UNUSUAL NUMBER DEALS CLOSED
AT GOOD PRICES; LAND DEMAND,
IS INCREASING; TENANTS BUYING
jRenters Using Profits from Products Raised to Become
Owners of Property—Confidence in Sioux City
Territory Being Restored
Demand for farm land In the Sioux City trade territory In the stated
Af Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota has increased materially
In the last nine months, aeeo- ding to statistics collected by banks and land
Investment companies here. More than 500 actual sales have been found
In the compilation of this list.
That value of farm land is increasing is evidenc'd in the prices paid.
A |200 an acre purchase price is approximately average. The highest
price paid for a farm, according to this survey, is $383 an acre. This was
the cash consideration for 30 acres near Ireton, la.
Another indication of improvement in farm conditions Is shown In the
purchase of farms by tenants. Frequently the farms lisied below have
been purchased by tenants who have farmed the land for years and v.fco
have paid for it in cash received for its products.
The following list of actual sales is regarded as proof that confidence Is
being restored in farm land around Sioux City, a-.d emphasizes the op
portunity offered at present in the purchase of farms.
Farms sold In the Sioux City trade territory are-*
tv,rm nn« mile smith of Salix. la., 1 "" * ————“™"■*
160 acres of the Currier estate, pur
chased by Herbert Eveleth at »22a an
were. cash.
Farm one and a half miles north
west of Climbing Hill. Ia.. 160 acres,)
belonging to Floyd MeClaran, pur
chased by Ralph Spwngler at $140 an.
Here.
Farm one half wnlle east of Sloan,
la., 160 acres, owned by A. F. Hendee,
purchased by James L. Martin at $21 *
wn acre cash. _ _ *
Farm four miles northwest of Sallx
CO acres, owned by Ophelia Manley,
purchased by John H. Davis at $17j
an acre.
Farm three and a half miles south
west of Sloan, 240 acres, owned by
Amelia Turbitt estate, purchased by!
Alfred Johnson, at $200 an acre cash.
Farm two ar.d a half miles south of
fialix, 160 acres, owned by Charles
LeDoux, purchased by N. R. Lacroix
atr£rm fives'mtlei south of Bronson,
teS'JSSiSt K ^riS
atFarm thrffand a half miles north
cast of Lawton, la„ 80 acres, owned by
•Gedrge Marquiss estate, purchased
tv, Gnus ttou a. . ...j
Farm two and a half miles east
cf Sloan. 320 acres, owned by Harry
McCandless, purchased by H. J.
Groves at $85 an acre.
Farm five miles northwest of Whit
ing, la., 80 acres, owned by Nels
Brenden, purchased by Carl Ander
son nt $165 an acre cash.
Farm two miles south of Sloan, 80
teres, owned by W. A. Coones. pur
chased by A. J. Alfredson at $150 an
acre cash. . _
Farm three miles south of Salix,
60 acres, owned by N. J. Abrahamson.
purchased by Richard Rivers at $100
an acre cash
Farm five miles northwest of Whit
In,, 80 acres, owned by Johnson, et
al purchased by S. W. Carlson at
$100 an acre cash.
Farm six miles west of Ut e. Ia..
120 acres of Groom estate, owned by
John Thoreson, at $101.50 an acre.
Farm four miles east of Cast ana,
la , 368 acres, purchased by Jacoh
Mauch, owned by J. Russell, at
*9Farm five miles northwest of Cas
tana 80 acres, purchased by John
Willson, owned by Jens Pedersen, a
^FurniUf!ves miles west of Castana.
80 acres by Peter Lamp, foreclosure,
•j?rma sixaCmiles southwest of Maple
ton la.. 40 acres, purchased by W.
H. Gray, owned by Peter Lamp, at
^Farm Tour miles west of Ricketts.
Ia., 160 acres, purchased by J-Meyers,
owned by Louis Bruhns, at $1»>9 an
^Farm one miles north of Hawarden.
- IS mVf U SMX.
acres, unimproved, purchas d by
neighbor from H. Fortin, at $130 a
* Two farms six miles southwest of
Holstein. Ia.. owned by the Charles
t/nih estate sold to John Koid o
Blcux City, for $152.50 an acre cash,
bv Holstein Savings bank. .
yFive more farm sales were repor
near Holstein. Ia.. as follows- W. R.
Gray purchased 160 acres from the
MinniePC. Flathers estate for $125 an
kcrt Gus Bumann purchased 160
ttcr« from John C. Kolb for $175 an
acre Einer Swanson purchased 160
Z?.l' from Mrs. Yule for $175 an acre.
Ed Hoffman purchased 160 acyes ^rom
Mrs. Yule for $175 an acre; Ed Hoff
man purchased 160 acres Horn Mr
Wohlenberg for $159 uki acre, Peur
Werner purchase 160 acres from
Werner purchased 160 acres lrom
Charles QP Kolb tor $80 an acre.
William Smith purcased 80 acres
3tfrs£ sssf syjs
kw from H. R. Swenson, for $165 an
WH Sievers purchased ac"s>
/our miles east of Truesda e. la.,
lrom Mary L. Salyards for $175 an
^George h. Fortney purchased 120
acreaTorie mile north of Storm Lake
la., from Edward F. Drey for $*10
WIleiuv Reineking purchased 160
acres six miles southeast of Albert
City. Ia.. from William Reineking
for $162 50 an acre.
Martin Boyle purchased 40 acres
at unimproved land, seven miles
north of Danbury, la., from John
liauschildt for $195 an acre cash.
Joiin Brant purchased 240 acres,
aeven miles northwest of Danbury,
la. from B. Johnston for $110 an
•ere
Albert Rosauer purchased 120
acre* eight miles north of Danbury,
la. from J. J. OPajr for $125 an
King George Loses
In Deal Over Lands
Agreement, Two Hundred
Years Old, Cut* Down In
come of British Ruler
London < AH*- King Oeot«*• aould
have a much bigger income If an
agreement had not been readied be
tween the sovereign and the govern
ment MO years ago that the nation's
ntic.
August Mews purchased land near
Primghar, la from Mr. Lewis for $225
an acre.
William Kohlmoun purchased 103
acres near Primghar. la., from Mrs.
C Straub for $212.50 an acre.
Henry Mertens purchased lanrj |
near Primghar, la., from John F
Kruse for $210 an acre.
Three sales were reported near
Aurelia. la., as follows: A. C. Will
purchased 80 acres from A. H. Lock
in estate for $150 an acre: William
Hoosbruch purchased 200 acres from
Frank Sump for $200 an acre; George
Glawe purchased 120 acres from
Charles Olson for $230 an acre.
Four sales were reported near Rock
Valley. la., as follows: Evert Driesen
purchased 160 acres for $137 50; John
Massen purchased 160 acres for $140
an acre; Fred Koch purchased 160
acres for ?!50 and $140 an acre: two
160-acre 'farms were sold by thd
Johnson estate.
M. Kelffer purchased 80 acres nea<
Bibley, la., lrom J. Ellerbroek foi
$135 an acre.
George Frohwem purchased 16(1
fecres, one and a half miles south o|
banborn, la., from G. C. Gallup foi
$175 an acre.
Klaus Hollander purchased 12^
acres, seven miles northwest of Boy4
den, Ia., from C. J. Locker for $173
an acre.
Farm fite miles northeast of Id^
Grove, Ia., owned by C.. J. Wohlen4
berg, purchased by H. H Peters a{
$167.50, cash, sold by Holstein Sav-<
lugs bank. J
Farm six miles northwest of HoI4
Stein, 80 acres of an estate, unim
proved. at $150 cash; sold by Hol
stein Savings bank.
Farm four miles northeast of Hol
stein, 160 acres, slightly improved.
Chrish Albers estate, purchased bv
Theodore Timmerman at $200 an
acre; sold by Holstein Savings bank.
Farm nine miles northwest of Le-!
Mars, Ia. sold bv John Albers to
John M. Renken, 200 acres at $192.50
(an acre.
l Farm three miles southwest of Lee
Mars, sold by William Heissel to Kar
ley brothers, 80 acres at $237.50 a>$
acre.
I Farm six miles south of LeMars^
sold by First National bank of Pipe
stone, to Henry Zimmerman. 80
acres at $200 an acre.
Farm six miles south of LeMara,
sold bv John Dobbert to Mat Bren
nan, 148 acres at $210 an acre.
Farm four miles southwest of La
Mars, sold by Jennie Brower to John
Soukup, }20 acres at $200 an acre.
Farm six miles northwest of Bruns
vllle, Ia. sold by Herman Meiner to
August Borchehrs, 80 acres with no
improvements except fence, at $160
an acre.
Farm 11 miles south of Remsen. Ia.,
sold by John Hollar to Harry Kahl,
80 acres with moderate improve
ments, at $175 an acre.
Farm five miles south of Remsen,
sold by George Lang to L. H. Har
nock. 160 acres with moderate im
provements, at $235 an acre.
Farm three miles south of Remsen,
sold by Mrs. Fred Mahan to Fred
Macke, 120 acres with moderate im
provements, at $243 an acre.
Farm two miles, southwest of Le
Mars, sold by William Heissel to S. M.
South. 80 acres, fair improvements,
at $227 50 an acre.
Six farms sold to O. O. Spotts,
Battle Creek. Ia., nephew of William
Warnock. settlement all cash: Pal
mer farm, 320 acres, three miles east
of Climbing Hill, at $177.50 an acre;
David Warnock farm. 400 acres, three
miles sauthwest of Battle Creek, at
$135 an acre; Elton Hahn farm, 240
acres, three and a half miles south
west of Battle Creek, at $152.50 an
acre: Karab farm, 240 acres, six miles
north of Battle Creek, at $130 an
acre; Hess farm, 160 acres, six miles
west of Anthon, at $117 an acre, and
the McLarnen homestead, 320 acres,
six and a half miles west qi Anthon,
at $125 an acre.
Nineteen farms, formerly owned by
Charles A. Voss former heniinn Ta'
banker, aggregating 6,600 acres, sold
to A. M. Clark for a total cash con
sideration of almost $1,000,000 at
prices ranging from $100 to $250 an
acre
Farm seven miles northwest of
Danbury, la., owned bv Ed Horst
nan”,;0(um,'1Slipfrv,Mri|f“a™m
ty- sold to John Brandt
Farm near Sibley, la. 160 acre*
S ^ «»* Bra^idt estate, pm
£‘°y NR lb' 160 ucm, at
?ii5 an acre cash.
near ®,blr>' 154 acres owned
Vaunef'at Purchaf«‘<l by A.
vaupel at SI <0 an acre rash.
. Til.nRar s'blPV owned by E. Lo
erts. lbO acres, purchased bv p Aik
erman at $175 an arrr cash.
Slblfv owned bv Oroen
B ker Purcbased by Mrs
*«vfr * on acre caah
wto^!nil2CRr S‘b!pY owned by O. F.
r-Ji J.40 acrr, Purchased by Otto
F Ore vs at S170 23C
'('•Stlniwtf \nl tlnkl
ruler should surrender hla life Inter
est In the kings lands in considera
tion of a fixed salary.
Of recent years the income from
crown property has increased marvel
ously Bi.srve 1930 the income from
crown lands has almost doubled and
la now £1.134 35$ annually
Tlie block adjoining Piccadilly Cir
p» m which the Plant, the new
American-owned picture theater, la
(orated, now yields £ U.130, as
against A.5J3S in 1»30
Leaseholds on the new building
development along Regent street be
tween Piccadilly an * OHord Circuses
English Women Boost Science of Aviation
As Many Fair Pilots Are Granted License*
P~ ■ " ?w>—i-i'Umf.i j.imj^^p^l
Mrs. Sophie Elliott-Lynn (left) is the only British aviatrix licensed
to carry passengers. Lady Bailey (right) is the first woman to fly alone
acrow the Irish ocean. She did it in her I)e Haviland Moth.
Nottingham, Eng., (AP)—Lady
Bailey’s feat in being the first woman
to fly across the Irish ocean alone
has attracted attention to the prom
inent part played by women in ad
vancing British aviation.
Lady Bailey is the first woman ever
entered for the King's cup. She com
peted against 18 men. She was third
at the Birmingham Air Leagues
challenge and won the Low Power
Handicap cup. She also won the
second heat of the private owners
race at Nottingham.
In the days before the war when
the British public was not much in
terested, women had a large part in
pushing the art of flying. Today
there are 15 English women who
are regular, licensed pilots.
Licensed in 1911
The first woman aviator of Eng
land was Mrs. Hilda Beatrice Hew
lett, wife of the late Maurice Hew
lett, the novelist. She studied in
France, received her pilot’s certifi
cate August 29. 1911, and latgi^wned
a Farman biplane which OTmrice1
Maeterlinck christened the ‘‘Blue
Bird."
At an aviation school she estab
lished at Brooklands, she helped
train army and navy flying officers.
She also assisted in organizing the
Patriotic Aerial league for women in 1
1912, as well as its juvenile branch. ]
Mrs. Hewlett is now a member of a ;
British aircraft company.
Another pioneer is Mrs. Cheridah
Annie De Beauvais Stocks, who was
licensed November 7, 1911. A third j
is Mrs. Winnie Buller, a British |
woman, wrio obtained a pilot’s cer
tificate in France, in May, 1912. I
Several women flew in connection
with the Women’s Auxiliary Air
force. Mrs. Cecily Mc’Alery, who
was a flying expert at that time,
tock part in the recent sham air
raid on London and was brought
down “dead.”
Mrs. Cicely Ethel Wilkinson, who
qualified as an aviator during the
war, was certified in September, 1916. 1
Since the war the following women
have obtained air pilot’s licenses:
Mrs. Dulubella Aitken, Elesie Mac
kay, Miss Hilda Hope McMaugh,
Miss Smelda Mary Trafford, Miss
Constance, Ruth Teathart of the
Newcastle Aero club, Miss Mary Tes
ton Luis Bell, Miss Winifred Sawley
Brown. Miss Doreen V. R. Ranald,
Miss Cecily O'Brien. Lady Bailey and
Mrs. Sophie E. Elliott-Lynn. Miss
Trafford was killed a few days after
obtaining her certificate in June,
1920.
Wins Ladies’ Purse
Mrs. Lynn. Lady Bailey and Miss
O'Brien competed for the Ladies’
purse at this year's Nottingham aero
meeting. Mrs. Lynn won on the post
by two yards.
Mr). Sophie Elliott-Lynn is the
most famous British woman aviator
and the only one licensed to carry
passengers for hire. Recently she
made a flying tour of all the British
aerodromes in one d&y.
Mrs. Elliott-Lynn added to her
laurels by winning the Grosvenor
cup, at an average speed of 88 %
miles an hour, at the Nottingham
meet, which wras fought out among
14 machines of the flying club class.
She is the first woman pilot trained
by the London Flying club.
Leaves Uneven Workers
Russian Botanists Show
Leningrad—Leaves have long since
been convicted of being Inefficient
workers, utilizing only one or two per
sent, of the total sunlight energy
they receive. Now they are shown to
be very temperamental and uneven in
their use of even that pittance, by
wo Russian plant physiologists, Dr.
ST. A. Maximow’ and Dr. T. A. Kras
nosselsky—Maximow.
In their experiment leaves of differ
ent plants, such as barley, soy beans,
buckwheat and millet, were put into
flat grass containers without being
detached from their parent plants.
Air was sucked through the contain
ers, and analyzed as it entered and
as it left, to determine how much of
the useful carbon dioxide the leaves
were extracting from it to manufac
ture into food. The apparatus was
so arranged that determinations
could be made in a continuous ser
ies, making possible a close check
on the work of the leaves.
The experiments showed that the
Intensity of the carbon dioxide as
similation. even in such short inter
vals of time as 20 or 30 minutes, nev
er remains constant. Decreases and
increases of as much as 40 per cent,
in the rate of intake occurred during
a s.ngle run of determinations.
-thy<r. ,cS cmf cmf cmf cmf cmcmc
The Maximows do not offer ar. ex
planation of the flucuations in the
efficiency of leaves ar. food-making
machines. They are sure that the
changes are not due to outside causes,
but have not yet determined what
the internal factors may be. They
conjecture, however, that it may be
connected with a rhythmic opening
nnd closing of the stomata, or breath
ing pores, of the leaves.
♦ ♦ —
New England Illoc.
from the Kansas City Star.
We have the word of no le«s an au
thority than the Boston Transcript
tor it, that the New England members
of congress have formed a bloc for
the purpose of iooauig alter New
England's legislative interests more
effectively. It seems, according to
this same authority, that the New
England council sent out a question
naire to the members of congress
from the six states asking their opin
ions as to the relative importance of
measures likely to be considered in
the present and the next session.
While few answers have been re
ceived, we are told the members ad
dressed “have assembled over the fes
tive board in Washington and infor
mally organized a ‘bloc’ for the pur
pose of collective influence with ref
erence to some of the measures con
gress will consider.’’
To be sure, there is nothing really
new in this co-operation except the
frankness of it. If we remember con
gressional history fairly well, the New
England members always have stood
together for New England interests
and getting what they tried for. But
now we are told without apology that
the new bloc might have such poten
tiality “that the celebrated insurgent
bloc might become a second rate af
fair.’’
Frankly, the bloc is set up to cope
with the western farm bloc Senators
Moses and Hale already have declared
that New England staples must not
suffer because of farm relief. Others
fear that farm relief would advance
the cost of living in New England. So,
after all these years, while the west
ha> accepted the protective tariff,
paid the added cost of living in order
that the industrial east might have
prosperity, industrial New England
gets nervous lest the farmers may get
something like a square deal with
that section in the future. But it is
not surprising. Beneficiaries of long
standing favors finally grow to re
gard their favors as inherent rights.
♦ •
Q. Which Is the olde:-* of the col
leger. of Cambridge university? Are
the original buildings Ltanding? M.
L. P.
A. St. Peter's college or Peter
house is the oldest college of Cam
bridge University. England It was
founded as a hospital in 1257 and as
a college ’280-8*'. by Hugh de Bal
aam. bl. ioo of Ely. and named from
lhe parish church of St, Peter, which
was at first used by the scholars for
their devotions. Only parts of the
original building" lemain.
German Woman Guide
Start* New Profeition
Berlin. tAP‘—-With the appearance
at Fraulttn llse Brocsike as a guide,
a new profession ha* been opened for
women here A> a successful pioneer.
Praulein Broesike enumerated tire
following qualifications as essentia!
for women ambitious to enter this
new field of acUvtly.
"Excellent health in order lo stand
the strata of traveling la the Bret
requisite." she said "A guide must
be responsible and have a talent for
urwamanUon She must have presence
of mind, think logically, and be dip*
lunatic She must, of course, have a
good appearance
"All this aside from her actual ri
perience as a globe-trotter and knowl
edge of language* she must also be
a psychologist." Frautrin Brneslk*
added apologising for the seeming
Immodesty of claiming all these qual
, tflcaUoeis for h***elf
— •• am* - ——
Wrong Number.
From Life
Jones Your telephone operator to
a hard-working little girl isn't she*
Smith Yea. rhe ceuat.My la a
Plugs er _
FARMERS TO SELL NO
MORE DIRECT TO rACKERS
Butte. Neb., (Special)—At
the annual meeting of the Boyd-Holt
Farm association, held here Tuesday,
about 125 farmers and stockmen were
jircccnt to listen to an address on the
direct marketing of hogs.
Alter the dinner, held at the Ho
tel Butts, the members listened to
the radio program broadcast by the
Federal Land bank at Omaha, and
then adjourned to the court room,
where they heard an explanation of
the farmer-to-packer selling of hogs.
A large percentage of those present
signed an agreement to sell only
through the open and competitive
markets in the future.
INDICT BANKER
ON 17 COUNTS
Charged With Responsibility
for Disappearance of In
st’ution’s Funds
Omaha, Neb.. (Special)—
The federal grand jury today
returned indictmen' against Volna
Stockwell, former cashier of the first
National bank of Bassett, Neb.,
charging him on 17 different counts
with being responsible for the disap
pearance of about $30,000 of the
bank's funds.
Stockwell who was released on $5,
000 bond by U. S. Commissioner Scat
tergocd, at Ainsworth, yesterday, was
ordered rearrested and his bond
raised to $10,000 by Federal Judge T.
C. Munger.
The jury returned a total of 72
indictments, four of them secret.
Fifty of the indictments were against
92 persons alleged to be second of
fenders in violating liquor law's.
Two Mann act, one Dyer act and 12
narcotic act violation indictments
were returned.
The grand jury which had been in
session since January 3 was ordered
dismissed but may be recalled to con
sider other cases, it was said. Cases
against many of the alleged bootleg
gers arrested by Robert Samardick’s
agents last month W'ere not men
tioned in indictments and it is un
derstood that federal officials have
not had time to prepare the evidence
against them.
i
FATHER FLANAGAN WANTS
TVvO INFANT BANDITS
Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Rev.
E. J. Flanagan, director of Father
Flanagan’s Home for Boys here has
written Governor Sam Baker of Mis
rouri, asking that Edv.ard Shotron,
7. and his brother, Ernest Shotron. 9,
alleged “boy bandits” be removed
from the Booneville. Mo., reformatory
and bo sent to the ho a here. The
beys were refused admittance to the
Missouri Children’s home at Carroll
ton because the institution dees not
accept children with “criminal tend
encies.”
“I think it is a disgrace to the
stale of Missouri to place thes boys
in a reformatory where they see and
mingle with older boys from whom
they will learn many things not to
their advantage,” Father Flanagan
said in his letter to the Missouri gov
ernor. “State boundary lines should
not interfere with humanitarian w-ork.
These boys deserve their chance to
become good American citizens, re
gardless of the state in which they
happen to have found themselves.”
Of the 3.000 boys who have passed
through Father Flanagan’s here, not
one is in jail or prison today, he
added.
GIRL INSISTED ON
BEING OWN RESCUERS
Omaha, Neb. (UP)—Break
in- through thin ice w-hile skating at
Seymour Lake, Mary Jane Lenore and
Maria Busch, members of the junior
society set, refused to allow- their boy
escorts to rescue them, according to
stories going the rounds here to
day.
“Don’t jump in and get all wet,”
we’re better swimmers than you are,”
Mary Jane called to the boys. The
girls are star performers at a local
swimming pool. The boys, who had
l removed their coats preparatory to
| diving in. obeyed, and devoted their
energies to finding ice strong enough
i to allow the girls to crawl out of the
water. They were in the water, swim
; ming around calmly for nearly half
an hour before strong ice was found.
WIDOW IS GIVEN
VERDICT OF $20,000
Madison, Neb., i Special)—
A verdict of $20,000 was returned by
a district court jury here for Berna
Perkins, widow of Montia Perkins,
who sued the Blakeman Transfer and
Storage company of Norfolk. She al
leged that her husband's death was
directly due to an accident which
tc ' ,'.'.c<. near West Point. Neb.. No
vember 7. 1926. The jury returned the
verdict at the end of six hours of
deliberation.
HUNDREDS OF ( HII.DKEN
ARE BEING VACCINATED
Lincoln. Neb.. (UP*—Hun-’
dreds of Lincoln school children are
bring vaccinated daily to prevent
smallpox, as the first severe case of
the disease was reported to health
authorities Thursday and the num
ber of cases mounted to 13. Donald
Virle, a school buy. is reported to be
sericusly ill cf smallpox. Other cases
are not so severe.
OCTOGENARIAN Ht’SKS 1.200
BtSIIKI.S OF CORN IN SEASON
Beaver City. Neb, «UP» —
G D Peak claims the corn uuskinc
rhamp.or.rhip (or men over 73 years
of age. Peak, who is SO years old. has
hu ked i 30« bushels this reason,
breaking his record ol two year* ago
when tie turned in 1.100 bushel*
Peak's com this year averaged from
30 to 30 bushels to the acre. Hu rec
ord U considered remsrkab! for a
man cf hts age
~e* • •
A dictionary of urrupational terms
pointed by Greet Britain lists jg,.
137 ways of making a living.
40
BRIDGE PUNS '
GET ATTENTION
_ 'T
People at Decatur Interested
In Proposition of
Chicago Concern
Decatur, Neb., ^ (Special)—
A bridge between Decatur and Ona
wa over the Missouri river bridge
may be built by a firm of Chicago
capitalists, if they can get a fran
chise. The proposition is similar to ■%
the one now' under consideration at
Blair.
The corporation agrees to build the
bridge with aft 18 foot driveway and
otherwise of strength and perman
ency, in accordance with legal re
quirements, using its own private
lunds, without bonus or assistance
further than the legal right to go
ahead. It will agree to have the work
completed in two years from the
time the franchise is granted. It asks
to be allowed to operate it as a toll
bridge for the first 20 years, at the
end cf which time if the states and
counties desire to purchase it and
turn it into a free crossing they may
do so by paying the company the ac
tual value of the structure. This value
would be set by a board of arbitra
tion, the members of which are to be
chosen by both parties.
TWO COOKS MAY FACE
TWO FEDERAL CHARGES
Omaha, (UP)—Alfenso
Badan and joe Lando, cooks, of
Denver, Colo., arrested here last night,
today faced both federal and state
charges. With the two men were Mary
Schriff, 18 years old and Susie Lor
enz, 21 years old.
The men are charged with larceny
as bailee because they had in their
possession a rented automobile. Up
on hearing their story, federal officials
began investigating the case and
said Mann act charges and inter
state transportation of stolen auto
mobile might be placed against the
ihen.
They only Intended to dj;iye to
Mitchell, Neb., 90 miles from Denver
to visit the Schriff girl’s parents
when they left Denver, Lando said,
but when it was found that the
Schriffs were away from Mitchell
they decided to come to Omaha.
Their money ran out and they were
afraid to return to Dnver, being un
able to pay rent on the car, Lando
said.
BLOOMFIELD ODD FELLOWS
HAVE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE j,
Bloomfield. Neb.. ' (Special)
—One naif of the local Odd Fellows
will be compelled to furnish the other
half with a banquet as the result of
a membership drive that is now un
der way. The ledge has been divided
into two sides with John Clements
and John H. Hansen as captains anu
active work is under way. The drive
will last for 60 days and from now
on there is sure to be a lot of ac
tivity in I. O. O. F. circles here. The fi
ledge has a membership of about 140.
N. N. Baker is noble grand and H.
F. Cunningham is secretary of the
lodge.
BLOOMFIELD LIGHT PLANT
HAS SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT
Bloomfield. Neb., (Special)
—A substantial profit and the pay
in" off of nearly $20,000 of indebted
ness will be shown in the annual re
port of the Bloomfield Light and
Power company, which will be made
public soon. A big saving in the op
eration of the water department as
the result of the management of
that department having been taken
over by the light concern which will
be another feature of the report. The
plant is being operated under the
supervision of the superintendent, Ar
thur Herman, asisted by Emil Ko
petka and William Kinney.
WOMAN FORGER TO BE
TAKEN TO MINNESOTA
York, Neb., (UP)—Mrs.
Jessie Hammona, j ornate of the
state reformatory for women, has
been released and turned over to
officers of St. Paul. Minn., who held
warrants for her arrest on charges
of forgery. She was sentenced from
Omaha to the reformatory on a
charge of forgery. She is alleged to
have forged checks at St. Paul in the
emeunt of approximately $3,000.
Mrs. Hammond broke custody at
the reformatory, the night of July
6. but was recaptured. She is said
to have served time in Minnesota.
Charges of breaking custody were
filed against her in district court
here, but never were pressed.
LINCOLN IS FEARi i L OF
SMALLTOX EPIDEMIC '
Lincoln. Neb.. (Up>_with
a smallpox epidemic threatening
Lincoln, physicians have taken cvry
precaution to prevent spread of the
discs sc.
Three new cases were reported
Tueiday night and four were reported
Sv.-:\ y and Monday. All of them are I
school children.
Children of four echols have been
qun’-anUnrd and Quarantine
M’Hugh fears many more have be»J| *
r""' ^ A thoroutl. examination of
ail casct of indispo n has been
©nit red.
LOVLRNCK INDICATBR
NO SPECIAL SESSION
Lincoln. Neh. * UP>—Ooy«
srnor MtMullen mdirated today be
fore departure to De* Mesne*. la,
iat he would not call an extra #*
»i«n c* the ieeutatute for the l«t>
pete of leeisisiior on intern* rate ^
rn county fundv ».* there U nothing J
mtte to matter than 1 hue seen J
Published In the iirsuapm ’ He 1
referred to the mmpiitstlstu which 1
tiave arisen In Do ::la* t aunty over 1
irfuMl of bank* to pay the amount of 1
tntereat on count) dspn*’* whl< lathe I
legal minimum . » nt. may accept. I
