Nebr. State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. LI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1835.
NO. 2
Local People
Enjoy Concert at
Red Oak Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rayes and Son
Attend Offering of Morning
side College Choir.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hayes and
Robert, Jr., tok advantage of the
lovely weather Sunday afternoon and
drove to Red Oak, Iowa, to hear the
vesper program of sacred music giv
en by the a capella choir of Morn
ingside College, Sioux City, Iowa,
at five o'clock.
The choir of about sixty singers
including Mr. MacCollins, the direc
tor and his wife, soloist, left Sioux
City Sunday noon and gave this their
initial program in the Methodist
church where other churches and
music lovers had joined in a large
and very appreciative audience, as
Red Oak has a community choral
union, besides several of the church
choirs singing a capella.
After the concert the choir mem
bers and many local young people
were given a fine supper at the
church dining room and visiting
friends were invited to partake also,
with many local church people who
were helping to make the entertain
ment a success. The choir members
were given lodging in the homes of
Red Oak and left early for Clarinda,
v he re they sang in the high school
at 11 a. m. Tonight they give even
ing program at Cameron, Missouri,
and continue on the next day.
They travel by two large charter
ed Union Pacific busses, with same
drivers as last year's trip, who were
taken from responsible routes for this
trip. After three concerts in Mis
souri, they enter Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, their objective being New
Orleans at Tulane University, also
Baton Rouge, then into Mississippi
and Tennessee, giving three concerts
in Memphis, then into Missouri at
Columbia, and back into Iowa with
the last concert at Ottumwa on Feb
ruary 25th, making twenty-eight pro
grams in all. Their object is to give
appreciation of the best of sacred
music from writers of the sixteenth
century down to the present time
and they have received many invita
tions to make a short stop at schools
and universities along their itiner
ary. They have been promised many
treats in entertainment and south
ern dinners and are expecting to re
ceive as much benefit as they give
as they make the trip.
Miss Jean Hayes, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Hayes, is a student
at Morningside College and a mem
ber of the choir making the trip.
FUNERAL OF HARRY JOHNSON
The funeral of the late Harry
Johnson was held on Saturday after
noon at the Horton funeral homo at
Seventh and Vine streets where a
large number of the old friends and
neighbors of many years standing
had gathered to pay their last trib
utes of respect to his memory.
Dr. II. G. McClusky, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, conduct
ed the service and paid tribute to the
memory of the departed who had so
long been a very active figure in the
community.
During the services Raymond C.
Cook gave two vocal solos, "Softly
and Tenderly," and "Jesus Savior
Pilot Me," with Mrs. Roy Cole as
the accompanist.
The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery beside the wife and chil
dren who preceded Mr. Johnson in
death.
MARRIED IN NEW YORK
The national magazine of the P.
E. O. society in its current issue con
veys the fact that Miss Mary Mc
Clelland, former Plattsmouth lady,
was married on December 30th at
New York City, to Mr. Henry Cor
bett, of Chicago. Mis3 McClelland,
who was a sister of the deceased
Frank McClelland, one time super
intendent of the Plattsmouth city
schools, made her home here In the
early nineties and was for a few
years also a member of the teaching
force of the cty .schools. Fbr a
period of years she has been teach
ing in Chicago and where Mr. and
Mrs. Corbett are planning on making
their future home at Evanston.
SECURES RESTRAINING ORDER
In the district court Saturday aft
ernoon Frank G. Hull, residing at
Rock Bluffs, filed a petition in the
court asking that an injunction be
granted him against U. G. Selby, also
a resident of that locality and for
bidding Selby from trespassing on the
property of the plaintiff, Hull or in
terfering with Lis employes or
agents.
The temporary restraining order
was granted and the matter of the
injunction set for hearing before the
district court on Thursday, February
14th. William A. Robertson appears
as attorney for the plaintiff in the
action.
Death of Mrs.
Karolina Kanka,
Old Resident
Passes Away at Horns of Daughter
in This City at the Age of
Eighty-two Years.
The death of Mrs. Karolina Kanka,
82, one of the old residents of this
community, occurred Saturday even
ing at 5:30 at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. C. L. Pittman in the south
part of the city where she has been
making her home.
Karolina Jonas was born in Mora
via, Czechoslovakia, in April. 1852,
coming to America with her mother
and sisters when twenty years of age.
She was married in Plattsmouth to
Anton Kanka, fifty-seven years ago
and the family have since made their
home here. They made their home
in the residence property on west
Main street and which is still own
ed by the members of the family.
Mr. Kanka preceded the wife in j
death sixteen years ago and for many
years the deceased lady resided at her1
home but in more recent years har
made her home with the daughter
and family. To Mr. and Mrs. Kanka
there were born eight children, three
son3 and one daughter remain to
share the sorrow of her passing. The
living children are Edward, Omaha;
Anton, Denver; Joseph, Plattsmouth
and Mrs. C. L. Pittman of this city.
The funeral services will be held
on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at
the Holy Rosary church on west Pearl
street. The interment will be at the
Catholic cemetery west of this city.
The Horton funeral home will be
in charge of the funeral services.
HAVE INTERESTING MEETING
The members of the "W. C. T. U.
held a very pleasant meeting Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
C. C. Wescott and which was largely
occupied with a round table discus-
sion of plans of the organization for
the ensuing year.
Mrs. E. II. Wescott, president of
the Union, gave a number of the
plans for the year in the various de
partments of the organization and
which were discussed by the mem
bers of the group and many helpful
suggestions given as to the work.
Mrs. Wescott also read a "Wash
ington News Letter, describing the
conditions in the District of Colum
bia since the time the adoption of
the amendment repealing prohibi
tion and how it had worked in the
national capitol city.
Mrs. R. B. Hayes, superintendent
of the S. T. I. work In the public
schools, gave a very interesting re
port cf the poster and essay contests
in the various schools of the county
and the Interest that had been
aroused among the students of the
scientific temperance study which has
been carried on by her department
and the teachers of the county.
The afternoon was closed by the
serving of dainty refreshments by
the hoBtess that added to the pleas
ures of the occasion.
EXPECTED HOME SOON
Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis and
children, Corbin and Elizabeth, were
at Omaha Sunday where they enjoy
ed a visit with their son and bro
ther, Stephen. The young man who
was recently operated on for appen
dicitis, has so far recovered that he
is able to sit up a part of the time
and with the present rate of im
provement it is hoped that he can
return home Wednesday or Thursday.
Platters Bow to
College View by
33 to 10 Score
Locals Flay Excellent Game in Open
ing Quarter, But Held Without
Field Goal for 3 Periods.
The Plattsmouth higTi school bas
ketball quintet Saturday evening
journeyed out to College View where
they were to meet the quitet of the
Viewmen in what resulted in a very
much one sided contest for the hosts.
College View was the winner by the
score of 33 to 10.
The first quarter of the game open
ed in a spirited contest between the
two teams that promised a great
game. Eno and Morrow of the View
men swapped baskets with Hula and
Cotner while Morrow put the View-
men out in front to have Heudrix
dribble down for a basket and to
knot the score. Euo's shot from the
side, however, gave the Robsons the
lead S-C at the end of the first
period.
In the second quarter the Lincoln
five commenced to pull away from
the Platters, Wallace, Morrow and
Miller picking up ten points for Col
lege View while Forbes, Cotner and
Hendrix contributed gift shots tor
the Platters.
The third period opened another
scoring spree on the part of the
Viewmen that brought their total up
to 2 S to 9 midway of the period and
Coach Robson sent in the second
string team of College View to hold
the Platters for the final period of
the game, which they did. the locals
scoring only a free toss to make t.he
final 33 to 10.
Marion Morrow, veteran guard and
one of the chief sparkplugs of their
attack, was injured In the last period
by having his thumb hrokea . and
which made necessary his retirement
from the game.
The box Bcore:
Plattsmouth
FO FT PF TP
Hula, f 10 0 2
Wooster, f 0 0 0 0
Cotner, c 1113
Kendrix, g 112 3
Forbes, g 0 10 1
Seitz, g 0 0 10
Wall, f 0 0 0 0
Case, g 0 0 2 0
Walden, f 0 10 1
3 4 6 10
College View
Fa FT PF TP
Miller, f 3 2 18
Eno. f 2 0 14
Wallace, c 5 1 1 11
Morrow, g 3 0 1 C
Richardson, c 10 2 2
Hendreson, g 10 12
15 3 7 33
Referee Fisher, Nebraska.
FUNERAL OF MRS KANKA
From Tuesday's Dally
The funeral services of Mrs. Karo
lina Kanka were held this morning
at 9 o'clock at the Holy Rosary
church in the west portion of the
city where for many years she had
been a communicant.
The requiem mass was celebrated
by Father George Agius of the St.
John's church and who gave the last
rites of the church. The mass was
sung by the choir of the St. John's
school under the direction of their
teacher.
Interment was In the Catholic
cemetery in the west part of the city
beside that of the husband.
VERY PLEASANT EVENT
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rakow are
rejaoicing over the advent at their
home of a fine little daughter, born
on January 31st at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. August Rakow in the west
part of the city. The mother and
little one, christened Darlene, are
both doing nicely and the occasion
has brought much happiness to all
of the members of the family circle
and especially the proud and happy
father.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
our many kind friends and neigh
bors for their many acts of kindness
and floral remembrances. Especially
do we wish to thank Rev. C. O. Troy
and Margaret Hirz for their beauti
ful services rendered. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul A. Long. d&w
VISITED HERE SUNDAY
Mrs. Winnie Keller, editor and
proprietor of the Tripp County Jour
nal, Winner, South Dakota, was an
early Sunday morning visitor at the
.home of C. B. Briggs and wile. Mrs.
J Keller with Walter O'Reily, her
printer, had brought her husband.
J. D. Keller, to Omaha. io catch a
train fcr Phoenix, Arizona, where
he goes fcr his health. Mrs. Keller
. picked up an uncle at L'ellevue and
took him to Lincoln for a visit Sun
! day. C. B. Briggs v. as with the
J Tripp County Journal tor five years
as general printer.
Deny Contagon
at Boys9 Transient
Camp Near Here
One Case of Meningitis Last June
Only One at Camp, Head States;
No Disease at Thsi Time.
John McPherson, state transient
director of the state emergency re
lief, was in the city Monday to look
into the matter of the cuarantine cf
the boys camp north of this city.
While there has not been cuv cases
of meningitis at tli? camp since one!
case last June, the camp oSicers arej
desirous of aiding the city board of!
health and have asked that their boys'
remain at the camp as a matter of
their own safety as the following let
ter fiom Mr. McPherson explains:
Editor Evening Journal:
"The city of Plattsmouth insti
tuted a quarantine against the
Plattsmouth Boys Camp under the
misapprehension that I there were
cases of spinal meningitis in the
camD. ;
"We had nne case of spinal menin
gitis in June, that of a boy that came
from tbjs camp to the center in Oin- i
aha wheTe be develop -it -and was
promptly put in our isolation ward.
We have not had a case of that de
veloped in the camp. In fact, we have
no contagious diseases of any sort at
the present time.
"We feel that it is wise for our
boys to stay out of Plattsmouth at
present since there are reported cases
of spinal meningitis in the town, and
we do not wish to expose the boys
to contagion although the cases are
few snd far between.
"We are writing this article so
that the people of Plattsmouth who
have at all times been so co-operative
may not unduly be alarmed by a
rumor that started by somebody who
was absolutely without foundation.
"Yours Bincerely,
"JOHN McPIIERSON'.
"State Transient Director."
VISITS OLD FRIENDS HERE
Monday afternoon George H. Beine,
whose parents resided here and
at Omaha some thirty years ago,
arrived in the city for a short visit.
Mr. Beine is a grandson of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Halmes and
will be remembered by the associates
of his boyhood days and who were
delighted to have the pleasure of
meeting him again. Mr. Beine is a
cousin of Frank, John and August
Cloldt of this city and John and Wil
liam Halmes of near this city. He Is
a representative of the Metropolitan
Life Ins. Co., of Santa Rosa, Cal.,
being the manager of the company
at that place and has been east for
a meeting of company representatives
at New York City.
FLOWER SHOW TICKETS
Judge A. II. Duxbury, in charge
of the local Garden Club ticket sale
for the National Flower Show at Om
aha, has been able to secure a small
additional bloc of tickets for the
show. These tickets can be secured
now and all who are planning to at
tend should get in touch with the
Judge at once. It is also requested
that ihose who ordered tickets earlier
call for them as soon as possible so
that the exact number that will at
tend can be checked. Those who de
sire tickets should call 29 to make
reservations.
COMMISSIONER MEETING
From Tuesday's Daily
The board of county commission
ers were here today to hold the reg
ular February meeting of the board
and to take up matters of importance
pending before them. The time to
day was largely taken up with the
examination and allowance of claims
on the various funds for the past
month.
Re-0pen Schools
at Suggestion of
Health Director
Dr. P. H. Eartholcrnew, State Health
Dhector, Says Situation is Not
Alanning in Plattsmouth
CONFERENCE HELD ON MONDAY
Emphatically denying that his of
fice had issued telephonic instruc
tions through the county sheriff's of
tice here to elore the schools and burn
or destroy bocks or other valuable
equipment as a means of preventing
meningitis contagion. Dr. P. H. Bar
tholomew, of Lincoln, stats director
cf public health, laid before the coun
ty and city health boards, school
beard, local physicians and other in
terested parties present a four point
program that he expressed confidence
would be mosit effective in stamping
cut the disease quickly.
Chief among Dr. Bartholomew's
recommendations, was that the public
schools be re-opened at the earliest
possible moment, because of the ef
lective supervision and control that
could be obtained in that manner. "If
yi u want to harbor any contagious
disease, tlo3e up your schools" he de
clared and pointed out numerous in
yti nces in this state of where that
procedure had prolonged the life of
infectious diseases. Continuing, he
said: "I care not if a single lesson be
taught; keep the schools open for the
advantages of daily inspection, which
is most valuable in stamping cut dis
ease." The four points of his program, as
outlined and acted favorably upon by
the local board of health and school
board at the conclusion of the general
meeting include:. . ... ', .
1 Maintarnance of strict quaran
tine on all direct contacts with pres
ent cases, releasing such quarantined
persons only when cultures show a
negative test for germs.
2 Re-opening of schools at once,
even though only limited school work
be possible, for the opportunity of
carding on daily inspection by teach
ers and school nurse to detect illness
of any sort, segregating sick pupils
for thorough examination by licensed
physicians.
3 Assume that all students who
remain home from school are sick and
require signed statements from phy
sicians cf all such absentees that they
are not afflicted with this or other
contagious diseases, Invoking quaran
tine regulations on home unless such
certificates are provided promptly.
4 Re-opening of public meetings,
picture show, etc., with attendance,
limited to persons 17 years and older,
at least during the coming week; also
banning of school athletics and danc
ing for the same period of time be
cause of their potent possibilities for
transmitting germs through the
breath spray.
Dr. Bartholomew pointed out the
futility of attempting to locate the
carrier or carriers who may have been
responsible for the start of the disease
here, for, as he put it, "The life of
these germs is of short duration and
seldom does a carrier remain such for
a period of longer than a week or two
at the most." He pointed out that
it is most difficult to keep them alive,
even in clinical laboratories, and they
die out equally as quick In human be
ings. He reiterated former statements of
the local health authorities that the
only possible source of infection is
through breathing, sneezing or cough
ing directly In the face of a victim by
some one carrying the germB.
Most of all he emphasized the ad
vantage of close supervision possible
only by having the schools open and
all pupils present under observation
of the teachers, school nurse and phy
sician and declared the situation will
aright itself promptly if this is done,
although he said it is possible some
other cases may develop.
On the other hand, he declared, if
the schools were to remain closed, the
next best alternative would be to
quarantine every home and follow out
the same supervisory tactics.
"The situation in Tlattsmouth Is
not at all alarming," he declared.
"Only sporadic cases have developed
and there is no indication of further
outbreaks, especially If people use
precautions as heretofore outlined."
He complimented the local board of
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC !
I definitely recommend that
public schools in Plattsmouth
be re-opened at once to per
mit of the observation and
inspection of all children of
school age daily, so essential
to detection and stamping
out of all forms of contagious
disease in any community. I
further recommend that all
regular student3 absent from
school, being presumed to be
sick unless proven otherwise
be required to provide phy
sician's certificate of absence
of contagious disease or the
home be quarantined and
quarantine maintained until
medical examination reveals
otherwise. Parents will find
their best interests served in
eending all children who are
not ill to school.
The State Department of
Public Health will stand be
hind the local health board
in the enforcement of these
regulation which provide the
most effective method of con
trolling all contagious dis
eases in a community.
I further recommend the
re-opening of public places,
including picture shows, but
that all children under 17 be
barred from attendance at
such gatherings for a period
cf at least a week.
I recommend the exclusion
of athletics and dancing for
a like period of time for the
reason they are especially
conducive to close contact
and passing of germs through
the breath spray.
The situation In Platts
mouth is not alarming, and if
these and ordinary precau
tions are observed, should be
promptly stamped out.
(Signed)
Dr. P. H. BARTHOLOMEW
State Health Director
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health for its solicitous interest in the
situation, and the precautions that it
had taken, including quarantine regu
lations on the Transient camp during
the period of uncertainty, but said
the one isolated case there in August
could in no way be attributable to the
present outbreak of the disease. "It
may have started from a thousand dif
ferent sources," he declared, "but ex
perience has proven that the carrier
responsible for that case is no longer
harboring the germs, and the effective
and only way to stamp it out is by
quarantine of those who might con
tract it in any manner, together with
quarantine of everyone who has had
direct contact with them after they
became sick and the maintaining of
such quarantine until they show a
negative germ test."
Following his enlightening address
that included answers to numerous
questions, the board of health held a
meeting and decided to lift quaran
tine regulations effective Thursday
morning, subject only to the reserva
tions recommended by Dr. Bartholo
mew and outlined above.
"Were I not absolutely sure that is
the most effective method of dealing
with the matter, I would not recom
mend it to this health board," said
Dr. Bartholomew, just after the ac
tion had been taken to concur in his
recommendations.
The school board promptly made
arrangements to call back absent
teachers and Bchool will be resumed
full force tomorrow morning, with an
urgent appeal that all parents send
their children who are not ill back to
school where they may be under the
advantage of careful supervision.
Those not present, in accordance
with Dr. Bartholomew's recommenda
tion, will be considered as being ill,
and a full report required from at
tending physicians as to the nature
cf their illness, pending submission of
which quarantine will be Invoked.
RETURNS FROM VISIT
Mrs. D. C. Morgan has returned
home from Fort Crook where she has
been visiting at the home of her
t aunt, Mrs. Anna Miller, one of the
pioneer residents of Sarpy county.
' Mrs. Miller is now in her eighty-
ninth year and despite the advanced
4 years is enjoying excellent health.
Engineers are
Strong for Use of
Sione on Roads
Lancaster County Engineer States
Crushed Rock for Roads Much
Mere Economical.
The Sunday Plate Journal can it'll
a rather interesting report of the
county engineer of Lancaster county.
The report told of the building o!
crushed stone and graveled roads in
the count- and the cost of -ach. On
interesting feature was the fact that
the crushed rock roads are more eco
nomical than gravel, according to
the report.
While in Lincoln Tuesday. R. C
Pollard called at the e ngineer's on ice
and had enjoyed a long talk with
him regarding the matter, says the
Nehawka Enterprise . Mr. Pollard
was informed that the stone used in
Lancaster county is being quarried
from their own quarry and all work
is being done by hand. The work
is being done mostly by n.en who
are on the relief roll. The crushed
stone is trucked to the roads to be
surfaced and the cost to Lancaster
county, is less than gravel, as stated
above.
Several experiments have been
made, and excellent results are now
being obtained. The crushed rock
roads are being well received in that
county and different districts are con
tinually petitioning the commission
ers for more of these roads, accord
ing to the engineer.
He pointed out that such roads are
becoming more popular continually
and state that the state of Iowa is
no longer using gravel for high
way?. With the large amount of stone
available in this locality, he stated
that crushed stone roads should be
constructed here cheaper than the
gravel. However, our cour.ty com
missioners have informed us that th
cost of putting on crushed ttone is
prohibitive. Surely someone is wrong,
but we do not know who.
There is one thing certain, if
crushed stone was to be used for this
purpose, the greater part of the
mony expended would remain in the
county. We do not believe such is
the case with gravel. Nehawka En
terprise. ATHLETIC EVENTS OFF
While most of the normal fu ac
tions of the community are to be re
sumed Thursday on the raising vt
the quarantine regulations, the ath
letic program of the city schools as
well as dances will still be taboo.
In basketball and other games of
this kind the players come in close
contact with each other, which, it
was .thought should be .voided at
this time until all danger of any in
fectious diseases has been passed
over.
The Plattsmouth high school ath
letic department has cancelled bas
ketball games with North high at
that place and Tarkio. Missouri,
here as these will fall w ithin the next
ten days. It is hoped to nrrance to
have the game with Aur-urn tt a
later date. With the shcv.l loH;i
the team has not had ar.y pruc'h"
this week.
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDES:
William II. Carmack. SC. 4211
South 17th street. Omaha, a former
resident of Plattsmouth. died Tues
day at an Omaha hospital after a
short illness. Mr. Carmtck resided
here in his boyhood days where his
mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Gray were residents for a great
many years. He has made his home
in Omaha for the past thirty-five
years, being engaged as yardr.iaster
for the Dold Packing Cw.. at their
plant in South Omaha.
He is survived by the widow. Mrs.
Catherine Carmack. a daughter, Mrs.
Agnes Filney, and a nephew, Robert
Riley, Omaha; four sisters, Mrs. Nell
Ayres, Mrs. Bertha Cowel. Mrs. Fred
G. Egenberger, Mrs. Mayme Hooper,
all of California and one brother,
John Carmack of Plattsmouth.
Mrs. Gertrude Gamblin of Glen
wood, was a visitor in the city Sun
day at the home of her mother. Mrs.
C. F. Ilitt and with her children, re
turning home Monday evening.