Nebraska Newspapers

    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., <UP>—
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, _ <UP>—
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.. <UP)—A pe
tition was filed In federal court here
yesterday by two Omaha theater
owners charging the Columbia Pic
tures corporation, the Paramount
company, F. B. O., Pathe, Omaha
film board of trade, and others,
with restraint of trade in market
ing films.
Victor Newton and Thomas A.
Leddy, asked damages tc the extent
of $105,000 for losses they said they
incurred because of difficulty obtain
ing films.
The petition said the defendants
worked in restraint of trade among
several states with the purpose and
intent of enforcing unjust and un
lawful demands upon the plaintiffs
and of preventing plaintiffs from
operating their theater, which is
ruining them and their business.
The petition said the theater of
the plaintiffs had to be closed be
cause they could not obtain films.
RIKAL MAIL CARRIERS
OF STATE MEET AT COZAD
Cozad. Neb.. <UP)—
The 26th annual convention of rural
letter carriers of Nebraska is in ses
sion here with 148 delegates regis
tered. At th" opening session, C. E.
Totten, of Cozad called the meet
ing to order. C. P. Hord. president
of the city council and Ralph M. Al
len. president of the Chamber of
Commerce welcomed the delegates
and visitors.
The ladies auxiliary, wives and
daughters of carriers, are holding
a convention at the sams time. Mrs.
E. N. Norwood of York is president.
The following counties are in 100
per cent, attendance: Boone, York,
Antelope, Pierce, and Dawson. Ne
braska City and Wahoo are con
tenders for next year’s convention.
LARGE CHEESE FACTORY
TO OPEN AT GERING, NEB.
Alliance, Neb.. <UP)—
nr*nf oVia/ica fartnripR nf
the North Platte valley of west Ne
braska will be augmented to six
with the completion of a new large
factory now under construction at
Gering. This plant will have an in
itial capacity of 80,000 pounds of
milk or 10,000 pounds of butterfat,
with capacity to increase the size of
milk per day.
Several innovations in the way of
equipment will be installed in the
plant. A modern can washer that
wi" handle all the washing work
that has to be done by hand in the
other factories. A pasteurizing plant,
will also be installed, and larger
whey separators along with more
presses and more vats.
GRASSHOPPERS MENACE
TO THE ALFALFA CROP
Lexington, Neb., GJP)—
Grasshoppers are becoming a serious
menace to the alfalfa crop of Daw
son county. Some localities have re
ported considerable damage. It has
been found here, that the insects do
their killing on the edges of the
lields and around the stacks.
An effective poison for controlling
grasshoppers has been published by
the County Farm Bureau. It con
sists of one pound paris green mixed
with 25 pounds of bran. This is then
mixed with a maxture composed of
four gallons water, six ground lem
ons and one gallon sorghum.
After being thoroughly mixed,
the bran is sowea along the edges of
the fields and around the stacks. It
is recommended by the Farm Bureau
that three treatments should be
made at three day intervals. Late
evenings is the time to broadcast
the poison, it is said.
MYSTERIOUS FIRE CAUSES
HEAVY LOSS AT HARTINGTON
Hartington, Neb., (Spe
cial)—Fire of unknown origin broke
out in the meat market owned by
Tony Feelhaver in the Farmers Un
lUtl UlUv.iv. rwiijr ouimo,y uiuumift. *v
had gained considerable headway
before being discovered and the fire
department had difficulty in ex
tinguishing the blaze because the
store building was a frame struc
ture being covered with galvanized
iron to protect it against outside
fires. The bla?** spread between the
walls, ceiling and floors and metal
covering made it difficult to get
openings in the wall to get water
on the blaze. The interior of the
store room was practically destroyed,
the meat stock was ruined as well as
most of the market equipment.
Some insurance was carried on both
the building and Its contents.
TO .APPLY OCCUPATION
TAX TO CHAIN STORES
Lincoln. Neb.. (UP>— 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: <el surfacing of roads.
On the bridge on the Norfolk-Co
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Nebraska City was low man with a
bid of $43,171. The Beatty Con
tracting company was low with a
bid of $2,948 and one for $2,938 on
a bridge on the Oakland-South
Sioux City project, dependent on
whether woven wire guard railing
was used or whether wire cable was
employed. Mr. Finley bid $16,081
on the bridge on the Bancroft-Pen
der project, using woven wires and
$16,043 If steel wire is called for.
Engler Brothers of Lexington bid
$1,939 for gravel surfacing a half
inch thick on the highway between
Lynch and Spencer, the price being
7 cents a square yard for the grarel
used. George Cronkhite of Perry.
Ia„ was low man on guard railings
on the Anzil-Kilgore project.
FORMER OMAHA BANKER
LOSES DAMAGE SLIT
Omaha. Neb., <UP» — D.
W. Geiselman, former Omaha bank
president lost his $180,000 alleged
malicious prosecution suit against
seven officers of a Pender, Neb
bank when Federal Judge J. W.
Woodrough directed the jury to find
for the defendants. The court’s de
cision came after Geiselman had
presented his evidence.
Judge Woodrough held that the
criminal suit against Geiselman in
stituted by the Pender bank had
been settled out of court and there
fore Geiselman had no recourse to
sue for malicious persecution.
IIEI.D FOR DEATH OF
STATE HOSPITAL INMATE
Hastings. Neb. tUPi—
Avrnldo N. Cruce, charged with
manslaughter in connection with
the death of Leonard Dean, 36
year-old tumate of Ingletlde State
hospital, pleaded not guilty to the
charge yesterday and waa bound
over to distilet court. He waa
being held today when he was
unable to furnish $1,000 bond.
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