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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1933)
I! n i-i h I; PIATTSMOUTH - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, APRIL 13, PAGE POTTS El i il UDI09 ITEMS. John B. Roddy was a visitor with friends at Hamburg:, Iowa, for a short time Sunday, driving over in his car, Charles Clarke was looking: after some business matters in Nehawka for a short time on last Monday morning. Rev. B. F. Hutchins and his daughters. Miss Daisy and Miss Ruth of Lincoln called on Rev. and Mrs. Kunkcl last Sunday. Henry H. Becker was a visitor in Papillion on last Sunday, called there to look after some business matters for a short time. Hallas Banning was a visitor with friends in Nebraska City on last Sun day, where he was visiting with his many friends for a short time. Miss Jane Robb, of Lincoln, was a visitor In Union for over the week end last Sunday and was a guest of her friend, Miss Kola Banning, while here. Glen Kruger, of Plattsmouth, rep resenting the Baker remedies and household supplies, was looking after some business matters in Union on last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Mark were over to Nebraska City for a few hours on last Saturday, where they were visiting with friends and also were looking after some shopping. David C. LaRue, who is engaged in business at Blair, was a visitor in Union for a short time on last Mon day, as well as going on to Weeping Water to look after some business. George Stites, Carl Patterson and Carl Morton were in Lincoln last Sat urday, where they were attending a meeting at which a number of grain main of prominence addressed the gathering. Mrs. Santa True, who has been rather poorly for some time, still con tinues sick and not able to leave her bed. She is having the best of care and it is hoped she will soon be able to be out again. Elmer Withrow was not feeling very well on Monday, although he was down town, but had to return and go to bed until he should feel better, which the many friends are hoping will be very soon. Frank Warden had the Union lum ber yard make him a new hay rack, which manufacture was supervised by E. E. Leach, the manager of the yard, and the product was : in every way satisfactory to the purchaser. E. E. Leach and the family were guest9 for the day on last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Meisinger, where all enjoyed the day splendidly and as well the excellent dinner which Mrs. Meisinger served. Reports from the bedside of Wes ley Woodard are to the effect that he is slowly improving from the effects of the stroke which he suffered a few weeks since and it is hoped that he may be able to again get out and about. George Stites will install a bulk station tank for gasoline and will place same just across the Missouri Pacific from the elevator and will as soon as he has gotten things shaped up run a delivery tank truck to the country. Rev. B. M. Kunkel, pastor of the Methodist church of Union, was a visitor on last Sunday afternoon at the Congregational church of Weep ing Water, where he was attending the Ministerial association meeting that was being held there. Had a Busy Day County Commissioner E. B. Chap man was called to Plattsmouth early last Monday morning to look after some business and when he returned, found that he had to make a trip to Nehawka and also west of Louis ville to look after some work for the county which occupied the entire re mainder of the day. Entertained Friends Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Greene were host and hostess to a number of their relatives and friends on last Sunday, when they had for their guests for the day and a very fine dinner, Wal ter O'Brien and family and Mrs. M. E. Duff, the latter the mother of Mrs. Greene, and Mrs. O'Brien her sister, as well as Floyd Erlckson, of Louisville, and Mrs. Addle Bartlett, of Omaha, a sister of Mr. Greene. Personal Attention o Mr. Porter Klr.i Porter personally supervises the funeral arrangements and various details, .He is ready and willing to council with the be reaved family on any problem or matter on which they may wish nis advioe. PORTER FUNERAL HOME Ambulance Service Anytupe Anywhere . Kfebraska City Phone 231 and 230 Tl'e Sell MiuiiMt. Direct frm 1th Hmnftetartr Will Make Home Here Charles Staska, who has been op- orntnr for the Missouri Pacific at Plattsmouth for the past many years, with the discontinuance of another operator at that place, has been transferred to Union. Mr. Carr, who has been operator here during the past few years will remain in Union and become associated with Charles AttPherrv. Mr. Staska expects soon to move to Union to make his home. Looks Like a Highway Soon With the completion of the pour Ing of concrete for the bridges over the Weeping Water during this week and the beginning of the grading of Main street through Union as well as the placing of two crews of pavers on the stretch from the intersection of 75, extending several miles west it will not be long until the paving will be laid. The laying of the pav ing and the long period during which grading work has kept the road torn up have proven a great inconvenience but with its completion and the open ing up of the road far traffic, much benefit to the town will result, and compensate largely for the long per iod of inconvenience. Every one will be glad when the city comes back in to its own and traffic from U. S. 75 to Lincoln again passes this way. Getting Some Better Ray McClafflin, nephew of Mrs. Frank Boggs, who has ben in the hospital at Omaha for a time, was able to leave the institution and was visiting in Union with his aunt for the past few days. He returned to Omaha last Monday to have his foot dressed, being taken by Orville Hathaway, his cousin. Mr. McClafflin makes his home at Coleridge, and has been enjoying a visit with the rela tives while in Union. Will Observe Easter Day The Union Baptist church, which has held Bible school in the morn- ng, and the Baptist Young Peoples Union meeting that follows, will. with the coming Sunday use the hour which the young people have here tofore used in giving an Easter pro gram, which will consist of songs, music, readings and dialogs, and will be in observance of Easter. Everybody is invited to come and participate in the very wonderful program which will be staged. Pish Very Scarry W. A. Taylor, with -appropriate fishing tackle and a desire to catch a mess of fish, weat to the Weeping Water and casthis line, where the aters were deep and where it looked like the fish would be highly pleased to make his acquaintance, but to no effect, for they shied away and did not even recognize him. Better wait until the weather is warmer, when things will be better. No Health in West Joseph Lidgett, who with the wife have been making their home in California for the past year, return ed to Union last week and will make his home here. Mr. Lidgett liked the west fine, but his health has been very poor while he was there, and so he has returned here. Mrs. Lidgett will return in a short time, as she remained to look after things there, while Mr. Lidgett had to return to get things going on their farm here. W. C. T. IT. Meets. The W. C. T. U. met at the home of Mrs. B. N. Kunkel Tuesday after noon. After a very interesting pro gram a delicious lunch was served. There was a goodly number present. Guests were Misses Nola Banning, Chittenden, Roddy and Rankin, and Mrs. Dysart. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. E. J. Mougey May 9th. This meeting will be a "Moth ers Day" meeting. Baptist Church Sunday school at 10 a. m. Easter program, 11 a. m. Bring your mite boxes. Methodist Episcopal Church Notes. B. N. Kunkel, Pastor. UNION Evangelistic meetings began Sun day night, and are continuing every night this week, closing Easter night. Other services as follows: Church school at 10:00 a. m. Mrs. EV J. Mougey, superintendent. Morning preaching service at 11. Epworth League at 7:15 p. m. Miss Marcella McQuinn, president. Evangelistic eervice at 8 p. m. There will he a baptismal service Sunday morning following the preaching service. Those who wish to be baptized, or those wishing to have their children baptized please plan to be present. The Epworth League was led last Sunday night by Alva Taylor. He gave a very Interesting exposition of the lesson in the short time alloted to this service. The subject was, "What Some Other Peoples H&v Be- NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ( Oficis 1) Sealed proposals will be received by D. Ray Frans, Village Clerk, of the Village of Union, Nebraska, at his office in Union, Nebraska, until 7:30 o'clock p. m., on the 17th day of April, 1933, and at that time pub licly opened and read, for the con struction of grading, curbing, gutter ing and paving in Street Improvement District No. 1 of said Village. Said grading, curbing, guttering and paving to be done on the follow ing streets, to-wit: MAIN STREET (over which High way No. 24 passes) From a line. 105 feet west of and parallel to the east property line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way to a line 152 feet east of and parallel to the east property line of Third street, to gether with all included intersec tions. Bids will be received on the fol lowing items, and the Engineer's Es timate is as follows, in words and figures: Engineer's Estimate Item Unit Price 1 Approx. 1300 cu. yds. Un classified Excavation $ .25 1.70 2 Approx. 4,496 sq. yds. con crete Pavement 3 Approx. 627 sq. yds. Con crete Gutter Removed 4 Approx. 193 sq. yds. Con crete Cross Walks and Sidewalks Removed 5 Approx. 1.5 cu. yds. Con crete Steps Removed 6 Approx. 5.9 cu. yds. Class .25 5.00 "A" Concrete for Headers 20.00 7 Approx. 69 sq. yds. Con crete Sidewalks 8 Approx. 21.5 cu. yds. Class "A" Concrete for Steps and Retaining Walls 1.35 50.00 9 Approx. 0.256 MFBM Un treated Bridge Timber for Cross Drains 50.00 10 Approx. 43.8 cu. yds. Class "A" Concrete for Concrete Curb 20.00 11 Approx. 325 lbs. Reinforc ing Steel for Retaining Walls .06 .50 12 Approx. 24 te"xl0" Steel Bolts 13 Approx. 96 cu. yds. Un classified Excavation for Retaining Walls and Steps 1.00 14 Approx. ISO cu. yds. Un classified Excavation for Catch Basins and Culverts 1.00 15 Approx. 585 lbs. Reinforc ing Steel for Catch Basins .06 16 Approx. 3.S cu. yds. Class "A" Concrete for Catch Basins 20.00 17 Approx. 370 lbs. Catch Basin Covers .10 18 Apprcx. 1 Old Catch Basin at Station 23 33 Remov ed 10.00 19 One Old Struction, Station 23 16 Removed 25.00 Bids will be received only on type written forms furnished by the Vil lage of Union, Nebraska, or the Engineer, H. H. Hennihgson, 326-30 Union State Bank Bldg., Omaha, Ne braska. Work will be started on or before July 1st, 1933, and completed on or before August 1st, 1933. All proposals must be accompanied by a certified check properly drawn and properly certified upon a respon sible bank and made payable to the Village Treasurer, Union, Nebraska, in a sum equal to 5 of the pro posal. Plans and specifications are on file with D. Ray Frans, Village Clerk, Union, Nebraska. Contractors desir ing a copy of plans and specifications for their personal use can secure same from the Engineer by depositing $10.00 for same, all of which will be refunded to the bidders providing they return the plans and specifica tions in first class condition within ten days from date of letting. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to accept by section or reject by section, and to pass upon the compe tence and responsibility of the bid ders and the acceptability of the se curity offered. GEORGE A. STITES, Chairman Board of Trustees D. RAY FRANS, Village Clerk. m30-3U lieved About God," and "Jesus' Ideas of God." The lesson for next Sunday will be, "Finding God." Genesis 1; Micah 6:8; Amos 2:6; John 14:9. WYOMING Church school at 10:00 a. m. Mrs. J. P. Day, superintendent. The evangelistic meetings closed last Sunday morning. At the morn ing service five persons were bap tized and received as preparatory members of the church and four per sons were received into membership. The date of the next preaching service will be Sunday morning, April 23. Everybody invited. The Ladies Aid accepted an invi tation and were the guest3 of the Xebarska City Ladies' Aid at a very Interesting meeting in the church parlors there last Thursday after noon. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Farmers Elevator Co., of Ce dar Creek, has purchased the elevator owned by Raymond Lohnes and the same will be operated by the Farm ers Elevator Co. In the future. Ed ward Kelly will continue as the man ager of the Farmers elevator. There will be the same good service In the future as In the past and the Farm ers elevator will pay the highest market prices. Your patronage will be appreciated. The Board of Direc tors, Farmers Elevator Co., Cedar Creek, Nebr. , 'See it before you Duy It." Nehawka Sheldon Giles and sister, of Platts mouth, were visiting with friends in Nehawka on last Sunday. Charles Brandt etill remains quite sick at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross, south of Nehawka. D. C. West has been kept to his home in Nehawka on account of a very severe cold during the past few days. Venton Sullivan and wife, of Om aha, were spending last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wehrbein. Albert Wolfe and daughter were over to Lincoln on last Saturday, where they were called to look after some business for a short time. Albert Wolfe was a visitor in Plattsmouth on last Saturday, where he was looking after some business matters and visiting with his friend, Mr. Lloyd. Mrs. William Wehrbein and Ander son Lloyd and wife were over to Plattsmouth, where they were both visiting with friends and doing some shopping. Clarence Hansen and wife and Gil bert Edmunds and wife were in Om aha last Sunday evening, where they were enjoying a show. They made the trip in the car of Mr. Hansen. Roy Campbell and family moved last week to one of the houses on the Troop place, where they- will live this summer. Mr. Campbell will work for W. O. Troop this summer. Mesdames Adam Cook, of Orleans, and Charles Dill, of Nehawka, are at Omaha, where they are caring for their mother, Mrs. Charles Philpot, who is at the Clarkson hospital. William Ost shipped a lot of very fine cattle to the South Omaha stock yards last Tuesday, the stock being taken to , market in the trucks of Frank Trotter and Robert Taylor. Eph Oaks and wife, of York, ar rived at the home of Win. Patterson on last Saturday and has been lookj ing after some business and one item was getting his corn here shelled and delivered to the elevator. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteman, who has been so ill fcr some time, still re mains unable to get out, but it is hoped that notwithstanding her slow improvement she will be able to get about again in the near future. Superintendent Stimbert and Prof. Dorr were hosts to the men teachers of Cass county, at their meeting held at the Nehawka h!gh school on last Tuesday, where a most worthwhile time was. had, with a program and supper. Charles, Hemphill has been confin ed to his bed with a severe case of congestion of the lungs, and while every care is being exercised a good deal of apprehension is had as to how he will succeed in recovering from the serious condition he is in. Quarry Takes Eespite The Olsen quarry, which has sup plied a goodly number of men with employment during the past winter and up until the last few day3, is now compelled to take a brief vaca tion on account of the high water in the Missouri river, that is holding up the government work there. As soon as the waters recede it is expected to re-open full force. The quarry has been furnishing employment to some 57 men and has proven a great help to the laborers of this vicinity, as well as to the business men, who have profited from the added revenue thus brought to town. Will Operate Cafe ' Frank McCoy and family, who re cently came to Nehawka from Kan sas, when Mr. McCoy accepted em ployment at the Olsen quarry, have purchased the cafe of Everett Lan caster and will in a short time open the place for business. This makes three eating places in Nehawka. With every available place in Nehawka oc cupied and in some instances as many as three families living in a single house, it looks as though the town should be enjoying prosperity. Jack and Andy Vacation Here Jack and Andy, who are brothers and sons of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Yeiser, of Omaha, were brought to Nehawka on last Saturday by their mother, and are spending the week at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm, where they are sure enjoying the cutlng and the Easter vacation. Nehawka Woman's Club Mr3. W. S. Norria was hostess to the Nebraska Woman's club late last week, when they . gave a splendid program, having as visitors Mrs. Jas. T. Begley and Mrs. A. S. Christ, of Plattsmouth, the latter giving a resume of the women writers and authors of Nebraska. The book re viewed was "Forgive Us Our Tres passers." 'Miss Laura Easter gave a report of ;the convention of Women's clubs, at rhich she had been a dele- gate, while Mrs. Elizabeth Easter conducted the Bible Btudy which was a portion of the excellent program. Undergoes Operation Jack Lancaster, 18, who has been troubled for some time past with ap pendicitis, was taken to Omaha on last Monday, where he underwent an operation at the University hospital for the correction of the trouble. Re ports are to the effect that he with stood the ordeal nicely and rallied and is getting along as well as could be looked for. Still Very Poorly Mrs. Charle3 Philpot, who Is over 80 years of age, and who had the misfortune to fall and break her hip some weeks ago, Is at the Clarkson hospital, where she is receiving treatment and is very poorly at this time. Her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Philpot, were over to see the patient Sunday and Wallace Phil pot and wife were over on Monday and found the mother very critical, but still cheerful. Mrs. Steffens Better From Rochester, Minn., where Mrs. J. H. Steffens is convalescing in the Mayo Bros, hospital, comes word of her improvement, which brings glad ness and encouragement at this time. Mr. Steffens and the kiddies are to depart the latter part of this week for Rochester, and will spend Easter with the wife and mother. It is hoped that she will be able to leave the hospital in a short time and re turn to her home in Nehawka. Entertained Board of Education The Heme Economics class of the Nehawka high school on last Thurs day evening entertained the members cf the Board of Education at the school house with a very fine appetiz ing six o'clock dinner, which the clas3 prepared under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Dorr. George W. Khoden Very Sick George W. Rhoden is very sick at the home of his son In Plattsmouth, where he is confined to his bed, and where every attention is being given him. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cisney were over to see their uncle the first of the week and found him very poor ly. Brings Baby Home The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. cldiid. Whether you want the best gasoline and motor oil your money can buy or the best at low cost, you will find it at your nearest Standard Station or dealer. Whatever price you choose to pay, you can use it with complete confi dence. Everything Standard sells is safe for your motor. 35 HE, EE. 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Prayer and Praise meeting Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock. The Woman's Society will be en tertained by Mrs. Engebretson Wed nesday afternoon, April 19. OTTEREEIN CHURCH Bible church school 10 a. m. Easter program at 11 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday (eve ning at 7:30. The Senior Y. P. S. C. E. meets at the Philpot home on Friday evening, April 14 th. The Junior C. E. meet3 at the church Saturday afternoon at o'clock. He is not here, He is risen. KILL BILL FOE A ONE- HOUSE LEGISLATURE From "Wednesday's Daily ... The Nebraska senate this morning by the close vote of 15 to 14 killed the bill proposing a one-house legis lature in the future. For real honest-to-goodness property protection see W. T. Richardson, of Mynard, agent for Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., of Lincoln. UQLltt "ScDTEIPSffifllf D ifiicb IFIIMIE (BASdDILnMIES at 3 fair prices take your choice Not a third grade fuel, but a high test, regular, white gasoline that is the equal of the Red Crown you bought a few years ago. The most popular gasoline in Nebraska and the Middle West. Constantly improved, it's now higher in anti- knock. The very finest gasoline science has produced, plus a full measure of Ethyl fluid. , Distributors of Atlas SAVE MOM at South Omaha Commission Co. HAVE ENJOYABLE MEE1 Fontenelle chapter of the ters of the American Revolutio entertained on Monday afternj tho homo of Mrs. Madge K pleasing number of the membi ing present to take part in the ing. j The ladies had a very pleas) port of the legislativa doings by Miss Pearle Staats, whili Caroline Baird told of the varl tivities of the chapters of the! R. in other 6tates. I FOB SALE Sweet clover hay, first year ting. Will trade in on teair mules. Carl Thystrup, Rot Union, Nebr. FOR SALE Bronze Turkey hatching eg poults. Phone 3514. Richard I ler, Mynard, Nebr. I tJEven the carefu driver sometimes be comes a victim o chance and find himself in a seriout accident Insure an be sure! Searl S. 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