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piattsmoutb Journal. VOL. NO. xxxvui. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922. NO. 47 4'i MAY WATER RAT DISPUTE BE SETTL WATER COMPANY AND CITY DE SIEIOUS OF REACHING A COMPROMISE RATE. WINTER IS PREVAILING i EO While autumn lias hcen lingering, in the hip of winter in this locality ! lor tl:e past f w wtcks of tin- win-) ter. I lie coy maiden seems to have iiK.ve 1 :ir..l lrft tlie situation en-! t irt ly in th.? hands of oM man win-! tt-r. Yesterday morning- the mtr-j cury scaled down to tiL'ht decrees below zeio and the crisp, cold v.eath-t tr made tiie K'-'neral public Keep pretty close to the furnace and the old base burner. The snow predict-J ed for this locality however failed' to materialize. i AGED RESIDENT GALLED TO HIS LAST REWARD SUFFERS A RELAPSE GEORGE P. HORN PASSES AWAY LAST NIGHT WAS NINETY ONE YEARS OF AGE. From 5Ionday" Pally T 1; o long standing ci the I-iait-mouth Water company an 1 j r::e ity ei ruittsmontii tei-nis to lie ie;'Chin."; a satisfactory sutthment. ;Uid if there are no unexpected be settled to partu-s ccn- chanpes the matter will the satisfaction of ail cerried. At t t , YEGG HELD HERE IS SENT BACK TO MISSOURI CITY Representative of Police Department me oi the expiration or the ten year period franchise and f-niitrfl K. .t v-.- r t c-itv t!-e rh'ttsn-.nr.th w.,t.-r corr.p.-.ny. there I Escorts Ted itaymer. Alias J. :.i-ie a (iisj.ut- over the rates to be I 3urton. to St. Louis. charge-i for foth the fire hydrant' rental and the r:et? to the private ; From Monday's Dlly c"ns!!!ii( rs. The Water company; Yesterday morning Fred Raymer. prepare-! a li.-t of rates ereatly in ex-! alias 'John IJurton." held here at c-s f t!ie rates charged before, and which was opposed by the city which also prepared a rate list practically the s.nr.e as the rate.-! that had been charted here, te. fore, with a few or changes, and which was passed the council as the existine late if c;nnii'! IUill- by in on the county weeks, was re-entatives ;.fiet of St. Paturilav ni jail for the past two turned over to the rep of the circuit attorneys J-ouis, who arrived here Mit for the man wanted franc Wat effect (f th. The mence-i against at the ; rc-train the citv I ropoed rates pending th" out con. e of the suit. Federal Jud:;e Wcod rough appointed a s;-t?il referee to hear the evidence in the case and re port back to him at an early date, lie. however, denied the application f-r t nip.-ri' ry restraining order, de claring the existiii.' emortrency was r.c t .-ui'.icitnt to warrant it. This h:-s left the iat schedule laid down l'v the ciiv council the onlv one the company ah!-.- to Oil I'&edly in the Missouri The of'icer coming was Jake Duchhannon. assigned to the circuit city. for Raymer special officer attornev's of- th the expirat .ise last June 1st. r co.Tp. uv later com-' ctf and the prisoner handcu'ted to ;:n action ir. federal court !.,s captor, was taken back to Pt. i the city's proposed rates, and Louis on No. 4 yesterday morninsr. ..rue time nsk-d the court to; Mr. Ituckhannon states that Ray- fnu.i enfercinu its nier has. been well known in the force collection I bond ! The St. criminal circles of St. Louis as a b.'.rglar of the "yees" variety pnd had on two separate occasions been plactcj under arrest, the last time heir.g caught with a ejuantity of ex plosives us he was in thi. city. He s-?cuied h.is reh-ase from jail in St. Louis on a Sl.f.OO bond signed bv I'avid Isreai, a St. Louis hotel man, and Raymer had then preceded to skip out of the city. leaving the man to stand the loss. Louis officer was full of praise for the prompt manner in which the capture was made here by Willium Grebe and the expediting ' COilec-iof the nation-wide publication of the intended description of the man through the i i county and state authorities and, which resulted in the man being lo cated by the ussouri authorities. I !!..' will cau.-e thrr.i some loss if a ra'e increase.- i.-" granted, through many of tho:- making payment--at the oh! rete moving a v. ay and out of reach of further attempts nt turn. Tic A-ever. it was no the litigation should be so long and drawn out as it has proven. lielaya in the preparation of evidence to the 5"n?cia! referee have held r.rd it court status i.-? i:o further lilotig then it was some time ago. However, the Litest delav has been due to efforts to effect a compromise: of the situation and in this all par-j ties will 'lo'ihtless be better off in the' end. Litigation is expensive and re-. :-ard!ess of who foots the cost there- jftS3 Jennie York and Mr. Cecil J. H. of. the city or the Water company,' it will all eventually have to come out of the pocket of the water con- s;;n r. either in increased taxes or t i.ii'tif r w .,:er rr-te. ' I YOUNG PEOPLE ARE JOINED IN WEDLOCK Fi-oia Tuesday's Daily. Last night George I Horn, one of the old residents of this community, completed the journey of life and at t the ripe old ag' of ninety-one year-i ' and eleven months, passed to his final reward at" the home of his son. Hen-, ry Horn in this city. The life of Mr. Horn has been one filled with abundant blessings and the sorrows that enter into the mak ing of the span of mortal life and to him was given the honor of living j far beyond the alloted time of man. land which he has spoilt as a useful ! citizen of the community and a lov J ii.;r and kind father to his family. George I Rorn was a native of ; Germany, having saw the light of day February :5. 1S31. in Hesscn ; Darmstadt and where his parents. I'eter and Catherine Horn, were born and passed their lifetime. Of the fam i iiy of eight children, George was the Mast of the original family, the oth ers haing all preceded him in death. In common with the youth of his j native land, the deceased was placed in si-nool at tin age of six years anil i received a practical education that would fit him for the battle of life and at an early age ho was trained to the art of industry. On attaining his majority he begin to desire a great eropportunity for development along the lines of agriculture than 1 e could find in his native land and decided to emigrate to America, the land of promise and opportunity to the young men and women of the old world at that tim Leaving the old home he departed for Antwerp and secured a passage on a sailing vessel for the new world pnd after a stormy voyage of forty seven days he arrived at NVw York and entered on the life that was to be crowned vith abundant success. Proceeding directly westward hef- settled in Tazewell county, Illinois, where he was somewhat of a pioneer as that country was then very thinly settled with the sturdy men and "uiir'ii oi Cierinau aureiry no j came there to make the ir home. Aft-r a few years residence in 111 i J nois Mr. Horn was married on Oeto- . to Miss Eva Yolk, the John and Catherine Mei pionecr residents of that From Tuesday's D;ii:.. The report reeeivd lure today from the I'Vosbyterian hospital in Omaha states that Tom Kohb. who has In en there for seve ral weeks suf- eMi.g fn.m the effects of the wounds received ii re in a snooting anray on Novemb. r l.'th. has suffered a slight 'relapse and his coii'M iein is not as satisfactory as it has b.--n. Members ; of the' family state that the .wound , bos no: healed in a vat. .-factory m:ui j in r and the eondition may make it : iie'cess;ry tei perforin another opera tion as it is thought that possibly a pi.-oe of cloth may have- lodged in the cavity of the1 wound. i WOMAN'S CLUB ; HAS ITS CHRISTMAS PARTY LAST MIGHT WILL BE MARRIED From Tuesday u Daltv. This morning H. R. Schmidt ac- compfr.ied by Mr. Robert Sto k of; Murdoch, was in the city and while! lo re Mr. Stock sec ured the neces-j sary liee-nse for his forthcoming! : marriage to Miss Esther Schmidt. : , . which will take place at the Schmidt Egenbei per is Hostess to i,0,iu, (,n Thursday afternoon. Roth of the young people are well known and very prominent in the social cir cles of Murdoek. ENJOYS A VERY FINE CHRISTMAS PARTY MONDAY Mis. L. W Lr.dies and Occasion is Marked By Chnsln-us Tree 1W. (frcm Tuesday's Da!i Lust ev ning the Woman's club held BUYING GROWS BRISK AS THE HOLI DAY APPROACHES Attractive Store Wmdcsrs Invite Shcrpers Into Eujkess Houses to Choose Xnias Gifts I'lattf mouih i delightful so- e-ial session at the liouv of Mrs. John . Lau-r. Sr.. with Mrs. L. Y. Egen , b;-rgr ms the hostes.-, of th" occasion ;:iiu en- of the most delightful galh '. cni:g.-- of the year ir, re-ported by the i :;; rs of the- party, j It was the- Christmas party and to 'add i the realism of the occasion teach :p nihe r was requested to bring a pit-s. :,t not osting over a small -u:n that would be- placed on the j trt- for ljstribu;i;n and much fun e'eiigut was occasioned when the C. T. U. Entertained at Home of Mrs. Chailes Troop Yesterday Afternoon Pleasantly. id BURLINGTON ATH LETIC CLUB IS NOW BE&'G ORGANIZED ladies of deligllt- Association for the Eenefit of Em-will A? the Chrisiir.-'s .: the shopping of the si ently growing more b gifts for the .-e.ison a: on approaches ascn is appar--'sk as the htt e being sought for bv the residents cf the coir.mun- I ity. i Despite i..e very extraordinary condition that ha? prevailed in the community frr the jr -i mo:.ths. the trading is very pk-a:;.! and ell of the stores s -em to 1 eve ele.ne a kooH various gifts were handed out and opened by the members of the party. Adding to the Christmas spirit v.er- the decorations of bells and the ; ri';!it red and green of the holidav s-ason. The tre-e and deceirations I - e-r- under the charge of the com-I :niite'e composed of Mrs. Ghrist and Mis Minnie Guthmann. The ;Tograi- was in charge of Mi:-.- Flor. nco liaise r and Mrshi. C. Doolan an 1 was we!l arranged in ev e ry way and hal a imMilu r of real ployes cf Eailroad Here be Launched at Once. A new club is being organized in this city which will be known as the Burlington Athletic club. Its pur poses as is announced will be to bring ... . . . . 1 JT tne snopmen togetucr to spend pieas- ant and sociable evenings. The club! rooms will consist of a music and ! reading room and a gymnasium. The i entertainment programs will be var ied, inclueling dancing, luncheons and "ty. Th" ladies join- businesf. with sever;.! more- days et to go before Christmas rolls around. Tie nie-rchatit.-. have been carrying on a Weil planned ad.ertising cam paign for severnl we-ks that has rtimulated the Christmas trade and attracted many te t! orwise would not h: and once lore the v that there : real o7p;. Plattsmouth store. to f oe-st line:; ot boiiday lowest possible price.i. city who oth . ve been here -'iter realize? : I unity in the rure tlu v?rv goods ti I!l.M , t :?.! fe.r the j ed 1:1 th" sinking of the" Christmas J carols whi:-' Mrs. E. G. Shallonberg jr and M'-. Ed Kon.?n gave- a pleas jiig vocal f':u-t. Miss Helen Perry act- - '1 in p.tntomine th" song. "Hark. the l'rall Ange ls Sing." wliich was j very h.cautifnl. i Miss ivtrieia Flynn gave one of j h r c harming seh dancing numbers J e-: r.:!..- the eve ning. J The reire-shment committee, eom- pose? of Mesdames II. A. Schneider. :e Shannon and -e-e-I ep OF AID NEEDY PLATTSOTK CHRISTMAS DAY t: busy i.nd servc-d :..-t thai was fully v." the party. S. S. Chase, had 1 a v ' ry e'elie ions. appreciated by FiEES o: other forms environments will to bring out the railroad company and the entertainment. The be pleasant enuf employes of the and their ladies it is hoped by those who have proposition in charge to make it social club for the railroad a real people. The proposition is now being plac ed before the shopmen and it is hoped to have the organization in opera tion in a very short time so that it i will afford a pleasant recreation place! during the coming winter months j ana cue evenings wnen tne spirit ot j Helm good fellowschip w ill be found pre-' f,iora l Freiro Tuffcar'n ralty. Yest relay afternoon the the W. C. T. V. were very fully entertained at the hospitable home of Mrs. Charles Troop on Chi cago avenue at the annual Christmas party ef the society and which was quite largely attended by the n. !!. bersh ip. In keeping with the occasion the rooms were attractively arranged with the decorations of the Christ mas season, a large tree and the mantlepiece hung with stockings bearing out the thought of the sea son of good fellowship and kindne-s-;. During the afternoon the ladie-s on joyeel a number of very interest ing ana pleasing t nristmas storie-s on by Mrs. John F. Gorder, Mrs. J. E. Wiles and Mrs. II. G. McClus ky which were given in the usual charming manner of these talented lad ies. As a feature of the afternoon two eluets were given by Misses Edith Farley and Catherine Schneider, who were accompanied by Mrs. G. L. Farley r.t the piano and this added to the very pleasant afternoon. At a suitable hour dainty refresh ments were served that completed th'- fullness of an afternoon of both pro fit and pleasure. SERIAL NUMBERS OF BILLS EROADCAST BY WIRELESS vail in GIVES SHOWER FOR BRIDE Parks Married at the Office of Jndqe Allen J. Beescn. a The experts secured by the city iade a complete cheek of the returns f the Y'litcr com amy anJ the value 'ant. 1' en r i! ; il'.OW ir tease nt. n -1 v of their the Wat t'ti-d tr, ci.-iit to turu '-n gre:- ii. 2 pi r c Acee.;.; l.nv.- htgn:. :(:. e ;ui:a -ive the VVr creas- or' r.T.nn: th. t lie .ie r. forced te he posed i!:'-r--'!S; ,f th" s'-n..M and the result proved npavy sho .id be en .ccase in rat--s suhi-ti'.'-ni tin adequate re i ; ! e:. t r.i n t he re this being a p p : o x i :r. a t e . y l C'j e. a v Vi. Te;ss ii ! r :: re---e;;f ?-t by t -.1 e- (,: !::s!ed : t i: v c ; ry. " r, aim-, of r T! o v ; V i'l - the parties to the suit a: rani-e-nent:'- to reach m tt'-rae-nt that will c.mpa '. v its j.i-t :n- " rr,vrf.r-v fpprrt ion'-.-l irzt- an el t: till users of r'To one c-ess should be r tl." brunt f ti- rjrn- th' it ah thct is e.re ii'och-- in the wc ;. er r!y adiustrnent of t!;e rates, br tie ar'ieen!ent proposed th.e inci-.--,.-e :1! be s.-mev. !: ;? un-pei- eel:' in advance of the . t-;:t f.'-r below the- rat. !.ip"ny. .-pe-'-'ialiy in the sm.-il consuruer who was to pay the greater part :ce. ; r e-ompany explains this teme-i't that in tt.e past, i.iie-rs have come nearer 'i.;t of tlieir water than r- r-ii--; and that in the re-j they have ctremptcd to' si;:ire just amount.' !. ir rates 3re from a table ' by the? most competent .r engineers in the coun t as it may. the smaller hnd-. it hard to under-1 hi.- increase should run p r dnt under the table; posei jy tne company. j ron'.ise move is a good i. to be hoped the parties- r- tc . r. the on' ncrc . the si Vg e ,;-, :viii". th .-r:".l'e iji. r: :.k.- e-e From Monday's DaIv This morning at the ofHce of Coun ty Judge Allen J. Beeson occurred ti:e tuarriace of Miss Jennie York and Mr. Cecil J. II. Parks, well known young people of this city. The ceremony was performed with nuicli impressivene-ss by the judge and the brid-il e-our le wes attended by Mrs. Herbert Thacker. sister of the bride, and Mr. Wells, a friend of th.e- greeom. Following the weddi'r.g th bridal narty re-turned to the home of the brid'-'s parents in the south portion of the city where they were showered with the' well wishes of tlieir friemls. The bride is n daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar York and has grown to '.'.(T'.-ir.! .oe-'. hero and where she has ni il" a lartre circle of warm friends v. ho Ir-T-n wit'' much pleasure of her me rria go. The groom has resided here for the- past f-w months and is employed ,-fS a rivitihman in the local yards of the Turlington, and is a young man very highly esteemed by those who have the pleasure of knowing him. Mr. and Mrs. Parks will continue to make their home for the present at bast. TEAM IS LOST t' -t e! e ! oi: o.ak i 'e : t T i r 1 vliv "t 10. 1 tor pr : COiv ;.nd it iret to-" t her. It is doubtful lfi .i si'- -ie er conFunier in the city j vi ji-1 .vai.t the company to furnish; i'irn water at a loss, but like many! ' i-ers ir. t.' is wide world, he is from Missouri, and wants to be showed. i L-r the c nipany have its just dues,' apt i rtion them ceirrectly between the' s'aa!! itn-'l larue- coriEuniers and let's' ret this matter Fettled up so every-j o:;e can start the new year off with, a clean slete on their water bill. ! Saturday afternoon M. G. Stava. one of the farmers residing south of the city, drove in to look after the week-end trading, making the jour ney from the farm with his team and wagon. The team was hitched on one of the side streets ami the owner proceedeel to look after what bnsinoFs he had and wliich consumed some time and when he returned to get the team and start home they j HUNDREDS were missing. i Fearcn was maae.i but it failed to reveal the missing! horses and wagon and the owner ( had concluded that they were gone i for trnrtd rind it was Impossible tn ' lnK finel a trace of them. Later in the evening, shortly af ter 9 o'clock William Grebe noticed a team standing on one of the side j streets and having been informed of hr ft. IS.". daughter of .-iiiger Yolk, i community. Th.- wedd.il life of this estimable couple was spent in the pleasant i j farm life of the Illinois home and to; j their fir side cam" eight children, j one of whom. Conrad, died in in-' fancy and another son, Isaac M., on attaining his majority. The happy life of the family was saddened on November 11. ts,7tj. when the wife and moth'r was called to her long re-st. The death of th.e wife brought th.e! breaking of the old home and in 1SS1 I Mr. Horn came to C;.ss county. Ne-j braska. and pure ha.-ed ::2o acres cf j land in Eight Mile Grove precinct.' bat later return' d to Illinois and m tr-e year l.s., came here aim has since- made his heme here. After th- death of the wife Mr. Horn made his home with his son, Henry Horn, and for fifty-nine ye-ars the son has looked tifter the- care of the father in a most devoted manner, assisted by the othe r members of the family and their loving kindnesses eofteneel the blow that the death of the wife had brought. In the years that Mr. Horn has spent here b" has been one ef the highly esteemed re-sidents of the community and has been one of the leaders in the agricultural develop ment of the county. A few ears ago the family of Hen ry Horn moved from the farm to this city and the deceased has since re'shi ed here with them. To mourn the passing of this good man there remains six children: Mrs. Ceorge Nickle. Pokin, Illinois: Geo. Horn. Omaha: Henry Horn. Platts mouth: Mrs. W. A. Pecker. Mynard; P. A. Horn. Cedar Creek: .1. J. Horn, Creighton, Nebraska. There are twenty-two grandchildren and six great grandchildren surviving as well as a number of other relatives in this state and Illinois I Elks Preporin-j to Pat cut the Us: Bai-kf-t? to Hcuies ol the City Where they are Heeded. With the pra' Oi the ir of : eh.-d ra n g oi o order, oil" o their : " d a . th.- Elks ! i?ig to hidd f the- di-'ri v. hi led wit! the needy T0'it day Thi- on C r: f-i irili' of the i-iv. h for the past o lodge and as thoughtfulness b" :i made h.appj would hav b - ! of the yr.le-tid". This is a splendid Elks are- to b- conir-:: spirit of heipfulnes. fellow men. the reents -.h h is t he gi v coi'.fort wher.- of this city i." ir .".nnu.il e ns .i ii' baskes !mj c-heer among of the e ity on th.c yea r. s be-t-n enrrie-d out iis by the 'oral Elks the result of their many : homo has v where otherwise it 11. SHOTS TO COMMIT SU!OiDE!;Sr DeWitt Miller Found Kneeling with Automatic Rifle at His Heart Was Out Hunting. Dec. IS. John Seek. From Monday's Dally. The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Smith in the south por-. jtion of the c'ty ws5 the scene of a pleasant gathering Saturday emng wnen a large number of rel atives and friends gathered to ten der to Miss Erm.i Smith, one of the brides of the Christmas season, a very pleasant miscellaneous shower. i ne marriage ot isi'.-.s ymitn to Mr. Fred Kaker will occur on eiav. The evening was one of the rarest DeWitt. Neb. 41. hea l miller at the DeWitt mills, ! en joyment and spent in games of all ' re d eleven shots from an automatic ! kinds at which much merriment was into ins chest before he found , derived and t ne bri'le to be was show- I a vital spot that killed him yester-: ered at an appropriate hour with; i !:.- afternoon, according to Deputy i handsome and useful presents from! 'Sheiii! Kohert Warren of Gage coun-jthe friends who were in attendance. : jty. who was here today investigating During the evening a very dainty i;he case. lend elelieicus luncheon was served: Kansas City. Dec. IS. James W. , cashier of the Kansas City reserve bank, stated here to night that he had telegraphed the board of governors for authority to offer a reward for the apprehension of bandits who stole $200,000 at the Denver mint. R. B. Jones of R. It. Jonen Sous lof this city, with whom the loss in (insured, announced a reward, but did i net designate what it would be. other than saving it would be "lib eral." C. A. Worthington, deputy gover nor here, said tonight that the en tire amount stolen comprised $5 notes of the Kansas City federal re- r v. i tstrve ,janli' tIie serial numbers of c"ristinas I which were broadcast tonight by radio. The notes. Mr. Worthington said, were new and crisp. The serhil numbers were from 2K S.r,2.001 to HO.S7C.000 and from L'o. K40.001 to H0.V56.000. DAVENPORT KLANSMEN GIVE MONEY ON VISITS VIM. O th work rnrl the lilr.ted on their toward their HOLDS FINE SERVICE From Monday's I nil v. L;.st evening. Dr. rick, district sup ri'1. Omiha conference of church cf Ntbroskn held th.e reeuh r ;'' of the chnrt h board :. Dr. Kirkt.airiek spoke at the even ii'.e- service, his sermon being on L V. Kir'.ipot ender.t of ti10 the Me'hodist vos here ami rteilv meet i to: Ralph W. Yenrick. undertaker.' .said that a square, two and one-half i by five inc'nes. drawn around the : region (.f Scek's would contain' all t!:e bullet wounds. i An autopsy has not been perform,' K-erj.d. but Mr. Yenrick said he believed 'that in his desperate attempt to end his life. Seek finaiiy clipped a pul :.:onary ve in and died from an in icrne.i hemniorhage. He apparently :i!ii".ed as his heart, but Yenrick said he did not believe he hit it. Six bul lets went entirely through the body. The shooting occurred while Seek end a companion. Joe Divicek, were out cn a hunting trip. "You go on ahead ami scare up some- rabbits." Divicek scid Seek told h in. 1 Had just gone ahead tlurtv or " jfoity yards when I heard a couple iof shots." said Divicek. "I ran back and raw s-cek elown on one knee with It'.e rifle aimed at his heart, his fin- that added to the pleasures cf the occasion. CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY From Tuesdays Daily. Our old friends J. M. Young and wif? are today celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary quietly at their home here. Mr. Young is now sixty-nine years of age and Mrs. Young sixty-five and they are enjoying to the utmost the happy event that marks their marriage. They were married in this city on December 19, 18 97. Des Moines. Dec. IS. The Kit i Klux Klan made its debut in Daven ! por! Sunday at St. John's Methodist church. During the evening servi.es five Klaiumen, fully robed, man ho I j up to the altar and left a letter giv 1 i rig- the principles of the order and : ?25 in greenbacks to the Rev. Frank Court, the pastor. ' A similar visit was made to the Salvation Army meeting, where $25 . was also left. i Smoking sets, humidors and ash receivers in all styles and prices at ; the Journal office. I t - i. . ... nn T ' ' . ii" l.l .--.' 1 1- ,)..,- .- .r . ..-i- ;nc".,l...e,--....i !Pf the trigger, pur.iring bullets discourse of t h : troubles t' at are OF SPARROWS FOUND DEAD AFTER STORM BOX SOCIAL Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. IS. Dur- a recent heavy snowstorm in eastern South Dakota hundreds of English Sparrows were found dead in different towns, including Spencer and Alexandria, and mystery sur rounds the cause of their death. Oth- the fact that the Stava team had i er hundreds of the birds were flying been missing, proceeded to investi-1 about at night and appeared badly I gate and found that thev answered ; ; confused, bumping into the glass the description of the horses belong-' fronts of business houses, in many in- dng to Stava. today infesting the earth and caus ing the weakening of the moral f-tbrio of the worid. The soperin tendent made ar e; nest plea for a return to the faith of the fathers and the practices of th.e Chri.-tian faith as a panacea for the troubles of the world. Following the evening service, the conference" of the church was held, the superintendent meeting with the eli!Tere-nt official boards of the church and discussing the plans for the coming year and the problems of the church h'-re ai.d the general state of the church. into his chest. Divicek ran to town for aid. but' when they returned the man was i dead. Seek was a bachelor and had ; lived here twenty years. Close friends! say he has acted queer of late and he is neiieveu to have been a victim ot hallucinations. PIONEER METHODIST CIRCUIT RIDER DIES SEVEN ARRESTS MADE UNDER DRY LAW IN THE EE COUNTIES evidently i stances they i There will be a box social given I rieiay evening, December IZ. lS-'J.'and the at the Keil school house in district ' when he No. 9 pils. body invited bring boxec. program given by the pu- been located A. turkey given away. Every-1 fnd lelies nrp-ed to' They had been driven by someone as showed signs of travel, but there was nothing missing from the wagon owner was well pleased was notified the team had with such to force as to stun them for a time. The deaths of so many sparrows are supposed to have been due to peculiar electrical con ditions prevailing during the snowstorm. d!3-3td,3tw LULA HARTMAV. Teacher. A new wrinkle in halters with chain tug piece. Made from govern- ISegH S. Basis, 201 JB4,nilKAhM . twy "mrm. A. ' J. ToTfl. M"ur- State Bank Bldg. "dock, Nebraska. Lincoln, Dec. 1. A big cleanup has been made of violators of the pro hibition laws in thr-e Nebraska counties by deputy state sheriffs as sisted by local officers. The raids pro duced seven arrests and capture of six stills and 20 gallons of whisky and 4 00 gallons ef mash. ThQ officers discovered new tricks in the booze industry and Deputy State Sheriff Carl Schmidt had a re volver pushed into his face1 by a wom an at Ravenna. The officers iaid they bought two gallons of whisky from a farmer near Campbell that largely from corn cobs. Fremont. Neb.. Dec. IS. Rev. Jacob Adriance. S7. pioneer Metho dist preacher of Nebraska and Colo rado and the first Methodist pastor to preach from a Fremont pulpit, passed away at the home of his daughter. Mrs. II. A. Burril, here today. He had a circuit of twelve pulpits! when he came to Fremont in lS.r7. In 1859 he was transferreel to Den ver and delivered the first sermon ever preached in Denver. j Fifty years later he and his wife were honor guests at the jubilee an-1 nivertary of the occasion. In 1879 J he located on a farm near Fremont,' wnere lie resided tor I'll years. He is survived by two daughters, a broth er, eight grandchildren and four i great grandchildren. Word was received today of the (birth of a granddaughter of Rev. 1 m 201 J5mTjatlr llb ma(le I her grandfather passed away. Mrs. (Adriance died 14 years ago. Mineral services are to be hem in The time is short now to remem-'Fremont Thursday afternoon. j ber the friends far away. Send aj card of greeting. You can find all Farm loans now made at 5. , at the most'Searl S. Dans. 201 Plattsmouth' State Bank Bldg. From AH of Os to Ai! of You! We can't get around to say "Merry Christmas" in person to all our friends. So we take this opportunity of ex tending to you and yours the very hearti est holiday greetings from every one of us. May this Christmas be the most joyful you ever knew! The First National Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME MJOTSMOUTH NEBRASKA Member Federal Reserve kinds at the Journal reasonable prices. i m m,m m In . mum III I III I '