MONDAY, OCT. 3, 1927.
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PLATTSMOUTH SE333 - W1TF.TLY JOUE3AL
Greenwood Department?
Prepared in ihe Interest of the People of Greenwood and Surrounding Vicinity
Ernest F. Smith and family arc
enjoying a visit from Mr. Smith'e
mother, Mrs. Burdick of Ashland.
John C. Lomeyer purchased a mule
and Wm. Kelley a horse which they
had shipped to Greenwood by way of
truck.
William E. Hand was a visitor in
Ashland on last Wednesday where
he went to look after some business
for a short time.
Rex Peters and wife were visitinf
in Lincoln on last Tuesday night,
where they were also attending a
play given there.
Mrs. C. L. Nash of Douglas and
her two daughters. Misses Lulu and
Fern are visiting at the home of Art
Reese for the past week
Albert Stewart of Ashland was,ing a "B" line for the big tent which
locking after some business matters
in Greenwood and was while here the
guest of News W. Emelund.
Hans Brandt of Ruskin was a visi
tor in Greenwood for a short time
last week and was the guest of his
friend. Mr. Albert W. Hudson.
E. F. Smith was a caller in Lincoln
one day last week where he was look
ing after some business in connec
tion with his drug store in Green
wood. Mrs. Sadie Reese, mother of Mr.
C. I). Fulmer was a visitor in Free
man for a rortion of last week, where
she was having some dental work
done.
Harvrv Schroader is getting reaa
mmlnp- w ntpr. liavins a
chimnev rebuilt on the house at the
farm, the work being done by John j
Kyles.
Grandpa Carnes who is staying at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. A. R
Birdsall. has not been feeling the
best though he has managed to kcer
going all the time.
Carl Foster and family of Omaha
,' rt the home of Mrs. Foster's-
mother. Mrs. Lulu M. Hurlbut. all en-
joving the visit hero very much.
Oscar Stewart purchased in Omaha j
last week four horses and a col j
which he had shipped to Greenwood j
and taken to his farm near here and j
which he will use on the place in do
ing his farm work.
J. C. Lemon was over to the coun-
ty fair last week, and while there j seeing the sights and where they en
purchased a very fine Hampshire boar ; joyed the trip very much, returned
from the Pollard brothers of near N"- home the latter portion of last week
hawka who are carrying a fine line, and are again looking after the busi
of these excellent hogs. : ness matters at the farmers union
The ladies of the M. E. church elevator,
cave a fined chicken dinner at the John Currah of Torrington, Wyo.
church basement on Wednesday Sep-'an
of the members and others were pres
ent to enjoy the rare feed.
The toe which wa3 fractured when
Sophas Peterson allowed a heavy iron
to fall on it some time since is get
ting along rather slowly for while
he is able to use the member, it still
gives him considerable pain.
Mrs. J. B. LaChappolle of Ashlfcid
representing the A. O. U. W. lodge
was in Greenwood on Tuesday of last
week looking after the collections of
the dues and assessments of the mem
bers who reside in Greenwood.
O. F. Petfrs and wife were visit
ine in Omaha for about a week and
whil there, to keep out of mischief
Mr. Peters enclosed a porch at tl
home of his daughter and will return
and paint the place in a short time.
Warren Hand and family of Lin
coln were visiting for a short time in
Greenwood one evening last week
guestr at the home of Judge and
Mrs. W. E. Hand and attending the
reception at the Christian church as
well.
Paul Buckingham was in town
last Wednesday and was getting in
readiness for the construction of p
lot for the chickens which has ben
broken, and a new gate was to b
erected to keep the fowls in and the
intruders out.
Big Winchester National Sale
Look fcr full page ad in October 6th
issue of Omaha World Herald.
In addition to this sale, we have many other
bargains and each day one special item!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Enamel Dish Pans, each 23c
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Large Decorated Bowls, each 29c
MONDAY. OCTOBER 10
12-ga. Ranger Winchester Shells, box. .89c
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Hvy. Tin Wash Boiler, copper bottom . $2.49
Also Thermos Chicken Waterers $2.49
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
No. 2 size Galvanized Tubs, each 89c
. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
Coleman Lamp Mantles, per dozen .... 79c
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
White Enamel Pails, each 89c
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Husking Gloves and Mittens, doz.. . .$1.49
White & Bucknell
Telephone No. 82 Greenwood, Nebr.
Wayne Swarts of near Elmwood
and Mr. E. II. Brooks of near Joplin,
Mo., were in Greenwood on Wednes
day lo last week looking after the
sale of Jersey cows of which they re
cently shipped a car load from near
Joplin, Mo., to Elmwood.
With the coming of the cold
weather there will probably be nc
more concerts of the Greenwood band
for the fall, though they are expect
ing to keep up their practice, but
this will be discontinued for the presr
ent on account of the lack of time
and opportunity at the present.
Walter E. Palling and Fred Eth
rege. ostensibly to look after some
business and visit with their friendf
but you should have seen them mak
housed the 101 Ranch show and by
the way. a very good show at that.
They sure enjoyed the entire after
noon at the entertainment at Lin
coln. L. V. Sheffer has been quite bus?
in the erection of windmills and
one was erected at the farm of Ole
Olson last week, and also one at
another place where a well was be
ing sunk, but as they did not get
water the windmill will have to be
moved, as they cannot sink a well
and then move it to the windmill.
Herman Birdsall who has been
with the Burlington road for the past
year and a half, being with the
welding crew who are recovering bad
Oinis in ine ruau, war. ii
visitor for
over Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Birdsall. and departed for
nis worK wun me roaa ai trawioru
in the northwestern portion of the
state.
Thomas J. Marshall who for many
years resided in Greenwood and vi
cintiy hut who has for a number of
years been making his home in Lin
coln underwent a very serious oper-
ation at the Everett Sanitarium and
since going through the ordeal ir
convalescing nicely. Any of hi
friends in Lincoln can find him in
Room 56 at the sanitarium,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Landon whe
were visiting for the past two weekr
in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and
Oklahoma, where they were guest?
of friends and relatives as well as
uncle of Mr. C. E. Calfee arrival
in Greenwood last week tor a visit
at the Calfee home and in company
with Mrs. Calfee departed last week
for a visit of some ten days in the
south, which will include the visit
ing of another uncle. James Currah
at Bellaire. Kansas, and her father
John Currah at Edith. Kansas. They;
will expect to return home the last morning at his work at the popular
of this week. Sanitary meat market on South Sixth
- 'street, was unfortunate enough tc
Turned Over in Street. 'have one of the fingers of his left
Two men hailing from Omaha, but had quite badly cut while Mr. Mul
coming from the direction of Lin- Ion was cutting some meat. The cut
coin, when they went to make the was go severe as to require a few
turn on Main street into Greenwood stitches and will make it rather an
notwithstanding the fact that stop noying to the young man in his work
signs warn them against rapid driv-
ing. they were hitting the pace pretty, NOTICE TO CREDITORS
stiff, and were not able to make the J
turn as they desired. It has been said The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
that some people as marksmen can- ty, ss.
not hit a barn door, but in this case
it seemed as though thes wo men
could not miss a blacksmith shop
for they rolled over and bumpec1
against the blacksmith shop of S. S.
Peterson, but did practically no dam-
age to the shop hut their car was Plattsmouth. in said county, on No
very badly broken up. : vember 4. 1927. and February 6,
;i92S, at 10 o'clock each day, to re
Entertained Their Husbands. oeive aml examine all claims against
The members of the Greenwood said estate, with a view to their ad
General Kensintrton ntertninri in justment and allowance. The time
the old I. O. O. F. hall, their hus-
bands on Monday night of last week
and a ceneral good time was had
and a feast It for an American, for
he is entitled to more than a King
was served by the ladies.
Making National Campaign.
What is known as Winchester
Week, is being inaugurated over the
country by some 6,300 stores, but
owned individually by different peo
ple will feature the products of this
company who furnish the goods tc
the stores.
The store of White & Bucknell of
Greenwood whose ad, elsewhere in
this issue, tells the story, are hand
lers of these goods. Call at the store
and see wherin you can save money
The sale will begin October 7th and
continue until and including October
15th, covering eight days. Better
read the ad and see what you want.
Considering New Heating Plant.
With the lapse of time all things
deteriate. and among those many
things is the heating plant of the
Greenwood schools, which just at the
beginning of the coming winter ir
showing effects of use and time and
will have to be replaced by a new
plant or extensive repairs made on
the old one. There were representa
tives of many heating plant com
panies in Greenwood on Wednesday
of last week, looking the matter over
and all willing to install a new plant
if this is the decision of the board of
education.
VERY HAPPY OCCASION
From Friday's rall
Last evening a fine little eight
pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Forbes in this city, the occasion
bringing the greatest happiness tr
the members of the family circle and
the various relatives of the little
man. The mother and little one ar
doing nicely and the event has made
Fred about the proudest man in the
whole United States.
COMPLETE INVENTORY WORK
From Friday'r Dailv
The annual inventory of the local
Burlington Refrigerator Express Co.
shops was completed this morning
and the shops that were closed yes
terday to permit the checking up o?
the material and work will be able
to resume their usual functions. The
inventory work was in charge of E
R. Teepell, local storekeeper of the
company.
SUFFERS CUT HAND
From Saturday's Dall
t i -u v ill u u i it'll . wiiiie iil: Lit'ti lui
t- ,1 i r..n i. :i .i v, :
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of
Henry Oelkers. deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that I
will sit at the County Court room in
limited for the presentation of claims
against said estate is three months
from the 4th day of November, A. D.
1927, and the time limited for pay
ment of debts is one year from said
4th day of November, 1927.
Witness my hand anl the seal of
said County Court this 29th day of
September, 1927.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) o3-4w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, ss.
To all persons interested in the
estate of Maggie Stoehr, formerly
Maggie Born, deceased:
On reading the petition- of II. A.
Schneider, praying a final settlement
and allowance of his account filed in
this Court on the 30th day of Sep
tember, 1927, and for assignment of
estate and discharge of Administra
tor; It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said mat
ter may, and do, appear at the
County Court to be held in and for
said county, on the 14th day of Oc
tober, A. D. 1927, at 10 oclock a.
m., to show cause, if any there be,
why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted, and th,at no
tice of the pendency of said petition
and the hearing thereof be given to
all persons interested in said matter
by publishing a copy of this order in
the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi
weekly newspaper printed In said
county for one week prior to said
day of hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of
said Court, this 30th day of Sep
tember, A. D. X927.
A. H.-BCXBURY.
(Seal) o3-lw County trudge.
Greenwood Church
Honors Long Time
Members in Service
Judge W. E. Hand and John Mefford
Pass Seventieth Anniversary
With Friends.
The Christian church of Green
wood, and its auxiliaries, the Bible
school and Christian Endeavor, surely
did the nice thing when they 'gave a
reception for two of their members
who have upheld the standards of
Christianity in this vicinity for the
past many years. Judge W. E. Hand,
who is an elder, and asissted with
the church for the past thirty-five
years, and John J. Mefford, a deacon,
who was a member since there was
a church in this community. Judge
Hand was born at Washington, Iowa,
and has resided in Greenwood for the
nnt thirtv-six vpars and has been
an active worker in the church dur
ing the entire time. John J. Mefford
has been a worker in Greenwood for
pvpn lonerer. There was a Droerram
given in the auditorium of the
church in their honor, and in the
shape of a birthday surprise. Judge
Tlanrl was rpvptiIv vpara old on last
Saturday, while John Mefford was
seventy years of age on Monday, the
dates being respectively septemDer
21th and 26th. There were some sev
enty members of the Christian church
at Bethanv who were present and
sought to do honor to these standard
hp.nrpra of th rross of the Master.
It was surely a nice thing for the
church with whom these two men
have worked faithfully for some many
years, to ao tnis nonor.
While neither were looking for
this demonstration of the good will
and faith of the members in their
works, they certainly were pleased
for the manifestation of confidence.
Widow of Trute
Awarded $13,150
Had Osked $25,000 for Husband's
Death Dale Holden Made
Sole Defendant.
Estella Mae Trute was given a ver
dict of $13,150 after the Jury had
deliberated from 11 a. m. to 8 p.
m. today in the suit for $25,000 dam
ages which Mrs. Trute had brought
against Dale Holden, L. E. Shurtleff
and the city of Tecumseh for the
df-ath of her husband. William Trute,
who was shot by Holden July 3. 1926.
Holden, however, was the sole defend
ant in the case after Compensation
Commmissioner Kennedy had found
that Mr. Trute was not killed while
an employe of the city and Judge
Mason Wheeler of Lincoln, who pre
sided over the case, ruled that as Mr.
Shurtleff was outside the barn where
the killing occurred, he could not be
held as a defendant.
Mr. Trute was killed when Holden
and Shurtleff went to his barn to
search for booze they thought was
hidden there. He resisted the search
of his barn and was shot to. death by
Holden, who was tried for the shoot
ing but was acquitted on the grounds
of the action being in the line of
duty.
Mr. Trute had previously been a
special officer, employed by the city
of Tecumseh, but he had been dis
charged before the day of the shoot
ing. Peeling ran high at the time of
the occurrence, it being thought that
Holden had shot without sufficient
provocation.
In his instructions. Judge Wheeler
admonished the Jury that it must be
found that Trute came to his death
in an unnecessary manner at the
hand of Holden before a verdict
could be found for Mrs. Trute.
JUST ONE MINUTE
You can read this in one minute!
By the time you reach the last line,
property worth $1,064 will have been
destroyed by fire somewhere in the
United States.
Minute after minute, day after day,
on the average, this appaling pace
keeps up, to a grand yearly total of
$560,000,000.
That, at least, was the record in
1926. What the showing will be
this year, and in the years to come,
Appends, in large measure, on you.
Ninety per cent, of all fires are
preventable, for they are due to care
lessness. Take a look in your cellar, your
attic, that closet. Clear out the rub
bish the old stuff stored away because-
"maybe some day you'll find
a use for it." Many fires about the
house are born in trash piles.
While insurance marks the differ
ence between protection and destitu
tion, every American home has its
tnasured possessions whose worth
cannot be computed in terms of
money and can never be replaced.
A minute's thought now may save
thep atient accumulation of a life
time from the ravages of fire.
After all, it's chiefly a matter of
protecting your own dwelling and
those whose presence there makes it j
home.
Isn't it worth a minute to you?
SELLS FINE FARM
From Thursday Dally
Frank E. Vallery of this city has
disposed of a fine farm in the vi
cinity of Genoa, Nebraska, in which
he has been Interested for some time.
Mr. Vallery secured a very vne deal
on the farm and will realize a neat
sum cm the sale of the farm. Mr.
Vallery Is expecting to leave in the
next few days for Texas to look after
6ome land interests there. '
Have you anything to sell? Tell
the world about it through the Jour
nal's Want Ad department
NAVY PURCHASES 140 PLANES
Washington, Sept. 30. The Navy
department Thursday approved or
ders iTor 146 of the most modern air
and eeaplanes at a cost of $7,600,000.
The department also approved or
ders for a large number of Wasp and
Whirlwind motors and other equip
ment. Delivery Is to be at the earliest
possible date.
This is the largest single aircraft
order placed in recent years and
brings the navy abreast of the ex
pansion program authoried by con
gress at the last session. With the
planes already authorized by congress
at the last session. With the planes
already in service and ordered, it
will give the navy the nearest ap
proach to an adequate airplane com
plement in history.
Farm Products
Prices Better
Purchasing Power Now Eighty-Eight
as
Compared With Eighty
Three Year Ago.
Washington The agricultural sit
uation at the end of September shows
improvement as compared with a
year ago, the department of agricul
ture announced Wednesday, giving
the purchasing power of farm prod
ucts as 88, compared with 83 at thi?
time last year in the general index
which used the 1909-14 period as a
base of 100.
Summing up this season's appar
ent production and returns, the de
partment said "it can probably be
called an average year for the south;
for the corn belt, a fair year in the
east: for the far west, a good year
in the range states and Pacific north
west." "The animal industries, taken to
gether, are in as favorable position
as they have held in ten years," the
review continued. "Cotton and fruit
are apparently in more moderate sup
ply than last year, and returns from
them are correspondingly better.
Wheat and potatoes are somewhat
larger crops than last year but their
prices are still favorable.
"The cotton crop, ravaged by the
boll weevil, is forecast at nearly one
third less than last season's output.
Winter wheat turned out some 75,
000,000 bushels less than last year
through it was about an average
crop, but spring wheat Is more than
making up with 100,000,000 bushel?
in excess of last year.
Apple Prices High.
"Movement of both cotton and
wheat to market is more rapid than
last year. Potatoes appear likely tc
turn out about an average crop, some
thinfg under 400.000,000 bushels
Late fruit is a substantially smaller
crop than last year, especially in
the east. Apple prices are corres
pondingly higher and western applf
districts are faring better than they
did. '
"This is Just the critical time for
corn. Warm September weather did
a lot to mature the grain but light
frosts have left their mark lately in
northern valleys while the big, gen
eral freeze is presumably not far
ahad. Even if frost holds off twe
weeks yet a substantial portion of
the corn will be small ears, soft
wormy, or otherwise low in quality
In general, the corn territory west
of the Mississippi has a much better
crop than that east of the river. The
corn shortage presumably will senn
some lighter hogs to market; it may
act to restrict breeding somewhat for
spring pigs. But there may be more
feedable corn than has been thought
likely.
Separate Gangs
Robbed Banks
State Officers Believe Milford "Job"
Wes Executed by Three
Master Yeggs.
Lincoln, Sept. 30. After checking
thoronehlv over details of the epi
demic of bank robberies in Nebraska
Wednesday, state officials naa aDoui
reached the conclusion Thursday that
the three robberies were committed
by separate gangs of at least three
men each, perhaps all of them work
ing without knowledge that the
others had planned similar activities.
At first it was thought that the
Fame gang robbed the Milford and
McCool banks, but the work was car
ried on so differently that officers
now doubt about the correctness of
that theory. At Milford the robbery
was obviously by experts, and a late
estimate of the loot places it at $6,
200 cash and $5,000 in Liberty
bonds. The McCool robbery looked
more like the work of amateurs and
grossed only around $200. At Hord
ville two men held up bank officials
and customers, getting around $1,500
whereas both of the other robberies
were at night and no one was held
up in them.
With the likelihood that they must
find three gangs instead of one to
bring all the criminals to Justice,
officers were faced with a tremendous
task. Some still felt, however, that
the Milford robbers may have broken
into the other two banks, aa it would
have been possible for them to be at
all three places at the time the rob
beries were committed.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Buy your school supplies at the
Bates Book and Stationery Store,
where you will find the big line at
the right price. Everything that you
will need for the school year will be .
found here.. We have placed in an
exceptionally large line this year and j
we are in a position to please you in
anything that you may want. I
Pheasant Hunt
Opens Next Week
Rifles Not Barred by Law Use of
Chilled No. 4 or 5 Shot
Is Recommended.
The army cf hunters that is pre
paring to invade Wheelerand Sher
man counties to kill male ring neck
pheasants is making preparations to
bring back the bag limit, which is
not much, only five birds in posses
sion. Thi3 is also the daily bag limit.
The three days open season starts in
these counties at 7 a. m., Oct. G and
closes at 6 p. m., Oct. 8.
Inquiry at the state game war
den's office discloses that hunters
may use rifles to kill pheasants. The
new law bars the rifle only in the
shooting of water fowl. In fact hunt
ers may kill pheasants with a club if
they can first catch the bird. Dog3
will be used by many hunters.
Hunters are advised to use nothing
less than No. 6 chilled shot, prefer
ably No. 4 or No. 5. This is the ad
vice of the Pennsylvania game depart
ment where there is a thirty day
open season on these birds.
The Pennsylvania game warden
states that this season is too long.
It is the experience of hunters there
that many fail to use shot of suffi
cient weight to stop these heavy birds
and many are wounded and lost. Uy
using heavier shot soprtsmeu are
said to either make clean kills or
miss entirely.
The Pennsylvania department re
ports that ringneck pheasants thrive
best where plenty of swamp territory
prevails, except, in high mountain
swamps such as exist in some parts of
the state, and that where ringnecks
have been stocked on high elevations
they drift down to the farm valleys
and remain along the streams and
brushy ravines where both feeding
and shelter conditions are to their
liking.
Chief Warden O'Connell believes
this does not hold good in Nebraska
where there are few streams and val
leys. The ringnecks in Nebraska
he finds do not all leave the uplands
where the country is sometimes rough
and sandy. The birds have been
trapped along the lowlands by order
of the state bureau for transplanting
and those remaining have been taken
to the uplands where it is difficult
to trap them. Most sportsmen who
have hunted pheasants in states
where they have been hunted regu
larly for many years report that they
are ss good a game bird as grouse.
Mr. O'Connell says there is no reason
why hunters should kill female
pheasants by mistake for the male
birds.
The three townships in the south
western corner of Sherman county.
Scott, Harrison and Hazard, are nt.
open ground for pheasants. The state
game bureau will have men posted
about the county lines to see that
birds are not killed outside the open
territory. Tags wjiich can be pro
cured from dealers in licenses in the
two counties must be obtained by
hunters to attach to bag when ship
ping out.
Believe Kid
napers Seized
the Wrong Girl
Captive Is Released When the Pair
Learns She Is Net Daughter
of Wealthy Farmer.
Falls City, Sept. 30. What i3 be
lieved to have been an attempt to kid
nap and hold for ransom, Mabel
Jones, daughter of George Jones,
well-to-do farmer of near Salem, is
seen in the abduction of Wilma Par
cell, 18-year-old adopted daughter
and niece of S. F. Parcell, a neigh
bor of the Joneses.
Drugged into a stupor, the Parcell
girl was held a prisoner all Wednes
day, and released when she recovered
consciousness and convinced her cap
tors that she was not Mabel Jones.
Girls Look Alike
Authorities believe the kidnapers
were foiled by mistaking the girl they
stole, for Miss Jones, who is about
the same age and appearance.
The Parcell girl was standing
about 7:30 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing at the mail box in front of the
Jones farm, waiting for the school.
bus.
A man walked up to her. drew a
gun, and ordered her to march up
the road about 50 feet where a
woman was waiting In a light tour
ing C4W. The girl says she was put in
the car and forced to take a drink.
She fell into a stupor and when she
opened her eyes, it was dark.
Woman Realizes Mistake.
"Aren't you Mabel Jones?" the
man demanded.
Wilma told him she was not and
said the woman appeared to realize
the mistake because she interrupted
to tell the man, "No, that isn't Mabel
Jones."
Convinced of the error, the girl re
lated, the couple drove a considerable
distance, and when they let her out
of the car, she was within sight of
her home. It was 11 p. m., when she
reached the house.
Both girls went to school aa usual
today.
INJURED BOY IMPROVING
From Saturday's Dally
Fred Hull, who suffered a frac
ture of the right thigh on Thursday
afternoon when the bicycle that he
was riding crashed into a car at 6th
and Main street, is doing very well
at the Immanuel hospital in Omaha
altho suffering some from the shock
and the pain of the injured limb.
Journal Want Ads cost but little,
and they sure do get results.
4- IIJ,Ii
LEGION NEWS!
A column appearing in the
uany journal on Saturdays
A.
X-K-I-I-I-K-K-H-H-M' 4
The long looked for occasion
"arriv."
has
Some have said the dedication of
our building is the culmination of a
worthy effort.
Not so, however. It but marks the
beginning of a long period of con
tinued hard work and careful man
agement of accumulation of funds
to "finish the job" for no Legion
naire will consider his responsibility
ended until the ultimate goal is
achieved.
The Legion has some $17,000 (its
own and contributed money) invest
ed in this unit that was paid the
tribute yesterday by Commander Cain
of being the best Lfgion building in
the state. Every effort will be made
in the future as in the past to con
duct Legion money-making enter
prises in a manner that will merit
the confidence and support of the
public nd all money derived from
same will go into the fund to provide
for future completion.
The "Buy-a-Chair" movement was
originated by non-Legion members,
who had already subscribed liberally
to the building fund but felt the im
pulse to do something further for
this worthy enterprise. It offers an
opportunity for Legion members who
haven't subscribed to "own their
own" and be assured of a place to
sit at post meetings, etc. Positively
no I-O-U contributions to this fund
I will be accepted. Accompany your
order with one siraoleon for each
chair wanted, so the committee can
"take the discount" when the chairs
are shipped and not have to run
around and hunt up a hundred odd
guys to get their dollar.
On account of dance schedule pro
viding for dance on first Wednesday
evening of each month, date of meet
ing night is being changed to first
Tresday instead. Our post will meet
rtxt Tuesday night in the "blue"
room of our new building. Those
who don't "buy-a-chair" will prob
ably have to sit on a nail keg.
Nothing but words of praise are
heard for the assembly room with its
5,000 square feet of dance floor. The
committee feels grateful to Mr. Far
ley Hamilton of the Omaha Floor and
Sanding company for coming down
,last night and offering some valuable
suggestions on tne care oi tne iioor,
v.hich his concern laid, sanded and
polished.
The presence of Commander Cain
in the city yesterday was the occa
sion of a splendid informal gather
ing of past commanders, post officers
and building committee members
around the festive board at the home
of Commander Soennichsen last even
ing. The finest sort of good fellow
ship prevailed and the short after
dinner toast program brought out
some splendid ideas of future plans
for Legion success.
The crying need today is for mon
ey money to pay the final estimate
due on general contract, to provide
heating facilities, to finish equipping
the kitchen and provide banquet
tables and these who have sub
scribed and "forgot" to pay are here
by advised that the committee is
counting on your loyal support now.
Please do not fail them.
Next year is going to be the big
gest one yet in local Legion history,
and with the annual election date
little more than a month off, it be
hooves the members to begin giving
consideration to who they will have
for the 192S officers.
Pay j'our pledge buy a chair
continue to boost and we will have
that fine completed building almost
before we know it
And don't forget POST MEET
ING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.
School Boy,
Jilted by Girl,
Kills Self
Myron Wilson, 16, of Pacific Junc
tion, Commits Suicide as
Parents Sleep.
Broken-hearted at losing the affec
tion of a girl, Myron Wilson, 16-year-old
senior of the Pacific Junction
(la.) High school shot and killed
himself late Thursday night at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Wilson, near Folsom, south of
Council Bluffs.
The rest of the family had retired
between 9 and 10 o'clock, and the
boy pleaded to remain up longer.
saying he wanted to write a letter.
About 1 o'clock his mother, attract
ed by the light downstairs, sent Mr.
Wilson to investigate and the father
found the body. He had used a rifle
to shoot himself in the forehead.
A two-page note which the boy had
written, was addressed to the girl.
who is eaid to have forsaken young
Wilson for the company of another
youth. She lives near Hastings.
Sheriff W. S. DeMoss said that he
had read the note, but that It assign
ed no reason for his act. He did not
believe that the boy took his own life
over a love affair, he said. W. W.
Sim, superintendent of schools, could
shed no light on the affair, he said.
There will be no Inquest. Myron
played on the Pacific Junction foot
ball squad. World-Herald.
