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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1928)
ANOTHER BOND1 ISSUE PLANNED Concern Owning Transmis sion Lines in Dakota County Applies Lincoln. Neb.. <Special)— Application was filed with the state railway commission today by thp Central Y/est Public Service com pany of Omaha, for authority to issue $75,000 of additional bonds It owns transmission lines in Da kota county, a telephone propercy at Jackson, an electric light plant at Albion, and gas plants at Nor folk and Columbus. It secured ap proval in February of an issue of $400,000 bonds, and the new issue is to cover the remainder due for new construction put into place since then, totaling $100,000. The Madison Telephone company and the Citizens Telephone com pany of Page have asked the com mission for authority to charge 10 ccDts for station to station and 20 cents for person to person calls be tween Page and Royal r d Page ana Orchard. These are the same rates charged in that territory by the Northwestern Bell company. The Battle Creek Telephone com pany was given authority to reduce its rate for cradle type receivers from 50 cents a month extra to 25 cents, and the Madison company applied for similar authority. The SeoUa Independent Tele phone company, of Grpeley county, asks authority to increase its rates 25 cents a month from p esent gross rates of $2 25 a month for business and $1.50 for residence ser vice. Its manager says that the present rates are too low, and that it is impossible to meet expenses under the schedule. He also ask? for a 25 cent rate for desk sets where nothing is now charged. BOV ORATOR IM GIVEN ROUSING SENDOFF Omaha, Neb., „ (UP)—Joe West, Central high school boy who won the district oratorical contest at Oklahoma City last week, was given a rousing ovation when he departed Wednesday night for Washington, where he is entered in the contest that will determine the champion boy orator of the United States. City, county and school of ficials were at Burlington station to wish Joe success. Nearly all of the boy's fellow students at Central ltigh also were present as were many of his personal friends and well wislurs. The i tional contests will be held Saturday night. The speeches will be broadcast by a chain of radio stations, including WOW, Omaha. FINDER RETURNS LOST WALLET AND CASH Norfolk, Neb., „ (Special)— Roy Dickerson, business man at Butte, bar made a friend for life of John Oh> Olson, manager of K*utel Norfolk. While traveling In a car with a group of Omaha boosteis, between Anoka and Butte, Olson's wallet containing $40 in currency and $78 30 In checks slipped out of his pocket and was lost. Upon his return to Norfolk Olson gave up hoDes of ever seeing the money oc his pocket book again. Monday morning he was Joyously surprised w hen he received the wallet and all of Its contents in the mail from Mr. Dickerson who had found it. DAIRY IMPROVEMENT MEETING AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Rep resentatives from dairy herd im provement associations over all of Nebraska were in Lincoln today for the annual dairy field day of the University of Nebraska agricultural college. Entertainment and a tour of the _i_i v> program. At noon a luncheon was served by the 4-H club members of the university. Revenue from the lunch was to be used to help defray the cost of sending the Nebraska national champion judging team to Lincoln this summer to participate in the international contest. Dean W. W. Burr of the agricul tural college was one of the prin cipal speakers in the afternoon and the field day was concluded with a dairy Judging contest. SOLICITS SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE Rosalie, Neb.. (Special)— Attempting to raise money enough to pay off a mortgage on his home here, Joe Sumner, almost 80 years old. is going around soliciting sub scriptions to the fund. The mort gage amounts to $350. Summer has lived here for about 30 years. He has been in poor health for some ♦ime. Sumner has promised to have published in the local paper a list of all subscribers to the fund. MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION FROM RATTLESNAKE BITE Bridgeport, Neb. (UP)— Georg' Chapin is m a critical con dition from a rattlesnake bite he re oeived yesterday. Chapin, who is the first victim ol poisonous snakes in this locality this year, was struck in the hand. The i.nake was said to have obtained a •direct hit" and its fangs sank deep in Chapins flesh. FARM IICRF.AU PLANA ITU ANNUAL PICNIC Norfolk. Neb. (Ppetial)— Details ol the annual Madiso * County Farm Bureau p..me to b held at the Veilowhanks park Wed nesday, June 30, ase being worker* out by the committee speaker* for the picnic are Ar thur J. W aver, nf Falls City, re poblkan candidate for governor who will talk on Mhsourt River Navigation and Inland Waterway*.*' und Few ton Oalnea of fha extension i*fvbj of Hie University of Nebras ka, who is a cj.MT.unity *f*> 1 f GETS CONCESSION IN BILL BUT NOT ACTED OS Omaha, Neb.. . <UP>— Al though he was successful in having a clause inserted in the rivers and harbors bill providing for applica tion of the work on the Missouri river between Omaha and Siouv City within five years C. B. Stew ard, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation, reported to river enthusiasts here that the bill will not be considered at this session of congress. Steward was sent to Washington to protect up per Missouri interests. The commit tee before which Sewaid appeared also agreed to report the bill with out cost limit. Previously it had set the figures at $000,000. Upper river protagonists had demanded an ad ditional $1,000,000 for completion of the work. GIVE FARMERS SUNDAY MAIL? Experiment to Be Tried on Rural Route Out of Kearney Neb. Kearney, Neb., ». (UP)— Farmers near here soon may be supplied with mail service on Sun day, if an experiment of the postal department is successful. The ex perimental route will be established next Sunday between Kearney and Stapleton, it was announced by C. R. Warsham, postmaster. Bids for carrying the Sunday mail have been advertised for. If the experi I ment is deemed a success the reg ular schedule will start July 1. LINCOLN VETERAN HEADS NEBRASKA GRAND AKMV Scotts Bluff, Ncb„ ‘UP) —V. Hoagland of Lincoln was elect ed department commander of the Nebraska G. A. R. at the state con venuon nere yesierciay. nasungs will be the next meeting place of the Grand Army and kindred or ganizations meeting with it. Other officers elected were: Sen ior vice commander, T. J. Smith, Hastings; Junior vice commander, William Balfour, Nehawkn; depart ment chaplain, O. M. Pine, York; patriotic Instructor, J. Q Moore, Milford; chief of staff. O. C. Bell, Lincoln; department inspector, I. I Moore, Lincoln. HURRYING WORK ON GRAVELING PROJECT Plainview, Neb., (Special), —The contractors on the graveling project on No. 20 between the Ante lope county line and the Merediar. east of Osmond is being doubted to enable them to finish before heavy tourist travel sets in. They added one more truck and are now haul ing night and day. F. Schaefer, state road inspector, says that the crew is making good time consid ering road conditions and the length. At present the trucks have a round trip of 28 miles. The trucks, however, make 10 trips In 12 hours. CROOKED POKER PLAYER SENDS CONSCIENCE MONEY Omaha, Neb., (UP)—A conscience stricken, self styled “ex crooked poker player” has sent the Salvation Army here $39.50. In a letter accompanying the mohey, which was postmarked Gordon, Neb., the expoker player explained he had no way of refunding tke money to the man he had cheated and thought he could clear his con science by giving It to charity. WEST COAST PEOPLE AKK SCURRYING EASTWARD Omaha, Neb.. — Seventeen trains, each carrying about 200 passengers, are passing through Omaha today and tonight carrying citizens of the golden west eastward to spend their vacations. Five are regular trains; 12 are spe cials. nut on to take rare of the rush occasioned by the beginning of the summer rates. To accomodate Californians yeurnging for other climes, the Gold Coast Limited, which Is scheduled to arrive at 7:25 o'clock tonight is running In six sections, three from Los Angeles and three from San Francisco. DAKOTA CITY GIRL IN UNIVERSITY MON OR (LASS Lincoln, Neb., (UP)— Members of the Innocents and Mortar-Boards, honorary men's and women’s organizations of the Uni versity of Nebraska, were chosen here today. The Innocents: Frederic Daly, of Cambridge; Elmer Holm, of Omaha; Charles Bruce1, of Lincoln; William Mentser, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; Ed ward Howell, of Omaha: Hr.l Childs, of Lenox. Ia.; Bruce Thomas, of Mound City, Mo.; Munro Kezer, of Fort Collins, Colo.; Cordon Hedges of Iiuhanola; Kenneth Anderson, of Hastings; Carl Olson, of Lincoln: John Tn,..t, of Omaha; nnd Willard Baaiey, of Omaha. Tne Mortar-Boards: Cathryn Beckman, o. Biair; Ruth Shill cross. of Bellevue; Geraldine Heikes. of Dakota City; Paulinr Bilon, of Columbus; Marjorie Sturdcvant. of Lincoln; Kathryn Douglas*. of Omaha Evelyn Mansfield, of Oma ha; Maunne Drayton, of Orchard: E. her Heine, of WSsnrr; Mary Ball, cf Long Pine; Dorothy Norris, of Lautcl; Ruth Davis, of Burnouse, and Audrey Dralrs. of Blair. MANSLAUGHTER ( II Wtt.E HEM LT OF FIHT EIGHT Omaha. tlipi—Bernard Kohcn, nideit. Neb., farm band, was held v n a m snslaut hter eharg* for ts in district court alter pri - ilnnmsry trial In munk.p>.l court hrr* today Hoticm Is aBetfd to hare caused the death cf Dark J i'u. tier in a t.M t v hi here Iks* week. Turner d<fd from u hrc:t; hnnv. rhag . O. B.-nvi I MrCierc ghan u*Mfled The physic .ta ccuItC not .a? whti.r the hro.orrr.ssr •as caused by a b. •. w ut gtoduees vy cac ♦rmcni SCOUT LEADERS TO BE TRAINED Camps for This Purpose to 3e Conducted at Wayne end Norfolk Omaha, Neb., (UP) — Training camps lor Boy Scout lead ers will be couducted at Wayne, Valentine, Rapid City, Columbus, Norfolk and Fremont this year. It was decided at a meeting of scout leaders from 28 counties here last night. A budget of $5,500 for hir ing of a field executive and corps of assistants was voted. This budget will be met by a general levy of $100 per community where scout troops exist and a $3 per capita levy on a population ratio, it was decided. It is the plan to have trained scoutmasters, with headquarters here, instruct leaders In the towns of the 28 counties. Mast of this instruction work will be done at Camp Gifford, which will be open to all scouts from the district. About 100 scout enthusiasts of the state attended the meeting. BOY FALLS FIFTY FEET AND LIVES THROUGH IT Winside, Neb., -While climbing near the top of the C. E. Benshoof grain elevator with his friend, Jimmie Miller, in search of pigeons, Hollis Francis, 11 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Francis, slipped and fell 50 feet to the ground. He was badly stunned by the fall, but in a short time Jimmie was able to get him home and his parents are wondering that he was not killed outright. He truck a timber and landed in some oats, which probably saved him from iatnl iniurv. He is confined to his bed with a bad tear in his arm from a nail or spike, bruises and scratches all over his body, and a lame back. SCHOOL BOARD DECIDES AGAINST BIG BOND ISSUE Omaha, Neb., (UP)—By a vote of 8 to 2 members of the board of education last night de cided not to float bond issues for additions and improvements to the Omaha school system. It had been i proposed to spend between $500,000 and $1,000,000 on the schools this I year. The schools are now spending every cent of the 13 mill levy which Is the maximum authorized by the legislature and it is only with ut most economy that the board has kept Inside this levy, a resolution adopted said. None of the suggest ed improvements are vitally needed and the schools can function an other year without them, the board decided. TRACTOR OPERATOR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED Bloomfield, Neb., (Spe cial)—While leaning ovFt to make some adjustment on the gasoline tractor which he was operating with the county road grading crew, John King met with a serious acci dent. One of the lugs on the drive wheel caught in his overalls, pull ing him down. Another of the lugs tore through the legs of his over alls, cutting a long, deep gash. King had presence of mind enough to reach up and shut off the gas. stopping the tractor. Tills no doubt saved his life, for he would have been crushed to death beneath the big wheel. FOURTH FIELD ARTILLERY SENT TO FORT ROBINSON Chadron, Neb., (UP)— Preparations for permanent estab lishment of the fourth field artil lery at Fort Robinson, two miles from Crawford, have been complet ed and a 33-car train nf cnlrfWc officers and equipment, was unload ed at the fort yesterday. The train Included 269 men and officers formerly stationed at Fort McIntosh at Red Oak, Tex., under Liuet. Col. William F. Morrison. A second train from Fort Mc Intosh, carrying equipment, and 90 additional officers and men. v"i arrive tomorrow. RABBIT SPREADS FIRE ON FARM IN NEBRASKA Bloomfield. Neb., (Spe cial)—Jake Erion, a farmer living northwest of here, claims that the state should see that all rabbits are made fireproof. While burning thistles on his farm, a cottontail ran through the tlames. His tail caught on fire and in its terrorized agony the little animal dashed through a hay meadow, spreading the fire in all directions. Mr. Erion started his tractor and hastened to plow fire guards, thus preventing what would have been a very seri ous prairie fire. MEMBER FIRST NT RRASKA C. CLASS IS STRICKEN Hartington, Neb., —Mrs. Anna Felber, member of the first class to graduate from the Univer sity of Nebraska, suffered a stroke of paralysis last week and remains critically 111 In her home at Hartlng ton. Mrs. Felber's daughter, Mrs. A. O. Maasdam. and Mr. Maasdam of Omaha are here and het son, Mark of San Francisco. Is on the way QIT I N TO I \V CORNERSTONE AK-SAR-IICN PAVILION Omaha. Neb.. UP>-Mlss Dorothy Da..d m. queen of Ak bar-Ben. will lay !\ "*rmrsionc of the Ak*Sar-Ben hv : pavilion May 25. it was u: n .-..A today Shi will be i 1 Dr. W. O. Bridge*. V " ti t organization The cert:, i.llcw a parade from the t . * n d.strict to Ak P»r*B»n ft* C vernor Adam Mulk‘,1 •*.!! d ur the principal sudrr •'* The pavikon will coat half a r.sdhvij dollar* wh*»n rompif teJ WAYNE NORMAL SCHOOL HAS LARGE GRADUATING CLASS Wayne. Neb., -Forty seven will receive A. B. degrees and ISO will receive diplomas for com pletion of the two-year course at the Wayne State Teachers’ college Wednesday. Walter W. Head of Omaha gives the commencement address end Dr. U. S. Conn., presi dent of the school, awards the de gress and diplomas. Dr. H. P. Fox of First Methodist church cf Lincoln, gave the bac calaureate sermon Sunday evening. Students of the music department appeared in a recital Monday. The diamatic? class presented the play, ‘‘Ice Bound.” and the physical edu cation department presented a May festival Tuesday. WAR PROM® IN BUS BUSINESS Beatrice Man Would Oper ate Second Line Between Omaha and Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., (Special) —Indications of an Intertown bus war w:a shown in the application field today with the state railway commission by E. J. Delehant, op erating tue Queen City Coach lines of Beatrice for authority to put in a bus service between Lincoln and Omaha. At present he operates be tween Lincoln and Beatrice. The bus men in the last two years, after the transient operator had bee n forced to leave the field to the men with capital and operat ing a number of lines, have ob served a strict neutrality, and when any question arose they appeared before the commission with a united nun,, mey Jiave scrupujuusiy avoided invading one another's territory. In spite of the fact that there are eight railroad trains making the round trip between Lincoln and Omaha and that the Interstate Transit company, of which Russell J. Walsh of Omaha is the owner, makes eight round trips, Delehant proposes to exactly duplicate this service, only that his busses will leave the respective cities on the odd hour where those of Walsh leave on the even hour. The big gest traffic in the state is between these two points, and it is figured that Delehant is not satisfied to remain on (he outside with one of the lines that does not pay big money. Walsh operates a number of lines in northeast Nebraska, and has been gradually taking over the business in the eastern half of the state His principal competitor, O. W. Townsend of Hastings, has tied up with the Yellowsy company of Denver and is devoting most of his time in western Nebraska and inter state traffic. BOARD IS MAKING PLANS FOR CEDAR COUNTY FAIR Hartington, Neb., (Spe cial)—Plans are being made by the Cedar county fair board to bring Prof. W. P. Newell, of Peoria, 111., well known horse handler and trainer, to this city for the fair this fall. Newell was at the fair here last year, and because of the de mand for his return, efforts are being made to get him back. Boy Scouts of Cedar county will have a big part in the events of the second clay of the fair, where they will put on a demonstration, according to present plans. Because of the well developed scout organ ization in this county, the people are interested In the movement. Coleridge, Randolph, Laurel, For dyce and Hartington all have scout nnrl Dor, dolph troops ranked first and sec ond respectively in thp Norfolk area scout meeting several weeks ago. HOLT COUNTY WIDOW APPEALS INSURANCE CASE Lincoln, Neb., -The su preme court has heard arguments on the appeal of Mrs Philip Sav idge, of Holt county, from a deci sion of Judge Dickson denying her recovery on a $2,500 policy her hus band had taken out in 1921 in the Old Line Life of Lincoln. He paid the first premium, but, did not send in the second one. Later an agent got him to re-enter the list of poli cyholders and look his note for the three yearly premiums upon which he was delinquent at that time. He also took a note for an extension agreement. Neither of these notes were paid whgn they became due, and the company notified him that the policy had again lapsed. A few days later a banker sent in the money for the note payment, but the company asked for a cer tificate of health. None could be given for at that date Savidge was lying in a Norfolk hospital suffer ing from accidental injuries that a week later caused his death. The company says the policy was not in force when he died, but the nttorney for the widow insists that when a life insurance company ac cepts a note It has receipted for the payment of the premium, and the fact that the note was overdue when he died makes no difference because the provision for extended insurance kept the policy alive at hln death. MRS. MtlMI'S Ml I.I EN liSADH NEBRASKA ( \THOUC WOMEN Omaha, Neb, < Special! —Mrs. Arthur F Muilen of Omaha was elected president of the Omaha Diccewm Council of Catholic Wom en ai the annual election of officer* held j.t the KnishU cf Columbus club Monday afternoon, Ot, rr officers elected wire Mr* n 8 lion ton. of Cer.trel City. Drat v.e* pr«.**Jd*n» • Mr*, william ,Mi* lUl. of O Neill, Neb teeonrt vice president: bln Charles T. Doug me, cf Columbus, Neb. tbiid vie# prr-.i' n! and M * Anna V, Hughe*. BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT TO .. 1 BE SPREAD IN NEBRASKA Omaha. Neb., *.UP»—One hundred Eoy Scout leaders from 28 Nebraska counties met here today to formulate plans for the spread of the scout movement throughout the state. It was planned to estab lish at least one scout troop in every community in the state. Among those who are scheduled to speak are Jean Cain of Palls City, state commander of the American Legion; Walter W. Head of Omaha, national president of the Boy Scouts of America; G. W. Rosenlof, supervisor of secondary education in Nebraska; Harry Dickinson, North western railroad superintendent; C. A. Weir, Union Pacific safety agent and Dr. Harold X. Gifford. Omaha philanthropist and donor of Camp X Gifford where outstate scout troops have been invited to come for their annual summer outing. CEREMONY FOR AN UNVEILING Monument to Soldier Dead Has Been Erected at Bloomfield, Neb. Bloomfield. Neb.. <S.oc cial)—A new monument in memory of the soldier dead will be unveiled in the Bloomfield cemetery, Sunday, May 27, the exercises being under the auspices of the local post of the American Legion- Included in the program of the day will be music by the Bloomfield boys’ band, invo cation by Rev. R. F. Farley, and ad dress by Arthur L. Burbridge, the unveiling of the monument, by 3. Cunningham, a veteran of the Civil war and the benediction by the Rev. Lutheran church. A firing squad and a color guard from the Legion post will participate in the cere monies which will start at 10=30 a. m. NEW TOWN HAS RAPID GROWTH Bloomfield, Neb., (Spe cial)—It is reported that the new town of Lindy, located 14 miles northwest of here, is rapidly shap ing up as a town. A store, filling station, two cream stations, restau rant, implement store, beauty par lor and one or two other lines are now represented and arrangements are being made to open up business concerns in other lines. Rumor has it that a lot has been donated and that a move is on foot to build a Methodist church; also that the Ad dison Telephone exchange will br moved to Lindy soon. HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE OF BIGAMY Madison, Neb., (Special) —Charles Greenwooo. former pugil ist, charged with bigamy by Ada Schubert, 17 years old, daughter of Mrs. Charles Zimmer of Meadow Grove, pleaded not guilty when ar raigned before County Judge Reek er. She claimed he married her while he was the legal husband of Peggie Greenwood. The first wife of Greenwood divorced him early in 1928, according to a letter from the district clerk of an Iowa county where the divorce was secured. County officers also have letters written by the former pugilist to ‘•Peggie," urging her to return to him BUT ONE OF PIONEER SETTLER PARTY LEFT Atkinson, Neb., (Special) —The death of Mrs- JCjerste Huff leaves but one member of the old Norwegian settlement which came here in 1883. The survivor is Ole E. Torske, who came here with 22 Nor niAnlnn C 1 ~ ...U a Iaaa^aJ _5 »■ «. II I I >' iuvuiku in uuu i around Celia, building the present Celia school house, which is the community center. Mrs. Huff died at Bonesteel, S. D, in the home of her daughter. She was more than 90 years old. Her husband died on their Holt county homestead in 1888. NEBRASKA FARMERS STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY Cozad. Neb., (Special) — Nebraska farmers gave convincing evidence the other day that they have money and are ready to spend it. Noel Cover, who has made a fortune out cf cattle feeding ope-a tions and alfalfa growing on the 2.r00-acre farm he owns, decided to retire and advertised his farming and feeding equipment for sale. Ez tween 4.000 and 5.000 men end wo men, most of them from farms in this section, attended the sale which is said to be the la-gest num ber ever gathered at a farm sale in the history of agriculture in this country. Hundreds of the men who came to bid were unable to get near enough to make themselves heard by the auctioneer Excellent prices were se cured as a result of the heavy bid ding. and nearly every purchaser paid cash or by check c,n the rpc. tor his purchase. COMMENCEMENT WEEK FOR BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL1* Blocmfield. Nrb. i»pe « .ai>" Next week will see the riot ing rxrrrlszs of the Bloomfield high Mhool. The b'ccalaurrat* sermon wui te given in the h.gh school rud.torium this ev*nmg, by Rev R p Fr'lry of the Methodic church Monday t ening. the *rnlor class plr.v w.Jl l • Ca,’»d and the rum tnencesteni cx-rcises will t*r » p'ac* rrldey rven.ng, «i;h C R Bg'flnmi attorney general of th» ''ate of V*fe*'»kr delivering the addr**- t the tla*. WOMAN SLAYER GIVEN FREEDOM Evelyn McElbaney Served Lon|«r Than An}' Other Woman in Nebraska Lincoln. Neb., -Only 2S years old, but with the record of having served longer in the Ne braska prison than any other wom an, Evelyn Preiss McElhanev. who killed a man at Alliance, Neb., in 1921. is free on commutation of her 30-year sentence for second degree murder. Scarcely more than a girl when she entered prison, Evelyn McEl haney “took command” of the wom an's department, dominating the j character and proving a great aid to prison authorities It was her perfect record in prison that gained her a commutation at the end of seven years. In January. 1921, Mrs. McEl baney, a young rooming house proprietor, went with Fred Melick, a 1 wealthy Memingford. Neb., man to a dark alley back of a pool hall. It was 1 o'clock in the morning. There she shot Earl Anderson, a barber who once lived in Omaha. Mrs. McElhaney said Anderson had beaten her because she re fused to divorce her husband and marry him, and that she and Me lick had gone to reason with him. Melick and Anderson struggled, she said, and the gun was discharged accidentally in her hand when she intervened in the fight. In accordance with parole board custom. Evelyn was released a week ago, though the decision was an nounced only today. She visited her her Sunday school teacher in Lin coln until Saturday then went to \ trv .r.UV. frtl* Mother's day. From Alliance she told the prison matron she will go to Wyoming, to visit a sister. Once she planned to go to another sister in Mexico, but this plan she aband oned. FIND AUTO IN RIVER AND DRIVER MISSING Nebraska City, Neb., (UP) —An automobile belonging to Arley Moeller was found in the Missouri river here today. Moeller was mis sing. Moeller, a World war veteran, was known to have driven his car to Nebraska City from his home in Otoe, Neb., last night. He was in poor health but police discounted b. theory1 that the sunken car war. cvidc-nce of Moeller's suicide. LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL; LEGISLATORS BUNGLED Lincoln, Neb., . (Special) —The supreme court has held un constitutional the new law which attempted to provide a short cut where bonds in criminal cases were forfeited because of the failure of the defendant to appear for trial This provided that judgment against the sureties should be entered with out the necessity of a civil action. The decision reinstates the old old. method, that of a civil action. The legislature bungled the amendment, in that it failed to refer to certain sections as being repealed, and the court said that it was impossible to tell from the law what the legislature intended to do. The law is held to violate the constitu tional requirement that the pur pose of an amendment shall be clearly expressed in its title. HAD PERILOUS RIDE ON NARROW CAR LEDGE O’Neill, Neb., -Clinging tightly to a narrow foothold on the blind side of a dinning car, William “Billy” Cowan, 25 years old, in charge of the commissary of the Omaha Good Will special train, faced danger coolly, but spent a miserable half-hour during a run into Wavne. Cowan had business in Nacora. and dashed for the train as it pulled out, thinking he could swing on. The doors had been closed, h ever, and he grabbed at a support ing red as the cars whisked by. In the rain and wind, and whipped with cinders, he clung to his pre carious position until the train stopped at Wayne. He resumed his duties at once. TLAN TO REBUILD OLD FORT FOR PARK PURPOSES Kearney, Neb., tUP)—Re storation of the site of old Fort Kearney here will be started at once and arrangements will be made to build a park at the spot, it was said today by J. S. Canady of Min den. president of the Fort Kearney Memorial association. Canady's announcement followed purchase of the fort site by J. G. Lowe pt referee's sale and subse quent resale to the memorial as sociation. ONE-THIRD OF CORN At REAGE IS PLANTED Lincoln. Neb., (UP)— One-third of the Nebraska corn acreage for 1928 has been planted, the state and federal division of agricultural atatlstlcs reported to day in the mid-month crop report. The report was based on informa tion given by state bankers. The division estimated that this year's acreage will be three per cent larg er than last years due in part, to the winter wheat abandonment. ELEVEN GRADUATE PROW SCHOOLS AT CENTERVILLE Centerville. 8 D., «Hpe Ctali Dr C. W. Pufslev, president of Bicokings State college, gitve the *<idic;» at the high school com mencement exercuea. Ka'iuyn Pi ;ce la ftrat honor student of the U graduate? while Morton WrtaH and Gerald Cpple fled for irtond "min Thu . tho tmallawt |radii* stint rlias from the lor d high - chool ter many year* Tft t high eh'ol orchestra and glee chib rrn ■rrei several selection*.
