The Nebraska Independent
JUNE 7, 190
GxlebrasEia Mews
POPULISTS WILL MEET
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Chairman Meier of State Central
Committee Calls Meeting at
Lincoln June 12.
"An executive meeting of the state
central committee of the people's in
dependent party of the state of Ne
braska, is hereby called to meet at
the Lindell hotel in the city of Lin
coln, Nebraska, on Tuesday, June 12,
1906, at 2 o'clock p; m. of said day,
which meeting is for the purpose of
fixing a day for holding a state con
vention and to transact such other
business as may properly come before
said committee.
"All members of the state central
committee, and all other persons who
are in sympathy with the principles
which have been advocated by the
people's independent party, are ur
gently requested to be present.
: "O. W. MEIER,
- "Chairman." "
THREATENED WITH DROUTH
Southeastern Nebraska Without Rain
Over a Month
Rulo, Neb., June 1. No rain of con
sequence has fallen in northwest Mis
souri, northeast Kansas and south
west Nebraska for more than a month
and crop conditions are serious. The
strawberry crop has been ruined and
oats are a failure. Corn that has been
planted is not sprouting because of
lack of moisture and vegetable gar
dens are fast drying up.
All kinds of grasses are starting
very slowly. Pastures are shorter
now than they usually are in August;
children pasture the stock along the
roadsides quite extensively.
Timothy and clover meadows are
very short. The latter is ready to cut
and some meadows will hardly be
worth cutting.
Spring sowed alfalfa is not up well
and much of it either sprouted and
died or still remains on the ground.
Old alfalfa is heavy and is now be
ing cut for hay.
Oats are very yellow and so short
that farmers fear they will be a
total failure with but little or no oats
straw for winter use.
Winter wheat is of bad color and
some if it is only twelve or sixteen
inches tall. Short heads and short
stalks indicate a scarcity of wheat
straw this winter.
about the same. Some of the early
sowed winter wheat looks quite well
but these pieces are scarce. About
two or three weeks earlier 1han usual
all small grains will be light and much
of it will be less than one-half crop,
especially oats. .
The ground that was well prepared
before sowing has twice as good pros
pects for a crop as the poorly pre
pared fields.
Early planted corn is about four
inches tall and a good stand is se
cured. This, however, is yellow and
is making but little growth.' Farmers
are harrowing, go-deviling and culti
vating this as fast as possible, hoping
to preserve the moisture. There are
practically no weeds in the cornfields
as the ground has been so dry and
there has been no rain to sprout the
weed seed.
Congressional Conventions Called
Omaha Both republican and demo
cratic committees have notified Coun
ty Clerk Haverly that their conven
tions will be' held in August and that
the delegates to the congressional
convention from Douglas county will
be selected on July 30, which is the
same day that .the primaries for the
state convention occur.
Mr. Haverly therefore has published
the following supplemental notice:
"Notice is hereby, given, in accord
ance with the laws of the state of Ne
braska governing elections, that on
Tuesday, July 3, 1906, a primary elec
tion will be held in the various vot
ing precincts of the city of Omaha,
South Omaha and Douglas county, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
attend the congressional convention
of, the various parties.
"Filing of candidates for delegates
will be received at the office of the
county clerk up to 5 o'clock p. m. on
June 4, 1906.
"D. M. HAVERLY,
."County Clerk."
The socialist party has called a pri
mary to . elect delegates to the con
gressional convention at the same time
tud places as the primary to eiect
delegates to the state convention
July 3. This, their call. recites, is of
more than ordinary importance in
view of the saving of both time and
expense. A meeting will be held in
Crounse hall, opposite the postoffice,
on Sunday, June 3, at 3 p. m. A large
attendance is desired, as delegates
are to be chosen for both state and
congressional conventions.
Tecumseh Following is the mort
gage record for Johnson county for
the month of April, furnished bv
The ry looks; County Clerk W. C. Redfield; Num-
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Beatrice Frank Pethoud, who left
Beatrice Monday afternoon with a pair
of bloodhounds in pursuit of the
thieves who stole a team of horses
from Charles Rohrdanz, a farmer liv
ing near Firth, returned home last
evening. The thieves were followed
as far as Nebraska City, where it is
supposed they crossed the river into
Iowa at that point. The pursuing
posse abandoned the trail at Nabraska
City because of the heavy storm Tues
day night.
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from proceeding with the work of
constructing its lines in Wymore, has
resumed work, and it is understood
lines will be strung and the central
station completed in a short time, pro
vided the city council does not inter
fere. The Bell company has raised
the price of its 'phones 25 cents for
individuals and 50 cents for business
houses, making the price $1.50 and
$1.75 per month, respectively.
Tecuniseh The board of county
commissioners of Johnson county has
appointed Colonel J. S. Dew as clerk
on the district court, to succeed Wil
liam A. Campbell, deceased. Colonel
Dew was Mr. Campbell's deputy, and
his term of office will expire next fall,
when a clerk will be elected. The
judges of the district court of this
county will appoint a receiver for the
Chamberlain banking house of this
city, Mr. Campbell also filling that of
fice at the time of death.
Shelby Owing to her time lost by
illness, Prof. Frank Power went to
the home of Miss Etta Woolley to tell
her that she had not passed in one of
her studies and that she could not
get her diploma at present, although
her name was on the graduation cards
which have been sent out. Her
brother Albert, who had presented
her with a watch and her graduation
dress, and who has one arm, the other"
having ; an iron hook, went after the
principal and battered his face quite'
badly. -', : """ . " ; - ,
- Beatrice Farmers in this section- of
the state are feeling jubliant over the1
fine rain that visited this locality. Ttie "
rainfall is estimated at an inch, and it
will practically insure the wheat crop.'
. . - North .Platte The steel . girders
have been laid on the Union Pacific
new steel bridge across the North '
Platte river east of this city and the
deck is now being placed in position..
It is estimated that the bridge will be
entirely completed in tbout two weeks.'
Madison There is a movement on
foot to organize a stock company in.
Madison ior. the purpose of. publishing,
a German weekly -newspaper. The