Tim OMAHA UAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1902.
CHANGES IN THE SCHOOLS
IUU Bnperintsodsit FwUr IslisTei it U
an Era of Csnwlidatisn.
RULING CH THt MARKING Of BALLOTS
wV A.' Seleeti Official , Route for
Mearasuaue Who Wish te Attend
the National Reaalaa
at Washlactea. -
From a Staff Correspondent.)
XJNCOLN. Aug. ISpeclal.) Closer or
ganlaatloa ol elty schools- aa Increaae Id
tb average salary paid to the teachera
of both rural and dlty achooli and a de
crease In the number of school buildings
through consolidation are - among the
1 changes predicted by State Superintendent
Fowler to take place In tha schsol eoodl-
tlona of Nebraska during the remainder of
tha decade.
Mr. Fowler la Just completing a cam
paign with the teachera' Institutes through
out the state. Ha baa visited upward of
half of the counties, and his predictions
are based largely upon hla own observation
of actual conditions.
"I feel safe In predicting a much closer
organisation of the city school!," said Mr.
' Fowler. "I believe all the city superin
tendents and principals will be required
by law to make aa complete report! and
'.to furnish aa accurate statistics as the
eounty superintendents now are, and that
' their work will be done more systemaU-
sally. There will be a revision of the
.method of assessment and levying of tales
, before 1910 and consequent reduction of
,'the minimum levy.
"Let us hope that the number of men
j teachers employed, which decreased 30 per
,eent during the past decade, will Increaae,
, while the number of women teachera,
Which decreased only about 4 per cent, will
I remain stationary. In tbla connection I
.would call attention to the fact that the
Vaverage monthly wages of men during the
ten years Increaaed $1.26, while that of the
Nromea decreased $1.02. In both there should
vend must be a material Increaae If we wish
'to keep In tha profession tha better qualified
uPersoas.
Ckajsares la tha Sehaala.
,1 believe that la 1910 the enrollment
will be a larger percentage of the acbool
(population ,tbeu in 1900, but what is of
'vastly mora Importance the; average dally
attendance will be a much larger per cent
!of tha enrollment and of the acbool census
than In 1900. Tha number of aod and log
school buildings la the state will rapidly
decrease and the number of frame achool
I buildings will allghtly decrease, while the
umber of brick buildings will Increase.
jturlng the neat ten years, there will be
'a decreaae in tha total number of acbool
1 buildings in the atate of Nebraska through
I tha consolidation of rural achool districts.
There will ba a material Increaae la the
.length of tha term In many school districts
for tha state; and let us hope that In 1910
,aur oouuty euperintendente will average at
jleeat 11,000 a year each. Our atate teach
ers' association, our great university aad
vis sut sorul scico! sr'I issrsass ths'.r
enrollment materially. There will then be
three state normal schools. Ia 1910 in
many of tha rural ' portions of tha atate
the farmers', children will bare tha same
advantages of education In a well arranged,
well organised, well graded achool that the
village and city, puplla now enjoy.
BaJIcUagr V tha Cearaea.
"Instead of attempting to let down our
hooka and note and' tackles and llnea from
tha university la 1910, wa will build from
tha,. kindergarten,, up. arrrlng thebetter
features uf the kmdsrglrtea, through tha
primary gradea, correlating wjth it manual
training and .domestic science and ele
mentary agriculture In tha grammar gradea,
and batter preparing our puplla for practi
cal Ufa by giving mora attention to the
elenttfle aide and leaa to the classical aide
than wo did In 190 er.-than wa do now.
In 1910 wa will distinguish between one,
two, three and foun year high schools, their
diplomas, certificate and their graduates,
M wa now distinguish between university
graduates and those who complete only
tha Junior year, or perhapa tha aophmoro
year, or only tha freshman year; or aa wa
distinguish between thoee who complete
tha eighth, seventh, sist,a, and fifth gradea
.respectively In tho grammar department.
, "A high school graduate .then will be bne
who has ccmpleted the three-thirds of our
public school system, Including ths high
achool department of four years, la 1910
' tha high achoola of the atate will be aa
free to tha children of the farmer and the
stock raiser as they now are to the chil
dren of tha merchant, tha banker and tha
SKIN -TORTURES
Aad all Forma of Itctdaf
Scaly' Mat mourn Instantly
ReUwvvd aad Spaaoil
CURED BY CUTICURL
Canpiota Treatment ($1), aooalsta
at CUTiCtra. 8oai to eieaaae tha
ak1a af crusts sad sea las and (often tha
thickened cuticle, Cuticc&a Oiwt
atasr, to Instantly allay fcshUijr,
b-rtUtlom,-' aad - taflamaaatioii, and
soothe aad heal, and CtrriCGBA Ba- .
sOLYEKT 11U-S, cool and cleaaea
the blood. Brsai.it Srr la often, -soiBoaeot
to euro Uio snoaC torWrinr,
cUaflpirlng, ttchlnr, burning:, blted-t
lag, acalr, crusted, and pimply ha
aaoure, Wbaa all also falls. -
MILLIONS U5EOJTICURAS0A.P,
aost start by CiTioc a OirrkxjiT tor beautify.
lag te atl a. far ejeaaalag the scalp, aad atop,
ptag of (alUac Vst. tor aoflaalng aad whleeu.
Uat tba haudi, lor baby ItAilag aad ree,
la betas tor sanoytBru-Tuauoue and ehaaage,
or boa tree' at ogeaetvS pars pi refloat, tor
asastf suae re. aatUeaOa paiyoaae which
aasvedt Uxaaelvea la weaaea, aad tor ail the
paraoaae af tea tailor bub, aad aweary.
Cinm KawtLvsorr TliX (iTheealaaa
Oaaadi are a ew, I malaaa. edortaea, aca- ,
sutitJtr.ts fr tt esV-i, (Ui
C'tnrroara aaaoirainr, aSmllsatwanalbar
We4 aartaaia aaa buuoux aaa. In anaaui
eaa aja,ejaiaiig at a mm. ft ma jo.
m wa a,oa
vM- lawati at as CUr
t baa . k fu,
professions! msn. In 1910 tha public, will
demand that thoee who train and direct
and a 'at In developing their children's
minds snd morale aad hablta and man.
ners have the- same thorough training for
their work aa thoee who look after their
children's bod lee la times of Ul health.
Tha teacher will then ba a professional
man or woman.'
Dees Sot Invalidate Ballet. v
. A member of the civil government class
of the public achoola of ...Boone county
asked the Department of Publle Inatruetloa
a few daya ago to decide the question
whether. If a man marks a ballot at an
election with a pencil d liferent In color
from that provided In tho booth, hla ballot
will be counted. In the letter containing
this question It was explained that, the class
waa unable to come to a satisfactory con
clusion. Superintendent Fqwler referred the
Inquiry to the attorney general and the
following decision was given:
"In absence of fraud a ballot marked In
compliance with all statutory requirements,
except that the marks were made In a color
different from that specified by law, should
not ba rejected on account of auch vari
ance In the colore. Ths use of the wrong
pencil did not In any way obscure the In
tention of the voter, and, while It waa his
duty to mark the ballot aa directed by
law, his vote should not be disregarded
In determining the result of tha election,
where he bap plainly expressed his own
Judgment' without violating a mandatory
provision of the atatutea. The atate la In.
tereeted In giving effect to the will of the
majority aa expressed at the ballot box.
In giving effect to thia principle tha courta
hold that a statutory provision specifying
a particular kind of mark la directory
merely, unless made mandatory by express
provision of the law, and that a disregard of
auch a direction does not, In abaenca of
fraud. Invalidate tha ballot of tha voter
whoae Intention haa been clearly expressed
at the polls." '
Roate far tha Teteraai,
Department Commander Steele and As
sistant Adjutant General Howe have ar
ranged for a special train to run over the
Rock Island route from Omaha to Chi
cago for. the accommodation of the Ne
braska veterana who go to. the national
Orand Army encampment In Washington
next October. It will leave Omaha on Oc
tober 4. Two cars will ba assigned for
Omaha veterana, one car will ba left at
Lincoln, one at Falrbury, which will be the
department baadquartera car, and one at
Hastings. They -will be brought together
into, one train at Omaha. If mora coaches
are needed they will ba supplied without
delay. . Tha route faotn Chicago to ' Wash
ington haa not been determined. It Is cer
tain, however, that tha train will go un
broken clear to Washington.' '
Action aa Seheol Laada.
The State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds will meet tomorrow to consider
matters In connection with tha school lands
of tha state. Tha meeting waa to have
been held todabut owing to the absence
of several of the members -it was postponed
until tomorrow. i , . f ?
lfo Troable at Korth Flatta.
Governor Savage returned from North
Platte today. Tha governor asserts that ha
Is willing to call out tha militia, at any
time If convinced such a course la necessary
Ha aatd tho strikers were peaceable when
ha left North Platte and thought they, would
glvo no further cyjae for alarm.
THOUSANDS AT - CHAUTAUQUA
Caaraoadeatea Ateaaaea at Baaday
Progrraaa of Fallertoa
Aasaaablr. .
FULLEKTON, Neb., Aug. 19. 8pectaL
Bunday brought out ' the largeat gathering
of peoplet. about 1,000, that ever attended
the assembly hers. Tha grove waa filled
with crowda of people everywhere and the
large tabernacle could only accommodate
a small fraction of thoae preaent. Genca,
Clarks, Central City and Grand Island were
all largely repreaented en the grounds.
Tha Wealeyan male quartet furnished mu
sic for the day. Dr. H. A. Crane of Lima,
N. T., delivered ad able lecture In the fore
noon on the aubject of "Missions In India"
and H. C. Stunts continued hla Interesting
talk on missions In tha Philippines, Prof.
Colbern had hla chorus In the evening fol
lowed by a sermon by Charlea Cullan Smith.
Thla morning after the bible congress Dr.
Crane gave aa addreaa on "Women In In
dia," and later In the forenoon gave a talk
on "Foreign Missions." At I o'clock the
Wesleyan quartet entertained the people
with muale, followed by an eloquent and
intereatlng addreaa by Hon. -J. H. Mickey.
Subject. "Character Building." Mr. Mickey
made many frlenda while In tha city.
Cwvar Gets Heedeel Metetara.
HEBRON. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.
Thla city had quite a heavy rainfall laat
evening, tha precipitation being l.zt Inchea.
For mora than two waeka It haa been quite
dry here and corn haa suffered soma for
want of moisture. Many of the farmers
wsra unable to plow tha soil on account of
Ita extreme dryness. Tho outlook tor corn
la StUl favorable.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Noarly two Inches of rain foil during laat
night and the corn crop la greatly benefited.
The ground la now In good coadttloa for fall
plowing and seeding. '
GENEVA, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Fully 0.(1 of aa Inch of rain fall here thla
morning.
Howard Oaaaty Iaatliata Opoas.
ST. PAUL. Neb.. Aug.' 19. (Special.)
Tha Howard county teachers' lnstituts
opened yesterday morning at the high
school building with an attendance of
alxty-flvo to sevsnty, with County Superin
tendent Laetham aa conductor. Tha In
structors are: Superintendent Atkinson of
tha York achoola, Principal Smith of the
St. Paul Business and Normal college and
Miss Cora Clary of Nebraska City. State
Superintendent Fowler wilt deliver a lec
ture before tha teachera and tha publle
Wednesday evening. - Howard county la
thla year In need of several good teachera.
tha preaent supply being Inadequate to fill
tha demand.
Caadldatra Addreaa Veiaraaa. :
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Tha attendance at the reunion was
good today. Hon. W. L. Stark, apoke thla
forenoon. Hla addreaa was full of patriotic
fervor and waa listened to with cloaeat at
tention. Among hla bearers waa Hon. E. H.
Hlnshaw, hla republican competitor In the
coagreaelcnal race in thla district. ' This
afternoon Mr. Hlnshaw addressed the vet
eran! and their frlenda. Mr. Hlnshaw de
livered one of the finest patriotic addresses
aver heard In thla city, aad was frequently
applauded during the course of hia remarks.
The addreaa was veld of any political sig
nificance, Tba reunion closes tomorrow.
Ftllaaara Teachera la beaalaa.
GENEVA. Neb.. Aug. 19. ("oecla'.V-
The Fillmore county 'institute oseoaAyee 4
terday. Superintendent A. O. Thomas and
Prof. E. J. Hoen(helr are (a charge. A largj
number of teachers' were la atteadince ai
tha opening aeaalon. The conductor ia Su
perintendent C. Bocu-ha, Jr.
Wy more baiaaa Heepera Fiaed.
E5-.THTCE, . A; 19 fttpaclal
Telegram,) John Pltar and Frank Doce-
kal, two Wymoro saloon- keepers chjrged
with selling liquor on Sundsy, wsra fined
1200 each in county court today. The cases
were appealed to tha district court..
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Osnartl Conditions 8 till Thror aa Immease
Yield of Cam.
WET WEATHLR DELAYS HAYING SOMEWHAT
Small Beetles Badly ia Heed of Rala,
bat Aereaare Tbaa Affected la Com
parative! v Trlfll a- Apples
Promise Well.
Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section
of the climate and crop service of the
Weather bureau for the week ending Au
gust 19, 1902: ,
Tba last week was wet and coot In the
northern counties and warm and dry In
southern and western. The dally mean
temperature baa averaged about normal In
the eaatern part of the atate and S degrees
above normal In the western.
The rainfall haa exceeded an Inch In
some of the northern countlee; In other
parta of the atate it haa been generally
lege than a quarter of an Inch.
Tha cloudy, moist and rainy weather in
the northern counties the last, week re
tarded haying and threshing. In the south
ern and western countlea threshing pro
gressed rapidly. The soil Is so dry In the
southern part of the state that little
progress waa made with fall plowing. Com
has grown well In most parts of the state;
in the southern part of the atate It la now
needing rain, while In some southwestern
counties the crop haa already been Injured
by lack of rain; the acreage thua affected
is small and generally the crop continue
to promise a very large yield. Apples
promise a good crop. v
Sontheastera Rectlea.
Butler Rain would be beneficial for corn
and plowing; corn ten daya to two weeks
later than normal.
Cass Threshing and plowing progressing
nicely.
Clay Shock threshing completed and
atack threshing begun; oats and wheat
turning out better than expected; third
crop of alfalfa being cut.
Fillmore Early corn looking fine; late
corn needs rain; threshing progressing fast;
stacking all done.
Gage Corn ripening fast; rain would be
beneficial for late corn and pastures; ap
ples good crop.
Hamilton Good week for threshing and
atacjclng; some plowing being done; corn
ana grans doing well.
Jefferson Haying begun, heavy crop;
corn good, but needs rain; too dry for fall
plowing; applea very good eroo.
jonnjon-torn needs rain; too dry
for
plowing to progress well.
ijancaster Corn doing
well; pastures
good ground too dry for fall plowing; cane
and millet god crop; grass growing well.
Nemaha Ground getting very dry for
plowing; corn, especially late planted, needs
rain; good week for haying and threshing.
Nuckolls Threshing progressing nicely;
bay crop large; applea plentiful; corn needs
rain; too dry for plowing.
Otoe-Wild hay crop very heavy; atacktng
and threshing progressing rapidly; corn
doing well; potatoes large crop.
Pawnee Corn needa rain, ground too dry
for fall plowing.
Polk Fine week for corn; rather unfavor
able for threshing; some plowing done;
ground rather hard and lumpy.
Richardson Corn doing very well, but
rain would be beneficial; threshing in prog
ress; apples good crop; some plowing done.
Ballne Threshing progressing rapidly;
corn making rapid growth; fall plowing
toe large "crop. '
Saunders Very large crop of wild hnyj
potatoes fine; com growing splendidly; fall
plowing well advanced.
Seward Threshing delayed' by frequent
rains; corn doing nicely and promises large
crop; not much fall plowing done
Stanton Small grain being injured In
shock by continued rain; corn growing
splendidly. - -
Thayer Prairie hay being cut; sorghum
and kafflr corn good yield; pastures good;
oom needs rain; ground too dry to plow.
York Threshing delayed by moisture;
pastures good; corn growing flneiy; large
amount of plowing done. ,
Nortbeaatera geotloa.
Antelope Week unfavorable for stacking,
threshing and haying; cloudy, with little
rain; third cutting of alfalfa in progress.
Hurt Shock threshing about finished; too
cool for corn to grow well; corn In good
condition; hay crop good.
Cedar Threshing and atacklng delayed by
rain; oats, barley and rye yielding well;
spring wheat fair; pas lures good; corn
growing finely,
Colfax Corn growing well, but lata
plantings will not mature unless September
is very warm, with late frost.
Cuming Stacking and threshing retarded
by rein; pastures fine; corn growing well,
tne weather la rather cool
Dakota Stacking about done; some abock
threshing to do yet; haying In progreaa;
corn growing finely.
Dixon Clear weather and sunshine needed
for stacking and threshing; corn growing
excellently.
Dodge Threshing and haying delayed by
wet weather; pastures good; corn maturing
very slowly.
Douglaa Threshing progressing nicely,
with good yield of oats; spring wheat poor;
too cool for corn to mature rapidly.
Holt Threshinc and huvinir rlai-rii4 ,nj
considerable hay spoiled by rain: pastures
fine
corn earing nneiy; plowing in prog-
resa.
Knox Co!
rn promises larae cmn : naatnrea
good
ood; threahlng retarded and hay dam,i
by rain
Madlaon Threahlna
retarded by rain;
corn tilling splendidly; sugar beets doing
wv.i, LuiiRtui;iui jiuwiua ueing uone.
Pierce Cloudy, foggy week, unfavorable
for haying and threshing; hay good crop;
corn doing finely, but needa warmer
weather.
Platte Threshing proceeding nicely, al
though weather haa been rather wet and
unfavorable; corn growing well, prorolaea
large crop.
Thurston Stacking and threshing delayed
by wet weather: corn irowlnir wII hut 4-
later than usual.
Washington Threshing and haying In
progress, nut weather rather unfavorable:
corn looka well, earing finely; big crop of
hay.
Wayne Stacking and threahlng delayed
by wet weather: corn nowln nlxl
too cool for best growth. '
Central aeetlon.
Boone Threading and haying retarded bv
Ealn and damp weather; corn growing" well,
ut will mature late.
Buffalo Damp, foggy week; threahlng
!rogressing aa laat aa possible; corn grow
ig unaly, needs warm weather; hay extra
leavy crop.
Cuater Threshing and haying progressing
nicely; wheat yields well.
Dawson Corn maturing fast; third crop
of alfalfa bclna: cut: some davlnr Mn.
done, but ground getting rather dry.
uarnsm ween rainer cool lor corn;
everything doing, nicely.
ureeiey rnresmng retarded by wet
Weather: anrlna wneat nonr: rnm inira
fine, promises big crop; prairie hay and po
tatoes nne.
Hall Stacklnar and threahlnv nrnrln
slowly; oata light crop; corn in good condi
tion; augar beets nne.
Howard fitacklnar not flnlah4- nrn w
In a excellent growth.
Merrick Thrashing progressing rapidly;
some haying done; corn growing nicely, but
B her man Htackl
ilng and threshing prog
vlld hay being cut, good
reaalng' nicely: w
crop; past urea fine; corn growlnc finely.
Valley Corn promises very large croo.
but will mature rather late.
eathwaatera Bectlea.
Adams Haying progressing fast; pas
tures drying up; ground rather dry for
plowing; lata corn needa rain.
Chae Very dry; corn needa rain.
Dundy Hot and dry; rain needed: pas
tures good.
. Franklin Corn needs rain.
. Fron tier Corn needa rain badlv; good
crop of potatoes.
iurnaa Threahlng progressing fast; com
Is being damaged by dry weather; third
crop of alfalfa being harvested; hay large
crop.
Gosper Hot, dry week; com needa rain
badly.
Harlan Wild hay heavy crop; corn needa
rain.
Hayes Haying well advanced; hay good
quality and plentiful; some showers, but
porn needs mora rain.
Hitchcock Hot, dry week; all cropa need
rain.
Ke
earney Threshlnsr Droarresslna
fast;
vurn ormi rain; luu ory 10 plow.
Lincoln I'aatures good; corn growing
rsildly and In good condition.
Perkins Very dry; com burning up, will
be email crop.
Phelps Good week for atacklng and
threahlns; corn beginning to need rain;
little drv for fall plowing--
pad Willow Hot. dry week: threahlng
nrovraaalea; rapidly? rorn harirv Hmra
by dry weather: aotne past help 'by rain."
Webster Ground a little dry for plowing;
corn n-edi rain; potatova fine; third crop
of alfalfa being cut.
Wntrra and latthwettera Sections.
Boa Butte Large crop of hay being cut
on bottom land.
Brown Several showers; good growing
week.
cherry Haying retarded by rain; big hay
crop i light frost.
Cheyenne Pastures good; " haying pro
gressing nicely.
Dawee Haying and harvesting making
good progreea.
Keith liny and range good; corn burn
ing; rain needly bsdly.
Keya Paha Work retarded by showers;
pmepect tor large corn crop.
Rock Considerable hay spoiled by rain;
some hall, but little damage,
flcotta Bluff Threshing In progres; oats
large yield; corn unusually good; graea on
range needs rain.
Bherldnn Harvest about finished; bay
pina; cui, udu crop,
Kloux Harvest about over
potato crop
rood. (. A. LOV
Section Director, Lincoln, Neb.
EXCITEMENT CAUSES DEATH
Faatanella Farmer Aceldeatally
Drives Over Little Girl aad Inf
fere Fatal Apoplectic' Stroke.
FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Fred Hartung, father of O. Harxung, a well
known farmer of Fontanelle, died at the
Fremont hospital tbla noon of apoplexy at
the age of 70 year. Testerdsy Mr.
Hartung drove to Fremont with a load of
apples. Wblle turning a corner his team
accidentally ran over a little daughter of
Orant Tlgnor, who was riding a wheel. The
girl was badly bruised, but fortunately no
bonea were broken. This accident aeemed
to upset the old man, but he drove away
at one. A few mlnutea later the team waa
seen without a driver nearly a mile from
the accident. Mr. Hartung'a aon waa noti
fied over the telephone and a thorough
search waa Instituted. The missing man
wis found lata laat night lying unconscious
d Ifn the driveway to the basement of O. W.
w E. Dorsev's barn. Ha waa t.V.n ir. th
hospital and hla wife summoned, arriving
early thla morning. Mr. Hartung was an
old resident of Washington county and re
sided with his son on a farm near Fon
tanelle. Hla remains will be taken to Fon
tanelle for burial.
CALLS SALOON MAN TO TIME
Mrs. May Hard Orders Liquor Dealer
to Get Her Brother Out of
Draakts Difficulty.
. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 19 (Spe
cial.) Mrs. May Hurd, accompanied by her
sen and a Mrs. Brown, . came from their
home. In Pacific Junction today and read the
riot act to Ed DonaL She allegea that her
brother Edward Launsbury, 19 yeara of age,
and. Ray Lilly, alao a minor, came to Platts
mouth laat Wednesday and purchaaed beer
from Ed Donat and took five bottles of It
home, and after drinking It became intoxi
cated. While in that condition tbey went to tha
houae of a woman by the name of Cram
and broke down the door. The boya were
arrested and arraigned before Justice Kel
loy, who bound them over to the district
court, placing their bond at $300 each.
Mra. Hurd Informed Mr. Donat that nn
leaa ha would assist In getting her brother
out of this difficulty she would have hlm
arreated on the charge of having aold in
toxicating liquors to minora. The aaloon
keeper promised to comply with her re
quest and go to Olenwood tomorrow, where
young Launsbury ia confined In tha county
iaii.
Repnbllcana Choose Davidson.
ASHLAND, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
Tha republican convention for the Fifth
aenatorial district, comprising Saunders and
Sarpy countlea, met in thla city today.
Hon. Willard H. Davidson of Springfield,
Sarpy county, waa the unanimous choice
of tha convention for float aenator. Tha
convention was entirely harmonious and Its
action presages victory,.' O. A. Wendstrand
of Saunders and Thorn i .Coleman of Sarpy
ware selected. M dpmmltteamen, with power
to select one assistant from each commis
sioner district In their respective coun
ties. Craps Get Wettlagr at Hamboldt.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
A gentle rain haa visited this seotton of
the atate yesterday, and while, tha precipi
tation waa light the corn crop haa derived
great ' benefit. For a time farmers feared
that tho dry weather of tha paat few weeks
would cut tha com abort, but this Is true
only In remote Instances, In many parts
of the county tha main queation ia whether
the yield will ba aeventy-five or 100 bushels
to the acre.
Fix Data of Republican Conventloa.
GENEVA, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.) The
republican central committee met yeater
day and tha data for the county conven
tion waa fixed aa September 22. Very little
interest Is apparently taken In the legisla
tive ticket. The only announcement made
up to thla date la tha candidacy of Robert
J. 8Ioan for state aenator. John Baraby
Is tha only candidate for county attorney
that is making any atlr.
Llarbtalar Starts Bad Fire.
HEBRON, Neb., Aug. 1J. (Special Tele
gram.) During the rain storm about 1:90
o'clock thla morning a barn on the farm
of August Brlsner. four miles west of here,
waa atruck by lightning and burned to tho
ground. Two young calvea, a granary of
small grain and a quanttty of hay are a
total lose. Tha total losa la (600 with 1250
insurance.
Wood River Without Superintendent.
WOOD RIVER, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Prof. Beard, for the laat five
yeara in charge of the Wood River schools,
haa resigned to accept a almllar position
In the Valley (Neb.) achoola. Tha school
board will meet the first of net week to
elect his successor. But few applications
have been received to fill tho vacancy as
yet.
Hear Attend Dodge Institute.
FREMONT. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
Tha Dodge county Institute began ita an
nual session at the high achool building
yesterday with 140 teachers enrolled. Su
perintendent Arnott la assisted by Profs.
McMurray of North Bend, Edgerton of
Fremont, Superintendent Laird and Mias
Strickland of Fremont and others. The In
stitute will closo this week.
' Wlaatdo Baalneas Sold.
WINSIDE. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
J. D. Garrison of Omaha haa purchaaed
tha grocery and fruit store of R. Hodgson
bare. Mr. Garrison waa connected with
the ahoe department of tha Boatoa store In
Omaha.
Child Drowns In rt Tub.
CARROLL. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) A 1-year-old aen of Bert Robinson
waa drowned laat night la a half barrel
filled w(th water which bta mother was
soaking up for pickling purposes.
Repalrlac Gaaje Ceeaty BrldaTcs.
BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Many bridges in Gage county, which were
damaged by the recent floods, are being
repaired by order of the County Board of
Bupervlsoro.
Institute Opens at Red dead.
RED CLOVD, Neb.. Aug. 19. Special.)
Tha Webater County Teachera' lcatltute
opened Monday with a large attendance. It
will con'inua one week.
Vaga taaaty iaai Html.
BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Frter Ostraa aold his farm, one mile north
east of Rickrall. thla county, consisting af
161 acrea, for fl.aOO caah.
ASIICRAFT OUT IN SECOND
Sandersoa of Oalaabnrf Dafsati Chisaga
Crack at Taaois.
SENSATION OF TOURNAMENT UP TO DATE
t'aexperted Result af Match Over
tares All Calcalatloaa aad Forces
Wlae Oaes to Revlso Their
The defeat of E. M. Aahcraft of Chicago
by F. R. Sanderson of Galesburg, 111., in the
second round of the Interstate tennis tour
nament at the Field club Tuesday afternoon
furnished both the aurprlse and the sensa
tion of the play so far. Thla result, unex
pected by all, overturns calculatlona as to
the playera who will reach the finals and
even the semi-finals, which waa though to
be so plain on the face of tha drawings.
Again, the match brought out easily the
prettiest tennis of the tournament to date,
and It was fought point by point to the end
through three eeta. Ashcraft waa unani
mously baoked for a winner in thla match
and also In the third round to follow, which
would place htm In the seml-flnala. But
8anderaon wen by pure tennis, and won wall.
A large gallery waa kept In throes of ex
citement during the contest, for Interest
was aroused at the start by the fact that
Sanderson seemed to be taking- the first aet
hands down from the Chicago star. He
quickly ran Ashcraft to 6-2, and then the
latter by a sustained rally took five atralght
games, winning the set Spectators thought
the let down on Sanderson's part meant he
had lost hla nerve, but It waa not so. Tba
next set he took 6-2 and the third 9-4.
The result shows first of all that Ash
craft Is not as good a clay court man aa
Sanderson. On grass courts he Is third best
man In Chicago, being aurpassed only by
Waidner and Collins. Each man yeaterday
played much the aame atyle of game, which
made the contest closer. Both did much
lobbing, where Sanderson excelled. He
lobbed out of court but once. There was
also much net work by each, but Sander
aon kept Ashcraft back a good deal by
lobbing, and it proved a winning game.
When It camo to tha drlvea Ashcraft ahowed
beautiful back court work. At the net San
derson waa on tha whole tba quicker and
aurer of tha two.
lp to tho Third Round.
Meanwhile all tha other matches were
completed up to the third round, so there
now remain but eight playera In singles.
They play today as follows: Wilder against
Peters, Parker against Karnaworth. Sander
aon against Raymond, Sheldon against Cald
well. All theae come off tbla afternoon at
S o'clock. Interest centers In the Parker
Farnswortb affair. Either man ahould be
able to defeat Patera or Wilder, ao on tha
match la considered to hinge one name
for tha semi-finals, representing the top
half of tho drawings. Meanwhile below
there are Sanderson and Raymond, where
tha former ahould win, and Sheldon and
Caldwell, where the visitor will In alt prob
ability pull out Thla will bring Sanderson
and Sheldon together, and It will be a bat
tie royal tor tne nnais. Bo tne winner of
Sanderson-Sheldon will play tha winner of
Parker-Farnaworth for the challenge cup,
unless some upheaval ahould occur. At thla
point the tournament Is considered to be
very open, with the result a tossup. There
Is no safe bet on the winner.
The aecond beat match Tuesday waa be
tween Raymond and McOee. At Sioux City
last week Jerome beat 'Ike," but Raymond
turned the tables this time, winning after
a terrlflo struggle 4-0, 6-4, 6-4. In this
match, too, the loser took the first aet.
The boya p'ayed a fierce game, but there
waa considerable wlldneas. McOee had hla
well known atyle, but showed his usual
lack of control. Raymond meanwhile waa
wilder than usual, making him about aa
loose as his opponent. Both lobbed poorly,
but drives and passes and net work were
good. Raymond finally won by steadying
down and becoming the aafer and aurer of
the two.
One Omaha Player Left.
Sam Caldwell, the only Omaha player
now left on the list, worked himself nicely
Into the third round by his second victory,
beating Croakey 8-6, 6-2. Caldwell con
tinues to play better tennla than ever. To
day he meets a bard proposition In Dr.
Sheldon.
Earl Farnaworth took two Slouz City men
In a row and laid them both out. Htles
was first, and he succumbed to "The
Brownie" 6-0, 6-1. Next came Oilman, who
waa beaten 6-2, 6-2.
Carter Wilder of Kansas City appeared
for the first time In play, be having had a
default victory in the first round. He
played J. W. Towle of Omaha yeaterday,
and won 6-2, 6-8. Wilder meets Peters to
morrow. O. A. Abbott, ft., of Orand Island de
feated O. S. Erwln of Omaha 8-6, 6-8, 6-1,
and then went down before Peters of Chi
cago 6-0, 6-0. Peters won from L. Mlddle
kauff of Lexington, Neb., hla first draw, by
default.
Resnlts of tha Morsisg.
Tuesday morning tha tournament commit
tee finally bsgan to chalk up defaults. C. S.
Carey of Sioux City defaulted to J. W.
Towle of Omaha, and E. W. McBride of
Topeka, Kan., being auddenly called
back there last night, defaulted
to Carter Wilder of Kansas City.
Theae were both first round matches, so
Towle and Wilder meet thia afternoon la
the aecond round. Then Fred Hamilton of
Omaha defaulted to Henry T. Clarke, Jr.,
who ia playing in place of T. S. Blair of St.
Louis, so that brought Clarke against W. Q.
Parker early thla afternoon. Parker won.
6-0, 6-3. Oeorge Prltchett of Omaha de
faulted to Fred Dufrene of Omaha, and the
latter played F. E. Sheldon of Kansas City
In the aecond round this morning. Sheldon
won, 6-1, 6-1. In other matches of the
morning F. R. Sanderson of Oaleaburg beat
H. Hopklna of Minneapolis, 6-8. 6-2; W. 8.
Oilman of Sioux City beat W. F. Prouett of
Fullerton, Neb., 6-0, 6-1; John S. Brown of
Omaha beat E. A. Carey of North Platte,
Neb., 4-6, 6-2. 4-8; E. M. Ashcraft of Chi
cago beat William McNeal of Sioux City,
6-1, 6-4; Cbarlee Crosky of Topeka beat
J. J. Hill of Omaha. 2-6. 7-5. 6-4.
Aahcraft Ikons His Foraa.
The most intereatlng match of the morn
ing waa that between Ashcraft and McNeal,
aa it brought the Chicago man out on the
courts for the first time. He showed him
self a splendid player, being a really skill
ful placer. He playa a heady game always,
It being plain that every ball ha hlta has
mental direction. In addition to that Aah
craft has a abort stroke that ia exceedingly
deceptive In ita atrength, ao that tba balls,
while skimming the net close, yet go deep
back Into the court The first aet wept
easily to Ashcraft, but In the next McNeal
made him earn it. McNeal passed well and
be bas a drive to the back line that ia a
winner, thoi'gh dangerous.
Parker won from Clarke by superior claas,
aa did Sheldon from Dufrene and Oilman
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from Prouett. Dufrene showed a stroke,
however, both oa serve and return, that la
a comer, and for a new player he made a
strong showing against the Kansas City
crack.
The Brown-Carey match was fiercely
conteated and it took the Omaha man
three sets to win. He finally worked out
a victory by excelling at the net, and by
smashing them when he could, Carey took
(be first aet, but his lob, which la done In
beautiful style, went out too often by nar
row margins. It was an even, pretty
match throughout.
Summaries to Data.
To date the summarise In play In the
singles are:
Preliminary Round Oilman beat Prow
ett, 6-0, 6-1; Brown beat Cary. -. -3;
Hllcs beAt Volk, by default; Farnaworth
beat Van Camp, 6-0, 6-0; Sanderson beat
Webster. 6-0, 6-0; Hopklna beat Ryan, 6-2,
6-2: Cockerlll beat Paaewalk, by default;
Aahcraft beat McNeal, 6-1, 6-4.
First Round Towle beat Carey, by de
fault; Wilder beat McJIrlde, by default;
Abbott beat Erwln, -, 6-1, 6-i; Peters beat
Middlekauft. by default; Clarke beat Ham
ilton, by default; Parker beat Young, -li
6-2. Oilman beat Brown, 6-2, 6-0; Fame
worth beat Hllee, 6-0, 6-1: Sanderson beat
Hopkins, 6-8, 6-1; Ashcraft beat Cockerlll,
6- 8. 6-1; Raymond beat Howell, 7-6. 6-2;
McOee beat Copeland, 6-4, 66; Dufrene
beat Prltchett, by default: Sheldon beat
Oravea, 6-2, 6-1; Cald weir beat . Holland,
7- 8, 7-6; Croakey beat Hill, 8-V7-8. 6-4.
Second Round Wilder beat Towle, 6-2,
6-8; Peters beat Abbott, 6-0, 6-0: Parker
beat Clarke 6-0, 6-8; Farnaworth beat Ou
tran, 6-7. 6-2; Sanderson beat Aahcraft, 1-7,
6-2. 6-4; Raymond beat McOee, 4-6, 6-4. 6-4:
Sheldon beat Dufrene, 6-1, 6-1; Caldwell
beat Croakey. t-6, 6-2.
Drawlags la Deaalea.
With the singles so well under way, the
doubles and the consolations will be
started this morning. Drawings in the
doubles have Just been completed and read:
Holland and Sanderson play Oilman and
McNeal.
Hamilton and Prltchett play Brown and
iv'Zfra. .
Young and
Sheldon.
Caldwell play McOee and
Carey and Abbott play Loveland and
Bhfjiherd.
Farnaworth and Raymond play Kountae
and Clarke.
Croskey and Hill play Parker and Wil
der. Oravea and Cockerlll play Hopklna and
Towle.
Howell and Hlles play Peters and Ash
craft. The engraving of all prises is now com
pleted and the trophies are cn exhibition
In the window of Browning, King Co.'a
store. The silverware snd other prises
form a handsome display. Tbey will be left
there until the end of the week, when the
presentations will occur on Saturday night
The secretary of the Field club has sent
under Instructions a letter to the Country
club Inviting all members of the latter
organisation to attend and watch the ten
nis matches.
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NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
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