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PAGE EIGHT THE SANTA CLAUS OF GOOD CHEER Christmas Cheer! In Abundance for Our Good Friends And you our patrons are our friends. This glad yuletide season affords us again the welcome opportunity of extending greet ings and good wishes. C. E. Wescott's Sons On the Corner Closed All Day Tomorrow To Our Patrons, Young and Old We Extend the Greetings of the Season and Ex press Our Gratitude for Your Past Patronage Let us serve you during 1925 with high grade Gas. Oils. etc. Ofe Oil Co. We Pledge You for 1925 A better stoie. a more friendly seiviee, a keener interest and moie for your money than ever before and patrons of this market who know its reputa tion for low prices and quality meats, realize if we can reach this goal it will make 1925 in deed a Happy year for them. With this end in view we wish you the Season's Greetings. Sanitary Meat Market Hello! Give Us 1925 Is that 1-9-2-5? Fine! We want te place our order for a lotta wealth, a lotta smiles, a lotta hippiness for each of our friends. That's all. thank you. And we would not "hang up" on 1924 without saying thanks to her too, for it was a good year. Halt's Market The Ferndeil Store LOCAL NEWS Dr. Heineraan, Dentist, Hotel Main Bldg., Phone 527. ; Prom Monday Dally Anton Peterson, who is with the t Missouri Pacific railroad at Sedalia. Missouri, is here to enjoy the holi day season visit ing with relatives ' and friends. .Miss Nora B. Livingston, who is teaching in the Denver schools is home for the holiday season and will enjoy the time visiting with the old friends in this locality, i William Roedeker of Trenton. Ne ' hraska. arrived here Saturday eve ning to enjoy ;i visit here for a few davs with relatives and friends and enjoying the sights in this part of the state. Theodore Johnson, who is now lo cated at Sedalia, Missouri, arrived home Saturday evening and will en Joy a visit here over the holiday sea D with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson. W. Dean Douglass, one of the students at the University of Nebras ka, is home for the Christmas vaca tion, which he will spend here with his mother. Mrs. J. E. Douglass, and other relatives. Vern Hendricks came in Saturday here he is attending the state university and will enjoy! the Christmas vacation here at tne home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. YV. Hendricks, near Murray. Harold Mullis of Casper, Wyo., vt d here last evening to enjoy the holiday season here with rela tives and old time friends and also the class reunion of the class of 1923 of Plattsmouth High school which will be held this week. Dewey Reed and wife departed yesterday afternoon over the Mis- uri Pacific for Omaha where they grill depart at once for Dos Angeles, California, to make their home there in the future and expect to reach their new home by Christmas eve. Carl Schneider, captain of the 19l'4 football team of Hastings col lege, is here to enjoy the holiday - i son with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Schneider, and to participate in the many pleasant social events of the holiday week. Mr. Schneider will also participate in the basket ball season as a member of the Hast ings team. WORKING ON PLANS From Wednesday Daily Mr. Earnest F. Rchreiber, Omaha architect, has been engaged in work ing on plans for the proposed new community building the Legion will erect on its plat of ground on Vine street, and as Foon as the draft is completed and accepted a cut will be made for printing purposes and the first step taken in the fund-raising campaign shortly after the beginning of the New year. The Legion only hopes to raise enough thru popular subscription to insure completion of the building under a first mortgage, after which it pledges to pay off the remaining indebtedness with the re i i t:ts from its carnivals and other such revenue producing enterprises. The building will be open free to n nts of a stric tly community na ture such as conventions, firemen's balls, lodge memorials. Decoration day and other community services, etc., while a rental fee will be charg ed for money-making events to which an admission fee is charged, dances, etc., and the revenue from this source is expected to cover the over head cost of maintaining the build ing, such as lights, heat, taxes, etc. The only direct benefit the Legion will derive from its heavy expendi ture for the ground and paying out the indebtedness on the building, will be in the maintaining of club rooms in a portion of the rooms un der the balcony. From the favorable comment that is heard on all sides regarding the purchase of the ground and the de termination to get started on the building project next year, it seems probable that the financing campaign will bring in enough to insure the securing of a mortgage loan ou the balance required to provide for ita erection. JLATlTUtOOTE MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE WORLD IS WISH QF JOURNAL That All of the Residents of the Community May Find Pleas ure in the Day. From Wednesday's Daily With the chiming of the Christ mas bells tonight at midnight an other anniversary of this greatest of Christian observances will be with this old world and once more from all parts of the world will arise the glad anthem of praise and rejoicing at the anniversary of the coming ot the Savior, who brought in His na tivity the teaching of hope and Joy and ' banished from the hearts of man the terrors of the unknown world that awaits the end of man. The world for a little while will paure from its rush of busy affairs to bow its head and forget the self ishness and greed that too often nark the human life, and think a little of the needs of the neighbor and friend who help make up this world and join in making all man kind feel that, after all. the milk or human kindness is not dried in all the hearts of the world. The Journal will observe Christ mas day and no paper will be issued in order that all members of the force may be able to fittingly enjoy the day and assist in seeing that the occasion is made one of pleasure and happiness. To our friends and patrons we de sire to extend a wish for a very happy and bright Christmas and one filled with the true expression of the day of good will toward man and a better understanding of the great an dabiding love that the Nativity of the Savior heralded to the world on that silent night beside the man ger in the far off land of Judea. ROYAL ARCH MASONS INSTALHHEIR OFFICERS Nebraska Chapter. No. 3. Royal Arch Masons, held the installation of officers for the coming year at their session on Monday evening and the ceremonies that marked the in duction of the new officers was con ducted by James M. Robertson, past grand high priest of Nebraska, and W. A. Robertson, past high priest of Nebraska chapter ase marshal of the occasion. The officers installed were: High Priest Glen Perry. King James T. Begley. Scribe Prank A. Cloidt. Treasurer H. A. Schneider. Secretary W. P. Evers. Captain of the Host Fred P. Busch. Principal Sojourner R. P. West over. Royal Arch Captain A. H. Dux burv. Master Third Vail E. J. Hild. Master Secon'd V'all E. P. Stew art. Master First Vail Henry F. Nolt ing. Chaplain Frank Emory Pfoutz. Sentinel--Andrew Johnsoa ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE From Wednesday's Dallv A very charming 5 o'clock bridge tea was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tidball on Mon day afternoon when the Misses Mary. Ruth and Jean Tidball entertained a number of their young lady friend in honor of the visitors here for the Christmas vacation. The decorations were in the bright Christmas colors of red and green with the beautiful wreaths and trimmings that added their pleasing touch to the occasion. In the contests Miss Alice Pollock was awarded the first prize while the second prize was awarded to Miss Ursula Herold, for their skill at the facinating game of bridge. HOLD PLEASANT MEETING From Wednesday's Daily The R. S. T. club held a very de lightful meeting on Monday evening at the home of Miss Alice Ptak on West Pearl street that was in the nature of a Christmas party and one that was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the members of the party. The home was arranged in tne nanusome Christmas decorations that gave a pleasing touch to the scene. Not the least of the decorations was the large Christmas tree that bore on its branches many presents for the la dies who were present and the dis tribution of which brought forth a great deal of fun and in addition to this a grab bag furnished many at tractive toys for the members of the Jolly party. The members were dressed in the costumes of childhood days and which enlivened the occa sion. After the festivities of the Christ mas season the young ladies enjoyed music and dancing for several hours and the evening closed by the serv ing of dainty and delicious refresh ments that were very much enjoyed by all. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Farm ers' Mutual Tornado, Fire and Live Stock Insurance Company of Cass county Nebraska, will be held at the Taylor school house in District No. 37 on Saturday. January 3rd. at ll:30 p. m., for the purpose of elect , ing officers for the ensuing year and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. J. P. FALTER. d23-d&w Secretary. One way to relieve habitual con stipation is to take regularly a mild laxative. Doan's Regulets are recom mended for this purpose. 30c a box at all drug stores. Advemae your want in the Jbur- i nal for result. szaa trttM joubjal A MEAN TRICK From Wednesday's Daily The joy of Christmas is going to lose part of its brightness as far as Anton J. Trilety. the real estate dealer and barber, is concerned, and all because of the act of some hard hearted person in purloining the out er garment of Mr. Trilety yesterday afternoon from the real estate office. Mint had been used to i m provide warmth and comtort against the biting breezes of winter had been hung In its accustomed place on the wall of the real estate office while the owner was engaged in trimming up the locks of his patrons and me I loss was not discovered until Mr. Trilety was ready to wend his way homeward and then tne lull realiza tion of the loss swept over the own er. In the future. Mr. Trilety will have his coat hanging always before his eyes as he feels that a real es tate office is too risky a place to trust even an unprotected overcoat. CARL ALBRIGHT NAME QF VICTIM OF CAR TRAGEDY IDENTIFICATION MADE FROM MISSOURI: CONFIRMED BY FATHER IN NEB. CITY CONSTRUCTION CO, EMPLOYE Mr. Albright Was Enroute to Omaha to Make Report to Company When Killed Near Here. From Wednesdav's iJaliy Through the energetic efforts of Cnnnfv Attornev YV. CI. Kieck ill searching over this section of Ne braska and northern Missouri, to learn the identity of the young man found burned to death along th highway north of this city yesterday morning, it was learned late yester day afternoon that the victim of the tragedy was Carl Albright, of Nebraska City. The first word was from Missouri, where the registration number of the car was issued, and stated that the IImbm number was held hv Car! Albright, who had secured the num ber at Tarkio. Missouri, and from there the trail of the missing man lead to Nebraska City, where his parents and family were located through the assistance of Sheriff Carl Ryder of Otoe county. The deceased young man was a son of Mr and Mrs. J. F. Albright, and had been n resident of Nebraska City for practically his lifetime, and three years ago entered the employe of the Ward-Condut Construction Co., of Omaha, and has since been working for them, the past year hav ing been spent in the vicinity c.f Tarkio and Rockport. Missouri, He had closed up his work for the wintei and came to Nebraska City last Fri day and spent several days there with the parents and friends, and Mon day afternoon at 1:30 had started to drive to Omaha in his Ford coupe to make his report to the company with which he was employed and on which journey he met his death. It was also learned yesterday afternoon late that Mr. Albright had been at the Ford garage here. Mon day afternoon, and registered his car there and had made a purchase of some gasoline and tendered in pavment a $20 bill and received the change. When the burned body wa i found in the highway yesterday there was no sign of a pocket book or any mouey whatever, or the grip con taining the reports and papers of the construction company that Mr. Albright was taking to Omaha with him. The bereaved father. J. F. Albright, with Sheriff Carl Ryder, came up from Nebraska City last evening and made positive the identification of the body as that of the Nebraska City boy. To a Journal representative Mr. Albright stated that his son was tahr.im v,:irs of a tee and un married, had lived practically all of his life in Nebraska City. He is survived by the mother and father, one brother. Arthur. Of Omaha, who also came down last night to iden tify the body, and one sister. Mrs. Th'eo. Miller of Nebraska City. The tragedy had come as a great shock to the family and the mother had gone on o Omaha yesterday to spend Christmas with her married son and expected to have been joined there by the boy who so tragically met his" death and the entire family was to have tpent Christmas in the metropolis. bUI the shadow of sorrow will rob the Christmas season of much of its pleasure. The body will be sent to Nebraska City this afternoon over the Missouri Pacific and will be laid to rest in Wyuka cemetery there. There has Ljen no additional light shed on the facts of the tragedy that bears strongly the marks of murder, altho a number of the resi dents and pas ersby reported as hav ino ciun the f.ro of the burning car 1 but made no inquiries at the time. The fact that there was no evidence of any money on the body and the ! absence of anv sign of books, docu jments and tie grip of the young man looks sronger that robbery might have n- en tne motive m mc dastardly crime. Mrs. Jessie Woodard was among those going to Omaha this morning to spend a few hours loking after some matters yf business. Mrs. J. H. Smith departed this afternoon for Sidney. Iowa, where she will visi- over the Christmas holiday there with relatives and friends. TEACHERS HAVE PLAN FOR PEN SIONING SELVES State Association to Be Asked for Endorsement of Draft as Prepar ed Now at Coming Session. If the state association of teach ers approves, a plan for a pension system will be presented at the crim ing session of the legislature. As the matter has so far been threshed out. the plan involves the contribution of 50 per cent of the fund by the- state and 50 per cent by the teachers. It will be available only to those who have served a soecitied number of years and who have attained a stip ulated age. E. M. Hosman. secretary of the association, objects to the use of the word, "pension," as scarcely applicable to the proposed bill. The provisions as outlined Include a defi nite annual payment into the fund from the teacher's salary, the fund accumulated to be matched by the state on a fifty-fifty basis on retire ment of the teachers after a minimum of thirty years' service. The 1111 is said to provide for the retention of capable instructors by the state and to protect the teacher who gives long time service. The bill provides for "an annuity or retirement fund for teachers" of the state will be one of the important matters to he acted upon at the meet ing of the Nebraska state teachers' assoc iation to be held in Omaha De cember 29, 30 and 31. Endorsement of the 'plan was included in the reso lutions adopted at the district meet ing in Lincoln, but without specific statement of the details. Some six or eight years ago a teachers' pension bill was one of the live issues before the legislature. A number of bearings were held, and a great deal of interest aroused. The bill did not get past the house, altho it had many supporters. At that time the principal opp--sition to it was because of the neces itv of adding to school taxes, but since then school taxes have mounted materially anyway. The teachers of the state arc better organized now than they were at that time, and they will be in a better position to pre sent their case to the legislature than at the previous session. STATE AID FOR SCHOOLS From We dnesdav's Daily Strife Superintendent Matzen re ceived notice TUesaay irom aum Treasurer Robinson that there isi $490,950.85 in the temporary school fund for apportionment to public! schools. This fund is apportioned I twice a year. The funds on hand; now exceed the average; amount in I December. The July apportionment averages about $G00.000 and the December amount averages about $400,000. making a total of $1,000. 000 annually from this fund. The money on hand was derived as follows: Interest on bonds owned by the permanent school fund. $241.- 005. ST : school and land interest, 044.9S7.77; school land leases, $189,381.21: warehouse licenses, $90; insurance license fees. $13. G46; liquor licenses under the pro hibitory law. $290; miscellaneous. The state superintendent is re quired by law to apportion this money on or before the third Mon day in December, one-fourth to be divided equally among school dis tricts and three-fourths on a bruis of school population. Counties in which state lands are situated are entitled to an amount equal to the tax which would be imposed upon stal" land if this land were taxable. FfRE DEPARTMENT NOTES 1 . ... .'t..T..T. i Do you know that we have had onlv 19 fire calls for the year 1924. Do you know that during the main street floods the fire boy's were call ed out. We suggest that you empty ashes in the morning.. Do not forget our dance. We have a fund that we pay for cleaning j clothes of the boys, who get theirs soiled or ruined. We hold a meeting the 1st Mon day of the month, if you are inter ested come up and see what we do. We wish to inform you when we are going to a fire that we have the rightaway. Please do not drive over fire hose. there is a heavy fine for that. ! Plattsmouth is a good place to ' live, only 19 fire calls the last year. : most towns this size have 4 times ; this many. Do you know the telephone donates their service in calling the fireboys. i In case of fire call central, tell ! who you are and where the fire is. Do you know of any fire hydrants that are to low for hose wrenches, if so report same to Chief Sandin. Do you know of any nuisance If so report to Chief Sandin. Let us see if we can reduce the fire calls to 10 next year. We would be glad to show how you can reduce your insurance rate. Watch Guy Morgan at the next fire, that is how he gets his baths. Total fire loss in city: $10,520:00. C. B. & Q. shop fire was $10,000 so $520:00 is a small loss. Like some great ship fall fraught with precious things may the holidays bring you a rich store of friendship, happiness and contentment. And may the incoming tide of the New Year carry you far toward the golden shores of peace and plenty. CLOSED ALL SHOPS GET ONE DAY OFF Owing to the large amount of work that is on hand at the local Burlington shops the force of em ployes there will have but one day holiday this year, the shops working as usual on Friday. This indicates a mui li better condition of business for the Burlington over last year as the shops last Christmas had a week Christmas! When the ties of friendship are strengthen ed, we come with our message of Greetings and Thanks Christmas the season when the ties of friendship are strengthened and good cheer permeates the air. We trust it may also be a season in which our business associations may grow in mutual accord and confidence. In pleasant remembrance of past associa tions with our patrons we extend to you the season's greetings, with best wishes for a New Year, each hour, and day, and week, and month of which may bring you the peace and contentment that comes from well founded happiness and prosperity. "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is an old expression that is ever new! Bates Bock and Gift Shop Corner 5th and Main Streets 1 924-1 925 Season's Greetings! We would like to meet you face to face and tell you in a friendly sort o' way that we ap preciate you not only as a patron but as a friend and to tell you that we wish you a full measure of the comforts that come from health and prosperity in the New Year and that it will be our joy to contribute to your happiness if we are afforded an op portunity. May we serve you in 1925? W. A. WELLS WE ARE EXTENDING TO EVERYONE OUR WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Filled with prosperous days and restful nights health and contentment, the comforts you most desire, and, last, but not least, plenty of good, pure water to drink. Plattsmouth Water Co. THURSDAY. DECEMBER r24 DAY XMAS, ! layoff. The Union Pacific shops in Omaha were given a layoff from De cember 22nd to January 2nd and other roads have curtailed their working activities at their shops. The full time here will make a mile ti heavier payroll for the employes than last year. Miss Edith C.apen was a visitor in Omaha today, going to that city on the early morning Ilurlington train