MONDAY JULY 6. 1931.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
MURDOCH ITEMS1
Mr: O. J. Hitchcock
are with L. Neitzel's
and children
to pick and
can cherries.
Mfc and Mrs. Rex Peters from
Greenwood, spent Sunday with rela
tives in Murdock.
Mrs. Laura Melvin and Miss Jessie
of Lincoln, were Sunday guests at
the F. A. Melvin home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hite of Che
ney, were visitors with his mother,
Mrs. Hessie Hite, Sunday.
Miss Barbara Burt of Lincoln, vis
ited her friend. Miss Evelyn Kuehn,
i he forepart of last week.
Merridth Weddell of Red Oak, la.,
spent the week end with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Weddell.
The Gale McDonald family from
Hampton. Nebh.. spent the week end
with his mother. Mrs. Hannah Mc
Donald. .Mrs. J. M. Crawford has been quite
poorly of late but is reported as be
ins slightly better during the past
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Coppie and son
Lee. of near Alvo. called on grandma
Crawford Sunday. She is not improv
ing very much.
Dorothy May Gustin has been quite
ill of late and was kept to her home
and bed for a time, but is reported
as being some better of late.
Miss Florence Thimgan. who has
been employed at Crab Orchard, has
resigned her position and will re
main home for the present.
The band concert Saturday night
was greatly appreciated by a large
crowd and those remaining in their
homes. This was the first one of the
season.
George M. Porter of Lincoln, rep
resenting the Children's home, was
a visitor in Murdock. both on last
Wednesday and Thursday, soliciting
for the home.
Miss Katherine Neitzel came home
from the hospital last Monday, ac
companied by Dolly MacDiaimid.
who stayed until July 3 for a visit
with her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Jones of
Plattsmouth. were visiting and look
ing after some business in Murdock
for a time on Monday of last week,
they driving out in their car.
J. H. Buck and wife were over to
Greenwood on last Monday where
they went to visit with his mother.
Mrs. Nancy Buck, and son. Wm.
Buck, who is now making his home
with the mother.
Donald Schewe departed early in
July for Toledo. Ohio, where he will
remain until about the 15th of Sep
tember, he being one of a team of
eight going from the Nebraska state
university, where they will look af
ter some research work and also study
sonie of the branches which they
have been taking while in school.
There is happiness at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Menchau. living
north of Eagle, for the good and suf
ficient reason that the stork visited
their home one -day law wwk and
left thein a ten pound son. All con
it rued are doing nicely and Fred is
planning on how the new son is to
be a partner in the farming opera
tions soon.
Mrs. Kenneth Sedman and chil
dren. Bobby and Betty, from Wyo
ming, who have been here for some
time taking care of her mother. Mrs.
John Gustin. are leaving in a few
days for their home and plan to take
Mrs. Gustin with them, hoping the
higher and cooler air will aid her
speedy recovery. Mr. Gustin plans
to go later on and they both will
make an extended visit.
Heirs From Guthmann Boys.
Donalu .v-hewe received a letter a
few days since from the Guthman
boys at Boise, Idaho, where they are
making their home at this time and
where they are enjoying the very
fine climate of that section.
Entertained Last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. McDonald and
their son. Robert, entertained for the
day on last Sunday and had as their
guests for the occasion. W. F. Moore
and family of Murray: Emil Hild and
family of Council Bluffs, Iowa: James
Gilmore and family of Ulysses: Wm.
Meyers and wife of Ashland, and
Mrs. Smith, an aunt of Mrs. McDon
ald, from Colorado. All enjoyed the
day mcst pleasantly.
Make Settlement For Losses.
On the day of the robbery of the
Hank of Murdock. when the news
reached Omaha, the representative of
the Insure nee Company which is
carrying the risk for the bank. The
National Surety Company of New
York, immediately came
ok and by the time for
ing of the bank for the daj
thd the losses thus making
to Mur-
the dee
had set
all losses
Kood which the bank had sustained
bj the robbery. Mr. James M
Moore, is the western representative
of the surety company with offices
at both Omaha and Kansas City and
In this surety company the Bank of
Unrdoeh has been and is still carry
ing protection in the amount of $25.-
Wrecker
Jake's Garage
Murdock, Nebr.
A. H. JACOBSEN,
Proprietor
General Hospital for Automobiles
WELDING
Telf-phoae
41
35-J
000. With never carrying as a prac
tice, more than a tenth of that
amount, the people of Murdock and
vicinity are assured of full protec
tion to any and all funds which they
may at any time have in the bank.
Fire Does Damage.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Kupke was placed in jeapordy
last week, when a blaze started from
a stove which was burning in the
basement of the home. They fought
the fire and spread the alarm and
soon the Murdock fire department
was on hand and with the kindly as
sistance of the neighbors, the fire
m extiuguished but not until much
damage had been done. Among other
things which was injured, was a
quantity of canned fruits in gia
jars which the heat from the fire
cracked and caused to spoil after
and which was not known at the
time of the settlement by the insur
ance company.
Visiting- in the West.
Miss Dalphen Martin has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Bornemeier for some time p;ist
and last Wednesday just following
the rain, her father, who is a travel
ing man from Crouton, came and tak
ing the daughter and Miss Dorothy
Bornemeier. departed for the west,
where they were to visit for some
two weeks.
Accept Our Thanks Friends.
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends who as
sisted in the exti ncuishing the fire
at our home and thus savecT it from
being lost. We want to extend these
thanks to our friends and neighbors
and to the Murdock fire departmei.
for the excellent work all did. Her
man Kupke and Wife.
No Trace of Robbers.
Incident to the robbery of the
Bank of Murdock. which occurred a
week ago on Saturday, two men were
arrested at Belleville. Kansas, which
circumstances pointed to as could be
the ones who robbed the hank here.
Misses Mary Tool and Doretta Sch
lophoff. were called to Belleville to
identify them. The young women
went in the car of the state, which
was an armored one and was driven
by Deputy State Sheriff J. Burn?, and
was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Rex Young of Cass county. The car
was equipped with tear gas bombs,
a machine gun and was protected
with an armor plate from those who
might shoot at them. Being in a
hurry they departed from Murdock
at one o'clock in the morning and
was able to reach Belleville at 4:40.
or about day break. After viewing
the men arrested, both the young
women claimed they were rot the
persons, and they were released. The
party were able to return to Mur
dock by 11 o'clock in the morning.
The young ladies were in position to
tell when they saw the people ar
rested for when the robbers entered
the bank. Miss Mary Tool was alone
and when she stood up. approaching
the window asking "Is there any
thing I can do for you?" and look
ing the robbers right in the eye.
Just then the other robber was walk
ing back to the rear door, and the
first robber pulling a gun, from un
der the copeing in front of the win
dow, said "You will not scream,
pointing the gun at her. when Miss
Tool, with a coolness and courage
which she did not kno she possessed
said. "No I will not scream." With
the gun stil! pointing at her the man
ordered her to go open the rear door
and allow the other man to enter.
This she did. -and he being armed
with a gun also placed his hand on
her arm and shoved her into the
vault, saying "stay in there for twen
ty minutes." but as there was left
a small crack in the door she was
able to see him rifle the money draw
ers and obtained an excellent op
portunity to see just how they look
ed. She was therefore in position to
identify them should they be the
ones. Miss Schlophoff. who entered
was made to sit down behind the desk
in the outer office, the man on the
outer side grasping her by the arm.
twisting it. and thus allowing her a
good opportunity to see how he look
ed. They wen there both in
tion to identify the men had
posi-
they
been tne ones who had commute
d the
act. However, they were not
and
the real men remain at liberty.
Later the young ladies were call
ed to Council Bluffs and there iden
tified a man as one of the robbers.
See account elsewhere in this p:;i- r.
Parables cf Jesus.
Bv L. Neitzel.
"LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD"
Math. 20:1-1B.
In developing the text, one ques
tion comes to'our mind: When and
w ho did God call to work in his vine
yard? We shall find the answer in
the word of God. In Heb. 1:1-2 we
are told that God revealed himself
in many ways to men. revelation
came by divers portions and in di
vers manners. The heavens declare
the glory of ("od. the firmament
showeth his hanly work. Day unt"
day uttereth speech and night unto
night showeth konwledge. There is
no speech nor language where their
voice is not heard. Ps. 18:1-3.
Abraham preached to his gener
ation calling upon them to enlist for
Cod. Step by step, bit by bit the
call comes to me. The prophets ap
pear from Jonah down to Malachi.
The nations rejected and refused to
heed the call. Cod builds up another
nation the Hebrews. He took the
best man He could find Abraham,
and made nim the father of a nation.
Through this nation God sends out
His call to all people '"Look unto me
and be ye saved, all the ends of the
earth, for I am God and there is none
else."
In these last days, the messianic
age. the son of God comes, calls his
generation. "Come unti me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden." So tb
ca!'. has. cone through ho zget
threugh af; 'he phaEe of, develop
ment. Louder and clearer it ringi
out, men cannot misunderstnd it.
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No one can excuse himself of not
having heard. "Because that which
may be known of God is manifest
in them, for God hath showed it un
to them." Men cannot claim ignor
ance, for even common law will not
admit that as an excuse, "And the
times of this ignorance God winked
at (had patience with men) but now
commaudeth all men everywhere."
Ai all times in all ages, among all
people God has found some that
would be wiling to serve him.
Enoch walked with God for 100 yean
and worked for Him. Noah while
building the ark. preached for 126
years, a long pastorate, but had no
results to show for his work, only
his own family was saved.
Samuel was a true shepherd of
his people, he worked in. the vine
yard of his Lord. Jeremiah, the man
of tears, sometimes called "the weep
ing prophet," sees the nation for
saking God. losing favor with God.
and not listening to the call of God
to serve Him. This man of God la
ments "O that my head were waters
and mv eyes a foundtain of tears.
that I might weep d;.y ard
for the slain of the daughter
people."
night
of my
Elevator Man
agers May Ob
tain Figures
Harold Hedges Tabulates Expense
Chart Showing Relative Grain
Handling Costs
Extension circular 1307 now being
prepared at the agricultural college
will offer the managers and directors
of Nebraska elevators three y: rd
sticks with which they can measure
the efficiency of their own individual
businesses. Harold Hedges of the
agricultural college is the author of
the new circular.
Figure 1 in the circular will give
each elevator a chance to see how iis
business compares with the average
of seventy-six elevators in Nebraska
in total expense per dollar of anion
Figure No. 2 measures the labor ex
pense per dollar of sales, and figurt
No. 3, the equipment expense per
dollar of sales. In each case the
charts make it possible to compare
elevator businesses of the same vol
ume with one another.
Expenses per dollar of sales de
creased rapidly until the sales vol
ume increased to $150,000 to $200,
000. Hedges points out in his cir
cular. After that volume w is reach
ed by the seventy-six elevators upon
which the chart i.- based, the decrease
was rather slight. In fact, Hedges
says, expenses per dollar of sales
tended to increase slightly as sales
volume increased beyond $ 3 .r O.OOo
In a year. Elevator operators might
conclude from this chart that vol
ume of business should run from
$150. (00 to $350,000 per year in
order to handle the grain with the
least expense per dollar of sales.
Salary and wages are the largest
iiem of expense of the farmers ele
vators included in the study. Forty
nine to 54 percent of the annual
COflta were paid out fcr labor. As
sales per dollar paid in salary and
wages in 1!2! for example, increased
up to $75. expenses p-r dollar of
sales decreased rather rapidly.
Hedges points out. As sales volume
increased beyond that point, the de
crease In expenses was much less
marked. In other words, an elevator
manager who handles about $100
worth of business for every dollar
paid him In salary, is making his
business above the average in effici
ency. Building (barges such as repairs,
depreciation, and taxes, are usually
second to labor cost among the idems
of expense of a country grain ele
vator, study of the seventy-six rec
ords show. As sales per dollar in
vested in fixed assets in 1 : 2! in
creased up to $12 or $15, expenses
per dollar of sales decreased quite
rapidly. Beyond $15 the decrease in
unit cost of sales was much less pro
nounced. These figures are takeu for
1929. An elevator operator should
keep in mind that price levels of
grains have depreciated rapidly since
192!!, hut the overhead costs such
as taxes and depreciation have not
decreased accordingly, hence 193o
or 1931 costs per dollar of sales are
probably higher than thev were in
1920.
The circular will be distribute d
'hru county extension agents and
from the extension service at the
agricultural c
other extensi'
:llege in Lincoln. Like
n circulars, t will b
lent rut free? of charge to those who
ask tor it. j
Bryan Condemns j
Tloi' to Move
Banking Records
Discharges I. D. Beynon. Assistant
Counsel and Criticises Clar
ence G. Bliss,
Lincoln, Neb.. July 2.
Charles W. Bryan todaj
he had discovered a plot
Governor
announced
to remove
records of the hank
vision of the state
trade and commerce
house.
He dist liargcd L
receivership di
department of
from the state-
D.
Beynon, as
sistant counsel for the hanking de
partment for "insurbc r linution" and
criticized Clarence G. Bliss, receiver
for about two hundred banks, for
his activities.
Bliss and three other receivers, all
of whom hold office under district
court order, issued a statement that
because of the governor's "interfer
ence" hereafter, they will "conduct
the affairs of the failed banks with
out further expense To the depart
ment of trade and commerce."
Charges Fri"r.ds Hired.
Beynon asserted the situation had
become "intolerable" because of Bry
an's Insistence that political friends
be employed by the department as at
torneys. In a statement, Beynon said
he was
for the
ing his
Bliss
not working for Bryan but
failed banks, and was draw
pay from their funds,
was secretary of the com
merce department smder the preced
ing republican administration and
Beynon also served ui . der the admin
istration of Governor Arthur Weaver.
The plan broached to those in
charge of the receive rship division,
said the governor, was that they help
remove al! the receivership records,
books and assets of the hanks out of
the state house at night without the
knowledge of commerce department
otticials or of the governor.
"It seems that a plan was being
'hatched to try and retain the re
ceiverships in he hands of so celled
personal receivers and discontinue
the official title of the state." he
said. "The receivership division de
clined to be a party."
Act Called "Audacious."
He also charged that Beynon with
out the governor's consent, hiid ob
tained a court order framing himself
counsel in charge of banking affairs.
This order later was rescinded.
"This is such an audacious act of
insubordination. " the governor as
serted, "that 1 have felt it necessary
to dismiss Mr. Beynon from any corf-
I nection with the department of trade
land commerce or receiverships."
He said Bliss was men ly the
"nominal" receiver of the banks and
'acting in a subordinate position.
"It was not proper or in good taste
under the circumstances and condi
j tions under which Mr. Bliss had been
serving for him to he a party in the
attempt to kidnap in a personal ca
pacity the receivorsltips and to take
the records without the knowledge
of the state" Bryan said.
Four Sign L:Tt, :
The three receivers who with Bliss
signed a letter addressed to Bryan
are H. C. Peterson. Chappell; R. O.
Brcwnel!. Schuyler, and George L
Parker. Norfolk. They were members
of the state guaranty fund commie i
sion which formerly had charge of
leani: receiverships.
They objected particularly to Bry
an's ''employment without our con
sent, permission or knowledge and
without legal authority of large
numbers of your political friends
many of Whom arc entirely :nexper -
lieneed and unqualified to perform the
duties required In this work."
Eevnon Calls Case "Intolerable."
Beynon issued
I which he said:
a
statement in
"There has bee
maud to put the
on the pay roll,
i list of democrat '
n an insistent de
governor's friends
We were given a
attorneys we were
supposed to use. It wasn't a question
of using them as need arose but a
i proposition of taking care of them
right now."
I He added that it remained to be
I seen whether the receivership office?
would be removed from the capital.
! He said some of the receivers had
! petitioned a court tor his appoint
jment as attorney to represent them.
but that "there was no effort on my
j part as Governor Bryan suggested."
List of Attorneys Revealed.
The list of democratic attorneys
j which he said Bryan submitted to
him follows:
Albion, R. D. Flory: Alma. J. G.
i Thompson: Ashland, J. C. Bryant:
i Auburn. Fred G. Hawxby; Aurora, J.
IH. Grosvenor: Beatrice, Frank Iut
i ton and J. W. Delehant; Blair. Reed
O'Hanion: Bridgeport. C. G. Perry
and J. H. Steuteville: Broke n Bow ,
M. M. Runyan : -Chadron. F. A. Crites.
Clay Center. C. L. Stewart; Colum
bus. Grover Lone. August Wagner
and Otto F. Walter: David City, E.
A. Coufal. R. C. Roper and P. A.
Tomek: Fairbury. W. J. Moss: Falls
City. J. J. Heclan: Franklin, George
J. Marshall: Fremont, S. S. Sidner.
J. F. Rohn: Friend. F. L. Bollen:
Geneva. R. B. Waring: Grand Island.
W. H. Thompson. William S. Suhr.
and A. L. Joseph.
Greeley, T. W. Lannigan: Hart
ington. P. F. O'Oara; Hastings. John
A. Lawlcr and R M. Tibbetts: He
bron J. Baldwin and W. C. Weiss:
Kearney, Barlow Nye; Lincoln, C. L.
Clark, Clarence Miles. Sterling Mutz,
Paul Good and C. M. Skiles. Madison,
William E. Reod; Minden. C. A.
Chappell and M. D. King; Nebraska
City. I). W. Livingston; Norfolk,
Frank Warner; North Platte, J. G.
Beeler.
Omaha. Howard Button, I. J. Dunn.
W. J. Hntz, Eugene O'Sullivan. James
H. Hanhy, Andrew Morrissey. Wil
liam Ritchie and Joseph Votava; Os-
ceola. M. A. Mills. Plattsmouth. D.
0. Dwyer a!:d J. A. Capweil: St. Pau..
Frank Taylor; Red Cloud, T. J.
Monday Bcauyler, W. I. Aller .
Scoitsbluff, William Morrow; Sew-
ard, J. J. Thomas and H. H. Barth.
Stanton, W. B. Cowan; Tecumseh,
Mrs. M. C. Radkt; Tekamah. B. C.
Enyard and J. A. Einghaus; Valen-
tint. J.
C. Quigley; Wahoo, H. A.
Bryant,
feilbein ;
Wilber.
J. H. Barry and F. S. Schie
Wesl Point. Otto H. Zacek;
Frank Bartos; York. W. L.
Kirkpatrick and George Corcoran.
The receivers' letter follows:
"You are advised of our con
clusion to conduct the affairs of
the failed hanks, of which we
are receivers, without further
expense to the department of
trade and commerce.
"This determination has been
reached because of your inter
ference during the six months of
your administration with the or
derly liquidation of the assets of
these banks. We refer in par
ticular to your employment with
out our consent, permission or
knowledge and without legal
authority of large numbers of
your political friends, many of
whom are entirely inexperi
ence d and unqualified to per
form the important duties re
quired in this work. You have
replaced experienced and com
petent employes. several of
whom are affiliated with your
own party, by incompetent and
inexperienced personal politi
cal friends.
"We not only object to the un
IHM es j I j expense caused by the
payment of their salaries, but
believe because of their lack of
experience, losses will inevitably
result to the depesitors of these
failed banks, which can not at
this time be fully estimated and
determined.
Object to Policy.
"In addition to this we object
to your policy of transferring all
legal work to attorneys who are
your personal political friends
regardless of whether they are
located in the judicial district
where litigation is conducted.
We refuse to agree that the best
interests of these receiverships
and the creditors and depositors
of said banks demand that attor
neys from distant points should
do work in other parts of the
state where competent legal as
sistance can be obtained, espe
cially where the travel and ex
pense alone would exceed the
fees asked by local attorneys.
We wish to remind you that we
were appointed by the several
courts of the districts in which
our bank receivership are locat
ed. We have qualified as receiv
ers by taking the oath of office
wherein we swore to perform
the duties of our office to the
best of our ability. We have giv
en bonds aggregating over two
millions of dollars as receivers
of over 2 5 it banks. We have a
clear inescapable obligation to
the courts who appointed us and
to the thousands of creditors of
failed banks who rightfully de
mand a speedy and economical
liquidation of these banks.
Under Bond.
"In view of our certain duty,
he liability under the bonds we
have given and the conditions
which you have injected into the
administration of the affairs of
these banks we have reluctantly
concluded that so long as we re
main receivers, to perform the
duties of our offices as such
under directions of the courts
only and will look to the courts
only for approval of our acts as
said receivers."
World-Herald.
DEATH SENTENCE IS GIVEN
Ca'thage. Mo. James Creighton,
convicted last Fridav of the murder
iof Covne Hatton of
Webb City, Mo..
received a sentence of death from
Judge Harvey Davis in circuit court
Thursday morning. The execution
wa sf-t for July 24. The judge over
ruled a motion for a new trial. The
death sentence was fixed by the jury.
The defense filed notice of appeal
to the supreme court, which auto
matically stays the execution. Pros
ecutor Watson said the higher court
would be asked to speed hearing on
the appeal.
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The architectural vision of Ber
tram uoodnne, which he did not live
to see fulfilled, is gradually nearing
completion. The structural work on
the west and last wing is being push
ed rapidly. Sometime next year the
great building will be finished In
every important detail.
The most conspicuous feature of
the structure is the beautiful tower
rising like a shaft from the center
of the widespreading building. Sym
bolic of the spirit of the people of
the state, it is a vision of aspiration
in stone, rising 4 00 feet above the
ground and presenting a lovely pic
ture of symmetry and beauty. It is
no mere ornament. It is usable in
office space aimost to its very top
height. It is the culminating feature
of a building that astonishes with
its size. Its utility, its dignity and
beauty.
Nebraska has had two captal cities
and five capitol buildinps. The struc
tures that have housed territorial and
state government, ranging from a
crude pile of brick erected in 1854
at a cost of $3,000, to the magnifi
cent structure now being finished,
which has an internatiom.l fame
and will cost about ten million dol
lars, have measured the growth of
the state.
The first capitol was erected in
Omaha by citizens of that town as a
bait to get the territorial capitol lo
cated there. It was the free gift of
that ambitious town. Bellevue had
dreams of being the capital and had
Governor Francis Burt, the first ter
ritorial executive, not died two days
after his inauguration, allowing the
reins of government to fall into the
hands of Thos. B. Cuming, secretary
of state, who became acting gover
nor, the trend of events might have
been different and the state capitol
might now be located on the beauti
ful hills overlooking the Missouri,
seven miles below the site of the first
building erected in Nebraska to house
the territorial government.
The second capitol building was
erected in Omaha in IM4-S. It was
a commodous and ornate structure
for its day and sat lordly upon a hill
that has since been known as Capi
tol Hill, which is now occupied by
Omaha high school. For many years
after the capital moved away, the
old capitol building, remodeled, was
used as a high school. The erection
of the second eapitoJ building, aimed
Truck Refer
endum will Pro
duce Deficit
Secretary of State Says He Has Only
S7.000 to Advertise Fixes
Cost at $17,848
The proposed re ferenduni on S. F.
33. which drastically ine-reases truck
license fees, if it goes thru will leave'
a deficit of more than $10,60 in fcH
fund appropriated for referendum,
Secretary of Sta'e Marsh reported
Thursday.
The estimates cost of the refer
endum on truck fees, petitions for
which have largely gained 40.000
signers, amounts to $17.84fc.32 while
the legislature appropriated only $7,
000 for the purpoae of advertising
such elections. Marsh explained .
If backers of the referendum wish
to have their arguments published
in the legal notices alorg with no
tices of the election thev will have
to put up the money in advance. ;
Marsh said. With an anticipated de- I
flcit of $10,000, the next legislature
will have to make up the balance.
Newspapers which publish the no- I
tices will receive a prorated share
of the $7,000 but will have to wai' j
until appropriation is made in 193.1 j
for the balance. Marsh estimates
that if the published arguments are i
112 column inches, ip length, the I
coft cf publishing w-i!l b $16:03c.
additional. Thit amount the ,te .
cannot supply in advance, with the
CAPITOL IS UNIQUE
to attach the capital forever, failed
of Its principal mission. The battle
between the South Platte and tic
North Platte sections grew hot an :
hitter. Nebraska City was d
termined to have the capita) as Oma
ha was to retain it. Nebraska ("it
bid was stronger because the South
Platte country had a larger popula
tion and the votes to back up the
claim of the South Platte to ha
the capital. In the long struggle fo:
the possession of the prize neither
of the ambitious towns won. Whtni
the territory became a state and it
became the duty of the legislature to
locate the state capitol. a new s'
was decided upon. Governor Dnrid
Butler.' Secretary of State Thomas P.
Kennard and Auditor John J. Cille
pie were commissioned to locate the
capital somewhere within the bun
claries of Saunders. Butler, Be V ard
and Lancaster counties. On July tf,
l.sf.T. they chose- the present site
between Salt and Antelope creeks,
which was then naked prairie and
mighty nude at that. By previous
choice of the legislature the Mar
capital city was to be called Linco!,.
And so in 1867 Bellevue saw its
rival's hopes fall in the dust and
Omaha sat down in the ashes to
mourn the loss of its mo6t prised
possession.
With the location of the capital
city at Lincoln a state; house became
an immediate necessity. The li -state
capitol building was erected in
1S6S. This crude-appearing struc
ture, standing stark and lone on the
prairie, was erected at a cost of $7.".
817.59. In 1SS4 the demand for a bigger
and better capitol building was so
insistent that the legislature acted.
In that year the second state capi
tol was erected at a cost of $600.
(M. It was considered in its Bay
a masterpiece of capitol construc
tion. It became obsolete when th
increasing activities cf state gov
ernment outgrew it.
The bill for the new present struc
ture was signed Feb. 20, 1919. by
Governor Samuel R. McKelvh .
Ground was broken April 15. 192C.
The first construction began in July
Of that year. The design of the nek.
building is such that it was built
around the old one and the old one
was used until office space in the
new one was available. The n th"
old building was removed Bleeesni
expectation of being repaid lat'
Marsh said. Truckers who are cir
culating the petitions will have ti
supply that amount themselves.
In instructions to ctrcuiaiem, Ar
thur Bails of Lincoln is listed as di
rector of the referendum campaigt .
HOG.
INFURIATED BY HEAT.
CRUSHES MAN'S EYEBALL
Mariaville-. June 30. A lare ho.
infuriated by intense- heat, rai
on Its hind fee', kneicked a sadd'
ponv en i'.s back and then enisle
one of Bar'. Schiffern s eyeballs. Mr.
Schiffern is recovering from the sif
fects of en eye removal operation in
the Stuart hospital.
That story from Clifton, N. J., or
counterfeiters being arrested on QBBOk
street was good as far as it went,
but why didn't they have c ops named
Qrabera and Nabbeao make the haul
J. M. LEYDA
Attorney
Bonded Abstracter
Real Estate Titles
f
Defective Titles pcrfeit
ed at reasonable expense.
First Door South of
the Post Office
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