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Neb:-. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. XT.TX
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, JULY 17, 1930.
NO. 48
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Paving Prospects
in This Vicinity
Very Promising
Cloring of Gap in Highway North of
City Assurred and Sixth Street
Paving Is Possible.
The paving prospects in this im
mediate vicinity this season seems to
be good and should result in the work
of completing highway No. 73 and 75
through this city and to the north
The finishing of the paving from
the end of the present paving to the
Platte river bridge is now assurred
and the state and federal departments
in a short time should be able to get
active work under way for the clos
ing of the gap of roadway that has
been cussed and discussed by the users
of the highway for the past two
years. The work will necessitate
some changes in the course of the
highway and straightening out the
course of the highway as much as
possible.
The rcpaving of Sixth street, also
one of the notorious bad spots on No.
75, is a matter that also will receive
consideration now that the funds
from the federal government are made
available for the use of the state in
assisting in paving in cities through
which the main federal highways are
located.
Highways No. 73 and 75 extend
through the entire city in the dis
tricts along Chicago and Washington
avenues and Pearl and Vine streets.
The paving , on Sixth street, one of
the oldest in the city was Icid many
year3 ago whn the present day truck
and auto travel was not even dream
ed of, having only a dirt and sand
cushion for the paving and which has
with the travel become a series of
bumps and hollows.
The state and federal departments
can. allow tha paving of the ..high
ways through the cities which are a
part of the federal system and with
the funds that are to be made avail
able for Nebraska this two block sec
tion of the highway should be one of
the projects to be taken care of this"
year.
HAVE PICNIC PARTY
The sodality of the Holy Rosary
parish in thi3 city held a very pleas
ant picnic party on Tuesday evening.
The groups of the young people gath
ered and hiked to the home of Miss
Antonia Vanek, president of the
sodality, located in the south portion
of the city.
The members of the jolly group
participated in the fine picnic sup
per and at its conclusion entered in
to the program of games and enter
tainment and which was featured by
the ball game. In the ball game the
team of Father Kaczmarek was de
feated by the team of Miss Piontek
by the score of 4 to 2 in a hard fought
contest.
Later, as the evening approached,
the members of the party hiked home
ward feeling that the occasion had
been one of the greatest pleasure to
r.ll of the members of the Jolly group.
ST. JOHN LADIES MEET
The ladies of the St. John parish
cf the Catholic church, met Wednes
day efternoon at the home of Mrs.
A. G. Bach for a general business
meeting. The ladies spent the greater
part of the afternoon in the discus
sion of the plans for the cafeteria
that is to be held Saturday at the
room in the Journal building, Fourth
and Main streets. The ladies discuss
t d the menu for the event as well as
other details.
The altar society of the church
Iso held their business session at the
time time and brought up several
titters of importance.
At the conclusion of the after-
nyi the pleasure of the ladies was
Mhtened by the serving of dainty
refhments.
TAL OF LITTLE SON
Tlihnmo f Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Tschiy near this city was made
very Vpy Wednesday by the ar
rival til of a fine eight pound son
and nef xhe mother and little one
are doiri-ery niCciy and the occa
sion hasyn one that has brought
a great 4 Df happiness to all of
the rnembLf tne family circlo.
P0ST0FFICE ABANDONED
The discontinuance of the post
office at South Bend, one of the old
time settlements of Cass county, has
been ordered by the postal depart
ment. The postoffice at "the Bend"
was established in the early history
of Cass county and has served the
residents of a large area in the north
west section. Hereafter the residents
there will be served with mail from
Ashland in Saunders county on the
rural routes and the postoffice elim
inated at South Bend. The removal
of the postoffice will leave this pleas
ant little country village merely a
station on the short line of the Bur
lington. Estimated
Valuation of
Cass County
Shows Decrease of $10,000,000 Over
That of the Previous Year
Await Action of State.
The report on the assessed valu
ation of Cass county fo rthe year
1933 has been completed by the coun
ty assessor and transmitted to the
state tax commissioner at Lincoln.
The report as made to the state
shows tanglibe property of $29,935,
546, and the intangible property of
$1,452, 3S7, making a decrease in the
tangible property of $S. 882, 384 and
that of the intangible of $591,154.
The estimated valuation of the
county as made at the office of the
county clerk, basing the reduction of j
railroad valuation at 20 per cent and
the real estate at 25 per cent, is
$33,542,500, which is some $10,000,
000 short of the valuation of last
year which was $43,4y8,380.
The state board will take action
on the matter of the valuation reduc
tions and the results -given 'to the
different counties to permit the
levies to be made sometime fn Aug
ust.
The counties of the state have all
shown decreases in valuation and in
varying amounts and if the Cass
county returns are not varied from
the estimate, this will represent the
amount that will be used as the
basis of the levy.
SECURES AN ACQUITTAL
The hearing of the complaint filed
in the county court charging Mrs.
Gene Mason with the sale of liquor.
was tried on Wednesday afternoon
before a jury in the court and re
sulted in the acquittal of the de
fendant.
The complaint had charged the de
fendant with having sold the liquor
to O. L. Moffitt, evidence man, who
was the witness against the defend
ant who denied that she had sold the
liquor to the man as charged.
At the time of the arrest on Tues
day afternoon the oricers had failed
to find anything in the way of liquor
at the Mason home and the only evi
dence was that of the liquor alleged
ly purchased there, with the story
of the evidence man.
The defendant was represented by
Attorney C. E. Martin and who made
an able presentation of the case and
it was but a few minutes after the
case was given to the jury that they
returned a verdict of "not guilty" and
releasing the defendant from all
charges.
HOG PRICES UP, PACKING
PLANTS REHIRE HUNDREDS
June was one of the heaviest
months in volume of hogs handled
in the history of the Omaha packing
plants. The increase is attributed to
rising prices. As a result, the three
large packing plants reported rehir
ing hundreds of men who had been
laid off during the past year.
Both Armour's and Swift's show
ed increases of more than two hun
dred each on their June payrolls.
while Dold's added 50 workers, and
increased the number of working
hours of the entire staff.
"Business is definitely better," EL
S. Waterbury, general manager ot
Armour's, said Wednesday. "While
this is always a busy season, the in
crease last month was unusual."
L. O. iBarr, general manager of
Swift's and Solon Burkhardt, gen
eral manager of Dold's, gave similar
reports.
Plan Planting
of Vegetables
for the Needy
late Planting of Vegetables Will
Allow Large Amount for
Winter Supplies.
In planning for the forthcoming
winter which probably will see much
relief work still necessary despite the
improving conditions, W. G. Kieck.
chairman of the Red Cross, has hit
on a plan that may make for a great
asset in this work.
Mr. Kieck has the plan for secur
ing all the available lots and tracts
of land in the city that is not under
cultivation to be placed in service
for the raising of the late vegetables.
that can be stored and issued as
needed to those who may require aid
and relief.
There are many vegetables, tur
nips, carrots and others that can be
planted now and make a crop by late
fall, crops that can be stored for
the future use of the relief workers.
It is the plan cf Mr. Kieck and
the other leaders in this work to
have those who are not working at
this time help out on the cultivation
of the crops and also use those who
may be confined for small offenses in
the county or city Jails placed at the
work on the vegetable tracts, help
ing them and providing for the win
ter.
Those who have land that they
would care to place as the disposal
of the relief bodies can get in touch
with Mr. Kieck, Judge A. H. Dux
bury or W. M. Barclay and the mat
ter of planting and cultivating the
crops will be looked after by the
proper committees and workers.
This is a good move and one that
should have the. hearty co-operation
of the residents of the city as it goes
a long ways toward helping: out on
a relief program for the winter.
ESTABLISH STAR ROUTES
The removal of the train service
from the Auburn-Omaha line of the
Missouri Pacific, via Otoe, Avoca,
Weeping Water, Manley, Louisville,
Springfield and Omaha, has mado
necessary the establishing of mail
routes to serve these communities.
The postal department has in
augurated a forty-five mile star mail
route that will in the future take care
of the delivery and collection of mail
from the various towns that are not
served by the railroad mail service
in the future.
The trips will be made six times
a week and M. W. Grefe, of Louis
ville, has been awarded the contract
for handling the mail and the amount
of his bid $1,100 per year.
A similar route has been estab
lished in Otoe county, operating from
Nebraska City to Brock, through
Dunbar, Lorton and Talmage.
PURCHASES COAL BUSINESS
The Cloidt Lumber & Coal Co., lo
cated on South Fourth Btreet, has
completed the negotiations for the
purchase of the building and the coal
business of C. E. Hartford, which
has been located at Third and Main
streets for the past years.
The new owners of the business
will continue the operation of the
Hartford plant at its present location
and Mr. Hartford will remain there
as the manager for the next few
months at least.
Mr. Hartford has not been In the
best of health for several months and
feels that he will dispose of his in
terests and enjoy a well deserved rest
for the years that he has spent ac
tively in this line cf work and which
has kept him quite closely confined.
MARRIED AT DES MOINES
The announcement has been re
ceived here by the members of the
groom's family, of the marriage of
Miss Evelyn Whitehead to Mr. Ed
ward Yelick, the wedding occurring
on June 17th at Des Moines, Iowa
The bride is a member of the class
of 1933 of the East De3 Moines high
school. Mr. Yelick has been employ
ed at Des Moines for the past year
and a half at one of the large gar
ages In that city. He is a son of Mr
and Mrs. James Yelick of this city
and a member of the graduating class
of 1929 of the local high school.
GREENWOOD TO HAVE 3.2
From Friday's Dally
The village board of Greenwood
at their session this week granted
the license to several of the business
j houses there for the; sale of the 3.2
beer when it becomes legalized by
law on August 10th The licenses
have been issued to A. F. Weibke,
W. L. Hillis and Kay McNurlin, who
will serve the beverage at their eat
ing houses us soon as the law will
permit them.
The licensing in the incorporated
towns will be by the village boards
or city councils, but in the county
and towns that have local govern
ing bodies the license must be by the
board cf county commissioners.
Power Company
Team Wins from
the Chhristians
Undefeated Light & Power Co., Takes
10 to 3 Contest from Oppon
ents Many Errors.
From Friday's Daily
Last evening the American league
had the only activties in the kitten
bair circles of the city, a large crowd
being present at the old ball park
to witness the victory of the Iowa
Nebraska Light & Power Co. team
over the Christian church by the
score of 11 to 3.
The game in the opening innings
was a fine exhibition of playing on
both teams, but in the succeeding
innings the many errors of the
Christians gave their opponents
chances to score, while the church
men were held by the air tight and
fast fielding of the power company
players. 4
Charles Nelson of the Christians
pitched a fine- game, J-Mt, the supportl
wavering In the last "two innings al
lowed the score to be piled -.up on
hi3 team.
The opening Inning was scoreless
and in the second the Power com
pany scored the first run of the game
when an error permitted Earl Brit
tain to reach first and score later.
In the third the Christians made
the score one alike when Marquette
was 6afe on an error and scored on
the error of Ault, these two being
the only bobbles on-.ihe part of the
power team.
The Christians started a rally in
the sixth that netted them two scores
but were soon checked by the heavy
scoring of their opponents.
The box score:
Light & Power Co.
R H E
Schliscke, 3b 2 10
Brittain, D., 2b 10 0
Thimean. ss 1 0 1
Kalasek, If 2 2 0
Brittain, C, cf 110
Brittain, E., rf 2 0 0
Ault, lb 0 0 1
McCarthy, ss 0 2 0
Recek, c 10 0
Harold, p 0 0 0
10 6 2
R H E
.011
.121
020
.013
.011
010
012
010
002
-200
Christian Church
Nelson, p
Rolfe, 2 b
Sutton, c
Winscott. lb .
Minniear, ss
Mendenhall, 3b
Carey, ss
Minniear, rf
Nelson, cf
Marquette, If .
3 10 10
GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Rich
ard Beverage, assisted by Mrs. Louis
Hennings, entertained in honor of
her sister, Miss Edna Warren. The
event was a surprise arranged for
the birthday anniversary of Miss
Warren and who w&3 unaware of the
pleasant time arranged until she ar
rived at the Beverage home.
The evening was spent in -.idge
and in the playing Mrs. Lon Henry
was awarded the first prize, Mrs.
Floyd Gerbeling the second and the
consolation prize by Mrs. L. W. Niel.
In honor of the occasion Miss War
ren was presented with a number of
very handsome and attractive gifts
as tokens of remembrance from the
jolly party of friends.
At an appropriate hour dainty re
freshments were served by the host
esses to mark the completion of a
very happy evening. 3
Death of Mrs.
P. C. Stander at
Denver Today
Well Known and Prominent Resi
dent of Louisville, Dies as
Result of Stroke.
From "Wednesday's Dally
This morning at a hospital at Den
ver occurred the death cf Mrs. Eliza
beth Stander, widow of Peter C.
Stander, for years a leader in the
business life of Louisville. The death
came as the result of a stroke suffer
ed while Mrs. Stander was at the
Colorado city to enjoy a visit with
her sons, Drs. Thomas and Theodore
Stander. This was the third attack
of a similar nature and the patient
sank rapidly until death came to
her relief.
The deceased was a daughter of
Thomas W. Shryock, a rsident of
this city in the early eighties and
who with the family later moved to
Louisville and where the family have
since resided.
There are surviving the death oi
Mrs. Stander, nine children, Mrs. O.
W. Low of Filley; Mrs. Margaret
Ilumm, of Centralia, Illinois; Mrs.
Chester White and Miss Edith Stand
er of Louisville; Miss Dorothy Stand
er, Minneapolis, former teacher
here; Dr. Theodore and Dr. Thomas
Stander, Denver; Frank Stander and
John Warren Stander, of Louisville,
the latter being at this time on the
Boy Scout trip to the south and who
is expected home Sunday to be with
the members of the family. Two sis
ters also survive, Mrs. Anna L. Seiver
of Marquette and Mrs. L. Susan Fid
dock of Elsie.
There will be a short service held
at Denver Sunday and the body, ac
companied by the members of the
family in the west, will leave for
Louisville where the party will ar
rive Monday. There will be a funeral
service held at Louisville on Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
HAS EYE INJURED
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Krachtville, residing in the west
part of the city, was the victim of a
very unusual accident a few days
ago and which yesterday necessitated
a delicate operation to relieve the
lad. The boy was stung in the eye
by a bee and which inflicted a pain
ful injury and one that it was fear
ed might cause permanent injury to
the eye. The lad was taken to the
office of a local physician and the
sting removed from the eyeball. The
operation was very successful and the
injured boy is doing nicely and it is
hoped that in a few days that the In
Jury to the eye may be entirely re
lieved. BUSINESS SHOWS UPLIFT
One of the signs of the increasing
volume of business in the country
at large is the increasing demand on
the local plant of the Norfolk Pack
ing Co. for their well known and
popular lines of canned goods. The
company has just received an order
for 3,4 CO cases of peas from the state
of Texas and which will be prepared
and sent to the southland at once.
The company has a large demand tor
their lines from all sections and have
a large supply sent to Denver each
week to the large groceries and
wholesale houses of that city.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE ONE
Thursday morning at the John
Ledgway home on Winstersteen hill,
a fine little daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. George Haase'of Lin
coln, who with the mother is doing
very, nicely. Mrs. Haase was form
erly Miss Edith Ledgway of this city
and the many friends here will join
in their congratulations to the happy
parents and well wishes to the little
one.
TO SPEND WINTER HERE
R. G. Baldwin, of Kansas City..
Missouri, a nephew of Mrs. A. D.
Asch of near Murray, has arrived
here and will remain for the rest
of the summer and winter with the
aunt. Mrs. Asch and her nephew
were In the city for a short time to
day looking after some business
affairs.
DRAWS DOWN NINETY DAYS
The case of the State of Nebraska
vs. Frank Kozak, charged with the
sale of intoxicating liquors, was
taken up Thursday afternoon at the
court of Judge A. H. Duxbury Avhere
the plea of guilty of the defendant
was heard. Mr. Kozak was charged
with having sold liquor to B. A.
Kennedy, an evidence man, on th
3rd day of July at his home in the
west part of the city. The court after
hearing the facts and the plea of
the defendant, imposed a sentence of
ninety days in the county jail for
the defendant, this being the second
offense of this nature that the de
fendant has been charged with.
Union Lady
Observes 90th
Anniversary
Mrs. Rachael Pell, Long Time Resi
dent of Union and Vicinity Is
Honored on Birthday.
Mrs. Rachael Pell, a resident of
Union and vicinity for three-fourths
of a century, observed her 90th birth
anniversary Thursday, July 13. A
family reunion In recognition of the
day was held at her home.
Although fast approaching the
century mark Mrs. Pell lives an ac
tive life. She lives by herself, look
ing after her own housework to a
great extent, and only Monday re
turned home after visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Etta Ellsworth and family,
309 Fifth corso, Nebraska City.
Mrs. Pell has a long line of de
scendants living. Her five children
are Jesse Pell, Omaha; Mrs. Lydia
Metcalf, Otoe; Mrs. Alice Hughson,
Plattsmouth; Mrs. Eddie Pearsley
and Mrs. Mary Leidy, Union. She
has 22 living grandchildren, 30 great
gVandehiidren' and" one 'great -great
grandchild, Mrs. Lavina Opp, 78,
Omaha, and Mrs. Etta Ellsworth, 76,
Nebraska City are her sisters.
Mrs. Pell was born in Auglaize
county, Ohio, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Ervin. The family
came to Iowa when she was 15, and
soon after crossed the river to Union.
She was married there in 1863 to
Henry Pell. She has been a widow
22 years.
An anniversary dinner attended by
many of her relatives marked the
day.
ENJOY A PLEASANT OUTING
From Friday's Dally
Last evening the members of the
Queen Esther society were entertain
ed most pleasantly at the country
home of Mrs. Bernard Meisinger,
who was assisted by Miss Germaine
Mason as associate hostess.
The young ladies met at the Meth
odist church and from there were
taken by cars to the Meisinger home
where the evening was spent in a
social way and enjoyed to the ut
most by the twenty ladies who were
present.
LOST HIS CLOTHES
One of the casualties of the Boy
Scout tour of the south, reported
from Atlanta, is the loss by Warren
Reed, Plattsmouth member of the
group, of his clothes bag on Stone
mountain, where they camped from
Saturday afternoon until Monday.
The loss left Warren with only what
clothing he had on, and it has been
necessary to rush him additional
wearing apparel at Chattanooga in
order that he may go to church on
Sunday.
PURCHASES CREAM STATION
The cream station which has been
operated by Max Pfitzmeyer, at the
corner of Sixth and Pearl streets.
was disposed of Thursday to Kenneth
Wales, of Tekamah, who took over
the plant at once. Mr. and Mrs.
Wales are now here to make their
home and expect to be settled in a
short time In the community where
they expect to make their future
home.
From Friday's Daily
Louis Buskirk of Louisville w as in
the city today to spend a few hours
and while here was a caller at the
Journal office to renew his subscrip
tion to the semi-weekly Journal.
Wildcats Stage
Comeback to Win
from Ofe Eagles
By Score of 24 to 16 the High School
Stars Stage a Swatfest
Against Foes.
K3TTENBALL STANDINGS
(National Ltague)
G W L Pet.
13 REX 4 3 1 .750
Wildcats 4 2 2 .500
Presbyterians 4 2 2 .500
Ofe Eagles 4 2 2 .500
American Legion 4 2 2 .500
Fetzer Shoe Co. 4 2 2 .500
Red & White 4 2 2 .500
Methodists 4 13 .250
From Monday's Dally
The Krejci Wildcats in the Na
tional league last evening staged a
comeback that swept the Ofe Eagle3
off their feet and gave the high school
stars a ,24 to 16 victory that they
well deserved by their excellent play
ing. The Wildcats, who were first at
bat, started in to propose to take a
lien tn the contest and opened up on
Dwyer, hurle rof the Eagles, with a
barrage of hits that netted them a to
tal of four runs, which held the lead
for them as the Eagles came back
in their half of the first for a total
of three tallies.
Both teams had a hitting spree in
the second with several bobbles on
the part of both teams and when
the inning was finally closed there
were six luns scored on each tide.
In the third frame the Wildcats
started to draw away from their op
ponents, they scoring four runs while
the Eagles were held scoreless.
The Wildcats massed five runs In
the sixth inning to make the con
test pretty well sewed, up and despite
the hard fight of the Eagles in the
last of the seventh they were held to
three runs and the contest was over.
In the last inning for the Eagles all
of the outs were made on flies to
Ronne, playing the center field posi
tion, who took all the chances with
out a bobble.
For the victors Armstrong played
a fine game in the receiving position
and Knofiicek, pitching, was effec
tive in the pinches.
For the Eagles Ray Kriskey was
the most effective in the fielding and
at the stick.
Home runs were made by Ronne,
(2), Armstrong, Timm, Vanlanding
han and Donat for the Wildcats and
Robert Hirz and Dwyer for the Ofe
Eagles.
The tabulated score of the battle:
Wildcats
RUE
Vanlandinghan, ss 3 3 0
Donat, If 4 4 1
Armstrong, c 3 3 0
Timm. 3b 3 3 1
Forbes. C, 2b 2 11
Ronne. cf 2 2 1
Knofiicek, p 10 0
Forbes, J., ss 2 0 2
Taylor, rf 2 0 0
Rummel, lb 2 2 0
24 18 6
R II E
-211
-431
-321
10 3
001
220
030
110
-10 1
230
Ofe Eagles
P.. Hirz, If
R. Kriskey, 3b
Ofe, 2b
Lohnes, ss
B. Kriskey, c
Dwyer, p
Price, cf
H. Hirz, rf
Fackerts, lb
Sedlak, ss
16 1' 8
HAS A FINE GARDEN
Tom Slayman of the Nebraska
Basket Co., has one of the finest
truck gardens in this portion of the
state of Nebraska, the garden being
located on a tract of some seven
acres Just east of the Mercerville
school. The ground was made ready
for planting by being disced and the
seed planted and it has proved a
most effective way of seeding as the
ground has retained the moisture In
fine shape during the hot dry spell.
The long rows of tomatoes, cabbage,
onions and other vegetables presents
a fine sight to the passerby and the
entire garden has been kept clean
of weeds by the members of the fam
ily who have labored to help make
the garden such a splendid success.
This fine garden is an example ot
what a little energy and work will
do and as the result it Is one of the
finest garden plots in this locality.