Guess you Trich's didn't go to Nebraska afterall... Higbee News Friday, 14 Nov 1913--TRITCH LOSES CLAIM--North Platte, Neb. Nov 10--Marvin Tritch of Kirksville, Mo, and Arthur Stromberg of Stromberg, Neb, winners respectively of Nos. 1 and 2 in the North Platte forest reserve government land lottery two weeks ago, have both been disqualified from benefiting by their luck in the drawings, and C. S. Reynolds of Loup city, Neb. who drew No. 3, has been ordered to report and make the first selection. All other winners will move up two notches. Tritch was found to have exercised already his homestead rights, and Stromberg was the owner of more than 160 acres of land when he filed. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Moberly, Mo, November 12--Marvin Tritch, who drew first prize in the recent Nebraska land drawing, arrived in Moberly from North Platte, Neb, last night. His attention was called to the announcement from North Platte to the effect that he had been disqualified because he had previously exercised his homestead rights. Tritch said the report was a mistake. "I never registered for a piece of government land before," said Mr. Tritch. "Neither do I own a foot of ground anywhere. My father proved up a claim in Idaho recently, but that cannot effect my rights to enter the drawing. I am of the opinion that in looking over the records they saw my father's name and jumped at the conclusion that I was the same person. At any rate, no word has been received by me to the effect that my right to participate in the drawing has been canceled by the Federal Land Office.