THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930.
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOTmUAI
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furnish absolutely the - very
best goods at a price within
the reach of all. Highest price
paid
for Country Produce.
R D. STINE
Union, Nebr.
Ray Frans received a car load of
brick the first of the week and had
Joe Dare and Harry Garrens unload
ing them during the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Mabel Reynolds was a busi
ness visitor in Nebraska City for a
short time on last Tuesday morn
ing and while she was away her
mother was looking after the con
ducting of the store.
Nels Anderson of Nehawka who is
an old time friend of Dr. W. W.
Claybaugh was over from his own
city on last Tuesday and was con
sulting with Dr. Claybaugh as his
family physician and visiting as
well.
All the preliminaries have been
arranged for the giving of the thir
teen weeks service of free motion
pictures which will soon be com
menced and should prove a drawing
card for the city on nights which the
pictures are to be given.
At the meeting of the Union
Business Men's club, following a
dinner which was unsurpassed of
excellence, by a motion a dollar as
sessment was levied to meet currant
expenses and to pay some bills which
had been incurred.
F. W. Robb and the family of
Lincoln were guests for the day on
last Sunday at the home of Mont
Robb and daughter. Miss Agusta,
and the visit was made the more en
joyable, by reason of the fact the
visit of Miss Elizabeth Robb of Ne
braska City at the home at the time.
Joe itauer who is a builder of
houses whether they be large or
small, and by the way who can j
build a house for any occasion, was !
constructing one for Miss Kathleen
Balfour, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Balfour. Joe knows just
how to build to delight the little
folks as well as the larger ones.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rihn were
guests at Omaha on last Sunday,
where they went to enjoy a birth
day party which was celebrated in
honor of Mrs. Sidney Tyler and John
Alwln, the latter of Plattsmouth,
who with the good wiTe were also
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Tyler. A very enjoyable time was
had.
Observed Mother's Day.
The Mother's day was very beau
tifully observed at both the Metho
dist and Baptist churches on last
Sunday and notwithstanding the
very moist day, there was a goodly
number in attendance and the day
was appropriately celebrated in hon
oring the mothers of the land and
especially those of the city of Union
and the mothers of the people resid
ing here. Excellent discourses were
held paying tribute to the American
mothers and their good works.
Rubber by P. F. Rihn.
P. F. Rihn, the president of the
Union Business Men's club, follow
ing a very fine dinner, gave a discus
sion of the origin or rubber and from
whence it first came and its many
uses, and also told a very fine story
of why it became to be named rub
ber, for with it pencil marks could
be rubbed out. It is too bad that
many other things could not be tub
bed out as well as pencil marks. Mr
Rihn gave a very concrete diagnosis
of the industry which now plays
such an important part in the busi
ness of the world.
Very Excellent Move.
A move originated with the busi
ness men to have the Old Settlers
Reunion purchase materials of the
Nebraska Gas and Electric company
which could be gotten cheaply at
this time and string a light line from
town to the picnic grounds which
is given by Ben Martin who rents the
place, and which line was very fret
ly given space across the fields of
D. B. Porter, thus being gotten to
the picnic grounds very cheaply.
This will provide the lighting of the
grounds for night use.
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Union, Nebraska
Prepared Exclusively for The Journal.
Passing of Excellent Woman.
Mary Ellen Jackson, was born in
Jackson county, Missouri, August 4,
1839, where she spent the first five
years of her life, and when that age
her parents died, she made her home
with her grandmother and a por
tion of the time with her aunt, until
her marriage. She with relatives
had moved to Iowa Point, Kansas,
and this excellent woman was united
in marriage to Mr. Robert H. Fitch
at that place, September 3, 1S56.
To this union there were eleven chil
dren born, they being Mrs. Jennie
V. Frans, Annie Lewis, now deceased.
Bud Fitch, John Fitch, Mrs. Belle
Frans, Mrs. Gertrude Riggs, Mrs.
Lelia Queen, now deceased, James
Fitch. Mrs. . Kate Campbell, Robert
Fitch and William Fitch, who died
in infancy. All the living children
reside in Nebraska. With the hus
band they resided in Kansas until
the coming of the civil war, in Kan
sas moving to Missouri for a short
time, where they resided until 1S63,
when they came to Nebraska to make
their home and living first at Platts
mouth. and from there moving to
Rock Bluffs, then a thriving little
city, now long since becoming ex
tinct. Many years ago they moved to
the farm where Mrs. Fitch passed
the remainder of her life and pass
ing away there May 6, 1930.
At Rock Bluffs both Mr. and Mrs. ,
Fitch became members of the Chris
tian church at Rock Bluffs, where
Mr. Fitch remained a member until
his death. Mrs. Fitch remained a
member as long as the church existed
at that place and later became a
member of the Rock Creek Christian
church, which succeeded the one at
Rock Bluffs, and from there the
church was moved to Murray, Mrs.
Fitch remaining a member of the
church until her death, and she also
being a member of the Order of
Eastern Star. Bad health prevented
her from attending but she remained
very faithful to the call of the Mas
ter. On May 9th the funeral was held
from the Lewiston Community center
church conducted by the Rev. W. A.
Taylor and the interment being at
the quiet church yard at that place.
The acting pall bearers were six
grandsons, D. R. Frans, Ed Lewis.
Eugene Fiteh, Kemper Frans, Her
bert Campbell and Frank- Dougay.
The honor pall bearers were six grand
daughters Mae Merritt, Eula Frans.
Pearl Dougay, Jessie Fitch, Jean
Fitch and Mrs. John T. Becker.
Will Visit Plattsmouth.
W. B. Baning who is a member
of the Agricultural Board, was noti-
ed to be at Lincoln on Friday of
this week to meet with the other
members of the board, and also hav
ing an invitation to be at the open
ing and dedication of the new Mis-
ouri river bridge at Plattsmouth,
and of course he could not turn the
latter down and so notified the board
that they would have to get along
without him for once.
Visiting Friends Here.
Mrs. Nancy McNamee who has
been in the west for some time past.
and who was for a time at Los
Angeles, but who returned to Brush.
Colorado, where Mrs. Masgie Eiken-
berry makes her home, was taying
there for a number of months, ar
rived at Union early this week for
visit of a number of weeks with
her many friends here.
Find Much Business.
The Union town board ret on last
Monday night and were looking af
ter the many things which presented
themselves and entered into the dis
cussion of the many features of the
business coming before thm, with
Mayor George A. Stites in the chair
and D. Ray Frans as their clerk.
They labored until nearly midnight
and then had to postpone some of
the business until the following
night. They sure are taking much
care in looking after the city busi
ness.
Found the Roads Muddy.
George A Stites hitched the trusty
car up on last Sunday and was intent
on making a trip to Iowa and at the
same time passing over the new
bridge at Plattsmouth. But during
the time t took to get to Platts
mouth it had rained a time or two.
and the roads on the other side of
the river were verv muddy, and the
trip further was deferred and after
viewing the new structure and vis
iting with a number of friends they
returned home counting they had
gained rather than have bucked the
mud in the Iowa bottoms.
Notice.
Second mu.-ic class will start May
27th. Call 67. Mrs. C. B. Smith.
Union.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our deepest
appreciation and thanks to the neigh
bors and friends for their kind favors
extended to us during the last ill
ness and burial of our dear mother
and grandmother, to the pastor who
spoke the comforting words and to
the singers and for the beautiful
floral offerings. The Children and
Grandchildren of Grandmother Fitch
CORN SLtJMPS TO
NEW
LOW PRICE
Chicago, May 9. Corn, 10 cents a
bushel cheaper than a j-ear ago, sold
at a new low record price Friday for
the fifth time in six successive days.
The day's loss was fractional, but
it served to demonstrate the bear
ish state of mind in the corn iutures
pit. May delivery at 774 cents a
bushel; July at 77Tc; September
79 He and December at 72T&C
Phone your ne7s to the Journal.
Crete and
Seward Fight
Flood Water
Dike on the Blue River Goes Out,
Forcing Detours Lower
at Ashland.
While threatened flooding of the
D-L-D highway at Ashland did not
occur Monday, water in the Blue
river and in other streams at Crete,
Seward, and other points in that part
of the state overflowed and -caused
serious threats to householders and
stopped much automobile traffic.
A dike at a mill near Crete went
out at 3 p. m., and water began
flowing over the D-L-D highway
there, while crews of men worked
strenuously with sandbags reinforc
ing a dike further downstream to
save a new power plant there. The
rise and the failure of the dike had
occurred Monday afternoon after it
had been thought that the worst was
past.
A bridge near Crete was covered
by six feet of water. People had been
warned to stay off bridges and off the
roads as much as possible, and only a
few busses have been able to use
highways in the neighborhood of
Crete. All other traffic was being re
routed to the north or south.
Seward had been the scene during
Sunday of a flood that forced 30 fam
ilies from their homes, and that for
a time threatened the city water
plant. The SYA bridge at Seward
was thought in danger Monday, engi
neers being unable to get close to
the structure because of the rush of
water. It was thought that the ap
proaches might go out.
Meanwhile reports came from Hy
annis of repair work and building or
dykes after a four-inch rain Satur
day evening had washed out the Bur
lington railroad grade in two places,
holding up traffic for 10 hours. Fred
G. Gurley of Alliance, general super
intendent of.the railroad, had worked
for about 12 hours in the mud and
water, directing the work.
The flooded conditions west of Lin
coln had caused a proposed "good
will" tour from there to be postpon
ed, six of the bridges which the tour
would have crossed having been
washed out.
Weavei in New Appeal
fov Storm Relief Fund.
Lincoln, Neb., May 12. An emer
gency relief fund of 80 thousand or
100 thousand dollars is Imperative
f sufferers of recent storms in Ne
braska are to be aided, Governor
Weaver declared today, supplement-
ng his call of last week for a 40
thousand dollar fund for Tekamah
ornado victims with a request that
the larger amount be raised.
"I ask the people of Nebraska to
contribute generously to the Red
Cross relief fund campaign. In time
of emergencies which call for the re
lief of distress, we should co-oper
ate to a good cause," the governor as
serted. World-Herald.
STATE OFFICER IN DEATH TRIAL
Pierre. S. D., May 12. Trial of
Frank D. Kriebs, state secretary of
agriculture, on charges of second de
gree manslaughter in connection
with fatal injury of George Marsh,
Blunt garage owner, who was struck
by Krieks' automobile last Jan. 31, is
set for the May term of the Hughes
county circuit court, which opens
here Tuesday.
Although expected to be the first
case tried, selection of a jury was
not likely to start before Wednesday.
Judge John F. Hughes of Fort Pierre
presides over this circuit.
FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED
Ilemingford Officers here Friday
were investigating the possibility
that City Marshal Clifford Norris,
forty, of this city, may have met with
foul play. He disappeared a week
ago and no trace of him has since
been found.
County authorities at Alliance
have joined In the hunt for the miss
ing officer who for ten years has been
associated with the police force here.
Following the marshal's disappear
ance last week a note addressed to
his wife and eighteen year old son
was found directing them to "look
after things." Subsequent investiga
tion disclosed a suit case of clean
clothes belonging to Norris in the
garage at his home.
Relatives of the missing man
could advance no theories as to his
whereabouts or as to what may have
occasioned his disappearance.
PENALTY ACTS AS WARNING
Washington Harold A. Lafount,
member of the federal radio commis
sion, said Monday that the conviction
and heavy penalty imposed on George
W. Fellowes in federal court at St
Louis for violations of the radio law,
"should serve as a warning to all air
pirates."
Fellowes who was convicted of op
erating a broadcasting station with
out a license, was sentenced to serve
a year and day in prison but later
was turned over to Immigration offi
cials for deportation.
"This is the first criminal prose
cution of its kind carried thru by the
government and its outcome proves
conclusively that the radio act has
pelnty of teeth," Lafount said.
WORLD'S MARKET
REPORTS DAILY
IN YOUR HOME
The Omaha Grain Exchange has
made it possible for every farmer
within 500 miles of Omaha to have
the benefit of regular free market re
ports in his own home every half
hour during the business day. This
free radio service was started in 1922.
These reports are not confined to the
Omaha markets, but embrace also
the activities of the stock and grain
markets of Chicago, Minneapolis, St.
Louis, Kansas City and St. Joe.
The Omaha Grain Exchange was
the first terminal market to give this
service free to its customers, making
it possible for all farmers in the cen
tral west freely to choose the mar
ket that will give them best results
when they are ready to sell.
Members of the Omaha Grain Ex
change have spent many years build
ing a most keenly competitive mar
ket, assuring to producers the high
est possible prices at all times. Farm
ers and their families are invited to
visit the Exchange any business day
during business hours (9:30 to 1:00)
and see how their grain is inspected,
chemically tested and sold in a keen
competitive market.
MANY ASK TO SEE HOOVER
Washinton Moee than a score of
Invitations to make addresses and
visits in cities all over the west have
been received bv President Hoover
since it was announced that he in
tended spending August on a visit
to the national parks of the Rocky
mountains. The chief executive has
not yet attempted to chart an itiner
ary other than his tentative plan to
par:s thru Minneapolis and start his
southward swing at Glacier park.
Desipte the uncertainty of the route
he will take, the invitations have
poured in from thruout that section.
Minneapolis, St. Paul. Fargo, Oma
ha, Billings and Kansas City were
heard from Monday.
Under the original tentative plans,
the president would have passed from
Glacier to Yellowstone to Estes and
from there to his home at Palo Alto.
On the return trip he would have
visited Yosemite and Grand Canyon
parks.
PASS ON NAME OF ROBERTS
Washington In a highly favor
able atmosphere, the supreme court
nomination of Owen J. Roberts was
referred Monday by the senate judi
ciady committee to the same sub
committee which investigated the ill
fated nomination of John J. Parker.
The investigating subcommittee is
composed of Senators Borah, republi
can. Idaho. Herbert, republican,
Rhode Island, and Overman, demo
crat. North Carolina, with liorah
acting as chairman.
Chairman Norris, of the full com
mittee, announced not a single pro
test has yet been received against
Roberts' confirmation, altho the
nomination was made public list
Friday.
The subcommittee probably will
meet during the week and report
to the full committee next Monday.
AMERADA REPORTS
1ST QUARTER LOSS
New York, May 10. The Amerada
Corp. and subsidiaries report a net
loss of $76.5S5 for the first quarter
of 1930 after operating and admin
istrative expenses, etc. This compares
with net income of $50,762 for the
corresponding quarter of 1929.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of John
II. Wile3, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, That I
will sit at the County Court Room in
Plattsmouth, in said County, on the
6th day of June, 1930, and the 6th
day of September, 1930, at 9 o'clock
a. m., of each day to receive and
examine all claims against said Es
tate, and with a view to their adjust
ment and allowance. The time limit
ed for the presentation of claims
against said Estate is three months
from the 6th day of June, A. D. 1930
and the time limited for payment of
debts is One Year from said 6th day
of June, 1930.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court this 9th day of
May, 1930.
A. H.T3UXBURY,
(Seal) County Judge.
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F0NTENELLE CHAPTER D. A. R.
Section D of the Nebraska D. A. R.
Geneological Library have arrived
and has been placed in the Public
Library where it will be available to
the public until May 23. All inter
ested in tracing their family lines
are urged to make use of these books.
Following is the list:
1. Memorial History of Hartford
County, Conn., 2 vol.
2. Early History of Lancaster
County, Mass., 1 vol.
3. Conn. Vital Records, 2 vol.
4. History of Guilford, Conn., 1
vol.
5. Spartensburg County, S. Car.,
1 vol.
6. Culpeper County, Va., 1 vol.
7. Index to American Pedegrees,
1 vol.
8. New York in the Revolution, 1
vol.
9. Penn Marriages. 2 vol.
10. Hughes and Allied Families, 1
vol.
11. Rhode Island Gen. 3 vol.
12. Biographical History of er
monters, 1 vol.
13. Early Mass. Marriages, 3 vol.
14. Stephen Family Am. Gen Re
cord, 1 vol.
15. Levi Pilsbury Gen. 1 vol.
16. Immigrants from England,
1773-76, 1 vol.
17. Census of R. I.. 1790, 1 vol.
18. Geological Advertising, 3 vol.
19. New England, Gen. 4 vol.
20. Colony Families of U. S., 1 vol.
21. Abridge Compendium of Am
ericans, 1 vol.
22. Lineage Book of Daughters of
Founders and Patriots, 1 vol.
23. Documentary History of New
York, 1 vol.
2 4. Sch wenkfelder Geneolgy, 1 vol.
GIRL STOPS IN INDIA
ON AUSTRALIAN HOP
Calcutta. India. May 12. Miss
Amy Johnson, British girl flyer, ar
rived here Monday night from Alla
habad. She is flying solo from Eng
land to Australia.
HOUSE VOTES MEDALS
FOR BYRD, EXPEDITION
Washington, May 12. The Cable
resolution to authorize special navy
medals ofr Rear Admiral Byrd and
members of his antarctic expedition
was adopted Monday by the house.
It now goes to the senate.
New Treasures of Fifth Avenue
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As one woman exclaimed when she viewed this display: "You have
accomplished what has always seemed impossible! Your styles are
just what the leading shops of Omaha are showing but they ask two
or three times your low prices."
NEGROES WARNED TO LEAVE
Sherman, Tex. The negro popu
lation of Sherman was warned Tues
day in typewritten notices tacked on
residences in the negro districts to
leave town within twenty-four hours
or their homes would be burned. The
warnings were discovered by national
guardsmen sent here after last Fri
day's rioting, in which a mob de
stroyed the courthouse and burned
to death G-eorge Hughes, a negro
charged with attacking a white
woman. Another warning was found
at the business place of a Sherman
contractor who employs a number of
negroes, advising him he must dis
charge his negro workers within
thirty-six hours.
Colonel Davidson, provost marshal,
advised the negroes and the con
tractor to disregard the warnings.
He said the military court of inquiry
had some leads on the latest activ
ities and was prepared to make a
thoro investigation. The ofHcer rei
terated his statement that the lives
and property of negroes would be
protected and said the guardsmen
would shoot to kill if it became nec
essary to insure such protection.
Guards in the negro district were
augmented and orders were issued to
shoot anyone caught attempting in
cendiarism. FLOOD DANGERS ARE VANISHING
Overflow waters of the Blue river
were slowly receding from hundreds
o finundated farms in southeastern
Nebraska Tuesday night, having
done minimum damage for a ilcod of
such extensive proportions.
With no rain in that section Tues
day and the prospect of none Wednes
day, the danger of furl her invasion of
farm lands or towns along the swol
len stream ceemcd to have vanished.
The river continued to rife at
only one point Tuesday at Beatrice.
A two-inch swell occurred there, but
by evening the river was stationary,
indicating the peak had been reach
ed. Damage to farms along the bot
toms in Gage county was slight.
The rain-choked streams gradual
ly receded in the vicinity of Crete,
Mil ford and Seward Tuesday.
Between Milford and Seward the
worst crop damage occurred. Thou
sands of acres of newlyplanted wheat
were destroyed.
Six bridges are reported to have
been wished out.
The Crete mills wrre damaged to
the extent of SI, 000.
Light rain fell at Sicux City Tues
day afternoon.
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GIRLS TO ATTEND COURT
London In a swirl of feathers and
lengthy trains excited girls of a
dozen nations, including eight Amer
icans were anxiously practising
sweeping curtsies before their mir
rors Tuesday night in preparation of
the bows they will make at the sea
son's first royal court at Bucking
ham palace Wednesday. One change
will be noted in the customs of the
girls who make their court bows this
season. Most of thorn have chosen
to carry small rcund-old-fashion d
bouquets instead of the tremendous
feather fans long in vogue.
King George will he present at
the court for tho fir. t time in two
ycrrs. Last year the Prince of Wales
deputized for King George beside
his mother. Mrs. Charles G. Daw.'H
will present eight American girls
Wednesday. Thursday she will pre
sent two girls and :-ix married wom
en. OLDEST UNION ARMY
GENERAL IN HOSPITAL
Boston. May 12. General Ad 1
bert Anns, U'i, oldest ranking gen
eral of the civil war, is at the Phil
lips house of the Massachusetts gen
eral hospital following a serious
operation.
PRESIDENT PRESENTS
GIRL V7ITH A
PRIZE
Washington, May 12. At a cere
mony on the south grounds of the
White House, President Hoover
Monday presented to Miss Pauline
Ledge of Lakewood. Ohio, the Char
les R. Walgreen prize in the second
annual Gorgas memorial health es
say contest.
IMMIGRATION CUT IS VOTED
Washington An immigration
barrier against Mexico was voted
Tuesday by the senate. Without
even a record roll call, the senate
passed a bill by Senator Harris re
stricting exiean immigration to this
country to about 1,500 annually. The
measure was appi'oved after the sen
ate had voted 51 to 16 to accept a
proposal by Harris confining the im
migration to Mexico alone rather
than to all Central and South Amer
ican countries as originally provided
by his bill. The Harris bill now goes
to the house v.-here there is no as
surance cf its early consideration.
Senator H.'.rri estimated that an
average of S,0'u) Mexicans enter this
country annually.
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