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PidTTSOUTH ESS-WEEKLY JOURRAL
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Mi.-:s Elsa Rorneinefer was a p&ss
engcr to Omaha Thursday.
Mr. John Custin has been on the
tick list for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heineman at
t elided the state fair Monday.
Miss Martha and Rebecca Low en
joyed a pleasant afternoon at the
river Saturday.
T. M. Patterson was a visitor in
v.;;s looking after some business mat
ters for a short time.
Mr. Walter Burke of Eustis. Neb.,
wa.-s a visitor at the Henry Borne
m ier home the pat week.
Fred Towle, accompanied by his
mother. Mrs. Mary Tewle, visited
friends in Lincoln Thursday.
?Ir. Alrin Bornemeier and "Walter
r.erke were among those who attend
ed the state fair on Monday.
Earl Fresher of Lincoln, was a
visitor with friends in and about
Murdoch for a short time last week.
Dr. S. P.. MacDiarmed and
family came clown from Omaha and
had diner with L. Neitzel last Sun
day. L. B. Gorthry and family, Mr. Van
tferberg and son. Edward, were all at
tending the state fair on last "Wednes
day. Mr?. Charles ' Marshall is at this
time in the Sb.urr.aker hospital at
Lincoln where she is receiving treat
nit nt.
Marion Fchewe was attending the
s'ate fair in Lincoln last Thursday
and also was vibiting with friends
there.
Jess Landholm was a visitor in
North Platte last week where he was
having to look after some business
matters.
Kenneth Tool is a hancy mac as
is demonstrated by the building of
the body to the Studebaker racer he
ha just made.
The board of education of the Mur
dock schools, has just completed the
placing of their large ball on the
tower in the yard.
F. H. Miller and family were over
to their old home in Elmwood last
Thursday for a short time and were
visiting with friends.
The flag pole which was formerly
on the old school bunding has been
removed to the grounds of the new
building where it will carry old
glory.
Herman Kupke is fillir.g his silo
with corn ensilage at this time and,
while it is earlier thai other years,
the crops are considerable ahead of
the average.
E. W. Thimgan and family were
attending the state fair last Thurs
day and while he was away Richard
Tool was looking after the business
at the garaere.
Herbert Firestone was visitor in
Lincoln last Thursday and was look
ing after some business matters for
a short time as well as attending
the state fair.
Misses Cora and Helen Wilians. of
Elmweed. were visiting in Murdock
I :.ist Thursday and were guests at the
librae of Emil Keuhn. E. V. Thimgan
and Frank Roserow.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuestermeyer,
of Hitchcock, So. Dak., :iavc beer
visiting at the home of Wiliam
Wilken, Mrs. Kuestermeyer being a
sister of Mr. Wilken.
Mrs. Henry V. McDonald and
daughter. Miss Irene. Mrs. G. A. Tool
and daughter, Miss Mary, were visit
ing in Ashland last Thursday, driv
ing over in their auto.
Mrs. Castello and children of Lin
coln were visiting in Murdock for a
short t::u" during the past week, be
iug the guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. II. A. Guthmann.
Albert Glaublots, who now lives
over at Old Rock BluEs, with the
family in their new, car is making
a trip to Chappcll. where they will
visit with friends and relatives.
' We could not have our regular
band concert last Wednesday night
because over one half of the boys be
long to the church and attended the
services at the Callahan church.
Miss Amanda and Eleanor Stroy
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and Mary Bornemeier and Mr. Alvin
and Carl Bornemeier and Walter
Stroy drove to Lincoln Thursday
evening to enjoy the Bights at the
fair.
Matt Thimgan was a visitor at
the state fair this week where he
was having his hog-waterers n dis
play and which he was demonstrating
to the farmers and stock raisers and
feeders.
Kenneth Tool Is kept pretty busy
now as he is carrier of the mail on
the rural route while Lacy McDonald
is away and during the other time is
working at the bank, wnich keeps
him humping.
Martin Blim has purchased a new
car this time his choice falling on
a Ford touring, whieh be seeured
through the agencie of E. W. Thim
gan. who handles the Universal line
i as well as the Buick.
A bunch of young folks including
Henry Bornemeier, Charles Stray's
and Miss Hildegard Baumgartner,
motored to the state fisheries on Sun
day afternoon. A very pleasant time
was had at the state institution.
Conrad Baumgartner and son, Wal
ter, were building a fence about a
plot of ground on which the former
has just southwest of the corporate
limits of the city of Murdock and
which has been in wheat the past
year.
Mrs. B. Amgwert departed last
week for Omaha and Council Bluffs,
where she will make an extended
visit with relatives, she having a
number of children and grandchil
dren in both places, where she ex
pects to visit.
L. Neitzel and family were attend
ing the state fair last Monday and as
it rained they concluded they would
visit at Havelock, where they were
the guests at the home of O. J.
Hitchcock for the evening and re
turned home on Tuesday morning.
Summer G. Gall of irrunswick, and
the family have been visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Louis Borne
meier for some time past, and they
and Mr. Bornmeier and family and
Paul Fleming and wife were enjoying
a visit at the state fair last Thurs
day. Wiliam Minford and wife and Otto
Mutz, who have been in California
for some time past, have returned,
the former, who made their home
at Elmwood and the latter formerly
of Murdockr They are returning
after having resided In California and
are liking Nebraska and Missouri
better than the land of gold and sun-,
shine.
Ferdinand Brunkow and family,
and Walter O'Brien and his family1
were attending the state fair last i
Tuesday, where they surely enjoyed !
the day. They did not eat all the ,
chicken and cabbage while there j
either, but It was not tecau3e they j
didn't like it, but because the great
this variety of farm produce than
two hearty families can well dispose
of In one day".
Jerry McHugh and wife return
ed Tuesday from a ten days' visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hill of Den
ver. They report having had a very
enjoyable- outing, taking in the
scenic trips in and through the cities
of Denver, Troutdale, Colo. Springs,
Boulder and thru Estes Park. They
met several former Nebraskans who
now reside in these various places
and whose royal entertainment help
ed to make the trip more pleasant.
Young People Visit Church.
Some twelve car loads of the
people of the Uthica church were
there has been a revival in progress
for some time and which closed last
week, visited the Callahan meeting
last week. They came laden with
baskets of food and feasted on the
lawn of the parsonage here, and
were entertained by the Rev. Stauss
and family.
Will Hold Meetings Here.
The big tent which served as the
place of meeting at the revival which
Nebraska
has been In progress at Ithlca, and
which was concluded last week, will
be used for a meeting which is to be
held here commencing next Friday,
September 18th and continuing from
then for come time.
Getting Along Nicely Now.
Mrs. Art Towle, who was in quar
antine for some time because of all
the children being 6ick with the flu,
feels that she and the family are very
thankful to the many friends who
came and ministered during the time
they were shut up. Then following
the recovery of the family. Art went
out one morning to start his Ford,
which kicked and broke his
arm and layed him up for some time
The brother Odd Fellows of Louis
ville, like the neighbors in the case
of sickness of the family, came and
ministered and for which he desir
ed to express his thanks for their
kindness. Art is getting along nicely
at this time.
Evangelical Church Services
Services at Lvularill enures at
9:20 a. m.
Brble school at botb Louisville and
Murdock churches at 10 a. nx
Services In English, 11 to 11:30.
and services in German, 11:30 to 12,
at Murdock church. Young Peoples'
meeting at 7 p. m. and evening
preaching services at 7:30. tf
. Car in the Potato Patch.
We know when horses are left
meeting or party that they are very
anxious to go home when the time
comes, but we were not aware that
a Ford car would do the same thing,
but now we look at It differently, for
we are informed the car of a very
staid and law abiding citizen tried
to make him appear under a dif
ferent light, when last week, it tried
to run away, but finally came to a
stop, ending its mad course in a
neighbors potato patch, but not do
ing any harm.
Gave Party to Friends.
Last Saturday evening, Joseph
Guthmann and brother, F. R. Guth
man, gave a party at their home to
their young friends. The young lads
had a most enjobale time with games
and other features which produced
merriment and laughter. The eve
ning was made perfect by the delight
ful luncheon which Mrs. Guthman
served to the healthy hearty lads
and was greatly enjoyed by them
after their evening of pleasure.
Herald Towle the Tallest.
In th nntpst for the tallest man
at thi TTVirrl Have TTrnlrt Tnu'lp wns
the winner as be registered as six
feet and six Inches. There were other
long boys but Herold had them all
bested with his six and a half feet.
Are Exulting in the Northwest.
Last Thursday morning as the
clock was striking four, Jerry Mc
Hugh, Lacey V. McDonald, Arthur
and Henry Tool departed for the
northwest on a hunting and fishing
trip and expect to spend some ten
days or two weeks in and around
Cherry county. They are making the
trip overland and are expecting to
have a great time, which we are
certain they will.
New Buisiness for Murdock.
Last Thursday afternoon Harry
Leigh, formerly of Carter, South
Dakota, established himself in the
creamery business and will also car
ry a stock of paints and wallpaper,
he being a painter and decorator by
occupation.
GOZAD MAN WINS
HORSESHOE GROWN
G. A. Uhlig Loses But Two Games
Out of 18 and Takes State Title
From McLeland, Omaha.
G. A. Uhlig, of Cozad, a one-armed
man, captured the state horseshoe
pitching championship in the finals
at the state fair Thursday, losing
but two games, the first going to
Howard Robinson of Ong and the
other to McLeland of Omaha, the for
mer state champion. He also received
a $75 cash prize.
Ex-State Champion McLeland lost
four games and Joe Klinkacek of St.
Michaels and Willia mSniith of Oma
ha lost the same number. They will
pitch off the tie for second, third
and fourth places at 8:30 a. m. Fri
day. Howard Robinson of Ong won
fifth place, losing six of his eighteen
games.
Bernard Good wa3 the only sur
vivor from Lincoln. He wrested
games from old players like Fritz
Kummerfield, L. C. "Wise, Lee En
glehaupt and Howard Robinson and
took a game from Frank Meyers of
Talmage in seventeen innings, Mey
ers getting but six points. In this
game Good threw twenty-four ring
ers, with thirty-eight shoes, making
the tournament record of 64 per cent
ringers.
WILLING TO PAST WITH
SURPLUS BUFFALO BULLS
Washington, Sept.ll. Any per
son who can eatch a buffalo bull
.from the government's hero in Yel
lowstone park may have him if he
pays the cost. This includes, besides
J expenses to its new home, an expense
of about $80 tor crating and trans
portation irom the buffalo range to
Gardiner, Mont., the shipping point.
The government sol4 eighty-six of its
surplus stock last year and this year
has about 100 more tp spare.
Get your school snrnlici at tha
jaKi .book ana stationery store.
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TMEMT,
f INDUSTRIAL NOTES f
"Every appropriation made must
: be followed by taxes. Some people
don't seem to realize the simple fact
that the money you are going to spend
i must be raised somehow." Martin
B. Madden, Illinois representative in
j congress.
Lincoln Bids on highway con
jstruction amounting to half-million
dollars will be received by depart
ment of public works nere, Sept. 16.
Columbus Pawnee Park to be ex
tensively improved.
Fremont Fremon t Canning fac
tory opened for season's run.
Rockville Bids asked on construc
tion of new school here.
Chappell Spindler Grocery build
ing being converted into ice and
storage plant.
Hildreth Main street being grad
ed.
Gothenburg PlanB drawn for new
school.
1925 hog production on Nebraska
and other leadings pork producing
state farms, promise to be one of
the most profitable in ten years.
Omaha Construction of Medical
Arts building under way.
Gothenburg Country lines of Bell
Telephone Co. here, being rebuilt.
Omaha New Creighton
stadium under construction.
College
Beatrice Cornhusker highway be
ing graveled.
Polk New test well to be drilled,
one mile south of here..-.
Scottsbluff Plans being made for
erection of new convent home for
Dominican sisters.
Lebanon Five carloads sheep re
ceived here for feeding.
Plattsmouth City's paving pro
gram under way.
Omaha Bids received for con
structing six room unit of Munroe
school.
Corn crop throughout state prom
ising. Elm Creek Miller hotel is being
remodeled.
Minatare Construction progress
ing on new Guernsey dam project.
Valentine Six additional fish
ponds being built at state hatchery
here.
Grand Island New First National
bank building to cost $110,000.
Torrington Holly Sugar Co. is to
construct sugar factory here, accord
ing to report.
Kearney Bids opened for gravel
ing in District No. 2.
Neligh Plans proposed for enlarg
ing local creamery.
Kearney Tollefson-Elliott Lum
ber Co. to occupy new building cor
ner First Avenue and Railroad st.
Fairbury Fairbury-Hebron high
way to be graveled.
Nebraska City Plant of Otoe Food
Products Co. running two 12-hour
shifts, employing 380 men and
women.
Leigh Main street to be graveled.
Walthill Highway running east
ward from this place to be improved.
Oxford New Oxford filling sta
tion opened.
Pender Main street being paved.
Bertrand Two new engines being
installed in local power plant.
Stamfors Five carloads of stock
shipped from here recently.
Welbach Hansen Drug store be
ing rebuilt.
Wolbach Plans discussed for con
struction of new highway, from this
place to Nance county line.
MUCH BUBBEB BEING USED
Washington, Sept. 10. In spite of
hio-h nrlces crude rubber consumDtion
in the United States during the first
seven months of 1925 ran at probably
a record rate, the commerce depart
ment has found in its first attempt
to-purvey the situation. The indi
cated consumption was 233,875 tons
during that period, while for the
full vear. 1924. a consumntion of
about 325,000 tons had been indi
cated. '
Prices now rapging2 about 300
per cent above last years levels,
have occasioned agitation in the
United States, and representation has
been made to the British government
whose efforts to have lifted restric
tions on rubber production in the
eastern ocean plantation zones have
so far been unsuccessful.
For the year 1825 to date, crude
rubber consumed in this country has
cost approximately $400,000,000.
J. HAMILTON LEWIS
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Former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Chicago photographed as he
was about to 6ali from New York for
Europe to attend the conference of
the League of Nations In Geneva,
Switzerland.
"COVERED WAG
ON BABIES" AT
THE REUNION
Composed of Those Who Were Born
En Route While Parents Were
Crossing the Plains.
San Francisco. Cal., Sept. 9.
Years ago, while the covered wagon?
were lumbering and lurching over
the prairies, westeward bound, one
would stop occasionally in the train
while the others would labor ahead
After a spell of waiting, the oxen in
the wagon which has stopped would
be whipped up again and it would
be sent on its way to join its fel
lows. Around the campfire in the center
of the circle of wagons that night,
the word would be passed, "it's a
girl," or "it's a boy."
Last night a number of "covered
wagon babies" met around the festal
board here as a feature of San Fran
cisco's observance of the seventy
fifth birthday of the state.
The man who originated the idea
of the dinner, was the toastmaster.
Judge J. C. Needham of Stanislaus
county. The guests came from all
parts of the state.
More spectacular features of the
celebration were provided by the
army; the same army that scouted
along the old overland trail to keep
it clear of all menace for the "cov
ered wagon babies" and their kin.
Three airplanes scouted ahead in the
glare of as many powerful search
lights while anti-aircraft guns pep
pered blank shots at them in an ef
fort to tactically bring them down.
The army was staging an airplane
invasion of the city and the manner
in which it is met by the land
forces.
ELMWOOD EDITOR TRAVELS
The editor and family returned last
Wednesday from a week's trip to
Kansas Citj where we spent most of
the time with relatives. The trip was
made by auto and we covered sever
al hundred miles. We found corn
ciops all along the line looking good
until south of Topeka. Roads general
ly vcre good with the exception when
we had to make detours. We went by
way of Hiawatha and Leavenworth.
The road from Leavenv.-orth was pav
ed all the way to Kansas City .some
SO miles or more. On the return tirp
wo came back by the way of Topeka.
The road all the way from Kansas
City to Topeka was paved, a distance
cf over To miles. This was the best
road that we have ever traveled over.
Mary cf the smalled towns in Kan
sas that we passed through had pav
ed all the way from Kansas City, some
We are unable to tell you all about
our cr.p. The country that we passed
through goes without saying as the
best agricultural country in the world
and torn looked good. While it may
be true that the corn crop will not
be as big as was figured a short time
ago there is going to be a lot of corn
in tins pri of the country that we
passed through as the acreage is
large. We enjoyed the trip and while
we covered a lot of miles on the re
turn trip in one day so as to get
heme we feel well repaid for the time
that we took for this trip.
CLEARING UP WRECKAGE
Washington, Sept. 9. If the Ohio
farmers, on whose- land sections of
the Shenandoah fell are worrying
about disposition of the wreckage,
they are unnecessarily concerned.
Contracts made with junk dealers for
removal of the twisted remains spe
cify that all of it must be removed
to the satisfaction of the naval offi
cver in charge.
It is not believed here that re
compense will be sought for any
damage to property resulting from
its fall, but it any such claim is
made it would have to face a barrier
in Comptroller General McCarl's of
fice. The comptroller recently re
fused to allow the claim of a man
whose house top was demolished by
an airplane and it is thought likely
that he would regard the Shenando
ah's mishap as "an act of God" and
therefore not liable for damages."
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THE FINAL LINEUP
IN HORSESHOE MEET
Order in Which Contestants in State
Tourney Finished in Final
Games at Fair.
The final standings in the horse
shoe pitching tournament at the
state fair were in the following or
der: G. A. Uhlig, Cozad, champion.
Charles McLeland, Omaha, second.
Joe Klinkacek, St. Michaels, third.
William Smith, Omaha, fourth.
Howard Robinson, Ong, fifth.
Fritz Kummerfield. Tilden, sixth.
G. F. Kischmer, Red Cloud, sev
enth. L. C. Wise, Weeping Water,
eighth.
Lee Englehaupt, Beaver Crossing,
ninth.
Bernaid Good, Lincoln, tenth.
Fred Kruse, Palmer eleventh.
Tom Klllip, Beaver Crossing,
twelfth.
Frank H. Meyer, Talmage, thir
teenth. Louie Klinkacek, St. Michael, four-'
teenth.
J. C. Thompson. Mead, fifteenth.
Earl Reynolds, Bloomington, six
teenth. Jackson won $25 for making the
best showing against the national
champion, Mossman, of Iowa, in some
exhibition games. Jackson beat the
champion 50 to 0 in one of the
games, throwing twenty-six ringers.
In a second match, Jackson won. 52
to 44. Jackson threw twenty-one
double ringers and Mossman. thir
teen, the former pitching a 7 8 per
cent ringer game, Mossman, fif rr
cent. Mossman threw forty-eight
ringers in a gama with Freel of Iowa.
Charles McLeland of Omaha, who
won second place in the state match,
made the bert showing of any Ne
braska man against Mossman with
3G points to 50 for Mossman, Moss
ma nthrowing thirty-four ringers.
Uhlig, state champ, fell down in a
match with the national champion
and the game was BO to 11. Joe
Klinkacek made 28 points asrainst
Mossman. William Smith of Omaha
made 22 points against him and Rob
inson of Ong, 26.
CROP YIELDS ARE
ABOVE AVERAGE, IS
MONTHLY FORECAST
Corn Deteriorated With Dronth Ex
cept in Iowa, Where There Was
Small Change as in Ohio.
Washington, Sept. 10. Crop yields
this year will be, on the whole, well
below the average of recent years,
the Department of Agriculture's crop
reporting board announced Wednes
day in its September production fore
casts. There has been little Improve
ment in the general situation in the
month.
Corn deteriorated on account of dry
weather in large areas and indicated
production now is 2.SR5.000.000
bushels, a loss of 65,000,000 bushels
in the last month. The Indicated crop
is 448,000,000 bushels more than pro
duced last year, but slightly under
the average of the last five years.
Generally, throughout the south and
in a large part of the corn belt, the
crop is not so promising as it was a
month ago, while in Ohio prospects
are the best in years. There was
little change in Iowa.
Spring wheat yields are running
slightly higher than early expecta
tions. The crop is now forecast at
284,00,000 bushels, or 21.000.000
bushels more than early August con
ditions indicated, and l.uOO.OOO
bushels more than was produced last
year. Winter wheat, already harvest
ed, is estimated at 416,000,000 bush
els, making the country's total pros
pective wheat crop about 700.000
bushels, or 22.000,000 Dushels more
than produced last year, but 137,
000,00 bushels less than the five
year average.
Irish potato prospects declined 9.
000,000 bushels because of hot weath
er in August, with drouth in many
sections. The crop is now forecast at
344.000,000 bushels, which is 111,
000,000 bushels smaller than last
year's harvest. In proportion to popu
lation the potato crop seems likely to
be the smallest since 1916, but the
final weeks of the growing season
may change the outlook materially.
Indications are for a yield of about
100 bushels an acre, as compared
with 124 last year.
Threshing of oats brought results
above earlier expectations and a pro
duction of 1,462,000.000 bushels is
indicated. That is a gain of 75.000,
000 over last month's forecast.
Rains during August improved the
tobacco crop in the east. Indicated
production is placed at 1.247,000.000
pounds, an increase of 13.000.000J
over a month ago.
Peanuts suffered from the wide
spread drouth in the southern states
thP rrnn now beins forecast at 608,-
000,000 pounds. f
Fruit prpspects have changed butj
little in the last month and are still
below the usual average.
DRY SEASON IN MISSOURI
Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 9. Mis
souri is experiencing the most severe
drouth since 1913 and all crops have
been damaged severely, according to
an official report issued today by the
state board of agriculture of the fed
eral state crop reporting service.
"Except a few widely scattered
showers, hot. dry weather has pre
vailed in Missouri three consecu
tive weeks. Heavy widespread rains
are badly needed."
Missouri corn suffered during the
last half of August and the first week
of September. The corn crop is So
per cent of normal, or 29.S6 bushels
per acre. The toal corn acreage this
year is 6. $9 0,0 00 acres compared with
6,5(52,000 last year, the report said.
ECONOMIES IN THE
VETERANS BUREAU
Washington, Sept. 9. By cut
ting down expenses all along the line,
the veterans pureau, which has re
quired nearly half a billion dollar?
to operate in the last few years, re
turned to the treasury 69 million 7il
thousand dollars of its appropriation
of $481,957,898 for the fiscal yar
ending June 30, last.
The saving, a detailed report of
which has just been made to Director
Lord, of the budget by Frank T.
Hines, director of the bureau, wan
made despite an increase In compen
sation payments for disability and
death benefits from $115. 494. 9M for
the fiscal year 1924-25 to $129,597,
457 last year. The increase of more
than 14 million dollars was due large
ly to liberalizing provisions of the
world war veterans act of last year.
Further economies nre promised
by Director Hines, whose return last
June came close to being half of the
total remitted by all government de
partments. The $405,713,559 appropriation for
the current fiscal year is expected by
bureau officials to be materially re
duced in revising preliminary esti
mates for 1926-27 in anticipation of
further cuts in administrative costs.
THIRTEEN POOR FARMS
ARE WITHOUT INMATES
Thirty-two Almshouses in Nebraska
Are Sheltering Only 140 Un
fortunate People.
Washington. D. C. Sept. 9. In
vestigators of the federal department
of labor have been traveling "over
the hill to the poorhouse."
Nebraska is reported as having
fifty-four almshouse properties, forty
one of them functioning at the pres
ent time as county homes. Thirty
two of these have a total of but 140
Inmates. To run these thirty-two In
dividual almshouses the cities of the
counties in which they are located
employ sixty-two people and spend
$85,539 in one year, an average cost
an inmate of $610.99.
These thirty-two propertien con
tain 6.194 acres of land, valued, with
livestock and equipment, at 850 thou
sand dollars. Homes and furnishings
aggregate $328,714. making a total
investment of $1,088,723, an average
of $7,777 per inmate.
The total enrollment of all institu
tions is 5 80 of whom 417 are males.
The value of land and equipment is
$2,148,053 and the arnual mainten
ance cost is $267, 7S8. The average
maintenance cost an inmate is
$461.70.
In institutions with less than ten
inmates, of which there are thirty
two, there are 2,3 4 inmates for each
employe. In addition to an average
maintenance cost of $601.99, there i
a wage cost of $279.61 an inmate.
Seven institutions with less than
twenty-five and more than ten in
mates have an average of 4.9 4 in
mates for each employe, an average
maintenance cost of $440,27 and an
average wage cost of $190.
One institution with more than
twenty-five and less than fiftj- in
mates has an average of 5.50 inmates
for each employe, a maintenance
cost of $363.54 an inmate, in addition
to a wage cost of $114.55.
An institution with more than 2
hundred and less than 5 hundred in
mates has an average of 11.36 in
mates to each employe, a mainten
ance cost of $402.81 and a wage cost
of $56.50.
WALLOP SAYS HE WANTS BOTH
Sheridan, Wyo.. Sept. 9. Despite
his announced intention of investing
himself with the hereditary Pritieh
title of Earl of Portsmouth and at the
same time remain an American citi
zen, Oliver Henry Wallop, here, who
acquired the title by the death of his
elder brother probably will have to
forego either the earldom or his siti
zenship in this country.
Such wat the opinion expressed
by feleial naturalization oflicial.
ovcr the country today when newts
of Wallop's elevation reached them.
The :iew British earl became a
naturalized citizen in 190 4 two
years before a new law went into
effect requiring an alien with an
hereditary title to renounce such
title before gaining citizenship.
Anent this, however, the natural
ized Briton insisted that nothing
could deprive him of the title, no
matter what he did or said and that
the title would succeed to the eldest
son upon the father's death.
Apparently unruffled by the news
of his sudden elevation, the earl re
mained at bis ranch sixteen miles
from here and continued his work
of directing the employes on hid
3,000 acre ranch.
REAL SWORD SWALLOWING
Columbus, O., Sept. 9. Convincing
work in hiR amateur sword swallow
ing act at a local theater last nigbt
accomplished full results in the way
of thrills for his audience but threat
ened to end disastrously for Jack
Hill, twenty-four, of Edgefield. O.
Hill swallowed the sword all right
a nine inch sase knife, but in
his stomach the knife remained un
til surgeons removed it Beverai hours
later.
Apparently Hill's act went over
smoothly, ending in a demonstra
tion in which the knige disappeared
down his throat. He bowed as hr
left the stage without restoring the
blade to view.
Aware of his predicament Hill
went to a hospital. An X-ray re
vealed the knife, blunt end down,
and the point piercing his esopha
gus. Thru an abdominal incision the
blade was removed.
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