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State Bank of Liberty Closed The State Bank of Liberty was closed Wednesday morning by its directors and placed in charge of Richard Hadley of the state bank department, This is the third bank in Gage county to close within a week. Officers of the bank are Joseph Barr, president; L. J. Knoll, vice president and cashier; J. A. Barr, assistant cashier. The capital stock is $25,000, surplus $5,000 and deposits about $140,000.
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-Special Christmas programs will be given at some of the churches this evening. -The Rev. Moehl of Lincoln will occupy the pulpit at St. John's LAtheran church today. -Mrs. Effie Crane is slowly recovering from injuries received week ago at her home in Wymore when her clothing caught fire while standing near a stove. She is in a local hospital. postponed annual meeting of the Farmers Union Local no. their 1326, will be held at the school house three miles south of Beatrice on Tuesday evening, December 20. at D. Lenger, secretary. -L. Knoll, cashier of the Liberty State bank, which suspended business recently, is in at his home in Liberty. It is said that as soon as he recovers an effort will be made to reorganize the institution. Miss Lucile Rutherford, who has been ill of pneumonia at a 10cal hospital the past few days, reported improving. -There was large number of shoppers in the city yesterday. -License to wed was issued yesterday to Gerrit Andringa, 21, Adams, and Johanna Cornelia Kroon, 20, Adams. -Dr. I. W. Evans, veterinari of this city left yesterday for Omaha where he will submit to an operation Monday morning. Funeral Party Finds Grave Dug In Wrong Lot-A special from Marysville, Kas., says that the body of Chris Weiche, 81, who died Monday, came near being burried Wednesday in another man's lot. As a result, the funeral had to be postponed until Thursday. It was not until the funeral party arrived at the cemetery that relatives discovered that the grave had been dug in the wrong lot. A conference between the undertaker and the city clerk revealed that an error made when the city took over the cemetery a few years ago was responsible. Funeral at servIces for Joseph Vrbsky, 69, who died, Wednesday at a Lincoln hospital were held Friday afternoon at the Sokol hall at Crete, with Rev. K. O. Zavadil of Wilber officiating. Interment was at Pleasant Hill, Mr. Vrbsky was born in Czechoslovakia, coming to America in 1878. He had resided in Nebraska for 54 years. Dental Society-The Gage County Dental society held their regular meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Paddock. After dinner they listened to lecture by Dr. Bauer of the state university dental college. His subject was child dentistry, and his lecture, illustrated by lantern slides and models, was highly instructive. He was accompanied by Drs. Pederson and Karlson of Lincoln. Dr. H. H. Kirschner was elected president of the dental society and Dr. D. D. Lock, secretary-treasurer. The committee in charge of the program was Dr. C. A. Spellman and Dr. J. G. Krim. Sell Confiscated Car-The automobile of George Zimmerman, which was confiscated as liquor vehicle when the raids were made here several weeks ago, was put up and sold at auction yesterday. The car brought $10 on the only bid offered, that of the former owner. -Postmaster Adam McMullen. who has been laid up at his home the past few days with an attack of the influenza, was able to be down town yesterday. Three of seven employes of the postoffice who have been ill with the flu, have -The fire department was called to the Arcade building yesterday morning about 9 o'clock where some excelsior in a box had caught fire in some way. The fire was extinguished before the arrival of the department. Mrs. William Paisley of Wymore is recovering from an operation which she recently underwent at a Beatrice hospital, number of towns in the state have established wood piles where hungry men can work for meals. Work Progressing on New Bridge Across Blue at Marysville- Thirty-five men were making the dirt fly at the Blue river bridge site just west of town Wednesday afternoon and it was believed that the number would be increased to seventy before the close of anothor week, says the Marysville Advocate-Democrat. The excavation is being made for pier No 4, which will stand at the east end of the structure. It will be seated on the solid stone foundation which will be reached at a depth of forty-five feet. This pier will be thirty-five feet north and south and sixteen feet east and west. call for four piers and two abutments. Curiously enough, they are being built right out in a corn field, fully 1,500 feet west of the river Later on, under a contract to be let by the state highway commission within a short time, an excavation will be dug for a new river channel. E. C. Webber, Marshall county chairman of the Federal Relief committee, has submitted a list of 350 men whose applications for places on the unemployed list have been approved. Thus far all of the workmen have been selected from this list and the others will be also. Richard Dunn. superintendent for the Koss Construction company, the contractor, said Wednesday pouring of concrete should be started within eight or ten days. Meanwhile the city of Marysville in cooperation with the Federal Relief committee is furnishing work for ninety men who otherwise would be in the army of the unemployed. Half of the men are working at the gravel pit in the north part of town and the others are on the North Eighth street project. Other men are being provided with work at Waterville, Blue Rapids and Frankfort, according to Chairman Webber. Crete Firemen Elect OfficersElmer Ramsey was chosen president of the fire department at the annual election. Other officers are Howard Burrus, vice president; Frank Prasek, secretary; Frank Kobes, treasurer: Otto Feeken, chief; Sam Best. assistant chief; Joe Mahacek, foreman of hose company no. 1; Karl Nedela, assistant foreman: Tom Yant, foreman of hose company no. 2: Ed. Valenta, assistant: Davis, Herman Wissenberg, Ed Dolansky, standing committee: Frank Kobes, H. Dillin and Will Norton, flower committee.
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WAS HIT WHILE DOWN Orville Coleman, 24. living neal Aldams, fell from a corn erib and broke both arms last Thursday As he lay on the snow, a board that had become dislodged fell and struck im on the head inflicting a deep and painful wound. L J. Knoll, cashier of the Liberty State bank. which suspended busi ness recently, has been ill at his home in Liberty. It is said that as soon as he recovers an effort will be made to reorganize the institution. and Mrs. Rosa Holmes were Beatrice shoppers Monday.