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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1930)
BIS “FRIENDS” , WERE SHARPERS Kansas Farmer Thanks Omaha Police for Saving Him $20,000 Omaha. Neb.—Convinced finally that four strangers, who promised large returns if he would put up $20,000 were “sharpers,” Robert A Robinson, wealthy land owner, re turned Saturday afternoon to his home at Ottawa, Kan. For 24 hours Robinson scoffed at police statements that they had saved his $20,000; but just before hi* departure he admitted that he was wrong. Shaking hands with Detective Paul Borowiak, he said. "I realize you have done me a favor.” He asked that Borowiak accompany him to the Burlington station and stay until his train arrived. “Some other sharper might come along before I have a chance to get away,” he said. Borowiak saw him safely on the train, with the $20,000 check, which police took from him Friday night. In his potket. Robinson declared that he was through trying to double his money. “I made my money by being con servative,” he said. “This has been a cheap lesson for me.” HUGE WHEAT YIELD IN KEITH COUNTY Ogallala, Neb.—The outlook for a huge harvest of winter wheat was never better in Keith county. Re ports from different sections of the county indicate an average yield of 27 to 30 bushels to the acre on 70, 000 acres which would give the county a crop of about two million bushels. On a few fields the yield will be as low as 20 bushels, while oth ers will produce 40 and 45 bushels. Rye, like the fall wheat, was fully natured before the extreme heat wave of the last four days and will thresh out better than an average yield. With abundant moisture in the subsoil the extreme heat has been a benefit to the corn so far and the crop has made an unusual growth, so much so that it is but little behind other years, and prom ises at least an average yield. With favorable weather for the next 60 days, Keith county will have a two million bushel crop of corn the largest In the history of the county. A number of farmers have this week begun to harvest small grain and most of the early cutting has been done with binders. A few combines were started Friday and Saturday and next week will find combine harvesting in full swing. A considerable share of the wheat crop of this county will be stored on the farms, while many farmers wh© are financially able to hold wheat for a time will ship to stor age elevators and pay monthly stor age for a few months in the hope that there will be an advance in the price sufficient to justify holding. The low price of the wheat Is discouraging but at the present price, 62 cents Ogallala for No. 2, a 3»-bushel average will still yield a fair profit to operators of Keith county where the cost of produc tion and marketing usually does not exceed $10 an acre. CEDAR COUNTY CASE TO BE AIRED AGAIN Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—Daniel Dendinger has been given an op portunity to*present oral arguments at the supreme court session Octo ber 6. Dendinger was sued vn the district court of Cedar county by C. J. Burke who obtained a judgment for $1,100. Dendinger was represent ed by an attorney named Q. S. Mil lard, who refused to appeal the case. In a motion for support of his appeal he told the supreme court that the first thing he knew about it was when the sheriff came to him while he was at work in the field on his farm with a writ of execution and collected the Judgment under duress. Dendinger hired another at torney, C. W. Peasinger, who ap pealed the case, but when argu ments weres ubmitted th ecourt said there was nothing for it to pass on since the judgment had already been paid. Peasinger filed motion for a rehearing on the ground that in a previous case the court had decided that an appeal could be had in a case where judgment was col lected by force. The court denied rehcarings in the case of the First National bank of Leigh against the Newman Grove State bank, appealed from Platte county; James J. Mattiaon vs. Ed ward Welland, appealed from Madi son county; Charles B. F. Pulsiier vs. Claus Thomsen, from Dodge county, and Charles Schure et al vs. ths First National bank of Hum phrey, from Platte county. SELLS *3,5M JUDGMENT AGAINST THE COUNTY Pender, Neb. —(Special)— Thure Larson of Winnebago who recently secured a judgment of tf,Me against Thurston county for th# loss of his wife at a defective bridge last win ter, has assigned the claim to his fatherinlaw, O. M. Dixon, for *560. The county was held liable since It was shown that the county com missioner in whoee district it was had been notified of the bad condi tion of the span. BRIDEGROOM OF FEW WEEKS DIES FROM THE HEAT Walthill, Neb.—Gene Btowp. a farm hand from Kansas City, was overcome by heat, and when taken to the office of Dr. W. L. Johnson here, died before any thing" could be done for him. About one month ago Brown mar ried Mrs. Beryl Johnson, who had been divorced a few weeks earlier. The marriage was performed in Iowa, the six-month period not having run since the divorce decree ta»d been given by the Nebraska Mrt. HARVEST COMMENCED IN PENDER TERRITORY Pender, Neb.—(Special)—Farmers of this vicinity have started cutting their wheat and early oats. Tire early '■ats is fairly well filled but the latif oats will be light. Corn is still safe, but will suffer unless rain comes soon. Many horses have died because of the severe heat. CONVICTED MAN MAKES ESCAPE Slides Through Dumb Waiter in County Jail at Lexington, Neb. Lexington, Neb.—(Special)—Vir gil Hurst, alias Roy Wilkins, escaped from county jail here by way of the dumb waiter on which the prisoners had received their food. He was not missed for several hours. He had stepped behind the dumb waiter as a deputy passed. Other prisoners had noticed it but Hurst had threatened to shoot them full of holes if they reported him. Hurst, who wras convicted of forg ery and sentenced to from three to 12 years in the state penitentiary took another prisoners’ straw hat He left the city after stealing a car. He was met at Cozad, it is believed, by Miss Doria Hilta, said to have been in his company at the time of his arrest hi South Dakota sev eral weeks ago. She disappeared from Cozad the night of his escape. MAKES EXPLANATION OF GRAIN STORAGE LAW Lincoln, Neb. —(Special)— With the approval of Governor Weaver, rules and regulations have been pro mulgated by the secretary of the department of agriculture for en forcing the law passed by the special session of the legislature designed to help farmers obtain leans on grain stored on the farms. It is not compulsory for farmers to comply with the law providing is suance of warehouse receipts, this being a separate law from the one governing elevators storing grain for pay. In the farm grain warehouse law, Secretary McLaughlin »f the state agriculture department is named farm storage commissioner. A local supervisor, to be connected with the grain elevator business, is to be appointed by him. The law fixes certain fees, such as $1 for each bin examined and $1 lor grain inspection along with a 25 cent filing fee, but no mention is made of the 25-cent fee for the farm storage commissioner’s issuing a storage certificate, or the 6 cents a mile to be paid the local super visor. The state department is paid all fees and gives the local super visor traveling expenses and wages. Under the law, if a farmer has only one bin to be examined he would pay at least $2.50. Mr. McLaughlin says the fees will not pay the administration costs but it is his desire to make them as low as possible. The regulation* re quire lull Insurance against fire, lightning, tornado and windstorm in companies which are licensed in the state. There is no reference to the type of storage bins to be used. SCHOOL FUNDS ARE APPORTIONED TO COUNTIES Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—A total of $548,827.50 representing the semi annual revenue payable to the tem porary state school fund has boen distributed by State Superintendent Taylor to the various counties. An additional sum of $3,067.78 was add ed to the amount to be distributed in order to correct an error in a former apportionment, which raises the total to $551,895.20. One-fourth of the total revenues is divided equally among scnool districts at the rate of $21.55 each, while three fourths is divided according to the school census, which amounts to about $1.02 per child. Antelope county received $7,330. 70; Boone, $6,913.27; Boyd, $4,101.70; Brown, $3,336.47; Burt, $5,568.61; Ce dar, $7,950.12; Colfax, $4,988.19; Cuming, $6,026.63; Dakota, $1,984.70; Dixon, $5,757.47; Dodge, $9,283.36; Holt, $9, 018.12; Keya Paha, $1,967. 09; Knox, $9,671.80; Madison, $9, 467.67; Merrick, $4,474.04; Nance, $4,572.16; Pierce, $5,456.82; Platte, $9,206.37; Rock, $1,873.93; Stanton, $3,864.15; Thurston, $4,295.24; Wash ington, $4,076.75; Wayne, $5,051.75. FINDS THAT WOMEN DO KEEP SECRETS Omaha, Neb.—(DP)—Women can and do keep secrete, according to Deputy County Attorney Jack Marer. Marer arrived at this con clusion after hours spent in ques tioning Mia. Halter Gold and Mrs Joseph Brooks, wives of two of the ringleaders of an alleged high pow ered gang ol stock salesmen who had operated here for 10 days. TTielr husbands and nine other persons were arrested Friday night. Sat urday it was discovered Gold. Brooks and Frederick Sloan, head of the outfit had Jumped their bonds. To *11 questions the women maintained they do not have any malntaned they do not have any and knew absolutely nothing of the business they are engaged tn. USE HEAVY TRUCK IN THEFT OP 21 HOGS Fremont, Neb. — (Special) — Using-a heavy truck, that ’ carried double set* of tires on the rear wheels, thieves stale 26 head of hogs from the pens on the Alex Dahl farm near Scribner. STATE GOVERNMENT COSTS NEBRASKANS **.74 EACH Washington, D. C.—(DP)—Opera tion of aiid maintenance of the gen eral departments of Nebraska govern ment, cost citizens or • that state $8,74 per capita—or.u tolal ol $1?, 264,152, according to financial sta tistics released by the department of commerce, for the fiscal year ending June 36, 182*. The per capita figures, the re port explains, are based on an es timated population of 1,463,60* and were computed by Donald W. Smith, dgguty state audita* TO RENEW SUIT FOR $35,000 Badly Tangled Affairs of Fremont Man and Wom an Has New Angle Fremon, Neb.—(Special)—Refiling of the suit for $35,000 heart balm by Mrs. Eva Rouzce against Jim Rice, Fremont business man, will be made soon, it is said, based on new evidence. A portion of this evidence which showed that Mrs. Rouzce's former husband, Charles, had been married four years ago in Okla homa, was presented in the hearing on the statutory charges. Wednes day. It took the form of a certifi cate and several affidavits. At the conclusion of the evidence offered by Special Prosecutor John Outright, Attorney J. R. Daly for Mrs. Rouzee and Attorney J. C. Cook moved for dismissal of the proceedings on grounds that no proof had been presented. It was contended further by Daly that the charges were unfounded in that both Mrs. Rouzce and Rice were shown to be single. Mrs. Rouzce’s former suit for $35, 000 heart balm was thrown out of court when Charles Rouzee, repre sented to be her husband, was pre l sented in court. EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN NEBRASKA IMPROVED Lincoln, Neb. — (UP)—Especially in the building industry, employ ment throughout Nebraska showed substantial improvement, the United States department of labor said in its monthly report. There still continued to be a slight surplus of building trades men evident, the report said, even though the condi tions had shown a marked improve ment. Farm operations, state road con struction, railroad maintenance, and other outdoor operations still are utilizing a large volume of unskilled workers. Many workers were given employment in the harvest of the small grains. Meat packing houses showed expected seasonal declines and employment in railroad repair shops decreased to some extent. In Omaha, building operations proceeded at a more satisfactory rate and projects under way aggre gated approximately $12,000,000. These included railroad stations, grain elevator, memorial building, university extensions and other items. General farm help is in good demand but there is no shortage of that class. Clerical and factory workers appeared somewhat better employed than in the previous month. NEBRASKA G. A. R. MEN GOING TO ENCAMPMENT Lincoln, Neb. — (UP)—Nebraska G. A. R. headquarters has issued a general order to members describ ing the plans for the trip to the na tional encampment at Cincinnati, August 24 to 20. The official train will leave Lincoln over the Burling ton route at 7 p. m. August 24, ar riving in Chicago the next morn ing, where the veterans and allied organizations will change cars for Cincinnati. Sightseeing trips, band concerts, and a boat trip to the birthplace of General Grant are on the program, in addition to the regular encamp ment business to be taken care of at the meetings. DAUGHTERS CONTEST WILL ST. PAUL, NEB., DOCTOR St. Paul, Neb.—(Special)—Ida Bergh and Lillian Mashek, alleging that they are daughters of the late Dr. Ole Grothan, the latter by adop tion, have filed petitions contesting the will of the late Dr. Grothan, which left most of his $150,000 es tate to his housekeepers, Misses Kathryn and Mary Donovan. They claim undue influence. PIERCE COUNTY CASE TO SUPREME COURT Lincoln. Neb. — (Special) — A motion for rehearing has been filed in supreme court by Henry Fleming, farmer living in Pierce county, who was ordered to pay a Judgment to his nephew, Harry Koehler, for work done on the former's farm. The mo tion was made on the ground that if this decision is allowed to stand it will curtail the opportunities of or phans to find homes, since there > was no promise of payment and no evidence presented to support judg ment, the court merely accepting ( the boy’s assertion that he expected pay. The boy was taken into the Flem ing home when he was 12 years old, being sent to school as long as he cared to go and granted all the pri vileges of a child of the family which included free use of a car. He left the farm when he was 21 years old and Fleming claims that the banker and guardian of tlie youth was responsible for the filing of the suit at that time. SWIMMER EXHAUSTED AFTER HIS CONTEST Royal, Neb. — (Special) — In a swimming contest at DU&man's park a few days ago, Ouerney Dray ton apd Lloyd Seaton, each swam acroas the 50-foot pool 7* tbnes, a distance of 8,000 feet, but Drayton had to be assisted from, the water at the end of the contest. MORTGAGED PROPERTY SELLER PAROLED Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—At the session of the state board of par dons and paroles, paroles were granted to A. E. Brown, selenced to the penitentiary from Keya Paha county on a charge of selling mort gaged property; Stanley Bierman sentenced to the reformatory on a charge of forgery in Boyd county; and to Joseph White, sentenced to the reformatory from Rock county on a charge of child stealing. A Sour Stomach In the same time it takes a dose of soda to bring a little temporary relief of gas and sour stomach, Phillips Milk of Magnesia has acid ity completely checked, and ihe di gestive organs ail tranquilized. Once you have tried this form of relief you will cease to worry about your diet and experience a new freedom in eating. This pleasant preparation is Just ns good for children, too. Use it whenever coated tongue or fetid hreath signals need of a sweetener. 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Crusoe Not in It With Indian Woman Recluse The slory of n woman "Robinson Crusoe" who lived alone on an islard for 20 long years Is told hy Dr. Roy L. Moodle, who has been delving into the records of old native life in the region of Santa Monica, Calif.. In Ills study of prehistoric diseases in : America. The feminine Crusoe had been a 1 member of a small group of Indians which lived on Suu Nicholas Island, off* the California coast, about 300 years ago. The Spanish fathers per ! simded the group to leave their lone ly island and lind better protection at the Santa Barbara mission. Rut this woman refused to come. All alone she demonstrated her self-sufficiency in the world hy making her home of whale ribs and brush, and by living off (lie abundant fish, abaloucs, birds, seals and some plant products. She mode her clothing of bird skins, when at last she was brought to the mission she died within six weks. The Island possesses many relics of aboriginal life, but none so romantic as the record of the Inst woman, Doctor Moodie said.—Kansas City Star's Science Service. Indoor Weather Control It isn’t only the heat, but the hu midity and the air motion tiiat affect the destiny of whole races. Weather to primitive man was the most im portant factor iu life. In the tropics and the subpolar regions it still re mains mnster of the situation. Civilised man, however, from the lime of the domestication of tire, has been progressing slowly In the art of making his own weather indoors. It Is now possible to control heat, rel ative humidity and rate of air motion In any space between four walls, a celling and a floor. From factories and public buildings the art of manu facturing weather and controlling It Is spreading Into homes and apart ments. The next few years will see radical progress. 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