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VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1930.
NO. 82
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Precinct Of
ficers Elected
Over County
Voters Select Justices. Assessors and
Road Overseers for the En
suing Two Years.
The chief interest in the elections
is largely that of the national, state
and county offices, but the offices that
are vuira un in me various pnoncH , war, so tnat tnis little lady has a
are important to the residents as military background that she can
they include the assessors and tbejpoint to with pride. Few families
road overseers. The results in the var- have such a long line of service men
torn precincts of the county as given (who have battled for the country in
below indicate that the voters have 'so many of our nation's wars,
chosen a fine group of men to rep re-!
sent them in the various positions.
Tipton Precinct
William Norris. D, justice; E. P.
Betts. D, assessor; Bert H. Lytle. D,
overseer.
Greenwood Precinct
L. D. Mullen, D. justice; Roy If.
Countryman. D, assessor; William
Kitzel. D. overseer.
Salt Creek Precinct.
William Armstrong. R-D, justice;
John Mefford, R, assessor; Jacok
Witt. R, overseer.
Stove Creek Precinct
A. W. Neihart, R, justice; Paul
Marshall. R. assessor; William Har
ley, R, overseer.
E'mwood Precinct
John Wood, D, justice; William
Bourke, D. assessor; Louis Schmidt,
R, overseer.
South Lend Precinct
F. J. Knecht, R, justice; B. F.
Dill. D. assessor; William Richards,
D. overseer.
Weeping Water Precinct
Fred Sehaffer. Sr., D, justice; Johr
McKay, assessor; Floyd Cole, R, over
seer. Center Precinct
John Gruber, D., justice; William i
Sheehand D, assessor; Andrew Schlie
fert, D, overseer.
Louisville Precinct
W. H. Hoover, R, justice P. A.
Jacobson, R, assessor; Andy Schoe
matin, D, overseer.
Avoca Precinct
J. M. Kokjer, R, justice: R. E. Nor
ris, R, assessor; J. Lallayer. R, over
seer. Mt. Pleasant Precinct
Henry Ragoss, D, assessor; Ralpfe
Murphy. D, overseer.
Eight Mile Grove Precinct
James Johnson, D, justice; Franfc
Salsberg. D, assessor; Ralph Meising
er, D, overseer.
Nehawka Precinct
J. S. Rough. R, justice; G. C. Ho
back, D, assessor; Nelson Berger, D,
overseer.
Liberty Precinct
P. F. Rihn, D. justice; L
D, assessor; J. K. Austin,
G.
D,
Todd,
over-
seer.
West Rock Bluffs Precinct
William Seyboldt. D, jus;ice; P. A.
Hild. D. assessor; Green Piggott, R,
overseer.
East Rock Bluffs
Perry Graces D. justice; P.
Hild. D, assessor; James Fitch
A.
D,
overseer.
Plattsmouth Precinct
Phillip Kehne. D, justice; George
W. Snyder. D. assessor; C. W. Stohr,
D, overseer.
Plattsmouth Citv
C. L.
Graves, D, justice.
Weeping Water City
J. Patterson, R, justice.
Alex
HAS HAND INJURED
Mrs. Oscar McDonald of Murdock.
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kelly of Plattsmouth. was severely
injured Saturday at her home in
Murdock when her right hand was
caught in an electric wringer and
badly crushed. Mrs. McDonald was
engaged in washing and while oper
ating the wringer the hand was
drawn into the machine and the un
lortunate lady was unable to extri
cate the hand or stop the wringer
until a greater part of the fingers
:md hand had been drawn into the
rollers of the wringer. Mrs. Mc
Donald called for help and her son.
Robert, who was out in the street
heard the call and came to the rescue
of the mother and with the assistance
ol the neighbors was able to get the
hand out of the wringer and hurry
the injured lady to the office of a
physician where aid was given and
the member dressed.
SUFFERS BROKEN COLLAR BONE
Louis Patton, sixteen-year-old son
of Councilman and Mrs. R. H. Pat
ton, was severely injured on Sunday
afternoon while engaged in playing
football with a group of the boys
near his home in the sojih part of
the city. Louis was thrown to the
ground and alighted in such a man
ner that his right collar bone was
fractured and the injured boy was
hurried to the office of Dr. R. P.
Westover where the injured member
was cressed and the young man made
as comfortable as possible. This
mornlng Louis was able to go to
school but forced to wear the right
arm in a sling and bandage for some
time-
HAS PATRIOTIC ANCESTRY
Little Miss Shirley Keck of this
city has a distinction that few pos
sess, that of having an ancestry that
has given fighting men to the nation
from the revolutionary war down to
the world war. The great-great
grandfather of Shirley was a solc.ier
in the revolutionary war and her
great-grandfather heard the call of
his country in 1861 and served in
the civil war. while in 1S9S her
grandfather heard the call to service
ar.d enlisted in the American army
for the war against Spain, her father.
Or to Keck, is a veteran of the wcrld
Troy L Davis
Urged as Speak
er of the House
Cass County Representative May Be
Republican Caucus Choice for
Position of Speaker
The forthcoming session of the
state legislature has brought with
it the suggestion of a number of tin
leading republican members as ma
terial for the next speaker of the
house of representatives of the state
legislative body.
Among those most prominently
mentioned for the position is Hon.
Troy L. Davis, of Weeping Water,
Cass county representative and one
of the veteran members of the body.
Max Kier of Lincoln is an avowed
candidate for the position while the
names of Mr. Davis and Allen G.
Burke, of Bancroft, former speaker
have been suggested. In Lincoln
Monday Mr. Burke in speaking of the
probable candidacy of Mr. Davis
gave the following expression:
"If Mr. Davis is a candidate for
speaker, I am for him," said Mr.
Burke. "I regard him as one of the
most sincere and conscientious mem
bers of the house. I hve not seen
him or talked to him concerning the
organization of the house."
Mr. Davis has been a member of
the house through several terms and
ranks as one of the hardest working
members of the hotwe and striving
to his best services to the handling
of the legislation that comes before
the body. In the last session he serv
ed as chairman of the house commit
tee on banking and in the previous
session was chairman of the com
mittee on committees, one of the most
important bodies in the house and
which assigned the various members
to the committee.
The choice of Mr. Davis would he a
worthy recognition of a splendid
1'gislator and gentlemen and one
who would fill the position with the
greatest honor to himself and his
state.
ENJOY FINE MEETING
The W. F. M. S. of the Methodist
church met at the home of Miss Em
ma De Hart on Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Troy led the devotional part
of the meeting giving as her main
thought that God has biessed us all
with gifts that are even beyond our
thoughts in asking.
The president. Miss De Hart, led
the business session which followed.
This includes mainly a very detailed
financial report arranged by the
treasured, Mrs. Harry Lightbody and
a discussion of plans for the year
just opening.
Mrs. W. I. Howland had planned
a very pleasing program which had
as its main thought the arousing of
the interest of all people in the for
eign missionary work.
Miss Ella Kennedy gave in a very
entertaining way the story "The Lace
Collar," which told of a poor widow
lady who for her day's work had
been given a lace collar, and how
she was having much ado to pay
grocery bills with a lace collar. The
story cautioned that we shouli do
the necessary work first and then
give other gifts only in addition.
A further discussion of plans and
purposes for the year closed a very
pleasant and profitable afternoon.
JURY DRAWN FOR TERM
The following have been drawn
as members of the petit jury panel
for the November term of the dis
trict court which opens here on
Monday, November 24th.
Philip Born, Plattsmouth: Leo
Switzer, Nehawka; C. L. Piti.man.
Plattsmouth; Alvin Bartlett, Murray;
W. J. Wulf. Avoca: Sherman Cole.
Mynard; William Schlanker, Elm
wood; Carl Schlaphoff. Wahash;
Louis Friedrich, Cedar Creek: R. W.
Petring, Plattsmouth: John Lambert,
Greenwood; T. G. Klimm, Murray;
James Hall, Plattsmouth; O. L. Hoff
man. Weeping Water; Louis G. Mei
singer, Plattsmouth; William Ren
ner. Cedar Creek: Lawrence Crroup,
Louisville: Harry Appleman, Alvo:
Wiley Sigler, Plattsmouth; E. B. Tay-
lor. Weeping Water; E. H. Wirscott.
Plattsmouth: William Luetcbens,
Wabash; Carl L. Meier jurgen Mur-
dock; Chas. E. Heim, Louisville.
Wedding of
Well Known
Young Folks
Miss Dorothy Sedlak and Clell Gan
semer. Miss Verna Hannam and
Harold Schafer Wedded
On Saturday afternoon at Red
Oak, Iowa, occurred the marriage of
two couple of the well known and
popular young people of this com
munity. Miss Dorothy Sedlak of this
city and Mr. Clell Gansemer of Mur
ray, and Miss Verna Hannam and
Mr. Harold Schafer of this city.
The wedding was very quiet, the
young people motoring to the Iowa
city where at 4 o'clock they were
joined in the bonds of wedlock at
the residence of Rev. Chris tianson.
Miss Sedlak wore a very becom
ing gown of green silk crepe with
picture hat. hose and slippers of
green, while Mr. Gansemer wore a
dark business suit.
Miss Hannam was attired in a
traveling gown of black silk crepe
while Mr. Schafer wort a gray busi
ness suit.
Following the wedding the young
people returned to this city where
they were showered with the well
wishes of the many friends.
Miss Sedlak is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Sedlak
and was born and reared to woman
hood in this city receiving her edu
cation here in the local schools and
has for the past two years been en
gaged as an operator at ttie local ex
change of the Lincoln Telephone &
Telegraph Co., a lady of more than
usual charm of personality she has
a very large circle of friends in the
city. Mr. Gansemer is a member of
one of the prominent families of the
vicinity of Murray, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Gansemer, ot tiat place,
where the groom has grown to man
hood and was educated there and in
the schools of this city. He is at this
time assisting on the farm of the
parents near Murray. Mr. Gansemer
is a young man of high standing and
splendid character and esteemed by
a very large circle of friends.
Miss Hannam is a daughter of Mrs.
C. F. Dykes of this city and has made
her home here for the past few years
where she has made a wide acquaint
ance of friends who will rejoice at
her new found happiness. She has
been engaged as an operator in the
exchange of the Lincoln Telephone
& Telegraph Co.. and has by her very
pleasant disposition made a host of
friends in the community. Mr. Scha
fer has been here for some time and
engaged in the employe of the Ly
man Richey Sand & Gravel Co., and
where he is very highly esteemed by
his associates as a splendid young
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Cans' mer will make
their home in the near future at
Murray while Mr. and Mrs. Schafer
are to continue to make their home
in this city.
CONTINUES MUSICAL WORK
Mrs. J. A. Capwell. of this city, one
of the talented musicians of the city
has been made a menrner of the fac
ulty of the Conservatory of Music of
Omaha, which is under the direction
of Prof. N. J. Logan, and the studios
of Mrs. Capwell be at the home here
as well as the studios at the conser
vator whose faculty members include
Cecil Barrymen and other prominent
pianists. In her professional exper
ience as a teacher Mrs. Capwell has
evolved a method of presenting the
many sided difficulties of music
teaching in a comprehensive and
interesting manner.
The splendid training of Mrs. Cap
well is shown by the record of her
work in the various musical schools
of the country.
She is a graduate Luther College
School of Music, Wahoo, Nebr. ;
graduate University School of Music,
Lincoln. Nebr.. under Sidney Silber;
graduate Public School Music under
H. O. Ferguson. Bachelor of Music
degree; graduate "Progressive Art
Series of Piano Lessons"; studied
Sherwood School of Music, Chicago;
formerly affiliated teacher of the
Sherwood School of Music; teacher of
public school music in the Lincoln
city schools accompanist in the
"Wheatley Voice Studios" Lincoln;
Public recitals and concerts; ten
years private piano teaching.
WILL HAVE SIX DAY WEEK
From Tuesday's rjany
The Burlington Refrigerator Ex
press Co. shops in this city are to
work on a full six day week sched
ule, announcement was made today,
and the men will, starting this Sat
urday, work the full day instead of
the half day as heretofore. The half
day work will add materially to the
revenue of the shop men and be much
appreciated.
TO THOSE WHO SUPPORTED ME
In accepting with equanimity my
defeat of Tuesday I have a word of
gratitude to express for the sincere
and ardent support I received from
so many men and women whose good
opinion I appreciate,
ld&w JESSIE M. ROBERTSON.
WILL EXHIBIT HONEY
Prom Monday's Dally
This morning James and Charles
Warga, well known farmers of south
of this city, motored to Shenandoah,
Iowa, where they are arranging an
exhibit of the honey products of their
farms in that city where daily thou
sands of the residents of the eastern
part of Nebraska and western Iowa
gather. The Warga brothers are
very extensive producers of honey,
their apiary being very large and
caring for a great many bees. Their
products has a very large sale and
at the county fair the exhibit at
tracted a great deal Df att ntion from
the visitors as a part of the showing
cf wha the Cass i.unty farms are
producing.
Murdock Has
Night Visitation
from Robbers
Two Stores Lose Goods as the Re
sult of Raid of Robbers Some
time Wednesday Night
The town of Murdock was visited
by robbers on Wednesday night who
visited the stores of G. Bauer and
the hardware store of Louis Neitzel,
taking a quantity of goods from the
two stores, and as the robbery was
not discovered until Thursday morn
ing the parties had ample opportun
ity of making their escape.
The entrance to the Bauer general
store was made by removing a board
that had been nailed over a broken
window pane and then turning the
latch that held the window locked,
giving free entrance to the store
room. At this store there were coats,
shoes, children's underwear, ladies
and children's hose taken as well
as the new Atwater Kent radio that
Mr. Bauer had just recently pur
chased. The goods from the Bauer
store are estimated at $175 In value.
At the Neitzel hardware store the
entrance was gained by the prying
open of a sliding door in the rear of
the store building and from where
the robbers were able to make their
way into the main room of the store.
Here they secured a large amount of
hardware including guns, ammuni
tion and other articles and which
will amount to several hundred dol
lars worth of merchandise.
The town has no marshal on duty
at night and no one in the comirun
ity report hearing the robbers and
according they were able to malie a
getaway long before the robbery was
discovered by the owners of the two
stores when they arrived to open up.
Sheriff Bert Reed and Deputy R x
Young were notified and visited the
scene of the robbery.
A car with an Omaha number as
well as one bearing a Kansas num
ber were seen in the town several
times during the day but whether
or not the occupants of the cars were
the robbers is not known altho the
matter is being investigated.
RECEIVES AWARD
Carl Groff, fireman on the Mis
souri Pacific fast freight, the Red
Ball, running between Omaha and
Falls Citv. has received a very beau-
Jtiful watch as a prize for his work
for the company. The Missouri Paci
fic offered a prize to the firemen on
the various divisions of their lines
who could show from September
19 29 to September 1930 the great
est amount of mileage on the least
fuel and in the contest on the Oma
ha division Mr. Groff proved the win
ner, distancing his nearest competi
tor in the number of miles that his
train made on the least use of coal.
The watch is a standard railroad
timepiece of white gold with the
initials of the winner on the case and
also inscribed with the words of ap
preciation of the railroad company
for bis work in the line of fuel sav
ing. It is needless to say that the
watch is a valued trophy both for
the beauty and as the award of the
railroad company for the faithful
services of one of their employes.
The watch was presented to Mr.
Groff at Atchison, Kansas, by Joe
Davis, superintendent of the Omaha
division. Mr. Groff is the son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall of this
city.
PLATTSMOUTH WOMAN SPEAKS
Mrs. William Baird of Plattsmouth
was a guest of Chapter CF, P. E. O..
at the regular meeting of the chap
ter at the Varro Tyler home at Ne
braska City Monday eeutng. Mrs.
Baird read a paper on "Practical
Education," which was in keeping
with the lesson for the evening.
"Educational Day." Mrs. J. R. Rob
erts gave statistics on the topic. Re
freshments were served. Eighteen
members and one visitor were pres
ent. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Prom Wednesdays Dally
Mrs. J. A. Edgerton, w-ho has been
quite poorly for some time, was
taken to the hospital at Omaha to
day where she will be given treat
ment and it is hoped that it will re
sult in her restoration to her former
health.
Armistice Day
Marks Twelve
Years Since War
World Acclaims the Anniversary of
the Closing of the Greatest
War of the World
From Tuesdays TVa'ly-
Today in every community in al
most all of the countries of the world
is being observed the twelfth anni
versary of the signing of the armis
tice that brought to the close the
great world war which had from
1914 to 1918 deluged Europe in blood
and brought into the conflict almost
all of the nations of the world.
To the entire world the day was
one of the most glorious events in all
history as it closed the chapter of
bloodshed and loss, relieving the
(anxiety of those at home as to the
fate of their loved ones in the armies
and navies that battled for their
cause on battlefield and high seas,
but to many the day brought only
another heart ache as it was realized
that many would not return home,
that when the cheering thousands
acclaimed the homecoming of the
service men, there would be many
vacant places in the ranks, many
who were sleeping in the soil of
France to come no more.
In our nation the full meaning of
the armistice was not realized as it
was in France. Germany, England
and the nations of the old world
where devastation and destruction
had rendered the fair h!lls and smil
ing valleys of eastern France and
western Belgium a shamble of de
struction and where the face of the
earth torn and lacerated by the works
of man's destruction spoke mutely
of the horrors of war.
To those of our soldiers who were
in-the war torn countries the day
will always be remembered as an oc
casion of frantic joy on the part of
the inhabitants of the nations as
the shadow of fear was lifted from
them and they glimpsed the dawn
of peace which as yet was not mar
red by the future of the toll that
war was to take of the nations, both
of the victors and the vanquished in
the way of cost and of the thousands
that the war had made dependent.
In the French cities which since
that fateful August day when war
was declared in 1914, there had been
no lights showed at night for fear
of air raids, there was illuminations
of all kinds, anything that would
make for light being called into ser
vice, great fires lighted and around
which was dancing and revelry while
buildings were blazing with lights
and the whole joy of the people found
expression in songs, dances and a
delirious never ending parade of
shouting joy intoxicated men, wom
en and children.
In one of the French cities there
were some 20,000 of the refugees
from Belgium who had fled before
the invading armies of Germany, to
these the close of the war bringing
the problem of the return to the
homeland and the attempt to again
bring together the homelife and as
sociations that war fiad so rudely
torn, children who had lost trace of
parents, husband and wife torn apart
by war, glimpsing with trembling
into a future that held but little for
them and while cheering the victory
they had won felt that after all those
who slept forever in the beds of
glory had attained the best ever
lasting rest.
Since the foggy, rainy morning
when the trrin bearing the German
peace commission arrived in the
wooded sector in eastern France to
receive and sign the armistice, there
has been a great change in the world,
more complex problems have come
and gone but one remains as a sacred
charge of the nations that of the
care of those who have fought and
who have since been living the war
in the hospital or in permanent dis
abled condition.
While the day is one usually given
over to rejoicing and joy there should
stand also in the memory of those
who served and lived thought trnt
great period of time, the tribute to
the memory of those who sleen for
ever in the final rest, the Frank and
the German, the American, the Eng
lish and the dead of all nations, in
the ranks of whom are Christian and
the Jew as well as the unbeliever
served comrades in arms then, com
panions in death now. They have
died that nations might live and from
the sacrifices that they have made
that man might learn to make this
the last great war.
C0URT HOUSE CLOSED
From Tuesaay's Dally
The offices at the court house were
closed today in recognition of armis
tice day, the various officers, clerks
and deputies spending the day in
their own way in various activities.
The official that could not give full
observance to the day was Sheriff
Bert Reed who was on the job to
look after the calls for his services
that might occur.
The banks of the city also observed
the day by closing, but the business
houses of the city as well as the Bur
lington shops were at their usual ac
tivities despite the holiday.
Journal Want Ads get result.
ADDRESSES WOMEN'S CLUB
Mrs. E. H. Wescott of this city, !
chairman of the Community servic j
department of the state federation, i
was the guest of the Omaha Woman's '
club Monday in that city and honor I
guest of the club at a luncheon given I
at their beautiful club house. Mrs. j
Wescott spoke on the service that
the clubs can give in their commun
ities toward many of the civic enter- j
prises. The address was one that cov- ,
ered thoroughly the lines of com- !
munity activities and was one that I
held the greatest interest of the Om- 1
aha ladies until the close of the ad
dress. Mrs. Wescott in her wcrk as de
partment chairman has addressed a
large number of the club meeting
over the state and has carried the
message of community service Into
man' sections of the state.
Otoe County
Deputy Sheriff
is Wounded
Man Doing the Shooting Is Killed
hv Bvstunder Following Pistol
Dnel With Sheriff
Nebraska City, Neb.. Nov. 11.
Andrew Massey, 26, was killed, and
Howard McCallum, deputy sheriff of
Otoe county, seriously wounded as
the outcome of a pistol duel on the
courthouse lawn here this afternoon.
McCallum, with a bullet wound
three inches below the heart, under
went an emergency operalion at St. I
Mary's hospital and late tonight was
reported to have rallied better than
expected. It is said he has a fight
ing chance to live. He is about 40
and has a wife and six children.
James Massey, brother of the dead
man, had been in jail here, and Char
les Massey, his father, was arrested
today for investigation in connection
with a recent robbery.
Andrew, it is asserted, came to
the sheriff's office carrying a gun
in a threatening way as lie entered.
His father was being questioned by
McCullum at the time. No othera
were in the office.
Though McCullum could not tell
much of the incident to Sheriff Ry
der, he informed him that somehow
he managed to get Andrew and his
father outside the office, slamming ."on the results the crowd was enter
the door, without any shooting hav- I tained by a football game between
ing occurred, then took his gun and : Red Cloud and Alma high school
followed them to the lawn a Bhort jelevents, which ended in a scoreless
distance away. Whether he Intend- tie.
ed to get help and arrest both men. The 1930 contest set a new rec
or thought he could arrest both ord for Nebraska. In a five year per
again, is not certain. . iod the champion huskers had the
According to Ryder. Andrew Mas-
sey then wheeled, as he jumped be
hind a tree, and shot McCallum. Ex- .
change of shots followed, until Mas
sey had shot nine times, McCallum
nine, and Ryder, who came from
nearby at the sound, eight. Which
officer shot Massey is undetermined, i
Though others came up with guns, I
3 . m 1 a 1
ityuer minus uu one eitse men.
The shooting interrupted an Ar-
mistice day program in the junior
high auditorium nearby.
A glancing bullet that crashed
through a window grazed the head
of a girl student, but did not serious
ly injure her. Her name was not
learned. Confusion was stemmed by
the speaker. William
prominent legionnaire.
Utterback,
who called
his audience back to their seats.
James Massey, the sheriff stated,
was held for the recent theft of a
suit of clothes.
D. A. R. HOLD MEETING
The Fontenelle chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion held a most interesting meeting
at the home of Miss Caroline Baird
on Monday, the ladies spending a
short time in their business session
and then taking up "International
Relations," Mrs. L. O. Minor being
the leader of the meeting.
The ladies had a very interesting
time in the discussion of the phases
of the relations of the united .States
and the other nations of the world
and which was followed by an out
line of the work of the League of Na
tions, given by Mrs. J. S. Livingston
and which showed much thought and
study on this great body that is pro
moting world peace by mutual un-
derstandings and international jus-
tice.
At tne close or tne arternoon miss
Baird served very dainty and delic
ious refreshments that were much
enjoyed by all of the members of the
party.
SUFFERS FROM INJURIES
Renner Spidell is suffering more
or less trouble in getting around as
the result of an auto accident Sat
urday night on the Louisville road
west of this city when his car was
almost demolished in a collision with
another car. The car which Mr. Spi
dell was driving was turned over
three times and how he and his com
panion escaped dangerous if not
fatal injuries is a miracle. Mr. Spi
dell states that the car which he
collided with was backing into the
road and he could not escape the
other car and his car was then turn-
ed over with the result that Tt was
badly damaged.
Guy Simms is
Champion Husk
er of Nebraska
Republican City Entrant's Net Load
More Than 27 Eushels Sec
ond to Christensen.
Alma A new champion husked his
way to the 1930 title of Nebraska's
best corn picker here Tuesday Guy
Simms of Republican City claiming
that honor with neatness and dis
patch over his thirty-eight opponents,
themselves county champions.
In the allotted time of one hour
and twenty minutes, Simms husked
27.36 bushels of corn thirty-one
hundredths bushels better than the
runner up, Martin Christensen of
Kearney eounty. whose net load was
27.05 bushels.
It was a reversal of the old story of
the home town boy who went away
to make good, for it was virtually
in Simms' own backyard where the
battle of the bang boards was staged
the A. Wolf farm, three miles from
here
The unofficial
record of Simms'
achievement was considerably above
that of the 1929 title winner, Henry
Sorensen of Washington county, who
finished far from the top of the heap
Tuesday.
The defending champion, onlook
ers said it seemed, had a hard time
in hitting his stride. Sorensen was
reported as having finished in eighth
place.
By virtue of his victory, Simms will
i be given
a cash award by the Ne-
hraska Farmer, and a trip to the na-
tional contest at Norton Kas. The
runnerup, Christensen, will likewise
have a chance at the national title.
Other places among the first eight
went as follows: Third, Peter Weni,
Jefferson county, 27.004 bushels;
fourth. Oscar Hebbler, Adams coun
tjr, 26.993; Otto Sorensen, Washing
ton county. 26.8; Herbert Klein,
Chase county, Z6.bi; "cranic ivouza.
Butler county, 26.04; and 1929
champion. Henry Sorensen. Washing
ton county. Otto Sorensen Is a bro
ther of last year's champion.
The day was perfect and nearly
12,000 persons saw the contest.
While the judges were checking up
folloking number of bushels to their
credit: 1930. 27.36 bushels; 1929,
24.75 bushels; 1928, 27 bushels;
1927, 24.99 bushels; 1926, 26 bush
els. ENTERTAINS CLUD
Miss Mia Gering was hostess Fri-
day evening to the members of the
Birthday club, comprising a number
of the ladies of the city, who for a
number of years have enjoyed the
dinners honoring the natal day of
the members of the club.
The event was in the form of a
duck dinner and was one that will
long be very delightfully remembered
hr nil nf th members of the narty
for its charm and exquisite prepar
ation. The dining room of the beautiful
Gering homo was arranged in the
1 decorations of the late fall flowers.
j Out of town guests present were
Mrs. J. H. Donnelly. Miss Julia Her
mann, Miss Gretchen Donnelly, of
Omaha, while from this city were Dr.
and Mrs. J. S. Livingston, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Clement; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Herold, Miss Dora Frlcke,
Mrs. J. A. Donelan, and Misses Mia
and Barbara Gering.
HAS CAR LIGHTS STOLEN
Don Seiver on Saturday evening
parked his car on North Fifth street
near the nostoffice and attended to
the shopping for the week end. later
returning to the car to start home
and reaching there found that the
car had been Btrlpped of the lights,
the bulbs and shields for the lights
also being taken. This seems a very
DOd piece of robbery and oc urr I
in the verv main section of the city
ajtho in the late evening there is not
so many passing save In cars and
they would hardly be attracted by
the taking cf the lights, thinking
perhaps it was some motorist work
ing with his lights. As it is Mr. Sei
!ver will have to have the lights re
placed and while covered by insur
ance the robbery caused a great deal
of annoyance
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Wednesday Trally
Constable Tom Svoboda, who has
been at the University hospital at
Omaha for the past few days, was
operated on yesterday, undergoing a
very severe ordeal. At the last re
ports the patient was doing as well
as could be expected under the cir-
cumstanccs and the short time fol-
lowing hii severe operation. He will
be compelled to spend some time at
the hospital.