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PIATTSMOTrTH SEMI -WEEKLY JQUEITAE
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1930.
A T,
f GREENWOOD
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Bert A. McEIwain, the jeweler, has
been feeling quite poorly of late, but
still hustles and gets about looking
after the business Just the same.
. Paul Renwanz, who has been
working for the Rock Island railroad
in Kansas, was spending a few days
with the Greenwood folks last week.
Wayne Landon and wife, with
their little son, Dean, were guests for
the day and dinner at the home of
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lan
don.
Wm. Knaupe was in Greenwood
from his home near Murdock and
was looking after the purchase of
some baby chicks from the Leesley
hatchery.
Fred Anderson is having the bar
ber shoD treated to a new coat of
paint. The shop belongs to Oscar
Reese, of Ashland, who sent a man
named Dean Honey, to put the build
ing in good condition and he is doing
just that.
Mrs. Ella Marshall, of Ashland
was a visitor for the evening on last
Saturday night with her sister. Miss
Catherine Coleman of Greenwood
They also took dinner the following
day and had a very fine visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. right
Louis Wright and family were also
guests.
All Had a Good Time
A delegation of Legionnaires of
Greenwood drove to Plattsmouth on
Monday of last week to conduct a'
patriotic ceremonial at the granting
of final citizenship papers to a class
Judge James T. Begley, in district
of thirteen applicants by District
court. Following the ceremonies,
the local boys were guests of a
group of Plattsmouth Legionnaires
at a, noon-day luncheon served in the
private dining room of the Majestic
cafe. Amonsr those present were
Phillip Reese, Phil L. Hall, Dewey
Ileadley. Dr. W. H. McFadden, M. E.
Petersen, George Bucknell, Earl
Stradley, Emery McDowell. George
Trunkenbolz and Oscar Reese, of
Ashland.
A large picture of the Greenwood
delegation, taken in front of the Cass
countv courthouse, appeared in Fri
day's Omaha Bee.
, Greenwood Iraasfer Line
wi do a general feusiass make
trips regularly te Oxaa&A on ISmudMJ
aH Thnrstfay, also te Laoealn Toeff
rfay and Friday. Pick up en
tfeese trips. Full loads at any tfcne.
FRED HOFFMAN.
Checking Up for Trip
Ed Stradley, who was in South
America last year, where he was
looking after some business as an
expert for the harvesting machinery
houses, was a visitor for some two
weeks in Greenwood and on last
Monday departed for Minneapolis,
where he is busy checking up for
the trip to the south again this fall.
They have already shipped some 300
harvesters to Beunos Aires, which he
will have to look after getitng set up
and in good running order before the
coming of the harvest. That country
raises lots of wheat and is taking up
modern methods of harvest, especial
ly in the last few years.
Much Interest Manifest
Much interest is being manifest in
the revival meetings which are be
ing held at the Christian church one
night last week, some forty visited
the meetings from Ashland and
among whom were the boys and girls
glee club, which attracter a great
deal of attention. There were also a
number from Bethany, which added
much interest to the meetings.
Makes Address at Fremont
Phil L. Hall was a visitor at Fre
mont last Wednesday evening, where
he was attending a meeting of the
Region Bank association and where
he was booked for an address on Bet
ter Banking Methods.
Good Roads Meeting
The meeting held here last Friday
evening to formulate plans for the
graveling of the west end of the
Plattsmouth - Louisville - Greenwood
road was largely attended, many of
the landowners along the route in
Salt Creek and Greenwood precincts,
together with some from further east
and delegations from the towns of
Louisville and Murdock as well as a
number of the business men about
town. The meeting was presided
over by Rex Peters, and out of the
discussion came a definite plan that
if followed to a successful conclu
sion will result in getting gravel on
the road before the coming of the
rainy fall season and prove a great
boon to all who have to travel this
way, especially the farmers who live
along the route and are hemmed in
during bad weather, as they will not
only be able to get to Louisville
or Greenwood at the east and west
ends of the route, but from there can
travel to Omaha. Lincoln, Platts
mouth and all directions without be
ing at the mercy of every storm cloud
that comes up.
A much more extensive account of
this meeting appears elsewhere in
today's Semi-Weekly Journal.
Selling Many Chicks
The Leesley Hatchery, which es
tablished such a good record last
year and the year before for fine
chickens and good treatment of their
customers, are enjoying a very fine
business this year, and have now a
few chicks on hand. They hatched
some 2.600 baby chicks last week,
which will soon be gone. They are
being sold at ten cents each, $10 per
hundred, and find ready customers
and many waiting.
On last Monday Carl Schlaphoff,
of near Murdock. came and took
away 500, while lienry Heil, Jr., al
so secured 300. They have been sold
all over the county and many places
W-MI"HWI"I"II"I
over the state. The hatchery carries
the Peet Moss Litter for "the brood
ers, which is an excellent article for
that use.
Accepts Salesman Position
Ivan Brunkow has accepted the
position of salesman for the McNess
company and was alloted the south
portion of Sarpy county. Ivan re
mains at home and looks after the
delivery of the milk in the morning
and afterwards gets out and looks
after the work in the salesmanship
line. He is well pleased with his
position and likes his work.
Mrs. W. F. Laughlin Poorly
Mrs. Wm. F. Laughlin has been
quite poorly for some time and Mr,
Laughlin took her to the St. Eliza
beth hospital at Lincoln last Tues
day evening, where she was given a
clinic, he returning on Wednesday
morning to ascertain her condition
and to arrange for treatment and if
necessary an operation. Their many
friends are hoping that she may soon
be able to return home, restored to
her former good health.
Greenwood Visited by Burglars
On last Tuesday night a gang of
burelars and car thieves visited the
staiLd and quaint town of Greenwood
and gave the citizens much to taiK
about the following day. They first
stole a car belonging to John Smith,
of Ashland, who is a brother of Er
nest Smith, which they drove to
Greenwood, and being attracted by
the shiny new Chevrolet of Dr. W.
II. McFadden, made a trade "Sighten
unseen witn tne sleeping aocior
who had just gotten in from a night
call. They also entered his home
and took his time in the shape of a
reliable watch. They entered the
two cafes, attempted to enter the
drug store and also the store of E
L. McDonald and the oil station
They made a raid on the store of
Cone & Anderson, and it was diffi
cult to tell just how much they did
et. but they secured shoes, work
clothiner. confections, tobacco and
cigars.
John Smith was down the next
morning and secured his car. It was
earned that the car belonging to
Dr. McFadden was abandoned at
Grafton some time during the early
morning. It was later brought into
Lincoln, where the doctor was able
to get it after checking up on its con
dition with a representative of the
nsurance company.
RELICS OF CIVILIZATION
FOUND IN NEW GUINEA
Canberra, April 11. Relics of an
early civilization have been found
by E. W. P. Chinnery, government
anthropologist of the mandated area
of New Guinea, administered by Aus
tralia. He has unearthed stone pest
les and mortars similar to those of
ancient pottery. Their origin and
use are unknown to the present sav
age inhabitants, who regard the rel
ics as sacred.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, ss.
To all persons interested in the
state of Conrad Heisel, deceased:
On reading the petition of George
Heisel, Administrator, praying a final
settlement and allowance of his ac
count filed in this court on the 10th
day of April, 1930, and for final set
tlement of said estate and his dis
charge as said administrator of said
estate;
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may, and do, appear at tho County
Court to be held in and for said
county, on the 9th day of May, A.
D. 1930. at 9 o'clock a. m., to show
cause, if any there be, why the pray
er of the petitioner should not be
granted, and that notice of the pen
dency of said petition and the hear
ing thereof be given to all persons
interested in said matter by publish
ing a copy of this order in the Platts
mouth Journal, a semi-weekly news
paper printed in said county, for
three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of
said Court, this 10th day of April,
A. D. 1930.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) al4-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING AND NO
TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
S3.
To all persons interested in the
estate of John H. Wiles, deceased:
On reading the petition of Martha
A. Wiles, praying that the instru
ment filed in this court on the 8th
day of April, 1930, and purporting
to be the last will and testament of
the said deceased, may be proved and
allowed and recorded as the last will
and testament of John H. Wiles, de
ceased: that said instrument be ad
mitted to probate and the adminis
tration of said estate be granted to
J. E. Wiles, as Executor;
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter,
may, and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said coun
ty, on the 9th day of May, A. D. 1930,
at 9 o'clock a. m., to show cause, If
any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted; and
that notice of the pendency of said
petition and that the hearing there
of be given to all persons interested
in said matter by publishing a copy
of this Order in the - Plattsmouth
Journal, a semi-weekly newspaper
printed in said county, for three suc
cessive weeks prior to said day of
hearing.
Witness my hand, and the seal of
said Court, this Sth day of April, A.
D. 1930.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) a!4-3w County Judge.
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES
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The following record of industrial
activity lists items showing invest
ment of capital, employment of labor
and business activities and oppor
tunities. Information from which
the paragraphs are prepared is from
local papers, usually of towns men
tioned, and may be considered gen
erally correct.
Walthill New filling station open
ed for business on Main street.
Scribner Water treating plant
constructed in local yards of C. &
N. W. railway now turned on.
Walthill Grocery department
of
Hrabak & Gorham store altered.
State Highway Department bids
for paving 2.9 miles road from North
Platte cemetery to Baker school-
house.
Road between Keith and Ganrett
will be improved.
Brady 7.7 miles road will be pav
ed from this place to cost line.
Neligh Roof of
courthouse will
be repaired soon.
Manley New school building will
be erected to replace old structure.
Neligh Reorganized Antelope
State bank reopened for business.
Tekamah Schafer & Peck opened
furniture store in this city.
Neligh Plans proposed for
new
school building.
Tekamah Bond issue voted upon
to provide funds for proposed recrea
tion center here.
Wymore Gravel beds in this vic-
nity will supply free gravel to be
used on streets.
Wisner Harvey Supply store
building extensively, improved re
cently.
Wymore Wymore Implement
Company formally opened for busi
ness. Wisner Addition being erected to
Coffee Shop.
West Point New feed grinding
mill being constructed near old depot
grounds by Elmer Nelson.
Trenton Gugler Oil Company
purchased three lots north of Gem
theatre and plan erection of service
station on site.
Omaha Rialto theatre will be re
modeled into bus depot for Pickwick-
reybound lines at rost of about $75,-
00.
Hay Springs Modern airport es
tablished in this place.
Edison Franchise granted to
Cities Service company to build and
distribute gas system in this village
Hay Springs Barnett Dry Clean
ing Shop added new equipment.
Wausa Castle Variety Store pur
chased by W. E. Mumfor'd.
Curtis Merchandise
show held
here recently.
Creighton Graveling underway
on four-mile stretch of county road
running north from point two miles
east of town. .
Graveling underway on road be
tween Winnetoon and Verdigre,
starting at point two miles north
east of Winnetoon.
Staplehurst Citizens voted for
construction of new tenth grade
school building, to cost approximate
ly $25,000.
Edison Graveling underway
on
of
wo-mile stretch of road east
here.
Arnold Wehrley theatre opened
with new sound equipment.
Edison Lucking Bros, purchased
hardware store of Chas. Schafer &
Son.
Oxford City Service company to
lay pipeline in this village for gas
system.
Plattsmouth Several streets
of
this place to be graveled.
Lorton C. Sherstad purchased
building west of bank and will es
tablish garage here.
Friend Merchant's & Farmers
bank and First National bank mer
ged, with assets of over $1,000,000.
Benkelman Farmers & Merchants
bank purchased Bank of Benkelman.
Spencer Scbult Produce & Var
iety store will move to building
formerly occupied by Bailin Bros.
South Sioux City Gas line to be
laid to this town.
Loup City Ravenna Creamery
company completing establishment of
cheese factory here.
Lute Stickler Irrigation Ditch be
ing enlarged and extended to irri
gate about 400 acres of additional
land from Sarben east to county line.
Lyman New public high school
building will be dedicated soon.
Plattsmouth Surfacing of Liv
ingston road leading to new traffic
bridge over Missouri river, completed
Lincoln Cornerstone will be laid
for Veterans hospital in May.
Scottsbluff Western Public Serv
ice company received irancnise to
supply this place with power and
light.
Peru Palms Candy Kitchen open
ed for business.
Land purchased for right-of-way
for relocation of State Highway be
tween Smithfield and Bortrand.
Gering Citizens Gas company
will supply this city with gas.
Special Jobs
Devised to Aid
Unemployed
Cincinnati Committee Uses System
atic Approach as Key to
Problem.
Cincinnati, O. Unemployment, a
serious problem at times in most
cities, can be solved when approach
ed on a systematic and permanent
basis, the experience of Cincinnati's
Committee on the Stabilization of
Employment, now a little more than
one year old, has indicated.
This committee, the first of its kind,
has pioneered in a field rich in pos
sibilities, according to Cincinnati of
ficials, and already has attracted the
attention of other communities seek
ing to improve their own service to
willing workers temporarily unem
ployed. One of the Cincinnati group's
achievements is a standing offer to
employ, at any time, any bona fide
resident of the city who is in need,
and pay the worker 30 cents an hour
for doing odd jobs at churches,
schools and other public and semi
public institutions. No qualified ap
plicant has been reused this aid.
The stabilization committee was
organized in January, 1929, when a
group of citizens, representing gov
ernmental, industrial, labor and so
cial interests in the community, were
called together by Col. C. O. Sherrill,
city manager. Their first observations
showed that fully one-half of the
unemployment in Cincinnati was the
result of seasonal orcyclical fluctua
tions in industry. The committee was
subdivided into smaller groups, each
centering its activity on a limited
phase of the problem, and the task
of finding a remedy started.
The first work was a house-to-house
employment census to displace
guesswork by facts. Of 106,583 enT
ployable persons, it was found, 8S 1-2
per cent were regularly employed,
more than 5 per cent were part-time
employees and nearly 8 per cent were
unemployed.
Last fall action was necessary to
keep unemployment at a minimum.
The subcommittee on temporary em
ployment called on representatives of
more than 100 local organizations for
temporary jobs and from this evolved
the 30-cents-an-hour offer, as a plan
of emergency relief. The wages for
these workers is paid from a special
fund made up jointly by the city and
the Community Chest. The institu
tions to which workers are sent also
agree to furnish the noonday meal.
During 1929 the Federal-State-City
Employment Service, under the ad
ministration of Fred K. Hoehler,
placed 15,970 persons in positions not
classified as temporary. These place
ments were made at an average cost
of $1.14, as against an estimate of
private employment agencies of
$4.09. The service is free to the
applicants. Of these persons, 1122
were placed in new jobs in the month
of December, when industrial activ
ity in Cincinnati, as well a3 in most
localities throughout the Nation, was
at a low point.
REQUESTS INDIAN PAYMENT
Washington Approval of the
Johnson bill to authorize payment of
$300,000 compensation to the Sisse
ton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux In
dians in North and South Dakota for
land acquired by the government in
1872 was asked of the house Indian
affairs committee Wednesday by
Representative Royal C. Johnson of
Aberdeen, S. D., and O. B. Burtness
of Grand Forks, N. D.
The original sale of the land was
arranged to cover 8,000,000 acres.
Later it was found the land com
prised 11,000,000 acres and Johnson
introduced the bill to authorize pay
ment for the additional territory.
EARTH SHOCKS ARE FELT
San Francisco Slight earth
tremblors were reported from several
points in cetnral .and eastern -.California
seismograph at Berkeley; re
corded a slight shock at 1:57 p. rn.,
"not far away." Dishes and windows
were rattled but no damage was re
ported. Chandeliers and doors swung,
window panes creeked and dishes rat
tled at Stockton, Calif. A slight tre
mor was felt at Sacramento. The
towns of Carsonville and Minden
were shaken in Nevada.
Kansas Farms
Falling Under
'Big Business'
250,000 Acres of Wheat Land Now
Controlled by Corporations
Is Report.
Topeka, Kan. .farming corpora
tions have gained a toehold in Kan
sas during the last three years and
today more than 250.000 acres of
wheat lands are thus controlled.
Notwithstanding an undercurrent
of opposition to this system of farm
ing from those who foresee loss of the
farmer's individuality, reports indi
cate the syndicates have met with
success. A Dill to proninit corpora
tions owning or leasing farming lands
received only passing notice in the
recent special session of the State
Legislature.
Three years ago the first farming
corporation began operations in west
ern Kansas. During this period this
concern has paid stockholders 12
per cent dividends annually and has
set aside an equal sum for surplus,
it is reported. Seven other corpora
tions have been organized and put
into operation within the last two
years. The largest leases ana owns
60,000 acres of wheat land. From
11,000,000 to 12,000,000 acres of
land is planted to wheat annually in
Kansas. It would take but 200 cor
porations to control the entire wheat
acreage of the State, according to
figures compiled by the Kansas State
Agricultural College.
One of the managing heads of the
oldest farming corporation declares
that it is possible to cut operating
costs down nearly one-half as com
pared to the individual farmer, whose
costs on a strictly wheat farm will
average not less than $9.50 an acre.
Under the efficiency system in
vogue among these centralized farm
ing operations, one man can accom
plish several times as much as an
individual farmer on small acreage.
In fact, most of the farmers who have
leased or sold their lands to the cor
porations are now working for the
bigger aggregations of capital during
the six months' busy season and seek
ing work in the towns and cities dur
ing the slack months.
Opponents of the corporations ar
gue that some of the wheat-growing
counties will eventually be depopu
lated of its farm population, only
hired men remaining during the busy
season and leaving for centers of
population as soon as the crop is
marketed, should this method of
farming become extensive.
STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE
Shelton More than 150 pupils of
Shelton, ired by the failure of the
school board to re-elect Miss Mildred
Andrews as head of English depart
ment, went on a strike Tuesday and
paraded the town, carrying placards
which read, "We Want Andrews or
No School."
All but about a dozen of the stu
dents were back in school Wednesday,
but they continued to campaign for
the restoration of Miss Andrews.
The walkout was carried out in an
orderly fashion. After marching thru
(he business section the students
stopped near the high school and
gave spirited yells for the teacher.
Only three high school pupils re
mained in their seats when the strike
was initiated. Eighth grade pupils
joined in the walkout.
The decision of the school board on
Miss Andrews was made Monday
night. The board was deadlocked,
three favoring her reappointment and
three opposed. A majority vote is re
quired for election.
It was expected here Monday night
that the board would reconsider its
action as a result of the strike.
HEROISM SHOWN BY GIRL
Sioux City. Ia. The heroism of
their seven year old daughter, Dor
othy, kept the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Tanberg intact when fire start
ing from a lighted candle swept their
home Wednesday night. Dorothy,
taking care of the house and her
three little sisters, while their moth
er drove "Daddy" to work, braved
the fire to carry one little sister and
tug another out of the burning home.
When the fire started, Irene, five,
playing with Dorothy, ran from the
house to safety, but Dorothy stayed
to carry out Betty Jean, two, and
daring the smoke and flames, dash
ed back for four year old Evelyn, who
was still clutching her doll when
Dorothy re-entered the house to res
cue her.
MINISTER RETAINS PLACE
Osceola, Ark. The commission in
vestigating: "the rumors as to the
soundness in the faith" of the Rev.
Hav Watson Smith, pastor of the
fashionable . Second Presbyterian
church of Little Rock, reported late
Wednesday that it had found that
Dr. Smith was "not sufficiently out of
line with doctrines of the Presby
terian church as to bar him as a
minister in the church in good
standing."
The report was accepted as the ac
tion of Arkansas presbytery in ses
sion here.
SOUTH DAKOTA SOIL
HAS ENOUGH WATER
Huron, S. D. Despite unseasonably
warm weather during the week end
ing April 8, and lack of precipitation
during that period, the soil thruout
the state is fairly well supplied with
moisture, M. E. Blystine, government ;
meteorologist, reported Wednesday ia
his weekly weather and crop sitm
mary. .
PILGER BANK IS NATIONALIZED
Pilger, April 10. Word has been
received in Pilger from the comp
troller of the currency at Washing
ton, D. C, advising the officers that
a charter had been granted them to
change the Farmers State bank into
a national bank.
The name of the bank will be
changed to the Farmers National
bank; with the officer and director
personnel remaining the same as
heretofore. Officers are: Walter R.
Chaee, president; James Doty, vice
president; Robert Larson, cashier;
L. E. -Bare and Walter Happel, as
sistant cashier.
The capital and surplus of the
new Farmers National bank will be
$60,000, which is the same as when
it was a state bank.
Middlewest in
Grip of Summer
Time Weather
Mercury Moves Upward Over Big
Area Southwest Is Badly in
Need of Some Rain
Chicago Chicago and the middle-
west perspired Thursday from tem
peratures which sent the mercury to
new record-heights for so early in
the season. With memories of the
recent all-time record blizzard fresh
in their minds, Chicagoans took off
their top coats and vests and turned
on their electric fans as the mercury
soared to 90 degrees at 3 o'clock,
setting an all-time April heat re
cord.
Many other middlewestern cities
reported that their April heat re
cords were broken. St. Louis re
ported a temperature of 92 degrees;
Milwaukee 90; Kansas City 92, Om
aha 92; Peoria 92 and Des Moines
and Dubuque, la., 9 2.
The government weather bureau
here reported that such high tem
peratures prevailing during the day
in most of the lower Missouri val
ley and in the Mississippi valley.
The heat wave was moving eastward,
the meterologist said.
Kansas City Hot, dry winds
sweeping northward thru the wheat
belt lifted temperatures to mid
summer levels again Thursday and
made drouth conditions more acute in
the southwest. With southwestern
farmers hoping for rain after oue of
the driest springs in years, the fed
eral weather bureau held out little
hope for an immediate break in the
drouth.
There was said to be slight chance
for more than scattered showers
Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, K;ms;is,
Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa, altho
the forecast was for somewhat cooler
and more unsettled weather than in
the past few days. Dust storms that
filled houses with grime were kicked
up as the winds rode over dried out
top soil in fields sown to wheat and
other crops.
At Wichita, Kas., a southwest wind
reached a velocity of forty-eight miles
an hour. A twenty-two mile blow
whipped Kansas City. Wire com
munication generally was hampered
by swinging circuits. The mercury
rose to 91.5 degrees in Kansas City,
the highest for April 10 since 1896.
Topeka, Kas., reported 91 and Sal
ina, Kas., 92; Dodge City, 85; Wit
chita, S6. The official heat record
for the country was captured Wed
nesday by Hays and Phillipsburg,
Kas., with readings of 9S.
DAVIE, STEEL FIRM
FOUNDER, DIES AT 69
Chicaero, April 9. George F.
Davie, 69, vice president and treas
urer and one of the founders of the
Interstate Iron and Steel Co., re
cently consolidated with the Central
Alloy Steel and the Republican Steel
Cos., died here Tuesday.
HELP WANTED
Young woman to assist in home
work, also in the store at Mynard.
W. T. RICHARDSON,
al4-?w. Mynard, Neb.
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Robbers Brandish Gnns, Then Escape
in Auto Bearing Stolen
Omaha License.
Police and sheriffs in towns west
of Schuyler late Friday were search
ing for five young bandits who Fri
day morning held up the banking
house of F. Folda, one of the largest
banks in the state, and escaped with
$5,758.50.
The men fled westward in an auto
mobile bearing an Omaha license.
The bank, which has resources of
$1,500,000, was protected by a vault
and two safes inside the vault. One
safe contains the bank's legal re
serves in cash, and officials of the
bank reported the robbers were un
able to enter it. The robber gang,
however, obtained most of the cur
rent cash from cages and the other
safe.
Blackjack Cashier.
Jaroslav Folda, cashier, who was
in charge of the bank, was subdued
by a blow from a blackjack. The
other employes and one customer
then lay on the floor while four
robbers inside the bank went through
cash drawers.
When the robbers asked the bank
officers to open the other safe, they
told the robbers the only official who
knew the combination had not yet
arrived.
One man remained outside in a
light blue Chrysler car with the li
cense 1-4735, believed stolen.
So rapidly did they work that the
auto was driven out of town west
ward at a comparatively slow speed,
no one realizing until it was gone
that it carried a bank bandit fang.
Girl Threatened.
Among others who were covered
by the bandits' automatics and
forced to lie on the floor were K. J.
Folda, assistant cashier; A. R. Het
manek, assistant cashier; Marie
Kolm and Lambert Jonas, bookkeep
ers, and Ben Stiece, a customer.
E. F. Folda of Omaha is presi
dent of the bank.
The license plates were stolen
Monday night from an auto owned
by Ray Farrell, 567 South Twenty
eighth street, when it was parked
in front of 2111 Chicago street,
where the Farrells were visiting.
This is the same neighborhood In
which the gang which robbed the
Farmers and Merchants bank, Ben
son, last November, are believed to
have hidden.
Alarm Sounded.
The Nebraska Bankers association
telegraphed all sheriffs and chiefs of
police west of Schuyler to be on the
lookout for them, that there is a re
ward of 3250 for assistance leading
to the robbers' arrest, or their ar
rest. The proposed $5,00! reward for
dead bank bandits has not yet gone
into effect, according to W. B. Hugh
es, secretary of the ban-kers associa
tion. The Schuyler bank was fully
insured against loss, Mr. Hughes
said.
CLARA BARTON TO BE
HONORED BY SOCIETY
Havana, April 9. The memory of
Clara Barton, organizer of the Amer
ican Red Cross, will be honored at
special exercises to be held by the
patriotic society Instituticion Noc
ional de Patriotas, which has ap
pointed a special commission to pay
tribute to the American woman for
her work in Cuba during the war of
liberation.
SEED CORN
Ward's St. Charles white seed corn.
$2 per bu. in ear. C. L. Livingston,
Weeping Water. al4-4tw
Call No. 6 with yonf order for
job printing.