The Valentine Democn
Valentine , Neb.
{ I. M. Rice. - - Publish !
OPERATORS ARE FIR.
j/iNTHRACITE MEN REPLY 1
MITCHELL'S DEMANDS.
Stand by the Old Award Operate
SccCNb Reason for New Adjustme
Comparison of Earnings Illim
Operators Also Stand Firm.
President Wilcox , of the Delawa
and Hudson Company , at New Yo
Eriday made public the text of t ]
ibtter which he wrote to John Mite
11 , president of the United Mil
JWorkers of America , concerning
conference between the mine worke
end the operators to discuss the wa ,
question. In his letter Mr. Wilcox sa
that practically all matters at prese
Involved have already been tho su
Ject of arbitration by the anthraci
etrike commission. He says that
1902-3 the.commission found that tl
average hours actually worked p
day did not exceed six for the mine
*
and'eight for the other employes , ai
the present conditions are substantio
ly the same.
J < In the case of the Delaware ar
EHudson Company during 1905 the a
number of hours worked p
_ by the employes other than mi !
ers was about seven and one-quart
hours per day ; the average number
hoursworked per day by the mine
was , slightly over six and one-ha
hours fcer day. Any suggestion of i
teight-hour day for the employes 1
.the day does not therefore look to
jdiminution of hours of labor , as th <
-do not average eight hours per da
'hut ' merely to a change of Wages I
Increasing the rate per hour so as
advance the wages about 12.5 per cei
above the standard fixed by the stril
commission.
This advance would amount a ]
T > roximately to 8 cents per ton of cos
r on the entire product about $4,800
per annum.
Mr. Wilcox devotes much space 1
argument tending to show tin
( conditions have not changed since th
jaward of the strike commission.
At a meeting of the Illinois co
joperators at Chicago , which was he !
Friday at the Auditorium Hotel ,
was decided by a unanimous vote t
( refuse the demands made by the Unli
< ed Mine Workers of America. Th
{ meeting was executive in characte
iand was attended by 200 coal opera
tors from all over the state. The re
jport of the national scale committe
j-vvas approved without a dissentin
-vote. The report covered the confei
ence recently held in Indianapolis be
jtween the coal operators and the rep
jresentatlves of the United Mine Work
jers. The decision to refuse the de
miands of the miners was reached i
a fgw minutes after the reading of th
jreport had been finished.
SAVED $100,000 IX TIPS.
brow an Astor House Waiter May Re
* tire from "Business. "
Patrons of the Astor house restau
(
trant and lunch counters at New York
jwere surprised by a rumor tha
Charles Miller , reported to bo th <
( richest waiter in the United States
Ihad announced his intention of retlr
Ing to the uninterrupted enjoyment o :
. his ample estate on Park slope
Brooklyn.
Although worth $100,000 , Millei
works for $30 a month , plus tips. He
has been putting in ten hours a daj
Jslnce 1876. With his tips he has
bought Brooklyn flats and is sendi *
a nephew to college. There are t\\
other rich waiters in the Astor house
rotunda. Henry Briggs , at the oyster
counter , and a man at the roast beef
counter. Briggs is said to be wortb
560,000.
Brazilian River Floods City.
The Parahiba de Sul has broken its
hanks and inundated the lower part
of the city of Campos (140 mile
northeast of Rio Janeiro , Brazil ) to
the depth of 12 feet in some places.
Many houses have collapsed , wide
spread damage has been done and
communication with Campos is imped
ed.
t Helen Keller is III.
f A Wrentham , Mass. . special says :
The 'physical and mental strain of hei
course at Radcliffe college , and the
subsequent work which Helen Keller ,
a deaf , dumb and blind woman , hag
been doing to aid those similarly
Afflicted , has caused illness on the part
of Miss Keller.
j Sioux City Live Stock Market.
| Friday's quotations on the Sioux
( City live stock ' market follow : Butch-
| or steers , $3.750)5.05. ) Top ho
67 . Sheep , ewes , $4.00 ; lam
$6.75.
Turkish Flower Vender Asphyxiated ,
At New York , Benjamin EstariasJ ,
a Turkish flower vender , envied of his
profession because he , years ago , firsl
sold violets to James Hazen Hyde , wa $
found dead In his room from gaj
asphyxiation. Death was accidental.
Transvaal Mine Horror.
! . At Johannesburg , Transvaal , fifty *
five natives were drowned Friday , ow <
Jngr to the flooding of the South Ro ?
ft _ < . - '
DEATH IX MINE XPLOSIOX.
At least Twenty-Eight Men Killed
West Virginia. '
Advices from Charleston , W. V
state that at least twenty-eight m
arc supposed to have met death in
terrible mine explosion in the Par :
mine of the Stewart Collieries Coi
pany near Oakhill. Thirty-nine m
were employed in the mine and on
eleven have escaped alive. At mi
night six bodies had been recoveri
near the mouth of the mine and it
certain that all others in the mine a
dead.
Among those known to be in t ]
mine and suposed to be dead are :
Mine Boss Miles Pratt and his si
( white ) ; four negroes ; David Wei
James Swan , George Jones and Wi :
iam Madison.
The explosion occurred at 1 : ;
o'clock Thursday afternoon and w
caused by a pocket of gas , which w
struck in a fault in the mine. T ]
explosion was terrific and it is thoug
that many of the miners were kill
outright by it.
The system of fans was complete
wrecked and all air was shut off , lea-
ing the men who had not been kill *
by the explosion to smother to deat
The mine is a shaft about 700 fe
deep and the unfortunate miners hr
little chance , of escape.
Most of the entombed men are Hui
garians or negroes , who had little e :
perience in mining. They were n
expecting the pocket of gas , which
nearly always discovered in mines :
the Nanawah region.
MINISTER SEEKS DEATH.
An Illinois Pastor Throws Hiniself i
Front of a Train.
Rev. Justin G. Wade , pastor ofl
First Congregational church of Wai
kegan , 111. , who was Wednesday a
rested by postoffice inspectors f (
sending obscene letters through tl :
mails , Thursday made an unsuccessfi
attempt to commit suicide by throv
ing himself in front of a Northwes
ern train. He was severely hurt.
When arraigned Thursday befoi
United States Commissioner Foote tt
minister said the handwriting of tfc
letters was similar to his , but he coul
not remember writing those particuls
letters. He also said that insanity ra
in his family.
The arrest of the minister was base
on two letters sent to Andrew Keho ,
boy living in Bloomington , 111. , an
invited him to come to Waukegan t
visit the writer.
TELL OF MUTINY.
Men on the Cruiser Mablchead Alleg
111 Treatment.
A San Diego , Cal. , special says
More details of the Marblehead muti
ny leaked out Thursday. Although th
: rouble is said to have been brewini
'or some time , it did not become acut
antil the United States cruiser arrivei
it Pichilinque Bay. There the mei
jpenly shirked work , and Commande
Vlulligan was forced to read them th
irticles of war covering mutiny. Ac
: ording to the stories told by the blue
ackets , they have had practically n
ihore leave since the cruiser arrivec
it San Francisco from Port Angels tw <
nonths ago.
When the Marblehead came to Sai
) iego three weeks' shore leave then
vas expected , but again refused. Th <
> luejackets complained because th (
ommander ordered what they termec
. "penitentiary hair cut , " because
hey did not have enough fresh vegeta-
les and because their pay was nol
orthcoming on pay day.
LOCAL MINISTERS DECLIXED.
> ut of Town Divine Secured for Sim
mons' Funeral.
After receiving the refusals of six
tinisters who were invited to preach
ic funeral sermon of the late Dr.
immons , of Peoria , 111. , and quieting
disruption in the church caused by
ie announcement of some of the di-
ictors that the funeral would be held
. - the church , the arrangements for
ie services were completed.
Dr. John Wheating , of Kewanee ,
ho chanced to be in Peoria , consent-
l to preach and the services were in
e First Baptist church at 10 o'clock
riday morning.
The interment was in charge of the
nights Templar.
Hunters Stranded on a Reef.
Telephone messages received at Wa-
, Tex. , state that Turner E. Hubby ,
that city , with two companions , is
a stranded sail boat in Matagorda
ly , in sight of land , but inaccessible
rescue , owing to the position of the
ef on which their craft is stuck.
Johann Hoch Must Die.
At Springfield , 111. , the supreme
urt Thursday denied a rehearing in
e case of Johann Hoch , sentenced to
hanged in Chicago Feb. 23 for wife
ardor.
Pri/e Fighter is Arrested.
"Chiefy" Johnson , who is accused of
vlng caused the death of A. Dovin
the prize ring at Colma , Cal. , Mon-
y night , was arrested and placed in
ise confinement.
ttempt to Blow Up Astor Theater.
A.n attempt to blow up the Astor
; ater in course of construction at
w York has been discovered. The
lure of the fuse to burn caused the
in to fall.
Bloody Riots in Chill.
V. telegram from Antofagasta , bay
Morena , Chill , says that the railroad
orers at Oruro , Bolivia , are on
Ike and that fifty men are said to
T& been killed dui ngrioting there ,
SMOOT IS AGAIX ON
Investigation is Resumed by Sent
Committee.
A Washington special says : T
hearing in the case of Senator Sme
was resumed Wednesday before t
committee on privileges and electloi
The investigation of protests agaii
Senator Smoot retaining his seat ha
continued through two sessions of co
gress , and Wednesday marked the t
ginning of meetings which the coi
mittee is likely to hold intermittem
throughout the present session.
The first witness was Prof. Walt
M. Wolfe , a former teacher of geolo
in the Brigham Young College , Logs
Utah , and an apostle of the church.
John G. Carlisle , of New York , co
ducted the prosecution. A. S. Wort
ington , of Washington , defended t
senator.
Wolfe testified he had been a Me
mon until Jan. 1 , this year , when 1
connection was severed through fa
ure to comply with the demands
the tithes. He was asked to tell wh
he knew of the alleged plural marria
of Prof. Benjamin Cluff and Floren
Reynolds , both teachers at Provo.
detailing what he knew of their rel
tions he told of the Mormon expec
tion to Mexico. Wolfe said he had bei
informed at the time by Cluff that 1
was married to Florence Reynolds ai
that they lived together on that tri
President Smith , he said , referred
Florence as "Sister Cluff. "
"Twelve times , " answered Woll
when asked how many times he hi
been through the endowment hous
or temple.
"Did you take any obligations <
oaths when you went through ? "
"Every time , " he replied. He sa
there had been the obligations of cha
tity , sacrifice and vengeance.
"What do you mean by vengeance'
asked Carlisle.
The witness said this oath had bee
take/i : "You , and each of you , do co-
2nant and pray and never cease to pn
to God to avenge the blood of tl
prophet on this nation. "
The oath , he said , was taken stan <
ing , and at the conclusion each or
taking it was required to bow the
tieads and say , "I do. "
After giving many other details <
: he ceremony such as the manner <
uiolnting , he was asked concerning tl
irial had by the board of Brighai
SToung Academy as to reasons for tl
ong absence of Cluff from the Mexico
expedition.
The witness said Apostle Smoot wj
imong those in attendance ; that h
lad heard the testimony given by th
vitness himself that the reason fc
fluff's absence was because he wa
iving apart with a plural wife.
GREAT RUSH FOR HOMES.
) ver 15,000 People Now on Way t
the Southwest.
Between 15,000 and 25,000 home
eekers have started for the west an
outhwest through the gateways c
Chicago , Memphis , St. Louis , Kansa
: ity and Omaha , according to declara
ions by Chicago passenger men wh
save been closely watching the move
lent , which has been going on eve
ince the cheap rates were put int
ffect late last fall. The movement :
record breaker and it is said mor
eople have sought homes in th
authwest in the last three month :
lan ever before during a similar pe
iod.
iod.John
John Sebastion , passenger traffi <
lanager of the Rock Island at Chica
o , just returned from the southwest
lid the movement of homeseekers ir
lat direction was almost beyond be
ef.
NEGRO ROBBED POSTOFFICE.
arge Quantity of Mail is Stolen in
Oklahoma.
It has been discovered that the Eu-
la , I. T. , postoffice has been robbed
: a large quantity of mail by some
ie who rifled the mail boxes. It is be-
jved that Paul Carey , the negro who
bbed the Muskogee and South Mc-
lester postoffice , stopped at Eufala
L his way to South McAlester.
Carey , who was arrested at South
cAlester , and is in jail there , has
ade a full confession to robbing tho
stoflice there and at Muskogee and
so implied that he robbed the post-
ice at Tulsa.
Two Midshipmen Dismissed.
A Washington special says : Third
LSS midshipmen George H. Melvin ,
Illinois , and Richard T. De Saus-
re , of South Carolina , were dismiss-
Tuesday by Secretary Bonaparte for
zing.
Scie an Island.
Edinburgh , Scotland , advices say
j crofters of the Barra island of the
: brides have seized the neighboring
ind of Vatersay and declare their
ention to resist by force of arms any
empt to dislodge them.
Anti-Sculpinp ; Law Upheld.
V Salem , Ore. , special says : The
te supreme court has upheld the
istitutionality of a law passed by
: legislature in January , 1905 , pro-
ijting the reselling of or "scalping"
railroad tickets.
Pat Ci owe is On Trial.
: he trial of "Pat" Crowe , charged
h robbing E. A. Cudahy of $25,000
connection with the kidnaping of
latter's son five years ago , was be-
L at Omaha Wednesday.
Search for Victims Ends.
L Victoria , B. C. special says : The
rclv for victims of the Valencia
ick has been abandoned ninety-
je wreck victims remain unfound
23 persons drowned.
STATE OF NEBRA8K
NEWS OP THE WEEK IX A CO
DEXSED FORM.
Prof. Lyon Plans Big Tour Head
University Agricultural Departm <
Enthusiastic Over Results Soil I
riclied and Crops Enlarged.
Prof. T. L. Lyon , head of the ag
cultural department of the TJnivers
of Nebraska _ is in Omaha arrangi
for the soil and crop educational si
cial which will be run for three dc
Feb. 13 , 14 and 15 over the lines
the Union Pacific in Nebraska.
"We will make a specialty of s
preparation and seed selection on tl
itrip , " said Prof. Lyon , "and will ha
many illustrations to show the adva
tages to be gained by care in be
soil preparation and seed selectic
We will have models which will sh <
the upward movement of the moistu
and the advantages of proper plowlr
a difference existing In fall and spri
plowing. Most of the farmers of JN
braska can plow deeper than they t
On the experimental station we got t
best results from plowing about eig
inches deep.
1 "We lectured to 40,000 farmers It
year by actual count on the trips i
made on the Burlington , the Nort
western , the Union Pacific and Oma :
road. About 800,000 people are livii
on farms in Nebraska and figuring th
'one-fifth ' of these are adults we talk
to about one-fourth of the farmers
( the state. On our trips this year N
have asked for experiences which we
actuated by our lectures last year ai
fflnd a great amount of good was a
complished. All said by following tl
advice of the lecturers they had I
creased their corn crops from 5 to :
bushels an acre , and many very stri !
'ing comparisons were made. We ta
to larger crowds this year , and wh <
we have finished will have lecture
to more than we did last year.
"One renter who gave fifteen bushe
per acre for his rent , figuring on givir
one-half , raised his crop from 30
' 45 bushels , thus doubling his profit
Large owners bring their renters 1
hear the lectures , and W. H. Maxwe !
of Exeter , brought in tenants fro :
twenty-seven farms , entertained thei
at the hotel and then offered prizes <
as high as § 100 for the tenant wli
would follow our instructions and gi
the best results.
"We will have covered all sectloi
of the state , including the northwei
sandhills and the southeast sectioi
going as far as Sterling , Colo. , and o
the Union Pacific will go as far t
North Platte , where we maintain a
experimental station. "
CONVICT DRAWS BIG CASH PRIZI
Man Held at Lincoln Lucky in World
Fair Guessing Contest.
It is reported that the winner of th
> 25,000 prize for corectly naming th
ittendance at the St. Louis expositio
n 1904 was a convict in the Nebrask
state penitentiary at Lincoln , who stil
tias about one year more to serve. Hi
mme is Frank Campbell , and h
; omes from Webster County , where h
vas convicted of embezzlement. Th
vinner , however , will receive only $12 ,
500 of the prize , as he , fearing that h
night have difficulty in securing th
noney while imprisoned , agreed to pa ;
i. lawyer half of the prize in case hi
vas successful in securing it. Camp
> ell's attorney had a conference witl
ilm at the penitentiary in regard t <
he disposition of the money , whicl
< rill be received in a. few days. Th <
onvict will be unable to use the monej
mtil his sentence has expired.
Grand Jury in Boone County.
For the first time within twentj
ears a grand jury is called to convene
i Boone County. Heretofore crimes
nd offenses against the laws have
een prosecuted under informations
led by the county attorney. At the
ext term of the district court the
rand jury will be asked to investigate
sveral alleged violations of the laws
E the state.
Sudden Death.
Miss Maud Shaw , aged 17 years ,
ropped dead at the home of her
; r , Mrs. E. N. Moses , at Beatrice , ,
he had gone to call on her sister and
) on after sitting down in a rocking
lair fell to the floor and died almost
tstantly. A physician was called and
renounced death due to apoplexy or
failure.
Harvesting Ice.
Frank Salts , an ice dealer of Beat-
ce , has been harvesting ice from
. to 17 inches in thickness on his ar-
[ icial lake and Zimmerman spring ,
) rthwest of that city , the last week ,
e now has stored 300 tons of the
oduct and has a large force of men
igaged in taking care of the crop.
Nebraska Grain Dealers Lose.
A decision adverse to the Nebraska
ain Dealers' association was handed
iwn by the supreme court at Lincoln ,
ilch orders the association dissolved ,
has been alleged that the associa-
m divided the state into thirteen dis-
cts and fixed prices , leaving the
i-mers to take what was offered.
Two Hurt by Explosion.
Fire broke out in a tent at the Great
irthern-Burlington railroad grading
mp of Grant-Smith & Co. , just south
Oakland. The explosion of dyna-
te stored there dangerously injured
P. Froberg and John Anderson ,
th of Oakland. Small hopes uiv
Pertained for their recovery.
Farm Hand Arrested.
3. Piper , a farm hand from Madi-
i , and T. O. Bottccher , an ice chop-
from that place were arrested at
rfolk and sent back to Madison on
i charge of stealing $67.50 from
illlp Knapp , Pipper's employer.
Iowa Postmasters ,
it Washington , D. C.t the senate in
cutlve session Tuesday confirmed
following postmasters : James Ha-
Johnson , Logan : Joe Morton , Shel-
i ; Charles J. Wonsor , Tanaa-
URGED .BY FATHER TO STEA ]
Young Girl Charged with Many The
Arrested and Repents.
Driven to a life of thieving a
shame by the brutal commands of 1
father , Leona Lucas , alias Ethel Bet
with , alias Florence Miller , and w
many other aliases , after a long peri
of servant girl life and systema
stealing from houses in which s
worked , has been apprehended at ! >
ligh. She was arrested there becat
of many thefts committed in Norfo
and has confessed to her stealing a
returned the many valuable articles.
The girl for a month or more li
been working from place to place
Norfolk , always disappearing sudder
and taking with her many articles
jewelry and the like. Last week s
stole many dollars' worth of valuabl
from the home of Frank Cummins ai
was later found to be at Neligh. S
comes from Newport and says that h
husband , named Lucas , once a ra
road man at Valentine , is dead. S
is repentant now and wants to
good.
PUBLIC SEXTIMEXT BITTER.
Mob Threatens Father AVho Refust
to Bury Child.
Public sentiment is bitter agair
Clarence Cave , of Beatrice , the m
who refused to bury the body of 1 :
little child whose death occurred
Conway Springs , Kan. , recently ,
mob of about thirty gathered in fro
of Underwood Bros. ' cigar store Sa
urday night where Cave had taken re
uge to avoid trouble with his brothe
in-law. Threats of violence we
heard , but before any concerted actu
was made the police arrived and di
persed the mob.
It is reported that Cave's brother-ii
law , who lives at Tecumseh and wl
paid the funeral expenses of the litt
child , has come to Beatrice for tl
purpose of garnishing Cave's wage
Cave has been in the employ of tl
Union Pacific for severol years as
brakeman on the southern dlvisio
with a run between Beatrice and Mai
hattan , Kan.
STORE AT EXETER IS ROBBED.
Thieves Take Fine Silks and Clotliin
and Escape.
The general merchandise store of V\
H. Taylor at Exeter was broken int
and robbed , probably between 4 an
5 o'clock Saturday morning. The wor
was evidently done by professional !
since they unlocked and entered by th
front door. They went to work leisure
ly , taking time to unlock the saf <
from which they secured about $30 i
silver. They took all the silks in th
store that had any real value. Mi
Taylor has not been able to fix hi
loss yet.
It is believed they went toward Fair
mont from Exeter , as a party wh
rtves at the intersection of Tecumsel
A-venue with the section line , or mail
road to Fairmont , was awakened b ;
icaring a wagon driven rapidly froii
: he east on the section line road.
FATAL WRECK IN NEBRASKA.
H. A. Anderson , of Omalm , Killed Nca
Falls City.
A Falls City dispatch says : Passen
rer train No. 105 , going north , collidec
vith a freight oing south ati o'clocl
fuesday morning' , one half m'f * * soutl
> f Strausville , a small station betweer
rails City and Verdon on the Missour
3acific road. M. A. Anderson , of Oma
la , was killed.
Baggageman O. H. Trueblood , Fire-
nan O. Wilcoxson , Engineer Alexan-
ler McCambridge and Conductor Jacfc
lall , of Kansas City , of the passengei
rew , were slightly injured. The cre-n
f the freight jumped and were not
turt , with the exception of a few
ruises. No passengers were injured.
The wreck was due to the careless- ,
ess of the freight conductor.
Bail on Dice Game.
For some months a gang of Louls-
ille young men from 15 to 20 years
f age have.spent their loose change
nd much of their time in shaking dice
nd playing pool in the saloons there
unday. At the last meeting of the
illage board orders were issued to
ave the saloons closed Sundays and
) present the young men from visit-
ig them.
Railroad Asked to Pay Taxes.
The Albion Commercial Club held its
( gular meeting Tuesday night and a
solution introduced by former Sena-
> r J. T. Brady was adopted to appoint
committee of five to confer with the
mnty commissioners to effect a mass
eeting of the taxpayers of Boono
junty to ask the Union Pacific Rail-
> ad Company to pay its delinquent
xes.
Killed.
Clarence Tibbets , a baggageman em-
oyed by the Burlington , was run over
id killed by an engine in the Burling-
n yards near the station at Lincoln
an early hour Tuesday morning ,
bbets was assisting in transferring
ggage at the time of his death. Ha
is 22 years of age.
"Varsity Cadets Select Camp.
The cadets of the state university
icsday morning voted to go to Ne-
aska City on their annual encamp-
: nt. The commandant has the final
, ' where the encampment shall ba
Id , and Capt. Workizer said the city
lich offered the best inducements
> uld be selected.
Love for Popcorn Fatal.
\ love for popcorn caused the death
the little 3-year-old son of Mr. and
s. C. A. Dien , who reside near
srce. The baby choked on a kernel
3 , in spite of the desperate efforts of
f parents to relieve it , died in Its
ther's arms.
Boy Frozen to Death.
Juy Carson , of Edgar , aged 15 years ,
3 found frozen to death beside a
ratack four miles east of Edgar.
5 boy had been visiting at Fremont
1 started to walk home. It )
ught he lay down by the stack to
State Pair Increases Purses.
ifter a strenuous debate the State
r board decided to increase tho
BM for i aces to $10,000 , an in-
ia over last j-car ftf S
At a recent meeting the Lincoln-
Bchool board decided that state officials' '
residing in Lincoln must pay tuition if
their children attend the Lincoln *
schools. This matter came about
some months ago when the board ask
ed an opinion from Attorney General
Brown as to the right of the district to-
enumerate students who were attend
ing the state university and count
them in on the school apportionment.
The attorney general held the board' '
could not do this. Then the board pro- '
ceeded to declare that the state officers-
must pay tuition for their children.-
The state retaliated by threatening to ]
try to collect from this school district
money alleged to have been collected" "
from the state by Lancaster County , >
by reason of the padded census. Then ! >
the school board stopped proceedings
and the state stopped talking , and Lin
coln came in and got its usual appor- j ,
tionment from the state. Now it is go-
Ing after the state officers. It was
said at the board meeting that the
opinion of the attorney general had' '
been the means of Lincoln losing at'
least 1,200 pupils that had heretofore.
been enumerated.
* * *
State Superintendent McBrien
organized a normal institute at Gene
va , including Clay , Nuckolls , Saline ,
Thayer and Fillmore Counties , and tho-
date of the beginning of the institute'
was set for May 28. It will continue-
for six weeks. This organization Is to
assist teachers to be able to comply ;
with the new .certificate law which be-
comes effective in 1907. This law re
quires a person , before securing a sec-
ond grade certificate , to hav had at'
least eight weeks normal training , andl
a first grade certificate requires twelve !
weeks normal training. The course of ]
study to be taken up at the institute
will be practically the same as thab
in the junior normal schools. "While !
this Is the first organizatiQn of the
kind in the state , there will be other
Institutes organized in other sections.
of the state providing there is a de
mand.
* * *
In a recent statement State Superin
tendent McBrien tells of the results of }
the examinations for state certificates , ,
and an analysis of the statistics shows *
that in the extreme western portions
of the state teachers are as well qual-i
ified as in the thickly settled eastern.
portions , according to the grade re
ceived. In the statement is a list of
those who received grades of 99 and1
100. The statement in part is as fol
lows : From Oct. 1 , 1905 , to Jan. ! „
1906 , there were registered a total of
633 applicants for county certificates. ;
This total includes re-registration for
retrials of subjects in which there
were failures , and would not represent
333 different persons. Of this number
L96 have completed the examination ,
xnd S9 have passed satisfactorily and
Deceived their certificates.
* * *
Thepoard / of secretaries of the state
: > oard of health held a short session
ast week and decided to meet again
ater to hear charges against a physi-
: ian at Holdrege , charged with per-
orming illegal operations. The secre-
aries are collecting considerable evi-
lence against physicians in various
> arts of the state , and particularly in
) maha , regarding these operations , .
.nd they intend to do what they care t
o stop the practice. The Holdrege-
ihysiciaii has not yet been served with1
he notice of the charges , and until1
ie is notified the board will not an-
ounce his name. At its next meeting-
he board will also examine applicants
rho desire to practice medicine.
* * *
Every state officer and every head of
state department is conducting his
usiness with an eye to finishing the
iennium without a deficiency. So far ,
yery institution and every state offi- \
3r is In better condition financially .
lan at this time last year , that is , '
ie supply of money set aside to con-
uct the same for one year is not yet f
sed , with one exception. The Sol- .
ier's Home at Milford is already be- |
Dnd its appropriation and this insti-
ition will report a deficiency. This is ,
ie to the many improvements that
ive been made at that place during
ie year.
The labor bureau is getting in some
ie pictures of harvest scenes in west-
n Nebraska , to be used in its forth-
> ming bulletin. This bulletin , for
hich statistics are now being collect-
, will be devoted exclusively to the
astern portion of the state and it
11 show this section of the country
It was years ago as a semi-arid re-
an and what is is now , one of the
Dst productive parts of the whole
untry. The bulletin will be issued
ortly.
* * *
Insurance companies are getting-
sy with their applications far agents *
enses. Up to this time 2,000 licenses.
ve been written. Last year there
ire writtn in. all 13,000 , and it Is be- - .
ved from the way the applications. l !
3 coming in there will be many
re agents licensed this year. The-
te charges $2.00 each for non-resi-
it companies and 50 cents for resi
it companies.
- * * *
lie state board of purchase and sup-
ss let the contract to Spraniger Bros. , .
Lincoln to furnish groceries to the Lin- ,
i asylum and to Herr Kipp , of Hast-
s , for groceries for the Hastings asy-
i.
* * *
ohn K. Lucas , who was convictec ?
murder and sentenced to the peni-
tlary for life by the district court
Phelps County , and who recently
ured a reversal of the decision by ]
supreme court , has secured his re-
ie under bond of $15,000.
* - * *
'he ' Nebraska Hardware Association
meet fn Lincoln Feb. 13 , 14 and
and the program has been mailed'
Reduced rates have been secured
n the railroads and a big meeting ;
nticipatea.