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X&SVtL'X. ITBETJAEY 2, 1923.
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HALE HOLDEN AT
TACKS "GOVERN
MENT CONTROL"
Burlington President Bays War Op
eration Cost Billion and
a Half Dollars.
Declaring the taxpayers of the
country had been forced to pay a bill
of 1 billion 6 hundred million dol
lars as a result of war-time govern
ment operation of the railroads. Pres
ident Hale Holden of the Burlington,
addressing the public affairs lunch
eon of the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, said "the calamity of gov
ernment control" must never again
be permitted, and he urged the de
feat of various legislative proposals
such as the Howell-Barkley bill and
the Gooding bill.
. "Our present basis for operating
the railroads of the country has jus
tified Itself," he said. "After three
anxious years of reconstruction we
have had two years of record-breaking
traffic characterized by good ser
rice; the plant has been fully re
paired and vastly increased in size;
it is fully capable of handling the
business of the country and will
grow under fair regulation; rates
have been substantially reduced and
the same is true of expenses.
Predicts Prosperity For 1925
Mr. Holden predicted increased
prosperity for 1925, in which "Oma
ha and this great fertile territory
tributary to it will fully share. This
means that the improvement and en
largement of railway facilities must
be continued by the continued in
vestment of about 1 billion dollars
of new capital annually.
"The reviving confidence of in
vestors In railway stocks would be
quickly destroyed by any radical
change or regulation, and especially
by any reduction of rates which
would indefinitely postpone the time
when the railways as a whole and
by large groups would be allowed to
earn a fair return."
"The Howell-Barkley bill." said
Mr. Holden. "would greatly increase
the difficulty of settling labor dis
putes peacefully and on terms con
ducive to efficiency and economy of
operation. The Gooding bill is of
especial concern to business men of
the middlewest. because it would
make It more difficult for the rail
roads to meet the competition of
steamship lines through the Panama
canal, a competition that is driving
middle-western manufacturers and
other business men out of the mar
kets of the Pacific coast and causing
western railroads to lose a large
amount of freight business.
"There are also being advocated
special reductions of freight rates on
farm products," Mr. Holden went on.
-These special reductions were orig
inally advocated on the ground that
'they were needed because of the low
prices that farmers were receiving
for their products. There have re
cently been large advances in the
prices of most western farm prod
ucts as a result of which they are
relatively much higher compared to
what they were before the war, than
the freight rates upon them.
Lands Work of Holdrege
' "Special reductions of rates on
farm products would be particularly
damaging to the railways of western
territory which have been and are
ilow earning more inadequate returns
than. either of the other large gToups
of railways."
' Rate reductions since 1921 are
now saving the public 7 million dol
lars a year, Mr. Holden said.
Referring to the early history of
the Burlington, he praised especially
the work of George W. Holdrege as
the "man who built the Burlington
west. of. the Missouri river. He has
been an honor to his state and to
the company to which he has given
the best years of his life." World
Herald. Plattsmouth residents will be
pleased with the tribute paid to
George W. Holdrege, who in his long
connection with the Burlington was
ever a strong and faithful friend of
this city and its people with whom
he had been associated in the pioneer
days of railroading when the Bur
lington was first started in Nebraska
and the first miles of trackage laid
out of this city toward the present
great trans-continental system.
FIRE ALARM CAUSE OF AUTO
COLLISION AT LOUISVILLE
Monday morning at about 10
to'clock with a strong wind blowing
from the north and the thermometer
registering four or five below zero,
the fire alarm caused a general
scramble among the fire boys. In
their anxiety to get to the fire, an
automobile collision occurred on
Main street which for a time at
tracted more attention than the fire.
First on the scene was Frank Tvo
with the big Standard Oil gas tank.
Can you imagine taking a gasoline
truck to convey a hose cart to a fire?
Tyo la always alert and knows that
it la necessary to get quick action
when the fire alarm is given. He
got them.
-.'Not so with the Light company
ruck and Wess Taylor's Ford sedan.
Like the oil truck driver, Taylor is
Unlet on the gas. and as the Light
company truck started to join in the
face the Ford landed on its solar
plexus and they went over in the
tTet ,in a beautiful mix-up. The
truck was loaded with tools, wire,
tool boxes, as well as men and all
went in a heap.
No one was injured but both cars
were somewhat damaged. By this
time the fire was out. It proved to
be the burning out of a chimney at
he home of Mrs. Anna Leddy.
Louisville Courier.
Miss Josechine Altmnn ifnr4
this morning for Omaha and was ae- j
rorapanied by her guest. Miss Lang-1
Tartar of Lincoln. wb. haa been i
her for the past few days Tisitlne!
vitfc ICiu Utzaan.
SOCIAL WORKERS FLOWER
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
On Wednesday afternoon the
Social Workers Flower club was
most pleasantly entertained at the
beautiful country home of Mrs. Fred
Spangler who was assisted by Mrs.
Andy Snyder.
After the business meeting the
club gave a miscellaneous shower
for Mrs. Lucy Stava G-aylord, a re
cent bride. Many beautiful gifts
were received which will long be
remembered by Mrs. Gay lord.
The Spangler home was decorated
very prettily for the occasion with
red hearts and arrows and with the
blooming flowers and plants made
a very pretty setting. The ladies
enjoyed a guessing contest and a
"Kitchen Romance" which had been
prepared for the bride; and Miss
Nettie Spangler gave several musical
numbers one the piano.
The afternoon was filled with mer
riment and pleasure and at an ap
propriate hour dainty and delicious
refreshments were served.
LOCAL DEALERS
NEED PROTEC
TION IN BUSINESS
Municipal Officials Told of Injury Be
ing Done by Itinerants Favor
Public Ownership.
With the selection of Chadron as
the convention city for 1926. the
election of officers and an address
on "How Shall We Meet the Prob
lem of the Itinerant Merchant," by
C. W. Watson, secretary of the Ne
braska Retailers, the League of Ne
braska Municipalities Wednesday
closed its sixth annual convention
at Crete.
In the election, W. H. Barnes of
Fairbury was re-elected president;
Charles R. Wilke, deputy city attor
ney of Lincoln, vice president, and
City Clerk Theo Berg of Lincoln
secretary-treasurer. With the elec
tion of Mr. Berg yesterday he starts
his fourth term as secretary of the
league. The members of the board
of directors are W. A. Forsyth. Col
lege View; F. J. Kobes, Crete, and
Andrew Grosshans of Aurora. The
first two were re-elected.
In has address on the itinerant
merchant. Mr. Watson said that the
problem is one which must be met
by the legitimate merchants of every
town and city in the state. It is
also one which the municipal author
ities shoulj begin considering, he
said, to the end that the merchants
of their towns be given an oppor
tunity to benefit from the sales of
goods which now are being made
thru the mail and by intinerants.
As a result of the address attor
neys attending the convention will
draft ordinances for their home cities
which will have the effect of protect
ing their merchants, it was said.
Resolutions approved at the con
vention placed the delegates on rec
ord in favor of municipal ownership
of utilities; against super-power
plants; against control of public util
ities being placed in the hands of the
Ftate railway commissionion ; oppo
sition to the removal of the present
exemption from taxation of property
devoted to municipal utilities, or se
curities issued by them; and against
submitting a constitutional amend
ment removing the exemption.
Other clauses favor the payment
to cities and towns of a portion of
the money collected from the citizens
for automobile licenses, and urged
the adoption of a model traffic ordi
nance framed by a committee of the
league.
Lutheran Church.
Eight Mile Grove.
Announcement for Sunday Feb
8th:
Members and Friends: The pastor
will be out of town this Sunday,
consequently there will be no serv
ices.
URGING HASTINGS ENDOWMENT
With President Calvin H. French
ill in a Chicago hospital, the workers
in the Hastings college endowment
campaign are putting forth every ef
fort to bring the campaign to a close
by February 1. The checkup made
on Monday of this week at the col
lege offices showed that $55,000 must
be secured by Saturday in order to
have the $355,000 necessarv to ma'ie
good the pledge of $135,000 from
the Rockefeller foundation.
Nebraska churches have respond d
splendidly. Over seventy per cent "f
the Presbyterian congregations 'n
the state have pledged the frll
amount requested of them by t':e
synod and everything possible is I ?-
Ing done to secure the pledges frc n
the other churches. The Rev. Jam s
Brown who is directing the cam
paign in the illness of Preside t
French is urging every friend of tJ-
college to rally to its banner in tl e
few days that remain and see th t
every available pledge is in the mail
by Saturday night. An intensive
campaign is being carried on in tLe
city of Hastings and it is hoped th.t
early next week the news that the
campaign has been successfully
closed may be wired to the bedside
of President French.
THE CANADIAN WAY
Officials of the Canadian National
Railways have offered to contribute
one day's salary each month to help
reduce ;the deficit of these govern
mental 'enterprises. The Minister of
Railways announced that the defi
cit for the system last year was $52,
779,350. Robert H. Fitch and wife were
among the visitors in Omaha today,
going to that city on the early morn
ing Burlington train.
R. M. Dickson was a visitor in
Omaha today for a few hours looking
after some matters of business and
enjoying a short outing.
SOARING PRICES
IN THE CHICAGO
WHEAT MARKET
f c : r : a tt j c.J,
It Well Beyond Two Dollar
Mark for May Delivery.
Chicago! Jan. 2S. Wheat entirely
eclipsed two dollars a bushel today.
In a wildly excited market, with
speculative buying of such volume as
might suggest almost world famine
conditions prices here made a per
pendicular rise of '6 cents, reach
ing as high as $2.05 for May de
livery and $2.20 for spot cash.
Every peacetime record reaching fifty-eight
years back was excelled.
Before the wheat pit day was a
minute old $2 a bushel haa sparkled
into history and the market began a
series of giant swings, smashing up
ward frequently, a cent at a time
and breaking thru every reaction un
til just before trading ended. At the
last the price of May delivery was
within of the day's topmost fig
ures. Notwithstanding the extraordi
nary advance of wheat values in
Chicago, 6 a bushel today after six
j months of nearly continuous prior
I upturns, the action of the market
I here was outdone in foreign coun
tries, notable at Winnipeg. Canada,
where there was a maximum gain to
day of 9 cents a bushel, with May
delivery touching $2.20. Action
inpri ces across the Atlantic at
Liverpool, as well as at Buenos Aries
below the equator, was but little if
any less sensational.
RETURN OF GOLD
ARMENIANS URGED
i Washington. Jan. 29. Insistence
by the United States upon a share in
, the allocation of more than $25,
000.000 in gold, turned over to the
allied powers by Turkey under the
Lausanne treaty, was proposed in a
resolution introduced today by Sena
tor King, democrat, Utah.
I Senator King, explaining his reso
lution, said the gold in question un
doubtedly had been "wrung from the
Armenians" and should, in principle,
be returned to that country. If it
; was not to be returned, he said .steps
should be taken to protect the claim
arising from the war-time sale of
$20,000,000 worth of wheat to Ar
menia by the United States Grain
corporation.
BOOSTING PRICE OF GAS
I New York. Jan. 30. Gasoline
prices in several sections of the coun
try were raised a cent a gallon and
i crude oil from 15 to 35 cents a bar
rel. by another series of advances an
nounced today by important com
panies. The increases which are the
third to be initiated this month, are
(expected to become general thruout
the country.
j New gasoline price schedules were
announced by the Standard Oil com
panies of New York. New Jersey and
.Indiana, the Gulf Oil company and
the Humble Oil and Refining com
pany. The changes established new
tank wagon prices of cents a
gallon in . New York and New Eng
land; 17 cents a gallon in Chicago
and New Jersey, and IS cents a gal
lon in Maryland.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company
initiated the advance of 15 to 35
cents a barrel in crude oil which was
met by the Sinclair Crude Oil pur
chasing company, and the Texas
company. The Standard Oil com
pany of Louisiana increased the price
of crude 2 a cents a barrel.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
OUST BEN LTNDSET
Denver. Jan. 30. Attomevs for
Royal R. Graham, defeated by Ben B.
Lindsey, judge of Denver's juvenile
court, in the November election on
J the face of returns filed quo war-
tauiu piuureuiugs lit me uisirici
court this afternoon to oust Lindsey
from office.
I Graham's petition charges Lindsev
has. since January 13 usurped, in
truded into and unlawfully held and
exercised the office of judge of the
' juvenile court in contempt of the
people of the state and against the
j right of Graham.
! It is asked that the court decree
that Lindsey has unlawfully held,
and now is unlawfully holding the
office of juvenile judge; that the cer
tificate of election issued to him be
more than 100 percincts be opened
and the votes recounted, and that a
judgement be entered in favor of
Graham, declaring him to he the
j legally elected judge of the juvenile
CUUIL.
Graham alleges that he was de
prived of between 500 and 1,500
votes by reason of fraud and mis
takes. WOMEN'S PEACE UNION
OPENS HEADQUARTERS
Washington. Jan. 26. The Worn
ens' Peace Union of the western
hemisphere has opened headquarters
here to conduct a campaign for a
constitutional amendment declaring
war for any purpose illegal and pro
hibiting altogether the maintenance
of armed forces.
Opening of offices here followed
an appeal of the British No More
War organization, described as the
"War Resisters International," to af
filiated associations in seventeen
countries. The No More organiza
tion asked that co-operation be ob
tained to "unite in calling upon our
parliaments to take the only true and
logical course, which is to disband
all armed forces and prohibit the
manufacture of armaments, whatever
may be done by other nations."
Mike Duda departed this morning
for Omaha to spend a few hours
there with friends and lookinsr after
some matters of business.
NOTICE
In the District Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
Henry Ofe, Plaintiff, vs. Paul
Nuckolls et al, Defendants.
To the Defendants, Paul Nuckolls;
Mrs. Paul Nuckolls, real name un
known; Rupert Nuckolls; Mrs. Ru
pert Nuckolls, real name unknown;
Bruce Johnson Nuckolls; Mrs. Bruce
John Nuckolls, real name unknown;
William Ezra Nuckolls; Mrs. William
Ezra Nuckolls, real name unknown;
Joseph T. Griffith; Mrs. Joseph T.
Griffith, real name unknown; Joseph
II. Brown; Mrs. Joseph H. Brown,
real name unknown; Adam Cook; Mrs.
Adam Cook( real name unknown;
Philip Seidenstricker; Mrs. Philip
Seidenstricker, real name unknown;
the heirs, devisees, legatees, person
al representatives and all other per
sons interested in the estates of Paul
Nuckolls; Mrs. Paul Nuckolls, real
name unknown; Rupert Nuckolls;
Mrs. Rupert Nuckolls, real name un
known; William Ezra Nuckolls;
Mrs. William Ezra Nuckolls, real
name unknown; Bruce Johnson Nuc
kolls; Mrs. Bruce Johnson Nuckolls,
real name unknown; Joseph T. Grif
fith: Mrs. Joseph T. Griffith, real
name unknown; Adam Cook; Mrs.
Adam Cook, real name unknown;
Stephen F. Nuckolls; Philip Seiden
stricker, and Mrs. Philip Seiden
stricker, real name unknown, each
deceased, real names unknown, and
all persons having or claiming any
interest in the south half (S1) of
Lots one (1) and two (2), in Block
thirteen (13), in the City of Platts
mouth, Cass county, Nebraska, real
names unknown:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the plaintiff Henry Ofe,
filed his petition in the District Court
of Cass county, Nebraska, on the 6th
day of October, 1924. against you
and each of you, the object and pray
er of which is to obtain a Decree of
Court quieting the title in him. in
and to the following described real
estate, to-wit:
The south half S) of Lots
one (1) and two (2), in Block
thirteen (13). in the City of
Plattsmouth, in Cass county, Ne
braska against you and each of you, and for
such other and further relief as may
be just and equitable.
You and each of you are further
notified that you are required to an
swer said petition on or before Mon
day, the 16th day of March, 1925,
or the allegations of plaintiff's peti
tion will be taken as true and a de
cree will be rendered in favor of
plaintiff and against you and each of
you according to the prayer of said
petition.
Dated this 29th day of January,
1925.
HENRY OFE,
Plaintiff.
By A. L. TIDD.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska. County of Cass,
ss.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issu
ed by Clarence L. Beal, Clerk of the
District Court, within and for Cass
county, Nebraska, and to me direct
ed, I will on the 7th day of March,
A. D. 1925, at ten o'clock a. m., of
said day, at the south front door of
the court house in the City of Platts
mouth, in said county, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
Lots five (5 and six (6), in
Block nine (9), in Young &
Hays' Addition to the City of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, accord
ing to the published and record
ed plat thereof
The same being levied upon and
taken as the property of Jacob P.
Falter. Mary Falter, Philip Fornoff,
Merchants National Bank of Omaha.
Nebraska, a corporation, Isabel
Wiles. Teresa Hem pel, Rosina Tim
mis et al, Defendants, to satisfy a
Decree and Judgment of said Court
recovered by The Plattsmouth Loan
and Building Association, Plaintiff
against said Defendants.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, January
31st, A. D. 1925.
E. P. STEWART,
Sheriff Cass County,
Nebraska.
JOHN M. LEYDA.
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska, County of Cass.
ss.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issu
ed by Clarence L. Beal, Clerk of the
District Court within and for Cass
counts, Nebraska, and to me directed,
I will on the 7th day of March, A.
D. 1925, at ten o'clock a. m. of said
day at the south front door of the
court house in the City of Platts
mouth. in said county, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash the following described real es
tate, to-wit:
Lot numbered five (5), in
Block thirty-three- (33) in the
City of Plattsmouth, in Cass
county, Nebraska, according to
the published and recorded plat
thereof
The Eame being levied upon and
taken as the property of John W.
Falter. Catherine D. Falter, Hardy
E. Nott, Harding E. Nott, Otto Stro
berger, May Stroberger, Elmer H.
Meisinger, Bestor &. Swatek, a co
partnership; R. A. Reed, real name
unknown; Mrs. R. A. Reed, real name
unknown; A. R. Rine, real name un
known; Mrs. A. R. Rine, real name
unknown, and all persons having or
claiming any interest in or to Lot
five (5), in Block thirty-three (33),
in the City of Plattsmouth. Cass
county, Nebraska, real names un-!
known, Defenants, to satisfy a Decree. ;
and Judgment of said Court recover
ed by The Plattsmouth Loan and
Building Association, Plaintiff again
st said Defendants.
Plattsmouth. Nebraska, January
31st, A. D. 1925.
E. P. STEWART,
Sheriff Cass County,
NebrasTca.
JOHN M. LEYDA,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
NEBRASKAN'S WIDOW
GETS CARNEGIE MEDAL
Mrs. Louis Johnson, Weeping Water, ;
Also Get Pension for Hus- j
band's Heroism. j
Pittsburg, Jan. 2S. The Carnegie j
hero fund commission, at its twenty-j
first meeting here late today, recog-
nized twenty-three acts of heroism. 1
awarding four silver medals and
nineteen bronze medals, pensions ag-:
gregating $5,340 a year and $13,
800 for educational and other worthy
purposes. j
Ten of the heroes lost their lives.
They were: j
Louis Johnson, Weeping Water,
Neb., a farmer, died rescuing another
farmer from suffocating in a well ut
Weeping Water, August 2S, 1923;
silver medal to his widow, with $C0
a month and $5 a month additional
for each of four children.
George O. Larkin, Forestport. N.
Y., died attempting to save a man
from drowning at Rock Island, 111.,
January 28,1921. His father received
a bronze medal.
George F. Hepler, Butler, Pa., a
student, fatally injured when he at
tempted to rescue two small boys
from a runaway automobile at But
ler. June 27, 1924; bronze medal to
father.
Elizabeth M. Hanley, Brooklyn, N.
Y., a telephone operator, met death
while rescuing an infant from a
burning house at Jamaica. N. Y.,
March 15, 1924; bronze medal to her
sister.
Edmund C. Mosser, Fremont, O.. a
student, died attempting to save a
fellow student from drowning at Fre
mont, June 21, 1923; bronze medal
to father.
Adolphus Emmit Glisson, Byers.
Tex., died attempting to rescue a
boy from drowning at Windom. Tex.,
May 19, 1923; bronze medal to the
widow, with $40 a month and $5 a
month additional for each of the
three children.
L. Earl Rader, Clarendon, Pa.,
killed when he went to the aid of a
fellow worker who was struggling in
a tank containing hot oil at Warren,
Pa., June 7. 1924; bronze medal to
the widow with $70 a month and $5
a month additional for each of the
two children.
William W. Tillistrand, Randolph.
Mass., crossing watchman, met death
when he tried to save an aged
woman from the path of a train at
Quincy, Mass., September 26, 1924;
silver medal to widow with $60 a
month and $5 additional for each of
two children.
Glen A. Randall, Miami, Tex. died
attempting to save a man fr."in
drowning at Claude, Tex., January
13, 1924; silver medal to widow,
with $75 a month and $5 additional
for a daughter.
Schuyler W. Hammer. Amariloo,
Tex., died attempting to save a man
from drowning at Claude, Tex.. Jan
uary 13. 1924: silver medal to widow
with $80 a month.
FOE PASTURE rMFEOVELIENT
Sweet clover in the hull may be
scattered over rough pasture lands
at this season of the year with good
results. Whenever pasture lands are
rough or rolling there is often an
opportunity to improve them by sow
ing sweet clover along the canyon
banks, steep slopes and whereever
the grasses have died due to over
The largest line of Valentines that we have ever carried, is now
on display at our store and will range in price from lc to 50c.
A most complete line for everyone, such as
Beautiful Gift Cards 5c to 50c
Comical Gift Cards 5c and 10c
Lace Valentines lc to 50c
Mechanical Valentines 5c and 10c
Valentine Outfits for the Making of Your Own Supply
NICE FOR THE CHILDREN.
If you cannot come to Plattsmouth for your supply this year, send
in your mail order, giving us the number you want and the price
you want to pay, and we will guarantee to please.
Send in Your Mail Order Today!
Bates B
Corner 5th and Main Streets
The Gasoline Tax!
How It will Affect Your Pocketbook
Out of 300,000 cars in Nebraska, it is reas
onable to expect that one-third of them will
travel ten miles per day.
100,000 cars travel 10 miles each in one day, total 1,000,000 miles
Average miles traveled per gallon 16
Total gallons gasoline required for cne day 62,500
Average cost of gasoline, per gallon 14.4c
Total cost of gas for 1,000,000 miles $ 9,000.00
Tax at 2c per gallon 1,250.00
Total per day $10,250.00
Equip These 100,000 Cars with
Average miles per gallon is increased to 20
Total gallons gasoline required is reduced to 50,000
Total cost of gasoline is reduced to $ 7.200.00
Tax at 2c per gallon is reduced to 1,00C00
Total
Saving- of gasoline cost per day 2.050.00
In 365 Days Saving is $748,250.00
The saving on oil and carbon cleaning will
easily amount to as much more.
Let Us Equip Your Car with this Marvelous
Unit of Efficiency.
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I Mil. fp -M )v Lrb
Dodge Service Station
337 Main Street
PHONE
grazing or trampling. Sweet clover
scattered over such places will he
covered by frost action and rains.
The seed in the hull is most often
used for this purpose as the frost ac
tion tends to scarify the seed and im
prove the germination of what "hard
seed" may be present. Where the
stand of grass is very thin and the
field not too rough to get over it
with machinery it may be advisable
to disk this lightly as soon as the
frost goes out and drill in from 12
to 15 pounds of sweet clover seed.
The yield from poor pastures can
often be improved in this way pro
viding care is taken in grazing them
until the new crop is established.
Poor, run down pastures on land that
is suitable for farming will give bet
ter returns if plowed up and cropped
Valentines for All!
ook & Gift Shop
per day $ 8.200.00
, C St I
163
Plattsmouth, JTV
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while some of the old land is seeded
down and given a rest. See your
county Agent or write the Agricul
tural college for information as to
mixtures to use for seeding down
fields for permanent paFture.
POUND
Log chain near the K. S. hall.
Owner can have same by s'-ln Joe
Bierl or calling phone Sl'JO.
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FOE SALE
Two 1,100 egg Standard Reliable
incubators at $110 each. Seven
brood stoves at each. Will sell or
trade. Frank M. Rice. Plattsmouth.
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Plattsmouth, Nebraska
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