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GIRL STUDIES ENGINEERING Nebraska Professors Say She Is Among the Best Students. By the Associated Press) Lincoln. Neb., March 19.-Mere45th Ethel Thoms, 17, is the lone coed representative in the University of Nebraska school of engineering and is conceded to be one of the outstanding students in the school by faculty members She is studying mechanistroke of apoplexy. cal engineering. Thoms' choice of an engineer career dates back to her second in high school when she became interested in mathematics. She stood head of her high school classes plane and solid geometry trigonometry, Ner father, E. P. Thomas, head of a brother. mplement company, at first opthe suggestion that his daughstudy for "man's Job." Miss Thoms however, won out and will her course through the four of study. She is interested in machinery and believes that her most interesting pestudy are when the class meets the college of agriculture to study tractor and farm implement opMiss Thoms desires to obtain a responsible position in an engineering of fice after completing her course and work up from that." DOCTOR'S FUNERAL WILL BE HELD IN WAYNE Wayne. Neb., March 19.-Special: Funeral services will be held in Wayne for Dr August H. Madsen who died Leavenworth, Wash., of pneumonta. Dr. Madsen was son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Madsen. of Wayne. He was gradwated from Rush Medical college in Chicago about year ago and was an interne in St. Paul hospital until en weeks ago, when he was sent as physician for a construction camp at Dr. Madsen's wife, who had been visiting in Indiana and Wayne. arrived in Washington the day Dr. Mad. sen was taken 111. Two brothers and sisters also survive him. SUNDAY MOVIES MATTER KEPT OFF THE TICKET Wakefield, Neb.. March 19.-Special: Casting 135 ballots, the largest number of votes ever recorded at a cau/us here. the Civic Enteprise party tion as follows: Charles A. Sar, mayor; Byron Busby, city clerk; Miss Ella Collins, city treasurer: J. S. Holland, magistrate: Charles Bushby, councilman of the first ward, and H. A. Bowman, councilman of the second ward. The Civic Enterprise ticket usually is elected. An effort by H. H. Cruickshank to have the question of Sunday movies placed on the ticket failed, the caucus deciding that it did not have power to act in this regard. A report of the financial condition of the city by Mayor R. G. Hanson, showed the city in good shape. DEATH CLAIMS AN EARLY MERCHANT OF TWO TOWNS Wayne, Neb., March 19.-Funeral services were conducted in Wayne for Charles Robbins, early day merchant. who died in Madison following a third Mr. Robbins came to Wayne in 1886 and operated a store here and one in Carroll until 1910, when he moved to Twin Falls, Idaho. He returned to Nebraska a/year ago and located in Mad ison. He was 59 years old and a widow and one daughter survive. John Harrington, of Wayne, was his CALL MEETS TO DISCUSS CATTLE DISEASE TESTING Wayne, Neb., March 19.-Special: Meetings will be held next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Winside, Hoskins, Sholes, Carroll and Altona, in order that state and federal men may explain to Wayne county stock raisers the proposed plan of testing for tuberculosis. If 60 per cent of the raisers, owning at least 51 per cent of the cattle, wish the testing done, the work will go forward. SEVEN HORSES CREMATED WHEN FLAMES ATTACK BARN Royal, Neb., March 19.-Special: A fire cremated seven head of horses and destroyed several sets of harness and the barn on the farm of Richard and Norris Hamilton north of Royal. It is thought that the fire started from coals left in a heap of rubbish that had been burned near the barn. It was estimated that the loss was $1,000. There was no insurance. Will Name Bank Receiver. Reyal, Neb., March 19 -Special: The Farmers State bank at Brunswick has been taken over by the state guaranty fund body. It will be placed in the hands of reecived and remain open until its affairs are settled. "Plant" Chinese Pheasants. Wakefield, Neb., March 19 -Special: Through Frank Connell, of Lincoln. state game warden, a number of the counties in northeastern Nebraska are planting pairs of Chinese ring-necked pheasants, about 1,500 having been and western counties of the state to Lincoln for replacement in other parts of Nebraska where these birds are scarce. The Wakefield organization of the Izaak Walton league obtained several pairs of these pheasants and placed them in this locality. Madison Women Name Officers. Madison, Neb., March 19.-(P)Mrs. Lydia Prachar has been elected president of the Madison Women's club. Other officers are: Mrs. Flor. ence C. Dawson, vice president; Mrs. Winnifred Henderson, secretary, and Mrs. Emma Addyman, treasurer. Delegates have been chosen to attend the district convention at Fre mont in April. They are: Mrs. E. O. Wilson, Mrs. E. R. Rogers, Elizabeth Glenn and Francis Mattison. Educators Open Convention. Wayne, Neb., March -Special: School men of northeast Nebraska convened at the Wayne State Teachers college here this afternoon. Supt. S. B. Shiveley, of Plainview, is president of the association. Dean H. H. Hahn, Prof. J. G. W. Lewis and U. S. Conn, of Wayne, Supt. H. B. Simon, of Nor folk, Supt. W. E. Flake, of Stanton, and Supt. J. H. Beveridge, of Omaha, were scheduled to speak. College Building Nearly Done. Wayne, Neb., March 19.-Special: Asphalt shingles are being placed on the new training school building at the the Wayne State Teachers college this week and when this work is finished, plastering will start. A contract has been let for the marble and terrazzo work in the corridors and for the battleship linoleum in the class rooms. Boy Scouts Organizing. Coleridge, Neb., March 19.-Special: Rev. W. S. Rowden, pastor of the Con gregational church here, who was scoutmaster of the boy scouts of Pierce, two of whom were given medals of bravery for saving the lives of two girls who were about to drown in the Elkhorn river, is planning to organize a troop of boy scouts here, meetings of the boys having been held for that purpose. Pastor Teaches Art Class. Clark, Neb. March 19.-Special Rev. W. Foster, pastor of the Congregational church here, recently was made a member of the Western Arts association. At present, Rev. Mr. Fos ter is giving instruction to an art class of 24 members at Central college. School Head Signs Contract. Wayne. Neb., March 19.-Special: Supt. T. S. Hook has accepted a 2-year contract as head of the Wayne school. He came here last year from Nevada. All other teachers in the school who were applicants for positions next year, were re-elected. Class to Present Play. Royal. Neb., March 19.-Special: The senior class play of the Royal high school; 'Between the Acts," will be presented the public on April and 2. The seven pupils taking part are seniors, this being the entire number of graduates. Hot Election Is Forecast. Atkinson, Neb., March -Special: Considerable interest with more riv alry than usual will be manifested at the coming city election. The people have two tickets up again, the second time in years.