia all factions, even the most rail leal und peace-loving, denounced It und began to perceive that they, must fight to save their revolution. In Ger ninny the lenders of both the regular and the Independent soclnllsft ex pressed great dissatisfaction with the government's evident alms concerning occupied territory, und told Von Kuehlmann his course justllled en tente statesmen in declining to place confidence In the word of Germany's leuders and rulers. The Lolpslg Volkszeltung went so far us to declare that everyone now knows Germany is not aiming at a Just peace without uu nexntlons and indemnities, thnt she In tends to annex all territories she now holds, and thnt these Intentions must strengthen tho wnr will of tho entente Also tho pan-Gcrmnns are highly dis pleased because they fear tho govern mcnt will abandon those very Inten tlons that the others are denouncing. From southern und eastern Russln nd Siberia came repeated stories of civil war and disorder, nnd of tho set ting up of Independent governments. The Ukrainian radn sent an ultimatum lo Petrograd demanding the Immediate withdrawal of tho bolshevlkl troops, nd cut off shipments of sugar und grain to northern Russia. The ontlro population of the Don valley was mobilized and all of Its men Joined Kuledlnes, who was said to have fought bloody battle with the bolshevlkl be tween Moscow and Rostov. On tho whole, the Russian situation looks better for foes of Germany, nnd their diplomats nre prepared to take advantage of it and to treat the bol shevik! leaders with somo considera tion, since it seems probable the luttcr will be joined by the Influential men of other factions to oppose Teutonic oppression. French Victory In Italy. Tho French forces on the Itnllon front started off tho New Year right with a beautifully organized nnd well carried out attack on the enemy's positions on Monto Toba. After del uging tho Fiftieth Austrian division with artillery lire, the fine French In fantry moved forwnrd on a two-mile front and in n short, sharp fight, took the position with comparative case, capturing 1,400 prisoners moro than they had men engaged. The captives were said to be in wretched condition. On tho lower Plnvc tho Italians drove tho invaders out of the Zen son bend, nnd a day or two later broke up an attempted crossing In vessels nt Intestndurn. Tho mountain passes be hind tho Austrlnns nro filled up with snow, nnd re-enforcements nnd supply convoys nre held up on the Tyrol frontier. Tho enemy aviators are mak ing repeated raids on Padua, Trevlso and other cities of northern Italy, do voting themselves mainly to the de struction of nrchttecturnl and art treas ures, as Is their "plenslng" custom. Operations on the west front were confined to raids and artillery duels, but allied aviators reported tho contin uous arrival behind the lines of great masses of German troops. General Al- lenby sent word thnt he was making satisfactory progress to the north of Jerusalem, beating off nttneks and tak ing ninny prisoners. That Germany's disregard for Amer ica's entry Into tho war Is feigned Is proved by an official army order which calls for a considerable number of new aircraft units to combat the Amerlcnn nlr fleets. It is to bo hoped the kai ser's anxiety on this score Is Justified, though clvllinn experts do not report encouragingly concerning our prog ress in tho manufacture of airplanes. Ordnance Department Reorganized. Results of tho congressional Investi gations of bureaucratic delays In fit ting out America's armies arc coming fast. The Intest Is tho complete re organization of tho ordnance depart ment by which nlmost full control of the purchase nnd production of nrtll lery, rifles and ammunition Is put in civilian hands. A procurement dlvl slon Is established to negotiate all or ders and contracts for such munitions, nnd nt the head of It is placed Samuel McRoberts, executive munager of tho National City bunk of Nev York. Generals Crozler nnd Wheeler, nom inal and acting chiefs of ordnance, are shorn of most of their power, but tho military ofllclals of tho department re tain control of the Inspection nnd dis tribution divisions. Not satisfied with this reorganiza tion, and voicing tho desires of n great many citizens, Senator Chamberlain Introduced n bill providing for tho cre ation of n munitions board and a di rector of munitions who shall bo re sponsible directly to tho president of the United States and not to the sec retary of war. Other members of the senate committee on military affairs are backing Chamberlain's bill. General Goethnls began the reor ganization of the quartermaster corps, and let It be known thnt he will udd clvllinn experts to his bureau and will cut red tape and disregard precedent wherever necessary for tho sake of efficiency and sprd. Presumably In response to tho re quest of General Pershing thnt only comparatively young ofllcers should bo put In command of troops In France, General Slbert, second In rank to Per shing, and General Mann, who com manded the Rainbow division, have been recalled to duty In America. Muj. Gen. R. L. Bullnrd succeeds Slbert and Maj, Gen. Charles T. Menoher be comes commander of the Rainbow boys. 1 Troops to Be Hurried Across. Tho state department on Wednes day made public a summary of the re sults of tho lnter-ollled conference In Paris, the outstanding part of which was tho recommendation to tho Amer ican government to sand troops to the buttle fronts of Europe as speedily us possible. This Colonel House ulso urged, and It wns nnnounced that tho bulk of the National Guard would be stnrtcd on Its wny to tho other side Just ns fast as circumstances permit. One of tho first threo divisions to go will be tho Prairie division, Including tho Illinois troops now stationed nt Houston. Tho greatest possible amount of tonnage for tho transporta tion of American troops will bo mado available through the new organization of the nllles for co-ordination -of ship plug resources. Tho Pnrls conferees nlso formed n definite plnn for moro actively utilizing the American naval forces nnd for carrying on the anti submarine warfare. Great Britain, Franco nnd Italy agreed to establish compulsory con trol of foodstuffs so that America may know definitely what it must do In feeding its nllles nnd Itself. Tho con tribution of tho United States to a pooling of war resources was agreed upon, nnd It also will participate In military deliberations of a supremo wnr council "as a step toward efficient nnd centralized unity of control of mllltnry operations" a consummation devoutly to be wished. Hoover and Reed Clash. Food Administrator Hoover and Senator Reed of Missouri had n lively verbul clash while the former wns tcs tlfylng before a senate committee that Is Investigating sugar and coal short ages. Reed, who always has been a bitter opponent of Hoover, accused the administrator of n usurpation of authority thnt would bo n crime in pence times, basing his chnrges on tho handling of the wheat situation and the stabilizing of prices, nnd attacking especially tho food administration's actions in the matter of sugar supplies and prices. Air. Hoover defended himself with vigor. In his testimony tho previous dny Mr. Hoover said ho had not got tho expected results In tho way of food conservation und advised that laws be passed to regulate the amounts nnd kinds of food to bo served In restaur ants and hotels. Most of the eating plnces, ho asserted, had declined to co operate with the government, nnd those that were willing to do so had been compelled to nbandon their ef forts In order to meet competition. Housewives generally, ho belloved, are conforming to the conservation pro gram. On Friday President Wilson ad dressed n Joint session of the senate and house, luylng before the congress men his plans for government control of railroads and his reasons therefor and outlining the legislation he con slilers necessary for carrying those plans Into effect in accordance with his proclamation of December 20. Secretary McAdoo In his capacity of director general of railroads has de cided to divide the entire country Into zones and put a man In direct charge of the operation of nil roads In each zone. Also he will at once rehublll tute the roads by the purchase of new rolling stock. The withdrawal of many trains and the formation of new schedules urn announced. The Inline dlate effort Is to transport coal, for tho fuel shortage, aggravated by the great cold wuve, has been cnuslnn vast distress. Great Fire In Norfolk. Italy Is Interning every enemy' alien In tho country, und tho United States muy be forced to follow tho exampl If the explosions, Incendiary fires and other outrages committed by Teuton agents und sympathizers continue. Th Intest of theso was a big conflagration In Norfolk, Vu which laid two block in ruins at a cost of $2,000,000. It Is believed to havo l3en tho result of a plot to destroy the city because of Its Importnnco ns a port. Both Great Britain and Franco re ported Increased losses of merchant men due to tho submarine campaign nnd to mines. The losses for Decern ber, however, were but slightly nbov the low record for November, and it wns snld moro submarines nro being sunk than Germany Is nblo to build, Great Britain has recalled Sir Cecil Sprlng-Itlce, ambassador to America and It Is believed bIio will send over man moro In sympnthy with the demo era t If Institutions of this country. SI Cecil has not made himself very popti lar, and he especially aroused the dis pleasure of Viscount Northcllffe, whos Inlluenco In the British government I powerful, SU B J ECT TO TH E TAX ABOUT 70,000 NEBRASKAN8 TO BE AFFECTED BY INCOME LAW. Itinerary for State-wldo Tour of Field Agents Will Explain Intricate' Workings of Rovenufc Measure. Lincoln, Nob. Many Nobraskans may not yot bo nwaro that thoy aro among tho 70,000 pooplo In this stato who aro Bubjoct to a tax on thoir In comes. This is bocaiiBo tho now war Incomo tax law has roducod tho amount of exempted incomo in a moro or loss startling dogrco. Horotoforo, It you woro slnglo, your Incomo was oxompt from tax up to $3,000 a year. If you woro marriod you paid no tax unlosa your Income was ovor 94,000 a year. Now. howovor, tho war Incomo tax la lovlcd on all lncomos of unmarried porsons which oxcood $1,000 a year, and upon Incomes of married porsons In excess of $2,000 por yoar. To mako it plain In ovory-day terms, If your salary or Incomo is In oxcoss of tho following, you aro subject to tho tnx: Slnglo persons, $3.28 a working day. $19,22 a wook or $83.33 a month. Marriod porBons, $0.66 n working day, $38.44 a week or $10G.0G a month. Additional exemption is allowed on tho bases of $200 a year for each de pendent child undor 18 yoars ot ago. Roturns should bo mado as Boon as poBsiblo, and must bo mado not lator than March 1, as thoro Is a stiff pen alty for delinquency in making tho ro turn. Thoro is also an ovon stlffor ponnlty, including imprisonment, for falso report ot incomo. Twenty-two Hold ngonts ot tho In ternal rovonuo office will start at once on an educational tour ot tho stato. Thoy Invito consultation from any por- son who may como undor tho provis ions ot tho incomo tax act. Thoir itinerary, which may ho supplemented by vlsitB to othor cities, is as follows. Adams Hastings, .Tnn. 2 to Jan. 2G. Antelope Nellgh, Jan. 23 to Fob. 7. Arthur Arthur, Fob. 20 to Fob. 21. Banner HarrlBburg, Jnn. IB to Jan. 16. Blaine Dunning, Jan. 16 to Jan. 17. Blaine Brewster. Jan. 18 to Jun. 21. Boone Albion. Feb. 11 to Fob. 21. llox Iiuttc Alliance, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. Boyd Lynch, Feb, 23 only. Boyd Butte, Fob. 25 to March 1. rtrown Alnsworth, Fob. 14 to Fob. 20. Buffalo Havcnnn, Jan. 25 to Jnn. 26. Buffnlo Kcnrnoy. Jnn. 28 to Fob. 12. Hurt Oakland, Feb. 11 to Fob. 16. Burt Tokamuh, Fob. 18 to Fob. 26. Butler Dnvld City, Feb. 14 to March 1. Cass Weeping Wnter, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2. Cass PlattBinouth, Fob. 4 to Feb. 13. Cedar Hartlngton, Jnn. 2 to Jan. 11. Chase Imperial, Jan. 2 to Jan. 3. Chorry Valentino, Fob. 4 to Feb. 13. Choyenno Sidney, Jan. 21 to Jan. 25. Clay Clay Center, Jun. 2 to Jan. 17. Colfax Schuyler, Jan. 18 to Jan. 25. Cuming West Point, Feb. G to Fob. 27. Custor Broken Bow, Jan. 14 to Jan. 15. Custer AiiHclmo, Jan. 14 to Jan. 15. Custer Mason City, Jan. 23 to Jnn. 24. Custer Callaway, Feb. 16 to Fob. 18. Dakota Dakota city, Jnn. 23 to Jan. 26. Dawes Crawford, Jan. 10 to Jan. 17. Dawes Chadron, Jnn. 22 to Jan. 26. Dawson Lexington, Fob. 21 to Mar. 1. Douol Channel, Jan, 26 to Jan. 28. Douol Big Springs, Jan. 29 only. Dixon Ponca, Jan. 28 to Fez. 2. Dodge Fremont, Jan. 12 to Jan. 31. Dodge North Bond, Jan. 19 to Jan. 20. Dodgo Scrlbner, Pob. 1 to Fob. 4. Douglns Omaha South Side, Jan. 2 to March 1. Douglas Onialin, Jan. 2 to March 1. Dundy Benkelmnu, Jan. 11 to Jan. 14. Fillmore Gonovn, Fob. 18 to Fob. 28. Franklin Bloomlngton, Fob. 11 to Feb. Frontier Stockvlllo, Feb. 13 to Feb. 16. 1'urnas Cnmbrldgo, Jan. 21 to Jan. 22. Furnas Arapahoe, Jan. 23 to 24. Furnas Beaver City, Jun. 26 to Jan. 31. Gage Beatrice Jan. 28 to Feb. 10. Garden Oalilcosh, Feb. 23 to Fob. 26. Gartlold Burwell, Feb. 18 to Fob. 20. Oospcr Klwood, Fob. 8 to Fob. 11. Grunt Hyannls, Jan. 4 to Jan. 5. Greeley Grecloy Center, Feb. 20 to March 1. Hall Grnnd Island, Jan. 2 to Jan. 27. Hamilton Aurora, Jan. 23 to Fob. 2. Harlan Alma, Feb. 4 to Fob. 9. Hayes Hayos Center, Feb. 19 to Feb. 21. Hitchcock Pallsudo, Jan. 4 to Jan. 5. Hitchcock Trenton, Jan. 7 to Jan. 10. Holt Atkinson, Jan. 2 to Jan. 10. Holt O'Neill, Jan. 11 lo Jan. 22. Hooker Mullen, Jan, 3 only, . Howard St. Paul. Feb. 4 to Feb. 9. Jofforson Fulrbury, Feb. 18 to Fob. 23. Johnson TecuriiBoli, Fob. 4 to Fob. 16. Kearnoy Mlndon, Jan. 28 to Fob. 2. Keith Ogallala, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. ICeyu I'aha Hprlngvlow, Fob. 26 to March 1. Kimball Kimball, Jan. 18 to Jan. 19. Knox Crelghton, Feb. 7 to Fob. 8. Knox Center. Fob. 11 to Fob. 16. Knox Niobrara, Feb. 19 to Feb. 22, Lancaster Lincoln, Jun. 2 to March 1. Lincoln North I'latto. Feb. 4 to Fob. 14. Lincoln Wallace, Fob. 25 to Fob. 26. Logan Stnploton, Fob. 14 to Fob. IE. Loup Taylor. Feb. 22 to Fob. 23. McPherson Tryon, Fob. 16 to Feb. 18. Matllaon Norfolk, Jan. 2 to Jan. 12. Madison Madison, Jan. 14 to Jan. 24. Merrick Central City, Jan. 14 to Jan. 22. Morrill Bridgeport, Jan. 2 to Jan. 5. Nanco Fullerton, Jan. 2 to Jan. 10. Nemaha Auburn, Fob. 18 to March 1. NuckollsNelson, Jnn. 18 to Jan. 24. Nuckolls Superior, Jan. 25 to Jan. 30. Otoe Syracuse, Jan. 2 to Jan. 6. Otoe Nebraska City, Jon. 7 to Jnn. 26. Pawnee Pawnee City, Jun. 26 to Feb. 2. Perkins Grant, Feb. 27 to March 1. Phelps Holdrego, Feb. 1 to Feb. 7. Pierce Pierce, Jan. 26 to Fob. 4. Pierce I'lalnvlew, Fob. C to Feb. 6. Platte Columbus, Jnn. 4 to Jan. 17. ,Vol.159?ccoln' h"ol)- 22 t Mnrch 1. 1'9'i Willow McCook, Jan. 15 to Jan. 20. Illchnrdson Fnlls City, Jan. 2 to Jan. illohardson Humboldt, Jan. 23 to Jan. hock Bassett, Fob. 21 to Feb. 23. Sallno Crete. Jnn. 14 to Jan. 15. ' Saline Wllber, Jan. 16 to Jan. 26. Harpy Papllllon, Feb. 14 to Feb. 23. Saunders Wahoo, Jan. 26 to Fob. 13. Hcottsbluff Gerlng, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. SewardSeward. Jan. 2 to Jan. 12. Sheridan Hushvlllc, Jan. 28 to Jan. 31. Sheridan Gordon, Fob. 1 to Feb. 2. Sherman Loup City, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2. Sioux Harrison, Jan. 18 to Jan. 21. Stanton Stanton, Feb. 23 to Mar. 1. Thayer Hebron, Fob. 2 to Fob. 15. ThomuH Thedford, Jan. 2 only. Thurston Ponder, Feb. 5 to Feb. 9. Valley Ord, Feb. 11 to Feb. 16. Washington Blair. Jan. 2 to Jan. 11. Wayne-Wayne, Jan, 14 to Jan. 22. Webster Bed Cloud, Feb. 20 to Mar. L Wheeler- lartlett, lW 28 to Mar. 1. York York, Fob. 4 to Feb. 21. Lincoln, Nob. Secretary Franklin K. Lnno of tho dopnrtmont of tho In terior will ho ono of tho spenkora at tho war conference to bo held in Lin coln, January 18 and 19, according to nnnuoncomont of Prof. 1 M. Fogg, bond of tho Four Minute Men in tula state. Buenos Airos. DIspatchos received hero from Florianopolls .Brazil, sny that a largo number of Gorman con spirators buy boon arrested after tho discovery of a plot to overthrow tho local authorities.
