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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1929)
MONDAY, PT.16. 1929. ,t,V,T. GREENWOOD rf. .TMT,T,MT..?V?T..?T?TT..VT. . Mrs. J. E. Bright recently moved to the property where Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hudson formerly resided. Al Bauers is also among those who is moving to a different location and he moving to the A. E. Tailing prop erty. Albert Stewart is having the build ings on his farm painted and put in good condition the work being done by Fred Folfe and A. F...Weibke. Lester Jardine was shelling and delivering corn to the Farmers Ele vator on last Wednesday having a very fine quality of the yellow cereal. A. F. Weibke has accepted the agency of the Castle Roper and Matt hews undertakers of Lincoln and will care for their business in this section in the future. Mrs. II. G. Wright. Louis Wright and wife and their son. Harold and Charles Card and wife-, were visiting and looking after some business .mat ters in Lincoln on last Tuesday. The Baily party who uere seeing the west for the past seven weeks re turned home last week and were sure glad to see the old town of Green wood and the kindly faces or tne people here. , Rav E. Frederich moved last week to the property which he recently purchased from Thomas carpenter who moved to Ellis some time since this will make a good home for Mr. Frederich and family. Ray Birdsall and wife of Wood lake were spending some time last week visiting with friends and rela tives in and about Greenwood being while here the guests at the home of A. R. Birdsall and family. liist Tuesday Phil Reese departed with his Model A for the southern portion of Oklahoma where he will visit with relatives and friends for about a week or so, and will enjoy a vacation from his work here. Harold Land on or. September 10th celebrated his third birthday at his homo with grandmother Mrs. E. A. Landon, they both enjoying the oc casion very much with a dinner which Mrs. Wayne Landon served. Mr.--. Ella Marshall of Ahland was a visJtor in Greenwood for last Sun day and remaining until Tuesday and was the guest while here with her sisters. Mrs. E. A. Landon. M. G. Wright and Miss Catherine Cole man. Mrs. Pearly Clymer was over to see her sister Mrs. E. L. McDonals at the hospital at Lincoln a number of times during the past week, she tak ing a day about with Mr. McDonald in their visits, and 'care for the pa tient, Mrs. McDonald. During the later portion of last week Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hudson moved to the building formerly oc cupied by Earl Hurlbut. Mrs. Hurl but having just moved to Lincoln where she will send the daughter to the schools of that place. ,-r," , Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Matthews who were spending a few days last week at the home of the mother of Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Belle Wilson of Pawhattan, Kansas, and where they enjoyed the visit very much, return ed home, they having visited from Friday to Sunday. Wm. Willits moved during the early portion of this week to the Cline property which he will occupy this winter, while Professor Hughes who has resided in the southwest portion of the town is moving into the Herman Boiler property in the north part of the city. Charles E. Calfee who has been very industriously working at Ash land of late was kept to his home for the greater portion of last week because of an abcess which csme on the backbone of this genial gentle man an which kept him to his bed for a number of days as well as caus ing him much suffering. Victor Covalt of Alliance who has been to Omaha with stock, stopped in Greenwood for a visit on his way home and was guest at the home of E. A. Landon for the afternoon and evening and with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Landon and Wayne Landon and fam ily visited for the evening at the home of Clyde Landon several miles west of Ashland. The enterprising merchants White and Bucknell sure have a very fine window at their store which is dress ed with hunting scenes and with a back ground of some of the finest of Cass county corn in the stalk which makes one think he is a hunter whether he is or not. Take a glimpse at the window and see how nice it looks. Wm. Rouse was born at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on November 22, 1S59, crossed 'the Missouri river at Plattsmouth when he was three years of age, and for many years worked with the Burlington there and on farms in the eastern portion of the county and assisted in putting the piers in for the first bridge across the Missouri river at Plattsmouth in 1879, coming to Greenwood, where he has resided for many years and still while he is near seventy years den,' who has been ill for some time and has contracted pneumonia short time since passed away at his late home in Greenwood, aged fifty- seven and a half years. John Wallace Borden was born March 26th, 18 J2 at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and when five vears of age came, to 'Nebraska with his parents and has made this his home since. He was united in marriage November 23rd, 1S93. to Miss Grace Scott, they making their home in Lancaster and Cass counties. Thoi-o was born to this union five children, two sons and three daugh ters. One daughter Leatha died some time since, there remaining to mourn his deDarture the wife and four cnn dren thev being Ray. Walter. Hazel and Violet, and other relatives. Many years ago Mr. Boardman united with the Methodist church of Waverly and has ever been a consistant member. and a follower of the Master. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F. of nrwnwnml. For vears he was en gaged in farming, moving to town a few years ago and engaging in the plumbing business. The funeral wu3 held at the Christ ian church in Greenwood the Rev Baker having charge of the services The remains were taken to Waverly where they rest awaiting the res surrection. The family in his death loses an excellent husband and fath er while the community loses a very faithful and excellent citizen. Greenwood Transfer Line We do a general business make trins regularly to Omaha on Monday and Thursday, also to Lincoln Tues day and Friday. Pick up loads on these trips. Full loads at any time. FRED HOFFMAN. Building Addition to Elevator. The Burchard Construction com pany are building an addition to the Peters elevator, which will be used by Rex Peters and Ray Frederich for the handling of the'r seed corn, which they are to pay an extra price for and which will be a great bene fit to thf owners of the 3,000 or more acres of corn which they have constructed for seed. Business Is Good. Thanks. The enterprising firm of White and Bucknell report business very gcod this fall, and during the recent cold spll they disposed of some six rad io'i rtoves? or as they might be called, parlor furnaces, which ex hausted their stock and one more. They however, will not be long out of the stoves but will have more be fore the cold weather comes. Banker In sists He Had No Accomplices Exonerates Girls Who Filed Fake Telegrams Release on Bond a High Figure FLIES AGAIN AT 355-MILE CLIP Calshot, Eng., Sept. 12. Squad ron Leader A. H. Orlebar, captain of the British Schneider cup team and holder of the world's airplane speed record, equaled his own mark of 355. S miles an hour in an un successful attempt to establish a new record Thursday. He used the supermarine Rolls Royce S-5 seaplane, with which he set the record. Two systems of timing were used stop-watch and speed film. The closed bank of official figure was based on the stop- Stud eoaKer irresiae Hi) it Eight D. Waggoner, watch timing, but is subject to con firmation by the speed film. Cheyenne If C. presidents of the Telluride, is to be released pending his trial in connection with the deal whereby he obtained half a million dollars from New York banks thru faked telegrams sent from Denver, he may have to post bond of $100, 000. Feredal authorities here Fri day declared they would ask the court to fix that amount when Wag goner is arraigned on a warrant from New York Held in jail at Newcastle, Wag goner issued a statement in which. he admitted he had hired two women in Denver to send the tele grams which set up the half mil lion dollar credit in the Chase Na tional bank against which he pre sented drafts for S49.V000. He in- eicfp.i tho P-tria h.ni nn tnmviprifro Three hundred and twenty feet of the contents or Dumoses of the above the ground on the tower of the capitot the first stones of a parapet wall or balustrade are now being sets New Stock Gn -Record imJ929 Pikes PeakClimK! Highest Prom enade in the New Capitol Tower Parapet Wall Is Now Under Con struction at a Height of 320 Feet. JO -..r.. r- mi messages I secured the girls. I alone wrote the six code messages which placed in sealed envelopes," said the bank president. "After instruct ing the girls to present the code mes sages at the telegraph office Friday, Aug. 30, I left for New York." Armed with a fugitive warrant. a six shooter and a pair of hand cuffs. Earl Schoel. deputy United States marshal left Cheyenne by tram at 3 p. m.. today for New castle, Wyo., to arrest Waggoner formally If Waggoner demands a prelimi lary hearing, it will be held in New castle before United States Commis sioner Shank. The date for the hear ing, if it is requested, will be set laid. The parapet wall will be the highest lookout or promenade for visitors, who will some day be ad mitted to the tower. The stones are being laid on top of memorial hall, an octagonal hall forty-two feet tall. Material is lift- I ed by a derrick to the dome and the hoisting is slow work. The parapet wall will contain eight buttresses projecting above the wall and join ing the drum or circular apartment under the dome. The drum will con tain two large water tanks lined with one and one-half inch enamel Without a seam in it. Each of these eight buttresses will contain a door far enough ahead to enable witnesses thru which sightseers may pass in START a SJSOfett Burial Vaults. We have the only self sealing buriel vaults, automatically seals it self, excluding water or any other substance. We deliver them on call to any place in Cass or Otoe coun ties. MILLER & GRUBER, Nehawka, Neb Opened Fall Season. The fall season of the meetings of the Greenwood General Kengsington was formerly opened with their first meeting which was held at the home of Mrs. Dewey Headley on last Thursday and which was a very suc cessful one with a very worth while program and a planning of the work for the season and a yery pleasant luncheon which was served by the genial hostess. Wallace Borden Dies of Pneumonia. On September 6th J Wallace Bor- Mrs. E. L. McDonald Still Poorlv Mrs. E. L. McDonald who has been at the hopsital at Lincoln for some time past where she underwent an operation and has been receiving treatment since is reported as being still very poorly, with some days some better and again with days when she is not feeling so well. All is being done as to medical attention and the best nursing as one of the very best nurse3 a relative is in charge and some of the relatives from here go so as to relieve the regular nurse tor a time, it was hoped that the patient would be able to come home soon, but those in at tendance are waiting the time she shall be some better. Her many friends are hoping that the time when she will be strong enough to return home will not be far away. U. S. NOW BOASTS BIGGEST LAND PLANE Fokker Field, N. Y., Sept. 13. The new 32-passenger Fokker plane, Prima Donna of the air, made Its debut Friday and flew like an angel Lieut . Harry Johnson piloted the plane for 25 minutes at a height of about 600 feet. The plane brings additional flying glory to the United States. It is the largest land plane in the world. BELIEVES CO-ED WIFE BOBBER IS INSANE New Braunfels, Tex., Sept. 13. Otis Rogers Friday testified he be lieved his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers, was insane when she robbed the Farmers National bank of Buda, Tex., In 1926, and that she still is mentally unbalanced. Segars to arrive in Wyoming from New York to present testimony. Should Waggoner waive a preliminary hear ing and fail to make bond, he will be committed by Commissioner Shank to the Laramie county jail in Chey enne. Federal Judge J. Foster Symes would be called upon to sign an order of removal of the bank head to the New York jurisdiction. Denies Any Accomplices. In his cell at New Castle Wag goner scoffed at reports he had ac complices in the swindle, and insisted the two girls were entirely innocent. In what he termed the "first inter view I actually have granted." the prisoner revealed the scheme by their promenade around the drum. The transition from the octagon tower to the octagonal memorial hall is made thru for large tourrets. The transition from the octagon form to a circle will be made thru the eight buttresses. The transition from the circular dome to a point will be ac complished thru the figure of "The j Sower," a bronze statue of a man sowing grain from a bag suspended from his shoulder. Visitors will be carried by elevator to memorial hall. From there they will mount stairways within the walls of the hall to reach the prom enade. The drum below the dome above Adds famous Penrose Trophy to 11 world and 23 international records A strictly stocky fully equipped Studebaker President Eight, driven by Glen Shultz, set the fastest stock car time in history to ran the most arduous hill climbing contest known to motoring the Annual Pen rose Trophy Race to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,109feetabovesealevel! Another triumph for Studebaker, holder of more official stock car records for speed and endurance than all other American cars combined ! The Pikes Peak Climb was sanctioned, timed and checked by the American Auto mobile Association, as was the President's famous run of 30,000 miles in 26,326 consecutive minutes. Studebaker' s President Eight covered the 1 2 mil cs and 2200 feet to th e summit o f Pikes Peak-91 SOfeetto 14, 109feet above sea level in 21 minutes, 43.4 seconds. Average speed was 34.3 miles per hour. 1S4 curves make this course a supreme test of motor car balance and handling ease. You can buy a duplicate of the Pikes Peak President from any Studebaker dealer. See it drive it own a Studebaker champion eight at a new, low One-Profit price ! And remember your carwill be worth more a year from now if it is an eight! High compression head (64 to J) and mtmtain gear ratio (4.08 to J) mere used either of which is optional and available to any Studebaker purchaser anywhere. which the mpqs.1 wprp cent CJ .1 1 1 iii i . I secured services of two girls lue varavKl- wa" wl" "ave a" eitel" in Denver, tellinir them I wanted Llor wan 01 o"sni coiorea giazea pai- some telegrams sent. The eirls still tern tile. The pattern will be about are in Denver, but are not steno- ten ieet square ana win De maae or graphers of the Telluride bank and J colored: Ule showing plainly the fig- they were innocent of what they were 1 ure of an American eagle. The cir- doing when they sent my messages, cular dome above the drum will be Having secured the girls. I alone covered with a somewhat similar tile wrote the sis code telegrams, which The two large water tanks are soon I placed in sealed envelopes. After to be hoisted to the drum. They will instructing the girls to present the he taken in at one side of the steel Phone Mo. 20 New low prices now effective on more than 42 Studebaker models, $860 to $2350 at the factory Plattsmouth, . Nebsr. code messages at the telegraph office on Friday, Aug. 30, I left for New York. "The fact that one of the mes sages reached New York only a day before I arrived was due, no doubt. to slowness in presenting it at the telegraph office or in delivery. Let me repeat that I had no accomplices In devising or accomplishing the scheme and that the girls are inno cent as far as any knowledge of con tents or purposes of the messages." Informed in his jail cell that the warrant for his arrest reached the United States attorney's office In Cheyenne on Friday, the 13th. Wag goner said the date of the arrival of the documents meant nothing to him. "I'm not superstitious," he said. State Journal. fram now exposed to view. A' few Cas3 county maps left at the Journal office. 50o each. NOTICE TO CREDITORS France Plans to Halt in 1932 Navy Program New 10,000-Ton Cruisers to Sacri fice Speed for Heavier Armament MAN TO GIVE SELF UP St. Paul, Minn. Charged with conspiracy to bribe a public official, Oscar Dahley, former collector of customs at Duluth, was expected to surrender to federal authorities Sat urday. Bench warrants also have been issued for three other men, in dicted with Dahley. on charges grow- said County Court this 10th day of ing out of an alleged attempt to September, 1929. nx tne case of a man arrested by A. tt. DTIXBTTRY. uarcotic agents in juuiutn. (Seal) Countv Judee T.1 TTT .. I ' " ' iu. . Deaion, iormer cmer spe cial customs agent in St. Paul and ORDER OF HEARING AND NO E. A. Peters of Duluth. former em ploye of Dahley in a drug store, are named in the two indictments re The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun ty, ss. In the County Court. In the matter of the estate of James F. Wilson, deceased. To the creditors of said estate: a m i -w iou are nereDy nonnea, mat i paris TntPrti rh.nnroo h. win an ai me wouniy oun nuum nE; made hv Fr.ince in the rnnstrnp- in Plattsmouth, in said County, on tion of her liehter units of navnl the 11th day of October, 1929 and defense. Decision to sacrifice speed on the 13th day of January, 1930 for armored protection is beinir car at 10 o'clock a. m., of each day to ried out in the latest additions to receive and examine all claims the fleet. While welcoming a five- against said estate, with a view to power naval conference, France is their adjustment and allowance. The still engaged in completing by 1932 time limited for the presentation of post-war naval program claims against said estate is three Improvements are constantly being months from the nth Hav nf rwnhr maae in designs, freterence is now A. D. 1929, and the time limited for " area i.uw-ion cruisers in payment of debts is one year from Sl , , me nrsi mree o!,i nil, j mon iiriumcia milieu oui were eaiu ui oaau inn uajr ui ulluuci , xu&ij. CARLOADINGS AT NEW PEAK C AHA V inr. stSNi rAr .Y""6.83 !1 ha?d nd s.eal l trated on producing the fastest pos sible craft, but the new Marechal Foch, of 10,000 tons, is less speedy. It has gained, however, in invulner ability against artillery fire and air craft attacks. FInnallv n nt i Kl a trinafArniitiAiiti TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL are taklng place among destroyers and torpedo boats, and for the mo- Tn thp Hftllnfir Pmirt nf Paca f"nlTn . i i ; i i . 1 . . i liynd n r,U. -n Li ... . . I v " "lJ- IUMrui Llie UUUUH1K OI lilt' Idlltr II US vUTaaf" . . ceased in order that shipyards may on uaniey's staff, is named in one State of Nebraska, County of Cass, give their full time to the former. ss. This is not the only reason. the perience has shown that the Ex-two nf Ilia Inrltitmanta A ttnmmm nvi. j . " " yersons lnieresiea in ,,BWm;i. iPrtA. estate of James T. Reynolds, deceas- craft, though differing by 1000 tons. onrronA- ,1 j . x , i pq. i wnc iuu similarly hi nitu auu IUU of $5,000, already set by the court n fading the petition of William u adapted for the same purposes. after the former customs official E- Reynolds, praying that the instru- r" luei " "e lwo- "".ue' iHvM himif omciai j stroyer was found the more effective Washington Revenue freight loadings for the week ended Aug. 31 were reported Wednesday by the American Railway association to have totaled 1,160,210 cars the highest for any week this year and the highest for any corresponding week on record. This was an increase of 24,643 cars over the preceding week and an In crease of 43,499 cars above the cor responding week a year ago. Grain and grain products loading ior tne week ended Aug. 31 totaled 43,409 cars, a decrease of 3,905 cars under the corresponding week of 1928; ore, 75,237, miscellaneous freight, 463,731, increase of 18,875; coal, 192,906, totaled 53,409 cars, a decrease of 3,905 cars under the cor responding week of 1928; ore, 75,- 237, increase, 6,627; miscellaneous freight, 463,731, increase 18,875; coal, 192.906, increase, 14,817; live stock 26,817 decrease, 973; loading of merchandise less than carload lot, 266,636, increase, 3,200; forest pro ducts, 69,778, increase, 2889; coke, 11,696 increase, 1,869. MAP PLAN FOE LEGION TRAINS Authorities sought to learn the day of September, 1929, and purport- The result is that the naval design- them. g conducted for of the said deceased, mav be proved if" r,",al '"I.rrl- -YZ n.,i r. n. ,. . ,, , i . . . . - . 7 wiucu win reveri more iu me ji 15- tseaton is in Philadelphia I and allowed and rcmrflod a tho last L-, . . . .... where he wan tranofrr Lit, T ."V. V 7 1Ilal suiius 01 Being primarily a iui- ... ' auu le&iament ot jamea 1. xvey-inedo carrier SShSSl, WLrtVl Std ld3'deceased: that said instrument rThecSor of the lighter units has .paui. tiogan is at liberty on bond I ho admmw t a u j I, , . . i hA niAfipA ,m ministration of said estate be granted ing the former gray-green. So rapidly to Linus E. Roynolds, executor, and (have the new vessels joined the fleet Laura Revnnlrla aa sTfipntrlT Tt la I that thf nrnhlpm has arisen of man- nitriLCJt DEMANDED hereby ordered that you, and all per- ning them. Increase of personnel is .sons Interested in said matter, may. anticipated in order to Keep pace Chicago Alleging that many of and do. appear at the Countv Court with naval expansion. the rates on farm products in the ,to be held in and for said county, on I " proposed tariff bill are too low to af- jthe 11th day of October, A. D. 1929, TAX PAYMENTS DELAYED iora me aegree 01 protection urged at ten o'eloclr o m tn ahnw ranse. v, & Xr . . C1 111 any tnere be, why the prayer or Washington The date for pay- nis message, the board of directors the petitioner should not be granted, ment of the third quarter's install- Sfit Fm burfa" federa- and that notice of the pendency of ment of the 1928 income taxes is fSr ,fin Vwifl!.,.ati0nfl1" 8aid Petition and that the hearing delayed a day this year because Sept. house to revise raes e? forth in lit thereoC be n to' all persons inter- 15 falls on Sunday. house to revise rates set forth in the ested ,n saId maUer bpubllshin& a The internal revenue bureau Fri- VlV. . . .. . innv nf tii: nr4.. i th. Piotfcmmnii day called to the attention of the the resolution reci XtTch - semi-weekly --spaper 5,2 Jhe law grants j them will "compensate the farmers' high- to said County -for "three sue- Siinu""??;. thafwhen th! er costs and higher standards of cessive weeks prior to said day of due date Qf ax paymentB comes on living." nearing. Sundav or a leeal holiday the due Witness my hand, and the seal of date shall be tne following. Because There is no slacx "Dnslness ueriod a ' , 141X1 aay 01 oePiem- of this the government will not re- for iZ inf : o2fe?- w! ber- A D 1929 ceive the estimated $5,000,000,000 ror the mercaant who advertises his A. H. dtjxbury. in income tax payments until Sept. goods the yeai TO5113. (Seal)' si 6-3 w. County Judge. 16. Lincoln. Sept. 11. For a general conference relative to affairs of the American Legion in Nebraska, es pecially the state relief program. Commander Dwight Griswold of Gordon, arrived here Wednesday. The meeting, Adjtant C. W. Conk- lin stated, will center entirely upon these matters and will be attended by Dr. A. E. Buchanan of Fremont; C. C. Frazier of Aurora; L. E. Chad derdon of Holdrege, and Frank S Perkins of Fremont, all members of the relief commission During the conference Wednesday Commander Griswold stated, plans were discussed for Nebraska's repre sentation at the national convention in Louisville, Ky., with two special trains of delegates arranged for, one leaving from Lincoln, the other from Omaha Sept. 28 The Cornhusker contingent will boom the candidacy of Rev. Irwin Askine of Fullerton, one state chap lain, for national chaplain of the order. Thursday the department com mander will go to McCook, where he will deliver the airport dedica tion address BABY BURNS TO DEATH Confederate Vet Chief Assails G. A. R. Action General Sneed Says Many Reunion Foes Probably Never Smelled Powder Lubbock, Tex.. Sept. 13. Inter spersing a few "suhs" in emphatic fashion, Richard A. Sneed, 84, com mander-in-chief of the United Con federate Veterans, Bald here today the southern organization would not urge any further measure than an indorsement of a reunion of the blue and gray. Sneed, who lives at Okla homa City, came here to visit his daughter, Mrs. Fred Snyder. The action of the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in tabling a resolution looking to a re union of the wearers of the gray and the blue was termed "characteristi cally un-American" by General Sneed. "Those who opposed in apparent irate manner the reunion plan, which was designed in the rankB of the grand army of the republic, doubt less never smelled gun powder in the civil war," he said. Kansas City, Mo. Harold Lloyd Ayres, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ayres, Paola, Kas., was burned to death and his mother Ser iously burned Wednesday when the smalling touring car Mrs. Ayres was driving turned over in a ditch and caught fire seven miles from Olatne, Kas. Two other occupants of the car, Miss Elsie Bibens, nineteen, and Miss Annie Bibens, twenty-three, sisters of Mrs. Ayres, received severe in juries, i Predicts Eventnal Reunion. Portland, Me., Sept. 13. John Reese, of Broken Bow, Neb., past commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., tonight predicted that northern and southern veterans of the civil war would some day unite, despite the unfavorable attitude shown by the Sixty-third national encampment in rejecting a resolution for a reunion. In view of his retirement as head of the grand army, Past Command er Reese was reluctant to indorse or condemn the statement at Lub bock, Tex., of Richard A. Sneed, commander-in-chief of the United Veterans of the Confederacy, that the encampment's action was "char acteristically un-American." Reese reiterated that he person ally favored a reunion. 'It would be an evidence of brotherly love and forgivness and a demonstration of a Christian spirit Between me two Dodies, he said. faucn a reunion would show that we are united people in patriot Iris and loyalty to our country. It should be understood that we meet under one flag, the stars and stripes, our national emblem. It is my opinion that a reunion will take olae. al though it may not occur In mv dn World-Herald. ENRIGHT FOR GOTHAM MAYOR New York, Sept. 12. Fatt.- r lice Commissioner Richard v t.- ' right has become New Yorir'." candidate for the mayorality with the announced intention of ridding the city of "grafters." TiaaS