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PXATTSMOTTTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBjm MOSbAY, AUGUST 16, 1926. PAGE EIGHT "Sophronia's-Wedding" A Three Act Comedy presented by the Busy Bee Band of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH at the Public Library Auditorium Thursday and Friday - -August ISth & 20th Curtain 8:00 P. M. ADMISSION Children Under 15 15c. Adults 35c Proceeds Go to Christian Church Loan. Your Support appreciated! LOCAL-NEWS Dr. Heineman. JJentist, Hotel Main Bldg., Phone 527. Dr. H. C. Leopold, Osteopathic! Physician and Surgeon, Phone 208. j Vr. rn Thtir?t!ay I'ai'.y ! Frank Hawkswcrth of Denver and ; Fred Hawkeworth of Detroit, are here for a visit at the home of their mother. Mr?. D. Hawksworth and with their sister, Mrs. Mary Cook. George ar.d Henry Vogel, of near Manley, and Henry Hcil, Jr., of the same locality, were here today for a few hours visiting with friends and looking after some matters of busi ness. Charles Warner and wife and Wal lace Warner and wife and little son, departed today by auto for Colorado where they will enjoy an outing in the mountain country and at Denver with the Will Warga family for a fhort time. Mrs. Belle Stoner departed this morning for Sutton, Nebhaska, where she will spend a short time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stoner, Sr., caring for the home and : the members of the family while; Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are absent in I Oklahoma. From Friday's Daily Hugh Cecil, wife and family of St. Paul, Nebraska, are here enjoying a visit with relatives and friend3 on their vacation. Reece Hastin of the Bank of Com merce of Iouisville, was here today for a few hours attending to some matters of business. Mrs. Allie Mei-singer was among those going to Omaha this morning and was accompanied by Miss Ethel Born, who will spend the day with friends in that city. Edward McHugh of Falls City and Mrs. Thomas Walling and son, Ed mund, of Omaha, were here yester day visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Walling. Jerry McHugh. Jr., of Murodck, was here yesterday for a few hours in company with his uncle, Ed Mc Hugh of Falls City and visiting at the Robert Walling home. John Wichman, wife and daughter. Miss Clara, who have been visiting for some time at Brainard, Minnesota, with the brother of Mr. Wichman, Detlef Wichman. and family, returned this morning from their outing. From Saturday's Deny Miss Betty Phillips, of Corning, Iowa, who has been here visiting with friends for the past few days, has returned to her home. George and Lee Nickels of Murray were here today for a few hours -A FEW MORE -Bargain Wednesday Specials!- Women's Strap Pumps Splendid patterns in Kid, Pat ent and Satin. Low, medium ad high heels. $4 to $7 values. All sizes, but not in every style. Bargain Wednesday price 32.95 pair Misses 1 -Strap Slippers Just 36 pairs in brown, black and patent. Sizes 84 to 1. Bargain Wednesday price $1.25 pair Fetzer Shoe Company The Home of Good Shoes attending to some mattesr of busi ness and visiting with friends. Mrs. B. J. Halstead came down yesterday afternoon from Omaha to spend a short time in this city with friends and look after some matters of business. Mrs. George Hagerman of Lincoln who has been here visiting at the home of Mrs. H. A. Wright and Mrs. Minnie Parker, departed this morn ing fro her home. Frank Finkle, one of the well known residents of Union and a vet eran employe of the Missouri Pacific on their lines out of that city, was here yesterday for a few hours attend ing to some matters of business at the court house. Mrs. R. F. Burton and son, Oliver, departed this morning for Brunswick, Nebraska, where they will spend a short time at the home of Mrs. Bur ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Weaver and will be accompanied back home by Weaver Burton, who ha3 been spending the summer at Brunswick. Bargain Wed nesday Coming on August 18th Advertising Matter Now Being Pre pared for Use of the Public in Lining Up Bargains. From Thursday's Daily The advertising matter for the big Bargain Wednesday offerings of the Plattsmouth merchants is now being prepared by the local business men and will be in the hands of the buying public in the next few days, announcing the specials that they are featuring as a few of the many great offerings that will characterize this late summer bargain sale and which will bring the large array of fine staple and fancy articles car ried in the local business houses to the consumer at a great reduction in price that they cannot afford to pass up. The day set for the big day of sppecial price slashing sales is on Wednesday, August 18th and which date will be one when the people of Cass countw can find that the pur chasing value of their dollar has been trebeled in the stores of the city of Plattsmouth. This is one of the opportunities that the careful shopper, man or woman cannot afford to ignore and which will return them real goods at the lowest prices that can be found anywhere in the United States. Blank books at the Journal office. Here's Another Bargain Another lot of Children's Slip pers in patent and kid leathers. Sizes 3 to 7i2. Shoes that can not be manufactured at our Bargain day selling price. 95c pair Men's Oxfords at $3.35 About 96 pair. Broken lots md discontinued lines brown 5r black. Unusual values at $3.35 pair How Cass County Voted at Primary Election Tuesday Unofficial Vote of the County Com pleted Today Show Interesting Sidelights on Primary. From Thursday's Dally The following Is the unofficial re turns for Cass county at the election on Tuesday with all precincts now in and the total vote tabulated at the office of the county clerk. No Pro pressive or Lafollette - Independent tickets were reported. Republican For Governor Adam McMullen, Beatrice 1,414 Fred G. Johnson, Hastings 542 Robert G. Ross, Lexington 162 Lieutenant Governor Geo. A. Williams, Fairmont 970 B. F. Thomas. Omaha 634 Walter C. Rundin, Mitchell 305 Secretary of State Frank Marsh, Norfolk 635 C. H. Gustafson, Lincoln 54 8 John E. Wilson, Broken Bow 360 William M. Widener, Lincoln 306 John Lyon, Sweetwater 96 C. S. Page, Harrisburg 64 Auditor Public Accounts Howard Crandall. Lexington 576 L. B. Johnson, Omaha 431 Wm. H. Osborne, Lincoln 383 J. C. Lee, Hastings 304 Henry Pickett," Ohiaha 225 Comsr. Pub. Lands, Bldgs. Dan Swanson. Lincoln 1,655 State Treasurer W. M. Stebbins. Gothenburg 717 D. J. Robinson, Omaha 641 A. D. Linch. St. Francis 597 Attorney General O. S. Spillman. Pierce '. 1,406 John Macfarland, Omaha 538 Railway Commissioner John H. Miller. Lincoln 978 Thome A. Browne, Lincoln 864 Congressman 1st District Geo. W. Marsh, Lincoln. 618 Frank P. Corrick, Lincoln 585 Fred C. Marshall. Bethany 381 George J. Thomas, Lincoln 368 State Senator 2nd Dist W. W. Metz (Written In) 124 Representative 6th Dist. Troy L. Davis, Weeping Vaterl,151 J. A. Gardner, Eagle 556 Carl D. Ganz, Alvo 423 County Clerk Geo. R. Sayles, Plattsmouth 1,896 Register of Deeds Jessie Robertson, Plattsmouthl,173 Edna D. Shannon. Plattsmouth-1,022 County Treasurer John E. Turner, Elmwood 1,363 P. A. Jacobson, Louisville 672 County Sheriff Bert Reed, Weeping Water.,., 889 E. P. Stewart, Plattsmouth 710 J. F. Wolff. Plattsmouth 387 H. M. Burdick. Plattsmouth 230 Wm. Henrichsen, Plattsmouth- 88 County Attorney W. G. Kieck, Plattsmouth 1,868 County Surveyor Fred Patterson (Written In) 55 Commissioner 2nd Dist. C. F. Harris. Union 4 63 Commissioner 3rd Dist. John McKay (Written In) 65 Clerk of Dist. Court (To Fill Vacancy) Golda Noble Beal, Plattsmouthl,973 Democratic For Governor Charles W. Bryan, Lincoln Lieutenant Governor Frank A. Dutton, Beatrice J. H. Grosvenor. Aurora Will Brookley, Edgar William M. Peebler, Nelson Secretary of State Charles W. Pool. Lincoln Auditor Public Accounts John P. Begley, Omaha Wm. H. Smith, Seward Fred A. Hefflinger, Omaha Rudolph Brazda. WTest Point Comsr. Pub. Lands, Bldgs. Christ Anderson, Bristow State' Treasurer Philip L. Hall. ' Greenwood Earl Conner, Redington Attorney General Howard Saxton, Omaha William B. Price. Lincoln A. R. Oleson, Wisner 951 '401 205 . 136 111 868 398 308 110 79 783 736 146 430 209 131 107 715 837 838 794 805 809 808 523 226 185 61 41 155 220 Dale P. Stough, Lincoln Railway Commissioner Floyd L. Bollen, Friend Congressman 1st District John H. Morehead, Falls City State Senator 2nd Dist. W. B. Banning. Union Representative 6th Dist. Earl Towle. Weeping Water County Clerk Harrison L. Gayer. Plattsmouth Register of Deeds Minnie Klinger, Plattsmouth County Treasurer Mia U. Gering, Plattsmouth County Sheriff A. R. Johnson, Plattsmouth Louis Keil. Plattsmouth ! E. H. Meisinger, Plattsmouth County Attorney J. A. Cap well (Written In) County Surveyor iFred Patterson (Written In) Commissioner 2nd Dist. Andrew Schllefert, Wabash Commissioner 3rd Dist. Fred H. Gorder, Weeping Water Non-Political Chief Justice '.Andrew M. Morrissey, Lincoln. 1,100 Charles A. Goes, Omaha 940 John O. Yelser, Omaha 515 Lee'Basye, Lincoln.. 328 i j-. -gtg Superintendent Charles W. Taylor, Lincoln 1.124 John M. Matzen, Fremont 1,115. .Clayton L. Westcott, Deshler 339 Farm Loans made at lowest obtain able rates. We have a few good Farms near Platts month listed with us worth the money. Call us or See us about the above. T. H. Pollock Plattsmouth, Neb. Herbert L. Cuching. Ord 237 County Superintendent Alpha C. Peterson. Plattsmouth-2,371 Verna Fossler (Written In) 311 BURKHART GOING GOOD Harry Burkhart, well known Ham- hnrir 11a hall nlovor nnrl whn IflRt season was one of the hurlers for the! Plattsmouth team, was featured in the game Wednesday at Shenandoah, Iowa, when he pitched for the Ne braska City team against the Mt Arbors of Shenandoah. The Mt. Ar bors were the victors 9 to 4 but the playing of Burkhart featured the game, his home run in the seventh inning with the bases full, saving the Nebraskans from a shut out at the hands of the Mt. Arbors. "Chin was nicked for eleven hits by the sluggers of Shenandoah, while the Ne braska City team secured nine smacks off McKee. The damage to Nebraska City was in the fifth inning when five hits and an error allowed five runs to be secured by Shenandoah and which won the game for them. In pitching Burkhart struck out ten men while MeKee also whiffed ten, McKee walkflcd two and Burkhart one. Burkhart also was credited with two hits with four trips to the plate. CALL FOR REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION The republican county convention is hereby called to meet at the Court House in the City of Plattsmouth at 2 o'clock p. m. on Thursday, August 26, 1926, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the state convention to be held at Lincoln on Thursday, Sep tember 2, at 12 o'clock noon, and for the transaction ot such other business as may properly comcbefore ihe con vention. ' " i - It is recommended that no proxies be allowed and that the delegates present cast the ful vote of the dele gation. C. E. NOYES, Chairman. O'BRIEN, Secretary. W. J. al4-ltdltw BUS HAS WRECK . The interstate bus that travels be. tween Omaha and Kansas City, had a wreck last evening some six miles out of Nebraska - City that resulted in the serious damage of the car that collided with the bus and the bus itself, altho fortunately there was none of the passengers injured in the accident. An automobile was passing on the highway at the same time as the bus nd in doing so struck the side of the bus and tore off the running board of the bus and also damaged the two front wheels of the auto to a greater or less extent. Phone us the news. "Have you token every pre caution against the spread of contagion asked the doafor, visiting the colored iuah have, doctor," ehortued the family. 'We've tought a sanitary cup and toe drink from it" , against the spread of fire bat don't stop there. Get sound insurance pro tection from this agency 7 of the Hartford Fire Isjus- .Searl S. Davis Farm Loans. Investments Insurance : : Real Estate: i SOUTH BEND 4 Ashland Gazette 4" Phillip Kline was an Omaha pas senger Monday. John Jones spent Sunday with Crawford Bushnell. Harry Long was an Omaha visitor Monday and Tuesday. Henry Stander was a business visitor in Omaha Friday. Arthus Pershing spent Sunday aft. ernoon with Clinton Jones. Walter Towle spent the week end at his home in South Bend. Gertrude Reinke spent Sunday with her cousin, Elsie Kupke. I Miss Marie Peters spent Thursday night with Miss Bertha Reinke. J Miss Mildred Jones spent Thurs day with Mrs. Glenn Armstrong. Mr. and Mjrs. Herman Roeber spent Sunday at the L. J. Roeber home. Mrs. Harry Rahn, of La Platte,; spent the week end at the W. P. Sawyer home. i Mr. and Mrs. Jess Stewart of Thurman, la., spend Sunday with( Mrs. Arch Towle. Mr. Emil Sturzenegger left Tues-j day for Canada, where he will look , after his land interests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ross and. daughter, Jean, spent Sunday at the Jim Alloway home in Louisville. Miss Rena Phillips, of Fremont, and Miss Ila Keller spent from Sun- day until Wednesday at the Geo. Bornman home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heil and son and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beck meyer were dinner guesis Sunday at the Julius Reinke home. Fred Weaver son, Judd and grand son, Kenneth Lackey, drove to Mar quette, Nebr., Sunday to visit Mr. Weaver's brother, Jess, and family. Mr. and Mrs. S. Sweasey, of Mil ford, Nebr., visited for a few days last week with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carn icle. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weichel and family were Sunday afternoon call ers at the W. A. Jones home. They had camped over night down at the river. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown left Sunday for an overland trip to Dead wood. S. D. Francis Brown is carry ing the mail during his father's ab sence. Mr. and Mrs. Veryl Livers enter tained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Art Snyder and daughter, Irell of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zamzaw of near Ashland, spent Thursday aft ernoon iwth Mrs. Zamzaw's sister, and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Tinun, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Venice Pierce and family of Liberty, Nebr., spent Sun day at the home of Mrs. Pierce's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum. Mrs. Willis Richards spent last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Ms. W. P. Sawyer. She left Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. Blanche Homan, of Easton, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stander and sons, Harry and Dale, spend Sunday afternoon at ' the Henry Stander home. Herbert Stander accompanied them home to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman and sons enjoyed a picnic dinner with a number of their friends at the Rifle Range Sunday given in honor of Mrs. May Montgomery, of Glasgow, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Brien went to the fisheries Monday afternoon to picnic with Dr. Andrew Stewart and party of Cedar Bluffs. Mr. Stew art and Mr. O'Brien were school mates. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Mooney left Friday for a short vacation. Their first stop will be Denver, where they will visit several interesting places. Also visit Mrs. Mooney's cousins, Dr. Theodore Stander and Mrs. Os car Lowe and Mr. Lowe. Mrs. Frank Ross and children drove to Lincoln Friday where they4 were joined by relatives and ate din ner in Antelope Park in honor of Miss Isabelle, who was 11 years old that day. Miss Isabelle and brother, Jack, remained in Lincoln to visit a week with relatives. This community was again called upon to lay to rest one of its highly respected and well loved citizens when Mrs. Ed Copsey answered the death summons about 7:30 Saturday morning, August 7th, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hard ing, in South Omaha.. Among those attending the fun eral or Mrs. Hid. uopsey in juia.ux Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin( Baum, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dill, Mr. : and Mrs. John Timm, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. Jordan, Mr. George Thimgan, Mrs. Wm. Kitrell, Mrs. Ross Davis, Mrs. Tyler Munn and daughter, Mrs. Walter Towle, Mrs. Jacob Carnicle, Mrs. Homer Carnicle, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Clyde Haswell, Mrs. Mary Neu- man, Mrs. Vyrle Livers. Mrs. . i.i Graham, M;is3 Leulla Sawyer, Mr. Harry Long, Mr. Wilby Cox all of South Bend and vicinity and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson, of Fair bury. Her death was the result of com plications of diseases, heart failure being the direct cause of her death. She had been confined to her bed the greater part of the time the past few months bearing her suffering very patiently, always hoping that the tide would turn in her favor, but all that medical skill and loving hands could do was done but could not restore her health. hTe heart felt sympathy of the community goes out to . those who are left to mourn. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p. m., August 9th, at the Larken funeral home in South Oma ha, and interment was in the Fair view cemetery near Richfield. An obituary will appear in next week's Gazette. I MOST Every Well Dressed Man WEARS A BELT! It's now an integral part of your wardrobe. A well fitting, sell selected belt adds to the. . sum total of your appearance. Hickok Belts are kings in belt land. We are distributors in Cass County. Prices $1 to $3; Others 15c to 95c C. E. Wescott's Sons 'See It Before MAHLEY NEWS ITEMS r I,,I,"I2,I,I,"I,I",II',II,I" J""I"IJ 2 Wm. Shumaker, of Union, was looking after some business matters in "Manley on Thursday of last week. Elmer Pearson and the family were visiting in Plattsmouth on last Sunday, driving over in their auto for the afternoon. Mrs. Peter Vogler is reported as being quite ill at this time, having suffered what is feared as a very light stroke of paralysis. George Vogler was a visitor in Plattsmouth on last Thursday, he having some business matters to look after at the court house. August Krecklow was putting a roof on the porch over the north door at his residence on last Thursday, thus making the house the better. Clyde Jenkins and the family are visiting for the present at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crew, of Polk, where they will be for a month. Teddy Harms was accompanied by Mrs. Harms in visiting in Omaha last Thursday, where they drove in their car, and was looking after some busi-( ness for the day. Last Tuesday night during the rain which came, the lightning play ed a prank when it struck the Kelly elevator, knocking a small piece of wood from the roof. M. L. Williams, representing the Charles Dietrich Oil company, of Louisville, was in Manley on last Thursday, delivering oils and gas to their customers here. Miss Carrie Schaefer was spending last week with her sister, Mrs. Ed ward Pankonin, south of Weeping Water. She was also attending the Chautauqua, while there. James O'Leary was a visitor In Om aha on last Friday, driving over in the new car which he has just had made like new by the eminent auto mechanic, Jim Ethrige. who surely knows his business in this line, and has a business which attests the fact. "Word received from R. Bergman and family, who are visiting in the east, is to the effect that they are enjoying their stay there very much and are expected to be home this week end and ready for the taking up of the business this morning at the old stand. Fred Flaischman and the family were on last Sunday enjoying a visit at the home of Henry Taylor and wife, parents of Mrs. Flaischman, where all enjoyed a visit also with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Taylor, of Kansas City, Mr. Taylor being a bro ther of Mrs. Flaischman. Celebrates 80th Birthday On August 14th. 1846. Miss Dora rnn?pia wan horn at Breslau. Ger many, and grew to womanhood in that place, where she received her education. At the age of nearly 30, she was united in marriage to Fred piaiorhman. thev denartine for Amer ica shortly following the marriage. After residing in Milwaukee for two years, they came to Plattsmouth to live, but after a short time there, re moved to near Manley. making this their home. They resided for a short NEW LOCATION We Have Moved Our Garage to the BRANN BUILDING ; With Free Air, Electric Auto Service (Specialist on Generators, Starters and Ignition), Battery Charger and Better Equipment of all kinds at our disposal in the new location We are Here for Your Service See the new Star car on our floor. Ask for a demonstra tion. We will gladly show you this 1926 W061, Car. Manley Service Garage Weeping Water Phone 2902 . Jim Ethrige ' Manley, Nebr. Two used cars taken In on sale ot new Star cars for sale or trade. . . . T". . You Buy It!" time near Eagle, but have been resi dents of the central ;part of the county for nearly half a century. They purchased a farm here, which lay oun both eides of the railroad, but in 1874 the husband, Fred Flaischman, died, and as the child ren were young and there was much incumbrance on the land, it was al lowed to revert to the former owner. Mrs. Flaischman has resided in Man ley ever since, loved and respected by all who know her. In testimony of the excellence of her character, the birthday of this octogenarian, which fell on last Saturday was most prop erly celebrated at her home by her children, relatives and friends on Sunday, they bringing with them well laden baskets of the choicest edibles and with the friends had a most delightful time in the. celebra tion marking the passing of the 80th birthday of this excellent woman. In all there were about sixty pres ent to honor Mrs. Flaischman, who has done her full share to help make Nebraska one of the greatest states in the greatest nation in the world. Had an Excellent Game The ball game which was played on last Sunday between the Manley team and the league leaders from Greenwood, was a very tightly con tested affair and was much enjoyed jby all who were privileged to witness !it. There were many good plays on both sides, and when the smoke of battle had cleared away, victory was found resting safely on the Green j wood banner, although it was not a .very decisive defeat at that, Green wood having but one run to their credit, while Manley had none. SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE f V Team Standings .J. I-K-M-M-fr P W L Pet. .14 12 2 857 .8 6 2 750 .10 6 4 600 .954 556 .7 2 5 286 Unadilla Alvo Elmwood Murdock Palmyra Avoca 8 2 6 250 (Eagle 8 2 6 250 H-M-M"!"M-!'f Cass Co. League A. Team Standings fr t-l-M-I-l-I-H-I 'I' 1 1 !!: 4- p w L Pet. Greenwood 12 11". 1 917 Cedar Creek 12 7 5 583- Nehawka 12 5 7 417 Manley 13 5 8 385 Louisville 11 4 7 364 Eagle 12 4 8 333 FARM FOB SALE The Dovey section. Will sell In one piece or will divide to suit purchaser. See or write O. H. ALLEN, Omaha, Nebr. 2220 Howard Street. Lose anything? Advertise for it! r