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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1924)
County Officials, in Meeting Here, Talk Good Roads Unanimous in Their Desire to •« Promote Better Highways in Nebraska; “Gas” Tax to Come Up. £ County officials attending the con st Ventlon of the Nebraska Association U of County Commissioners, Supervls * ors, Highway Commissioners and ! Registers of Deeds, which opened * Tuesday morning at Hotel Castle, are ^ unanimous In their desire to promote - letter highway systems throughout the state, according to C. A. Holm qulst of Wausa, secretary of the as sociation. Secretary Hoimqufet indicated that ~~ considerable time will be spent dis cussing the best means of rapidly im M .proving Nebraska roads during the -* • three-day meeting. For “Gas” Tax. . ^ , It waa generally predicted by the f ''visiting officials that the association will favor, by resolution, a gasoline r tax, the proceeds of which shall go to road-building. There seemed to be more division of sentiment on the proposal of the ■"*** Nebraska Good Ronds association to use half of the money collected by i counties from automobile license fees , lo build state highways under the supervision of a state highway com i niSBion. Some county commissioner voiced in objection to having “the control of road-building taken from the .’ounty boards and placed In the hands of a state committee." Many commis sioners, however, said that a state roads commission would be beneficial, -'but Indicated a desire to have money ^ oolleoted from license fees spent on highways within the county where Tgvthe money is collected. Now Spent by Hoards. At present the auto license fee jT'mcmfy is spent by the county boards •*-as follows: Three and one-half per y“r~ ■*rl & . I. * i i Break a Cold Right Up with “Pape’s Cold Compound” Take two tablets every throe hours until three doges •ore taken. The first dose always gives relief. The second and third doses completely break up the cold. Pleasant and safe to take. Con ning no quinine or opiates. Millions use "Papes Cold Compound.” Price, thirty-five cents. Druggists g u a r antee It. Somebody Works Old Badger Game, But Who, When and Why a Mystery Two Under Arrest but Police Not Quite Certain What It’s All About; “Other Man*’ Claims He Was Black mail Victim. Potato Growers in Competition Dix and Bushnell Clubs Give Demonstration at Gering Convention. Gering, Dec. 9.—With a wider range of territory included in the at tendance and a bigger and better dis play of exhibits than ever before at a similar show In Nebraska, the 192-t Nebraska Potato Growers’ convention was the most successful and Instruc tive yet held by the association. There were nearly 200 delegates and people Interested In potato growing from seven states, Including I.ouis lana, attended at the three days’ meeting, which closed with election of officers. James Phelps was chosen president, Jake Pedorett, vie* president; H. O. Werner, secretary and treasurer: W. Li. Hawk of Holdrege and M. G. Wil son of Minatare, members of the board of directors. A competitive potato demonstration between the Dix and Bushnell potato ■clubs and a moving picture show of the potato Industry were among the Instructive features of the program Talks were given by W. C. Edmun son of the Colorado potato experi ment station, E. R. Bennett, hor tlculturlst, of the Idaho university and G. B. Tlebout of the Louisiana State college. The meeting closed with a banquet at which A. N. Math ers, speaker of the Nebraska house of representatives, was principal Bpeak er. Bridgeport, Dec. 9.—Platte valley corn and potatoes will be on exhlbi tlon at the state fair at Lincoln next year, according to decision of Paul Stewart of the State Agricultural college, who Judged the exhibits at the third annual session of the Farmers Union of Kimball county. .1. Pedert was elected president of the Kimball County Farm Bureau as sociation, E. G. Everston, vice presi dent; E. A. Hyatt, secretary, and Joe Steel, treasurer. Over 1,200 people attended the two days’ show. Burgess Bedtime Stories -- By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Thrlcn blent in h«, whatever hi* fate. Who doth possess a loyal mute. —Reddy Fox. Mrs. Reddy Proves a True Mate. The cle\ er trick Reddy Fox had played by running ahead of an auto mobile on a sandy road and so break ing his trail had given him a good long rest. He had needed It. But for that rest those dogs would surely have caught him soon. He had even begun to hope that those dogs would r.ot be able to find his trail again, This story reads like Action. But It Isn’t. Or maybe it Is. Nobody knows. The police don't know. They'd like to. It seems somebody worked the old fashioned badger game on somebody else Monday night. Just who did it isn't known. Just who got "stepped on" is known; but it's a secret. Police think 'tis better so. Hal (or maybe it’s Harry, nobody is quite sure) Sinlcair (who is not the oil man, police hardly think, but aren't sure) is under arrest. Just why, isn't clear, but police think he was the "indignant husband" who burst into a room to And his "erring wife" in another man's arms. Mary Carlson (who is his wife, maybe) is also under arrest. Nobody knows just how that happened, either. At Arst somebody thought she might have been the “erring" wife. Then it turned out that she wasn’t. But she is still held. Now police are looking for the “wife" who erred, if she did. Police don't know who she is, but they think maybe she lives near Traynor, la. That is, if she hasn't gone to Kansas City, which they think likely. Anyway, the police were called Mon day night to a certain address, (which is known, but not revealed), where they found the Indignant hus band threatening the "other man." The wife (or was she just a friend?) had already faded out of the picture. The “other man” was offering the husband $ 100. He told police that he had been blackmailed Into it. So the officers grabbed the husband, who was Sinclair. Then they went to the Prexel hotel and arrested his wife. But the other man says she Isn't the woman he held in his arms, if he did, which he didn’t. Then police began looking up the dead past, and found that Sinclair has seven years to serve in Iowa peni tentiary for forgery. He was paroled several months ago. They think probably that he’ll be sent back, to prison. They took him over to Council'Bluffs to see about It. He's still there. Council Bluffs po lice are grilling. Just what about is not revealed. But about something, probably. Mary Carlson Is still In Jail in Oma. ha. Why or for how long, If any? Police think so. Tou wouldn’t believe it, but the whole story is Just as true as can be, probably. cent to the state; a per cent of it for the maintenance of state high ways within the county, the amount to he determined by a state division engineer and the county board, and the remainder to maintaining county roads. The discussion on the road problem is likely to begin Wednesday morn ing, when State Engineer R. E. Cochran is to speak on "Future Road Building for Nebraska." John E. Kennedy of Omaha was one of Tuesday afternoon's speakers, discussing the roads problem. Nearly every county in the state has sent officeholders to the convention. Rites Held at Falls City for Mrs, E. E. Mendenhall Fails City, Dec. 9.—Funeral services were held this afternoon at Salem for Mrs. E. E. Mendenhall, 70, for 49 years a resident of Richardson county, who died Sunday evening of paralysis. Mad Mrs. Mendenhall lived until Feb ruary 23, 1925, she and her husband, E. E. Mendenhall, would have cele brated their 50th wedding anniver sary. They were married in 1875 and came the same year to their homestead, just south of Salem, where they resided until 15 years ago, when they came to Salem to Rpend the rest of their days. They had seven children. Camp of DeMolay Boys Instituted at Kimball Kimball, Dec. 9.—Carl Eeadbetter of Sidney, acting as installing officer, in stituted a camp of DeMolay boys here Monday evening. More than a doxen boys took the DeMolay oath. The local Masonic lodge, through Master F. E. Reader, sponsors the organiza tion. r~>- 1 Stcinauer Hunter Kills 49 Rabbits in One Morning -' Table Rock. Dec. 9.—Rabbits seem plentiful in this vicinity, and follow ing the snowr a few days ago, rabbit hunters report remarkable success. Mike Ullman of Steinauer shot 43 rab I hits in one morning. VISITING NURSE DIRECTORS MEET The monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Vlsttlng Nurse as sociation was held in the rooms of the city hall, Tuesday. Miss Anna Quinlan reported on gen eralized district work. A total of 4,887 calls were made during Novem ber. Miss Florence McCabe, superin tendent, gave a talk on generalization of the work. Divorce Decree Annulled. Columbus, Dec. 9.—Because she continued to live with her husband two days after her divorce was granted, Mary Novlclkl’s divorce from George Novlciki was set aside by Judge Louis Lightner in district court. With the divorce the woman was granted 135 a month alimony, custody of the children and owner ship of the home. Monroe Principal Resigns. Columbus, Dec. 9.—Miss Gertrude Fredrickson, principal of the Monroe (Neb.) High school, has resigned be cause of illness and has gone to her home at Exter, Ta. Her place is being taken by Miss La Verna Hoff man, of Fremont, former teacher at Hooper, Neb. 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U I Cn COAL COMPANY | I (Exclusive Distributors) | Hj j||J and that his troubles for that day were over. But in this he was mistaken. One of those hunters who had helped smoke him out of his home In the Old Pasture was wise in the ways of Foxes. He had taken note of the direction in which Reddy had gone away. He knew that Reddy might go straight away for a long distance, but that sooner or later he would turn and work around In a big circle. He was not likely to run In a country with which he was not familiar. So this hunter with his terrible gun had cut across to lie in wait where he thought Reddy would be likely to ap pear. He had come out onto the road where Reddy had played his clever trick, and he had met that automo bile. The driver of the automobile had told the hunter of how a Fox had run ahead of the machine and finally had leaped into the bushes at one side of the road. The hunter had asked "Turn to the I,aughing Brook and wade across," said she sharply. just where Reddy had done this. Then he hurried on down the road until he had come to' where Bowser the Hound and the other dogs were vainly trying to find Reddy s trail again. He had led Bowser back up the road to the place where Reddy had leaped into the bushes, and there Bowser’s wonderful nose soon found the trail. At the sound of Bowser's voice the other dogs had hurried to Join him. So once more Reddy had bad to run. Now all this time Mrs. Reddy had been listening to the voices of those dogs in the distance, and waiting for Reddy to begin to circle back as she knew he would. As soon as the sound of those distant voices began to sound louder, Mrs. Reddy started swiftly toward a certain place where she knew Reddy would he likely to pass Meanwhile, she had found out where most of rfhose hunter* with terrible guns were waiting. Mrs. Reddy laid down on a certain flat rock, which she was sure Reddy would pass. The sound of the dogs drew nearer. Then, coming down a hill, she saw Reddy. Poor Reddy! Hi* big tall was almost dragging on the ground. He was running as if so tired hat he was ready to drop. As he Jrew near she saw in his eyes a look of despair. He didn't even loplc up on the rock as he passed. Mrs. Reddy leaped down behind him. "Turn down to the Laughing Brook and wade across," said she sharply. Reddy did as she commanded. As he entered the water he turned to give her a grateful look. Then he splashed across and threw himself flown behind an old log. Mrs. Reddy waited. She waited until those dogs were In plain sight. Then she started off without appearing to hurry. The dogs saw her, and away they went after her. Behind the old log beyond the brook Reddy panted and panted as If he never would breath* easily again. He trembled with weariness. He was safe now. Mrs. Reddy was fresh, and those dogs were tired. If she kept away from those hunters with terrible guns she would be quite safe. She had proved a true mate. She had saved Reddy’s life. Reddy was thinking of this when, from the direction In which Mrs. Reddy disap peared, there came the bang, hang of a terrible gun! ' tCopyrlsbt, lilt) The next story: "What happened Mrs. Reddy." Alliance.—Mrs. Chris F. Mats, Tl, a resident of Box Butte county tor more than 35 years, died at her home here after short Illness. I 51 I* j fiTHL commonest afflictions of man- f ; v kind are constipation and colds. Com • bined they indirectly cause the majority of j : untimely deaths. It is when constipated that you : j are most subject to colds, so keep the bowels open. ; | j Sneezing is almost always the first • warning of a cold. Don’t wait: don’t hope } : that it will go away of itself. 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