Nebraska Newspapers

    THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
WON SEVERELY
ILL WITH COLD
President of U. S. Is Sick in Bed
as Result of a Severe
Attack.
VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED
Col. E. M. House at Helm When Peace
Delegates Meet at the "White
House" No Matters Are Re
ferred to President.
Paris, April 7. resident Wilson Is
confined to his bod with n cold, which,
In a statement given out nt the Paris
"White House," Is characterized as
"severe."
The president has been devoting his
entire time to work by day and night
since the council of four was organ
ized, lie has had little or no relaxa
tion and only n limited amount of ex
ercise, lie has been constantly under
the professional watchfulness of Rear
Admiral Grnyson4 his personnl physi
cian, who hoped to protect him from
the colds which now nre somewhat
-eptdcmlc.ln Paris because of the chilly
and rainy weather that has prevailed
recently. x
President WUcon's condition was re
garded by Admiral Grayson as stiffi-
-clently serious to warrant Insistence
tipon strict compliance with the orders
given early in the day against my un
authorized intrusion on the sick room.
While the premiers of the allied gov
'crnmentB and B. M. House, represent
ing the president, conferred lu a room
on the same floor and within less than
twenty yards of the patient, no -effort
was made to communicate with him
regarding nny of the phases of the
discussions.
King Albert of Belgium, who met the
council of four nt Its forenoon session,
sent to the president nn official ex
presslon of regret at his Indisposition.
Except on questions of the greatest
Importance no one Is permitted to en
ter tho president's room. Members of
the supreme council and rcprcsentn
itlves of other governments sent so
Heltons Inquiries to the "White House'
regarding the president's condition.
K. M. House took the president's
ipluce'' at tho meeting of the council
of four.
Washington, April 7. President Wil
son is confined to his bed In Paris
with a severe cold.
Hear Admiral Grayson, the presi
dent's physician, cabled Secretary Tu
multy that the president caught cold
yesterday and was unable to be about.
although his condition was not regard
ed as serious.
MEXICO FRIENDLY TO ALIENS
Carranza Government Alters Front
Toward Foreign Capital Wash
ington Interested.
Washington, April 5. Private and
official odvlccs from Mexico City with
in the last few days are Interpreted
ns clearly Indicating a sudden change
In sentiment In the republic toward
fort'lgn investments In Mexico, nnd
that the coming session of congress
will clenr tho ntmosphere of much of
the hostility shown since the adoption
of tho 1017 ..constitution. Diplomatic
circles nnd officials of tho state de
partment are much interested in this
apparent change of front, ns man!
fested In newspaper editorials and In
statements by members of tho Mexl
can congress which hnvo been tele
srnphod here. Tho American oil In
terests In Mexico, It was learned, have
not receded from the stand orlglnnlly
taken that their vested rights In Mex
ico must bo recognized nnd that the
antl-forelgn and confiscatory features
of the now constitution must not op
crate ex-po3t facto against them.
From recent advices It appears tho
now attitude of the Mexican people, at
last and It is believed In official cir
cles that this attitude Is inspired by
the government, Is to recognize the
rights of the people, Including foreign
ers, to their vested rights under Inter
national law.
FIRST WAR ATROCITY TRIAL
Investigation Into Case of Captain
Fryatt, Who Was Slain by Huns,
Begun In Berlin.
Berlin, April 3. An Investigation
Into the case of Capt. Charles Fryatt
of tho British mercantile mnrlno, who
was executed by tho Germans In 1010
after his conviction by n German
court-martial of hnvlng attempted to
ram the German submnrlno U-33 with
Ids vessel, wns begun on Tuesday by
a national court-martial. Representa
tives of Grent Britain, France nnd
other foreign governments attended
and a large number1 of witnesses, In
cluding Captain Dnnzlcr of the U-33,
appeared for examination. ,
Korean "Death Battalion."
San Francisco, April 7. A Korean
"battalion of death," consisting of COO
men, fully nrmed, has crossed the
Tumanknng river from Manchuria Into
Korea, pledged not to return until Ko
rea Is free, a cable dispatch says.
Policeman Killed by Bandits.
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 7. Policeman
Robert M. Ilnmllton was shot nnd
killed, Peter Sampus, n waiter was
m-obably fatally wounded and ono of
a trio of bnndts was shot lu on at
tempted hold-up of a restaurant.
VENEMOUS
FOR FREE PHILIPPINES
TIME TO GIVE ISLANDS INDE
PENDENCE," SAYS BAKER.
Secretary Tells Member of Special
Mission of Legislature He Speaks
for the President
Washington, April 7. Members of
the special mission of the Philippine
legislature hero seeking lmmedlnto In
dependence for the Islands, were told
by Secretary Baker that ho spoke
President Wilson's mind when ho said
he believed the time hnd come to grant
the complete independence desired by
the Filipino people.
Tho war secretary also said ho be
lieved tho mission would bo ablo to
curry homo word that tho American
people loved liberty too dearly to deny
It to others.
He Tead a letter left by President
Wilson when ho went to Europe, ex
pressing tho hope thnt tho mission
would rosnlt In "brlmrlnc about the de
sirable ends set forth In tho joint
resolution of tho.lcglslnture."
MORE YANKS SENT TO RUSSIA
Situation Causes Anxiety British
Troops Will Follow Americans
Now on the Way.
London, April 4. Tho situation In
tho Murmansk region of northern Rus
sia Is giving tho British military au
thorities considerable anxiety. An
nounccment was raado that British re
enforccments will follow Immediately
the "American troops now on the way
to North Russln.
Archangel, April 4. Repented bol
shevik attacks along the front line
and both the right nnd left flank posi
tions controlling Odozcrskala wero re
pulsed Tuesday by allied forces.
TRANSPORT TOWED TO PORT
Three of Scranton's Crew Lost Lives
When They Attempted to Carry
Line to the El Sol.
New York, April 5. Tho transport
Scrnnton, reported in distress with
rudder trouble 900 miles cast of Sandy
Hook on Marcli 27, while on the way
to Brest, has been towed Into this port
by naval .tugs.
Three of tho Scranton's crew lost
their lives In the capsizing of a small
boat when, trying to enrry a lino to
the transport El Sol, which stood by
until tugs were summoned.
SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE
Boston. April 5. Tho first 0,000 of
tho homecoming Yankee division ar
rived on tho transport Mount Vernon.
Rochester, Minn., April 5. Isaac
Van Domlln, grand master of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows In Mln
nesota, died here.
Cairo, April 5. Order Is being re
stored In Egypt following the arrival
here of Gen. Sir H. H. Allcnby, con
queror of tho Turks.
Adls Abarn, Abyssinia, April 4. A
grandson of King Johannes II, who
died In 1880, has rev6lted and de
clared himself king under the nnrao of
Theodore.
Providence, R. I., April C. Governor
Bccckmnn signed tho resolutions pass
ed by the general assembly, directing
the nttorney general to secure from the
United States Supremo court a deter
mlnntion of tho constitutionality of tho
prohibition amendment.
New York, April 3. Tho Italian
consul general here nnnounced thnt ho
had received an official message from
Romo stntlng that the Thrco Hundred
nnd Thirty-second Infantry, which
fought with tho Italian armies against
Austria, now Is on Its way home.
160 Flyers Killed In Texas.
Fort Worth, Tex., April 5. Records
show thnt nt tho thrco Fort Worth air
fields, whore flying practically ceased
and all enlisted men wero discharged
100 men wero killed from November
7, 1017, to April 1, 1010.
Daniels Welcomed In Rome.
Rome, April 5. Joscphus Daniels
American secrctnry of tho nnvy, ar
rived hero and wns met by tho Amer-
lean ambassador, Thomas Nelson Pago
and Vice Admiral Dclbone, Italian
minister of marine.
GERMANS FIGHT REDS
GOVERNMENT ARMY RUSHED TO
-ATTACK BOL8HEVIKI.
Send Troops to Frankfort Through
Neutral Zone With Consent
of French.
Coblenz, April 4. German troopa
opposito tho Coblenz bridgehead nre
moving toward Frankfort, whero a
Spartacan revolt has been causing dis
order.
Bcforo entering Frankfort, which Is
In tho neutral zono beyond tho French
bridgehead based on Mnyence, the
German military authorities had to ob
tain permission from the French Tenth
army.
According to Information reaching
Amerlcnn headquarters here, the trou
bio in Frankfort beenmo serious Tucs
day. The workmen formed groups In
tho streets nnd evcntunlly n mob of
more than 10,000 began parading
through the streets. Tho mob stormed
n largo warehouse and tho members
helped themselves to tho food stored
there. Hundreds filled baskets nnd
sacks with food of various kinds.
Street fighting followed an attempt
by the local authorities to gain con
trol of tho sltuntlon. The German
troops opposite tho American bridge
head wero then called on for help.
Disorder continues in a number of
German cities. Tho Vosslscho Zeltung
says the Stuttgart streets arc filled
with great crowds and that there has
been much shooting.
AWARDED $413,390 DAMAGES
New York Sugar Refiners Given Largo
Amount 'for Goods Lost In Black
Tom Explosion.
Jersey City, N. J April C. A ver
dict awarding $413,390 for damages
arising out of the disastrous Black Tom
Island loxploslon In New York harbor
n July, 1010, wns given by tho su
premo court here In favor of B. II
Howell, Son & Co., New York sugnr
refiners, against the Lehigh Valley
rallrond. Tho Howell firm lost sugnr
stored In Lehigh warehouses here,
JAPANESE RUSH TO THE U. S.
Naturalized Yellow Men In Honolulu
Are Leaving Thero for Pacific
Coast Cities.
Honolulu, T. II., April 3. Jnpnnese
who served In the United States army
Here during tne wnr, inns necoming
ellRlliIo for naturalization, are leaving
Hawaii for California and other const
points ns soon ns tliey tihtnln tnoir
citizenship papers, according to Rich-
nrd ITalsey, United States Immigration
Inspector here. Several score alrcnily
hnvo left or have engnged passage.
FIERCE FIGHT AT SENSBURG
Several Hours of Battling Following
an Attack on Officer Many
Casualties.
Copenhagen, April 4. According to
tho Berlin Loknl Anzclger's Kocnlgs
berg correspondent, there were sev
eral hours of fighting with machine
guns and hand grenndes between gov
ernment troops and disorderly ele
ments In Sonsburg. CO miles south
east of Koenlgsberg.
U. S. SAILORS TO GO HOME
Bluejackets Arlve at Liverpool From
Queenstown and Are Now Await
ing Passage to America.
Liverpool, April 3. One thousand
Amerlcnn sailors arrived hero
Wednesday from Queenstown nnd nre
now awaiting passage homo. Cnptnln
Prlngle, U. S. N., whoso ablo sorvlros
won praises from tho British admiralty
officials, sailed yesterday.
Woman Suffrage Wins.
Nashville, Tenn., April 7. Tho house
of representatives, by a vote of 51 to
32, passed the bill giving women In
the state the right to vote at all mu
nicipal elections In tho state, and also
for presidential electors.
Mall Order Lumber Firm Cited.
Chicago, April 7. Tho Chicago
Mlllwork Supply company, n mall or
der lumber concern, has been cited
by the federal -trado commission to
make answer to charges that It has
used falso advertising.
YANKS IM PERIL
NEAR ARCHANGEL
American and Allied Troops Faco
Massacre in Northern
Russia.
REGION SAIDTO BE ICE-BOUND
Entente Columns Attacked by Over
whelming Army Which Vows to
Drlvo Them Into Sea
Ico Cuts Off Retreat.
London, April C -Tho American
idon, April 0. -Tho American
allied troops In tho Ice-bound
of tho Archangel region nro In
nnd
areas
grave danger. This Is tho word from
the war office here.
The forces In Archangel, which In
clude between 3,000 nnd 4,000 Ameri
cans, mostly from Michigan and
Wisconsin, nro. being nttneked by n
bolshevik army of overwhelming
strength, which has vowed to drive
them Into tho sen.
Tho retreat of tho allied and Amer
ican army Is blockaded by the Arctic
winter nnd tho bolshevtkt apparently
are determined to extcrmtnato them
If posslblo bcforo spring penults re
enforcements already congregating at
Archangel to reach tho front.
Archangel, April 5. Repented bol-
shcvlkl attacks along Uio front lino
and both the right nnd left flnnk po-
sltlons controlling Odozcrskala wero
repulsed by nllled forces.
alio Americans, French, British and
Russians who,' cither separately or to
gether, arc holding positions through
out this territory, which Is n little
over 100 miles south of Archangel,
hnvo everywhere held their lines in
tact. Tho bolshovlkl, in splto of their
heavy losses, nttacked tho rallrond
front south of Odozcrskala at ten
o'clock In tho morning, but they
failed.
Allied forces enst of Bolsholn
Ozern, where Americans, RussltinB
and British nro fighting, wero under
attack nil day at a point nbout fifteen
tntlna wi.uf nf Oflnvni-alrnln nnil fnnr I
miles west of Odozcrskala and four
scparato assaults wero made thero
again early In the morning.
All broke down under tho nllled
fire. According to bolshevik prison
ers, the enemy Is somewhat demoral
ized because of his heavy losses dur
ing tho last two days.
In tho Sclctzkoe sector, 40 miles
cast of Odozcrskala, tho allied ad
vanced posts wero attacked by a
strong enemy pntrol, but tho bolsho
vlkl wero driven back by machine-
gun fire.
London, April B. Tho British navy
authorities do not regard the situation
nt Archangel as critical because It is
n'nlhl fn Bon,l trnnn from Mnr.nnnsk
w
to tho western White sen ports. It !s
learned, however, that the allies may
evacuate Odessa
London, April 5. Tho bolshovlkl de
livered nn nttack on tho Archangel
front without artillery preparation
during the last forty-eight hours, but
wero beaten off with a fair amount of
losses, according to news received
here. The allies losses wero slight
Tho attack occurred nt Bolsholn
Ozern.
v Paris, April 5. The sltuntlon In tho
Archangel region In northern Russln
linn liooti fnrrlhlv lirniioht tn tho nt-
tentlon of the peace conference by
tho publication In Paris of the British
Rlntmn.mt Hint thn frnnns In flin Mnr.
mansk nnd Archangel districts wero
In dancer of extermination unless tliov
, wero sneedlly re-enforced
Brig. Gen.
i yt pf Wchnrdson, U. S. A., Is on his
j wnv t0 tll.e command of tho Amerl-
cim fnr(.cs n north Russln and Is ex-
ccted to reach Murmansk with 200
B0i,iorg n n f0w days. There is up-
parently no ehnnge, however, lu tho
nvowed Intention to take the Amerl-
can troops out of the region at tho
cnrllest possible date.
HOLD RHINE UNTIL FOE PAYS
French and Belgian Troops Will Hold
Territory After Peaco Treaty
Is Signed.-
Paris. April i. Tho council of four
has virtually decided, nccordlng to In
formation from French sources, that
tho left bank of tho Rhino will bo neu-
trnllzcd until Germany has paid tho
Indemnities fixed by tho peace confer-
ence.
It Is understood thnt French and Bel
glan troops will hold this territory, tho
United States claiming It to bo Impos
sible to leave American troops In Eu-
ropo after tho signature of the peaco
treaty, and England having Insufficient
effective troops to maintain garrisons
along the Rhine.
If Is surmised that tho visit of King
Albert of Belgium to Paris was not
unconnected with tho shnro that Bel-
glnn troops will bo nsked to under-
tnko in this territory.
Head of Tobacco Firm Dies.
St. Louis, April 7. Robert David
Lowls, vice president of tho Liggett &
Myers Tobacco company, died at a hos-
pltal hero following nn operation for
nppcpdlcltls. Ho was seventy-two years
old.
Convict Two of Krueger Murder.
Nclllsvllle, Wis., April 7. -Frank
and Lcsllo Krueger wero convicted
of murdering JJarry Jcnsscn witnco,
stntlon agent, Inst fall, whllo their
mother, Carollno Krueger, was acquit-
ted.
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
THIS MMESTIC STATE
Reports of Interesting Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Lines for Quick
Perusal.
The Fatherless Children of Franco
Aocloty has Invaded Nebraska, and
heads of the organization expect cit
izens of this state to aid In caring for
nt least 2,f00 of tho orphaned chil
dren of that war-torn country. Tho
cost of adopting a French pnrontless
child Is $.'H.r0 a yenr, or ten cents a
day. Anyone In this community who
Is interested lu this work of mercy
should write to Miss Regtna Council,
140 North 30th St., Omuhn, Neb.
Tho argument put up by antl-sulTra-
1 , ' ;
? st Uul, WOMMsn W0.Wl? , ,,ot
cuW' s rofuUrd b "
vote If
omen of
Nebraska In the recent municipal elec
tions. At Columbus, 037 women voted
to 1,034 men.- At North Platte women
swung tho election. At Crawford, Au
burn, Table Rock and scores of other
cities women voted lu large number,
and were Important factors in electing
the winning candidates. ,
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Carroll, was tho first church In the
Norfolk dstrct to put on a centenary
campaign. Thc congregation raised
$20,000, which was twice the quota as
signed to the church. The money is
to bo used in reconstruction and mis
sion work In the home and foreign
Held.
C. W. Watson of Lincoln, state lend
er of boys' and girls' clubs for the ex-
tension department of the University
0f Nebraska the last year, has been
mndo state supervisor of agricultural
education by the state board of voca
tlonal education, of which Governor
MoKclvio Is chairman.
The Mllllgan consolidated school,
under a stnto law, will receive ?5.r)
towards Its maintenance this year and
$300 annuntly herenfter. Tho Mllllgan
school has a splendid manual training
department and Is regarded as ono of
the best schools In Fillmore county.
Voters of Fremont elected Guy Hln-
man mayor of the city nt the recent
municipal election by writing his name
on the ballot. Illinium was not a
,nV cnntUtlnto mul tho ,novo on ,lls
. ...... A . . ...
Doiinir stnrtou iu unys uoioro election
day. He received 1,175 votes.
Prospects for winter wheat in tho
southeastern part of tho state were
nover inoro favorable thau this spring,
according to old-time farmers of tho
district. The stand Is almost perfect
and tho acreage Is larger than usual,
Four of tho seven service lings stars
at the Swedish Lutheran church at
Fremont wero turned to gold with a
formal service. Seven members of the
church enlisted for service In tho war,
and only three returned.
Fifteen bands nnd 20,000 Odd Fel
J 'iu
27 at Omaha, during tllO
lows will participate In a imrado April
con
tennlnl celebration. The parade will
bo on April 20m, tho 100th anniver
sary of tho order.
Nebraska base hospital No. 40 ranks
second In excellence lri the whole
American expeditionary forces system
f opItals, according to a mem-
1 "8 J y
to the state,
Women of Hnvelock, a suburb of
Lincoln, voted In large numbers nt the
recent municipal election, and wero a
big factor In electing Miss Rachel
Conway city treasurer over her male
Opponent
rill s,1" "nil way commission has
nuiliorlasetl 28 companies with short
-toll Hni'H Connected With tllO NebfUSkn
Telephone company of Omaha to In
creaso their rates 2.r. per cent.
wenrnsKa, wun ner crops worm on
average nnnunuy or .;hh.u,uw
unnng t no past six years, stands nintli
among the stntrs of the union In crop
vuluos,
Leonard Spratilng, charged with
stealing cnttle and with receiving
stolen cattle, In Brown county, was
found not guilty by a Jury at Alns
worth
Henry Christiansen, who was sug
gested for mayor of Blair only two
dnys before election day, was elected
by his name being written In on tho
ballot
Preparations n being made at Co
lumbus for a counly-wldo celebration
on July I, In honor of roturned sol
dlors, sailors and marines.
The State Railway commission has
authorized Increased telephone rates
for Podge county
it Is reported that Influenza Is quite
prevalent in n number of Platto county
towns, especially Leigh nnd Humphrey
Arrangements nro being mnde to
put In a concrete swimming pool
1)0100 feet on the Thayer county fair
grounds nt Deshler to cost $2,500,
Potato growers of Box Butte county
nro to make un effort this year to
prove that tho county Is better adapt
ed to tho raising of spuds than any
district in the United States,
The Lutheran congregation of Rev,
Kuehnert, on Loseko Creek, near
Leigh, will erect n new church building
In the spring, tho snme to cost some
where between $00,000 nnd $75,000
The United States supreme court
has been called upon to decldo the
controversy botween tho First Nation
nl Bnnk of Aurora, nnd the tax col
lectors of Hamilton county over the
question whether liberty bonds can bo
taxed.
Moses O. Stufft of Lawrence, pur
chased sixty acres of farm land of
W W. McDonald, near Shelton, for n
consideration of "118,000 or 5300 per
acre. This is the highest prlco over
paid for farm land In tho vicinity und
it Is believed to be a record prlco for
Buffalo county land,
When Anson Colo, condemned to die
In tho electric chair for lho murder of
Mrs. Lulu Vogt of Howard county on
.Inly 4, 1017, wns notified that the statu
supremo court hnd refused Allan V.
Orniumer n new trial and that both lib
and ftrnnuner must die. ho mailt n
now confession thnt Griiinmcr had
nothing to do with Mrs. Vogt's death,
nccordlng to prison officials. t v
Uniler the law It Is up to the war
risk bureau of tho treasury depart
ment to provide for Insane soldiers,
Secretary of Wnr Baker advised Gov
ernor McKelvIe, who wrote the War
department that thero Is a "deplor
able" lack of attention given to in
sane soldiers who are being committed
to Nebraska nsylums for lack of notion
by Washington,
Since Governor MnKclvle's Inception
Into ofllco January 0, a total of 822,
101.72 has been expended for Uio en
forcement of tho state prohibition law.
Indications are thnt expenditures will
Incrensc when the vorlous liquor en
forcement laws Introduced In tho
present legislature nt tho request of
the governor nro In force.
Leases to cover 3,000 acres of land
In tho vicinity of Wymorc, Blue
Springs and Uarneston have been se
cured for tho purpose of prospecting
for oil. It Is understood that the com
pany which will make the tests de
sires to lease over 30,000 acres In
southern Gago county.
Ncbraskn Is tho fifth state In tho
union In the production of corn during
tho past ten years. Tho average an
nual production of Nebraska has been
170,023,200 bushels. Illinois, Is first
and Iowa, Missouri, Indiana follow In
tho order named.
Harry T. Johnson of Scotts Bluff
county, ono of western Nebraska's
prominent stockmen and county com
missioner for eleven yenrs In Scotts
bluff, Is being mentioned by his
friends for a position on the state
board of control.
Georgo Wit Us of Roscdnle, present
ed to Garfield county commissioners a
petition, with u largo number of sign
ers, requesting that a road leading al
most directly east of Burwell to IOrlc
snn, bo designated a federal and slate
aid road.
Holding that do federal question had
jbeen raised, Federal Judgos Munger
ami vvndo nt lncoln, dismissed tho
application of tho Nebraska railway
commission to enjoin tho Burleson
telephone Installation rules In this
state.
Corporal B. D. Ebersolo of Wako
fleld, a member of tho American
Army of Occupntlon, In Germany, not
yet 21 years old, Is tho wearer of the
French Croix do Guorro for distin
guished service In nctlon.
Whether or not tho Nebraska Bank
ers' Association will hold n special
convention In Omaha In Juno or wult
until fall to hold on tho regular dato
depends on n referendum voto being
taken by bankers.
The Columbus News has changed
hnnds, .John I Long of Chirks having
purchased tho paper from T. E. Cur-
ren of York. Long still retains owner
ship of the Clnrk's Enterprise.
Miss Paulino Chaloupka of Wilbur
was awarded first honors In the dra-
inntle division of tho declamutory con
test for the southeastern division, held
In Lincoln last week,
Tho "grow-a-half-acre of sorghum"
campaign, which started In Flllmoro
county last year, to help meet tho su
gar shortage, will bp pushed with vigor
again this summer.
Hay reached a record prlco on tho
Fremont mnrket last week when the
baled roughness sold for ?40 a ton
and dealers say It is hard' to get at
that price.
Tho Jefferson County Live Stock as
sociation lias purchased 27 acres of
land near l'alrbury and will erect
thereon a permanent homo for, the as
sociation.
Hog prices on 'tho South Oninha
market have been advancing steadily
lately, and went beyond $20 per hun
dred dining the past week.
The proposition to permit moving
picture shows to operate on Sunday at
North Platto was overwhelmingly do
feated In the recent election.
Broken Bow voters wont on record
two to ono against tho commission
form of governiiMi'nt at tho recent elec
tion in the city.
By a margin of ono vote a proposi
tion to permit iol halls to operate,
carried nt Do Witt in the recent elec
tion.
Burwell citizens have started a
movement to have tho U. P. extend Its
motor service from Ord to Bur.well.
A water works bond Issue, voted
upon by citizens of Table Rock, car
ried by an overwhelming majority.
Arrangements hnvo been completed
for tho North Plutto antomoblle show,
which will ho held April 10 to 12 In
clusive, Spring work is opening up In Butler
county with a shortage of farm labor,
despite the fact that farmers arc, of
fering sr0 per month nnd up for hired
men.
Bank deposits In Nebraska Increas
ed from S18(l,0S0,00ri In 1009 to $457,
017,802 In 1018; according to figures
complied by tho Omaha Chambor of
Commerce.
Farmers and merchants of Friend
have started a movement to erect an
auditorium in the city which ylll be
a credit to tho progressive reputation
of tho community.
A. Socha, a South Omahu packing
house workman, whoso fellow em
ployes played a Joko on him by Insert
ing tho nozzlo of a compressed air
tank, with eighty pounds pressure to
tho square Inch, Into his body and re
leasing tho loYor, died from tho effects.
The men who played tho JoUO on tho
victim are under arrest nnd will ba
tried for manslaughter,