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70L. 170. XXXIX.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1924.
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ANOTHER CON
VICTION ON THE
INDICTMENT!
.
EEDICT OF GUILTY ON ALL THE
SEVEN COUNTS AGAINST
CARL G. FRICKE
JURY WAS GUT THREE HOURS
Few were Present in the Court Room
when Verdict was Read at 6
P.M. Grebe Case Today.
have been charged to Mr. Fricke. The
Cotton loan had been settled by the
The jury' trying the case of the turning over of a deed to the asso
State of Nebraska vs. Carl G. Fricke. ciation and selling the property to
received their instructions at 3 k,-v. J. II. Steger. There had been a
o'clock Saturday afternoon and at G profit of $200 for the association in
o'clock returned with a verdict Snd- the deal.
ins Mr. Fricke guilty of the seven o. M. Campbell, who was the ac
counts of the indictment. countant of the state, testified as to
I his examination of the books of the
From Friday's Daily , association ar.d as to the various en-
The first witness called by th tries and credits made by the defend
state in the Fricke case yesterday ant. There covered the paid up stock
was Miss Anna Hassler, secretary at certificates of Anton Rys and David
the present time, in possession of S.-mpson. In the Rys case the audi
books and records of the association, tor stated he found a sum of 5 300 in
Witness shown section of "Minute cancellation of a loan that did not
Book No. 1" of the association, and exit. On the entry cf $2,300 from
also "Minute Book N'n. 2" of the
association and identified the same.
Ledger No. 2 was also shown togeth
er with articles of incorporation.
In the case of Anton V. Rys. war-
rant for $400 in Mav. 1921. signed of the receipts was correct m iorm. 1
bv F. G. Fricke. secretary, and H. hut fal?e in amount. Stated to Mr.
M. Soennichsen; also one to Anton V. Rose that the item had been made
Rvs for $600. Also a warrant for possibly to correct an error.
$1,500 to David Sanson and paid up On cross examination. Mr. Camp
stock certificate for J3.000 made to bell stated that there were larse
David Sanson. Paid up stock certifi- withdrawals in August. 1921. by the
cut for $e00 to Anton V. Rvs also stockholders. He also testified that
certificate fcr $1,000 to Anton V. hp chances made by the handling of
RyS stock did not affect the status cf the
Witness replied to question of Mr. grand total of the liability. It was
Rose, defense counsel, that th? cer- true that the entry charged as false
tificates were in the hands cf associa- might h?ve been correct; also the
tion. indicating" a termination of the counter balance entry might have
liahilitr of association. beU in error. ;
Mr. Thcmpscn asked-witness con-! On re-direct. Mr. Campbell stated
cernlng -state of condition of the asso- that a paid up stock certificate was
ciation. Witness replied that assets canceled by either warrant or new
had been sold for 17 Mi cents loss or. certificate or sometimes both. Y lt
the dollar. Transfer was made on ness was questioned by Mr. Thomp
May 19. 1923, to the Standard Loan son as to the Rys and Sampson items,
and" Building ' association of Omaha. Said cn May 12. 1921. A. V Rys
Could not continue in business as wished to draw $409 on his holding '
stockholders seeking- to withdraw. A He was given warrant for same, his
Khortan-e of funds had been reported:
witness did not know this to be true,
except from reports.
Mr. Rose asked witness as to a
resolution for the sile of the associa
tion to the Standard Loan and Build-
in? aasociation. Witness gave names
of "the directors. Transfer started in
Mav lJS. (. G. Fricke v.-as not an
officer at that time or present at the
trarfT Witness stated had trans-
frre-i sto'-k cf her own to the Stand-
ard companv at loss of 17.7 cents on
the do"ar Scm - assets not turned
ever as yet: stockholders h
ive inter-
est in such asset.-.
Mr. Rote of the defend.- thought
the state shcu'd confine its testimony
to the crime alleged to have been
committed.
The state then oferei in evidence
the records of the association show
Int the c l-Cti- .1 of th
defendant as
Secretary covering period-- from 1917
to 1922. Mr. Thrmj.son reud a num
ber of the articles of incorporation
and by-'.:ws of the association.
A. L. Tidd next t- ok the stand for
the state. Stated was at this time a
ft!r-ctor of the Livingston Lo-.n and
BuildiP" a?.j ocir. iicn. Kne-'- C. G.
Frirke n-Vn o'l'ii e- of the company.
Menf'cc! list cf stock shares in the
record which had been made by Mr.
Fricke
The
testimony of Mr. Ti.ld cover-
ed very thoroughly the audit that he
had made of the books of the asso
ciation in ooni inetion with 1 rank L.
S hlatr and which report the wit- cerimaie canceieu anu warrant anu
ness st2te-d had been read at the open new certificate for smaller sum is
' meeting'' rf the directors of the a:o- sued to stockholder,
ciation! The audit had been from the Witness stated a number of little
books, accounts and original instru- pass boohs were missing; Fricke said
rr.ents in the possession of the asso- they had been burned. Journal and
ciation. as well as the private set of ledger for fim two years missing
books kept bv Mr. Fricke himself. 1911-12. Had talked about them;
The report had showed a shortage. Fricke said they had been burned.
January. 1921, to January, 1;22. Minute book No. 1 also missing, had
The co'm-lusior.r. of the audit were keen found by Warren Tulene who
correct as far as possible to secure had turnad same over to him. Book
them. Mr. Tidd stated. The balance in which back payments on stock
showed as owing the association by certificates were entered. Said some
the secretary for this period was $6.- books used were pocket memo books,
S01 40. Mr. Fricke had r.ked the known as Rexail books. J. E. Hart,
v. itnes3 to assist in the audit of the secretary of the state banking board,
books The witness had not made a ordered them turned over by Fricke
separate account of the paid up stock to the association. In making entries
V as all itms were included in a lump on the ledger, were partially in er-"-.um
in the general audit. ror. Entries were made in the stock-
Mr Tidd described the ledger as holder's ledger. Entry charged each
being so inaccurate that from this stockholder: next column was for
alone an accurate check-up could payments. Entries were not always
not be made Witness said he had made in this column. When the par
discovered the svstem of keeping ties paid back dues in lump sum,
' Isnoks Mr Fricke having kept two would sometimes be distributed as to
sits of books. Not all receipts of months and sometimes credited in a
money werp recorded on the books of p sum. Some entries on the pri-
j the association, but all items paid out vate books not credited on the asso
were entered on the books of the as-; Nation books. Witness stated the
sedation. Manv mortgages were car-;toks provided defendant by the as
ried on the books as assets after they . sociation were sufficient for keeping
were paid off. Pavments were some-'all payments and disbursements. Wit
times entered on' the private books ness had asked Fricke about infor
of Mr. Fricke and not on the loan as-.mntion anc to keeP "P search for the
-ociation books. The money of the. missing books; defendant repeatedly
association had in 1921 been depos
ited rn the First National Bank and
later in the Plattsmouth State Bank.
(There had been a written instrument
made in settlement between the de
' fendant and the association. Some of
j the private set of books had been
turned over to the association.
Mr.
Fricke had told witness that some of
these books Lad been burned; some
of them for each year were missi-g.
Witness said Fricke had charged
himseif with sums he should not i t
different times. Witness denied that
he had in his audit, charged the rec-
Tetary with anv sums he should not
have been chared with. I
L. A. Greenfield testified that he1
had made an audit of the-books of
the association in May ami June.
1922. A. C. Pancoast, attorney for
the defendant, had hired him to make
the report. The report had covered
five years back and the attorney for
the defendant had told him not to go
back any farther. The report had
showed discrepancies of $53,313.73
as weii as f2,000 in Liberty bonds
not accounted for. On cross cxrai-
nation he stated that in the James
'matter an item of $S00 should not
Dave Sampson claim. the witness
statPd he found no warrants for this
amount, or the Rys claim of $300.
On the number of items, Mr. Camp
bell stated that one item of the total
$1,000 certificate canceled ana nev.
certificate for $R0O issued. On June
20. lfifJl. the $000 was drawn out
and paid by warrant, that canceling
the holdings. Entry of ?300 was en
tirely false witness said. t
Exhibit No. 10 was ceitificate of
David Sampson for S3.000. On May
26. 1921. SI. 500 was withdrawn and
warrant isued for amount tocetber
v-"i;tl- ncw certificate for ?l.o00. Ad-
ditional item of $600 false. Stated
-bove two items. $300 for Ry3 and
?"00 for Sampson, increased the lia-
bility of the cssoeiation $900. The
entry in the journal of f 2.4 00 was
a false entry as showing the entry
on November 17th. of $5,250. No
basis for entry. The entry reflected
th several balances and showed a
smaller capital stock liability.
Anton V. Rys was next witness to
called by state. Stated he was a
stockholder in Livingston Loan and
B'.iidin association; had received
5-iOO cn stock certificate for $1,000
which was canceled and another for
$!r0 issued instead. Witness had
later been pivn warrant for $600
on May 19. Had not been paid $900
cjT in June. ?300. Had given up his
$1,000 certificate for cancellation at
time received $400 warrant.
A. L. Tidl was recalled to the
s'.anil and described the method of
cancelling stock certificates; warrant
issued on same being turned in to
cancel paid up stock. Somtimes only-
part withdrawn and in this case the
had said they were burned; minute
(Continued on page 3.)
PETITIONERS FOR
NORMS ARE MAK
ING SELVES HEARD
A. Sorenson Files Nominating Pe
tition Containing Names From
Seventy-two Counties.
From Paturtlay-s Daily
C. A. Sorensen of Lincoln, former
ly prominent in nonpartisan league
affairs in Nebraska, filed a petition
of more than C.ouO names with Sec
retary Pool Friday. The petitioners
ask that the name of Senator George
W. Norris be placed on the primary
ballot April S as a republican candi
date for renominating Mr. Soren
sen filed the necessary receipt from
the treasurer of Red Willow county
showing that a fee of $50 had been
paid as required by the primary elec
tion law. Mr. Sorensen said the
money had been contributed by
friends whose names he did not give.
Secretary of State Pool accepted
the petition and receipt for the fil
ing fo?. As the law requires only
twenty-five petitioners to nominate
Mr. Pool will r.ot scrutinize the big
petition very closely. A few peti
tions are not exactly in legal form,
the name of the postoffice address of
the signers not being given in some
cases.
Mr. Sorensen had no information
to impart in regard to Senator Nor
ris' intention. The primary law al
lows five days in which one nomi
nated by petition may file an ac
ceptance in writing. W ithout an ac
ceptance a nominating petition is of
no effect.
Most of the petitions contain
twenty-five names. Seventy-two of
the ninety counties in the state arc
represented in the list. No peti
tions were filed from some? of the
smaller ones. There are none from
Arthur. Banner. Brown, Cedar,
Chase, Cherry. Cheyenne, Colfax,
Garden, Garfield, Grant,
Hooker, Kimball, Loup,
Richardson. Sarpy, Sioux,
Hayes
Pawnee
Thomas
and Wheeler.
Douglas county petitioners num
ber 600. From Lancaster county
nineteen petitions were filed. Among
the electors of Lincoln who signed
are D. L. Love, Cal Thompson, E. C.
Ames. Lute II. Morse. J. C. Pent
zer. Fritz Wasterman. W. H. Gard
ner of University Place heads
petition.
one'
Among the state employes at the '
. clflti'l V, lilt ijiiieu Uif JUUU ''l'rf-
: t . : . i i i. f t
die. assistant superintendent of pub-
iie instruction, and T. J. Fieen-
baum. Ralph C. Lawrence and Olive
M. Milieu of the state auditor's of
fice. Wnvno rnnritv nrpseitpd ninptwi
separate peimuns. eacn containing .
twenty-five or more names. Red Wil-
low. the home county of Senator
Norris. presented seventeen separate
petitions. Custer county presented
nine petitions.
OIL PROSPECTS INTER
ESTING TO EVERYONE;
Frrm Sat ;:ri?riv's Daily
The residents all over the eastern
and central portions of Pass county
-are very much interested in develop
ment in the search, that is proposed
for oil in the vicinity of Murray and
Nehawka and which is being brought
to a head by the arrival of the drill
ing machinery at Nehawka this
week.
The research work of the state ge
ologists has been developed to the
point where they are of the opinion
that the best prospects for oil in the
state can be found in this section of
the state and primarily in Cass coun
ty, where the formations are more
nearly like those found in the large
oil fields and which have led the
state experts to hope that the drill
ing here will result in the discovery
of oil in sufficient quantity to justi
fy their deductions.
The experiment is well worth try
ing and the gentlemen who pre here
and willing to risk the large sum
necessary to sink test wells should
be given every encouragement, as
they have made arrangements to risk
a large sum in the sinking of the
weils and the result if successful
will be a great boom for the whole
county and its people and if not suc
cessful, will not do any damage to
the community. '
The discovery of oil would bring
wealth to
many of the Cass county
people and enliven every part of the
county and from the general sent!-
ment expressed there is no doubt that
the experiment is desired by almost
everyone.
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
From Saturday's raily
The host of friends of Mrs. Henry
Spangler, one of the old residents of
the county will be pleased to learn
that this splendid pioneer lady is
showing some improvement over her
recent slight paralytic stroke and
j while still confined to her bed is now
I showing much more favorable indi
cations man she has for some time
'Mrs. Spangler was eiehtv-four vears
of age last September, and at her ad-
vanced age, the attacK has been quite.
VISITORS AT THE JOURNAL
From Thursday's Daily
I Yesterday the Journal office enjoy
j ed a visit from a number o; th?
gentlemen who have been here giv
ing the county such 'excellent serviit
as members of the ji'ry panel, being i
j Ralph Dorr of near Wabash. Wil-J
Ham Kikli. A. A. Lindtll arid Geo. I
' FJ. Bueil of near Murdock. all of
whom renewed their subscript i'Tis to
j ihe paper and also Watson C. Jones!
I of near Elmwood. v. ho enrolled for J
the paper so as to have this r.etf s- j
isty in his household in the future.
The visit was much appreciated ami
the boys will
string out at
pleasant visits
always find
the Journal
t!
latch
their
GET-TOGETHER
PARTY E?!J0YEB GY
GOOD SIZED GilOWfi
Ex-Service lien. Wires. Sweethearts
ard Friends Present State
Vice CcnrnanScr Here.
Frrm Friijr's Iuilv
Dospiie tl.c: handier r e
er and irepas.ab'.e
was a sala occacicn jt
when some sixty ex-.s- -v
thcir friends and firiill
for the social which w. -the
Legion pen and -.
i'V.d weal i
iast nigi
i-ates liv.i
.; t h ' red
".s'Jii by
:i irv.
The hall had bo
t. s,. f-
!y ,!-?( r-
r.tcd and f rcs-:iteu
appearance. The ro::
Leqion arrancri?!? the .
fO'ed of Fred I.urr-rL.
II. C Reed anl W. C.
the a-ixi'.iary a fcoei
rr.etii'iero lent a help::
Dancinsr wa.-. cne
f o nr. s o i entert r i n r c r ;
'.y in tl.e et:iin?; t:r.i:
TIcme" a little after
orchestra fonnl '.lit-
exrept durir.c- the sh
'ncl'ided a Ir-rief r.
Vice Conr..:.rd(r Teh
veiy pi'-;c:nr;
mitt- r i the
:.)'. I-:l Wis COUi-
Fr.'P.'.c Smith.
Kieek and
;iiin.ber of
hanl.
;' the
1 ( r
1 1 - r '
: frov a:--'.
44 T Torre C-w- t
mid n? i'.t. th.e
tiriie- for rest.
pro-'r i th-'t
Irr-- r.- ?tt:
rri;cr cf Ne-
! rb. who in a limid tir.e touch
ed upon the ialirnt chr -iive-, rf ti.o
Legion, its iued for greater mem.r
siiip and the vicious f a-Lt beiiiT mde
r rrainct adjusted ccmr ir.t icn by the
big business intereets of tiie nation.
Commander .Holly ijlao.epnk2.ior i
few moments on p'"n? of the local
-.n.-t for tlio rrT! -';i - Vfr fll.l rsV;l
'.he co-operr. t ion of all ex-:c rvire me-::
i in helninir to brine; them about.
Dvrinc the cven'.ae. refreshment0.
; t ice cream, wuur; an.t
Trico'.ated
tofree were serve
?v
tiie v.
had
'1X1.1 il'V
a most
: ;;;!),
anil eve: von a
'pUr.sant time
It is planned to hold rnnr suc:i
pc t-together parties in the future, as
the xpem-e ir. small compared with
tiie onperf nity it affords the former
c?rvice n.en to mingle togetlier and
l.eccme better accjur-inted.
Present last nieht were a number
j
iof
newer citizens
re empiovpd in
of Plattsmouth.
the Buriinston
-.- no
hops
and they thoroughly enjoyed
ie ho
jpitality
of the occasion.
ENJOY A FINE TI3IE
Kr'.m Friilav's Prul:.
Last evening Ca
chapter. Order
iof DeMcday. enjoyed a very'
Itime at their club room on the
' sion of a banquet which had
fine
'.arranged by the committee compos
ed of Harold Renner. Carl Ofe, and
Glen Henry, and was a feast that
was thoroughly appreciated by the
boys. The meeting was presided
over by William F. Matsihullat as
toastmastcr who was exceptionally
clever in
this portion of the eve-
ning
gave
program. Miss Helen Wesectt
i very pleasing piano scl-vii n
during the evening that added to the
enjoyment of the members of the
party. During th'1 evening toascs
were responded to by Howard Dwy
er. representing the members attend
ing the state univerity. George Por
ringer for the basketball team. G. E.
Rrubachor for the "21" members.
Jack McCarty on the uplift move
ment and Raymond Cook as the ad
visor of the chapter. The main ad-
I dress of the evening was by Re v. F.
E. Pfoutz of the First Methodist
church who gave a finished and
thoroughly appreciated talk on the
modern day problems of the young
man and the necessity of right liv-
lns-
CHANGE IN BUSINESS
H0USE
Frr.m Thursday's Pailv
This morning a change was made
n the personnel of the Plattsmouth
Implement Co., which owns and op-
erates the large implement store and
harness shop on lower Main street
Joe Mrasek, who has been one of the
company since its establishment, has
purchased the interests of David K.
Ebersole and becomes with William
H. Puis, the owner or this fine up
to date establishment.
CAED OF THANKS
We take this means of expressing
to the friends and neighbors who
were so generous to us in their ex
pressions of sympathy to us in the
hour of the death of our beloved
mother, Mrs. Caroline Johnson, and
for their acts of kindness to us and
for the beautiful floral remembranc
es at the funeral. We especially
wish to thank the minister and those
who assisted at the funeral services,
Their kindnesses will long be treas-
ured. The Children.
WOODMEN HAVE
F!M TIME AT
O'LBOY LECTURE
.est:
Deputy, Present
staler Giircv
Adclieis.
and
f'ro:n Fr'''.;iy's
Ten Mol era
l.'-::y
Woodmen of A mei
held a t cry
inK re-sting met tiny at
their hull on
that was very
Y elm :,A:iy i-vt.'unf,
largolv atic-mit-d by
tiie membership of ih- order an i o!i
of the lo?; entliu-iastic gatherings
tl?a' ha-T l'cv-n "::tlu fur some tjmo.
The ;i:';i:il"rs of t!:e -h::.' had
v.-iih them last zAklh E. V.. Kester.
siate ! puty v. 'o i-:n: ed moving
!'i,';ur..i of the p'rvat hcne of tlie or-
v. o r l :i
v. !-.ic!i
1 ,rs :
The
C ojorttito it tntir nif!i:jv!S
was a revelation to the ir.ci'.:-
the
chi-: :
Nat
io-::l camp.
;:.:driss c:f the even,
iUg
Ol
y.v., by
It HI
1 Le-turer Gilroy
! c
! v.-
iHtii
irl.:
lilinois.
the eru-r
- a;;d ih"
to ti;c- vi;
who loll of the
m tlie
i cr.- fit
low are
-ears
that
or 1:
oi KS
; : xii -:i.
.-cured
ihe W.i
of the
the or.'i
ii
! n ny
the I rc.'teC tli;.T
care
that ::;bcrhip and tiie
. are
i.ive to it.- m-mL-ersiiip iu i
itkr.e.-s and mi-fortune.
At the !:s cf the meet!n:
ne' er was enjoyed as wci! as
reshm'. n.s tlira ;-roved a very pi
:it feature of the o: c;:ion.
re-
mmm is
SWEPT BY SERIOUS
CONFLAGRATION
'1-
Crieinatin; in First J-Ta'ioiic
B.mk Enildin Decs
rage
to Other
Buildings.
roin Tr.urs
Pailv
liie City
of Greenwood in the ex
treme western portion of Cass county
-. as swop i a i an earlp Lour this
morninc by a very destructive fire
t'.:. w'!l result in a Ijss estimated
; i fr-Ti. 2j,0-U to$30.000.
The. tire was discovered shortly af
ter 6 o'clock when the burglar alarm
cn the First National ba.r.k com
ireived its ringing and the residents
( f ire- city hastening to the scene
f uiii ih? bank in tiames and the
' :- r T-;ini(i!v snrr-rtilir.sr To the nost-
c thre buildin? iust in the rear of the i
i enk building and the Smith dreg;
.. IL'I l lua i uj-'iuo i.i. ifLiuu va
" iu r siue.
All effort was made by
of the city tc? b.er k the
:--c elienii al engine usest
the peopio
lames and j
effectively !
il eOlll'ili
a It ho;: .-!i
:::a::y ef
i:g tiie fire to the one block :
it r.t one time threatened!
the adjoining buildings,
Ti:is -y.orrmg aft r H:e
subdued only th" walls
standing and the whole
praciica My stripped by the
The First National bank
the largest institutions in
fire was
remained
bloi k is
fire.
is one of
the city
;:r.d is under the
management ol
Phil L. Hall, Jr., as president.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined at this time and reports
from th unfortunate city state that
there is some insurance carried on
the buildings but the exact amount
' an not be given.
CASS COUNTY FI0NE
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
rr "i
Oil
Friday's I,-iiy-last
Saturday
t.r sad messag0
was received by Mr. suil Mrs. G. R.
Eveland of this place announcing the
death of Mrs. Peter Evelan l. No par
ticulars con'-erning her death were
given but it is supposed that death
rame very suddenly. A letter was
received only a short time before bv
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Eveland stating j
thnt the family were enjoying the i
fine climate of L"ng Beach. Cal.. and
especially Mrs. Eveland wa.; enjoying j
it. It also portioned the fact that
she was enjoying a piece of bead!
work which she was doing and was !
taking great delight in it.
Mr. and Mrs Fvplire! nnrl rnii"-h-
trr. Nora, had gene To California to
I soend the winter, having spent a
winter or two there before and
greatly enjoying the climate and
plersures or" that state.
Mrs. Eveland was one of the earlv
residents of Cass county. The Eve- j
land farm is located near Murdock
nrd Mr. and Mrs
for manv vears.
Eveland lived here
A few years ago
iney ceieoraten meir goicen weaning
at their fine homo on this farm. They
sold their land to J. J. Gustin and
purchased the Dr. J. M. Neely resi
; dence property just nonh. of the
business section in Elmwood which
they had beautifully remodelled and
have since made their home.
The remains are being brought
bark from California and the funeral
services will be held on Saturday.
Elmwood Leader-Echo.
Mrs. William Batterson and broth
er, Percy 'Wheeler, came in this
morning from their home in the vi-
cinity of Murray and departed on
the early Burlington train for Oma-
i ha to spend the day.
15 2E-ELECTED PRESIDENT
1 rcr.i
At
Friday's l'!:'y
the annual mer
the
board o
MusonP
f directors or the Nebraska
Heme association hell in
on Wednesday, our fellow
James M. Robertson, was
in beii.g re-ole:td to th? of-
resident cf the association
iu.xt veer and th" members
s
Omaha
izen.
ho:i ..red
:( o:"
;r the
a: so d:s- ussf-d the
imnrovemt-nt-5 i'.t
i-t;;-:ing year. M
been a m t calcic;
plans for the new
the Heme in the
r. Ro'o-r-rt s?n has
r.t president of t!ie
:us v i.' lion cvn his i.-.any admirers
over Cass f-our.ty will bo "pleased to
ler.rn thit he i. to carry on the work
f he association luring the import
;:r.t p rind that is covered by th1
.-reciior. . the v.ow building at
I: nie in the coming summer.
the
OIL DRILLING MA
CHINES ARRIVE AT
NEHAWKA TODAY
Drilling
Tate
v. ill be Commenced at Early
if P.es2.inincr Land Can
be Leased in Locality.
The much looked forward to ex-
! penmen as to whrther or not this
' f :i
i 1 earin:
I moved
f
:e state misht h.3ve oii
,1
' - i- '
forv l.
osits in T;?e soil, naj
rd with the arrival at
I Nti.av.l:.:
!anl now
rf the d
of til- dciliiag machinerj'.
nothins stands in the way i
velorment of the plans of
oi. prori' ters and the Cass coun-
t v
p cop If who have become preatly;
J . I ". I . . ' i ill .lit- i'lU.JI?!' .t'.-,-CLl3,
hob! forth as to tie possibilities of!
the f.ri'iinr of a paying oil field in1
this locality, exempt the closing up
;of a few mor" remain inp: leases that
?Ir. George K"rr would like to have
jciosed up before actual drilling is;
' i-tartc1.
The machinery v-as sent here from
He rdeti
i :.,
M on tar a
by the Sullivan
rnd consists cf a
-.re- "r;.r''ii!v
Irte
: will
it hi
t . a O C n
drilline: machine that
be used
to sink the well should
toun
dvi-ab'e
to sro on with
i:-'? v.-crli
hf-. in t r i
lis county. This
maciiiue
tae" o"i '
e 1 0 P i .
is r-i fc of
the best iised in
business and should it
.
o -
it the additional land cannot
be ie:.si
Mr. Kerr states that the
drilling outfit will ue sent on to a
arospecth e point in Colorado, where
Mr. R. M. Ruby has tecently located
a strong prospective and near where
i large Texas company recently
struck a paying well of 3.009 barrels
a dav.
iliing in this county. Mr.'
K'?rT stat.es
will h at a point some
li-tuncc between Nnawka ai! i r.Iur-.-..
v if tiie arrangements can be sat-i
. , . . ... . . .
on
to tiniv ter tr.p tneory tnat nas
been ad vr-need by the experts and the
staff of the state- university under
Dr. C:ndra. who have had the great
est faith in the possibilities of this
iiuL-.!iii) as u;i ueariiig Mruia, iiuiu
their survevs and deductions.
AN APPRECIATION
To our many kind friends and
neighbors here in the old home we
desire to express our deepest grati
tude and appreciation of their many
acts of kindness and sympathy
shown us at the death of our father,
and for the floral tokens of esteem.
Mrs. Allen J. Beeson; Edward
Brantner.
El 31 R ffl
Qii Z-j ks fca -
Cordiality
Three Loyal Fi
Ml
Li
The cow, the hog and the hen are
loyal friends cf the Cass county farmer
who wants to make 1 924 a year of pro
gress and prosperity.
Mere and belter cows make the farm
a factory which produces the year thru.
Hogs will build the surplus of cash
by converting farm crops into pork.
Hens make ready money a weekly
visitor on the farm.
Give all three a place in your plans
for the new year. We know that it will
pay.
S;' -I
1 Hfc JL li2l iWlUim DANK
THE BANK WHERE
nrATTSMOLTH
The Bank Where
y ,
a;
Uuutt y
ER RESIDENT OF
CASS COUNTY
: D?t!ef
II.
BanrJck. Father cf
:,Irs
W.
Fuls of This City Passed
Away 2Je?.r Coleridge.
The message w;-.3 received
he'
c-s-
ter(! i- :' a n n o .-. r ? i r; the d?at
home at ('o'er:' lire. Nebraska.
yc-stnrdy of Detlef Dannie1
"rcsidtr.t of this city and c
tie fat:.cr of Mr". W. I!.
.a his
jt -non
f.irmer
ty and
i'!s of
:tlis city.
; The Jecfas"! crentleman has been
j in very poor ha!th for some time.
:n:id recently the member of the
j Puis f-rriiy as well as Hans Stiver,
'nephew of Mr. Eanrick. were called
1 there to be at
his bedside and st that
e his condition was very furious
lie '"as constantly srrowiiic; worse
until death came to his relief.
Mr. Bam ick was a native of S?h-kswig-Holstein.
Germany, and v.a?
viphty-flve years o." at the time
of his death. About two months a;-o.
Mr. and Mrs. Ih-rinick celebrated
their s-clden wtdlinc anniversary :.t
the home in the northern part oi the
state.
The many 'old friends here will
r'-cret very much to barn of the
passing: of this fine old R( ntimar:.
and extend to the bereaved f:n;iiy
their deep sympathy in tb i -? hour cf
sorrow.
E0YS GET INTO TE0UBLE
Fmn Frii'ny's r.;'.i'y
This morning Sheriff Stews rt wa?
callrd out to investigate with Chief
of Polke Jess Elliott, the rrpertcd
red bery of small sums from the high
school building last night. The bus
icess men's athletic club had b"en
metin? at the biph school gym and
v.hen the members of the club fin
ished their workout they retired to
the dressing rooms to drape their
forms in the everydcy street attire
and found that small sums were
missing from their clotihng. An in
cuiry by the sheriff and the chi.f
cf poliVe revealed the fact that some
isiiimi uoys nan t-niereu liie si
i j v. ,. j . 1. . V. ... , ..
iiuiicwrii; unu lino iciti'-ii ui- hiuuvv,
it is alleged by the authorities. The
matter is being more thoroughly in
vestigated by the authorities and on
the return of County Attorney Cole
the matter will probably be laid be
fore him.
HENRY XILLEP. PIES AT WAUG0
:mr Fri
Word
lay
as
's n-.!l-
received in
Murdock on
laj-t Thursday morning announcing
the death cf Henry Miller of Wa
hoo, 7S years of age. and a brother
of C. L. Miller of Murdock. Mr. Hen
ry Miller had a large family of child
ren, seven in number, all grown and
mrrrieL Ha ieaves his aged wife
to mourn his departure. No word
had at the time we were in Murdock
been had as to the cause of the
death. The funeral occurred on Fri
day of last week the burial being
near their old homo. Mr. Miller was
a member of the Methodist church
from which place the funeral was
conducted. I'ncle C. L. Miller was
rot j.l.le to got over to Wahoo to at
tend the funeral as his health being
rather delicate and it was thought
the rigor of the trip would be too
much.
YOU fr-etSL. AT HOME
"NEBRASKA
You Feel at Home!"
L3
m m m m
j. JM
Friends iVr"