Nebraska State Histort
cal Society
VOL. NO. XII
PLATTSJIOUTH. NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1925.
NO. 12
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FIRE DESTROYS
RESIDENCE OF
D, 0. DWYER
Flames Driven by High Wind Early
This Morning Wipe Out the
Home on North Fifth
From Saturday's Dally
The residence property on North
Fifth street owned by Attorney D. O.
Dwyer was completely destroyed by j
nre this morning at a very early hour.
The alarm was turned in by the po
lice at 1:30 and at that time the
blaze had gained a great headway
and when the fire department ar
rived a few moments later the house
was blazing from one end to the
other.
The structure was a frame one
story house and the whole interior
of the house was a seething, roaring
mass of flames when the firemen
reached the scene. The flames break-
ing through the roof, shot to a great
height, causing the reflection of the'
fire on the winter sky for many
miles From the burning building'
Eparks were hurled clear down to thej
business section of the city, borne by.
the strong northwest wind, and for
some time it seemed as though the
blaze would spread to nearby houses j
which were being showered with
eparks.
The firemen had no chance to save
the house in the face of the terrific
northwest wind that was sweeping
over the hills and in the face of
which the flames were driven with
the greatest tfury to all parts of the
building, and it was only to subdue
the fire and prevent it spreading that
the battle was continued through
several hours by the firemen, and as
the result of their efforts the blaze
was held from spreading to nearby
buildings.
The house was unoccupied as Mr.
Dwyer had moved two days ago to his
new apartments in the Dwyer build-J th9 -abash Evangelical church. ' United States and among which is
ing on Mam street, but the greater j Mr3 Mary Marshall. 50, mother of that of Nebraska, and presented to
part of the furniture, as well as many . Charles, promised to love and honor the members of the order and their
valuable family paintings and papers . Henry Oehlerking. 50. father of guests, the orator of the occasion,
were in the house and the chinaware Alma. Beside them stood Harry the Rev. Charles M. Shepherd,
also was left at the old home and ? Marshall, 22, and Jennie Oehlerking. j The speaker in his opening re
all was destroyed in the fire, as there 0. a son and a daughter, repeat in ; marfcn touched Vrietly o,' the history
was no t-hance of setting aytting after their uncle minister the words j cf Masonry, which is beyond the
out of the house after the blaze wa3 of the marriage ceremony. ! knowledge of man as to the first
discovered. And ai if this was not er.OUZh fnrmatinn nf thf Msnii( hndips the
The family had been keeping a '
fire in the furnace at the house to
keep the plants that had been left
there from freezing and it is possible
that the fire started from this, al
though it is not known and the ter
rific headway that the flames had
gained prevented any determination
of the cause of the fire.
Mr. Dwyer, owner of the property,
was notified of the fire by the neigh
bors, but did not reach the scene of
the fire until after the denarfment '
had been at the scene of action for
some time. He stated that the house marriage had taken possession oi
wa3 only partially insured and could nis office.
not bereplaced for $3,000. The loss I A short prayer, a word of thanks
in furniture and fixtures w,as impos-' to Hardesty and those who were
sible to estimate as they were arti-; Oehlerfcings but now are Marshall?
cles that could never be replaced bv ; and she who was a Marshall but is
the family " .now an Oehlerking, left Council
The wind and cold made the. suf-'Bluffs for Nebraska and their homes
fering of the firemen verv great, and "n Ashland and Wabash.
they were compelled to stand in thej, hereupon Hardesty. J W
intense cold with water soaked c loth- l,en tr,ns to HUTtlLaul' ZVl
Inn- that
: had frozen to ice and which
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firemen before thev could be reliev -
C (1 wit t flrir fir.. !.-( "irrl ix-ai-m -iT-.T-lrcr
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Manv were romr.letelv exhausted hv
the severe ordeal of the fire.
ASBUEY JACKS STSICKEN
Fr.m SaturJay's Paily
This morning Asbury Jacks, one of
the few remaining old veterans cf
the civil wrr in this community, was j
stricken while he was at the court j
house, with a severe attack of dizzi -
nes3 and. but for the assistance of
J. A. Pitz. who was near him, would
have fallen to the floor. Mr. Jacks
had gone to the office of the county '
c
tne enzzy ppcu and started to tall. I
yT. I'M. with tne assistance of M. i
M. Heal, conveyed the old soldier to!:
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he was '.iven what attention was pos-!
ini- ini uiiiiK jiai utr vi ut' re i
sible until a car could be summoned
to take him to the home of his
daughter. Mr3. Jess Elliott, where he
has been making his home for the
past few weeks.
Mr. Jacks was taken with one cf
these spells a few weeks ago in
Omaha alt ho not so severe and he
stated that he had felt poorly since
that time but the attack today was
he mos severe hat he has experienced
so far. j
The many friends of this excellent
old soldier are hopeful that he mav
rally from his affliction and be able
to oe arounu as usual in a snort
lerK where he often visited and read:, i ,t ya cirio sho i leaders in earlv Mnsonrv in the col
the papers, and on s-.arting to leave' tm ite weak and is being slowly onies and many of the original Ma
the oni :e he was suddenly taken v;ith " v.J,,irtcvml.nt in tho hnnp that sonic meeting Dlaces in the country.
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time, but owing to his age these
attacks are very severe and dan
gerous. M. D. A. ENTERTAINMENT
From Saturday's Paily
Last night the local M. D. A. of
the C. B. & Q. shops had their reguar
monthly social event in the fdrm of a
dance. The music was furnished by
Pete Gradoville's Happy Six. All
present agree that Pete's can compete
with any imported orchestra. During
the evening the committee served
refreshments. All present had a most
enjoyable time.
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE OPENING
From Friday's Daily
Emmons Ptak. who has been con
ducting the Mid-West cigar factory
on lower Main street. i3 today moving
to the Leonard building, 410 Main
street where he is opening a very
neat and attractive cigar store and
shining parlor, w hich will be open to
the public Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Ptak will carry in his new
location a full line of local and for
eign makes of cigars, candies and
cigaretts and also in connection with
the retail cigar store will continue
the manufacture of the well known
and popular bands of cigars. "Gen
eral Stanton" and "Fontenelle"
which he is featuring as his two
leading brands and also the 5c cigar,
"Bankers Union," that has been one
of the best of the cheaper makes of
cigars offered.
Mr. I'tak will have the new store
pleasantly arranged for the public
and will see that they are given every
curtesy and service that is possible to
give.
The new business house is inviting
its friends to call and look over the
establishment and get acquainted
with the place,
PEOPLE WEDDED
AT C9. BLUFFS
Son and Daughter Witness Mar
riage cf Father, Mother, Brother
and Sister, Wednesday.
Fron Thursday's Dally
Two vears ago Charles Marshall
of Ashland, Neb., married Alma
Oehlerking of Wabash, Neb. And
from that marriage sprang two:
more, both celebrated yesterday, I
which further -entwined the family
j trees of Marshall and Oehlerking.
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to tax the keeper of the records,
came Edward Guehlstorff. .... and the antiquity of the ages, unchanged
Lena Miller, 22, both of Wabash, to the present day bodies of the fra
to join the other couples and take ternity over the world. The histo
the vow of matrimony. ; rinns of the order have in their
Signing the registry as witnesses searches found in the very beginning
were Alma and Charles, the cause Gf the human activities the first
of it all. ! sjtps in Masonry and in the time of
This triple marriage took place
in tne private onice oi iuy nai-
desty. Council Bluffs district court
clerk, who issued licenses to tne
three couples. It was the second
time within a few short hours that
? a5wy ,,ro af;;"
JUSt
one uiiuo unci c-u-..
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MRS. iL'dW.bNNJU.K. ir.iritUVii.iU
eu, nau uiaieu me lasi piiiae ul iiic
From Thursday's Daily ' preamble to the declaration as the
Th" latest reports from the Meth- first the pufsuit of happiness, es
odist hospital in Omaha state that pecially in this day and age.
Mrs Earl Sch wenniker, who has In the main subject of the even-
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been there since last Saturday even-
ir.tr in verv dansrerous condition, is
ehnwini!- fnr the first time def-
in5te "s5sns of improvement which
are m0st encouraging to the mem-
bers 0fhe family circle.
lie patjent vesterday afternoon
for tne first time showed marked
Bjgns Df improvement and was able
reConize her husband who has
, t, t fpw dnys she may begin
f the streneth that is so
aTa
1 MU IJdIJt.c lUi Hi- ' lh i a . v.
.n.,(!nn nf ?TS sPhweniker is cer-
rr-i. i, . tn-e. li hsti. . r h a
tainly very pleasing to the host of
friends here who trust that the tm-
provement will continue.
NEAE EAST BELIEF
From Thursday's Daily
Yesterday Miss Clara Layton, field
representative of the Near Eeast Re-
lief .was here for some time looking
after the plans for the campaign this
year to secure funds for the suffers of
the eastern lands. Miss Layton has
a great deal of pleasure in visiting
this locality as sne was m u.r i-uuu
hood a resident of Weeping vater
and has many friends and acquaint
ances here among residents of that
city. The time of Miss Layton was
limited here and she was unable to
meet many of the contributors to
this relief work, but those who desire
to assist In the work may do so by
leaving their offerings with either E.
H. Wescott or Frank M. Bestor.
FOR SALE
For Sate R. C. Rhode Island Red
'and White Wyandotte cockerals.
j $1.60 earti. Jtxrius Reirfke, South
J DO&tt.
THE PART OF
MASONRY IN
OUR HISTORY
EEV. C. M. SHEPHERD, GRAND
CHAPLAIN NEBRASKA A. F.
& A. M., SPEAKS HERE.
SPEAKS TO MASONS, GUESTS
Subject of the Evening is ''Masonry
and the American Common
wealth" Great Offering.
From Friday's Ially
Carrying with force and beauty
the story of Masonry in the develop
ment of the American common
wealth, the Rev. Charles M. Shep
herd of Lincoln, grand chaplain of
the Nebraska A. P. & A. M., last
evening paid a visit to Plattsmouth
lodge No. 6 of the order to address
the members, the Eastern Star ladies
i and a number of the invited guests
j of the fraternity.
j The lodge room was filled with
the deeply interested audience and
the meeting approached the subject
cf the evening with a deep respect
jend feeling that it demanded.
I Preceding the address of the even
i ing. Searl S. Davis briefly introduced
; the members of the Masonic quartet,
I Messrs. F. A. Cloidt, L. O. Minor. H.
G. McClusky and Raymond Cock,
who sang one number, "Softly Now
the Morn Is Breaking."
Mr. Davis touched briefly on the
educationr.l and Americanization
campaigns that are being conducted
by several of the important Jurisdlc-
tir-ra F . T . lf!;-in! fi-atnrnitv in lis
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teachings having come down from
Abraham the practice of the active
Masonic tern nines.
rev. Shepherd
pointed to the
foundation of all Masonry and of life,
in God. the creator of life, the in
ppjration of the race in its forward
niarcn tb rough the aces, the teach-
ings of the order that the member-
chip must live the life of the faith-
fnl and just nianhood. In connec-
tion with h;s beautifully worded
outline of the Christian life. Rev.
shepherd touched on the wording of
tl,e Declaration of Independence,
which stated the fact that all men
wero croatcd equal and had a just
riht to 15fo- libert' and the Pursuit
of happiness. Life, as the speaker
p-nv it tv.s t h aknnw pr ?pmpnt
and living in the light of God; lib
erty, the brotherhood of man on
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earm. 100 many, me speaner siai-
ing uie period vi cime covered in me
.'ecture w?s'tnat or rrom liU4
to
1776. taking the colonial formation
of the Masonic fraternity and the
war of independence in which the
notable figures of the order had
played a distinguished part.
With the very interesting histor-
ical lecture there were a large num-
ber of colored slides showing the
An interesting fact was given in that
nt the outbreak of the Revolution
there were 110 lodges of Masons in
Tne rn nnips w in a momnor-nin nr a
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little over 1.000. less by far than al-
most any state in the union at this
time
One of the first pictures shown
was that of John Belcher, governor
of Massachusetts, .who in 1704 had
received his master Mason degree
and was the first provincial grand
master of Masonry in New England,
returning to the colonies from Eng
land in 1705 and carrying on the
work of Masonry.
There was also shown the meeting
places of St. John's lodge No. 1 of
Boston, of the modern Masons and
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body of the craft, the one composed
of the leading professional and busi
ness men of the colony and the last
of the rank and file of the Masons of
the New England territory. The St.
Andrew's lodge was particularly ac
tive in the formation of patriotic
thought and the inspiration of the
growing spirit of liberty in Boston
up to and during the war for inde
pendence." This lodge had among its
members. John Hancock, Dr. Joseph
Warren, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere
and other notable figures in the early
days of patriotic resistance to the
English misrule. The Boston tea
1 party. Rev. Shepherd stated, was
planned and carried out by the mem-
bers of St. Andrew's lodge, disguised
as Indians, and was one of the first
active blows struck in the interest
of American liberty. All of these ex
citing scenes were shown as well as
the march on Concord, the battle of
the minute men that sounded the cry
of freedom heard around the world
and was to rock the thrones of the
kings and rulers of the old world
through the years, that were to come.
There was also shown the scenes
of early Masonry in Philadelphia in
cluding a picture of Dr. Benjamin
Franklin, master of the grand lodge
of that colony and one cf the great
figures of all time in our nation's
history. There was shown the meet
ing places of the first ledges and the
gatherings of the continental con
gress where the Declaration of Inde
pendence was signed, eighty per cent
of the signers being Masons.
The famous Virginia lodge with
its membership comprising George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson. Rich
ard Henry Lee, Pepton Randolph,
grand master of" Virginia and presi
dent of the first continental congress,
and George Mason, was also shown.
Each slide unfolded tome interest
ing story of personal sacrifice in the
cause of liberty, the strong efforts of
early Masonry for liberty in the new . probably the ring leader of the trio
world. land had been sent up from Cass
At the close of the meeting the'coun,' fr the robbery of a bank at
audience joined in the sinking of I Wabash the year before and for
"America," and the portrait of Judge v.-hich he was serving a long sen
Dickson of O'Neill, presort grand tence in the state prison,
master of the Nebraska lodge, was Shooting their way out of the
shown. ( penitentiary, the three desperate
The Nebraska grand lodge is pre- j forced the guards out of the
senting thij series of educational and 1 chapel where the break occurred and
patriotic lectures with the assistance hre soon swallowed up in the heavy
of the trrand lodsres of New York
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Massa
chusetts that are a rart of their
Americanization program.
HEW POSTAL
RATES EFFEC
TIVE I.I APRIL
Changes in Law That Are lZa.de fcr
Additional Revenue Increase
Cost cf Kail Business.
Fr.'m Friday's Pal'y
The new postal la that were
poscea ly congress .. '..'.- ?. '.h
increasing of the salaries of postal
employes, will become effective on
pril 15, 1925. and means a material
increase in several classes of mail
matter that is handled every year in
the postal service.
Newspapers ar.e affected in the
increasing rates which have not been
fully determined but apparently will
bring a much higher rate to the
papers that circulate out of a radius
of forty miles from the postoffice of
publication. The rate on carrying
papers from the first to sixth zones
has been given a sharp increase, and
also iu the rates to the insular pos
sessions of the United States.
The two cent rate on letters re
mains as it has in the past and the
regular postal card purchased at the
postoffice may still be bought for one
cent. Private mailing cards such as
views, and the like, will require a
two cent stamp under the new lav.
Double post cards for reply will also
require two cents eacli for mailing.
Printed circulars mailed in lots of
twenty or more take a one and a half
cent rate each. Whether the govern
ment will issue a half cent stamp or
not is not stated, but unless the
mailing is done under a permit, it
looks as though a two cent stamp
would have to be affixed.
On parcel post matter an extra two
cent service charge is made except,
on -rural routes on packages picked
up, the change does not apply. These
packages must be marked, "mailed on
rural route."
In the money order department
there is a sliding scale of 5 cents
for a two dollar and a half order up
to 22 cents for one hundred dollars.
FRIDAY, THE 13TH
The weather today was in keeping
with the general unlucky features
of the day, which, to the supersti
tious, is one of the real hard luck
days of the year, Friday, the 13th.
Those who have seen the new
moon over their left shoulder, spilled
the salt at the breakfast table or had
a black cat cross their path are sure
out of luck on this date.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Friday's Dily
Mrs. Ida Tritsch, who has been for
several weeks at the St. Catherine's
hospital in Omaha taking treatment,
has so far recovered that she was
able to return to her farm home west
of this city, the first of the week.
AT r- T.i t cu-l. .a nnw feelinsr somewhat
.iT,n'rnv.fi"nithmirli still far from well
and her family and friends are de -
lighted to learn that she is now able
, to be back with them and trust that
j in the next few weeks she may re-
' gain her former good health and be
able to be around as usual.
FINAL SETTLEMENT HAD
This morning in the county court
final settlement was had in the estate
of Adam Fornoff, deceased, and the
discharge of the administrators, A.
B. Fornoff and Philip" Fornoff, sons
of the deceased, and who have had
charge of the disposition of the
estate. The heirs of the deceased Mr.
Fornoff were present at the hearing,
ANNIVERSARY OF
FAMOUS BREAK
FROM STATE FEU
March 14, 1912, Dais of Ereak of
Desneratf. Criminals From
State Prison.
From Saturday's Daily
The cold weather and snow that
other stormy day thirieen years ago
on March 14. 1912. when three dc3-
perate convicts es0.:ped from the
state penitentiary after a riot that
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resulted in the death of aruen
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three other employes.
At that time, Mont' Robb. well
known citizen of Union, was steward i
at. the prison and had a part in the
exciting time that followed the death
of the warden and the desperate bid
ior liberty made by John Doud,
"Shorty" Gray and a convict named
Morlev". Doud, incidentally, was
' snow that wo? tailing rn in tne uis
order mat toiioweu tne cieatn oi tue
warden and his assistants. The men
Fpont the night on a farm near Col-lef-3
Viev. and the next morning
made their vay into Cass county,
following along the line of the Hock
I.Iai-d railroad. At Murdock the trio
broke into the Neitzel store, secur
ing guns and revolvers as well as
r.r ..munition and knives, and thus
armed, they continued their flight on
trward Omaha, crossing the Platte
river on the railroad bridge at South
B: nd.
As news of their visit at Murdock
w:s rent over the country, large
numbers of men were impressed to
assist in the man hunt. From this
city a large number were taken
to the vicinity of Louisville and
So'.th Be-kfi to assist m the hunt, but
.b :y were not nlov part'.iste
in- the last desperate stand of the
rr.cn in Sarpy county where they shot
it out with the officers of the law.
The trio visited the home of Roy
B'-irt. a young farmer in the Gretna
neighborhood, and forced the family
to give them food and then com
plied Blunt to hitch up his team
ar.d rtart with them on their way to
O-iaha. Word of the visit of the
convicts at the Blunt home increased
the pursuit of the officers and Gus
Hyers, then sheriff of Lancaster
cennty. John Briggs, then South
Omaha police chief, and several of
ficers with a team and wagon com
menced to reach the vicinity of the
tbree convicts and as the flight and
pursuit was made along the highway
a gun battle ensued. Blunt, innocent
victim of the whole affray, was shot
during the struggle, as he was used
by the convicts as a shield in an at
tempt to make their getaway.
"Shorty" Gray was killed by the of
ficers in the battle and as the final
finish of the wild and daring exploit j
was seen by the escaping men, Doud somewhat easier time last night with many friends on the arrival of a fine
placed a gun to his head and ended; his pain and suffering. He has been boy onMonday, March 9, 1925. The
his life. Morley, the third of the jn very serious condition for several grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
trio, was unharmed and captured as days but now seems to be showing Group and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Heil
the officers overhauled the wagon of some improvement that is encourag- are also coming in for their share of
the convicts. He was taken back to ing to the family and friends of the congratulations over the little grand
Lincoln by Gus Hyers and placed in young man. son. Louisville Courier.
the penitentiary to serve tne rest oi
his life. The body of Gray was also
taken to Lincoln and with that of
Doud was viewed by hundreds at the
railroad stations through which the
oHicers passed with the dead men
and Morley.
This was one of the most thrilling
incidents in the modern history cf
the state and is vivid in the minds
of the residents of this section at
that time.
MARRIED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
The third wedding of young peo
ple of this vicinity to be recorded
within a month occurred at Council
Bluffs yesterday, Wednesday, March
11, when Miss Hazel Pump became
the bride of Mr. Elvin Umland. The
couple were accompanied to the Iowa
Mecca bv Mr. and Mrs. Lester Scat-
tergood, who acted as witnesses to
the ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Pump, who live south
of Eagle, and a sister of Mrs. Carl
Oberle, the announcement of whose
wedding we published two weeks
ago. She is a popular and accomp
lished voting lady and will doubtless
make an ideal wife for the man of
her choice. The eroom is a son of
! Mr. and Mrs. Jake Umland of Eagle,
1 is an energetic and thrifty young
iarmer ana win no uouui mae
, hubsand his fair one will be proud
of. Eagle Beacon.
SHOWING PLEASING PROGRESS
From Friday's Dally
The condition of Edward Patter
son at Omaha continues very pleasing
' to the family, as the young man is
now recuperating at the home of
friends where he has been for the
past several days. Edward is still
taking treatments but is feeling much
better and constantly growing In
strength. It is hoped that with the
continued improvement Edward may
soon be able to return home.
THE DOGS DO BARK
The canine population of the city
is certainly not decreasing to any ap
parent extent despite the ukase that
City Clerk John Cloidt has sent forth
that tags must be purchased for the
animals as well as the crusade that
Chief of Police William Hinrichsen
' has made against the dogs both great
and small.
I This morning pedestrians on
the
sidewalks were almost forced to aban-
' don the walk as a great flock of the
i yelping and frolicksome canines dis-l
nnrttfl thf.m-.ilrcic in nlnv nnH in '
, ; . n nm.
,1..-.t- th m'jin ctront
numbers of the host of '
do51 th is c i tv bS ir to rank with :
, eb J 't residence of
Con sta J ' ,p ofi
, IV ","VrViiVrir
IS pre -
paring a great drive on the dogs that I sjon
may thin out the population to some' asEOciatIon ha3 been studying
extent and those who own the dogsU,. ni.n f cifc,r
would do well to keep them tied up
or secure a tag ere the chief opens up
on thera with his trusty cannon and
adds to the canine mortality. There
is certainly a large surplus of appar
ently homeless dogs that will not be
missed in the general clean-up.
MISSOURI PACIFIC
TO LAY NEW STEEL
RAILS OH LINE HERE
Work Train Here to Start Work cf
Lajing Heavier Raih on Line
From Here to Gilmore.
From Thursdays uany
The Missouri Pacific railroad is
making a large number of improve
ments on their main line from Kan
sas City to Omaha and among these
is the laying of heavier steel from
this city on into Gilmore Junction
where the line reaches the Union
Pacific lines and on which it travels
into Omaha.
The work train that is caring for
the workmen who are laying the new
steel, reached here last evening and
will start at once in getting the new
pteel in place to join the heavier i
line that has already been laid from
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give the Missouri Pacific a fine up
to data line
The new heavy locomotives and
the increasing number of new and
heavier type of passenger coaches
and passenger cars makes it neces-
sary that the lines of track be equip-
Tipri tr. hnnfiio thr in hetter shane
and tfcence the change to the heavier
steel cn the Omaha-Kansas City line.
Tbia railroad is now operating a
pas.ser.ger service from St. Paul and
Minneapolis via the Chicago North
western, to New Orleans, their new-
fast trains from Kansas City south
connecting with the Omaha line
trains and making a very fact record
on their passenger service between
the Twin Cities and the southern
metropolis.
CLARENCE BEAL SOME BETTER
Th' friends of Clarence Beal. the
clerk of the district court, will be
giaa to learn that Mr. Beal had a
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The First National Bank Your
Business Headquarters!
Your Business Headquarters
When you have a transaction to
close, it will add to the respect of those
with whom you deal, if you close it in a
businesslike atmosphere. ,
At the First National Bank, you will
find the proper business setting land also
the conveniences and facilities of a com
plete, well-equipped place of business.
We invite everyone in Cass county
to make our bank rooms your business
headquarters, and shall be glad to assist
you in every way when the opportunity
arises.
The First National Rank
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEEL. AT HOMt
PLJYrrSKCUTH
"The Bank Where
CENTRAL PARENT
TEACHERS' ASSO
CIATION MEETING
Two Very Interesting Papers Given
On Child Welfare at Gathering
Yesterday Afternoon.
From Friy's Paily
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ers' association held a very interest-
""-tins yesterday afternoon at
tl,e schf'Ql bl,il(ling that WaS !lUeD,i-
cd by a pleasing number of the mem-
'bers to enjoy the excellent program
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and in this has taken up a number
of the benefits that come to the child
in the proper balanced training of
spiritual, physical, mental and re
creational lines as the boy or girl la
in the childhood years.
Yesterday afternoon two very In
teresting papers on these subjects
were given, Mrs. Ed Roman offering
one on the "Spiritual Education of
the Child," covering the need for the
proper religious training in the
childhood period to give the moral
character that would fit the boy or
girl for their battle in the arena of
life. Mis3 Amelia Martens, one of
the instructors in the city schools,
also gave a most pleasing paper on
"The Recreations of the Child,"
point out the need of clean, health
ful recreation that would tend to
give the child relaxation and rest
from the mental studies and make
the coordination of mind and body
in the development of the child.
The membership committee of the
association has been very active in
the last few weeks and as the result
they have added a large number to
the rolls of membership in the asso
ciation that now makes this one of
the largest and most active organ
izations of its kind in the city and
one that is doing a great deal of
good for the parent as well as the
child in solving many of the prob
lems of school life.
SAY NOTE WAS FORGERY
From ' I'icay' Daily
E. J. Wetenkamp, defendant In a
suit brought by the Farmer State
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sought to recover on a $1,000 note
claimed to have been signed by the
defendant, was awarded a jury ver-
diet in his favor in the district court
Thursday morning.
It was claimed by the plaintiff
bank that the note was purchased
by them from L. A. Berge, formerly
head of the Walton bank, now be
lieved to be sojourning in Mexico.
The defendants claimed that the
note is not genuine and had never
teen executed to Mr. Berge, but that
n nau oeen iorgea. ine veruict ior
, the defense was a sealed one and was
;opened Thursday morning. State
S Journal.
t FINE BOY ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Group are
receiving the congratulations of their
EJ2ASKA.
Yoa Feel at Homer
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