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PAGE FOUR PLATTSMOTJTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUENAL MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925. Greenwood Department? Prepared in the Interest of the People of Greenwood and Surrounding Vicinity Uort F. Brown of Plattsmouth was a visitor with friends in Greenwood last Saturday. George Kaffenberger of Lincoln was a visitor in Greenwood last Sat urday looking after some business matters. Thrething is about completed with only a few jobs yet to do. The re turns showing from four to fifteen bushels per acre. Ervin Conn, who is at present at Central City threshing, writes that grain there is very fair, and that the corn is excellent. Greenwood went to Wahoo to play ball at the end of one evening. There was no game on either side and it rained so the game was spoiled. Mrs. Robert Wall and son. of Elm- wood. were visiting last Thursday for the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Calfee in Greenwood. (). F. Peters and family will de part early this week for Colorado, where they spend two weeks. They will visit Denver and other points. Last Saturday the Sanborn garage restored the signs of the Ford and Overland cars, which were blown down by the wind a short time ago. Judge YV. E. Hand is editor, news rustler, advertising agent and all the force of the Greenwood Gazette while Mr. G. W. Halt is away in the west. Sam Wright, who is employed on the Olaf Oeesin farm, moved to the farm this week as the going and re turning from town consumed too much time. Will Coleman who has been kept at home with a very serious attack of sciatica, still suffers much and while still quite poorly seems to be slowly improving. Eil Stradly who drove to Chappell last week, going via the Platte river returning via the Republican river route, tells of excellent crops in both sections of the country. Henry Armstrong's hand, which ho Mistered by using a pitch fork a'welI machinery Monday (today) and short time since, has a very bad hand it being infected ami while very' bad is showing some improvement. If. H. Gakemeier and daughters, Wilhelmina and Eleanora. and grand-j has been shipped from Birmingham, daughter, Irene Gakemeier, all of j Alabama, some ten days and is ex Murdock, were over for a short visit jpected to arrive soon and when the with Mr. and Mrs. Rex Peters last 'pipe is here the trenches will be Saturday. Miss Geraldine Liston, of Platts mouth was a guest of friends in Greenwood last week, at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hall, C. E. Cal- t t t Red Bird Poultry Yards Eggs and Fancy Poul try Dressed or Live E. F. GRYBSKY 1018 N. 11th St. Phone 399-J, Plattsmouth v Another The Joiirna The Semi-Weekly Journal one year by mail, when all arrearages are paid, $1.50 This is for one day only Bargain Wednesday! eg fee and wife and Dr. and Mrs. Mc Fadden and enjoyed her stay here very much. Earl Miller, who is employed In the First National bank and who has been enjoying his vacation at the home of his father. Otto Miller, and sister, Mrs. Marian Spangler of Scottsbluff for the past two weeks, returned home last Saturday even ing. It. E. Matthews, who is employed at the O. F. Anderson garage, with the family, departed last Saturday for Manhattan, Kansas, where they visited for over the week end with relatives and friends. They were the guests of Mrs. Wilson, mother of Mr. Matthews. Wm. Emelund with the Farmers State bank departed last Saturday evening for Clear Lake, la., where his parents reside and will spend some two weeks there. He was ac companied by D. J. Harn and J. V. Coaken. friends from Lincoln, who will also spend their vacation there. Ivan II. Armstrong had a very peculiar experience while setting his threshing machine. He had dug some holes for the wheels and was guiding the machine by the tongue when one wheel dropped into the hole thrpwing Ivan, like a clay pigeon at a shoot ing match, he sustained very severe injuries on one of his knees, but is still able to get around. George W. Halt and wife departed last week for California where they exject to spend some time visiting with relatives and friends and see ing the country. Mr. Halt has se cured a vacation for ninety days from the railroad and the night man. G. V. Vance has been installed as agent during the absence of Mr. Halt, while a man was sent rrom Asnianu to work in Mr. Vance's place. E. C. McDonald, of Council Bluffs, who is to sink the well for the Green wood water system arrived with his will immediately begin sinking the i well which is to supply this city with water. The iron pipe which .is to be used for the mains and laterals. started for the laying of same. Married in Iowa Last Thursday, Vernon Stewart and Miss Gertrude Breakhoga slip ped away from the turmoil of every day life and found their Gretna Green at Glenwood, Iowa, where they were united in marriage, they returning to Greenwood last Satur day. The bride, who is the accom plished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Breakhoga, a most refined young woman, teacher in the Bible school of the Christian church. The groom, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Stewart. Both were born and reared in this vicinity and have many friends who extend best wishes for their future happiness. Meets With Severe Accident Thomas Marshall, formerly Greenwood, but for a number of of years making his home in Lincoln, while working on a house last week, fell through the building receiving some very severe hurts which have ept him in his bed for some time. -A . Big Bargain Day AT THE Office! and it may be the last one this year Daily Journal one year by mail for $4.00, when all arrearages are paid. Mr. Marshall had six ribs fractured and a very severe scalp wound In his fall. Many Enjoy Fishing Trip Last Saturday evening with the closing of the business of Greenwood a number of the business men and their wives departed for Cedar Creek where fishing and boating are the best. Plenty of shade, pure water, grassy slopes and with eats galore which they took along. The party enjoyed a most pleasant outing. They were able to bring the fish home in a dray. They could all be transport ed in their cars. There were there for the occasion Messrs, and Mes dames Albert Hudson, E. S. McDon ald and all the force at the store; Phill Hall. Pearsley Clymer, Dr. W. H. McFadden, James I. Carpenter, Rex Peters, R. V. Knutson. Had a Fine Time. A. R. Birdsall and wife. Prof. Weatherhogg and wife and Miss Thelma. who were visiting in Denver and Colorado Springs for a week or ten days arrived home last Monday and report a very enjoyable time while they were away. Returned From South. V. E. Failing, who has ben in Kansas and Oklahoma for the past two weeks, where he was visiting and looking after matters of busi ness, returned home last week and tells of it being very dry there. He likes the country but would like a trifle more rain. Receiving- Treatment at Omaha. V. E. Kiech, the merchant, who went to Omaha last Monday and en tered the Wise Memorial hospital with the expectation of undergoing an operation for the benefit of his health writes that he would have to remain at the institution for some time to have his health built up be fore the operation could be perform ed. He writes his condition remains about the same as before he left here. His many friends here are hoping he may return fully restored in health. Organize New Board. The members of the board of edu cation, the old ones and those elected last spring, met Monday evening of this week, and organized for the coming year, and doing routine work in preparation for the coming school year, which opens early in September. ( Visited in Lincoln. Ivan Calfee and wife of Omaha, were visiting at the home of C. E. Calfee and wife, Ivan's parents, last Sunday, they all then going to Lin coln where they were guests for the day at the home of J. F. Calfee and wife, the grandparents of Ivan. They all enjoyed the visit very much. Seeing- the Northwest O. F. Anderson and family in one of his excellent Buicks departed last week with the family for Casper, Wyoming, where they will visit at the home of a brother and family. Attend Faneral of Nephew Word was received last week of a sad accident which occurred at Chap- 3 n pell, when Dee Mich, a nephew of Mrs. J. V. Stradly, and Mrs. L. A. Price, was so badly burned that he died. He was soldering the radiator on a tractor when the blow torch he was using exploded, throwing burn ing ox-acetylene over him and burn ing him severely. The father of the young man had been killed just year before In a runaway. Mesdames L. V. Price and J. V. Stradly and Ed Stradly were out to the funeral, re turning home Saturday. Rebakahs Install Officers Last Tuesday at the regular meet ing of the Daughters of Rebekah lodge of Greenwood met and follow ing the regular order of business. proceeded to induct into office the newly elected officers. It had been expected the installing team from Valparaiso would have been here and do the work, but for some cause they did not come, so the past grands of the Rebekah assembly were called upon to perform the duty, the past grands being Bessie Birdsell, Veda Hall, Lulu Hurlbut, Delia Palling, Dora Leesley and Clyde Newklrk. The officers installed were: N. G. Mrs. Albert Hudson. V. G. Mrs. Clyde Newklrk. Secretary Mrs. Gert Soman. Treasurer Sophus Peterson. I. G. Mrs. Harry Shroeder. O. G. Clyde Newkirk. Chaplain Alice Sayles. Warden Mrs. J. I. Carpenter. Custodian Mrs. Everett Copel. R. S. N. G. Opal Hadserk. L. S. N. G. Hester Jardine. R. S. V. G. Minnie Musum. L. S. V. G. Louisa Roberts. Following the installation a social season was enjoyed and a light lunch of ice cream and cake was had. FIND OLD RELICS AT WEEPING WATER Among the relics which were found when the Gorder Implement building was razed, was a blade which used in the palmy days of the Gibbon House, for attaching a key to room 12. It was found by Dick Mc Nurlin and has been among the stuff there for a long time as the Gibbon House, and its old time livery stable. have long since gone the way of the world. That was one of the princi pal hosteleries of the former Weeping Water. This house served its place well during its time, but is gone with the former Weeping Water and a new city is now occupying its place, and with the efforts which are being put forward at this time, promise to be a much bigger and better city in the very near future. The paving, which has just been done, has put this ex cellent town forward in the line of progressive cities a number of years, and it seems it is the determination of the progressive citizens to make this a real live city of which the whole world shall know. Go to it Weeping Water, we are for you. ANOTHER PEACE MEDAL IS DUO OUT OF GRAVE Red Cloud, Neb., July 15. An other peace medal was dug out of a grave in the Pike Pawnee village near here on July 4, according to A. T. Hill, who is assisting with excava tions being carried on in the village by the Nebraska state historical society. The most recent find is a heavy silver medal about three inches in diameter. On one side is a picture of King George of England with the printing, Georgius, III, Dei Gratio." The reverse side bears the English coat of arms. Mr. Hill believes it is one of the medal issued about 1760 by the English monarch. The state historical society is plan ning to send an expedition to the Pike Pawnee village in August to survey the route of Lieutenant Pike through Kansas and across Nebras- ha. HOME AGAIN Wednesday morning, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Teegarden arrived in Weping Water, after a visit of two months in California. They enjoyed a pleasant journey each way and report that they had a splendid time with their son, Wil liam, who is in a bank at Long Beach, and Mr. Teegarden's brother, I. N., and family, at the same place. The old town now seems more "familiar" when you can see Jim come down the street with his cheer ful "hello." Weeping Water Repub lican. Dr. J. S. Livingston departed yes terday afternoon for Denver and other points in Colorado, where he will join Mrs. Livingston, who has been there for several weeks and will return with Mrs. Livingston. Have you anything to sell or buy ? Then tell the world about it through the Journal Want Ad column. ORDER OF HEARING n On Petition For Appointment of Administrator. The State of Nebraska, Cass coun ty, es. In the County Court. In the matter or the estate of Alice Cory, deceased. On reading and filing the petition of John Cory praying that adminis tration of said estate may be granted to him as administrator. Ordered, that August 8th, A. D. 1925. at 9 o'clock a. m., is assigned for hearing said petition, when all persona interested in said matter may appear at .a county court to be heia in and for said county, and show cause why the prayer of petitioner should not be granted; and that no tice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested In said matter by publishig a copy of this order in the Plattsmouth Journal, a weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks, prior to said day of hearing. . Dated July 16th, 1925. A. H- DUXBURY, (Seal) j20-3w County Judg. DRIVE FOR . NEW LEGION BUILDING ON ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF SUB COMMITTEES LAST NIGHT ALL CO-OPERATE. SET GOAL AT 10,000 DOLLARS Subscription Cards Now in Hands of Solicitors with Definite As signment to be Seen. From Friday's Daily Friday holds no superstitious ill omen in tne opinion oi American Legion members who are today ac tively starting the drive for funds with which to enable construction of the new community auditorium on the Vine street lots just east of the Collins Oil company station. A peppy, enthusiastic meeting of the more than twenty chairmen of soliciting committees was held last night and the first assignment of cards placed in the hands of the com mittees. By Tuesday a check-up of all the cards out will be made and the first definite results of the drive released for publication. The plan that has been evolved for raising the money is an ideal one from many standpoints principal of which is that it permits of install ment payments spread out over a period of nearly a year and will en able them to be met without feeling any noticeable set-back in the bank account of the donor. l he cards being signeu up now require no down payment. August 15th is the settlement date, when the pledges may either be paid off in full, or 10 per cent of the amount paid and a promissory note signed for the balance, payable in ten equal monthly installments by the 15th day of each month following date of the note. For instance, if a man subscribes $100 to this fund, his first payment, due August 15, need be but $10, and the note will be drawn for the remaining $00. payable $9 each month for ten months. Notes will be made payable at the bank selected by the contribu tor and the banks will be empovered by the Legion to endorse payments on them, crediting the money to the Legion Memorial Building fund. All money collected will be held intact, the incidental expense of the campaign, the cost of the lots, work done by the architect, etc., being paid wholly out of Legion funds, and not one penny of the contribu tions will be expended until enough is in sight to secure a loan for the balance of the cost of the building. Then the contract will be let and construction work pushed rapidly to completion. In the possible event of failure to raise the required money, which no one connected with the drive anticipates, all money will be returned. The Legion is fathering no selfish or ulterior motive in promoting the campaign for this building. It has long considered Plattsmouth in dire need of such a building, and with this end in view, expended freely its own money for the purchase of the site. Now it is asking the commun ity for a sufficient sum to insure the securing of a mortgage loan on tne completed building for the remainder of its cost, pledging its revenues in the years to come to the wiping out of this indebtedness. Considering the advantage the community will derive through having such a building, it will really be called upon to share only a small proportionate part of the cost. As has been related in the Jour nal before, this building will be of the same general type as that shown n the architect's drawing. The size will be 66x120, and the walls will be of hollow tile consruction, with the front stuccoed. A marked reduction in its costs from the early figures, without en hancing its size and usefulness has been brought about through the ex cavation of only sufficient basement to provide for the furnaces, toilets and shower baths, the doing away with a pressed brick front, augment ed with marble window and door caps (which although pretty to look at. would add nothing to its serviceabil ity), the roughing in only of Legion club rooms over the lobby (leaving their actual finishing to a later date) and other similar curtailments. On the excavation of a basement alone, a very appreciable amount can be saved. The completed building with hot air heating plants, maple floor, stage, and rest room on the ground floor adjoining the lobby will not exceed $1S,000 in cost, and will in all probability go well under this sum. Aside from the nest egg of $25 contributed by the Catholic Daugh ters last spring when plans for the building were first discussed, no con tribution has been received or solic ited, Legion officials holding back until business conditions and the crop outlook could be determined. Now, with favorable response from the public, the plan will be pushed to actual completion as rapidly as possible and the new community cen ter should be ready for the holding of a jollification community Christ mas tree there, and in no event would its completion' be delayed beyond the time of the Knights Templar and district Legion conventions here next spring. The outlook is mo6t promising however, from the fact that several have come forward voluntarily with offers of contributions of $100, and In one or two iofctauces more, ae soon as the drive was started. ' The first few days' solicitation will SPECIALS FOR -Bargain Sugar, 10 pounds for 3 .59 Frost King flour, 48-lb. sack. . 2,29 Calumet baking powder 29 Post Toasties or Corn Flakes .ig Pink salmon, 3 cans for '49 Sardines in tomato sauce, 2 cans .25 Sardines in mustard, 2 cans 25 PeacheS, No. 1 cans, each .15 Sliced peaches, No. 2VL cans 25 Apricots, per can . . . . 7 25 White cherries, per can 25 Half gallon pure cherry preserves. . . 1.00 Gallon cans blackberry jam 1.25 ?SpS?8 Plattsmouth, Nebraska Sam Giventer, Manager Telephone No. 239 be confined to the business section. after which it will be extended to the residence section and even into the surrounding country. The goal has been set at $10,000, and a large thermometer at the Bates Book store corner as well as contri bution lists published in the Journal will keep the public, informed on the progress of the drive, the first check up being available Wednesday. The committees starting out today on active solicitation are headed by the following committee chairmen: Emil Hild. Maldon Brown. A. II. Duxbury, Roy Holly, Tom Walling, Jr., Edwin Fricke, Fred Lugsch, Ed Fullerton, George Petring, Raymond Larson. Sanford Short, John Had raba, C. L. Pittman, W. G. Kieck, Frank Smith. Henry Soennichsen, J. A. Capwell, Clarence Ledgway, Gar- old Holcomb, Charles Turnbaugh, Leslie Niel, Father George Tierce and Elmer Webb. FUTURE OF FARM ELEC TRIFICATION PROMISING Permanent good is sure to come of the present co-operative investiga tions of the use of electricity on the farm, according to L. T. Tabor, mas " ter of the National Grange. Mr bor, in a recent interview says: T, been supposed that electrical devel - opment and the use of electrical en - ergy was of little concern to the farmer; that those in cities and V i V if Vh Vr.,o . . ..,,.. j.,j he established himself in the drug in this mighty and mysterious power than those who till the soil. "The last decade has seen a trans formation along the lines of the use( of electricity in farm houses farm work. The farm elect nlant has been most valuable. The farmer in many sections will be vit ally concerned in the development of high tension lines and proper trans missionof electrical current for rural uses. "It is probable that we are yet in infancy in the use of electricity. This is obviously true as applied to agri culture. Any organization that di rects ita attention toward a better understanding of the relation of elec tricity to rural life, will perform an invaluable service." Many of the most "beautiful de signs and shades of crepe paper and crepe paper novelties can be found in the Dennison line at the Bates Book and Gift Shop. Call and in-, spect these special features. BARGAIN WEDNESDAY SPECIAL! PER DOZEN In our new location oppo site our stand, old hall build ing. H. G. KLINGER We also Pay the Highest Price for Your Cream and Eggs flaita STEPHEN ORTON OLD TIME RESI DENTS COUNTY Sketch of Life of Former Prominent Resident of Weeping Water Who Passed Awav. Stephen W. Orton was born in Hampton. New York. June 2, 1S44. I He slipped through the shadows into the light of other shores from the family residence in Fullerton. July 4, 1925. At the time of his death lie was SI years, 1 month and 2 days of age. He enlisted in the 13th New York heavy artillery in 1862. He remain ed in the service of his country un til the war was ended in 1SC5. He gave the freshest and best of his young life, risking all for a united country. In 1867 he moved west, reaching Omaha in July of that year. The next year, IS 68, he preempted a tract of land in (.'ass county, Neb. During this year he was united in marriage ... ; l. I : . . . c . .. 1 . T f. f I . 11.. iwiiii .i cdi an uuiiuns ui iirnc- vue. Neb. They made their home on the farm, but Brother Orton divided ;"18. 11 . yt -,. , . . ;'011" ns ff Pubic service. In , l?8 he k1l th far.m amj f nio,(1 i business and continued in that occu pation for 36 years. In the year 1894 he was elected to the Nebraska state legislature, where he served his n(1 !state and county with success and ir .credit to himself and family. In 1918 he removed to Fullerton, Cal., where he had since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Orton, three chil dren were born, Alice, Mary L. and C. S. Orton. Alice died at the age of 12 years. Mary L. lives in Omaha and C. S. in Fullerton. Of the fam ily, Mrs. Orton and her two children live to recall and to revere the noble life of a true husband and father. Mr. Orton was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years. His life was upright and hon orable, a good and true citizen and neighbor. lie was a lover of children and was never happier than when doing kind ly things for them and with them in their playful moods. His whole life was beautiful and happy. His love for his country was unabated until the last. He attended the Decoration day exercises in Loma Vista ceme tery May 30th of this year. He was taken sick that evening and was not able to leave his bed until he passed away July 4th. A soldier taken sick on Decoration day, passed away July 4th. It was fitting that it should be so. Rev. J. R. Woodcock conducted the funeral services at Fullerton, Cal. Rev. Woodcock is stationed at Pla centia, Cal., now and was at Fuller ton last year. He will be remem bered as a former M. E. pastor here. The funeral services at Weeping Water on Friday, July 10th. were conducted by members of the Prairie lodge No. 25. I. O. O. F., of which Mr. Orton had been a loyal member for a great many years. He was also a member of the G. A. R., the Ma sonic fraternity, the K. P. and Royal Arcanum. During his long residence here he was always interested in the welfare of the community, serving at one time as our city mayor, and .was for a long time a member of the school board. The sincere sympathy of a large number of his old friends in thi community is extended to the be reaved widow and all other members of the family. Weeping Water Re publican. MEETING OF SOCIAL WORKERS The Social Workers Flower club will meet at the home of Miss Stacia Warga on Wednesday afternoon, July 22. Mrs. Chas. Warga will assist in entertaining. Business forms of all kinds printed at the Journal office. 4