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PAGE SIX PlrATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, MAY 23, 1927. PACIFIC NORTHWEST The American Wonderland Snowcapped peaks, sunny beaches, woods and water, sports of every kind, charm ing cities, excellent hotels and a delightful, summer climate. LOW RATES On the way are magic Yellowstone and magni cent Glacier National Parks. Out there are Rainier National Park, Puget Sound, the Columbia River Highway and a hun dred other vacation attractions. For a little more you can return via California. The Vacation of a Lifetime! Go this summer! And go on the Burlington the convenient route of travel-comfort. R. W. CLEMENT Ticket Agent 311 COMING OUT OF THE MUD University Class Visits Louisville Bus Load from Department of Geo graphy Spend Part of Day in That Vicinity Sightseeing. A liree interurban bus filled with ti,o vrmnf npnnio nf thp ripnnrt nipnt 1 products to market until after the of GeocraDhv of the University of! price has declined, he loses. Nebraska, under the escort of the In the old days when roads were head of the department, E. E. Lackey, 'good only in good weather, the farm- arrived in town last Saturday morn- er could no little satisfactory mar ing on a tour of inspection and study. 1 keting. lie was forced to taKe a They visited the Kahler Potteries, chance on getting hi-s products to the where they were shown the intrica-; buyer on a rising market. cies of flower pot manufacturing.' One decided advantage in good They also visited the quarries and roads is that they encourage the use One of the chief benefits the farm er derives from really good roads is that of being able to move his farm products to market over them, quick ly, cheaply and without inconven ience. The farmer's crops are hi: stock in trade. If he can market them without delay when the price is up. he is the gainer; if, because of bad roads, he is unable to get his other points of interest in this vicin ity. They wished to visit the state fish of motor vehicles by the farmer, ef fecting a saving in time and worry in moving his crops, and in getting hatcheries west of town, but as their : his family to churc h and c hildren to itinerary also included a visit to the school. Weeping Water quarries, they found, Thousands of miles of poor roads a day too short and were obliged to which act as feeders for main high change their plans accordingly. ! ways are being made practical for Louisville is often honored with modern traffic at a minimum of ex- such parties from the university and Donse. bv nrotectinsr the old base with is pleased to know that we have these a waterproof wearing surface. Thus piaces 01 interest to attract so many far ian( l3 made available for use visitors. Louisville Courier. SECRETARY DAVIS IMPROVING From Friday's Daily Secretary W. G. Davis of the cham ber of f-ommerce is showing much iinprovrmnt in the last few days and with his present rate of gaining strength and vitality after his long illness, it is hoped that he may bo able to be out a part of the time at least In the next few day3. Mr. Davis after his operation at the Methodist hospital in Omaha came home and over exerted himself to such an extent that he suffered a relapse .and was compelled to remain confined to the house for a period of severaV weeks. BEEEAN CLASS MEET From Thursday's uany The Berean class of the Christian church met on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mr3. Rollo Whit well in the Beklns building and who were assisted by Mrs. Harry Walters in the entertaining and serving. There was a business meeting held that was filled with a great deal of importance to the members of the class and at the conclusion of this part of the session the hostesses serv ed a very dainty and delicious repast that made the event one of more than usual pleasure. which would otherwise he isolated due to distance from school and mar kets and prohibitive cost of build ing standard types of state highway pavements. The modern tractor and road ma chinery plus the waterproofing qual ities of asphalt are enabling hun dreds of communities to come out of the mud. Good roads are probably next In importance to newspapers in unify ing our people. CASE IS DISMISSED From Friday's Dally In the county court yesterday af ternoon the case of the State of Ne braska vs. Clarence Akeson was brought to trial in which the de fendant was charged with having dis posed of corn alleged to have been mortgaged to the Bank of Manley. The case was dismissed by the plain tiff as the complaint was signed by the representatives of the bank nad the statute of limitations had oper ated on the action and made neces sary the dismissal of the case. FIRST CLASS RESIDENCE Journal Want Ads cost but little, and they sure do get results. I have for f-ale a Strictly Modern f room house, paving to r-lsce, 2 lots. Laundry room included. No hills to climb. A very fine neighborhood Call phone 468. m20-ldlw Legal blanks of all kinds for sale at the Journal office. Mrs. Albert Young Severely Burned by Steam Cooker Explosion of Cooker Last Evening at Home Near Murray Causes Severe Injuries. m From Thursday's Daily Mrs. Albert Young, residing five miles southeast of Murray, was very severely burned about the face and upper portion of the body last even ing, when a steam cooker in which the evening meal was being prepared exploded. The cooker had been in use for several hours and as the evening meal time arrived Mrs. Young had gone to the cooker to remove the contents and being in a hurry to pre pare the meal had neglected to open the vc-nt to allow the steam to escape. unfastening the top of the cooker which had a high pressure of steam behind it and as the lid of the cook er was loosened the steam caused the explosion of the cooker, the lid being hurled to the ceiling of the room and the meat that had been cooking, scat tered over the room as the steam, heated to a burning temperature, rolled out of the cooker and caught Mrs. Young as she was standing close to the exploded cooker. The steam caused intense burns on the left side of the face and the eye was also affected by the hot steam while the burning steam struck the left arm and hand and also the breast of Mrs. Young, making very painful burns that brought on the most in tense suffering. The force of the explosion hurled Mrs. Young away from the stove and as she was falling. Mr. Young ran into the room and was able to catch the injured lady as she fell. As soon as possible after temporary relief had been given the victim of the accident, she was hurried to Plattsmouth by Mr. Young and tak en to the office of Dr. O. C. Hudson. where the burns were dressed and Mrs. Young made as comfortable as possible altho the severe nature of the burns has made her suffering very great. The reports from Mrs. Young this morning were to the effect that she was doing as well as possible under the circumstances. TO ALL HOLDERS OF SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BONDS NOTICE OF REDEMPTION All outstanding Seeond Liberty Loan 4 er cent bonds of 1927-42 (Second 48 ) and all outstanding Second Liberty Loan Converted 4)4 Per cent bonds of 1927-43 HSecond 4's) are called for redemption ob November 15, 1927, pursuant to the terms of their issue. Interest on ail Second 4'a and Second 44's will cease on aid redemption date, November 15. 1927. Holders of Second 4's and Second 4U' will be entitled to have the bonds redeemed and paid at par on November 18. 1927. Sucb holders may, however, in advance of November 16. 1S27. b offered the privilege of exchanging all or part of their bonds for other interest bearing obligations of the United Stares. Holders who desire to avail themselves of the exchange privilege, if and when announced, should request their bank or trust company to notify them when information regarding the exchange offer, lug is received. Further information may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or branch, or from the Commissioner of the Fublia Debt, Treasury Department, Washington. A. W. MELLON. Secretary of the Treasury. Washington, May 9. 1927. Shubert Paper Has Good Word for Plattsmouth Current Issue of Citizen Has Numer ous Compliments on Way the Convention Entertained River Destroys 600 Acres of Farm Family of C. L. Schiefelbein Below Bellevue Marooned on Knoll Since the High Water. More than 600 acres of a 1,300- jthe good times you are to have here acre farm owned by C. L. Schiefel- May 26. Our plans and programs are beiu, six miles below Bellevue, have complete and we are ready for the Down at Shubert where they are laying great plans for entertaining. the fourth annual district convention ; of the American Legion next Thurs-I day, the Citizen came out last week with the entire front page devoted toj convention news, including several complimentary paragraphs on the. way Plattsmouth went after the con-J vention at Falls City two years ago( and then made good on entertaining , the visitors last year. We are pass ing several of them along to Journal j readers, believing they will be ofj sufficient interest to warrant their i publication: "What happened at Falls City the next year? Plattsmouth came down with a whirlwind gang led by a min ister, and say boy, such Legion pep you never saw before, and they prom ised each and every one a pie apiece who would come to Plattsmouth. Well, it seemed everybody was 'pie eaters' while at Plattsmouth, and such entertainment well, most of you were there, so no use telling you. Only this I will say: You remember the Shubert gang who were in Platts mouth at 7 a. m., spreading the good news to come to Shubert in 1927? Well, we are still at it telling you SPEAKS ON C. M. T. C. From Thursday's Dally This noon at the weekly luncheon of the Plattsmouth Ad club at the Hotel Perkins the members of the club had the pleasure of having with hem Captain Hebert, plans and training officer of the 17th infantry of Fort Crook. The captain spoke briefly on the Citizens Military Training Camp which is to be held from August 1st to 31st, explaining hat the camps that are held over the country are held as healthful recreation and training camps for the outh where they may receive the proper physical, mental and moral raining that will fit them for bet- er citizens by the teaching of the discipline in their lives. The speak er stressed the fact that the service in the camps was not of a nature that bound the young men to any service in the army as was the im pression attempted to be created by those who have opposed the camp. but was merely a needed training for the youth that he would find of the greatest benefit. The speaker point ed out the fact of the four courses, basic, red, white and blue, which were offered and at the completion of the four courses the student could apply for examination to admission to the officers reserve corps. Tho Ad club also voted to have their places of business closed at 10 'clock on Decoration day morning and will co-operate In making the day one of homage to the fallen heroes. disappeared in the Missouri river since the crest of the flood last Sat urday. Indications are that the river will cut a new channel through a loop where Pappio creek empties into the river. Mr. Schiefelbein's house and other buildings are built upon a knoll and they are all of the farm remaining out of water. Mrs. Schiefelbein, her five sons, another youth, 25 head of cattle, several hundred chickens and some pigs are marooned on the knoll. Wednesday Schiefelbein was prepar ing to move hi3 family and other be longings from the knoll. "Last Saturday the main channel of the river was more than a mile from my house,", said Schiefelbein. "Today it is less thav a half mile and still eating up my land." After leaving the home last Sat urday Mr. Schiefelbein attempted to return home on horseback Tuesday afternoon. A short distance from his homthe horse mired in the mud and one of his sons came to his aid with a boat. gang. . . . "We want you to come prepared for a good time and enjoy the friend ly spirit which prevailed at Platts mouth last year. . . . "Plattsmouth has certainly been making plans on coming to Shubert from all advance reports they have sent down. We are very anxious to hear their drum and bugle corps Maybe they will take the $25 cash prize home. . . . "State Adjutant Conklin says the Lincoln gang are planning on comin strong, but I don't believe they will be any stronger than the Plattsmouth gang, who are going to bring their drum and bugle corps and a lot of members besides." HAPPY HUNDRED REPORT GOING TO OKLAHOMA From Friday's Dally Joe Thompson and sister. Miss Anna Thompson, who have had charge of the bridge of the Platts mouth Auto & Wagon Bridge Co., over the Platte river north of this city, for the past ten years, will leave to June 1st for Oklahoma where their brother, Al Thompson is en gaged in business.' Joe has been one of the familiar figures to the travelers along the highway through this city, as the tender of the bridge over the Platte for all of these years and he will be greatly, missed. The successor to Mr. Thompson as toll keeper has not been made as yet. ENJOY PICNIC PARTY Frorr. Saturday's Dally The committee of the chamber ot commerce which has had charge of the conduct of the Happy Hundred suppers the past season has filed their report of the receipts and expendi tures of this part of the year's ac tivities of the civic body. The com mittee has worked hard on these events and deserves real commenda tion for their part in the activities that made possible the six most pleas ant get together events for the men of the community. The report of the committee for the 1926-27 season is as follows: Receipts. Balance on hand, April 1926-? 52.19 Received for Happy 100 sup pers 592.00 TOTAL (Paid Out) HELD FOR BAD CHECK Now You Change to Cooler Underwear -FOR WARMER WEATHER!- And here you'll find every desired weight, sleeve and leg length in garments at $1 to $3 and you'll find a particular Athletic you want, from genuine B. V. D. to a six-bit suit with buttons and without, no rip backs and snubbers for comfort as you like them. 75c to $1.50 From Saturday's Dally Chif of Police Johnson this morn- ng took into custody Ray Neal, of Auburn, formerly a resident of this city, the young man being charged with having tried to pass a check for 10 drawn on the Omaha National bank and to, which the name John Neal, father of the young man was signed. When taken to sign the father's name to the checks but the chief in a telephone communication with the father, who is employed at the Gayety theatre pool hall in Oma ha, disclosed the fact that this au thority had not been given and that the father had no account in the bank on which the check was drawn. The young man was turned over by the police to the county attorney for further action if desired. The ' young man since leaving this city last fall has made his home at Au burn and on his visit here he was ' accompanions, none of whom how ever, were involved in the check In cident. DIES AT DENVER From Friday's Dally Word was received at Louisville last evening of the death at Denver of Sam Line, an old time resident of Louisville and son of David Line, for many years a prominent resident of that section of Cass county. The many old time friends will regret to I learn of the passing of this splendid I gentleman. The cause of the death ' was an auto accident in. which Mr. Line was one of the victims, but par- ticulars of which have not been se : cured. ! The body is to be brought back to Louisville for interment in the fam- f ily lot in the cemetery there and ( where other members of the family are ut rest. ... . , . i : All local news is in the Journal. From Friday's Dally As yesterday was an ideal day for number of the young "ladies of the Balanoe on hand city packed baskets or good things to eat and late yesterday afternoon wended their way to the vicinity of the standpipe in the north part of the city and where for several hours they enjoyed the delights of the great outdoors and the pleasantness of the season. Those wlo enjoyed the occa sion were: Eleanor Hiber, Betty Sitz man. Lorene Urish, Helen Libershal. Helen Egenberger, Nellie Henry, Genevieve Whelan, Catherine Kelliher and Irene Miller of David City. TOTAL 5644.19 Paid Out Presbyterian church ladies $234.00 Methodist church ladies 225.00 Speakers 61.00 Church custodians 6 00 Sundry expenses, telephone, telegraph, part traveling of costs of speakers, stencils and paper 38.75 Silk Underwear? Why! Yes! Why not? The ladies are wearing this new Rayon silk why shouldn't the men; Rayon silk is one of the modern won ders of the age. Lustrous, glossy, just like spun silk, but more durable and less expensive. Munsing Athletic with silk Rayon stripe $1.50 Munsing Athletic all J0 QF white silk Rayon to escort's And Vo Monkey Business Daring American Conquers Ocean in Flight to Paris Charles Lindbergh, Minnesota Man Crosses Seas in Plane, Reach ing Goal Today. $564.75 79.44 Advertise your wants in the Jou nal Want Ad Dept., for results. TOTAL $644.19 The committee has on hand two copies of Will Maupin'3 book of verse Sunny Side Up which he left with us for sale at $1.50 each. First come first served. Respectfully submitted by GUY MORGAN, ROY KNORR. HILT WESCOTT, Committee. NAT HUSTON STRICKEN B.EFORE You Go Sky-Writing in Your From Friday's Dally The information Jias been received here of the serious illness, of Nat Huston, well known La Platte sheep raiser and who has made his resi dence here a part of the time each year. Mr. Huston has not been here for several months, making his home for a part of the time at the Hotel Henshaw" at Omaha and with his brother at Tekamah and while at the Mr. Huston has suffered two slight paralytic strokes that has niade his imade necessary his remaining at Te kamah under the care of his physi cian. Mr. Huston is well along in years and the attack is one that has caused a great deal of, apprehension to his family and friends. Mr. Huston is a long time member of the Plattsmouth lodge of the Elks and to his friends and associates in theorder the news of his illness will bring a great regret. Charles- Lindbergh, 25-yc-ar-old aviator, with his craft, "The Spirit of St. Louis," swept out of the twi light skies of Paris today to reach the goal and dream of aviators of tho world, the successful trans-Atlantic flight that established a record and a place in the halls of fams of the air history of the world. The time of Lindbergh was five hours ahead of his schedule or hoped for time and the messages from Eng land of his arrival there was sent tc the French capitol where thousands awaited his arrival in one of the greatest events in the history of the world and to accomplish which two daring French aces last week swal lowed up in the mystery of the great ocean. The messages to this country at 10 o'clock today announced that Lind bergh had passed over Liverpool on his way to Paris, this being 3 o'clock in the afternoon in England. The plane landed at Paris at 11:15 central standard time, cable and telegraph messages from Paris states. The city was wildly stirred at the advent of the American air man. scenes not witnessed since the days of the world war victories being staged at the French capitol, wel comed the daring Minnesota youth. With the enthusiasm of the French people was mingled the sadness at the loss of their two war air aces whose disappearance a week ago has kept the governments of France and the United States busy in searching the ocean in and near the .Newfound land coast. FLORENCE HAZEL HANSEN BURIED AT NEHAWKA Something for every taste and purse in the graduation gift line at the Bates Book & Gift shop. Look this large line over when buying. Miss Florence Hazel Hanson pas sed away at the Lord Lister hospital in Omaha, Nebr., Monday morning. May 1G, at one o'clock. Miss Han sen was born five miles northwest of Nehawka, October 21, 1903, be ing 23 years, 6 months and 25 days old at the time of her death. She attended the country school here until about ten years of age when tho family moved to Platts mouth and after a short residence there she went to Omaha. Hhere fdu later accepted a position with the Monarch Manufacturing Co., and at the time she entered the hospital she was the shipping clerk for that firm. She was the only living daughter of Charles and Mollie Hansen. Fhe was of a kind and loving disposition and will be greatly missed by her parents, relatives and a large circle of friends. Funeral services were held from the Nehawka Methodist church, on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union, as sisted by Rev. Con Hewitt of tho Nehawka United Bretheren church. Interment was made in the St. John cemetery northwest of town. Ne hawka Enterprise. JAMES C0MST0CK ILL From Saturday's Dally The many friends of James C. Comstock will be pleased to learn that he is improving after being con fined to his home for the past sev eral days as the result of tcing over come by heat while at work in the boiler house of tho Rurlington shops. Mr. Comstock was quite ill for a short time but seems to be rallying now altho he is still quite weak and feels the effects of the overheating. It is hoped that in a short timp that he may be able to rally r.-om the ef fects ofhisexperlence and be able to resume his usual activities. HARRY LE0SIS VERY ILL From Saturday's DaTtr Harry Leosis, proprietor of the Royal cafe who was operated on sev eral weeks ago for appendicitis, was taken with a relapse and his condi tion is quite painful at this time. The exact cause of the relapse is not known and seems to have affected the wound caused by the operation and may necessitate the patient hav ing to be taken to the hospital at Omaha for another operation or treat ment at least. Be Sure You Are Insured With Searl S. Davis Farm Loans Insurance 8 MILE GROVE AID SOCIETY The ladies aid society of the Luth eran church of Eight Mile Grove are' having their social meeting Wednes day, May 25th. at the church parlors. Mesdames Philip Hild and Mrs. Philip Schafer, hostesses. The public is invited and the ladies have ar ranged the following program: Selec tion, orchestra: song, Verna Meising- er: piano solo. Hilda Frederich; read ing, Esther Elbert; piano solo, belma Kraeger: banjo solo, Geneva Urish; Investments selection, orchestra. Real Estate i phone us the news. ; Farmers Mutual Insurance -COMPANY-ot Cass County, Nebraska was organized by Cass County Farmers in 1894. During the Company's existence our members have saved money on insurance premiums, and we have paid our losses promptly. If you are looking for good insurance at a reasonable rate we invite you to become a member of our Cass county Institution. For full particulars write 1 IP. FALTER, Socrotary Plattsmouth, Nebraska