2 VOL. 2fO. XII PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1925. NO. 75 i state -HistoTi-cal Society plattsmetiib Thomas Wal- ling Goes to Last Reward WELL KNOWN ABSTRACTOR DIES AT EARLY HOUR TODAY ILL SEVERAL WEEKS LONG TIME RESIDENT HERE Attack of Heart Trouble Proves Fatal to Well Beloved Friend and Neighbor This Morning. From Tuesday's t'ailv Shortly after the passing of the old day and the swift approach of the new. on the wings of the morning, the spirit of Thomas Walling, long time resident of 1'lattsmouth, took its flight, death coming to his side at .? o'clock this morning. Though the illness with which Mr. Walling was stricken three weeks ago was recognized to be very serious, it was not thought that the case was more serious than usual last evening, and the sudden change fzr the worse came as a very great sioek to the family, who in a few moments were called upon to part with the hus band and father. In the death of Mr. Walling, the community in which he has made his home for a period of forty years, is poorer, indeed. Those who have known him the best will feel as keen as those whose tiei; of blood bound him to them, the passing of a kind friend, a noble citizen, a man indeed in every sense the term might imply. This kindly gentleman was born across the seas, in Wales. February 22. 1863, but in his strong love of his adopted country he gave way to no man and was a true :ind patriotic citizen in the land that he had taken as his own homeland, where his fam ily had been born and reared. It was a source of pride to him that when the call of country came two of his sons not yet reaching their man hood, had responded to their, coun try's call, and the heart of Mr. Wall ing wast ever atune to-the-ail of the service men of the nation. He thought deeply of the problems of the day and was keen in the espousal of the principles that he believed were best for his nation and Lis people. From his native laud he had brought a great love of sports and none in this community were keener in their enjoyment of the various athletic sports than was Mr. Walling, who was a constant attendant at the games of baseball, football or basket-! From Monday's Daily ball and was an earnest lover of the1 This morning at 6:50 at the fam clean, strong, manly sports a real ny home on North 10th street occur sportsman, clean as a hound's tooth red the death of John Lentz. well in his participation in the sporting known emplove of the local Burling- events of the city. Mr. Walling was for the period of the lifetime of the three years been a resident of this; Plattsmouth Baseball association, its city- I president, and was a constant and Mr. Lentz had been feeling poorly' enthusiastic follower of this sport since the first of last week and on even in his last days when from his Saturday afternoon his condition be-; sickbed he learned the news of the came more serious and he was corn great world series. pelled to take to his bed and stead In the broadness of his life the de- jiy prew worse until death came to! parted friend was a devout follower e:'( his suffering, the end coming of the Christian faith, having in his very suddenly and despite all that young manhood embraced the teach- tender care and medical skill could ; ings of the Roman Catholic church, 0 to ease his suffering. j in which he remained steadfast and The deceased was thirty-five years devoted until the last, receiving the Dr ase and was the son of Mr. and last sacraments of the church as the Mrs. Adam Lentz, of Lincoln, where end drew near and which he bore jie was reared to manhood and where! with him in the journey across the he possesses a large circle of friends, sea that comes between this life and Mr. Lentz came here some three years that beyond the stars. His life will aso to enter the employe of the Bur stand as an example of righteousness lfngton in the local shops and has to his family, an inspiration to others since made his home here. He was of the real Christian living, forgiving married several months after coming the weakness and trespasses of his here to Miss Helen Pilney of this fellow man and trusting in the for- city, who survives his untimely giveness of his Maker for his human death. frailties. in the passing of this excellent When first coming to Plattsmouth gentleman the bereaved wife and the in the eighties to make his home, Mr. other members of the family will Walling was engaged in the employe have the deepest sympathy of the of the Burlington for a few years and entire community in their loss as Mr. later took up the study of law, be- Lentz has been a quiet and unassum ing a flose associate &nd friend of ng gentleman who in his daily con Byron Clark, the present head of the tact with the residents of the corn legal department of the Burlington, munity has made many warm and On the completion of his law studies, steadfast friends who will feel his loss Mr. Walling was associated with a very keenly. group of the then young members of . the bar. Henry Guy Livingston, whose ORGANIZING BASKETBALL TEAM death in the Spanish-American war had left a real loss in the heart or Mr. Walling, and also D. O. Dwyer, an active member of tie Cass county bar. These three young men were partners in the law business for a Period of years and later Mr. Walling abandoned the active practice of the law to follow the abstract business. He has made the work of abstractor a real study and ranktd as one of the best of the abstractors of the state, his reputation being known in all sored by Mike Vitersnik, one of the sections of the state and his work enthusiastic lovers of the athletic standing as a perfect and unquestion- Kport and who the past summer was ed guarantee in the eyes of those who manager of the Bohemian Sluggers, had employed his services. In late Among those who are promising ma years Mr. Walling has been assisted terial for the team are George and in this work by his son. Robert, who Frank Sedlacek. Mike Slatinsky, nas naa cnarge oi me work at tneiTnuis Svoboda. Louis Sedlak, John office since the illness of the father. Mr. Walling was twice married, the first marriage occuring here .in 1896 to Miss Margaret O'Rourke, whose death occurred some fifteen years ago. Mr. Walling was married later to Miss Katherine McHugh, who is left to mourn his passing. There are also five children, Robert, Thomas, Leonard, Mary Margaret and Edmund, to mourn the loss of the kind and loving father. In addition to the family living here, Mr. Walling is survived by three sisters. Mrs. Aliiee Hayton and Mrs. Eliza Summers, of Silverdale, Lancaster. England and Mrs. Anna Shaw. Calgary. Canada, as well as two brothers. Robert and George V. Walling, of Hayton. England. Mr. Walling was a member of the Cass county bar, American Associa tion of Title Men. American Title As sociation and Nebraska Association of Titlemen. It has been given to but few men to have lived as long in a community as Mr. Walling and to possess as large a circle of warm and loving friends. The word of his death has brought a personal sorrow to hun dreds of the residents of thiseity. In a life as active as that of Mr. Wal ling, it is unusual to escape the com mon lot of acquiring enemies as well as friends, but in nis case there is no one in the community but who was a friend of this kindly gentleman. To the writer the departed had been a friend of as many years as memory can recall and in this time he has been kindly and thoughtful. by his careful advice and friendly council, giving the benefit of his years of experience to those young er than himself. In all this time his interest in his friends was more than passing and he loved to learn of the success or progress of his friends or to share with them the sorrows or the rough buffeting that contact with the world sometimes brings. His go ing will leave a place hard to fill in the hearts and lives of those who knew him and if rewards come to , those who transfer their lives from here to the world beyond surely a place of joy in the sunshine of eter nity has been reserved for Thomas Walling. As Fritz Green Hallack paid tribute to his departed friend, so might it be said of Mr. Walling: ' When hearts, whose truth was proven. Like thine, are laid to earth; There should a wreath be woven, To tell the world their worth. "Green be the turf above thee. Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee. Nor named thee but to praise." Death Comes Very Suddenly to John Lentz (Illness of a Few Days Develops into Pneumonia and Death Follows Swiftly Upon Change. tun shorts, and who has for the past From Tuesday's Dally An independent basketball team is soon to be formed in this city that should make a very strong and ag gressive organization to defend the city on the indoor court. This team will be composed of the young men residing on the west side and who v, - tal-on a 1-ppn interest in tne atnietic sports of the community. The ic hpi(, nnrnnized and snon- and Theodore Svoboda, as well as a number of the other young men of that portion of the city. The new team will hold their practices at the high school gym commencing soon and be all ready for the opening of the season when they hope to date up some of the leading teams of the eastern portion of the state and show them that Plattsmouth has a real Old Time Resi dent of City Dies in California Mrs. Henry Boeck Called to Last Re ward Saturday Night at 7 :30 One of Our Oldest Citizens. From Monday's Dally The Cass county friends of the Henry Boeck family were shocked and grief stricken yesterday after noon when the message was received here by D. A. Young of near Mur ray announcing the death of his only sister. Mrs. Henry Boeck, at Los Angeles. ' Mrs. Boeck was one of the earliest residents of Cass county, her parents. William Young and wife having set tled here in 1855 and lived for many years on the homestead south of this city until their death. For the past eight years the Boeck family has re sided at Los Angeles where they spent their declining years. For the past few years Mrs. Boeck has been very poorly in health and since the death of her husband on December 4, 1924. Mr. Boeck has been failing very rapidly and missing the tender care and attention that the husband had given her In the days of her declin ing years. Elizabeth Jane Young was born August 31, 1S43, in Nodaway county. Missouri, where the family had set tled at a very early day, and there the deceased spent her childhood days, removing in 1S49 to Glenwood. Iowa, with her parents. William and Rebecca Young. The family moved to Cass county, Nebraska, in 1S55 and where Mr. Young pre-empted a homestead six miles south of Platts mouth and where the son. D. A. Young, still resides. In her girlhood Mrs. Boeck became a member of the Methodist church in which faith she remained firm until death. In the year 1864 the deceased was united in marriage to Henry Boeck, they a young man just located at Plattsmouth and which city was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boeck for a period of fifty-two years. Here in thi3 city this estimable family con tributed a great deal to the upbuild ing of the community and their ernest and. careful labors aided in the developing of the city and where they grew to be among the best known and highly respected citizens of tne com munity. The advancing years and the de sire to enjoy the period of time that was alloted to them caused Mr. and Mrs. Boeck in 1917 to remove to California where they located at Los Angeles where they have since re sided and where the death of Mr. Boeck occurred in December 1924. Since the death of the husband, Mrs. Boeck has resided at the old folks home at Los Angeles as her health would not permit her maintaining her home. She is preceeded in death by her parents, one foster daughter. Mrs. Ida Green, one brother and four sis ters. There remain to mourn the passing of this good woman, the brother, David A. Young, of near Murray and one foster granddaugh ter, Mrs. Madeline Green Beebe of Chadron, Nebraska. The funeral services and Interment will be made at Los Angeles where Mr. Boeck rests in the last long sleep. SIX O'CLOCK BIRTHDAY DINNER. From Tuesday's Daily The pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles, west of this city, was the scene of a very enjoy able occasion on Monday evening, when their daughter, Miss Delores entertained a few of her friends at a 6 o'clock dinner. Covers were laid for eight In the dining room, where the three-course dinner was served by Mrs. Wiles, as sisted by Alice Barbara. The pink color scheme was evidenced in a cut glass basket of pink roses in the cen ter of the table with two cut glass candlesticks, bearing pink candles, at either end. The nut cups and place cards were also in keeping with the color scheme. Previous to the serving of the last course, a large white cake oearing 18 lighted candles was placed upon the table and at the signal of the honor guest, the candles were ex tinguished by one big blow in unison. The cake was then cut and it was found to contain fortune telling sym bols. This afforded great amusement as the future of each guest was dis closed. The cake together with pink and white brick ice cream composed the last course. The remainder of the evening was spent in social conversation, music and the playing of bridge. Those who enjoyed this happy oc casion were Catherine Schneider, Eleanor McCarty, Stuart Egenberger, Rudolph Iverson, Carl Keil, Fred Trilety, Violette Begley and Delores Y lies. SUFFERS SPRAINED ANKLE From Monday's Daily William Harris, eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris, was quite painfully injured on Sun day morning while lie was playing at the J. C. Brittain home. The lad was on the roof of the Brittain coal shed and fell off, causing the injury to his ankle that has kept him out of school and confined tn Yiia linme 'since that time. CLYDE PTAK IMPROVING From Monday's raily The reports from the bedside of Clyde Ptak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmone Ptak, are to the effect that the young man is now showing the greatest progress that he has for many months since he was first strik en with his attack of kidney trouble in last April. The course of treatment resulted in a great deal of improve ment in every way and he is greatly relieved from the sufferings that he has undergone and seems to enjoy food and gain much strength that will greatly aid him in getting up and around again and with the apparent checking of his malady it is hoped in a short time that he may soon recov er. i Epworth League Booth Festival is Great Success Large Attendance From Over the Dis trict and Large Amount of Pro duce Received: for Institution From Monday's Dally The Plattsmouth Sub-District of the Epworth Leagues held a very successful Booth Festival in the First Methodist church of this city Satur day evening. Earl Babbitt, the sub district chairman had taken care of every detail to make the festival h success. Representatives from the various Leagues met in the afternoon and arrayed their .produce of canned fruits jellies, pumpkins, turnips, cab bage, potatoes, apples etc., in very attractive designs. A committee con sisting of William Evers of the Ma- sonic Home. Mrs. Collier of Nebras- ka City, and Mrs. Runnells of Union evaluated tne produce. i'lattsmoutn booth amounted to $35.00, Nebraska City. $32.00. Springfield $31.00. Union $15.00, and' Ashland $3.ot).! Each of these Leagues sent delegates, the banner being given partly on the size of the delegation and partly on the distance traveled, as well as on the value of the donation. Nebraska City won over Plattsmouth by a mar gin of 14 points and copped the ban ner for this year. At 6 o'clock theIelegates all dined together in the parlors of the church which was one of the outstanding Pa.rt5 L1?",?1-,.?1!?..!?,671 er, of our public schools, lead in half ' r ... an hour of community singing. The district president. Miss Mil- area jjunnam or umana, ana Clarion j Haines of Omaha, the fourth vice president and Joe Buttery of Platts mouth, the district second vice presi dent were present. Miss Dunham in charge of the business meetings and the others holding sectional confer ences with the representatives irom i the various leagues. About 75 del-! egates were in attendance. The Rev. i Handel Collier. Methodist pastor of! Nebraska City gave the inspirational Cass County Men Find that the Mar address in the evening to a very , . - ttt.,. tJraa ariA Tact. appreciative group of league dele-, gates. His address asked and an-' swered the question: "How can I get' the most and the best out of life, and was both timely and very inter esting. The Leaguers all felt that they were in about the most worth while business that the world offers when they live the clear cut Chris tian life Th nrndiipe eiven bv these leaeues will be sent to the Old'People's Home t Blair and the Methodist Hospital at Omaha. Each church receiving credit on their apportionment to these institutions. FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED From Tuesday's Daily Copy for the radio program to be broadcast from btation wuavv, in Omaha, Friday evening, November 13, under auspices of the Plattsmouth Ad club, is now in the Journal office for the publication of programs to be distributed gratitously for distribu tion to distant friends, and a mere scanning of the program shows that it is to be one of the best of the many that have been radiocast by artists from this city. The artists include the High school orchestra, Lynn O. Minor, Mrs. A. D. Caldwell, Masonic Male Quartet. Miss Catherine Sch neider, Mrs. Elbert lies, naymona Cook, Mrs. Roy Cole, LeRoy R. Fager, Mrs. Lilian Freeman, II. G. McClusky, Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Harvey B. John- son and Frank A. Cloidt, with Miss Estelle Baird and E. H. Wescott as accompanists. The personnell of the Masonic Male quartet is composed of soloists on the program, as follows: Frank A. Cloidt, first tenor; Ray mond C. Cook, second tenor; Harry G. McClusky, first bass and Lynn O. Minor, second bass. Copies of the program will be ready for distribution in the next few days. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Tuesday's Daily Yesterday afternon Thomas Wal ling, Jr., who has been at the Imman uel hospital in Omaha for the past two weeks recovering from an oper ation for appendicitis, returned j home. Mr. Walling has greatly im i proved from his operation and it is ihoped will enjoy a permanent relief from his trouble as he has been suf- ifering more or less from this trouble in the last few years. Give Showers for Bride of the Winter Season Miss Virginia Beeson Guest of Honor at Two Very Pleasant Events Durimr the Past Week. From Monday's Daily Miss Virginia Beeson, whose mar riage is to occur this winter at Los Angeles. California, was the guest of honor at two very pleasant social events the last of the week, the friends joining in showers to the briJe-to-be. who departed this after noon for California. The first of the pre-nuptial affairs was the miscellaneous shower given at the home of Mrs. William Biiird, Mrs. Baird. Mrs. J. E. Wiles and Mrs. L. L. Wiles entertaining in honor of Miss Beeson. The home was very prettily arranged with decorations of the early fall flowers that lent a pleasing note to the very pleasant af ternoon. The guest of honor was presented with a number of very beautiful and iiandsome gifts and the members of the rarty spent the great er part of the afternoon in the piec ing cf a quilt as a personal gift to the bride-to-be. During the after noon Mrs. Robert Reed gave several delightful piano numbers and Mrs. Hilt Martin a number of vocal selec tions that proved most enjoyable to Jail of the members of the party. At the close of the atternoon the guest was showered with well wishes of the members of the party. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Ed Erantner and Mrs. Ed Wilcox enter tai'ae.l r.t the Hotel Perkins in honor of Miss Beeson. The parlors of the J hutel as well as the dining room were : arranged in a color scheme of pink ar,fi 2rf.n. the attractive fall flow- ers and candles adding their charm ;tn thp PTiinva1 occasion. The timp was spent in tancy work, many dain ty articles being prepared and pre- scnted to the guest of honor. In the course of the afternoon a drawing contest was enjoyed in which Miss Clara Mae Morgan proved the most successful and Mrs. James G. Mauzy was awarded the second prize of the afternoon. The out of town guests attending the two events were: Mrs. Jesse L. McConnell. Miss Clara" Mae Morgan, i . , , T TI , I rf (lmnnn and Aire. .1 Tl Hawk-S " . T . , n. mc-o.u. Find Much Movement of Cattle in W est ern Colorado Is Very Brisk. The condition of the cattle market in the western portion of Nebraska and in eastern Colorado is the best that it has been for a number of years, a party of Cass county men who have just visited that section re-j rrrt T? Vmino t Vi o ix-ill 1'nn un I auctioneer. Robert Troop, Jr., of Mynard and Ed Leach of Union, were m lae jiany mm jU5,l inum num the west vesterdav and found that the cattle movements are the best in a number cf years and showing a constant increase in the demand for the western stock. While they were at Imperial there was a shipment of 71-5 head sent out of that place and at Grant they found 500 head being shipped in one day from that place. Wray, Colorado, has been another of the points that has shown a great deal of activity in the cattle shipping line and over 1,000 head have been shipped out of that place in the past week, all going to the eastern markets where the demand has been very brisk. I While in the west Mr. Troop pur chased three cars of cattle for feed ing on his farm near Mynard and which will arrive in this city today and be taken direct to the Troop farm. The cattle purchased by Mr. Troop were sold at Yuma, Colorado, and consist of the very best of lines for feeding for the winter and which should find a god price on the market when they are fattened and ready to offer for sale. SNOW FALLS SUNDAY From Monday's Daily The first real breath of the forth coming winter was felt In this com munity yesterday when the tempera ture shifted to below the freezing point and the cold wind from the north sent the pedestrians scurrying from one shelter to another. The temperature last night was register ing twenty-six above zero and was the coldest time of the fall season. The chanee has increased the demand 'for overcoats and coal and will make trading more brisk in these lines in the next week. When preparing for your Hallow' e'en party call at the Bates Book and stationery store and look over the , . i . . . , .. i wonderful assortment of decorative features and favors for the occasion. SUFFERS INJURY TO EYE From Tuesday's Daily- A few days ago Jacob Hild. re siding southwest of Mynard. suffered a very severe injury to his left eye that has proven very painful to him. Mr. Hild was engaged in driving a hoop on a barrel when a small piece of the tile that he was u.-dne to force !on the hoop, broke off and lodged in the eye. He was given medical at - tention but the eye continued pain- fill and yesterday he was compelled to go to Omaha where the offending piece of steel was removed from the eye. The optic is still quite painful but Mr. Hild is hopeful that within county occurred on Saturday aftt-r-the next few days it will be improved noon at Glenwood, Iowa, when Mir-s sulfiiier.tlv to have the bandage re- Effa Patterson and Mr. Joseph Sh. ra i moved and soon be back to normal. Former Resi dents Pursued by Misfortune Hanacek Family Now Residing at St. Louis, Seem to Be Having More Than Their Share of Trouble. Fr r Monday's Daily Misfortunes of various kinds seem to mark thp Int of th familv nf Tr and Mrs. Charles Hanacek. former TMattsmouth residents and who have been for the past two years living in St. Louis where Mr. Hanacek has been employed. The misfortunes have come in the last few months and the first of these was the death of a daughter, Mrs. Emil Finder, which occurred several weeks ago as the result of an attack or quicK consumption mat soon hrrmht dpath in ita wnVo nnrt rat,Qr1 a great burden of grief to the family! cirf.je Following the death of the daugh- ter, Mrs. Hanacek was taken Bick( I suffering a nervous breakdown that made her condition very serious and , which is still causing the familv a great deal of apprehension as to the outcome of the case. It was while' the mother was lying so critically ill that the last blow to the family Kiifrei-rt i was suffered. It seems from reports from St. Louis that one late afternoon the seventeen-year-old daughter of the fam ily was sent from the home which is located in the southeastern section of St. Louis, to a drugstore nearby to secure some medicine for the mother and from that time to the present the members of the family have not seen the missing girl. What has be- come of the girl is a mytery as the ecorts of both the family and theSt. Louis polices department proved un- availing in locating the girl and many reports of the affair have reach- ed this city. One of the reports reach- ing here is to the effect that within the last few days a letter has been received by the family from the daughter who it is alleged was at Chicago where it is claimed she was. taken by force by some man and is' being held there against her will, i Whether these reports are true or not; has not been verified but. they may shed some light on the sudden and apparently unwarranted disappear- ance of the young woman. The many friends of the family and the daughter here will be much in- terested in the case and will await lunuer .toons uu cu uaicum i iu M . I . . 1. J aisappearance or Kianappmg case. mate. The little one is also a grand News from ail over Cass county daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. War- in Daily and Semi-Weekly JournaL UseALL of our SEPyiCE No Guesswork Here PI You don't have to wonder how large or how small your dividends will be if your money is invested in our CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT The interest is definite and certain, the market value of the investment unchang ing. We pay you $4.00 for every $100 that remains on deposit for one year. the First national Bank THE BANK WHERE VOLJ FEEL. AT HOME PLATTSMOUTH I 1 :cir3DiiDBonooii?oe Young People Married at Glen wood Saturday Miss Effa Patterson and Mr. Joseph ; Shera Are United in the Bonds f TredIock ;n Towa Cjtv 1 01 weaiOCK in 10 wa uiiy. The marriage of two of the will known young people of eastern Cass were joined in the bonds or holy wedlock. The ceremony was a very quiet one. the young bride being ac companied by Fred Patterson, county surveyor and father of the bride. Paul Shera, a brother of the groom and Mrs. Oscar Sandin. a close friend and former instructor of the bride. The ceremony was performed by the justice of the peace at Glenwood and following the wedding the bridal party returned to their homes south of this city at old Rock luffs. The bride is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high Fchool of the class of 1923 and is the youngest child of County Surveycr Fred Patterson, the family being one of the oldest in this portion of the county and the groom as well being a member of one of the P10 families Since her gradua- tion from school the bride has been engaged in the management of the store at Rock Bluffs which was es- tablished by her and her father. Mrs. Shera is a lady of exceptional talent and a very gifted elocutionist and reader and has frequently been heard in various entertainments in this city and vicinity and was awarded several medals for her work on the piaitorm QUring Iier SCIlOOi UHJS. e groom is a son of Mr and Mrs. W. S. Shera. and is one of the well known and popular young men of the Rock Bluffs community where he has grown to manhood. He is one of the, 1?? farmers of that locality fnd Leld in the bffbt respect by a lare circle of friends, Mr. and Mrs. Shera will continue to th,eir hom.e Ro(k, D1"f3 'ith the father of the bride. Mr. Patterson, for the present at least. The many friends are Joining In their well wishes to this estimable young: couple on their new happiness. MYRON WILES BACK HOME From Tuesday's Dally Mvron Wiles, one of the well known vounsr farmers of this section Df Cass county who in the past year has been suffering very much from p00r health and has had several trip to the hospital at Omaha, has so far recovered that he has been able to return home where in the tender rare and nleasant association of his family he will recuperate. That he may now enjoy a return of his former po(i health is the sincere wish of his host of friends in this community. RECEIVES GOOD NEWS From Mondav's Dailv This morning Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horris of this ritv received the virv pieasing news of the arrival of a litt, rlnil,htPr at the home of ,,. Mpa v.vh(.f(ir vrthn." s. Chi-caBO- Tne ,ittle Iady ,s tn b. ject fo the greatest joy in the War- then household and the two littlt ,. ., firl(, w a nIwi,an, iav. then of this city. o "NEBRASKA. I