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VET'S DEFUNCT BANK Its Status to Be Determined by Nebraska Supreme Court Lincoln, neys for the state banking department have filed brief with the supreme court asking that it reverse the action of the Knox county district court in giving Agler prior claim above all other depositors in the State bank Creighton, now in receiver's hands. Mrs. Agler the administratrix Robert R. Gordon, World war veteran. who began, while alive, draw disability payments from the federal government on his war risk insurance. He had accumulated $1,802 when he died. The trial court held that the money that of the federal government to extent, sufficient at least to give application to the federal statute that makes government deposits banks superior liens. The bank receiver that the government lost well control of the funds as soon Gordon deposited them. and that his administratrix not an agent the government the deposit should be given the same staas that of private The point of has never been passed on by the supreme court, the lawyers say. NEBRASKA HAS MORE CATTLE ON FEED Lincoln, the only state in the Union showing appreciable increase in cattle on feed over last season, it was announced the state and federal division agricultural statistics. The average Nebraska is 15 per more than last year, while the cornbelt whole showed only cent of large reserve of feed being held over from last year's crops, Nebraska feeders were in position increase their feeding operations, rather than lower them was the case of every other state with the exception Minnesota. Extreme drought over most of the cornbelt forced this condition on cattle feeders the entire territory, officials of the agricultural statistics stated. Due to this situation, Nebraska feeders will able to market much larger number of cattle than last year with less competition at terminal markets. HOPE TO SAVE YOUTHS FROM ELECTRIC CHAIR Omaha, Neb. With Griffith, years old, third member of the murder trio, enroute here from Cal., in custody of Detectives Connolly and Boroviak, attorneys for slayers Patrolman Jimmy are expected to make the first move to save the three from the electric chair this week Griffith has confessed, according advices from Stockton, to occompanying Eddie Jedlicka, 20 years old, and his brother. Anton Jedlicka, years old. on the attempted holdup the Coryell Oil station on April He denied firing any shots, howasserting all 17 bullets found in the officer's body or imbeded in of the filling station came from Eddie Jedlicka's Chief of Detectives Paul Sutton expects to refute this testimony by .38 caliber bullet which producing was found at the scene by newspaper man. Jedlicka carried two .32 caliber guns and Griffith County Attorney Henry Beal understood to convinced that the heaviest penalty he could hope for from jury would be life imBeal, was learned, would of second degree murder plea from Eddie Jedlicka and Griffith with sentence. This would have the expense of Even lighter penalty would be acceptable for Anton Jedlicka, stayed half block away from the attempted robbery who fled when he heard the shooting. CASE GOES CONCORD SUPREME COURT Lincoln, appeal been filed with the supreme court action of the district court the county which held the Concord State and president the institution. claiming that filed the worth bore forged had linquished his was based the notes. had that controversy in the matany BORN CUMMING COUNTY West Point. sets of county now The second trio arrived the Mr. Mrs. Herman Drieling in Cuming township They been named Bernice, Bernadina and Bernita. are the 3-yearThe first triplets Mrs. Ertz daughters Seimers, near Wisner. DIXON COUNTY WOMAN NOW 101 YEARS OLD Neb. Mrs. Emeline Lovell, resident Dixon just 101st lived their homebirthday stead near what Allen, takold. until her death Afterwards Mrs. lived Alien, and while there was chaplain the Rebekah until shew past meetings of her post county that order. She now resides with daughter Mrs. Charlotte Rice, near Concord. and enjoys good health.