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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1897)
BttiKSlMBtlS rftjfJB JrwIBUPFiHI ftMtk-JlVVlt ftiHiinianreWi. -j55ga3yjKgtffi THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, JULY 23 1897. A. ,t. m k1 hH y. BIG FIRE AT OERESCO TWO MEN INJURED, ONE PERHAPS FATALLY. The MtUe VIIIsr Again tho Victim of the jVlra VIend ItnlierU Klmntor Ilurn, and Manner Hunter ami Knglneer Kelly Hurt, the Former Dangerously Ho. Ceresco hns again been visited by n llsastrous Arc, which completely ills troyed R. K. Bobcrts' elevator, office, the largo outside whont bin, corncrib, conl shuds nnd contents, together with 0,000 bushels of corn stored in the clo rator. Thoflro was discovered Sunday morn ing about '8:30 in tho chan room and tVM no doubt tho result of spontan eous combustion. Kvory effort r was made by citizens to conquer tho flumes but without success. Ah booii as it wax hcen that thn prop erty could not l.o saved, tho attention of citizens was turned to the saving of tho Nye-Schuelder elevntor, corn cribs, lumber yard, slock ynrds and ten earn which stood on tho hide trade, nil of which wcro saved by tho hardest of work. While fighting the Humes an explosion of gas occurred In thn ele vator which badly Injured I. I. Hun ter, tint manager, niul.l. S. Kelloy, tho euglueer. Air. Hunter's Injuries uro face, neck nnd hands badly burned and badly Injured from bolng thrown by tbo force of the explosion to the driveway, fifteen fout below. Ills in juries may proro fatal, Kclloy'n In juries are not no serious, but aro quite painful, his face, hands and back be lli if badly blistered. Mr. Huberts' loss will be about SO, 000. Hu 1ms some iu luruncc. The Fromont flro department was telegraphed for and responded prompt ly, but tho people had succeeded In getting the 11 ro under control before their arrival, but tho thanks of tho vil lage are due them for their prompt ro kpouso to tho call In a time of need. Tin loss of this elevator will be keenly felt by tho farming community, as well us the eltUetiH of the vllluge, us It loaen no competition In the grain bus iness at Coreseo, unless Mr. Boberts should conclude to rebuild, which it not assured at this time. rVIISS BURTON HAS A HOME IK-utrlro Ulrl Need Have No Further Fear of Wluelireuiier. Clara liurton has at last found a homo where alio will havo every ad vantage duo her and tho watchfulness of kind and gentle foster parents. N. li. Olmsted, member of tho board of supervisors from Liberty,1 became in terested In tho llcatrlco girl fato and Mild ho would take her to his homo If allowed to do so. Mrs. Wluobrcuuor was sent for and mado application for u guurdlau for tho girl. Mr. Olmsted was ut once appointed and Miss Bur ton was entrusted to his earo. Sue felt greatly relieved when told what bud been done and fluid she would try iinrd to pleaso her new parents. TALK OF FOUL PLAY, Investigation to Ho Made of the Nebras ka City llrotriilug, The drowning of Georgo MoKee, tho colored man who was found in the (dough opposite Nobraskn City Thurs day last week, has caused some ox eitement among the colored people, .some of whom arc incliued to believo that there was foul play in connection with bis death. Horticultural Society Meeting. The state horticultural society met at thn Unlnnd hall, Arlington, July 15. Tho display of fruit consisted of early apples, cherries, apricots, raspberries, blackberries, enn-ants und gooseberries. Brunches of cherries went nlso hung on the wall, showing tho fruitfulncss and characteristics of different vari eties. Quito n variety of cherries that wore now to the public were also on exhibition, and by comparison and testing tuu euort was mado to sec that ull wore correctly named. To Inane 14fe Certiorate. Moutounnt-Uovoruor Harris, presi dent of the Lincoln Normal, has mado tho necessary showing to tho statu superintendent to entitle his school to issue lifo cert llleates to teachers. Ono of tho requirements is Sluu.OOO worth of property. A course equal to thq course at thn state normal bchool will bo required. Superintendent Jack sou has tho showing under consider ation. Child Injured. Tho sevon-yeur-old daughter of Jas. Robertson of Kim wood was playing by thti pump when in somo maimer sho caught her bund between tho pump nnd hundlo nnd almost savored tho third (Inter between tho cad and the first joint. Cloiid-llurat at I.odco role. A cloud-burst six miles west of Lodge Polo washed out ono mtlo of rallrald track. All trains are tied up. Every dam between that place und Sidney is wnshed out. It Is the worst flood ever experienced in that neighborhood. BREVITIES. The city of Ilertrand will have no saloon this year. A daughter of Peter SUfTord of Nor folk ate some poisoned fly paper and died from tho effects. Willie, the oight-year-old son of Fire Chief Mercer, was hilled at Fremont Sunday in a runaway accident. Fritz Tieckord, four miles east ot Waco, lost his barn, six head of cattle, several sets of harness and a lot of feed by flro recently. Mrs. Johanna Ilorrlgan died at Ex eter Sunday. Her exact ago is not known, but she la supposed to be at least ninety yaars. LAND LEASES CANCELLED. Delinquent In KlRlit Counties Couiuellnil to (lire UplJinil. Tho board of educational lands and funds met Monday In the ofllcoof Land Commissioner Wolfe at the state house, Lincoln, and cancelled leases on lands in eight different counties. The can cellation was mado because the lessees were delinquent In payments. The number of acres cancelled woro as follows: Antelope county, 0,060; Choy enno, 48,-lfiO; Dakota, -'00; Deuel, r.3, 020; Garfield, 13,700; Hayes, It, 010; Nemaha, 240; Scotts' Bluff, 12,380. In addition to tho cancellation tho following number of acres In the same counties nro vacant: Antelope, 1,-10; Cheyenne. 40, (HO; Dakota, 470; Douel, 17,840; Garfield, fi,l(0i Hayes, 3,300; Ncmnhu, 138; Hcotts' Bluff, 8,558. Tho total number of acres of state Innds In each of tho said counties now open to lease Is us follows: Antelope, 10,030; Cheyenne, 04,400; Dakota, 075; Deuel, 70,800; Cnrlleld, 13,050: Hayes, 17,000; Nemaho, 309; Scotls' 'Muff, 30,. 033. Auctions for the leasing of laud will be held in Choycuuo county Friday, August 1.1, at 10 a. in. und iu Duuei county on tho same day at 3:30 p. in. An auction will bo held In Hcotts' Bluff county Tuesday, August 10 at 10 a. in. Land Commissioner Wolfe nnd his civil engineer, Alex hehlegel, uro now In Holt county looking over indemnity selections. They wilt Inspect tho Ft. Kundall Indemnity selections before re turning. KICK ON SJATE TAXES. Cortnlu Comities Auk to llion Their Valua tion I.nwercil. The state board of equalisation was In session at Lincoln Monday hearing complaints from reprcMiutathcs of counties who think that thu valuation of their proporty Is too high iu propor tion to that of others, und that they aro called upon to p.iy too largo u pro portion of tho states taxes. Holt and Burt counties made their "kick"' on this line. Tho board passed upon tho returns from half a doeu counties nnd adjourned until Tuesday. Thn whnlu list will bo gone through with und tho work compluted by tho end of tho week. Tho state auditor's rccoid show that the totnl valuation of the property of thnstuteis about $1,500,000 less this year than Inst. The auditor says that the bulk of the decrease ii shown to have been In Douglas. Lancaster nnd I, In colli counties. Several eountlec show un increase, which has been caused by un agreement of locnl as sessors for tho purpose of raislup more money for local purposes. Afterward thu counties find that if thoy get this benefit they uro charged up with tho larger valuutlon for state taxation. This they nro now seeking to avoid. Dentil of Mrs. Mlicldoli. Mrs. Jennie D. Shuldon, wifo of Bepresenstutlvo A. E. Sheldon, died at Chadron Tuesdny afternoon of con sumption. Mrs. Sheldon has been falling for somu tlmo nnd sho was brought back to Chadron, not with thu hope of saving her life but of pro longing it. Sho took a short drive with a friend in tho morning but after returning began to sink rapidly und died ut 3 o'clock. Her body rested In tho Signal building, tho scono of her labors, wherosho nsslsted her husband in the publication of that paper. CnntumptUo !)! I'.n Itnutit. Clarence E. Burton, tlekot agent nt Sodnllu, Kab., died on Burlington pns sengor trnln No 3 Monday night be tween Oxford nnd MeCook. The re mains woro brought to McCoolc and prepared for shipment, which w.ix made to Louisville, Kab., Tuesday morning. Deceased was bound for California iu enro of his mother. Ho was a victim of consumption at tweu ty-two years of ago. After alui Throuen, The bicycle police of Omaha are watching for tho porsons who havo been throwing glass in the strcots. In front of tho saloon at Twentieth and Cnstellar strcots several pop bottles wero thrown on tho pavoment and Sunday night two Omaha wheelmen on their way in from South Omaha found their tires punctured nt that spot and were compelled to walk home. Hurt Mr ltunnwny Home. Mrs. Shubuck Gilbert, who lives at 1330 Pierce street, Omaha whtlo pass ing near Twelth and Jackson streets last evening, was knocked down and run over by n runaway horse. Tho woman wiib badly bruised about tho head and faeu and Dr. Balph was sum in one a ami attended nor. sue wns taken home In n hack. Funeral of the Hmmwajr Victim. The funeral of Muster Willie Mercer, who was killed In a runaway accident Sunday, was held at 3 o'clock Mopday afternoon from tho family home, corner Fist street nnd Mnplo avenue, Fre mont and was attended by u largo number of friends nud firemen. Rev. Mr. Chestnut oflleiated. T1iiiks Fnrotrt to Itetlra. Washinoto.i, July 21 Tho Rev. I)r. Tnlmage has been forced to sevor his connection with the First Presbyterian ohurch owing to dissension among its members. Dr. Sunderland la now in chargo of tho churoh and ho has an nouBd that Dr. Talmago will not return. An Jrarlc M Torn Down. TonoHTO, Ont., July 17. Am Ameri can flag flying at the city hall In honor of tho visiting delegates to the Ep worth league convention was torn down by an ultra British nrtUan to day. Tho man was at onco arrested and locked un. Currncjr Action tlaUyatl. Washington, July 31. It wns semi- oulelally announced to-day that Presl dent McKinley would withhold his currency messago until after the con- fAnA Minnitt nn itmi 4b44P Kill VintiTl be adesUd bv the Senate. jneqIjoiStaiitA.. , NEW VOTING SYSTEM FEATURES OF THE BLANK ET BALLOT LAW. It Will no Knur In Vote Straight Votrrt lteitilreil to le tndelllile TeiieM In iitend of Ink New I'ower tJlven to the Secretary of State. Tho blanket bnllot law passd by tho the recent legislature Is now receiving uttcntlon, nud voters will this fall have an opportunity to practice some of Its provisions. Thu law Is a modification of the Australian ballot law passed by the 1801 legislature. Some of tho changes mado by thn lnw arc, the form of tho ballot, the substitution of an Indelllble pencil for n pen and Ink In marking, a mnrk for voting n straight ticket, n provision authorising tho formation of new par tics, regulations governing decisions of tho fcocrotnry of state relating to cer tificates of nominations, iiio of part) names and emblems, together with u few precautionary instructions which "SCHEDULE A." ;4 ddddod on Ponn on on on nc a d U i I? & .- s ti tl ' i fs Is i s&j h s H 2 I ssasa s slaa m h II Is ! S S i 111 sa 2 as 5 s s a b - .. t i tm mtmi ,,mm qqoqqq oq qDqq oq qq oq on a d- III i I Mil I " ii p JiE38g 3s him h H Eg Eg s 8 s 3 ssg ui -a m a 5 fi f ooo fc o i.o oo 8p o I o So 1ltTTl 1 iwmilll T-TTr-nrnnn,i in, iif.r.iMi ,i i .u M.i. 11 mimi, 1.1,11 i mmw.im " , qanonn abj flaa9 q no oq pci 4 $ H i? Hi 1 9: vi g, lh!S?Sl3S t h s ? & S " o k a a a D i-2 I 5 qS 25 ls sX s f .wm BSr I " qb hc bh sa 3. J J ooo P,cOiBr o Polo o o r TTnn iiirn i iihiimii mini, i iwihuhm " qoqqqq qq qqqq oq qq qq qc 3 tj ff I I II I I I I I I , zi 8 els 8? U7 s i u fa 22 B Cd So 6,616 I ls!0S5lj8 3a i fiB Is ! s H B I SSass is Ha m Ss Is IS ; s g aaa ;a ;' aa ; a a a a 6 5 fl S fiS IS 88 fi 8 8 8 8 ooooooj no annn qq qq oq qc ! H '5 si I? Hi il M H i fl 3 ivf aS I I 2S " & 6 6 o I I 9i u' SCf $ . l'' a I I sio ts f Is i gef I 3g b e b 'I 23 2!; ra!n22 ."5 BStSQ oao Ho ao So A S fi U 888 8 14 88 & 8 8 8 8 aro Intended to jrovorn both the secr tary of state nnd tho courts whonovor disputes urlso botween factious over party names and party emblems. It is tho duty of each party ut its first state convention to select n party emblem to bo tiled with tho certificates of nomination, nud tho party first ' ttdoptiup an emblem shall have the oxcluslvo ubo of it forever nfterwnrd. Its use by another party constitutes u fraud. Tho coat-of-nrms of tho United States, tho nntlonul ting, northclilcc ncss of any person living or dead chalj , not bo used. Tho secretary of Htate may pass on objections to uso of party nume or de vice in tho same manner na objections to certificates, nnd his dcclslou is ilnul unless order shall bo mado by thu courts, Tho nnmes of candidates for each ofllco, to bo arranged according to par ties under the party name, and emblem I iu seporatc columns on tho bullot; otherwise in presidential elections thn party nominee for president, vice presi dent, together with tho oleetors shall be arranged under their respectivu party name and emblem. Thn nnrtv polling tho highest number of votes nt the last general election for tho head of tho htato ticket bIiiiII have tho right ' tn II tli.ltnt. on tliH lufl. f.tl. nf l, 1. .1. lot; tho party having the next highest voto snail navo second piaeo on the ballot; tho party having tho third highest voto shall havo tho third pluco for its ticket, nnd so on, leaving thob candidates whoso names appear upon the said ballot by petition, to appear to tho right of said ballot and after all the other candidates ou said ticket placed there by nomination. The form of tho ballot shall, as near as nosslhle. conform to schedule "A" hereof, which ' is given rcduceu in size. The nppeurance of tho aiio upijuuruiica 01 mu names 01 , phinnn Yph presidential candidates isa new feature ' ,? ,ln, ,' 01 the law, Tho dimensions of thu ballot and squares are given In tho bill so that uniformity will bo secured. Tho circle at tho top ohull bo one-half Inch in diameter. Names of candidates shall bo not loss than one-eight nor more than onu-fourtn ot an Inuh in height. Tho square ut tho end of eueli name shnll not bo less tlmn ouc-fourth of an inch across each sido. If you wish to voto a straight ticket, make a mark Iu tho circle at the ton of the ticket, and your bnllot will then be counted for every candidate on tho ticket under the circle. If Von wish to voto otherwise tnan the straight ticket, you pluco a cross with mi indellblo . But, my dear, this 1b tho Louvro, It pencil, iu the square ou tho right mar- belongs to the government. The Heir gin of tho ballot opposite the unme of .ess Then buy the government, pop. -uuii wmun iur wiiom you WISH to, ' Jl, .heH(l of tho Ucket yu wWl to In the mala, and then place crow op- ...w.. H,auu .. ,t..u,.i juu ivmii miiM,e Hundred Millionaire uut, my ofllces, place n erca in the circle atinole ot France. The Helnws-I say. posttc tho names of tho candidates you wish to vote for on other tickets. Or when two or more candidates aro grouped on tho ticket for tho samo ofllce. us two or more representatives, nnd the voter wishes to voto for one or moro on another ticket or tickets in any group, tho voter must muke the cross after each candidate In thu group on his own ticket tint ho wishes to voto for. nnd nlso after tho nnmes of of each candidate on uuy other ticket or tickets grouped for tho miiio olllcu ho wishes to voto for. Bo careful Hint you do not mark tho nniuus of candi dates for whom you do not wish to voto. A FEW SMILES. (Volco from above stairs, to supposed butler) Thomns, what nro you doing In tho dining room nt thl3 tlmo of nlghl7 Thomas Swlpsey, tho burglar At your service, mum. Harper's Wcokly. "You do not regret tho money you expended on your boy's college educa tion, do you?" "I rather guess I don't," Mild the old farmer man, with glee and unction. "Ho loarnod mo a lot of upper cuts, short-arm jabs nnd things that havo madn mo the best man in the countv." IndlnnapollB Journal. SCRAPS. Tho agricultural department of q Texas nowspaper is conducted by Green Meadows Urown. Tho porch of a temple In tho Interior of Japan has thl3 Inscription: "Neith er horses, cattlo nor women admitted hore." Transportation of soft-chell crabs alive from tho cast to Portland, Ore., has Just been successfully accomplished for tho first time. Tho dlstanco from St. Petersburg to tho Pacific terminus of tho Siberian railway Is about twice as great as that from New York to San Francisco. Alexandria, Vn., has raised tho ban which from tho early days of tho set tlement made it unlawful to bring In oysters between April and Soptember. Tho West Sullivan (Mo.) base ball nlno sawed a pile of wood for a resi dent of tho pluco and put tho money received for tho work In tho treasury. A Kansas City woman who tried in vain to make an honest living gavo it up recently and turned fortune toller. Now sho has money to burn. Ex- pi.nnen -"""" Airenuy grassnoppcrs aro naicning In such numbers in the region of Oakesdale, Wash., that tho inhabitants aro alarmod over tho threatened Injury to crops. Lightning struck two hoes that a negro was carrying ovor his shouldor near Mllllngton, Md and passed through him from his shoulder to bis feet, killing htm. I iUlB. itlHIBIUU--Sill, 4UI. Jlll'iia, A I saw you in church last Sunday. Mr. OliDhlnncVnn. If VfltrtAft vmi Unnw. Was that tho reason you were thero, too? Cleveland Leader, Thero Is a family of twcnty-slx per sons in Strosbur'g, every ono of whom rides a bicycle, Tho oldost is sixty two, tho youngest six months old. Foreign Letter New York Post.' Sycamore treqa which for several years have flourished where they woro planted in various soctlons of Port land, Ore., are dying of some dlsqaso which tho cltUonB do not understand. The Holress Papa, buy that Wat teau for me. Tho Hundred Millionaire in.. ..n4.o NlllnnolrATliit mv D -Hi I want that picture; buy Fraaotl -4?tw Ywk Truth, -,-.. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. riirnUliril ,jr the Oovrriimrnl Crop nml Weather llnrrati. 3tcdt. 6J OV" - Iw.tkt.3 0T 'l Hit I.iiieohi, Nob,, July 20, 18D7. Tho torn pern tu ro lina been below tho aormnl overy dny dnrlnir tho pnst week, fho nvcrngu dully ih-llcioncy lins been 5. rho mtixinium temperatures havo been About, or flightly nbovo, 1)0. , Tho rulufall has been below tho normal u tho northwostern counties nnd a very iinnll nro a in tho southwestern section. Throughout tho remnlnder ot tho state lthcr no rain full or the nmouut was ess than .05 of au inch. Later A good geurrnl rain fell throughout the stnto Monday night, anglngfroin .'JH ol nn Inch to over 2 nehes nud generally oxceeding ,u0 ol mi tick. The past week has boon nn unusually 'avorublo ono for buying, harvesting md thftiHliing. In tho Houtliern coun ties harvesting is about completed nnd thrashing is In progress. In the central louutlos outs nud spring whent nro doing cut nud in tho extroniu northern muuties ryo is being cut. llnylnir has mudogood progroc; in nil spctlnns tho :rop is leportea iib good. Tho second ;ropof ulfulfn Is being cut. Reports rom winter whont und ryo that havo been thrushed urn ir.enger, but indicate uood yield ol excellent quality. Corn has grown well nail in sovornl outhern counties Is reported ns fully up to the uverngu In condition und nd vnnce merit ut thin senvou of thn venr. (Jener illy, however, it is considered backward. Corn is generally tnsseliug nnd uvcr ages ubout n week Inter thnn usuiil. At the end of the week corn was beginning to feol tho need of ruin Iu ninny sections. Tho generul rain of Monday night wns very opportunoond places tho crop in n very pronilsiltig condition, Apples uro dropping considerably. RKPOIIT I1Y COUNTIES HUUTIII.'ASTUII.N' MIXTION. Bullpr Winter nlienl, ryo nnd barley in shock and somn stacking done; aver ngoylnld und qunlity;coru making rapid growth, moat fields laid by In cleuu con dition; ontri not up to the nvorage. Cass Spring wheat below the nverngo; winter n heat and ryo excellent in yield und quality; corn in tluo condition; eurly planted in tassel. Cluy Harvesting completed except Into outs: thrashing commenced; wheat turning out well; outs heavy nnd lodged in places; good ruin uisidod for corn. Filmore Thrushing commenced; yield generally (air to good with some extra fields: potutoes light; corn very flue, mostly laid by. On go A fine weolc for harvesting nnd thrneliing; outs uro only fair and aro nenrly nil in shock; corn is looking fine Humiltou Corn doing well; spring wheat nnd oats ripening fast nnd filling well; some oarly oats harvested; wheat yielding well. Jefferson Hnrvestlng nlmost dono, thrashing commenced, yield good. Johnson Harvest nboub completed nnd weather lino for suving tho grain; corn Is tunneling out; enrly apples and Reaches urn on the market; soma corn not laid by; Rood wiek for haying. Lnncastei Oats nnd spring wheat in shock and nro vory short; corn Is doing uell but is Minnl! for the tlmo of year. Nemaha Oats hull in shocks; haying mostly done; blackberries ripe; thrashing In proKress; corn tnsseling; poach crop promises to bo i;ood. Nuckullr Somo whont thrashed, yield ing well Homn uro plowing corn yet, it Is growing very rapidly iu fair shapo, it is tasselimr. Otoe Winter wheat being thrashed; ylold nnd quality good; early onts cut nnd commencod cutting late oats; early corn in tasxel. Pawnee Whoat nnd oat thrashing lias begun; wheat yielding woll, oats only moderately und quality not extra; corn has mado n romarkablo growth and is uow up to normal. Polk Corn has mndn n (rood, healthy growth nnd Is mostly laid by; oats seem to bo filling well, some fields have been cut. Biohnrdson-'Oats nenrly nil cut, good crop; npplrs dropping bndly; corn doing wolf except cmno fields Injured by n worm that outers tho stalk und oats its way upward. Saline Wheat yielding fairly well; harvesting rotnnlotcd except lato oiUh; com has mado flue progress; applos are falling o(. Saunders Byo nnd winter wheat har vested und somn thrashed; spring whent und onts will bn ready to cut next week; corn has made rapid growth; enrly coru tunneling; apples dropping badly. Bewnrd Stucklug and thrashing wheat Is being pushed, wheat yielding well; oats quite green yot nnd are filling well; rain Is needed for corn, which is now beginning to tassell. Thayer Oat harvest woll ndvnnced; whent in shock; corn dolmr well, tlm eurly planted tiissnlliKr nnd silking well; potatoes better than for soverul year; apples fulling off badly. York Spring wheat nnd oats being cut; corn doing well but needs good rain; apples dropping badly; second crop of alfalfa being cut NOItTllKASTKUN SECTION. Antelope Bye cut nnd somo in shock; potato crop good. Burt Corn rolling during tho day and needs ruiu; early planted corn tassellng nnd most all fluids laid by; some hay rut. Cedar Oats and wheat filling and ripening very fust; corn tnsseling und in fine shape; great deal ot wild hay being cut. Colfax Weather very favorable for hnrvest ot sinnll grain nnd hay. Cuming Wheat and ont heads filling good and maturing (ast;coru needs rain; lato potatoes will be u poor crop. Dakota Haln ueeded but no damage yet apparent from lack ol rain. Dixon Coru is nearly all laid by und wlieot ill. log well, oats above avirnge Imyltigu prnureff. Dodge Oats bninirml: liny crop willy bllu,lit;coru cultivation mostly finished, v en'-'y piece tusseliug, corn iu good con dition. Douulns (Jood growing Attik; all crops In excellent cnuditioii. Holt Sinnll gruiu generally bottor than hist .vein; rye und bnrley hnrvest nlmost over; coru looking fine nud be ginning to tuHcel, hnv, n h tuple In coun ty, will make a good crop; haying has beeun. Mndlson Whent and oats rlppnlog, cutting will begin thls'wrek; corn Is lafdj bv, tnsseling out, and looking romai'lr ably well. Pierce drain Improving some; corn doing finely. " Plntt" Some damage to wheat by. worms working nt tho root; corn back ward but somo tasAeliiig; somo smalt grain cut. Hnrpy Harvesting of whent nnd onts this week; thrashing ryo begun, yield good nud quality excellent; buckwhoat being plnnted Stanton Hvu hnrvest Is completed, yield nnd quality uood; coru Is ull laid by und is doing well; ruin would muko whent fill better. Thurston Small grain turning; bar ley and ryo being cut; rnln needed. Wayne Wheat nml onts aro fairly good and the grain of excellent quality; potatoes not yielding well; corn doing well. ICNTn.U. HKOTIO.V. Boone Wheat nnd onts rendy to har vest nnd gouerully good crop; com do ing woll. Buffalo Corn hus grown rapidly and Is catching up; spring wheat und oats havo lost considerably by tho woather; rain needed. Custer Wheat injured somo by in sects; com is forging ahead fast; corn never looked more promising; early sown oats cut. Dawson Spring wheat harvest com menced: oats nearly ready to cut; corn genernliy doing null; second crop of al falfa being cut; rnln needed. Hull Corn is doing finely; wheat nnd ryo mostly iu shock iu the host of con dition; n few pieces ot onts cut. Howard Spring wheat ready to cut; coru growing rapidly, many fields In tu"sel; ryo ami winter whent bolng thrashed: rain much needed. Loup Whent nud outs somowhat duumgod by dry, hot weather; corn do ing well; ryo harvest in progress, will bo a trood crop. Merrick Too dry for all crops; corn suffering. Nance Harvesting progressing nlso ly; corn growing very fnst; plenty of moisture; grass mnkimr fluo growth. Shermnn Spring wheat cutting In full blast; wheat pretty good; corn und po tutoi'H need ruin budly. Vnlloy Harvesting spring wheat woll begun, crop good; coru growing fast. KOUTIIKAUTKU.V BKCTIOX. Adams Oats partly cut; some spring wheat cut; oarly corn needs rain; pota toes will lie short crop. Dundy Smull grain being harvested, tho ylold will bo very light; potatoes will bo less thnn a full crop; corn needs rain. Franklin Some tall wheat has beon thrashed nnd is yielding well and ot the best quality; sprint; wheat and onts be ing harvested, a fair crop; com begin ning to need rain. Frontier Winter wheat nnd rye har vested, crop better than expected; spring wheat harvest in full blast; corn grow ing rapidly. Furnns Wheat most all in shock; corn Is beginning to need rnln; second crop ot ulfnlfn being cut, good crop. Hnrlnn Cultivation of corn com pleted; small grain being harvested; whent vory good qunlltv; crops good outside ot district Injured by hail. Hitchcock Very hot; corn wilting for wnnt ot rnln; small grain nonrly nil cut; wheat about one-third of a crop. Kearney Spring wheat being cut. yield will exceed expectations; oats and bnrley rnpldly maturing; corn tassellng; ruin would bo beneficial. Lincoln Some corn burning out and some needing rain very bndly; small grain in stack; everything needs rnln. Perkins Farmers will not got seed bnck on small grain, all dried up) corn needs rnln. Bed Willow Byo and fall wheat har vest about completed, crop good; grass hoppers will hurt sprlug wheat some nnd are eatlug corn some. Webster Wheat and ryo in shock; corn making tremendous growth: onts ripening fust;acoud crop ot alfalfa be ing cut. WKSTKnN AND NORTIIWESTEHN SECTIONS. Cherry Wheat nlmost ready to har vast, a good stand and will ylold largely; corn doing nlcoly; haying commeuced, crop good. Koya Paha Hot and windy; crop looks woll; grass good. Bock Corn being laid by; field corn in tassel; rye being cut, a fair crop; range fine; wild hay improving. Scotts Blug Winter wheat being cut; spring whent looking well; unlrrlgatod pastures needing rain but stock doing well still. Thomas A good week and crops do ing well. 0. A. LOVELAND, Section Director, Lincoln, Nob. learned Talk About Ureii. It Is related that tho learned astrono mer, Mary Somervllle, was onco over heard earnestly dlscusslnu with the al most equally learned Harriet Martlneau as to whether a certain gown should or should not bo dyed to match a certain shawl. It somehow seems Incongruous to learn of such trivial Interests on the part of two such women. And yet, why should It follow that becauso women educate the brain they must thereforo forbear to attempt pleasing? Why, be cause they learn science, must they un learn the arts, and especially the art of being beautiful and well dressed? Thero really Isn't tho remotest logical se quence. It Is now conceded that even a woman sufrragest may bo beautiful!. A delhjht- ' ful woman speaker of high repute among friends upon one occasion de clared It to be her conviction that God meant women to adorn tho world as much as he meant thn birds nnd flowers to serve that end, nnd that so far from sin, there was positive virtue In at tractive dress. The sin lay la glvln time, money and thought to It which rlchtfully belonged elsewhere. Senor Dupuy do Lome, tho Syanlsh I mtnlstor, entertained at dlnnor the Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, the newly appointed minister to Spain, and Mrs. end M!s Woodford. the enrl'est Is tnsellntr nut: "I ' 'J J f V i 1.1 t 2zSS"22? wyutta iSiSS!S!SSSSS0MM0MHttt i wwnumftniwuwm