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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1922)
SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL THaJBSUAT- 2CSIr3HR FAGS SIX CHRISTIAN PAS TOR LEAVES FOR OTHER FIELDS - PLATTS3IGUIH fi Farmele Ji Ihieatbrel 1 2 j - . jm :l c h : m fc3 Friday and SUNDAY! 3:00. 7:00 Se 8:45 -2.v - i iheodore Roberts, George Fawcett, Harrison Ford, T Roy Barnes. Eritzi RidgwaV On Acaount of Adults 35c FEATURE PICTURE COMING TO PAR MELE NEXT WEEK "The Old Homestead" will te Shown For Three Days Commencing with Sunday Matinee Of special interest to movie fans is the announcement that "The Old Homestead" most beloved of all the old time mellodramas will be fea tured at the Parmele for three days commencing with Sunday matinee. To nearly every older person the rtory of "The Old Homestead" is as familiar as "East Lynne," "Thorns and Orange Blossoms" and others of the early stage successes, enacted long before the advent of movies. Here it is, briefly: Uncle Josh Whitcomb owns the Old Homestead farm near Ganzey. New Hampshire. He is the genial patriarch of the surrounding coun try, beloved by everybody. Eph Holbrook, the richest man in town, holds a mortgage on Josh's farm. Eph's worthless son. Lem. is in love with Rose, the village vamp. Josh's son, Rueben. clerks in Hol brook's store. His sweetheart is pretty Ann, Uncle Josh's ward. Rose comes to Lem and tells him he will have to marry her. and Lem. to provide funds to get her out of town, steals money from his father's store. Reuben is accused of the theft and sent to jail. With Happy Jack, a genial, resourceful tramp, he Saturday, "The Valley MONDAY! 7:00 St 8:45 M ip fir a Cpammounl Qiclure jESE V LASKY PRESENTS 's. - the High Rental We Had to Pay for this Wonderful Production We Are Forced to Charge escapes from the lockup and flees town. Rose disappears at the same time, and Ann is heartbroken, be- jlieving Reuben has gone with her. Soon the mortgage on the Old I Homestead falls due, and Eph is de Itermined to collect. Uncle Josh goes i to N'ew York to see an old friend ! who is now a millianaire to try and borrow money, but fails. He meets ! Happy Jack. who tells him that Reuben has fled to China. Struck by the old man's despair at the news, Jack determines to bring the boy' back. I Returning to Ganzey, Josh de- termine3 to auction off the Old Home-, stead. Meantime Lem, growing scar-' ed, admits to his father that he stole the money. Eph honest, though hard, starts with him to the Old Homestead to settle with Josh. A cyclone sweeps the country, ' tearing everything up by the roots but the Old Homestead. In the midst of it, Happy Jack brings Reuben home just in time to save Ann from throwing herself in despair over the cliff at Lover's Leap. And everybody is happy Bilious? Feel heavy afteF dinner? Bitter taste? Completion sallow? Liver perhaps needs waking up. Doan's Regulets for bilious attacks. 30c at all stores. J- 35 years Experience Office Coates Block ! DR. G. A. MARSHALL Dentist II2 X""II"X" "X" J,X-XX2""2,I f,"J5,X of Silent Hen" with Alma Rubens TUESDAY! 7:00 6 8:45 TIfte Immortal Drama of American Hearts! The greatest of all emotion ' dramas the play that has drawn laughs and tears from a million American hearts : . at last given a production worthy of its story. With the screen's greatest character actor, Theodore Roberts in the role he was born for - 4Uncle Josh." A story made of the sorrows and joys of plain folks and a great love that weathered ad versity. Reaching its climax in a mighty cyclone scene that dwarfs any storm ever shown on the screen before. For jour'heart'ssake, come. TO MOVE LIGHT AND GAS OFFICES TO CAPITAL CITY Say Continental Gas & Electric Com pany to Make Move From Omaha at Once. Lincoln, Dec. 5. Headquarters of the Continental Gas & Electric cor poration properties owned In Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota and Nebras ka, will be removed from Omaha to Lincoln immediately, according to C. S. Eaton, chairman of the executive board of the company, which main tains its national headquarters. In Cleveland. " fr Announcement was" also made to day that the sale of the Lincoln Gas & Electric company to the new cor poration, for an understood consid eration of $3,000,000 was consum mated here yesterday. Within a year, Eaton says, three high power transmission lines will be built into Lincoln from three di rections, and new equipment will be installed at an expenditure of $1, 000.000. The corporation which started in Beatrice with a $150,000 plant six teen years ago, now owns $20,000, 000 in property in the four states in which it operates and has an an tuial revenue of $4,500,000. Rufus E. Lee, president of the, company, F. A. Brooks, treasurer, and George A. Lee, attorney for the ..V James Cruze Production Id Children 15c company, all of Omaha, were here for the completion of the transfer of the Lincoln company heretofore own(l by the Doherty interests of New York. " ' FOR SALE OR TRADE Four large trucks and three Alamo farm lighting plants. Several second hand automobiles. FRANK VALLERY. n30-4sw, Id. Plattsmouth. MONEY TO LOAN Loans negotiated on land or town property. Five room cottage for sale. R. B. Windham. dl-3sw. 6dX The early Christmas tag and seal purchaser will find the usual big line at the Journal office. County Commissioners C. F. Har ris and George L. Farley were in Om aha today for a few hours attending the session of the county commission ers and clerks association meeting there. Take dinner with, the St. Mary's Guild Saturday noon. December 9th, at White's store building. Served in connection .with the Christmas shop. ! DR. H. C. LEOPOLD I Osteopathic Physician t f. Union Block Phone 208 4 PLATTSMOUTH v - WW 1 I 1 11 ilk I i REV. A. G. HOLLOWELL AND WIFE WILL LEAVE FOE NEW PAS TORATE IN KANSAS. The many friends of the Rev.' and Mrs. A. G. Hollo well are regret fully parting with this estimable couple from the social and religious life oi the community as the Hoilowell fam ily wil leave in the next few days tor Buffalo. Kansas, where Rev. Hollo well takes charge of the Christian church at that place and will make that their home in the future. ' During the time that Rev. Hollo well has been pastor of the First Christian church of this city he has been successful in the advancing of the work in all lines and some fif ty additions have been received to the membership during his pastorate' covering the period since returning here in August. 1!20. Prior to coining to this city the' last time Rev. Hoilowell and wife! were in charge of the church work jt Gillette, Wyoming, and there were very successful in building up the church in that western charge and bringing the Message of the church to many. The Hoilowell family have always held a warm spot in their hearts for this. city and the Plattsmouth people have felt in turn that they were for tunate in having such efficient work ers in the religious field here to as sist in the life of the community. Rev. and Mrs. Hoilowell were in charge of the church here from lf15 to '16 and from here departed for the west. The new charge is one that will give Mr. Hoilowell and his estimable wife a great opportunity for the fur therance of their church work and the people of Buffalo can feel that they are indeed fortunate in the choice of the pastor of their church. Last evening the members of the church held a farewell reception at the church in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Hoilowell and which was large ly attended by the church member ship as well as a number of the oth er friends of the genial pastor and wife. The program of the evening was in charge of the young people's choir of the church which gave a number of selections and as well as special numbers. I Little Misses- Marjorie Pickett and Edith Podd gave a pleasing vocal duet and Miss Wilma Decker a piano selection, both of whicu were very much enjoyed. Readings were given by Misses Gretal Haekenberg, Uerniee Pumpkin and Wilma Decker, which reflected grent credit on the young ladies. The quartet composed of Misses EJith Podd. Grace Tigner. Doris Winscot and Marjorie Pickett also af forded a pleasing part of the evening program. During the evening Rev. and Mrs. Hoilowell were presented with a set of silverware 1 y their friends an 1 as focirt's as a remembrance of the happy years spent here in charge of the church work. ruftftiAL ur mw OLD SMITH IS HELO THIS AFTERNOON Services at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church Very Largely Attended By Friends of Young Man pioir. Wertnc stay la,5y. This afternoon at 2 o'clock at the St. Luke's Episcopal church was held the funeral of Harold Smith, whose death early Monday morning caused such a sudden and overpowering sor row to the entire community. The deceased young man was a baptized member of the St. Luke's church and had been more or less identified with the church school an 1 church during his boyhood and it was amid the see.nes where he had often worshipped that the last services were held. The Rev. Father W. S. Leete, rec tor of the church, conducted the beautiful and impressive services of the church and in his remarks brought a sense of comfort and hope to the sorrowing relatives and friends. During the services the church gave two numbers, "For this, O Dear, Dear Country," and "The Strife is O'er," while Mrs. E. 11. Wescott sang as a solo number the beautiful musi cal setting of Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" by Powell, and Mr. Don C. York also gave a solo number "The Touch of His' Hand." At the conclusion of the services the body was borne to Oak Hill cem etery where it was laid to rest in the family lot there in the city of the si lent. The pall bearers were from the boyhood friends of the departed, Ru dolph Wallengren, Leonard Hawken bery, Clarence Ledgeway, John Schulhof. Jr.. Robert Kroehler and Robert. Burkle. The deceased young man was a charter member of Cass chapter, Or der of De Molay, members of which were in attendance at the funeral services, and was also engaged the last two years in the study of drafts manship. FOR SALE OR TRADE Plattsmouth property, from one lot to ten acre tract3. Call phone 606 or write P. O. Box 677. FRANK VALLERY, n30-4sw, Id. Plattsmouth. Farm loans now made at 5. Searl S. Davis, - 201 Plattsmouth State Bank Bldg. I iio Secrets Here! When you buy a suit or overcoat here, we tell you what you're getting guarantee you'll be satisfied. "Murder will out," they say, but that don't help you any when you find out the Bargain Clothes you got so cheap from "Gasem and Soakem's" are N. G ! Pays to get quality every time. Men's latest style sport or conservative models in our Quality Clothes strictly hand tailored and beautiful patterns Others not as C. E. Wescott's Sons 'ON THE CLARiNDA WOMAN Rfimv LM II! Lost Balance in Trying; to Catch Child Falling From Car Child Escapes Injury. Mrs. T. Rullack. wife of a Clar- 1 inda. Iowa, dentist is at the Barr Zimmerer hospital here recovering from injuries she received Sunday af ternoon near the Episcopal church at Wyoming northwest of the city when she attempted to prevent her small daughter from being thrown from the car at a turn in the road. The child had unfastened the door of the car and when the father drove around the corner the door Hew open and the child was thrown from the car and the mother, in trying to pre vent the child from falling lost her balance and was thrown to the high way with considerable force. She struck the hard surfaced road on her head and was badly injured. The child escaped injury. The family had been visiting in the western part of the state and was on their way home when the acci dent happened. An Omaha man who was coming toward the city brought ihe injured woman to the hospital here. Word from the hospital last night was to the effect that she was doing If vfe, l i This Old Boy will be in Plattsmouth in just 3 Weeks! CHRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR Everybody will be happy. The reigning spirit should be gladness and good fellowship. Why don't you start buying your gifts now? Our stock of Xmas goods is complete and you will see lots of things here which will appeal to you as gifts for men, because of their usefulness and moderate prices. Motor Gloves Dress Gloves Dress Mittens Silk Shirts Belts Belt Buckles Collar Boxes Suspenders INTERWOVEN MEN Do you know of a more acceptable gift for 'her' than a pair of Holeproof hose? We have them in lisle, silk and wool. There's no ladies' hose like Holeproof. good $20 to $30 CORNER as weil as could be expected but that it would be some time before the ex tent of her injuries would be known. Doctor Bullack and the daughter re turned to Clarinda yesterday. Ne i braska Citv Press. LUTHERAN CHURCH Kight Mile Grove Precinct Announcement for the second Sun day in Advent, Dec. 12th: At 9:30 Sunday School. Teaching subject : Story of the Good Samari tan. At 10:30 Divine service (English). Text: Revelation 22:11-15. Sermon subject: '"The Coming of Our Lord." A message to everyone. Women's Missionary society meets Dec. 15th at the parsonage. II. C. RHODE, Pastor. ESTRAY NOTICE Taken up by the undersigned on Section 29, Eight Mile Grove pre rinct, two red sows, two black and white spotted sows, about 170 pounds each, one shoat, about 35 pounds, and two small red pigs. The owner may have same by calling at my home, paying damages and for this advertisement. HARVEY L. GAMER. Cedar Creek, Neb. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Fine for cuts, burns, bruises. Should l,e kept in every home. 30c and 60c. Mackinaws Silk Mufflers Silk Ties Knit Tie3 Caps and Hats Silk or Wool Hose Shirt Jewelry Smoking Coats SOCKS i X VTv r. ( I S ' r,TJ ; ; ; ; ; ! PI J