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"Cow County" Is
Optimistic Over
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Conditions Are Ex- -pected
Soon.
March 1. "8ttlcmnl day." U a oritl.-l
tliu In n KiicitllurRl ntt Ilka Nt
.rarkit. With th uwwUUmI finanvial Con
.litloim Th Hi' corrtwpoutlont have fom
plated a survey of rnndltlon In I lie muto
after tiitrvle with h'tiiling bankers,
furmore, bulnm men, vlr. Thl lntlia
flret of the neriee of eurvoyi on the'eco
i.omloal aud financial condition in inu
ijtate:
;.. Alliance.-Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.)
'The present business depression
Jias affected the cuttle .industry of.
i western Nebraska perhaps more
t iV.thaiK any other line of business. Al
I'i though agriculture has fnade great
strides in "the western part ot tin
. --state in the'last decade, and is now
-"-developing year by year, this section
. of the state is still a "cow country,"
though not to iheextcnf it was a
JJSi'ew years back. The reaction from
ESwartime prices of cattle and its cf
jMct on iite industry is told by E. A.
Hall of Alliance, manager ot the
2?.IlalI
and Ciraham ranch, which is
one ot tne uircest in trie star, as
follows: ?
. "When cattle sold for 3 cents a
pound there was greater prospect for
, profit than there is at present prices.
This is accounted for by the expense
of production and marketing. Ranch
labor, formerly obtained for $20 to
5;!vi0 a month, now costs $o0 to $1(10
J month, on the 1920 basis. Prospects
are bright for cheaper ranch labor
3'luniig the present yeaj. Cattle arc
now much cheaper tiiau in 1912, fig
inuring the cost of production. This is
brought about by everything that
enters into' the cost of production,
j Ranges sAre Depleted.
i lie nign prices aurmg tne war
period had a tendency to bring tor
; ward the market, depleting the rang
es of hundreds of thousands of cat
tle that' otherwise would not have
xU1een marketed, but which would have
' 5 been been kept on the ranges for
.productive purposes. The year 1920
Seapjicd the climax on account of the
jStnioney stringency, which had the ef
jpfect of bringing hundreds of thous
iands more cattle to market which
"''Otherwise would never have been
Snarketed. On account of these freu
eied conditions, it will require 10
years for the production of cattle
to become normal again, and during
that , period cattle must necessarily
be "high if supply and demand are
to govern the cattle industry. At
Srtyresent. cattle are $3 to $5 a hundred
'flower than a year ago- and freight
jates to Omaha have advanced from
"ibout 23 to 42 i cents a hundred
?pounds since 1917. Considering the
;TVost of production, cattle are cheap
er right now than ' in the last 25
jyears. But we are all looking at the
j silver lining and. believing in the
i strength of the industry to keep on
!" its feet."
Although money is still tight and'
the banks are making practically no
-4oans, considerable property is
j Changing hands throughout the
country and prospects are that ac
tivities will increase with the coming
.of spring, accorijjng to L. C. ThorQ
,$i$is, real estate operator.
Will Break Land.
S Real estate conditions in Alliance
$!and Butte county are looking
Ts- ueuer aurmg tne last tew weeks. A
small number of tracts of landjias
changed hands and there is some
i inquiry for city property. .Houses
i for rent are easier to "secure and
rentals are dropping slightly since
the Burlington began laying off men.
"The prospect is for a large amount
of jaw land being broken this
spring, although the extremely low
prices of wheat and potatoes are
iisotnewhat discouraging to farmers.
Thcre arc still large quantities of
M rEarly Ohio potatoes which are sold
jjfor table stock in! the county and
finally potato growers have large
stocks which are sold to, southern
narkets.
; ":;"The hea-vy snows of January
have given a great impetus to the
fall wheat crop, whicfifis in excellent
Condition and there ' is sufficient
moisture how to start the spring
.crops off in good shape.
j. "There will be a number of -.new
settlers in the county after March
221, many, coming from eastern Ne
: ?braska and western Iowa. Land
prices had iot dropped and there will
52:be no trouble in, making March T
"settlements. , Good raw land here
5Scan.be still bs purchased for $40
to $75 an acre and well-improved
?'arms for $5 Oto $100."
Financial Conditions Improve.
S. B, Wright, cashier of the Guar
dian State bank of Alliance, who is
in close touch with financial condi
tions in this part of the state, finds
,,that business is improving, due to
' ?Uthe-attitude of the farmers. In de
ascribing conditions, he said.'
j "Some, of the farmers are selling
) Impart of their crops, while others are
.L-holding theirs until prices ane bet
,3;ter. But the effect iss plainly seen
Sof the amount of crops already sold,
Itnd conditions are improving bc
" cause of this. Trade in many lines
is oickine up and collections are ma
terially better. Many merchants are
paying their current bills more
promptly. Conditions will improve
much more rapidly, however, when
SCthe farmers can get better pneesi
S!5for their products.
S3; W. R. Harper of Alliance, pro
SSJbrietor of 'the largest department
ystore in this part of the state, is
Ktdecidedly optimistic in his views.
3lle says: a " y
"I find business conditions are
about the same, taking the . volume
, of sales into consideration, as in 1919,
; and sales are about normal for Jan
!: uary and - February. The people
have money and are buying what
merchandise, they need. The great
.trouble is in the minds of the people
;at large, and we find that if we be
jlieve in good business and talk good
Cilousmess, we win nave ir. uur-saies-peoplle
r.re instructed not to talk
..:"hard tirjes.' or give out any rcpor
Intending toward pessimism. "e find
ihat this is a big help, and we are
"looking for a good year in business
and are preparing forit now"
; Better Times for Farmers,
George Neuswanger, v Until -recently
manager of the Farmers' Un
ion Co-operative Union association,
who is considered one of the best
.'authorities on farming in the county,
'v-ces belter times ahead for the
yfarreer and gives his reasons in th
fpllowing words: .
fl "Practically all of the farmers
Lhave an ample supply of good seed
'for their' spring planting and also
....
Shady Circumstances
"Yes, it cost me $10,000 to have my family tree looked up and $5,000
plenty of feed, Which is cheaper now,
especially hay, than it has been
since before the war. vThen there is
the prospect for considerably cheap
er farm labor this year thai for the
last few years. These three factors
are highly important to the farmer
and will have an Important bearing
on the return to normal farming
conditions.
"The fall crops, wheat and rye,
are in exceptionally tine condition,
due "to the mild winter and ample
moisture- from the heavy snows.
Most of the "rented farms have al
ready been engaged for the coming
yer, in fact all of the good farms'
nave Deen enf?aa:ed. Uue to cheap
eti. feed, the farmers are also going
Due to cheap -
to raise more hogs this year. A
large part of the small grain has
been moved at good prices, -wheat
bringing from around $1.75 to $2.10
a bushel and rye from $1.25 to $1.50.
The dairy business is also increas
ing rapidly, especially among the
smaller farmers, who find that thev
can make money by feeding cheap
feed, to their cows. There will be
much more dairying this year than
last. I seen no reason for anything
but an optimistic view of the farm
ing situation in this section for tle
comhrg year."
"Jesse James a Piker," :
Commercial Travelers
i Say in "Strike" Ord er
Letters have been sent to 600,000
commercial travelers urging them to
institute a 30-day strike against ho
tels that charge what the organiza
tion terms exorbitant x prices for
room and food. ,.
"Jesse James was a piker in his
palmiest days. wh?n compared with
the prices some hotels are asking,"
says the letter.
The letter sent out by the hotel
committee of the International Fed
eration of Commercial Travelers or
ganizations says m part:
"Traveling men all over tne coun
try have reached the conclusion that
the prices charged by hotels for
rooms and meals have reached the
peak. The traveling fraternity has
the same weapon with which to wage
warfare upu the hotel proprietors
and hotel corporations that the gen
eral public used in refusing to pnn.
chase wearmg apparel and shoes at
prices which they thought unreason
able and out of proportioji.
"A 30-days' 'strike' along the line
herein suggested will cause the ho
tels to sopn offer- more favorable
terms and inducements.. When you
step up to a hotel register and you
are told the price of a room, if .you
believe it is exorbitant after taking
into, consideration the service offered
and the investment of the hotel, do
not hesitate to say so. and walk out.
This must also be done in restaur
Snts. Chamber of Commerce at
Beatrice Names Officers
, Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 17. (SpeGial.1
At the annual meeting of the board
of directors of the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday the following officers
were elected: President. Dr. H, M.
Hepperlen;. vice ' president, J. C.
Wheatoq: treasurer, J. R. Spicer. "
Accessory Thieves and .
"Fence" Fined in Beatrice
Beatrice, ."eb. Feb.T7. (Special.)
Gaylord Marsh pleaded -guilty to
receiving a stolen auto tire and was
fined $50 in flistrict court. Ramey
Shull and Glen Johnson pleaded
guilty to the charge of stealing the
tire and were fined $25 each.
Man Shoots Wife' and Cuts '
Own Throat; No-Work Cause
Des Moines. Ia., Feb. 17. After
having shot and seriously wounded
Lis wife. Charles Saunders, 55, cut
his oWn throat in their room early
today.. He had been out of work
for some time. - .
BingletthdBingle,
Now They're Single,
No More to Mingle
A Anna H. Bingle once more is
single, and hence this jingle, this
little tune. Her former Bingle,
Herbert A. Bingle, is also single.
It's a real booii.
They used to mingle, she and
her Bingle, when they were single,
he called" her "hon."
Bingle and .Bingle,' their blood
would tinele. no more they'll
l single, ja yi. '
lhey were married m 1917, J. he
decree of divorce was granted to
Anna yesterday by District Judge
Sears, after Herbert withdrew his
answer to her fiuit. She charged
cruelty. i
Order Sending; Matters
rn ' T O ft O i vvuu hivihk Vi. Jraui, Minneapolis
In I I S Pricnn Stnvprllaud adjacent cities lower rates from
iu u. ij. i nauii uidvcu the uorth Pacific coast than the
A stay suspending the commitment
of ThomasH. Matters pending pre
sentation to the LTnited States su
preme court of a writ of certiorari
in his behalf was signed yesterday
by Federal Judge Martin J. Wade
of Iowa. The stay is until March 7.
Hearing by the United States su
preme court or. the application for
the writ of certiorari is scheduled or
February 28. t
United States District Attorney
Allen is expected to oppose the stay
by Judge Wade on the.grounds-that
a' district court judge - cannot inter
fere with an order issued by the
circuit court of appeals. Commit
ment of Matters to the penitentiary
was ordered by the latter court-
The district attorney's officealso
is expected to oppose the application
for a writ of certiorari tinder the
law which provides that application
for such a writ must be made to the
supreme court within three mptiths
after the judgment Qf a district court
has been affirmed. y ,
Three U. S. Judges to Sit at
Hearing of Rail-Rate Fight
Three federal jurtges v.ill come to
Omaha Monday , to-sit at a hearing
of the state railway commission en
joining the ' decision of the , federal
government to allow -railroads to
raise their intrastate rates to conform
with interstate rates.' Judges Mar
tin J. -Wade, Woodrough and Mun
ger will sit at the hearing, t
Following the decision of the su
preme courts ' in granting railroads
permit of 3.6 cents, railroad fare, the
state railway commission filed ob
jection. V. . - : '; , '
THIS 1 Eddie Htaek, veteran city
hull man for Th Be.
HI psrfnti) hritend Mm "Kri
ivnrd," but lie outgrew it jrran mco.
H e has
Vrowled about
city hall ao
lonr he know
tv h e r they
keep the rec
ords for the
year 1905. He
has watehed
a d m 1 n istra- .J.
lions come f
hnd - (To, and
he's aide to i
eiplaln rlear
ly ta Bee
readers most
of the Ids and
outs, complexities. Intricacies, rem- .J.
pUcattons and , ntoddles ' of Omaba
politics. , -.5,
He's always fair. He nets (he
new of city hall and city politics
and he writes thf truth. .5.
Kveryone In - tity hall - know s ;
Uddle. He'd be. slad to meet VOL. . "1
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XliK BKKf- OMAHA. MUilXX.' -KUIBKUAKX 1.8. IV21.
By Charles Dana Gibson
Copyright Life Pub. Co.
Published b-Arraneement with Life.
more to have it hushed up."
Omahans Reject
Lumber Rate Offer
' ' :
Lumb lr Men Turn Down Com
prqnjise Offered by Roads
Case Goes to Capital.
. The freight "rate , discrimination
charges brought before Leo Flynn
of the Interstate Commerce com
mission, by C. E. Childe, . manager
of the traffic bureau of the, Cham
ber of Commerce, and lumber, dealt
ers of Omajia was finished Wednes
day. A proposed compromise by
the railroads was refused by the
dealers.
' Childe and the lumber dealers
charged the defendant railroads, the
Milwaukee, Union Pacific, . North
ern Pacific and Great Northern,
with giving NSt. Paul, Minneapolis
ey
gave to Omaha. The lumber men
declared the high rates on lumber
prevented big. shipments coming to
Omaha because of the prohibitive
freight rate.
The representatives of 'the rail
roads, according to Mr. Childe, ad-
Lmitted . discrimination had been
shown and they offered to compro
mise by lowering the rates to pma
hav and raising them at St Paul and
Minneapolis.
The compromise was not accepted
by the plaintiffs who said even
though this was done it would not
give Omaha the fair rate Jo which
it was entitled.
' The brief of the case will be filed
with the inter-state commerce com
mission March 28 and an oral argu
ment will be had in Washington
later.
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Volstead Act Does
Not Repeal Other Dry
, Laws, Munger Rules
' Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Speeial.) The
Volstead liquor law does not repeal
other prohibition statutes; - Federal
Judge T. C. Munger ruled here to
day when he denied the application
of Julius De Large of Omaha for a
revision of his sentence on a charge
of setting up a still.
The charge against De Large vas
brought under one "of the old laws,
which imposes a heavier penalty than
the Volstead act does. The court
held that De Large could be pun
ished under both acts. '
ire inreaiens xown
Waubay, S. D.. Feb. 17. Fire of
unknown origin destroyed four store
buildings here early today, causing
a loss estimated t $100,000. For a
time the entire town was threatened.
Firementand volunteers from Web
ster, near here, helped extinguish the
blaze.
Somerset Coal
Highest Grade Bituminous Free
Burning Big Hard Lumps No Slack
Updike Lumber & Goal Co.
General Office, 45th and Dodge Streets ' " :
Phone Walnut 0300 v
Alleged Slayer
Of Shenandoah
Sheriff in Bluffs
Brought There When Reports
Received of. Enraged . Citi
zens Patrolling Roads Near
Scene of Murder
Ben and Arthur Hickman, alleged
slayers of Deputy Sheriff Albert
Patton of Shenandoah. Ia., are held
in the county jail in Council Bhffs
forssafe keeping. i -
The pair was brought straight
(Jhrough to the Bluffs Wednesday
night when Sheriff Borland received
reports at Hamburg, Ia., where he
planned to change his party to a stub
line for Shenandoah, that enraged
citizens in automobiles were patroll
ing the roads in and around Shen-
i-andoah, awaiting their arrival.
With the sherilf and his prisoners
wefevthese deputies: Martin Obrrcht,
F. H. Lewis, -'Alfred V. -Manhart
and J. L. Barger. The sheriff and
his deputies returned to Shenandoah
yesterday noon.
They arrived with their prisoners
about- midnight. t
Feeling against the Hickman
brothers is running high at Shenan
doah, according to the sheriff. They
are accused of shooting Deputy Pat
ton during an alleged attempted, hold
up of a crap game on the outskirts
of Shenandoah Saturday night.
Search for the pair led into Mis
souri, where they were captured
without a shot being fired in a
woods along the Missouri river bank
between Langdoh and Phelps, Mo. j
The Hickman brothers are reported
to "have confessed to shooting Dep
uty Patton.
They were taken by automobile
from Rockport to Langdon at dusk
Wednesday night nd there boarded
the train which carried them to
Council Bluffs, according to Sheriff
Borland, . -
Thcyyill be held in the Bluff
until their trial or the high.feeiing
among the citizens of Shenandoah
dies out, the sheriff said.
The Hickmans were taken to the
"sky parlor" in the county jail j-es-terday
and photographed. Both were
so lame that ttiey could scarcely
climb the stairs, due. they, said, to
sore feet from vthe long run they
made in their efforts to escape. It
was intimated yesterday that they
would repudiate their confession and
plead self-defense, claiming they
thought Sheriff Patton was one of
th crap shooters, "who had robbed
them."
Federated Women's Cluhsf '
Of Stanton Hold Meeting
Stanton, Neb.,;iFeb. 17. (Special.)
The federated women's clubs of
Stanton entertained Mrs. Johri Slaker
of Hastings and Mrs. W. E; Meinier
of Oakland at a joint session in thf
Congregational church. Short talks
ontlub work were given by the visi
tors and members of the various
clubs gave a musical program.'
Gage County Farm Sells
,. For $48,000 at Referee Sale
Beatrice, Neb:, .Feb. 17.-( Special.)
Heye B. Aden, living near Filley,
purchased ' at- referee's sale here a
quarter section of land not far from
Filley for $48,000. The farm is well
improved. "
Call for Beatrice,
Cupid Throws His
Sponge Into Ring
Clyde Sundblad. chief clerk of
County Judge Crawford's offic
thinks he's been mistaken for Bea
trice Fairfax. From a woman in the
Blue Bird cafe,, Ames, Ia.,!' (blue
birds for happiness), hejias received
a letter asking "just a few questions
in regards to marriage."
"What can a woman do when her
husband is way nnder age and had
lied about his age all the time and
they don't agree on any subject, al
ways quarreling about something?
What could be done, for they never
will get along, for they are too much
of a different age, one 17 and the
other 23, and only married" four
months, and the lady just found out
the man1? correct age and it caused
trouble."
Clyde says he's "up against it"
with the problem.
Dining Room Furniture
At Bowen's Sweeping
Price Reductions ;,
Our splendid assortment
of Dining Room Furni
ture in all the popular
Periods, ,' finishes ' and
styles, together with" the
fact that our prices have
been so sharply 'reduced
makes this opportune
time and place to refurn
ish the dining room, or
replace the table or
chairs, or secure a buffet
or' china cabinet. y 1
1 ' Advertisement.
Crime Wave Sweeps j'DukeV' Partner
Overjowa Capital! . Gees to Prison
Des Moines. Ia Feb. 17.-(Special
Telegram.) A crime of greater pro
nnrtioiia than anv nrevious one has
swept over Des Moines in the last !
24 hours.. The list of robberies and
holdups in that1 time includes the
Majestic theater safe robbed of
$1,000; Standard-Oil filling station
safe cracked, the Reppert drug store
robbed of $30 and merchandise, Cap
itol Hill drug store cash register
looted, Kaufman Grocery motor
truck stolen from i garage, Kingman
drug store brokeu' into and robbed.
Unidentified man .held up and rob
bed. Landslide for
s
Censorship Bill
Passage of Movie Measure in
South Dakota House Great
est Surprise of Session. ,
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 17. A wild
scramble for positions on the band
waeon bromrht an overwhelming vic
tory in the house for the movie cen-
sorship bill, which passed, 76 to 20,
and now goes to tne senate.
Members refused to comment re
garding whether it was merely an
effort to shove the bill into senate,
but all agree that the landslide was
the greatest surprise of the session.
Members who, just prior to the con
vening of the afternoon session, were
arguing against its passage, made
talks on the floor favoring the bill.
The opposition forces still maintain
that-the bill will be defeated, al
though they did not expect that it
would require the action of the up
per house.
Another surprise was when tin
senate after two hours' of debate,
killed the Wagner Sunday bill. The
measure would have repealed prac
tically all the Sunday enforcement
laws on the statutes and alloweiL-Sun-riay
base ball and other amusements,
leaving a local option feature by
which municipalities could regulate
such Sunday observance by ordi
nance. -
It was backed by many of the
state clergy, base ball enthusiasts
and others. The belief was that the
bill would havev little difficulty in
passing both houses.
Broken Bow War Veteran
Dies as Result of Gassing
Broken BoVvNeb., Feb. 17. (Spe
cial.) William Gates, 25, sor. of Bert
Gates, was found dead in bed at the
Michael Laughran ranch, 20 miles
north 'of here. He was gassed dur
ing the war and never regained his
health. ...
WHERE
See Our
Windows
1 . v '
A Special Purchase Sale
of New Spring Millinery
We have just taken over a big line of new; , spring millinery
from a manufacturer who was overstocked, and who sold it
to us at virtually our own price. We are glad to pass f his saving
to our customers Friday, making this the millinery buying oppor
tunity of the season - x ' " '
i Values to $12. 00 -They Friday
Every Fascinating
. Color
The Newest Models
Startling- Values br the Xommehcement
f New Spring
especially for this event, we have selected from our showing of the
new Spring Suits, some 50, that are marked to sell from $35.00 to
$50.00 ana place them on Sale at the extremely low price of
Materials of French
Serge, Wool Serge,
Checked Velours and
Tricoiines.
in silk and "service"
linings.
This Sale is for Tomorrow (and, if they last, thru Saturday).
Be on hand promptly at 9 a. m. for one of these Remarkable
bargains in (he most wanted garment todaysuits!
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Guilt. Denounces. Jail Fare
And Awaits Aid From East.
1'remoutj Neb., Feb. 17. (Special
Telegram. Asking the court not to
interfere when time for parole ar
rived, James Baird, 22, pleaded guilty
to the charge of forgery, and was
sentenced from one to 20 years at
hard labor in the state, penitentiary.
Baird is a partner of Craig Chester
field, alleged English duke, who. in
sists that he is not guilty of any
wrong and refuses to admit that he
passed any fake checks.
Baird told District Judge Button
that his record Wn Nebraska was
clean and that he had not committed
any other crimes in this state. He
admitted that he had worked the
same check game, that was frustrat
ed here, but had not been caught
until he tried jt in Fremont.
Gheiterficld makes a disagreeable
prisoner for Sheriff Condit and is
responsible for much agitation aud
dissatisfaction among. the prisoners.
He continually complains about the
I f00d an(j treatment and cannot be
come accustomed to. tne iron roas
stispcnded from the side of his cell.
The royal personage refused to pose
for a picture to adosn the local gal
lery and told the officials that they
would have to. resort to force before
he would face a camera. He pointed
out that the officers had ih right to
take his picture until he was con
victed, and he states that they will
never have occasion to take his
picture. '
Chesterfield says-he expects a
"dear" friend from the east to come
to his aid and that he will attempt
to take his trial out of Dodge counV
ty. He tells of hunting trips in
Pennsylvania and the hills of Ken
tucky. He is very familiar with that
part of the country and seems to
hav traveled in that section. He
says that most of his life has been
spent in America, although he has
made many trips to his native coun
try to visit relatives. He refused to
talk about the Lord Chesterfield
family or estate.
Wymore Citizens' Caucus
Names Municipal Ticket
Wymore, Neb., heb. 17. (spe
cial.) Une of the largest political
gatherings in 15 years selected a
Citizens' ticket for the spring muni-,
cipal election. All candidates pledged
systematic support of the Commun
ity club. Candidates nominated were:
E. S. Ray,' merchant, mayor; J. E.
Carr, retail ice, and W. A. Stahl,
vice president First . National bank,
eouncilmen.
WHERE CASH WORKS WONDERS!
XjG9 (AD W &Jf'l&
OPPOSITE HAYDEN'S
VALVES REIGN SUPREME!
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I Blue Springs Plans
L - Comtnunity Building
Blue Springs, Neb., Feb. 17.
(Special.) Secretaries .of six farm
trs unions, business men and mem
bers of the city council called a
mass meeting of citizens living with -
i in this school district ana lonnrit
an organization to erect and ninin
I tain : a coikmtinitv building. The
i farmers pledged themselves to sun-
ply half "the cost of the entire struc
ture in labor and money.
The proposed structure will be
two stories. 60 by 80 feet. Main
ienance will be settled at the next
election, probably -by a, slight tat.
General sentiment favors the proj-'
ect, though some favor the idea of
making it exclusively a town vrn
ture. The building is to be de
voted exclusively to public gather
ings, and it is not the intention to
rent any portion for lodge or amusc
m en t purposes. '
AniiUeur Radio Club
Organized in Stale
Pierce, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.)
r-Fifty- northeast Nebraska radio
operators have organized the Radio'
club. Officers elected arc: I. If.
Brittell, Wayne, director; Fail
Schrorer, Hooper, president, and C.
R. Chinn,' Wayne, secretary.
The first message sent was an
appeal by Mayor Kemp of Wayne
for support of the Near East relief.
It was the first radio message many
of the operators had ever received.
Practice messages are sent out each
night at 7:30 from stations at
Wayne, Hooper, Blair and LeMar-.
Ia.
High school students and others
interested in radio work are now
picking up the daily weather signals
sent out at 1:30 each afternoon'!''
the Omaha air' mail station.
Pure-Bred Hogs at Wymore
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Wymore, Neb., Feb. 17. (Spe- ,
cial.) The pure-bred Duroa Jer
sey sow sale of Lake Bridenthal
here brought prices averaging ?110.
Fifty animals were sold. Buyers
were present from seven states and
one breeder 'from Saskatchawan,
Canada.. D. V Spohn of Superior
paid the top price. $265. Dr. Walsh
of Wymore paid $250 for another
animal Many bidders who were a
unable to attend telegraphed orders
to buy stock ' unseen.' .
Alleged Harness Thief
. ' ' Arrested in Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.)
Lil Smith, living in South Beatrice j
is in jail here on the charge of steal
ing a set of harness valued at $110
from Johtj GerdeS of Adams. Ed
M. Leath, wanted in connection wiih
the deal.-is under arrest at Dan
ville, III. T .
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S'ee Our
Windows
All Trimmed with
Gay Flowers,
Feathers, Orna
ments and Sashes
of the Season in
Suits
Some are trimmed with
braid; some come heau'
lifull)) piped of self
materials.
all'tvell worth th
eir
regular price.
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