13046. Farmers State Bank (Genoa, NE)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 27, 1930
Location: Genoa, Nebraska (41.449, -97.731)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: b9e812fd

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Description

The articles repeatedly refer to the Farmers State Bank of Genoa as a failed bank under receivership (receivers possessing records, liquidation work). There is no mention of a depositor run prior to suspension; the bank is in receivership and being liquidated, so this is a suspension leading to permanent closure/receivership. Date of receivership is not explicitly given in the excerpts; I use the newspaper dates to anchor the events. No clear cause (embezzlement, correspondent failure, etc.) is stated, so cause set to 'other'.

Events (3)

1. September 27, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Records Now in Possession of Receivers Who Plan to Work From State House. ... the order naming each case recited 'that Clarence G. Bliss, receiver is hereauthorized to take all the books, records and assets every kind and belonging said bank.'
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2. September 27, 1930 Suspension

Cause Details: Bank had already failed and was placed in receivership; articles describe receivers liquidating failed banks and possessing records for Farmers State Bank of Genoa but do not give a specific trigger (e.g., embezzlement) for the failure.
Newspaper Excerpt: the records are in the possession of the employes ... the only records that have been removed made up of part of the audit the Farmers State bank of Genoa, about which the senate ordered an investigation.
Source: newspapers

3. July 3, 1931 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Bliss is receiver of approximately 200 state banks... Says Genoa Records Removed ... the only records that have been removed are part of the farmers State bank of Genoa. Possibly Mr. Bryan could explain where these records went. jurisdiction does Mr. have over these records?
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (8)

1. September 27, 1930 The York Dispatch York, PA

Article from The York Dispatch, September 27, 1930

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BLISS AVERS PLOT STORY RIDICULOUS Records Now in Possession of Receivers Who Plan to Work From State House. Clarence G. Bliss, former secretary of trade and in statement given out Friday Greeley, where he conducting sale said that he was surprised that Governor Bryan would charge plot existed to remove receivership records from the capitol and that he should presume discharge Bliss' counsel, D. Beynon. He says the story is ridiculous for the reason that the records are in the possession of the employes the Mr. Bryan would do with them he took them himself He added that far as he knows the only records that have been removed made up of part of the audit the Farmers State bank of Genoa, about which the senate ordered an investigation. Mr. Bliss says that the receivers as officers of the court have legal control these records and not the governor. The order naming each case recited "that Clarence G. Bliss, receiver is hereauthorized to take all the books, records and assets every kind and belonging said bank. He sug. gests that the governor look the law contempt that attaches to those who interfere with an order court. He added: "It has been apparent for some time that we could not continue our work of liquidating failed banks in connection with Mr. Bryan's administration. At meeting of all receivers this week to advise Mr. Bryan of our and at the same time we notified the heads our including Mr. Mr. Stall. There was no discussion of moving records and plans are that the work be in our quarters assigned to us by the capitol commission in the state house.' "The charge of Governor Bryan that we are to remove the records mere 'smoke screen' by which the pects to befog the real issue. The real question is, can the assets these banks be used for political regardless of the rights the "Before Governor Bryan's were lected of political filiation. did not know the politics of half dozen of the local am sure, however, that check of these attorneys would show that at least of them were Beynon Still Counsel. want made clear that Beynon is still my counsel and long as receiver. He has handled of the importlitigation for these receiverships is familiar with the work and pending cases and change now would result inevitably in serious losses and confusion. "Under our present plan of conducting the liquidation of these banks independently of the Bryan

2. July 3, 1931 The Grand Island Independent Grand Island, NE

Article from The Grand Island Independent, July 3, 1931

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Banking Continues To Spotlight Dismissed Attorney Declares Still Working for Department CHARGE Present Plan Large Saving sult Still Working. Lincoln, July Bliss, state bank receiver, characterized Governor Bryan's yesterday that plot existed to remove receivership records from the state capitol building. In statement telephoned to Linfrom Greeley, where he ducting bank sale, Bliss he wanted clear that Beynon, whom Bryan "dismissed" yesterday, counsel for Bliss. large to depositors will result under the present plan liquidating the banks independently the Bryan he said, but the appoint ceiver any time they think best. Bliss receiver of approximately 200 state banks. In Right Hands has been apparent for some "that could continue. work of liquidating failed banks in connection with the Bryan administration. "Governor Bryan's statement that there to take out bank records ridiculous. From whom would be take the records? They are the possession of our employes and what would Mr. Bryan with these records if he had them? far know, the only records that have been are part the Farmers State bank of Genoa. Possibly Mr. Bryan could explain where these records went. jurisdiction Mr. Bryan have over these records? "Before Mr. Bryan's administration, attorneys were selected regardless political affiliation. want made clear that Beynon still my counsel and long receiver. change would result inevitably in serious losses and Under our present plan of conducting the of these banks independently of the Bryan administration, large savings result the depositors. We get along nicely without any of Mr. Bryan's appointees and the expenses will be reduced least one-half. To allow the assets these banks be pilfered would liability under the bonds which have given, which aggregate $2,000,000.' He said he planned to close the in least 80 of his banks within year. Lincoln, July Brywas today several receivers state banks, and interestofficials continued to make statements situation. Luikart, deputy secretary of trade commerce department, disputed the receivers' charge that Bryan attempted to have politfriends employed attorneys. some republican lawyers had chosen help handle receiverchanges the legal staff had whom Bryan assistant attorney for the banking department, asserted he knew of plot such Bryan to from the state capitol the ords the receivership division. proposal remove receivership offices elsewhere, he said, had been discussed. reiterated that he still working for the vision despite by Bryan. Stoll, chief the bank ceivership division, said plans moval the offices had been him, but that he had been asked to help records at night Bliss, receiver 200 failed banks, who was for his could be reached. one four receivers who notified Bryan yesterday that of the governor's interference henceforth they would conduct receiverships without pense the trade and commerce partment. One Bryan's acts to which they said object decision personally real estate transfers receivership Also they he hired political friends torneys for the division.

3. July 3, 1931 Norfolk Daily News Norfolk, NE

Article from Norfolk Daily News, July 3, 1931

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BLISS ASSERTS BRYAN'S PLOT D. BEYNON, ASSISTANT COUNSEL, ON JOB DESPITE "DISMISSAL" GOVERNOR GIVES STATEMENT Division Chief Believes Quarret Between Bryan and Receivers Over Banking Matters WIII Settled Amicably Lincoln, July Bliss, state bank receiver characterized Governor Bryan's statement terday that plot had existed to remove receivership records from the state capitol building. In statement telephoned Lincoln from Greeley, conducting a-bank sale, Bliss wanted clear that whom Bryan "dismissed" terday, is still counsel for Bliss, large savings to depositors result under the present plan liquidating the banks ently the administration he said. but the courts new receiver any time they think best. Bliss is receiver of approximate200 state banks. "It has been apparrent for some time," he said, "that could continue our work of liquidating failed banks in connection with the Bryan administration. "Governor Bryan's statement that there was plot to take our bank records ridiculous. From whom would we take the records? They are now in the possession of our employes and what would Mr. Bryan these records if he had them? Says Genoa Records Removed far know. the only records that have been removed are part of the farmers State bank of Genoa. Possibly Mr. Bryan could explain where these records went. jurisdiction does Mr. have over these records? tion, were selected gardless of political affiliation. want made clear that Beynon still my counsel and will be long am receiver. change would result inevitably serious losses and 'Under our present plan con ducting the litigation of these banks independently of the Bryan administration, large savings will result to the depositors. get along nicely Mr. Bryan's appointees and the penses be reduced at least half. To allow the assets of these banks to pilfered would result liability under the bonds which have given, which aggregate over He said he planned to close the receiverships in at least eighty his banks within year. Woods Supports Bryan George Woods, state banking commissioner and hold-over from the Republican administration, tered the today with statement supporting Governor "In my opinion," he said, present law, which head of the state trade merce department to act as ceiver of all suspended banks and provides that receiverships be rected from central office, sound. doubt, should be retained under SEE PAGE

4. July 15, 1931 Osmond Republican Osmond, NE

Article from Osmond Republican, July 15, 1931

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BRYAN LISTS ATTORNEYS The controversy now at its height between Governor Bryan and Bank Receiver Clarence Bliss in which the governor is accused of such interference in the labors of the receiver that the latter attempted removal of his office from the co-operation of the state banking department has prompted Governor Bryan to publish the names of the attorneys who have been employed by the receivers and the amounts paid to them in the past. The Governor recently suggested list of attorneys who should be given preference in receivership cases and as these men were of the gov. ernor's political faith, decided ob jections were voiced by the receiver. Employed heretofore in bank cases according to the list given publicity by Bryan are: B. Hurley, Ponca, $735; Allen State bank, Allen; Citizens State bank, Martinsburg State bank, Martinsburg; Security State bank, Ponca. George B. Hastings, Grant, Allen State bank, Allen, and two others. Kelsey and Kelsey, Norfolk, $5,494; Battle Creek Valley bank, Battle Creek; Pierce State bank, Pierce: Enola State bank, Enola: Magnet State bank, Magnet; Meadow Grove State bank. Fred S. Berry, Wayne, $14,605: Beemer State bank, Beemer; Farmers State bank. Bradish: Farmers State bank, Altoona; Farmers State bank. Crofton; Magnet State bank, Magnet; Dixon State bank, Dixon; State Bank of Laurel, Laurel; Orchard State bank, Orchard: Thurston State bank, Thurston; Security State bank, Wakefield. H. Doyle, Fullerton, bank of Clarks, Clarks: Ottis and Murphy bank, Humphrey; Farmers State bank, St. Edward, and two ers. Shurtleff and Spillman, Norfolk, Breslau State bank, Breslau: James C. Guigley, Valentine, $1,220; Browneee State bank, Brownlee; Ranchers State bank, Cody: Valentine State bank, Valentine; Kilgore State bank, Kilgore; American bank Merriman. Crites and Crites, Chadron, $2,502; Chadron State bank, Chadron; Wayside State bank, Wayside; Farmers bank, Crawford (sale). W. A. Meserve, Creighton, $2,051; Security bank, Creighton; First State bank, Bazille Mills. Dolezal, Mapes and Johnson, Fremont, $4,456.61; Dodge State bank, Dodge; Farmers State bank, Ames; Dodge county bank, Scribner: Snyder State bank, Snyder; Farmers State bank, Genoa. Swarr. May and Royce, Omaha, $13,942.19; Scribner State bank, Scribner; Snyder State bank, Snyder; Brown county bank, Long Pine, and two others. Hammond, $226; Inman State bank, Inman. Sidney Frumm, Dakota City, $2,210; Bank of Dakota county, Jackson; First State bank, Nacora: State bank of Laurel, Laurel; Bank of South Sioux City, South Sioux City. NORFOLK MAN FOUND DEAD City authorities at Norfolk were called the home of Gus Bartholoto mew on Monday to ascertain if possible the cause of death of Hillard Bartholomew; 24 years old, whose body was found in the home garage by his father. From all indications the young man had committed suicide. Examination by the authorities proved that he had taken the car belonging to his father on Sunday evening without the knowledge of his parents and contrary to instructions from them. He had been out late in the evening and overturned the car. It was also learned that he had been drinking. The body of Bartholomew was found lying near the exhaust of the car; all doors to the garage were closed.

5. July 22, 1931 Newman Grove Reporter Madison, NE

Article from Newman Grove Reporter, July 22, 1931

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(By Ole Buck) Failed banks and bank ships have been profitable for yers the last few years whether anyone else has made anything out them or not. This, of course, not to say that any has been overpaid. vast amount of tion has resulted from the failures and doubtless have charged for any other business of the same class. Recently the governor issued itemized statement ing the names of attorneys who have been employed and the amount the fees paid to them. One firm of lawyers has been paid $14,604.95. Payments range all the from few hundred dollars from several thousand dollars. Some criticism made lawyer members of the legislature the ground that the law does on them to draw additional permit compensation from the state while are members of the they ture. Some think the criticism because the attorneys engaged in their regular cupation. The question may open for debate and probably will be during the next campaign. The of the state desecretary partment opposes open season for pheasants this year. He says the birds have appetite for grasshoppers he thinks will be great help controlling the plague. Custer County opened crop of young and found that constained one cricket and of alfalfa. Frank quantity nell, head of the game department, informed that pheasants says he quantities of hoppers. eating weather last fall, which Hot ed the deposit of grasshopper eggs, believed be the cause of the number of the insects this large year. Since the legislature began work appropriations last winter three on fires have occured at state tutions; one the Agriculture College in and one just few days ago at the form school at Kearney when large barn burned. Two to in early enough the appropriations. The Kearney school will be compelled to get long makeshift barn because the lack in the fund for rebuilding. Now reported that worms damaging the corn. They the tassels and then bore downwards to the center of the stock. Dozens of inquiries coming in about them. The state normal board decided to not give out schedule aries for the coming biennium all salaries have been agreed upon. Reductions necessary order to fit the schedule the into Louis Berge, former cashier of defunct bank ing since week of recently in San tonio, Texas, on complaint charging forgery. The governor issued requisition for his return. Failarrest Mr. Berge was the points raised for criticism the by the state senate. One of the daily carried papers interesting story about Berge. She was left entirely upon her resources with small support when he disappeared. has been quite successful making and caring properfor the boys. Automobile dealers are undecided about having exhibits the State Fair this They think year. the prices for too space are high. One of the state chemists demonsrtated his last week by an ink stain from rug office the state superintendent. He said cleaning rug in his line but in emergency prepared to do almost thing. Four charges brought by the state sheriff against truck whom he noticed in action the highways, were dismissed when the man was taken into court. An Omaha judge, who dismisses against motorists, seems be easy police officials make arrests but difficult for them to proof. The numerous traffic violations indicate that some of the judges must be hard convince. For the purpose of obtaining statistical data the game and fish department will attach numbered tags to 10,000 fish. They will released soon. This check growth, suitability of waters, ages of fish and parative number of survivors. They tagged in lots of time. The tags cost thousand and are attached with an expensive punch. Marcus Poteet, state commander of the American Legion and originator the Vigilance organization in this state, says this ganization has been of material benefit in bank robberHe only one town in the where there an American Legion Post suffered bank robbery and the post in that organized vigilant group. The Lincoln school board sidering proposal to heat the city school buildings with gas State tax receipts were nearly loss for the first half less for the first half 1930. The treasurer says this due to slightly reduced assessed valuation and substantial duction in the levy during the ond year of the Weaver administration. claim of $25 presented by Chadron Normal School pay resentative Myrtle Musser delivering dress turned down by the state auditor on the grounds that member the legislature is not entitled to additional compensation from state. said that Musser did not file the claim When motorists boast of driving over the highways at speed excess of legal limit, as was recently by two Lincoln would appear that no further dence would be required by fic officers for taking them Those men say that drove nearly 100 miles hour part the time. Hall of Neligh issued for gathering of Nebraskans the formation of party. He the only one party he thinks desirable to have another one. Nebraska flour mills produced almost barrels of bushels of wheat during the month May. This ranked Nebraska twelfth among all the state in the amount of wheat consumed and flour produced. Two appointees in the office of the state superintendent were lected to assist in teaching the university summer school. One claim for for his first month's work; the other $193.33. One draws regular salary of month, the other $275 month the state superintendent's state auditor he will not pay the claims for additional salary unless advised to so by the attorney general. His ditional compensation for employe. The state normal board delayed the purchase of coal for normal schools until later in the summer. its recent about bids considered which ranged from per The freight rate $2.25. possible that natural gas will be used in the Kearney school. The normal board, like the university, gaged in reducing its expenses to take of percent reduction total of the duction $78,000. One suggestion to do away with the summer school but deemed inadvisable. Another to cut instructors salaries or reduce the payroll. Another dormitory to house women students desired Wayne but no appropriation made for that purpose. The dent the Wayne school calls tention to the fact, however, now possible to invest porof the permanent school fund dormitory bonds, the building may be secured in that way. The Western Union Telegraph Co. asking for on injunction to prevent the collection of franchise tax. already has two suits pending on this subject. One grasshopper story tells about the insects eating the tongue of farmer's when he standing in the field. Governor Bryan insists that the victim of conspiracy in the proposed investigation of his nection with the failed Farmers State Bank Genoa. He says unidentified man circulated petition asking for investigation. adds that he had nothing the bank except in the ordinbusiness and that time before failed. Low bids on state highway jects mean that the state will have considerably more money to on construction this year than expected. Lower bids are made possible by cheaper materials and lower rates paid for labor. Attorney General Sorenson told the editors of northeast Nebraska recent meeting that the look newspapers for information on public affairs, and that they fail in their duty this infor mation not supplied. He advised editors to be fair to public officials but to treat them rough when essary. Sorenson has been the target for enough icism to be able speak authority. Governor Bryan says he too busy about the presidenvice presidential boom been started for him. has all he can do to take his present job. During the two weeks testing Lincoln 6,500 inspected. This approximately half of the owned the Of these cars 80 percent found to have defects sort. Since they were ined 60 percent of them have in shape to receive the necesGeorge Snow, secretary of the senate, spending some time own expense visiting capitols Iowa and Missouri to gain information regarding office fixtures for his office. He doing this the benefit of successor. The of Nebraska ginning enforcement of retrenchment in with its reduced appropriations during the coming two No years. instructors being employed some who are on the payroll be released. No betterment equipment will attempted. possible graduate assistants will released. Repairs and upkeep reduced. Some of the the agricultural experimental station will be discontinued. One hundred the Lincoln Hospital for the have been paroled since March These patients who have sufficiently recovered to to normal The policy of the hospital for the insane to mental health rather than provide pérmanent confinement. barn being built on the fair grounds replace the that burned recently. provements are also being made the water system. The now has two heads code departments. Roy Cochhead of the highway continues hold over from the previous His salary, under the law, The other Luikart, of trade and commerce. Un- der the law, his salary per year. Assessment figures in Lancaster county show that horses are are decreasing. The decrease automobiles caused by the large number of old cars that are pool the university will be paid for by doubling the annual student health fee. Heretofore this fee has been per semester. The added charge will bring in an annual come of about It estimated that this for the pay pool in three years. Nine carloads of grasshopper poison have been shipped to infested areas in the state. former state auditor, said to be candidate for the Republican nomination for So far this year contracts have been let for more than worth of road This include maintenance of gravel work for the newly authorized 700 miles of graveling. Eller of Clay Center has leased the ing in Lincoln and shortly open general merchandise store. Headquarters of the company will probably be moved from Clay Cen ter to Lincoln. This company has stores in number of Nebraska and one in Kansas. Lancaster county board of ization decided that securities from the Lincoln National Bank must be assessed at 80 percent their valuation but the valuation depends upon the that receive for them and sold. Apparently the value placed them by owners will high. Some of the stocks very bonds have been re-issued. The of re-issuing $1,000 bond The cost of re-issuing stock certificates more than this amount. Additional protective equipment has been installed on the vaults containing securities for which the state is responsible. The vault ready had extremely sensitive electric burglar alarm. The equipment consists of steel cage the top of the staircase which fastens whith combination lock. When an employe visits the vault he must first close and bolt the grilled door, then enter the steel and another door automatically shut and lock behind him. This places two locked doors hind him and the outside. There no other means of access to the vaults. Following recent decision the supreme court all taxicab operators must file August 1st. Secretary Jackson of the State Fair now mailing out copies the 1931 premium list. The book contains 250 pages. are offered. Emil Placek, of Wahoo, in open letter addressed to Governor charges that in the recent purchase road machinery the paid more than He says equally better machines could bought on bids regularly submitted reliable company which none of the business and the would have saved that much Mr. Placek charges that disregarded these bids punish him for lack of political support. All cash funds under control receivers of failed banks are on posit with the state treasurer private custodian. He carries Mr. Luikart which contains and one with Mr. which contains This assets of failed money banks. used pay expenses of receiverships and for disbursements in the form idends to depositors These funds deposited with the treasurer made through an the former and former governor state treasurer. They are not ered by the bond. the time this was written judges Omaha and Fremont were holding decisions the transfer of bank receiverships in order to allow counsel for Mr. Bliss time authorities. The attorney general advised Clarence Bliss that he fact receiver failed state banks and legaly responsible all with regardless of what others may tempt to do, but he went to that the law requires that the retary of the department of trade and commerce be receiver of failed banks and he thinks Bliss should put nothing in the of transfers. The attorney general advised secretary of state that checks drawn by Mr. Bliss on bank receivership funds are legal until such time as he relieved from responsibility by the courts. He tells the treasurer that his only concern to note which particular bank fund check drawn In the hearings held on the fer from Clarence Bliss Luikart, one the contentions that Luikart was not legally appointed, hence he not legally qualified accept the farmer near Bloomfield rigged electrical apparatus for ing grasshoppers. He attached screen to the front his car connected with the battery. they strike Construction of the final wing of the capitol building moving rapidly towards pletion. The last car of stone been shipped and the last the steel for support of roof will in place within short time. contractor has one year from to complete the job. The mission has not accepted bids for grading and landscaping of lack funds. likely bids will asked for After 1200 mile field trip through the state, Anderson, and federal crops statistician reports that winter wheat the in poor that the east good. Oats and barley are damaged, the hay but corn in splendid condition regular part of the work of the automobile registration division the state highway issuing duplicate licenses to who have lost, mislaid out the originals. item from Newman Grove about local Carrie Nation took the law and big club her own hands and proceeded vent her righteous indignation the chronic bootlegger who lives door to her.

6. July 23, 1931 Imperial Republican Imperial, NE

Article from Imperial Republican, July 23, 1931

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS Failed banks and bank receiver ships have been profitable for law. yers the last few years whether anyone else has made \anything out of them or not. This, of course is not to say that any lawyer has been overpaid. A vast amount of litigation has resulted from the failures and doubtless attorneys have charged them no more than they would have charged for any other business of the same class. Recently the governor issued an itendzed statement showing the names of all attorneys who have been employed and the a. mount of the fees paid to them. One firm of lawyers has been paid $14,604.95. Payments range all the way from a few hundred dollars up from $1,000 to several thousand dollars. Some criticism is made of lawyer members of the legislature on the ground that the law does not permit them to draw additional compensation from the state while they are members of the legislature Some think the criticism is far fetched because the attorneys are engaged in their regular occupation. The question may be open for debate and probably will be during the next campaign. The secretary of the state department of agriculture opposes an open season for pheasants this year the birds have an appetite for grasshoppers and he thinks they will be great help in controling the plague. A Custer county farmer opened a crop of young pheasant and found that it contained 17 grasshoppers, one cricket and a quantity of alfalfa. Frank O'Connell. head of the game department. says he is informed that pheasants are eating great quantities of the hoppers. Hot weather last fall which favored the deposit of grasshopper eggs is believed to be the cause of the large number of the insects this year. Since the legislature began work on appropriations last winter three fires have occured at state institutions: one at Hastings, one at the Agricuity College in Lincoln, and one just a few days ago at the Reform school at Kearney when a large barn burned Two came early enough to be considered in the appropriations The Kearney school will be compelled to get along with a makeshift barn because of the lack in the fund for Now it is reported that worms are damaging the corn They deyour the tassles and then bore downwards to the center of the stock Dozens of inquiries are coming in about them. The state normal board decided to not give out a schedule of salaries for the coming biennium until all salaries have been agreed upon. Relations are necessary in order to At the schedule into the new appropriations. Louis A Benge, former cashier of a defunct bank at Walton. missing since Christmas week of 1921 was arrested recently in San Antonto, Texas on a complaint charging forgery. The governor issued a requisition for his return. Failure to arrest Mr. Berge was one of the points raised for criticism of the governor by the state sen ate. One of the daily papers carried an interesting story about Mrs. Berge She was left entirely upon her own resources with two small sons to support when he disappeared. She has been quite successful in making a living and caring properly for the boys. Automobile dealers are undecided about having exhibits at the State Fair this year. They think the prices for space are too high. One of the state chemisits demonstrated hrs usefullness last week by removing an ink stain from a rug in the office of the state superintendent. He said rug cleaning is not in his line but in an emergency he is prepared to do almost anything. Four charges brought by the state sheriff against a truck driver whom he noticed in action on the highways, were dismissed when the man was taken into court. An Omaha Judge, who dismisses charges against motorists, says it seems to be easy for police officers to make arrests but difficult for them to produce proof. The numerous traffic violations indicate that some of the judges must be hard to convince. For the purpose of obtaining sta tistical data the game and fish department will attach numbered tags to 10,000 fish. They will be released soon. This is done to check growth, suitability of certain waters. ages of fish and comparative number of survivors. They will be tagged in lots of 1,000 at time. The tags cost $5,000 a thousand and are attached with an expensive panch. Marcus L. Poteet, state commander of the American Legion and originator of the Vigilance ganization in this state, says this organization has been of material benefit in preventing bank robberies. He says only one town in the state where there is an American Leg'on Post has suffered a bank robbery and the post in that town had no organized vigilant group. The Lincoln school board is considering a proposal to heat 19 of the city school buildings with natural gas. State tax receipts were nearly $500,000 less for the first half of 1931 than for the first half of 1930. The treasurer says this is due to a slightly reduced assessed valuation and a substantial reduction in the levy during the second year of the Weaver administration. A claim for $25 presented by the Chadron Normal School to pay Representative Myrtle A. Musser for delivering a commencement address was turned down by the state auditor on the grounds that a member of the legislature is not entitled to additional compensation from the state. It is said that Mrs. Musser did not file the claim herself. When motorists boast of driving over the highways at a speed in excess of the legal limit, as was done recently by two Lincoln men, it would appear that no further evidence would be required by traffic officers for taking them into court. These men say they drove nearly 100 miles an hour part of the time. M. F. Hall of Neligh issued a call from a gathering of Nebraskans at Norfolk last Saturday to consider the formation of new political party. He says the state now has only one party he thinks It desirable to have another one. Forty three flour mills produced almost 250,000 barrels of wheat flour from about 1,000,000 bushels of wheat during the month of May. This ranked Nebraska 12th among all the states in the amount of wheat consumed and flour produced. Two appointees in the office of the state superintendent were elected to assist in teaching at the university summer school. One fil. ed a claim for $120.97 for his first month's work: the other $193.33. One draws a regular salary of $220 a month and the other $275 a month for work in the state superintendent's office. The state auditor says he will not pay the claims for additional salary unless adviesd to do 80 by the attorney general. His reason is that the law prohibits additional compensat'on for a state employee. The state normal board delayed the purchase of coal for normal schools until later in the summer. At its recent meeting about 30 bids were considered which rang. ed from $1.08 per ton up to $1.25. The freight rate is $2.25. It is pos. siple that natural gas will be used in the Kearney school. The normal board. I've the university is engaged in reducing its expenses to take care of 5 per cent reduction in appi opriotions. The total of the reduction is $78,000. One sugges. tion is to do away with the summer school but this is deemed inadvisable Another is to cut in structors' salaries or reduce the payroll. Another dormitory to house 150 women students 18 desider at Wayne but no appropriation was made for that purpose. The president of the Wayne school calls at tention to the fact. however, that it now possible to invest a portion of the permanent school fund in dormitory bonds, 80 the building may be secured in that way. The Western Union Telegraph Co. Is asking for an injunction to prevent the collection of a franchise tax. It already has two suits pending on this subject. One grashopper story tells bout the insects eating the tongue out of a farmer's cultivator when he left it standing in the field. Governor Bryan insists that he is the victim of a conspiracy in the proposed investigation of his connection with the falled Farmers State Bank of Genoa. He says an unidentified man circulated a petition asking for an investigation. He adds that he had nothing to do with the bank except in the ordinary course of business and that was some time before it fail ed. Low bids on state h'ghway projects mean that the state will have considerably more money to spend on construction this year than was expected. Lower bids are made possible y cheaper materials and lower rates paid for labor. Attorney General Sorenson told the editors of northeast Nebraska at a recent meeting that the people look to newspapers for information on public affairs, and that they fall in their duty If this fnformation is not supplied. He advised editors to be fair to public officials but to treat them rough when necessary. Mr. Sorenson has been the target for enough newspaper criticism to be able to speak with authority. Governor Bryan says he is too busy to think about the presiden(ial or vice presidental boom which has been started for him He says he has all he can do to take care of his present job. During the two weeks testing period in Lincoln 6,500 automo biles were inspected. This is approximately half of the cars owned in the city. Of these cars 80 per cent were found to have defects of some sort. Since they were examined 60 per cent of them have been put in shape to receive the necessary O. K. George C. Snow. secretary of the senate is spending some time at his own expense visiting capitols of Iowa and Missouri to gain information regarding up-to-date of fice fixtures for his off'ce. He says he is doing this for the benefit of his successor. The University of Nebraska is beginning the enforcement of a policy of retrenchment in order to get by with its reduced appropriations during the coming two years. No new instructors are being empl oyed and some who are on the payroll will be released. No betterment of equipment will be attempted. All possible graduate assistants will be released. Repairs and upkeep will be reduced. Some of the work of the agricultural experimental station will be discontinued. One hundred and twenty inmates of the Lincoln Hospital for the insane have been paroled since March 1st. These represent patients who have sufficiently recovered to return to normal life. The policy of the hospital for the insane is to restore mental health rather than to provide permanent confinement. A new barn is being built on the state fair grounds to replace the one that was burned recently. Improvements are also being made in the water system. The governor now has two heads of code deparments. Roy Cochran, head of the highway department, continues to hold over from the previous administration. His salary under the law is $7500 a year. The other is E. H. Luikart recently named as head of depart. ment of trade and commerce. Under the law his salary is $5000 per year. Assessment figures in Lancaster county show that horses are increas ng in value while automobiles are decreasing. The decrease in automobiles is caused by the large number of old cars that are In use. The new swimming pool at the 1st. university will be paid for by doubling the annual student health fee. Heretofore this fee has been $1.00 per semester. The added charge will bring in an annual income of about $12,000. It is estimated that this will pay for the pool in three years. Nine carloads of grasshopper poison have been shipped to infected areas in the state. L. B. Johnson, former state auditor, 18 said to be a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Following a recent decision of the supreme court all taxleab operators must file liability bonds by August

7. July 23, 1931 The Oxford Standard Oxford, NE

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What People Are Doing The State Capital (By Ole Buck) Failed banks and bank receiver ships have been profitable for the last few years whether one else has made anything out of them This, of course, not to that any lawyer has been say overpaid. vast amount of tion has resulted from the failures and doubtless attorneys have charged them no more than they would have charged for any other business the class Recently the governor Issued itemized statement showing the names of all attorneys who have been em ployed and the amount of the fees paid to them. One firm has been paid Payments all the way from few hundred dollars up from $1,000 thousand dollars. Some critimade lawyer members the legislature on the ground that the does not permit them draw additional compensation from state while they members the legislature. Some think the criticism far-fetched because the attorneys engaged in their gular occupation. The question may be for debate and probably will open during the next campaign. The secretary of the state ment agriculture opposes open for pheasants this year. He season the birds have appetite for grasshoppers and thinks they will be great help controlling the plague. Custer county farmer opened crop of young pheasant and found that tained grasshoppers, cricket and quantity of alfalfa Frank head of the game he informed that pheasants eating great quantithe hoppers. Hot weather ties last which favored the deposit grasshopped believed eggs, the cause of the large number the insects this year. Since the legislature began work appropriations last winter three fires have at state institutions: one at one at the Agricultural College Lincoln, and just few days ago form School Kearney when large barn burned. Two came early enough to considered in the propriations. The Kearney school will be compelled to get along with makeshift barn because of the lack in the fund for Now reported that worms are damaging the corn. They devour the tassels and then bore downwards the center of the stock. Dozens inquiries are coming in about them. The state normal board decided not give out schedule of salaries for the coming biennium until all salaries have been agreed upon. Reductions are necessary in order fit the schedule into the new appropriations. Louis Berge, former cashier defunct bank Walton, ing since Christmas week of 1921, arrested recently in San Texas, complaint charging forgery. The governor issued requisition for his return. Failure arrest Mr. Berge was one of the raised for criticism the points by the state senate. One governor the daily carried interpapers esting story about Mrs. Berge. left entirely upon her sources with two small to when he disappeared. She has port been quite successful making living and caring properly for the boys. Automobile dealers are undecided about having exhibits at the State Fair this They think the year. prices for space too high. One of the state chemists demonstrated his usefulness last week by removing stain from rug the office of the state superintendent. He said rug cleaning not in his line but in an emergency prepared to do almost anything. Four charges brought by the state sheriff against truck driver, whom noticed action on the highwhen the man taken into court. An Omaha judge, who dismisses charges against motorists, says to easy for police officials to make arrests but difficult for them to duce proof. The numerous traffic violations indicate that some of the judges must be hard to convince. For the purpose of obtaining tistical data the game and partment will attach numbered fish. They will be released soon. This done to check growth. suitability certain waters, ages and comparative number vivors. They will tagged 1,000 time. The tags cost thousand and are attached with an inexpensive punch. Marcus Poteet. state mander of the American Legion and originator of the Vigilance organi- ization has been of material benefit preventing bank robberies. says only one town the state zation this state, says this organ where there an American Legion Post has suffered bank robbery and the post that town had organized vigilant The Lincoln school board sidering proposal heat the city school buildings with natural gas. State tax receipts were nearly less for the first half 1931 than for the first half of 1930. The this slightly reduced assessed valuation substantial reduction in the during the second year the Weaver administration. claim of $25 presented by the Chadron Normal school pay Representative Myrtle Musser for delivering address turned down by the state the grounds that member the legislature not entitled additional compensation from the state. said that Mrs. Musser not file the claim herself. When motorists boast driving the highways speed in of the legal done recently Lincoln would appear that no further dence would be required by traffic officers taking them into court These men say that they drove nearly 100 miles an hour part the time. Hall, of Neligh, issued call for gathering Nebraskans Norfolk last Saturday consider the formation political party. He says the state now has one party so he thinks sirable to have Forty-three Nebraska flour mills produced almost 250,000 barrels wheat flour from about bushels of wheat during month May. This ranked Nebraska twelfth among all the states amount of wheat consumed and flour produced. Two appointees in the office the lected assist teaching the clainm for for his first month's work: the other One draws regular salary $220 month. other $275 for the state office. The state not pay the claims for tional salary unless advised general. that prohibits tional for ployee. The board the purchase of coal for normal schools until later in the meeting about considered which ranged from per ton The freight possible that tural gas will be used Kearney school. The normal board like the university. engaged reducing expenses 5% reduction in appropriations. The total of the reduction One to away the summer school but this deemed Another instructors' salaries reduce the payroll. Another dormitory to house 150 women students but no appropriation for that purpose. president the Wayne school tention the fact. however. that now possible to invest portion the permanent school fund dormitory bonds. the building be secured in that The Western Union Telegraph Co. asking for an injunction prevent collection franchise already has two suits this subject. One grasshopper story tells about the eating the tongue farmer's cultivator when standing in the field. Governor Bryan insists that the victim of conspiracy proposed investigation his nection with the failed Farmers State Bank of Genoa. He says unidentified man circulated petition asking for an investigation. He adds that he had nothing the bank except the ordinary course business and that time before Low bids on state highway projects that the state will have mean more money to spend construction this year than expected. Lower bids are made sible by cheaper materials and paid for labor. During the two weeks testing Lincoln 6,500 automobiles inspected. approximately half of the cars owned the city. Of these cars 80% found to have defects somee sort. Since they examined them have been put shape receive the necessary

8. July 23, 1931 The Scribner Rustler Scribner, NE

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STATE CAPITAL NEWS AS SEEN BY OLE BUCK When motorists boast of driving over the highways at a speed in excess of the legal limit, as was done recently by two Lincol men, it would appear that no further evidence would be required by traffic officers for taking them into court. These men say that they drove nearly 100 miles an hour part of the time. The state normal board decided to not give out a schedule of salaries for the coming biennium until all salaries have been agreed upon: Reductions are necessary in order to fit the schedule into the new appropriations. Louis A. Berge, former eashier of a defunct bank at Walton, missing since Christmas week of 1921. was arrested recently in San Antonio Texas, on a complaint charging forgery. The governor issued a requisition for his return. Failure to arrest Mr. Berge was one of the points raised for criticism of the governor by the state senate. One of the daily papers carried an interesting story about Mrs. Berge. She was left entirely upon her own resources with two small sons to support when he disappeared. She has been quite successful in making a living and caring properly for the boys. Automobile dealers are undecided about having exhibits at the State Fair this year. They think the prices for space are too high. One of the state chemists demonstrated his usefullness last week by removing an ink stain from a rug in the office of the state superintendent. He said rug cleaning is not in his line but in an emergency he is prepared to do almost anything, The Lincoln school board is considering a proposal to heat IS of the city school buildings with natural gas. M. F. Hall of Neligh issued a call for a, gathering of Nebras- kans at Norfolk last Saturday to consider the formation of a new political party. He says the state now has only one party so he thinks it desirable to have another one. Two appointees in the office of the state superintendent were selected to assist in teaching at the university summer school. One filed a claim for $120.97 for his first month's work; the other $193.33. One draws a regular salary of $220 a month, the other $275 a month for work in the state superintendent's office. The state auditor says he will not pay the claims for additional salary unless advised to do SO by the attorney general. His reason is that the law prohibits additional compensation for a state employe. The state normal board delayed the purchase of coal for normal schools until later in the summer At its recent meeting about 30 bids were considered which ranged from $1 08 per ton up to $1.25 The freight rate is $2.25. It is possible that natural gas will be used in the Kearney school. The normal board, like the university, is engaged in reducing its expenses to take care of 5 per cent reduction in appropriations. The total of the reduction is $78,000. One suggestion is to do away with the summer school but this is deemed inadvisable. Another is to cut instructors' salaries or reduce the payroll. Another dormitory to house 150 women students is desired at Wayne but no appropriation was made for that purpose: The president of the Wayne school calls attention to the fact, however, that it is now possible to invest a portion of the permanent school fund in dormitory bonds, so the building may be secured in that way. One grasshopper story tells about the insects eating the tongue out of a farmer's cultivator when he left it standing in the Governor Bryan insists that he is the victim of a conspiracy in the proposed investigation of his connection with the failed Farmers State Bank of Genoa. He says an unidentified man circulated petition asking for an investigation. He adds that he had nothing to do with the bank except in the ordinary course of business and that was some time before it failed. Low bids on state highway projects mean that the state will have considerably more money to spend on construction this year than was expected. Lower bids are made possible by cheaper materials and lower rates paid for labor. Governor Bryan says he is too husy to think about the presidential or vice presidential boom which has been started for him. He says he has all he can do to take care of his present job. George C. Snow, secretary of the senate, is spending some time at his own expense visiting capitols of Iowa and Missouri to gain information regarding up-to-date office fixtures fro his office. He says he is doing this for the benefit of his successor. The University of Nebraska is beginning the enforcement of a policy of retrenchment in order to get by with its reduced appropriations during the coming two years. No new instructors are being employed and some who are on the payroll will be released. No betterment of equipment will be attempted. All possible graduate assistants will be released. Repairs and upkeep will be reduced. Some of the work of the agricultural experimental station will be One hundred twenty-two inmates of the Lincoln Hospital for the Insane have been paroled since March 1st. These represent patients who have sufficiently recovered to return to normal life. The policy of the hospital for the insane is to restore them to health rather than to provide permanent confinement. Assessment figures in Lancast er coupty show that horses are increasing in value while automobiles are decreasing. The decreas: in automobiles is caused by the large number of old cars that are in use. The new swimming pool at the university will be paid for by doubling the annual student health fee. Heretofore this fee has been $1.00, per semester. The added charge will bring in an annual income of about $12,000. It is estimated that this will pay for the pool in three years. L. B. Johnson, former state auditor is said to be a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor next year. So far this year contracts have been let for more than $8,500,000 worth of road work. This does not include maintenance of gravel work, for the newly authorized 700 miles of graveling. Emil E. Placek of Wahoo, in an open letter addressed to Governor Bryan charges that in the recent purchase of road machinery the state paid $16,000 more than was necessary. He says equally good or better machines could have been bought on bids regularly submitted by a reliable company which got none of the business and the state would have saved that much money. Mr. Placek charges that the governor disregarded these bids to punish him for lack of political support. All cash funds under control of receivers of failed banks are on deposit with the state treasurer as private custodian. He carries one with Mr. Luikart which contains $280,000 and one with Mr. Bliss which contains $500,000. This money constitutes assets of failed banks. It is used to pay expenses of receiverships and for occasional disbursements in the form of dividends to depositors. These funds are deposited with the treasurer through an arrangement made by the former governor and former state treasurer. They are not covered by the treasurer's bond. At the time this was written judges in Omaha and Fremont were withholding decisions on the transfer of bank receiverships in order to allow council for Mr. Bliss time to cite authorities. A news item from Newman Grove tells about a local Carry Nation who took the law and a big club in her own hands and preceeded to vent her righteous indignation on the chronic bootlegger who lives next door to her.