Nebraska Newspapers

    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.