D. A. R. CHAPTER
TO MARK GRAVE
Last Resting Place of Mem
ber of Latter Day Saints
Party Near Mitchell
Mitchell. Neb.. -Plans are
being made by the local chapter ol
the D. A. R. to unveil, sometime
next spring, a marker for the grave
of Rebecca Winters, one of a party
of Latter Day Saints, who died on
her way west in 1852. and whose
father fought in the war of the Rev
olution.
Heber J Grant, president of the
Church of Latter Day Saints, of
Salt Lake City, will be present, as
will his wife, a granddaughter of
Rebecca Winters.
Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard. of
the University of Wyoming, his
torian and writer and a pioneer,
will give an address on "Pioneer
Mothers."
IlOLT COUNTY RANCHER
DOES WELL WITH Tl'RKEVS
O’Neill. Neb,, .-Emil Bar
tax, of Deloit. near Goose lake, in
the southeastern part of Holt coun
ty, will receive more than $15,000
for 3500 turkeys raised on his ranch
at Deloit this year.
Mr. Bartax. who has been raising
turkeys as a sideline to his general
ranching and farming, for a number
of years, received a check for more
than $1,000 for 1.700 live turkeys he
delivered to the O’Neill plant of the
Armour creameries for the Thanks
giving trade, and thinks he has
about 1,800 more to deliver around
December 1 if the coyotes or turkey
thieves do not cut down his flocks
in the meantime.
NEBRASKA CLUB GIRL’S
WORK ON EXHIBITION
Albion, Neb.. (Special)—
The complete outft made by Doro
thy Donaldson this summer in the
“R” usyq Needle Workers club is on
exhibit at Chicago at the seventh
Boys and Girls Club congress.
The school apparel included a
green flannel dress and natural
pongee undergarments, a soft green
felt hat, rose colored hose and a pair
of black oxfords, a large mounted
picture of the girl wearing this cos
tume was included in the outfit, as
appropriateness and design are con
sidered more important than work
manship in determining the nation
al contest awards. The outfit cost
$19.29, distributed as follows: Dress,
$7,29; undergarments, $2.60; hose,
$1.60; oxfords, $4.95 and hat. $2.95.
Miss Donaldson’s outfit was se
lected by the Extension Service
judges at the state fair when it won
a blue ribbon as the most outstand
ing outfit exhibited and as the one
to represent Nebraska’s complete
costumes at the Chicago Interna
tional fair this fall
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3IVIALL AMOUNT OF CORN
MARKETED IN NEBRASKA
M’Cook, Neb., (UP)
A small percentage of Red Willow
county's corn crop has been moved
to markets, interviews with local
elevator men revealed recently. Due
to the small amount of feeding
which will be done in the county
this winter, it was believed that
'he crop w'ould be moved steadily
from now until spring.
Several fanners shipped their
crop as soon as it was picked, in
order to take advantage of the
high prices, and others who were
late getting into the fields have in
dicated they will store in the ex
pectation of higher prices next
spring.
The general average of the crop
here was better than that given
for the state as a whole. The 20
buahel an acre average for the state
, will be exceeded by at least six bu
shels here, it was said
TWO NEBRASKA WOMEN ASK
ADMISSION TO STATE BAR
Lincoln, Neb., __ (UP)—
Two women were Included In the
list of 16 applicants for permission
to practice law In Nebraska ap
proved today by the state supreme
court.
They are Mrs. Atlanta G. Athey
of Broken Bow and Mrs. Camille
Bartos Placek of Wilbur, wife of
Otto Placek, who is associated with
Bartos and Bartos of Wilbur, and
who also Is the daughter of form
er Senator Prank A. Bartos.
Other successful applicants are:
E. A. Blanchard of Omaha; L.
H. Busman of Omaha; L,. w. El
lis of Wayne; C. R. Hrdlick, Jr. of
Omaha; A. H. Humble of Weeping
Water; J. L. James of Omaha; A.
B. Mathews of Omaha; Q s. Mil
lard of Hartington; A. J. C. Moel
ler of Grand Island; Joe Nickell of
Omaha; G. E. Runyan of Mason
City; Simon A. Simon of Omaha:
L E Troup of Omaha and L. L
Turpin of Plattsmouth.
PIONEER NEBRASKA MAN
DIES AT AGE OF 95 YEARS
Nebraska City, Neb., (UP>
—Dan W. Poster, 95 years old, a
resident of Otoe and Cass counties
for many years, died recently in
Omaha. Poster was the first Jus
tice of the peace in Bismarck, N.
D., when it was a small pioneer
town.
BAN AGAINST CAR DRIVING
APPLIES TO MOTORCYCLES
Fremont, Neb., (Special)
—Victor Maryott, who was forbid
den, among other things, to drive
an automobile for one year when
he was paroled in a criminal as
sault case, endeavored to get around
the court’s injunction by purchas
ing a motorcycle. But the father
of the girl filed a complaint and
young Maryott was again hauled in
. to court. He was admonished by
the court that he would have to
get rid of the motorcycle and that
he would be sent to jail if he was
caught riding it again.
SOUTHEAST NEBR/fSKANfc
FROM HISTORICAL BOm
McCook, Neb,, (UP)—
A historical society embracing nine
counties in southeastern Nebraska,
was organized here recently. All
residents in the counties are eligi
ble for membership.
The constitution set the objects
of the society as the collection and
preservation of historical material
and relics, the marking of spots of
special interest, and the general en
couragement and promotion of au
thentic history of the section.
The name adopted for the society
was the Southwestern Nebraska
Historical society.
PLANS RETURN
OIL PROMOTER
Sheriff Says Colorado Gov
ernor Will Co-Oper
ate Now
Norfolk, Neb., „ . (Special)—
When Informed late Wednesday of
the return to the Insane hospital at
Colorado Springs of Hubert Michels,
the oil promotor, Madison county
authorities stated that they are
making arrangements to stop Mich
els' scofflaw attitude and get him
extradited into Nebraska.
Sheriff George Jones, who has
made several trips to Colorado,
states that he still has a warrant
for Michels’ arrest and that Michels
is charged with fleecing several
farmers in this vicinity of large
funds. The sheriff states that plans
are now completed whereby the
governor of Colorado will co-operate
with the Nebraska authorities and
perhaps the necessary papers to
bring Michels back to Madison
county to face charges will be ready
early next week. Madison county
authorities indicate that the next
time they go to Colorado they will
be prepared to go into the hospital
and take Michels back to Nebraska.
JURY ALLOWS $5,000 FOR
ALIENATIONS OF AFFECTIONS
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—A
jury in district court late yesterday
returned a verdict allowing Augustus
Dunbier, Omaha artist, $5,000 dam
ages in his $100,000 alienation of af
fections suit against his inlaws.
The defendants, Mrs. Bertha Men
gedoht, Dunbier's motherinlaw, and
four members of her family said
they would appeal if a new trial is
not granted or amount of damages
cut down. In a previous case Dun
bier won a verdict of $40,000, but
this was set aside by Judge Leslie as
excessive. The case was bitterly
fought, lasting more than two weeks.
The jury was out 30 hours.
PARSONS CASE DELAYED
OVER THANKSGIVING DAY
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—
There was no session of federal
court in the Parsons mail fraud case
today, court adjourning for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
TWO INDIANS GIVE GOVERNOR
M'MULLEN FEW WARW’HOOFS
Lincoln, Neb., (Special)—
Governor McMullen, acclaimed by
his visitors, two Indians from the
Winnebago agency, “good Christian
man, friend of Indian.” passed up a
chance Thursday to finance the re
turn of John J. Longmash and his
uncle, John Bradford, to their home.
Both were somewhat uasteady in
gait, and Instead of forking out the
$10 loan asked for, the governor's
private secretary called the state
sheriff.
They were taken to the sheriff’s
office, and a long distance call put
in for them. This resulted in their
fair being guaranteed, and they
were put on a train to return.
Longmash startled the denizens of
the statehouse by letting loose a
few warwhoops, but there were no
casualties.
CHADRON-O’NEILL-SIOUX C'TY
BUS SCHEDULE IS CHANGED
Lincoln, Neb., (Special)—
The state railway commission has
settled the controversy between op
posing bus lines over the granting
of a permit to cover the same route
by giving the Pioneer bus line the
right to altar its Chadron-O’Nsill
Sioux City service schedules and to
furnish local service between O Neill
and Ainsworth, the new schedule
avoiding conflict with the other line
between the two latter points.
All railroads in the state have
asked permission to amend the rule
covering moving of empty sacks or
containers with carloads of grains or
grain products by providing that the
weight of these containers shall not
be used to make up the minimum
carload weight. The Burlington has
asked authority to amend the live
stock rules by providing that mini
mum weights on cars of less dimen
sions than are in service will be pro
tected where smaller cars are avail
able.
HUMAN INJURED
WATCHING FOOTBALL GAME
Kimball, Neb.. (Specirl)—
Mrs. Ella B. Johnston, 72 years old,
was Injured at a football game here
when the Kimball high school boys
were playing the Sidney eleven.
She was on the sidelines and un
able to get out of the way whrn a
player hurtled through the lines.
She was knocked dow n and rendered
unconscious and it was found that
her spine w as injured.
DAMAGE SUIT OVER BROKEN
VIOLIN SETTLED FOR S'50
Fremont, Neb.. (Spe
cial)—A damage suit for $M25
brought by Peter Buck against Tlrs.
Lloyd Haven, claiming that Mrs.
Haven was the cause of the ruin
of his $1,500 violin, was settled for
$750 in district court yeste:day
afternoon. Buck was riding a bi
cycle with his violin under his
arm when Mrs. Haven, in an r u
tomobile. bumped into him. Tie
riolin was damaged beyond repa.r.
It was claimed.
«
ASKS COURT TO
ANNUL DIVORCE
Young Woman Asserts She
Did Not Understand War
Asking Decree
Lincoln, Neb., <UP)~
tJLrs. Prances Slavik, young Bo
hemian woman, 25 years old, has
petitioned the supreme court to set
aside a divorce that the district
court gave her, which she alleges
she didn’t ask for and does not
now desire.
Mrs. Slavik said she went to the
county attorney to get him to use
his official capacity in making her
husband stop beating and cursing
her. He Is said to have suggested
that she ask for a separation and
this was done. Later, however, she
declared that the petition was
changed to one of divorce and that
she did not understand the "high'
phrases used when she agreed to
this.
FORMER COUNTY CLERK FACES
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Bartlett. Neb., __ (Special)
—Former County Clerk Henry Plet
cher of Wheeler county was ar
rested here, on complaint signed by
County Attorney Bishop, charging
embezzlement of $11,345. Pletcher
furnished bail of $1,000.
People of Bartlett have the ut
most confidence in the former
county clerk and believe he made a
mistake, with no intention of de
frauding the county. Pletcher is
said to have used fees intended to
pay for help in the district court
to pay for help in the county clerk's
office. He held both these offices
for a number of years.
ALIEN FINED FOR HAVING
GUN, KILLING PHEASANT
Bridgeport, Neb., (Spe
cial)—Under complaints filed by
State Game Warden Leon J. Cun
ningham, Alex Nuss was arraigned
before County Judge Harry M. Mar
quis on two changes. The first
was for being an alien in possession
of firearms, a 12-gauge sohtgun,
and the second was for having in
his possession a Chinese ring
necked pheasant, which he is al
leged to have killed with the gun.
The secoilJ charge is based on the
fact that under the state game law
there is no open season on pheas
ants in Morrill county.
For the first charge Nuss was
given a fine of $50 and costs, or
$57,75, and for the second $15 and
costs, or $18, making a total of
$75,75, which he paid and was dis
charged.
EYE KNOCKED OUT
WHILE PLAYING •SHINNY”
Columbus, Neb., (UP)
—The lose of an eye was suf
fered by Karlan Welch, 14-year
old high school boy of Mo oewrn.z
who was accidentally struck by a
“shinny” stick in the hands of a
playmate. The game was being
played furiously and no one was
able to say who swung the stick
which cost Welch his eye. He will
be kept in a hospital h,ve for
about 10 days, physicians said.
CAPTURE COON IN
EXTRAORDINARY MANNER
Avoca, Neb., (UP)—
Coon hunting proved an easy job
for William Paap, Bud Greenrod
and Will Wonder, Avoca men who
discovered one of the animals quar
tering in the bottom of a 30-foot
well near here recently. They .
dropped a sack down the well and
when the coon sunk his teeth into
it they pulled out both the sack
and the coon.
PLACES $3,000,0«V VALUE
ON BRIDGE AT OMAHA, NEB.
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—
Douglas street bridge cannot be re
placed for less than $3,000,000,
President J. N. Shanahan of the
street car company, owners of the
structure, told committees of Oma
ha and Council Bluffs free bridge
boosters here.
The committees had asked Shana
han to name a price on the bridge.
No definite price was set at the
first meeting, but Shanahan prom
ised necessary data later.
Before a vote was taken on free
bridge bonds ai the general elec
tion, engineers had estimated that
a wagon bridge adequate for trav
el for many years would cost $1,
200,000.
FALLS CITY OFFICERS
ARE FREE ON BOND
Falls City, Neb., (UP)—Al
bert Brunn, mayor of Falls City, and
two of the city’s police were free
on bond Wednesday awaiting trial
December 10 on charges of assault
and battery.
The officials were arrested after
a dipute with two Kansas City
motorists they attempted to arrest
for reckless driving,
FREMONT TO HAVE BIG
ASTRONOMV LABORATORY
Fremont, Neb., (UP)—
Construction was started Wednes
day on an astronomical observa
tory at Midland college here. The
observatory will include a six-inoh
refracting telescope, the secono
largest in the state.
The building will be completed by
January 1.
NEBRASKA TEAM BEATS
AUSTRALIA DEBATERS
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
debate team of the University of
Sidney, Australia, left here Wednes
day after losing to the University
of Nebraska debaters last night on
the que.tion, “Resolved: That Par
liamentary Government is Superior
to the Presidential Form."
The Australians upheld the af
firmative and the decision waj
made by the audience. Monday
night the Hastings college team de
feated the Australians.
INSURANCE EDITOR HEARD
ON CONTEMPT CHARGES
Lincoln, Neb., LUP)—*
Henry Lovell, editor of an Omaha
insurance paper, appeared in the
state supreme court today to an
swer, personally, a charge of con
tempt brought by the court.
For more than an hour, Lovell
answered questions, explaining his
motives in writing an editorial
which the court had held was con
temptuous. Lovell asserted he had
attempted to stem the tide of gossip
prevailing among persons interest
ed in a case appearing before the
court, and that he was sincere in
his attempt to defend the court. He
brought out the fact that his publi
cation had a circulation of only 500
and contended that it could have
carried no weight.
BIG FISH ARE
FOUND IN LAKE
State Seiners Take Many
of Game Variety from
Water at Kearney
Kearney, Neb., (UP)—
Kearney sportsmen who have had
poor luck fishing in Lake Kearney
stared unbelieving when the state
seining crew dragged several boat
loads of fish from the lake recent
ly.
The first seining brought up a
boatload of carp and buffalo be
sides 152 catfish ranging in size
from 11 to 30 inches. The second
drag brought up a boat load of
“scavenger” fish besides 392 cat
fish ranging as high as 10 pounds.
During the day, an eight-pound
wall-eyed pike was taken from the
lake and thrown back, and two
perch weighing respectively 8 and
10 pounds were taken out. Two
sturgeon were also found and
thrown back.
MEN WHO RESISTED
ARREST BEING GRILLED
Kearney, Neb., (UP)—
Glenn Harrold, of Omaha, and Joe
Brown of Denver, who were arrest
ed near here Saturday night as part
of a gang that resisted arrest by a
highway patrolman, were being
questioned by State Sheriff Condit
today.
The automobile the gang of four
men abandoned when they were
chased by the patrolman, was load
ed with burglars’ tools.
Condit said he believed the two
men held have criminal records and
may have been involved in numer
ous burglaries in the state.
DEAD AIR PILOT HAD
TROUBLED MARRIED CAREER
Omaha, Neb:, —
Lawrence H. Garrison, airmail pi
lot, killed yesterday in a crash near
Bristonville, Ohio, was a former
Omaha pilot, coming here in 1919
when he entu-ed the airmail service
after his discharge from the army.
He marlied a woman 16 years his
senior and in 1925 she was given
$150 a month separate maintenance
decree in domestic relations court
here. She charged him with having
"a sweetheart in every port,” and
he charged her with extravagance.
When he left for Kansas City in
1926 Mrs. Garrison followed him
and her attorney and him and her
attorney had him jailed on one
occasion for failure to pay alimony.
He successfully fought extradition
to Nebraska.
More than a year before he died
he secured a divorce from his wife
in Kansas City and married the
woman whose name was brought
into the divorce case here, Mrs.
Genevive Bradshaw.
ELUSIVE OIL PROMOTER
AGAIN IN NEBRASKA?
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—Hu
bert M. Michel, former oil man, who
left a sanitarium in Colorado
Springs, Colo., last Saturday, in
company with an attendant, was in
'Omaha yesterday, police learned,
and was believed to be driving back
to the sanitarium today. According
to information from Colorado Mich
el did not escape from the place but
was given permission to wind up
some business affairs in Denver.
There is a warrant for his arrest
in Madison county, Nebraska, and
Michel was being sought on roads
leading through Nebraska to Den
ver today.
The governor of Colorado has re
fused to honor Nebraska’s request
for extradition on ground that the
doodle bug” oil promoter was
placed in the asylum after being
adjudged incompetent by a sanity
board.
Persons suing him in Madison
county for alleged fraud in sale of
$200,000 in oil stock alleged that
Michel is sane and placing him in
the asylum was merely a maneuver
to avoid prosecution.
FARMERS OF DAKOTA
COUNTY TO KEEP RECORDS
Dakota City, Neb., (Spe
cial)—On Tuesday and Wednesda\
of next week. December 4 and 5, twc
farm record schools will be held ir
Dakota county. Those farmers who
have enrolled in this project will
meet and start their farm record
books for the coming year.
Much interest has been shown in
this project since about 25 farmers
have sent in their cards for enroll
ment in the work. Among this num
ber are many who have never kept
records before, and farmers whc
have kept such records before w
the first to return their cards.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES
WANT BUT THREE AIDS
Lincoln. Neb.. (UP>—Su
preme court judgps win petition the
legislature to designate three com
missioners to handle excess cases ir.
that tribunal Instead of the six now (
working, it was announced recently
by Chief Justice Goss.
With an excess of 500 cases now
on its docket and an average annual
addition of 500 new ones, the Judges
are of the opinion that if the three
commissioners are appointed to
work until next September the
work of the court can be handled
speedily.
WOULD CLARIFY
SEVERAL LAWS
Nebraska Secretary of Agri
culture Cites Instances of
Needed Changes
Lincoln, Neb (UP)—Sec
retary of the state department of
agriculture, H, J. McLaughlin, told
the United Press he hoped the com
ing legislature would clarify some
of the existing law's pertaining to
his department. A few of the laws
pased by recent legislatures are be
ing misunderstood, he said, be
cause of technicalities not clearly
defined.
McLaughlin said he would not
endeavor to have any new laws put
into effect. This was due, he said,
partly to the fact that he did not
believe heads of departments should
plan new laws and partly to the
fact that no radical changes were
needed.
Chief among the law's he hoped to
have clarified, he explained, was
the law pertaining to inspection of
milk and dairies. Recently, state
inspectors visited several cities and
found that conditions were not as
the law required and controversy
arose immediately as to the exact
interpretation of the law. It is
probable that this law will be
brought up, McLaughlin said, and
an attempt will be made to alter It
so there will be no misinterpreta
toions on it.
The Nebraska game law’s now in
existence are fairly complete, he
said, ajid the department does not
plan to ask that any new ones be
passed.
When informed that ranch
ers in western Nebraska believed
that laws regarding muskrat trap
ping should be changed to allow
trappers to hold the pelts in their
possession longer than 10-days aft
er the season closes, the secretary
said he did not believe any change
would be made.
LYONS, NEB., YOUTH IS
VICTIM OF ANTHRAX
Lyons, Neb., (Special)—
Idvin Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herley Miller, was recently stricken
with anthrax in his right wrist, but
is recovering.
Anthrax had previously been dis
covered in the Miller livestock. A
cow died on the farm and the car
cass was fed to the hogs, which
later died. The livestock was quar
antined when a veterinarian diag
nosed the malady as anthrax.
Twenty hogs were lost before it was
diagnosed.
OMAHA FOOTBALL PLAYER
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—An
inquest was to be held here today
into the death of Gilbert F. A. Ed
wards, 19 years old, University of
Omaha football player, in an auto
mobile accident Saturday night. He
died Sunday from injuries received
in the crash. Four other persons
were injured.
Edwards and four other univer
sity students were in a machine
which collided with a grocery truck
driven by John Evans. He and two
other boys in the rear seat were
thrown to the pavement, Edwards
sustaining a fracture of the skull.
The boys were celebrating home
coming day at the university. They
had just attended the football gam«
ar.d were going to their homes tc
dress for the annual ball.
Edwards was the 34th automobile
casualty of the year here. His body
is to be taken to Beaverton, Canada
for burial beside the body of bis
mother, following the inquest.
KILLED BY TRAIN WHILE
WALKING ON TRESTLL
Fairbury, Neb., (UP)—
William Mund was caught on a rail
way trestle near here yesterday and
killed by a Rock Island passenger
train.
The train crew told of Mund step
ping to the extreme edge of the
bridge where he would have beer
:afe had he not leaned toward the
jngine as It was passing. He was
struck by the steam chest, they said
ind thrown from the trestle.
The man carried an identification
card asking that Mrs. Nellie Towle
af St. Joseph, Mo., be notified of his
death.
FARMERS ARE TO HEAR
NOTED WORLD TRAVELER
Walthill, Neb., (Special)
—Francis A. Flood, world traveller
ind writer for the Nebraska Farmer
will be a feature of the feeders’ day
program planned for northeast Ne
braska here, December 15. He is
well known all over Nebraska and
his illustrated lecture in which he
will show pictures taken by him
self crossing tile Sahara desert or,
a motorcycle and while visiting the
valley of the Nile will be a feature
DIDN’T WANT TO BE IN
WAY, SO SHOOTS HIMSELF
Nebraska City, Neb., »UP)
—After preparing himself a meal
and writing a note, giving the rea
son for his act, James L. Cook, 54
years old, killed himself on a farm
near Union Saturday. The note
>aid he did not want to be in the
way any longer. He put the munzle
of a shotgun into his mouth and
pulled the trigger.
HUSBAND IS TO FACE
CHARGE OF WIFE MURD*
Hastings, Neb., <UP> —
Sidney Trobcugh was neld here to
day awaiting charges of murdei
which County Attorney Crow said
would be filed against him in con
nection with the murder of his wile
Mrs. Sarina Trobcugh was shot
to death in her home early Saturday
A coroner's jury decided late the
same day she had been killed by
ner husband, and the county attor
ney announced charges would be
Med shortly.
GIRL'S DISAPPEARANCE
CAUSED MUCH WORRIT
Hartington, Neb., _ _ (Spe
cial)—Miss Mildred Hoesing, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoesing,
suddenly disappeared for an en
caused over her absence. She had
tire day and much excitement was
gone to mass at the Catholic chuich
Tuesday morning, and during the
services left the church. No atten
tion w'as given the matter until she
failed to report at home at the
dinner hour.
An investigation revealed that she
had left the church and walked out
onto the highway leading to Cole
ridge where she was picked up by
a passing autoist and taken to Cole
ridge, where she went to the home
of a relative. Hartington relatives
learned of her whereabouts late
that evening just as a searching
party was being organized.
The girl became ill at church and
did not know just what she was
doing and started on her wander
ing trip.
HUGE DEFICIT
IS INDICATED
Audit Concern Gives Hint
of Nebraska Guaranty
Fund’s Condition
Lincoln, Neb., (Special)—
Accompanying the bid of an audi
ting firm in Cleveland, which wants
$53,000 for making a complete
checkup of the five years’ operation
of the guaranty fund commission
is a statement showing the probable
deficit of the deposit guaranty fund
if no more bank failures occur to
be close to $12,000 000, and may be
more.
The total liabilities are in excess
of $26,000,000. This includes the
$15,000,000 of deposits in the 71
banks stall being operated by the
guaranty fund commission as going
institutions, and the nearly $10,000,
000 of preferred claims in banks
that have been turned over to re
ceivers. To pay these sums there Is
nearly $3,000,000 in cash which is
being distributed among the holders
of the nearly $10,000,000 of preferred
claims, and assets that have a face
value of $31 000,000 and a probable
value of $10,000,000 to $12,000,000.
The solvent banks have so far, in
eight years, paid into the fund
more than $15,000,000 which is about
80 per cent, of their capital stocks,
and the fact that they are now
theatened with an additional lia
bility of $12,000,000 or more is what
has caused the agitation to enjoin
the levying of any more special as
sessments. They claim these are
against the shareholder and are il
legal, as it is taking his money to
pay other’s debts. If they win the
fund will lose the power to collect
$1,200 000 yearly in assessments,,
and be restricted to the regular
assessment, which yields but $250,
000 a year.
Adding to the liability of the fund
the $15,000,000 the bankers have
paid in assessments, it is actually
in the red at the present time in
excess of $42,000,000, less cash and
value of the salvage as well as the
assets of the banks not yet turned
into receivers’ hands.
FATHER-SON BANQUET
IS ATTENDED BY 14C
Carroll, Neb., (Special)—
Covers were laid Thursday for 140
at a father and son community
banquet. Talks were given by R.
Irvin Jones. H. M. Woolman and
Dr. C. G. Gorman, of Norfolk. A
male quartet entertained the crowd.
Lyle W. Mabbot high school princi
ual, was toastmaster.
CHILD LOST IN CORN
FIELD FOR ONE HOUR
Hartir.gton, Neb., (Spe
cial)—Much anxiety was felt in the
Oberc neighborhood over the safety
of a 3-year-old boy lost in a large
corn field. Mr. and Mrs. Chris An
derson were husking corn for Ejnar
Dybdal, near Obert, and their little
son, Duane, had been left in the
care of one of the Dybdal girls
while the Andersons were picking
corn. The child wandered away
from the farm house about 5 o’clock
in the evening and was not located
until after 6 o’clock. The parents
were almost frantic and a gener
al call over the farm telephone line
had brought out scores of neigh
bors to aid in the search. The boy
was found by his mother.
INSURANCE COMPANY
PAYS BIG DIVIDEND
Marshall. Minn., (Special)
—The Marshall Mutual Plate Glass
Insurance association declared a
dividend of 50 per cent, at its an
nual meeting. The company re
ported total receipts during the year
of $1,529.88, and a cash balance.
November 15 or $312.44. Losses for
the last two years have been the
heaviest in several years, the report
stated.
HAVE BETTER AIRMAIL
CONNECTIONS AT MARSHALL
Marshall, Minn., (Special)
—Additional air mail service effec
tive last week greatly facilitates that
style of service from Marshall to
Chicago. A mail plane now leaves
Minneapolis at 8:30 a. m., arriving
in Chicago at 12.10 p. m. Airmail
leaving here on the night train will
reach Chicago about 15 hours later.
WOMEN WIN PRIZES
IN MARSHALL CONTEST
Marshall, Minn., 'Spe
cial)—Winning letters m the "Why
I Like to Trade in Marshall” con
test, sponsored by the Marshall
Civic and Commerce association,
were announced this week. Mrs.
Henry Lindstrom of Lucan, Minn.,
is the winner of the first prize of
$15; Mrs. C. E. Anderson ol Tracy,
will receive $10 for the second best
letter, while third place, with an
award of $5. goes to Mrs. Zeph Pel
M«r of Cottonwood.
