Nebraska State Tlbtori
. cal Society
plattemO'tttb
Journal
VOL. NO. XXXVHL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEIvIBEE 21, 1921.
NO. 37
COUNTY WINS
SUITS BROUGHT
AGAINST IT
DAMAGE CASES OF BOLES AND
PHTPPS FOB $5,000 DECIDED
FOR DEFENDANT.
From Thursday Dally.
The case of Charles Eoles vs. Cass
county and Freda Phipps vs. Cass
county, in which the causes of ac
tion Mere Identical, were consolidated
yesterday for trial in the distiict
t-ourt and the result was a victory
for the defendant county as the Jury
returned a verdict this morning for
the county. .
It was claimed that on the 31st of
July, 1921, the plaintiffs were in
jured while traveling in an auto over
a bridge in the vicinity of Elmwood
and that as a result of the accident
they suffered injuries that entitled
them to damages in the sum of
$5,000 each. The defendant county,
thiough County Attorney A. G. Cole,
set up the claim, that the road was
in good shape and that the accident
was caufed by the drivers of the car
in which the plaintiffs were riding'
not exercising the proper Judgment
in driving over the approach and on
the bridge.
The jury passing on this case was
composed of C. K. Best or, I. J. Hall.
H. L. Gamer. J. W. Haynie. William
Mencheau. W. E. Hand, M. B. Allen.
John Albert, J. W. Tritsch. Alfred
Gansmer. J. C. Petersen and C. L.
Beal. After deliberation the Jury
handed in their verdict for the de
fendant. The long drawn out case of Enosj
T. Hughes, guardian of W. K. Lang-
don. incompetent and administrator,
of the estate of Michael J. Lang-don.;
vs. Margaret J. Langdon. Daniel i
Keely and the First Trurt Co.. of j
Lincoln, was given to the jury yes
terday morning and the deliberations
of that body continued through the
day until this morning, when the
verdict was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff in the sum ofr$14.T4l:58. "' j
. In this case the plaintiff had set!
'forth that the defendantw-shtraM ren
der the sum claimed to the estate of
Michael J. Langdon. who died in
1391 insane and left as his heirs
Margaret J. Langdon and his son,
William K. Langdon, incompetent.
The defendant, Margaret J. Langdon
was first aPDOinted as administrator
of the estate and the defendant trust!
company appeared as the, surety of j
the bond in the sum of 112,000.
Later the administratrix was dis
charged and Mr. Hughes appointed
by the Lancaster county court as
guardian of William K. Langdon as
well as administrator of the estate.
The case was hotly fought and
the matter will probably be given an
airing in the state supreme court.
RETURN FROM A TWO
YEARS' SOJOURN IN CHINA' r.
Last evening the team which is
From Thurda-8 Daw. used bv the flrm of E- A' Wurl to
Yesterday Captain F. C. Harding haul the delivery wagon, created a
and wife returned from a twenty-! peat deal of excitement in the vicin
six months' stay at Tiensen. China, t ' f he Parmele theatre and the
where Captain Harding has been onl"0161 Wagner Clarence Cotner the
t ixriti, ti, uth f.,,,.- tt o young man driving the team, had
A., as a part of the international popped at the residence cf Joe Hiber.
police force there. Mrs. Harding was,Jr- mwaHf a and while he
formerly Misa Edith Dovey, daughter
of George E. Dovey of this city, and 6tart bsck to the store ami according
the Harding familv are now here for tne-v Wre soing: at a very good
a viait as well as at Council Bluffs. Pait whe" struck Main street
Ioa, where the relatives of tfae and dashed down the hill toward the
captain reside. Captain Harding has 1 Btore- , , A
received orde-s to join the 30th in- When Passing the Parmele theatre,
fantry at Camp Lewis. Washington, they had their course stopped by the
and will report later to his new sta- sedaji of Sherman Cole, which had
lion in the west been left parked there. The team
The stay in China was not nn-'darhed at the car- striking the back
pleasant, to the Harding familv, as Portion, bending the rear fender and
the cilv of Tienseu U now quite causing the wagon tongue to drop
modern with the exception of the and catch in the cobble stones, as a
Chinese quarter and a large number result of which it was broken off.
of the troops or the great powers are In the car were the two llttle chiId
lnair.taiwed there and the social life ren of Mr- and Wrs- Cole and fortu
of the officers and families is quite natly the little folks were not in-
l.r ant dur r,e the soHal spusiint .
and not unlike the army society of
the Fnited States or England.
DE M0LAY DANCE
Frmn Friday's Daily. 5
i v n mm,,, -u
o.utiif, vuaf-
ter of this city held a very pleasant
dancing party at Eagles hall and
which was largely attended by those
who enjoy a real delightful evening
of this kind. The Merrimakers, a
high class musical organization, that
had been heard here on previous oc
casion, had been secured by the boys
and proved to be a splendid feature
fcl IT V l- l -r AW A CyibUUI VA A.UbUAG, a . , . -
of the evening as they rendered the:are 5a' Jnstead of $ The motion
late popular music in their usual j
pleasing manner. The demand for an-
other of these dances was so strong!
that the De Molav boys may secure;
this organization for a later date. I
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ALVO MAN CUT HEAD WITH AXE
One day last week Mr. 4Ceefer had
the misfortune to accidentally cut 5
himself in the bead, the axe having
glanced off striking him as above
mentioned. It was necessary to hav
tne doctor's cars ana several stitches
requirea 10 cioss tne wouna (
and at the- present tims he is getting
along quite well end will feel prod;
if the cat does otr leave in any
way die figured. wood Lvader-Eene.
CAR BURNED UP
From Thursday Dally.
Parties driving in yesterday after
noon from the west report that a
Ford Coupe was burning on the Lou
isville road west of this city several
miles. There was no evidence of any
' one being near the car and it is thot
j that it belonged to a party of hunt-
ers and who were absent when the
machine burst into flames. The car
was totally destroyed it is reported.
The car was the property of Frank
Krejci of this city, who was hunting
at the time -of the accident.
CASE ATTRACTS MUOH
ATTENTION IN COURT
Case of Marie Christianson vs. Glen
Foreman on Trial Before the
Jury in District Court.
From Thursday's Dally.
This morning the case of Marie
Christianson, by her next friend.
Olive M. Christianson, mother, vs.
Glen Foreman, was called for trial
in the district court and a jury com
posed of M. V. Allen, J. C. Peterson,
Alfred Gansemer. Torrence Fleming,
J. W. Tritsch. W. A. Cook, B. W.
Livingston, W. E. Hand, Clarence
Beal. H. G. McClucky. and John Al
bert, impanneled to try the issues in
the case.
In this action the plaintiff seeks
damages in the sum of $15,000 for
an alleged criminal assault made on
the person of Marie Christianson by
the defendant at the home of the
mother of the plaintiff near Alvo on
the afternoon of August Srd, 1921.
The morning session was occupied
in the opening statement of the at
torney for the plaintiff, P. J. Cos
grave of Lincoln, and the testimony
of the plaintiffs in the case. Miss
Christianson states that on the day
of the supposed assault that she.
with her mother and other children,
has been at the home of the parents
of the defendant. J. H. Foreman,
neighbors of the Christianson family,
and late in the afternoon the young
er children had gone back home to
see what the children had done, and
was taken there by Glenn Foreman
in his car.' Mr. Foreman had th?n
taken tbe children to the Foreman
borne and returned to the Christian
son home when there was no one
present but the plaintiff and had
tried to use well on the place but
found that the pump was broken.
The plaintiff and defendant were
then in tbe well house, and it was
there, the plaintiff claims, that the
advances were made by the defend
ant that were repulsed and follow
ed by the assault it is claimed.
The defense will probably offer
their testimony late this afternoon
and the case wound up to the jury.
DELIVERY TEAM CRASHES
INTO SEDAN NEAR PABMELE
was in the house the team decided to
Jur icaiu m us tuinss.uii
did not break any of the glass in the
doors of the car, which otherwise
might have cut the kiddies quite
badly.
The collission was fortunate in not
uulu any great amount 01 uamsse
l me car. dui me wagon win re-
s 1 ! ... t :
VI , ,, V
V 1
llon or tne clty-
CUT ANNUAL DUES
The dues to the Cass County Farm
Bureau Federation for the year 1922
as made and seconded to cut the
lu " c""ea- , , !
Mre- Jh.auth; of Manley, and,
" C' (fIle?; of fhawka. were
1?ted on th? Farm Bureau Board.
iiiis moaua a uuaru oi nine memoers.
George Towle, of Weeping Water,
was elected as secretary and treas-
urer. Charles Noyes. of Louisville.
was elected vice nreaident. and w
B. Banning, of Union, elected presi-
dent of the board
The other members are George
Foreman, Alvo? Harry Brick sr.
'Greenwood ; B. .TP 'olph, Kehawka;
sean rjavis. Murray.
Searl Davis and Miss Emily Wbloh
of Xehawka. were ehesen as Able
gates to the wAnnil tae Farm Bu
reau, meetgnr te held t LinVoln
ie Jaauarv.
CATHOLIC LADIES
HOLD A MOST DE
LIGHTFUL SOCIAL
.
PRIZES FOR THE LUCK.Y AND
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
' Kniehts of Columbus Hall Crowded
1 J'ux. tut -n x u--v
Proves Good Auctioneer.
From Thursday's Dally.
Last evening the Knights of Co
lumbus hall was crowded to its" ut
most capacity by a large number of
merrimakers to enjoy the social even
ing arranged by the ladies of St.
John's Catholic church and which
proved a huge success both socially
and financially.
The ladies had arranged a num
ber of prizes for the Thanksgiving
season and which provided real treats
for the holders of the lucky numbers
in the various drawings and as a re
sult the chief feature of the holiday
dinner will be in evidence in the
home? of the prize winners. The
turkey was won by James Rebal, tbe
goose by Henry Lutz and the hand
some hand bag by Miss Celia Ka
lasek. In the earlier portion of the even
ing the time was spent in the var-
innc n rrl t n m tic n n H In t Vi . Vi i " li flv
contests. August Cloidt was awarded ! a great tribute to the foresight
a fine goose for his skill, while' edness of the members of the cluo in
George Krivanek was given the sec- originating the ,cust?m of ,eac
ond prize, a duck.. In the bridge onth Placing before the people of
contest Mrs. J. A. Donelan was the I Matsmouth and vicinity an appor
first prize winner and Miss Minnie lenity to secure a great array of the
Guthmann. second, both receiving 'b.est articles in the merchandise
appropriate prizes for their skill.
donated by Lorenz Brothers, was won
by Mrs. Joe Wooster. while a chick-l1
el and duck were drawn by the
number held by Master Leo Welch,
of Omaha.
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dancing party was enjoyed, the Holly
orchestra furnishing the music and,. , .4. ,v
to this the merry party danced 11:
the approach of the wee small hours! ?T "1
&tiu lilt; i i'ur at iiunuru iu iuc
clore by the bevy of dancers and it
was .with the greatest of regret that
they parted from the scene o festiv
ity.
The luncheon prepared by the
ladies was one of the rarest of treats .
and the many dainties prepared were I
soon disposed of by the large crowd j
and this feature of the evening- wasi
nra that -ill lnrif h mnst rlplirrht-1
fully remembered by all tbose in at-'
tendance. At the close, the ladies)
decided to dispose of a number of j
cakes they had on hand and accord
i
1 1 , 1 ; TT I T"7. .J Tt
Busch were Dressed into service as i
auctioneers and succeeded in raising!
a neat sum for the worthy cause. j
The ladies are to be congratulated
on tbe very pleasant event that they
arranged and the general expression-
was that they should
these in the future.
hold more of
PLATTSMOUTH LADY
WEDDED IN OMAHA
Mrs. Hettie Covert of This City and
. I '
Edward I). Jones married in
n ,
Omaha on Tuesday.
From Thursday' Dally.
The many friends of Mrs. Hettie
Covert of this city will be pleased to
learn of the new happiness that has
come to this lady in her marriage on
Tuesday in Omaha to Mr. Edward D.
Jones, who up to a few weeks ago
was the proprietor cf the Hotel Wag
ner barber shop.
Mrs. Covert visited the metropolis
on Tuesday seeking to spring a sur
prise on the friends here and was
joined in that city by ilr. Jones and
the two then sought the offices of
the county judge, where the nuptial
bonds were tied. The bride return
ed to fcer home here and will com
plete the plans of disposing of her in
terests here prior to removing to
Omaha where Mr. Jones has a home
awaiting the coming of his bride.
Both of the contracting parties have
many friends here who will b,e more
than pleased to learn of thfeir de
cision to take up life's journey to
gether. LOYAL W0RKESS MEET
Frm Thursday's Dally.
The Loyal Workers of the Christ
ia n church were very pleasantly en
tertained yesterday afternoon at the
cozy home of Mrs. L. L. Pickett and
who was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. O. C. Hudson. The ladies spent
the afternoon in Bewmg on their ap-j
rons for the apron sale mat is to Delthe nlaintiff succeeded in establish-
held on December 3rd at the room, in
the Hotel Wagner block and in con
nection with which a chicken din
ner will be served. The ladies were
also treated
luncheon.
to a dainty two-Course
NEW OIL STATION
Frank Martin has opened a new
las and oil station at the O. K. ga
rage and is now ready to look after
the needs of the Plattsmouth users
of the fas and cil and at the lowest
market prices.
Blank Books at the Journal Office.
NEW PAPEREANGEE
From Thursday Ially.
'This morning II. H. Cotton, the
painter and paperhanger, received a
new helper who was brought to the
Cotton home by the irtork and tip
ped the scales at seven "pounds. The
j young man is already planning .to
get into the painting game and we
niav soon expect to see tbe firm. name
jof Cotton & Son among the business
i interests of tlfe til v. Both the moth-
er and lillle one. are doIns nicely and
iKerb is feeling as frisky as a year
BARGAIN DAY THE
BESTHELD SO FAR
November Sales Bsat Those of Prev
ious Five : Kcnths Large
Crowds Pie sent.
Frora Thursdays Dutli
The membership: of the Platts
mouth Ad club, the originators of
the community Bargain day, are un
animous in voting that th2 Novem
ber sales day, held yesterday, was
the greatest success o ftbe series held
in the last six . months and every
store of the city did a great busi
ness from early in the morning until
the closing time at 9 o'clock last
night.
That these sales are so successful
Not only are the; special v features
I T , i , w .
f" th st?res- tfer EL1
' ments to the buying public that they
; ctijiioi auuia. iu yua uy.
j Several of the neighboring cities
'have followed the example of the
riatsmouth Ad. club and have placed
; . , . - ,. .
The Bargain Day
for December
will be held on th second instead
of tfc third Wednesday as lhat date
is too near the. Christmas season
and the opportunity of getting the
best possible values for the money
will be placed before our citizens.
SECURES VERDICT
FOR SIX THOUSAND
tas
of Harie Christiansen vs. Glen
Forsman Decided in Favcr of
the Plaintiff By Jury.
From Friday's Daiiv.
The jury that had under delibera-
tion the case of Marie Christianson,
by her next friend. Olive Christian
son, returned a verdict last evening
in which. they found in favor of the
plaintiff and set the amount of judg
ment at $6,000 with interest from
September 1.
This case was one that attracted
I much attention in the neighborhood
where the parties resided and was in
the nature of damages for an alleged
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i"111" juu- lua ""
tended that the case was not one of
j aRsault but that the parties had had
an agreement as to their actions and
that the defendant had not forced
his attentions on the plaintiff. This
was in answer to the charge of as
sault and force made by the plain
tiff. The defendant was not in court
during the trial. In their action the
plaintiffs asked the sum of $15,000
damages.
EIG SAVING FOR THE COUNTY
From Thursday's Dally.
The result of the 'damage suits
brought against the county of Cass
is a saving of more than $10,000 to
the county and the taxpayers, and
not a little credit of the result is due
to the careful manner in which the
matter has been handled by County
Atorney A. G. Cole. There are always
a great many accidents on the high
ways and these will continue and
grow more frequent as the use of
the automobile increases as the tend
ency of the average driver i3 to go
over the country roads at a very good
speed and this i3 true in almost ev
ery case and it does not require a
great deal of a bump to bruise up the
occupants of a car and should the
county attempt to give damages for
cases of this kind the taxpayers
would be bankrupt in a short time.
County Attorney Cole has give the
I Msf!S ; rsreful consideration and in
his handling of the witnesses for
ing some good material for the de
fendant county. He is always on the
elert to do what is possible to save
I me cost 01 uiigai-iou to me tti-a.yu.j-
ers and the result is always very
satisfactory to the man that has to
pay the taxes to maintain the coun
ty.
The stock of Thanksgiving cards,
favors and decorations carried hy the
Journal will satisfy the most dis
criminating and you will be sure to '
find what you want in oar line. Call;
and look them over. j
ElanJc Books at the Journal Office.
RED CROSS DOES
SPLENDID WORK
UpiZ AT UfiSLfE
Hi WJiUL.
NEERASKA RECORD IS ONE
ACHIEVEMENT FOR YEAR
Fifth 'Annual Roll Call is Now
Progress Help to Keep the
Organization Active
in
Pioti TZiuj-sday s
Nebraska chapters cf the Air.reiean
Red Cross are fulfilling their obliga
tion? Jo the ex-.'j-rvice man. That
fact is proved beyond doubt by re
ports in the hands of Tirs. F. H. Dun-
bar, secretary cf the Cj.ss- county;
chapter, which show that during the
pastyear $42,000.00 has been spent.
hy the 107 chapters of the American!
Red Cross in Nebraska in giving cid
to more than u.OOO world war
vet -
erans. 'The service given has in
cluded the adjustment of allotment
and allowance claims.
llIip - IlSdllJII.
and insurance; discharge and fur
lough investigations; personal at-
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iriiix-.ui i iiU5!)iiai pdiZfiits. me sn-
ing of family relief; the untangling
01 individual preDiems in every
emsin every
:e obviously be -
case a personal service
yond the power of the government
to undertake.
u ""f"1"-" '-
county the organization has been far
from inactive. Aid has been extend-
ed the families cf worthy yets while
they were in hospitals for treatment.
assistance rendered in securing: com-
pensation for the disabled, ard
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raerous other such expenditures.
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lu jtu i, vt r 11 iv 11 . ia i la vT h 11 a. 11 i 1
"-S.J 111 vtuMMiub -
service men tarrvmg here in search
of employment with a place to sleep
1 EminS .t ' , a
In addition to the service carried
rhKv-,?-blefl. ST1e T-V;7T
the first obligation to the past the
Red Cross chapters in .Nebraska have
been building for the future in im-
proving the health conditions of the
state. Today there are 24 Red Cross
1 I ; ft TI ft,. 1 1, XT . . r ft w 1 ,...ft.l V...
1 uunt nKiiu ui5 ciiiiut-u u
tn "'f, --.?p r r h FuneraL jservicefi were held froon
their time iothe relief of the "Hc'the Christian church Thursday after
and the education of the well Tha'.noon and interment was in the Elm
is an increase of approximately. o iwood cemeterv. Elmwood Leader
over the number employed a year ago. j,cbo .
The work of the public health nurse ' ' "
consists in teaching children health' tltx-ptsi utttij rvTTVi7KTT
and sanitation; examining all school ! JQ-bLlJ W1IJA AlA,lVL.TiL
children for physical defects and : From Saturdays Dally,
contagious diseases and in giving J". Mrs Chris Beil. one of the old
professional nursing care in emer- residents of old Kenosha, was the
gent cases of ilinesr. Often times in victim of a very painful accident on
the rural districts it is almott im-Jiast Tuesday that has kept her con
possible to obtain a trained nurse for " fined to her home for the greater
a private case. j part of the time since the accident.
So valuably was the work carried it seems that the cattle belonging
out in Boone county by the Red t to Mr. and Mrs. Beil and the cattle
Cross nurse, that the yearly report ) of their son, are kept In adjoining
of her work has been sent through-; pastures and on the date mentioned
out tbe state, by the Bureau of above they were rather restive and
Health, as an example of a splendid ; the son was out several times to try
adaptation of a county nursing pro- and quiet the cattle and finally Mrs.
gram. ' The State Federation of Beil decided to go out and aid her
Women's clubs has adopted the slo-son. and about this time some of the
gan. "A county nurse in every coun-j cattle broke the fence and commenc
ty in the state," and the state legis- ed to race around and in order to
lature'has passed a law that every get them back into the pasture Mr.
child shall have a physical examina- Beil threw a sick of wood at one of
tion at least once each school year, j the animals and which struck a post
For relief in disaster the entire, and rebounded, striking Mrs. Beil on
country has come to look to the Red j the forehead and knocking her un
Cross, "the organization which during conscious as well as inflicting a ser
the fiFcal year of 1920-1921 expend-' ious wound. It was some time before
ed $1,C09,000 to aid victims of 70 ' she regained consciousness and she
disasters. During the recent flood at is still sufftrlng more or less from
Fueblo all Red Cross chapters stood the injury.
$4,452.77 has been sent by the peo
ple of Nebraska to the relief cf
Pueblo flood victims through Red
Crops channels. This includes per
sonal as well as chapter donations.
Thf niTie states of Central Division
have donated $36,450.64 to Pueblo.
Of the $500,000 needed for rehabili
tation, $350,000 has been received
from various parts of the country.
Nebraska boys and girls in great
numbers have been learning the
value of good citizenship and of ser
vice to ethers through membership
in the Junior Red Cross. Lessons in
Civics have been-carried on by 628
junior auxiliaries in the schools of
Ogallalla, Nelson, Loup City, Blair
and Central City. Juniors have also
made toys for unfortunate children
at home and abroad, and have in
many counties financed tonsil and
adenoid operations along with other
corrective work" for children in need.
To aid in carrying out these many
activities and to increase the com
munity usefulness of the local Red
Cross chapter opportunity is .now
given for renewing membership in
the Red Cross' during the annual
roll call which opened Armistice day
and continues through Thanksgiving.
Every contribution is an investment:
in community welfare and relief ac
tivities, locally, nationally and in
ternationally. The Red Cross makes
no appeal on the strength of what it
has done, although it might well do
i. Its appeal i3 based on what it .
is doing in Nebraska and in Cass!
county today.
HIGH CCUKT AFFIEMS j
DR. FIELDS' SENTENCE :
. Lincoln, Neb.. Nor. 17. The sen- j
tence of one to ten years imposed on:
Dr. Leslie S. Fields of Omaha, for an!
alleged criminal operation, which is
said to have resulted in th death of
Ruth Ayers, 19, of Hayes Center,
i Neb., was affirmed by the state su-
prem court. . " . . '
SECTION MEN ARE CUT
From Friday's iiailjr.
The Burlington has, for several
weeks past, maintained an extra'
l.irfp fnrft rf men nimlnvfil nn thf!
section and extra gangs doing road!
work, and this morning these men
; wire laid off as a part of the winter
n prosram 01 reirenenmem. ice win
OF ter months sees very little in the way
j cf work on the roadbed or roadways
i an dthe force is reduced to the low
est possible figure. Foreman Gilles
pie, McGuire and Melbern will all be
j kept to a force of f'roni three to four
.men for the winter months.
ELMWOOD RESIDENT
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
rt Failure Eemoves I. M. Ward,
r v . , r
"Ja
ty Man Last luesday
; tt.m,.'.
i The entire community was shock
led when it was ir-arned that I. M.
- iVar,! liaH cmH.IotiIa- n,t (iitqv on.l
!a radness came over all. for in his
passing one of the kindest, best and
mo-t respected
f-
mort respected citizens has gone
Mr. Ward was get-
jtinK well ajong toward eightv
iwllie jt was knowil that he was
and
as not
, in the best of health his sudden go
ng came very unexpectedly.
He told the members of his family
'ht h did not fj weH d , ,d
down to rest A phvsIc!an was sent
ff;r but death cam? fllortly after his
nrrival. His death was due to heart
fainpo
; Mr. Ward was about town m Mon-
1 0 ,T n nrl Ttiflflilor vieifJno- ami toll-?no
-i t ' a kj.-A 1 utouj 110111115 aiiu .kAn.4U
to h'.s friends as usual and while
ifor a few days he was feeling well
tnen
, M" Ward was well known thru.
out the entire countv and was en-
d , ,ineg f vork th enal),ftd
him to have a large acquaintance,
e wag an actiTe "a ad ,OTed
identified with work and asidft
frnm tVll- at?i in
caring for his wife who has been an
invalid for many years and who still
gUrvives him
Wh fgPl 1 H
lfJi El
We Will Not Forget!
As Americans we can never forget the
favor of Providence so abundantly poured out
upon this, our country, since our forefathers
celebrated the first Thanksgiving three hun
dred years ago.
The prayers of the first Thanksgiving
uttered by them for the preservation of their
lives will re-echo from generation to genera
tion even to the end of time!
We cannot forget 1 We will not forget!
We will keep faith with them that the struc
ture whose cornerstone they laid will never
crumble or fall!
In honor of Thanksgiving Day, Novem
ber 24th, this institution will hot be open.
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THE FIRST WIONALBANK
BANK
IPJATTSMOUTH JgL, NEBRASKA g
JOHN hlURTY URGES
PURCHASE OF CORN
j Well Known Alvo Man Gives Reason
for Proposal to Invest in Chief
Product of the State.
Frr-m KiMny'r V.nllr
Alvo. Neb.. Nov. 15.
tor of the Journal:
The farm bureaus at
-To the KU
Kenrney and
other poir
in Nebraska are ad-
vising lemurs
of coal. Corn
to burn corn instead
in central and ve.3t-
trn Nebraska this year s-bould b
either fed or cribbed. High freight
rate3 mal.e corn worth fr.ra ten t-
fifteen cents a bushel les in central
and western Nebrasl:i thav the Mis
souri river price, in j'fars when we
have bie crop of corn. On the other
j hand, when dry yenrH come and ex
cessive heat and ho wind cut down
the crop in the west and southwest
and corn has to be shipped in for
feed, these same high freight, rates
automatically make the corn higher
in central and western Nebraska
than in eastern Nebraska or Iowa.
Corn Fold in Nebraska in 1872 for
10 cents a bushel, in 1879 for 12
cents, in 1S& for 15c and in 1 S9 !
for 10 cents. Each of those years
was followed by dry seasons end
high priced corn. Now that the war
finance corporation offers to loan
money on corn in crib through our
banks there ought to be enough peo
ple in tbe towns of central and west
ern Nebraska with sufficient gamb
ling spirit to take hold and build
cribs and buy all the surplus corn
that is offered by our farmers ui at
least 25 cents a bushel for corn any
where in central or western Nebras
ka. There are several reasons why
it will j'Tty to crib corn this year:
1. Corn is dry and of fine qual
ity (small shrinkage. 1
2. Europe is buying large quan
tities of corn since the price got low
and will take part of our surplus.
3. Corn fed to hogs nets 50 cents
a bushel at present price of hogs.
4. Our farmers in central and
western Nebraska can raise two crops
of hogs in the next eighteen months
and get at least 40 cents a bushel
out of their corn.
5. We have now had three large
corn crops in succession. Three good
crops in succession in past years has
been our limit. Corn is not a world 1
wide crop like wheat and the price
ref ponds quickly to weather condi- .
tions. Freight rates will be lower.
They are now prohibitive on corn in
the west. Lumber Is cheap and cribs
can now be built for 7 cents a bush
el. In 1896 the Armour Grain com
pany and other corporations paid
more than the shipping price for corn
to get it hauled on the ear so they
could crib it.
There is no way of raising the
price of corn except to feed it. One
farmer raises more corn than he
feeds. Another raises more hogs
than corn. The price of corn is
made by our farmers and feeders.
Europe only buys corn when it is
low. They will not use high priced
corn. Witn the present wide margin
between corn and hogs our big sur
plus of corn will all be used up in
a year or two. Corn was never burn
ed in Nebraska but what people who
burned it regretted it afterwards. Our
people should get alonf with Just as
little coal as possible, but don't burn
corn. JOHN MUKTV.
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