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VOL. NO. XLVII
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. MARCH 23. 1931.
NO. 15
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Agee Addresses
C. of C- Directors
on Unemploym't
General Manager Lincoln Telephone
Co. and President Lincoln C. of
C. Gives Pertinent Facts
From Thursday s Patiy
The Chamber of Commerce at it5;
bi-weekly meeting today had the
pleasure of hearing a splendid and
timely address by Mr. John Agee,
general manager of the Lincoln Tele
phone ft Telegraph company and pres
ident of the Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Agee discussed some important
phases of the current unemployment
situation and suggested valuable
remedial possibilities. After outlin
ing the underlying causes of business
depression and unemployment, he
pointed out thai several large corpo
rations have begun a policy of creat
ing funds to be paid out to workers
during periods of unemployment, as
well as providing definite retirement
plans on pension over certain age
limits, while others are working out
plans for unemploment insurance.
As further relief he suggested that
the government building program be
carried on during slack seasons of the
year and stopped or greatly curtailed
when other industries are operating
at peak production.
As a guarantee against depression
periods following market crashes, he
suggested regulation of stock prices,
either by the boards of trade or the
government itself thru levy of a tax
on all sales where the price is out of
proportion to actual earnings in an
effort to prevent the unusual infla
tion which was the basis of the great
market crash in 192 9 and the subse
quent period of depression.
The members of the Chamber of
Commerce directorate listened at
tentively to Mr. Agee's splendid ad
dress on this timely subject and he
was complimented at the close for the
thoughts he had brought to his audi
ence. Other visitors at today's meeting
were President TV. H. fBIH) Joern
and Secretary W, E. Diers, of the new
Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and
C. W. ("Red") Motttr. publicity di
rector of the Telephone company. Mr.
Joern responded briefly to an invi
tation from President Schneider for a
few remarks.
A report was made by E. A. Wurl
relative to the work done at Ne
braska City last week on the occupa
tion tax. He stated that the city at
torneys of southeastern Nebraska cit
ies have formed an organization and
will meet here in the near future in
response to an invitation that had
been extended them by Mayor Sal
tier. President Schneider announced
that he hoped to have some definite
information in regard to the possi
bility of locating a gas booster sta
tion here by the end of the week.
RECEIVES RECOGNITION
"Mrs. E II Weseott, verv promin
ent member of Nebraska Federation
of Women's Clubs, has been appoint
ed chairman of Cass county contest
to be held in connection with the
Fifth National Atwater Kent Radio
Audition.
Mrs. Weseott served last year as
judge of the State Audition held at
Radio Station WOW, of Omaha. Ne
braska. She is very interested in
music, and her ambition lies in at all
times boosting better music.
News has reached us that she will
soon annonnce her committee and
the date of The local audition.
All vocalists in Cass county in
terested in this contest are asked
to write or call Mrs. E. H. Weseott.
Plattsmouth. Nebraska, for further
particulars regarding the contest, or
write to the Nebraska Director, Miss
Marie Kieny, in care of Radio Sta
tion WOW. Omaha. Nebraska.
The contest this year offers cash
prizes of $25,000 besides tuition in
leading American conservatories to
all amateur singers between the ages
of eighteen and twenty-five years,
conclusive.
FUNERAL AT OMAHA TODAY
From Thursday's Party
Walter Kling. of Omaha, who has
been at the D. S. Veterans hospital
at Chicago for some time, passed
away there the first of the week and
the funeral services were held this
afternoon at Omaha. Mr. Kling was
the husband of the former Miss Hazel
Ploeger of this city, the family hav
ing resided at Omaha since their
marriage. Mr. and Mrs Chris Moc
kenhaupt. Mr. and Mrs. James Bulin
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindeman
were at Omaha today to attend the
services.
ARE VISITING HERE
From Friday's Dally
W. L. Hunnicutt and wife. A. H.
Tomlinson and wife and Mrs. Lydia
M. Davis, all of Indianoia. Iowa,
drove over today and are visiting at
the M. S. Briggs home, they being
sisters of Mrs. Briggs.
Mrs. Davis will work al the Ma
sonic Home.
HAVE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Prom Thursdays lativ
The local Chamber of Commerce
at their regular meeting today had
as guests of the occasion Charles
Agee. president of the Lincoln Cham
ber of Commerce and Y. 11. Joern.
president and W. E. Diers. secretary
president and W. E. Diers, secretary
of the Louisville Chamber.
The Plattsmouth organization war
very much pleased to have with them
the distinguished visitors and whose
community interests are so closely in
terwoven with that of this and Other
parts of eastern Nebraska.
South Side
Residenters in
Garden Contest
Response of Residents of Fifth Ward
Shows Strong Desire for Beau
tifying That Section
The Better Yards and Garden con
test which is being sponsored by the
civic bodies of the city is meeting a
very fine response from the resident.-
of the community and the first re
turns df the soliciting committee is
from the fifth ward where J. A. itz
is the chairman.
The other chairmen of the city
have not as yet turned in their lists
of contestants and the fifth ward now
has the distinction of being the first
in the field of those who are striv
ing for the city beautiful in the com
ing spring and summer.
Those who -are enrolled in the con
test in the south ward of the city are
George W. Downs. C. E. Kimball.
John Wynn. Carroll Craig. Mrs. Ches
ter Wall. Anton Hula, Elsie Brittain.
C. M. Coe. Mrs. Ben Wiles. Harry
White. Paul Ambrose. Max Bowman.
Chester Welshimer. R. H. Patton. J.
A. Pita, Mrs. C. L. Pittman. Mrs.
M. Craig.
If the other sections of the city
respond as strong as the fifth ward I
has done there is no doubt that the j
contest this year will go over in
great shape and the lawns, yards and
gardens of the city will be trulv
wonderful to behold.
IS TENDERED SHOWER
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Lena
Dykes entertained at a very pleasant
miscellaneous shower in honor of her
daughter. Edna, whose marriage to
Mr. Ellsworth Taylor occurred two
weeks ago.
The home was arranged in the
color scheme of green and white. th
St. Patrick decorations being used In
the setting of the happy event.
The jolly group of young people
spent the time in the enjoyment of
games of all kinds and at an appro
priate hour the bride was presented
with the handsome array of gifts that
will serve as reminders of fne many
friends in the future years. Before
the denarture of the guests, each was
asked to write their favorite recine
and which was presented to the
bride.
At an appropriate hour a very
dainty luncheon was served by th
hostess who was assisted by Mrs.
Lydia Walton, Mrs. Allen Vernon of
Murray and Mrs. Alice Haffke.
The departing hour coming th"
thirty-five guests joined in their wel'
wishes to Mrs. Taylor for many years
of happiness and success.
PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. Lester Meisinger of near this
city is at the Immanuel hospital at
Omaha where she was operated on
Tuesday for gall stones from which
she has been a sufferer for some
time. The patient has come through
the operation very nicely and the
many friends will be pleased to learn
that she is doing as nicely as pos
sible under the circumstances of the
case.
Miss Marie Nolting is another of
the Plattsmouth patients at the Im
manuel hospital and where she is re
covering from an operation for ap
pendicitis. Miss Nolting was taken
to Omaha on Tuesday for an examin
ation and it was decided that an op
eration would be necessary at once
and she was operated on Tuesday
afternoon. She is doing very nicely
now and it is hoped will soon be on
the highway to complete recovery.
FINDS SACKS OF CHICKENS
From Friday's Dally
This morning at an early hour
several sacks loaded with chickens
were found along the highway in the
vicinity of the Parr Young farm near
Nehawka. The discovery of the
chickens was communicated to the
office of Sheriff Bert Reed and an in
vestigation made to try and locate
where the chickens had come from,
but without success. The residents of
that part of the conty had reported
no chickens stolen and where they
were taken from is still a mystery.
The fowls were without doubt stolen
and it is probable dropped from a
truck or car of the party taking
them. Mr. Young, near whose farm
the chickens were found, also had a
visit from chicken thieves several
weeks ago but on that occasion a
prompt pursuit of the thieves made
them abandon their stolen fowls.
Cass County
Red Cross Has
High Standing
Responses to the Call of the Dis
tressed .Finds Very Hearty
Response in County
C&B8 County Chapter. American
Red Cross. m?kes public the follow
ing report of contributions received
and disbursed by them to the Drouth
Area in the recent relief program
undertaken by the National Organi
zation. Cash quota asked, ?400.00.
Cash received as follows:
Alvo $ 5S.91
Avoca 3 8.00
Cedar Creek 22.00
Eagle
Elm wood
Greenwood
Ixuisville
Man ley
Murdoch
Murray
Mynard
Nehawka
I'kntsmouth
I'nion
Wa bash
25.00
120.60
15.00
50.00
50.00
86.14
40.00
35.00
28.00
125.00
51.00
10. 00
Weeping Water 50.00
Total $804.65
Membership received with contri
butions for relief brings our mem
bership up to 627 members.
Under the supervision of D. D.
Wainscott, County Agent, acting as
Chairman of Chapter Relief Commit
tee, a car of foodstuffs was shipped
to Crosbyton, Texas. The contribu
tions for this car came from nearly
every locality of the county and is
as follows:
Potatoes, 60 sacks; oats, 30 sacks:
flour. 2S5 sacks; beans. 6 sacks:
wheat, 15 sacks: lard. 50 lbs.; eggs.
8 cases; canned fruit and vegetables,
45 cases: canned milk. C cases; feed.
t' sacks; onions. 4 sacks: corn mea!.
225 bushel; shelled corn, 150 bushel.
Contributions of cash sent direct
to Washington. D. C. has been cred
ited to our Chapter. Contributions
made to other agencies in their ap
peal for contributions to drouth re
lief cannot be credited to quotas as
signed chapters, since they have no:
been recived by the chapter and the
chapter cannot account for their ex
penditure. Signed.
MRS. HENRY A. TOOL,
Secretary-Treasurer.
FINDS CONDITION ENCOURAGING
The many friends of John F. Gor
der of this city will be greatly pleas
ed at the encouraging news of his
condition that has been recived here
by friends from Rochester, Minne
sota, where he has been for the past
ten days. Mr. Gorder has been poor
ly for several months and his condi
tion was such as to cause some ap
prehension to the patient and mem
bers of the family. The examination
at the Mayo clinic disclosed that the
trouble was not of a malignant na
ture and he is to spend two weeks
taking treatment at the hospital
which it is hoped will restore him to
his former good health. Rev. A. F.
Ploetz. who accompanied Mr. Gor
der to the hospital as well as Dr.
Peters, brother of Mrs. Gorder, are
having examinations made by the
clinic. Mrs. Gorder is with the hus
band at Rochester and will probably
remain there some time.
HOME MAKERS MEET
From Friday's Pallv
The Home Makers club, one of the
extension work clubs of the county,
met last evening at the L. R. Sprech
er home on high school hill and with
a very pleasing number of the mem
bers in attendance, there being
some thirty of the ladies present.
The work of the club program was
demonstrated by Mrs. Sprecher,
president, Mrs. Walter Reed and Mrs.
Richard Beverage, project leaders. "
A short playlet was given of Royal
Home Management, those taking
part being Mrs. Joe Stibal, Mrs. Fred
Sharpnack. Mrs. Herman Tiekotter,
Mrs. Fay McClintock and Miss Marie
Meisinger.
The balance of the evening was
spent in games of all kinds under
the direction of Mrs. Otto Keck.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
J. P. Johnson and Mrs. Emmons
Ptak.
RECEIVES $10 FINE
F-'rn Thursaay'B tally
This morning the hearing on the
complaint against Dangard Reich
stadt, charging him with assault and
battery on Mrs. Nellie Gartleman,
and also on the request of Mrs. Gar
tleman that he be placed under a
peace bond, was had in the county
court.
The testimony of the complainant,
Lester Kinnamon and Mrs. Herman
Fields was taken for the state, while
Mr. Reichstadt was his witness on
the assault charge.
After hearing the evidence submit
ted, the court reserved the decision
until this afternoon when a decision
was rendered in which Mr. Reich
stadt was fined $10 and costs for the
assault and was released on a com
plaint for a bond to keep the peace.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Thursday's Iali-
Miss Ruth Jan da, who was oper
ated on at the St. Catherine's hos
pital at Omaha Wednesday morning
is reported as doing as well as pos
sible under the circumstances as the
operation proved to be quite severe.
The patient came through the oper
ation very nicely and while still suf
fering from the effects of the ordeal
last evening was rallying in a pleas
ing manner, the attending surgeons
stated. The many friends will be
pleased to learn that Miss Ruth is do
ing so nicely and tru-t thai she may
continue to improve.
J, W. Brinton
Discusses Co
Operated Markets
Thorough Discussion of Present Day
Problems in Relation to Handl
ing Farm Produce
From Friday's Dally
Last evening J. W. Brinton of
Washington. D. C. who has for the
past twenty years b-en engaged in
the study of the question of co-oper:
ative marketing and its advantages to
the farming interests of the nation,
was here to address the residents of
this community on this question.
The address was one that should
have been heard by a much larger
audience and especially by those who
are actively engaged in farming as
well as those whose business activ
ities are largely dependent on th"
farming industry.
The speaker showed his study of
the problem and explained at length
the working of the national farm
board, the grain exchanges and th
relation of the farming board to the
other lines of federal activity. He
also touched on the "Agricultural
Marketing Act." passed by the last
congress and under which the farm
board has functioned in the attempt
to aid the farming industry which
has been so badly hit in the last few
years.
After the talk by Mr. Brinton he
spent some time in the answering of
a large number of questions as to
the facts of the farm act aud other
measures and the proposed relief to
the farmers of the nation.
Republicans
Select Nominees
for Councilmen
H. A. Schneider Presides at Mest
ing and E. A. Webb as Secretary
NRme Full Ticket.
From Saturdav's ra!l
The republicans of the city, or at
least those who did not permit the
none too good weather conditions to
stop them gathered last evening at
the library auditorium to name the
nominees for the various positions ou
the city council and selected a full
ticket to contest in the various wards.
The convention was presided over
by H. A. Schneider, city chairman
and with E. A. Webb as the secre
tary. The following were named as the
candidates for the council:
First Ward Searl S. Davis.
Second Ward John L. Tidball.
Third Ward O. C. Hudson.
Fourth Ward George Luachinsky.
Fifth Ward Ed Gabelman.
The selection of the city commit
tee resulted in the naming of the
following:
First Ward E. A. Webb, Miss
Minnie Guthman.
Second Ward -J. H. McMaken,
Mrs. C. C. Smith.
Third Ward C. C. Weseott. Mrs.
Fred Morgan
Fourth Ward John Ledgway, Mrs.
F. R. Gobelman.
Fifth Ward B. C. Hyde, Mrs. R.
H. Patton.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Friday's Datl
The many friends here of the Ed
ward Brantner family will be very
much pleased to learn that their
little grandson, Dick Chase, who has
been very gravely ill at Omaha for
some time, is now better. The little
lad was critically ill for several days
as the result of the development of a
mastoid but in the last few day? has
grown some better. Mrs. Brantner.
who has been at Omaha for several
days, has been able to return home.
INSTALLS NEW EQUIPMENT
The pool and billard parlor ot
Charles Ault and Louis Lohnes is
having installed a new up to dat
fountain and ice box which will be
a great addition to the equipment
of their place of business. The foun
tain is equipped with electric refri
geration and will be one that will
be found a great convenience to the
owners of the place.
Every shade of crepe paper and all
the complete Dcnnion line found
the newest novelties and favors in
only at the Bates Book Store.
City Schools
Conduct Work with
Underweights
School Lunches Provided or Chil
dier Showi Good Results Re
port of Supernitendent.
Some time ago the P. E. O. society
of this city donated a sum to be used
in providing lunches for children of
the public schools who were under
weight to check the benefits of this
system on the child that might be
perhaps undernourished.
The following letter from Super
intendent R. E. Bailey to the ladies
of the P. E. O. shows the fine results
that this work has brought and the
benefits to the childien of the com
munity: Members P. E. O..
Plattsmouth. Nebraska.
Ladies:
Some time ago your organization
appropriated thirty dollars ($30) to
be used by the public schools in pro
viding a milk lunch for underweight
pupils. The detailed arrangements
under which this lunch was to be
given were left to the superintendent
to work out.
After investigating the various
practices followed in the Omaha
schools, we decided to administer the
lunch as follows:
1. Forty-two pupils from
Central building and Junior
High school were selected.
2. Only pupils seven or more
pounds under weight were in
cluded in the group.
0. Selections were made with
out reference particularly to the
homes from which they came,
although we tried to make the
group as representative as pos
sible. Our best as well as most
needy homes were represented.
4. Pupils were selected from
kindergarten to eight grade in
clusive. We wanted to see if the
age of the pupil would affect the
results.
5. One-half of the pupils
were given lunch twice each day.
the remainder once each day.
6. Each child received a half
pint of milk with a graham
cracker at each lunch period.
-7. The experiment was con
tinued four weeks, beginning
February 13 and closing March
6.
8. All children were weighed
once a week.
9. The total cost for the
month was approximately 43.
The Board of Education pro
vided the additional funds.
The results of the experiment on
the whole were very satisfactory, j
Some of the more tangible results
were:
1. All pppils gained in weight
during the month. The least
gain made by any pupil was
one-half pound; the greatest
gain made was four and one
half pounds. The average gain
for the group was approximate
ly two pounds.
2. Normally all children
would have gained some at least
without taking the lunch. But
not all children are normal. Our
classroom charts show that many
times pupils weigh less at the
close than at the beginning of
a sehool month.
3. All children participating
apparently enjoyed the lunch.
Not one of the forty-two chil
dren dropped out during the
month.
4. Several children in the
group had always refused milk
at home. One pupil from Junior
High school told her mother that
the milk at school tasted better
than the milk at home, and yet
this same pupil conies from one
of our best farm homes.
5. Nineteen of the forty
pupils are continuing the lunch
which is being paid for by the
parents. Most of the pupils
dropping out come from homes
unable to pay for the lunch.
Several mothers signified a will
ingness for pupils to continue
but stated that they could not
afford to pay for it.
6. Teachers reported that
many of the pupils participat
ing did better school work dur
ing the month.
At the close of the month's ex
periment a notice was sent to the
parents of all children, three or more
pounds under weight, attending Cen
tral building and Junior High school,
announcing that the lunch would be
contniued if enough parents were in
terested and cared to pay twenty
cents per week for the service. This
charge covers cost of milk, graham
crackers, paper napkins and straws.
The response from parents was very
gratifying and at the present time
sixty-two pupils attending Central
building and Junior high school are
taking this lunch once each day. We
have not yet attempted to interest
parents of children attending other
buildings in the city. This will be
done next year if the lunch is con
tinued. The need at the present time is for
a fund to provide lunch for under
weight children coming from our un
derprivileged homes. There are sev
eral groups in our community who
no doubt may be able to help when
they realize that the need actually
exists.
I want to thank the members of
your organization for the personal
I interest manifested in this project as
jwell as for the financial aid rendered,
without which it would have been
impossible to arouse the widespread
! interest which now seems to exist.
! Members of our Board Of Education
are personally interested in the ex
periment and gladly provided the ad
ditional funds needed to carry it to
j completion. While it may have seem
ed to members of your organization
like "Casting bread upon the water."
1 leel that in tne weeks to come it
will return. "Not one. but one hun
dred fold."
Very sincerely yours.
R. E. BAILEY.
Superintendent .
City Ticket
Named by the
Local Demos
Carl Kunsmann. Claude Smith. W. H
Puis and Henry F. Lutz Se
lected for the Council
rrorr Saturday's Daily
The democratic city convention
was cal'ed to order last evening at
the court house by Chairman C. C.
Smith and with W. H. Grassman as
secretary and with dispatch took up
the matter of the selecting of the
nominees of the party for the city
council. All wards of the city with
the exception of the fourth were rep
resented. In the ward caucuses the
following were named as nominees
for the council and ratified by the
convention :
First ward Carl Kunsmann.
Second ward Claude C. Smith.
Third ward W. H. Puis.
Fifth ward Henry F. Lutz.
The city committee as selected
comprised the following members
with Claude Smith as the chairman:
First ward Robert Foster Patter
son. Mrs. C. A. Rosenerans.
Second ward W. A. Swatek. Mrs.
John F. Gorder.
Third ward W. H. Grassman.
Mrs. Rose Bookmeyer.
Fifth ward William Kief.
The city committee was empowered
to fill all vacancies of the city ticket
and then the meeting adjourned to
give way to the school meet that was
called for the same ket:ion.
A FAITHFUL WORKER
Miss Marie Kaufmann of this city,
has been active in the work of
the Woodmen Circle in Nebraska for
the past ten years and has held the
positions of state treasurer and state
secretary and is now the state auditor
of the order and an outstanding fig
ure in the work of the order.
The Woodmen Circle of this city
have a combined adult and junki
membership ol 135 and has been alive
MISS MARIE KAUFMANN
and active in every w;iy and in
handling them Miss Kaufmann has
been untiring in her work.
The splendid services of Miss
Kaufmann has bee;, warmly endors
ed by Mrs. Mary E. LaRocca. supreme
guardian and Mrs. Dora Alexander
Tully as one of the hard workers o)
the order in Nebraska.
The state convention of the Wood
men Circle wil be held at Lincoln on
Thursday and Friday. March 26th
and 27th, and Miss Kaufmann will
be there for the fraternal gathering.
TRACK SPORTS START SOON
The next snort event of the year
at the Plattsmouth high school will
be that of track provid ng that the
Athletic park on Washington avenue
will be available for toe use of the
members of the track squad. This
park. which was built bv the board
of education, has been used, for the
past few weeks by the Smith Bro
thers Co.. for the repairing of their
large pieces of construction and road
machinery. This has occupied a great
deal of the park and required the
digging of several large pits on the
grounds. The track spcrts will re
quire the use of practically the en
tire field and the question betor
Coach Rothert and his squad is just
when the park will be at their dis
posal and restored to its former con
lit ion.
Job Printing at Journal office.
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Local Students
Show Well in De
; clamatory Meet
Plattsmouth Students Win IB Ex
temporaneous. Humorous and
Oratorical Classes
From P turilay's Daily
The local entires in the Cass coun
ty declamatory contest held at Ne
hawka last evening showed up I plen
didly in a fine group of the tulented
young people of the various schools
of the county, winning UlIM rirsls
. and one second.
There was a very pleasing number
of spectators at the Nehawka audi
torium as the contest was opened
and those who attended felt amplv
repaid in the offerings of the young
people who came from the schools of
Plattsmouth. Louisville. Greenwood
and Nehawka.
I In the extemporaneous class, the
subjects of which were drawn a half
hour before the contest opened Ud
the two In this class were Robert
Bestor of this city and Ernest Hen
nings of Louisville. Robert bc'ng
given first place in the contest.
, In the humorous class there were
a number of entries and in this Anna
May Sandin of Plattsmouth won first
prize with "Jimmy I'nder the Table."
while the second prize was awarded
to Mildred Young of Xehawka with
"The School Program," and third
place to Gena Breeden of Louisville
who gave, "Johnnie at the Contest."
Miss Greta Wortzel of Greenwood al
so was heard in this class.
j The oratorical section of the 0OB-
;test brought out a great manv very
fine offerings from the young orators,
'and in this chfss Miss Made. Gar
nett of this city was given first prize
with "Lest We Forget," Kenneth
Ault of Louisville, R second with his
presentation, "An All Embracing
Americanism." while tlilrd place Was
awarded to Margaret Kelly of Green-
, wood with "Our Constitution. Bur
bell Adams of Nehawka also was in
this contest with "Ride Them Cow
boy." The dramatic section was won by
Miss Jeanne Ross of Louisville in
j'The Last Leaf." Miss Margaret
Shellenbarger of Plattsmouth sec
ond with "The Swan Song." and Mis
Dorthea Smith of Nehawka in "Lad
die." 1 The contest was judged by Mis1?
H. Alice Howell, of the elecution de
partment of the University of Ne
braska. The Plattsmouth group have been
directed by Miss Mary Jane Tidbal!,
head of the English and dramatic
departments of the city schools and
who has also been assisted b;. Miss
Florence Beighley and Gerald Kvas
nicka. SELECT SCHOOL NOMINEES
Fr-m Sali.rrtkVs ratlv
The caucus of the voters of school
district No. 1 was held last evening
in the district court room Rt the
court house immediately after the ad
journment of the two city conven
tions. The meteing was prsided ever
by Dr. F. L. Cummins, president of
the board and Frank A. Clcidt, sec
retary. Under the law the caucus selects
four names to go n the non-partisan
ballott at the election on April
7th and the convention proceeded
to name a field of some seven and
making necessary the balloting by
the assembled voters to determine
the four who would make the race.
The names of Dr. F. L. Cummins.
E. A. Wurl. Dr. O. C. Hudson. Rev.
O. G. Wichmann. J. C. Corrstock,
Raymond J. Larson and W. A. Rob
ertson were presented and the cau
cus then voted on the choice, fifty
three being present and a majority
of the vote required to naminate.
The ballot showed Wurl. 36:
Cummins. ?,4: Wichmann. 30: Hud
son. 29: Comstock, 27; Larson, 23;
Robertson. 14.
With the announcement of the re
sult was the nomination of Dr. F. L.
Cummins, E. A. Wurl. the retiring
board of education members. Rev. O.
G. Wichmann and Dr. O. C. Hudson.
SMOKING CHIMNEY ALARMS
F-.'?ti Saturdays DaA
This morning a large amount of
smoke pouring out of the c racks in
the chimney at the residence occu
pied by Phil Hoffman and owned
by William Barclay, caused r great
deal of excitement in the downtown
section.
The chimney had a small tin
smokestack on top of the brick and
the volume of smoke was too great
to be carried through this s;ack as
the chimney was burning out. Dr. O.
Sandin. chief of the fire depnrtment.
with August Cloidt and Carl Ofe as
sisting, tore off the stack and the ap
plication of salt poured down the
chimney stopped the burning soot.
CARD OF THANKS
We gratefully acknowledge and
thank our host of friends and rela
tives for their kind expression of
sympathy during the bereavement
at! ' death of our beloved husband
an'! father. Mrs. A. L. Jardine and
Family.