VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1929.
NO. 74
Officers Capture
Robber at Murray
Store Last Night
Another Burglary at the J. E. Lan
caster Store Results m Man
Being: Captured on Scene
From Monday's rauv
The J. E. Lancaster store at Mur
ray, often the Bcene of looting by
robbers, last evening had another
visit from the unwelcome callers
and as the result, Tom Martin. 25
Kansas City, is in the county jail
here and the oflieers are searching
lor tne second one of the robbers
who escaped from the posse ef Mur
ray citizens last night.
The robbery occurred shortly be
fore 1 o clock this morning and the
discovery was made of the fact that
robbers were in the store and at or.ce
a general alarm was sent over the
community and a number of armed
men gathered around the store. The
robbers evidently scenting all was
not well attempted a break for liber
ty from the building and one was
successful in getting away while the
second of the party was held for the
arrival of Sheriff Reed and Deputy
Sheriff Rex Young and Pat Reed
The robber that escaped was shot
at by the son of Mr. Lancaster who
arrived soon on the scene after the
alarm was given and the fleeing rob
ber exchanged shots with the boy,
David Lancaster firing from the
corner of the store building as the
robber ran in a southeasterly direc
tion toward the Brendel residence
and the lumber yard.
The man captured gave his name
as Tom Martin and to the sheriff
and the other officers, he stated he
had arrived in Murray on a train
and had gone up into the town seek
ing a place where he might find a
room to stay and as he came past
the Lancaster store a man had step
ped out and placed a revolver to
his side and said, "come on I can
use you." The men forced the front
door of the store by using a tire tool
and had then entered and sacked
up considerable loot, which, how
ever, they were unable to get away.
To secure sacks to hold the loot the
robber that escaped had slashed open
sacks of sugar which was poured
on the Boor and then the articles
desired were packed in the sacks.
There was recovered by the officers,
sixteen leather and sheep lined coats,
twenty boxes of men's shoes, two
sacks cf cigarettes and a sack of
ladies hosiery and smaller articles.
While the officers were searching
for the missing robber over the
southeast section of Murray, Officer
Dave Pickrel arrived from Platts
mouth and noticed a new Ford car
parked near the C. D. Spangler home
on the road north of Murray and in
vestigation disclosed that this car
was the property of Glen Williams cf
Bellevue and which had been stolen
at. 10:30 Sunday night from 42nd
and Ames avenue in Omaha, and in
which the robbers had evidently
drove to Murray to try and rob the
store. At the time it was found the
kevs were in the car and it was all
ready to be started on the getaway.
Sheriff Reed and party brought the
captured robber Martin, as well as
the Ford on back to this city and
Mr. Williams came down this morn
ing to secure his car while the pris
oner was held to face the charges of
the burglary.
EECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Monday"! Dally
The message was received here
last night of the death of Mrs. Anna
Nichols, aged 89, which occurred
late yesterday at her home at Kear
ney, where she has been very ill for
the past several months. Mrs. George
B. Mann of this city, a daughter,
has been at Kearney since the early
part of the summer taking care of
the mother, and the news of a few
days ago that the mother had suf
fered a sinking spell caused the mem
bers of the family to give up hope
of the recovery of Mrs. Nichols.
The deceased lady was a native of
Kent, Englandfi and has made her
home in the United States for the
greater part of her lifetime, coming
here as a girl and for a number of
years resided In Illinois, coming to
Nebraska in 1879 and settling near
the present city of Keareny and is
one of the old time residents of that
locality.
Mrs. Nichols is well known here
where she has visited frequently with
her daughter, Mrs. Mann and family,
and the many friends will regret to
learn of her death and to extend to
the bereaved family their deepest
sympathy in this hour of sorrow.
The deceased lady is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. W. Z. Wood of
Kearney and Mrs. George B. Mann
of this city, five grandchildren also
remain to share the sorrow that her
death has occasioned.
BUYS NEW FARM
The former Vallery farm owned by
J. F. Wehrbein west of this city,
has been sold to Herman Weiss, one
of the well known farmers of north
west of this city and who paid $140
per acre for the farm land. The deal
was carried out by W. E. Rosencrana
the local real estate man and is one
that Is very pleasing to all parties
in the transaction.
START POURING CONCRETE
Kroiu Monday Daily
iiie iuotieru Construction Co.
v.Lich has the contract for the imiici.
ing of the large concrete culvert in
Happy Hollow along the line of the
new highway to the bridge, is get
ting along very nicely with the worl
alter much delay caused by the rain
Alia unfavorable weather conditions
i r.e company is expecting to be able
to make rapid progress, and with
the premise of better weather it i9
hoped to have the work soon com
pleted. The pouring of the concrete
will be started today and the work
pushed to a rapid conclusion.
North Wins in
Football Game
Here Saturday
20 to 0 Is Score for Vikings of Omaha
Scoring in First Half,
Ee serves Playing.
The football game here Saturday
afternoon between the North high
team of Omaha and the Plattsmouth
high school resulted in a very much
one sided Bcore of 20 to 0 in favor of
the Vikings.
This year North has one of the beat
football machines in the big city and
should cause the other schools a great
deal of worry as the team has both
weight and speed this year and sev
eral outstanding players in Raschke,
Potter, Mason and Sharp, should help
the Norsemen toward the city title.
The visitors opened the scoring in
the first plays of the game, Mason,
quarter of North, returning the
opening kickoff thirty yards and a
series of plunges and short passes
took the ball over for the first touch
down, Raschke carrying the ball over.
The remaining scores were accumu
lated in the second period when long
passes brought the ball to the Platts
mouth goal and where successful line
work completed the touchdown. Pot
ter, fullback of the visitors carrying
the sphere.
In the second half of the game the
North reserves were sent into the
game by Coach Jackson and agaln&i
these the Platters made a very good
showing and neither team was able
to make a counter altho both threat
ened several times, but the Becond
half was largely a punting duel be
tween the two teams. The Platters
made several cubstantial gains on the
line plunges of Kershel Dew, who
also carried the ball around the ends
for short gains. The tackling and
blocking of the locals was much bet
ter in the second half of the game
and in which the linemen showed
more fight.
The locals will go to Ashland Fri
day where they are to play one of the
fastest teams in the state, comprising
seasoned veterans and who have an
impressive showing in the games so
far this season.
The next home game of the regu
lar Platter team will be on October
25th -when they will entertain Wa-
hoo at this place. The remaining
gameB after that of Friday are all in
the southeastern conference.
CASE IS AFFIRMED
From Mood-ay a Dally
The supreme court In the decis
ions handed down the past week
affirmed the decision of the Cass
county district court in the case of
Mable Coolman vs. Theodore L.
Amick, et al, sustaining the finding
of the lower court In favor of the
defendants.
This case is one In which the
plaintiff, Mrs. Coolman .a daughter
of Mr. and Mxb. Theodore Amick,
sued to have a deed and will made
to the defendant by Mrs. David
Amick, mother of the defendant and
grandmother of the plaintiff, set
aside. The plaintiff had claimed an
agreement with the deceased Mrs.
Amick that she was to have a certain
part of the estate in return for ear
ns for her. but later the property
was willed and deeded to the de
fendant. The trial of the case here brought
many witnesses and a notable group
of lawyers to try the case, Ben S.
Baker and Lower & Sheehan of Oma
ha appearing for the plaintiff while
W. R. Patrick, of Omaha. D. O. Dwy
er of this city and A. P. Moran of
Nebraska City represented the de
fendant STATE OFFICES. HERE
From TuesJaya Dally
The members of Chapter F., P. E.
O. of this city had the pleasure of a
most delightful visit last evening
from Mrs. Josephine eddell. of
Beatrice, the state organizer of the
order, who was here on her visit of
Inspection in this portion of the state.
Mrs. Waddell was the honor guest
at dinner at the home of Mrs. Henry
Herold and where covers "were laid
for six to enjoy the delightful event
and to meet the guest of honor.
In the evening the regular meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs. J.
E. Wiles on Chicago avenue and the
attractive Wiles home was filled with
some forty members to take part in
the meeting and to have the work of
the chapter Inspected by the state
officer.
Cass County
Bankers Hold
Meeting Here
Fine Time Enjoyed by the Financiers
cf the County and Distin
guished Guests
The yearly meeting of the Casa
County Bankers Association was held
in this city Saturday and brought
here a large group of the bankers
and their employes to enjoy the day
socially and to discuss many of the
problems of the present day bankers
in the smaller cities and commun
ities.
The meeting as well as the social
features were very much enjoyed and
the visitors were loud in their praise
of the manner In which the Platts
moutn banking fraternity had ar
ranged and carried out the program
of the day.
In the afternoon the members of
the banking association met in their
business session at the Elks club
house where the formal session was
presided over by President Carl D.
Ganz of Alvo. The members of the
bankers group were formally wel
comed to the city by Mayor John P
Sattler in his usual pleasing man
ner and who tendered the freedom
of the city to the visitors, while the
response was given by D. C. West
of the Bank of Nehawka.
The members of the association
had two very interesting and
thorough discussions of the prob
lems of the Nebraska banker at this
time, given by Phil L. Hall, of
Greenwood, president of the Nebras
ka Bankers association and State
Senator H. G. WellenBiek of Grand
Island, both being bankers 'and lead
ers in the public life of the state
and from their remarks the members
of the bankers group secured some
very valuable information and ad
vice as to the present status of the
6tate banking.
In the afternoon session was held
the election of officers with the fol
lowing being named for the ensuing
year:
President T. H. Pollock, Platts
mouth.
Vive-President J. P. Cobb, Elm-
wood. '
Secretary Carl D. Ganz, Alvo.
After the informal discussion
among the members there was a
short recess until the evening pro
gram of the bankers and their party
at the banquet.
During the afternoon the ladles of
the bankers were entertained at the
pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Schneider on Oak Btreet where an
ofternoon tea was held in honor of
the visiting ladies. The rooms of the
home were arranged with the beau
tiful yellow and lavender cbrysan
themuns with the silver candles and
the beautiful silver of the tables.
Mrs. Marauardt a nd Mrs. Fahen
stock of Avoca poured while Misses
Marie Hiber, Edna Warren, Maxine
Cloidt, Marcla Parker of Lincoln,
Mesdames C. P. Schneider and Frank
A. Cloidt assisted in the serving
The evening program was largely
given over the social features of the
yearly meeting with the banquet
held at the American Legion build
ing where a most delightful climax
of the session was enjoyed by the
bankers and their ladies and invited
guests
The banquet was served by the
American Legion Auxiliary in their
UBual pleasing manner and the temp
ting menu offered the bankers was
as follows:
Fruit Cocktail
Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Giblet Gravy
Buttered Green Beans
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Combination Salad French Dressing
Parkerhouse Rolls
Coffee
Relish Conserve
Pineapple Ice Lady Baltimore Cake
Mints Nuts
While the banquet was being serv
ed the high school orchestra under
the direction of B. G. Woodward gave
a very fine musical program that
combined with the wonderful repast
placed the bankers in the best of
moods for the toast list followed.
The banquet was presided over by
Reese Hastain of the Bank of Com
merce of Louisville, who in his own
pleasing way introduced the mem
bers of the party who were to en
tertain for the evening.
The speeches were largely of a
humorous nature and comprised,
"Stop Signs' by Carl Ganz of Alvo,
"Country Bankers and Customers"
by Guy L. Slements of the American
Exchange bank of Elmwood, "Believe
It or Not" by Mrs. C. W. Fahnestock.
Senator W. B. Banning of the Bank
of Union and Senator H. G. Wellen
siek of Grand Island, discussed brief
ly a number of the propositions of
the banker. Judge James T. Begley
of this city was also called upon and
gave a very appreciated address along
the lines of the restless spirit of man
kind that had ied to the Improve
ment and development of the world,
taking as his subject the life of
Christopher Columbus and his voyage
Into unknown seas to find a new
world.
. While the list of speakers were
being heard their offerings were in
tersperced with two very delightful
vocal numbers by Mrs. James T. Beg
ley and two readings by Mrs. J. A.
Capwell. .
Among the guests from out the
county at the meeting were Mr. and
Mrs. M. Weil of the National Bank of
Commerce of Lincoln, Henry Sch
luening of the Lincoln Trust Co., cf
Lincoln, Samuel Waugh of the First
Trust Co., of Lincoln, Fred Thomas
vice-president of the First National
bank of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Brown of Papillion and Hon. Dan
Reilly of Dawson, Nebraska.
MANY LICENSES ISSUED
From Monday's Ds.il y i
The. office of Judge A. H. Duxbury
was very busy Saturday afternoon
and yiis morning in issuing marriage
licenses as this morning Miss Edna
Petty, of Litchfield, Nebraska, and
Mac Grant Dennis; of Ralston, were
granted a license and were married
this afternoon at the residence of
Rev. H. E. Sortor.
On Saturday afternoon Miss Lottie
Stiles of GIenwood,'and Glen Dooley,
of Omaha, were granted a license
and lajer sought the home of Rev. H.
G. McClusky, where the wedding cer
emony was performed.
A license was also issued to Miss
Sophia H. Hof acker, of Cedar Creek
and Mr. Albert H. Fulton, of Omaha.
Both of these young people are well
known in this community, the bride
being one of the members of the
graduating class of 1929, while the
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Fulton, of south of this city.
Local Creamery
Men to Attend
State Meeting
Manager and Officers of Farmers Co
operative Creamery Go to
Albion for Meeting
From Tuesday Daily
This morning a large delegation
of the officers of the Farmers Co
operative Creamery of this city de
parted for Albion where they are to
attend the meeting of the state
Farmers Co-Operative Creamery as
sociation which will be in session
for the next few days and which will
bring together the representatives of
all of the creameries of the state.
Those who made? the trip were
Phillip Hofman, manager cf the local
creamery and W. F. Nolte, president
of the company and Henry F. Nolt
ing, E. H. Spangler, John Hob
scheidt. Jr.. Nick Fredrich and Al
bert A. Wetenkamp, directors of the
local plant.
The creamery company here which
is owned by farm stockholders, has
been very successful in its operation
since the opening In last December
and the well known Casco butter and
cottage cheese which the company
specializes in, has won a well known
place among the dairy products of
Nebraska and the plant has been
operated at its full capacity since the
opening and has supplied the butter
and cheese to the large eastern mar
kets as well as the domestic trade.
California
Religious Cult
is Investigated
Mrs. D. A. Hilton, Formerly of This
City One of Arganizers of
Strange New Cult
The investigation by Los Angeles
authorities of the religious group
who are known as "Divine Order of
the Royal Arm of the Great Eleven,"
has attracted more or less attention
in this section of Nebraska as Mrs.
D. A. Hilton, one of the founders of
the order, is a former resident of
Plattsmouth and Omaha, where for
many years the family resided. The
investigation followed rumors of
mysterious disappearance of members
of the order and strange deaths.
Mrs. Hilton was a Christian
Science practioner in Omaha. More
than a year ago she told how she
had been "called" to the cult. She
said she had been awakened from
her sleep one night, by Bomeone
shouting her name, and when she
opened her eyes, she saw the name,
as it written in fire, suspended in
the room.- Other members of the
colony have told of similar exper
iences. Mrs. Hilton became secretary
of the order.
The burial place of the colony Is
being sought by investigators, fol
lowing a complaint a week ago by
a former member against Mrs. Otis
Blackburn and her daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Wieland-Rizzio, leaders.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From "Wedueaaays Dally
Yesterday afternoon George Blot
zer, who was injured last Friday by
having a chisel strike him in the
eye while he was engaged in his
work at the local Burlington shops,
was able to return home. Mr. Blotzer
is feeling the after effectB of the ac
cidents which has resulted in the
loss of his eye as it was found neces
sary to have the injured eye remov
ed. The many friends of this fine
young man are pleased to see him
back home again and trust that he
may soon be able to recover from
the shock of the accident and to
resume his usual activities.
Pioneer Lady
Celebrates Her
94th Birthday
Mrs. Emeline Kayfield Observes Oc
casion at Nebraska Masonic
Heme in This City.
Sunday was the ninety-fourth
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Eme
line Mayfield, pioneer of Cass coun
ty, and was observed at the Nebras
ka Masonic home in this city, where
Mrs. Mayfield has made her borne for
the past few weeks and the event was
honored by the birthday cake and
dinner in which the members of the
home family joined in their congrat
ulations to this splendid pioneer
woman of the west.
Mrs. Mayfield was formerly Miss
Emeline Todd, daughter of Jefferson
and Mary E. Todd and was born at
Norwalk, Ohio, October 13th, 1834,
and with her parents came west to
the territory of Nebraska when a
child of very tender years, spending
her long and useful life in this por
tion of the now great state. She was
married at the family home of the
Todds just west of this city in 1858
to George W. Mayfield, a youth who
had come recently from the east and
in this scene their lifetime was spent,
the husband leaving his bride to as
sist in the Indian wars of this fron
tier settlement and later as the hus
band engaged in various newspapers
over Cass county the family moved
to Weeping Water and other places,
finally locating at Louisville, where
in 1S90 Elder Mayfield established
the Louisville Courier, which is now
published by his son, L. J. Mayfield.
In Louisville and vicinity many
happy j-ears in the life of Mrs. May
field were spent, and it was there a
number of years ago the husband and
father passed to the last reward and
after this Mrs. Mayfield continued to
make her home alone in the family
home which she has so cherished un
til her advancing years made neces
sary her constant care and she came
to the Masonic home in this city,
where in its pleasant and comfort
able surroundings she Is enjoying the
closing days of life and which now
stand in a few years of a full cen
tury of life.
The wonderful changes in this
nation that have occurred within the
lifetime of this grand lady can hardly
be conceived, for she has seen the
modes of travel that came and went
with the passing years, beginning
with the crudest of ox drawn wag
ons, the steam engine, the automo
bile and truck and now the airplane
that carries passengers across the con
tinent in as many hours as it re
quired months to complete the trip
in her girlhood days.
When Mrs. Mayfield was born,
Andrew Jackson was serving his sec
ond term as president. She has lived
to see four wars of the nation the
Mexican, the bloody Civil war, the
Spanish-American war and the World
war.
To Mrs. Mayfield will go the well
wishes of the friends all over Cass
county that she may be spared to see
the dawning of her one hundredth
anniversary of life and to enjoy to
the utmost the declining years.
CHORAL UNION ELECTS
From Tuosday's Dally
Last evening at the meeting at
the public library auditorium the
Choral Union of this city perfected
their organization by the election
of the officers and getting down to
the baBis of permanent organization.
The officers named were Mrs. James
T. Begley, president; John E. Turn
er, treasurer. The regular rehear
sals will be continued each week and
will constantly growing in Interest.
The following members were en
rolled at this meeting:
Hilda Epler. L. D. Hiatt, Mrs. D.
O. Dwyer, Mrs. Hal Garnett. C. C.
Wescott, G. B. Hobbs, J. A. Capwell,
Marge Garnett. I. J. Hall. F. A.
Cloidt, George Sayles, Gladys Groff,
Mrs. J. B. RiBhel, Mrs. J. C. Peter
son, Jr., Mrs. Frank Mullen. Anna
May Sandin, Lucille Albert, Con
stance Rea, Dorothy Farmer. Irene
Simons, Florence Schutz. Harriet
Simons. Pearle Staats, Estelle Baird,
Mrs. F. G. Coryell, Mrs. Robert
Troop, Nettle Moore, Amelia Mar
tens, Ruth P. Lindsay, Gertrude Mor
tensen, Amanda Hiatt, Janet Val
lery. Dagny Simonsen, Alice Bly,
Selma Diehm, Grace Shawhan. Mrs.
B. E. Woodward, Jessie Whalen,
Alice Weyrich, Clara Weyrich, Grace
Nolting, Lovisa Albert, Marjorie
Am, Mrs. Robt. Reed. Mrs. Ilga
Leosis, Mrs. H. F. Goos, Florene M.
Tritsch, Mrs. Wm. Woolcott, Mrs.
Minor, L. O. Minor, John E. Frady,
E. H. Wescott, Helen Wescott. Wm.
H. Woolcott, J. J. Cloidt, J. Nowacek.
O. Stodola, Marg Shellenbarger,
Sunny Cloidt, Eddie Howard, Robert
H. Bestor, Clement WoBter, Geo.
Adam. Stuart Porter, Eleanor Swa
tek, Helen Schulz, Winifred Rainey,
Towner Livingston, Ruth Janda,
Germaine Mason, Helen Price, Ray
mond C. Cook, Jewel Collins, Vir
ginia Galloway, John V. Svoboda,
Mrs. O. Sandin, John E. Turner, Mrs.
James T. Begley.
Advertise your wants Is the Want
Ad column for quick results.
ENJOY VISIT HERE
From Tuesday's lally
Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Morgan had
the pleasure of a visit on Sunday
from a group of the old time friends
Mrs. A. B. Swarthout, Dr. and Mrs.
R. II. Ransome and son, Carl, all
of Tekamah and Mrs. W. J. Down
ing of Miami, Florida. Mrs. Ran-
some is a daughter of Mrs. Swarthout . o-i v a
and Mrs. Downing a niece, formerly Strong Schedule of Debates Arranged
Miss Jeanette Pickens, daughter of and Many Experienced De
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pickens, resi- . baters on Team,
dents here many years ago and who
will be remembered by many of the
oldest residents. The party enjoyed
the visit in the old home very much.
Local Man is
Re-Elected by
Allied Clothiers
c.
C. Wescott Named as Secretary
Treasurer Edward Guggen
heim Named President
All officers and directors of the
Midwest division of the Allied Cloth-
iers were re-elected following a four-
hour session of the annual conven-
tion at the Paxton hotel at Omaha
Monday night.
They: Edward Guggenheim of
Lincoln, president; John Flynn,
South Side merchant at Omaha, vice-
president; C. C. Wescott of Platts-
mouth, treasurer, and John H. Con-
mtZTlS'JuT
These officers, together with Fred
amble of Perry, la., H. C. Cool-
ldge of Smith Center, Kans., also
worA re-ictd rttrrtnr Fmil
Walbach of Grand Island was added
to the directorate.
Newsnaner advertising haB proved
such a productive sales medium for
the co-operative organization in the
10 years oi its existence tnat it is
now used almost exclusively in pre-
senting the products of members
stores to the public, declared B.
Keightley of Chicago, promotion tne plattsmouth high school plat
manager for the Standard Publishing fnrn, nrnhabiv Washington or Grin-
company, in his address on "Intelli-
"!i auioi lioiug. . f"y : University to stage one of its Big
firm is in charge of all advertising : Q. t? 0i niatfnrm
. (Six debates on the local piatrorm.
frwt fi!1roCnpll.l tP""r will be Iowa . State B0tb.
for clothiers in the northwest in re- xTf .f eBiI? e:
ducing production costs and Increas- 3. Will inTite the District Debate
ing trade volume was related by C. I Tournament to be held In Flatts-
W. Fisher of Mankota, Minn., whoBe
firm, the Northwestern Buyers and
Jobbers, is a member.
TRIM UP VALLEY
From Uo a day's Dtllr -
The combined football team of
Plattsmouth and Murray yesterday
afternoon gave the Valley football
team a trimming to the score of 6
to 0, on the Murruy ball park
grounds.
This game was a very Interesting
one and in which both teamB were
Ing and the tide of battle swayed in addition to this has not been ar
back and forth until the last quar-' ranged pending the districting of the
ter when the heavy Plattsmouth team tate by the association.)
were able to push over the needed All debates tentatively scheduled
score. will be double headers except Au-
The score was made by a" series burn, Valley and Blair. These three
of line plunges and off tackle plays will be to a decision with one team
that brought the ball to striking each. The other will be non-decision,
distance of the Valley goal and from Debaters are enthusiastic for a
where Frank Krejci drove through nrofltable year.
for the necessary touchdown. The
try of Carl Keil for the extra point
failed and at the final whistle the
score was 6 to 0 for the Plattsmouth
team.
The work of the backs, George
Sedlacek. Frank Koubek and Frank
Krejci was of the best while the MlBscuri facinc depot: in me bbi
lyinesmen were able to check all part of the city, was burglarized and
attempts of the visitors to score. the party secured entrance to the
Among those who showed well in ' house by breaking the lock and galn
the game were Charles Fulton. Frank ing way into where the oil waa
Sedlacek. George Pierce of Nehawka, Btored.
T.r.iH RrnhnH. f-.iiri Kail and Homer t The cheek of the oil house con-
Spangler.
ROT ASIANS TO NEHAWKA
From Tuesday's Dally
This evening the members of the
local club of the International Ro- the oil depot and had rolled the bar
tary will leave for Nehawka where reis of oil down the bank to the
they are to hold one cf their pleas- roadway and where it had been load
ing inter-community gatherings , at ed Into the car '.and made away with,
the Otterbein church near that place. ; The depot is located on a little
The ladies of the Otterbein church , frequented road and it would be an
are to serve the dinner for the visit- easy matter to load up the oil and
ing members and their guests who . get away without discovery unless
are selected from the members of someone accidently came through
that community. The party leaves that street, west and north of the
at 6 o'clock by auto and all of the Nebraska Masonic Home.
members are anticipating a most (
pleasant time in the visit in the RECOVERS STOLEN CAR
very interesting Otterbein commun-
ity. The program will include num- . Brrsm Tue4ar Daily
bers by the Rotary quartet, a solo Thla morniDg Sheriff Bert Reed
by Frank A. Cloidt and a duet by waB notified that the auto taken
L. O. Minor and Mr. Cloidt, William from south Bend yesterday morning
a&iTa in one vi ms pieaaing ocoicu ;
numbers and the address on Rotary
by County Attorney W. G. Kieck,
UNDERGOES SMALL OPERATION
From Wednesday's Daily
Miss Antonia Vantk, who has
Buffered more or less from tonsil
and throat trouble for some time, inS to Albert Meisinger from near
was operated on Monday afternoon Cedar Creek and drove to South Bend
at the St. Catherine's hospital at where they stripped the Meislnger
Omaha for the removal of the ton- car aD1 proceeded to cop a car be
Bils and has so far recovered that longing to the cook at the Burling
she was- able to return home yeeter- ton Quarries at that place and suc
day afternoon and will spend a few ceesfully made a get away before the
days recuperating: at home befor J 1088 wa8 discovered,
she resumes her wtfrk at the A. G. ' .
Bach store. t Read the Journal Want-Adi
Debating to
Feature High
School Year
The debating teams of the Platts
mouth high school are being organ
ized for the work of the year which
promises to be one of the most inter
esting in this line of the school ac
tivities and with a most impressive
schedule to face the members of the
debating teams, who are to meet some
. of the leading schools of the east
' section of the state.
The debating squad held their first
meeting on Saturday and four exper-
j lenced debaters of last year's squad
reported, they being Robert Living
ston, Mary Swatek, Charles Nowacek,
. Hazel Harkins and Gerald Sperry.
I Mr. Livingston and Miss Swatek won
I gold letters for their participating
last year in over half of the scheduled
debates, while Mr. Nowacek and Miss
Harkins have debated during the past
two years but did not participate in
enough to win a letter, but hope to
j this year. Mr. Sperry debated last
vear with the Huron. S. D.. team and
try for a place here. At the
meeting Mr. Livingston was named
as the debate captaia
The debatlng team hope8 to bang
'?P record f debates this year, last
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J , , , . .
' Vf v 6 v" -
thirty. The squad is planning four
bte events for the reason.
1- Have invited Nebraska Wes-
leyan to send two teams here for a
. debate November 13th. Will not meet
i Platter debaters but the Weslyan
'teams win aeDate eacn otner.
J 2. Have extended invitations to
' Creighton University to meet one of
, her Missouri Vallev onoonents uoon
DeU Have algo invited Nebraska
moutn tne nrst pan oi marcn,
4. To hold at least 30 debates.
This is the biggest debate program
ever planned In Plattsmouth.
The tentative schedule so far:
Not. 13 Nebraska Wesleyan de
baters, here.
Nov. 15 Abraham Lincoln, here.
Nov. 22 Creighton Prep, here.
Nov. 25 Omaha North, here,
December 3 Omaha Central, here,
December 12 Auburn, here.
January 10 Lincoln, thera.
January 16 Valley, here.
January 30 Blair, here.
(The regular conference schedule
OIL DEPOT ROBBED
frnm Tuesday's DI1j
Lust night sometime the oil house
of the Ofe Oil Co.. located near the
tAntK (fnrinAl that one fifteen eal-
' Ion barrel of oil and one thirty gal
; Ion barrel of the oil was missing from
the house as well as a case of Prcs
, tone anti-f reeze.
' The narty pulling off the crime
had evidently parked a car east of
had Deen found abandoned in Oma-
ha and is bving held pending the ar
rival of the owner of the car. With
the car was found part of the acces
sories that were stolen from the car
of Albert Meislnger of near Cedar
Creek.
The parties that stole the car at
South Bend first took the car belong-