THURSDAY,. JULYIP, 1924. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOUEHAL PAGE TWO Union T. E. Hathaway was looking after some business matters in Murray on last Monday. C. V. Clarke was looking after DR. PAUL A. REED Office Telephone No. 26 Union, Nebraska i i Fancy Groceries Always fresh and a complete line to select from and prices always rig ht. Excellent cuts of fresh meats Beef and Pork and at the very best prices. A fine line of Ginghams, Per cales and Dress Prints. R. D. Stine Union -:- -:- Nebraska Dr. Thomas P. ogan DENTIST 622 World-Herald Building Omaha, Nebraska I will be in Dr. Race's office, Union, Nebraska, on Saturday, July 12th, 1924 to take care of all your Dental trouble. Due to my rush of business in Omaha I will be able to make Union but once a month during June, July and August. Teeth cleaned free on this date. All prices very reasonable. IN DR. RACE'S OFFICE UNION Heady For Your Work I am located in the Foster building, next to the blacksmith shop and ready for all your repair work in the automobile line, and which we guarantee to be done in the very best manner and at prices which will meet wrtrryourapproval. ' K F UNION Pleasure Resort! You need not go to California, Colorado or up North to some Lake to find a Pleasure Resort, A few built-in features in the 'Old Home' will make it the most pleasant place in the world, and at half the cost of a trip, and besides, these comforts last from year to year with only the initial cost of instal lation. A bath room, screened in porch, kitchen cabinet, side board, breakfast alcove, clothes closet, ironing board, are a few of the many itemr, that will add materially to the comfort and convenience of any house converting it into a home of pleasure. Let us show you plans! We Appreciate Your Patronage! Frans Bros. Lumber Co. UNION -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA Specials for Saturday! We are listing below a few of the excellent bargains which we have every week, for the coming Saturday. Choice (new crop) Japan Tea, l2 lb. pkg 25c Excellent Prunes, per pound 15c Evaporated Peaches, very choice 15c Tomato Catsup, extra nice 25c Grape Juice, per quart 60c Mason Quart Jars, per dozen 95c Do not fail to get our prices on gallon fruits of all kinds. See us for other bargains. L. G. Todd Co. Phone No. 23 Union, Nebraska Prepared Exclusively for The Journal. some business matters in Plattsmouth last Wednesday. Mrs. F. A. Finkle was visiting at the home of her friend, Mrs. Eugene Austin last Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Allgood was spending last Friday, the Fourth, at the home of her parents, at Stella. Dr Paul A. Teed was a visitor in Omaha last Monday evening, return ing home the following morning. Banker J. M. Patterson was look ing after some business matters in Omaha on last Monday afternoon. Dr. J. If. Hall of Plattsmouth was looking after some business matters in Union on last Monday afternoon. George Shrader was looking after some business matters in Plattsmouth jlast Monday, driving over with his car. A. R. Dowler was over to Weep ing Water and Manley last week and disposed of two cars and says busi nss is fine. George Hoffman, of Lincoln, was a visitor for the week end at the hos pitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lidgett last Sunday. Joe Banning and the family were enjoying the tire works at Nebraska City on the Fourth, driving down in the evening in their auto. Large and much interested crowds of people were in attendance at tne free movies which were put on wea- nesdav of last week and again this week. MOORE NEBRASKA ! D. R. Frans was enjoying the and from there via boat to San Fran Fourth at Plattsmouth. accompanied ciseo, thence back the southern route, by his mother, when they visited at and thus will see much country in the home of Mrs. Belle Frans of that the course of their trip. They will be place gone about two months. j Joseph Banning and Mr. and Mrs. Attorney A. H. Duxbury, of Platts-I George Lindsay and Mrs. Joseph Lid- mouth, post service officer of the gett were looking after some busi- American Legion, was in Union on ness matters in Omaha on last Sat- Wednesday i this week looking af- urday. ter the filing of bonus applications Mrs. E. S. Allgood and son, C. B. for the service boys. Nearly two score Allgood and family of Auburn were took advantage of the opportunity visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. of filing their claims at this time. William Allgood of Union on last Another meeting for tiie same pur- olinfiav pose will be held at the Legion club Mrs. Boliver Dysart, who has been her home at tne nomi; ui ternoon. Johu Tigner was a visitor for the : making her home at me nomu ui wsm aim auj " Ul' ..,,,..! penitentiary today to pass upon ap- one?" her son. James Dysart. is reported t!Cir applications u ewuesuaj hi ! p!i(,;aions f prisoners who s-.-ek pa- Just ,r,,lllnfl the hint. M as being in a very poor state oi . given tne same m e kit i x j roll,8. He is also expected to issue , , ,,,, lh(. hhjt." health. j mouth then, or at any other time, reprieve to Walter 11. Simmons, the -'Ir 1 ' nfc , a I ttle Judge A. A. Bischof. of Nebraska by calling at Mr. Duxbury' s office in r murdered who was sen- "ls- ,VW bn ,,t;1 a "1"' . tuor. v,a th mnniv iudre. thP count v seat. LATEK We are . . ,c "IL , . o),..ir not smile much for Bhe was Will, nutii, iv iv i , UiUl'll IU UfULU 111 IHU vicLi. vuuii. . . . was looking after some business : informed Mr. Duxbury and County Govel.,,or Bryan issued a reprieve n(1 u cmv couldn t be exp matters in Union last Monday af- Attorney Capwell will be in Union . exnires Tuesday. sIimv srent Joy. week in Murray, stopping at thence to clean up any ca.ses uiai iaucu home of his son, James Tigner for j to tile their applications heretofore. the time and assisting with the work! on the farm. A Word of Atnreciatioil Mr. and Mrs. Ellis LaRue were en- j joying the Fourth of July at Nebras-! ka City and remained tor the excel-i lent display of fireworks which was i pit over at that place Bob Eaton was quite sick tor a few ( days extending oer mi- cnu land Mrs. Eaton who was visiting at ( Percival. Iowa, was called home on; account of his illness. H. 11. Becker and the family who i were here for the Fourth returned i ""II n n r V 'l 4? I-O ' lliro t M I V to Chapman. Nebraska, where they are working: on the getting of the . narvesi our oi me woj ! although there were not many Fred Tigner and the family were n lf Milton aU(, wiUie visiting last Sunday at the home oi;.,.jpuli(ill ,Mwil,.i hin, t his last Mrs. Tigner's mother, Mrs. Andrew Gareens of Percival, where all en joyed the visit very much. "constable J. F. Wilson and Attor ney C. L.. Graves were looking after some business matters in Platts mouth last Wednesday, being driven over in the car of C. W. Clark i C. L. Graves had the good fortune j to coax eighteen fish to nibble at ) his hook which he had concealed at Attorney Graves oince to give jou with a nice fat worm. The attorney j frc e assistance in filing your appli Kiirlv Pnioved the eatine- of the! cations for the bonus. Please bring catch. Mr. and Mrs. George Welch, of Om aha, where he is employed with the Northwestern railway were spending a number of days at the home of Mrs. Welch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Austin. W. E. Dowler and the family de-1 parted on Wednesday of this week j for the west and were accompanied i ny me iiiuinj ui v. nam wm ui . ueeping Water. They will expect to be away for about two weeks. George Eaton and the family were visiting in Murray on last Sunday .1 : . . : ; .. .1 : 1 M . . ; ' extracted which ' had been giving him some trouble for some time. J 11. L. Swanson, who has been the agent at Union, has been asked to ac cept the position of dispatcher at ; Fahs City, which he has accepted. and Mr. M. S. McAllister has been 'installed as the agent at Union. A large number of the people in and about Union were in attendance i at the celebration of the Fourth at Murray and especially in the even ing when there was a large crowd and much interesting amusement. The farmers about Union have been hopping into the cutting of their wheat during the past few days. S. M, Taylor was the first to complete j ins narvesi inai we nearu oi, ne get ting through on Monday of this week. i Uncle Joseph L. Shrader and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shrader and two daughters who are visiting here from Fort Collins, Colorado, were "i ! '" uusiuess matters in I'lattsmoutn on last Monday. A company of etheopians other wise known as colored people were ;in Murray on Tuesday of last week i and gave a very creditable entertain ment last Tuesday evening which was attended by a large number of the people of Murray. The Missionary society of the Methodist church will have charge of (the services following the Bible scnooi at the Methodist church on the coming Sunday and promise to put on a most interesting service. Everybody is invited to attend. Little Catherine Nichols, who has been visiting at the home of her ; grandmother in Union, has enjoyed ;the visit very much. Last Wednes day, Mrs. Harold Nichols, her moth er, came over in the car and took the little daughter home. Mrs. C. D. Austin and their little son, who were visiting at Clarks burg, Mo., for a number of days, re urned home last Thursday after hav ing had a very nice visit with their friends. Mrs. Troy Ray, with whom she had gone, remained for a longer visit. W. A. Harding, manager of the Farmer's elevator at Union went home on Thursday evening before the Fourth leaving Joseph Dare in charge and returned on Monday mroning and found everything in ship shape. His son Niles returned with him. Dan Lynn, recognized as the best fisherman in Liberty precinct, with his wife as cook and daughter, Mrs. John LiJgctt p.s superintendent of the camp, Iiev. W. A. Taylor as walk ing delegate and Mrs. Taylor as the press committee, Marjorie Iloback as page and Bobbie Hastings as Sar geant at Arms, are camping at the mouth of the Weeping Water creek and fishing for two weeks. t WM. F. RACE, M. D. ? V v General practice. Special - attetion given to deep seated J- diseases. Union. Nebraska, v1 Misses Alice Todd, of Union, and Helen Todd, of Murray, departed on last Saturday evening for Calgary. Alberta, Canada, where they will spend some time at the home of Mr. Vance Todd, cousin of the form-. er and brother of the latter. On their; return trip they will go to Seattle, rooms in Plattsmouth next Monday mui aim any uu iuwrw t a;;ain Miiuiuay msni i"- . . . . . : . T . . , F 1 . . trim - from 7 to l, at Attorney uraves oi- Editor Journal: Last Monday afternoon we laid to i rt:t in your ceautery a. l.. rimer. a poor man (I will not say pauper, a;; 1 detest that name) but he was . . , (1. nvtwnw nmi j say cre(lit i;, due - unty if tnis is thejr unfortun the way they ry their untoriunaie poor; ai&u t . i, im.Trtil-nf r lilt ll :i fl i'llIirrO f f the remains. He could not have been ; d ng been a Wall . street millionaire. The undertaker . ured th? servkes cf a minister and rioting place i.nd we hope he has passed on to that better land where poverty is unknown. JOE 11. LIDGETT. Notice, Ex-Service Men Itenresentatives of the Plattsmouth American Legion post will again be in Union Saturday night from toy, your discharge papers in order to fa cilitate the work. Spend Fourth in Omaha L. G. Todcl ar.d the family and Harry G. Todd and the family from near Murray Avere enjoying the Fourth as well' as a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Van cleave of Omaha, they driving to the .'. I ropons in meir auios. Loses Valuable Animal Last Sunday evening R. E. Foster was bringing two cars of fat cattle Uo Union for shipping to Omaha cd off the bridge on account of i broken bannister and falling into the Weeping Water creek many feet be low, was killed. Epworth League Picnic The members of the Epworth League of Union enjoyed a picnic and nii' supper at the picnic grounds west of Union ou the evening of the Fourth of July, and also had an ex cellent program Selected an Excellent Day Mr. Victor Clarence and Miss Eeu- !ah Pell, while spending the Fourth uf JuIy in Iowa seCured a license and were united in marriage, re turning to surprise their friends, but in the latter did not make much of a success, for they had expected the event. The Journal with their many friends in and about Union are ex- . tMiiiinir hpsit wUlicx for n lrmf nr- tui ami nappy nie Did Not Heed Advice Last week, when there seemed to no solution to the deliberations of the national d mocratic convention. G. S. Upton of Union wired the sec-i"-t;;ry to quit their horse play and nominate Henry Ford for president and William Jennings Bryan for vice president and Mr. Upton was sure that would make a good selection. Birthday Picnic Party Last Sunday at the home of Luther Mead was celebrated the birthday of his daughter, Miss Kuby Meade and Mrs. Ola .M-ale, a large number of their friends being present anil all enjoying the occasion a great deal. The political conventions teach us that every mother's son has a chance to grow up and almost be nominated for vice president. Before the days of bad moonshine, eveiy town used to have a town fool and a town drunk. Now, one person plays both parts. He's the man who emerged vic torious from the long nomination fight in the democratic convention. Standard Bred Single Comb :. F. OtSYBSfCY Plattsmouth Phone 3604 Nebraska i DOUBLE DGSE FOR SIMMONS TO STAY HIS EXECUTION i Eeprieve from Two Governors where Hard to Get Single One a Few Weeks Ago. , Two reprieves from two governors in one day are likely to be thrust upon Walter R. Simmons. Acting Governor Fred G. Johnson returned to Lincoln Monday at 2 o'clock. He drove in his car and was accompan ied by his wife. Mr. Johnson as act ing governor in the absence of Gov ernor Bryan from the state, will s:'t . ' ' board of pardons at the Unless another is issued Simmons must be electrocuted some time be tween 6 oYIock in the morning and G o'clock in the evening. The re- prieve issued by Governor Bryan was Injik an,j enjoyed the meadow, in view of the fact that attorneys for ,.My friend and j gald jrr. Cow Simmons had carried his case to the b.r ' ,.havft ju bepn wedded. United States supreme court. Action j bv that court is not likely before Oc- 1(J no 1 t0 aTi u; tober. In the meantime it will be re Just what I have on this simple the policy of the governor to issue suit of black with a black hat and reprieves to Simmons every thirty collar and waistcoat, days, that beini? the constitutional, "It is a handsome suit and shines limit of time allowed in any one re-, most magnificently. But It Is not prieve. As Governor Bryan is in the demo cratic convention in New York, he could not be in Lincoln today to re new his respite, unless, as the State Journal puts it, "he came by air- ship," and in view of the tense situa tion in the convention, he is not looked for by airplane." So Lieutenant Governor Johnson is looked to for action. In fact it is likely two reprieves, identical in wording will be issued. It was sug gested by Assistant Attorney General Dort that Governor Bryan might sign one, as a matter of precaution, and nu'il it to his office, and Acting Gov ernor Johnson can sisn the other. While one is deemed enough the double reprieve method may be used to avoid any legal question as to which governor has the power to re prieve. In any event one will be is sued tcday granting Simmons anoth er month of life. MEXICAN INVASION DIDN'T CAUSE WAR Obregon Himself Recalled Troops That Unwittingly Crossed Border. Washington. July?. Armed inva sions usually bring war. When sol diers, carrying rifles, cross the Amer ican border, beacon fires are lighted, patriotic rallies held, and congress halts its acrobatics and gets down to business. The exception proved the rule. Only a few weeks ago. the United State was invaded by Mexican sol diers and no one but those on the spot knew anything bout it. The invasion was'nt halted with machine guns. It was called off by President Obregon himself. It all happened when Obregon visit ed Nogales. Arz., during May just across the river from his native province, Sonora. American Consul Da mm reported the incident here. Obregon has been greeted with ceremony and a reviewing stand erected which straddled the Amer- ican-Mexican international boundary, men .Mexican souners ana a troop of American cavalry began maneu vers. The Mexicans marched on their side and the American on theirs. Just as the Mexicans were in front of Obregon and the American offi cials, who had greeted him. the or der was given for "twos right into line." As the column changed from double file to four-abreast, a part of the Mexican force was at once thrown into American territory. President Obregon himself, watch ful of any little movement which might violate the nice rules of inter national etiquette. BRITAINBUlLDiNG MONSTER PLANE Has Wing Span of Seventy Feet' and 1,000 Horse-Power Engine. London, July 7. "The most won derful aeroplane ever built" is the description applied to a mammoth new aeroplane now nearing comple tion for the British air force. It is a biplane, with a wing-span of 70 feet; its fuselage is stated to reach enormous proportions, housing three decks one above the other. Its motive power will be a 1,000 horse power Napier engine, which is stated to be, both in point of size and power, the biggest aero engine in the world. Although of immense size however, the engine can be com fortable stowed away in the fuselage so as to be out of sight. The pilot's seat is on top of the engine. Inside the fuselage there are three seperate decks. On the top deck is the pilot's cabin and for space arma ments. The middle floor houses the chart rom and offices, while on the bottom deck are bomb sights and! more space for armaments. The machine is reported to have been specially designed to carry the largest naval torpedo built, which will be controlled from the lower, The f peed of this new monster will i about 120 miles per hour normal and 150 miles per hour full tpeed. ' Its cost is reported to be in the i- neighborhood. of $80,000. i DaUy:f Evening Fairy Ial&& s Mary Grahamv! Donncr Jr v COWBIRDS "My friend nnd I," said Mr. Cow. inter wheat in the eastern sec bird, "thought we would like to have t'r,ti of the state showed improve- ... " - ... " . . t ...i.ii.. n : r c., liopliuran il wcili li n " fell Rt He said this to Mrs. Cow nn she sat In tlie meadow, up and snid : Mrs. Cow stood Then If you would like to hav a wedding feast why do you not hnve rs. Cow, She did a cow ected to Nor could a cow be expected to lauh and joke and make merry as some others mlyht do. It was enough that she gave good gay. Simple and quiet anu nana some. "To be sure, there are greenish touches to my suit my feathered jewels I call these touches for they gleam in the sunlight. "My friend. Mrs. Cowblrd, just wore a plain little suit of gray. " 'Don't fuss for me, my dear.' 1 ' told her. 'You are a charming cow . bird as it is.'" j Mrs. Cowblrd looked at her mate now. He was certainly handsome and It was good of him not to be ashamed of her. She had been quite delighted j to have heard herself spoken of as Mrs. Cowblrd ! It was the first time she had been cnlled that "You know how we are, Mrs. Cow? We aren't great for extravagance. "Why build a home nest, is what we say, when we can lay the egg somewhere else? "Oh. yes. Mrs. Cowblrd Is of the snme opinion. She lias even picked out the very nest where she exptcta . to lay an egg. i "She saw a warbler's nest which I she thought would do all right. "Some day when Mrs. Warbler Isn't looking, or is out, she will lay the egg there. "Wc don't care about a little home "You Are a Charming Cowbird." of our own j a nest. We don't bother to build j ..Nor do we Dotner to brIng up young. "Let them bring themselves up we say. We brought ourselves up. "Of course maybe that Is why we never improve. We never have a good example set for us. "But, Mrs. Cow, we thought we'd begin the wedding feast soon." Mrs. Cow did not seem to mind And there arrived, quite suddenly It seemed, a number of other cowbirds. They all began their feast. It was not what any one in the world would have called a feast ex cept tle cowbirds. But .Mrs. Cow was pleased. For the little insects which came upon Mrs. Cow's back were very an noying. They tickled her nnd It was hard to brush them off as her tall would not reach this far. But the Cowbirds thought this was a feast. And they all enjoyed this meal. Later they walked about the mead ow, waiting until later on when they might feel hungry again. Then they would perch themselves upon the backs of Mrs. Cow and her sisters and would have another feast. Bills Boost Boy Scouts Electric light and power bills !n Eveleth, Minn., are more than month ly statements. They are' boosters for scouting, and recently effectively car ried scouting's message to every home In the city, states a local report. When Eveleth citizens opened a recent month's bill, they found tucked away in the envelope a letter explaining the work of the movement, and the en dorsement of 10 prominent citizens representing the church, school, busi ness and professional worlds. Not Much to Baby Anita is proud of her baby brother. Recently father whs away on a busi ness trip. During the night the child lipnrd n nnfs nnrt frl"ht,.rnil want n her mother's room. fu'-'r lo ''" ner rears, una aid- 'Remember, we men t all :.:rne. We nave mt'e brother." Yes, Anita saic. "htit. iiiamaa tbere isn't much of him." WINTER WHEAT CROP SHOWS AN IMPROVEMENT Corn is Backward and J.lany Fields Are Unworked. Floods ar.d High Winds Cause Some Damage. ! I J it li l. nunc k.ii :i iciiiumh.u and many fields were reported un worked, the monthly crop report of the division of crop and livestock estimates issued here Monday said. Winter v. heat in the westprn sec tions of the state deteriorted in the r.ame period, however, and the apple crop is fnllim; below expectations. Harvest has begun. Oats improved In eastern Nebraska. The sugar beet acreage increased while the early potato acreage showed a decrease. The report said: "Most of the winter wheat in the eastern half of Nebraska improved considerably during June. Rains have been too heavy during the ripening period. Harvest beean last week. Practical ly no rust of cither kind was present up to July 1. Hessian fly did con siderable damage in certain counties soutli of the Platte river and east of Adams county and Webster county but the infestation was light west of this area. "The corn crop did not make the usual progress during June and is from two to three weeks behind its usual stage for this period. Some of the fields had not been worked prior to July 1. Stands vary, but in gen eral are better than expected. There was considerable damage from flood ed lowlands. "Oats improved greatly in eastern Nebraska nnd some of the earliest oats are about ready for harvest. Flood3 and high winds caused some lodging of oats as well as winter wheat. Oats have been badly dam aged from drouth in some of the central and western counties. "Tame hay varries considerably. Much of the harvest of the first crop of alfalfa was delayed due to rains and the rush work in cultivating corn which was extremely weedy in most cases. Red clover is very promising. Pastures are very good in the eastern half of the state. Wild hay condition over most of the state is very poor. "The early potato area in the Platte valley will approximate 3,000 acres. There are about 1.000 acres of early potatoes outside of the Platte valley. The total aceage of early potatoes is considerably below that of a year ago. The sugar beet acreage is somewhat larger than last year. "Livestock is generally in good condition. The movement of cattle into the sand hills for pasture was not as lieavyj as last spring. Final returns show that the spring; ijig crop is nearly 16 percent b4ow tlrat of last spring. The pig crop in the corn belt states is 17 per cent less and for the entire country about 20 per cent less. JOHN C. ALLEN TO RUN FOR CONGRESS Was One of Three State Officers in Nebraska Whom Populists in the Nineties Sought to Impeach. John C. Allen, formerly secretary of state in Nebraska has been nom inated as a republican candidate for congress to fill a vacancy in the fourteenth Illinois district. His home is at Mommouth, 111., where he has been prominent as a merchant and banker for twenty-five years. His nomination was made by the central committee of the district be fore whom there were several can didates. Mr. Allen lived at McCook when he was elected secretary of the state of Nebraska in 1S90. He serv ed two terms, retiring in 1S95. Ar ticles of impeachment were filed against him and two other republi can state officers by a populist leg islature when political feeling was intense in 1893, but the trial of the three officials before the supreme court of Nebraska resulted in a judg ment of acquittal. The Monmouth Review of July 3, says of Mr. Allen: "Mr. Allen has been a resident of Monmouth for over a quarter of a century, and has been prominent in all public affairs. As president of the Monmouth board of education for twenty years and as a director of the old Commercial Club for several years, he renderend the city and com munity valuable service. He is a successful business man, a careful financier, and well qualified for the duties of the position to which he has been nominated. "Mr. Allen has always been a re publican, and for two terms previous to his coming to Monmouth was (sec retary of the state of Nebraska. "It might reasonably be exDected that a man who can manage his own business successfully will be a good man to manage the business of the district and nation. For a long time we have been warned that we need less lawmaking of the multipli cation sort and more sound business sense at Washington. Mr. Allen mav be depended on. jf elected, to father no freak legislation, and to discharge the obligation of the office of Con gressman sensibly and efficiently." We are sorry that we were un able to hear Judge Begley's oration. But we know, from reports, that it was one of his greatest efforts. We all know that the Judge is an orator and can spread himself more on .a day like the glorious Fourth of July than on any other occasion. Advertise your wants In th Jonr 'fid! for result!.. - - .-..