Nebraska Newspapers

    APPROVAL FOR
BARBERS’ LAW
Assistant Attorney General
of Nebraska Explains to
Supreme Court
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — In k
printed argument, Assistant Attor
ney General Homer Kyle Friday
informed the supreme court that
the barber law is constitutional and
that Emma Lane, Omaha beauty
parlor operator, should pay her as
sessed fine on conviction of un
licensed haircutting.
On the point of constitutionality,
Kyle delved into history and scrip
tires to show the ancient relation
between haircutting and health and
claimed the state was exercising
proper police power in its regula
tion. Leviticus and Ezekiel were
quoted to show that Moses required
shaving of the head to cure leprosy
and that King Nebuchadrezzar used
this method to get rid of vermin.
Kyle stated the intention of the
legislature in the barber laws with
regard to licensed hair cutting is
clearly expressed and said that il
would be discriminatory to hold
that a barber may cut hair only
after 18 months of apprenticeship,
while a beauty parlor operator may
get a snipping license when she has
been at it only six months.
M’COOK CLAIMS TO BE
FASTEST GROWING TOWN
McCook. Neb. — (UP)—McCook’s
claim to the fastest growing town
In Nebraska was strengthened by
the census figures released here to
day by Theodore F. Barnes, super
visor of the census in the 15th dis
trict. The population of the city is
now 6,567. Its population in 1820
was given as 4,303 and in 1810 It
was 3,765.
PHEASANT MIXES WITH
ELECTRIC WIRES
Hardy, Neb. —A hen pheasant
paid the supreme penalty here
Wednesday and a railroad company
paid for eliminating a short eurcuit
When trouble developed oo the
telegraph line west o« here, a line
man found the bird entangled in
the wires. Its neck was wrapped
around one wire and its feet and
tall caught in the other.
OMAHA MANICURIST
IS PIGEON FANCIER
Omoha, Neb.-Those who pass
tlae Bergman barber shop in the
Carlton hotel building, Fifteenth
and Howard streets, at 10:30 in the
morning or 2:30 in the afternoon,
may see Miss Helen Adams, mani
curist “feeding her family.”
Since she came here three
months ago, Miss Adams has fed
the pigeonse which live ih the
downtown section of Omaha twice
a day, until they have learned to
eomo to her feet as soon as she
steps from the door.
“8ome are very brave," she said.
“Sometimes they try to get In the
door of the shop, and quite a ew
will light on my arms and eat Lorn
iny hands.
“I can veil pretty surely if there
are any new members in my fami
ly—I think I can recognise the
same birds coming to their meals
day after day.
“I like birds, and these pigeons
—well, they’re my babies, I guess.
I'm very fond of them.’’
HORSE RACE BETTING
GETS BLOW AT OMAUA
Omaha, Neb. — (DP) — Attorney
Genera! C. A. Sorenson won his 16
month fight against horat race bet
ting here Friday when District
Judge W. O. Hastings signed per
petual Injunctions agoinst the three
large Omaha pool roms.
The places ordered to refrain
from accepting bets on the ponies
are the Club Billiard Parlors,
owned by the assassinated gang
leader. Gene Livingston; Baseball
Headquarters cigar store and the
Loyal Smokehouse. These three
places are said to have enjoyed a (
monopoly on pool room betting al
though there are numerous small
places still operating here.
ANOTHER GAS ORDINANCE
PROPOSED AT NORFOLK
Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—Norfolk
members of the city council have a
new gas franchise before them, one
tiled by the local gas company. This
franchise has been given the first
official reading, but indications are
that the council will not pass an
other natural gas ordinance until
more competitive bidding is broufnt |
to Norfolk.
This i» because the recent natural
gas franchise election was lost by
a vote of 2 to 1. The franchise
election lost by 766 majority be
cause those opposing it declared
the Utility Natural Gas company
asking for it had no gas to sell and
because It was believed by a ma
jority of the people that the city
could save a lot of money by wait
ing for competition. It is not
known if the Utilities Natural Gas
company will ask for another fran
chise.
RAISE $10,MO FOR
FREMONT Y. M. C. A
Fremont. Neb.—(Special)—A drive
for $10,000 for the Fremont Y. M
C. A. was pronounced the most suc
cessful in many year?. It closed
with a banquet Friday night. Re
ports showed over gll.OOg was sub
scribed In foui- days.
GOVERNOR IN DEMAND
AS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Lincoln. Neb. — (UP) — Gover
nor Arthur Weaver has been sched
uled to make nine commencement
addresses brfore high school and
colleges In Nebraska this year. The
first address will be given at Ra
venna high school exercises. Othei
addressc will be given at Bancroft
May 20; Chester, May 21; Falls
City, his home town, May 22; Paw
nee Citv, May 23; Wayne Normal
school, May 26; Chadron Norma!
echocl. May 29; Mead, May 3$; Unl
vomit.v of Omaha. June 5.
VERDIGRE CHAMBER FAVORS
BRIDGE AT NIOBRARA
Verdigre, Neb.—(Special) — At
a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, held Monday evening, it war
voted to endorse the building of the
Nebraska-Dakot* bridge across the
Missouri at Niobrara and a com
mittee, consisting of W. A. Bruce,
M. A. Peatrowsky and Dr. J. J. Mel
vin was appointed to draw up a
aMitable resolution to that effect
and send it to the Niobrara Com
mercial club. It was voted, also, to
accept the 10 shares of common
stock in the bridge company given
as a free bonus to the Chamber of
Commerce by the bridge corpora
tion. -
CEMENT POURED
NEAR AMES. NEB.
Sioux City Concern Begins
Closing Gap in Nebras
ka Highway
Fremont, Neb. — (Special) —
Pouring of concrete on the stretch
of Lincoln highway pavement that
is to close the gap between Ames
and North Bend, started Wednes
day morning by the Western As
phalt Construction company, of
Sioux Citv, la., under direction of
representatives of the state high
way department.
Tlie work began at an early hour
near the Moyer corner four miles
west of Ames and will proceed
westward.
Closing this stretch will be fol
lowed by operations on the road
betweea North Bend and Schuyler.
Wheo that Is closed, paved high
way win be continuous on the Lin
coln route from Omaha 90 miles
westward to Columbus.
CLEMENCY SHOWN TO
IS NEBRASKA CONVICTS
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) -Paroles
and commutations were grtnted to
12 inmates of state penal institu
tions by the pardon board, it la an
nounced, wtail# applications were
denied in four Instances and de
ferred in the case of Glen Smith, of
Platte county, convicted and sen
tenced for grand larceny.
Fred Headlee, of Platte county,
serving fc sentence of from two to
six years in the reformatory for
forgery was one of the 13 granted
parole. He was sentenced in 1928
after pleading guilty to charges of
forging $250 in ckecks in order to
obtain money to get from Grand
Island to Owosso, Mich., to visit
his mother.
Smith was sentenced from the
same county in 1922 to serve a sen
tence of from three to 10 years for
theft of a car. He was arrested and
escaped from the Platte county jail
before he was removed to the state
penitentiary. Later he was captured
in Colorado and served a term In
the prison of that state before be
ing returned to Nebraska. He
claimed to have stolen the car In
order to get to Colorado where he
hoped to find work.
Charles P. King, Omaha youth,
was paroled from the reformatory,
where he was serving a two to five
years sentence on charges of as
sault to rob and rape. King testi
fied that he was intoxicated March
12, 1927, when he met Mrs. MHude
Elder and her son and snatched her
purse from her. He dropped the
purse, he said, when the woman
screamed, and had no recollection
of having tried to assault her, as
was charged at his trial,
i John A. Bogert, of Nemaha
[ county, was paroled after making
his third application for clemency.
He was sentenced to from one year
to three years and six months to
the penitentiary for breaking into
an oil station at Auburn In Febru
ary, 1928.
Harry Griner and George Morri
son, convicted of felonious assault
in D&wts county and sentenced to
from two to 15 years in the peni
tentiary in 1924, were granted pa
roles. Both men made their third
appearance before the pardon
I board before securing clemency.
They were charged with having as
saulted George Gust, section fore
man. at Crawford on the night of
April 2®, 1924. After assaulting him,
it was charged, they robbed him.
The application of Leonard Mot
ley, of Box Butte county, for parole
of his four to 10 year penitentiary
I term for burglary was denied. Ap
J plications of Thomas Huff Kimball
county and Lawrence and Edward
! Greenough, Keya Paha county, for
parole of their reformatory sen
tences for larceny also were denied.
LEFT $1,000 FOR CARE
OF HER BULL DOC.
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Mrs.
Mary Elleu Voorhces, who died here
April 27, left $1,000 to be used for
care of her pet bulldog ••Buddy,"
her will, filed in county court dis
closes. Total value of the estate
was $42,000. Much of the remainder
was left to charitable institutions.
YERDIGRE SCHOOLS TO
GRADUATE CLASS OF 15
Verdigre, Neb. — (Special)—The
annual commencement exercises of
the Verdigre high* school will take
place Friday evening. Fifteen will
receive diplomas. The commence
ment address will be given by Rev.
D. E. Cleveland, radio pastor of
Station WNAX at Yankton.
OLD MALLARD HEN
HATCHES ANOTHER BROOD
Alliance, Neb. — (Special) — A
wild mallard duck which has re
turned to the F. J. Kellar ranch
south of Antioch fcr the fifth con
secutive year, has just hatched sev
en ducklings in a nest prepared for
her by Kellar.
The duck Is banded with number
555,414 which was attached to her
foot by Kellar. five years ago. Kcl
lar Is called “the Jack Minor of
western Nebraska." Many of th;
ducks which he has banded have
been shot down by hunters.
BELATEDAWARD
FOR GALLANTRY
Gering, Neb., World War
Veteran Decorated at
Ft. Robinson
Fort Robinson, Neb. —(UP)
Jame» W. Ponder of Gerir.g, Tues^
day vru awarded a distinguished
service cross at military ceremonies
here, in recognition of his service
with the Eighty Ninth division dur
ing the World war.
Notice of the belated reward foi
gallantry in action was. received by
Ponder recently, and the war de
partment requested that he name
the time and place for conferring
the cross. He was accompanied
here by friends and relatives, whc
witnessed the recognition cere
monies at the site of his choice.
Ponder was a member of Com
pany G, Three Hundred Fifty Fifth
infantry, 89th division. Two nights
before the signing, of the Armistice
he volunteered lot the dangerous
task of swimming the Meuse river
under heavy German shellfire, on a
reconnoitering (expedition.
Accompanied by several others, he
plunged into the stream and swam
toward the German lines. Rifle fire
which raked the stream killed sev
eral of the number, but Ponder was
uninjured. On reaching the Ger
man aide of the river, however, he
was taken prisoner and taken to a
German prison camp.
Unable to get word to the Amer
ican lines, and believed to hava
been killed, Ponder waa listed as
•'missing in action." Following tht
signing of the Armistice, however
he was taken to the Belgian bor
der and released, to make his way
to the American lines as best he
could.
Ponder is an employe of the Great
Weatern Sugar company at Goring
Ho was married in 1920 and is fa
ther of three children; Marjorie
Eller., 7 years old, Virginia Lou, 5
a ltd James Wood Ponder, 1.
BUT FEW CIVIL WAR
VETS AT NEBRASKA MEE1
MoOook, Neb —(UP)—Faded blut
uniforms, bearing the brass but
tons of the Union army and the
bronze lapel medallon of the Grand
Army of the Republic, were paraded
here Tuesday by the less than 5C
veterans of the Civil war who gath
ered here for the three days oi
their 54th encampment.
As registration began Tuesday
morning, it was believed the num
ber of Union veterans attending
the encampment could not exceed
50. Auxiliary organizations, meet
ing jointly In state conventions, in
connection with the G. *4. R., en
campment, swelled the total num
ber of delegates.
Many of the encamped Grand
Army veterans represent posts nc ]
longer chartered, because of theii |
decreasing membership, while a few
represent posts in which they alone
remain of a once large membership
There are now approximately 47C
G. A. R. members In the state, elig
ible to attend the encampment and
assist In the discharge of depart
mental business of a total of 9,235
on the rolls of the organization in
1822.
Memorial services for comrades
who have fallen from the ranks of
the various organizations in session
here occupied a major portion of
the time of delegates during the
morning, and Daughters of Union
Veterans opened their business ses
sions shortly after noon.
Election and Installation of offi
cers of all convening orders will be
held, at the concluding sessions
Thursday and several interesting
contests for offices, especially of the
G. A. R. are expected to develop.
ENDS LONG CAREER
WITH OMAHA POLICE
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Tears
trickled from the eyes of several
vetefan police officers as the de
partment Monday bade farewell to
Police Commissioner Henry W
Dunn. The retiring commissioner
also held back tears with difficulty.
Dunn was defeated for re-election
last month. He had been a mem
ber of the department 36 years, be
ginning as a patrolman and work
ing up to chief of police. Upon his
retirement he entered politics and
had been commissioner for nine
years. He was succeeded Tuesday
by former Fire Commissioner A. A
Wcstefgaard. whose place in turn
is taken by Roy T#.vl. only member
of an opposition ticket to be elect
ed.
SEEKS DISMISSAL OF
CEDAR COUNTY APPEAL
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—A re
quest has been made to the supreme
court by an attorney for W. A
Burke that the appeal of David C
Denninger be dismissed Burke se
cured a judgment in the Cedar
county district court for $1,00*
against Denninger for damages re- I
suiting from an assault. He claims
that there is no further controversy
due to the fact that Denninger paid
the Judgment, but the latter con
tends that he was forced by the
sheriff to pay it and that his attor
neys did not follow his instructions
to appeal. He employed another at
torney who filed his appeal. It is
claimed that there is nothing to
quarrel about new and that the at
torneys had a right to refuse to file
an appeal.
TAKES POST WITH BANK
OF ITALY IN SAN FRANCISCO
Lincoln, Neb.— (UP) —Van E.
Pel. 'son, of Lincoln, secretary of
the state bank guaranty fund com
mission until it was dissolved by
legislative action in 1929, has ac
cent id a position with the Bank oi
I’r ’y in San Francisco.
Ho will start for San Francisco,
Tuesday, driving over.'and alone. His
trmily will remain here until the
school term ends, and tlun will Join
him on the west coast in July. Peter
con will begin his duties with the
Kank of Italy Itfay 26.
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TO DRILL FOR OIL IN
CITY OF OMAHA
Omaha, Neb.—(UP.» — Petroleum
Producers, Inc., will start core drill
ng within the city limits, Monday,
-o obtain samples of soil structure
for use ot Dr. G. E. Condra ot Uni
versity of Nebraska who will then
advise location for subsequent drill
ng. The drilling was decided upon
I following a meeting of directors ot
! tile corporation Thursday night
The organization is made up oi lo
cal business and professional lead
ers. who announced no stock is to
be sold until • Is determined def
initely that drilling in this vicinity
lias good chances of success.
TOWNS JOIN IN
BOOSTER GROUP
Northwest Nebraska Com
munities Form Their Own
Chamber of Commerce
Chadron, Neb.—(UP)—United a.;
the Northwest Nebraska Chambers
of Commerce, seven towns in the
extreme northwest corner of the
state are linked for closer inter-city
relationship, co-operative working
for and boosting resources, develop
ment and other such joint activi
ties.
Tire organization represents three
counties — Sheridan, Dawes and
Sioux—with businessmen’s clubs of
Gordon, Rushville, Hay Springs,
Chadron, Whitney, Crawford and
Harrison behind the movement. O.
H. Barnes, of Hay Springs, was
elected president; Earl L. Spence, |
of Crawford, is vice president;
George Pack, Rushville, treasurer,
and Harry T. Sly, Chadron, secre
tary.
A slogan contest to secure an
original, unique and historical
name for the territory will be spon
sored, with prizes offered first in
each of the various communities,
and a grand prize to be announced
at the July 1 meeting of the asso
ciation in Crawford. Affairs of the
association will be handled by the
board of directors, composed of two
men each from the commercial and
community clubs in the seven towns
represented.
TO AWARD CONTRACTS FOR
NEBRASKA ROAD WORK
Lincoln, Neb.—Twenty one more
miles of paving will be added to Ne
braska’s 1930 highway improve
ment program when contracts are
awarded here June 20 in the second
large letting of the early summer.
Projects to be contracted for al
so include 140 miles of gravel surfac
ing, 128 miles of grading, seven miles
of oil and sand surfacing, 29 bridges
and 150 miles of maintenance grav
el. The estimated cost of the work
is $1,500,000.
Paving awards will be made for
completion of another seven-mile
unit in the highway between Lincoln
and Omaha.
This will be laid from the present
end of the paving, two miles east ot
Waverly, to Greenwood. Grading has
been completed along a relocated
route following the Burlington right
of way, and this already has been
in use.
Grading work. It was announced,
has been pushed as far as Ashland
and a subsequent letting, about July,
will permit paving of that strip be
fore winter.
Other projects to be awarded June
20, follow:
Pilger, south, 814 miles gravel
surfacing and rail.
Hoskins-Winside, 12 miles gravel
surfacing.
Beldcn-Laurcl, 6 miles gravel sur
tacing.
Allen-Waterbury, 7 miles gravel
surfacing.
Jackson-Waterbury. 10 miles grav
el surfacing.
Alliance-Chadron, 9 miles grad
ing.
Crawford-Whitney, 9 miles grav
el surfacing.
Whitncy-Chadron, 6 miles grad
ing. three bridges.
O’Neill, south, 4 miles grading.
Randolph-Belden, 8 miles gravel
surfacing and rail.
Bloomfield, east, 6 miles gravel
surfacing.
Atkinson, south, 814 miles grad
ing and one bridge.
Alien-Laurel, guard railing.
\GED MAN RESCUED BUT
DIES FROM EXPOSURE
Nebraska City, Neb.—(UP)—Fred
Bourlier, 87 years old, of Julian,
died at a hospital here late Thurs
day as the results of a plunge into
the Missouri, in an attempt to
drown nimself. He was rescued by
two men who saw him clinging to
a leg in the stream. A heavy tile i
was found buttoned In his shirt
front after the rescue. He died with
out explaining the plunge.
LIGHTNING STRIKES POWER
PLANT AT DES MOINES
Des Moines, la.— —Lightning
burned through 16 4-400-volt wires
«t the Das Moines City Railway
company power plant late Thurs
day afternoon and halted street car i
service for more than an hour.
Thousands of office employes were
waiting for trolleys when the ac- '
cidrnt occurred during a shower.
IOWA SPELLING CHAMP
OI F TO NATIONAL CONTEST
Omaha, Nsb.—(UP)—Agnes Bow
rs of Greeley, Nebraska's spelling
hamnion. was given a rousing
ndoff when she boarded a trair
nr Washington to compete in the
i&tlcnal championships Thursdaj
• l&ht. A caravan of SO automobile;
lied with cheering Omaha schoo
iris accompanied her from th»
'.o::ie of n relative in South Oma
ia to Union statisn. Virginia Ho
ar. of Omaha, lest year’s naticna
hampion was cn hand and told th? I
Ireeley ghl it is up u> her to keep j
SUM DIET ON
HIS JAIL TEM
uth Who Got Rough
Vith Girl to Subsist on
Bread and Water
rckamah. Neb. — (Special)— F
i:e first time in more than tv.
years a bread and water sentenc
, oas been pronounced by the count:
judge in Burt county. Judge Enyar
sentenced Russell Carpenter, 2i
years old, of Craig, Neb., to 60 day;
for assault and battery against r
voung woman. The first 10 and thi
ast 10 days are to be on a diet o
i read and water.
A girl, 22 years old, was in th<
me car with Carpenter and tes
:nony showed she repulsed his ad
cnces. He hit her across the head
■utting a gash in her forehead anr
therwise bruising her. A passim
motorist saw the struggle and aider
he girl, who was almost uncon
.clous.
TO RECEIVE BIDS ON
39 ROAD PROJECTS
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — Bids
will be received, June 20, on 39 road
projects, the estimated cost oi
which is $1,500,000. including pav
ing, grading, graveling, oil and sand
mixture, gravel maintenance
bridges and guard rails. The list
includes 8.5 miles of gravel surfac
ing and guard rail south of Pilger
12.3 miles gravel surfacing between
Hoskins and Winside, 6.2 miles grav
el between Belden and Laurel, 6.9
miles gravel between Allen and Wa
terbury, 10 4 miles gravel and guard
railing between Jackson and Water -
bury, 4 miles of grading south of
O’Neill, 5.8 miles of gravel east ol
Bloomfield, 8.5 miles of grading and
one bridge south of Atkinson, and
guard railing between Allen and
j Laurel.
G. A. R. VET SCORES
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR
McCook, Neb.—(UP)—In address
ing the Grand Army encampment
here, J. W. Willett, of Tama, la.,
representative of Commanderin
chief Poster, scored Senator Cole
Blease, of South Carolina, for dis
playing a confederate flag in his of
fices at Washington.
"If Senator Blease's love for the
confederacy is so great it would be
perfectly all right for him to hang
its flag in his home, but to hang it
in his office at Washington is an
| insult impossible for any of us to
pass over.”
! In the parade of the veterans
Wednesday, the shadow of a once
mighty army marched as the 70 vet
erans wended their way along the
line of the parade.
TO DISCONTINUE YANKTON
TO HARTfNGTON BUS
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — The
state railway commission has giv
en authority to the B. W. Wright
bus line to abandon its service be
tween Hartington and Yankton on
the ground that lack of patronage
and the heavy bridge toll at Yank
ton made it unprofitable.
Authority was given the Rapid
l Transit company to change its
schedules on the Norfolk and O’Neill
line to meet railroad schedules and
to add another daily round trip.
Permission was granted the Fish
er Bus lines to extend operations to
include service between Niobrara
and Norfolk.
The Interstate Bus lines were
given authority to make certain
changes in its schedules between
Norfolk and Fremont.
NOTED HOTEL MAN
AT OMAHA DEAD
Omaha, Neb.—Ralph Kitchen, 72
years old, for many years president
of the Kitchen Brothers Hotel com
pany, which operated the Paxton
hotel, died Tuesday afternoon in
his suite at the Paxton.
Apparently in good health follow
ing his retirement two months ago
from active control of the new ho
tel, he had planned to start for Cal
ifornia with Mrs. Kitchen this
month for an indefinite stay. He
was stricken suddenly two weeks
ago, and his condition gradually be
came worse. Cirrhosis of the liver
was said to be the cause of his
death.
Funeral services will be held from
the Burket chapel at 2 p. m. Thurs
day with the Rev. Frank G. Smith
officiating. The body will lie in state
at the chapel from 2 to 9 p. m.
Wednesday. Burial will be in For
est Lawn cemetery.
He is survived by his widow; a
son, Richard of Omaha; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Burton Young Read of
Washington; a brother Charles,
Colorado Springs, and a sister, Mrs.
W. S. Coward, Los Angeles.
IOWA HATCHERIES HAVE
19,564,718 EGG CAPACITY
Des Moines, la — —Iowa’s 649
chicken hatcher** have a capacity
of 19,564,718 eggs, according to fig
ures compiled by Carl N. Kennedy,
assistant secretary of agriculture.
“Page county leads in hatchery
capacity with machines that will set
611,000 eggs,” Kennedy said, “while
Louisa county has the smallest ca
' pacity with 23.000 eggs. Sioux
j county ranks second with 578,000
1 capacity, while Jasper county is
third with 554,416.
CAR TRAVELS 8 MILES
AFTER LOSING GAS TANK
Verdigre, Neb. — (Special)—To
have his car run eight miles after
the gas tank had been lost, was the
experience of Frank M Konopasek.
Konopasok is a census enumerator
in cne of the rural townships in this
vicinity and was out making his
rounds when his car stopped and
refused to go asy farther. An inves
tigation showed that it was minus
the gar tank. A further investigation
showed that the ear had traveled
eight miles on whet gas was con
ta'ned in the vacuum tank.
PLAINTIFF GIVEN VERDICT
FOR S5,000 DAMAGES
Madison, Neb.—The jury in the
case of Uecker against Schwicten
burg and others, a $50,000 damage
suit, returned a verdict in favor ol
the plaintiff for $5,000.
BOOST BRIDGE
FOR NIOBRAR.
business Men and Farmers
of Verdigre Community
Guests at Dinner Affair
Verdigre, Neb. — (Special) — Tin
Niobrara Commercial club was host
at a dinner given to business men
and farmers of this community
Thursday. The dinner was served ir
the basement of the St. Venceslaus
church and about 70 were in at
tendance. The purpose of the meet
ing was to acquaint people of this
community with the facts and fig
ures that enter into the construc
tion of the proposed Niobrara-Run
ning Water bridge across the Mis
ouri.
Following the serving of a three
course dinner by the ladies of the
church, G. H. Liddell, president ol
the Verdigre Chamber of Commerce,
introduced E. L. Gilham, president
of the Niobrara Commercial club
who made a short talk. John D.
Forsyth and H. A. Rinder, of Nio
brara, spoke briefly and Roy N
Towl, of Omaha, gave a talk on
river matters. Joe Jinett of the fi
nance department of the Nebraska
Dakota Bridge corporation then
presented the facts and figures that
enter into the construction of the
proposed bridge. W. A. Bruce, W. J.
Svoboda, J. J. Chalupnik and Rav.
Faher Charles J. Oborny, all «f
Verdigre, were other speakers on
the program.
STATE INSTITUTIONS
VALUED AT $8,489,829
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—A total
estimated valuation of $8,489,829.04
is placed upon 17 state institutions
which include 4,067.24 acres of land
and the buildings, improvements
furniture and equipment thereon
Improvements are those made dur
ing the two years prior to June 30
1929.
The Norfolk state hospital is listed
with 614.85 acres of land valued at
$160,612; lands, recent improve
ments, furniture and equipment ol
the institution are listed at $1,104,
638.62, and the buildings at $733,
934.
The report and estimates have
been approved by the board of con
trol, consisting of E. T. Westervelt,
Harry S. Thorpe and Mrs. Nellie G.
Benson.
MISilONARY BUILDS HOME
AND CHURCH ON WHEELS
Albion, Neb.— (Special)—Rev
George L. Freebern, Albion man, is
having made a combined home and
chapel on wheels. It is 17 feet long
and will contain a removable altar
to be used in visiting Indian mis
sions.
The new car is christened, “The
Wigwam of the Un-pan-jin-ja” and
is the Indian name of Freebern giv
en him by the Poncas among whom
he does missionary work.
The car contains two Murphy
beds, electric ice machine, gas plate,
water cooler, typewriter, radio and
other labor saving devices.
With his wife he will depart in
it for Winnipeg in August on a va
cation. He will retire from the min
istry next year and expects to use
the car to tour the United States
and Canada.
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR
PHONE COMPANY OFFICIAL
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—Funeral
services for William L. Lemon were
held here today at 1:30 p. m. Mr.
Lemon died following a heart at
tack at the Shrine Country club
Friday night. He was an auditor of
the Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company with which he had
been connected since April, 1905, and
was active in religious, civic and so
cial life here.
Lemon was bom in Hartington,
Nab., June 27, 1885, where he gradu
ated from the high school, later
coming to Lincoln and attending
the University of Nebraska. He was
a son of Jacob N. and Margaret
Jones Lemon. Surviving are his
mother who lives in Lincoln; his
wife, Margaret Byers Lemon, and
two children, Betty Jane and Wil
liam, Jr.; two brothers, George H.,
of Lincoln, and Arthur L., of Bridge
ton, N. J., and a sister, Mrs. Leslie
Foster, York, Neb.
Mr. Lemon was a member of St.
Matthew’s Episcopal church, Lin
coln University club, Shrine, Lions
club, chamber of commerce and
many other civic and social organ
izations.
YOUTH ELECTROCUTED
WHILE PLAYING ‘CATCH”
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Doctors, a
nurse, a priest and thee Nebraska
Power compny resuscitation ex
perts werked far five hours and 45
minutes Sunday evening In a futile
effort to restore life to 17-year-old
Jimmy Stas, Tech high school sen
ior who, while playing ‘‘catch-’ in
the school year of St. Bernard’s
church at Benson, came in contact
with a live wire charged with 4,400
volts af electricity.
WAYNE COUNTY MAN
KILLS LARGE EAGLE
Wayne, Neb.—(Special)—Lloyd
Morris shot a large eagle on his
farm west of Carroll a few days
ago. The bird measured seven feet
from tip af one wing to the tip of
the other. Its spread claws meas
ured seven inches.
Five lambs had been lulled at the
Morris farm and tills led Mr. Mer
ris to investigate the cause. The
bird flew to a tree near the house
for the night and Mr. Morris rtwt
it. Wool was round ip its claws.