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LINCOLN, NEB., June 23.-AI
heavy wind. rain and electrical
storm swept Nebraska early today
causing some damage to telegraph
and telephone facilities. The rain-i
fall, however, Is expected to be,
beneficial TO growing crops.
DIES MONIES, Ia. June 25,--i
Ray French, shortstop of the Dcs'
Moines Western league club. was
sold yesterday to the New York.
Americans for $1,000 to report ut.
the end Of tie Western league sea-
son, +. L. Kcyser, secretary of the;
local club, announced.
DIES MONIES, Ia. June 20
VARIOUS Iowa democrats on the,
special train to the national cons
yention at San Francisco were
wiring their homes for money, ac-s
cording to reports here today. One
of the cars in the special train was
robbed Yesterday, the reports say,
and about $1,000 obtained. Tho
theft occurred some place between
Grand Junction, Colo, and Green
River, WyO. "A
WASHINGTON. June 25.--Benc-I
dict Crowcll. assistant secretary or
war. has resigned, effective july |.
He plans to enter private business,
WASHINGTON, June 25.--Sec-
.rcctary Baker was named by Prest-
dent Wilson today to be chairmale
of the board provided for in the
water power bill to carry out TIC
provisions of that measure. Se2-'
retarics Meredith and Payne were
named at the same time to be
members of the board.
ST. PAUL. MINI. June 3D.
Five bandits held up employees OF
the Great Northern State bank here
late today, probably fatally wound
ing Cashier Victor Hedman and
escaped in an automobile with So
600 in cash. $1,000 In Liberty bonds
and n quantity of non-ncgotiable
paper.
WICHITA, KANS.. June 25.--
President 4. X. Tearney. of the
Western league, announced tins
morning that Wichita Joplin games
at Joplin on Decoration day. May
81, would be counted In the official
standing. T'tIs decision puts
Wichita In second place. or one
half game ahead of Joplin in the
team standings.
DUBLIN, June Is. -- Raiders
Thursday night stopped mail
train bound for Dublin at Nilfrec
junction. They took from the mail
bags correspondence destined for
the lord lieutenant and other Of
ficiaIs at Dublin castle.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.. June 25.--4As
u result of II request from the
Yayapai County Chamber of Com
mcrcc. the Phoenix chamber an
nounccd today that a special train
to Prescott for the Frontier day
celebration, July 2-5, may be run
from Phoenix.
MEXICO CITY. June 25.--Gen-
cral Enrique Estrada has been
named military commander OF the
states of Colima, Guanajuato, ia
lisco. Aguas Galleries and IA
catccas.
SCRANTON, PA. June 20.
The baby supposed to be ID
months-old BIakcly COughiin, KID
named from his home i'm Norris
town, Is not her baby, according
to Mrs. Cou2hlin, who saw the
boy here tonight. cas-. .,
PARIS. June 25.--Thc Greek
legation today denied reports Ill
circulation that it was the intcn-
tion of King Alexander to abdi-
cate. The reports were charac-
terized as "entirely without founda-
ton" ,..'.. F..
ATLANTIC CITY, n. D.. June
o5.--Estes Sncdccor, Portland, Or
egon, was elected president OF u'e
International Association OF no
tary Clubs at It's meeting mere TO-
d,v He defeated John Dyer.
yincenncs, Indiana, on the thira
ballot, 283 votes to $50.
WASHINGTON, June 2o.-P"r-
chase of 1OS, 1000 ounces of silver
Mt one dollar an ounce for dci'F.
erv Mt New York. Philadelphia ana
San Francisco, was announced TO-
day by the director OF the hhh''
GREELEY, COLO, June To-
The enrolment at the summer ses-
sion of the state teachers college
this year is expected TO he at least
40 pcr cent greater than at any
term, according to oh'-
ciols of the school. Six hun"rhn
studeuts enrolled the first DAY a'"'