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L&TTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 1527. Sarpy County Farmer in Row with Sheriff Endeavor to Charge Olderog Ad mission to Ball Park Is Unsuccessful. CHICKENS BRING STRIFE Springfield, Neb.. Sept. 14. An .altercation between John Crane. Sarpy county farmer, and Sheriff Hugo Olderos of Papilion, started August 25 at a ball game at Spring field, when Crane insisted that the sheriff pay an admission fee of 50 cents led to Crane's arrest on four charges on a complaint signed by the sheriff Tuesday. Crane Is charged in the complaint with abusing an officer in pursuit of his duty, resisting an officer, threat ening an officer in a menacing man ner, and with attempting to provoke assault by uttering vile epithets. The first three charges are said to draw maximum penalties of 90 days in jail or a hundred dollars fine, while the fourth is subject to a $10 fine or 10 days in jail. Crane was released on four hun dred dollars cash bond signed by Odell Virgin of Springfield. Crane was gatekeeper at the Sarpy county farmers and merchants pic nic, where the argument took place. Olderog. it is said, threatened to arrest Crane at the time, when he asked him to pay the admission fee, following the ball game between teams ofj Springfield and Fort Crook a circle irate farmers gathered ( around Qlderog at the time and pre vented him from carrying out his threat. County Attorney William Nolan slid the complaint was drawn up be cause it appeared as if a certain ele ment at Springfield showed evident disrespect for lawful authority. Olderog raid he was in pursuit of duty at the time he sought entrance to the ball park. The case will be heard in the Pap illion courthouse. September 21, at 9 a. m., before County Judge J. M. "Wheat. From Thursday. Dally The county court was filled with more than passing Interest today when Judge A. H. Duxbury was call ed upon to pinch hit for Police Judge Weber, who is confined to his home by sickness and for the edification of the court a hearing was staged covering the matter of a neighbor hood fuss over chickens. It seems that the chickens running at large have disturbed the peace and quietude of the neighborhood of the west portion of Wintersteen hill and which culminated In the filing of charges by Mrs. Gust Schliscke against members of the Newman fam ily. The testimony was very conflicting as to the why and wherefore of the trouble or who was the aggressor in the case and in calling names as was alleged and the members of the two families with the exception of one or two were not seemingly disturbed over the chickens or had taken part in the alleged disputes that had been staged. After hearing all the evidence the court assessed a fine of $5 and costs on Mrs. Schliscke and $1 and cost on Prank Newman and closing the case as far as the law was concerned. Past Month Was One of Two Cold est in 52 Years COMPLAINT WITHDRAWN GOES TO JOIN NAVY From Thursday s Iatly This afternoon Deputy Sheriff W. It. Young motored to Omaha where he accompanied Jack Campbell of Yuma, Colorado, and "Bud" Sutton, where the two young men will apply at the recruiting office of the U. S. Navy and expect to enter the ser vices of Uncle Sam in this branch of the service. The two young men were looking forward with interest to the enlistment in the navy and expect when entering the service to be able to learn some trade that may be of value to them In the future years. From Thursday's Rally The charges that had been pre ferred againrt Jack Campbell of Yuma. Colorado and Raymond Grauf of this city, in connection with the disappearance of articles from a rooming house at North Platte, have been withdrawn according to a mes sage received here from the sheriff of Lincoln county, the complaining witness having left North Platte and which left the authorities without any reason to press the case. The re ceipt of the message led to the young man named Campbell being released from custody here where he had been held awaiting the receipt of word from the sheriff of Lincoln county. The charges here against Raymond Grauf will still stand and he may be allowed to go on carrying out his de sire to join the navy, as the author ities feel that the opportunities that he would have in the navy for train ing and learning a trade would be better for him and probably make him a worthwhile citizen. Mean Temperature for the Month 68.1 degrees, or 4.7 Degrees Below Normal. ranging from a deficiency of 0.11 inches in the southeastern division to an excess of 3.92 inches in the western. Corn continued in very good con dition during the month but made rather slow progress towards matur ity due to cool, cloudy weather. At the close of the month it varied from roasting ear stage to denting. A few fields in southeastern counties were out of frost danger but the bulk of the crop required from three to four weeks of good growing weather. PRESENTS FINE GRAPES From Friday's Belly J. II. McMaken. who in addition to being an expert concrete and grading contractor, is one of the most successful grape growers in the com munity, yesterday afternoon present ed the Journal with a fine basket of everal varieties. Mr. McMaken al ways remembers his friends in the rrape season and the city council at their session Monday were also pre sented by the genial ex-councilman .vith a basket of the delicious grapes. August, 1927, in Nebraska was one of the two coldest Augusts during the past 52 years. The month was further characterized by excessive cloudiness, precipitation, and humid ity, and deficient sunshine and wind movement. I The mean temperature for .the! month, 6S.1 degrees, or 4.7 degrees' below normal, was next to the low est August mean recorded since the; beginning of state-wide records in, 1S7C. The other cold August was in! 1915, when the monthly mean wasi 67.2 degrees, or 0.9 degree colder than August, 1927. The month open ed cool, and except for an occasional day now and then, temperatures con tinued generally below normal over the entire state until the twenty fifth. Over the western half of the state the last six days of the month were warmer tahn normal, while over the eastern half warmer weather was not eyperienced until the thirtieth or thirty-first. Maximum temperatures ranged from S5 per cent to 98 per cent and were recorded generally on the fifth, sixth, or twenty-fifth. The ninth nineteenth, or twentieth were the coldest days at most stations, minima ranging from 39 degrees to 51 de grees over the eastern half of the state, and from 32 per cent to 4S per cent of the western half. Light frost was reported at several stations in the northwest on the nineteenth with minimum temperatures from 32 de grees to 36 degrees. The average date of the first killing frost in autoumn is September 20. in the northwest corner of the state, about October 1 in the center of the state, and Octo ber 6 in the southeast. The monthly precipitation. 3.36 inches, was 120 per cent of the nor mal August rainfall. Showers were fairly well distributed throughout the month but were generally heav ier and more frequent during the first half. Over most of the state amount? exceded three inches, ranging from less than two inches over many cen tral and north-central counties and in local areas in the west and south west, to more than six inches in a few counties In the southeast and northeast. A fall of 13.13 inches was reported at Fairbury. but this was local and due to an unusually heavy fall on the fifth, when 6.26 inches was re corded. For the state as a whole the total rainfall since January 1, 1927 averages 1.64 inches above normal KLEPSER AWARDEB VERDICT OF $630 Fred Klepser won a $630 verdict against the Clobe & Rutgers Fire In surance Co., of New York Wednes day in district court here. This rep resents principal and interest of $500 for which he insured a trunk when going abroad in 1924. Once lost, the trunk was returned to him but he claimed that he should still collect because of the long delay. This is the second time the case has been tried here and it is understood that it will be again taken to Supreme court. Lincoln Star. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Georgo. O. Dovey, who has been at the Methodist hospital in Omaha re covering from an operation for gall stones and appendicitis, has so far recovered that he is able to be back home and will spend some time re cuperating from the effects of his ill ness and the operation that he ha:: been compelled to undergo. Mr. Dovey is feeling much better and it is hoped will derive some permanent relief from his suffering. Sarpy Sheriff Tells of John Crane's Arrest Olderog Says Fight Threatened After Dispute Over Ball Game Ad mission; "On Business" GUY LONG ILL From Saturday's Daily Guy Long, one of the well known young men of the city has been con fined to his home for the last few days suffering from a very severe illness that has caused him a great deal of annoyance and has kept him in bed for several days. It is hoped that Mr. Long will soon be able to shake off the illness and be able to resume hi3 usual activities. CALLED TO AT END FUNERAL From Saturday' Dally George Van Horn departed this morning for Omaha where he goes to attend the funeral services of Chris Peterson, father of Mrs Vanllorn. who passed away at his home In Omaha on Wednesday evening and was laid to rest today Mrs. Van Horn has been in Omaha at the home of the father for several days. Get your school supplies at the Bates Bock and Stationery Store, where you will find the complete line at all times. - SDrinefield. Neb.. Sept. 16. Sheriff Hugo Olderog's version of his dis pute with John Crane over charging admission to a picnic and ball game, which later resulted in Crane's ar rest on four counts charging resis tance to an officer was given here today. Sheriff Olderog said that on Aug ust 25 he went to the picnic near Springfield, intending to look for a parole violator and serve as a peace officer. The previous day he had also gone to the picnic, this time with his wife and a friend, paying the 50 cent admission charge for all three. The second day, Olderog says, he found no one at the gate and drove in, taking with him a deputy, Albert Steyer. While he was watching the game. Olderog said. R. S. Corby, the gate keeper, came over to his car and asked him to pay the admission charge, Olderog says he showed Cor by his badge and told him he was there on official business, so Corby agreed to this and went away. A few minutes later, Crane, who was assistant gatekeeper, came over, according to Olderog, and in a threatening manner asked, "Have you got four bits?" "What for?" Olderog replied. "For admission to the game," said Crane. Sheriff Leaves Game "I'm here on official business and I don't intend to pay," Olderog says he answered. "You'll pay or I'll throw you out," Olderog says Crane replied. The sheriff said he laughed at Crane and said, "If you think you're big enough, why go ahead." Not seeing the man he wanted Olderog went back to Springfiald, but returned later, when the game was over. Meeting Crane, he said, "Are you still feeling as tough as you were?" Crane replied, according to Olde rog, "You're damned right and I'm going to lick you right now." He took off his coat, the sheriff said. Because he did not want to get into a squabble, and it was his duty to prevent fights, he placed Crane under arrest, Olderog stated. By this time the two men were surrounded by 15 or 20 farmers, who protested the arrest, declaring that ing. i ney also questioned tne authority of the sheriff to arrest Crane without a warrant. Dewey Calloway, manager of the uu I1' Fine Quality Outing Flannel, New Stock Lights and Darks-38--In. 16c yard Remnants - Short Lengths A good variety to choose from, induing Muslins, Cretonnes, Curtain Goods, Percales, Ging hams, etc. Many unusual values await you Bargain Wednesday. 3 Post Toasties Corn Flakes Large Size 10c each ECOTK'S SASDINES IN TOMATO SAUCE BOOTH'S SARDINES IN MUSTARD SAUCE 2 cans for 25c Telephones 64-65 Sixth and Main Sts. zasaisst I baseball club, protested the arrest. Another man shouldered through the crowd and demanded what Old erog was doing there, it was said. Olderog replied, "Who are you?" The man identified himself as Ernest , Shepherd, owner of the field. Shepherd tried to hit him, Olde- J rog said, but he caught Shepherd's arm and threatened to "lay him out" with his "sap." Deciding that the arrest of Crane then might cause serious trouble, Olderog let him go and left the field. Later, he said, he looked up the law and signed a complaint charging Crane with four counts, abusing an . officer while in pursuit of his duty, : resisting an officer, threatening an officer in a menacing manner, and attempting to provoke an assault up on himself by uttering vile epithet3. Crane has a number of friends in Springfield and vicinity who are in- I dignant at his arrest, it is said, but no particular feeling in the case ex- , ists in other parts of the county. World-Herald. GAGE CORN OUT OF DANGER a tendency to dry and the husks to I scar. The kernels are reported to be i in excellent matininc- mmlit i-n Tho ears are generally of unusual size, well filled and theg rain plump and better than usual. Many fields along the highway north and west of here show the samee general good condi tion. James Thomm, farmer near Virginia, states that he has the Iippt j corn this year of any year since he has been in that vicinity and he has lived there the past fifteen years. On the Ed Husa farm south of Barnes ton, corn on bottom land is matur ing now and is considered safe from a light frost. Corn around Odeil is ripening with the hot winds the past few days and there is little chance of frost damage in this sec tion now. The corn will average for ty bushels to the acre in most of the fields it is claimed. Some will go higher. Corn on the Alvin Fink and Jake Dawson farms, jus-t southwest of Wymore, is big and heavy, nearly out of danger, altho on bottom land and later than most other fields. It gives fair prospects of making fifty bushels per acre. Wymore, Neb., Sept. 16. Most of the corn acreage of southern Gage i county is considered by farmers to be out of danger of frost at this time, the past eight daays of extremely hot and dry weather being just what '. was needed to mature the big ears. (The stalks in many fields are green yet, but the ears are now showing Miss Alice Louise Wescott and Miss Ursula Herold, who have been home for the summer vacation have returned to their studies at North western and Smith college after the pleasant time spent here at home. Call No. 0 witn your order for job printing. n it i- jgimrt-JWirr i jfTilntriid' '.I. tilted 't"' Jl!S 'f"" "X8 355 STOCK REDUCTION SALE TO ENABLE US TO MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER INVOICE OF GOODS COMING. WE MUST HAVE THE ROOM AND MUST CUT OUR PROFITS AND PRICES IN ORDER TO GET THE NEEDED SPACE. Sweet Tooth Flour, 48-!b. sack . $1.79 Only 100 Sacks at the Price 1 MILK MILK Carnation, Wilson, Value, 6 cans . 59c Eagle Brand Milk, 21c Look, Farmers! Block Salt, only . 39c 100 lb. sack Salt, 98c Big Fruit Combination 6-CAN FRUIT DEAL One can 2Y2 Pineapple; one can Peaches, heavy syrup; two cans Apricots, heavy syrup; one can Pears, heavy syrup; one can Blackberries, heavy syrup. All six cans for only $1.39 Blue Bunny Green Beans, 3 cans . 40c Spinach, Gold Band, 14c per can Sugar,C&HCane,1001bs. . . $6.49 15 Pounds for $1.00 We have just purchased a large quantity of No. 3 size sifted peas that usually sell for 25c per can. While they last, they go at I2c per can Hill Bros. Coffee, 1-lb. can . . 51c Happy Hollow Coffee, per lb. . . 49c Remember, Folks This is the Best Coffee You Can Buy New Comb Honey, per comb A Good Broom for only. Rain Water Crystals 14c .39c 19c Nomis Catsup, large bottle ... 17c Quart Jar Mustard, 19c Pure Cider Vinegar, gallon . . 29c Dill Pickles, per quart 23c Fanning's Bread-Butter Pickles. . . .23c Buy Malt here Get a cake of Yeast free with each can. Gallon Fruits Free Stone Peaches, per gallon 39c Bar tie tt Pears, per gallon 49c Loganberries, per gallon 59c Apricots, per gallon 59c Black Pitted Cherries, per gallon 79c Best in the World to Make Pies Pink Salmon, 3 large cans . . . 49c Sardines in Tomato or Mustard, 2nc can 3ZS35XSEXK3Sr Potatoes, extra special, peck . . 29c $1.15 per Bushel Ohio Red Tip Matches, per box 3c Jar Lids, per dozen .... 27c Rubbers, TYc pkg. All Spices, 754c pkg. SEE REMEMBER, WE MUST CONDUCT THIS SALE FOR CASH ONLY. NO TELEPHONE ORDERS TAKEN ON THIS SPECIAL. COME, SELECT WHAT YOU WANT AND WE WILL DELIVER YOUR PURCHASES. B iggest Grocery Sale in the History o Piatt smou th