PAGE FOUR PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1935. CCCGOOSeOOCOGCCOSOCOOQCCGOOSOO 1 Mohawk Tires 1 S We are Wholesale Distributors for MOHAWK TIRES and have an o x attractive proposition for Independent Dealers in Cass county, g Q Mohawk Tires are built by an Independent Manufacturer and have S S been on the market for 22 years. They deliver mileage far beyond 8 expectation, carry a 15-month guarantee and cost no more than v X The Big Four Tire Trust first line tires. 0 b WE CAN MAKE EXCLUSIVE DEALER CONTRACTS R jj TO RESPONSIBLE PARTIES h We invite you to look them over at our Dealers' Service Stations at b b Eagle, Elmwood, Murdock, Nehawka, Avoca and Union and write or X j phone our Lincoln office, 940 North 16th, Lincoln, Neb. Phone B3600. g Trunkenbolz Oil Co. k INCORPORATED Nehawka Clarence Hansen was looking after some business matters in Plattsmouth last Friday. Don and Genevieve Rutledge were over to Syracuse last Sunday where they were visiting with friends and relatives for ehe day. Messers and Mesdames Anderson Lloyd and Victor Wehrbein were In Falls City last Sunday visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. James M. Greene. Miss Ruth Jefferson of Lincoln who was the instructor of music of the Nehawka schools last year was visit ing for a time with her friends here last week. Morris Lancley and family of Coldridge were visiting with friends and relatives north of Nehawka for a few days last week, returning home last Saturday. Miss Avis Troop, daughter of Earl Troop was very happy over the re ceipt of a very fine bicycle which her father sent her on her seventh birthday anniversary last week. Edward Woods last week painted, decorated and papered the cafe which is conducted by Mrs. Lyle Kruger and since the completion of the work the place is surely locking very fine. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wehrbein and Mrs. Wm. Wehrbein were over to Omaha last Saturday where Mrs. Wm. Wehrbein received a new Plymouth car which she has recently pur chased. Miller Christensen and family were visiting with friends in Omaha for over the week end, returning last Sunday evening and report no rain until they arrived in Platts mouth. Louis C. Todd of Los Angeles, ac companied by two of his daughters were visiting in Nehawka and vi cinity at well as at Murray, Union and Plattsmouth with friends, Mr. Todd having but recently driven in from the coast. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cisney were enjoying a very pleasant visit from Mr. Cisney's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Kinney Cisney who were for a number of days visiting here from their kome at Coledidge in the northern part of the state. Max Cunningham with some addi tional help was making some sub stantial repairs on the air dump of the Farmers Elevator, as notwith standing the reports of black rust there is going to be an abundance of wheat to handle in the next few weeks for there are many pices look ing very fine. John II. Steffens and family and Albert Anderson and family were en joying a visit last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stef fens and wife of Lorton where they visited, they being parents of Mr. Steffens and Mrs. Anderson. They report no rain there and were sur prised to return to Nehawka and find so heavy a downpour as was here Sunday afternoon. Installation of Officers Monday. The newly elected officers of the I. O. O. F. lodge and the Rebekah Assembly were duly inducted into their respective offices last Monday YOU can't always avoid accidents by blowing your horn ... nor by exercising care in driv ing your car ... you have always to reckon with the carelessness of others. That's why you need complete automobile liability insurance. Searl S. Davis OFFICES! :n floor Platts. Bank BIdg. W A evening. District Deputy Grand Mas ter George Shackley and his staff of deputy grand officers were over from Avoca. The officers installed for the subor dinate lodge of the I. O. O. F. were Henry Johnson, noble grand and C Aubin, vice grand; John G. Wunder- lich secretary and Martin Ross treas urer. The names of the appointive officers were not obtained. There was a very fine program with eats and a general good time following the session of the lodge. Enjoyed Picnic Sunday. Ole Lundberg and family, Verner Lundberg and family. Harold Dod son and family and Alvo Dodson and family all went to the woods north of Nehawka last Sunday where they enjoyed an cuting, with all the free out of doors to enjoy which they did and enjoyed the excellent dinner which they took along. The time slipped away and before they were aware the thunder clours looked threatening and they hastened to get home. They had a neck and neck race with the storm to get under cover before the real storm broke, but as they came into town and were crossing the bridge west of town, the water came in torrents. Very Heavy Rain Sunday. Last Sunday there was plenty of rain at Nehawka and vicinity. In town there was about an inch and a half while west of town the rain was much heavier, the Weeping Water creek being full and overflowing its banks. While the water was not as high as when Dr. Hansen was drown ed there was was more water up the creek than at that time. Had Infection of Throat. Grover C. Hoback who Is the effi cient salesman at the Sheldon De partment store was off for a week on account of an infection in his throat which prevented him from working. The gathering broke on last Saturday and Mr. Hoback was able to return to his labors at the store on Monday of this week. Entertained for Sunday Dinner. Mrs. Laura Flaischman and daugh ter, were hostesses to a number of the members of the Flaischman fam ily last Sunday where they enter tained for dinner at their home Clyde Flaischman and family, Jack Huli who is employed at the Clyde Flaisch man farm. Making Some Progress Now. Mrs. John Opp who had to be re turned to the hospital at Lincoln some time ago, is reported as being some better at this time. Mr. Opp was over to Lincoln to see the wife last Sunday and found her making very good progress towards recovery. Roan Calf Strayed Away. A roan heifer calf, weighing about 235 pounds strayed away from my place at Snyderville, four miles west of Nehawka. Any information as to its whereabouts will be gratefully received. Phone 2665. Virgil Ruby, Nehawka. ltw Hold Directors Meeting. On last Monday evening the offi cers of the Farmers Oil company of Nehawka held a meeting at which they heard the reports of the offi cers. One special item in the report of Manager R. C. Pollard was that the company had sold 86,949 gal lons of gasoline, 13,851 of kerosene, 46,533 tractor fuel and 3,577 gal lons of lubricating oils, an increase over the former year of 3,180 gal lons during the six months from Jan uary 1st to July 1st. The six months business has shown a profit of $2, 180.20. Now who says that hard times are worse than last year. Visiting; for Summer at Nehawka. Grandfather and Grandmother Sturm are enjoying a visit for the summer from their grandchildren, Jchn or Jack and Andy Yeiser of Omaha who are taking an outing and sure having some fun for we saw the boys chaslns about on their bicycles hunting Indians and such on last Monday. Mrs. Yelser with the kid dies started for Nehawka last Sun day afternoon and when the storm had gotten as far as Plattsmouth it broke in all Its fury. They continued enjoying the ride In the rain, arriv ing in Nehawka while it was still at its height and sat in the car in front of the house until it stopped before apprising the folks of their arrival. Mrs. Yeiser returned to Om aha Monday while the young men are staying to entertain the grand parents and Uncle Victor. Find Bank Very Sound. A committee of bank examiners were in Nehawka on Monday of this week and made an examination of the books and affairs of the Nehawka bank, finding this institution in ex cellent condition and as well doing a very fine business. United Brethren in Christ. Rev. Otto Engebretson NEHAWKA CHURCH Church Bible school 10 a. m. Evening worship service at 8. Prayer meeting Wednesday. The Woman's Society meets Wed nesday with Mrs. W. H. Kruger. son. ;Choir practice Tuesday. '.' , OTTERBEIN CHURCH i Church Bible school 10 a. m. Morning worship service at 11. ' :The Woman's Society meets Wed nesday with Mrs. W. Kruger. Picnic July 4th on the church lawn. "Create in me a clean heart, O God." ;excavate mammoth tusks 'Aurora, Neb. The work of excav ating and removing the tusks and other bones of a prehistoric mammoth was completed Friday on the William S. Seiver farm northwest of Mar quette. Henry P. Reider of the uni versity museum at Lincoln directed the removal. The remains were discovered last spring on the slope of a hill on the Platte river bluffs following weeks of windy and dusty weather. Seiver reported his find to Joe E. Gunner son and Charles A. Russell, Aurora, who have spent much time collecting historical and geological exhibits. The Aurora chamber of commerce is financing the expense of removal and mounting. The tusks measure about ten inches in diameter at the base and are about six feet long. BALL ENTERTAINS JUNIORS Columbus, O. With a new presi dent elected and the . site of next year's meeting chosen, delegates to the sixteenth annual convention of the United States junior chamber of commerce attended an inaugural ball. Allen Whitefield of Des Moines. Ia., chief executive of the Iowa junior chamber, became national president of the second ballot, later defeating Clifford Hendricks of At lanta, Ga. "After considering bids from Houston, Tex., Denver, Colo., and Memphis. Tenn., for the 1936 meeting, the delegates chose the Ten nessee city. Set Trial July22 t-x,.-, Gtrald Thompson Gerald Thompson, confessed rav isher and "murderer of Mildred Hallmark, pretty cafe hostess of Peoria, HL, was spirited away to a secret destination by authorities to avoid mob violence after July 22 wasjuted as the data of hi trial.- ' - - ?-J V ft ? !;....? v., , ' Sla M . 11 : -v V i s - ; I a, " : WV x ' " J 4 ! : " f I ' - 1 1 , i r- . " . ; - I k ; i I ";':: vv'v ' : . :.;r ....:.. ' .. . '- ; intr-THrft 'hi - ' 'rif i r -" lunaim Elmwood News Clifford Preston and wife are spending the Fourth in Lincoln where they are celebrating at Ante lope park. Ed Earnest of the Farmers Grain and Oil Co., was looking after some business matters in Lincoln last Tues day afternoon. Louis Bornemeier was out of the cream station last Tuesday and was looking after the plowing of some corn which he has. T. C. Sherwood was called to Plattsmouth to look after some busi ness matters at the court house a few days ago, driving over to the county seat in his car. Mrs. Lucy Lyle, manager of the Elmwood telephone exchange and her operator, Miss Opal Thimgan, were over to Plattsmouth last Tuesday where they were enjoying the county picnic of telephone employes. While Harry Kroll was working with the crew which was loading machinery used by the paving crew a long rod swiped him in the side, causing a fracture of three of his ribs. While the injury was very pain ful the ribs are healing, but stilj quite painful. The fire fighters of the city of Elmwood were in conference at their meeting place last Monday evening, having some business matters to look after. However they did not remain in session long as the evening was rather warm. Reports have come to Elmwood of the illness and death of Mrs. Haith who with the husband conducted a bakery here some time ago and who later moved to Talmage, and where Mrs. Haith became ill and was taken to the St. Mary's hospital in Nebras ka City where after an operation she died. A number were attending the funeral from here. Taking Census of Elmwood. That he might know for sure the number of people in Elmwood, George Wilson was taking a census of the town, going to all the houses in town, both business and residences to ascertain the exact number and the names of the people who reside in town. Mr. Wilson is being very care ful in taking .the number of the peo ple as it is ci much concern to him to know the exact number of people in town. He is expecting to be through witlTthe work by the middle of the week. 1 A Little More Work to Do. The enterprising young men have still a small amount of work to do on their new airplane, the Maxwell House, and are doing it as they find time to put in on the completion of the big bird. Pass Ordinance Monday. The city council of Elmwood at their regular meeting last Monday, considered an ordinance regulating the sale of beer which was given the third reading and passed by a ma jority vote. The argument in favor of the passage of the ordinance was that the sale of beer in other towns and not in Elmwood, was keeping trade and business from the city. However the bill will lay over for a week before it Is signed. The state has the matter of licensing the places and the city regulating the sale. Undergoes Operation at Lincoln. Mrs. Emil Myers of Fairbury and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillett who was visiting for a week in Elmwood with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gillett, was taken very se verely ill with an affection of her liver and by advice of her physician was immediately taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lincoln,, where it was decided that an operation was necessary for the removal of pus which gathered. The operation was performed last Tuesday morning. The parents hastened to the hospital to be with the daughter. While they were away Henry Westfall was look ing after the cream station. Making Repairs at Farm. The farm which was recently pur chased, the McCrory estate, where Iva McCrory has been living for a number of jears, has been needing some repairs as to the outbuildings as well as the house and the same are being made by Donald Gonzales with other help. However more ex tensive repairs will be made later. Visiting in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene were visiting for over the week end and for a few days during this week with friends and relatives at Missouri Valley, Iowa, driving in their car and while there were guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Dearing. Seeing the Northwest. Mr. and rMs. J. P. Cobb, president of the American Exchange bank of Elmwood, accompanied by Charles J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmouth Aldrich as one of the party as well as their driver, departed last week for Buffalo Gap, North Dakota, where they were spending a week, and returning home on Wednesday of this week, enjoying a fine trip as well as seeing much country. Many Attend Funeral at Lincoln. The Rev. Father John Bickert, a priest of the Catholic church at Heartwell while on a vacation with his housekeeper and her two chil dren, met with a serious automobile collision at Elmo, Mo., which result ed in the death of Father Bickert and the serious injury of the house keeper. The funeral of Father Bick ert was held at Lincoln last Wed nesday morning and was attended by a large number of the friends from Elmwood and vicinity and where he spent most of his life until he en tered the ministry. lie was a bro ther of George Bickert and other members of the family. He was a very earnest and devoted Christian and has many friends who were pain ed to learn of his death. Visited Here the Fourth. John McFall, brother of Mrs. George Hall and the McFall sisters who left Elmwood some thirty-four years ago when a young man and who has not returned until this July 3rd when he and wife drove in from Ontario, Oregon to visit for over the Fourth and as well for a time longer. They will be guests of the sisters here and will drive to Brunswick later to visit at the home of a brother, George McFall, who resides there and will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hall and the McFall sisters. The visit at Brunswick for Mr. and Mrs. Hall will be of more than special interest as they will visit their son, Sumner Hall who also resides there, and on their return home will come via Pender wher thy will visit at the home of a brother of Mr. George Hall, Mr. Sumner Hall, sr. They are all en joying this visit very much and should, as thirty-four years of their lives have slipped away during which they have not been able to enjoy each others company and it Is like a bit of heaven that they can all see each other again. Enjoyed Family Gathering. Coming like a story from some old fairy book was a story of a gathering of the family of the late William De Les Dernier, prominent attorney of Cass county a few years ago. At the age of twenty-four years Chester De Les Dernier was a student in the University of Nebraska and was completing his second year when he disappeared and for some two years was looking here and there, having a disposition to travel and see things and places. After some two years he found himself employed by the U. S. government in the capacity of a member of their great secret service work, and with many a mis sion here, there and elsewhere, some times rounding up some smugglers of narcotics and .other goods and being detailed to work on many things and to which position he has stuck dur For gnsiiraiiee on CORN Stock Companies Standard Rates Local Agency Service SEC INSURANCE- ' ANO BONDS Phone- 16 Plattsmouth I a if NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the es tate of Emma Pease, deceased. No. 3130: Take notice that a petition has been filed praying for administration of said estate and appointment of Charles L. Pease, as Administrator; that said petition has been set for hearing before said Court on the 19th day of July, 1935, at 10 o'clock a. m. Dated June 19, 1935. A. H. DUXBURY, J24-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER CHATTEL MORTGAGE Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of a chattel mortgage dated on the 24th day of December, 1932, and duly filed in the office of the County Clerk of Cass county, Nebraska, on the 27th clay of December, 1932, and executed by L. V. Davis, to the Elm wood State Bank, Elmwood, Cass county, Nebraska, to secure the pay ment of the sum of $875.00, which sum with interest is now due. De fault having been made on the pay ment of said sum and no suit or other proceedings at law having been in stituted to cover said debt or any part thereof, therefore, I will sell the property therein described, to-wit: One Cyclone Drilling Machine Complete and Extra Set of Drill ing Tools; One five ton White Truck to the highest bidder for cash at pub lic auction on the Joe Banning lot in the Village of Union, in said county, on the 23rd day of July, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day. Dated this first day of July, 1935. E. H. LUIKART, Liquidating Agent of the Said Elmwood State Bank. Dwyer & Dwyer, Attorneys. Jl-3w ing the years and is still located in San Francisco. During the time he has been away the father and one brother have pass ed away. The mother has gone to Sugar City, Colo., where she has been making her home with a daugh ter, Mrs. Wm. Langhorst and where she still is making her home. Two other brothers have found their homes, Reynolds at Kansas City and Harold at Tacoma, Wash.; Stella a sister, now Mrs. McNamee, at Lin coln; Gladys, Mrs. Langhorst, at Su gar City, Colorado, and Betty, now Mrs. Penterman at Fort Dodge, Iowa, where the story of the family gather ing which was held at Kansas City at the home of a brother, was held on June 20th. Chester De Les Dernier, or Chet, as he was called when a lad, con ceiving a family gathering after he has been away for so many years 4nd by the nature of his work kept from the world and home, called the other members of the family and ask ed that they attend the family meet ing at Kansas City and also saying that they would get a formal written invitation containing: fare for attend ing the gathering. However, the story goes that he secured an airplane and took the mother and sister, Mrs. Langhorst, via air to Kansas City and returned them home again. Mr. De Les Dernier will have com pleted his period of service the com ing November when he will be re moved from the service on a very sub stantial pension following his twenty seven years in the service. Chester went cut as a young man in the full vigor of young manhood and has given of his service his very life for over a quarter of a century and re tires a man past the meridian of life and is planning another family gath ering at which a most Merry Christ mas will be celebrated and from that on will expect to see more of the family and especially of the dear mother which to him, and to many others, is the dearest thing in this World. FALLS CITY CLUB RAIDED Falls City, Neb. A party at the Falls City country club was brought to an abrupt halt early Sunday morn ing as federal, state, county and city officers combined forces for a sur prise raid. A quantity of alcohol and beer was confiscated and Charles Jahns, club operator, was ordered to appear in Sheriff Irvin Gates' office Monday morning. The several hundred revel ers were not molested as the officers conducted their search of the build ing. Gates led the raid. He was accom panied by Deputy Sheriff Ramsey, Police Chief Ankrom. two state offi cers and two federal men. The liquor was loaded into a motor truck and brought to Falls City. A dice ma chine also was confiscated. County Attofney Falloon listed seven charges which might arise from the raid. They are: Evasion of revenue- tax under state and federal laws; selling liquor without a federal license; selling liquor without a state license; selling tobacco without a li cense; operating a restaurant with out a license and operating a gamb ling devise. "See It before you buy it." NOTICE OF PROBATE In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons Interested In the estate of Jefferson D. Cross, deceased. No. 3127: Take notice that a petition has been filed for the probate of an in strument purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, and for the appointment of Maria A. Cross, as Executrix thereof; that said petition has been set for hearing be fore said Court on the 2 6th day of July, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June 28, 1935. A. 11. DUXBURY. Jl-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF PROBATE In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the es tate of Sarah Campbell, deceased. No. 3131: Take notice that a petition has been filed for the probate of an in strument purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, and for the appointment of Hiemen eus Gruber as Executor thereof; that said petition has been set for hear ing before said Court on the 26th day of July, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June 24, 1935. A. H. DUXBURY, Jl-3w County Judge. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To the creditors of the estate of William Starkjohn, deceased. No. 3125: Take notice that the time limited for the filing and presentation of claims against said estate is October 15, 1935; that a hearing will he had at the County Court room in Platts mouth on October 18, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m., for the purpose of ex amining, hearing, allowing and ad justing all claims or objections duly filed. Dated June 14, 1935. A. H. DUXBURY, J17-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLTMENT In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of John M. Kirker, deceased. No. 2915: Take notice that the Administra trix of said estate has filed her final report and a petition for examination and allowance of her administration accounts, determination of heirship, assignment of residue of said estate and for her discharge; that said peti tion and report will be heard before said Court on July 12, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June 14, 1935. A. IL DUXBURY, jl7-3w County Judge. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska, County of Cass, S3. By virtue of an Order of Sale is sued by C. E. Ledgway, Clerk of the District Court vrithin and for Cass County, Nebraska, and to me direct ed, I will on the 13th day of July A. D. 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day at the South Front Door of the Court House in said County, sell at public auction to the highest bid der for cash the following described real estate to-wit: The East Half of the South west Quarter (E SWU) of Section Fifteen (15) in Town ship Eleven (11), North, of Range Eleven (11) East, con taining eighty acres, more or less, subject to public easement for highways as now located, in Cass County, Nebraska. The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Emma An drus, et al.. Defendants to satisfy a judgment of said Court recovered by The Northwestern Mutual Life In surance Company, a corporation, Plaintiff against said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, June 10th A. D. 1935. H. SYLVESTER, Sheriff Cass County, jl3-5w Nebraska. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska, County of Cass. ss. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledgway. Clerk of the Dis trict Court within and for Cass Coun ty, Nebraska, and to me directed, 1 will on the 3rd day of August A. D. 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day at the South front door of the Court House in the City of Plattsmouth. Nebraska, in said County, sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash the following described real es tate to-wit: The East Half of the North east Quarter of Section 13, Township 10, Range 11, East of the 6th P. M., in Cass county, Nebraska, The same being levied upon and lateen as the property of Mary Bourke, Mary F. Rockwell. John Rockwell, Herman Wegener and Con servative Mortgage Company of Lin coln, Nebraska, a Corporation, De fendants to satisfy a Judgment of said Court recovered by Ervin Marsh Plaintiff again said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. June 26th A. D. 1935. H. SYLVESTER. Sheriff Cass County, Nebraska. ATTORNEYS: Dwyer & Dwyer, for plaintiff. W. A. Robertson, j for defendants. i Cass cpunty Is one of the finest1 agricultural centers In the state. Improved farming conditions and better prices for farm products will react to the advantage of ev ery lown in mis territory.