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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1923)
Sales Reveal Confidence in Nebraska Land •i Present Held Best Time to Buy Farm Property in Central Part of State. ' Fremont, Neb.. Sept. 5.—The bot • tom In land prices In central Ne braska has been reached, according to Fred H. Richards, president of thp Nebraska Realtor's association, with offices In Fremont. ** "I believe that many people do not ■* realize the prices which are being se cured, both on forced sales and bona fide private sales," says Mr. Richards. 11 "Many who expect to purchase land. , and have the cash available with which to buy, when such facts are presented to them, will realize that in this district, at least, the bottom , lit lHnd prices has been reached. "The psychological effect of these additional buyers coming Into the market will certainly be beneficial.” j ■ Mr. Richards quotes E. O. Quamme, president of the seventh district Fed-i eral Farm I^ind bank, as saylngl "Peoplo are jtist as wrong now In noi buying land as they were wrong when they all wanted to buy land In 1919.1’ Following are some of the receipt sales of central Nebraska farms: Colfax County* VT. H* Carle ton* real mutate agent of Leigh, advises or a practically forced fcalo of 160 acres, well improved, seven miles southeast of Leigh, at $29,000, or 9161.25 per acre* Hurt County. Gus Carlson bought at private sale, N U NE*4 4-21-9. three miles east of Oakland, rolling land, fair Improvements, for $260 per acre. Ciimiiijr County. Ernest Mohl bought at private sale, NE^4 3.1-24-7, 1 60 acres, with ordinary Improvements, three miles west of Ban croft, $250 "per acre. Henry Shorn bought at private sale the !<V6 SEty 7-21-5, poorly improved, six miles north of Dodge, at $225 per acre. Henry Hermelbraeht bought at sheriff’s sale. SE»4 29-23-7, 160 acres. ,10 miles northeast of West Point, very well Im proved, at $226 per acre. Bodfe County. 1 W. H. Loosing bought at private sale the SWU NEVk and PR *4 NW?4 9-17-8, *0 acres bottom land with average Improvo menta. about three and one-half miles northwest of Fremont, for $237.50 per acre, cash. w. H. Loosing also bought at private sale th» NV4 S w V4 and SW% SW Vi 15 38-8. 1 20 Hires, about eight miles north of Fremont, for 1237.50 cash, with Just averago improvements, March 1, 1924 settlement. Choi lie Bunn bought at private sale the T'»? XK'i 6-3 9-5, 80 acres, eight miles soutl • t of .Snyder, with fair improve mco' t $L’in per acre. This farm sold in 19' ' for $300 per acre. Fet-i>;:nd Jahrmark bought at private salo tL• NV SWV4 11-20-5, 80 acres, two and one-half miles east of Dodge, at $220 per acre. ' Carl \ akiner bought at private sale the W4 NE'.4 22-20-5 and SW Vi 15-20-5, 100 acres, three and one-half miles south east of Dodge, at $195 per acre. At a partition sale held August 16. Henry Prigge bought the NE'i. 26-19-7, 160 acres, nt $195 per acre, and Ernest Peters the NWVi 25-19-7, at $200 per acre. Both with average Improvements. aDout two’miles southwest of Hooper. These two quarters, lets than a year ago, were put up for sale, and the highest bid received wag but $175 per acre, and the sale was pot confirmed. Saunders County. Arthur Bralnard, houprnr at a recent ad ministrator's sale the 8EV4 2-16-7. shout 2 miles southeast of Cedar Bluffs, with average improvements, for which ho paid $204 ppr itrr*. Lancy Bralnard, at administrator’s sale, bought 10* acres In the NWU 1-16-7 about 3 miles east of Cedar Bluffs with ■ «■» j only fair improvements, at (225 per acre. Joe Hunek, bought at private sale, the W* SE% & NR Vi 8W*4 15-16-6 1?<> acres. 4V4 miles southeast of Morse Bluff, for which he paid $225 per acre. Thurston County. Michael Welch bought at Private sale. VV4 NE Vi 16-25-6 3 mile* horth of Peijdtr. well improved, at $304 per acre. Washington County, ..Tohn F. Hldgenkamp. at a recent ad mi rUgtri(w%|'!» sale bought 8 V4 NWVi 19-18 1®. and the SE Vi NE1* 24-18-9. 120 acres .2 ♦ miles north of Arlington, rolling land. but r ut by a cr*ek. with onlv fair Ir*i- - provemeots. for \\hich he paid $197 50 ter acre. O. If. Schmidt, bought at private vit v. ‘f E 120 acrr*«« of the NE !i 12-17-9 Immi dlatHy rrorth of Arlington, l?.nd which cut by tho two forks of a creek, averag" imorov'*»mr»nts, for $200 per acre # Q. H. KTchtenkamp. bought 141 s-'i.-m § northwest of Arlington, rolling land n Ii three separate pieces, practically unim proved, for 125.000 or $178.58 p*r atre. «•* # Com in North Nebraska , Nearinp Denting Stage Norfolk. Xeb.. Sept. f>.—Notwith standing one-of the wettest Augusts in ‘ll years, field corn In north Nebraska is steadily nearing the denting stage. Two more weeks of hot weather with some dry winds would put the corn out of frost danger, according to re ports of farmers who have examined many fields. The corn Is mostly in the milk and dough stage and an early frost would result In making some soft corn. Threshing Is about over and oats In this territory yielded from 25 to 60 bushels per acre. Wheat yielded 10 to 12 bushels to the acre. Early planted sweet corn was hurt by the early drouth although canners are putting up a normal crop. Potatoes were badly hurt In grow ing time nr,d the yield is considerably less than a year ago. i, Farm' . i ■ busy plowing, doing some seed:*-; r.nkl me nutting In little « winter wli >i _.__ Two Women Hurt in Auto Accident Near EmeraH d Lincoln. Kept. 6.—Mrs. O. O. Roush | of Grand Island was Injured near Kmerald, Neb., near here, .when the automobile In which she was riding to the state fair collided with om driven by Walter Slverly of Rushnell. Mrs. Roush was cut over the right eye and on tho right elbow by flying glass and was bruised about the body. Mrs. Slverly, who was In the car with her husband, suffered a broken arm. Booze Prisoner Escapes Jail at.Nebraska City Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. <1—John Kelly, arrested here and upon whose person considerable booze was found, was fined 1100. Unable to pay the fine he was sent to Jail. Tho jail Is connected with the fire station and Kelly offered to help the firemen polish up the apparatus which Is be ing put In shape for the transfer day observance here. After a few minutes of work Kelly skipped. Wood River Youth Victim of Sleeping Sickness Special Dispatch to The Omaha lice. Grand Island, Neb., Kept. 6,—The first case of sleeping sickness fatality in recent years in this section was re ported today In the death of, Harold [j! Wiese, aged 19, of Wood River. In fluenza about a year ago weakened him. Inflammatory rheumatism set In a month ago, sleeping sickness de veloping (wo days before his death. Stock Feeders Contract Bto Pay 50 Cents for Corn lied Cloyd, Neb., Sept. 0.—Large id nek' feedef* In this county ore con tracting corn for fall delivery at 50 cents h bushel. Home fields of corn have been i imaged by the dry tveathcr, although the crop generally le in good condition. Gothenburg Couple Wed 60 Years MR. AND MRS. J. L. BITTERBOL'GH. Gothenburg, Neb., Sept. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. J. I* Ilutterbough of this rity celebrated their fifttli wedding at their home here Monday. The couple has six daughters and two sons, 34 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. Butterbough is a veteran of the civil war. Hamilton County Will Boost Dairy Business • " Aurora, Neb., Sept. 6.—The board of directors of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce decided to invite ail Hamil ton county bankers to meet with the board at its next meeting, with a speaker from Lincoln, an authority on dairying, to outline a definite cam paign to follow up dairy publicity. A dairy committee was named to make arrangements for the meeting. It is hoped that the committee will be able to secure some such speaker as Prof. A. L. Haecker, secretary of the Nebraska Creamery Butter Manu facturers’ association and author of a number of publicity articles, furth ering the dairying movement. Other action taken by the board of directors included the ordering of 50 brass membership signs to hang in display windows. Red Cloud Woman Will Do Mission Work in India Red Cloud. Neb.. Sept. 6.—Miss Blanche McCartney of Red Cloud left W ednesday morning for New York, from where she will sail for India to work in a school at Sltapur, under the direction of the Methodist board of missions. She has been at home on a furlough. Kearney Will Celebrate 50th Birthday Next Week Kearney, Neb., Sept. 6.—Scores of Kearneyltes, sojourning in or having made their homes In California in recent years, are planning to come back for the 50th anniversary cele ?-™=“ " POIRET DRESSES Forty new and distinctive styles in Navy and Rosewood. Forty leaders in style, quality and price. 1812 Famnm —_J 1 you know? That "Uneeda Bakers” prod ucts are always fresh. PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS ! » The sprinkling of salt on !• these soda crackers makes them a delight to every palate. LORNA DOONE Shortbread The shortbread with a rich enticing flavor. Serve with crushed fruits or berries. FIG NEWTONS A delightful way of eating figs. Made of sweet cake and filled with fig jam. They are made by the taken of Uneeda Biscuit The National Soda Cracker NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “Unasda Bilanf bration to be held here on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. A movement Is under foot to Procure a special train for the occa sion, so scheduled as to arrive In Kearney some time Tuesday. Railroad Man Transferred Red Cloud, Neb., Sept. 6.—J. W. Houck, foreman of the Burlington roundhouse here for five years, has been transferred to Denver. He has been with the Burlington for many years, having held foremanships at Omaha, Denver and Akron, Colo. Oscar Henry of Denver Is to succeed him here. Men and Material Arrive for Pipe Line in Nebraska Work of Laying Connecting Link With Sinclair Chicago line to Start in Thayer County. Wymore, Neb., Sept. 6.—A special train arrived here from Kansas City Wednesday containing three coaches filled with laborers and 10 carloads of tools, material and other equipment of the Booth and Flynn Construction company, which has been employed by the Sinclair Oil company to build the oil pipe line across Nebraska and Kansas. Tho line will run approxi mately 45 miles west* of Wymore. Tho train was spilt here, part of it going to Washington, Kan., where a gigantic pump station for the pipe line is now over half completed, and from where the laborers will start lay ing 10-inch iron pipe southeast from | Washington toward Freeman, Mo. The other part of the train was sent to Stoddard, a village in Thayer coun ty, where another pump station has been under construction for several months, and from where the gang will lay pipe southwest to connect with Washington, Kan. There were about 250 foreign labor ers in the coaches, who will fill out a gang coming from north of Kearney, and they will maintain their own camps. There are now 37 carload3 of pipe unloaded at Deweese, Clay county; 18 at Angus, Nuckolls county; 15 at Stoddard; four at Hubbell and several at Deshler, In Thayer county, from where the line will cross the state line at Hubbell, and proceed through Republic and Washington counties, Kansas. There is an average of 50 ipe, 20 feet long on each car. thus taking about five carloads of pipe i to lay a mile of line. The pipe is laid under plow depth, and right-of-way across fields Is paid for, and also any damage that is done to growing crops. The pipe line will transport oil from the Casper fields to Freeman, Mo., where it will connect with tho pipe line for Chicago. Columbus Wants Next Legion Meet Grand Island and Hartington Will Also Make Bid for 1924 Convention. Columbus, Sept. 6.—Efforts will he made by Hartman post No. 84, Amer ican Legion, to obtain for Columbus the 1924 state legion convention. Grand Island and Hartington will also make bids for next year's meet. Dele gates elected today by the local post to attend the state meeting at Hast ings September 17, 18 and 19 are George T. Lowman, Lowell L. Walker, F. Schwantje and Walter Thrun. The post withdrew its ban on boxing bouts and contemplates holding several dur ing the coming winter. Second Annual Fair at Big Springs Draws Crowd Special Dispatch to The Omuhn lice. Dig Springs. Neb., Sept. 6.—The second day of the second annual fair at Dig Springs is a decided success. Hundreds of people from surrounding territory partook of the free lunch at noon today. The display of fruits and agricultural products exceeded all expectations. Tho program consists of horse racing, auto rae ng, broncho riding, wild steer bulldogging and hall games. Music was furnished by the Big Springs and Ogallala bands. Friday, the last day. is expected to be a record breaker. Bad’ Checks Found as Car, Loot and ‘Hired Man’ Vanish Silver Creek Merchants and Farmers “Holding Sack” After Floating Laborer Turns Up Missing. Columbus, Neb., Sept. 6.—Two months ago William Bowman, Silver Creek repairman and electrician, hired a floating laborer named Wallace E. Hines. Bast night Hines disappeared and at the same time Bowman’* tour ing car and *200 worth of electrical equipment was found missing. Investigation revealed that Hines left behind more than *300 worth of checks to which he is alleged to have forged the names of Silver Creek farmers and business men and cashed after making small purchases. Army discharge papers belonging to Hines were found in his hotel room, showing his serial number in the army to have been 2615136. He is 25 years old, has light brown hair, blue eyes and is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weigh ing 165 pounds. A number of checks written by Hines were made out to Omaha and Lincoln banks and have not been heard from. He took active part in the Silver Creek band and in church work during his two months- stay. |Boy Scouts Will Govern Nebraska City for One Day Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 6.—Ne , braaka City will be governed by the I Boy Scouts of this city on Saturday next, according to plans of Mayor Thomas. The entire "police force” ■ will be selected from the member I ship of the two troops of scouts here. Mi % For Easy Houseclean Makes Every Nook and Corner Spick and Span Old Dutch takes the hard work out of house cleaning. It reaches the nooks and comers; makes everything absolutely clean, and therefore, sani tary and wholesome. Old Dutch is so wonder fully efficient and econom ical because it is a natural cleanser, free from lye, acid and hard, scratchy grit. Its fine, flat-shaped particles cover a great amount of surface and quickly erase and wipe away the dirt without injury. Use Old Dutch for all cleaning — floors, painted walls, woodwork, fixtures, tile and enamel, utensils, sinks, bathtubs, stoves, etc. A little goes a long way 4 I Wymore Man’s Flivver But It's So Owner Can Back Out “Gracefully” Balks if Door Is Open Wymore, Neb., Sent. 6.—C. P. Phil brick, pioneer Wymore resident, chief train rules examiner for the Burling ton, has had trouble in the past back ing his auto out of his garage, which has scant clearance. He recently purchased new four-door Ford sedan. Several times he, or someone else, getting into the car would thought lessly leave the door ajar, and, back ing out, it had been nearly torn off. Something had to be done. Being somewhat of an electrical wizard, Mr. Philbrick has wired his car with an arrangement of insulated wire running from the ignition sys tem to the front door of the driver’s side, which will not allow the car to be started unless the door is shui. ■ When the door is left, ajar It ope ■ the circuit, and no spark can be; *e- ■ cured to start the engine. He ha* ■ not torn off any doors since he in- I stalled the arrangement. 1 Kearney Lets Contract j for Additional Paving J Kearney, Neb., Sept. 6.—Contn has been awarded to the Tyner Co^r struct Ion company for paving four blocks at $2.25 per square yard, she*t asphalt. A paving district was also created of that area comprising East Lincoln way, a distance of seven blocks. The latter is a part of the boulevard program which Kearney >* working out. Mass Said for Princess. London, Sept. 6.—A requiem high mass for Princess Anastasia sat sa.i today at the little Russian Church of st. Phillip. 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