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PXGE TT70 FLAITSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOJTRNAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927. .1 Alvo Department Charles Jordan was looking after some business matters at Greenwood on Wednesday of last week. Louis Parish of Elmwood was lookize after some business matters in Alvo on last Wednesday afternoon Henry S. Ough was a visitor with his daughters in Lincoln during the early portion of last week for a few days. Uncle Dan Skinner who has been !haking his home at Chappell was a visitor with friends around Alvo for last week. The high school teams of the Alvo school were playing with the teams at Palmyra a report will appear else where on the game. During the time when It. M. Coat man was at the funeral on last Tues day Mr. Elmer Kosenow was look ing after the hardware store. John U. Skinner of the Coatman Skinner truck line was in Omaha or Tuesday of last week with a pick-up load of stock for the farmers about Alvo. Mrs. C. II. Kirkpatrick was a visi tor with friends and relatives at Uni versity Place from Sunday until Tuesday, returning home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Cleo Sc.beaffer vas a visitor with relative and friends in Lincoln- during the afternoon of Wednesday February 9th, 1927. The Ladies Aid society of the Methndist church met with Mrs. A. J. Bropst, where theylouked after i . . hpni of ontiiA wra business matters of the society !.. . 0 choo raiara frnTn Mesa at a cost-of $1000,000. I wish I had the time to tell you about that temple for In my estimation it ranks high with the Mormon temple at Salt Lake City or the great Catholic cathedral at Montreal, Canada. During the remainder of the after noon we drove thru the valley not ing the following points of interest: Cotton pickers at work in the fields; cotton gins in the process of separat ing the seeds from raw cotton; great alfalfa fields on which thousands of the and following which, the social side the hmg tQ the north of here ship was given an inning and all enjoyed ir sh here b tne thousands to themselves most pleasantly for the fl and cared f durl th win. afternoon. Mrs. Bropst entertained ' . fliJn . the ladies most pleasantly, and serv ed a most enjoyable luncheon at the close of the busy afternoon. Mr. W. J. Althouse believing in the best of equipment of the farm, made purchase of the Coatman Hard- ttare V. V i Vtw'ed on the same ground in the course rose cream separator, or in other i , words a Primrose separator equipped j titciiKaiij . m x l o an mv- ter. We also saw fields of lettuce which will soon be ready for the east ern markets and many fields where the lettuce has been harvested and the sheep are now grazing upon the, remains or the early melon crop has been planted. Several crops are rais- of a year here All of these fertile fields were at one time covered with desert plants worK o bepaiaiiut; iu "" "J- such as sage brush and cacti, but by the milk and from the list of work - tUa inT. OOT, converted into rich farming or fruit growing districts. We stopped at the village of Chand ler and visited the famous St. Marcus hotel. This is the millionaires' hotel. i, r - i. Rooms rent for $50 per day and the Farewell for Members 'cottages rent for $400 or $500 per Thursday afternoon the members month. We took a walk thru the of the Victory Sunday school class beautiful flower gardens about the cottages. Many of the northern birds are on the iarm ana inus aoing away with much of the work of the caring for the milk and cream. Mr. Alt- house is well pleased with the new arrangement. met at the home of Mrs. Chenoweth to tender Mrs. Menscheau and Mrs. Williams, two of the most faithful here noWf just stopping a few weeks is ' Here V for over last week enfl returning members, a farewell party. Guessing with wh- vou in Nebraska thaw V.Amn rv f ho hncmiico rr trta hDo-in. I - i " " contests ana games proviaeu me mam out There Is one thing and only home for the business of the begin ning of the week. John B. Skinner was making the rough places smoother on the high ways leading out of Alvo on last Wednesday and was doing an excel lent service at that. Martin J. Nickel was in attend ance at the hog sale of Charles Mor rcll near Palmyra where the pork rrs sold on the average for $6 4 and the tops going at $139. Simon Rehmeyer and the family were visiting last Sunday' at Omaha where they were guests of relatives and in the afternoon were at the home of relatives in Weeping Water. Paul Coatman was fcr about a week a visitor in the western por tion of the state where he was the guest of his brother, Geo. Coatman who it at this time located at Scotts bluff. Last Siturdny Verne Fifer, Soren Peterson and Carl Lewis were shell ing and marketing their corn,-or the latter two were and the grain for the Verne Fifer estate was being marketed. Happiness came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dewel, when the stock brought a very Cne little girl baby to their home and which is to be their very own. All concerned are doing nicely. A. Dinges has been :ept busier than a hen with one duck, the busi ness has been good and he has been kept jumping from pillar to post all the time. However he 'has no com plaint for he loves to work. H. M. Worley. now making his home at Lincoln but formerly a teacher of the schools in the vicinity of Alvo was visiting with his former scholars and also with the acquain tances which he made while here. On Tuesday of last week W. W. Coatman and family and R. M. Coat man and family were in attendance at the funeral of Wedell Coatman who was killed in the wreck at Oma ha on Saturday of week before last. The basketball game which was played at Greenwood by that team a? it is recorded in the Greenwood page will be touched but lightly by th writer in this department. They played, and the results were Green wood the victor. The Pythian Sisters held a show er for Mrs. Glen Foreman at which they supplied her with many needed diversion of the afternoon. Dainty refreshments were served by a com mittee to the twenty guests. All departed wishing these ladies haDDiness and prosperity in their one that makes me homesick and that is the merry notes of the meadow lark as we drive about the country, j To the casual visitor, the entire, valley seems to be as level as a floor, i new homes, but expressing regret of hllt in rpaiitv it has a eentle slope to their departure from this community. the southwest which greatly aids the Mr. and Mrs. Dan Menscheau will leave Saturday to make their home in eastern Colorado and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams will leave about March 1st for Ceresco, where they will re side on a farm. flow of the irrigation water. The mountains are not covered; with beautiful pines as the Colorado or California mountains are, but I have learned to love them because of' their unusual rock formations, i j You may think this quite a long trip for a woman who is supposed to be ill; it would indeed have been a' long, hard trip for me a month ago! on a stretcher in an ambulance, but! this wonderfully dry air and sun- shine is the very best medicine I have ever found. Lovingly, your daughter. ALTA LINCH. Alvo Girl Tells x Much of Arizona t Alta Iinch Writes to Parents of Trip i She Recently Took Over Part of Salt River Valley. Dear Father and Mother: I shall attempt to give you another chapter of delightful Arizona. This is indeed the winter playground and health resort of America. I am now sitting in the yard without a wrap, Splendid Get-Together with Music, Alvo Parent Teachers Meet and am very comfortable. In the fourj weeks I have been here, there has not been one day when the Arizona sun has failed to smile on us, at least for an hour or. two.,. One hotel proprietor at Tempe, a small village near Phoenix, has ad- Entertainment and Refresh ments is Reported. vertised thus for years: "No sun, no' The regular meeting of the Parent- Teachers' association"was held at the school house in Alvo on Wednesday, : evening:. January 26th, with the o 1 flci T?cnri'o V a Hnmo T5VrTirTri Icr F.ay-'I ADd 7e,Vew S?eef were I and the Manual Training departments ' the days he has been obliged to en tertain his guests free. In my last letter I mentioned that one can drive 400 miles in Salt river valley over paved highways and over sixty miles of paved streets within the city limits of Phoenix. Many of the streets are lined with palms and other tropical trees. There are also orange and grapefruit trees that are now laden with ripe, luscious fruit. There is never enough frost to harm the fruit, so it is left on the trees un til the grower is ready to put it on the market. Yesterday the-Phoenix club in con junction with the real estate dealers of the city took 250 tourists for a motor trip thru Salt River valley. We visited five towns, most of them with- iin a radius of 25 miles of Phoenix. articles for the household and kitch-!Mormon town of Mega gerve(1 a ic en. which was deplete.: when thc-jBic lunch j the k to the tg I ome burned a short time Since and After lunch a photographer took pic at which time all the household ef- tures of their winter guests by states, fects were lost The shower was There was a banner for every state given on last Saturday. and for some foreign countries. The On Wednrsday of this week, dur-j largest delegation was from Illinois, ing the afternoon there wLll be a free : but Nebraska was well represented, show given illustrating power farm-i There were two people from Can ing. All are invited to come and see'ada, one from Alaska and one from the free show and especially are ' the PhilinDfnes. who are farming urged tc We were escorted through the maer- and profit by what will he nificent temnle of the Latter Dav shown. The free show will be given Saints which is now being erected at those come aftery ghsrging Rates! Radio Batteries, . $ .75 Auto Batteries, - - . - 1.00 IT Better get that car in the very best of condition before the busy Spring season. ARTHUR DWOiES Alvo, Nebraska in charge of the program The musical portion of the program comprised a number of selections by the High school orchestra: a violin J trio number by Berenice Reickman, i Christine Linch and Miss Connelly, and a piano solo by Doris Coatman. Marjorie Manners, president of the Oic, the Girls Reserve, gave the code of that organization and explained that the letters of the organization represented Original Idea club. , Mrs. Charles Edwards, a patroness of this; club, responded. "The Care of the School Child" was discussed by Mfs. John Foreman. She gave as essential factors in every school child's life, happiness, obedience, personal hygi ene, regular re3t, abundant fresh air and plenty of pure wholesome food. An original playlet, "The High School Girl's Clothes Line" given by the girls of the Home Economics de-1 ner the Vantages Tnd essentials of !!, cocoa. ur, beans, lard, onions the care of clothing and the planning of a clothing budget. YOU ARE going to miss a lot if you don't try RED CROWN ETHYL gasoline today! It will take you in high up hills that now call for second. It will give you a quicker pick-up in traffic. It will give your gears a rest. It will stop all knocking. It's the combination that does it good old RED CROWN gasoline with ETHYL added. And if your car is full of carbon, so much the better. RED CROWN ETHYL makes the carbon add to ypur power, raising the compression of your motor and thus getting more work out of each gallon of fuel. Today is the day to provg it. Drive to the nearest RED CROWN service station and fill your tank with RED CROWN ETHYL gasoline. It will cost more but it's worth it. To avoid dilution, drain your tank before you fill it with RED CROWN ETHYL gasoline for the first time, and use RED CROWN ETHYL exclusively thereafter. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA A Nebraska Institution 6 1 ITD TURNS CARBON INTO POWER 100 calorie portions of sugar, dried apricots, syrup, cream of wheat, rais potato, cabbage and lettuce were weighed out and offered a very in teresting comparison. The demonstration of the making The Manual Training department chest, lamp, tool chest, milk stools. I X"" T sten ladders etc which were viewed coffee attracted considerable atten fA'i.rltlT ?LV tion. Marguerites were prepared by Willi muuu in LtM cai auu aausioiuuu. I . , . , , , , ... . , t., .iiricinn ar tn iwJ the girls and served with the coffee. Oil Your Harness Now, before the rush of Spring work over . takes you, and while you have time, let us oil your harness. Remember our stock of Hardware is replete with excellent goods in all lines. Call our truck for stock hauling:. Coatman Hardware Co. Alvo, Nebraska. In the clothing division were to be found woolen dresses each of which represented many hours of careful and thoughtful work on the part of each student. Many articles of fancy work showed the . various decorative stitches and added much to the at tractiveness of the exhibit. Posters of hygiene and ventilation, etc., ap pealed to the interest. The major part of the exhibits were devoted to the Food department and there patrons found many in teresting and instructive displays con trasting the reducing and gaining diets which were listed as follows: To Reduce Tomato puree; let tuce; French dressing; steak; graham bread: pineapple; plain wafers To Gain Baed potato; macaroni and cheese; bread; butter; tomato Dreserves: chocolate pudding; cocoa- nut wafers. The balanced diet was well planned and attractively prepared, as fol lows: Breakfast Orange, oatmeal, poached egg on toast, milk. Luncheon Steak, escalloped potatoes, creamed peas, head lettuce with mayonnaise and rice wafers. Dinner Baked potato, maca roni and cheese, tomatoes, head lettuce, whipped jello. Buffet Luncheon In the dining room a buffet lunch eon was spread. The table was at tractive with crystal sticks and yel low candles. The yellow motif was also carried out in the menu, which follows: Salmon Croquettes Potato Salad Graham Bread Sandwiches Tomato Preserves Whipped Cream Asstd. Cakes Coffee. The library was open for inspec tion and there the social committee of the P. T. A. served the two hun dred guests with coffee and nut bread sandwiches. The entire evening was intensely j interesting and instructive and the i instructors and pupils are worthy of much praise for the excellent work that is being accomplished in these departments of the school. GIVES FRIENDS FAREWELL Mrs. L. H. Puis of near Murray, who is soon .to leave the old home there to move to the vicinity of Greeley, Colorado, was given a very pleasant farewell ,by the ladies of the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church at hep home west of Murray, the last of the week. In her membership in the church Mrs. Puis has been a very active worker and her friends are regretting very much that she is to be lost lo them in the next few weeks and lo properly express .their appreciation of HONOR NEWLYWEDS On Thursday evening, at the coun try home of Roy Gregg near Mur ray, a very pleasant social event was held, when Mrs. Gregg entertained at a miscellaneous shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fulton whose marriage took place a short time ago Many beautiful and useful gifts were presented by their many friends, as remembrances of the oc casion. The presents were arranged on a very attractive coaster of blue and white and drawn by little Misses Doris Gregg and Dorthea Smith, was brought into the room and pre sented to the jruests of honor. At a suitable hour a dainty lunch was served to which everyone did ample justice, there being more than sixty (60) guests present. At a late hour the crowd left wishing Mr. und M,rs. Fulton a Jong .and happy wed ded life, and voting Mrs. Oirira n royal entertainer. RED CLOVER SEED I have extra Quality Red Clover seed for sale. Limited quantity. Call early." Virgil Perry, Platts. phone 4012, Murray phone- 1512. Also Plattsmouth phone No. 1. f3-2tw-ld Vihon tho Cylinder Shoots Oil it is a cood sign that new piston rings are needed. But new rings alone will not put back into the motor its old-time power. The remedy for such trouble is to hone the cylinders smooth and then install new rings that will uiyc the proper decree of clear ance. ' This 4s job fox an expert a job you safely entrust to lis. Frady's Garage Phone 58 the service that Mrs. Puis has given the ladies organized the farewell sur prise party. The members of the party arrived at the Puis home In the morning with their well laden baskets of the good things to eat and which em braced everything that could be de sired in the way of dainties for the very delightful dinner that was serv ed at the noon hour and enjoyed to the utmost by .all of the ladies of the party. There were some fifty-seven pres ent to enjoy the occasion and to spend the day with Mr3. Puis. The ladies held a snort business session of their society and the re mainder of the day was devoted to visiting and a general social good time that made the hours pass by speedily and as the hour for the homegoing arrived all of the mem bers of the party joined in express ing to Mrs. Puis their most sincere well wishes for her future happiness in the new home and their regret at her departure. Mr. and Mrs. Puis and family wil' leave Murray about tltirch 1st for Uie new home inhe west. honor of the birthday anniversary of the grandmother. The second of these pleasant events was when Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ruby and daughter, Thelma and Mr. and JMrs. Sterling Amick of Weeping Water came to eat dinner with Grand ma Murray as she is affectionately known and assisting in making the event long to he remembered. All members of the party joined In the wish that Grandma Murray might have many more such pleasant an niversaries in the future. Blank books at the Journal office. r.lorrov's Quality -HATCHERY!- 215 Chicago Avenue, Plattsmouth, Neb. "Try Qualify Chicks -they are Getter!" White & jarred Rock 14 Buff&WKlte Orpington 15 White Wyandottes 15 S. C. Rd. Reds 14 JJirs. iviarina Aiurrty, uue ui iuc ti . o t t i highly esteemed ladies of the county Wnite orown. Leghorn has just passed" her eighty-secona 13 birthday anniversary here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Reed.' Anconas 14 The Reed home was the scene of j . Tl-Un to two very delightful (gatherings in oranma LO J LT?- !L?f Light Breeds assorted for friend and neighbor, "'"""a iu CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY From Saturday's Dally Mrs. Martha Murray, one of the' these from her old Mrs. and neighbor, Mrs. .George Rhoden, to spend the day, Uaw Rroorfc an4 f. with her and renew the ties of old r ' "1 " iwi time acquaintanceship- The two nephews of Mrs. ' Murray, Dr. Velel Morgan and Floyd Morgan with MrB. Floyd Morgan and children and Mrs. GillbaDk of Omaha and Mrs. Ed Schu maker of Plattsmouth, all took din ner with ).he guest of honor and as brilers 11 Terras 25 per cent with order, balance 5 ays before date of shipment. Custom hatching $3.35 per tray. We have a ra. V. 1L11 tuc fcut-oi. i' a. uuuui aim . . - . r . , , . . . , . . . . ' ri-ir rF 1 TCSQA. - I sistecl n seeing mat uie evenc was r"v"7 vu igjjs huu sei every properly observed. One of tUQ feat ures of the dinner was the fine birth day cake baked by Misa Eula Reed in Tuesday. 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