That one's all yours.
The city dude had been telling his friends of his great hunting ability. It just wasn't true.
Meanwhile, his bragging got him into a hunting party in Alaska and when the morning sun came up he talked his way out of joining the day's bear hunting party telling them he wanted to go it alone.
He sneaked off into the timber out of sight and snuggled up against a tree for a snooze. A friendly cub came up to him and when he tried to shoo it away, ole' mamma bear came out of nowhere and she was mad.
The city dude made tracks for the cabin with the bear on his heel, stepped inside the cabin and closed the door. About that time the bear hit the door, it collapsed and as the dude made for the window he shouted back to his hunting friends:
"You skin that one and I'll go get another."
— Otoe County Farm Bureau.
The policeman
Police Lt. Dave Davison, Loveland, Colo., has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Bernice Davison, and other relatives in Nebraska City. He's also been spending some time with local law enforcement officers exchanging ideas and discussing mutual problems.
Lt. Davison directs a 20-man force plus clerical staff. Although Loveland is a larger town than Nebraska City there isn't much difference in violations of statutes, he says.
Police work is a good career and is attracting high quality men and women. Lt. Davison is a graduate of Peru State and also has an associate degree in criminal justice in Colorado.
Dave also reported that a former Nebraska City resident now makes his home in Loveland. John Hurt operates the airport in the community.
He operated John Hurt Chevrolet - Cadillac in Nebraska City then operated a similar business in North Platte. He sold that recently and he and his wife, Letha, moved to Loveland. Their daughters and families live in the area.
The senator's wife
The Nebraska Press Association published an article recently on three senator's wives including Mrs. Calvin (Ruth) Carsten, Avoca.
Mrs. Carsten is reluctant to talk about herself, the article said, but she's free with the words about her family.
There was one revealing paragraph — she's an ex-county assessor . . . wonder if she'd be interested in checking my Cleminshaw property valuation.
Congratulations
. . . to little Miss Cinda Abbott on earning the title of Little Miss Majorette of Nebraska. Cinda is a whole 10 years old.
We met her a few years ago when we did a story of GI's killed in the Vietnam War. One of those war dead was her father, Sergeant Guy Abbott, a decorated veteran.
Teen help
An energetic program to get teen-agers involved in services at St. Mary's hospital has been initiated under the direction of the hospital board. Mrs. Jane Shuey, Brock and Mrs. Duane Hall are the coordinators.
It's a good idea. Many teen-agers want to do volunteer work but they often don't fit because of their young ages. We hope you will support the program.
The co-chairmen
Two of our favorite people, Dick and Rosemary Miyoshi, have been named co-chairmen of a county-wide fund drive for the 4-H. They will be joined by a panel of other volunteers from across the county and hope to raise money as the "county's share" for 4-H camping.
Masonic scholar
Terri Lee Rexroth, Shenandoah, received a $500 Masonic scholarship. There were 562 applications received in the state and 45 awarded . . .
Terri is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Rexroth, former Nebraska City residents.
The news
The good news is that Tom Hemphill is the new chief of the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department.
The bad news is that Chief Otto Berthold will retire from the department after 40 years of service.
We'll miss Ott. He's been about as congenial and helpful over the years as anyone with whom we've worked . . . just keep the weeds out of the flowers, ole' hoss.