Hebr. State Hysterical Society
EMattemout
ourna
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCT 27, 1930.
NO. 77
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Senator Norris
Charges Power
Trust After Him
Campaigns in Primary and General
Election Discussed- -bays
Stands on Record
From Thursday's Pan:'
For the first time since a candidate
for United States senator in lftlS.
George V. Norris, senior senator
from this state, paid a visit to Platts
mouth last evening in the interest
of his senatorial candidacy, wltb
Governor Arthur Weaver and Attor
ney General Sorensen as lesser st irs
in the party.
The meeting was presided over by
Attorney A. L. Tidd who introduced
the various speakers of the evening
in his usual able manner, speaking
of his personal acquaintances with
the orators.
Senator Norris was t he first speak
er and in his opening discussed the
question of party government, at
tacking the position of Senator Hitch
cock as well as his primary oppon
ent. W. ML Stebbins, for their state
ment that two well organized and
definite parties and principles were
necessary. His irregularity origin
ated in the anli-Cannon fights of
190S-09 in the house of representa
tives. Senator Norris stated. He had
voted against many of the items of
the present tariff bill and the com
pleted measure and had incurred the
wrath of his party leaders. He had
been guided by his own conscience
the senator stated, in the matter of
his support of men and measures
The power trust, the greatest in
the world, he stated, was after
him, they did not love Hitchcock,
but hated Norris more, this trust
would go farther to defeat him. Sena
tor Norris stated, except perhaps
Senator Walsh of Montana, the great
democratic opponent of the trust. In
touching on the filing of George W.
Norris of McCook, the senator took
occasion to point out the fact that
Victor Seymore had opened head
quarters in December last to cam
paign against him (Norris). that it
had been revealed that the money
for this came from Walter Head, who
Norris stated, was chairman of the
board of directors of the Nebraska
Power Co.
The senator stated that he was
standing on his record, he felt en
titled on the showing to a re-election
and was not begging votes. He ex
plained methods by which items are
placed in the tariff bills by inter
changing votes on certain schedules,
of his opposition to the bill, as well
as his amendments, two of which
were adopted and one provided that
a corporation that was found to have
a monopoly on any tariff protected
articles or line of trade should be
cited in court, if found guilty, infor
mation should be transmitted to the
president and the articles in ques
tion placed on the free list.
Senator Norris also attacked the
fight waeed on him by the republi
can machine in Omaha and notably
that of Tom Dennison, who he claim
ed was fighting him and while not
for Hitchcock was willing to back
anyone to defeat him. He denounced
the alliances of great wealth and
underworld influences in politics.
In his closing Senator Norris said
he felt that government was a great
and sacred responsibility and he felt
that it should be administered for
the protection of he helpless, the poor
and those who were less able to com
bat the evils that the government
was supposed to deal with.
Governor Weaver in his address
discussed the various phases of the
state campaign and gave an account
ing of the various matters that came
up during his two year term, open
ing with the statement that his ad
ministration had inherited problems
that had been battled with for ten
years and which had reached the
stage where action was necessary,
this notably being the bank guar
anty law and the code measures, the
code had been adopted from that of
Illinois and while a perfect instru
ment of government in that state
it was much too complicated for Ne
braska and his first work was that
of trimming down the departments
and the elimination of two of these.
On the bank guaranty law Gover
nor Weaver took the stand that while
the law was a splendid measure when
first enacted, it had been weakened
by the forming of many state banks
and the wholesale advertising of the
fact that the state of Nebraska stood
back of the deposits in the banks, a
statement that was not true, as the
law did not guaranty the repayment
of bank deposits save as through the
assessments on the banks themselves
and which was long ago exhausted.
The law was bankrupt ten years ago,
the governor charged, and that the
loss at this time was $20,000,000, ac
cording to the findings of former
Governor A. C. Shallenberger.
The road question was touched
upon as the governor took his stand
on the pay as you go proposition, he
stating that where soil formation or
the heavy traffic required, that pav
ing be used on the highway and in
other places gravel, the gravel roads
giving many miles of farm-to-market
roads in the state that had not been
possible before and which policy he
believed was necessary to follow. He
favored the matching of federal road
money by the state but with added
gas tax or other measures rather than
property tax.
Attorney C. A. Sorensen spoke
briefly following the senator and
governor, devoting a greater part of
his address to national and state is
sues and the candidacies of Senator
Norris and Governor Weaver, urging
Norris' election on the grounds of
his position on the Eighteenth
amendment and Senator Hitchcock
an opponent. He also took up the
question of the constitutional amend
ment that provided for the lifting
of the bars to the state legislature
impropriating money to pay the de
positors in failed state banks, urg
ing that the state had operated L'OO
insolvent banks as going institutions,
accepting deposits and carrying on
regular banking business and that
many thousands of new deposits had
been received when the banks finally
closed. Mr. Sorensen also touched
on his own work in the office of at
torney general and gave his posi
tion on the Ak-Sar-Ben races as well
as on the general phases of law enforcement.
Popular Murray
Young People
are Wedded
Miss Frances Stewart and Mr.
Charles H. Boedeker Married
at Murray Wednesday.
One of the most attractive wed
dings of the fall season occurred on
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church at
Murray, when Miss Frances Stewart
and Charles H. Boedeker were united
in marriage.
The auditorium of the church was
very beautifully arranged with the
decorations of yellow chrysanthe
mums and pink roses, making a scene
of the rarest charm for the happy
event.
The marriage lines were read by
Rev. J. C. Stewart, pastor of the
church and father of the bride, the
impressive ring service being used in
the joining of the lives of the two
estimable young people.
The bridal party entered the
church as the wedding march was
sounded by Mrs. G. H. Gilmore, ad
vancing to the platform where the
marriage ceremony was performed.
The bride was gowned in a very
handsome costume of white satin and
carried a beautiful bouquet of the
bride roses. She was attended by
Miss Dorothy Todd whose gown was
in the soft tones of pink with the
pink roses.
The groom was attended by George
Garrison as groomsman.
During the wedding ceremony Mrs.
Vance Pittman sang "At Dawning"
by Cadman and "Oh Promise Me,"
by DeKoven, Mrs. Gilmore being the
accompanist.
Following the wedding a reception
was held at the church parlors for
the happy young people and a wed
ding supper served to more than 150
guests, the feature of the event be
ing a large wedding cake. Mrs. Fan
nie Craig and Mrs. William Smith
were in charge of the refreshments
and reception.
The bride is a daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. J. C. Stewart and has made
her home in Omaha for the past few
years, while the groom, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker, was born
and grew to manhood in his home
community. Both young people are
numbered among the most highly
esteemed residents of Murray and
community and have a host of friends
in this section of Cass county.
Mr. and Mrs. Boedeker will make
their home in Murray in the future
in the G. E. Brubaker residence, Mr.
Boedeker being engaged in the Mur
ray state bank of which his father
is the president.
TO MY FRIENDS
The real friends that one possess
are to be found in the time of stress,
or misfortune and it has been a great
pleasure to find that I have such a
host of friends over the entire com
munity. To the good people of Cass
county who have been so thoughtful
of me in the hour of suffering, to
the officers of the law in Cass und
adjoining counties as well as State
Sheriff Condit and his force, I feel
appreciative of their efforts to appre
hend the man shooting me, as well as
the work of the citizens in general.
Also I wish to thank the friends for
the flowers, calls and messages while
at theh ospital as it will be impos
sible to thank each one in person. I
desire to thank also the members of
the board of county commissioners
and county officers for their work
and sympathy.
REX YOUNG.
STILL QUITE POORLY
From Friday's Dally
George W. Hall, who has for the
past week been confined to his home
suffering from an attack of rheu
matism, is still feeling the effectB of
the painful malady but it is hoped
that by the time of the resumption
of work at the shops that he may be
able to resume his duties.
Inquest on the
Death of Council
Bluffs Boy Held
Accident in Vicinity of Greenwood
Detailed in Inquest Held in
This City Today.
Prom Thursdays Dally
Inquiry 'into the death of Paul Mc -
Cauley. fatally injured in an auto
accident in the vicinity of Green
wood was held today at the court
house here by County Attorney W.
G. Kieck, acting coroner. The car
was struck by a truck driven by J.
Peter Dittenber of Raymond, Neb.
The testimony of James Bryant,
Gerald McNamara, Edward Porrier
and Alfred Mortimore, companions
of the unfortunate young man, was
to the effect that they with McCauley
and Charles Spitznogle, both of Coun
cil Bluffs, had been returning home
from Beatrice where they had attend
ed the Creighton Prep-Beatrice game
on last Friday afternoon. At 8 p. m.
they were approaching what is known
as the Laughlin bridge three miles
south of Ashland and Spitznogle, the
driver of the car had slowed down
and finally stopped some twenty feet
from the narrow bridge as a car or
truck was approaching from the
north. As they were parked at the
extreme right side of the road the
truck came over the bridge and the
front portion of the truck missed
their car, but the box of the truck
struck the car on the left side and
mashed and almost demolished that
side of the car. Spitznogle and Mc
Cauley were sitting in the front and
rear seats on that side of the car
and were injured badly, while other
members of the party escaped with
out dangerous wounds. The unin
jured members of the party had got
ten their injured companions out and
passing motorists had taken the boys
on into Ashland and Council Biutts
to be placed in the hospital and
where McCauley died at 7 a. m. Sat
urday. The boys were unable to state
the speed of the truck but estimat
ed from the noise of the motor that it
was coming at a good rate of speed.
The truck after striking them had
swung west and then again east, hit
ting a Ford roadster from Lincoln
which had stopped just back of the
Council Bluffs car. Bryant testified
that the truck had two barrels of oil,
several sacks of seed and baskets of
tomatoes. None of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs party saw any pack
ages of liquor. It was dark at the
time of the accident they testified.
J. F. Mullen, Ashland druggist,
testified that he had arrived at the
scene a few moments after the acci
dent and helped to get the injured
boys into cars to go on to Ashland.
He testified that the truck was lying
north to southeast across the road
way of highly No. 38 when he reach
ed the scene.
Dr. J. T. Packer of Ashland, testi
fied that he had examined McCauley
and found that he had a fracture of
the left arm and left leg, severe
scalp wound and a possible fracture
of the skull, that he had given tem
porary aid and sent the boy on to
Council Bluffs.
Julius Baker of Lincoln, driver of
the Ford roadster testified that he
and his companion, Edward Cesen
had come down the hill back of the
car driven by Spitznogle and that
the truck had come across the bridge,
crashed into the Council Bluffs car
and then swung out and back again,
striking his car and driving it into
the guard rail fence, mashing up the
car some. Witness had talked with
driver of truck who seemed indif
ferent to the accident and had claim
ed that the lights of the council
Bluffs car had bothered him. The
truck had been a three or four ton
truck. His car and that of the Omaha
boys had been close to the fence on
the right side of the road.
Clarence Christianson of near Alvo
testified that he had come over the
hill south of the accident and had
seen the truck come across the bridge
and thought at a high rate of speed.
The truck had struck one car, then
swung over and hit the other.
Carl Lemon testified that he had
been at the scene after the accident
and that the truck driver had said
the lights had blinded him. The
bridge near where the accident oc
curred was sixteen feet wide and the
roadway twenty feet.
State Sheriff William C. Condit
at the afternoon session of the in
quest testified that he had come on
the scene about 8:15 p. m., while
returning to Lincoln from Omaha,
he had driven up and had difficulty
in getting around on the west side of
the truck and the two Lincoln boys
disputing about the wreck. Both the
Ford sedan and Ford roadster were
badly damaged and the Omaha boys
had been taken on from the scene
of the wreck. Mr. Condit had noticed
two barrels and several sacks of feed
as well as tomatoes lying along the
road and he had then gone over and
crawled through the fence south of
where the truck was standing, and
found on the east side of the road
way two packages, one of which ap
parently contained bread and the
other a gallon Jug of liquor. He
came back and had not said anything
about the liquor but heard Dittenber
accusing the Lincoln boys of hav: ng
put the liquor in his truck. Later
the Lincoln boys had come over t.nd
asked if he had smelted the breath
of the truck driver, he had gone over
and conversed with him and could
smell liquor. Dittenber had denied
the ownership ot the. liquor. The jug
had been turned over to the care of
Miss Scott of the state sheriff's office
and taken on into Kincoln where it
was analyzed and found to contain
liquor of 55 per cent alcoiiol proof.
jThe position of the car did not justify
jthe claim that the cars had ran into
the truck.
The testimony of Miss Scott was
practically that of the state sherifi
as to the cars and the incidents after
j they had arrived at the scene of the
; accident.
Mr. Dittenber, the driver of the
truck, testifying in his behalf stated
that he had gone to the Omaha stock
yards with a load of sheep on Fri
day morning, that he had remained
in Omaha until 5:30 and then start
ed home. He had not drank in Oma
ha nor had he had the jug of liquor
in his possession and did not know
to whom it belonged or where it came
from. He was driving a two ton Reo
truck and had been driving at 25 to
30 miles per hour on the way to and
from Omaha, and when coming over
the bridge had been going at 15 miles
an hour. He had seen the cars when
coming on the bridge and that they
were coming down the steep hill to
the south at a high rate of speed,
driving side by side. As the cars
came on he had driven over to his
right hand side of the road and one
of the cars, he thought the sedan, had
tried to pass between the car on the
east and the truck and had crashed
into the truck and then hurled to the
east. He had got out and gone over
to the sedan but the injured boys had
been gotten out and he had said
nothing to any of the parties. He
had talked to a man that had been
coming down the hill and he said
the sedan and the roadster passed
him at sixty miles an hour. The wit
ness testified that he was a farmer
and was engaged in farming 400
acres of land north of Lincoln.
The inquest was adjourned
one week.
for
Masterpieces
of Modern Art
Put on Exhibit
Traveling Gallery Comes to City
Schools, 150 Subjects Represent
ed; Many Latest Works
Reproductions of the works of ar
tists of many generations will be
on display at the high school gym
nasium during the week of Novem
ber 3-7.
Every pupil in the public school;;
will hr.ve an opportunity to see and
study this fine collection of master
pieces. On certain days, to be an
nounced later, the general public
will be admitted, a nominal charge
being made to help defray expenses
of the exhibit.
While this collection of 150 Mas
terpieces includes the works of
French, Italian, Flemish, English,
Dutch, Spanish and German artists,
a large display from American schools
of Art is also shown. Among the
most famous American artists repre
sented are: H. Tellander, Kaspari
des, Abbey, Ben Foster, Gilbert Stu
art, Benjamin West, Carl Eugene
Mtilertt, E. P. McGill. Ceo. Im es,
William Ritschel. Robert W. Amick,
Harry A. Vincent, Abbott H. Thayer
and Gustave Wiegand.
MAKE A RECORD CATCH
The average fisherman who goes
out and returns with a fish from
four to eight pounds in weight feels
that he has had a real catch, but
listen what say you to a catfish
that tipped the scales at 118 pounds
a real record breaker for even the
Missouri river. This fish was landed
Wednesday by William and John
Grebe local fishermen, from the Mis
souri river and was one of the best
catches that they have made in their
long period of service as fishermen
on the river. The gigantic fish, which
to the anglers appeared as large as
a small whale, made a great battle
on being landed and tore out the
seats in the skiff in its struggles and
caused the craft to ship a great deal
of water.
The big fish will be disposed of
to the state fish and game depart
ment for use in one of the streams
or lakes of the state and which are
being stocked with the game fish.
DOING VERY NICELY
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Virgil
Arnold and Mrs. Walter Brittain were
at Omaha where they spent a few
hours with Mrs. John Eppings of
near Murdock at the hospital where
she is now recovering from the effects
of a very severe operation. Mrs. Epp
ings is doing very nicely and in view
of the severe nature of the operation
her reaction has been splendid and
gives the greatest encouragement to
themembers of the family.
Royal Arch Masons
Have Visit from
Grand High Priest
Fred G. Bosshammer of Auburn Here
to Attend Meeting of Nebras
ka Chapter No. 3
"rom FrUlav's Hai'y
Last evening the members of Ne
braska Chapter. No. 3, Roval Arch
Maso;is enjoyed a very fine and
largely attended meeting at the lod?e
rooms in the Masonic temple and
:it which time the Mark Master de
gree was conferred on several of the
candidates in waiting.
The members were much pleased
with the fact that Fred G. Bossham
mer of Auburn, grand high priest of
the grand chapter of Nebraska, was
In attendance and tcok part in the
meeting and inspecting the work of
the local chapter officers in the con
ferring of the degree.
Following the work of the eve
ning the members were invited to
the dining room of the Masonic tem
ple where the committee in charge
had arranged a fine oyster supper
with all of the good things that ac
companies a feast of this nature.
Nebraska chapter on next Thurs
day will confer the Royal Arch de
gree on a number of candidates and
on this occasion will have: as guests
a large group of the members of
Bellevue chapter of Omaha.
M. W. A. HOLDS INITIATION
V rom Thursday's Dally
Last night the Neibhbors of Cass
Camp 332 M. W. A. held their reg
ular bi-monthly meeting and initiat
ed into the mysteries of woodcraft a
class of candidates.
The opening ceremony was con
ducted by Venerable Consul Clarence
Favors. After this ceremony Neigh
bor Favors introduced Venerable
Consul Tom Lindsay of Omaha and
Neighbor M. B. Reynolds, president
of the Douglas county central com
mittee, who ook charge of the cere
mony and adoption.
The Woodmen's honors were ex
tended to the flag of our country af
ter it was escorted in by the fam
ous drill team of Omaha Camp No.
120. The officers who officiated were
visitors from Omaha, Venerable Con
sul D. E. Guinane, Past Consul M.
B. Reynolds, Worthy Advisor A. A.
Smith, Banker F. C. O'Donnell, Es
cort James Shields, Watchman Carl
Lindsay.
"Death" was taken by Steve M.
Barker and "Youth" by Fred Ross-
mussion. Appropriate slates were
shown by Neighbor O. F. Tornblom
of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
At the close of the ceremony of
adoption the Modern Woodman ladies
were invited in. Neighbor M. B.
Reynolds then gave the Woodman
lecture which was well received.
The following distinguished visi
tors were then introduced. District
Deputy F. C. O'Donm 11, M. B. Rey
nolds. D. E. Guinane. Con Schoessler,
leader of the newly organized Junior
Department in Omaha, A. A. Smith
and O. F. Tornblom.
The organizer of the Plattsmouth
ladies camp Mrs. Louise Johnson and
Deputy Clem Woster were also in
troduced.
After the meeting the ladies serv
ed oyster stew and coffee.
The visiting Woodmen left after
promising Neighbor H. F. Goos,
Clerk, that they would return and
conduct another adoption ceremony
for our class in November.
GLENW00D WINS BATTLE
From Friday' Dallv
The Glenwood high school reserves
yesterday afternoon battled the
Plattsmouth second string team on
the Iowa grounds and as the result
the Iowa lads were the winners of a
hard fought 7 to 0 battle. The scor
ing came in the second period of the
game when by a series of line smashes
the Iowans were able to push the ball
over the goal line and make good
the kick for the extra point.
The Plattsmouth defense stiffened
in the last two periods and kept
their opponents back from further
scoring.
In the local lineup William Ronne
showed as the most outstanding mem
ber of the Plattsmouth string.
DRAWS SIXTY DAYS
From Saturday- Pally
Yesterday afternoon in the coun
ty court Joe Rauth, a resident of
the central part of the county was
given a sentence of sixty days in
jail on the charge of having beaten
up John Breaming, a stranger, who
had passed through that section and
having met Mr. Rauth was "taken
for a ride," later being able to make
his way into Weping Water where
he was given shelter at the jail
there and his injuries looked after.
The matter was reported to Sheriff
Bert Reed and after an investiga
tion of the case Mr. Rauth was tak
en into custody and found guilty of
being the man that beat up the
stranger.
Hallowe'en novelties of all kinds
at the Bates Book & Gift Shop.
IMPROVEMENTS AT PARMELE
Manager W. J. Seydlitz of the
Parmele theatre is to have some very
extensive improvements made at the
theatre in the next two weeks and
which will raak for much better op- I
portunity for the showing of the
talkies at that popular playhouse.
iThe Parmele is to have added effects'
to improve the sound effects placed
in the balcony of the theatre and
also Mr. Seydlitz is to have new pro-
jection machines installed as well
as improved means of handling the
'talkies" at his theatre.
The work will add very much to
the theatre and on such an extensive
scale that it may be necessary to
close the theatre for a few days while
the changes are being made in the
interior of the building.
Mr. Seydlitz has secured a new
lease on the building and is now go
ing ahead with his improvement pro-
f, . ., . , ;.!.
tion for some time past and which
when completed will make this the
atre one of the most up to date in
this part of the state.
Rotation on
Ballot Not Used
in This County
Local County Clerk Follows Law as
to Party Place on the Ballots
at the Elections.
There has been a great deal of been set for the completion of this
discussion aroused in the state fol- section of the line but it probably
lowing the issuance of an opinion will be completed by Christmas. This
Friday by Attorney General Sorensen will end the constructive work of
that the names should not be ro- the Missouri Valley Gas company for
tated on the ballot but that the the winter. Present plans are to run
parties take rank by their standing the line on to Minneapolis and St.
at the election for governor and Paul, Minn., next spring,
which gives the republicans the first The line runs from the Texas pan
place on the ballot. handle gas fields near Amarillo and
In Cass county the decision of the the Kansas gas fields through south
attorney general is of little effect eastern Nebraska and across Iowa. A
as here the making of the ballot has sixteen-inch spur has been built from
followed the rule that the party with the main line at a point between
the majority vote for governor should j Pacific Junction and Folsom to sup
have the first place. .ply Council Bluffs and Manawa. The
The non-partisan ballot has the Manawa section is now under con
names rotated in all offices and this structlon.
rule has been followed by the coun- j About 500 men will be employed
ty clerk for many years, the poll- on the two sections of the line from
tical ballots remain as stated above. 1 Pacific Junction and from Boone.
In several of the counties the I
clerks have evidently adopted the MARK NEW HIGHWAY
plan of having the political parties
rotated on the ballot and this has This city is now marked with the
caused much confusion among the covered wagon highway signs that
various counties of the state as to signate the route from the Missouri
the procedure in the printing of the river bridge west to Lincoln and to
ballots. i the intersection of highway No. 75,
as hiehwav 134. This hiehwav is a
GREET OMAHA BOOSTERS
From Friday Dait
Yesterday the various service clubs
of Omaha were engaged in trips to
the nearby cities to boost the forth-
coming horse and stock show of Ak-
Sar-Ben, the Omaha Rotary club vis-
iting during the duv at Lincoln and
at Beatrice where they were enter-
tained at luncheon and later coming
on to this city. The party arrived
here last evening about 6:30 and
staged an auto parade through the
main part of the city to advertise
this great show
Th. nmnhn v'lcjtnr had nrransed
with the Majestic cafe for the fine longer.
fried chicken dinner that they en- I , The covered wagon markers which
joyed and were well pleased over the designate the state highways are
fine feast that had been provided for very attractive and originated from
them by the local cafe. l?"w 2U-f a Ca,SVU, I Tf"-'
At the chicken dinner a group of Matthew Thimgan of Murdock as a
the local Rotarians joined in with , fitting recognition of the early set
the Omaha party and enjoyed a real i tiers of this part of the west and
social evening and which was made whose sacrifices and efforts
very jolly by the fact that Charles this state what it is today.
R. Gardner, Sr., secretary of the Ak- . twnmn.
Sar-Ben, was among the visitors as WILL DO FEEDING
well as his son. Charles, Jr., others
in the Omaha party included Clyde
Drew, who was born and spent his
boyhood days in this cit3r.
(
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
From Friday Dally
This morning a complaint was
filed in the county cnurt by County
Attorney W. G. Kieck charging SST-ryUHm. '
George and Fred Draper with assault The w Brothers. James and
and battery cm the person of Earl War??a also today .
R. Talbott. all being residents of the ah,pnu,nt Q( 320 head of sheep which
vicinity of South Bend. The parties be fe4 at the farm sou,;i ()f
had a disagreement following the piattsmouth this winter for mark, t
replevin of some articles by Mr. Tal- lng Tne warga Brothers are among
bot and the matter drew to a head the iargest sheep raisers in the cottn
yesterday afternoon when the two ly and nave Deen very successful in
men, it is claimed, jumped on Mr. this line of work in the recent years.
Talbott while he was carrying out
several sets of harness and as the ASKS FOR FORECLOSURE
result he was marked up to some ex- 1
tent. j From Thursday's Dallv
HAS TOES MASHED
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon J. R. Baird
of Waverly, who is engaged in work-
ing with the force laying the natural
gas pipeline across the Missouri
river, had the toes of his right foot
mashed when one of the large pipes
rolled on the foot while he was en-
gaged with other workmen in hand-
ling materiad. The njured man was
brought in to the city and taken to
the office of Dr. E. J. Gillespie where
the injured foot was dressed and the 1
victim of the accident made as com-
fortable as possible under the cir-1
cumstances.
IT I
i wo uas Line
Contractors in a
Construction Race
One Starting at Pacific Junction the
Other at Bocne Race on 55
v;, p-. :,.,.
iTAlIC
A race between two natural
pipe line contractors, with a seven
mile stretch of pipe line as the
prize, started near Pacific- Junction
Monday anil is in full force.
The Missouri Valley Gas company,
whose line wlil run into Council
Bluffs, has let contracts for 110
miles of twenty-four-inch pipe be
tween Pacific Junction and Boone,
la. The distance between these two
points is 11 1 miles. Each contrac-.
" .
tor was given a contract for tifty-
five miles, making a total of 110
miles. This leaves a seven-mile gap
in the middle of the line, and the
I contractor who completes his flfty
jflve miles first gets this extra seven
mile job as a prize,
i The fifty-five mile section north
east from Pacic Junction has been
let to the Fredell Construction com
pany of Omaha. Work on this por
tion was started Monday with ab Ul
200 men. The Boone end of the
line has been let to Reese ICeQhee
Construction company of Trapp,
Kas
Eighty-five miles of twenty-inch
line is to be built from Boone to
Mason City. No definite date has
! continuation of the Iowa highway
; No. 34 on the east side of the river
which comes to Glenwood and thence
north to Council Bluffs, but the
travelers who wish to go on straight
, west find the route to the bridge
' and over Nebraska 134 a much more
convenient and mile saving route,
This route over 134 is fast becoming
a very popular one and especially
for the Iowa stockman and farmers
who find an easy and much shorter
route from their farms to the mar-
kets a- Omaha then by the longer
route that also takes them through
the city traffic of Council Bluffs and
Omaha and making the journey much
William Wehrbein residing south
of this city, has just received a ship-
ment of whiteface cattle thut will
I be fed by the firm of Wehrbein &
j Boedeker at the farm east of Murray
: and made ready for market. This
j firm has produced a large fiumlx r of
I fine cattle and their shipments to
the Chicago live stock market h iv
r i -. , 1 1 1 1 o hnnnr nf t it rini n rr (tin
( litis IM' J I f I II, ill lilt- imim'- wl ; im:
clerg of the district court there was
an action filed entitled Federal Land
Bank of Omaha vs. Hannah A. Tighe,
et al., in which the plaintiff bank
claims judgment by reason of a note
made by the defendant and her hus-
band, now deceased, John Tighe, on
Juiy 20, 1923, for the sum of $6.-
000 and which was covered by mort-
gage on tne property of the defend-
ant8 The plaintiffs ask judgment
in the 6um of $5,732.74 which they
,g due and ,d on the in
deDtedness
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A few the krge Cass county
maps left at the Journal office.