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VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1934.
NO. 53
Death of A. H.
Graves at Age
of 94 Years
Long Time Resident and Member of
Pioneer Family, Dies at Home at
Murray Wednesday Evening
With the passing or Alexander
II. Graves, 94, at his home at Mur
ray last evening, one of the last of
the early pioneer residents of the
community, was taken from the
scene of the activities of his earthly
life.
Mr. Graves had long been one of
the familiar figures in this section of
Cass county where in his younger
days he served as a woodsman in
felling the trees for lumber that was
used in the construction of the first
homes in this locality. In later years
when the advance of civilization had
driven back the frontier of the old
west, he engaged in farming in the
Murray community.
Alexander H. Graves, son of Wil
liam and Mahala Graves, was born
in the state of Tennessee on Novem- j
ber 26. 1S40. and at the age of
twelve years was brought by his par
ents to Mills county, Iowa, where the
parents located and established their
home for a number of years. The par
ents came to Cass county In 1864 and
a year later the son and his bride
also located in the vicinity of Rock
Bluffs, then a thriving little river
city and with vision of becoming the
metropolis of the state.
Mr. Graves was married to Miss
Arminda J. Bomer, at Glehwood,
Iowa, on June 22, 1865, they s,oon
after coming to Nebraska, to make
their home.
There came to bless the - life of
Mr. and Mrs. Graves nine children,
one of whom died in infancy. Five
of the children with the aged widow
survive the passing of this good
man, they being Ed and George
Graves, Peru; J. H. Graves. Platts
mouth; Mrs. Sadie Vallery, Omaha:
Mrs. Emma Crawford, Coleridge, Ne
braska. Of the family of Mr. Graves there
were twelve children, of whom there
are three brothers and a sister to
mourn the passing of the eldest bro
ther of the family group, the Bur
vivors being J. D. Graves, Peru;
A. S. Graves, Rock Bluffs; Judge
Charles L. Graves and Mrs. Mary
Burnett of thi3 city.
There are also a large number of
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
to mourn the passing of the
patriarch.
The body was brought to this city
to the Horton funeral home and
where friends may call from 9 a. m.
to noon Friday.
The funeral services will be held
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Christian church at Murray
and with interment at the Rock
Bluffs cemetery.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELLIOTT
The funeral of Mrs. John W. Elliott
was held Thursday afternoon from
the First Methodist church, of which
the deceased had been a most devout
member for many years.
There were a large number of the
old friends present at the service to
pay their last tribute to this estim
able lady who had gone to rest.
Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the
church, in hi3 remarks paid tribute
to the life of the departed lady, her
Christian faith, and the hope that
those who are separated here may find
unity in the life beyond.
During the service, E. H. Wescott
played a number of the old hymns at
the organ.
The pall bearers were neighbors
and friends of the family, Fred and
David Rutherford, S. J. Million, C.
C. Wescott, Tom Will and Everett
Gooding.
HERE FROM DES MOINES
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Worsham of
Des
Moines, Iowa, arrived here
Thursday for a short visit with the
parents of Mrs. Worsham, Mr. and
Mrs. John Rotter and at the John
Kubicka home. They were accom
panied by Jack Kubicka, who has
been spending the summer at Des
Moines. This morning Mr. and Mrs.
Worsham motored to Lincoln to visit
with friends there in their former
home.
DRAWS NINETY DAYS
From Thursday's Daily
This morning in the county court,
Charles Reehle, a resident of Palmyra,
was arraingned on the charge of fail
ure to support a wife and minor child,
they being residents of Weeping Wat
er. The defendant stated that he had
been working but two days in the
past two years and unable to obtain
employment. An investigation of the
case showed that he had been engag
ed in some of the public works ac
tivities in Otoe county for some time.
The court, in view of the facts in the
case, gave the defendant a sentence
of ninety days in the county jail for
the offense.
Candidates
Filing Expenses
of Campaign
Small Amounts Are the Rule in the
Rocs for Various Offices in
County at Primary.
A number of the candidates at the
primary election have filed their re
port of expenditures In the office
of the county clerk as required by
law. The reports cover filing fees
and printing accounts as the sole ex
penditure of the race for office.
George E. Nickles, successful dem
ocratic candidate for state represen
tative, paid out $60 for the nomin
ation. In the contest for treasurer, J. L.
Stamp, successful democrat, paid out
$20.75 while H. L. Taplett for the
same office expended $24.75. John
E. Turner, republican candidate, paid
out only the filing fee, $5.
The filings In the race for register
of deeds shows that Mrs. Edna Shan
non, successful republican, paid out
$23. while Miss Lillian "White, dem-J
ocratic candidate, expended the, um
of $44.50.
C. E. Ledgway, unopposed for
clerk of the district court, paid out
only the filing fee, as did W. G.
Kieck, republican candidate for
county attorney. Harry K. Dwyer,
democratic candidate for the attor
neyship, paid out. $10. 49, including
the five dollar filing fee.
In the county clerk race B. G.
Wurl, democrat expended $16.10 and
George Sayles, the republican candi
date, the sum of $7, including the
filing fee.
Ed W. Thimgan is the only one of
the sheriff candidates to file his ex
penseu so far, he having paid outj
$75.55 in the race.
Fcr the democratic nomination for
state senator, Fred L. Carsten paid
out the sum of $42.35. j
In the race for county superin
tendent. Miss Jessie M. Robertson is
the only one so far to file her report,
$61.25 being expended.
W. H. Puis and R. D. Fitch for
assessor and survey, expended $5 and
$6 for the nominations.
County Commissioner E. B. Chap
man, in the second district expended
$12.50 for the democratic nomin
ation. VALPARAISO PARTIES WED
Wednesday morning at the St.
John's Catholic church in this city,
occurred the marriage of Miss Ada
Roman and Mr. Sigimund Bartek
both of Valparaiso, Nebraska.
The nuptial mass of the church
was celebrated by Father Marcelles
Agius, of Valparaiso, parish priest
of the young people and former pas
tor of the St. John's church.
Following the wedding ceremony
the bridal party motored to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benak, the
latter a cousin of the groom, where
a charming wedding dinner was en
Joyed by the members of the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartek will make
their home near Valparaiso where
the groom has been engaged In
farming.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express to our dear
friends and neighbors our heartfelt
appreciation for the many acts of lov
ing kindness and sympathy shown us
at the time of the death of our loved
one. Also, we wish to thank those
taking part In the funeral services
and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs.
Henry Ofe, Jr.; Mrs. Henry Ofe, Sr.,
and Family.
Preparing the
Parades as Part
of Fall Festival
S. Devoe, tLe Chairman of This
Portion of the Festival, Nov.
Working on Plans.
ThP t.l.nns fnr thf i.-.ll f o, i v:-
now progressing nicely as the opt-n-j successful nominee,
ing date of this annual event iz fast The total vote for this office, now
drawing near and the committees j ccmriete, and with the reduction of
that have the various events in hand ! tLe f ve vctes is Wurl Rosen
are getting busy on completion cf the j trar SI. or a majority for Mr.
last details. j v-"url cf sixty-five.
One of the committees that will!
have a great deal to do even before
the start of the festival is that of tha
parade committee of which L. S. De
voe is chairman. It was planned to
hold a series of four of these parades,
one to represent the pilgrims and
early settlers in New England, an-j
other to represent the pioneering ofj
the west, the covered wagon trails
of the great plains country of which
we are now a part, then the parade
of all nations, in which it is hoped
to have representatives of every na
tion of the world properly garbed and
fittingly carrying out their part. The
last of the parades it is planned will
be of a comical nature or a general
mardi gras offering in which fun
and frolic will be the order of the
day.
The opening event that will herald
the near approach of the fall festi
val will be a pony ball game to be
held on Thursday. August 30th, the
proceeds of which will go towards
the expense of the ether entertain
ments that will be a part of the fes
tival. CASS COUNTY FARMERS
UNION PICNIC A SUCCESS
...The ".Cass, County Farmers' Union
picnic was held at the Henry Vogt
park at his farm just northwest of
Elmwocd. It appeared as though the
day (Monday) set for the picnic was
going to prove a rainy day, as it be
gan raining In nice shape for a little
while and threatened during the en
tire morning. However, by noon, it
wa3 entirely clear, and as it was cool,
no nicer day could have been asked
for and many members and friends of
the Union gathered to enjoy the day,
which was a big success from a social
get-together standpoint and also in a
beneficial and inspirational way, be
cause of the excellent addresses that
were brought by those on the pro
gram. Aside from the excellent addresses,
which were of great interest and
brought messages well worth hear
ing, a big game of baseball was in
dulged in by two well picked teams of
the farmers and a hot contest was
held. The ball game wa3 one of the
interesting features of the day.
This annual picnic of the Cass
County Farmers Union is one of the
big events of the year and thi3 year
was no exception in spite of the
drouth and other discouraging condi
tions, and those who arranged the
program are to be congratulated.
HONOR RELATIVES
From Friday's Daily
At her lovely home on Elm street,
Mrs. W. H. Venner entertained her
sisters-in-law and nieces yesterday
afternoon.
Those who had the pleasure of be
nig present were, Mrs. Caroline Cole,
Mrs. Ida M. Cole, Mrs. C. L. Wiles
and daughter Alice, Mrs. Sherman
Cole, Mrs. Fred Trilety and daugh
ter, Nancy Jane, Mrs. Chester WTiles,
Mrs. Roy Cole and daughters, Eloise
and Mary Margaret Mrs. Glen Wiles,
Mrs. W. H. Venner, the hostess and
Mrs. Rose Lewis, her lady compan
ion. Mrs. C. C. Barnard, one of the
nieces was not present. She was re
membered by her aunt who sent her
a basket of lovely fresh fruit.
As little Nancy Jane Trilety is
Mrs. Venner's mother's namesake,
Mrs. Venner presented her a beau
tiful gold lined silver cup, with the
name Nancy Jane engraved on it,
which she appreciated very much.
All spent a most enjoyable after
noon visiting. At a suitable hour
Mrs. Venner served delicious refresh
ments consisting of brick ice cream,
cake and iced tea.
Phone the news to Mo. 6.
VOTE ON COUNTY CLERK
The canvassing board that has been
making the official count of the vote
cast at the primary election on Aug-
s
!i, have completed the demo
nd are nearing the end of the
republican vote.
The only office where the vote was
close was that on the democratic vote
for county clerk an-1 the board in
their canvass found an error of five
I m me VOie ci iur w. . un, ius
Select Teachers
to Fill the School
Vacancies Here
! Zilsa Eariictt Gage and Miss Yvonne
King, cf Lincoln, Selected to be
Members cf the Coros.
The board of education Thursday
evening took up the matter of the
filling of vacancies in the city teach
ing force occasioned by the resigna
tion of several fo the teachers that
had previously been elected.
In the position of teacher of Home
Economics, Miss Harriett Gage, of
Lincoln, was selected. Miss Gage will
also have charge of this physical edu
cation department for the girls of
the school. Miss Gage is a graduate
of the Nebraska university college of
agriculture and had had five years of
teaching, the last three being at El
gin, Nebraska. Mis3 Gage has been
very successful in specializing in
home problems for the girls that will
be in her department.'
Miss Yvonne King, Also of Lincoln,
was selected as a teacher In the
grades of the city schools. She is a
graduate of the University of Nebras
ka and has specialized in kindergar
ten and primary work at which she
has been very successful in her teach
ing assignments. Miss King has had
five years of active teaching in the
schools of the state and comes to
Plattsmcuth very highly recommend
ed. She will be assigned to the First
ward school, being re-opened this
year to care for the kindergarten and
primary grades.
FUNERAL OF A. H. GRAVES
From Friday's Dally
The funeral of Alexander H.
Graves, aged resident of Murray, was
held at the Christian church in that
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock
The body laid in state here at the
Horton funeral home until taken to
Murray for the last services.
Rev. Shubert, pastor of the Murray
church, conducted the services and
in his message brought words of
comfort to the members of the be
reaved family in the loss of the fath
er and grandfather.
Mrs. Hal Garnett and Mr. Frank
A. Cloidt of this city gave two num
bers that had been requested by
members of the family, "Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere" and "Whispering
Hope," Mrs. O. C. Hudson of this
city being the accompanist.
The interment was at the pioneer
burial plot at Rock Eluffs where rest
the old time friends and members of
the family of Mr. Graves.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
Glen Mason was arrested Thurs
day by Chief of Police Libershal and
charged with intoxication. In the
absence of Judge Charles L. Graves
from the city the matter was heard
before County Judge A. H. Duxbury
in his court. The defendant entered
a plea of guilty to the charge and
was given a fine of $10 and costs.
He was remanded to the custody of
Sheriff Homer Sylvester and lodged
in the county jail.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The many friends of C. E. Ledg
way, clerk of the district court, will
be pleased to learn that he Is steadily
improving now and recuperating
from the effects of being overheated
several weeks ago as well as a severe
fall he sustained at the time. Mr.
Ledgway is still at home resting but
is expecting to be able shortly to re
sume his work at the court house.
Cora Loans
are Extended to
January First
Bcnouers Must Sifm and Return
Form of Extension Agreement
Not Later Than Oct. 1.
A further extension cf the gov
eminent corn loans functioned by
Commodity Credit Corporation, from
September 1st to January 1st, 1935,
provided borrowers execute and re
turn to the Commodity Credity Cor
poration a prescribed form of exten
sion agreement by not later than
October 1st, was announced today by
officials of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration and Commodity
Credit Corporation.
To obtain this extension borrow
ers will be required to provide sat
isfactory storage for corn until
March 1st, 1935 free of cost to the
government, and in the event they
desire to sell their corn subsequent
to September 15th to first offer it
for sale at the local elevator market
price to such agency of the United
States government as Commodity
Corporation may designate by pub
lic announcement.
An extension agreement desig
nated as "C. C. C. Corn Form P"
Is now being printed and a copy will
be furnished to each borrower at
an early date.
If Commodity Credit Corporation
designates no agency of the federal
government to which the corn is to
be offered, or if the agency desig
nated does not accept the borrower's
offer immediately, the borrower will
be free to dispose of the corn in com
mercial channels, except that all
sales of pledged corn ether than to
a government - agency require the
consent of Commodity Credit Corpor
ation and Biust.be made in accord
ance with the procedure heretofore
approved, it was stated.
Chester C. Davis, administrator of
the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration and a member of the board
of directors of Commodity Credit
Corporation, in announcing the fur
ther extension said:
"Farmers who took tho 45
cent loans on sealed corn in
many instances require the
corn for their own feeding pur
poses, and have the opportun
ity, under the partial release
plan heretofore approved, to ob
tain such corn as they need for
this urpose by paying to Com
modity Credit Corporation 47
cents per bushel for the amount
sought to be reelased.
"The plan announced today
makes possible the orderly li
quidation of the stocks now held
under the government loans and,
as the need3 become manifest,
provides that the government
retain such corn as the borrow
er does not need for his own
use and make it available where
the need for it is the greatest.
"It is not the desire of Com
modity Credit Corporation, be
cause of the short crop, to con
tinue indefinitely the holding of
this corn nor freeze the stocks
accumulated under the loan.
The plan announced today will
make the corn available and at i
the same time give every con- i
sideration to the needs and de
sires of the individuals who
pledged it." ;
At present there are approximate
ly 186,000.000 bushels of com seal
ed on the farm and held under the
government loans. The largest
amount held since the loans were
made available was approximately
270,000,000 bushels.
KITTENBALL SCHEDULE
The kittenball schedule for the
week from .August 26 to September
1 has been announced by the com
mittee and will give a double head
er on each playing night in order to
clear the schedule for the fall fes
tival. On Tuesday and Thursday the first
games will start at 7:30 and the
second at 9 o'clock, owing to the Red
Sox practice.
Honday
6:00 p. m. Eagles vs. Bob Cats
8:00 p. m. Packers vs. Peerless.
Tuesday
7 : 3 0 p. m. Legion vs. Home Dairy
9:00 p.m. Mynard vs. Rovers
Thursday
7:30 p. m. BREX vs. Bob Cats
9:00 p. m. Eagles vs. Ford V-8
Friday
6:00 p.m. Legion vs. Rovers
8:00 p. m. Orphans vs. Chevrolet
VISITING OLD FRIENDS
From Saturday's Dally
Mrs. John Kopia, for many years
a resident of this city, is here to
visit over the week end as a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Rotter, old time neighbors. Mr. and
Mrs. Kopia for many years conducted
a grocery store at Fifteenth and
Main streets and have a large circle
of acquaintances among the old
friends. In recent years they have
resided at Des Moines where their
daughter Mrs. Frank Lorenz, re-.
sides.
Mrs. Kopia accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Warsham of Des Moines
here and will return with them Sun
day.
Hotel Building
Being Placed in
Best of Shape
Joe Lapidus, Owner of the Build
ing, Is Busy with Extensive
Modernizing Plans.
The Hotel Riley has been the scene
of a great deal of activity the past
week as workmen are engaged in
making many changes and improve
ments on the interior of the build
ing that will make it modern in every
way.
The first steps in the cleanup and
remodeling is in the lobby of the
building and which, will bo made one
of the most attractive in any of the
small hotels of the state. The lobby
is to be entirely redecorated and the
wood work cleaned and varnished
and as well several changes made in
the arrangements. The desk and of
fice equipment of the lobby will be
changed to the west side of the room
near the entrance to the dining and
banquet room of the hotel.
Extensive changes will be made in
the wash and toilet room leading
from the lobby and which will be
modernized and placed in first clas3
shape.
The large stairway that leads to
the second and third floors will also
be redecorated and made an object
of beauty in the general decorative
plan.
New furniture for the lobby Is
planned as soon as the decoration is
completed and made ready for the
continuation of the program.
Mr. Lapidus is planning to carry
the improvement program to all
parts of the hotel and the private
rooms of the building will all re
ceive attention in being redecorated
and furnished as rapidly as possible.
The remodeling work 13 in charge
of Paul H. Wohlfarth, local contrac
tor and who Is doing a very fine job
of the contract.
The residents of the city can well
feel very happy over the interest
that Mr. Lapidus Is taking in his
property here and which he is to
make into a hotel well worthy of the
community.
STAGE DOUBLE HEADER
From Saturday ' Dally
The Home Dairy and the Bob Cats
last evening were pitted in the open
ing game of a double header at Ath
letic park. The game was one that
was hard fought from the opening
inning and resulted in the Home
Dairy being the victors by the score
of S to 7. Todd and Cady did the
hurling for the milkmen while Kaf
fenberger did a good Job for the
farmers. The game was marked by
considerable argument and Bill Ma
son, veteran Red Sox player, was the
storm center of the squabble.
In the second game of the evening
the Orphans had an easy time of the
contest with the Rovers, winning by
the score of 22 to 8. In the opening
portion of the game the Rovers were
threatening the Orphans and Rogers
of the Rovers had two home runs
during the game.
OPEN NEW PAVING
From Saturday's Dally
This morning the new paving on
No. 75, north of this city was open
ed for travel, completing the dream
of several years for a complete rib
bon of paving between this city and
Omaha. The paving and viaducts
make the section near this city one
of the best pieces of highway in the
state of Nebraska.
Evangelical
Church Meeting
to be Held Here
St. Paul's Church to be Hosts to the
Evangelical League and Sun
day School Workers.
St. Paul's Evangelical ehunh of
this city will be hosts to the Seventh
Annual Convention of the Evangelical
League and Sunday School Workers
of the Nebraska District, on August
27. 28 and 29.
"When is Our Christianity Vital"
will be the theme of the convention.
This theme will be introduced at the
opening service Monday evening at
8:00 o'clock, by the Rev. E. G.
Krampe, cf Plymouth, Wisconsin.
The following speakers and their
subjects will be heard during the
course cf the convention:
The Rev. E. G. Krampe, Plymouth,
Wis., August 27, 8:00 p. m. "When
is Our Christianity Vital?"
The Rev. Ralph C. Abele, St. Louis,
Mo. "What Beliefs are Basic to Vital
Christianity," August 28, 9:00 a. m.;
"What is Youth's Share in the Life
of the Church?" August 28, 2:00 p.
m.; "What Works are Signs of a Vital
Christianity?" August 29, 9:00 a.
m.
The Rev. A. J. Helm, Omaha, Nebr.
"What are the Implications of a Vital
Church Membership?" (Group I) on
August 28, 10:00 a. m.
Miss Irmingard Settler, Wichita.
Kansas. "What Should be the Church
School's Relation to Organized Chris
tianity?" (Group II) on August 2S.
10:00 a. rn.; "How Can the Church
School Build a Better Church ?'
(Group II), on August 28, 3:00 p. m.;
"How Can the Church and the Church
School Meet Today's Needs?" (Group
II) on August 29, 10:00 a. m.
The Rev. F. L. Rodenbeck, Lincoln.
Nebr. "Church and Leisure." (Group
I) on August 28, 3:00 p. m.
The Rev. W. Bechtold, Syracuse,
Nebr. "How is My Teaching Religion
Effective In the Lives of Boys and
Girls?" (Group II) on August 28.
3:00 p. m.
ENJOYING OUTING
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson and
family and Dr. R. P. Westover and
family, who are enjoying a six
weeks vacation in the west have
had a most delightful time, letters
to friends here state.
The Westover family are now at
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where they
have a cottage and are enjoying to
the fullest the delights of this popu
lar resort in the mountains.
The Robertson family have visited
many of the points of Interest in
California and spent a great deal of
the time with Miss Vesta Gray, sis
ter of Mrs. Robertson at her ranch
near Santa Rosa.
The Robertson family visited also
at Ukiah, California, with Robert
McKinley, uncle of Mr. Robertson,
and while they were at his home
the Westover family arrived to enjoy
a reunion for a few days before they
started on their separate tours of
the west coast country.
The outing party is expettel to
return home shortly aftor the flirt
of September.
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
Carroll V., son of the late V. V.
Leonard and Mrs. Leonard, of this
city, died at his home in Kansas
City, Missouri, Friday morning, Aug
ust 17th.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon, conducted by Ivanhoe
lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Kansas City,
of which Mr. Leonard had been an
active member for many years. The
burial was at the Mt. Moriah mem
orial cemetery.
Mrs. V. V. Leonard, mother of the
deceased and Miss Verna Leonard of
this city, were in attendance at the
services, also Mr. and Mrs. T. P.
Leonard nad D. C. Leonard of Om
aha. WILES FAMILY REUNION
The twenty-ninth annual reunion
of the members of the Wiles family
will be held on Thursday, August
30th, at Garfield park, Plattsmouth.
All members of the family are tord
ially invited to attend.