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... v 8 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APfrlL 11. 1920. AUBURN FARMER WINS IN BATTLE WITH WILD BULL Badly. Bruised Man Tells Of Desperate Fight For Life. Auburn, Neb.,pril 10. (Special I.on Hull, a tarmer living near Doue as. was attacked by a bull Thursday afternoon when cross ing his pasture, and; after a 30-minute battle, barely escaped with his life. At the time tftill. had a short strap. attached to a hammer which he car-; ried in his ban'd. r It was a quarter of a mile to the nearest fence and Hull saw that lie could notvjutrun the hull so - he- determined to facej the brute and fight it out. Thf linii made a lunee at him. the while tossine its head up and down,'. and Hulltrying.to dodge the mur-J derous horns ot tne animat, airnej a hlow at it with his weapon.' rite blow landed, but 'there was not enough force behind it to affect. Jhe! bull. In the second attempt J missed and fell to the ground. Animal Kneels on Him. As he lay prone on his back ibe animal kneeled on liim pressing Hull's legs and thighs to the groundj l tie Dull triea .10 impaie us 1 tim and Hull, to save .himself,,' grasped the animal bythe hwns and kept shaking its head from me, to side in such a manner thatjjhe; horns were prevented from etusr-i ing his body. . . In this manner man and, bat tt .J fought for nearly half an hour. Dur ing the time, by superhuman ettort, Hull kept slowly working towards the fence a quarter of a mile away. In the battle the bull's horns tore across Hull's breast,! ripping his shirt and flicking his watch from his pocket The legs of his over alls were torn off and a gash in- 4-flictcd on" his thigh. , y ?As Hull reached., the "fence his strength had alivhut tailed him and Plnthps Tnrn From Bodv arttfcrpycticatlv save uV the battle as lost UOUieS I Dm rrOIII PUUy cmu. the buu. began tossing him in the air. All he could do was to try and throw his body so as to fall free of the animal's horns. The last lime he fell to the ground he lay tUere helpless with the panting breath of the mad animal in his Xa.ce.- He was near the fence at the time and as the bull began to gather irlatH 'tse'f fr another round of battle 1he spent man used tne last ounce ot his strength to' clamber through the fence into an adjoining field. Hull is suffering a wrenched back and shattered nerves besides , other in juries, ' -. ' ' . . Pershing's Deep Love -for Little Children Wins Hearts of Mothers All Over America Alleged Booze' Carrier Wins Appeal to High Court Hastings Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) Clifford K. Martin, convicted in federal district court of illegally transporting liquor in interstate commerce after he . had pleaded guilty in county court, has won his appeal to the United 'States court of appeals-'at St. Louis. Martin his figured in extensive litigation in connection ; with . the .prohibition laws. The case, reversed by the appellate, court, was remanded for new trial.. mCiS, Tit : BEATRICE MULE BUYER HELD FOE BLACKMAILING Sheriff Charges Ed McConnell Helped to "Frame" High jacking of Farmer Near Pickrell. Bryan and Senator Owen Address State Teachers McCook.Neb., April 10. William J. Bryan and Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma addressed the Southwestern Nebraska Teachers' One of the greatest attributes of the character of General Pershing as a man, is his intense love for little children, which has caused nation wide comment since his tour of inspection of army posts throughout the United States. . . . Here the stern leader of the Yanks in France is shown paying hom age to the youngsters 'of Los Angeles during his visit in that city. Remarks were prevalent among the crowd noting the inherent qual ity of attraction the general has for the children themselves. questions and the peace treaty, de fended the democrats in congress and criticised Wall street. association here Friday. Following a i.cu iui- l'i-e payment-of higher sal aries to be educators of the coun try, Mr. Bryan devoted his -speech to 'politics, presenting his own claims for election as a delegate to the democratic national convention and attacking Senator G. M. Hitch cock's record on prohibition and woman suffrage. Senator Owen discussed financial Blue Springs Ex-Soldier Treats Her Rough,' Wife Says . Beatrice, Neb., April 10. (Spe cialsJoseph Blevins of Blue Springs is defendant in a divorce ... --j- liastroiis rT...T -j 03E 31 2i Never in 61 years of business 'have we Lcen able 'to offer such quaf ities ,.ind values at so low r. v price. inoy? is- 'your;. opportunity. 4 - -Gibson Piano A 'fine buy;. .'Upright Grand, Tiolt;.dark wal nut case Strictly mod ern and up to date. Easy payments.- Thip v.sale,;V. . j$l25 Hazelton One of the oldest and best known makesL 4 Ebony, case, excelleflT' mechanical condition. 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Price $148 Estey Very fine expensive upright, richly fin ished. Brilliant tone. A wonderful value. Don't fail to see it. Prjce only $265 i All Pianos Listed Above Are : Exceptional Values at I Exceptionally L6w! Prices Out-of-Town Buyers Use COUPON Will receive Prompt At! en' ion O 0 o 0 o. o GentlemenPlease state terms on Piano marked X 1 : Name. Address.... ec)o o 0 o 0 eCMlB & MELUER PIANO CO. TEMPORARY LOCATION V Phone Douglas 1623 1 1 4-1 16-1 18 South 15th Street suit brought in the district court by Eva Blevins. She charges her hus band with cruelty and brutality and asks for suitable alimony. The were married in 1910. Blevins is an ex-service man, serving during the war in France. I Salvage Crew Makes Way For New Beatrice Hotel . Reatrice, . Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) The work of disposing of the salvage of the old Paddock hotel, which was destroyed by fire here last August, is being carried on bv . a force of men in charge of Aaron Palmer, who purchased the salvage some time ago. It is understood steps will be taken soon for the erection of a modern hotel on the lots where the old one was destroyed. Beatrice, Neb., April 10. (Spe CM!. j tut McDonnell, a mule Duyer of this city, was arrested Saturday ty Sheriff Schick following an in vestigation relative to the alleged blackmailing of John Tur'gcns, wealthy fanner, living near Pickrell, who claims he was highjacked out of $1,000 recently by three men, one of whom claimed to be a federal of ficer. McCofmell is alh-pcd to have been one of the men who- assisted in framing the deal. County Attor ney Vasey and federal officers are r.iaking a thoiough investigation of tin; matter an 1 other arrests are ex pected. According to the officers, a ten ant an the farm was operating a small stfill ant! one of the men threatened his arrest unless he paid 51,000. which he did. Mr. Jurgens tarne to tovyn the next day to prose cute them, but when he was in farnted that Iwrwas' liable ' under the federal ' law- f'jr having a still on hi place, the 'pjroKCUtion was dropped. r ' ' ; .s, Expects Pershing to Get Nebraska's Labor Vote Havelock. Neb.. April 10. "Persh ing will receive a big labor vote in Nebraska, and I feel sure that he will carry the state by a big ma jority." asserted E. E. Adam of the Havelock shops, here today. . Mr. Adams has been campaigning for Pershing in the shops and reports that he-finds a feeling among the employes that Pershing is the can didate labor should support. Pastor Organizes -Parish to EKminate Losses in Farming Fremont, Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.1) Farmers of the Purple Cane community, under the leadership of Key. E. A. Smith, have begun an organized effort to eliminate the factors in farm work that cut down profits. They have completed a sur vey showing that the principal sources of their: income are wheat. com, hogs, cattle, poultry and oats and have appointed a leader in each held to encourage better producing methods.. These leaders are the following farmers: L. D. Funk, wheat; Ernest Adams, corn; John Gallagher, hogs; Carl Perrin, cattle;. Robert Mc Whorter, poultry; Roland Hamilton, cats. Jri addition they have appoint ed Mrs. George Avery a& leader in home economics. The introduction of pure-bred stock, better selection of seed and rotation of crops, and agricultural and home economics short courses arc goals for the first year's work. Wayne County Officials Lining Up for Pershing WaV'ie. Neb., April 10. W. R. Ellis, secretary of the republican central committee, and W. 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