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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929.
MMSwwiwier Sale
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday and
Saturday
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Every Piece Lowered for this Occasion!
This is the Sale You have Waited for!
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday and
Saturday
9i
Hundreds of Beautiful Dresses
ALL 1929 MODELS
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Chiffons, Silks and Georgettes. Both one piece
and ensembles. Values to $ 1 5
Eeautiful Silk Crepes in prints, pastells, new
polka dot effects in all colors. Values to $9.95
Summer Flannels, Wash Silks and Short
Sleeve Crepes. Values to $6.95
$3.95
Summer Hats
OF
Felt, Straw and
Stitched Silks
Matrons, Misses and
Children's Summer
Hats at these prices :
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pal
Dainty Wash
Frocks
FOR STREET AND
HOME
Girls' Sizes 6 to 12
Ladies' Sizes 34 to 42
Values to
$1.25
Lingerie Specials!
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89e
COSTUME SLIPS $1.50
quality, for
SPORTS GIRDLE With
4 hose supporters, $1 value
FRENCH PANTS and Bloom
ers. Low luster quality
Manley News Items
1 timer Pearson and family were
enjoying a day at the cooling pools
at the sand pits near Louisville where
they fished and had a general good
time.
Rudolph Bergman and Herman
Dall were over to Plattsmouth on
last Thursday where they were look
ing after some business matters at
the court house.
Rev. Henry Wautelle, resident
priest of the St. Patrick's Catholic
church of Manley, was over to Elm
wood on last Sunday conducting ser
vices there for the morning, he driv
ing over for the occasion.
Edward Kelley was a visitor on
last Tuesday at Weeping Water
where he was looking after some
business matters as well as visiting
with his many friends. Mr. Kelley
has Just finished assisting Mr. Harry
Dawes in the installation of a new
truck dump.
, It. C. Meiers of Louisville, who Tias
been employed at the quarries over
the river from Louisville for some
time past, has not been in the best of
health and was taken to an hospital
at Omaha where he is receivingtreat
ment and it is hoped will soon be in
better health.
Miss Mary Meiers of Louisville, a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Mockenhaupt has been staying at the.
home of her grand parents for the
past week while taking catacism ex
amination at the school which has
been conducted by Father Wautelle,
pastor priest of the St. Patrick Cath
olic church.
R. Bergman was a visitor in Oma
ha, called there by an accident In
Omaha which occurred some time
ago, and to which Mr. Bergman was
a witness, and which was being
heard on that day. Mr. Bergman was
accompanied by the folks who visit
ed and enjoyed a picnic dinner in
one of the parks during the day.
Death of Well
Known Resident
of Mt. Pleasant
James A. Gilmore Is Called to the
Last Reward and Funeral Held
at Weeping Water
After all the tried and
true investment i3
Aged Man Receives Stroke.
Uncle Daniel Rockwell who is
well known and a royal good fellow,
and at all times very sociable with
fiis many friends at Manley and the
James Alvin Gilmore, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James R. Gilmore, was born
east of Weeping Water on June 19th
1871, and has resided in Cass coun
ty and near Weeping Water during
almost the entire span of his life.
He died on July 18, 1929. at 2
o'clock in the morning, aged slightly
over fifty-eight years. Early in life
Mr. Gilmore identified himself with
the Methodist church. Many years
ago he also became a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and has remained a member during
the remainder of nis life. In 1901,
he went to Logan county, where he
took up a homestead and after per
fecting the title in 1905, returned
to Weeipng Water and with his
brother, Wilson Gilmore, has en
gaged in farming, they two keeping
house together. On June 6th, he re
ceived a stroke of parallysis, and
while everything in the way of
nursing was- done for the unfortun
ate man, he continued to sink until
death came as a sleep on July ISth,
last Thursday morning.
The members of the Odd Fellows
were very attentive in taking turns
in watching by his bedside, and a
special nurse, Mrs. Frank E. Woods,
with Mrs. P. K. Tritsch at his side.
but the most careful attention and
best medical skill were of no avail
for this excellent man passed away
early Thursday morning. To know
him was to love him for he was a
very gentle nature and has many
friends who are grieved at his go
ing. The funeral was held at the
Methodist church in Weeping Walter
and the services being conducted by
the Rev. Geo. E. Morey, pastor of
the church of Mr. Gilmore and also
member of his lodge in the Odd Fel
lows. The interment was made at
Oak wood cemetery in Weeping Wa
ter. The funeral was . in charge of
fa
n
-Land
At proper value
I have it!
Searl S. Davis
Farm Loans and Lands
Pastor at Eagle
Lauded for Aid
in Train Wreck
iT?at. Walter immprmaTi fin ftf
First to Reach Death Scene;
Dives to Break Windows.
near vicinity, received a stroke ofjw. L. Hobson and Son. funeral di-
paralysis on last Tuesday evening.
Just how serious the stroke was we
were not able to find out, but suffice
to say bad enough. We. are hoping
our aged friend may soon be able
to be out again and in his former
good health.
rectors. Mr. Gilmore leaves three
brothers and two sisters, they being
Mrs. Rachel Hollebeck of Elmwood:
Lincoln, Neb., July 19. Rev. Wal
ter Zimmerman, pastor of the Meth
odist church at Eagle, in western
Cass county, and a former railroad
man has a souvenir of the wreck ot
the Rock Island train near Stratton,
Colo. It is a telegram from the claim
agent of the railroad, which says:
"Notified Denver papers that you
Joseph Gilmore and Mrs. M. E. Cox, j rendered valuable and heroic serv
both of Calloway; J. B. Gilmore of jlce in the derailmen of our train.
Kearnev, and Wilson Gilmore of .INn behalf or the Kock Island rail-
SENIOR SIZES in Dresses of Cotton Voile
and Mercerized Prints.
Sizes 40 to 52, only
Values to $5
s2.95
Plattsmouth,
Nebraska
Caring for Their Business.
The Manley Elevator company con
sisting of the community farmers of
this vicinity, having for their man
ager a most capable man In the per
son of Harry Hawes. have lust in
stalled a new truck dump, which is
air operated, and which is about the
last word when it comes to operation
of an elevator to get fhe work done
without the hard work which was
required before. The company and
the manager, believe in giving the
best of service to all concerned, as
they have a truck dump, and have
a nlace for the fllline' of tires for
rnra and trucks so that those who
haul with trucks can have an oppor
tunity to fill their tires and keep
them in the best inflated condition. It
is the intention to give the very"
best of service at all times.
Weeping Water. The pall bearers of
the Odd Fellows, the lodge which
he loved so well were: C. H. Gibson.
Henry Crozier. C. J. Elgaard, Ray
mond Hart, Henry Snell and Elmer
Michaelson.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to those our friends and
neighbors and especially the mem
bers of the Order of Odd Fellows, to
the neighbors also we express our
thanks and to all who in any way
contributed to the well being of our
deceased brother, James A. Gilmore,
and for the floral offerings, takens
of love and respect, as well as to
Brother Morey for the very kind
words which he uttered and for the
kind services. Brothers and Sisters
of the late James T. Gilmore.
road and myself I wish to thank
you."
The message is signed by James
Palmer, general claim agent of the
road. Mr. Zimmerman's valuable
and heroic action, according to re
ports, consisted in diving Into the
rushing stream into which the train
had plunged, breaking windows in
the Pullman coach and helping re
move the passengers. Rev. Mr. Zim
merman was not, a passenger on the
train, but was traveling in Colorado
in the interest of a bank at Eagle,
and was one of the first at the scene
of the wreck. He has not yet re
turned to Eagle, but Mr Zimmer
man was advised of the part he play
ed as a life saver.
MEISINGER REUNION"
Surprise Party
!. A surprise party was given by
Mareuerite Beremann on July 16,
in honor of Lorene Dall's eleventh
birthday. The guests were Genevieve
Fleischmann. Esther Sinnard, Mar
euerite and Harvey Bergmann, Budd
and Wilmer Rhoden. Blanch. Vivia
and Willard Rueter, Mexine Thlm
Kan. Clara and Dorothy Keckler, Her
man. Wilbur and Dolores Fleming,
Lorene. Margaret, Frank, and Marlin
Dall. Mrs. Parselle, Mrs. Fleming,
Mrs. Dall and Wilma Mann.
Small Grain
in State Hurt
by Hot Winds
Wheat Yield Per Acre Lower Than
Year Ago; Barley and Oats
Also Damaged.
Mei-Sun-Sch-The
The annual reunion of the
singer family will be held on
day, August 4th at the Will
neider park at Cedar Creek.
Farmers Union band of Louisville
will furnish the music. Ball games.
horse shoe pitching, foot racing, doll
rack and all kinds of entertainment.
Program starts at 1:30 p. m. Come
and bring your dinners and have a
real good time at this event.
ADAM MEISINOER
J. C. MEISINGER
W. G. MEISINGER
Committee.
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Lincoln. July 19. Hot winds sear
ed Nebraska small grains the first of
They served sandwicnes, picKies, thig month and did damaee in near-
cakes, jello ana nve gaiions oi ice jy au sections.
H. B. MASSIE SUFFERS STROKE
Fvlore Alleged
Gas Victims in
the Windy City
Three Deaths at Chicago
Movement for Correction of Re
frigeration Systems.
itlnue our inquest until after the cor
i oner's chemist has made his report,"
i declared Dr. Gideon Wells, foreman,
"and we'll prove the previous ver
dict was correct, too."
Omaha With five persons dead In
Chicago from gases given off by re-
frigeration plants in apartment
houses, Omaha city officials Wednes
day declared that they favored regu
Starts lation of refrigerator installations in
umana Dy oruinance. Omaha now has
no ordinance directly controlling
mechanical refrigeration.
Chicago Removal of methyl
chloride gas from 75,000 refriger
ation systems In Chicago was started
Wednesday as a coroner's jury began
an investigation Into the death or a
DERBY WINNER IS ROBBED
'Balloon' Maker
Hears How Device
Helped Win War
German Tells Inventor That Ameri
can Propaganda Shower
ed Trenches
Richmond, Va. Eleven years ago
Lieut. Matthew Volm, Imperial Ger
man Infantry, stood watching a group
owner of of queer little balloons, made appar-
Chicago Fred Garber.
Windy City, winner of the American iCntly of colored paper, float to the
derby last month. Mrs. Garbner. and ground behind the German lines. To
of the eras. The action came after 1ir- ana Alrs- uel biegel. were rob
commissioner of Health Arnold Kegel 'ber ' $19,000 in currency and Jew-
issued a temporary order barring the
gas from Chicago as a refrigerant and
elry Wednesday night by three men
who forced the Garbner automobile
meetine was called for a council oft the road as the party was return
ing 10 i;nicago rrom Arlington park
race track.
, Three men, one of whom was arm
ed with a shotgun, threatened the
party after the machine was crowd
ed off the highway near Mt. Pros
pect, 111. The two couples had left
the clubhouse at Arlington Park
shortly after 6:30 o'clock, they told
officers investigating the robbery.
leaflets had been dropped into Ger
many. They contained President
Wilson's speeches, news of vast ac
tivities in America, millions of car
toons, statements of causes, signing
cance and aims of war.
Today, Lieutenant Volm. now a
professor of German and French lan
guages at the Virginia Military In
stitute, the campus of which adjoins
that of Washington and Lee Univer
sity, and President Smith, recalled
the planning and effect of the "bal
loon device" which furnished the
chief means of distributing the pub
licity used to help break the Ger
man morale.
"The money I won as prize for
this balloon device," President Smith
smiled, "went toward buying the
cream. They spent the afternoon
nlavimr frames. Lorene received
many presents. They all had a won
derful time.
The midmonth crop report of U. S.
Statistician A. E. Anderson goes on
to say that the wheat yield is esti
mated at 16.4 bushels, or 1.5 bushels
Word was received at Nehawka
Tuesday that H. B. Massie of Cal
laway had suffered a severe stroke
and. relatives at that place were ask
ed to come to his bedside. His par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Massie and
CALLED TO MURRAY
below last year's estimate at this I his sister, Mrs. G. C. Hoback and
From Saturday' "Dally
Last evening at 11:30 Sheriff
Bert Reed received a hurry up call
from Murray where a group of men
were claimed to be under the in
fluence of heuor and causing more
time. The actual yield in 1928, how
ever, was 19.1 bushels per acre.
Barley Damaged.
Southern counties return the low
estimate of 14 bushels while eastern
I Platte districts are high with 19.4
bushels.
Though corn Is In excellent condl
family left that evening at 8:00
o'clock for Callaway. They arrived
there the next morning and found
him in a critical condition. Just
When they will return home depends
upon his condition.
Advertise your wants In the Want
or less annoyance to the dwellers of tlon generally, flood damage and late ad column for quick results.
that Deaceful city. The sheriff arose
from his slumbers and getting the
faithful Buick out stepped on the
g.is but on reaching Murray the men
sought had like the Arabs folded
their tents and silently stolen away
into the night and as there was no
one to give the names of the parties
it was impossible to apprehend them.
The sheriff had a nice ride, however.
but would prefer that those who are
planting in the southeast keeps it a
bit behind last year's crop. The con
dition is estimated at 90 per cent.
Estimate of oats range from 22.5
bushels in the western counties to
36 bushels for the eastern Platte
valley and the northern part of the
state. The state average is placed
at 28.6 bushels as compared with the
1928 forecast of 34.8 bushels. Rye is
expected to return 18 bushels near-
first automobile I ever owned and going to get tanked up to do 80 'iy on a nar with last year
T 11 . ..!., . . . n I - - . 1 . . i .. ii'.i if until I
subcommittee to draft an ordinance
prohibiting its use. Dr. Kegel and
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, county cor
oner, were aroused by the apparent
repetition of fatalities from the gas
the deaths of Joseph Painter, his
wife and their year old baby on the
heels of the death of Mrs. Viola Clark,
north side artist.
Removal of the gas from the sys
tems was started voluntarily by the
company which had installed the ma
chines in both the Painter and the
Clark apartments, altho the Painter
apartment declaring the Jury had
been mistaken in deciding Mrs.
Clark died of methyl gas. The poster
had been placed in the apartment
by the company. The Jury said the
poster was open "to severest criti
cism." .
"This time we are going to con-
TURKEY TO BUILD
FIRST
DISTILLERY
Cesarea. Turkey, July 1G. This
ancient Anatolian town is to bear
visible evidences of Turkey's back
sliding from the old Moslem taboo
against alcoholic drinks. The gov
ernment alcohol monopoly is to epend
$1,500,000 here to construct the na
tion's first big distillery.
each was attached a six-foot thread.
at the end of which dangled a packet
of papers.
A German soldier ran up with two
of them and reported:
"Millions of these are floating be
hind our lines. They stick in trees
and come even into the trenches.
'Lies are printed in German on the
papers. See!
-Back of the Allied defense, French
and British intelligence officers were
sending up 2,500,000 of these tiny
oilpaper carriers each week. They
were released to travel with domi
nant air cur rents and drop at speci
fic distances in German territory.
Much credit for this goes to an
American teacher. Dr. Henry Louis
Smith, who is retiring as president of
Washington and Lee University. Lex
ington, Va. Dr. Smith, physicist and
meteorologist, nresented the Dlan to
the American National Council of i
I was a college president, not a col
lege student, when I bought it!
BACK BROKEN IN SUICIDE LEAP
earlier in the evening or wait until
the next day.
HUP COUPE FOR SALE
Beatrice, July 17. Mrs. Pat Lone
gan is In a hospital here with a
broken back, following a leap from
a third-floor apartment window early j22-2sw
Wednesday. Doctors said she would .
probably recover.
Friends of the family said her hus
band had left the apartment for a
few minutes and upon his return dis-
' covered his wife had leaped from her
window.
Hup Coupe in first class condition;
looks and is like new. See
T. H. POLLOCK.
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Because of barley's rapid growth,
that grain suffered most from heat.
In , places it was being combined
while wheat was still ripening. A
state average of 23.6 bushels is pre
dicted, as compared with last year's J
34.5 bushel estimate.
The International Labor confer
ence at Geneva discussed our eco
nomic policies, one speaker declar
ing we were preparing an imperial-
He rushed down and pick- jstic economic invasion of other coun-
T f la hdllovoil oha wna tpmnnrfl i I V
Defense in 1918. after a reward had Ideranged.
uccu uuereu lur me iesi proposal ior
presenting the American point of
ed her up. The Lonegans had been trieg through our special advantages,
married but a short time.
Mrs. Lonegan, conscious on her
way to the hospital, is said to have
declared she was sorry for the sui
cide attempt and "wanted to live."
view to the German people.
Before August, 1918. 27,000,000
Legal Blanks of an kinds for sale
at the Journal office.
Thomas Walling Company
Abstracts of Title
Harvest on Time.
The proportion of wheat harvested
by mid-July, say the bankers, is ex
actly the same as a year ago. The
spring grain, however, are more near
ly taken care of than usual.
From only three places Wahoo,
Nebraska City and Hebron come the
slightest intimation that more har
vest hands could be used.
There Is more or less talk of hold-
iner rottia nf tho wheat In ersrv (tin-
I I!"!" 4 trict, but the increase over last year
T will not be larke. Creditor's de-
mands, together with a satisfactory
price will see to that. Omaha Bee
T News.
NO-RIP means this garment
will not rip. Another one
FREE if it does. That's fair
enough isn't it?
Phone 324
Plattsmouth
', i Just a few of the Cass county maps
4- H"I-I"H"I"I"I"H"I"I"H"H' j lef t. While they last, 50o each.