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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

June 3 and pageant Of Lincoln.
presenting "The Gate City"
June 6,7'8-State Undertakers' Con-
vention at Hastings.
June 5-6-Spanish War Veterans
state Convention at North Platte.
June IL to 15-Trans.M Mississippi Bak-
ers' Assn convention at Omaha.
June 13.l4.15-Annual convention OF
Nebraska Elks at Omaha.
June 10 to l6-State =. +. o. Conven.
lion at Alliance.
June 13-l4-15-Great Western Handi.
cap Tournament at Omaha.
June Is to 15-Nebraska Pharmaceu-
tical Convention at Hastings.
June 19.20.2l.22-American Union o:
swedish Singers. West. Div. COZ.
certs and convention at Omaha.
June 20 to Estate Stockmen's con.
vention at Alliance.
June Il to 23-Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. state meeting at Lincoln.
July 25-Nebraska Democratic con
vention at Hastings.
July 3.4.5-Mid Summer Race Meet al
Kearney.
July s to 8-State Golf Tournament
at Omaha.
July Observation-Disclosures Hotc'
mems Association Convention at
Omaha.
June 28-29-International Au%ctioneers'
Association Convention at Omaha.
City commissioners OF North Platte
nave let a contract for twenty-five
blocks OF vertical fiber brick paving
TO be laid this summer. The contract
Price totals approximately 100000.
William Jennings Bryan Is not going
to the democratic national convention
as an alternate from Nebraska, nor as
q delegate from any other state. &C
cording to an announcement made ir
Lincoln.
The encampment Of the Grand Ar
my OF the Republic, held at Lexington
was the greatest affair OF the kind
ever held in the state. II is estimated
that 10000 visitors were in attend.
ance. Columbus secured the encamp
ment for text year and won out owe,
Hastings and Wayne by a good.sized
majority.
Another discovery Of a technical err
ror has Just been made at Hooper with
the result that another six weeks dc.
lay will be necessary before the sa.
looms can legally open. This time |,
has been found that the new ordinance
drafted hurriedly by the Hooper coun
Gil is defective in several particulars
The biggest Flag day ever attempt.
ed among the Elks will be the feature
OF the Nebraska convention, which
will be held in Omaha, June ~. ~
and IA. Thursday, the 14th. is the
national flag day OF the organization
All Elk lodges in Nebraska are urged
to send delegations.
The farm management association
OF Dawes county has purchased a loa0
of dairy cattle for the use Of the dairy
farmers Of the county, which consists
of %forty-one head Of high-grade Hell
stems to be sold to the farmers with
out profit for the betterment Of their
dairy herds.
One hundred thousand yards OF dirt
are to be removed from the roads OF
Otoe county during the next twelve
months, according TO plans Of the
county commissioners. who have Just
let a contract for the years grading
Ralph Conyer, formerly of Excel.
siOr Springs, Mo-, died at Mitchell as
the result of injuries received when
ne lost control of a motorcycle no
which he was riding. He was
thrown or his head.
Paving that will cost the city OF
Lincoln a quarter of a million dollars
has already been ordered this spring
A total Of $4,000 square yards has
been authorized and most OF 1t con
tracted for.
Ord held a special election Just re
Gently to decide the liquor question
Four hundred and fifty votes were
cast, the drys winning by a majority
of eighty.
The people Of Creighton have JUS
voted a liberal bond issue for tho
purpose of building a city hall tina
will he a credit to the town.
The big lumber sheds Of j. Shum
way & Son at Lyons, were destroyed
by fire. The loss Is estimated be
tween SIS, 0CO and $4,000.
A weeks campaign against the dan
delion at Fairfield brought in a tota
Of 1900 bushels.
An amateur baseball league, which
will embrace Kearney. Shelton. Elm
Creek, Riverdale and other towns, ha'
been established in Buffalo county, /
schedule has been arranged to dat
from June ], after which two game
per week will be played.
It is reported that J. Fl. Morrison
is to remodel his building that ha
been used for a saloon for years, a
Superior, and make an up-to-date mov
ing picture and vaudeville theater o
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