DOCTORS SAY
REISER SANE
Relatives Made Complaint
Because He Recently Wed
ded Young Woman
Wahoo, Neb., Feb. *“> - I.evl Kel
ser, 79 years old, who lecently was
married to Mrs. Irene Buell of
Ashland, Neb., who Is 39 years his
junior, Is sane, physicians who ex
amined him at the request of his at
torney, A. 'A. Donato, "Mr. Donato
said. Relatives of the aged man
are said to he trying to separate him
from his bride, because he was not
mentally competent.
Depot At Hartington,
Neb.f Destroyed by Fire
Hartington, Neb., Feb. (Spe
cial)—The Hartington depot of the
Omaha railroad was destroyed by lire
which was discovered about 5 o'clock,
Friday evening. There was not a
large amount of freight In the build
ing, the heaviest loss outside of the
building proper being about $500
worth of automobile parts. Explos
ion of a barrel of oil In the build
ing caused the fire to burn fiercely.
It Is believed the fir. was started by
spontaneous combustion in a pile of
coal.
AGED MAN KILLED
BY FALL INTO CELLAR.
Vermillion, S. D., Feb, —Fun
eral services were held In vermlllion
for Daniel Messer, aged resident of
Clay county who died shortly after
falling down the basement stairs
at his home. It Is supposed that he
missed his footing on the dark
stairs and toppled down the steps
before he could regain Ills balance.
Mrs. Messer missed him, and made
u search. When she discovered him,
he was lying unconscious on the
basement floor near the furnace. lie
was RO years old.
DEMAND E8TATE FOR
8ERVICE8 RENDERED.
Sioux Falla, S. D„ Feb. "-Claim
ing that they are entitled to the
Smith estate for labor performed
for the John J. Smith family on a
farm neur Crooks, In Minnehaha
county, and by an oral promise
claimed to have been made to them
by Mr. Smith before Ills death, Ag
nes Dolan and Anna F. Lauglilin
are plaintiffs in a circuit court
suit here against Patrick Smith, ad
ministrator of the state of Ills fath
er. Trial will be started today.
The estate Is valued at $30,000.
Plaintiffs demand either a title to
the property or a court Judgment
for the amount.
GIRL’S PLUCK SAVES
HER MOTHER’S HOME
Spencer, la.. Feb. -A local
lumber company carries an adver
tisement In the form of a story of a
Spencer girl who stepped in when
her mother was about to lose her
home, and paid for it, little by little,
as she earned the money, until the
homo was clear.
This girl Is Miss Etliel Punkln. Ti
May, 1920. her mother sold her home
In Spencer, which ranted Incum
brance. bought a lot and started to
build a smaller home which would be
clear. Mrs. Punkln received a pay
ment on her home, the balance to be
paid when the deed was executed
and clear title given. The lot was
bought and paid for, and the build
ing materials ordered and a first
payment made, when It was found
there was a flaw in the title of the
• home she had sold. The coat of
quieting the title took all the rest of
the money received for the home.
The new little hpme was hy this time
pearly completed, and Miss Ethel
Punkln. a school girl, went to the
lumber company and asked for tint*
to be given her to pay the debt. The
company admired her courage and
granted her request. She graduated
from the Spencer high school and
worked In different places wherever
she found work 'bat summer, then
taught country school in Clay coun
ty two years, walking both ways to
save as much money as possible. In
oil but the stormiest weather. For
the past two years she has been
teaching In a rural school near Sen
eca, R. D., where the wages were
slightly better. In the four years
she hns missed only one regular pay
ment. this on account of an unex
pected expense.
Although Toronto has vonrf ff,r the
continuance of daylight saving time
for the coming summer mouths, with a
majority of 13.000, Hamilton sinutltHnc
ously voted against daylight sa ving
time. Here it was disapproved by a
vote of almost two to one. Thus' the
two neighboring Ontario industrial
centers will operation different times.
Sweden’s Imports for the first 1#
months of 1H23 exceeded the exports by
about $.'4,100,000. as against an excess
of $10,000,000 for the corresponding period
of IMS?. The principal commodities that
helped swell the import volume are
grain, fuel, illuminating and lubricating
Oils, coal and vehicles, including auto
mobiles. _
WI8NER TO HAVE
NEW NEWSPAPER
* West Point. Neb., Feb. * - -tRpe*
rial.)—Wlsner Is to have a new
newspaper to be called the "Wlsner
News." It will be published for the
first time thie week. The editor is
H. H. Humphreys who came to Wie
ner from Springfield, Neb., where
he was engaged as instructor In (he
schools.
All of the inhabitant# of a city the
•is* of Milwaukee or Washington. D.
C-. could be seat#! at one time in tbt
theatres of New To»k city.
SAD LIQUOR
FOR OWN USE
Nebraska Supreme Court
Adopts Contention of
Hastings Man
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. *“ (Special)—
The supreme court dismissed several
actions against persons accused of
liquor law violations. Alexander G
Brehm of Hastings, It was found,
had accumulated his stock before
prohibition went into effect, and that
as he had never given any away or
sold any and the amount on hand was
only enough for his reasonable needs,
the court says he should not have
been convicted.
Edgar Farmer, a Perkins county
farmer, said that what the sheriff
claimed was mash was chicken feed,
and the court says that as this was
a reversal on an automobile thsft
could not simply rely on the pre
sumption that because he possessed
It he was Intending to make liquor.
Robert Francis of Columbus drew
a reversal on a automobile theft
charge. The court said that the in
formation charged one crime and he
was convicted of another, that of ac
cessory to the theft, Tn Nebraska
that cannot be done. The evidence
was that a brother took, the car
and Robert went over to Creston,
la. to help sell It. The court says
he was fortunate In that he was not
charged as accessory, as the evi
dence amply sustains that charge.
PLAYED NEAR BONFIRE,
CHILD FATALLY BURNED
Omaha, Neb., Feb. ♦ (Special)—.
Marie Mano, 3 years old, died tn a
hospital here Thursday from burns
she received Wednesday when her
clothing caught fire while she was
playing near a bonfire. Neighbors
said that one of her playmates ac
cidently pushed her Into the fire.
ROAD ISSUES
ANNUAL PASSES
Union Pacific Will Be Asked
To Explain One To
Omaha Banker
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. "i. (Special)—•
The Union Pacific railroad company
Issued 3,600 annnai passes In Jan
uary, 1324, according to u report filed
with the state railway commission
Officers ami employes entitled under
the law to such privileges were the
main recipients. Twenty-eight were
issued to clergymen,— under an
amendment to the luw adopted by
the last legislature, now being con
tested In the supreme court.
Walter W. Mend, of Omaha,
banker and member of the Nebraska
capital commission, was one of those
given pass. He Is a director of ihe
Chicago and Northwestern road.
Secretary John Curtiss of the rail
way commission will nsk the Union
Pacific to explain the Issuance of this
pass.
COUNTRY ROAD8 IN
GOOD CONDITION
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. (Special)—
Country roads in nortn Nebraska are
In excellent shape following the re
cent blizzards. The fine weather re
cently has melted away all of the
deep drifts on the east and west
roads and automobiles report smooth
driving between Omaha, Lincoln and
Norfolk. The good weather has
started many new road projects and
In Madison county the commissioners
are starting activity on road main
tenance and getting ready for the
big permanent road Jobs which will
be done this spring. The first of
these will be the $60,000 gravel pro
jects on the Meridian and Blue Pole
highways between Madison, Battle
Creek and Norfolk. The contract for
this project will be let before April
1, and bids are to be advertised for
In a short time.
STOCKHOLDERS WILL
LOSE THEIR CA8H
Omaha, Neb., Feb. '.—Stockhold
ers of the defunct -faster Sales
company will lose $860,000, all they
Inveeted. and creditors will not get
more than 60 cents on the dollar, Carl
Katleman, managing trustee, said in
district court at the trial of the
former president, Moses Miller, on a
charge of forgery.
Miller said In his testimony that ha
quit the concern last July "because
the stockholders wanted to run the
place.” It was then In good shape he
said. Miller fixed his loee in the
crash at $70,000.
Miller waa charged with forging
the indorsement of W. L. Whltla of
Long Pine, Neb., on a dividend check.
FORMER POSTMASTER
BACK INTO HARNESS
Wart Point, Neb., Feb. < (Special)
—J. C. Elliott assumes his duties ns
postmaster- Saturday. W. H. Har
stick Is the retiring official, having
served for the last eight years. Mr.
Elliott was formerly In charge of
the office here, having held the posi
tion for 12 years prior to the Har
stlck Incumbency.
WIDOW GETS $29,104.50
FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH
Linooln, Neb., Feb. (Special)—
Mrs. Mary Price has received a
check for $29,104.60 for the death of
her husband, who was electrocuted
by a live wire belonging to the Lin
coln Gas and Electric company. Price
was a motorman for the traction
company and was called out by some
one who reported a Uve wire down,
in attempting to repair the wire he
w&e killed. The Gas aompany fought
the widow's su}t(
RAILROADED TO
PRISON, CLAIM
Attorney For Convicted
Man Make* Some Sensa
tional Charges
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Special)—
George Brown appealing before the
state board of pardons, claimed that
he had been railroaded to prison In
order to help out an extortion scheme
of the father of the 11 year old girl
he was accused of attempting to
assault. He had called on her the
night the crime was alleged to have
been committed and says lout he did
not Jay hands on the girl.
Brown's attorney presented some
documents to substantiate In part <*
claim tlTat the girl’s father had been
trying to extort money from ne'ghbor
lng farmers near Yutan by claiming
they had taken hla wife out riding.
One letter made a demand for |100.
The attorney claimed that Brown
was railroaded to prison in order
that the old man might use him as a
horrible example to the others he had
written to.
BIG WOLF HUNT ON
NEAR FREMONT, NEB.
Fremont. Neb., Feb. Special)—
Five hundred huntsmen Joined today
In a roundup of wolves lr. the Platte
and Elkhorn valleys. The lines ex
tend north from the Tlatts to the
bluffs and from Fremont east to the
Lone tree. In a hunt held Wednes
day in the Fontanello vicinity over
100 Inckrabblts were bagged but not
a single eoyote was sighted.
HELD FOR TAKING
ANOTHER MAN’S MAIL.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. . Frank Wil
liams, formerly a railroad brakesman,
at Columbus, Neb., wras arrested
Wednesday at an Omaha hospital
where he had undergone an operation
and is held in the city jail for postal
authorities. A woman who is alleged
to have posed as Williams’ wifo le
also under arrest, charged with being
a fugitive from justice.
It is alleged that Williams, while
living at Columbus, received a letter
Intended for another man of the same
name, and taking advantage of In
formation contained in the letter,
wired to the sender at Flagstaff,
Ajiz., to send 1200 by wire. The
money was sent, it is said to a bank
at Columbus where Williams was
known, and he collected it.
FAIR MANAGERS MEET
TO ARRANGE PROGRAM
West Point, Neb., Feb. '* (Special)
—A meeting of the Great Seven
Northeast Nebraska Fulr association
was held here Monday. Delegates
from seven county fairs and stock
shows assembled for the purpose of
securing entertainment material and
combined attractions. Show men and
theatrical promoters were hero to
confer with the board of delegates.
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER
IS TAKEN IN CHARGE
Columbus, Neb., Feb. * * 'Special) —
James J. Keith, 31, Denver, Colorado,
was taken to Omaha today by federal
authorities following Keith’s arrest by
police here on the charge of passing
counterfeit half dollars and having in
his possession equipment with which
to manufacture them.
Keith was nabbed ‘shortly after
passing a bogus half at the office of
the American Railway Express com
pany. When police nabbed him he
offered to make the loss good with
another half equally as bad.
FREED OF CHARGE
HE KILLED INDIAN
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. ‘ '—Norman
Roth, farmer of near Niobrara, was
freed of all blame in connection with
the death of Frank Roy, Ponca Indian,
by a coroner’s jury at Niobrara. The
Jury found that Roy met death "by
the discharge of a shot gun in his
own hands” and "in view of the fact
that he had provoked a quarrel with
Roth" freed Roth of all blame. Roy
Is said to have attacked Roth and was
shot In a scuffle for possession of the
gun.
NEWCASTLE BOY IS
GIVEN COLLEGE HONORS
Newcastle, Neb., Feb. *' (Special)
— Melvin Thomas, of Newcastle, a
student at Madison university, Wls.,
has been elected to the student fac
ulty, which consists of 16 members.
He Is a senior and will complete the
electrical engineer course next sem
ester.
HIGH WIND CAUSE
OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Newcastle, Neb., Feb. ” * iSpeclal)
—During the high wind Saturday, J.
M. Parr, living north of town, met
with a curious accident. He was
hauling hay when the wind blew the
load over, throwing Mr. Parr to the
ground, breaking two of his ribs and
Injuring his shoulder. Mr. Parr Is
a rural carrier on a route out of
Newcastle.
KILL COYOTES AND
WOUND MAN ON HUNT
Keneeuw, Neb,, Feb. -Eight coy
otes were killed and one man Injured
by stray shot In the annual coyote
hunt today In which 1,500 men par
ticipated.
McCLOUD FILE8 LONG
PETITION AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. .Special)—
A petition signed by over 13 oOO re
publicans, filed today with the secre
tary of state, puts C. A, McCloud,
York banker and former state chair
man,, In nomination for republican
national committeeman. McCloud
was defeated four year* ago tor the
place by R. B. Howell, new senator
trrrc Nebraska. Robert EL Drueadow,
a termer Douglas county legislator,
ia McCloud's opponent.
JEWELERS ASK
REPEALOF LAW
Marriage Statue Cause of
Losing Much Good
Business
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. <. (Special)—
Robert Goodall of Pierce, president of
the state association of Jewelers, says
that when it meets at Grand Island
next week It will adopt a resolution
calling upofl the legislature to repeal
the marriage law which requires no
tice and an affidavit of good health.
He says that this law has sent about
$5,000,000 a year out of the state be
cause so many young couples go to
adjoining states for their license and
buy their Jewelry there. He says the
various state associations of mer
chants In all lines will Join with them
because the trip so exhausts the
meagre finances of the average
couple that they have nothing left
to buy furniture with; that these out
of state weddings cut merchants out
of the chance of selling many things
for gifts if it had been performed at
home, and that the"clothiers and wo
men's wear dealers lose out on the
ding garment sales.
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GIRL BURGLAR BLAMED
FOR COLUMBUS JOB
Columbus, Neb., Feb. —Police
are convinced that there is a girl bur
glar In Columbus. The looting of the
safe and five cash registers in the
National Five and Ten Cent store j
here is responsible. Entrance was
obtained by breaking In the back
window. The safe was empty and
open, but the trays were scattered
over the floor. Women’s stockings
had been placed in front of the safe
for the thief to kneel on indicating
also a person fairly well dressed.
Aside from a dollar in change taken
from each cash register, a quantity of
hair barrets and women’s wearing
apparel were taken.
MARRIAGE BUSINESS
CONTINUES TO BE GOOD
Wayne, Neb., Feb. A (Special)—
Although Wayne Is only 46 miles
from Sioux City, the effect of the j
marriage law passed by the last leg
islature evidently has not effected
the number of marriages in "Wayne
county. County Judge J. M. Cherry
has requested the county commis
sioners furnish him with a sufficient
number of bulletin boards so that
marriage notices can be posted as re
quired by law. The present bulletin
boards are covered with notices and
the judge receives more in each mail,
GOVERNOR]!!
TO PLAY SAFE
Bryan's Name to Appear on
Ballot As Candidate
for President
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. ‘Special)—
It Is now planned to have the narat
of Governor Charles W. Bryan appear
on the primary ballot as a candi
date for president as well as for
governor, which Is permissible. Tilt
governor was rather loath to thusly
disclose himself as an active candi
date for the position, but his friends
have been Insisting that somebody
who might not he at all desirable or
friendly might be slipped In as a
candidate the night before filings are
barred, and If he had no opposition
would be entitled, under the law, to
demand that the delegation support
him. The governor’s plan was to
have an uninstructed delegation,
made up of his friends, that would
vote for him when the psychological
point arrived.
As soon as the Bryans can secure
a candidate for senator the campaign
filings for the major offices will be
ended. There will be nobody to op
pose Governor Bryan unless Charley
Graff succumbs to pressure, which
Isn’t likely. The three republican
! entries for governor, Speaker Math
ers, Former Senator McMullen and
C. H. Gustafson, farm leader, will be
all that will he made, and Senator
Norris. Former Congressman Sloan
and Lieutenant Governor Johnson
will be the sole contendere for the
senatorial honor.
PLATTE CONTY PAIR
WEDDED 65 YEARS
Columbus, Neb., Feb. * (Special)
—Mr. and Mrs. Jens Christensen, both
91 years of age, farrnfolk living Jn
Joliet township In Platte county will
celebrate their sixty-fifth wedding
anniversary July 2. Mrs. Christensen
was 91 on January 6. Mr. Christ
ensen will be 91 on March 26. Botn
of them read without glasses do theii
own housework and tend a big gar
den and a couple of cows unassisted.
Neither one of them has ever been
sick in bed and never had a doctor
call on them.
-MC-«
"Dixie.” the popular southern song,
was written by a northern actor, the
theme. "I wish 1 was In Dixie” being
the actor's desire for a winter en
gagement in the south.
PAYS OFF INDEBTEDNESS
ON LIGHT PLANT
Red Cloud. Neb., Feb. — Red
Cloud city authorities have paid the
laat Indebtedness against the city
light and water plant. When Mias
Mary Peterson became mayor of
Red Cloud three years ago next April,
there were $49,000 In bonds, warrants
and other indebtedness against the
plant.
Instr. h\;<on of an automobile tele
phone system to replace the manual
telephone system destroyed by the
earthquake, ia being considered in
Jar»n. . - -- ■ —
DIAMOND MNE
IN COLORADO?
Nebraska Man Claims To
Have Made Discovery
Last Summer
Omaha, Neb.. Feb •. (V. r.)-R.
P. Doudna. building contractor of
Maywood, Neb., claims to navi found
a diamond mine on a trip last sum
mer to Colorado, But he won’t tell
where.
“I discovered the diamonds myself
and intend to return this summer for
further investigation,’’ he said.
"The exact location is known only
to me, but the property belongs to
another party.”
Doudna’s find came to light fol
lowing an attempt of yegg men to
blow the safe of the Croebv-Johnson
Jewelry store at May.vood, Neb., last
Friday morning. Doudna is said to
have left the Jewels In the jewelry
store safe. The robbers were fright
ened away.
SHOOTS AT MAN
WOUNDS A WOMAN
Omaha, Neb., Feb. (Special)—
Theresa Mittleliolz, sitting on a stool
behind the coiyiter of a cafe, was
hit in the right leg by a bullet fired
by Patrolman Henry Shoelhlgh, off
duty in the soft drink bar next door,
operated by Joe Stevanovlch. Shoel
high said he shot at Stevanovlch after
lie had called him a ‘‘stool pigeon,”
and heaved a chair at him.
OMAHA BREWER
PRESSES CLAIM
Receiver of Sholes Bank Re
sists Inclusion of $18,000
For Guaranty Fund
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1 (Special)—
Receiver B. N. Saunders, of the
Wayne State bank at Sholes, which
failed a year and a half ago, 1# ask
big the state supreme court to deny
the claim of Gottlieb Storz, Omaha
brewer, for the payment of $1S,'<C0 oat
of the deposit guaranty fund.
When the bank closed Storz had
certificates of deposit totaling that
sum.| It is admitted that lie received
from 1 to 4 per cent, excess interest
tbove that which the lav/ allows, the
payment of which the supreme court
says makes it a loan and not a de
posit. but Storz claims that because
the excess was pf.ld by the personal
check of the bank manager tt does
liot come witliin that rule. It is furth
er claimed that because now certifi
cates for the old ones nefe issued
Vfore the bank closed and upon
which no excess interest was paid
purges the transaction of r.ll pre
vious taint.
The receiver says that ths law
floes not permit the payment indirect
ly of excess interest on d^icslts. and
that if the contention is upikdd that
Storz makes it will lead to wildcat
banking in the state.
CATTLE SHIPMENTS ARE
BECOMING QUITE HEAVY.
Bloomfield, Neb., Feb. "\ (Special)
>—The Bloomfield branch ui the M. A
O. contributed thirty-three carload*
Df stock to the Omaha and Sioux City
markets on Sunday. Ten carloads
went from Bloomfield and the ■, st
from the other towns down the lino.
GOOD PRCE3 ARE
PAID AT PUBLIC SALES.
Bloomfield, Neb., Feb. ' (Special)
--Public sales in this vicinity are said
to be going very good, in fact much
better than in the early part of tlv»
season. Cattle prices nro exception
ally good and this is especially true
as regards milch cows. So far but
two sales in this community have been
postponed on account of inclement
weather. There are quite a few sales
booked for the latter part of this
month and a few for the fi"*t week in
March. Reports are to the effect
tha farms are practical!/ all taker,
those that are still for rent being
among the ones that are rot dur
able places.
CHURCH FIGHT INVOLVE3
VALUABLE PROPERTY.
Lincoln, Neb, Feb. (Spec!*!)—
Lincoln attorneys have gone to Madi
son to take p.vt In u big church law
•ult, In which property and cash
totaling $40,000 or $59,000 la at stake.
The Norwegian Lutheran church** at
Newman Grove recently voted to con
solidate, and th* consolidated ehuroh
now clnlm* th* funds and Jar.d Im
mediately adjoining th* tov/n *l*e.
The littl* group of what I* Hr.cwn as
Haugoites, from llauge, a Notwegiary
religions reformer, claim* the pro
perty as th*lr own, and l*us» thii on
the provision* of the origins! church
constitution which gav* tfcn congrega
tion tire title and provided that tha
constitution should never be amended.
The glasF used in the United States
for caps for telephone switchboard
signal lamps was mad* In Europe be
fore the war. but is now being produced
In this country.
WINSIDE MAN WITNESS
OF LINCOLN'S KILLING.
Winstde, Neb. Feb. 'j—Tli* arrival
of Lincoln’s birthday awake* th*
memory of one of Winslde’s oldest
settler*. A. T. Chapin waa a young
man when he attended Ford'*
theater, In Washington, on April 14,
1845. and was present when the shot
was fired that caused the death o4
the great omanclpator.
Mr. Chapin has been a resident of
Nebraska for BS year* and has lived
In or near Winsld* since 18*9.
OLD MYSTERY
MAY BE SOLVED
Disappearance of Nebraska.
Physician 15 Years Ago
Is Recalled
Table Rock, Neb., Fob (Spec
ial)— Minatory surrounding tfio dis
apparanee of Dr J. A.. WJUIanisun,
Dubois physician, 10 years a?o, may
soon be solved, Table Rock authorit
ies believe.
C. W. Williamson of Malhason Colo.,
brother of the missing physician, has.
gone to White River national forest
where a hermit, know as Curtis Nlc
herson and “Dv Carter,” has beem
found. Williamson believes the her
mit to be his brother. His descrip
tion tallies with that of the missing
man, Williamson said. He has long
been a subject of discussion for rang
ers and cowpunchers who came in
contact with him.
Dr Williamson disappeared with
j out apparent cause. Rumors wore
! current that his fiancee had jilted him.
Other!) believed he was a victim of
aphasia. The hermit lias made bis
homo in the solitude of White Forest
for more than 14 years, old residents,
said.
UNUSUAL GROUND
FOR HIS APPEAL.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Special) —
A case that has no counterpart hi
Nebraska, according to the lawyers
involved, has just been filed in su
preme court, where Oeorge Ault is
seeking to have a judgment against
him In Seottsbluff county set aside
because of lack of jurisdiction. The
state law requires that a man must
be served with summons in the coun
ty where the lawsuit is brought.
Ault liveo just across the line in
Sioux county.
The Seottsbluff eounfy sheriff'
swore that he stood on the soil of Shat
county while he handed the summons
to Ault, who was just over the line
in Sioux county, and the court held
this was valid service. Ault had
a surveyor who swore that if the
sheriff stood where he said he diet"
he was three Inches inside of the
Sioux county border. Ault's attor
ney says that if it is valid to servo
a summons in this way then it will
be all right for the sheriff to read it~
over the telephone to a man in an
other county, megaphone it to him.
over the line or tie a weight to it
and heave it over.
NEBRAKA HUNTERS
KILLING MANY CROWS
Clearwater, Neb., Feb (Special >*
—The annual crowr killing contest
between hunters in Madison and An
telope counties continues briskly
with the Antelope' county shooters
making unusual progress. A party:
of Clearwater hunters attacked one
roost near here last week and killed
1.279 crows in one night's shooting.
It was the greatest one-roost kill ever
made in this part of the country and.
after the first bombardment 'Ik
rained dead crows,” and in a few
moments the ground was covered1
with dead birds. The hunters ;.ie
cutting the feet from the dead crows,
and will take them to Norfolk for
Official count on February 28, when,
the annual contest is concluded. The
annual banquet of hunters from tin ne
two counties takes place In Norfolk'
on the evening of February 29.
SENATOR JOHNSON TO
SPEAK IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Special) —
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor
nia. will be in Nebraska to deliver
a number of speeches February 18
and 19. The senator will arrive
February 18 and speak in Lincolns
that afternoon and at night.at Omaha,
or viea versa.
LINCOLN PIONEER
DIES FROM HURTS.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Special'—•
John M. Burks, business man of Lin
coln; who came hero in 3S74, dint
Sunday evening at the home of t*.
daughter, aged 91. The immediate
cause of death was Injuries surtaln
ed in a fall Saturday.
CASTANA GIRL WEDS
FAIRBURY, NEB., MAN..
Castana, la., Feb. ** (Special) —
Miss Mary Ordway ot Castana aw#
Mr. Francis Hedge* of Fairbury.,
’ Neb., were married here Saturda y ut.:
the home of the bride’s parents, Mr_
and Mrs. W. W. Ordway. The bride'*
slster, Miss Ruth Ordway wn»>
bridesmaid, and the groom was ac
companied by Everett Pruett of
Chicago. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. P. A. Davies of Fnir
liury. The bride’s father is a farm
er and banker here. She has Ijrcn-.
teaching school ut Falrbury, where
Mr. Hedges owns a drug store. AfUr
a short wedding trip . the young
couple will rat urn to Falrbury to
make their home.
THIRD OF FAMILY
VICTIM OF EXPLOSION:
Hubbell, Neb., Feb. (Special)
—A third member of tho Ed Brew
family is dead as the result of Brew
pouring kerosene on coals it: :!,*»•
kitchen slove. Two others d
Tuesday. The last to dlo was 13; ev. s
4 year old daughter.
HIS BACK BROKEN
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Omaha, Neb., Feb. —Harry rnt
terson suffered a broken back in am
auto accident here Sunday nnfl is in
a serious condition. Patt#rson did
not discover that his back was brok
en until he nttempted to get out of
bed at a hospital for a drink of water..
He was arrested and charged wit hi
reckless driving while Intoxicated.
Seven other persons were injured ii*.
the accidents over tho week end, in
cluding Mrs. Louise Salerno, who Iw
out on bonds awaiting trial (or thw
murder of her uncle, Peter Sferas
