THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935.
Goodl ISilssiiiss
JF you are paying more than 4 Interest
on your FARM LOAN ... it would be
GOOD business to call on D. C. WEST, at
Nehawka or Plattsmouth, and talk the mat
ter over, as we are making Farm Loans on
Long Time Maturities at 4, with the best
options that you have ever been offered!
THE NEHAWKA
Farm Loan Association
Nehawka and Plattsmouth
ElmwGod News
Henry Mollens was called to Lin
coln on Monday of this week where
he had some business matters to look
after.
Chris Backemeyer is building a
hay rack for Harry Marshall. The
rack is being built cn a running gear
of a wagon with low wheels and will
be used cn this gear.
State Representative George E.
Nieklcs of Murray was lookingafter
Borne business in Elmwood on Mon
day of this week and was meeting
with his many friends here.
Carl E. Hardey of Berkley, Calif.,
is visiting here with his aunt, Mrs.
Lonie Wilsoxson. Carl has been in
the west for some time and it seems
like old times to have him back here.
Wm. Westfall had his wheat com
bined last Monday and was reward
ed by a yield of 22 bushels the acre,
and of a good quality. This while
at other places not so far distant the
yield was less than ten bushels the
acre.
N. D. Bothwell and wife and their
little daughter, Jean Adair, were
visiting in Plattsmouth last Monday
evening where they enjoyed a very
fine visit with Mrs. Bothwell's bro
ther, County Treasurer Jchn E. Tur
ner and family.
George Wilson was called to Pal
myra last week and while there was
at a farm of Vm. Rohrbeck where
threshing was in progress and saw
some excellent wheat, the yield being
forty bushels the acre and the test be
ing 61 pounds to the bushel.
The safe used in the former Elm
wood State bank was shipped to Lin
coln last Tuesday where it was sold
to help pay the depositors. Many
other things were sold to the
people about Elmwood. The buildisg
will also be offered for sale.
Superintendent of the Avoca cchool
was in Elmwood last Tuesday adver
tising a denkey ball game which will
be played at Avoca the coming week,
the contesting teams being the Cous
try Dudes and the City Sharpers. The
game will be staged Sunday, July
21st.
Miss Anna Eerger, daughter of the
late George L. Berger, of California,
has been visiting her for the past
week, guest of Mrs. M. Wilcoxson and
also visiting with a large number of
her friends who make their home
here. Miss Berger was formerly a
resident here.
V. H. Wilcoxson of St. Louis, who
has been here visiting for the past
week with his mother and other rela
tives, returned to his home the latter
portion of last week. Ke was accom
panied by Neil McCrory, son of Mar
ion McCrory, his nephew, and will
visit there for some time.
George Hall and wife and Mrs.
Louis Bornemcier and the kiddies
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were over to Nebraska City last Sun
day enjoying the gathering of the
Alutz family in their annual reunion.
There were some seventy members of
the family at the picnic dinner which
was held at Morton Park.
Mrs. Emily Gonzales, employe of
the American Txchange bank is at
this time taking her annual vacation
and with Miss Agnes Wood are visit
ing with friends and relatives in
Seward. While they are away Charles
Aldrich is working in the bank in
the place of Mrs. Gonzales.
Missouri Pacific Agent F. L. Col-
burne was a visitor for over the week
end at Atchison wlhere the wife also
who makes her home at Kansas City
came to meet him, they visiting for
the day together and returning to
Elmwood while the wife returned
to Kansas City where they have a
hime and where she lives.
Hold Joint Installation.
The Daughters of Bebekah of Elm
wood and as well the subordinate
lodge L O. O. F. were gathered to
gether at their lodge rooms last Tues
day where they enjoyed a very fine
evening and installed the officers
elected recently of both the Rebekahs
and the I. O. O. F.
The Rebekah officers installed are
Mrs. Henry Wendt, N. G., Mrs. Sikes
Miller V. G., Mrs. Carl Schneider,
secretary and Mrs. Lorenz Nickel,
treasurer...
I. O. O. F. officer are Fred Engle
king N. G., Lorenz Nickel, V. G.,
Chris Backemeyer secretary and L.
Elliott, treasurer.
Henry Mollens was installed as
the warden and this makes thirty
eight times he has been Inducted in
to office. He has been the warden
of the lodge for the past nineteen
years and has been installed two
times a year, as the term runs only
six months.
Officiates as Installing Officer.
George Shackley and wife of Avoca
and other members of the staff of the
installing team all from Avoca, were
here last Monday evening to Induct
into office the officers cf the I. O. O.
F. and the Daughters of Rebekah,
and after properly performing this
duty they remained for the banquet
which was served by the ladies of the!
Rebekah assembly and at which there
was an abundance of home made ice
cream, and a good time was enjoyed
by all of the members.
Bourke Family Reunion.
The members of the Bourke family
were gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Bickert last Sun
day, five miles west of Elmwood:
where they celebrated together. Some
seventy of the members cf the fam
ily were present and a most enjoy
able time was had with an cut of
doors dinner under the shade of the
trees on the lawn. There were peo-
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leer
pie there from many points in Ne
braska and Iowa. Frcm near Elm
wood where the family of Mrs. Ellen
Smith and her sons and daughters
and their families. Sister Agnes who
was Miss Mary BufSe, daughter of
John Bourke of York who has been
conducting a school for confirmation
in the Catholic church in Elmwood
for the past two weeks.
In all a most enjoyable time was
had by those in attendance, Mrs.
Catherine Ash of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Dan Bourke and Henry Peter
son and wife of Omaha, being among
the number there.
Elm woe d Fire Company Meet.
The fire fighters of Elmwood met
at their hall on last Monday even
ing and looked after the business
which came before them and as well
received into membership two appli
cants, they being J. B. Stanton the
new cream and produce station man,
and Eldon Stark. The company is
getting a large number cf good fire
fighters enrolled as members.
PLAYS LINCOLN TEAM
The Plattsmouth American Legion
ball team, composed of boys up to
sixteen years of age, journeyed out
to Lincoln Monday where they staged
a battle with one of the Legion spon
sored boy teams.
The locals dropped the contest 14
to 0 but showed much improvement
in their work and played a good
game against the stiff opposition.
Landis and Woest were the hurl
ers for the Platters while Rebal,
Farmer and Jones did the receiving.
The Plattsmouth boys are to en
tertain another Lincoln team here
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in
a game at Athletic park and the
public is invited to be out and en
joy the game.
4-H PICNIC
The 4-H club bad a picnic out to
"Boy Scouts' Camp" on Saturday,
July 13th. We went cut in the
morning and stayed all afternoon.
Some of the girls went in wading
and some played games and all had a
jolly time.
In the cabin we gave a program
and also had lunch.
We had a delightful time and
everyone was sorry to leave.
ROSALYN MARK.
News Reporter.
LOUISVILLE WINS GAME
From Tuesday's Dally
The Chevrolet kittenball team were
at Louisville last evening where they
were defeated in a hard fought ten
inning battle 9 to 8. The game was
featured by Allan McClanahan at bat
with four hits in as many trips to
the plate, one being for the circuit
Dr. W. V. Ryan also got in the
Greenberg class with a homer.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE DAUGHTER
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
A. Koukal has been made very happy
by the arrival cf a fine little daugh
ter who has come to make her home
with them. The mother and little one
are doing nicely and the occasion has
brought a great deal of happiness to
the members of the family circle.
VISIT IN MINNESOTA
From Tuesday's raily:
Mrs. Glen Vallery and daughter,
Gertrude, departed yesterday for
Minneapolis, Minnesota. They will
be guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Peterson, the latter a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Val
lery.
VISITS IN TEE CITY
From Wednesday's Pally
M. B. Bushnell, assessor of South
Bend precinct, was in the city today
for a few hours attending to some
matters at the court house. Mr.
Bushnell was called here to testify
in the district court in regard to some"
values on a farm land in litigation
and which he had assessed.
GRADING SAUSAGES
The Glaser's Provisions store of
South Omaha, is carrying in another
part of the Journal the announre
ment of the inauguration of a new
system of grading for sausages. This
is under the conduct of the govern
ment service and is something new
in this Bection of the west.
DEAD ANIMALS
Dead animals removed free of
charge, Telephone South Omaha Ren
dering Works. Market 462C. Reverse
charges. no-tfw
Cass county is one of the finest
agricultural centers in the state.
Improved farming conditions and
better prices for farm products
will react to the advantage of ev
ery tewn in this territory.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Friday, the 12 th of July, Lois
Hathaway entertained her friends at
Union, in honor cf her 9th birthday.
The afternoon was spent in playing
games and a treasure hunt. Prizes
were were won by Marie Hathaway
and Neomia Woods. Gifts were open
ed and refreshments consisting of
ice cream and cake were served. Be
fore the children departed pictures
were taken.
Those present were: Neomia, Juan
ita, Patty and Amol Woods, Eliza
beth. Farris, George Hathaway,
Joyce Snodgrass, Marie, Kathleen
and Glen Hathaway, Barbara Ann,
Bobbie and Mary Lou Morton, Rob
bert and Lester Hathaway, Lois Fahr
lander. Fern, Helen, Jean, Ruth and
Betty Neal, Norma Jean Fey, John
Wesley Rhuman, Ruth Ann Finkle,
Joyce McGinnis, Helen Mary, Jackie,
and Donald Meredith, Lois, Malvin
and Leo Carr, Joan Truex and Mrs.
F. Morton.
Out of town guests were: Loretta
Winkler, Mrs. Hattie Pickens and
Mrs. C. T. Pickens of Omaha,
Assisting Mrs. W. E. Hathaway
were: Mrs. . E. Mathena.j Mrs.
Ann Truex and Mrs. W. L. Essex.
4-H PROGRAM
Tuesday afternoon at the library
the 4-H girls had Achievement Day.
All of the work was on display.
Later they had a program, amateur
hour. Dorothy Turner was Major
Bowes.
The first on the program the club
gave some club yells.
Piano Solo Helen Hiatt
Violin Solo Helen Barkus
Vocal Solo Dorothy Ann Will
Reading Betty Jo Libershal
Tap Dance Elizabeth Wiles
Reading Bessie Bailey
Clarinet Solo Junita Sigler
Piano Solo Ellen Cloidt
Vccal Duet Margaret and Alice Rea
Vocal Solo Helen Hiatt
Piano Solo Rosalyn Mark
Piano Solo Mary Rishel
At the end of the program the 4-H
members presented Mrs. Larson, the
leader with a gift of appreciation for
all she has done for us.
ROSALYN MARK,
News Reporter.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Chief of Police Libershal Monday
afternoon received a message from
the coroner of San Diego county, Cali
fornia, announcing the death of
Charles Sidenstriker, fromer Platts
mouth resident. The message merely
stated that the man had been killed
in an auto accident, but gave no par
ticulars. The deceased was a brother of Miss
Kate Sidenstriker of this city and
Mrs. Ida Campbell of Omaha, with
whom the California authorities
wished to get in touch in regard to
the disposal of the body.
Mr. Sidenstriker had made his
home in the west for a great many
years, but will be remembered by the
cider residents of the community
where he spent his younger years.
DIES DT OMAHA
Mrs. Cora Eutler, 52, who was so
severely injured cn the night of July
3rd in an auto accident near the
C. L. Pittman home, died Monday at
an Omaha hospital. Mrs. Butler had
a skull fracture, fractured jaw and
many other Injuries and when taken
to the hospital her condition was
recognized as serious.
vtsitobs from murdock
From Tuesday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Gillespie and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frances Gil
lespie, were in the city today from
Murdock. They spent several hours
here looking after some business mat
ters and meeting a number of the
friends in this community.
attends summer school
Miss Fay Henning of Cedar Creek,
is attending summer school at Om
aha. She spent the week end at the
home of her aunt, Mis. Martha Wet
enkamp of this city.
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John Steffens was called to Omaha
last Monday to look after the pur
chase of some good3 for the store
here and while he was away, Mrs.
Albert Anderson was assisting with
the work at the store.
J. J. Pollard, the implement man,
was in Omaha Monday of this v.-eek,
where he was getting some repairs
for farm machinery lines which he
services, finding a heavy demand for
this sort of merchandise just now.
John Opp and the children were in
Lincoln last Sunday, where they went
to visit the wife and mother, who is
confined in a hospital there. They
found her progressing very nicely,
which will be good news to the many
friends here.
Persistent rumors are heard here
of the marriage of Mrs. Robert Alford,
of California, widow of the late Rob
ert Alford. We are unable to ascer
tain the facts, but if the reports are
true, join with the many friends in
extending best wishes to the contract
ing couple.
Melvin Sturm was harvesting his
barley on Monday of this week and
had Eome half dozen of the young men
of Nehawka out assisting with the
shocking of the grain. And by the
way, it is shocking how the rough
straw and the barley beards do annoy
those who attempt to handle the bun
dles, so bad in fact that it is neces
sary to resort to pitchforks. Among
those who are working are Burnell
Adams, George Paulis, Stanley Hart
ley, Lester Waldo and a man from
Missouri
Attended Father's Funeral
Louis Royal and wife were called
:o Douglas last Saturday to attend
ihe funeral of the father of Louis,
Mr. Frank Royal, of that place, who
died on last Thursday at the age of
7S years. There were four sons and
six daughters in the family, all of
whom were present at the funeral.
Visited with Relatives Here
Mrs. Frank Schrader, of Enid, Okla
faoma, and her daughter, who have
been visiting at Lorton for some time
past, were guests here at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, a sis
ter of Mrs. Schrader and also at the
home of D. S. Steffens as well. Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson took the visitors
to Lorton last Sunday, and after
another week or so there, they expect
to depart for their home in the south.
Entertained H. S. Students
Miss Betty Summers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Summers, was hos
tess last Saturday night to a party of
school friends at her home in Ne
hawka, where the young folks made
Inerry and enjoyed a splendid time
with games and other amusements.
Delicious refreshments in keeping
with the weather were served at an
appropriate hour.
Pastor Home from Hospital
The Rev. Otto Engebretson, pastor
of the United Brethren churches in
Nehawka and north of town, who has
been in the hospital for the past
month, where he underwent an op
eration from which he is now con
valescing, has been able to return to
his home here. Although he is still
weak he is gaining strength rapidly.
During the time he has been away,
the duties of his pastorate have fallen
on his wife, who has conducted ser
vices at both the church here and the
one north of town as well.
Swim in Plattsmouth Sand Pits
Gilbert Edmund3 and family, Rob
ert Conwell twin sisters. Miss Hazel
G. Williams and Jane Edinsten were
all over to Plattsmouth last Sunday
afternoon, where they went to enjoy
a swim in the S3nd pits north of
town. They say there were nearly a
thousand people there and they en
joyed a dip in the cooling waters of
the sand pits.
Making: Patent Waterer
James Miller, who some time since
secured a patent on a hog waterer,
has been making some for farm use.
He has just completed one for use on
the farm of George Hansen. The new
device is so arranged that it not only
feeds good clean water into the
trough, but washes cut the dirty
water as well, thus keeping a goodly
amount of good, clean water on hand
for the hog3 at all times.
Observed Harvest Operations
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm are en
joying a visit this summer from their
two grandsons, Andy and Jack Yeiser,
of Omaha. Tho boys are anxious to
learn all there is to know about farm
ing operations and got Grandfather
Sturm to take them out to the farm
of John G. Wunderlich last Sunday,
wtiere the good weather was being
utilized to proceed with the harvest
ins. They were much interested In
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or advertising our products. We are believers in the fact
that "Honest Value will win out in the end." . . . We
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seeing the various phases of the work
and will be even more interested in
observing the threshing operations
truly a wonderful sight as the golden
bundles are fed into the machine and
the threshed grain carried into wait
ing wagon or truck, while the straw
is neatly piled. Go to it boys, let your
curiosity be your Inspiration and you
will learn a lot this summer about
how farming operations are carried
out, going back to your home in the
city when school starts with worth
while information on the subject, and
tanned a deep chocolate brown from
your scurrying around in quet of
such knowledge.
United Brethren Church Notes.
Rev. Otto Engebretson
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Evening gospel service at 8.
Mid-week prayer and praise ser
vice on Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
The Woman's Society meets with
Mrs. Sutphin cn Wednesday, July 24.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11."
There will be no services during
the week until further notice.
Your pastor will have charge of
the services on Sunday after being
absent on account of sickness for
over a month.
Let us work and pray nightly dur
ing these closing days of time, for
the night cometh when no man can
work. Come to Jesus and be saved
'ere it be too late.
How is This for Yield
Well, we had a fine prospect for a
wheat crop and then along came red
rust and black stem rust, winds and
heavy rain,, blowing the wheat ever
and tangling it up pretty badly and
we were all scared fearing the wheat
crop was all wiped out (and some of
it was pretty badly damaged and the
yield ha3 been small). But last Friay
some four acres of the 35-acre field
on the farm of Ray Chriswisser, was
combined and showed a yield of 342
bushels to the acre. The work was
pushed forward and when the entire
field of 35 acre3 had been harvested,
it was found the delivery to the ele
vator reached 1,091 bushels, or 31
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and 1 1 C 5 bushels to the acre, which
is certainly not Lad with the Mack
stem rust lurkiiis in every earner of
the field, looking for a poor, unpro
tected wheat Ftraw to Jump on.
Do not get the idea all wheat t.
returning a yie!d like this, however.
Over nep.r Avoca, where pome of the;
new crop has been threshed, it was
l.'cund that the yield was only slight
ly over 15 bushels per acre and tlx;
grain tested but 5S pounds, for a No.
2 grading, but still far from being a:i
bad a3 it might have been.
FORDS WIN FROM MYNARD
From Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening the Ford V-S tcai.i
in the kittenball league were the
winners from the Mynard team by
the score of 19 to C. The game was
featured by the heavy hitting of th
V-S's who 'hit TPpcatedly fur extra
bases and featured a heme run by
Roy Turned and a triple by Dick
March, two of the team -curlers and
two circuit drives by. Hens Newman,
while doubles were checked by Giado
ville, Spidell, Spangler, Krejci and
Svoboda. For the Mynard team
Bcurne soaked a home run and dou
bles by Sprieck and Zimmcrmau fea
tured the battle.
The box score:
Kynard
An i: h io a t.
Hild, If 4 1110 0
Sprieck. cf 4 0 2 1 0 0
Gauer, 3b 3 0 114 0
Smith, c 3 0 0 1 0 0
Zimmerman. lb 3 1 2 13 0 0
Becker, rf 2 110 0 0
Gansemer, rs 3 10 10 1
Bourne, ss 3 112 8 4
Spangler, 2b 3 0 0 1 2 1
Livingston, p 311010
31 6 9 21 15 C
Fcrd V-8's
An n ii ro a i:
Gradoville, 3b 3 1 3 3 3 0
Spidell, c 5 3 2 0 0 1
Srangler. 2b 5 3 3 0 1 0
Long, cf 5 2 1 0 0 0
Ofe. rf 4 1110 0
Newman, ss 5 3 3 2 4 0
Svoboda. lb 5 118 11
Krejci, rs 5 1 2 4 0 0
Turner, If 5 2 3 0 0 0
March, p 5 2 2 0 0 0
49 19 21 21 9 2
A navigable Missouri river by
1937 will increase the market cut
let for eastern Nebraska farm pro
ducts and help to raise prices.
