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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1924)
Heirs Draw Lots to Portion Land Worth $400,000 Wealthy Falla City Farmer Adopts Novel Method of Settling Estate With out Dispute. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Falls City, Neb., Sept. 23.—Putting 'wtht slips of paper ■which called for "chances" on property worth over ' 100,000 into a box, George W. Fisher, one of the wealthiest farmers in the state, apportioned to his six living children and heirs of two deceased daughters a majority of his land hold ings in one of the most unique prop erty divisions in the history of Rich ardson county. In less than 10 minutes after the lottery had begun Fisher had dis posed of more than 2,200 acres of valuable land, 3,700 of which is in Richardson county and the remainder in Illinois. This brought the total land ho has given to his children up to 4,900 acres, leaving 2,040 for himself. In addition, however, he re tains some city property anil $300,000 exclusive of his property holdings. Fisher devised the lottery system as i lie fairest means of dividing his property, which, ho said, had become burdensome in his advunced age. Divides 2,200 Acres. Dividing the 2,200 acres of land into ns nearly equal parts as possible, ac cording to land values, ho gave each of the eight properties a number and then the eight heirs, in order of ages, urew numbers. Mrs. Ethel Hahn, wife of Dr. H. T. Hahn and mother of I.loyd Hahn, famous Olympic athlete, being the closest, drew No. 4, entitling her to 275 acres of land in this county. Heirs of Mrs. Edna Brannin then drew No. 3, good for 235 acres of land near Falls City. The others who re ceived land gifts were: Mrs. Nora Davidson, 410 acres in this county; Or. M. D. Strong, husband of the late Grace Strong, a daughter of the Fishers, 252 acres in this county; Chester Fisher of Olathe, Colo., 232 acres in Illinois; Lester lusher, 212 acres in Illinois; Mrs. George Sand rock, 309 acres in this county and Miss Otie Fisher, Abiline, Kan., 225 acres in this county. Climax of Golden Wedding. The land became the property of ihe beneficiaries at once. The distribution of land gifts climax ed the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. [•’ishor’s golden wedding jubilee, post poned from March 26 because of the ouple’s ill health on the actual an niversary. Sixty persons, mostly rel atives. witnessed the unique land drawing. ‘I'm gettind old,” he explained, “and all of this property is becoming too much for me to take care of. It’s more than I will ever need and, anyway, my children can handle it much better than I can.” f Burgess Bedtime j Stories V---' By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Who to a trust cloth prove untrue His faithlessness is bound to ruo —Bowser the Hound. Curiosity Is Too Much for Bowser. Bowser the Hound sat in the moon light in Farmer Brown's barnyard watching Unc’ Billy Possum stretched out at his feet. He thought Unc' Billy dead. Certainly Unc’ Billy looked to lie dead. Farmer Brown’s Boy had told Bowser to watch Unc’ Billy, and then had gone into the barn to fix a lien in which to keep Unc’ r.itly. So Bowser had sat down to watch. He __ Reddy Fox was delighted. didn't understand why he should watch Unc’ Billy. A dead Possum couldn't possibly get away. But his master had told him to witch and that was enough for Bowser. Now had Bowser suspected that (hero was any life at all In Unc’ Billy Possum he wouldn't have taken his eyes from Unc’ Billy. But as It was, ho turned his head now and hen for a look around the barnyard, it was while ho was doing this that he thought ho saw something move over in the Black Shadows near the barn, flight away ho was suspicious. He forgot Unc’ Billy. He kept his eyes 'ixed on those Blnek Shadows. Some thing did move over there. He was sure of It. Bowser glanced down at Unc' Billy Possum. Unc’ Billy was exactly as he had been ever since Farmer Brown's Boy had stretched him out there. Bowser looked back toward the barn. He was Just In time to *ee iteddy Fox jump back out of the moonlight. He knew It was Reddy Fox. Bowser stood up. He whined softly. Once more lie glanced at Unc1 Rllly. Reddy Fox harked very softly. It wasn't a loud enough bark foi Farmer Brown's Boy to hear inside the barn, but It was loud enough to he heard by Bowser. Bowser for got everything but the figt that Reddy Fox was actually up there In the barnyard. You know there la nothing In the world Unit Bowser tin Hound likes so much as erasing Iteddy Fox. Nothing will excite him so much ns the sight or smell of Iteddy. He forgets everything else It was so now. Ho forgot that he v is supposed to keep watch of Une Hilly. The hair on the hack of hie tie a began to rise s little, lie whined softly and started straight over for the Black Windows beside the barn where he had seen Iteddy Fox. Hr was sure lie couldn’t have been mis token. When h« got there he knew i he wasn’t mistaken. His wonderful nose at once was filled with the strong, fresh scent left by Reddy's feet. Bowser opened his mouth and his great voice roared forth as he started to follow the scent. Reddy Fox was delighted. Reddy had a very clever plan in that clever head of his. He would race around that barn straight over to where Unc' Billy Possum lay, grab Unc’ Billy Possum and then take to his heels as fast as he could make his legs go. Ho would drop Unc' Billy in the first good hiding place he came to, find then lead Bowser way over in the Green Forest. There he would play a sharp trick and mix his trail up so that Bowser wouldn’t be able to follow him. Then he would trot back to where he had dropped Unc* Billy Possum, get him and carry’him off to where he could make a good din ner of him in peace. He had been afraid that Bowser might not be tempted away, so now he was de lighted. The next story: ”A surprise for Three." (Copyright. 1924 ) BOY AND GIRL TIE IN BABIES’ CONTEST Nelson, Sept. 23.—The champion baby boy and girl of Nuckolls county shown in the Better Babies show at the Nuckolls county fair were both found in the 18 to 27 months class. They tied with a score of 96.3. The registration this year was the largest ever had at this fair. The winner* In the several classes were: 1H to 27 Month*. Girls. First—Fay Wall, more 96 ;} parents. Mr. and Mrs Will Wall. Rnskin. S'-rond—Bonita Jackson. mors 96.1; parents, Mr and Mrs Drone Jackson, Nel son. Third—Caroline Theer, more 95.7; par ent **. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Theer, J.raw runt e. 27 to Sfl Months. Girls. First—Winfred Gwen K'llv. scohe 94 9; parents. Mr and Fr*»d Kelly, Nora Second—Irene Maxine Riley, score 94 3; parents, Mr. and Mrs G. A. Utley. Nelson. Third—Marcia Alalre, Hutchinson, score. 93.5; parents. Mr. and Mrs Kldred Hutchinson. »l*bn 1K to 27 Montii*. First—Joseph Sykes, wore 96 3; parents, Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sykes, Rusktn. Second—Bernard Devore. score 95.4; parents, Mr. and Mr*. B. O. Devore, Aneue. Third—Rasll Wehrman lr., score 95.4; parents, Mr. and Mr*. Wehrman, Ruakln. 27 to 36 Month*, llov*. First—Jack Alvin Jones, score 93 F>: parents, Mr and Mrs. Guy A Jones, Superior. Second—Joe Armstrong. Nelson. Third—Frank Theer. Jr., score 92.3; parents. Mr and Mrs. Frank Theer. Dawerence. Railroad Officials Given Banquet at Nebraska City Nebraska City, Sept. 23.—Monday night was railroad night at the C. of C. September banquet at Ma sonic hall. Jesse I,. Root. as sistant general counsel of the Bur lington, discussed the problems that confront a railroad corporation. He was followed by A. Cotsworth. jr., general passenger agent, and F. Montgomery, general freight agent of the same road. This was the first monthly dinner of the fall and was well attended. Man Restrained From Exhuming Body of Former Wife When She Dies Mrs. Adela McDonald Is not dead yet—far from It—but when she is she will be buried in Fairview ceme tery and her husband, J. C. McDon ald, veteran Council fluffs police of ficer, who became her ex-husband Tuesday morning, won t have a thing to say about it. Mrs. McDonald, who shot her hus band last June and sent him to the hospital for three months, was grant ed a divorce from him in district court Tuesday morning. With the divorce she obtained two peculiar or ders restraining hint from carrying out his threats to exhume the bodies of her relatives Who are buried in the family lot in Fairview cemetery, and from carrying out threats to in terfere with the burial of her body, when she dies, in the same lot at Fairview cemetery. v The decree gives to Mrs. McDonald their home at 1520 Avenue P. t'oun cil Bluffs. The marital difficulties of the Mc Donalds began lust December when she had him committed to the state hospital for the insane, lie obtained his release after two months, and in June he filed suit for dlvprce, alleging cruelty. A few days later Mrs. McDonald shot him when he visited her at their Avenue 1* home. Physicians first despaired of saving his life, lint ho gradually improved. Mrs. McDonald was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder, but was exonerated when she declared she shot in self-defense. While McDonald was still in the hospital Mrs. McDonald filed a cross petition for divorce, alleging cruelty. McDonald is (10 and his wife Is 57. 88th Division Officer Is Made Major General Just two years before the date of his retirement from the United States army, Brig. C!en. William Weigel was promoted to the rank of major gen eral. The promotion is to fill a va cancy created by a recent retirement. General Weigel was a colonel at the entry of the United States into the world war. He wits raised to the rank of brigadier general and sent to Camp Devens, Mass., in charge of the 151st depot brigade. Later he be came commande$,.ef the 27th division at the same camp, and later to the command of tlie 56th brigade. 2Sth division, with which organization he went overseas in May, 1 fl 1S. After reaching France, he was transferred to the Ssth division, com posed of many Nebraska men, and served with that organization' until its demobilization In 11*10. lie was then remanded to the tank of colonel and later promoted to the rank of brigadier general. During the war. General Weigel was decorated with the Croix <le Guerre three times, each time with palms, for exceptions I bravery w'hile in action. He was also decorated with the Legion of Honor, commander's grade, for the same reason. The United States decorated him with the Distinguished Service medal for "exceptionally meritorious and dis tinguished services." Betty Compsoti, who recently’ com plated work in a new Paramount picture, "The Female," receives and answers nearly 4,<>00 letters each month. Episcopal Synod Votes to Employ Field Educator Resolution Passes After Long Debate; Annual Church Extension Report Approved. The Sixth, Episcopal provincial synod voted 31 to 16 in favor of the appointment of a secretary for the department of religions education Tuesday morning at Trinity cath edral. riev. P. E. Osgood and Key. Thomas Casndy of the department of relig ious education were authorized to ap proach the diocese of the province, relative to the $4,000 the secretarial budget, and the general council, con cerning its payment of the remain ing $2,000 of the budget. The voting was upon a resolution passed in 1123, which the synod voted to reconsider. The vote was [taken after several hours of debate in which no evident headway was made. Layman Speak*. Various attendants of the synod imposed the supervision of their dis trlets by the proposed secretary. The ability of the 7 province to support such an official was also a major question. Argument over financial matters was finally put down by C. I*. I.yon, layman of St. Paul, Minn., and head of a large chemical company. "It is a gr£at disappointment to me to come here and find you laying such stress on financial and material matters," said Lyon. "Vou can t fol low God and emphasize material things. This is supposed to he a spir itual body. If a thing is right, trust in the Lord and the problem will be solved." Opposition to the resolution for »n educational secretary w-as led by Bishop Irving P. Johnson of Colo rado. "It is our duty to pay our national apportionment beforp we incur fur ther debt in the province,” said the bishop. "I would not consider the additional expense of a provincial sec retary any sooner than l would hire a private tutor for my children when unable to pay my grocery hills." Six Extension Proposals. Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, bishop of South Dakota, read the annual report on the department of church ex tension, making six recommendation*, which were approved by the synod. Among the six was one which recommended that the representation of the diocese and districts In the provincial synod he equal. Another urged that the salrlos of workers In missionary districts he raised from $l,!jOO with lodging to $1,800 and lodging for single men, and from $1,800 to $‘.’,000 and lodging for mar tied men. Bishop F. A. McKlwain of Minne sota read a report of the commission on the obliteration of distinction be tween dioceses and missionary dis tricts. He attempted to show that such action would not affect the con stitution of the church. Bishop Irving P. Johnson addressed the woman's auxiliary on "Rural Work” Tuesday morning. Masons Prepare for Picnic. Atlantic. Ia., Sept, 22.—Elaborate preparations are Iteing made by local Masons to entertain the Southwest ern Iowa York Rite association at an annual picnic here Thursday, Sep tember 2.". Several thousand Masons and their families are expected to attend. Wefaltl Backs La Follette. Bloomfield, Sept. 23.—Congressman Knud tVefalil of Minnesota spoke at the city hall here in the Interests of the Ea Follette-Wheeler candidacy. Organization of a Ea Follette club Is now under way. ...'I'.j...imnrn | Life Is Worth While| I if old folks arc | i ! J J m. ntusL i • To be well, avoid chronic constipation. The laxative for old people is Dr. • Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin j 4IT would be of great benefit : to elderly people if they realized : that all their complaints are aggravated ■ by constipation, as constipation is a form I of congestion that affects the brain, nerv : ous and muscular systems. • : Headaches develop, aches and pains be- n I come worse, and rheumatism more painful. If you a J keep your intestines free from poisons you will find yourself happier and without those disorders usually : associated with advancing age. ' It is a mistake for old people to take strong ! cathartic pills, as they are seldom necessary and their Z repeated use requires larger and larger doses. Like 1 wise the taking of "candy cathartics” is bad, as many Z of these contain a coal-tar drug that often causes Z skin eruptions; and if you have taken salt waters I you know how dry and weak you felt afterwards. S: The fact is elderly people need only a ■ mild, simple laxative. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin I is gentle in action and free from griping, a vegetable : compound of Egyptian senna with pepsin and pleas ■ ant-tasting aromatic*. Use it awhile and you will ; soon be able to dispense with medicines of all kinds, • More elderly people use Syrup Pepsin - than any other laxative, and ! Mrs. Wesley Lfavis, 819 26th St., • So. Bellingham, Wa di., and Mr : A. R. MacLellan, 1209 Sixth St., ; N. E., Washington, D. C., be ; lieve it has added many healthy : year* to theirlives. Get a bottle I at a nearby drug store and try I a spoonful the next tune you • Free Sample Bottle Coupon Thtrt are people who very rightly prefer to fry a thing before they buy it. l et them dip this tou pon, pin their name and address to if, and eend it to the Pepsin Syrup Co., 5IH Washington Street, Monticello, Illinois, and a free sample bottle of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin will he sent them postpaid by mail. Do not inclose postage It is free. • feel constipated, have a headache, biliousness, j flatulence, dyspepsia. night cramps, or in any other • way feel out of borts an a result of not having had ! proper elimination. 5 J.)r, Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is not an • experiment with old folk*, a* j it has been on the market over 5 .10 veats and is today the larg- J eat selling laxative in the world, j over 10 million bottles being Z sold annually. Ruy it with the ! understanding that it will do Z as we state or your money will J be promptly refunded. ; • DR. CALDWELL’S i SYRUP PEPSIN I 7he Family Laxative k""........M (-; ■ ' House Burns. Car Is Upset as Couple Hurries Home - ■> Hartlngton, Neb., Sept. 23.—While shopping here. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clause learned that their house was afire, and hurrying home their ear upset when one of the wheels broke as they were turning a corner at a high rate of speed. Escaping injury, they reached home to find a heap of ashes where the house had stood. All their household goods and other be longings had been burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. Deshler Women Elect Convention Delegate Deshler, Sept. 23.—Eighty member* answered the roll callby giving the name of the birth places of their parents at the regular monthly meet ing of the Deshler woman’s club at the home of Mrs. W. G. Hopfe. Mrs. Dora Schainst, of Gilead, told of her work Instructing a class pre paring for citizenship at her home. Mrs. Roy Hensel, a member of the club, gave a report of the recent na tional mooting of women's club at Los Angeles, which she attended as a delegate. Mrs L. C. Krutz was elected a delegate and Mrs C. 1’. Brewer, alter nate, to attend the convention of the Eourth district at Grand Island. Oc tober 14 to IS. Samson Diving Girls to Reign Ak-Sar-Ben Carnival Opens Tonight; Fun for All Promised. The Bullfornia diving girls are to have the right of way In Omelia for a week or two. Just what the Bullfornia diving girls are or from whence they come Is not so clear, but from the secret chambers of Samson, potentate of Qulvcra, comes the edict that be here they will, and respected and cared for they must he. The girls are part of the carnival which opens the Ak-Sar-Ben festival. The carnival has set up Its tents and attraction at Fifteenth street and Capitol avenue and was to open Its doors late Tuesday afternoon. The carnival occupies the Ak-Sar Ben jubilee grounds, the scene of every activity, aside from the’races, for the first week. Activities differ on the program for the second v^eek. The third day, October 1, will be marked by the electric parade at night. On Thursday, October 2, comes the military parade, at noon. The' after noon will be devoted to the second annual field dny at AK-Sar-Ben field. Polo marks the afternoon* from Oc tober J to 8 Inclusive, and the fall festival closes Saturday with the horse show. Samson adds to his proclamation that from all early indications it seems that the fall festival of ‘1921 Is to be biggest ever and something to remember for a long time. < Hiild llurt in Wreck. Jansen, Neb., Sept. 23.—Mr, and “Mrs. Horn ami their two children of Chester, N'eb.. were in an auto wreck Sunday night on the highway near . here. <>no of the little girls had an arm sprained and was cut in her fare. The family sedan wns ditched by striking n cow on the road. 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