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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 20, 1937.
NO. 65
Second District
Bar Pays Honor
to Judge Kieck
Memorial Service Are Held at the
District Court Room Wednes
day Evening.
iufuay "nuns wie i.iCUIur.a
the bar of the second judicial district
gathered at the court room in the
Cass county court house to pay trib
ute to the memory of Judge William
G. Kieck.
The occasion was very impressive
ly carried out and afforded tribute
not alone to the ability and services
of the departed judge as a member
of the bench and bar, but warm per
sonal tributes from associates who
had known him well in the past years,)
in college and in later life.
D. O. Dwyer of this city, president
of the bar association, presided, with
Judge W. W. Wilson, of Nebraska
City, present judge, occupying the
bench.
Mr. Dwyer presented Attorney
William H. Pitzer of Nebraska City,
who offered the resolutions of respect;
of the bar association.
Mr. Pitzer in offering the resolu
tions for the consideration of the bar
association and court, gave a very j
fine tribute to Judge Kieck in his re- i
view of their common service in the
Nebraska constitutional convention
of 1920. praising the independence
and the thoughtfulness shown by
Judge Kieck. He was one of the mem
bers that advocated the snort ballot
for state officers and which has been
constantly urged a3 one of the re
forms needed in state government
The resolutions presented were asjis
0 ows- denced by achievement and service.
May it please the Court: (With this foundation in accomplish-
We. the undersigned members ofjments, achievements and experience,
the joint committee appointed by Mr. ! his associates in the Bar of the DIs
D. O. Dwyer. chairman of the Sec-jtrict and the citizenship of the Dis
ond Judicial District of Nebraska : trict generally had every reason to
Bar Association as a committee of j look forward to a long, useful and
five to prepare and present resolu-: successful period of service in the
tions relative to the life, character I judiciary.
and work of Judge Kieck. respect-! Words seem inadequate to express
fully submit this our report in form ! the profound sorrow and regret felt
appropriate for recording in the judi-jby the members of the Bar and his
rial records in the district court of friends and the public generally that
each of the three counties in the death should have claimed one so well
Second Judicial District. beloved and cut short a. life so full
We deem it most appropriate as ajof promise. We know, however, that
part of our report that a brief record Mn a manner not always known and
be made of the life and work cf j
Judge Kieck and of the estimates of
his character unanimously accepted
by members of the Bar of the District
and by all those who enjoyed his per
sonal acquaintance and friendship
and who knew of his work. We there
fore adopt and submit as a part of
this report the sketch of his life and
work and characterization so well
compiled and stated by Mr. Robert
son following Judge Kieck's death,
the same being as follows:
WILLIAM G. KIECK
William G. Kieck was born In
Omaha. Nebraska, May IS, 1892.
When two years of age he was taken
by his parents to Springfield. Ne
braska, where he grew to manhood,
graduating from the high school
there at the age of eighteen. In 1914.
he graduated from the University of
Nebraska with an A.B. degree, then
taught for two years in the high
school at Springfield. Following this,
he was teaching in the high school
at Imperial, Nebraska, when Amer
ica entered the World war. Being
one of the first to enlist, and receiv
ing military instruction at the first
Fort Snelling training camp, he was
commissioned a lieutenant of in
fantry in the summer of 1917. As an
officer in the military service of the
United States he arrived in France
with one of the first contingents,
and there transferred to the aviation
Hc.rvice, serving with that branch
till the fnd of the war.
In 1919, his company returned
home. A desire to study caused his
enrollment in the law school of
Creighton university from which an
LLB degree was received in June
1921. While still a law student he
was elected the representative of
Sarpy county in the Nebraska Con
stitutional Convention of 1920, and
had the distinction of being the
youngest and one of the ablest mem
bers of that body.
April 1922, Judge Kieck trans-"
ferred his law offices from Omaha to
Plattsmouth and since that time has
been a resident of Plattsmouth and a
member of the Cass County Bar As
sociation. June 25, 1924. he was
united in marriage with Miss Lora
Lloyd of Nehawka, a teacher in the
Plattsmouth public school system. To
this union were born two children,
Marilyn Jean, now six, and William
Robert, now four.
In the November election of 1924,
the voters of Cass county elected Mr.
Kieck county attorney, to which posi
tion he was repeatedly re-elected,
and filled that office from January
1925, to January 1937. Having been
elected judge of the Second Judicial
District of Nebraska, he took office
in January 1937. In the short period
which he served, he demonstrated hi
remarkable talents by ejnery, effi
ciency, thoroughness and fairness to
all, giving promise of a brilliant
career.
Of a genial and friendly nature
he made warm and lasting friend
ships as evidenced in his associa
tions with his fellow men. These
qualities were recognized first in col
lege days in his membership in Acacia
and Delta Theta Phi fraternities;
field Lodge No. 112 A. P. & A. M., in
which he served as master; Nebraska
Chapter No. 3 Royal Arch Masons, in
which he served as excellent high
priest; Mt. Zion commandery No.
Knights Templar; Plattsmouth lodge
No. 739 Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, of which he was exalt
ed ruler; and Hugh J. Kearns post
of the American Legion, which he
served as commander. For many years
he has served as president of the
Plattsmouth Chapter of the American
Red Cross and chairman of the Asso
ciated Charities. He was also a mem
ber of the Plattsmouth Chamber of
Commerce.
For many years William G. Kieck
has been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, in which he filled
many offices, being a member and
chairman of the governing board at
the time of his death. His Christian
principles were evidenced as a duti
ful son. a faithful husband, a loving
father and a sincere friend.
Judge Kieck departed this life
! March 30, 1937, leaving surviving,
his widow and children; his parents,
jjr
and Mrs. William M. Kieck of
Springfield; two brothers, Albert of
Springfield, and Dr. Ernest of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and a host of personal
friends.
"His life was so gentle, and
the elements
So mix'd in him that nature
might stand up
And say to all the world, 'This
was a man! '
This brief review well describes a
life of unusual and varied activity.
It may well be considered that a life
not measured alone by length in
understood and perhaps in eompari-
son with the larger affairs of man
kind not always discernable, the in
fluence of such a life does not end as
a stone dropped into the sea but con
tinues and moves on and outward
more as waves that arise and travel
outward to the end of space and time.
We therefore submit the foregoing
and the following resolution for
adoption by the Bar of the Second
Judicial District of Nebraska:
"Resolved, that we adopt the fore
going report of the Committee on
Resolutions and the estimates of the
character of Judge William G. Kieck
and of our profound sorrow at his
death a,nd the termination of our in
timate association with him as a
member of this Bar and of his service
as Judge of this District.
"Resolved further, that a copy of
this report and of the remarks and
proceedings be made and prepared in
triplicate in order that they be re
corded in the Judicial Records of each
County in the District.
"Resolved further, that a copy of
the foregoing resolution be trans
mitted to the widow, Mrs. Lora
Kieck."
Respectfully submitted.
Signed W. R. PATRICK.
WM. H. PITZER.
W. A. ROBERTSON,
EDWIN MORAN,
A. H. DUXBURY.
Members of Resolutions
Committee Second
Judicial Dist.
Mr. Dwyer stated that the com
mittee on arrangements, of which
Thomas E. Dunbar, of Nebraska City,
was chairman, had arranged that one
representative of the bar from each
of the three counties would speak
for their association, these being
Ralph J. Nickerson, Sarpy county.
Varro E. Tyler, Otoe county and
William A. Robertson, Cass county.
Mr. Nickerson in his remarks point
ed out the importance of the posi
tion of district judge as the protector
of the lives and property rights of
the people of the district and the
great fitness that Judge Kieck had
brought to the bench. Mr. Nicker
son, a friend since youthful days of
Judge Kieck, paid high tributes, to
his personal qualities as well as judi
cial temperament. The speaker told
of the warmth of his friendshipsand
the deep attachment that had been
his from large groups of friends, and
his keen interest in his home and
family where he found-deep affection,
as well as to his interest in the relig
ious and civic life of the community
Mr. Tyler gave a most interesting
story of his association with the de
parted judge, how as a school teach
er he had heard from a former teach
er of Judge Kieck of his fine char
acter, this giving him a mental pic
ture of the man. Later he had known
Judge Kieck at the university and
there had found the analyzation of
the teacher had been correct and he
had found Judge Kieck a man of out
standing personality and character.
his clearness of vision had enabled
him to make of his life a success.
The life of Judge Kieck, Mr. Tyler
Tyler pointed out, showed the inbred
characteristics that carried him for
ward, that attached to him hundreds
of friends whose attachment had been
the strongest.
William A. Robertson, who re
sponded for the local bar, had been a
long associate with Judge Kieck from
the days that he had left school and
entered on the practice of his pro
fession. The worth of a man was
pointed out by the speaker as his
worth to the community and nation
by the service that he had given,
which in Judge Kieck had been a
lifetime of faithful service as a stu
dent, soldier, member of the bar and
public officer and a kind and loving
husband, father, son and brother. His
loyalty to ideals he had held high,
his loyalty to the home he loved and
his loved ones and to his friends had
been an outstanding feature of his
life. In his genial personality he
had cemented old friends to him and
made many new ones. He had been
deeply religious but not bigoted, he
had truly believed in the fatherhood
of God and the love of his fellowman.
The speaker pointed out the sincerity
of the departed jurist and the fact
that he never pretended to the other
than as he was and had lived his life
time. -
In closing of the memorial, Judge
W. W. Wilson added his part to the
fine expressions of the life of Judge
Kieck and the common feeling of loss
that had come to the bench when he
was called away in the beginning of
what seemed a briallian career as a
member of the judiciary.
Members of the lamily here were
Mrs. W. G. Kieck, of this city, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Kieck, of Springfield
and Mrs. Ernest Kieck of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
The members of the bar were large
ly in attendance and practically all
of the Otoe county bar were in at
tendance, W. H. Pitzer, Marshall
Pitzer, N. C. Abbott, V. E. Tyler,
Raymond Ferris, Judge Paul Jessen,
John M. Dierks, Vantine James,
Judge T. Simpson Morton, Bernard
M. Spencer, Harvey Neumeister. A.
P. Moran. and John C. Miller,
clerk of the district court being here.
From Sarpy county the bar members
were William Nolan, R. J. Nickerson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Nickerson, Guy
Tate. The Cass county bar members
present were D. O. Dwyer, W. A.
Robertson, C. E. Martin, C. E. Tefft,
Walter H. Smith, W. L. Dwyer, Coun
ty Attorney J. A. Capwell, County
Judge A. H. Duxbury, J. Howard
Davis.
LEAVING FOR WINTER
P. Y. McFetridge, who for nearly
two years has been located here as
Burlington signal maintenance man,
is being transferred to Fort Morgan,
Calorado, on a temporary assignment
that will take several months to con
clude. Mr. McFetridge leaves tomor
row for the west, where he becomes
foreman of construction on the new
centralized control system to be in
stalled on the "Q's main line from
Fort Morgan into Denver. When that
section of the work Is completed the
crew he is to superintend will gradu
ally move east to Hastings. Mrs. Mc
Fetridge is to leave next week for a
fortnight's visit with relatives In
Iowa, and will then Join her husband
in either Denver or Fort Morgan,
where they will live for a month or
six weeks and then locate in Hast
ings for the rest of the winter. They
are not moving their household goods
and expect to come back here to the
old position when the construction
work is concluded. Mrs. McFetridge
has been active in Extension and
Woman's club and Legion Auxiliary
circles and friends regret their re
moval, even though but temporary,
from this city.
ATTENDS COMMITTEE MEETING
From Thursday'8 Daily
Attorney W. L. Dwyer was in Lin
coln yesterday attending a meeting
of the committee on law lists of the
State Bar association. , The commit
tee heard arguments on behalf of the
various law lists who have subscrib
ers among the Nebraska lawyers.
It is the aim of the committee to
prohibit the use of such lists as are
found to be contributing to illegal
and unethical practice of law. This
is only one of the many steps that
are being taken by the Nebraska bar
to purge itself of unethical and il
legal practice of law.
Chriswisser
Haynie Reunion
Well Attended
Members of Prominent Families of
Cass County and Mills Coun
ty Have Reunion.
One of the pioneer families of Mills
, county, Iowa, has been that of the
Haynie family and who joined with
the Chriswisser family of Cass coun
ty in a reunion here last Sunday.
The reunion was held here as a
tribute to Mrs. Martha Chriswisser
of this city, i daughter of the Haynie
family and who is now nearing her
ninetieth year.
Of the older members of the family
in addition to Mrs. Chriswisser there
is a sister. Mrs. Mary Depew, of Mis-
souri Valley, Iowa, who is now almost
! ninety-three years of age. Others of
j the family are Mrs. Edna Stricklett,
j Blair, Jess Haney, Omaha and George
j Haney, Tabor, Iowa.
The members of the large group
had a very fine time in visiting and
enjoying the dinner that was made a
feature of the - reunion .
The member of the family coming
the longest distance was Lester Chris
wisser and family, motoring here
from Bennett, Colorado.
It was voted to hold the reunion in
1938 at Tabor, Iowa, where a large
number of the family reside.
Those attending the reunion were:
Mrs. Mary DePew, Missouri Val
ley, la.; Mrs. Martha Chriswisser,
Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. George
Haynie, Tabor, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Haynie. Omaha; Mrs. Edna Gil
lett, Blair, Nebr.; Mrs. Nettie O'Con
nor, Francis O'Connor, Miss Jessie
O'Connor, Miss Mary O'Connor, Mis
souri Valley, la.; A. P. Chriswisser,
Plattsmouth; R. H. Chriswisser, Ne
hawka; Mr. and Mrs. Will Glen,
Malvern, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Art
Thomas, Glenwood, Iowa; Mr. and
Mrs. Will Powles. and family, Mal
vern, lowa; Mr. and iurs. Charles
Haynie and family, Glenwood, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Beamau, Mou
damin, Iowa.; Mr. and Mrs. Orval
Beaman and lamily, Missouri Valley,
Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Johansen
and family, Louisville, Iowa; Ella
Haynie, Omaha; Irena Simons, Om
aha; Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Larson and
family, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Michelson and family, Thurman,
Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Staten,
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Haynie
and family, Thurman, Iowa; Mr. and
Mrs. John Alley, Henderson, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stricklett, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Stricklett. Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Gillett, Blair; 'Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Chriswisser, Bennett, Colo.;
Mr. and Mrs! Clinton Robbins, Mal
vern, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Piper and daughter, Plattsmouth,;
Mrs. Rosa Tower and daughters, Om
aha; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Reafling Glen
wood, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Nixon, Pacific Juunction, Iowa; Dr.
Wm. O'Connor, Miss M. O'Connor.
Omaha; Mrs. Bert Reed. Plattsmouth;
E. M. McConnaha, Hartington, Nebr.;
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Steinhaus and
family, Ashland. Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Haynie, Northboro, Iowa.
FIRE NEAR NEHAWKA
From Thursday's Dally
The residence on the farm occupied
by the B. R. Topliff family, south
west of Murray, was destroyed by
fire this morning. The fire was dis
covered while the members of the
family Were in the fields and it was
impossible to save the building. The
Nehawka fire department responded
to the call for aid but was unable to
save the home.
Observance of
Constitution Day
Sesquicentennial
Judge Duxbury Speaker at Auxiliary
Meeting Mrs. E. G. Ofe Brings
Word Picture of Hawaii.
Constitution sesquicentennial ob
servance and a very interesting re
port of her recent Hawaiian trip by
Mrs. E. G. Oie, (made more realistic
by Hawaiian music) comprised the
highlights of the regular monthly
meeting of the American Legion
Auxiliary held Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. P. Y. McFetridge
Associate hostesses were Mrs. Frank
Rebal, Mrs. Robert Cappell and Mrs
Eugene Vroman. Twenty were pres
ent, including four guests, Mrs. G.
A. Pahl, Mrs. S. M. Kerr, Mrs. J. C
Woest and Miss Nell Boucher.
The new Nell Krause gavel bell
awarded the Plattsmouth unit was
used for the first time at the meet
ing. A gavel of inlaid woods in con
trasting color arrangement, made
many years ago and handed down
thru several generations of the Ofe
family was presented to the Auxiliary
by Commander E. G. Ofe of the Le
gion and instituted at this meeting
At the business session it was de
cided to accept the invitation to pro
vide an Auxiliary sponsored com
petive table setting at the Flower
Show and Arts building during the
Korn Karnival next week; to,, pro
vide the Hallowe'en night treat for
the Boy Scout troop at Camp Wheel
er in return for assistance given by
the Scouts in selling Memorial day
poppies, and to contribute one-half of
the cost of a large bronze stand con
taining facsimile reproduction of our
Constitution behind swinging glass-
encased leaves, which it is hoped to
have presented to the public schools
on Armistice day by the Legion and
Legion Auxiliary. The committee
named to arrange the table setting is
composed of Mrs. R. W. Knorr, Mrs.
Don Seiver and Mrs. Otto Keck.
The Community Service committee
reported completion of the survey of
blind persons in the community re
quested by State Assistance Director
Neil C. Vandemoar.
The convention reports occupied
some time as the delegates gave their
Impression of the Scottsbluff meet
ing last month.
The meeting occurring on the
150th anniversary of the signing of
our national Constitution, and at al
most the exact hour that historical
document came Into being, a patriotic
half hour was devoted to commemor
ation of th? event. Mrs. Adelaide
Boynton. unit chaplain, read Presi
dent Roosevelt's proclamation setting
the dates for sesquicentennial ob
servance, September 17, 1937 to April
30, 1939, the 150th anniversary of
the date on which George Washing
ton was inaugurated as the first presi
dent of the United States.
County Judge A. H. Duxbury, a
well versed student on "Our Consti
tution and Its Historical Back
ground" delivered a splendid twenty
minute address upon that subject,
tracing the early activities of the
Convention, the opposition encoun
tered, etc., and laying stress on the
importance of the document which,
ratified under conditions vastly dif
ferent from those of the present time,
continues to be the basic law of our
land, proving its ability to adapt it
self to our changing times. Although
treated lightly by the delegates, it
was formulated by studiously minded
patriots of that early day in the
nation's history, he said.
The Social Hour !
Following adjournment of the
business session, the program com
mittee took charge, presenting Mrs.
E. G. Ofe, Auxiliary member, who
took the group on an impressive word
tour of Hawaii, which she visited
some months ago. All enjoyed her
talk, at the conclusion of which
Helen and Theresa Slatinsky present
ed appropriate Hawaiian music, sing
ing and playing.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the social hour.
October meeting, dedicated to unit
activities and honoring past presi
dents, on the 15th, will be held at
the home of Mrs. L. S. Devoe. with
Mrs. Roy Knorr, Mrs. Dave Pickrel
and Mrs. Homer Sylvester- associate
hostesses.
DISCUSS CAMPAIGN PLANS
From Friday's Daily
Last evening a meeting was held
at the First Presbyterian church of
the officers to discuss the plans for
the forthcoming 100th anniversary
of the establishment of the board of
foreign missions of the church in this
country.
The anniversary will cover the
month of October and will combine
several special Sunday services and
meetings including a church dinner
and special contributions to the mis
sionary cause.
The meeting appointed a special
committee which will organise the
special plans for the anniversary ob
servance here.
Plattsmouth,
Weeping Water
in a Six A!i Tie
Cass County Schools Stage First Foot
ball Game of Season Before
County Fair Crowd.
The Plattsmouth high school foot
ball team had their first game Fri
day afternoon at Weeping Water
with a six alike tie with the boys
from the sobbing water.
The game, a feature of the county
fair program drew a large crowd and
many of the fans from here were on
the scene to watch the workout of
the locals.
The opening quarter of the game
was scoreless, altho the Weeping
Water team showed a part of their
driving power of the heavier team
and hard fighting backs as ball lug
gers. The Plattsmouth line, largely
new showed well and showed promise
of strong development as the season
progresses.
In the earlier part of the second
quarter the Platters registered their
score which came when W.ooster, vet
eran back, flipped a fine pass to Joe
York and the boy from the Rio
Grande was away down the side lines
and over for the coveted tally. York
was tackled as he reached the goal
but was over and the Platters out
in front.
In the dying moments of the first
half the Weeping Water team start
ed going places and drove down the
field with Embery and Reed, hard
fighting backs, doing the ball carry
ing and were able to smash over the
line.
Neither team was able to make
good their try for placement.
The second half of the contest was
hard fought by both teams and their
defensive work able to check any fur
ther scoring.
The Platters suffered a great deal
from fumbling that checked their of
fensive. The locals will have their second
game here at home on Friday after
noon when they entertain the Glen
wood team.
SPEAKS ON FARM PROBLEMS
i
From Friday's Dally
S. S. Davis was in Omaha last night
as a representative of the Chamber of
Commerce and had dinner at the Fon-
tenelle hotel with the KOIL general
manager, John M. Henry, together
with other representatives from Wa
hoo, Blair, Hooper, and Columbus.
Later the five representatives were
taken as guests of KOIL to the elec
tric exposition at the auditorium, and
at 9:30 they were included in a
coast to coast broadcast over the
Mutual system. The publicity given
to good farming .conditions in this
vicinity and the publicity relative to
the building of the Missouri river
dock should be of considerable value
to Plattsmouth and Cass county.
HOME FROM THE NAVY
Wednesday evening I. E. Harris,
who has spe the past year and a
half in the navy, came home for a
short visit with the relatives and old
friends. He has been stationed on
the U. S. S. Tennessee, attached to
the Pacific fleet and with headquar
ters at San Pedro, California.
He has contacted several of the
boys from this city now in service,
Harvey Eggeling, who is on the
"Arizona," Arnold Sharp on the
"Maryland" and Oliver Taylor who is
serving on the "California."
Hold Notable
Masonic Meeting
Last Evening
Grand Master of Nebraska Masons,
W. A. Robertson, Confers
Degree on Son.
From Saturday's Daily
The meeting of Plattsmouth lodge
No. 6. A. F. &. A. M. last evening was
a notable event in the history of local
Masonry, when the third degree was
conferred by Grand Master William
A. Robertson upon his son, James M.
Robertson, II, who is here for a leave
from the U. S. naval academy at Ann
apolis.
It is seldom that an occasion of
this kind is found where the father
has the opportunity of receiving his
son into the great fraternity and
especially where the father is the
bead of the Masons of the state.
The session brought here many of
the grand lodge officers and distin
guished members of the Royal Arch
Masons and Knights Templar to wit
ness the impressive event and to pay
honor to Mr. Robertson, long a dis
tinguished figure in Nebraska Ma
sonry.
Mr. Robertson served as the master
of the lodge in receiving his son in
the final obligations and with Dr.
Luther M. Kuhns, D. D., of Omaha,
grand chaplain of the Royal Arch
Masons, as chaplain, Lewis E. Smith,
grand secretary and R. Foster Pat
terson, grand orator, assisting.
There was present 160 Masons,
twenty-seven lodges being represent
ed and five Jurisdictions of the order
in attendance.
During the initiation ceremonies
the Masonic quartet composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond C. Cook,
R. W. Knorr and Dr. R. P. West-,
over sang the Masonic ode and
"Nearer My God to Thee."
Following the initiation ceremonies
the members joined In the fine lunch
eon that had been arranged to close
the notable occasion.
Among the officers of the grand
lodge, grand commandery and grand
chpater were: Earl J. Lee, Fremont,
grand junior warden; Lewis E.
Smith, Omaha, grand secretary; John
R. Tapster, North Bend, past grand
master; George A. Kurk, Lincoln,
grand senior deacon; William B.
Wanner, Falls City, grand junior
deacon; Henry Carson, Nebraska
City, grand tyler; R. Foster Patter
son, Tarkio, Mo., grand orator; Nile
O. Walther , Wahoo, grand high
priest, Nebraska grand chapter; Luth
er M. Kuhns, Omaha, grand chap
lain; Harley V. Styer, Lincoln, grand
master R. S. M.; Fred C. Maloney,
Auburn, grand sword bearer, Knights
Templar; Dr. Herbert A. Senter, past
grand commander. Knights Templar;
John T. Dysart, Omaha, past grand
commander, Knights Templar; Lieu
tenant Commander Lincoln Humph
rey, U. S. N., Omaha; Dr. David C.
Hilton, Lincoln, commanding officer
of medical unit, Nebraska national
guard; Major William I. Jones, Om
aha, officers reserve corps.
Other prominent Masons from out
of the city were: John R. Hughes,
Omaha; George K. Gramlich, Ralph
J. Nickerson, H. D. Patterson, Papil
lion; H. B. Burquist. A. L. Burquist,
Omaha; Murl S. Pryor, Falls City;
T. E. Shopp, Hooper; H. H. Bart
ling, M. R. Throp, Nebraska City;
A. E. Leesley, E. A. Landon, W. E.
Landon, Elmer E. Mathis, H. E. War
ren, Greenwood; L. Gillespie, J. W.
Ford. Falls City; J. A. VanAnda, Fre
mont; Elmer J. Hartman. Fremont;
Albert S. Hines, Morris Bluffs; A. G.
Mooney, James P. Baker, Kenneth S.
Baker, J. L. Mooney, Keith Stokes,
Dunbar; Robert H. Chapman, B. E.
Sumner, Carl A. Balfour, W. A. Ost.
Nehawka; D. Ray Frans, Union; G.
Lewis, Murray; K. L. Kniss. Alham
bra, California; C. C. Kendrick, R. A.
McWharter, North Bend; G. R. Eve
land, W. L. Atchison, Elmwood; A. V.
Gronquist, Lincoln; John H. Zachar
eria. Auburn; Earl Horton, Lee Hor
ton, Elmwood; Ed. G. Lewis, Murray;
W. G. Boedeker, Murray; Elmer
Hallstrom. Avoca; Frank . Summers,
Miamiville. Ohio.
Plattsmouth Is the eaT large,
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