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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1935
Page
6
A tense scene unfolds as Ben Elliott faces a contract-pressing threat from Brandon while a saboteur lurks nearby. The crew prepares to deliver logs as a dynamite blast rocks the trestle, shifting the danger from paperwork to a violent trigger as the mystery man moves against the line.
In the Tincup country a perilous night operation unfolds as Ben Elliott and a crew of lawyers, cant-hook men, and teamsters labor to rebuild a damaged trestle on the Hoot Owl river. Firelight guides workers while a locomotive nears, and Elliott races to finish two trips before dawn to save the line.
Ben Elliott of Yonder arrives with Don Stuart, an ailing, longtime friend, at the lumbering tows near Tincup. The scene centers on their meeting with local workers and the fragile health of Stuart as they seek aid and shelter.
Ben volunteers to run a loaded veneer train over a dangerous trestle with frost steel and no air brakes. McIver and the fireman refuse, fearing a broken neck, while Tim Jeffers quietly joins. Dawn McManus watches, as eleven minutes remain to reach the local.
Lincoln Governor Cochran announced plans to seek about 35 000 to start farming operations at the Genoa state institution formerly the federal Indian school. He favors gradual adaptation with an initial repair allotment near 40 000 and opposes large renovations to the 50 buildings. The institution was turned over to the board of control by the legislature.
Rowland Haynes federal relief administrator for Nebraska told a banquet in Omaha that Nebraska would be among the first states to recover. About fifty FERA workers and relief committee members attended, with Haynes asserting 98 percent of relief office personnel are Nebraskans and criticism stems from a lack of facts.
The machine age may be the mode in some states but many middlewestern farms will rely on horse power this spring. Prices for a good team five to seven years old range from 250 to 600 dollars, with mares selling faster than geldings. Nebraska and Iowa experts note drought and tight finances have tightened feeds and cut rations, yet the demand remains strong for teams ready to harness this spring.
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