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Nebr. State Historical Society liattamoutfc 3ouma VOL. NO. XLVU PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. MARCH 9, 1931. NO. 11 Drunken Truck Driver Has His License Revoked L Criger of Auburn. Arrested Here a Week Ago Has Close Call at Nebraska City L Criger. Auburn trucker, who was arrested here a week ago while jti an intoxicated condition and fine'! $20 and costs in the court of Judge Charles L Graves, had a very close call for his life at Nebraska City Tuesday, but he will not be in dan ger from any driving for the next year as; Judge T. C. Morton at Ne braska City revoked his drivers li cense as well as giving him $50 and costs. The trucker was arrested Tuesday night after on accident near South Table creek bridge on South Elev enth street. Nebraska City, in which Criger's truck overturned and spilled a load of hogs into a ravin4 below. Two of the animals were killed and the rest were taken to the Morton Gregson company stockyards Wed nesday. They belonged to Guy Matthews. Nemaha county farmer. The trucker did not believe he was drunk, he told the court, but he did admit having a few drinks. Criger's life probably was saved by a new cedar telephone pole, re cently set on South Eleventh street. Against that pole the half over turned truck rested, hanging on the edge of a 20-foot enbankment. Had Criger missed the pole and driven a few feet farther north his loaded truck would have plunged over a still higher bank into the muddy water of South Table Creek. The accident happened between 9 and 9:30 o'clock Tuesday night. Cri ger said he heard the Burlington- crossing warning and jammed on his brakes. He said he believed the front wheel stuck ?nd his truck careened off the pavement on the left side of the road, plowing through the soft dirt at the roadside. The loaded vehicle tipped to the left and turn ed over against the telephone pole. Thirty-five head of hogs yrere catapulted into the ravine where they scurried about among the tin cans and other refuse. Criger was badly shaken and dazed but he wasn't hurt much. He fell out of the cab. The man he declared was riding with him could not be found after an hour's search by county officers. Members of the Burlington train crew that took an engine to the pack ing house said they saw a truck standing at the crossing when the engine went by. They thought it was Criger's but they did not see the accident. The trucker was on his way to the Omaha market with a load of hogs. Two of the animals were killed when they fell into the ravine. The others bunched up together, none the worse for the accident. LITTLE ONE IMPROVES Audrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Finnyfrock, of this city, was taken ill on February 24th with a very severe headache and which fail ed to improve, the patient being fin ally placed under medical care and where it was found that she was suf fering from meningitis, but not thought to be of a dangerous type. The child was taken to the University hospital at Omaha and where she has since been under the care of two specialists. It was found that while she was suffering from a form of meningitis, but not the contagious type known as spinal meningitis. The tests made of the patient have shown the absence of the two contagious types of the malady and the patient is now doing very nicely and it is thought will soon be on the high way to recovery. That the case is not of a dangerous or contagious type will be very pleasing news to the friends of the family here. DANGER TO CHILDREN The intersection of Sixth and Main streets at the hour that the city schools are dismissed for the day is a place of real danger for the chil dren, especially the younger children of the grades and also of the St. John's school as the little folks dart and run through the intersection. Yesterday a very large group of the little folks were to be seen running and playing across the intersection despite the fact that a very heavy stream of travel comes through that part of the city on both Main street and Sixth street. The larger part of the children are careful in crossing the streets, taking their way across the street at the designated place of crossing but oth ers in disregard to safety "Jaywalk" across the intersections in all dis regard for traffic and which will lead sooner or later to nti accident. FIND MAN SANE From Thursdays Daiiy ,'he radio to be silenced. The fire ori- The hearing yesterday before theiginated from an overheated furnace, county board of insanity in the case; the furnace causing a small pile of of James Alloway, old time resident , wood in the cellar to be fired ami of Louisville, resulted in the board ; which for a time threatened to make finding that Mr. Alloway was men-! tally sound and releasing him from the charge of insanity as had bean preferred. AN OLD FAMILIAR FACE The callers at the court house will in the future meet an old familiar face in the office of register of deeds, Miss Lillian White, register of deeds, having made the appointment of An drew J. Snyder as deputy in the of fice. Mr. Snyder, who is an uncle of Miss White, has had a long experience in this office as he was register of deeds for a great many years, retir ing in 1919, and has since that time been largely engaged in farming. The many friends of Andy will be pleased to see him back on duty and in his genial and clever manner he will add very much to the pleasant ness of the office and with his capa bility and experience in the office will make a splendid addition to the effi cient force at the court house. Divide City for Yard and Garden Contest in Spring Each Ward Will Have Number of Representatives Who Will Can vass the City Carefully From Thursday's DaTiy The committee of civic organiza tion representatives who are to sponsor the better yards and gardens contest in the next few weeks. m.-r last evening to perfect their plan? for organization so that the move for beautifying the city can be made as thorough as possible. The city will be divided along the regular wards and in these a central committeeman or wamon will be named and in turn there will be can vassers appointed in each ward of the city so that they can reach every home in the city with the plans for making attractive flower gardens, planting shrubs and otherwise dec orating the city. The committee representatives in the wards will be Frank Bestor. first ward: Mrs. J. W. Crabill, second ward: Mrs. R. H. Anderson, third ward: Robert Hayes, fourth ward. and Julius Pitz. fifth ward. In turn the assistants will be ex tended into each part .of the city and a house to house canvass made to en list the citizens in the movement to make this city a real home of natural beautv in the summer season. DIES AT MASONIC HOME Dr. Emma J. Lawrence, for many years a well known figure in the medical profession of the state, who has been here at the Nebraska Ma sonic Home for the past two years. ! passed away Thursday and the body of Dr. Lawrence was taken Friday to the old home at Falls City for in terment. Dr. Lawrence was born May 7. 1858. at Oregon, Illinois, and came to Falls City in 18 70. when a young girl and has lived the greater part of her lifetime in that place. For a number of years she was a member of the medical staff at the Nebraska Feeble Minded institution at Beatrice, continuing In this work until her health and advanced age made necessary her retirement from the position. The deceased lady was a member of Falls City chapter No. 225. Order of the Eastern Star and under whose auspices the funeral services were held at Falls City on Friday. Dr. Lawrence is survived by one sister, Mrs. Pearl Uncles of Nieker son, Nebraska, the other members of her family having preceded her in death. CAMP FIRE NOTES The Te He Ha Camp Fire girls met at the home of Shirley Seivers, Feb rurary 26th. Plans were made and designs were drawn for the bead work. Our head bands are being started. Ways and means of improv ing the condition of the group fi nances were discussed. A lunch was served after the meeting which the! girls enjoyed very much. We met again at the home of our guardian. We looked over the re quirements for membership. Our guardian has received the membership cards which will be giv en out at the next council fire. A number of songs were learned and plans for further practice were made. We had a nice lunch and went home. ELEANOR MINOR. Scribe. FIRE AT GIVENTER HOME From Friday's Dally The fire department was called last night shortly after 10 o'clock to the residence property on North 7th street, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Giventer and family. The fire wa discovered first by Mr. Giventer as he was listening to the testimony of Andrew Brown, defendant in the suit of Madame Queen, but how the testi mony came out Sam will never know as the rolling clouds of smoke caused some reel trouble, but the promp' work of the fixe department soon had the blaze under control and the dan ger eliminated. Outlines Plans for the Yard and Garden Contest Judge Aubrey H. Duxbury Outlines , ., . . Details of Contest to Cham ber of Commerce From Tnursday s Daily The regular meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce today attended by thirty-one members w:s featured by a detailed outline by Judge Aubrey H. Duxbury of Yard and Garden Contest to be sponsored here by the Civic Imnrovement Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. In this mat ter which is designed to promote home ownership pride, the Rotary Club, Woman's Club and Park Boa-i are eo-operating with the Civic Im provement Committee. Three classi fications will be made. The one wlH include yards and gardens where Lkc owner does all the work, a second where the owner does part of the work and the third where the work ir hired done. The main object of the contest is to encourage the small home owner who does his own work. Five committees have been appoint ed to handle the details of the plan. These are: Entrance, Publicity, Planting, Judging and Prize. En tries will open on March 15 and re main open for thirty days. A flower show will climax the activities of the contest in the fall. At The close of Judge Duxbury's remarks, the Chamber of Commerce voted to allow the committee the sum of $50 for its work. R. E. Bailey gave a report on bills pending in the state legislature which affect the public schools and pointed out the interest which this community should have in many of these matters. The attention of the Legislative Committee was called to inform themselves upon these mat ters. He also made comparison ct the average per pupil cost for educa tion in towns and villages over the state, which is $93 per year while in Plattsmouth last year the cost was but $67 per pupil. President Schneider reported that he had conferred with State Engineer Oochrar. and had ben infprni"fl tha- V. S. highway No. 7i would be kept open except for a slight detour through LaPlatte. as the highway south of LaPlatte will be paved one side at a time E. A. Wurl reported that the meet ing of executives and members of Chambers of Commerce here from other eastern Nebraska towns for the purpose of attempting to form more uniform regulations in regard to oc cupation taxes was very successful. Some sort of permanent organiza tion of these towns is planned to carry on the program which has been started. Another meeting will be held at Nebraska City next Thurs day. Vice President Searl S. Davis de-li-ered a brief but important address at the close of the hour on Loyalty to Home Industries in which he stressed the obligation of the in dividual citizen to local firms and industries. FINED FOR STEALING RIDE From Thursday's Da.uv Yesterday afternoon W. T. Tucker a gentleman of color, was present in the county court to answer to the' charge of having stolen a ride on one of the freight trains of the Missouri Pacific railroad. The gentleman com plained of, had been taken off a train of the M. P. at Union and at once offered to battle the members of the train crew and all comers, but after several railroad special agents ap jeared on the scene the colored man was tamed down and brought on to this city. Mr. Tucker was charged with the stealing of a ride which is an of fense against the laws of the state of Nebraska and for the penalty he was given a fine of $25 and costs. In failure to pay the fine the prisoner was turned over to Sheriff Bert Reed whose guest he will be for several days. SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT The many friends of John Lutz. veteran Burlington employe, will be very much pleased to learn that Mr. Lutz is showing some improvement at the Immanuel hospital at Omaha where he has been for the past sev eral days. Mr. Lutz has been suffer ing from what seems to he ulcere of the stomach and has been under treatment since going to the hospi tal. He has shown some improve ment and while weak as the result of the attack was able yesterday to take some nourishment which it is hoped will build up his strength. SUFFERS SEVERE FALL From Saturday's TaTty William Rice. Sr.. was quite se verely injured this morning while walking near Fifth and Vine street. Mr. Rice was out about 5 o'clock looking after a number of furnaces of which he has charge and while walk ing near the Hawksworth residence, fell and as the result sustained a badly wrenched back. While able to be around Mr. Rice is still feeling very much the effects of the accident. RECOVERS STOLEN PAPERS On Wednesday morning the Safe ty Box containing the papers which vere of greai value to 1. J. Fuller and which were taken from the safe, Saturday morning when the store ;-t Elmwood was burgarlized were found in r. field east of the Henry lions farm southeast of Elmwood. Frank j ,Honman acciueutauv round them as he was coming through the field and gathered them up and brought them in to Mr. Fuller, mho was very ghui to get them back. Some of the pa pers, however, were; missing as the box had been brokaji open and they had been gone ovef. Thursday Or "ille Gerbeling and Merle Long went out to the place wyiere th" papers were found and matt a search to see if any more of the missing papers could be found but were unsuccessful in finding any. Platters Lose Opening Round of Peru Tourney Syracuse in Close Battle Eliminates Locals 21 to 19 Nebraska City Wins from Peru 12 to 11 From Friday's Dail-j- The opening rounfc of the regional basketball tournaB-nt :; Petit Thursday resulted in the elimina tion of one of the teams thai had been figured ,s candidate for the honor of representing the southeast at the Hastings tournament. In the opening game of the tournament staged at 1 o'clock feresterday after noon the Nebraska pity quintet eli minated the Peru Pfep team, south east champs by the score of 12 to 11 in a spirited battle a'td in which the Oteans showed one of the best play ing forms of the year in downing their old time rivals the Bobkit tens. Plattsmouth has won from NP" brska City twice in' the season. I S to 6 and 24 to 10, yet in the tourna ment play the locals were swept asid while a team that they had won from easily in the season tossed into the discard the favorites in the tourna ment. H The Plattsmouth-syracuse gttmp was one of the most closely contest ed of the tournament and not de ' .trained until the final whistle as both teams battled for the needed points that would give them the mar gin of victory and at the close the score was 21 to 19 for the Syracuse tare. Syracuse has had a good team this year and won twelve of their fifteen contests, altho not playing with as hard and formible organiza tions. In the Peru tourney Falls City, Auburn and Dunbar, three of the strongest teams, weathered the first round and will today face their harder stride. Auburn will play Dun bar while Nebraska City will meet Shubert. The Falls City team will play the Sacret Heart school of Falls City. Bell Company to Expand Work at Gravel Pits Prepare to Enlarge Lake Used in Securing Gravel on Land North of This City The George W. Bell Co., of Oma ha, which maintains sand and gra vel pits just north of this city near highway No. 75, are making prepar ation for a busy season in their line and have in the slack months in this line of work been organizing their plant to handle a large volume of business. The company has in the past fev months had their fleet of trucks over hauled and placed back in service and they are now ready for the hand ling of the volume of business that may be demanded of the company in the next few months. The Smith Brothers of Fort Worth who have been engaged here in pipe line construction work for the past year, have been secured by the com pny to strip off a large section of the grounds at the pit where addi tional gravel is located and which will be tapped this year by the Bell company, they starting this work soon and giving them a much larger field of operation. The company has started the pumping of gravel for the season, a great deal of the sand and gravel being used in work in Omaha, the company having two contracts for material, one of these being in the new Central high school building and other public works at that place. REPORT STOLEN CAR From Saturdays Daily The office of Sheriff Bert Reed was notified today that a model A Ford coupe had been stolen at Nebraska City and the Cass county officers were asked by Sheriff Carl Ryder to keep an eye out for the car if it should pass this way. No trace of the car sought was to be found in jthis locality however. Dan Lynn Tells of Early Town of Factoryville Union Resident Gives Interesting Story of Pioneer Days in South ern Cass County The origin of the once thriving town of Factoryville is unknown to the writer. Jeshua Lynn and wife, my parents, arrived in Cass county, r.nd setled near Factoryville. where they made their home on a farm, some seventy years ago, when I was only a lad of twelve vears of age. says Dan Lynn, relating the story of the old days. A farmer. George Hunt had a farm on the south branch of the Weeping Water creek and for the benefit of his own family, built amill on the banks of this stream, where he ground corn for use of his own family, and as the neighbors came he also ground for them. He had first installed a small set of stone burrs, for the grinding, which was more than sufficient for the purpose and the use to which they were put. With but little to eat. except which was freighted far. this meal which was produced, was very appet izing to all the rugged frontier farmers. Soon, however, the farmers at tempted to grow spring wheat which was a success and with this came the necessity of installing a bette? plant, so the very crude building was remodeled and a new set of burrs in stalled for the grinding of flour as well as corn meal. The wheat burrs were added to by the bolting ma chine which seperated the ground wheat into flour, shorts and bran The charges for grinding was first one eight toll and later one seventh toll. About this time a man came from the east. George Jennings, fa ther of John Jennings, later county clerk, with some money and purchas ing the mill and also laid out a city plat, which was the starting of the village which afterwards for some time was Factoryville. Lots were sold and some ten houses were erect ed for residences, a blacksmith shop, with two stores, doctors office, rt public hall. With this came carpen ters, painters and about this tim' there was organized a lodge of the I. O. O. F.. which flourished for a number of years. A school was air erected which a new addition to the mill, and as the water supply was inadequate for the needs of the mill and the village, there was a dam built in the south branch of the Weeping Water creek, and a flume for providing water and brought it to the place where it was neeueu for providing power for the mill. The mill changed hands and a man named Bailey secured it. con ducted it at a profit for a time when the mill changed hands again and be came the property of L. G. Todd. Sr. Mr. Todd was not a miller but con ducted the mill for some time and at a profit, but later sold it to James Banning, who made a success of the venture, but with the coming of the Missouri Pacific railroad, and the springing up of the town of Union and also later of the town of Ne hawka. the business of the village of Factorvville began to fall off. I. N. Applegate owned the land adjoining the mill and the village, and pur chasing the mill, formed a stock company, who moved the mill to Ne hawka. where it was erected. Joe Bauer having the contract for the tearing down of the mill and erect ing it at Nehawka. where it was oper ated as a steam mill, and later was electrified and operated by electric ity. At Nehawka the mill was oper ated by a number of parties until Charles D. Saint John secured it. and during the late war and for a short time after, had it leasetl to an Oma ha firm. Later when the war was over, the mill was again taken ovr by Mr. Saint John and a few years since was consumed by fire. Mr. Saint John erected another small mill which he uses for feed grind ing, and finds it more profitable than the large mill with the large ex penses. With the moving away from Fac toryville of the mill the houses found no inhabitants, as many of the fam ilies moved to Union, and the houses which stood vacant fur some time were torn down and also converted into other buildings. The farm buildings of Stephen Copenhaver now contain much of the materials used in the buildings of the former village. Among the other institutions of the village was a high school which for two years taught English and German. Other businesses and the social life of the once lively little town and the creek above the dam where the people went swimming, and there R. D. Stine and Dr. R. B. Wallace and many other learned the art of swimming, and this was years ago. We would like to hear from others who know of the early his tory of this village, we would like to hear of them. DAN LYNN. Edgar Wescott, who is attending the state university at Lincoln, ar rived home Friday evening for a vis it over the week end here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott. WILL GO TO HOSPITAL Leo Boynton of this city, a world war veteran, who has b-?en very poorly for the past several months, departed Sunday for Kansas City where he will enter the veterans hos pital at that place. Mr. Boynton has been in need of hospitalization for the past several months but has been delayed by the red tapt involved in the case, but through the good efforts of Mrs. J. P. Jensen, the "good angel" of the service man. th service officer of the state Legion, he has at last secured the much needed and deserved treatment. Mrs. Jen sen has worked hard on th s case as she does every ailing veterans claim and secured from the government the necessary orders that will secure the hospitalization for Mr. Boynton. Will Pave Half of Road at Time Near La Platte State Engineer Cochran Will See That Roadway Is Kept Open for Traveling Public. The matter of the paving of a sec tion of highway No. 75 near the Platte river bridge and between that place and La Platte, some 500 feet, which has offered a problem of keep ing the road open for traffic, has been arranged by State Engineer Roy Cochran to be paved a hall width of the roadway at a time. This will permit travtl to get through this section of road and reach the detour highways that will be used during the paving of the re mainder of the road and will be a great relief to the motorists of this locality who were fearful that they might be forced to make a detour to Louisville or east through Glenwood and Council Bluffs to teach Omaha. The half fo the road erOJ be paved and allowed to set and then reopen ed to travel while the other half is being paved and which will not make any delay in travel on the roadway and be a great convenience to the traveling public. With the narrow ed roadway the traveling public will have to use all necessary precautions to avoid w recks while they are using this roadway. TOUCH OF REAL WINTER From Friday's Daily The semi-tropical weather of the past winter took a sudden shift or; Thursday and to use Califomian expression, "an unusual weather condition" was prevailing yesterday and today. For the Zrst time since tha wintor of 1959-3K snow was lv- ing all over the state in a fleecy man - tie that will do a great deal of good to the wheat and small g-aius. The snowfall here Thursday after- j noon and night showed four inches on the level but the earlier snow was fast melted and it was not un til afternoon that the snow was com mencing to form its mantle of white over the landscape. The snow was general over the state, five and six inches being re ported at 5 last evening over the northern part of the state while in the south it ranged from three to four inches. In many places- the snow drifting added to the discomfort of -he travel ers and made it difficult to get ; around. SELLS GROCERY STOCK From Saturday's Dally The stock of groceries in the peo ples Market which was recently clos ed, was sold at public suction bv George P. Horn of Omaha, represent ing the Omaha Credit Bureau. The stock was bid in by the Zinger Bro thers and was removed last night by the McMaken Transfer Co.. to Omaha where the purchasers wtO have th" stock placed in stores there and dis posed of. The work of removing the stock was carried on through the night despite the storm ami delivered to the purchasers at their Omaha by the local transfer eompany. HAVE A FINE DANCE From Thursday's Dally The American Legion auditorium was the scene of a very fine dance last evening sponsored by the Le gion and despite the Lenten season there was a very large crowd of dancers present at the delightful af-, fair. The Dansonians. a snappy or chestra of Lincoln, furnished the mu- : sic for the event and among the mem bers was Frederick Gorder, of this city, who is attending the University of Nebraska and appeared as a saxo phone soloist and added very much to the fine program of up to the min ute dance selections. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Froir Saturday's Datl? Roy Lancaster of Nehawka, who has been at the University hospital i at Omaha for the past three weeks, was able to come homo today and will spend a few days at home with the family, returning to Omaha on ' next Thursday and where he will be operated on again. The many friends are trusting tha:: Mr. Lan caster may be able to regjin his for mer god health. Wedding of Well Known Young People Today Miss Edna Hannum and Ellsworth Taylor Married at M. E. Par sonage at Council Bluffs From Saturday f i)alt This afternoon at 2:30 at the par sonage of the First Methodist churc h at Council Bluffs, Iowa, occurred the marriage of two well known young people of this city. Miss Edna Han num and Mr. Ellsworth Taylor. The wedding was very simple, th bride and groom motoring to the ; Iowa city and where the impressive ring service was used in the joining , of the lives and hearts of this estim- Jable young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will be guests at a family dinner party here on (Sunday at the home of the groom's parents in their honor and will then 'start housekeeping in this city whfe !they expect to continue to make their home. j The bride is a daughter of Mrs. C. 1 F. Dykes and has grown to woman hood in this community where she has a very large circle of warm friends and who are extending to the newly weds their heartiest well wishes for the future happiness. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor and has made his home here for the past few years, the family coming here from Louis ville where Mr. Taylor was n arc! to manhood. Mr. Taylor has be'tt en gaged with the Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Co.. at their plant here, of which his father is superintendent. RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS ON BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER I Mr. and Mrs Ruben Meisinger, of near Cedar Creek, are receiving the hearty congratulations of their many friends on the birth of a beautiful little daughter at their home on Thursday. February 19. 1931. This is their first chi id. I Mrs. Meisinger is being cared for by Miss Anna Lau. one of the excel lent uurses of the vicinity and mother and babe are getting along splendid ly. Mr. M'isinger's Mister, Miss Verna Meisinger. is also assisting with the , household duties I Mis Meisinger was formerly Miss Leda Jochim. of the vicinity, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. August Jochim. She and her sister. Miss Elsie Jochim were married a year ago at a double wedding that was one of the most interesting social affairs of the sea son. Her sister was married to Louis Kupke. of neat Murdock. Louisville Courier. WILL SOON UNDERGO OPERATION FOR GOITER Theodore Harms, well known mer chant of Man ley, has been under treatment and observation at the Immanuel hospital in Omaha and the specialist's diagnosis reveals that Mr. Harms is suffering from goiter and expects soon to undergo an operation for the removal of the ame. Mr. Harms has thersympathy of his many friends who are wishing him the best of success and a speedy recovery. His physician has given him every assurance of a successful outcome of his trouble. His daughter. Mrs. Alice Alberd ing will assist in the management of the store at Mauley and Mr. Harms need feel no uneasiness as to the condition of his affairs either in his home or place of business which will go far towards aiding him in his re covery after the operation. Iouis ville Courier. SNOW CUTS DOWN TRAVEL From Saturday's Dally The snowfall that reached mid winter proportions last night, has been a very strong factor in stopping the usual flow of auto travel througli this city and the residents of the country districts have not been in the city in the usual large numbers as usual especially from the more dis tant points in the county. A num ber of the roads have been filled with drifts and while the road forces and workers were out early to keep the roads cleared, a number have bee n blocked by the drafts that required some difficulty to overcome. LITTLE DAUGHTER ARRIVES From Fridav's ray Early th's morning the home of Mr. pud Mrs. John Parkening near Cullom was visited bv the stork and left with the household a fine little daughter, who with the mother is doing very nicely. The occasion has brought a great deal of pleasure to the members of '.he familv circle and the relatives, including the grand parents of the little lady, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hild of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Parkening of Omaha. FRENCH LOAN TO RUMANIA IS NEAR COMPLETION Paris. March fi. Negotiations for the French portion of a loan to Ru mania are expected to be concluded shortly. Much of the loan will go to agricultural relief and to streng then national bank reserves.