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MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1930. 4 nvn GREENWOOD V Martin Mayer who has boon ser iously ill is improving. Miss Alice Baker, sister of Mr. 15aker, is still visiting in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marloff and family spent the week end at Emer son, Iowa. Mrs. Norma Hurlbut and daughter Merna. visited her mother Mrs. Win. Cope Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Peterson and family attended the convention at Bethany Tuesday night. Charles Greer is at Charles City, Iowa, where he has a position wiili the llart-I'arr Tractor Co. Mrs. Mary Sherman of Kansas City is visiting her sisters Mrs. Lora Lees ley and Mrs. Katie Woodruff. Miss Jeanette Schroder of Lincoln was a week end guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin. Donald Sheffer left Monday morn ing for Omaha where he has a posi tion with th Western Electric. Co. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe and Mr.-. Lou Hurllmt visited at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Anderson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wright and Mr. James Wright of Lincoln visited their cousin, Mrs. Alfred Spires on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hudson of Fairbury visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Travis Cameron over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert and family attended the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mr?. Max Lawton v.t Yalnariso Sunday. John V. Hatt of Plattsmouth. representing a firm in Council lHuffs. Iowa, was looking after some business matters in Greenwood on last Wednesday. Miss Gertrude Wolfe of Redlan.I;, California, was a guest at the home of her cousin Mrs. Alfred Spires the first of the week. She left for her home on Wednesday. Frank Whilholm the. new harness and shoo man, has been kept as busy as a bee since he has opened hi.5 store here and has not even been able to catch up with the work. Mr. and Mrs. Shelly of Lincoln vis ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boucher Saturday night. On Sunday they all went to Arbor Lodge at Nebraska City and spent the day. M. E. Teterson and the family were over to Lincoln on' last Saturday where they were looking after some business matters and also were vis iting with relatives and friends while there. Mrs. Sadie Reese returned ho:n" Friday after a week's visit with nor sister in Council Bluffs. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Ceurie Fulmer gave a luncheon for Mrs. Lou IIuilLut and Mrs. Reese. P. A. Sanborn w:;s over to Linclon on last Monday where he was called to look after some business matters making the trip in his auto and bringing home some supplies which were need oil. Mrs. Dudley Clousc and daughters and Mrs. Ray Fredricks autoed to Silver Creek Monday and spent the day, returning home in the evening. Their husbands are out there head ing blue grass. Mrs. Theo Christensen. and daugh ter, Effie. are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baker this week and attending the convention at Bethany Park. Mrs. Christensen is the moth er of Mrs. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. John Wetherhogg and little son, Curtis Ramon, return ed to their home in Bloomfield Wed nesday after a two weeks visit with Mrs. Wetherhogg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Birdsall. Fred Etherege and Walter E. Bailing were over to Lincoln on last Wednesday where they went to look after some business and stopped on the way home to attend the I. O. O. F. lodge at Hovelock. W. C. Ericksen sure knows his business when it comes to growing garden stuff, for we sow him deliver- ing some of his produce and thfj were nice. He is finding ready sale for what he has to deliver George Trunkenboltz, the city marshall and manager of the water and electric lights of Greenwood, is taking a week oil and is spending the time, accompanied by the family, at Belgrade, where they are fishing and enjoying their vacation. With much business and the hot weather in their crowded show, S. S. Petersen and his assistant, Wm. Cope, were hardly able to stand the heat. So Scphus had the windows cut into and had them so they can he raised and thus affords a better ventilation. E. A. Laudon was over to Lin coln on last Wednesday where he had the remainder of the teeth taken out and will try the novelty of using those which the doctor makes. Eni mitt has a very sore mouth since losing the teeth but hopes soon to be free from this effect. Mrs. Alfred Spires attended the funeral of her great aunt, Mrs. James Wright at Lincoln Sunday. Mrs. Wright was 74 years of age and visited Mrs. Spires about three weeks sgo, but got to feeling bad and went to Lincoln to see a doctor. She took worse and died Friday mroning at the St. Elizabeth hospital. John and Ed Stradley returned from Hemlngford, Tuesday where they have been selling threshin machines. Ed expects to leave Thurs day for Minneapolis and will go on to New York Sunday where he will said for South America in the inter ests of the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. This will make his so cond trip to South America thi3 sea son. TTnviner Eves Treated. Guy Lcder who ha3 been suffering uco nt eitrT-it sinri who has done much to have the sight restored, was over to Omaha last week, ac companied by Walter E. Pairing. where ne nau au rmvuus tioa of the eyes. The si-eclaUst tells them that he thinks that the sight can be restored by an operation re roving a cataract from the eyes. Tilrs. McDonald at Hospital. Mrs. E. L. McDonald, who has been in not the best of healtn for some time past, and who was taken with a severe attack of appendicitis last week was taken to the hospital at Lincoln where she was given treat ment and also underwent an opera tion for relief. The many friends of this excellent woman are grieved at her illness and are hoping that she may soon be able to return home again in better health. Greenwocd Transfer Lire We do a general business make trips regularly to Omaha on Monday and Thursday, also to Lincoln Tues day and Friday. Tick up loads on those trips. Full loads at any time. FRED HOFFMAN. Harvesting at Oar Dcors. The harvesting cf a good crop of wheat, aitho injured some by fly is now at our very doors. Last week Evans Armstrong and Warren Bou cher began the cutting of their wheat fearing to allow it to go longer, as t'.iore was grave danger of further injury by the fly. There is always something lurking around the edges to :nak? life miserable for some one. Getting; Along Nicely. Albert Etherege who some time ago had the misfortune to fall from a l ay stack and injure himself, but who says lie was coming down to get more hay, when he fell, is get ting along nicely at this time, the bone knitting nicely and notwith standing his seventy and four years is waiting but a few days in order to get to work again. Meets With Misfortune. John Fox met with bad iuck one day last week when he purchased a new Chevrolet ear and driving it home drove the car into the garage as the door stood open and going into the house sat down to dinner which was just ready, and in a tew moments looking out saw the gar.ige on lire. lie immediately called the Greenwood fire department which immediately responded but the car and garage were consumed. The de partment did excellent work in sav ing the other buildings and the house which would have been impossible had they not have gotten there at once. He is very thankful to the fire boys for their timely help. Guild Meets. Oj Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Wat son Howard and Mrs. Winnie Bell were hostesses to the Guild at the church. A good crowd was in attend ance and the time was spent with their own fancy work and visiting after which refreshments of brick ice cream, cake and coffee was served. Nystrcm-G entry. Miss Esther Nystrom was married on Wednesday afternoon, June IS, at three o'clock to Dr. William John son Gentry at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom of Omaha. Chancellor J. B. Schrecken gast of Lincoln performed the cere mony. Mrs. Gentry was graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan university in 192G. Dr. Gentry received his M. D. degree from the University of Ne braska college of medicine and is now serving as interne in Omaha at the Covenant hospital. Mrs. Gentry was a teacher in our high school the past three years where she tough foreign languages. She endeared herself to everyone while here with her winsome ways and all her friends wish them a happy and prosperous future. Armstrong-Eeid. On June 15 at 3 o'clock, Miss Lu- ella Armstrong, daughter o: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Armstrong o: Green wood, became the bride of Robert Graham Reid of Gordon, at the home of her parents. Rev. Ernest Baker read the marriage lines. A silver screen hanked with ferns, baskets of white peonies and snapdragons, and lighted tapers formed the back ground for the ceremony. Miss Mlor ence Belghley sang, accompanied by Mrs. Clifford Armstrong, who also played the wedding inarch. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of light blue chiffon and carried a shower bouquet of Ophelia roses and forget- me-nots. At the reception following the ceremony Mrs. Evan Armstrong was in charge of the serving and was assisted by Mrs. Ralph Armstrong. Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Weideman rnd Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong, Lincoln: Mr. Hugo Hoppe, Gordon; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Armstrong, Om aha; and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Arm strong and Max, North Platte. Mrs. Reid is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. She also graduated from the Green wood high school and has lived here all her life except when she was teaching. She taught the past year at Gordon where she met her hus band. They left in the evening for Pelican Lake in Minnesota, where they are spending their honey moon Visit Odd Fellows Hone. Last Friday a crowd outoed to York to visit at the I. O. O. F. home It had been planned to get an early start and put in a good day, but ow ing to a fine rain the night before, and threatening that morning they were undecided about starting. Fi nally at eleven o'clock they decided to make the trip, and got there arcund two o'clock. They took wrell filled baskets and partook of the contents on the lovely grounds after which they took in all the sights in and around the home. The little Hartsook children stayed with them during their visit and were very much pleased to see some one from their old home town. The following were the ones that went: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Household Goods! THAT MUST BE SOLD Read the list. Surely there is some thing you need and will be intensely interested in at the low prices we aie quoting1. Many of these articles are just like new. Come, see them! Refrigerator Time 50-lb. Ice Box, $12.00; good 100-lb. Ice Bos, $20; 75-lb. Ice Box, $17.50. Furniture for Every Room S-pc. Oak Dining Room Suite, $49.50; three China Cabinets, $4 to $12; four Buffets, $5 to $25; fifty Dining Room Chairs. 75e to $3; thirty Rocking Chairs, $1.50 to $9.50; twenty Li brary Tables, $3.50 to $7.50 four Phonographs, $12.50 to $30; two Pianos, $75 and $110; ten Dining Room Tables, $4 to $15; five Kitchen Cabinets, $5 to $25; four Kitchen Cupboards, $4 to $10; fifty Felt Base Rugs, $5 to $12; one Double Tub Power Washer, $10; two Hand Pow- r Washers, ?G and $7.50; one Elec tric Washer, $25; Bed Davenport, $30; three Duofolds. $15 to $20; five ouches, $3.50 to $15; Army Cots, $2 to $3.50; Sanitary Cots, 2 and $3; twenty-five full size Beds, $1 each; six good used Mattresses; Sim- ions Beds, $3.50 to $10; Bed Springs at $2 to $5; three Combination Gas and Coal Ranges. $35 to $75; five Oi! Stoves, $5 to $15; two Laundry Steves and five Kitchen Ranges. We also have Dishes, Pots, Pans, Tub, Boilers, Clothes "Wringers, and rdils and ends of every description that space prevents listing. Office Furniture One Roll Top Desk, one Safe, one Showcase and one pair Scales. Beds, Springs, Mattresses sk about our Term Price on Beauty Rest Mattresses, Rest More Springs ?nd Simmons Beds. You spend one- third of your life in bed why not have a good one. Let us show them. Ccme In and See Us Christ Furniture Co. 118-122 South Gth Street PLATTSMOUTH - NEBRASKA Telephone No. 645 Binger of Omaha; Mrs. Allie Buck- ngham, Mrs. Nannie Coleman, Mrs. Lura Roberts, Mrs. Dora Leesley and Mrs. Lou Ilurlbut. Needless to say the trip was enjoyed very much by everyone of them and all praised the way the home is managed, and think it is worth anyone's time to visit there. John Barr Dies. Word was received of the death of John Barr at his home at Whit- tier, Calif., Saturday, June 21, at midnight. Mr. Barr was an old resi dent of Greenwood, and is a son-in-law of Mrs. Blanche Stiles. He has been in poor health for the past two years, most cf that time being an invalid and confined to his bed. The past six months he has suffered ter ribly and everything was done to ease his pain. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Effie, one son. Al mond, two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Stall and Mrs. Shirley Crundall, three grandchildren, two brothers, Walter and Roy of California, two sisters. Mrs. Cora Schulki and Mrs. Zetta Matthews of Oklahoma. WILL PRESENT PROGRAM The Social Workers of the Metho dist church will entertain the ladies of the community at a program given at the church parlors Tuesday af ternoon at 3 o'clock. The following program will be given: Instrumental soloMrs. J. A. Capwell Vocal solo Mrs. E. H. Wescott Instrumental solo E. II. Wescott Reading Mrs. J. A. Capwell Vocal solo Miss Ruth Colby Reading Belinda Snodgrass Dramatic Sketch "We Have No Trains Today." One act play "Henpeck s Platts mouth Gossip." The public is cordially invited to be in attendance. PARTY ENJOYS TRIP Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Marshall and Mrs. W. H. Seybert drove to North Bend, Nebr., taking Mrs. Seybert's sister, Mrs. Ruth Thomsen, to her home. Mrs. Thomsen has been here the past nine weeks assisting in the care of W. H. Seybert, deceased, and stay ing on after his demise. The party reports crops looking wonderful in that section of the country, also states Mrs. Thomsen's farm is one of the finest in that vicinity. MEDICS IN DETROIT CHOOSE PHILADELPHIA Detroit, June 26. Philadelphia was chosen Thursday as the 1931 convention city of the American Med-cal association. Atlantic City ran a close second in the voting. The convention dates are to be se lected later by the board of trus tees. Nothing equals the Dennison line of Decorative material. So why use substitutes, when yen can get any thing you want in ths entire Denni son line at Bate3 Book Store. Tax Reduction to be Stressed by Charley Bryan Says Farms Up 80 Per Cent; Op poses State Payment of Bank Deposits Charles W. Bryan, former gov ernor, filed again for the office to day as a democratic candidate, with a statement declaring his purpose "of carrying on the fight to reduce taxes in the state of Nebraska and to protect the bank deposits of the people when placed by them in banks for safe-keeping." Mr. Bryan said that he had hoped "some -representative demo crat other than myself" with similar convictions would file; but that he has been convinced the goal he seeks is his own unfinished work. He de clares for a state income tax, paved roads, and old-age pensions. His statement follows: To Protect Deposits. "I have filed as a candidate for governor for the purpose of carrying on the fight to reduce taxes in the state of Nebraska and to protect the bank deposit o of the people when placed by them in banks for safe-keeping. "I had hoped that some repre sentative democrat other than myself, with convictions on the importance o! reducing slate taxes and protecting bank de positors would be willing to file and stand as the democratic can didate for governor this year. Democratic leaders, together with hundreds of taxpayers and bank depositors throughout the state, regardless of party afflia tion insist that the issue of tax reduction and hank security, which is the cornerstone of the future prosperity of the state, is my unfinished work and that they consider it my duty to rep resent them in the coming struggle to restore people's rul; in Nebraska. "The three last republican na tional administrations, culminat ing with the work at our present great stationary engineer at Washington, has brought high tariffs, and higher tariffs, mer gers of all kinds of corporations, utilities and consolidations with resultant trusts, combines, hold ings companies, chain banks and chain stores, which have thrown millions of employes out of work by collecting and pyramiding in the east wealth that should havs been left in the agricultural sec tions of the country where it was created, and has brought stag ' nation to all kinds of business throughout the nation, which in turn has brought about 14-cent eggs, 24-cent cream, 05 cent wheat to the men and women on Nebraska farms and demoral iled the live stock prices and all other agricultural products and has brought agriculture to the verge of ruin. Greatly Increased Taxes. "The republican administra tion in Nebraska has increased the taxes on farm property and the homes of the common people SO per cent since my term as governor ended six years ago, and this administration has in creased the cost of state govern ment 30 per cent during the last two years, although they sacred ly promised the people in the last state campaign that they would reduce taxes if that party was entrusted with power again. More than 33 per cent of the farmers' income now goes to pay taxes which are levied upon him, a great deal of which is unnecessary and inexcusable. The enormous increase in tax ation by the republican admin istration has led to waste, extra vagance, enormous increases in salaries of state employes, creat ed unnecessary state jobs, plac ed hundreds of unnecessary men on the payroll for political pur poses, and all coming at a time when the farmers' income is be ing constantly reduced through the greed of Wall street, the stock gamblers and the uncon scionable profiteers of all kinds. How to Reduce Taxes. "To reduce taxes appropri ations must be reduced, the army of unnecessary code em ployes through its ramifications of boards, commissions, bureaus, inspectors, investigators and political haners-on must be abol ished, rigid economy introduced and a state income tax should be levied, not for the purpose of raising more tax money, but for the purpose of replacing part of the farm and homes taxes, which should be and can be reduced on each good quarter section of farm land $30 to $40 and pro portionally on smaller farms and homes and other real estate, which will require those who reap where the farmer has sown, to pay their just share of the cost of government in this state. This will increase the farmers' purchasing power, in crease all kinds of business tn Nebraska and increased em ployes, labor and wages by re quiring a larger per cent of wealth created in Nebraska to be spent in our state which is now spent abroad and else where. "You cannot continue to drain - the state of its money faster. ; than our farms and factories can bring it back to Nebraska without killing the hen that lays the golden egg that all Ne braskans live off of, viz, Agri culture. "State and county records show that I caused ttate taxes to be reduced 33 per cent, and the number of state employes to jv . ..... ww-i-vt : ' - - - h - . i B fir - L ,V-mT' The upper picture shows the picture is cf the School for the Blind BLIND AND I'ZAF IN NE BRASKA WELL EDUCATED The advantages cf education in Nebraska, second state in literacy, are not confined to youth of normal endowments but are distributed quite impartially to those unfortunates who have been handicapped in the battle of life. The school for the blind at Nebraska City and the school for the deaf at Omaha are successful and worthy attempts on the part of the statp to give specialized educa tion to underprivileged children. The School for the Blind receives youths who are totally blind or whose eye sight is so deficient as to render them unable to attend the common schools. It is a free state institution, supported by taxation. A full high school course is offer ed. Pupils graduating from this school may pass immediately to col- be reduced nearly two-thirds during my former term as gov ernor. Will the taxpayers again help me to take the tax-eaters off their backs? "A Parade in Purple." "Do the taxpayers want the state government put back on a business basis or are they will ing to pay this enormous in crease to watch republicans par ade in royal purple at the tax payers' expense? "The governor and republican party promised the voters that they would reduce taxes, but in stead they have increased the cost of state government 30 per cent already and the governor has promised President Hoover that he will spend millions more during his administration, which of course the taxpayers w'ill have to pay. "The governor promised to re peal the cede law, but every de partment, bureau, and commis sion is in full working order and he has increased the number on the nay roll and has increased salaries as much as 50 per cent. Watch Yonr Ballot. "The five hundred thousand taxpayers in Nebraska know that taxes are so high now that thousands of property owners will lose their property this year by sheriff sale on account of de linquent taxes. And yet an ef fort is being made by the gov ernor and the republican party to hang onto the taxpayers eight million dollars in taxes, that the banks owe to depositors in failed hanks. The taxpayers of this state have no legal or moral obligation to shoulder this additional tax of eight million dollars. It is the entering wedge by our republican banker admin istration to saddle onto the tax payers the entire eighteen mil lion dollars that the banks now owe to depositors. The deposi tors in failed banks are entitled to their money, but they should immediately insist and make their insistence felt as the polls in November that the governor should do his duty and use every power at his command to secure payment for the depositors from those who owe it and not at tempt to compel depositors to tax their own property to pay their own deposits and to take their neighbor's property who do not owe this and whose on1: responsibility in the matter : that they voted the repuh1ir:r. Is"' Kindergarten building at the Scho at Nebraska City. Tnrrn n ! I.OMC I t ' ' X,.XXrtt f ll ( 111 I There are courses in music for the musically inclined. Boys learn piano tuning, broom-making and chair caning. Girls learn cooking, sew ing, crocheting, knitting and bead ing work. All learn tacile writing and typewriting. Besides affording the blind v.u educational opportunities at the Ne braska City school, the state pi t -vides free board, room, heat, baths, medical attention and supervision. The school was established in 1S75. It has an average enrollment of 50 pupils, the attendants number 2Z. Every day is visiting day at the school and visitors are more than welcome to view the handiwork and see the provisions for care of the pupils. The School for the Deaf at Omaha maintains a nine months course of twelve grades. All branches taught in the public schools are taught here. In addition the boys receive instruc ticket. Every candidate who at tempts to defend or endorse this eight million dollar tax imposi tion should be defeated at the polls at the time you vote against the eight million tax loot which will appear on your ballot with the endorsement of your gov ernor. Hard Surface Roads. "The matter of good roads in Nebraska is of every increasing importance. The gravel policy was established under my ad ministration and under which nearly 500 miles of roads were graveled, has proved of great value throughout the state and gravel roads must be extended and maintained. It is however, an economic necessity at this time, owing to the tremendous increased automobile traffic and the ever increasing weight of truck loads necesary to make a modification of our road pol icy so that the number of miles of paved roads can be greatly increased annually. Labor and Old Age Pension. "The people of Nebraska must soon consider the question of un employment of labor; some action must be taken so that men who are able mentally and physically are not deprived of an opportunity to earn a liv ing by being discriminated against on account of their having reached 45 years of age. "An old age pension plan should be provided for with the assistance of the state as it is being done in other states. "The banking question and the guarantee cf deposits will be discussed in a day or two in a separate statement. "I will later discuss law en forcement, water power, munic ipal ownership and other questions the people cf Nebras ka are interested in securing a solution for. "Honesty must be restored in public life; deception and hypoc ricy must be eliminated, and a sacred pledge given to the peo ple in a political platform and by candidates must be sacredly kept. Public officers must be retired from public life who have violated their sacred prom ises to the people. Political par ties must be wiped out of control 1 at r-avs been a party to de : nao- ind betrayal of the tax H.eit . '. isineis men of this o.aU." rs to the Journal. s- l e-y I I l 4 ifor the Deaf at Omaha. The lower tion in carpentry, cabinet making, painting, printing and gardening. Tiie girls are trained in domestic science, sewing and fancy work. The method of instruction is oral, the children being taught to speak and to read the lips by teachers spec ially trained in their work. A stu dent graduating from this school is .z well equipped for the serious busi ness of life as the graduate cf the high school. Both institutions are under the management of the State Board ot Control with a superintendent In charge. N. C. Abbott is superintend ent at Nebraska City and F. W. Booth, is superintendent at Omaha. The physical environment of pupils in both schools is excellent. Mod ern and pleasant quarters, good food and correct supervision give oppor tunities for happy living that are denied blind and deaf boys and girls who do not have the opportunity of specialized training. Iowa Towns to Get in on the Natural Gas Line to Cross the River at This Place ill Supply Many Places to the South The natural gas lines which are coming to this part of Nebraska anil western Iowa, have created much interest in the cities where there has heretofore been no gas service and in the cities where gas service also exists, the promise of a cheaper line of fuel for heat and power is at tracting attention. The company that has extended their line as far as Palmyra in Otoe county and is operating as a part of the system that will be used by tho Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co., is to supply a great many cities along the route of their large twenty-four inch gas mains, and among the latest places to seek the natural gas line are Hamburg, Tabor and Sidney. The line crossing the Missouri river at this place will run branch pipe lines from the main pipe line t'j handle the needs of the communities. The town of Pacific Junction will hold a special election on July 10th for the purpose of granting a fran chise to the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co., to install and serve tho people of that place with natural gas service. Glen wood this week voted to have natural gas franchise granted in tlt city and which will serve the community there with the new cheap fuel. WHEAT HARVESTING STARTS From Saturday's Dall Th winter wheat harvest over Cass county is now under way, many n the farmers having starieu in on ,vi- in the nast two days and tlic'coming week should see the work well tinder way toward bringing in ti irim s-rain. Many outfits are being moved into the fields and by the Fourth of July the wheat crop of the county should be well under way of being harvested. Better buy your Fourth cf July supplies nc-w. See large stock of Fire crackers, Tcy Pistols and Fireworks at Bates Book Store. ' ', J