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Cbr. Staie Historical Society EPS 0o VOL. NO. L PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1934. NO. 37 Old Age Pension Comi nission to List Applications New Law Applying to State Old Age Pension Put in Action by Conn ty Board Wednesday. The Old Age Pension commission of Cass county met on Wednesday after noon at the court house with the board of county commissioners and took up the matter of organizing and placing in effect the law, the board preparing to make the levy provided by law for this purpose. The commission board organized with the election of W. M. Barclay, Plattsmouth, chairman; Frank Wood, Weeping Water, secretary. Other members of the commission are Ed Carr, Eagle; L. G. Todd, Union and George E. Bucknell, Greenwood. The law provides that the county board shall include in the levy a tax of fifty cents per head on every male and female in the county between the ages of 21 and 50, this amount to go into the old age pension fund and from which the pensions are to be paid. It is not thought likely that a great deal of funds to carry on the law will be available until after No vember 1st when tax money will be coming in to the county treasury. The commission has divided the county into districts, comprising the towns and precincts and where resi dents that wish to make application may do so in writing to the members of the commission in whose district they reside. The divisions of the county is as follows: W. M. Barclay Plattsmouth, East Rock Bluffs, Eight Mile Grove pre cincts, also Plattsmouth City. L. G. Todd Liberty, ' Nehawka, West Rock Bluffs, Avoca precincts. G. E. Bucknell Elmwood, South Bend and Salt Creek precincts. Ed Carr Tipton, Stove Creek and Greenwood precincts. Frank Wood Weeping Water, Center, Louisville, Mt. Pleasant and Weeping Water City. The application blanks are pro vided by the commissioners of the several districts of the county for the use of the applicants. The placing into effect of the law represents locally the success of the long fight that the Fraternal Order of Eagles commenced several years ago in order to try and relieve the condition of those of advanced years and who were unable to maintain themselves. The order in Nebraska named a committee composed of Judge C. E. Britt, Omaha; Col. Hahn, Fremont; A. F. Moran, Nebraska City; Vernon Polk, York; W. M. Bar clay of this city. The Eagles committee carried on the fight and were successful in hav ing a law enacted that was not per haps as liberal as might have been desired but is a long step toward a humanitarian understanding and handling of the problem of indigent old age. The law sets forth that applicants must be sixty-five years of age or over, that they have been residents of Nebraska for not less than fifteen years and that temporary abse-nce of the applicant has not been more than three years at any one time in this period. The applicant also must not have been imprisoned for any of fense in the state penitentiary. Persons that may be applicants for the pension must make state ment that their sources of income is $300 or less and also that they have not disposed of property to become eligible for the pensions. HOLD FINE MEETING The Presbyterian Federation met in regular session at the Fellowship room of the church Wednesday, June 6. After a short business session the members congregated around the tables which were artistically decor ated and served with dainty refresh ments and listened to a fine mission program which was arranged by Mrs. Charles Tunnell in her usual pleasing manner and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The attendance was unusually larye in spite of the hot weather and threateninv thunder 6torm and rain which followed. There will be no meetings held during the summer and the next regular meeting will be held September 5th. - FILES FOE REGISTER OF DEEDS On Wednesday afternoon the filing was made of Mrs. James T. Begley of this city as a candidate for the democratic nomination for the office of register of deeds of Cass county. Mrs. Begley has long maintained an active interest in community and public affairs and has been a leader in the Woman's club and other or ganizations of the women of the com munity. The sudden death of Judge James T. Begley in March caused necessity of Mrs. Begley taking up other ac tivities and has led to her decision to seek this office at the primarj-. County Board Finds Impossible to Adopt Plan Requests Made for Signing of Agree ment Would Take Large Part of the County Levy. The board of county commission ers at their session this week have been faced with the proposals of the state organization of the Federal Em ergency Relief, which has required the making of levies that would cause a hardship on the county and the taxpayers. The agreements offered to be sign ed by the county board of commis sioners provide that the county shall divert twenty-five per cent of the gasoline tax funds received by the county and in addition shall make a levy of one and ninety-three one hundredths of a mill for the emerg ency relief fund. This would raise something like $70,000 to 580,000, or half of what the total expenditures of the county were for- .ll- purposes ' in the- past i year. , J The levy would leave the county! but two and seven-tenths mills to be used for all purposes, including the general, road, bridge, mother's pensions, soldiers relief funds, which would not permit the adequate hand ling of the county affairs. The Federal Emergency Relief would still leave to the county the care and maintenance of the aged and indigent who are not able to work and who are under the care of the county. In view of the fact that the bur den would be too great for the coun ty to assume, the board of commis sioners is not expecting to sign the agreements. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Mrs. Don Seiver entertained on Tuesday at the family home in the west part of the city, a number of the young friends of her daughter. Donna Bee Seiver, who was cele brating her fifth birthday anniver sary. The time was spent in games and in which prizes were won by Ellen Winters, Donna Fay Mason and Joan Tiekotter. Dainty refreshments were served at an appropriate hour, this being featured by the handsomely decor ated birthday cake in honor of the anniversary. Mrs. Seiver was assist ed by Gertrude Smith and Shirley Seiver in serving. Those who enjoyed the occasion were Donna Fay Mason, Ellen Win ters, Annis Winters, Rhoda lies, Donna Lutz, Maxine Nielsen, Gartha Hopkins, Freda Hopkins, Alice Pro haska, Alice Zatopek, Dorothy Lynch, Betty Ann Thomas, Joan Tiekotter, Peggy Jane Wiles, Bobby Tritsch, F. C. Holcomb and Donna Bee Seiver. WINTERSTEEN HELL WINS Friday night despite the heavy showers of the afternoon, the Winter steen Hill Canaries and the Mynard Cornhuskers staged a kittenball con test at Athletic park which resulted in the score of 13 to 2 for the Can aries. In the opening Innings the two teams were scoreless but in the third the Canaries started the fireworks and from then on gradually pulled away from the Cornhuskers as they hit well and many errors also added to the success of the Wintersteen hill group. Gaylord ' did the hurling for the Canaries and Vallery for Mynard dur ing the struggle. Conference of Scouters to Draw Large Number Annual Get-Together of Adults Who Supervise Scouting Activities to be Held at Crete. Crete will be the mecca for several hundred Scouters Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Included in the group will be scoutmasters, assistant scout masters, troop committeemen, district committeemen, area officers and reg istered Scouter3 ol all classifications The event is the annual conference and it is to be held at the Rotary club Boy Scout camp four miles south of Crete. Saturday will be "warming up day, with recreational activities of all scrts. In the evening a council camp fire will be held and each district in the Ccrnhusker area will be called upon for a number. Training course certificates will also be awarded at this time to all who have qualified for leadership at the various district training courses of the past few months. Visitors will De provided with sleeping accommodations at the camp ranging from cots in the hall, cots In tents, Etraw ticks in tents or under the starlit canopy of the hillside, ac cording to their age and choice. The first session of the conference proper will be at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, after all have had oppor tunity to attend the religious service of the choice. During the morning. there will be discussion groups for district chairmen, court of honor and nnance committee members and a general open forum discussion for all who. are not in one of the special conference groups. The afternoon will start with a general meeting with the troop com mittee as a topic and then break down into groups for all chairmen, advancement members, finance mem bers, etc. At 3 p. m. there will be held the final session of the conference, when it is hoped to have a full representa tion present from each of the thir teen district in the Cornhusker area. Findings and recommendations of the various groups will be considered and acted upon, and the conference will close promptly at 4 to allow time for visitors to drive home. The Cornhusker area includes Bome 55 counties in southern Nebraska, ex tending westward beyond North Platte, and the drive to Crete will be a long one for those in the extreme west part of the district. However, It is considered as being near the cen ter of the district so far as the num ber of Scouts and couters in the area is concerned, and with ample facili ties for handling the guests, was se lected as the place for holding the conference. Supper, breakfast and dinner will be provided at nominal cost of 25, 10 and 40 cents respectively for the three meals. Reservation may be made for one or more, depending on the amount of time one expects to be present at the conference. A fine chicken dinner is promised for Sun day. Dr. G. L. Taylor, advancement member of the Plattsmouth troop committee, is to be one of those in charge of feeding arrangements. It is probable several other regis tered Scouters from this city will at tend at least the Sunday sessions of the conference. VISITS WITH OLD FRIENDS Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald, Sr., resid ing west of Mynard. had amostde lightful surprise on Thursday when a number of friends from Louisville arrived at the Fitzgerald home to spend several hours. The party com posed of Mrs. J. R. Noyes, Mrs. Phillip Kahler, Mrs. John Group, Mrs. WT. A. Cleghorn, bringing with them Mrs. Tom Johnson of Kansas City, a for mer Louisville resident, who is spend ing some time in the old home com munity Mrs. Fitzgerald in her girlhood days resided at College Hill, the old home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schlater and many of the ladies were school day associates and the visit proved one of the greatest pleasure to all. TO MOVE SOON Mr. and Mrs. Glen Woodbury are to move in the next few weeks to Nebraska City where they are to make their home in the future. They have secured a very attractive sub urban heme just outside of Nebraska City and which they expect to oc cupy the first of July. The move is made because of the fact that the home of the district judge is now at Nebraska City and ihis makes it much more convenient for. Mr. Wood bury, court reporter as well as Judge Livingston. Prominent i Avoca Resident Ends Life Today Lcnis Marquardt, Member of One of the Pioneer Families, Hangs Himself in Earn. From Saturday's Daily Louis Marquardt, 56, member of one of the pioneer families ot Cass county, was found dead this morning shortly after 7 o'clock in a barn at his home In Avoca, Mr. Marquardt had arisen as usual this morning and had gone to th barn, some distance from the resi dence and there sometime later he was found lifeless, having ended his life by hanging. Medical aid was called, but exam ination by Dr. J. W. Breiultl disclosed that the unfortunate man had been dead for some time and beyond any possible aid. The rash act follows a long period of illness as he was suffering from a severe nervous breakdown and had gradually been growing worse until his end. ., The decased was iiifilong resi The deceased was a lifelong resi parents had been early settlers and he was ranked as one of the outsiand ing residents of the community. To the family as well as the residents of that portion of the county the news of his tragic death came as a great shock. The deceased had been engaged in conducting an elevator at Avoca for the past few years. He is survived by the widow and two children as well as a brother, Harry Marquardt. and a sister, Mr3. Harry Cockle of Omaha. MARRIED AT OMAHA The wedding of two well known young people of Cass county occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Omaha, when Miss Cleorae M. Dixon of Asii- land and Charles Fleischman of Louisville, were married. The wedding ceremony occurred at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Todd, the former an uncle of the bride and was attended by some fifty guests and relatives of the young peo ple. Following the marriage ceremony a delightful wedding dinner was served at the Todd home to the bridal party and guests. Both of the voung people were born at Louisville and where they spent their childhood days, the bride in recent years living at Ashland. The groom has continued to make his home at Louisville where he is one of the popular young men of that community. He has been interested in athletic work and has made a fine showing in the amateur boxing cir cles of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Fleischman are to make their home at Omaha where the groom is now employed and ex pect to start housekeeping at once. The bride is a niece of Mrs. Phillip Hirz and Mrs. John F. Wolff of this city. ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT Mrs. Glen Vallery entertained at a one o'clock luncheon, Thursday, in honor of her daughter. Miss Helen Vallery. Favors at the luncheon re vealed the forthcoming marriage of Miss Vallery to Harold O. Peterson of Bellevue in July. The afternoon was spent in playing bridge, first prize being won by Helen WTiles, sec ond honors by Dorothy Downey, Grafton; Nebr. Mr. Peterson is a member of the faculty of the Bellevue schools and is a graduate of the State Teacher's col lege at Peru. Charming Home Wedding at Elmwood Miss Thelma Deles Dernier Is Mar ried to Mr. Marion Sisco of Odell, Nebraska. A charming home weeding was held Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 1934, at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Deles Dernier, at Elmwood, when their youngest daughter, Mi3s Thelma, was united in marriage to Marion Sisco, of Odell, Nebraska. Promptly at 3:00 o'clock preced ing the ceremony, Miss Patricia Blacker, playing her own accompani ment, very sweetly sang "Sweet Mys- tery of Life" and "I Love You Truly." Immediately following the singing she played Mendelssohn's wedding march while the bridal party took their places in the west room of the home before a beautiful setting of pink and white hollyhocks and bas kets of pink roses and baby's breath. Rev. W. B. Bliss followed by the grocm took their places. Then the lit tle niece of the bride, Marion Pratt, dressed in pink organdy came scat tering rose petals along the path the bride was to come. She was followed by the nephew of the bride, Dicky Pratt, dressed in a white linen suit carrying the ring on a pillow of white satin. Then came the bride, dressed in a white silk crepe swagger suit wearing a large white picture hat. The impressive ring service was used in the joining of the lives and hearts of this estimable voune counle and the ceremony was witnessed by the immediate relatives of the bride and groom and a few close friends of the bilds.- - ' Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sisco received the con gratulations and best wishes of those present. The bride has grown to woman hood in that community and her charming personality and lovable traits of character have won her a large circle of friends. She is a grad uate of the Elmwood high schooJ and also of the Nebraska State Uni versity. For the past five years she has taught in the high school at Clatonia where Bhe met the young man who is now her husband. The groom is the son of Mrs. Sisco of Seneca, Kansas, has a fine Chris tian character and a host of friends where he has lived. Baskets of pink roses and pink larkspur with bay's breath were used for decorations while theb ride's cake, a large three tier angel food, baked by Miss Etta James and beautifully decorated by Mrs. Olson centered the table. Miss Etta James was in charge of the serving of the refreshments. Seated at the table were Mrs. Alio Pratt, sister of the bride, who cut the ice cream, and Miss Mabel Men- denhall, who served the punch. The Misses Lois Davis, Leona Giles, and Veima Munn, cousins of the bride served the refreshments. The bride's cake was cut by the bride and each one was served a piece of it. Soon after the serving of refresh ments amid showers of rice and the well wishes of relatives and rreinds, the bride and groom departed by auto for their home near Odell, Nebras ka where the groom is engaged In farming. HAS VESTS BACK Sheriff Komer Sylvester has had the two bullet proof vests returned to him that was captured some months ago in an abandoned car Just south of the city. The vests have been at Kansas City in the hands of the federal authorities together with the revolvers and automatics that were also discovered in the car, the guns being tested by the ballastlc experts. The two bullet proof vests are valued at something like 5200 and are of a modern and up to the minute type and forms a very fine ad dition to the equipment of the office of the sheriff to be used in an emer gency. Guy C. Burton of Palmyra was here Thursday for a short visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. H-Graves. NAMED A YEOMANETTE Mrs. Ben Albin of Union has re cently been made a yeomanette in Theodore Metcalf's great Navy of Nebraska. Mrs. Albin's election to the navy comes to her in recognition of service to her community. Before her marriage Mrs. Albin was Miss Eeula K. Hansen of Nebraska City and a teacher in the Nebraska City public schools. Since making her home in Cass county. She has been active in club and community work in the Lewiston community where she now resides. Cook-Geisler Wedding Takes Place at Omaha Former Popular Teacher in Platts month City Schools Married at Home of Parents. Miss Edith Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cook, became the bride of B. Errol Geisler, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Geisler of Sioux City, Wednesday evening at 8 at the home of her parents at Omaha. Rev. E. F. Hammond of the North Presbyterian church performed the ceremony before an altar of palms and baskets of white roses. Miss Dor othy Seivers sang and the wedding marches were played by Mrs. Ralph Downs, sister of the bride. The bride's gown was of blue crepe made very long with ruffled organdy cap sleeves extending to form the back of the gown. She carried a shower bouquet of white roses, blue larkspur and baby's breath. Miss Sally Dehims, her attendant, wore pale pink with a cape of ruffled or- smdy and carried pink roses, snap- dragoss. ' Baskets of pink roees and blue larkspur were used throughout the rooms. Earl Cook, brother of the bride, served as best man. Following the ceremony a recep tion was held. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. George Geisler of Sioux City, Miss Mary Cook and Mrs. Anna Martin of Blair, Henry Roher, Mr. and Mrs. William Seivers of Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs. Downs of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Barlow Nye of Lincoln, Miss Amanda Hiatt of Plattsmocth. After a trip to Minnesota the couple will be at home in Sioux City, la. GIVE FINE RECITAL From Saturday's Dally The piano pupils of Mrs. Lillian Freeman were presented last evening In a most delightful recital that af forded a musical treat for all who were present at the Freeman home. The home was decorated with roses and summer flowers to furnish a most artistic setting for the evening pro gram. The program embraced a large number of piano solos as well as duets given by the young people and skill ful rendition of the members reflect ed the greatest credit on the young people as well as their instructor. Those taking part were: Dolly Richardson, Carl Tiekotter, Marvin Peteriet, Maxine Nielsen, Ruth West- over, Clifford Gooding, Marvin Tritsch, Aimee Jane Thomas, Lois Bestor, June Griffin, Elizabeth Kas- per. Rose Mary Cloidt, Dorothy Mc Carthy, Janet Westover, Evelyn Lee Gooding, Anna Margaret McCarty. At the close of the evening dainty refreshments were served. RETURNS FROM MINNESOTA Attorney D. O. Dwyer, who for the past two weeks has been at Rochester, Minnesota, returned home Friday aft ernoon. Mr. Dwyer was at the Mayo clinic for the purpose of a general checkup of his condition, having been there a year ago undergoing treatment. He is feeling fine and the short course of treatment and exam inations has left hirn in excellent condition and he returns to his ex tensive law business with renewed vigor. Mr. Dwyer reports that Minnesota as well as Nebraska has been very dry and there has been much need of rain for the crops in all parts of the state. The heavily wooded sec tions there, however, do not allow the drouth condition to be so notice-. able as in this section or rather was before the recent rains. Nehawka Masons Hold Their Annua! Roundup Friday Large Number Present at Meeting Held at Auditorium Platts mouth People on Program. The members of the Masonh; lo.lge of Nehawka last evening held their annual roundup and social gather ing at the auditorium in that place and which was verly largely attend ed by the members and their fam ilies as well as a number from Plattsmouth, Weeping Water r.nd Union. The committee in charge had ar ranged for the presentation of a. large group of the Plattsmouth en tertainers and who gave a varied and much enjoyed program during the evening. The well known entertainers, Ray mond C. Cook and W. A. Bennett were ;present to give, their bicK face sketch and which brought a roar of applause from the delighted aud ience. Mrs. Robert M. Walling was pre sented in a number of piano accord- ian selections thr.t were most artis tically given. Herman L. Thomas, a past master of the Nehawka lodge was one ot the members of an all star cast of en tertainers and gave his celebrated "fan dance" in which he rival-ed Sally Rand at her best. Little Billie Rose Canterbury, youthful vocalist was heard in sev eral numbers and received her share of the appreciation of the audience for her fine work. Aimee Jane Thomas was one ot the younger entertainers with sev eral, piano selections to add to the pleasures of the program.- Billy Evers and Wallace Terry berry in a violin duet pleased the large audience with their fine offer ing. The Plattsmouth Masonic quartet was heard in several selections and this popular musical organization was at its best in the numbers that they contributed as their part of the evening program. Edna Covert, reader, of Omaha, was also on the program with sev eral fine numbers to add to the en joyment of the evening. The "roundup" was closed with the serving of ice cream and cake to complete an evening of real pleasure. ENJOY FAMILY REUNION The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Thimgan in this city was the scene of a very pleasant family re union Tuesday afternoon when the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Thimgan were here for a short visit. The occasion was arranged in honor of Ferdinand Rosenow of Clay Center, Kansas, who is here to visit for a short time. The occasion was featured by a very fine dinner arranged for the members of the party, which served to be one of the many pleasant fea tures of the day. Those to enjoy the evert were Fer dinand Rosenow, Clay Center, Kan sas; Emil Kuehn and family of Mur dock; Harry A. Williams : rul family of Elmwood; Frank Rosenow anU family of Wabash; Herman Kuehn and family of Elmwood; Karl Scfcei der and wife of Elmwood; Rudolph Kuehn and family of Murdock; Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Reeder of Platts mouth. DEATH OF MRS. HARRY WILES The death of Mrs. Ilsrry Wilen. 47, residing on a farm south of this city, occurred this mornins after an illness of some duration. Mrs. Wiles has been gradually growing worse until death came to her relief and she passed to the ever lasting rest. The deceased lady is survived by the husband and two daughters, one daughter living at Omaha and one residing with the parents at home. The body was brought here to the Sattler funeral home auc where the services will be held on Sunday after noon at 2:30. In their loss the family will have the deepest sympathy of the many friends in this community. "See It before you buy it."