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Plowing Nearly Completed; Rain Is Needed Badly Heavy Winds Damage Wheat by Blowing Sand Over Fields; Alfalfa Suffers From Drouth. Grand Island. April 28.-Farmers of this vicinity report that most of the plowing has been practically com pleted, but that rain is needed badly This condition prevails well over the state, with the exception of the northwestern part, where there has been considerable moisture during the winter. Heavy winds last week were very injurious to wheat. many fields being practically covered with sand, and the crop in places is bare about the roots. A. number of farmers have been compelled to replant oats on a.c. count of the freezing weather. The pastures and alfalfa also have suffered for want of moisture. Military Training Indorsed. The Central Nebraska Reserve Officers' association, of which Capt. Warren W. Connell of this city is president, recently passed the follow. ing resolution regarding the question of abolishing the compulsory feature of the military training at Nebraska university: "Resolved, that we indorse the present University military Nebraska. and that tional defense. favoring adequate Military Training and the fficient present. citizen and develThe resolution was signed by Capt. Talmadge Smith, Lieut. E. P. Ryan and Lieut. Lawrence Brannen. Student Given Signal Honor. Herbert F. Mayer, son of A. C. Mayer, local attorney. has been appointed by Maj. Frederick Barrows, head of the department of military science and tactics of the University of Chicago, "because of his military and soldierly qualities, his tact, his leadership, his ability as a student and his interest in the department' as acting cadet major. the highest rank ing cadet officer of the Reserve Of ficers' Training corys. Bank Receiver Appointed. Application was made before Dis trict Judge Bayard H. Paine, Friday, by the state banking board, for ap pointment of receiver for the Farmers' State bank of Cotesfield, which for some time has been under supervision of the state board. 1. A. Kirk of Gibbon was appointed as receiver and his official bond set at $10,000. Three Robbers Sentenced. Orval Cleland. 21, James Husband. 26, and Fred Ettline, 28, were sen tenced to the state reformatory for a term of from one to seven years by District Judge Paine on charges of having robbed a Burlington freight car in this city April 14. Mrs. Compton Dies Suddenly. Mrs. C. J. Compton, wife of a merchant at Dannebrog, about 20 miles north of here, died suddenly at her home of paralysis after an illness of on'y few hours. She was aged 42 years and is survived by her husband, a son, Dean, of Dannebrog, and daughter, Mrs. Soren H. Sorenson of Arapahoe, Neb. Paul Nielsen Dead. Paul Nielsen, for over 40 years resident of Howard county, died at the St. Francis hospital in this city, following an operation for cancer. He was aged 70 and was well known in the vicinity of Dannebrog, where for many years he was engaged in farming. He is survived by his wife, four sons. William C. of Casper, Wyo.; A. H. Nielsen of Danuebrog: Gilbert and A. A. Nielsen. both of Grand Is land, and six daughters. Vereen Membership 776. At the 42d annual meeting of the Plattdeutsche Vereen the reports showed membership of 776 of which 747 are active members, who participate in the funeral benefits and are required to pay $1 each on the death of , member. Co-Operative Association Starts Business at Geneva Geneva, April 28.-A new business organization, the Fillmore County Co operative Produce association, with capital stock of $20,000, will open station May 1. The company has purchased the G. A. R. building. J. A. E. Nelson is president: H. Muhlenburg. vice president, and Wallace Chesnut, The manager is W. E. Younkin of Lincoln. Church Celebrates. Harvard, April 28.-The Christian church here celebrated its 24th anniversary with an all-day program. Rev. Nelson Gardner of Bethany, Neb. preached in the evening.