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Nebraska State Histori cal Society s-. -'.V, oum VOL. NO. XLTV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928. NO. 1Q 5h1 Organ ization of Calf and Pig Clubs Completed Taro rnn.V.i. nt v x i b B x cuyic iuc Present to Take Un Work nf Extension Department. From Monday's Daily The efforts of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce to aid in the .t . . , . . . creation of baby beef, pig and calf clubs in this section of Cass county! have proven very successful." as wasiTJ LUX shown by the organization of two live' SeDaU IOI anu energetic ciuds in mis pari oi the county Saturday afternoon. The agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce, headed by T. II. Pollock as chairman, has had the matter in charge and the result of the meeting here on Saturday was most pleasing to the committee and will doubtless be the forerunner of a great increase in the line of club work in the territory adjoining the city The meeting was held at the club rooms over the II. M. Soennichsen company store and there were some fifty of the young people from the locality near this city present and with the parents of the interested parties made some seventy-five on hand when the meeting was formal ly opened County Agent L. R. Snipes, one of the most active county agents in the state, was present and gave an out line of the extension work of the state university in the formation of the calf, baby beef and pig clubs In the several localities of the county and the success that the movement had in the way of increasing the out put of the stock on the farms and giving the higher standards of stock and pigs on the farms of the county The keen Interest that the young people present took was shown in the fact that two live and active clubs, a baby beef and also a pig club were organized and this was a fine show ing for the first meeting and in the club work the Chamber of Commerce will be active in aiding in all ways possible the work of the clubs. The baby beef club was organized with the election of officers. Chester Wiles being named as president; Richard Spangler, vice president; Mary Benak. secretary treasurer, and Frank Leipert, reporter of the club. The pig club named its officers as follows: Homer Spangler, president; Noble Kiser, vice president; George Leipert, secretary-treasurer, and Wil lis Cole, reporter. With the interest taken in the work, it was decided to hold another meeting on Saturday, March 17th, at which time there will be steps taken to organize other clubs of this kind and to permit all those who are in terested to get Into the work of the clubs and aid in the securing of a very high standard among the stock and pigs produced on the farms of the county. All of the young people who are interested should get in touch with Mr. Pollock, the chairman of the com mittee, and attend the meeting on the 17th, calling at the Farmers State; bank at 2 o'clock and attending the) meeting that will beheld during the , afternoon at the club rooms over the H. M. Soennchsen company store. Mr. Snipes will be here for the meeting on March 17th. and will aid the young people in getting their or ganizations started out to function and making the first successful clubs of this kind that have been started in northeastern Cass county. ATTEND BOWLING TOURNAMENT From Monday's Daily The sixth annual bowling tourna ment sponsored by the Knights of Co lumbus, is being held in Omaha and teams from every section of the Unit ed States are arriving there to par ticipate in the event and to aid in the making of one of the greatest events of its kind that has been held in the west. The local Knights of Columbus council was represented yesterday at the bowling of the Francisco bowl ing alleys with three teams of five men each and who gave a real de monstration of the art of bowling in competition with the many other teams that were on the floor. Some twenty-four team9 bowl at the same time at the Francisco alleys. The Plattsmouth teams were the Farmers State bank team, George Sedlacek. captain and composed of Louis Svoboda, Fred Sedlak, Mike Vitersnik and Albert Janda, the Of ficers team composed of William Woolcott, captain, Frank Bestor, John Cloidt, Fred I Rea jand M. G. Stava; the Knights team compos ed of Frank Neaubauer, captain. Ed Gradoville, Albert Warga, Peter Kaufmann and Thomas Walling. The officers team were able to win two out of three games bowled and on this team there were several sub stitutions made, Frank Sedlacek tak ing the place of John Cloidt and Francis Whelan the place of F. I. Rea. The trip was a most Interesting experience for the bowlers and gave have the opportunity of seeing a few the locals the opportunity of getting days after their occurance. Airship, in touch with some of the represen-'unaided, lands and takes off passen tatives from the various cities. g'ers, one of the big features of the 1 1 new release and Is shown here in ad- BlanJc booki-at the Journal office, vance of the showings in Omaha. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY From Monday's Dally Yesterday was the birthday anni-' voi-cnrv nf 1' rl wi n A KVilr. tt t i I o ' city, and in honor of the occasion Miss Dora Fricke entertained a num- ber of the friends and neighbors at a dinner party in honor of her bro- tier, ine evening was spent in vlsit- ine and eniovine a eeneral eood time t .,.o " ,C ' . p":d" uoueiimui cucaci i tain and Mrs. George A. Fingarson, Miss Gretchen Donnelly and Miss Julia Herman of Omaha. Judge and Mrs. James T. Begley, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson and Mr. and Mrs.' t . t i B. A. Rosencrans. the 1928 Season Being Planned Springlike Condition Causing; Talk to Fly of the Team for the Coming Season. From Monday's Dally The fast approach of the spring season is bringing with it the gossip of the fans as to the prospects for the 1928 baseball season in this city and also causing the prospective members of the team to begin to check up on the possibilities of the coming summer in this line of sport Baseball has commenced to displace pinochle as the favorite topic of con versation at Swanny's Sportsman cigar store, where the baseball fol lowers are wont to congregate and the plans for the coming season are now well on the way Two of the old familiar faces on the local baseball diamond will prob ably be missing the coming season, with Peter Herold and William Har vey Mason, who have long been standbys of the team, promising them selves a rest from active playing and to enjoy the game from the sidelines, but they are not letting the family be unrepresented, as Richard Herold and Ralph Mason will be out to get warmed up for the possible playing, The locals will have several fine additions to the material for the team and which includes Ralph Gansemer, high school player, who was at the short position for Manley last season and who will probably be seen at the second station for Plattsmouth this year, while Ernest Trumble, formerly a star with the Eagle team will also be in the line-up and play at third base and also serve as an addition to the pitching staff of the team The receiving end of the game will probably be handled by Ed Gradoville this season, and whose work as a catcher is well known through this part of the state. At the keystone sack John, Svoboda will be found handling the throws, good and bad. Hans Newman, the wild Dutchman, will be available for use at the short position this season and with the opening of the season he is getting into shape to make the season one of his best, both in fielding and hit ting. The outfield will have an array of young and prominent outfielders in the line-up, to try for the outer gar den places on the 192S team. Herb Swanson, the standby for the past two years, will probably be the mound artist, with others being signed up as the season opens up and helping make the team of 1928 a real contender for the amateur honors in this part of the state. The team will probably play inde pendent ball this season rather than continue in the Sarpy-Cass league, in which they have played for the past two seasons. JUNIOR BAND PROGRESSING From Tuesday's Dally The proposition of the organization of a junior band In this city, com posed of the boys from eleven to seventeen years of age, seems to be well assured now with the responses that have been made to the sugges tion of the band. The young men who are interested in music have submitted the names of the prospective members to L. D. Hiatt and W. R. Holly, who are lead ers of the project and the result has been one that leads the boosters for the band to believe that in a few weeks the city will have the junior band well on the highway to organ ization. A number of the youngsters have had some work of this kind and will most readily be trained into expert bandmen and provide the city with a real snappy musical organization. It is hoped to have the rehearsals started, in the next ten days and keep the good work going through the summer months. REAL NEWS FEATURES The Klongrams which are showed at the Parmele theatre each week are the latest that can be found on the market in the films and include features that the Plattsmouth DeoDle Frank Gobelman Tells of Trip to the Southland 't-, , o i v Rotary Club Luncheon Held This Noon. J From Tuesday's Daily At the regular weekly luncheon of it,a PUtfuno.iith Pnfopv lnt held the Plattsmouth Rotary club held this noon the members' were given a very interesting story of the recent trip of Frank R.' Gobelman to the southland and where he visited a great many points in Texas and had a most enjoyable time in meeting old friends and in looking over the coun try in general. The remarks of Mr. Gobelman were most interesting and covered the Journey and places of interest in the south as well as visits with many who have lived in this locality. The address of Mr. Gobelman was as fol lows: Left home on Wednesday morning the first day of February. I left on that morning so that I would not miss Rotary which oi course, was on Tuesday or the day previous to my departure. In fact we had our meet ing in the evening here in this room. the Anns being present. The first day I took it easy as the car was pretty new and did not want to get it too hot. Arrived at Topeka at noon and visited with the man ager of the Western Union Telegraph Co., who I used to work with years ago when I was working as a tele grapher. Left there at 1:30, drove to Coffeyville, on the Oklahoma line, it was still early, and as I had a number of relatives living in and near a town of Edna, Kansas, some 20 miles east of Coffeyville, I drove over and sponged a night's lodging off of them. In fact I remained there two nights. Left the second day at about two P. M., and drove to Mus kogee, most all the way in the rain thru many oil fields, and still more gas fields. Next day I drove all day in the rain to Dallas, then Fort Worth, and on down to Mansfield, Texas, where my wife's oldest sister lives, there I. remained, or rather headquartered for a few days-while seeing much of that part of the state On the twelfth day of February, I drove from Fort Worth to Houston nearly 400 miles through oceans of water, as it had rained day and night most of the time. While in Houston, I was five days at the Rice hotel at tending the international convention of the Master Painters & Decorators, I fortunately being the Nebraska delegate, as well as the Ne braska International Executive board member. At the close of that won derful and instructive convention, I went to Galveston. Saw the see wall, the much talked of causeway etc. Then proceeded down the coast and at Palacios I visited Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Soper. who all of the old tim ers will remember well. They have 20 acres in citrus fruits, have one of the show places in 'the gulf coast country. I then drove southwest and came to the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, from there northeast to San Antonio, which is sure some city. Aside from the famout Alamo there are many other interesting and historical sights that it would take many days to see. Such building operation as are going on there I never saw be fore, and I was in Los Angeles when they were going mighty strong there. Hundreds, yes thousands of homes going up all over the city, and many of them look as if they might cost a quarter of a million and even much more. Tearing down large buildings and erecting 30 and 40 story sky scrapers. From San Antonio I drove back to Fort Worth in a short day, then southwest 165 miles to the big! oil fields of Texas, then north to Wichita Falls. Texas, which is a city of 60,000. Went there to see Mrs. Smith, the wife of Sam G. Smith, (now deceased). She is incurably in sane in the asylum at that place. From Wichita Falls, Texas, I drove to Newton, Kansas, on Sunday, a dis tance of 447 miles, most of the day going through Oklahoma in a snow storm. From Newton, Kansas, home, around 400 miles. And while I en Joyed every bit of my trip, I'll assure you, that I was mighty glad to be home again, and to be one of you. Now for Rotary. On Wednesday I drove from Mans field to Fort Worth to attend Rotary. They meet at the Hotel Texas, the swellest hotel in Fort Worth. There was around 200 present and they had rip roaring" meeting. When I was given my visitors card, or rath er had it fastened to the lapel of my coat by a young lady and had shelled out a dollar for my luncheon ticket, I turned around, and a man grabbed me and said why, hello Frank, and T A 1 111 1 M ir ' I was thrilled for a moment as I was and religious life of that city, hav sure there was someone there that I ing decided to locate in this city. Knew. But I didn t recognize his face and he says, I'm John Jones, i Frank, come with me, and he intro- duced me to about half of the men present, Including the officers. I ask- ed the president if I could have just ' a minute to tell them about our club he said you Tet I could. When he asked for the visiting Rotarians to rise and give their name and classi- ncatlon, he pointed to each of them, twenty or more, and left me until years of residence in and near Mur the last, then he says, tell them ray. about the 100 per cent meetings your club has been having- Frank. I was proud of the opportunity to tell them, and they gave W a hand and after I sat down numbers of them asked ine questions ajjout iiow we did it. etc. They havl? one man in their club that has been ;i memher for 14 years and has 'not missed a single meeting. One young man ate at my, side lie toffi me lie lirid heen : mem- ! her for four years and had not missed once. I heard J shaking that was worth going many miles to hear. It was an inspiration to me. They have recently completed a wonderful new "jeai . i UOUX the "Worth" owned bv the Co., it's al ;n Egyptian. The manager of it was at Kotary, he be ing a member, kind lie asked me to attend that theater as Ins guest and as often as I cari'd to. Many business and professional men and wanted to ilo for came to me me, even the mnnar rtf th;Tr fin. lwitel cnic if you should stay with us let me know o t a-.'tn L ,,, e'rly taken care cf. Before I left that dining room I felt that there wasn't a man in there, that was a stranger to me. The members' of those large clubs all wear a celluloid disc pinned on their coat and on it the wheel and says Rotary International, then their first name in great big letters, after that is their name in full and their classification. I b lieve that would be something nice for us to have. The man that lead the singing at Fort north was tne international song leader at Ostend, Mr. Sam Losh I was very much interested in the birthday table. Evervone who's birthday occurs durings the current week must sit at the birthday table. it is beautifully dteorated with flow erf, etc. I sual!y each member at that table receives a present, then a beautiful blonde, pins a bouquet on their coat, some member with a streak of hunger is called upon to introduce them, he has something good to say, and something funny to say about each and everv one of them. The two noted and famous aviators that went up at Fort Worth to try and break the world's endurance re cord were present at that meeting. one of them being a Rotarian the oth er a visitor, also tie man that the government sent from Washington to superintend the flight was there They all had a word to say. At Houston rl.iee of us visitors went to Rotary together, it was at the same hotel in which we were staying and holding our convention, namely Rice, often spoken of as the best hotel in the south. The three of us were a'l of the same classifi cation .Master 1'ainters one was George Steinheimer of Omaha, the largest contractor in Omaha, and the man whom I succeeded as state presi dent of the Nebraska Painters and Decorators association. The other was Win. (Bill) Paris of Toronto, Canada, and the man that before that convention was over, we elected in ternational vice president. They sure did give us a hand, had us lined up at the speaker's table. We left there with men saying, if there is anything you want to know or any place you want to go just call on me, coming from men of many different classifications. Eddie Flynn was the speaker of the day. and those of you that have heard Eddie know what I mean when I say we were well en tertained, and oh, boy, how he can explain Rotary. I found that most of the towns that have Rotary clubs have a nice sign on the highway as one enters. on it is the wheel saying Rotary In ternational, and on what day they meet, the time is always 12:15. The last week while on my way home I would get to a town that had met the day before or wouldn't meet for a couple of days yet. So I got back to Fort Worth on Thursday night and they met there Friday, so I didn't leave there until Friday afternoon. It was the only and last chance I had to make up for that week. I was of course, hoping that all of you at home were making a special effort that we might have a 100 per cent meeting, ubt got home and was told that John Lahr had been sick all the time I was away, which has concerned me very much. Sure hope John is improving and that we may soon see that broad smile of his at every session. It was mighty kind of you last Tuesday to give me the glad hand for not missing Rotary in the 26 days that I was away, but I want to tell you men, the pleasure was all mine, I wouldn't have missed any of it for a small farm. There seems to be something about Rotary that simply "Ge(s under one's hide." WILL LOCATE IN PLATTSMOUTH From Tuesday's Daily The next few days will see one of the best known residents of Murray come to this city to make her home in the future. Miss Etta Nickles, who has been very active in the social Miss Nickles has purchased the beauty shon conducted bv Miss Ilulda Goos and expects to move to this city about the fifteenth of March to take active charge of the shop. The host of friends in this city of Miss Nickles will be delighted 1 to learn that she is to become a resident here and extend her a cordial wel- come to this city where she has often been a most pleasant visitors in her Death of One of the Oldest Resi dents of State Mrs. Kenry Thomsen, Sr., Dies at Home Near Brunswick, at Age of Ninety-Six Years. From Monday's Dally The deatli of Mrs. Henry Thomsen, Sr.. one of the oldest ladies in the state occurred on Sunday at the fam 1 ily home at Brunswick where the I deceased lady passed on at the very 'advanced age of ninety-six years, her death coming as the result of the infirmities of her very great :ais ""I1 brininS to t,ie cI'se a, ,if of usefulness and one that has been ! g!v"n in Uu development of the lo- I , . T . -. 1 - - . ..1... I . . . . . . . I .... i . cality where slif made her home. , The deceased lady was well known in this locality, she being the mother of the late Andy Thomsen and has been a visitor frequently at the Thomsen home at Cedar Creek. In the past yar two sons. John and Andy have passed on and now they are joined by the mother in the last long rest. Mrs. Thonistn was born in the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Ger many on November 29, 1831, and was reared to womanhood in that locality and where she was married to Henry Thomsen. Several of the children were born in the old home and when Andy was but three months of age the family migrated from the old home in Germany to the Lnited States and came west to the then new state of Nebraska to win their future from the soil of that great sec tion of the west. .Mr. J nomseis nomestcaued on a farm twelve miles from North Bend and there the family resided until six years ago when they moved to North Bend to reside and where shortly after the husband and father heard the last call. Since the death of the husband, Mrs. Thomsen has made her home with the children When Mr. and Mrs. Thomsen came (o Nebraska the Indians still roved the plains and the sections where they had settled had many of the wamlerin-g tribes still located Iu that locality and which made an added danger to the pioneer homesteaders and many startling experiences were gone through by the family in the years that the Indians remained as their neighbors. Frequently Mrs Thomsen. has walked from her farm to Omaha, their nearest market, tak ing produce from the farm to the market and the trip entailing some four or five days to complete, a part of the provations and hardships of the pioneer life. To this couple seven sons were born, four, Thomas, John, Andy and August preceding the mother in death while three are living, Barn- hardt. living at Brunswick, Henry at Fremont and Emil at Snyder, Ne braska. A daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Thomsen and three grandchildren. Hope, Ruth and Sayles Thomsen of this city are also left to mourn the passing of this good woman and who will attend the funeral services which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday at North Bend. The grandson, Sayles Thomsen, aged twelve is the youngest of the grandchildren and was born when the grandmother reached the age of eighty-four years. In the loss the family will have the sympathy of the many friends in this locality. LOCAL ATHLETE HONORED From Monday's Dally The sport writers and judges of athletes, who are busy now on the compilation of their mystic all-state teams, have selected as a-member of the all star Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic association team. Joe Krejci, whose work on the Peru Normal team has been outstanding. In the listing of the players, Joe is named as a forward on the star team as his playing ability makes him available in many positions, and al though he is holding down the posi tion of center on the Peru team, his ability to tarry the forward floor work has caused him to be selected for this position. Krejci was one of the outstanding high school players of the state, when a member of the Plattsmouth High school team and has since been se- ected on the all state college teams for his services on the Peru quintet. His playing is of a very high stand- ard and makes his selection one that i s practically unanimous among the udges of the basketball game. Mr. Kreici is a son of Mr. and Mrs.! Severin Krejci of this city and a grad-J uate of the class of 1924 of the Plattsmouth High school. RECEIVES GOOD NEWS From Tuesday's Daily The IMattsmouth friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn DeLong of Nebraska City, will be pleased to learn of the fact that a fine little daughter ar- lved at their home early this morn- ing. Mrs. DeLong was formerly Miss Irene Davis, at one time a teacher n tne nansraoiun scnoois. ' with the showing that the patient has : , n4e and which promises her re All the news in the Journal. covmy in a short time. HAS SPRAINED ANKLE From Monday's Dally Carl Weigei. the organist at the Parmele theatre, is getting around with the aid of a cruch as the result of an accident that he suffered while going to his home at the F. R. Guth mann residence. Carl slipped on the steps going up to the house and as the result turned the left ankle and which has made necessary his getting around with the aid of a crutch. The; organist however is showing improve- ment and it is hoped will soon be on the highway to recovery from the ef- fects of the accident. " House Passes Bridge Bill for This Locality Measure Providing for the Right to Erect Bridge Over the Mis souri at Plattsmouth. From Tuesday's Dally TIip house of representatives at Washington yesterday passed the measure providing for the permis sion to erect a bridge over the Mis souri river at Plattsmouth, a mea sure that has been pending for some time and the passage of this measure is looked forward to with interest by the boosters of the bridge mea sure in this locality who hope for a structure that will join up the east and west highway from Chicago to the western terminus at Glenwood and permit the extension of a direct route to the west through Platts mouth to Lincoln and also connect ing with the King of Trails high way from the north to the south. The bill has been pushed by Con gressman John H. Morehead who is live and active in the interest of his district and has sponsored the bill for bridges at the various points in the district, our congressman hav ing been on the job in getting this bill through as well as that for the bridge at Rulo. The bill provides for the construc tion of the bridge by the Plattsmouth Bridge company and on the final pas sage of the bill more act U'tEui'k. on the proposition may be taken up. The house also passed the Rulo bridge bill which gives authority to John C. Mullen, T. L. Davies, John II. Hutchings and Virgel Fallon to construct a bridge at Rulo. Both of the measures now go to the senate for their action and which will be taken up soon, it is thought. BOARD ELECTS TEACHERS From Tuesday's Daily At a regular meeting of the board of education held last evening in the office of the superintendent of schools, teachers were re-elected for the ensuing year. The superintend ent was directed to issue contracts according to salary provisions adopt ed by the board and allow two weeks time for teachers to accept re-elec tion. Before acting on the re-election of teachers, the board adopted a reso lution prohibiting the election, or re tention of married women as teach teachers in the public schools after the ensuing year. Married women now f n the system will be given con tracts for next year but will be in eligible thereafter. A board resolution passed three years igo has since prohibited the employing of any married woman as a teacher who was not on the teach- ng staff at that time. Secretary F. A. Cloidt and Super intendent R. E. Bailey gave infor mal reports of the annual meeting of the board members and school executives held in Lincoln February 8 and 9. ' Due acknowledgement was made of a gift presented to the high school by the Woman's club. The club has presented the school with a daylight lantern which will be used in pro moting visual education in all high school classes. Following the usua 1 routine of business the board adjourned subject to the call of the president. STILL VERY POORLY From Tuesday's Daily Mrs. Martha Murray, mother of Mrs. Bert Reed, is still in very ser ious condition at the Reed home here and the patient seems to be gradually sinking and at her ad vanced age gives but little hopes of her recovery. Mrs. Murray has been failing for several weeks and each day her condition seems more, grave and less chances of her recovery. Mrs. Albert Waltz, a daughter, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, and Vincent Berg, a grandson of Mrs. Murray, are here to be with the aged lady in her severe illness. MRS BEAL IMPROVING From Monday s Daily The condition of Mrs. M. M. Beal, who has been suffering from heart trouble for the past few days. Is re- ported as doing some better and the family and friends are well pleased Death Comes to Mrs. Livingston This Morning After Several Weeks of Serious III- T .. t-t,.,,. , r nesS" .TinLe Resient &f This City Passes Un. From "Wdnr-5ay's Dully This morning at S : 30 at the Clai k- son hosoital where for several day !a desperate battle for life has been waged in hope of saving her life. Mis. T. P. Livingston passed away. th death coming us the result of an ill ness that baffled all efforts of medi cal skill and tender care to save th life of this estimable lady. The passing of Mrs. Livingston will bring a great regret to the com munity where she has lived her life time and where her family were pio neer residents, the parents of Mis. Livingston, the late Jacob Vallery, Jr., and Magdelena Vallery, being among the earliest settlers in Casn county in 18.". Margaret Vallery was born irt Plattsmouth where her parents were; long time residents and has spent her lifetime in this community, receiving her education in the schools of thin city. On January 14. 1S93 she was united in marriage to Dr. Theodore P. Livingston, one of the most prom inent members of the medical pro fesstion in the state. The family have continued to make their hom in this community i and where they have contributed much to th mak ing of the city and the surrounding community. In the hour of sorrow that has come into his life Dr. Liv ingston will receive the deepest sym pathy of the host of friends n hi years here have been &pent minister ing without thought of self to tho ill and the unfortunate and in car ing for their physical illness in hi generous and loving manner. To ehare the passing of this estim able lady there remains the husband and two children, Mrs. Walter. Scott, Jr., who resides in Nevada and Rob ert Ramsey Livingston. ho reside at the home and is a student in tho local high school. Both of the chil dren and the husband were with tho mother as the last hour cp.me. There are also five fisters and four brothers to mourn her death. Mrs. Frances E. White, Is Angeles, Mrs. M. D. Polk, Boise. Idaho, Mrs. D. T. Iligginson, Ixjs Angeles, Mrs. Kath erine Minor, Los Angeles, Mrs. E. T. Dutcher, Warrensburg. Missouri, George W. Vallery, Denver, John F. Vallery, Denver, Charles A. Vallery, St. Joseph. Missouri, and L. 1 1. Val lery, Los Anceles. Two sisters. Louiso Vallery and Mrs. W. J. St night havo preceded her in death. In the long years of the residence of the Vallery family in this state they have had an active part in tho development of the Ftate and the fam ily has been one of the most prom inent in Nebraska and the death of Mrs. Livingston will bring great re gret among the large acquaintance ship of the family throughout tho state. The arrangements of the funeral services have not as yet been an nounced, the members f the family not leaching here from Omaha un til late this afternoon. SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT From Wednesday's Dally Mrs. Barbara Bookmeyer who has been quite ill for some time at her home here, is reported an being some what improved altho her condition is still serious and requires constant care by the members of the family circle. The patient is well advanced in years and with the present attack she has' been very low several times. The daughters, who are teaching in Omaha, Misses Clare and Marie Book meyer have been here to assist Mrs. Lillian Freeman in the care of tho mother, making the trip to and from their school work each day. DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT From Tuesdnv Dally Thi3 morning two actions were filed in the office of the clerk of thrt district court, one entitled the Homo State Bank of Louisville vs. M. G. McCurdy, et al., in which the sum of $430.26 is sought to be collected on a note and the second action that of the Home State bank against Earl J. Quinn. et al.. in which the col lection of a note for fS.'H.lS i sought by the plaintiff bank. D. O. Dwyer appears in the action fr tho plaintiff. VERY HAPPY EVENT From Tuesdays Dahy Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barkus of thi city are rejoicing over the fact that a fine little daughter has come to bless their household, the little one being born on Sunday morning at the Methodist hospital in Omaha. The mother and the little daughter, Betty Mae, are both doing nicely and tho occasion has been one of the greatest Joy to the father ard the two little sisters, who now have a playmate to share the home with them. St. Patrick day stickers of all sizes and designs at the Bates Book & Gift shop. I