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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEERASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1929.
NO. 17
journal.
Cine
Eagles Take
Over the M.W.A.
Building Here
One Fraternity Disposes of Interest
in Building at 6th and Pearl
Street to Another
From Thursday's Da'ly
This morning the Plattsmouth
ae-rie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles No. 3C5. became the owners
of the building at the corner of Sixth
and Pearl streets which has been
owned by the Cass Camp No. 33 2,
Modern Woodmen of America.
The sale of the building has been
under negotiation for some time be
tween the Eagles board of trustees
composed of P. A. McCrary. "William
Kief. Edward Gobelmsn, J. E. Schutz,
worthy secretary and Arthur R.
Blunt .worthy preeaent .and the
officers of the Woodmen camp, who
had been authorized by the vote of
the camp to make the sale of the
building.
The Eagles have been working on
the plans for the eventual ownership
of a building of their own for several
years past and having the oppor
tunity of securing the finely located
Woodmen building and which was
particularly adapted to the use of
the Eagles, they have been trying
to close the negotiations and finally
with purchasing of the structure.
The Woodmen erected the build
ing several years ago. making the
upper portion of the building into a
large dance hall and lodge room,
dining room and kitchen and ample
cloak and rest rooms, while the first
floor of the building was converted
into store rooms and occupied by a
number of the business houses of
the city.
The Eagles are planning to make
the building an ideal one for the use
of a fraternity and with several
changes and improvements that will
add to the comfort and pleasure of
the members of the Eagles and per
mit their various activities to be
carried on In a fitting manner.
. TENDER FRIEND FAREWELL
From Thursday's DaWy
Last evening, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Mayfield, who have just recently
moved from the J. W. Trttsch farm
In the Fairview neighborhood to the
Dave Fultz farm five miles south of
the former home, were given a very
fine farewell and reception as well
from the neighbors and friends.
At the time the family moved it
was impossible to tender them a fare
well and last evening the residents
of the Fairview community number
ing some seventy of the friends and
neighbors motored to the new home
of the Mayfield family and tendered
them a real social treat.
The evening was spent informally
in a community meeting and in
which a number of the talented mem
bers of the party were called upon to
assist in the entertaining and which
they did in a most royal fashion.
Joe Rhodes gave a very fine vocal
selection, while Helen Heim and Val
Mayfield. two of the younger mem
bers of the party gave a vocal duet
that was very much enjoyed by all
of the party.
During the evening Henry Hell,
Jr.. proved a real entertainer with the
violin and accordian numbers that
everyone appreciated to the utmost.
Wilbur Heil added to the interest of
the occasion with two whistling se
lections that received the warmest
approval of the audience.
On behalf of the new neighbors,
Mr. Greer, teacher in the school in
the new community where the May
field family has located, gave a very
cordial greeting and welcome to the
newcomers and expressing the many
pleasing associations that were anti
cipated. At a suitable hour the ladies of
the party produced the well filled
baskets and which provided a very
bountiful lunch and one that had all
of the good things to eat that might
be wished for.
HAS ARM AMPUTATED
From Thursday's Dr.y
Yesterday afternoon at the Im
manuel hospital at Omaha Mrs. W.
F. Gillespie was operated upon in
an effort to check the spread of
poison caused by a small infection
starting in the thumb of the right
hand. The condition of the patient
has become so serious that the am
putation of the arm at the should
er was decided upon as the last means
of saving the life of the ailing lady.
Th3 trouble started by a small
piece of wire being run in the thumb
and which apparently healed up and
snoruy aiierwaras a splinter was
run into the same thumb and at once
a severe infection developed and
growing worse despite the efforts
to drain and check the spread of the
poison through the arm and which
grew so severe that the amputation
was found necessary.
It is hoped that the operation will
prevent the development of the poi
son in otner parts of the bodv and
the family and attending phvsiciana
are hopeful that it may allow her
recovery.
Yonr aa in the Journal will be
read, and they sure do get results.
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
From Thursday's Ually
Yesterday the doors or the new
soft drink establishment of Louis
Kohrell at the corner of Fifth and
Vine street cpt-ned for business and
the newest place of business in the
main section of the city was ready
for the patronage of the public. Mr.
Kohrell and family have just recent
ly moved from Nebraska City and
are r.cw a part of the life of the
community. .Mr. Kohrell in the con
duct of the soft drink and cigar
st or' will be assisted by his son,
Barritt, and who is a very genial and
accommodating young man and will
assi.-t very much in the business of
the new entertainment place.
Police Apprehend
Boys Charged with
Petty Thieving
Loss cf Chickens, Brass, Lead and
Junk Charged at Door cf Sev
eral Boys of This City
From Thursday's ta!ly
Yesterday Chief of Police Liber
shal rounded up several boys who
hare been under suspicion In con
nection with potty thieving that has
been going on over the city and the
boys were turned over to the county
attorney to be taken care of.
The stealing of chickens from the
Michael Hild home as well as the
theft of brass and lead frcm the
Plattsmouth Water Coropration ware
house on North Sixth street are
among the depredations that will be
charged against the boys and the po
lice also have several other jobs in
which the boys are suspected. The
building formerly occupied by the
Plattsmouth hotel on east Main
street was visited a few days ago
and an attempt made to steal the
electric light fixtures from several
of the rooms of the building and
which the police are investigating
to discover if possible the connec
tion of the boys with this offense.
The case will be taken up Satur
day and the fate of the four boys de
cided as to the extent of their con
nection with these offenses and what
should be done with them to prevent
further depredations.
CLEANING UP LOT AND
GETTING GRASS SEED IN
The past couple of nierhts have
seen much activity at the Legion
building and premises, with a fatigue
squad out to assist in cleaning up the
lots and placing the ground in con
dition to be sown to grass seed, which
work was done yesterday by Henry
J?sper. Henry is always ready and
willing to assist in every way pos
sible and in addition to giving his
labor to the sowing of grass seed, he
also trimmed the shrubbery he do
nated and set out last year around
he front of the building.
Further work remains to be done
along the west side of the building.
where a cinder driveway will permit
getting in and out of either of the
side door entrances and more handy
delivery of groceries to the kitchen.
On addition to the work being
done on the outside, a steel gang has
been busy on the inside, strengthen
ing the I beam supports to permit re
moval on one of the center posts.
This work is being done in order to
permit of the use of the building by
the F. O. E., who plan to hold a ser
ies of fights there during the coming
year. The steel work was under di
rection of W. T. Distell, Garold Hol-
comb and Tom Walling, who with
their assistants have done a splendid
job.
When the grass and shrubbery In
front of the building get to growing,
it will present a much improved ap
pearance over last year and really
aid in showing off the building.
FUNERAL OF JOE PARKER
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternon the funeral
services of the late Joe Parker were
held at the Sat tier funeral home on
Fourth and Vine streets and with
a number of the old time friends and
neighbors in attendance. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev H.
E. Sortor who gave words of com
fort to the bereaved family and
friends. Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave a
number of the old time hymns dur
ing the services. The interment was
at the Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Parker is survived by two
sons and three daughters,, Jean Par
ker of Oreeon: Ernest Parker of
Beatrice and Misses Lela and Vivian
Parker of Omaha and Clarice Parker
of York.
ATTEND BAR BANQUET
From Friday's "Datty '
Last evening Judge and Mrs
James T. Begley, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Turpin, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kieck
and Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Dwyer motor
ed to Nebraska City where they at
tended the banquet of the Otoe coun
ty bar association. The bar associa
tion made the presentation of the
portraits of the former county judges
to Otoe county in the afternoon and
a banquet was held in the evening.
Judge Frank S. Howell of Omaha was
the main speaker of the evening.
Investment of
Sinking Fund of
Public School
Money Raised to Pay Off Bonds of
$G5.000 for the High School
Building at Muturity
The bond issue of Sfr..no) for the
new high school bui':."i!g in this
city, which runs for a twenty year
period .lias been aided or rather the
action of the board of education a
few years ago in making investment
of the sinking fund has given mater
ial gain to the sinking fund in the
interest derived.
For a great many years the money
accumulated to retire the bonds at
the expiration cf their life, was al
lowed to remain idle in the treasury
of the county and with the advent of
Searl Davis on the board of educa
tion the policy of investing the sink
ing fund was adopted and which
has been since continued by the
board and with the result that the
school fund has gained something
like 51,200 each year from this
source and which drawn from the
taxpayers gives them a return on the
investment and makes a large amount
each year in the sinking fund.
The sinking fund has largely been
invested in city warrants at the rate
of six per cent while $2,000 of the
fund is carried in city bonds at five
and a half per cent, which means
that the taxpayers are paying in
terest to themselves as the money
borrowed by the city on these bonds
and warrants return to the schools
which the taxpayers also support.
In the last financial report pre
pared as to the sinking fund of the
school it was shown that there was
$32,522.43 invested in the bonds and
warrants, all but two bonds valued
at $2,000, bing held in the six per
cent warrants.
The board also reported that the
sum of 5 i.oi).v4 was on hand to
pay Interest on school bonds.
The total amount Invested and on
hand in the sinking fund on the
date cf the report in January was
given as $39.5S5.17, and as the fund
grows and the opportunity is offered
more Investments will be made to
give as large a return to the school
funds in interest as is possible.
The school bonds voted in 1917
are straight twenty year bonds and
do not have the optional feature
that would permit their retirement
as the money accumulated.
WORKING ON ROADS
From Friday's raily
County Commissioner George L.
Farley has been out in the country
a great deal in the last few days
looking after the road conditions
which as the result of the very
heavy snowfall and extreme depth of
the frost the past winter, have been
very poor.
On the K. of T. highway just
south of this city on the east and
west road that leads to the turn at
the Spangler farm, there has been
a soft spot developed that has caused
a great deal of inconvenience to tra
vel end made necessary the use of a
large amount of crushed rock to try
and form a solid basis for the road,
but the "frost wart" has been very
hard to deal with. Another of the
bad places on the highway has been
that north of Union and which
caused travel to be detoured several
days on account of the extreme soft
condition of the road and the devel
opment of the mud hole.
These soft spots are the result of
water and frost and occur in what
seems to be the dryest parts of the
roadway. The snow dragered to the
sides of the roadway and the ditches
has had a tendency i retain the
frozen condition and water unable to
sep out aelong the sides of the road
has gathered in the pockets beneath
the dry section of the highway and
finally with the frost coming out of
the ground has developed a very
soft spot that grows worse as fed
by the seepage water until a large
mud hole is developed and then the
road is a real problem to take care
of.
WILL ASSIST FATHER
The registration has been made at
the office of County Clerk George
R. Sayles of the certificate of Her
bert W. Wortman as a doctor of
medicine and surgeon and who will
be engaged in the practice of his
profession at Louisville. The new
physician is a son of Dr. E. H. Wort
man, and with whom he will be as
sociated in the practice at the thriv
ing Platte river city. The many
friends of the Wortman family will
be pleased to learn that the son will
be associated with hi3 father and
which assured the people of Louis
ville of two excellent physicians.
MRS. TIDBALL OPERATED ON
From Friday's Dally
Yesterday at the Nicholas Senn
hospital at Omaha Mrs. John L. Tid
ball, Jr., of this city was operated
on to give the patient relief from
an illness of some duration. The
operation proved very successful and
the patient rallied nicely from the
effects and at the last report was
doing just as well as could possibly
be expected under the circumstances.
OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY
From Fridays Dally
The observance of Good Friday,
the (lay bet aside by the christian
world to mourn the anniversary of
the crucifixion, the climax of the
passion of the Savior, was most im
pressive in tli' Plattsmouth churches.
Special services were held in the
St. Paul's Evange-Iii al church, the
St. John's and Holy Rosary Catholic
churches held the- services of sorrow.
The three hours meditation nas
held in the Catholic churches from
12 1 noon ) to 'I o'chx 1; and atH-t.dt-d
by lar.L,e- congregations who were go
ing and coming during the- course or
the afternoon.
The St. Luke's' Episcopal church
having no rector did not hold the
morning service of the three hours
devotions during the afternoon.
Civic Improve
ments Planned
for the Year
Efforts of Civic Improvement Com
mittee of Chamber of Com
merce Along City Plans
The chamber cf Commerce this
year has set several objectives for
the year and in these the work of
the civic department .'of the club
and its sub committees has a very
large part and one of the greatest
importance in the way of a city
beautiful.
Perhaps the largest field of ac
tion of the committee and the sub
committee will be that of the beauti
fying of the city in the yards, home
surroundings and along the main
streets and highways of the commun
ity, by the use of more attractive
lawns and the planting of flowers in
the parkings, yards and along the
streets. The move will cover all
forms of beautification for the city
and its business and residential pro
perties and should be given the
heartiest support by all of the resi
dents of the community.
Another of the plans that will be
handled by the committee is that cf
the developing of small tracts along
the K. of T. highway as residential
property and where attractive coun
try homes could be built for use cf
residents of Omaha who may wish to
escape the discomforts of the larger
city and with all of the charm and
enjoyment cf the country home. The
fact that this city is very near the
larger city has its advantages as a
residential point and the main part
of Omaha can be reached from this
city as quickly as from the extreme
north and west sections of Omaha it
self as the roads are now constant
ly being made better and without
doubt thc K. of T. highway in time
will eventually be made a paved high
way due to the larpe and heavy
volume of traffic on the highway.
These are but a few of the im
provement plans for the year and
which should receive the support of
the public and through whose hearty
co-operation they can be made suc
cessful. ROUNDING UP TRUANTS
From Friday's ta!ly
Constable Thomas Svoboda was a
visitor out in the county yesterday
where he was called to investigate
cases where children were reported as
being obsent from school and with
out just reason for their absence.
The law provided that the parents
or guardians of the truant children
bo served with the warning as to
the absence from school and that
failure to heed this warning and see
that the children are placed in school,
is followed by more severe action and
which involves the matter of a fine
of from $D to $100 and may include
imprisonment if deemed necessary.
SIXTEEN-YEAR ROAD TEST
In 1911 and 1912 the United
States Bureau of Public Roads spon
sored a series of tests of various
surfacing materials, including brick
pavement, macadam, cement and as
phalt. Now, in a report recently issued
it is stated that after 16 years of
hard service, the brick and asphalt
surfaces have required least repair.
This exhaustive experiment is In
full accord with th? reports from
many localities. The modern trend of
paving secondary and market roads,
is bringing asphalt Into prominence,
as fulfilling all the necessary con
ditions without excessive cost.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Friday'" Dally
Father Gecrge Agius, pastor of
the St. John's Catholic church of this
city, who has for several weeks been
at the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha
taking treatment, has so far recov
ered that he has been able to return
home to this city and is now at his
residence here. The priest will not,
however, be able to resume his parish
work for some time or to hold the
church services, but in the quiet and
restfullness of the home it is hoped
he may soon have a speedy restora
tion of his former good health.
Large size maps of Cass county on
sale at Journal office, 50c each.
Death Calls
C. IL Lewis, Old
t a m - s
i inie iiesiaent
Has Made His Home Here for the
Past Forty Years Good Citi
zen and and Resident
From Saturday s i allv
Last night at the bone in the
south part of the city o'-curreil the
death of Charles H. Lewis, an old
time res'dent of the community and
I who h;:s been a familiar figure in
l ;i eJiij!iiiiiiJiv iui uniie limn mm i v
year.
Mr. Lewis has in recent years been
engaged in operating a dray line over
the city and continued at this up un
til the last few months when his
fai'ing health commenced to tell on
him and has in rece-nt weeks kept
him confined to the home, he gra
dually growing weaker until death
came to his relief.
The deceased was a native of Jack
son county. West Virginia, where he
was born December 3rd lS.r9, and
in that locality he spent his boyhood
and younger days, being marriel
there to Miss Martha Thomas on
November . 1SS2. Shortly after the
marriage the family came west and
located at Plattsmouth whede they
have since made their home and
where the family has been reared to
manhood and womanhood and where
the deceased was a good citizen and
a loyal friend, in his quiet and un
assuming way making many friends
who regret very much to learn of
his passing and share with the mem
bers cf the family circle the sorrow
that his death has occasioned.
Mr. Lewis is survived by the wife
and nine children, Mrs. W. D. K 1
lison. Shattuck, South Dakota: John
Lewis, New Raymer, Colorado: Mrs.
Charles Hall. Pelican Rapids. Min
nesota: Edgar Lewis. Nebraska City;
Mrs. Fred Stull. Omaha: Mrs. John
Weiland. Loyaltown. South Dakota:
Mrs. W. II. Cr.fert. Plattsmouth and
Mr5. A. A. Stillger, Huntington Park,
California and Glen Lewis. Platts
mouth. The body was taken to the Sattler
funeral Home rending word from the
children residing at distant points.
FUNERAL OF LELAND BENNETT
From Saturday's T"allv
Yesterday afternoon the funeral
services of the late Leland 3enrett
wr'-o held the First Mr'tti'-diu
church and very largely at fen led uy
the old tim friends and .neighbors of
the departed.
The American Legion post of which
the deceased was a member, assisted
at the church as well as the grave.
Rev. H. E. Sortor, pastor of the
c hutch gave words of comfort to
the bereaved family circle and read
a thcrt sketch of the life of the de
parted. During the service Mrs. E.
If. Wescott sang two of the Ioveu
sonss. "What a Friend We Have In
Jesus" and the beautiful number,
'Taps."
At the Oak Hill cemetery the ser
vices were conducted by the Amer
ican Legion. Fred Lugsch. command
er assisting Rev. Sortor. past chap
lain in the last services at the grave.
The soldiers farewell, "taps," was
sounded by W. R. Holly.
Leland Oliver Bennett, son of Ed
ward R. Galligan and Olive Bennett
was born June 7th. 1S92 in Naples,
South Dakota.
Departed this life March 27th,
1929. at the University hospital in
Omaha at the age of 36 years, S
months, 20 days, after two weeks of
serious illness.
He became a member of the
Methodist church when a young
man and was a faithful christian
until God called him home.
He joined the army in the year
191S and served in the Phili:- ine
Islands 1T months during the "A : Id
war. After being honorably dis
charged he returned home, and was
joined in matrimony to Ethel Marie
Cor.ad of Malvern, Iowa, January 24,
1020. To this union were born four
children, two girls, Janet Marie and
Betty Lou. tnd two sons, Alfred Le
land and Dewayne Oliver, which be
side his sorrowing wife, he leaves to
mourn his passing, his father, six
sisters and two brothers, as well as
many other relatives and friends.
His mother, one sister and three
brothers proceeded him in death.
T'is hard to break the tend
er cord
When love has bound the
heart ;
T'is had, so hard, to speak
the words "we must for
ever part.
Dearest loved one, we must
lay thee
In the peaceful grave's em
brace. But thy memory will be
cherished
Till we see they heavenly
face.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Friday's Pally
This morning Mrs. Bernard Rakow
was operated on at Omaha as the re
sult of an illness cf a short duration
and which it is hoped will give the
patient relief frcm her illness and
place her on the highway to recovery.
Phone your news to the Journal
OPENS NEW CLEANING PLANT
From Saturdays Dally
Anton Rys, former Plattsmouth
boy, who has been located at Bloom
field. N hraska, for some time past
in the operation of a cleaning plant
has returned to his birthplace1 and is
now lo'.ate d in the room in the Book
meyer building just west of Ward
C'laik's barb r shop. Mr. Tlys and his
ov.tf:t arrived here yesterday and he
is now busily engaged in the: setting
up cf the machines for the cleaning
aid pressing of clothes and expects
to gc-t started in business as soon
as tne piant can ail be assembled and
gotten in running older.
Fifty Year
in
Service with
the Burlington
R. H. Patton Celebrates Half Cen
tury of Service Friday Was
First Apprentice Here
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday Robert H. Patton of this
city rounded out fifty years of ser
vice with the Burlington railroad,
having served this length of time
in the local shops of the railroad
company and whe re he has given the
fullest measure of service to his em
ployers. Mr. Patton enjoys the distinction
of being the first apprentice in the
paint shop of the railroad company,
entering the railroad service as a
boy and has saw the ereatest scope
of the railroad shop activities in this
home shop of the Burlington & Mis
souri River railroad company, know
ing personall- many of the men that
have since risen hich In the official
dom of the railroad company and had
a great part in the making of the
present great Burlington system.
Mr. Patton has in all cf the.-e
years made his home here and in the
pleasant and cozy home in the south
portion of the city has reared his
fine family and been a prominent and
active figure in the community life.
The veteran painter is still in the
service where he first started as a
boy and while the years liave taken
their toll he is still active and able
to give the service as faithfully as
in the past altho in the past few
months Mr. Patton has been suffer
ing some from neuritis that has made
necessary his receiving medical at
tention. The many friends here will join
in their congratulations to this old
time railroader and trust that he
mav have many more days of active
service with the railroad and in the
community.
SAVES HOME FROM FIRE
Prom SatrrdaVw Dallv
The John Elliott family residing
north of the city owes the fact that
their home was not destroyed by fire
yesterday, to S. S. Gooding, an old
friend of the Elliott family.
Mr. Gooding had gone to the Elliott
home to see Mr. Elliott in regard to
som plowing and while Mr. Gooding
was at the house awaiting the return
of Mr. Eliott from the barn, u pan
of grease that was cooking on the
kitchen stove started to blaze and
particles cf the burning grease
caught the wood box afire and soon
had a very good blaze going. Mr.
Gooding made attempts to get the
fire out and was finally able to loate
a waterbucket and put out the blaze
but in so doing suffered more or l-ss
injury himself. Mr. Gooding had
one severe burn on the face and the
hands and forearms suffered quite
a severe scorching in the fire fight
ing, but fortunately the injuries
were not severe enough to require
the services of a physician.
Q. Z. SOCIETY ELECTS
From Friday's Paity
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the Q. Z. society of the 'Presby
terian church were entertained at
the home of Mrs. Raymond Larson
on west Granite street and Mrs.
Ernest Trumble assisted as associate
hostess.
In the business session of the soc
iety the chief matter to demand the
attendtion of the members was the
election of the officers for the year,
the following being named:
President Mrs. James Bulin.
Vive-President Mrs. J. H. Pala
cek. Secretary Mrs. R. J. Larson.
Treasurer Mrs. R. W. Knorr.
At the close of the afternoon the
hostesses served dainty and delicious
refreshments which were appreciated
very much by all of the members of
the party.
ENJOYS VISIT HERE
From Friday's Dallv
Last evening the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Con Lynch was the scene of a
very rleasant gathering of friends
when a group of Omaha Eagles and
their ladies gathered there after the
close of the lodge session to spend
a few hours most pleasantly at cards
and social conversation. Those who
were here to attend the event were
Mr. and Mrs. William Voss, Mr. and
Mrs. George Barley, Mrs. Anna Aus
tin of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Burrows and Mr. and Mrs. Con
Lynch.
Plattsmouth
Students Score
High Honors
Sub District Declamatory Contest at
Auburn Results in Victory for
Talented Local Speakers
Frr.m Sat'irOn v's Dall
V':h Clelhmd Rete-lsdorf winning
fir1-', in Extemporaneous and Chris
Bulin taking first in Oratory, Platts
mouth high school scored heavily in
the Sub-District Declamatory Con
test held at Auburn last nipht.
Twenty-four speakers represent ng
Cass., Ncmr.ha, Otoe and Richardson
counties were present to take part
in the four departments: Extempor
aneous, Oratorical, Dramatic and
Humorous readings. First place in
Dramatic was won by De-lores Dead
man of Falls City and the Humorous
section was won by Aurora Rapp of
Auburn. The victorious speakers will
take part in the District contest to
be held in the near future as soon
as a time and place can be selected.
Chris Bulin's victory over five op
ponents was a triumph for him in
as much as the winner of last years
District contest was competing as
well as the boy from Avoca who ncsed
Chris out in the county contest a
short time ago. The competition was
so keen that the former failed to
place and the county champion 'aad
to be content with third plrce.
In the Extemporaneous section,
Clelland Retelsdorf was easily the
class of the field of four contestants.
This is a difficult field to excel in as
each speaker must draw his subject
by lot an hour before he apptars on
the stage. Platform ease and ability
to analyze a subject on the floor were
the assets which won Clelland f.rst
honors. His subject was "Mussolini's
Mysterious Machine."
Plattsmouth was ably represented
in the Dramatic section by Dris
Young who won first place in the
recent county contest. The competi
tion in this group was perhaps keen
er than in any other and that Doris
did not place came as a distinct sur
prise to many in the audience. In
the Humorous field. Plattsmouth
was represented by Ruby Carter who
placed second in the county. Ruby,
likewise did a splendid piece of work
and Plattfmouth may reel that while
neither of these were awarded places
by the judge, they ably represented
the local school.
Chris Bulin, the winning Orator
and Doris Ycung and Ruby Carter
have been under the training of Miss
Mary Jane Tidball while Clelland
Retelsdorf has been trained by Mr.
R. Foster Patterson.
The folliwng is a summary of the
results of the contest:
Extemporaneous Clelland Retels
dorf, Plattsmouth. first: Marshall
Howe, Auburn, second; Ethel Beer,
Honey Creek, third.
Dramatic Deloris Deadman. Falls
City, first: Lillemor Taylor. Auburn,
second; Nola Wiltse. IIonfy Creek,
third.
Oratcrial Chris Bulin, Platts
mouth. first: Robert Stever. Auburn,
second; Clarence Norris, Avoca,
third.
Humorous Aurora Rapp. Auburn,
first; Delores Parr, Honey Creek,
second: Mary Jane Houston, Falls
City, third.
ELECTED TO TEACHING FORCE
Frrn Friday's Call)
Miss Edith Farley of this city,
who has for the past year been teach
ing at Nehawka. has been elected
as a member of the teaching force
of the Plattsmouth schools and will
take one of the positions in the
grades here at the opening of school
in next September. Miss Farl?y is
a graduate of the local school and
also has taken training at the Uni
versity of Nebraska and has for the
past few years been engaged in teach
ing in the schools of the county.
RETURNS TO THIS CITY
From Friday's Pat'v
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wiles who
have been making their heme in
Lincoln fcr the past year have de
cided to return to Plattsmouth, their
old home to reside and are being
located in the Douglass residence
property on high school hill. The
many friends of this excellent family
will be pleased to learn that they
are again to be residents of this
community.
LAID TO LAST REST
The funeral of William Simons
J was held on Tuesday afternoDn at
I the First Methodist church and with
ja very large group of the old friends
being in attendanceat the last ser
j vices. During the services Mrs. E. H.
; Wescott sang two of the old and
loved songs, which with the words
of conrolation of the pastor brought
a sense of comfort to the members
cf the bereaved family circle-.
A. M. Peterson of Sodaiia. Mis
souri, came up last evening to enjoy
a short stay with the family here.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson will mnve in
a short time to Sedalia, having sold
their residence property to Edward
Gradoville.
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