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KILLED AT A DANCE
MURDER FOLLOWS DRUNK.
EN SPREE.
Ictlm a Writ Known Former of Dakota
County, Who wni Shot liurlnir n ItotiKh
mill Tumlitn Unlit Murderer Make
lilt Kscape Olher l'aiiattlM News of
brankn.
At (Jooihvin, iti tlio west part of Da
kota county, tlio other night, Henry
Carpertcr, a well known farmor, wbb
hot by .Tiitncs Llniicllc, n bartender.
Tlio affray happened lit n dance and
was tho outcomo of a drunken sprco.
Early in tho evening a light was had
but tho scrap in which Carpenter lost
tils life, occurred about 4 a. m. in tlio
dark, outside of the dance hall and
after nearly all had departed from
tho hall. Bert Francisco of Hubbard,
on eye witness, was unablo to toll how
tho shooting happened, other than
that Iiindollc, who wns underneath,
shouted for help, and Immediately
after two shot wore fired, onoof which
took effect in Carpenters bowels.
Lludclle at once left, and a physician
was Humtnonrd for Carpenter, and on
his arrival ho pronounced the wound
fatal. Uliilo Suing taken to Sioux
City to bo operatcl on hu died.
Carpenter was a man about twenty
six years old, a well known fanner,
and be re a good reputation. Llndollo
came to tho town last spring. He is
considered a bad man, and was some-
times called Jack tho Hipper. Sheriff
Horrowsky has offered a reward of
850 for his capture. He is badly
pounded up, and his revolver and hat
were left on the battle ground.
SHOOTS A COMRADE.
Soldier of Had Itrpute CVIiltrate III K.
caie From the (luaril Hiimr.
At Ft. Niobrara last Saturday night
Charles Bowman, private in company
A, Twelfth U. S. Infantry, shot Felix
Walls, a comrade of the same com
pany. Bowman made his escape and
has not yet been npprehended. Uowman
was a sort of would-be tough and had
just been released from the guard
house. Uowman wbh looking for Ser
geant Baiter of his company, having
bworn to kill the sergeant. Walls was
taking How man's part. When taps
were sounded Walls started to leave
ltowman and had gone but a fow feet
when Uowman drew a revolver and
fired, tho ball striking Walls on tlio
inside of the left leg. The injured
mau wounded man will probably re
cover, though the ball misso.l the f'ebral
artery by a hair's breadth and tho ball
is still imbedded lu the limb.
HELD ON CHARGE OF RAPE
Whitney HtotU of I'lllRlturg, Kan., Ho una"
Oier at t'rele.
Whitney Stotts of Pittsburg. Kan.,
wob arraigned before Judge HufT of
Crete last Saturday. He was charged
with being tho father of an illegitimate
child born to a Miss Yant of Crete. Ho
waived examination and was placed
under 33,000 bonds to appear at tho
September term of court and commit
ted to tho county jail until bonds were
tenured. Miss Yant was sixteen years
of age tho day after her child wus
born, while Stotts Is a mau twenty
Mjven. Stotts claims that he has made
all kinds of ofTois to settle, but has
neen siotitly refused.
Tlio girl savs
Stotts had attempted to usu force and
threatened to throw her iu tho rivet
or murder lior to accomplish his
pose. Stotts refuses to talk.
pur
I.lahllltle to lie l'uhl.
Tho City National bank of York has
assumed the assets and liabilities of
tho Nebraska National bank of that
city, which closed Its doors about two
months ago. .The final agreements
and terms wore imidu at a meeting of
tho directors and stockholders recently
and tho City National took charge.
Tho depositors will bo paid In full in
four semi-annual payments, at 4 per
cont interest.
Hearing Fruit.
Inquiries for Nebraska land have
begun to pour In to the ofllcc of Lund
Commissioner Wolfe. Some of tho In
quiries aro a direct result of the D. &
M. excursion which carried eastern
people over tho state. The commis
sioner has received letters from tho
states of Now York, Indiana and Ver
mont, and iu nearly everv Instaiico
school lands for lease aro tho subject
of inquiry.
Threahcr Madly Injured. ,
As M. T. Colby was bringing his
threshing outfit Into Ilradshawoneday
last week tho tank-wagon came un
coupled from tho engine and In onnn.
ling up Mr. Colby was caught between tr0 WUH presided over bv Win. J. Bryan
tho two nnd sorlouslv-injured. Medical und ox-Coiiifrcsuian Towne of Min
aid was Immediatelv suiiimoiwil nn.i uesota was the iirlnelnul sneaker.
tho Injured man removed to his homo.
n was nrst thought that ho was in
jured internally but though painful
the accident is not llkoly to provo
fatal.
Tha Cltneroi Cats to lie Dliinlitad.
Kiev Wkbt, Fla., Aug. 3 . It Is ru
mored In Havana that, as a result of
tho intercession of Couaul General
Leo, Captain General Woylcr will soon
dismiss tho case of Evangolina Casslo
Clsnoros, 'and that ho already would
have done no but for sensational news
paper storlos, which aro said to havo
been largely unfounded.
Carload Rata lUatorad.
TorsKA, Kan., Aug. 'il Tho Atch
(on, Topeka & Santa Fo, Chicago,
Rock Island fe Pacific and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad companies
have notified tho state board of rail
road commissioners that, agreeable to
tho board's order of ton days ago, the
old carload rate on llvo stock were
restored this morning,
Sherman to Maka One Speech,
Washington, Any. 3o. Secretary
Sherman will make ono speech In the
Ohio campaign this falL
CITIZENS PLAN TO RECEIVE
iMncolnltrfl Making Arrangement to Kii
tertaln tho Irrigation t'ongrrm.
Some fifty citizens of Lincoln met at
tho Commercial club rooms Monday
evening last to take action toward tho
care and entertainment of tho nation
al irrigation congress which will meet
in tho capital city the latter part of
this nionth.
Mr. Wolfonbnrgcr, who was a dele
gate from Nebraska to tho congress
last year, detailed what tho irrigation
congress would bo. He estimated tho
attendance at fully 1,000 delegates
from all tho western states and cities.
Ho outlinod what some of tho neces
sary expenses on tho part of Lincoln
would bo and what tho city ought to
do In making tho congress a success.
Tho question of finances was discussed,
also the rates which the railroads
should make to tho delegates. The
question of an exhibit of Irriga
tion machinery In connection with tho
congress was discussed.
On motion of A. L. Hoover a com
inittco of seven was appointed as an
executive mid finance committee on
tho part of the city for the Irrigation
congress. A committee on railroad
rates wiim also appointed.
SCHOOL LAND IN DEMAND
Land t'imiiiilnnloner Wolfe Nucreeil In
Leaning Many Arrex.
Land Commissioner .T. V, Wolfe re
lumed to Lincoln recently from a trip
through the counties of Vallov, How-
firil. Nliiirltiii ti I .ruin imil ( iitfliiil. lie
leased school land at auction in each
0f the counties. As a result he leased
15,400 acres and collected 8.1M) in bo
nuses paid by bidders, All the laud
put up at auction in Howard county
was taken by bidders excepting about
800, and iu Sherman county all but
about 500 acre. In the hitter county
nearly every piece brought a bonus.
Every piece of laud that was offered
by Commissioner Wolfo was leased,
and there were 3,080 ucrcs olTcrcd.
Since Commissioner Wolfo com
menced this work he has leased 8 1,000
acres and collected S3, 500 in bonuses,
llaslng tho estimate on an average ap
praised valuation of only seventy-five
cents an aero the school land thus far
leased will bring in a revenue of 85,-
1 400 during tho two years. Commis
sioner none minus mis is a very low
low estimate.
PROF. GILLESPIE REMOVED
(lovrrnor lliilromb Appoint I'rof. II. K.
Uawe to Succeed Hint.
Professor J. A. Gillespie, superin
tendent of the stato institution for
deaf and dumb at Omaha, is to be suc
ceeded by II. E. Dawes, a teacher in
the institution for blind at Nebraska
City. Mr. Dawes' appointment was
made Monday by Governor Holeomb
to take effect September 15. The new
appointee is a populist.
Professor Gillespie has been at the
head of tho Nebraska school for deaf
and dumb for twenty years. He has
a national reputation as an instructor
of mutes as well as an originator of
Ideas. He is tho originator of tho nu-
rlcular system and tho exhibition
of
his pupils who have received instruc
tions under that method have been
features of national conventions of
dcuf mule instructors.
Military Invmtlgatlon.
Brigadier General Hills is to make an
Investigation into the circumstances of
the wounding of Corporal Porter, coin-
Pn,1' " fit regiment, at Nelson on
tlio A'lbii Hi i-iiiiini. j v.iiitiiiiii oillllL
of that company. It is understood
that the corporal refused to obey tho
order of the captain to bo lu the com
pany at drill. The wounds weru made
by tho captain iu an attempt to on
forco obedience. llrigudler General
Hills has been ordered to proceed to
Nelson at an early date to make tho
investigation. Tho order was issued
by Governor Holeomb through Major
E. G. Fechet of tho United States
army, who is acting adjutant general.
Tho result of the Investigation will b
watched with interest.
Victim of a Footpad.
Tho other night at St. Edwards as
J. 11. Carter, onoof tho stock firm of
Warner fc Carter, was passing tho
furniture store of J. M. Kennedy, ho
was assaulted and knocked down by
some unknown person. It is supposed
that tho would-be robber was lying iu
wait for Mr. Curler's partner, Mr.
Wamor, or for J. P. Landemau, both
of whom carry considerable money
home with them after closing hours.
Mr, Carter bled quito profusely, from
a deep cut across tho nose just below
tho eye. It is not a serious wound.
rri'lliiiliiarle.
At Lincoln Tuesday evening two big
mass meetings were held by tho Rllver
hosts. The one at the Lanslnir Then-
I '1'l'0 "looting at Itolmnun's hall w
as
presided over by Senator Allen. Jerrv
Simpson of Kansas making tho princi
pal address. Other speakers were Con
gressman Sutherland, Cyclouo Davis,
Senator Allen and Congressman
Greene.
No Truce of l.lndlllr.
James Liudillo, who shot Henry Car
penter in a fight at Goodwin early Sat
urday morning, from tho effect of
which Cariieutor died twelve hours
later, Is still at largo, although Sher
iff llorowsky and deputies havo ex
hausted every meaus uvallablo to cap
ture him.
Want to Ilrtlgn.
An Interesting story comes from
Omaha to the effect that John M.
Thurston contemplates resigning his
seat in tho senate, and that hu will do
so If ho can induce Governor Holeomb
to appoint a republican as his succes
sor. Tho reason for this Is that tho
financial strain on Mr. Thurstou l
greater than ho cau bear.
CONDENSATIONS
Tho Grand Island
sugar factory
U
' again at work.
JUDGE POST
NO
OPPOSITION I N THE
CONVENTION.
t. W. Knley of Itcd Cloud nnd John N.
Iryden of Kearney for Ilegenti
Thunton Formally Decline to Stand
for Ite-etectlon to tho Nenate.
For Judgo of the Supreme Court
.. A. M. POST. Columbus
I or University HcgcntH
o. W. KALKY. Hod Cloud
JOHN'N. DitYOKN, Kearney
Harmony ami enthusiasm prevailed
In the republican stnto convention
Thursday and a ticket was nominated
practically by acclamation. There was
no opposition to Chief Justice A. M.
Post for judge of the supreme court
nor to C. XV. Knley as his own succes
sor as regent of the university. John
N. Dry den of Kcaruey was nominated
by acclamation ns tho second candi
date for regent. A spirited contest re
sulted iu a victory for Joliu L. Mc
Pheely of Mindcu over Judge Hen S.
linker ,of Omaha for tho permanent
chairmanship. Norris llrown of Kear
ney presided as temporary chairman.
Norris llrown of Kearney was pre
sented as temporary chairman. Mr.
llrown spoke entertainingly for ten
minutes. He scored Governor Holeomb
for declining to accord Nebraska her,
proper place among prosperous states
and for uscrlblng what prosperity she
possesses to his being governor. Mr.
llrown declared the popocratlc admin
istration hail assaulted the stato treas
ury as Its first act. Bogus contests
were commenced by tho legislature to
unseat lawfully elected men. In their
stead men who had not pretended to
receive a plurulitj- of the votes were
seated. This was but the beginning.
When the legislature had thus secured
votes enough to attach an emergency
clause to a bill It organized a deliberate
assault on the constitution and under
took to count lu two judges of the
supremo court. In this tho popocrats
failed, not on their own accord but be
cause of the vigilance of honest men.
"Now, perhaps you aro all thinking
of the ratio between silver and wheat"
continued Mr. llrown. "Ah, my
friends," he added, Imitating tho tone
of W. .1. llryan and making the imita
tion complete by putting in tho famll
'lar gesture of arms extended appeal
ingly toward the audience. Tlio speak
er's tone and action mado a decided
hit. Nothing further in explanation
of the ratio between silver ujid wheat
wus needed. Vociferous applause fol
lowed. During a wait Senator Thurston,
who was present, made a lengthy
pcech In which ho announced his in
tention not to stand for a re-election
to the senate. Ho declared the party
would redeem tho stato from populis
tic misrule, and iu regnrd to the polit
ical situation said:
"After election the opposition said,
where Is your general prosperity?'
All through tho special session of con
gress they sneered und taunted us and
said, 'whoro is prosperity?' Tho other
day prosperity came, catno quickly at
the bidding of the republican party,
and now they say Provldonco brought
It and not tho republican party. Did
you ovor stop to think that Providence
never gavo prosperity to tho country
save during a republican administra
tion? Prosperity has como to Nebraska.
Did you ever stop to consider that tho
'combined products will muko Nebras
ka tho first agricultural stato iu tho
union? They would have you believe
you aro the victims of n great con
spiracy, a conspiracy to increase the
circulation of gold among fanners.
Free silver coinage will nover again
bo an Issue. Tho 10-to-l-or-bust peo
ple killed it off.
State Central Committee.
When tlio selection of a state central
committee wan brought up tho following
names were reported by the various dis
tricts: First dlstrlst W. J. Haldeman, Burch
ard. Second Thomas J. Majors, Peru.
Third II. C. Freeman.
Fourth W. II. Newell, Plattsmouth.
Flfth-J. Hasiett, l'apllllon.
8lxth-D. II. Wheeler, XV. H. Saunders,
Omaha; A. It. Kelloy, South Omaha.
Seventh John P. Nesblt, Tekamah.
Hlghth-H. C. Ualrd, Coleridge.
Ninth S. II. Moorehead, Albion.
Tenth-H. P. Clary, lllalr.
Eleventh John P. Uressler, Wayne.
Twelfth Henry Itagatz, Columbus.
Thirteenth D. II. Cronln, O'Xrlil,
Fourteenth It. W. Montgomery, Alli
ance. Plftecnth-F. M. Ituble, IJroken Uow.
Bixtcotith John T. Mallulleu, Kearnoy.
(Jn'enteenth O. II, Thummel, arand
Island.
Kluhteontli J. II. Mickey, Oscola.
Nineteenth George W. Lowly, Seward.
Twentieth Dr. J. L. Oreeno, Univer
sity Place; It. J. (Sreene, Lincoln,
Twenty-first XV. II. Edgar, Ueatrlce.
Twenty-second John N. Van Duyn.
Wllber.
Twcnty-thlrd-Peter Janscn, Janaon.
Twenty-fourth W. E. Dayton, York.
Twcnty-imii-E. E. Halrgrove, Sutton.
Twenty-sixth J. Qaluslia, Ited Cloud.
Twenty-scventh-C. P. McOrew, Hast
ItlKS.
Twenty-elghth-John ,L. McPhely, Mln
den. Twenty-ninth H. H. Troth, McCook.
Thlrtloth-C. H. Bowman, Madrid;
Charles Callahan, Sidney.
BIG SHIPMENT TO JAPAN.
Forty Car of Kama City lleef for the
Mikado' Boldler and Sailor.
Kansas Cm-, Ma, Aug. 37. The
Armour Packing company In Kansas
City Is filling an order this week for
forty cars of Kansas City mess beef
for shlpmont to Japan for use by the
Japanese army and navy. The ship
ment Is perhaps the largest alnglo
beef order ever filled by a Kansas City
house. It consists of 3,008 tierces of
SO pounds each, In all about l.iSU.OOd
1 bounds.
IS NOMINATED
A RINGING PLATFORM
ADOPTED.
IS
Itenfllrm tho National riatform Com
mend the. Tariff Legislation nnd Ex
pree Abhorrence on the Crime of
Hartley and Moore.
Chairman Oconto XV. Murphy of tho
committee en lesolutlon read tho follow
ing platform, wh ch was odopt'd:
The remibllcans of Nebraska reaffirm
tho principle! enunciated by the national
republican convention In 1895, nnd con
gratulate the country upon tho trium
phant popular Indorsement of theso prin
ciples in tne election of William McKln
ley nnd Garrett A. llobart.
Wo comnund tho tariff legislation en
acted lu tho special session of concresn
at tho instance of President McKlnley as
tlio most effective measure for vitalizing
the patriotic principle of protection lo
American Indu.tile, through which Amor,
lean manufacturer. are enabled to com
pete successfully with the Imported pro
ducts of foreign labor, American work
Ingmen are urTorded an opportunity to
secure em ploy men t at remunerative
wages and American farmers B'curo the
benefit of a market through Increased
home consumption.
Wo lull with Joy the return of business
conUib'iice, fltiiiuclal health, and better
prices for the products of the farm and
factory, rlnce the election of a republican
president and congress.
Wo take tills ilrst occasion to express
our abhorrence of tho crimes committed
by tho bite defaulting stato treasurer nnd
state auditor, wh.ch prow their rorreincy
to republican morals nnd their departure
from republican tcachlngM, and wo urge
their speedy prosecution and trial, and
If found guilty, their severe punishment.
We nl.o drmur.d that Immediate steps be
taken to recover all public funil9 tliat
have been wrongfully diverted from the
treasury. We condemn tho governor for
falling to exercise his prerogative In re
mitring the treasurer to make an exhibit
of, and account from tlmo to time for
tho public funds In his custody, and by
reason or this palpable d. reliction of duty
ho cannot escape hH share of the respon.
tlb'.llty for the tr.aaury defalcation.
Wo deploro tha discredit that has been
brought upon the state by Ill-advised at
tempts of tho present state administration
to army class agjlnst class for partisan
purposes, and to manufacture testimony
to show thut our farmers are paupers,
and thut the laws are unequal and Inade
quate for tho protection of the Interests
of the laboring man.
Wo most earnestly denounce the attempt
of the state oltlclals In conjunction with
tho majority of tho legislature at Its late
session to falsify the returns of the last
stato election on the proposed constitu
tional amendment Increasing the number
of Justices of the supremo court
Tho reckless disregard of law nnd con
tempt of public decency that character
ized the action of the governor and the
Joint loglslatlvo committee that pretended
to .recount the ballots In their efforts to
cancel and overturn by legerdemain, tin
overwhelming majority returned against
the amendment, and to carry the samo
by star chamber proceedings, are without
precedent In the political annals of the
country.
Wo learn with extreme regret of the In
crease by tho railroads of freight ratca
on grain transported between Chicago and
tho seaports, and we call on the Inter
state commerce commission to Investigate
thin advance In rates and take such steps
as will protect the farmer and shippers of
the west from the payment of unreasona
ble transportation charges. We aUo favor
such amendments of the inter-state com
merce act aa will give the commission
power to enforce Its own orders.
Tho heroic struggle of the Cubans to
achieve their Independence and secure the
blesilngs of liberty and self-government
commands our warmst nympatliy. We ex
press our abhorrence of the cruel war
fare of extermination waged by Spain
against the cuban Insurgents, and wo
urge the speedy lntcrventlon'of our gov
ernment, beforo tho inland of Cuba la com
pletely devastated, cither by nccordlng
her belligerent rights or recognizing hor
Independence as a free and Independent
nation.
We commend the fidelity and efficiency
of Senator Thurston and Congressmen
Mercer and Strode in the discharge of-thelr
official duties and their loyalty to republi
can principles.
Itesolved, That we heartily commend the
attitude of our representatives In congresj
towards combination of capital hi re
straint of trade, that seek In this or any
other way to control the price of the neces-
sarles of life, and that the attention of
the voters of Nebraska be called to the
fact that the only federal statute that
seeks to protect consume from the rava
ges of trusts, was indited by the Hon.
John Sherman, our present secretary of
state, pasood by republican votes and
signed by a republican president, and has
been sustained by the supreme court of
the United States; that we comment! tho
steps taken by the loot congress to Im
provo the effectiveness of the Sherman
anti-trust law, believing In due time, the
executive department of the present ad
ministration win be ablo thoreby to suc
cessfully cope with nil combinations that
are In spirit or execution antagonistic to
those well defined and cherished principles
lying at the foundation of this republic.
Fault of the Typewriter.
The Telegraph Age prints a letter
illegcd to have beon written by a news
paper reporter who used a typewriter
from which the letters "I" and "k" were
missing. Tho editor, It appears, hnd
complained about tho condition of the
reporter's copy. Hero follows the re
porters apology:
"Mr. Editor Mlstaquos aro liable to
happen In the best ov regulated phami
lles, and to typewriters as well. It Is,
indeed, a very unphortunato aphalr, but
the 'eph' and tho 'cay' phpll out and aro
lost This morning I called at the or-
phlco ov tho gontleman phrora whom I
ront this outphlt, but phalled to plilnd
him in; in phact tho 'orphlce eld' says
ho will not return phor phour or phlvo
days. I do not llquo the Ioox ov this
arlety ov spoiling myselph, but will get
the specials aphtor a phashlon, I, my
iclph, consider this no joque, but a ser
lous aphalr. Phaithfully yours,
J. LOGAN."
Loave of Draad Bhrlnk.
lNDiAXAroi.il, Ind., Aug. ST. Dur
ing tho prevailing advanco In flour the
bakers of Indianapolis havo scaled
down tho size of their loaves. The
bakers say that it is only a question of
time when the loaves will be mado
still smaller, as when the flour which
thoy now have In stock is exhausted
they will have to buy at a advanced
nrlct.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Purnlftlied ,y tho (lovernment Crop a.iil
Weather llureao.
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I.intoia, Nub., AugiiHt HI, 1807.
CiKNKKAL Sl'MMAHV.
Tht temperature of tho prist week has
uverngod ubotit 1 nbovo the normal.
Tlio I27flt and i8th .cro the hottest
tlnyH, with maximum temperatures
ranging from 92 to 1)8. Tho minimum
lotnpcrnttires went gpnorully nbout C0,
nnd occurred on the 24th.
The oust week linn Imm. ,, ... n..
. .. Ul.1,.. l 1 Will,
thero being only n few light showera
provlous to tho 2!)lh. On Snturdny
night und Sunday inorniuggootl shower
occurred in tho central counties, and
light showers were quito gpuoral In tho
southeastern portion of tho stnto. Tlio
rainfall exceeded tin Inch In Grooloy nnd
Merrick count ict, and encoded half an
inch iu several udjoining counties. In
tho roniuinder oithontnto tho rainfall
was generally below a quarter of nu Inch,
nnu in much of tho won torn hull practi
cally no ruin fell.
The dry, wurm week has boon very
favorable for llirushitig ond curing liny,
and this work has beon pushed forward
rnpitny. I lie ground is generally too
dry to plow, nud Vlry little grain has
been sown.
Corn has ripened very rapidly. Tho
mrly planted is generally ripening in
good condition, hut iu some places even
the curly corn will bo shortened some
what In yiold by tho dry weather of tho
past week. Tho late corn has generally
been datnnged somowhat, and in aotno
counties it has boon ser.ously injured.
In Homo of tho northeastern counties tho
hot wenther bus been just whnt tho corn
needed, und it has made excellent prog
nes. Taken ns whole, tho prospects for
a largo corn crop aro not so favorable
as thtiy were a week ngo.
llBl'ORT HY COUNTIES.
hOUTIIKAHTIIItX 8KCTIO.V.
Butler-L'orn maturing rapidly, crop
will bo light in southeastern portion of
county, elsowhero up to big average
rain needed for fall plowing; thrashing
progressing favorably.
Clay Corn has matured rapidly;
pastures need rain; too dry for plowing,
and sowing full grain; muking hay from
wild grass in progress, crop good.
Fillmore Good week for ripening early
corn, but has ripened late corn too
rapidly; late corn needs rain; lurge acre
age ot winter wheat pown.
Gage itain would bo beneficial to late
corn; early com ripening fust; thrashing
tuuKieraniK riiiiiuy; ground getting dry.
Hamilton Corn ripening rapidly, but
Homo too fust to fill well; too dry for
everything else; farmers aro trying to
plow for full wheat.
Jefferson Early corn tnuturing very
fust; latocorn advancing nicely.
Johnson Cora doing nicely; oarly
corn ripening; potato crop light; rain
needed for winter whunt Holds; pcuchos
ripening.
Lancastor f.'nrn rinnnlnr. fnaf. tnn
corn will bo small yield In northern part
of county; ground gotting too dry to
plow.
Nuckolls Corn maturing a little too
fast, especially tho late; thrashing ma
chines running full capacity; rain needod
so that wheat may be sown.
Nemaha Early corn maturing; lato
corn needs rain; most too dry for fall
plowing; thrashing mostly done.
Otoe Corn generallv doing well;
ground rather dry for plowing.
Pawnee Good wock for corn; acreago
for winter wheat will be large; rain of
20th putting ground in good condition;
potatoes poor.
Polk Corn ripening up nicely; good
rain on 20lh. will help full plowing; a
good den! ol wheat will be put in.
IMchurdson Corn has dono well; mil
let good crop; buckwhoat doing woll;
thrashing mostly dono.
Saline Corn maturing rapidly; lato
corn would have been better with
uuothor rain; almost too dry to plow
and sow.
Saunders Corn muturiog rapidly, but
tho dry weather is injuring the crop
Homewhat; ground too dry to plow;
pastures getting short,
Thayer Hot, dry week rapidly ma
tared corn; some report lute corn somo
what I n ji red; too dry lor plowing,
York Somo early planted corn has
partly filled: lato corn drying some;
ground too dry for plowing; no wuoat or
rye bowii; third crop of aUnlfti beiug cut.
NOItTIIK.VHTKIt.V HHCTION.
Burt Oood weok for corn; early corn
denting; lato corn poor; millet being cut
for hay, nnd is a fair crop.
Boyd Early corn boglnnlng to dent;
late corn doing woll; thrashing in pro
gross; no rain during tlio week.
Cedar Thrashing progressing very
fast; barley and ryo good; wheat liirht;
millet good; largo ntnount of hay being
cut; corn flue, and maturing rnpldlv;
ground in good conditiou for fall plow
log. Colfax Light showor on 25th; corn
ripening rapidly.
Cuming Corn hard to estimate, it is
two weeks lato, and not eared well; farm,
era busy haying; too dry for plowing.
Dakota Corn doing woll, nnd a lltllo
of it being cut.
Dixon Good week for haying and
thrashing; corn maturing slowly; ground
too wet to plow.
Dodge Fair week for corn; rain of
20th will improve pusturcs; npplos fall
lug considerably, and aro a drug on tho
markot.
Douglas Good week for corn; wheut
yielding woll, but ncrongo smnll; eonsld
erablnfall plowing bolngdono; potatoes
are turning out rather poor.
Holt Warm, dry weutlior; some fields
ol com fired a little, but generally corn
has done nicely; yield ol small grain as
good an expected; ground too dry to
plow.
Howard Hot nnd dry, followed by
good shower on night of 28th, which
will help Into corn nnd pasture; ground
too dry to plow.
Knox WliBot Is turning out Ann quol.
Ity, but rather short yield; outs heavy
yield nud lino qtinllf.v; good week foV
corn; haying nonrly finished.
Madison Thrashing nbout complotod;
wock very fnvornbtx for corn; beotu
ripening in good shape
I'lntte Coin maturing fairly well; rye
find wheat being thrashed, irnod quality,
but small yields; good week for haying;
It is too dry for plowing.
Htnntou Sugnr boots will 1m rendy for
harvesting in about two weeks; fall
plowing stopped by dry weathor;corn
maturing fast.
iiiurston A good week Tor corn, and
it has grown rapidly.
Wayne-Corn looks fine, but is fully
two weeks Intn, nnd much of it probably
will not mnlun; whent yielding fairl"
well.
ciiNTitAi, smin.v.
Buffalo Hot nud dry; lute corn need
rain; thrashing in progress; all work on
land stopped.
Dawson Very dry week; corn badly
damagod where not irrigated; wheat nil
stacked; somo trying to plow; ground
vory dry.
Hull Corals ripening fust, but most
of it will reqtiiro two or three weeks yot,
somo beginning to dent.
Merrick Good rain Hafiirilny night,
which was needed badly, ns tho ground
was too dry to plow; lurge acreage of
ryo being sown.
Shermnn Excellent weather for hay
making nnd thrashing, but bnd forcorn,
which is being much dnitintrod by heat
nnd drought; beans poor; too dry for
plowing.
Vnlle.v Corn maturing Inst, nnd will
be a ITOOll prim llienl rnlna ninkn anmu
pieces very heavy, whllo a fow fields havo
suffered from drought; heavy crop of
hay; potatoes good.
SOUTIIWKHTKIt.V MIXTION.
Adams Weather hot and dry, and in
damaging corn considerably, ospeciully
lato corn; most too dry to plow.
Dundy Week without rain; corn rip
Hilng rapidly; threshing in progress.
Franklin Dry nnd hot; corn in good
condition; rain needed for plowing.
Frontior Prospects for corn crop
Kood; threshing machines aro humming
in nil directions.
Furnas Lato corn is being damagod
by drought, nnd pastures aro getting
short; eurly corn maturing in good con
dition; too dry for plowing; good weok
for haying.
Harlan Corn mnturing very fast,
some fields will be light und chaffy; wild
liny light; nlfalfa good; potatoes ripo
and somo digging.
Hitchcook No rain during week; corn
ripening nicely, except tho Into planted,
winch is iu tho milk.
Kearney Corn suffering from drouttht,
ovory day reduces tho Into largo pros
pects; pastures getting dry, too drv to
plow.
Lincoln Rain needed for lute corn:
somo corn fired; oarly corn getting too
hard for roasting ears.
Perkins Good cropof millot and cane;
raia needed for Into corn.
Bod Willow Corn doing wel; lato
corn neods a littlo rain; wild plums aro
ripening; somo liny being cut.
Webster Early corn maturing rapid
ly in good shape; lato corn neods rain
bndly; ground too dry to plow; no fall
wheat sown yet.
WnSTKII.V AND XOItTIUVE8Tt:it. HECTIO.NS.
Brown -Yield ol small grain very
light, especially wheat; corn maturing
rapidly; the pust week has been very
fnvornble for corn.
Cherry Everything maturing very
fust; corn doing well; email grain being
tlirnslipd, nnd yielding well.
Hock Very dry, hot weok, good for
nothing but making hay; thrashing In
progress, with fair crop of small grain.
Tliomus Everything in good condi
tion, ground lu very nico shnpo.
Scott's Bluff Haying still inprogross;
much grain being stnckod; corn growing
wonderfully; nlfnlfa seod being cut; wild
fruit abundant
0. A. LOVELAND,
Soction Director, Lincoln, Neb.
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
A Frightened Llttla Hoy' Reply to tha
Superintendent.
Some time last year a family re
moved from St, Joseph, Mo to Chi
cago. The younger son of tho family
is a lad of about 9 years old, and a few
days ago the whole Sabbath school
which this youth attends was being
questioned by the superintendent upon
the lesson of the day. The little fel
low has an unusually bright and Inter
esting face, and as his class was seat
ed directly in front of t superintend
ent, ho was naturally attracted to him.
Tho lesson was of Moses and how th
Red Sea had separated and permitted
him to lead his hoBts through tho di
vided waters to safety.
When the superintendent had finished
relating tho story ho concluded to seo
how much his youthful listeners had
taken in.
"Who was It, children," he ques
tioned, "that led the Israelites Into tho
promised land?"
With the usual timidity of children
nbout "speaking out In meeting," nono
of them replied. The boyB looked nt
each other and giggled, but nono of.
fered any response.
"Now, I know you all know his
name," said tho superintendent In pat
ronizing tones. "Just think a moment
nnd tell me. Won't somo of youT Let
this little man toll me," he said, point
ing nt-the roccnt comer from tho Bouth.
"I don't know, sir; I don't live here.
I only came up from Missouri tho other
day," was tho frightened reply. Chi
cago Chronicle.
A Favor.
"Oh, would you mind doing me a
favor?"
"With pleasure What Is It?"
"Kindly remove that costly mantU
out of your window."
"Why, pray?"
"I shall be passing your shop with
my wlfo in a fow minutes." Weg
welser. A Slninnie Cm to in.
Among tlio Siamese tho curious cu.v
torn nbtuliih of rovor.slng tho olbow
joint of tho left arm as a sign of super
iority. The children of both soxes
nro trained to reverse their elbow In
this graceless and painful position at
nn early ngo, If their parents bo per
sons of high grades.
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