SAYS FINANCES
IN GOOD SHAPE
Nebraska State Treasurer
Believes No Possibility of
Deficit This Fiscal Year
Lincoln, Neb, (Special)
State Treasurer Steooins says there
Is no possibility of a treasury de
ficit this year, as there was a year
ago and two years ago at this
date. The cash on hand the first
of the month in the general fund
was $344,314, an increase over No
vember 1.
During the next three month*
heavy remittances will be received
from county treasurers now en
gaged in collecting personal and
whatever realty taxes are offered,
the former becoming delinquent
December 1 and the latter May 1
In all the treasurer has more than
$3 272.000 on hand. Two and a half
millions are trust funds, half a
million in the new capitol fund
and the remainder divided among
smaller subdivisions.
The state paid out $250,000 on
the new statehouse contract during
the month, the work progressing
rapidly on the 400 foot tower..
CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL HAS
GOOD ATTENDANCE
Hartington, Neb., (Spe
cial)—Cedar county has organized
its first adult immigrant school and
the 12 members are all Germans
The object is to give the foreignej
a chance to learn to speak the Eng
lish language, learn customs and
understand the American form of
government. Borne members of the
class travel 24 miles to be present
at its sessions. Miss Myrtle Scovlll
superintendent of the Hartington
public schools, is teacher of the
class. The school is free to the
students, books being provided bj
the federal government and the
state of Nebraska takes care of the
expense of conducting such a class
The local school board provides a
place, heated and lighted free of
charge.
SLAVER OF WIFE ASKS FOR
COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE
Lincoln. Ncb„ (UP)—
Harry M. Stout of Dewitt, con
victed of killing his wife, has re
quested the state pardon board for
a commutation of his life sentence
His application, with many others
will be heard at the regular month
ly meeting, December 11, it was an
nounced today.
Stout’s application has been pre
sented to the board twice before.
He was denied a similar request
after a hearing in 1921 and again
in 1927. He was convicted of mur
der in the first degree on charges
of killing his wife as the train car
rying them approached Lincoln,
May 28, 1914. Stout was alleged to
have been addicted to drunkenness
and said he was intoxicated at the
time of the shooting. He tried to
kill his sisterioiaw and himself at
the same time.
LEAVES HIS ESTATE
TO WOMAN AT DENVER
Grand Island. Neb., (UP)
—By the sudden death of Edwin
Proctor, of Noel, Mo., salesman for
n fruit company, at a hotel here
Tuesday, Mrs. Mattie J. Gledhlll,
of Denver, became the main bene
ficiary of his estate, according to
terms of a will found in Proctor’s
effects.
Proctor bequeathed his 40 acre
farm, "Terrace Gardens" near Noei
and $2,000 in cash to her.
Mrs. Gledhill who is employed in
the prohibition office at Denver
•aid she did not kmow of the will
until Informed by newspapermen
Mhe and Proctor lived at the same
hotel at Denver several years ago
rhe said.
BOOST FOR NEW BRIDGE
OVER MISSOURI AT OMAHA
Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Des
pairing of obtaining a reasonable
price for purchase of the Douglas
street bridge, boosters for a free
bridge between Omaha and Council
Bluffs now are devoting their en
ergies toward working up sentiment
for a new bridge to be built at the
foot of Parnum street.
In preliminary meetings with of
'icials of the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway and Bridge
company, committees appointed by
mayors of the two cities were given
to understand that the company
would want more than $3,000,000
for the structure.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
FORM ROAD PROGRAM
Omaha. Neb.. (UP)—
County commissioners, supervisors
and highway commissioners, w'ho
hold their annual meeting here
December 11 to 13 are expected to
formulate a good roads program of
their own for recommendation to
the state legislature. The conven
tion will be held in connection with
n similar meeting of county clerks
and registers of deeds.
NEBRASKA CITY MAN
HEAD OF MANUFACTURERS
Omaha, Neb. (UP)—C.
M. Aldrich, of Nebraska City, was
elected president of the Nebraska
Manufacturers’ association at Its
one-day convention here Thursday
5JOYS KILL DUCKS OF
HARTINGTON, NEB., WOMAN
Fartington, Neb., (Spe
cial)—It is thought that small
boys hunting on the creek near the
Cedar county fair grounds shot and
Killed 10 fine ducks belonging to
Mrc. Phil Garvin. The ducks were
ready for market. The ducks had
all been killed with .22 rifle bul
lets. Other farmers around town
have been complaining about some
of their chickens and other fowls
being slain by tareless or wilful
footing and fanners are planning
to make an example of any on?
found fuilty.
,4TATE TREASURY SAYS
FINANCIAL CONDITION GOOD
Lincoln, Neb,, ... (UP>—The
state treasury Is In better condi
tion now that it has been at this
time for several years, it was re
vealed in the treasurer’s report is
sued today.
No over drafts were recorded Iot
the month of November which is
unusual, W. M. Stebbins. treasurer
said, because at this time of year
the funds virtually are depleted
and remain so until the money be
gins coming in the first of the
year.
The balance reported October 13
was $17,134,817.28, and the receipts
for November were $1,459,816, the
report showed. The payments dur
ing the month amounted to $1,522,
789.65 and a balance of $17,071,843.
63 remained.
POTATOES TOO
CHEAP TO DIG
Many Acres of Nebraska
Spuds Left in the
Ground
Hemingford, Neb., (Spe*
eial)—Growers have left many
acres of potatoes in the ground in
this vicinity, because they felt it
would not pay to dig them.
Potatoes brought 20 to 40 cents
a bushel. The cost of digging and
picking is about 7 cents a bushel;
sacking and sorting, 5 cents a bush
el, and hauling, 5 to 10 cents a bu
shel. Several turned their hogs into
the patches to clean up the culls
left from digging.
The potatoes which were dug are
now in bins, being sorted and pre
pared for southern shipments, made
in December and January.
STOCK STREAMS
NEAR CHADRON
Trout, Bass and Other
Game Fish Are Placed by
Walton League
Chadron, Neb., (Special)—
About 165 cans of fish have been
received from the Nebraska state
fish hatcheries at Valentine and
Gretna and the federal hatchery at
Spearfish, by the Chadron Izaak
Walton league since January 1.
They were put into the nursery
pond on the Frank Black farm
southeast of the city.
There are now 65.000 young trout
in this nursery, to be left until
spring and then distributfed in the
streams of the community. At that
time they will be four to six inches
long. About 20.000 of the trout re
ceived this year were large enough
to be put tn the streams at the time
they were received, and were put
in Big and Little Bordeaux. Chad
ron creek and Deadhorse creek.
The remaining 75 cans of fish
wete bass, perch, bullheads, catfish
and croppies, which were taken to
Whitney and put in the lake. These
fish ’ve larger than trout and are
able to protect themselves, so they
do not need nursery care.
The local Walton league chapter
has made application for some steel
head salmon trout for the lake at
Whitney.
LOSES VALUABLE HEIFERS
FOLLOWING DEHORNING
Broken Bow, Neb., (Spe
cial)—Thirteen purebred Holstein
heifers were lost by G. A. Butts,
farmer near Burwell, when they
died following a dehorning process.
The stock had been on rations of
sweet clover. According to experts
they should not have been dehorned
| while on this diet, as it tends to thin
the blood.
RECEIVE $250,000 FROM
ESTATE OF BROTHER
Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Mis3
Jeannette P. Newlean, principal of
Columbian school, and her brother,
Frank Q Newlean. music instructor
were left $250,000 in the will of John
Walter Newlean. a orother, who
died recently in the east.
John Newlean was vice president
and treasurer of the American Rail
way Express company. His estate
was estimated at $2 000.000. most of
which goes to his widow. He started
his career here as a railroad clerk,
later becoming chief statistician to
E. H. Harriman. the railroad mag
nate.
CONNECTICUT PREACHER
CALLED TO OMAHA CHURCH
Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Rev
Frank A. Hosmer. D. D.. Greenwich.
Conn., has been extended a call to
First Presbyterian church here. Rev.
Mr. Hosmer was selected to fill the
vacancy caused by death of Rev.
Edward Hart Jenks.
NEW BANK TO OPEN AT
LYMAN, NEB., JANUARY 2
Lyman, Neb. (UP)—A na
tional bank with a capitalization of
$25 000 and surplus and undivided
profits of $5,000 will open here Jan
uary 2. it was announced today. A
charter has been granted.
COYOTE HUNTER DIES
FROM GUNSHOT WOUNL
Ainsworth. Neb., — J. w.
Lydich. a farmer about 35 years old.
died Wednesday evening from ac
cidental gunshot wounds which were
sustained earlier in the day,
Lydich was hunting coyotes on
his farm between Ainsworth and
Long Pine and In crawling through
a fence his gun was discharged. The
shot entered his abdomen. He was
brought to the hospital here.
Mr. I#vdich was a brother of M"s.
Cecil Mills, who was kill** in an
i utomobile accident last April.
STATE PRISON
HAS BIG FARM
Warden Fenton Plans to
Grow Supplies for Inmates
of the Institution
Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—Ar
rangements for the rental of 437
acres of land for the state peni
tentiary farm were announced today
by Warden Fenton as part of his
plan to make the institution self
supporting. The farm has grown
from 533 to 970 acres—496 acres of
which are owned by the state. Prior
to this fall only 37 acres were rented,
the warden reported.
Most of the rented land is on a
cash basis of $6 an acre, a small
portion being under the two-fifths
crop division basis.
There the 150 acres of the farm in
wheat, 75 acres will be put into oats,
35 to potatoes, 150 to com and les
ser acreages to other crops. More
ground will be available for garden
and pasture, under the new plan.
There are 70 head of cattle and
2C0 hcgs at the iwfitutlon and
Warden Fenton planned to in
crease this stock soon. The insti
tution supports 16 horses.
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
WEDS FORMER PUPIL
Lincoln. Neb., -The re
cent marriage of Mrs. Florence
Dye Coles of Newcastle, Wyo„ for
mer student of the University of
Nebraska, and W. G. Langworthy
Taylor, professor emeritus of eco
nomics at the university, was re
vealed here today.
Prof. Taylor is 79, and Mrs
Taylor under AO, according to
friends here. They are away from
Lincoln on a trip.
Before the first marriage the
then Miss Dye studied under Prof.
Taylor more than a dozen years
ago. Later she married, living in
Wyoming until death of her hus
band about a year ago.
Teaching school for a year, she
enrolled in an extension course
taught by Prof. Taylor, and the
marriage resulted.
»rof Taylor's first wife died four
years ago. He has one son, Edwin
Langworthy Taylor, playing in
"Maryland, My Maryland,” in Chi
cago. Mrs. Taylor has two sons,‘6
and 9 years old, by her first hus
band.
GRAIN EXCHANGE TAKES
APPEAL TO UIGH COURT
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
Omaha Grain Exchange appealed
to the supreme court today from the
action of the Lancauter county
district court which sustained the
demurrer of the state to its petition
for an injunction restraining en
forcement of the law which re
quired the exchange to accept fed
eral weights on grain shipments and
not force the unloading and in
specting of grain at terminals.
Attorneys for the exchange held
that the law, which was passed at
the last legislature, is unconstitu
tional in that it destroys several
guaranties of the constitution, de
prived the exchange of revenues
without giving the shipper any
gain and in time would destroy the
independence of the Omaha market
and subject the shippers to dockage
tolls and other costs that would
tend to lower the average price for
grain handled from Nebraska farms.
The lower court said the petition
did not state a cause of action.
CHARGE MOTHER TOOK
TEACHER EXAM FOR SON
McCook, Neb., (UP)—Evi
dence tending to show that Mrs
L. Flock of Curtis took state teach
er's examinations in counties ad
jacent to Frontier county under the
name of Cheslie B. Flock, her son
was submitted to Herbert L. Cush
ing of the state superintendent’s of
fice, who conducted the hearing.
The evidence in the case, which is
the first of its kind in Nebraska
will be submitted to State Superin
tendent Taylor at Lincoln, who will
pass judgment. No criminal charge
has been filed against Mrs. Flock
Mrs. Flock is alleged to have tak
en the examinations under the
name of her son in an effort to se
cure a teacher's certificate for him
County superintendents from four
counties and a teacher testified
against Mrs. Flock and her son
while the youth and his parents tes
tified that it was the youth who
took the tests.
Mrs. Flock was identified by
County Superintendent C. S. Strick
ler and his wife, who assisted him in
the examination, and Miss Maxine
Bodeman, Hayes county teacher
who was taking the examination, a*
the woman who gave the name ot
Cheslie B. Flock in January, 1928
and as the woman who in July that
.veer secured a copy of the exam
ination questions.
The alleged irregularity was dis
covered when C. K. Morse, super
intendent of the Nebraska school of
agriculture at Curtis, wrote to
Strickler asking for the youth's
grades to apply on his diploma at
Curtis. Strickler rephed that the
Cheslie B. Flock who took the ex
aminations at Hayes Center was n
middleaged woman.
JAIL TERM FOR MAN WHO
HACKED At’TOMOBLIE.
Norfolk. Neb., -George
Roan of Norfolk, Neb., was sen
enced to serve six months in the
Madison county jail for stealing
tools and hacking holes in radia
tors of cars belonging to the Ryai
Miller Chevrolet company, Norfolk
Roan gave desire for revenge be
cause of a recent car deal as hi*
motive for the crimes. He alleged
that he had been cheated in a deal
He is a painter and a married ma"
with a wife and six childra*. /
PROPOSE CHANGES IN
COMPENSATION LAW
Lincoln, Neb., (Special)—
Important changes are recommend
ed by the legislative-created com
mission that has been rewriting the
workmen's compensation law. The
commission refused to change any
ot the payments made to injured
workers but suggested that there
is an abnormal number of accidents
in Nebraska industry, 10 per cent,
of the 175,000 workers suffering an
accident a year. Insurance rates
are high, but the commission thinks
the practical way to secure a reduc
tion is to give the secretary of labor
broader powers in organizing ad
visory committees and workers in a
campaign of accident prevention,
with a new safety code and a fac
tory inspector or two to look after
these matters.
WOMEN ASK FOR
STATE PLACES
Next Governor of Nebraska
to Be Under Pressure by
Feminine Supporters
Lincoln, Neb., (Special)—
The women who supported the re
publican national and state tickets
so generally are asking for greater
representation among the officials
of the state under the administra
tion of Governor Weaver.
Two groups are bringing strong
pressure to bear to have a woman
named to succeed Judge Frost as
head of the public welfare depart
ment, a code bureau having charge
of all welfare work in the state as
well as the licensing and policing ol
practitioners of medicine. The last
legislature adopted a codification'
and revision of the laws relating tc
this department that makes it one
of the most important in the state
Judge Frost is retiring to take
a judgeship in Lancaster county.
Half a dozen republican women
of wide experience in this kind of
work are suggested, with Mrs. Lu
lah T. Andrews, vice chairman ol
the state committee, as possibly the
best chance.
BELIEVE ROBBERIES THE
WORK OF SMALL BOYS
Beatrice, Neb.,_ (UP)—
Robbers, believed to be small boys,
who committed a series of raids on
Beatrice business houses last night
were sought today by police. Foot
prints in snow surrounding the
buildings entered led Chief of Po
lice Paul Acton to turn his search
for two boys.
CALL STATE SENATORS TO
CONFER ON LEGISLATION
Lincoln, Neb., . (UP)—Lieu
tenant Governor Williams stated to
day he would call 10 or more lead
ing state senators to meet with him
at the capitol prior to the opening
of the session in January to discuss
some “much needed legislation."
That ohe of the proposals for leg
islation Williams would advance to
his meeting of senators was a re
vision of the election laws, it is said.
The laws relating to organization
and maintenance of the status of
political parties also may be con
sidered as needing amendment even
in view of the amendments by the
legislatures of 1923 and 1927.
THESE PRISONERS HAD
REAL DUTCH LUNCH
Norfolk. Neb., (UP)—Two
prisoners in the county jail here
recently had a real honest-to-good
ness Dutch lunch.
They gave the officers a dollar to get
them some raw hamburger, rye bread
and onions. And the officers, feel
ing charitable, did so. In the mean
time, the prisoners improvised a
hook which they stuck into an ad
joining cell where confiscated liquor
was kept and succeeded in drawing
out and consuming 20 bottles of
beer before the police were aware of
it.
WANTS A SHOW-DOWN
ON HANDLING OF CHECKS
Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—
"Treasurer Stombauch. of Buffalo
county, has asked the supreme
court to settle the question of
whether the city bank of Elmcreek
owes him $5,000.
On May 11. 1927, Stombauch drew
a check on the Farmers State bank
of Kearney and sent it to the Elm
creek bank for deposit and was
given due credit. The Elmcreek
bank sent it to the Stock Yards
bank of Omaha for collection,
which, in turn, sent it to the City
National bank of Kearney.
In clearing with the Farmers bank
at Kearney, the City National gave
it a draft for $5,000 on the Omaha
National, where it had a sufficient
sum on deposit.
The day the draft arrived there
the City National bank of Kearney
failed and the draft was dishonored.
The Elmcreek bank thereupon
charged back the treasurer with the
$5,000.
Stombauch contended that as
Kearney and Elmcreek are only 16
miles apart on the same railroad,
the check, which was good, should
have been sent to Kearney instead
of traveling back and forth to
Omaha.
INFLUENZA FATAL TO
OMAHA THEATRICAL MAN
Omaha, Neb.. (UP>—
Charles Franke. 50 years old. mana
ger of city auditorium and widely
known in theatrical and amusement
circles throughout the country, died
here last night. Influenza was given
as cause of death.
YOUTH SHOOTS SELI.F IN
AN OHAHA HOTEL ROOM
Omaha. Neb.. (UP>—War
ren E. Campbell, 25 years old. is re
ported dying at Lord Lister hos
pital from effects of a self inflicted
gunshot wound in the head. Camp
bell shot himself in his room at a
hotel last night. He left a note ask
ing that his body be turned over to
.University of Nebraska college of
medicine. Campbell, according to
relatives, graduated from Nebraska
university three years ago and since
then had traveled in South America
for Swift and company.
DOING WORK ON
FAIR GROUNDS
Cedar County Association
Making Extensive Im
provements in Its Plant
Hartington, Neb., (Spe
cial)—The reconstruction of the
Cedar County Pair grounds has
started in earnest. A score of men
and teams, assisted by a county
road grader outfit, are at work
moving the dirt constructing the
new race track. W. H. Culver, an ex
perienced construction work man,
is in charge.
At a recent meeting of the fair
board it was decided to rearrange
the fair grounds by building the
track in another position and erect
ing some new buildings. These im
provements are necessitated be
cause of the increasing attendance
at the fair each year.
The architect's report called for
the building of the race track on
the north side of the grounds near
the stock barns, and the building of
a modern grandstand on the south
side of the track. It rlso called for
the purchase of an additional strip
of land comprising three acres to
accommodate the race track.
When the reconstruction of the
grounds is completed Cedar county
will have one of the finest fair
grounds in northeast Nebraska.
The inprovements are being fi
Aanced by donations of labor of
men and teams and cash sub
scriptions.
FAMILY QUARREL BLAMED
FOR FARMER'S SUICIDE
Madison, Neb., -Despon
dent, because of domestic quarrels,
Fred Buettner, 50 years old, pros
perous farmer, who resided one mile
south of town, shot and killed him
self in the garage of his farm home
Saturday afternoon.
The shooting was done with a 22
caliber revolver which the farmer
had purchased in a hardware store
in Madison two hours previously.
Four shots were fired from the gun.
The first bullets took effect in the
shoulder and the final one pene
trated the heart.
Buettner had quarreled with his
wife and family Saturday morning
over drinking, W. L. Dowling, coun
ty attorney said. Sheriff C. S.
Smith, who was called announced
the case a plain one of suicide and
said that no inquest would be neces
sary.
There was no indication of finan
cial trouble as the farmer was
known to be unusually prosperous
Before going to town Saturday, it
is said that he was heard to remark:
"The whole family is against me
and I might as well kill myself.”
However no one took the threat ser
iously at that time.
Surviving him are his widow,
three daughters, one son, his father,
Martin Buettner, prominent Mad
ison resident; a sister, Mrs. Emma
Brown, of Madison; and a brother
William Buettner, who lives in Buf
falo county, Nebraska. Fred Buett
ner had been a lifelong resident of
Madison.
CHARGED DEAD CITY
OFFICE® WAS FORGER
Omaha, Neb., -J. Paul
Leidy, deputy city controller, who
died November 7, left a shortage of
$4,000 in city accounts by cashing
warrants that had been forged, City
Commissioner John Hopkins an
nounced Saturday.
Several warrants, cashed through
banks, were found among his effects
at home, and one at his office desk.
Another ready to cash, was found in
the office.
Leidy was vice commander of
Omaha post No. 1, American Le
gion. “largest legion post in the
world,” and was present when the
first American Legion meeting was
held in France at the close of the
war. He was taken ill at the San
Antonio legion convention and was
rushed to an Omaha hospital. Hop
kins said his suspicion was first
aroused when he found warrants in
Leidv's papers in the office. After
his death a careful check revealed
the forgeries.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS TO
MEET JANUARY 7
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
•lectors who will officially cast Ne
braska's vote for Hoover and Cur
tis will meet on the first Monday
in January instead of the second
Monday, Governor McMullen an
nounces. The change was adopted
by congress and approved by the
president last May, McMullen said.
The law was also changed so that
the electors are no longer permitted
to send their vote by personal mes
senger to Washington, the messen
ger to draw 25 cents a mile for trav
eling expenses.
This change will eliminate the us
ual struggle and maneuvering on the
part of electors to see which one or
more of their number shall carry
the message. The vote of the elec
tors is to be sent by registered mail,
the modern method, instead of by
the ancient method of personal
messenger, who was supposed to ride
horseback to Washington.
:atholic church bazar,
SUPPER BRINGS IN $3,500
West Point. Neb., -Mem
bers of the congregation of St.
Mary Catholic church here believe
their church may hold the record
for eastern Nebraska for amount of
cash netted by a bazar and supper.
Nearly $3,500 was raised at the
bazar and supper, which were at
tended by 730 people. The money
will be used to decorate the interior
of the church, which is being en
larged
OMAHA FUR RORBERS
DO THEIR WORK QUICKLY
Omaha, Neb., _Past
working burglars punched a lock
in a "burglar proof” door at the
Alabaugh Fur company last night
and made off with 11 fur coats val
ued at $3,500—all in the short space
of three minutes.
At 9:45 p. m., the burgler alarm
rang, indicating that someone was
tampering w'ith the door at the fur
company.
At 9:48, three minutes later, po
lice and operatives arrived at the
scene and found the door forced
open and the burglars gone—with
the 11 coats.
STATE SENATE
WITHOUT HOME
With Nebraska’s Capitol
Unfinished Proper Meet
ing Place Problem
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
upper house of Nebraska’s 1929 leg
islature in all probability will be
the "lower house” if plans under
discussion for housing the state sen
ate are carried out.
With the senate chambers of the
new capitol building temporary
quarters must be provided for the
upper-house. The logical quarters,
where sufficient room will be pro
vided, is a room just under the
house of representatives.
However, while most members of
the senate good-naturedly pass up
the fact they probably will be
"beneath” the representatives, the
plan for using the proposed room
has not yet been sanctioned.
Another quarter which may be
utilized to advantage is the court
room on the same floor with the
house of representatives. To this
proposition several senators have
voiced objections, claiming the
closeness to the turmoil that comes
from the 100 representatives might
interfer with the 33 upper house
men in their weighty meditation
and debate. The bartering has been
good natured, and in the spirit of
fun.
So far as Governor McMullen is
concerned, in his role as custodian
of that part of the new statehouse
now completed, he has offered the
senators either of the two locations
for their chambers. He tried for
some time to sound the solons on
their preference, but indicated many
have been evasive as to choice.
The larger room, which if accept*
ed by the senate will place them be
low the representatives, contains 1,
240 square feet. The court room, on
the same floor as the house cham
bers, has 1,080 square feet of floor
space, not including the bar or
bench behind which the lieutenant
governor and secretaries may sit.
HEARING IN BANK
CODE AGAIN POSTPONED
Pierce, Neb, (Special)—
The preliminary hearing which was
to be held here in the case of State
of Nebraska vs. Frank Pilger, who
is charged with misapplication of
the funds in the George Vinson es
tate, has been continued from Sat
urday, December 1 to Friday, De
cember 14.
WAKEFIELD. NEB, WOMAN
DIES WHILE ON VISIT
Wakefield, Neb, (Special)
—Mrs. Thomas Beith, 81 years old,
a resident of Dixon county since
1873, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Dennie, at Win
throp, la, last Monday. Funeral
services were held here Wednesday
with interment in the local ceme
tery. The family moved to this sec
tion in 1873, and 20 years ago moved
to Wakefield.
Mrs. Beith and her husband were
spending the winter with relatives
in Iowa. She died after a few day’s
illness with pneumonia. Besides her
husband she leaves two daughters
and two sons: Mrs. Fred Dennie. of
Winthrop. la.; Mrs. E. L. Temple,
of Wakefield, Neb.; Frank Beith, o!
Allen, Neb.; and John Beith, of
Rapid City, S. D.
CREIGHTON. NEB, YOUTH
IS WITH HERBERT HOOVER
Creighton. Neb, (Special)
—Albert Scheinost, son o! Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Scheinost, Jr, is a mem
ber of the crew on the U. S. S
Maryland which is carrying Presi
dent-elect Hoover and party on his
Central and South American tour.
Scheinost has been in the navy fot
more than two years and has been
stationed in California most of the
time.
SEVERAL INJURED IVHEN
TRAIN LEAVES RAILS
A!vo. Neb., (UP)—Nine
persons were injured when the
Rocky Mountain Limited o 1 the
Rock Island railroad was derailed
east of here Friday afternoon. Sev
eral other passengers were shaken
up when the train left the rails.
A loose piston arm dropped to
the tracks and caused derailment ot
the entire train, railroad officials
said.
FARM NEAR PLAINVIEW
SELLS AT $112.50 AN ACRE
Plainview. Neb., (Special)
—Robert North sold his farm twc
miles northeast of here to George
Johnson of Battle Creek for $112.50
an acre. North and his family will
give possession after March 1, and
will go to California to mnke their
home.
AGED LINCOLN COUPLE
DIE IN GAS-FILLED ROOM
Lincoln. Neb.. (UP)—
Stephen D. Hyde and his wife,
prominent Lincoln couple, were
found dead in their home here at
1 o’clock today from gas asphyxia
tion.
An open jet in the oven of the
stove was pouring gas into the kit
chen when the bodies were found
Deputy Sheriff Davis, acting as
coroner said the deaths were ac
cidental. Hyde and hie wife each
were 86 ye&«-* *14.