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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1916)
THE O’NEIL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA When John Rice. of St. Raul. Minn, found himself in the British army at the opening of the Boer war, he wrote to his parents asking for money with which to buy himself out. This was forthcoming, and ids mother prepared s delicious plum pudding against the Say of John’s homecoming. That was 16 years ago, and the parents hate never since heard so much as a word from the hoy. The story came out recently when the mother, injured in an accident and confined in a St. Raul hospital, expressed the wish that in case of her death the pudding might be placed in the grave with her body. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, Canada’s pic turesque and efficient minuter of mili tia. the results of whose untiring ef forts for years past have been so mani fest since the war began, has been In turn a school teacher, country editor, politician and soldier. Years ago he was professor of Kngllsh in the Col legiate Institute of Toronto. The militia has long been his hobby. During the Boer war he obtained a commission though his offer of a regiment was re jected. The various species of Astragalus, known in Persia as kevin, from which gum tragacnnth is obtained, grow on the mountain ranges which surround the Persian plain. The bushes produc ing the gum grow to a height of two feet. In the spring, when the sup rises, a part of the branches Is cut away, thereby allowing the sap to flow out, which coagulated within a few hours on the surface of the stalk. Dr. Samuel Johnson heard so much talk about balloons In the last year of his life. 1784, that he became unspeak ably bored, and cautioned his friends about bringing up that sublect of con versation when in his company. He was confident that the balloon could serve go good purpose but that of fur nishing a rather foolish und decidedly dangerous amusement to the wealthy few'. _ _ It Is anticipated that large quantities of oranges and other citrus fruits will be available for shipment from South Africa to England during the coming season. In another four years the South African shipments of such fruit will, according to the estimate of C. du P. Chlppini, Hritish government trades commissioner to South Africa, amount to 400,000 boxes, and In 10 years to 4, 000,000 boxes annually. With regard to the alleged shifting of the canals of Mars over tho face of the planet, Professor Lowell states in Popular Astronomy that this phenom enon was detected nt his. observatory 19 years ago, and Is therefore no novel ty. He believes that there Is not an actual displacement of the canals, but that there are. In each case, several canals that become successively visi ble. When Secretary of State von Jagow of Germany, Is not engaged on a diplo matic note or something he’s a car toonist and decorator. As you enter his big office you note a large, clean blotter on his desk. As he talks he gradually covers the blotter with pencil sketches, humans, animals and all sorts of things. It is said that his servants brings him a new blotter for every visitor. As a result of the war, American glass manufacturers have discovered that the supposedly superior clay they have been importing from Germany is really Inferior to the domestic clay. Well trained German salesmen. It seems, had hypnotised them into be lieving that the imported substance was better for the refractory pots in which glass is melted. The cultivation of spices in Grenada, Windward islands, is confined almost entirely to nutmegs, with their deriva tive mace. Mace has of late years commanded a relatively favorable price, ami has had the effect of mak ing nutmegs a profitable crop. Until recently 70 per cent or more of the waste molassca from Hawaiian sugar factories was thrown away. Furnaces are now being Installed to burn this molasses and use the heat for making steam. The street railway In a German city provides all its ears with telephones, enabling their crews to communicate with headquarters by connecting tho Instruments with wires that run beside the tracks. A Frenchman has invented rods to be mounted on the sides of automo biles to swing out and prevent them capsizing when running on the side of a road. Believing that chickens need exer cise. a Nevada poultryman has invent ed drinking fountains to reach which fowls must fly up to an elevated plat form. -- ♦ -- Recent experiments seem to have shown that richer sugar beets can be grown in some parts of England than are produced on the continent ol Europe. ; Norway will build a canal, nine miles of which will be through a tun j nel to open to navigation a lake sep arated from the sea by a mountaii: ridge. A Michigan inventor has patented i ! milk bottle with a hole in one sid< through which cream can be druwr j without disturbing the rest of the milk Batteries carried in a fisherman1! pocket supply current to an electric lamp inside a celluloid minnow whicl has been invented for night fishing. Apparatus has been invented by c Paris doctor for pumping anesthetic Into a person's lungs and insuring th administration of a definite dose. A Frenchman is the inventor of a de vice to be attached to the rim of ai automobile wheel to give an alani when a tire becomes flat. ' Moving a single lever converts a not automobile body into an open curt o a two seated vehicle; whichever tna be desired. _ Spanish pencil makers huve ordere 30 tons of cedar from the Unite States.__ Argentina requires imported potatoe to be accompanied by certificate showing that they were grown in sam tary soil. More than 40 varieties of rice ar cultivated in Siam, one of which ripen in 70 days from planting and others i six months. A plant has been discovered in t'ub bearing fruit like figs, in which flit lay their eggs, to be hatched by th tun. An electric hash light has been in vented t' at tan be mounted cn a pent »** nividlate v.s.ting in the dark RAILROADS TO ALLOW GAR PEDDLING WHERE EXTRA CHARGES PAID This Plan Offered as Solution of Row Caused By Order to Stop Car Deliveries. Uncoln, Neb., Jan. 24. -The row be tween the farmers’ union and laboring men on one hand and the retail mer chants on the other, which culminated in a hearing before the railway com mission on a new rule prohibiting the peddling of fruit and vegetables from cars is nearing an end. It has been on for two months. The railroads were willing to oblige the merchants, but the commission frowned on the scheme after protests had been heard. Now the companies , have offered to withdraw the rule if the j commission will permit them to fix a , reasonable charge for the detention of the car while its contents are being | peddled out in a community. Starting as a little row it developed into a big one, in which the apple growers and shippers were involved among others. The companies offer to try out the proposed plan for a year. MISSOURI VALLEY IDEAL REGION FOR GRAPE GROWING Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 24.—The abso lute need of cooperative marketing by the vegetable and fruit growers of the middle west was presented to the State Horticultural society by L. D. Sweet, of Denver, head of the National Potato Growers' association, and one of the largest spud raisers in the world. Mr. Sweet said that the path had been blazed for the fruit and veg etable men by the citrus growers of California, and that it was not a pat ented method. One of the requisites for success, however, was the improve ment of products and the standardi zation of those offered for sale. W. G. Rich, of Council Bluffs, said that the most notable development of the year was the discovery that the Missouri valley was an ideal section for the growing of grapes for market ing. He said that 100,000 vines would be set out this spring and that ar rangements were being made with packers to gather and market the crop so that ilnancial success was assured. —4— DR. W. S. FAST, BEATRICE, SUCCEEDS BAXTER, RESIGNED Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 24.—Dr. W. H. Past, at present superintendent of the state institute for feeble minded chil dren, ut Beatrice, has been appointed superintendent of the Hastings hospi tal for the insane by the state board of control. He will take charge Feb ruary 1, when Dr. Baxter, who re signed under charges, drops out. Dr. Fast comes from Rlchnrdson county, the home of Governor Morehead. The board adopted a new rule to the effect that the wives of superinten dents will not be appointed as matrons of the institutions over which the men preside. These places have been looked upon in the past as sinecures, the real work being done by subordi nates, who have another title. —>— NEBRASKA NOW BOASTS PRIVATE HALL OF FAME Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24.—Nebraska now has a hall of fame all Its own. The ■ Nebraska hall of agricultural achievements is the official title, and Its object is gather, compile and pub lish a history of the achievements of agriculture in Nebraska. It starts with 24 charter members and the follow ing officers: President, S. C. Bassett, Gibbon; vice president, G. W. Hervey, Omaha; treasurer, .1. J. Brown, Ge neva; secretary, A. E. Sheld n, Lin dn; board of managers, Peter Jnn ,en, Beatrice; Lawrence Bruner, Lin coln; G. A. Marshall, Arlington; W. R. Mellor, Lincoln; Chancellor Avery, of the state university; Dean Burnett, of the state agricultural college, and H. W. Caldwell, Lincoln, are honorary di rectors. DISTRIBUTION OF $454,000 FROM SCHOOL LAND FUND Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24.—Nearly $500, 000-—$454,000 to be exact—will be dis tributed during the month from the state treasury to the schools of the state as the semiannual apportionment for the support of education In Ne braska. The basis of distribution is the number of persons of school age in each district. Of the sum named, $288,000 was earned as interest by the bonds owned by the state school fund, $92,000 from state school land leases, $39,000 from interest on school land purchases, $27,000 from game and fish licenses and the remainder from mis cellaneous sources. ROSS HAMMOND, FREMONT, MAY TRY FOR SENATORSHIP Hastings, Neb., Jan. 24.—Information from a source indicating reliability, is that Koss L Hammond, of Fremont, Will be a candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator. It is said that Mr. Hammond has sized up the situation and talked it over with friends while he has been in Lin coln attending the meetings of organ ized agriculture, and will very soon file, for the pluee. Another rumor gives it that Repre sentative Norton, of Folk county, will file us the Ilryan candidate for lieuten ant governor on the democratic ticket, and that George W. Fotts will also be the Bryan candidate for state treasurer on the same ticket. DEPRAVITY CASE COMES TO LIGHT IN LANCASTER COUNTY i Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24.—One of the . most horrible cases coining under the [ jurisdiction of I -an cast it county offi cials for many years resulted in the sending to the Beatrice home for the t feeble minded of Anna Hercock, a 30 j year-old Hallem girl, %vho during the > | ist few years has given birth to two babies, both of which were fed to the hogs, and she is about to give birth to another. Her brother®, one about 40, , and the other 26, are responsible. All , three are not of sound mind, and the brothers will be sent to the state insane asylum for safe keeping. The county r attorney has charge of the case. t Of German invention is a new thief alarm, small enough to be carried in a vest pocket, which explodes a noisy 1 cap if any object under which it is I placed be moved. WATER OF BEAVER RIVER IS DECLARED UNFIT FOR USE Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.—If the city of Genoa, in Nance county, follows the advice of State Bacteriologist Wild, il e will steer clear of using the waters ol s the Beaver for drinking purposes. The l chemist has just completed an analy sis, made at request, and finds it tc be badly contaminated and unfit for a use. The city water from old wells s was found some time ago to be bad e and the city sunk some new ones. II also figured on using the Beaver as e source of supply. Dr. Wild finds thai - the water from the new wells is ol * right. P i RAISE ENJOINED ■ { NEBRASKA COURTS Jloi'road Companies Ordered to Obey State Regulation For Two-Cent Pares. ! i icoln. Net . Jan. —In a blanket Moor, issued late last evening, the Ne braska supreme court enjoined every railroad doing business in the state, except tlie Rock I.».and and Missouri Pa< ific, from violating the Nebraska 2 cent fare law and the law requiring the sale of mileage books In denominations of 1,000 miles for $20. The order is a modified form of what was asked hv Attorney fieri era 1 Reed, hearing chiefly on the sale of mileage hooks. The Rock Island and Missouri Pacific are exempted because of suits previously instituted by them in the federal court, restraining state officers from enforcing the 2-cent law. ♦ ~ FORMER ODEBOLT FARMER BUYS OMAHA BANK BUILDING Omaha, Neb., Jan. 22.—Albert E. Cook, of Chicago, has bought the present First National bank building at Thirteenth and Farnam streets. The bank has leased it back until it builds its 14-story structure at Sixteenth and Farnam and moves. Then it is in the agreement that Mr. Cook shall change tlie name of the present, the First Na tional taking its name to its new build ing. The consideration paid by Mr. Cook was $200,000, the same value put upon the property by the bank in its report to the comptroller. Mr. Cook has been farming on a large scale 20 years in Iowa with his home at Odebolt. He has moved to Chicago and owns considerable city realty besides large land Interests. A. NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN AT FIREMEN’S CONVENTION Crawford. Neb.. Jan. 22.—Auburn re ceived the unanimous vote for the 1917 state firemen’s convention yesterday afternoon. Officers elected were: J. P. Hoff man, of Ord, president; Harry J. Hau ser, of Fremont, first vice president; John W. Guthrie, of Alliance, second vice president; E. A. Miller, of Kear ney, reelected secretary; H. A. Web bert, of Kearnev, reelected treasurer. Hoard of control: Jacob Goehrlng, of Seward, chairman; William E. Mote, of Chadron; F. R. Tobin, of Sidney; O. A. Rhoades, of Scottsbluff; Bert J. Bailey, of Columbus. OIL RESEARCH STARTED ON TRACT NEAR PLATTSMOUTH Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 22.—Work was started yesterday on boring for oil on a tract of land about 14 miles south of here. The boring will be done by an experienced Oklahoma outilt that has opened many wells in that state. This concern was brought here by the Plattsmouth company making the ex periment. The people of this city, and eastern Cass county, who are iinancing the project, are enthusiastic over the pros pects. All of the stock of the com pany has been taken and paid for. WATTLES SECURES CONTROL OF NELIGH NATIONAL BANK Neligh. Neb., Jan. 22.—A stir was created in banking circles here when it was announced that C. J. Anderson, N. B. Sweftzer, A. E. Malzacher and R. B. Skinner had disposed of all their holdings in the Neligh National bank to W. T. Wattles nn*l are in no way connected with the institution at this time. Mr. Anderson had been president and one of the leading stockholders for many years. The other three directors have only been connected with the bank since last September. COLOMBIA SEEKS MARKET FOR CATTLE IN AMERICA New York. Jan. 22.—Efforts are be ing made by cattle raisers of Colombia to ship live stock to the American markets, according to passengers who arrived today from Colombia on the steamer Almirante. Scarcity of beef and high prices in Europe, occasioned by the war, has caused considerable attention to be turned to the Colombian herds, the passengers said, and prior to the clos ing of the Panama canal considerable numbers were exported, presumably tor Italy. Quarantine regulations of the United States prevent tho shipment of live stock to American ports, and Colom bian cattle men, working in conjunc tion with commercial bodies of Amer ican gulf ports, itre endeavoring, it was said, to have the regulations rev’. ed bo that Colombian cattle may be shipped. STATE ABOUT THROUGH IN MOHR MURDER CASE Providence. R. I„ Jan. 22.-—Tho state today practically completed the direct presentation of its testimony against Mrs. Elizabeth H. Mohr, Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman, on trial here for the murder of the woman's husband, Dr. G. Franklin Mohr. George W. Healis, the negro chauf feur who confessed that he took part in a murder plot alleged to have been instigated by Mrs. Mohr, finished his testimony just before the luncheon re cess. Questioned alternately by counsel for the two negro defendants and by the prosecuting attorney on cross and re direct examination, he was taken over various details of his three days' testi mony without materially changing it. WAR WORSE THAN ITALY ANTICIPATED. HE SAYS Florence, Italy, Jan. 21.—In an ad dress delivered here, Antonio Snlandria the Italian premier said: "We thought this would be a short and easy war. but it lias become a long and hard one. We had thought that all the hardships would be of a military character, but we find it difficult even behind the front to keep on fighting. However, we are going to do it and wo shall persevere until victory is won.” DYING FROM DEADLY BITE OF TSETSE FLY New York, Jan. 21.—A victim of the so-called sleeping sickness engendered by the bite of an African tsetse fly. Dr. Albert C. Pervail was in a state of coma at his Brooklyn home, and, in the opinion of physicians, had not long to live. Dr. Pervail was bitten by the insect five years ago while traveling through the Jungles of the Congo in eompan* with a band of mining prospect'*-* I — ■ 11 "". .. NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j !— ..< USUAL FRti_LS LACKING IN STATE BOARD ELECTION Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 22.—The election of officers for the state board of agri culture was devoid of the usual frills and lighting. J. A. Ollis, of Valley, easily won the presidency. Other of ficers are: Vice presidents, R. M. Wolcott, Central City, and R. F. Me Ardle, Omaha: secretary, W. R. Mellor; treasurer, George F. Liekman, Seward. The meeting went on record as op posed to any raise in railroad rates. The state horticultural society elec ted the following officers: President, Val Keyset', Nebraska City; vice presi dents, It. C. Chapin, Lincoln, and R. F. Howard, Lincoln; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva; directors, A. J. Krown, Geneva, and W. A. Harrison, York. Robert B. Windham, of Platsmouth, was chosen president of the Territorial Pioneers’ asociation. Officers elected are: Vice presidents, J. C. F. McKes son and F. A. Harrison, Lincoln; sec retary-treasurer, C. S. Paine, Lincoln. POSTOFFICE ROBBERS MAKE ESCAPE IN AUTOMOBILE Elkhorn, Neb.. Jan. 22.—Three rob bers cracked open the safe in the post office building at Elkhorn at 2 a. m. today and escaped with about $100 in stamps. They got away in a black automobile and started east on the Lodge road for Omaha, according to Mrs. Mattie Morrison, the telephone operator, whose home is adjacent to the post office. WYNOT—At the annual meeting of the \ First National bank here Messrs. F. A. ! Kindwall and J. F. Arens have now ac- | qulred a majority of the stock of the bank, and new stockholders have been added in the persons of J. F. Hochstein, John Hochstein and Jos. Wubben% The following officers were chosen: J. F. Arens, president; J. C. Robinson, vice president and attorney; F. A. Kindwall. cashier; Lloyd Lynde and Julius Lorge, assistant cashiers. LYONS—The Degree of Honor lodge of this place installed the following officers for the ensuing term: Mrs. P. Peterson, chief of honor; Mrs. Minnie Hultberg, lady of honor; Mrs. Lizzie Romans, chief of ceremony; Mrs. Clias. Chard, recording financier; Mrs. Louisia Miller, treasurer; Mrs. Hensen Helgersen, inside watch; Mrs. Phoebe Newell, outside watch; Mrs. Mary Hansen, usher; Miss Isabel Mann past chief of honor. TEN INCHES OF SNOW COVERS NEW MEXICO California Storm Moves East ward—Floods and Storms Do Vast Damage. EI Paso. Tex.. Jan. 22.—Ten inches of snow in the region about Lords burg, N. M„ which prostrated tele graph and telephone wires completely cut off today all means of communica tion with Phoenix and Clifton, Ariz. Overland trains from California were reported moving eastward slowly feel ing their way without orders. There has been no western mail here for three days. Denver, Colo.. Jan. 22.—Indications that the storm of the last few days, which has prevailed in Arizona and California is moving eastward were received in meager reports to the gov ernment weather bureau today. Wire communication w'ith Arizona points was badly interrupted and in some cases completely cut off by the flood conditions. Telegraph ar.d tele phone wires to Phoenix were down and up to 10:20 o'clock this morning no ad vices had been received of flood con ditions in that district. -■ * -- FIND BURNING SHIP BUT NO LIFE BOATS New York, Jun. 22.—The British steamer Penistone arrived today from Havre and reported having sighted on the night of January 2. a vessel on fire at latitude -17.08 north, longiture 28.16 west. The Penistone steamed around the burning ship during the night in a vain search for life boats. Soon after daylight, the officers said, they made out the burning craft to be a sailing ship which had a Norwegian flag painted on her starboard side. The Penistone again steamed around the vessel, which had almost burned to the water's edge, but failed to find any trace of life boats or rafts. PRIVATE HOMES RAIDED AND LIQUOR IS SEIZED Seattle. Wash., Jan. 22.—As a result of a caution, which Alfred Lundin, prosecuting attorney, said he had giv en the sheriff, taids, begun yesterday, on private residences for liquor in ex cess of the amount permitted by the state prohibition laws, were not ex pected to be continued today. The homes of two wealthy lumbermen, D. E. Skinner and W. E. Boeing, were en tered by deputy sheriffs and large quantities of wine and liquor were con fiscated, including old champagne val ued at more than $60 a quart. No arrests were made. It is ex pected that a fight will be made against the seizure of private stocks. 4 4 4 100,000 TO COLORS. 4 4 —— 4 4 London, Jan. 20.—Groups 2, 4 4 3. 4, and 5 of recruits who en- 4 4 listed under the Earl of Derby’s 4 4 plan were formally called to the 4 4 colors today, in accordance with 4 4 the proclamation of December 4 4 13. These groups the first Derby 4 4 recruits to be called out ate 4 4 composed of unmarried men 4 4 from 19 to 22 years old. The 4 4 number of men in the lirst four 4 4 groups after substracting ex- 4 4 emotions and postponements ot 4 4 service is estimated at 100 906. 4 4 ♦ LINCOLN, ESCAPED SPY, WOULD SELL HIS STORY New York, Jan. 20.—A New York pa per announces that Ignatius T. Lincoln, the confessed German secret agent, who escaped from a deputy United States marshal Saturday, appeared in its oftlce yesterday, and submitted for publication an article describing his escupe. telling of previous experiences of a similar nature and disclosing hi" plans for the future. Lincoln has not vet been found by the authorities. I r--* NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES } UNIVERSITY REQUESTED TO | INSTALL CH |jR OF CERAMICS ' Lincoln, Neb.. Ja.,. 21.—Tbe state as- 1 sociation of brickntakers asked the board of state university regents, in a resolution adopted at their annual meeting here, for the establishment of a chair of ceramics. This is to be util ized for the purpose of turning out brick engineers to supply the demand in the state for trained men. The brick men think also that a state lab oratory where the various Nebraska clays may be tested would be a very good things. There is but one firm in the state making ornamental brick, in spite of the excellence of the clays here, and the reason is that talent is scarce and the cost so high that only large companies can secure it. INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR GOOD ROADS MEETING Lincoln. Jan. 21.—The committee which has in charge the good roads meeting which will he held Thursday afternoon at the Lincoln hotel, is figur ing on a very interesting session. Gov ernor -Morehead and Warden Fenton, of the state penitentiary, will be the principal speakers and an effort will be made to boost building roads by convict labor. Speaker Jackson of the last legisla ture is deeply interested in the mat ter and w'ants to see some action taken by the legislature at the next session looking to the development of good roads. He has been spending some time the past summer throughout the . west and has gathered much valuable information on the subject. He has not yet made up his mind whether he will be a candidate for re election. His name has been coupled with the governorship, but he rather looks at the legislative job as more to : his liking. CLAIMED FORMER OFFICER TRIED TO INFLUENCE JUROR Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 21.—A bench war rant. charging Theodore B. Ross, a for mer member of the Lincoln police force, with having offered money to John M. Barr, a member of a jury try ing the case of the Farmers National bank, of DeWitt, vs. the Farmers & Merchants bank, of Walton, to influ ence his verdict. Barr halted the trial of the case by informing the court that Ross had told him he was inter ested in the case and that he must have a verdict in favor of the DeWitt bank. The suit had to do with the liability of the defendant bank for cer tificates of deposit for $5,000 placed there to protect a local firm’s credit. CORONER'S JURY HOLDS HUSBAND PARTIALLY LIABLE Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 21.—The cor oner's jury which investigated the death of Mrs. Anna May returned a verdict that her death was very ma terially accelerated and probably caused by the inhuman treatment of her husband, William A. May, and recommended that he be held on the charge of manslaughter. The testi mony showed that May had opposed the calling of a physician for his wife, and while her sister was absent in search of one he began abusing her. While the physician was there he also attempted to beat her, and was re strained by force. The city physician, called on the case, said the woman would be alive today if she had not been beaten by her drunken husband. HOME FOR CHILDREN AND AGED DESTROYED BY FIRE Hastings, Neb., Jan. 21.—Sunnyside home for cnildren and aged people, a charitable institution, was destroyed by fire which started at 9 o’clock Sun day night. The house, a three-story brick structure, on the north side of town, was a total loss. The property was valued at $20,000 and was insured for $10,000. In spite of several close calls none of the inmates was injured. Miss Margaret Kaely, in charge of the home, superintended the rescue work and helped carry* the panic stricken people out of the burning building. The fire is thought to have started from an electric wire. ORGANIZED AGRICULTURE SESSIONS NOW UNDER WAY Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 21. — Yesterday the meeting of organized agriculture opened here. There are 22 different gatherings which will sandwich in their meetings in the next four days. Some of them will hold only a single day, or even less than that, while others will occupy three days. In addition to these meetings are the meetings of the State Historical society, the republican gathering and one or two more. The busiest place probably will be the city auditorium, where the Hor ticultural society and kindred organ izations are putting on their exhibits. Long rows of tables ocvered with ap ples, the Nebraska kind, makes the place good to look at, while there are several long tables covered with corn such as grows only In Nebraska. -4— REPORT SHOWS NEBRASKA STATE FAIR IS PROSPERING Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 21.—At the meet ing of the state hoard of agriculture, Secretary Mellor reported that the fig ures showed the Nebraska fair was making more rapid progress than any other large fair in the United States. In the last five years the total re ceipts of cash have more than doubled, the racing attendance nearly quad rupled and the attendance at the fair increased 208 per cent. The fair re ceipts in the last five years were $447, Sl89. of which $237,456 came from gate receipts, $66,870; from amphitheater tickets, $72,140 from concessions and $15,545 from speed entries. LYONS-The Grand Army and Woman's Relief corps held joint installation of offi cers. The W. R. C. officers are: Jennie Chard, president: Grace Wilson, senior vice; Clara Southwell, junior vice; Susan McMonles, treasurer; Martha Coats, chap lain; Bertie Smith, conductor; Emily Schroder, guard: Ruth Stauffer, secre tary; Georgia Robins, musician; Sena Southwell, assistant conductor: Edith Southwell, assistant guard: Sarah Heint zelman. press correspondent; Frankie Smith, patriotic instructor; color bearers, Nellie Smith, Agnes Burns, Mary O’Con nor and Alma Mussack. The annual ban quet will be held February 17. The former G. A. R. officers all hold over for another year. 11ARTINGTON—The Hartlngton Com mercial club held its annual business meeting and election of officers on Mon day evening. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year; W. S. Weston, F. W. Hufsmlth. W. If. Rurnev, K. E. Collins, H. J. Sorensen, Dr. L. Stark. John Albert. Charles Goetz. Anton Walz and G. F. Scovllle. lA'JREL-Perry K. Tolies, a prominenl young farmer north of town, was married to j;:ss Bernice Petersen, at the home of her parents at Lyons. Mr. Tolies was | horn and raised here, and Miss Petersen | was assistant principal of the Laurel schools for several Years. SNOW SLIDE ( HITS TRAIN; MANYPERISH v Avalanche Carries Dining Car and Day Coach 300 Feet 4 Down Side of Cascade Mountain. LOSS OF LIFE NOT KNOWN Engine and Other Cars of Great Northern Train Left Stand ing on Track Buried In Gulch. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 2t. — Great Northern train, No. 25, the Cascade limited from Spokane, was struck by a snowslide, near Corea station, on the' ’ west slope of the Cascades, near the summit, this morning. The train was standing still when hit. The dining car and the day coach received the full force of the avalanche and were carried down a 300-foot embankment. All the persons in the two cars must have been killed or injured. Physicians have been sent from Ev erett. The train had been stopped by a small slide, which had Covered the track. Second Snow Slide. Workers had just completed removal of the snow and debris from the rails and the train was about to proceed, when an avalanche thundered down from the mountainside above the train. The dining car and day coach were struck squarely on the side and carried away as though they had been chips. The other cars and the engine were left on the track. Corea is about 120 miles east of Seattle and is at the loop of a big switch back. It is the second station down the west slope from the Cascadq tunnel, and is almost the exact spot where a train was swept from the tracks, February 28, 1910, with greal loss of life. Hear Cries From Gulch. Two negro porters and a trainman are known to be dead. The dining car is reported burning. The cars in the gulch are not covered by snow as in the 1910 disaster. At that time many of the dead were suffocated. Cries for help from the cars in the gulch can be heard on the tracks above. The first passenger reached in the day coach a small boy, was severely in jured. The next two passengers were j dead. Five employes in the dining car arq f believed to be dead. t It is impossible to say how manj passengers were in the day coach. --•» 14 REPORTED DEAD. St. Paul, Minn.. Jan. 22.—Fourteen dead in the Great Northern wreck oi Corea, was the report received at 12:45 p. m., at the offices of Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern. Mr. Hill stated that reports, as received in his offices up to this time, were be lated. Mr. Hill issued the following state ment at lp.m.: "The snowslide struck the train, throwing a sleeping car on its side and carrying the diner and chair car over the bank. "The number of killed and injured is not definitely known, but it is reported that the chair car contained eight or 10 people, and the sleeping car, six people, with employes and probably some pas sengers in the diner.” BANDITS WHO KILLED AMERICANCAPTURED > Young Rancher Slain When He Crosses Border to Recover Cattle. " ) Bleta. Tex., Jan. 24.—The story of how Bert Akers, a young rancher of this place, was killed by Mexican cat tle thieves when he crossed the border into Mexico yesterday, to recover some stolen cows, was detailed today by Douglas Downs, Akers' companion, who after surviving a hail of bullets sent after him and Akers by the thieves, es - caped to American soil. The Ameri cans were unarmed. Downs said they were attacked by five Mexicans who iired more than 200 shots. Akers was 25 years old. He came here from Kentucky eight years ago. A widow and three children, the eldest 4 years old, survive. Downs, cowboy and wild west rider, is 20 years old. He came here from Mogollon, N. M. The Duran brothers, leaders of the Mexi can thieves, were captured by Carranza troops and now are in jail at Juarez. They formerly lived here, having come to Texas from New Mexico. Akers and Downs, accompanied by Juan Barrios, Mexican secret service operative, detailed to aid them, wor searching for six cows stolen last Sat urday from the ranch of Mrs. ,T. i; Murphy near here, when attacked. BRITAIN WILL SUPPLY NEEDED LABOR LAWS * Will Employ All Needed Work ers Despite Unions—Must Speed Up Production. 4 London. Jan. 24.—The urgent neces sity of speeding up the supply of muni tions has determined the government to put into force immediately plans for the dilution of skilled labor with semi skilled, unskilled and female workers in all controlled establishments. In a statement on the subject in the house of commons Premier Asquith an nounced that the government was con vinced that this plan offered the only prospect of securing a sufficient sup ply of munitions “to enable the war to he brought to a speedy and success ful conclusion." A San Francisco woman is the inven tor of a metal wardrobe for which sani tary advantages are claimed and whit li also tan be enlarged by attaching ml litional units