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PLATTSMOTTTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, NOV. 7, 182?V
Alvo Department
Robert Garcia was assisting on the at a hospital in Kansas, last week
farm of Henry Clapp east and south and who was buried at Murdoek on
cf Alvo for a number of days last last Saturday, as Rev. Ostertag was
Week j ormerly a resident of this place.
flavor A: t Dingc-s and Carrier A. : Among those who were in attend
B. Str'ome r were called to Lincoln on ance at the funeral were Messrs. and
last Monday to look after some busi- Mesdames Art Dinges, A. B. Stromer,
iness matters. - , Frank E. Cook. Albert Snedgen and
W. O. Boyles and wif eof Lincoln V. C. Timlin,
were visiting for a time on last A good time even if it is hilarious
Wednesday in Alvo. thy driving over and wild sometimes is not paiticular
from th ir heme in their auto. ly out of order, but when it becomes
On account of the teachers insti- pernicious and devilish, it is time to
tute which was held r.t Omaha, the tall a halt. On Monday evening some-chcoi-
tf Alvo were closed on last one having more desires for sport
Thursday and Fridav. thai all might than for the thought of the rights
attend ' . of lne neighbors and friends dismis.it-
FrVci Hoffman and family, who led the wagon of George Hardnock,
have been residing here moved last which he uses, and which cost him a
week to Greenwood, where they will hali' day to re-assemble. Think next
expect to make their home for the time.
present. w- Ingwerson. wife and son or
Ceorge Ehlers and the good wif? Sprinsview, and accompanied by Ol
of Larnston. vere visiting for the lie Baum and wife of Ainsworth.
day lat Saturday and were iruest3 the former the parents of Mrs. R.M.
at "the home of Mr. and Mrs. Strom- Coatman and the latter her cousin,
.r's home. arrived via auto from the north early
Jrhn B Skinner was putting a tin last week, and were guests at the
roof on th portion of the home home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coatman,
which Mr. G. P. Foreman has re- for a few days, then departing for
tenth- added to his residence in Alvo, Weeping Water and Nehawka. where
on last Wednesday. they have many relatives and friends
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dreamer and with which they are visiting at this
the children were enjoying a visit on time. v
last Sunday at the home of Mr. and :
Mrs. Dan' Williams near Ceresco, j Joy It Is a Boy.
they driving over in their car. j So are the members cf the house-
Uncle Billie Warner .who lias been nold 0f paniel Renter rejoicing for
picking torn has a very sore hand. on jast Friday the second son ar
caused mostly by an injury, but so rjveti at tlnir home. There had come
sore that he concluded he would not fjx daughters and now two sons to
risk using it until it had gotten bet- grace ti10 family board. The mother
ter. ; and the little man are doing well and
Joe Vickers ha been bumping there is joy among all the members
alonsr quite livo:v r.s- he completed of the j,onie on account of the re
the picking of his corn last week. cellt arrival.
but ffC-ls pretty well that he is in j
clear and out of theway cf the cold j Tq j)epart for West
weather. .... . cot.vo(, ! Messrs. Archie Miller and Wayne
A number ot the f" 1 cwarts. Will depart for the Golden
f?ai;a" ' t' state of California about the tenth
rTthlVJ:"?0 " "tend1 the Slebrt of December, they are hustling to get
uon cr Armistice day which will be thr work on e. -dyy that
iUrncle Ihnrv S. Ough who was corn picking as be reslred to get the
spending the past summer at Nor- corn out and ready during the early
wood. Mo., and who returned here days of December They are tnink
last week is visiting with his daugh- mff they will like the west very well,
ter Mrs. Clo. O. Shafer and friends
fer some time. Depart for California.
John B. Skinner had a load of n last Tuesday evening Mr. and
sheen on the market in South Omaha Mrs. C. H. Kirkpatrick, accompanied
on last Tuesday for McDowell east
of G: ecnv.-f.f d. and on Wednesday
morning was again to the market
with stock for Louirs Herman.
All know that Roy Bennett i3 a
big man, but they did not know that
he could raise big turnips, but it is
so. for we have one of them and two
of the average larger ones, weigh
five pounds. Some turnips. Eh!
Dale Boyles who was visiting in
Alvo and accompanied by Mrs. Boyles
for the past .cn days departed on
last Monday for his home at McCook.
afier hav;nsr enjoyed a very pleas-
ant visit while they were here.
jonn w . i -anning ana tne poou
wife were enjoying a visit to Lin-;
coin on Wednesday of last week.
their car and woV- looking after some wish to take this means in ex
tn the i-,h- line nnrl r.lso pressing our appreciation and sin-
.i, ,, .it,;,,,,
Iler.rv J. Miller 'looking a HUlo
on
JM .'Wlr l (1 Ull -III 1 1 MtM I L 1- ' - -
te'th whirh he has recently had ex
tracted. IT. nry liau been having somo
tToubie with the molars and eo;-,-
civ..!,d that hi-; health would be bet-'
ter if they were gone. i
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stromer were
r.vrr to fvi t for the day last Sun-
eay where th y were visiting at the
home ef Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strom-
er. where a good visit was had. Mr.
Edward Ftiomer is mmaginsr an ek-
vator a few miles south of f'rvt.e.
Prank LInch and wife nf Lincoln
were in Alvo on lat Wednesday
while on their way to the home of
'.";n. Mefer. sr.. where Mr. Linch
w.-:it to adjust th los cn a fire which
rrvrumed Mr. TIeiers barn and much
of hi-s inirilemoTits ar I other prop-
r.v.
Carl Ga'iZ wlio has been at Ow-
t.n where he has hern looking after
the bank cf his Uncle. Thur Boyb.
"aa a vi-itnr for over Sunday, rr-
turning to look aftr the bank's busi-
iuss on nionday. .Ir. Boyles is still
at the Hot Spring where he is tak-
mg treatment. i
ri. ( . t.-f wn and family and
George Colber and wife f.f Waun -ta.
nr- ne l iv A!v :i last Friday, r- '
msininir until Monday, and thry weie
f'W -I
;-d v
t. home of A. B. Stromer Dougherty made an outstanding rc
a oth-r places and cord in cannine sauer kraut. She
. i joyed du-ing their stay here a very evp'ained her methods. Her blue rib
pleasant time. j 1)on jar verified her statements. Aa
The Ladies Aid society of th ! news reported for the club Edith
't!i di ;t church met last Wednes-: Robertson told her duties. All sum
r; :y at t?;e 1; .me of Mrs. John Mur- mer long she was kept as busy with
t y. where they were entertained by her writing a3 with her canning,
that excellent lady, and where all en- . Irene Rcuter told how she canned
.vved a splendid afternoon. They prize winning grapes. She showed
look, d after the business which call- her jar with the blue ribbon on it,
el them together and were given an' so all could see she was successful
rcellert afternoon and a most de-' Genevieve Shecsely did the same, us
lightful luncheon was served. j fng goe.se berries as her fruit. Max
Many of the people of Alvo, friends ' ine Eidenmiller exhibited the great
i f the late R'-v. Ostertag, who died (ft variety of canned fruits so she
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Are you supplied with a good wagon or a wagon box
for the corn picking? Gloves, Mitts, Pegs ad Hooks!
FURNACE WORK
Stoves for winter. See us for all Fall goods in the Hard
ware line. Remember, we truck your stock to market
and haul any goods. Call on us for your needs in our line.
oatman Hardware
Alva, Nebraska
(
by Mrs. C. R. Jordan departed for
Caiiforria, they will visit there for a
time anyway and if the country and
climate appeals to them they will
expert to remain during the entire
winter. They will not know until
they have been there for a time
Will Give Program.
The Alvo schools will eive s
n.itrinfie nrnsram at the school audi
tr,,-.-,, tn th school buildine which
De conducted by the students,
the program to begin at ten o'clock
witn a ag display at eleven, and an
address by Richard Johnson of Lin-
coin.
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cere thanks to all our friends for all
the kindness shown us. and for the
beautiful flowers sent in our time of
sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Borne
meier and Family.
Achievement Program
At the home of the local leader,
Mrs. Orville Robertson, Saturday
evening. October 22. the Sunshine
Canning club of Alvo held their
iichb.vemont program. The club had
:;inpW-tcd its work 100 per cent and
this meeting closed the year
The club's complete exhibit of
prize winning jars was on display
using tin? open stairway in the home
tvv improvised tier shelves. The
wall! were adorned with the club
p h r. the club charter, and various
other winning articles from former
stat and county fairs. The girls wore
their regulation white and green 4-H
club caps.
After the introduction of the Sun-
d:irif club to t ho assembled guests the
ve the following program:
jjrrf ; Rismey reviewed her duties as
president of the club, and how the
v..--.:k had hrlpofi her. Marvel Skin-
nf ;- toid her experience in canning
Swi--s chard. This Jar went through
tlie exhibits as one cf the first best
v-tables and won first at both the
sUlte and county fairs. Genevieve
agouis
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told her recipe for canning straw-
berries. Clara Reuter entered a Jar
OI craD appies us one ui iiic o uni
fruits, which won first premium. The 1
audience was glad to hear her ex-1
nlanatins. Rose Beth Clark was the .
successful member In canning corn
i
Her experience was interesting. I
Miss Grace Frolich. one of our,
e-irls find the onlv member of her
canning club who. had a jar selected
to enter the International Club show.
jit Phirnco. told her method of can
ning prize winning rhubarb. !
Mrs. Robertson gave the following
brief summary of the club's work:
quts. of fruit and vegetables
lames r.nd pickles valued at $17.65;
sh quts. of meats canned. 3; 8 lbs.
of corn, dried at 21V2c a lb. $1. To-
tal S'1'! 65
Tl, pvpnine- closed with the or-
anfzation ror tne secona year can-
ling club work.
Genevieve Dougherty was elected
nresident. Clara Rcuter for secretary.
md Edith Robertson for news re-
norter was the unanimous choice of
tne gins. .Mrs. Kooenson s moving
away, later, so Miss Lucille Christ-
onsen will be the local leader and
Mrs. Robertson assistant.
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. COOK
The death of William Cook, mem
ber of the well known Cook family
if Cass county, occurred last evening
it the family home at Elmwood after
nn illness of some duration, as he has
been in poor health.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife
mii four children. Mrs. Gale rick
well, of California; Wiima and Leroy
Cook, residing at home, and Oris
Cook, of Alvo.
The deceased was born and reared
in this county ard is survived by sev
eral brothers and sisters. Jacob Cook,
if Hord. Nebraska: PMlip Cook, of
Norfolk: Mrs. W. D. Wheeler; Mrs.
S. O. Cole, of near this city; Mrs. T.
W. Vallery, of Murray: John Cook of
Beaver City: Charles E. and Joseph
Cook of this city; Mrs. Bina Kitzel.
of Alvo.
The funeral arrangements have not
ts yet lfn made by the members 01
the family.
LOCAL NEWS
Dr. Heineman. JJentist, Hotel Main
31dg., Phone 527.
t'rirn Friday's Dal!?
Andrew Stohlmann of Lincoln was
here todjy for a few hours attending
o some matters of business and call-
in
on his friends in the interest of
his nursery company.
Mrs. Matt Sulser and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Hirz, were in Orr.aha
today to sptna a tew nours looKins
lfter some matters ot Dusiness anu
visiting with friends.
:-Ir. and Mrs. Charles Seeley and
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Taylor cf Weeping
Water were her today for a few
hours visiting with friends and look
ing after some matters of business.
Mrs. Albert Thierolf of Utica, Ne
braska, is here for a visit at the
heme of her sister, Mrs. Fred Mor
gan and this morning in company
with Mrs. Morgan was in Omaha to
spend the day.
Mrs. Geoige Horn of Hay Springs,
who has been visiting here with her
"ister, Mrs. Frank J. Morgan, has re
turned home, her son, Carl Horn
tfirniinr here on his way home from
ih, r.ocr an.i t ii o iiv-itiir-r hori.
by the auto route.
Louis Kohi-ell of Nebraska City
came up last evening to visit with
hi.-, son, Ed Kohrell and family for
a few days and while here he was a
very pleasant caller at the Journal
office and renewed his subscription
to the weekly edition of the paper.
l-'riin Patiirday-j. I'.iily
Mrs. Mary Brown and Miss Eeulah
Rothe of Griswold, Iowa, are here far
a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hall, Mrs. Brown being a
sister of Mr. Hall and this morning
Miss Rothe and Miss Mildred Hall
were in Omaha to spend the day.
STATE REPORTS FOURTEEN
CASES POLIOMYELITIS
After showing a decline the week
before, the number of cases of pol
iomyelitis, or infantile paralysis in
Nebraska increased again last week.
the total for that period reported to
the state bureau of health being four
teen. This is very light compared with
the run the diease has been having
in other parts of the country. Chief
Wilson of the bureau hopes to see it
drop off again this week.
Scarlet fever is becoming more pre-
valent over the state, as might be ex-
pectcd at this time of year. There of the modern church and it is based hnve ,1pl(l p anfl rol,bed a grocery j Hooker. Oklahoma. Mrs. O. M. Biles One band of the disgruntled cus
were forfy-one new cases in the, week upon a pledged allegiance to the ser- Ftore of ?60 were captured late today I of West Moreland. California. Mrs. tomers started smashing chairs and
eneteu October Lancaster county
had eight of these: Valley six: Buf -
falo, four; Douglas ana Dixon, three !
apiece: and ten other counties, one '
and two each. !
The poliomyelitis showing for the,
week by counties was as follows: Buf-'
falo. five; Dougla3, four: Brown Cus-j
ter. Dawson. Polk, and Thurston, one:
each.
Five cases of typhoid fever were
reported of which two were in -Wolt
eounty. two in Scotts Bluff, and one;
in Dawson. i
A small epidemic of chickenpox is
being experienced at Omaha. Twenty-
three cases of tnat ailment were re-
ported rrom uougias county during
the week. In the rest of the state)
there were thirteen cases, making.
thlrty-six in all.
FOR SALE
Eieht niece fumed oak dinimr room bul1 calf we,ght about 500 Pun(ls- falling snow buried several abandon- fir3t week of May. The first rust in- ' Vtate rovVr?.?y .
e(T 7ft .n S St L? w in eood flesh. Prove property and ed automobiles. One motor bus was fection on the nearby grains or ; " tat KOvernmnM-Mt-.bDc
. eharges, or calf will be Bold burned in the storm when It came anJearS dnrfng the fast week f"1 S ?'
extension table. Also silk overdrapes
for four windows. i
MRS. E. J. RICHEY,
Phone 375, Plattsmouth'
n3-2tw.
v . .
Eyeryboay readi tie journal Want
Ads and yosx me-njs placed there
will get rs3ultj. ,
Q nm
J31Xt'21 12026
Dead in Floods of
New England
i
Unconfirmed Reports of Heavy losi
Qf Tjfe ;n Montnelier. Vermont
j. '
Hudson on a Rampage
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White Ii.ver Junct. on Vt N. ov 4
Unconfirmed-reports of heavy loss
"V . B""" Zz:
1, wnere me co lapse 01 -b
ervoir was said to have flooded the
city ueepiy, were 111 urtuiauun uc.i.-
lOlllgnt. Accoruing to mee reiiuns,
i ia.i ww.,,
Imt r TfTVS t in VI'
iVionrpeiier is anout u miies irora
t"lS
point ana is completely isoiaieii.
Telephone and telegraph service
from the state capital failed early
last evening, and since that time no
. 1 .
Two telephone girls who left Mont-
pelier at S o'clock last night and ar-
rived here today, said water was
running 10 feet deep in te street
he mam street .of the city, at that
licur.
rersons familiar with the layout
of the capital said that collapse of
the reservoir would
piace. virtual. j
the entire city under water
New England Still Crippled
Boston. Mass.. Nov. 4. Flood wat -
eiv. tonight still gripped New Eng-
land. Rain hod ceased in most see-
tior.s, but streams which had taken
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more conunued to rise. Railroad
service was paralyzed in Vermont.
Nov.- Hampshire and western Massa
chusetts. Scores of bridges nau neen swept
away, with several dams. Highways
were many feet deep in water over
extensive areas. 1 ne damage v. 111
total several million dollars.
Besides the sixteen known dead, a
number of others are reported as
being drowned here.
All day there were rumors of heavy
!o!s of life in Montpelier and Barre
Vt. Both cities were cut off from all
communication and the rumors could
not be connrmed. i.ast nignt Dotn
places reported neavy storm damage,
and Montpelier sent an appeal to
Burlington for boats for use in the
flooded streets.
Electric light and power ceased toJof the wor, and win be available to
function in numerous cities and
te.rns. Industry came to a standstill
and schools were closed. Telephone
and telegrapn wires went down oy pileep. It is a large building and re
the hundreds and many communities quires considerable coal to heat it
were isolated.
.,nn
annum t iuy,wu
Rutland, Vt., Nov. 4. Restored
partly to communication with the
outside world thii evening, after be -
ing ioiaieti ior : 1 nours, i.ius mj
wna alilt tr re.-onnt n lnss nf two fleflil
1 - ' - -
and damage of 100 thousand dollar?
to briciges and mchways alone, me
situation was still precarious with . for strictly community events, such
rsin falling and the waters in the as community Christmas exercises, a
l.r.OO-acre lake behind Chitteoden Than3:sgiving day program. Decora
da. n continuing to mount. jtion day program, etc., free of cost.
Not a train has left Rutland for)
2' hours. It is impossible to use any( Dues have been continued at ?2 a
highways outside the city.
Hudson on Rampage
Ainany. A. .. aov. 4. me iiua-
so?; river valley was menaced to
day by one of the worst autumn
Uo'.-ds in its history. The government cuir magazine, ueiore EicKiny in wh n j Thursday night. The Boston & Al
wcather bureau rcnorted 3. S3 inches 'he two bucks. Remember, Platts-: bany's line was tied by the under-
of rainfall in th 3? hours prior to
neon tadav. In the village of White-
hall, the Chamnlain silk mill suffer-
ed damisre of l.'O thousand dollars.
The Hudson river at Albany was
about 10 feet above normal level.
Omaha Bee-News.
WHAT SCOUTING IS
process of making
Scouting i a
rer.I men cut of real boys, by a real
program v. Inch works.
o , ; ., !,.,. n.i,nio0nn,
worthwhile, out door school.
Scout ins? is a huge, splendidly or-
g.inized game, with nil of the finest
ict of comnetiti m. the finer zest of
co-r neration. the keen testing game.
Only it is a constructive game, a
progressive game. It gets somewhere,
Scouting is more than a game. It
tenches sifrnalinz- and first aid and
fire building and outdoor cooking and
a lost
thinirs.
of other useful important
It teaches also sflf reliance
and helpfulness, courage and court
esy, loyalty and reverence, patriot
ism and honor, and other kindred
qualities of good repute
Scouting is non-sectarian
its ideali are in accord
vice 0
ouu auu ,uie uiuiueiuwu ui
iman
The end and aim of Scouting is
good citizenship, to make men "phy-
sically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight." .
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express in this man-'
ner our appreciation cf the words of
Hvmnathy tendered 11s at the death of
our loved one as well as for the kind-
ness shown us be the friends in our
loss and the beautiful flowers that
were sent at the last services. Mrs.
Thomas H. Sherwood, II. C. Sherwood .
Mother and Family,
ESTRAY
I On the Lynn Arbor Farm mile
I north of Union. Nebr.. one red roan
soon.
D. LYNN,
llninn !ilir
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Get your school strcnlles at the
T tt, ?,,flT 6t
Bates Book ana Stationery store,
where ycu will find the eomplefe Iina
at all times. '
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if LEGION NEWS!
t
A column appearing in the
Daily Journal on Saturdays
t . . f .
The year is drawing to a close and
the new officers will assume their
duties December 6th.
Invitation has been sent to District
Exocutiye committeeman Dearie R.
Qf Snubert to be here that
night and officiate as installing offi
for the installation of our new
ffi
Preparations for the carnival are
-
m ainnr niceiv and the bic bills
. . t.. V
will snon be out with full details of
i . I
tne nigruiy uoor prizes, emenum-
mpnt. etc.
The dance program is also proving
'a great success and our dances are
,,,,,,, ,IV nn nrrt-rlv and
1
creat success and our dances are
being patronized by an orderly and
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n there now and then
an excentioii to the rule and these
" ZL'' uL in
1 -"" r '7 ; " " " ah
f -i,.
dition of a matron, who would have
! access to the ladies' re:;t rooms, will
I redouble the efforts cf the Legion to
keep its dances clean ana upnoia its
.rI,, - tnT) nf nrnvblinfr a nlace where
refinci people can congregate to dance
.; th6m.ivi t ail timo
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, Tnp r-ui ning is oemg given oversto
thJ PIattBTrnil7h Fi, fl nenartment for
thtr-annual New Year's eve ball. South-bound trains from Mon
: without expense of any kind, and the al to Boston on the Boston &
'Legion bespeaks for them the fullest rinc rl,ne wer5 f1? a,1 ,hUe
,rnm;rp nf snnnort. The fire bovs
rorapr;.0 an organization that like
the jt,.Tinn- jS devoted to service and
,;.rv nr cirelv entitled to the srreat-
est degree of support.
Pat Kroh and his orchestra will be
back for a return engagement Wed
nesday. December 14th. That is good
news for the dancing public who en-j
joyed to the N'th degree the peppy
dance music of this orchestra on last
Wednesday, continually
calling for.
I uuri luuinuaj s"i
This building was built as a com-j bf avy "hi.
munitv buildine in the fullest sense'., aterbury itself suffered unes-
cjllbs organizations and individuals,
aUhouh none col,i,i exnect it to be
, renfe1 for less than the expense of
I just how much the committee it
self doesn't krow as yet. But the
se-i doesn 1 Krow as ei bji i
punnc may rest assurea rnra no ex-,flamPKP wa3 (lone to merchandise
! oroitant charge w ill ever be made for , stored in cellars.
it. and that a scale of rentals is nowj" Cellars along the Mad river, which
'being worked out. calculated to cover ; run8 through Winste'd. were flooded
most uses 10 wuicn 11 wisui ue t.ui.
i T.-n thnt iho T.AP-inn will livp lin to!
- v.. 1. ... . -. r, 1-
its promise frequently given during!
the orive. to nirnisn tne tsuiiding
year for the coming yesr, and are
now payable to the post adjutant.
! Let's see if we can't get this dues mat
ter disposed of early this year, in
stead of waiting to the last minute.
when they are threatening to stopiaml northwestern New England
mouth post dues are as cheap as any-
where in the state today.
I Watch the bulletin board in the
lobby of cur new building for your
'"work" assignment at dances, as all
,tl;c active members will be given op-
portunity to help and there is
plenty to do, from sweeping to sell
ing tickets and firing the furnace to
'selling hot dogs and pop.
The Omaha post
has invited our
uiciiiiKMs n uni'iiu iue annual -
1 . . t - At... A
rriistice eve banquet, when National
f ".nimander Snafiord will speak. The
l'r,e of Platf 13 l-2- J you want
rt R, see Commander Soennichsen
not laffr than Monday noon as the
money for reservations will be sent in
then. The banquet begins at 7 p. m..
giving ample time for Plattsmouth
Legionnaires to reach there after
work. Next Thursday night. Tenor
more nave signed up to go already.
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BATTLE WAGED IN STREET
Miami. Fla.. Nov. 3. After a run
ning gun battle that extended' thirty
an though file's thru the streets of Miami and! Mr. McComb left surviving him scheduled main event of the erenlnS
with those twn nf fnni- mm. allpcpd to four sisters. Mrs. John Humlee of failed to materialize
fcr a motorcycle policeman when
their automobile developed engine
trouble. At one point during the
chase, tiie fleeing machine, screened
i,v a tree slowed down as the Datrol-
man DasSed. sideswiDed him and bowl-
. ed him over. Neither motorcycle nor
j the yrider was hurt, however, and
j they cont inued the pursuit. A negro
bystander, who suffered minor
wounds during the exchange of shots,
was the only casualty. The other al-
leged robbers escaped.
ELIZZARD GRIPS ROCKIES
Salt Lake, Utah
Vl. L"f
snow drifts have blocked automobile
: traffic and stranded many travelers
i""'"1 um,
in camps near the continental divide
in Wyoming
The Rockies have felt the fury of ;
a three day blizzard and the fast
, irr contact with a broken high tension
electric Wire. The passangeres ea-
I
I
About 200 auto travelers were re-'of
ported stranded at Sherman Hill and
EiK mountain, two or tae loitiesri
in t fn the y nnge
ctrt 'aursan e .!
dieiae Bcw, Y?yo.
Sweeping Waters
Paralyze the Main
Rails, Highways
New York Children Taken From
Schools, on Rafts; Farmers
Work to Save LivestocL.
Boston, Nov. 4. Swollen by heavy
rains, the rivers draining a large
part of New England Thur. "ty night
freshet mark, and flood conditions
prevailed in virtually all of Vermont,
in western Massachusetts, and in a
. .
pi it of Connecticut, itau ana nign
way communications were interrupt-
t-r
t,l lii. ificlnntc an1 T '1 vi" i A i' a rn
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vir. rmuinnprl nvpr a lariTA nn rt of
the affected territory Thursday "ight.
in v ermoni wuere me ueuvy iaius
Hl-i 111 ,-u"u'' c,cu'"b
damage was gieatest. Three
lives
vsit lnct tn f l);t cr t ti
Rman, part of ?Icn waa under ,
water Thursday night, was threaten--
t Wlth calamity from the imminent,
collapse of two large reservoir dams
above the city.
Rails Paralyzed.
The three main railroad arteries;
through Vermont which connect Can-j
ada with New England and New York
tate were paralyzed in the grip- 01
fi00(1 conditions unprecedented at
this season of the year. In many
pkues overflowing rivers and streams
Lin. ownv traplffl oarvifii nft' hriflfrps!
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and flooded the lines for long stretch-
In western Massachusetts the rail
roads suffered from washouts. The
east and west-bound sections of the
Boston-Chicago flyer on the Boston
& Maine were hopelessly stalled be-
IWtwI n-acVirMite at Williii mctnwn JlTld
North Adams. The Boston & Al
bany tracks were blocked by a wash
out at Becket.
tt-4. tt a
Connecticut Hit wartt.
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IbtTiioii ui (.uuureutui wsiuiiiiiii
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cd. roads washed from euro ana a
freshet in the Bunker Hill section
ilooded the lower floors of several
houses.
j At Torrington, the Naugatuck
j river overflowed its banks and inun -
i dated the business section of the
; town through which it runs. Heavy
j nnrj many streets In that city w
fere
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i u ri rii w 11 11 vuttri.
At ;ew Hartford, it was reported
that thf west branch of the Farm
ington river vvas rising a foot an hour j-
nd that the Colebrook river wast
fising at the same rate. Highland
lake, the second largest body of in
land water in Connecticut, has risen
rdx inches.
Railroad Stems Washsd Out.
Springfield, Mass, Nov. 4. Wash
outs had cut asunder the main rail
road stem3 of western Massachusetts
mining or both tracks west of Becket
(station. The Boston & Maine's line
across Massachusetts was made im- Dundee of Baltimore failed to show
passable by a wahout west of North up for their scheduled 10-round bat
Adams Omaha Bee-News. itle for the crown.
FUNERAL OF EDGAR McCOMB
From Fridays Pa-v tor ringside seats was noi Roing 10
The funeral services of the late cme off.
Edgar McComb were held at the Sat- Rumor flew thick and fast as tr
tier funeral hom- In this city on th? ause or the fiasco. Rome said
Tuesday afternoon and attended by Promoter Dick Donald had not paid
a group of the friends of the deceas- what was claimed to be Dundee's
ed who shared with the family the guarantee under the contract. Oth
semse of bereavement that his death."3 declared that differences orer
had brought referee had broken up the program.
The services were held bv Rev. C. Alter a long delay following the two
B. Weaver, pastor of the U. B. church preliminaries, Hudkins came irtto the
and who gave words of comfort to ring, sat there for 15 minutes and
the sorrowing relatives and friends left when Dundee did not show up.
and during the services the choir Shortly afterwards, Hudkins came
from the Mvnard church gave sev- back fully dressed and Tom Kennedy
eral of the old and loved hymns. At onp of attendants, announced that
the close of the services the body was th Nebraska "Wild Cat" claimed the
borne to the Eight Mile Grove cem- title.
etery where it was consigned to the A crowd estimated at 3d. 000 pea-,
last long rest with the nieces and Pie was in the stands and the ring-
nenbpws ihat bad nreceded him in
death.
Hon.i,
1 Peter Jansen of Bayard, NenrasKa
add Mrs. Watson L,ong, of Mybard.
BARBERRY BUSHES
SPREAD GRAIN RUST
Will the eradication of the com-
1 1 .- A 1, 1 J r innlA
mon oaruerry ... im- ulc -
or materially reduce stem rust? This
question is answered by Dr. O. L.
r . 1 . r 1 a . . . T-, rr. 1. J . 1 9 1 1
i-e uer ana air. a. r. ...r. . .
College of Agriculture in a recent
research bulletion.
During the last
nin veirs the
nine jears mc
k
common barberry
was
"""ri .vu
rustea in u counties 01 incuianna.
iThe amount of infection on barberries
varied from year to year and from
1 ion iik,. nHino nn the
locality to locality, uepenaiiis tin io
uroo tfiov onnil i tinr, Of nf the nrPVlOUS
w. ... r--
summer, fall and snring. Barberries
,lsIialIv become rusted in April and
heein to snread rust as early as the
of May. The epread of rust from rust-
e barberries was observed and studi
, . mm.- ...jr..iiAn
ed in ZZ counties, me ei auaauun
tne barberry will elimate these
locaI centers of rust spread.
I
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4 in the Journal wiU U ira
foy 75 per oezrt or tn tmjvsg jrocu
BILLBOARDS MUST 00 '
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 3. One hun
dred and forty-one of the largest
national advertisers in the country
and sixteen of the leading advertis
ing agencies have agreed that bus
iness can succeed without using the
landscape for advertising, and have
endorsed the policy of restricting
billboards to commerical districts,
Mrs. Arthur G. Christensen, state
press chairman of the Nebraska Fed-er-tion
of Women's clubs, was not
ified today by national headquarters
of the. federation. The general fed-
ieration of Womens' clubs was the
largest of cooperating organizations
Pe Vl, "atlf1"
mittee for the restriction of outdoor ,
advertising.
The value of newnpappr advertis
ing as compared with billboard dis
play is a large factor in this change
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according to th letters
"- auvruisns .Jim ainnts
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,th, .mmi.te,, Mrs,
North Platte
oman Identi-
lies Children
r.
Claims Two Deserted Waifs Were
-rft bv Ker.tnckv Tourist?;
Sees Their Photos.
"
.NOltll riatte
Neb., Nov. 3. Mrs.
TYnn rimnlicll at whocn hnmo tfip
. John (-mpbel at ho IT6-!
two small children were left here
recently, and still later at a home in
Omaha, said after seeing the picture
of the two children in The World
Ilerld who were left in Omaha undr
timilar circumstances, that they are
the same children who were lfft with
her. The baby, who was about 1
year old, with reddish hair and blue
eyes, resembling the mother, was
- "ueu ueorge, wnne tne oiuer ooy.
- j abont 3 year of age, went by the
na"ie ' Jlfnlor:, , . , .
Mrs. Campbell said the couple, giv-
ing the name of Hatfield, told ..her
they wpre going to start working at
. , . . . . . 1 1
ORce and would call and see the chil-
drcn the next day, and agreed to
pv xrs. Campbell $1.50 per day ror
j keeping the children. When the par-
ents dia not show up thp next dayr
onicers were notineu ana tne
were notified and the par
ents were found. They told Chief of
pclce smith that their home Is in
California for some time and were
on their way back home, having be-
comP stranded in North Platte,
j According to Mr. Campbell, thev
were drivinar a Hudson touring car
with license plate No. 1-549,180,
California. They gave their names
as Hatfield, which name the father
had tattoopd on his arm, according
to 2Iit. Campbell. .. r
! Hudkins Fight
Off; No Battle;
Claims Title
Pandemonium Reigns at Ringside as
$10 Seat Holders Realize the
Match Not to be Held.
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, Nov.
4.t Ace Hudkins of Nebraska claim-
ed the welterweight championship of
the world Thursday night when Joe
Pandemonium reigned at the ring
side when the crowd realized that
, the fight for which it had paid ?10
side cnaira on tne nein muaiy ac
manding its money back when the
"u"ru
ing ugly the only policemen on guard
charged and dispersed them. Omaha
News-Bee.
UILG:ES prison LABOR INCREASE
Washington, Nov. 3. The fn-
crease of prlgon industries so' as to
. . . '
give convicts a better chance to re
form upon freedom was advocated
Wednesday night by prison and-soeial
uorir. u.rtrl,ora --V, V
service workers and labor union re
Preventatives at the annual national
rim ronir.iissioi nnnforeno
crime commission conference.
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vmiuiiu iiiai iucic m i.ttie Of
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of the country E. R.
York president otlhtAm!!'
. lN .Ior' presipent or the Amer-
j p. ... ...
... . . ' .
opposition to prison la ner on th
"I ' ,LX " , u. " n ln'
ground that it conflicted with in.
, ' " li'. Ke' e said
"Yme ware of the, Z r,
tunue country,
hitxt-kt 1BT irror-Tn
w.iiivnAti.x BOCIETY
3t?I,J2L.mo,lthr3r metiff of Wom-
T,?r: luulU1' ef Worn-
lr asKfciatia et Ifypd
jm hil4 ; U ketu lf ,f"
ae. jhj, vebr 9U.