WOMAN BANKER
TO FACE TRIAL
Husband Already Doing
Time for Improper Prac
tices at Monowi, Neb.
Butte. Neb. — When district court
convenes here in October, a woman
banker, Mrs. Darlene Studley of
Monowi, is expected to face arraign
ment on charges of improper bank
ing. having been bound over to dis
trict court at a preliminary hearing.
The information has not yet been
filed against her, however.
Mr. Studley is now serving a
prison sentence with a 50-yeai
maximum, on charges of embezzle
ment, making false entries an<
false reports.
The Studleys have two children
The bank was closed in June.
Definite d^te for arraigmnen
has not been set.
SHERIFF WINS
IN HIGH COURT
Lincoln. Neb.—(Special)—The su
preme court, at its first session af
ter the summer adjournment
passed on numerous motions for re
hearings, one of which was th(
case from Thurston county when
two taxpayers w'ere trying to ous
the Sheriff Iler C. Jensen on charges
of embezzlement. The suit was fllec
when the taxpayers claimed that
the sheriff had held money col
lected on distress warrants long®
than the limited time, but the dis
trict court decision was to the ef
fect that the evidence did not sus
tain the charges and that the monej
was turned over to the county soon
enough and that it was properly ac
counted for. They also lost theii
appeal to the supreme court and
have been denied a rehearing.
FEI> SMUTTY WHEAT
TO HOGS—WELL KEIMIU
Central City, Neb. — Loren Bran
nan, living a half mile north ol
Archer, recently marketed hogs fat
tened on cracked wheat. They made
a gain of two pounds a day and sold
satisfactorily. The wheat was of a
smutty nature and if it had been
sold on the market would have been
discounted several cents, but by
freding it to hogs, Mr. Biannan
found it netted him better than $1
per bushel.
PAVED HIGHWAY, COLUMBUS
TO NEW YORK CITY
Columbus, Neb. — It Is now pos
sible to drive from Columbus to New
York City on paving, the last I nk
of the stretch between Columi is
and Omaha—a nine-block stret 1
through Schuyler—having be i
opened to traffic late Sunday •vcii
ing.
To travel cast on the concrete rib
bon, motorists would ride No. 30
from Columbus to Omaha ana No.
34 across southern Iowa. Paving of
this highway was recently completed
east from Council Bluffs, making
it the first to be paved the entire
distance across Iowa.
GUEST RIDER SUES
FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
Homer, Neb—(Special)—L. W.
Pennington, a Homer barber, has
brought a $12,000 damage suit
against L C. Mallory, also of Hom
er, for past, present and future earn
ings. pain, suffering and doctor and
hospital bills as a result of Penning
ton having been injured by Mal
lory’s automobile when they were
endeavoring to get out of a mud
hale, August 8, 1929. Pennington al
leges he was a guest of the defend
ant and that he was pushing on
the rear of the automobile when Mr.
Mallory reversed the car, dragging
him from 14 to 20 feet. The plain
tiff places his earnings as a barber
as $135 a month of which he has
been deprived, being compelled t''
wear a cast.
TO DEDICATE BRIDGE
OVER THE MISSOURI
Nebraska City, Neb. — tUP) —An
elaborate program, including ad
dresses by four governors, is being
planned here for the dedication of
the new Waubonaie highway bridge
ever the Missouri river October 8.
A full day's program, opening at
11 a. nv, is expected to be attend
ed by 30,000 people. Addresses, par
ades, band concerts and pageants
are being arranged tor the day, Gen.
John J. Pershing, Gov. Arthur
Weaver, of Nebraska; Gov. John
HammiU, of Iowa; Gov. Henry 8.
Caulfield, of Missouri, and Gov.
dgde Reed, of Kansas, are being
sought as speakers.
A Miss Nebraska and a Miss Iowa,
to be selected by the governor* of
those states, will clip the ribbons
which divide the bridge at the cen
ter, and open the passageway over
the sUver span which connects east
and west highways running across
the eontinent. The governor of Kan
sas and Missouri will be asked to
seleet a Miss Missouri and a Miss
Kansas to represent those states as
ladles in waiting.
PHEASANT SEASON TO
OPEN OCTOBER 2
Lincoln, Neb. —(Special)— Secre
tary O’Connell of the state game
commission has announced that 16
countries are to be open to pheasant
sitooting during the season this far
and the commission has decided to
accept petitions until October 4.
when it will hold another meeting to
act upon applications received up to
that time.
It is thought that 35 counties
wiU be catn when the eeasoa hr
ti-Bi October 33.
FARMER NEAR CROFTON
IS FOUND DEAD
Crofton, Neb. —(Special— John
Grimm, 65 years old, pioneer of the
Addison neighborhood, was found
dead Monday near a bridge on the
farm where the family resides. He
had seemed in good health, but had
suffered from heart attacks occa
sionally.
ROAD BUILDING
TALK REVIVED
Chicago Concern Said to
Be Interested in Yankton
Norfolk Line
Osmond, Neb.—(Special)—Infor
mation had here is that the Yank
ton, Norfolk and Southern railroad
project has been transferred to a
Chicago construction company and
that work will proceed as first
planned. This transfer is to b(
subject to approval by the Inter
state Commerce commission.
It is rumored that losses incurred
to date will fall on stockholders
but parties supplying material and
building the grade and furnishing
labor are to be paid in full and that
the rightofway is to be paid for as
agreed. No bonds arc to be asked
from precincts, and grading opera
tions are to continue, the road to be
constructed as far as Pierce this
year, it is said.
The board of directors will be en
larged and A. S. King will be as
sistant manager with the Chicago
construction company, according to
the stories which lack confirma
tion.
This much debated railroad was
half completed 40 years ago and
completion was vatntly attempted
in 1929. _
PLAN ADDITION
SOLDIERS’HOME
Modern Building to Be
Erected at Nebraska Insti
tion at Grand Island
Grand Island, N£b.—Plans for an
addition to the soldiers’ home here,
to cost about $100,000, have been
completed by A. D. Baker, Grand
Island architect, and have been sent
to the state board of control at Lin
coln. Bids are to be considered Sep
tember 30.
The building will supersede all but
the west end of the present admin
istration building, and its three stor
ies will cover an area 158x50 feet.
An unusual feature will be that
access to upper floors will be by
ramps, rather than stairs.
A total of 82 persons will be
housed in the building, in 41 double
sleeping rooms.
GIVEN HOME TOR
THEIR KIND TREATMENT
Leigh, Neb. — (Special) — Mrs.
Harold Harper of Omaha, formerly
Hazel Egan of Leigh, was given the
deed to a house and lot in Omaha
by an elderly man whom she and
her husband had befriended. The
man and his second wife occasion
ally had domestic trouble. He would
seek shelter at the Harper home
and was given his meals and the
freedom of their home. Later he and
his wife were divorced.
Then the man asked Mr. and Mrs
Harper to accompany him on a
business mission to the Omaha
courthouse. When they arrived he
presented Mrs. Harper with a deed
to his house and lot, saying she was
the only person who had been kind
to him. Mr. and Mrs. Harper as
stired him he would have a home
with them and kind treatment as
long as he lived. The property is in
a good residence district of Omaha
BELIEVE MAN LIVED IN
NEBRASKA 10,000 YEARS AGO
Lincoln, Neb. — King Tut and all
of his buried wonders may yet be
but a mere incident In the arche
ology history of the world when sci
entists complete research In Ne
braska.
This, at any rate, is a strong pos
sibility, says Dr. W. D. Strong, of
the state university, who, with an
expedition from the Smithsonian in
stitute, spent the summer digging
Into hidden reaches of the state's
great fossil beds.
First and foremost, Dr. Strong
pointed out, they were seeking evi
dences that strange prehistoric
tribe* inhabited this country 5,00C
and possibly 10,000 years ago.
Near Murray, in Cass county, the
expedition found what appeared to
be the buried ruins of an ancient
village that erosion of a creek bank
had exposed. The strange formation
rests 15 feet below the level of the
ground, one structure resting on an
other, separated by two feet of clay
In the vicinity of Ashland, Dr
Strong reported, is another village
site where fossilized bones and crude
flint instruments were found, Indi
cating the presence of human life
This was buried beneath 12 feet ot
earth. •
"We already have 'abundant evi
dence that man has lived in Nebras
ka many thousands of years and it
Is also clear that when we know his
history here much light will be
thrown on American archeology
cenerally,” Dr. Strong says.
BADLY INJURED AT
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR
Wayne, Neb.—O. M. Scherer, Pll
ger, suffered three broken ribs, a
badly cut head and possible internal
injuries when eight Belgian horses
which he and his son were driving
before the grand stand at the Wayne
county fair became frightened and
ran away. The boy jumped from the
wagon which turned over and
dragged Mr. Schdrer with it. A
i.ince kept the horse* from breaking
into a large crowd.
LABOR SUPPLY
NOT EXCESSIVE
Monthly Report for Nebras
ka Shows Conditions
Are Improved
Lincoln, Neb. —CUP)— There is
enough outdoor work in prospect
to absorb most of the unskilled la
bor for the remainder of the open
season in Nebraska, the federal de
partment of labor said in its month
ly labor report on Nebraska condi
tions.
•'Harvesting and threshing, as
well as general farm activities, con
tinued to absorb many unskilled
workers throughout Nebraska during
August but the local supply and re
lease from other points proved suf
ficient to meet the demand,” the
report said. "Outdoor operations, es
pecially road construction and mu
nicipal improvements are expected
to utilize a large volume of work
ers during the remainder of the
open season.”
Slightly increased employment oc
curred in other leading lines, espe
cially in railroad repair shops and
the building industry. While there
is considerable activity in building
construction, the resident supply of
workmen is adequate. Seasonal cur
tailment prevails in meat packing
plants but increases are expected la
another 30 or CO days. No change
is reported in wholesale hardware,
groceries, dry goods or clothing con
cerns.
In Omaha, the report stated that
practically all manufacturing plants
were operating with customary
forces engaged for this period of the
year. The general employment sit
uation showed improvement duriu?
August with harvesting and general
farm operations absorbing nearly all
available unskilled labor. Little
change in employment is noted in
the building industry and the sur
plus of tradesmen is not large.
There is still a surplus of male and
female clerical and factory help.
The present supply of unskilled
labor in Lincoln is about equal to
the demand, but there is a slight
surplus of building-tradesmen. Farm
operations, road construction and
city improvements will absorb con
siderable labor during the next 60
days.
The supply and demand of un
skilled labor at Hastings are about
even, but there is still a surplus of
building-tradesmen there. In Grand
Island, railroad workers were better
employed during August than dur
ing the previous month, while farm
operations and other outdoor activi
ties continue to absorb nearly all
unskilled labor.
BOY SCOUT WORKER
GIVEN INDIAN HONOR !
Gordon, Neb.— William Tomkins.
San Diego, Cal., Friday was adopted
into the Sioux Nation in the pres
ence of a large assembly of Indians.
This distinction was accorded him >
on account of his unusual work with
the Boy Scouts of America, on the
national staff of which he holds the
position of Indian language coun
selor on Boy Scout service.
Tomkins has traveled 34.000 miles
In 18 months and taught the Indian
sign language to 150,000 Boy Scouts.
He was at the jamboree in England
at which time he taught the scouts
of 42 nations and introduced sign
language in place of Esperanto. He
was given the Sioux name of Wam
blee Wi Yuta, the sign talking
eagle. Very few white men ever have
been adopted by the Sioux. The last
notable one was President Coolidge.
The ceremony was performed by
Chiefs Black Horn, Rock Good
Lance and Little Bear.
FORMER COLERIDGE COUPLE
MARRIED 50 YEARS
Fremont, Neb.— (Special) —Mr
and Mrs. Joe S. Wisdom, pioneer
Nebraskans, will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary Sun
day. They were born and reared in
Taylor county, la., Mrs. Wisdom hav
ing been formerly Laura Shearer.
They moved from Iowa in 1882 to
Coleridge, Neb., and farmed there
for nearly ?0 years.
DEER IN OMAHA PARK
DIE WITH STRANGE DISEASE
Omaha, Neb.— (UP)—An epidemic
of ncmorrhagic septicemia has at
tacked the herd of 60 deer in River
view park and six of the animals
have died within the last three
weeks, Park Commissioner Hummel
announced. The disease affects the
lungs and heart. Veterinarians are
working with the herd night and
day in an effort to stop further
spread of the malady.
DIXON COUNTY TO HAVE
PHEASANT SHOOTING
Allen, Neb.—(Special)—In compli
ance with the formal request of the
Dixon county board of supervisors,
the state game and fish commission
has designated an open season for
pheasants In Dixon county, the
dates being from Ociober 23 to No
vember 1.
ALLEN GIRL WINNER
IN DECLAMATORY CONTEST
Allen, Neb.— (Special)—The an
nual convention of the Dixon coun
ty W. C. T. U., came to a successful
close Thursday evening at Ponca
when eight young women from the
county participated in the declama
tory contest. Bemita Ellis, of Al
len. was awarded first plr.ce re
ceiving a cash award and a gold
medal. Evelyn Hill, was scond, and
Ruth McKinley of Ponca, third.
FAMILY DOG LOST IN
FARM HOME FIRE
Wisner, Neb.—(Special)—A farm
house five miles northeast of Wis
ner, owned by Simon Meeske and
occupied by Wiliiam Whitcomb,
burned Thursday morning. None of
the family was at heme and the
building was nearly destroyed be
fore the fire was discovered. The
contents were burned. Including
some valuable pieces of furniture
made by Mr. Whitcomb.
The family dog which was on the
parch, perished, though it could
easily have gotten out. The origin
the Are to unknown.
FARMERS NEAR WYNOT
FEED WHEAT TO HOGS*
Wynot, Neb. — (Special) —Louis
Weibelhouse and Tony Schulte and
many other farmers in this locality
are starting to feed wheat to their
pigs, because of the shortage of com
in the Wynot territory. Although
corn will make around 15 bushels per
acre here these farmers believe it
will be economy for them to fatten
their pigs on wheat which is shipped
in and laid down here for 70 cent'
a bushel.
OMAHA EXPECTS
GREAT CROWDS
Eucharistic Congress Next
Week May Attract
100,000
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Omaha nas
awakened to the realization that
next week it will be called upon to
entertain the largest crowd in its
history. Preliminary estimates
that 100,000 will come here to at
ten the sixth national Eucharistic
congress September 22 to 25 a»e be
ing borne out by latest develop
ments, Francis P. Matthews, lay
chairman, says.
An incident which brought home
to the city that it will be called
upon to the utmost to provide hos
pitality next week was notice that
Shelby county, Iowa, Catholics have
arranged a caravan of 500 automo
biles which will transport 2,500
church members here. The caravan
will be escorted through the city by
police and the 500 cars parked in
one place. There are but six par
ishes in Shelby county.
The Nocturnal Adoration society,
which will bring 1,500 delegates here
from all parts of the union, has
added an unique feature to the con
gress. Beginning at sundawn
Tuesday and continuing until sun
rise Wednesday members of this
society will keep a constant vigil oi
adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
at St. Peter’s church. Members wni
take turns at reciting prayers all
through the night. Local branenes
of this society in the various cities
set aside one night each for all
night vigils with the Blessed Sacra
ment.
“The purpose,” explained Bishop
Joseph F. Rummel, sponsor of the
congress, "is to expiate to our Lora
for the crimes committed at night
It is especially needed in this oay
where the socalled night life of the
nation has become an abomination
and a pest.” Bishop Rummel will
celebrate Pontifical mass at mid
night during the vigil.
WOULD ENLARGE RADIO
MONITOR IN NEBRASKA
Grand Island, Neb. —(UP)— Gi
gantic as the radio monitoring sta
tion is that has been established
here by the federal government, the
big “policemen of the air” may not
be quite large enough for its great
task of keeping the hundreds of ra
dio traffic lanes free from conges
tion in the United States.
The shortcomings of the monster
air policeman were listed by Com
missioner Harold A. LaFount, of the
federal radio commission, following
an inspection that he made of the
recently erected station. I*is rec
ommendations of how the station
should be expanded so as to do its
contemplated patrol work more ef
ficiently and over a larger territory
were contained in a letter .>ent to
William D. Terrell, chief of the ra
dio division, department of com
merce.
"I know of nothing more impor
tant to the development and ad
vancement of the radio art than tae
establishing of a motoring station
such as is being constructed,” La
Fount wrote. “The information
that will be availabe when this sta
tion is completed will be very help
ful to departments of the govern
ment.”
LaFount recommends that an ad
ditional 100 acres of land should be
obtained to provide for the build
ing of additional antennae, and that
the 50 acres on which the station
now is located are entirely inade
qdate.
lne multiple aouuie cupe uuei;
tional antonnae already Installed
are very efficient,” LaFount com
mented. "However, at least two
others should be constructed and
pointed or directed at other coun
tries so that both the west and east
may be reserved. The beverage di- '
rectional antenna pointed or direct- 1
ed at New York City is also very
successful, but as a matter of fact,
four additional antennae of rnc
same type and design are needed If
the c tat ion is to render a satisfac
tory service to all points in the
United States.”
To properly man and operate the
staticn. LaFount said he believed it
will need at least 35 employes in
stead of 10. He said it also was of
Importance to have a night waten
man and a custodian so that the
station's valuable equipment will be
guarded at all times. He believed it
should be operated the full 24 nours
a day so that all sections of the
country would gain the benefit of
the station’s operation. The sta
tion should be beneficial in check
ing not only the accuracy of the fre
quencies used by radio stations but
sho to a limited extent in checking
the type of service rendered, he
said.
HUGE KICK OF WHEAT
FROM 610-ACRE RANCH
Sidney. Neb. — A huge open air
bin cn the Stevens and Vacik ranch
nrar here contains 26,890 bushels of
wheat, which was produced cn 640
acres of land. The average was 42
bushels to the acre. , . . , .
The sides of the bin are eight feet
high. It is 160 feet long and 40 feet
wide The grain is piled two feet
higher in the center than on the
sides, to give drainage. The sight ot
a gr*at windrow of grain is unusual
even in this great wheat growing
sfetion and It is drawing hundred'
«if visitors.
SEEKING FAY FOR
CABE OF HER MOTHER
Lincoln, Neb. —(Special) —Alma
Acton has appealed to the supreme
court from a decision of the district
court of Pierce county which de
nied her a Judgment for the care ol
her mother.
The district court held that she
had no express contract for payment
for her services.
She said that while she was living
in Ohio relatives wrote asking her
to come to Nebraska to take care of
her mother, which she did. The
relatives testified they only intend
ed that she came to pray with her
mother, who was despondent.
It rests with the supreme court
to decide whether her services come
within the rule dictating that those
who supply necessities where they
are denied or refused can recover.
WAYNE COUNTY
CASE APPEALED
Herman Dinklage Would
Avoid Payment of $8,
300 for Auto Mishap
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—An ap
peal has been filed with the supreme
court by Herman Dinklage from an
$8,300 judgment the district court
of Wayne county granted Albert A.
Killion.
The suit was the outgrowth of an
automobile accident In Thurston
county in which Killion's son was
killed.
Evidence was presented to show
that Dinklage was exceeding the
speed laws while driving at night
on the wrong side of the road.
Dinklage claims that he was on the
right side of the road and that the
accident was actually caused by
Killion.
RICH RECLUSE
DIES AT WAYNE
Little Known of Past of
Man Who Took Home
stead in 1870
Wayne, Neb.—(Special)—Stephen
Nichols, aged recluse of Wayne,
died Wednesday night after a lin
gering illness. His age is not known,
but he is said to have been more
than 90. It is reported that he was
born in England and that he emi
grated to New York state when a
boy. He came west about 1870 and
took a homestead in the south part
of Wayne county, which real estate
has never been transferred.
After living in Wayne county a
number of years, Nichols went to
South Dakota and lived in the Black
Hills country for some time. The
last 15 years he has made his home
with O. S. Roberts of Wayne. He
was never married and has no liv
ing relatives that are known.
The estate is variously estimated
at from $100,000 to $150,000.
FIRST OF THREE WILLS
HELD TO BE GOOD ONE
Lincoln, Neb.—The first of three
wills executed by Gustaf Robert
Noren will be probated in county
court .following a decree issued by
County Judge Robin Reid. At the
same time Reid refused a petition
for probate of Noren's second will.
In the first of the three wills,
drawn up jointly by Nelson and his
sister, Hanna Noren, the estate was
left to an adopted daughter, Esther
M. Noren. This will was executed
August 12, 1886, and is the one which
the order issued admits to probate.
A decree issued by the supreme
court rejecting the third will on
the ground that Noren was incqpi
petent to draw up a will led Judge
Reid to deny probate of the second
will, which contains virtually the
same provisions as the rejected will.
2ELIGIOUS MANUSCRIPTS
TO BE ON DISPLAY
Omaha, Neb.— (UP)—Early re
ligious manuscripts and papal med
als will be on display at the public
library during the National Eu
charistic congress, Miss Edith To
bitt, librarian has announced.
Included with be 114 papal med
als, part of the Byron Reed col
lection, dating from 1685 to the
present time. Each of the medal
lions, in silver and bronze, com
memorate some noteworthy action
of the pope.
Among the manuscripts to be dis
! played is the oldest book in the li
brary, the chronicle of Father
Galuargneus, a Dominican monk,
written In 1310. A choir book of
Gregorian chants, supposed to have
been stolen during the 30 years
war, and brought to America, also
will be shown.
HAVE IDENTIFIED BABE
LEFT ON DOORSTEP
Lincoln, Neb.—Co-operating with
the authorities of Boone county,
Miss Marie Alice Mansfield of the
child welfare bureau has succeeded
in identifying a baby girl found on
a doorstep in Albion. The child
has been brought to Lincoln until
a suitable home can be found for
her.
OUT OF ONE PRISON,
GOES BACK TO ANOTHER
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — Tom
Ray, alias Orl Johnson, having
served 1C months in the state peni
tentiary here was released at the
completion of his sentence only to
be taken into custody by O. L. Mead
who is returning him to Anamosa,
la., where he will be placed in the
reformatory. He was paroled from
the Iowa institution wrhen he had
served about two years of a fire
year sentence, but he violated his
■arols when he came t® Nebraska- i
NEBRASKA HAS
HIGH STANDING
iown to Be Leader in
Production of Many
Food Crops
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—To advei
s-e Nebraska and to enable thos-.
iving in drought stricken states tc
locate a source of surplus produc
tion, are given as the dual purpose
of the preliminary report of Ne
braska agricultural statistics foi
1930, to be distributed by A. E. An
derson, federal and state agricul
tural statistician.
“Why Nebraska is a state of out
standing epportunitles” will make
up the first page of the survey, and
will point out a few of the state’s
many great achievements in the
farming industry.
“Nebraska’s future is secure be
cause the state produces every year,
an enormous surplus of food, the
leading essential of life," the de
scription says. "Few.', if any states
offer better opportunities to the
farmer who has sufficient capital
and managerial ability to carry on
his operations.
“Nebraska ranks second in swine
second in sheep feeding, third in
cattle, usually fourth in horses and
third or fourth in all livestock.
•‘Nebraska has a high rank in the
production of all grain crops. The
usual rank is third, sometimes sec
ond in corn, second in winter
wheat; second in sugar beets, usu
ally third or fourth in all wheat;
usually third in rye and usually
from fifth to seventh In flax or
grain sorghum. Nebraska raises the
finest popcorn in the country and
on a fairly large scale.
“Nebraska has some of the finest
irrigated land in the country. There
has been marked recent develop
ment in pump irrigation in the
Platte valley, which has proved to
be both practical and profitable.
“Nebraska ranks first in acreage
and second in production of alfalfa,
the best hay in the world for live
stock. The state usually ranks third
or fourth in all hay production and
usually first for second in wild hay
production.”
NEBRASKA TO HAVE
MORE VOTING PLACE ,
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—There
now are 2,040 polling places in Ne
braska, it is announced at the of
fice of the ^secretary of state. The
last legislature authorized cities to
divide wards where more than 500
votes were cast for governor at the
last general election. It the city
does not do so, the county is author
ized to act. There have been 1,983
precincts.
Douglas county has 218 and Lan
caster county 115.
Among numbers of precincts in
other counties are: Antelope, 27;
Boone, 19; Box Butte, 14; Boyd, 12;
Brown, 17; Burt, 19; Cedar, 25;
Cherry, 41; Colfax, 14; Cuming, 71;
Dakota, 8; Dawes, 16; Dixon, 18;
Dodge, 22; Greeley, 16; Holt, 42;
Knox, 35; Madison, 33; Pierce, 20;
Platte, 27; Rock, 11; Stanton, 13:
Thurston, 11, and Wayne, 17.
HEAVY SUGAR BEET
CROP IN PROSPECT'
Grand Island, Neb.—(UP)—A rec
ord run of sugar beets is expected
at the plant of the American Beet
Sugar company here when it opens
its fall and winter work about Sep
tember 25.
Last year made a record, but with
the splendid conditions now noted
throughout the area, this year’s
crop should be even greater. Plant
ing is increased 15 per cent over last
year, and at 10 tons to the acre,
the anticipated yield, a total of 250,
000 sacks of sugar should be turned
out.
Natural gas will be used lor the
first time this year in the power
plant, the mains having been ex
pended only up to the city limits.
BLAME GRASSHOPPERS FOR
WILD FRUIT FAILURE
O'Neill, Neb. — (Special) — Tire
bountiful crops of sand cherries and
grapes and other wild fruits and
berries, which thrilled housewives
with their promises of plenty of jam
and jelly, have failed. A lew grape
vines are found having ripe berries,
but the vines are, in most places, as
barren as though close pickers had
just started for home.
It late June and early July sand
cherries were reported to be the
heaviest crop in years. Everywhere
people had prepared for the har
vest.
Grasshoppers are blamed lor the
crop failures of both the sand cher
ries and wild grapes.
PRESBYTERY HAS MEET
AT NIOBRARA THIS WEEK
Niobrara, Neb.—(Special)—At the
meeting of Niobrara Presbytery,
which convened here Tuesday Rev.
K. W. Graham, of Randolph, was
elected moderator and Rev. John
Caldwell, of Stuart, temporary
rlerk.
At the opening of Presbytery Rev.
S. R. King, of Laurel, preached the
moderator's sermon.
Rev. W. W. Hughes was installed
us pastor of the Niobrara church.
GAS FRANCHISE IS
GRANTED AT HOMER
Homer, Neb. — (Special) — The
Central States Electric company has
been granted a franchise to erect,
maintain and operate in Homer a
plant for the manufacture ol gas
and to operate a system for the dis
tribution and sale of natural, man
ufactured or mixed gas.
The same company furnishes lights
m Homer and has donated free in
stallation service and free electricity
for the operation of the new elec
tee fire Aren recently if stalled in
I «*• tm replace the firs bell.