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Netraska State Histori cal Society 7 So mil VOL. NO. XXXIX. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1924. NO. 70 PRIMARY FILINGS ' ARE NOW ALL UP TO THE VOTERS LAST MINUTE FILINGS INCREASE LIST IN OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK G. R. SAYLES. MANY CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF Five Candidates For This Office and Three Get in Race For Position Of County Judge. THE COMPLETED FILINGS Democratic Ticket State Senator W. B. Banning, Union. State Representative Earl Towle, Weeping Water. Clerk of District Court D. C. Morgan, Plattsmouth. County Sheriff George F. Wilson,. Elmwood. William M. Barclay, Plattsmouth. County Attorney Joseph A. Capwell, Elmwood. County Assessor William A. Puis, Plattsmouth. County Commissioner Charles D. Spangler, Murray. Republican Ticket State Senator A. L. Tidd, Plattsmouth. State Representative Troy L Davis, Weeping Water. George Vogel, South Bend. Clerk of District Court James Robertson, Plattsmouth. Clarence L. Beal, Plattsmouth. County Sheriff E. P. Stewart, Plattsmouth. Nelson Jean, Plattsmouth. John F. Wolff, Plattsmouth. - " County - Attorney r;-' " William G. Kieck, Plattsmouth. County Assessor C. H. Smith, Plattsmouth. P. C. Hanson, Plattsmouth. County Commissioner ; George L. Farley, Plattsmouth.' Non-Partisan Ticket ' - ' Judge of District Court James T. Begley, Plattsmouth. County Judge . A. II. Duxbury.. Plattsmouth. M. S. Erigga, Plattsmouth. William Deles Dernier, . Elmwood. ! The political pot that has been cold and lifeless since the fall of 1922 has again taken on new life and the flames of the coming cam-j paign have the old pot boiling and ' stewing and in the closing hours of Saturday the hots were dropping in the ring fast and furious and as a result there will be plenty of candi dates for the various offices that will : be pnssed upon by the voters at the : coming primary election on April S. Late Saturday afternoon M. S. . Briggs of this city and William ' ueies uernier or himwooa niea tceir nzmos ror me omc or county junge reouth high school would be repre wfcich apnears on the non-partisan sented at the annual tourney at Lin ballot and with A. TI. Duxbury of coin by a Class A team that person this city romiiWe the list. would undoubtedly have been re- While the rush for countr sheriff t yarded with knowing and disparag was on the last minut filing for.inp: roa, Qf tne cerebral appendage the office wr?re John F. Wolff, repub- 0f persons versed in the fine points lican. ani William M. Barclay, dem- of the ini00r sport. However, no ocrat. for- the office and they will less has happened, content with -Nelson Jean and Sher- After a record of ten victories and iff E. P. Stewart, republicans, and only two defeats on the regular George F. Wilon. of Elmwood, dem- schedule the blue and white quintet ocrat, at the primaries. entered the state tournev in the top The office of county assessor which class, defeated Hastings'in the first has heretofore' been going begging round and were onlv defeated by will Mve plenty of candidates. W. Creighton Prep, state champions and H. Puis, democrat, and P. C. Han- undoubtedly by far the best team in son and C. H, Smith, republicans, be- the state. While comparative scores ing entered In the race in the last are not always a good method of iew r.ours oi me pre-pnmary acuv- 1IT- ' worthy of note that Central high One of the late filings was the ac- school fared little better than Platts ceptance of the application for the .mouth at the hand3 of the Hilltop democratic nomination for the office pers in the finals, of clerk of the district court. j The credit for this great showing The office of the rounty clerk ah- made by the local five goes, and fo received the fee of L. F. Lang- rightfully no. to Coach "Fritz" Roth- nwi ol imwoort, candidate ror tne democratic nomination for state treasurer, accepting the filing made by petition to have his name placed on the ballot as the candidate for the yn-sresbive nomination ior tne state treasurershlp. ENTERTAINS FOR FRIENDS From UoaiUr! Daily A very charming dinner party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Dovey on North Sixth street in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cole and Mrs. Eliza beth Travis, who are leaving In the future for Colorado, where they ex- pect to make their home. The natural attractiveness of the dining-room was enhanced by the table decorations which were carried out in a color scheme of yellow, Jon- quils and the yellow candles furnish- the dinner. , . . uw wtasiou wo a. very Dieasant nno ..trio. ,, - ' " w fc soon parting with the old friends and the evening was spent very informal-j ly following the dinner in visiting! Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Dovey. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cole, Mrs. lone Betts, Mrs. Elizabeth .Trav is, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cloidt, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richey and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. George O. Dovey. WINS FREE THROWING CONTEST From Monday's Dally . During the past season the mem bers of the Plattsmouth high school basketball team have been having each evening at the practice periods a free throwing contest and the member of the team having the larg est number of points at the end of the season was to receive a line ath letic sweater. The award of the sweater was made today and it was given to Russel Wasley, who had the largest number of points. Mr. Was ley is the captain of the 1924 team. CHARLES MILLER DIES AT HOSPITAL IN OMAHA TODAY and the results have been really sur prising what a few good stock cat Well Known Resident Frcm South tie on the farm makes in the net rev- of This City Passes Away at ,en"e of th year- .n . 0 . In c. T J , -j. '4. Among those who have been in bt. Joseph Hospital. terested in the project has been the i Hon. Ernest M. Pollard, of Nehawka, From WodnMdir's TJailv This morning at 10 o'clock at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha occur red the death of Charles Miller, a resident of this community for the past thirty-six years and a gentle man held in the highest esteem by a large circle of warm friends who will regret greatly to learn of his death. f." r,-n. i,,c fmo aat been suffering very much from the effecte of dropsy and ten days p . was taken to the hospital Omaha for treatment and an operation and . failed to recover from the effects of ts ground oats one part ROt commence the delivery of mall 'on Thursday at 10:30 from-the St. Lnd l0adSLCanveSrew 1 worse unU Vnd on'e parrbrand and in to any residence where this require- John's Catholic church and the in and gradually grew worse until , ... . 41 . raent has not been met. TlusinesR trmpnt at the motcnr y, death came to his relief. The deceased was a native of Ger many and was in the neighborhood of eighty years of age at the time of ois death and came from Penn sylvania to this city in the year 18S8 and has eince resided here, en gaging in farming on the tract south of this city and where his thrift re sulted in a pleasing success. - There has been no definite ar rangements made as yet for the fu neral service and which will await the arrival of the family home from Omaha. Mr. Miller is survived by the wife and several children, all of whom are grown and also has a brother living in Omaha. PLATTSMOUTH MENTOR IS ONEOF THE BEST Ccach Rothert Has Given Local High School Great Basketball Team This Season. From Monday's Daily Had anyone ventured the predic tion at the beginning of the basket- ball season just closed that Platts- judgirg merit in any sport, it Is ert. After a bad start at football, due to lack of material, the new piatts:nouth mentor devoted his time and knowledge to the developing of a basketball team. How well he has succeeded Plattsmouth fans know. and ttey may well be proud of their team and its coach. " - Next year, with four letter men backand very promising material j coming up, Plattsmouth high school should even eclipse this year's rec- or(j SUFFERING FROM COLD rom !ti as day's Dail Rev. Frank E. Pfoutr, the genial "pastor of the First Methodist church is taking an enforced layoff from his duties in the church as the re- suit of the visitation of one of the common spring colds which has kept the pastor confined to his home fori not thought henerhmn W i 1 - . - ' - . v.. j annovinsr and unnipanant tn dpi f . " niiu. PURE BRED CAT TLE ON CASS COUNTY FARM FORMER CONGRESSMAN E. POLLARD A BOOSTER FOR USE OF TH0R0BREDS. M. RESULTS SHOWN IN FIGURES Six Pure Bred Ayrshire Cows on the Pollard Farm Show Splendid Return on Investment. From Wednesday's Daily The greater use of thoroughbred cows on the farms of Cass county has been strongly urged in the la3t few months by those who have made a close study of the results secured in more dairy interests on the farm, wuy iiita iui jeaio uu wi luo member, of the farming r t., n .1 if. nn i i, i.. .,1, v, . ,uu to six head of re bred Ay- suire cuvss n a xl uu , Qf the new servife As shown by 3r.!S,the following regulations of the act record ofhe aToun7 en eacS ccv.- per day. the milk of 'each cow is weighed after each milk- inS and the butterfat content deter- fara care and milked but nary farm care and milked Ibut . t it m a. aacmion an tne airaua nay teat tney desired. The record, for the winter-month is considered very good and the data on the pure bred cows and their re ! turns on the investment to the own-I er Is shown by the following figures: Total milk flow for the Six COWS,""""1" U"L I. proper street au- 4,577.4 pounds for the month. , Total butterfat for the six cows 203.34. Average milk per cow 7 o pounds. : Cost of grain consumed exclusive of hay 128.00. Gross receipts for the six cows $106.75. - Net receipts above cost of grain consumed $78.75. Average per cow for the month $13.12. Net receipts for the poorest cow $9.10. Net receipts for the best cow $27.45 Net receipts for the two poorest cows $21.17. Net receipts for two best cows $47.11. ' YOUNG PEOPLE VEDDEO IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, Miss Elizabeth Litchfield, of Omaha, and Mr. Newell M. Roberts, or i Miami Married Saturday The wedding of Miss Elizabeth of gas pending the hearing of the Litchfield, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. c"f- . E. A. Litchfield of Omaha, and Mr. The Nebraska Gps & Electric com Newell M. Roberts, of Miami. Flor- rany is ordered to file with the court Ida. a former Plattsmouth boy. took each month the difference between place at 9:30 Saturday morning at the. amount collected from the custo the First Presbyterian church at mers of the company and what would Council Bluffs. Rev. Paul Calhoun have been collected under the ordi performed the ceremony which was nance until the dispute is adjudi witne?sed hv a number of the rela- cated. tives of the vonner neonle. Dr. and . r . . . . . . m ... u airs. Liltcnneia, parents OI tne unue, , i. -, j ,c Frank B. Shopp of this city being present, as well as Mrs. Wallace J. , Hunter, of Lincoln, sister of the: groom ine oriae wore a tnree-piece sana . colored chenille cloth suit with J: In the MisS0uri Pacific Magazine 1 I nlLl n ' v.niMaSe g hatand.of the present month which is a il nZltl fci j magazine putting forth an inspira- Tor for rLftimn xfnfl7 ached to this eat corporation to JheywifllaiTfor thJlTfrThomS d, a iittle b,etter- Tl thingf a 11 at Miami The many friends here will Join in their well wishes to the newUr eds ior their future happiness. HOLDING SALES IN THE WEST From Wednesday's Dall auctioneer Hm;tT 7 , TiT . ielr' J.l? f" l.h-e W. R. Young:, the 1 western part of the state where he is to hold sales at Grant and vicin- itv and 1m t nJaVS?.1 tS?.H. ity and also at Ogalalla where his splendid work in this line has often Victor A -mnnat . i . j i bronjcht i the bes Tof relt. Th In Vm Hit il? J V hfu d 2n ZLZS li! 5-" f 5?tSth S.?- 7 7 V ate' lhe De8t of Easter ege dyes v r j iv t . , - , i c nmiu u.. me ates ook ana Z.esj. - : 'j Stationery store. HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE From Monday's Daily j Late Saturday evening, the resi-; dence of Jesse Scott on the T. H. Pollock farm just east of the pump ing station of the Plattsmouth Wa- ter Co., was found in flames and was i entirely consumed with a total loss ' to the owner of the property and the nousenoid effects oi air. bcott and famiiv. Thft origin of the fire nn- known as there was no one at the home at the time. Mr. Scott and family had left home about 7:30 Sat- urday evenjng to attend the Parmele theatre and on their return at 10 o'clock ffound the home in flames with Will Howland and others re- siding in the neighborhood doing what was possible to combat the blaze but without success. GET RECEPTACLES FOR THE FREE CITY MAIL DCLIVEHY Postmaster J. W. Holmes Notified by Department to Start Service on June 1st, as Announced. The residents in the proposed city free mail delivery routes are to be mmiiea at once to get cusy on tne installing of the proper boxes or re- fop the BtarUn Qf thg frf?e cUy tfpittti";ij lur me mail as iue uruer ....v. - " tr.JJ Hohnes and ever thing is hmii urruriPii ' nr ti niTior iLiiinrn. receptacles 2 in before tbe 3er"ce 13 com" Mail Receptacles I'atrons or tne service must pro-, vide mail receptacles. The & a slot in the doQr Po&tciaste reccpta-' box or ii hioi in Liie uoor. rosimasters rausi nouses win not De required to pro vide receptacles if tbev.are open and son,e e " &l nam Id receive the mail when the carrier comes. Postmaster Holmes also urges the residents oi tue cny to get ousy m i ,j , i .T' "rlpL ? i; ou uiui inc iiKiu uuui 3 ilia v .be on the mail when it starts to be 5 IU UC ' hnndled by the cai free delivery system i ii- i -i , ... GOURT ENJOINS THE NEW GAS RATES HERE Temporary Restraining Order Issued By Judge Kunger in Federal Court At Lincoln. From Monday's Pauy In the United States district court at Lincoln Saturday Judge T. C. Munger issued a temporary restrain-j ing order on the application of the) Vq. ssj.a prevent me cny iruui puiuu imu effect the rates on gas recently pass , ed by the city council. The order will automatically stop the enforce- Jment of the ordinance until after the hearing on the injunction in the court. The injunction fixes the rates at ?2.25 for the first 5.000 cubic feet and $2.15 for a larger consumption The rate proposed by the city was Pn O mnntVl with a dloinilnt rf iwi l' ... " c fr. tho first 5 Ann feet. MAKING GOOD woiino.v', driiv I tie saier anu uiiii.e ucuci dchub auu better citizens, we saw the picture of Morrl3 McHugh and two of his com- panion workers at Falls. City who are making excellent records. Morns ' was born in this city and spent many .years here and we are pleased to see : him making good as a railroad man. ! Here is to you Morris, whenever you make an advancement we know " is a merited one and all jour your frIends nere are "l" Pleased to note Mr- McHugh is a brother of Mrs. Thomas Walling of this city. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends s?& neighbors for their kindnesses dur- ing the sickness and at the time of the death of our little son, John Wil- nam enz ana tor me utauuiui nor- i .t , j ht t-u """'"S3' Seitz and Family. unnuieu oy tne carriers unaer me: , . , '.. .. . , .. . i nollod to undergo another lonerfltion DEATH GOMES TO MRS. 6. STAVA LAST EVENING Aft j--- Illness Patient Called to , tt.-,. the Last Lone est at iiome South 01 This City. From Wednesday's Daily Last night at 8:30 at the family home on the farm south of this city occurred the death of Mrs. M. G. Stava, as the result of a long pe- riod of illness and to the patient, long suffering, the messenger of death came as a great relief and the easing of the burden that she has . uncomplainingly borne for many I months. j The deceased ladv was born in ! T C . 1 . 1 O " ,. ' I iua oeiJLtMuuer ov, isiu, auu was it j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dostal, and with the parents came lTmBitier coUT Wetl iOn December 20, 1S91, she was unit- g. Stava, one of the industrious rn J 11 i:iaiiiagc a L V1 1 iu 1 . young farmers of that community, and there the famiiv marie their home for a number of years. Mr. worth of nW equipment for deliv and Mrs. Stava with their famiiv ery during the next few months. ramP fr ra rm.ntv in ion an in. cated on the farm where they have Eince resided To survive the passing of this good woman there reniain 5the husbnd and -e en children Louis Eduard t v nnrl I'al Mfrlno nil nf xrhnm . si,e yaninnTe - . V', ",h," rv f Li-ht hll A"Xnd pv-Tnir siavT RushvilleV 'xrtrasta. Jos"epS , Dostal. Jr.. Prague, Oklahoma; Ed Mrs. Bradzel and Mrs. Emma Angel,' all living in Butler county and Mrs. Halavacek of Yankton, South Da- kota. . I no Tiinorni ccrii wo tl-iii ta huM UNSERGOES OPERATION From Tuesday's Daily' The many frivnds over Cass coun ty of the Andrew Stohlman family r m -.:n - . i i -uuiaviae w ah rtt;rti iu itarn in at their son. Leroy, who has been at the - t . . . , , ocvcuiuei ncms. iiiis utfu fum- for his very severe case of bone in feet ion. i .The operation was performed Sat urday at the hospital by the special ists and the foot of the limb that has been infected was tapped and darined and the first infection of the leg cleaned" and drained and it is hoped will give the young man a greater measure of relief. For several days past Leroy has been suffering a great deal from the infected limb and was able to get but little rest but since the operation he has felt better than for some time and it is hoped that he will b eable to make some per- manent headway toward recovery. EARL M, GLINE TO BE N American Legion Fortunate in Se curing Former Nebraska City Attorney as Speaker Here. From Monday's Daily - The recent meeting of the allied patriotic societies of the city to ar range for the proper observance of Decoration day on May 30th, left as the part of the program for the American Legion, the supplying of the orator for the public meeting to be held if possible in the Par mele theatre on that date. William G. Kieck, the Legion rep ClltllJ resentative on the committee, has hpon In rnrrocnnTntonpo Deen iu corresponaence with the state headquarters of the Legion and this morning was very much j pleased to learn that Earl M. Cline, ! of Lincoln, had been secured as the nr- rM,-, i here as he was a former resident of Nebraska City for a number of years and has a personal acquaintance as he was an officer in the 355th in- fantry of the 89th division and serv-t ea wiiii tne ooys iu r ranee. It will be a great feature of the day in the address of Mr. Cline and the Legion members here feel very appreciative of their good fortune in securing Mr. Cline. " AUTO TRAVEL INCREASING From rSin Tuesday's Dally Since the meltine of the snow a week ago the amount of auto travel on the highways has been greatly in- creased and the roads while still rough are .being gradually rounded into shape altho the task that has confronted the road overseers and the commissioners has been. a stupen-' dous one as the heavy snow and the water ha3 made every road in the county in very bad shape and will re- quire a great ueai oi -woric to get iu- i . i ...j.v. u u i ua" l,a,c' " - smoothness. The federal highways have been in better shape than any j of the other roads and wtih the heavy , travel that is growing will soon be j ua.cn in me uesi ui tsuaye. luia morning the work was being pushed on the state highway from Murray west to Lincoln and this highway, Which has been one of the most dif ficult in the county to handle has been given a great deal of work but in the section just west of Murray was a very hard proposition to deal ... 4Kr JT ia rountv Commissioner Oenrsre L Far- ley was at Murray today to look af ter the wcrk in conjunction with the roa(j supervisors, ROCK ISLAND LINES TO INSTALL MUCH NEW EQUIPMENT Rolling Stock to be Added to by Pur ry.n, of jti ;nO OHO of New Shipment in Short Time. From Tuesday's Daily- Preliminary to Improving Its pas- snger service, the management of l ,e liOCK isiana rauruau uas autuut- 12311 lne purcnase oi ' The order will include 10 new pas senger locomotives oi me latest ae- sign and "built for speed." In addi tion, S new dining cars will be plac ed in service, as well as 5 new head end buffet cars. This expenditure i3 in addition to the $6,500,000 re "' .v. - . . ll The purchase of the above new passenger equipment is in conform ity with thelan of the Rock Island ity with the plan of the Rock Island ". recently announced to make V lnUfLCtli i other gateways second to none among the western railroads. The company recently put Into service several new Pullman observation cars on its Golden State Limited train to California, these cars being equipped with many of the comforts of the modern hotel, such aa tele phones, baths, rest rooms, etc. ; The Rock Island last year put in to service- on its lines a total of 80 new modern locomotives for both pas senger and freight service in addi tion to 50 new steel suburban cars out of Chicago for passenger service and 2,500 new freight cars. According to L. M. Allen," vice president and passenger traffic man ager of the Rock Island lines, his company contemplates and unusual ly heavy passenger travel during the coming year, and the new equipment just ordered is a. etep toward meet ing that situation." APPOINTED TO SCHOOL BOARD From "Wednesday's Dally The board of education at their meeting Monday evening took the occasion to fill the vacancy existing on the board, due to the resignation of Frank E. Schlater by electing Frank A. Cloidt a3 a member of the board for the remainder of the term. The appointment Is an excellent one and will give the board of educa tion a most efficient member and one who has every interest of the schools and city at heart as he is engaged in the business life of the city and a property owner and has children in the public schools so that his in terests are strong for the upbuilding of the community. "ViCist Would the Loss of This Paper Cost Lie?" Ask yourself this question about any of your important documents and then reflect that it will cost you only $ 1 a year to give all your valuables the protection of a Safe Deposit Box in our modern vault. Select your box The First national bank THE BANK WHERE orATTSNOUTH The Bank Where CITY MAIL DE LIVERY BY THE FIRST OF JUNE CONGRESSMAN JOHN MOREHEAD SUCCEEDS IN OBTAINING CARRIER SERVICE. DEPARTMENT IS TO ACT SOON Our Congressman Assured City Deliv ery Here will be Started by June 1st, L! Possible. From Monday's Dally The long looked for free city mail delivery that has been Bought by this city for several years unsuccess fully, now at last seems to be Just over the hill and the latest reports indicate inai ere many moums m system win De luncuonmg nere as has been desired. Henry A. Schneider, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee on the free city delivery of mail, to day received a letter from Congress man John H. Morehead of the first district, and in which Mr. Morehead states that he has had the matter up with the postoffice department and that they have given a promise that the system will be installed by June 1st and that the city will then have the service that hey have so long de- elded and hoped for. been unstinted in the effort to se cure this free delivery for Platts mouth and he has made repeated visits to the offices of the depart ment to get some definate action and at last his efforts has been aparently crowned with success and the system promised for Plattsmouth. This will be a real success for the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce and thre citizens who have been back of the proposition and Is the culmi nation of a number cf years' activ ity -in this line an.J with the able assistance of Cont'.. :.;an Morehead has apparently been rut over The system outli:i?'' wa3 for a two carrier route with tvi deliveries per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. PLATTSMOUTH HAS RECOGNIT'N From Monday's Dally In the lino :p of the best basket ball aggT'g.- .s of the state, prepar ed by Gregg . uBride, the well known sporting writer and basketball ex pert, the Plattsmouth high school team was honored by having one of their number selected as a member of the second state team. The mem ber selected was Joe Krejcl, center of the local team and who is slated as center of the all state team. This Is an honor that will be appreciated by the school and the community and is well deserved by Joe aa he has been one of the mainstays of the team in the past two seasons and will be with the team again next sea son and has a most brilliant future in this sport before him in the 1925 season. Business forms of all kinds print ed at the Joornal office NOW. YOU FEEL AT HOME NEBRASKA. You Feel at Home! " Q3