Cripples’ Home
Makes Dream of
Poet Come True
Two-Million Dollar Haven for
Children Built in Memory
of James Whitcomb
Bilev.
Indianapolis, Dec. 25.—"Jim" Riley
mold look down from heaven today
on a place of hope, a "land where
dreams come true."
In a $2,000,000 haven of health, the
first of Its kind' in the country, 20
"happy little cripples" have foun/i
promise of relief. And (he lloosler
poet's song of prophecy of a time
f when “nary child in Indianny will
liu\'e curviture of the spine" has come
true.
Fight years ago .Tames Whitcomb
Kiiev, the bachelor who loved all chil
dren end wrote Immortal poems
about them, laid down his golden pen
and waved farewell. Rut the noblo
nature of his spirit lingered on, and
the Riley Hospital for Children,
erected by the people of ’Indiana, is
ready to perpetuate his dreams of
cheer.
The hospital had Its Inception in
the minds: and hearts of men and
women composing the Jtiley Memorial
association! No monument, no ’edl
f ee to him whose life was love itself,
could be more fitting. The late war
interfered with their plans, but In
1920 the state legislature voted to
make the proposed hospital a part of
Indiana university and appropriated
$125,000 as a nucleus for the building
fund. Then it set aside $75,000 annu
ally thereafter as a maintenance
fund,
Cminiies Subscribe,
■Popular subscription campaigns, im
mediately organized, added to the to
tal a sum of $1,086,056. Forty of the
state's 92 counties have subscribed,
and campaigns are progressing In the
remainder.
In 1923 the legislature approprited
n-1 additional $150,000 for a power
plant to serve the Riley hospital, the
Robert Long hospital and the Indiana
School of Medicine, which, with the
City hospital, situated only a few
blocks away, comprises one of the
greatest hosfdtfjl units In the United
States, ’
With ttje present capacity of 120
lratlents/n month,' the hospital Is to
have additional facilities, making pos
sible the accommodation of a total of
400 or more children a month snd,
• approximately;, 3,500 a year. The new
ltuildipgs will Include another serv
ice unit and a convalescent home to
he erected-by the Rotary clubs of In
diana. at a'cobt at $250,600. A 25-acre
pork and playground is to be added.
Any practicing physician or sur
geon in the state may bring his pa
tient to the hospital and there care
fur him. The services of a full staff
■ 4 doc I, a--«-'a s e a. regularly at
1*1. ,1 1,1 , n■ - hospital, will be at con)
maud. Admissio.n to the institution Is
gained through application to the
cjninty courts, the judges to decide
whether the invalids parents shall
pay for the treatment and, If so, in
what amount.
Will Receive Poor.
Those who cannot afford to pay
will lie given the same attention, in
the same*Wards, as the others and
will be allowed to stay until cured.
The county from which they come
will bear the expense. Any child In
the state under 16 years of age will
be admitted. Already there have
been 75 applications from 40 coun
ties.
Mark Noble, 10, of Decatur, Ind.,
helpless for seven years as the
result of an attack of infantile
paralysis, was the first patient to be
treated. His brave spirit and unyield
ing confidence has been a Joyful ex
ample for the other llttl* cripples and
a recompense to those whose sacri
fices have made possible his chance
to run and play as normal boys and
girls do.
Authors, educators, business and
professional men and women have
hern instrumental In making the hos
pital a reality, and prominent among i
them lire George Ade. Booth Tar-king
ton, a rid Meredith Nicholson, nil ln-1
Pawnee City Pair Observes Golden
Wedding; Born Near Coofidge Home
Special Dispatch lo The Omaha lire.
Pawnee City,' Neb., llee. 27.—jMr.
and Mrs. Fred W. Chase, long resi
dents of Pawnee county, last Wed
nesday celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary at their home in this
city. Tlieir family of nine children
were present for the occasion.‘
Their childhood home abd' the scene
of their marriage W'as X\vhitlngham,
Vt., within 25 miles of' the home of
President Coolidge.
Mr. and Mrs. Chase came to Nebras
ka in 1885 and for .10 years lived on a
farm near here. Five years ago they
moved to I’awnee City. Mr. Chase
was one of the first advocates of good
roads, and spoke in most of the towns
in this part of the state in favor of
better highways in the days of mud
rutted roads.
His activities for better farming
methods also brought him recognition
from the state university with the
presentation of a certificate of honor
by the agricultural college. Mr. Chase
is also a charter member of the Ne
braska chapter of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Present at the reunion wrere four
generations .of the Chase family.
Leon Bekst Who Painted Omaha
Portrait of Willa Cather, Dies
- wewp mm whe mamma mhbw—i
Noted Russian Artist Broke
Engagement Here Last
January.
Rpnn Nloolalevlch Bakst, noted
Russian painter, died today in Paris
at the age of 59, dispatches state.
He cancelled a lecture engagement
before the Omaha Society of Fine
Arts at the Hotel Fontenelle, Jan
uary 18, 1924, because of illness.
He painted the portrait, of Wllia
Gather which hangs in the public
library. During the time this por
trait was being painted Miss Gather
availed herself of the opportunity to
study his personality and art con
cerning which she wrote to Mrs. fluy
Kiddoo that "he does his very best
work in his perfectly relaxed hours
when he la simply playing with his
material as he played with his magic
lantern when lie was a boy. In his
portfolios he has many color sketches
made in the country districts of Rus
sia, sketches of boys and girls ,in
the homely and home made costumes
they had Invented for themselves for
a holiday.”
diana authors; William Rowe Bryan,
president of Indiana university; Fred
erick Si hurtemirr, secretary of slate;
George A. Ball of Muncte, manufac
turer and philanthropist, and Dr.
Garleton B. McCulloch, who was
Riley's personal physician.
Pawnee County Stockman
Gets High Cattle Priee
Table Rock, Neb., Dec. 27.—Pawnee
county cattle came In for much pub
llelty at ttie Kansas Gity stork mar
ket a few days ago when C. M. Clark
of Bure hard sold a consignment of
Hereford beeves at $14.25. This is
the highest price paid on the market
this year. In the shipment were eight
head averaging 907 pounds each,
which brought the high price. Twen
ty-seven head of steers end heifers
that had been on short feed brought
$10. Nine heifers also sold for $10.
Former Marne Man Dies.
Atlantic, la.. Dee. 27.—W. ,T.
Fleming, formerly of Marne, la., died
at his home at Standpoint, Ida
friends here have been advised. He
was past. 70 years of age.
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York College Singers
Back Prom Lyceum Tour
York. Pee. 27.—The quartet of rot
lege student* from York college un
ifier the direction of Pean Charles
Amadotj, returned Wednesday eve
ning from a lyceum course tour
through Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana
and Iowa. Twenty five programs
were given during the four weeks
they Wera'gone.- There were four male
Ringers urn' a pianist In the group.
Beatrice Man Palls
Down Elevator Shaft
Beatrice, X'eb., Pec. !7—O. J.
r.yndes, resident of Beatrice for
many years, was severely • cut and
bruised about the body when, he fell
down the starway leading to the baee
ment of the Spiegel block. He In
tended to take the elevator hut en
tered the wrong door nnd stepped off,
falling 14 feet.
Scully K-tatr Pays
?6,521 in Kan«as Taxes
Beatrice, Neh., Dec. 27.—V. R.
Johnson has returned from Marshall
county, Kansas, whera h« paid taxes
in fulf on the RcQlly holding for 1924,
which amoirtited to $4,517.79. Taxes
In 1923 amounted to $4,521.31. Ths
Scully estate owns 8.000 acres of
land in Marshall county.
Ire Harvest Begins.
Nebraska City, Net)., Dec. 27.—The
Ice harvest began here yesterday,
with the Morton Gregson company
cutting 11 Inch Ice from the ponds
near the plant. They expect to till
ttielr three large ljouses from the
ponds this season. The Ice on the
river Is about 12 Inches thick and
Thomas Brothers, local dealers, will
begin work Monday In Ailing their
houses for sale In outside towns. The
local trade Is taken care of with ar
tlflcinl |ce made at the plant here.
Seottshluff Mat Matrli.
Bridgeport, •' Neb., Dec. 27.-—On
Tuesday evening, December 30, there
will be a wrestling match at Scott*
bluff that promises to bring a num
ber of gports- to the valley. It Is
given under tha auspices of ths Klk*
lodes snd will he between Adam
Krelger of Lincoln, Junior middle
weight champion of the world, and
Billy ftohober of clank l.ake, la.,
eastern choice for ths middleweight
mat championship.
Law Halts Marriages.
Columbus. Neh, Dec. 27. In 1922,
i ho IrtHt year before (he n*w Nibraa
Ka eugenic marriage law became ef
fectlve, Judge* Gibbon <»f Platte coun
ty, tanned 229 marriage llcenae* end
performed the ceremony for <3
couple*.
In 1924, the flr*t year uifller opera
(Ion of lb* new law, the judge by the
end of the year ha* leaned 47 11
cenae* and performed only nine cere
monie*.
Jnliri W. Harrington Die*.
Geneva, Neh., Dec. 27.—John W
Harrington, 85, died at his home In
Geneva early Thursday morning He
came to Fillmore countv In 1*77 and
aettled on a home-lead near Geneva
He Is survived by his widow unite 19
grown children I
Mothers Fail to
! Visit Bandit Sons
Collins and Poffenbarger
Back in Bluffs for Sec
ond Trial.
Fred Poffenbarger, Jr., 22, and
Keith Collins, 26, who have served
four years In the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan., arrived in Coun
cil Bluffs Friday night at 6:30 from
Kansas City, Kan., under guard of
two deputy United States marshals
and are in the county jail to await
further trial on charges connected
with the theft of $3,500,000 in bonds
from a mail car in 1920.
Postal Inspector C. H. Glenn says
he doesn't know when their trial will
begin. Federal court opens January
27, but a great number of witnesses
must be summoned, some from the
Pacific coast, and preparation for the
trial will take long.
Father Meets Them.
The youths expressed themselves
as confident of acquittal and believe
■ they will be able to obtain freedom on
l bond of $5,000 each, pending trial.
' They said they will engage a Council
Bluffs lawyer.
The mothers of the young men did
not visit them up to Saturday roon.
Fred Poffenbarger, sr., met them at
the station, coming there In his work
clothes from the Junk yard where he
works.
Handcuffed Together.
Their hands were locked together
with handcuffs, their faces were trav.
el-stained. Prison life had apparently
agreed with Poffenbarger. He
looked well and declared that he felt
well. But with Collins the life had
■been harder. He had lost weight and
he had lost a hit of the debonaire
air which marked him at the time of
his arrest in 1320.
Collins still showed signs of the
taste which marked his dress lit the
days of his freedom. From the breast
pocket of his coat hung a silk hand
kerchief, gaily colored about the bor
der. His clothes, though dusty from
the trip, had a semblance of a press.
He adjusted hia tie before stepping
down from the coach.
Crowds Gathers st Station.
Quite a crowd hart gathered at the
station to see the pair return. The
crowd, for the most, part, was com- 1
posed of curious persons who had ;
little knowledge of what the youths
had done or why they should be of
any special interest.
Poffenbarger rushed up to his son '
and greeted him. Fred, Jr., turned im- 1
mediately with hia father and intro- 1
duced him to James Fee. United !
States marshal, who, with H. E. Me- 1
Gee, deputy marshal, brought the
prisoners from Kansas City.
Poffenbarger, sr., was released from '
the penitentiary last August at the
expiration of hts term. He has been i
working in Council Bluffs since then J
Mrs. Poffenbarger did not know that
her son was to reach Council Bluffs
today and was not at the station.
Pied asked his father to have his
mother to come to the county Jail to 1
h'-e him as soon ns she could.
When Poffcnbnrger saw hia son
he rushed down the station platform.
"Jfow ate you son." he riled ns be
seised his boy's hand.
"Pretty good, dad. You folks will '
ail be up to see me. won't you?" Pof- j
fehbarger answered him.
Marshal Fea would rot show sny
of the photorrapher# who had gath
ered at the station to take pictures of
the prisoners. He was a little afraid
of the crowd In view of the recent si i
most successful attempt of the men
to escape from the jail In Kansas
City.
The prisoners were hurried to sn i
automobile which J. W. Mitchell, dep
uty United States marshal, had wait
ing In front of the building.
They were whisked to tho county 1
jail at once.
Once again the doors of the Potto- 1
wnttamie county Jail have closed be- I
hind the principals in the train rob I
bery the loot of which was the largest
ever obtained in a single "Job."
Fred Will Work. '
Collins end Poffenbarger again
went through the formality of being
—arched, of helng Instructed regard ‘
lng the customs of the Institutions .
and examined for prominent scars. 1
Poffenbarger followed his son to 1
the Jail and there talked with him at
length.
At the Jail supper had been delayed 1
for an hour so the new prisoners 1
might est with the others.
Poffenbarger will likely be as
signed to work about the Jail, mop
ping floors and cleaning up. It Is n 1
custom of the Institution to hold a I
"kangaroo court" for each prisoner t
who com-s In. If the prisoner has i
$2 he Is fined that amount: If he has
no money he must work out the fine l
at the rate of 20 eenta an Jtottr. Pof i
fenbnrger had but 15 cents' when he i
was searched. i
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Two Church Home* Bought.
Bridgeport, Neb., Hec. 27.—Bayard
cltlr.ens are charitably Inclined ami
believe that religious organisations
should be supported, according to re
suits of two canvasses of the city 1
this week that resulted In getting
money enough to buy two church 1
homes. The Assembly of God people 1
purchased the old V. P. church end n (
parsonage for their pastor, sod the
German Congrrgatlonailsts hought a
parannage for their new pastor. Both
purchases were made from funds sub- '
scribed bv Bayard people.
Woman Drop* Drarl.
Atlantic, la.. Dec 27—Mra. Carl
Anderaen, 50, resident of Audithon,
Ia„ for many yrara, dropped deed
soon after eating a large meal. Heart
disease was the cause of death
Funeral eervlrea were held this after
noon.
Million-Dollar Mail Robbers Back in Old Home Town
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Fred Poffeubarger. Jr., and Keith Collins. with their guards, on their arrival Friday In < oun.il Muffs from
Kansas City, Kan., to answer further charges in connection with the |3,;»0#,000 mail robbery in < oun.
in 19*0
I "eft to right: Deputy Fnited State* Marshal .1. W. Mitchell of Council Bluffs; Keith Collins; Fred Pnffenbarger,
Jr.: Fnited States Marshal James Fee of Kansas City, Kan. ____
Funeral Services for
Ex-G. A. R. Commander
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Minden, Neb., Dec. 27.—The funeral
of John R. M xon took place Friday
in the First Presbyterian church
here.
He lived In Nebraska since IS7S. In
1S99 he helped organize the telephone
exchange in Minden and was mana
ger till his death. He was clerk of
the district court of Kearney county
for two terms and G. A. It. depart
ment commander for two years. He
was a charter member of the Modern
Woodmen. His widow and five chil
dren and several grandchildren sur
vive him.
FARMERS REJOICE
WHEN SNOW FALLS
Wymore, Neb , Dec. 27.—A white
Christmas was the order fur Wymore,
and farmers over southern Gage coun
ty ere rejoicing over moisture it; the
form of four Inches of snow, which
fell the day before Christmas. The
thermometer has temained at zero and
below for the last three days, and Ice
is II Inches thick on Indian creek and
Ice harvest has begun.
Missouri Man Leading
in Harmonica Contest
Shenandoah, la... Dee. 27.— "Slim”
German of Wilcox. Mo., Is leading In
KFNF's radio harmonica contest, In
which 20,000 listeners have vo'ed.
Wllllnm Sharp of Shenandoah Is
second and Mrs. John Rast of Braddy
vllle. third.
Others ranking high are William
Sharps nf Craig, Mo; Mrs. Harry
Brown of Newmarket, Mr*. Fred
Flatt Of Thurman, la : Clyde John
ston of Ixtcust Grove, Mrs. .Take
Busssrd of Imogene. J W. Sparks nf
Forest City. Mo., and Howard Green
wait of Shenandoah.
Pair Married Last April,
Friends Now Learn of Tt
Shenandoah. Ia., Dec. 27 —A wed-i
ding last April at Glcnwood. Ia., bssj
Just become publicly known. The
principals are Miss Marlorle Ifevilln.
former Clarinda r\|ral teacher, and j
I, ester Aldrich, son of Dr. and Mrs. |
J, F. Aldrich of Shenandoah. He
formerly attended Kemper Military ,
academy a.t Boonvllle, Mo.
Woman Tried Thrice.
Bridgeport, Neb., Dec. 27.—Mrs.
Ralph S. Ogden of Alliance ha* passed
through three trials for sanity during
the past four months. The first was
started hy her husband when she ap
plied for a divorce, and she was
found sane. On the second trial
started hy hdr folks, she was de
dared Insane by Dawes county Jury,
and now she Is again declared sane
by * lunacy commission of Box
Butte county.
Christina* at School.
Geneva, Neb, Dec. 27 The state
training school fur girls celebrated
Christinas hy each of the five groups
of girls having Its own tree and treat
Christmas eve and 40 of the girls, as
sisted hy the *chonl orchestra, put
ting on a program for everybody
Christmas night. A playlet, entitled
"A Christmas Mat" was followed hy a
cantata. Th« Christmas dinner com
prised fond whlrh was nrarlv all
raised ' n 'he school farm hy the girls
themselves. ‘"ff'HNnHDBK
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On All Our Womtn'i and MIuh' Coali
Julius Orkin
1512 DOUGLAS STREET
Rrad Our Adv. on H«|e 2A
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Clarinda (la.) School Pupils Given
Mental Tests for Proper Grades
Records Show Marked Ira*
provemcnt Since Superin
tendent Started Plan
in 1917.
Clarinda, la., Dec. 28.—E. I..
Weaver, superintendent of city
schools here, uses the Intelligence test
to place students In the right trade.
In this work he is assisted by C. E.
Hoskinson, principal of Junior High,
and each child Is given the “once
over;'' If there Is any reason to doubt
his mental standing,’ he is given a
second test one year later.
Weaver's record shows that 3 to 4
per cent of the students in the Clar
inda schools are “exceptional,” 20 per
cent “especially strong mentally," and
about the same number retarded,
while 72 per cent lead the class In
their new grade within the first six
weeks of promotion. He usee the
age-grade charts, and a comparison
of this chart the chart the year he
took charge, 1917. shows but on^child
th"4£ on the "normal'’ step, and an
average retardation of one one year,
three months. The chart.now shows
one-third on the normal step, a few
less retarded, and a very small per
rent rated as subnormal.
Weaver Is a graduate of Nebraska
Wesleyan, receiving his master's de
pree from the' t'nlversify of Nebraska.
DELEGATES NAMED
TO RAIL HEARING
Bloomfield, Neb., Per. 27.—E. H
Mason, H. R. Van Auken. E. F. Kilter.
Li. C. Robinson and C. T. Heckt have
been appointed to represent the focal
Commercial club at the meeting to be
held at Wayne Monday at which time
the state railway commission will hear
protests against the cancellation by
the Minneapolis and Omaha railroad
of trains No. 50 and 51 on the Hlooin
field branch and No. 40 and 41 on the
on the Crofton branch.
X,. P. Case, state representative
from this district, will represent the
farming community. llartlngton.
crofton. Laurel. Itandolph. Wausa and
other towns on the two branches will
have representatives at the meeting.
The hearing will open at 11.15 a. rn.
and will lie held in the Wayne county
courthouse.
York County Pioneer
Dies Following Stroke
York, Dee. 27 —Eugene F. Rueh,
56. died at his home in York Wednes
day following a stroke of paralysis
suffered Tuesday afternoon while he
was in a dental chair in a local of
fice. He was one of the pioneer set
tiers in the York county, having lived
here 52 years. He t* survived by hi*
wife and daughter, his mother and
one brother. • Funeral services were
held Friday.
Underground Crossings Urged
Bridgeport, Neb, Liec. 17.—Chey
enne court commissioners have pe
titioned the . . P. railroad company
to make two crossings near the town
of Potter safe by Installng under
gr und crossings. Several bad accid
errts have happened at these two
crossings, and the county has two
hrldges that it offers to put In a*
these two.places. If the railroad will
stand part Of the expense.
Sugar F'iro Halted.
Bridgeport, Neh.. Iiec. 27.—Fire of
undetermined origin that started In
a pile of sacked sugar at the ware
.muse of the Great Western Sugar
company In Bering, which had not
been visited for several days, caused
damage of J4.000 to 5,000 sacks of
sugar that was stored there. Much
of the damage was done water
from the automatic spflrrkter that
wired a much more dtsasjjous blaze.
Poultry Show to Open.
Pnwne© City, Neh . !)e<\ 27.—Th<
nnniml Pawnee county pouljry ©how
will open in Pawnee City Tileaday to
continue until Friday night. Official*
of the poultry a«*ocintlon nr© plan
ning to make this year'* ©how the
lnrge*t ever hfjd In the history of
Pawnea county. Krlt Pmllty will judge
th© contest.
WHEAT IN PAWNEE
COUNTY IS FINE
rawnw City, Neb.. Dec. IT.—' Y-e-s,
ho hum." yawns the Pawnee county
wheat farmer, "were sltttn' pretty
now," and he crosses his wool-socked
feet in front of the stove before seek
ing a contented rest that he has failed
to enjoy for some time worrying about
his crop.
The Intense cold wave of this week
would have worked a great hardship
on the wheat If the storm had not
lieen preceded by a fall of snow sev
eral Inches deep. The minimum tem
perature registered was IT degres be
low zero Tuesday night.
According to gialu dealers In this
jty the a.-ieape of wheat planted In
this countv Is less than last year's
total, and the dry condition of ths Boil
gave some apprehension over the
ibllltv of the grain to weather such
i storm as last week's. The snowfall,
however put the grain In good condi
tlon.
Forger at Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Neb., Dec IT.—Bloom
field merchants are watching for a
young man who has been cashing
forged checks here during the last
two months. He writes the checks
for small amounts, unusually under
$10, and signs the name of some
prominent farmer. Th» checks are
marked "for labor” and the signa
ture In each Instance hsa been clev
erly tmltatart.
More Cars Licensed.
Table Rock, Neb., Pec. 17—The
county treasurer s office has begun to
issue the 1915 auto plates, and many
cars are now carrying the pew n-,V
bers Figures compiled In the office
of the countv treasurer show an In
crease of 300 licenses Issues since
1921. the number issued lndhat year
being 2,27* and for 1924, I.ST*.
Move to Change Lights.
Bridgeport, Neb, Pec. 27.—Bus! i
ness pien of Kimble have started a
movement to get the present electro!
ler lighting system of the city chang
ed from the present location of the
poles In the center of the streets to
the sides, like other towns In the
vicinity have them
M rs. Charles Hawk Dies.
Callaway, Neb., Dec. IT.—Mrs,
Charles Hawk, a prominent citizen of
Ansley, did at her home following
a short illness of heart disease and
paralysis.
Coasting Made Safe.
Atlantic, la.. l*ec. IT.— Streets In
the "coasting area" here have been
roped off by city officials to provide
safe sledding for the youngsters.
Bee Want Ads 1 v .e Results.
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21 Fire Victims r
in Trench Crave ^
Casket? Lowered for BnrtaK “
by Flickering Lantern
Light.
Bt International >ew« Servlre.
Hobart, Okla., Dec. 27.—A lon^
deep trench In the Hobart cemetery
la rounded over today. The freshe
turned earth holds the. bodies of thg
21 victims of the Christmas eve flrd
disaster at the Babb srhoolhnus%
Othej- fresh turned graves, are thd
final resting place today of 13 othed
victims of the fire.
Of these 13. Identity was reasonably
sure, but whether tt»e assembled
blackened bones in the long trend!
are actually those of the todies whosd
names they tore in life, not even
the grief-torn relatives know.
It was a weird climax to the Yule*
tide tragedy, a great funeral serving
at nigit in the hillside cemetery unded
the shadows of the Wichita mouns
tains. All day shopkeepers, laborer!^
clerks and bankers had labored at
the frozen earth to make ready thlf
last resting place for those who died ■
in tofture.
Yesterday afternoon, as the evening ■
shadows began to lengthen, minister^ "
of Hobart and the surrounding coun*
tryside paid tribute to Hobart’s dead
In a community funeral service.
At its close, with dusk fallen, thd
long procession wended Its way to the
cemetery and there, at night. In. the
flickering lights of lanterns, by thd
glare of automobile headlights, th^^^ .
caskets were lowered Into the eavth.^®i
All that could be done for the dead ™
had been done.
RED OAK COUPLE
MARRIED 56 YEARS
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Red Oak. Ik., Dec. 26.,—Mr. and
-Mrs. Randolph Watkins were mat*
ried on Christmas eve at Red Oalt
just 56 years ago. Their wedding
march w'as played on the first piano
in Red Oak. To celebrate their 56tli
anniversary they gave a dinner Wed»
nesday to a large number of r»la»
lives and friends.
Mrs. Watkins has lived here for 6|
years. She was born in Bloomsburg,
Pa., August 17, 1849. With her par*
ents she came to Red Oak in 186L
Mr. Wfttkins was born in Vernon, O.,
December 8. 1844, and came to Red
Oak soon after his wife did.
Their two children, Mrs. W. SC. ki
Lloyd of Ogden, l’tah, and Mra.
Harry E. Stevens of Red Oak, wero
both present at the celebration. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are In good
health.
UPLAND RESIDENT
FOR 30 YEARS DIES
Upland, Neb., Dec. J7.—Henry
Butenscho^n. S3, a resident of Upland
and vicinity for the last 30 year*, died
at his home Friday after a ihdrt lib
nf «a He Vijr* a tuilor. born in
many,fame to America tn 1880, set
tle/ on land near Upland In 1894, and
retired to town In 1914. He !■ tur
rived by one son, Claus, drayman of
Upland, and sexeral jrrandchlldren.
School Meet Planned. I
Shenandoah. la., Her. IT.—Eight 1
southwestern I- wa school* are plan
ning a meeting? to be held early in
January, probably at Red Oak, to in
crease friendly feelincs between the
schools. Superintendent H. M. Tay*
lor of Shenandoah has written t#
superintendents of Atlantic, Red Oak,
Creston. Corning. ViUlsca, j?i<1n»y4
Glen wood and Clarinda.
Fanner Trade L«*. 4
Wynsore. Neb . Pec. IT—According '
to Wvniore merchant* an effect of th,
present embargo on Nebraska poultry
was reflected in the Christmas trad,
this 7-ear. White business in the Wy.
more stores was fair. It is claimed that ^
It was not whst had been expected noe
what It should have been, and It Is
said that -he farmer trade was much
less than last year.
\dam« Resident Pic*.
Beatrice. Neb.. Pec. -* —Mrs.
George Iden. former'.;- a resident of
Adams, died at th# horn, of he#
daughter at Neosho. Mo . according
to word received here. The body *>l
buried at Paola. Kan. Her husband
died several 7-ears ago_
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