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B a r t o n h e r e to check over p l a ns f o r the e x p r e s s e d hims e l f a s e s p e c i a l l y w e l l pleased with t h e convention e n t e r t a i n m e n t pro g r a m E n t e r t a i n m e n t f e a t u r e s include a w o r l d ' s c h a m p i o n s h i p rodeo w i t h t he b i g g e s t p r i s e m o n e y of t h e y e a r a nd t h e l e a d i n g c o w b o y a n d c o w g i r l cont e n d e r s a decision p r i z e f i g h t a t F o rt S a m H o u s t o n w i t h t w o p r i n c i p a l cont e n d e r s for t h e w o r l d ' s w e l t e r w e i g ht t i t l e s p e c t a c u l a r b a t t l e e x e r c i s e s by t h e Second D i v i s i o n u s i n g t a n k s a i r - p l a n s liquid fire and all t h e l a t e st m e t h o d s of w a r f a r e t h e g r e a t e s t a ir c i r c u s e v e r s t a g e d i n A m e r i c a O t h e r e n t e r t a i n m e n t specialties w i l l be a B r o a d w a y a Mexican r e v u e w i t h t h e b e s t a c t o r s s i n g e rs a n d d a n c e r s f r om t h e C i t y of t h e f a m o u s C i t y of Mexico Police B a n d More t h a n 100 L e g i o n b a n d s and d r u m corps f r om all p a r t s Of the U n i t e d S t a t e s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e in a t t e n d a n c e at the acc o r d i n g t o P h i l i p B. S t a p p general c o n v e n t i o n Distinguished v i s i t o r s f r o m a b r o a d a n d l e a d e r s in m a n y fields of A m e r i c a n life will be p r e s e n t - To t h e c o n v e n t i o n p a r a d e a l w a ys a s p e c t a c u l a r affair with i t s thous a n d s of m a r c h i n g m e n a n d t h e e n t i r e d a y of T u e s d a y O c t o b e r 9, w i l l be Mr. B a r t o n T h e m a r c h i n g c o l u m n s will be rev i e w e d on historic Alamo w h e r e s t a n d s t h e c r a d l e of T e x a s l i b e r t y. I n a d d i t i o n to t h e c o n v e n t i o n e n t e r t a i n m e n t p l a n n e d a t S a n s i d e t r i p s will be c o n d u c t e d t o v a r i o u s p o i n t s on t h e b o r d e r One will c o v e r C o r p u s C h r i s t i and the p r i n c i p a l t o w n s of t h e Magic V a l l e y of t h e L o w e r Rio ending up w i t h a S p a n i s h c e l e b r a t i o n a t M a - t a m o r o s Others will g o to Nuevo L a r e d o a n d P i e d r a s N e g r a s Where b u l l fights will be s t a g e d and a S p a n i s h f i e s t a E l a b o r a t e p r e p a r a t i o n s a r e b e i n g m a d e for t h e s e. W I L L D I S C O U R A G E LYNCHINGS F e ' r ' j p r M & o l U M l s 7 S nl o f f i c i a l s w h o h a v e a n y p a r t i n l y n c h - i n g s i s p r o p o s e d i n a i n t r o d u c ed b y R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Victor L. B e r g e o w Citizens would be l i a b l e t o five y e a r s i m p r i s o n m e n t a nd $ 5,000 fine for t a k i n g p a r t i n a l y n c h i n g a n d police officials who del i b e r a t e l y f a i l t o t a k e n e c e s s a r y p r e c a u t i o n s to p r e v e n t l y n c h i n g s would b e l i a b l e to t w i c e t h a t p e n a l t y Comm u n i t i e s in which l y n c h i n g s occur w o u l d f o r f e i t 310,000 for e a c h l y n c h i n g I n a s t a t e m e n t he Mr. B e r g e r s a i F o u r y e a r s h a v e e l a p s e d since t he R e p u b l i c a n p a r t y p l e d g e d i t s e l f t o t he e n a c t m e n t a t t h e e a r l i e s t possible d a t e of a f e d e r a l a n t i - l y n c h i n g s o t h a t t h e full influence of the fed e r a l g o v e r n m e n t m a y be wielded to e x t e r m i n a t e t h i s h i d e o u s c r i m e ' D u r i n g t h o s e f o u r y e a r s 79 w e r e killed b y l a w l e s s w h i l e t h e Republic a n p a r t y w i t h a m a j o r i t y in both h o u s e s sufficient t o c a r r y policies t h at w e r e beneficial to special interest g r o u p s f a i l e d t o k e e p i t s p r o m i s e to o u t l a w l y n c h i n g s. T h i s b e t r a y a l of t h o s e w h o s e v o t es t h e R e p u b l i c a n l e a d e r s obtained by m a k i n g t h i s p l a t f o rm pledge is an e n c o u r a g e m e n t to l a w l e s s communit i e s t o c o n t i n u e t h e b a r b a r o u s p r a c t i c e In 1927, 16 e n t i t l e d to t h e p r o t e c t i o n of our were l y n c h e d seven of t h e m in t h e s t a te of Mississippi w h i c h holds t he r e c o r d for t h e y e a r The first duty of a g o v e r n m e n t i s t o m a i n t a i n the a u t h o r i t y of i t s l a w s o v e r t h e t e r r i t o r y i t g o v e r n s T h a t d u t y o u r gove r n m e n t h a s f a i l e d t o p e r f o r m. I hope c o n g r e s s will n o t adjourn u n t i l a g e n u i n e effort is m a d e t o ena c t a f e d e r a l a n t i - l y n c h i n g l a w W h i le t h o u s a n d s of people a r e b e i n g p a i d to s p y on t h o s e of t h e i r fellow c i t i z e ns w h o m a y be t a k i n g an occasional d r i n k a n d m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s a r e b e i n g s p e n t a n n u a l l y to deal w i t h this p e t t y l a w l e s s n e s s n o t an effort is m a d e to p u n i s h a c t s w h i c h b r i n g inj u r y and d e a t h t o m a n y of w h o m a r e a n d all of w h om a r e e n t i t l e d toi p r o t e c t i o n under our c o n s t i t u t i o n I t i s n o t o n l y t h e d u t y b u t i t is c l e a r l y w i t h i n t h e power of c o n g r e ss t o e n a c t t h i s l e g i s l a t i o n In t h e fifth s e c t i o n of t h e F o u r t e e n t h a m e n d m e n c o n g r e s s is given the power to enf o r c e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l g u a r a n t i e s and t h a t p o w e r is b r o a d enough t o aut h o r i z e t h e e n a c t m e n t of t h e I p r o p o s e My is s t r o n g e r than o t h e r a n t i - l y n c h i n g bills t h a t have b e e n p r o p o s e d There a r e t e e t h i n it. B u t i t i s n o t a n y s t r o n g e r t h a n the e x i g e n c i e s of t h e s i t u a t i o n r e q u i r e or t h e m e n a c e which it is i n t e n d e d to d e a l w i t h j u s t i f y John D u s t e r Weds T h e S i o u x C i t y p a p e r s c a r r i e d ann o u n c e m e n t t h e d a y before y e s t e r d ay s t a t i n g t h a t a m a r r i a g e license h ad b e e n i s s u e d t o J o h n J. D u s t e r 51, of L e M a r s a n d M r s H a r r i e t H. 54, of Sioux H a d Old N u m b e r P l a t es G. D. Gannon was a r r e s t e d by M a r s h a l l F r a n k Smith on S a t u r d ay a n d h a l e d before J u s t i c e J. G. Koen i g c h a r g e d with o p e r a t i n g an oil t r u c k on 1927 l i c e n s e p l a t e s He p a id $ 10 a n d Mr. Gannon is emp l o y e d b y the St. Clair Oil Co. M r s F r a n k Stoffel l i v i n g n e a r LeM a r s w a s a b u s i n e s s c a l l e r h e r e S a t u r d a y r e s t P o m e r e n k e did not m a k e a In J u s t i c e c o u r t last S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n he w a i v e d h e a r i n g a n d w a s b o u n d o v e r to t h e g r a nd j u r y His a p p e a r a n c e bond was p l a c e d a t $ 2000 a n d w a s p u t u p b y h is f a t h e r The y o u n g m a n a c c o r d i n g to Sheriff is n o t a vicious c h a r a c t e r His s t o r y of t h e a f f a i r is t h at a s h e w a s a t t e m p t i n g t o p a s s a n o t h e r c a r someone w h o m he did not s t e p p e d I n f r o n t of h i s c a r a nd g a v e s i g n a l for him to He c o u l d n o t avoid the His g r e a t m i s t a k e h e n o w r e c o g n i z e s w as h i s f a i l u r e t o s t o p to offer a s s i s t a n c a n d r e p o r t t h e a c c i d e n t. Mr. R o b e n is i n a Sibley h o s p i t al w i t h a b a d l y f r a c t u r e d r i g h t It w a s b r o k e n at the knee joint and will be s o m e t i m e i n m e n d i n g - SAFETY MOVEMENT OPPOSED BY R. R. A l t o n Town Council A s k s F o r a g S i g n a l s - a t D a n g e r o us C r o s s i ng A l t o n D e m o c r a t J. J. P r e n t i s s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e w e s t e r n divis i o n of t h e O m a h a r a i l r o a d a t St. J a m e s h a s a n s w e r e d t h e t o w n i l ' s r e q u e s t for a w i g w a g s i g n a l at t h e m a i n s t r e e t c r o s s i n g b y i n q u i r i ng w h e r e t h e town council p r o p o s e s to Wigwag t h e m a i n line o n l y o r t o h a ve t h e s i g n a l w i g w a g a l s o f o r all t r a in m o v e m e n t s on the switch t r a c k s. T h e r e a r e m a n y s w i t c h t r a c k s a t t h is c r o s s i n g a n d h e a r g u e s t h a t t h e w i g w a g would b e m o v i n g p r a c t i c a l l y all t h e t i m e if s i g n a l l i n g for all t h e se t r a c k s Mr. P r e n t i s s s t a t e s f u r t h er t h a t all t r a i n s slow down for the c r o s s i n g o n t h e m a i n line b e c a u s e of t h e coal c h u t e distance In s h o r t t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t opposes t he s a f e t y i m p r o v e m e n t and says that t h e f ew a c c i d e n t s t h a t h a v e occured t h e r e w e r e d u e t o c a r e l e s s n e s s o n t he p a r t of t h o s e Over t h e c r o s s i n g t at considerable p r e s s u r e ' will n e c e s s a r y before t h e r a i l w a y will a g r e e t o p l a c e a sign a l t h e c r o s s i n g The e n t w a s p r o p o s e d a t t h e l a s t m e e t i n g of t h e C o m m e r c i a l d u b a n d t a k - TO 21 Preliminary Inspection of the 22 Members Enter 1928 Competition FATAL ACCIDENT C o u n t y A g e n t M. O. Monroe ann o u n c e d t o d a y t h a t the p r e l i m i n a ry t o u r to visit the m e m b e r s and ins p e c t t h e calf e n t r i e s in t h e 1928 P l y m o u t h C o u n t y B a b y Beef c l u b will be m a d e on S a t u r d a y A p r i l 21st. J. S. s t a t e club a g e n t f r om a n d C. A. s e c r e t a r y of the I o w a Beef Producers will m a k e the t r i p w h i c h will be in c h a r g e of t h e c o u n t y club c o m m i t t e c o n s i s t i n g of A. L u n d g r e n c h a i r m a H. P T o n s f e l d t A. T. H o u l t z e n B. F. H e l d a n d N e d T h e g r o u p will l e a v e LeMars at 7: 30 a. m a n d will v i s i t t h e m e m b e rs i n A m e r i c a F r e d o n l a H u n g e r f o r d L i b e r t y Westfield a n d J o h n s o n t o w n s h i p s in t h e order n a m e d two boys a n d girls h a v e e n r o l l e d i n t h e 1928 B a b y Beef c l u b a n d al lof t h e m expect to i b i t t h e i r calves a t the Sioux City I n t e r s t a t e B a b y Beef s h o w a n d sale w h i c h will be h e l d a t Sioux C i t y t he e a r l y p a r t of S e p t e m b e r. D a y t i m e L i g h t i ng B r i l l i a n t l y l i g h t e d shop windows d u r i n g t h e d a y l i g h t h o u r s d r a w n e a r l y twice as m a n y p o t e n t i a l custom e r s f r om t h e p a s s i n g c r o w d s a s t he s a m e w i n d o w s according t o a r e c e n t s e r i e s of t e s t s recorded i n t h e T r a n s a c t i o n s of t h e I l l u m i n a t i n g E n g i n e e r i n g W i t h a n u n l i g h t e d t e s t w i n d o w on a p r o m i n e n t s h o p p i n g s t r e e t i t was f o u n d t h a t of the t o t a l n u m b e r of p a s s e r s - b y 8.6 per cent were att r a c t e d to the When the s a m e w i n d o w was 16.6 per c e n t of all t h o s e p a s s i n g in a given t i m e w e r e a t t r a c t e d an i n c r e a s e of 93 p e r c e n t due t o t h e i l l u m i n a t i o n. 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S c h m i d t of Sioux City w a s in L e M a r s t o d a y v i s i t i n g f r i e n ds a n d looking after p r o p e r t y Mr. S c h m i d t is one of t h e p i o n e e r busin e s s m e n of L e M a r s b u t h a s been livi n g for t h e p a s t e l e v e n y e a r s i n Sioux C i t y f MILK MEETING AT ELLENDALE CHURCH C o - O p e r a t l v e M a r k e t i n g Will Be T o p i c of Good S p e a k e rs T h e operative m a r k e t i n g of m i l k and c r e a m will be t h e topic of d i s c u s s i o n at a g e n e r a l m e e t i n g of t h e f a r m e r s of L i b e r t y J o h n s o n H a n W a s h i n g t o n and Plymouth towns h i p s w h i c h will be held in t h e b a s e m e n t of t h e E l l e n d a l e c h u r c h in Libe r t y t o w n s h i p on T h u r s d a y A p r i l 19th. The c o m m i t t e e h a s ann o u n c e d t h a t t h e r e will be several g o o d s p e a k e r s on t h e p r o g r a m and f r e e ice c r e a m and cake will be s e r v e d Pete Marx of LeMars Dies In Crossing Smash at Iowa C r a s h i n g i n t o a M i l w a u k e e gaso l i n e - e l e c t r i c t r a i n a t a c r o s s i n g n e ar D e l a w a r e a t 7 o'clock F r i d ay m o r n i n g a c a r b e l o n g i n g t o B e n M. K a u f f m a n of with Peter M a r x a s p a s e n g e r w a s w r e c k e d and M a r x w a s killed a l m o s t i n s t a n t l y. T h e c o n d u c t o r of t h e r a i l r o a d car s a i d t h a t on a c c o u n t of t h e b l i n d i ng s n o w s t o rm h e did n o t see t h e a u t o m o b i l e u n t i l he w a s a l m o s t upon a n d a l t h o u g h h e a p p l i e d t h e b r a k es t h e y h a d p r a c t i c a l l y no t i m e t o t a ke a f f e c t T h e t r a i n s t r u c k the automobile n e a r t h e m i d d l e ' c r u s h i n g the body of t h e s a m e a n d t h r o w i n g it s i d e t h e r i g h t of w a y a t a n g l e d m a ss of w r e c k a g e B l a n k e t s t o o l s a n d 51 g a l l o n c a n s of alcohol w e r e s c a t t e r ed a l o n g t h e t r a c k f o r a c o n s i d e r a b l e d i s t a n c e Motorman A l b e r t Low dec l a r e d t h a t he h a d been r i n g i n g his g o n g f o r t h e c r o s s i n g b u t t h a t he bel i e v e d the i l l - f a t e d m o t o r i s t s could n o t h e a r t h e g o n g inside the closed c a r n o r could t h e y see t h e a p p r o a c h i n g r a i l r o a d A n o t h e r p a s s e n g e r on t h e c a r was M r s Ted B a t t i n of She w a s not s e r i o u s l y h u r t b u t her t e s t i m o n y did n o t t h r o w m u c h light o n t h e She d e c l a r e d t h at n o n e of t h e p a s s e n g e r s in the car k n o w w h a t h i t T h e b o d y of M a r x wag t a k e n to E a r l v i l l e f r o m w h e r e it was s h i p p e d to L e M a r s Death h a d been c a u s e d by a f r a c t u r e d and crushed s k u l l a l t h o u g a t h e t r a i n did n o t act u a l l y r u n over The body was s e n t to W i l t g e n ' s m o r t u a r y pending f u n e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t s. 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R E L A T I V E L Y L O W TEMP E R A T U R E S T H I S W E EK T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s weather b u r e a u makes the following f o r e c a s t for t h e p e r i o d A p r i l 16 to 21, i n c l u s i v F o r u p p e r Mississippi and l o w e r Missouri valleys and n o r t h e r n and Central great p l a i n s O c c a s i o n a l p e r i o d s of p r e c i p i t a t i o n Variable t e m p e r a t u r b u t m o s t l y n e a r b e l ow seas o n a l n o r m a l PRESBYTERIAN MEET HERE NEXT WEEK E i g h t Sioux C i t y C h u r c h e s Will Be R e p r e s e n t e d Sessions In T h i s City T h e s p r i n g m e e t i n g of the Sioux C i t y P r e s b y t e r y will be held in LeM a r s t o d a y a n d t o m o r r o w Delegates f r om 40 of t h e c h u r c h e s i n N o r t h w e st I o w a a r e e x p e c t e d a t t h e Rev. J F r a n k R e e d of M o r n i n g s l de P r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h Sioux will r e p o r t on f o r e i g n m i s s i o n s Rev. Edw i n F R i p p e y of F i r s t P r e s b y t e r i an c h u r c h Sioux Will r e p o r t on n a t i o n a l m i s s i o n s T h e P r e s b y t e r y opened w i t h dev o t i o n a l s e r v i c e l e d b y Rev. C. A. v an G r e i t h u y s e n of I d a t h e r e t i r i ng m o d e r a t o r Election of moderator a n d t e m p o r a r y c l e r k s will f o l l ow celeb r a t i o n of h o l y Rev. J. J a m e s D e P r e e of t h e l o c a l c h u r c h is s t a t e d c l e r k a n d Rev. F r e d E. Haml i n of is p e r m a n e nt c l e r k Dr. F r a n k W. Bible of field r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the b o a r d ot f o r e i g n m i s s i o n s of t h e P r e s b y t e r i an c h u r c h will s p e a k on P r o b l e m s of t h e F o r e i g n M i s s i o n a r y E n t e r p r i s e C l o s i n g m e e t i n g will be held a y a f t e r n o o n when d e l e g a t e s to the g e n e r a l a s s e m b l y a t O k l a h o m i n M a y will be Women of t h e L e M a r s P r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h will s e r v e m e a l s in t h e c h u r c h for e r s of t h e P r e s b y t e r y. T h e public is i n v i t e d to t h e n g t h i s e v e n i n g a t 8 F r a n k S i t z m a n n of K i n g s l e y was a L e M a r s caller on Dm NOT FAVOR IN RURAL ROUTES I n c o n n e c t i n w i t h t h e r e l o c a t i o n of a n u m b e r of r u r a l d e l i v e r y p a t r o n t h e p o s t office d e p a r t m e n t w a s i n fav o r of a d d i n g t w e l v e m i l e s of t h e LeM a r s R o u t e No. 3 to the Merrill r o u t e s A n u m b e r of M e r r i l l b u s i n e ss m e n w e n t out over the proposed c h a n g e a n d o b t a i n e d a b o u t 40 signat u r e s of f a r m e r s a s k i n to be t r a n s f e r r e d t o M e r r i l l t h e r e st of t h e p a t r o n s on t h i s r o u t e preferr e d t o r e m a i n on t h e L e M a r s r o u t e a n d s a i d t h e y would r a t h e r come to L e M a r s t o g e t t h e i r m a i l p e r s o n a l ly if t h e L e M a r s r o u t e w e r e t a k e n a w ay f r om t h e m They w e n t a r o u n d t o see t h e i r n e i g h b o r s a n d g o t t h e m t o w i t h d r a w t h e i r s i g n a t u r e s so t h a t at p r e s e n t t h i n g s a r e u n c h a n g e d. MIKE JOHNSON DIES IN HOME AT IRETON Well Known Pioneer P a s s e s A w ay A t A d v a n c e d A g e of 78 Y e a rs Was B o r n in G e r m a ny M i k e J o h n s o n p i o n e e r r e s i d e n t of I r e t o n p a s s e d a w a y a t his home at t h a t p l a c e S u n d a y n i g h t a t t h e adv a n c e d a g e of 78 y e a r s Mr. Johns o n ' s b i r t h d a y w a s l a s t F r i d a y Gall s t o n e s a n d old a g e w e r e g i v e n a s t he c o u s e of h i s d e a t h. D e c e a s e d l e a v e s t o r a o u r n h i s n t a n N e V E n g l a n d Mrs. E i l t s H a w a r d e n Mrs. A n n a I r e t o n J o h n I r e t o n E t t a Gayn o r M i n n e s o t a I r e t o n R o c k F r e d R o c k V a l l e y Elm e r I r e t o n a n d Mrs. Rose Miller of I r e t o n He also l e a v e s four b r o t h e r s a n d a s i s t e r who a r e R i c h a r d of t h i s c i t y J o h n a n d C h a r l e s of C r a ig a n d Mrs. Onno Croon of C r a i g and E d J o h n s o n of H a w a r d e n. Mr. J o h n s o n w a s b o r n i n G e r m a ny 78 y e a r s w h e r e h e r e c e i v e d his s c h o o l i n g a n d g r e w t o At t h e a g e of 6 y e a r s h e c a m e w i t h his p a r e n t s t o Mt. 111., a n d l a t er m o v e d t o H a r v e l 111. He w a s u n i t ed i n m a r r i a g e to Miss M a r y E n g e l at H a r v e l o n J a n u a r y 8 1 8 7 9 a n d i n t he y e a r 1889 he a n d h i s wife came to t h e v i c i n i t y I r e t o n w h e r e t h e y h a ve l i v e d e v e r For the last 15 y e a r s he h a s m a d e h i s h o m e i n the t o w n of A k r o n. A t t h i s w r i t i n g funeral a r r a n g e m e n t s h a v e not b e e n but i t is believed the funeral will be h e l d W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n f r om the L u t h r a n c h u r c h in I r e t o n Rev. R. S m i t h D e c e a s e d w a s a good member of t h e L u t h e r a n and a good h u s b a n d a n d f a t h e r He w a s one of t h e s t u r d y pioneers t h a t s e t t l e d in t h i s c o m m u n i t y in the e a r l y beginn i n g a n d l e a v e s m a n y f r i e n d s a r o u nd h e r e who j o i n w i t h t h e r e l a t i v e s in m o u r n i n g his H e n r y y o u n g son of H. F w a s able t o leave t h e h o s p i t al a f t e r s p e n d i n g s e v e r a l weeks He h a d b e e n s i c k w i t h p n e u m o n i a. JUST HUMANS By CARR WEEK Judge B. F. Butler Called To Hazel Pleads Guilty To Charge T h e r e will be no c o u r t in L e M a rs n e x t Judge B. F B u t l e r h as n o t a s s i g n e d a n y c a s e s for t r i a l d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d f r om April 23 t o 28, w h i c h m e a n s t h a t j u r y a n d l a w c a s es w i l l be p o s t p o n e d to t h e week beginn i n g A p r i l 30. T h e i n e b r i a c y charge brought a g a i n s t Alois M a t h e y w a s T h e c h a r g e a g a i n s t J a m e s LeRoy E d w a r d s of g r a n d l a r c e n y was dism i s s e d a n d b o n d s J a c k H a z e l a p p e a r e d before the c o u r t a n d p l e d g u i l t y to t h e c h a r ge of m a i n t a i n i n g a l i q u o r n u i s a n c e He w a s fined $ 300 a n d costs a n d sent e n c e d to t h r e e m o n t h s i n t h e c o u n ty j a i l On m o t i o n of the plaintiff the suit of J o h n F H a n s e n e t a l vs. M r s F i n - l e y e t a l w a s G r a n d J u r y Drawn T h e g r a n d j u r y r e p o r t e d t o d a y as n o t i f i ed a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g w e r e d r a wn t o s e r v e d u r i n g this t e r m Albert S t o k e s f o r e m a n A. R. M o r r i s o n E. W. C. C. F W. M. J. L a n c a s t e r D. S. T h e following is t h e o r d e r of a s s i g n m e n t I n re t h e R u f u s H. Ceilley e s t a t e. T i c h h o r n e t a l vs. H e n r y e t al. F i r s t N a t i o n a l b a n k of N e b r a s k a vs. S. H. L u k e n e t al. F r a n k G. S a n n y vs. Louis Hazel e t al ( 2 c a s e s P e t e B u t l e r vs. R a s m u s s e n e t al. C h a s M a s u e n vs. N. W. F i r e & M a r i n e I n s u r a n c e. S t a t e v s Cleo S h e e t s. S t a t e vs. J o h n Hazel ( I n j u n c t i o n M. R e i g e l m a n vs. M a s o n J H a n f o r d P r o d u c e Co. vs. A. L a n g - h o u t H a n f o r d P r o d u c e Co. vs. B o a r d of v T h e above last two cases are s u i t s b r o u g h t b y t h e Sioux C i t y comp a n y t o p r e v e n t t h e t a x a t i o n of mone y s a n d c r e d i t s. The r e s t of t h e c a s e s will n o t come u p for t r i a l u n t i l April a s S t a t e vs. George H a r t S t a t e v s D u d l e y B l a c k b u r n. F r e d O l t m a n n vs. C l a u s E m m a B r u n e a u vs. C a s p e r S t a t e e x r e l G r o s e n h e i d e r v s N u s s - b a u m ' M r s F r a n k P. Mills vs. F r a nk S m i t h T o w n of K i n g s l e y vs. R i c h a r d s o n. G. E E i l e r s v s D a v i d E E l i z a b e t h L e s s e r v s F r e d K l i n g b e i l. ' ones v s M o t o r C d r W U W e s t F o r k L u m b e r Co. vs. M a r M a r t h a Hoff et al v s M a t h i l d a Vandaworker vs. E s t a t e of John MODEL T IS NOT DEAD YET N e a r l y a T h i r d of F o r d Facilities N e e d e d to M a k e P a r te D e t r o i t April 14. The m a n u f a c t u r e of r e p l a c e m e n t p a r t s for the m i l l i o n s of Model T F o r d c a r s still i n d a i l y u s e continues to demand n e a r l y o n e - t h i r d the p r o d u c t i o n cap a c i t y of F o r d p l a n t s F o r d officials e s t i m a t e f r o m rep o r t s of d e a l e r s all o v e r t h e c o u n t r t h a t t h e r e a r e s t i l l a p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 m i l l i o n s of t h e Model T c a r s in cons t a n t u s e i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Some of these c a r s a r e m a n y y e a r s E v e r y n o w a n d t h e n t h e r e a r e rep o r t s of F o r d c a r s of t h e old b r a s s - b o u n d r a d i a t o r t y p e s of twelve or f o u r t e e n y e a r s still r u n n i n g aft e r more t h a n a hundred thousand m i l e s of T h e n e w s t of t h e Model T F o r ds i s n o w n e a r l y a y e a r f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n of assembled Model c a r s w a s s u s p e n d i d i n 1927, to m a k e w a y for t h e n e w Model T h i s s u s p e n s i o n of a s s e m b l e d Model T c a r s did n o t affect t h e prod u c t i o n schedule of Model T rep l a c e m e n t p a r t s h o w e v e r u t t h e p a s t y e a r t h e m a n u f a c t u r e of Model T p a r t s c o n t i n u e d to occupy a b o u t one t h i r d the p r o d u c t i o n cap a c i t y of t h e F o r d p l a n t s. A few d a y s a g o n e w s p a p e r c o r r e s - ( on page 4) REESE WEDDING ON THURSDAY G r a d u a t e of 1926 C l a s s L e M a r s High School and B u s i n e s s Man A- p r e t t y w e d d i n g w a s c e l e b r a t ed a t St. J a m e s church A p r i l 12, a t 9 when Miss l o n e L u k e n o n l y d a u g h t e r of Mr. a nd M r s J. became the bride of J o h n T h e b r i d e a n d g r o om w e r e a t t e n d ed b y h e r T h o m a s V e r n o n of B r u n s v l l l e a n d a Miss Agnes M u r r a y of T h e bride was b e c o m i n g l y a t t i r ed i n a rose biege g e o r g e t t e d r e s s w i th h a t and a c c e s s o r i e s to m a t c h The g r o o m a n d g r o o m s m a n w e r e d r e s s ed i n t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l d a r k A f t e r the w e d d i n g t h e b r i d a l p a r t y m o t o r e d t o S i o u x h a v i n g t h e ir w e d d i n g b r e a k f a s t at t h e M a r t i n hot e l A five o ' c l o c k w e d d i n g d i n n er w a s s e r v e d a t t h e home of t h e b r i d e. T h e bride was a g r a d u a t e of the 1926 L e M a r s h i g h and has b e e n a successful t e a c h e r t h e past t w o y e a r s while t h e groom is a p r o m i n e n t b u s i n e s s m a n of They w e r e b o r n a n d r a i s e d in t h i s c o m m u n i t y a n d a r e s u r r o u n d ed b y a h o s t of f r i e n d s who w i s h t h em m u c h h a p p i n e s s i n t h e i r future T h e y will be at- h o m e ' t o t h e ir f r i e n d s a f t e r A p r i l 20. U. P l a n s U n i q u e Courses I o w a l a A p r i l 14. Problems p e c u l i a r to social w o r k e r s in the m i d d l e w e s t will be considered in f o u r special c o u r s e s a u g m e n t e d b y a s e r i e s of t w e n t y - n i n e l e c t u r e s to be g i v e n d u r i n g t h e first t e r m of the U n i v e r s i t y of I o w a s u m m e r P r e s e n t e d for t h e first t i m e a t t he S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y the courses are w i t h i n t h e d e p a r t m e n t of s o c i o l o g y of t h e c o m m e r c e and have rec e i v e d t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n of t h e extens i o n d i v i s i o n a n d c o l l e g e of e d u c a t i o a c c o r d i n g to D a l e i n c h a r g e of a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n. B o t h t h e o r y and p r a c t i c e will be g i v e n t o t h e s t u d e n t s The courses a r e social c a s e social w o r k in I o w a h i s t o r y a n d d e v e l o p m e n t and t h e o r y a n d p r a c t i c e of social I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e w o rk i n o t h e r d e p a r t m e n t s is T h e r e a r e nine such said Mr. A u t h o r i t i e s of n a t i o n a l r e p u t e h a ve b e e n s e c u r e d for t h e lecture Chief a m o n g these is Dr. J. P r e n t i c e M u r p h y of the c h i l d r e n ' s bur e a u of P h i l a d e l p h i a whose subject i s Child P l a c e m e n t Others inc l u d e E l i z a b e t h W i s H a r r i s o n E. s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Cook d e t e n t i o n h o m e R a l p h J. Reed s e c r e t a ry of the public w e l f a r e Des M o i n e s F l o r e n c e H u t s i n p i l l a r U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of D r E. L. M o r g a n U n i v e r s i t y of Miss o u r i a n d T. J. executive s e c r e t a r y I o w a T u b e r c u l o s i s associat i o n a n d G e r t r u d e s e c r e t a r y of t h e S t o r y county social service l e a g u e A m o n g t h e s u b j e c t s which will be d i s c u s s e d by t h e s e l e a d e r s a r e r u r al s o c i a l w o r k m e d i c a l soc i a l c o m m u n i t y p h y c h i a t r i c social w o r k m o t h e r s ' aid a n d f a m i l y social i n s t i t u t i o n al r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d social w o r k with t h e t u b e r c u l a r. A n u m b e r of w e l l - k n o w n U n i v e r s i ty of I o w a f a c u l t y m e m b e r s will g i v e ins t r u c t i o n in t h e main courses and t h e i r allied These include P r o f e s s o r E. B. R e u t e r A n n a L. Cott r e l l G r a c e E. I n a T. C l y d e W. H a r t a n d F r e d E. H a y n e s. T h e s u m m e r s e s s i o n opens J u n e 11 a n d closes J u l y 20. M y s t e r y Someone for reasons s t o l e or b o r r o w e d an old F o r d car S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g f r om F i r s t s t r e et N. W. The owner is Ed of H i n t o n Mr. B e c k r e p o r t e d t h e theft t o t h e b u t like a g r e a t m a ny o t h e r c a r could not rememb e r t h e n u m b e r s on h i s l i c e n s e p l a t e s. Farmers Legislative Meeting at April 26, Announced Cold Wave Followed By and Ice Do Not Improve Vernal Prospect L e M a r s a n d t h e s u r r o u n d i n g t e r r i - - tory suffered a v i o l e n t a t t a c k of w i n - t e n o n F r i d a y the t h i r t e e n t h a n d 1 w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e j i n x h a d a n y t h i ng t o d o w i t h t h e coal p i l e a n d p e o p l e s u s c e p t i b l e t o colds c e r t a i n l y suff e r e d f o r it S t a r t i n g w i t h a brisk n o r t h e a s t' t h e w e a t h e r k e p t g e t t i n g c o l d a n d a b o u t 10 o ' c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g a l i g h t fall of s n o w w a s n o t e d. T h e s n o w f a l l became heavier a n d' s h o r t l y a f t e r noon the snowfall h a d' b e c o m e a v e r i t a b l e b l i z z a r d T w o or t h r e e i n c h e s of s n o w a l t h o u gh s o m e of t h i s soon m e l t e d due to t h e - s t o r e d - u p h e a t of t h e e a r t h N e v e r t h e l e s s a good deal of it a n d l a s t e d well i n t o S a t u r d a y d e s p i t e c l e a r i n g s k i e s m o d e r a t i ng t e m p e r a t u r e s Des l a A p r i l 13. e n t i r e n o r t h e r n tier of I o w a c o u n t i e r e p o r t e d one of the w o r s t s n o w s of t h e s e a s o n R a i n was mixed w i t h it in s o m e' c a s e s m a k i n g a h e a v y s l u s h t h at b l o c k e d traffic on all but t h e h a r d' s u r f a c e d h i g h w a y s. A t E m m e t s b u r g d r i f t i n g l o c k e d t h e r o a d s f o r t h e second t i me t h i s m o n t h F o u r t e e n cars were s t a l l e d f o u r m i l e s w e s t of t h a t c i t y. 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