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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.
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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.