Smiths Meet in Lincoln in 1925 Elect Officers, Plan Banquet anti Horseshoe Pitching Contest on First Day. a. F. Hansen of York, Neb., was elected president of tbe Nebraska Blacksmiths, Horses hoe is and Wheel wrights' association Thursday after noon. Other officers elected were Kdward Flake of Talmage, vice presi dent; George C. Caston of Grafton, secretary and treasurer, and R. I, Robinson of Omaha member of the committee iri rhnrge of mutual aid. The 1925 convention will be held In ldncoln. Nebraska blacksmiths are noted all over the world for their ciaftsman ship in making horseshoes, and Fri day morning they will give a demon stration of their ability to pitch them. The horseshce pitching contest In the backyard of the Hotel Castle, where the smiths are hulding their ISth annual convention, will be one of the most interesting features of fhia Interesting meeting. The session Thursday morning was devoted largely to business affairs. There were two addresses-, one by Janies I. Depew, of Duke City, Neb., on How Can We Increase Our Hush ness." snd another by II. S. Cutting of Fort Smith. Ark., on 1 Wood Turn ing." A discussion of the mutual life Insurance question was led by Edward Flake. E. H. Smith of Minneapolis, told about liquid ox>gen at the afternoon session. There were discussions on various phases of the business. The Omaha Jobbers of the trade invited the visitors io a banquet Thursday r.tght. % Furnas County Corn Crop Above Normal This Year Cambridge, Oct. 23._Home fields of corn now being picked show that the Furnas county crop will be above normal ttits year. The quality is also much better than last yeai Old-Time Resident Dead. Cedar Itapi-Js, presenting a woman candidate for ssor in this election, the firet In the county, if no* in the country. The woman 10 honored Is Mrs. Ltdla A. Fnke, who was elected with a ma ty sufficient to Insure the placing of her name on the ticket with that of WVod Smith, who received the high vote of the republicans present at the caucus Tuesday evening. Candidates for Justice of peace pre sen'ed by the republican party are T N. Hart sell and Robert Huston. The republican city caucus was one of the most largely attended in recent years, more than 100 vo'ters being present. Miliiilell Leaves Hospital Beatrice, Oil. 2:i.—"Bob" Mundell, who was seriously burned about the face, h inds and cheat in an explosion Which wrecked his cleaning plent at Wymore a few weeks ago, and who has been receiving treatment In a hus pitai here, was tuken home in an ambulance and expects to be able to resume work ir. a short time. Mun rtell saved his life by plunging Into a barrel of rain water. t \ j Burgess Bedtime Stories i_> By THORNTON \V. Bl KGESS ritty those whose helpless pllslit Leaves no chance to run or right — Bohhy t'.ten. t --- — Bobby Conn Feels Helpless. Bobby Coon Is lug and strong'and a good fighter. W hen Bobby is himself | Reddy Fogwould never think of quar rellng with liint. (Md Man Coyote would hesitate t > attack hltft. Even Howler the Bob Cat would think twice and unless he were very, very hungry would prefer to hunt a little longer for a dinner. But now' that he was partly helpless because of that dreadful little tan fast to one paw. Bobby knew that If he should be discovered by any of these big hungry neighbors he would be likely to have to fight for his life with the chances very much against him. He thought of Bowser the Hound. Supposing Bowser should happen over that way. He knew that Bowser could and very likely would kill him. So Bobby sat at the foot of the big hollow tree In which was his home, and grew more and more frightened every mlnut* He must hide some where, but where could he hide? It wouldn't do to stay there. So after a while Hobby hobbled away, whim pering with every step, lie must find some place be could craw-l Into or under where he could be out of sight He went slowly. Every two or three Never in nil Ills life had he been quite so miserable. steps he stopped to sk down and hi* leg ached so that he just couldn't think. So he Just hobbled along, not knowing where he was going. At last Bobby come to a great pile nf brush. He kneiv of that pile of brush anr all about It. His eyes brightened when he saw It. "It s queer 1 didn't think of this right a way." said he to himself. ' l can crawl in under this and be out of sight anyway.” Hr had bent under that pile of brush many times, ro he knew just where was ft little opening big enough for bint to crawl through. He whimpered a good deal getting undo there, for that dreadful little can kept catching on sticks and each time It hurt dreadfully. Hut at last he reached the place under the retv middle of that pile of brush where there was room for him to lie down There for the remainder of that night Hobby Coon lay. He couldn t sleep. Ills leg pained him loo much. He no longer feared Yowler the Bob Cat or Old Man Coyote. He knew they would not dare try to get him underneath the brush. Rut all the time be grew more and more help less. There was no wav to get rid of that trail. You spp lie still thought that that little can was a trap There was no way to get Ills paw free. The more he thought about It the more helpless he grew Never in all his life had lie been quite so miserable. Peter Rabbit happened along that way a little before tin', light, l'eter aad been under that brush pile ma* limes lie started to go in there now When he was half way In he w, * startled almost out of his skin b> snarl and a growl You should ha * * seen Peter get out from under that brush pile. 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