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Sebr. Stat Historicil Society Mm 1 4 1 v0 VOL. NO. Lin PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1937. NO. 4 Funeral of Mrs. Spangler Held Sunday Short Service Here and Body Taken to Millard for Services at Lutheran Church. The funeral services of Mrs. Wil liam Spangler were held Sunday aft ernoon at the St. Paul's Evangelical church at Millard, where a large number of friends of many years standing had gathered. Rev. Huff, pastor of the Millard church, con ducted the services. A short prayer service was held at the home here at noon Sunday by Rev. G. A. Tahl. The interment was at the Mt. Au burn cemetery at Millard with the Sattler funeral home of this city in charge. j The pall bearers were selected j from the members of the family cir cle, Lester, Vilas and Elwin Spangler, John and Harry Mass and Bill Baker. Anna Margaretha Magdelena Her- mann. was born January 28, 1 S S3, j resulted in a verdict for the defend- j Theodore Libershal. tenor soloist, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In'ant in the case, has been reversed in gave as his contribution to the pro her early infancy she was baptised j the state supreme court. The case ' gram, "The Jolly Roger," in a very and later confirmed in the Lutheran I was reversed and remanded with di- i effective manner. faith. At the age of six years she was I brought by her parents to the United j States and where she has grown to,iOWs: v. omanhood and on February 2J, Securities Investment corporation 1906. she was married, to WilliamjyS Spangler. To Mr. Spangler there and Mrs. was born seven children, one son; preceding the mother in death. Be- j sides the husband and aged mother, Mrs. Dorothea Hermann, 6he leaves ! to mourn her passing three sons and three daughters, Lester, Vilas. Elwin. Marguerine, Alta, all of Plattsmouth ; and Mrs. John Mass of South Omaha, j prove damages resulting from aj Dick Hall, who was to appear on There are also surviving four grand- ( breach of warranty in the sale there-j the program with a bass solo.was ill. children, one brother and three sis-, cf as an offset to show that plaintiff! Results on the vote on the debate ters, Frank of Gretna, Mrs. Charles at the commencement of the action ; which w as presented by the high Spangler, Mrs. Bertha Alpson of Wis-jwas indebted to her in an amount at ; school students last week were an ner, Nebraska, and Mrs. John BiPs , least equal to the amount due on the nounced. The question was: Re of Ralston. note. 'solved: That all electric utilities She has been in failing health for 3. j verdict unsupported by any! should be governmentally owned and over fifteen years, about five weeks ' competent evidence, but based solely ; operated. Results showed 9 affirm ago she was taken with an attack of upon speculation and conjecture, can- ative, 1C negative, and 2 neutral be influenza and passed away at the fam-1 not stand. I f ore the debate and 10 affirmative, ily home here on Thursday morning; 4. Wfctre the defense in a replevin 16 negative, and 1 neutral after the at the age of fifty-four years and J action to forclose a chattel mortgage debate. thirteen days. ; i3 that the plaintiff is indebted to j Miss Florence Beighley was present She w as a very loving and devoted ; defendant, the failure of the court to j as a faculty guest. wife and mother. instruct the jury that the amount so j Those from out of the city to at-1 due must be at least equal to that ; COUNTY SCHOOL MEN tend the funeral services were Mrs. 'due on the mortgage note to defeat! DISCUSS LEGISLATION Dorothea Hermann, Wisner, mother; plaintiff's cause of action is prejudi- Mr. and Mrs. Bills, Ralston, Mrs. cially erroneous. j Charles A. Bowers, secretary of the Bertha Alfson, Mrs. Charles Spang-; j Nebraska State Teachers' Association, ler. Mrs. William Soden, Mr. and, SEEKS DIVORCE DECREE ' was tne principal speaker at the Mrs. Henry Soden, and son, Norman, 'meeting of the Cass County School Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spangler, Mr. in the office of the clerk of the Men's association in Eagle Monday and Mrs. Max Soden. all from Wis-. district court Monday afternoon a i evening. Board members of each of ner; Mr. and Mrs. Otoe Mansole of petition was filed by Gladys K. Gauer the towns were also guests at the Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schnei- against John L. Gauer, asking a de- ! meeting. 4 5 men representing Alvo, der, Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider, Cree of divorce and the custody of Eagle, Weeping Water, Avoca, Ne- Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schneider, Mr. ; and Mrs. Charles Schneider. TO ARGUE CASE j The petition states that the par-jthe legislative bill No. 25. This bill From Tuesday's Daily jties were married at Ashland. Nebras- : provides for a committee to be set up Attorney A. L. Tidd was at Lin-.ka, on January 26, 1927. That they j to investigate the tax system in the coin today to appear in the state su- are now and have been residents of : state. It would probe into the collec preme court tc represent the city of j Louisville. tion, spending, and distribution of Plattsmouth as special counsel in the. The petition alleges cruelty as the taxes in the state. Bill No. 138, pro case of the City of Plattsmouth vs. basis of the action. posing teacher retirement was also John Hazzard, et al. j The plaintiff asked that a restrain- explained by Mr. Bowers. Legisla- This case is appealed by the city j ing order be issued against the de-j tion in general, centralization of of to test the ruling of the trial court fendant, prohibiting him from inter-1 fices for teacher certification,- and that the owner of tax foreclosed prop-! fering with the plaintiff or the child ' teacher tenure also had a part in erty had the right to redeem after a sale at the bid price that the property brought at the sale. The case was won here by the Standard Savings and Loan associa- j tion and the city is appealing the de-1 eision of Judge Livingston. City Attorney Howard Davis is also appearing in the case as counsel for ! the citv. SURPRISED THE HOME FOLKS Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs were! surprised on Sunday by the family of Leland S. Briggs of David City, Fred j iranzen ana tamuy of Omaha, and;Bacnman news reporter. There are! Paul R. Stangenberg and family, cousins, of Lincoln, who came Sunday jin dary cJub The next meeting will to make quilts during the home bringing plenty of good eats, all en-ibe witn Milton Bachman near Ash-! makers' hours on Wednesday and Fri Joying a visit for the day. While the ! land March 12. day. Mrs. Ruby Lester announces surprise visit occurred near the date After the meetirig a lunch was that women may bring their own of the fiftieth wedding anniversary ; served by Mrs. Rikli. quilts to be tied or quilted and the 01 Mr. ana airs, imggs. it was not an observance. This event is planned for a later date. BURGLARIZE FARM HOME The farm home of William Dett man near Elmwood, was visited by burglars Sunday night and a small amount of money as well as some pro visions were taken by the night in vader. The family, comprising Mr. Dett man, his mother and sister, have their sleeping apartments on the sec ond floor of the house and while they were asleep the burglar proceded to ransack the first floor rooms and se - curing the loot made a getaway, the loss not being discovered until some time later. Reverse Cass County Case in Supreme Court Securities Investment Corporation vs. Krejci Heard hy State Court Opinion hy Judge Day. I ! The case of Securities Investment "The Gypsy Love Song," whose beau Corporation vs. M. A. Krejci, which tiful melody has made it a world wide on the trial in the local district court, ; rections. Justice Day gave the opin- jQn jn the case, The syllibus of the case is as fol - Krejci. Appeal, Cass. Reversed : iand remanded w ith directions. Day, ; , judge. i. The defendant in a replevin ac-i tion may, under the general denial. ; prove any fact which amounts to aj defense. , 2. In a replevin action to fore-! close a mortgage on chattels, the de- j fendant under a general denial mayiership of George L. Farley. the minor son, John K. Gauer, four- ; years-old, as well as suitable allow- I ance for the care of the plaintiff and j 'the child. either at Louisville or Plattsmouth. Owing to the absence of District Judge W. G. Kieck at Nebraska City, the temporary restraining order was signed by County Judge A. II. Dux- bury 4-H CLUB ELECTS The 4-H Baby Beef club and the Dairy club met at the home of Leo Rikli near Murdock Wednesday eve nine. Feb. 10. The ollowine officers were elect- !ed. vernon Rikli. resident: Natrle Bricker. secretary-treasurer; Milton nine members in babv beef and seven Our stock of legal blanks Is most complete. . Musical Program is Featured at Rotary Meeting Winners in Recent High School Musi - cal Contest Presented as Well sls Miss Helene Perry. From Tuesday's Daily J The weekly luncheon of the Flatts- mouth Rotary c lub this noon at the Hotel Plattsmouth featured the win - jners of the recent musical contest of ; the Plattsmouth high school and Miss) i Helene Perry, member of the faculty j ! of the schools. j j The program was one that the stu-j ! dents presented most delightfully) : and each number was a fine demon- j 'stration of the ability of the young! people and the excellent training that; ; they have received from Mr. Lee! jKnolle. the supervisor of music of, jthe city schools, w ho was a guest of j the th occasion. Allen White gave a trumpet solo, favorite. Miss Helene Perry, whose dramatic readings are always a distinct treat. gave a patriotic touch to the lunch- 'eon in her selection. "A Mount Ver- ! non Fantasy," a tribute to the near approach of the birthday of the first president. I Robert Vallery, in his baritone! number. "The Kashmiri Song gave a fine rendition of this lovely selection, Mrs. Lee Knolle and Miss Jean Knorr were the accompanists for the young people. The meeting w as under the lead- hawka. Plattsmouth, and Elmwood attended. Mr. Bowers discussed legislation I pertaining to the schools. He took up the talk. Galen Saylor of the research de partment of the N. S. T. A. assisted in the round table discussion, answer- ing questions which were asked by the school men and board members. Mr. Saylor is a new man with the N. S. T. A. Following the meeting girls of the first year home economics class served lunch. J. R. Reeder and Lumir Ger ner of Plattsmouth attended the meeting. IS' QUILTING Quilt frames will be put up in the recreation center for ladies who wish group will work together on them. Women's hours are from 2 to 4 o'clock. SUFFER FROM FEVER j The Alvo community is still suf ! fering from the epidemic of scarlet ! faver that has visited many families in that section in the last three ,-eeks. One of the latest to suffer from the malady is Mrs. Hauptman, j wife cf the superintendent of schools, j The board of education has had a strained nurse engaged the past two I weeks and w ho has conducted ex- laminations of the school pupils twice j daily and which has served to check j the spread of the disease to a great 'extent in the community, Cedar Creek Burglars Blast Way into Safe Safe in Store of A. 0. Ault Shattered hy Explosion of Dynamite, Officers Discover. The burglary of the A. O. Ault store at Cedar Creek Sunday night and the blowing open of the safe was a very complete job, Deputy Sheriff Sylvester, who investigate the case states and was the work oZ one who was familiar with explosives. The combination of the safe had been broken off and the door blasted open altho it was not torn off the hinges, a part of the handle of the door was hurled through the front window of the store and out into the i street. The burglars secUred a small safe and made their getaway before the townspeople were aroused by the explosion. COMMUNITY BUILDING- CLUB COMPLETING ITS FIRST YEAR The Community Building club, or ganized the last week of February, I f 3 6 . attains its 52nd consecutive week of operation this week. Next week it will enter upon its second year of existence. In that time, salaries paid to the various presidents-elect have totaled i 1,250, with $50 yet unclaimed. Weekly elections were held on Wednesday nights up to about a month ago, and then changed to Saturday nights. The club is not operated for in dividual profit, the entire proceeds going to pay off community build ing indebtedness, supply shoes to reedy school children (approximate ly $100 already expended on this activity), provide musical equip ment for the Junior drum corps and help meet the overhead cost of main taining the Boy Scout program in Plattsmouth. About $125 has been alloted to these two activities from Community Building club funds. $631 has been paid on community building indebtedness and an addi tional $400 or more will be avail able for that purpose at the next interest paying date. April 1st. The club is winding up its first jear of existence with a slightly re duced membership from its peak roll of last summer, but. withal, a very satisfactory number for this season of the year. Club affairs are admin istered by the Legion community building trustees, with Leo Boynton acting as secretary ever since the club was organized a year ago. The copyright owner, secretary and collectors are paid for their ser vices on a commission basis. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Alfred Edgerton returned from the University hospital in Omaha Satur day afternoon. Newell Pollard brought him to hi3 home in Platts mouth. Mrs. Edgerton, who went to Omaha Thursday, also returned. Dar lene and Donna Mae Edgerton will remain with their aunt in Omaha and attend school there. Mr. Edgerton is reported as feeling some better after his rest and treat ment in the hospital. CROCHETING CLASS GROWS Thirteen girls are now enrolled in the crocheting class at the recrea tion center. The class meets on Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday after school. The girls are now working on carpet rag rugs. - Knitting and tatting will also be taught. Olden Days Theme of the Family Album Dorcas Circle at M. E. Church Pre sent Clever Sketches Fron Days of Long Ago Tuesday. From Weil rif silay's Dally Members of the Dorcas circle en-; lertuined at an old-fashioned tea yes-; terday aftcrnuon in the church par-, lors. Mrs. Ptte Carr introduced her. assistant hostesses. Mrs. Howard! Wiles. Mrs. Frank Barkus. Mrs. A. II. Duxbury, Miss Wilma Pickard, Mrs.! W. A. Wells. Bis. Burke, Mrs. C. C. j Cotner, Mrs. R. B. Hayes, and Missj Olive Gass. Each wore a dress of a ! past generation and gave a brief his- j tory of their costume. j Mrs. E. H. Wescott had charge of j the familv album. The i.Ibum was; shown by Mrs. Wm. Heinrich to Mrs. Clement Woster. Pictures were shown as Mrs. R. P.. Hayes sang. E. H. Wes cott played the organ during the aft ernoon. The album opened to the song "Precious Jewels." It revealed Clem entine Woster in an old fashioned costume and curls. The second pic- ture was shown as Mrs. Hayes sang : fal dJed later of hcK.k ; "Silver Threads Among the Gold." , Mj. Rutledge has betn in a stnile Mrs. O'Brien took 'the part of grand- i c.onditioll for sonie time and has he(m mother. "Jesus Loves Me" showed ; under ttlmost constaut care as he has ; David Lillie in the dress worn by a been Bufferinlf hallucinations and Ismail boy who might have been hisiwhIch made his care difficult, j grandfather. j In his leap from lhe thiril story lie ash". in- t-u me i j of a young woman as "Xita. Juinata' was played. Clement Woster with I .1 1 A ,. f 1 .-.. ...w... ... j ... the dandy as "I'm Captain Jenks" was sung. "Mary Had a Little Lamb"!he si:frered no broken bones and was showed a timid child, Marjorie Devoe, j conscious when takcn into the bud ,in quaint costume and patent leath-;ing and to hjs room At his advanced er slippers. "Roll. Jordan Roll" show-!age however, he failed to rally from led the stern, stiff minister, depicted the shock and a phort Ume la,er jby Rev. Wright. The Gossips were packed away ! played by Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Ella ; The mental condition of the patient jKennery as "Ring Those Bells" was;whjch vas lhe cause of the raph (,t , The sweet girl graduate was in-jj terpreted by Helen Hall represent-, ing Mrs. E. H. Wescott. as Mrs.; Hayes sang "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms." "Blow Ye Winds" was the music which ac- companied the picture of Mrs. Justus the gtate for a prcat many years anJ . Lillie rocking a baby. j was admitted to the Home from Lumir Gerner w ith derby and red ; .ankHn lodpe. No. 264, A. F. & A. necktie was the "catch of the town." ! M of Franklin, Nebraska, June 15. The next picture showed Miss Olive! 1935 Gass seated before a teacher's desk j He ,g survived by two daughters. with a hickory stick handy. "Little Mr8 Hazel Bussy and Mrs Floreuce Red Schoolhouse" accompanied the ; Reeves 0 Denver. picture. j The bodv wag taken to the jjorton Four generations were shown with I funeral home and from th(.rp Mrs. Billion, Mrs. Robert Fitch, Sr., ; be taken tQ lhe ,ate home at Eloom. Robert Fitch. Jr.. and Suzanne Bab-inpton Xebraskaf for burial beside ette Fitch. The wedding picture was:the wife who pre(.eded him in dt.ath shown with Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Devoe as the wedding march was played. The final picture, the family group, showed the Devoe family derbys, waxed moustache, canes, etc. Misses Kathryn Armstrong and Berniece Arn turned the pages for the album. Mrs. Howard Wiles and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury presided at the tea tables as one hundred were served. Family albums of early Plattsmouth families, coal oil lamps, and antique mottoes were used for decorations. HOLD JURY TERM District Judge W. G. Kieck and Court Reporter Glenn Woodbury are nt TCohT-QcVa r-stv ti?c where! the jury term has opened and a large 'bottom in the Sinclair station number of cases pending. Since taking office in January,' AIDS GOOD CAUSE Judge Kieck has been very busy in the three counties of his district in clearing up the dockets and also was ing Co., were sponsors of a dirtice for aged, the frame being folded up as on the fourth district bench at Om-jthe relief of the flood suffers at the the result of the car turning over a aha for several days, acting for j Eagles hall Saturday. All of the number of times. Judge J. W. Yeager, who was hold- j receipts aside from expenses netted ing court here. :52S.15, and which will be turned MARRIED AT GLENW00D . j over to the Red Cross fund. There j PREPARE FOR CONVENTION iwas 545 taken in and the expens?sj The marriage of Margaret A. Kkl- I were $16.95. which included the cr-'der and J Joseph L. Eley, of this city. County Treasurer John E. Turner chestra, tickets and telephone calls. : took place the past week at Glen raa t r.ran Tsland Saturday eve- i The Freddie Schutz orchestra of WOod. Island Saturday eve- ning and Sunday arranging details of the annual convention of the County " - - Treasurer's association of Nebraska,! which will meet on March 9. 10 and 11th. Mr. Turner is the president of the state association and has much to do with the final details of the meet - ing. GIVEN THIRTY DAYS From Tuesday's Daily This morning Walter Burke was 'arraigned in the county court on a charge of intoxication, he being taken in custody a few days ago at his home in the south part of the city. j The defendant entered a plea of 'guilty to the charge and was ser.-, fenced by the court to thirty days in jail, the court suspending twenty days of the sentence during the good behavior of Burke, otherwise the full sentence to be effective and the twen ty days served w ith bread and water as the nourishment. W. H. Rutledge Dies Last Night at Masonic Home Death Occurs from Shock After Leap from Third Story Room Suffered from Senile Condition. From Wednesday's Daily William H. Rutledge, SO, a resi dent of the Nebraska Masonic Home, last night shortly after 11 o'clock, leaped from his room in the third story of the infirmary building and while escaping without injurv in the alighted in a large svringa bush near the building and which broke the force of his fall, missing by a shcrt distance a deep areawav would have been crushed. where he As it was was evident ana county Attorney A Capwell stated that no inquest Would be necessary, William H. Rutledge was born at Macomb) Illinois. November 21. 1S56. and was in his eightieth year. He was a resident of the west part of November 20, 1922. MOVING TO WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hickenbottom and two children are moving this week to Ellensburg. Washington, where Mr. Hickenbottom will work in the mechanical department of the j Ford con,pany beginning March 1st. Mr. Hickenbottom has worked with Claud Ruse in the Ford company since 1&2S, coming with him to Plattsmouth four years ago as man- ager of tne binclair station. 1 ne family has made many friends both in business and in social life here. They are driving through to their J new home Thomas Grosshans will fill the vacancy left by Mr. Hicken- The employes of the Norfolk Pack- 1 ne i recaie scnuu orcnesira , jPapillion furnished the music, j - CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone who ; contributed to the flood relief dance. .Also Eagles lodge for the use of the j ': hall. Employees of Norfolk Pack-j ling Co. 4 Cemetery Board to Contact All Lot Owners , Froposes to Test Responses as to Matter cf Perpetual Care cf Lots in Cemeteries. Trem "W'fil ri-i!;i y's, Iai!y The cemetery board at I: ing last evening decided to :r m-et-1 1 1 k t 1 1 with the lot ow litis in the i' m - tery, the matter of p-rpt 1 11.. 1 care 1 -i-t he lots in each of tin- differ :it addi tions to the cemtery. The board is to endeavor to . tact the lot owners and see hov. many of them would be willing to pay th sum of p r year to provide for tl, car e of their lots and keep the c m-. tery in a manner that it should be at all seasons. This sum was decided ui" n as or.'.; that would not be ecesje a 11 J it is hoped will provide suffici l.t funds that the lots can b t mowed and in the be?t of condition. The result of the first year will de termine whether this amount can o- reduced or not and if siiflici- nt rev enue is derived it may be pus-ul'le tt make the next year assessment lss. This is the first dt finite .'"ep that the board has made towards a per petual care of the lots and which they hope will permit them this year to thoroughly organize their plans for the care of the various additions of the c( metery. There are 1,205 lot owner? and all of these that it is possible to contact will lie reached. The funds it is hoped .will be sufficient that one person tan be permanently engaged every day in working on the care of the ceme tery. The lot owners as well as those whose loved ones rest in Oak Hill will be reached in the campaign of the board. This perpetual care was one of th main features urged by those who advocated the change of the ceme tery management to the board in stead of the city council and in their endeavor to carry out the v. ihes of the public they should be given a hearty support by those v. ho w ish to see Oak Hill cemetery made one of the best kept in the state. This will require funds and the small amount asked will go a long way towards making the realization of the di-r-ished goal. The funds raised will be paid di rect to the board and plac-d in the hands of the city treasury and from ; which the board alone may draw them as needed. WITH THE INJURED Everett Pickens, who wa severely injured in an auto ace id-nt near Fayettville. Arkansas. Thursday night, is still at the hospital at that place and where he will have to re main for some time. Mr. Pi' kens has suffered a back injury ami several cuts and bruises as we ll as u n injured leg and which will make it neces sary for him to r-mai:i at the hos pital. Ralph Buchanan, who was a mem ber of the party, escaped with a bruise en one knee, altho be was tnsst.d over the front scat e-f the- car as it turned over five time: John Stap, who suffered a bad scalp i wound and bruises, v as able to leave Uhe hospital Sunday and S"i:t by train to his home at Platte City. Missouri, to rec upera te. i The occupants of the car- that col jlideel with that of Mr. Pickens, were also injured, one young n..in suffer ing a broken jaw ard injured nose. The Pickens car was bdlv dar.r- i They have departed fcr California where they will reside at Sacramento. 1 .where for several months past Mr. Eley has been engaged in r iver work and in charge of a large section of , the river project. The many friends will extend best wishes for their future happiness and success in the west.