cal Society
S1EL
VOL. NO. XXXIX.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1S23.
NO. 27
AUXILARY PRESI
DENT ENTERTAINS
THE COMMITTEE
Executive Committee of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Nebraska Meets
with Mrs. W. S. Leete
From Friday's Daily
The executive committee of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the diocese of
Nebraska of the Episcopal church
were very pleasantly entertained
yesterday at an all day session at the :
ti. uiKe s rectory nere, oeniK me
1 TP lit I II EL Lilt?
of Mrs. Wilbur
Scranton Leete state president.
The members of the party consist-
ed of Mrs. Clinton Miller, vice - presi -
dent; Mrs. Marion Tyler O'Connor, j
secretarv and Mesdames W. H. Jones,
Leigh Leslie and J. B. Jones, all of,"001" ana injuring ner right ankle
Omaha. The ladies were gratified to Quite badly.
have with them Mrs. W. H. Jones,
who was at the synod meeting at
Duluth. Minnesota, recently and
while there was honored with the
election as provincial president, in
charge of a number of the dioceses of
the church, and which is a very high
honor.
The ladies were occupied with
their business session for the great
er part of the day and in the after
noon were entertained by Mrs. Leete
and Madame Leete at a charming
two course luncheon. The decora
tions of the luncheon were in a color
scheme of yellow, the late fall garden
flowers being used extensively in the
arrangements of the dining room.
The ladies returned at a late hour
to Omaha, having made the trip by
automobile from the metropolis.
MRS. W. A. DAVIS IS
GALLED TO REWARD
Prominent Figure in Social and Com
munity Life of Weeping Water
Passed Away Wednesday.
From Friday's Daily '
Our community was shocked Wed-
nesday by the announcement that around the world in 1907 and 1308.
Mrs. W. A. Davis had been called In 1910 it was with the fleet at the
home at 5 o'clock that morning. She Hudson-Fulton celebration in New
has been in poor health all summer , York. In 191 it was one of the few
and has been a very great sufferer, ! ships selected to attend the Louisi
but never complained, always cheer-' ana Centennial at New Orleans. It
ful and optimistic, making an effort was on duty with the Atlantic fleet
to the last to spare her loved ones, , in the Mexican waters during 1914.
who so tenderly watched over her. i During the world war the "Nebras
For a few days the first of the ' ka" was attached to Division 3 of the
week she seemed to be a little better. Atlantic fleet and was commanded
but Monday night ner agony was ter
rible and she said. "I will have to
have an operation." the first time she
had given her consent.
Dr. Dwyer of Omaha and Dr.
Brendel of Avoca were called and op
erated on her at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
They had thought that it would be
an appendix operation, but found a
serious condition for which nothing
could be done, and Mrs. Davis pass
ed away peacefully at 5 o'clock on
Wednesday morning.
Miss Sarah Alice Harmon was a
daughter of Marion and Minerva
Harmon, and was born in Mills coun
ty. lowr, near Tabor, on September draft of 23 feet, 9 inches. Its nor
1S, 1S59. She came with her mother mal displacement is 14.948 tons.
to Cass county when a small child ;
and they located at Mt. Pleasant. When the warship was commis
then a small town ten miles east of sioned July 1. 1907, it was a very
Weeping Water. gala occasion and attended by a large
She united with the Methodist party of distinguished Nebraskans,
church when very young at Mount headed by Governor George L. Shd
Pleasant, and has been a faithful don. then residing at Nehawka, and
and devoted member of that church jn the party were many of the po
and an earnest Christian all through ;miral and social leaders of the state
the years. including the full staff of the gover-
On December 19, 187fi, she was nor. who were accompanied by their
united in mnrriar to W. A. Davis ladies.
of Mount Pleasant. They went to ( The late Mrs. Isabel Richey of this
Mills county, Iowa, and were mar-, city was one of the members of the
ried at the home of Mrs. Davis' party as a guest of Governor and
grandfather. Mr. Fielding Utterback. Mrs. Sheldon and prepared a special
They went to housekeeping on a dedication poem for the battleship,
farm northwest of Nehawka which which was read at the ceremonies
the groom had in readiness for his placing the vessel In commission.
bride. They rpent ten years or more
on that farm, then moved up to a
farm they owned one and a half miles
cast of Weeping Water, and lived
there until 32 years ago when they
bought n home in town and came
eMrs Davis did not confine her
terests and activities to her church,
for the betterment of mankind.
She was a charter member or the,
B. T. chapter of the P. E. O. of Weep- !
ing Water, which organization she
was treasurer of when she died
She was the "mother" of the
"Chrysalis club" of Weeping Water,
which eventually drifted into our
present Woman's club. She was one
of the first promoters of our library.
for the Chrysalis club library was
the nucleus around which our pres- Carl Hall, a member of Co. E. 31st
ent. library was built. She was a , infantry, stationed at Manila. Philip
faithful member of the Eastern Star ' pine Islands, in which Carl states
organization, faithful there as in ev-'that he is to leave as a part of the
erytbing she was connected with. jarmy escort sent with a ship load of
For 32 years, Mrs. Davis has provisions to the stricken areas 6f
taught a Sunday school class, many 'Japan. The escort was selected by
of her pupils going up through the i taking two men from each company
years with her from babyhood to of the 31st and was a much sought
oung manhood and womanhood and for privilege as it will take the par-
have married and have. children of ties to the ruined cities of the island .The members have painted up the in
their own. empire and enable them to see the , terior of the rooms nicely and Harry
No children came into the home of many 6ighta that are at once inter- Kruger has papered them in his usu-
Air. ana wrs. uaws. out years ago
tney took a oaiy gin. a relative oi
Mr. Davis and brought her up as
their own. There has always been
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a deep love between Mr. and Mrs.
! Davis and their adopted daughter,
jMable. now Mrs. Frank Cook of Al
vo, and during the illness of Mrs.
Davis, few mothers have had such
love and devotion shown them by
their own daughters, as Mrs. Cook
gave Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Davis leaves a devoted hus
band, lonely and lost without her!
aer and .love- her daughter, Mrs.
Cook, a sister, Mrs. Will Davis of
Fullerton, Cal., and a brother. Field
ing Harmon, and a host of loving
friends to mourn her departure.
Weeping Water Republican.
SUFFERS SEVERE FALL
From Friday's raily
Mrs. J. F. Clugy has been confined
n ' -
to h" home for the past few days as
i tlie resul ot a severe fall sustained
" ""s 1U "er nouse worts at
. her. home. She was standing on a
chair and in some manner the chair
overturned tnrowing ner to tne
BATTLESHIP NE
BRASKA SCRAPPED
AFTER NEXT MONTH
Naval Vessel Doomed Under Terms
cf Arms Limitation Treaty
Probably to be Sold.
Washington. Oct. 10. The state
of Nebraska after November 1 will
no longer have a namesake In the
j United States navy. On that date the
historic battleship. "U. S. S. Nebras
ka," will be scrapped under the terms
jof the treaty on limitation of arma
ments, ii was announceu ioaay.
The "Nebraska" has had an Inter
esting career since it was launched
i October 7, 1904. It has traveled
I around the world, attended a num-
UC1 isi iiiipui IQU b l L 1 1 U 1 U 1 1 u u c&uu
participated in the world war. It
has displayed the name, "Nebraska"
in ports in all parts of the world.
Sailed on World Cruise
The "Nebraska" sailed with the
Atlautic fleet on Its historic cruise
by Captain G. H. Burrage. Follow
ing the close of the war it cruised
for several months in South Ameri
can waters. Later it was based at
the fleet rendezvous in York River,
Virginia.
Now at Mare Island
The "Nebraska" i9 now at the navy
yard at Mare Island, from where it
will be taken to scrapped. It is quite
likely that instead of being bombed
as some warships have it will be sold
to private interests who will convert
it into a transport or scrap it for the
iron and other valuable materials.
The ship is 441 feet, 3 inches long.
76 feet, 2 inches wide, and has a
BANKERS TO MEET
From Thursday's Daily
The Cass County Bankers' associ
ation will hold its semiannual meet-
in-!ine Friday at Greenwood, where the
-members will be the guests of the
business session will be held in the
' M a. -1 A. 1 1 a. J m
" . " , "h-"
evntf. jn the eevning. As the day is
a holiday all of the banks or tas
county will be closed for the day.
GOES TO JAPAN
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. Julius M. Hall of this city
has just received word from her son.
esiing ana terriDie. uari states that'al efficient manner that makes them
tne escort expects to be about six
weeks on the trip before returning
'to its station at Manila.
FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH GIRL DIES
IN OKLAHOMA
Death of Laura Moore-Loyd, Daugh
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Luther
Moore in the Southland
From Thursday's Daily
The following from he Kansas
Messenger, the official publication
cf the Kansas Christian Missionary
society, tells of the death of Laura
Moore Loyd. a former Plattsmouth
girl, and who will be remembered by
. fc-.il 1. Li 1 1 VI vui "111 Ili 1 V 1 11 V 111 IVIVH '
a large number of the old residents
, here, where Rev. Moore was in charge
of the Christian church for a number;
1
of years:
"The only child of Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Moore of Goodland. Kansas,
was born at Charleston. West Vir
ginia in 1S95 and went to her home
in heaven on the morning of Septem
ber 9, 1923, from her home at Black
well, Oklahoma. Until the time cf
her marriage to Harry W. Loyd, on
April 24. 1918, at Little Rock, Ar-
1- - t 0 "i o c V t 1 - ii' J l linn Tkniintit
rwc&xirtcio, sue; ouairu v nil uci paicuis
devotion, the duties and joys of ser
vice common to the work of the min
istry. Wherever her lot was cast,
Laura carried sunshine and love.
She loved everybody and everybody
loved her. Her talents were many
and she was never happier than
when, as she often did. she occupied
the pulpit in the absence of her
father. Her sermons were a great
inspiration to all who heard her.
By the beauty of her life and per-
sonal work many souls were won tor
Christ. She was a great lover of
little children and her work among
them was a beautiful thing to see.
We can only think of her in heaven
surrounded by those little ones who
always behold the Father's face. Be
sides her parents and husband, Laura
left behind two little ones, Laura
Nell and Patricia Louise, who can
never know the meaning of a moth
er's love.
"It was on the Lord's day and at
the hour of the morning worship
that her spirit took its flight to the
Clrtrl )m cdirii It Tfiat hofnro hop 1a
tarture it pleased God to permit her
to see His glory and leave with us a
word of testimony. Looking up into I keeping with the usual custom, the
heaven, she exclaimed, 'It's the mostjyoung people of the locality gather
wonderful thing God Almighty everjed to enjoy the pleasures of dancing
created. Wonderful, wonderful, won-'and did so until the dark do ids of
derful. wonderful.' Then a smile
lightened her face and 6he called out.
'My God. my God, my God.' and fell
asleen in the Trd .Tsns '
"In these words our hearts are
strangely comforted and we only wait
a little while until the time of our
departure.
"Funeral services were held from
the Goodland Christian church. Evan
gelist Charlie Stewart preaching the
... 1 111 1 11 . ill 1. 1 111 I ij 1 V 141l " CI O 1 1 til
ed by Brother McDonald, pastor of
v. -, i. ., r. i. . r .j i :
the church at Stockton. Our darlings
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body was laid to. rest in the Good-1
land cemetery to await the resurrec-'
tion at the coming of the Lord. (
Luther Moore."
MARKINGS LOOK GOOD
From Thursday's Imily
The parking spaces for cars
Main and Sixth street, as well
on
as
tho nnth rf t tj i-t-l fnr onine m-.r tho
w a v. w w a v v. a a. & La.j x v x a waiw
in lersecnous in me Business pari oi ji"b man viaima ..tic imiuitru m
the city, are being marked out by, the trouble.
the city under the supervision ofj
the street department and certainly HAVING BUSY TIME
look very fine as far as the work has! .
progressed. The painting is being' From Thursdav's Daily;
done at night when the, traffic is, arrv KrUper xh'e pixth street
not heavy and permits the paint tog pain(er Bnd de(orator. accompanied
dry thoroughly by morning. ,b Joe ,Iadral)a. departed this after-
Instead of using the composition - f fa vicinitv of Cedar Creek
previously used by the city in laying' where he wiU work on the 11CW hoiue
cni.f.i nr. f'ft of Adam Stoehr ust nipleted there
LPP 11 P ?n i f aE -Mch Mr. Kruger has the con
work In fine shape and will last con- . t , . . ,.,,, . ,,,
siderably longer as it has been neces-' rct '? int ' ' " lheJlte"m
sary to lay out the parking spaces
.,, . .:..:'
was placed in service, the material , r.ank Sell u dire in Omaha which s
being washed off easily, but with the ing complet ed by C P. Richards
new paint in use it should be a longia.n1fl workmen of this city In
time before the spaces will have to ! f ldeta,ly' M,r" Srnuldice while build-
be remarked.
MOTOR MECHANIC INJURED
WHILE WORKING IN A PIT
. Howard Ralya, Fifth street garage,
was knocked out momentarily yester
day while working in the pit at the
garage yesterday morning.
i A piece of motor mechanism slip
ped while he was working on it,
struck him in the eye and put him
out of business for several seconds.
He was helped out of the pit by his
partner, Harry Mason, and in a few
minutes was ready to tackle anoth
er job. Nebraska City Press.
DOLLING UP THEIR ROOMS
From Thursday's Daily
The DeMolay club rooms over the
Arries pool hall have been in the
process of renovating and remodel
ing for the past two weeks and are
now nearing a state where they will
be very neat and attractive to the
members of the order of young men.
an object of real beauty to the mem
bership and a .cozy place for the mem
bers to meet.
I DOINGS IN THE DISTRICT COURT
From Thursday's Daily
In the district court an action has
been commenced entitled Harriett
Laeey vs. Charles B. Lacey and in
which the plaintiff, through her at
torney, A. L. Tidd. alleges as the
cause of action, noa-support and cru
elty. The parties were married at
Hastings, January 21. 1!22, it id
claimed and have for the past nine
months lived apart owing to the t"a t
that the parties were unable to dweli
in peace and harmony. Tiie plain
tiff also asks the restoration of her
maiden name. Harriett Matthews.
A suit to quiet title was filed by
Attorney Clarence E. Tefft of Weep
ing Water entitled Charles Marshal!
vs. Maria Woods et al, and in which
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the plaintiff asks the quieting to title
to lot 8 in block 46 of the city of
; it
"dLrr
AVOCA SCENE OF "
A FISTIC BATTLE
LAST EVENING
, "W f 11 A - 4. T 4-
Hoar with Story of Assault and
Bearing Marks Thereof.
From Thursday" Daily
What is claimed to be a part of a
war of retaliation broke cut last
night at Avoca between a number of
the young men residing in that local
ity and as the result. Harry Mickle.
one of the residents of that part of
the county, arrived here tod&'y with
his head bandaged np as the result of
several very severe punches in and
near the left eye of the young man
and which he claims were placed
there by a number of his former
friends.
The affair seems to be the oat
growth of the trouble there several
weeks ago .which resulted in a num
ber of the residents there being brot
in and fined for having liquor in
their possession and it is claimed
that Mr. Mickle was involved in this,
or at least the parties suffering ar
rest have felt that he was in some
manner responsible for their having
gotten in bad with the law.
Last evening there wai & Jaate
held in the hall at Avoca and it.
war rolled in and rpoiled the party.
Mr. Mickle and his wife were among
the attendants ' at the dance and it
is alleged that during the course of
the ball when all was joyousness and
revelry reigned supreme. Mickle was
invited out to do combat with some
of the other young men and respond
ing he was smote with a gre:it and
lasting blow that placed the left
lamp out of commission and also re
sulted in sundry other wounds and
,
,in J"riC" 3
It V aR I
bout the face.
decided that the law f-hould
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.be called upon and accordmglv this
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morning the injured young man and
his wife were at the office of Coun
ty Attorney A. G. Cole and on tell
ing their story a warrant was issued
for the arrest of William Bucholz,
as one of the parties involved in the!
alleged assault. Sheriff C. D. Quin-'
ton. State Deputy F. A. Holmes and
Officer William Grebe were sent out;
to the scene of warfare to bring in all
of the narties whom the lmuri-d
- v i
J U6n , "i
do the work on the new home of
iiik me new nous? in cjmana nas ciau
practically all Plattsmouth labor on
the structure, which speaks well for
the work of the Plattsmouth building
trades workmen.
JESSE SENDS FOR KINDLING
From Thursday's I'aily
Jesse Perry, the barber, is enjoy
ing a joke on his friends by sending
them out for kindling and then hav
ing his stove fired up and hot when
they return wjth the, shavings. He
has had a Climax Oil Gas Burner in
stalled by Jim Hamilton and Herb
Cotton and does not expect to worry
about kindling, coal or ashes this
winter.
DOGS KILL A CALF
From Fri'lay'F Daily
A gang of roving dogs about the
vicinity of Murdock are causing some
trouble and killing some of the stock
there as reported by the farmers. At
the home of Leo Rikli, a gang of dogsj
separated a calf from the herd which
was feeding and killed the animal.1
Mr. Rikli and Nels Peterson, with a.
gun. slipped up on the gang of dogs
as they were fighting in some weeds
and got a shot at them, causing them
to scatter, but they still remain a
menace to the stock of the farmers.
LEGION EARNED ITS
GOODWILL THRU POL
ICY OF USEFULNESS
Has Visions of Splendid Club Home
of Its Own Before Another
Five Years End.
From Thursday's I'aily
Arrangements for the Victory in
door carnival of the American Legion
are continuing uninterrupted. The
dates definitely fixed upon are No-
vember 10-12-13-14, centering about son of Lincoln and Miss Myra Swan
the fifth anniversary of Armistice sou of Talmage.
day which is joyously remembered
by everyone , ......
j i;e i-egion inai
rooms tor n mern
more than $i a member per annum,
v.hen it receives but "5 cents from
each one per annum, the remaindc-r j
of the $2 yearly dues going to sup- !
port the state department, pay for,.
the magazine subscription, ere. This
pian is preferable tew higher dues,
v hifh n-finlil havp Ihp fl'ppt iif m:ik-i
ing the Legion an exclusive club or
lodge with benefits shared only by a
few, whereas they are open to every
one who served .his country honor-
ably in the late war.
Of course, the difference, has to be
realized in some manner, and it is'
through, the 'medium of money-mak-t
ing activities that the post has so:
far successfully
raised the funds for
this, and
1 Pome $500 expended on its
lots in the local cemetery;
2 Relief work carried on by its
service department among the
needy ex-service men, in which
it has had the hearty co-operation
of the Red Cross;
3 Contributions for the deco
ration of American war graves
in Europe and other worthy con
tributions called for from time
to time by department and na
tional headquarters;
4 Miscellaneous operating ex
penses, including printing and
the railroad fare of delegates to
department conventions;
5 The providing of fitting fun
eral services for deceased mem
bers' and those whose bodies are
returned from overseas; , . .
5 A nest egg of $1,000 laid
away as the nucleus for a cred
ible new club home which the
pof-t has high hopes of erecting
in Plattsmouth before another
five years roll around.
These and many more equally im-
portrait things have hern accomplish-1
on the money realized from past
prises carried out by the local pest,
find in which, the public has always
gotten its monev s worm in tne way
cf entertainment and amusement with
the possible execution of outs'de car-
nival concerns, against which the
Lesion has forever p'ac?d a ban.
That is why the public is evincing
much interest in the announcement
of the forthcoming indoor event and
whv it will rally to the support of
the boys in November.
HIKERS IN THE CITY
I
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday a number of very bright
and attractive young laaies rrom :e-
braska City were here for a few
hours locking over the city and
wr.ue nere paiu tne journal ouite djuripgs Dn Chicago avenue. The price'
very pleasant call and it was cer-,paj( by Mr Vallery was $3,250 and j Attorney D. W. Merrill and wife
trinly a pleasure to meet the finetis a vprv i,arra;n aR fi1P iaI1(i ia!,,f Omaha were here todav for a few
young ladies who are members of.
the high school of Nebraska City. j
The girls hiked tcf Plattsmouth
and on their arrival here were as
full of pep as when leaving home
and having one of the times of 'their
lives. The members of the party
were "Mickey" Martin. "Midge"
Smith, "Bobby" Bates, Marge Bates
and Eva Garrell.
POLICE MAKE ARREST
From Friday's Daily
Last evening Chief of Police Alvin
Jones discovered a gentleman of the
street who was apparently in not the
best of shape and the gentleman was
accordingly taken to the shelter of
the city bastile. The man gave the
name of August Huntman, and his
residence as Avoca, stating that he
had come up here with the other of
the Avoca parties to assist them in
the settlement of their cases when
he was himself taken in. The charge
of intoxication was preferred by the
chief of police against Mr. Huntman
and the matter was laid over until
Saturday, October 13th, when it will
be threshed out before the court as
to the guilt or innocence of Mr.
Huntman.
APPOINTED TO BOY SCOUT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
From Thursday's Daily:
The executive committee of the
Boy Scouts at their session last even
ing selected a new member of the
committee to succeed Carl F. Sch
midtman, who is now in Chicago, at
tending school and therefore com
pelled to sever his connection with
the Scouts. The committee elected
as the new member. Dr. Paul Heine
man, who has during his residence
here been very helpful in many ways
to the Scout work and shown a
great interest in the advancement
of the local troops.
Business forms of all kinds print
ed at the Journal office.
ENTERTAIN RELATIVES
7'rom Thursday's l:;i!v
Yesterday, Sheriff aixi Mrs. C. I).
Quii.ton enterlaiiifd a number ot the
relatives wlio are visr.mg iiere in
t
;.ss county ana who -,v re ull ct the
Palmer house warming at Nehawka
I la:-.! Sunday. The members of the
! party enjoyed the delightful hospi
tality of the Quinion home for the
clay and the tine dinner that was pre
j par'd by their hostess lor the piea.s
; ant occasion. Ami r.g those there
! were: Mrs. Khizie Dun ha r of Win
i hester, Missouri: Mrs. Claude Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dunbar, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Palmer. Chester Wander.
wife and daughter; C. E. Wood and '
wife of Talmuge, Miss Viola Swan
.r.lMiMBS. KARL BROWN
M3? ViDI COnUSLi
HOSTESS TO AFTER
NOON BRIDGE CLUB
' At Her Beautiful New Home in Pa
nillion Former Plattsmouth
Lady Entertains Friends.
From Friday's: I'aily
Mrs. Karl Brown of Papillion, for
:i"rlv Miss Margaret Donelan of this
city, was hostess yesterday at a very !
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v. nirii tut; iiiriiiwfia ui uic .iiifi liuun i
Bridge club of this city were guests.
The beautiful new home of the
Brown family at Papillion. which
I they have just occupied was very at
tractive and the friends of the young
(people enjoyed the opportunity of the
inspection of the most charming
home over which the former Platts
mouth young lady has been called to
prc-side.
The rooms of the home were en
hanced in beauty by the attractive
fall flowers and made a very pretty
scene for the delightful gathering.
I Five tables were arranged for the
j ladies and the time spent in the fas
cinations of the game at which the
! members have enjoyed many pleas
ant hours. ,-
The first prize , was won by Mfw.
Edna hantoa while the second -prize
was securd by Mrs. R. W. Clement
as the result of their skill at the
game.
At a suitable hour a most delicious
two course lunchecn was served
"y
the hostess who was assisted in serv -
mg by her mother, Mrs. J. A. Done-
!ai!. Mrs. Becker and Miss Marguerite
Brown of Papillion.
i The guests of the afternoon were:
Mrs. C. D. Brown of Papillion, Mrs.
c j. inciiey anci sister, iurs. uever-
idge. Mesdames J. S. Livingston, P.
J. Flynn, J. A. Donelan. II. N. Do-
vey. Edna Shannon, E. G. Dovey, H.
: F. Goos, G. O. Dovey, R. W. Clement,
F. L. Cummins, George Petring. C. E.
Hartford, Henry C. McMaken. Misses
Verna Leonard. Minnie Guthmann,
Mae Murphy, Hazel Dovey, Dora
Fricke.
PURCHASES SMALL ACREAGE
From Friday's Daily
Frank Vallery, the rustling real
estate dealer, has just nurchased fromiof Sheriff C. D
-p.. J Bennett, the seven nrre tract
just south of the home of M. S.
well situated and has a good,
fcrtable house on it as well.
1 "V
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A Factor in Plattsmouth9 s
Progress!
Because a bank is able to extend credit, it can
contribute largely to the progress of its cus
tomers as individuals and of its community as
a whole.
The degree of its helpfulness depends on the
wisdom and vision with which crtdit credit is
extended and used.
Sinee 1 87 1 the First National Bank, by working
sympathetically and helpfully with those indi
viduals and business enterprises who were
building for the future, has been a strong factor
in PJattsmouth's development.
May we work with you?
The First national Sank
THE BANK WHERE VOU FEEL AT HOME
PDUTSMOUTH
GOVERNMENT TO
AID THE NEW CIT
IZEN TO LEARN
Educational Campaign Will be Made
to Assist Applicants For Citi
zenship in Learning.
In line with the program of edu
cation along the line of Amet-rican
citizenship for the men md women
who desire to make a; plication tor
their citizenship papers, the United
i-'tiites department cf naturalization
is announcing a new departure that
is hoped will result in great advan
tage to the applicant ond to the
country by a more thorough appre
ciation by the now ci'izen of tl:- re
sponsibilities of being an American
citizen.
According to advices received from
the offices of the examiners at St.
Louis, by Clerk of the District Court
James M. Robertson, the department
is preparing to furnish a new form
of blai.ks which are to be tilled out .
at the time of making application by
the alien, which are sent to the coun
ty superintendent of education, who
in turn prepares to turnh.h suitable
textl.'ooks ar.d will sJso place the in
struction of the alien in the hands
of some suitable person, preferably
a teacher of the public schools for
instructions in the basic principles of
the American government and laws.
This new method should tie a great
aid to the seeker after citizemhip
and place them in a position where
they can have the full advantage of
suitable instruction and under
standing of American ideals.
NEBRASKA CITY TRIO
GET INTO TROUBLE
Three Men Arrested Just North of
Union by State Agent Holmes
and Officer Wm. Grebe.
From Friday' Faily
Last evening a trio of gentlemen
giving the names of Everett Ross,
Homer Osborn and Walter Stewart,
ami all rlr.i?ninir tn be from Nebras-
ka Citv e.-ame involved in the com-
piexities of the law w hen thev were
.apprehended by State Agent" F. A.
j Holmes and Officer William Grebe a
!lew mjies north of Union,
j Tne three men were charged with
j being in a state of intoxication and
were urougnt on to i iattsm.ouin ami
Justice William Weber aroused from
the peace and quietude of his home
fireside to hasten to the court house
to sit in judgment in the case.
After hearing the facts as set
forth by the parties interested the
court decided it would be necessary
for all three of the men to pay over
the sum of $10 and costs amounting
to ?22.D0 each. Ross and Osborn
produced the necessary funds to se
cure their release and Stuart is still
dwelling here as an enforced guest
Quinton until the
his fine and costs
wherewithal for
is forthcoming.
com-lliours looking after some matters at
the court house.
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SYSTEMCtw i U.
"NEBRASKA.
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