Nebr. State Historical Society
of
VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1935.
NO. CI
Several Projects
for Relief Work
are Considered
Crash Rock Plant, Road Improve
ment and Erosion Projects Over
County Are Considered.
The committee of business men
and Chairman A. L. Tidd of the
Workingmen's Council, discussed at
their recent meeting a number of
projects that may materially assist
in helping to relieve the unemploy
ment situation and provide work for
a large number in the trying months
of the winter season that we are now
entering.
One proposition that has Ueen dis
cussed is that of a rock crushing
plant that could use a great many
men in securing and preparing the
rock that could be stored until used,
in surfacing some of the secondary
roads that are now in bad shape at
each reoccuring period of bad weath
er.
The committee also considered the
erosion proposition as applying to
many places along the roads over the
county where work of this nature
carried out now would save money
in the future by checking the in
roads of the washing toward the
roads and which in time will make
necessary abandonment of some
road3 if not checked. This work
could be carried on during the win
ter season, furnishing employment
for a number of men and doing a
work that will later save the county
a groat deal of expense.
The construction or the roadway
along the bluffs of the Missouri river
southeast of this city is another of
the work projects that has been dis
cussed and which would give a great
deal of labor to the men of the com
munity In making a much needed
highway to a section of the county
that at the present time is very dif
ficult to reach. This would also
make an attractive and scenic drive
In the summer for the residents of
eastern Nebraska and give them the
opportunity of enjoying the rugged
beauty of the bluff country of the
state.
These projects will be discussed
with the board of county commis
sioners at the session on Wednesday
of this week and at which time J. E.
Wood of the FERA office at Lincoln
has promised to attend and with the
local committee discuss the full scope
of the work and what part the gov
ernment agencies might have in im
mediate relief program.
If the work program can be car
ried on In January, February and
March, other spring and summer
work should be able to relieve the
burden and place many at work that
at the present time are finding dis
couragement in their efforts to se
cure the means of livelihood for
themselves and their families.
A DESERVED HONOR
Old time friends here of Max
Adams, will be pleased to learn that
he has been again selected as the
chief clerk of the Nebraska house of
representatives, a position that he
bo capably held the past session. Mr.
Adams was a member of the house
for several terms from the Howard
county district and has a high stand
ing among the legislators of both po
litical parties.
Mr. Adams is a son of Mrs. W. T.
Adams of this city and was born and
reared in this community, where he
has a host of friends and acquain
tances . lie has made his home in
Howard county, however, for a great
many yars and was very successful
in hi3 work as a farmer in that sec
tion of the state.
Ills election by the practically
unanimous vote was a tribute to his
excellent work in the past In the
legislative sessions.
VERY PLEASANT EVENT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert
C. Deal has been made very happy
by the birth of a fine little daughter
that came to their home on Thurs
day. The mother and little one are
doing nicely and the event has
brought a great deal of pleasure to
the members of the family. Mrs.
Deal was formerly Miss Leila Vro
man and the new babe has added
that of great grandfather to L. E.
Vroman of this city.
APPOINTED CONSTABLE
Frcm Monday's Dally
John M. Meisinger, who for the
past two months has served as con
stable for the county court as well
as for Judge C. L. Graves, was today
reappointed to this position. The
new appointment is for a term of
two years starting on the new year
and Mr. Meisinger will continue in
this work in which he has made
such a splendid record in the time
that he has filled the office.
The many friends are pleased to
learn of his reappointment and feel
confident that the office will be in
the best hands In the future.
Lancaster Man
President of the
County Attorneys
Farley Yonng Is Named to Position;
Crime Detection Is One of
Chief Subjects.
Farley Young of Lincoln, deputy
county attorney in Lancaster, was
elected president by the convention
Saturday night of the Nebraska
County Attorneys association at Om
aha, which heard a series of
speeches cn latest crime detection
methods.
Rush G. Clark of Scottsbluff, was
elected first vice president; Harry
L. Lehman of Trenton, second vice
president; Hyle Burke of West Point,
secretary; Carroll Thompson of Ful-
lerton, treasurer, and Arthur Bur-
bridge of Bloomfield, and Fae Pol
lock of Stanton, executive commit
tee members.
County Attorney W. G. Kieck of
this city was In attendance at the
sessions.
Fred" E. Inbau, instructor in the
crime detection laboratory of North
western university, at Chicago, Sold
how John Dillinger's attempt to
make his fingerprints unresognized
proved futile. He showed enlarged
pictures of the dead gangsters
fingerprints, made before and after
death, and pointed out how acid had
been applied in an attempt to oblit
erata them. ,-
To illustrate ballistics work, he
showed how shells were Identified
under a microscope in the Sacco
Venzetti cases andhow election cor
ruption in Chicago was exposed by
examination of the markings on tally
sheets which disclosed that they
could not have been made In the
normal way of counting votes, one
at a time.
Rush C. Clark recommended that
a fourth and lower degree of homi
cide be provided under which per
sons involved in auto deaths be pros
ecuted when the county attorney
deems it Impossible to convict on
manslaughter.
He urged also that legal means
be provided for searching for wea
pons, that coroners Juries be abol
ished, and that the entire county at
torney system be replaced with the
district attorney system.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
Miss Harriett Gcos was hostess on
Monday evening to a group of school
friends at a very charming jNew
Year's party. The members of the
group spent the time in playing
hearts and at which a great, deal of
enjoyment was derived. Prizes were
won by Eleanor Minor and Donald
Cotner.
The young people greeted the ar
rival of the year 1935 with songs
and cheers as the old world advanced
another stride along the path of time.
The home was very attractive in
the Christmas decorations whose
beauty added to the scene.
At an appropriate hour dainty
and delicious refreshments were
served to add to the enjoyment of
the members of the group.
ORDERED FROM CITY
From Monday's Dally
Two ladies that claimed Omaha as
their home address, paid a call to
this city today for a short time until
Chief of Police Joe Libershal gave
them an edict that they had better
return to the metropolis rather than
attempt to ply the oldest of all pro
fessions in our little city. The
ladies heeding the advice of the chief
disappeared to the north in the di
rection of Nebraska's largest city.
Urges Road
Work to Assist
1 Tv SWl, ftTi!X i
UfilCliipiOycQ
W. P. Nolte Urges Now Is Time to
Have Work Done on Secondary
Reads of the County.
Editor Plattsmouth Journal:
It was with much interest to read
the recent article appearing in the
.Tnnrnsit in rpf.iri's tr tli tipwIv rre -
- - - -
ated working mens' council, and
their plan toward road building.
Everyone, who, of necessity trav
eled our dirt roads the past two
months, will appreciate almost any
thing that sounds like good roads.
Farmers have found it very ex
pensive and difficult to bring their
farm produce to market and ex
change for things your merchants
have to sell.
It would seem that the Ad clubj
and Chamber of Commerce could per
form no greater service to the com
munity at large, than to get whole
heartedly behind a program of build
ing secondray roads for its trade
territory, eastern Cass county.
I know of no area that is so rich
ly endowed with road building ma
terial, such as rock, gravel and ce
ment, and yet find its roads In such
shamefully neglected, and deplorable
condition as are found in Nebraska's
garden spot, eastern Cas3 county.
Our gravel deposits are rapidly be
ing depleted to build roads else
where. Since highway No. 75 is com
pleted and paid for from our gas tax,
we find it being used not to haul
farm products over, but, largely used
to haul away the rock deposits, to be
dumped in the river; not on our read
beds.
You need only to drive to Minno-
sota and eastern South Dakota to see
what has been done, In the past
eighteen months, in the way of road
building by relief workers, and at
very little cost to the counties. In
South Dakota 99 of the people
work for their relief, and most of it
is road construction: a planned sys
tem of secondary roads, while we in
rich Cass county continue to floun
der around in mud and snow drifts.
Even the snow fences that protected
the west Mynard road in past win
ters, have mysteriously disappeared
this season, and what a road we
have.
If only the board of education,
members of road committee. Cham
ber of Commerce and county com
missioners could picture their pri
vate cars being driven daily over
these frozen rads, to transport the
80 rural boys and girls seeking an
education in your high school; only
then can the price we pay be fully
appreciated.
Why doesn't our county own some
gravel pits, a rock crusher and a few
used trucks and permit the unem
ployed workmen to build roads?
When prosperity returns it will orig
inate on the farms of this nation, so
why not a decent secondary road sys
tem for the farms of Cass county,
now? W. F. NOLTE.
POLICE HAVE BUSY TIME
From Monday's Daily
Last evening was a very busy one
for the members of the night police
force, a number of the residents of
the city being engaged in combat
at several points In the main part
of the city.
One of the battles occurred on
South Sixth street and which was
the only one that resulted seriously
as one of the combatants received a
cut on the lip and also a severe gash
on the back of the head when knock
ed down by his opponent. These will
probably have their day in court as
soon as the chief offender is located.
Another battle occurred near Sixth
and Vine streets and on Washington
avenue two youths engaged in com
bat without serious results and they
made their getaway before the ar
rival of the law on the scene.
CONDITION SERIOUS
Mr., and Mrs. L. W. Lorenz were
at Lincoln Sunday where they visit
ed their daughter, MIbs Alice, who
Is in very grave condition at the
hospital there. The patient had ral
lied somewhat when the parents
were at the hospital but very little
hope of her recovery is entertained.
ORCHESTRA MEETS BAD LUCK
Monday night a .group of four
colored men, musicians and enter
tainers arrived in the city with the
Purpose- of furnishing sweet music
at one of the local eating places.
j When the orchestra arrived here they
found that the date was all off and
that they had come on a fruitless
mission. The group played at a
nuniber cf the local beer taverns un-j
til closing time and then were given j
shelter
at the city J.'Il until the
break of day when they took their
iWUV UaCiv to tile
bis
i
river.
Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Chilcot
Paid a Tribute
Union People Enjoy Day With Neigh
bors in Observance of Golden
Wedding1 Anniversary.
The second celebration of the gol -
den wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry,
Chilcott was staged at their home
on Sunday, Dec. 30 when a group of
their neighbors came into offer their
felicitations and spend a merry day
together, as they could not be there
on the previous Sundayt Dec. 23, the
date of the wedding.
The guests each brought a cov
prprl rllsh rnntainlnar Kfi:ji flplw-.iov
, . .v. . , ' . .
to supplement the more substantial'
, , , . ... ... .
an appetizing cafeterian dinner was
served ,to which all did ample jus
tice. The day was happily spent in con
versationfl singing familiar songs,
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Sn6dgras3 and Mrs. Geo. Welch.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Snavely, Mr. and. Mrs. Carl
Snavely, Mr. and Mrs.'i tarry Qobel
nian, Mr. and Mrs.' Nels Madsen,
Moss McCarroll and family, Lee Far
rls and family, Homer Snodgrass and
family and Mrs. Jessie Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Comer, all or near
Union and Mr. and Mrs. George
Welch of Omaha, who surprised the
family by coming down on Saturday
evening to remain over for Sunday.
SCOUTERS' LUNCHEON
A luncheon and meeting of Scout
ers (adult leaders) of the Arbor Lodge
district, comprising 'Nemaha, Otoe
and Cass counties, is to be held at Ne
braska City Friday evening. The
luncheon, to be served at the Grand
Hotel, is scheduled to begin at 7:00
o'clock sharp and will be followed by
a business meeting of importance to
consider plans for the holding of a
district Scout circus in the spring.
This matter was brought up at the
October business meeting, attended by
representatives frcm but a very few of
the town3 in the district, and passed
on to the November court of honor at
Nehawka, where likewise the attend
ance was not large. Scheduled to be
settled at the December meeting held
on Wednesday evening, the 19th, it
had to be again postponed when only
a few were present. Now, at this spec
ial caUed meeting and dinner, it is ex
pected representatives will be present
from every town in the district that
maintains one or more Scout troops.
A group of seven or eight from
Platt3mouth is planning on attending
the meeting, including Scoutmasters
Larson and Reeder, Scout Executive
E. II. Wescott and all members of the
Legion troop committee.
Plans are to hold the Scout Circus
in Memorial building at Nebraska
City, some time in April, with each
troop and pafrol in the district as
signed a certain definite task to per
form. A3 considerable time is requir
ed for rehearsing the different acts,
it is desired to get the matter defi
nitely settled now, instead of waiting
for the Louisville court of honor on
January 15th, with its possibility of
only a few towns be? g represented.
VISITING nx
CITY
Mr. and Mrs. R jftond Haith, of
Davenport, Nebraska, are In the city
for a visit at the home of Mrs. Haith's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mei
singer. They are seeking a new loca
tion as Mr. Halth has disposed of
his bakery in Davenport and expects
to engage in this work in some other
locality.
1
HE
City Gives Noisy
Welcome to the
New Year 1935
Midnight Signalized Greeting to the
New Year and the Farewell to
the One Closing.
The residents of the city gave a
noisy welcome at the stroke of the
j midi:ight hour to the advent of the
town up ine.jew year of 1935 and the farewell
I to the year just closed and now a
ipart of the history cf the past
In the downtown district the wel
conc was especially demonstrative
a3 the annual firemen's ball had at
tracted a crowd of several hundred
who joined in the demonstratiodn
and noise and fun that prevailed as
the dancers rushed on the streets to
join other noise makers in their
greetings to the infant year just
starting.
The firemen's dance wa3 one c.
the largest that has been held and
xvas one that a11 enjoyed until a late
h?"r' the Iell's Bcl,s" orchestra fur-
iusiung me music ior me pleasant
social gathering. Favors and noise
makers were distributed to the danc
ers and which aided in making the
demonstration even more cf a suc
cess than otherwise.
The coming of the New Year was
also made the occasion of watch par
ties over the city, the Evangelical
Young People's League of tl
.. . . .
Paul s church holding a Pocir.l
the St.
even
ing at the church to greet the com
mg of the new year. The earlier
part of the evening was given over
to social activities with a large num
ber of the congregation joining the
League members in the meeting. As
the approach of the midnight hour
drew near the time was given over
to devotional thoughts on the com
ing year and Its-Import to all of the
world. -
Large parties of the local people
were at Omaha where the hotels,
night clubs and theatres were offer
ing special New Year's eve programs
and entertcinment to fittingly ob
serve the coming of 1935.
The New Year has brought with
it the usual flock of resolutions and
which for the next few days should
make the persons reforming real
good boys and girls while the resolu
tions last.
SURPRISE FOR M. E. PASTOR
Sme cf the members of the ladies'
aid of Union, having discovered that
December 24th was the 3Sth wedding
anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. B. N.
Kunkel, a surprise was planned for
them at the close of the Christmas
program on Christmas eve. Aided
J and abetted by their daughter, Mrs.
Snodgras3, some of the members of
the society with their families slip
ped over to the parsonage where all
was dark, entered the house and
procuring a number of tin pans, etc.
proceeded to stage an impromptu
charivari just as the pastor and wife
were returning from the church.
After a half hour of Jollity the
guests repaired to their homes leav
ing a substantial sum of money and
gift3 of other things as a reminder
that Chrlstma and a wedding anni
versary were being celebrated at the
same time.
CHECK TAX IS REMOVED
From Tuesday's Dally
Effective today, the federal tax on
checks is removed, and it will no
longer be necessary to add 2 cents to
each check stub in computing your
tank balance. The tax is said to have
yielded a considerable amount of
revenue, but caused much difficulty
in computing, as every bank in the
country was charged with collecting
it from their individual depositors and
remitting the proceeds therefrom to
the government. Counter checks or
withdrawal vouchers cashed by the
depositor at the payee's window were
exempted from the charge and that
added to the complications of collect
ing the small sums each month from
individual depositors.
VISITS IN CITY
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leacock of
Lincoln with their family, were here
over Saturday and Sunday as guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Yeliek, parents of Mrs. Leacock.
ENTERTAINS AT DINNER
Mrs. D. C. Morgan, Avho makes
her residence at the Hotel Platts
mouth, on New Year's day enter
tained at a very pleasant dinner
served at the hotel and which she
had arranged for the other residents
of the hotel. Mrs. Morgan arranged
the delicious goose dinner and which
served to make a most appropriate
New Year's treat. Mrs. Morgan has
arranged several of these pleasant
affairs in the past and they are al
ways looked forward to with pleasure
by the guests of the hotel.
Murdock Store
Visited Sunday
by Burglars
A. J. Tool Harness Shop Again Visit
ed by Night Raiders; Secure
Small Amount cf Goods.
From Monday's Daily
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was noti
fied this morning of the fact that
the harness shop of A. J. Tool, at
Murdock, had been visited by rob
bers some time Sunday night.
The party or parties had made
their entrance to the building by
means of a rear window and had been
able to make away with some of the
stock of the shop, the exact amount
of which had not been checked thor
oughly by the owner at the time the
sheriff was notified.
The sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
Walling drove to Murdock to en
deavor to secure fingerprints or oth
er clues that might give a line on
the parties that might have been in
volved in the breaking and entering.
This is the second time that the
harness shop has been robbed as
Murdock has been visited a great
many times in recent .years by these
robber gangs who have ... sati i
the different stores at various times,
In an attempt to rob one of the
stores two years ago one of the rob
bers was killed in a fall as he at
tempted to escape from the officers
who were awaiting their coming.
GREAT SUCCESS
The Chop Suey Supper given at
Adolph Geise's place New Year's eve
at his restaurant and fountain lunch
service, was beyond all expectations.
While preparations were made for a
large number of patrons some were
necessarily disappointed at a late
hour. However, Mr. Geise advises
this supper will be repeated at some
near future date and In such a man
ner as to reflect a real credit on
the service he Is prepared to give
his many friends and patrons.
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. How
ard Davis was the scene of a very
pleasant party of friends on Mon
day evening, the members of the
party enjoying the welcoming of the
new year of 1935. The evening was
spent in games and entertainment
that proved most entertaining until
the close of the evening when dainty
refreshments were served. Those
who enjoyed the occasion were Mr.
and Mrs. Justus Lillie, Jr., Miss
Bernice Arn and Mr. Albert Kraeger.
HERE FROM CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. Val Burkel have the
pleasure of having a holiday visit
from their son, Robert Burkel, of
Chicago, who arrived here Monday
to spend a few weeks with the rela
tives and old time friends. Mr. Bur
kel has made his home at Chicago
for the pa3t several years and has
been very successful in his work
there and this i3 the first opportunity
that he has had for a long time to
visit with the home folks.
ENJOYING VISIT
James G. Mauzy and son, James,
Jr., returned home Sunday from
Kearney where they have been visit
ing for the week end at the home of
Mrs. T. J. Todd, sister of Mr. Mauzy.
They report that Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mauzy, who are spending the win
ter at Kearney with their daughter,
are both in excellent health and en-
joying very much their stay In the -
west Nebraska city, altho missing
many of the old friends.
Eastern Star
Installs Officers
Tuesday Evening
Mrs. Raymond C. Cook, VTorthy Pa
tron of Home Chapter Large
Number Attend Meeting.
Home Chapter, No. 189, On'er of
Eastern Star, hold their installation
of officers at the lodge rooms in the
Masonic building Tuesday evening.
An unusually largo number were in
attendance.
Preceding the installation the
members of the chapter enjoyed a
fine covered dish luncheon in the
banquet room that proved a fitting
start of the evening of greate st in
terest to all.
In the installing Mrs. Glenn Val
lery, past matron, served as Iiittall
ing officer, Mrs. Ralph Wiles, past
matron as marshal and Mrs. A. II.
Duxbury, past matron as ceremonial
chaplain. The officers of the chap
ter Installed were as follows:
Worthy Matron Mrs. R. C. Cook.
Worthy Patron L. S. Devoe.
Associate Matron Mrs. L. W.
Niel.
Associate Patron George Hetrick
Secretary Miss Clara Weyrich.
Treasurer Miss Mary Petersen.
Conductress Mrs. C. L. Wiles.
Associate Conductress M r s.
Floyd Decker.
Chaplain Mrs. Martha Petersen.
Marshal Mrs. W. L. Seyboldt.
Organist Mrs. L. S. Devoe.
Warder Mrs. Geo. Lushinsky.
Sentinel W. II. Wehrbein.
Adah Miss Christine Soennich
sen. Ruth Mrs. Leonard Born.
Esther Mrs. Richard Beverage.
Martha Mrs. F. L. Barkus.
Electa Mr3. W. F. Evers.
HOLD WATCH PARTY
The members of the Christian
chuich Sunday school and church
congregation held a very, pleasant,
watch party at the church on Mon-
day night. The members of the
party spent the earlier portion of the
evening in a delightful song service
as well as scripture reading and
prayers as the hour for the opening
of the New Year arrived.
With reverence the members ct
the watch party greeted the new
year that all are looking forward to
with hope for the betterment of con
ditions and the advancement of the
church.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
Monday afternoon C. E. Ilouke
was arraigned in the court of Judge
Charles L. Graves, charged with fight
ing and disturbing the peace. Tho
man wa3 charged with having been
engaged in fighting on South Gth
street and with having beaten up a
man named Thompson. After the
facts in the case were presented to
the court, a fine of $5 and costs was
assessed against Mr. Houke, the to
tal amount being $8.50 to appease
tho injured feelings of Jiutice.
SMALL FIRE SUNDAY
The fire department was called to
the extreme south port of tho city
Sunday by an alarm that the rrti
dence property, occupied by th; Wil
liam Davis family vas on fire Neigh
bors, however, had rrllie.l and the
small fire was put out befo:e tl)e de
partment arrived and with little
damage to the property. The lire
was caused it is thought from an
overheated stove.
RETURNS TO DUTY
George F. Swatek, who ha3 been
spending the holiday season here
with his parents, Mr. and Mis. W. A.
Swatek, as well as the many old
time friends and acquaintances, re
turned Tuesday to Hastings. Mr.
Swatek has been engaged in engi
neering highway work for the high
way department of Nebraska for the
past year.
VISIT AT LINCOLN
County Treasurer and Mrs. John
E. Turner and daughter, Dorothy
Jean, with Mrs. C. M. Sommerfield
of Hugo, Colorado, were at Lincoln
New Yearfs day. Th,ey wer the
guests of A. T. Bedson, brother of
Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Sommerville
for the day, returning home last
evening.