SHERIFF OWNS OLD FIREARMS Official at McCook, Neb., Has Collection and Lac| Boasts “History” McCook. Neb., (UP)—A Veritable museum of firearms has been collected by George McCain, local sheriff. Nearly every weapon has a history, according to the sher iff, and he relates interesting facts about each one as visitors look them over The collection is mad? up of 12 revolvers and pistols, and four knives and a sword. The revolvers and pis tols vary from an 1858 model Rem ington with an 8-Inch barrel, to a little Remington with a 2-inch bar rel. There is one Colt's automatic and another Colt's 45 calibre with an 8-inch barrel. There is a Ger man automatic bulldog revolver that Is one of the tiniest in the lot. The sword is one which was picked up cm the Gettysburg battlefield. Two of th? knives are of the Mexi can type, and one of them is beauti fully carved. A skinning knife and an “overgrown” pocket knife, too large to be carried according to law complete the assortment. A Civil war musket Is one of th? oldest among the collection. He has also a muzzle loading sigle-barreled shotgun The latest addition to the group is a 45-70 rifle of the model used immediately after the Civil war UI> WILLOW COUNTY 1IA8 PROSPECT OF BIG CORN CROP McCook. Neb, (UP)— Paimers over Red Willow country are unanimous in proclaiming that the present corn crop will be the greatest ever produced. One farmer went so far as to say that there was no doubt but that the land will pro duce more to the acre for its selling value than any other country In the state. If an early froet does not inter fere. It is predicted that corn will run well over 40 bushels to the acre. Early spring drouths made 11 neces sary for farmers to abandon a large p?rcentage of the wheat acre age and plant com Instead. They say that they are more than pleased with the outcome. Many farmers are of the opinion that had It not been for the dry weather, there would have been so great a wheat crop that it would have been impossible to have saved much of it, due to the great amount of rain that fell during the harvest period Very few corn fields in the county are behind time the farmers say. Several fields are tasseled, and a few have eared out. GIRL ACCEPTS *5.000 FOR EXPLOSION INJURIES Falls City. Neb. (UP) — Faye Chambers accepted *3,1)00 from Irvin C. Maust. wealthy Falls Citv oil man, yesterday, and thus ended a *50,000 suit against the man for Injuries she received in an explo sion Th? girl was said to have been permanently disfigured In the b’ast. FEW FARMERS HAVING THEIR HOGS TATTOOED Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—Al though the recent rule requiring farmers to tattoo hogs shipped from accredited tuberculin free areas was made for the benefit of farmers, few of them are complying with it, re ports received from over the state show Under the new rule, hogs from ac credited areas must be tattooed in order to command increased revenue in the selling yards. Many hog raisers say tlr swine become restless and lose weight af ter they are tattooed. Others say it ts too much trouble. And among oth ers there is a slight misunderstand ing. a report from one county agent Indicates. The farmers belive that if they ship marked hogs, and tuber culin germs are found after reaching the market, they will receive noth ing at all for that part of the stock. rarTvinir terms. Actually. It was explained, they will be notified of the condition but will receive full price and the 10 cents additional. The reason that some farmers give for failure to mark their pigs Is lack of pen facilities to carry on tlte work. HEIRS ASK FOR PARTITION OF FONTIERSMAN’S ESTATE Aurora. Neb., (Special)— A partitioning of the William Mc Dannel estate is asked by Emma M. Good and Chris Good, because it Is impossible for three or more of the heirs of the estate to agree upon a price, time and terms of sale of the land the aged frontiersman left. McDannel left a will bequeathing his real estate to his five children. Nettie L. Devore. Emma M. Good. A. A. McDannel. William B McDannel and Benjamin F. McDannel. with the request that in order to prevent Uie land being divided into small tracts, they should sell any time that three or more should agree One of the members of the family is incompetent, according to the petition. McDannel was probably tire last frontiersman to live In the county, coming to Nebraska before It became a state, working for the government, fighting Indiana and following the frontier westward, be*ore returning to loeate near here as a farmer. EDITOR* ARE GIVEN RIDE ON RIVER STEAMBOAT Omaha Neb. < UPl—Twr hundred Nebraska and southwestern Iwra tdi'ers and their families wrre entertain'd Thurretav bv a ride ovet Omaha a b*lt line dinner at the Live* itisi R-v change and were guest# at a theater party Tutlr-v they wry be treated to a ride on a teal river diiant^i' Dm •«»•«> which will carry them to Florence pwrfe. dun to hudot'le Bellevue and bark to Omaha in the tr*rung WALTON LEAGUE PLANS BIG MEET AT HASTING* Hastings. Neb., — Proposed plans for tHe program of he Izaak Walton league conven tion which will be held here early in September were laid before the local chapter at its meeting last night. Included on the speaking list for the coming convention are A. C. Shallenberger, of Alma, Neb., rep resentative in congress, and Sen. George W. Norris of McCook. It is j planned to have Mr. Shallenberger give the opening address of the con vention and to have Norris give the address at the dinner. September 11. Plans for a campaign of activity for members of the Hastings chap ter of the league also were dis cussed. Included in the proposed program are the placing of fish in waters In the Blue river valley, four miles east of Pauline; establishment of a fish nursery in a spring creek which flows east from Denman, south of the Platte river, and the Improvement of sand pits in the Platte vall?y and the Blue river valley for fishing. NORFOLK GETS HIGHWAY MEET Representatives of Towns on Meridian Route to Assemble July 27 Norfolk, Neb., ” (UP)—Rep resentatives from practically every Nebraska town on the Meridian highway will meet here July 27 for the annual convention of the Ne braska Meridian highway associa tion. President Carl Anderson of Wausa, announces that arrange ments for the meeting are being completed, and large attendance is anticipated. During the last 12 months much has been accomplished in improving the Meridian highawy, according to Anderson. Between Norfolk and the Kansas line there are only a few miles of the highway which are un graveled By the end of the pres ent construction season, the Meri dian will be entirely graveled across Nebraska, it is said. nuvinu rii iuacB, GET UNIVERSITY CREDITS Norfolk, Neb, . (UP)— Norfolk citizens will have an appor tunlty to receive credit in the Uni versity of Nebraska by attending certain motion pictures, if the co operation of the school board can be secured in staging this unique class. An extension cour?e in American history has been offered by Prof. A. A. Reed, head of the extension department at the university. The course is made up of a series of 15 motion pictures, along with refer ence reading, which deals with the outstanding events in this country’s history. The plan was devised by Yale university when three of U,s alumni contributed $1,200,000 for the estab lishment of such a course. Fifteen pictures were made of such histori cal events as the Boston tea party, and settlement days In Kentucky, the purpose being to promote Amer icanism and to acquaint the citi zens of this country with the main events in its history. For two years the University of Wisconsin has offered this course as a part of the course in American history and it has been found that many business and professional men and women have readily availed themselves to the opportunity. TECHNICALITIES CANNOT BE AID TO CONVICTS, SAYS Lincoln. Neb., (Special)— Following the recent lead of the su preme court. Judge Stewart of the local district court declines to al low mere irregularities in sentenc ing prisoners to the penitentiary to be used as a means of avoiding the serving of their sentences. In pass ing upon the application of Frank Brady, sent up from Washington county on a robbery charge, who wanted release on habeas corpus, the court said that prisoners who keep from the knowledge of the nuviiuiiucfl niivri tm j »*» formation that if known would re sult in more severe sentences, can not take advantage of that fact to escape punishment when later the state exercises its authority to transfer a man from the state re formatory to the penitentiary. Brady did not let it be known when sentenced that he had served time in Oklahoma and Texas, and so drew a sentence to the reforma tory as a ftrst offender. After this was discovered the state board transferred him to the penitent'ary, where he reallv belonged as a former offender against the law. His attorney pleaded that no legal reason for the transfer was given, but. the court said that it was quite apparent why he was taken to the penitentiary, and that the state had the right to make such transfer. (1AMK LAW VIOLATORS ASSESSED STIFF FINES Norfolk. Neb. -Four Ne braska residents paid fines ranging from *2158 to more than *150 for violating state game laws. Richard Buckendahl of Pierce pleaded guilty to operating a fish trap in the Nor folk river, Ernest Fuchlucor of Wbner pl-adrd gutitv to killing two teal ducks. He paid *25 for each duck. Roy Oerth* and Melvin Jock* eas were fined for hunting wtthoi«» license MYSTERY IN METAL PLATE t'YsT I P HY ARTESIAN Wil l Bridgeport, Neb, _ — A metal plate, two bv five inch'*, bearing the inscription. "Our Darl ing' was »'*■«• up by an ariealan well yesterday, four nates west ut tlroadwater, where an oil tat »«Sl la being sunk A h*evy flow ol water was struck at the 542 loot level, which dnUere say u an under* ground nvrr. The plate, carried the figures, 'Sfllil* ' ,,«, ..(H MK Hull Miurt la bung m»d* to tdenUfy tt m rude* that the flow ol the undergrcure river may bt determined MOVIE MEN ASK HEAVY DAMAGES Sue Film Concern* for $105,000 Alleging Re traint of Trade Omaha. Neb.. — For eign corporations operating in Ne braska will be charged occupation tax on the same basis as corpora tions with headquarters in the state. It was learned here yesterday when E. M. Morsman. Jr., of Omaha, came here to test the occupation tax law. Frank Marsh, secretary of state, said chain stores and other cor porations with their main office in other parts of the country, but which do busmens in Nebraska, will be taxed on the full amount of paid up capital stock. This method of taxation is the same as that adopter tor domestic corporations. ROTH M'COOK AM» PALLS CITY MAY LOME HOSPITAL Omaha. iOP>—The con troversy between McCook and Palls Ctty American legion posts over logaticu of a government hospital to be built in Nebraska, may all be in vam. it was reported here today. Condition* to be stipulated by the i Utral government wtU make it im possible that either ot tit* towns will nave a chance to be a*sided the Unrein or Omaha were men tioned an the only poeatMUliee in • uvim from Weahi»»**«n FAMOUS DANCER VISITS OLD NEBRASKA HOME Pierce, Neb., , (Special) — Carol Inez, famed dancer and dance originator is on a visit to Pierce Wash.: Lou, of Colome, S. D.; Mrs. is being celebrated by a family re-unicn of all the sisters, brothers and mother of the Miller family. Those gathered at the home of the mother, Mrs. M. A. Miller, In Pierce are: Arthur, of Spokane, Wash,; Lou. ofColome, S. D.; Mrs. May Read, of Colome. S. D.; Claude, of McLean, Neb.; Glenn, of Dallas. S. D.; Carol Inez and Lisle of Nor folk. Carol Inez has lately originated " and developed the new type of dance known as slow motion drag. "Slow Motion Adagio Dancing” which has been shown in Kansas City, Chicago and a fev other places. RAILROAD HAS NEW COMPLAINT Burlington Asserts Assess ment in Nebraska Should Be Cut $40,000,000 Lincoln, Neb., „ (DP)—The Burlington railroad filed a com plaint with the state board of as sessment here today asking that the company s assessed valuation in Nebraska this year be reduced from $109,840,977 to $69,813,842. The complaint charged that the Burlington property was assessed this year at 102 per cent, actual valuation compared with a basis of 65 per cent, used for all other property. The complaint was heard by the state board this afternoon. The board previously has reduced the Burlington’s assessed valuation this from $118,000,000. DEMANDS PROSECUTION OF RAILROAD SPECIAL AGENT Omaha, Neb., _A state charge against Conrad Barth, Burlington special ngent, who is al IhUhH tn hove /“'I J or of Cleveland. Ohio, off a freight car to his death at Ashland, Neb., July 12. will be demanded by Percy Rector Stephens, New York music conductor and a friend of the Grigor family when he comes to Omaha, Friday . Mr. Stephens stated that if no ac tion has been takn by Saunders county authorities at that time, he w'ill go direct to the governor and the attorney general and demand that a state complaint be filed against Barth. County Attorney C. F. Calloway of Saunders county, said he would announce this week wheth er Barth would be prosecuted. Jake Bird, itinerant laborer who was on the car at the time of the tragedy and principal witness, told Omaha police last night he was be ing followed by a mysterious negro who offered him $1,500 to go to Bur lington, Jc„. Bird believed it was a plot to get him away and then “take him for a ride.” OMAHA RECEIVES BID TO SUPPLY NATURAL GAS Omaha, Neb., (UP)—One bid—that of the Allied Texas com pany, Columbian Carbon company and Skelly Oil company—proposing to supply Omaha with natural gas, was opened by the utilities district directors yesterday. The bid pro posed to sell the city natural gas at virtually the same prices as the Tex as company offered in 1927. According to the contract, the first 50,000 feet of gas would sell at the meter for 45 cents per 1,000 leet, up to all over 15.000 000 cubic leet at 18 cents per 1,000 feet. Charges quoted W'ere about 30 to 40 per cent, less than present prices, it was said. The gas would be supplied to Om aha by a 24-inch main from the Texas fields. The company agreed to deposit $1,000 000 in securities in wwvt wn IV lUMipivic UlC LUIIUAU , C ROP CONDITIONS ARE ABOVE 10-YEAR AVERAGE Homer, Neb., (Special)— Crop conditions tn this vicinity are reported by veteran farmers to be far above a 10-year average. The re cent rains are said to have done very little, if any, damage to the crops as a whole, but the wind which ac companied the rain caused a slight damage to the corn, reducing the probable yield about five bushels. The wheat Is in fine condition and promises a yield of from 30 to 35 bushels per acre. The extremely hot days of the last few weeks are said to have constituted very good corn weather. LACK OP HARD LABOR BLAMED FOR HIS DEATH Omaha, Neb., - When Lor cm Koenig, lumber handler, in herited $75,000 from his suicide son's estate three and a half years ago, he said: "If I quit work; I die " Koenig quit work and In six months was a pretty sick man. Now he is dead. “Old age and the heat," they gave us reasons for his death, but friends say It was lack of hard manual la bor to which he had been accus tomed. NEST OF YOUNG EAGLES FOUND IN MEADOW Puree, Neb.. • Speciali— While mowing hay, f ee Hickey, dis covered a nest containing lour >oung eaglet*. He was mowing timothy and clover on the Snook (am five miles northeast of Kami oJph when tie made the find These eaglets isugeU tn -ixe from hat of a newly hatched chick to s spring fry. Tire largest at which was given o. 1) Miller clerk of district court of Pierce county, who • is keeping it at his home in Plate* WAR DECLARED ON PHEASANTS Five Nebraska Countie* Plan Open Season for Hunting Birds Scotia, Neb., ' (Special)— An open season on pheasants this fall is being sought by the Scotia chapter of the Izaak Walton league. Petitions are to be presented to the county board, asking that a date be set for hunting the birds Farm ers and others who believe the birds a menace signed keadily. Valley county officials have al ready passed a resolution favoring an open season. The final author ity must come from the state game warden. State Game Warden F. B. O'Con nell has already said that he would like to declare an open season on pheasants in five counties, Greeley, Valley, Sierman, Howard and HalL HIS ATTENTIONS TO GIRL CAUSES COURT ACTION Madison, Neb., 'Special) —A short hearing was neld here again in the case of “Cyclone Tay lor” Claussen and Marjorie Horn, 1C year old Norfolk high school girl. Claussen had been released Tues day on promise that he take his wife and three children, whom he deserted when he tried to elope with Miss Horn to another state. Instead he went to the Norfolk cafe where the girl is employed and made an appointment- They met in the Norfolk park to discuss plans for an elopement to another state, according to information giv en county officers by the girl’s mother. County Judge Reeker has made no definite disposition of the case He is still opposed to sending the girl to the reform school. Claussen may be released if certain condi tions are complied with. County Attorney Dowling stated. “Cyclone Taylor’’ was arrested several months ago when he eloped .with Miss Horn to Omaha. They were brought back to Madison and serious charges were filed against the man, who is more than 10 years older than the girl. He had been in Jail since that time. IOWA MAN CONVICTED OF NEBRASKA MURDER Fairbury, Neb.. —John T. O'Neill, an itinerant from Council Bluffs, Ia„ was found guilty of sec ond degree murder by a jury in dis trict court here Saturday. O’Neill was charged with the slaying of an unidentified man in a “hobo’’ camp near here July 2. The dead man was found with his throat slashed shortly after O'Neill was seen in his company. O'Neill was arrested and a coron er's jury recommended that he be held for trial- To account for his appearance, which showed indica tions of a struggle, on the day of his arrest, the defendant said he had been held up. Testimony at the trial was that O’Neill had been seen with the stranger entering a camp and shortly after he came away, his face and head cut and bleeding. A state witness testified that he saw two men scuffling in the camp. ESCAPED FOX ” ECAPTURED BUT HIS HURTS ARE FATAL Homer, Neb.. -After sev tral weeks of rreedom, roaming hills and woods, gaining a living at the expense of an occasional ill fat ed chicken and passing idle time dodging hounds and men who sought to recapture him, Rambler, a black silver fox, valued at several hundred dollars, has been caught in a wolf trap along the wooded bluffs east of Homer and returned to the M. V. Byers fox farm. Ram bler, however, paid in full for his fling at life. One leg was broken in his efforts to free himself from the trap and soon after his return tn ihp npivc hp HIpH WAYNE COUNTY PICNIC AT WINSIDE AUGUST 23 Winside, Neb., (Special —The Wayne county old settlers’ picnic will be held here August 23. Program committees have ber- ap pointed and plans are under way to make this year’s picnic the best In the history of the county Winside sponsors the event an nually and the attractions that have been put on in the past here have given the town a well earned reputation on one of the biggest one day celebrations in this section of 1 the state. OMAHA GIRL FOUND IN NORFOLK IN GREAT NEED Madison. Neb., (Special) —An Omaha girl wno was found without food or shelter on the streets of Norfolk, has been re turned by Juvenile Judge Rekker to Omaha. She was found to be In desperate need of medical and hospital attention. She admitted she had been under the care and control of probation officers in Douglas county. She said her fath er. an Omaha man. had contributed nothing to her support for more than a year. She had come to Norfolk seek ing ermloyment. rwo GIRLS CAPTURE THIRTY-POUND CATFISH Niobrara. Neb.. ‘Special) Paula Holackrr. 14 year* old. and Marie Lamprecht, 12. are given credit for catching the largeat fish that has been landed near here so far thia season They were wading in Baatk creek, nrar the Pnnrr ranch six miles east of here when •hey discovered a catfish in shallow •'iter where tv was unable to han •3» himself properly After ronsld rwble maneuver mg. the gtrla got ttv f.sh mil onto tlv sandbar and untmoti'd help The *ab wetghro K pounds CAPTURES ALLIGATOR ON A NEBRASKA RANCH Bassett, Neb., , _ (Special) —Mrs. A. D. McCane, living on the Miller ranch just west of Bas set captured ail alligator. Noticing commotion among the chickens and pigs in the lot, Mrs. McCane investigated and discovered this strange reptile trying to ob tain a chicken dinner. She se cured a large box and placed it over the alligator until her hus band came home. The specimen is kept in the ranch tank where it has been viewed by a number who doubted the story. It is thought the alli gator escaped from a small circus that was showing here last week. SAYS PLATFORM NOT 00# E Candidate for Attorney General of Nebraska As serts 2 Planks Missing Lincoln, Neb., , (UP)—Two planks, adopted by the state re publican pre-convention platform committee, are misting from the platform as adopted at the state convention, C. A. Sorensen, candi date for attorney general, said to day. The “power” plank ana a plank pledging the party against any change that would weaken the direct primary law are the parts of the platform that are missing, Sorensen said. The power plank endorsea sena tor George W. Norris’ plan for government control of Muscle Shoals and his Boulder dam bill. It furth er said “we are opposed to any legislation that will interfere with municipal ownership and operation of public utilities. Sorensen said the planks were in the original draft of the platform 30 minutes before it was read In the convention. Chairman Edgar Ferneau of the republican committee has not in vestigated the matter as yet, he said today. NEAR DROWNING AT HARTINGTON 3 Beresford, S. D., Girls Rescued from Pool—Were Attending Church Meet Hartington, Neb., (Spe cial)—Misses Ruth vtfevlk, Lydia Stoen and Eveline Miller of Beres ford, S. D., came near :eting a tragic death in the swimming pool at Sun Glo park near the Cedar :ountv fair grounds while attending the Lutheran convention in this city. The young ladies had gone to the pool for a dip in the cooling waters and none of them were considered expert swimmers. Miss Wevik, after swimming for some time, dived into the deepest part of the pool. Be coming exhausted she beg r floun dering and called for assistance. Her tw'o friends. Misses Miller and Stoen. plunged into the water to rescue her and went down themselves. Walter Thies, 15 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thies, a good swimmer, jumped into the water and rescued one; Miss Gladys Is raelson, attired in street clothes and a good swimmer, plunged in and rescued another one and the third girl was rescued by Enoch Israelson, owner of the pool. AWARD BRIDGE CONTRACTS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Lincoln, Neb., (Special) —Bids have been opened and wards will be made shortly for the construction of a number of bridges and for r: