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FOR THE BUSY Mi
NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPASSED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign Intelligence Con-
denied Into Two and Four
Line Paragraphs.
Washington.
The public building bill, carrying
$19,2S8.50U in authorizations lor in
creasing cost of public buildings, etc.,
besides $:.03j,000 for continuing con
tracts, was passed bj the house.
President Taft will not appoint the
five judges of the caurt of commerce
authorized by the new railroad law
until December next. The law does
not become effective until August 18.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the following national
banks to begin business: First Nation
al, Laurel. Neb., capital $4).U00; F. A.
McCormack. president; J. H. Coburn,
vice president; W. T. Graham,
cashier; C. D. Young assistant cashier.
Richard Parr, the customs deputy
at New York, who materially assisted
the government in recovering over
$2,000,000 in the sugar underweigh
ing frauds, is to be rewarded to the
extent of $100,000.
The following Nebraska postmast
ers have been appointed: Anoka.
Boyd county. Martin K. Kirport. vice
H. V. Pareken. resigned; St.
Michael. Buffalo county. Edith A.
Nickel, vire D. M. Hendrickson. re
moved; Table. Custer county, Oscar
A. Oline. vice P. M. Sperry. resigned.
Family and uusmess reasons were
given at the state department as the
cause of the retirement from the
diplomatic service of James Flynn
Etutesman. American minister to
Bolivia. The report that Mr. Stutes
man was stepping out in order to
make a place in the service for Fred
W. Carpenter, former secretary to
president, is denied.
General.
The Jeffries-Johnson prize fight will
be staged in Nevada.
The senate passed the postal sav
ings bill by a vote of 44 to 24.
The hoi:?e massed the bill providing
for the continuation of reclamation
projects
The house adopted a rule wh'ch
will prevent smothering of legislation
In committee.
Tex Rickard definitely announced
the Jeffries-Johnson light will be held
at Reno, Nevada.
The feature of the Edinburg mis
sionary conference was a letter from
a Catholic bishop commending the
work.
The senate has confirmed the ap
pointment of John Ilustsard to suc
ceed John J. Royse as United States
attorney in Alaska.
The wholesale prices for refined oil
have been reduced from one and one
half cents to one cent a gallon by the
Standard Oil company, making the
prevailing price throughout the coun
try now seven and one-half cents a
gallon. The Standard controls more
than seventy per cent of the refined
output of the country.
John Fitzpatrlck. president of the
Chicago federation of labor, was
quoted as making a speech declaring
that gambling was protected in Chi
cago. Princess Fedora of Schleswig-Hol-stein,
the youngest sister of Empress
Auguste Victoria, died suddenly or
heart disease. The princess was born
July 3. 1S74.
Several members of the Ballinger
Pinchot Investigating committee are
anxious to remain in Washington af
ter the adjournment of congress to
weigh the evidence before the commit
tee and to prepare a report.
With Wapello county alone to hear
trom. returns submitted to the exe
cutive council, which is making the
official canvass of the Iowa vote,
shows that Governor Carroll has SS,
668 votes to Warren Garst, insurgent,
S5.S94. an unofficial majority for Gov
ernor Carroll of 2,774.
A five-acre farm will be dropped
from the sky when the aeroplane
flight across from St. Louis to
Kansas City is held in July. The Mis
souri state board of immigration an
nounced that before the aeroplanists
leave St. Louis, they will be provided
with cards, one of which will entitle
the finder to five acres of Missouri
land.
The government schooner Van
Herdt has been wrecked on the north
east coast of Curacao. The captain,
crew and passengers with the excep
tion of four sailors and one passenger,
were drowned.
Democrats of Ohio renominated
Harmon for governor and endorsed
him for the presidency.
Yale college men were much disap
pointed because President Taft could
not attend commencement exercises.
The body of Alice Brown, aged
eighteen years, was found with her
throat cut in a clump of bushes near
Cumberland. Md. Buck Nolan is un
der arrest.
Fire destroyed the Hansell Block
foundry in Chicaco. causing a loss of
$300,000. The plant was a two-story
brick concrete structure and covered
an entire city block.
At Oklahoma City before a vast
audience at State Fair park. Governor
Haskell stated his position on the
summary removal of the capital, and
again held that the enacting law is
not binding in Oklahoma.
For an hour and a half customs In
spectors searched the baggage of the
Roosevelt party at the Hamburg
American dock In Hoboken, opening
everything and permitting nothing to
escape their Inspection. Elephant
guns, books on evey lmasinable sub
ject, a bongo head and skin, photo
graphs of wild animals, etc., were
gone over and appraised.
Sweltering weather In the east
caused many fatalities.
Treasury officials express the opinion
that the alleged sugar drawback
frauds, at New York, If they amoisit
to anything of consequence, may
reach as high as $1,000,000.
Young Roosevelt, just married, goes
to work in San Francisco July 1st.
The senate passed a bill providing
for campaign publicity after elections.
Two South Dakota ranchmen fought
with revolvers. One oi them was
killed.
Roosevelt has now become editor,
doing work in this line for the Out
look. Wheat went up several cents in Chi
cago on reports of dryness in the
K. Hamilton made the trip
from New York to Philadelphia and
return in an aeroplane.
Cooling nights and some rain in the
wheat belt caused sudden reaction in
the price of thatxcereal.
Mr. Roosevelt made it plain to in
terviewers that he was home for rest
and quiet, and not to tclk.
The state department has sent a
sharp note in reply to the representa
tions of President Madriz.
Secretary of State Knox was com
mencement orator at the University of
Pennsylvania exercises.
In a speech in the house Repre
sentative Ransdell advised immigra
tion to the southern states.
President Taft expounded the doc
trine of a square deal to a delegation
of shippers at the white house.
Ex-President Roosevelt will rest
for two months at Oyste- Bay, mean
time not saying a word about politic".
The greatest demonstration that
New York ever witnessed was that
pulled off on the arrival of Roose
velt. Joseph Wendling, alleged slayer of
Alma Killner, the Louisville girl, has
been located on a ranch near Houston.
Texas.
It has practically been arranged
that the coronation of King George
will take place about the middle of
May, 11)11.
President Taft is anxious about the
publicity bill and is urging that con
gress secure its enactment before ad
journment. Fight Promoter Rickard has a faint
hope that Governor Gillette of Cali
fornia may relent and let the fight go
on in San Francisco.
Every member of congress counts
on being able to spend July 4th at
home and not go back to Washington
again until December.
Former Congressman Henry Par
sons, aged sixty-six, died suddenly in
Georgia while sittirg in a chair at his
home. His wife, while occupying the
same chair, expired in a similar man
ner a short time ago.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon did not go to
New York to greet Colonel Roose
velt. When asked whether he would
attend the 1 g reception Cannon
sand: "I can't get away at this
time."
Attorney General Wickershani left
Washington to be absent nearly a
week. At Chicago he will address the
Illinois State Bar association on the
subject of "Federal Control of Stock
and Bond Issues by Interstate Car
riers." The house has adopted the senate
statehood bill, ratiicr than let it
go back to conference, where it was
feared the senate conference would
kill it. It pn-vids hr.t congress and
the president must approve the consti
tutions of the new states.
With the thermometer registering
in the !0 thousands of senior week
guests on Thursday watched the Cor
nell seniors march to the armory to
receive their diplomas from President
Jacob Gould Schurman. Degrees were
conferred on 700 graduates.
A special from Williamsburg. Ky.,
says Rev. Robert Vaniver and Rev.
Isaac Perry, mountain preachers, who
had been holding revival meetings,
fought a duel with knives in the
County Baptist churcu Vanover was
cut from ear to ear. He died in a
short time.
Winston Spencer Churchill, secre
tary of home affairs, gave a dinner in
London in honor of William Jennings
Bryan at the house of commons.
By a vote of 50 to 11, the sen-
passed the revised railroad bill after
desultory and featureless debate. All
republican senators voted for the
bill.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds decided on an
omnibus bill ca-rying approximately
$20,000,000. The bill is smaller than
usual on acount of the so-called re
trenchment program. It probably will
be put through during the closing
days of the session.
Personal.
The Jeffries-Johnson fight will take
place in Reno, Nevada.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., just mar
ried, will make his home in San Fran
cisco. W. E. Andrews denies that the
president has taken a hand in pushing
him forward for office.
Senators will enjoy the services of
a masseur in the bathrooms in the
marble office building.
The Alexander-Roosevelt wedding
took place at New York.
President Taft signed the bill mak
ing Arizona and New Mexico states.
John Austin Stevens, 83 years old,
a well known New York merchant of
a generation ago, died at Newport, R. I.
Representative Norris gave the
house a scare by threatening to intro
duce a resolution to oust Speaker Can
non. The senate confirmed Charles F.
Hauke of Tacoma. Wash., to be second
assistant commander of Indian affairs,
an office created by the present con
gress. Col. Roosevelt on his way home
was swamped with wireless messages.
Tex Rickard contemplates starting a
civil action against Governor Gillette
and Attorney Geneml Webb because
of Interference witn prize fights.
A bill allowing homesteaders to
leave their claims until water is avail
able was passed by the bouse. The
privilege is confined to bona fide en
trymen. Governor Shallenberger says he will
not call the Nebraska legislature to
pass a referendum amendment be
cause it is too late to get political
party endorsements at the primaries.
RIPE UNTO HARVEST
BUT
THERE IS DIFFICULTY IN
SECURING GLEANERS.
DEMAND FOD HELP IS URGENT
Labor Commissioner Maupin Says His
Department is Snowed Under
With Hurry Calls.
"This department is being fairly
swamped with calls for harvest
hands." said Deputy Labor Commis
sioner Maupin. "The demands are
coming from all sections of the state,
and they are insistent The best the
department can do under existing cir
cumstances is to tell job seekers
where they can find work, an easy
matter in harvest time. The harvest
vrill begin about the last week in June
or the first week in July in the south
ern tier of counties, and harvest
bauds should strike for that section
immediately. They can then follow
the harevest through to the Canadian
line. It is not necessary to lose time
in asking this department where to
go. The man who wants work in the
harvest fields need only strike for the
country where the wheat is ripe. The
man who does not want to work
would bcter keep away froni the
wheat sections, for he is liable to be
lariatted or shanghaied.
"The wheat raisers are offering the
'customary wages.' which means that
thej- will pay the top price, ranging
from $2 to $3 a day. largely according
to the needs of the wheat grower.
"The wheat crop is going to be big
ger and better than all the advance
notices indicated. It is true that a
considerable acreage was plowed up
In i:e spring, but as usual a great
man farmers were discouraged too
soon. A lot of the wheat that was
left because the farmers did not have
time to plow it up is going to have a
good yield. The late spring rains
brought the wheat out in fine shape.
I believe the acreage this year will be
almost as large as last year, despite
the amount plowed up in the spring.
The yield will not be quite so large as
the phenomenal yield of last year, but
it will be above the average. I look
to see Nebraska's wheat crop pass
the 40,000.000 bushel mark this year,
despite the early unfavorable condi
tions "Right now the pressing need is for
help in the hnrevst fields, and the
man without a job has no excuse for
remaining idle while the harvest is in
progress. Let the jobless man bike
out right now for the wheat belt. He
can make good wages, live on the fat
of the land and be assured of work
for the next four or five weeks."
Mrs. C. O. Whedon Dead.
Word was received in Lincoln of
the death of Mrs. C. O. Whedon in
New York. Mr. Whedon. who Is a
candidate for United States senator,
spent several weeks In New York,
with his wife, where she was taken
for treatment and returned to Lincoln
a few days before she died.
Nebraska Bankers Meet.
Group 1 of Nebraska's bankers met
In Lincoln, heard a number of papers
on banking subjects and closed the
convention with a banquet and
theater party. The spirit of warm t
weather descended upon the bankers
and they refused to discuss the pa
pers. Money for Wayne Normal.
State Auditor Barton has written
to Superintendent Bishop that if the
normal board opens the Wayne Nor
mal for business this fall he will issue
warrants on the $20,000 remaining
from the $70,000 appropriation for the
purchase of the building.
Fish Too Tough for Lincolnites.
Dan Guilus, deputy game warden, is
after a man who is selling fish to the
unsuspecting public here which,
though alleged to have been caught in
a private lake near the city, are not.
Housewives complained to Guilus
that the fish in certain cases have
been so tough that they could not be
eaten. Guilus got busy and discover
ed that the fish are being shipped
here from Illinois at the rate of a bar
rel a week. He has the name of the
party doing the peddling and will turn
his evidence over to the pure food
department.
Will Go to Ames College.
State Superintendent Bishop has
formally accepted the offer tendered
him by Ames college and will re
move to that place the first of the
year.
Maguire Files for he-Election.
John Maguire. congressman from
the First district, has filed his name
as a candidate for the democratic
nomination for congress.
Mr. Perdue Files.
Upon the official announcement
that Mr. Bishop would hat be a can
didate for re-election to the office of
state superintendent Frank S. Perdue,
deputy superintendent, filed his name
with the secretary of state as a can
didate for the republican nomination
to that office. Mr. Perdue was ap
pointed deputy state superintendent
January. 190?. while county super
intendent of Madison county, resign
ing to take his present place. He has
been identified with school work since
1SI5 in Madison county.
Reminder of the Past.
Deputy State Auditor Shahan has
received from S. C. Bassett a picture
of the first ballot box used in Buffalo
county so far as anyone has recalled.
The ballot box is an ordinary tin can
and it probably had been carried
across the country behind an ox team
from St. Joseph. The inscription on
the can reads: "Ballot box used at a
general election at Gibbon, Neb., Sep
tember 19, 1S71 to adopt or reject a
stale constitution." The vote stood
one for the constitution and twenty
Ave against.
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Will Not Call Legislature
Together.
There will be no special session of
the legislature called to submit the
initiative and referendum. Governor
Shallenberger will issue a statement
to this effect. The governor came to
this decision and the reason that he
will give in his official statement is
there is not sufficient time for the
legislature to be convened, pass the
proposed amendment and get it on
the primary ballots.
This statement from the governor
follows closely on the news from the
Commoner office that suffcient Votes
are in sight to insure the three-fifths
majority for the bill, the condition
made by the executive for the con
vening of the legislature. The gover
nor figures that in those districts
where the legislators have resigned
there will have to be special elections
to fill the vacancies that will be under
the necssity of giving ten days notice
of these selections.
The secretary of state will close
the primary ballot July IS, so the gov
ernor will say that does not give suf
ficient time to place the proposed
amendments on the primary ballots.
To submit the amendment at the fall
election without it having been en
dorsed by any party at the primary he
holds would be a waste of time and
money.
The law which provides that
amendments may be endorsed at
slate conventions was repealed by the
primary law In 1907.
Nebraska Board Red Cross.
The American Red Cross society
with headquarters in Washington. ha3
established a board in Nebraska to
handle the finances to be collected
here and forwarded to the treasurer
of the national society. This board is
composed of Governor Shallenberger.
president; P. I Hall of Lincoln, Geo.
W. Post of York. E. A. Cudahy of
Omaha. Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney.
C. F. Reavis of Falls City. R. B.
Schneider of Fremont. G. W. Wattles
of Omaha and H. H. Wilson of Lin
coln. Mr. Post is treasurer.
July 18 Last Day of Filing.
Secretary of State Junkin has figur
ed that the last day that candidates
may file under the primary law is
July IS.
Wayne Normal School.
There seins no doubt that the
Wayne Normal school will be opened
for business by the state at the be
ginning of the September term. Presi
dent Conn discussed the matter with
Treasurer Brian. The two went over
the appropriation with Auditor
Barton, who gave them to understand
the law would permit the expenditure
of the balance of the appropriation
for the maintenance of the institu
tion. The legislature appropriated
$00,000 for the purchase and only
$70,000 was used in buying the pro
perty. ' Liquor Case Submitted.
The suit brought by the attorney
general to prevent the sale of liquor
on the Burlington and Union Pacific
trains was submitted to the supreme
court on briefs. The railroads attack
the jurisdiction of the court. This
will be the last regular session of the
court before the summer avaction.
and adjournment may not be taken
until some time this week. The court
will before adjournment decide all
motions now pending for rehearing
that have been filed in time and it is
expect will hand down opinions.
A Trip Abroad.
The Re. S. Mills Hayes, rector or
Holy Trinity. Episcopal church, and
Mrs. Hayes left for Montreal to sail
for Europe by the steamship "Cas
sandra." They will travel through the
British isles, take the Rhine trip and
see some other parts of Europe, re
turning in time to reach Lincoln by
September 4.
Invited to G. A. R. Encampment.
Governor Shallenberger has re
ceived an imitation to attend the
forty-fourth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, to
be held at Atlantic City September 19
to 24.
Direct Legisfatfon.
The Direct Legislation league will
proceed with its original plans for se
curing the election of a direct legisla
tion legislature, a special session hav
ing been put aside.
Winter Wheat Situation.
Local threshing machine men gen
erally agree that with the exception
of several rounties in the southeast
ern part of the state the winter
wheat situation is good. One manager
asserted that the cereal west of Ox
ford gave promise of a big yield. He
said however, that hot winds had
been blowing in that territory Tor
several days and much of the wheat
being in the milk there might be
serious damage if conditions do not
improve. It was the opinion that thee
would be some big yields out in the
southwest if nothing happens.
Charges Against Be't Line.
C. E. Wager, assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri Pacific,
has been requested to appear before
the railway commiss!on and explain
hip action in changing his switching
rates on the Omaha Belt line without
the authority from fhe commission
It is alleged that recently the Mis
souri Pacific notified the other rail
roads that it would no longer accept j
cars at team tracks and that in some
instauces cars for switching would
not be accepted at all. It is also al-1
leged the company h.is discriminated.
To Change Rates.
The Burlington has asked permis
sion of the railway commission to put
into effect, on the road from Sioux
City to O'Neill, the rates in effect on
the other parts of its system, mileage
considered. This piece of road was
formerly owned by the Great North
ern and is still being operated under
the rates charged by that road. The
Bur1 gton showed that if It bar,
changed the rates to conform to its
other rates the difference would bare
been only $13.C0 for the last year and
that favorable to shippers.
OF
MUCH
HAS BEEN DONE
LONG SESSION.
IN THE
RECORD OF BILLS PASSEO
The Session at Times Was Marked by
Conflict Between the Various
Factions.
Washington. Notwithstanding the
fact that action on many important
measures wa3 delayed by conflicts be
tween insurgent and regular repub
lican factions in both branches and
that the democratic minority was an
active force, congress is expected to
conclude its long session Saturday
with a record for enactin an immense
bulk of legislation.
In the matter of measures for which
President Taft stood sponsor, there
were many instances of success. Chief
in the list of legislation for which the
administration contended were the fol
lowing: Revision of the ra.iroad laws, includ
ing the creation of a commerce court.
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states.
Authorizing the establishment of
postal savings banks.
Giving to the president unlimited
authority to withdraw public lands for
conservation purposes.
Providing for publicity of campaign
contributions.
Authorizing the issuance of $20,000,
000 in certificates of indebtedness to
complete reclamation projects.
Creating a bureau of mines.
Extending the activities of the tariff
hoard and appropriating $250,000 for
its use.
Looking to the suppression of traffic
In "white slaves."
Authorizing the entry of the surface
of coal lands.
Creating a commission to consider
economies in the administration of the
federal government.
Providing a new tariff system for
the Philippine islands.
Legislation which ultimately is ex
pected to give practically prohibitum
to the Hawaiian islands.
Opposed to the foregoing list of
legislation obtained was a small num
ber of measures which had administra
tion sympathy, but failed of passage.
They were measures on the subjects
of ship subsidy, anti-injunction, for
new form of government in Alaska
and on the Panama canal zone, to
create a bureau of public rates, to pro
vide increased rates for second class
mail matter, and increase the engineer
corps of the army.
Not the least conspicuous acts or
congress were the strenuous measures
taken by the house of representatives
to reform its system of conducting
business so that less power might rest
with the speaker and the organization
or which he was the natural leader.
Labor Loses Out.
Washington. Labor organisations
have lost their fight to gain exemp
tion from prosecution under the anti
trust and interstate commerce laws.
Following a lively debate, and by a
vote of i::S to ISO. the house agreed
to the senate action striking out a
provision in the sundry civil bill that
would have effected this immunity.
Funston Improved.
Leavenworth. Kas. General Fred
erick Funston. who was reported to be
seriously ill due to an attack of
angina pectoris, was much improved
Friday night.
Suicide at the Falls.
Niagara Falls. N. Y. An unknown
man jumped Into the Niagara river
from the second Sisters island Friday
morning and was carried over the
Horseshoe falls.
Is Charlton Insane.
New York. Porter Charlton will
never be tried for murder in the
courts of New Jersey. Whether he
beat his wife on the head into in
sensibility with blows with a wooden
mallet at I-ake Como. Italy, and then
stuffed her. still living, in a trunk and
sank the trunk in the watert. of the
lake, is a matter outside the jurisdic
tion of the New Jersey courts.
On the other hand, he will not be
roleaseil until the nuestion of his
- . . , . ,
sanity ..determined. This ..ass urrd
by the Charlton family, who
nounced through counsel Friday that
if the youth's mind proved dangerous
ly unsound they would take the in-
tit.it..n i kAlni KSrri nnmmlftofl tfl
"rL:nbie;Su;u,iorc rather.
Judge Charlton, said previously he be
lieved Porter crazy.
No Jurisdiction in Alaska.
Washington. In a decision handed j
down Friday the Interstate commerce
commission announces that It has no
jurisdiction or authority over carriers
engaged in the transportation of
freight or passengers within the ter
ritory of Alaska.
Frank J. Gould Buys Racers.
Paris. The reported purchase by
Frank J. Gould of practically the en
tire stable of Edmond Veil PIcard,
onoe of the largest owners of race
horses on the French turf, was con
firmed. Lighting Kills Two.
Luvcrne. la. August Will of '
Luverne and Tony Campagna of Inde- j
pendence were Instantly kille 1 by f
lighting. They were working on the
new school building and took refud'.-e i
In a tool shed during a thunderstorm.
House Wins the Fight.
Washington. The house conferees
don their fight for the house pro
vision in the bill authorizing the is
suance of 120.000.000 worth of
certificates of indebtedness for the
completion of existing reclamation
projects, on which it is proposed to
spend the money as raised. They made
the concessions, however, that the
provision should be modified so that
the power of approving projects
should rest upon the president alone.
The house provision would have re
quired approval also of engineers.
WORK
CONGRESS
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
Law for Sane Fourth.
Th last legislature took a step for
ward in the way of a safe and sane
Fourth of July, which prohibits toy
revolvers, blank cartridges and fire
crackers of a certain length being
sold or kept for sale. The law is as
follows:
"Section 1 (Toy revolvers, blank
cartldges, firecrackers). No person
shall use. sell, offer for sale or keep
for sale within this state any toy re
volvers shooting blank cartridges.
blank cartridges for toy revolvers,
toy or firecrackers more than five
inches in length and more than three
quarters of an inch in diameter; pro
vided caps containing dynamite may
be used, kept for sale or sold when
needed for mining purposes or for
danger signals or for other necessary
uses.
"Section 2 (Violation of act
penalty). Any person violating the
provisions of this act shall be fined
not exceeding $100 or be imprisoned
In the county jail not exceeding
thirty days. This act shall take ef
fect and be in force from January 1,
1910."
Homesteaders Complain.
Cherry County. Homesteaders In
Cherry county have again appealed
to Governor Shallenberger to save
them from destruction at the hands
of the big cattle men. In a letter to
the state executive it is set out that
the large number of range cattle run
ning wild over Cherry county are
ruining the crops of the settlers and
leaving them practically without
prospects of food for the winter. The
letter said an appeal was made to
the county attorney, who said the
only remedy was for the settlers to
fence up the cattle or herd them and
then demand damages through the
courts. This, the letter said, the set
tlers were not financially able to do.
Had a Barrel of Money.
Dodgo County. James W. Emerson
alias Martin, gave bail in the sum of
$4,000 before Judge Hollenbeck of the
district court at Fremont and was re
leased. He was arrested May 2S on
the charge of passing a forged chcrk
purporting to be signed by Hilliker &
Schlicher for $4DS. on the Commercial
National bank. When searched at the
jail nearly $6,000 was found on him in
bills of large denominations.
Lived 1C5 Years.
Iincaster County. Henderson
Fields, aged 105 years, died at his
home in Bcnnet. June 19, the an
niversary of his birth. From Mr. Hen
derson seven complete chains of live
generations can be traced. His sons
and daughters, grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
are scattered throughout the
"United States. Mr. Fields died of old
age. having been in robust health
until a day or two of his death.
Brought Home for Burial.
Custer County. The bodies of
Philip Johnson and wife, the aged
couple killed at Mount Vernon. la.,
by a Northwestern fast mail train,
were brought to this state for burial
ai. Ortello Valley. The old people had
gone to Mount Vernon to visit a
sister of Mr. Johnson whom he had
not seen for more than twenty years,
and had only stepped from the train
at their point of destination when
the accident occured.
Roosevelt Declines.
Lancaster County. Former Presi
dent Roosevelt has again declined
an inivtation to speak to the Ep
worth assembly at Lincoln in August.
This declination was contained in a
telegram as follows: "Colonel Roose
velt has determined to accept no
Invitations to speak and to make no
western trip until some time in
September at the earliest."
In Toils of Uncle Sam.
Cherry County. Deputy United
States Marshall John F. Sides of
-v --.- .! 1 XI it-iltiul
at Long Pine, on the charge of mail-
Ing non-mailable matter. He was
taken before Commissioner Morgan
at Basset, and was sent to jail at
Madison to await the sitting of the
grand jury in Omaha in September.
Bumper Crop Promised.
Chevenne C'ouuty. A series of fine
snrinir and summer rains ciiimiuuie'i ... j. ass savins
Jl J- downpour extending ; W, fl. SHINN
.,, ontre refdon. aml tne ,," TAiVb S
spring and summer rains culminated
novcr looked better at this season.
Small grain is heading nicely and the ,
corn is doing splendidly. Everything
P' - """ ""'""
Harvest Helpers Wanted.
Furnas County. --The approach-j
ing harvest of the small grain crop
presents a problem for the farmers
of Furnas county. There is not
enough available help to harvest the
crop. Unless several thousand hands
are sent into the Heaver and Snppa
valleys much wheat will go to waste
because it cannot be garnered.
Farmer's Back Broken.
Buffalo County. John Rentier, a;
farmer living ten miles north of Gib-
bon. was instantly killed when his
horses, which ho was working on a
cultivator became frightened and
ran away. He was thrown violently to
the ground and his back broken.
Died at Ninety-Two.
Furnas Coi.nty. Ill .' r O. S. Hasty.
a pioneer and perhaps the nlilesr man
in western Nebraska, was buried just
one week before his ninety-second (
birthday.
Blind Horse on Rampage.
Dixon County. A blind and deaf:
horse belonging to A. II. Hilis. ran j
away. Ti:e animal crossed the street
and ran through a $."0 plate glass
v.'ndow of Willis hardware store.
The glass was so badly broken that
there was only one piece from which
nn SxlO piece could be cut.
Firemen's Tournament.
York County. The seventeenth an
nual Nebraska State Firemen's tour
nament will be held in York. Neb
Julv 26. 27 and 28.
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Every great man Is always being
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get good out of all things and all per
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lwi' Single Binder pives a man what
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Our dearest thoughts are out of
reach Van Dyke.
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