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"Beta. State Historical Society
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUG. 28, 1930.
NO. 60
Cass County
May Have New
Political Berth
- f
Plans Suggested for Congressional
apportionment May Place
County in 2nd District
One of the tasks that will devolve
on the 1931 legislature will be the
apportionment of the state into con
gressional districts, due to the fact
that the state is to lose one of its
seats in the house of representa
tives.
In this change there must be a
shifting of the counties, to comply
with the edict of the national con
gress and the fourth district seems
to be the one that is slated for dis
memberment and the counties di
vided into the first, fifth and the
present sixth district. In the ob
sorbing of the fourth there will be
changes made in the other districts
of the state and In the plans for the
changes it is now suggested that
Cass county be taken from the first
district and added tQ the second, or
Omaha district, Burt county also be
ing taken from the third and added
to the second while the third will
take some of the sixth district ter
ritory, the sixth taking a part of
the present fifth which in turn
gathers in a part of the old fourth.
The first suggestions as to the
changes was that either Gage and
Jefferson be added to the first or that
Saunders, Butler and Seward coun
ties be given to this district.
The general sentiment in this
county no doubt would be to remain
in the first district where the county
has been since the formation of the
state in 1867.
120 MEMBERS OF LINCOLN
FAMILY HOLD REUNION
More than 120 members of the
Lincoln family who trace their kin
ship to Abraham Lincoln through
Samuel Lincoln, the president's bro
ther, attended the third annual re
union of the clan, held Sunday after
noon at Bethlehem school near Pacl
fice Junction, la.
Four generations of the family,
coming from six states, attended
the gathering. Mrs. Lydia Cowar
dis. Pacific Junction, president of
the group, headed the committee on
arrangements.
During the day all persons attend
ing the reunion extended congratula
tions to Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lincoln,
Pacific Junction, who will observe
their golden wedding anniversary
Tuesday. The old couple was instru
mental in arranging the first re
union three years ago.
Probably the oldest member of the
family present was Mrs. Martha Car
ter, 82, of Woodbine, la. The Clifford
Quirk and Elmer O'Neil families of
Council Bluffs attended.
City Mail Ser
vice Crippled by
Train Changes
Removal of North Bound M. P.
Train Leaves City Without
Night Mail Service
The taking out of service of north
bound Missouri Pacific passenger
and mail train No. 107, due here at
6:30 in the evening, leaves this city
without means of handling night
mail from this city to the north.
With the change the last oppor
tunity for mail going north is at
4:30 in the afternoon, being dis
patched on No. 2 over the Burling
ton to Pacific Junction for a connec
tion to the north. This makes it a
great inconvenience to the general
public as there was much mail bandi
led over the service of No. 107, es
pecially the air mail and which is
now made Impossible.
The change in the service was ef
fective Sunday and while the Mis
souri Pacific has made arrangements
for a southbound bus to supplant
the services of train No. 108, a very
good change, there has been no re
placement of the main service to the
north.
Postmaster J. W. Holmes is tak
ing the matter up with the postal
authorities to try and secure a star
mail route by the 6:30 p. m. bus
of Clarence Cotner, which would be
able to handle the mail Into Omaha
for distribution and permitting it
reaching the late air mail planes.
Many of the business houses will
find the change inconvenient as or
ders to wholesale houses could form
erly be sent out at night and give
a prompt service back the next day.
FERRY AT BR0WNVHXE
Brownville Brownville is again
to have a ferry. Two residents there
bought a ferry boat at Blair, brought
It to Brownville and made It ready
for service.
Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts and
all kinds of legal blanks for sale at
the Journal office.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
From Monday's Daily
Today marks the fifteenth annl-1
versary of the firm of Bestor &
Swatek, well known hardware deal- !
ers of this city and whose business ;
establishment is among the best j
known in the county. j
It was on Ane-nat 25th. 111K. thnt i
Frank M. Bestor and William A.
Swatek decided to embark in the
hardware business and securing the
room in the Union block, now oc-
cupied by the Rainbow soft drink:
parior, iney stariea into tne active
work of retailing. After six months
at that location on South Sixth street
they secured the building on Main
street which they now own and
which at the time of their purchase
was owned by M. Fanger, and moved
to the present location.
This firm has been prominent and
active in the business life of the
rnm m nni'tv anri tho two contlo m o n
whn fnrm tho nnrtnoroliin havo
nrnvon ral assets to the rnmmnn.
itv in their excellent business es-
tablishment as well as in their com
munity service.
Joseph Tubbs,
Old Resident,
Passes Away
After Lone and Lingering Illness
OTaII TTYirvam Wtmord Rpi?AYi
Called to Last Reward
A 111 u. 1 a. S
Aiier an mness mai nas covereu
many momns 01 sunering, josepn .
Tubbs, a resident of Cass county for
the past fifty years, was called to
ixl icnaiu i.iuuu "iiiuuu i
the family home at Mynard.
The deceased has for many years
vTclnitrof Mynard where he& has been
been engaged in farming in the
most highly esteemed by a very large
circle o? friends who have, with the
members of the family watched with
saddened hearts the gradual failing
nf thi- inn? timp rpsidpnt of the
.nnnT i
Mr. Tubbs has snent the greater
part" of his seventy-five years In this j
community, living at Murray for
some time and later at Plattsmouth
where he was employed at the Burl-
ington shops for a number of years.
After leaving the shops he moved to
the vicinity of Mynard and has
since made his home near that place, j
Mr Tnhh was a m pmhpr nf Platts- 1
mouth lodge No. 6 A. F. & A. M.f of ;
thiscity and also of Mt. Zion com-!
mandery No. 5, Knights Templar. J Little Janet Westover, daughter of
Joseph Fitch Tubbs, son of Joseph )jyT an(j jirs. r. p. Westover of Plats
and Elizabeth Tubbs, was born at mouth captured the listeners when
Flowerfield, Mich., Sept. 21, 1855. 8ne gaye a reading about a lover and
There he spent his boyhood and re- his sweetie an(j when encored gave
ceived his education. On Dec. 24, the ..Back Seat Driver," both pleas-
n!smarVea f , ,-amuuua'
and to this union six children were
born. Surviving him are his wife
and four daughters, Mrs. Merton
Cochrun of Seely, Wyoming; Mrs.
Minnesota: Mrs. Ed Wilson of :
w. .Tot,p of Tecumseh. Nebraska. .
Two sons, Clarence and Samuel, are
deceased. Ten grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren are living.
Mr. and Mrs. Tubbs came to Ne
braska in 1877 and farmed near Mur
ray for ten years. After this Mr.
Tubbs railroaded for the Burlington
for five years. Then returning to
the farm he lived near Mynard up
to the time that he and Mrs. Tubbs
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary in 1914. Since then he
lived at Mynard until his death,
August 25th, 1930. The funeral will
be held at 2 p. m. Thursday, August
28, at the Mynard church, and in
terment will be in Horning ceme
tery. START REMODELING WORK
The Fetzer Shoe Co. of this city, f
is starting the work of having the
front of their store building re
modeled and replaced by a new and
strictly up to the minute front. The '
a. am v j m a :
work of tearing out the old front has
been carried out by Coleman & Pitt
man and the new front will be in
stalled as rapidly as possible.
While the remodeling is on, the c H Van wick, Gilbert Hitchcock,
firm has started a great remodeling John Buck, E. A. Kirkpatrick, Daniel
sale, the advertisement of which ap- Lynn and many others. He also said
pears elsewhere in this paper and that the Folden Mill which was built
which gives some of the greatest shoe !jn 1859 and continued to do business
bargains that has been seen In thISUntIi isi7, was located near where
city in many months. The firm ia the bridge spans the Weeping Water
one that is noted for their splendid j west 0f Tjnion. There was also a
line of footwear and which they are .blacksmith shop there which wa9
offering to the public at the very low-; also an eariv noBtofflce. the first one
est prices that could possibly be de
sired.
DEATH OF MRS. WRIGHT
Mrs. A. J. Wright, former resident
of this city, who has been very poor
ly for the past summer, passed away
Saturday evening at the home near
Union. The death was not unexpect
ed as the patient has been very poor
ly for the last few days and her recov
ery given up by the members of the
family. The funeral serviecs wer
held this afternoon at Weeping Wa
ter with the interment at that place.
Mrs. Wright was the mother of Mrs.
Dick March of this city and the mem
bers of the family circle will have
the deepest sympathy in the loss that
has come to them.
Old Time His
tory is Told at
Old Settlers
G. S. Upton, One of the Old Time
Residents of the County Tells
Interesting Facts,
J
Saturday was the last day of the
42nd anual picnic of the Old Settlers
of Cass and adjoining counties, and
a fine day it was for such a gather
ing, with the weather cool and part
ly cloudy, the people gathered in
large numbers. (Verily the wood4
. were mied witn tnem.
Shortly after the noon hour the
picnic grounds were comfortably
filled with the celebrators. All were
i T's'"n6 ana" so
it continued until
the beginning of the program which
was ushered in by the music of the
Farmers Union band of Louisville,
and such music that seemed to fairly
entrance the large crowd
The program literally was begun
when P. F. Rihn, the president of
the organization announced that it
was the sense of the organization
that an invitation be extended to all
who cared to become members of the
organization, by paying one dollar
It was not the Intention to make
j money from the picnics or the mem
bership, but to try and find some way
of meeting the current expenses. Mr,
J Ribn then extended an invitation to
a11 caDdidate? J,re"?t ?eak' Jut
inone responded. The first number
tof the program was the music by
1 w
Cecil and James Comstock of Platts
; mouth. This was highly applauded,
;and following whlch Mr. Rinn intro
- j,,. tTlo. nf , i,n
rmriorprf IhA nnnnlsr niimhpra Mrs
Wm. Baird then gave an excellent
; reading which had much merit to It,
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; . , . . ' , . . . .
ifnd appreciated only by those in the
V"""'"1"1 v. tt" .1,
J deavored to hear, it was Impossible
.under the circumstances. Little De-
I . e tiL 4.4 . . r J
lame omim, uauguier ui Air. tiiu
Mrs. C. B. Smith, gave, two musical
numbers, on -entirely- instrumental
and th other accompanied by a song.
This particularly struck the fancy of
the audience which responded with
applause of appreciation.
v Three young ladies then gave sev-
eral numbers, the one that caught the
ear of the crowd was "Singin in the
T? a i n XHa lioarrl cnm o one mt the
girls were pretty but we could not
hear them as we were so far away.
ing all her hearers.
Attorney J. A. Capwell made a
short address telling of his candi
dacy for the position of state senator,
and thanked all who might see fit to
or .nIm
Robert L. Propst of Lake Worth,
Florida, then gave a very humorous
reading, but as the airplanes kept
soaring overhead, and screeching
with their sirens no one could hear
what was said, but Mr. Propst kept
on with the reading and completed
it Just when the turmoil had ceased.
N. W. Gaines of Lincoln, a com
munity worker in the city was the
next speaker, and kept the crowd in
terested as he told his humorous
stories and he said among other
things that Nebraska was the best
place to live in the best nation on
earth, and that Cass county was the
best county and Louisville the best
place in the county, for he was born
there, as he said he had left there
before any of the members of the
band were born.
Then followed Uncle G. S. Upton
I with a history of the Old Settlers of
cass and Otoe county, which began
its work and meetings at Union in
1889, this being the 42nd annual
gathering. He spoke of the number
of De0Die which had addressed the
Mr Mr
various meetings and among those
whom he mentioned were Judge
Samuel M. Chapman, Basil S. Ram-
I Bey, Harvey u. Travis, ijyron uiam,
being further up town. This with a
comic strip concluded the program
of the afternoon. The evening was
spent in dancing and merrymaking
at the grounds until far into the
night.
MEISINGER REUNION
The annual reunion of the Mel
singer families will be held at Gar
field Park at Plattsmouth on Aug.
31st. In case of bad weather will be
held Sept. 7th. By COMMITTEE.
al8-4tw
Every ffiafie of crepe paper and all
the newest novelties and fawn in
Ore complete Desnisan line farad
only at tx6 Bsfees Boci Stare.
MANY ENJOY PICNIC
A great many of the residents from
all sections of the county gathered
at Weeping Water Tuesday after
noon to enjoy the picnic of the Farm
ers Union of CasB county which was
held in the park at that place.
The afternoon - was devoted to a
very fine program which embraced
a concert by the combined Nehawka,
Lewiston Center and Farmers Union
bands, they playing a very fine series
of numbers. Little Miss Janet West
over of this city, one of the. popular
young entertainera of the county,
gave two very charming readings
that were much enjoyed. In the aft
ernoon Newton Gaines, well known
representative of the state, was heard
in a very fine talk. A diversion in
the program was In the races rnd the
baseball game staged between a
Plattsmouth team and Elmwood and
which resulted in a 12 to 0 victory
for Elmwood. The evening was de
voted to a fine band concert.
Gas Franchise
is Awarded by
the Council
United Gas Service Co., Given Right
to Operate Lines in This
City in Future
From Tuesday's Daily .,
The city council last evening took
action on the long delayed franchise
ordinance giving the United Gas
Service Co., of Bartlesville, Okla
homa, the right to operate in this
city, following the adoption of sev
eral amendments that were proposed
by the judiciary committee. Council
man Luschinsky amended the ordin
ance by providing that the mains
must be two and a half feet under
the surface, that the rates should be
ninety cents for the first 1,000 feet,
eighty cents for the next six thou
sand feet, sixty cents for the next
ninety-three thousand feet and fifty
cents foralI over 100,000 -feet. On
the -adoption of the rate section
Councilman Webb thought that the
city could secure "a better rate If
they tried and he voted no on this
amendment. The franchise was
amended that the company place the
service free 300 feet for each patron,
that the ordinance was inoperative
if the company was not operating
here within one year, that it was for
bidden for the company to sell or con
vey the franchise within a one year
period.
On the motion of Luschinsky to
place the franchise as amended on
its third reading for final passage.
Councilman Bestor thought that
action should be held up until the
litigation as to the Iowa-Nebraska
Light & Power Co., franchise could
be determined and steps taken to
see what could be done on rates
with the two companies. Council-
ntfan Johnson was not in favor of
any further delay in the matter and
thought with the amendments the
franchise of the United Gas Service
Co., protected the city. Councilman
Patton also was opposed to delay in
the matter while Acting Mayor
Claude Smith joined in the defense
of the proposed franchise by stating ;
that ample provision was made for
large power rate consumers under
the ordinance.
The franchise was then passed by
the unanimous vote of the council.
On the final reading of the ordi-
ance it was revealed that a meter
charge of $10 was in the document
as well as the fact that there was
no section that set forth the number
of B. T. U. that the natural gas
should contain. Councilman Webb
pointed out that the omission of the
definition of the B. T. U. strength
of the gas would allow anything to
be used, so It was finally decided by
the council to recinde the former
action in passing the ordinance, ac
cept an amendment as to the B. T.
U. strength of the gas at not less
than 900 B. T. U.'s and the measure
was again read by its title and pass
ed. MARRIED IN GLENW00D
On Saturday afternoon at Glen-
wood occurred the marriage of Miss
Velma Shepherd and George B. Eber-
sole of this city. The wedding was
a very quiet one, the young people
motoring to the Iowa city to have
the marriage ceremony performed,
later returning home to this city.
Both of the contracting parties are
popular In this community where the
bride has made her home In recent
years, she being a daughter of Mrs.
Bert Donaldson of this city. The
groom, the youngest son of D. B.
Ebersole, one of the old and highly
respected residents of the commun
ity, was born and heared in this
city and where he was educated in
the local schools. The groom is in
the employe of the local railroad
shops and is a young man held in
high esteem by a very large circle of
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebersole are to make
their future home here, starting
housekeeping In the Harry Johnson
property on Oakv street and where
they will be at home to their friends
after September 1st. ...
Teaching Force
of the Comity
Schools Ready
All But One District Have Teachers
Reported to County Superin
tendent for Year.
The teaching force of the Cass
county schools for the term of 1930
31 have with the exception of one
district, been completed and the
schools organized for the year's work
by County Superintendent Miss Alpha
Peterson. The list of the teachers
and their districts, follows:
District No. 2, Mrs. Katherine
Birdsley, Plattsmouth.
District No. 3, Frances Livingston,
Mynard.
District No. 5, Margaret Iverson,
Plattsmouth.
District No,
6, Mrs. Dora Trively,
Plattsmouth.
District No.
Plattsmouth.
1, Louise Rummel,
District No. C-7, Supt. P. T. John
son, Murdock, Lois Van Valkenburgh,
Lucille McVey, Floyd Miller, Nola
Noyes, Mrs. Hazel Boyd Miller, Ber
nice Nickel, Pauline Wilcox.
District No. 8, Mary Ellen Vallery,
Mynard.
District No. 9, Esther Tritsch, Ce
dar Creek.
District No. 10 Union
District No. 11, Mamie Maher,
Union.
District No. 12, Sarah McQuin,
Union.
District No. 13, Olive Lewis, Union
District No. 14, Doris Hogue, Mur
ray. District No. 15, Christine Soen-
nichsen, Murray,
District No. 17, Supt. James Mar-
cell, Union, L. C. Umland. Helen
Griggs, Geraldine Russell, Cordelia
Roddy, Mary Chase.
District No. 18, La Von Frans,
Union.
District No. 19, Birdie Mae John
son, Avoca.
District No. 20, Supt. Albert Bab
cock, Avoca; Leonard Larson, Bertha
TeSelle, Helen , Madsen, Margaret
Zlmmer, Mrs. Margaret Carver.
District No. 21, Pearle Spangler,
Weeping Water,
District No. 23, Lloyd Ranney,
Weeping Water.
District No. 24, Herbert Hulfish,
Elmwood.
District No. 25, Florence Shogren
District No. 26, Ruth Hogue, Mur
ray.
District No. 27. Lucille Horn
Gaines, Plattsmouth.
District No. 28, Helen Vallery,
Plattsmouth.
District No.
29, Marie Meisinger,
30. Helen Iverson,
Plattsmouth.
District No
Plattsmouth.
District No. 31, Dora Soennichsen,
Jean Ingersoll, Cedar Creek.
District No. 32, Supt. G. W. Coram,
Louisville, Hazel Heaton, Neil Rob
son, Phlllls Thornton, Helen Hetzel,
Eleanor Leigh. Alice Votipka, Viola
Davis, Ellen Zink, Agnes Vraspir,
Irene Kirker, Dorothy Downey, Jose
phine Rockenback.
District No. 33, Martha Jameson,
Louisville.
District No. 34, Mildred Nelson,
South Bend.
District No. 35, Beulah Zaworski,
Ashland.
District No. 36, Supt. H. D. Hughes
Greenwood, Lenore Laymond, Dor
othy Makson, Edgar Cole, Ruth Jef
ferson, Lenore Larsen, Bess LeVal
ley. District No, 37, Frances Wiles, My
nard. District No. 38, Inez Mendenhall.
District No. 40, Claude E. Hewitt,
Weeping Water.
District No. 41, Esther Albert,
Louisville.
District No. 42, Elizabeth Nolting,
Plattsmouth.
District No,
South Bend.
District No.
43, Marie Nolting,
44, La Verne Gibson,
Elmwood.
District No. 45, Vivian Livingston,
Plattsmouth.
District No. 47, Fern Mendenhall,
Louisville.
District No. 49, Alice Hagan,
Greenwood.
District No. 50, Blanche Little,
Weeping Water.
District No. 61, Ruth Madison,
Elmwood.
District No. 65, Loa Davis, Murray.
District No. 56, Mrs. Margaret
Marcell, Murray, Clara Rainey, Mrs.
Margaret Burrows, Beulah Sans.
District No. 67, Hazel Iverson,
Ethel Hunter, South Bend.
District No. R. 57, Ruth A. Kuehn,
South Bend.
District No. 58, Ethel C. Nogley,
Ashland.
District No. 59, Mary Capwell,
Elmwood.
District
Murray.
District
No. 60, Bernice Hogue,
No. 63, Helen Johnson,
Weeping Water.
District No. 64, Delia Keben, Alvo.
District No. 66, Norma Kunz, Elm
wood. -
District No. 70, Irene Gibson,
Weeping Water. . ,
District No. ,71, Evelyn Moore,
Weeping Water.
District No. 72, Muller Shackley, '
Weeping Water. .
District No. 73, Jeanette Schroedcr, '
Greenwood. j
District No. 74, Vera VanDerpocl. I
District No. 75, Helen Cole,
Greenwood.
riistript No. 76. Alta Kemnh. 1
Greenwood.
District No. 77, Ruth Behrns, Ne -
hawka.
District No. 78,
Fern Spangler,
Weeping Water.
District No. 79, Mrs. Louise Dumke,
Louisville.
District No
hawka.
80, II. A. Grier, Ne-
No. 81, Mrs. Zena Gray,
District
Ashland.
District
Kirker,
No. 82, Louise
Ashland.
District No
83, Eunice Marshall,
Weeping Water
District
Louisville.
No. 86, Abbie
Wood,
District No
Louisville.
District No. 89, Ona Graves, Mur
dock.
District No. 91, Eula Reed, Ne
hawka.
District No. 94, Irene Davis, Weep
ing Water. Bion Hoffman, Elmwood.
District No. 95, Supt. Spencer
Leger, Elmwood, Enid Colglazier,
Marion Overturf, Jean Malouney,
Frances Bronn, Inez Olson, Eva Mae
Fowler, Elsie Kunz.
Distrlct No. 96, Mary Klein, Isabel
Stander, Manley.
District No. 97, Mary Swatek, Ce -
dar Creek.
District No. 98, Mrs. Eda L. Mar
shall, Wabash.
District No. 101, Doris Parsell,
Elmwood.
District No. 102, Supt. A. T. Sned
gen, Alvo, Don Keister, Mary Dudley,
Margaret Saunders, Florence E. Pool,
Lois Russnogle, Hazel Dickhute,
Mary Brandt, Opa Dillon.
District No. 103, Supt. M. L. Swen
gel, Nehawka, Irma Longman, W.
Carl Dorr, Mrs. T. J. DeLunger, Mrs.
Esther Rhoden, Mildred Nellor, Isa-
dore Stone, Ruth Ranney,
District No. 104, Supt. J. H. Adee,
Eagle, Sterling Hatfield, Harlan
Mitchell, Richard M. Klldee, Mar -
garet Crone. Lois Nicholas. Leola.
Walraven. Marie Hasseen. Martha
Thorfan Clontava PntamQn Wirlnn
Davis, Nellie Dutcher,
Marje
Fischer, Hazel Osborne,
Elks Enjoy
Fine Time at
Stag Party
Pleasing Number of the Members
Eniov "Festival Oftftuurm at
Country Club
ni.e-mber-8
Last evening the
Plattsmouth lodre No
4 49 OI IBS 1
B. P. O. E. gathered at the spacious I
and attractive Country club which
is sponsored by the Elks lodge, en
joying a stag party In which the
members found pleasure in the fas
cinations of cards and the enjoyment
of the renewal of old associations.
The members arriving early had
the opportunity of several rounds
of golf before the dinner hour and
at 7 o'clock repaired to the attract
ive club house where Mr. and Mrs.
August Cloidt, custodians of the
club, had arranged a truly wonder
ful feed.
The dining table was arranged
with a center piece of an Elks head
with the streamers of purple and
white and with the large American
flag so important a part of the Elks
ritual, prominently displayed.
The dinner was presfQed over by
James W. Holmes, present secretary
ana past exauea rujer ana wno in-
troduced a number of the members!
from outside points including Theo-
dore Anderson of Pacific Junction
and Edward Murphy of Weeping
Water,
Mr. Holmes also called upon two
of the past exalted rulers, R. W.
Clement and E. J. Richey, veteran
members of the local lodge and
among the early exalted rulers as
well as Exalted Ruler C. H. Martin,
who responded with a discussion of
the work of the present in the lodge
and country club and in the future
plans. The main address of the eve
ning was given by Dr. J. S. Living
ston, also one of the past exalted
rulers and long a prominent figure
in the work of the order, making a
very impressive talk on the commun
ity work of the Elks and the value of
the order to the individual members
and the community.
The remainder of the evening was
devoted to a smoker and cards and
at which a great deal of pleasure
was derived by the members as they
were seated around the card tables
to spend the hours and which passed
very rapidly.
MELBERTA BANK SOLD
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 26. Bank
Commissioner George Woods an
nounced today that the State Bank
of Melberta, Neb., had sold its as
sets to the First National bank at
Minatare. Depositors of the state
Institution, which had about 135 forgery in district court here Tuea
thousand dollars total resources, j day and. was sentenced to one year
have been paid off in full. . :ln the state penitentiary..
Road Work to
Cost Heavily
Near Union
j
, state and Federal Relocation of Hieh-
way No. 75 to Cost a Larger
Sum Than Usual.
The relocation and paving of high
way No. 75 from Union to Nebraska
City the coming year, will be one of
the most costly projects that the
state and federal road departments
have undertaken in the state, is the
opinion of the highway committee of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
I It is expected that the bids for
the- grading of the road can be let
this fall and the actual paving oper
88, Thelma Jochim, .ations be able to be undertaken early
in the coming spring so that the en
tire highway in this stretch can be
completed in one season.
The high cost of the road work
will be caused by the fact that the
grading alone will probably be in the
neighborhood of $15,000 a mile, due
(i0 the large number of hills that are
.along the route selected, Mr. Ellis
states. The usual cost of paving of
highways along stretches that are
j fairly level, runs from twenty thou-
sand to twenty-five thousand per
! mile.
1 When completed, however, the
uiguna; niu cut mc uioiautu iu t
braska City from Union a great many
miles and eliminate several danger
ous crossings and will make a much
more scenic and attractive drive be
tween the two cities.
LINCOLN VISITORS HERE
Sunday Judge C. L. Graves had
the pleasure of a visit from his son
and daughters and other relatives
from Lincoln, who came In to join
the Judge in a very pleasant days'
outing. The members of the party
wlu V i su
! thIns to eat and which was enjoyed
J very much by th members of the
lTt7 and particularly the guest of
! hCHOr Of th OCCaSiOn.
j xuo ucuiveiB ui iue txi l cujujcu
among oiuer pieasant leaiurcs ins
taking of a picture of four gener
ations of the family. Judge Graves
and son, Harry, Mrs. Helen Nelson,
daughter of Harry Graves and her
little daughter, Betty Lou.
The afternoon was spent at the
George Mark home where Judge
Graves resides and where various
athletic stunts were indulged in by
the members of the party and in
which Mike Dereig excelled by mak
ing a high dive from a trapeze on
1 his head.
The Lincoln visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
i Dereig, Mr. and Mrs. Freal H. Nel-
6on and daughter, Betty Lou and
Harry E. Graves.
Contract Let
for Grading of
Athletic Park
William Kief and Son to Look After
the Work of the Preparing of
Field for Football
The contract for the removal of
some 4200 feet of dirt, excavating
and taking out of trees on the tour
ist park, preparatory to the trans
formation of the park into an ath-
fltlrt wi 1t hv th hnaril nf
rtl,-,atIrin Tnpsdav aftcmnnn tn wii-
jllam jQet & SoTlt the ioweat bidders
jor ne .qi-Jj
rrniw tha AnntMt fh vnrv in tn
h. romnleted from twentv to thirty
th ,pantime the hieh
rtthaii tm h niirfweri m
use a part of the grounds for their
practice until the playing field Is
cleared and ready for the playing of
the scheduled games.
The work this fall will be merely
the grading and making the grounds
ready for the playing season of foot-
baH M we M preparing for the track
for the field sports In the spring.
The fact that the contract h.-rs
been let will be pleasing to the squad
of Coach Fred Rothert, who next
week will start in on the first prac
tice of the season and get ready for
the opening game.
The work will be pushed as rapid
ly as possible by the board of edu
cation and the contractor so that
the athletic sports of the city schools
can be conducted this fall on the
new grounds, a much better and
handier field for the school students
'as it Is but a short distance from
the school grounds, saving the trip
of six blocks every evening to and
from practice as well as getting away
from a very poor field on which to
play.
KANSAN GETS YEAR
IN PEN ON FORGERY
Alliance, Aug. 26. John McCoy,
38, of Delia, Kan., pleaded guilty to