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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1929)
r NEfflJRY CHIEF FOR NEBRASKA Brig. Gen. W. McD. Rowan 5f Kansas at Omaha to Take up the Work Omaha. Neb.. ——Brig Geu W. McD. Rowan of Garden City. Kaii.. a brother of the famous Lieut. Andrew W. Rowan who carried the "Message to Garcia," in the Span lsh-American war, arrived today to become prohibition administrator lor Nebraska. He succeeds Elmer E. Thomas, who will be chief of the legal department for the prohibi tion forces in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. General Rowan, as a colonel, commanded a regiment in France during the World war, and upon his return to Kansas became brigadier general of the national guard. He moved to Topeka and w’as appoint ed state tax commissioner by the then Gov. Henry J. Alien. Last Feb ruary he took the civil service ex amination for the prohibition ser vice and several months ago was appointed acting administrator for Kansas. CANT COLLECT ON SUM BOND Omaha, Neb., (UP)—A new wrinkle in evading the law was introduced to County Attorney Henry Beel Tuesday which cost the county $10,000 and as a result he will go before the legislature this month to have the present law con cerning bonds changed. The legal freak was prompted by Mrs. Mary Bazar, who had given a $10,000 bond for Paul Paterson, convicted robber of the Alimito Dairy company, in 1918. Peterson disappeared shortly af ter his conviction and County At torney Beal prepared to sell the property of the woman in order to get the bond money and discovered that the woman had sold the prop erty to her husband. Under the present law the coun ty can do nothing to Mrs. Bazar, according to Beal, as the property was under her name and the coun ty had no lien against it. COYOTES REPORTED TO BE MORE NUMEROUS Lyman Neb., (Special)— Depredations among flocks by coy otes have resulted in larger losses this fall than for several years, indi cating that coyotes have been mul tiplying rapidly in the dens of the rocky ridges hereabouts and in the sand hills country. Farmers have been vigilant to break up dens where large families of pups were found in the summer months. The annual slaughter of the coy otes that roam the plains country of western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming is on and scores of hunt crs with packs of wolf hounds have been making serious inroads on this pest. Coyote pelts are valued at $10 each and hunters who make it their business to get them make good money all through the winter. Most western Nebraska coyote hunting is done with the aid of stripped automobiles. MAN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER Central City, Neb., .... . (UP) —A verdict of first degree murder was returned against Charles Penn, 30 years old of Clarks, here last night after the jury had deliberated nine hours. The sentence was set as life imprisonment. Penn was charged with the fatal shooting of Charles Johnson, a ga rageman at Clarks, on the night of October 2. Johnson told officers be fore he died, that he saw a man ransacking his office, and was shot when he started to investigate. He positively identified Penn. Penn de nied the shooting but claimed he found Johnson on the sidewalk af ter highwaymen had shot him. INSURANCE MAGAZINE EDITOR TO SERVE TIME Omaha, Neb.. (Special)— Henry H. Lovell, editor of the Fo rum, Omaha insurance magazine, announced today that he had de cided not to go through with his petition for a rehearing of his sen tence for contempt of court but would give himself up Saturday to start serving a 10-day sentence In the Douglas county jail. "I have not money to appeal,” said Lovell, “but after I am cut I expect to print, an interesting story.” The Omaha editor was convicted for writing an article about the Globe Life Inruranca company while the supreme court was reviewing a re cent decision against the company FALLS CITY GIRL BELIEVED TO BE FATALLY BURNED Falls Citv, Neb. <UP) — Lila Hollens. 10 years old. rushed out of doors when her clothing cnueht fire yesterday and a high wind fanned the flames. All cloth ing was burned from her body and physicians hold little hope for le covery. NOTED CHURCHMAN TO SPEAK IN NEBRASKA Omaha. Neb., '(UP) Dr. Hugh Kelso, of Los Angeles, mod erator of the Presbyterian general assembly will speak at several Ne braka meetings this month, it was announced here today’. He will be at Hastings January 12, Lincoln January 13. speak at a joint meet ing of Kearney and Hastings Pres bvteriea, January 14, coming here the following cay to address the men’s convention of Presbyterian churches of Nebraska and MierJnn Iowa. WALTON LEAGUE TO ASK CHANGE HUNTING LAWS Omaha, Neb., . _ -Izaak Wal ton leaguers may ask some changes in the duck hunting season at this session of the legislature il a con versation between Police Commis sioner Dunn and Dr. C. C. Hall of the health department Wednesday indicates sentiment among the nimrods of Omaha. They agreed that the duck sea son might well be opened October 1 instead of September 16 as now and continue the same time later into January. A season bag limit is one of the questions up for dis cussion. A five-year closed season on prairie chickens also is likely to be discussed at the annual league banquet January 8. TELEPHONE CO. WILL IMPROVE Northwestern Bell Plans Ex penditure of $13,000, 000 in Five States Omaha, Neb., — —Cou etruction and improvements to cost $13,000,000 were included in the 1929 budget of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company, which serves five states. The largest project is the pro posed extention of the cross-state cable from Davenport, la., to Des Moines. Other important projects include the completion of a new headquarters building at Des Moines, and the Des Moines “cut over’’ project by which the entire city, except one central office area, will be converted from the manual to the dial service., Among new direct circuits planned are Omaha to Sioux Palls, S. D., 210 miles. A new building, with office equipment will be com pleted at Rapid City, S. D. THE PIG CROP SHOWS MATERIAL DECREASE Lincoln, Neb., . (UP)—A de crease of 11.2 per cent, in the fall pig crop for the state, over that of 1927 was reported today by the state and federal bureau of agricultural statistics. The 1928 spring crop showed an increase of less than 1 per cent., it was stated, and pres ent plans are to breed about 1 per cent, less sows for farrowing next spring. O’CONNOR CASE TO BE AIDED ONCE MORE Omaha, _ (UP)—The next chapter in the famous John O'Con nor will case will be written at the next term of federal court at Hast ings, federal court officials here said today, following action yes terday of United States supreme court in deciding that Federal Judge Woodrough erred in uphold ing a demurrer in the case. At the hearing in Hastings, James B. O'Connor, Kansas City attor ney, his brother Charles, and other members of their family will en deavor to prove that they are right ful heirs to the estate of the Hast ings recluse, who died in 1913. Before they will be given a chance to present such proof, however, Fed eral Judge T. C. Munger will have to decide whether or not federal courts have jurisdiction in the case. Decision of supreme court yes terday merely upheld circuit court of appeals which held in substance that an answer instead of a de murrer should have been filed with federal court. James B. O’Connor and associates already have gone through lengthy litigation in state courts in an ef fort to establish their right to the more than $100,000 estate. If fed eral courts decide they have no jurisdiction, the estate is expected to escheat to the state. MINISTERS ARE OPPOSED TO CRUISER BILL Crete, Neb., (UP)—The Nebraska Congregational ministers in session here this week, sent the following telegram to the two Ne braska Senators, George Norris and R. B. Howell: “The Congregational ministers of Nebraska in their annual convoca tion assembly unanimously oppose the passage of the cruiser bill, be lieving it to be a waste of public money, a creator of suspicion abroad and out of harmony with the Kel logg pact which we heartily sup port. We believe that Nebraska public opinion also is overwhelm ingly opposed to the cruiser bill. We hope that you will actively oppose it on the floor of the senate. Fifty ministers were in attend ance at the fourth annual ministers’ convocation, which covers a period of four days. The convocation is under auspices of Doane college rnd the Nebraska Congregational con ference. CANADIAN WHEAT MAN TO SPEAK IN NEBRASKA Lincoln Neb., (UP)—F W. Ransom, Secretary of the Mani toba Co-operative Wheat Growers of Winnipeg, Canada, will give o series of speeches in Nebraska from January 29 to February 2, it was announced by the Nebraska wheat pool association. Ransom will speak on co-operative marketing it war said. MAKE PROGRESS ON BRIDGE NEAR BLAIR, NED Blair. Neb., (Special)—'The last pier has been sealed on the new Abraham Lincoln Memorial bridge being built over the Missouri river here to connect Nebraska with Iowa. The “sand hogs’’ completed their work and the negroes left for other bridge construction jobs. 1* will take about two weeks to com plete the cement pcuring on the last pier to be constructed. No. 2 ant then the steel workers will do then task. BANDITS WORK AT PIPESTONE Force Great Northern Depot Agent to ‘Fork Over’ Cash and Make Escape Pipestone, Minn., _ Special) —Shortly after the Great Northern passenger train had left Pipestone, Sunday night, two masked men en tered the local Great Northern of fice and with the aid of guns which they produced demand that Agent D. J. Evans turn over all money. Mrs. Evans was in the office with her husband at the time of the holdup. One of the robbers appeared to be in a very nervous state. Mr. Evans had mailed a consider able sum of money on the train which had Just left the city and the holdup men secured only about $31.30 and made their getaway. T. B. RETEST IN MURRAY COUNTY IS COMPLETED Rushmore, Minn., (Spe cial)—The tuberculosis retest of Murray county herds was completed recently, and the county will con tinue as an accredited area. Out of the 4,025 cattle tested only 17 were found affected with T. B. SLAYTON FIREMEN CALLED TO FIGHT FIRE AT IONA Slayton, Minn., ^ " ' (Special)— The Slayton fire department was called to extinguish a fire at Iona, at about 1 o’clock Monday morning. The Are started in the basement of the Steble store and had gained such headway that it was beyond the ability of the Iona firemen to control it. The fire department from here made the six miles to Iona in an incredibly short time and succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading. The loss to build ing and stock is large, probably $15,000. TO CELEBRATE 80TH BIRTHDAY Minnesota Historical So ciety Plans Meetings in Twin Cities St. Paul, Minn., . . — Celebrating its 80th birthday, the Minnesota Historical society will conduct its annual meeting January 21 in both St. Paul and Minneap olis, departing from the tradition of holding the entire session at the Historical building. An important reason for trans ferring the morning session and annual luncheon to Minneapolis Is the fact that the need of organizing a Hennepin County Historical so ciety is to be considered. This will be discussed during the morning which will be devoted to the state society’s ninth annual conference local history work in Minnesota. At the luncheon, which with the morning session will take place at the Nicollet hotel, Henry A. Bel lows, of Minneapolis, and Rev. Frederick M. Eliot, pastor of Unity church. St. Paul, will give addresses discussing their respective cities. The afternoon and evening ses sions will take place at the Histori cal building auditorium, St. Paul. The principal address of the meet ing will be given in the evening by Herbert Heaton, professor of history at the University of Minne sota. Frederick G. Ingersoll, of St. Paul, society president, will preside in the afternoon. Two memorial iddrerses will be given in honor of two members of the society's coun il who died during the last year. Edward G. Gale, of Minneapolis, will address the gathering in mem ory of the late Herschrl V. Jones, publisher of the Minneapolis Jour nal, while Harold Harris, of St. Paul, will speak in memory of Gid eon S. Ives, of St. Paul, former lieutenant governor. A business session will also take place and reports of officers will be heard. An address by Harold F. Peterson of Elkhart, Ind., on the subject of railroads and their rela tionship to the settlement of Min nesota, will be given. Verne E. Chatelain. assistant su perintendent of the society, will dis cuss the subject cf financing local history work based on the experi ence of other states during the morning session in Minneapolis William E. Culkln. of Duluth, presi dent of the St. Louis County His torical society, will relate experi ences in the history of the forma tion of his organization. This will be followed by a gen •rrl discussion of loce.l history' ac tivities to bo directed by Burt W Or.ton. of Rochester, representin'! Olmsted Ceunty Historical society. i HOLSTEIN C’OW SELLS TOR S225 AT PUBLIC SALE Springfield, S. D„ (Spe cial t—At a recent public sal? held on the F.randt farm, northwest of Springfield, one cow sold for $225. which sets a new record for milch cows in Bon Homme county. The cow that brought the $225 was a Holstein. HOLDS PUBLIC OrFICE FOR THIRTY NINE YFARS Duluth. Minn.," _ —The eldest official in S:. Louis county, both in point of service and in years, tomorrow will start on his 3Sch yeat as an elective officer of the' county. He is J. P. Johnson, clerk of til? St. Louis county district court, elected last November by more than S.COO majority to the office he first was chosen to 28 years a~o, after he previously hid served I 10 years as St. Louis ootuity treis I urer. THEIR MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS AGAIN ADJUSTED Omaha, Neb., *. (UP)—The same baby boy which last August caused them so much trouble, was responsible Monday for a reconcili ation between Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richards, formerly of Hastings. They adopted the child in Kansas City six months ago. Missouri au thorities, learning that Richards was in trouble, sent Miss Hazel Clough to Omaha to return the child. The Richards abducted the child from her as she was about to board a train. Later Richards was arrested for embezzlement and Mrs. Richards filed suit for divorce. Monday she dismissed the action, giving as her reason love for the boy and stated she will help Rich ards fight the embezzlement charge CLAIMS AGENT WENT TOO FAR Madison County Man Seeks to Clear Title to Land— To High Court Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— Gustav Rakowsky, Maaison county farmer, has appealed to the supreme court from a district court judgment that gave the State bank of Madison a lien for $3,300 on the farm he bought. Rakowsky was unlearned in busi ness and employed F. T. Gilbert to arrange for the purchase otf the farm, which was part of an estate in which his wife was interested. He said he employed Gilbert, who was recommended to him as an honest and able man, to purchase the land, supplying him with money for that purpose. He also gave him a power of attorney to act for him. He charged, and the trial court so found, that Gilbert took the title in himself, and then went to the bank and borrowed money with that title as the basis of his credit. In the windup, after Rakowsky had hired a lawyer, Gilbert deeded him the farm, but the bank’s lien still remained upon it. The court found that as the banker took the precaution to look up the records and that these showed Gilbert owned the land, he should not lose, while Rakow'sky says that when he heard that Gil bert was trying to morrow money from the banker, he asked the lat ter, and was told bankers did not discuss customer’s business. He says that if the banker had merely asked him why he wanted to know, all the loans would not have been made. ILL HEALTH BLAMED FOR FARMER’S SUICIDE Plainvlew, Neb.. (Special) —Olof Larson hanged himself at his farm home three miles east of Plainview, Sunday afternoon. He had been ifc ill health and had been confined in a sanitarium at Norfolk for several weeks, but had escaped on Thursday evening and returned to his home. He seemed to be in much better health when he re turned and the family concluded to let him remain at home. He had been somewhat restless on Saturday evening and Sunday his wife had lain down to take a short rest and upon waking found him gc le. She at once started a search for him and found him in the barn where he had hanged himself. He leaves a wife and three small children, his father and mother and several brothers and sisters. HER CLAIM TO BROTHER’S ESTATE IS TURNED DOWN Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— The suit brought by Mrs. Irene Mc Donald to secure all of the estate oi her deceased brother, Charles Gates, consisting of a large amount of land in Pierce county, was dismissed by the supreme court, as without equity. Her story was that as a young woman of 22 years, she came to Nebraska from the east to keep house for her brother, then 45, on his promise that if she would take care of him he would leave all his property to her. When he died years later he left no will, and all his sisters and brothers shared equally. The court says that not only had she not proved the making of the contract with that clearness and convincing character that the law demands, but that the testi mony shows she married and did not return for a long time, caring for him only intermittently. SAY FUGITIVE EANKER’S LIABILITY EXCEEDS §1.000,000 Norfolk, Neb., (UP)—The estate of Faul Wupper, fugitive 3e:mer, Neb., banker, will be ad ministered in federal bankruptcy court here, it was made known to day, A petition filed in Judge Lehrs court by several bankers said Wup yer’s liabilities were more than $1, 000.000. The fugitive banker is charged with committing act3 of bankruptcy on or about August 22, 1928, when he was insolvent. He is claimed to have preferred A. II. Lallman over other creditors and paid him $4, 035.50. July 11, 1928, it is alleged, Wupper committed an act of bank ruptcy by paying to S. S. Sidner, Fremont attorney, the sum of $910 in preference to other creditors. Wupper is charged with concealing $5,QC0 and other property to de fraud his creditors. CAR ‘BORROWER" IS GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE Hastings, Neb.. (UP)—A ■5300 fine' and three montns in jail was the sentence given Elmor R Hcfferber, 21 years old, who con fessed yesterday to "borrowing" cars in which to make courting trip« to the home of his sweetheart at Pauline, Neb. H'jfitrber took three different cars on as many occasions and re turned one of them to the place where he found it. The others were lnV. along the road. WANT OMAHA AS SEAT OF COURT Nebraska Bar Association Haw Ambitious Plans for New Federal Circuit i Omaha, Neb., (UP)—The Nebraska Bar association today was on record as favoring restricting of federal circuit court districts in such a manner as to make Omaha the key city for the proposed new 10th circuit. States recommended for this district are Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Wyo ming, North Dakota and South Da kota. Report of a special committee which investigated the matter rec ommended that two bills now pend ing in congress, known as the New ton bill and the Thatcher bill be disapproved and the Nebraska at torneys united in demanding of their congressional representatives that the diversion be made along lines approved by the convention today. The committee pointed out that division of the eighth and 10th cir cuits as proposed by the Newton and Thatcher bills its inequitable. Under the Newton bill states with population of 12,527,198 would be grouped in the eighth district while population of the 10th circuit would be but 5,741,317. Cases pending number 240 in the eighth and 161 in the 10th. In the Thatcher bill 128 cases are pending in the eighth and 273 in the 10th. Population is 7,565,339 and 10,703.174 respectively. Under the division proposed by the Nebraska bar, Arkansas, Kan sas, Missouri, New Mexico and Ok lahoma with a population of 9,314, 149 would be grouped in the eighth district. The 10th district popula tion would be 8,954,364. Cases pend ing are 238 in the eighth and 162 in the 10th circuit. The resolution strongly urged the Nebraska delegation to insist upon naming of Omaha as one of the key cities no matter which bill is passed. The convention is to close this af ternoon with election of officers and addresses by Truman S. Stevens, chief justice of the supreme court of Iowa and Charles M. Bracelen, former Nebraskan, now general counsel and vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company. The epidemic of influenza prevail ing throughout the state somewhat cut down attendance, officers of the association said. ✓ ASK NEW TRIAL FOR NEBRASKA CONVICT Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—At torneys for John O'Neil), serving a life term in the penitentiary for murder, filed a brief with the su preme court today urging their rea sons for believing a gross miscar riage of justice had occurred. They asked for a new trial or his dis charge. O'Neill was convicted of killing an unidentified man, referred to as John Doe, whose body was found last July 2 in a hobo camp near Fairbury. Conviction, secured on evidence that Doe had entered the camp shortly after O'Neill and that an hour later the defendant came out. bleeding profusely and in a bruised and battered condition. O'Neill’s story was that he had entered the camp to cook some veg etables and there met four men. The group did a little drinking, the defendant said, and he accidentally revealed a roll of bills. They beat him, according to his story, and es- ( •aped with the money. The attorneys contend that there .ere several different exits to the amp and that the real murderer vculd not have done as O'Neill did —walk back to town and wash up. IVEN JUDGMENT AGAINST HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—In pite of the fact that when an ad ustor for the Farmers Mutual Hail rsociation of Iowa presented him with a document to sign he did so without reading it, John T. Combs, Lancaster county farmer, was given iudgment in supreme court today or $2,484, losses to his corn crop in .524. Combs said he was in the field ,nd did not have his glasses when he adjustor came along. He no iced that at the top of the paper, he words “proof of loss,” were printed but he did net see that fur ther down the document was a clause releasing the company from \11 damaee Claims. The court said le proved fully that he did suffer he loss claimed. ELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Orchard, Neb., (Special) -Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nj'e celebrat d their golden wedding anniversary t the home of their daughter, Mrs ernes L. Withee, here Christmas lay, Mr. and Mrs. Nye were mar ked at West Point, Neb., in 187P .nd later moved to Stanton, Neb They later moved to Dakota county nd then took up a homestead sev n miles west of Winnetoon. Neb., '.here they resided for 30 years. \ OMAN TO MANAGE CO-OPERATIVE STORE Homer, Neb., (Special)— The Farmers’ Co-Operative com .any, operating a large general mer ■handise store here, soon will have he distinction of being managed by i woman. Mrs. Helen Blacketer, at one time ocokkeeper in the store, will be come manager January 15. Inci Jentally, one cf those she will have supervision over is her husband. Will Blacketer, a clerk. Mrs. Blacketer will succeed W. F * Winch, resigned. MTttULLEN GLAD TO IIAVB BEEN NEBRASKA GOVERNOR Omaha, Neb., . (UP,1— Adam McMullen, retiring governor, in a speech at a farewell b; uquei tendered in hlj honor by Walter W Head. Omaha banker, Saturday night declared he considered it a wonderful privilege to have served his state as chief executive. Two hundred and fifty business, church, and social leaders of the city at tended the banquet. Nebraska ha? progressed against gTeat odds, McM :’’»n said. Her sturdy sons and daughters proved false the belief of people half a century ago that her broad acres were considered loo poor for human habitation. ‘‘One crop of Nebraska hay now would pay the entire purchase price of the Louisiana purchase,” he said, RECOVER LOOT OF MANY JOBS Nebraska State Sheriff Takes Member Kelly Gang to S. D. Omaha, Neb., (UP)— following recovery of part of the loot in Nebraska robberies believed to have been engineered by Roy and Tom Kelly and theirr gang, State Sheriff Condit and Omaha police were confident that larger quanti ties of the stolen goods will be found. Frank Cirian, alleged mem ber of Kelly’s gang, was brought here and took officers to the pool hall of H. Silverman, where part of the Dixon Jewelry store, North Platte, holdup loot was found. Of ficers then left with Cirian for some point in South Dakota where Cirian promised to point out other persons who bought the stolen goods from the gang. Silverman I was released on $2,500 bonds. YEGGS FAIL TO GET $96,000 ARMY PAYROLL Omaha, Neb.. (UP)— Soldiers at Fort Crook and Fort Omaha received their monthly pay today because two yeggmen who at tempted to blow the safe in an army building here last night be came frightened at the approach of James Stark, negro watchman. Al though Major H. D. Salmon de nied it, it was learned that there was $96,000 in the safe to be used in paying off officers and enlisted men. The cracksmen had almost ef fected entrance to the strong box when they heard Stark coming. They dashed into the basement and escaped through the same window they used in effecting entrance. Stark was more surprised than were the would be robbers as he had no intimation anyone was in the building. TWO SMALL CHILDREN ARE FATALLY BURNED Lincoln, Neb., (UP)— .Fatal bums were suffered by two ’children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Streeter when they attempted to start a fire with gasoline at their home near here Saturday night. The children, 2 and 4 years old, were starting the fire while both parents wrere out of the house. The mother was seriously burned when she rushed into the building to try to save them from the flames, and another son was burned slightly. A baby in the house at the time was uninjured. NEBRASKAN STRICKEN WniLF RETURNING FROM VACATION Lincoln, Neb., (UP)— The body of George Coryell, 64 years old, Nebraska oilman, was brought to h> home here today. Coryell sustained a paralytic stroke, early Sunday night, while return ing home after a short vacation at St. Petersburg, Fla. Besides the Co’-yell Oil company, which was established in 1921. Coryell was interested in several land holdings. Before coming to Lincoln he had lived at Brock. Neb., where he was interested in stock raising and farming. "'IONEER OF WOODBURY IS NOW 83 YEARS OLD James, la., (Special)— Davis Yount, a resident of Wood bury county since 1887, celebrated his 83 birthday last week, at his home on the farm near here. He was born in Ohio. He served cne year in the Union army at the close of the Civil war. Soon after the war he came with his parents to Iowa and they settled on a farm near Belle Plaine. Mr and Mrs. Yount lived in Ben ton county for 20 years after their marriage, in 1867. Then they came to Woodbury county and lived for some time near Moville and Kings ley. In 1901 they moved to their present home, eight miles north of Sioux City, near here. They have six children, Dan and Lew, of James. Mrs, Bell Held, of Hinton; Mrs. Stella Kiser, of Portland. Ore.; Mrs Lizzie Rockwell, of Ponca. Neb., and Mrs. Rebecca Wilcox, of Moville. Mrs. Yount is 85 years old. They are both in good health and live alone on the farm. They will cele brate their 63rd wedding anniver sary on March 15, 1929. PIONEER MERCHANT AT YANKTON PASSES AWAY Yankton, S. D.. (Spe cial)—One of Yankton's Dest known and oldest pioneers passed away here Saturday night when Dan McDcvitt, 89 years old, died at Sa cred Heart hospital after a lingering illness. McDevitt was cne of Yank ton's earliest merchants, engaging in the grocery business here when the city was a mere frontier set tlement. He was born in Ireland and came here as a young man. His wife died many years ago. He has but one living relative in this coun try, Dae Dallahan, of Yankton.