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110111 oucn vol. xxx vn. PLATTSJIOtriH, HEBEASEA, MONDAY. AUGUST 9, 1920. NO. 14 PROMINENT YOUNG FOLKS ARE WEDDED MISS ALPHA VICTORIA HALL STROM UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO MR. JAMES G. MAUZY CEREMONY A QUIET AFFAIR Oly Immediate Families of Contract ing Parties and a Few Close Friends Are in Attendance From Friday's Daily. One of the prettiest of the sum mer weddings occurred yesterday af ternoon at 6 o'clock at the beauti ful home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hallstroni on Rock street, when their daughter. Miss Alpha Victoria was united in marriage to Mr. James G. Mauzy. one of the popular young business men of the city. " The rooms of the home had been arranged in a color scheme of yellow and white, the beautiful Golden Glow furnishing the chief note of the color scheme and making a most charming setting for the happy event. Preceding the wedding ceremony Miss Honor Seybt-rt played "I Love ion iruiy ana as the bridal party entered the parlors the strains of the Lridal Chorus" from "Lohenghren" was sounded as the winsome bride and happy groom advanced to their station before the minister. The Rev. A. V. Hunter, pastor of the First Methodist church, read the .marriage lines and the beautiful and impressive double ring service was used in uniting the lives of the two estimable young people, -whose fu ture is bright with all the promises of years of happiness. The bridal couple were accom panied by Miss Marion Mauzy. sister of the groom as maid" of honor and Henry Todd of Kearney, nephew of the groom as best man. The bride wore a verv r) a mi i 11 er gown of white georgette with the flowing bridal veil and carried a shower bouquet Bride roses, makr ing a picture of beauty. Mss Mauzy wiis costumed in light blue taffeta and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Following the wedding service a dainty nuptial dinner was served in the dining room which was arranged in the prevailing color scheme of yellow and white with table decora tions of the Golden Glow. Misses Ruth Roman, Edith Johnson, Muriel liar- thold and Miss Catherine Eagan as- Msted in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy departed last evening for the west and will spend their honeymoon at a number of places including Kearney, where they will be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Todd and family. The contracting parties are among our best known young people and very highly esteemed by a large cir cle of warm friends. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs John H. Hallstroni and has spent tht ars of her life in this city having grown to womanhood here and com pleting her education here in the schools of the city. A young lady of more than usual charm of person ality the bride has made many friends who will wish her the great est happiness in the years that are to come. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mauzy and like his charming bride has been a resident f this city for the greater part of his lifetime and is now one of the business men of the city and has made a large acquaintance of warm friends and associates. Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy will be at home to their friends here after the 1st of September and expect to make their future home in Plattsmoutft. The out of town guests at the cer emony were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alexander and daughter, Miss Made line of Oakland, Neb.. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hagerstrom of Wausa, Neb., Misa Ruth Roman and Miss Seva Johnson of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. El mer Hallstrom of Avoca, Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Todd and son, Henry Todd of Kearnev. Advertising- is the most effective method of "drumming up" trade. ENJOYS VISIT HERE. From Friday's Dally. j-amer and Mrs. V. S. Leete and .vauame Leete enjoyed a very plea sant vBsit yesterday from two of the distinguished members of the Omaha clergy and their families who were guests at the rectory for lunch eon and the afternoon. The party composed of the Rev. Thomas Cas sidy. wife and four children and Father Lloyd Hold-saple and wife. motored down from their homes in the metropolis, returning home late in the afternoon. Father Cassidy is the new rector of the All Saint's church while Father Holdsaple is one of the best known EDiseonalian rer- tors in Omaha, having been in charge of St. Barnabas parish for a number of vears. CASS COUNTY IS IN GOOD SHAPE Assessment Returns of the County Discloses Many Interesting Facts in County. i ne report or tne countv assessor maae to the state equalization board discloses some very interesting facts as to the condition of the county and indicates the abundant prosper ity that has been the part of this portion of the state in the past few vears. Th- firm laiuis and ;m;rvt rt .r.to of the county are given the actual valuation of $41,232.04.";, while the assessed value has been placed at $3,240,409. The town lots and im provements over tne county nave a valuation of $4.74.200. and which makes a grand total of the assessed valuation of farm land and city pro perty of J12.9S3.S42. The average price per acre of the land in the county as fixed for the purposes of assessment of $15.50. In the live stock returns of the county there was reported 21,629 head of cattle 11.309 head of horses and 1.7S7 head of mules. . There was also disclosed that six tj-pesetting machines were in the possession of the residents of the county as well as eight moving pic- ture machines. In the number of automobiles 2.6S1 was reported with an assessed valuation of 249.37S or an average per car of $93.01. In the amount of money reported to the assessor by the residents of the county that was either on de- ' posit or in the hands of the persons making the returns there was $1, f 045,000 reported with an assessed I valuation of $209,392. I The total personal tax roll calls I for the assessment on the sum $.5. 1 0S.;93 as the five per cent the actual valuation on which type assessment is to be made. DOINGS OF THE BOARD OF PnilMTV POWMICCIflllCDC bUUnil UUmmlOolUntnO From Friday's Dally. . The board of county commission ers at their session this week was largely occupied with the auditing auu auuviiiis ui claims on me various funds and taking up the matter of a number of mothers" pensions that were up for renewal. The county board alsof voted to transfer $10,000 from the general fund of the county to the bridge fund to qare for work that has become necessary in the maintainance of the bridges. The resignation of A. W. Smith, road overseer in Plattsmouth precinct was also received by the board and accepted by the commissioners and this position once more becomes vacant. CALLED ON SAD MISSION From Friday's Dally. Mrs. W. T. Scotten and daughter. Miss Margaret, departed this after noon for Chicago in response to a message received here this morning announcing the death of Samuel Scotten at his home in Chicago. Mr. Scotten was a brother of the late W. T. Scotten and a very wealthy retired business man of the windy city, and well known to a number of residents of this city who had met him on his visits here with his brother and family. The funeral and burial will be at Chicago. COACH SHOP WINS A ONE SIDED GAME STOREHOUSE DEFEATED COACH SHOP BY SCORE OF 14 TO 1 BY GAME FILLED WITH ERRORS McCarthy of Storehouse Gives Many Costly Bases on Balls and Has Ragged Support. From Thursday's uaily. The game between the Coach Shcp and the Storehouse teams of the Bur lington league held last evening at the Red Sox park was a decided humiliation for the tailenders and gave the coach shop an easy win by the decisive score of 14 to 1 and for the greater part ot the game the Storehouse seemed destined for a shutout but two timely hits in the j seventh inning gave them their lonely tally. McCarthy was not in his usual form on the mound and several very costly walks was se cured from his delivery and to aid to the general unsteadiness of the team the fielding was filled with many errors that served to add to the scoring of the coach builders. In the opening session the coach shop came to bat first and Nelson was struck out but was followed by Ed Gradoville who hit safe through McCarthy and Shinn hit safe to left field scoring Gradoville. O'Donnell was retired. Martin to Newman, while Kalina was able to get his anatomy in the way of a pitched ball by Joe and was given first, but Pries closed the inning by a ground er to McCarthy. The second was the heart-breaking inning for the Storehouse as the league leaders amased five runs in this inning. Wentz was given a pass to the first sack and was followed by Wooster who was struck out. Howe was safe when Buttery at third failed to hold his grounder and scored Wentz. Nelson was then walked and Gradoville hit safe to left scoring Howe. On the hit of Shinn to right field Nelson and Gradoville tallied and Shinn was able to come home on a passed ball. Three more were checked for -die coach shop in the third, filling the cup of grief of their opponents to ov erflowing. Pries opened and was out on a grounder to Schubeck. Wentz again drew a walk and advanced to or , second when Wooster retired, Mc or ' Carthy to Newman. Howe was hit by one of the slants of McCarthy and Nelson drove a hit over third that registered Wentz and when Gradoville winged a two sacker to center, Howe and Nelson registered. rr . M J J i iounn aaaeu iwo more runs for the followers of the coach shop as O'Donnell hit safe through third and was able to work his way around the bases and scored on the 'hit of Kalina to the same territory, I Pries was struck out but Wentz .scored when Newman was not able to handle hjjf grounder and Wooster also reached first safely when Schu beck was unable to field his easy grounder. Wentz was caught try ing to steal second and Howe struck out. In the sixth frame McCarthy who had a sore hand was relieved and Red Newman did the dark work for the storehouse. Kalina was struck out. Pries made first safe on the error of Schubeck and in the general upset condition of the storehouse team was able to register and Wentz who was again walked was also able to register at the plate. Wooster was retired Martin to Grad oville at first and Howe was out on afly to Red in the pitcher's box. The seventh brought the only gleam of joy to the Storehouse who were in the hole and gave them the run needed to save a shutout. Hud gins who had taken short was retired on a fly to O'Donnell at first and was followed by Red who hit safe to center and while McCarthy was striking out Red advanced to sec ond and scoring when Sattler hit to the right garden. Weaver closed the inning by a fly to Wentz in right field. For the Coach Shop another run was tallied. Nelson was struck out -and Gradoville hit safe to cen ter for a single and was able to pil fer second and third and scored when O'Donnell was walked by Hons Newman who did the tossing in the last inning. Shinn was our on a fly to Hons Newman and Kalina struck out. Howe for the Coach Shop in seven innings struck out nine men. Mc Carthy in five innings struck out five. Red Newman one and Hon Newman two in onv iniiins. SECURES MARRIAGE LICENSE Fiorn Thursday's Dailv. This morning a marriage was issued, in tlier":ce of Judge Allen J. F.eesi-.i to Mr. license County Nleh.,- las Lumpach of A!(. ami Mi-s P ra Krecklow of Greenwood. The v. nine people will be married this 'etk the Murdock chuivh and expect make their home in tluit por'fi.n the county. to of LABOR DAY PLANS WORKING OUT NICELY Shop Men Plan Gala Event Here on September 6th Committees Busy with Arrangements Prom Friday's Dally. The movement ttarted by labor unionists of the city to fittingly ob serve Labor day wih a program of sports and amusements is meting with encouragement from all skies. Last year the uiens arranged a i.ice picnic event, but this year's enter tainment is expected to completely eclipse its predeeessgr. The celebration will continue thru- out the day and late into the night, and there will -be somerhing doing ?very minut of the time. The various coimuittevt. are busy arranging a program which will be released to the advertising committee soon and arrangements made to pass it on to the public. As is the case with any worth while enterprise the co-operation of the people is necessary to make it u success, and in this matter the shop men are especially fortunate. as they rhould bo. Sometimes we are apt to ovrlook how much t!,iir presence and abor means to the 'own. but on the whole the bu.-iiiess men and citizens generally will be fo-ind ready to co operate with the unions for anything that has for its purpose the better ment of the community, , Keep your eye opt-n for the pro- pram of this coining event and make plans now to spend your Labor day vacation right here at home. WHEAT RETURNS SHOWING UP FINE Murdock and Manley Farmers Get- tinsr Heaviest Crop of Years FromTheir Lands. From Friday's Dally. The wheat harvest in'Cass coun ty this year is the best that has been enjoyed in .this community for a number of years and the yield is showing up fine in comparison with the record of other harvests. The yield in the vicinity of Mur dock and Manley is especially fine this year and the record for crops is reaching the highest mark. August Wendt of near Murdock has raised one of the best crops of wheat in that locality as he had "00 acres in wheat and has threshed from it 12,000 bushels for which he received $2.60 per bushel, netting $31,200. Fred Bergman, of near Manley. has Just threshed forty acres of wheat which will run sixty-two bush els to the acre and is one of the heaviest yields reported so far this season trom tne iertiie helds of Cass county. Certainly when it conies to the staple crops of the necessities of life old Cass county is hard to beat and will hold with any county of the state. Miss Clara Young, who has just returned from a few months Etay in the Black Hills, came up last even ing from her home at Murray for a visit with friends. Miss Young has had a most delightful time in the west and her health has been great ly improved by her stay. YEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR COMING YEAR HUGH KFJLRKS J. POST NO. 56. AMERICAN LEGION. HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION NAME STATE DELEGATES ALSO Wm. Shopp Elected Commander Henry Lutz and Frank Pala cek Vice Commanders. From Tl)'irsiia's Dally. I't'.-pit the warm evening, the members of the local post of the American Legion met at the K. C. hall last night to take up one of the most important meetings or tne vear and which was chienv concerned with the election of new officers for the coming year. Thf local ost has now been well organized and has had a very suc cessful career during its -first year, being now about to enter on the sec tine milestone of its existence with the be.-t promises of success in every way. From the original fifteen mem bers with which the post was start ed lust September it has grown to ir.o members, embracing the greater part of the former servcie men and under the able guidance of Aubrey Luxbury as post commander has been prog re -.sive in every sense of the t erm. For the office of commander of the Mr. Duxbury was nominated but .ieclined and the members by a large and decisive vote then named Wil liam Shopp as the head of the orga nization. The post was then called on to name two vice-commanders, one of h bom represents the former "soldiers and one the sailors and for this posi tion Henry Lutz and Frank Palacek 'M P' named. In the position of post adjutant the members were unanimous in the eloion of KImer A. Webb, and the duties will now devolve upon Mr. W'e.ib. who is well qualified in every way for the position that is of much impoitance t otlie progress of the post. The post named as finance officer Harvey J. Henweer. one of the mem bers who have been very active in the past year's work. The executive committee of the post, which is the active governing body of the organization between -the times of the regular meetings was elected with the following members: Emil Hild. John Hadraba. Aubrey Duxbury. Leslie Niel. John Wich mai'ii. Dr. II. 1 West over. "l)r. A. 1. Caldwell. John Pa lawk and A. A. S'ilger. The meeting then took up the matter of tl'e selection of delegates to the state convention at Hastings on the 26th. 27th and Sth of August and the following were named as the delegates: Kdwin A. Fricke, Frank H. Smith and Aubrey Duxbury. wlile the alternates were Robert Walling. Emil Hild and William Shopp. The delegates were instructed to favor the compensation plan of the national organization which has been before congress for the past few months and were also instructed to urge the candidacy of Earl M. Cline of Nebraska City, present state com mander, for the office of national commander at the convention. HOLD INFORMAL HOUSE PARTY AND LAWN SOCIAL From Friday's Dally. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson entertained a party of some fourteen friends from Omaha, at their home on North Sixth street and the evening proved one of much pleasure to those participating. The members of the party motored down frotn their homes in Omaha and were entertained at the Fatterson home with a very dainty buffet luncheon, followed by a very pleasant informal lawn party, the evening being spent in music and dancing as well as a general social time that was greatly enjoyed. A number of musi cal selections were given dufing the evening by members of the party that assisted in the pleasantness of tne occasion. .Mrs. 1'atterson was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. John W. Falter. Those who were pres ent from out cf the city were: Messrs and Mesdames H. C. Nickel son. Will Wood, W. Rider Wood. Jack Sharp, Sturdevent, Campbell and Lou Lorring. SCHOOL STARTS SEPT. 7TH. From Friday's Dally The board of education lias decid ed to start the coming term of the city schools on Tuesday, September 7th. and it is a matter of but four weeks until the young people will be called lrom the enjoyment of their vacation to take up the school work. Superintendent Pratt is get ting the school work well outlined and city day the educational plant of the' will be ready to start on the -et. WILL GIVE BOXING EXHIBITION THE 18TH Soldier Ralph Alexander of Kansas City and Sailor Andy Schmarder'to Give Exhibition at Louisville From Thursday Daily. This morning Andy Schmarder. Cass county's fast young boxer, was in the city in company with "Kid" Graves of Omaha, who is in charge of the training of -Andy, and while here the two young men wore mak ing arrangements for the boxing ex hibition that will be held at Louis ville on Wednesday, August ISth. in connection with the-state trap .-hoot that is to be held at that. time. Alexander, who is a former dough boy, has earned the reputation both in the service and since his dis charge of being one of the clever boxers and it is unnecessary to en umerate the record of Schmarder who is well known as one of the fastest and best lads of his class in the state and a very clever exhibition of the boxing art can be looked forward too by the lovers of this sport. The live wire lovers of sport at Louisville have 'arranged for the bis exhibition and. will have it staged in a large tented arena that will be ample to handle .all thoe who de sire to attend the exhibition. Jack Fitzgerald of Omaha will referee at the exhibition and pass on the mer its of the skill of the two men. It is expected to stage the exhibi tion under the auspices of the Amer ican Legion, as the former service men are almost all devotees of the gloved art' through their many high class matches and navy. enjoyed in the army ENJOYING FISHING TRIP Prom Friday's Dally. Thomas Walling, the abstractor, accompanied by Edward McHugh of Falls City, departed yesterday af ternoon for Murdeck, where they will be joined by Jerry McHugh and the party will enjoy some fishing at the "Shack" along the Platte in the vicinity of Murdock.. This has been one of the favorite fishing spots along the Plafte and a fine, time will be en joyed by the members of the party. The First national Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. AT HOME pjjvrrsMOUTH FORMER CASS COUN TY LEGISLATOR DIES Deserted by Family and Friends, Nebraskan Slips Away, an. Outcast. From Thursday's Dally. S. Cooley, former member of A. ihe Nebraska legislature and deputy I'nited States marshal, who recently was located, destitute, at the Reno county poor farm at Hutchinson. Kan., died Tuesday nifjht. He will ne buried Thursday in the potters' Jield. Although his three son, two of whom live in Lincoln, were informed of their lather's aJ plight at tli time of his discovery, they refns-d to have anything to do with him, raying that he had mined their mother's life and broken up their home, according to Dr. Forney at the poor farm. The aped man. 7. years old, declined a suggestion to write his relatives for aid. Mr. Cooley was a member of the Nebraska, legislature frnni Cas county from lSf2 to lSf;. Accord ing to accounts of some forni-r friends. Cooley's family trou bles began in 19i'(. culm i ti.i t ing in a divorce, granted in Lincoln. ! toon afterward disappeared and it is reported that be ran off with a woman to Ohio, later going to l hie-ago and finally to California, where he squandered hi fortune. It is thought that he then became a common day laborer, working up aiid down the coa--t. fi-allr drifting l ack to Kansas. He was-taken ill while working as a farm hand near Hutchinson and. after treatment in the Methodisr l.ospi'al there, was removed to the poor farm. Cooley was f-uffering from mental trouble and seemej to have forgotten many of the details of his life. WILL REPRESENT CASS COUNTY AT HEARING From Tliif lav's Dally The ass county board .f equali zation, composed of County Crmimis sioners J. A. Pitz. C. F. Harris. Wil liam Atchison. County Assessor G. L. Farley and County Clerk George 11. Sayles will depart tomorrow for Lincoln, where they appear before the state board of equalization to take up the matter of the proposed raising of the valuation of Cass coun ty land over that made on the re turns to the state board. The aver age assessed value of the farm land of the county was placed at IISO.') by the county board, an advance ment of .r0 per cent over 1916, but the state board proposed an addition al raise of ten per cent and has cited this county equalization board well as thirty-four other countie"of the state to Come and discuss the matter with the state board in ord r that an agreement may b; reached. Just what the outcome of the meet ing will be cannot be determined un til the question has been thoroughly threshed out by the. several county equalization board's at the rcieting. The Question Opportunity Asks! "When opportunity knocks at your door, what does she say?" inquired a boy of his father. "My son' said the father, "she generally says "Let me look at your bank book.' " Place your checking account with this bank. Start your children saving and let us teach them the fundamentals of business. NEBRASKA.