NEW CORN IS
DROUTHPROOF
Nebraskan Develops Cereal
Adapted to Short Grow
ing Season
Hastings, Neb—(UP)—Nebraska
fanners may raise com in spite of
drouth if a new mahogany sweet
corn developed by W. R. Watt, of
'Hastings', proves practical.
Over a period of six years, he has
been developing the corn, whose
popularity has been growing among
his neighbors in southwestern Ne
braska as they try it out. Seven
years Ego he brought home from
western Kansas a few sorawny ears
of the chance product of a cross
between Country Gentleman sweet
corn and the old time blue squaw
corn planted in adjacent fields.
In the years of its development
from a thin short 8-row corn up
through the 10, 12, and 14-row
stages, it has proved that it is rich
In protein and sugar that makes It
valuable for fattening cattle and
for milk production; that it will ma
ture in 100 days; that it has such
sweet stalks that livestock will de
sert alfalfa for its fodder; that Its
ensilage is favored over that of oth
er corn by cattle; that its tough
stalks are wind and hall resisting;
that it will mature a crop when
other varieties fall before hot winds
and drouth; that it has p poten
tial future of 100 bushels to the
acre.
This super corn is oi a ricn ma
hogany color. At first thought, that
would seem to be a drawback. Watt
•bwerves, but It is easily eliminated
fc milling and if the corn is used
for feeding purposes, the color has
no effect.
The com makes excellent roasting
ears when it is in the milk and
there is no trace of color on the
cars at that time. The color ap
pears only when the grain begins
to harden. The ears are so long
that they make two of the ordinary
roasting ears, and they often meas
ure up to 16 inches.
Four years ago when every field
f round the fields that were planted
with this variety of corn burned
badly and farmers were reporting
almost total losses of their corn,
Watt's field of mahogany corn de
veloped 40 bushels to the acre. This
year the yield is 80 bushels and it
was not planted until June 10 be
cause an earlier planting was en
tirely washed out by a 5-inch rain.
The corn has a record of 90 bushels
to the acre and Watt is confident
that it can be made to produce 100
bushels.
WIG IRRIGATION PROJECT
PLANNED AT BENKELMAN
Benkelman. Neb. — (UP)—South
western Nebraska land owners are
taking steps to secure water rights
for lands that can be irrigated with
flood waters from the Republican
and Frenchman rivers and from
creeks in this section.
Under the direction of the Upper
Basin Reservoir and Irrigation asso
ciation, tentative reservoir sites are
being determined and rights to ir
rigate lands are being obtained.
Reservoir and land surveys cover
approximately 30,000 acres in this
section. An estimated 90,000 acre
feet of water could be turned to Ir
rigation purposes, the association
Slates. The first reservoir, with an
estimated capacity of 2,500 acre feet
of water, has been tentatively lo
cated on the Rife ranch, nctr here.
A mesh of irrigation ditches are
planned to connect various reser
voirs in the section.
4-H CLUB WINNERS OF
ANTELOPE COUNTY NAMED
Plainview, Neb. —(Special)— At
the last meeting of the Antelope
County 4-H club committee, county
champions were chosen. The win
ners chosen were Ruth Wylie, El
gin; Dwight Morrison, Clearwater,
and Dorothy Smith, Plainvicw.
Ruth Wylie was chosen to repre
sent Antelope county at the ninth
annual Boys and Girls Club con
gress at Chicago during the Inter
national Livestock exposition.
Dwight Morrison of Clearwater is
the Antelope county baby beef
champion. Dwight is a member of
the Fairview Calf club. He will re
ceive the Nebraska Farmer trip to
Club v.eek.
Dorothy Smith of Plainview is
the pig champion of Antelope coun
ty for 1930. Dorothy will bo a guest
of the Union Stock Yards company
at Club week, this spring.
GOOD CORN AND OATS CROPS
PRODUCED ON ONE FIELD
Ravenna, Neb. —'Special)— Joe
Knajdl, larmer near here, reports a i
yield of cats and one of corn from
the same field in one season. Last
March 7. Knajdl planted a 25-acre
t.eld to cats. By the end of June
i’. was ready to cut, netting 40
Lushels to the acre.
On July 2, Knajdl planted the
same field iO "White Cap." a 90-day
"calico” corn. It was so late he did
net expect to be able to pick it.
Good rains in late summer and
late frost brought the corn through
in good shape and several acres of
it will make 40 bushels to the acre.
Two ears a fcot long were brought
to tewn as samples of the corn.
OMAHA SWITCHING CASE
ARGUED IN WASHINGTON
Lincoln. Neb. —(Special)— State
Railway Commissioner Randall has
gone to Washington to argue the
complaint of the commission
against railroads serving the Om
aha stock market. The complaint,
which is to be heard by the intcr
s.stc commerce commission, is
based on the fact that the railroads
absorb all of the switching charge
when livestock cars are brought into
S.oux City and St. Joseph, while
only a fraction of it Is absorbed by
them at OifialoM. <
GOVERNOR-ELECT BRYAN
BITTEN BY SQUIRREL
Tecumseh, Neb. — The annual
hunt of the Tecumseh Squirrel club,
along the Tecumseh, Ek Creek and
Table Rock, was the usual pleasur
able event for about 15 men from
Lincoln and Tecumseh. The squir
rels were not as numerous as in pre
vious years and whereas some years
the men have bagged as many as
150 they got but 92 on this trip.
Governor-Elect Charles A. Bryan
killed a few of the little animals
but Joe Higgins of Lincoln and
Oscar Douglas of Tecumseh were
the only two to bag the limit, 10
squirrels. Mr. Bryan crippled a squir
rel, which made for his nest in the
top of a tree and would not come
out. Dr. A. P. Fitzsimmons of Te
cumseh climbed the tree, the squir
rel jumped to the ground and when
the governor-elect picked him up he
bit Mr. Bryan on the hand slightly.
HORSE THIEVES
WORKING AGAIN
Farmer Near Rosalie, Neb.,
Loses Team to Rustlers
Who Use Truck
Lyons, Neb — (Special) — Horse
thieves arc again working in this
territory. Last week a team of
horses was stolen from J. J. Elkins,
farmer living near Rosalie. A truck
was used to carry the animals away.
There is no trace of the animals or
the thieves, it Is reported.
The thieves did not confine them
selves to horses for August Doesher,
farmer south of Lyons, lost 34 head
of hogs in the same manner and
there Is no trace.
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA
LUTHERANS TO MEET
Allen. Neb. —(Special) — North
east Nebraska Lutherns are to meet
at Wayne, Tuesday in the interests
of the financial campaign being
made for Midland college at Fre
mont and Martin Luther seminary
at Lincoln. The entire campaign
for the state of Nebraska is for the
purpose of raising $400,000 for these
two church schools.
LEGIONAIRES TO PICK
BUDDY’S CORN CROP
Lyons, Neb. — (Special) — Mem
bers of the local American Legion
post and their frienhs will go to the
farm of Alfred Turnquest, Tuesday,
to husk his corn crop. Turnquest is
receiving treatment in a government
hospital at Kansas City Members of
the Auxiliary will provide the din
ner for the huskers.
OLD MIZZOU FOILS PLANS
OF GAS LINE WORKERS
Plattsmouth, Neb.—(UP)— Work
of laying 10 natural gas pipe lines
beneath the Missouri river is being
hampered by the turbulent current
of the stream, construction work
ers report.
One of the 10 lines has been
placed end lowered to the bottom
of the river and work is going for
ward on the remainder of the job.
The lines being put under the river
are 10 inches in diameter.
The first line was stretched across
the river, preparatory to lowering,
but was swept away by the current.
Work on the project is being
rushed in an attempt to have the
lines all completed before severe
winter weather sets in.
WOMAN PROSECUTOR TO
GO AFTER BOOTLEGGERS
Holdredge, Neb. —Mrs. Dora
Nelson is on the trail of Phelps
county bootleggers.
She is the county attorney of
Phelps county—has been since last
Tuesday’s election and is out to
show the skeptics that "a woman is
better qualified for such an office
than a man.-'
"I believe the bootlegger is the
worst public enemy today and I am
going to show them that a woman
is capable of coping with them,"
Mrs. Nelson said. "I’ll recommend
the maximum sentence for every
bootlegger and when I’ve put a few
of them in jail the rest will wake
up to the fact that bootlegging is
not to be tolerated.’’
rKOIBST AWAKU BlAUb
IN AUDITION CONTEST
Norfolk. Neb. — (Special) — Miss
Helen Craven, of Norfolk, chair
man of Madison county and Bessie
Miller Baum, chairman of Stanton
county and this district in the At
water Kent radio audition contest
have protested to the national head
quarters the decision of th’ judges
in the Nebraska finals held at Oma
ha. They claim the winner of the
Nebraska contest was assigned one
song and sang one of his own choos
ing when the same prlvilige was de
ni:d other contestants. Similar pro
tests have gone out from Norfolk
and Wayne.
LARGE EAGLE KILLED
NEAR O'NEILL. NEB.
O'Neill. Neb.—(Special)—An eagle
with a wing spread of more than
seven feot was shot by A. E. Stev
ens while hunting in Antelope
slough.
CAESARIAN OPERATION
FATAL TO MOTHER
Wisner, Neb. — (Sp.'cial) — Mr.:..
Ernest Gregerson, wife of a young
farmer near here, died at a Norfolk
hospital, after a Caesarian opera
tion. The child lived. This is the
second operation of the kind she
underwent. The first child died.
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PLAN MEMORIAL SHAFT
TO THE VANISHED REDMAN
North Platte, Neb.— (UP)—Cyrus
Fox and Ira Bare, of North Platte,
have been appointed to serve with
Charles Snyder, of Bigncll, to in
vestigate a proposal to erect a mon
ument on Sioux Lookout hill, over
lookinp the old Oregon trail about
10 miles southeast of here.
It is proposed to erect a status of
an Indian in war dress, rifle rest
ing on his arm and hand shading
his eyes as he scans ihe valley
j Representatives of several sculptors
have been interviewed and sketches
will be offered in the new future. |
STATE RESISTS
BEING FORCED
Construction Company De
mands Contract Because
Its Bid Wae Lowest
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—In an
swer to a suit filed in the Lancaster
county district court by Busche and
Gaveman Construction company
over a road contract in Washing
ton county, the state department
of public works says the construc
tion company is try.ng to sue the
state without the consent of the
latter, which is required by law.
The state department says the
road is a federal aid project and
the contract was not signed by the
federal bureau of public roads.
The state department claims the
company is trying to force it against
its will to perform an act not re
quired by law; that the mandamus
action is an attempt to void and
reverse the decision of the depart
ment; that the company has a rem
edy in the ordinary course of the
law.
The construction company filed
suit because its bids of $113,111.20
and $31,852 on two projects which
included bridge and culvert work
and four and a half miles of paving
were the lowest and after making
preparations to do the work, the
department refused to sign the
contract.
The bids were opened in June
and all were rejected late in Oc
tober.
The department’s answer claims
that under the advertisement for
bids it has a right to reject any
or all bids. It also says no contract
was to be signed until approved by
the federal bureau.
FORMER ENEMIES HAVE
PART IN LEGION PROGRAM
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—A program
attended by American Legionaires
and their former German and Aus
trian enemies featured the Armis
tice day celebration here. The lo
cal post sponsored the program and
invited all former members of the
Kaiser's armies to attend. Several
hundred, residing in Omaha and
nearby towns accepted the invita
tion.
William Brauneis, who fought
through the war under the Austrian
flag, was chief speaker for the for
mer enemies. Brauneis, captured
twice by the Russians, ^scaped on
both occasions and returned to his |
own lines. He was wounded three i
times during the hostilities.
LIVESTOCK FEEDERS TO
MEET AT WEST POINT
West Point, Neb. — he annual live
stock feeders' meeting will be held
at West Point November 13. at the
Nebraska theater. The meeting Is
being sponsored by the Washington,
Burt, Thurston and Cuming county
farm bureaus.
A question box period will con
clude the day’s activities. Prof.
H. C. Filley of the college of agri- j
culture will discuss the future of
the live stock industry in Ne
braska. Dr. Clark Hays will dis
cuss the prevention and control of
live stock diseases. Paul McDill of j
the agricultural extension service j
will also speak.
Marshall Ross of Gibbon, Neb.,
considered one of the leading sheep
producers and feeders in the state
will give a talk on sheep feeding
and production. Frederick S. Rick
ard. secretary of the Omaha Live
stock Exchange, will lead a discus
sion on the market classification
of feeder cattle. E. J. Hahan of
Norfolk will show films on far^’
and hog management problems.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
EPIDEMIC ON THE WANE
Lincoln, Neb. — The passing of
the infantile paralysis epidemic in
Nebraska was noted by Dr. P. II.
Bartholomew', state director of pub
lic health.
During October, he said in a for
mal statement Just issued, the num
ber of poliomyelitis v-as unprece
dented, but the lalest reports show
a decided recession.
“Fortunately,” he commented, “a
large percentage of the cases do
not have a marked permanent
paralytic or impaired condition
However, there are many in this
class. The fact that one cannot
forecast the outcome during the
acute stage makes it imperative
that without regard to extent or de
gree or involvement, each and ev
ery case should be given the maxi
mum of rest and support with no
manipulation until the acute stage
has passed.
A decided improvement in the
number of diptheria cases as com
pared with the same period last
year was mentioned by Dr. Ear- |
tholomcw. !
PREPAREDNESS URGED BY
LEGION STATE COMMANDER
Ciay Center, Neb. —(UP>— Pro
tection of our national inteiests
through preparedness for war,
should it come again, cars of the
disabled of the last war and a cam
paign to prevent death and n.uuy
were pointed out as the i«*ace time
duties of the nation in an Armis
tice day address here by Marcus
L. Poteet. commander of the Ne
braska department of the American
Legion.
Commander Poteet also spoke,
later in the afternoon, at Dorches
ter and was scheduled to speak at
York in the evening.
DEFEAT COUNTY-OWNED
PHONE SYSTEM PLAN
Clay Center, Neb. — (UP — Clay
county Is the fifth county in the
state to r ote down a ccnty owned
telephone system, the citizens last
week having declined to approve
the proposal by a n ne to one vote.
The vote cn the proposition was
4 628 against and 550 for. J. M. Paul.
Harvard attorney who recently was
denied the right to appear before
the state railway commission be
cause of statements the ccmtni sion
considered degrrto’-y to it, was the
champion cl the county cav.T.ersli n
plan. (
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1 DIXON COUNTY PIONEER
LAID TO FINAL REST
Allen, Neb. — (Special)—Funeral
services were held from the Allen
Methodist church Saturday for
James N. Jones, one of the pioneer
settlers of this community. He was
born September 20, 1848 in Jeffer
son county, Iowa and died at his
home in Allen November 6. He was
married in 1875 to Eima Williams.
They came to Dixon county in
March of 1883 and their home has
been in Springbank township ever
since.
Deceased is survived by his wife
and six children, Gertie, Linnie,
Clyde, Ray and Merle all of Allen
and Russell of Chicago. There are
six grandchildren.
FARMERS RAVE
HEAVY LOSSES
Cornstalk Disease Blamed
for Horse, Cattle Death?
in Lancaster County
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Horses
and cattle are dying at the rate of
25 a day in Lancaster county from
cornstalk disease, County Agent Pur
baugh reported. Cholera took about
200,000 pounds of hogs during the
month of October, a firm caring tor
dead animals in the county report
ed.
The-e is no medicine or vaccine
for cornstalk disease, the depart
ment of animal pathology at the
college of agriculture says, and the
only remedy is for farmers to man
age their herds to keep them off
the stalks entirely or have arrange
ments whereby other feed and wa
ter and salt may be supplied with
the stalks. Even then there ar? apt
to be some losses, it was stated. The
heavy loss on horses and cattle has
started since fanners began pas
turing their ccrnstLk fields.
NEBRASKA RANKS SIXTH
IN AUTO OWNERSHIP
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Nebras
ka ranks sixth among the 4<1 states
in per capita ownership of motor
cars, a report released Monday by
the American Research foundation
reveals. With 416,226 automobiles in
the state, the p:r capita average is
one automobile for every 2.3 per
sons. The state’s population is
1,378,900.
MARK SITE OF EARLY
MASSACRE BY INDIANS
Holdrege, Neb. — (UP) — A large
granite marker, designating the
spot where on August 8, 1864, a car
h van of pioneers was massacred by
a band of hostile Indians, was dedi
cated Sunday, 26 miles northwest of
Holdrege on the J. D. Dilworth
farm.
The site cf the monument over
looks the old Oregon trail near
Plum creek. It was found by a his
tory class in Holdrege high school
in a study of local places of his
torical interest. The cemetery, un
mark'd and giving no intimation
OJ its significance, was made the
object of a study by the class.
THOUSANDS OF PHEASANTS
SLAUGHTERED IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb.— (UP) —The Ne
braska pheasant season is ended and
here’s the way the game, forestra
tion and parks commission sum
marines the shoot:
Approximately 150.000 birds killed;
$25,000 worth of ammunition used;
half a, million dollars worth of fun
for the hunters; $5,000 worth of
grief for those arrested.
Frank B. O'Connell, secretary of
the commission, stated Howard
county led in the total kill in the
23 counties open to hunters, with
20.000 birds killed. Of that number
14.000 were tagged and taken from
the county. The remaining 6,000
were eaten in the county. Sherman
county was next in total kill with
15.000 birds, of which 10,000 were
tagged and taken away. Merrick
county was third with lAOOO birds,
of which more than 10,000 were
O’Connell estimated that about 60
per cent of the birds killed were
tagged and taken Irom the open
counties. Cheyenne county was low
est in number of birds tagged with
a total of but 189. Unox and Duel
counties were next lowest with 444
and 600 birds resoectively.
Approximately 40,000 nimrods took
advantage of the open season, the
commission estimated, and about 10
out of each 1,000 ran afoul of the
law. The birds killed, O’Connell
stated, would have amounted to 22
carloads or 225 tons.
CARELESS HUNTER KILLS
NEBRASKA FARMERS HORSE
Winside, Neb.—(Special)— S. H.
Flew, farmer near here lost a valu
able horse as a result of a hunting
accident during the open season on
pheasants recently. The animal was
struck in the shoulder by a bullet
from the rifle of a hunter. The
bullet passed completely through the
animai's shoulder leaving a wound
in which tetanus set in, causing its
death.
farmer loses hand in
CORN PICKING MACHINE
Fremont. Neb.--(Special)— Fred
McClay. of Colon, had his hand so
badly mangled in a new corn-pick
ing machine that its amputation at
a hospital in Wahoo. where he was
taken, proved necessary. McClay had
just bought the machine and was
operating it on the farm of a
neighbor.
WOMAN. 95, CASTS VOTE
IN ELECTION AT WAYNE, NEB.
Wayne, Neb.^-(Special)— Mrs. J.
E. Regers, 95 years old, cast an ab
sent voters ballot in the general elec
tion here last week. She voted for
the first time in the presidential
election of 1928, when she cast her
vote for Hearer.
firs. Rogers' hip was broken ir.
a fall some weeks ago. She is an
enthusiastic newspaper reader ana
follower of politics. She r.’.so reads
mageuinss, books, poetry and weekly
uvvs reviews. Relatives from widely
■. perated parts of the country send
Iim- rcaelina material of all kinds.
FIND FOSSILS
OF GREAT AGE
Nebraska University Stu
dents Make Rare Discov
ery Near Valentine
Lincoln, Neb, — (UP'i — Prom &
'fossil mine” that was located five
miles south of Valentine in Cherry
county by two University of Ne
braska students, have come valu
able skeltcns of early animals that
lived thousands of years ago, and
the bones are being articulated at
the university.
Paul McGrew and Phil Harper,
University of Nebraska fossil dig
gers and -students of geology, dis
covered the fossil beds in Cherry
county last summer and hundreds
of bones have been taken from it.
The nature of the bones and their
location about 75 feet belov; the
general level of the country there
indicates that they were deposited
there during the pliocene age, ac
cording to McGrew. This means
that they had been there for three,
four or five million years. Geolo
gists cannot agree on just how
many millions.
Remains of at least 70 small
deers, which were about two feet
tall, were found in the pocket, while
bones of other animals as small as
were uncovered. Instead of using a
p'ck and shovel as in mining gold,
the university students used a small
dental instrument about six inches
long that resembles a nut pick.
With it they excavate their buried
fossil mine.
MAKE GOOD PROGRESS
IN CATTLE TESTING
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Testing
of cattle for eradication of tuber
culosis reached record proportions
in Nebraska during October, statis
tics released by Secretary cf Agri
culture H. J. McLaughlin reveal.
Records of the bureau of animal
industry show that for October
herds were tested in the statv. The
greater number of these were test
ed in the state. The greater num
ber of these were tested under the
county area plan. Fifteen counties,
using the county area system, test
ed CO 628 cattlee. Knox county led
the list with 1,656 herds containing
37,912 cattle tested.
TURKEY RAISERS SELL
HERDS FOR THANKSIVINvx
Red Cloud, Neb. — — Two
thousand turkeys pooled by mem
bers of the Republican Valley Tur
key Growers' association, have been
sold here for the Thankssgiving
market at 22 cents a pound live
weight.
Secretary Paul F. Taggart of the
pool said 3,500 turkeys will be sold
for the Christmas trade. He esti
mated that the price, while not
high for turkeys, is 3 to 4cents
higher than will be obtained in this
vicinity by persons not in the pool.
The higher pricee, he asserted, is
largely a result of better quality
birds. Members of the organiza
tion meet once a month to discuss
problems of their business.
FILE COMPLAINTS IN
HADAR SHOOTING CASE
Pierce. Neb. (Special) —Com
plaints were filed in county court at
Pierce Thursday, County Attorney
E. D. Beech announced, charging
Milton Jones, 50 years old. of Win
side, with shooting with intent to
wound. Complaints against Mat
Madsen, 34 years old, and Joe Carv
wcll, 43, both of Winside charging
the former with intoxication and
the later with the illegal possession
of intoxicating liquor.
This action is the outgrowth of
a shooting affray which took place
Sunday evening at the farm home
of Robert Granfield. three miles
northeast of Hadar. Miss Myrtle
Granfield, 24 years old. daughter
cf Mr. and Mrs. Robert Granfield,
was painfully wounded in the legs
by shotgun pellets said to have been
fired through a window from a
weapon in the hands of Jones who
is the injured girl’s uncle.
Madsen and carvwell wrere with
Jones at the time the shooting took
place.
MOTHER AND BABE DIE
IN GAS-FILLED HOME
Omaha. Neb.— —Mrs. Gladys
LaCroft, 36 years old, of Omaha,
and her 3-month-old daughter.
Jean Marie, were found dead in
.h- gas-filled LaCroft heme. Indi
cations were that the mother had
ended her own life, police finding
\tt six gas jets of the kitchen stove
turned cn. De-pcndcncy was
blamed for her act.
Police inclined to the belief that
vhile the mother deliberately took
->er own life, the death of the baby
was an accident. They pointed out
hat Mrs. LaCroft had stuffed rags
nto the cracks of the kitchen door
before closing it behind her. This,
they said, indicated that she had
meant to keep the gas frem the liv
ing room where the baby was s.e.p
ng.
NICKER TON BANK TO
LIQUIDATE TTS BUSINESS
Fr emen t, Neb — (Special>—After
i struggle of many years, during
which not a dividend has been paid
stockholders, the Farmers State
bank of Nickerson has decided to
liquidate. Depositors will be paid in
full, and transfer of the account
has been made to the Stephens Na
tional bank of Fremont, where
checks are to b* honored.
HOWELLS FARM SELLS
AT $145 AN ACRE
Howells, Neb.—(Special)—The S3
cere farm of Adolph Behrens, Lve
miles north of Howells, was sold to
Jo cyh Have’.ka. for $11,603 or $143
an acre. Havelkn is alreadv a heavy
land owner. He -ras unlimited faith
in this section of Nebraska and
bought the farm as an investment.
Prepared.
From the Humorist.
Mrs. Cam obeli' Dear. I saw the
sweetest little hat in a shop toda”
Hr. Campbell: Put it on and let
me s:e how you look in it.
PARDON BOARD
TAKES UP PLEA
Columbus . Nursery Man
Who Robbed Bank Seeks
Clemency
Lincoln, Neb. — (Special) — The
state board of pardons and paroles
heard the application for commuta
tion of the five to 17-year sentence
of H. L. Closson of Columbus. A
state representative, Richard Re
gan; one of Closson's neighbors, A.
W. Bean, and employes at the state
prison, appeared in his behalf. Re
gan said that when the sheriff ot
Platte county was ashed to place
Ciossri) under arrest for robbing
the Bank of Lushton in 1929 the
officer pretested that Closson, a
nursery salrsman, couldn't be a
bank robber. Closson had lived in
Columbus 18 years and was held in
high esteem and the townspeople
thought it was a joke that he was
accused of robbery.
Closson, however, confess’d to
having taken $1,200 from the bank
singlehanded. He said he was ir»
desperate circumstances and
thought of the robbery as one way
of getting the money he needed. All
of the money was returned to the
bark.
Mrs. Closson and all but one ot
the children were at the hearing
and recommendations for clemency
were received by the board from
prominent men of the state and the
president of the Lushton bank.
There was no opposition to the ap
plication.
BELAY FILING CHARGES
IN HADAR SHOOTING
Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—The is
suance of a complaint against Mil
ton Jones, of Winsid*, held at
Pierc: following the shooting of his.
niece, Miss Myrtle Granfield, of
Haaar, has been delayed pending
further investigation into the case.
County Attorney E. D. Beech, of
Pierce, says authorities have not yet
decided what charge is to be placed
against Jones, although it is possible
that the charge may be one of
shooting with intent to kill.
The condition of Miss Granfield,
who is in a Norfolk hospital where
a number of shotgun pellets were
removed from her legs, is said to be
improved.
What is to be done with Mat
Madsen and Joe Carvwell, who were
arrested with Jones after the shoot
ing incident, was not stated by
County Attorney Beech.
FOUND GUILTY SECOND
DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
Omaha, Neb.- —Deliberating
less than an hour, a jury in dis
trict court found Hans Hansen, 24
years old, of Omaha, guilty of mur
der in the second degree in the
death of Janies H. Stephens, Oma
ha railway train dispatcher two
months ago.
Stephens was fatally wounded as
he slept, his assailant five times
striking him on the head with a
heavy, blunt instrument. The state
contended that Hansen killed
Stephens because of unreturned
love for Mrs. Stephens, twice Han
sen's age.
BOY KILLS SELF IN
PLAY FULL ACCIDENT
Blair, Neb.—As Burdette Smith,
14 years old, was returning from a
hunting trip with other lads, he
playfully pointed his gun at him
self, saying, “Well, if I can’t shoot
anything else, I can shoot myself,"
and pulled the trigger. The bullet
passed through his abdomen, fatally
wounding him.
The bey was taken to an Omaha
hospital, where he died. He said he
didn’t know the gun was loaded. He
is survived by his widowed mother,
Mrs. Birdie Warrick, end a sister,
Olive Smith, both of Blair, another
sister, Mrs. Edna Metzker, of Los
Angeles, Cal., and a brother, Clif
ford Smith, of Omaha.
MANY TRAFFIC LAW
VIOLATORS TO FACE COURT
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Police Judge
Lester Palmer is going to be busy
Friday. That is the day set aside
as traffic violators’ day in hs court.
Polce Uais week have staged a drive
against traffic violators of all sorts
and as a result 750 were arrested or
given golden rule summons in three
days. It is expected 203 more would
be arrested Thursday, making near
ly 1.000 scheduled to appear before
his honor Friday morning.
It is expected, however, that
practically all of those accused of
merely violating parking ordinances
will pay their assessments in traf
fic court end net demand a hearing
before the bench.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR COLERIDGE PIONEER
Coleridge, Neb. —(Special)— Fu
nd al services were held here Wed
nesday lor 3. Cisney. 72 years old
nnd a resident of this community
for 40 years, died Monday after a
short illness. He is survived by his
widow, to whom he was married 51
years ago; six sons and two daugh
ters. He was a charter member of
the Coleridge and Leiden Odd Fel
low lodges.
PICK CORN CROP OF
UNFORTUNATE NEIGIIFOR
Winnebago, Neb. — (Special) —
Neighbors and friends of Ernest
Warnock. who has been ill with ty
phoid fever for several weeks, went
to his farm home, three miles east
of Winnebago, Monday, and pro
ceeded to pick his 65 acres of corn.
There were 46 men and 30 teams.
Twelve women of the neighborhood
went to the place with well-filled
baskets, while others who could not
attend, sent provisions. Hot luneh
for the huskers was served through
out the day. The work was cun’
u.eted about 4 o’clock.