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VOL. NO. XLTJ
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1926.
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Convention and
New Building
Potential Working Membership Bent
on Attaining Objectives of the
Current Year's Program
From Thursday's Dally
Enthusiasm for "putting over" the
program of the "big year" in local
American Legion history was not
lacking at last night's post meeting.
A goodly turnout of the members was
present and entered whole-heartedly
into the discussion of plans for en
tertaining the district convention in
Plattsmouth, May 20, as well as the
winding up of the building fund cam
paign and the presentation of the I
Legion radio program from WOAW,
Omaha, the latter part of April.
The entertaining of the district
convention will be no small task and
it is estimated will involve an expen
diture of around $450. In this, the
post is expected to be given assistance
by the Ad club and Chamber of Com-
merce. The various committees made
tentative reports on the cost of their
proposed activities and an idea was
gained of the day's program that will
include a parade, the corner-stone
laying ceremonies of our new com
munity auditorium, sports and other
afternoon entertainment, the big feed
at 6 o'clock, followed by the district
business session and dancing. Visit
ing Legionnaires will be given identi
fication buttons on their arrival, and
these will serve as their pas3 to all
the day's festivities.
The corner-stone laying ceremonies
will b" in charge of the Building
committee, and it is probably Depart
ment Commander Kinder will be here
to participate in this as well as the
other activities of the day.
A check-up was made of available
Legion talent for the radio program,
and a very satisfactory list obtained,
from which will be selected those to
appear on the program.
Erection of the community build
ing, most Important of the Legion's
numerous 1926 objectives, was touch
ed upon and reports from outside the
post indicated fully as great or even
greater Interest in the success of this
project as among Legionnaires them
selves. At the close of the business portion
of the meeting, a buffet luncheon
was served, including the celebrated
Tricolated coffee for which Comrade
Henry Soennichsen has become so
justly famous, and generous helpings
of sandwiches and cake, prepared
thru courtesy of Mrs. Tom Walling, ;
wife of the Post Commander. I
Following the luncheon, a period
was devoted to reminiscences of the
old days, an increasingly popular fea
ture at Legion meetings as the war
becomes more and more removed in
point of time, and it was a late hour
for some of the married men In the
crowd, when the meeting finally
broke up.
ACCOUNT OF WEDDING
OF MISS ESTELIE TRITSCH
The many local friends of Miss
Estella Tritsch, of Santa Ana, who
was employed for some time at Wat
son's drug store, will be interested
in the announcement of her marriage
yesterday in Riverside to
Vernon ,
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Xolin of Huntington Beach.
The bride's charming brunette
beauty was greatly enhanced with a
smart frock of apricot canton crepe
with harmonizing accessories which
Bhe chose for her wedding attire.
The young couple will make their
home in Huntington Beach, where
the groom is employed by the Shell
Oil company. Orange (Cal.) Daily
News.
Miss Tritsch is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Tritsch, and a gradu
ate of the Plattsmouth High school,
in the class of 1921.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
From Friday's Dally
The Business and Professional
Woman's club met at the home of Miss
Anna E. Leach on Tuesday evening.
All but two members were present
to answer to roll call. Important
business was before the club .which
took up the greater part of the eve
ping. The members are looking for
ward with no small pride to moving
into their permanent club rooms In
the near future. The meeting nights
have been changed from the first and
third Tuesdays to the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month.
At
the close of the business sessions the
members adjourned to Mrs. Stewart's
apartment wnere music and light re-
freshments were the social diversion.
SHERIFF STEWART ILL
From Friday's Dally '
Sheriff E. P. Stewart has been hav
ing a siege with the
cold for the past few days and this
morning was confined to his home quire some time for her recuperation
as the result of the illness, the cold Dut at tQe present rate of improve
having settled in his eye and caus- ment It is hoped in the next few
Ing intense pain and suffering to weeks that she may be Improved suffi
the patient and making It necessary dently to permit her return home.
for his remaining quiet and taking,
an enforced rest from his duties. I Try Journal Want Ads. It pays.
All the news in the Journal
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
From Thursday's Dally
The announcement has been re
cieved here by Mrs. Jonas Johnson
of the death of Mrs. John A. Swan
son, an old time resident of this city.
Mrs. Swanson, who has been making
her home with a brother at Delena,
Oregon, passed away at that place
on February 22nd and was buried
there. The deceased lady was seventy-nine
years of age and was for a
great many years a resident of Platts
mouth and to the host of old time
friends her death comes with a great
shock and brings a profound regret
to all of those who had the pleasure
of knowing her. While living here
Mrs. Swanson was a very active figure
in the work of the Swedish church
and a firm and devout member of this
faith.
Hearing Over
Purchase of K,
of T. Bridge
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State Railway Commission Takes Up
Matter of the Purchase of Bridge
Over the Platte River.
Prom Thursday's Dally
The state railway commission held
a hearing Tuesday on the question of
whether in estimating the value of the
King of Trail's bridge across the
Platte between LaPlatte and Oreap
olis the state and commission en
gineers were correct in saying it is
worth $123,026. This was the actual,
cost. The bridge is now privately:
owned by the King of Trail's Bridge
company, and the owners desire to.
sell it to the state and to the coun
ties of Cass and Sarpy. The state
will pay half, the amount, and the
counties the other half.
A short distance from this bridge
is the old toll bridge owned by T.
H. Pollock and others of Platts
mouth. Mr. Pollock is objecting to
the transaction, and according to cor
respondence in the office of the rail
way commission he has been trying
to get the county commissioners to
rescind their action in joining with
th - e county board of Sarpy and asking
this be made a state aid bridge
Both of the bridges are charging
toll at the present time, and the
plan la to have the collection of tolls
continued until such time as the coun
ties have got back their half of the
cost. The state will not get back any
of its contribution, and this will move
forward the date when this bridge
Becomes a iree crossing. i
There are fourteen fifty-foot spana
m the bridge and these alone cost
$88,000. The price of the entire
structure includes the approaches.
Under the law, when a purchase
is contemplated, the state railway
commision takes estimony upon the
matter of cost and decides if the
price asked is a proper one. j
ENTERTAIN FOR MRS. CHAPMAN
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. E. P
Stewart was hostess at a very pleas-!
and 1:30 luncheon at her home in
honor of Mrs. John W. Chapman,!
who is expecting to leave this spring
for her former home at Baker, Mon- j
tana, to reside. j
The decovative scheme of the lunch-'
eon was in green and orange, this
' lending a very pretty touch to the
pleasant gathering, the orange sweet
peas and the foliage and green cups
j adding their part to the beauty of ,
the occasion.
. Following the luncheon the ladies
spent the afternoon in visiting with '
their friend who is soon to leave ,
and enjoying to the utmost the fleet-'
ing hours that they could have to
gether. In entertaining and serving Mrs. .
Stewart was assisted by Mrs. C. A. j
Rosencrans. 1
Those who enjoyed the pleasant
event were: Mesdames Nelson Jean,
R. A. Bates, George O. Dovey, E. G.
Dovey, Hamilton Thorne, Waldemar
C. Soennichsen, Lynn O. Minor, R
P. Westover, F. G. Morgan. Jack
Patterson, John W. Chapman and
Miss Jessie Robertson.
MRS. POLLOCK IMPROVING
From Saturday's Dally
Last evening T. H. Pollock, presi
dent of the Farmers State bank, re
turned home from Rochester, Min
nesota, where he has been for sev
eral davs with Mrs. Pollock at. the
fnlrmlnl hnsnital fT thft Drs. MaVO at
the Minnesota city.
Mr. Pollock brings with him the
very pleasing news to the family and
friends here of the fact that Mrs.
Pollock who was operated upon sev
eral days ago is now showing im
provement and it is thought will
soon be on the highway to recovery
from the illness and operation. The
operation that Mrs. Pollock under-
went was very serious and will re-
' Then tell the world about it through
the Journal Want Ad coimm.
Commissioners
Holding Regular
Monthly Meeting
Number of New Assessors Appointed
and Approved Let Contract
for County Printing.
From Thursday's Daily
The Board of County Commission
ers have been busily engaged the
past few days in the task of handling
the matters of county business that
come before their attention, the
greater part of the time of the board
being taken up in the allowance of
the claims against the county on the
various funds.
County Assessor W. H. Puis pre
sented for the consideration of the
board the names of several assessors
to fill vacancies that existed in sev
eral of the precincts in the assessor's
office and the newly appointed men
will have charge of the work in their
localities in making the 1926 assess
ment. Those who were named were
G. W. Snyder, Plattsmouth precinct;
Ed Doran, Tipton precinct; J. H.
Foreman, Greenwood precinct.
County Judge A. II. Duxbury also
had before the board a matter of the
greatest importance to the residents
of the county and this was tb1 mat
ter of having the guardianship rec
ords and bonds of the guardians
brought up to date as these have not
been checked and a survey made of
the various estates or properties in
course of administration. To aid in
this work the county judge was auth
orized to engage a special clerk for
the period that might be necessary
to handle this matter as the large
amount of record work in the office
keeps the regular clerk very busy all
of the time and does not allow a thor
ough going over the records of past
years as they should be in getting at
these matters.
The county board also took up the
matter of the county printing for the
ensuing year and awarded the con
tract for this work to the Weeping
Water Republican for 1926.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Friday's Dally
The passing of the sixteenth birth
day aniversary of Miss Alice Bulin
was marked last evening by a very
pleasant party held at the Bulin home
and attended by a jolly party of the
young friends of this charming lit
tle lady. The members of the party
whiled away the hours in games and
card contests and in which Miss Alice
Crabill was awarded the first prize
while Miss Frances Wiles received the
consolation prize. Dancing also serv
ed to assist in the pleasantness of the
occasion for the young people.
At an appropriate hour the mem
bers were entertained at a most de
lightful luncheon which was arrang
ed in a color scheme of green and
white, the St. Patrick's favors be
ing used in the decorative scheme of
the evening.
In honor of the occasion the guest
of honor received many beautiful and
attractive gifts that she will cherish
as rememberances of the happy oc
casion. Those attending the event were,
Misses Helen Sharp, Marie Sperry,
Mildred Meisinger, Alice Crabill,
Frances Wiles, Vivian Livingston,
Margaret Engelkemeier, Alice Lorenz,
Mary Ellen Vallery, Florence Wiles,
Elizabeth Hatt, Irma Mayfield, Ruth
Janda and the guest of honor, Alice
Bulin.
JUNK DEALER FINED
From Friday's Dally
For some time there has been a
junk dealer operating in this city
who had been in the habit of driv
ing down from Omaha and gather
ing in the various pieces of junk
that might be offered by the resi
dents here and in turn taking them
back to the metropolis where in turn
he would dispose of these. The deal
had however overlooked one impor
tant matter and that was securing
a license to ply his trade in this
line of work. Yesterday afternoon
Chief of Police Johnson gathered in
the gentleman and had him brought
before Judge Weber in police court
to explain just how this oversight
had occured. After hearing the evi
dence in the case Judge Weber de
cided that it would be necessary for
the junk dealer to part with $25
and costs to satisfy the feelings pf
outraged justice and which was ac
cordingly paid and the dealer al
lowed to go on his way.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE DAUGHTER.
From Thursday's-Dally
Announcement has been received
here of the birth of a fine little
daughter on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Hunter, at Omaha, where
the family have been making their
home for the past two years. At the
last reports the mother and little one
are doing very nicely and as the lit
tle daughter is the first child in the
family, she is the object of a great
deal of admiration. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter are former Plattsmouth
people, the former having been Miss
Helen Roberts, of this city, and the
latter a son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Hunter.
VETERAN SHERIFF HERE
From Thursday's Daily
Yesterday Peter Clarence, sheriff
of Cedar county, Nebraska, came in
from Hartington, for a visit with the
old time friends and relatives in the
scenes of his boyhood days down in
Liberty ' precinct, where he spent
many happy years.
Sheriff Clarence is one of the vet
eran law enforcers of the state and
has had a long: career in the office
that he is now filling, being re-elected
repeatedly to the position and fill
ing it with honor to himself and
credit to the county that has chosen
him as their chief law enforcing of
ficer. While here Mr. Clarence was a call
er at the Journal office and visited
with the publisher of the paper for
a short time and the occasion was
one that was very much enjoyed.
Gives Facts
on Work of the
M. E. Church
Representative of the District Con
ference Here to Give Real Facts
of Church Work.
From Friday's Dally
The workers and leaders in the
life of the local Methodist church
in this city last evening had the
opportunity of hearing some very in
teresting facts as ' to the church
growth and activities in the nation
and the world and the amounts that
had been given in the various cam
paigns of the church In the mission
field both at home ' and in foreign
fields.
The speaker of the evening was
Dr. Hollingshead, who has been in
attendance at the district conference
at Omaha this week and came down
at the invitation of the local church
to place before their membership
the facts of the church work in
many fields.
Dr. Hollingshead is a real wizard
in presenting the financial facts of
the church in a clear and concise
manner and left with . his hearers a
clear understanding -of just what the
church has received" and given- in
their various activities in the past
years.
The givings of the church up to
the centennial of 1920 was present
ed by the speaker and followed by
the facts as to what the church had
received af ter the eentennial year;
in the world wide movement of the
church. It was pointed out that in
the years that the church was mak
ing their great world wide campaign
that the church in this country had
prospered greatly and had gained i
much in interest and strength in i
this nation, that following comple-j
t.ion of the world campaign that j
the results In the. country had not
equalled the years of intensive giv-
ng and service.
The meeting opened at 6:30 with
a supper in the church parlors and
which was followed by the address
of the speaker of the evening which
was a rare treat to those who were
in attendance.
CUTTING- DOWN TREES
ON NEW BUILDING SITE
From Friday's Daily
First steps looking toward the erec
ion of the new community auditor
ium here this summer are now being
aken with the cutting down and
grubbing out of the large trees on
the site of the new building. This
work is being done by W. I. Howland
and son, who are contributing their
abor without cost. Mr. Howland says
he does not care for the wood, and
so anyone who will cut it up and burn
the brush may secure it free by see
ing either Leslie Niel or Elmer Webb,
of the Legion building committee.
The trees on the lot are all large
ones and the work of cutting them
down and grubbing them out is no
small task. It represents a substan
tial contribution on the part of Mr.
Howland and his son who are experi
enced wood cutters and know just
how to fell a tree with the leasl ef-!
fort. The double garage located on
the site is to be sold in the near fu
ture and removed, and then things
will be in readiness for beginning ex
cavation. The number of offers of as
sistance in this work makes it seem
advisable to handle the excavation
entirely separate from the building
contract itself and will enable the
removal of the entire amount of dirt
at once at a total cost of less than
the amount required to excavate fur- j
nace and coal starage room only, if
paid for at contractor's rates.
Parties desiring dirt who are will
ing to pay part of the hauling charges
should see Mr. Niel now, so they may
be assured of getting it when the
time for excavating arrives.
The cornerstone of the new build
ing will be laid at the time Platts
mouth entertains the district Legion
convention May 20th.
If you want to place a bid on the
garage on the lots, which cost $1,000
to construct, see Mr. Niel. It will be
sold within the next few weeks and
somebody is going to get a fine garage
mighty cheap.
Your ad in the Journal is read by
75 per cent of the buying public.
There was date '
Waiting at Golf
Links in the Cold
Veteran Golfer Opens Season on New
Course But Finds That His
Opponent Cometh Not.
From Friday's Daily
The robin that usually come3
bravely forth in the first part of
March to herald the long looked for
and promised springtime, has not
as yet greeted the glorious Nebraska
sunrises, but another unfailing sign
of the awakening of nature from
the sleep of winter has been observ
ed. This is the opening of the golf
ctiiboa officially by C. A. Roancriin?,
the well known barber and golf ex
pert. Mr. Rosencrans has been spend ing
the winter season in his prac
tice at the barber shop on the ap
proach shots at the greens and has?
acquired a great skill in this part
of the canny Scot game. To give
the practice a real workout he de
cided yesterday morntng would be
a fitting day to start the ball to roll
ing and accordingly invited Leslie
Niel, also one of the real golf "bugs"
of the community, to join him in a
twuMme. Eearly Thursday morn
ing Mr. Rosencrans arose and with
the assistance of the family circle
gathered up the golfing implements j
including the knickers and the,
mashies, etc., and dwellers at the j
Coronado had the opportunity of
feeing his departure in tne we!!
known chariot that bears the license
No. 1 that has been retrieved by
Clate from Searl Davis. The golfer
drove in mad haste to the golf course
ere the first indications of the dawn
broke in the east, the east being
noted for its breaks, where the stock
market breaks. On reaching the
scene of action the golfing artillery
was dragged up to the front and
placed at hole No. 1 for the initial
try over the rejuvinated course that
Johnnie Hatt has prepared for the
golfers. The moments sped by as
Clate impatiently awaited his. op
ponent, the skies, turned to pink,
still growing pinker and 'finally the
glorious orb of day crept forth, but
still no Niel. Finally Mr. Rosen
crans decided that he would do his
daily dozen himself and accordingly
played over the course, reducing it
is said, his 1925 record. On the re
turn of the golfer to the city he
instituted a search for this would
be opponent and discovered that
Leslie had tarried late at the
American Legion meeting held on
Wednesday evening and had failed
to arise at his usual early hour and
accordingly had gone direct from
his home to the scene of his labors at
the postoffice, forgetting that Clate
was waiting at the golf course not
unlike the fabled bride that was left
waiting at the church.
ARRANGNG FOR CONVENTION
From Saturday's lally
The executive committee of the
Plattsmouth Woman's club met at the
home of Mrs. Allen J. Beeson yester
day afternoon to perfect their plans
for the holding of the Cass county
convention on Thursday, March 11th.
The convention which will embrace
all of the clubs of Cass county, will
be held at the pubic library auditor
ium on Thursday, March 11th. It
has been arranged that there will be
a luncheon given for the visitors at
noon on the day of the convention at
the Hotel Perkins. Local members
may make reservation for 50c per
plate by callig Mrs. Beeson.
The ladies of the committee also
elected Mrs. L. L. Turpin as the dele
gate from the local club to the coun
ty convention.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon at the Metho
dist hospital in Omaha Mrs. James T.
Begley of this city was operated upon
after having been at the hospital un
der observation for several days. Mrs.
Begley has been in rather poor health
for some time and her condition was
such that an operation was deemed
necessary by the attending physicians
in order to give her relief. Judge
Begley remained at Omaha last eve
ning to be with the wife who last
evening was just coming out of the
effects of the operation. The latest
reports from the hospital state that
she is doing as well as could possibly
be expected.
SMALL FIRE TODAY
From Saturday's Dally
This morning the residence prop
erty of Carl Carlberg in the south
part of the city was the scene of
a fire that threatened to be quite
serious for some time and it was only
by the hard work of the members
of the family and the neighbors that
the fire was kept under control un
til the arrival of the fire depart
ment. Free lessons in the new art lamp
shades given at the Bates Book &
Gift shop annex. Call and join in
the classes.
RETURNING FROM FLORIDA
From Friday's Daily
John L. Hadraba, who last summer
departed for Florida to work at his
trade of carpenter in the great build
ing boom that lias been prevailing
in the south for the past two years,
is returning back to his native state
Nebraska, called here by the condition
of Mrs. Hadraba and the little son.
The family have been at Lincoln at
the home of Mrs. Hadraba's mother.
Mrs. Dooth, and their health has been!
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little son was first taken with bron- The forthcoming grand COmmand
chial pneumonia and was in serious f tn Knight8 Templar of Ne-
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dition of the family being such asa in their er to make it an event
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to Nebraska.
Cass County
Shows Pleasing
Birth Rate
Lr:' Quarter of 1925 Shows Births
at 107 and Deaths at 40 in
Reports of Registers.
From Fiiuay's Dally
The reports of the various regis
ters over Cass county and also in two have the whole-hearted co-operation
of the adjoining districts show that of every resident of Plattsmouth.
the population of this section of the This meeting of the Templars, It Is
country is holding its own nicely and expected will be one of the last. If
that there is no apparent trace of race not the last, meetings that will be
suicide while the death rate is very held outside of Omaha and Lincoln,
low for the population of the county, and that Is has come to this city is
The highest birth rate shown is a very pleasing recognition of Platts
that of Murray where the register re- mouth and the splendid work of the
ports the birth of 47 and there was local Masonic bodies,
only one death to be recorded and The city should be fittingly deeor
this showing makes a real record ated, especially in the business see
that indicates that there will be a tlon and along the thoroughfare lead-
fine population in that section if the,
present rate is kept up. J
The various points
reporting on
the births and deaths show that there
were 107 births and 40 death in the
monts of October, November and De
cember in Cass county and Ashland
and Otoe.
The various places reporting were
as follows:
- . Births -Deaths
Murray 47
47 1
7
2 4
1
3 3
5 1
8
1
3
22 18
5 4
2 3
3
Avoca
Elmwood
Otoe
Eagle
Greenwood
Nehawka
Ashland
iMurdock
Weeping Water
Alvo
Union .
The sum paid registers by the coun
ty amounted to $37.50 for their serv
ices. MRS. BEGLEY AT HOSPITAL
From Thursday's Dally
Mrs. James T. Begley, of this city,
has been at the Methodist hospital in
Omaha for the past several days,
where she has been taking treatment
and under observation, as her health
has not been the best of late and it
is hoped that she may derive benefit
from the treatment. The many
friends here are hopeful that the
patient may soon be able to return
home and that her condition may
prove to be much improved.
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o-operation
Business men always have confi
dence in a person who is vouched for by
a good bank.
Establish your credit at the bank and
your credit will be good anywhere.
That's one of the most important
reasons for having a bank connection.
We cordially invite you to establish
a close business contact with this bank.
The First National Bank
THE BANK WHERE YOU fEfcl AT HOME
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City to be
Host to Knights
Templar Soon
Notable Gathering of the Members
of This Branch of Masonry in
This City Next Month.
braska, which is to be held in riatts-
mouth starting April 15th, is some-
- ' thing in which every resident of the
thaf h f thft rifv nf
Plattsmouth Is concerned generally,
a real royal welcome to the visiting
members of the Templars.
The commandery will bring to this
city a large number of the distin
guished residents from all sections of
the state and who will be the guests
here for the period that the comman
dery will be in session.
The committee of Mt. ZIon com
mandery of this city will have the
work of planning and arranging for
the carrying out of the official pro
gram of the meeting and arranging
for the entertaining and care of the
visiting Templars during their stay
in the city and in their work they
should, and will, without a doubt.
Ing to the Nebraska Masonic Home,
which will be one of the great points
or interest io me visiiura
With the Nebraska Masonic Home,
one of the great Institutions of the
order located in Plattsmouth, this
city has a warm place in the hearts
of the Masons over the state, and it
should-give them a royal welcome
when they come here for the grand
commandery meeting.
MARY GAYER BETTER
From Saturdays Daily
The reports received by friends
from the home of Captain and Mrs.
Harrison L. Gayer, south of this city,
state that the little daughter, Mary,
who has been seriously ill with pneu
monia for the past several days, is
now doing a great deal better and
the crisis In her crfe seems to be
passed with the little one on the mend
and it is hoped ,that she will soon be
able to be up and around.
MRS, ALBERT GODWIN POORLY
From Saturday s Dally
The many friends here will regret
very much to learn that Mrs. Albert
J. Godwin Id In very serious condition
at her home In this city suffering from
a very severe attack of heart trouble
that has made her recovery a matter
of grave doubt. Mrs. Godwin was
formerly Miss Delia White of this
city.
Business forms of all kinds printed
at the Journal office.
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.-a
-a
NEBRASKA
3
-3
3