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J ,. y 01 i PAGE TWO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933. PIATTSKOUTH SEJTI - WEEKLY JOTHOTAL t : r 1? Plaftsmouth Journal PUEUSEED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTS1I0UTH, NE32ASKA Entered at Postoffiee, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-cla3S mall matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PKICE ?2.C0 A YEAS IN FIEST POSTAL ZONE Kiibjcribers living in Second Postal Zone, $2.50 per year. Beyond t00 miles, $3.uo per year. Hate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.4) per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. abasli News' result only three were present and tlie meeting could net be held. Last : .Monday a second trial was made, but j as a large number went to a sals at lai ry A. V whams, of cast or eep- to -. . ., j. 1 1 - .. 1 i. i-B uuiei, was u vioiiui i.i t u uu last Monday, advertising a sale which lie ir, to hold at his home on Febru ary 4th. Carl Rcichart, of near Murdock, was a business visitor in Wabash last Tuesday afternoon, having some mat ters of business to look after at the "Wabash elevator. Earl Dennett, Alvo merchant, was in Wabash last Monday posting bills f c r a farm sale which he is to hold in the near future. Mr. Bennett has but lccently acquired a mercantile busi ness in Alvo and will give up farming to lock after the same. Orville Cerbeling was dressing a Lecf last Mondnv. disnnsinrr nf tbrrni quarters. Two of them went to Elm wood while the third was sold to Les ter Bothwcll, Mr. Gerbeling retaining the balance for himself. Henry Ger Icling also dressed one, keeping half of it and giving a quarter to each of his two daughters. i to get the stockholders together i being made. This time, the meeting is! tailed for Tuesday evening, February 5, ct 7: SO. It won't take long to! i transact the business, but there must j be a quoroum present and all stock- holders are urged to attend. Attended Brotherhood Meeting There were a number of the people cf Wabash in Weeping Water last Wednesday evening, attending the county-wide meeting of the various (hurch brotherhoods. A total of 2S0 men were present for the banquet which was held in two churches and the program that followed, when all were grouped together in the audi torium of the Congregational church. These from Wabash who attended were Sherman Hardaway, Martin II. Eornemcior, Rev. C. F. Weber, Wil liam Rueter and son and Henry S.h-lueter. Grand Prairie Club. The Grand Prairie club met at the heme of Miss Edna Luetchens to hold their meeting on Jan. 22. Twelve members and three visitors were pres ent. A very interesting demonstration ! on mailing rugs was given by cur project leaders. Our next meeting will be at the home of Bernice Cehlerking Feb. 10. The club held a Christmas party on Dec. 27 at the home of Herman Wcnclt. Most of the club members and" their families were in attend ance. Everyone present had a very fine time. CLUB REPORTER. Chicago Lady Dies at Home of Union Relative: Mrs. Catherine Boss While Visiting Eer Sister, Anna Bauer, Taken 111 and Passes Away. The death cf Mrs. Catherine Ross, G3, of Cak Park, Illinois, occurred on Thursday night at Union, where she had been visiting at the homei of her sister, Anna Bauer, alter an illness of three months from heart trouble. Mrs. Res'? was born January 14, 1872, in Lincoln, Neb., the daughter jof Elizabeth and Franz Bauer. She was married :n Chicago to Owen L. i Ross October 10, 1SD3. Mrs. Ross lived in Oak Park, 111., i for -30 years, having returned to Union to visit a few months ago. She died at thr home of Mrs. Bauer. She is survived by her husband of Oai: Park; one son, Richard B. Ross, j also of Oak Park; "two sisters, Mrs.! Anna Eauar of Union and Mrs. Lucy Chase of Omaha, and three brothers. Frank and Joe Bauer of Union and Emery Bauer cf Mcnlo Park, Cali fornia. Mrs. Ross was a member of the Episcopal church. Funeral services will be held at GATITEU MANY FOULS A total of G4 fouls was the unusual feature cf the basketball game be tween A. L. of Council Bluffs and Glenwood high on the armory l'ioor at Glenwood Wednesday evening. Referee Mumper of Tabor was kept busy calling fouls which prolonged the game. Glenwood collected 31 fouls and A L. 33, which is identical with tho score of the game, the visiters defeat ing Glenwood by a 33 to 31 score. Tlie Bsrifct Corner! Pacific Junction Farmer Severely Burned Thursday vilkam Stnckland Badly Burned When He Throws Kercsenc on Embers in Stove. i 1 1 1 " " "" 1 j IV i. fcu j V.ia.o S J. Ux , Cent Briui rights fun ml, Z- IT IW ft -v n - V . --.v i&jr.Lg&i-jL SsumtKngrr. - tff f f It-si;? V?l P.-"'.tX-fik 1 William Strickland, 55, farmer living some four miles east cf thm city on the Iowa side of the Missouri river, was badly burned Thursday at his home in an explosion and fire that destroyed his eight room house. Mr. Strickland was attempting to hurry along a fire in a cook stove, throwing kerosene onto smouldering rmibcrs. The can exploded and the unfortunate man was sprayed with :he burning oil, he running scream- I ENTERTAIN FOU FRIEND Suffers Severe Tall While Henry 11. Cerbeling was out watering the chickens one cold morn ing, he turned around suddenly and in r-o doing caught his foot on a board causing him to fall. His head j ar.d face eziv.o in contact with part rt the building, causing a severe lac erntirm, a blackened eye and other ; in bruise j, both there and on the leg that i be ame entangled in the projecting timber. lie improving from the ef fects cf hie, injuries, however. Wednesday Mrs. II. A. Schneider, irs. John F. Wolff and Mrs. Phillip Ilirz, entertained very pleasantly at the heme of Mrs. Schneider in honor of Mrs. S. S. Chase, of Holyoke, Colo rado, who is visiting in the city. The members of the party rpent the time in bridge and at which a great deal of pleasure was derived by the members cf the party. In tho playing Mrs. E. A. Wurl received high score, Mrs. J. F. Warga, sec ond, and the guest prie was award tad to Mrs. Chase. At the close cf the artcrnoon a much enjoyed luncheon was served by the hcctes-ses to hpirlit.pn tho pleasures of the occasion. Baptist church with Rev. W. A. Tay lor and Rev. B. X. Kunkel in charge, Pallbearers will be Frank Bauer, Joe Bauer, Wellington Chase, Tom Chase, Paul Chase and Howard Hansen. Burial will be at West Union cemetery. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS Union Sunday at 2 o'clock at the ng from the house out into the open. The wife who was also in the kitchen, ran out to assist in extin guishing the f.amcs in the clothing if the unfortunate man. Two sons, Joe 21, and Ted, 18, asleep in an upstairs room were aroused by the ccreams of the parents, escaped thru a window and slid down porch posts '.o safety. The members of the family gave the father first aid and had him taken ;o the Mercy hospital at Council 31uffs v. here he was reported late Thursday night as being in critical condition. - The Pacific Junction fire depart ment was called to the scene of the Hre but it had gained too much head way and the house was completely destroyed. Miss Edna ADMIT VvTLL TO PROBATE la the cemnty court Friday a hear g was had on the admission cf le Petersen enter tained a group of her school friends at her home on Thursday evening. The evening was spent in playing games. In the "Flea" contest the winners were Miss Rachel Robert son and Wm. Carey, and the conso lation prizes were won by Miss Tex Bates and Edward Hadraba. Miss Ruth Xadine Stutsman and CSrant Howard were winners in the game cf Beano. All those who were not fortunate enough to win in these games cut for a prize, Carl inking t;:e winner. After the games, refreshments were served by Mrs. J. C. Petersen, Jr., as sisted by her niece, Miss Florence Schutz, and her daughter, Shirley Ann. MORE LAND FOR CANAL Columbus, Xeb. tative contracts FORMER RESIDENT ON AIR Are Trying Again At the iirst attempt to hold a-jueel-ing ot" the stockholder.-, of the Wa bash elevator, the weather man put i:p a vigorous protest and provided a right so cold and stormy that' only throe made their appearance th? i will cf the late John W. uuLtvstfd. i lie r.eii-3 ci tne estate j directors of th agreed on a settlement of the latter power district and the opposition to the admission of the will was withdrawn. Eight more tcn- for purchase oft i t,C JOi Lilt: l'JIU 1.1 Ll . V 1 t'llij.t' 71. . T-,li . , T . , j i caii'fu I'laiismoiii n, una some yeurs hugi.3, i power canal have been approved by! liter Tvssitripiiiatefi at Missouri TT. "Tiny" Xewland, a son cf Mr. and Mrs. Emory Xewland, former resi dents of this city, has been engaged in radio work for the past several years on the west coast and the fol lowing taTlen from the Los Angeles Times tells a little of the work of Mr. Xewland: "Radiography: The gargantuan 'ad you see limned here today is not l football coach. He's Tiny Xewland. a singer. . . . First saw the light of day at a whistle-stop in Xebraska 5T Alvo news Loup river public Wears his hat like Eing Crosby. From Saturday's DnMy Attorney Carl D. Ganz, cf Alvo, was in the city today to look after some matters at the court house for a few hours and visiting with his As a many friends in the city. Thi firr.iTr-iit tr, fnriv. i motlier good singer. ... Is an old I - .... 1 . i ! .1 1 I. . . "" . ru UJ ... Played at the Majestic with t.acio procurer. Approval came as j Coniedlan E E. norton, spent eigh u.-rc.crs oi ine district were prcpar- ; tcen-odd months at KHJ, some ing to institute condemnation nro- months at KOL in Seattle. ... Takes .... himself Two little children cf Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foreman have been cuite sick. being under the tare cf the family doctor. Earl Bennett was over the county last week pelting and distributing bills for the sale which he will hold in the near future. Eddie Craig and wife, ot" Murdock, were guests last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Friends, who reside north of town. Edwin Hamton, cf Waveriy, was a visitor m aivo ia.,t Wednesday, corn iag over to iran.au seme business with his friend, John Banning. W. A. Illine, of Lnuol.i, lepresen- ;eiitc-r i'apor ccm- the amputation of an infected foot. Jchn B. Skinner, who has been spending the winter at Fullerton with the mother of Mrs. Skinner, returned tc Alvo last week and will remain, engaging in the trucking business. The lack of a crop last summer is making business in this line very quiet. Mrs. the mother Skinner will remain with for another month. cec.ure against several land owners ! who had refused to accept appraisals as a basis of purchase. seriously and Daily Journal 15c dcp week. Crowned King and Queen of American Skaters r A; Jm V NX M ' -;- 1 UW.....r.. , 1 , - . can t stand rascals who kid him. . . . Sings with case. . . . Good friend Charlie Hamp shoved him into radio here on the Coast. . . . Tune in KMTR any Mon day or Wednesday at 9:15 p. m. (Fri day at 9:30) to get an earful of this Man-Mountain Bean vocalist." RETURNS FROM T Mr. and Mrs. F. just returned from .Marvin Swanson, above, of Minneapolis, and Kitty , ??C?V Klein, right, of Buffalo, were crowned kmc- and kVVvXr queen of ice skaters at the national speed comr-p- tition at Orcncmowoc, Wis. The Buffalo girl set a new wvvid record oi u-.o?. for ins m:!e B. Toman have a very pleasant eating in the west and which ca ried them to the west coast where '.hay visited at Los Angeles and ether of the coast cities. They made the trip through the Rocky mountain sections over tho scenic route of tho !. & R. G. railroad, taking in the Royal Cnr.o as well as visiting the great bridge over the Arkansas river tho highest structure of its kind m the world and which afforded a great brill. They alno made the trip through the famous Moffctt tunnel, one of the great engineering feats of the pact few years and which has lessened the railroad mileage to the west very much. While on the west coast they en joyed visits vith the relatives and old time friends in that section of the country and spent the time most deliahtf ully. Mr. Toman is an employe of the BREX shops in this city. TO SEAL SPRINKLER VALVES bwan- son finished first in the SSO-y-rd, two and five- rmle events. 7? l" Oil; aha. City Fire Inspector Saitta told the real estate board that the fire department intends to enforce a provision of .the city ordinance em powering it to seal all shutoff valves on sprinkler systems in Omaha build ings. "We are going to seal these valves to prevent a fireman from losing his life in going into burning buildings to see whether' the sprinkler system is open or not." he declared. He sug gested a lav mating it a penitentiary offense to tamper with sprinkler sys tems, i tative of the C pany of Omaha, was i:i Alvo Wednes day calling cn the merchant here. L. E. Dickerson and family, of Lin coln, were guests Iait Sunday at the home cf the parents of Mrs. Dicker son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Godbey. Arthur Dinges, mayor or Alvo, and Carl D. Ganz, the banker, were look ing after some business in Xebraska City and Shenandoah, Iowa, last Monday. vv . ii. warner, w .n u receiving treatment in Lincoln for his failir eyesight, visited in Al.-o over Sunday returning to the capital city carl Monday morning. Carl Rosenow was a visitor in Elm wood last Wednesday afternoon, go ing to look after some business mat tors. While there he tilled on a num her of his friend3. Harry Wascet and family of Xor mal were visiting at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. ar.d Mrs. E. D Friend, as well cs calling on a num bcr of other relatives here. ilrs. Koy Stewart was a visitor in jjinccJn last Wednccdny, where she went to call on M:ss Chloe Buissing at the hospital, taking her a pretty bequet of artificial flowers Roy Stewart wai having his car overhauled laut week, getting it in condition for spring work ahead. The work of overhauling tho car was in the hands cf Arthur Dinges. Waiter i:uci.t, who is caretaker of the Alvo school b-.illding, was sick for some ten days, but has so far re covered that he war. able to return to his work ct the schorl building. John E. Elliott haa received a lumber cf large shipments of farm ing machinery and at this time has a large stock of the things which the armerj will be needing soon when pring work opens up. Mrs. J. M. Armstrong who has been very sick tor some weeks, is showing good improvement at this writing and is nov. so she can be "up and about he hcucc. It is heped she will sopn be restored to her former good health. Marcii3 Wessell was in Elmwocd on Wednesday afternoon, where he at tended the funeral ?nd burial of his "ife, Mia. Maggie Westell, who pass ed away at the Bryan Memorial hos pital in Lincoln Monday t'ollo-ving Attended Brotherhood fleeting Oa last Wednesday evening, there t the hcnie!v'as l!eld a' Weeping Water a gigan tic gathering cf church men of Cass county, numbering nearly 300. The banquet that was to precede their program of speaking and music, was served in the dining rooms of two of the Weeping Water churches, after which the entire assemblage gather ed at the auditorium of the Congre gational church for the program. At the conclusion of the program a per manent organization was effected and officers elected. Tho banquet and get together will be made an annual af fair hereafter. Alvo was represented by a delega tion of eight, with the Rev. R. J. Mc Kcnzie as their leader, the others with him being Turner McKinnon, Art Rcelofsz, Archie Miller, L. D. Mullen, Ellis Mickei. SuDerintendent L. M. Hauptman of the Alvo schools and C. D. Ganz, the banker. possible chance of the daughter con tracting typhoid. The first injection did not react satisfactorily and an other was to have been given Wed nesday evening. During the absence of the mother, little Doris Nelson has been staying at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Elmer West. Celebrates Posing of Birthday Mrs. Frank Taylor's birthday fall ing on Wednesday, January 30, the same date as that of the president of Alvo School Notes The Girls Glee club, under the di rection of Ernest F. Gorr, will present a program on Friday evening, Febru ary 22 nd. The Beys' Glee club, directed by Miss Marjorie Arn, and the Dramatic club, sponsored by Miss Mabel Mc Ginnis, will join in the presentation of a program on March S. The Dra matij club will present two plays and between the plays the Glee club will sing. Basketball booklets entitled "Alvo Consolidated School Snortsmnnshi-i Book" have been issued to each fam ily represented in school and to each advertiser who assisted in preparing the booklet. The book is an effort to bring about a more thorough inter pretation cf the rules of basketball Ly explaining .different rules. Walter Vincent, Alvo janitor, was unable to be at his work last week, due to a bad cold. A boys' trio directed by .Miss Arn ard the Girls' Glee club, directed by Mr. Gorr will enter tho M-I-N-K con test at Peru State Teachers college. The tuition report for the first se mester has been sent to the County iie cnueu Platen, a number of her "i"--";ii.cnient. I here are Feven high C 1 " -m m Cnlli.t i..fi! r,e:ic.i irom idanicy and Weeping p1""4 imion students. The report Water came over to assist in properly celebrating the event. were present for the Messrs and Mesdames and family, Ralph These who occasion were Fred Rehmeler -t nearly three hundred dol- Keckler and Lawrence Weideman, all of Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. Her man Rauth and Oscar Dowler and wife of JIanley, and Simon Rehmcir and wife and the guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, of Alvo. It goes without Raying that all en joyed a very fine time and in depart- ''s iikii.i-o wee t-inau nour3 ct Thursday morning, extended v.iches r mar.y more happy birthday anni versaries. called lars. Harry Weichel spent a few day last week working in the school re constructing the stage which is pJae- m cr.e end of the gymnasium. Tb- reconstruction is fcr the purpose of getting the ttage in form that it mav ... ,1UiCKiy and be made avail- aoie tor programs year. throughout tho T-- Chloe Bniosing Very Sick Chloe Euissing, daughter of Mrs. E. L. Nelson, who has hfpn vor 11 and is being treated at the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln, is re ported as very low, with grave con cern felt fcr her recoverv. Hor er LlL-rj Lucile Euissing, who is em ployed in Elmwocd, has been with the patient for come time, as has also the mother. The continued critical con dition cf tho patient has caused the attending physicians to resort to the transfusion of biord. A test was made i me skiers mood, and it was not ound satisfactory. The mother also underwent a blood test and hers wai fcuiid tjiisfactory. She was then given a typhoid tcxine before the! transfusion took place, to prevent any; ATTENDING CONVENTION From Saturdays Dail, County Judge A. II. Duxbury wa, at Lincoln today where he waa call ed t3 attend the convention of tlx county judges of Nebraska. This i tho annual meeting of the judge, Lorn the ninety-three counties of th, o a te to meet and discuss the mat-tc-is pertaining to their offices and t.e proposed lav,., that may be en acte.i at this session of the legisla tor. SALE Gc China boar. ood Spotted Poland Reasonahio -n--..- Place on Un- . juus rcaa. A Art nil. V. f 4-1 J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law PlalUmoulh 1