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RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA, CHIEF LAST TRIBUTE IS TO Simple Funeral Services Held in Marion, His Home City. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE THERE All the Nation Mourns Its Dead Chief Remains First Lie In State In Rotunda of Capitol In Washington After Impos ing Procession. Murlon, O. While nil the nation stood silent and harrowing, thu mortal remains of Warren 0. Harding, its dead President, were consigned to thu tomb Friday In this, his home city. No Imposing ceremony, no military display, no marching of organizations marked thu mournful event, tiecausu Mrs. Harding wished It bo, but as thu simple services were being held In thu cemetery, In every city, every town and village, every home of thu broud Innd the iiooplo of America weru pay ing tribute to thu memory of their thief whose llfo truly was sacrificed in their behalf. Ilarter and trade, financial business and every other worldly activity that could be sus pended ceased for the time, all sports and pastimes wove ubandouud the nation mourned. Great Throngs In Marlon. Here In Marlon were gathered n host of prominent persons, from Pres ident Coolldge down and Including the leading government olllclals, senators and representatives, governors of the states and delegations from hundreds of cities and organizations. All day Thursday and on Friday morning special trains brought In thu throngs, and other thousands of Ohloans came by automobile. So great were the crowds that It was necessary for the state olllclals to arrange to huvo the roads for miles around Marlon pa trolled to prevent accidents. Thursday morning the funeral train nrrlvcd from Washington, and Mr. Harding's body was taken at once to the residence of his father, Dr. George T. Harding. From 2 until 30 p. in. that day and from 1) a. m. until 1 p. in. Friday opportunity was given Ohloans to view the face or their dead friend. Then, quite without pomp, the casket was borne to the cemetery. Follow ing the henrso were the members of the Harding family; next thu Presi dent of thu United States with mem bers of the cabinet and other high olllclals; then camu Mr. Harding's :loso friends and neighbors, nnd after them a great concourso of mourners. Simple Services In Cemetery. It was -Mrs. Harding's wish that nil who wished should have a place In the funeral procession. Among thoso who sadly nccepted the Invitation were nil the employees of thu Marlon Btnr who had worked for Mr. Hard ing for years, nnd the Ohio newspaper publishers, members of thu Associated Ohio Dailies, In which organization Mr. Harding hnd taken an active part. Reaching the cemetery about three o'clock, thu cortege proceeded to the receiving vault, and there the brief icrvlees wero held. Prayers, rendlngs from the Scriptures nnd the singing of Mr. Ilnrdlng's fnvorlto hymns Unit was all. It was slmplo nnd dig nified, as wns befitting tho obsequies of n distinguished citizen of Mnrion. The services wero In charge of Itov. George M. Lnndls, pastor of Trinity Baptist church, of which Mr. Harding was n member. Ho wns assisted by Rev. Jesse Swank, pastor of tho Meth odist Hplscopnl church, Mrs. Hurdlng's JmBtor. Troops GunVd the Casket. Instead of being Interred In the family plot, tho body of Mr. Harding ,vns plnced In tho receiving vnult, and there It will remain until n mauso leum hns been erected to recelvo It. h tho weeping family and friends moved nway from tho vault, Natlonnl Quard soldiers stepped fonvnrd nnd took their plnco on guard. In n few days they will bo replaced by the runrd from tho regular nrniy, thnt will itnnd nround tho vnult for tho regu intlon period of six months. The de tail for this pnrpoBo will consist of in ofllcer nnd twenty-flvo men from SPort Hayes nt Columbus. Thu Presidential party from Wash ington, which enmo on n special trnln Frldny morning, stnrted bnck for tho nuttonal capital nlmost Immediately after tho conclusion of tho ceremonies. Mrs. nnrdlng, who hart homo so well her difficult part, nlso returned to Washington, on tho snmo train thnt brought her nnd her dead. It was an nounced thnt sho would remnln In the White nouso until sho has finished the supervision nnd removal of tho effects of tho into President. This probably will tnke about three weeks. Services at Capital. Washington. Tho cnpltal of tho United States of America Wednesday )nld official tribute to tho body of AHOLE CITY IN MOURNING Public and Private Business Forgot ten In Washington Whllo Pres Ident's Body Was There. Washington, Aug. Whllo Pres ident Harding's body was In tho city, nil, from highest officialdom to thoso in humblest walks, seemed weighted with deepest sorrow. Kverywhero wns silence tho si lence of respect which a nation shows! to a dead leader Living hands laid I Warren 0. Ilnnllng Rlniplo und Im pressive tribute worthy of life und fame of the 20th president. Then It bade farewell to the beloved clay njjd setit it on Its way to Its llnal resting place in Marlon, O. The ceremonies consisted In official transfer in thu morning of the body from tho White House to the Capitol, where It lay In state until six o'clock In the evening. The American people participated by marching In the fu neral procession and by passing by the bier In the rotunda of the Capitol and by lining the funeral route In vnst, reverent crowds. Ten thousand school children carpeted with ilowers historic Pennsylvania avenue. The body left tho Whtto Houho, where it laid lain during thu night, at 10 . in. (Jen. John J. Pershing, gen eral of the United State. nrmy and commander of the military escort, led the procession to the Capitol. Guard of Honor. Six generals of the army nnd six admirals of the navy acted as an Im mediate guard of honor to the caisson bearing the remains of the late Presi dent. Seven senators, including President pro tern. Cummins, and seven repre sentatives, including Speaker Gillette of the house, acted with members of the Harding cabinet as honorary pall bearers. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, marshal of thu civic procession, the clergymen In charge of the services, and the physicians who attended President Harding at his last Illness were assigned to places Immediately In advance of the caisson. Chief Justice Tuft participated ns u former president Instead of as head of tho Supreme court, I2x-Presldeiit and Mrs. Wilson were placed behind him. Ilchlnd Mr. Wilson In the procession were placed, successively, ambassadors of foreign governments, associate Jus tices of the Supreme court, foreign ministers and charge d'affaires, sena tors and olllcers of the senate, repre sentatives and olllcers of the house, governors of states and territories and commissioners of the District of Colum bia and acting secretaries of the vari ous departments of the federal govern ment. The following also were Included In the olllclal section of the procession: Circuit Court of Appeals, Court of Halms, Court of Customs Appeals, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of tho District of Columbia, under secretaries and assistant secretaries of federal departments, assistant post masters general and assistant attor neys general. United States marshal and United States attorney. The chairman or senior member ot the following groups: Federal Reserve board, Interstate Commerce commission, Civil Service commission, various mixed commis sions dealing with International prob lems nnd other agencies of the fcderul government. Next In Hue came patriotic and civic organizations, headed by men who have won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic deeds In tlit serv ice of their country by land or sen. They wero followed by army olllcers, led by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Next came officers of tho coast cuard and public henlth service, bend ed by tho assistant secretary of tho treasury nnd olllcers of the const and geodetic survey, under command of the assistant secretnry of commerce. Tho services In tho rotunda of tho Cnpltol wero as follows: Invocntlon, Dr. A. Freeman, nsstst nnt pastor of the Calvnry Unptlst church, of which Mr. Harding was u member. Hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," mnlo quartet of Calvary Ilapflst church. Scripture: Twenty-third Psalm. MIcah, sixth chapter, eighth verse. Revelation, twenty-second chapter, first to fifth verses. Quotations. Prayer, Dr. James Shorn Montgom ery, chaplain of tho houso of repre sentatives. Hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," male quartet. Benediction, Dr. Anderson. The body then lay In state and from four to Blx the genernl public was ad mitted. ' At 0 p. in. tho casket wns taken back to tho enr In which It hnd been brought across the continent. Then began tho Journey to Mnrion back to the homo town. The special train bearing tho Presi dent's body arrived In Washington nt 10:20 p. in. Tuesday after n transcon tinental Journey of 00 hours nnd 10 minutes. It was 0 hours late tho grent crowds In tho big cities had al most blocked Its way. President Cool ldge, cabinet members, members of congress and civilian and rallltnry dig nitaries wero nt the depot. Tho Ma rino bond played "Nearer My God, to Thee." Mrs. nnrdlng wnlked to her car on tho nrm of Secretnry Christian. Tho casket, escorted by its guard of honor, was taken on n caisson to the Whlto House, where it nrrlvcd nt 11 :30. It wns placed In the F.nst room. At midnight tho Whlto House doors wero closed, leaving Mrs. Harding with her dead. down tho work of'government to pay tribute to tho memory of tho man who for more than two years had guided the ship of state In momentous and troublesome times. Tho government, nntlonnl and local, enmo to a complete halt. Federal ma chlnery was stayed until the body of tho President wns lowered Into tho grave. Flags wafted fretfully hnlf-Btnff; church bells tolled quickly. Draperies lluttored from every building along tho lino of thc Eroccspji. COOLIDGE TAKES UP HIS DUTIES AS PRESIDENT His Venerable Father Adminis ters the Oath of Office in Country Home. ASKS CABINET TO REMAIN Announces His Intention to Follow Out tho Policies Inaugurated by Hard ingGoes to Washington toi Assume Duties. Washington. Calvin Coolldge, thir tieth President of tho United Stutes, 1b hero in Washington nt the head of tlio executive branch of tho govern ment. Llku the 100 per cent eillclent United States mnrines, he has thu sit uation well in hand. The presidency Is functioning without friction. Calvin Coolldge took the oath us President, of the United States at Plymouth, Vt ut 2:-17 a. in. Friday, August !l. Thu ceremony took place In the living room of the residence of the new President's father, John C. Coolldge. The oath of ofllce was ad ministered by the father, who Is u no tary public. The text of the presiden tial oath had hc.cn telephoned to Mr. Coolldge at Plymouth from thu White House. Statement by New Chief. President Coolldge received tho news of the death of President Harding and of his own elevation to the presidency at ten minutes before midnight, stand ard time, Thursday. Mr. Coolldge received the first news through telegrams from George C. Christian, Jr., secretnry to President Harding. Mr. Coolldge Issued tho following statement: ' vzztrssxxffrstZ,......, . PRESIDENT "Kcports have reached me, which I fear are correct, that President llnrd Ing Is gone. The world has lost a great und good man. I mourn his loss. He wus my chief nnd my friend. It will be my purpose to carry out tho policies which he has begun for the service of the American people and for meeting their responsibilities wherever they may nrlse. "For this purpose, I shall seek the co-operation of nil those who have been associated with the President during his term of olllce. Thoso who have given their efforts to assist him I wish to remain In olllce, that they may assist me. "I huvo faith that God will direct the destinies of our nntlon." The following telegram wns sent to Mrs. Harding: "Plymouth, Vt., Aug. .1, 1021. "Mrs. Warren O. Hnrdlnp, San Frnnclseo, Cal. : Wo offer you our deepest sympathy. May God bless you and keep you. "Calvin cooLinni:, "GUACK COOLIDGK." Message Telia of Death. Tho telegram announcing the death of the President wns as follows: "Palace hotel, San Francisco, C.il., Aug. a, 102.1. Mr. Calvin Coolldge, Plymouth, Vt.: The President died, In stantaneously and without warning, whllo conversing with members of his family, nt 7:!!0 p. in. His physicians report that death was apparently duo to some brain embolism, probably an npoplexy, "GKOUGK II. CIHUSTIAN, JH "Secretary." This telegram was brought to tho Coolldgo home nt Plymouth Notch by W. A. Perkins of llrldgewnter, "who owns the telephono Hue running from 1 bbbbbbbbbbbbbHbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbHbW vrW. - 1 1 bbbbbbbvVbbbbbbbbb"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbv j4v 9b s "v. 4 & bbbbbi EhBBBBBp" V ibbl BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBh PJJftBBBBBBh. bbbbbbbbbbbbliiS sHB BV jllr (f-'.BHHHK BBBKt bbbbbk s Vrj r- wKr T 1H I . i J BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBhL BBBBm BBBBBk ' -a f W VIbHbbbbbbBhP Brldgewater to riymouth. About flvo minutes later newspnper men arrived In Ludlow. A drive of thirty miles through tin mountains brought them to thu Cool ldgo summer home. Mr. Coolldgo and Mrs. Coolldge had retired about an hour before the death messages wero received. Ten minutes after the arrival of the newspnper men Mr. and Mrs. Coolldge came downstairs Into the sitting room of the Coolldge home. Mr. Coolldgo was dressed In n black sack suit nnd woro u black neck tie. Mrs. Coolldgo woro u black and whlto gown, white shoes nnd stockings, Mr. Coolldgo wns very pale nnd showed deep regret for President Harding' death. Ho seated himself nt u table, whllo Mrs. Coolldgo brought u lump and reud tho telegrams he had re ceived. He then called his assistant secre tary, Irwin Gelsser, und dictated to him his statement and thu telegrum to Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Coolldgo Weeps. In the meantime people were nrrlv Ing from ull directions. Mr. Coolldge, seeing thu houso becoming crowded, gave orders thnt an adjoining houso lie opened for use us press headquur ters. Meanwhile, the new first Indy of the land sat weeping softly and exclaim ing In sympathy for the bereaved first lady In San Francisco. "What a blow what a terrible blow to poor Mrs. Harding," sho said. "Sho hnd had kucIi n heavy burden, in her own Illness, to bear up under und now this J" Finally Secretary Gelsser returned with tho press copies of the state ments, and pushing back the old photograph album and the family P.Ible on thu center table, Mrs. Coolldgo busied herself with the work of help ing distribute them. Thu newspaper men had scarcely gotten out of sight when another tele graph messenger arrived with a copy of the presidential oath from Wash ington. In tho same sitting room with its hnud-hraided rugs, its clutter of onornbio colonial furniture, Its old wood stove and Its family l'.lble Cal vin Coolldge received thu onth of olllce from bib father, and became America's thirtieth president. L TBBBBBBBBBBBbI"? ,: !?WWW11 Xii nBBBBBBBHpFP Xjj i MmMiiIi I il TfWiV 'rfvAiWW-$Akifl4 CALVIN COOLIDGE Calvin Coolldge Is a quiet, taciturn man, known to his friends as "Silent Cal." For more than twenty years prior to his election as vice president he had been In political life, starting almost Immediately after finishing college. Ills first political ofllce was In the city council of Northampton, Mass., where ho had settled. For years he held va rious offices In that city, Including thoso of city solicitor and mayor; then he wns elected to the Massachu setts houso of representatives. Later ho won n seat In the stutc senate and wns Its president. Coolldge was lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and In 1010 was elect ed to thu governorship In the first cam paign won by the llepubllcan party in several years. He was governor for two years. It was during this term ho during his term as governor that he first attained nation-wide prominence. Tills was In connection with tho po. llcemen's strike in Hoston. Ho toolt firm control of thu situation, ordered tho stnto guard to patrol the streets, nnd kept down rioting, taking the stand that law and order must be pre served. The strike wus a complete failure. Following his action In this situation he was nicknamed "Law nud Orrtur" Coolldge. He wns mentioned as n possibility for the presidential nomination prior to tho 1020 campaign, but ho made a public- announcement that he would not . consider the nomination. I I1m nomination nnd election to the vicg presidency followed. In Washington Mr. Coolldgo hns been ranked as n clear thinker, care ful In speech, n fair mixer as aggres sive as any vice president cttn be. GORNHUSKER NEWS News of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. 6TANDINQ OF DALL TEAM8 AT OF WEEK. wnsTr.itN i.p.aouc W L, Wichita CO 39 Tulsa CC 41 Kulrbury 49 48 Vca Molries f.8 f.O Umaliii r,G C3 .St. Joseph 44 67 Hloux City 39 67 Denver 40 70 fcTA'IU I.IMCL'U W L, Norfolk f,3 43 Lincoln , ftl 45 Grand Island G2 CO Oklahoma City C2 47 HastltiKs ....44 CO lk-utrlce 41 C4 END Pet. .639 .617 .COS ,C37 .014 ,3'JG .3C8 .364 Pet. .u52 .531 .510 .C69 .468 .432 The Presbyterian church at Hast ings Ik preparing to celebrate Its gol den anniversary late In October. Contracts have been awarded for the construction of the new .51.10,000 high school building at Fuirhury. Nebraska chapter of the (J. A. It. Is scheduled to leave September '2. for the annual encampment at Milwaukee. Continued heavy rains raised the streams nround Cambridge, and tour ists at the camp grounds were forced to move. Holding back of wheat by farmers of Nebraska for jt higher price Is In dicated, according to members of the state railway commie-Ion. An impressive memorial service In honor of the late president, Warren G. I larding, was held by Omaha chap ter, Order of De Mohiy. Hans Leo of Mei-ua received u let ter from Germany that carried three UK) mark stamps, p.elore the war this would have represented about $70. One or the attractions at the state fair will be the spectacular destruc tion or The Temple of Concord, the best of the fatuous PnlnV fin-works. Postal authorities have announced that night nlr mail Hying from Fort Crook Hying field will commence about August 20. Mn:l will be carried east and west at night. Flvo thousand bushels of grain, Just threshed, was destroyed by fire on the Ira Hewitt farm in the liufi'alo fiats district north of Long Pine. There was no insurance. Nebraska railroads are limiting the granting of passes to clergy and char itable workers allowed under a new law, to ministers and charity work ers who travel constantly. Iteiinlon or Company 1, the F.lghty aintli division, probably will bo held In Lincoln during thu stnto fair, ac cording to u clrcillur letter sent out to all members by Harry M. Lux. secre tary of the reunion. Klishti Hubliel Noxon of P,ee, near S.'wnrd died ut his home August 1, aged ninety-two years nnd four months. He was postmaster ut lleo for twenty- five years. He came to Seward county In 18(10. While Walter Alllote was seeking refuge under some frieght cars during a heavy rain storm at Plattsmouth, a switch engine pulled out the string of ears, running over him and cutting off both legs. He died two hours later. The oat crop Is very good In Custer county this year, some large yields be ing reported. A field belonging to llarve Davenport, six miles northwest of Callaway, yielded slightly over sixty bushels an acre of good quality. Hair dressers and beauty specialists of the state met ut Omaha last week and organized the Nebraska Associa tion of Cosmetologists. They will be known by the longer name now, which they say will add more art to their profession. Mildred Gnde, 1.1 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gnde, of l'mernld, Neb., sustained a severely lacerated right hand us the result of an accident with an automatic clothes ringer. No bones in the hand were broken, but thu fiesh was bably torn on the palm and back. Hurt rum G. Goodhue of New York, architect of the new state cnpltol, has been paid .V202,.iril.i:i for his services thus far, according to State Auditor George W. Marsh. Of this amount ?(i.",(!2ri has been for salary at the rate of S2.r,(KK) a year and .?!. 10,72(1. 1!1 for expenses Incurred us designer und supervising architect. Kesplte the fact that tho disburse ments of the state treasury exceeded the receipts by $7S(),000, due principal ly to the payment of the .(i7fi,()00 semi-annual school appropriation, there was a cash bulunco of $.1,0i:i,.7.i0 on hand August l. The state paid out a total of $l,S18,7M) during tho month of July and received .? 1,0.18,0 ID. An electric lamp cord, carrying only 110 volts, caught in the door of the nutomohllc on which ho was working Is believed to have caused the electro cution of Albert II. Fitch, found dead In the municipal power plant gnrugj at Strntton. John Cloud. 2 years old, remained n prisoner for nn hour, when his leg be came fust In a gns stopbox in tho park ing In front of his home, ut Omaha. Police wore called, and later tho gas company was rushed to tho scene. A hole had to bo dug und a pipe broken before tho boy could bo released. Several hundred Merchants from over the State will attend tho tenth nnnunl Merchants Market Week to bo held In Omaha the week of August 20. Stocks of merchandise huvo been en larged and manufacturers, jobbers and wholesalers are prepared to show a fine Hue of goods to the visitors, The N'efcrnsfcn State Fulr races will bo up to the usual standard tills fall. Prizes totaling SllMHK) are offered, and tho fastest hor'os are being entered. Over 200 are expected. The first Omaha baby to be named after the new president Is Calvin Coolldge Peklo, son of Mr. und Mrs. Charles Peklo. Mr. Peklo Is u I mug las county deputy assessor. Workers tunneling through the bluffs for the Gerlng-Fort Laramie irrigation canal near ScottsblulT, re ported snow us having fallen for fivo minutes one night last week. Thousands of ncres of spring wheat around Oshkoh, which promised to be u record yield ten days ago are now worthless and will not be cut ns a re sult of the rapid vork of black rust. Miss 12. Until Pyrtle, Lincoln educa-, tor, member of the state normal board and candidate for state superintendent In the last election, sustained u broken nrm while on u trip In the Sierras in California. Preparations for the Lincoln county fair ut North Iiutte, the crowning1 event of ench seasons attractions of western Nebraska, are being contem plated. The fair will be held Sop I tember -I, f, 0 nnd 7. Victor Keene, an Omaha newspaper man, will sail early In September for j Toklo, Japan, where he will take I charge of u dej nrtinent on the "Ad- ! vertlser," nn I2ns.iish language news paper ut that place. rilmore county boys and girls will be represented at the county fair this; year with pits, poultry, sewing nnd canned products. Demonstrations will also be given by the teams In the various ptojoets of club work. Omaha Is to hae n new ."? 1,000,000 Livestock I-2xchnuge according to Kvorett P.uckinghum, vice-president and executive of tho Omaha I'nioii Stockyards company. The new build ing will be the latest thing lit modern building. Fred II. Kembel nnd Miss Frances K. Spaeth of Hastings, who wen- mar ried at the courthouse by County Judgo Crawford Wednesday afternoon were the first couple to obtain a li cense In omaha under the new state eugenics law. Charles Wulles of Hastings, gave a clairvoyant i?l .:!(), when the latter promised to "work off" a curse which lie said wns on the money. Wailes doesn't know yet whether the ex periment was stressful, but he does know that the "seer" and his $1,0.10 are both missing. The Sioux County Agricultural Society will hold Its fourteenth annual exhibition at llarrNon August Itoth to September 1st. 102.1, and President J. H. Wilhermsdorfer states that tho in dications nre very favorable for a successful fair. When the long funeral train bear ing the body of the late President: Harding eastward to Its last resting place, pulled into the Omaha Union station l.-i.OOO to 20,000 persons were present to pay homage to their Into chief executive. Golden Ilule lodge of Itebekas, at Fremont, wlnih was relieved of It charter three weeks ago by the state president, Mr. Cleo Montgomery, be cause of alleged discrepancies, has been formally reinstated and is again in good standing with the state Juris diction. The funeral of Carl Kuhn, said to have been a member of the rovnl fain- ily of tho former German empire, was held nt Itlalr recently. He was born In Germany and was an Infantry cap tain dining the Franco-Prussian war. He married I-2da Neitzke who was of the Prussian nobility. He had lived In Itlalr over -40 years. Tho success of the boys and girls demonstration teams that compote at the coming Stnto fair will depend up on the practice given them by their leaders next month, says the -Agri cultural College. Lincoln. Assistance from the State office of tho Extension Service Is toeing furnished to as many counties and dubs ns possible but thu real training must come from thu County Agent nnd local leader. Every opportunity to practice before tho public should be welcomed. All previous local records for rain fall In any month during a ono hour period were broken in Omaha Satur day morning, wlun slightly more than two Inches descended between the hours of 8 und 0. The records date back twenty-one years. The total pre cipitation during the storm which lasted from 7 to 0, was 2.21 Inches, according to Meteorologist ltoblns of the government weather bureau. This record for two hours wns broken on August 20, 1001, when U.17 Indies was recorded. A new Idea that Is being put Into effect by the Hurt County Stock Show and Agricultural Association, which will hold Its far nt Oakland Sept. VI to l.r, Is the erection of a booth by tho various towns of the county in which they will udvertlse their towns. Knocked down by his nutnmobllo lie was cranking nnd '.'aught beneath It In the workings of the car, John Smith or Palmyra, was dragged a ills tanco or thirty feet by the car before it could be Mopped, and sustained ser ious Injuries. Seven ribs were broken. Ids head ami shuuldcrs badly cut nnd bruised. Tho hailstorm of July 1, not only cut the 70-acre field or heavy ripe wheat belonging to Itudnlph Hiisi, fivo miles southeast or Wymore, but It threshed every head nnd drove the. wheat seed all into the ground at tho same time. All records for receipts of cattle by auto truck, at the stockyards wero broken recently when .1,000 head were brought to the unloading chutes. This method of transporting livestock Is growing more popular every week, livestock men say. Livestock comes this way from points in Nebraska ami Iowu. ; in fl j Vj t