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Nebraska State Histori cal Society piattemowtb 1 VOL. NO. XLH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1926. NO. t Platte Bottom Road Held Pub lic Highway Judge Louis Lightner Finds for the Plattsmouth Auto & Wagon Bridge Co. in Suit. From Thursday's Daily The road running east and west across the Platte bottom leading to the King of Trails and Plattsmouth Auto and Wagon bridge over the Platte river, is a public highway, the decision of District Judge Louis Lightner. of Columbus, holds in his opinion that was received here this morning by the attorneys in the case of the King of Trails Bridge Co. vs. the Plattsmouth Auto & Wagon Bridge Co. This case was tried here several weeks ago and attracted a great deal of attention with a large number of witnesses being heard on both sides as to the question of whether the road was a public or private high way. The road had been in use for a great many years leading to the Plattsmouth Auto & Wagon bridge over the Platte and when the King of Trails bridge was constructed last fall the land on which the highway was located was sold to the King of Trails Bridge company by the Chi- cago. Burlington Ac tjuincy Kailroau company, on whose right-of-way the road and bridge was located. The King of Trails Bridge company caus ed the road leading as far west as the approach to their bridge to be graded up and surfaced and also had a guard rail or fence placed across the highway on the west side of their bridge approach. Later the remain- der of the highway was graded up by sections of the county a good repre T. H. Pollock, president of the Platts- sentation. mouth Auto & Wagon Bridge com- President J. A. Gardner is sending pany. to meet the grade placed on out the notices to the various pre the road by the new bridge company. c.incts and ccmmunitv committees and then later after the fence was ur&ing a greater effort in the mem not removed it was torn down by bership campaign as the larger employes of the Plattsmouth Auto & number that is enrolled means great Aagon Bridge company The plain- er interest at the meetings and in tiff company contended that the high- tQe formations of plans. way was i private iuau-.u -", On the tearing down of the fence. the King of Trails Bridge company secured a temporary restraining or der against the defendant company to prevent them removing the fence and this was the cause of the action being heard in the district court and which has resulted in the findings for the defendant. GeorgJ Stander, a resident of J northwest of this city later inter vened in the case asking that the road be kept open as a means of travel and that the plaintiff company be prevented t'om fencing up the highway In his opinion Judge Lightner holds that the evidence showed beyond a; doubt that a public highway was es-1 tablished there with the consent of the owner at the place where the highway now runs. The right of the public highway was recognized by the C. B. & Q. Railroad company, the court holds. The court further finds that the county of Cass did the work of opening up the highway and con structed one bridge on the course of the highway so that it might be traveled. The court held that it did did not consider important in the case the fact that Mr. Pollock, presi- dent of the defendant company, had solicited the county to do work on the road. PROVE REAL HOOTERS From Friday's Daily ' The support that the Plattsmouth people are giving their fast and hard lighting basket ball team was show-1 ed last evening when some 100 of the Plattsmouth fans, including the adult rooters as well as the school , people motored down to Nebraska City to witness the game. While they were disappointed, the bunch are still boosting for the blue and white and wishing them luck on the rest of their season games and will as enthusiastically attend the other games that the boys have to play. QUIET DAY AT COURT HOUSE From Thursday's Dallv The bad weather has a tendency to keep the householder close to the ; fireside and warmth and has had a ' very debresine effect on hiisin at i the court house as well as at the stores and very few callers were found around the various offices. The lack of new business was utilized by the officers and deputies in the var ious offices in getting a large part of tneir routine work that might be on nana cleaned up and disposed of, BACK ON DUTY From Friday's Dalty Frank A. Cloidt. cashier of the Plattsmouth State bank, who ha3 for aax-dvn 1 i .M V. . . ... -.c.ai uttj a ut?u wresumg with a . d""inS attack of rheumatism, Si u ? pt nim conflnel to his home for several days past, is now i DacK on the job at the bank and dil igently looking after business altho he is not entirely over the effects of the pamful malady and the cold that he has also been afflicted with. FUNERAL OF JOSEPH VANIK From Thursdays taJly This morning at the Holy Rosary Roman Catholic church on West Pearl street occurred the funeral serv ices of the late Joseph V'anik. whose death occurred on Tuesday after an illness of some duration. The impressive requiem mass of the church was celebrated by Father J. Hanicek and the services attended by a large number of the old friends and neighbors to pay their last tributes of love and respec t to the memory of the good man who had been called to his last reward. The interment was at the Holy Sepulcher cemetery west of the city. Enrolling Mem bers for Bridge Association Fee of Membership Placed at $1 and Which It Is Hoped Will Allow Hundreds to Join. From Thursday's Daily The officers of the newly organized Cass County Bridge and Highway association are now conducting a campaign to secure as many additi onal members to the association as possible. The next meeting of the association has been called for March 2nd at Weeping Water and at which time the officers for the year will be permanently selected and also more interest added to the campaign that is being made for the Missouri river bridge and bet ter county roads and it is desired that the membership be as large as possible for the meeting to give all Tho Missouri rivor hrirlo-P nln come up for consideration pro bably at the 1927 session of the Nebraska legislature and the months, that intervene are the ones that the to devote to getting before the world; the need of adequate means of cros sing the Missouri river with bridges at Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Rulo.j Blair, Omaha and Sioux City. Let the boosters keep on the job and they will succeed in putting over their plan that will give the whole state an added advantage as well as that of the state of Iowa and will be carried out without any appreciate increase 10 me laxpaj-, er3 of the cost of state government. HOLD PLEASANT MEETING From Thursday's Daily Last evening the First Presbyter- ian church parlors was the scene of a very pleasant and instructive meeting, the first of a series of five study evenings that will be held, Each year the congregation of the church takes up the study of some portion of the world and this year -""J"-"- c and its Peoples, country and cus; tomes. Proceeding the study period the ladies of the church served a very i enjoyable supper tnat was pariici pated in by a large number of the were sent out to public omcers wun members of the congregation and our necessity of a request that he which also featured a short song never used one. He received them service at the conclusion of the an did other judges and kept them Services. r.. it n ATr-fiiicti- ior iinrTO . f tha Btnriv nerinrl and crave manv interesting facts that were little county in 1887 and was later elect known to the members of the class, ed district judge. He was elected u ot ho cnnth imcriMn to the supreme bench in 1897, and continent was much nearer Europe than ours, the fact of the great tin-; explored reas of the northern por tion of the continent under tne equator where there are still vast tracts of land that has never been visited by white men in the last several hundred years and where the natives are still in the state of savag- ery with occasional groups that have met and come in contact with the dwellers in the more civilized sections of the country. The study has proven most interesting anu on sacn oi me study nignis mere win oe bpenai leaders selected to give facts and' researches on tne nisiory oi our,hrana oi uasKeiuau aouuy on iih great southern republics. BABY DAUGHTER ARRIVES From Friday's Daily The home of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Babbitt in this city will be very happy in the future as the result of a very charming seven anjd a half pound daughter that arrived on Tuesday at the Methodist hospital in Omaha where Mrs. Babbitt has been for some time. The mother and little one are doing very nicely and the occasion has brought untold joy to the proud father. Everything in school day needs at right price at Bates Book Store. Judge Sullivan Passes Away in San Diego, Cal. Was the First Democrat Ever Elect ed as Chief Justice of Ne braska Supreme Court. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17. John J Sullivan, former chief justice of the Nebraska supreme court died this I noon at San Diego, Cal., his niece, j Mrs. Alexander Young, was in l formed today. He was seventy-one I years old and succumed to a genefal breakdown that followed a paralytic stroke last May. Mr. Sullivan went to California last January for his health. Surviving are his widow, a broth er, William ot Albion. Neb., and a sister, Mrs. Mary Shields of Har vard, 111., Mrs. Sullivan expected to start back to Nebraska with the body Saturday, Mrs. Long was in formed. Judge Sullivan was the first democrat ever elected chief justice of the supreme court of Ne braska. He served six years, two as chief justice and twice after wards refused appointments to that tribunal, once as chief justice. He was first elected to the bench in 1S97. Judge Sullivan came to Omaha in 1909 after Governor Sheldon had tendered him a place on the su preme bench when the number of judges was increased to seven. He served one day. reconsidered his decision, resigned and took up pri vate practice. Of late years he was senior member of a firm of Sul livan, Wright and Thummel. In several important cases, Judge Sullivan after leaving the bench aided state legal authorities in prose cutions, famous among them the grain trust cases, when he aided Norris Brown, then attorney general and the cases against the Union Pacific for alleged violation of the anti- pass law. Born in McIIenry county, Illinois, in 1S56, Judge Sullivan came to Ne braska as a young lawyer and located at Columbus. In IS S 4 he was elected cQ attorney. ' served legislature and on the district bench. The Sullivan residence in Omaha was still maintained at the time of Judge Sullivan's death. Judge Sullivan served for six i years as district judge while he i resided at Columbus, and later for . six years on the supreme bench when there were but three judges. For i two years he was chief justice. He stood high in the estimation of the bar of the state as a jurist, and his , , , , often pointe(1 to by lawyers as models of conciseness. Judge Sullivan, although rated as a democrat, was at one time appoint ed to a place on the supreme court bv Governor George L. Sheldon a republican. He accepted the appoint- ment and was sworn into the office, One day later he resigned, giving as an excuse that his wife did not care to move to Lincoln for a term of office lasting one year only. Judge Dean of Broken Bow , a democrat also, was appointed soon after to fill the vacancy. It is said of Judge Sullivan that although judge of the Fourteenth district at a time when most state officers and court officials carried passes and at a time when passe? "3 iifuieuiues. Judsre Sullivan was a member of the state legislature from Platte was defeated for re-election in 1903 by Judge jonn B. Barnes. HAS A GOOD WORD From Thursday's Daily Gregg McBride, well known bas- ketball critic and probably the best informed writer on this game in the state, has several very kindly words to offer as to the work of the Platts- mouth high school basketball team, Mr. McBride, who writes for the Lin- com star ami umana wonu- iteraici spe3Ke oi me iwai icam as luuuwa. -plattsmouth high exhibited a good two- game'trip last week-end. Coach Fred Rothert's Cass county machine walloped University Place, 16 to 7 on the suburban court and avenged a former defeat by winning a 2C-21 game at North Omaha. The Platts- mouth five features an exceptional high school guard in Captain S. Hatt and a clever forward in Rebal. ' PLACED UNDER PAROLE From Thursday's Daily The settlement of the case against Frank Boetel who was charged with having disposed of a mortgaged car, has been made and the holders of the mortgage satisfied. Mr. Boetel has been paroled by the court under the charge of Henry McMaken and will be released from custody on the charge on which he has been held. RETURNS FROM KANSAS From Friday's Daily Mrs. J. W. Hendricks of near Mur ray, who has been visiting for the past two weeks at Corning, Kansas, returned home Wednesday from a very pleasant stay in that locality where she was visiting at the home of her brother, W. V. Chalfant and wife. She reports them as both be-j ing in the best of health and enjoy-) ing life very much in the Kansas home. They have a nice home on a I farm four and a half miles east of! Corning where they have been locat ed for some time and which is one of' the attractive farm homes in that locality. Marriage of Former Resident of This Vicinity i Robert Eugene Lister United in Mar - riage to Miss Loretta Getz at Burbank, California. The announcements have been re ceived here by the friends of the contracting parties of the marriage at Burbank, California, on Sundav, February 14th of Mr. Robert Eugene Lister, former well known Platts mouth young man and Miss Loretta Rose Getz of that city. The wedding was a very quiet one, attended by only a few of the immediate friends and the families of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Lister will make their home in the future at S3G Xo. San Jose avenue, Burbank. The groom i the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Lister, well known residents of this community for a number of years and is also a brother of Mrs. Elmer J. Rummell of Plattsmouth. The groom was in the service of his country in the world war and served in the naval forces of the nation from the declara tion of war until the close of the great world struggle. After the war he returned to Plattsmouth and was employed in the local shops of the Burlington nnti! and the;? de parted for the west coast where he had been stationed in the war times and has since made his home there. being joined by his parents and other members of the family and all making their home there. The bride is one of the charming and popular young ladies of Bur bank where she has made her home for practically her lifetime and where her friends are legion. The many friends here of the young people will join in their well j wishes to the newly weds and ex- tend to them the heartiest wishes for a long and very happy wedded life filled with all the srood thinsrs that they so well deserve SHOWER FOR NEWLY WEDS From Saturday's I aily Last evening the home of Mr. and ' Mrs. Henry Kaufman was the scene I of a very pleasant gathering rtZ young peopl3 tne occasion beiag a miscellaneous j.,vcr given in lienor I of Mr. and Mrs. M ke Duda, re.eiu'y , wedded, and w.-.y.i, event va ne of the greatest pleasure to al: of the member? of he party. i The young people made th- eve- ning one or me -arest enj'iyran-t and with a large number of the mem with a finely staged mock wedding bers in attendance at the most pleas as wen as games or an Kinus tnat served to pass the time most delight fully for all of the members of the pary and it was a late hour when all departed for their homes wishing Mr. and Mrs. Duda many years of Friday, February 26th, the following happiness and joy. ! being selected : Mrs. Thomas Walling, At an appropriate hour a dainty! Mrs. Frank Rebal, Mrs. Ralph John and delicious luncheon was served ;son, Mrs. J. P. Johnson. The alter by Mrs. Kaufman assisted by Mrs. j nates named were Mrs. H. L. Thomas, Duda. j Mrs. Harold Erickson. Mrs. IJ. J. In honor of the occasion the newly Hild and Mrs. Frank Barkus. weds received a large number of j The social features of the after very handsome and attractive gifts noon closed with the serving of dain of all kinds that will be very pleas-;ty refreshments by Mrs. Barkus and ant remembrances of the happy j Mrs. Larson. event. J At one of their early spring month- Those attending the event were: lly meetings the ladies are planning Misses Theresa Donat, Anna Krejci 'to dispense with all business and hold Mary Sedlak, Mary Holy, Viola, Mel- "guest day" witfi each member privi singer, Alice Smetana, Rose Horsack. ! leged to invite an outside eligible. Helen Smetana, Louise Kalacek. The ladies are also planning on the Anna and Dorothy Sedlak, Anna ! issuance of a year book in the near Duda, Catherine and Pauline Grado- ville. Helen, Bessie and Annie Sed lak, Ruth Janda, Alice WOoster, Rose and Julia Janca. Messers Frank Horsack, Louis Sedlak, Frank Sed lacek, Fritz Sedlak, Mikey and Roy Turner, Ronald Helgate, Harry Col- lins, Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tur - ner, Mrs. Bertha Marco, Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Duda RERNESE HORN IMPROVING From Friday's Daily The reports from the St. Cath erine's hospital in Omaha state that Miss Bernese Horn, daughter of Mr. and: Mrs. P. A. Horn of this citj-. who was operated on there a few ( have been married nine years and this days ago for a severe case of append-i ! is their first child so naturally she citis, is now showing improvement received a very cordial welcome. Mrs. and her condition is the very best Busche was formerly Miss Ida For that could be expected under the noff, one of the popular young ladies circumstances. Mr. Horn was at of this county. Louisville Courier. Omaha today to spend a few hours j with the daughter. j Newspaper advertising pays ! Central P-T Association Has Meeting Over 100 of the Parents Gather at the Program That Was Full of Interest and Pleasure. From Friday's Daily ' The Parent-Teachers association of the Central building of the city ! school met last evening at the ! school building to enjoy the obser ! vance of the Founders d;iy and to take part in the event there were , present over 10U of the parents and pupils. The officers and committee of the association had arranged a very m- eresting program that most fiittingly observed the day and. was one that , brought out a great deal of display of real talent on the part of a largo !nurabf r of the bo's an(1 sirls that The drum and piano duet by Catherine and Wallace Terryberry was one that attracted the attention 'of all of the members of the party ' as the very youthful years of the ' little folks made their offering es- peciallly clever. Miss Helen Virginia Price also ! gave a very pleasing reading that t tt i i a a . e reneciefl lne ereacesi oi creuu upon this talented little lady. The Central building boys with their harmonious orchestra proved a rather unusual and interesting feature of the evening program and one that everyone in the large audi ence appreciated to the utmost. The grace of the old time minuet was given very artistically by Helen Jane West and Bertha Hennessey and which demonstrated the ability of the little ladies. The fifth grade pupils offered a two part song that was well given and enjoyed by all of the members of the large audience. A phort history of the Parent Teachers association was given and short tributes to the founder of this organization. Miss Irma Pitman, who has been heard st different times in the pro grams given at entertainments here favored the members of the party with a pleasing piano number. The members of the P-T were given a very interesting address on the work of the organization in the state and nation by Mrs. Eva Morse of Omaha and which served to give the members of the association a much clearer insight into the work of the organization. The picture given to the room wun ine larst-M uumuei ui pdiruw in attendance was won by the room of Miss Alice Waters, The evening was closed by the serving of refreshments which the I mothers of the third grade pupils served most delightfully. The committee in charge are very aDDreciative of the work of Mrs. G. I O. Dovey in arranging the program land to all those who took part in the program. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY. T., m ,,. niiv . . . ",t ' i,,5qo a T.rinn Anviiiarv tv gt deli htfull y entertained by Mrs. ir toi,., r t-o r i a ii a ua i a us ai int.- nwinc vi. i o. L G Larson on west Marble street ant gathering. The ladies at the meeting yester day held their election of delegates to the district convention of the order which will be held at Lincoln on future. ARRIVAL OF DAUGHTER GLADDENS HAPPY HOME Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Busche are heine showered with congratulations ;upon tne arrival of a sweet little j daughter at their home on Monday evening, February 15, 1926. Col. Busche is stepping very high since the interesting event and he reports that the little girl is a beauty, but that she does not resemble him as much as she does her moter. Mrs. Jennie Whalen, nurse, and an old time friend of the family, is tak ing care of the little newcomer and the mother. Mr. and Mrs. Busche RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL I From Saturday's Daily j This afternoon Miss Sarah Baird returned home from the Clarkson hos pital in Omaha, where she has been for the past ten days recovering from the effects of her recent operation for appendicitis. The patient has had a very rapid recovery from her attack and operation and is feeling in the very best of shape and is now well on the highway to recovery. It is very pleasing to the friends to l-arn that she is able to he home and they are trusting that she may soon be able to resume her usual ac tivity. Womans Club Has a Pleasant Time Last Nite Mrs. Allen J. Beeson Hostess at the Session of the Club Last Even- Very Good Program Fi n Saturday's Dally ', ::e Plattsmouth Woman's club en joyed an exceptionally pleasant meet ing last evening at the home of Mrs. A'len J. Beeson, president of the ciub. iii tiie Coronatlo apartments. The early portion of the evening was taken up with choral work un der the direction of Mrs. K. H. Wes cott with Mrs. R. B. Fclton assisting at the piano and was enjoyed by a large number of the ladies. After the business meeting had been disposed of by the ladies a very interesting program was given, Mrs. Thelma Nelson giving one of her de lightful vocal numbers, the accom paniment being played by Miss Leona Hudson. Miss Esther Delzell of the city schools gave a very interesting talk on "Mary Washington," in which she covered the life of the mother of the first piesident and many interesting incidents of the life in the colonial days and the early development of the new nation. Mrs. A. F. Harrington of Omaha, who was to( have been with the ladies was unable to be present and sent a very able paper on the "Drama in the Club," which was given by Mrs. Wil liam Woolcott and proved a very fit ting close of the drama week that the ladies have been observing here. The ladies also completed the plans for the holding of an art exhibition in the parlors of the First Methodist church on Thursday afternoon, Feb ruary 25th and to which there is planned to have a very large exhibi tion of the Bohemian art and hand icraft work as well as speciments of the work of local artists in oil, water nd china painting. It is hoped to have a number of the pieces of work of the Nebraska artists on exhibi tion at this time. At the close of the evening dainty refreshments were served by the hos tess who was assisted by Mrs. M. E. Brantner, Mrs. G. W. Goodman and Mrs. R. B. Felton. Nat Goldstein, formerly boss of the republican party in St. Louis, has joined his companions in the Federal penitentiary, who were all former office-holders in St. Louis, and were connected with Jack Daniel's whiskey conspiracy case. KjO'Operation I The American people, accord ing to recent figures, added one billion dollars to their Savings deposits in the latter half of the year 1925. Join the conquering army of savers NOW by opening a Sav ings Account at this solidly es tablished bank. B B IE 5 SEE it-- fl. it tr. II The Fi rst national Ban k THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT MOAH PLATTSMOUTH ililliillhlilitiiliiilliillliilUilliHijilwlULlliiiltUUiiUli.tliiiaiil Vintersteen Hill P-T Ass'n Has Meeting Pleasant Social Time Marks the Ob servance of Founders Day by This Live Chapter. From Friday's Dnilv In the nation wide observance of Founders day of the Parent-Tear h cts association, the Winter.vte-n Hill district of the association here hn had a very fitting observance f th event and one that afforded the greatest interest to all of the mem bers of the district who gathered at the school building on Wednesday evening to enjoy the delightful event evening to enjoy the delightful event. Th committee in charge of the event had arranged a very pleasant treat in the program of the evening and was one that offered pleasing musical numbers and solid able dis cussion of the problems of the teacher and the parents. Miss Rachael Baldwin, one of tho talented young ladies of that por tion of the city, gave a very delight ful piano solo that proved most artistic in its rendition. Miss Matilda Olson also entertain ed the audience with a very cleverly given vocal selection and was later heard with her brother. Roy Olson in a whistling duet that reflected thje greatest credit on the young people. Mrs. Clara Upp served a the accompanist for the numbers. Superintendent G. E.. DeWolf of the city schools also gave a very interesting address on "Founders Day" covering a part of the worlt of the Parent-Teachers association and its growth over the nation until the present time when it was one of the largest organizations in the United States and aiding in the ad vancing of the cause of education over the nation. Miss Pearl Guilliott, one of the teachers of the Wintersteen hill school also gave a pleasing whistl ing solo. Not the least of the pleasant fea tures of the evening was the piano and harp duet by Rachael and Walie r Baldwin, two of the young people who showed a great deal of skill In their work. The refreshments at the close car ried out the idea of the birthday of the P-T-A by a large and attractive birthday cake. RECEIVE PLEASANT REC OGNITION OF ABILITY From Snturday's Daily The Misses Leone and Verla Beck er, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Becker, of this city, who have for the past year been engaged in teaching in the Fremont High school, have re ceived a very pleasant recognition of their work this season. The board of education of Fremont has re-elected both of these efficient teachers and at a very pleasing increase in salary that comes as an appreciation of their excellent services. Both of the ladies are graduates of Plattsmouth high school and the University of Nebras ka and this has been the first year of teaching for Miss Verla who was one of the high ranking graduates of the University of Nebraska the past year. m -3 3! I; i 3( 3' 1! PTTT mmatemnmaiuammitimmaMmmmmmwmmw- w i