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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1924)
Man Slays Wife, Shoots Self in Christmas Row Daughter, 12, Witnesses Trag edy Caused by Quarrel Over Contents of Gift Package. (Continued From Paco One.) ihe trigger. Three shots went wild into (he wall. Another struck his wife in the abdomen. Two others struck her in the back as she turned and ' tried to escape Into her daughter's bedroom. She fell on the threshold between the two rooms. Without a glance at the dying wo man, her husband went back to his own room, and the daughter heard him reloading the gun. The mother moaned, "Kiss me, Lu ella: I'm dying; run for help." The girl ran to the door, and met her stepfather as he came from his room. He had the gun pointed to his chest, and pulled the trigger twice. One bullet entered his lungs, the sec ond penetrated his heart. He dropped ulmost at the child’s feet. Wed Last January. As she ran screaming from the house, the girl met Harvey Nelson, proprietor of another grocery store next door to Lang’s, and W. D. Moore and his son, Floyd, neighbors. They rushed into the house and found Lang dead and his wife dying. They called police, who notified the sheriff's of fice. The woman died before officers could arrive with a physician. According to neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Lang had quarreled almost con stantly since they were married last January in Wichita, Kan., where he had lived. Her Fourth Husband. Less than a week ago, according to Mrs. Tetta Clark, a neighbor, Mrs. Lang had threatened to divorce him. "You’ll do It over by dead body,” lAng replied, according to Mr*. Clark. Other neighbors said that Lang had threatened to kill his wife on several occasions. The wife, Mrs. Bessie Hammond Lang, 47, had been married three times before she married Lang, She first married a Mr. Hammond, but divorced him and remarried a Mr. Trumbull. After a short time she divorced him, remarried Hammond and then divorced him. She then married Lang. She had six children. All except Mrs. Solonsky, to whom was address ed the package which opened the fatal argument, live In Council Bluffs. They are Luella, 12, and Harold, 19, who lived at the Lang home: Wallace, 191S Seventh avenue; Charles, 25: I>aura, 21, and Mrs. A. I). Zolonsky, Webster City, la. The daughter, Luella, was taken to the home of her brother, Wallace, after officers took charge of her par ents' bodies. I Four More Snowstorms This Winter Predicted by O'Neill Prognosticator v_y O'Neill, Dec. 16— North Nebraska and southern South Dakota will have but four more snow storms this win ter, according to announcement made by Charley Cole of O'Neill. Mr. Cole is a veteran weather prognosticator and his predictions arc respected by the old timers. Years ago he was the observer when a weather bureau was located at O'Neill. Mr. Cole's rule for telling how many snows we are going to have Is very simple. "When the fret snow falls upon the first day of the new moon," says Mr. Cole, "the number of snows will exactly equal the day of the month upon which the first snow falls. This year the first snow fell upon October 10, which also was the day of the new moon. This assures us of only 10 snows during the winter and six al ready have fallen. Consequently we can have but four mure.” Mr. Cole's prognostication was made on Sunday. December 14. and the four more snows must fall after that date. TWO CAVEMEN GET PRISON SENTENCES ('enter, Dec. 16.—With a long rec ord of wild west depredations, jail breaking and playing hide and seek with officers of the law which they had been making for several years. Christian and Jerry Denny, Indian quarter-breeds of Ivnox county, were sentenced to the penitentiary, having been captured by Sheriff Kellogg on the Dakota side of the Missouri river In a cave. Christian received a sen tence of two years and Jerry one to 10. Christian broke jail here twice. In 1920 and 1922, and Jerry once In 1922. For two yehrs they chided the of ficers by playing hide and seek along the northern border of the state They lived in caves when the officers got hot on their trails, one of these hiding places being in South Dakota and the other in Nebraska. Sheriff Kellogg found both caves and the quarter-breeds claimed that a "fence” tipped them off when it was time to move from one to the other. Hartington Legion Post to Make Membership Drive Hartington, Dec. 16.—At a meeting j of the Hartington post, American ; Legion, newly elected officers were' installed as follows: Harvey B. Sor ensen. commander; Lester Samuel son, first vice commander; Barney J. Lammers, financial officer; Fern Jordan, chaplain; R. C. J’eterson, his torian; It. V. Fletcher, snrgeant-at arms. The post Is planning a joint social with the women's auxiliary and a drive to Increase Its membership will be made. At the close of the business ses sion, Dr. L. .Stark gave an address on rehabilitation, outlining the work done for the wounded and disabled war veterans. ^frw Building Opened at Feeble-Minded Institute Beatrice, Dec. 16.—The new admin I istratlon building at the feeble minded institute east of the city was formally opened Monday*. The first floor will be occupied by Dr. Sid well, superintendent, and Dr. Skin ner, physician, with their offices, and the second and third floor with chil dren and their attendants. The build ing, which was constructed of brick, concrete and steel, cost approximate ly 1110,000. Crew Proposed for Place on State Board of Control Creighton, Dec. 16.—L. C. Crew, republican, who for 11 years has been a member of the Knox county board of supervisors. Is being boosted by his friends for a place on the state board of control which has the man agement of the state institutions. A vacancy occurs on the state board of control July 1, which must be filled by a republican from the Third dis trict, the nomination being made by the state senate. Ntromshurg.— Modern Woodmen here are active In * special drive for new members. The campaign will last until January 1. ftmm I What Did Mrs. Santa Claus | | Tell Mr. Santa Claus? | Do you know what Mr. Santa Claus told 4 p Mrs. Santa Claus? ** f Exactly what she told him has been up- A f pearing in our Christmas advertising. A \ If your answer is first, a heauti 4 ful Electric Lamp will be yours. 9 \ Nebraska ® Power €. | t—- " N Burgess Bedtime Stories By THORNTON W. Bl'RGKSS. Vr»y don't another underrate. For doing thte Is tempting tuts. —Old Mother Nature. I .itlit foot Plays a Simple Trick. Now that I-ightfoot the Deer had discovered that there was a hunter looking for him he wasn't as fright ened as you might suppose he would have been. You see it was a relief to know just where that hunter was. Lightfoot knew that the hunter hadn't seen him. He made no sound as he stole out of his hiding place, and as he ran he took great care to keep that little dump of trees he had just left between him and the lie knew that Lightfoot hail lieen gone hilt a few minutes. hunter. When he felt it was safe to iio so he made a wide riride and came around to the last place you would have expected him to viait. It was the very place where he had seen the hunter. It was a simple trick, but that very fact marie it a good trick. He was now behind the hunter. That hunter was dmvn wind. That means that he was In the direction from which the Merry Little Breezes were coming. Of course, they brought his scent, and so Lightfoot could tell Just where he was. As long as the Merry Little Breezes brought the hunter's scent to him Lightfoot remained standing perfectly still. The scent grew fainter and fainter. That meant that the hunter was going farther and farther away. Lightfoot mover forward a little. He kept moving forward a little. So at length he came to the very hiding place he had left so short a time before. There he stood looking and listening for some time Then he once more lay down, facing the direction from which the Merry Little Breezes were coming. "That hunter probably found little trees where Lightfoot had been where I had been lying down,” thought Lightfoot. "He probably knows now- that I was hiding here among these little trees. But It won't enter his head that 1 could com* straight back here. No, sir, I don’t believe that will enter bis head. 1 don’t believe I'll have to worry about him again today. There is nothing like using your wits in time of danger.” But though Lightfoot felt so safe he didn't allow his feelings to make him any Jess watchful. He still tested every Merry Little Breeze, and he still kept those big ears of his mov ing about to catch every little sound. Now that the hunter was smarter than Lightfoot thought. He had hunted deer for many years. He knew just how clever some of them are, and he knew many of the tricks they use to fool hunters. He was an honest hunter. He was a hunter who believed In true sportsmanship. He would have scorned to use dogs to I drive Lightfoot. He wanted to kill Lightfoot. Of course. Otherwise hf wouldn't have been hunting him. But he wanted to get him fairly by matching his wits against Lightfoot ! wits. When he entered the thicket ol Little trees w here IJghtfoot had beer lying in. He felt of it. The leavei were still warm. He knew then thal Lightfoot had been gone but a few minutes. He knew right away thai Lightfoot had either heard or seer him. "It was that Jay that gave hin' warning!’’ muttered the hunter "Now the question Is. what wil Lightfoot do? I have an idea tha he will simply circle around to ge my wind, and then as likely as no he’ll come right hack here. He think: he is clever, hut I’ll show him tha there are others quite as clever.” The next story: "Lightfoot anr the Hunter." Boy Hurls Chunk of Coal; Cutting Affray Follows Nebraska City, Dec. 1G.—Ed Bell a teamster, was arrested on a charge of assaulting William Leekenby, i neighbor, with a corn knife and in Dieting severe cuts. One thumb two fingers and the upper part ol Leekenby s arm were horribly slashed. Trouble started when on« of Bell's sons had thrown a chunk ol coal through a window of the Leek enby» home. Bell was released or bonds for his appearance in county court, December 20. Headaches From Slight Colds. Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A Safe and Proven Remedy The bo\ bears the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c.—Advertisement. | The High Lights of | j); Appealing Gifts ij! jjt T. L. Combs Good | jji Jewelry jU No one's qualities are higher, V no one's prices ere lower. T. L. COMBS & CO. i 305 S.^ 16th St., at Farnam j|j j i:i Is Omaha Headquarters for ;j | c7he Sign afCMuaad 'Prrrtige - ! 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