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PXATTSHOUTH SESH - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1935 PAGE FOUR Weeping Water Mogans Johnson and wire were 'guests of friends in Auburn last Sun day, driving down for a visit for the Hay. Mrs. Margaret Preston was visit ing in Omaha last Monday and also looking after some business matters for the day. Mrs. Amos Cappen and son, Hubert were visiting with friends and look ing after some business matters in Lincoln last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. It. Binger were visiting for a short time at Nebraska City last Sunday evening, driving river in the evening to see some friends. In a game of baseball staged at Lincoln between a team from Weep ing Water and one of Lincoln, the game was won by Lincoln by a slight margin. Dewey Oldham and Kenneth Gar rison were enjoying a very fine visit on the Fourth of July at the home of friends and as well celebrating the national holiday at Red Oak, Iowa. Randall Oldham and family have moved to Omaha where they are to make their home, Mr. Oldham having accepted a position in a cleaning and dying establishment in the big city. John Cole was a 'business visitor in Omaha last Monday, going to bring a new car home which he had recently sold through his salesman, Harry A. Williams, to a party near Alvo. Mrs. Lorene Dowler and little daughter, Aleane of Omaha, were visiting for the day last Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antone Jourgesen in Weeping Water. Clyde Jenkins, the genial salesman in the store of C. II. Gibson, was compelled to remain away from work three days during the past week on account of illness, returning to work Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Fernbaugh and their little daughter, accompan ied by Dr. Vern Curre, all of Lin coln, were guests for the day last Saturday and a portion of Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Binger. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields were visiting for the day last Sunday at Omaha where they were guests for the day at the home of Louis Reese and wife and where they enjoyed a very fine day notwithstanding the excessive heat. The Weeping Water lodge of Ma sons at their regular meeting last week conferred the fellowcraft degree on their candidate. Ralph Binger, and thus advanced him to the position for the third degree, that of a Master Mason at the next rising. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Findley were over to Auburn last Sunday, visiting for the day at the home of the parents of Mrs. Findley, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Palmer. Miss Margie and a party of girl friends were spend ing the afternoon at Louisville where they were swimming at the lakes. Mrs. Narcissa Burns of Louisville, Kentucky, a cousin of Miss Agnes Rough, while on her way to Los An geles where she is to make an extend ed visit, stopped in Weeping Water last Sunday for a brief visit with her cousin, Miss Rough. The short visit was enjoyed very much by both ladies, Mrs. Burns continuing on her way to the west the following day. For C a i i Insurance on CORN Stock Companies Standard Rates Local Agency Service SEE INSURANCE- AND BONDS PHONE7' PLATTSMOUTH - rifw in a m m i Will Be Eighty-one. Frank M. Massie who will be 81 years of age on July 31st, was in town on last Monday evening and notwithstanding his advanced years and a limp in one of his legs, was hustling about some business matters and meeting his friends with a smile because of the dry season last year Mr. Massie has been having to look after the farming operations himself this summer and with the many years has been looking after the chores and working in the field as well as put ting in from fifteen to seventeen hours each day and which is a big piece of work for a much younger man. Married in Iowa Last Week. Mr. Harold Gibson, son of C. H. Gibson and wife of Weeping Water and Miss Barbara Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bates very quietly stepped into their auto last Tuesday and departed for Platts mouth and from there to Glenwood where they secured the necessary papers and were united in marriage, returning home to apprise the fam ily of the fact and to receive their blessine. The young people are among the best families of this com munity and highly honored and re spected by all who know them. Mr. Gibson is employed with the Jaspar quarres here. They will make their home here for the present. The Journal Joins with the numer ous friends in extending congratula tions and well wishes. Has New Refrigerator. Mayme Hillman, the caterer who conducts the cafe on Eldora avenue, last week had a new General Electric refrigerator installed at her eating house, the work being done by the Nebraska Power company, thus pro viding good refrigeration for the cafe. Reports Big Floods in Kansas. Peter II. Miller and son, Pete, who were out last week to Arriba, Colorado, passed through Kansas as they went and came and report floods in both states. In Colorado where Martin Johnson and family reside and where they have been farming, the floods were most severe, washing out their entire crop and which they had to replant. The altitude being much higher and the season conse quently shorter, they have but slight hopes of the crops maturing. Mr. Miller and son however enjoyed a fine visit and returned home last Sunday well sunburned. Three Harried Same Day. Earl Freeman was married on the Fourth of July eight years ago and his sister and Cecil Nickles were united in marriage on the Fourth of July two years ago, while another sister. Miss Elsie Freeman and Dale Tigner were united in marriage at Rock Port, Mo., last Thursday, July 4th. As a proper recognition of the events a celebration and family din ner was enjoyed at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Freeman notheast of town. A family dinner was had and a very fine time enjoyed. The newlyweds, Miss Elsie Free man and Mr. Dale Tigner, were ac companied to Rock Port by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Nickles. Services at Methodist Church Bible school every Sunday morn ing at 10 o'clock. Preaching at 11:00 in the morn ing. All not worshiping elsewhere are cordially invited to these services. We welcome any one visiting in the city. E. S. PANGBORN, tfWW Pastor. GOVERNMENT BACKS DRAMA New York. Instead of people go ing to the theater, the theater will soon go to the people under the con templated setup of the newly-authorized "American National Theater and Academy." The charter for the government- sponsored enterprise in the field of the drama was created under the pro visions of the Wagner-McLaughlfn bill for a non-subsidized, non-profit-making corporation for the advance ment of popularization of the Am erican legitimate theater. The bill became law when signed by President Roosevelt Friday. Frank Gilmore, president of Act ors' Equity association, said the pri mary motive of those interested in the movement was to make the the ater accessible to every lover of drama in the country at prices with in the pocketbooks of almost every one. The immediate aim is to put fifty plays on the road concurrently, he said. The casts would be drawn largely from the ranks of unemploy ed actors and actresses. Journal ads bring you news of timely bargains. Read them! f 'H-IM-I-HII"I 'I I 'I-I-W Cans County Farm niiMdii Nrtfo i Copy furnlshd from Office of County Agent Walnicott i"I-'I"I"I-MMI-I"M"I"I'H' Enroll Now for Project Club Work. Forty-two women's clubs have en rolled for Series IV of the "Live at Home" project. The miscellaneous demonstrations which the project clubs have used the past three years continue to meet with favor so Series IV is to be a miscellaneous series The following subjects will be in cluded in the series: Vegetables Vitamins and Variety. Suggestions for Christmas Giving. The Homemaker Entertains. Flowers for Every Yard. Home Needlework. Laundry Methods. All clubs who take the work this vear should send their enrollment blanks to the Home Extension Agent on or before August 15. If there is a group in your neighborhood interest ed in taking the work (and it only takes seven women to form a club) the Home Agent will be glad to meet the group, explain the work and help with the organization of the club. Win County Wild Life Conservation Contest. Marjorie Zink, Murdock, and Mar gie Ruth Pollard, Nehawka. were named winners of the county "contest for 4-H club members on the Con servation and Restoration of Wild Life, which closed July 1st. The reports of their activities have been forwarded to the State Club Office to be considered in the district and state contests. Marjorie Zink centered her activities on the Study of Birds Con sidered Harmful But Which Really are Helpful. Margie Ruth's chosen project was Wild Flowers. Both girls turned in neat and interesting re norts which showed the results of many hours of work and study. The county is entitled to enter one con testant for each 350 members or frac tion thereof, enrolled in the county in 4-H work. Winners In the district contest will be awarded a trip to the Wild Life, Conservation Camp to be held at Ceward, Nebraska. Progress on Corn-Hog Program. About 1000 corn-nog contracts from Cass county have been submit ted to the State Board of Review for final approval before being for warded to Washington. The set-up this year as regards checking of con tracts is a little different in that the contracts are being pre-audited In state offices before being submited to the Washington office in order to save the rush of work there necessi tated by the piling up of thousands of contracts coming in from all the state at once. The contracts which have been forwarded to Washington are all In the Group I class. Group II and III contracts, of which there are 281, will be mailed to pro ducers for their signatures by the end of the week. As soon as all sig natures have been affixed these con tracts will be ready for submission to the state office for approval and forwarding to the Washington office. The compliance work is moving along very nicely and the supervis ors are making good progress on measuring the corn acreage on farms under corn-hog contract, although, harvesting of wheat the past few days has tended to slow up the work considerably. Cultivation of Seeding Trees Gets Results. Pointing out that this year has un questionably been the most favorable year for starting trees since 1915, Earl G. Maxwell, extension forester at the college of agriculture, this week urged Cass county farmers to give their trees a little extra care so survival may be high. Such care, he said, will pay big dividends in the future. Clean cultivation and con servation of moisture which has made so many farm windbreaks suc cessful plantings cannot be over-emphasized, Maxwell believes. Refund Checks Here for Fanners Who eSaled Corn. Several hundred checks represent ing over $6,000, payable to Cass coun ty farmers, have been received from the secretary of the State Railway Commission for distribution from the Farm Bureau Office in Weeping. Wa ter. These checks are the refunds being made on fees collected in con nection wun me corn sealing pro gram in Nebraska year ago. As it is necessary for each person to sign a receipt for his check, all persons who had corn sealed are re quested to call at the Farm Bureau office before August 1st to receive their check. No personal notices will be mailed, so consider this your ofr ficial notice to call for your check After August 1st the checks will be returned to the Railway Commission. Discuss Weeds and Black Stem Bust. Weeds and black stem rust were the main topics under discussion at the annual crops day held at the Ne braska college of agriculture on TuesHay, July 2. Dr. F. D. Keim presided over the opening session where he conducted a "weed clinic." Quack grass, he said, is spreading rapidly through out Nebraska. Downey brome was described as one of the worst fall an nuals with perennial pepper grass, bindweed and perennial tan weed also classed an enemies along with numerous other weeds. Farmers attending the crops day were fortunate to hear H. L. West over of the United States Department of Agriculture give an illustrated lec ture on "Exploring the World for New Crops." A display of bindweed machinery was another feature along with talks about pasture conditions and hybrid corn. Cheyenne winter wheat was re ferred to as the "wheat of the day" by C. Suneson of the college of agri culture. Experimental results show the variety has a high yielding ca pacity and is hessian fly and chinch bug tolerant. Even hemp came in for discussion on the program by P. II. Stewart, extension agronomist. Investigation, he said, has shown that hemp is no more effective in eradicating bind weed than is cane or similar crops. At present there is no market for the crop. Rust was the topic which was un der most discussion during the after noon when the visitors went to the agronomy farm to inspect experi mental plats. Small grains there, agronomists said, are damaged more by the rust than in the past 30 years of experimental work. Winter wheat appeared hardest hit by the epidemic with oats and barley also affected. With harvesting a few days distant, more damage was anticipated. Agronomists pointed out that rust which is at present attacking small grains comes originally from the south and not from barberry bushes. Leaf and stem rust is prevalent each year to some extent but the late ma turing of grains this year has made the damage much more severe than usual. Some AAA Facts. Suggested Improvements wheat contract! The three most common tions from Nebraska wheat in new sugges- growers for improvement of the present wheat contract when it is written into a new one are as follows: 1. That adjustments be made so the man without much wheat base can produce some wheat under con tract. 2. That the wheat and corn bases on the farm be combined under cer tain conditions to permit greater lee way, when wheat or corn crops dry up or wash out. 3. That provisions be made for a wheat loan. Constitutionality of Triple A. Several test cases are ueing filed over the country at the present time to test the constitutionality of the processing taxes and particularly the delegation of power by congress to the secretary of agriculture to set the amount of taxes. The first of these cases has reached the circuit court of appeals. All of the others are in district court. In some cases the district courts have granted a temporary injunction until some de cision can be made regarding similar cases. The supreme court will not meet until October, and it will prob ably be some time after that before they act upon the first case that comes to them. In he meantime, amendments before congress are pro gressing and may take care of the problems of the future in a way which is satisfactory to the producers interested in the Triple A contracts. Oorn-hog and wheat contract sign ers need not worry about repayment of benefit payments received, even if the decision of the supreme court should be 100 per cent against the Triple A. It would be unfair to repay processing tax money to processors unless they could definitely prove that they either absorbed all the taxes themselves or that they would repay all the money to the consum ers and producers to whom they had passed on the original taxes. On July 1, the Triple A amend ments had passed the house and been favorably acted upon by the senate agricultural committee. HEAT . KILLS FARMER Wymore, Neb. Funeral services for L. L. McKeever, 61, who died Wednesday evening from heat pros tration after working all day in the fields, were held here Friday. His widow and four children survive. "See It before you buy It." Elmwood News Miss Myrtle Wood of .Wabash was a visitor In Elmwood looking after some shopping last Tuesday afternoon and meeting with her many friends as well. Henry Vest, who has made his home in Murray for some fourteen years, was a visitor in Elmwood last Tuesday afternoon, calling on his friends here. A. D. Bakke, of Murray, who was engaged in the garage business there for a number of years, but is now en gaged in the Insurance business, was a business visitor in Elmwood last Tuesday afternoon. Albert Kuntz and James Hayes were in Plattsmouth on last Tuesday morning, where they were looking af ter some business matters for a short time as well as meeting with a num ber of their friends while there. Mrs. Catherine Perry, mother of Mrs. W. A. Cook, who has been mak ing her home with relatives in Mur ray for some time past, came to Elm wood the first of the week for a visit of a few weeks at the Cook home.- During the recent rains water has failed to drain from the alley north Of the Christian church, and William Long, who has charge of street main tenance in Elmwood, was busy with the construction of a culvert to rem edy the situation. John E. Turner, county treasurer, and family, of Plattsmouth, were vis iting at the home of B. G. Clements in Elmwod on last Sunday, also enjoy ing a visit with the father of Mrs. Turner, Albert Beeden, who was vis iting here with his son Albert, from his home n the west. A very pleasant tme was had. There seems to be much speed on all the new modern highways, the trend being toward 60 miles and hour and upwards, all in spite of the fact that the automobile is today taking a greater toll of lives than any other single agency. Last Sunday there was a wreck between the car of Fred Weyers and that of a man from out state. Luckily, no one was injured, but there are two crippled cars in the Elmwood garage awaiting repairs. Mrs. Charles West and daughter, Miss Catherine, who is home on a va cation from her services at the Har ley Drug company's store in Lincoln, were shopping In the capital city on last Tuesday afternoon. Miss Cather ine in company with a party of Lin coln friends, will leave today for Min nesota, where they plan to spend the next two weeks visiting and enjoy ing the cooler climate of that portion of the country. Morgan McFadden Dies in West Morgan McFadden, who was a resi dent of Elmwood a number of years ago, but who has been making his home at Imperial, Nebraska, died last Sunday. He had lost his wife many years ago and leaves to mourn his de parture one son and one daughter. Mr. McFadden, who had attained the age of 79 years, had been in very poor health for some time past. He left Elmwood for the west in 1916. It had not been learned when we were in Elmwood whether the remains of this aged man would be brought here for burial beside his deceased wife, or interred there. The surviving son is Troy McFadden and the daughter, Mrs. Cora Hill. Clover Farm Store Owners Meet Some fifty owners and operators of Clover Farm stores who are engaged in business in Iowa and Nebraska, met in Elmwood last Monday evening for the official meeting of the board. The meeting wa3 held at the store of Nor ville D. Bothwell, one of the Clover farm store operators. They looked af ter the matters of business calling them together first and later enjoyed a fine time socially, and say how those grocerymen can eat ice cream. But we believe they all had enough, for the fifty in attendance consumed 20 gal lons of the cooling refreshments. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bothwell, and were loud in praise of the newly remodeled Bothwell store, which has but recently been rebuilt to conform with the latest specifications for mem ber stores. Visiting the Folks and Friends Mrs. Clifford McMasters, formerly Miss Ruby Wood, of Jetmore, Kansas, where they have been making their home for some time past, and where Mr. McMasters is with the Standard Oil company, arrived in Elmwood for a visit of some time with her parents, John Wood and other relatives and friends. Virgil, her brother, drove down to Jetmore on last Sunday and returned with the sister. Elmwood Population, 483 For reasons affecting himself, George F. Wilson wanted to know the exact number of people residing in Elmwood and so made a canvas of 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 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. the town on his own hook, doing the work himself. Mr. Wilson took a very careful census of the town, In cluding all persons who reside in the incorporated limits and found as a re sult of his exhaustive canvass that there are exactly 496 people of all ages, colors and conditions of servi tude making their homes here. The population at the time of the last general census was 515, with a loss of 19 for that time, which is not considered at all bad, as there are a great many places of similar size in which the loss has been far greater. Anyhow, as a result of Mr. Wilson's canvass, we are able to give you the exact number of inhabitants of Elm wood at this time. Mrs. Emil Meyers Much Better Mrs. Emil Meyers, who was visit ing at the home of her parents, Fran Gillet and wife, and was taken very severely ill, being rushed to a hospital in Lincoln for treatment and observa tion as well as an operation should it be deemed advisable, got by without having to have an operation and after some time was able to be removed to her liome at Fairbury, where she is reported as being some better at this time. . STILL OPERATORS JAILED Omaha. Two men were sent to jail and two other were placed on probation Saturday after pleading guilty to operating one of the largest alcohol stills ever uncovered in Ne braska. The men. who admitted oper ation of the plant seven miles from Fremont, are Harry Bivens, Chicago; Cyrus Hiech, Chicago; Henry Vahle, alias Schultz, Clarkson. and James Walker, St. Louis Negro. Bivens was sentenced to serve eighteen months in the Douglas coun ty Jail and fined $2,500. Reich re ceived a sentence of nine months in the Douglas county jail and a fine of $1,000. Vahle and Walker were placed on probation for two years. The charges were an outgrowth of a raid on the Hammernick farm near Fremont last fall. More than 15 thou sand gallons of alcohol mash and 400 gallons of pure grain alcohol were confiscated. BURNED TO DEATH IN CAR Whitewater. Wis., July 7 Two Chicago women were burned to death and a Wisconsin assemblyman ser iously injured when the car In which they were riding missed a curve, roll ed over seven times and caught fire on highway No. 89, south of here. The dead: Miss Betty Ritter, 24, and Miss Mary Ceithami, 23, both of Chi cago. Palmer Daugs, 32, of Fort At kinson, Wis., a member of the state legislature, driver of the car, was in jured. He was taken to a hospital at Madison where his injuries were re ported as serious. Daugs, Sheriff George O'Brien of Walworth county said, crawled from the burning wreckage and made sev eral attempts to rescue the two wom en. The intense heat of the flames, however, prevented Daugs from reach ing the women, the sheriff said. FOR THE TP0 I?i?n3e SEE US FIRST WE pay only ONE PRICE on Produce and do not grade Poultry and Eggs. Conveniently located right in the heart of the business section at 5th and Main. Homo Bnifcy "Our Service Satisfies" PHONE 33 J. Howard Davis Attorney at Law Plattsmouth 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 fur the appointment of Maria A. Cross, as Executrix thereof; that said petition has been set for hearing be fore said Court on the 26th day of July, 1935, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated June 28, 1935. A. H. DUXBURY. Jl-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested In the estate of August J. Engelkemier, de ceased. No. 3103: 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 Baid peti tion and report will be heard before said Court on August 2, 1935, at ten a. m. Dated July 8, 1935. A. H. DUXBURY. jy8-3w 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 day of December, 1932, and executed by L. V. Davis, to the Elm wood State Bank, Elmwood, Cas3 county, Nebraska, to secure the pay ment of the sum of fS75.00, 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 SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss. By virtue of an Order of Sale is sued by C. E. Ledgway, Clerk of the District Court within 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. K. SYLVESTER, Sheriff Cass County, J13-5w 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 Ca3s 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 CItv of Plnttsmnnth. Nebraska, in said County, sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for casn tne 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 laxen as tne property of Mary Bourke. Marv F. Rockwell. Jnhn 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 Ervln Marsh Plaintiff again said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Junn 2fith A. D. 1935. II. SYLVESTER. Sheriff Cass County, NebrasltR ATTORNEYS: Dwyer & Dwyer, for plaintiff. W. A; .Robertson, for defendants. ' V