MONDAY, MAY 3. 1926.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCK
Harry Long, of South Bend, was a W. O. Gillespie was looking after
visitor "with friends in Murdock on : some business matters in Plattsmouth
last Thursday afternoon. Jon last Wednesday, driving over In
O. J. Pothast and wife were visit-!his auto,
ins in.Siou. City on Thursday of Mrs. E. A. Kroh was a visitor with
last week, they driving over in their j friends as well as looking after some
auto. j business matters in Lincoln on Mon-
Mrs. J. E. McIIugh and friend of, day of last week.
Falls City were visiting during the i E. V. Thimgan, with the truck,
weke for a day at the home of Mrs. has been very busy hauling stock to
J. E. McIIugh. of Murdock. Omaha as well as delivering farm ma-,
Miss Carrie Schafer. of Manley, chinery from Omaha for the farm-'
was a visitor for a few days in Mur- ers- I
deck at the home of her brother,' Jess Landholm was a visitor in J
Charles Schafer and wife. .Omaha on last Thursday, driving over,
W. H. Rush, otherwise known as in ia auto for the occasion and was,
Billie Rush, is assisting in the farm- &ettinS pme supplies for his garage
inir operations at the Pickwell farm . It' , . , .
while Mr. Pickwell is looking after' AieffmfS A- J-
the assessing work (Donald were conducting the business
T . at the hardware and drug store while'
IWrs. Lew Watson, of Omaha, and hM hi'shnnrtc fishinr nn last
Mrs. Joe Ranney, of Council Biuffs,
are at this time visiting in Murdock Irs Hace, mother of Mrs. A. R. brother. Loren Rikli, who has been t.0i:ecre of medicine' for examination bills rePorted Tuesday by the agri
antl are guests at the home of their Hornbeek. who has been visiting quite ill all spring and has not been t , f.niintv officials aeconiDanied cure committee would be taken up
...lwv iwitti tne uaugnter tor some time past,
Jacob L. Carmcle and the good departed for her home at Fort Worth,
Zlln?VL?iXZ w Vifroe"lTexas- on Wednesday of last week,
v.,... "-"j cuit.-
noon and were looking after some
m.sines.-, matters as veu as visiting
with their many friends here.
The members of the Sophomore
ciass oi me luruocK Hign school
were enjoying a theatre party at j
1-inCOin On last WeaneSUay. Wnen .
they attended a play at the Orpheum. 'a Week, expects to return soon to the
There was to have been a contest '-west, where he is engaged in the
between the high school team and stock business. He reports things!
the ball team of the city of Murdock , looking- verv fine out there.
the last of last week, which probably! The Rev. Howard S. Tool, of Mon-
can:e off as per the arrangements, j tana wil2 be in Murdock and will
but of the result we are not advised. J deliver a discourse at the church here
Mrs. Chester Moreran and two lit- on Mav 15th, an(1 as he la a very
tie daughters, the Misses Gwendolyn ; able minis,ter and superintendent in
Adair and Mary Roseland arrived in'the wePtt he shouid be heard by all.
Murdock last week and are visiting iIujck tor a number of vears with the
with Mr. Henry Amgwert, brother it r.r etiefw-tirm trn.iAri th nl.i
and uncle, for a time.
L. Neitzel and granddaughter, Miss
Catherine Ncitzel, were visiting in
Havelock and University Place last
Monday evening, where they were
guests at the home of Mrs. E. Gilnert,
an aunt of Miss Catherine.
John E. Scheel. who has owned a
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klemme have
five sons and all doing finely, Cut do
not want to claim the honor of the
sixtn. wnicn stiouiu ngntiy Deiong to
Henry Klemme and wife, who are
surely overjoyed to receive the young j
man into their home. All are happy
over the arrival.
Henry A. Guthman and wife were i
visiting with friends while Mr. Guth-j
man was also looking after some.
business matters in Omaha on Tues-
day of last week and found the navi-
gat ion of their boat towards the me-
tropolis a very difficult matter with ers. Frank Rosenow. while at play
the prevailing gale of wind and dust. jat school sprained his arm quite se
Miss Elsie Kupke, who has but re--erely as he was making a slide for
cently returned from the hospital, second base, and it was thought at
where she underwent an operation a first that the member was fractured,
short time since, is recovering very(but after a thorough examination it
nicely, but is not as strong as form-. was shown that the arm was only
rr'.r. although she is attending school badly sprained with no bones
and keeping up her work and will be broken.
able to graduate with the remainder) u Tool. H. W. Tool. A. J. Tool,
of the class. She was not sufficient- n. V. Me Donald and Lacey McDonald
ly strong to go with the rest and en-;niade up a committee of five who
joy the annual sneak day. much as went to South Bend last Thursday,
she would have liked to done so. j where they held a conference with
Frank Martin and Henry R. Ger- the fish in the Platte river who were
ing. both of Omaha, were in Murdock loth negotiating for something of
on last Tuesday and were in attend- which they were very desirious. The
ance at the stockholders meeting of fish wanted a worm while the men
the Murdock Mercantile company,
looking to the future course of busi
ness. The matter of the future of
the bt:c'r?s was discussed and placed
in the hands of a committee to work
out. The first move was to take an
inventory and find out what the the bow wows by any means, and i the new state capitol and were shown j rect examination, but upon cross
stex k will amount to and then de- while there is plenty of sin in the "over these institutions as well as the : examination he admitted he was not
termine their future course. land and people are running rather University of Nebraska, and many! sure whether the scrip was his
lot her important and interesting father's handwriting.
V " " " " 'places in the capital city, which gave During the trial a change in the
YOUR INCUBATOR LAMPS
shosld have the very best kerosene obtainable in order to produce
the steady heat required for a good hatch. We are carrying at all
our stations a Pure High Gravity Water White Premium Kerosene,
that will please yoa in every way, and convince you there is a
difference. Try it! If your merchant dees not have it. call our
truck drivers they will be glad to serve you.
Use Blue Rilbon Ga:o!ice Pare Pennsylvania Kotor Oils
270NE BETTER
TRUNKENBOLZ OIL CO.
PURE "IOWA SILVER MINE" TESTED
It's tSi
Each car tested by taking five grains from different parts
of ear. No ear is saved if le3S than five grains grow.
SHELLED AND GRADED!
V. PteiCWELL
Phone No. 7-B Murdock, Neb.
Corn Is Cheaper!
We still take it at a Dollar on
Farm Machinery
Wo are ready for your Trucking Day or Night. Call us.
Edw. tf. ThisngarB
MURDOCK -:- -:- - NEBRASKA
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
Thursday afternoon.
i-ari Jioinna-. or Lincoln, was a
visitor in Murdock last Wednesday
ancl Thursday, and was visiting with'be planted, a goodly number of his
jhis frientit Kenneth Tool, while he neighbors (and we mean neighbors
Avas aso looking after some insur-lin the true sense of the word) went
ante business
John Gakemeyer, who has been
T-fKt in o- horo 7ir tho noct TYinro than
car in a week ago on another one,
his latest purchase being a Buick Six
touring, which will make Mr. Scheel
a most efficient wagon and a nifty
looking one as well.
Messrs. Ora Cole and Ben Marshall
of Lincoln were looking after some
business matters in Murdock last
Thursday afternoon as well as visit
ing for a short time with O. E. Mc
Donald, they having known him in
their youth, and had much to talk
about.
A. "n. vard and little son were
visiting in Lincoln on last Thursday,
where Mr. Ward was securing some
needed surplus and repairs for his
repair shop and garage here. While
Mr. Ward was away, Uncle Henry
Baughman was looking after the
business at the shop.
i Eldon Rosenow. son of Mr. and
wanted the fish. And they both, in
a measure, got what they wanted.
"Our Brother's Keeper"
The whole world has not gone to
DEPMR TMEMT.
Us
for Demonstration of the
OLDSEV30B2LE
The Best Car Made!
Jess LatidlioifH
Murdock Nebraska
iefdSNa
"
stronar to crime, there are still some
aoie 10 gei ine wors uone as ne
i would like, being confined to his bed
ja part of the time lately, was given a
nne mi recenuv. as me season is
rapidly nearing when the corn should
and disced the corn land, getting it
in shape for listing and should Loren
nnt ho in health tn nlant the rnrn
they will do that as well. There is
la strain of brotherhood among men
which can be depended upon in a
crisis and this should be appreciated,
as it surely is in the case of Mr.
Rikli.
Undergoes Operation at Omaha
Mrs. L. M. Amgwert, who has been
in rather poor health for some time,
was taken to Omaha one day last
week, where she underwent an op
eration for relief and for the restora
tion of her health. She is doing very
nicely following the ordeal, and it is,
hoped that she may soon be restored j
to her former good health. Her son.
Henry, went to Omaha on Friday of
last week to see ,his mother,
found her resting very nicely.
and
The Murdock Shipyards
At the Murdock shipyards, Ad
miral Shatto has been busy with the
construction of the "Palma de Flor-
m. uii ii la uu cn unuci
and will be a gasoline propelled craft
with a twin screw propeller. When
it is completed, it will be launched
wun murn eciai ai me iiu e ui oum ,
Bend and will be used for hunting
in an proiKimmy tne noai ne , cxaminat ion of these witnesses that
used to make a trip to Florida withi... 0 ,lf,npi!, nhnnt this
the arrival of
the forthcoming fall t
season.
Class of 1S2S Very Large
The class to graduate from
Murdock high school this year
ho I
number nineteen young men
3H(1 i
.i ,o !- inrt inro thP
women
organization of the school and larger (
than any graoe now in the school,
even to the primary, so it will prob
ably be years before as large a class
.-1. 1 1 n....l,,n A i r- 1 . I . . ' Cl
On Wednesday of last week, the former friends of the Davis family,
Senior class observed the annual I were called by the state in its at-Se-nior
Sneak day, being chaperoned j tempt? to establish Davis' authorship
by their teacher, Miss Catherine Tool. ; of three letters. Comparison of busi
who accompanied them. They went j ncss letters and papers of Davis with
in autos, driving to Lincoln, where; the letters was made. The defense
they got even more in the way ofj passed most of the witnesses without
knowledges from the day than they j crcs-examinaticn.
would have had they remained at Glenn Davis, the defendant's' son.
homo. They visited the penitentiary, i
them a greater scope of the work of attitude of Davis' children, who
the institutions as well as the man-'aligned against him in the case, has
ner in which they are conducted. jbecn noticeable. His daughter. Fern.
(and son, Glenn, have conversed with
HENRY P. ELLIES DIES shown respect for their parent,
... , ,T ,.r ! althought they were expected to be
Henry P. Kllies. father of Mrs rrincpaf state witnesses. His
H. Gamlin, living west of Murdock, ,rarriod daughter Mrs. Shaw of
was born in Virginia some S4 years iIIas5n?gt Ia.t who testified in the
ago and came to Weeping Water to? preliminary hearing, will not testify
live some ten years ago. He had been for tj:e prosecution, it is reported,
living in Missouri for a number ofj Prosecution seeks to prove that
vears but has since then been mak-.
ing his home with his daughter and! which he used in ridding his hog
died at his home after a few weeks 'farm of gophers, while the defense
'illness, caused by a fall resulting in -will attempt to establish that Mrs.
! finnllv T-fijiiltfxl in !.? vis lird from ftio rffor-fa nf nn
his death. The remains were taken to'
the old Lome in Missouri for burial;
after a service at the home of his
daughter on last Thursday. The
funeral services were conducted by
the pastor of the Methodist church of'
wiv. 4t--v ,
Weeping Water.
Insure your crops against the haz
ards of hail for 3Vr. No assess
ments. Losses paid in cash imme
diately after proof of loss is furnish
ed. 0. J. Pothast, Murdock, Neb.
LAST OF VILLAS EXECUTED
FOR TRAIN BOBBERIES
Atovicn Citv. Anril SO. TTonnolite.
" '
the lart of the Villas, faced a firing
snuad at Durango Thursday morning.
nnnn? the nenaltv for a lone list of
alleged train robberies, according to
a report Thursday night.
! The report says he was given a
formal court-martial on a charge of
train robbery five years ago. Villa
did not flinch when placed against
the wall at dawn.
nn . on,. e i -r.
Call at the annex of the Bates
Eook & Gift shop and enroll in the
;f?ee classes that are learning: the
new decorative art work in lamp
shades and screens. It is a pleasant
and attractive work that any lady!
.can find most profitable.
j
j Have you anything to Uuy or sell ?
Mrs. Davis'
Body is Lifted
for Testing
Omaha College of Medicine Will Ex
amine Viscera ; Prosecution
Seeks to Prove Poisoning.
Beaver City, Neb., May 1, In an
11th hour attempt to prove that Mrs. u'"u u-xiuua.,
Blanche Davis died from strychnine conference to oppose adjournment
poisoning the prosecution imthe trial ! vigorously until an adequate agricul
at McCook of Bert M. Davis, charged , tu aid measure is passed
with murder in connection with his I Atter a conference with President
first wife's death, Friday night dis-
i,.,r hn.lv hpr, nl nt nart
rjrs q Copeland and John T
Ma vers' when they removed the body
from itg grave and carrio(1 it to a rear
room of the telephone exchange
where the operation was performed
in obtaining the internal organs to be
examined.
Defense Objection Upheld.
This movement was made by the
state after Judge Eldrcd sustained the
defense's objection and ordered that
the viscera, which had previously
could not be displayed during the tes
timony. Defense council Thursday attempt
ed to prove by cross-examination of
j state witnesses that there was some
j vagueness about the examination of
viscera.
The prosecution seeks to prove that
Davin gave his first wife, who died
last August 30, a gopher exterminn-
tion preparation to poison her so that
he could marry Mrs. Kate Resler, a
neighbor, whom he married four
months after l is wife's death,
j Letters Scanned.
Attempts to identify letters alleged
written by Davis
were made Friday
by the prosecution.
The state attempts to prove that
Davis wrote these endearing missives
to his present wife prior to his first
wife's death. The letters were found
in a buffet sold by Mrs. Resler a few
dayj prior to her marriage to Davis.
Another question raised was anent
itiie shipment of Mrs. Davis viscera
i trt Omaha to be ev.imine.l for the
autopsy. Several physicians from
Bcaver city and Oni?ha. testified
s r.ec?r;Caiiv on this question. The de-
fen-e attempted to show in its cross-
examination. Counsel for the defense
questioned each ' of the doctors and
Furfipons as to tne lime tne viscera
was received in Onnha and delivered
to the men who made the examina-
ill'tion. They sought to show that some
t4Jkr ViUj' :l U 11 Will Hill'. it vv
in Omaha nnd until it was examined.
ana aiso lim it '.as smppr.i m a jar
Letters Compared.
Several business men and court of
ficios of Heaver City, together with
partially identified the letters on di-
Davis gave his first wife poison.
abortive medicine and a motive for
i"e inKiiig oi tne metncino.
; court aieacnes preuicieu i-nciay
iiiae me state wouia ciose its case
Saturday. Numerous state witnesses
.h.f e ,bn sufoponeaed but it is be-
I pvfiM tncif Tint nil or f h tv lio
lieved that not all of them will
b
"
called to testify.
PLANE FALLS IN STREET
Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2S.
An Airplane fell in the middle of
a downtown business street here to
day and killed a man in an auto
mobile. Two occupants of the plan?
were injured seriously. Richard
Ragan, twenty-six, of Colorado
Springs, was sitting in his autono-
l,:l 1, -ll. 1 - f. r n I
u ijimiic. circling i.uuu
Ieet ov"" tne city experienced
'trouble. Norman Lee, student
aviator found the control bar out of
.order. Ray Varney, acting as instruc-
tor, work frantically to gain control
of the machine but as the plan
swung 400 feet above the busines?
district it suddenly went into a tan
jspin. -
j Ragan was instantly killed, Lee
and Varney were hurried to a hos-
pital where physic5ans said their
condition was serious.
The most beautiful line of Greet-'
in? Cards and Mother Day Mottoes
that we have ever carried. You will
ture remember mother this vear. Call
at the Bates Eook'
Store and see them.
ir.d Stationery
Congress Opens
Drive to Secure
Relief for Farm
House Leaders Plan Consideration of
Legislation Next Week; West
ern Senators Back of It.
Washington, April 29. A concert
ed drive for enactment of real farm
relief legislation before adjourn
ment was launched Wednesday in
congress.
House leaders laid plans for con
sideration of such legislation next
week and at the same time a group
of senators from western states
I 1 rr A r t n i -m M 1 r. 1 mr r4 n lit n nlii -r
Coolidge at the White House Re-
presentative Tilson, the republican
m tne house Monday or luesuay
Four clays will be allowed for gen
eral debate with possibly one or two
night sessions so that there will be
full opportunity for the membership
to express its views on the admin
istration, corfn belt relief and Cur-tis-Aswell
measures. j
Corn Belt Plan Groomed.
Senators at the luncheon confer
ence started an organized movement
in support of the corn belt plan,
which is embodied in the bill spon
sored by Chairman Ilaugen of the
house agriculture committee.
This meeting was the first of a
series in support of the movement
to prevent adjournment and to draw
strength to the measure.
Only republican senators attended,
but it was announced that at sub
sequent meetings democrats will be
called on and speakers will be pres
ent to explain the various proposals
that have been brought foreward in
both the senate and the house.
Senators Xorbeck, Souih Dakota,
and Gooding. Idaho, republicans, have
taken the initiative in the fight. Be
sides them those attending the con
ference "Wednesday were Norris and
!Iow?ll. Nebraska: Watson Indiana;
Cummins, Iowa; Deneen. Illinois; Mc
Master, South Dakota; Johnson, Cali
fornia; McNary, Oregon and Frazier,
Xorth Dakota.
Farm Belief Hearer.
Some of the leaders in the senate
movement are of the opinion that
recent political events ar.'u more
particularly the defeat of Senator
MeKinley in the republican primar
ies in Illinois, has brought farm re
lief legislation measurably nearer of
U J "I
i iiey ueciare tuui republican it-au-ers
in and out of congress are be-
withnnt fhe prpftmint nf snmp mp:isfl-
ure which would tend to stabilize
prices of farm products and enable
the farmer to get returns commen
surate with his outlay and labor
might have far-reaching conv
eniences in the November elections
when a new house of representatives
and 3 4 senators are to be elected.
E&e Challenges
ilia Drys to Agree
to a Referendum'
Bruce Then Accuses Host of the Sen
ators of Being Hypocrites on
Prohibition.
Washington,
April 29. In
firey speech made late this afternoon stop to influire bv what operated sys-'at around 40 degrees.
Senator Bruce( dem.. Mil.), accused tems are all brougllt together on a!
the majority of the United States singIo track. I Norfolk, Neb., April 2S While
senate of being hypocrites on pro-j ..The ansWer is that long ago the, 'the temperature dropped to 24 ex
hibition, and no voice was raised in ; railroads of the United States adopt- grces here last niuht, it is not believ
denial or protest. e(j tjie principle of interconnection ,ed that serious damage was caused
"Do not make the mistake" shout-: an(J interchange, as a means of to fruit, due to the fac t that the
ed the senator, "of exaggerating the clminating waste and improving , tre es were not generally in blossom.
number of senators in this body who their service to the public.
are really in sympathy with prohibi-l "The saving secured through the' Kearney, Neb.. April 2S. Al
tion. 'interchange of freight cars on the though the mercury Flipped down to
"A man said to me a few days rajjroa(js amounts, at an extremely ,"ix degrees below the frost line, and
ago one of my best friends in this j conservative estimate, to not less fmall stationary bodies of water were
body 'there are only two of you than $1,500,000,000 a vear. 'covered with ice this morning, orchar-
anti-prohibitionists in this senate.' 'Thp ' lectric-il industrv of the (ij,s in the region of I,owell and
I was tempted to say, yes, but how
iinany wouia mere ne u you aciaeu mlssion ,ines of tue various separ
'to those two all the incincere pro-.,,. nwnpf1 nnfi RPr,aratelv onerated
1 j i r j j .1
hibitionists in this body."
Most Senators Flee.
Denunciation of prohibition held
I i . ' jjuui 111 i u i iiaiv i. 1 u.uii,
, . ... i-. . . i f
1. n Arnn , li .l.iti -l t f r 1 1.
lvo nours mis aicernoon. jiosi cu nan a century nave ueen excnuiiy
the senators fled the torrent. Sen-' ing surplus cars, namely, to give
ator Edge (N. J.), originator of the better service and secure economies
recent senate tournament cf the wets in operation for benefit of patrons.''
and drvs, led off today with five ;
thousand kind words cn the effects REFUSES MONEY TO SON
of that joust, the prime result ofj
which he described as "the tearing)
away of the mask of hypocrisy." ! ew lork. April 2S -Cornelius
"The facts" he said, have been
bared. There is no such thing as
prohibition and our opponents are
clearly on the defensive. No longer
will their highly exaggerated ana
frequently false claims be accepted.
The mask of hypocrisy has been
torn awav. Advocates of modif.ca- or l uuu Btlu" "
tion are now styled agents of sin ica s most noted families, it was dis
and corruption. The colossal error closed that $.0,000 were required
of writing a police court stipulation for immediate operating expenses of
except in name. Volstead set viola- the San Franisco. Los Angeles and
tion is not sectional. It is univcr- l?ld ProPfties.
gal .. With this sum, it was added, the
Senator Edge pronounced as properties could be placed on a pay-
pure
bunk" the suggestion that
nullification of the constitution.
Fireworks Follow.
The senator from Maryland fol-
The senator from Maryland
lowed with the fireworks. j
lie- lo- e.ul ailVr lue
"n "lfJLlU
and after Senators Harreld, Fess and
Borah, and Attorney General Sar-
gent, as being fanatics compared to
Remnant
and
nosy
ay
it
a
M
a Silk
One ofvthe penalties of a big piece goods
business is the accumulation of short
lengths. Friday and Saturday these are
offered to you at as much as ONE-HALF
OFF the original price.
Specials for Friday-Saturday
Novelty Prints, Voiles, Tissue
Ginghams all at
3 yds. for $1
New Dress Prints. Exclusive
designs. Guaranteed fast colors.
Friday-Saturday price
3 yds. for $1.29
QfoH.M.Soejmichsen Go.
"The Store of Big Values"
Plattsmouth . .. - Nebraska
those crusaders whom he defined as
the anti-slavery zealots, who in their
ardor for freedom would have freed
the slaves
at the cost of wrecking
! the union. ......
"A constitution," said Senator
can make just as much of
'
;a fool of itself as a statute can, and
there are constitutional provision?:
which no sensible man can conjure
by. Three-fourths of the efficacy of
the law does not reside in statute
books but in the human conscience
and intellect."
FREIGHT CAES AND
INTEECONNECTION
In commenting on the subject of
so-called "superpower" Fystems. and
in giving a homely illustration of
such systems really are and
purposes for which interconnec -
tions between electric companies
(superpower) are really made, S. Z.
Mitchell. Fresident of the Electrif
uwiiv uu unuit luuifuu;, u .
"We have all had the experience
of watching freight trains made up
of cars carrying the names of a dozen
a . different railwavs. but few nf us ever
country is joining together the trans -
electrical systems, and is exchanging
! surplus power for the same reason
that the railroads of the country
1 1 1 - r rrnn nor.r on Tne.li" 1 rQfL'Q nnI fnr
v. v IV 11 111. . 1 1 11 V 11 .J u.iu 1' 1
, i i , i.
vauuerunt, jr., uu ma msnuguisuiu
father have reached the parting of
ways on financial matters with re
gard to young Vanderbilt's news
paper properties.
In a statement given out today
by Dudley Field Malone, attorney
3 ,
eiuer vunuerum, it va.s uistiufu re
fused to advance any part of It.
The most beautiful line of Greet
ing Cards and Mother Day Mottoes
that we nave ever carnea. icu wiu
care remember mother this year. Call
at the Bates Book and btattcnery
Store and see them.
HMO
r.itirday
and 8th
Woo!
Cotton
"Silky Top" Hose. Something
new in a silk bose silk clear
to the top. Price
$1 per pair
Zib Ton Silk Hcse Holeproof.
Extra Stretch." a reg. $1.25
lalue. Black and colors.
75c per pair
Frosts Kill
Fruit Crop in
Parts of State
Central Nebraska Hard Hit but This
Section Spared with Minimum
Temperature of 40
Freezing temperatures over most
of central Nebraska last night prob-
a,,ly destroyed all fruit in that area
,and damaged early crops, the weath-
er bureau at Unco In renorted todnv.
i temperature of 21 degrees was
' reported over Custer. Holt. Valley
perature reached the freezing point
! in parts of the eastern section, but
little damage was antic ipated,
j The mercury was expected to rise
above 75 degrees over most of the
Bltlie lUUttJ, llltT Wt'aillVI ) U . I'll U If"
' ported,
The fruit growing regions of south-
eastern Nebraska escaped the frost.
with minimum tomnor:itiiics rrnnrloil
irwark laim they suffe red little if
any damage. They attribute this to
the fact that it has been exceedingly
cry and that the tree blooms have
not burst forth fully. Fruit trees
watered during the recent dry, hot
spell, seem to have suffered percept
ibly and tender blooms of all kinds
were nipped. Twenty-six above zero
v as recorded here at 6 a. m.
Fairbury, Neb., April 2 8. The
trrr:pr-raturo dropped to thirty de
grees here Tuesday night but the
freeze did little damage on account
of drouth. So far this has been the
dryest April for sixteen years in tbi:r
vicinity. A strong north wind Tues
day continued its ravages on many
wheat fields, motorists on east and
west roads Eouth of the fields were
unable to tee the road chcad because
of the tdust siorm.
Omaha, April 2S. No damage
from frost was clone to fruits in this
section last night, the weather bureau
reported today. Lowest temperature
during the night was 37 degrees.
"Are College Men Educated?" is
the subject of an article in the Lit
erary Digest. Some of them ure
enough, perhaps, to prove that col
leges may at least be useful in de
termining who is susceptible to edu
cation, and who is immune.
Maps of Cass county, showing every
man's farm can be had at the Journal
office. Price 50 cents each.
