MONDAY, OCT. 24, 1927,
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI WEEKLY JOTTONAL
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MURDOCK
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Will Pay Cash
Difference
Between a smaller farm and a
gor.d half section of Cass county
land. Let me hear from you!
Your Money is Ready
John Gakemeier
Murdock, Neb.
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Hjtli.liUhiiiillliilii'lUlU'Jj.
Mrs. J. Landholm and little daugh
ter were enjoying a week end visit
in Omaha with relatives.
S. P. Leis. Floyd Kite, and W. H.
Ruh were assisting in the shelling
of the corn of G. V. Pickwell.
John Gray and good wife were
visiting with friends as well as look
ing after some business in Lincoln
on Wednesday of last week.
Shwiff Bert Reed. Attorney A. L.
Tidd and the county attorney and
county judge were looking after
some business matters in, Murdock on
last Wednesday.
Jess Landholm. who has been visit
ing and looTTing after pome business
in the western portion of the state
and Colorado arrived home on Thurs
day of last week.
Ray Gamblin. living west of Mur
dock last wek purchased a Ford tour
ing car of the 1926 model from a
house in Omaha and is well pleased
with the new boat.
Five gallons of Tropartie Motor
Oil, the finest product for the Man
hattan Oil Co.. the best for winter
use of $3.50. George Utt. at the
lower Garage. Murdock. Neb.
John H. Buck was a visitor in
Omaha for the day on last Wednes
day and remaired until Thursday to
look after business and also attend
the State Blacksimth's convention.
G. V. Pickwell was shelling corn
pnd delivering it to the elevator In
Murdock. the grain being handled by
W. T. Weddell. and was in excellent
condition, the eameb ringing 71 cents
per bushel.
William Sehnormeier and daugh
ter. Miss Anna, of Hubbard, Iowa,
have been visiting for the past week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Klemme. where all enjoyed a most
deliehtful visit.
Henry Richmann, who has been in
very poor health for some time, is
reported at this time to be feeling
slightly better, and was able a few
days since to be down town and visit
with his many friends.
Henry A. Guthmann of the Bank
of Murdock. was a visitor in Omaha
on last Wednesday where he was in
attendance at the Nebraska Bankers'
Association convention which was be
ing held in the metropolis last week.
Will Kruger and wife of Wisner,
the former a brother of Mr. John
W. Kruger of tnts place, arrived in
Murdock last week and were guests
of John and the good wife for a few
days, all enjoying a very pleasant
visit.
John Eppings and wife, with the
kiddies, were over to Plattsmouth on
last Wednesday evening where they
went to visit the mother of Mrs. Ep
pings, Mrs. March, who is very ill at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vir
gil Arnold.
Mesdames Charles Letts of Coun
cil Bluffs and Lewis Watson of Oma
ha, were visiting in Murdock at the
h"ir.e cf Grandmother Amgwert, and
also with Hnry Amgwert and wife,
for over the week end, they all enjoy
ing a very pleasant day.
A number of the young people,
better known as the "Gang," enjoyed
a wiener roast at the Straich Grove,
we;', of Murdock. where a most enjoy
able time was had, such as young
people full of spirits and good health
are capable of enjoying.
Mrs. Milo Buskirk. who has been
visiting in Soottsbluff and Minatare
for the pat nonth and being a guest
of her parents. J. R. Johnson, return
ed home last vpek and was accom
panied by h r brother Orville John
son, who will visit here for a time.
Mrs. W. P. Meyer of Sioux City
arrived early last week and has been
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" . i
Furniture - Undertaking"
35 vears experience. Host careful
service given. Tour patronage solic
ited. Fhone No. 65, Elmwood, Nebr.
B. I. Clements
Good Year, U. S., and Fisk
29x4-40
$10.65
Premier Balloons. 29x4-40 9.55
Premier Cord, Beg. 3 0x3 12- 8.00
Coed Year Fabric S0z3i2 8.50
TT. S. Usco, S0x3V2 7.53
TT S. Usco. 30x3 6.50
Fisk 30x3i2 Cord 6.25
Columbia Hot Shot and Dry Cell
Batteries, High Grade Gasoline and
Mobile Oils . -
A. H. WARD
Murdock, Nebr.
PREPARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE JOURNAL.
ricitlnir at tViA hnmA ? norcntfi
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tool, and also, in
company with Mrs. Tool and son,
Douglas, was visiting with friends in
Lincoln on Thursday of last week.
Fred Buell has been having some
work done on the interior of the
farm home to keep it the very bright
est, as well as having the house paint
ed on the outside and thus keeping
l the property in the best condition
Homer H. Lawton is doing the work.
Arthur Jones and wife of Weep
ing Water, and Mrs. George Vabder-
I berg and son, Edward of south of
Murdock, were enjoying the after
oon nd a six o'clock supper at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Gorthey
on last Wednesday.
John Eppings. the highway man,
who keeps the Red Ball highway in
such excellent condition has been
getting the Enow fence in place for
the protection of the road during the
! winter, and also painting the guard
rails along the highway and getting
the road in the best of condition to
enter the winter.
W. H. Rush, who has been paint
ing and otherwise assisting in the
i improvement of the home which
Leslie Rush purchased from Mrs.
Harry Gillespie, has gotten the place
looking very fine at this time. Mr.
Rush, among other things builded an
entirely ew wash house and which
added much to the convenience of
the place.
The genial and accommodating
agent of the Rock Island, at Mur-
i dock, is taking his annual vacation
and is at this time hunting on the
farthest sand hills of Nebraska, and
is enjoying the occasion with a num
ber of the officials of the railroad,
and while he is away the work at
the station is being looked after by
Mrs. Davis, who is a supply agent of
the railroad.
John W. Reasner, who for over
forty years made his home in Cass
county, with the exception of the
past few years, when he has resided
in Ashland, was a visitor in Murdock
on last Wednesday, visiting with his
friends. Mr. Rasner, who formerly
resided in the east came in the early
seventies to Red Oak, Iowa, where he
lived for a short time and later came
to Cass county to reside, purchasing
property here and later going to Ash
land to reside.
Hears Brother Is Dead
Mr. W. T. Weddel received the sad
information last week of the passing
of his brother. S. S. Weddell of
Bayard, in the western portion of the
state where he has bjren making his
home, the remains .being brought to
Ashland here interment was made.
The funeral was conducted at Ash
land and was attended by Mr. Wed
dell.and son, Merideth. Mrs. Weddel's
health being such that shec ould not
go. There were there of the family
at the funeral. W. T. Weddell. Mur
dock. Jessie Weddell of Bayard. John
Weddell and wife of Minatare. Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Raynolds of Bayard,
Mrs. John South of Bayard, and Mrs.
Sadie Johnson of Los Angeles, broth
ers and sisters. Also Joseph Weddell
of Bayard.
Home from Visit
Mrs. L. Neitzel. who has been visit
ing at Michigan, Indiana and Kansas
for the past three weeks, where she
enjoyed the visits with relatives very
much, returned home on last week,
and was well pleased to be home
again.
! Complete Their Contract
' Mathew Thimgan and his son, Vic
tor, who have been constructing a
school house at Central City for the
past summer, returned home last
week, having completed their work
and immediately Victor went to the
country where he is building a crib
for Henry C. Backemeyer, and
Mathew is installing the new scales
at the Farmer's Elevator company.
"Happy" Robinson Dies
"Happy" Robinson, we do not
know his other name, but we can
say he was rightly named "Happy"
by nature and a worker who has ever
endeavored to do his portion of the
work allotted to man. expired on last
Monday at a hospital at Manhattan.
Kansas, where he was taken for
treatment. The telegram telling of
his passing came on last Tuesday to
the parents of Mrs. Robinson. Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Bowera, of Murdock,
telling of the demise. They imme
diately departed for Manhattan, to
be with their daughter, Mrs. Robin
son and to render what assistance and
comfort in this hour of intense grief
and suffering. No particulars were
given of the cause of the death, or
W liy 1. 1 1 e e 11 L I e ill a Li noo tancu iu i&i
hospital, but it was known that some
time since he was injured while en
g ged as a switchman on the rail
road and from which it ia feared by
his friends he had not entirely recov
t ered. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers were ac
1 companied by Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Twiss of Louisville, Mrs. Twiss being
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' BowerB.
A more complete account of the life
and cause of demise of Mr. Robinson
will be given in the coming weeks
issue.
"The Travelers Have Returned."
' The travelers which are composed
of Carl Bornemeier. Walter Stroy,
p.nd Miss Mthilda Pappe, who have
been visiting at the home of the par
ents of the'latter at Eustis, for the
pact ten days, where all have been
njoyed an excellent outing, arrived
home on last Sunday and are loud
in their praise of the excellent time
which they had while in the west.
Cherries in Bloom.
Mrs. Jess Landholm was down town
on last Wednefcdty and tad with hf r
erew is tfeeir i MurdeeV, i
DEPMR TMENT.
, DR. L. D. LEE
Physician and Surgeon
Announces the opening of Offices at
Murdock, Neb., beginning Oct. 24th.
which was in bloom and looks like
it was intending to have a second
crop of cherries this year.
Have Excellent Time.
Last Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Timm
northwest of Murdock were gathered
a large number of young people to
give the newly married folks a good
time, with a merry evening and a
shower of such things as the home
will need. The wedding of. Louis
Till. 3n of Mrs. Henry fitaomf
Timm, Son of Mrs. Henry Timm, and
Miss Lena Fisher the latter from
Courtland was solemnized a week pre
vious at the church north of Mur
dock, and which face we did not as
certain in time for the paper last
week. The fathering at the home of
the brother and his wife was largely
attended, and a most enjoyable time
was had. Wishes for the happy and
prosperous future of this excellent
young couple as well as many appro
priate presents were given. Mr. and
Mrs. Timm will farm near Murdock
where they have so many friends.
Has Electric Lights Installed.
Mrs. George Vanderberg, who re
sides south of Murdock. and has for
the past many years, having come to
this vicinity fifty-eight years ago on
last Tuesday, and has made this her
home during the years, and with the
husband- an excellent man, who pass
ed way a few years ago, were very
instrumental in bringing out of the
raw prairie, the valuable farm on
which Mrs. Vanderberg resides, had
installed in her house electric lights
on the 58th anniversary of her land
ing here. It is meet that Mrs. Van
derberg should enjoy the latest of
modern appliances in her home, after
she hsi worked so many years to make
this the excellent country it is. Mrs.
Vanderberg, who was formerly Miss
Alice Sanford, was born in North
Broadalbin. N. Y., where she and
Uncle George Vanderberg were mar
ried some sixty years ago. They first
lived on the farm of Henry Rich
mann, where Ferdinand Reichman
now lives before they went to the
home where she now resides.
FORTY HAPPY YEARS
For forty happy busy years Mr.
and Mrs. John J. Gustln of near
Murdock, have lived together, each
doing their part to make the home a
place which is a delight in which to
live and at the same time doing their
full quota in the making of this, one
of the very best counties in the state
in the beet nation on earth. The work
which tbey have done is now reflect
ed in the excellent state of which
the county of Cass and the town of
Murdock bespeaks, for the thorogoing
of the American people. In commem
oration of the happy event of forty
years ago. this excellent couple, with
their friends celebrated the event
at the M. W. A. hall, with a reception
and dance on last Thursday evening,
when all gathered there were enjoy
ing the occasion to the utmost.
The many friends, of which there
are a large number, who were pres
ent, extended tortus couple the wish
that the day ahead of them may be
filled with good friends, good health,
happiness and prosperity, and an op
portunity to express in action their
good wishes for the friends who with
them had worked to make this a place
well worth the living in. Mr. Gustin.
for a number of years, resided in
Plattsmouth.
THE FLOWERS THAT
BLOOM IN THE FALL
The residents in this section of the
country who heard the predictions
of a killing frost in the last days of
August and September, can give a
gentle laugh at the doleful predic
tions, viewing the wonderful weather
that we have had in the last weeks
and which has made October a real
golden month in the central west.
Just to show how kindly nature
has been with the residents of this
section there is in bloom at this time
at one of the homes of the city some
fifteen varieties of flowers whose
beauty and color make the surround
ings of the home most attractive.
Among the varieties of the fiowerr
are the bright scarlet sage, the hand
some asters, the delicate Cosmos, the
beautiful geraniums, as well as oth
er varieties of the flowers that make
themselves -hardies of the Nebraska
climate.
PURCHASE FINE ANIMAL
W. F. Nolte and C. D. Geary, well
known farmers of the vicinity where
they have been looking over the farm
ing situation and report that the
country looks fine with the exception
of a small tract near Stromsburg
where the hail had done a great deal
of damage, but otherwise the coun
try was in fine shape. The gentle
men made the purchase of a fine
thoroughbred Junior bull, one that
Bcored among the prize winners at
the state fair in September and ha?
been one of the finest animals at the
Woodlawn Dairy farm near Lincoln
The animal will be used in the herd
belonging to Mr. Geary and Mr. Nolte
and which will be a great addition
to the stock in this part cf the state.
- Get your school supplies at the
Bates Book and Stationery Store,
vhere you xriJI fcid tie complete lias
at all times.
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HOLD FINE MEETING
From Saturday"! Daiir
Central. P. T. A. held its regular
October meeting In the high school
on Thursday evening with some forty
parents and teacher! present, but it
is hoped to increase the attendance
three times at least.
Song period was lead by Miss Lind.
say with Mrs. Leosis at the piano
and the regular business session fol
lowed. Reports of the supervised
summer playground by Mrs. Barkus
and the summer round up by Mrs.
Dovey revealed that neither of these
phases of P. T. A. work had been as
much appreciated es their import-
ance and value to ine cunaren wouia
warrant, bui we rea.rr .ul u
ities ure still in their mrancy in
Plattsmouth.
The resignation of Mrs. Knorr us
vice president was accepted and Miss
Martens elected to fill the vacancy
so that the officers for the year are
as follows:
President H. L. Thomas.
First Vice President Miss A.
Martens.
Second Vice President Mrs. C. L.
Carlson.
Secretary Mrs. Renry McMaken
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. J.
P. Lahr.
Treasurer Mrs. W. G. Kieck.
It was voted to hold all but one
meeting each semester in the high
school beginning at 7:30. Largest
per cent or attenaance 01 parents
1
rooms wouiu ne rec-ugi: u "' "
some manner not yet decided. The
president appointed Mrs Hayes a-
chairman of the membership commit -
tee for the year.
The meeting was then put in care
of Mrs. Lichtbody who had charge nf
the program. Miss Lindsay favorrrt
those present with two Pleasing vocal;
numbers, accompanied by Mi.s for
gan. Mrs. Wescott's talk, much from
her own experience, on "Who is Your
Child's Keeper." challenged the,
thoughts of all for we reed this ex-:
change of ideas on vital questionr
today. Mrs. Kieck on "Safety in the
Hom'" reminded us of many carelesf
things of which we are all guilty in
our homes. "How Safe is Our School"
by Miss Martens stirred us to think
of our lebt in a material way for the
best eauinment for our children to-
to have been made for safety but 1
there is still lac-K tnai 111 requm , flta,,,c . Rt.puIar butterfat tests of
bigger efforts to overcome. ,Ik are made the milk Is weighed
"Community Safety" by Mr. Flaci ; other careful rf.ror(s kept on
was given along the line of prevent- , cow n L StevenB ig tester
ing accidents outside the home.. Time rhlirse ot the association.
being late only a few questions were 0
discussed in open forum. . TTTTT,T, c . -r, -rr nirrrv
Mrs. Lightbody reviewed the Oct- 40TE! ANNTVEESARY DAS.CE
ber bulletin.
A social half hour' was spent ir Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gustln enter
the refreshment room where parent? tained more than one hundred
of first war and C class central were guests with a dance at the M. W . A.
hostesses, and opportunity was offer- hall October 20. 1927. in honor of
ed for members to join and all tr their 40th wedding anniversary. The
become acquainted with the orsrani- , hall was decorated with flowers and
zation complete, it is hoped the meet- color of ruby by some of their friends
ing-. will grow in interest and at- which added greatly to the appear-
tPndanee Bc 01 tht TOOm foT thlS Party'
' i Dancing continued all evening. A
SH0WEE F0S FAIL BEIDE
The ladies of the Gendale club gave
a miscellaneous shower on Thursday,
Oct 13. in honor of Miss Beulah War
ren, whose marriage to Mr. Walter
G. Reed took place at Plattsmouth on
last Wednesday. "
The shower was given at the home
of Miss Warren's sister, Mrs. Louis
Hennings. The beautiful fall flowers
were used in decorating the nome
for the occasion.
The ladies of the club arranged
some very pleasant entertainment for
the afternoon. The guests were Kepi
busy embroidering friendship quilt
blocks, and writing favorite recipes
for the bride-to-be. At the close of
the afternoon very delicious refresh-
ments of fruit salad, cake, coffee and
mints were served by the ladies 01
the club. The bride-to-be received
very many beautiful and elaborate
presents which will be cherished re
membrances of her many friends, and
very useful in her new home.
Thope present for the occasion
were Mrs. Lizetta Staben. Mrs. Mat
tie Hennings. Mrs. Louis Hennings.
Mrs. Edna Knutson, Mrs. Chas. In
gram. Mrs. James Ingram, Mrs. Ru
dolph Meisinger. Mrs. Nick Henrinsrs,
Mrs. Martha Privett. Mrs. Frank Sals
berg. Mrs. George Miller. Mrs. Henry
Larson, Mrs. Will Lohnes. Mrs. Will
Renner, Mrs. Philip Heil, Mrs. Louie
Meisinger. Mrs. Caesar Baumgardt.
Mrs. Henry Heil. Mrs. Lloyd Group.
Mrs. Laurence Group, Mrs. John
Rice. Mrs. Bill Wiles and Misses
Tena and Louise Kraeger, Edna Mae,
Mary iu and Bernece Warren, Mrs.
Sybil Head and Mrs. John Kaffen-berger.
I Mrs. Nellie Henry, Mrs. Elmer Tay
S0ME TELEPHONE COM- lor. Mrs. Louis Hennings. Mrs. Frank
PANTES LOSE MONEY Warren, Mrs. Sybel Head and Misses
Louise Rummel, Florence Thacker,
Small telephone companies in Ne
braska did not make any money dur
ing 1926, as is proven by a recent
report Issued by Accountant Devoe of
the Ftate railway commission.
For purposes of classification com
panies operating 125 telephones and
lesB are put in Ciass F. Of the total
of 36 not one paid dividend to stock
holders while a third of them epent
more than was taken in from sub -
scrihers. Their gross income shrunk
o nnn I u. i "Aft r-.Knn.jki.n
to.uuu iiuu me iuoi. u buuduwucio.
There
5"7-,0tiss?TLsas32r
repojrtl
The Bell
scriDers ana tne lin-coin comnany
the Lincoln company
served 74.86S; all others.65.914.
The stock of the remaining 1C5
MnwinovilAe t-i-n'-noA nr 1ft 0 5 K ncronnr
V- J t-LJ owvwk.uw wwvwsyK'Wfn
and 75 companies paid dividends to tablished by the father. They al
stockholders. or about 37 per cent of lege be was griven his entire share
the telephone companies operated at , when they turned over $145,000 tr
a profit in 1926.
Phcne us ths new-sl
Shows Cow
Testing Pays
Large Profits
Maxwell Reports Increase of 1,455
Pounds of Milk Per Cow
Per Year.
Four years of cow testing and
weeding out of unproductive cowe
among 5 87 animals in 22 heards of
the Douglas county cow testing asso-j
ciaticn has resulted has resulted in
an average Increase in milk produc
tion per cow of 1,455 pounds a year
and in butterfat production of 36.1
pounds, according to the annual re
port summarized by County Agent
Earl G. Maxwell.
The highest average for any herd
durlng fhe year wag 356 4 pouna
butterfat and 10.380 nounds of milk
bv cows owned by Eiierle brothers
South Side station. Omaha. Jens Jen-T
eil t'l rf iisun biunuu una iiic uiPn
butterfat producing cow for the year
which yielded 11.4 4 4 pounds of milk
nnrl r.lifi 1 nmir-rls hllttprfat. The
highest milk record of 13.791 pounds I Babe Ruth, the home-run king,
and 4 55.4 pounds butterfat was made hasn't forgotten his days in an or
bv a Holstein owned by H. C. Hoi- phanage. for when he was in Omaha,
nf Aiiihri i he visited Father Flanagan's Boys
Since 1923 the number of cows
in herds of association members pro
ducing more than three hundred
pounds of butterfat has increased
from 74 to 157. those producing
more than four hundred pounds from
5 to 19. and those producing more;
than 10 thousand pounCs milk from'
28 to SC.
j Arreag.e rroduction of milk of a
; cows owned bv members this year;
- as 84CC pound3t butterfat 299.4:
j value of rroduct S182.9C. average;
;. , S!)7.10. Returns ner dollar
' Kn t on feed for the 10 hlehest pro -
, ' . - -9 d f lh1
, ,nKf nr;n7 rnv.- SI. 29
Results pf four years- cow testing,!
5 unproductive Individ-!
uals, using more balanced rations and
using better sires is indicated, says
Mr. Maxwell, in records of two mem
bers. The herd of Charles Rosacker
of Station B which in 1925 produced
an average of 7.855 pounds milk and
2G0 pounds butterfat, this y-?ar pro
duced 9.637 pounds milk and 324.6
pounds butterfat. The- nerd of O. M.
Boettger, Florence, in 19 2S. produced
6, SS5 pounds milk and 238.4 pounds
butterfat and this year S.I4 8 pounds
Jmilk and 288.5 pounds butterfat.
During the year 101 cows in the;
association were discarded as unpro-
grand march, led ty Mr. ana iurt.
Gustin,. brought the guests to refresh
ments which were enjoyed very
much. To fchow the high esteem in
which this couple is held by those
prepent a nuge Douquer 01 reu iuwr
buds was presented to them. In re
pDonse to this courtesy, Mr. Gustin re
lated some cf the experiences of their
fortr years of wedded life, saying,
.n0 j'iltP Dempsey and Tunney who
nad f0UE:ht for a few minutes iut
tney had fought for forty years, only
they had fought from the same side."
Mri: Gustin in her response Baid. "I
fcavo learned in forty years it is best
tzt keep ptin."
Their two daughters. Mrs. K. E.
gedman. Douglas. Wyoming, and Miss
Marguerite, Chicago, were unable to
e present and were missed very
muCh. Other relatives were present
and even the little ones were glad
to help Uncle John and Aunt Myrtle
on.this'very happy occasion.
P2E-NTJPTIAL SHOWER
Miss Mary Lou Warren entertained
a large number of friends at a miscel
laneous shower in honor of cousin,
Beulah Marie Warren, on Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 15.
The afternoon was very pleasantly
spent in making little remembrances
and giving advice to the bride-to-be.
in tne late aiternoon very uaiuiyion of dockage in North Dakota has
refreshments of cream angel food . neeT1 nearly as much r.s the produc
cake. cocoa and mints were served by ticn of corr,, ana about two-thirds a?
the hostess. , j ranch as the production of bp.rley;
The bride received many beautiful I .hpra fhp tnrm value of the dock-
and useful gifts that will add to the
pleasantness of her new home.
P'tiL " fi.juy c
sion were Mrs. Bernese Tincher, Mrs.
Beatrice Long, Mrs. Elmer Rummel.
Florence Terryberry. Jean Caldwell,
Margaret Taylor. Sylvia and Laura
Skalak and Mary Warren and Edna
Warren.
WANTS PART OF MILLIONS
Chicago, Oct. 21. Harold Cusack'f
fight for a quarter of a million dol
lars from the estate of the late Thorn-
! as Cusack, multi-millionaire outdoor
advertising man, neared an end to- j
it air tt'ilh the omnlHo? of pddnfP
.
srsriTSSiSf's
the late multi-millionaire, has sueo
-c uium-uimivimii c,
the five children of the elder Cusack
on the ground that tb vlt
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Home, an institution caring for 200
homeless boys of ail racvs, religions
and colors. Babe complimented the
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home on its good work, and told the ; bandmaster ; Lou Gehrig. B;ib-'s run
boys not to be ashamed they were j ner-up ; Father E. J. Flanagan, di-
raised in such a home.
11 Weeds Cause of
Bk Market Loss
' . . .
bprmg Wheat urowers m X.orinern
States Pay Additional $2,500,-
000 for Transportation.
WaEhington Spring wheat grow
ers; in Minnesota. Montana, and the
Dakotas are e;-;timat-''d by the de
nartment of agriculture to have r,uf-
"fered s-n avoidable market losr. of
S 12.0 00,0 0 0 in the last four ;-c.ir?
.-nd to have paid an additional
500. 009 for the privilege.
The 2,500.000 represents freight
charges they paid rr.ilroads for haul
ing wfd seeds with their grain, and
th" $12,000,000 is the estimated lost
forced on them because their wheat
wns not ciean
Iht. fr,iir-T-cfir nf-inH the rP -
cliution in sale "price averaged l.sjHed Cross Courier S.00
centii per bushel on wheat that con-j ,, .
tained weed seeds and stems, chaff Total Cash Paid Out lfi90.10
straw, grcin other than wheat, and,r-aiance in Chapter Treas
vcrious foreign materials know tr i ury 10C9.8
federal grain standards as "dockage."
l:i round figures the market, loss
ad.'ed to the cost of weed seed trans-
portation and the value of dockage
would bavp hid as ft farm feed
amounts to J3F.O00.000. It would
have cost approximately $13,000,000
to clean the wheat on the farms
but by so doing the growers would
h.ve realized a profit of $25,000.
000. Of the 1926 crop delivered tc
country elevators in the spring wheat
areas of the four states, the grain
continued an averr.s of 7 per cert
dockage. Fln.x seed from the same
states cortaind an averr.fro of 10 rr
cent docksge. From 1923 to 19 20
the- dofkacre delivered by fprmers t '
c-nuntry -elevators in the sprirg wheat
i-prion amounted to approximately
300,000 tons annually.
The r. mount of dockage found in
grain has. in general, been increa.:--
ng Eteaaiiv. uoverntnenx rnarx
show the average dockage in spring
j wheat, inc luding durum, received 2
j Minnesota's terminals, has in creased
i flurjn?- each succeeding five-year per-
iod.
Increases are attributed princpiu.''
ly to the fact that most weed s"fdr
will remain in the soil in a viable
condition for several years and will
terminate and grow Inro
plants
whenever they. are brought near thejiand in September, 1925. ac
surface thru plowing or other culti-! emitted bv a jurv in fe deral c ourt
avtion.
0,-ie sfiii
re foct of North Dakotr
soil, five inches deep, taken from r
field that had been chopped to wheat
contiguously for fifteen years, war
found by actual count to contr.in 4.
211 weed reeds equivalent to 1S2.
000, COO weed seed? per acre. Wheat
ir. sown at the rate of slightly les"
than 1,000.000 kernels per acre.
During the five years from 1922
to 1926. the average annual produo-
age crop, known as "screenings"
uhci fod to livestock. Emounted tr
Bijjrhtljr more than $5.000.000 less
than haIf the va!u of the barley
1 crop.
MEDICAL OFFICIALS SPEAS
The care of the sick and wounded
was discussed at the regular monthly!
meeting of the Lincoln district unit
of the reserve officers' association at the recent floggings ln Oneonta
Nebraska hall Wednesday right. Col , Biound and Crenshaw counties and
Czar Johnson of the medical reserve personally directed the prosecution in
corps, and Col. George A. Skinner the outgrowing cases, charged that
surgeon of the Seventh corps area "instead of aiding the constituted eu
were the speakers. , tborities in their efforts to ferret out
Colonel Johnson took as his topic crimes committed by klan members
"Evacuation of the Wounded," and the laderB cf the organization have
he traced the injured from the field spread a wave of intimidation over
to his arrival at the hospital center many law abiding citizens therein.
" . " .
Colonel Skinner
tL"i,
was in charge of.
...v,v. i, i.-rr- ins,.nn t.
operated Hir taikfrWaB ijiusterated
with stereopticon views. A businesr
- . - . .... -
session preceded the talks by the of
fleers.
There is no slacK tmsl&ess period
r i - 1 a i-
ior xne mereiiaiii who aaverujes an, tty M-iU vit;t lor tfc u'cek etc
j goods the year "round. 'there with reis.tives sad frteadfc.
I ' -
i i
Babe Ruth now earns more in one
year than it takes to care annually
for the 200 homeless boys in Father
Flanagan's Boys' Home.
In the above picture taken ft
Father Flanagan's 15"s Horn are
Captain Joseph Benesch, the Home's
rector of the Home, ana uane num.
ANTTTJAL BEP0ET CASS CO.
AMERICAN ELD CROSS
cr haml at linni,:g
of
.f 67 1.1 r
i C;:Fh Received:
Chapter Allotment
o o
50
xational Organization
Allotment 2
MomhSrship
Cont ributions :
lls:ist r Relief ( Flu.,
4.51.00
la..
MIS3. )
Interest of C. D. H.OoO.OOO
1M'525
40.00
.
Total Aeceipts including Pal
ance iuti. o .
Cash Paid Out:
Relief local)
(J-en. Cf5ce Expense
Payir.'t to Branches (mem.
per capitr.
Christmas Bags
7.0 5
20.35
109.50
27.50
j Remittance to Nat'l. Org:
(Membership dues
10 4.50
'KellCI in U'.I-.aster
.16J
0
. Anuai aucu 01 Kranct-iiB.
Alvo
Avoca
Eagle
.Louisville
7C4.17
225.13
SC3.1F
42.25
78.73
Manley
C. D. $500,000
Murdock 35.95
Murrav, no report
Nthawka 24.39
C. D. $200.00
Plattsmouth 1530.39
South Bend C. D. $222.28
Weeping Water 41.79
C. D. $234.59
W:-lr.sh C.14
C D 500.00
In failed bank 308.86
i Re m;:rko.
I A wiong impression is tal en by
; :i:ai:y v.ho think this money on hand
binr MifficietH that no member
ship is necessary. It must be under
stood taat only by membership is t..
Led Cu-s chle to continue.
Mrs. Henry A. TnI, Sec.-Treas.
Cj.-s County Chapter, ARC.
Murdock, Nebraska.
CAPTAIN DIEHL ACQUITTED
Boston. Oct. 20. Capt. John II.
piehl. who commanded the steamer
Citv of Rome when it rammed and
' sank the sul marine S-51 off Roc k is-
4sr'i r? y . li i v r- a .c l.riUfrlil 4 tl 'AT'. rif
, tion with that disaster in which
thirty-three lives were lost. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty 01
the two counts, failure to stand by
for a reasonable length of tim and
m'sconduct and negligence- in oper
ating his vessel.
Before the case went to the jury
todr.y, Kyle was recalled as a re
buttal witness for the governme-n'
and denied the statements atttribut-
ed to him.
KLANS5IAN QUITS ORDER
Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 19. In 1.
denunciation of the activities of the
Ku Kltix Klan in the state of Ala-
baQa ln wllUn hfc that 1;e ,
convinced "that the organization i.
i in the hands of a lawless leader
ship." Attorney General Charles C
McCa!l tonight tendered his uncondi
tional resignation from the organ-
ization.
In his letter of resignation the at-
torney general, who brought to light
A.lirBe a,Mrtmrat vh; ?
Hal-
the best of the Dennison line can be
fonnd at the Bates Book & Gift thop.
Call and look over this line of won-
ww v v. bM0 u w ww w
dcrful decorations.
Mrs. A. S. Arnold departed this
morrinr fr.r Knrt!v Whratla w--1--r.-'
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