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Nebr. State Historical Society Ml V - I VOL. NO. XLV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY,, AUG. 19, 1929. NO. 57 Sounds Message of Civic Pride and Cooperation V Searl S. Davis , Makes Interesting Talk as Part of Harvest Festival Campaign From Thursday's Dally Last evening Searl S. Davis, one of the leading civic leaders was heard in a very interesting talk at the Parmele theatre as a feature of the opening day of the Harvest Fes tival that is being staged in this city for the next few weeks. Mr. Davis, who is not identified with the retail business interests of the city gave a very fine address on the advantages of Nebraska, Cass county and the city of Plattsmouth, speaking as a citizen interested in the advancement . of the general progress of the community, both in the city and the county. Mr. Davis called the attention of the audience to the great wealth of the state, of the 12S.00O farms that are vital parts of the state life, of the fact that the agricultural prod ucts of the state represented the sum or $034,000,000, while the manufac tured goods produced represented $ 143,000,000, showing that the state was preminently an agricul tural state. Of Cass county Mr. Davis pointed out that it stood as one of the most productive counties of the state with a soil that was unexcelled, ample rainfall and crops each season that equalled any county in the state. The fact that three great railroad systems, the Burlington, Missouri Pacific and Rock Island, served the county gave shipping facilities to all parts of the country and which were supplemented -by truck lines to haul crops to market. The development of the roads of the county was illustrated in the fact that a few years ago a few miles of gravel was all that served the county and now many graveled roads are linking up each part of the county while a great paved highway is be Ig constructed, and other plans for road work will make the county one of the best in the state in the next few years. Speaking locally of the develop ment, Mr. Davis pointed out that the changes of the past years point ed to a new era in this section, the new creamery, owned and operated by 170 farmers of the county, aid ing the development of the dairy in dustry, the live and active Chamber of Commerce that was looking after the advancement of the city and all parts of the county as far us possi ble. The speaker also told of the building of the Platte river bridge that was now a free structure, of the new Missouri river bridge, which a few years ago was but a dream and which in a few months would be open to travel and give the com munity a close tie with tne wonder ful county of Mills across the river. The Burlington shops and the BREX which industries had and were sup plying a great aid in the community building were also complimented by Mr. Davis. The dawn of the new era was also marked by the navigation on the Missouri river that in the next two years should prove a great boon to the agricultural interests of this part of the west. In his con clusion, Mr. Davis urged that the spirit of optimism should prevail as the future showed bright for this entire section. In touching on the campaign of the business men, Mr. Davis urged all to co-operate as the advantages of trading at home with dependable merchants was a real advantage to the people of the county and as the stores prospered and expanded the greater the prosperity of the entire community grew and this Harvest Festival was one in which all of the business interests should enter wholesouled and enthusiastically. WILL OPEN HOSPITAL Byron Goldlng of this city, who is active in the work of the Jewish people in this part of the state, has received word of the opening of the Louis Heineman building as a part of the hospital maintained at Denver and which building is dedicated to the care of t uberculous children. The building was secured by the donation of $150,000 by Mr. Heine man, a wealthy Jamestown, New York, resident. The hospital is open to children regardless of religious belief and take cases only of children where their parents or friends are without means. The new hospital will open Sep tember 1st Mr. Golding states. DEPART FOR OREGON From Thursday1 Dan? Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Fred BeiL well known residents of south of this clty, departed on a trip to the west where they will enjoy a visit of from four to six months in various parts of Oregon and Wash ington. They will spend the greater part of the time at Albany, Oregon, where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. itainey wooaaru, me latter a sister of Mr. Beil. and from there they will go on north into Wash ington to enjoy the many points of interest in that part of the west. RETURNS FROM TEXAS From Thursday's Dally Charles K. Bestor and Fred Syde botham, who have been spending sev eral weeks in the southland along the Rio Grande, have returned home and report a very pleasant visit They spent the greater part of the time at MeAllan. near where Mr, Bestor has land interests and while there had the pleasure of visiting with Will Jean and Nelson Jean and family, former residents here. They also enjoyed visits at Brownville and Point Isabel and the different towns along the Rio Grande valley which is now getting very thickly settled with the residents from the north who have migrated there to engage in the fruit and vegetable growing which has developed very strongly in recent years in the valley. Burlington Officials Pay a Visit Here Vice-President E. P. Bracken and Other Operating Officials Visit Shops Wednesday From Thursday's Dally . Yesterday a number of the leading officials of the Burlington railroad were here for a period of several hours looking over the local shops of the company on the occasion of the regular inspection trip of Vice President E. P. Bracken, in charge of the operating department of the company, through the western lines. With Mr. Bracken here, were H. H. Urback, the superintendent of motive power, L. H. Lyman, general superintendent of the lines of the Burlington in Nebraska and L. E. Caldwell, division superintendent of Omaha, as well as a large number of the minor officials of the company connected with the divisional offices. With the visit of the vice-president through ithe western lines he is escorted through the various divi sions of the road by the state and divisional officers of the company and the inspection of the shops, term inals and general property of the company is being made. YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED From Thursday's Dally A romance developing in the of fices of the Woodmen of the World at Omaha and in which a former resi dent of this city is one of the figures, was announced yesterday at Omaha when Miss Zylpha Waldron and Mr. Joseph Eaton, popular announcer at WOW gave out the glad news that they have been Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eaton since Saturday, August 3rd when they were married at Logan, Iowa. Both the bride and groom have been engaged in the head offices of the W. O. W. for the past few years, the bride in the auditing depart ment while the groom has been one of the popular announcers and en tertainers from the radio station of the insurance company. The groom is well known in this city where he spent his young boy hood, being a son of Mrs. J. W. Gamble and a brother of Mrs. Her man L. Thomas of this city. Both of the young people have been guests here often at the Thomas home and have many acquaintances here who will learn with pleasure of their new found happiness. C. M. T. C. ON RANGE From Thursday's Dally Members of the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Crook are having a touch of the real life of a soldier today and for the next few days as the boys have been sent to the rifle range north of this city where they will shoot the course pre scribed as a part of their training period and which will develop their grades as marksmen and sharp shooters. The local people will be Interested in learning that the platoon of Co. A., of which Carl Keil of this city is in command as lieutenant, won the camp honors of being the best drilled platoon in the student regi ment and which reflected a great credit on the boys of the platoon as well as Mr. Keil who had charge of their drilling and made possible the winning of the camp honor. TO ATTEND EASTERN COLLEGE From Friday's Daily Yesterday afternoon Harold Mc Kinnon and Miss Elizabeth Connelly of Alvo were in the city for a short time visiting at the E. H. Wescott home and meeting Rev. Clinton Swingle of Winfleld, Kansas, who with Mr. McKlnnon is to leave soon for Boston to enter a theological col lege at that place to complete some special work in the ministry in which profession both young men are to engage. Rev. Swingle has been as sisting in the pastorate of the Metho dist church at Winfleld, Kansas, and has recently resigned his work there to go onto college and complete his work and receive his degree in the ministry. Read the Journal Want Adi. Death Comes to an Old Time Resident Here Joseph C. Ellington Dropped Dead on Wednesday Afternoon at His Home From Thursday's Dally The discovery was made late yes terday afternoon of the death of Joseph C. Ellington, an old time resi dent of Cass county, the body of Mr Ellington being found lifeless in the yard at Ms home on North 10th sUret where he had apparently been stricken with an heart attack and unable to reach the house before death laid its chilling hand upon mm. The discovery of the body was in .Hi e by Herman Reike of Murray who stopped at the Ellington home for a few moments before starting lor his home, coming into the yard nd seeing the body of Mr. Elling ton lying lifeless near the north door of the home. Medical aid was cali d and it was found that deatli had apparently occurred about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Ellington has been in very poor health for many months and the greater part of the winter was bedfast as the result of severe heart attacks and several times his re covery was despaired of, but he ral lied and has for several weeks been around as usual. He was not com pjjining yesterday and Mrs. Elling ton left early in the day for Louis ville to assist her daughter, Mrs. George Gade, in doing some canning, and was not home when the last and fatal attack came to Mr. Ellington. Joseph Conrad Ellington was born in Mills county, Iowa, three miles east of the pioneer river town of Rock Bluffs, on March 16, 1S66, the Ellington family having returned to Iowa a short time before from Cass county, Nebraska, where the father, W. R. Ellington, had been the first sheriff of the county In 1855. When Joseph was two years of age the family returned to Cass county and again located near Rock Bluffs where Joseph grew .to manhood and was married on December 8, 1887 to Miss Anna Seybert, the family later mov- ng to Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Ellington lived in this city for a number of years and then removed to a farm southeast of Murray where they resided for fourteen years among the old friends and neighbors of their childhood days. Later the Ellington family removed to Cedar ounty, Nebraska, and later to Colo rado where they made their home for wo year3 and then came to Gurley, Nebraska, where they made their home for six years. Four years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ellington came to Plattsmouth and have made their home here since that time, the de ceased being employed as watchman at the Platte river bridge for a per iod of four years. Surviving Mr. Ellington i3 the widow and three children, Miss Eertha, at home, Roy of Sidney, Ne braska, and Miss Gladys Gade of Louisville. Two children, Herman and Clifford preceded the father in death. There are also surviving two brothers, Charles Ellington of Oma ha and Samuel Ellington of Plain view and one sister, Mrs. Harriett Royal of Morehead, Iowa. EQUIPS NEW GYM From Friday's Dally This morning the Journal repre sentative was coming past the corner of Third and Main street and was attracted by the noise coming from the corner of the Hotel Perkins and which resembled that sharp and rapid discharges of a machine gun. An investigation disclosed that Ed Brantner, the proprietor of the hotel was engaged in punching the bag and getting back into his old time form at the old punching bag. This exercise, Ed states, has knocked off six pounds from his weight in the past week and he hopes to get down into his old form. The room which was formerly used bj' the Morrow hatchery has been transformed into a real "gym" for the training of the group of fighters that Ed is getting In form for the fall and winter boxing cards. A regulation sized ring has been erected and as soon as George Sch mader Is able to start in training there will be daily workouts at the gym and Babe Sailors as well as Dick March will be trained here. While the Journal repnsentative was looking over the gym, Eddie and Jack Chase, grandsons of Mr. Brant ner gave a showing of their class and both lads showed a real skill and the deep stuff of the boxing game that their grandfather has im parted to them. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From Thursday's Daily The friends of John Sanders, pop ular young man of this city, will be pleased tc learn that he is now able to be out of the hospital and yes terday afternoon he was able to re turn home to this city and will re cuperate here with the pleasant home surroundings to hasten his recovery. Phore ns the news. No. 6. RECOVERING FROM OPERATION From Friday's Dally M. P. Fleming of this city was operated on yesterday morning at the lmmanuel hospital at Omaha, to give Mr. Fleming some measure of relief from his poor health of the past few months. The patient carai; through the ordeal very nicely and at the last reports last evening was doing just as well as could possibly be expected under the circumstances Torrence Fleming and son, Lyle, of Weeping Water and Charles Heebner of Nehawka, were at Omaha and re mained at the side of the brother and brother-in-law through, the operation. Miss Mildreu Fleming, who is Dtill at the hospital, is improving nicely from the effects of the wounds received in the attack made on her here several weeks ago, and has re gained her vision which is once more normal and the other injuries have healed very nicely. Many Attend Mothers Outing at Jbrewster Mother's Vacation Camp Recreation Spot for Large Group of Ladies Camp Brewster, situated on one of the most scenic drives in the state. few miles southeast of Omaha, along the Missouri river bluffs, is an ideal location for Mother's Vaca tion camp. Eleven; counties, name ly: Burt, Cass, Qtoe, Richardson, Sarpy, Colfax, Douglas, Washington, Dakota, Lancaster and Thurston, have ninety-two women enjoying a real vacation at this wonderful place. Activities at the camp consist of music, games, swimming, round table discussions, etc., which give the women a wide range to choose from, but the larger number are endcavor- ng to take in all of these very in teresting activities. Cass County h.s the following thirty-one woniMu'jsajoying a few days of rest and recreation at Camp Brewster: Mrs. Jennie Klimm, Platts mouth; Mrs. W. H. August, Nehaw ka; Mrs. L. G. Plybon, Nehawka; Mrs. S. Ray Smith, Weening Water: Mrs. Henry Tool. Murdock; Mrs. O. McDonald, Murdock; Mrs. L. A. Bornemeier, Murdock; Mrs. Eva Bailey, Elmwood; Mrs. Frank Tay- or, Alvo; Mrs. Charles Roelofsz, Alvo; Mrs. S. M. Snavely, Elmwood; Mrs. L. C. Hardnock. Alvo: Mrs. A. Miller, Eagle; Mrs. Earl Horton, Elmwood; Mrs. Verena Olson, Elm wood; Mrs. Ida McFall, Elmwood; Mrs. H. A. Williams, Elmwood; Mrs. Roy Cole, Mynard; Mrs. Charles Barnard, Mynard; Mrs. Ida Cole, Mynard; Mrs. Marie Melbern, Mur ray; Mrs. Guy Wiles, Murray; Mrs. George Lutz, Union; Mrs. H. F. Cap well, Elmwood; Mrs. Melvin Miller, Elmwood; Mrs. Edith Meyer, Weep ing Water; Miss Ruth Hart, Weep ing Water; Mrs. Wallace Philpot, Weeping Water; Mrs. Viola Norris, Weeping Water; Miss Jessie Baldwin Weeping Water; Mrs. E. II. Wescott, Plattsmouth. Mrs. Wescott of this city is as sisting in the musical program of the camp at the request of the state extension department of tae stote university which is sponsoring these camps at various points over the state. HAVE A FINE TRIP From Friday's Dally Last evening the members of the Elks band and a large number of the business men of the community motored to Weeping Water where the band presented a very fine con cert that was enjoyed by a large crowd of the residents of our neigh boring city as well as visitors as a compliment to the Weeping Water band which had come to Plattsmouth earlier in the season to play a con cert for music week and the Elks band took the occasion to show their appreciation by playing the concert last evening. The greetings of the Plattsmouth band and the visitors were extended by E. II. Wescott to the residents of Weeping Water. Following the concert the members of the band were given cards that entitled them to receive a treat at the various soft drink places in Weeping Water and which was a much appreciated feature for the members of the band. HERE FROM CALIFORNIA Miss Marie Shrader, of Alameda, California, was here last Su.iday vis iting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Georgia Creamer, and other relatives. Miss Shrader is. one of the twin daughters of "D." Shrader, formerly of Murray, but now is married and resides in Alameda, just across the street from her father. She made the entire trip east along in her car, and after a few days with her sis ter, Mrs. Isabelle Garlach, in North Bend, the two sisters came on here for a few days visit with old friends and relatives. They will also be at the Creamer home on next Sunday coming down from Omaha, where they are now visiting. Ben Beckman Answers Last Summons Loved Resident of Vicinity of Murray Passed Away Last Evening Af ter Long Illness From Friday's Dai'y Last night at the family home northeast of Murray occurred the death of one of the highly respected residents of this portion of Cass coun ty, Ben Beckman, who has for fifty- eight years been a resident of Cass county, passed to his last reward death coming after several vears of failing health. In the passing of Mr. Beckman the community has lost a loved fig ure in "Uncle Ben" as he was af fectionately known through this community, a.s he has been a man that made and heH his friends and his simple and unassuming manner and his honesty and integrity made him friends among a very large cir cle of acquaintances. Benjamin Beckman was born on March 12, 1842, at Ostf riesland, province of Hanover, Germany, at that time an independent kingdom. and in this land of his birth he spent his boyhood days in the beautiful and pleasant country life of this inter esting country. When reaching the age of twenty-six years he was stirred with the desire to geek a greater opportunity in the new world and in the United States of America, where many thousands of his countrymen had migrated, to bs vital factors in developing the agri cultural interests of their adopted land. Mr. Beckman landed in New York City, young and unacquainted with the customs of the country and came westward to Peoria, Illinois, where many of his friends from the old home had settled, and here he remained for a few years, working on farms and later taking up rail road work which he carried on for a period of several years. It was in the year 1871 that Mr. Beckman came to Cass county, Ne braska, and has since been a resi dent, of thi3 community. Je decided 10 continue nis worn as . a xarmer and located on a farm owned by John R. Clark, a mile and a half northwest of the present farm of Mr. Beckman, and it was on this farm that he made his home for twenty- six years. In the year 18S9 Mr. Beck man purchased the farm that he has resided on for many years, but it was not until 1S9S that he moved to the present farm, continuing to reside on the place where he had first settled. On March 6, 1873, Mr. Beckman was united in marriage to Miss Greetje Bengen, and to bless their lives, two sons and two daughters were born, the sons, John and Ja cob, both preceding the father In death, while the daughters, Mrs. A. Augustine of Omaha and Mrs. Louis Reinackle of Murray, survive the passing of the father. The wife and mother was called to the last re ward on June 10, 1908 and since that time Mr. Beckman has been cared for by his daughter, Mrs. Rein ackle, who has resided with her fam ily at the homestead and made the passing years as pleasant as possible for the aged parent. There are also eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren to survive Mr. Beckman. Mr. Beckman has maintained a great interest in the affairs of his community and was for thirty-four years a member of the school board n his district until his advanced age made it necessary for him to re tire and also for nineteen years he was road supervisor in his district. In this hour of sorrow, when the father and grandfather has been called to the last rest, there is little that can be said to comfort the sor rowing hearts that have known best this kindly, loving old gentleman, but what measure of comfort the sympathy of the friends can bring, will be extended to the members of the family circle by the community who, too, have suffffered the taking away of a good friend and a loyal citizen. . The fneral services of Mr. Beck man will be held on Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock at the First Pres byterian church at Murraj'. Inter ment will be made at the Horning cemetery. SLOWLY IMPROVING Mrs. Joe Martis, who received an injury to her spine in an automobile accident near Union, on the Twenty second of July, is slowing improving. Mrs. Martis has not yet been able to take a step since her injury, but was able Thursday, with some help, to sit up in her bed, and is hoping that it will not be many more days before she can try to walk, and suc ceed in getting around. Miss Anna Martis who received an injury to her leg at the same time, reports she she is getting along just fine and that the injury will soon be entirely well. Don Schneider and Henry Franke of Cedar Creek, who were attending the roedo at Burwell for the past few days came in last evening and report a very fine time at the big wild west show. VISITING RELATIVES HERE Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Turner and daughters, Margaret and Betty of New York City, arrived here Wed nesday for a short visit in this part of the west with relatives and friends before they return home to the east. They were the guests here at th home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Troop and with Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver and from here go to Weeping Water and Lincoln to visit with the members of the Turner family. Later they will go to the west part of Ne braska, where they will spend a short time at Ogallala and Oshkosh, Nebraska, with Clifford and Charles Countryman, brothers of Mrs. Turn er. The occasion of the visit has been very pleasant to the relatives here and who were delighted to en joy the opportunity of visiting this estimable family. Work at Local Shops Show a L arge bam Employes Find a Great Deal of Work as Cars Sent in for Repairs and to Be Rebuilt From Saturday's Dall The local Burlington shops as well as the shop of the Burlington Refrigerator Express Co., have had a great deal of work come here in the past few weeks and a large num ber of cars are awaiting the atten tion of the workmen in the two de partments. The Burlington shops here have work on baggage, express and mail cars as well as the way cars of the system to look after as well as the care of the special cars of the rail road officials which are sent here for repair from the lines west. At the present time there is a great many cars on hand in the yards and which will keep the force going at top speed in getting them in shape and in the way that has given the local shops a real reputation for good work in their car repairing. The shops have been improved a great - deal during the summer by the construction of curbs and maca dimized roadwaj-s through the yards thile around several of the shop buildings a touch of beauty has been added by the planting of floral spots that adds very much to the appear ance of the shop surroundings and this program has been carried out as far as possible in this busy place. The Burlington Refrigerator Ex press Co., which maintains Its shops in connection with the railroad shops, is now as busy as they have been since the company established themselves here, the refrigerator cars being sent here in large num bers to be repaired and rebuilt for the service on the road and at the present time there is a very large force of men engaged in this part of the shop work, several of the men who were loaned to the Burlington at Gibson, having been recalled to service here with the refrigerator car work. DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT Mrs. Sophia Ross, 67, a resident of Nebraska for more than 60 years, died at the family home, 14 miles northwest of Nebraska City, and south of Nehawka, Thursday night at 11:30 o'clock, following a stroke of paralysis Tuesday. Mrs. Ross was born in Germany, November 3, 1S61, and came to this country with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Brandt in the late sixties. The family came to Ne braska a few years later. She was married to Christian Ross, March 3, 1S80, in Nebraska City. Mr. Ross passed away May 26, 1926. Mrs. Ross was well known in the community where she resided. She was a member of the Lutheran church and Rebekah lodge. She was a good neighbor and always ready to attist her friends in time of need which en deared her to the people of the com munity where she lived so many years. She is survived by five sons, Henry L., Herman C, Adolph, Louis M., and Martin Ross and eight grand children. A brother, Charles Brandt of Alliance, Neb., also survives. Funeral services were held at the family home Saturday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. ,W. A. Taylor in charge, assisted by Rev. Mr. Gold of the Otoe Lutheran church. Pall bearers were five sons and a nephew. Burial was at the Union cemetery near Otoe. RETURN FROM MINNESOTA From Saturday's Dairy Last evening the auto caravan comprising County Attorney and Mrs. W. G. Kieck and Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Cloidt and daughters, re turned home from their outing in the lake country of Minnesota and all of the party are tanned and in vigorated by the outdoor life that they have enjoyed for the past two weeks. The members of the party, however, did not bring any trophies of the expedition with them as the distance is too long to bring in the fish by anto without a great deal of Inconvenience. Preparing for Opening of the School Term Buildings Now Being Placed in First Class Shape Teachers to Arrive Here Soon Two weeks from the coming Tues day the Plattsmouth city schools will open their doors fjr the 1920-30 term and the teachers and scholars as well will see the vacation period elapse on September 3rd, which is the date officially set for the first day of the term. The board of education have had a number of improvements and re pairs made to the various buildings over the city which help to house the school system and it is expected that these buildings will all be in first class shape when the opening day of school arrives. At the high school building new steel ceilings have been placed in rooms 101 and 103 and all of tho windows of the building have been overhauled and placed in shape to re sist the cold of the winter season. One of the things that will be a great relief to the residents of the vicinity of the school buildings, par ticularly the ward buildings, is the fact that the weeds are to be cut and the places made as tidy on the ex terior as on the interior. The teaching force of the schools will be gathering and from the com ing week on, the teachers are ex pected to be arriving each day, the newer teachers coming to get back into the swing of school activities. Superintendent R. E. Bailey and family, who have been summering in California, are expected back at any time now as Mr. Bailey will have the organizing of the teaching pro gram and the assignment of the teachers to command his attention. The first of the high school fac ulty to return to take up the bur den of the three "R's" is expected to be R. Foster Patterson, who with his bride are looked for during the com ing week, as Mr. and Mrs. Patter son have to arrange their new home as well as getting in touch with tha school work for the year. The short time now before school starts behooves every pupil to make as much as possible of the remaining days of the vacation period ere they are taking their daily trips to the schools where they are receiving their education. MARRIED AT GLENW00D Announcement was made today o the marriage of Miss Mildred Irby of Glenwood, Iowa, to Mr. Fred Ed wards of Plattsmouth. The wedding occurred August 5th at the Nazarene church in Glen wood. The bride was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Irby of Glenwood, the groom by his younger brother, Mr. Richard Ed wards. The new Mrs. Edwards is seven teen years old and a 1928 graduate of the. Glenwood high school. Mr. Edwards has lived in Platts mouth most of his life and is quite well known around town. He is em ployed by the Lincoln Telephone company of this city. The young couple plan to spend the winter at the home of Mrs. Min nie Edwards, Mr. Edwards' mother, going by themselves in the spring. Many fine gifts were received by the young people from their friends and relatives, both here and In Glen wood. WILL START GRAVELING From Saturday's Dally The graveling of the detour for highway No. 75 in this section of the county will start Monday ac cording to advices received at the court house, the contractor expecting to start the wcrkon the Platte bot tom road and htence south to meet the other graveling force that has been coming north. The work will be hurried In order to help along the paving proposition on highway No. 75. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Word has been received from Mrs. Elmer J. Rummel, who was called to Burbank, California, a short time ago by the serious illness of her father, Lambert Lister, and she found the father somewhat better and is slowly improving, altho not yet out of danger. Mr. Lister is a former resident of this city and who has many friends here who will be interested in learning that he Is do ing so well. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS From Friday's Daily Mrs. Arthur Bruce entertained ten of her friends at a luncheon yester day afternoon. After lunch they talked and visited for the rest of the afternoon. Those present were Mrs. A. Smock, Mrs. G. Stone, Mrs. J. Alt and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Blunt from California; Mrs. P. A. McCrary, Mrs. Marie Walters, Mrs. L. Keil, aDd her niece from Omaha; Mrs. Jordon, and Mrs. Lillie Rainey.