HIS POTATOES
GO TO BERMUDA
Chadron, Nrb., Grower
Realizes Handsome Price
For Car Load
Chadron, Neb. —‘‘We
ll trade our certifleo TTiumph po
tato seed for Bermuda onions any
time," said W. L Hawk the Dawes
county certified potato king, while
discussing his shipment of a car
load of his seed to the Bermuda
Islands, via New York City.
Mr. Hawk contracted this car of
potatoes at $5 per hundred in New
York City, which will net him a
profit of (3.25 per hundred weight
loaded in Chadron. This is the only
carload of certified seed from West
ern Nebraska shipped to the Ber
muda Islands this season.
Western Nebraska certified seed
is eonstpntlv gaining in demand on
southern markets, shipments were
made this year to nearly every state
in the scull.. At the present time
there is very little certified seed
that has not been shipped.
Last season, two Dawes county
farmers raised the record yield cf
certified seed in western Nebraska.
Ailred Hiding harvested a crop
making 400 bushels per acre; and
a crop dug on the potato farm at
Chadron made 300 bushels per acre.
County Agent H. W Biedermann
reports that there will be a 10 per
cent increase here in the potato
acreage this spring.
THIS CTOAKf.T BETTER
THAN THE OLD KIND
Nebraska City, Neb..
(UP)_This story, header ‘‘Mind
Over Matter?” is vouched for by
J. H. 8weet, editor, in his Kick
Kolumn. of the Nebraska Daily
News Press in Nebraska City.
"A woman had a cold in the
head.’ Now, ever since she had been
a girl, she had smoked cigarets for
a cold. Not the sort of cigarets
which the 1928 women smoke—for
a cold and without a cold—but the
•ther kind, known to a past gener
niiini nft vuntcis vipwici-a. *
they aren't sold today, but at one
time they were ‘stock In trade’ In
meet drug stores. Her husband had
n aense of humor, so when she
asked him to buy the cigaret*. she
had smoked in *he 'one aeo he
substituted th other kind, explain
ing to her that the manufacturers
no longer made the cubeb In Its
former shape, but that today they
were shorter, lighter and altogether
different in appearance. She was
a trusting woman, so sshe took the
word of this deep-eyed villian and
began smoking what he had
brought her. Bv all the rules of
tobacco-using, rhe should have at
once become deathly ill. nauseated,
ready to die. and all that sort of
thing But nothing of the kind hap
pened. Instead, she informed her
husband that the cigaret* had
helped her rold. if not her singing
voire and that thev were far and
above better than the old fashioned
variety. Defrauded in his attempt
to experiment with the physical
being of his wife, the husband re
mained silrnt. as behooves a man
of discretion, although he fears he
mav have opened a wide vista of
habit wh'ch rrrv hee'-me fixed"
CAN T LEASE SCHOOL
LAND FOE YEARS
Lincoln. Neb.. iUP>—
In reply to a request of the Wheeler
couniy high school board for per
mission to lease land belonging to
the school, for a period of 99 years,
to the Wheeler County Fair Board
association. State Superintendent
Charles W. Taylor sa'd no school
board can lease school land for a
period longer than three years.
Court*, he said, have held that a
99-year lease amounts to the same
thing as a sale: and school boards
are not permitted to sell school
lands.
Because the school land adjoins
that of the association. Taylor sug
gested the fair board be allowed to
use the land from year to year as
long as the agreement is mutual.
BLOOMFIELD'S MAJOR
GETS INTO HACK AGAIN
Bloomfield. Neb. Sne
nioii—Miitor J W Dart was renom
inated to succed himself at tin*
Citizens' caucus helld at the city
hall Friday night, defeating Wm
Wallenstein by a substantial ma
jority. Other officers placed In
nomination are; clerk, Frank
Hughes; treasurer. Wm. Lange; po
lice Judge, James Baker; council
man first ward. H L. Andersen;
councilman second ward C C. Rey
nolds For members of the board
of education to take the places of
J. W Dart and J. J. McCourt. A
H Wemer and Dr. A. R Settell
were placed 'n nomination
FALLS CITY’S FIREHOUSE
CONDEMNED BY INSPECTOR*
Falls City. Neb. 'UP
—When state flrr Inspectors com
pleted thri- examination of build
ings in Falls City, they leported
that the structure houslnc the fire
department was the worst ftre-trap
In town They condemned rverv
part of the structure from the door*
to the wiring and ordered a small
building In the rear to-n down Im
mediate repair w.«* eclvbNd on th*
fire department bulJtLng
Hr ASKS TOR RETURN OF
MORE III'fD FILING FLI
Falls CMe Neb. 'UP'
— Beci.ure Represent* Jo-m
Morrhiart refused to .ter the
Unitm| State* Stn.tr tare Jacoi
Ntrth of Lincoln h£* wrhtrn the
IttchardHn ro Tv < mmt** mt*'*
P»r th<* *V "firg fr* he t<
eent.y r-ID f?r Yti'frVfed
Th- rT re
lj|t* a It* Jfrl f ‘1*1 ,'fh" I «l t'l*
tpp* fTfr- II ef *'Ne Wwsrf* "*i f
w»» <-**f •*»«■<»• r ** *'• ** d. i
nny trtr'.a .ui fr **«• fre
FEBRUARY TEMPERATURES
ARE SHOWN TO BE HIGHER
Lincoln, Ncb„ lUPt —
Those who Insist that the winters
are getting milder than they were
in pioneer day* now have statistics
from ilie United Spates weather bu
reau in Lincoln to partly support
their contention.
The data sheet for February, Just
Issued, shows an excess in temper
ature of 5,7 degrees—yet It was the
coolest February since 1025.
For five consecutive years, the
records disclose, February tempera
ture has been considerably above
normal in Lincoln. The surplus has
been so pronounced that if it con
tinues normal until the end of the
period for calculating averages, a
new "normal” considerably higher
than that now in existence, will have
to be established for February.
Since 1920 the average tempera
ture for February has been 5.3 de
grees above normal. For the previous
10 years it averaged just .1 above
normal, and from 1900 to 1909 inclu
sive it was 1.2 below normal For
the last 20 years there have been
only seven on which February was
not above normal. Of the seven
years below normal only three were
a» much as a degree below.
PURCHASE SITE
FOR NEW TOWN
Knox County Farmers Seek
to Build Community Cen
ter and Trading Post
■Bloomfield, Neb (Spe
cial)- Definite steps have been tak
en in the move to establish a new
town northwest of here. A deal has
been closed for a 10-acre tract of
land. 16 miles northwest ol Bloom
field, the land being purchased from
Jake Evans. This is now being sur
veyed and platted and a lot sale will
be held within the next few weeks.
According to Hans Mumm, secretary
of tne townslte company, inquiries
ar* pouring in from ppople who
l.L A- -A. - _SI 1_ ! _ 1 _
wi iu giai t ouiiic u*»t wi wmoui' > o
the new town.
The site of the proposed town is
about the same distance lrom Nio
brara, Crofton and Bloomfield.
While the country is fairly well set
tled. many of the farms and ranches
are large and these, it is figured, will
be cut up into smaller farms. The
land itself Is very productive and
will compare favorably with that of
any other community in this sec
tion of the state.
The townsite company is made up
of farmers in that section who feel
that they are entitled to better
market facilities than are now af- j
forded them. The new town will
give them a trading point within a
reasonable distance and will also
furnish them with a real community
center. Located, as it Is, on a coun
ty road that leads to the Springfield,
S. D.. ferry and but one mile from
the river road, a state highway, the
new town will be ideally situated for
marketing the community's stock
and produce via truck lines.
There are some excellent gravel
pits within a short distance of the
proposed town and backers of the
move feel certain that it will not be
long until the M. & O. railroad will
extend its line from Bloomfeld In
order to take advantage of these
gravel -pits and aho to retain the
hauling of stock and produce to
market.
Date for the town lot sale will b"
made known In the near future.
SECOND DEATH RESULTS
FROM FIRE AT OMAHA
Omaha. Nib.. tUP' —
Thomas D. Boyle, an elevator oper
ator, was tile second victim of the
Barker block fire. Boyle died late
Wednesday from burns received in
trying to escape from his apartment
on the fifth floor of the building.
John Haller, fireman, died earlier
Wednesday.
WILL HOLD MEETINGS
TO BOOST WHEAT POOLING
Lincoln, Neb.. (UPl—
Two important wneat pool meetings
have been announced for April, the
n» Anri] S n nri th#*
second at Lincoln. April 23. Repre
sentatives from Canada will be at
the Lincoln meeting, and efforts
will be made to get a large delega
tion from r11 parts of the state.
REMEMBERED IN WILL OF
WOMAN UK NEVER Si\\
Royal. Neb.. -To be
named as one of the heirs in the
will of a lady whom he had never
seen and did net know, is the ex
perience of Struve Hering, 13 years
old. high school freshman, at Os
mond. formerly of Royal
Tie late Mrs. S. E. W Struve,
wealthy widow of Los Angeler. form
erly lived In Nebraska and was a
friend of the Julius Her hg family,
the s.iond son being named aftrr
hr-. Oeorge W Struve Hering
n met', hi* first son •Struve." after
In namesake because he wanted
to have a name that was "different"
and one that could not be nick
named.
Mrs. Struve of La* Angeles had
never ween Struve the r»crmd. but
remembered h m In her will.
He has not dlrrioacd the amount
he received,
WAYNE. NEIL, C.IRL TAKES
TIE 1UL AT OMAHA
Wayne. Neb < Rpreiul •
—At a special eerrmonr nrid at St
Pit! ik Cathc'ir church In Omaha
last Friday. Mi * Elite Thieiman. of
Wgvnc. entered Into the •tf.erhocd
and was received into Mount St
Mari'* Cathchr araden y Ml*e
Thlelman ll a daraiter of Trank
Thtelma.il of Wav- and has b»rn
tn Omaha prepartnr for her re
rep!ion nip toe *istcrh-od.
-«e #• -',
Me»i" fmenn ,• th* fe.ir.dilto
of pH rt n*tfi if v; s
BELIEVED BANK
TO AGAIN OPEN
Business Men and Farmer*
at Brunswick, Neb., Sup
ply Needed Money
Brunswick, Nrb., Spe
cial)—A fine spirit has ovrn ex
hibited by resident of Brunswick
and communty, including about 150
farmers, who are using llieir money
to assure the re-opening of the
Brunswick State bank which was
recently forced to close its doors
when its depositors extracted their
funds after a number of rumors,
said to have been false, had been
circulated.
The bank. It is understood will
be re-opened with Louis Barber,
through whose genius the re-open
Lng has been made possible, in
charge. Since the bank closed its
doors, Mr. Barber has been active
in organizing the Brunswick resi
dents and farmers. Herman Lachty.
county commissioner, is the presi
dent of the bank.
Bankers who have learned of the
co-operative spirit of the farmers
and townspeople, believe the meth
od sets a good example for other
communities where banks have
been forced to close their doors on
account of drainage of the depos
its due to erroneous rumors.
ARGUE MATTER
OF MACY BANK
Guaranty Fund Resists Pay
ing on Questionable Cer
tificate of Deposit
Lincoln. Neb.. (Special)
-The supreme court heard argu
ments today in the appeal of the
Omaha National bank and of John
Diedrickson. from the disallowance
by the district court of Thurstfin
county of claims against the guar
anty deposit fund, for deposits to
their credit in the Maey State bank,
when it failed.
The Diedrickson claim was
founded on a certificate of deposit
issued to one Maybeer, an outsider
who was hired by the bank head,
when it was in dire need of funds,
to market certificates of deposit.
These were issued to him on his
giving his note to the bank for the
sum staled, and when he sold the
certificates the money was credited
on the note. For $750 of these cer
tificates he paid with his check on
a Kansas bank, and after the check
was returned unpaid the amount
was debited against him on his ac
count. F" later sold the certifi
cates t<o Diedrickson. The state's
attorney said that as neither money
nor its equqivalent formed the basis
of the deposit, the fund is not liable
lor its repayment.
BRIEF RELATES TALE OF
OLD LAND BOOM DAYS
Lincoln. Neb., i Spe
cial)—A tale of frenzied speculation
in Wayne county farm lands is re
lated in biiefs just filed in supreme
court by attorneys for Curtis E.
Benshoof and Thomas J. Pryor, who
won in district court when sued by
Etta Darnell, as guardian for Ezra
W. Darnell, incompetent.
The game started when Benshoof
bought John Davis’ farm for $48.
000. or $300 an acre. Then followed
a number of sales and assignment
of sales contracts winding up with
Darnell becoming the beneficiary of
one contract on which he had as
sumed the payment of $26,000. Ben
shoof says Darnell was operating on
a shoe string and had to borrow
$10,000 from a bank at Winside. but
still was $10,000 short. The consum
mation of all the deals depended on
Darnell coming through with what
he owed He finally did this by bor.
^/vntimr tinnnn from Rposhoof and
giving a mortgage on another tract
he owned.
The suit was brought by the wife
as his guardian, claiming that he
was Incompetent to do business
when he gave the Benshoof mort
gage. and that he was the victim of
manipulations. His wife said that
he weald run around without any
clothes on and dellphted in tipping
over his automobile when she was
riding with him.
Benshoof says that it simply
the story of a man who could not
combat the temptation to speculate
in land when the frersy wi.-* at its
heicht He say* it is true Da-nell
lo*t money, but he w?s stuck v ith a
farm that co t him $17,000 and
p —or with ere that cost him tr,2 -
BOO
OLD FLOt'R MILL AT
VAI.IIVTINT. |S CLOSF.I
Valentine. Neb. iBpr
clal'- Ru.lt in 1801 and almost con
tlnuously in operation since, the old
Mmncchr.dn'a flour mill here hi.-,
bren r!o«-d down It had a caparltj
of 200 barrel* a dav and w.i* built
bv S F Oilman of Davenport la.
It had not h--n faring well o’ late
since it rould not runpete with bit
iastern mills
ri.i Mi* oi’icn to
rt:«RCK ok AR»ON
HnmPt, Nrb —
A plea ol lUilty to a c.wtge ot »t*
»nn. h-nHfht John E Mathew*, en
gine • a tent nee cf H month* in
the cminty H•) end a fine cf $300
He admitted tie ttefed up an elec
tee mt'tlt* *-* wMih set fire to
'he home ft John • lle'htw* The
w; e es'insulihed allot
•’‘nH d-mi *r h^d b »n lore Ttv
hrpi- «i" tru'-rd fc* ' It*, and
asfl'lr* in th* »c m rltru the fit*
•*st ‘d *»T?e i ir M fn tve The
honu a • a * d at
WIN 1 Lh W MEAT HA.-»
IMPROVED THIS MONTH
Lincoln, Neb., (UP) —
Condition of winter wneat has un
proven since February 15. accord
ing to a report issued today from
the state and federal bureau of
agricultural statistics. The condition
of wheat on March 15 was report
ed as 83 per cent, and probable
abandonment 8 47 per cent.
The see J til western counties and
spots in some of the eastern Platte
Valley counties are the only places
reporting serious need of moisture
As much as four inches of rain in
parts of the state were reported for
the first half of March and opin
ions vary from the “best prospects
in 10 years," from Thayer county,
to “farmers state 50 per cent, of the
plants are dead'' in Dundy. In gen
eral. prospects are good if norma)
precipitation occurs during the next
few weeks, the report indicated.
In some portions of the state, re
ports show that much of the plant
ing failed to germinate. The genera)
average for the entire state was
estimated at eight per cent, as fail
ing to start.
COUNTY COURT
HELD IN ERROR
Judgment in Dakota City
Drainage Case Set Aside
by Supreme Body
Lincoln, Neb., (Special'
—The judgment for $330 damages
to his land and $751 damages be
cause he was compelled to construct
and maintain a fence, rendered in
the district court of Dakota county
age inst the Omadi Drainage dis
trict. has been set aside by the su
preme court.
The district was formed for the
purpose of straightening Omaha
creek near the village of Homer, in
order to prevent the recurrence of
any floods such as devasted the
town several years ago.
The court says that the trial judge
iicpri fhp ivrnnc mpmiirp nf riamfipps
and intimates the belief that instead
of being a damage to Koikes' land
he was benefited from $50 to $10 an
acre. It says that Heikes Is entitled
to recover for whatever expense he
was put to in the construction of
the fence, because it took the place
oi the creek itself in forming a bar
rier to prevent his cattle from stray
ing ofi, but that this cost must je
counted up as against the benefits
he received from the straightening
of t«s creek.
The court also reversed the action
of the district court of Holt county
in allowing Frank J. Brady damages
in an automobile trade as against
Omaha companies impleaded as de
fendants with Engler and Bouska.
local dealers. It says the court did
not have Jurisdiction over the out
side parties.
RAILROAD FILES BRIEF IN
COUNTY DAMAGE CASE
Lincoln, Neb., • Special*
—A "brief" of 327 pages has been
filed by the Minneapolis and Oma
ha railway company in supreme
court in support of its appeal from
a $14,000 judgment entered in the
Dakota county district court in fa
vor of Stacy Hensley, injured while
unloading Junk in a car at Emerson
in July, 1923. The company says the
case is now in the circuit court of
appeals, and that the Nebraska
court has no jurisdiction. It claims
that all that Hensley ever suffered
was a bump on the shin that did
not even break the skin, and that
the judgment v/as the result of pi
ston and prejudice by the jury.
TWO SISTERS POSSESSED
OF •BIRD’’ THROATS
Grand Island, Neb., -
Wilma Ruth Hogate, "bird throat"
warbler of Ravenna, whose peculiar
gift has been attracting wide at
tention in recent weeks, now has a
running mate in her unusual throat
anatomy in the preson of her small
sister, Julia Fern. 3 years old. The
parents of the little girl were
amazed a day or two ago when
she suddenly began to warble as
does her older sister, though with
not as great volume or depth. She
is. how’ever. able to execute popular
airs in much the same manner a>
does Wilma Ruth.
Lincoln. Neb.. —The
state treasury has been enriched
$1 846 in the form of a draft sent
by the executor of the estate of
George Davi'. old time resident of
Madison county, representing all
that remained of his property when
he died, and s’1 of which escheats
to the state because he left no
heirs. The money will be aaded to
the more than $13 000.000 that now
constitutes the permanent school
fund of the state, which must, und
er the constitution, remain forever
undimished. The rounty iudge, who
.ent the monev to ihe state, gave
no hlstorv of the case, except tha*
he left no other estate, no will and
no known relatives The drerre was
entered ntne months ago. and th»
monev was retained for what was
beloved to be * reasonable time
foe heirs to make a claim, if am
ed** but none dts so No tnhert
•rire t»" Is o«ld but Carl H Pet*
**son. atfornev eot *22' »nd Lee
n PuMwalker. executor. *126
It t WTINOTON iiihatim m ade
It ECO It n AT TOt KNAMEX1
Hartlngten. Neb. <*Pr
uali —A* the Hasting! coticge in
\i atton debating tournament which
vm« attended bv 23 of the teadtnt
n bat* teams in the state Leal f
Poddewig. han.ngton rrpre*enln*
live won the dt*um t'xn for belnt
the ablest debater Quirk think
ing acquis ev of stalerient. and
• rtind iudfmenf were the iiuaUUn
»n* un*<t as iitiib him the lead
if pr Ithm of the 100 debaters r
* he ttmntmtnt.
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“Business First” in
Mind of Bridegroom
Senator Smoot talked to a group of
reporters about business. Among oth
er things, lie said:
“Sentiment should tie kept out ot
business. That is an excellent pre
cept. But even excellent precepts can
l>e carried too far.
“At a fashionable wedding not long
ago the bridegroom failed to turn up.
Noon sounded, then one o’clock, then
two. Everybody was in despair.
“But a little before three the young
man arrived, smiling and breathless,
He explained that lie had been trotting
about from bank to hank cashing the
numerous checks that had figured
among the wedding presents.
‘“You can't stop a ensiled cheek,'
he murmured tenderly to liis bride as
they took their places at the altar,"—
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